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Lot 91

[Surtees (Robert Smith)] JorrocksÆs Jaunts and Jol second edition first issue with second edition of `Life of John Mytton` in advertisements at end hand-coloured additional engraved title with vignettes and 14 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Henry Alken 8pp. publishers` catalogue at end some foxing and soiling mostly to tissue guards hinges reinforced original pictorial green cloth gilt g.e. rubbed spine worn and faded splits to joints preserved in later cloth drop-front box spine faded [Tooley 471] 8vo Ackermann 1843. *** The first edition of this title with coloured plates.

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Lot 98

(Flight Lieutenant Roald) The Gremlins first Engl (Flight Lieutenant Roald) The Gremlins first English Edition 12 full-page and 1 double-page colour illustrations black & white vignette illustrations original cloth-backed pictorial boards rubbed with loss to edges and lower board 4to [1944].

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Lot 101

Haraucourt (Edmond) Héro and Lèandre number 21 of 125 copies etched illustrations by A.-E.Marty some slight offsetting original printed wrappers chemise and slipcase slipcase split Paris 1930 § Forest (Louis) Monseigneur Le Vin first edition illustrations b y Charles Martin original wrappers upper wrapper detached end paper and free-endpaper torn Paris 1927 § Constantin-Weyer (Maurice) Parlons Français illustrations by Paul Iribe many folding contemporary half linen over boards original wrappers bound-in Paris 1934 § Tales of Hoffmann illustrations by Mario Laboccetta original cloth worn New York n.d. § Balzac (Honoré) Droll Stories 2 vol. limited edition illustrations by Ralph Barton original cloth over batik boards rubbed bookplate New York 1928; and 4 other titles similar v.s. (10)(10)

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Lot 108

Rowling (J. K.) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of A first edition first impression first issue with “Joanne Rowling” on c page and line break on p.7 original pictorial boards dust-jacket an excellent copy 8vo 1999.

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Lot 110

Stevenson (Robert Louis) Treasure Island. illustrations by Mervyn Peake original cloth rubbed dust-jacket worn and clipped 1949; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr.Hyde illustrations by S.G.Hulme Beaman original cloth slighly worn 1930 § De La Mare (Walter) The Lord Fish first edition illustrations by Rex Whistler original cloth rubbed [1933] § Douglas (Norman) Alone first edition foxed original cloth slightly rubbed bookplate to front paste-down 1921; Late Harvest first edition original cloth 1946; and 2 others biography v.s. (7) Condition report: (7)

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Lot 146

Bligh (William) The Dangerous Voyage performed by first Dublin edition engraved frontispiece modern polished calf 12mo. Dublin 1812.

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Lot 147

Bockley (Charles Burton) An Anecdotal History of O 2 vol first edition illustrations contemporary quarter strain grain morocco rubbed original wrappers 1902 § Ponting (Herbert G.) In Lotus-Land Japan illustrations original gilt decorated cloth spine faded worn 1910; and 3 others on China Japan and Borneo v.s. (5)(5)

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[Coyer (G. F.)] Lettre au Docteur Maty first edition modern straight-grain maroon morocco gilt uncut 8vo Brussels 1767. *** A

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Lot 154

[Coyer (G. F.)] Lettre au Docteur Maty first edition modern straight-grain maroon morocco gilt uncut 8vo Brussels 1767. *** A satirical account of the Patagonia `Giants`.

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Ehrmann (Theophil Freidrch Von) Neueste Kunde vom first edition 2 hand-coloured maps and 20 engraved plates mostly folding so

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Lot 157

Ehrmann (Theophil Freidrch Von) Neueste Kunde vom first edition 2 hand-coloured maps and 20 engraved plates mostly folding some torn and worn at creases contemporary mabled boards lettering label rubbed at extremities 8vo Prague 1808. *** Newest Description of the Russian Empire in Europe and Asia.

