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Click here to subscribeDAWSON (Thomas) Memoirs of St George, the English Patron, and of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, London 1714, 8vo, contents leaf torn, text somewhat browned, worn calf; COWLEY (A) Works, third and last Volume - His Six Books of Plants, 10th edition, 1721, small 8vo, with bookplate for Charles Boyle, Fourth Earl of Orrery, with coat of arms of Boyle, and ms inscription above to first paste down, worn calf (2)
FERRAND (J-P) L'Art du Feu ou de Peindre en Email, Paris 1721, 12mo, 1st edition, modern inscription to front free endpaper, calf, rubbed; De PILES. The Art of Painting and the Lives of the Painters, London 1706, 8vo, engraved frontispiece, blind-stamp to first and last leaves, modern half calf (2)
HOSKEN (James) The Logs of the First Voyage Made with the Unceasing Aid of Steam, between England and America, by the Great Western, of Bristol... also an Appendix and Remarks, by Christopher Claxton, first edition, Bristol, at the Mirror Office by John Taylor, [1838], 8vo, folding lithographed map, errata note, manuscript note relating to "grades of expansion as per letter from the commander Capt. Hosken" on front free endpaper, publisher's printed wrappers, lacks spine strip; BOURNE (John) A Treatise on the Steam Engine, 1846, 4to, folding plates, cloth a little mottled
STRUTT (Joseph) The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, first edition 1801, 4to, hand coloured plates and guards, cloth, rubbed; TOPHAM (John) Liber Quotianus, Contrarotulatoris Garderobe, 1787, 4to, later half calf; SHARPE (Charles) Extracts from the Household Book of Lady Marie Stewart, [1815] 4to, portrait and plate, half calf rubbed (3)
DARWIN (Charles) The Descent of Man, London: John Murray, 1871, 2 vols. 8vo, first edition, first issue with errata on verso of title and Postscript leaf tipped in after Contents in vol.II, 16pp. advertisements dated January 1871 at end of each volume, occasional light spotting, library stamps to titles and text, head and foot of spine and corners rubbed, original cloth slightly soiled, hinges weak, marginal tear to a few leaves, a few leaves carelessly opened (p.62/63, 163-167 &c.), adhesion and small hole to p.96-97 volume 1; with - The Origin of Species, 6th edition 1886, 8vo, publisher's cloth, gum marks to endpapers; The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms, London 1881, slight soiling to first leaves, covers worn and loose (4)
SPEECHLY (William) A Treatise on the Culture of the Pineapple and the Management of the Hot-House, York: 1779, 8vo, first edition, two engraved plates (one folding), one explanatory leaf, list of subscribers, later cloth; GLENDINNING (R.) Practical Hints on the Culture of the Pine Apple, London: Longman and Co., 1839, 8vo, engraved folding frontispiece, 32pp publisher's catalogue at end, contemporary cloth (2)
BEEKEEPING. KEYS (John) The Practical Bee-Master: in Which Will Be Shown How to Manage Bees Either in Straw Hives or in Boxes, for the Author, [1780], 8vo, first edition, modern half calf; HUISH (Robert) A Treatise on the Nature, Economy, and Practical Management of Bees, London: for Baldwin, Craddock and Joy, 1817, 8vo, second edition, six engraved plates (one folding), contemporary calf, rebacked (2)
BRADLEY (R.) A General Treatise of Husbandry and Gardening, London: for J. Peele, [1726?], 8vo, 12 parts in 1 vol., engraved plates (some folding), contemporary panel calf; A Society of Gentlemen, The Complete Farmer: Or, a General Dictionary of Husbandry, in all its Branches, London: for the authors, 1766, first edition, folio, engraved frontispiece and 27 engraved plates, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spine; and others (18)
JOHNSON (Dr Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2nd edition 1755-56, folio, titles in red and black, first part of vol. II with repairs to fore margins not affecting text, some spotting or staining, generally slight, rebacked contemporary calf, spines with five raised bands, green morocco labels, collated complete. first part of vol. II with repairs to fore margins not affecting text, some spotting or staining
POPE (Alexander) Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, 7 vols. 1763, 12mo, contemporary mottled calf; The Iliad of Homer, vols. I, II, III only, first editions, London: W. Bowyer for Bernard Lintott 1715-17, 4to, thick paper variant, recased calf (good); with Vols. III, V & VI from another first edition set, 1717-20, 4to, (not thick paper edition); with one other edition, with two maps on a fold-out page and 39 full-page copper plates, facsimile frontispiece portrait, recent full calf; Letters of Mr Pope, 1735, 8vo, skilful modern reback
