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PLOT (Robert): 'The Natural History of Oxford-shire, being an essay towards the natural history of England...' Oxford, printed by Leon. Lichfield, for Charles Brome and John Nicholson, 1705: 2nd edition. Folding engraved map of the county (laid down on linen), 16 engraved plates, publishers adverts to verso of final leaf, contemporary blind ruled calf neatly rebacked to match, a little rubbed to extremities, a very good copy, folio. Together with a copy of the first edition of 1677, with the folding map in facsimile. (2)

WHITE (Gilbert): 'The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton..', FIRST EDITION: London, T Bensley, 1789: 7 engraved plates (2 folding), additional title and part title with engraved vignettes, errata leaf at end, some foxing and browning to plates and initial quire, old half calf over marbled boards, recently rebacked, bookplate of Joseph Gurney, a good copy, 4to. (1)

PONTOPPIDAN (Erich, Right Rev.): 'The Natural History of Norway: containing a particular and accurate account of the temperature of the air, the different soils, waters, vegetables, metals, minerals, stones, beasts, birds, and fishes...', London, printed for A Linde, 1755. FIRST EDITION in English, 2 parts in one vol, woodcut initials and decorations, folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline and 28 plates, scattered light foxing and marks, recent panelled calf in period style, folio. (1)

BOREMAN (Thomas): 'A Description of a Great Variety of Animals and Vegetables; viz. Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Plants, Fruits and Flowers, extracted from the most considerable writers of natural history; and adapted to the use of all capacities, especially for the entertainment of youth...', London, printed by J T for Thomas Boreman, 1736: FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece and 85 plates, many printed back to back, contemporary hand-colouring throughout, 20th century brown cloth with spine gilt lettered, 12mo. (1) 90 plates are called for in this edition. 

DE REAUMUR (M): 'The Art of Hatching and Bringing Up Domestick Fowls of All Kinds, at any time of the year.': London, printed for C Davis, 1750: FIRST EDITION in English, half title, 15 engraved folding plates, last plate torn with some loss and neatly repaired, recent half calf, 8vo: BURDON (William, Captain): 'The Gentleman's Pocket-Farrier; shewing, how to use your horse on a journey and what remedies are proper for common misfortunes that may befal him on the road..', Dublin, printed by S Powell, 1733: waterstaining to first and final few quires, copious early marginalia at pp38, contemporary blind ruled calf, 12mo: plus one other book. (3)

(JUVENILE TOPOGRAPHY): 'The County Album; containing 400 topographical hieroglyphics, indicative of the products, staple commodities, manufactures and objects of interest in England & Wales...' London, John Harris, 1829: FIRST EDITION. numerous woodcut illustrations, publishers morocco backed marbled boards, some light wear externally else a very good copy, 12mo: with 2 others, British topography, including another Harris juvenile. (3)

FLETCHER (PHINEAS): 'The Purple Island, of the Isle of Man: together with Piscatorie Eclogs and other Poeticall Miscellanies..' Cambridge, by the printers to the university, 1633: FIRST EDITION. Title page printed in red and black, without the 3 blanks and single plate found in some copies, full blue crushed morocco gilt by Tout, aeg, 8vo. (1)

POETRY: JONES (Henry): 'Kew Garden. A Poem in Two Cantos..' London, printed by J Browne, 1767: FIRST EDITION: wanting half title, light browning else a good copy, bookplate of Brooklyn Public Library, later half calf with spine gilt lettered direct, 4to: PARK (Thomas) 'Sonnets, and other small Poems...' London, printed for G Sael, 1797: contemporary pink paper covered boards neatly rebacked to style, edges rough trimmed, 8vo: with 12 others, 18th and early 19thc poetry, various sizes. (14)

LEIGHTON (Clare, illustrator): 'Growing New Roots...an essay with 14 wood engravings..' Book Club of California, 1976: No.165/500 copies, signed by the illustrator: publishers plain buckram, lettered in red to upper board, spine and upper edge a little browned, a few minor marks else VG, 8vo: LEWIS (C S) 'The Four Loves', London, Geoffrey Bles, 1960: FIRST EDITION. Publishers pale green cloth with dustjacket, a little rubbed and marked, 8vo: with 13 others, largely 20thc poetry, to include first World War verse by Ian Mackenzie, Wilfrid Wilson Gibson and others. (15)

WHITE (Gilbert): 'The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton..', FIRST EDITION: London, T Bensley, 1789: 7 engraved plates (2 folding), additional title and part title with engraved vignettes, lacking errata leaf at end, spots and smudges throughout, a few leaves repaired, several with some staining, large folding frontispiece backed onto linen, early 20th century dark green full morocco, aeg, rubbed, 4to. (1)

FITZGERALD (Francis, pseud. Charles Taylor): 'Surveys of Nature, Historical, Moral, and Entertaining, Exhibiting the Principals of Natural Science in Various Branches...', London, 1787: FIRST EDITION. 2 volumes, 6 parts over 4 sections, engraved title vignette to each volume, over 160 engraved illustrations on 158 plates including 19 in sepia and 2 folding, some slight offsetting onto text, some spotting (heavy in a few places), contemporary sheep backed boards later rebacked, spines richly gilt with red and black morocco labels, endpapers replaced, extremities rubbed but an attractive copy, large 8vo. (2)

PREZIOSI (AMADEO) STAMBOUL: RECOLLECTIONS OF EASTERN LIFE, 1858 first edition, Lemercier Paris, a tinted lithograph title page and twenty-nine chromolithograph plates, each titled in English and French, showing scenes and characters from Istanbul, gilt edged and bound by J. Leighton of Brewer Street with marbled end pages, in blue Morocco with tooled gilt decoration, each plate 540 x 405mm approx. Provenance Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Library, Halton House, Buckinghamshire Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942) Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House Literature Rothschild Archive, London, Manuscript: 000/174/C/3, Christie, Manson & Woods Probate Valuation of 'The Estate of Alfred C. de Rothschild, Esq. C.V.O. Deceased, Halton House Tring'. 1918. Listed as 'Preziosi Stamboul £1.0.0.' Catalogue Note Paper label applied to inside page, inscribed 'To Baron Alfred de Rothschild, 20th July 1889, from J.C.G.'. A second paper label with an inscription in Arabic applied beneath. Amadeo Preziosi (1816-1882) was a popular Maltese painter and traveller. He was a resident of Istanbul and was famous for views and depictions of local culture and costumes. His workshop was routinely visited by tourists wishing to return home from Istanbul with a souvenir, Edward VII visited him in April 1869.

Lewis (C.S.), The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, first edition 1950, with original dust cover, illustrated by Pauline Baynes, published by Geoffrey Bles, London

Ian Fleming, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, first edition 1963, black cloth boards with silver title to spine, unclipped, with original dust jacket, published by Jonathan Cape, London

A WWII US Army Medical Department First Aid kit contained in a military green metal box, with original bandages and forceps, three books 'Junior Players Encyclopaedia 16th Edition', 'Poems of Today Second Series' and Allen Clarke 'Story of Blackpool', with various black and white illustrations dating from 1923, published by Palatine Books Co Blackpool 1923, and a large black metal cash box (5).

Headlam (Cecil). Oxford and It's Story, first edition, with 24 lithographs and other illustrations by Herbert Railton, half morocco, published by J.N. Dent and Co, London 1904.

Charles Dickens; Master Humphrey's Clock, first edition, with illustrations by George Cattermole & Hablot Browne, half Morocco with marbled boards, published by Chapman & Hall, London 1840.

