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A collection of Madonna records, to include: True Blue; Erotica; You Can Dance; Holiday [Limited edition picture disc]; Live to Tell; The First Album; Hanky Panky; Crazy for You [Limited eidition shaped picture disc]; Limited edition 7" picture disc set

A mixed lot of Lord of the Rings memorabilia and ephemera, to include: - Various first day covers, stamps and postcard sets - Isle of Man post stamp collection bearing the signature of Billy Boyd (Pippin) - First day cover bearing the signature of Ian McKellan (Gandalf) - Korean poster book - The Two Towers sticker sheet - Various limited edition lithographic prints - 2004 Return of the King calendar - Newspaper specials etc

ALAN ALDRIDGE (Ed): THE BEATLES ILLUSTRATED LYRICS, London, macdonald Unit 1975, First edition

TERRY PRATCHETT: I SHALL WEAR MIDNIGHT, London, Doubleday, 2010, first. With limited edition art print with facsimile signature

Gardner (Helen): The Art of T.S. Eliot, first edition published by Cresset Press 1949 plus various T.S. Eliot editions published by Faber & Faber; Pudney (John): Dispersal Point and other air poems published by the same author, Private Breger in Britain by Lt Dave Breger U.S Army published in London, The Pilot Press Ltd 1944, other books:- Two Boxes.

Commemorative Coins- Various issues in Incomplete Boxes, including 'The Day the Council Went Decimal', 'The Great Explorers', 'Queen Victoria', a Princess Diana plate and Enid Blyton's 'Five Have Plenty of Fun', 1955 first edition, no dustjacket:- One Tray.

Blyton (Enid) - A collection of fifteen (15) 'The Adventure Series' books, to include The Sea of Adventure, 1st edition 1948, 1951, 1955, 1958 & 1964; The Mountain of Adventure, 1st edition 1949 x 2; The Island of Adventure, 1950, 1966; The River of Adventure, 1st edition 1955, 1964; The Castle of Adventure, 1953; The Valley of Adventure, 1955; The Circus of Adventure, 1st edition 1952; The Ship of Adventure, 1955, all eight books in series, to include five first editions, no dust covers, all with inscriptions, etc. (15)

Inglis, Henry D., The Channel Islands; Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney &c. (The result of a two year`s residence), forth edition, pub. Whittaker and Co, 1838, together with a first edition, rebound, 1834. (2)

Ian Fleming - Three Novels and a book, all published by Jonathan Cape, London, comprising - "From Russia With Love", 1957, "You Only Live Twice", and 1964, "Thunderball", 1961, and "The Diamond Smugglers", 1957, all cloth bound with original dust jackets From Russia with Love - general wear and loss to the edges and corners of the dust wrapper as well as missing lower1/3 of the spine are of the dust wrapper, inscription of name in pencil to the first page, otherwise pages and book itself are in good condition with light scattered markings, primarily to the edges of the pages. Reprinted 1957 versionThunderball - again scattered wear and loss to the edges and corners of the dust wrapper, one small inscription to the back page in pencil with the number '17' written, pages are in generally good condition, with very light scattered signs of discolouration, primarily to edges and corners. First edition published in 1961You Only Live Twice - dust wrapper intact, one slight fold to the inside rear and some light markings, inscription to the inside first page in pen, pages appear to be in good condition with only light scattered signs of markings, primarily to edges. This is a first edition published in 1964The Diamond Smugglers - dust wrapper - scattered markings to the back as well as intermittent tears to the top edge, both front and back regarding the pages- there is light scattered foxing to the outermost edges of the pages. It is also the second impressionProspective buyers are strongly advised to study all images carefully prior to bidding as these images constitute part of the condition report.

Ian Fleming - Three Novels published by Jonathan Cape, London, comprising - "Dr. No", 1958, "The Spy Who Loved Me", 1962, and "The Man with the Golden Gun",  1965, all cloth bound with original dust jackets Dr No - There is light scattered wear to edges and corners of dust jacket and there is light scattered foxing to the first and last pages. This is a second impression, published May 1958The Man With The Golden Gun - There is slight tearing/loss to the upper centre edge of the dust jacket. This is a first edition.The Spy Who Loved Me - There is scattered damage and loss to the dust jacket corners and edges. This is a first edition

First edition. 12 oversize loose-leaf black and white print photos that shows the life and people of the Appalachian mountains. Artist: Builder LevyIssued: 1976Dimensions: 11.25"L x 0.25"W x 14.5"HCondition: Age related wear.

