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Lot 2859

Stacpoole, H. De Vere. The Blue Lagoon, first edition, some spotting, original blue cloth gilt, ends of spine chipped, hinges cracked, 8vo, London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1908

Lot 2860

Stuart, H. Francis. We Have Kept the Faith, first edition, presentation copy from the author, 'David Mayou fron Francis (H) Stuart in memory of a very enjoyable afternoon May 1988', 2 line errata slip cancel at end, paper browned, original cloth-backed boards, 8vo, Dublin: Oak Leaf Press, 1923

Lot 2861

Thackeray, William Makepeace. The Adventures of Philip on his Way through the World, 3 volumes, first edition, half-titles, without publisher's catalogue, some browning, publisher's brown cloth, the spines with 'Smith & Elder', untrimmed, with the label of Charles Hutt, Bookseller, 8vo, London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1864 [Sadleir, 3186] The cloth binding would seem to be Sadleir's variant (ii).

Lot 2863

Waugh, Evelyn. Brideshead Revisited, first edition, first impression, with the catalogue number '5010/4' on title verso, original cloth, original dust-jacket with '10s.6d.' on front flap, spine dulled, chipped with significant loss, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1945; Black Mischief, first edition, original cloth, slightly faded, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1932; Officers and Gentlemen, original cloth, dust-jacket, extremities chipped and cracked, price clipped, 1945; Men at Arms, original cloth, dust-jacket, extremities slightly chipped, 1952; Unconditional Surrender, original cloth, dust-jacket, price clipped, 1961; Helena, original cloth, dust-jacket chipped at ends of spine, 1950; all first editions, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall; and 3 others by or with contributions from Waugh (9)

Lot 2865

Woolf, Virginia. Night and Day, first edition, half-title, some light spotting, p.149 with corner missing, not affecting text, original cloth, ends of spine bumped, lower hinge cracked, 8vo, London: Duckworth and Company, 1919 The author's second book.

Lot 2868

Churchill, Winston Spencer. Step by Step 1936-1939, first edition, original cloth, upper board very slightly bowed, dust-jacket, spine dulled, slightly chipped at extremities, 8vo, London: Thornton Butterworth, 1939

Lot 2450

Benson, Robert, editor. The Holford Collection, Dorchester House, 2 volumes, first edition, number 96 of 450 copies, signed by the editor, plates, untrimmed, original half vellum, top edges gilt, in fitted cloth box, 4to, Oxford: University Press, 1927

Lot 2454

Holmes, Charles, editor. Commemorative Catalogue of the Exhibition of Dutch Art held in the Galleries of the Royal Academy, Burlington House, London, January-March 1929, first edition, tipped-in coloured frontispiece, plates, untrimmed, contemporary half morocco gilt by Hatchards, top edge gilt, folio, Oxford: University Press, 1930

Lot 2455

John, W.D. Nantgarw Porcelain, first edition, coloured plates, untrimmed, original green morocco gilt, rubbed, 4to, Newport: R.H. Johns, 1948

Lot 2461

Moore, Henry. Heads, Figures and Ideas, first edition, coloured plates, illustrations, original lithographed laid-in, unsigned, original cloth, dust-jacket, folio, London: George Rainbird, 1958; Cocteau, Jean. Soignez la gloire de votre firme et l'excellence de vos marchandises..., first edition, 8 [of 11] lithographs only, with an English translation of the text loosely inserted, original wrappers, soiled, chipped, folio, Paris, [1925], and one other, sold w.a.f. (3)

Lot 2462

Morris, William. Gothic Architecture: A Lecture for the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society, first edition, first issue, with 'Eyk' on p.45, one of 500 copies, printed in red and black, contemporary dark blue polished morocco by the Doves Bindery, signed '19 C-S 02', gilt ruled borders with foliate motif to corners, spine tooled gilt with foliate motifs in compartments, endpapers with inner morocco border, gauffered edges gilt, upper hinge of spine rubbed with slight loss of surface to raised bands, 16mo, Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1893

Lot 2463

Poole, Monica. The Wood Engravings of John Farleigh, first edition, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, folio, Henley-on-Thames: Gresham Books, 1985; and 2 others on wood engraving, v.s. (3)

Lot 2464

Rackham, Bernard and Herbert Read. English Pottery, Its Development from the Earliest Times to the End of the Eighteenth Century, first edition, number 19 of 75 copies signed by the authors, plates, untrimmed, original full brown pigskin, top edge gilt, slipcase, folio, London: Ernest Benn, 1924

Lot 2465

Ramie, Suzanne and Georges. Ceramiques de Picasso, first edition, tipped in portrait and 18 coloured plates, one loose, original wrappers, folio, Geneve: Albert Skira, 1948

