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[French (Nicholas, Catholic Bishop of Ferns)], "S.E.". The Unkinde Desertor of Loyall Men and True Frinds, first edition, lacking title (supplied in neat ink manuscript) and final blank, erratic pagination, woodcut ornaments, light soiling and staining, later engraved bookplate, nineteenth century green straight-grain morocco, g.e., a little rubbed, [Wing F2183], 8vo, [Paris], Superiorum permissu, 1676.*** Rare. A bitter tirade against the Duke of Ormond and the Butler Family. "My courteous teacher, that Ormond [Duke of Ormonde, 1610-1688, the 'unkinde desertor'] hath allways been a great bramble cruelly scratching and tormenting the Catholicks of Ireland, this little booke, I put in your hand, will show evidently."Only 2 copies have appeared at auction, in 2020 and 1987.

Fielding (Henry) The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, 6 vol., second edition with Contents in vol.1 extended to c8 recto replacing errata leaf, with final blanks in vol.1 & 3, occasional spotting, a few small stains, later red straight-grain morocco, gilt, spines gilt with black roan labels, a few small scratches to boards but an attractive set, [cf. Rothschild 850, first edition but pagination similar], 12mo, A.Millar, 1749.

Guernsey.- Edwards (G.B.) The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, with an introduction by John Fowles, first edition, John Fowles's copy with his ink annotations and bookplate, photograph of Edwards and his wife tipped in, signed by Edward & Lisa Chaney (the dedicatees), original boards, dust-jacket, preserved with copy of letter from the author's cousin (see below), photographs and letters to Fowles concerning the book in cloth drop-back box, 1981; another copy, John Fowles's copy with his bookplate, contemporary half dark red morocco, spine gilt (slightly faded), g.e., 1981; and 16 others concerning the same including several more copies, 8vo & folio (18)*** Fowles notes on the front pastedown of the first, "Hamish Hamilton sent me today a long letter of reminiscence from GBE's cousin C.G.H.Dumond, with many family details and the revelation that much of the 'fiction' is in fact disguised autobiography. JF 5 Jan. 1981. See page xv, for real identities, and in text. John Stewart Collis [review tipped in], see back".

Decorated Paper.- Jammes (André) Papiers Dominotés...(France / 1750-1820), 2010 § Kopylov (Christiane F.) Papiers Dorés d'Allemagne...,1680-1830, 2012 § Kopylov (Marc) Papiers Dominotés Français...entre 1750 et 1820, 2012; Papiers Dominotés Italiens...1750-1850, 2012 § Haemmerle (Albert) Buntpapier, second edition, Munich, 1977 § Easton (Phoebe Jane) Marbling: A History and Bibliography, one of 850 copies, tipped in marbling samples, Los Angeles, 1983, the first four all limited editions, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards, the fifth with dust-jacket (rubbed), the first four [Paris]; and c.20 others on paper (decorated, marbled etc.) & papermaking, 4to & 8vo (c.25)

Rohan (Henri, Duc de) A Treatise of the Interest of the Princes and States of Christendome, translated by Henry Hunt, 2 parts in 1, first English edition (but second edition in English), with 2 initial blank leaves but for signature marks, rules & ornaments, woodcut initials, typographic ornaments, with final imprimatur/errata leaf and blank (but for ruled borders), old ink signature of H.Brewsler to head of title and R.Darloy to front free endpaper, very slight marginal worming, old sheep, rubbed, one or two small gouges, rebacked preserving old label, [Wing R1868], Ric. Hodgkinsonne, 1641.*** A short political survey of Europe during the latter part of the Thirty Years War, first published in Paris in 1638 and in English in 1640, also in Paris.

Provincial Printing.- Hanway (Jonas) Advice from Farmer Trueman, to his Daughter Mary, upon her going into service..., title with contemporary ink inscription torn away, contemporary sheep, a little worn, Pontefract, B.Boothroyd, 1805 § Barnard (Thomas) An Historical Character relating to the holy and exemplary Life of the Right Honourable Lady Elisabeth Hastings..., ink stain to title, contemporary red morocco with floral roll-tool border and panel in gilt with ornaments to corners and pyramids to sides of panels, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine in compartments, g.e., Leedes, James Lister, for John Swale, 1742 § Vince (Rev. S.) A Treatise on Plane and Spherical Trigonometry, third edition, 2 folding engraved plates, foxing, slight worming at end, bookplate of Ratcliffe College, handsome contemporary mottled calf with gilt roll-tool border, upper cover with central arms of Maynooth College, spine gilt, rubbed, Cambridge, J.Smith, 1810; and 9 others, mostly provincial printing, 8vo et infra (12)*** The first is abridged from the author's 3 volume work Advice from a Farmer to his Daughter of 1770.

Esoterica.- Mackey (Sampson Arnold) The Mythological Astronomy of the Ancients Delineated, first edition, first part only (of 2, lacking 'The Key of Urania' published in 1823), but with the Appendix on Hindu deities, 2 engraved frontispieces with volvelles, original paste-paper-backed boards, uncut, spine reinforced but worn, upper cover almost detached, Norwich, R.Walker, [1822] § Scott (Sir Walter) The Existence of Evil Spirits Proved, second edition, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, ex-library copy with ink inscription to title and label, original blind-stamped cloth, rubbed and faded, 1845; and 13 others astrology, freemasonry etc., 8vo et infra (15)

Forester (C.S.) The Happy Return, first edition, A.L.s from the author laid onto front free endpaper, scattered spotting, original boards, sunning to spine, first issue dust-jacket priced at 7/6 and with review of The General to lower panel, some chipping to head and foot, light surface soiling, a very good example, 8vo, 1937.*** The first Hornblower novel, scarce in the dust-jacket. In the letter, written in reply to a fan, Forester discusses a reference to Swift on p.251.

Catholics.- [Cooke (Alexander)] A Present for a Papist: or The Life and Death of Pope Joan, lacking engraved frontispiece but with final blank, title and final blank soiled, stab-holes, later marbled wrappers, spine torn, [Wing C5996B], for T[homas] D[awks], 1675 § Leti (Gregorio) Il Nipotismo di Roma; or, the History of the Popes Nephews, 2 parts in 1, first edition in English, engraved portrait, old calf, manuscript label, little worn, [Wing L1335], for John Starkey, 1669 § Walsh (Peter) A Letter to the Catholicks of England, Ireland, Scotland..., browned, contemporary sheep, spine worn and defective at head, [Wing W638], 1674, all rubbed, 8vo (3)

Genealogy.- Bird (William) The Magazine of Honour, edited by Sir John Doderidge, lacks A1 & 4 and O4 (blanks) as usual, erratic pagination but with additional I* leaf (apparently not present in BL copy according to note by JC), woodcut ornaments & initials, a little wormed affecting some letters but not sense, contemporary ink inscription "John Lambert 1664" to front free endpaper, later bookplate of Henry J.B.Clements, late 19th century half sheep, rubbed, [Wing B2955], for William Sheares, 1642 § Edmondson (Joseph) Precedency, engraved throughout with title, dedication and 14 leaves, Lord Lilford's copy with his bookplate and library label, contemporary calf, rubbed, joints split, [c.1780] § Court and Country Companion (The), first edition, Anthony Trollope's copy with his blue bookplate, original cloth, gilt, rebacked preserving original spine, corners worn, 1835; and 6 others, 8vo (9)

