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Medicine.- Haller (Albrecht von) Pathological Observations, Chiefly from Dissections of Morbid Bodies, first edition in English, 3 folding engraved plates, advertisement leaf at end, lacking half-title, ink ownership inscription to head of title, dated 1773, first few ff. with fractional worming to foot, second plate with caption trimmed to foot, one or two leaves roughly opened, else very good, contemporary calf, spine gilt and with red morocco label, small chip to spine head, rubbed and scuffed, for D. Wilson and T. Durham, 1756; and another, J. Fisher's Practice of Medicine Made Easy (1785), 8vo (2) *** A translation of Haller's Opuscula pathologica, first published in Lausanne in 1755. Of the second 18th century medical text included in the lot, Fisher's Practice of Medicine Made Easy, we can trace no copies at auction.  

Aesop. Esope en Belle Humeur, 2 vol., nouvelle edition, engraved frontispiece, vol. 1 title and first leaf of first Fable printed in red and black, numerous half-page engraved illustrations, book-labels of the Rt. Honourable Thomas Grenville & F. R. Atkinson, 19th century ownership inscription of R.G. Edwards to vol. 1 front free endpaper, foxing, occasional light browning, later calf, ruled in gilt, spines with double morocco labels, some wear to corners, little rubbed, Brussels, François Foppens, 1700 § Les Psaumes de David mis en vers, nouvelle edition, engraved frontispiece, music printed throughout, frontispiece and title trimmed a touch unevenly at foot, contemporary calf, spine richly gilt with morocco label and floral motif, lightly rubbed, Geneva & Lausanne, Marc Chapuis & J.P. Heubach, 1769; and others Continental, most French, v.s. (c.20)

Huxley (Julian) Evolution: the Modern Synthesis, first edition, signed and inscribed by author, half-title, original cloth, small paper label to spine foot, lightly sunned spine, faint spotting to boards, slight bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, lightly sunned spine, creasing to top edge, a little rubbed, lightly soiled, 8vo, 1942. *** Provenance: Half-title inscribed, "James from Julian. Faithfully. August 1942".

Africa.- Livingstone (David) Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, first edition, later issue, folding wood engraved frontispiece, engraved portrait plate, plates and illustrations, 2 folding maps at end, bound without advertisements, contemporary half morocco, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Hosken p.126], 1857 § Blaikie (William Garden) The Personal Life of David Livingstone, first edition, presentation copy with publisher's blind-stamp to title, frontispiece, publisher's advertisements at end, cracked hinges, bookplate, original cloth, small loss to spine extremities, old repairs to spine, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners, 1880; and others on or by Livingstone, v.s. (15).

Kipling (Rudyard) Toomai of the Elephants, first edition, frontispiece, illustrations, pp.33-34 with small marginal hole, scattered faint spotting, previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper, original boards, lightly browned, rubbing to joints and spine extremities, 1937 § Peake (Mervyn) Captain Slaughterboard drops Anchor, illustrations, scattered faint spotting, previous owner's ink inscription to endpapers, original boards, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, remnants of dust-jacket, 1945 § St. John (Christopher, editor) Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw: A Correspondence, limited edition numbered V, original cloth, lightly sunned spine, slipcase, rubbed and worn, New York & London, 1931 § Burton (Robert) The Anatomy of Melancholy, 3 vol., spotting to endpapers, original cloth, sunned spines, bumping to corners and extremities, 1893; and others, illustrated or literature, 8vo & 4to (c.95).

Housman (Laurence) Stories from the Arabian Nights, 20 tipped-in colour plates by Edmund Dulac, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, some light spotting to edges, covers slightly rubbed, [c.1930s] § Kingsley (Charles) The Water Babies, 12 tipped-in colour plates by Jessie Wilcox Smith, captioned tissue-guards, illustrations, contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper, light marginal spotting, cover extremities slightly rubbed, spine lightly sunned, [c.1920s] § Lang (Andrew) The Orange Fairy Book, first edition, 6 colour plates and 17 monochrome plates by H.J. Ford, illustrations, tear to corner of front free endpaper, the odd spot, g.e., covers rubbed and soiled, spine ends lightly bumped, spine sunned, 1906, original pictorial cloth, gilt; and 35 others, illustrated books, v.s. (c.40)

Religion.- Judaica.- Whitaker (Rev. Edward William) A Dissertation on the prophecies relating to the final restoration of the Jews, first edition, half-title, final f. loose, occasional spotting, lightly browned, modern light blue stitched wrappers, Canterbury, Printed and sold by Simmons and Kirkby, 1784; and a 1654 edition of Christopher Love's Grace, 8vo (2) *** The first mentioned is rare in commerce. 

Wallace (Edgar) The Four Just Men, first edition, half-title, previous owner's ink signature to front free endpaper, lacking folding frontispiece and numbered 'solution' form at end, spotting, original orange cloth, lightly sunned spine, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1905; The Council of Justice, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, publisher's advertisements at end, spotting, previous owner's ink signature, original cloth, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1908; Bones, first edition, half-title, colour frontispiece, lacking tissue-guard, publisher's advertisements at end, of which 2pp torn out, previous owner's ink signature, scattered spotting, original cloth, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1915; and others by Wallace and Leslie Charteris, 8vo (32).

