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Lot 186

Music.- Burney (Charles) An Account of the Musical Performances in Westminster-Abbey, and the Pantheon... in Commemoration of Handel, first edition, 8 engraved plates including plan of orchestra, some stipple engraved and printed in bistre, errata/directions to binder leaf, thumb mark on title, slightly browned, some foxing, 1 plate soiled, 2 other plates water-stained at tail, bookplate on front pastedown, 19th century half diced russia, corners bumped, rebacked in modern calf, green morocco label on spine, 4to, for the Benefit of the Musical Fund, and sold by T. Payne, 1785.

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Lot 191

Tobacco.- Clarke (Adam) A Dissertation on the Use and Abuse of Tobacco..., first edition, slightly browned, endpapers extensively browned, bookplate on front pastedown, later morocco-backed boards, 8vo, Printed for G. Whitfield, 1797.

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Lot 195

[Lamb (Charles)] Elia: Essays... [and] The Last Essays of Elia, together 2 vol., vol.1 first edition, first issue with single address in imprint on title, vol.2 first English edition, vol.1 lacking half-title but with 6pp. advertisements at end, vol. 2 with half-title but lacking 4pp. advertisements, with A.L.s. from the author to Mrs. Hood dated 1828 tipped in at beginning of vol.1 (separated at fold), bookplate of Henry A.Hoffman, attractive later green morocco, gilt, by Wood of London, with Art Nouveau style floral sprays in corners of covers & turn-ins and on spine in compartments with five raised bands of gilt dots, t.e.g., spines faded, together in modern cloth slip-case, 8vo, 1823-33.⁂ Lamb's letter is presumably to Mrs.Thomas Hood, wife of the poet, as Lamb asks "...what is Hood about?". He goes on to say that he and Mary will not be "coming again to town for some little time, having been very much accompanied - Mr. Burney, his sister & husbd, Coleridge &c. - and think it would not add to our quiet yet a while".

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Lot 196

Pamphlets.- Brougham (Henry Peter, Lord) Opinions of Henry Brougham, Esq. on Negro Slavery, with Remarks, first edition, lacking half-title, title with contemporary ink inscription "Mrs. Nathl. Hibbert" at head and in same hand "by Nathl. Hibbert" supplied below letterpress "Remarks" of title, 1826 bound with 2 other pamphlets on slavery ('Correspondence between Mr. George Hibbert and the Society of Friends', 16pp., [c.1833] & 'British Colonial Slavery', 16pp., [c.1833], both with drop-head title) § Estimate of Mr. Brougham's Local Court Bill (An), 1830 bound with Fonnereau (Thomas George) A Practical View of the Question of Parliamentary Reform, second edition, contemporary ink signature of Nathaniel Hibbert at head of title, 1831 and [Smith (Rev. Sydney)] Mr. Dyson's Speech to the Freeholders, on Reform, lacking half-title, 1831, together 6 works in 2 vol., some foxing, both with engraved bookplate of Munden House, Herts., contemporary half calf (not uniform), rubbed, 8vo (2)⁂ Nathaniel Hibbert, of Munden House, Herts., was the son-in-law of the author and wit Rev. Sydney Smith (1771-1845), a progressive clergyman who was one of the founders of the Edinburgh Review. Smith supported both the education of women and the abolition of slavery. Thomas George Fonnereau (1789-1850) was an English author and artist who inherited a substantial fortune and used the money to realise his ambition of constructing a "bachelor's kennel" with the assistance of his friend the architect Decimus Burton. He was related to the Hibbert family which later became the Holland-Hibbert family.

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Lot 197

Tennyson (Alfred, Lord) Timbuctoo. A Poem which Obtained the Chancellor's Medal at the Cambridge Commencement, M.DCCC.XXIX , contained within Prolusiones Academicae Praemis Annuis dignatae et in curia Cantabriginsi, first edition, first issue, later brown crushed morocco, [Hayward 245; Tinker 2059; Wise 3], 8vo, Cambridge, John Smith, 1829.⁂ The work won The Chancellor's Medal at Commencement, 1829. Tennyson was too shy to read the poem in the Senate House as was customary of the winner, and asked Charles Merivale to take his place.

