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Click here to subscribeJAMES, EDWIN. Account of An Expedition From Pittsburgh to The Rocky Mountains..Complied from the Notes of Major Long Mr. T. Say and other Gentlemen of the Party. 3 vols., First London Edition 1823. 8vo. , orig. brown cloth with roan spine labels (covers slightly soiled, some wear to spines). Folding engraved map and plan, and 8 plates, 3 of them hand coloured (occasional spotting) (3).
PHIPPS, CONSTAINTINe JOHN, Baron Mulgrave. A Voyage Towards The North Pole Undertaken By His Majesty's Command 1773. First Edition, 1774. 4to., cont. calf, with blind tooled and gilt decoration, central gilt coat of arms and motto "Non Fracta at Spes" (edges rubbed). Printed on thick paper. 15 Folding maps and plates, folding tables (one map torn, another with short marginal tear and mintue hole in blank area, pp. 1-16).
BORCHGREVINK, C.E. First on the Antarctic Continent Being An Account of the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900. First Edition, 1901. 8vo., orig. cloth gilt t.e.g. (old Library label, stamped Withdrawn, pasted to front cover). Portrait frontispiece, 3 coloured folding maps at end. Text Illustrations.
HAYES, J. GORDON. Antarctica. A Treatise on the Southern Continent. The Richards Press (1928). Folding maps (4 in pocket at end), diagrams, and illustrations.--FUCHS, Sir VIVIAN and Sir EDMUND HILLARY. The Crossing of Antarctice. 1958. d.w. (strengthened with tape) -- RANKIN, NIALL. Antarctic Isle Wild Life in South Georgia. 1951. d.w. First Edition. with 16 others. Mostly 8vo., orig. cloth (19).
MAWSON, Sir DOUGLAS. The Home of the Blizzard. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914. 2 vols., First Edition, 1915. 8vo., orig. pictorial cloth gilt (slight oxidising to upper cover ills., minimal bruising) Portrait and plates, some coloured, 3 folding maps in rear pocket of vol 2 (2).
MILL, HUGH ROBERT. The Siege of the South Pole. the Story of Antarctic Explorations. First Edition, 1905. Maps, diagrams and other illustrations. Presentation copy from the author, inscribed "To the house of Salusbury as a memento shown to members of the British Association at Leicester in August 1907." --BROWN, R.N. RUDMORE. A Naturalist at the Poles. The Life, Works & Voyages of Dr.W.S. Bruce. First Edition, 1923. d.w. Photgraphic plates and 3 maps. with 12 others 8vo., orig. cloth (14).
CLEMENS, SAMUEL LANGHORNE. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, And other Sketches. Edited by John Paul. First Edition New York 1867. 8vo., orig. greem cloth gilt with frog in lower left corner (tail of spine slightly frayed, lacks yellow leaf of adverts. facing title). Authors printed card tipped onton blank before title, signed and inscribed to Bram Stoker. "Dear Stoker: Receive Miss Lawton with your best kindness, she being a prized friend of us Clemenses. Yours Ever Mark".
SURTEES, ROBERT. Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds., First Edition in orig. 12 parts, 1864-65. 8vo., orig. printed wraps. (part I with title "Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds"). (very slight wear to spines). 24 hand coloured etched plates after J. Leech and H.K.Browne. Facey Romford Advertiser in part 1-5; Temple Anecdotes & Newton's Camomile Pills adverts. in pt. 2, Loverpool Insurance Company adverts. in part 6 & 10. (12).
MILNE, A.A. Whwn W Were Very Young. Second Edition, December 1924; Winnie-The-Pooh. 1926; Now We Are Six, 1927; The House at Pooh Corner, 1928. d.w. (defective). First Editions. 8vo., orig. cloth gilt (bit soiled). Illustrations by E.H. Shepard. With a First American Edition of Winnie-The-Pooh, 1926 (5).
MILNE, A.A. Now We Are Six, First Editiom, 1927. 8vo., orig. cloth (spine slightly faded). Illustrations by E.H.Shepard (pencil scribbles on front flyleaves) -- GREENWAY, KATE. Marigold Garden. First Edition, Routledge, n.d. (inscription dated 1885). 4to., orig. pictorial cloth backed boards (corners bruised). Coloured illustrations. With 2 others (4).
DICKENS, CHARLES. Master Humphrey's Clock. First Edition in Book form, 3 vols. in 6, 1840-41. Orig. green roan backed cloth (spine worn, 2 covers detached); Barnaby Rudge. Philadelphia, Lea and Blanchard, 1846. Orig. cloth, spine gilt (some wear to spine). 8vo., Illustraed. With 6 others (13).
NORTH, Hon. ROGER. The Lives of.Francis North, Baron Guilford., 3 vols., New Edition, 1826. Cont. calf backed boards.Engraved portraits frontispiece.--TALFOURD, THOMAS NOON. The Letters of Charles Lamb, With A Sketch of his Life. First Edition, 2 vols.,1837.Cont halfgreen morocco, spines gilt. Engraved portrait frontispiece (spotted). -- THACKERAY, W.M. The Newcomes. First Edition, 2 vols., 1854-55. Cont. half green stained calf gilt (corners worn). Plates by Richard doyle (some spotting). 2 other. all 8vo. (9).
