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Click here to subscribeA SMALL COLLECTION OF A. A. MILNE WINNIE-THE-POOH EARLY EDITIONS, all published by Methuen, comprising `Winnie-The-Pooh` 1926 second edition green cloth, `When We Were Very Young` 1924 sixth edition blue cloth, `Now we Are Six` 1927 first edition red cloth, `Now We Are Six` 1927 third edition red cloth and `The House At Pooh Corner` 1928 second edition pink cloth and dustjacket (5)
Fitzgerald (Edward) Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the first and fourth renderings in English Verse, 1930, Harrap, numbered limited edition of 750 of the English issue, signed by the illustrator Willy Pogany, twelve tipped-in colour plates, additional etched frontis also signed by the artist, t.e.g., full morocco gilt
Bewick (Thomas) The Fables of Aesop and Others, 1818, first edition, Roscoe variant A, repaired tear to title page, half calf by Bayntun; idem, A General History of Quadrupeds, 1792, third edition, calf (re-backed); idem, A History of British Birds, 1816, two volumes, calf (hinges cracked, binding worn); idem, A Supplement to the History of British Birds, Parts I & II, 1821, half calf by Bayntun (5)
Irving (Washington) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1928, Harrap, first trade edition, eight full page colour plates after Arthur Rackham, pictorial endpapers, dust wrapper (chipped); idem, Rip Van Winkle, 1919, Heinemann, 24 full page colour plates after Arthur Rackham, each with printed tissue guard, original cloth
Ransome (Arthur) Swallows and Amazons, 1931, Cape, first illustrated edition, dust wrapper (well worn, priced 7s.6d.); idem, Swallowdale, 1932, Cape, third impression, dust wrapper (worn, price-clipped) idem, Peter Duck, 1932, Cape, first edition, dust wrapper (torn with loss, priced 7s.6d.); idem, Winter Holiday, 1933, Cape, second impression, dust wrapper (worn, priced 7s.6d.); idem, Coot Club, 1934, Cape, first edition, dust wrapper (worn, priced 7s.6d.); idem, Pigeon Post, 1936, Cape, second impression, dust wrapper (priced 7s.6d.) (6)
Rae (Gwynedd) Mostly Mary,1930, Elkin Mathews & Marrot, first edition, presentation inscription from the author, dust wrapper (worn, priced 3s.6d.) idem, All Mary, 1931, Elkin Mathews & Marrot, first edition, presentation inscription from the author, pictorial cloth; idem, Mary Plain on Holiday, 1937, Cobden Sanderson, first edition, presentation inscription from the author, dust wrapper (priced 3s.6d.); with twelve others by the author, various editions, eight inscribed by the author (15)
Potter (Beatrix) The Tailor of Gloucester, 1903, Warne, first edition, (one leaf torn, hinge gaping), original cloth; Upton (Bertha and Florence K.), The Golliwogg`s Bicycle Club, 1896, original cloth-backed boards (becoming detached, a well worn copy); West (Michael), Clairedelune .., nd., Harrap, mounted colour illustrations, original cloth; with a vellum bound collection of religious/spiritual prose and verse, manuscript (4)
Pym (Barbara) Some Tame Gazelle, 1950, Cape, first edition, dust wrapper (priced 9s.6d.); idem, Excellent Women, 1952, Cape, first edition, cloth; idem, Less Than Angels, 1955, Cape, first edition, cloth; Lewis (Wyndham), Blasting and Bombardiering, 1937, Eyre & Spottiswoode, first edition, dust wrapper; with five others (9)
Yeats (William Butler) The Wild Swans at Coole, Other Verses and a Play in Verse, 1917, Cuala Press, first edition of 400 copies, original cloth-backed boards; idem, Four Years, 1921, Cuala Press, first edition of 400 copies, original cloth-backed boards; idem, The Cat and the Moon and Certain Poems, 1924, Cuala Press, first edition of 500 copies, original cloth-backed boards; idem, October Blast, Poems, 1927, Cuala Press, first edition of 350 copies, original cloth-backed boards (4)
Phillips (John) Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire, ..., 1829, printed for the author, first edition, hand-coloured map frontis, nine section plates (eight hand coloured) and fifteen plain plates of fossils, half calf (worn, lacking backstrip); Eastmead (W.), Historia Rievallensis, containing the History of Kirkby Moorside..., 1824, frontis, six plates, modern half calf (2)
Skues, G.E.M. Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream..., 1910, first edition, colour frontis, original cloth; Ransome (Arthur), Mainly About Fishing, 1959, first edition, dust wrapper; Kelson (Geo. M.), Tips, 1901, first edition, original cloth (laminated); with a large quantity of other angling books (qty)
`Sabretache` Shires and Provinces, 1926, Eyre & Spottiswoode, folio, first edition, sixteen mounted colour plates after Lionel Edwards, dust wrapper; Edwards (Lionel), My Irish Sketch Book, 1938, Collins, first edition, nine mounted colour plates, printed tissue guards, dust wrapper (torn and chipped); Dawson (Lionel), Sport in War, 1936, Collins, six colour plates after Lionel Edwards, dustwrapper (torn and chipped) with a small quantity of others (qty)