Los Angeles: National Football League Properties, 1994. First Edition. Autographed by Emmitt Smith, Hall of Fame running back and MVP of Super Bowl XXVIII. This hardcover 278-page program, commemorates the championship game held in Atlanta, Georgia, celebrating the Dallas Cowboys' victory over the Buffalo Bills with detailed rosters, game analysis, and memorable moments from the event. Global COA GF8111. Issued: 1994Dimensions: 8.5"L x 0.75"W x 11"HCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

This set of Royal Doulton material contains three paperback reference books: Two price guides consisting of The First Edition Official Doulton Price Guide from 1982 written and compiled by Ruth M. Pollard and the Kovel's Illustrated Price Guide written by Ralph and Terry Kovel. We are also including John Dale's 4th edition of a catalogue of Royal Doulton Animals containing both black and white and color photographs. This is the largest of the offerings measuring 9"L x 7"W. The dimensions of the collection measures: 9"L x 7"W x 2.75"H. Issued: 1980 - 2005Dimensions: See DescriptionCondition: Age related wear.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2008. First Edition. Autographed by Tim Green, former NFL player and bestselling author. Football Hero, a 297-page novel, tells the story of a young boy navigating the challenges of family, football, and an unexpected path to greatness. ISBN: 978-0-06-112274-3. Artist: Tim GreenIssued: 2008Dimensions: 6.25"L x 1"W x 9.5"HCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Very good. Browning.

New York: Excel Books, a Strang Company, 2008. Hardcover first edition. Autographed by David Tyree, NFL wide receiver known for his iconic Super Bowl catch. More Than Just the Catch, a signed 231-page memoir, shares his journey of faith, perseverance, and triumph. ISBN: 978-1-59979-387-0. Artist: David Tyree with Kimberly DanielsIssued: 2008Dimensions: 6.25"L x 1"W x 9.25"HCondition: Very good. Browning.

Texas: WRS Publishing, 1993. First Edition. Autographed by Karl Nelson, a former NFL offensive lineman and cancer survivor. Karl Nelson and Barry Staton co-authored Life on the Line, a signed 175-page memoir about Nelson's NFL career and battle with Hodgkin's Disease. ISBN: 1-56796-051-0. Artist: Karl Nelson and Barry StatonIssued: 1993Dimensions: 6.5"L x 1"W x 9.5"HCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2008. First Edition. Mark Bavaro, former NFL tight end and two-time Super Bowl champion, authored Rough & Tumble, a 311-page novel exploring the gritty world of professional football, balancing the highs of success with personal challenges. ISBN: 0-312-37574-3. Artist: Mark Bavaro & Jason ColeIssued: 2008Dimensions: 6.5"L x 1"W x 9.5"HCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Very good.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2008. First Edition. Autographed by Plaxico Burress, Super Bowl-winning wide receiver. Giant, a 230-page memoir, recounts his football career, his pivotal moments with the New York Giants, and his personal and professional challenges. ISBN: 978-0-06-169574-2. Artist: Plaxico Burress & Jason ColeIssued: 2008Dimensions: 6.25"L x 1"W x 9.25"HCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear. Browning.

Two Moorcroft pottery ginger jars and covers, the first in the Carousel pattern, dated 1998, designed by Rachel Bishop, No. 955 from a numbered edition, with certificate, the second in the Midnight Blue pattern, dated 2002, designed by Philip Gibson, both with impressed, printed and painted marks to bases, height 15cm.

1 50-cl bt Slanghoek Noble Late Harvest 2003 bs 2 hf bts Kendemanns Beerenauslese 2005 Rheinhessen 1 hf bt The Ned Noble Sauvignon Blanc 2011 Waiopai River 1 hf bt Berton Vineyard Botrytis Semillon 2013 1 hf bt Valle Secreto Vineyards Winery Late Harvest Viognier First Edition 2013 Cachapoal Valley Above 1 50-cl bottle and 5 half bottles

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons softback R-3 "The Egg of The Phoenix", rare publication by Frank Mentzer first edition 1982

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons first edition softback adventure, "To The Aid of Falx", R-1, rare publication by Frank Mentzer

A box of Corgi Omnibus Limited Edition Models, two London Transport Sets, Exclusive First Editions, etc.

A boxed Bachmann 00 gauge 'First World War Ambulance Train No.40' Special Commemorative Edition, in unused condition

A boxed Exclusive First Edition London Underground 1938 Tube Stock 4-car non-motorised Unit produced for London Transport Museum, in unused condition

John Osborne The Entertainer First edition, small nibbles to unclipped dj, with a theatre programme of the First Production at The Royal Court Theatre loosely slipped in, vg, Faber and Faber, 1957.

(Presentation Copy) Robert Were Fox Observations on Mineral Veins MS 'from the author' to the title page, first edition, rebound in a full calf, pp.65, three plates as issued to the rear (IV, V and VI), errata, some toning to edges of plates otherwise vg to fine, printed by J.Trathan, Market Strand, Falmouth, 1837.A rare work on the geology of various minerals found in Cornwall in the late 18th Century and early 19th Century. Robert Were Fox was born in Falmouth in 1789, becoming one of the foremost geologists of the period, he lived at Penjerrick and wrote many papers.

