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Edgeworth (Maria) Moral Tales For Young People, 5 vol., first edition, half-titles to vol.1, 2 & 5 as called for, engraved frontispieces in each vol. (vol.2 working loose), tear to title in vol.1, occasional scattered spots, contemporary calf, rather rubbed, splitting at joints with some covers working loose, 8vo, for J. Johnson by G. Woodall, 1801.

Britain.- Camden (William) Britain, Or a Chorographical Description of the Most flourishing Kingdomes, England, Scotland and Ireland..., first English edition, translated by Philemon Holland, engraved additional title, lacking all maps and last leaf of index, contemporary ink description of book to front free endpaper, first few leaves laid down, some corners and edges neatly repaired, some water-staining and light spotting, endpapers renewed, later calf expertly laid down preserving backstrip and covers, decorated in gilt, rubbed, spine gilding faded, [USTC 3004367], folio, George Bishop and John Norton, 1610; sold not subject to return.

Thomas (Randolph) [Poems with the Muses Looking-Glasse: and Amyntas], first edition, 3 parts in 1 with separate titles, lacking title and ?first 2 preliminary leaves, first 2 ff. detached and chipped at edges, final f. repaired at hinge, browned, contemporary diced calf, rebacked preserving original spine strip, renewed morocco spine labels, light rubbing and scuffing, corners bumped, [Oxford, Printed by Leonard Lichfield, Printer to the University, for Francis Bowman], [STC 20694; Greg 548], 4to, 1638. *** Lacking first few leaves as usual as like the copy in the British Library. 

Hardy (Thomas) The Return of the Native, one of 1500 copies signed by the illustrator, 12 tipped-in wood-engraved plates by Clare Leighton, illustrations, title in red and black, some light offsetting, original vellum-backed printed boards, t.e.g., others uncut, some fading to spine and covers, small tear to foot of spine, extremities a little bumped, 1929; Desperate Remedies, first American edition, state with advertisements on endpapers, a few preliminary leaves working loose, very light browning, second state original pictorial cloth, extremities bumped, spine lightly toned, New York, Henry Holt & Company, 1874; and 6 others by Hardy, 12mo and 8vo (8)

Crocker (Abraham) The Timber-Dealer's Guide, in Measuring and Valuing Trees of any Dimensions or Qualities, first edition, a few diagrams, printed Tables, errata f., 1f. publisher's advertisements at end, presentation inscription "To J. Eason Esq. from the Author" to head of title, ink inscriptions "J.W. Peters Yeabridge 14th June 1849" and "Affects removed from Bridge to Yeabridge 14th day of June 1848" to front free endpaper, lightly browned, some spotting, a few light stains, contemporary sheep, spine ends and corners worn, joints cracked, covers working loose but holding, tall 8vo, 1813. *** Rare, we cannot trace a copy at auction. 

Geology.- Leonhard (Karl Cäsar von) Agenda geognostica. Hülfsbuch für reisende Gebirgsforscher..., first edition, half-title, 4 lithographed plates of instruments and symbols, faint damp-stain to head of front free endpaper, foxed, original printed boards, spotted and browned, joints and spine ends quite worn, Heidelberg, J.C.B. Mohr, 1829; and a 1780 biography of theologian and geologist Johann Ernst Immanuel Walch, small 8vo & 8vo (2) *** An introduction to the study of geology, including details of equipment needed and guidance as to how to collect and arrange specimens. Leonhard (1779-1862) was professor of mineralogy at the University of Heidelberg. 

Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, first edition, ink ownership inscription and light strip of fading on front free endpaper, original boards with skeletal hand in blind to upper cover, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket, short 1" tear along upper flap joint, nicks, tears and creases along edges, horizontal crease down spine, a little faded, 8vo, 1961.

Greenaway (Kate).- Browning (Robert) The Pied Piper of Hamelin, trial issue of the first edition, presentation inscription from the printer Edmund Evans “Ada Mary Evans Christmas 1888, Bound Proofs. E.E.” on front free endpaper, colour illustrations by Kate Greenaway, some foxing, bookplate of Alain de Suzannet, original cloth-backed glazed pictorial boards, some wear to corners, extremities little rubbed, else excellent, 4to, London, Glasgow & New York, [1888]. *** Differs from the first published edition in containing only 63 printed pages instead of 64. The three lower figures on p.52 were later placed separately on p.53, with pp.53-63 in this trial issue becoming pp.54-64 in the published version. The text on other pages is also differently set. 

Australia.- Ogle (Nathaniel) The Colony of Western Australia, first edition, 4 plates (2 folding), 4 folding letterpress tables, 1 or 2 leaves strengthened at gutter, ex-library with occasional discreet ink-stamps, antique style modern calf-backed boards, 8vo, 1859. *** This work was printed in two states, one with a folding map and one without. This is the state published without the map. 