Sporting Art Welcome (John) & Collens (Rupert), Snaffles on Hunting, 1989, Lambourn Press, first edition, oblong 4to., signed by Rupert Collens, dustwrapper; Watson (J.N.P.), Lionel Edwards, Master of the Sporting Scene, 1986, Sportman`s Press, first edition, 4to., dustwrapper; with eleven others on sporting art and artists (13)
Stubbs (Alan) & Drake (Martin) British Soldierflies and their Allies, 2001, first edition, dust wrapper; Crosskey (Roger W.), The Natural History of Blackflies, 1990, first edition, dust wrapper; Collin (J.E.), British Flies, Volume VI - Empididae, 1961, first edition, dust wrapper; Chvala (Milan), et al, The Horse Flies of Europe, (Diptera, Tabanidae), 1972, first edition, cloth (4)
Star Wars Master Replicas Obi-Wan Kenobi As First Built Lightsaber 1:1 scale. Limited edition number 78/500 pieces. Complete with, mirrored display stand, perspex dust cover, certificate of authenticity, all related paperwork, original box and packaging and Master Replicas branded outer cardboard box.
BEATRIX POTTER. 'The Fairy Caravan.' First edition, nice dedication - "To Nancy Nicholson with love from Aunt Beatrix, Dec 18. 29.", six colour plates complete, original green cloth with colour plate illus on upper cover, 225pp comp. Beatrix Potter has, on the title page, crossed out 'Philadelphia' and has written "Copyright of the Author in Great Britain and Ireland, Entered at Stationer's Hall." (she was concerned about UK copyright). 8vo 1929 good copy. Nancy Nicholson was Beatrix Potter's favourite niece and young companion. They shared a love of fairy stories and the wonder of nature. This friendship lasted the author's lifetime. Some of the ideas in The Fairy Caravan come from fairy tale letters they exchanged. (See front cover illustration)
HERTFORDSHIRE TOPOGRAPHY: 1. Clutterbuck, R: The History and Antiquities of the County of Hertford. In three volumes. Nichols, Son and Bentley 1815-27. Illustrated, Folio, cloth backed boards. CONDITION: Occasional foxing; o/w G+; 2. Salmon, N: The History of Hertfordshire. 1728. folio,full leather. CONDITION: Occasional foxing and browning; o/w VG; 3. Cussans, J E: History of Hertfordshire (Hundred of Hertford). Chatto and Windus 1876. Folio, with 3 Tinted Litho Plates + illustrations; half leather binding. CONDITION: VG; 4. Cussans, J E: History of Hertfordshire (Half Hundred of Hitchen). 1874. Folio, with coloured frontis and illustrations; Cloth binding. CONDITION: Occasional foxing; o/w G; 5. Cussans, J E: History of Hertfordshire (Hundred of Braughing) 1870. Folio; with tinted plates. Original card covers. CONDITION: Covers detached; o/w G; 6. Chauncy, Sir H: The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire. Two volumes. Bishops Stortford, Mullinger and Holdsworth, 1826. Second edition (first published in 1700 ). Illustrated, but lacking the map. Cloth backed boards CONDITION: Covers detached; heavy browning to plates (9)
EGYPT: Hay, Robert: Illustrations of Cairo, Moyes and Barclay for Tilt and Bogue, 1840, first edition, folio (540 x 370mm), lithographed additional decorative title, dedication, 30 tinted lithographed views on 29 sheets by J.C. Bourne after Hay, O.B. Carter and C. Laver and description of the plates at the end. Cloth binding. CONDITION: One plate (Beyn el-Kasreyn) loose and edges frayed, one plate with light foxing, all the other plates are very clean and bright - almost FINE
WOMEN'S DEFENCE (SUFFRAGETTES): Sophia, a Person of Quality - Woman Not Inferior to Man, or, A short and modest vindication of the natural right of the fair-sex to a perfect equality of power, dignity and esteem, with the men by Sophia, a person of quality, London: for John Hawkins, 1739, First Edition, pp half title, Publisher's advert, Title, (I)blank, + 62. plain brown paper covers. CONDITION: Disbound copy, text complete; half title and title slightly trimmed; names and dates to half title 1789 and 1834, plus two loose notes, including an interesting postcard from Germaine Greer to Mr Norman discussing the pamphlet
SIGNED COPIES: 1. Avodos (Coleridge, Mary Elizabeth): Fancy's following. Oxford, Daniel, 1896, First edition. The author's first book of verse, printed in an edition of 125 numbered copies at the Daniel Press, this being number 80. Signed by the author on title page. Original wrappers. CONDITION: wrappers torn, o/w VG; 2. Ogilvie, Mary: Damaris, and other poems. Privately printed by hand at the Sampson Press, 1934; Limited edition of 100 copies only. This copy inscribed and signed by the author + 2pp letter signed by author. Original pictorial wrappers. CONDITION: Spine darkened, o/w VG (2)