Darwin (Charles) The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals, first edition, second impression, 7 plates (2 folding), one trimmed, laid down and loosely inserted, illustrations, part unopened, 4pp. publisher's advertisements dated November 1872 at end, loss to top edges where opened, title becoming loose, occasional faint soiling, previous owner's ink signature at end, cracked hinges, original cloth, bumping to corners and extremities, rubbed and worn, [Freeman 1142], 1872; The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, thirty-fifth thousand, half-title, illustrations, scattered spotting, previous owner's ink signature to half-title, original cloth, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [Freeman 985], 1899; and 8 others on or by Darwin, 8vo (10).

Africa.- Stanley (Henry Morton) Through the Dark Continent, 2 vol., first American edition, frontispieces, plates, illustrations (some full-page), 10 colour maps (2 large folding in pockets at end), scattered spotting, contemporary half-morocco, vol. 1 with weak upper joint, vol. 2 with upper cover detached and split to backstrip, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, New York, 1878 § Stanley (Arthur Penrhyn) Sinai and Palestine, in connection with their history, Louise Whitfield Carnegie's copy with her bookplate, half-title, 7 colour maps (4 folding), occasional marginal pencil notes, later half-morocco, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1871, 8vo (3). 

Paleobotany.- Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob) Herbarium Diluvianum, second edition, engraved frontispiece portrait, additional engraved title, 14 engraved plates, title in red and black with engraved vignette, additional title bound after *2 dedication, portion of paper with ink ownership inscription "Hippisley Ston Easton 1808" laid down to front pastedown along with Ston Easton book-label, browned, spotting, occasional light soiling, offsetting from plates, modern half calf, spine faintly spotted, little rubbed, uncut, [Hunt 456; Nissen BBI 1752], Leiden, Peter Vander Aa, 1723. *** "A notable early work in paleobotany, some say the first" (Hunt). The first edition was published in Zurich in 1709, the second edition increasing the number of plates from 10 to 14. 

World.- Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom, first trade edition, frontispiece, plates and maps, scattered spotting, original buckram, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1935 § Williamson (James D.) The Voyages of the Cabots, half-title, plates, lacking frontispiece, ex-library with usual labels and ink-stamps, original parchment-backed boards, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, The Argonaut Press, 1929 § Burgess (Alan) The Small Woman, first edition, frontispiece, plates, scattered spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, price-clipped dust-jacket, loss to spine foot, tears at folds, rubbed and worn, 1957 § Eggleston (George T.) Tahiti: Voyage through Paradise, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, dust-jacket, small tears and creasing to edges, tape repair to spine head verso, rubbed, n.d.; and others, v.s. (c.80)

Bees.- Bagster (Samuel) The Management of Bees. With a Description of the "Ladies Safety Hive.", first edition, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece of queen, worker and drone bees, heightened in gilt, title in red and black and with charming wood-engraved vignette of women tending to their hive, wood-engraved illustrations within text, all by D. Dodd or Charles M. Curtis, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary green cloth, original black thick paper gilt title label to spine (chipped, just touching part of the first letter 'B'), corners little worn, rubbed, [British Bee Books 222; Walker p.4], 8vo, Samuel Bagster & William Pickering, 1834.  *** The author's first work on bees, which attempts to distill contemporary bee literature. In so doing, he discusses his predecessors on the subject, including Francis Huber and Thomas Nutt. 

Osbaldiston (William Augustus) The British Sportsman, or, Nobleman, Gentleman, and Farmer's Dictionary of Recreation and Amusement..., first edition, engraved frontispiece and 41 plates, of which frontispiece and 14 hand-coloured, bookplate of W.A. Foster, 19th century ownership inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary ownership inscription to verso of frontispiece partially erased, 2O1 & 5Z2 with ink note in contemporary hand to verso, a few small marginal nicks, some light offsetting, occasional light soiling or staining, very occasional light foxing, small abrasion mark to final f. with loss to few letters, modern half calf, spine with gilt sporting motifs and double morocco labels, J. Stead, [1792]; and 2 others, horse related, 8vo & 4to (3)

Kent.- Lambarde (William) A Perambulation of Kent, first edition, black letter, title within wide woodcut border, woodcut initials, one engraved map, trimmed to platemark, small worming to bottom edge, slight fraying to edges of title and ¶ii, trimmed, occasionally touching headline, corrections and marginal notes inserted by various hands, Z1 with small marginal hole, 2Z3-3F4 with tiny marginal womring to bottom edge, occasional faint marginal damp-staining, tiny ink stain to upper corner of last few ff., previous owner's ink stencil to front pastedown, booksellers printed catalogue notes pasted to front pastedown, modern front free endpaper and blank, later calf, rebacked, expert repairs to corners, a little rubbed, 4to, for Ralphe Newberrie, dwelling in Fleetestreete, 1576.

