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Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne
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DICKENS, CHARLES. Bleak House. First Edition in book form, 2 vols., 1853. Cont. half calf. Engraved title and plates (rather browned). With The Haunted Man 1848 and The Battle of Life 1846 by the same. - Orig. cloth -- [ELTON,] Below The Surface. First Edition, 3 vols., 1857. Cont. half maroon stained calf gilt. -- [KINGSLEY, Rev. CHARLES.] Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet. Second Edition, 2 vols. in one, 1851. Cont. half green stained calf, spine gilt. All 8vo. (8)

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Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne
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HEYWOOD, THOMAS. The Hierarchie of the blessed Angells. Printed by Adam Islip, 1635. First Edition, small folio, old panelled sheep (worn, covers detached). Engraved title and 9 plates, (minute wormhole in lower margins, slightly more prevalent towards the end of the volume) STC 13327.

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HILL, AARON. The Works. First Edition, 4 vols., Printed for the Benefit of the Family, 1753. Cont. calf gilt (spines worn, rubbed) -- GARRICK, DAVID. The Dramatic Works. 3 vols., Printed for A Millar, 1798. Later half brown morocco, spines gilt (rubbed). All 8vo., (7)

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HUTCHINSON, Mrs. LUCY. Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson... Now First Published from the Original Manuscript. First Edition, 1806. 4to., cont. calf gilt (lacks lower cover, upper cover detached). Engraved portrait frontispiece, further portrait, plan, facsimile one acquatint in sepia, and folding pedigree. With 3 other volumes (4)

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Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne
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MAHAN, Capt. A.T. The Life of Nelson. First Edition, 2 vols., 1897. 8vo., cont. half brown morocco by Mudie (rubbed) Portraits, maps and plans. With 26 others, poetry, literature, book collecting. (28)

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POLYBIUS. Historiarum Libri quae supersunt..Aeneae, vetustissimi Tactici, Commentarius De toleranda obsidione. Trans. I. Casaubon Paris, Hieronymus Drouart, 1609. 2 parts in one, First Edition of second part, Greek and Latin titles and text. Folio, cont. blind tooled vellum (rebacked, orig. backstrip laid down, new ties). Bookplate of Edward Howes

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Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne
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[POPE, ALEXANDER] The Universal Prayer. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1738. First Edition, folio, disbound. Four pages

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SASSOON, SIEGFRIED. The Old Huntsman And other Poems. [1917]. First Edition, 8vo., orig. boards, d.w. (small stain on upper cover, d.w. repaired).

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Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne
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WARWICK, Sir PHILIP. Memoires of the reigne of King Charles I...First Edition, 1701. 8vo., cont. speckled panelled calf. Engraved portrait frontispiece. With Beaumont, John. An Historical...Treatise of Spirits...1705 (lacks frontispiece and upper cover) (2)

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Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne
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WAUGH, EVELYN. The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold. First Edition, 1957. 8vo., orig. cloth, d.w. (slight wear to spine of d.w.).

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Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne
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WHITEHEAD, CHARLES. Richard Savage. First Edition, 3 vols., 1844. 17 plates byt Leech. -- AINSWORTH, W.H. The Miser's Daughter. Second Edition, 3 vols., 1843. Plates by G. Cruikshank -- COLLINS, W. WILKIE ed. Memoirs of The Life of William Collins. First Edition, 2 vols., 1848. Additional engraved titles and portrait. With A.L.S. and note pasted in, both referring to a visit by William Collins. All 8vo., cont. calf or half calf, spines gilt. (8)

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Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne
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SYLVESTER, JAMES JOSEPH (1814-97), mathematician Two A.Ls.S. to Lucy Clifford, 7th and 19th January 1885, the first enclosing 4pp. printed verses, inscribed ‘Mrs. Clifford from the author’, New College, Oxford; the second thanking her for her favourable opinion, and listing several alterations; with two printed copies of his poems, ‘Corolla Versuum’, the First Edition, No. 24 of 50 copies, and the Revised Edition, No. 23 of 50 copies, 4pp. each, P.P., The Spa, Tunbridge Wells, November 15th and 26th 1895 respectively. Both Presentation copies to Lucy Clifford. (5)

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F.R. Marshall & Co.
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A scarce first edition, 1944, of "Ten Little Negroes - A New Version" by Walter Trier together with one volume of "Queen Alexandra's Christmas Book" 1908 and five magazines including two of the "Albert" series (7)

