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Lot 52

Mallet (David) The Life of Francis Bacon Lord Chancellor of England first edition half-title title in red and black and with engraved vignette 3pp. advertisements at end contemporary calf gilt worn for A. Millar 1740 § Barrington (The Hon. Daines) Observations on the More Ancient Statutes from Magna Charta to the Twenty-First of James I contemporary calf worn but holding firm by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols 1769 § [Denham (Thomas)] The Temporal Government of the Pope`s State lacking front free endpaper a little light soiling contemporary calf spine gilt slight chipping to head rubbed for J. Johnson 1788; and 10 others English History v.s. (13) sold not subject to return.

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Lot 53

(Rev. Thomas) Notitia Monastica: or An Account of all the Abbies Priories and Houses of Friers heretofore in England and Wales... engraved portrait and 3 plates of coats-of-arms engraved device on title and verso of final leaf old signatures and inscriptions at head of title also ink stamp portrait creased title soiled some browning by William Bowyer for John Whiston [etc.] 1744 § Watson (William) The Clergy-Man`s Law: or the Complete Incumbent third edition light water-staining at beginning E. & R. Nutt and R.Gosling for D.Browne [etc.] 1725 contemporary calf worn the first lacking spine and with upper cover detached; and 2 copies of the fourth edition of Watson`s Clergy-Man`s Law folio (4) (Rev. Thomas) Notitia Monastica: or An Account of all the Abbies Priories and Houses of Friers heretofore in England and Wales... engraved portrait and 3 plates of coats-of-arms engraved device on title and verso of final leaf old signatures and inscriptions at head of title also ink stamp portrait creased title soiled some browning by William Bowyer for John Whiston [etc.] 1744 § Watson (William) The Clergy-Man`s Law: or the Complete Incumbent third edition light water-staining at beginning E. & R. Nutt and R.Gosling for D.Browne [etc.] 1725 contemporary calf worn the first lacking spine and with upper cover detached; and 2 copies of the fourth edition of Watson`s Clergy-Man`s Law folio (4)(4)

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America.- Abridgment (An) of Burn`s Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer first edition with blank leaf following prelimina

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Lot 59

America.- Abridgment (An) of Burn`s Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer first edition with blank leaf following preliminaries advertisement leaf at end title slightly defective at upper outer corner I4 torn without loss browned contemporary sheep roan label worn upper cover detached 4to Boston Joseph Greenleaf 1773. *** Scarce; COPAC lists only one copy in the UK.

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Lot 70

America.- Clerk`s Assistant (The) first edition Poughkeepsie 1805 § Jones (Sir William) An Essay on the Law of Bailments edited by John Balmanno Brattleborough Vt. 1813 § Kilty (John) The Land-Holder`s Assistant and Land-Office Guide errata leaf at end Baltimore 1808 § Dunlap (John A.) The New-York Justice... New York 1815 browned contemporary sheep worn some covers detached; and 2 others American law 8vo (6)(6)

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Lot 71

America.- Lloyd (Thomas) The Trials of William S.Smith and Samuel G.Ogden for Misdemeanours... first edition New York 1807 § Act (An) establishing Rules and Articles for the Government of the Armies of the United States... Albany 1812 § Gillieland (J.C.) The Counting-House Assistant or a brief digest of American Mercantile Law Pittsburgh 1818 § Clinton (George) and others. The Speeches of the Different Governors to the Legislature of the State of New-York... original boards uncut lacking upper cover lower detached Albany 1825 all browned all but the last contemporary sheep worn some covers detached; and 2 others American law etc. 8vo et infra (6)(6)

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Lot 73

Agricola (Georgius) De Re Metallica translated...by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover first edition text-illustrations inscribed on fly-leaf `Albert W. Johnson Esq with Compliments of H C Hoover` original vellum worn and marked upper cover loose ink number on spine folio 1912.

