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Milne (A.A.) - When We Were Very Young, tenth edition, 1925; Winnie-the-Pooh, third edition, 1926; Now We Are Six, first edition, spine faded at head, 1927; The House at Pooh Corner, second edition, 1928, illustrations by E.H.Shepard, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, all but the second in dust-jacket, 8vo . (4)

Bradley (A.C.) - Shakespearean Tragedy, contemporary morocco prize binding, gilt, g.e., 1904 § Granville-Barker (Harley) Prefaces to Shakespeare, First -Third Series, vol.1 with tiped-in A.L.s. from the author and vol.3 signed and inscribed by him, 1927-30 § Sitwell (Edith) A Notebook on William Shakespeare, reissue, signed and inscribed by the author, 1962 § Tynan (Kenneth) He That Plays the King, 1950 § Trewin (J.C.) The Theatre since 1900,1951 § Anthony (Gordon) John Gielgud, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 100 and signed by the photographer, light spotting, original morocco-backed cloth, 1938 § Gielgud (John) Early Stages, T.L.s. from the author to Hodges tipped in , modern half morocco, gilt, with programmes of plays starring Gielgud bound in at end, 1939, first editions , all but the first and last original cloth, all but 2 vol. of the second with dust-jackets, a little rubbed, the fifth frayed ; and c.30 others on drama and theatre, 8vo & 4to (c.35)

Outhwaite (Ida Rentoul) - The Enchanted Forest, first edition, 16 colour tipped in and 15 black and white full page illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, illustrated paper label to upper board, a number of plates creased, rubbed and slightly stained , 1921; The Little Fairy Sister, 8 colour plates, 8 black and white plates, original cloth-backed patterned boards, paper label, extremities a worn , 1929, 4to (2)

Praeger (Rosamond S.) - The Adventures of the Three Bold Babes, first edition , black, white and hand coloured illustrations throughout, original cloth backed decorated boards, new endpapers, corners rubbed, 1897; Further Doings of the Three Bold Babes, first edition, original decorated boards, rebacked, new endpapers, edges rubbed , [1898]; The Tale of the Little Twin Dragons, first edition , original decorated boards, rebacked, new endpapers, edges rubbed, 1900

Rackham (Arthur).- Barrie (J.M.) - Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, first trade edition , frontispiece and 49 tipped-in plates by Arthur Rackham, tissue-guards, final illustration loose from mount, first 7f loose, hinges weak, some scattered spotting, original pictorial cloth, gilt, faded and a little worn, lightly soiled, [Riall p.74], 1906; Peter and Wendy , later edition, original cloth, n.d., 4to & 8vo (2)

Conrad (Joseph) - Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard, first edition in book form, first impression with date 1904 on title and p.187 misprinted as "871", half-title with advertisements on verso, original blue cloth with title in pale blue on upper cover and gilt on spine, rubbed, label removed from upper cover, spine worn at foot, slight crease to upper corner of rear board, 8vo, London & New York, 1904.

Minton (John).- Ross (Alan) - Time was away: a notebook in Corsica, first edition , map frontispiece, illustrations and plates, some colour, by Minton, map offsetting slightly onto title, bookseller's contemporary invoice loosely inserted, dust-jacket by Minton, a few closed tears with repairs to verso, some darkening and rubbing, wear to corners, small 4to , 1948.

Chesterton (G.K.) - The Man Who Was Thursday, A Nightmare, first edition , modern half morocco, 1908; Man Alive, first edition , original cloth, 1912; Magic: A Fantastic Comedy, number 13 of 150 copies on Japon signed by the author , original boards, [1913]; The Collected Poems, one of 350 copies signed by the author, original vellum-backed boards, t.e.g., others uncut, 1927; Autobiography, one of 250 copies, original calf-backed cloth, 1936 § Belloc (Hilaire) The Path to Rome, faint inscription on half-title, pencil note "From the library of Father O'Connor the original Father Brown" on front pastedown, original cloth with illustration mounted on upper cover, 1902, a few plates or illustrations, slighlty rubbed or faded ; and 24 others, mostly by or about Chesterton and Belloc, 8vo (30)

Wilde (Oscar) - Lady Windermere's Fan, 1908; The Importance of Being Earnest, 1908; Intentions and The Soul of Man, 1908; Reviews, 1908; For Love of the King: A Burmese Masque, 1922, limited editions, endpapers a little spotted, uniform original decorated cream buckram, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, one or two with very slight soiling, the last a little browned, [Mason 425, 431, 435 & 445 (first four)] 8vo, Methuen & Co. (5) The first four are part of the first collected edition of Wilde's works, published in 1908 in 14 volumes. The last is a notable literary hoax attributed to Oscar Wilde, but not actually written by him; the Wilde bibliographer and literary critic Christopher Millard ("Stuart Mason")challenged the publisher's attribution of the play to Wilde and sued them in 1926. Apparently the play was actually written by Mrs. Chan Toon (née Mabel Cosgrove), who under the guise of "M. Wodehouse Pearse" had attempted to sell forged letters to Millard. Methuen never reprinted the book.