Astronomy & Geography.- Adams (George) A Treatise describing the Construction, and Explaining the use, of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes, second edition, half-title, 14 engraved plates, most folding, 7pp. catalogue of author's optical instruments at end, light offsetting, slight worming to lower margin towards end, contemporary calf, red morocco label, rubbed, some scuffs repaired, for the Author, 1769 § Varenius (Bernhard) Geographia Generalis, engraved title-vignette, 8 folding plates (browned) and folding map, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary calf, rubbed, Cambridge, C.Crownfield, 1712 § La Caille (Abbé) Leçons Élémentaires d'Astronomie Géometrique et Physique, first edition, 9 folding engraved plates, contemporary calf, spine gilt with red roan label, Paris, Guerin, 1746 § Moore (John Hamilton) The New Practical Navigator, fourteenth edition, engraved portrait and 8 plates, tables, contemporary sheep, a bit worn, 1800, the second & third Macclesfield copies with embossed stamps and book-plate; and 3 others, 8vo (7) *** The dedication of the first item was written by Samuel Johnson.

Scottish Islands.- Smith (John) The Life of St. Columba, first edition, 10pp. publisher's catalogue at end, spotted, later half morocco, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spine, Edinburgh, 1798 § Muir (William) & Rev. J.C.Rendell. The Life of St.Columba, modern half cloth, original wrappers bound in (chipped and laid down), Iona, 1889 § Mackenzie (Rev. J.B., editor) Episode in the Life of the Rev. Neil Mackenzie at St.Kilda from 1829 to 1843, presentation copy from the author, contemporary cloth, very damp-stained, [Aberfeldy], privately printed [by John Simpson], 1911 § Landsborough (David) Arran: its Topography, Natural History, and Antiquities, mounted photographic portrait with author's signature, Ardrossan, Arthur Guthrie, 1875 § Bryce (James) The Geology of Arran..., fourth edition, colour map, Glasgow & London, 1872 § Small (Alan) & others. St.Ninian's Isle and its Treasure, 2 vol., 1973 § Johnston (J.Laughton) A Naturalist's Shetland, 1999 § Tait (Ian) Shetland Vernacular Buildings 1600-1900, Lerwick, 2012 § Harman (Mary) An Isle called Hirte: History and Culture of the St. Kildans to 1930, Waternish, 1997, some with illustrations, all but the first three original cloth or boards, the last four with dust-jackets; and a quantity of others on islands, mostly Scottish, some pamphlets, 8vo & 4to (4 boxes)

Freedman (Barnett) Set of proofs of the lithographs for 'Jane Eyre', 16 colour lithographs, signed presentation copy from the artist to Michael Balcon inscribed in red ink in 1944 on front free endpaper, [New York, Heritage Editions], [1940]; Set of proofs of the lithographs for 'Anna Karenina', colour lithograph plates, some double-page, 4 printed on cloth for bindings, original cloth, [New York, Limited Editions Club], [c.1951] § Rouillard (Nancy) Matabele Thompson, an autobiography, first edition, signed presentation copy from Thompson to Mrs. Dora Gardner with long inscription on front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket by Freedman, slightly frayed at edges, 1936 § Rogerson (Ian) Barnett Freedman the graphic art, one of 500 copies, original cloth, 2006; Tone, texture, light and shade: a Barnett Freedman Picture Album, one of 90 special copies with an original lithographic illustration and a Christmas card in pocket at end, from an edition limited to 340, original cloth-backed boards, slip-case, 2011, the last two Upper Denby, Fleece Press; and a collection of c.50 others, Freedman, most illustrated by or with covers/dust-jackets designed by Freedman, and a folder containing 19 proof dust-jackets, a cloth-printed advertisement for Chromoworks, an original drawing for the dust-jacket of John Hersey's 'The Wall' and an unfinished study of the head of Olive Simon, v.s. (sm.qty)

Auctions.- Matthaeus (Anton) De auctionibus libri duo..., first edition, title in red & black with woodcut device, old ink signature to head of title and others to front free endpaper culminating in "John Collins 15.vi.72", contemporary vellum, yapp edges, 4to, Utrecht, Waesberghe, 1653. *** Early work on auctions and the laws governing them.

Mathematics.- Simson (Robert) The Elements of Euclid, 3 folding engraved plates, crested monogram of JW stamped in red ink to verso of title and numbered "16" in manuscript, Glasgow, 1803 § Wright (Alexander) A Treatise of Fractions, ?first edition, woodcut head- & tail-pieces, lacking lower outer corner of final leaf (not affecting text but advertisements on verso) and possibly another leaf of advertisements, a few contemporary ink calculations loosely inserted, Macclesfield copy with embossed stamps and bookplate, J.Oswald, 1734, both contemporary sheep, rubbed; and 4 others, arithmetic, 8vo (6)

Smith (John Russell) Bibliotheca Cantiana: a Bibliographical Account...of the County of Kent, half-title, sheet of facsimile autographs (foxed), modern half cloth, uncut, 1837 § Abbey (J.R.) Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860...A Bibliographical Catalogue, reprint, Folkestone & London, 1972 § Bicknell (Peter) The Picturesque Scenery of the Lake District 1752-1855: A Bibliographical Study, Winchester, 1990 § Shaw (G.) & Allison Tipper. British Directories: A Bibliography and Guide to Directories..., London & New York, 1988 § Adams (B.) London Illustrated 1604-1851: A Survey and Index of Topographical Books and their Plates, limited edition (unnumbered), 1983, some illustrations, all but the first original cloth or boards, the last three with dust-jackets; and a quantity of others, English topography, some pamphlets, 4to & 8vo (c.100)