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Lot 92

Dennis (John) Miscellany Poems with Selected Translations....To which is added The Passion of Byblis... second edition with large additions lacking A1 (blank) contemporary annotations to title small repair to upper edge Sam.Briscoe Covent-Garden 1697 bound with [Blackmore (Sir Richard) Remarks on a Book entitled Prince Arthur an heroick Poem... first and only edition S.Herrick and R.Sare 1696 modern calf gilt lettering 8vo

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Lot 96

Chambers (Ephraim) Cyclopaedia: or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences 2 vol. first edition 2 engraved folding frontispieces and 19 plates 1 browned some text leaves lacking contemporary panelled calf front boards detached rubbed and scuffed corners worn folio James and John Knapton [& C.] 1728

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Lot 100

(Rachel Lady) Letters... first edition half-title Edward and Charles Dilly 1773 bound with Observations on a Late Publication Entitled “Memoirs of Great-Britain by Sir John Dalrymple lacks A1 (?blank) E2 tear mostly in margin ink signature of W. Jerningham (a prominent Roman Catholic family in Norfolk) J. Almon 1773 browned new endpapers contemporary calf edges worn rebacked with the original spine laid down 4to. (Rachel Lady) Letters... first edition half-title Edward and Charles Dilly 1773 bound with Observations on a Late Publication Entitled “Memoirs of Great-Britain by Sir John Dalrymple lacks A1 (?blank) E2 tear mostly in margin ink signature of W. Jerningham (a prominent Roman Catholic family in Norfolk) J. Almon 1773 browned new endpapers contemporary calf edges worn rebacked with the original spine laid down 4to.

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Lot 104

Walpoole (George Augustus) The New British Traveller new edition revised by William Hugh Dalton engraved frontispiece and plates 1 folding map first few ff. creased map creased with browning and tear at fold contemporary half calf front cover becoming loose spine chipped worn folio for Alex Hogg [1794].

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Lot 106

Stewart (Dugald) Philosophical Essays first edition half-title errata slip lacking advertisement leaf at end dedication leaf browned endpapers browned at margins contemporary mottled calf spine gilt rubbed at head 4to Edinburgh 1810.

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Lot 107

Edgeworth (Maria) Patronage 4 vol. first edition vol. 2-4 half-titles vol. 4 errata leaf at end a few leaves slightly creased or working loose occasional foxing contemporary calf joints cracked [Sadleir 780] 1814; and 7 others Edgeworth 8vo & 12mo (11)(11)

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Lot 116

Borrow (George) The Bible in Spain 3 vol. first edition original cloth spine a little faded paper labels glacine wrappers 1843 § [Lister (T.H.)] Granby 3 vol. first edition contemporary half calf gilt rubbed 1826 8vo (6)(6)

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Lot 117

Dickens (Charles) Martin Chuzzlewit first edition in book form first issue half title engraved frontispiece and title plates by Phiz 1 loose plates foxed particularly at edges contemporary half calf spine gilt extemities rubbed spine darkened 8vo 1844. *** The engraved title has the pound sign on the poster transposed to read “100£”. “Copies with the error are scarce.” Eckel p.68

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Lot 119

Dickens (Charles) Bleak House first edition in book form half-title additional engraved title frontispiece and plates by H.K.Browne some foxing especially at edges contemporary half calf by Sissons spine diced & gilt 8vo 1853.

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Lot 120

Hughes (Thomas) The Scouring of the White Horse first edition illustrations by Richard Doyle original cloth rebacked original spine retained rubbed A.L.s. loosely inserted tipped-in signature to verso of illustrated title 1859 § Ruskin (John) Dame Wiggin of Lee first edition illustrations by Kate Greenway original cloth hinges cracked soiled Orpington Kent 1885 § Robarts (Edith) Robinson Crusoe illustrations by John Hassal original cloth-backed decorated boards n.d. § Brough (Robert B.) Alfred Elwes etc. Funny Dogs with Funny Tales illustrations by Harrison Weir original cloth rubbed 1857; and 2 others similar v.s. (6)(6)

