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3 First edition harry pottery books.Harry potter and the deathly harrow, Harry pottery and the order of pheonix. The Goblet of Fire, this edition was printed by Omnia and contains 3 text errors that were later corrected the errors are as follows page 503 (Dumbledore, come!) said crouch... crouch was later changed to fudge. Page 579, Harry potters father emerges from Voldemorts wand before his mother, the order was later revised. Page 594 (the Imperious curse) Moody said - Moody was later changed to crouch

Six first edition poetry collections all with lithograph plates throughout includes; Poems of Sleep and Dream chosen by Carol Stewart lithographs by Robert Colquhoun, Soldiers Verse - Patric Dickinson/William Scott, Poems of Death - Phoebe Pool/Michael Ayrton, Travellers Verse - M.G. Lloyd Thomas/Edward Bawden, Sea Poems - Myfanwy Piper/Mona Moore, English Scottish & Welsh Landscape - John Betjeman/Geoffrey Taylor/John Piper

H. Saxon Snell: Charitable & Parochial Establishments, first edition 1881, collection of plans, elevations etc of workhouses, infirmaries, institutions etc.

A number of books on the subject of London, it's architecture and history including; Earls of Creation - James Lees-Milne first edition, Records for the Manor Parish and Borough of Hampstead to December 31st 1889, Parish Churches of London - Basil F L Clarke, Old London Bridge - Gordon Home etc.

A number of vintage and antiquarian books including The Revolt of Angels by Anatole France pub. The Bodley Head, Palmyra of the North - The First Days of St Petersburg by Christopher Marsden (1st Edition) etc.

Four limited edition books from The Bodley Head; "The Love Books of Ovid." (1764/3000), "The Golden Asse of Lucius Apuleius" (135/3000), "Ten Droll Tales " (2038/300) and "The First Temptation of Saint Anthony" (1436/3000) all with tissue cloths, original cloth and gilt binding

Beaton (Cecil) Scrapbook, first edition 1937, illustrations, some colour, original half cloth over rose wallpaper boards, pictorial dust-jacket in excellent condition as protected by additional cover some foxing to pages as shown.

Whistler (Laurence), The Imagination of Vanbrugh and His Fellow Artists, first edition, London: B.T. Batsford Limited, 1954

The Crystal Palace, Sydenham first edition sale catalogue from it's auction in 1911

A collection of eleven first edition A & C Black colour books on the subject of travel comprising of Belgium, Canada, Pompeii, New Zealand, The Banks of the Nile, Sicily, The Stones of Italy, Florence, Egypt, The West Indies and The Sea Kings of Crete

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hardback first edition, with printing error on page 99, together with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix hardback first edition and four Harry Potter paperback books

Signed first edition of Tersias by G.P Taylor, together with a cased Pfaff sewing machine, Royal typewriter, Children's books, magazines and toys including Dandy and a Rokefeber clown toy, and a collection of vinyl LPs and 7 inch singles

Persuasion by Jane Austen. Reprint of the first edition.

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and Bentley T Series handbook, First Edition 1967

Marvel Comics: Special edition X Men The Very First adventure of The New X-Men

A Royal Worcester limited edition porcelain figure 'The First Quadrille' 5219/12500

Adolf Hitler - Hermann Sturhahn - signierte Erstausgabe von "Mein Kampf" "Mein Kampf" Band 1 ("Eine Abrechnung") in der seltenen Erstausgabe von 1925 mit beschädigtem Schutzumschlag. Franz Eher Nachf. München 1925, 392 S. mit Plakatanhang. Im Deckel das Exlibris von Hermann Sturhahn, auf dem ersten Vorsatzblatt ein Exlibris von Adolf Hitler, auf dem zweiten Blatt Briefmarken mit Sonderstempel "München - Hauptstadt der Bewegung", auf dem dritten die eigenhändige Tintensignatur "Adolf Hitler - München den 21/Mai 1926". Ein interessantes frühes Exlibris Hitlers, möglicherweise ein erstes Entwurfsexemplar. Adolf Hitler - Hermann Sturhahn - a signed first edition of "Mein Kampf" Adolf Hitler - Hermann Sturhahn - a signed first edition of "Mein Kampf""Mein Kampf" Band 1 ("Eine Abrechnung") in der seltenen Erstausgabe von 1925 mit beschädigtem Schutzumschlag. Franz Eher Nachf. München 1925, 392 S. mit Plakatanhang. Im Deckel das Exlibris von Hermann Sturhahn, auf dem ersten Vorsatzblatt ein Exlibris von Adolf Hitler, auf dem zweiten Blatt Briefmarken mit Sonderstempel "München - Hauptstadt der Bewegung", auf dem dritten die eigenhändige Tintensignatur "Adolf Hitler - München den 21/Mai 1926". Ein interessantes frühes Exlibris Hitlers, möglicherweise ein erstes Entwurfsexemplar. Condition: II +