Collins (John).- Carter (John) & Graham Pollard. An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets, second edition by Nicolas Barker & John Collins, 1983 with Barker (N.) & John Collins. A Sequel to an Enquiry, 1983, together 3 vol., number 8 of 80 specially-bound sets with folder of 2 additional pamphlets, original morocco, t.e.g., pamphlets original wrappers (Browning with a few stains) loose in morocco-backed board folder, all together in cloth slip-case, London & Berkeley § Collins (John) The Two Forgers: a Biography of Harry Buxton Forman & Thomas James Wise, expanded to 2 volumes, inscribed "a special copy for extra-illustration John Collins" and interleaved, bound in half grey morocco, spines faded, 1992; [Strix] Peter Fleming: Sa Place dans La Litterature Anglaise par Comte Henri Hacquart de Turtotz..., one of 13 copies specially bound, presentation copy from the author to Peter Tate with note by JC "given back to me by his daughter when I cat. his books" on front free endpaper, cloth, 1997; [Phillipps Farewell] The Book Business or, the shutters at last, a tale of the auctions, proof copy with some corrections/comments, related material loosely inserted, bound in morocco-backed marbled boards, label to front pastedown and another old label "Thin or Leaf Gutta Percha Palquium Gutta, Burck Singapore. Jan 1868 Mr. J.Collins" mounted on front free endpaper, 2007 § [de Hamel (Christopher)] The Oxfraud Book of Palaeographical Verse, number 57 of 56 copies inscribed "published by the owner with the limited enthusiasm of the compiler" on colophon, proofs and letters of appreciation pasted in at end or loosely inserted, note by JC on front pastedown "the publisher's file copy bound by Bernard Middleton. We had a little trouble with the title since I was worried that OUP would sue him...", bound in blue buckram in Oxford style, Oxford, Imprenta del Falsificador Español, 1467 [1985]; Particular Bindings, one of 10 large paper copies specially bound, half cloth over floral patterned-paper boards, by Athene Bindery, original wrappers bound in, board slip-case covered in proof sheets, Bath, George Bayntun, [2006] § Cox (Charles) A [& Another] Nosegay of Old Poetry, 2 vol. in 1, note by JC "The books in the first cat. were almost all mine. those in the 2nd cat. were bt. from the Bonham's sale of Eric Quayle's books..." on front free endpaper, related correspondence bound in at end, half cloth over marbled boards, original wrappers bound in, Launceston, 2005 § [Sale Catalogue] Wiseiana & Formaniana at Bonhams. The Stuart B.Schimmel Forgery Collection with an Introduction by Nicolas Barker, one of 25 special copies, inscribed "This one dedicated by one old hand to the other Nicolas Barker", original cloth, Bonham's, 2012; and a small quantity of other material by or relating to JC and his books including his notes and bound check list for his pamphlet The Sowerby Family of 1973, copies of his Viner & Hart booksellers' catalogues, a bound copy of his pamphlet on Longleat Library with additional material loosely inserted, a scrapbook of book auction slips, folders of marked-up photographs for his books etc., v.s. (sm. qty)*** From The Oxfraud Book of Palaeographical Verse:"I wander'd lonely through the stacks, Just having 'borrowed' Bodley's keys, When all at once I saw some racksOf ancient dusty codices :A dozen saw I at a glance,Sign'd by Henry, Prince of France."(William Wordsworth) "What though the field be glossedAll is not glossed."(John Milton)  

Denham (Sir John) Poems and Translations with the Sophy, fourth edition, contemporary panelled calf, T.W. for H.Herringman, 1703 § Waller (Edmond) Poems, &c. written upon several Occasions..., seventh edition, engraved portrait, by T.W. for the Assignes of H.H., 1705 § Ruffhead (Owen) The Life of Alexander Pope..., first edition, engraved frontispiece, contemporary ink inscription of Paul Panton and his engraved bookplate to front endpapers, contemporary calf, C.Bathurst, 1769 § Junius. Stat nominis umbra, 2 vol., stipple-engraved additional vignette titles and portraits, wood-engraved vignettes, foxing, contemporary green-stained vellum-backed pink boards, uncut, T.Bensley, 1799 § Scott (Walter) The Vision of Don Roderick; a Poem, first edition, half-title, some foxing, contemporary half calf, by Commins of Weymouth with his ticket, Edinburgh, 1811 § Byron (G.G.N., Lord) Marino Faliero, second edition, half-title, some foxing, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, 1821, the first two Macclesfield copies with embossed stamps and bookplates in similar contemporary calf, all a little rubbed; and c.25 others, literature, mostly bound, some odd vol., v.s. (c.30)

Africa & African Printing.- McPherson (J.W.) The Moulids of Egypt. (Egyptian Saints-Days), first edition, signed & inscribed by the author on dedication, plates, hinges broken, original half cloth, rubbed, lower joint split, Cairo, N[ile] M[ission] Press, 1941 § Bartlett (William Henry)The Nile Boat; or, Glimpses of the Land of Egypt, first edition, additional engraved vignette title and 34 plates, maps & plans, 8pp. catalogue at end, foxing, original pictorial burgundy morocco, gilt, g.e., a little rubbed and faded, 1849 § Butler (A.J.) Court Life in Egypt, second edition, original cloth, 1888 § Butt (Rev. G.E.) My Travels in North West Rhodesia, presentation copy from the author, original cloth, [c.1909] § [Buswell (Rev. H.H.)] Liv' Laprières [Prayers], text in Mauritian Creole, lightly wormed, original cloth-backed printed boards, worn, wormed & stained, spine frayed, Mauritius, 1906; and c.20 others on Africa & African printing including printed 'List of Enemy Properties to be Sold by Auction in the Gold Coast on 1st February, 1918...', v.s. (c.25)

Woburn Abbey & Dukes of Bedford.- Schmid (Christoph von) Antoine, ou la Veille de Noël, Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford's copy inscribed by his mother "Arthur's present to Baba on his 10th birthday - Sion - Oct. 16 1829" at foot of upper wrapper, lithographed frontispiece, light foxing, original printed green wrappers, uncut, Geneva, Susanne Guers, 1829 § Schwab (Gustav) Gedichte, 2 vol., first edition, presentation copy from the author to "Hastings Russell on his 16th birthday from Professor Schwab Stuttgart Oct.16 1935" inscribed by his mother Lady George William Russell on front pastedown, contemporary red marbled boards, green labels, spines a little faded, Stuttgart & Tubingen, 1828 § [Russell (Lord George William or Lord John, translator)] Caius Gracchus, a Tragedy. From the Italian of Monti, one of only 50 copies, presentation copy from the 6th Duke of Bedford to his son Lord Charles Russell, spotted, original boards, uncut, spotted, rebacked, 1830 § Russell (Lord John) Don Carlos; or, Persecution. A Tragedy, fourth edition, spotted, original wrappers, uncut, 1822 § Glanville (John) Poetical Prolusions, first edition, half-title, bookplate of Francis, Duke of Bedford, Oakley House, attractive contemporary mottled calf with gilt roll-tool border of wavy line with leafy sprays, spine gilt, for the Author, 1800, all a little rubbed; and c.45 others relating to the Russell family including several belonging to Hastings Russell with some more inscribed to him as a child, v.s. (c.50)*** Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford (1819-91), politician and agriculturalist. Baba was his pet name as a child and Arthur was his younger brother; the family were touring in Switzerland at the time. Later his father, Lord George William Russell, son of the 6th Duke, was ambassador to Berlin from 1835-41 and Hastings was partly educated at Stuttgart, attending lectures by Prof. Schwab.The third item is attributed to Lord George William Russell on Library Hub but he was out of England at that time and it is more likely that the translator was his younger brother Lord John, who wrote the fourth work.