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Lot 121

Dickens (Charles) Works 30 vol. `Library Edition` plates contemporary green half morocco spines gilt spine ends and corners worn rubbed Chapman and Hall [c.1880] § English Poets.- The Works of the English Poets From Cowper to Chaucer 21 vol. spotting to endpapers bookplate of Frederick Greenwood to pastedowns contemporary half calf spines gilt with green and brown morocco labels slightly worn some labels chipped one missing rubbed 1810 § [Surtees (Robert Smith) Sporting Novels] comprising Handley Cross 1854; Ask Mamma 1858; Plain or Ringlets 1860; Mr Sponges Sporting Tour 1853; Mr Facey Romford`s Hounds 1865 first editions in book form hand-coloured engraved plates first three contemporary half morocco others contemporary half calf spines gilt Sponge`s Tour with spine and covers detached the last with spine becoming loose spines darkened worn; and c.60 others runs of Scott and Lytton 8vo (c.110)(c.110)

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Lot 124

Kipling (Rudyard) The Jungle Book first edition second impression plates occasional minor spotting original blue gilt-pictorial cloth slight shelf lean rubbed at spine ends and corner tips g.e. 1894 § Edwards (Amelia B.) Lord Brackenbury 2 vol. second edition bookplate removed from front pastedowns original cloth rubbed 1880 § Duncan (John M.) Novum Lexicon Græcum preliminaries slightly foxed modern cloth Glasgow 1814; and a quantity of others similar v.s. (qty)(0.6)

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Lot 125

Churchill (Winston Spencer) The Story of the Malakand Field Force new edition of the Colonial Library Edition frontispiece portrait 2 folding maps 5 plans Riwaka Library stamp to half-title and endpaper original pictorial cloth rubbed & worn London and Bombay 1898 § Deland (Margaret) The Old Garden first edition colour-printed title decorations and borders by Walter Crane ink inscription to endpaper A.L.s. from the illustrator tipped onto front endpaper original pictorial cloth spine darkened rubbed 1893 8vo & 4to (2)(2)

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Lot 133

Einstein (Albert) About Zionism first English edition later inscription on front free endpaper original cloth dust-jacket several closed tears some minor marking small 4to Soncino 1930.

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Lot 134

Keynes (J.M.) The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money first edition original cloth spine faded and lightly marked head and foot weak [PMM 423] 8vo 1936.

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Lot 135

Spender (Stephen) Trial of a Judge first edition full-page autograph inscription from Spender quoting Friedrich Hoelderlin on preliminary blank p. later quarter morocco over cloth boards lettered in gilt g.e. by Asprey 1938.

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Lot 139

Machiavelli (Niccolo) [Tutte le Opere] parts 3-5 only in 1 (of 5: Discorsi; Arte della Guerra; Asino d`Oro) `Testina` edition Gamba`s second issue no general title the first two parts with woodcut portrait of the author on individual titles part 4 with double-page woodcut illustration of encampment lightly browned old ink stamp on first title neat modern ink signature on front free endpaper later half calf red morocco label rubbed corners a little worn [Adams M7; Brunet III.1275] 4to 1550 [actually Geneva early 17th century].(5)

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Goncourt (Edmond de) Mademoiselle Clarion d`Après ses Correspondances first edition signed presentation copy from the author

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Lot 157

Goncourt (Edmond de) Mademoiselle Clarion d`Après ses Correspondances first edition signed presentation copy from the author to `Caponi` half-title browned contemporary crushed morocco-backed marbled boards corners a little worn rubbed 8vo Paris 1890. *** Probably Jacopo Caponi the Italian journalist and writer who covered the Paris news for Il Fanfulla.

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Lot 167

Kelson (George M.) Tips by the Author of “The Salmon Fly” first edition illustrations 11pp. advertisements at end 2 advertisements on pink paper for the author`s “The Salmon Fly” tipped in half-title browned occasional spotting original pictorial cloth gilt spine repaired 4to 1901.

