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Lot 95

(Sir Francis) The Historie of the Raigne of King H (Sir Francis) The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh first edition mixed issue with errata partially corrected engraved portrait frontispiece and title repair to inner margin of I4 loss of a few letters occasional staining worm traces to lower margin of some ff. contemporary speckled calf rebacked [Gibson 116b; STC1159] small folio W.Stansby for Matthew Lownes 1622.

Lot 108

[Madox (Thomas)] The History and Antiquities of th first edition 2 pp. subscribers` list at end engraved head and tail-pieces initials title margins marked `The Grove` bookplate of the earl of Clarendon contemporary panelled calf rubbed rebacked [Kress 2726] folio John Matthews 1711.

Lot 120

Virgilius Maro (Publius) Bucolica Georgica et Ae 2 vol. titles in red and black with engraved vignette engraved plates some spotting original vellum soiled J. & P.Knapton 1750 § Terentius Afer (Publius) Comoediae engraved frontispiece browned Cambridge J.Tonson 1701 § Epictetus. His Morals... translated by George Stanhope third edition contemporary name at head of title occasional soiling or staining Rich. Sare 1704 the first and last with bookplate of Thomas Byron the last two contemporary panelled calf gilt a little worn joints split; and 6 others classics 8vo & 4to (10)(10)

Lot 128

(Sir Frederick Morton) The State of the Poor: or a (Sir Frederick Morton) The State of the Poor: or an History of the Labouring Classes in England 3 vol. first edition half-titles to vol.2 and 3 only (bound wrong way round in vol.2) folding table in vol.3 some spotting and browning staining to vol.1 title ex-library copy with ink-stamp on title and a few other leaves modern half calf top edge red others uncut [Goldsmiths` 17107; Kress B 3384; PMM 249] 4to J. Davis 1797. *** “The State of the Poor is one of the classical works in the history of economics. Eden was lead to embark on the subject by the high prices brought on by the war in 1794 and 1795 and the effect they had on the living conditions of the poorer classes... Eden`s own work notwithstanding its originality might now be forgotten if it were not for the invaluable collection of facts attached to it which can never cease to be of importance... it has proved the basis of sociological investigation ever since.” (PMM).

Lot 136

Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) On the Constitution of t second edition first gathering becoming loose 1830 bound with Penrose (John) Of Christian Sincerity Oxford 1829 together 2 works in 1 ownership signatures of Derek Stanford 1945 and Rohan Butler 1984 on front free endpaper and with extensive pencil and ink notes by both in text of the first and on rear endpapers contemporary calf rubbed joints and spine ends worn § Byron (G.G.N. Lord) The Works 16 vol. lithographed portrait foxed some worming bookplate of John Dundas original blue boards rubbed one spine slightly defective Paris Galignani 1819-24; and 6 others mostly literature v.s. (23) *** The first edition of the first item was published in the same year but Coleridge made considerable revisions to the text for this edition the last published in his lifetime and the definitive text. Derek Stanford (1918-2008) poet and critic conscientious objector during the Second World War once lover and collaborator of Muriel Spark but later ridiculed by her as the objectionable Hector Bartlett the “pisseur de copie” in A Far Cry from Kensington. Rohan Butler (1917-96) historian Fellow and later Sub-Warden of All Soul`s College Oxford historical advisor to the Foreign Secretary 1963-82.(23)

Lot 137

Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) Confessions of an Inquir first edition without half-title contemporary calf rubbed upper joint split [Wise 88] 1840; and 3 others 8vo (4).

Lot 139

Barrett (Elizabeth) and Robert Browning Two Poems first edition 16pp. original cream wrappers lightly soiled preserved in later calf portfolio with cloth flaps gilt by Bayntun & Riviere Bath 8vo 1854. *** This booklet was printed by Elizabeth`s sister Arabella Barrett to sell at a charity bazaar held to benefit a refuge for destitute girls. It has been estimated that 300 copies may have been printed and it provided a model for Thomas J.Wise`s notorious forgeries.

