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Voyages.- Burney (Capt. James) A Chronological History of North-Eastern Voyages of Discovery, first edition, 2 engraved folding maps (1 with very small tear at inner edge), final blank leaf, title with small hole (paper repair to verso) and toning to edges, occasional minor scattered spotting, modern cloth, [Sabin 9386], 8vo, 1819.⁂ First edition of Burney's explorations, including voyages in search of the North-East Passage to Japan and China, Russian explorations in Kamchatka, Siberia, and the Kuril Islands, and important accounts of Cook's voyages along the coast of North-West America and through the Bering Straits, including material not found elsewhere.

Voyages.- Cook (James) A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, 3 text vol. only, first edition, 24 engraved plates and maps, some folding, double-page table, some offsetting, vol.1 marginal repair to one leaf, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rebacked, worn, vol.3 with upper different (blind-stamped calf) cover, 4to, Printed by W. and A. Strahan, 1784.⁂ First edition of the official account of Cook's third and final voyage. The third volume was written by Capt. James King. Without the accompanying folio atlas.

Ashendene Press.- Berners (Dame Juliana) A Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle, one of 150 copies on paper, woodcut frontispiece and illustrations copied from the original edition printed by Wynkyn de Worde in 1496, first initial printed in red, contemporary ink ownership name to front free endpaper, original limp vellum, yapp edges, spine titled in gilt, uncut, spine very slightly soiled, [Hornby XVI], 8vo, Ashendene Press, 1903.⁂ Beautifully-printed facsimile of the first English book on angling. This a presentation copy from C.H. St. John Hornby to T. Palmer, dated Christmas 1908 on the front free endpaper.

West Indies.- Poyntz (Captain John) The present prospect of the famous and fertile island of Tobago to the southward of Barbadoes. With a description of the scituation, growth, fertility and manufacture of the said island, second edition, title within double filet border, trimmed, affecting part of border on title, signature-marks and catchwords, and just touching the odd headline or page number, title and final f. browned and soiled, occasional spotting, lightly browned, 18th century marbled boards, rebacked in modern calf, gilt, [Sabin 64857; Wing P3131], small 4to, Printed by John Attwood for the author, and sold by William Staresmore, 1695.⁂ A 'very well informed survey' (Oxford DNB). In 1681 four ships commanded by Poyntz captured a Dutch settlement on Tobago, and thereafter he obtained 120,000 acres on behalf of a group of merchants. Two years later he published the first edition of this pamphlet promoting the benefits of the island as a place to settle. The work describes the climate, flora (including bananas, pomegranates and pineapples), fauna, and timber of the island, and outlines prospects for growing cocoa, sugar-cane, and tobacco. Poyntz granted 1000 acres to the antiquary John Aubrey as a reward for services rendered.

Blount (Thomas) A Natural History: Containing Many not Common Observations, first edition, publisher's advertisements at end, spotting, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked, [British Bee Books 66; Wing B3351], 8vo, for R. Bentley, 1693.⁂ Including sections on spices, chocolate, tobacco, bees, gemstones and minerals.

Shells.- Perry (George) Conchology, or the Natural History of Shells, first edition, 61 hand-coloured engraved plates, half-title paper repairs to verso, some light foxing and off-setting to text pages (including to half-title and title), later half calf, some staining to lower portion of spine, [Nissen ZBI 3134], folio, 1811.⁂ First edition of Perryman's work, which while at times has been criticised for a certain exaggeration of form and color, is now accepted as among the most attractive and colourful in the field. Similarly, despite use of derided unscientific nomenclature, many of the names utilised by Perryman here are now accepted. The study was compiled from specimens in private collections, including those of Elizabeth Bligh, the wife of Captain William Bligh of the infamous HMS Bounty.

Darwin (Charles) The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, 2 vol., first edition, first issue, illustrations, light foxing to front free endpapers and title, original green cloth, spines gilt, extremities bumped, [Freeman p.122-123], 8vo, 1868.

Darwin (Charles) [On the Origin of Species], first translation into Bulgarian, Vidin, Lozanov and Dukemedjiev Printing House, 1905; bound with [The Descent of Man], 2 vol. in 1, Vidin, 1906, portrait to first work, illustrations to second, broken with a few leaves working loose, ink inscriptions to first title, later leather-backed cloth, rubbed, 8vo⁂ Rare first translation of Origin of Species into Bulgarian, from the sixth London edition, by M. Fiampova and I.H.A. Timiryazova. Freeman [632] cites the earliest Bulgarian edition as 1946; and the earliest of Descent of Man [1047] as 1927.

Dawkins (Richard) The Selfish Gene, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, light bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, light creasing to head, near-fine otherwise, 8vo, 1976.⁂ Dawkins' first book one of the most influential science books of all time, rare signed.

Hawking (Stephen) The Universe in a Nutshell, first edition, signed by the author with thumb-print, additionally inscribed and signed by Karen Sime (Hawking's Personal Assistant) "Forward to the brave new world!" and with ink stamp "Right thumb-print of S W Hawking witnessed by Karen Sime" above her signature and date "7.12.01", illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, 4to, Bantam Press, 2001.⁂ A letter of provenance accompanies the lot.

