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Where God Does Not Walk by Luke McCallin 2021 First UK Edition Hardback Book with 431 pages published by No Exit Press some ageing good conditionSold on behalf of Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99

Lebanon in History by Philip K Hitti 1957 First Edition Hardback Book with 547 pages published by Macmillan and Co Ltd some ageing good conditionSold on behalf of Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99

Glorious Inspiration Kaffe Fassett's Needlepoint Source Book 1991 First Edition Hardback Book with 1191 pages published by Century Editions (Random Century Group Ltd) some ageing good conditionSold on behalf of Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99

The Wild Flowers of Kuwait and Bahrain by Violet Dickson 1955 First Edition Hardback Book with 144 pages published by George Allen and Unwin Ltd some ageing good conditionSold on behalf of Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99

Recipes from Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons by Raymond Blanc 1990 First UK Paperback Edition Softback Book with 280 pages published by Macdonald and Co (Publishers) Ltd some ageing good conditionSold on behalf of Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99

One Hundred and Eleven Poems by Robert Herrick selected by Sir William Russell Flint 1955 First Edition Hardback Book with Slipcase 127 pages published by The Golden Cockerel Press some ageing good conditionSold on behalf of Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99

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Plath (Sylvia). The Colossus & Other Poems, 1st American edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED "For Susan & Alan & Nancy with warmest good wishes & gladness you are who you are & where you are - Sylvia" to front free endpaper, original publisher's green cloth, spine lettered in black, in original publisher's blue dustwrapper, slight fraying to extreme head and foot of spine (and upper edge of the front wrapper) with small chip at head of spine, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Susan O'Neill-Roe, children's nurse to Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes' children Frieda and Nicholas from the autumn of 1962.This copy of The Colossus is inscribed by Sylvia Plath to Susan, her mother Nancy Jenkins and second husband Alan Jenkins, a children's author and nature writer.Susan's family lived near Sylvia's home (Court Green in North Tawton, Devon) at Pear Trees in Belstone, a village close to Corscombe, where Plath went horseriding on a horse called Ariel. On October 21st, 22-year-old Susan was engaged to look after Frieda and Nicholas, and continued in this role until mid-December when she was due to return to her post as staff nurse at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. In a fragile state of mental health, Plath had recently separated from her husband Ted Hughes, and was living alone in Devon with their two children. Susan came as a godsend to her, fitting in very well with Sylvia's needs and way of life. Moreover, Plath was experiencing at that very time (October to November 1962) a rich upsurge in poetic inspiration: many of her her finest poems were written during this period. One of them, Cut, written on October 24th, is dedicated to Susan.Susan's mother Nancy Jenkins was secretary of the local beekeepers association, and would have met both Sylvia and Ted Hughes at the meeting they attended in June 1962, following which the couple acquired a beehive. In a letter to her mother dated June 15th Sylvia described these events in gleeful detail. After her riding lesson on the morning of Saturday 17th November 1962 she called on the Jenkins at Pear Trees, and (according to her Letts Diary held by Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, Plath's alma mater), invited Nancy and Alan to dinner at Court Green a week later on 24th November 1962, where she served chicken and macaroni.The American first edition of The Colossus was issued on 14th May 1962. This copy would most likely have been inscribed by Plath and offered to Susan and her mother and stepfather in late November. The sentiment expressed in Plath's dedication undoubtedly refers to the gratitude and good fortune she feels at having such people near at hand.

Stevens (Wallace). Harmonium, 1st edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923, half title, all edges gilt, recent fine black morocco by James Brockman, Oxford, covers and spine with onlaid wavy line design in gold, green, orange, yellow, blue and purple, 8vo, contained in a cloth solander box, with a typescript letter mounted opposite, signed by the poet to American art critic and author John Gruen, on Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company headed paper, December 3, 1954, informing him that Vincent Persichetti's production of Harmonium, sung by Leyna Gabrielli is to be performed at the New School for Social Research in New York on 08 December 1954, and Stevens, not being able to go would be glad to have his impressions if he attended, together with Selected Poems by Wallace Stevens, 1st UK edition, 1953QTY: (2)NOTE:The poet's first book, widely regarded as a keystone in American Modernist poetry. Literary critic Harold Bloom, whose appraised Stevens' in his Wallace Stevens: The Poems of Our Climate (1975) called him "the best and most representative American poet of our time".

Waugh (Evelyn). 'Sword of Honour' trilogy: Men at Arms, 1952; Officers and Gentlemen, 1955; Unconditional Surrender, 1961, 1st editions, London: Chapman & Hall, slight toning to Officers and Gentlemen textblock, original cloth, dust jackets, first two titles spines a little rubbed with tiny nicks, 8vo, together with an uncorrected proof of Sword of Honour, 1965, and the 1st edition of Sword of Honour, 1965QTY: (5)

Wells (H.G.) The War of the Worlds, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: William Heinemann, 1898, first issue with 16 pp. advertisements dated 1897 at end (pp. 7/8 torn with small loss at gutter), some spotting and stains, hinges tender, previous owner inscriptions at front, original cloth, spine rubbed with some fading, remnant of a yellow lending library label to upper cover, 8voQTY: (1)

White (T.H.) Loved Helen and Other Poems, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1929, a little light toning, original cloth, spine ends slightly rubbed, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Signed by the author as 'Timothy' to title in green ink, with additional inscription in Italian to rear pastedown which roughly translates 'What was the Christian evil that stole Basil from me', a variation on a line from Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron. From the library of Basil Wright (1907-87), film director and producer, and contemporary of White at Cambridge. The author's first book.

A 'silver wing' zinc and pewter tableDesigned by Sir Terence ConranThe pewter top with Pewters Co. strikemark, first in the edition, 200cm wide x 89cm deep x 73.5cm high, (78 1/2in wide x 35in deep x 28 1/2in high)Footnotes:This lot has come from Benchmark's workshop at Barton Court.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Borchgrevink (Carsten). First on the Antarctic Continent, 1st edition, London: George Newnes, 1901, frontispiece, 16 plates, many illustrations in text, 3 folding maps to rear, 32pp., publisher's catalogue, bookplate of Clinton E Geiser to front pastedown, occasional light spotting and toning, original red cloth gilt, owner's initials gilt-stamped to front board lower margin, headcap worn, lightly rubbed and marked, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Rosove 45.A1a; Spence 152; Taurus 24Using dogs for the first time on the Antarctic continent, Borchgrevink achieved the furthest south record.

Bougainville (Louis Antoine de). A Voyage Round the World, performed by order of his most Christian Majesty, in the years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769, Dublin: J. Exshaw, 1772, engraved large folding map, engraved folding plate, occasional light spotting, front free endpaper lacking, front hinge tender, contemporary calf gilt, red morocco title label, base of front joint cracked, rubbed, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Sabin 6869. Printed in the same year as the first London edition.

Essex. Chapman (John, and André, Peter). A Map of the County of Essex from an actual survey taken in MDCCLXXII: LXXIII & MDCCLXXIV by John Chapman and Peter André, 2nd edition, W. Keymer, Colchester, 1785, large scale engraved map sectionalised and laid on linen, bright contemporary hand colouring, large decorative cartouche, inset list of subscribers, inset plan of Harwich Harbour and map of Colchester and compass rose, together with the index key map on a separate sheet, all edged in blue silk, western sheet 2260 x 1170 mm, central sheet 2260 x 1190 mm, eastern sheet 2260 x 600 mm, index map 450 x 590 mm, slight offsetting, contained in a 19th-century cloth slipcase with old auction label to the upper cover, slipcase worn and rubbedQTY: (1)NOTE:Chapman and André's meticulously detailed and accurate survey of Essex resulted in the finest large-scale map of the county. It was the first to depict minor roads and included every country house and cottage, milestone, bridge, turnpike, creek, ferry, cliff and even a duck decoy. It is unlikely that more than 300 copies of the first edition were sold and the second edition, issued in 1785, sold even less. A little-known 3rd edition (not held by the British Library) was published in Chelmsford in 1833.