Lambarde (William) A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Description, Hystorie, and Customes of that Shyre, second edition, black letter, title within typographic border, folding woodcut map of the Beacons in Kent (shaved at head slightly affecting heading), woodcut Heptarchy map, woodcut initials, contemporary ink inscription to head of title with occasional marginal notes (some shaved) and pen trials to verso of final leaf, burn-hole to F8-G7 with loss, light soiling, from Lord Harlech's library at Brogyntyn, Salop. with press-mark to front paste-down and 2 A.Ls.s from him to "Maggs" dated 1949 concerning his Roxburghe Club publication loosely inserted, nineteenth century calf with border and spine in blind, misdated 1598 at foot of spine, rubbed, joints split, [ESTC 15176], small Edm. Bollifant, 1596 § Worrall (John) Bibliotheca Topographica Anglicana..., first edition, bookseller's catalogue with prices, engraved bookplate of W.Wynne, contemporary sheep, a little worn, joints split, spine ends chipped, for J.Worrall, 1736; and 10 others, English topography, small 4to & 8vo (12)

19th Century Cloth.- Bible, English. The Apocryphal New Testament, original printed cloth, a little spotted and marked, William Hone, 1820 § Report from His Majesty's Commissioners for inquiring into the Administration and Practical Operation of the Poor Laws, original cloth, 1834 § Fox (George) A Journal..., 2 vol., sixth edition, original fine-weave cloth with overall brown-printed moiré pattern, paper labels, Leeds, 1836 § Verne (Jules) Les Enfants du Capitaine Grant, 3 vol., original red marble-patterned cloth, roan labels, n.d. § Gifford (Isabella) The Marine Botanist, hand-coloured frontispiece & title-vignette, plain plates, original embossed striped cloth with gilt pictorial design of snails to upper cover, London & Bath, [1848] § Exposition of Spiritualism (An)...by Sceptic, original black & white spotted cloth, 1862, a little rubbed; and c.85 others in 19th century cloth bindings, some printed, including many from the Library of Entertaining Knowledge, Family Library, Penny Sunday Reader, and Constable's Miscellany series and a few in canvas, 8vo et infra (c.90)*** The first is an early example of a publisher's cloth binding.

[Codrington (Robert)] His Majesties Propriety, and Dominion on the British Seas asserted. Together with a true account of the Netherlanders insupportable insolencies..., first edition, engraved portrait of Charles II, lacking folding engraved map and all after M1 (pp. 163-176), some soiling and staining, contemporary sheep, rubbed and stained, [Wing C4876A], by T.Mabb, for Andrew Kembe [& others], 1665 § Gregory (J.M.) An Account of the Sepulchers of the Antients, and a Description of their Monuments, part 1 [all published], presentation copy from the author, half-title, with proposal for subscription leaf, engraved bookplate of Sir John Anstruther of that Ilk Bart. to verso of title, contemporary panelled calf, Signet Library copy with gilt arms to boards, rubbed, joints split, for the Author, 1712 § Vernon (Admiral Edward) & others. Authentic Papers relating to the Expedition against Carthagena..., first edition, half-title, stitched but unbound, first and last leaf lightly soiled, preserved in modern card folder and cloth slip-case, L.Raymond, 1744; and 23 others, history etc., some odd vol., 8vo et infra (26)

Travel.- Barrow (John) An Account of the Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa, first American edition, folding engraved map, offset and with tear at edge, browned, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, New York, G.F.Hopkins, 1802 § Brookes (R.) The General Gazetteer: or, Compendious Geographical Dictionary, seventh edition, 6 double-page engraved maps, engraved bookplate of Lord Walsingham, contemporary limp calf with yapp edges, gilt arms of General Post Office to upper cover, a little worn, 1791 § Faggot (Jacob) Wägwisare...Swea och Göta Riken, samt Stor Furstendömet Finland, 2 folding hand-coloured engraved maps by Georg Biurman, contemporary calf, Stockholm, L.L.Grefing, 1743, all rubbed; and 5 others, travel, including odd volumes of Gosselman's travels in Colombia and North America, 8vo & 4to (8)

Booksellers.- [Bentley (Nathaniel, "Dirty Dick")] History (The) of the Extraordinary Dirty Warehouse in Leadenhall Street, first edition, woodcut frontispiece, text foxed, modern morocco-backed marbled boards, T.Wilson, 1803 § Lackington (James) Memoirs of the First Forty-five Years of the Life..., A New Edition, Corrected, and much enlarged, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, contemporary ink signature of John Champ to head of title, light water-staining to upper margin of portrait, first few leaves becoming loose, bookplate of Walter Besant, original boards, uncut, a little worn and stained, for the author, 1792; and 3 other editions of the last, 8vo et infra (5)*** Nathaniel Bentley (c.1735-1809), known as "Dirty Dick" was a London merchant who owned a hardware shop and warehouse. When his fiancée died on their wedding day he refused to wash again, becoming renowned for his filth, and possibly inspiring the character of Miss Havisham in Dickens's Great Expectations. Library Hub records only 4 copies.James Lackington (1746-1815) is credited with revolutionizing the book trade. His books were sold cheaply but for cash only (no credit), he bought up whole libraries, sold publishers' remainders for bargain prices, and created the largest bookshop in Britain with 500,000 volumes and known as 'The Temple of the Muses', in Finsbury Square.

Parodies & Humour.- Forrest (George) Misfits. A Book of Parodies, first edition, original printed pink wrappers, uncut, rubbed, spine and edges faded, Oxford, 1905 § Potter (Stephen) The Muse in Chains, signed & inscribed by the author on front free endpaper, original cloth, 1937 § Mitford (Nancy, editor) Noblesse Oblige, first edition, illustrations by Osbert Lancaster, original boards, dust-jacket, spine very slightly faded, 1956 § Searle (Ronald) Slightly Foxed - but still desirable..., illustrations, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket (price-clipped), 1989; and a quantity others, parodies, cartoons, humour etc., v.s. (c.100)*** The first includes the Sherlock Holmes parody 'The Adventure of the Diamond Necklace'.

James (M.R.).- James (M[argaret] H[elen]) Bogie Tales of East Anglia, first edition, some spotting, newspaper clipping tipped onto p.27, some foxing and ownership inscriptions to half-titles, modern half cloth, original upper wrapper (chipped with loss) bound in, 8vo, Ipswich, Pawsey and Hayes, Ancient House, 1891.*** A rare collection of folktales, the majority supernatural, by M.R. James' cousin. We can trace only 5 institutional copies in the UK. 

