DOUGHTY (CHARLES M.), 'TRAVELS IN ARABIA DESERTA' IN TWO VOLUMES, with an introduction by T.E. Lawrence, London, Jonathan Cape, New and Definitive Edition in Two Vols, 1943 reprint, clothbound, with original dust wrapper, 4to, together with T.E Lawrence, 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom', first public edition, third impression, London, Jonathan Cape, 1935, clothbound, decorative gilt cover, gilt lettering to spine, 4to (3)Comments: dust wrapper on both volumes worn, minor tears, volume I with strip of tape to top of dust wrapper, vol 2. with tear to spine and front of dust wrapper, seven pillars with minor foxing to end papers
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DOUGHTY (C.M), Arabia Deserta. 2 vols, FIRST EDITION, folding plates, illustrations, folding colour map in pocket at end of vol.1, original dark green clothbound, decorative gilt cover, gilt lettering to spine, 8vo. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1888Comments: minor foxing to end papers, wear to extremities and edge of spines on both vols, vol 1 map, with wear on creases,
NANSEN (FRIDTJOF), Farthest North. FIRST EDITION, etched frontispiece to volume 1, photogravure frontispiece to volume 2, 127 plates of which 16 in colour, 92 illustrations to the text, 4 folding colour maps as called for, title pages printed in red and black, original pictorial cloth gilt, gilt lettering to spine, 8vo. London, A. Constable & Co., 1897,(2)Provenance: private collection GlamorganComments: minor foxing to some pages, particularly in vol. 2
POLAR EXPLORATION: ASSORTED BOOKS comprising P.L.Simmonds, 'Sir John Franklin and the Arctic Regions: A Narrative Showing a Progress of British Enterprise for the Discovery of the Northwest Passage During the Nineteenth Century', second edition, London, George Routledge, 1851, frontis plate, two foldout maps, rebound, calf half bound, 16mo, together with Capt. John Franklin R.N., F.R.S., M.W.S., 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22', vols 1 and 2 (of 2), second edition, London, John Murray, 1824, calf half bound, ownership inscription to front end papers, 8vo, vol. 1 with ownership inscription to endpage; 'The Private Journal of Captain G.F. Lyon of H.M.S. Hecla, During The Recent Voyage of Discovery Under Captain Parry', London John Murray, 1824, frontis plate, fold out map, five plates, bookplate for 'John Drummond', full calf, gilt lettering to spine, 8vo, Captain McClintock, R.N., LL.D, 'The Voyage of the 'Fox in the Arctic Seas: A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions', first edition, London, John Murray, 1859, frontis plate, two fold out maps, four plates, illustrations, clothbound, gilt ship to cover, gilt lettering to spine, 8vo; 'Appendix to Captain Parry's Journal', London, John Murray, 1825, quarter clothbound, 4to; Capt. W.E. Parry, R.N F.R.S., 'Journals of the First, Second, and Third Voyages for the Discovery of A Northwest Passage', vols 1-5, (of 5), London, John Murray, 1828, clothbound, 12mo (11)Provenance: private collection GlamorganComments: 'The Private Journal of Captain G.F. Lyon' spine minorly bumped, foxing to end papers, occasional foxing throughout, 'The Voyage of the 'Fox in the Arctic Seas' spine worn and beginning to fray, edges minorly bumped, cover minorly stained, 'Appendix to Captain Parry's Journal' spine worn, cover stained
AFRICAN EXPLORATION: ASSORTED BOOKS, comprising Richard F. Burton, 'The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration', first American edition, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1860, frontispiece, 11 plates, illustrations, newspaper cutting related to Richard Burton inserted, leatherbound, gilt lettering to spine, 4to; Sir Samuel W. Baker, M.A, F.R.G.S, 'The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia', London, Macmillan and Co., 1874, full calf, gilt lettering to spine, gilt Craigmount House School crest to font cover, marbled end papers, fold out map, all edges marbled, 8vo; Richard and John Lander, 'Journal of An Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of The Niger with a Narrative of a Voyage Down That River to ots Termination, in Three Volumes', vols 1-3 (of 3), London, John Murray, 1832, frontis plate, all vols rebound, half Morocco, gilt lettering to spine, all edges marbled, 8vo; Captain Charles Chapman, 'The Suez Canal', second edition, London, George Berridge & Co. 1870, large fold out map, embossed gilt pictorial cover, 8vo, Sir Samuel W. Baker, Pacha, M.A., F.R.S., F.R.G.S., 'Ismailia: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa For the Suppression of the Slave Trade', 2 vols (of 2), London, Macmillan and Co., 1874, clothbound, decorative gilt cover, gilt lettering to spine, 8vo (8)Provenance: private collection GlamorganComments: spine and corners bumped, minor tear to bottom of spine, spine and edges of 'The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia' worn, cover worn with minor scratches, foxing to first and last few pages, occasional foxing throughout, 'The Suez Canal' back cover stained