Lot 2474

Wood, Henry. A Useful and Modern Work on Settees, Sofas, Ottomans, and Easy Chairs, first edition, lithographed title-page and 12 lithographed plates, some browning and soiling to margins, original boards, soiled, oblong 4to, London: Henry Wood, [c.1850]; Scott, W.B. Ornamental Designs for Furniture and House Decoration, first edition, 56 lithographed plates, margins somewhat browned, contemporary half morocco, folio, A. Fullarton & Co., [c.1860]; and one other, similar (3)

Lot 2476

Symons, A.J.A., editor. Bibliographical Catalogue of the First Editions, Proof Copies and Manuscripts of Books by Lord Byron, number 403 of 500 copies, original buckram, 4to, London: First Edition Club, 1925; and 2 others, bibliography (3)

Lot 2481

Beardsley, Aubrey. Keynotes Series of Novels and Short Stories, a 48pp. catalogue, illustrations, original wrappers, chipped and defective, 8vo, London: John Lane, 1896; An Exhibition of Original Drawings by Aubrey Beardsley, a 12pp. catalogue, original wrappers, 8vo, Philadelphia: Rosenbach Galleries, 1919; Pastor Sang, first edition, frontispiece by Aubrey Beardsley, original decorated cloth, uncut, 8vo, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1893 (3)

Lot 2482

Bestall, Alfred. The New Rupert Book, first edition, illustrations, three pages with illustrations hand-coloured by previous owner, ownership label defaced, some pencil annotations, original cloth-backed boards, extremities worn, 4to, London: Daily Express, [1938]

Lot 2485

Darwin, Bernard and Elinor. Tootleoo Two, first edition, coloured plates, one page with neat tear, extending 38mm into image, a few pages with traces of old doodles, original boards, oblong 4to, London: Nonesuch Press, 1927

Lot 2494

[Fenn, Eleanor] Parsing Lessons for Young Children: Resolved into their Elements for the Assistance of Parents and Teachers, ?first edition, 2pp. of advertisements at end, original wrappers, covered with a contemporary exercise in hand-writing, 12mo, London: J. Harris, 1802

Lot 2496

Gibson, Charles Dana. Pictures of People, first edition, original buckram-backed pictorial boards, London: John Lane, 1896; Sketches and Cartoons, London: John Lane, 1901; The Education of Mr Pip, London: John Lane, 1901; Drawings, waterstained, London: John Lane, 1901; The Social Ladder, London: John Lane, 1902, all original cloth-backed boards, slightly soiled, extremities sometimes rubbed and chipped, oblong folio (5)

Lot 2497

Gill, Eric. War Memorial... Welfare Handbook No.10, first edition, wood-engraved title and vignette, original wrappers, uncut, 16mo, Ditchling: Saint Dominic's Press, 1923; The Game, A Monthly Magazine, vol. v, no.26, unbound as issued, 16mo, Ditchling: Saint Dominic's Press, 1922 (2)

Lot 2502

Hinkefuss, Carl Ernst. Mein Vogel Paradies, first edition, one of 1500 copies only, 12 abstract stylised images of birds printed in multiple inks including metallic, original wrappers, soiled, some chipping to spine, sewn threads loose, 4to, Berlin: Verlag Internatio - GMBH - Internationale Propaganda für Qualitatserzeugnisse, 1929 RARE. Carl Ernst Hinkefuss (1881-1970) was a popular Bauhaus illustrator. In 1929 he published Mein Vogel Paradies (My Bird Paradise), a tie-bound modern block book for children, encouraging them to create their own images.

Lot 2508

Low, Francis H. Queen Victoria's Dolls... illustrated by Alan Wright, first edition, chromo-lithographed illustrations, original decorated cloth, 4to, London: George Newnes, 1894

Lot 2510

Mayo, Eileen, illustrator. Toys... by Cyril W. Beaumont, first edition, number 40 of 100 copies, signed by author and illustrator, coloured plates, vignettes hand-coloured by the artist, original cloth, dust-jacket, extremities chipped, 8vo, London: C.W. Beaumont, 1930

Lot 2514

Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, early edition, half-title inscribed by the author 'With the compliments of Beatrix Potter', coloured plates, original grey boards, head of spine very slightly cracked, the inscription with the first three words faded, 16mo, London: Frederick Warne, [c.1918] The title-page is undated and the reverse of the title states 'Printed in Great Britain'. The endpapers conform to Quinby (1983), plate XV.

