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Click here to subscribeStuart, Gilbert A View of Society in Europe, in its Progress from Rudeness to Refinement, first edition, half-title, errata leaf at end, contemporary calf, 4to, John Bell and J. Murray, 1778, worn Provenance: Bookplate of H. Askew Note: First edition of Stuart's "most important treatise" (D.N.B.)
Thoroton, Robert The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire, first edition, 8 plates of coats-of-arms, 1 folding map, 16 engraved plates (13 folding), numerous engraved illustrations in text, many by Wenceslaus Hollar after Richard Hall, title printed in red and black, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, folio, London, for Henry Mortlock, 1677, one plate cropped, ?lacking license leaf, very neatly rebacked, slightly rubbed Provenance: Bookplate of W. Askew
Tipping, Henry Avray English Homes. Period III, volume I, Late Tudor and Early Stuart, second edition, 1929; Period IV, volumes 1, Late Stuart, second impression, 1929; Period IV, volume 1, The Work of Sir John Vanbrugh and His School, first edition, 1928, illustrations, original blue cloth gilt, folio (3)
Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de A Voyage into the Levant, Perform'd by Command of the Late French King, 2 volumes, first English edition, 153 plates and maps, several folding, contemporary calf, 4to, London, D. Browne [& others], 1718, browned, spotted and offset, small piece torn from the corner of the plate to face p.360 in volume 1, new endpapers, rebacked Provenance: Bookplate of Watson Askew-Robertson
Turpin de Crisse, Lancelot, Count An Essay on the Art of War, translated from the French of Count Turpin, by Captain Joseph Otway, 2 volumes, first English edition, 25 folding engraved plans, contemporary calf, spines gilt, 4to, London, W. Johnson, 1761, a little light offsetting, neatly rebacked, head of one spine nicked Provenance: Bookplate of W. Askew
Winckelmann, Johann Joachim, l'abbe Description des pierres gravees du feu Baron de Stosch, first edition, folding engraved frontispiece and 10 engraved plates (9 folding), errata leaf at end, contemporary vellum, 4to, Florence, A. Bonducci, 1760, apparently lacking two leaves after Preface, binding lightly soiled and lightly rubbed Provenance: Bookplate of H. Askew
[Young, Arthur] The Farmer's Guide in Hiring and Stocking Farms, 2 volumes, first edition, 8 engraved plates, 1770; The Farmer's Letters to the People of England, second edition, 1768, both contemporary calf, 8vo, second work very slightly rubbed at head of spine (3) Provenance: Signature of John Hamilton at head of titles.
Two volumes "Nicholas Nickleby" by Charles Dickens illustrated by Phiz, London, Chapman & Hall, all illustrations intact, re-bound library boards and spine together with "The Day's Work" by Rudyard Kipling, Macmillan & Company 1898, reprinted first edition October 1898 in blue cloth boards together with all advertising end pages intact
A selection of hardback and paperback military history books, including 'The Red Soldier' by Frank Emery Fist Edition, 'The Defenders, History of the British Volunteer' by Geoffrey Cousins First edition. 'The First Day on the Somme' by Martin Middlebrook, 'War Comes Again' edited by Gabor S Boritts, 'De Gaulle' by Aidan Crawley, 'A French Soldiers War Diary 1914-1918' by Henri Desagneaux, etc (22 approx)
Football - Three limited edition first day covers issued to commemorate the centenary season of Manchester United Footbal Club, c.1978-79, one signed by Matt Busby and another by Denis Law; eight covers issued to mark games in the club's European cup campaign, c.1977-78, one signed by Steve Coppell and another by Dave Sexton; three covers issued to commemorate the 100th Manchester league derby match, c.1979-80, one signed by Gary Bailey; and five covers issued to mark games in Manchester City Football Club's European cup campaign, 1972-73 & 1977-78, one signed by Joe Corrigan, (19).
After Frank Wootton 'The first for The Few' - The first production Spitfire K9787 Colour print Limited edition 759/850 Pencil signed by artist, and by Alan Clifton, Jeffrey Quill (chief test pilot), Arthur Rubbra & Sir Stanley Hooker Published by Blaze Fine Arts, with certificate verso 65.5cm x 80cm.
