Elstob (Elizabeth) - The Rudiments of Grammar for the English-Saxon Tongue, first edition, title-page printed in red and black, engraved head-pieces and initials, some spotting and browning, bookplate of John Conyers to title verso, hinges cracked, contemporary calf, rebacked, joints slightly split, a little rubbed, small 4to, 1715.
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Bible.- - Holy Bible, English. The Holy Bible, 2 parts in 1, without Apocrypha, some marking & browning, name on fly-leaf 'Marianne Turnbull', contemporary red morocco, gilt, rubbed, g.e., [Herbert 1163], 8vo, Cambridge, J. Benthan , 1765 § Baxter (Richard) A Treatise of Conversion, first edition , some worming, upper margin little trimmed, occasionally touching headlines, stained and browned, names at start, page of notes, part of a will, at end, contemporary panelled calf, worn, covers badly scuffed, 4to, R.W. for Nevill Simmons & Nathaniel Ekins , 1658 (2)
Maud, and other poems, first edition, later issue with 8pp (Alfred, Lord ) Maud, and other poems, first edition, later issue with 8pp. catalogue at beginning dated August 1855, advertisement leaf at end, original cloth, spine faded and worn at ends, 1855; Poems, portrait, wood-engraved illustrations by the Pre-Raphaelites and others, light foxing, original decorated cloth, gilt, g.e., spine ends and corners a little worn, Moxon, 1860 § [Tennyson (Hallam, Lord )] Alfred Lord Tennyson, 2 vol., plates, presentation copy from the author with accompanying initialled note tipped in at beginning of vol.1, later calf, spines gilt, t.e.g., gouge to lower board, 1897; Tennyson and his Friends, portrait, signed presentation copy from the author inscribed on half-title, original cloth, 1911 § Arnold (Matthew) New Poems, original cloth, 1867 § Browning (Robert)The Ring and the Book, 4 vol., original cloth, 1868-69, first editions , some a little rubbed ; and 17 others by or about Tennyson, Arnold and Browning, 8vo et infra (27)
Walpole (Horace) - Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third, first edition , etched portrait frontispiece of King Richard III and 1 other plate , some offsetting and light spotting, addition/errata ff. at the end, ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary calf, spine gilt, creases and extremities chipped, lightly rubbed and scuffed, J.Dodsley, 1768 § Walpole ( Sir Robert).- Reasons Founded on Facts for a Late Motion, title with woodcut ornament, occasional spotting, a few stains, loose in later wrappers, for T. Cooper, 1741; and a French edition of the first mentioned, v.s. (3)
[Huddesford (William)] - The Lives Of those eminent Antiquaries John Leland, Thomas Hearne, and Anthony a Wood , 2 vol., first edition , 3 engraved portraits, 7 plates including folding, some light offsetting, mss. notes at end of one vol., bookplates of Francis Pigott, contemporary cat's paw calf, spines gilt, worn at spines ends and joints, 8vo, Oxford , 1772.
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, first edition A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, first edition, leaf of errata 6 lines, M4 small tear in margin and small tear in corner, slightly browned, engraved bookplate of Little Harewood & Carr Hall, Lancashire on front pastedown, inner hinges strengthened, contemporary calf, slightly rubbed, corners repaired, rebacked in modern calf, gilt, [Courtney & Smith p. 122], 8vo, for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1775.
Ovid - The Epistles of Ovid: With his Amours, contemporary calf, gilt, joints split, 1776 § [Wolcot (John)] The Works of Peter Pindar, 4 vol., engraved frontispiece portrait, contemporary half calf, joints split and several covers detached, worn, 1797 1802 § Hereford (Charles John Ann) The history of France, from the first establishment of that monarchy, brought down to, and including a complete narrative of the late revolution, 3 vol., new edition, contemporary calf, spines with modern morocco labels, joints split and covers loose, [c.1791]; and 15 others, English Literature, v.s. (23)
The Life of Samuel Johnson, 2 vol., first edition The Life of Samuel Johnson, 2 vol., first edition, engraved frontisportrait of Johnson and 2 facsimile plates, with the "gve" reading on p. 135 of vol. I, vol. I portrait stained in corner, 2L3 small hole in lower margin, 2X3 small piece torn away from lower margin, some foxing and browning, with the "Principal Corrections" from the 1793 edition bound at end of vol. II, later endpapers, 19th century half blind stamped calf, gilt, rubbed, labels on spines, [Courtney & Smith pp. 172-3; Rothschild 463; Grolier, English 131], 4to, Charles Dilly, 1791.
