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Sri Lanka.- Legge (Capt. W. Vincent) A History of the Birds of Ceylon, first edition, hand-coloured engraved map frontispiece (imprint slightly trimmed), 34 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates after J.G. Keulemans (1 of eggs), wood-engraved anatomical plate and illustrations, peripheral ff. with a few neatly repaired tears and some margins reinforced, affecting frontispiece and anatomical plate but without loss, two small repaired holes causing loss to some text up to p.120, affecting also a few plates but skilfully repaired, plate at p.680 with a few tiny puncture marks to fore-margin, plates with some light spotting and occasional foxing, but generally bright, some very light spotting to text, gutter cracked at a couple points but holding firm, handsomely bound in modern green morocco with old and richly gilt spine laid-down, covers very lightly rubbed, heavier rubbing to spine, g.e., [Anker 284; Fine Bird Books p.89; Nissen IVB 539; Wood p.430], 4to, Published by the Author, [1878-]1880.⁂ "A complete and important monograph of the 371 birds of Ceylon" (Wood). The work was originally issued in three parts between 1878 and 1880.

Swaysland (W.) Familiar Wild Birds, 4 vol., numerous chromolithograph plates, paper guards, wood-engraved vignettes, contemporary half calf with morocco spine labels, spines sunned, 1883 § Lydekker (Richard) The New Natural History, vol. 3 & 4 only, several chromolithograph plates, wood-engraved illustrations, occasional finger-soiling, contemporary red half morocco, joints, corners and extremities worn, [c.1900] § Brown (Leslie) and Dean Amadon. Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World, 2 vol., first edition, full-page illustrations in colour, original cloth, original presentation slip case, cloth and mounted wrappers, a little rubbed, 1968; and c.30 others relating to birds and natural history more generally, v.s. (c.35)

Bees.- Butler (Rev. Charles) The Feminine Monarchie: or the Historie of Bees, second edition, variant with 6 leaves and no blanks in signature A, lacking woodcut frontispiece (old photographic facsimile loosely inserted), with typographic ornaments, woodcut initials and illustrations, 4pp. with musical notation, lacking final blank, title with contemporary ink inscription at head and lightly soiled & stained (small repair to lower outer corner), marginal tear to A2 & C4, small paper flaw hole to O1 with loss of a couple of letters, a few rust spots, light water-staining to lower margin towards end, bookplate of William Fuller Maitland of Stansted Hall, uncut in old vellum-backed marbled boards, spine titled in manuscript, rubbed, small 4to, [British Bee Books 18; Hagen 110.1; STC 4193; Walker Catalogue p.11], by John Haviland for Roger Jackson, 1623.⁂ "This is the greatest early British bee book and contains the best account of skep beekeeping which is available today". (British Bee Books). It is the first edition to contain both the woodcut frontispiece (not present in this copy) and the 4-part madrigal which was an attempt to capture the piping of the queen at swarming time. The Walker catalogue calls it "the most readable Edn.".William Fuller Maitland (1844-1932), art collector, MP, and cricketer.

Bees.- Hartlib (Samuel) The Reformed Common-Wealth of Bees, part 1 only (of 2, without part 2: 'The Reformed Virginian Silk-Worm'), first edition, 2 woodcut illustrations (one full-page) and one full-page engraved illustration, title soiled and browned (laid down), a few spots, small paper flaw hole to first line of E1 with loss of a couple of letters, H2 trimmed at outer margin (no loss to text), engraved armorial bookplate, modern cloth, old manuscript label to upper cover, [British Bee Books 33; Hagen 347.2; Kress Lib., 925; Sabin 30701; Wing H997], small 4to, for Giles Calvert, 1655.

Bees.- Kirby (William) Monographia apum Angliae, 2 vol., first edition, 18 engraved plates, 4 hand-coloured, some manuscript annotations in ink & pencil to plate descriptions at end of vol.2, H.Malcolm Fraser's copy with his ink signature and acquisition note "bought of B.B.K.A. [British Beekeepers' Association] for 7/6 6th May 1938" to front free endpaper, plate 15 stained at inner edge affecting one figure of plate, some light offsetting, ex-Reading University library copy with withdrawal stamp to verso of title, contemporary diced calf, gilt, vol.1 with advertisement for the work printed on blue paper bound in, a little rubbed, rebacked with gilt spines and black morocco labels, corners repaired, [British Bee Books 165; Hagen 415.7; Nissen ZBI 2188], 8vo, Ipswich, for the author by J.Raw, 1802.⁂ Dr. H.Malcom Fraser (1874-1970), schoolmaster and beekeeper who formed an extensive library of books on bees, and gifted his collection of books and papers to the University of Reading.