[Johnstone (Charles)] Chrysal: or, the Adventures of a Guinea, 4 vol., mixed edition, vol. 4 lacking final blank, bookplate of Robert Chambre Vaughan, vol. 1 with Foster book-label, ink ownership inscription Eliza Wynn 1767 to all but vol. 2 pastedowns, contemporary ownership inscription to head of titles, vol. 1 C1 small hole affecting couple letters, vol. 3 D5v small stain obscuring few letters, occasional light browning, vol. 4 small portions of front free endpaper cut away, vol. 2 lacking front free endpapers and vol. 4 rear free endpapers, contemporary calf, red morocco label to spines, some corners rubbed, for T. Becket & P.A. De Hondt, 1766-67 § "Junius". Junius. Stat nominis umbra, 2 vol., first authorised edition, without the Table of Contents and Index in vol. 1 (not always present), engraved titles, ink ownership inscription Bridget Wilmot to pastedowns, the odd spot, contemporary calf, morocco spine labels, vol. 2 very small loss to spine foot, little rubbed, heavier to corners, joints cracked but holding firm, [Rothschild 1282], for Henry Sampson Woodfall, 1772; and others, 18th century, v.s. (c.65)

Bees.- Bonner (James) A New Plan for Speedily Increasing the Number of Bee-Hives in Scotland; and which may be extended, with equal success, to England, Ireland, America, or to any other part of the world capable of producing flowers, first edition under this title, half-title, list of subscribers, advertisement /errata leaf at end, library ink stamp to outer margin of title and a few other margins, T2 lower blank corner cut away, a few short marginal tears, some spotting or staining, mostly at end, lightly browned throughout, new endpapers, modern blue board, tan leather title label to spine, uncut, [British Bee Books 151; Walker p.8], 8vo, Edinburgh, Printed by J. Moir, 1795. *** 'Bonner, who was Bee-Master at Auchencrow, near Berwick-on-Tweed, was the most able and the best known of Scottish bee-men.' (British Bee Books). The work was first published in Berwick in 1789 under the title The Bee-Master's companion, and assistant. The advertisement at end offers the author's services in bee management. 

Mountaineering.- Himalayas.- Ruttledge (Hugh) Everest 1933, first edition, frontispiece, plates, 4 maps (3 folding), previous owner's ink signature to front pastedown, scattered spotting, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1934 § Younghusband (Sir Francis) Wonders of the Himalaya, frontispiece, one map, advertisements at end, occasional very faint spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1924 § Bruce (Brig. Gen. Hon. C. G.) Himalayan Wanderer, frontispiece, scattered faint spotting original cloth, lightly sunned spine, slight bumping to extremities, 1934; and others Everest or Himalayas, 8vo (11).

Economics.- [le Mercier de la Rivière (Pierre Paul)] L'Ordre Naturel et Essentiel des Sociétés Politiques, 2 vol., half-titles, vol. 2 p.23 with closed tear with tape repair (now discoloured), upper hinges starting, contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt, joints worn and torn in places, small leather repairs to some corners,  8vo, Jean Nourse in London & chez Desaint in Paris, 1767.*** First octavo edition, published simultaneously with the true first edition, single volume quarto.  Recognised as the most comprehensive presentation of physiocratic thought after Adam Smith, this work caused a sensation when it was published, and was described by some as a "prophecy of revolution"

FOUR VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED BY REYNOLDS STONEcomprising Stark, Freya, 'Perseus in the Wind', first edition published by John Murray 1948, pasted with Baron Bingley bookplate; Lees-Milne, James, 'Another Self', published by Hamish Hamilton, London 1970; and two copies of Paul, Leslie, 'The Living Hedge', published by Faber and Faber, London 1946, all green cloth bound (4)

Omega - A steel 'Chronostop Driver Edition' flyback chronograph wristwatch, circa 1967, model 145.010, serial number 25869211, circular grey '12 o'clock at 3 o'clock' dial, with silvered batons, white hands and centre orange chronograph sweep, signed 17 jewel mechanical crown wind movement calibre 865, with crown at 1H and start/stop/reset pusher at 11H, case, 35mm diameter, to a black strap with pin buckle Omega first released the Chronostop in 1966, and it was well regarded within the watch industry - it won the 1967 Honour Prize for “Chronographs and Sport Watches”, sponsored by the Swiss Watchmaking Federation, and also took the first prize for Industrial Aesthetics at the Utrecht Spring Fair in 1968.It was selected as the official Omega timer at the Pan-American Games in Winnipeg and the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.Unlike conventional chronographs that record seconds, minutes, and hours with two or three subdials, the Chronostop was designed to be used for short interval timing - less than one minute - with a sweep hand for seconds and a single pusher. Pressing the pusher starts the timing hand, pressing again and holding stops the hand, and releasing will return the hand to the 12 o’clock position.The 145.010 is the most sought after of the 'Chronostop' series and was designed specifically for rally drivers. The dial has been moved through 90 degrees and the watch is worn under the wrist, allowing the driver to glance down at the time without having to remove the hands from the steering wheel. It was a unique attempt by Omega to completely change how a wristwatch was worn, and is now a rare and collectable item. Crystal - Complete. Minor scratches and one or two nicks all over, as to be expected and commensurate with age and use. Ω logo to the centreDial - Some spotting to the dial and the batons, visible under magnification. Some spotting and minor deterioration to the hands.Movement - Not currently fully operational. Ticks for one or two seconds, then stops.Case - Minor scratches and one or two nicks all over, as to be expected and commensurate with age and use.