[Johnson (Samuel)] - A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, little marking, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, rebacked, A. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1791 § Smollett (Tobias) The Miscellaneous Works, 6 vol., little marking, contemporary speckled calf, spines gilt, black morocco spine labels, little rubbed, Edinburgh, Mundell, Doig & Stevenson (et al), 1806 § Walton (Izaak) The Compleat Angler, edited by Geoffrey Keynes, no 427 of 1600 copies, 6 portraits, colour text-illustrations,original morocco, marked, t.e.g., Nonesuch Press, 1929 § Gerhardi (William) Futility, first edition , paper little browned, original cloth, little rubbed, ends of spine frayed, Cobden-Sanderson , 1922, 8vo (4).
Gifford (John) - A History of the Political Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt, 3 vol., first edition , 2 engraved plates, half-titles, bookplate of William Macdowall, contemporary sprinkled calf, some minor scuffs and bumps , 1809 § Lolme (J.L. de) The Constitution of England, bookplate on front pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked in later morocco, T.Spilsbury , 1775, 4to & 8vo (4)
The Lady of the Lake; a Poem, first edition, engraved frontispiece ( Sir Walter) The Lady of the Lake; a Poem, first edition, engraved frontispiece, title offset, foxed and browned, bookplate of Lord Lilford on front pastedown, inner hinges strengthened, contemporary calf, gilt, corners a little rubbed, rebacked in modern calf, gilt, Edinburgh, 1810; and 27 others, Scott, including a 24 vol. set, 8vo (28).
Gaskell (Elizabeth Cleghorn) - The Life of Charlotte Brontë, 2 vol., first edition , half-titles, engraved portrait and frontispiece (lightly foxed), Belper bookplate, contemnprary calf, gilt, by Hayday, spines gilt with red and green roan labels, spines a little faded, 1857 § Wise (T.J.) & J.A.Symington, editors . The Brontës: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence, 4 vol., one of 750 sets, frontispieces, original cloth, uncut, Oxford, printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, 1932, 8vo (6)
[Evans (Marian)], "George Eliot". - Adam Bede, 3 vol., signature of L.Egerton Leigh at head of half-titles and with his bookplate, spotting, 1859; Silas Marner, some spotting, 1861; Felix Holt, the Radical, 3 vol., publishers' faint presentation stamp on title of vol.1, 1866; Daniel Deronda, erratum slip in vol.1 & 3, 1876, first editions , half-titles, contemporary or near contemporary half calf, most spines gilt, a little rubbed, Edinburgh & London ; and a second edition of Scenes of Clerical Life , 8vo (13)
[Newman (John Henry)] - [Apologia Pro Vita Sua], 7 parts only (lacking Apendix) in 1 vol., first edition bound from the original parts , continuous pagination, no title, with tipped-in A.L.s. from the author to Revd. John Brookes dated August 13 1867 concerning the recipient's brother being received into the Roman Catholic Church " I have told him he ought to act upon his conviction Do not thwart him in this sacred matter, as you desire Almighty God to be in all things good and merciful to yourself ", modern black morocco, gilt, by Morrell, spine gilt with red morocco labels, g.e., [1864]. Written in response to an attack by Rev. Charles Kingsley, this is Newman's explanation of his conversion to Catholicism in order to convince the public of his sincerity. The first two parts did not appear in the publication in book form.