Lot 141

Trelawny (Edward John) Records of Shelley Byron 2 vol. first edition portraits plates browned and marked `Garrison Library Malta` stamps modern half vellum 8vo Pickering 1878 § Roget (Peter Mark) Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases second edition `Military Library` stmp on title browned and marked modern half cloth 1853 § The Kirchner Album Second Series 12 colour plates decorative wrappers frayed and creased spine taped n.d.; and 6 others including 3 numbers of The Stand Magazine with contributions by Kipling Churchill & Agatha Christie v.s. (10)

Lot 143

Marshall (Alfred) and Mary Paley Marshall. The Eco second edition Arnold Plant`s copy with his signature on title another signature on front free endpaper 1889 § Sidgwick (Henry) The Elements of Politics corner cut away 1891; Miscellaneous Essays and Addresses 1904 § Pigou (A.C.) Memorials of Alfred Marshall first edition frontispiece and plates half-title library nos. on verso of title 1925; Alfred Marshall and Current Thought advance review copy with slip loosely inserted dust-jacket slightly browned 1953; occasional browning original cloth gilt spines slightly dulled; and 17 others Economics 8vo (22) (22)

Lot 147

Flecker (J.E.) The Last Generation first edition original printed wrappers slightly worn at lower corner a few pages poorly opened otherwise very good The New Age Press 1908 § Lewis (Wyndam) The Wild Body first edition original cloth spine faded small ownership signature to end-paper 1927 § Herzen (Alexander) My Past and Thoughts: The Memoirs... translated by Constance Garnett 6 vol original cloth volumes 4-6 with dust-jackets 1924-1927 §Ward (Mrs Humphrey) Eleanor first edition inscribed by the author original decorated cloth slightly worn New York 1900 § Lovejoy (J.C. & O.) Memoir of the Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy first edition presentation copy original cloth slightly worn New York 1838 § von Armin (Mary Annette) Elizabeth and Her German Garden 1898; The Solitary Summer 1899; The Adventures of Elizabeth in Ruegen 1904 first editions the first 2 titles presentation copies from `Mrs Macmillan (?publisher`s wife) original cloth slightly worn; a quantity of others including 2 boxes of photographs 8vo (qty)(Qty)

Lot 152

Lawrence (D.H.) Fantasia of the Unconscious first edition original cloth paper label original dust-jacket worn lower part of spine missing upper part of jacket detached at crease 1923; Touch & Go first edition original boards paper label spine rubbed and cracked uncut 1920 § Eliot (T.S.) The Rock first edition original printed wrappers slightly rubbed contemporary ink signature to front end-paper 1934; Literary Essays of Ezra Pound first edition original cloth dust-jacket 1954 § De La Mare (Walter) The Hostage number 13 of 100 edition de luxe illustrations original wrappers [1925] § Barker (George) Alanna Autumnal first edition original cloth-backed boards worn contemporary signatures to front end-papers Wishart 1933; Poems first edition original cloth signature to endpaper 1935; and a quantity of others similar 8vo ( 28)(Qty)

Lot 153

Ford (Ford Madox) [Ford Maddox Hueffer] “Tietjens” original cloth spine slightly faded 1924; No More Parades original cloth slightly worn dust-jacket slightly dusty fold at spine with small split slightly chipped at head and foot of spine 1925; A Man Could Stand Up original cloth dust-jacket dusty and worn with loss to head and tail 1926; Last Post original cloth dust-jacket slightly worn dusty a few small closed tears to jacket 1928; Some Do Not second edition original dust-jacket worn and chipped with some loss 1924 all but the last first editions 8vo (5) (5)

Lot 156

Hasek (Jaroslav) The Good Soldier: Schweik first edition in English illustrations original cloth spine faded New York 1930 § Kipling (Rudyard) The Years Between first edition original cloth t.e.g. others uncut spine faded lower cover marked 1919; and 3 others 4to & 8vo (5)(5)

Lot 157

Thompson (Flora) Lark Rise first edition of the first in the Candleford trilogy illustrations by Lynton Lamb original cloth dust-jacket clipped but with price present chipped at corners edges and spine ends with some loss overall a very good copy 8vo 1939.

Lot 165

Munro (Alice) Dance of the Happy Shades first edition signed by the author on title contemporary ownership signature to front endpaper original cloth dust-jacket slightly worn at folds and slight loss at head of spine 8vo Toronto The Ryerson Press 1968.

