Torrens (Lt.-Col. Henry d'Oyley) Travels in Ladâk, Tartary, and Kashmir, first edition, folding lithographed map and 12 chromolithographed plates including 2 folding panoramas, wood-engraved illustrations, errata slip tipped in, 8pp. publishers' catalogue at end, light foxing to some plates, particularly second panorama, generally a good clean copy, old book-label of Major C.F.Campbell, bookplate removed, original purple pebble-grain cloth, gilt, bevelled edges, a little rubbed and marked, spine faded, [Bobins 1655], 8vo, 1862.
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Warre (Lt. Col. H.J.) Sketches in the Crimea, first edition, decorative lithographed title with hand-coloured vignette, 16 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Dickinson Bros. after Warre mounted on stubs, one or two a little soiled, a few with short tear to lower margin at inner edge, ?original light blue cloth, upper cover titled in gilt, a little rubbed and soiled, cockling to upper cover, spine faded, [Bobins 1164], oblong 4to, Dickinson Bros., 1856.⁂ Scarce. Library Hub lists 4 copies (UCL, V & A, Oxford, and BL) of which the first two state 16 colour plates and the last "fifteen lithographs".
Thomas (Jean Baptiste) Un an à Rome et dans ses environs, first edition, half-title and lithographed vignette title, 72 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Villain after Thomas, occasional light toning, 2 plates with tide-mark to corner just straying into image, some scattered spotting to text, later red morocco, covers with fillet borders in gilt and blind, g.e., [Bobins 602; Colas 2872], folio, Paris, 1823.⁂ An excellent copy of this superb series of views of Rome and Roman life. a second edition followed in 1830 although Colas notes that the colouring for the later edition is, in his opinion, inferior.
[Alken (Henry)] Military Sketches: Characteristic Traits of Old Stagers, Big Wigs, Staff, Martinets, Humbugs..., first edition, lithographed throughout with hand-coloured pictorial title and 14 plates incorporating text and multiple images, lightly soiled and browned, title slightly frayed and chipped at fore-edge (reinforced), interleaved, old pebbled cloth, rebacked and recornered in red calf, joints a little rubbed, [Bobins 1317; Not in Abbey, Colas or Tooley], 4to, T.McLean, 1823.⁂ Scarce.
[Alken (Henry)] "Ben Tally-Ho". Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders, or The Reverse of Sporting Phrases, first edition, engraved title with a few short marginal tears, 7 hand-coloured engraved plates, original printed upper wrapper with advertisements to verso bound in (several repairs to verso), modern red half morocco over marbled boards with red morocco label to upper cover, [Schwerdt I, p.20; Siltzer p.69; Tooley 44; Bobins 747], oblong folio, S. and J. Fuller, [1815].⁂ Alken's first satirical hunting colour-plate work. "Alken's colouring is seen at its best in books of this class." (Schwerdt).
A set of fourteen 'facsimile' editions of the Ian Fleming-written James Bond novels, pub c 1989 by the 'First Edition Library' in conjunction with Jonathan Cape. Each edition is a faithful reproduction of the original first edition, each with slipcase. Nine are still sealed. Otherwise Fine or As New.
A set of 13 c 1960s Pan-published James Bond titles with Raymond Hawkeye covers. Most in Good condition.OHMSS - first edition, second printing, The Spy Who Loved Me - first edition, You Only Live Twice - first edition, second printing, The Man With The Golden Gun - First edition, second printing
Ian Fleming - Casino Royale, Jonathan Cape, 1953, an original UK first edition. Without dust jacket. Boards and binding intact, few light marks to boards. Pencil to inner cover. Light foxing to rear inner cover and some light spotting to first and last pages. Otherwise pages clean, intact and off-white. Overall Good to Very Good. Lot also includes a c late 1980s 'First Editon Library' officially licensed facsimile copy of the book, including slipcase and dustjacket in As New condition.
Fourteen titles from the Pan/Great Pan series of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels. From Russia With Love is a first edition, second printing but all others in the series are first editions, first prints. Condition is generally very good. Many to feature timeless cover art by Rex Archer or Sam Peffer. In full: From Russia With Love (1959), Moonraker (1956), Thunderball (1963, with bullet-hole cover), Casino Royale (1955), Live and Let Die (1957), Diamonds are Forever (1958), Goldfinger (1961), For Your Eyes Only (1962), Dr. No (1960), The Spy Who Loved Me (1967), OHMSS (1964, some cracking to spine, loose binding), You Only Live Twice (1965). The Man With The Golden Gun (1966), Octopussy (1967).
HALCYON DAYS NINE ENAMEL BOXES WITH ROYAL INTEREST To include: an oval box, painted with silhouette portraits of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, 6cm (2 1/4in) long; a limited edition rectangular box, no. 113, celebrating the birth of H.R.H Prince William of Wales, painted with flowers, 6.5cm (2 1/2in) long; five cylindrical boxes celebrating Prince William's first, second, third, fourth and fifth birthdays; and two other boxes Condition Report: There is no condition report available for this lot and is sold as found Condition Report Disclaimer
Harold Riley (1934 - 2023): a set of four artist signed limited edition colour prints, The Deansgate Folio, c.1984, each signed and numbered within folder (also signed), together with a set of four greetings cards using the same images. each print, 21 x 29 cm. UK P&P Group 1 (£16+VAT for the first lot and £2+VAT for subsequent lots
Group of various coins (15) including a tin box of various world coins, some silver, 2x 1951 crowns, boxes poor, 1 with a certificate, nickel Bailiwick of Jersey £5, silver 2011 cycling Olympics, 2x British first decimal coins, gilded 2002 £5 coin, penny collection 1953 to 1967 in plastic case, 1953 crown, commemorative of the S.S Great Britain, 4 brilliant uncirculated coins 2016 last pound, 2015 £2 Great War, 2015 £1, 2017 Windsor £5 and 2023 Blue Peter 50p winner's edition
Johnson Samuel " A Dictionary of the English Language; in which the words are deduced from their origins...." printed W & A Strahan 1784, 5th edition, advertisement for 4th edition after the preface , there are two volumes , the first elephant folio, rebacked, contemporary leather laid down, vol II 5th edition 1773 , 8vo, full contemporary calf with Clarke, Francis L "The Life of the Most Notable Arthur Marquis and Earl of Wellington ..., copious details and delineations, historical political and military ...", printed by and for J & J Cundee (1812, 1813), folding map to vol 1 and 2, engraved frontis and half-title to vols 1 and 3, frontis missing from vol 2, plates, headers, vol 1 has had repairs with sellotape to frontis and half-title, sellotape has since been removed, all three copies rebound and rebacked, contemporary boards and half leather, pastedown with gilt titles to the three backstrips, all speckled edges (3)
All world stamps: black tin box of over 200 covers mainly from the 1960s - 1980s plus cardboard box of 3 GB Benham albums, small British stamp catalogue, various covers and presentation packs, loose sheets and GB/world stamps in carton, some covers from the 1940s, Benham albums contain 200+ special edition first day event-purposed postcards (some duplication) and 60+ covers including papal visit 1982
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