A Coalport figure, First Love, certificate; another, Jean, certificate; others, An Enchanted Evening, Lady Caroline, Mary; a Royal Worcester figure, 1818 The Regency, limited edition; a Capo-di-Monte figure; a resin golfer figure, 76/750, 33cm; a Caithness scent atomiser, others, Royal Doulton, Stuart; etc

WW2 A Roddis, Ray Grayston, Spud Boorer and Beck Parsons Signed the Dambusters Hardback Book by John Sweetman. First Edition Book, Spine and Dust Jacket in. 192 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Gordon Wansbrough White. Names with Wings. First Edition Hardback Book. Dedicated to Bill, signed by the author. Dust Jacket and Spine in Good condition. 206 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

WW2 Oxfords Own Men and Machines of No15 Squadron Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force by Martin and Valerie Ford Jones. A Hardback First Edition Book. 352 pages. Book is showing Signs of age. Otherwise. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

A collection of Corgi Exclusive First Edition, Corgi Original Omnibus, Matchbox and other buses and coaches, all boxed or cased.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Clarke, G.R.: The History & Discription of the Town and Borough Of Ipswich including the Villages and Counry Seats in its Vicinity more particularly those situated on the Banks of the Orwell, Printed & Published By S. Piper. London, Hurst, Chance & Co., 1830 Subscribers edition, 1/4 leather calf with gilt titles, 8vo, together with Wodderspoon, John: Memorials Of The Ancient Town Of Ipswich In the County of Suffolk, Ipswich: Old Butter Market. London: Longman, Brown, Green And Longman's; And J.R. Smith, Old Compton Street, 1850 first edition, coloured frontis and map, 8vo. (2)

Dugdale, Sir William: Monasticon Anglicanum, Or, The History Of the Ancient Abbies, and other Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, In England and Wales With Divers French, Irish, and Scotch Monasteries Formerly relating to England. Collected, and Published in Latin, by Sir William Dugdale, Knt. late Garter King of Arms. In Three Volums. And now Epitomized in English, Page by Page. With Sculptures of several Religious Habits. Licensed, R. Midgley. May the 25th 1692, London: Printed for Sam Keble at the Turks-Head in Fleet-Street, 1693, first edition translated into English from the original Latin 1655-1673 edition, translated and abridged by James Wright whose dedication to William Bromley, Knight of the Shire for Warwick is in the frontispiece, illustrated plates throughout, rebound in cloth with gilt title to spine, bearing bookplate for Phillips dated 1839, further stamps for the House of Retreat in Inchcore and hand-written margin notes. (1)

Wolfe, Tom: a collection of works to include Hooking Up, The Bonfire Of The Vanities & The Man In Full, being The Signed First Edition Society copies (2 sealed), The Bonfire Of The Vanities, 1988 Great Britain hardback, A Man In Full (sealed in slip-case), The Right Stuff x2 (1 sealed 1 F/S) and Bonfire Of The Vanities / The Right Stuff. (8)

Household, Geoffrey: Rogue Male, London: Chatto and Windus, 1939 first edition, rebound in black morocco with raised bands and gilt title to the spine, publisher's original cloth spine bound in at the rear, crown 8vo. (1)

Warburton, John: Some Account of the Alien Priories, And Of Such Lands As They Are Known To Have Possessed In England And Wales, In Two Volumes, London, Printed By And For J. Nichols: Sold By H. Payne, Pall-Mall; And N. Conant, Fleet-Street, 1779, first edition with folding map of Normandy and eight engraved plates (four folding), 1/4 red morocco with marbled boards, crown 8vo. (1)

Defoe, Daniel: four Folio Society volumes each in slip-case to include A Journal Of The Plague Year, Moll Flanders, Colonel Jack and Robinson Crusoe, together with A Journal Of The Plague Year, Printed From The First Edition for Constable & Company, 1927 limited to 775 copies and Bell, Walter G.: The Great Plague In London In 1665, Bodley Head 1924. (6)

Shakespeare, William: The Norton Facsimile of the First Folio Of Shakespeare, Published by W. W. Norton & Co., 1996, second edition, in slip-case. (1)

Tolkien J.R.R.:The Hobbit or There and Back Again, illustrated by the author, Hughton Mifflin Company Boston 1966, first printing collectors edition. (1)

Dickens (Charles), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, first edition, early issue, port frontis, and 39 engr plts by 'Phiz', [first 4 plts with publisher's imprint, remaining without, "sister" at p123, "latter" at p160, "inscribed" at p238, "flys" at p245, "visiters" at p272, "incontestible" at p297 and "surprise" at p586], hf green mor gt, me, 8vo, Chapman & Hall, 1839.

Dickens (Charles), Little Dorrit, first edition in book form, first issue, frontis, tp and 38 engr plts by HK Browne, [nb: "Rigaud" for "Blandois" at pp469, 470, 472 and 473, "William" for "Frederick" p317, "B2" p371, no errata slips], hf maroon mor gt, ge, 8vo, Bradbury & Evans, 1857.

A collection of Goebel Hummel Club Exclusive Edition figures, comprising musicians and other musical figures, including: two boxed sets of figures; and single figures, Melody; First Solo; Hitting the High Note; and Lamplight; each in box.

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Ɵ  Camden (William) Remaines Concerning Britain, sixth impression, additional title, printed by Thomas Warren for Isabella Waterson in imprint, engraved portrait frontispiece, woodcut armorial illustrations, toning, light foxing and browning, ff. torn (with loss) and clean edge tear to final page, later calf, lightly marked, spine ends and corners bumped, printed for Simon Waterson & Robert Clavell, 1657 § Pope (Alexander) The Works, 6 vol., armorial bookplates of Robert Miller and L. Messel, 23 engraved plates, light foxing, contemporary tree calf, rubbed, printed for C. Bathurst et al, 1776; and others, mostly 18th century, v.s. (43)Others include - Storer (James Sargent) Greig (John) Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet. 10 vol. bound in 5, additional engraved titles and plates, some foxing to margins, browning and foxing to text, armorial bookplates of Edm. Will. Estcourt, later blue morocco, gilt, rubbed and marked, extremities bumped, g.e., W. Clarke, 1807-1811 § Brand (John) Observations on Popular Antiquities, 3 vol., bookplates of Fitzherbert Macdonald and Leonard Charles Rudolf Messel, plates, double column text, front e/p. and title page loosely inserted in vol. 1, light marks, toning and occasional light foxing, half calf marbled boards, gilt, light marks, decorative spines, gilt, extremities scuffed and bumped, 8vo, Charles Knight, 1841-42 § Clarendon (Edward, Earl of) The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, begun in the year 1641, 4 vol. only (of 6) comprises: Vol. I, part 1, Vol. II, part 2, Vol. III, parts 1 and 2, engraved portrait frontispieces, browning, foxing, marked and stained, armorial bookplates of Samuel Fludyer and Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel, contemporary tooled calf, worn and rubbed, decorative spine, gilt, upper boards loose or detached, spine ends and corners scuffed and bumped. Oxford, printed at the Theatre, 1712 § Whalley (Peter) The Works of Ben Jonson in Seven Volumes, 7 vol., first edition, engraved frontispieces, list of Subscribers in vol. 1, errata, armorial bookplates of Leonard Charles Rudolf Messel, browning and foxing to preliminaries, further occasional foxing, some joints cracked, contemporary gilt-ruled calf with maroon leather panels to spines, rubbed, gilt titles faded, spine ends and corners bumped, printed for D. Midwinter et al, 1756 § Coste (Peter) The Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne. Translated into English, With Considerable Amendments and Improvements, 3 vol., eighth edition, Selkirk Library bookplates, browning and marks to preliminaries, some pencil marks in vol.1, occasional light foxing, some heavier marks to a few pages, full-polished calf, rubbed, morocco panels to spines, upper and lower boards joints cracked, spine ends and corners bumped, printed for J. Pote et al, 1776 § Marana (Giovanni Paolo) The Eight Volumes of Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy, Who liv'd Five and Forty Years, Undiscovered at Paris, 8 vol., complete, tenth edition, engraved frontispiece, browned and foxed, armorial bookplates of Leonard Charles Rudolf Messel, browning to preliminaries, some foxing, contemporary calf, rubbed, morocco panels to spines, extremities bumped, lower board lacking to vol. 4, G. Stachan et al, 1734 § Oxford University Press.- The World Classics, 6 vol., reprints, comprises nos. 1, 10, 180, 268, 335, 345 in the series, Bronte (Charlotte) Jane Eyre; Bronte (Emily) Wuthering Heights; Byron (Lord) Selected Poems; Trollope (Anthony) Barchester Towers; Austen (Jane) Mansfield Park, patterned e/ps., half-titles, silk ribbon markers, uniform quarter polished blue morocco- backed cloth, decorative spines, gilt, light marks to cloth, corners slightly bumped, gilt tops, 1951. Condition Report: All volumes are listed in the description on the website along with their condition reports.Condition Report Disclaimer