Hassell (J.) - Memoirs of the Life of the late George Morland, engraved portrait, additional pictorial title, 7 plates and tail-piece, some foxing, contemporary half roan, rubbed, rebacked, new endpapers, Albion Press, 1806 § Dawe (George) The Life of George Morland, first edition , engraved portrait, vignette title and 3 plates, all foxed, contemporary calf, worn, covers detached, 1807 § Gilbey ( Sir Walter) George Morland: His Life and Works, one of 250 deluxe copies signed by the author, occasional spotting, original decorated cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, soiled, 1907 § Williamson (George C.) John Russell, R.A., one of 100 large paper copies , original cloth, new endpapers, 1904; Life and Works of Ozias Humphry, R.A., one of 400 copies, original vellum-backed boards, 1918 § Dodgson (Campbell) Old French Colour-Prints, limited edition, prospectus loosely inserted, original parchment-backed cloth, 1924 § Burgess (Anthony) Coaching Days of England, original cloth, 1966 § plates and illustrations, some colour, most rubbed ; and c.40 others, similar, v.s. (c.50)

Ruskin (John) - The Stones of Venice, 3 vol., first edition , plates, some hand-coloured, vol. 2 & 3 ?lacking titles, original cloth, gilt, some covers becoming loose, lacking spines, 8vo , 1851-53; sold not subject to return.

Beerbohm (Max) - Zuleika Dobson or An Oxford Love Story, first edition , half-title, title in brown and black, light spotting, endpapers a little stained, original blind-stamped brown cloth, uncut, rubbed, 1911; The Works, 6 vol. only (of 10), number 573 of 780 sets signed by the author, original cloth, each a different colour, paper labels, uncut, vol.1 with slightly faded spine, 1922; and 7 others by or about Beerbohm, 8vo (14)

Drinkwater (John) - Abraham Lincoln, A Play, first edition, signed and inscribed by the author on half-title, also by J.William J.Rea who played the lead role in the play beneath a tipped-in portrait and a quotation by Lincoln "You can't do the right thing the wrong way"on facing leaf, book-label of John Henry v.Schröder, original boards, a little rubbed, spine faded, 1918; The Collected Poems, number 295 of 530 copies, signed and inscribed by the author with verse on limitation leaf, original cloth, dust-jacket, soiled, slightly defective at foot of spine, 1923; The Collected Poems, 3 vol., vol.1 & 2 number 90 of 230 copies signed by the author at end of Preface, original cream buckram, vol.3 red buckram and slightly smaller, 1923-37; The Collected Plays, 2 vol., number 198 of 230 copies signed by the author at end of Preface, original cream buckram, 1925; Inheritance [and] Discovery Autobiography, together 2 vol., vol.1 with tipped-in T.L.s. from the author to William McCready, vol.2 with A.L.s. from Eddie Marsh to Drinkwater thanking him for his congratulations on his knighthood "Thank you so much. I never wanted to be a 'K' before, but now it makes a good Finale - Allegro", both original cloth, dust-jackets, 1931-32, some plates, most spines slightly faded or browned ; and 4 others by Drinkwater, one signed, 8vo & small 4to (13) Abraham Lincoln was Drinkwater's first big success in the theatre, Lincoln's concerns with the American Civil War striking a chord with Britain's post-war feeling. First performed in Birmingham in 1918, it was brought to London the following year and, after a slow start, became a hit when the playwright himself stepped into the part for one night when Rea was indisposed.

Maugham (W.Somerset) - The Moon and Sixpence, first edition, first issue , half-title, 4pp. advertisements at end, browned, modern half tan morocco, spine gilt with green morocco labels, t.e.g., [Stott A22a], 1919; Liza of Lambeth, limited edition signed by the author, original vellum-backed boards, t.e.g., others uncut , 1947; Cakes and Ale, limited edition signed by the author and artist, portrait by Graham Sutherland, original calf, t.e.g., others uncut,spine very slightly rubbed, slip-case, [1954] § Bennett (Arnold) The Old Wives' Tale, reproduced in facsimile from the author's manuscript , 2 vol., one of 500 copies, original vellum-backed cloth, t.e.g., London & New York, 1927; Riceyman Steps, first edition , modern half tan morocco, spine gilt, t.e.g., 1923 § De la Mare (Walter) Poems 1901-1918, 2 vol., number 84 of 210 copies signed by the author, original cloth-backed boards, roan labels, uncut, light spotting, vol.1 corners bumped, 1920 § Bridges (Robert) The Testament of Beauty, with loosely-inserted cheque from A.H.Bullen (publisher and founder of the Shakespeare Head Press) made out to Bridges for 15gns and signed by Bridges on verso, original vellum-backed marbled boards, uncut , 1930 § Housman (A.E.) A Shropshire Lad, original buckram, t.e.g., others uncut, spine slightly faded, 1906; and 14 others by or about Maugham, Bennett, de la Mare, Bridges and Housman, some bound, 8vo & 4to (24)