Falconer (William) The Shipwreck, additional engraved vignette title, engraved vignette dedication leaf, folding map, 18 superb aquatint plates and 3 vignettes as canto headings by Robert Dodd, one plate with repaired tears, some offsetting and light foxing, contemporary red morocco, stamped in gilt and blind, g.e., joints neatly repaired, preserved in modern calf-edged marbled board slip-case, 4to, Printed for John White, 1808.*** The first edition with Dodd's wonderful and evocative illustrations.

Ophthalmology.- Adams (George) An Essay on Vision, first edition, folding engraved plate as frontispiece, bookseller's label to pastedown, later morocco, spine gilt with red morocco labels, joints rubbed, 8vo, for the author by R. Hindmarsh, 1789.*** Written as a general guide for the public on the anatomy of the eye and nature of vision, it was the first book to provide general information on the correct and incorrect use of spectacles, and includes a guide on the selection of eyeglasses.

Casson (Hugh) and others. Bombed Churches as War Memorials, first edition, illustrations, some printed in colour, original wrappers, 1945 § Smiles (Samuel) Thrift, light foxing to first few pages, original cloth, extremities a little rubbed and bumped, 1875 § Wilson (John Cook) Statement and Inference, 2 vol., portrait frontispiece to vol.1, original cloth, vol.2 covers a little stained, extremities bumped and rubbed, Oxford, 1926; and 41 others, miscellaneous, including many works by and about Bertrand Russell, v.s. (45) 

Darwin (Charles) The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, first edition, second issue without initial blank leaf and with 'htat' misprint on first line of p.208, 7 heliotype plates, three folding, in earlier state with Arabic numbering, wood-engraved illustrations, 4 pp. advertisements at end, some light offsetting, plate 6 mounted on stubs and slightly frayed at edges, pp.131-142 working loose, original green cloth, corners and spine ends bumped with some loss to head, cockled, spine darkened, shelf-lean, [Freeman 1142], 8vo, John Murray, 1872. *** "This is an important member of the evolutionary set, and it was written, in part at least, as a confutation of the idea that the facial muscles of expression in man were a special endowment" (Freeman).

Mineralogy & Geology.- Agricola (Georgius) De Re Metallica, translated by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover, first edition in English, woodcut illustrations, endpapers foxed, original vellum, small split upper joint foot, unopened along top edge, others uncut, folio, The Mining Magazine, 1912.*** First edition in English of this classic of mining technology, translated from the Latin first edition of 1556.

Newton (Sir Isaac).- Maclaurin (Colin) An Account of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophical Discoveries, first edition, half title, 6 folding engraved plates, ink ownership inscription title head, modern calf-backed marbled boards,  4to, for the author's children, 1748*** First edition of this successful popularisation of the Principia.Provenance: Royal Astronomical Society [ink stamps to title].

Dickens (Charles) Oliver Twist, 3 vol., first edition, vol.2 second issue with original title but with 'Vol. II' to title page, vol.1 & 3 third issue with shortened title, 21 plates by Cruikshank (only, of 24), lacking half-titles and advertisements at end, light spotting and foxing, dog-eared, some leaves with tears or portions of loss affecting plates, others repaired, later blue cloth, slightly rubbed and soiled, spines lightly sunned, Richard Bentley, 1838; and 6 others, 8vo (9)

Scandinavia.- Lloyd (L.) Scandinavian Adventures, during a Residence of Upwards of Twenty Years, 2 vol., vol.2 first edition, vol.1 second edition, 12 tinted lithographed plates, 1 map, illustrations, small ownership labels to front and rear pastedowns, lacking half-titles, first plate in each vol. mounted on stubs, light water-staining to margins of plates, later green half morocco, spines gilt in six compartments, extremities slightly rubbed, some small patches of fading and wear, spines sunned, 8vo, Richard Bentley, 1854.

South America.- Byron (John) The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron ... on the Coast of Patagonia ... with a Description of St. Jago de Chili ... also a Relation of the Loss of the Wager Man of War, first edition, engraved frontispiece, lacking half-title, scattered spotting and staining, bookplate, contemporary boards, sympathetically rebacked in calf, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners, [Sabin 9730], 8vo, for S. Baker, and G. Leigh, 1768.