Ɵ  Continental Works.- Beeverell (James) Les Delices de la Grand Bretagne, & de L'Irelande, 8 vol., comprises: vol. 1, 2, (lacking vol. 3), 4, 5 (parts 1-2) 6, 7, 8, half-titles, 9 double-page engraved titles by J. Goeree, titles printed in red and black, 189 double-page engraved plates (1 folding) engraved map, engraved plan, mostly after Kip, Slezer and others, browning to preliminaries, occasional foxing, armorial bookplates of R. B. and John Longe, Spixworth Hall [Norfolk] with ink inscription beneath bookplate in vol. 1, 'Presented to the Spixworth Library by Miss Marianne Orman', contemporary polished calf, gilt, rubbed, spine ends and corners bumped, a few joints cracked, Arleide, Pierre Vander Aa, 1707. § Norvins (J.M. de) Histoire de France depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à la révolution de 1789, 5 vol., half-titles, engraved frontispieces and plates with tissue guards, French text, browning and foxing, bookplates of Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, gilt, extremities rubbed and bumped, Paris, Furne et Cie, 1839 § La Court van der Voort (P. de) Byzondere Aenmerkingen . . . Landhuizen, Lusthoven, Plantagien en Aenklevende Cieraeden . . ., 14 (of 15) folding engraved plans and plates, armorial bookplate of Alfred Ashworth, Horsley Hall, Gresford, browning and occasional foxing, contemporary full leather, raised bands, gilt, rubbed, joint cracked to upper board, spine ends and corners bumped, Leiden, Abraham Kalleweir et al, 1737; and others, v.s. (32)*** Spixworth Hall, Norfolk, was the family seat of the Longe family who purchased the estate in 1685. The hall's library consisted of one of the most extensive collections of first-edition books of any stately home in Britain. Condition Report: Others Include - Leonardi (Francesco) Apico Moderna, 8 vol., second edition, comprises: vol. 1-6, including duplicates of vol. 1 and 2, Rome, 1807-1808 § Baveri (Caroli Ludovici) Thucydidis De Bello Peloponnesiaco Libri Octo Cum Versionne Latina, vol.1 only, Latin and Greek text, 1811 § Kuhner (Raphael) Xenophontis de Socrate Commentarii, Gothae, 1841 § Lefevre (Andre) Les Parcs et Les Jardins, illustrations by Alexandre de Bar, Paris, 1867; and others, mostly French titles.   Condition Report Disclaimer

Ɵ  Ecclesiastical and related.- Pontificem Maximum, 3 vol. in 1, vignette titles, title to first volume creased and detaching, text in Greek and Latin, armorial bookplate of John Percival, Earl of Egmont, annotations in margins and some text underlined, browning and spotting to preliminaries, occasional light foxing, full decorative vellum, darkened, rubbed and marked, joint cracked to upper board, deep raised bands to spine, extremities bumped, spine chipped and scuffed, Tiguri, Christoph. Froschouerum, 8vo, 1579-1583 § [Fuller (Thomas)] Abel Redevivus or The Dead Yet Speaking, first edition, title printed in red and black with ownership inscription of Thomas Crawley Boevey, engraved portrait frontispiece and portrait illustrations, contemporary calf, rubbed, extremities bumped, printed by Thos. Brudenell for John Stafford, 1651 § Nelson (Robert) The Practice of True Devotion, ownership inscriptions of Richard Lloyd Crawley Boevey and Antony Crawley Boevy on ff., ink stamp on title of M.H. Crawley Boevy, Flaxley Abbey, 1847, engraved portrait frontispiece, browning to preliminaries, light staining to a few leaves at end, printed for John Rivington, 1775 § Rousseau (J.J., translator) Letters of an Italian Nun and an English Gentleman, fourth edition, engraved frontispiece, inscribed on title by Mary Albinia Crawley Boevy to her husband, Thomas Crawley Boevy, browning, light foxing, 1800; and others related, v.s. (32)     Condition Report: Others include - Horne (George, Lord Bishop of Norwich) A Commentary on the Book of Pslams, 2 vol., 8vo, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1790 § Echard (Laurence) A General Ecclesiastical History from the Nativity of our Blessed Saviour, 2 vol., sixth edition, titles printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, folding map, armorial bookplates, contemporary ownership signatures, browning to preliminaries, contemporary calf, rubbed, spines worn and bumped, corners bumped, Jacob Tonfon, 1722 § King (Frances Elizabeth) Female Scripture Characters Exemplifying Female Virtues, 2 vol., seventh edition, 1819 § Lardner (Nathaniel) The Works, vol. 2 only (of 11) J. Johnson, 1788 § Hoole (John) Jerusalem Delivered, vol. 2 only (of 2) fifth edition, J. Dodsley, 1783 § Crawford (George) The Memoirs of Henry Guthry, Late Bishop of Dunkeld, second edition, A. Stalker, 1748 § Hemans (Felicia) Scenes and Hymns of Religious Life with Other Poems, 1834 § Kettlewell (John) An Help and Exhortation to Worthy Communicating, or, A Treatise . . . of the Holy Sacrament, fifth edition, printed for W.B. and A. Bosvile, 1706 § Gavin (Rev.) A Master-Key to Popery, armorial bookplate, printed J. Stephens, 1729 § Evans (John) A Sketch of the Denominations of the Christian World, eleventh edition, ownership inscription of Mary Albinia Crawley Boevy on title, (lacking front board) 1808 § Gurney (William) A Complete History of the Holy Bible, 2 vol., armorial bookplates of D. Featherstone, 1817; and others, mostly 12mo.   Condition Report Disclaimer

