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Dominic Winter Book Auctions
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Nannini (Remigio, Fiorentino). Orationi Militari. Raccotte per M. Remigio Fiorentino, da tutti gli historici Greci e Latini, antichi e moderni, in Vinegia appresso Gabriel Giolito de' Ferrari, 1560, woodcut printer's device on the title-page, num. historiated woodcut initials, light soiling and browning, loose in case in contemp. limp vellum, soiled, edges worn, stout 8vo. The second edition of this collection, first published in 1557. Not in Adams. Gamba 1545. (1)

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Pemble (William). A Briefe Introduction to Geography; Containing a Description of the Grounds, and generall part thereof, very necessary for young Students in that Science, Oxford, 1685, iv + 47 pp, woodcut illusts. and diags. to text (one diag. close trimmed at fore-edge), some damp staining mainly to first & last leaves, slight surface abrasion to p.47 (final leaf), late 19th c. qtr. sheep, small slim 4to. This would appear to be a 6th edition. Refer to Wing P1113. (1)

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Sansovino (Francesco). Le Cento Novelle scelte da'piu nobili scrittori della lingua volgare. Di nuovo ampliate, riformate, rivedute & correte per il medesimo, [colophon:] in Venetia, appresso Fr. Sansovino, 1562, woodcut device on the title-page, and the verso of the last leaf HHH8, full-page woodcut at the beginning of each of the 10 Books, woodcut initials, light browning in the text, a few expertly executed marginal repairs, 18th c. calf, spine gilt, surface of leather worn, spine chipped at extrems, small 8vo. Haym 5.355. Edbert 20304. Not in Adams. The second edition of this collection (first by Sansovino in 1561), noted as rare by Brunet. (1)

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Gibbs (James). Rules for Drawing the Several Parts of Architecture, 3rd ed, 1753, sixty four copper-eng. architectural plts, each with library stamp, occasional spotting and staining, later library cloth, folio. The first edition was published in 1732. (1)

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Pound (Ezra). Antheil and the Treatise on Harmony, Paris, Three Mountains Press, 1st ed, 1924, half-title present, front free endpaper and first three leaves almost detached at gutter, paper browned as usual, rough-trimmed, orig. printed salmon wrappers, spine faded and with sl. loss at foot, 8vo, together with Antheil and the Treatise on Harmony with Supplementary Notes, Pascal Covici, Chicago, 1st US ed, 1927, orig. teracotta cloth blocked in black, 8vo. First item a limited edition of 400, this being one of 360 unnumbered copies. (2)

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Lang (Andrew). Old Friends Among the Fairies. Puss in Boots and Other Stories, 1926, four tipped-in col. plts, num. b & w illusts, orig. dec. cloth, a little rubbed, 4to, together with Lawrence (T.E.), Seven Pilars of Wisdom, A Triumph, First Trade Edition, 1935, num. b & w ports. and maps, orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed and damp marked, 4to, with other misc. books, incl. topographical guide books, touring maps, magazines, etc. (2 cartons)

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Hy. Duke & Son
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JOHN HUTCHINS, MA: "The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset", first edition, published 1774, in two vols.

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Potteries Specialist Auctions
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A BAIRSTOW MANOR POTTERY LARGE SIZE CHARACTER JUG AS WINSTON CHURCHILL FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY LTD EDITION

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Graham Budd Auctions Ltd.
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A pair of signed David Beckham prints, the first a pseudo movie poster titled 'Being David Beckham', the other a limited edition print (76/150) by William M Straigh, Young Player of the Year 1997, both mounted & signed in the lower margin by Beckham, the latter additionally signed by the artist, each with a COA, the first 51 by 30.5cm., 20 by 12in. (4)

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Golding Young & Co.
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Fisher (A Hugh). Through India and Burmah, London c1905, illus. orig. cloth boards, first edition.

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Golding Young & Co.
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Fowles (John). The Magnus, First edition, London 1966, orig. cloth boards and d.w.