(Literature) Twenty nine works Grahame Green. 'The Honorary Consul,' first edition, unclipped dj, fine, The Bodley Head, London, 1973; Seamus Heaney (trans). 'Beowulf,' first trade edition, clipped dj, fine, Faber and Faber, London, 1999; Alexander Kurprin. 'The Garnet Bracelet,' early English edition, large tide mark to verso of dj, mould staining to cloth, good, Foreign Language Publishing House, Moscow, n.d; Mervyn Peake (ill). 'The Hunting of the Snark. An Agony in Eight Fits by Lewis Carroll,' pictorial boards, illustrations throughout, vg, Zodiac Books, London, 1948; With twenty four other works, all vg. (29)

(South Pacific Islands) Twenty six works H. E. Maude. 'Of Islands and Men. Studies in Pacific History,' first edition, original cloth, clipped dj, plates, vg, Oxford University Press, 1968; Paul Bahn and John Flenley. 'Easter Island. Earth Island, first edition, unclipped dj, illustrated throughout, fine, Thames and Hudson, 1992; Robert Trumbull. 'tin Roofs and Palm Trees. A Report on the New South Seas,' first reissue, unclipped dj with spotting to flaps, ex libris Marshall Laird, University of Wahington Press, 1977; Eric Bailey. 'The Christmas Island Story,' first edition, original clith, unclipped dj, plates, vg, Stacey International, 1977; I. E. Butler. 'Ghost Stories and Other Island Tales,' card wraps, vg, Tom Butler, [2014]; Andre Sharpe (ed). 'The Journal of Jacob Roggeveen,' first edition, unclipped dj, spotting to edge of text block, At the Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1970; Howard Van Trease (ed). 'Atoll Politics. The Republic of Kiribati,' card wraps, a scarce work, vg, MacMillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury and Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, 1993; With nineteen other works. (26) From the library of Guy Slatter, whose lifelong passion for island life began in childhood with an interest in Pitcairn. After studying at Oxford and working for the BBC, he spent two years in the 1960s setting up a radio station in the Kiribati Islands. His deep connection to the Pacific led to many return visits, including work for a German museum, where he facilitated the export of an ethnic house for an exhibition. A dedicated scholar of Pacific history and culture, he built his collection of books over many years through a dealer in York and even translated two German works into English: The Material Culture of Kiribati and The Material Culture of Tuvalu.

(Samoa) George Turner Samoa. A Hundred Years Ago and Long Before. Together with Notes on the Cults and Customs of Twenty-three Other Islands in the Pacific First edition, rebound in a quarter goat with marbled boards and morocco label, xvi, pp.395, pp.32 publishers catalogue to rear, half title, three maps and three vignette engravings, vg to fine, MacMillan and Co, London, 1884. From the library of Guy Slatter, whose lifelong passion for island life began in childhood with an interest in Pitcairn. After studying at Oxford and working for the BBC, he spent two years in the 1960s setting up a radio station in the Kiribati Islands. His deep connection to the Pacific led to many return visits, including work for a German museum, where he facilitated the export of an ethnic house for an exhibition. A dedicated scholar of Pacific history and culture, he built his collection of books over many years through a dealer in York and even translated two German works into English: The Material Culture of Kiribati and The Material Culture of Tuvalu.

Ernest H. Shepard Illustrations Six works 'Ben & Brock,' first edition, clipped dj, ink inscription to ffep, vg, Methuen & Co, London, 1965; Richard Jefferies. 'Bevis: the Story of a Boy,' first edition thus, new illustrated edition, original cloth, small tears and toning to unclipped dj, spotting to edge of dj, good to very good, Jonathan Cape, London, 1932; Kenneth Grahame. 'Dream Days,' first edition, original embossed cloth, lacks dj, vg, John Lane The Bodley Head, London, 1930; Mrs J. H. Ewing. 'the Brownies and Other Stories,' first edition thus, unclipped dj, spotting to edge of textblock, vg, J. M. Dent 7 Sons, London, 1954; E. V. Lucas. 'Playtime & Company,' first edition, cloth backed pictorial boards rubbed with some soiling, vg text block, Methuen & Co, 1925; John Drinkwater. 'Christmas Poems,' first edition, printed paper on card boards with some sun bleaching to spine, spotting up to title page, vg, Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1931. (6)

B. S. Johnson Albert Angelo First edition, orignal cloth, very small tears and nibbles to unclipped dj mostly to ends of folds, pp.180, very light spotting to edge of text block, vg, scarce, Constable, London, 1964.A nice copy of the British author's second experimental novel, which features two "textual windows"-- strips cut out of pages 149-152

(Ornithology) Sixteen works Derek Goodwin. 'Pigeons and Doves of the Worldfirst edition, unclipped dj, errata, fine, Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 1967; Bruce Campbell and Elizabeth Lack (ed). 'A Dictionary of Birds,' first edition, unclipped dj, fine, T. & A. D. Poyser, Calton, 1985; Alan Feduccia. 'The Origin and Evolution of Birds,' first editon, unclipped dj, fine, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1996; R. M. Lockley. 'Ocean Wanders. The Migratory Sea Birds of the World,' first edition, unclipped dj, fine, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1974; J. Bryan Nelson. 'The Sulidae. Gannets and Boobies,' first edition, small nibbles to unclipped dj, spotting to fore edge, vg, University of Aberdeen by Oxford University Press, 1978; With eleven other works. (16)