Ɵ  Eighteenth-century Literature and others.- Fielding (Henry) The Works. With the Life of the Author, 12 vol., a few with armorial bookplates of Leonard Charles Rudolf Messel to front pastedowns, contemporary calf, lightly marked, red morocco panels and raised bands to spines, extremities bumped, printed for John Donaldson, 1776; with others, mostly odd volumes with armorial bookplates of A.W. Crawley-Boevy, Thos. Crawley-Boevey and Sir William Strachan, 8vo, 12mo, (45)     Condition Report: Others Include - Orrery (Earl of) The Letters of Pliny the Younger, with Observations on each Letter, and an Essay on Pliny's Life, Addressed to Charles Lord Boyle, 2 vol., vol. 1, first edition, vol 2, second edition, armorial bookplates of Sir William Strachan, index leaf loosely inserted, half-titles, engraved vignette titles, toning, light foxing, browning to e/ps., gilt-ruled leather, rubbed, decorative spines, gilt, with red and black morocco panels, spine ends and corners bumped, printed James Bettenham for Paul Valliant, 1751 § Pope (Alexander) The Works of Alexander Pope Esq. In Nine Volumes Complete, 9 vol., 21 engraved plates, contemporary inscriptions, all but two vol. with armorial bookplates of Leonard Charles Rudolf Messel, light foxing, toning, occasional browning, contemporary calf, spine ends and corners rubbed and bumped, 1753 § Cicero (Marcus Tullius) The Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to Several of His Friends: With Remarks by William Melmoth. 2 vol. only (of 3), first edition, title pages with engraved portrait vignettes by Louis-Philippe Boitard, browning and marks to preliminaries, toning, light foxing, inscriptions of A.W. Crawley-Boevy and Thos. Crawley-Boevey, armorial bookplate, contemporary gilt-ruled calf, rubbed, gilt decorated spines, worn and bumped, upper and lower boards joints cracked, corners scuffed and bumped, printed for R. Dodsley, 1753 § Swift (Jonathan) Orrery (John) Remarks on the Life and Writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift. In a Series of Letters to his Son, the Honorable Hamilton Boyle, third edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, contemporary inscription, armorial bookplate, browning and marks to e/ps., light foxing, contemporary calf, rubbed, spine ends and corners scuffed and bumped, upper board joint cracked, first published in Dublin in the same year, printed for A. Millar, 1752 § Thompson (James) The Works. with his last Corrections and Improvements in four volumes, vol. 1 only (of 4) engraved portrait frontispiece, 4 engraved plates, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, upper board joint cracked, browning to e/ps., toning and light foxing, re-backed tan calf, decorative spine, gilt, boards marked, spine ends and corners scuffed and bumped, printed for W. Bowyer et al., 1773 § Gordon (Thomas) The Works of Tacitus. With Political Discourses upon that Author, vol. 5 only (of 5), third edition corrected, half-title, contemporary inscriptions, browning to e/ps., toning, 8vo, printed for T. and T. Longman et al, 1753 § Lee (Harriet) Canterbury Tales for the Year 1797, vol.1 only (of 5) first edition, full calf, rubbed, front board split, lower board detached, spine ends and corners scuffed and bumped, G.G. & J. Robinson, 1797 § Moliere (Jean-Babtiste Pocquelin de) The Works of Moliere in Six Volumes. 5 vol. only (of 6) A New Translation, lacking vol.1, armorial bookplates, browning, occasional light foxing, contemporary calf, hinges cracked to upper boards, raised bands and red labels to spines, spine ends and corners bumped, printed for R. Taylor, 1771 § Barrow (John) Dictionarium Polygraphicum or The Whole Body of Arts Regularly Digested, vol, 2 only (of 2) first edition, complete with 24 folding engraved plates, toned and lightly marked, occasional light foxing, armorial bookplate of Robert Balch to front pastedown, full leather, gilt, rubbed, extremities bumped, joints cracked to boards, 8vo, printed for C. Hitch et al, 1735 § James (R.) Phamacopoeia Universalis: or, A New Universal English Dispensatory, second edition, text printed in double columns, the index in triple columns, browning to preliminaries, occasional foxing, contemporary ownership inscriptions of Thos. Crawley Boevey, full calf, gilt, rubbed, spine worn and bumped, corners scuffed and bumped, joints cracked to boards, printed for J. Hodges, 1752 § Nugent (Thomas) The New Pocket Dictionary, armorial bookplate of Earl of Listowel, printed for T. Longman et al, 1793 § Aikin (John) Evenings At Home; or The Juvenile Budget Opened, vol. IV, second edition, printed for J. Johnson, 1796 § Hume (David) Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, vol. 2, A New edition, printed for A. Millar, 1760 § The Ladies Diary; or, The Woman's Almanack, J Wilde, 1719 § Steele (Richard) The Funeral; or, Grief A-La-Mode. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, sixth edition, printed for J. Jonson, 1730 § Anon, The Adventurer, 2 vol, vol. 3 and 4 only, fourth edition, with Messel armorial bookplates, printed for C. Hitch et al, 1762 § Elements of Criticism, 2 vol, third edition, armorial bookplates of Sir William Strachan, 1765.   Condition Report Disclaimer

Ɵ  Gilpin (William) Observations Relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty ..., 5 vol., comprises: Observations of the River Wye, in South Wales, &c., Made in the Summer of the Year 1770, 3 vol. in 1, third edition, lacks half-title, 17 oval aquatint plates, 1792; bound with An Essay on Prints, fourth edition, 1792; bound with, Three Essays: On Picturesque Beauty, Picturesque Travel, and On Picturesque Landscape; to which is Added a Poem on Landscape Painting, second edition, 6 aquatint plates and line drawing, 1794, each vol. with armorial bookplate of John Longe, Spixworth Hall [Norfolk] light foxing and spotting, previous owner's annotations to preliminaries and margins of text, contemporary calf, gilt, light rubbing, decorative spines with red and black leather panels titled in gilt, spine ends and corners bumped, edges uncut, printed for R. Blamire, T. Cadell Jun.and W. Davis, 1792-1798; and 4 others similar, 8vo, (5) *** Spixworth Hall, Norfolk, was the family seat of the Longe family who purchased the estate in 1685, the hall's library consisted of one of the most extensive collections of first-edition books of any stately home in Great Britain.     Condition Report: Others Include - Observations . . . Made in Year 1772, Particularly the Mountains and Lakes of Cumberland and Westmoreland, 2 vol, bound in one, third edition, 30 plates, maps, 1792; Observations . . . Made in the Year 1776, Particularly the High-Lands of Scotland, second edition, 40 plates, maps, upper cover, preliminaries and title detached, 1792; Western Parts of England, first edition, 18 plates, printed for T. Cadell Jun. And W. Davis, 1798; Remarks on Forest Scenery, and Other Woodland Views . . . Illustrated by the Scenes of New-Forest in Hampshire. In three books, second edition, 31 plates, double-page map, 1794.   Condition Report Disclaimer