Lot 169

[Galen. Methodus Menendi] translated by Thomas Linacre decorative initials lacks title fore-edge of first few and last f. frayed first few pp. soiled some staining at end and elsewhere early ink marginalia and note at end later pencil notes contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards covers with roll of birds flowers and foliage surrounding central panels upper cover depicting Christ arising from the Tomb with the Instruments of the Passion initials `G.P` (?) above lower cover with the Trinity worn spine damaged covers front fly-leaves and first f. of text loose remains of printed label inside upper cover [? Wellcome 2635] 8vo [? Paris C. Chevallonius 1526]. *** Early edition of Linacre`s translation of Galen`s treatise on therapeutics first published also in Paris in 1519.

Lot 178

Colardeau (Charles Pierre) Le Temple de Gnide half-title engraved title with portrait 7 engraved plates after C. Monnet name on half-title bookplate of Sir Richard Barnett upside down on rear paste-down contemporary tree-calf rubbed joint cracked [Cohen-de Ricci 245]. Paris le Jay 1773 § [Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de)] La Pucelle d`Orléans first authorised edition half-title 19 engraved plates after Gravelot only of 20 `Chant XII` supplied in facsimile bookplate of Sir Henry Dashwood of Kirtlington Park contemporary calf spine gilt gilt rule on covers rubbed rebacked [Cohen-de Ricci 1029] [Geneva] 1762 § La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en Vers 2 vol. 2 portraits 92 engraved plates contemporary calf gilt rubbed rebacked [Cohen-de Ricci 573 calling for 80 plates only] Paris Plassan & Chevalier 1792 8vo and 37 others mostly 18th century French literature (41)

Lot 182

Cléry (Jean Baptiste Cant Hanet) Journal de ce qui first edition half-title engraved frontispiece plan and facsimile 1p. of `Nota` at end later wrappers 8vo Londres de l`Imprimerie de Baylis 1798. *** Louis XVI was imprisoned by the revolutionary Commune de Paris in the Tour du Temple on 26th September 1792. He was executed by guillotine on 21st January 1793.

Lot 193

Hartshorne (Albert) Old English Glasses original half parchment rubbed and soiled 1897 § Litchfield (F.) Pottery & Porcelain: A Guide to Collectors new edition 1912 § Flower (M.) Victorian Jewellery 1951 § Millar (O.) The Tudor Stuart and Early Georgian Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen 2 vol. 1963 plates and illustrations some colour all but the first original cloth the last with dust-jackets and slip-case the third a little spotted and faded 4to (5)(5)

Lot 200

Reinach (S.) Monuments Nouveaux de L`Art Antique 2 vol. illustrations original wrappers bound in contemporary half red morocco gilt Paris [1924] § Dussaud (René) Les Civilisations Préhelléniques second edition coloured frontispiece 17 plates original wrappers bound in contemporary half morocco gilt by P.B. Sanford Paris 1914 4to (3) *** The first gathers 28 articles of Reinach (1858-1932) which he wrote in `Courriers de l`art antique de la Gazette des Beaux Arts`. It is an account of the archaeological excavations between 1886 and 1925 which mainly concentrates on the Greek and Roman civilisations.

Lot 208

Lewis (C.S.) The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe first edition colour frontispiece and black and white illustrations by Pauline Baynes occasional soiling original cloth faded and marked facsimile dust-jacket good 8vo 1950.

Lot 209

Milne (A.A.) Winnie-the-Pooh first edition few light marks original cloth gilt t.e.g. slight shelf lean corners a little bumped 8vo 1926.

Lot 212

(Dr.) Green Eggs and Ham first edition later iss (Dr.) Green Eggs and Ham first edition later issue with `50 Word Vocabulary` printed directly on jacket illustrations very slight foxing to edges of leaves upper hinge weak original pictorial boards extremities rubbed spine ends and corners bumped dust-jacket edges creased and torn with loss Beginner Books New York 1960; Fox in Socks first edition a few leaves a little stained original pictorial boards corners and spine ends slightly bumped dust-jacket frayed with loss to spine ends and corners Beginner Books New York 1965; and another Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary in French 4to (3)(3)

Lot 214

[[Burton Arabian Nights (Sir Richard Francis)].- Letchford (Albert) A Series of Seventy Original Illustrations to Captain Sir R.F. Burton`s “Arabian Nights” number 33 of 250 copies of the “Choice Edition de Luxe” 71 plates including portrait of Burton captioned guards some frayed damp-stain to corner of first few ff. images not affected loose as issued in cloth folder paper label rubbed and marked worn at corners and joints lacking ties large folio 1897.