Cook (Frederick A.) Through the First Night 1898-1899. A narrative of the voyage of the"Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the South Pole, 1st edition, New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1900, colour frontispiece, half-tone illustrations, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, original pictorial cloth gilt, spine a little faded and rubbed at ends, a few small marks, 8vo, together with Pearce (Richard). Marooned in the Arctic. Diary of the Dominion Explorers' Expedition to the Arctic. August to December 1929, 1st edition, [1931], map and half-toned illustrations, endpapers a little toned, original cloth, spine ends rubbed, 8vo, with a presentation inscription from Lieut.-Col. C.D.H. MacAlpine, President of the Dominion Explorers, plus Peary (Robert E.) The North Pole, 1st UK edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1910, half-tone illustrations, a little light toning, original green cloth with embossed medallion to upper cover, spine a little rubbed and faded, 4to (most likely a publisher's trial copy, as bound without the main text and map, foreword bound after illustrations, and spine title and illustration printed to lower cover), plus other polar exploration including A Collection of Documents on Spitzbergen & Greenland... edited by Adam White, Hakluyt Society, 1855 (lacking spine, covers detached), In Search of a Polar Continent 1905-1907, by Alfred Harrison, 1908 (frontispiece and map detached), and A Winter Jaunt to Norway, by Mrs. Alec Tweedie, 2nd edition, 1894 QTY: (approximately 70)

Dampier (William). A New Voyage Around The World, 1st edition, London: James Knapton, 1697, [10], VI, 384, 387-550, [4] p., 5 engraved maps (4 folding), errata and advertisements to rear, folding maps laid onto linen, ex-library, with maps and title with faint 'Royal Geographical Society London' stamps to versos, lightly dust-soiled, N1 & N4 trimmed closely to outer margin (touching page numbers), Ii2 upper margin trimmed close (affecting headline & page number), endpapers renewed, modern calf gilt, morocco labels, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC R9942; Wing D161.Dampier's first book, covering his first circumnavigation from 1681 to 1691. After raiding Spanish colonies on the western coast of South America he travelled across the Pacific to the East Indies in Charles Swan's ship, Cygnet. They eventually moored near King Sound in Northwest Australia. Dampier was the first European to explore this area and made copious notes on the indigenous population as well as the local fauna and flora. After a later marooning in the Nicobar Islands, Dampier returned to England in 1691. He went on to become the first person to circumnavigate the world three times.

* Switzerland. Le Clerc (Jean), Lacus Lemani Vicinorumq Locorum Nova et Accuraia Descriptio, Paris, 1619, hand-coloured map of the country around Lake Geneva, engraved by H. Picart, slight creasing, 355x 495 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:A rare edition of Johann Baptiste Vrients map of the region around Lake Geneva, which was first published in the 1603 edition of Ortelius's 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. Despite the similarity, Le Clerc has engraved an entirely new plate. The map was also later copied by both H. Hondius and Melchior Tavernier. Copac lists only two copies (Oxford University and the British Library) and there is a third example in the Bibliotheque National de France.

* Marine. Sbonski de Passebon (Henri ), Galeasse a la rame, Laurent Bremond, Marseille, circa 1700, hand-coloured engraving by Claude Randon, slight marginal fraying but not affecting image, 440 x 565 mm, mounted with an old Weinreb & Douwma label to verso, together with Isaac (John R.). The Iron Steam Ship Great Britain..., Liverpool, circa 1860, uncoloured lithograph after C. P. Williams, repaired marginal fraying, chipping and closed tears, some affecting the image, 380 x 490 mm, with Lifeboats. The "Captain Hans Busk" Lifeboat (built by Messrs. White of Cowes) was presented by him, whose name she bears, to the Town of Ryde, on the 5th May 1869..., unattributed, uncoloured lithograph, some spotting and slight mount staining, 280 x 310 mm, mounted, plus Stevengraph. Britain's Bulwarks H. M. S. Mars, circa 1900, view of a British warship, woven in silk, contemporary mount with printed title below image on the mountboard, slight spotting, image size 140 x 230 mm, framed and glazed in a contemporary maple frame, overall size 365 x 490 mm, and Hamilton Ellis (Cuthbert). Travel in 1885. Furness Railway Steamer "Gondola" on Lake Coniston [British Railways, London Midland Region, 1951], chromolithograph, slight marginal creasing, 210 x 590 mm, mounted, with another five engravings, lithographs and photographs of ships, various sizes and conditionQTY: (10)NOTE:The first described item is from a rare collection of prospects of ships and their architecture that were to be found in the Mediterranean. The volume was called "Plan de Plusieurs Batiments de Mer avec leurs Proportions" and was published in Marseille in 1690. The plates were rapidly re-published by Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam between 1693 & 1700 and this is an example from this slightly later edition.

Hall (Captain Charles Francis). Life with the Esquimaux: The Narrative of Captain Charles Francis Hall, of the Whaling Barque "George Henry," from the 29th May, 1860, to the 13th September, 1862, with the results of a long intercourse with the Innuits... and deductions in favour of yet discovering some of the survivors of Sir John Franklin's expedition, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1864, half-titles, engraved frontispiece to first volume, wood-engraved illustrations, folding lithograph map at rear of first volume, Clinton E Geiser to front pastedowns, lightly toned, endpapers renewed, modern black buckram gilt, lightly marked, 8voQTY: (1)

Diogenes Laertius. De vita et moribus philosophorum libri X, Lyon: Seb.Gryphium, 1551, printer's woodcut device to title (adhesive tape to gutter margin & leaf detached from main body of text block), woodcut decorative initials, light damp stain to upper margins, contemporary vellum with yapp fore-edges, upper joint split, lacking ties, 8vo, together with:Shakespeare (William), The Plays... with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators; to which are added notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevans, 10 volumes, London: C. Bathurst, J. Beecroft, W. Stahan [& others), 1773, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume, half-titles to volumes 2-10, title to first volume with early signature E. Edwards dated 1771, occasional scattered spotting, armorial bookplate of Revd. J. Brereton D.C.L., contemporary half calf, contrasting morocco labels to spines (some volume number labels lacking), light wear, 8vo,Cocker (Edward), Cocker's English Dictionary, containing an explanation of the most refined and difficult words and terms..., 3rd edition, enlarged and altered by John Hawkins, London: T. Norris and A. Bettesworth, 1724, few ink markings to lower margin of title, occasional light browning and spotting, contemporary sheep, upper joint split and board attachment weak, lower joint cracked, 8vo in 4s,Fuller (Thomas), The Historie of the Holy Warre, Cambridge: Printed by Thomas Buck, one of the Printers to the Universitie of Cambridge, 1639, preliminary leaf entitled "A declaration of the frontispice", additional engraved title-page, without map of the Holy Land and final seven leaves of chronological tables and index (leaves 2P4 & 2Q1-2Q6), contemporary calf, spine torn with loss and upper board detached, small folio (STC 11464)QTY: (13)

Hearne (Samuel). A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean. Undertaken by Order of the Hudson's Bay Company, for the Discovery of Copper Mines, a North-West Passage, &c. in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772, 1st edition, London: printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1795, 5 folding engraved maps, 4 folding engraved plates, large folding map at front with outline colour and small repairs to verso, some spotting and small marginal stains. p. 456 with small annotations to gutter, contemporary previous owner signature to title, hinges reinforced, contemporary tree calf, joints split, spine rubbed with losses at ends, a little rubbed with some edge wear, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC T146967; Hill I p. 141; Sabin 31181. "It was the first of a long series of Arctic voyages and travels which reflect much honor on the British press. Its publication is due to the celebrated explorer La Perouse who captured Fort Albany, Hudson's Bay and found the MS. of Hearne. The fort was afterwards surrendered to the British but La Perouse stipulated for the publication of this work by the Hudson's Bay Company, which stipulation was honorably fulfilled in this beautiful volume... The author will always be remembered as the first white man that ever gazed on the dreary expanse of the Arctic or Frozen Ocean from the northern shores of the Continent of America" (Sabin).