Ɵ  History.- Thoyras (Rapin de) Acta Regia: or, an account of the Treaties, Letters and Instruments between the Monarchs of England and Foreign Powers, 4 vol., first edition, engraved portraits, inscriptions of Thomas Crawley-Boevey, light marks and occasional foxing, contemporary gilt-ruled calf, rubbed, upper board detached to vol. IV, joints cracked to upper and lower boards, spine ends and corners bumped, printed for J. Darvey et al, 1726; The History of England, as well ecclesiastical as civil, Translated by N. Tindal, 15 vol., titles printed in red and black, 30 engraved royal portraits after G. Virtue, 12 folding genealogical or chronological tables, 4 folding maps, occasional light foxing, internally clean and crisp, uniform contemporary full mottled calf, rubbed, speckled edges, extremities bumped, printed for James and John Knapton, 1726-1731 § Tindal (N.) The Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England; From the Revolution to the Present Times, 9 vol. only, (i.e. vol. XIII, being 1st of Continuation, vol. XIV, XV, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXIX), engraved portrait frontispieces, browning, light marks, uniform contemporary full leather, printed by Assignment from Mr. Knapton by T. Osborne et al, 1758-1759; with others related, 8vo, 12mo, (46)         Condition Report: Others Include - Napier (Lieut, Gen. Sir William) English Battles and Seiges in the Peninsula, new edition, portrait frontispiece of the author, inscription to ff., 'J H C Boevy from his affectionate friend C H Irvine'1866 § Hooke (N.) The Roman History from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth, fourth and later editions, incomplete in 6 vol., comprises: vol. II-IV, VII, IX, XI, 4 folding maps, a few with armorial bookplate of Sir Wm. Strachan, light marks, occasional light foxing, heavier to preliminaries, contemporary calf, rubbed, decorative spines with morocco panels titled in gilt, printed for J. and R. Tonson et al, and J. and F. Rivington et al, 1766-1771 § Johnson (Samuel) The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia. A Tale, additional engraved vignette title, 1817, 3 engraved plates from the designs of Richard Westall, light foxing, occasional staining, contemporary full tan straight-grain leather, tooled in blind, gilt, rubbed, extremities rubbed and bump, John Sharpe, 1818 § More, (Cresacre) The Life of Sir Thomas More, Kt., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece of Sir Thomas More by G. Vertue, title printed in red and black, ownership inscription of Thomas Crawley Boevy, browning to preliminaries, contemporary calf, rubbed, decorative spine, gilt, with leather panel titled in gilt, raised bands, worn, spine ends and corners bumped, joints cracked to upper and lower boards, all edges red, 8vo, printed for James Woodman and David Lyon, 1726 § Aspin (J.) A Complete System of Chronology; or, Universal History Abridged, two parts bound in one, first edition, engraved frontispiece, an introductory discourse on the foundation of chronology, two chronological tables of Ancient and Modern History, tables of the sovereigns of Europe, browning and light foxing mostly to preliminaries, armorial bookplate, ownership inscription of Thomas Crawley Boevey, rebacked contemporary calf, gilt, boards cocked, spine rubbed and bumped, corners bumped, 8vo, A, H. Whellier, 1812 § Clarendon (Edward) The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. 2 vol. only (of 6) vol. 1, part 1, vol. 2, part 1, armorial bookplates of Samuel Fludyer and Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel, Oxford, 1712 § Willert (P. F.) Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots in France, frontispiece, plates, portraits, facsimile, 2 genealogical tables, contemporary inscription to ff., 1893 § Rollin (M.) The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Translated from the French vol.1 only (of 8) twelfth edition, engraved portrait frontispiece of the author, 1 engraved plate, 4 folding maps, 1813 § Whyte Melville (G.J.) The Interpreter A Tale of the War, originally published in 'Fraser Magazine', 1858 § Kincaid (Captain J.) Adventures in the Rifle Brigade in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands, from 1809 to 1815, second edition, 1838 § Prescott (William H.) History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, 2 vol. bound as one, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece of Philip the Second, foxed and marked, contemporary ownership inscription 'Littleton House, Wick, Worcester, Prize for Classics. G.B. Crawley-Boevey, June 16, 1857', browning, light foxing, contemporary dark-green morocco, gilt, spine ends and corners bumped, g.e., 1855 § Macaulay (Lord) The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, copyright edition, Collection of British Authors, vol. 543, vol. X, Leipzig, Tachnitz, 1861.   Condition Report Disclaimer

Ɵ  Nineteenth-century Literature and others.- Smollett (Tobias) The Adventures of Gilblas de Santillane, Translated from the French of Le Sage, 3 vol, 15 hand-coloured engraved plates, light foxing, occasional browning, bookplates of Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel, contemporary straight-grain calf, gilt, rubbed, upper boards weak, 1819 § Lamb (Charles and Mary) Tales from Shakespeare, 6 plates, ownership inscription of Sir Launcelot Valentine Hyde Crawley-Boevey, 7th Baronet, red calf prize binding with gilt device and Latin motto of Lockers Park School [Boxmoor, Hertfordshire] on upper board, 1903; and others, many with contemporary ownership inscriptions of M.H. Crawley and Elizabeth Crawley Boevy, 8vo, 12mo, (39)     Condition Report: Others include - The Magazine of Domestic Economy, 2 vol., vol. 3 and 4 only, first volume edition, ownership inscription of Elizabeth Crawley Boevy to front pastedown of vol.3, 1838-1839 § Storer (James) The Antiquarian Itinerary, 7 vol., full-page copper engraved plates, foxing and browning, wood-engraved illustrations, light marks, foxing and browning, armorial bookplates of Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel, contemporary red morocco, gilt, marked and rubbed, gilt decorated spines with raised bands, g.e., extremities a little scuffed and bumped, 1815-1818 § Dickens (Charles) Sketches of Young Gentleman. Dedicated to the Young Ladies, second edition, frontispiece (detached) incomplete with 3 plates only (of 6), by 'Phiz' [Halbot K. Browne], browned, occasional light foxing, contemporary inscriptions to A. Boevy from his mother, 4pp. publisher's advertisements at end, rebound, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, rubbed and worn, extremities bumped, 1838 § Rider Haggard (H.) Joan Haste, vol.I only (of 2) Tauchnitz, 1895 § The Sweepings of My Study. by the Compiler of 'The Hundred Wonders of the World', 1824 § Oxberry (W.) Kenilworth. A Melo-Drama, Oxberry edition, 1824 § Ruskin (John) Modern Painters, vol. IV, Part V, New York, John W. Lovell, [circa 1880s] § [Young (Charlotte Mary] The Clever Woman of the Family, second edition, contemporary ownership inscription of Elizabeth Crawley Boevy to front pastedown, 1867 § Pope (Alexander). Croly (G. Editor) The Works of Alexander Pope, 3 vol. only (of 4), lacking vol. 4, 1835 § Butler (Samuel) A Praxis on the Latin Prepositions, third edition, contemporary ownership inscription of M.H. Crawley, 1829 § Second Latin Exercises, Adapted to Every Grammar, third edition, 1830 § Scott (Walter) The Pirate. first edition, 3 vol., 1822; St. Ronan's Well, first edition, 3 vol, 1824; Tales of a Grandfather: being stories taken from Scottish History, sixth edition, 2 vol. only (of 3) lacking vol. 2, bookplates of G. G. Fielding, 1829 § Berguer (Rev. Lionel Thomas) The British Essayists; with Prefaces Biographical, Historical and Critical, in Forty-Five Volumes, 7 vol. only (of 45) comprises vol. 22-25, 42-44, armorial bookplates of Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel, 1823.        Condition Report Disclaimer