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Dominic Winter Book Auctions
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Brazil (Angela). A collection of thirty-six books by Angela Brazil, eighteen of which are 1st eds., the remaining eighteen being near-contemporary reprints, all pub. Blackie, c.1920-40, illusts. to each, some owner names or inscriptions, incl. some disguised with white stickers, all orig. cloth in d.j.s, some general wear to d.j.s, incl. some with fraying, chipping or loss, 8vo. The following books conform to the first editions specified in the second edition of the bibliography prepared by Sue Sims (available from the auctioneers on request): The Madcap of the School (1918); The Head Girl at the Gables (1919); A Popular Schoolgirl (1920); A Fortunate Term (1921); Loyal to the School (1921); Captain Peggie (1924); My Own Schooldays (1925); Joan's Best Chum (1926); Ruth of St. Ronan's (1927); At School with Rachel (1928); St. Catherine's College (1929); The Little Green School (1931); Nesta's New School (1932); Jean's Golden Term (1934); The School at the Turrets (1935); An Exciting Term (1936); Jill's Jolliest School (1937) and The School on the Cliff (1938). Please note that, like Sims, we are unable to guarantee the exact issue status of each dust jacket (although each appears to be correct) but are happy to answer any enquiries. (36)

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King (Jessie M., illust.). The High History of the Holy Graal, translated from the Old French by Sebastian Evans, 1903, twenty-four full-page plts. printed in red and black on india paper, a few minor spots to plts., t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, near-contemp. crimson half morocco by Bayntums, large 8vo. Limited Large Paper edition 13/225. The artist's first major commission as an illustrator. (1)

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Durrell (Lawrence). Justine, 1957; Balthazar, 1958; Mountolive, 1958, Clea, 1960, all 1st eds., pub. Faber, all orig. cloth in d.j.s, some occasional light spotting but overall a very attractive set, 8vo. A complete first edition set of The Alexandria Quartet. (4)

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Gash (Jonathan). The Lies of Fair Ladies, with an appreciation by H.R.F. Keating, pub. Scorpion Press, 1st ed., 1991, orig. goatskin backed marbled boards gilt, 8vo, together with publisher's proof in green card covers, signed by the author and numbered 8 of 8 copies. First item signed limited edition of twenty lettered copies (of 119 in all). This copy lettered N, and signed by the author and H.R.F. Keating for private distribution. (2)

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Joyce (James). Ulysses, single-volume ed., Odyssey Press, [1932], lower and fore-edges sl. stained towards rear, orig. cream buckram lettered in red, rubbed and soiled, spine sl. darkened and a little frayed at head and foot, 8vo. Slocum & Cahoon A20. First edition, first issue (December 1932) of the Odyssey Press one-volume thin-paper edition. (1)

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Lessing (Doris). The Grass is Singing, 1st ed., Joseph, 1950, orig. cloth in rubbed and browned d.j., sl. chipped at head of spine, 8vo, together with Naipaul (V.S.), A House for Mr Biswas, The Russell Edition, 5th imp., Deutsch, 1973, signed by the author for a member of the New Fiction Society, orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, plus Fowles (John), The Magus, 2nd imp., 1966, The French Lieutenant's Woman, 1969, first vol. signed by the author for a member of the New Fiction Society, both orig. cloth in sl. rubbed d.j.s, 8vo, and Isherwood (Christopher), Lions and Shadows, Hogarth, 1938, frontis., orig. cloth, rubbed, 8vo, and 12 others, Isherwood, Edward Upward etc. (17)

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Plath (Sylvia). The Bell Jar, Faber, 1966, orig. cloth in sl. rubbed d.j., minor wear at spine ends, 8vo. First edition published under Plath's real name. (1)

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Dominic Winter Book Auctions
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Agrippa (Henricus Cornelius). Three Books of Occult Philosophy. Translated out of the Latin into the English Tongue, by J. F.[rench], Printed by R. W. for Gregory Moule, 1651, folding woodcut table of characters preceding M2. (torn without loss, and mounted), numerous woodcuts of cabalistic signs and diagrams, lacks the portrait of Agrippa (another inserted in its place), and the 12. pages of Index at the end, text browned and damp-stained, some worming, a few leaves detached and frayed, old sheep, rubbed, lacks backstrip, upper cover detached, 8vo. First English Edition of Agrippa's "De occulta philosophia", originally published 1533. Wing. A. 789. Ferguson, Bibliotheca Chemica, I p.13. (1)

