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ROBERTSON (William) Phraesologia Generalis, a Full, Large and General Phrase Book, etc. London: 1681, thick 8vo, rebound ful

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Lot 264

ROBERTSON (William) Phraesologia Generalis, a Full, Large and General Phrase Book, etc. London: 1681, thick 8vo, rebound full polished calf with raised bands to gilt spine; GUTHRIE (W) Grammar, 19th edition, 1801, 8vo, modern calf binding; BAILEY (N) Universal Etymological Dictionary, 3rd edition 1737, 8vo, rebacked; RAY (John) Complete Collection of English Proverbs, 3rd edition London, 1742, 8vo, first and last leaves slightly soiled, recent full panel calf (4)

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CERVANTES, The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant (Don Quixote) de la Mancha, translated by Thomas Shelton, 2nd

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Lot 267

CERVANTES, The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant (Don Quixote) de la Mancha, translated by Thomas Shelton, 2nd English edition London 1652, lightly toned, lacks first title page and last text leaf, later bound (worn) (scarce)

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[ALLESTREE (R)]The Works of the Learned and Pious Author of the Whole Duty of Man, Oxford and London 1684, first collected e

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Lot 269

[ALLESTREE (R)]The Works of the Learned and Pious Author of the Whole Duty of Man, Oxford and London 1684, first collected edition, folio, engraved frontispiece, full calf (repaired, and endpapers replaced)

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MACHIAVELLI (Niccolo) The Works, Newly Translated from the Originals; Illustrated with Notes, Anecdotes, Dissertations, and

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MACHIAVELLI (Niccolo) The Works, Newly Translated from the Originals; Illustrated with Notes, Anecdotes, Dissertations, and the Life of Machiavel, Never before published; And several New Plans on the Art of War, by Ellis Farneworth, 2 vols., first edition London 1762, 4to, some staining to title and other leaves, 13 fold-out plans (generally good) in vol. II, few creases, rebound in full polished calf

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BACON (Francis) Opera Omnia, in 4 vols., first collected edition, London: R. Gosling, 1730, folio, engraved frontispiece in

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BACON (Francis) Opera Omnia, in 4 vols., first collected edition, London: R. Gosling, 1730, folio, engraved frontispiece in each volume, half-title in volume one with engraved vignette, `Kelso Library` in a contemporary hand written to the head of each title, modern calf binding

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SALMON (William) Iatrica seu Praxis Medendi, The Practice of Curing being A Medicinal History of many Famous Observations in

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Lot 274

SALMON (William) Iatrica seu Praxis Medendi, The Practice of Curing being A Medicinal History of many Famous Observations in the Cure of Diseases, volume the first, London 1684, 4to, frontispiece, some damp staining, modern binding; with - Synopsis Medicinae, first edition 1671, 8vo, `in three books`, several leaves supplied in facsimile; and - New London Dispensatory, 2nd edition 1682, 8vo, lacking first 12pp (now in facsimile), toned, rebound (3) lacking the New London Dispensatory

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CHAUCER (Geoffrey) Works, edited by John Urry (1663-1714), London: for Bernard Lintot 1721, first edition, folio, 2 engraved

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CHAUCER (Geoffrey) Works, edited by John Urry (1663-1714), London: for Bernard Lintot 1721, first edition, folio, 2 engraved portraits, well illustrated, light dust staining and spotting, full contemporary mottled calf

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POPE (Alexander) The Dunciad, 2nd edition, with some additional notes, London: for Lawton Gilliver 1729, 8vo, lacks free end

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Lot 284

POPE (Alexander) The Dunciad, 2nd edition, with some additional notes, London: for Lawton Gilliver 1729, 8vo, lacks free end papers, contemporary blind-panelled calf; and - another copy, 1735, small folio, lacking title, slight staining, disbound; and - Essay on Man, in Four Epistles to a Friend, London: for J. Wilford, [no date, but 1733-1734], 3rd edition of Epistle I, first editions, first issues, of Epistles II-IV, folio, some pages missnumbered, recent full calf

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PRIOR (Matthew) Poems on Several Occasions, London 1718, folio, first edition, Subscriber`s issue, illustrated, slightly ton

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Lot 285

PRIOR (Matthew) Poems on Several Occasions, London 1718, folio, first edition, Subscriber`s issue, illustrated, slightly toned, modern rebind by Syston Bindery; with - another edition, 2 vols, 1725, 12mo, portrait frontispiece, generally a good copy, later full calf; PARNELL (T) Poems, 2nd edition 1726, 8vo, calf with slight wear (3)