PLANTINA, BATHOLOMAEUS SACCHI de. The Lives of the Popes..Translated into English..by Paul Rycaut. First Edition. Printed for Christopher Wilkinson, 1685. Folio, old calf, spine gilt. Engraved portrait frontispiece (frontis, and title cut round and mounted, title and lower margins of first few leaved repaired). Bookplate of G.B.Blomfield. With another volume (2).
SMOLLETT, TOBIAS. The Expedition of Hunphry Clinker. Second Edition, 3 vols., 1772. (lacks half titles, repairs to first few leaves of vol 1, old signatures on titles).-BURNEY, FRANCES. Cecilia.Third Edition, 5 vols., 1783 (3 covers detached).- CHESTERFIELD, PHILIP D.S.,Earl of Letters.Tenth edition, 4 vols.,1792.Engraved portrait frontispiece -- STERNE, LAURENCE. The life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy. new edition, 3vols., 1820; with A Sentimental Journey, 1818 uniformly bound. all 12mo., cont.calf or half calf (16).
WALPOLE, HORACE, Earl of Orford Private Correspondence . . . Now First Collected. 4 vols., 1820. Cont. polished blue stained calf gilt (lacks spine labels). Engraved portrait frontispiece; LETTERS . . . TO SIR HORACE MANN. Second Edition. Edited by Lord Dover. 3 vols., 1833. Cont. polished maroon calf gilt (Vols. 2 and 3 with lower joints splitting, rubbed). Engraved portrait frontispiece; ANECDOTES OF PAINTING IN ENGLAND . . . New Edition by Ralph N.
WILSON, CHARLES, ed. Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Amours of William Congreve. First Edition, 1730. 19thc. green morocco golt (faded to brown). Engraved portrait frontispiece. -- FARQUHAR, GEORGE. The Works. Sixth Edition, 2vols., (vol 2 fifth edition), 1728 -- MOORE, EDWARD and H BROOKE. Fabels for the Female Sex. Fourth Edition, 1771 (upper cover detached). Engraved frontispiece, vignette on title and 16 plates after F.Hayman. With 12 others, 8vo., mostly cont. calf (16).
CRICKET. 35 various volumes, including Blunden, Edmund. Cricket Country. First Edition, 1944. d.w., and others signed and inscribed to Leslie Gutteridge from Roy Webber, Arthur Wrigley, Michale Down & Derek West, Vasant Raiji, lord Cobham, G.D. Martuneau and Edward Grayson, some with letters and cuttings inserted. Mostly 8vo., orig. cloth (35).
EVANS, THOMAS. Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, With Some of Modern Date; Now first collected..4 vols., vols 1 & 2 second Edition. Printed for T.Evans, in the Strand, 1784. 16mo., cont. half blue stained calf, spines gilt with maroon labels. (lower cover of vol 4 lossening). Engraving vignettes on titles. Contains "Surry Triumphant or the Kentish Men's Defeat" in vol 4.
LILLYWHITE, FREDERICK WILLIAM, editor. The Young Cricketer's Guide, Containing Full Directions for Playing the Noble and Manly Game of Cricket by William Lillywhite. First issue of First Edition, F. Lillywhite, 1849; Second issue of First Edition, 1849 (identical to above except for a grey slip inserted between pp.6 and 7); 1850. W. and T. Piper, 1850 (title has changed to Lillywhite's Guide to Cricketers). John Wisden's copy (not signed); 1851, W. and T. Piper, 1851; 1852, W. and T. Piper, 1852. Bound together, 12mo., half calf. Orig. wraps. bound in. Bookplate of Charles Pratt Green; 1853. Piper Brothers, 1853. 12mo., half calf gilt. Orig. wraps bound in. On the flyleaf J. W. Goldman has written in pencil "This is the rarest of all the Guides & the only one I have ever seen in original covers". Bookplate of the same. With issues in orig. wraps. for 1854, 1855, 1856 (lower cover partly loose, lacks backstrip, lacks title and pink pages of adverts.), 1857, signed by F. Lillywhite on title (lower wrap. loose), 1858 (upper cover loose), 1859 (lacks lower wrap.), 1860, 1861, two issues, (lower wrap. of autumn issue loose), 1862, two issues, 1863, two issues (winter issue lacks wraps. and last 6pp.), 1864, 1865, two issues (autumn issue with some wear to spine) and 1866 (upper wrap. detached, some wear). (19). The above is a complete set, 1848-66 (minus the second issue of the 21st edition of 1865). A more detailed description may be had on application.
BIBLIOGRAPHY. Taunbert, Sigfred. Bibliopola. 2 vols., Hamburg and London (1966). --Plantin, Christopher. Type Specimen Facsimiles II. Reproductions of C. Plantin's Index Sive Specimen Characterm 1567.., University of Toronto Press, 1972. Folio, --Fabes, Gibert. Modern First Edition: Points and Values. First & Third Series. First series Presentation copy from the author. 1929-32. Limited Edition. 8vo. All orig. cloth (5).
GREEN, Rev. RICHARD. The Works of John and Charles Wesley. A Bibliography.Second Edition, Methodist Published House, 1906 (title abd preface leaf slightly stained) -- WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. A Catalogue of Manuscripts and Relics.Books and Pamphlets.etc. The Methodist Publishing House, First Edition, 1921. Frontispiece. Both 8vo., half morocco, Interleaved with blanks (2).
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