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Bible [English]. [The Holy Byble. imprinted at London by the assignement of Christopher Barker, 1578], black letter text, woodcut initials, etc., lacks all prelims. and first five leaves of Genesis (A1-5), and all after folio 88 of New Testament (L6), occn. leaf missing elsewhere or misbound, many leaves at front and rear badly frayed or thumbed, with some loss to margins, 3rd part title present, and portion of woodcut NT title present, partly disbound (upper board present only), folio. Herbert 155. A reissue by Christopher Barker of Jugge's 3rd folio edition of the Bishops' version. Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (1)

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Bruni (Leonardo, Aretino). The historie of Leonard Aretine, concerning the warres betwene the Imperialles and the Gothes for the possession of Italy. Translated out of Latin into Englishe by Arthur Goldyng, Printed by Rouland Hall, for George Bucke, 1563, title-page cut around the printed portion and mounted, lacks H4 and H5 (text supplied on 2. leaves in manuscript) and b8 (? blank), A6 torn with slight loss, some soiling, marginal tears and repairs, old calf, rubbed, rebacked, small 8vo. First English Edition, S.T.C. 3933. (1)

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Bulwer (John). Anthropometamorphosis: Man Transform'd: or, the Artificial Changling Historically presented. with a Vindication of the Regular Beauty and Honesty of Nature, [Printed by William Hunt, 1653], an incomplete copy, lacking all 4 leaves of sig. A, including the title-page; the frontis; the portrait of the author; the inserted leaf after 52; Zzz 4; and Gggg 1. and 4, being a leaf of Table, and the final advert. leaf, but still with numerous woodcut illusts. in the text, text browned almost throughout, and soiled, a few marginal tears, 18th c. calf, rubbed, small 4to. The second, but first illustrated edition, "the subject and abundant illustrations of this volume make it a desideratum in any collection of curiosa, for it describes and illustrates every conceivable alteration of the human body by man's design or by nature": Pforzheimer 115. The work was reissued in the following year with a new title-page. Wing B.5461. (or possibly B.5470). (1)

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Dickens (Charles). Oliver Twist, 3 vols., mixed eds. (vols. I & III, 2nd ed., vol. II, 1st ed.), 1838-39, twenty-four etchings by George Cruikshank, incl. frontispieces, t.e.g., late 19th-c. brown half morocco by Tout, spines scuffed, 8vo, together with The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, 1st ed., 1839, thirty-nine (of forty) plts. only, foxed, one plt. loose and frayed at edges, contemp. green half calf gilt, faded spine dry and rubbed, 8vo. The second volume of 'Oliver Twist' is in first edition, dated 1838, with 'Boz' title-page. Volumes one and three are second editions, the former dated 1839, and the latter 1838. Smith notes that the second edition was published in December 1838, and that early copies have the 1838 date (Smith 4, note c). (4)

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Faraday (Michael). Experimental Researches in Electricity, 3 vols., Quaritch, 1839-55, folding diags. at rear of each, text largely unopened, orig. green cloth gilt, minor shelf wear to head and foot of spines, 8vo. First edition in book form. A good set. (3)

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Galen. Certaine Workes of Galens, called Methodus Medendi, printed by Thomas East, 1586, title within a woodcut border, an incomplete copy, lacking R2, R6-R8, S1. and S2. at the end; bound with an incomplete copy of Thomas Gale's Certaine Workes of Chirurgerie, 1586, and defective copies of the First Part dated 1562, in contemp. vellum, soiled and worn, small 4to; together with four other English 16th-c. publications, all of them frustratingly incomplete and damaged, various bindings and sizes. Includes a copy of R. Redman's edition of Magna Carta, dated 1529; and a copy of The King's Book printed by Thomas Berthelet, 1543. (5)