Bees.- Purchas (Samuel) A Theatre of Politicall Flying-Insects. Wherein Especially the Nature, the Worth, the Work, the Wonder, and the manner of Right-ordering of the Bee, is Discovered and Described, 2 parts in 1, first edition, titles within typographical borders, woodcut initials, errata leaf c2 misbound before c1, without longitudinal half-title but with 3pp. advertisements at end of part 1 and blank leaf following title to part 2, Penelope Jephson's copy with her contemporary ink inscription "Penelope Jephson her Booke 1666" to front free endpaper facing title, title lightly soiled and stained, some worming (mostly at beginning affecting lower border of title & a few catchwords, and a few letters towards end), Rr1 & 2 torn and repaired at lower outer corner, contemporary sheep ruled in blind, a little worn and marked, rebacked with red morocco label, corners repaired, [British Bee Books 35; Hagen 55.2; Wing P4224], small 4to, by R[obert] I[bbitson] for Thomas Parkhurst, 1657.⁂ A good copy of this work by the son of the author of Purchas his Pilgrimes, with an interesting contemporary provenance.Penelope Jephson (1646-1725), daughter of Maj. Gen. William Jephson (1609-1658), M.P. for Stockbridge and a substantial landowner in Mallow, County Cork. She married Simon Patrick, a prebend of Westminster and later bishop of Ely, in 1675. The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC owns a manuscript receipt book of cookery and medical recipes complied by Jephson between 1671 and 1675. Recipe 64 is for honeyed gingerbread similar to modern Anglo-American treacle/molasses gingerbread.

Bees & Wasps.- Newman (Edward) Sphinx vespiformis: an essay, first edition, errata slip, 3 folding plates, original cloth, lightly stained, split to lower joint, 1832 § Neighbour (Alfred) The Apiary; or, Bees, Bee-Hives, and Bee-Culture, second edition, 2 lithographed plates, one hand-coloured, 2 advertisement leaves at end, original pictorial cloth, gilt, 1866 § Shuckard (W.E.) British Bees, first edition, 16 hand-coloured lithographed plates, some spotting, original oictorial cloth, gilt, spine faded, 1866 § Ormerod (E.L.) British Social Wasps, 14 lithographed plates, 4 hand-coloured, lightly soiled, modern calf-backed marbled boards, 1868 § Harding (J.P.) & others. British Bee Books; A Bibliography 1500-1976, original boards, dust-jacket, 1979, the first three a little rubbed; and 4 others on bees and wasps, 8vo (9)

Curtis (William) A Short History of the Brown-Tail Moth, the Caterpillars of which are at present uncommonly numerous and destructive in the Vicinity of the Metropolis, 13pp., first edition, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, title defective at upper corners not affecting text (neatly repaired), lacking pp.7-12 (supplied in facsimile) but with final leaf 'Explanation of the Plate' (lightly foxed), resewn in old wrappers, browned, [Hagen 152.3; Lisney 284], 4to, B.White [& others], 1782; sold not subject to return⁂ "This brief treatise, which is the first published monograph on an insect, gives a most interesting account of a plague of the larvae of the Brown-Tail Moth...which occurred in the vicinity of London and, although several similar plagues have been noted since, this is apparently the earliest published record of such a phenomenon occurring in this country. It is an exceedingly rare book." (Lisney).The plate illustrates the insect in its various stages of development.

Curtis (John) Farm Insects: being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects Injurious to the Field Crops, first edition, 16 hand coloured engraved plates, illustrations, occasional spotting, Edward Parfitt's copy with his signature, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, 1860 § Newman (Edward) A Familiar Introduction to the History of Insects, wood-engraved illustrations, later half morocco, spine gilt, t.e.g., spine faded, 1841 § Edwards (James) The Hemiptera-Homoptera (Cicadina and Psyllina) of the British Islands, 30 lithographed plates, 28 hand-coloured, original cloth, 1896 § Stephens (James Francis) Bibliotheca Stephensiana; being a Catalogue of the Entomological Library..., contemporary marbled wrappers, spine torn and frayed, 1853 § Hagen (H.A.) Bibliotheca Entomologica, 2 vol. in 1, facsimile reprint, original cloth, 1960 § Joy (Norman H.) A Practical Handbook of British Beetles, 2 vol., facsimile reprint, original boards, dust-jackets, together in original publisher's cardboard slip-case, 1976, plates and illustrations, the first four a little rubbed; and c.45 others on insects, 8vo & 4to (c.50)

