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Click here to subscribeDuhamel Du Monceau (Henri Louis) Traité des Arbres Fruitiers 2 vol. first edition half-titles engraved frontispiece and 180 plates some light browning frontispiece with light water-staining to upper inner margin and slight damage where previously stuck to old bookseller`s label on verso of half-title contemporary mottled calf spines gilt with morocco labels g.e. rather worn [Nissen BBI 550] 4to Paris Saillant & Desaint 1768.
Ferrari (Giovanni Battista) Flora overo Cultura di Fiori first edition in Italian copper-engraved decorative title frontispiece 6 plates of parterres and 39 other plates mostly botanical errata leaf at end Q2 & 3 misbound after Y signature browned light water-staining to outer margin of a few leaves at beginning modern calf g.e. slightly rubbed [Nissen 620] 4to Rome Pier.Ant.Facciotti 1638.
Gerard (John) The Herball or Generall Histories of Plantes third edition engraved title and numerous woodcut illustrations lacks first and last ff. (blank) a few small tears one or two repairs mostly in margins some browning and ink staining margins trimmed old fly-leaf torn and repaired with ink inscriptions 19th century fly-leaves with other ink inscriptions 18th century calf rubbed slightly rubbed rebacked [STC 11752; Hunt 230; Henrey 156; Nissen 698] generally a good copy folio Adam Islip 1636.
Fishes.- Boulenger (George Albert) Catalogue of the Fresh-Water Fishes of Africa 4 vol. first edition engraved illustrations in the text original cloth a few boards slightly soiled hinges of vol.3 split by Order of the Trustees 1909-16; and 350 (of 1198) original copper engraving blocks and 28-drawer wooden chest to contain same and a box of miscellaneous copper blocks v.s. (4 vol 7 boxes & wooden chest)
Dante Alighieri. Divina Commedia [with the commentary and life of Dante by Cristoforo Landino edited by Piero da Figino] 301 ff. (of 311 lacking title and 9 following preliminary ff. supplied in photostatic facsimile) 60 lines of commentary surrounding text Roman type 3 full-page and 97 smaller woodcuts in the text four-part border round first p. of Inferno many initials first full-page woodcut holed fore-edge frayed and mounted worming to a2-5 with loss of text tears to lower margin of first half-dozen ff. repairs to upper margin of H7&8 O5 torn without loss staining to lower part of each p. through most of Inferno and at end of Paradiso marking and foxing elsewhere occasional early marginalia seventeenth-century vellum gilt and decorated in blind brown morocco spine-label rubbed and marked [BMV V 484; Goff D-34; Hain 5951] folio Venice Matteo Capcasa (di Codeca) 1493. *** The fifth illustrated edition of Dante using the woodcuts from Banalius`s and Capcasa`s 1491 edition.
Brant (Sebastian) Stultifera navis translated by Jacob Locher and with additions by Thomas Beccadelli first Lyonese edition and the first known work from the press of Sacon 133 ff. only (of 156 lacking a1-8; b1-3; c3-4&6; i6 n2-5 and u1-4 the last blank) 33 lines and foliation Roman letter a few capital spaces with guide-letters woodcut illustrations in the text a few full-page marginal repairs to head of b8 and outer margin of i1 small worm trace near head of k1-l4 occasionally just touching a small part of 1 letter s6 trimmed closely at outer margin just within border of woodcut verso water-stained 20th century calf gilt rubbed [BMC VIII 336; Goff B-1093; Hain 3572] small 4to [Lyons] [Jacobus Sacon] [24th June 1488 i.e 1498]. sold not subject to return. *** A rare edition in any condition of this satirical work. We have been able to trace only four other copies at auction since 1981 the last in 1994. The edition is copied nearly page for page from the Paris Marnef edition of 8th March 1498 and uses the same woodblocks most of which had first appeared in the first edition of Pierre Riviere`s French verse translation.