Troy.- Early English provenance.- Columna (Guido de) Historia destructionis Troiae, collation: [a-i10 k8 l10 m-o8], [132] ff., the first and last blank, 34 lines (variable), Gothic type, opening initial in red and blue, the others in red, chapter headings, paragraph-marks and foliation in red, occasional early ink marginalia and notes in different hands (see note below), initial blank detaching, f.33 small section of upper corner torn away, affecting one number of supplied foliation, ff. 51 & 61 tear to lower inner corner, mostly marginal, but on f.51 just touching 1 letter recto and verso (without loss), f.94 short marginal tear at foot, a few ff. working loose, some spotting and staining, remains of early 17th century vellum document used in binding (mentioning Southwark), 17th century English calf over pasteboards, spine in compartments, covers with triple blind-ruled borders, head of spine and corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, housed in a modern dark brown morocco-backed cloth drop-back box, gilt, folio (284 x 196mm.), [The Netherlands,?Utrecht], [Printer of Alexander Magnus, ?Gerardus de Leempt], [c.1477-1479].⁂ A very good wide-margined copy of the editio princeps of this history of Troy by the 13th century Sicilian judge Guido de Columna. Here with evidence of early English readership. Only two other copies (one of this edition) are recorded as being in England before 1557. Recorded holdings show no copies in an Italian institution, and locate only one in the United States (Walters, Baltimore). Furthermore, we can trace no other copy at auction. Around 1271 Matteo della Porta, the Archbishop of Salerno had suggested to the author that he write a work in Latin on the fall of Troy. The first book was written within the lifetime of the archbishop, but without his encouragement the final 34 books were not written until 1287, when all were completed within three months. The work is based on the mid-twelfth century Roman de Troie of Benoît de Saint-Maure. The first book goes back to Peleus, father of Achilles, and the search for the Golden Fleece, while the final book deals with the death of Ulysses. It enjoyed huge success in its time.It is one of only four books that are attributed to the so-called 'Printer of the Historia Alexandri Magni'. It has been suggested that the printer was in fact Gerardus de Leempt. The suggested timeframe of printing comes from the watermarks present, which are found in books printed 1477-1479 (see Watermarks in Incunabula printed in the Low Countries, available through the ISTC entry). It is feasible that the 'historia troiana' written on the first and final blank in red crayon was done so at the atelier of the printer. Provenance: 'Wyllyam Algar' and 'Tho secund[?i]' (?Thomas Twine) (16th century ink inscriptions to recto of initial blank); 'Nulla sors longa, dolor est voluptas / invicem cedunt; brevior voluptas', a quotation from Seneca's Thyestes, ll.596-597 (ink inscription of c.1600 to recto of front blank); f.131 ink accounting notes in an English 16th century hand and a few lines from book III of Chaucer's Book of Fame, ll. 1564-1572; The Macclesfield copy (engraved North Library armorial bookplate with press mark 116. F. 12, and armorial blind-stamp to upper margin of first 3 ff.). References: BMC IX, 108; Goff C-768; HC 5505; GW 7224; Bod-Inc C-392; BSB-Ink G-431; ISTC ic00768000.

Firmicus Maternus (Julius) and others. [Scriptores Astronomici veteres], [edited by Franciscus Niger], 2 parts in 1, collation: *6 a–g10 h12 aa–hh10 ii kk8 A‑D10 E12 F6 G–M10 N6 2N10 O–S10 T8, 376 ff., including blanks E7 and K10, 37-40 lines for Latin text and 39-40 lines for Greek text, Roman and Greek types, initial spaces with guide-letters, woodcut diagrams and illustrations, first and last ff. from another copy, occasional mostly marginal foxing or finger-marking, handsome dark blue straight-grain morocco, richly gilt, by Bozérian le jeune, covers with wide scrolling borders of floral and foliage tools with ?sun corner-pieces, all within double filet borders, spines in compartments and decorated with foliage tools 'à mille points', corners little worn, rubbed at extremities, g.e., folio (295 x 205 mm), [Venice], [Aldus Manutius], [June & not before 17 October, 1499].⁂ The first edition of Aldus's monumental compilation of astrological and astronomical texts with superb woodcuts, including four by the 'Poliphilo Master'. It is one of the few works by Aldus to include illustrations. The work includes the first edition in the original Greek of Aratus's Phaenomena, as well as Maternus's de Nativitatibus libri viii and Marcus Manilius's Astronomicon. The final section contains the editio princeps of pseudo-Proclan's Sphaera, with excerpta from the Elementa astronomiae of Geminos of Rhodes, translated by the Oxford humanist Thomas Linacre. Literature: BMC V, 560; Goff F-191; HC 14559; GW 9981; Bod-Inc F-061; BSB-Ink F-129; Ahmanson-Murphy 34; Renouard, Alde, 20:3. Houzeau & Lancaster 749.

Tea.- De Molinariis (Simon) Ambrosia Asiatica, seu, De virtute, & usu herbae the sive cia..., first edition, worming to first few ff., damp-staining, closely shaved at head, ink inscription to verso of final f., modern marbled boards, [Vicaire 600; Mueller p.148], 12mo, Geneva, Georgij Franchelli, 1672.⁂ A scarce little work on tea, we can trace no examples at auction. This work was noted as to be the first to refute Simon Paulii's theory that the Dutch myrtle plant was the European relation of the oriental tea plant.

Economics.- Smith (Adam) Untersuchung der Natur und Ursachen von Nationalreichthümern, 2 vol., first German edition, light foxing to titles and endpapers, some light browning throughout, contemporary half vellum, toning to spines, boards a little rubbed, 8vo, Leipzig, Weidmanns Erben und Reich, 1776-78.⁂ Very rare German first edition of The Wealth of Nations (1776), and the earliest translation of Adam Smith's classic work into any foreign language.

Engels (Friedrich) Der Ursprung der Familie, des Privateigenthums und des Staats, first edition, ink ownership inscription to title, book-label to pastedown, p.13 loose, cracking to gutter at p.iv & 142, original cloth, spine a little sunned, 8vo, Hottingen-Zurich, Schweizerischen Genossenschaftsbuchdruckerei, 1884.⁂ First edition of Engels' treatise on the disintegration of the primitive community, the emergence of a class society based on private property, and the disintegration of the state towards a classless society; known in English as, The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State. Written in just two months, a decade after it became the first of Engels' works to be legally published in Russia, later being described by Lenin as one of the fundamental works of modern socialism.

Marx (Karl) Kapital, 3 vol. in 4, first Slovakian edition, translated by Pavol Musil and Jan Rozner, ink inscription to 3 titles, original cloth, 8vo, Bratislava, 1955-56-58.⁂ The first Czech edition was published in 1913, but owing to the similarity between the Czech and Slovakian languages it was deemed unnecessary for a Slovakian translation until this, which appeared during the Soviet era.

Firmin Didot.- Pontificalis, trial sheets for an unpublished edition, 72 ff., with the first 24 gatherings repeated three times, printed on vellum in red and black, text in two columns with engraved tendril borders, six-line initial capitals, steel engravings by Jules Jean Marie Joseph Huyot, some spotting, later cloth, hinge broken, extremities bumped, joints splitting and fraying, folio, Paris, [c.1870].⁂ It appears this work - a late collaboration between Ambroise Firmin Didot and Huyot - was never published and that this copy may have been a sample drawn up of trial sheets in order to give prospective buyers a sense for the size and weight of the finished work.

Tolstoy (Count Lev Nikolayevich "Leo") Narodnye Razskazy, first edition, title reinforced at inner margin and with bookshop ink stamp at foot, pp.5/6 holed from paper flaw, slightly affecting text, a couple of small marginal nicks, one leaf with pagination shaved, foxing, modern marbled boards, 8vo, Prague, Eduard Valecka, 1888.⁂ Rare. We can find no copy having been sold at auction. The planned publication of this book by a Russian mediator or "Posrednik" in 1887 was forbidden by imperial censorship. So this first edition was issued in Prague by Eduard Valecka, a publisher and translator, who was in contact with major Russian authors like Tolsoy, Tchaikovsky etc.

Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich) Materializm i Empiriokritisizm, first edition, some ink underlining and marginalia, Moscow, Zveno, 1909; bound with Akselrod (L[yubov] "Orthodox") Filosofskie ocerki, some ink annotations by a student, St Petersburg, Druzhinina and Maximova, 1906, together 2 works in 1, later cloth with leather spine label, 8vo⁂ Rare first edition of Lenin's seminal work of dialectical materialism, which was a set text for students of higher education in the Soviet Union as part of the Marxist-Leninist Philosophy curriculum. No copy at auction seemingly since 1982. The second work is scarce in the west and interestingly is by a woman philosopher and published by women.

Secret Speech denouncing Stalin.- Khrushchev (Nikita Sergeyevich) O Kulcie Jednostki I Jego Nastepstwach, first edition, both issues, original printed wrappers, first issue with ink stamp ???947 and (in red) 'Da zwrotu', with spine crudely repaired with cloth tape, second issue with ink stamp 13770 on upper cover, 8vo, Warsaw, Marzec, 1956.⁂ Very rare and important copies of both issues of the first edition of Khrushchev's speech, given to a closed session of Communist Party delegates on 25 February 1956, in which he openly denounced the deceased dictator Joseph Stalin (who died in March 1953). "Khrushchev recalled Lenin's Testament, a long-suppressed document in which Vladimir Lenin had warned that Stalin was likely to abuse his power, and then he cited numerous instances of such excesses" (Encyclopaedia Britannica Online). This Polish translation of the speech was the only version that circulated during the Cold War, the official Russian text being unknown until its publication in 1989. The CIA counterfeit edition, with false imprint Moscow 1959, was in fact a translation into Russian from the present Polish text, which was smuggled out of Moscow and leaked, via Israel, to the USA. The work appeared in two issues - both here present - with the various interjections and ovations (eg pp. 30 and 31 "(poruszenie na sali)" [movement in the hall]) included; and without the interjections but with a second part of 'Unpublished material' including Lenin's testament and his 'On the National Question' and Stalin's notes.Major pieces of cold-war history.

Shute (John) The First and Chief Groundes of Architecture used in all the ancient and famous monymentes: with a farther & more ample discourse uppon the same, than hitherto hath been set out by any other, first edition, title within an elaborate woodcut border, woodcut initials and illustrations, lacking plates and fol. xiv-xv, fore-margins repaired, occasionally touching text with loss to a few letters of final f., light soiling to final p., some light marking and soiling elsewhere, [Avery's Choice, Five Centuries of Great Architectural Books 48; Berlin Kat 2264; STC 22464], In Fletestrete nere to Sainct Dunstans churche by Thomas Marshe, 1563 bound after Palladio (Andrea) I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura, first collected edition, 4 parts in 1, collation: A2, B-I4; AA-KK4; AAA-FFF4; AAAA-RRRR4, lacking blank leaf RRRR4 but with KK4, Roman and italic type, each title within architectural woodcut borders with de Franceschi's printer's device included in upper panel, a different printer's device on verso of fol. RRRR3, 221 woodcut illustrations, plans, and sections (156 are full-page blocks, including 84 printed as plates, recto and verso of 42 leaves) executed after Palladio's drawings by Giovanni and Cristoforo Chrieger, Cristoforo Coriolano, and others, numerous woodcut animated initials, first title upper and fore-margins restored with repaired tear and chip to head, 4M4-4R3 with restoration and repair to fore-margin, sometimes straying into text or image, a few leaves shaved at head, affecting the odd headline or signature, C4-F1 foxed and browned, occasional foxing or soiling elsewhere, ink inscription "No. 35" to first title along with partially erased ink ownership inscriptions to the following two ff., [Avery's Choice, Five Centuries of Great Architectural Books 19; Mortimer Italian, 352; Berlin Kat. 2592; Cicognara 594; Fowler 212; Olschki Choix, 15125; PMM 92], Venice, Domenico de' Franceschi, 1570, together 2 works in 1 vol., bookplate of James Lees-Milne to front pastedown along with a note of provenance in Lees-Milne's hand and an invoice from George Bayntun for repair work made to the binding, 18th century paneled calf, neatly rebacked, retaining original backstrip, extremities a little rubbed, folio (285 x 195mm.).⁂ A remarkable pair of milestones in the history of architecture.The first mentioned is the first book on architecture to be published in England as well as the first to be published on the subject in English. The word architecture first appeared in print on the title and other fundamental architectural terms such as architrave and entablature first make their way into the English language in these pages. While Shute was not an architect of particular note, his contribution to the appreciation of architecture in the English-speaking world was immense. Although this example is defective it is nevertheless the only time we have been able to trace a copy appearing at auction, Placzek and Giral in Avery's Choice state that only seven copies of this work are known (likely not including this copy, no copy in the BL). The second mentioned is the first collected edition of the Quattro Libri dell'Architettura by the Paduan theorist and practising architect Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, universally known as Andrea Palladio, after the name given to him by his patron and renowned humanist Giangiorgio Trissino. Palladio was primarily active as an architect in Venice, Vicenza, and along the Brenta river, where he built magnificent villas for wealthy members of the Venetian patriciate. This authoritative and influential treatise celebrates the purity and simplicity of classical architecture, drawing its inspiration from Roman sources, especially Vitruvius, and Italian Renaissance architects, above all Leon Battista Alberti. The work is divided into four parts or libri, devoted to orders and elementary problems, domestic buildings, public buildings, and town planning and temples. The treatise was reprinted and translated many times over the following centuries.Provenance: James Lees-Milne (1908-1997) English writer and expert on country houses (bookplate); note in Lees-Milne's hand: "This edition of Palladio's Quattro Libri was given by me to John Beresford Fowler and returned to me after his death, November 1977. I gave it to my dear friend John Anthony Kenworthy-Browne 1993".

Roman history.- Sallustius Crispus (Caius) and Constantius Felicius. The Conspiracie of Catiline, translated by Thomas Paynell and Alexander Barclay, 2 parts in 1 (bound in reverse), second edition, the first combined, black letter, title of first part within woodcut architectural border, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, Y6 blank, title (from another copy) with upper and inner margins extended and laid down, b2 piece cut from text, with loss of a few words, z2 short tear at head, within text, but without loss, water-stained, occasional spotting or staining, lightly browned, modern panelled brown speckled calf, gilt, [Pforzheimer 363; STC 10752], small 4to, [in Foster lane by Ihon Waley], [1557].⁂ First combined edition, which is rare at auction.