Ian Fleming, "The Man with the Golden Gun", London, Jonathan Cape, 1965 first edition first impression, (a/f)

Ian Fleming, "You Only Live Twice", first edition, London, Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1964

Corgi and other playworn diecast, including Corgi Toys Citron DS19, Corgi Toys Ford Consul Classic, Corgi Toys Renault Floride, Corgi Toys Mercedes Benz 300SL Roadster, Corgi Toys Riley Pathfinder, Exclusive First Edition Delaine double decker bus, Exclusive First Editions London Transport double decker bus, etc. (1 tray)

Exclusive First Editions by Gilbow diecast buses and sets, including London Transport Museum limited edition bus set, London Transport Country Buses limited edition bus set 2, The RTL Story volume 3 limited edition, etc. (1 box)

Collector Edition, first in the series. New in original sealed box. Designed by Carter Bryant, she is dressed in a light blue sleeveless satin ball gown with open front slit, ruched white satin undergown and long white gloves. Barbie Collectibles copyright 2000. Marked Mattel. Certificate of Authenticity included. This item has a base included. This item has its original box, 13.5"L x 11.75"W x 3.25"H. Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 12"L x 2.75"W x 1.5"HManufacturer: MattelCondition: Age related wear.

Glossy porcelain Bunnykins duo, includes: Bunnie & Buntie Bunnykins Sleigh Ride, the first variation on blue, maroon and yellow. Based on a design by Walter Hayward, modelled by Albert Hallam, issued on 1972; Boy Skater Bunnykins, special edition 714 of 2500, produced exclusively for Colonial House of Collectibles, modeled on blue, red and white clothes. Designed by G. Tongue, circa 1998. Largest piece dimensions: 4''H x 2''dia. Royal Doulton Bunnykins backstamp. Manufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.

Glossy porcelain duo, includes: Clown Bunnykins DB128 the First Variation in a special edition of 750, features a bunny in a white costume with black stars and pompons, red on the ruff around the neck and on the square of trousers, issued in 1992. Alongside, Juggler Bunnykins DB164 a especial edition of 1500, presents a bunny in a soft blue suit with black and red stars and black pompons, issued in 1996. Royal Doulton Bunnykins backstamp. Artist: Denisse AndrewsDimensions: 4.25''H x 2''dia, Each.Manufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.

Glossy porcelain duo, includes: Mr. Punch Bunnykins DB234 a limited edition numbered 416 of 2500 from the Punch and Judy Collection of the Literary Characters Series, modeled on a blue, yellow and red striped costume. Designed by Kimberley Curtis, circa 2000. Alongside, Magician Bunnykins DB126 the First Variation, features a bunny on a black suit with maroon belt and yellow shirt and tablecloth. Designed by Graham Tongue, circa 1992. Largest piece dimensions: 2.25''L x 2.75''W x 4.5''H. Royal Doulton Bunnykins backstamp. Manufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.

Style One. Black, yellow and red coloration. This jug was issued in a limited edition of 2,500 to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the English Civil War in 1642. It is unusual in the sense that it is the first three-handled character jug ever produced by Doulton. On Charles's left Oliver Cromwell forms the handle, on his right, Queen Henrietta. The third handle, at the King's back and not seen in the photograph, is a plume.Series: Royalty. Royal Doulton backstamp. Come with certificate of authenticity. Artist: William K. HarperIssued: 1992Dimensions: 7"HEdition Number: 2094 Manufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.

Joseph Hecht (1891-1951)Tigres et biches; Mouette; Grue cendrée and Zoo (Tonneau-Ryckelynck 118, 154, 183 and 306)Four engravings, 1926-1939, the first three signed in pencil, from varying edition sizes, each on laid Montval paper, with full margins, largest sheet 305 x 477mm (12 x 18 3/4in) (4)

Ivor Abrahams (1935-2015) Green Hedge; Blommande and Sun Dial, Winter Three screenprints in colours, 1975-1977, each signed and dated in pencil, the first two numbered from the edition of 100, the third numbered from the edition of 95, printed by Advanced Graphics, published by the Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, on wove paper, each the full sheet, largest sheet 1455 x 1075mm (57 3/4 x 42 1/2in) (3) 