Aesop. Vitae et Fabellae Aesopi cum interpretatione latina...Gabriae fabellae tres & quadraginta ex trimetris iambis praeter ultimam ex Scazonte cum latina interpretatione [and other Greek texts] first Aldine edition text of Aesop and Gabrias in Greek and Latin the others in Greek woodcut anchor device to title and verso of final f. capital spaces with guide letters occasional small areas of light foxing and a few spots or small light stains (all mostly marginal) but generally crisp and clean handsome early nineteenth century red straight-grain morocco gilt spine in compartments and with double olive morocco gilt labels rubbed at extremities g.e. [Adams A278; Brunet I 83; Ahmanson-Murphy 93; Renouard Alde 49:6; Praz p.373 (introductory note) re. Horapollo] folio [Venice] [Aldus Manutius] [October 1505]. *** A sumptuous copy of the first Aldine edition which Brunet calls a `Belle édition très recherchée et dont les exemplaires bien conservées ne se trouvent pas facilement`. The other texts include the first edition of Horapollo`s Hieroglyphica Tarrhaeus and Diymus` proverbs Ponticus on allegories in Homer and Apologus Aesopi de Cassita apud Gellium.
Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal second edition half-title etched portrait by Félix Bracquemond tissue guard added at end oval albumen photographic portrait of Baudelaire mounted on a card f. and 40 pp. of additional material in manuscript some spotting and marking library blind-stamps on first few ff. and occasionally elsewhere small ink stamp on title verso library bookplate of Leeds Public Libraries stamped `duplicate sold` registration slips tipped in after title and on rear pastedown bibliographical note on verso of old front endpaper few pencil notes and little pencil scoring library binding of blue morocco-backed cloth little rubbed binders` stamp of Cedric Chivers Aug 1938 on rear pastedown 8vo Paris Poulet-Malassis & De Broise 1861. *** The additional material consists of the 6 suppressed poems of the first edition 10 further `Poésies nouvelles et inédites` (some with publishing details in various literary magazines up to 1864 added) and 2 prose pieces `Révolte...Epigraphe au chapitre Revolte 1re edition supprimée a la seconde` and on different paper the withdrawn original long dedication to Theophile Gautier signed `Charles Baudelaire` and probably in his hand. This version was first published as a facsimile plate in Le Parnasse Satyrique (Brussels 1864) on one folio sheet whereas in this copy it is on two 8vo pp. The two versions are otherwise virtually identical including corrections and underlinings of words and letters. The other manuscript material seems to be in other hands and together the volume forms a complete collection of all Baudelaire`s poetry available up to 1864 perhaps prepared by Baudelaire himself or his publisher Poulet-Malassis.
Donne (John) Letters to Severall Persons of Honour first edition first issue engraved portrait frontispiece slight worming from O to X to upper left of ff. not affecting text marginal ink note to G4 ink inscriptions to endpaper bookplate to pastedown contemporary calf spine gilt rebacked with original backstrip laid down lightly rubbed [Keynes 55; Wing D1864] 4to for Richard Marriot 1651. *** “No more tantalising set of documents can be imagined.” - Sir Edmund Gosse.
Dugdale (William) The Antiquities of Warwickshire first edition engraved portrait frontispiece (mounted) title in red and black 5 double-page engraved maps 11 engraved plates on 10 sheets some double-page or folding engraved illustrations and coats-of-arms throughout many full-page errata leaf at end additional engraved portrait mounted to endpaper few ff. with light marginal water-staining contemporary panelled calf rebacked new endpapers boards rubbed [Wing D2479] folio Thomas Warren 1656.
Fuller (Thomas) The History of the Worthies of England first edition engraved portrait frontispiece (trimmed to image and mounted on endpaper) extra-illustrated with 12 engraved portrait plates later added some with margins trimmed others mounted on separate leaves hinges cracked contemporary diced calf rebacked preserving original spine corners rubbed boards marked [Wing F2440] folio J.G.W.L. 1662.