Britain.- [Blenerhasset (Thomas)] The seconde part of the Mirrour for magistrates, conteining the falles of the infortunate princes of this lande. From the conquest of Cæsar, vnto the commyng of Duke William the Conquerour, first and only separate edition, black letter, title within woodcut architectural border, woodcut decorative initials, title (from another copy) neatly window mounted, **2 misbound before **1, mostly marginal worm holes / traces, but with the odd small hole within text, occasional spotting, lightly browned, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine in compartments and with red leather label, [STC 3131; Pforzheimer 736; Grolier/Langland to Wither 177], small 4to, Imprinted by [Thomas Dawson for] Richard Webster, 1578.⁂ Rare copy at auction of this collection of poems, which retell the lives and tragic ends of various historical figures, including Alfred the Great, Uther Pendragon, Vortigern, and Harold Godwinson.

Guazzo (Stefano) The Civile Conversation, second English edition, translated by George Pettie and Bartholomew Young, largely printed in black letter, title within typographic border, colophon leaf with woodcut coat-of-arms and typographic decorations, other woodcut decorations and initials, title and colophon laid down, the latter with a couple of small holes but not affecting text, lacking initial leaf (blank except for signature 'A'), small tear to A6, leaves in sig. U misbound, some water-staining, particularly at beginning and end, L8 repaired tear, 19th century half calf over marbled boards, rubbed, head of spine nicked, spine label chipped, [STC 12423; Pforzheimer 796], 4to, by Thomas East, 1586.⁂ Of the first English edition, published in 1581, Pforzheimer says "Guazzo's book was the middle-class counterpart of Castiglione's and, according to Florio, was much read by Englishmen in the original Italian. Sir Edward Sullivan has made an interesting study of Shakespeare's use of this book, listing many parallel passages and demonstrating its usefulness to Shakespeare for supplying details of Italian manners for some of his plays." This edition has two settings, most notably in quires A and N. This copy has A5 recto line 3 ending "lightnes" and N1 line 1 "swoord".

Agriculture.- Mascall (Leonard) The First Booke of Cattell, 3 parts in 1, first edition, largely printed in black letter, woodcut device to first title, titles of second and third parts within woodcut architectural borders, woodcut initials and head-pieces, lacks initial blank and 2ff. following 2D5 (?cancels), pagination erratic but seemingly otherwise complete, the odd spot but a very good, clean copy overall, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked, [STC 17580; Fussell I, p.9 for 1596 ed.], small 4to, by John Wolfe, 1587.⁂ The rare first edition, ESTC cites only the BL copy in UK (curiously, not this copy) and 3 in America (Folger, Huntington and Michigan State). Fussell calls the work "important, but, in common with most of the writers of his and the succeeding century, Mascall had no hesitation in borrowing from earlier writers, and I doubt if he ever challenged their authority."

Pilgrim Press.- Dod (John) A plaine and familiar exposition of the tenne commandements. With a methodicall short catechisme, containing briefly all the principall grounds of Christian religion, title and woodcut ornament within woodcut typographic border (small tear/hole to the typographic border on the title-page), woodcut heads-pieces and decorative initials, upper corner of last f. repaired, lower margin of A3&4 stained, last 2 ff. stained, occasional spotting, recased in old vellum, small 4to, [Leiden], [William Brewster], 1617.⁂ The origins of the Pilgrim Press. Rare first edition of one of the most influential primers of Puritan religious beliefs, printed by William Brewster, who three years later would lead a band of English religious 'separatists' to America on the Mayflower. Published during Brewster's Dutch exile, the work is important in the history of the Pilgrims prior to their emigration to America. Persecuted for their religious beliefs in England, the community took refuge at Leiden, where Brewster began printing books with Thomas Brewer in a workshop in Kosteeg in 1617. Among their first productions were English and Dutch editions of Dod and Cleaver's Exposition of the tenne commandements, a cornerstone of Puritan piety, which had first been printed in London in 1603. At the behest of the English government the press was disbanded and the type conviscated in 1619, just as the community was preparing to depart for America. Brewster was forced into hiding before joining the rest of the group aboard the Mayflower in 1620. They arrived at Plymouth in November, 1620. Brewster assumed the role of spiritual leader and acted as preacher for the colony until his death in 1644. Copies of this work were taken to America by the Pilgrims, and the book was therefore among the first ones to arrive in the New World. William Brewster himself owned three copies (noted in Harris & Jones), and according to Briggs other copies are listed in the inventories of Samuel Fuller (the Pilgrims' physician and Deacon of the Plymouth church), Godbert Godbertson and Governor William Bradford. The work is exceedingly rare at auction. Aside from this copy only we can trace only a Dutch translation, sold 22nd March, 1921 for $280. Literature: STC 6973; R. Harris - S. K. Jones, The Pilgrim Press: A Bibliographical & Historical Memorial of the Books Printed at Leyden by the Pilgrim Fathers, Cambridge 1922 (reprint R. Breugelmans, Nieuwkoop 1987), no. 3; R. T. Briggs, "Books of the Pilgrims as Recorded in their Inventories and Preserved in Pilgrim Hall", Old-Time New England 61 (1970-71), pp. 41-46; R. Breugelmans, "The Pilgrim Press: A Press That Did Not Print (Leiden 1616/17 - 1619)", Quaerendo 39 (2009), pp. 34-44.

Qu'ran, English.- The Alcoran of Mahomet, first octavo edition of the first English language version, corner of A4 defective but not affecting text, some light foxing and toning, no signature O (as issued), contemporary calf, worn, upper cover detached, [Wing K747A; ESTC R200452], 8vo, 1649.⁂ "A needful caveat or admonition" (caption title on p. 406) is by Alexander Ross.Provenance: P. Ward (early ink name to title); J.W. Wyncole (ink inscription dated 1862 to front free endpaper).

First English Poetess.- Philips (Katherine) Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs Katherine Philips the Matchless Orinda, first authorised edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, faint abrasion mark and remnants of early ownership signature to frontispiece verso, previous owner's ink signature to head title, faint marginal staining to first few leaves, scattered spotting, contemporary calf, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Wing P2033], folio, by J. M. for H. Herringman, 1667.⁂ The daughter of a London merchant, Katherine Philips was probably the first English female poet to have her work published. She was best known by her pseudonym 'Orinda.' This is the first authorised edition of this work, following a 1664 pirated edition. This is perhaps the most famous English collection of poems by a woman prior to 1700.