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Lot 163

Gore (F. St. J.) Lights & Shades of Hill Life in t half-title plates 2 folding maps presentation copy inscribed by the author on front free endpaper “as a reminder of many happy days in camp” Marquess of Sligo`s copy with his bookplate on front pastedown original cloth soiled spine dulled rubbed and a little frayed 1895 § Northey (Major W. Brook) The Land of the Gurkhas or The Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal first edition plates folding map inscribed “A. Sligo / Calcutta / March 1938” on front free endpaper original cloth gilt spine slightly faded Cambridge n.d.; and 6 others mostly travel 8vo (8)(8)

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Lot 166

Headlam (Cecil and Major Benton Fletcher) The Stor folding map and other illustrations original cloth 1927 § Baedeker (Karl) Switzerland and the Adjacent Portions of Italy Savoy and Tyrol twenty first edition folding and other maps plans and plates original cloth 1905; and others guide books 8vo (qty)

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Lot 167

Hollberg (Esaias) Norra Americansja Farge-orter: m first edition 8pp. modern half calf gilt 8vo Abo Joh[n] Christ[ian] Frenckel 1763.

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Humboldt (Alexander de) Volcans des Cordilléres de first edition lithograph illustrations some foxing original cloth backed p

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Lot 168

Humboldt (Alexander de) Volcans des Cordilléres de first edition lithograph illustrations some foxing original cloth backed printed boards corners bumped and rubbed ink library stamps to upper cover front endpaper and half-title and verso of title oblong 8vo Paris 1854. *** Volcanoes of the Mountains of Quito and Mexico. Condition report:

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Lot 182

Martins Pereira (Antonio) Relaçao da Infeliz e De first edition modern speckled calf 8vo. Miguel Manescal Da Costa Lisbon 1741. *** Unhappy Account of a Deplorable Voyage (Shipwreck).

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Nihusius (Bartoldus) Epistola Philologica...de Nav first edition 12pp. device on title name on title modern red morocco gilt

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Lot 193

Nihusius (Bartoldus) Epistola Philologica...de Nav first edition 12pp. device on title name on title modern red morocco gilt small 4to Frankfurt Lucas Jennisius 1630. *** Rare work on the wonders of an African island called Gorgades (Cape Verde Islands) described in Pomponius Mela and discovered by Hanno. According to Howgego Hanno was a “Carthaginian navigator who in about 470BC sailed through the Straits of Gibraltar and along the coast of West Africa. The purpose of the voyage was the colonization of the coast of Africa.” He also discovered the Senegal River Cape Mesurado and Mount Cameroon.

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Lot 197

Reuilly Jean de Voyage en Crimée et sur les Bords first edition half-title 2 folding engraved maps 3 folding plates and 6 vignettes 3 folding printed tables occasional light foxing Holland House bookplate recent quarter morocco contemporary marbled boards slightly rubbed 8vo Paris 1806. *** Reuilly (1780-1810) travelled extensively in southern Russia as an attaché to the duc de Richelieu Governor of Odessa. He was assisted during his travels by the German traveller Pallas whose notes greatly enhance this book`s worth and importance.

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Lot 207

Shackleton (E. H.) The Heart of the Antarctic Bein 2 vol. first edition 3 folding maps and panorama to pocket rear vol. 2 plus other illustrations re-cased in original cloth spines sunned 8vo 1909.

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Lot 210

St.John (Spencer) Life in the Forests of the Far E 2 vol. first edition 16 tinted or hand-coloured lithographs 3 folding maps 2 with tears repaired occasional spotting original cloth gilt upper joint of vol. 1 split rubbed 8vo 1862. *** Sir Spenser St. John (1839-1911) was appointed British Consul-General at Brunei in 1856. He explored the surounding countryside and travel into the interior of Borneo farther than eny other traveller of his time.

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Lot 219

Colburn (Zerah) Locomotive Engineering and the Me 2 vol. including plate vol. 64 double-page plates (plate 55 supplied in facsimile) illustrations title of text vol. with small tear spotted some water-staining modern cloth London & Glasgow 1871 § Maury (M.F.) The Physical Geography of the Sea first English edition 8 folding plates on india paper at rear and 4 illustrations in text 4pp. catalogue at end lightly foxed and water-stained original cloth spine worn and faded (slightly defective at head) 1855; and 2 others engineering v.s. (5)(5)

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Lot 222

Gamaches (Etienn eSimon de) Astronomie Physique o Compares aux Principes de la Philosophie de M. Newton first edition 22 folding engraved plates plus text vignettes contemporary calf rubbed and with hinges starting to split old marks to first few pages some browning 4to Paris 1740.