[Locke (John)] An Essay concerning Humane Understanding first edition first issue worming at end with loss of text to last c. 20 ff. title soiled some marking elsewhere later half calf rubbed rebacked [Wing L2738; PMM 164] folio Eliz. Holt for Thomas Basset 1690. *** Issue with Elizabeth Holt`s name in imprint. One of the cornerstones of philosophical literature.
Shakespeare (William) A Collection of Poems 4 parts in 1 second collected edition first issue separate title to each part dated 1630 1632 1599 and 1599 respectively spotted heavier to Venus and Adonis inscription to pastedown contemporary speckled panelled calf joints splitting at spine ends but holding firm loss to spine ends a little rubbed 8vo for Bernard Lintott [1709]. *** The second appearance of Shakespeare`s collected poems preceded only by the 1640 edition and the first to include Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece.
[Mandeville (Bernard de)] The Fable of the Bees: or Private Vices Publick Benefits first edition ink symbols and notes to margins inscription to title a little browned bookplate to endpaper cutting to pastedown 19th century calf gilt sympathetically rebacked corners a lttle bumped lower cover slightly scuffed [Rothschild 1371] 12mo for J. Rorerts [sic] 1714. *** The poem was originally published in 1705 as “The Grumbling Hive” but this is the first edition to contain the Remarks as well as to be published as `The Fable of the Bees`. A later edition followed in the same year and contained several corrections. Highly controversial when first published; `The Fable of the Bees` is now seen as containing many of the founding principles of modern economic thought.
[Swift (Jonathan)] Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In four parts. By Lemuel Gulliver 2 vol. first edition third issue engraved portrait frontispiece by Sheppard after Sturte 6 engraved plates engraved head and tail-pieces and initials offsetting short tear to vol.1 N5 bookplate to pastedowns contemporary panelled calf spines and joints rubbed corners bumped rubbed [Teerink 291(B); Rothschild 2108] 8vo for Benj. Motte 1726. *** Swift went to extraordinary lengths to avoid both prosecution and piracy. The manuscript was copied out in another`s hand to avoid identification of the real author and secretly delivered to Motte for publication. He printed the book in 5 different printing houses simultaneously even so the first edition sold out within the first week of publication necessitating the swiftly printed second and third issues which appeared in consecutive months.
(Sir Isaac) Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica 3 vol. in 4 first “Jesuits`“ edition half-titles in vol.1 & 2 titles in red and black with engraved vignettes woodcut head and tail-pieces woodcut diagrams throughout some leaves browned vol. 3.1 2Q with closed tear 2Y-3B with damp-staining to lower corner A1 & A2 misbound after c4 vol. 3.2 with additional ?cancel f. referenced in ms. note on 3T4 occasional ink-stainings particularly to vol. 1 contemporary mottled calf rebacked spine gilt [Babson 30] 4to Geneva Barrillot & Filii 1739-42. *** “...valued for its copious commentary. It also contains in Vol.III...important pieces which were awarded the prize of the French Academy in 1724 for solving the problem of the motion of the tides from the theory of gravity...These represent all that was done on the theory of tides between the publication of Newton`s Principia and the investigations of Laplace.” Babson. (Sir Isaac) Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica 3 vol. in 4 first “Jesuits`“ edition half-titles in vol.1 & 2 titles in red and black with engraved vignettes woodcut head and tail-pieces woodcut diagrams throughout some leaves browned vol. 3.1 2Q with closed tear 2Y-3B with damp-staining to lower corner A1 & A2 misbound after c4 vol. 3.2 with additional ?cancel f. referenced in ms. note on 3T4 occasional ink-stainings particularly to vol. 1 contemporary mottled calf rebacked spine gilt [Babson 30] 4to Geneva Barrillot & Filii 1739-42. *** “...valued for its copious commentary. It also contains in Vol.III...important pieces which were awarded the prize of the French Academy in 1724 for solving the problem of the motion of the tides from the theory of gravity...These represent all that was done on the theory of tides between the publication of Newton`s Principia and the investigations of Laplace.” Babson.