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BURNET (Gilbert) History of the Reformation of the Church of England, vols. I and II, first edition London: for Richard Chis

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BURNET (Gilbert) History of the Reformation of the Church of England, vols. I and II, first edition London: for Richard Chiswell 1679-71, folio, vol. I with seven full-page engraved portraits, mostly by Hans Holbein, (Henry VIII in facsimile), vol. II with nine full-page portrait engravings; and Supplement vol. III, 1753, all professionally rebound in full blind-stamped panel calf; also - The Abridgment, 4th edition 8vo, title laid down, lacking first and last leaves, rebound; and - History of his Own Time, in 4 vols., London: J F Dove for J Nunn and R & M Priestley, 1818, 4to, old polished calf gilt

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STOW (John) The Survey of London, 4th edition (first in folio format), London: Elizabeth Parslow for Nicholas Bourne 1633, f

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Lot 288

STOW (John) The Survey of London, 4th edition (first in folio format), London: Elizabeth Parslow for Nicholas Bourne 1633, folio, original full calf binding, title and text in double lined border, text block complete as called for, decorative headpieces, tailpieces and initial letters, some damp staining mainly to some margins, old calf, rebacked

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SPEED (John) Historie of Great Britaine, 3rd edition London: John Dawson for George Humble 1632, folio, loose damaged title

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SPEED (John) Historie of Great Britaine, 3rd edition London: John Dawson for George Humble 1632, folio, loose damaged title (another supplied in facsimile), frontispiece portrait in facsimile, some toning, recent full calf; SPRIGGE (Joshua) Anglia Rediviva, or England`s recovery; being, The History of the Motions, Actions, and Successes of the Army.., London: for John Partridge 1647, first edition, small folio, 2 folding plates supplied in facsimile, ex.library stamps, some toning, rebacked recased diced calf (2)

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DODOENS (Rembert) A Niewe Herball, or Historie of Plantes: wherin is contayned the whole discourse and perfect description o

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DODOENS (Rembert) A Niewe Herball, or Historie of Plantes: wherin is contayned the whole discourse and perfect description of all sortes of Herbes and Plantes.. translated into English by Henry Lyte Esquyer, first English edition London: Henry Loe at Antwerpe for Gerard Dewes 1578, folio, title with woodcut border, portrait, woodcut printer`s motif at end, black letter with woodcut illustrations throughout, the first leaves, table and index at end skillfully repaired with part renewed margins (some loss to index text), some early ink marginal notes, all somewhat age and finger soiled, 20th century morocco backed boards

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JOHNSON (Dr Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, FIRST EDITION, 2 vols 1755, folio, titles printed in red and black

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Lot 299

JOHNSON (Dr Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, FIRST EDITION, 2 vols 1755, folio, titles printed in red and black, occasional light spotting, both volumes with neat repairs to margins of first 2 or 3 leaves (and one or two others), dampstain in lower corners of signtures D-H in volume one, small stain in fore-margin of last few leaves, fly-leaf with ownership signatures of Simeon Somers Bartlett (1758), John Bartlett and Thomas Price (1775) and Charles Graves (1776), rebound in modern brown morocco preserving old spine labels Provenance: Bonhams lot 99, 6 October 2009

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RAY (John) A Collection of English Proverbs Digested into a Convenient Method for the Speedy Finding Any One Upon Occasion,

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Lot 301

RAY (John) A Collection of English Proverbs Digested into a Convenient Method for the Speedy Finding Any One Upon Occasion, first edition, Cambridge, John Hayes, for W. Morden, 1670, small 8vo, title printed in red and black, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked

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THACKERAY (William M) Vanity Fair: a Novel without a Hero, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848, 8vo, first edition in book form

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Lot 332

THACKERAY (William M) Vanity Fair: a Novel without a Hero, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848, 8vo, first edition in book form, frontispiece, engraved title and plates, fine binding by Riviere, contents generally clean; PLATO The Republic, London: Arthur L.Humphreys 1898, 10 books in 2 vols., Art Nouveau design morroco gilt binding, t.e.g. (3)

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BRONTE (Charlotte) Jane Eyre, An Autobiography, first edition London 1847, 8vo, vol. III lacks half title, some foxing and u

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Lot 347

BRONTE (Charlotte) Jane Eyre, An Autobiography, first edition London 1847, 8vo, vol. III lacks half title, some foxing and use staining, paper somewhat toned, half morocco by Riviere, slightly shelf faded and rubbed Provenance: The Hon. Robert Gathorne-Hardy and by descent.