Calvin (Jean). [The Institution of Christian Religion, Written in Latine by M. John Calvine, Translated into English according to the Author's last edition, with Sundry Tables to finde the principall matters intreated of in this Booke, And also the declaration of places of Scripture therein expounded, by Thomas Norton, London: John Norton, c. 1611], seven preliminary leaves only (of ten, lacking title and two other leaves), first preliminary leaf cut down, torn to lower outer corner with text loss and repaired, final leaf lined with tissue (browned), some damp stains and dust-soiling, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, rebacked and corners repaired, worn, folio (26.7 x 18 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:STC 4424.Sold with all faults, not subject to return.

Playford (John). An Introduction to the Skill of Musick. In Two Books. The first: the grounds and rules of musick, according to the gam-ut, and other principles thereof. The second: instructions & lessons for the Bass-Viol: and instruments & lessons for the treble-violin... To which is added, the Art of Descant or composing musick in parts. By Dr. Tho. Campion. With annotations thereon, by Mr. Chr. Simpson, 7th edition, corrected and enlarged, London: W. Godbid for J. Playford, 1674, 2 parts in one volume, two letterpress engravings (of a Bass-Viol. & Treble-Violin), advertisement leaf at end lacking the portrait frontispiece (as often), leaf M7 in second part with tear and small loss of text, a few other small marginal tears, some light toning and stains, early annotations and previous owner signatures (including Nicholas Golboy) to front and rear endpapers (rear endpaper torn with losses), contemporary sheep, small losses at spine ends, spine rubbed, some worming to edges, 8vo, together withBoyce (William). Twelve Sonatas for Two Violins: with a Bass for the Violoncello or Harpsicord, 3 parts in 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: printed for the author and sold by I. Walsh, 1747, 3 engraved titles, dedication to George II, list of subscribers (with 'His Grace the Duke of Ancaster' added in manuscript), engraved sheets of music, occasional light dust-soiling, modern marbled boards with paper labels to spines, folio, plusDonizetti (Gaetano, 1797-1848). Cavatina, con Rec:vo nella Linda di Chamounix, del Sigr. Maestro Cavalier Donizetti, circa 1842, 22pp of ink manuscript music in a contemporary Italian copyist's hand on 20-stave laid paper, with Neapolitan watermark of D. Giovanni G. and fleur-de-lys, closed vertical tear to lower margin of first leaf, without loss, generally in good condition, stitched as issued, oblong 4to, together with approximately 115 leaves additional pages of musical manuscript in a contemporary Italian copyist's hand for the vocal and orchestral parts of the Cavatina from Linda di Chamounix, brown ink on laid paper, ten staves per page, slightly larger oblong 4to, plus 3 other 19th-century music and related manuscripts: an album of songs from Handel, Scarlatti, and others compiled by Miss Cholmondely, early 19th century half red morocco with marbled boards, red morocco gilt ownership label to upper cover, rubbed and slight wear, 4to, a similar collection of songs compiled by Charlotte Katherine Harward, signed and dated April 24th, 1813 to front pastedown, contemporary calf, somewhat worn, 4to, and one other containing text only manuscriptQTY: (8)NOTE:First item: ESTC R11472; Wing P2480. Rare. First published in 1654 as A breefe introduction to the skill of musick eighteen editions were published, the last in 1730. According to Charles Burney, author of A General History of Music (1776-89), the book "contained no late discoveries, no new doctrines either in the theory or practice of the art; yet the form, price, and style were so suited to every kind of musical readers that it seems to have been more generally purchased and read, than any elementary musical tract that ever appeared in this or any other country."Second item: Inscribed by the composer and signed with initials 'W.B.' at foot of first volume and numbered 'No. 140'. Charles Burney wrote that these Sonatas were "more generally purchased and performed and admired than any productions of the kind in this kingdome except those of Corelli. They were not only in constant use, as chamber Music, in private concerts, for which they were originally designed, but in our theatres, as act-tunes, and in public gardens as favourite pieces, during many years."

Book of Common Prayer. The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church..., together with the Psalter or Psalms of David..., London: Printed by John Baskett, and the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceas'd, 1716, engraved portrait frontispiece (early inscription to verso) and 46 plates, all with near contemporary hand-colouring, bound with (between gatherings M & N of Book of Common Prayer) A Companion to the Altar: shewing the Nature and Necessity of a Sacramental Preparation, in order to our worthy receiving the Holy Communion..., 7th edition, London: Edmund Parker, 1711, engraved frontispiece, bound with at rear The Whole Book of Psalms, collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, conferred with the Hebrew, London: Printed by William Pearson, for the Company of Stationers, 1715, red-ruled borders throughout volume, browning, spotting, few closed tears and wear, all edges gilt, contemporary maroon morocco with gilt panelled and decorated boards, modern reback, engraved silver clasps, board corners worn, 8vo, together with a similar Book of Common Prayer, London: John Baskett, 1725, title and first few leaves misbound, numerous engraved plates, bound with A Companion to the Altar, 10th edition, 1726 and The Whole Book of Psalms, 1725, some toning and spotting, all edges gilt, early 19th century gilt decorated straight-grain morocco, upper joint cracked, 8voQTY: (2)

Bradley (Richard). The Country Housewife and Lady's Director, in the Management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a Farm. Containing instructions for managing the brew-house, and malt-liquors in the cellar; the making of wines of all sorts. Directions for the dairy, in the improvement of butter and cheese upon the worst of soils; the feeding and making of brawn..., 6th edition, with additions, London: D. Browne and T. Woodman, 1732, engraved frontispiece, occasional early marginalia, light dust-soiling, marginal spotting and few marks, armorial bookplate of Hope Bt. of Craighall to upper pastedown, contemporary blind-panelled calf, rebacked, with dark green morocco title label to spine, light wear to board edges and corners, 8vo, contained in book-box, together with:Johnson (Samuel), Letters to and from the late Samuel Johnson, LL. D. to which are added some poems never before printed. Published from the original MSS. in her possession, by Hester Lynch Piozzi, 2 volumes, London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1788, front endpapers with bookplates of Samuel Leightonhouse and Harlech College Library, contemporary marbled calf, morocco title labels to spines, joints splitting, with adhesive tape to joints of first volume, small area of leather loss to spine of second volume at foot of upper joint, 8voQTY: (3)

Johnson (Samuel). A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 volumes, Dublin: Thomas Ewing, 1775, early 19th-century ownership inscription 'A Surtees?' to front pastedown of volume 1, hinges repaired, lightly spotted and toned, a few gatherings faintly damp-stained, contemporary calf, rebacked, some wear, 4toQTY: (2)NOTE:The first quarto edition of Johnson's Dictionary.