David Shrigley (b.1968) Pulped Fiction (Nineteen Eighty-Four) The book, 2023, comprising one screenprint and the screenprinted dust jacket, with title-page, text and justification, this copy initialled and dated in pencil, numbered from the first 250 in the edition of 1250, the print also initialled, dated and numbered in pencil verso, co-printed by Aquatint and Jealous Print Studio, published by Shrig Books, London, overall 265 x 210mm (10 3/8 x 8 1/4in) In 2017, a charity shop in Swansea made headlines after exhibiting several hundred copies of Dan Brown's 'The Da Vinci Code' in their window with a sign asking people to stop donating copies. Despite 'The Da Vinci Code' being one of the best-selling novels of all-time, the charity shop was hardly able to re-sell any of the books. This inspired Shrigley who embarked on a project to turn these unwanted copies into a new edition of George Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'. The artist asks us to re-focus on Orwell's dystopian novel, which tells the story of Winston Smith, a party member who rebels but ultimately submits to an oppressive regime. Shrigley notes 'This novel is as relevant today as when it was first published in 1950'.

Registration No: F640 DNG Chassis No: SCC082910KHD65159 MOT: November 2024Just 37,000 recorded miles1 of just 1,562 Lotus Esprit Turbo (X180) cars understood to have been made from 1987-1991Benefitting from some £11,000 worth of improvements since 2021In current ownership since 2017Desirable and collectible modern LotusThe Esprit metamorphosed through several series over the next two decades before the model's ultimate expression - the V8 - arrived in 1996. Lotus had first employed turbocharged induction in 1980 on the Essex Turbo Esprit, a limited edition model featuring the Blue/Red/Chrome livery of the Essex Overseas Petroleum Corporation, sponsor of Team Lotus from 1979 to 1981. The Essex paved the way for the series production Turbo Esprit, the arrival of which in April 1981 coincided with that of the S3 models. Despite having a wet sump, the Turbo's 2.2-litre Garrett-blown engine produced the same power (210bhp) as the Essex's dry-sump unit. The Turbo Esprit retained the aerodynamic body kit of the Essex cars and featured prominent 'Turbo Esprit' decals on the nose and sides. The Turbo's top speed was 148mph, with 60mph attainable in 6.1 seconds. In 1987, the Esprit was comprehensively restyled by Peter Stevens, who produced a less angular, more rounded and much more modern look. The turbocharged car's name was changed to 'Esprit Turbo', while the major mechanical updates were a Renault GTA gearbox and outboard rear brakes.Manufactured new in 1989, chassis number 65159 is one of just 1,562 Lotus Esprit Turbo (X180) supplied and was sold new to the home market, being first registered as ‘F640 DNG’ on the 25th of May that year. Finished in Calypso Red with Cream leather interior upholstery, the Lotus is understood to have only resided in the United Kingdom for around 12 months, the Esprit Turbo was exported to the car-friendly climate of Japan thereafter. Residing in Japan for the subsequent twenty-seven years, the Esprit was acquired by the vendor in 2017 and was subsequently repatriated. Retained by the vendor ever since, the Lotus has been substantially improved during this period, receiving over £11,000 worth of enhancement, which included bodywork repairs and repainting, servicing with new spark plugs, new emissions and turbocharger control pipes, retrimmed boot compartment, a brake refresh, and alloy wheel refurbishment. Offered with just 37,000 miles on the odometer, this is a low mileage desirable and collectible Lotus modern classic! For more information, please contact: Paul Cheetham paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk 07538 667452

MURRAY, Charles Augustus. Travels in North America During the Years 1834, 1835, & 1836. Including A Summer Residence With the Pawnee Tribe of Indians… and a Visit to Cuba and the Azore Islands. London: Richard Bentley, 1839. 2 vols., first edition, 8vo (228 x 132mm.) 2 tinted lithographed frontispieces of American Indians. (Toning, lacking half-title to volume 1, lacking blanks, occasional spotting.) 21st century dark brown half calf over marbled paper-covered boards, two black morocco lettering pieces to the spines (endpapers replaced) (2).

CHURCHILL, Winston S. My African Journey. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. First edition, 8vo (189 x 117mm.) 47 plates, 3 maps including 1 folding, 16pp. publisher’s advertisements to rear. (Occasional browning, light spotting to preliminaries.) Original pictorial cloth (some fading to spine, minor marks to spine panel and lower cover). Provenance: from the estate of Trevor Hives, thence by descent.

BOND, Michael. More About Paddington. London: Collins, 1959. First edition, 8vo (198 x 130mm.) Illustrations by Peggy Fortnum. (Light spotting to front-free endpaper.) Original green cloth (lightly bumped), dust-jacket (price-clipped, fading and some loss to extremities, ‘Book 2’ in pencil on inner flap). – And a further first edition by Michael Bond (‘Paddington Helps Out’, 1960, 8vo) (2).