(Mining) Forty eight works. A diverse collection Prof David Penman and J. S. Penman. 'The Principles and Practice of Mine Ventilation,' original cloth with a tear to back strip, ex libris label Courtney Library, profuse with illustrations and fold out plates, vg, Charles Griffin and Company, London, 1927; John C. Allan. 'Considerations on the Antiquity of Mining in the Iberian Peninsula,' printed card wraps, ex libris, some toning otherwise vg, Royal Anthropology Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1970; Thomas Bryson. 'Surveying Problems Constituting a Guide to Examinations in Mine Surveying,' second edition, original cloth, ex libris, illustrated, vg, Thomas Wall and Sons, "The Science and Art of Mining" Office, Wigan, 1927; International Tin Council Statistical Year Book 1964, 1965 and 1968, With a Report on World Tin Position with Projections for 1965 and 1970. (4); Robert T. Clough. 'A Treatise on the Exploitation of Mines. Antoine Grimoald Monnet. A Forgotten French Chemist and Metallurgist,' signed and inscribed by the author, 289/400, ex libris, unclipped dj, fine, Jowett & Sowry, Leeds, 1974; C. N. Bromehead. 'ancient Mining Processes as illustrated by a Japanese Scroll,' printed card wraps, rust to staple bind, plates, vg, Reprinted from Antiquity for September 1942; Henry A. Pohs. 'Mine Lighting from Antiquitu to Arizona,' second edition, card warps, illustrated throughout, vg, Museum Monograph No.6, Arizona Historical Society, 1984; Ian Auhl. 'The Story of the Monster Mine. The Burra Burra Mine and its Township 1845-1877,' first edition, unclipped dj, illustrations, vg to fine, Investigator Press PTY, South Australia, 1986; With 37 other works including scarce booklets and Governmental Reports. (48)

(Occult) Henry Cornelius Agrippa His Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy. Of Geomancy. Magical Elements of Peter de Abano. Astronomical Geomancy. the Nature of Spirits. Arbatel of Magick. Translated into English by Robert Turner, first facsimile edition, limited edition 80/500 copies quarter leather with cloth boards, light spotting to edge of text block, pp.217, vg, Askin Publishers Ltd, Chiswick, 1978.

(India) S.B. Krishnasawmy Iyengar Canarese Dialogues First edition, a near contemporary half calf with marbled boards, raised band and gilt tooling to spine, facsimile printed title page, tide mark to fore edge running throughout, small amount of spotting, good, Mysore Govt. Press, Bangalore, 1860.

William Bentinck Forfar The Wizard of West Penwith First edition, rebound in quarter leather with marbled boards, marbled endpapers, toning to frontis engraving, graphite library numbers to title page with ink to versom pp.241, vg, W. Cornish, The Library, Penzance, 1871.

(Ornithology) Twenty four good works Peter Scott. 'Wild Geese and Eskimos. A Journal of the Perry River Expedition of 1949,' first edition, original clothsmall nibbles and tears to unclipped dj, very light spotting to edge of text block, plates, vg, Counrty Life, London, 1951; Peter Scott and James fisher. 'A Thousand Geese,' first edition, clipped dj, spotting to endpapers, vg, Collins, London, 1953; 'The Eye of the Wind. An Autobiography,' sixth impression, unclipped dj, fine, Hodder and Stoughton, 1968; Gwen Davies (ed). 'The Bird Notes Bedside Book,' cloth backed boards, fine, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, [c.1962]; Barbara and Richard Mearns. 'Biographies for Bird Watchers. The Lives of Those Commemorated in Western Palearctic Bird Names,' illustrated by Darren Rees, first edition, unclipped dj, fine, Academic Press, London, 1988; Peter M. Driver. 'In Search of the Eider,' first edition, clipped dj, fine, The Saturn Press, London, 1974; David Lack. 'Enjoying Ornithology,' first edition unclipped dj, fine, Methuen & Co, 1965; Bill Oddie. 'Bill Oddie's Little Black Book,' first edition, unclipped dj, fine, Eyre Methuen, London, 1980; With fifteen other works. (24)

(Erotica) Six works 'Avant Garde #8. Picasso's Erotic Gravures,' printed wraps somewhat tatty and torn, slight spotting and watermarks to edges of leaves, Avant Garde, 1969; William G. Smith. 'The Amorous Illustrations of Thomas Rowlandson,' first edition, clipped dj, illustrations throughout, vg, Bibliophile Books, London, 1983; Charles Fowkes (ed). 'The Pillow Book,' unclipped dj, illustrations throughout, some minor soiling but vg, Guild Publishing, London, 1988; With three other works. (6)