Mitford (John). The Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the Navy. A Poem in four cantos with notes, 1st edition, 1819, title and dedication, twenty aquatints by C. Williams with contemporary hand colouring (including the frontispiece) correct as list, front endpaper near-detached, bookplate of John Worth of Oakley Suffolk, contemporary half calf, upper joint cracked, some wear to extremities, 8vo, together with Dagley (R.). Takings; or the Life of a Collegian. A Poem. Illustrated by Twenty-Six Etchings..., 1821, additional half-title, dedication and advertisement, 26 etched plates with contemporary hand colouring, slight spotting, partially uncut, later endpapers, modern half morocco git, slight wear to extremities, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:The first described item. Abbey Life, 340.

Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus, revised, corrected and illustrated with a new introduction by the author, [3rd edition] London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831, engraved frontispiece and additional title, bound without the letterpress series title ('Standard Novels No. IX'), light spotting and small marginal water stains to frontispiece and additional title, p. 13 with closed marginal tear at foot, bound with The Ghost-Seer! From the German of Schiller, volumes I & II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831, half title for volume I, bound without advertisements at end, p.21 in volume I with very small hole in text affecting one or two letters, p. 143 in volume II with small marginal tear and loss, previous owner signature of G. Hamilton in pencil to Frankenstein additional title and front pastedown, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, calf label to spine, joints and edges a little rubbed, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Sadleir 3734a; Wolff 6280a. The first Bentley edition, the first illustrated edition and the third overall of Frankenstein, with extensive revisions by the author, including the new introduction in which she relates the origin of the story in 1816 whilst at the Villa Diodati in Switzerland, prompted by Lord Byron' suggestion that all the guests write a ghost story. It was issued as the ninth volume of Bentley's Standard Novels series, the volume also contained Friedrich Schiller's Ghost-Seer volume I only. This copy unusually has both volumes of the Ghost-Seer bound-in. Frankenstein was first published in three volumes in 1818, the second edition appearing in 1823.

Burns (Robert). The Works..., with his life by Allan Cunningham, 8 volumes, London: James Cochrane, 1834, half-title to first volume, engraved frontispieces and additional titles to each, one folding plate of facsimile writing, occasional light spotting, armorial bookplate of Charles Jopp to upper pastedowns, contemporary dark green calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting labels, 8vo, together with,Wordsworth (William), The Sonnets..., Collected in one volume, with a few additional ones, now first published, 1st collected edition, London: Edward Moxon, 1838, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, slightly rubbed, 8vo,Campbell (Thomas), Specimens of the British Poets; with biographical and critical notices, and an essay on English poetry, 7 volumes, London: John Murray, 1819, contemporary half calf, blind and gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, spines and extremities rubbed, 8vo,Blore (Edward), The Monumental Remains of Noble and Eminent Persons, comprising the Sepulchral Antiquities of Great Britain, London: Harding, Lepard, and Co., 1826, numerous engraved plates, some damp staining, contemporary dark green half calf, gilt decorated spine, extremities rubbed, large 8vo, and other 18th-early 20th-century leather bindings, including publications in FrenchQTY: (47)

Herschel (John & Darwin, Charles). A Manual of Scientific Enquiry, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: John Murray, 1849, half-title (few short closed tears to fore-margin, one repaired), double-page engraved folding map mounted on verso of title page (title & map with old indistinct library blind stamp), large engraved folding map contained in pocket at rear of volume (folds strengthened to verso), inserted leaf unnumbered at p.98, woodcut illustrations, final leaf of appendix torn to lower outer corner with some text loss and repaired, toning and some browning to margins, upper outer blank corner F12 torn away, few leaves chipped to margins, modern green cloth, morocco title label to spine, 8vo in 12sQTY: (1)NOTE:Freeman 325; Norman 1057.The first editon, first issue with pages 171-190 uncancelled. Charles Darwin contributed Section VI on 'Geology' (pp. 156-195). Other contributors included Richard Owen and William Hooker. This book, edited by Sir John Herschel, went through six editions, remaining in print until 1906. The first edition is found in three forms. In some copies there is a serious transposition of about two pages in the text of Darwin's article, although no matter is missing. This starts on page 178 at lines 2-4 which read 'Most bold coasts/are fronted by sharp promontories and even isolated/found by removing earth and birds' dung'. The transposition ends on page 180 where lines 2-3 read 'the now deeply submerged portions of the cliff have been/pinnacles:'. This transposition, of course, causes a third disjointed sentence at the point where the correct text begins again, on page 190 where lines 4-5 read 'these may be sometimes/simply worn away by the currents'. It would look as if the compositor had one sheet of the manuscript out of order. The correct text reads 'Most bold coasts/are fronted by sharp promontories and even isolated/pinnacles'; 'the now deeply submerged portions of the cliff have been/simply worn away by the currents' and 'these may be sometimes/found by removing earth and birds' dung'. (Freeman).

Thackeray (William Makepeace). The History of Pendennis, 2 volumes, 1849-50; The Newcomes, 2 volumes, 1854-55; The Virginians, 2 volumes, 1858-59, 1st editions, London: Bradbury & Evans, half titles for History of Pendennis volume I, the Newcomes volume II and The Virginians volume I, additional titles for each volume, steel and wood-engraved plates by the author and Richard Doyle, original wrappers bound-in at end, one or two small tears, some browning and spotting, a few water stains, previous owner inscriptions of E.C. Murray, 30 August 1886 at front, top edge gilt, later uniform tan half calf by Tout, spines with red and brown labels and gilt decoration, Pendennis volume I upper joint splitting, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Thackeray (William Makepeace). Vanity Fair, A Novel without a Hero, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848, initial advertisement leaf for Thackeray's Great Hoggarty Diamond present at front of volume, etched frontispiece, additional pictorial etched title, and 38 etched plates, woodcut illustrations to text, ownership signature in ink to front blank of E. C. Murray, dated 17 May 1886, occasional spotting, mainly to front and rear of volume, original printed wrappers for parts IV, VI, VII, X-XVI, XVIII-XX bound in at rear, and including advertisement for issue number 1, dated 1847, and another similar undated advertisement on pale pink paper, top edge gilt, late 19th-century half light brown calf over green marbled boards (by Tout), gilt decorated spine, rubbed, recased with original spine laid down, 8voQTY: (7)NOTE:Van Duzer 231.The first issue of the first edition of Thackeray's most famous novel, with the portrait of the Marquis of Steyne present on page 336 (omitted in later issues), and "Mr. Pitt" on page 453 (subsequently altered to "Sir Pitt").

Dickens (Charles). Our Mutual Friend, 1st edition in the original parts, London: Chapman & Hall, 1864/5, 20 monthly numbers in 19 original parts as issued (plus a duplicate of No. 1), 40 wood engraved plates after Marcus Stone, complete with advertisement slips called for by Hatton & Cleaver except: No. 9 lacking 6th insert at rear 'Astra Castra'; No. 14 lacking advertisements following plates and Mappin, Webb & Co's advertisement at rear (latter bound into No. 16); and the duplicate of No. 1 lacking advertisement pages 1-6, No. 1 with Fry's Homeopathic Cocoa on yellow paper (not pink), Nos. 1-3 with extra advertisement for publisher John F. Dunn not called for by Hatton & Cleaver, No. 7 with duplicate advertisements to rear (first set bound upside down), page 13 in No. 10 misprinted as 31, some foxing, toning, and staining, Nos. 19 and 20 with most of first page of advertising torn away, all in original printed blue-green wrappers, some losses to spines and edges, No. 1 with browned covers and first 2 leaves detached, No. 11 with loss to lower edge of rear cover, housed in a custom-made green cloth solander box with gilt lettering to spine, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Eckel pp.94/5; Gimbel A149; Hatton & Cleaver, pp.345-370.