STARK (FREYA), ASSORTED TITLES, including 'Letters', ed. by Lucy Moorehead vols 1-8 (of 8), Wiltshire, Compton Russell, 1974, clothbound, gilt lettering to spine, in original dust wrapper, 4to, 'Traveller's Prelude: An Autobiography', first edition, London, John Murray, 1950, clothbound, gilt lettering to spine, in original dust wrapper, 8vo, 'A Winter in Arabia', first edition, London, John Murray, 1940, clothbound, gilt lettering to spine, in original dust wrapper, 8vo, inserted are three letters, two from a Mr Gowen to Freya Stark praising 'A Winter in Arabia', one being a reply to Mr Gowen from Freya Stark thanking him for his kind words etc., together with, Molly Izzard Freya Stark: A Biography, London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1993 (26)Provenance: private collection Glamorgan
ASSORTED TITLES, including Edith Sitwell, 'Wheels 1920', London, Leonard Parsons Ltd, 1920, quarter clothbound, 8vo; 'The Letters of Gertrude Bell', ed. by Lady Bell, D.B.E, vols 1 and 2 (of 2), London, Ernest Benn Ltd, 1927; Gavin Maxwell, 'A Reed Shaken By The Wind', first edition, London, Longmans, 1957 etc. (10)Provenance: private collection Glamorgan
ARABIAN EXPLORATION & DISCOVERY: ASSORTED BOOKS including Dorothy Cowlin, 'A Woman in the Desert: The Story of Gertrude Bell', London, Frederick Muller, 1967, hardback, 8vo; Bertram Thomas, 'Alarms and Excursions in Arabia', first edition, signed by author, London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1931, clothbound, gilt lettering to spine, 4to; Jean Gordan Hughes, 'Queen of the Desert: The Story of Lady Hester Stanhope', London, Macmillan 1967 etc. (21)Provenance: private collection Glamorgan
DICKENS (CHARLES) Master Humphrey's Clock, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, engraved frontispieces and illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot K. Browne, publisher's purple-brown ribbed cloth, stamped in blind with border and elaborate floral-leaf design, upper covers with clock stamped in gold, spine elaborately gilt, spines faded and bumped as usual, corners bumped or rubbed, all with foxing, large 8vo, Chapman & Hall, 1840-1841 (3)Provenance: private collection Glamorgan
DICKENS (CHARLES) The Old Curiosity Shop, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, complete in one volume, engraved frontispieces and illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot K. Browne, full tan calf, spine elaborately gilt and titled, spine minorly faded and bumped/torn as usual, corners bumped or rubbed, contents all mostly bright and clean, large 8vo, Chapman & Hall, 1841Provenance: private collection Glamorgan
DICKENS (CHARLES) Pickwick Papers, 1837; Nicholas Nickleby, 1839; Martin Chuzzlewit, 1844; Dombey and Son, 1848; Bleak House, 1853; FIRST EDITIONS, all with engraved frontispieces and illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot K. Browne, one with portrait, all half calf/morocco, four with gilt spines in compartments, spines faded and bumped as usual, corners bumped or rubbed, some replaced endpapers, all with illustrations variously tinted/foxed, all 8vo, Chapman & Hall, together with The Life of Our Lord, FIRST EDITION, owners inscription to flyleaf, dw, Associated Newspapers Ltd., 1934 (6)Provenance: private collection Glamorgan
MILNE (A.A.) Winnie-the-Pooh, FIRST EDITION, publisher's gilt green cloth gilt, Methuen, 1926; Now We Are Six, FIRST EDITION, publisher's red cloth gilt, Methuen, 1927; When We Were Very Young, TENTH EDITION, Methuen 1925, publisher's blue cloth gilt with dw (torn, soiled), all t.e.g., numerous illusts. and decs. by E.H. Shepherd, bumps and scuffs, two covers bubbled cloth and marks esp. Winnie-the-Pooh, 8vo (3)Provenance: private collection South Wales.