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Lot 198

[Smith (Robert Cross)] Raphael's Witch!!! Or, The Oracle of the Future, first edition, engraved vignette title and 2 folding plates by Cruikshank, 3pp. 2 leaves of music by J. Blewitt, 2pp. of advertisements at end, original cloth, small stain on upper cover, spine label worn, 8vo, 1831.

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Lot 202

[Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne)], "Currer, Ellis & Acton Bell". Poems, first edition, second issue, advertisement f., this issue without the errata or publisher's catalogue, presentation inscription from Herbert Asquith signed "O" to front free endpaper, Westleys & Co. binders label to rear pastedown, bookplates to pastedown, original ribbed green cloth with harp design to covers, spine faded and affixed with tape, spine 1" portion of loss to head, chipped at foot, corners a little bumped, covers faded, [Smith 1 pp.6-14], 8vo, Smith, Elder and Co., 1846 [but 1848].⁂ A copy of this scarce early collection of poetry with an interesting provenance, the copy is presented to a friend "R.D." and signed "O" as Asquith by this point was Lord Oxford.⁂ Provenance: By decent from the recipient.

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Lot 203

Utopianism.- Spencer (Herbert) Social Statics: or, the Conditions essential to Human Happiness Specified, and the first of them Developed, first edition, initial advertisement f., half-title, 24pp. publisher's catalogue at end dated March 5th, 1851, some spotting, original cloth, rebacked, preserving original gilt backstrip, corners worn, rubbed, 8vo, 1851.⁂ First edition of Spencer's first book, which 'reflected the strain of utopian radicalism in Spencer's thought inherited from his early background: it denied the legitimacy of private property in land, held out equality of the sexes as a moral ideal, and advocated the training of children by persuasion and rational argument rather than discipline and coercion' (ODNB).

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Lot 205

Mill (John Stuart) The Subjection of Women, first edition, half-title, H5 a few soiling marks, a few ff. poorly opened, original blind-stamped cloth, corners bumped, gilt spine, slightly dulled, modern slip-case, 8vo, 1869.

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Lot 208

Hardy (Thomas) The Hand of Ethelberta. A Comedy in Chapters, 2 vol., first edition in book form, [one of 1000 copies], half-titles, wood-engraved frontispieces and 9 plates by George du Maurier, vol.1 with B & F signatures in second and third state as usual (*B4 and F), advertisement leaf at end of each vol., foxed, vol.1 with small embossed W.H.Smith Library stamp to half-title and water-staining to some leaves and plates, mostly to outer margins, vol.2 with small patch of tissue guard adhered to frontispiece and severe staining to inner margin of p.220 and facing plate, old ink signature of George Wood to pastedowns and initials to head of half-titles, hinges weak, original red-brown cloth, upper covers and spines blocked in gold and black (primary binding), rubbed, spine ends and corners a little worn, [Purdy p.20], 8vo, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1876.⁂ One of Hardy's scarcest titles, first issued in monthly instalments in the Cornhill Magazine, from July 1875 to May 1876.

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Lot 209

Hardy (Thomas) Two on a Tower. A Romance, 3 vol., first edition in book form, first impression, [one of 1000 copies], half-titles, vol.1 lacking R4 (final leaf, blank apart from imprint), a few marginal marks (mostly to vol.2) but generally very clean, original dark green cloth, both covers with 3-rule border and central publishers' monogram in blind, dark brown endpapers (?recased replacing yellow endpapers), rubbed and lightly stained, labels removed from upper covers, corners bumped, [Purdy p.41], 8vo, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1882.⁂ First published in serial form in the Atlantic Monthly simultaneously in Boston and London. The story of a love affair between an aristocratic woman and much younger man, a lowly astronomer, was not well-received and prefigures Hardy's future problems with his reading public over his "immoral" subject matter.

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Lot 210

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The Story of the Malakand Field Force, first edition, issue with the errata slip facing first folding map and without advertisements, frontispiece portrait, 6 maps (2 folding), half-title, some foxing, ink stamp "R.A. Wilson" on recto of frontispiece, bookplate on front pastedown, "Xmas, 1901 South African Field Force" printed hymn loosely inserted, original cloth, spine very slightly darkened, some light rubbing and surface soiling but a sharp and excellent example overall, [Woods A1(a)], 8vo, 1898.