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Lanquet (Thomas, & Cooper, Thomas). Coopers Chronicle contenynge the Whole Discourse of the histories as well of thys realme, as all other countreis, with the succession of theyr Kynges, the tyme of theyr raign, and what notable actes were done by the[m] newely enlarged and augmented, as well in the first part wyth divers profitable histories, as in the latter ende wyth the whole summe of those thynges that Paulus Jovius and Sleigdane hath written of late yers that is now lately oversene and with great dilligence corrected and augmented unto the vii yere of the raigne of our most gracious Quene Elizabeth that nowe is, 1565, black letter text, title with woodcut device at foot, woodcut initials, lacks final two leaves of prelims. before main text (H1. & 2), occn. early marginal note in ink, and owner's name 'Mary Lodge' to title, small library inkstamp to lower outer corner of title verso and final leaf verso, generally in good condition, modern plain antique-style full calf, small thick 4to. STC 15220. The third edition of this early history of the world begun by Thomas Lanquet, and continued by Thomas Cooper (later Bishop of Winchester). (1)

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Milton (John). Paradise Lost. A Poem in Ten Books, London, Printed by S. Simmons, and are to be sold by T. Helder at the Angel in Little Brittain, 1669, title-page soiled and frayed, with some marginal repairs, and with its lower portion (with the author's name, and imprint) expertly supplied in facsimile on matching and aged paper, the following 3 leaves of preliminaries (A2-A4) from a different copy, larger in size than the rest, the rest of the text with occasional soiling, last leaf slightly frayed, with a few small and neat paper repairs here and there, the whole disbound, with the bulk of the volume (i.e. everything except the title-page and 3 larger leaves of prelims.) folded as signatures, and with visible evidence of having been formerly stitched and bound together, small 4to. Hugh Amory, in his article "Things Unattempted Yet" (The Book Collector, Vol. 32, 1983) details the myriad issue points and variations in the first edition of "Paradise Lost". With the obvious proviso that a relevant part of the title-page is in facsimile, the present copy conforms to Amory 3, a reissue of the first edition sheets, with added preliminaries, and a cancel title-page. Sigs. Z and Vv are in their original setting. On the title-page, "Angel" in the imprint is in Roman type, and "The Printer to the Reader" at the head of A2r is in the 6-line state. Interestingly accompanied by an ALS from Harry [?Pratley] to "Dear Tom" [?Thorp] "Have just come across the enclosed TP to Paradise Lost which belonged to the loose sheets you have., it may be worth while giving you instead of throwing it away, which I shall otherwise do". (1)

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Nayler (Sir George). The Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty the King George the Fourth Solemnized in the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter Westminster upon the Nineteenth Day of July, 1821, pub. Henry George Bohn, 1837, first complete edition, forty-four fine hand-col. aquas. (incl. vign. title and one uncol. plt.), complete as list, some larger plts. close-trimmed to plt. margin at head and foot of page (leaf measures approx. 57 x 42. cm), a.e.g., contemp. half red morocco, gilt-dec. spine, rubbed and some surface wear, atlas 4to. Abbey, Scenery 260. (1)

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Bookseller's catalogue. Verzeichniss Neuer Bucher, die vom July bis December 1818 Wirtlich Erschienen sind, nebst Berlegern, Preisen und Einem Wissenschaftlishen Reportium von J.C. Hinrichs, Buchhandler in Leipzig, pub. Carl Gerold'schen Buchhandlung, Vienna, 1818, 96pp., ink stamp to first leaf of text, stitched as issued, 8vo, contained in modern purpose-made book box. This edition , issued by Carl Gerold's Goldschmidtgasse bookshop, near St. Stephens, appears to be unrecorded. NUC locates a number of his late 19th c. catalogues but none from this early period. (1)

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Kipling (Rudyard). Works (Bombay Edition), 23 (of 31) vols. only, 1913-15, first vol. signed by the author to half-title, t.e.g, remainder untrimmed, orig. uniform qtr. cloth, with paper label to spine of each vol., rubbed and some soiling, sev. labels a little chipped, together with Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling, 2nd ed., 1912, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. qtr. cloth with paper label to spine, rubbed and some soiling, large 8vo (24)

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Miscellaneous books, mostly children's literature (including Richmal Crompton & Enid Blyton), some maritime interest, film and Hollywood, etc., incl. a first edition of William and the Masked Ranger by Richmal Crompton, 1st ed., 1966, orig. cloth gilt in d.j., very sl. rubbed to extrems., generally a good copy, 8vo (3 shelves + a carton)

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Anderson & Garland
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'Laying Up of the Colours, First Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, December 12th, 1968', limited edition, signed proof after Tom Carr.

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'Laying Up of the Colours, First Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, December 12th, 1968, limited edition, signed proof after Tom Carr.