Bewick (Joseph) - Geological Treatise on the District of Cleveland, in North Yorkshire, first edition , large folding colour map, repaired at folds, 2 folding colour sectional plans, 2 double-page colour mine plans, 2 folding tables, 1 torn, extra folding map of Northeast Yorkshire, torn at folds, loosely inserted, some spotting and marking, contemporary cloth, worn and marked , 1861 § Kendal (Percy Fry) and Herbert E. Wroot. Geology of Yorkshire, 2 vol., maps and plates, some folding. further geological illustrations loosely inserted, some browning , 1924 § Clarke (Wm Eagle) and Wm Denison Roebuck. A Handbook of the Vertebrate Fauna of Yorkshire, few ink notes, few illustrations & cuttings loosely inserted , 1881 § Nelson (T.H.) The Birds of Yorkshire, 2 vol., double-page colour titles, plates, little spotting, bookplates , 1907 § Lees (Frederic Arnold) The Flora of West Yorkshire, folding colour map , 1888, original cloth, rubbed, except the first, 8vo (7)

[Brontë (Charlotte)] "Currer Bell". - The Professor, upper corner of title clipped, name at head of Preface, few ink marks, 8pp. advertisments at end, further advertisments on endpapers, original cloth, worn and marked, hinges cracked, 1861 (1860 on cover) § Gaskell (E.C.) The Life of Charlotte Brontë, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, frontispieces, 16 pp. advertisments at end of vol. II, little spotting, original cloth, rubbed, vol II spine damaged, some gatherings sprung, 1857 § Leyland (Francis A.) The Brontë Family, 2 vol., half-titles, rubbed , 1886 § Turner (Whiteley) A Spring-Tide Saunter round and about Brontë Land, frontispiece portrait, plates, illustrations, pictorial cloth, rubbed & marked, Halifax , 1913, and others by or about the Brontës and other Yorkshire writers, v.s . (c. 40).

Huxley (Aldous) - Antic Hay, first edition , original cloth, an excellent copy, 1923; Island, first American edition , original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, rubbed, New York , 1962; Grey Eminence, modern half grey morocco, spine gilt with red labels, spine a little faded, 1941; Proper Studies, 1927; Do What You Will, 1929; Texts & Pretexts, 1932; Ends and Means, 1937, the last four all limited editions of 260 copies or fewer and signed by the author, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, t.e.g., others uncut, one spine slightly faded ; and 4 others by or about Huxley, 8vo (11)

Finberg (Alexander J.) - The History of Turner's Liber Studiorum with a new Catalogue Raisonné, one of 650 copies signed by the author, 1924 § Hind (C.Lewis) Turner's Golden Vision, 1910 § Herrmann (Luke) Turner Prints, Oxford, 1990 § Shirley (Andrew) The Published Mezzotints of David Lucas after John Constable, R.A., Oxford, 1930 § Wedmore (Frederick) Studies in English Art, 2 vol., First Series second edition, Second Series with tipped-in A.L.s. from the author to [?G.C. Williamson , 1876-80; Méryon and Méryon's Paris, one of 129 copies, 1892; Etchings, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, 1911, plates and illustrations, some colour and tipped in, all but the last original cloth, the third with dust- jacket; and c.45 others, art and collecting, mostly prints, v.s. (c.55)

Godwin (William) - Enquiry concerning Political Justice, and its Influence on Morals and Happiness, 2 vol., third edition, lacking half-titles, occasional spotting, old calf, spines gilt with red and green roan labels, a little rubbed and marked, spines slightly faded, 8vo, for G.G. & J.Robinson, 1798. The final version by Godwin of his most important political work, espousing "one of the earliest, the clearest, and the most absolute theoretical expositions of socialist and anarchist doctrine" PMM 243. It was first published in 1793, with a second version in 1795.

Galsworthy (John) - Caravan, first edition , original cloth, dust-jacket, with glacine wrapper beneath, a little soiled, 1925; The Plays, original buckram, 1929; The White Monkey [and] The Silver Spoon [and] Swan Song, together 3 vol., original blue buckram, spines faded, 1928; Two Forsyte Interludes, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, 1927; Soames and the Flag, original vellum, covers a little splayed, slip-case, 1930; Maid in Waiting, original vellum, 1931 § Marrot (H.V.) The Life and Letters of John Galsworthy, with T.L.s. from Gilbert Murray to Jack Hodges tipped in at beginning, modern half blue morocco, spine gilt,with original cloth covers bound in at end, t.e.g., spine very slightly faded, 1935, all but the first and last limited editions signed by the author, some plates and tables, some folding ; and 10 others by or about Galsworthy, some limited and signed, some bound, 8vo (19)

Comte de ) Voyage Pittoresque dans l'Empire Ottoman, atlas vol Comte de ) Voyage Pittoresque dans l'Empire Ottoman , atlas vol. only (without the four octavo vol.), 2 parts in one, second edition, part-titles with engraved vignettes, engraved portrait, 2 engraved maps only (of 4), 14 unnumbered plates of engraved head-pieces, 288 engraved plates (only, of 290, lacking plates 18 & 70 in second part) on 170 sheets, first part title badly creased, damp-staining, browning and foxing affecting most plates to varying degree, a few old repairs, contemporary sheep-backed marbled boards with vellum corner-tips, rubbed, spine worn and defective, [ Atabey 242; this edition not in Blackmer], folio, Paris, J. P. Aillaud, 1842. French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and an avid traveler and lover of antiquities, Choiseul-Gouffier first published his impressions of Greece and the Ottoman Empire as Voyage Pittoresque en Grece in 1782. In 1842, the work was posthumously republished as Voyage pittoresque dans l'Empire Ottoman . This second edition quite rare, with only the Atabey copy (selling for £14,000 in 2002) and one other in the auction records.