Coins and stamps, including The Royal Mint Great Britain 1970 coin set in plastic holder, 2006 'Brunel' coin cover containing two commemorative two pound coins, Alderney 2006 sterling silver proof five pounds, two 2007 five pound coins in card folders, two limited edition mint first class stamp sheets each comprised of ten first class stamps, various first day covers many with special postmarks housed in 'Royal Mail' boxes etc

Thunderball (1965) posterBritishSpecial advance tie-in with Aston MartinNo. 230/400. Limited edition, re-release 2 years after the initial. Unframed. This was the fourth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and starring Sean Connery. The film was directed by Terence Young, who had directed the first two Bond films. James Bond films are well known for their gadgets. This film is no exception with the introduction of Bond's Bell Rocket Belt (developed by Bell Aircraft Corporation).Dimensions:30 in. (H) x 20 in. (W)

Africa.- Santarem (Manuel Francisco de Barros de) A Statement of facts, proving the right of the crown of Portugal to the territories situated on the western coast of Africa, first edition in English, some foxing, original blind-stamped and gilt decorative cloth, spine uniformly faded, little marked, [Ávila-Perez 6985; Innocêncio V, 438], J.C. Bridgewater, 1856; and 7 others, Africa, v.s. (8)

Statue dedication ceremony.- [Barbosa (Domingos Caldas) and others.] Narraçāo dos applausos com que o Juiz do Povo e Casa dos Vinte-Quatro festeja a felicissima inauguraçāo da estatua equestre, first edition, title with woodcut royal arms, woodcut head-piece and decorative initial, lacking final blank, engraved folding frontispiece of the statue (not called for), occasional spotting, finger-marking, or light staining, lightly browned, modern ornately blind-stamped calf-backed marbled boards, spine in compartments and with red leather label, [Borba de Moraes (1983) I, 70; Período Colonial p.41; Sacramento Blake II, 199; Innocêncio II, 185 & VI, 267-8; Azevedo Samodães 2191; Ávila-Perez 5240], a solid copy, small 4to, Lisbon, Royal Printers, 1775.⁂ 'A very important book, and very rare indeed' (Borba de Moraes). Details of the dedication ceremony for the equestrian statue of D. José I in Lisbon's Praça do Comércio, along with celebratory verse by Barbosa and others. In this edition pagination is continuous. 'Some collectors of these pamphlets...bound them together...these volumes do not always contain the same number of reprinted works' (Borba de Moraes).

Azores.- Cordeyro (Antonio) Historia Insulana das Ilhas a Portugal sugeytas no Oceano Occidental, first edition, woodcut floral ornament to title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, marginal worm trace to first and last few ff., some water-staining, mostly from sig. 2L to end, causing some marginal damp-staining in last sig., occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary calf, rebacked, preserving original backstrip in compartments with modern (but to style) richly gilt decoration and red morocco label, [Azevedo-Samodães 889 'da máxima importância'; Innocêncio I, 114, Leclerc 632; Palha 3890; Sabin 16759], small folio, Lisbon, Antonio Pedrozo Galram, 1717.⁂ Rare in commerce. 'Ouvrage important et fort estimé pour l'histoire des Açores et des principales familles de cet archipel' (Leclerc).

Utopia.- Neville (Henry) Relaçaõ de hum famoso descobrimento da Ilha Pinés, e casamento de hum homem com quatro mulheres, e o quanto produziraõ em taõ pouco tempo, first Portuguese edition, drop-head title, woodcut decorative initial, lightly browned, antique style calf-backed boards, spine gilt and with red leather label, [cf. Davis Utopia and the ideal society, 1516-1700, pp.24-25], 8vo, [Lisbon], [Ignacio Nogueira Xisto], [1761].⁂ Rare first Portuguese edition of Neville's The Isle of Pines, 1668. WorldCat records only two copies (NYPL and Newberry). The utopian narrative finds George Pine shipwrecked on an idyllic island with four women, all of whom bear his child, who in turn multiply, eventually giving rise to a society of distinct tribes. The work is written in epistolary form by Henry Cornelius Van Sloetten, part of a group of Dutch explorers, who later discover the island.