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Golding Young & Co.
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Fleming (Ian). Goldfinger 1959, On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1963, The Spy Who Loved Me 1962, You Only Live Twice 1964, all first editions, From Russia With Love, 4th edition 1958, all with dust wrappers, (Goldfinger d.w. in poor condition).

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Golding Young & Co.
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Charteris (Leslie). The Saint Sees It Through 1947, The Saint in Miami 1940, Call for the Saint 1948, first editions, all with dust wrappers, Meet the Tiger 1928, first edition no dust wrapper; The Saint Sees It Through second edition 1950, dust wrapper (5).

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Addisons Auctioneers
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"THE LAST PARADE", AUTHORISED TRIBUTE TO BRITISH STEAM PRESERVATION, ED. P.B.WHITEHOUSE, FIRST EDITION, pub.1975, commemorating one-hundred and fifty years since the opening of the Darlington and Stockton Railway.

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Dreweatt Neate Donnington Priory Salerooms
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Clifford Cyril Webb (1895-1972) 'Flora and fauna'; 'Cullercoats'; Still life with flowers The first limited edition linocut The second linocut The third watercolour The first signed in pencil within the margin lowerright, inscribed withtit leand 1/20 lower left The second signed in pencil within the margin lower right, inscribed with title lower left The third signed lower right The first s. 36cm x 28cm The second s. 36cm x 58cm The third 57cm x 37cm

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Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms
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Sir Alfred Munnings, the Diary of a Free Man, by Black Knight, First edition with dust wrapper and invitation to publication party

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Sir Alfred Munnings, 3 volume autobiography, First edition with dust wrappers, plus a letter from Lady Violet Munnings and a memorial service programme to Sir Alfred Munnings dated July 1959.

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Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms
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Paul Gallico, The Poseidon Adventure, First edition published by Heinemann, London 1969, torn dust wrapper, with personal inscription by Gallico to his close friends R.J. and Hetty Minney dated June 1969 and The Snow Goose by the same author, inscribed by Gallico to the 'Minneys' (2)

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Viscount Southwood, presentation red morocco bound First edition, R J Minney Rasputin, First edition with dust wrapper and American edition with dust wrapper, together with research notes and correspondence

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Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms
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R J Minney, Carve Her Name With Pride, First edition with dust wrapper and subsequent junior edition 1964 with dust wrapper, together with film premier programme dated 20th February 1958, including a letter from Virginia McKenna

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Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms
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Lord Beverbrook, Men and Power, 1917-1918, First edition with dust wrapper, together with signed letter dated 1923

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Muriel Lady Dowding, an autobiography inscribed First edition dated 1983 with dust wrapper and correspondence and Borrie Hermine, the Golden Heron with dust wrapper, inscribed First edition, together with letter, both the most recent owners of 1 Calverley Park, Tunbridge Wells, the contents of which Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells will sell on Sunday 21st November

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Charlie Chaplin interest - R J Minney, Chaplin the Immortal Tramp, First edition with dust wrapper, together with a Christmas card from Charles Chaplin together with hand addressed envelope with Los Angeles stamp 1942 and a letter from Will Murrays, One and Only Cases Court Production offering a few instants of Chaplin's early days for The Immortal Tramp

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152. A Stag Party with Men Only, First edition with forwards by the First Editor R J Minney, with dust wrapper

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R J Minney, First edition, half green morocco binding and cloth bound edition with dust wrapper (2)

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R J Minney, No 10 Downing Street, First edition, blue morocco half binding and two cloth bindings with original dust wrappers (3)

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Paul Gallico, Scruffy a Diversion, First edition with dust wrapper, inscribed 'to my dear Minney's, Hetty and RJ than whom there are none I would rather have as satisfied clients, with love Paul Gallico, Antibes, July 23rd 1962' and 7 other volumes, most inscribed from Paul Gallico

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Siegfried Sasoon, three letters headed Hytesry House, Wiltshire, dated 39-41 signed R J Minney, Viscount Southwood, First edition with dust wrapper and two letters from Viscount Southwood to R J Minney dated 44 and 46.