COBBETT (William) Five titles: Cottage Economy, 15th edition 1838, toned, boards; Twelve Sermons, 1828, some foxing, boards; Advice to Young Men and (incidentally) to Young Women, 1837, contemporary ms notes and clippings to first leaves, rebacked boards; Poor Man's Friend, c.1836, somewhat age stained and frayed to some margins, modern boards; A Grammar of the English Language, 1st edition 1819, rebacked boards (5)
FLEMING (Ian) From Russia with Love, first edition 1957, ownership name, otherwise good, lacking jacket; Goldfinger, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Man with the Golden Gun, You Only Live Twice, all first editions in dust jackets which are shelf discoloured and/or stained, with some rubbing, nicks and silver fish losses (5)
PRIESTLEY (Raymond) Antarctic Adventures, Scott's Northern Party, 1914, first edition, head of spine damaged; MILL (Hugh R) The Siege of the South Pole, London 1905 8vo, pasted in author's signature, ownership name of Vaughan Cornish (FRGS, d.1948, geographer and author), and Swithinbank inscription; CORNISH (V) Waves of Sand and Snow, first edition, 1914, 8vo, signature of Erskine-Murray, plates, untrimmed, gilt lettered cloth (3)
CHARCOT (Jean) The Voyage of the 'Why Not?' in the Antarctic, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton [no date], with folding panorama frontispiece and black and white plates, hinges split, worn blue cloth; RASMUSSEN (Knud) Greenland By the Polar Sea, London: William Heinemann, 1921, illustrations, occasional foxing, publisher's cloth (2)
The Folio Society; "South Polar Times", a facsimile edition first published in 2012 by the Folio Society in collaboration with the Royal Geographical Society, The British Library and the Scott Polar Research Institute, to honour the centenary of the death of Captain Scott and his companions, a limited edition no.476/1000 in presentation boxed case. CONDITION REPORT No hand written inscriptions. Very good order.
PHILLIPS, Jayne Anne:1. Sweethearts. NC, Truck Press, 1976, 1st edn. of the poet's first book, limited edition of 400 copies, this one signed and dated. Original pictorial wrappers. CONDITION: VG;2. Counting. NY, Vehicle Editions, 1978, Number 25 of only 26 hard back copies, this one signed. Original patterned boards and glassine dw. CONDITION: VG/Fine;3. The Secret Country. Palaemon Press, 1982, limited edition 30/150 copies only, signed. Original patterned boards and glassine dw. CONDITION: VG+/Fine;4. How Mickey Made It. Bookslinger, 1981, limited edn. 58/150 copies only, signed. CONDITION: Boards partially faded; o/w VG;5. Plus a proof copy of: Machine Dreams (5)
AMERICAN POLITICS:1. Nixon, Richard: The Real War. Warner, NY, 1980. First printing May 1980 stated; advanced review copy with review card from publishers, dw ($12.50). Inscribed and signed Êto Linda Stevens with best wishes from Richard Nixon, 2-10-81Ë. CONDITION: dw edges slightly discoloured; light foxing to paper edges; o/w VG+;2. Kennedy, Caroline: Listening In (J F Kennedy's secret White House recordings). Hyperion, NY, 2012. 1st. edn. stated, DW($40.00). Autographed edition including two CDs. CONDITION: VG/Fine;3. Carter, Jimmy: An Hour Before Daylight. Schuster, NY, 20001. 1st. edn.(?) dw($26.00); with signed label to flyleaf. CONDITION: Small mark to covers; o/w VG+;4. Carter, J: White House Diary. Picardo, NY, 2011. 1st. thus, pb; with signed label to flyleaf. CONDITION: VG;5. Kissinger, Henry: White House Years. Little, Brown, Boston,1979. 1st. edn. stated, DW($22.50). Signed and inscribed Êto Linda Stevens, every good wishË. CONDITION: Light foxin
LITERATURE:1. Cheever, J: Stories of John Cheever. 1978. 1st. US edn., dw ($15). Signed. CONDITION: VG+;2. Wiesel, E: Night Dawn Day. 1990. New printing. Signed and inscribed Êto LindaË. CONDITION: VG+;3. Wiesel, E: Twilight. 1989. 1st. trade pb. Signed and inscribed Êto LindaË. CONDITION: VG+;4. Wolfe, T: The Bonfire of the Vanities. 1987. 1st. US edn., dw($19.95). Signed. CONDITION: VG+;5. Baldwin, James: Just Above My Head. Dial Press, NY, 1979. 1st. printing stated, dw($12.95). Signed on dedication page. CONDITION: VG;6. Styron, W: Sophie's Choice. Random, NY, 1979. 1st. edn. Special eition for presentation. CONDITION: VG+;7. Styron, W: Sophie's Choice. First trade edition dw. Signed. CONDITION: VG;8. Perelman, S J: Eastward Ha. 1977. 1st. US edn., dw($7.95). Signed. CONDITION: VG+;9. Four other works: all 1st. US edns., dws; one signed (12)