The Yesteryear Book 1956 to 1992 signed copy by both Stewart Orr and Kevin McGimpsey - Excellent and Collecting Matchbox Diecast Toys the first 40 Years Book again signed by both Kevin and Stewart complete with certificate signed by David Yeh the then Chairman of the Universal Matchbox Group Ltd showing that this 1st edition book was one of only 7200 produced - Near Mint (some damage to rear cover) in original plain card mailing carton. (2)
TOLKIEN (JOHN RONALD REUEL): The Lord of the Rings, 3 vols: The Fellowship of the ring, fourth impression, 1956:The Two Towers, fourth impression, 1956: The Return of the King, first edition, 1955;uniformly bound in modern maroon mottled half morocco, black morocco labels, spines slightly faded, 1956-55 (3)
MILNE (A.A.): Winnie-the-Pooh, first edition, original green cloth, extremities rubbed, [1926]; The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, original pink cloth, extremities faded and slightly rubbed, [1928]; a third edition of Now We Are Six, an 1894 Alice ... in Wonderland and 2 others, Housman, Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker, and a stained first of Just So Stories (6)
TYNDALE (WILLIAM): The Whole Works, first collected edition, first 7 leaves and the last 10 torn at edges, repaired, and with some loss of text, just touching the upper corner of the woodcut on A4 and with some loss to woodcut on last leaf, this leaf strengthened with gauze, the paper affected by damp at edges throughout and with staining mostly to margins, modern half calf, [New STC 24436], folio, by John Daye, 1573-72; sold not subjectto return
RALEIGH (SIR WALTER): The Historie of the World, first edition, additional engraved title (dated 1614 and inserted), engraved portrait vignette to printed title (mounted), 8 double-page maps and plans, dedication leaf mounted, ink stain to first leaf of Preface, Aa torn at margin and repaired with Sellotape, 2N5 corner away with minimal loss, 19th century reversed calf, worn, joints broken, folio, [colophon: for G. Latham and R. Young, 1634]; sold not subject to return
Isle of Wight. A Tour Through the Isle of Wight, pub. J.S. & Co., n.d., c. 1850s, fifty eng. vignette views, some dust soiling to first & last leaves, lacks front & rear flyleaves, orig. cloth, worn and covers detached, oblong 8vo, together with Brannon (G., illust.), The Pleasure Visitor's Companion in Making the Tour of the Isle of Wight, Pointing Out the Best Plan for Seeing in the Shortest Time Every Remarkable Object, 11th ed., pub. by the author, Wootton, Isle of Wight, 1843, eng. title, eight eng. plts., slight marginal staining, modern qtr. cloth, 8vo, with Adams (W.H. Davenport), Nelsons' Hand-Book to the Isle of Wight; Its History, Topography, and Antiquities.., 1862, eng. frontis., eleven eng. plts. and hand-col. folding map, some slight yellowing, orig. limp cloth, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with a revised edition published 1873 (4)
Owen (John and Bowen, Emmanuel). Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd; Being a Correct Coppy of Mr Ogilby's Actual Survey of all ye Direct & Principal Crossroads in England and Wales.., 1st ed., pub. Thomas Bowles, 1720, eng. title and 4pp. engraved index, 273 uncol. eng. strip road maps printed back to back, lightly toned with armorial excised on p.35/36, 19th century half calf, rubbed, small 4to Chubb CXLVII. The scarce first edition. (1)
Landsborough (Rev. D.). A Popular History of British Seaweeds.. , 3rd ed., pub. Lovell Reeve, 1857, twenty hand-col. litho. plts. and two uncol. plts., a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. cloth with mounted circular disk to upper cover (printed by E. Evans Sr.), spine a little faded, small square 4to, together with Figuier (Louis), The World Before the Deluge, New Edition, The Geological Portion Carefully Revised, and much Original Matter Added, by Henry W. Bristow, 1867, num. wood engs., orig. blind stamped cloth gilt in bright condition, 8vo, plus Gelling (Margaret), The Place-Names of Oxfordshire, English Place-Name Society, vols. 23 & 24, Cambridge, 1953-54, two folding maps in pocket at rear of vol. 2, orig. cloth in d.j.s (d.j. of first vol. torn and broken), 8vo, and Bowles (E.A.), My Garden in Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter, David & Charles reprints, 1972, num. b & w illusts. from photos., orig. cloth in d.j.s, 8vo (7)
Benjamin (Ben Jonah, of Tudela). Itinerarium D. Beniaminis cum versione et notis Constantini l'Empereur ab Oppyck, S.T.D. et S.L.P. in Acad. Batava., Elzevier Press, Leyden, 1633, printers woodcut device to title, contents clean and fresh, contemp. vellum with yapp fore edges, a little marked and stained, recent morocco labels to spine, 8vo The first Hebrew/Latin edition. Willems 377. (1)