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LAMB (Charles [and Mary]) Tales from Shakespear, designed for the use of Young Persons, 2 vol., first edition, first issue,

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Lot 351

LAMB (Charles [and Mary]) Tales from Shakespear, designed for the use of Young Persons, 2 vol., first edition, first issue, London: Thomas Hodgkins, 1807, 12mo, engraved frontispieces and 18 plates, light staining to few initial leaves, inner hinges cracking, occasional finger stains or spots, rebacked mottled calf preserving spine strips, in a damaged modern box

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BURNETT (F Hodgson) Little Lord Fauntleroy, Illustrated by Reginald B. Birch, New York: Charles Scribner`s Sons, 1886, 8vo,

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Lot 352

BURNETT (F Hodgson) Little Lord Fauntleroy, Illustrated by Reginald B. Birch, New York: Charles Scribner`s Sons, 1886, 8vo, original blue-gray pictorial cloth, first edition, first issue with the DeVinne Press colophon and 14-page publisher`s catalogue at end, front inner hinge slightly split, spine ends and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, binding tight, 2 leaf corners creased, later slip case, a good copy without inscriptions

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BARRETT (Elizabeth) and Robert BROWNING, Two Poems, first edition, original wrappers, rear cover darkened, front cover light

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Lot 355

BARRETT (Elizabeth) and Robert BROWNING, Two Poems, first edition, original wrappers, rear cover darkened, front cover lightly stained, 8vo, 1854, in a polished calf gilt case by Bayntun of Bath, Note: 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

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MILNE (A A) The House at Pooh Corner, first edition 1928, in dust jacket, faint old inscription to first paste down, vertica

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Lot 362

MILNE (A A) The House at Pooh Corner, first edition 1928, in dust jacket, faint old inscription to first paste down, vertical stain to free end papers, otherwise reasonably clean, jacket with slight loss to spine ends and corners; with - another copy, 2nd edition, lacking jacket (2)

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OSTERVALD (J F) La Sainte Bible, new edition Neufchatel: Abraham Boyve et Compagnie, 1744, folio, 2 vignette titles, armoria

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Lot 366

OSTERVALD (J F) La Sainte Bible, new edition Neufchatel: Abraham Boyve et Compagnie, 1744, folio, 2 vignette titles, armorial bookplate to first paste down, full morocco gilt (cracked and worn)

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The Holy Bible, Robert Barker, 1613, folio, second King James Edition, main text in black letter, preliminaries in Roman fou

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Lot 374

The Holy Bible, Robert Barker, 1613, folio, second King James Edition, main text in black letter, preliminaries in Roman fount; an extra 34 pp of engraved genealogies by John Speed inserted before the Kalendar, bound without the map, in a very good recent calf binding by Ralph Dodge with brass clasps and corner mounts, in fold-out oak box, the text generally in very good condition with the title page remounted, and a few leaves strengthened or neatly repaired, Note: This Second Folio Edition of the King James Bible, defined by Herbert as the `true 1613 edition`, is typeset differently from the 1611 First Folio Edition: the use of a smaller black letter fount allowed 72 lines to the full column, rather than the previous 59 lines per column seen in Herbert 309 and 319. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT THE GREAT SHE BIBLE.

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ERASMUS (Desiderius) [The First Tome or Volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus Upon the Newe Testament] Gospel of Mark only, fi

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Lot 380

ERASMUS (Desiderius) [The First Tome or Volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus Upon the Newe Testament] Gospel of Mark only, first edition thus [London: Edwarde Whitchurch 1548], folio, lacking title and colophone, black letter with wide margins and a woodcut initial to each of the 15 chapters, minor foxing or staining, good recent half vellum

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O`FLAHERTY (Liam) Mr Gilhooley, first edition 1926, signed and inscribed by the author, good in dust wrapper designed by Joh

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Lot 418

O`FLAHERTY (Liam) Mr Gilhooley, first edition 1926, signed and inscribed by the author, good in dust wrapper designed by John Austen, in morocco backed slip case