Iraq. Iraq in War Time, 2nd edition, Basrah: Government Press, [1919], monochrome illustrations from photographs throughout with captions in English and Arabic, front pastedown with early gift inscription 'To all with love from C., 3/10/20', crease to free endpapers, original cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, spine worn, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:This work was first published in 1918 and is an uncommon book. It is divided into four parts: Groups and Portraits; Local Events; Views; A Tour through Central Arabia, this last part possibly by Harry St John Bridger Philby.

Kittlitz (Friedrich Heinrich von). Twenty-four Views of the Vegetation of the Coasts and Islands of the Pacific with Explanatory Descriptions: taken during the exploring voyage of the Russian corvette "Senjawin,” under the command of Capt. Lu?tke, in the years 1827, 1828, & 1829, 1st English edition, London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861, half-title, 24 mounted photograph plates, 'Explanation of Frame' paper frame leaf bound-in (usually loose, "in order to be able to find the various plants alluded to in the letter-press"), occasional light toning to few margins, modern dark green half morocco, marbled paper sides, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Arctic Bib. 8765; Gernsheim 157; Howes K-194; see Lada-Mocarski 119; Sabin 38025.The first English edition, with striking early photography, including the paper frame. Kittlitz’s original German, describing his botanical discoveries made as part of the Litke expedition, is here translated by Berthold Seemann. The plates are photographic copies of the original copperplate engravings, which Sabin describes as "some of the most interesting representations ever published of the unusual forms of exotic vegetation."

Cook (Frederick A.). My Attainment of the Pole, being the record of the expedition that first reached the Boreal Center 1907-1909..., 1st edition, New York: The Polar Publishing Co., 1911, 51 monochrome illustrations, modern endpapers, some minor marginal spotting, original decorated brown cloth, lightly rubbed to head & foot, 4to, together with:Atkinson (Thomas Witlam), Oriental and Western Siberia: a narrative of seven years' explorations and adventures..., London: Hurst and Blackett, 1858, 20 colour lithographic plates plus monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, modern endpapers, top edge gilt, modern gilt decorated full calf, 8vo, plusStanley (Henry M.), Through the Dark Continent..., 2 volumes bound in 1, London: George Newnes, 1899, monochrome illustrations & maps including a folding map to pp.48, some light spotting & toning throughout, contemporary gilt decorated black half calf, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other late 19th & early 20th-century travel reference & related, some contemporary leather bindings, many original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio QTY: (3 shelves)

Candlin (G. T.). John Innocent: A Story of Mission Work in North China, 1st edition, London: The United Methodist Publishing House, 1909, 25 monochrome illustrations, some light toning & spotting throughout, original gilt decorated brown cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8voDonne (T. E.), The Maori Past and Present..., 1st edition, London: Seeley Service & Co., 1927, monochrome illustrations, colour folding map to the rear, some light spotting throughout, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusSayers (Gerald F., editor), The Handbook of Tanganyika, First Issue, 1930, London: Macmillan and Co., 1930, colour folding maps plus maps to the rear, monochrome illustrations, some light marginal toning, original gilt decorated red cloth, spine slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other late 19th-century & modern travel reference, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, 8vo/4toQTY: (5 shelves)

Nansen (Fridtjof). The First Crossing of Greenland, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1890, half-titles, portrait frontispieces, numerous black and white illustrations (many full-page), 5 folding maps, bookplates to Clinton E Geiser to front pastedowns, spotted and damp-stained (damp-staining heavier to volume 2), endpapers renewed, modern brown half morocco gilt over marbled boards, 8vo, together with:"Farthest North". Being a Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen, with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup, Captain of the Fram, 2 volumes, London, George Newnes, 1898, folding map (loose, with adhesive tape repairs to verso), monochrome illustrations, bookplates to Clinton E Geiser to front pastedowns, original backstrip bound to volume 2 rear, lightly toned, ex-library with stamps to a few text leaves, later speckled half calf gilt, red morocco title label, rubbed, 8vo, with Amundsen (Roald). "The North West Passage", being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship "Gjoa" 1903-1907, 1st English edition, 2 volumes, London: Archibald Constable and Company Limited, 1908, portrait frontispiece to volume I, folding colour map at end of each volume, black and white illustrations, bookplates to Clinton E Geiser to front pastedowns, spotted with occasional light damp-staining, volume 1 original green cloth gilt, volume 2 later green cloth with backstrip and portion of front cover laid on, top edge gilt, rubbed, 8vo, with 6 others relatedQTY: (12)

Chapbooks. A bound collection of 19 chapbooks, early 19th century, some woodcuts throughout, many with hand-colouring, occasional spotting, contemporary ownership inscription of Riou George Benson, April 9th 1842 to front free endpaper and later Benson inscription to front pastedown, front free endpaper and first 2 leaves detached, contemporary roan-backed marbled boards, heavily rubbed and some edge and corner wear, 16mo (100 x 64 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:The titles comprise: Youthful Martyrs, in Ancient Times, London: Religious Tract Society, no date; Children's Plays, London: J. Davis, no date; The Adventures of William Friendly... , London: J. Davis, no date; The Giant Killer, London: Religious Tract Society, no date; One Thing at a Time, Religious Tract Society, no date; Harry and His Holiday, London: Religious Tract Society, no date; The Best Scholar in the School, London: Religious Tract Society, no date; The Idiot, printed by William Tyler, London, no date; The Knife-Grinder, printed by W. Clowes & Sons, no date; The Diamond Necklace, London: Religious Tract Society; Sins Found Out. An Address Delivered to the Children of the Birmingham Sunday School Union, by John Angell James, 2nd edition, Birmingham: T. Groom, 1832; The Way to Finish a Task. The Fire. Phillis and Damaris. And Other Pieces, Stourport: G. Nicholson, no date; A New Year's Gift; Being an Address of a Minister to his Parishioners, Birmingham: J.C. Barlow, 1831; Little Susan and her Lamb, London: Religious Tract Society, no date; The Vine, London: Religious Tract Society, no date; The Lord's Prayer, London: Religious Tract Society, no date; The Bible: The Best Book, by Charlotte Elizabeth, 2nd edition, Dublin: J. & M. Porteous, 1829; The Missionary's Death Bed; Described by the Missionary's Widow, Birmingham: T. Groom, no date.

Chapbooks. The History of Tommy Titmouse, London: J. Harris, 1806, pp.58+[5](publisher's advertisements), frontispiece and 15 woodcuts on letterpress, printed blue wrappers (lightly soiled) and each leaf window mounted and bound into an album, mounts clipping edges of text in places, some foxing, mostly to first and final leaves, bound with Virtue and Vice: or The History of Charles Careful and Harry Heedless, London: J. Harris, [1804], pp.57+[7](publisher's advertisements), 18 woodcuts to text including frontispiece (of which only a remnant is extant), losses to title-page, following 2 leaves, and final advertisement leaf, lacking wrappers, plus The Adventures of Master Headstrong, and Miss Patient, London: J. Harris, circa 1805, pp.94, 21 woodcuts to text including frontispiece, first few leaves with burn mark to upper outer corner (resulting in some loss to frontispiece and title-page), lacking wrappers, and The Village Tatlers, London: London: J. Harris, circa 1803, pp.64, 13 woodcuts on letterpress including frontispiece (latter stained), final leaf edge-frayed with slight loss, lacking wrappers, plus Robin Goodfellow, A Fairy Tale written by a Fairy, London: J. Harris, 1805, pp.60, 23 woodcuts to text including frontispiece, all pages window mounted into an album, front pastedown with 19th century manuscript label 'The late W.E. Hays' Sale 10/8/80', preliminary blank adhered to front free endpaper and with inscription to verso 'Mounted June 1872 W.A.P.', late 19th century red roan, remnants of contemporary label to spine, extremities rubbed, small 4to (16.5 x 14 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Moon, John Harris's Books for Youth: see 365, listing two later editions only of Tommy Titmouse, 1809 and 1815, but citing Roscoe J177 for the first edition of 1786; 955(1); 9; 954(1); 724(1).Five rare chapbooks published by John Harris.