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Christie's South Kensington
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Antoni Tapies Jean Fremon, Equation, Daniel Lelong, 1987 the set of five aquatints in colours, on Arches, with title, text and justification, the first and last etching signed in pencil, number 8 from the edition of 25 (there was also an edition of 50 and 20 hors commerce copies), printed to the edges of the full sheets, in very good condition, loose in paper covers, within brown paper-covered boards and slipcase, in very good condition(portfolio)S. 315 x 250mm. (overall)

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AUSTIN, Major H.H. A SCAMPER THROUGH THE FAR EAST INCLUDING A VISIT TO MANCHURIAN BATTLEFIELDS. Edward Arnold, London 1909. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial brown cloth, slightly rubbed, endpapers browned. Fontispiece, 15 plates, 2 folding maps at end. GIBSON, S.O. MY TRAVELS IN THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE... S.W. Partridge, London 1886. First Edition. 8vo. Dedication from author to front free endpaper. Blue cloth, gilt, all edges gilt; old glue repair to inner hinge; wood engraved illustrations. LINDLEY, Captain Augustus F. THE LOG OF THE FORTUNA: A CRUISE ON CHINESE WATERS... Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London n.d. 8vo. Pictorial purple cloth, gilt; spine darkened and frayed, inner hinge broken; wood engraved plates and text illustrations. Plus 32 further volumes, mostly Far Eastern travel. (35)

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BRASSEY, Baroness Annie. SUNSHINE AND STORM IN THE EAST, OR CRUISES TO CYPRUS AND CONSTANTINOPLE. Longmans Green and Co, London 1888. 8vo. Bright pictorial cloth, gilt, all edges gilt. 2 folding maps. School prize label on front pastedown. Spotting. MILNER, Re. John & BRIERLY, Oswald W. THE CRUISE OF H.M.S. GALATEA, CAPTAIN H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH K.G. IN 1867-1868. W.H. Allen and Co, London 1869. First edition. 8vo. Half red calf, marbled boards, rubbed. Folding map, Photograph portrait frontispiece, 12 colour tinted lithograph plates plus other text illustrations. Some pages loose, foxing. Plus 3 others, including 2 volumes on Ceylon. (5)

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CARVER, Jonathan. THE NEW UNIVERSAL TRAVELLER. containing a full and distinct account of all the empires, kingdoms, and states, in the known world ... comprising also an interesting detail of the manners, customs, constitutions, religions, learning, arts, manufactures, commerce, and military force, of all the countries that have been visited by travellers or navigators, from the beginning of the world to the present time: accompanied with a description of all the celebrated antiquities, and an accurate history of every nation. from the earliest periods. G. Robinson, London, 1779. FIRST EDITION. Folio; frontispiece, 18 maps and 37 engraved plates; pp. 3-4 misbound at pp. 40 with a facsimile leaf supplied at correct position; some minor dampstaining at head in places, and also some occasional light foxing; contemporary calf, rebacked, boards ruled in gilt, some surface wear; later bookplate. 'This compilation the widow of Captain Carver denied to be the work of her husband.' (Lowndes Bibliographer's manual). .

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CHRISTIAN, F.W. THE CAROLINE ISLANDS. TRAVEL IN THE SEA OF THE LITTLE LANDS. Methuen & Co, London 1899. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial green cloth, small dent to lower board and light abrasion to edge of spine; some scattered spotting, but a very good copy. Folding map at rear, four other maps and plans, plus numerous half tone photographic plates. HUTCHINSON, Frank. NEW SOUTH WALES: "THE MOTHER COLONY OF THE AUSTRALIAS." Charles Potter, Sydney 1896. 8vo. Pictorial tan cloth, gilt, a little soiled. Folding panorama of Sydney Harbour, 2 folding maps at end (one with closed tear) plus many further illustrations. Plus 3 similar volumes.