Foundational work of American Independence.- Sidney (Algernon) Discourses concerning Government, first edition, sig. B with 1-3 only (as often) but catchwords and pagination correct, title foxed, ink verse to title verso, some marginal water-staining towards beginning and occasional foxing, contemporary mottled calf, worn, part of leather on upper cover missing and board beneath exposed, [Wing S3761], folio, Printed, and are to be sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1698.⁂ Sidney's most important work and the one that cost him his life. An attack on the divine right of kings, Discourses concerning Government argued that individuals should have the right to choose their own form of government. Along with Locke's Two Treatises on Government, the present work was studied by Thomas Jefferson in particular and is regarded as a critical text in the founding of the United States of America.Provenance: "E Libris Petri Tom." ink inscription dated in the year of publication on front free endpaper.

Presentation copy from a woman author.- Manley (Mrs. Mary de la Riviere) The Power of love: in seven novels, first edition, presentation copy from the author, initial advertisement f., some spotting or light foxing, lightly browned, new endpapers, contemporary blind-stamped panelled calf, rebacked, corners repaired, rubbed, 8vo, Printed for John Barber on Lambeth-Hill, and John Morphew, near Stationers-Hall, 1720.⁂ Provenance: 'Given me by ye Author L.O.' (ink inscription to front free endpaper). Rev. Lewis Owen (1696-1746), son of Sir Robert Owen, of Porkington. He married Elizabeth Lyster (her ink ownership inscription to head of title).

Fables.- Richardson (Samuel, editor).- Aesop. Æsop's fables. With instructive morals and reflections, abstracted from all party considerations, adapted to all capacities, [edited by Samuel Richardson], first edition of Richardson's version, engraved pictorial title and 25 plates (each with 10 vignettes), title detaching at foot, with a little loss to border, plate at p.8 with margins frayed and detached, plates trimmed at head, affecting directions to binder and plate number, some water-staining / staining and spotting, occasional light soiling, lightly browned, contemporary sheep, gilt, spine in compartments, spine creased and with ends worn, joints splitting, but holding (crude repair to foot of lower joint), corners worn, rubbed, [Sale 1], large 12mo, Printed for J. Osborn, junr. at the Golden Ball, in Pater noster Row, 1740 [i.e 1739].⁂ Rare. The author's first appearance in print proper, save for a contribution to The Gentleman's Magazine, of January, 1736.

Mathematics.- [Berkeley (George, Bishop of Cloyne)] The Analyst; or, a discourse addressed to an infidel mathematician, second edition, woodcut diagrams, final advertisement f., G1v & G2r with small brown square of offsetting from previously inserted item (text perfectly legible), Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper in the Strand, 1754 bound with [Berkeley (George, Bishop of Cloyne)] A Miscellany, containing several tracts on various subjects, first English edition, family presentation copy, woodcut tail-pieces, [Keynes 141; Goldsmiths' 8683; Rothschild 383; Sabin 4877], Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper in the Strand, 1752, together 2 works in 1 vol., later grey and brown pencil marginalia and marking of text, some spotting and light staining, burgundy leather spine label loosely inserted, contemporary calf, gilt, covers with wide floral borders, spine in compartments and with garland and stylised floral decoration, joints split, but holding firm, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo⁂ I: Berkeley's important satire on 'free-thinking', and in particular the Astronomer Royal Sir Edmund Halley. It attacks the foundations of mathematics with the same ferocity as the author felt religious truths were attacked by 'free-thinkers'. He claimed to uncover numerous gaps in proof, attacked the use of infinitesimals, the diagonal of the unit square, and the very existence of numbers. The overall aim was not so much to mock mathematics or mathematicians, but rather to show that mathematicians, like Christians, relied upon incomprehensible 'mysteries' in the foundations of their reasoning. II: Includes 'Prospect of planting Arts and Learning in America'; 'A Proposal for Better Supplying Churches in our Foreign Plantations, and for converting the Savage Americans to Christianity'; 'De motu' (against Newton); and 'Farther Thoughts on Tar-Water'; Provenance: 'The gift of Jos: Berkeley Esq. to El: Berkeley ?1768. The gift of El: Berkeley to her dear son..' (ink inscription to head of title of Miscellany).

Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., first edition, titles in red and black, vol. 1 title with small paper repair to upper fore-edge, vol. 2 title damp-stained, occasional light spotting, vol. 2 with occasional light marginal damp-staining, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original backstrip, gilt morocco labels to spine, by W. Strahan for J. Knapton et al., 1755.

Plato. The Republic of Plato. In Ten Books, first edition in English, translated by Henry Spens, advertisement leaf at end, some pencil marginalia and ink corrections to text, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, [Gaskell 423], 4to, Glasgow, Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1763.⁂ Important and attractively printed edition - this translation was used in the Everyman Library edition from 1906 onwards.

Norwich art of shooting.- Page (Thomas) The Use of shooting flying: familiarly explain'd by way of dialogue. Containing directions for the choice of guns for various occasions. An Account of divers Experiments, discovering the Execution of Barrels of different Lengths and Bores, first edition, title with woodcut typographic ornament, woodcut head-pieces and decorative border to first initial, final advertisement f. 'A catalogue of clocks, watches, guns and other machines, made and sold by T. Page, Norwich.', contemporary ink marginalia (cropped) and underlining, lower margin of title restored, trimmed, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, later light blue wrappers, lightly stained and creased, [Schwerdt II, p.58; Chute Shooting Flying 493 'very rare'], 8vo, Norwich, Printed by J. Crouse, and sold by the author, T. Page, 1766.⁂ Rare first edition of the third book in English on shooting; the first of which in prose. The text takes the form of a dialogue between an experienced shooter 'Aimwell' and a young novice 'Friendly'. Includes technical information on the length and bore of gun barrels, sizes of shot and charges, and the distances and accuracy achieved with different combinations. Thomas Page was a Norwich maker of guns, watches and clocks, who also made and sold surgical appliances.