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Lot 212

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) My African Journey, first Colonial paperback edition, maps and plates, occasional scattered spotting, front free endpaper with blind-stamp and ink inscription, upper cover mounted on stub, spine creased and chipped with some loss to lettering at foot, creasing to corners, rubbing and surface soiling, 8vo, 1908.⁂ A good example of a rare piece of Churchilliana. Cohen estimates that 903 copies of this edition in the card wrappers (internally identical to the first edition), were printed. Of those copies, due in large part to their delicate nature, as few as half a dozen copies have survived.

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Lot 221

Dexter (Colin) The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn, first edition, scattered spotting, ink ownership inscription to title, marking to endpapers, original boards, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, light toning to head and foot and minor creasing to head and foot, excellent otherwise, 8vo, 1977.⁂ The third and scarcest title in the Inspector Morse series.

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Lot 222

Elia (Miriam and Ezra) We go to the gallery, first edition, first issue, signed by the artist, illustrations by Miriam Elia, original pictorial boards, a mint copy, 8vo, ArtQuarters Press, 2014.⁂ The true first issue of this satirical work, written and designed in the style of the classic Ladybird Reading Scheme books. In order to fund publication, Miriam Elia published a handful of pages online which quickly became popular and helped her raise the initial £5,000 required. The first edition ran to 1,000 copies and swiftly sold out, however it also incurred a legal threat from ladybird, forcing her to change the names of the characters as well as the fake imprint for the next edition [see next lot]. Ladybird subsequently published their own satirical reading books which prompted the artist to publish We sue an artist(and then rip off her idea). Dung Beetle guide to Corporate intimidation, for ages 5+.

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Lot 224

Eliot (T.S.) [Four Quartets], 4 vol., comprising East Coker, first Faber edition , spotting, toning to spine, spine a little chipped, splitting at head and foot, 1940; Burnt Norton, first separate edition, small ink ownership inscription, small dents to upper cover, light creasing to head and foot, some light surface soiling, 1941; The Dry Salvages, first edition, scattered spotting, light browning to spine and margins, spine rubbed, 1941; Little Gidding, first edition, ink inscription to endpaper, second issue stapled wrappers, spine faded, a little creased at extremities, 1942, [Gallup A36c, A37, A39 & A42], original wrappers, a very good set, preserved in custom chemise; and a copy of A.L.Maycock's The Story of Little Gidding, 8vo (5)

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Lot 226

Fitzgerald (F. Scott) The Great Gatsby, first edition, first issue with 'northern' to p.119, 'it's' to p.165, 'chatter' to p.60, 'sick in tired' to p.206, and 'Union Street station' to p.211, inner gutter tender, contents a little shaken, some light damp-staining and abrasion to endpapers, original cloth, central crease to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped, rubbed, first state dust-jacket rear panel with capital 'J' printed over small 'j', a few small abrasions and repairs with loss to small portion of lettering, remainder of dust-jacket supplied in convincing facsimile, 8vo, New York, 1925.⁂ A good opportunity to own an affordable copy of one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. The original rear panel of the first issue jacket has been salvaged but the rest has been supplied to make a convincing and attractive whole.'I think my novel is about the best American novel ever written.' F.Scott FitzgeraldThe rare dust-jacket, designed by Francis Cugat, played an important part in the composition of the novel itself; Fitzgerald wrote to his publisher 'For Christ's sake don't give anyone that jacket you're saving for me. I've written it into the book.' This is most evident in his description of Daisy Buchanan as the 'girl whose disembodied face floated along the dark cornices and blinding signs'.