(Polynesia and the South Islands) Fourteen works William Ellis. 'Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwich Islands,' second edition, vol I only, rubbed and faded original cloth, vignette engraving to title page, frontis, fold out map, vg text block, Fisher, Son & Co, London, 1840; Two volume facsimile by Dawsons of Pall Mall, London, 1967; George Robertson. 'The Discovery of Tahiti. A Journal of the Second Voyage of HMS Dolphin Round the World 1766-1768,' Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, second series, No. XCVIII, original embossed blue cloth with gilt decorations, maps, plates, fold out map, vg, 1948; 'Byron's Journal of His Circumnavigation 1764-1766,' The Hakluyt Society, 1962; Albert F. Ellis. 'Ocean Island and Nauru. Their Story,' first edition, original green cloth, plates and frontis, spotting to the edge of the text block, vg, Angus and Robertson Limited, Sydney, 1935; Loring Andrews. 'Isles of Eden. A South Sea Idyll-With Music,' first edition, original cloth sun bleached and chipped, ex libris to front pastedown, graphite scribblings to ffep, frontis and title page loosening from text block, plates throughout, Hutchinson & Co, London, 1933; Sverre Holmsen and Joan Bulman (trans). 'Polynesian Trade Wind,' first English edition, lacks dj, original cloth, b+w photographic plates and frontis, vg, James Barrie, London, 1949; Louis Becke. 'Wild Life in Sothern Seas,' first edition, original cloth heavily stained and rubbed, text block detaching, loss to half title, vg text block, T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1897; Rolf Boldrewood. 'A Modern Buccaneer,' Macmillan's Colonial Library, original cloth, chips to ends of back strip, double page map, vg, MacMillan and Co, London, 1894; S. M. Lambert. 'A Doctor in Paradise,' Special Australian edition, original cloth, photographic frontis and plates, spotting to edge of text block, vg, George Jaboor, Melbourne, 1941; 'The Colonial Office List 1951,' original red cloth, advertisements, spotting to edge of text block, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1951; 'Carteret's voyage Round the World 1766-1769,' vol II only, The Hakluyt Society, 1963; J. C. Beaglehole (ed). 'The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery,' unclipped dj, fine, Hakluyt Society, 1974. (14) From the library of Guy Slatter, whose lifelong passion for island life began in childhood with an interest in Pitcairn. After studying at Oxford and working for the BBC, he spent two years in the 1960s setting up a radio station in the Kiribati Islands. His deep connection to the Pacific led to many return visits, including work for a German museum, where he facilitated the export of an ethnic house for an exhibition. A dedicated scholar of Pacific history and culture, he built his collection of books over many years through a dealer in York and even translated two German works into English: The Material Culture of Kiribati and The Material Culture of Tuvalu.

(Mountaineering and Everest) THE ASCENT OF EVEREST By John Hunt (1953) Hodder and Staunton First edition. Dust cover lightly chipped. Not price clipped. Together with MALLORY ON EVEREST By Showell Styles (1967) New York: The Macmillan Company. First edition and a local Treking Map: DHANKUTA TO KANCHENJUNGA MT EVEREST MAKALU & ARUN VALLEY (nd) Mandala Productions. Scarce 1:192,500 scale and two others of Everest interest. (5)

Twenty one various works J. Walker. 'A Rhyming Dictionary: Answering at the Same Time, the Purposes of Spelling and Pronouncing the English Language,' fourth edition, original publishers boards, cracked spine with loss, spotting to title page, good to very good text block, T. Cadell et al, London, 1824; Alexander Adam. 'Roman Antiquities,' sixth edition, rebound in full calf, staining to head and fore edge of first few leaves, Cadell and Davies et al, London, 1807; Henry Hartshorne. 'The Household Cyclopedia,' rebound in quarter calf, T. Ellwood Zell, Philadelphia, 1871; Daniel Fenning. 'The British Youth 's Instructor,' twelfth edition, half calf rubbed with loss, S. Crowder, London, 1793; T. Smolle (trans) 'The Adventures of Gil Blas, of Santillane,' engravings after Gigoux, half calf rubbed and bumped, vg text block, Willoughby & Co, London, n.d; Mrs Sarah Josepha Hale. 'Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million,' original embossed cloth rebacked, good to vg text block, T. B. Peterson and Brothers, Philadelphia, 1857; Lewis F. Allen. 'American Cattle: Their History, Breeding and Management,' rebound in half leather with marbled boards, spotting to tittle page, plates, vg, Orange Judd Company, 1890; With fourteen other various worlds. (21)

(Ornithology) Twenty nine good works James Fisher. 'Birds as Animals,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, vg, William Heinemann, London, n.d; Alexander F. Skutch. 'The Minds of Birds,' original cloth, unclipped dj, illustrations, fine, Texas A&M University Press, 1996; Rosemary Jellis. 'Bird Sounds and Their Meaning,' first edition, unclipped dj, fine, British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1977; David Lack. 'Population Studies of Birds,' reprint, unclipped dj, fine, Clarendon Oress, Oxford, 1968; N. B. Davies. 'Dunnock Behaviour and Social Evolution,' first eition, unc;ipped dj, fine, Oxford University Press, 1992; Ronald M. Lockley. 'Flight of the Storm Petrel,' first UK edition, unclipped dj, fine, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1983; Maarten Bijleveld. 'Birds of Prey in Europe,' first edition, unclipped dj, MacMillan Press, London, 1974; Jean Dorst. 'The Life of Birds,' first edition, two vollumes, unclipped dj's, fine, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1971; With twenty others, includign five volumes of Jourdain Ticehurst Tucker 'The Handbook of British Birds (6th impression), all vg to fine. (29)