Lot 250

Alken (Henry) The Beauties & Defects in the Figure first edition 18 hand-coloured plates spotting to endpapers and title cloth-backed boards spine strip partly lacking boards rubbed small 4to 1881.

Lot 255

[Bindley (Charles)] “Harry Hieover”. The Stud fo 1849; Practical Horsemanship 1850 (2 copies); The Hunting-Field 1850 (2 copies); The Pocket and the Stud 1851; Precept and Practice 1857; The Sporting World 1858 all but the last 2 with advertisements at end engraved plates browning some loose leaves morocco-backed cloth gilt all rather worn § Baucher (F.) A Method of Horsemanship second American edition lithographed frontispiece 8 plates scattered spotting original embossed cloth spine faded slight shelf lean 1852 § Rarey (J.S.) The Art of Taming Horses new edition engraved frontispiece (worn) 7 plates 14pp. advertisements at end original morocco-backed cloth worn 1858 § The Handy Horse-Book by A Cavalry Officer fourth edition frontispiece 4 plates original cloth gilt spine faded 1868 § The Gentleman and His Horse being selections from the Works of Baucher Nolan Richardson and Other Authors on Horsemanship first edition tape repair to first few leaves browned original cloth soiled Madras 1857; and c.70 others Horses Riding and Equitation v.s. (c.80)(c.75)

Lot 265

Simpson (Charles) The Harboro` Country first edition colour frontispiece 23 plates 8pp. advertisements at end light scattered spotting original buckram spine browned with small nick boards a little soiled 1927 § Randall (J.) A History of The Meynell Hounds and Country 1780-1901 2 vol. portrait frontispieces plates captioned tissue guards bookplates to paste-down original cloth gilt spines faded front panel of vol.2 marked 1901 § Apperley (J.C.) Nimrod`s Hunting Tour second edition scattered spotting title and few leaves working loose original cloth gilt corners bumped slight shelf lean spine split along joint 1857; and 19 others Regional Hunts 4to and 8vo (23)(23)

Lot 266

Smedley (Frank E.) Lewis Arundel Or The Railroad o first edition additional hand-coloured engraved title frontispiece 40 plates (5 hand-coloured) by “Phiz” original cloth gilt spine faded [c.1852] § Fox Russell. The Haughtyshire Hunt 1897; Colonel Botcherby 1899 first editions frontispieces and plates by R.J. Richardson the first modern cloth with original pictorial cloth front panel and spine strip laid to covers the second original pictorial cloth spine faded § Mills (John) Stable Secrets first edition frontispiece plates original cloth gilt 1863 § Somervile (William) The Chase frontispiece and illustrations by Hugh Thomson original pictorial cloth gilt upper joint split 1896; and c.50 others Sporting Novels including Whyte-Melville Tschiffely and others 8vo (c.55) (c.55)

Lot 278

Cotugnus (Jacobus) Liber de Abusu Venae Sectionis 2 parts in 1 first edition woodcut coats-of-arms on covers the first partly coloured worming repaired throughout with loss to text and margins obliterated name on first title some marking modern half vellum patterned boards 4to Rome Stephanus Paulinus 1604.

Lot 281

Ozanam (Jacques) Usage de l`Instrument Universel.. first edition 2 folding engraved plates (of 3) one torn and detached contemporary calf worn 12mo Paris Estienne Michallet 1688.

Lot 290

Bryce (James) Transcaucasia and Ararat first edition half-title wood-engraved frontispiece double-page map with route in red 36pp. catalogue at end hinges weak original pictorial cloth gilt rubbed and stained 1877 § [Demidoff (Anatole de) Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale et la Crimée...] lacking title but with wood-engraved portrait frontispiece of Nicolas I and 23 plates by Raffet all on india paper and mounted plus 1 plate of music illustrations note to binder tipped in at end foxed signed by the author on half-title old ink inscription on front free endpaper (loose with frontispiece) contemporary half roan rubbed [Paris] [1840] 8vo (2)

Lot 297

Japan.- Dickson (W.G.) Gleanings from Japan first edition plates and illustrations bookplates to paste-down original pictorial cloth a little browned extremities bumped 8vo Edinburgh and London 1889.