Darwin (Charles).- Stephens (James Francis) Illustrations of British Entomology; or, a Synopsis of Indigenous Insects..., vol.1-5 of Mandibulata only (of 7, 12 vol. in total including 4 vol. Haustellata and Supplement), first edition, 27 hand-coloured engraved plates by Wagstaff and others after Curtis and Westwood, heightened with gum arabic, some spotting to text but plates clean, E.C.Pelham-Clinton's copy with his pencil inscription dated 1962 to front free endpaper of vol.1 and a few pencil annotations to text, bookplate of William B.Boyd, contemporary roan-backed cloth, uncut, rubbed, vol.5 with joints split and spine worn at head, [Freeman p.19; Hagen 194.3; Nissen ZBI 3994], 8vo, for the Author, 1828-32.⁂ Including the first appearances of Charles Darwin in print, records of beetles which Darwin had noted while an undergraduate at Cambridge and sent to Stephens. "The beetles occur in the first five volumes of [Mandibulata] and there are about thirty records bearing Darwin's name, the earliest being in an appendix to Volume II, which is dated June 15, 1829. The localities include Cambridge, North Wales and Shrewsbury." (Freeman p.29).Edward Charles Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1920-88), lepidopterist, who from 1960-80 was Deputy Keeper of the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh and who acted as an associate editor of six volumes of the series The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. He inherited the dukedom from a third cousin but held the title only briefly as he died less than two months later.

Darwin (Charles) Insectivorous Plants, first edition, third thousand, half-title, errata slip, wood-engraved illustrations, light spotting at beginning and end, contemporary calf, gilt, prize binding, spine gilt, a little rubbed and scuffed,[Freeman 1217], 1875 § Belt (Thomas) The Naturalist in Nicaragua: a Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests..., first edition, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, folding map hand-coloured in outline, endpapers spotted, contemporary half calf, spine a little faded, 1874, 8vo (2)⁂ Darwin wrote about the second item, "it appears to be the best of all Natural History Journals which have ever been published".

Donovan (Edward) The Natural History of British Insects, 16 vol. in 8, vol.1 new edition, the rest first editions, 576 engraved plates, all but 8 finely hand-coloured, a few highlighted with gum arabic, no half-titles but with errata leaf at end of vol.1-3, plate 481 misbound upside down at end of vol.8, some light foxing or browning but mostly to text, plates generally clean and bright, modern bookplate of C.Robert Bignold, handsome later half russia, spines gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, [Hagen 177.1; Lisney 355 & 352; Nissen ZBI 1142], 8vo, for the author, 1813-1793-1813.⁂ Originally intended to appear in ten volumes only but, with the author's acquisition of many further specimens and two important complete cabinets of insects, it was decided to continue the series with a further six volumes in 1806.

Drury (Dru) Illustrations of Natural History...Exotic Insects, vol.1 & 2 only (of 3) bound in 1, first edition, text in English and French printed in double column, engraved key plate and 100 superb hand-coloured engraved plates, mostly by Moses Harris, some lightly browned but generally clean and bright, very occasional foxing to text, later bookplate of E.J.Labouchere, handsome contemporary mottled calf with gilt-tooled floral border, spine gilt in compartments and red morocco label, rubbed, splits to joints, corners a little worn, [Hagen 185.1; Nissen ZBI 1160], for the Author...by B.White, 1770-73.⁂ A lovely copy of this work on exotic insects, mostly illustrated by Moses Harris from specimens sent from all over the world to Drury, a collector regarded as the father of British entomology. A third volume was published later in 1782.