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Lot 231

Greene (Graham).- Duran (Father Leopoldo Duran, friend of Graham Greene and the inspiration for Monsignor Quixote, 1917-2008) 9 Autograph Letters signed to Peter Duffell, together 23pp., concerning Duffell's and others' adaptations of Greene's work, drinking wine with Greene in Spain, Greene's sadness that Duffell did not adapt any more of his novels "one of the ?worst disappointments he suffered was when he knew the impossibility of placing Monsignor Quixote's film in your hands", Greene's relationship with Catherine Walston and it's inspiration for The End of the Affair, "the real end of the book is a homage to Catherine. She broke her relations with Graham because she was sincerely repented. When she was dying Graham went to see her, but she refused to see him. She taught a serious lesson to Graham" and Greene's conversion to Catholicism due to Vivien, folds, 1999-2001; and an inscribed first edition of Duran's biography of Greene, v.s. (10)

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Lot 232

Greene (Graham) The Ministry of Fear, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Peter Duffell "after Engalnd made me & in hope of one day working together - ?Monsignor Q ?Dr. Fisher?" on title, light scattered spotting, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine ends and corners bumped, rubbed and marked, 8vo, 1943.⁂ A warmly inscribed copy of this Greene classic, difficult to find signed.

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Lot 233

Greene (Graham) England Made Me, Collected Edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Peter Duffell "in thanks for an excellent film" on front free endpaper, original cloth, spine slightly faded, 1970; and 4 others, including the first American edition of Rumour at Nightfall, 8vo (5)⁂ A lovely inscription to the director of the film adaptation of England Made Me, the only adaptation of his works that Greene held in any regard.

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Lot 234

Greene (Graham) The Human Factor, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Peter Duffell on front free endpaper, original cloth, minor bumping to spine ends and corners. dust-jacket, spine faded, some minor creasing or chipping to spine ends and corners, light toning to upper and lower panels, still excellent overall, 8vo, 1978.

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Lot 237

Greene (Graham, editor) The Old School, first edition, original cloth, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, rubbed, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, flaps spotted, light toning and surface soiling to panels, 8vo, 1934.⁂ A scarce piece of early Greeneiana, including contributions by W.H.Auden, H.E.Bates, L.P.Hartley and Anthony Powell.

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Lot 238

[Greene (Graham) and Ronald Matthews], "Sheila Cousins". To Beg I am Ashamed, first edition, first issue, very light browning to endpapers, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped and darkened, dust-jacket, neatly laid down, price-clipped, repairs and restorations to head and foot, jonits and fore-edges repaired, rubbed and surface soiling, 8vo, 1938.⁂ A rare and important work especially so in the dust-jacket. Ostensibly an autobiography of a London prostitute but in fact written by Ronald Matthews with the assistance of Greene. Routledge were pressured to withdraw the book from sale by the Home Secretary (who in turn had been alerted by The Public Morality Council) and only a handful of copies from this edition reached the market. The book was subsequently published the same year in Paris and New York, but the true first edition remains an elusive book.

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Lot 240

Isherwood (Christopher) Alone in Berlin, first edition, very light browning to endpapers, original cloth, spine browned, dust-jacket, spine with large portions of restoration to head and foot, tape repairs to verso, creasing, 8vo, 1939.

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Lot 241

Joyce (James) Chamber Music, first edition, first issue with thick laid endpapers, pictorial title, small damp-stain to outer margin affecting front free endpaper and first 4 ff., light spotting and browning to endpapers, original first issue bright green cloth, spine rubbed with gilt lettering faded, split to foot of spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light marking to lower cover, a very good copy overall, 12mo, 1907.⁂ Joyce's first published volume of poetry, scarce in the first issue, preceded only by the separately published poems Et tu Healy (of which no printed copies are known) and the rare broadside The Holy Office.With the poems on signature C at the same distance from the gutters as signatures D and E, all of which are closer than those of signature B.

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Lot 244

Powell (Anthony) The Acceptance World, first edition, presentation inscription "by the author" to front free endpaper, upper joint starting, original cloth, spine faded, rubbed and marking, dust-jacket, neat and sympathetic repairs and restoration to spine and corners, spine a little browned, some light surface soiling, in effect an excellent example, 8vo, 1955.⁂ The third title in A Dance to the Music of Time, scarce signed.

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Lot 246

White (T.H.) The Witch in the Wood, first English edition, occasional light spotting, original cloth, spine browned, dust-jacket, 3" portion of restoration to spine, restoration to corners, some minor chipping to fore-edge, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 1940.⁂ The second title in the Once and Future King series, difficult to find in the jacket.