Lot 299

Dudley- Buxton (L.H.) The Eastern Road 1925 § Lesdain (Count de) From Pekin to Sikkim 1908 § Price (Julius M.) From the Arctic Ocean to the Yellow Sea New York 1892 § Maill (Bernard) In Forbidden China 1912 § de Windt (H.) From Pekin to Calais by Land second edition 1892 all but the last first editions illustrations original cloth slighlty worn 8vo (5)(6)

Lot 300

Genghis Khan.- Walker (C.C.) Jenghiz Khan first edition illustrations original cloth dust-jacket soiled 1939 § Haenisch (Erich) Die Geheime Geschichte der Mongolen illustrations and maps original cloth paper labels slightly soiled Leipzig 1941 § Lamb (Harold) Genghis Khan illustrations original cloth dust-jacket 1933 § Fox (Ralph) Gengis Khan first edition illustrations cloth dust-jacket slightly torn 1936 § Berguis (C.C.) Blut und Bluten fur Dschingis-Chan first edition original cloth dust-jacket Wiesbaden 1951; and 18 others similar on Genghis Khan v.s. (23)(23)

Lot 301

Hedin (Sven) Trans-Himalaya Discoveries and Adven 3 vol. vol. I & II second editions vol. III first edition maps some folding plates some colour original pictorial cloth little rubbed spines faded vol. I stained 8vo 1910-1913.

Lot 303

Kozlov (Petr Kuz`mich) Mongoliia i Kam second edition 7 maps illustrations original cloth-backed boards Moscow 1947; Mongoliia i Amdo i mertvyi Gorod Khara-Khoto [Mongolia and Amdo and the Dead City of Khara-Khoto] second abridged edition map illustrations spotted original cloth-backed boards Moscow 1948 § Kazanov (A.N.) Moi Puti po Mongoli i Kamu [My Journey to Mongolia and Kham] plates Russian text modern cloth n.p. n.d. 8vo and 4to (3) *** Kozlov (1863-1935) was one of the foremost explorers of Central Asia. In 1899 he led his first expedition to Mongolia and Kham and Kazanov was a member of the expedition.

Lot 304

Lady Travellers.- Herbert (Lady) Cradle Lands first edition illustrations contemporary half calf gilt joints cracking rubbed 1867 § Cable (A.) Mildred & Francesca L.French. Dispatches from North-West Kansu illustrations original printed wrappers slight foxing small piece cut from top edge of front wrapper China Inland Mission 1925; Something Happened original cloth biro signature to front endpaper 1934; A Desert Journal letters from Central Asia first edition illustrations original cloth rubbed ink inscription to front endpaper 1934 8vo (4)

Lot 307

Rockhill (William Woodville) The Land of the Lamas frontispiece illustrations 2 folding maps original blind-stamped cloth extremities rubbed boards a little marked hinges weak [Cordier Sinica 2919] New York 1891 § Olufson (O.) Through the Unknown Pamirs The Second Danish Pamir Exhibition 1898-99 first edition illustrations 3 folding maps at end old ownership name to half title original cloth fading to spine and upper cover spine a little chipped [Yakushi 060] 1904 § Gompertz (M.L.A.) “Ganpat”. The Road to Lamaland Impressions of a Journey to Western Thibet frontispiece illustrations edges spotted original cloth gilt spine faded [1916] 8vo (3)

Lot 315

Du Chaillu (Paul Belloni) The Land of the Midnight Summer and Winter Journeys through Sweden Norway Lapland and Northern Finland 2 vol. first English edition frontispieces (1 folding) plates illustrations large folding linen-backed colour map at end of vol.1 later half brown crushed morocco spines gilt 8vo 1881.

Lot 317

Hommaire de Hell (Xavier) Travels in the Steppes o first edition in English library stamp to title occasional spotting a few small marginal water-stains original cloth spine gilt spine faded 3 white numbers to spine [Atabey 592] 8vo 1845. *** Hommaire`s journey to the Crimea was essentially for the purpose of geological research especially to examine the “great question of the rupture of the Bosphorus”. However during the course of his journey the author became more and more involved in the area and its people and so the present work is also a well-written general account of his travels. There is much on the Kalmuck Mongols.