Webb (Beatrice) - My Apprenticeship, signed and inscribed by the author to ?Miss Bradbury on half-title, with tipped-in A.L.s. from Sidney Webb to the editor of 'Great Thoughts' magazine "I return the enclosed letter & cheque for £2.2.0. When I have time to write an article, editors give me £25 for it, or more; and then I never sell the copyright, but only specific serial rights", 1926 § Mannin (Ethel) Confessions and Impressions, with tipped-in T.L.s. from the author to Jack Hodges dated 1974 "I am opposed to Puritanism, but also to licence " and referring to both |Mary Whitehouse and Lord Longford", 1930 § Herbert (A.P.) The Point of Parliament, second edition, signed presentation copy from the author to Sir Donald and Mercita Gainer on title and with inscription in French on front free endpaper, 1947 § Newbolt ( Sir Henry) My World as in My Time: Memoirs 1862-1932, with A.L.s. from the author loosely inserted, 1932 § Mackay (Ian) The Real Mackay, limited edition with pencil verse in Mackay's handwriting bound in, 1953 § Shaw (G.B.) The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism, 1928 § Muggeridge (Malcolm)Winter in Moscow, 1934 § Foot (Michael) Debts of Honour, with T.L.s. from the author to Hodges tipped in, 1980, all but the third first editions , some plates, original cloth, the third and last three with dust-jackets, a little rubbed, some spines faded ; and c.40 others, politics, society etc., mostly by or about Shaw including some volumes of the limited edition Works and some bound, 8vo (c.45)

Wells (H.G.) - The World of William Clissold, 3 vol., one of 198 édition de luxe sets signed by the author , original vellum-backed cloth, gilt, spines gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, slip-cases (slightly rubbed), 1926; Kipps, first issue with advertisements at end dated 16.8.05, modern half red morocco, spine gilt with green labels, 1905; another edition, second issue with advertisements dated 10.10.05, original cloth, lower cover lightly stained, 1905; Twelve Stories and a Dream, modern half blue morocco, 1903; Tono-Bungay, original cloth, 1909; Experiment in Autobiography, 2 vol., original cloth, dust-jackets, 1934, first editions , a few spines slightly faded ; and 8 others by or about Wells, 8vo & 4to (17)

Humphreys (Henry Noel) - The Genera and Species of British Butterflies, lithographed pictorial title-page and 32 plates, the first bound as frontispiece bound with The Genera of British Moths, 61 lithographed plates (of 62), lacking plate 2 , together 2 works in 1 vol. , the plates by the author, coloured by hand, contemporary half morocco, g.e., T.J. Allman , [1859-1860] § Natural History of Insects (The), compiled from Swammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith, , first edition , second issue, 20 engraved plates by J. Fraser, contemporary tree calf gilt, upper joint split , [Lisney 347], W. Law, A. Millar, and E. Cater , 1792 § Seitz (Adalbert) The Macrolepidoptera of the World, vol.I-IV in 5: The Palearctic Region, comprising The Palearctic Butterflies, 2 vol., 89 coloured plates, preliminaries of vol.2 spotted, 1906-[1909] § Feltwell (John) The Naturalist's Garden, original boards, dust-jacket, 1987; and a quantity of others, gardening and entomology , v.s. (qty.)

Reeve (Lovell Augustus) - Conchologia Systematica, or Complete System of Conchology..., 2 vol., first edition , folding table and 301 hand-coloured engraved plates, some light offsetting and occasional foxing, contemporary calf, gilt, covers elaborately tooled with foliate borders, rebacked and recased preserving original covers (with several repairs to insect damage), g.e., [Nissen ZBI 3332], 4to, 1841-1842.

Barrie (J.M.) - The Plays of J.M.Barrie. Peter Pan or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up, original blue cloth, paper labels, cream dust-jacket, spine very slightly soiled and frayed at ends, still a very good copy, 1928; another copy, publisher's deluxe binding of original limp blue roan, gilt, 1928; The Little White Bird, frontispiece, original blue buckram, spine faded, 1902; A Window in Thrums, number 48 of 50 copies with an additional set of plates on Japon and signed by the author and artist , from an edition limited to 560, etched plates by William Hole, original buckram, uncut, spine a little faded, 1892; Courage [Rectorial Address], large paper copy , original cream cloth, t..e.g., others uncut, [1922] § Mackail (Denis) The Story of J.M.B., with tipped-in A.L.s. from Barrie to Horne dated 1910, modern half morocco, gilt, spine faded, 1941; Tales from Greenery Street, inscribed by the author to Barrie "For J.M.B. from Denis Mackail with more than meets the eye. May 1928" on front free endpaper, original cloth, 1928, first editions ; and 15 others by or about Barrie, 8vo (22) The first was issued as part of the Uniform Edition of Barrie's plays; the third contains the first appearance of Peter Pan.