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Lot 175

Nicols (Arthur) The Acclimatisation of the Salmonidæ at the Antipodes first edition front free endpaper loose title working loose and a lightly browned with a few spots hinges weak original cloth short split to foot of lower joint spine ends and corners frayed scarce 8vo 1882.

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Lot 177

Reftelius (Joann Mart.) and Carolus Linnaeus. Reformatio Botanices. first edition (iv) 21 (2)pp. modern antique style half calf 8vo. Upsaliæ [1762].

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Lot 181

Shaw (Vero) The Illustrated Book of the Dog 18 of 28 chromolithographed plates only plain plates and illustrations plate guards lacking half-title pencil annotations to title and dedication leaves original decorated cloth worn throughout soiling new endpapers [1881] § Hutchinson`s Popular and Illustrated Dog Encyclopaedia 3 vol first edition illustrations rebound in contemporary blue cloth lacking title n.d. [1935] § Leighton (Robert) The Complete Book of the Dog first edition illustrations some slight foxing ink ownership stamp to front end-paper original cloth slightly faded 1922 § Gosset (Adelaide L.J.) Shepherds of Britain first edition illustrations original decorated cloth worn 1911 § Hubbard (Clifford L.B.) Working Dogs of the World first edition illustrations original cloth lacking dust-jacket 1947; and a quantity of others similar v.s. (c.55)

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Lot 184

Trelease (William) and others. Harriman Alaska series vol. V only: Cryptogamic Botany plates original cloth an offprint of Trelease`s introduction loosely inserted (wrappers worn; on superior paper to the book) Washington 1910 § Schuster (Rudolf) The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America 6 vol. first edition illustrations original cloth all but vol. 1 with dust-jackets rubbed New York 1966-92 § Frye (T.B.) and Lois Clark. Heptaticae of North America 5 vol. in 2 illustrations the note that a mimeographed bibliography accompanies the first part has been struck out (it does not) original cloth Seattle 1937-47 8vo (9)(9)

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Lot 194

Darwin (Charles) The Expression of the Emotions first edition second issue 6 heliotype plates only (of 7) 2 folding wood-engraved illustrations tears at folds of plates contemporary half morocco library label to spine chipped corners and spine ends rubbed [Freeman p.142] 1872; Journal of Researches... second edition corrected illustrations some spotting contemporary half calf corners and spine rubbed 1845 8vo (2) *** The Expression of the Emotions “is an important member of the evolutionary set and it was written in part at least as a confutation of the idea that the facial muscles of expression in man were a special emdowment.” Freeman (2)

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Lot 195

Donaldson (Dwight M.) The Shi`ite Religion A History of Islam in Persia and Irak illustrations original cloth spine ends a bit worn 1933 § Lips (Julius E.) The Savage Hits Back illustrations original cloth paper label corners and spine ends rubbed dust-jacket spine darkened chipped and worn New Haven 1937 § Meyer (Johann Jakob) Sexual Life in Ancient India original cloth New York 1953 § Mooss (Dr N. S.) Ayurvedic Treatments of Kerala second edition illustrations original cloth slightly mottled spine browned Kottayam [c.1947] the first three all first editions; and 5 others east Asian anthropology 8vo & 4to (9)(9)

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Marsden (William) A Grammar of the Malayan Language first edition water mark to first few ff. not affecting text ink stamps t

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Lot 200

Marsden (William) A Grammar of the Malayan Language first edition water mark to first few ff. not affecting text ink stamps to title and verso not affecting text contemporary calf-backed boards rebacked in modern calf morocco label to spine corners a bit worn rubbed 4to 1812.