Glass.- Hellner (Jan) A Love of Glass: Agnes Hellner's Collection of Orrefors Glass, limited edition, ?Stockholm, 1998 § Baldwin (Philip) & Monica Guggisberg. In Search of Clear Lines, Berne, 1998 § Vigier (L.) & Leslie Piña. Scandinavian Glass 1930-2000, 2 vol. (Smoke & Ice; Fire & Sea), Atglen, Pa., 2002-06 § Ricke (H.) & Lars Thor, editors. Swedish Glass Factories: Production Catalogues 1915-1960, Munich, 1987, the first and last with text in English & Swedish, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, the last torn; and c.20 others on Scandinavian glass, a few signed, 4to & 8vo,  (c.25)

London.- Judge (Fred) Camera Pictures of London at Night, first edition, 24 fine photogravure plates and 2ff. introductory text, original cloth, slightly soiled, oblong 4to, London & Hastings, Judges' Ltd., Sun Engraving Co. Ltd, 1924.*** A very good copy of a surprisingly rare book, with no auction records. The "great charm of these photographs lies in their pictorial rendering of the gradations of light. Mr Judge is at all times a stickler for nuance, but here he has been fortified with abundance of silhouette and contrast." (from a review in The British Journal of Photography, March 1924).

Southern (Terry) & Mason Hoffenberg. Candy, first American edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine lightly toned, ends very lightly nicked, otherwise excellent, New York, 1964 § Hudson (W.H.) Green Mansions, illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer, bookplate, original decorative boards, spine faded, New York, 1944; and another by Nelson Algren, 8vo (3)

Ibsen (Henrik) Hedda Gabler. Skuespil I Fire Akter, first edition, ink monogram stamp to head of title, contemporary half calf, rubbed, [PMM 375], Copenhagen, 1890 § [Gripenberg (Alexandra)] Biografiskt Album med 13 Porträtter i Ljustryck utgifvet af Finsk Qvinnoförening, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author to one of the subjects Isabelle Bogelot inscribed on front free endpaper, 4 photographic plates, contemporary morocco-backed boards, original printed upper wrapper bound in, rubbed, joints worn, Helsinki, 1890; and another in Swedish, 8vo (3) *** The first edition of Ibsen's revolutionary and influential play, preceded only by 12 copies issued in England in Norwegian under the impression that it was necessary to secure copyright. The second item, with portraits of pioneers of Western feminism, was published by the Union of Finnish Women.

Scarrone (Giovanni Francesco) Riflessioni Imparziali e Memorie sopra la Vita e le Opere dell'Abate Carlo Denina Piemontese, occasional light foxing, contemporary boards, uncut, spine torn and defective, Parma, Bodoni, 1798 § Gravina (Vincenzo) Della Ragon Poetica Libri Due, first edition, some spotting, contemporary wrappers, uncut, stained, Rome, F.Gonzaga, 1708 § Lettere d'un Veneziano ad un Prelato di Roma, first edition, contemporary carta rustica, Venice, P.Colombani, 1766, rubbed; and 2 others, Italian, 8vo & 4to (5)

[Hamburg.] Der Stadt Hamburgk Gerichtsordnung und Statuta, second edition, fine engraved title with Baroque architectural border, Gothic letter, woodcut ornaments and printer's device to colophon, contemporary marbled boards, Hamburg, M.Froben, 1605 § Brun (Friederike) Sitten- und Landschaftsstudien von Neapel und seinem Umgebungen..., first edition, lacking half-title, with folding aquatint frontispiece and engraved plate, contemporary half calf, old paper manuscript labels, Leipzig, 1818 § Triangi (Franz Wilhelm) Concinnatio historico-politica, de & pro arcanis imperantium, first edition, half-title, lacking front free endpaper, extensive old ink annotations to rear endpapers, contemporary sprinkled calf, wormed patch to rear cover and foot of spine, Vienna, J.J.Kürner, 1700, rubbed; and 9 others, mostly German, including a stamped passport of 1813 issued by the Swiss canton of Aargau, v.s. (12)

Ophthalmology.- Plempius (Vopiscus Fortunatus) Ophthalmographia, sive Tractatio de oculi fabricâ, first edition, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, errata f. at end, final f. blank, lacking final 2 index ff. (***1&2), water-stained at head and occasionally elsewhere to a lesser extent (mostly marginally at end), occasional spotting or light staining, contemporary limp vellum stained black, flat gilt spine in compartments, small modern printed paper label to spine, upper edge of upper cover little nibbled, rubbed and scuffed, [Krivatsy 9099; Wellcome I, 5103], small 4to, Amsterdam, Hendrick Laurensz, 1632. 