[Holmes (Oliver Wendell)] - The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, first edition, first issue , letterpress title printed in red & black with period after Company , additional title, 8 plates, advertisements on endpapers, original green cloth, gilt title with 4 gilt monograms on spine, minor rubbing and spotting, but overall a very good copy, 8vo, Boston, 1858.
Trollope (Anthony) - The Last Chronicle of Barset, 2 vol., first edition, 32 illustrations by George H. Thomas, 1ff. advertisements, spotting, ink inscription to front pastedown, original blue pictorial cloth, gilt, rebacked, preserving original spine of vol.1, spine of vol.2 with paper facsimile laid down, extremities a little worn, covers slightly soiled, corners bumped, [Sadleir 26], 8vo, 1867.
Trollope (Anthony) - The Last Chronicle of Barset, 2 vol., wood-engraved plates, without advertisement leaf at end of vol.2, 1867 § Disraeli (Benjamin) Sybil: or, The Two Nations, 3 vol., ?later edition (erased on titles), half-titles, name stamped at head of titles and on half-titles, no advertisements, modern calf, 1845; Endymion, 3 vol., half-titles, contemporary half morocco, t.e.g., 1880 § Ainsworth (W.H.) Old Saint Paul's, 3 vol., engraved plates, contemporary calf, gilt, 1841 § § [Marryat ( Capt .)] Mr. Midshipman Easy, 3 vol., 1836 § Stowe (Harriet Beecher) Uncle Tom's Cabin, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, 1853; A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin, engraved portrait, 1853 § Borrow (George) The Bible in Spain, 3 vol., lacking half-titles, 1843; Lavengro, 3 vol., half-titles, engraved portrait, lacking advertisements at end, 1851; Wild Wales, 3 vol., half-titles, lacking advertisements, 1862, all but the second first editions , some spotting, all but the second and third contemporary half or full calf, gilt, a little rubbed, the first and fifth with slightly faded spines, the last two rebacked preserving old gilt spines ; and 4 others, Marryat, 8vo ( 29)
[Hughes (Thomas)] - Tom Brown's School Days, first illustrated edition, engraved portrait and title-vignette, wood-engraved plates and illustrations by Arthur Hughes, with tipped-in T.L.s. from Thomas Arnold, Headmaster of Rugby School , dated April 13th 1842 concerning the availability of places at the school, modern half morocco, spine gilt with red labels, g.e., spine slightly faded, 1869 § Rugboeana, by an Old Rugboean, errata leaf at end, illustrations, signature of J.Ruskin on front free endpaper, original cloth, rubbed, spine browned, Lichfield , [c.1875] § Neill (A.S.) That Dreadful School, first edition , original cloth, 1937; and 10 others, education, including 4 of A.S.Neill's 5 Dominie novels, 8vo (13)
Barnes (Julian) - Metroland, First Edition, dust-jacket, original boards, 1980; Before She Met Me, First Edition, dust-jacket, original cloth, 1982 § Kavanagh (Dan) Duffy, First Edition, signed and dated 1986 by author to front free end paper, dust-jacket, original cloth, 1980 , plus 12 similar vol., 8vo (15)
Chatwin (Bruce) - In Patagonia, first edition, first issue , map endpapers, photographic plates, original boards, lightly faded along upper edges, dust-jacket spine faded, 1977 § Thesiger (Wilfred) Arabian Sands, first edition , illustrations, small ownership sticker to front free endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket lightly rubbed and creased, 1959, 8vo (2)
Fleming (Ian) - Dr. No, first edition, original second state boards with silhouette on upper cover, spine ends a little bumped, dust-jacket, spine slightly browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, lower panel a little creased at foot, closed tear to foot of lower fore-edge, still a very good copy overall, [Gilbert A6a1.3], 8vo, 1958.