(Cornwall) Four works [REDDING, Cyrus]. 'An Illustrated Itinerary of the County of Cornwall,' quarter red leather with cloth boards, backstrap loose and torn to head, ex libris John Saltern Willett, some spotting throughout, plates and vignette engravings, a good copy, How and Parsons, London, 1842; C. Napier Hemy illustrations. 'An Unsentimental Journey Through Cornwall,' original blue cloth stained, good internally, MacMillan and Co, London, 1884; Ian Soulsby. 'A History of Cornwall,' first edition, price clipped, vg, Phillmore, 1986; With a facsimile copy of The visitations of the County of Cornwall, p.581 to p.673. (4)

(Folklore) Katharine M. Briggs A Dictionary of British Folk-Tales Four volumes, ex libris labels Courtney Library, unclipped dj's, vg, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1970-71; Richard M. Dorson (ed). 'Peasant Customs and Savage Myths. Selections from the British Folklorists,' vol I and II, first editions, ex libris, unclipped dj's, vg, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1968; 'The British Folklorist,' first edition, clipped dj, ex libris, vg, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1968; Otto Muck. 'The Secrets of Atlantis,' translated by Fred Bradley, ex libris, unclipped dj, vg to fine, Book Club Associates, London, 1978. (8)

Charles Dickens Nicholas Nickleby First edition with latter" instead of "letter" on pp.160 line 43, "flys" instead of "flies" on pp.245 line 10 &.c &c., contemporary half polished calf with marbled boards, rubbed to extremities, ex libris label Mr C. Martin, spotting to 40 plates as called for and indeed is the norm, a good to vg copy with the usual amount of spotting, Chapman an Hall, London, 1839; 'Master Humphrey's Clock,' first edition, three volumes bound in two, rebound in a contemporary half calf with marbled boards, rubbed and bumped, engravings throughout, some finger soiling and spotting, good, 1840 and 1841. (3)

Ithell Colquhoun The Living Stones First edition, original cloth, lacks dj, small amount of light spotting to the edge of text block, vg, Peter Owen, London, [1957].

(Clemens Samuel Langhorne) Mark Twain  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn First edition, first issue with advertisements dated October 1884, original pictorial embossed cloth, pastedowns removed with the text block completely debound (it is clear this copy is halfway through a restoration), frontispiece, illustrations, 32pp of advertisement to rear, considering the obvious flaw this is a good copy with a bright cloth, Chatto & Windus, London, 1884 (precedes the American edition by four months).

Samuel Clarke Generall Martyrologie, Containing a Collection Of All the greatest Persecutions which have befallen the Church of Christ from the Creation to our present times. 'Whereunto are added, The Lives of Sundry Modern Divines, Famous in their Generations for Learning and Piety, and most of them great Sufferers in the Cause of Christ,' first edition, rebacked with new marbled boards and label to spine, original red and black printed title page backed onto modern laid paper, ten plates showing various tortures (or deaths), some watermarks, finger soiling, and burn holes, p.230 and plate 7 with contemporary ink marginalia, pp.520, a generally good text block, Printed by A.M. for Thomas Underhill and John Rothwell, London, 1651.This scarce first edition is notable for its graphic illustrations depicting the sufferings of martyrs, reflecting the religious violence of the times. These images serve as a visual representation of the brutalities endured by Christians and highlight the inventive forms of torture inflicted upon them.

Arthur Conan Doyle The Lost World Early copy (if not first book form), rebound in a modern blue cloth, facsimile frontis, vg, Hodder and Stoughton, London, [c.1912]; Ellery Queen. 'The Egyptian Cross Mystery,' original cloth, vg, Victor Gollancz, London, 1933; Anna King. 'Ethel Lea: A Story,' original publishers embossed cloth, vg, Joh W. Parker, London, 1851; Harrison Conrad. 'Peggy of Lone Peak,' popular edition, original cloth, vg, Philip Allan, 1936; With twelve other works. (16)

(Cornwall) Nineteen good works J. Erskine Clarke (ed). 'Parish Magazine,' 35 issues bound in one, sturdy half morocco with marbled boards, steel engravings throughout, vg, Bell & Daldy, London, local Illogan contributions published by James Tregaskis, Redruth, January 1867 to December 1869; Rev C. A. Johns. 'British Birds in Their Haunts,' 13th edition, prize binding with gilt tooled Truro College crest to front board, vg, Society for Christian Knowledge, London, 1911; Thurstan C. Peter. 'The History of Glasney Collegiate Church, Cornwall,' first edition, original cloth with gilt lettering, ink owner stamp to title page, vg, Camborne Printing and Stationary Co, Camborne, 1903; Charles Henderson. 'Essays in Cornish History,' first edition, original cloth, light toning, vg, At the Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1935; 'Kelley's Directory of Cornwall, 1939,' gilt tooled cloth, lacks fold out map, text block loosening from binding, Kelly's Directories, London, 1939; with fourteen other works. (19)

Don Marquis archy does his part First edition, original cloth, small nibbles and a tear to unclipped dj, booksellors label Henry Sotheran, small amiunt of graphit notes to ffep, sporadic potting to prelims and edge of text block, vg, Faber and Faber, London, 1936.