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Lot 247

[Yeats (William Butler)], "Ganconah". John Sherman and Dhoya, first edition, one of 356 copies, original tan cloth lined and lettered in blue, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light fraying to spine ends, still a sharp and excellent example overall, [Wade 4], tall 12mo, 1891.⁂ Yeats' first published work of extended prose fiction, scarce.

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Lot 248

Adams (Richard) Watership Down, first edition, folding map, original cloth, fine, dust-jacket, spine slightly darkened, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, spine a little creased at head, light rubbing to extremities, still an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1972.

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Lot 250

Barrie (J.M.) Peter and Wendy, first edition, frontispiece, pictorial title and 11 plates by F.D. Bedford, original pictorial cloth, gilt, some minor rubbing to tips of spine and corners, but a remarkably sharp, near-fine example overall, 8vo, [1911].

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Lot 253

Dahl (Roald) The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar and Six More, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title verso, original boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, price sticker to upper flap, spine faded, otherwise excellent, 8vo, 1977.

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Lot 254

Dahl (Roald) The Witches, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to front free endpaper, illustrations by Quentin Blake, occasional light marginal soiling, small ink ownership inscription and book label to pastedown, original boards, minor bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, spine slightly faded, light creasing to head and foot, light marking to lower panel, still excellent overall, 8vo, 1983.

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Lot 255

Donaldson (Julia) The Gruffalo, gift edition, slip-case, 2007; The Gruffalo's Child, 2004; Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, 2005, Tiddler, 2007, first editions, each signed by the author and artist, each with a small drawing in pen by the artist, illustrations by Axel Scheffler, original boards, all but the first with dust-jackets; and 19 others by the same, many signed, 4to (23)

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Lot 256

Milne (A. A.) [The Christopher Robin books] 4 vol., comprising When We Were Very Young, tenth edition, endpapers a little foxed, 1925; Winnie the Pooh, first edition ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, 1926; Now We Are Six, first edition, 1927; The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, light browning to endpapers, glassine front flap torn, 1928, deluxe editions, illustrations by E.H.Shepard, pictorial endpapers, original limp pictorial morocco, gilt, g.e., fine copies, all but the third with original glassine dust-jackets (some creasing and browning), all in original publisher's card boxes, some browning, a few short splits to lids, 8vo.⁂ A superb set in the deluxe bindings, rare to find complete with the glassine wrappers and with the boxes in such good order.

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Lot 257

Milne (A. A.) When We Were Very Young, first edition, first issue without roman numeral on contents p., illustrations by E.H. Shepard, advertisement slip loosely inserted, light browning to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine slightly faded, light rubbing, near-fine otherwise, t.e.g., dust-jacket, spine slightly darkened, some minor creasing to head, light surface soiling, but a bright and near-fine example overall, preserved in custom drop-back box with upper board of book replicated on upper cover, 8vo, 1924.⁂ A superb example of the first book in the Christopher Robin series.

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Lot 258

Milne (A. A.) Winnie-the-Pooh, first edition, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, map endpapers, small book label to pastedown, original pictorial cloth, gilt, fine, t.e.g., dust-jacket, spine slightly rubbed and browned, a fine copy otherwise, preserved in custom drop-back box with upper board of book replicated on upper cover, 8vo, 1926.

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Lot 259

Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, signed by the author on title, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, advertisement slip loosely inserted, pictorial endpapers (a little browned), original pictorial cloth, gilt, very light fading to spine and fore-edges, else fine, t.e.g., dust-jacket, light creasing to head and foot, light surface soiling but a near-fine copy overall, preserved in custom drop-back box with upper board of book replicated on upper cover, 8vo, 1928.

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Lot 261

Milne (A. A.) The Christopher Robin Verses, first edition, plates and illustrations by E.H. Shepard, small ink ownership inscription to pastedown, original pictorial cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, spine darkened, spine ends and corners chipped, creasing and fraying to head and foot, preserved in custom drop-back box, 8vo, 1932.