Johnson (Samuel) The Vanity of Human Wishes The Tenth Satire of Juvenal imitated first edition title with woodcut device woodcut head-piece and initial title lightly browned at margins Clann Dhaibhidh bookplate to pastedown library label of Andrew Lang loosely inserted attractive modern green morocco gilt spine faded [Courtney & Smith pp.22-24; Foxon J87; Rothschild 1233] 4to for R.Dodsley by M.Cooper 1749. *** “Johnson`s first publication to bear his name.” - Rothschild
Sterne (Laurence) The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy 9 vol. in 5 vol. 1-2 second edition vol.3-9 first edition vol. 5 7 & 9 signed by the author to head of chapter 1 engraved frontispieces by Ravanet after Hogarth to vol. 1 & 3 some offsetting vol. 6 L4-6 with staining ownership inscription to titles bookplate to pastedowns later calf spines gilt with 18th century labels joints rubbed vol. 2 front cover detached vol. 5 rebacked with original spine laid down vol. 7 spine chipped at head [Rothschild 1970] 8vo vol.1-4 for R. and J. Dodsley vol. 5-9 for T.Becket and P.A Dehondt 1760-1767. *** Printed over a period of 10 years “The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy” ultimately earned Sterne the perpetual curate of Coxwold courtesy of Baron Fauconberg an avid reader. Initially dismissed in England most famously by Samuel Johnson who stated that “Nothing odd will do long. Tristram Shandy did not last.” Sterne`s masterpiece has since gone on to influence writers as diverse as Goethe Joyce and Marx.
Johnson (Samuel) The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets 4 vol. first London edition engraved portrait frontispiece 1p. advertisement at end of vol.4 bookplate to paste-downs contemporary ownership name to endpapers contemporary calf rubbed joints cracked small losses and restoration to spine ends 8vo for C.Bathurst et al 1781.
Hunter (John) A Treatise on The Blood Inflammation and Gun-Shot Wounds first edition 9 engraved plates only (of 10 lacking portrait) Bedford General Infirmary stamps to title and elsewhere spotting to plates hinges repaired contemporary half calf rebacked preserving original spine corners and edges rubbed with small loss 4to for George Nicol 1794. *** Hunter collected material for this book while serving with the army at Belle Isle during the Seven Years War.
Dickens (Charles) The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club first edition in book form half-title engraved frontispiece additional pictorial title and 41 plates plates oxidised occasional spotting to text leaves early 20th century straight-grain morocco gilt by Charles Macleish (signed “C.M`L”) a.e.g. spine slightly faded [Eckel p.23 Smith p.19] 8vo 1837.
Darwin (Charles) Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle first edition second issue with cancel title ownership name to endpaper lacking charts contemporary half-morocco marbled edges rebacked corners chipped [Freeman 12] 8vo 1840.
Thackeray (William Makepeace) Vanity Fair first edition in book form first issue additional engraved title frontispiece and 38 plates illustrations without publisher`s advertisements at end light soiling to first few leaves a few plates with upper margins browned contemporary half calf rubbed lower fore-edge with slight loss [Van Duzer 231] 8vo 1848. *** With the later supressed woodcut of “The Marquis of Steyne” on p.336 the heading on p.1 in rustic and “Mr. Pitt” for “Sir Pitt” on p.453. Lacking The Great Hoggarty Diamond advertisement.
Morgan (Sylvanus) The Sphere of Gentry: first edition additional engraved title numerous engraved plates portrait of William Camden and illustrations many full-page lacking folding Howard pedigree separate title and dedication to parts 3 margins of preliminaries repaired with some loss 4L2 and 4I2 trimmed with some loss later blind-stamped calf rebacked preserving original slightly worn backstrip [Wing M2743] folio by William Leybourn for the Author 1661. *** Provenance: Hugh W. Diamond 1830 (ink signature and notes re. book to front free endpapers).