The Stark Munro Letters, 24pp.catalogue at end ( Sir Arthur Conan) The Stark Munro Letters, 24pp.catalogue at end, very light water-staining to lower margin at beginning and end, light spotting, 1895; The New Revelation, a little browned, 1898; A Study in Scarlet, third edition, fourth printing, with loosely-inserted 10pp. note on Sherlock Holmes by Dr.Joseph Bell (the model for Holmes) from a later edition (first included in 1893), 1892; The Sign of Four, third edition, lacking all before title, hinge weak, 1893, the first two first editions , original cloth, the last pictorial, a little rubbed, the second and third with faded spines ; and 2 others by or about Conan Doyle, 8vo (6)
Forster (E.M.) - Howard's End first edition , first issue , 4pp. of advertisements at rear, hinges pulling slightly with some splitting to endpapers, original cloth, a little worn and bumped at corners and spine ends, upper and lower creases rubbed, 20mm indented scratch and very small split to head of spine, 8vo, 1910.
Greene (Graham) - The Third Man and The Fallen Idol, first edition, jacket price-clipped, spine ends and corners chipped, a few short closed tears to head and foot with accompanying creasing, 2 very small chips to upper joint, 1950 § Highsmith (Patricia) Strangers on a Train, first English edition, jacket spine faded, spine ends and corners chipped, soiling and damp-stains to lower panel, rubbed at extremities, 1950 § Walker (Alice) The Color Purple, shelf-lean, a little soiled, jacket spine ends and corners a little chipped, 2 short closed tears to head with accompanying creasing, New York, 1982 § Spark (Muriel) The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, light spotting to endpapers, bookplate, jacket a little rubbed at head and foot, otherwise excellent, 1961, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets ; and 2 others, modern first editions, 8vo (6)
Harris (Thomas) - [The Silence of the Lambs Trilogy], 3 vol., New York, 1981-99; James (P.D.) The Black Tower, signed by the author, jacket lightly rubbed at extremities, 1975; Death of an Expert Witness, 1977 § Grisham (John) The Firm, light damp-staining to lower corner, jacket a little creased, New York, 1991; The Pelican Brief, light damp-staining to head and foot, New York, 1992, first edition, original boards, dust-jackets ; and 36 others, by the same and similar, thrillers, 8vo (43)
Stevenson (Robert Louis) - A Child's Garden of Verses, first illustrated edition , pictorial title and illustrations by Charles Robinson, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, g.e., a very good bright copy, 1896 § Kingsley ( Rev. Charles) The Water-Babies, first edition , plates by J.Noel Paton, slight water-staining to lower margin, contemporary blue calf, gilt, g.e., London & Cambridge, 1863; The Heroes, first edition , plates by the author, contemporary half calf, Cambridge, 1856 § Burnett (Frances Hodgson) The Secret Garden, colour plates by Charles Robinson, later half green morocco, g.e., 1934 § Lang (Andrew, editor ) The Blue Fairy Book, contemporary half blue morocco, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, 1889 § [Dodgson (C.L.)], "Lewis Carroll". Sylvie and Bruno [and] Sylvie and Bruno Concluded, together 2 vol., vol.2 with advertisement leaf loosely inserted, illustrations by Harry Furniss, original red cloth, gilt, vol.1 slightly soiled and spine faded, 1889-93 § du Maurier (George) Trilby, one of 250 large paper copies signed by the author, plates by the author, original vellum-backed buckram, faded, spine repaired at head, 1895; Peter Ibbetson, 2 vol., illustrations by the author, later half calf, spines gilt, 1892, most a little rubbed ; and 18 others, children's, 8vo & 4to (28)
Larkin (Philip) - The Less Deceived, first edition , second issue with correction on p.38 and no list of subscribers, contemporary ownership name on half-title, spotting to top edge, original pink printed jacket over card wrappers, slight sunning and minor mottling, Marvell Press , 1955 [but 1956] § Aragon ([Louis]) Les Yeux d'Elsa, original printed wrappers, 1943 § Empson (William) Poems, 1935; and 2 others, Gauguin & Cocteau, 8vo (5)
Lee (Harper) - To Kill a Mockingbird, first English edition , minor abrading to front free endpaper, original boards, a very good copy, dust-jacket, slightly rubbed at corners, torn with small section of loss to head of spine, some minor creasing and rubbing to corners, but otherwise an attractive copy, 8vo , 1960.