Mathematics. - Leybourn (William) Pleasure with Profit: Consisting of Recreations of Divers Kinds, viz. numerical, geometrical, mechanical, statical, astronomical, horometrical, cryptographical, magnetical, automatical, chymical, and historical. Published to Recreate Ingenious Spirits; and to induce them to make farther scrutiny into these (and the like), sublime sciences..., to this work is also annex, A Treatise of Algebra... by R. Sault, first edition, title within double-rule border, woodcut initials, diagrams and charts, together with CLARKE, James Stanier & M'ARTHUR, James - The Life of Admiral Lord Nelson, K. B. From His Lordship's Manuscripts, volumes 1 and 2, leather and gilt bound Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, London 1809, Brent (Nathaneal) The Historie of the Councel of Trent, in eight books, In which (befides the ordinairie Acts of the Councell) are declared many notable occurences, which happened in Chriftendome, during the fpace of fourtie yyres and more, leather bound, third edition, Printed by Robert Young and John Ravvorth, London,1640, Michel (Emile) Rembrant, Sa Vie, Son Oeuvre et son temps, leather and marbled board bound, Libraire Hachette, Paris, 1893, Walton, Izaak and Cotton, Charles, The Complete Angler or Contemplative Man's recreation. Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish and Fishing, In Two Parts, calf and board covers, printed for Thomas Hope at The Bible and Anchor, 1760,The Club; in Dialogue between Father and Son, leather and board covers, printed by John Johnson, London, 1817, one of 735 copies, together with Blair, Rev. David, The Class Book, or Three Hundred and Sixty-five Reading lessons adapted to the use of schools, London, 1815, Lambert, N, The Young Ladies assistant in writing French letters, 1841 and Pinnocks improved edition of the History of Rome, Printed for G. and W.B Whittaker, London 1823,Rawlinson, (W.G) The Watercolours of J.M.W Turner, with thirty colour illustrations, offices of the studio, London, Paris and New York, 1909, together with Penley, Aaron, Sketching from nature in watercolours, Corfe, Jos, The Beauties of Handel, volume 1, and Clarke, John, The Vocal works composed by G.F.Handel, arranged for the organ or piano-forte, volume 2, Britannia: or a chorographical defcription of Great Britain and Ireland, together with the adjacent iflands. Written in Latin by William Camden, Clarenceux, King at Arms: and translated into English, with additions and improvements. The second edition. Revised, digested, and published, with large additions, by Edmund Gibson, D. D. Rector of Lambeth; and now Bishop of Lincoln, and Dean of His Majesty's Chapel-Royal, volumes 1 and 2, gilt leather and board bound, Howard(George, Selby) The New Royal Cyclopaedia or Complete Modern and Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, on an entire new and improved plan and including all the modern improvements and lateft difcoveries of the various subjects, volumes 1 to 3, leather spines and marbled board covers, Regnier (Henri) Boileau, Oeuvres Choisies, Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1884, together with France (Anatole) La Revolte Des Anges, Paris, 1914, Delpit (Edouart) Les Represailles De La Vie, Paris, 1883, Tourguenheff, Peres et Enfants, Paris, Willy (Colette and Willy) Claudine a l'Ecole, Landriot, Monseigneur, Mandements et discours, 1858, De Bonnefon, (Jean) Drame Imperial, Ce Que L'on Ne Pas Dire a Berlin, 1888, Guizot (M) Corneille Et Son Temps Etude Litterraire, Paris, 1852, Loti (Pierre) Un Pelerin D'Angkor and Souvestre, (Emile) Les Derniers Bretons, 1866, volumes 1 and 2, Some stirring relics of English History, including Cromwell's report on the Battle of Naseby, Nelson's unfinished letter, Napoleon's appeal to England etc, together with Crombie (Alexander) Gymnasium Sive Symbola Critica, 1838, volumes 1 and 2, Russell, Bertrand, The Impact of Science on Society, 1952, and Hammerton (J.A) Our King and Queen, a pictorial record of their times, The Amalgamated Press, London, volumes 1, 2 and 3, Wilkinson (Robert, publisher). Atlas Classica, Being A Collection of Maps of the Countries Mentioned by the Ancient Authors, Both Sacred and Profane. With their Various Subdivisions at Different Periods, 46 hand coloured engraved maps, some double-page, seven engraved tables, including double and pull-out, leather spine and marbled board covers, index page states London; Printed for Robert Wilkinson, No.125 Fenchurch Street, 1817, however map number 28 is dated 1818