Corbett (Jim) Man-Eaters of Kumaon, first American edition, New York & Bombay, 1946; The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, first UK edition, 1948; My India, 1952; The Temple Tiger and more Man-Eaters of Kumaon, 1954; Tree Tops, 1955, the last three first editions, original cloth, the first two with faded spines, the last three with dust-jackets, the first price-clipped, a little rubbed; and 10 others, 8vo (15)

[Jenkinson (C.)] The Conduct of the Dutch, relating to the Breach of Treaties with England...for the Surrender of Surinam..., contemporary sprinkled calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, [Sabin 13686], C.Say for W.Bristow, 1760 § [Poyntz (Stephen)] The Barrier-Treaty Vindicated, second edition, title with woodcut device, contemporary panelled calf, gilt, spine gilt, [Goldsmiths' 4963; Kress 2815], A.Baldwin, 1712 § Colbert (Jean Baptiste) The Political Last Testament, very browned, contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt, [Wing C6600B] Charles Browne, 1695 § [Perceval (John, Earl of Egmont)] Faction Detected..., second edition, contemporary calf-backed boards, uncut, J.Roberts, 1743 § Bolingbroke (Henry St. John) Letters on the Sturdy and Use of History, with contemporary French bookseller's advertisement (Perisse-Marsil of Lyons) on front pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt, spine gilt, A.Millar, 1752, the first three all Macclesfield copies with embossed stamps and bookplates, a little rubbed; and 7 others, continental history, some Macclesfield, 8vo (12)

Pepys (Samuel) Memoires Relating to the State of the Royal Navy of England..., first edition, issue with Griffin-Keble imprint, engraved portrait after Kneller, title in red and black, folding table of accounts mounted on stub (tear to inner edge repaired), with neat minor manuscript corrections at pp. 11, 33, 39, 40, 57 & 90, D6 & E8 supplied from another copy (shorter, D6 torn & repaired, E8 with worming to inner margin repaired), Sir Harry Newton's copy with his engraved bookplate and T.L.s. to him from Elkin Mathews Ltd. loosely inserted, old sheep-backed cloth, vellum label titled in ink, rubbed and faded, [Pforzheimer 793; Wing P1450], for Ben. Griffin, by Sam. Keble, 1690; The Royal Charter of Confirmation (The), granted by...King James II to the Trinity-House of Deptford-Strond; for the Government and Encrease of the Navigation of England and Relief of poor Mariners, their Widdows, and Orphans, &c., title in red & black, Macclesfield copy with embossed stamp to title and bookplate, contemporary panelled sheep, spine gilt, worn patches to upper cover, [Wing J381], 1685; and an imperfect copy of the first with corrections in a different hand (lacking portrait & folding table, water-stained), 8vo (3)*** Pepys's only work to be published under his name in his lifetime. Several copies are known to have manuscript corrections, which were apparently made by his clerks after printing.The second was apparently drafted by Pepys, as Master of Trinity House.

[Cary (Henry, Viscount Falkland) The History of the most unfortunate Prince King Edward II, ?first edition, engraved frontispiece, 3pp. advertisements at end, stained, contemporary sheep, small holes to lower cover, [Wing F314], by A[lice] G[odbid] and J[ohn] P[layford], 1680 § Proceedings in the House of Commons (The), touching the Impeachment of Edward, late Earl of Clarendon..., first edition, bookplate of Thomas Parker of the Inner Temple to verso of title, contemporary panelled calf, [Wing E2682E], 1700 § [Phillips (John)] The Secret History of the Reigns of K.Charles II and K.James II, with final blank, some ink-staining to inner margin, contemporary speckled sheep, [Wing R9835], 1690, all with bookplate of Thomas Parker of the Inner Temple to verso of title, all Macclesfield copies with embossed stamps and bookplate, rubbed; and 3 others, history, 8vo (6) 

Natural History.- Moore (Thomas) The Octavo Nature-Printed British Ferns, 2 vol., first 8vo edition, 122 nature-printed colour plates by Henry Bradbury, tissue guards, some foxing, with A.L.s. from the author loosely inserted recommending this edition "...the text of the smaller work is much more complete..." and that the out-of-print large edition has acquired "a fictitious value", original cloth, slightly rubbed, recased and with repair to one joint, [Nissen BBI 1401], 1859 § Gosse (Philip Henry) Actinologia Britannica. A History of the British Sea-Anemones and Corals, first edition, frontispiece and 11 plates, all but one printed in colours by W.Dickes, guards, advertisement leaf at end, original cloth, gilt, [Nissen ZBI 1641], 1860, slightly soiled, 8vo (3)*** The first contains many more plates than the folio edition of 1855, which was the first book published in Britain using nature-printing. 

Chapbooks.- Bewick (Thomas) A Natural History of Water Birds, wood-engravings by Bewick, original printed wrappers, Alnwick, W.Davison, [c.1815] § Marsden (I., publisher) The Assembly of Birds; A New Book of Natural History of various British Birds; The Young Naturalist, a New History of Foreign and British Beasts, together 3 vol., wood-engravings, original pictorial printed wrappers, the third with wormhole but not affecting text, Chelmsford, I.Marsden § [Riley (George)] The Beauties of Creation..., vol.5 only (of 5: Flowers), second edition, engraved frontispiece, woodcuts, contemporary tree calf, worn, for G.Riley...S.Hazard, Bath, 1793, the first four a little soiled; and another on birds, 12mo (6)

India & Indian printing.- Newby (Eric) A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush, first edition, 1958 § Shaw (Graham)  The South Asia and Burma Retrospective Bibliography (SABREB), Stage I: 1556-1800, 1987; Printing in Calcutta to 1800, 1981 § Shaw (G.) & Mary Lloyd, editors. Publications proscribed by the Government of India: A Catalogue..., 1985 § Diehl (K.S.) Carey Library Pamphlets [Secular Series] A Catalogue, slight worming, Serampore, 1968, original cloth or boards, the last with dust-jacket, slightly rubbed; and c.40 others, mostly India & Indian printing, including some religious texts in Indian languages and a bound volume of articles on Pakistan etc. by G.A.Glaister, 8vo & 4to (c.45)

Settle, Yorkshire.- Alderson (John) Some Useful Observations and Advices, first edition, inscribed "Settle Meeting N.45" in ink at head of title, original wrappers, frayed, lower lacking, Luke Hinde, 1765 § Wagstaffe (Thomas) Piety Promoted, in Brief Memorials...of the People called Quakers, The Eighth Part, inscribed "Settle Meeting N.7" in ink at head of title with label to front free endpaper (loose), contemporary sheep, slight worming to upper cover, Mary Hinde, 1774 § Broadbent (G.H.) Ancient Stone Doorheads in Settle and Neighbourhood, 13 photographic plates, cloth, original grey wrappers printed in gold bound in, Manchester, 1897 § Brayshaw (Thomas) The Local Notes Series, No.1-9 only (of 11), bound in 1 vol., contemporary half calf, original wrappers bound in, Settle, 1896-1904 § Thornton-in-Lonsdale and Settle Sheep Marks Association, illustrations, modern morocco-backed marbled boards, original printed wrappers and advertisements bound in at end, wrappers soiled, Settle, 1899; and c.75 others on or printed in Settle and the surrounding area, including a bound list of the books found "behind a panel in a cupboard" in Settle Friends Meeting House in c.1985, many pamphlets, v.s. (c.80)

Binding.- Book of Common Prayer, Spanish. La Liturgia Ynglesa..., second edition, engraved frontispiece portrait of George I by Van der Gucht, lightly browned, Macclesfield copy with embossed stamps and bookplate, handsome contemporary English red morocco tooled in gilt with double fillet & stipple border and two panels of floral rolls with floral ornament at corners and triangular ornament at centre of sides of outer panel, spine gilt in compartments with five raised bands and black roan label, g.e., a fine copy, 8vo, [Griffiths p. 558; Bowyer Ledgers 237], William Bowyer, 1715.*** First published in 1707 (also printed by Bowyer), and here revised with the state prayers for George I. The preface by the translator includes a survey of Spanish versions of the Scriptures.