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BUDGE (E A WALLIS) The Gods of the Egyptians, 2 vols., first edition, London: Methuen & Co 1904, colour plates, vol. I m

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Lot 430

BUDGE (E A WALLIS) The Gods of the Egyptians, 2 vols., first edition, London: Methuen & Co 1904, colour plates, vol. I modern rebound in red cloth; MASPERO (GASTON) The Struggle of the Nations: Egypt, Syria and Assyria, 1896, coloured map, plates, rebacked; The Dawn of Civilization, 2nd edition 1896, folding map, plates, also rebacked; LIVINGSTONE (D) Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, London 1857, 8vo, folding plate and 1 map only (of 2), modern cloth (5)

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Childrens, various. KIPLING (R) Just So Stories, first edition 1902, illustrations, pictorial cloth; RACKHAM (A, illustrator

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Lot 442

Childrens, various. KIPLING (R) Just So Stories, first edition 1902, illustrations, pictorial cloth; RACKHAM (A, illustrator) Undine, 1920, tipped in plates, captioned guards; CHAUCER. The Romaunt of the Rose, Chatto & Windus 1911, 4to, mounted colour plates, t.e.g.

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Childrens. KIPLING (R) Just So Stories, first edition London: Macmillan & Co 1902, illustrations, old bookplate to first

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Lot 447

Childrens. KIPLING (R) Just So Stories, first edition London: Macmillan & Co 1902, illustrations, old bookplate to first paste down, slight dust staining and foxing to first and least leaves, inner hinges starting, cloth; GREENAWAY (Kate) Book of Games, F.Warne & co [no date]; POTTER (B) The Tale of Little Pig Robinson, reprint 1930, dust jacket; STEPHENS (J) The Crock of Gold, 1926, half morocco by Bayntun Riviere; 3 others (7)

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CUNDALL (H M) Birket Foster, edition de luxe (500), A & C Black 1906, with etching `Sheep Feeding` frontispiece, colour

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CUNDALL (H M) Birket Foster, edition de luxe (500), A & C Black 1906, with etching `Sheep Feeding` frontispiece, colour plates, t.e.g. others untrimmed, replaced endpapers, original cloth; BATES (H E) My Uncle Silas, illustrated by Ardizzone, first edition 1939, dust wrapper (2)

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MILNE (A A) When We Were Very Young, 1st edition 1924, lacking free end papers, spine ends rubbed; POTTER (Beatrix) The Tale

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Lot 461

MILNE (A A) When We Were Very Young, 1st edition 1924, lacking free end papers, spine ends rubbed; POTTER (Beatrix) The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, early edition, pale brown boards, presentation inscription dated 1913 overleaf of first free end paper otherwise largely clean, slight wear to spine ends, recased; another (3)

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SMITH (Hugh) Formulae Medicamentorum: or, a Compendium of the Modern Practice of Physic, first edition 1772, 8vo, neat libra

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Lot 466

SMITH (Hugh) Formulae Medicamentorum: or, a Compendium of the Modern Practice of Physic, first edition 1772, 8vo, neat library stamp to title, modern boards, uncut

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MORLEY (John) The Twenty-first Edition, revised, of an Essay, on the Nature and Cure of Scrophulous Disorders, commonly call

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Lot 468

MORLEY (John) The Twenty-first Edition, revised, of an Essay, on the Nature and Cure of Scrophulous Disorders, commonly called the King`s Evil, London: James Buckland, 1782, 8vo, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, frontispiece fore-edge trimmed, name, modern calf-backed marbled boards

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NIGHTINGALE (Florence) Notes on Nursing, first edition 2nd issue 1860, limp cloth gilt, corner slightly bumped, spine edges

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Lot 470

NIGHTINGALE (Florence) Notes on Nursing, first edition 2nd issue 1860, limp cloth gilt, corner slightly bumped, spine edges with slight loss; with - The London Medical and Physical Journal, vol. XLI Jan to June 1819, 8vo, rebacked half calf (2)

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MORRIS (Rev. F O) A History of British Butterflies, London: J.C. Nimmo 1893, 4to, 7th edition, 79 coloured plates, slight fo

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Lot 477

MORRIS (Rev. F O) A History of British Butterflies, London: J.C. Nimmo 1893, 4to, 7th edition, 79 coloured plates, slight foxing, cloth gilt (spine ends worn), foxing to first and last leaves