Azores.- Geysers.- Freitas (Bernardino José de Senna) Uma viagem ao Valle das Furnas, na ilha de S. Miguel em junho de 1840, first edition, half-title, 3 lithographed plates, lithographed vignettes printed on backgrounds of different colours (including one to title), some spotting or mostly light foxing, text lightly browned, large bookplate of Sebastião Alberto Centeno Fragoso to front pastedown, original blue pictorial wrappers bound in, contemporary half roan, head of spine and corners worn, joints starting, but holding, rubbed, [Ameal 2215; Innocêncio I, 365; Sacramento Blake I, 406], Lisbon, National Press, 1845; and 2 others, Azores, small folio & 8vo(3) ⁂ An account of the highly volcanic Furnas valley on the west of the island of São Miguel in the Azores. The area is know for its caldeiras, or natural geysers.

NO RESERVE Ballet.- Fonteyn (Margot) Autobiography, signed presentation inscription from the author to "Alicia, Always with great admiration" to title, frontispiece with "The Dame Alicia Markova Collection" ink stamp to verso, original cloth, dust-jacket, light creasing to head, 1975 § Beaumont (Cyril W.) The Sleeping Beauty as Presented by the Sadler's Wells Ballet, 1946, portrait frontispiece signed by Margot Fonteyn, later half black morocco, spine gilt, g.e., 1946 § Fisher (Hugh) Alicia Markova, second edition, signed presentation inscription from Markova to title, dated 1976, original cloth, dust-jacket, rubbed, a few small chips and short tears to edges, one touching title, some tape repairs to verso, 1958, photographic plates or illustrations; and others on ballet or dance, including a presentation copy from Valery Panov and his wife Galina Ragozina, v.s. (c.67) ⁂ The first a charming association copy between two of the greatest British ballerinas.

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) Thoughts and Adventures, first edition, portrait frontispiece, some light spotting to peripheral ff., light browning to half-title and endpapers, original olive cloth, lettered in gilt, edges lightly rubbed, some light marking to covers, dust-jacket, spine a little browned, lightly creased at edges with a few small chips or tiny tears, still an excellent example, 8vo, 1932; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (3)

[Disraeli (Benjamin)] Vivian Grey, 5 vol., first edition, half-titles to vol. 2 & 5 only (as called for), lacking advertisement leaves, occasional very light spotting, vol. 1 with small puncture mark/tear to final f. of text and rear endpapers, not affecting text, handsomely bound in half blue calf, gilt, by Bayntun, spines with double russet morocco labels, edges rubbed, spines rubbed and a little faded, vol. 4 with short tear to spine head, g.e., [Sadleir 734], 1826-27; and a set of the Works bound by J. Larkins, 8vo (16)

Forster (E.M.) Aspects of the Novel, first edition, light foxing to first few pages, original cloth, lettered in gilt, light creasing and rubbing to extremities, 1927 § Machen (Arthur) The Hill of Dreams, frontispiece, endpapers browned, original cloth, spine ends bumped, otherwise near-fine, 1907 § Jerome (Jerome K.) Three Men in a Boat, ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, original pictorial cloth, soiling marks, spine lightly faded, extremities rubbed, Bristol, 1889; and 5 others, literature, 8vo (8)

NO RESERVE Gardens.- Sitwell (Sir George) An Essay on the Making of Gardens, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author's son Osbert Sitwell to Miss Edith Woods to front endpaper "in place of a copy given her by my father", dated March 20. 1944, book-label to pastedown, endpapers lightly browned, original cloth, very lightly rubbed, spine slightly sunned, 1909; and others by or about members of the Sitwell family, including the 5 vol. autobiography of Osbert Sitwell, 8vo & 4to (c.19)

Bandeirantes & prisons.- Sequeira (Angelo de) Livro do vinde, e vede, e do sermam do Dia do Juizo Universal, em que se chama a todos os viventes para virem, e verem humas leves sombras do ultimo dia o mais tremendo, e regoroso do mundo, first edition, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, occasional 18th & 19th century ink annotation, including a long note to 2H1v, front free endpaper detached, some staining, lightly browned, contemporary calf, spine in compartments and with modern (but to style) red leather label and gilt decoration, corners worn, some worming, rubbed and marked, [Borba de Moraes (1983) II, 789, 'very rare'; Período Colonial pp. 339-40. Sacramento Blake I, 89-90. Innocêncio VIII, 66], small 4to, Lisbon, Antonio Vicente da Silva, 1758.⁂ Rare first edition, with the last copy at auction we can trace being in 1981. The author was a repentant member of a prominent 'bandierante' family (slavers, adventurers and explorers). He had originally practiced as a lawyer before coming a monk and missionary. Included are a justification of the exploits of the bandeirantes; a description of a dungeon in the fortress of Santos (so terrible that prisoners would beg to be executed immediately, rather than await sentencing); and a description of a grim subterranean prison on the Ilha das Cobras, where Jews condemned to death by the Inquisition were incarcerated.