Aesop. Aesop`s Fables with his Life: in English French & Latin English text by Thomas Philipott French and Latin text by Robert Codrington first edition fine engraved frontispiece depicting the author among his animal characters additional pictorial title (dated 1665) and 109 (of 110) engraved vignettes by Francis Barlow lacking 3K2 Y1 repaired with loss of a few words of text (supplied in ink) extra-illustrated with the inclusion of 39 engraved plates by Wenceslaus Hollar from the Ogilby Aesop of 1668 and with 15 small engraved oval vignettes by Sebastien Le Clerc all trimmed to platemark and laid down occasional water-staining later half mottled calf richly gilt spine in compartments joints starting at foot but holding firm [Wing A696; Hodnett Francis Barlow pp.167-195] folio William Godbid for Francis Barlow 1666. *** An attractive extra-illustrated edition of Barlow`s finest work.
Gibbon (Edward) The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 6 vol. mixed edition (vol.1 fourth edition; vol.2&3 second edition and vol.4-6 first editions) half-titles to all but vol.1 engraved portrait frontispiece to vol.1 and 3 folding engraved maps (2 in vol.2 and 1 in vol.3) erratta ff. to vol.2 and 3 vol.1 title stained with a repair at foot just affecting part of 1 letter of imprint and with a short tear in all 4 ff. of sig.S no loss for W. [or A.] Strahan and T.Cadell 1781-1788; Miscellaneous Works 3 vol. 2 engraved frontispieces for A. Strahan T. Cadell and W. Davies 1796-1815 all vol. occasional foxing or spotting some mostly marginal water-staining uniformly bound in contemporary mottled calf rebacked preserving original gilt backstrips in compartments a few corners worn rubbed and scuffed 4to (9)
Finglass (Esther) The Recluse: or History of Lady Gertrude Lesby 2 vol. in 1 first Dublin edition light browning contemporary tree calf spine gilt with red morocco label slightly scuffed 12mo Dublin for P.Wogan &c. 1789. *** ESTC locates no copies of this Dublin edition (published in the same year as the London one) in N.America.
Barrett (Francis) The Magus first edition 22 engraved plates including 5 hand-coloured lacking half-title and frontispiece title stained some spotting dusty previous owner`s name on front pastedown contemporary half roan joints cracked 4to 1801. *** According to Montague Summers “among the most interesting and valuable books of English occult lore.”
Pamphlets.- Suffolk. Constitutions by Charter; and Rules for the Better Government of the Corporation for Relief of the Poor Widows and Orphans of such Clergyman as... possessed of some Ecclesiastical Benefices or Curacies within... Suffolk [this edition not in BL] Bury St. Edmunds 1818 bound with John Ives. A Catalogue of the Capital Collection of Coins and Medals in the Highest Preservation and Beautiful Painted Glass... by Messrs. Langford manuscript fair copy with prices title and 12pp. [ESTC locates 4 printed copies only] 1777 bound with A Catalogue of the Entire and Valuable Library of John Ives partly priced 1777 bound with Life (The) and Humorous Adventures of William Grigg of Snarlton in Suffolk T. Cooper 1733 bound with Genuine (A) and Faithfull Narrative of the Unfortunate Catpain William Death. Commander of the Terrible Privateer Thomas Bailey 1757 bound with Stokes (Samuel) An Narrative of the Many Unparallel`d Hardships and Cruel Sufferings While in France; of the Crew of the Terrible Privateer Commanded by Captain William Death [ESTC lists 6 copies only] J. Towers n.d. [?1757] bound with [Wilkes (John)] A Letter to His Grace the Duke of Grafton First Commissioner of His Majesty`s Treasury The Second Edition 2pp. of advertisements for The Political Register at end 1767 bound with Alexander (Samuel) An Address to the members of the Two Monthly Mettings Constituting The Quarterly Meeting of Friends of the County of Suffolk second edition York 1812 bound with Butler (Rev. Stephen) A Sermon on Sanctification preached in the Methodist Chapel at Lowestoft 1817 [not in Copac] Southwold n.d. 1817 bound with Frost (B.) The Substance of Two Discourses upon the Office of Godfathers and Godmothers title stained lacks A1 (?blank) [ESTC locates 4 copies only ESTC calls for 31 pages but this copy has a 3 page Postscript at end] Ipswich W. Craighton 1741 bound with Cornish (Joseph) The Life of Mr. Thomas Firmin lacks a1 (?blank) J. Johnson 1780 bound with [Lindsay (John)] An Expostulatory Letter to the Rev. Mr. Patrick Cockburn lacks first and last ff. (?blank) [ESTC locates 2 copies only BL and New College Oxford] 1740 together 13 works in 1 vol. bookplate of ?Ford family on front pastedown lower free endpaper torn contemporary half calf rubbed joints splitting upper cover working loose gilt no. 13 on spine 8vo.