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DDM Auction Rooms
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"Spitfire" by Robert Taylor - A first edition colour print signed on the mount by Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader and Air Vice Marshall Johnnie Johnson, dated 1979, 44 cms. x 57 cms.

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Lacy Scott & Knight
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CAUTLEY H. Munro. Norfolk Churches. 1949. First Edition in dustwrapper

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ALDIN, Cecil (ills.) "SPOT" AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Houlston and Sons, London 1894. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial blue cloth, gilt; top edge gilt. Light marking to cloth, spine a little faded, inner hinge cracking, otherwise a very good, clean copy. Frontispiece and 12 b/w illustrations. Cecil Aldin's first book illustrations. Scarce

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ARDIZZONE, Edward. IN A GLASS DARKLY By Le Fanu. Peter Davies, 1929. 8vo. First edition illustrated by Ardizzone. Black buckram covers with gilt lettering on spine, covers slightly marked. Binding cocked but a clean, tight copy. Many b/w line illustrations by Ardizzone. This is the first book to be illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Scarce

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DICKENS, Charles OUR MUTUAL FRIEND Chapman & Hall, 1865 First edition. Two volumes. 8vo. Original purple cloth with elaborate gilt titles on the spines and blind stamped device on upper covers. Cloth a little worn with some rubbing to the corners. Volume one has a water stain on the the frontispiece and to a lesser extent on the title page, but other than this the contents are in a fresh, clean state. A good set. Illustrated by Marcus Stone. Smith I 15 (2)

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JUNIOR ETCHING CLUB (ills.) PASSAGES FROM MODERN ENGLISH POETS. William Tegg, London n.d. 4to. Red cloth, sightly soiled; top edge gilt. 47 illustrations, including a river scene by J. Whistler; some occasional very light spotting. SHAKESPEARE, William. A MIDSOMMER NIGHTS DREAME NEWLY PRINTED FROM THE FIRST FOLIO OF 1623. Ernest Benn Ltd, London 1924. Number 404 from an edition of 550. 4to. Linen backed grey paper boards a little rubbed. 5 colour plates by Paul Nash. (2)

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KHAYYAM, Omar. FITZGERALD, Edward (translator). DULAC, Edmund. (ills.) RUBçIYçT OF OMAR KHAYYçM. Hodder & Stoughton n.d. [1909]. First edition with illustrations by Dulac. 4to. White cloth with gilt lettering and design. Olive pictorial design to endpapers. Minor marking, boards a little bowed. 20 mounted colour plates under tissue guards. Book plate and a list of colleagues names who previously presented the book pasted to the front free endpaper.

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KING, Jessie M. (ills.) - WILDE, Oscar. A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES Methuen, 1915. First edition with illustrations by Jessie M. King. 4to. In original blue cloth boards with art nouveau design in orange. Top edge gilt. Minor shelf wear but a clean and bright copy. Pictorial endpapers. Colour title page, 16 mounted colour plates. Occasional light foxing.

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MAY, Phil. PHIL MAY'S GUTTERSNIPES. 50 ORIGINAL SKETCHES IN PEN AND INK. Leadenhall Press Ltd, London 1896. First edition limited to 1050 copies of which this is number 119. 4to. Green cloth, pictorial gilt, re-cased. A bright, clean copy printed on thicker paper than the later "popular" edition.

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RACKHAM, Arthur (ills.) - CARROLL, Lewis. ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND BY LEWIS CARROLL. Heinemann, London n.d. [1907]. Deluxe Limited edition, no. 170 of 1130 copies. 4to. A bright copy bound in full white buckram, with gilt titles and vignettes, slight rubbing to gilt and a brown mark approx 2cm by 3mm to top right hand edge. 13 mounted colour plates and line drawings in the text. Pictorial endpapers, darkened as usual. The first trade edition and all subsequent reprints are in a smaller format and do not have mounted plates.