Hamilton (Emma) Memoirs...with Illustrative Anecdotes of Many of Her Most Particular Friends and Distinguished Contemporaries, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece after Romney, armorial bookplate, frontispiece lightly offset, scattered spotting to endpapers and frontispiece, occasional light spotting to text, later half calf, spine richly gilt and with red morocco label, rubbed, upper joint split with cover nearly loose, 1815 § Parsons (Rev. Daniel) The Diary of Sir Henry Slingsby, Now First Published Entire from the MS., bookplate of John Sheepshanks, foxing and light damp-staining at beginning and end, handsomely bound in speckled calf, gilt, by Riviere, spine with red and green morocco labels, lightly rubbed, lower cover with a few marks to fore-edge, joints split but holding, 1836; and others, leather bound, v.s. (c.80)

Huxley (Aldous) Brave New World, first edition, scattered faint spotting to peripheral ff., occasional splitting at gutter, endpapers lightly toned, slight shelf lean, lightly rubbed, spine a little sunned, 1932; Heaven & Hell, portion of light offsetting to endpapers, half-title and final f. of text, dust-jacket, spine and edges lightly browned, edges lightly rubbed, a few small chips to spine head, 1956, first editions, original cloth, 8vo.

Italy.- Brydone (Patrick) A Tour through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford, Esq., 2 vol., first edition, without half-titles, but with errata leaf at end of vol. 1, vol. 2 title with small paper flaw to fore-margin, the odd small marginal stain, contemporary marbled calf, gilt, spines with red and green morocco labels, joints split at head and foot, vol. 1 upper joint split but holding, for W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1773 § [Addison (Joseph)] Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &tc, third edition, woodcut illustrations of coins, final f. with small portion of marginal loss, contemporary calf, gilt, spine with green morocco label, for J. Tonson, 1726, light browning, some scattered spotting or foxing, rubbed at extremities, still handsome copies, 8vo (3)

Keynes (John Maynard) The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money, first edition, The Times Book Club label to rear pastedown, endpapers toned, a fine copy in original dark blue-green cloth, very slight rubbing to spine ends and corners, [PMM 423], 8vo, 1936.⁂ One of the iconic books in the development of economic thought by one of the outstanding economists of his generation.

Lampedusa (Giuseppe di) The Leopard [2 copies], first English edition, jacket spine lightly faded with light fraying to ends, otherwise fine, 1960 § Fermor (Patrick Leigh) Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese, first edition, jacket toned, light creasing and fraying to extremities, 1958 § Barstow (Stan) A Kind of Loving, first edition, jacket toned, head creased, 2" split to tail joint, 1960 § Betjeman (John) Summoned By Bells, first edition, endpapers toned, jacket spine and upper edge toned, light fraying to spine head, otherwise excellent, 1960, original cloth or boards, dust-jackets; and 17 others, literature, 8vo (22)

Mining.- Dunn (Matthias) A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries, second edition, folding frontispiece and 12 plates, illustrations, A.L.s. by the author tipped-in to front endpaper, dated Newcastle Aug. 1854, on paper headed ""Mine Inspector, Durham Northumberland & Cumberland", upper hinge cracked with title and frontispiece starting to work loose, lightly browned, some scattered foxing and light soiling, original blind-stamped cloth, neatly rebacked in later calf, rubbed at spine ends and corners, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1852 § Walton (Thomas H.) Coal Mining Described and Illustrated, frontispiece and 23 lithographed plates, tissue guards, margins lightly toned, occasional light finger soiling, one or two spots, original cloth, gilt, rebacked, rubbed with some wear to extremities, endpapers renewed, Philadelphia & London, 1885; and 4 others mining related, including another by Dunn, 8vo & 4to (6)⁂ Matthias Dunn (bap. 1788-1869), mining engineer and one of the first government inspectors of mines. Along with the Rev. John Hodgson, Dunn tested the first Davy safety lamp at Hebburn Colliery in January 1816.

Battle of the sexes.- Carvalho (João Jorge de) Gaticanea ou Cruelissima Guerra entre os Cães e os Gatos, first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece and 2 folding plates, directions to binder f. at end, some spotting, occasional light browning, contemporary speckled calf, gilt spine in compartments, rubbed and marked, [Ameal 504; Avila Perez 1306; Innocêncio III, 390; Palha 1018; Soares 1136], 8vo, Lisbon, Francesco Luiz Ameno, 1781.⁂ Mock-epic poem describing the war between cats (women) and dogs (men) in the Portuguese town of Mafra.