JOYCE, James: Ulysses,L, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1936, 1st. UK edition, first impression, limited edn, # 995 of 1000 copies on japon vellum. 4to. in the original green buckram with the Homeric bow device designed by Eric Gill to the front board in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. CONDITION: Spine darkened; light foxing to endpapers; o/w VG+
DICKENS, Charles:1. Great Expectations,Three volumes. L, Chapman and Hall, 1861, first editions in book form, first issues with no mention of later editions to title pages. Bound without the adverts at the end of volume 3, but with some first state textual points. 344, 351, 344 pp. Only 1,000 copies of the first edition were published, with most of these going to circulating libraries; hence not many survived. Bound in half leather over marbled boards. CONDITION: Covers little scuffed; the first page in vol. 3 little frayed and fore edge slightly trimmed; o/w G+;2. Master Humphrey's Clock. L, Chapman & Hall,1840, 1st. edns., three volumes bound in two. Modern plain cloth binding. CONDITION: G (5)
DOYLE, Arthur Conan:The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes,Two volumes. L, George Newnes, 1893 and 1894. First work: second edition. CONDITION: Original pictorial boards (little grubby); inner hinges cracked; occasional foxing and browning. Name to half title. Second work: first edition. CONDITION: Original pictorial boards (little blotched), teg; occasional foxing/browning; o/w G+ (2)
PRAYER BOOKS:1. Book of Common Prayer; together with the Psalter. Cambridge, J Baskerville, 1762, with two title pages. Contemporary tooled full leather. CONDITION: Hinges cracked and front cover detached; o/w G;2. The Book of Common Prayer. Oxford for Thomas Guy, 1682, with portrait frontispiece of Charles II, engraved title page plus many engraved plates. Contemporary tooled leather; rebacked (preserving original spine), new endpapers and aeg; contemporary ink writing to verso of one plate. CONDITION: o/w G+;3. Book of Common Prayer, bound with the Psalter or Psalms of David. Cambridge, J Baskerville, 1760, 1st edn. of the Baskerville Book of Common Prayer, printed in beautiful Baskerville Type. The title page to this copy is dated 1760 and importantly priced at Six Shillings and Six Pence, unbound" and therefore Gaskell's First Edition, Group One (whereas slightly later copies were priced at "Seven/Eight Shillings and Six Pence, unbound"). Rebound in the last 30 years in full leather with the original front flyleaf: R Chamberlin, 1761. CONDITION: A very clean copy with no hint of foxing; VG+ (3)
PRINTING: FOURNIER, Pierre Simon:Manuel Typographique,Two volumes. Paris, for the author, 1764-1766. First edition, half-title to vol. one (all called for), 2 engraved frontispieces and 16 folding plates, 5 folding specimens of music (one printed in red and black) and printed decorations and borders. Cont. French full mottled calf, marbled endpapers and edges. CONDITION: Covers slightly worn; o/w VG set (2)
HUGHES-STANTON, Blair (Illustrator):1. Graves, Ida: Epithalamion. A Poem. Wood-engraved illustrations by Blair Hughes-Stanton. Colchester, The Gemini Press, 1934. No. 25 of only 50 copies on Japanese vellum signed by the author and artist; (The first book published by the Gemini Press). Original half morocco, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, teg. and slipcase. CONDITION: VG/ Fine; 2. Dickens (Charles) and Wilkie Collins: The Wreck of the Golden Mary: A Saga of the California Gold Rush. California, Allen Press, 1956, limited edition of 200 copies on Japanese vellum, printed in turquoise and black, wood-engraved illustrations by Blair Hughes-Stanton and signed by him. CONDITION: VG+;3. Lawrence, D H: The Ship of Death. L, Martin Secker, 1933, 1st edn., dw. CONDITION: dw worn and torn, with little loss; foxing; o/w G;4. Hughes-Stanton, Penelope: The Wood-engravings of Blair Hughes-Stanton. Private Libraries Association, 1991, 1st edn., one of 1750 copies of which 600 are for sa
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (Illustrator):1. Malory, Sir Thomas: Le Morte d'Arthur. J M Dent, London, 1909. Limited edn. of 1000 copies for UK and 500 for USA; second edn., but first single volume edition. Original green cloth, gilt; teg. CONDITION: Browning to endpapers; front inner hinges cracked; o/w G+;2. The Savoy: An Illustrated Quarterly, No. 1 & 2; January & March 1896. Original pictorial boards. CONDITION: Worn and chipped (3)
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