Puzzlebrains (Peregrine, pseudonym). Christmas Amusement; or, the Happy Association of Mirth and Ingenuity: Being an Elegant Collection of Original Riddles, Charades, &c. Culled from the Vase of Fancy, at Conundrum Castle, London: E. Newbery, 1st edition, 1799, engraved frontispiece, publisher's advertisement to last page, light spotting to first and final leaves, original wrappers, a trifle worn and marked in places, oval printed paper title label to front cover (slightly rubbed), two small indentations to left-hand side of front cover and first few leaves at gutter, 12mo in 6s (13.3 x 8.7 cm)QTY: (1)

* [Bloxam, Richard Rouse]. Urania's Mirror, Or, A View of the Heavens, 1st edition, Samuel Leigh, [1825], 19 (of 32) engravings by Sidney Hall of the constellations on stiff card, with contemporary hand-colouring, perforated with varying size pinholes for each star, sized to reflect the relative magnitude of the stars, tissue guards (or flimsies) mounted on backs, each card 14 x 20 cm (or inverse)QTY: (1)NOTE:The plates present are: 1-4, 9, 12, 14-17, 19, 21-23, 25, 27-28, 30 and 32.Attractive hand-coloured issue of the first edition of 1825 with the constellations shown on a blank background. The second edition of the same year added surrounding stars to the constellations on each card. The first edition was available in both coloured and uncoloured states. The cards were intended to be viewed with backlighting to accentuate the pinholes and simulate the appearance of the stars in the sky.Literature: P.D. Hingley, Urania's Mirror, Journal of the British Astronomical Association, volume 104 (1994), number 5, pages 238-239.

Wallis (Edward, publisher). Wallis's Picturesque Round Game of the Produce and Manufactures, of the Counties of England & Wales, circa 1830,hand-coloured aquatint map, sectionalised on modern linen backing (South Wales and Cheshire sections erroneously transposed), toned and some marks, 66.5 x 49.5 cm, bound into original blind embossed navy cloth with gilt title to upper board, rubbed, together with a facsimile copy of the instructions bound in modern blind embossed navy cloth, slim 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Attractive map game, each county decorated with vignettes highlighting the various types of manufacturing and produce associated with that location. It was first published in 1826 and there were several subsequent editions. The British Library holds a copy of the 1844 edition.

Mills (Alfred). Costumes of Different Nations, in Miniature, 1st edition, London: Darton, Harvey, & Darton, and J. Harris, 1811, 47 engraved plates of costumes, toned with some spotting, one plate closed-trimmed at foot (cropping 3rd line of caption), preliminary blank with ink manuscript ownership inscription dated 1897, front free endpaper excised, stitching strained, hinges cracked, original red morocco, rubbed, some wear and minor marks, 64 x 60 mm, together with The Infant's Library, Book 1 [and Book 3, and Book 9], London: John Marshall, [1800-1801], uncoloured wood engraved illustrations, Book 3 close-trimmed at foot, clipping some illustrations and cropping final word of imprint, all sometime resewn and recased, each cover strengthened inside spine, original paper covered boards, rubbed and dust-soiled, each front and rear cover with oval printed title label with decorative border, those to Book 3 with contemporary hand-colouring, Book 1 spine frayed at top, Book 3 lacking spine, Book 9 spine somewhat worn, each book 59 x 48 mm, plus Pickering (William, publisher), Publius Terentius Afer, 1823, one of Pickering's 'Diamond Classics', engraved portrait frontispiece and additional title (both with pale dampstain to fore-edge), front free endpaper with early ink manuscript ownership name, original mottled calf, rubbed with a little wear to extremities, spine with gilt lettering and with simple gilt tool to the remaining panels, 85 x 51 mm, with 61 other miniature and small format books, most 19th century, including: 11 Ladies Companions, Pocket Books and similar, in wallet-style bindings; Pictures of Roman History in Miniature, by Alfred Mills, 1812; Bible Forget-Me-Nots, published Marcus Ward, circa 1890 (2 copies), Victoria the Good Queen and Empress, published Gardner, Darton & Co, 1897; Dialoghi, by Leopardi, Florence: Libreria del teatro, 1943; 2 Doctor's Visiting Lists (for 1864 & 1868); and Small Rain Upon the Tender Herb, 27th edition, Miniature History of England, published Goode Bros (2 copies, both later editions); various conditions, some defectiveQTY: (66)NOTE:First item: Bondy, pp.63-65 (for the 1814 edition); Darton G647(1): Moon, John Harris's Books for Youth, 541(1): Welsh 4985.Second item: Alderson, Miniature Libraries for the Young, 2: Bondy, pp.59-60.

Miniature Chained Bible and Lecturn. The Holy Bible, Edinburgh & London: Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell Ltd, & London: Henry Frowde, 1919, illustrations, front hinge cracked after frontispiece, inside front cover with pocket containing small magnifier, original blind-stamped dark brown morocco, gilt title to spine, extremities lightly rubbed, 49 x 33 mm, fastened with 13 cm chain to a miniature wooden lecturn, with turned wood stand, and storage shelf, the base with publisher's printed label, 160 x 85 x 65 mm, together with Miniature Dictionary, The Smallest English Dictionary in the World, Glasgow: David Bryce and Son, [1893], half-title with frontispiece portrait of Dr. Johnson on verso, orignal limp red morocco, front cover and spine with gilt title, rear cover with gilt 'PEARS', very lightly rubbed and darkened, 28 x 19 mm, contained in original metal case with carrying ring (tarnished & pitted), hinged lid with inset magnifying lens and engraved title, base with engraved globe and books, plus Miniature Bible, The New Testament, Glasgow: David Bryce & Son, & London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1895, stitching broken in centre (central few leaves detached), original limp dark blue morocco, gilt lettered title to front cover and spine, 17 x 16 mm, contained in original metal case with carrying ring and engraved lettering and decoration (tarnished & pitted), hinged lid with inset magnifying lens, with another similar: The Holy Bible, Glasgow: David Bryce and Son, 1901, early ink manuscript inscription to inside front cover, original limp maroon morocco gilt, rubbed with a little wear, 44 x 32 mm, in original metal case (tarnished & pitted), lid with inset lettered cloth section, and with magnifying lens (detached), and 4 other miniature (and one small format) religious books, various conditionsQTY: (9)NOTE:First item: see Bondy, pp.109-110 for a similar Bryce and Son edition. The label on the base of the lecturn explains that: the chain is a facsimile of what may be seen in Hereford and other Cathedrals.Bryce miniatures in metal cases: Bondy, pp.106-111.