Darwin (Charles) The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, 2 vol., first edition, second issue, wood-engraved illustrations, 16 pp. publisher's advertisements dated 'January 1871' at end, a few small marginal tears, light spotting to first and last couple of leaves, vol.1 with loosely inserted printed ephemera causing browning to 2C5 & 6, vol.1 with some cracking to gutter and gathering M working loose, original green cloth, slightly rubbed, spines slightly darkened and ends a little bumped, [Freeman 937], 8vo, John Murray, 1871. *** The first appearance of the word "evolution" in any of Darwin's works. In The Descent of Man Darwin "compared man's physical and psychological characteristics to similar traits in apes and other animals, showing how even man's mind and moral sense could have developed through evolutionary processes" (Norman).This set bears the following issue points, as called for by Freeman. Vol.2: verso of title with list of works by the author; half-title with verso blank. Vol.1: first word on p.297 is 'When.'

Covell (William) A iust and temperate defence of the fiue books of ecclesiastical policie: written by M. Richard Hooker: against an vncharitable letter of certain English Protestants...crauing resolution, first edition, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacking initial f. blank but for signature-mark 'A', trimmed, affecting some headlines, signature-marks and catchwords (mostly at start) and the odd printed side-note, outer margins with small wormhole(s) turning into small trace as work proceeds, affecting the occasional printed side-note, occasional spotting, lightly browned, 20th century blind-stamped light green straight-grain morocco over limp boards, rebacked in modern tan crushed morocco, gilt, covers little chipped and faded, [STC 5881], small 4to, Peter Short for Clement Knight, 1603.  *** Rare at auction. An anti-puritan work reflecting the prevalent tension in the Church of England between tradition and puritanism.Provenance: Frederic Markham (20th century ink inscription to front pastedown); Rev. Frederick Rench ( large armorial ink stamp to front pastedown). 

Provincial printing.- Spencer (John) Hermas, or, the Acarian Shepherds: A Poem. In Sixteen Books, 2 vol., first edition, foxed, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, corners worn, rebacked, [Not in Jackson or Johnson],  Newcastle upon Tyne, printed by T. Saint, 1772 § Tales written during a Wet Summer, first edition, engraved frontispiece (?from another work), 4pp. publisher's catalogue at end, water-staining at beginning and end, inscription erased from front pastedown, contemporary roan-backed boards, Swaffham, F.Skill, 1831, rubbed; and 3 others, provincial printing, 8vo et infra (6)

Huxley (Aldous) Ends and Means, limited edition signed by the author, lightly spotted,1937; The Olive Tree, first edition, 1936, original cloth or buckram-backed boards, a little discoloured, spine ends a little frayed; and 13 others by David Garnett, including Tom Rosenthal's copy of a work edited by Garnett, 8vo (16) *** Tom Rosenthal (1935-2014) was a notable publisher who headed up Secker & Warburg from 1971 to 1984.

Darwin (Charles) The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, 2 vol., first edition, second issue with one line errata in vol.1, 32pp. publisher's advertisements dated 'April, 1867' at end of vol.1, vol. 2 2pp. advertisements at end dated 'February, 1868', light foxing to title, some light damp-staining to margins, cloth with light staining to vol.1, 1868; The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, first edition, second issue with plates numbered in Roman, 7 heliotype plates, 4pp. advertisements at end, pp.183-186 gathering detached, 1872, original cloth, light marking and dents to covers, extremities a little rubbed; and 10 others, by or relating to Darwin, including a sixth edition of Origin of Species and a "third thousand" edition of Insectivorous Plants, these in original cloth, 8vo (13) *** An excellent group of early editions of Darwin's works, with accompanying reference books. 

Architecture.- Wrighte (William) Grotesque Architecture, or, Rural Amusement, first edition, engraved frontispiece by Isaac Taylor after A. Thornthwaite, 28 engraved plates, advertisement leaf at end of text, some foxing, browning, mottling and water-staining, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, bookplate of Bryan Cooke of Owston, rubbed, head of spine chipped, [Harris 952], 8vo, Printed for Henry Webley, 1767.*** First edition of Wrighte's "very successful collection of fantastic designs for garden structures" (RIBA).

Children's Education.- [Grave (Jean de)] [The Path-Way to the Gate of Tongues: Being, the First Introduction for Little Children. With A short manner to conjugue the French Verbes], only edition, A4-A8, B1-8 & C1-6, 38pp. only of 48pp., lacks A1-3 (title and introduction) and all after C6, text in parallel columns of French, English and Latin, first 3ff. heavily soiled and creased, browned throughout, last f. with a few small holes, partly loose, some ink names etc. in a few margins, disbound, edges chipped with small loss, [Madan, I, p. 168; STC 12198], [Oxford], [Printed by William Turner], [1633]; sold not subject to return. *** Rare. Identified B1r begins discas oportet.