TWO ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS, including VINCENT (NATHANAEL) The Morning Exercise against Popery or The Practical Errors of the Church of Rome, full calf, compartmented spine torn, overall covers cracked and worn, corners torn and bumped, London 1675, owners inscription to end paper dated 1688, 8vo; and DICKENS (CHARLES) Dombey & Son, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, complete in one volume, engraved frontispieces and illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot K. Browne, half calf and marbled covers, spine bumped/torn, corners bumped or rubbed, plates foxed, hinges split, 8vo, Chapman & Hall, 1848 (2)
WELLS (H.G.) The First Men in the Moon. FIRST EDITION, with black coated endpapers, frontispiece and 11 plates by Claude Shepperson, first state blue cloth stamped in gilt, minor staining to spine, rubbing and bumping to spine ends and corners, gilt worn, moderate spotting to endpapers, a bright copy overall, 8vo, Newnes, 1901.Comments: private collection West Wales
NANSEN (FRIDTJOF) Farthest North, 2 vols, FIRST EDITION, green cloth gilt embossed illustrations to covers, fly leaf owner inscribed and dated 1897, colour and monochrome plates, illustrations and maps throughout, spined bumped with tears/losses, corners bumped, covers slightly worn, hinges split, Archibald Constable & Company, 1897 (2)Provenance: private collection West Wales.
ENFIELD (WILLIAM) An Essay towards the History of Liverpool. FIRST EDITION, with large folding map, large folding diagram with tear and missing section lower left, folding chart of the Harbour with repairs, 7/9 plates, list of Subscribers, 116pp., small folio, nicely rebound in claret cloth and half leather with applied tile label to spine, Atherton of Walton Lancashire bookplate, Warrington, 1773Provenance: private collection West Wales
ASHDOWN, Clifford (pseud. R. Austin Freeman and John J. Pitcairn) The Adventures of Romney Pringle - Ward, Lock and Co Ltd, London 1902. SCARCE FIRST EDITION. 8vo; red cloth, gilt, Note: the origins of the volume are unknown however the title page bears the stamp J. J. Pitcairn to the upper right corner, it also contains clippings from the Times Literary Supplement, The Literary World and the dust cover from a German edition of the book.
1718 - The History of England from the First Entrance of Julius Caesar and the Romans, to the Establishment of King William and Queen Mary (3vol) - Laurence Echard. The second edition, printed for Jacob Tonson. Each volume presented in full contemporary calf, with gilt tooling to spine (slight rubbing to boards and bumping to extremities). Three early 18th century volumes on British history, each illustrated with engraved frontispiece. Each volume to measure approx. 35cm x 24.5cm.
Eric Gill (1882 - 1940) - A pair of 20th century Eric Gill nude sketches prints from 'First Nudes'. First edition sketches published by Neville Spearman Ltd., London. 1954. Original sketches from 1926. Both framed & glazed. Prints measuring approx. 24.5cm x 17cm. Frames measure approx. 38cm x 33cm.
Economics - Keynes (John Maynard), A Revision of the Treaty .., Macmillan, 1922, first edition, original cloth; idem, The End of Laissez-Faire, Hogarth Press, 1926, first edition thus, original cloth-backed boards (covers stained); idem, The Means of Prosperity, Macmillan, 1933, first thus, original wraps.
Harry Potter - Marvel - Lara Croft - Pin Ups - Star Trek. A quantity of items including books, mugs, posters, canvasses and similar. Lot to include: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child parts 1 and 2 Special Rehearsal Edition. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, First Edition. Harry Potter Hogwarts House Mug and others. (This does not constitute a guarantee).
Collection of Four Framed Prints. First print is of horse riding interest 'Desert Orchid at Kempton' limited edition, signed by the artist and Richard Dunwoody. Secondly 'Nashwan' by Claire Eva Burton. Both are signed, mounted and numbered. Plus two modern decorative framed prints, one depicting a dancing couple and a print by Darcy W Doyle depicting children playing.