Mining.- Fynes (Richard) The Miners of Northumberland and Durham, first edition, portrait frontispiece and 9 portrait plates, front endpaper with ink inscription "Presented to his Lordship ?M. Wilberforce as a token of respect by Thomas Leslie Miner - East Holywell Colliery July 9th 1885", newspaper clippings or pieces of ephemera pasted to endpapers, final f. of preface and verso, some dated or with notes in an early 20th century hand, light foxing and soiling to peripheral ff., near contemporary half calf, rubbed at edges, Blyth, 1873 § Holland (John)] The History and Description of Fossil Fuel, The Collieries and Coal Trade of Great Britain, first edition, half-title, illustrations, contemporary ink ownership inscription to head of title, some soiling and foxing to half-title and endpapers, contemporary half calf, rebacked and recornered, with original spine laid-down, old spine rubbed, 1835; and 3 others mining related, 8vo (5)

NO RESERVE Mining.- Wardle (W.) Reference Book of Practical & Scientific Information for the Use of Colliery Managers...Written with a View to Assist Candidates in Passing their Examinations, first edition, folding plates and illustrations, ink ownership inscription of Wallace Thorneycroft to front pastedown, dated 1886, interleaved throughout, with frequent manuscript notes and the occasional diagram to blank leaves, text with occasional ink correction or marginalia, title lightly browned and with a couple abrasion marks to upper margin, first text f. working loose, light spotting to peripheral ff., hinges cracked but holding, contemporary half morocco, rebacked, with majority of original back-strip laid down, worn at extremities, rubbed, 8vo, 1880.⁂ Wallace Thorneycroft (1864-1954), coal-mine owner and President of the Institute of Mining Engineers.

Selden (John) Table-Talk: being the Discourses of John Selden, second edition, some light toning, later panelled calf, rubbed at joints and edges, spine ends chipped, joints starting at foot, for Jacob Tonson, 1696 § [Bolingbroke (Henry St.John, Viscount)] Letters on the Spirit of Patriotism...At the Accession of King George the First, half-title, bookplate of John Ward, some scattered foxing, peripheral ff. with browning to margins, hinges cracked, contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments and with red morocco label, lightly rubbed with a few minor marks, spine head chipped, lower joint cracked but holding firm, for A. Millar, 1749; and others 18th century, including the 1744 illustrated edition of Butler's Hudibras, 8vo (c.35)

Trollope (Anthony) The Way We Live Now, 2 vol., first edition in book form, half-titles, 40 wood-engraved plates by Luke Fildes, vol. 2 pp.65-80 bound out of order, vol. 1 with book-label, some light foxing to plates and occasionally to text, contemporary half calf, rubbed, vol. 2 spine head a little frayed, vol. 1 upper joint split at head, [Sadleir 44], Chapman and Hall, 1875; An Autobiography, half-titles, portrait frontispiece, bound in red half morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spines a little faded, t.e.g., Edinburgh and London, 1883; and others by the same, uniformly bound by Morrell, 8vo & 4to (10)

Bozio (Tommaso) De signis ecclesiae Dei, libri XXIIII, 2 vol., first edition, titles with woodcut vignettes, woodcut head-, tail-pieces and initials, ink stamps to titles and endpapers, book labels front pastedowns, vol. 1 lacking final blank (3G6), O4 with large tear across text (no significant loss, paper repair at margin), 2M6 small hole to text (letters lost) and 2G1 loose, vol. 2 title with two small paper repairs to holes and 2G1 & 2Y2 with marginal tears at fore-edge, throughout both vol. damp-staining, uniform browning to scattered leaves and some spotting, contemporary vellum, with ?later gilt and morocco labels to spines, some marking, [Edit 16 CNCE 7349], Rome, Bartolomeo Bonfadino for Giacomo Torneri et al., 1591.