Lot 2515

Potter, Beatrix. The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, first edition, first issue, 14 coloured illustrations in original green wallet-type cloth binding, some light soiling, slot for tab very slightly frayed, 16mo, London: Frederick Warne and Co., [1906] [Quinby 12]

Lot 2516

Rackham, Arthur, illustrator. The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, first edition, tipped-in coloured plates, original cloth gilt, 4to, London: William Heinemann, 1912; Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, first edition, tipped-in coloured plates, original cloth gilt, 4to, London: William Heinemann, 1911; The Ingoldsby Legends, tipped-in coloured plates, original cloth, 4to, London: William Heinemann, 1919 (3)

Lot 2517

Rackham, Arthur, illustrator. Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe, first edition, 12 coloured plates and 17 uncoloured, original cloth gilt, 4to, London: George Harrap, 1935

Lot 2518

Rackham, Arthur, illustrator. The Vicar of Wakefield, first edition, 12 coloured plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, somewhat chipped with some loss, 4to, London: George G. Harrap, 1929

Lot 2519

Rackham, Arthur, illustrator. The Sleeping Beauty, told by C.S. Evans, first edition, tipped-in coloured plate, illustrations in text, one clipped and torn, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, 4to, London: William Heinemann, [1920]; Some British Ballads, 16 tipped-in coloured plates, original cloth gilt, 4to, London: Constable and Company, [1919]; Undine, by Del La Motte Fouque, first edition, 15 tipped-in coloured plates, original cloth, 4to, London: William Heinemann, 1909; Seigfried and the Twilight of the Gods by Richard Wagner, first edition, 30 tipped-in coloured plates, original cloth gilt, 4to, London: William Heinemann, 1911 (4)

Lot 2528

Searle, Ronald. Forty Drawings, first edition, plates, original stiff boards, 4to, Cambridge: At the University Press, 1946

Lot 2529

Shaw, Bernard. Saint Joan, A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes... with Sketches by Charles Ricketts, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, 16 tipped-in plates, 12 in colour, a few with corners creased, original holland-backed boards, dust-jacket soiled and chipped at edges, folio, London: Constable & Co., 1924

Lot 2533

Wain, Louis, illustrator. The Kings and the Cats, Munster Fairy Tales for the Young & Old, first edition, half-title, plates, original blue cloth gilt, extremities rubbed, 8vo, London: Burn and Oates, 1908

Lot 2541

Coker, John. A Survey of Dorsetshire. Containing the Antiquities and Natural History of that County, first edition, folding engraved map, 6 engraved plates of crests, somewhat waterstained, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, bookplate of William Belchier, folio, London: J. Wilcox, 1732 [Upcott, p.173]

Lot 2543

Devon Charities. The Report of the Commissioners concerning Charities; containing that part which relates to the County of Devon, 2 volumes, half-titles, some spotting, contemporary half calf, 8vo, Exeter: T. Bensley, 1826-28; Stirling, D.M. The Beauties of the Shore, first edition, original cloth, 8vo, Exeter: For the Author, 1838 (3)

Lot 2551

MacGeorge, Andrew. Old Glasgow, first edition, half-title, illustrations, some spotting, untrimmed, original cloth gilt, 4to, Glasgow: Blackie and Son, 1880; Laing, David. Select Remains of Ancient Popular and Romance Poetry of Scotland, first edition, untrimmed, original cloth, 4to, Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1885 (2)

Lot 2566

Blomfield, Ezekiel. A General View of the World, Geographical, Historical, and Philosophical, 2 volumes, first edition, engraved frontispiece, folding table, 55 engraved maps and plates, a few folding, some browning and staining, contemporary calf, worn, 4to, Bungay: C. Brightly and T. Kinnersley, 1806-07

Lot 2568

Burrows, Captain Guy. The Land of the Pygmies, first edition, plates original cloth gilt, slightly shaken, spine chipped at ends, 8vo, London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1898; Thurn, Everard F. Among the Indians of Guiana, first edition, plates, lacking map, original cloth, neatly rebacked in morocco, 8vo, London: Kegan, Trench and Paul, 1883; and 5 others, travel (7)

Lot 2569

Cagni, Umberto. Farther North than Nansen, being the Voyage of the Polar Star, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, folding plate, some spotting, early leaves with some annotations in ink by a previous owner, detailing crew, cost and ship specifications, original pictorial cloth, soiled, untrimmed, 8vo, London: Howard Wilford Bell, 1901

Lot 2570

Candler, Edmund. The Unveiling of Lhasa, first edition, coloured frontispiece, plates, folding map, 16pp. catalogue at end, plate opposite p.118 with small tear affecting image, some spotting, original green cloth gilt, 8vo, London: Edward Arnold, 1905

Lot 2571

Conder, Captain Claude Reignier. The Survey of Western Palestine. Jerusalem, first edition, illustrations, some spotting, original cloth gilt, ends of spine slightly chipped, 4to, London: Palestine Exploration Fund, 1884