(Occult) Seven scarce works W. Shaw Caldecott. 'Soloman's Temple. Its History and its Structure,' facsimile, printed card wraps, ring bound, book catalogue list printed to verso of front board, folded plan of Solomon's Temple and Palace loosely inserted, frontis, half title, very light spotting to edge of text block, a very interesting work considering it was printed by Health Research at Mokelhumne Hill, California in 1967, vg condition.Harry Edwards. 'The Evidence for Spirit Healing,' first edition, lacks dj, original cloth with sunbleached back strip, toning and ink signature to ffep, plates, vg, Spiritualist Press, London, 1953;D. Bridgman-Metchim. 'Atlantis. The Book of the Angels,' original cloth, chipped to top of back strip, cocked, joints cracked, spotting to edge of text block and sporadically throughout, good, Swn Sonnenschein, London, 1900.Alice A. Bailey. 'The Rays and the Initiations,' second printing, original cloth, damp staining to first few leaves, pagination jumps from page 596 to 629 (loss of leaves does not seem apparent and indeed looks to be issued this way), Lucis Publishing Company, New York, 1965.Peter Redgrove. 'The Black Goddess and the Unseen Real,' first American edition, original cloth backed boards, spotting to verso of unclipped dj, light spotting to the edge of the textblock, Grove Press, 1987.Dr. Isidor Kalisch. 'Sepher Yezirah. A Book on Creation; Or, The Jewish Metaphysics of Remote Antiquity,' 14th edition, photolithographed edition, printed card wraps lightly soiled, light damp staining to first few leaves, vg, The Supreme Council of The Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, May 1978.'Stonehenge,' staple bound booklet, folded map to rear, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1955. (7)

(Cornwall) William Borlase  'Antiquities, Historical and Monumental, of the County of Cornwall,' 'Consisting of Several Essays on the First Inhabitants, Druid Superstition, Customs and Remains of the Most Remote Antiquity in Britain and the British Isles, Exemplified and Proved by Monuments Now Extant in Cornwall and the Scilly Islands, with a Vocabulary of the Cornu-British Language,' the second edition revised, contemporary full polished calf, compartmentalized spine with morocco label, front joint cracked and loosening, xvi, ex libris label William Vaughan of Corsygedol, pp.464 runs true, plates and illustrations complete, some sporadic spotting and offsetting from plates, vg, W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, London, 1769.

(The Mutiny of the Bounty and Pitcairn) Fifteen works Rev Thomas Boyles Murray. 'Pitcairn: The Island, The People, and The Pastor; With a Short Account of The Mutiny of the Bounty,' fifth edition, original blue cloth rebacked, inscription to front endpapers, title page detaching, some finger soiling and spotting, frontis and plates, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1855; Rosalind Amelia Young. 'Mutiny of the Bounty and Story of Pitcairn 1790-1894,' third edition illustrated, heavy staining/bleaching to original decorative cloth, ink inscription to ffep, frontis detached, despite faults vg textblock with plates and illustrations, Pacific Press Publishing Company, Oakland, California, [c.1894]; R. M. Carter. 'The Geology of Pitcairn Island. South Pacific,' printed card wraps, b+w photographic illustrations, folded map in pocket to rear wrap, vg to fine, Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1967; With three modern colour publications produced from the Island; Glynn Christian. 'Fragile Paradise. the Discovery of Fletcher Christian Bounty Mutineer,' first edition, lacks dj, original cloth, illustrations, vg, Hamish Hamilton, London, 1982; John Bach (ed). 'The Bligh Notebook. Rough account-Lieutenant Wm Bligh's voyage in the Bounty's Launch from the ship to Tofua & from thence to Timor 28 April to 14 June 1789 With a draft list of the Bounty mutineers,' original cloth, unclipped dj, facsimile to rear, fine, Allen & Unwin, in association with the National Library of Australia, 1987; With seven other works. (15)From the library of Guy Slatter, whose lifelong passion for island life began in childhood with an interest in Pitcairn. After studying at Oxford and working for the BBC, he spent two years in the 1960s setting up a radio station in the Kiribati Islands. His deep connection to the Pacific led to many return visits, including work for a German museum, where he facilitated the export of an ethnic house for an exhibition. A dedicated scholar of Pacific history and culture, he built his collection of books over many years through a dealer in York and even translated two German works into English: The Material Culture of Kiribati and The Material Culture of Tuvalu.

(The Great Exhibition) Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue First edition, four volumes in original uniform gilt decorated cloth, Spicer Brothers & W. Clowes, London, 1851. (4)Volume I; Sun bleached spine, small nibbles and tears to the rear hinge, bright gilt decoration to front board, gilt edge, graphite notes to verso of ffep, advertisement, engraved title page by John Tenniel loosening from text block, large tear to fold out map, cxcii, steel engravings, plates, double page colour lithograph depicting 'View of the Great Suspension Bridge at Kieff....', pp.476 runs true, pp.76 of advertisements to rear, some light sporadic spotting, generally a very good text block.Volume II; Sun bleached spine, small nibbles and soling, bright gilt decoration to front board, gilt edge, spotting to title page and contents, pp.479-1002. watermarks to the head of colour lithographs not affecting illustrations, vg text block.Volume III; Sun bleached spine, small tears to ends of back strip, light soiling to front board, pp.1005-1469, gilt edge, plates, a small amount of finger soiling, a vg text block.Volume IV (Supplement); Large tear to head of back strip, gilt edge, xxvii, pp.1471-1532, liv, pp.211, pp.76, advertisement to rear, vg text block profuse with plates.