Heliodorus, of Emesa Les Amours de Theagene et Chariclee: Histoire Ethiopique d'Heliodore, second edition, engraved title, trimmed at top edge, 52 engraved illustrations, previous owner's ink inscription to early blanks, occasional underlining, early blank detached and loosely inserted, several short marginal tears, one or two into text, scattered spotting, contemporary calf, title in manuscript to upper cover, joints split with old tape repairs, but holding firm, rubbed, Paris, Samuel Thiboust, 1626 § Owtram (William) De Sacrificiis Libri duo...Omnia Judaeorum, nonnulla Gentium Profanarum Sacrificia; altero Sacrificium Christi, first edition, text in Latin and Hebrew, title in red and black, errata f. at end, 2T1 with tear just touching text, some spotting or foxing, contemporary calf, cracked joints, boards becoming loose, loss to edges, rubbed and worn, T. Rycroft for R. Chiswell, 1677; and others, v.s. (22)

Wentworth (Sir Thomas), Earl of Strafford.- Sallust, Opera Omnia, new edition, 1677 § Quintilius, Declamationes Undeviginti, part II, 1665 § Virgil, Opera, part II, Aeneid, 1680 § Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae, Johannes de Vivié, 1687 § Ovid, Opera, part III, lacking title, Petri Leffen, 1661 § Plautus, Comedies, part II, lacking frontispiece, Typographia Blaviana, Amsterdam, 1684 § Alexander Magnus, part II, lacking frontispiece, Petrum van Thol, The Hague, 1608; pictorial frontispieces, titles with engraved vignette, with bookplate of Sir Thomas, Earl of Strafford to verso of title, some light staining and spotting, heavier to endpapers, uniformly bound in speckled calf, spines tooled in compartments, slightly rubbed at extremities, some spines wearing loose, red speckled edges, first 5 published in Leiden, first 3 published by Johannes Hackius, 8vo (7)⁂ A collection of antique texts published in The Netherlands in Latin, from the library of Sir Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1672-1739).

Metastasio (Pietro) Opere, 12 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved plates, very occasional light spotting, contemporary red morocco, spines gilt, sunned with gilt slightly faded, the odd minor stain or scuff, g.e., Paris, the widow Herissant, 1780 § Bossuet (J. Benigne) Discours sur l'Histoire Universelle, half-title, engraved royal arms to title, a few ff. uniformly browned, occasional light foxing, contemporary red straight grain morocco, covers and spine gilt, spine a little sunned, upper cover lower corner scuffed, Paris, Didot l'Aîné, 1784 § Massillon (Jean Baptiste) Petit Carême, half-title, engraved royal arms to title, a few scattered faint spots, contemporary red morocco, spine gilt with morocco label, light scuffing to joints and corners, Paris, Didot l'Aîné, 1789; and another in contemporary red morocco, 4to (15) ⁂ The first here mentioned is the first edition of the collected works of the Italian poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio (di Pietro Trapasso; 1698-1782), published shortly before his death. The present "very beautiful and still highly valued edition" (Ebert) from Paris was published parallel to the publication in Naples by de Bonis. Provenance: I. Sir Thomas Hasketh [1st Baronet Hesketh of Rufford; early bookplate] and Easton Neston Library [later bookplate]; III. Sidney Herbert Lord Elphinstone 1893 [bookplate].

Hegel (Georg Wilhelm Friedrich) Wissenschaft der Logik, vol.1 part 1 only (of 2 vol. in 3), first edition, Edward Caird's copy with his ink inscription to head of title, some foxing and browning, ex-library copy with ink stamps and label to front pastedown, later cloth, rubbed, spine soiled, Nuremberg, J.L.Schrag, 1812 § Regis (Pierre Sylvain) Systeme de Philosophie, contenant la Logique, la Métaphysique, la Physique, et la Morale, 3 vol., engraved portrait by Thomassin, titles in red & black, woodcut or engraved head- & tail-pieces, initials and illustrations, lacking folding engraved map, vol.3 with duplicate pp.1-2 (one torn), some light water-staining, mostly marginal, ex-Donaueschingen copy with small ink stamp to verso of titles, contemporary sprinkled calf, spines gilt, old paper label to foot of spines, rubbed and a little stained, Paris, Anisson, Posuel & Rigaud, 1690, 8vo & 4to (4)⁂ Edward Caird (1835-1908), Scottish philosopher and Hegelian idealist, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow University 1866-93, and Master of Balliol College Oxford 1893-1907.

Wilde (Oscar) Ballade de la Geole de Reading, first edition in French, translated by Henry-D. Davray, parallel text in English and French, half-titles, two ff. publisher's advertisements to rear, ink library stamps to title and several ff., some light finger soiling, splitting to gutter at p.12, 36 and upper hinge, but stitching firm, contemporary morocco-backed boards, wear to extremities, 8vo, Paris, Société du Mercure de France, 1898. ⁂ This first French edition revealed Wilde as the poem's author, the original English having been published anonymously under the pseudonym "C.3.3", which was Wilde's cell number during his time as an inmate in Reading gaol. Upon his release in May 1897, Wilde went into exile in France near Dieppe, never to return to England, and composed this poetic work based on his experiences. Provenance: Bibliotheque Militaire Garnison Beziers [library stamps, and gilt to spine].

Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Workes of our Antient and Learned English Poet...newly Printed, black letter, double column, lacking title (supplied in facsimile) and all before A2 (preliminaries), also lacking A5-6, signature P, 2K6, 2V3, 3Z3-4 and all after 3Z6 (glossary etc.), with woodcut initials, divisional titles to 'Romaunt of the Rose' & 'Siege of Thebes' and illustration at head of Knights Tale, contemporary and old ink signatures of Richard Allen, Barbara Aston and Thomas Add and a few marginalia/pen trials, some light soiling and marginal staining, title to 'Romaunt of the Rose' with portion torn away from outer margin just touching edge of woodcut border, a few other marginal tears and defects, later half russia, spine gilt, rubbed, joints split, corners worn, [STC 5078; cf.Pforzheimer 177, variant printing], by Adam Islip, at the charges of Bonham Norton, 1598; and a copy of Milton's Paradise Lost of 1692 lacking portrait and some plates, folio; sold not subject to return (2)⁂ The sixth edition and the first by Thomas Speght which would become the preferred edition over the following centuries.

Selden (John) De iure naturali & gentium, juxta disciplinam Ebraeorum, libri septem, first edition, title printed in red and black, lacking half-title and a3-b3 of preliminaries (preface), with errata leaf, contemporary ink signature to title (crossed out) and inscription at foot (2 holes with some loss to inscription, repaired), another later signature of B. de Saumaise, some browning, a few ink stains, contemporary vellum, boards with arabesque ornament in blind, rubbed and soiled, upper joint split, tear to edge of upper board, [STC 22168], folio, Richard Bishop, 1640; sold not subject to return

Blackmer copy.- Islam & the Ottoman Empire.- Pereira (João José) Historia da vida, conquistas, e religião de Mafoma, e do governo civil, e militar do Imperio Ottomano, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by Joaquim José Ramalho, final f. blank, B6 small burn hole, affecting a few letters verso, water-stained, occasional spotting or staining, lightly browned, contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, worn at extremities, rubbed, cocked, [Azevedo-Samodães 2381; Blackmer 1285; Innocêncio III, 393; Soares 1680], 8vo, Lisbon, Simão Thaddeo Ferreira, 1791.⁂ The Blackmer copy of this work on the Muslim religion and life of the Turks. Provenance: Henry M. Blackmer, his sale Sotheby's 11th-13th October, 1989, lot 911 (bookplate to front pastedown).

[Smollett (Tobias)] The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, 4 vol., first edition, L12 in vol.3 cancelled (as usual), old ink signatures to titles and front pastedowns, some crossed out, occasional light foxing or soiling, worming to lower margin of vol.3 occasionally affecting signature or final line, spotting, contemporary calf, rubbed, worming to spine ends and lower cover of vol.1, [Rothschild 1910], for the Author, 1751; and late 18th century editions of Humphry Clinker and Tom Jones, 12mo (10)

[Fielding (Sarah)] The Governess; or, The Little Female Academy, seventh edition, ex-library copy with accession label to pastedown and stamp to title, 20th century cloth, rubbed, 12mo,1789.⁂ Written by the sister of Henry Fielding, The Governess is a collection of stories all taking place in a school run by Miss Teachum. The British Library describes it as "perhaps the first school story" and it is important in being one of the earliest fictional works for children, with other 18th century works for the young tending towards the instructional rather than the entertaining.

Freedom of the Press.- Speeches (at length) of the Honourable T. Erskine, & S. Kyd esq (The) ... on the Trial of T. Williams for publishing Paine's Age of Reason ..., second edition, corrected, one or two faint spots, advertisements at end, disbound, [1797] § Erskine (Thomas) The Resolutions of the First Meeting of the Friends to the Liberty of Press ..., disbound, 1793 § Proceedings of the Friends to the Liberty of the Press, 1793 § Proceedings of the Friends to the Liberty of the Press ..., disbound, 1793 § Hobhouse (Benjamin) Three Letters, presentation copy from author with additional manuscript note to A8 verso, one or two spots, disbound, [?1792]; 8vo (4)