Lee (Harper) - To Kill a Mockingbird first English edition , previous owner's name to front endpaper, faint offsetting to title and to several other leaves along inner margin, spotting to extreme edges of text-block, original boards, slightly bumped at spine ends and top edges, crease down length of spine, dust-jacket, some slight rubbing to edges with a few very small closed tears and fraying to spine ends and fore-corners, 8vo, 1960.
McCarthy (Cormac) - Thr Orchard Keeper, first edition, ex-library copy with stamps, library wallet and barcode to front endpaper, tape marks to endpapers, original cloth-backed boards, tape marks to boards, dust-jacket, lightly browned at spine and margins, tape marks to flaps, small portion of loss to upper flap, 8vo, New York, 1965.
Johnson (Samuel) - The Lives of the English Poets, 4 vol., first edition , some staining to lower margins, Dublin, 1779; Prayers and Meditations, edited by George Strahan, third edition, later morocco-backed boards, 1796; The Rambler, 4 vol., 1823 § Boswell (James) The Life of Samuel Johnson, 4 vol., half-titles, engraved portrait and 2 folding facsimiles (lightly foxed), 1822, occasional spotting, all but the second contemporary calf, gilt, the third with gilt arms, the last diced, spines gilt with roan labels, most a little rubbed, the first with wear to boards ; and 3 others, Johnson & Boswell, 8vo (14)
James (Henry) - The Two Magics: The Turn of the Screw; Covering End, first edition, first impression , title in red and black, half-title, 32pp. publisher's catalogue at end, with programme for 'The Innocents' (1952 dramatic version of 'TheTurn of the Screw' starring Flora Robson) loosely inserted, endpapers a little foxed, original blue cloth, upper cover blind-stamped with four irises, uncut, small ink spot to upper cover, spine very slightly browned and a little rubbing at edges but still an excellent copy, [Edel and Laurence A52a; Supino 52], 8vo, 1898. The first appearance in book form of The Turn of the Screw , one of the greatest ghost stories ever written.
Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor, second edition Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor, second edition, illustrations by the author, printed partly in colour or against a coloured background, original cloth, corners slighly bumped, dust-jacket, soiled, juvenile scribbling on lower cover, price cut away on inner flap, 1945 § Bawden (Edward, illustrator ) Gardener's Diary for 1937, margins browned, original cloth-backed boards, browned, Country Life, [1937] § Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, deluxe edition, original gilt decorated cloth, remains of box, 1984; and c. 25 others, Modern First Editikons, Literature etc., 8vo (c. 25).
Plath (Sylvia) - Ariel, first edition , spine slightly darkened and rubbed, wear to corner tips, small chip from foot of upper panel , 1965; The Colossus & Other Poems, first American edition , a very good copy, New York , 1962; "Victoria Lucas". The Bell Jar, Contemporary Fiction edition, ink inscriptions on front free endpaper, jacket worn at edges, spine sunned and with inked name of author, Readers Union , 1964; Winter Trees, first edition , jacket worn at spines and corners , 1971, original cloth, dust-jackets ; and 3 others, Plath, including another copy of the first mentioned, 8vo (7)
Ransome (Arthur) - Coot Club, first edition , frontispiece and illustrations, including some full-page, errata slip, map endpapers (spotted), original cloth, dust-jacket, spine slightly faded, a little chipped at head and foot with a few short closed tears, light surface soiling, 1934; and a thrid impression of Pigeon Post, 8vo (2)
Wells (H.G.) - The Invisible Man, first edition, first issue with misnumbered p.1, 2pp. advertisements, light marginal browning, front free endpaper affixed to pastedown, recased with text block positioned lower, original pictorial cloth, spine faded, a little rubbed and marked, [Wells 11], 8vo, 1897.