Bible [English]. The Bible. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke.., Christopher Barker, 1583, black letter text in two columns, lacks general title leaf, final four leaves of tables and colophon leaf, contains separate NT, Psalms and Apocrypha title pages (all with old ink owners inscriptions), several preliminaries and final few leaves with tears, some with a little loss and subsequent paper repairs, first seven folios of OT fraying to outside margin with some loss and subsequent paper repairs (folio 2 having part of the text replaced from another Bible), dampstaining to lower portion throughout, contemp. calf over wooden boards with remains of clasps, considerable loss of leather to both boards, old reback with upper board detached, folio Herbert 178. The preliminaries being in a slightly different arrangement to the Herbert edition. The greater portion of the text is in good, bright condition. (1)
Bible [German]. Biblia.., Deutsch, D. Martin Luthers.., pub. B.C. Wust, Wittemberg, 1671, general title printed in red and black, OT and NT titles printed in black with decorative woodcut borders, separate title to Prophets, black letter double-column text and woodcut illusts. throughout, double-p. eng. plate in prelims. at front, general title and first few leaves sl. frayed with archival repairs, some leaves misbound incl. folios 7 to 156 of Prophets bound near front of OT, browning and some soiling throughout, contemp. blind-stamped pig skin over wood boards, with leather straps and brass fittings incl. an oval medallion of an angel (features rubbed away) to each cover, rebacked with remains of orig. spine relaid, large thick folio Not in Darlow & Moule which lists only a slightly smaller 1686 edition by the same publishers. Lacks an unknown number of maps and portraits and possibly some prelims. or end matter to one or more parts, and so sold with all faults not subject to return. (1)
Bible [Latin]. Biblia: Breves In Eadem Annotationes.., ed. Robert Estienne, Paris, 1534, red-ruled double columns throughout, lacks first two leaves incl. title (*1,2) and last three leaves (2B2-4), some fraying and repairs to first two leaves with some loss of side-notes, colophon verso relaid, occ. spotting and soiling, 19th-c. green calf gilt, torn at head of spine, 8vo First Estienne octavo edition. (1)
Book of Common Prayer ..together with the Psalter or Psalms of David.., 1st Baskerville edition, Cambridge, 1760, with 'six shillings and six pence' on title-page and lozenge and star border around each page, contemp. ownership signature on title-page, some scattered foxing, hinges strengthened, a.e.g., 20th c. red morocco, scuffed, rebacked preserving orig. spine, short split at head of rear joint, 8vo, together with The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments.. Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David.., Printed by R. Watts, Cambridge, c.1810, bound with A Companion to the Altar.. Printed for J. Mawman, [1814], and A New Version of the Psalms of David, by Tate & Brady, Stereotyped and Printed by J. Smith, Cambridge, c.1815, a.e.g., contemp. gilt dec. dark blue morocco, sl. rubbed, 8vo, plus The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments.. Printed at the Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1819, contemp. ms. inscription at head of title, printed in double-column, lightly browned throughout, upper hinge splitting, later calf, rubbed, spine faded, 8vo First item Gaskell pp.30-31. (3)
Corneille (Pierre ). Théatre de Pierre Corneille, avec des Commentaires, 12 vols., [Geneva], 1764, eng. frontis. to first vol. by Watelet after Pierre, thirty-four eng. plts. after A. Gravelot, occn. light staining, marbled endpapers, contemp. uniform full calf, gilt dec. spine, in compartments between raised bands, contrasting morocco labels, very sl. rubbed (generally in very good condition), 8vo Cohen de Ricci 255. A handsome set of this important edition edited by Voltaire. (12)
Henry VI Yearbook. Le Primier Part des Ans del Roy Henrie le 6. Ore Nouelment Peruse & Corrige, oue le Marginal Notes, et un Profitable Table Annexe a ceo, Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1609, dec. woodcut border to title (with library ink stamps and marginal paper repairs), printed in black letter text throughout, some ink library stamps to few pages and neat marginal tissue repairs, recent endpapers, contemp. calf, recent reback with title label, board edges repaired, folio The first collected edition for the reign of Henry 6th (Years 1-4, 7-12, 14, 18-20). STC 9616. (1)