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Lot 264

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, first edition, first or second printing with "we" in roman and "muffatees" to p.15, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 plates, pictorial endpapers, original grey boards with mounted colour illustration, very slightly darkened at spine and head of upper cover, light rubbing to extremities but near-fine overall, printed glassine dust-jacket, browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 2" portion of restoration to head of spine, short repaired tears to upper panel, lower panel a little chipped and creased at head, preserved in custom drop-back box with upper board of book replicated on upper cover, [Linder p.424; Quinby 6], 16mo, 1904.

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Lot 265

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, first edition, first or second printing with date on title and "How Keld" on p.20, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, internally fine, original green boards with mounted colour illustration, slight shelf-lean, spine and upper board sunned, printed glassine dust-jacket, creasing and browning, spine ends and corners chipped affecting price at foot of spine, creased and chipped at head and foot, still a good, complete example of a delicate and scarce jacket, preserved in custom drop-back box with upper board of book replicated on upper cover, [Linder p.425; Quinby 8], 16mo, 1905.

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Lot 266

Potter (Beatrix) The Pie and the Patty-Pan, first edition, first printing with date on title and mottled lavender endpapers, colour frontispiece and 9 colour plates, plain illustrations in text, some splitting to gutter but holding firm, light browning to endpapers, original brown boards with mounted colour illustration, minor bumping to spine ends, light rubbing to extremities, but a near-fine example overall, preserved in custom drop-back box with upper board of book replicated on upper cover, [Linder p.425; Quinby 9], small 4to, 1905.

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Lot 267

Potter (Beatrix) The Story of Miss Moppet, first edition, in panoramic format, first issue with London & New York on the back of the wallet, comprising 14 colour illustrations facing text printed in green, all within green borders and linen-backed, title and imprint on mounted mottled rose paper, light rubbing to panel edges, original blue-grey cloth wallet covers with mounted colour illustration, lettering and decorations in dark blue, spine a little darkened, light rubbing and some surface soiling but still near-fine overall, preserved in custom drop-back box, preserved in custom drop-back box with upper board of book replicated on upper cover, [Linder p.183 & 426; Quinby 11], oblong 16mo, 1906.

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Lot 268

Potter (Beatrix) The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, first edition, in panoramic format first issue, with London & New York on the back of the wallet, comprising 14 colour illustrations facing text printed in green, all within green borders and linen-backed, title and imprint on mounted mottled rose paper, original blue-grey cloth wallet covers with mounted colour illustration, lettering and decorations in dark blue, spine slightly darkened, clasp almost detached, light rubbing but a exceptionally bright and excellent example overall, preserved in custom drop-back box with upper board of book replicated on upper cover, [Linder p.183 & 426; Quinby 12], oblong 16mo, 1906.

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Lot 269

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Tom Kitten, first edition, first, second or third printing, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, some splitting to gutter but holding firm, pictorial endpapers, original green boards with mounted colour illustration, spine slightly sunned minor bumping to spine ends, but a near-fine example overall, preserved in custom drop-back box, [Linder p.427; Quinby 13], 16mo, Warne, 1907.

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Lot 270

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, first edition, first, second or third printing, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, original grey boards with mounted colour illustration, shelf-lean, spine ends and corners bumped, printed glassine dust-jacket, light browning, 2 small chips to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, red mark to lower panel, light creasing, still an excellent example overall, preserved in custom drop-back box with upper board of book replicated on upper cover, [Linder p.427; Quinby 14], 16mo, 1908.⁂ An excellent example of a scarce jacket, approximately 1/2" shorter than the book.

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Lot 271

Potter (Beatrix) The Roly-Poly Pudding, first edition, first printing with date and 'All Rights Reserved' on title, colour frontispiece, pictorial title, 17 full-page colour illustrations and numerous plain illustrations in text, pictorial endpapers, ink ownership inscription to half-title, light spotting to endpapers, original red cloth with mounted colour illustration, gilt lettering, minor bumping to spine ends, a near-fine copy otherwise, preserved in custom drop-back box with upper board of book replicated on upper cover,[Linder p.427; Quinby 15], small 4to, 1908.

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Lot 272

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, first edition, first or second printing, with notice board lettering on p.14, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, original green boards with mounted colour illustration, spine a little faded, otherwise a sharp, near-fine copy, preserved in custom drop-back box with upper board of book replicated on upper cover, [Linder p.428; Quinby 16], 16mo, 1909.