LE FANU, Joseph Sheridan. A Chronicle of Golden Friars and Other Stories. London: Downey & Co. Limited, 1896. First illustrated edition, 8vo (189 x 119mm.) Illustrations by Brinsley Le Fanu and John O’Hea, 1p. publisher’s advertisement to rear. (Toning, some pencil annotations to preliminaries, spotting to rear pastedown.) Original blue cloth, gilt stamped to upper cover and spine (spine faded and covers slightly dust-soiled). – And a further volume by J. Sheridan Le Fanu (‘The Tenants of Malory’, [1895], 8vo) (2).

FOX, Shirley. An Art Student’s Reminiscences of Paris in the Eighties. London: Mills & Boon, 1909. First edition, 8vo (222 x 131mm.) 8 black and white plates by John Cameron, numerous illustrations in the text, 12pp. publisher’s advertisements to rear. (Toning, occasional light spotting.) Original brown and green blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering to spine (lightly rubbed extremities). – And a further nine volumes by female authors (including, in a dust-jacket, Eliza Southgate Browne’s ‘A Girl’s Life Eighty Years Ago’, 1888, 8vo, and ‘By Daylight; or, Pictures From Real Life’ edited by Anne Pratt, 1865, 8vo) (10).

CHILDREN’S BOOKS. – Graham GREENE. The Little Fire Engine… illustrated by Dorothy Craigie. London: Max Parrish, [1950.] First edition, oblong 8vo (178 x 273mm.) Numerous colour illustrations. (Browning to title-page, toning.) Original pictorial cloth (hinges weakened). Note: Greene’s second book for children, but the first to bear his name. – And a further twenty-five volumes for children (including Graham Greene’s ‘The Little Horse Bus’, 1952, 4to, and a signed copy of Edward Gorey’s ‘The Sopping Thursday’, 1979, 8vo, and ‘Grant Richards’s Children’s Annual for 1905’, 1905, 4to) (26).

BINDING. – Edward NEWMAN. A History of British Ferns, and Allied Plants. London: John van Voorst, 1844. First edition, 8vo (218 x 132mm.) Hand-drawn calligraphic dedication and armorial design in colours to the initial blank, illustrations in the text. (Toning.) Bound by Hayday in near contemporary full vellum, two black morocco lettering pieces to the spine, g.e. (upper joint splitting, dust-soiling). Provenance: Sarah Louisa Cocks (dedication on initial blank); Thomas Somers-Cocks, M.P. (dedication on initial blank); Edward Braxton Reynolds (bookplate to front pastedown).

RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator). – William SHAKESPEARE. A Midsummer-Night’s Dream. London: William Heinemann, 1908. First trade edition, 4to (249 x 182mm.) 40 tipped-in plates with captioned tissue-guards, numerous uncoloured illustrations. (Light spotting to endpapers and half-title, toning.) Original beige cloth, pictorial gilt to upper cover (lightly rubbed extremities, minor mark to upper cover). – And a further four illustrated volumes (including William Edmondstoune Aytoun’s ‘Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems’, 1863, 4to, and Charles Johnson’s ‘A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates’, 1926, 8vo) (5).

LE FANU, Joseph Sheridan. The Watcher and Other Weird Stories. London: Downey & Co., [1894.] First edition, 8vo (189 x 120mm.) Title printed in red and black, 8pp. publisher’s advertisements, illustrations by Brinsley Le Fanu. (Toning, final advertisement leaf with large corner loss.) Original pictorial black and grey cloth, stamped in silver and black (some spine lean, corners rubbed, spine darkened). Provenance: Mrs. Davie (ink name inscribed to front-free endpaper).

CAMPBELL, Marie. Folks Do Get Born. New York and Toronto: Rinehart and Company Inc., 1946. First edition, 8vo (204 x 136mm.) Illustrations by Clare Leighton. (Mild toning.) Original grey cloth, dust-jacket (small closed tear to upper panel, minor chipping to extremities). Note: tales of mid-wifery from rural Georgia.

SHIP-WRECK. – John BULKELEY and John CUMMINS. A Voyage to the South-Seas in 1740-1. London: Jacob Robinson, 1743. First edition, 8vo (199 x 119mm.) Woodcut headpieces and initials. (Browning, light spotting throughout, blanks lacking.) 20th century full calf, gilt ruled, red morocco lettering piece to the spine (endpapers replaced). Note: Gunner John Bulkeley and carpenter John Cummins were crew members of the ‘Wager’ which was one of George Anson’s fleet. They were wrecked off the southern coast of Chile and, under Captain Cheap, they held together the mutinous crew until they arrived in Rio de Janeiro. [Sabin 9108.]

CHILDREN’S BOOK. – Thomas ECKERSLEY (illustrator) and E.A. CABRELLY. Animals on Parade. London: Conrad Press Ltd., [1948.] First edition, inscribed by the author, 4to (278 x 226mm.) 16 full-page illustrations. (Mild toning, text-block loosening.) Original tan cloth, dust-jacket (minor chipping at top of spine panel, toned). Note: scarce. – And a further two volumes (including Luciana Roselli’s ‘The Polka Dot Child’, 1964, 4to) (3).