Sociology.- Ferguson (Adam) An Essay on the history of civil society, first edition, A1 lower margin repaired and with short neat tear at lower inner gutter, spotted, some staining, lightly browned, antique style half calf, gilt spine in compartments and with a red morocco label, [Goldsmiths' 10264; Higgs 3973; Kress 6432], 4to, London & Edinburgh, Printed for A. Millar & T. Caddel...and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, 1767.⁂ A wide-margined copy of this classic of the Scottish Enlightenment. Ferguson's 'diagnosis of the problems of advanced commercial society was an assertive civic version of the Scottish attempt to work out the co-existence of wealth and virtue ... The real danger in modern times, he said, was not luxury, but political laziness. Riches and material well-being did not in themselves cause or imply moral degeneration. Modern commercial success, however, encouraged the well-to-do to stay out of politics, hence away from virtuous life. What matters, then, is not the wealth amassed by members of society, but the retaining of their political personae: a trader, a craftsman, or a man of the world must never cease to be a citizen.' (ODNB). Ferguson was Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, and a leader of the Scottish Enlightenment.

Novel.- Adventures of a Kidnapped Orphan (The), first edition, B2 and B3 with clean tears, lacking final 2 advertisement leaves but textually complete, some foxing and soiling, contemporary calf-backed boards, worn, upper cover detached, spine ends defective, lacking spine label, 12mo, Printed for M. Thrush, 1747 [ie 1767].⁂ Rare novel for which there would appear to be no auction records. ESTC locates the BL and Cambridge University Library copies only in British Isles and a further 6 copies in N. America. According to the introduction the events were communicated to the editor " during a stay of four months at Calcutta, in the year 1758" , hence the date in the imprint probably being a misprint for 1767.Provenance: Mary Pollard and Mary Heath (contemporary ink inscriptions to title and front pastedown.

[Evans (Mary Ann)], "George Eliot". Felix Holt, 3 vol., 1866; The Spanish Gypsy, 1868, first editions, half-titles, uniformly bound in contemporary polished tan calf, by Riviere & Son, spines richly gilt with red and green morocco labels, inner gilt dentelles, spines slightly sunned, some very light rubbing but a handsome set, t.e.g., Edinburgh & London. Provenance: From the library of the great American book collector Robert Hoe (1839-1909). Among many other major rarities, Hoe's magnificent and exceptionally large library included two copies of the Gutenberg Bible (one on vellum, one on paper), a superb copy of the First Folio (now at the Folger), and the exceptionally rare first edition of Malory's Mort d'Arthur. His library was dispersed over the course of four highly competitive sales (1911-12), realising a world-record price for a book collection (almost $2 million in total). A founder and first president of the Grolier Club, Hoe was "a lover of fine bindings, and his library is rich in specimens of the work of all the great binders, ancient and modern" (bookplate on front pastedown of each volume).

Harris (Emily Marion) Estelle, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Lady de Rothschild to endpaper, vol.1 half-title (as issued), 6pp. advertisements at end of vol. 2, occasional scattered spotting, bookplate of Annie Yorke to front pastedown, contemporary blue morocco, spines darkened, a little rubbed, g.e., [Wolff 3017; not in Sadleir], 8vo, 1878.⁂ Rare novel by Harris exploring Jewish female identity in London, inscribed to a patron, Constance de Rothschild under whose auspices she founded the West Central Jewish Girls Club in Soho, a charitable institution that aimed to provide classes and social opportunities for the women of that area. Annie Yorke was the younger sister of Constance.

American War of Independence.- The following paper is reprinted in New-York by authority, with the remarks subjoined to it. By the Congress of the United States of America. Manifesto. "These United States, having been driven to hostilities by the oppressive and tyrannous measures of Great Britain...", 4pp., [New York, James Rivington], [c.1778] bound with To their Excellencies the Earl of Carlisle, Sir Henry Clinton... The Petition of the Merchants and Traders of the City of New-York, 3pp., [New York, James Rivington], [c.1778] and New-York, November 25, 1778. At a late Meeting of the Merchants of this city, it was represented that the Inhabitants were particularly desirous of expressing the high sense they entertained of the merit of his Majesty's Commissions and to explain their sentiments on the very important situation of affairs..., 3pp., [New York, James Rivington], [c.1778] and Collection of Papers, that have been published at different Times, relating to the Proceedings of His Majesty's Commissioners..., errata f., [Sabin 14380], New York, James Rivington, 1778 and Eden (WIlliam) Four Letters to the Earl of Carlisle, first edition, lacking half-title, light browning, for B. White, 1779 and Eden (William) A Fifth Letter to the Earl of Carlisle, first edition, lacking half-title, [Sabin 21828], for B.White, 1780, together 6 works in 1 vol., contemporary calf, spine gilt with red and green morocco labels, upper joint a little cracked, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo.⁂ The Eden family copy of a remarkable collection of rare papers largely relating to the American War of Independence.The first work comprises a near-contemporary copy of Congress's Manifesto, first published by John Dunlap as a broadside in Philadelphia, October, 1778. This was in response to Carlisle and Eden's own Manifesto and Proclamation published earlier in the same month which represented their final attempt at achieving reconciliation between Britain and America. The second work deals with the Proclamation of the Commissioners of Sept. 26th whereby the New York merchants were permitted to ship one million pounds of produce to England, and petitions for an extension of the permit to include the merchants of Rhode Island also. This is followed by a further Proclamation of the Commissioners, dated November 18th, extending the license of the merchants of both New York and Rhode Island to trade with the mother country.The third work is an address by the loyalist David Mathews, along with 22 other citizens, addressed to the Earl of Carlisle, Henry Clinton and William Eden, stating their loyalty to British government. Collations of copies of the Collection of Papers appear to vary with some copies ending after the 4 unnumbered appendix leaves (as in ESTC) while others apparently include the first two items listed here (as possibly in Sabin). The only example of the work we could trace at auction in the last 80 years contained the first two works but not the third. Copies of the first four works appeared in the Caplin sale of 1918, we can trace 1 or 2 examples of the first two appearing at auction since but no examples of the third.

Economics.- Eden (Sir Frederic Morton) Porto-Bello: or, a Plan for the Improvement of the Port and City of London, 4 etched folding plates, lacking half-title, B. White, 1798 bound with An Estimate of the Number of Inhabitants in Great Britain and Ireland, half-title, [Goldsmiths' 17914], J. Wright, 1800 and Accounts of the Soup House in West Street, Seven Dials; for the Year 1800, printed for the use of the subscribers, [not in Goldsmiths], by J. Bateson, 1801 and Accounts of the Soup House in West Street, Seven Dials; for the Year 1801, 3 folding tables, printed for the use of the subscribers, [Goldsmiths' 18539], by J. Bateson, 1802 and Observations on friendly societies for the maintenance of the industrious classes, during sickness, infirmity, old age, and other exigencies, without half-title, [Goldsmiths' 18312], for J. White and J. Wright, 1801 and Eight Letters on the Peace and on the Commerce and Manufactures of Great Britain, lacking half-title, [Goldsmiths' 18383; Sabin 21824], J. Wright, 1802 and Eight letters on the peace : and on the commerce and manufactures of Great Britain and Ireland, second edition with considerable additions, [Goldsmiths' 18383], for J. White &c. 1802, together 7 works in 1 vol., occasional light foxing, 19th century ink inscription to endpaper "Miss Eden - the works of her father" contemporary calf, green morocco covering length of spine lettered in gilt with Eden family crest at head, upper joint cracked, rubbed, 8vo.⁂ The Eden family copy of a series of scarce works by Sir Frederic Morton Eden, largely on economics. Both Accounts of the Soup House are rare with Library Hub listing only the BL copy of the first and the Senate House copy of the second.