Dogs.- Laverack (Edward) - The Setter, first edition , 2 chromolithographed plates (lightly spotted), hinges weak, original cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, small 4to, 1872. A good copy of a scarce book.

Milne (A.A.) - Toad of Toad Hall, first edition , original blue cloth with gilt toad on upper cover, t.e.g., dust-jacket, some very light soiling, very slight fraying to spine ends(neatly repaired), an excellent copy , 8vo, 1929.

Priestley (J.B.) - The Good Companions, signed presentation copy from the author to K.Mackay inscribed on front free endpaper, 1929; Angel Pavement, 1930; An Inspector Calls, 1947; Papers from Lilliput, original cloth-backed boards, uncut, dust-jacket, spine torn and defective, Cambridge, 1922; Delight, one of 250 copies signed by the author, original vellum-backed cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, 1949; The Happy Dream, number XVII of LXXX copies signed by the author , from an edition limited to 400, original morocco, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, spine faded, slip-case, Andoversford, Whittington Press, 1976, most first editions , the first three original cloth with dust-jackets, a little rubbed and soiled, the first frayed and chipped at edges ; and 28 others by or about Priestley, 8vo & 4to (34)

Sherriff (R.C.) - Journey's End, A Play , first edition, signed and inscribed by the author "To Herbert H.Marks whose strenuous efforts were so instrumental in secuing this play's production. R.C.Sherriff 16 March 1930" on front free endpaper, bookplate of Herbert H.Marks, original cloth, red paper label, dust-jacket, spine rubbed and browned, upper edge slightly frayed (repaired), 1929; Badger's Green, number 35 of only 50 copies signed by the author , original vellum-backed cloth, 1930 § Blunden (Edmund) Undertones of War, first edition , original cloth, dust-jacket, rubbed and browned, frayed at upper edge (repaired), 1928 § Sassoon (Siegfried) Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, illustrations by William Nicholson, later red calf, gilt, spine gilt with hunting motifs, g.e., others uncut, 1929; Sherston's Progress, one of 300 copies signed by the author, original blue buckram, t.e.g., others uncut, spine a little faded, 1936; and 7 others, 8vo (12) The first production of Journey's End was for two performances only at the Apollo Theatre on a Sunday eveing and Monday afternoon in December 1928, performed by the Incorporated Stage Society. It was directed by James Whale and starred a young Laurence Olivier.

Masefield (John) - The Box of Delights..., first edition , original cloth, dust-jacket, a little spotted and browned (as usual), slight fraying at upper edges with a couple of small chips but still a good copy, 1935; Ballads and Poems, first edition , original cloth, spine slightly rubbed and faded, 1910; Good Friday, first edition , original cloth, paper labels, glacine wrapper, 1916; Reynard the Fox or the Ghost Heath Run, number 57 of 275 copies signed by the author, original vellum-backed boards, 1919; another edition, one of 380 copies signed by the author and artist, tipped-in plates by G.D.Armour, some colour, original vellum-backed pictorial boards, gilt, 1921; Poetry, one of 275 copies signed by the author, original buckram, gilt, spine browned, [1931], most slightly rubbed ; and 13 others by or about Masefield, 8vo & 4to (19)

Friends of a Lifetime: Letters to Sydney Carlyle Cockerell [and] The Best... (Viola, editor ) Friends of a Lifetime: Letters to Sydney Carlyle Cockerell [and] The Best of Friends: Further Letters , together 2 vol., first editions , the first volume signed presentation copy from Cockerell to Reginald Horrox and with 7 A.Ls.s. from Cockerell to Horrox concerning articles, letters and a visit to Carthage, and another A.L.s. to Proctor concerning the Kelmscott edition of 'Love is Enough' " one of the most difficult bits of printing ever done at the Press ", all loosely inserted, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jackets, spines a little faded, 8vo, 1940-56.

A Selection from the occasional Sermons, edited by Evelyn Waugh ( Rt. Rev. Monsignor Ronald) A Selection from the occasional Sermons, edited by Evelyn Waugh, number 5 of 50 specially-bound copies signed by the author , from an edition limited to 550, original brown morocco, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, slip-cse (rubbed and repaired), Dropmore Press, 1949 § Inge (W.R., Dean of St. Paul's ) Assessments and Anticipations, A.Pc.s. from the author and note by him with a correction for the second edition loosely inserted, 1929 § Muggeridge (Malcolm) Chronicles of Wasted Time, 2 vol., with tipped-in T.L.s. from the author to Jack Hodges concerning H.G.Wells " but I think he became foolish when he set about planning the world's wellbeing ", 1972-73 § Housman (Laurence) What Can We Believe? Letters exchanged between Dick Sheppard and L.H., cut signature of Dick Sheppard tipped in, 1939 § Soper (Donald) Calling for Action: An Autobiographical Enquiry, signed by the author, 1984 § Huddleston (Trevor) Naught for Your Comfort, T.L.s. from the author tipped in, 1956, all but the first first editions , illustrations, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets,the scond and fourth rubbed and frayed at edges ; and c.55 others, theology etc., 8vo & 4to (c.60)