Lot 318

Landor (A. Henry Savage) Across Coveted lands or 2 vol. first American edition frontispiece 2 folding maps plates original decorated cloth gilt rubbed ends of spines nicked hinges cracked t.e.g. 8vo New York 1903.

Lot 327

Hanway (James) An Historical Account of the Britis with a Journal of Travels vol.2 3 & 4 only (of 4) bound in 2 first edition vol.2 with engraved head-pieces and 11 plates (lacking frontispiece) vol.3 & 4 bound together with half-titles and engraved frontispieces & folding map (the latter bound upside down) some light soiling and browning mostly offsetting contemporary half calf spines gilt rather worn joints split [Goldsmiths` 8801; Kress 5268] 4to Mr.Dodsley; Mr.Nourse... 1753; sold not subject to return *** Vol.3 & 4 are complete in themselves with the separate title The Revolutions of Persia: with the Reign of Shah Sultan Hussein with the Invasion of the Afghans...

Lot 329

(Sir A. Henry) Early Adventures in Persia Susiana (Sir A. Henry) Early Adventures in Persia Susiana and Babylonia 2 vol. first American edition frontispieces (one coloured) 3 folding maps Father Leo Memorial School Croghan N.Y. blindstamp to title original cloth gilt spines slightly faded head and foot a little worn New York 1887.

Lot 330

Life of Mahomet (The) first American edition 2pp. publisher`s advertisements at end spotted and a little damp-stained contemporary calf rubbed and cracked 12mo Worcester Isaiah Thomas May 1802.

Lot 331

Society of Dilettanti (The). The Unedited Antiquit comprising the Architectural Remains of Eleusis Rhamnus Sunium and Thoricus first edition 78 engraved plates washed throughout 19th century bookplaste of James Whatman modern half calf over marbled boards folio 1817.

Lot 332

Tournefort (Joseph Pitton de) A Voyage into the Le 2 vol. first English edition 153 engraved plates and maps 6 double-page foxed and browned some water-staining contemporary ink inscrption on front free endpapers some endpapers loose bookplate of Thomas Byron contemporary sprinkled calf rubbed vol..1 rebacked with gilt spine and corners repaired vol.2 rather worn with covers detached [Nissen ZBI 4156; cf. Atabey 960; Blackmer 1318] 4to for D.Browne A.Bell. J.Darby... 1718. *** The botanist Tournefort was sent on a mission to the Levant by Louis XIV in 1700 accompanied by the artist Aubriet. The text takes the form of letters to M. de Pontchartrain who sponsored Tournefort`s mission. The first volume describes the Greek archipelago and the Eastern Mediterranean while the second volume is devoted to Asia Minor the Black Sea the Caucasus and Persia. Many of the plates illustrate the flora of the region where he discovered many new botanical species.

Lot 334

Mountaineering.- Finch (George Ingle) The Making o first edition frontispiece and plates slightly foxed and browned ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper newspaper cutting taped down on front pastedown original blue ribbed cloth 8vo 1924.

Lot 335

Peru.- Walton (William) An Historical and Descript and of the experiments made by the Spaniards to Improve the Respective Breeds first edition 5 hand-coloured engraved plates 36pp. advertisements at end some offsetting contemporary marbled boards sympathetically rebacked preserving parts of original printed spine label boards faded rubbed [Sabin 101223] 8vo 1811. *** The first work devoted to the four members of the camelidae family of South America: Llama Alpaca Guanaco and Vicuna.

Lot 343

Lewis (Samuel) A Topographical Dictionary of Engla 4 vol. & Atlas 45 engraved maps some folding water-stained contemporary half calf rubbed a few covers detached spines worn 1831; A Topographical Dictionary of Wales 2 vol. third edition 1844; A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland 2 vol. second edition 1846; A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland 2 vol. foxed and browned 1846 all but the first without plates and maps bookplates of H.R.C. Martin “College of Arms” on front pastedowns new endpapers all but the first original blind-stamped cloth corners bumped rebacked 4to (11).(6)