Economics.- [Eden (Sir Frederic Morton)] On Insurance, half-title, without general title (?as issued), [not in Goldsmiths'], Wilks and Taylor, 1802 bound with On the Policy and Expediency of Granting Insurance Charters, E2 working loose, [not in Goldsmiths'], Burton, 1806 and Brontes: a Cento, to the Memory of the Late Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronté, T. Burton, 1806 and Observations on the Means of Providing Naval Timber, half-title, [Kress 19370.13], Longman &c., 1807 and On the Maritime Rights of Great Britain, [Kress 19403.7], Sold by Mess. Richardson, 1807 and On the Maritime Rights of Great Britain. Second Part, errata slip after title, Sold by Mess. Richardson, 1807 and Address on the Maritime Rights of Great Britain, second edition, [Kress 19633.2.], for J. Richardson, 1808, together 7 works in 1 vol., some light foxing, 19th century ink inscription to endpaper "Miss Eden - the works of her father" contemporary tree calf, green morocco covering length of spine lettered in gilt with Eden family crest at head, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo.⁂ The Eden family copy of a group of scarce works by Henry Morton Eden, chiefly on economic subjects. The first is especially rare, WorldCat lists a copy at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, but no copy elsewhere.

Slavery.- Clarkson (Rev. T.) An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, particularly the African, first edition, [Goldsmiths' 13279; Kress b.1026; PMM 232; Sabin 13484], by J. Phillips, 1786 bound with [Clarkson (Rev. T.)] An Essay on the Impolicy of the African Slave Trade, first English edition, lacking final advertisement f., [Goldsmiths' 13688; Kress B.1380; cf.Sabin 13479-80], J. Phillips, 1788 and Benezet (Anthony) Some Historical Account of Guinea, its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of its Inhabitants. With an Inquiry into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, its Nature, and Lamentable Effects, new edition, title vignette by Bewick, [Sabin 4689], J. Phillips, 1788, together 3 works in 1 vol., light foxing, armorial bookplate of Sir Robert Johnson Eden to front pastedown, contemporary half calf, neatly rebacked, retaining original backstrip, 8vo.⁂ An excellent collection of works on slavery, including Clarkson's landmark essay that led him to devoting his life to abolition. The second work contains a substantial amount of original research and statistics which formed the primary source for William Wilberforce's 1789 speech to Parliament.

Slavery.- Sharp (Granville) A Short Sketch of Temporary Regulations for the Intended Settlement on the Grain Coast of Africa, Near Sierra Leona, second edition, 2 tables at end, contemporary sheep, upper cover and spine detached, portion of spine tail missing, lower cover worn and torn, 8vo, 1786.⁂ Scarce. Granville Sharp (1735-1813) helped to found Sierra Leone and published a short sketch for its government in 1786; he was ''one of the first directors of the St. George's Company, which managed the settlement until it was ceded to the crown in 1808...'' (Oxford DNB).

Slavery.- Wilberforce (William) A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade; Addressed to the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Yorkshire, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To T. R. Kemp, this book is presented by his sincere friend W. Wilberforce, June 1811" to endpaper, half-title, armorial bookplate of Thomas Read Kemp to front free endpaper, contemporary calf, spine gilt with black morocco label, joints cracking at head, rubbed, [PMM 232; Sabin 103953], 8vo, Printed by Luke Hansard & Sons for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807.⁂ Wilberforce's summary of the arguments for abolition, presented to his fellow MP and non-conformist Thomas Read Kemp. Wilberforce's Letter proved instrumental in the passage of the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in March 1807, which ended slavery in the British Empire. Presentation copies inscribed by Wilberforce are rare.

Slavery.- Hall (Marshall) The Two-Fold Slavery of the United States: with a Project of Self-Emancipation, first edition, half-title, 2 folding maps, one with short split to fold, advertisements at end, one or two ff. neatly strengthened at gutter, ex-library with occasional inkstamps, new endpapers, original cloth, rebacked, library label to upper cover, ink number stamp to lower cover, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1854.⁂ Scarce in retail. Last sold at auction in 1979.Marshall Hall (1790-1857), and English physician who had undertaken a 15-month journey in America, argues that for demographic, economic, and moral reasons the emancipation of slaves is a necessity rather than a choice. This imperative is complicated, however, by the fact that the United States suffered from a "two-fold slavery:" the first being the enslavement of millions of black; the second, and more pernicious in his view, being the "prejudice" and "oppression" suffered by free blacks.

Burke (Edmund) Reflections on the Revolution in France..., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece (light-offsetting), early manuscript transcript to front endpaper and annotation to pp. 12 & 309, spotting to portrait margins and title, elsewhere a few isolated spots, modern half calf, 8vo, for J. Dodsley, 1790.

Coleridge family copy.- ?Cottonian binding.- Godwin (William) Lives of Edward and John Philips, nephews and pupils of Milton, first edition, half-title, 3 engraved portraits (including frontispiece), offsetting, occasional spotting, contemporary ?Cottonian binding of red and black patterned fabric over boards, manuscript label to spine, spine faded and worn at head and near foot, upper joint split, but holding, rubbed, 4to (binding 300 x 232mm.), Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1815.⁂ Cottonian bindings are associated with the library of the romantic poet Robert Southey. The books were covered by his own daughters, and those of other romantic poets, including Sara Coleridge and Dora Wordsworth. Provenance: Coleridge family copy (bookplate of Bernard, 2nd Baron Coleridge, and an 1857 signature of another unidentified member of the Coleridge family to front free endpaper).