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FROHAWK (F W) Natural History of British Butterflies, in 2 vols. London: Hutchinson & Co, 1914, first edition, folio, co

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Lot 479

FROHAWK (F W) Natural History of British Butterflies, in 2 vols. London: Hutchinson & Co, 1914, first edition, folio, colour plates, dust wrappers.Two volumes only, as listed

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BRIGHT (P M) & H.A.LEEDS. A Monograph of the British Aberrations of the Chalk-Hill Blue Butterfly, first edition Bournem

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Lot 480

BRIGHT (P M) & H.A.LEEDS. A Monograph of the British Aberrations of the Chalk-Hill Blue Butterfly, first edition Bournemouth 1938, 4to, plates, some spotting, fore edge uncut, full morocco (edges worn); HOWARTH (T G) South`s British Butterflies, F.Warne 1973, good in dust wrapper, slip case; CHATFIELD (June) F.W.Frohawk, his Life and Work, 1987, author`s inscription, dust wrapper (3)

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BANNERMAN and LODGE, The Birds of the British Isles, first edition, 1953-63, 12 volumes in dust wrappers, some discolouratio

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Lot 485

BANNERMAN and LODGE, The Birds of the British Isles, first edition, 1953-63, 12 volumes in dust wrappers, some discolouration and small tears, occasional spotting, generally a good set

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COSTARD (George) The History of Astronomy, with its application to geography, history and chronology, occasionally exemplifi

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COSTARD (George) The History of Astronomy, with its application to geography, history and chronology, occasionally exemplified by the globes, London: J. Newbery, 1767, first edition, 4to, illustrated with diagrams, few leaves tips creased, some staining, in text, some ms notes to endpapers, contemporary speckled calf end papers

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DARWIN (Charles) The Descent of Man, London: John Murray, 1871, 2 vols. 8vo, first edition, first issue with errata on verso

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DARWIN (Charles) The Descent of Man, London: John Murray, 1871, 2 vols. 8vo, first edition, first issue with errata on verso of title and Postscript leaf tipped in after Contents in vol.II, 16pp. advertisements dated January 1871 at end of each volume, occasional light spotting, library stamps to titles and text, head and foot of spine and corners rubbed, original cloth slightly soiled, hinges weak, marginal tear to a few leaves, a few leaves carelessly opened (p.62/63, 163-167 &c.), adhesion and small hole to p.96-97 volume 1; with - The Origin of Species, 6th edition 1886, 8vo, publisher`s cloth, gum marks to endpapers (3)

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DARWIN (CHARLES) On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, second edition, second issue ""fifth thou

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Lot 494

DARWIN (CHARLES) On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, second edition, second issue ""fifth thousand"", London: John Murray, 1860, 8vo, folding lithographed table, publisher`s advertisements dated January 1860, signature cut away at upper margin of half-title and title, slight occasional foxing or dust staining, first few leaves slightly pulled revealing gutter, publisher`s green cloth gilt, slightly rubbed at extremities

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ORCZY (Emmuska, Baroness) The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1905, 8th impression, inscribed by the author to [Miss] R Barker on dedicat

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Lot 504

ORCZY (Emmuska, Baroness) The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1905, 8th impression, inscribed by the author to [Miss] R Barker on dedication leaf ; The Case of Miss Elliott, London 1905, similarly inscribed to first leaf, pictorial cloth; The Emperor`s Candleticks, 1905 reprint, inscribed twice to Miss R.Barker by the author; Skin O`My Tooth, early edition in dust jacket; 5 others, early editions; with - SAKI [H.H. MUNRO]. The Chronicles of Clovis, London: John Lane 1912, 8vo, first edition, occasional slight foxing, pictorial green cloth; STEVENSON (R L) The Master of Ballantrae, 1889; Catriona, 1893; Treasure Island, 1893, first illustrated edition, and a few others by Stevenson (some worn)

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Literature, various. DODGSON (C L) `Lewis Carroll`, Alice`s Adventures Under Ground, 1st edition London and New York, Macmil

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Lot 505

Literature, various. DODGSON (C L) `Lewis Carroll`, Alice`s Adventures Under Ground, 1st edition London and New York, Macmillan and Co, 1886, 8vo, cloth, old crease to first free end paper, a.e.g., spine ends bumped; MOORE (George) Hail and Farewell, New York 1911, author`s inscription to half title, publisher`s cloth; O`CONNOR (Captain W F) Folk-Tales from Tibet, 1906, colour plates (some looose); GRIMMS` Fairy Tales, LOndon: F.Warne c.1910, green cloth gilt; WELLS (H G) The Wonderful Visit, 1st edition 1895; one other (6)