Mill (John Stuart) Principles of Political economy with some of their applications to social philosophy, volume 1, first edition,leather bound, John W. Parker, West Strand, London, 1848. *One of the most significant and influential works on economics of the mid-nineteenth century* together with Smith (Adam) An Inquiry Into The Nature And Causes of The Wealth of Nations, leather binding, front cover detached, printed for Adam and Charles Black, London, 1846, Grandville (J.J. ) Un Autre Monde, Transformations, visions, incarnations, ascensions, locomotions, explorations, peregrinations, excursions, stations, first edition, half-title and title in red, wood-engraved frontispiece, 36 hand-coloured plates and numerous illustrations, half-calf cover,H. Fournier, Paris, 1844, Newton (Sir Isaac). Observations Upon Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John, in two parts, 1st edition, leather and board covers, 323pp with wide margins, eng. armorial to dedication leaf, Printed by J.Darby and T.Browne, 1733, Clerk (John). An Essay on Naval Tactics, 2nd edition, advertisement leaf, 52 engraved folding plates with dispositions hand-coloured in red, full-calf boards, for Archd. Constable & Co. Edinburgh, 1804, Nelson (Robert) A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England, with collects and prayers for each Solemnity, Printed for J. Buckland, London, 1882, together with Paley, (William) Natural Theology, or evidences of the existence and attributes of The Deity, collected from the appearances of nature, Printed for R. Faulder, London, 1805, Wilde (Oscar) C.3.3 The Ballad of Reading Gaol, with the author's name printed on title, original cloth-backed boards, Leonard Smithers, London, 1899, Walton (Izaak) The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's recreation, a facsimile reprint of the 1653 first edition, Adam and Charles Black, London, together with Guy (Joseph) Elements of Astronomy, familiarly explaining the general phaenomena of the heavenly bodies, fold-out frontispiece of the solar system, printed for Baldwin, Craddock and Joy, 1821, Stonehenge, Manual of British Rural Sports, Routledge, Warne and Routledge, London, 1863, Nicol (Walter) The Villa-Garden Directory or Monthly index of work to be done in town and villa gardens, shrubberies and parterres, Archibald Constable and Co, Edinburgh, 1823, Emmanuel (Harry) Diamonds and Precious Stones, their history, value and distinguishing characteristics, John Camden, London, 1867, Norton (F.C) A popular handbook of useful and interesting information for beginners in the elementary study of Assyriology, published by the author, Sussex, 1908, Baty (Richard) A Friend In Need: or the Complete Art of Swimming, Printed for the editor, Hutton Watson, Carlisle Parsons (Rev.B) Anti-Bacchus: An Essay on the Crimes, Diseases and other evils connected with the use of intoxicating drinks, published by Jon Snow, London, Nicolas (Nicholas) Testamenta Vestusta: Being Illustrations from Wills, of Manners, Customs &c. As well as of the descents and possessions of Many Distinguished Families, Nichols and Son, London, 1826, Hervey (James) Meditations and contemplations, two volumes in one, Cookes Edition, Printed for C. Cooke, London, Broadbent (Thomas Biggin) The Folly of Vice and The Wisdom of Virtue, represented in two discourses, second edition, Printed for R. Hunter, London, 1818, Woodward (G.M) An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting, a new edition, fold-out coloured illustration to frontispiece, printed for Thomas Tegg, London, 1809, Bacon (Francis) Essays; or Counsels civil and moral, the colours of good and evil, and apophthegms, Seeley, Jackson and Halliday, London,1872 and Foxes Book of Martyrs, being an authentic account of the sufferings and triumphant deaths of the Primitve Protestant Martyrs, Milner and Company, London, Forster(C) A Harmony of Primeval Alphabets, folding lithographed plate, backed on linen, bookplate of Henry King Ford on verso, folding into slipcase, Pamphilius, (Eusebius) Bishop of Caesarea, [and others] - The Ancient Ecclesiastical Histories of the First Six Hundred Yeares after Christ, title with a woodcut anchor within a cartouche, printed in black-letter text in parts, full calf and board cover, Printed by Richard Field, London, 1619, Walton, (Izaak) and Cotton (Charles). The Complete Angler, to which is added a treatise on flies and fly-hooks, with Jackson (John) The practical fly-fisher and ten hand-coloured plates to the rear, calf and marbled board covers, printed for John C. Nimmo, 1889, An indenture on vellum for John Howell, 1724, another on vellum from 1706, an indenture between James Williams of Tonypandy and William David Walters of Llynypia, dated 1911, a land ownership document pertaining to St. Hilary dated 1792 and another document of similar type