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Lot 229

Hellman (Alfred M.) A Collection of Early Obstetri illustrations quarter brown morocco gilt original wrappers bound-in bookplate and inscription to front endpapers New Haven Connecticut 1952 § Russell (K.F.) ...Books in the Library of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons illustrations original cloth dust-jacket Melbourne 1979 § Talbot (C.H.) and E.A.Hammond The Medical Practitioners in Medieval England first edition original cloth dust-jacket 1965 § Pauly (A.) Bibiliographie des Sciences Medicales original cloth dust-jacket 1954 § Rowlette (Robert J.) The Medical Press and Circular 1839-1939 illustrations original cloth lettering labels slightly soiled 1939; and a quantity of bibliographic and biographic reference similar v.s. (76) (76)

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Lot 231

Hochberg (Lew A.) Thoratic Surgery befor the 20th first edition illustrations original cloth dust-jacket soiled New York 1970 § Bick (Edgar M.) Scource Book of Orthopaedics illustrations original cloth library stamps throughout worn New York 1968 § Bramwell (C.) and J.T.King The Principles and Practices of Cardiology first editon illustrations original cloth hinges cracked O.U.P. 1942 § Roberts (K.B.) and J.D.W. Tomlinson The Fabric of the Body first edition illustrations original cloth Oxford 1992 § The Nomenclature of Diseases... second edition original printed boards cloth spine hinges cracked darkened rubbed H.M.S.O. 1885; and a quantity of others similar v.s. (70)(70)

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Lot 243

Darwin (Bernard) The Golf Courses of the British I first edition half-title 64 plates after Harry Rowntree many colour all with captioned tissue-guards one creased some spotting to text original cloth slightly marked at foot of spine small 4to 1910.

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Lot 245

(George Lord) A Few Short Runs first edition fr (George Lord) A Few Short Runs first edition frontispiece inscrbed on endpaper by the author`s son to E.T. Bragg Oct. 1970 with 1p. A.Ls. inserted original cloth dust-jacket chipped at head and foot of spine 8vo 1921.

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Lot 255

Ballard (J.G.) The Atrocity Exhibition first English edition 1970; Disaster Area first edition 1967; The Unlimited Dream Company first edition 1979 original boards dust-jackets; and another by Ballard 8vo (4)

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Lot 259

Bowles (Paul) The Sheltering Sky first American edition foxing to endpapers original cloth dust-jacket slightly soiled New York 1949; The Hours after Noon first edition original cloth dust-jacket 1959 8vo (2)

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Lot 262

Churchill (Sir Winston) Second World War 6 vol. Collector`s Edition The Easton Press Connecticut 1989 § Murdoch (Iris) The Book and the Brotherhood 1988 § Wolfe (Tom) The Bonfire of the Vanities 1987 § Motimer (John) Summer`s Lease 1988 § Crichton (Michael) Travels 1988 § Spillane (Mickey) The Killing Man 1989 all but the first first editions signed by the authors full morocco gilt g.e. Franklin Library Pennsylvania; and 7 others similar 8vo (18)(18)

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Lot 263

Conrad (Joseph) Youth and Two Other Stories first American edition original embossed cloth uncut joints and corners a little rubbed 8vo New York 1903. *** This volume contains The Heart of Darkness.

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Lot 264

Conrad (Joseph) The Mirror of the Sea first edition 40pp publisher`s catalogue dated August 1906 at end a little marginal browning ownership inscription to first free endpaper original cloth spine faded with tear to head and a small piece of cloth becoming loose 8vo 1906.

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Lot 266

Conrad (Joseph) The Shadow-Line first edition 18pp publisher`s catalogue at end spotting to first few leaves original cloth spine rubbed 1917; Notes on Life and Letters original blindstamped cloth one or two marks 1921; Some Reminiscences spotting to first and last few leaves ownership inscription to endpaper original cloth 1912; and another similar 8vo (4)(4)

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Lot 269

Conrad (Joseph) Chance second issue 8pp publisher`s advertisements dated Autumn 1913 and 31pp publisher`s catalogue dated September 1913 spotted throughout original cloth gilt with `Methven` to spine rubbed 1913; another copy first edition later issue with title page mounted on a stub 8pp publisher`s advertisements dated Autumn 1913 and 31pp publisher`s catalogue dated July 1913 spotting to edges original cloth gilt with `Methven` to spine 1913 [?1914]; Within the Tides first edition with misprint `litttle` on p.233 half-title spotting to first few leaves original cloth 1915; and another by Conrad 8vo (4)(4)

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Lot 270

Conrad (Joseph) and Ford Maddox Ford Romance first edition with `itno` on p.34 8pp. advertisements at end scattered spotting bookplate to pastedown hinges pulling slightly with splitting to endpapers original blue cloth spine slightly faded with small tear rubbed at edges 1903.