Keats (John) Endymion: A Poetic Romance, first edition, half-title, with imprint "T. Miller, Noble Street, Cheapside" to verso, single line errata leaf, bound without the 2 leaves of advertisements (as often), occasional light foxing, lower hinge cracked but holding firm, 19th century half green morocco over marbled boards, gilt, by W. Pratt, lightly rubbed, heavier to spine ends and corners, upper joint repaired but cracked, t.e.g., others uncut, [MacGillivray 2; Hayward 232], 8vo, 1818.⁂ An excellent example of Keats' first major work, containing one of his most enduring lines: "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever". This copy is without the additional 5-line errata slip. While its absence is sometimes believed to indicate a first issue (including by MacGillivray), Hayward has shown that both errata leaves were printed before the book was published, and therefore do not constitute an issue point.Provenance: Fernand Spaak (bookplate).

Conjuring.- Houdini (Harry) The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, first edition, presentation copy signed twice by the author, numerous illustrations, hinges weak and index/list of illustrations detached at rear and slightly frayed/soiled at fore-edge, original pictorial cloth, spine lettering faded, 8vo, New York, 1908.⁂ Fine association copy. The inscription on front free endpaper reads "With the compliments of the author Houdini May 14/20 in turquoise ink; the author has further signed the book in full "Harry Houdini" on the rear endpaper. Additionally this copy bears the ownership inscription and address of Gordon Freeman, the self-proclaimed "'World's Worst Inventor' and Entertainer Magician".

Dickens (Charles) A Christmas Carol, first edition, first issue, second state, with "Stave I" heading, title page printed in red and blue dated 1843 and green endpapers, half-title in blue, 4 hand-coloured etched plates by & after Leech and 4 plain woodcut vignettes by Linton after Leech, ink ownership inscription to title, occasional light spotting or marginal finger soiling, upper hinge broken, back-strip peeling from textblock, lower hinge weak, original first issue brown fine-ribbed cloth, with unbroken 'D' within wreath and minimum 14mm gap between blind border and gilt cartouche, spine defective, lacking upper portion, lower portion almost detached, corners worn, g.e., [Smith II 4], 8vo, Chapman & Hall, 1843.

Tyser (C.R., translator) and others. The Mejelle, first edition in English, title browned with ink ownership name to corner, contemporary half sheep, rubbed, endpapers renewed, 8vo, Cyprus, Government Printing Press, 1901.⁂ First edition in English translated from Al-Majallah al-Ahkam al-Adaliyyah. The civil code of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was the first attempt to codify a part of Islamic law of the Ottoman empire. The code was prepared by a commission headed by Ahmet Cevdet Pasha, issued in sixteen volumes from 1869 to 1876 and entered into force in the year 1877. In its structure and approach it was clearly influenced by the earlier European codifications. It remained in force in Turkey until 1926, Albania until 1928, Lebanon until 1932, Syria until 1949, Iraq until 1953, Cyprus until the 1960s, The British Mandate for Palestine and, later, Israel formally until 1984. The Majalla also remains the basis of civil law in Jordan and Kuwait.

Achebe (Chinua) Things Fall Apart, first American edition, ink ownership inscription and light browning to endpapers, original boards, sunning to spine tips, dust-jacket, spine sunned, spine ends and corners chipped, small slash to spine, some chipping and fraying to head, but a very good copy overall, 8vo, New York, 1959.⁂ Achebe's breakout first novel, the first book in his African trilogy and often hailed as one of the great African novels of 20th century.

Amis (Kingsley) Lucky Jim, first edition, signed by the author and dated February 1954 on endpaper, some spotting to fore-edge, original boards, very slight fading to spine, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, light toning to head of rear panel, spine ends and corners a little chipped, short nick with creasing to lower corner of upper panel, some very light surface soiling, but a sharp and excellent copy overall, 8vo, 1953.⁂ Amis' first and best-loved novel, rare signed and in its jacket in good condition.

Anderson (Sherwood) Winesburg, Ohio, first edition, first issue with top edge stained yellow, with "lay" for "lie" in line 5 on p. 86 and broken type in the word "the" in line 3 on p. 251., map of Winesburg, Ohio to front pastedown, original yellow cloth with paper label to spine, some chipping and fraying to spine ends and corners, light surface soiling to covers, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, front panel washed and faded with much of the printed text removed and two ring marks visible, closed tear to head of lower panel, a few small chips and nicks to head and foot of panels, light surface soiling to panels, 8vo, New York, B.W. Huebsch, 1919.⁂ Anderson's first novel, a classic of 20th century American fiction, rare in the dust-jacket in any condition.

*** Please note the description of this lot has changed ***Bowles (Paul) The Sheltering Sky, first edition, original cloth, slight staining to upper cover, dust-jacket, neat and expert repairs and restorations to spine tips and corners, else fine, 8vo, 1949.⁂ The author's first novel.

Čapek (Karel) Krakatit, first edition, presentation copy signed by the author on half-title, title in red and black, errata leaf and 2ff. advertisements at end, original decorative upper wrapper bound in, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, 8vo, Prague, Aventinum, 1924.⁂ Important work of science fiction, rarely found signed.

Carle (Eric) The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first edition, first printing with complete number line 1-5 on copyright p. and "A3450" to rear board, colour illustrations by the author, ink ownership inscription to title, with additional reprint title page signed by the author with a drawing of a Caterpillar loosely inserted, original pictorial boards, light rubbing to spine tips, very faint toning to head, else fine, dust-jacket with "A3450" code to lower panel and 2 paragraphs to front flap, front flap price-clipped at head and foot, spine tips and corners a little rubbed, light creasing to head and foot, but near-fine generally, oblong 4to, Cleveland, World Publishing, 1969.⁂ A superb example of this famous children's rarity. Though reprinted thousands of times and ultimately selling tens of millions of copies, first editions of The Very Hungry Caterpillar are rare in the dust-jacket in good condition. All but one known copy in the dust-jacket are price-clipped and this was likely undertaken by the publisher's themselves prior to release.

Carr (John Dickson) It Walks By Night, first edition, traces of paper "seal" to gutter of pp. 210-11 and rear endpaper, very light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light rubbing, dust-jacket, extensive repairs and restorations to extremities, with portions of the head and foot of spine and head of lower panel supplied in good facsimile, in effect a bright and excellent copy, 8vo, New York, 1930.⁂ Carr's scarce first novel, a "locked room mystery". This title was a Harper Sealed Mystery and would originally have included a paper seal covering the final portion of the book.

Conrad (Joseph) The Arrow of Gold, first edition, signed by the author on title, a few faint spots to peripheral ff., browning to endpapers, very small tear upper joint foot, spine ends lightly bumped, 8vo, 1919