[Austen, Jane]. Sense and Sensibility: A Novel, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: for the author by C. Roworth and published by T. Egerton, 1811, half-titles and final blanks to all three volumes, some occasional spotting, heavier spotting and browning to early signatures (A-D) of volume 2, two small wormholes to lower margins of final leaves of volume 1 away from text, marbled endpapers, early ink ownership name to front free endpaper versos, '122 / Parker', with later ballpoint pen ownership inscriptions in neat small capitals, 'ex libris Brent Gration-Maxfield 1970', additional pencil collation and notes in his hand to first free endpaper verso, contemporary polished calf with single gilt fillet borders, matching antique-style rebacks with gilt-titled morocco labels, five raised bands, gilt rules and roman numerals, a little edge and corner wear, 12mo (170 x 102 mm)QTY: (3)NOTE:Gilson A1; Keynes 1.Provenance: Brent Gration-Maxfield (1916-1983) was a notable book collector. His collection was mostly dispersed by Sotheby's in a series of sales in the 1980s.First edition of Jane Austen’s first published novel, unusually complete with all the half-titles and final blanks. The novel grew from a sketch entitled Elinor and Marianne written in 1795 which was then substantially revised in 1797-1798 at Steventon and again in 1809-1810, the first year of Jane Austen's residence at Chawton. Thomas Egerton undertook publication on a commission basis, and Austen 'actually made a reserve from her very moderate income to meet the expected loss'. The price of the new novel was 15 shillings in boards, advertisements first appearing for it on 30 October 1811. 'The size of the edition has not been recorded. It was undoubtedly a small one, and Henry Austen stated that it was less than that of Mansfield Park, the small size of which had excited the astonishment of John Murray at a later day. Probably it consisted of only 1000 copies or even less, and this would account for the fact that Sense and Sensibility is so much the rarest of the [Austen] novels at present day' (Keynes). When it sold out in less than two years, the author wrote delightedly to her brother Francis (3 July 1813): 'You will be glad to hear that every copy of Sense and Sensibility is sold and that it has brought me £140 beside the copyright, if that should ever be of any value.'

[Austen, Jane]. Pride and Prejudice: A Novel... By the Author of "Sense and Sensibility", 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: Printed for T. Egerton, Military Library, Whitehall, 1813, half-titles to all three volumes, some occasional spotting and browning, volume 1: old ink library shelf-mark '16228' to front free endpaper verso, struck through in pencil and re-numbered '2421'; volume 2: marginal closed tear to F10 (pp. 115/116); volume 3: small blank paper loss to lower outer corner of title, small old paper repair without loss to blank inner margin of B1 (pp. [1]/2), closed tear to lower blank margin of D2 (pp. 51/52), small split and small blank paper loss to lower margin of D12 (pp. 71/72), small tear with paper loss within text to F1 (pp. 97/98) with loss of full stop on p. 97; marbled edges, contemporary polished calf gilt with double gilt fillet borders, gilt-decorated spines, each with two red morocco labels and floral tools to compartments, joints rubbed, volume 1 rebacked with original spine relaid, small black ink spot to lower board of volume 2, volume 3 discreetly strengthened at head of spine and chipped at foot with small loss affecting imprint titling (Lond[on] / 18[13]), 12mo (177 x 104 mm)QTY: (3)NOTE:Gilson A3; Keynes 3.An attractive set of Austen's most famous and best-loved novel, complete with all the half-titles present. Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice between October 1796 and August 1797. Initially titled First Impressions, the novel was submitted to the publisher Cadell who rejected it by return of post. Over the following years the novel was substantially rewritten and underwent a change of title, the latter likely precipitated by Margaret Holford's novel First Impressions, published in 1800. The copyright was eventually published by Egerton for £110 in 1812 and published in January 1813 in an edition of approximately 1,500 copies.

[Austen, Jane]. Mansfield Park: A Novel... By the Author of "Sense and Sensibility," and "Pride and Prejudice", 3 volumes, 1st edition, Printed for T. Egerton, Military Library, Whitehall, 1814, lacks half-titles to all 3 volumes plus final blank to volume 2 and advert leaf at end of volume 3, volume 1: neat old paper repairs to D11v (p. 70) without loss of text, marginal closed tears to E1 (pp. 73/74) and F6 (pp. 107/108); volume 3: small paper loss to blank lower corner of I8 (pp. 183/184), two marginal closed tears to M5 (pp. 249/250), final two gatherings slightly sprung and leaf P1 (pp. 313/314) detached; some spotting and browning throughout, armorial bookplate of C.H. Butler Clarke, Ulcombe, to front pastedowns, each pasted over an earlier armorial bookplate of the Earl of Ormond and Ossory, plus pencil inscription ' C. Comer' [Castlecomer, home of Charles Butler Clarke Southwell Wandesford (1849-81)] on facing flyleaves, speckled edges, contemporary half calf gilt over marbled boards, small old printed paper labels at head of spines bearing numbers [1]485, 1487 and 1486, additional label with '740' at foot of spine of volume 1 only, all rubbed with some edge and corner wear, joints to volume 3 cracked and slightly tender, 12mo (175 x 104 mm)QTY: (3)NOTE:Gilson A6; Keynes 6.Mansfield Park is Austen’s third published novel. Written between February 1811 and June 1813, it was the first of her works to be conceived and wholly written at Chawton. Published in May 1814 in a run of around 1,250 copies, the first edition was sold out by November of the same year. The sale of the book was on a commission basis, with Austen retaining the copyright.

[Austen, Jane]. Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice," &c. &c., 3 volumes, 1st edition, John Murray, 1816, lacks half-titles to all volumes (P6, A1, A1), some spotting and browning throughout, heavier browning to gatherings O & P in volume 1, small ex libris book labels to front pastedowns, 'Sum Caroli Whibley', and later pencil gift inscription to front free endpaper of volume 1, 'Dorothy & Evan Charteris from E. Marsh, a wedding present 1930', later 19th-century calf, gilt-decorated spines with five raised bands, gilt-titled labels and author's name stamped in gilt at foot of each, joints and extremities slightly rubbed, upper joint of volume 2 partly cracked, 12mo (166 x 100 mm)QTY: (3)NOTE:Gilson A8; Keynes 8.Provenance: Charles Whibley (1859-1930), bibliophile, best known for recommending T. S. Eliot to the attention of Geoffrey Faber; Sir Evan Charteris (1864-1940) was an English biographer, barrister and arts administrator. He published notable biographies of John Singer Sargent and of Edmund Gosse. In 1930 he married Lady Dorothy Margaret Browne (1888-1961), the widow of Lord Edward Grosvenor. E. Marsh may be Edward Marsh (1872-1953), British polymath, translator, arts patron and civil servant.Emma was Austen's fourth novel, published in an edition of 2,000 copies. of which 1,250 were sold in the first year. The work bears a dedication to the Prince Regent, who was an admirer of Austen's works and who invited Austen to dedicate the book to him after her visit to Carlton House in November of 1815. The book was begun on 21 January 1814 and completed on 29 March 1815. Henry Austen arranged for John Murray to publish the work.

[Austen, Jane]. Northanger Abbey: and Persuasion. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice", "Mansfield-Park," &c. With a Biographical Notice of the Author, 4 volumes, 1st edition, John Murray, 1818, half-titles (A2) to volumes 2-4, lacks half-title (a12) to volume 1, final 2 blank leaves (P7-8) at end of volume 4 present, some spotting and browning, contemporary ink ownership inscription at head of titles, 'Elizabeth Jane Gates, Novr. 12 1822', marbled edges, contemporary polished calf with blind-stamped border decoration within triple fillet gilt borders, gilt-decorated spines with leather spine labels (several small chips without loss of lettering), rebacked with original spines relaid, rubbed, some corner wear, 12mo (180 x 104 mm)QTY: (3)NOTE:Gilson A9; Keynes 9.Published the year after the author’s death in a run of 1,750 copies, this first edition combines Northanger Abbey, the first of Austen’s novels to be completed for publication, with Persuasion, the very last of her completed works. According to the author's sister, Cassandra, Northanger Abbey was written in the years 1798-1799, although it has been suggested 'a first version may have been written as early as 1794' (Gilson, p. 82). In 1803, Austen sold the manuscript, then entitled Susan, to the London publisher Richard Crosby and Son, for £10. When it failed to appear after six years, she asked Mr Crosby for information, only to be told that he was under no obligation to publish it, and that she could have it back and forfeit the advance. Austen waited until 1816 to accept the offer, but despite preparing the manuscript for publication once more, and changing the title from Susan to Catherine, it was still held back. As a result, it only appeared posthumously with Persuasion in December 1817, the eventual title apparently supplied by her brother Henry Austen, who prefaced the text with a 'Biographical Notice' of his sister. Persuasion was begun on 8 August 1815 and completed the following year.