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Lot 204

Osborn (William) An Essay on Laborious Parturition first edition half-title in facsimile title repaired on verso and ink library stamps modern quarter sheep T.Cadell 1783 § Brown (Isaac Baker) On Some Diseases of Women Admitting of Surgical Treatment 9 coloured illustrations original cloth gilt and blind sewing pulled hinges cracked 1854 § Lever (John Charles Weaver) A Practical Treatise on Organic Diseases of the Uterus first edition presentation copy from the author original cloth gilt and blind ink name stamp to title 1843 § [MacMichael (William)] The Golden Headed Cane first edition illustrations in text modern quarter calf gilt 1827 § Milligen (J.G.) Curiosities of Medical Experience vol.1 only of (2) original cloth backed boards paper label worn 1837; and 7 other medical titles similar v.s.(13)(11)

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Lot 206

Schurig (Martin) Gynæcologia historica-medica first edition head- and tail-pieces some browning paper flaw at 3H2 near contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper contemporary vellum title in manuscript to spine 4to Dresden & Leipzig Officina Libraria Hekeliana 1730.(1)

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Tanaron (Pietro Paolo) L`Ostetricia ovvero l`arte Di Raccogliere I Parti first edition engraved frontispiece 8 engraved plate

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Lot 209

Tanaron (Pietro Paolo) L`Ostetricia ovvero l`arte Di Raccogliere I Parti first edition engraved frontispiece 8 engraved plates only (of 9 lacking plate 5) foxing throughout contemporary sheep gilt worn at extremities 8vo Firenze 1758.(1)

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Lot 210

Turnor (Christopher Hatton) Astra Castra: Experiments and Adventures in the Atmosphere first edition chromolithographed frontispiece and 40 photo-zincographed plates presentation inscription from the author to his `dear Mother` on front free endpaper occasional spotting endpapers foxed original blue cloth gilt slightly soiled and marked 4to 1865. *** A thorough work intended for the serious ballooning student rather than “the foolhardy adventurers who have brought it into disrepute”. Inscription reads: “My dear Mother / from her son Hatton / Knowledge is not Wisdom / Knowledge puffeth up but Charity edifieth / This work was begun October 1863 & / finshed October 1864 from October till June / it was going thro` the press / 21 June 1865.”

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Lot 220

Chapman (Jake & Dinos) Disasters of War first edition signed by the artists titled in blind colour plates original white cloth oblong 4to [2002].

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Lot 222

Epstein (Jacob).- Oyved (Moysheh) The Book of Affinity number 68 of 525 copies signed by the author this copy also inscribed “For Mrs Malula Sagall A gift of the gods! 1.5.41” mounted colour plates by Jacob Epstein a little browned at edges 1933 § Baudelaire (Charles) Flowers of Evil edited by James Laver limited edition plates by Epstein printed for Members of The Limited Edition Club at the Fanfare Press 1940 § Ireland (Geoffrey) Epstein: A Camera Study of the Sculptor at Work printed at the Lion and Unicorn Press [1956] plates original cloth the first two t.e.g. others uncut with spines slightly faded all a little rubbed v.s. (3) (3)

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Lot 230

Pyne (William Henry) The History of the Royal Residences 3 vol. first edition 100 uncoloured aquatint plates a few plates with sky printed in blue vol. 3 with the rearrangement slip some light foxing and browning a little offsetting marginal staining to lower outer corner towards end of vol.1 affecting a few plates one or two plates loose contemporary cloth-backed boards uncut roan label on spines a little worn splits to joints [Abbey Scenery 397] 4to 1819.