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Craddock (Harry) The Savoy Cocktail Book first edition printed in black and colours with illustrations and decorations by Gil

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Lot 271

Craddock (Harry) The Savoy Cocktail Book first edition printed in black and colours with illustrations and decorations by Gilbert Rumbold pictorial endpapers without the overlay slip original cloth-backed art deco boards in black silver & green slightly foxed rubbed 8vo Constable & Co. 1930.

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De Berniéres (Louis) Captain Correlli`s Mandolin first edition signed by the author on title slight darkening to page edges o

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Lot 272

De Berniéres (Louis) Captain Correlli`s Mandolin first edition signed by the author on title slight darkening to page edges original first issue white boards dust-jacket slight bump to head of spine a fine copy 8vo 1994.

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Lot 279

Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty`s Secret Service first edition ink ownership inscription on front pastedown original boards edges a little sunned dust-jacket slight chipping and rubbing a little dust-soiled small stain to inner flap 8vo 1963.

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Lot 284

Greene (Graham) The Power and the Glory first edition occasional foxing original cloth a little soiled and spine creased 8vo 1940.

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Lot 287

Hamilton (Patrick) Rope: A Play first edition ink presentation inscription dated 22nd Aug. 1963 which reads “To the only Civil Servant / R. Seligman / from Loïs Hamilton with love” original wrappers slightly browned lower panel a little water-stained foot of spine frayed 8vo 1929. *** The basis for Hitchcock`s film.

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Hill (Geoffrey) Mercian Hymns first edition inscribed on endpaper to Diana Athill from the author original boards dust-jacket

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Lot 291

Hill (Geoffrey) Mercian Hymns first edition inscribed on endpaper to Diana Athill from the author original boards dust-jacket a fine copy 8vo 1971.

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Lot 292

Hill (Geoffrey) The Mystery of the Charity of Char first edition inscribed by the author original printed wrappers dust-jacket a fine copy 8vo Agenda Editions 1983.

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Lot 298

Kent (Alexander) Signal-Close Action! first edition original boards dust-jacket chipped at corners 1974; and 2 others Kent and Alistair MacLean 8vo (3)

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Lot 304

O`Brian (Patrick) The Unknown Shore first edition first impression fore-dges marked original red boards first state dust-jacket spine slightly faded a little rubbed and creased at edges 8vo 1959.

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Priestley (Joseph) and Richard Price A Free Discus first edition 2ff. advertisement at end lacks half-title slightly foxed co

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Lot 306

Priestley (Joseph) and Richard Price A Free Discus first edition 2ff. advertisement at end lacks half-title slightly foxed contemporary calf rebacked armorial bookplate [Crooke 364] 8vo for J. Tonson 1778.

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Lot 308

Pynchon (Thomas) V. first UK edition small marginal tear to p.365 original cloth dust-jacket slight rubbing to head of spine a fine copy 8vo 1963. *** The author`s first novel.

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Lot 317

Stapledon (W. Olaf) Last Men in London first edition a little browned to edges original cloth first issue dust-jacket stained creased and with loss 8vo 1932.

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Lot 322

Waugh (Evelyn) A Handful of Dust first edition frontispiece detached occasional slight foxing original cloth dust-jacket torn and soiled 8vo 1934.

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Lot 323

Waugh (Evelyn) Wine in Peace and War decorations by Rex Whistler pastedowns browned original pictorial boards glacine dust-jacket frayed [1947]; Decline and Fall first American edition original cloth New York 1929 8vo (2)

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Lot 324

Wells (H.G.) The Invisible Man first edition half-title occasional light spotting hinges broken original pictorial cloth spine soiled and a little rubbed 8vo 1897.

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Wood (Christopher) James Bond the Spy who Loved M first edition original boards dust-jacket light rubbing to extremities slig

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Lot 328

Wood (Christopher) James Bond the Spy who Loved M first edition original boards dust-jacket light rubbing to extremities slight fading to spine otherwise a fine copy 8vo 1977.

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Lot 339

Sully (Henri) Methode pour regler les Montres et l first edition engraved folding map of Europe trimmed at foot loss of bottom line of text some soiling later half calf spine richly gilt 12mo Paris Gregoire Dupius 1728.