Heal (Sir Ambrose). The London Furniture Makes from the Restoration to the Victorian Era, 1660-1840. A Record of 2500 Cabinet-Makers, Upholsterers, Carvers and Guilders with their Addresses and Working Dates Illustrated by 165 Reproductions of Makers' Trade-cards, 1st ed., Batsford, 1953, orig. eng. trade card (T. Williams) loosely inserted, orig. linen-backed boards with frayed and soiled d.j., together with London Tradesman's Cards of the XVIII Century. An Account of their Origin and Use, by Ambrose Heal, privately printed, 1925, num. b & w illusts., orig. quarter vellum gilt, a little darkened on the spine, (no. 27 of a special edition of 100 copies printed for members of the First Edition Club.), plus The Signboards of Old London Shops, by Ambrose Heal, 1st ed., Batsford, 1947, num. sepia illusts. to text, orig. cloth in slightly soiled and chipped d.j., all 4to (3)
Graves (Robert). Lawrence and the Arabs, 1st ed., 1927, b & w illusts. by Eric Kennington and maps by Herry Perry, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and a little torn at head of spine, together with Glen (Douglas), In the Steps of Lawrence of Arabia, 1st ed., [1939], sepia illusts. from photos., folding map at rear, orig. cloth, rubbed on spine, both 8vo, plus Milne (A.A.), The House at Pooh Corner, 1st ed., 1928, b & w illusts. and decorations by Ernest H. Shepard, t.e.g., orig. salmon-pink cloth gilt, very rubbed and faded, slim 8vo, and Verne (Jules), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, parts I & II, Author's Edition, pub. Samson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1876, wood engs., later(?) blue cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, and other misc. books incl. TEL interest, modern first editions, paperbacks, etc. (approx. 60)
Hardy (Thomas). Human Shows, Far Phantasies, Songs, and Trifles, 1st American ed., New York, 1925, untrimmed, orig. linen-backed boards with paper label to spine, rubbed, (limited edition 7/100), 8vo, together with Jude the Obscure, 1st ed., (Wessex Novels series, vol. 8), pub. Osgood McIlvaine & Co., 1896, half title present, etched frontis. by H. MacBeth-Raeburn, single-page map at rear, t.e.g., remainder rough-trimmed, orig. dark green cloth gilt, a little rubbed and minor wear to extrems., plus Satires of Circumstance, 1914, Late Lyrics and Earlier, 1922, Human Shows, Far Phantasies, 1925, all first eds., pub. MacMillan & Co., orig. cloth gilt in slightly frayed and chipped d.j.s, all 8vo, and others by/about Hardy (23)
Wisden Cricketers' Almanacks, 1927, 1928 & 1929, single photo. plt. to each, adverts front and rear, former in orig. printed wrappers with some marks and fraying to spine, 1928 edition with orig. upper wrapper only (with loss), latter lacking printed wrappers, sellotape and biro marks to first prelim. and with final leaf detached and torn, 8vo (3)
Jaques (John). Croquet: the laws and regulations of the game, with a description of the implements, etc., etc., new edition, 28th thousand issue, 1865, 48pp., b & w illusts. and diags., commercial ads. at rear, strengthed to inner margins of first & last leaves, orig. gilt dec. limp cloth, slightly rubbed to spine, slim 8vo Drazin A12-g. (1)
Douglass (Frederick). Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by himself, Dublin, Webb and Chapman, 1845, front endpaper excised, xvi + 125 pp., plus single leaf of Critical Notices at end, some foxing, and occn. marks, orig. blindstamped cloth, rubbed and soiled and faded to spine and edges, small 8vo First published in Boston in the Summer of 1845, this Dublin edition was published to coincide with the anti-slavery tour of Great Britain and Ireland by Frederick Douglass. A note by the Committee of the Hibernian Anti-Slavery Society is printed to title verso. See Sabin 20711 for the first edition. (1)
Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings, introduction by Herbert Read, first edition 1944, London L.. Humphries & Company Limited, Will Grohmann The Art of Henry Moore, first edition, 1960, signed by Henry Moore, signature for Newman with affection from Henry Moore, May 1963, also three books on sculpture (5)
Kelly, Sophia. The Anchoret of Montserrat, 3 volumes, first edition, original blue cloth, slightly soiled, 8vo, 1861; The Life of Mrs Sherwood, title loose, green morocco, upper hinge broken, 1857; Ainsworth, W.H. Jack Sheppard. A Romance, 3 volumes, etched plates by George Cruikshank, slight spotting, contemporary half calf, 8vo, R. Bentley, 1839 (7)
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