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Lot 273

Potter (Beatrix) Ginger & Pickles, first edition, first or second printing with date on title, colour frontispiece and 9 colour plates, plain title vignette and illustrations in text, light finger-soiling to margins, original tan boards with mounted colour illustration, spine a little browned, discolouration to upper board lower corner, rubbing to extremities, still excellent overall, preserved in custom drop-back box with upper board of book replicated on upper cover, [Linder p.428; Quinby 17], small 4to, 1909.

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Lot 274

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, first edition, first or second printing, with date to title, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, original green boards with mounted colour illustration, spine slightly faded, still near-fine overall, preserved in custom drop-back box with upper board of book replicated on upper cover, [Linder p.429; Quinby 20], 16mo, 1911.

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Lot 275

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mr. Tod, first edition, first or second printing with date on title, colour frontispiece and 14 colour plates, plain title vignette and illustrations in text, some very occasional light spotting, original light brown boards with mounted colour illustration, minor shelf-lean, spine a little bumped at head, very light rubbing to extremities, near-fine otherwise, printed glassine dust-jacket, light browning to spine and fore-edges, spine ends and corners a little chipped, rear panel a little creased and with neatly repaired closed tears to head and foot, still an excellent example overall, preserved in custom folding chemise, [Linder p.429; Quinby 21], 16mo, 1912.

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Lot 276

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Little Pig Robinson, first edition, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette, 5 colour plates and numerous plain illustrations in text, pictorial endpapers, original pictorial cloth, spine slightly faded, light rubbing to extremities, later issue dust-jacket with mounted colour illustration, spine a little browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, [Linder p.431; Quinby 30], small 4to, 1930.⁂ Identical to the first issue dust-jacket other than lacking a dot between the "L" and "E" of "TALE" on the spine.

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Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, Or, The Roly-Poly Pudding, first smaller format edition, first issue with undated title and small advertisement to front free endpaper verso, colour frontispiece, plain and full-page colour illustrations, occasional foxing, original light red boards with mounted colour illustration, spine sunned, short splitting to joints, still a very good copy overall, [Linder p.427; cf. Quinby 15], 16mo, [1926].

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Painted binding.- Norman (Da Loria, artist).- [Sharp (William)], "Fiona Macleod". From the Hills of Dream: Threnodies, Songs and Later Poems, first edition, ink inscription on front free endpaper, bound in vellum, hand-painted in green, black and gold by Da Loria Norman, upper cover incorporating central panel of title within swirls & leaves and outer border of leaves & stars, signed below panel, lower cover with central floral device and spirals & trailing tendrils in one corner, spine lettered with title & author's name and decorated with leaves, stars & a dove, g.e., very slightly soiled and light wear to the gilding and painting, 8vo, 1907.⁂ Attractive binding in Art Nouveau style but appropriately showing the influence of Celtic design for the work by the Scottish poet, William Sharp. Da Loria Norman, born Belle Elkin Mitchell in Kansas in 1872 but raised in England, corresponded with Sharp after the break-up of her abusive marriage and found solace in his poetry, inspiring her to illuminate his work. Self-taught through studying medieval manuscripts in the British Museum she illuminated and decorated several bindings on commission, many for Rivière; her work was much admired by Walter Crane and other artists of the time.

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Dressmaking.- [?Wilson (Maria)] The Workwoman's Guide, containing Instructions to the Inexperienced in Cutting Out and Completing those articles of Wearing Apparel..., first edition, engraved frontispiece and 24 plates, light stain to frontispiece and title, old ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 4to, London and Birmingham, 1838.⁂ Rare and important work on making baby-clothes, baby-linen, cot covers, children's & adults' clothes, bonnets, hats etc., needlework, upholstery, cleaning clothes, knitting and straw-plaiting. The frontispiece depicts young girls in a needlework class and the plates consist mostly of patterns. Only 4 copies on COPAC (BL, Birmingham, Cambridge & Oxford; the National Art Library at the V & A holds only the second edition of 1840); 2 copies only traced at auction (2009 & 1978).