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Lot 347

Joyce (James) Ulysse first edition in French number 656 of 875 copies internally fine contemporary calf with original wrappers and spine bound in tape repair to one corner of calf partly sunned edges a little scuffed upper joint splitting t.e.g. Paris La Maison des Amis des Livres 1929.

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Aelianus (Tacitus) The Tactiks of Aelian Or the art of embattailing an army after ye Grecian manner. Englished & illustra

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Lot 348

Aelianus (Tacitus) The Tactiks of Aelian Or the art of embattailing an army after ye Grecian manner. Englished & illustrated with figures throughout & notes upon ye chapters of ye ordinary motions of ye Plalange by J.B. first English edition engraved title 50 engraved plates 25 folding battle plans drill armour etc. library stamps throughout on title mostly to the verso of plates only a couple of images affecting modern blind-stamped calf sm. folio for Lawrence Lisle 1616.

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Lot 355

Thompson (William) An Enquiry into the Natural Sta first edition subscribers` list little marking contemorary calf little rubbed corenr of lower cover damaged 8vo Dublin M. Rhames 1743.

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Lot 358

[Walpole (Horace)] The Castle of Otranto a Gothic second edition small repaired tears to title staining on ff. at end slightly browned bookplate of Bryan Cooke on front pastedown contemporary calf rebacked 8vo for William Bathoe and Thomas Lownds 1765. *** The second edition of this key work; published in the same year as the first this was the first edition to use “Gothic” in the title and include the sonnet.

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Lot 360

[Burns (Robert) Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dial second (first Edinburgh) edition with “stinking” on p.263 lacking all before dedication f. all after p.352 2F3 & 2H2 spotted and soiled throughout occasional water-staining many pages with tears some repaired with tape many affecting text dedication f. torn with loss of text 2E2 half of f. torn away some leaves held in with tape contemporary calf worn with loss to corners and spine ends [Edinburgh for the Author 1787] § Collingwood (G. L. Newnham) A Selection from the Public and Private Correspondence of Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood portrait frontispiece foxed ink signature on title ex-H.M.S. Collingwood Wardroom Library with labels on front pastedown contemporary calf rubbed spine label defective corners worn 1828 8vo & 4to; sold not subject to return. (2)(2)

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Lot 372

Dartnell (George R.) A Brief Narrative of the Ship first edition 6 lithographed plates Subscribers` list 2pp. publisher`s catalogue at end ink presentation inscription from the author to his cousin John Russell on front free endpaper occasional foxing and water-staining some leaves loose original cloth worn upper cover becoming loose 1845 § Raleigh (Sir Walter) and H. A. Jones. The War in the Air 4 vol. only (comprising vol. 1-3 & vol. 3 maps) maps some folding endpapers browned original cloth rubbed maps loose in original cloth box Oxford Clarendon Press 1922-31; and 2 others military 4to & 8vo (7)(7)

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Lot 376

Kaye (John William) History of the War in Afghanis first edition later half morocco gilt upper joints repaired rubbed 8vo 1851.

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Bandinel (James) Milton Davenant A Tale of the wa 3 vol. first edition inscribed by the author on front endpaper contemporary

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Lot 377

Bandinel (James) Milton Davenant A Tale of the wa 3 vol. first edition inscribed by the author on front endpaper contemporary half morocco gilt slightly rubbed bookplate of Richard Dawson to front paste downs 8vo 1850.

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Lot 380

Verne (Jules) A Voyage Round the World: South Amer first edition half-title torn frontispiece illustrations by Riou ink inscription to endpaper minor soiling original green cloth spine and corners rubbed staining to lower board 8vo 1876. *** A Voyage Round the World was published in 3 volumes: South America Australia and New Zealand.

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Lot 387

Hansman (Howard) The Afghan War of 1879-80 Being a Complete Narrative of the Capture of Cabul etc. first edition 10 folding maps modern half calf gilt 8vo 1881.

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Lot 388

James (Henry) The Aspern Papers Louisa Pallant T 2 vol. in 1 first edition edges browned library label to paste down cocked contemporary cloth library binding(?) spine faded head and foot rubbed [Edel & Laurence A32a] 8vo 1888. *** 650 copies of the first edition were produced in 2 separate volumes. This copy has been rebound as one.

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