LAWRENCE, T E: 1. Lawrence, T E: The Mint. Jonathan Cape, 1955, Limited edition, No 481 (of 2,000). 4to. Quarter bound in blue morocco over blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, top edges gilt, and a slipcase. CONDITION: Browning to slipcase, o/w VG; 2. Lawrence, T E; and Woolley, C L: The Wilderness of Zin. Jonathan Cape, 1936, new edn. (first published by the Palestine Exploration Fund). 4to. Original cloth. CONDITION: Covers worn, faded and with two tears; 3. Lawrence, T E: Revolt in the Desert. Two bound volumes (163 numbered pages) made up from newspaper cuttings, including the illustrations; and with handwritten notes in the margins. A very interesting and unique item. CONDITION: VG; 4. Lawrence, T E: Revolt in the Desert. Cape, 1927, 1st. edn. Original cloth. CONDITION: Spine faded, newspaper cutting to front pastedown, inscription to front blank endpaper, o/w VG; 5. Lawrence, T E: Revolt in the Desert. 1st. US edition. CONDITION: Poor (6)
Lots 136-158 AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND ARCHIVES FROM THE FAMILY OF GEORGE WHITEHEAD (EARLY QUAKERS) THE GREAT BIBLE: 1. Fry, Francis: A Description of the Great Bible, 1539, and the Six Editions of Cranmer's Bible, 1540 and 1541, Printed by Grafton and Whitchurch; Also of the Editions, in Large Folio, of the Authorized Version of the Holy Scriptures, Printed in the Years 1611... 1640... Illustrated with Titles, and with Passages from the Editions, the Genealogies, and the Maps, Copied in Facsimile, also with Identification of every Leaf of the First Seven, and of many Leaves of the other Editions; on Fifty-One Plates and 2 Tables, Plate 1 is a full size reproduction in red and black of the splendid pictorial title page of the Great Byble of 1539 (recto and verso), Plate 34 is a reproduction of the pictorial title to the first edition of the Authorised King James Version of 1611, both with tissue guards; together with an original leaf of each of each of the editions described (14 leaves in all), London, Willis and Sotheran, 1865, 1st. edn. This copy with a tipped-in part of a letter signed in full by Francis Fry, dated: Cotham, Bristol, 1866 (The inscription reads: I shall be much obliged by any information, thine very sincerely Francis Fry) Folio. 430 x 275 mm, 16 3/4 x 11 inches, pages: viii, 41, (3), 51 numbered plates, 2 tables (1 folded) and 14 original leaves from the Bibles described. Bound in 19th century quarter leather over marbled boards with gilt decoration and lettering to spine. CONDITION: Spine scuffed and covers a little worn, cut to side of spine, the large folding table torn (without loss), o/w a very good copy; 2. Fry, Francis: A Bibliographical Description of Tyndale's New Testament and of two Editions of the Bishops' Version. Sotheran, 1878, an 8 page pamphlet (limited edn. of 250 copies). CONDITION: heavy browning, o/w G; 3. A 2pp flyer: No.3; Description from a copy in F. Fry's collection of:Tyndale's New Testament of 1534. CONDITION: VG (3) Francis Fry, a Quaker and Abolitionist, based his fortune on railroads and the Fry chocolate factory. He collected more than 1300 early bibles, focusing on Tyndale, Coverdale and Cranmer.
BURNEY, Charles: An Account of the Musical Performances in Westminster Abbey, and the Pantheon. 1784. In Commemoration of Handel. Printed for the Benefit of the Musical Fund, 1785. First edition. Illustrated with 8 plates. PPxvi, 56, 139, (1)advert), (i)Errata. Leather backed boards. CONDITION: Covers and a few pages detached
PYNE, WILLIAM HENRY: The History of the Royal Residences of Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore. In three volumes. L Harrison for A Dry, 1819, First edition. Small Folio, with 100 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Wild, Sutherland, Stephanoff, Westall, and others. PP ii+188+21; 88+28+88; 80+92+16. Beautiful full leather binding with gilt decoration to covers and spine, marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. CONDITION: Each volume with the armorial bookplate of: Henry Arthur John Silley, to front pastedown. VG/Fine seti (3)
[MISCELLANEOUS] Wakefield, Priscilla. The Juvenile Travellers; containing the Remarks of a Family During a Tour Through the Principal States and Kingdoms of Europe, tenth edition, for Darton, Harvey & Darton, London 1814, full marbled leather, folding map frontispiece, octavo (binding poor); Doyle, A. Conan. The Sign of Four, new edition, Newnes, London, 1897, blue cloth, octavo; Lawrence, Berta. Coleridge and Wordsworth in Somerset, first edition, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1970, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; and a further twenty-two works, including two Bookano pop-up books.