(Mrs Isabella) The Book of Household Management first edition pictorial title with Bouverie Street address frontispiece and 12 colour-printed plates wood-engraved illustrations throughout occasional light browning short tear to T5 4B4 repaired frontispiece very slightly trimmed otherwise a good copy attractive modern calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe gilt [Bitting p.32; Simon BG 186] 8vo S.O.Beeton 1861. (Mrs Isabella) The Book of Household Management first edition pictorial title with Bouverie Street address frontispiece and 12 colour-printed plates wood-engraved illustrations throughout occasional light browning short tear to T5 4B4 repaired frontispiece very slightly trimmed otherwise a good copy attractive modern calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe gilt [Bitting p.32; Simon BG 186] 8vo S.O.Beeton 1861.
Dickens (Charles) The Mystery of Edwin Drood first edition from the original parts 6 parts [all published] engraved portrait of the author additional vignette title and plates advertisements lacking 1 contents f. a few minor spots original pictorial wrappers bound in modern cloth-backed marbled boards [Eckle p96ff; Sadleir 694] an unusually fine set 8vo 1870.
Verne (Jules) Around the World in Eighty Days first English edition illustrations advertisements at rear dated October 1873 hinges cracked contemporary presentation inscription to front endpaper original blue cloth decorated in gilt and black slightly soiled and rubbed at extremities [Myers 54] 8vo 1873. *** Extremely rare to find a copy of the first English edition with the title dated 1873 (not 1874 as is usually the case) and in the original cloth binding. The Myers bibliography could only speculate about its existence.
Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The Story of the Malakand Field Force first edition first issue without the errata slip preceding first folding map half-title frontispiece portrait 6 maps including 2 colour and folding 32pp. publisher`s catalogue at end some foxing to half-title and few other places original apple-green cloth gilt rubbed very slightly soiled [Woods A1(a)] 8vo 1898.
Beckett (Samuel) Stirrings Still first edition number 56 of 200 copies signed by the author and artisit illustrations by Louis le Brocquy original vellum-backed cloth embosed gilt design to front cover small soiling mark to head of spine otherwise fine original cloth slip-case New York and London [1988]. *** Beckett`s last prose work and already intended as such at the time of publication.
Dexter (Colin) Last Bus to Woodstock first edition the usual browning throughout particularly to title original boards spine ends very slightly creased dust-jacket small sections of discolouration to flaps otherwise in excellent condition 8vo 1975. *** The first Inspector Morse title scarce in such a good dust-jacket.
Greene (Graham) The Man Within first edition original cloth dust-jacket occasional spotting at edges very slightly cocked joints a little rubbed but otherwise a very good copy 8vo 1929. *** Greene`s first novel his only previous publication was a collection of poetry written whilst at Balliol College Oxford.