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CHEESMAN, Evelyn. ISLANDS NEAR THE SUN. OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN THE FAR, FAIR SOCIETY ISLANDS. H.F.G. Witherby, London 1927. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial cloth, slight spotting to fore-edge, otherwise a bright clean copy in bright dustwrapper. 9 monochrome plates. WRAGGE, Clement L. THE ROMANCE OF THE SOUTH SEAS. Chatto & Windus, London 1906. First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth, gilt with inlaid photo illustration to upper board, frayed dustwrapper. Numerous b/w photo illustrations in the text. GILL, Rev. William Wyatt. FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT IN POLYNESIA WITH ILLUSTRATIVE CLAN SONGS. Religious Tract Society, London 1894. First edition. 8vo. Light blue cloth, soiled, front and rear free endpapers pasted down. Wood engraved plates. Plus 9 other volumes on the South Seas. (12)

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DANA, Richard Henry, Jun. TO CUBA AND BACK. A VACATION VOYAGE.. Smith, Elder, London, 1859. First edition, published two months after the US edition. 8vo. Internally clean and bright in the original blue wavy-grain boards, lettered gilt on the spine. With the June 1859 advertisement section at the back, as called for. Corners slightly bumped and worn.

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DRAKE, Francis. EBORACUM: Or the History and Antiquities of the City of York, from Its Original to the Present Times; Together with the History of the Cathedral Church and the Lives of the Archbishops of That See, Etc. William Bowyer, London, 1736. FIRST EDITION. Two parts in one volume, folio; with all plates, maps and plans present as paginated by Boyne; dampstained throughout (mainly light); contemporary calf, defective. First edition of this great and early history of York by Francis Drake (1695-1770) containing numerous plans, maps and plans.

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FORTESCUE, John. NARRATIVE OF THE VISIT TO INDIA... Macmillan and Co, London 1912. First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth, gilt, top edge gilt. Monochrome photographic plates. WOODRUFF, Philip. THE MEN WHO RULED INDIA. THE GUARDIANS. Jonathan Cape, London 1934 reprint. 8vo; dustwrapper. ALCOCK, A. A NATURALIST IN INDIAN SEAS... John Murray, London 1902. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth binding rubbed and frayed; monochrome plates; ex-library copy. Plus 20 volumes mainly on India. (23)

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IRELAND, John B. WALL-STREET TO CASHMERE. A JOURNAL OF FIVE YEARS IN ASIA, AFRICA AND EUROPE... S.A. Rollo, New York 1859. First Edition. 8vo. Blindstamped brown cloth, gilt; rubbed and frayed. Colour wood engraved frontispiece and title page, double page map, numerous further plates. CHISHOLM, George G. THE TWO HEMISPHERES: A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES OF THE WORLD. Blackie & Son, London 1882. First edition. 8vo. Brown cloth, gilt. Colour frontispiece, wood engraved text illustrations. BEATON, Cecil. NEAR EAST. Batsford Ltd, London 1943. Second printing. 8vo. Dustwrapper chipped. Monochrome photo plates. Plus 44 additional volumes mostly on world travel and exploration. (47)

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LAWRENCE, T.E. CRUSADER CASTLES. Golden Cockerel Press 1936. FIRST EDITION Limited to 1000 copies, of which this is number 168. 2 volumes (The Thesis and The Letters). 4to. Sangorski and Sutcliffe binding of half calf with cream cloth boards, gilt titles and raised bands to spine, top edges gilt; minor wear, tanning to page edges and stain to lower cover of vol 1, light crease to front free endpaper vol 2. Bookplates of Sir Samuel Gluckstein. Two folding maps in envelope plus many plans, diagrams and photographic illustrations. (2) The "Thesis" was written by Lawrence as an undergraduate at Oxford in 1910 and the "Letters" volume is made up of correspondence with his mother during his travels and research in England, Wales, France, Palestine and Syria.