S.E. & Far East Asia & Printing.- Brooke (Margaret, Lady, Ranee of Sarawak) My Life in Sarawak, first edition, presentation copy from the author inscribed on front free endpaper, 1913 Wells (Carveth) Six Years in the Malay Jungle, 1927 § Martyr (Graham) Akitsushima: The Island of the Dragon Fly, upper hinge broken, Yokohama, n.d. § Byrd (C.K.) Early Printing in the Straits Settlements 1806-1858, ex-library copy with stamps, Singapore, 1970 § Maggs Bros. Ltd. Sino-European Imprints of the 17th and 18th Century, inscribed to JC by the cataloguer Titus Boeder, 2016 § Kumar (Ann) & John H. McGlynn. Illuminations: The Writing Traditions of Indonesia, Jakarta, New York & Tokyo, 1996 § Bastin (J.) & Pauline Rohatgi. Prints of Southeast Asia in the India Office Library: The East India Company in Malaysia and Indonesia 1786-1824, 1979, illustrations, original cloth or boards, the last two with dust-jackets, some a little rubbed; and c.25 others, including a small box of wood-veneer notepaper featuring Japanese scenes (with envelopes), 8vo & 4to (c.30)

Shipwreck.- James (Isaac) Providence Displayed: or, the Remarkable Adventures of Alexander Selkirk...who lived Four Years and Four Months by himself, on the Island of Juan Fernandez..., first edition, half-title,  engraved map, woodcut illustrations, foxing, a few small stains, contemporary sheep, rubbed, joints split, spine ends and corners worn, 8vo, Bristol, Biggs and Cottle, 1800.*** Alexander Selkirk was marooned on Juan Fernandez Island, off the coast of Chile, from 1705 until 1709, when he was rescued by Capt. Woodes Rogers. His story inspired Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.ESTC records only 5 UK copies, 2 being in the British Library.

[Crebillon (Claude Prosper Jolyot de)] Tansai et Neadarné Histoire Japonoise, 2 vol. in 1, half-titles, engraved pictorial titles, 5 engraved plates, second title and one plate in vol.2 with partial hand-colouring in red, rather foxed and lightly stained, contemporary ink signature to half-titles and ink stamp to first, bookplate of Edward Cheney, attractive later tan morocco, gilt, by "Petit Succ. de Simier", spine gilt with red & green roan labels, g.e., "Pekin" [Paris], 1758 § Après-Soupées d'Alexandrie (Les), ou Les Soirées des Dames Françaises a la suite de l'Amée d'Orient, 2 vol. in 1, half-titles, engraved frontispieces (proofs before letters), contemporary calf-backed boards, vellum tips, rubbed, foxing, Paris, Barba & Ouvrier, An X - 1802 § [Robineau (A.L.B.)], Jacques le Sueur". Les Masques Arrachés, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, browned, contemporary half roan, spine gilt with red and green roan labels, a little rubbed, "Londres" [Brussels], 1790, all Rosebery copies with bookplate or label, the second with Mentmore ink stamp to first title; and another, 12mo (4)*** The first is a satirical and licentious tale originally published in 1734. Directed at the Duchesse du Maine and Cardinal de Rohan it resulted in the author's imprisonment in the Chateau de Vincennes.

Bookbinding.- Middleton (Bernard) Recollections: My Life in Bookbinding, number 178 of 200 copies, original morocco-backed decorated boards, uncut, slip-case, Newtown, Pa., Bird & Bull Press, 1995; A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique, first edition, signed by the author, 1963; another edition, second edition, 1978, illustrations, the last two with many letters from Middleton to JC & Esther Potter and other related material loosely inserted, original cloth; and 10 others, Middleton, 8vo & 4to (13)

Tauchnitz.- Collins (Wilkie) The Woman in White, 2 vol., half-titles, original upper wrappers bound in, 1860 § Wood (Mrs. Henry) The Shadow of Ashlydyat, 3 vol., 1863 § Le Fanu (J.S.) Guy Deverell, 2 vol., 1865 § Dickens (Charles) Bleak House, 4 vol., ink signature to head of titles, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spines with ornamental gilt decoration, slight rubbing and fading to boards, 1852-53 § Hawthorne (Nathaniel) Transformation; or , the Romance of Monte Beni, 2 vol. in 1, half-titles, extra-illustrated with c.50 mounted photographs of Roman sites & Italian paintings bound in, contemporary vellum with image of she-wolf with Romulus & Remus in gilt to upper cover and onlays of red roan decorated in gilt on covers and spine, slightly soiled, 1860, Copyright Editions, some foxing particularly to the Dickens, the first three in similar half green or brown calf, spines with black roan labels, gilt striped bands and ornaments in blind, spines a little faded, vol.1 of Wood scuffed, [Todd & Bowden 230, 525, 684, 803 & 515], Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz; and c.20 others, Tauchnitz or similar, some odd vol., including Todd & Bowden bibliography, 8vo (c.30)*** Todd & Bowden suggest that The Woman in White is possibly a first edition set from early proofs as it was published in the same month as the London issue.

Botany.- Ray (John) Synopsis methodica stirpium Britannicarum, third edition, 24 engraved plates, 2 folding, occasional light damp-staining, contemporary calf, rubbed, [Henrey 323; Keynes 56], W. & J.Innys, 1724 § Lee (James) An Introduction to Botany, third edition, 1776 § Boerhaave (Hermann) Historia plantarum, 2 parts in 1, without second part title, a little browned, modern half calf, "Londini" [?Amsterdam], 1738 § Curtis (William) The Botanical Magazine, vol.1 no.1 only, 3 hand-coloured engraved plates, stitched in original blue printed wrappers, uncut, a little stained, 1793, the first two contemporary calf, rubbed; and 6 others, botany, some with hand-coloured/colour-printed plates, 8vo (10)

Trade.- Thomas (S.) The Commercial Palladium: or, Tradesman's Jewel, ?only edition, half-title, a little soiled, [Not in British Library; Library Hub records only copies in Manchester and National Library of Scotland, also one in Boston], for the author, 1775; The Banker's Sure Guide: or, Monied Man's Assistant, fifth edition, lacking front free endpaper, G.Robinson, 1782 § Kearsley's Correct Tax Tables, for the Year 1806, stained, one leaf with paper flaw causing slight loss to last two lines, stitched in original printed wrappers, uncut, soiled & stained, G.Kearsley, 1806, the first two contemporary sheep, worn, the first with upper cover almost detached; and 15 others, tradesmen's guides, ready reckoners etc., some with provincial imprints, 8vo et infra (18)