Lee (Laurie) - Cider with Rosie, first edition, first issue , with tipped-in A.L.s. from the author to Mr.Heppner concerning the publishing of the book " we were surprised at its success ", modern green morocco, gilt, spine gilt, g.e., Hogarth Press, 1959; another copy, signed by the author on title , original green boards, dust-jacket, rubbed, spine ends a little frayed, 1959 § Hilton (James) Good-bye Mr.Chips, first edition , modern blue morocco, spine gilt, g.e., 1934; To You Mr.Chips!, first edition , illustrations by Bip Pares, original cloth, dust-jacket, slightly soiled , 1938 § Lawrence (D.H.) Kangaroo, first English edition , original cloth, worn and defective dust-jacket , 1923; and c.30 others, literature, some modern first editions, 8vo (c.35)

Summoned by Bells, number 117 of 125 copies signed by the author ( Sir John) Summoned by Bells, number 117 of 125 copies signed by the author , etched portrait, illustrations, original green roan blocked with semé of gilt bells, t.e.g., slightly rubbed at edges, covers a little splayed, 1960; Ghastly Good Taste, number 52 of 200 specially-bound copies signed by the author , long pull-out plate by Peter Fleetwood-Hesketh, original calf-backed cloth, slip-case, 1970; First and Last Loves, first edition , modern half russet morocco, spine gilt, with cloth from original binding and part of dust-jacket bound in at end, 1952; and 6 others by or with contributions by Betjeman, 4to & 8vo (9)

Milne (A.A.) - Now We Are Six, first edition , neat ink inscription on front free endpaper, original pictorial burgundy cloth, gilt, t.e.g., spine very slightly rubbed and faded, corners a little bumped but a good copy, 1927; another edition, number 181 of 300 copies signed by Christopher Milne , errata leaf loosely inserted, original pictorial red morocco, gilt, g.e., spine slightly faded, slip-case, 1977; Winnie-the-Pooh, first edition , original pictorial green cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, lower cover worn and defective at upper outer corner, 1926, all with illustrations by E.H.Shepard ; and 6 others by or about A.A. or Christopher Milne, 8vo (9)

The Works, 3 vol., contemporary calf stamped in gilt and blind, spines faded (George Gordon Noel, Lord ) The Works , 3 vol., contemporary calf stamped in gilt and blind, spines faded, 1819 § Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) Biographia Literaria, 2 vol. in 1, first edition , lacking half-titles and advertisement leaf, ex-library copy with stamps, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, 1817; Essays on His Own Times, 3 vol., contemporary half morocco, spines gilt, 1850; Seven Lectures on Shakespeare and Milton, edited by J.Payne Collier, modern half morocco, 1856 § Thompson (Francis) Percy Bysshe Shelley, large paper copy, original boards, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, 1909 § Keats (John) The Letters , edited by Maurice Buxton Forman, 2 vol., modern half morocco, t.e.g., others uncut, 1931, some plates, the first three rubbed; and 18 others by or about the Romantic poets, mostly bindings, v.s. (29)

Gibbon (Edward) - The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 12 vol. in 6, engraved portrait and one folding map only (of 2, both foxed), contemporary half calf, spines gilt with green roan labels, 1820 § Macaulay (Thomas Babington) Critical and Historical Essays, 3 vol., contemporary half calf, spines gilt with green roan labels, 1843 § Trevelyan (G.O.) The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, 2 vol., second edition, engraved portrait, contemporary diced calf, spines gilt, g.e., 1877 § Carlyle (Thomas) Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches , 3 vol. including Supplement, engraved portrait (spotted), handsome contemporary marbled calf, spines gilt with red and green roan labels, 1845-46; Reminiscences, edited by J.A.Froude, 2 vol., original green cloth, 1881 § Carlyle (Jane Welsh) Letters and Memorials, edited by Thomas Carlyle and J.A.Froude, 3 vol., contemporary half calf, spines gilt with roan labels, 1883, all but the first and third first editions , a little rubbed, some spines slightly faded ; and 26 others, history, mostly bindings, 8vo (45)

'Alfred Wallis: Primitive' The book by Sven Berlin First edition published by Nicholson & Watson in 1949

'Drawings from a Sculptor's Landscape: Barbara Hepworth' The book by the artist, with an introduction by Alan Browness First edition, published by Cory, Adams and Mckay Ltd in 1966 Dust cover

A.A.Milne; Winnie The Pooh, First Edition, 1926, green and gilt; The Christopher Robin Story Book, First Edition, 1929, pale blue and gilt; When We Very Young, Fourteenth Edition, 1926, blue and gilt; with illustrations by Ernest Howard Shepard (3)

Waugh, Evelyn. Wine in Peace and War. 1947,Saccone & Speed Ltd, London. First edition. Illustrations by Rex Whistler.