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JOHNSON (Dr Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2nd edition 1755-56, folio, titles in red and black, first part of

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Lot 506

JOHNSON (Dr Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2nd edition 1755-56, folio, titles in red and black, first part of vol. II with repairs to fore margins not affecting text, some spotting or staining, generally slight, rebacked contemporary calf, spines with five raised bands, green morocco labels, collated complete. first part of vol. II with repairs to fore margins not affecting text, some spotting or staining

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Printing and bibliography. Various works, including: STRUTT (J) A Biographical Dictionary, ?of all the Engravers.., 2 vols.

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Lot 519

Printing and bibliography. Various works, including: STRUTT (J) A Biographical Dictionary, ?of all the Engravers.., 2 vols. 1785-86, 4to, tree calf (vol. 1 rebacked); HERBERT (A S) Historical Catalogue of Printed Editions of the English Bible 1525 - 1961, publ 1968; GRIFFITH (R H) Alexander Pope a Bibliography, 1962; Facsimiles of Manuscripts and Inscriptions, Vol II, Parts IX-XIII, London: The Palaeographical Society, 1883, large folio, many plates, cloth; JOHNSON (J) Typographia or the Printer`s Instructor, 1824, first edition 2 vols. 8vo, contemporary calf (worn); DUFF (E G) Early Printed Books, 1893; BIGMORE & WYMAN. A Bibliography of Printing, 1969, first edition, limited to 350 copies, cloth; 6 others, modern (13)

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POPE (Alexander) The Works, edited by M Warburton, in 9 vols. London: for H. Lintot and others 1751, first edition, second i

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Lot 520

POPE (Alexander) The Works, edited by M Warburton, in 9 vols. London: for H. Lintot and others 1751, first edition, second impression, small 8vo, plates, slight foxing, contemporary uniform full polished calf, panelled gilt, spine with five raised bands, lettering on red morocco label gilt, some rubbing and cracking to joints

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Literature - history, FORSYTH (J S) The Antiquary`s Portfolio, 2 vols. London 1825, 8vo, later half calf gilt spines; CAROLI

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Lot 523

Literature - history, FORSYTH (J S) The Antiquary`s Portfolio, 2 vols. London 1825, 8vo, later half calf gilt spines; CAROLINE, Queen. Life of ----, c.1822, 8vo, bound with The Defence of --, The Last Ilness of --, The Funeral of --, various editions, in one vol. quarter calf; VOLTAIRE (F de) The History of the War of 1741, London 1756, 8vo, rebacked calf; JOHNSON (Dr Samuel) Lives of the English Poets, in 4 vols., first London edition, 1781, 8vo, some brown staining and spotting, full repaired calf; The CREEVEY Papers, 2 vols. 8vo, 1903, half calf

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CONAN DOYLE (Sir Arthur) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, London: 1892, first edition, first issue with `Miss Violent Hunt

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Lot 524

CONAN DOYLE (Sir Arthur) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, London: 1892, first edition, first issue with `Miss Violent Hunter` in the last sentence on p.317, half title, a little shaken, some leaves working loose, sewing weak, inner hinges split, a.e.g.

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SHAKESPEARE (William), Poems written by ..., London: for Thomas Evans [1775], 8vo, portrait to title by Bannerman, rebacked

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Lot 532

SHAKESPEARE (William), Poems written by ..., London: for Thomas Evans [1775], 8vo, portrait to title by Bannerman, rebacked morocco, later ownership names overleaf of title, some light age staining; Dodgson (Rev. C) Alice`s Adventures in Wonderland, 39th thousand 1872, half morocco (rubbed), later inscription to first leaf; Letters from Yorick to Eliza, new edition, 1775, small 8vo, lost to spine (3)

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CORNWELL (Patricia) Postmortem, first UK edition, 1991; first editions of - Body of Evidence, All That Remains, Cruel and Un

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Lot 543

CORNWELL (Patricia) Postmortem, first UK edition, 1991; first editions of - Body of Evidence, All That Remains, Cruel and Unusual, and 21 various others, some a little sunned, including 4 author signed, in wrappers (25)