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Fortification.- Lorini (Buonaiuto) Le Fortificationi, 2 parts in 1, titles with large woodcut device of cannon, full-page engraved portrait of the author by W.Kilian, woodcut head- & tail-pieces, initials and diagrams at beginning, 171 woodcut illustrations of which 7 double-page and 15 full-page, no pp.57-60 but complete, title repaired, washed and laid down and slightly trimmed, X1 tear repaired recto, within woodcut verso, but without loss, marginal water-staining, some browning, mostly light, occasional spotting, modern vellum over boards, [Berlin Kat. 3519; Breman 165; Cockle 791, note], folio, Venice, Francesco Rampazetto, 1609.'⁂ The second, last, and best edition of Lorini's work, and the first edition to contain Book VI. The new book 'Delle fortificationi libro sesto, dove si tratta della difesa delle fortezze' deals principally with sieges, addressing practical problems, like how to repair breached walls, make temporary or portable defences, make the artillery mobile and protect the artillerist, all of which was based on the author's experience in the field. This edition also contains 18 new chapters to the earlier books, with 27 new woodcuts.

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Landscape Gardening.- Morris (Richard) Essays on Landscape Gardening, and on uniting Picturesque Effect with Rural Scenery..., first edition, half-title, 6 aquatint plates, 3 hand-coloured and 3 sepia (2 with overslips), slightly browned, endpapers spotted, bookplate on front pastedown, inner hinges strengthened, original boards, rubbed and stained, rebacked, housed in a modern slip-case, [Abbey Life, 40], folio, 1825.

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Landscape Gardening.- Repton (Humphry) An Enquiry into the Changes of Taste in Landscape Gardening, first edition, half-title, near contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary diced calf, gilt, rather worn and marked, upper cover scored at corner and detached, lacking spine, [Henrey 1263], 8vo, 1806.

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Photographs.- Glasgow.- Annan (Thomas) The Old Country Houses of the Old Glasgow Gentry, first edition, one of 120 copies, 100 mounted albumen prints of houses by Annan, and 2 of maps, advertisement slip for a supplementary volume tipped in at beginning, some spotting or foxing to mounts, original red morocco-backed pictorial green cloth, gilt, t.e.g., rubbed and scratched, 4to, Glasgow, James Maclehose, 1870.⁂ An early photographic record of country houses in the environs of Glasgow.

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Arctic.- M'Dougall (George F.) The Eventful Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ship "Resolute" to the Arctic Regions in search of Sir John Franklin..., first edition, half-title, folding engraved map with partial hand-colouring and routes supplied in red and blue, 8 tinted lithographed plates, some finished by hand with colouring of flags, wood-engraved illustrations, old ink inscription "Ducie Oct. 1903" at head of title, some spotting, modern book-label of Charles Benson, later half morocco, spine gilt, t.e.g., spine a little faded, joints very slightly rubbed, [Sabin 43183], 8vo, 1857. ⁂ The Resolute set out as part of Belcher's relief expedition in 1850 but became stuck in the ice and was abandoned in May 1854. It was found by a American whaler, bought by the U.S. government and returned to Britain where it was presented to Queen Victoria. A desk was later built using its timbers and presented to the President of the United States in thanks; it is now situated in the Oval Office in the White House where it has been used by most of the intervening Presidents.

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Australia.- Chevalier (Nicolas) N.Chevalier's Album of Chromo Lithographs, first edition, 12 magnificent chromolithographed plates after Chevalier mounted on thin card, all with printer's embossed stamp in lower right corner of mount and printed label on verso, a few plates with very light unobtrusive spotting, mounts a little soiled with a few small stains at edges, loose as issued in original half morocco over cloth folder with ties, titled in gilt on upper cover, old blue label "Henry Franks, Importer of Stationery and Fancy Goods, Agent for Mr. Chevalier, Moorabool and Malop Streets, Geelong" at head of inside board, rubbed and faded, spine reinforced, corners renewed, [Ferguson 17329; Wantrup 256], folio, [Melbourne], Charles Troedel, [1865].⁂ Rare views of Victoria and the first album of chromolithographs published in Australia. "A keystone in any collection of Australian plate books and no collection can be considered complete without it...'' Wantrup.

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