[Dodgson (C.L.)], "Lewis Carroll". - The Hunting of the Snark, first edition, [one of 100 copies for presentation], wood-engraved frontispiece and full-page illustrations by Henry Holliday,a litle soiled and stained, hinges weak, original red & gold pictorial cloth, g.e., rubbed, damp-stained at fore-edges, [Crutch 115], 8vo, Macmillan & Co., 1876; with "From the author" leaf from Game of Logic, 8vo (2)
Wilde (Oscar).- Sherard (R.H.) - Oscar Wilde: The Story of An Unhappy Friendship, first edition , later calf, gilt, faded, privately printed, Hermes Press, 1902 § [Millard (Christopher)], "Stuart Mason". Bibliography of Oscar Wilde, frontispiece portrait by Aubrey Beardsley, modern half green morocco, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine gilt with vellum labels, t.e.g., spine slightly soiled, n.d. § Holland (Vyvyan) Time Remembered after Père Lachaise, 1966 § Wratislaw (Theodore) Oscar Wilde: A Memoir, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 500, 1979 § Ellmann (R.) Oscar Wilde, 1987 § Wilde (Oscar) The Letters, edited by Rupert Hart-Davis, 1962 § Harris (Frank) Oscar Wilde, second edition, 1938, plates and illustrations, all but the first two original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, the sixth with faded spine, the last rubbed and frayed at edges ; and 14 others by or about Wilde and the 1890s, 4to & 8vo (21)
Dulac (Edmund).- Shakespeare (William) - Der Sturm, limited edition, frontispiece and decorative title border, original boards with ties (one defective), t.e.g., others uncut, corners bumped, spine ends a little worn, Munich, 1912 § Sindbad der Seefahrer, [c.1920] § Der Erwachte Schläfer, 1920, all with tipped in colour plates by Edmund Dulac, the first with captioned tissue guards, the second two original half calf, t.e.g., rubbed, spines faded, Potsdam, 4to (3)
Housman (Laurence) - Stories from the Arabian Nights, tipped-in colour plates by Edmund Dulac, captioned tissue guards, one plate loose, [1907] § Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales, translated by H.Oskar Sommer, colour plates by Cecile Walton, 1911 § Kingsley (Charles) The Water Babies, tipped-in colour plates by Jessie Willcox Smith, tissue guards, [1929] § Lear (Edward) Nonsense Botany, and Nonsense Alphabets, fourth edition, illustrations, 1888, some light spotting, original pictorial cloth, gilt, a little rubbed and marked, the first slightly damp-stained at edges, the first also with dust-jacket (rubbed and frayed) ; and c.20 others, children's, mostly facsimiles from the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books including Doyle's In Fairyland, v.s. (c.25)
Milne (A.A.) - When We Were Very Young, tenth edition, 1925; Winnie-the-Pooh, third edition, 1926; Now We Are Six, first edition, spine faded at head, 1927; The House at Pooh Corner, second edition, 1928, illustrations by E.H.Shepard, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, all but the second in dust-jacket, 8vo . (4)
Bradley (A.C.) - Shakespearean Tragedy, contemporary morocco prize binding, gilt, g.e., 1904 § Granville-Barker (Harley) Prefaces to Shakespeare, First -Third Series, vol.1 with tiped-in A.L.s. from the author and vol.3 signed and inscribed by him, 1927-30 § Sitwell (Edith) A Notebook on William Shakespeare, reissue, signed and inscribed by the author, 1962 § Tynan (Kenneth) He That Plays the King, 1950 § Trewin (J.C.) The Theatre since 1900,1951 § Anthony (Gordon) John Gielgud, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 100 and signed by the photographer, light spotting, original morocco-backed cloth, 1938 § Gielgud (John) Early Stages, T.L.s. from the author to Hodges tipped in , modern half morocco, gilt, with programmes of plays starring Gielgud bound in at end, 1939, first editions , all but the first and last original cloth, all but 2 vol. of the second with dust-jackets, a little rubbed, the fifth frayed ; and c.30 others on drama and theatre, 8vo & 4to (c.35)

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