Ɵ  Natural History.- Thorburn (Archibald) British Birds, 4 vol., number 67 of 205 copies, half-titles, 192 colour plates with captioned tissue guards, browning and light foxing to preliminaries, a few joints cracked, original cloth, rubbed, t.e.g., spine ends and corners bumped, 1925-1926 § Lee (James) An Introduction to Botany. Containing an Explanation of the Theory of that Science . . ., first edition, engraved plates at end, each with accompanying leaf of text, toning and occasional light foxing, armorial bookplate and ownership inscription of C.E. Bagge, contemporary half calf marbled boards, rubbed with some nicks to upper board, spine ends and corners bumped and scuffed, printed for J. and R. Tonson, 1760; and others, v.s. (10)  Others Include - Milner (Thomas) A Gallery of Nature, A Pictorial and Descriptive Tour Through Creation . . . A New Edition, half-title, staining to frontispiece and engraved title, engraved illustrations, full colour maps, browning and occasional light foxing, bookplate of Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel, joint cracked to upper board, contemporary half calf green cloth, gilt, rubbed, spine ends and corners bumped, marbled edges, [c. 1848] § White (Gilbert) The Natural History and Antiquities of Selbourne, edited with notes by Sir William Jardine, illustrated title, illustrations, foxing to preliminaries, contemporary inscription, rebound full leather, gilt, light rubbing, top of spine worn and bumped, 1890 § Cooke (M.C.) Freaks and Marvels of Plant Life, illustrations, contemporary inscription, rebound full leather, gilt, light rubbing, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge [c. 1882] § Wright (E. Perceval) Mammalia: Their Various Forms and Habits, third edition, adapted from the text of Louis Figuier, frontispiece, over 260 engraved plates, illustrations, gift inscription to Mary Haslewood, occasional foxing, contemporary full leather, gilt, marbled edges, rubbed and marked, corners bumped, 1883 § [Tongue (Cornelius, 'Cecil')], The Stud Farm; half-title, engraved frontispiece, foxed, quarter calf backed cloth, gilt, light rubbing, spine worn, extremities bumped, 1851.   Condition Report: All volumes are listed on website along with their condition reportsCondition Report Disclaimer

Ɵ  Dorset.- Coker (John) A Survey of Dorsetshire, first edition, folding engraved map by J. Wilcox, 6 engraved armorial plates, some light foxing and marks, ownership inscription of Charles Crichel, Dorset, 1888, armorial bookplates to front and rear pastedowns, contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, spine worn and bumped, corners scuffed, printed for J. Wilcox et al, 1732 § Rogers (W.H. Hamilton) Memorials of the West, Historical and Descriptive, Collected on the Borderland of Somerset, Dorset, and Devon, frontispiece, numerous full-page plates, woodcut illustrations, occasional foxing, contemporary calf-backed cloth, rubbed, spine worn with some loss to calf in places, corners bumped, t.e.g., others uncut, Exeter, James G. Commin, 1888, folio, 8vo, (2)         Condition Report: All condition reports are noted on our website in the descriptionCondition Report Disclaimer

Ɵ  Poetry.- Custance (Olive, Lady Alfred Douglas) Rainbows, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'For dear Mrs. Bupton with much love from Olive, Weston, August, 1902', browning to preliminaries, half-title, original boards with paper label to spine, boards marked and rubbed, lower spine chipped, spine ends and corners bumped, edges uncut, The Bodley Head, 1902 § Tennyson (Alfred, Lord) The Poems 1830-1856, Oliver Messel Association copy, inscribed on front endpaper 'To Oliver, from Vivian, 25 June, 1941', red morocco, gilt, rubbed, extremities bumped with loss top of spine, 1919 § Milton (John) Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books, 2 vol., Oliver Messel Association copy, half-titles, engraved titles dated 1822 loosely inserted in vol. 1, 12 engraved plates after Richard Westhall, foxed, tissue guards, printed titles, foxed, vol 1. inscribed to Oliver Messel on front endpaper 'Oliver Messel, with gratitude for many kindnesses, Peter, July 8, 1941', toning, occasional light foxing, purple morocco, gilt, rubbed, decorative tooled spine, gilt, spine ends and corners bumped, g.e., John Sharpe, 1825; and others related, 8vo, 12mo, (40)*** Olive Eleanor Custance, Lady Alfred Douglas (1874-1944) was an English poet and part of the aesthetic movement of the 1890s. Custance spent her childhood at Weston Old Hall, the family seat in Weston Longville, Norfolk.She instigated a courtship with Lord Douglas by writing to him in June 1901, six months after the death of Oscar Wilde. Lord Alfred Douglas (1870-1945) also known as Bosie Douglas, was an English poet and a lover of Oscar Wilde. Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) was an English artist and one of the foremost stage, costume, interior and architectural designers of the twentieth century.           Condition Report: Others Include - Milton (John) Todd (Henry John, Editor} The Poetical Works of John Milton In Six Volumes, 6 vol., first edition, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, light foxing, browning, armorial bookplates of Leonard Charles Rudolf Messel, full calf, gilt, rubbed, upper board detached to vol. 5, spines worn (with loss) extremities scuffed and bumped, marbled edges and e/ps., 1801 § Crabbe (George) Life and Poems, 5 vol., vol. 2-6 only (of 8) engraved frontispieces and titles after C. Stanfield and E. Finden, foxing and browning with damp-staining to vol. VI, toning, bookplates of Leonard Charles Rudolf Messel, contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, decorative spines, extremities bumped, marbled e/ps., marbled edges, 1834 § Scott (Walter) Poetical Works, 11 vol. only (of 12) New Cadell edition, lacking vol. 7, engraved frontispieces and titles after J.M.W. Turner, browning, occasional foxing, toning, armorial bookplates, contemporary calf-backed maroon leather, gilt, marked and rubbed, gilt-blocked leather spine labels, lacking on some vol., extremities bumped and rubbed, 1833 § Adams (W.H.) The Golden Book of English Song, additional engraved title, damp-stained, in-text illustrations, contemporary inscription for the College music prize gained by Clarissa Hazlewood, rebound, contemporary tooled calf with Leam House College gilt design to upper cover, rubbed, extremities scuffed and bumped, all edges red, 1875 § Willmott (Robert Aris, Rev. Editor) The Poets of the Nineteenth Century, New edition, portrait frontispiece of Wordsworth, Illustrated throughout, vignette engravings, toning, light marks, occasional light foxing, original decorative cloth, gilt, g.e., 1869 § Percy (Thomas) Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, 2 vol., fourth edition, armorial bookplate of Charles Searle, browning, occasional foxing, contemporary calf, extremities bumped, lacking upper board to second vol.; with a duplicate copy of vol.1, 1794 § Ruskin (John) Works, Sesame and Lillies, Vol. 1 only (of 12) seventh edition, blue leather, decorative spine, gilt, rubbed, g.e,. extremities bumped, 1891; and 8 others similar.   Condition Report Disclaimer

Ɵ  Theatre and Design.- Mathews (Mrs.) Memoirs of Charles Mathews, 4 vol., first edition, 14 plates, (4 double-page) each vol. with bookplates of Charles B. Cochran to marbled endpapers, half-titles, engraved vignettes to titles, contemporary calf, gilt, red and black morocco panels to spine, t.e.g., 1838-1839 § Moses (Henry) Designs of Modern Costume, &c., 29 engraved plates, many captioned, foxed and marked, pencil inscription to front endpaper 'M.F. Messel, Bought at Saxtons Book Shop, North Street Brighton, Summer, 1947', red morocco, gilt, rubbed, light marks, decorative spine with gilt titles, spine ends and corners bumped, g.e, [c. 1823] § Lacroix (Paul) Les Arts au Moyen Age et l'epoque de la Renaissance, fifth edition, chromolithographed plates, some heightened with gold, tissue guards, illustrations, foxing, bookplate of Leonard Charles Rudolf Messel to front pastedown, contemporary half leather, black morocco panel and raised bands to spine, speckled edges, Paris, 1874, 4to, (6)*** Sir Charles Blake Cochran (1872-1951) was an English impresario and theatrical producer of the most successful musical revues, plays and musicals of the 1920 and 1930s. Following an exhibition of Oliver Messel's masks at the Claridge Galleries, London, 1925, Charles B. Cochran engaged the young Messel to design costumes, masks and sets for his numerous revues at the London Pavilion. Messel's lavish costume and set designs for Cochran's 1932 Adelphi Theatre production, Helen, directed by Max Reinhardt, secured Oliver Messel's critical success as one of the foremost stage, costume, interior and architectural designers of the twentieth century. Charles Mathews (1776-1835) was an English comic actor and theatre manager at the Adelphi Theatre, London: Maud Frances Sambourne (1875-1960) was the mother of English artist, architect and set designer, Oliver Messel (1904-1978) and the only daughter of Edward Linley Sambourne (1844-1910) English cartoonist, illustrator and draftsman for Punch magazine. Maud married Leonard Charles Rudolf Messel (1872-1953) who upon his father's death in 1915 inherited 'Nymans,' Cuckfield, West Sussex.        