Burchett (Josiah). A Complete History of the most Remarkable Transactions at Sea, from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Conclusion of the Last War with France. Wherein is given an Account of the most Considerable Naval-Expeditions, Sea-Fights, Stratagems, Discoveries, and other Maritime Occurences that have happen'd among all Nations which have Flourished at Sea..., 1st edition, printed by W.B. for J. Walthoe, 1720, title printed in black and red, engraved allegorical frontispiece, engraved portrait before preface, nine folding engraved naval charts, worn leather spine, front and back covers missing together with Baker Sir Richard (Kt): A Chronicle of the Kings of England from the time of the Romans Government unto the death of King James. Containing all Paffages of State and Church, With all other obfervations proper for a Chronicle, Engraved architectural title page by W, Marshall and frontispiece portrait of Prince Charles, calf boards and spine, front cover unattached, printed for George Sawbridge, London, 1674, Hellard (C.B) D. Justininiani Institutionum Libri Quatuor The Four Books of Justinian's institutions, translated into English with notes by George Harris L.L.D, The Second Edition, calf and board covers, front cover unattached, printed for M.Withers, at the Seven Stars, Fleet Street, London, 1761, Ireland (John) Hogarth Illustrated, volumes I-III, The Second Edition, published for J. and J Boydell, Cheapside, London, half calf covers, 1793-1804, The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris for the Year 1851, with an appendix, published by order of The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, half-calf cover, published for John Murray, Albemarle Street, London, 1847, O' Malley (Charles) The Irish Dragoon, edited by Harry Lorrequer, with illustrations by Phiz, in two volumes, leather and marbled board covers, published for William Curry, Jun and Company, 1841,Cooley (Arnold J.) A Dictionary of the English Language, exhibiting the orthography, pronunciation, and definition of words, according to the prevailing usage of correct writers and speakers, first edition, half-calf and marbled board cover, W and R Chambers, London and Edinburgh, 1861, Burney (William): The British Neptune or a history of the achievements of the Royal Navy, from the earliest periods to the present time, 8 engraved plates, folding map (bound in at front), uncut paper, Printed for Richard Phillips, London, 1st edition, 1807, Osbalidston (William, Augustus) The British Sportsman, or Nobleman, gentleman and Farmers Dictionary of Recreation and Amusement including a Most Improved System of Modern Farriery......, London circa 1792, possibly first edition, front and back covers missing, Catcott (A.S) Tractatus, in quo tentatur conamen recuperandi notitiam principiorum veteris & veræ philosophiæ, calf and marbled board covers, G. Strahan, London and J. Wilson, Bristol, 1738, The Proceedings and Tryal in the Case of the Most Reverend Father in God, William Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Right Reverend Fathers in God, William Lord Bishop of St. Asaph, Francis Lord Bishop of Ely, John Lord Bishop of Chichester, Thomas Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, Thomas Lord Bishop of Peterborough, and Jonathan Lord Bishop of Bristol. In the Court of Kings-Bench at Westminster, .... 1688, engraved frontis with portraits of the defendants, Printed for Thomas Basset and Thomas Fox, London, 1689, and Bisse (Thomas) Decency and order in Publick Worfhip, recommended in Three Discourses, preached in the Cathedral Church of Hereford, rebound leather and board, Printed for W. and J Innys, London, 1723

Joseph Banks 'Florilegium - Botanical Treasures from Cook's First Voyage', published by Thames & Hudson, 2017; also Alain Renaux 'Louis XIV's Botanical Engravings'; Hans Walter Lack 'The Bauers, Masters of Botanical Illustration' published by The Natural History Museum, and Ann Pavord 'The Tulip' published in 1999 by Bloomsbury, limited edition to 750 (4 Vols) (NB: Condition is NOT noted in catalogue descriptions. We strongly advise viewing to satsify yourself as to condition. If you are unable to view please request a condition report, which will be provided in writing).

GLENMORANGIE A MIDWINTER NIGHT'S DRAM 1ST EDITION HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Famous for their unique stills, each as tall as an adult giraffe, and their passion for innovation, Glenmorangie remains one of the best-selling single malts in the world. They were one of the first distilleries to experiment with cask finishing; the process of transferring spirit from one cask type to another in order to impart additional characteristics and flavours.To further this agenda of innovation, in September of 2021 Glenmorangie began production at their new “Lighthouse” facility, a futuristic R&D department protruding from the heart of their traditional distillery complex like a monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Off limits to the public, it is home to a “sensory lab” as well as two of Glenmorangie’s signature stills, each of which plays host to several classified modifications. Only time will tell what exciting innovations will filter down to the rest of the industry.43% ABV / 70cl

LAGAVULIN 1998 DISTILLERS EDITION ISLAY SINGLE MALT The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate.The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.Distilled: 1998Bottled: 2014Finished in Pedro Ximenez Sherry Wood.43% ABV / 70cl

Rowling. JK, Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, first edition, Bloomsbury 2000; others, five copies, Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix, first editions 2003; Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince, three copies, first editions, Bloosbury 2005; The Deathly Hallows, three copies (12)

A Moorcroft limited edition vase designed by Kerry Goodwin, decorated with figures on horseback with windmills beyond, numbered 5/50, dated 2015, signed both under and over the glaze by Goodwin, 18.5cm high (boxed)Condition:First quality condition with no damages or repairs.

A contemporary Moorcroft 'Monarch's Crown' vase designed by Rachel Bishop, numbered edition '79', dated 2013, impressed and painted marks including artist's signature, 29cm highCondition:Good first quality condition with no damages or repairs.