Three Beswick horse figures; model 1564 "Brown Large Racehorse", model 1182 "Dapple Grey Swish Tail Horse", first version, and model 818 "Dapple Grey Shire Mare Without Harness", and a limited edition Spode plate 1988 "The English Thoroughbred" (4).

DE BERNIÈRES, LOUIS; Captain Corelli's Mandolin, first edition 1994, with dust jacket.

Kingsley Amis, The Folks that Live on the Hill, first edition published 1990, etc (3)

Roy Miller - 1938 Pencil Signed Ltd and Numbered Edition Colour Print. Title ' First Fence ' 1988 Grand National, Num. 55/550. Mounted and Framed Behind Glass. 17 x 28 Inches.

Four Hardback First Edition Harry Potter Books both adult and children's versions of ''The Order Of The Phoenix'' and '' ''The Deathly Hallows''

Ian Fleming's Goldfinger first edition, Jonathan Cape 1959, copyright by Glidrose Productions Ltd, dust jacket design by Richard Chopping 'Skull with Rose'

- Three keepers from new and 88,600 recoded miles - Large collection of restoration invoices totalling c. £7,000 - 1 of just 420 LE roadsters made and fresh MOT Further Info: The Limited Edition (LE) MGBs were the final iteration of this ever-popular British sports car prior to the sad closure of MG's Abingdon factory in October 1980. The total production run was 1,000 - 580 Pewter-coloured GTs, and 420 Roadsters finished in a distinctive shade of Bronze and trimmed in striped orange and brown cloth. The three-owner LE Roadster now offered was first registered in March 1981. It has been in the current ownership for the last five years, prior to which (ie between 2003 and 2007) it was treated to a c.£7,000 refurbishment that included a total respray and Waxoyl underbody treatment. At the same time it was fitted with new: electronic ignition system, uprated front discs and rear springs, adjustable gas dampers, hood and frame, seats, Moto-Lita steering wheel, and Kenwood radio/cassette unit. A clearly fine example that features the desirable overdrive gearbox and currently exhibits an unwarranted 88,600 miles.

Märklin H0 Gauge Coaching stock: Ref 43138 (Märklin ‘Insider’ special edition, 1997) two Donnerbuchsen cars in red livery; Ref 43139 (Märklin ‘Insider’ special edition, 1997) two different Donnerbuchsen cars in red livery; 41351/41361/41371 coaching stock in lined green livery; A DR first-Class coach in green (un-referenced); another Ref 43220 in DB green; and Inter-city open-seating car Ref 4227 in Magenta/grey colours; all in original boxes, E, boxes E (10 coaches in 8 boxes): and a folder various Märklin catalogue extracts

John Le Carre. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. 1963. Gollancz. First edition

Isaac Kahn, Born Lithuania 1950 Bird on Chair Bronze Signed and numbered from an edition of 9 155cm.; 61ins high by 55cm.; 21½ins wide by 55cm.; 21½ins deep Isaac Kahn was born in 1950 in Kaunas, Lithuania. When he was 14 he moved to Israel where he enrolled in Art College before moving to Uruguay in 1973 where he continued his studies at the University of Plastic Arts in Montevideo. In 1975 at the age of 25 he presented his first one man exhibition in the exhibition hall of Montevideo where one of his works was purchased by the widow of the President of Uruguay. In 1984 he began working in Italy before settling there in 1991. He opened a gallery in Verona showing his work. He has exhibited widely and his work can now be found in public and private collections in the USA, South America, Israel, Europe, Japan and Korea.