Ɵ  Thackeray (William Makepeace) The Works, With Biographical Introductions by his Daughter, Anne Ritchie, 13 vol., 'Biographical edition', half-titles, frontispiece, illustrations, some toning, all but vol. 8 with bookplates of Charles B. Cochran, uniform calf-backed cloth, gilt, light rubbing and marks, spine ends and corners bumped, t.e.g., others uncut, 1898-1899 § Garnett (Richard, editor) The International Library of Famous Literature, 10 vol. only (of 20), comprises: vol. 1-8, 13, 14, half-titles, portrait frontispieces, titles printed in red and black, vol.1, inscribed by Ellen Terry on title, 'Ellen Terry - Yew Tree Cottage, Small Hythe', all but one vol. with Terry's Winchelsea bookplates, morocco-backed cloth, rubbed with light marks, gilt, t.e.g., spine ends and corners bumped, 8vo, Edward Lloyd, [c.1899]; and others, including incomplete volumes of Scott's works, vs. (59)*** Sir Charles Blake Cochran (1872-1951) was a British theatrical producer of the most successful musical revues, plays and musicals of the 1920 and 1930s. Charles B. Cochran engaged Oliver Messel (1904-1978) from 1926 and awarded him with his first full commission to design both costumes and sets for his 1932 production Helen, directed by Max Reinhardt. Dame Alice Ellen Terry (1847-1928) was a leading Victorian English actress and the great aunt of actor and theatre director, Sir John Gielgud. Terry first saw Smallhythe Place, near Tenterden, Kent, whilst out riding in her pony and trap with Henry Irving. She instantly fell in love with the property and asked to be told if it ever became available to buy. In 1899, a postcard with a Tenterden postmark was sent to Terry's Chelsea house with the brief message 'House for Sale'. Ellen Terry purchased Smallhythe Place later that year and lived there for the rest of her life.      Condition Report: Others include - Sue (Eugene) The Mysteries of Paris, 3 vol., first authorised English edition, pictorial titles, numerous illustrations in-text, some toning, contemporary half calf backed marbled boards, light rubbing, lacking three of six leather spine panels, spine ends and corners bumped, 1845-46 § Painter (William) Haslewood (John, Editor) Pleasant Histories and Excellent Novels . . . From the Edition printed by Thomas Marsh, 1575, 3 vol., second volume in two parts, foxing to preliminaries, browning and occasional light foxing, armorial bookplates of Carlingford and Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel on marbled e/ps., half morocco marbled boards, gilt, spine ends and corners bumped, supposedly only 165 copies printed, reprinted for Robert Triphook, 1813 § Scott (W.) Works, comprises: Novels and Tales, 14 vol, (lacking vol. 3) titles include: Waverley, Guy Mannering, Antiquary, Rob Roy, Black Dwarf, Old Mortality, Heart of Mid-Lothian, Bride of Lammermuir, Edinburgh, 1821; Historical Romances, 7 vol. (lacking vol. 3) titles include, Ivanhoe, The Monastery, The Abbot, Kenilworth, 1822; Fortunes of Nigel, 2 vol. (lacking vol. 1) 1822; Peveril of the Peak, 3 vol., (lacking vol. 4) 1822; Quentin Durward, complete in 3 vol., 1823; Redgauntlet, vol. 2 only (of 3) 1824.      Condition Report Disclaimer

Ɵ  Topographical.- Howel (J.) Londinopolis Historical Discourse or Perlustration of the City of London, first edition, title printed in red and black, lacking engraved portrait and double-page view of London, browning, some stains and foxing, bookplates of Samuel Martin and his son, Alfredi Trice Martin, leather-backed marbled boards, detached, spine defective, J. Streater for H. Twiford et al, 1657 § Hare (Augustus J.C.) Walks in London, 2 vol., first edition, wood-engraved illustrations, browning to edges, bookplates of Charles B. Cochran, later maroon morocco, gilt, raised bands to spines, g.e., 1878 § Ireland (Samuel) Picturesque Tour through Holland, Brabant and part of France; Made in the Autumn of 1789, 2 vol., 43 aquatint plates, 2 full-page etchings, [c. 1789]; Picturesque Views on the River Thames with Observations on the Works of Art in its Vicinity, 2 vol., additional sepia aquatint titles, 52 sepia aquatint plates, 2 maps, vignette illustrations, errata leaves, armorial bookplates of Joseph Granville Stuart Goff, Hale Park, both contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, spines worn and bumped, corners scuffed, T. and J. Egerton, 1790- 1791; and others, v.s. (21)            Condition Report: Others Include - Throsby (John) Town and County of Leicester, 6 vol., first edition, folding engraved map, 23 engraved plates (2 folding), list of subscribers at end of vol. 6, browning, light foxing, contemporary mottled calf with red morocco panels to spines, gilt, light marks, spine ends and corners bumped,12mo, printed for the author by S. Crowder, 1777 § Gloucestershire.- Delineations of Gloucestershire being Views of the Principal Seats of Nobility & Gentry with plates engraved from their original drawings by J. & H.S. Storer with the Historical & Descriptive Notices by J.N. Brewer, numerous steel-engraved plates, depicted Chavenage House, Highgrove and Gatcombe Park etc., foxing and browning, full tooled morocco, gilt, g.e., binding rubbed and detached, spine worn and bumped, corners scuffed, 8vo, Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper [c.1830s] § Jones & Co. [publisher]. Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles &c. of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, forming part of the general series of Jones' Great Britain Illustrated, engraved calligraphic title, 68 engraved plates, foxing and stains, marbled e/ps., later half calf, gilt, rubbed, extremities bumped, 1829 § A Description of England and Wales, Containing a particular Account of each County, 2 vol. only (of 10) first and second editions, numerous copper plates, engraved illustrations, contemporary inscriptions to front pastedowns, browning and light foxing throughout, vol.1, with a hole to pp.119-120, contemporary calf, rubbed, joints cracked to upper and lower boards, Newbery and Carnan, 1775-1769 § Bristol.- Evans (John) The History of Bristol, Civil and Ecclesiastical, vol. 2 only (of 2) first edition, 8 engraved plates, foxing, browning and staining, contemporary quarter calf, rubbed and worn, Bristol: 1816 § Kent.- The History and Antiquities of Rochester and its Environs, first edition, 5 engraved plates (lacks engraved folding map) browning to preliminaries, occasional light foxing, full calf, light rubbing, red morocco panel to spine, raised bands, spine ends and corners bumped, Rochester; T Fisher Unwin, 1772 § Echard (Laurence) The Gazetteer's; or. Newman's Interpreter, two parts in one vol., 1731-1732 § Hughes (William) The Treasury of Geography, full-page plates, maps and woodcuts, half calf marbled boards, gilt, marbled edges, 1867.    Condition Report Disclaimer

Three large albums containing a vast amount of RAF first day cover, many signed and limited edition examples.