Botany.- Withering (William) A Botanical Arrangement of British Plants, vol.2 only (of 3), second edition, with extensive neat contemporary ink annotations to text and on additional leaves bound in, contemporary tree sheep, uncut, worn, lacking most of backstrip, Birmingham, M.Sweeney, 1787; another edition, edited by W.Macgillivray, first Macgillivray edition, 10 engraved plates (foxed), contemporary cloth, stained, 1830 § Maling (E.A.) In-door Plants, and how to grow them, first edition, hand-coloured lithographed frontispiece, advertisement leaf at end, 1861 § Gardiner (William) Twenty Lessons on British Mosses, third edition, illustrated with mounted specimens, some a little chipped, 1847 § Law (John) Catalogue...of the Rare and Interesting Plants...of the Sheffield Botanical Gardens, second edition, 1849 § Des Cars (A.) A Treatise on Pruning Forest and Ornamental Trees, second edition, plate in red & black with card overslip mounted on stub, illustrations, Boston, 1884, the last four original cloth, a little rubbed; and c.25 others, botany, mostly later editions of Macgillivray's Withering, 8vo (c.30)

Dust-jackets.- Green (Peter) The Sword of Pleasure, first edition, dust-jacket designed by Michael Ayrton, 1957 § Manners (Winifred) A Mirror for Men, first edition, dust-jacket by Dorothea Braby, 1932 § Thirkell (Angela) Happy Returns, first edition, dust-jacket by Fritz Wegner, 1952 § Drake (Ensign Robert L.) The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol or Striking the First Blow at the German Fleet, foxed, New York, [?1919] § Curtis (James) They Drive By Night, second impression, 1939 § Walpole (Hugh) Portrait of a Man with Red Hair, n.d., original cloth with pictorial dust-jackets, a little rubbed; and c.75 others in pictorial dust-jackets, 8vo (c.80)

Wodehouse (P.G.) Quick Service, second printing, spotting, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket priced at 7/6, spine with 1" portion of loss to foot, spine ends and corners a little chipped, chip to head of lower panel, light creasing to head, extremities a little rubbed, 1940; Very Good, Jeeves, seventh printing, dust-jacket priced at 5/-, short tear to foot of upper joint, chipping to head and foot, rubbed, 1930; Lord Emsworth and Others, first edition, first printing, spotting, slight shelf-lean, extremities rubbed, 1937; and c.100 others, Wodehouse, 8vo (c.100)

Heinsius (Daniel) Crepundia siliana, first edition, title with border of printer's ornaments, woodcut initials, with 4pp. publisher's preface bound at end rather than following title, contemporary ink manuscript notes to front free endpaper, contemporary calf ruled in blind, a little rubbed, gouge to lower cover, [Wing H1372], 12mo, Cambridge, R.Daniel, 1646. *** Scarce work by the renowned scholar and professor of classics at Leiden university. It includes at the end the first appearance of Richard Crashaw's Latin poem 'Bulla' (O9v–O12r).

Scotland.- Hardiviller (Charles-Achille d') Souvenirs des Highlands Voyage a la Suite de Henri V en 1832, lithographed facsimile, portrait of Henri V and 28 plates (?of 30/31, number appears to vary), tissue guards, foxing, contemporary half red morocco with printed green wrapper of first part mounted on upper cover, spine gilt, Paris & Edinburgh, 1835 § Cardonnel (Adam de) Picturesque Antiquities of Scotland, Parts I & II only (of 4) bound in 1 vol., 50 etchings with letterpress descriptions printed on rectos only, tissue guards, contemporary ink signature of G.J.Legh and bookplate with press-mark of High Legh library, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt, g.e., for the Author, 1778 § Landsborough (Rev. David) Excursions to Arran, Ailsa Craig, and the Two Cumbraes..., folding engraved map, additional vignette title and 2 plates, short tear to edge of map, one or two leaves loose, original blind-stamped cloth, Edinburgh, 1851 § Munro (James) A Gaelic Primer..., ?third edition, spotting, original cloth, paper label to upper cover, [Library Hub lists one copy only of this edition - University of Aberdeen], Glasgow, 1837, all a little rubbed; and c.60 others, Scotland, including 2 box files of material relating to the archaeology of the Highlands and Islands (articles, photographs, correspondence etc., some to Professor Charles Thomas), 4to & 8vo (c.65)

Fowles (John) .- Stevenson (Robert Louis) and Lloyd Osbourne. The Wrecker, second edition, John Fowles' copy with his bookplate and notes to endpapers and margins, original cloth, spine faded, extremities rubbed, some fraying to spine tips and corners, light soiling, 1892 § Powell (Anthony) At Lady Molly's, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, light toning to extremities, short nick to head of lower joint, 1957 § Spark (Muriel) The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, first edition, ink name crossed through on front free endpaper, original cloth slight mottling or fading, dust-jacket, spine tips and corners a little chipped and rubbed, 1961; and c.200 others, modern literature with much Anthony Powell, including two volumes with his bookplate, v.s. (c.200)

Private Press.- Taylor (Michael) & Brocard Sewell. Saint Dominic's Press: A Bibliography 1916-1937, number 15 of 100 specially-bound copies but without the portfolio of additional material, original morocco-backed cloth, uncut, Risbury, Whittington Press, 1995 § Mardersteig (Giovanni) The Officina Bodoni: An Account of the Hand Press 1923-1977, edited by Hans Schmoller, limited edition, with various letters from Schmoller to JC loosely inserted, Verona, 1980 § Grossman (C.P.) The History of the Limited Editions Club, New Castle, De., 2017 § Watry (Maureen) The Vale Press: Charles Ricketts, a Publisher in Earnest, New Castle, De. & London, 2004, illustrations, all but the first original cloth or cloth-backed boards, the last with dust-jacket; and c.55 others on private presses including a bound volume of Golden Cockerel bibliographies & pamphlets, some pamphlets/catalogues, 4to & 8vo (c.60)

Medicine.- Allen (John) Synopsis Medicinae: Or, A Brief and General Collection of the Whole Practice of Physick...With most Cases in Surgery and Midwifery, 2 vol., first edition in English, half-title in vol.1, contemporary calf, double gilt fillet border, spine gilt, J.Pemberton...& W.Meadows, 1730 § Floyer (Sir John) and Dr. Edward Baynard. Psychrolousia [graece]: Or, the History of Cold Bathing, fifth edition, old book-label "Dr. Roberts, Bridport" to front paste-down, contemporary panelled calf, William & John Innys, 1722 § Rules and Constitutions (The) for Governing and Managing the Maiden-Hospital..., stitched in contemporary marbled wrappers, Edinburgh, Robert Fleming, 1731, both rubbed; and 11 others including another from Dr. Roberts's library, 8vo et infra (14)*** Giles Roberts (1766-1834) of Bridport was an apothecary who developed "The Poor Man's Friend", an ointment which became the second best-selling patent medicine in Britain. Although he had little medical training he was appointed Medical Attendant to the poor in Bridport and campaigned for better hygiene, becoming a respected local benefactor. When he died he left a bequest to his niece Mary Anning.