Piper (John).- Fowler-Wright (Hugh), Rigby Graham & others. Piper in Print: Books, Periodicals & Ephemera, 2 vol., number LXV of XCVI special copies with a folder of additional material and signed by Fowler-Wright, from an edition limited to 490, scarlet morocco-backed pictorial boards, additional printed material loose in pockets in red cloth folder, together in original slip-case, Church Hanborough, Artists' Choice Editions, 2010 § West (Anthony) John Piper, number IV of X specially-bound copies but lacking the original watercolour, original morocco, t.e.g., pictorial slip-case, 1979 § Woods (S.John) John Piper: Paintings, Drawings & Theatre Designs 1932-1954, with original aquatint tipped in as frontispiece and 4 lithographs, 3 colour, New York, 1955 § Levinson (Orde) 'Quality and Experiment': the Prints of John Piper. A Catalogue Raisonné 1923-91, 1996, illustrations, many colour, the last two original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, the first price-clipped, slight fraying to edges; and c.25 others, Piper, mostly catalogues or pamphlets, 4to & 8vo (c.30)

Sackville-West (Vita) The Land, first edition, first impression, light strip of toning and spotting to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, small portion of loss to upper edge and spine head lightly affecting title, short nicks and tears to edges, patch of soiling to upper panel, 8vo, 1926.

Stiles et Regles de Procedure des Differens Tribunaux du Royaume, first edition, contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary mottled sheep, spine gilt, rubbed, covers scuffed, Paris, Theodore le Gras, 1749 § Hautefeuille (M.) Traité de Procédure Criminelle, correctionnelle et de police; suivi de l'Analyse du Code Pénal, first edition, light spotting, modern marbled boards, uncut, Paris, 1811 § Buret (Eugène) De la Misère des Classes Laborieuses en Angleterre et en France, 2 vol., half-titles, light foxing, modern half calf, original printed wrappers bound in, uncut, Brussels, 1842; and 13 others, French, v.s. (17)

Plath (Sylvia) Ariel, first edition, ink ownership name on pastedown, light scattered spotting to endpapers, original cloth, spine ends bumped, dust-jacket, portions of loss to upper edge and pine tail, nicks, chips and creases along edges, light foxing and damp-staining to panels, splitting down joints, 8vo, 1965.

Geology.- Scrope (George Poulett) Considerations on Volcanos...Leading to the Establishment of a New Theory of the Earth, first edition, 3 folding plates (2 lithographed), illustrations, cancelled library ink-stamp to head of title, foxing and browning, original blind-stamped cloth, some wear to spine ends, lightly rubbed and browned, 1825; and a defective copy of the 1839 report on the selection of stone for the new Houses of Parliament, 8vo & folio (2) *** Scrope's first book, considered the earliest systematic treatise on volcanology.

Quillet (Claude) Callipaedia. A Poem in Four Books, translated by N.Rowe, first edition of this translation, engraved frontispiece, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary red morocco cottage roof binding elaborately gilt, g.e., covers detached, E.Sanger, 1712 § [Jourdan (Mary Johnson)] The Althorp Picture Gallery and other poetical sketches, first edition, half-title, light spotting and water-staining at beginning and end, contemporary morocco gilt with vignette to covers, rather worn, Edinburgh, 1836 § Sallust. The Works, translated by Thomas Gordon, first Urie edition, engraved bookplate, contemporary sprinkled calf, Glasgow, Robert Urie, 1762 § Cibber (Colley) The Careless Husband: a Comedy, stitched in the original wrappers, uncut, T.Johnson, 1721 § Solari (Catharine) Wellington, signed by the author at foot of title (slightly cropped), lithographed portrait, contemporary half calf, rebacked, [1820], all rubbed; and 13 others, literature, v.s. (18)

Christie (Agatha) Murder is Announced, first edition, original cloth, very light bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, nicks and tears to edges, small portions of loss to spine ends, still overall a sharp copy, 8vo, 1950.

[Belgrado (Jacopo)] Della Rapidita delle Idee Dissertazione, first edition, half-title, title with woodcut vignette and contemporary ink inscription, a few ink spots, contemporary carta rustica, uncut, remains of label to spine, Modena, Giovanni Montanari, 1770 § Passe (Crispin de) Anthropomorphoseos Eikones, lithographed facsimile, one of only 25 copies, illustrations, original boards, spotted and soiled, spine torn,  William Stirling-Maxwell, 1872; and 8 others, continental, v.s. (10)