NO RESERVE Johnson (Samuel) The Works, 8 vol., contemporary ink signature to head of titles, very occasional light foxing, handsome contemporary diced calf, gilt, spines gilt with black roan labels (one or two slightly chipped), a little rubbed and marked, gouge to lower cover of vol.6, Dublin, J.Christie, 1816 § Churchill (Charles) Poems, 2 vol., first collected edition, half-titles, vol.2 with signature "J. Churchill" at end of 'The Journey', a few stains, B.W.Robinson's copy with his signed note of acquisition and bookplate to front endpapers, contemporary calf, rubbed, joints split, spine ends worn, [Rothschild 621], 1763-1765 § Life and Memoirs (The) of Mr.Ephraim Tristram Bates, commonly called Corporal Bates, a broken-hearted Soldier, first edition, advertisement leaf at end, woodcut ornaments, title browned, small stain to margin of G1, contemporary sheep, worn, spine defective at ends, upper cover detached, by Malachi ⁂*, for Edith Bates, 1756; and c.20 others, miscellaneous, v.s. (c.30)⁂ The third item is a scarce libertine novel and a model for Sterne's The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman of 1759.Basil William (B.W.) Robinson (1912-2005), art historian and expert on Islamic and Asian art, and Metalwork, Keeper for many years at the Victoria & Albert Museum.

NO RESERVE Bible, English.- The Holy Bible with a Complete Commentary, double column, engraved frontispiece, vignette title and 42 plates, occassional spotting and light browning, contemporary mottled calf, spine in compartments with a black morocco label, rubbed, Manchester, J. Gleave, 1818 § Bushe-Fox (J.P.) First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Report on the Excavation of the Roman Fort at Richborough, Kent, 5 vol., first editions, plates and aplns, several folding, bookplates, first vol. in contemporary half calf, vol. 2 and 3 in contemporary cloth, vol. 4 and 5 in contemporary half morocco, slightly rubbing to extremities, heavier to calf, Oxford, 1926-68 § Stone (George Cameron) A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and of Arms and Armor in all countries and in all times, new edition, one of 500 copies, illustrated throughoug, contemporary brown cloth, housed in a silver slipcase, bumped, New York, 1961, and c.20 other books, v.s. (c.25)⁂Provenance: The first three vol. are noted as Sir Arthur Evan's copies. Evans (1851-1941) was a British archaeologist and Honourable Vice President of the Society of Antiquaries.

Byroniana.- Bedford (John Harman) Wanderings of Childe Harolde. a romance of real life, 3 vol., first edition, vol. 2 & 3 with half-titles, each with early blank trimmed at head, scattered spotting, ex-Nottingham Public Libraries with blind-stamp to titles, contemporary drab boards, rebacked, blind-stamp to upper covers, titles in manuscript to spine, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and spine extremities, 8vo, 1825.⁂ A biographical novel, based on the career of Byron.

NO RESERVE Carlyle (Thomas) Chartism, first edition, advertisement leaf at end, signature at head of title neatly erased, some light soiling, ink inscription to Ridley & Helen Herschell on front pastedown, original cloth, rubbed, spine worn and defective, 8vo, 1840.⁂ Ridley Haim Herschell (1807-64), Polish-born British minister who converted from Judaism to evangelical Christianity. He was a founder of the British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Among the Jews (1842) and of the Evangelical Alliance (1845).

NO RESERVE Newman (Cardinal John Henry) Dissertatiunculae quaedam critico-theologicae, first edition, presentation copy from the author to "The Rt.Revd. Dr Hendren, Bishop of Martyropolis with the affectionate respects of the author. June 7. 1852" inscribed on front free endpaper, foxed, ex-theological library copy with ink stamps, contemporary calf, rubbed, spine defective, Rome, 1847; and vol.1-4 (of 6) of Watson's Collection of Theological Tracts of 1791, 8vo (5)⁂ Joseph William Hendren (1791-1866), Roman Catholic bishop.

Dickens (Charles) Bleak House, first edition in book form, frontispiece, additional pictorial title and 38 plates by Hablot K. Browne, lacking half-title, additional title and title starting to work loose at foot, foxing, some browning to plates, lower hinge broken with final gatherings working loose, later half morocco, rubbed with wear to extremities, a few short tears to spine ends, [Eckel pp.79-81; Smith I, 19], Bradbury & Evans, 1853; and 3 others by the same, including first editions of David Copperfield and Little Dorrit in book form, 8vo (4)

Dickens (Charles) Little Dorrit, first edition in book form, first issue, etched frontispiece, additional title and 38 plates by Hablot K. Browne, contemporary ink ownership inscription of E.H. Johns to front free endpaper and head of title, plates with foxing and browning to margins, occasional light foxing to text, later half calf, rubbed, Brabury and Evans, 1857; and others, 19th century literature, several Dickens, 8vo (c.40)