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LAWRENCE, T.E. ORIENTAL ASSEMBLY. Williams and Norgate Ltd, London 1939. First edition. 8vo. Fine copy in dustwrapper. LAWRENCE, T.E. and WOOLLEY C. Leonard. PALESTINE EXPLORATION FUND 1914. THE WILDERNESS OF ZIN (ARCHEOLOGICAL REPORT). Palestine Exploration Fund [1915]. 4to. Cloth backed printed grey paper boards. Light browning to endpapers, otherwise a clean bright copy. 2 maps, 37 plates. Lawrence's first work in book form covers a record of his and Woolley's explorations in the desert regions south of Beersheba and the Dead Sea. Plus 8 other titles, Lawrence related and a quantity of ephemera including T.E. Lawrence Society Newsletters and Journals etc. (qty)

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MURRAY, T. Douglas and WHITE, A Silva. SIR SAMUEL BAKER A MEMOIR. Macmillan, London, 1895. First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with a tissue guarded frontispiece, four large folding maps and five in-text map sketches. The tissue-guard is browned, otherwise this is a very clean copy in the original publisher's brown cloth with black and gilt decoration to the upper cover and gilt lettering to the spine, with slight wear to the extremities.

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STAUNTON, Sir George, Baronet. AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY FROM THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN TO THE EMPEROR OF CHINA; INCLUDING CURSORY OBSERVATIONS MADE, AND INFORMATION OBTAINED, IN TRAVELLING THROUGH THAT ANCIENT EMPIRE, AND A SMALL PART OF CHINESE TARTARY... G. Nicol, London 1798. Second edition, corrected. 3 volumes. 8vo. Contemporary full calf bindings, gilt tooled spines; rubbing to boards and extremities but a very good, clean set. 4 folding maps (2 with short tears) folding table and 18 engraved plates. (3) The Embassy was led by Lord Macartney (1737 - 1806) who is distinguished as being the first British ambassador to China. Macartney undertook the negotiation of treaties for the export of tea, and and the import of British goods to pay for the tea. He was also charged with establishing a permanent British ministerial post in China. Success was limited mainly due to his refusal to acknowledge the divine nature of Tchieng Lung, the Chinese Emperor. Nevertheless, his secretary, Sir George Staunton, recorded all aspects of the Embassy, including the lengthy voyage and the customs and manners of the Chinese themselves. This work was originally published in a quarto edition in 1797 and while not the only account of Mcartney's Embassy, it provides a comprehensive and fascinating insight.

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WAKEFIELD, Priscilla. THE TRAVELLER IN ASIA: or a visit to the most celebrated parts of the East Indies and China... Darton, Harvey and Darton, London 1817. First edition. 12mo. Folding map, repaired. List of author's works at end. Modern quarter morocco and marbled boards. ANON. TRAVELS IN SOUTH-WESTERN ASIA [with] TRAVELS IN EUROPEAN RUSSIA [with] TRAVELS IN SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA. Dublin 1823; 1826; 1832. 3 volumes. 12mo. First and second works in contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed, hinges weak; third in modern full calf. All volumes contained within custom made clamshell box. Some browning to pages. Wood engraved illustrations. (4)

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YEE, Chiang. THE SILENT TRAVELLER. A CHINESE ARTIST IN LAKELAND. Country Life, London n.d. [1937]. First edition. 8vo. Signed in Chinese on front free endpaper. Monochrome plates. Fine copy in slightly rubbed and darkened dustwrapper. YEE, Chiang. THE SILENT TRAVELLER IN LONDON. Country Life Ltd, London 1938. First edition. 8vo. Signed dedication from author on title page. Colour frontispiece, further monochrome plates. Dustwrapper a little rubbed. YEE, Chiang. THE SILENT TRAVELLER IN JAPAN. Norton & Co, New York 1972. First edition. 8vo. Author's signed dedication to half title. Colour and monochrome illustrations. Fine copy in dustwrapper with foxing at edges. Plus 20 other volumes by Chiang Lee all with dustwrappers where appropriate. (23)