▲ David Wynne born 1926 Lovers Norwegian rose marble Signed David Wynne and dated 1968 174cm.; 68½ins high by 104cm.; 41ins wide by132cm.; 52½ins deep David Wynne OBE, 1926-2014 was one of Britain's best loved sculptors of the 20th Century. Educated at Stowe School he then served in the Royal Navy during World War II and read Zoology at Trinity College, Cambridge, before taking up sculpture professionally in 1950. In London alone, Wynne was responsible for a huge number of important public commissions. He carved one of the capital's best-loved animal figures, Guy the Gorilla, in Crystal Palace Park (1961). He sculpted the iconic Boy with a Dolphin at the Chelsea end of Albert Bridge,(1974) and Girl with a Dolphin outside Tower Bridge.(1973). Elsewhere he sculpted the Tyne God fountain in Newcastle upon Tyne; (1968), Christ and Mary Magdalene at Ely Cathedral;(2000) and a Risen Christ for the front of Wells Cathedral, one of his most famous commissions.(1985) His portraits included the Queen and the Prince of Wales, (1970) Sir John Gielgud,(1962), Sir Yehudi Menuhin,(1963), Sir Thomas Beecham (who said the piece reminded him of all the mistakes his orchestra had made in the previous 10 years),(1956), the four Beatles(1964) and the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (whom he introduced to the group), as well as the Derby-winning racehorse Shergar. In 1973 he designed the linked hands on the 50p pieces that marked Britain's entry into the European Community. Some of Wynne's most striking pieces were designed for garden settings. He created works for the Abbey Gardens at Tresco, including Gaia, a sculpture made from South African marble, which has a South African planting around it. The Prince of Wales was so taken by the figure he commissioned a similar piece, called Goddess of the Woods, for his gardens at Highgrove. Equally as versatile in bronze, stone or marble, this unique group of The Lovers, fits into the earlier part of his oeuvre. He made the first maquettes, I-IV for The Lovers in plaster and then bronze in 1964, before revisiting the idea in 1965 Maquette V and 1966 with maquettes VI and the VII which was cast in bronze in an edition of 6. The cover of T. Boase's definitive book David Wynne's Sculpture 1949-1967 shows the plaster Lovers maquette VII with this Norwegian rose marble group in an unfinished state in Wynne's studio. (see picture). Wynne always took particular care in his choice of materials. A commission in 1957 for the façade of the Taylor Woodrow headquarters in London resulted in a distinctive 100 ton block of granite being blasted from a Cornish quarry and being worked on in the rough in situ before being precariously transported to Wynne's studio in Wimbledon. Likewise, when Pepsi Cola gave him carte blanche for a large piece, he spent three weeks in the Rocky Mountains and came out with a plan for a grizzly bear fashioned from a 36-ton block of marble. The beautifully variegated colours of this Norwegian Rose marble act as the perfect counterpoint to the simplicity of line in the piece, whilst on a more simplistic level, the soft glowing pink of the marble demonstrates the colour of love. The group was finally finished in 1970 and shipped to its new home in Chicago, Illinois. Provenance: Christie's, New York, 11th July 2006, lot 219 Literature: David Wynne's Sculpture 1949-1967, T.S.R. Boase , Michael Joseph, 1968, front cover and page 147.

A Royal Crown Derby paperweight, Majestic Cat, limited edition 2124/3500, first quality; another, cat, first quality (2)

A late 19th century continental porcelain plate, to commemorate Old Scarleit (sic) sexton of Peterborough Cathedral, died 1594, transfer printed and painted in bright enamels, with prose, 23cm diam; a similar beaker, 7cm; a Royal Doulton blue and white plate, coronation of King George V 1911; two Royal Doulton Cecil Rhodes centenary plates, 1953; a Wedgwood sepia printed plate, Old London Views, Staple Inn, first edition 1941; a 19th century octagonal shaped Disraeli commemorative plate (8)

Josiah Wedgwood - a modern Wedgwood commemorative figure, limited edition 626/2000, with certificate; a 19th century black basalt oval portrait medallion in relief; a later Jasperware portrait medallion; a Wedgwood Etruria transfer printed commemorative plate, bicentenary 1930; a Wedgwood Barlaston Keith Murray mug, first firing of the Brown Boveri, Summer 1940; others; books and pamphlets (13)

Antiquarian Books - A Companion To Every Place of Curiosity and Entertainment In and About Westminster (sic), fourth edition, J. Drew, London 1774, 191 + (1) pp, period calf; Richardson (Samuel), Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded, mid-18th century, missing title page, volume I only, period calf; Dickens (Charles), The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club, with illustrations by R. Seymour and Phiz, first edition, Chapman and Hall, London 1837, period half leather binding; The New Whole Duty of Man, eighteenth edition, John Hinton, London, well engraved frontispiece and title-page, c.1760, period calf binding; The Works of Aristotle, In Four Parts, London 1777; other titles, period bindings, various sizes (qty)

LAWRENCE DURRELL: White Eagles over Serbia; publ. Faber & Faber 1957, First Edition, signed to frontispiece "Family Bookshelf! Larry" together with Lawrence Durrell: The Greek Islands; publ. Faber & Faber 1978 First Edition, signed to frontispiece "Lee & Jerry From Larry Lawrence Durrell. London 1978.

LAWRENCE DURRELL: Lear's Corfu; an anthology drawn from the painter's letters; publ. Corfu Travel, softcover, first edition, inscribed in blue ink to frontispiece 'Margot Durrell, Corfu 1965' t/w 'from The Book Collector', stapled pages by Alan G Thomas and Lawrence C Powell entitled 'Some Uncollected Authors XXIII Lawrence Durrell' inscribed to front "For Margaret, To remind you, should you read as far as the second page........with love, Alan' and Henry Miller: via Dieppe-Newhaven, a softback book (in poor condition) inscribed in blue ink to inside front cover "Maggie Durrell".

LAWRENCE DURRELL: five various books; Nunquam; first edition; publ. Faber and Faber 1970, Spirit of Place, letters and essays on travel, first edition; publ. Faber and Faber 1969, inscribed Margaret Durrell 1st Dec 1970 to title page, Literary Lifelines: The Richard Aldington-Lawrence Durrell Correspondence, edited by Ian S MacNiven and Harry T Moore, publ Viking Press 1981, inscribed to frontispiece "For Margaret Durrell, clearly the most charming member of the family, With all best wishes,Ian S MacNiven" and two others 'Durrelliania' and 'Labrys 5 Lawrence Durrell'