Lot 346

Parsons (Edward) The Civil Ecclesiastical Litera Huddersfield Bradford Wakefield Dewsbury Otley and the Manufacturing District of Yorkshire 2 vol folding railway map to vol. 1 later cloth 1834 § [Oldfield (Thomas Hinton Burley)] An Entire and Complete History Political and Personal of the Boroughs of Great Britain 3 vol.contemporary half calf rubbed vol. 3 lacking marbled paper hinges cracking later spine labels old browning 1792 § Paterson (Daniel) A New and Accurate Description of all the Direct and Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales 10th. edition folding map contemporary half calf worn spine damaged 1794 § Chauncy (Henry Sir) The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire a defective copy first two 8vo third folio (7)

Lot 348

Watson (William) An Historical Account of the Anci first edition illustrations and maps many folding some very slight soiling half later morocco gilt t.e.g. spine faded slightly rubbed Wisbech 1827 § Walker (Neil) and Thomas Craddock. The History of Wisbech first edition illustrations and folding map loose portrait plate inserted contemporary half black calf blind and gilt decorated spine rubbed contemporary signature to title some slight soiling Wisbech 1849 v.s. (2)

Lot 351

Braine (John) Room at the Top first edition original boards dust-jacket with original yellow wrap-around lower cover bowed otherwise a good copy 8vo 1957.

Lot 352

Burgess (Anthony) The Right to an Answer first American edition inscription to front endpaper ?by the author signed J. Wilson dated 4/60 original cloth dust-jacket worn at edges spine faded New York 1961 § Campbell (Patrick) The Tolerant Tailors with facsimile note from the author original boards n.d 8vo & small 4to (2)(2)

Lot 354

Clarke (Arthur C.) 2001: A Space Odyssey first edition gift inscription on front free endpaper original boards dust-jacket a little darkening and minor creasing 8vo 1968.

Lot 355

[Clemens (Samuel Langhorne)] “Mark Twain”. Life o first edition first issue plates and illustrations original grey endpapers brown mark to title and edge of frontispiece otherwise internally fine original decorative brown cloth frayed at corners and spine ends joints slightly worn central crease to spine [BAL 3411 first state intermediate B] large 8vo Boston 1883.

Lot 358

Gordon (Roderick) and Brian Williams. The Highfiel edited by Andrew Swanston first edition [one of 2000 copies] signed by both authors with inscription colour plates and plain illustrations & devices with related bookmark & postcard loosely inserted original pictorial wrappers a fine copy 8vo Mathew & Son 2005. *** Book One of what is now known as the Tunnels sequence. The inscription reads “Schlaak! The pickaxe hit the wall of earth” (the opening line of the book) dated “17th Mole 2005”. This paperback edition was published simultaneously with the hardback edition of 500 copies.

Lot 361

Harbou (Thea von) Metropolis first English edition first issue one leaf loose original cloth gilt dust-jacket slightly chipped at corners and spine ends and with one short tear to upper panel 8vo The Readers Library [1927]. *** The first issue does not mention this title in the list of Readers Library books on p.7 or on the rear flap of the dust-jacket. The dust-jacket designed by Aubrey Hammond is an outstanding example of art deco illustration.

Lot 372

Pamuk (Orhan) Snow uncorrected proof copy original wrappers 2004; The White Castle first edition original cloth dust-jacket 1991 both in near-fine condition 8vo (2)(2)

Lot 374

Sansom (C.J.) Dissolution first edition of the author`s first book original cloth dust-jacket slight creasing to head of spine otherwise a fine copy 2003 § Rankin (Ian) Westwind first edition original cloth dust-jacket price erased slight creasing to head of spine otherwise a fine copy 1990 § Silberstein (L.) second edition original cloth rubbed 1924 8vo (3)(3)

Lot 377

Wodehouse (P.G.) The Inimitable Jeeves first edition slight foxing original pictorial green cloth rubbed [McIlvaine A30a] 1923 § Hemingway (Ernest) A Farwell to Arms first English edition original cloth spine slightly faded 1929 § Christie (Agatha) Sparkling Cyanide first edition inscription to endpaper original cloth dust-jacket slightly worn 1945; Towards Zero first edition contemporary inscription to title original cloth dust-jacket slightly worn 1944 § Churchill (W.S.) Arms and the Covenant first edition original cloth some slight foxing 1938; and a quantity of modern first editions 8vo (30) (30)

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