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FISHER, R.A. THE GENETICAL THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1930. First edition. Large 8vo. Illustrated with two coloured plates and in-text diagrams. A very clean copy, in the original dark-blue cloth. This copy carries on the front paste-down an Imperial College, London prize bookplate: 'Session 1929-30, The Forbes Memorial Prize (Half-share) in Biology awarded to Charles Geoffrey Dobbs' It is signed by V.H. Blackman (Professor) and H.T. Tizard (Rector).

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GEIKIE, Sir Archibald. THE ANCIENT VOLCANOES OF GREAT BRITAIN. Macmillan, London, 1897. First edition. Large 8vo. 2 volumes. Illustrated in black and white and with seven folding maps. A good set in the original dark green cloth which is slightly marked and has a little wear to the spine extremities and the head of the upper joint of one volume. (2)

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HULME, F. Edward. FAMILIAR WILD FLOWERS. Cassell and Company Ltd, London n.d. 6 volumes. 8vo. Blue cloth, top edges gilt, minor marks, but a clean set. Numerous colour plates printed by Ben George, London. Frontispiece loose in volume 3. STEP, Edward. WILD FLOWERS MONTH BY MONTH IN THEIR NATURAL HAUNTS. Frederick Warne & Co, London 1905. First edition. 2 volumes. 8vo. Green cloth, decorative gilt, inlaid illustrations of flowers to centres of upper boards, top edges gilt. Colour frontispieces, numerous monochrome photographic plates throughout. Plus 20 further volumes on flowers and gardens. (22)

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WILSON, Robert and BONAPARTE, Prince Charles Lucian. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY; OR, THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES. Chatto and Windus, London, 1876. 3 volumes. 8vo. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and 103 chromolithographic plates. Bound in quarter black russia, lettered and decorated gilt with claret cloth sides. The leather is somewhat rubbed, especially at the extremities; the head of vol. one is chipped and the head of volume three has minor loss. The spine gilt which includes a 105 mm tall eagle is still bright. There is some light foxing but overall this is internally clean and bright. Each front paste-down bears the bookplate of Emily Ogden Wheeler. LEGGE, W. Vincent. A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF CEYLON. Tisaro Prakasakayo, Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, 1983. Second edition. Four volumes. Small quarto. Limited edition: No 226/600. Illustrated with 34 coloured plates by Keulemans. A fine set in dustwrapper. DAGLISH, Eric Daglish. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. J.M. Dent, London, 1948. First edition. 4to. One of an edition of 1500 copies. Illustrated with forty-eight wood engravings by the author, twenty-five of which are coloured by hand. Light spotting to the first two leaves, otherwise internally very clean and bright in the original blue cloth, lettered and decorated on the upper cover in gilt. Top edge gilt. In a dustwrapper with the odd tear, some minor loss and a few chips. (8)

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WILSON, William. BRYOLOGIA BRITANNICA; CONTAINING THE MOSSES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, 1855. A new (third) edition, with many additions and alterations, of the Muscologia Britannica of Messrs. Hooker and Taylor. 8vo. Illustrated with 61 hand-coloured plates. Ex-university library, bound in brown library buckram, with a bookplate on the front paste-down and a light ink stamp to the front free endpaper. VERDOORN, Fr., ed. MANUAL OF BRYOLOGY. Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, 1932. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Ex-university library, with bookplate to the front pastedown and a few discreet ink stamps. BRAITHWAITE, R. THE SPHAGNACEAE OR PEAT-MOSSES OF EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA. David Bogue, London, 1880. First edition. Small 4to. Illustrated with 29 coloured plates. Two leaves detached, otherwise a nice clean copy in the original blind-blocked boards, lettered gilt, with a touch of water-staining to the edge of the boards. PARNELL, Richard. THE GRASSES OF BRITAIN. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, [1845]. First edition. Large 8vo. Illustrated with 142 fine engraved plates. A very clean bright copy in the original olive-green boards, lettered and decorated in gilt. (4)