[REMI, Georges.] HERGÉ. The Adventures of Tintin: Destination Moon. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1959. First English edition, 4to (295 x 226mm.) (Toning to margins.) Original pictorial paper-covered boards (minor wear to spine ends, extremities rubbed, sunning to spine panel). – And a further eight volumes of the first edition in English of ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ (including ‘King Ottakar’s Sceptre’, 1958, 4to; ‘The Crab With the Golden Claws’, 1958, 4to; ‘The Secret of the Unicorn’, 1959, 4to; ‘Red Rackham’s Treasure’, 1959, 4to; ‘Explorers on the Moon’, 1959, 4to; ‘The Calculus Affair’, 1960, 4to; ‘The Red Sea Sharks’, 1960, 4to, and ‘The Shooting Star’, 1961, 4to) (9).

ROWLANDSON, Thomas (illustrator). – [after William COMBE.] The Adventures of Doctor Comicus or the Frolicks of Fortune, A Comic Satirical Poem for the Squeamish & the Queer. London: B. Blake, [1815.] First edition, 4to (219 x 131mm.) 15 hand-coloured aquatint plates, including the frontispiece and additional title, original paper wrappers bound-in. (Browning and occasional light spotting.) Early 20th century brown full calf, brown morocco lettering piece to spine, t.e.g. (lightly rubbed, occasional scuffing to covers). Provenance: Sybil and Wallace Warner (bookplate to front pastedown). [Tooley, 431].

BIBLIOGRAPHY. – John MARTIN. A Bibliographical Catalogue of Books Privately Printed. London: J. and A. Arch et al., 1834. Vol. 1 (only, of 2). First edition, large paper copy, 4to (276 x 182mm.) Engraved frontispiece. (Toning, large damp-stain to preliminaries.) Original brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine (wear to spine ends). Provenance: Joseph Neeld (bookplate to front pastedown). – And a further four volumes of bibliography (including Patrick J. Kearney’s ‘The Private Case’, 1981, 8vo) (5).

POE, Edgar Allan. The Poetical Works… with a Notice of his Life and Genius by James Hannay. London: Addey and Co., 1853. First London edition, 8vo (167 x 103mm.) Wood-engraved frontispiece and vignettes in the text. (Toning, occasional light spotting, lacking publisher’s advertisements and preliminaries before frontispiece.) Near contemporary half burgundy morocco, g.e. (heavily rubbed, fading to covers). – And a further sixteen miscellaneous volumes (including Wilkie Collins’s ‘The Queen of Hearts’, 1862, 8vo, and William Buchan’s ‘Domestic Medicine: or, A Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases by Regimen and Simple Medicines’, 1779, 8vo) (17).

CHURCHILL, Winston S. The River War, an Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1899. 2 vols., first edition, 8vo (224 x 141mm.) Half-titles, numerous illustrations, plates and maps, including 20 folding. (Toning, blanks replaced.) Mid-20th century green half morocco bound by Bayntun-Rivière, t.e.g. (sunning to spines, endpapers replaced). Note: Churchill’s second book as a young war correspondent. Provenance: from the estate of Trevor Hives, thence by descent (2).

CHURCHILL, Winston S. Great Contemporaries. London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1937. First edition, 8vo (213 x 137mm.) Numerous photographic illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original blue cloth (fading to spine). – And a further three first edition volumes by Winston S. Churchill (‘Arms and the Covenant’, 1938, 8vo, and ‘Lord Randolph Churchill’, 1906, 2 vols., 8vo). Provenance: from the estate of Trevor Hives, thence by descent (4).

WINE. – [William ELLIS.] The London and Country Brewer. Containing the Whole Art of Brewing all Sorts of Malt-Liquors, as practiced both in Town and Country… in Three Parts. To Which is added A Supplement. London: Thomas Astley, 1742. Fourth edition, 8vo (198 x 120mm.) 3 parts and ‘A Supplement’, separate titles to each part, continuous register and pagination, 4pp. ‘Index’ and 16pp. publisher’s advertisements to rear. (Browning, moderate spotting throughout, some leaves heavily, corner creases to several leaves.) Contemporary calf (rebacked with original lettering piece retained, covers and extremities rubbed, scuffing). Note: parts 2-3 and the ‘Supplement’ are second editions and dated 1743. Provenance: Edward Braxton Reynolds (bookplate to front pastedown). – And a further seven volumes relating to wine and brewing (including a first edition of William Robert Loftus’s ‘The Brewer: A Familiar Treatise on the Art of Brewing’, 1856, 12mo, and a third edition of Thomas A. Knight’s ‘A Treatise on the Culture of the Apple and Pear, and on the Manufacture of Cider and Perry’, 1809, 12mo, and Joseph J. White’s ‘Cranberry Culture’, 1870, 8vo) (8).

