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Click here to subscribeGIBBON, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire…. a new edition. London: 1823. 8 vols., 8vo (217 x 134mm.) Portrait frontispiece to vol. I, four engraved folding maps. (Spotting to first and last few leaves of each volume, frontispiece offset.) Contemporary calf (spines chipped, scuffed and darkened, lower joint of vol. III splitting).
SANSOM, C.J. Dissolution. London: Macmillan, 2003. First edition, 8vo (232 x 149mm.) Original cloth, dust-jacket (very minor soiling), wrap-around band. Note: signed by the author and dated `28 June 2003` to title-page. - And three others by Sansom, all signed first editions (Dark Fire, London: 2004, 8vo; Sovereign, London: 2006, 8vo; and Winter in Madrid, London: 2006, 8vo) (4).
MODERN FIRST EDITIONS. - Scott LYNCH. The Lies of Locke Lamora. London: Gollancz, 2006. First edition, 8vo (232 x 149mm.) Original cloth, dust-jacket. Note: signed by the author and dated `1 June 2006` to title-page. - And five other signed first editions, comprising one other by Lynch, one by Alan Campbell and three by Robyn Young (6).
GRAY, Thomas. The Poems… second edition. London & York: 1775. 2 parts in one volume, 4to (272 x 209mm.) Portrait frontispiece. (Occasional spotting or light browning, mostly to first and last few leaves, small marginal tear to frontispiece.) 19th Century blue calf gilt, the covers elaborately tooled with a border of alternating flower-charged vases and foliate scrolls incorporating a bird tool, the spine in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second, the others with repeat decoration in gilt (extremities scuffed and rubbed, upper cover detached). - And ten others (11).
RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator) - Izaak WALTON & Charles COTTON. The Compleat Angler. London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd., 1931. Limited edition of 775 copies signed by Rackham, this numbered 699, 4to (260 x 193mm.) Title printed in green and black, 12 coloured plates by Rackham. (Occasional light spotting, heavier to first and last few leaves.) Original vellum gilt, t.e.g. (slightly soiled).
SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator). - Kenneth GRAHAME. The Wind in the Willows. London: Methuen & Co Ltd., 1931. Thirty-eighth edition (but the first illustrated by Shepard), 8vo (187 x 120mm.) Numerous illustrations, publishers` advertisements at rear. (Occasional spotting, heavier to first and last few leaves.) Original cloth (extremities bumped). - And two others, both illustrated by William Russell Flint (3).
WOOLF, Virginia. Between the Acts. London: The Hogarth Press, 1941. First edition, 8vo (180 x 114mm.) (Light browning, light spotting to first and last few leaves.) Original cloth (extremities bumped, head and foot of spine faded), dust-jacket (torn with some loss, slightly soiled and discoloured). - And twenty-eight others (29).
BIOGRAPHIES. - Owen RUTTER. Turbulent Journey, a Life of William Bligh. London: 1936. First edition, 8vo (214 x 137mm.) Portrait frontispiece, occasional other plates. (Some spotting.) Original cloth (extremities bumped), dust-jacket (soiled and with minor nicks). - And a quantity of others, all 20th Century, all biographies (a quantity).
PARSONS, Claudia. Vagabondage. London: Chatto & Windus, 1941. First edition, 8vo (220 x 134mm.) Occasional plates. (Some spotting and browning.) Original cloth (soiled, spine faded to brown, stitching weak). - And one other first edition by Parsons (Brighter Bondage. London: Chatto & Windus, 1935, 8vo) (2).
[GALSWORTHY, John.] "John SINJOHN". From the Far Winds. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1897. First edition, 8vo (189 x 124mm.) (Minor spotting and browning.) Original cloth, t.e.g. (extremities bumped and soiled). Note: the author`s first book produced in an edition of 500 copies. - And eighteen others by Galsworthy, including a few signed or produced in a limited edition (19).
DU MAURIER, Daphne. Rebecca. London: Victor Gollancz Limited, 1938. First edition, second impression before publication, 8vo (220 x 134mm.) (Spotting throughout.) Original cloth (somewhat soiled, extremities bumped and chipped). - And a quantity of others, all fiction, including a number of first editions (a quantity).
HISTORY. - [Sawai Man SINGH II] H.H. the Maharaja of JAIPUR. The Indian State Forces. London: Leo Cooper Ltd., 1967. First edition, 8vo (217 x 134mm.) Portrait frontispiece, illustrations. Original cloth, dust-jacket (slightly soiled). Provenance: ex public library (ink-stamp and labels to front pastedown, ink-stamps verso of title). - And a quantity of others, most of history interest, including others on military history (a quantity).
ALEXANDER, Boyd. From the Niger to the Nile. London: Edward Arnold, 1907. First edition, 2 vols., 8vo (235 x 168mm.) 2 folding maps, numerous plates and illustrations. (Light browning, 1 plate loosely inserted.) Original cloth (extremities bumped, spines slightly faded). Provenance: K.J. Kingsford (cancelled signatures dated 1907 to front free endpaper); Edmund H. Ashworth (bookplates).
SHACKLETON, Ernest H. The Heart of the Antarctic. London: William Heinemann, 1909. First edition, 2 vols., 8vo (245 x 172mm.) Titles printed in brown and black, numerous plates, folding panorama and 3 folding maps at rear of vol. II. (Some light spotting.) Original cloth blocked in silver, t.e.g. (extremities bumped and lightly scuffed, spines faded).