Miniature Books.- Almanacks.- [London Almanack (The)], 24pp., engraved throughout, view of East India House extending over 4 pages, contemporary red morocco tooled in gilt with all-over floral design, g.e., c.55 x 35mm., 1768; another edition, 24pp., engraved throughout, view of Drury Lane Theatre extending over 4 pages (slight wear to upper edge), red ink duty stamp to first two pages, contemporary red roan with gilt-tooled onlays in green, blue & cream, g.e., a little rubbed and soiled, (58 x 34mm.), 1795, both with matching slip-case, a little rubbed, for the Company of Stationers (2)

Collins (William, publisher) The New Naturalist, vol.26, 45, 66, 82, 84, 88, 91-92, 99-101, 103, 105, 108-109 & 112, vol.45 a reprint, no.82 second edition (Peter Marren's 'The New Naturalists', 2005), the rest first editions, illustrations, no.112 with JC's review for 'The Book Collector' loosely inserted with other ephemera and a few ink annotations to text, original cloth, pictorial dust-jackets, the second & third price-clipped, all fine copies, 1953-2010 § Bernhard (T.) & Timothy Loe. Collecting the New Naturalists, illustrations, original pictorial boards, 2015, 8vo & 4to (17) 

Rossetti (Christina) A Pageant and other Poems, first edition, original blue-green cloth, gilt, designed by D.G.Rossetti, uncut, a little rubbed & marked, 1881; Goblin Market..., New Edition, wood-engraved frontispiece & 3 plates after D.G.Rossetti, original grey cloth, gilt, small stain to upper cover, 1879 § Rossetti (Dante Gabriel) Poems, first Tauchnitz edition, long ink inscription by Amy E.Pettee concerning the binding to front free endpaper, contemporary vellum, upper cover with unfinished illuminated floral border, yapp edges, lacking ties, a little spotted and soiled, [Todd & Bowden 1380], Leipzig, B. Tauchnitz, 1873; and 10 others by or on the Rossetti family, 8vo (13)*** Pettee writes in the third, "This volume was bought in Siena, Italy, in the summer of 1909, to be used for a lesson in antique bookbinding...The attempted illumination on the cover represents one of the many unfinished beginnings of my life...". Todd & Bowden illustrate an Italian illuminated vellum binding on Rossetti's Ballads & Sonnets.

Foulis Press.- Plato. The Republic...in Ten Books, translated by Henry Spens, first edition in English,  advertisement leaf at end, a few spots, very occasional light soiling, engraved bookplate of William Macdowall of Castlesemple, contemporary calf, spine ruled in gilt with red morocco label, a little rubbed and spotted, spine ends slightly worn, [Gaskell 423], 4to (240 x 180mm.), Glasgow, Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1763.*** A good wide-margined, handsomely-printed edition of this important work. This translation by Spens, a minister of the parish of Wemyss in Fife, was used in the Everyman Library edition from 1906 onwards.

Hemingford (Walter) Historia de rebus gestis Edvardi I. Edvardi II. & Edvardi III., edited by T.Hearne, 2 vol., one of a limited number of large paper copies, book-label of the bookseller Alan Thomas, contemporary red-morocco-backed calf, spines gilt, Oxford, 1731 § Fell (R.) Memoirs of the Public Life of…Charles James Fox, 2 vol.., bookplate of Henry Wakeman, contemporary half calf, 1808 § Hautenville (H.B.) A Digest of the Duties of Customs and Excise, folding tables, contemporary tree calf, Dublin, 1805 § Rous (John) Historia regum Angliae, edited by Thomas Hearne, second edition, contemporary polished calf, gilt, red morocco label, Oxford, 1745 § Rawlinson (Richrd) The History of Sir John Perrott…, contemporary calf, gilt, spine gilt, 1728 § [Goldsmith (Oliver)] The History of England, in a series of letters from a Nobleman to his Son, 2 vol., contemporary sheep, 1770, the last three all Macclesfield copies with embossed stamps and bookplate, a little rubbed; and 11 others, history, 8vo (20)*** The first was lot 1119 in the sale of Ralph Willett's Merly Library on 14 December 1813, sold to the Duke of Devonshire. A later pencil manuscript note in vol.1 reads: "fine large copy, perf[ect] throughout, £13.0.0. Merly binding. The identical copy which sold for £20.7.0. at Willetts' (the Merly) Sale. Sir Mark Sykes' copy sold only for £17.0.0. It was very indifferent". 

Judaica & Hebraica.- Harvey (Gabriel) The Prototype of Shylock: Lopez the Jew executed in 1594, one of 110 copies signed by the publisher, 2 plates, original cloth-backed boards, rubbed, Frank Marcham, 1927 § Roth (Cecil) Magna Bibliotheca Anglo-Judaica, new edition, original cloth, damp-stained, 1937 § Service for the First Two Nights of Passover, text in English & Hebrew, original pictorial glazed green boards, gilt, rubbed, spine faded, 1930; and c.20 others, some pamphlets, 4to & 8vo (c.25)

Byzantine architecture.- Wheler (George) An Account of the Churches, or Places of Assembly, of the Primitive Christians; from the churches of Tyre, Jerusalem, and Constantinople. Described by Eusebius, first edition, 5 folding engraved plates (plate 2 lacking bottom section), lacking initial and final 3 blanks, old ink signatures of John Lowe and Robert Lascelles Carr to title, plates with short tears repaired, small rust-hole to G4, contemporary sheep, rubbed, [Atabey 1330; Blackmer 1788; Wing W1606], small 8vo, by S. Roycroft, for R. Clavell, 1689.*** Scarce work on the early churches. "An especially interesting work for its period. At this time very few antiquaries were interested in Byzantine architecture". (Blackmer).

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Erotica.- Muses en Belle Humeur (Les) ou Chansons et Autres Poesies Joyeuses, engraved title with vignette of satyrs and naked women dancing round a statue of Priapus, lacking final 2 leaves R1-2, 3pp. of additional bawdy songs supplied in 19th century hands at end, title and final leaf of text soiled, pretty contemporary red morocco with gilt roll-tool border, spine gilt in compartments with floral ornaments and green roan label (chipped at edge), g.e., a little rubbed, 12mo, Ville Franche [?Paris], 1742 [?1760].*** The first erotic song-book, a pirated edition of that originally printed in an edition of twelve copies on the private press of the Duc d'Aguillon.Library Hub records only 3 copies (BL, Oxford, and Winchester College), citing pagination as xiv, 260pp. but this seems erroneous as WorldCat states xiv, 184pp. with collation [*]¹, A-Q⁶, R², as this copy appears to have been.

PEARCE (Chris): 'Jukebox Art': FIRST EDITION, 1991: original boards with dustjacket, some light wear and bumping: with 6 others similar, including Key & Thacker's 'Dream Cars of the Fifties', and Dieter Ladwig's 'Slot Machines', 1994. (7)