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Lot 241

Burgess (Gelett) Goops and How to be Them a Manual of Manners for Polite Infants first English edition illustrations by the author original pictorial cloth slightly foxed Methuen 1900 § Robarts (Edith) The Swiss Family Robinson illustrations by John Hassall original pictorial boards cloth spine rubbed contemporary annotation to front endpaper n.d. §Tennyson (Alfred Lord) A Dream of Fair Women illustrations by Edmund J.Sullivan original buckram gilt spine darkened soiled 1900 § [Andrews (Jane)] The Seven Little Sisters who lived on the Round Ball that floats in the Air first English edition illustrations original green cloth gilt hinges cracked rubbed [not in Copac] 1864 § Grafigny (Madame De) Letters of a Peruvian Princess 2 vol in 1 Cooke`s Edition translated from the French 3 engraved illustrations contemporary mottled calf worn C.Cooke [1795]; and 48 others similar v.s. (50)

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Lot 243

Lang (Mrs.) The Book of Princes and Princesses edited by Andrew Lang first edition original cloth gilt bright and clean with a small dent to the top of the lower board dust-jacket chipped and torn with small loss 1908 § Lang (Andrew editor) The Violet Fairy Book new impression original blind-stamped cloth gilt bright and clean dust-jacket sunned chipped and with small loss 1913 8vo (2)

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Lot 249

Harding (J.D.) Elementary Art; or the Use of the Chalk and Lead Pencil sixth edition 24 lithographed plates title and 1 plate loose title browned original cloth with gilt stamp to front faded n.d. § M`Kewan. Lessons on Trees in Water Colours 17 chromo-lithographed plates first torn and repaired title and some pp. creased calf-backed cloth n.d. § Knox (Thomas Lowell editor) Scenes From Every Land illustrations first few leaves creased original stamped cloth spine rubbed and faded 1893 4to & oblong 4to; and 2 others photography (5) (5)

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Lot 260

Amis (Martin) Dead Babies first edition of the author`s second book a few marks to endpapers original boards dust-jacket light browning to flaps corners a little rubbed 8vo 1975.

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Lot 262

Bester (Alfred) The Demolished Man 1953; Tiger! Tiger! [1956] first editions original cloth dust-jackets the latter price-clipped and with a little wear to spine ends and corners; and another edition of the second 8vo (3)(3)

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Lot 263

Burgess (Anthony) A Clockwork Orange first American edition original cloth dust-jacket small clip from foot of inside front flap (price present) otherwise a fine copy New York 1963; and another american literature 8vo (2)(2)

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Chandler (Raymond) The High Window first edition original cloth dust-jacket light wear to spine-ends corners and upper cover

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Lot 265

Chandler (Raymond) The High Window first edition original cloth dust-jacket light wear to spine-ends corners and upper cover fore-edge otherwise a good copy 8vo New York 1942.

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Chandler (Raymond) The Lady in the Lake first edition original cloth dust-jacket spine and lower cover a little browned wear

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Lot 266

Chandler (Raymond) The Lady in the Lake first edition original cloth dust-jacket spine and lower cover a little browned wear to head of spine split to top of upper fore-edge 8vo New York 1943.

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Lot 267

Chandler (Raymond) The Little Sister first edition original cloth dust-jacket creased at head slight wear to upper corner otherwise a good copy 8vo Boston 1949.

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Chandler (Raymond) The Long Good-Bye first English edition original boards dust-jacket neat restorations mainly to interior o

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Lot 268

Chandler (Raymond) The Long Good-Bye first English edition original boards dust-jacket neat restorations mainly to interior of front panel few marks to back panel 8vo 1953.

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Lot 270

Chandler (Raymond) Killer in the Rain 1964; another edition Boston 1964; Playback 1958; Spanish Blood Cleveland and New York 1946; Red Wind Cleveland and New York 1946 first editions original cloth dust-jackets the last with spine-ends chipped the rest with occasional wear to spine-ends and corners and c.13 others Chandler some first editions 8vo & 4to (c.18)(c.18)

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Lot 274

Christie (Agatha) Appointment with Deathm first edition original orange cloth lacking dust-jacket 8vo 1938.