Design.- Hicks (David) David Hicks on Decoration - with Fabrics, first edition, 1971; On Decoration 5, first edition, lacking front free endpaper, 1972 § Harrod (Tanya) The Crafts in Britain in the 20th Century, New Haven, 1999 § Albrecht (Donald) & others. The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention, New York, 1997 § Frayling (Christopher) Art and Design: 100 years at the Royal College of Art, 1999, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, the first two a little rubbed; and c.45 others, design, 4to & 8vo (c.50)

Woman poet.- Hoole (Barbara) Poems, first edition, list of subscribers, contemporary ink ownership name and inscriptions on endpapers, contemporary calf, a little rubbed but overall a very clean and attractive copy, 8vo, Sheffield, by J. Montgomery, [1805]. *** A scarce collection of poetry by the writer Barbara Hoole (later Hofland) who supported herself and founded a school with funds from her publications. Rare in commerce: OCLC documents only 2 copies in libraries (BL and NLS). Having married the merchant T. Bradford Hoole, the author was shortly after widowed and left to support herself. She thence published her first collection, Poems with a staggering list of 2,000 subscribers. Funds from this work, which emphasizes female experiences and interiority, made it possible for her to launch and maintain a boarding school at Harrogate, where she could make education accessible to girls. She later remarried the artist Thomas Hofland and moved from Sheffield to London, where she settled into a career as a full time writer.  

Mineralogy.- Henckel (J.F.) Pyritologie, ou Histoire Naturelle de la Pyrite, 2 parts in 1, first edition in French, half-title, engraved frontispiece, 5 folding engraved plates, lacks preliminary c1 and final f. 3X1 (both Contents f.), bookplate of Franz Sondheimer, S1 small paper-flaw affecting headline but no loss, some spotting and light foxing, contemporary half calf, morocco spine label, short tear to spine head, some marking to lower cover, wear to extremities, 4to, Paris, Jean-Thomas Hérissant, 1760. *** An important study of pyrites, first published in German in 1725, together with writings on various topics in mineralogy and mining, including illnesses contracted by miners. 

Steinbeck (John) Sweet Thursday, first edition, first issue with top red red top edge, glue staining to pastedowns, original cloth, some stains, spine ends slightly worn, dust-jacket, trimmed at top edge, a few small nicks and abrasions at edges, light creasing and rubbing to spine ends and joints, New York, The Viking Press, 1954 § London (Jack) The Call of the Wild, reprint, half-title, colour plates, decorations and head-pieces,  some light finger soiling, original pictorial cloth, spine ends bumped, extremities worn, New York and London, 1903, 8vo (2)

Mineralogy.- Agricola (Georgius) De re metallica libri XII, fourth Latin edition, woodcut title-vignette, 2 folding plates and c.270 illustrations attributed to Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch and Blasius Weffring, many full-page, e1 small paper-flaw hole affecting extreme upper corner of woodcut and a few letters to verso, few ff. with chips or tears to edges but no text loss, browned and foxed, often heavy, disbound, spine defective with many leaves loose, old blind-stamped vellum covers present but loose and very worn, [Wellcome II, p.18; cf.PMM 79, first edition], Basel, Emanuelis König, 1657; and a defective copy of Christoph Entzelt's De re metallica, rare 1557 edition, folio & 8vo (2); sold not subject to return.  *** "The first systematic treatise on mining and metallurgy and one of the first technological books of modern times" (PMM). First published in 1556, this became the standard work on the subject for several generations of miners. The extraordinary quality and number of woodcuts give a wonderful graphic account of industrial activity in the mid-sixteenth century, eg. the use of waterpower, furnaces etc., and include a very early depiction of a railway.

Coleridge (Rev. James Duke) Observations of a Parish Priest on Scenes of Sickness and Death, first edition, presentation inscription "From the Author - with his very sincere regards and esteem. Sunday. 13th March. 185[?] Kenwyn Vicarage", title with tiny portion torn away at fore-edge affecting date of presentation inscription, inscriptions to front and rear free endpapers in a 19th century hand, later ink note to front free endpaper "The above notes are in the handwriting of my mother. The author is this work was my godfather R.G.O.", spotting, contemporary straight-grain plum morocco, a few nicks to upper cover, rubbed, Truro, Printed and sold by E. Heard, [1825] § [?Coleridge (Rev. Edward)] Almsgiving on Christian Principles...By a Clergyman Engaged in Education, title with ink author attribution and small number to upper corner, a few light spots to title, faint soiling to verso of final f., disbound, [not on WorldCat], Printed for Private Circulation, 1839, 8vo (2) *** Two works by nephews of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, sons of his elder brother Captain James Coleridge and Frances Duke Taylor. Edward Coleridge acted as Assistant-Master of Eton from 1824 until 1850.  