SHACKLETON, Ernest. South, The Story of Shackleton`s Last Expedition 1914-1917. London: William Heinemann, 1919. First edition, 8vo (250 x 151mm.) Coloured frontispiece, full-page uncoloured illustrations, folding map. (Some browning, occasional spotting, map with minor tear at hinge.) Original decorated cloth blocked in silver (extremities somewhat bumped, head and foot of spine chipped, slight discolouration, lacking front-free endpaper and ?preliminary blank).
BOHUN, Edmund. The Character of Queen Elizabeth. London: printed for Ric. Chiswell, 1693. First edition, 8vo (190 x 111mm.) Engraved frontispiece. (First few leaves somewhat soiled, worm damage throughout, mostly to margins, some spotting and minor damp-staining.) Modern half-calf (endpapers replaced).
DANIEL, Samuel. The Collection of the History of England… the fifth edition. London: 1685. [bound with:] John TRUSSEL. A Continuation of the Collection of the History of England… the fifth edition revised. London: 1685. Two parts in 1 vol., folio (303 x 193mm.) (Some browning and soiling, title-page to first part torn with loss to inner margin.) Old mottled calf (worn, upper cover detached).
HORSE-RACING. The Benson and Hedges Book of Racing Colours. Birmingham: Weather Oak Press Limited, 1973. Limited first edition of 1000 copies, this number 45 signed by Lord Oaksey and Lester Piggott, 4to (297 x 206mm.) Numerous coloured illustrations. Original `leather` gilt, g.e. - And nine others of horse-racing interest (10).
BURNET, Gilbert. History of His Own Time. London: 1724-1734. First edition, 2 vols., folio (345 x 205mm.) (Some browning, first few leaves of each volume soiled, title-page to vol. I torn with minor loss to top and fore-edge). Contemporary calf (worn, upper cover to vol. I detached and first few leaves now loosely inserted).
Crommelynck, P. & Crommelynck, A. PICASSO 347, 2 VOLS New York: Random House / Maecenas Press, 1970 complete first edition, 2 volume set in single slipcase oblong 4to b/w illustrations, this folio set is a scarce chronicling of Picasso`s work black cloth boards with gilt embossing, near-pristine glossy pages excellent, plush-lined slipcase minor scuffing 2
Dixon, L. LENG DIXON Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1958 first edition 8vo col. & b/w illustrations hardcover, dustjacket tears and areas of loss and two others ? CARTER, E. - Sydney Carter, n.d., hardcover, dustjacket ? TIMLIN, W. M. - South Africa: A Series Of Pencil Sketches, 1927, hardcover as condition varies viewing is recommended 3
Barrows, J. TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, 2 - VOLS. London: T. Cadel & W. Davies, 1801 first edition 4to col. and b/w maps quarter leather bound hardcover with gilt bans and title on spine, wear to leather, foxing browning, maps intact with some damge, veiwing is recomended on these volumes 2
Lee, S. E. A HISTORY OF FAR EASTERN ART London: Thames & Hudson, 1964 first edition 4to col. & b/w illustrations hardcover, dustjacket, and two others of similar interest ? CARRINGTON GOODRICH, L. - The Faces Of China: As Seen By Photographers & Travelers 1860 - 1912, 1978, hardcover ? PEERS, C. J. - Soldiers Of The Dragon: Chinese Armies 1500 BC - AD 1840, 2006, hardcover, dustjacket vewing is recomended 3
Meintjies, J. GENERAL LOUIS BOTHA London: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1970 first edition 8vo b/w illustrations signed photograph of author on frontis page, hardcover, dustjacket, and four others by the same author ? MEINTJES, J. - President Paul Kruger,1974, hardcover, dustjacket ? MEINTJES, J. - President Steyn, 1969, hardcover, dustjacket ? MEINTJES, J. - Vader Van Sy Volk, 1970, hardcover, dustjacket ? MEINTJES, J. - Siembamba, 1971, hardcover, dustjacket 5
Millais, J. G. A BREATH FROM THE VELDT Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1974 standard edition, facsimile reproduction of the 1895 first edition, limited to 750 copies of which this is number 737 large 4to b/w illustrations pictorial cloth hardcover in photographically decorated box some damge to protective box 1
A limited Minichamps Bentley 4.5litre Blower A superb limited edition of 500 for the first issue 1:18 representation of the supercharged roadster, with a speed exceeding even the Super Six. In British Racing Green with grey rear cover, bearing RN9 and Union Flag, the model features opening bonnet (secured by authentic retaining straps) and doors, detailed engine and car interior, and operating steering wheel. Lavish chrome fittings complete this beautiful piece. Boxed in the distinctive dark green of the first issue, minor wear, vehicle mint. See illustration
Heaths Fern Portfolio-third edition with pencil inscription 1894, to/w a folio containing Facsimile copies of the first `Exchange & Mart`, `News of the World`, `Morning Advertiser`, and sundry Daily Telegraph & The TImes editions 1785-1985, and a folio of East Anglian publications on Ipswich
Books: John Drakard `The History of Stamford in the County of Lincoln` 1822 first edition, full leather binding, frontispiece engraving, spine poor; `Gullivers Travels` 4to, three quarter leather binding, illustrated by T. Morten, ND circa 1850, good; `Alpha`, portfolio of plates depicting continental statues, Nd circa 1880. (3)
After Samuel Howitt ``Orme`s Collection of British Field Sports illustrated in twenty beautifully coloured Lithograph plates from designs by S. Howitt. - An exact facsimile of the first and only edition of one of the rarest of all sporting books``. Published by Charles W. Traylen, Antiquarian bookseller, Castle House, 49-50 Quarry Street, Guildford, England. Bound within card covers with printed outer cover with title page, list of plates and all twenty plates, 43.3 cm x 56.3 cm. Very good condition.
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