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CHRISTIE (AGATHA) The Mirror Crack`d from Side to Side, 1962; The Clocks, 1934; A Caribbean Mystery, 1964; BATES (H E) A Mom

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Lot 544

CHRISTIE (AGATHA) The Mirror Crack`d from Side to Side, 1962; The Clocks, 1934; A Caribbean Mystery, 1964; BATES (H E) A Moment in Time, 1964; HUXLEY (Elspeth) The Flame Trees of Thika, 1959; all first editions in dust wrappers; with a few other works by Kipling, including Twenty Poems, 1918, 1st edition, torn paper wrapper, etc

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FLEMING (Ian) Diamonds are Forever, first edition 1956, ownership name to first leaf, dust jacket worn to some edges and cor

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Lot 546

FLEMING (Ian) Diamonds are Forever, first edition 1956, ownership name to first leaf, dust jacket worn to some edges and corners with slight loss along spine fold, cloth covers bright

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Coins - mainly 20th century, 1930 2.5g; pennies; farthings; first edition stamps; etc.

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Lot 391

Coins - mainly 20th century, 1930 2.5g; pennies; farthings; first edition stamps; etc.

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George Orwell ""Animal Farm"", first edition, Secker & Warburg 1945, with dust jacket

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Lot 651

George Orwell ""Animal Farm"", first edition, Secker & Warburg 1945, with dust jacket

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Lucy Aikin, Memoirs of The Court of King Charles The First, in two volumes, Third Edition, London: printed for Longman, Hurs

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Lot 661

Lucy Aikin, Memoirs of The Court of King Charles The First, in two volumes, Third Edition, London: printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green; Paternoster-Row, 1823, together with, two other volumes of the same book dated 1833, each 22cm high, (4)

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J. Beddows, two pencil signed limited edition prints, the first entitled `Mists at Malham Cove`, 29/350, signed to bottom ri

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Lot 813

J. Beddows, two pencil signed limited edition prints, the first entitled `Mists at Malham Cove`, 29/350, signed to bottom right, the second, `Derwentwater - Friars Crag`, 250/500, signed to bottom right, together with, Diane Gainey, pencil signed limited edition print, and one other pencil signed print, (4)

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George Orwell ""Animal Farm"", first edition, Secker & Warburg 1945, with dust jacket

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Lot 651

George Orwell ""Animal Farm"", first edition, Secker & Warburg 1945, with dust jacket

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Twain (M.), More Tramps Abroad, London: Chatto & Windus, 1897. 32 pp ads dated Sep 1897.. Original blind-stamped maroon

Ashgrove Auction Rooms

Lot 12

Twain (M.), More Tramps Abroad, London: Chatto & Windus, 1897. 32 pp ads dated Sep 1897.. Original blind-stamped maroon cloth. First English edition of the book.

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Home Rule: Speeches on Irish Questions by John George MacCarthy, M.P.; 68pp 1877; The Home Rule Instalment Bill and It`s Rej

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Lot 26

Home Rule: Speeches on Irish Questions by John George MacCarthy, M.P.; 68pp 1877; The Home Rule Instalment Bill and It`s Rejection by Home Rulers. Dublin 1907; Ireland As It Is and As It Would Be Under Home Rule, Birmingham Daily Gazette Company, Limited, Birmingham and London, 1893. Original Green Cloth Hardback. Presumed First Edition. 8.8"" Tall. [1893]. xii, 419pp. ""Sixty-two letters written by the Special Commissioner of the Birmingham Daily Gazette, between March and August 1893."" Includes colour map frontispiece and index, and features this not entirely sensitive opening: ""By the Spirit of the Capital I do not mean, as an Irishman would tell you, Jameson`s whiskey, nor yet the vivifying soul of Guinness`s double stout, but the mental posture of the dwellers in Dublin with reference to Home Rule. There can be no doubt of the interest prevailing in the Irish metropolis."" Green cloth hardback with gilt titles to top board and spine, and edges coloured red. (3).

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APPROX 42 MODERN CAITHNESS AND OTHER GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, the majority in boxes, TOGETHER WITH Charlton Standard Catalogue of

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Lot 269

APPROX 42 MODERN CAITHNESS AND OTHER GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, the majority in boxes, TOGETHER WITH Charlton Standard Catalogue of Caithness Paperweights, First Edition

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A collection of Graham Greene, John Fowles First Edition books and others similar

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Lot 814

A collection of Graham Greene, John Fowles First Edition books and others similar

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