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Lot 276

Conrad (Joseph) Suspense first edition original cloth dust-jacket chipped at extremities with slight lose 1925; The Rover contemporary presentation to front free end-paper 1923; Tales of Hearsay 1925 first editions original cloth spines slightly darkened 8vo. (3). (3)

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Lot 277

Cunningham (Michael) A Home at the End of the World first edition original cloth-backed boards dust-jacket 3 small abrasions to top edge of upper panel otherwise fine New York 1990 § Smith (Wallace) The Captain Hates the Sea first edition full-page inscription from author on front free endpaper signed and dated Hollywood 1933 original cloth slightly spotted New York 1933 8vo (2)(2)

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Lot 278

Dexter (Colin) Last Bus to Woodstock first edition of the author`s first novel pages browning dust-jacket chipped at edges with 2 small tears and adhering to lower board 8vo 1975.

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Lot 279

Dexter (Colin) The Dead of Jericho first edition dust-jacket with slight browning to edges 1981; Service of all the Dead dust-jacket slightly creased at edges 1975; and 5 other first editions by the same 3 vol. by Agatha Christie and a corgi model of Morse`s Jaguar 8vo (10)

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Lot 280

Dolmen Press.- Initium S. Evangelii Secundiam S. Joannem limited edition of 500 copies 8pp. wood-engraved illustrations by Elizabeth Rivers this copy uncut and unopened [Dolmen XXV 10] [Miller 10] 8vo Dublin Dolmen Press 1953. *** Rare. The first of the Dolmen Press Christmas booklets.

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Lot 282

-. Montague (John) Patriotic Suite limited edition illustrations Library of Congress Catalogue cards in envelope tipped-in at end original pictorial wrappers margins a little browned [Miller 100] The Dolmen Press 1966 § Simms (George) The Book of Kells [Miller 41] Dublin The Dolmen Press 1961 § Colum (Padraic) Irish Elegies [Miller 31b] The Dolmen Press 1963 § Lynch (John) All Irish Traditions limited edition Dolmen Press 1970 § Clarke (Austin) The Third Kiss The Dolmen Press 1976; Liberty Lane: A Ballad Play of Dublin in Two Acts... limited edition 1978 first and fourth original wrappers the rest original boards third fifth and sixth dust-jackets; and 5 others Dolmen Press including Miller`s Dolmen XXV: An Illustrated Bibliography 1976 8vo (12).(12)

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Lot 285

Du Maurier (Daphne) Jamaica Inn first edition ink name on front free endpaper hinges pulling with some splitting Gollancz 1936 § Steinbeck (John) Cannery Row first edition inscription original second issue yellow cloth rubbed and lightly marked 1945 8vo (2)(2)

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Lot 287

Faulks (Sebastian) Devil May Care 2008 § Haddon (Mark) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time proof copy with wrap-around with associated ephemera including 4 promotional post-cards a concertina mobile and a dust-jacket for the first edition original wrappers 2003 § Rushdie (Salman) Shalimar the Clown 2005; The Enchantress of Florence 2008 § McEwan (Ian) Solar 2010 Boyd (William) Ordinary Thunderstorms 2009 § Hanif (Mohammed) A Case of Exploding Mangoes 2008 § Pratchett (Terry) Only You Can Save Mankind 1992 § Gliori (Debi) Pure Dead Magic 2001; Pure Dead Brilliant 2003; Deep Fear 2006 velvet bindings § Funke (Cornelia) Inkheart 2003; Inkspell 2005; Inkdeath original printed boards 2008 first editions all but the first signed by author original boards dust-jackets except where binding stated otherwise; and c.50 others Modern First Editions 8vo (c.60)

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Lot 289

Fleming (Ian) Dr. No first edition some spotting to preliminaries owner`s names on verso of front cover original embossed cloth later impression dust-jacket (with `Ian Fleming` in white on spine) chipped at extremities loss to head of spine 1958 § Greene (Graham) The End of the Affair first edition original cloth spine slightly discoloured dust-jacket slightly browned small water-marks to spine loss to head of spine price torn away from inner flap 1951; and 9 others some first editions including a signed postcard of Julian Barnes 8vo (11)(11)

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