[MISCELLANEOUS] Lawrence, Berta. Quantock Country, first edition, Westaway, London, 1952, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; Harrison, J.D. The Bridgwater Railway, second (expanded) edition, Oakwood Press, Headington, 1990, pictorial soft covers, illustrations, octavo; Linney, A.G. Peepshow of the Port of London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., London, no date, cloth, dustjacket, ilustrations, quarto; and a further seven works; together with five illustrated magazines, (15).
[MILITARY] Barnes, Major R. Money. The British Army of 1914, first edition, Seeley Service & Co., London, 1968, cloth, dustjacket, plate illustrations, quarto; together with The Soldiers of London, first edition, Seeley Service & Co., London, 1963, cloth, dustjacket, plate illustrations, quarto; The Uniforms & History of the Scottish Regiments, Seeley Service & Co., London, 1960, cloth, dustjacket, plate illustrations, quarto; and Military Uniforms of Britain & the Empire, first edition, Seeley Service & Co., London, 1960, cloth, dustjacket, plate illustrations, quarto; also Rogers, Colonel H.C.B. Troopships and their History, first edition, Seeley Service & Co., London, 1963, cloth, dustjacket, plate illustrations, quarto, (5).
[TOPOGRAPHY]. WEST COUNTRY Harris, J. Henry. My Devonshire Book, The Western Morning News, Plymouth, 1907, pictorial blue cloth gilt, plate illustrations from photographs, octavo; Maxwell, Donald. Unknown Somerset, first edition, The Bodley head, London, 1927, blue cloth gilt, colour plate and black and white text illustrations, small quarto; Baring-Gould, S. A Book of Dartmoor, Methuen, London, 1900, pictorial crimson cloth gilt, plate and text illustrations, octavo; and seven assorted other works, (10).
[MISCELLANEOUS] Bradley, Helen. And Miss Carter Wore Pink, first edition, Cape, London, 1971, boards, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, oblong quarto; Bradley, Helen. Miss Carter Came With Us, first edition, Cape, London, 1973, boards, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, oblong quarto; and sixty-one assorted other works, (63).
[MISCELLANEOUS] Boyd, A.W. The Country Diary of a Cheshire Man, first edition, Collins, London, 1946, boards, dustjacket, illustrations from photographs, octavo; Naylor, Murray. Among Friends. The Scots Guards 1956-1993, first edition, Cooper, London, 1995, boards, dustjacket, colour and black and white plate illustrations from photographs, quarto; Little, Shelby. George Washington, Routledge, London, 1931, blue cloth, octavo; and sixty-nine assorted other works, (72).
A Collection of Bank of England Limited Edition Presentation Packs, pairs of notes with matching serial numbers, 9 x different sets in total comprising: Kentfield £50 prefix E30 (last prefix of pictorial series `D`) & £50 prefix AO1 (first prefix series `E` historical issue) with matching serial numbers 999325; Kentfield 2 x £20 prefixes X01 & W35 (serial No. 999324), Kentfield £50 prefix E30 & £10 prefix KR30 (serial No. 722800); Kentfield 2 x £10 prefixes A01 & KR30 (serial No. 999362); Kentfield 2 x £10 prefixes DD01 & X40 (serial No. 999324); Kentfield 2 x £5 prefixes AA01 & W18 (serial No. 999324); Gill 2 x £20 prefixes A01 & 20X (serial No. 999392); Gill 2 x £5 prefixes A01 & SE90; Gill £5 prefix SE68 & £20 prefix 20U (serial No. 722987); in leatherette binders manufactured by the Bank of England, all mint state
Silver Piedfort Proof Set 2013 comprising 7 x commemorative coins: £5 `60th Anniversary of the Coronation`, 3 x £2: `350th Anniversary of the Guinea` & 2 x `150th Anniversary of London Underground`, 2 x £1 with new floral emblem designs for England & Wales & 50p `Centenary of the Birth of Christopher Ironside` (designer of Britain`s first decimal coins); with cert & illustrated booklet, in CofI, limited edition of 2013 sets, FDC
LIMITED EDITION CRICKET BOOKS, noted “418 to Win - West Indies Record Score” by Kumar (signed by author & West Indies team) [Trinidad, 2003]; “Curiosities of Cricket” [UK, 1978 reprint]; “10th Wicket First Class Cricket Record Partnership 307 runs” by Riley (signed) [Melbourne, 1997]; “Trumper Triumphant” by Wolstenholme (signed) [UK, 2002]. (4 items)
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