Steiff - A boxed white mohair #02348 'Four Seasons Snowman 1996 - 1997' - First of the Four Seasons series, a limited edition of 5,000 pieces. The white bear has plastic eyes, wool felt paws and nose. Jointed limbs, and poly-filled. Bear has a gold-coloured button on its ear and a white tag. Bear is 30 cm in height and is odourless. Bear comes with a certificate of authenticity. Bear appears in excellent condition. Box appears in excellent condition with some storage wear. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

A GROUP OF CERAMICS, to include a Beswick Bois Roussel Racehorse 701, second version in grey matt finish, a Beswick Foal (Larger Thoroughbred Type) 1813, first version in grey gloss finish, a JNA Capodimonte March Wind figurine, limited edition 19/1500 with certificate and scroll, three Hummel figurines: Puppy Love, Meditation and Wayside Harmony, a boxed pair of Royal Worcester trinket dishes made for Kay & Co Ltd, a boxed Aynsley trinket dish commemorating the 70th anniversary of Staffordshire Federation of Women's Institutes, three Francesca Art China figurines, a Franklin Porcelain Marie Antoinette figurine, two E & J Mining figures made from coal, etc (Qty) (Condition report: most pieces appear in good condition, sd)

FIVE BOXES OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS, containing over 100 titles including four C.S. Lewis titles The Screwtape Letters 1946, Beyond Personality 1944, Transposition and Other Addresses - First Edition and Christian Behaviour, La Boheme music book 1920, early engineering books, etc (5 boxes)

CHAUCER AND THE CANTERBURY TALES FIRST EDITION PROOF SET OF 36 BRONZE PROOF MEDALLIONS, all 36 medals housed in individual plastic bubbles, accompanied with information booklet on how the medal were drawn and the history behind them, minted by John Pinches, Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg, Netherlands Year sets of coins, commemoratives etc

TEN BOXES OF BOOKS AND MAPS, approximately one hundred and twenty titles to include History of Burton Upon Trent compiled by Charles Hayward Underhill first edition (1941), a Collins green calf bound 'The Complete Works of Shakespeare in original box, other books including wildlife, travel, needlework, antiquarian, fiction, children's books and royalty, together with OS and Bartholomew's maps, etc (10) (Condition report: condition varies widely, most books appear in fair to good condition, sd)

° ° A collection of 31 20th century First edition works, fiction and non fiction, many in original dust jackets; Irving, J., ‘The World According to Carp’, 1978, hardback; Michener, J.A., ‘Space’, 1982, hardback; King, S., ‘Firestarter’, 1980, hardback; Kafka, F., ‘The Trial’, 1945, hardback; Frayn, M., ‘The Russian Interpreter’, 1966, hardback; Milligan, S., ‘Monty, His Part in my Victory’, 1976, hardback; Lewis, L., Connoisseurs and Secret Agents in Eighteenth Century Rome’, 1961, hardback; Drabble, M., ‘The Witch of Exmoor’, 1996, hardback; Randell, R., ‘Live Flesh’, 1986, hardback; Rendell, R., ‘A Sleeping Life’, 1978, hardback; Walters, M., ‘The Ice House’, 1992, hardback; Braine, J., ‘The Crying Game’, 1968, hardback; Auel, J.M., The Clan of the Cave Bear’, 1980, hardback; Forster, M., ‘Mr Bone’s Retreat’, 1971, hardback; Miller, H., ‘Quiet Days in Clichy’, 1966, hardback; Ferrars, E., ‘Hunt the Tortoise’, 1950, hardback; Pratchett, T., ‘The Dark Side of the Sun’, 1976, hardback; Duncan, R., ‘This Way to the Tomb’, hardback; Marshall, P., ‘The Challenge of Our Time’, 1948, hardback; Beckett, S., ‘Malone Dies’, 1958, hardback; McEwan, I., ‘The Comfort of Strangers’, 1981, hardback; Schreiner, O., ‘The Story of an African Farm, 1883, hardback; Balchin, N., ‘Sunday Creditors’, 1953, hardback; Durrell, L., ‘Nunquam’, 1970, hardback; Sitwell, E., ‘Selected Poems’, 1936, hardback; Wodehouse, P.G., ‘Do Butlers Burgle Banks?’, 1968, hardback; Bates, H.E., ‘Love for Lydia’, 1952, hardback; Shute, N., ‘The Rainbow and the Rose’, 1958, hardback; Dinnage, P., ‘Petronius Satyricon’, 1953, hardback; Miller, H., ‘Sexus’, 1962, hardback; O’Brien, E., ‘Casualties of Peace’, 1966, hardback; Walters, M., ‘The Sculptress’, 1993, hardback; Walters, M., ‘The Ice House’, 1992, hardback

° ° A collection of thirty one 20th century First edition works, fiction and non fiction, many in original dust jackets;Spencer Jones, H., ‘Life on Other Worlds’, 1955, hardback; Cooper, J., ‘Her First Light-Fingered Romance, Emily’, 1975, hardback; James, M.R., ‘A Thin Ghost and Others’, 1919, hardback; Conan Doyle, A., ‘Three of Them’, 1923, hardback; Blyton, E., ‘The Mystery of the Strange Messages’, 1957, hardback; Sartre, J.P., ‘What is Literature?’, 1950, hardback; Gibbons, S., ‘Conference at Cold Comfort Farm, 1949, hardback; King, F. ‘Flights’, 1973, hardback; Burton, M., ‘Deaths Takes a Detour’, 1958, hardback; Cocteau, J., ‘Children of the Game’, 1955, hardback; Williamson, H., ‘Tarka the Otter’, 1932, hardback; Milligan, S., ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’, 1998, hardback; Brookner, A., ‘Latecomers’, 1988, hardback; Moravia, A., ‘The Voice of the Sea and other stories’, 1978, hardback; Knight, E., ‘This Above All’, 1941, hardback; Llewellyn, R., ‘A Flame for Doubting Thomas’, 1954, hardback; Bainbridge, B., ‘Another Part of the Wood’, 1968, hardback; Sartre, J.P., ‘Words Reminiscences’, 1964, hardback; Collins, J., ‘The World is Full of Married Men’, 1968, hardback; Wodehouse, P.G., 1955, hardback; Graves, R., ‘But it Still Goes On’, 1930, hardback; Spender, S., ‘European Witness’, 1946, hardback; Blyton, E., ‘The Mystery of the Missing Man’, 1956, hardback; Wildeblood, P., ‘A Way of Life’, 1956, hardback; Pirandello, L., ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’, 1954, hardback; Armstrong, A. & F, ‘More Nice Types’, 1944, hardback; Wells, H.G., ‘The Open Conspiracy’, 1928, hardback; Wodehouse, P.G., The Mating Season, hardback; Christie, A., ‘By the Pricking of My Thumbs’, 1968, hardback; Greene, G., ‘May we Borrow Your Husband?’, 1967, hardback; Sherman, M., ‘Bent’, 1979, paperback

Limited edition Laurel and Hardy Kings of Comedy jug by KF Guild, Number 195, H: 24 cm. No cracks, chips or visible restoration. P&P Group 2 (£18+VAT for the first lot and £3+VAT for subsequent lots)

Three limited edition two pound coins for 1996 European Football competition. P&P Group 0 (£5+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Three Corgi 1:144 scale diecast Aviation Archive Military Aeroplanes, 48803 First Issue Short S.25 Sunderland III, 47306 Limited Edition Avro Lancaster Mickey the Moocher and AA31102 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle, all boxed