Lot 2572

Consett, Matthew. A Tour through Sweden, Swedish-Lapland, Finland and Denmark, first edition, 7 engraved plates and one woodcut after Thomas Bewick and others, some off-setting, without half-title, contemporary diced calf gilt, neatly rebacked, 4to, Stockton: R. Christopher, 1789

Lot 2577

M'Clintock, Captain Francis Leopold. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his companions, first edition, frontispiece and 13 wood-engraved plates, folding facsimile letter, large folding engraved map now affixed to free-endpaper), 3 maps on 2 folding sheets, original cloth gilt, somewhat shaken, spine darkened and chipped, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1859

Lot 2578

Melville, Herman. Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas, first English edition, map frontispiece, without advertisements, contemporary half calf, worn, 16mo, London: John Murray, 1847

Lot 2579

Nansen, Fridtjof. 'Farthest North', being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96, 2 volumes, first edition, half-titles, etched portrait frontispiece, plates, maps, some spotting, original cloth gilt, 8vo, Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, 1897

Lot 2582

Russell, William Howard. The Prince of Wales' Tour: A Diary in India, 2 volumes bound in one, first edition, mounted Woodburytype portrait frontispiece, wood-engraved plates, contemporary full calf gilt, spine decorated gilt in compartments, all edges gilt, 8vo, London: Sampson, Marston and Low, 1877

Lot 2583

[Anon] Sketches of Portuguese Life, Manners, Costume and Character, first edition, half-title, 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates, wood-engraving illustrations, engraved plate of music, some browning and offsetting, later half calf, rubbed, 8vo, London: Geo. B. Whittaker, 1826

Lot 2584

Speke, John Hanning. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 25 plates and a coloured map, large folding map at end, some spotting, front free-endpaper removed, contemporary calf gilt, all edges gilt, 8vo, London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863

Lot 2591

[Ancillon, Charles] Eunuchism Display'd. Describing all the different Sorts of Eunuchs, the Esteem they have met with in the World, and how they came to be made so, first edition, 12 page catalogue of books at end, lacks preliminary blank, but with final blank, contemporary calf, rubbed, upper board detached, 8vo, London: E. Curll, 1718

Lot 2592

[Anon]. A Treatise on Practical Surveying, and Topographical Plan Drawing, first edition, 6 folding engraved plates, 2 engraved charts, some spotting, contemporary morocco gilt, Royal Military College prize binding presented to Alexander Rooke, 1837, all edges gilt, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1829

Lot 2597

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, 2 volumes, first edition, ?second issue, 'eighth thousand', half-titles, each volume with a 16 page publisher's catalogue at end, dated 'January 1872', illustrations in text, some spotting, hinges to both volumes cracked, original cloth, spines gilt, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1871

Lot 2603

Lilford, Thomas L. Powys. Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands, 7 volumes, first edition, photogravure portrait and 421 chromo-lithographed plates after Archibald Thorburn and J. G. Keulemans, tissue guards throughout, contemporary green half morocco by Bickers & Son, top edge gilt, 8vo, London: R.H. Porter, 1885-1897

Lot 2604

Lucas, Suzanne. In Praise of Toadstools, 2 volumes, first edition, coloured plates, original boards, dust-jackets, folio, Mere: Lucas Art, 1992-1997

Lot 2611

Millais, John Guille. British Diving Ducks, 2 volumes, first edition, number 39 of 450 copies, 74 plates, including 39 coloured and 14 photogravures, original buckram gilt, spines faded, top edge gilt, folio, London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1913

Lot 2615

Nightingale, Florence. Notes on Nursing: What it is, and What it is Not, first edition, later issue, with an autographed note from the author tipped-in, later red half morocco by Zaehnsdorf, 8vo, London: Harrison, [n.d.] The note reads, 'Name the London physician whom you would consult. A slip of paper with the name, please, only. Believe me, ever yours gratefully and faithfully, Florence Nightingale.' This copy lacks the advertisements.

Lot 2616

[Anon.] Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, appliquee aux arts, a l'Agriculture, a l'Economie rurale et domestique, a la Medicine, etc., 18 [of 36] volumes only, first edition, half-titles, numerous engraved plates, contemporary half calf, 8vo, Paris: Chez Deterville, 1816-19, sold not subject to return

Lot 2620

Stephens, James Francis. Illustrations of British Entomology; or, a Synopsis of Indigenous Insects, volumes 1 and 5 only, first edition, 13 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 8vo, London: Printed for the Author, 1828-32

Lot 2621

Stern, F.C. A Study of the Genus Paeonia, first edition, coloured plates, original cloth gilt, some light spotting, folio, London: Royal Horticultural Society, 1946

Lot 2623

Thorburn, Archibald. Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland, first edition, 38 coloured plates, original cloth gilt, folio, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1923

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