A Country Artists Charolais bull group ‘Best in Show’, another group ‘First Light’, a limited edition by Keith Sherwin, numbered 257 of 850, and a Border Fine Arts group ‘ The Chase’ (3)

REVEREND. F.O. MORRIS "A History of British Birds", in six volumes, 4th edition, published John C Minno London 1895, together with Edited by EDWARD THOMAS "British Country Life", in two volumes, "Spring and Summer" and "Autumn and Winter", published Hodder & Stoughton 1907 (2) CONDITION REPORTS The History of British Birds: Have not checked to see if very page is there, however the majority of the engravings appear to be present, there are some pages stuck/uncut to the tops in various volumes. There is a tear to one of the first pages of volume one, haven't noticed any others else where in the that volume or the other volumes. There are areas of discolouration variously throughout, mainly to the front and back pages and the edges. The edges are also dogged. Some pages have been slight ripped at the top where they haven't been cut/separated properly. British Country Life: plates appear to be present and intact - haven't checked every page. There is discolouration and foxing particularly to front and back pages and on the edges. Wear and tear conducive with age and use. See images for more details.

Limited Edition Wedgwood Clarice Cliff plate, Bridgewater, no cracks or chips, D: 20 cm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

WW2. Avro Lancaster Mk. I/III First Edition Paperback Book by Richard Alexander. Published in 2020. Good ConditionAll autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.

WW2 Book. Neil Hanson 1st Edition Hardback Book Titled First Blitz- The Never Before Told Story of the German Plan to Raze London to the Ground in 1918. Published in 2008. Spine and Dust Jacket in good conditionAll autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.

WW2 Book. Lady Harris (Arthur Harris Wife) Signed First Day Cover Loosely inserted into Henry Probert 1st Edition Hardback Book Titled Bomber Harris- His Life and Times. Published in 2001. Spine and Dust Jacket in Good conditionAll autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.

Military. Sturmanskie Gagarin Commemorative Limited Edition Mechanical Watch No 1149/2000. Celebrating the first human space flight and the first watch in space that rocketed with it, the latest Yuri Gagarin commemorative edition is the largest and boldest to date. With dials that draw directly from the watch Gagarin had on his wrist, and a bold, 3D medallion case back of Gagarin's iconic image, this striking 40 mm, manual-wind timepiece is a must for any collection. Original Presentation Box IncludedAll autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.

'Faber's Book of Insects' with illustrations by Detmold, published 1935, first edition, including coloured plates and text by Mrs Rudolph Stawell, together with thirteen hardback books, including 'The Italian Lakes Painted by Ella Du Cane' by Richard Bagot, printed by Black 1912, 'Peter Pan' by J. M. Barrie, 'The Road Mender' by Michael Fairless, 'The Canary Islands by Du Cane', etc, together with a postcard album containing French and English black and white and colour postcards (15).

7 x first edition books by John Buchan - Mr Standfast, The Runagates club 1928, The Northern Muse 1924, Sick Heart River 1941, The Courts of the Morning 1929, Comments & Characters 1940 & Sir Walter Raleigh 1897 (7)

6 x first edition books by John Buchan - Green Mantle, The Clearing House 1946, The Last Secrets 1923, Sir Walter Raleigh, A lost Lady of Old Years & A Lodge in the Wilderness (6)

6 x first edition books by John Buchan - The Casual and the Casual in history 1929, Mid-winter 1923, John Buchan 1933, Great Hours in Sport, The Half Hearted 1900, The Dancing Floor 1926 (6)

John Buchan book A Prince of the Activity first edition 1933, signed by Buchan in Jan 1934.

3 books by John Buchan - 1st edition A Five Fold Salute to Adventure 1913, Holilies & Recreations first edition 1926 & The Battle of the Somme probaly 1st edition (3)

John Buchan Sir Quixote of the Moors, First edition 1895, 2nd state of binding, invoice from Heffers in 1972 for £15.

Four books by John Buchan 2 signed by author) - The Power house 1916 first edition, Thirty Nine Steps 1915 first edition, The Moon Endureth Signed by Buchan 1912 1st edition, and Witch Wood Signed 10th impression (4)

The Felixstowe Estate Suffolk Auction catalogue for dispersal sale in 1932 by Alfred Savill. First edition large document with maps

A group of diecast vehicles associated with land speed records, including Thrust SSC the world's first supersonic car, and a second boxed vehicle of similar nature, Land Speed Legends Special Limited Edition Collector's set from Lledo, set 1342/1800 (3)

Vintage First Edition hardback books, including Graham Greene, Paul Theroux etc

A quantity of boxed diecast vehicles, including Vanguards Jaguar Collection 1:43 scale models, Corgi The Original Omnibus Company 1:76 scale models, Britbus 1:76 scale limited edition models, Exclusive First Editions Maidstone & District Motor Services limited edition gift set, etc (20)

Small box of mixed items to include: needlepoint picture of a rabbit, Keith Murray Wedgwood mug, box set of Society playing cards, Burnaby, Fred; 'Barnaby's Ride to Khiva' half Moroccan bound book with marbled boards, printed by Cassel, Petter & Galpin, with maps, Kipling, Rudyard; 'Puck of Pook's Hill', first edition, published by Macmillan & Co 1906 and 'The Queen's Commission' 1954 booklet etc.(B.P. 21% + VAT)