Joyce (James) Ulysses first edition printed in England number 88 of 100 copies signed by the author from an edition of 1000 title in blue & black prospectus loosely inserted presentation inscription to Gaston Levi from Lord Ivor Churchill with an A.L.s. from Churchill loosely inserted original vellum gilt to a design by Eric Gill t.e.g. others uncut slightly rubbed slip case [Slocum & Cahoon 23] 8vo 1936. *** “I`ve put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant and that`s the only way of insuring one`s immortality.” - James Joyce Levi was a war-time associate of General de Gaulle the inscription is dated January 1943 the book appears to have been a wedding gift. The letter is dated Feb. 22nd: “It seems a long time ago since we struggled with the problems of welfare at and often wonder what happened to many of the personalities who assisted our enterprises.”
Wodehouse (P.G.) Psmith Journalist first edition under this title half-title frontispiece and 11 plates by T.M. Whitwell first few leaves very slightly trimmed at fore and upper edge endpaper working loose original pictorial cloth corners and joints a little rubbed top section of upper joint split otherwise a very attractive copy [McIlvaine A15c] 8vo 1915. *** Originally issued in 1912 entitled “The Prince and Betty.” The book was revised by Wodehouse and re-issued under this title in 1915.
Yeats (William Butler) The Winding Stair first edition number 533 of 600 copies signed by the author from an edition limited to 642 designed by Frederic Warde ownership inscription to endpaper endpapers a little faded at margins original cloth gilt roan spine labels spine ends and corners a little frayed small mark to spine [Wade 164] 8vo New York The Fountain Press 1929. *** The true first edition as opposed to the more common 1932 edition.
L`ESTRANGE (Sir Roger) - Seneca`s Morals By Way of Abstract.. Fourteenth Edition, London, 1739, original brown leather binding and DICKENS (Charles) - Little Dorrit, first edtn 1857 (first book only) ill. H K Browne, Bradbury & Evans Bouverie Street, half calf (front board detached, foxed) (2)
BLUNDEN, Edmund. Undertones of War. London: Richard Cobden-Sanderson, 1928. First edition, 8vo (220 x 142mm.) (Occasional light spotting or minor marginal browning, a few leaves opened crudely). Original cloth (extremities bumped, slightly affected by damp to upper cover), dust-jacket (torn and discoloured).
WILSON, Colin. Ritual in the Dark. Boston & Cambridge: 1960. First edition, 8vo (210 x 140mm.) Original cloth (extremities bumped), dust-jacket (torn with loss). Provenance: Paul Scofield (presentation inscription signed by the author dated Jun 67 to front-free endpaper). – And one other volume by Wilson (‘The Outsider’, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1956. First edition, 8vo) (2).
SHACKLETON, Ernest. South, the Story of Shackleton’s Last Expedition 1914-1917. London: William Heinemann, 1919. First edition, first impression, 8vo (247 x 153mm.) Colour frontispiece, 86 black and white full-page illustrations, 1 double-page plate, folding map bound at rear. (Browned as usual, preliminary blank with minor tear, first few leaves slightly creased, map creased and with minor tears at folds.) Original dark blue cloth blocked in silver (extremities lightly bumped, slightly heavier at head and foot of spine, small repair to edge of spine).
DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. London: George Newnes, Limited, 1894. First edition in book form, first impression, 8vo (235 x 155mm.) Numerous illustrations. (Some soiling, browning and spotting.) Original cloth, g.e. (rebacked, old spine laid down, recornered, endpapers replaced, slightly soiled and discoloured).
SALINGER, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1951. First edition, 8vo (187 x 122mm.) (Some spotting and minor creasing.) Original cloth (extremities bumped, spine somewhat faded). Provenance: Joy & Paul Scofield (presentation inscription to front free endpaper from ‘Fores’). – And one other work by Salinger (2).
SPENDER, Stephen. Ruins and Visions. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1942. First edition, 8vo (220 x 139mm.) Original cloth (extremities slightly bumped). Provenance: Natasha Spender (presentation inscription signed by her husband, the author, dated June 1942; manuscript poem titled ‘Husband and Wife’; bookplate). – And one other related volume by Spender signed by John Trewin (2).
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