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BYRON, Robert. EUROPE IN THE LOOKING-GLASS. REFLECTIONS OF A MOTOR DRIVE FROM GRIMSBY TO ATHENS. George Routledge & Sons, London 1926. First edition. 8vo. Red cloth, lower cover marked, spine faded. MAUGHAM, Robin. NOMAD. Chapman & Hall, London 1947. First edition. 8vo. Clean copy in dustwrapper. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. Story of author's travels in the Levant and of his impressions of persons and places in the Arab lands. MAXWELL, Donald. THE BOOK OF THE CLYDE. John Lane, The Bodley Head, London 1927. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial cloth, dustwrapper a little chipped. Colour frontispiece and b/w illustrations by the author. (3)

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CARROLL, Lewis. THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE. Macmillan and Co, London 1872. First edition. 8vo. Red cloth, gilt, all edges gilt. Binding rubbed, soiled, contents shaken, new endpapers. Illustrations by John Tenniel, "wade" for "wabe" on page 21. JAMES, Grace - GOBLE, Warwick (ills.) GREEN WILLOW AND OTHER FAIRY TALES. Macmillan and Co, London 1923. First medium 8vo edition. 8vo. Red cloth, gilt, top edge gilt, dustwrapper a little creased. 16 colour plates. RINDER, Frank - ROBINSON T.H. (ills.) OLD WORLD JAPAN. LEGENDS OF THE LAND OF THE GODS. George Allen, London 1895. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial red cloth, gilt, top edge gilt. Slightly faded. B/w illustrations. BROWN, John MARJORIE FLEMING A SKETCH. BEING THE PAPER ENTITLED PET MARJORIE A STORY OF CHILD LIFE FIFTY YEARS AGO. David Douglas, Edinburgh 1884. New edition with illustrations. 4to. Brown cloth, gilt, top edge gilt. Colour engraved frontispiece plus 6 further engraved plates, some spotting. Plus 1 other volume, illustrated (5)

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CARROLL, Lewis. THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK. AN AGONY IN EIGHT FITS. Macmillan, London, 1876. First edition, first printing. 12mo. Former owner's name to the head of the front free endpaper, foxing to the first and last few leaves, otherwise a clean copy in full tan morocco, lettered and ruled gilt, with one slightly bumped corner to the lower board. BARKER, Cicely Mary. THE FAIRIES OF THE TREES. Blackie, London, 1949. Later printing [?]. 24mo. Internally clean and bright, with the blue endpapers, in the beige covers with the illustration of the Mulberry Fairy on the upper cover, rebacked, with an unlettered spine. (2)

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CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne (TWAIN, Mark pseud.) LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI. James R. Osgood and Company, Boston 1883. First American edition, second state without tailpiece on page 441, but with "The St. Louis Hotel" caption on page 443. 8vo. Pictorial brown cloth, gilt, some minor wear and rubbing to extremities, but a clean copy. Bookplate on front pastedown and previous owner's signature to front free endpaper. Illustrated throughout.