Two boxes of books to include: Ladybird books, Beatrix Potter, Blue Peter annuals, 'High Adventure' by Edmund Hillary 1955 first edition published by Hodder & Stoughton, royal ephemera, 'Last Poems' by A.E Housman, 'Mistress Phil' by Mary H Debenham, two Thames Wharf charts, 'The Renegades Club' by John Buchan, two books published by Gawthorne; 'Peter the Whaler' W.H.G Kingston and 'Mr Midshipman Easy' Capt Marryat, 'Ripe for shaking' Hugh Massingham, 'Lyrical Poems of Thomas Campion' leather bound with gilt detail, published by Dent, 'Water Babies' Charles Kingsley, 'Accords of Walmer' Rev Charles R.S Elvin 1890, 'Absurdities' by Heath Robinson, 'A Book of Old Ballads' Beverley Nichols 1934 etc. Together with a box of sporting memorabilia to include: 'The Wonderful World of Soccer Stars Gala Collection', 'World Cup Soccer Stars Mexico 70', The Esso World cup coin collection, the Esso collection of Football Club badges, FA Cup centenary 1872-1972 coin collections x 2 (both incomplete), various printed football cards, some with facsimile signatures, programmes etc. (3) (B.P. 21% + VAT)  Images of football cards added.

Box of Art books and associated items to include: 'Banksy Locations and Tours' book, signed Bob Reeves 'My Blood my Earth', 'Graffiti World' Nicholas Ganz, 'Mrs David Bailey' David Bailey 1980 first edition published by Rizzoli, art exhibition programme for street art in Bristol, 'Banksy War and Piece' and a framed Banksy 'Monkey Parlaiment' print. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

AN ANTIQUE HAND COLOURED MAP OF HERTFORDSHIRE BY HERMAN MOLL, 1724 POSS. FIRST EDITION, COMPLETE WITH BRITISH COINS WITHIN THE MARGINS, MANY FROM ROMAN TOMES, 14" X 18"

Deans Bear, Apple Pip Fortune, limited edition 21/50, in excellent condition, H: 12 cm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Deans Bear, Diddly Pip Bear, Quince, limited edition 27/50, in excellent condition, H: 10 cm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Deans bear, Apple Pip Bear Cissy, limited edition 19/50, in excellent condition, H: 10 cm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Deans Bear, Apple Pip Bear, Gilpin, limited edition 42/100, in excellent condition, H: 10 cm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Deans Bear, Diddly Pip Bear, Ellisons Orange, in excellent condition, limited edition 48/100, H: 100 cm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Deans Bear, Apple Pip Bear Deerman Winslap, limited edition 12/100, in excellent condition, H: 10 cm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Deans Bear, Apple Pip Bear Chieftain, limited edition 03/50, in excellent condition, H: 10 cm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Edwin Foley. The Book Of Decorative Furniture, its form, colour, & history, first edition, gilt tooled brown cloth, 2 vols, with tipped in plates, published by T.C & E.C Jack Ltd, London & Edinburgh.

DC COMICS, JONAH HEX (1977) FULL RUN, US VARIANT #1-92, together with Jonah Hex Spectacular and Hex (1985) #1-17, also Jonah Hex Special Edition first issue

DC COMICS, SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #45-50, 52, 54-140 (includes #134 first cameo app. of Darkseid), together with #122 Giant edition 1954 (x2) and 2008 Special #1-2, all US issue, bagged and boarded

DC COMICS, MIXED SERIES 1980S - MODERN ISSUES including Justice, The World of Smallville, The World of Krypton, The Man of Steel by Byrne & Giordano, The Kingdom, Brightest Day, Lee Falk's The Phantom, Countdown Arena, Poison Ivy Cycle of Life & Death, Superman Lois & Clark, Suicide Squad Most Wanted, Titans Hunt, The Official Teen Index, Green Lantern Corps Edge of Oblivion, Telos, Superman The Coming of the Supermen, Death of Hawkman and a small group of further single issues and graphic novels including, Batman Blaze of Glory and Young Gotham Sampler 2015Please note Jonah Hex Special Edition first issue is NOT included in this lot, it is included in Lot 203

2016 Canadian 5 Dollar 1oz Bullion round, Superman edition. P&P Group 0 (£5+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Two boxes of modern First Edition literature

A First Edition of Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince, error on page 99

A limited edition white vinyl 'Bleach' LP by Nirvana. Believed to be one of the first UK white vinyl pressings limited to a run of 300.