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RACKHAM, Arthur (ills.) THE ALLIES FAIRY BOOK. William Heinemann, London n.d. [1916]. First trade edition. 8vo. Blue cloth, gilt; some light rubbing to extremities, spine slightly dulled, endpapers browned; a very good copy; 12 colour plates with captioned tissue guards. RACKHAM, Arthur (ills.) - ROSSETTI, Christina. GOBLIN MARKET. George G. Harrap, London 1939. 8vo. Soft covers; pictorial wraps, chipped with loss at head of spine. Colour frontispiece, b/w text illustrations. (2)

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ALCOTT, Louisa M. JO'S BOYS AND HOW THEY TURNED OUT. A sequel to Little Men. S.Low, London 1886. First UK edition. Small 8vo. Original pictorial green cloth with gilt titles. All edges gilt, leaf patterned endpapers and engraved frontispiece. Contemporary inscription on verso half title and name scratched in gilt on top edge. A very good copy.

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BLYTON, Enid THE ISLAND OF ADVENTURE Macmillan, 1944. First edition. 8vo. A bright copy. Previous ownership inscription, with one line of address amended by pasted strip of paper. Small faded patch to cloth at bottom of spine; browning to endpapers. In dustwrapper which is bright and clean but with loss to head and tail of spine. The small section of loss at the base of the spine has been replaced with facsimile photocopy. The first title in the Adventure series.

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BLYTON, Enid. FIVE GO DOWN TO THE SEA Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. First edition. 8vo. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper, with very light rubbing to corners. BLYTON, Enid. FIVE GET INTO TROUBLE Hodder & Stoughton, 1949. First edition. 8vo. Illustrated by Eileen Soper. An attractive copy with dustwrapper complete, verso wrapper and page edges browned, and some titles ticked in book list. (2)

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BOND, Michael - FORTNUM, Peggy (ills.) PADDINGTON GOES TO TOWN. Collins, London 1968. First edition. 8vo. Near fine, bright copy in dustwrapper a little frayed to top edges, short tear at top of upper panel. Signed by the author on the title page.

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BRENT-DYER, Elinor M. THE FEUD IN THE CHALET SCHOOL Chambers, 1962. First edition. 8vo. A near fine copy, tiny stain to outer edge of front free endpaper, in near fine dustwrapper. BRENT-DYER, Elinor M. ADRIENNE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL Chambers, 1965. First edition. 8vo. A near fine copy, light tanning to endpapers, in near fine dustwrapper with minimal rubbing at head of spine. BRENT-DYER, Elinor M. ALTHEA JOINS THE CHALET SCHOOL Chambers, 1969. First edition. 8vo. A near fine copy, impression owner's name to front free endpaper, in near fine dustwrapper with minor creasing to lower panel. BRENT-DYER, Elinor M. A FUTURE CHALET SCHOOL GIRL Chambers, 1962. First edition. 8vo. A near fine copy, tanning to endpapers, ink owner's name, in near fine dustwrapper, price abraded from inner flap. Plus 11 further first editions and 3 reprints by Brent-Dyer, all in dustwrappers; some a little chipped. (18) A very good collection. Full list of titles available on request.

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BUCKERIDGE, Anthony. JENNINGS IN PARTICULAR. Collins, London 1968. First edition. 8vo. Near fine copy in near fine bright dustwrapper. BUCKERIDGE, Anthony. THE JENNINGS REPORT. Collins, London 1970. First edition. 8vo. Fine copy in near fine price-clipped dustwrapper. SAVILLE, Malcolm. NOT SCARLET BUT GOLD. Newnes, London 1962. First edition. 8vo. Fine copy in dustwrapper with minor rubbing to extremities. Plus 6 other titles, children's literature. (9)

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CARROLL, Lewis - SHERWOOD, G.S. (ills.) VERSES FROM ALICE. Collins, London 1944. First edition. 4to. Blue cloth with gilt "Humpty" to upper cover. Clean and bright. Colour illustrations throughout. Verses include: The Walrus and the Carpenter, The Mock Turtle's Song, Jabberwocky, Father William etc. LE MAIR, H. Willebeek (ills.) LITTLE SONGS OF LONG AGO. Augener, London n.d. Oblong 4to. Tan cloth, gilt with oval pictorial onlay to upper cover; boards clean but a little warped, endpapers browned, inner hinges cracked; in clean, bright dustwrapper, slightly spotted to verso. MILNE, A.A. - SHEPARD, Ernest H. THE KING'S BREAKFAST. Methuen & Co Ltd, London 1925. First edition. 8vo. Linen backed pictorial pink boards, a little faded, endpapers browned; dustwrapper uniformly faded, a few tape repairs to verso. Plus 1 other (4)