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COLLIS, Maurice. QUEST FOR SITA. Faber and Faber Ltd, London 1946. First edition, limited to 500 copies. 8vo. Pictorial black cloth, top edge gilt. Fine condition. Limitation slip. Illustrated with 30 line drawings by Mervyn Peake. COLLIS, Maurice (intro). ALVA (ills.) THE FEMALE FORM. PAINTINGS: PASTELS: DRAWINGS. W.H. Allen, London 1971. First edition. 8vo. Signed by Alva on half title. Red cloth, corners bumped, dustwrapper a little marked. Colour and monochrome plates. Text in English, French and German. Plus 17 further volumes by Maurice Collis. (19)

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CYNICUS - [Martin Anderson]. THE SATIRES OF CYNICUS. D.R. Duncan, London 1890. First edition. 4to. Blue cloth, pictorial gilt, inner hinge cracked. THE HUMOURS OF CYNICUS. Published at His Studio, London 1891. First edition. 4to. Hand-coloured pictorial tan cloth, gilt, light soiling. CARTOONS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL. Published at His Studio, London 1893. First edition. 8vo. Red cloth, pictorial gilt, all edges gilt, edge of upper cover faded, endpapers foxed. Sold with a later edition of "The Satires" in original wraps. (4). All titles profusely illustrated, with the first three finished with original hand colouring as issued.

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FEILD, Robert D. THE ART OF WALT DISNEY. Collins, London, 1944. Reprint of the edition first published in 1942. 4to. Internally very clean in a price-clipped dustwrapper showing some wear to all edges.

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FOUGASSE. P.T.O. A BOOK OF DRAWINGS. Methuen & Co, London 1926. First edition. 4to. Pictorial boards, slight marks, chip at head of spine. Plates in colour and b/w. HIGGS, Mike (comp.) THE SECOND DELUXE COLLECTOR'S EDITION OF DAN DARE... Hawk Books, London 1988. Folio. Colour illustration throughout. Plus 4 others, similar, including The Lone Ranger Comic Album No 3. (6)

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JOY, Bernard. PLAY BETTER FOOTBALL. The Star, London n.d. 8vo. Pictorial boards, worn, backstrip missing. Signed by author on front free endpaper. Photographic illustrations. LAWTON, Tommy. FOOTBALL IS MY BUSINESS. Sporting Handbooks, London 1946. First edition. 8vo. Orange cloth a little soiled in chipped and torn dustwrapper. Photographic plates. COMPTON, Denis. TESTING TIME FOR ENGLAND. Stanley Paul, London n.d. 8vo. Black cloth in rubbed dustwrapper. Photo plates. Plus 5 others on football, cricket, rugby and golf, and a collection of 12 cards in the Jackdaw series featuring famous footballers of history (including Blanchflower, Matthews, Pele, Puskas etc. (10).

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KNIGHT, M. Forster. UNCLE BLUNDER'S STUDIO. Country Life Ltd, London 1943. 8vo. Green cloth in dustwrapper. Charming original pen, ink and watercolour sketch of two mice and a butterfly entitled "Mr Tittlewit in His Garden" signed by M. Forster Knight and dated 1944. Colour frontispiece and numerous text illustrations. GRAHAME, Kenneth - SHEPARD, E.H. (ills.) THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. Methuen & Co Ltd, London 1959. First edition illustrated in colour. 8vo. Turquoise cloth, gilt in price-clipped dustwrapper, tape repairs to verso. 8 colour plates and numerous line illustrations in text. SEWELL, Anna - ALDIN, Cecil (ills.) BLACK BEAUTY THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A HORSE. Jarrolds, London n.d. 4to. Pictorial green cloth, gilt, spine dulled. 18 colour plates. Plus 9 others, children's illustrated. (12)

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RACKHAM, Arthur (ills.) TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE BY CHARLES AND MARY LAMB. J.M. Dent & Co, London 1909. First trade edition. 8vo. Grey cloth, pictorial gilt, endpapers browned. 12 colour plates. IRISH FAIRY TALES BY JAMES STEPHENS. Macmillan and Co, London 1924. Reprint. 8vo. Red cloth, gilt, top edge gilt, slight fading to upper cover. 16 colour plates. ROBINSON, Charles (ills.) HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES. Hodder & Stoughton, London n.d. 8vo. Red cloth, pictorial gilt, top edge gilt; cloth a little faded and marked, hinges cracking. 16 tipped-in colour plates. Plus 2 others illustrated. (5)

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