NASH, Paul (illustrator). Genesis. Twelve Woodcuts by Paul Nash with the First Chapter of Genesis in the Authorised Version. [London:] by the Curwen Press for the Nonesuch Press, 1924. Limited edition, this being number 80 of 375 copies, 4to (266 x 187mm.) 12 woodcuts, text in Rudolf Koch’s Neuland type. (Mild toning, some uncut leaves.) Original black boards, gilt title to upper cover (slight rubbing to spine ends, minor abrasions). Provenance: Eva Le Gallienne, actress and director (bookplate to front pastedown).

GOLBERRY, Silvester Meinrad Xavier. Travels in Africa. Performed During the Years 1785, 1786, and 1787, in the Western Countries of This Continent… translated by William Mudford. London: M. Jones, 1803. 2 vols., first English edition, 12mo (176 x 101mm.) 3 engraved folding maps, 7 engraved plates, 14pp. ‘Index’ to rear of volume two, errata verso last leaf. (Toning, occasional light spotting, short closed tear to B2 of volume two.) Contemporary calf (extremities rubbed, lacking lettering pieces to spines). Note: Louis XVI, irritated by Captain Cook’s naval exploits for England, encouraged Golberry to travel to Africa. At the end of his account, Golberry celebrates the end of French slavery in Africa. However, Napoleon soon restored it (2).

DE LA MARE, Walter. Desert Islands and Robinson Crusoe. London: Faber and Faber, 1930. First edition, signed and inscribed by Walter de la Mare and 14 typed letters from the author to G.E. Manwaring tipped-in, 8vo (254 x 155mm.) Illustrations by Rex Whistler. (Scattered light spotting.) Original cloth (worn). Note: The letters span the years 1929-1936 and are all typed on ‘Hill House, Taplow’ headed writing-paper. G.E. Manwaring was a librarian at the London Library and the first letter is de la Mare reminding Manwaring of his offer to read the proofs of his book ‘Desert Islands’. Later, he mentions that his son [Richard] works at Faber and Faber and that his book ‘owes all it looks to him’. Walter also asks for recommendations as he is researching a book on juvenilia. In April 1932, Walter invites George to tea and gives convoluted instructions on how to get to his home. He would be ‘delighted’ to pick him up from the station but, alas, he ‘can’t drive’. Later, he critiques some poems that Manwaring has sent him saying, soothingly, that this is ‘only a personal criticism’. Provenance: G.E. Manwaring (bookplate to the front pastedown and ink inscription from the author on the half-title). – And a further volume by Walter de la Mare (‘Behold, This Dreamer!’, 1939, 8vo) (2).

COOKERY. – T. Percy LEWIS and A.G. BROMLEY. The Book of Cakes. London: Maclaren & Sons, [1903.] First edition, 4to (284 x 223mm.) Half-title, 48 chromolithographed plates, several heightened in silver or gold, advertisements to rear. (Toning, browning to half-title.) Original green cloth, gilt lettering to upper cover (rebacked with original spine laid-down, spine darkened, extremities rubbed, endpapers replaced). Provenance: Edward Braxton Reynolds (bookplate to front pastedown).

SEARLE, Ronald (illustrator) and Bill RICHARDSON and ALLEN ANDREWS. Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines. London: Dennis Dobson, 1965. First edition, signed by Ronald Searle, 4to (229 x 224mm.) Numerous coloured and black and white illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original blue cloth, dust-jacket. – And a further sixteen volumes (including a signed limited first edition of Osbert Lancaster’s ‘Classical Landscape With Figures’, 1947, 8vo, and Robin Maugham’s ‘The Servant’, 1948, 8vo, and ‘The Technique of a Life Affair’ by ‘A Gentlewoman’ [Doris Langley Moore], 1928, 8vo) (17).

TROLLOPE, Anthony. Mr. Scarborough’s Family. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. First edition in book form, 8vo (185 x 122mm.) Half-titles, 32pp. of publisher’s advertisements dated March 1883 to rear of vol. 1. (Spotting to endpapers, rear leaves loosening in vol. 2, toning, occasional minor soiling.) Original blue cloth decorated in brown (all inner hinges weakened, outer hinge of vol. 3 cracked, covers of vols. 2 and 3 with heavy spotting). Provenance: F. Astle (ink name inscribed to front pastedown of vol. 3 and initial blank of vol. 2) [Sadlier, 66.] (3).

PHOTO-BOOK. – Owen SIMMONS. The Book of Bread. London: Maclaren & Sons, [1903.] First edition, 4to (282 x 219mm.) 2 tipped-in silver bromide prints on black card, 8 tipped-in black and white prints, 12 chromolithographed plates, photographic illustrations, advertisements and index to rear. (Offsetting from silver bromide prints, toning, small corner creases to first two black and white prints.) Original green cloth, gilt lettering to upper cover (extremities lightly rubbed, minor scuffing). Provenance: Edward Braxton Reynolds (bookplate to front pastedown). Note: Simmons was a lecturer at the National Bakery School in London and he commissioned the full-size photographs that appear in this work. As he wrote: ‘However critical readers may be they will be forced to admit that never before have they seen such a complete collection of prize loaves illustrated in such an excellent manner’.