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CARROLL, Lewis. ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. Lee and Shepard, Boston 1869. First edition printed in US. 8vo. Contemporary binding of half red cloth and marbled boards; re-backed, rubbed and soiled; text block tanned, one or two finger marks, tear to rear endpaper. Illustrations by John Tenniel, one of which has been coloured in a child's hand. 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, rebacked, inner hinges repaired. With "wade" for "wabe" on page 21. Illustrations by John Tenniel. CARROLL, Lewis. THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK AN AGONY IN EIGHT FITS. Macmillan and Co., London 1876. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial cloth binding, browned, cloth frayed at head and foot of spine; all edges gilt; some soiling to text block, two pages with closed tears to margins. 9 illustrations by Henry Holliday. CARROLL, Lewis. A TANGLED TALE. Macmillan and Co, London 1885. First edition. 8vo. Red cloth, gilt; all edges gilt; spine a little faded, small marks to covers otherwise a bright copy; some foxing to prelims and rear endpaper. 6 illustrations by Arthur B. Frost. Plus 12 further volumes by Lewis Carroll, including first editions of "Sylvie and Bruno" and "Sylvie and Bruno Concluded", all but 1 in original publisher's bindings, some re-backed. (16) The first US edition of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" was published in 1866 and used the English sheets. The 1869 Boston edition is the first completely American printing.

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CRANE, Walter. POTHOOKS & PERSEVERANCE: OR THE ABC SERPENT. Marcus Ward & Co, London 1886. First edition. 4to. Linen backed pictorial glazed board; rubbed at edges, spine a little soiled, but a very good clean copy. 24 full colour pages designed by Crane. CRANE, Walter. A MASQUE OF DAYS. Cassell & Company, London 1901. First edition. 4to. Cloth backed pictorial glazed boards, rubbed and a little worn at extremities, repair to inner front hinge. 42 full colour illustrations. GREENAWAY, Kate. THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN. George Routledge and Sons, London n.d. [1888]. 4to. Brown cloth backed pictorial glazed boards; edges stained blue; dark green endpapers; rubbed and a little soiled, front free endpaper creased and chipped. Charming colour woodblock illustrations, printed by Edmund Evans. SOWERBY, J.G. & EMMERSON H.H. AFTERNOON TEA. Frederick Warne and Co, London n.d. 4to. Linen backed pictorial glazed boards, rubbed and soiled, inner hinge broken, contents loose. Colour printed wood engravings. Plus 2 others, similar. (5)

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GRAHAME, Kenneth - SHEPARD, Ernest H. (ills.) THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. Methuen Children's Books, London 1971. First edition with coloured illustrations. 8vo. Near fine copy in clean dustwrapper. LEWIS, C.S. TALES OF NARNIA. Seven volumes, later impressions (1960's). The Voyage of the Dawn Treader being a Puffin paperback, the others with hard covers and dustwrappers (some tears and tape repairs) (8)

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GROOM, Arthur. THE WILD WEST BOOK. Birn Bothers, London n.d. 4to. Cloth backed pictorial glazed boards; slight lean to spine. Colour frontispiece, illustrated throughout in black and red. BEAMAN, S.G. Hulme. THE SHOWING UP OF LARRY THE LAMB. Oldbourne, London 1963. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial boards, rubbed. Plus 19 further children's titles, some in foreign language, a few defective. Sold not subject to return. (21)

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JOHNS, W.E. BIGGLES GOES TO WAR. Oxford University Press, London n.d. [1938]. First edition in first issue binding. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with diving fighter and smoke trail blocked in red; uniform fading, spine slightly dulled, endpapers browned; otherwise a clean, sound copy. Colour frontispiece and 6 b/w illustrations by Howard Leigh and Martin Tyas.

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JOHNS, W.E. BIGGLES IN THE UNDERWORLD. Brockhampton Press, London 1968. First edition. 8vo. Fine copy in near fine, bright dustwrapper.

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MILNE, A.A. THE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN STORY BOOK. Methuen & Co, London 1929. First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth, pictorial gilt. Light stain to lower cover, short tear to front free endpaper, but a bright copy. Illustrations by E.H. Shepard. BARNES, Rosemary. WIGLEY. Ward Lock & Co Ltd, London n.d. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial boards. Extremities rubbed, spine mottled. 6 colour plates and further b/w illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant. Plus a collection of 16 "Topsy and Tim" titles, mostly hardcover, some spines defective, and 1 other. (19)

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