Véry (Pierre) In What Strange Land...?, translated by Stuart Gilbert, first English edition, light toning to text margins, some light creasing, small patch of foxing to endpapers, original cloth, fading, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, some light soiling to lower panel, a very good copy, 8vo, [1949]. *** Rare science fiction title, adapted for the 1946 film Land Without Stars.

Einstein (Albert) Out Of My Later Years, first edition, original cloth, small bump to lower cover edge, dust-jacket, a few small chips along top edge, a few small stains, spine and folds toned, 8vo, New York, Philosophical Library, 1950. 

Susio (Giovanni Battista) I Tre Libri...della Ingiustitia del Duello, second edition, title with large woodcut printer's device and another smaller on final leaf, woodcut initials, head- & tail-pieces, title with contemporary ink inscriptions (partly crossed out) and colouring to woodcut (causing small holes), contemporary marginalia, contemporary vellum, spine titled in manuscript, [EDIT 16 26271], Venice, Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari, 1558 § [Pozzi (Giovanni)] Del Vino..., second edition, contemporary half roan, spine worn at head, Florence, 1806 § Horvath (J.B.) Physica particularis, first Venice edition, 10 folding engraved plates (2 more than first edition of 1770), old ink stamps to title, contemporary carta rustica, uncut, joints worn and split, Venice, A.Zatta, 1782, rubbed, small 4to & 8vo (3)

[New Translator. Arabic-Hebrew. Hebrew-Arabic], third edition, titles and text in Hebrew and Arabic, illustrations, evenly toned throughout, original printed paper wrappers, sunned spine, chipping and small loss to fore-edge, rubbed, Jaffa, 1935 § Mišuâ laš-šêh zarrâh unahalat šim'ôn, first and last ff. a little browne, original paper wrappers, staple binding, lightly sunned spine, [Jerusalem], 1943; and another in Arabic and Hebrew, 8vo (3). 

[Perreau (Jean-André)] Le Roi Voyageur, ou Examen des abus de l'Administration de la Lydie, first edition, half-title, foxing at beginning and end, modern marbled boards, "Londres", T.P.Cadel, 1784 § [Damours (Louis)] Lettres de Miladi***, sur l'influence que les Femmes pourroient avoir dans l'éducation des Hommes, 2 parts in 1, first edition, contemporary calf-backed boards, spine gilt and slightly wormed, Amsterdam, se trouve a Paris, Duschesne, 1784 § [Naigeon (Jacques, editor)] Recueil Philosophique ou Mélange de Pieces sur la Religion & la Morale, 2 vol. in 1, first edition in French, half-titles, slight damp-staining,"Londres" [Amsterdam], 1770, the last two contemporary calf-backed boards, spines gilt, the second a little wormed, the last torn and repaired; and 8 others, philosophy, education, philosophy etc., 8vo et infra (11) *** The first consists of a supposed discovered manuscript bearing the laws and institutions of a utopian "Lydia", a paragon of freedom of trade, liberal policies in agriculture and labour, civic and familial virtues, openly in contrast with the state of contemporary France. The second is a fictional collection of letters describing what a young man might learn about conduct and society from an older woman. The third is the uncommon first appearance in French of David Hume’s Essay on Suicide and The Immortality of the Soul, which had both been suppressed by Hume himself for fear of prosecution.

[Butler (Samuel)] Hudibras, 3 parts in 1, first illustrated edition, 16 engraved plates by William Hogarth, 5 folding, with final blank, light browning, modern calf, by T.W.for D.Browne, 1726; and 3 others, 12mo (4)

Christie (Agatha) The Moving Finger, first edition, New York, cloth spine head frayed, lower spine joint broken with cloth coming away from boards, 1942 § Orwell (George) Nineteen Eighty-Four, first American edition, ownership inscription of Dody Heath on front free endpapers, New York, 1949 § Wharton (Edith) Hudson River Bracketed, first edition, New York, 1939, original cloth, some very light rubbing to extremities, otherwise excellent copies; and 17 others, modern literature, included an copy of Edna O'Brien's Returning, inscribed by the author to Dody Heath and her husband, 8vo (20)  *** From the library of Dody Heath (1926-2023), an American actress known for her role in Brigadoon. Some books with her ownership inscription.

Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) The History of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great, 2 vol., half-titles, lightly browned, contemporary ink signature of Charlotte Smith to front free endpapers, bookplate of William Edward Surtees and Surtees Library Taunton Castle, contemporary sheep, rubbed, spine ends worn, Berwick, R.Taylor, 1779 § The History of Charles XII, King of Sweden, woodcut portrait frontispiece, a little stained, modern green morocco, Morpeth, S.Wilkinson, 1808 § Hume (David) The History of England..., 5 vol., first Montrose edition, engraved portrait and plates, browned, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt with green roan labels, rubbed, Montrose, D.Buchanan, 1796; and 10 others & a bundle of pamphlets, history etc., v.s. (sm.qty)

Economics.- [Dupré de Saint-Maur (Nicolas-François)] Essai sur les Monnoies, ou Reflexions sur le Rapport entre l'Argent et les Denrées, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, folding table, light spotting, contemporary mottled calf with gilt coronet and initial B to centre of boards, spine gilt, label chipped, [Goldsmiths' 8235; Kress 4804], Jean-Baptiste Coignard & de Bure l'ainé, Paris, 1746 § [Coyer (Gabriel-François)] La Noblesse Commerçante, engraved frontispiece, advertisement leaf at end, old ink library stamp to title, contemporary mottled calf, lacking label, "Londres", et se trouve a Paris, Duchesche, 1756, both a little worn, joints split; and 8 others, French economics, 4to & 8vo (10)

Clarke (Arthur C.) Childhood's End, first English edition, some scattered spotting, original cloth, the odd spot, light sunning to spine ends, dust-jacket, foxing to verso, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few short nicks with light creasing to head and foot, light rubbing to extremities, an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1954.*** One of Clarke's most popular works, scarce with the jacket in good condition.

Economics.- Ward (Bernardo) Proyecto económico, en que se proponen varias providencias, dirigidas a promover los intereses de España, first edition, third impression, bookplate, small tear to lower corner of H2, water staining to lower margins of last leaves, very occasional spotting, some light browning, contemporary vellum, rubbed and soiled, Madrid, 1782 § Whately (Richard) Elements of logic, first edition, modern half morocco, spine gilt, 1826; and c.90 others, many economics and philosophy, v.s. (c.90)

[Goddard (Thomas)] The Doctrine of Justification by Faith, Parts I & II, 2 vol., first editions, contemporary ink signatures of Richard Grosvenor in Part I and Robert Grosvenor in Part II, the latter with long note identifying the author and engraved bookplate of Sir Richard Grosvenor, contemporary calf or panelled calf, worn, covers detached, Pt.II a little shorter, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, Pt. I Yeovil; Pt.II Sherborne, both R.Goadby & Co., 1748-49 § Wills (Rev. James) Letters on the Philosophy of Unbelief, lacking half-title, 1835 bound with [Fearn (John)] An Essay on Immortality, half-title, 1814, together 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, contemporary half calf, worn § Patrick (Father) A Famous Conference between Pope Clement the Xth and Cardinal de Monte Alto, concerning the late Discovery of the Masse in Holy Scripture, first edition, errata leaf at end, modern marbled wrappers, by T.R. and N.T. for Moses Pitt, 1674 § Hamersley (Richard) Advice to Sunday Barbers, against Trimming on the Lord's Day, first edition, 7pp. advertisements at end, a little browned, disbound, Tho.Bunce...& Robert Soden, 1706; and c.20 others, theology & religion, v.s. (c.25)

[Brontë (Charlotte)], "Currer Bell". The Professor, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, vol. 1 with 2pp. advertisement at end, vol. 2 with 8pp. advertisements at end, scattered spotting, bookplate, later half-morocco, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Smith pp.162-66], 8vo, 1857.

Britten (Benjamin).- Crozier (Eric) & others. The Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts. Programme Book, vol.1-61, some supplementary material and ephemera loosely inserted, original printed/pictorial wrappers, vol.1 signed by the three founders Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears & Eric Crozier on upper cover, a few others with ownership signatures, a little rubbed (mostly spines), Ipswich, 1948-2008 § Britten (Benjamin) & Bertolt Brecht. Children's Crusade, limited edition, colour illustrations by Sidney Nolan, original boards, slip-case, 1973 § Britten (B.) & others. The Rape of Lucretia, colour plates by John Piper, some folding, 1948 § Sackville-West (Edward) The Rescue. A Melodrama for Broadcasting based on Homer's Odyssey, Orchestral Score by Benjamin Britten, limited edition, colour plates by Henry Moore, 1945 § Herbert (David, editor) The Operas of Benjamin Britten, New York, 1979, plates and illustrations, all but the first two original cloth, the third with dust-jacket (rubbed), the fourth with faded spine; and c.85 others, music and literature, mainly Britten and W.H.Auden, v.s. (c.150)*** The Aldeburgh Festival programmes are an excellent record of this celebrated international music festival on the Suffolk coast. It was founded in 1948 by the composer Benjamin Britten, singer Peter Pears and librettist/producer Eric Crozier with Imogen Holst joining as an artistic director in 1956.  Based at Snape Maltings it is now in its 75th year.