Great Britain Vintage collection of the reigns of the four kings in an old exercise book, mostly mint with controls and cylinder numbers, as well as three booklets: first KEVII issue (SG.BA1, cat. £500) in excellent quality, 1935 3/- edition 299 (SG.BB29, cat. £550) in absolutely pristine condition having been in a glassine envelope since issue, similarly with 1936 2/- edition 368 (SG.BC2, cat. £140). Other highlights are Downey head controls incl. 1d SG.341 full lower edge of sheet strip of twelve with control B11 perf type 1A, many shades incl. 1d scarlet-vermilion SG.361 used, 1935 2d orange wmk sideways pair mint (SG.442b), etc, etc.
New Naturalist. A near complete run of the New Naturalist series, numbers 1-72 & 74-128, then odd volumes 135 & 137, mixed editions, London: Collins, 1945-2018,numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, (129 volumes) First Edition Volume Numbers as below: 2, 6, 9, 13, 17, 28, 30, 36, 41, 46, 49-128, 135, 137. Also, volume 70 is a paperback edition. Provenance: Collection of the Late John Francis
Five Royal Doulton limited edition Winnie The Pooh figures on plinth bases - Going Sledging, Eeyore Loses A Tail, The Brain Of Pooh, Summer's Day Picnic and I've Found Someone Just Like Me, together with How sweet to be a cloud clock, and Pooh's Blue Balloon money box, all boxed (the first four have certificates) (7 in total)
A Royal Crown Derby paperweight, Partridge, number 1,115 of a limited edition of 4,500, signed in gold by John Ablitt, certificate; others, Quail, one of the original six paperweights first introduced at the Chatsworth House launch in 1981 and a Pheasant, date mark for 1988, all with gold stoppers and red printed marks on the base, all boxed (3)
THREE BOXED CORGI CLASSICS AVIATION ARCHIVE MODELS, 1/72 scale 90 Years of the R.A.F. SEPECAT Jaguar Decommissioned livery, No.6 Sqn., R.A.F. Coningsby, June 2007, No.AA35410, Panavia Tornado F3 ADV ZE760, 5 Sqn., R.A.F. Coningsby, 1991, No.AA39803, 1/144 scale Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2, R.A.F. Kinloss Wing 2009, No.AA35604, all appear complete, with accessories and in good condition, minor wear to missiles on Tornado, first two with limited edition certificates, boxes all complete but have some minor marking and wear
Tray of books about Welsh pottery to include: three editions of Nance, Morton E: 'The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw' (one first edition 1942, one limited edition 1985 and another), three editions of Williams, Rowland; 'Nantgarw Porcelain 1813-1822' (one limited edition hardback with signed sticker to inside cover), John, W.G; 'Swansea Porcelain' and a leather bound edition of; John, W.G, Coombes, G.J & Coombes K; 'The Nantgarw Porcelain Album', signed by W.G. John, published by the Ceramic Book Company, Newport, Gwent, 1975 first edition. (B.P. 21% + VAT)
Tray of Welsh pottery interest books and pamphlets to include: various Sotheby's catalogues for the Welsh Sale and the Leslie Joseph collection, Pugh, Robert; 'Welsh Pottery, two books named 'Llanelly Pottery', one by Dilas Jenkins, first edition, 1968 and another by Gareth Hughes & Robert Pugh, published by Llanelli Borough Council 1990, 'Taking Pots, ceramics in Wales', various ephemera; 'Festival of Britain' 1951 programme, exhibition pamphlets, Elis Jenkins 'Dillwyn's Etruscan Ware' and 'Swansea Porcelain' etc. (B.P. 21% + VAT)
Tray of books of Welsh interest to include: six signed first editions of Evans, Gwyneth & Ieuan R., 'Ewenny potteries, potters and pots' 2001, Jones, A.E. (Jimmy) & Joseph, Sir Leslie, 'Swansea porcelain shapes and decoration', two editions, published by D. Brown & Sons Ltd 1988 first editions, 'The Ewenny Potteries' by the National Museum of Wales and 'Guide to the scenery of Glyn-Neath' limited edition. (B.P. 21% + VAT)
1926 - The Tempest - William Shakespeare, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. First edition, published 1926 by William Heinemann Ltd. & Doubleday, Page & Company. Illustrated throughout with Rackham's Art Nouveau characteristic tipped-in colour plates; all present. Presented in the publisher's original full cloth binding. Measures approx. 26cm x 9cm.

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