Douglas Percy Bliss illustrations The Spanish Ladie and Two Other Stories From Cervantes Translated From the Original by James Mabbe 1640 First edition thus. 27 illustrations with 15 coloured by Curwen Press. Grey paper boards with red cloth spine. Top page edges uncut. Top edge spine frayed, Oxford University Press, 1928. (1)

Fifteen works Norman Leslie. 'Winged Victory. A Novel,' original cloth, spotting to edge of leaves and text block, good, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, n.d; 'Raid Over England,' first edition, staining to original cloth, lacks dj, vg, Ward, Lock & Co, London, 1938; 'How Bad Can They Be?' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, vg, Museum Street Thriller, Arthur Barker, London, 1955; 'Widows Can Be Dangerous,' first edition, lacks dj, original cloth, vg, Museum Street Thriller, Arthur Barker, London, 1958. It has been contended that Norman Leslie was used as a pseudonym by Crosbie Garstin; Flora Annie Steel. 'On The Face of The Water,' quarter red calf with green cloth boards, marbled edge, vg, William Heinemann, London, 1897; 'India Through The Ages. A Popular and Picturesque History of Hindustan,' second edition, original embossed cloth, rubbed, spotting to prelims, fold out colour map, vg, George Routledge Sons, London, 1909; Louis Golding. 'Seacoast of Bohemia,' first edition, original cloth, ex libris label S.D. Stephen, some spotting, good to vg, Christophers, London, 1923; With six other works including Maxwell Laurie 'The Shameless Innocent', Malcolm Letts and Violet Powell relating to Margaret Kennedy's time in St. Ives and the writing of her famous novel 'The Constant Nymph' (13)From the working library of art historian David Tovey

Savage Sword of Conan comics weekly A complete run of the first 18 Marvel UK comic magazines (Marvel UK, 1975) No.1 to No. 18, UK pence copies, no.1 lacks poster, oversize magazine format, staple bound, all generally vg to fine in glassine wrappers with card support, 1975; With a run of earlier works numbers 12 to 24 (lacking issue 18), including the first appearance of Red Sonja, mostly vg, a couple with book club stamps just visible to titles, 1971-73; No. 3 and No.4 and complete run from No. 9 to No.25 of the 1974 US $1 issues, mostly vg with No.3 suffering from sticker damage; The Chronicles of Conan vols 1 to 4, fine; Four issues of The Marvel Treasury Edition, vg to fine; A collection of playing/collectors Conan cards. (Q in one box)A fantastic collection.

(Husbandry, Cattle, Dairy Farming) A fine collection of works [William Youatt]. 'Cattle; Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases; With an Index,' full polished calf, raised bands and morocco label to spine, ex libris label George Jacob Bosanquet and Courtney Library, marbled edge and endpapers, vignette steel engraved title page and throughout, vg, the Society for the Diffusion of Usefull Knowledge, Baldwin and Cradock, London, 1838; 'The Complete Grazier and Farmers' and Cattle-Breeders' Assistant Forming a Compendium of Husbandry,' fourteenth edition, quarter red leather rubbed, ex libris labels, good to vg, Crosby Lockwood and Son, London, 1900; John Wrightson. 'Sheep. Breeds and Management,' No.1 in the Live Stock Handbooks series, original cloth sun faded, ex libris, steel engravings, good to vg, Vinton & Company, London, 1908; W. J. Malden. 'British Sheep and Shepherding,' first edition, original green cloth with gilt lettering, ex libris, advertisement to ffep, light spotting to edge of text block, vg, MacDonald & Martin, London, n.d; Willis P. Hazard. 'The Jersey, Alderney and Guernsey Cow: Their History, Nature and Management, How to Choose, Manage and Breed to the Most Profit,' tenth edition, vg pictorial gilt cloth, ex libris, frontis, graphite signature to title page, very light spotting to edge of text block, vg, Porter and Coates, Philadelphia, [n.d. but preface suggests c.1872]; 'The Golden Butter Breed. Guernsey Cattle,' printed card wraps with b+w photographic illustration pasted to front, string bound, ex libris label, advertisements, vg to fine, English Guernsey Cattle Society, London, 1928; 'The Herd Book of the Dairy South Devon Cattle Society 1927,' vol III only, cloth backed boards with gilt title to front board, ex libris, advertisements, fine, South Devon Cattle Society, [c.1927]; F. Oliver. 'Vacas, Ovejas y Cabras (Su explotacion lucrativa),' translated as 'Cows, Sheep and Goats (its lucrative exploitation),' first edition, cloth backed embossed boards, ex libris, vignette illustrations, fine, Jose Monteso, Barcelona, 1941; With approximatley 50 other works, including scarce booklets, mostly all vg. (50+ in three trays)