* Austen (Henry Thomas, 1771-1850). Militia officer, clergyman, banker and brother of Jane Austen. Manuscript promissory note for £200, 24 October 1806, the text reads: 'Three months after date I promise to pay to Mr Henry Maunde or his order Two Hundred Pounds for Value recd. payable at Messrs Austen Maunde & Austen Bankers Albany', signed 'Ct [Count?] Stuarton', manuscript addendum to verso, 'H. Maunde. Pay the Contents to Hugh Moises MD Value in Account. Cha: James', embossed 4 shilling duty stamp, a few minor marks, 85 x 220 mm, together with a printed reward notice for 5 guineas relating to this specific manuscript promissory note, printed by C. Roworth, Bell-yard, Temple-bar, no date, c. 1807/08, giving note that the drawer of the promissory note has absconded and offering a reward, printing the content of the promissory note and then a description of the fraudster in dramatic fashion, 'He is between 30 and 40 years old; about 5 feet 10 inches high; ill-looking; marked with the small pox; large red nose; light hair; of late dressed in black, in consequence of the death of Cardinal York, having passed himself for a descendent of the Royal House of Stuart; sometimes wears a bottle-green coat and half-boots; has a large seal to his chain, with a spiral coronet, and the letter S engraved under; speaks very full and quick; with a Dutch or German accent... ', some spotting, 280 x 110 mmQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: David Gilson & Chris Viveash Collection. Acquired from Questor Rare Books, London, 1998, catalogue 3, item 120.David Gilson published an article about the note and the accompanying reward notice in Jane Austen Society, Annual Report (2006), pp. 43-45. Gilson notes that it was not only debtors owing large sums but many owing smaller sums which led to the fall of Henry Austen's banking empire. Gilson's article concludes by highlighting the connection between the printer Charles Roworth and the Austen family and notes that within a few years of this jobbing printing notice Roworth was to publish most of the first edition volumes of Jane Austen's novels.Exceedingly rare items of Jane Austen ephemera.

Austen (Jane). Sense and Sensibility, 2 volumes, London: H.G. Clarke & Co, 1844, lacking half-titles, small library ticket to front pastedown upper margin of volume 1, leaves lightly toned, contemporary dark blue half calf gilt over red marbled boards, some wear, 12moQTY: (2)NOTE:Gilson E2.The first separate edition to appear after the copyright expired in 1839. Available either in 'illuminated wrappers, cloth or full morocco gilt'. The present copy does not have the illuminated wrappers so was presumably originally issued in cloth or morocco.

Austen (Jane). Novels, 12 novels, London: J.M. Dent, 1892, half-titles, monochrome frontispieces and plates by William C. Cooke, decorative titles in red & black, lightly spotted to preliminary and rear leaves, original green cloth gilt, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, spines darkened, extremities lightly rubbed, 8voQTY: (12)NOTE:First Dent edition of the Novels.

Austen (Jane). The Novels, The Winchester edition, 10 volumes, Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905, half-titles, portrait frontispiece to first volume, contemporary gift inscription to front free endpapers, lightly spotted to preliminary and rear leaves, contemporary dark blue quarter morocco gilt, top edge gilt, 8voQTY: (10)

Austen (Jane). The Novels, Winchester edition, 13 volumes, Edinburgh: John Grant, 1906, portrait frontispiece to first volume, Pride & Prejudice 2nd volume duplicated, lightly spotted, original green cloth gilt, top edge gilt, rest untrimmed, spines with variation in colour, lightly rubbed and marked, 8voQTY: (13)

* [Greene, Graham, 1904-1991]. 'Graham Greene - the man behind the books', original typescript of a talk by his cousin Barbara Greene, no date, early 1980s, giving a personal account of her cousin, his personality and his work, from his childhood to being nearly 80, a total of approximately 3,000 words, some ink deletions and amendments, presumably in Barbara's hand, 9 pages on rectos of 9 leaves, minor creasing, folio, together with a Typed Letter Signed from Graham Greene's cousin Felix to Felix's younger sister Kate, Mexico, 20 May 1984, written on the eve of his 75th birthday giving news of his days and telling jokes and occasionally referring to 'young' Graham who 'was in Mexico for a publisher's Convention and came up to San Miguel by bus to stay with us for a few nights. We enjoyed his stay very much - he was so informal and appreciative of everything. We took the opportunity of discussing this blessed biography that the two young writers are still working on. We came up with the idea that first, what they have written must be re-written in a much simpler, less academic, less "psycholical" style, and secondly, that after each of their chapters I should write another as an old man looking back on the events that they have described... ', 2 pages, typed to rectos, 4to, plus a Typed Letter Signed from Graham Greene's sister Elisabeth to their cousin Tooter, 15 December 1986, with reference to biographies about Graham Greene, 'Anthony Masters lives very near us! I explained to him that as I am Graham's confidential secretary I did not want to be involved and also as I have been approached by other writers both Graham and I had agreed that I should say "no" to all. Had a very nice and understanding note back from him. He definitely told Graham that the book he is writing - which is to be called Literary Agents - is about a number of authors who were also involved at some time with Intelligence - he mentioned John Buchan, Somerset Maugham, and John Le Carré. Not a biography of Graham... ', 1 page, 8vo, plus a copy of 'Laurel for Libby. A Tale with Cuts by the Author Vivien Greene', Holywell Press, Oxford, 1991, original printed wrappers, stapled as issued, some toning, 8vo, (limited edition 46/50 copies)QTY: (4)

Blyton (Enid). Five on a Treasure Island, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1942, illustrations by Eileen A. Soper, original cloth (slight fading to spine), price-clipped dust jacket, tear and loss at foot of spine affecting publisher lettering, small chips to panel edges and folds, light dust soiling to spine and rear panel, reinforcements to verso, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:The first book in the 'Famous Five' series.

Blyton (Enid). The Island of Adventure, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Company, 1944, illustrations by Stuart Tresilian, a few minor spots, presentation inscription, original pictorial boards (slight toning to spine), dust jacket, tear and loss at head of spine affecting title, a few small nicks and closed tears, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:The first book in the 'Adventure' series.

Bull (René, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald, London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1910], half-title, tipped-in colour frontispiece with captioned tissue guard, mounted colour plates and illustrations to text, some spotting (mostly to first and final leaves and edges), manuscript ownership name to front pastedown, original gilt decorated vellum, covers bowed, and with some minor marks, ties lacking, 4to, together with another copy of the same title, illustrated by Ronald Balfour, Constable, 1920, half-title, with tipped-in colour and black & white plates, gift inscription dated 1920 to front free endpaper, original boards, front cover with gilt lettering and mounted colour illustration, browned, spine darkened and slightly worn to extremities, 4to, and 2 others (The Happy Prince and Other Tales, by Oscar Wilde, Illustrated by Walter Crane and Jacomb Hood, 1889, and Tales of Hoffman illustrated by Mario Laboccetta, 1932QTY: (4)NOTE:First item limited edition, 64/250 copies, signed by the artist.