![BOODT, Anselmus Boetius de (1550?-1634). Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia. Leiden: Joannis Maire, 1647. [Bound with:] LAET, Joann](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/972f54cb-c6fc-4bf1-9d72-adc10131c7e7/3df0cc66-f583-4be1-b691-adc2017f4b60/468x382.jpg)
BOODT, Anselmus Boetius de (1550?-1634). Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia. Leiden: Joannis Maire, 1647. [Bound with:] LAET, Joannis de (1581-1649). De Gemmis et lapidibus libri duo. Quibus praemittitur Theophrasti liber de lapidibus Graece & Latine. Leiden: Joannis Maire, 1647.8vo (189 x 113 mm). 2 folding tables in the first work; in-text woodcuts throughout both works. (Some minor spotting.) Contemporary vellum, black morocco lettering-piece, yapp edges, edges sprinkled blue. Provenance: Bornius (signature); Melvin Edward Jahn (bookplate).Third edition of the Gemmarum by Boodt, FIRST EDITION of De Gemmis by Laet. Boodt's Gemmarium was the definitive work in the 17th century with regards to splitting diamonds, distinguishing authentic gemstones, and measuring the hardness of stones. He describes some 600 known minerals, describing their properties and medical uses. In the second work, Laet discusses Boodt's work, and includes a translation of Theophrastus's book on stones with Laet's short annotations. Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com
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![[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. OATES, Joyce Carol. First Love. [Hopewell]: The Ecco Press, 1996. 16mo. Illustrated with wood](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/972f54cb-c6fc-4bf1-9d72-adc10131c7e7/f08e3b62-1f70-428b-95bc-adc201767fd7/468x382.jpg)
[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. OATES, Joyce Carol. First Love. [Hopewell]: The Ecco Press, 1996. 16mo. Illustrated with wood engravings by Barry Moser; extra suite of plates in separate folder. Original turquoise cloth; housed together in matching clamshell case with spacing trays. LIMITED EDITION, number 4 of 200 copies, signed by Oates and Moser, and accompanied by an additional suite of plates on Japan paper, each individually signed by Moser. [With:] [MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. OATES, Joyce Carol. The Gatekeeper. Las Vegas: Rainmaker Editions, 2003. 8vo. Illustrated with wood engravings by Barry Moser. Original morocco-backed silk over boards; in matching folding case. LIMITED EDITION, number 6 ( "vi") of 125 copies signed by Oates and Moser, and accompanied by an additional suite of artist 's proofs, each individually signed by Moser.Property from the Collection of Mr. Barry MoserFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com
SMITH, William (1728-1793). The History Of the Province of New-York, from the First Discovery to the Year M.DCC.XXXII. To which is annexed, A Description of the Country, with a short Account of the Inhabitants, their Trade, Religious and Political State, and the Constitution of the Courts of Justice of that Colony. London: printed for William Wilcox, 1757.4to (252 x 189 mm). Copper engraved folding plate "The South View of Oswego on Lake Ontario." (Short marginal tear to folding plate, some very slight browning.) 20th century blue panelled morocco gilt, spien in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, gilt-lettered in 2, the rest gilt-decorated, edges gilt, STAMP-SIGNED BY THE CLUB BINDERY (very minor rubbing to extremities). Provenance: Edwin B. Holden (1861-1906), early member of The Grolier Club (bookplate). FIRST EDITION OF "THE FIRST AND CLASSIC HISTORY OF NEW YORK" (Streeter). Smith's based his work "chiefly on the Provincial Laws, the Minutes of the Council, the Journals of the General Assembly and other government records. He also acknowledges his indebtedness to Colden's History of the Five Indian nations, and to Charlevoix. The history proper covers pp. 1-180, while a description of the province, geographical, political, etc., forms pp. 181-255" (Sabin). Church 1023; Howes S703; Sabin 84566. THE EDWIN B. HOLDEN COPY IN A FINE CLUB BINDING. For condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com
![[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. VIRGIL MARO, Publius. 9 original pen & ink with wash and pencil drawings for Allen Mandelbaum](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/972f54cb-c6fc-4bf1-9d72-adc10131c7e7/daef2402-3008-4e07-ba64-adc20171b0e1/468x382.jpg)
[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. VIRGIL MARO, Publius. 9 original pen & ink with wash and pencil drawings for Allen Mandelbaum 's translation of Virgil 's Aeneid, published 1981. [ca 1980]. Each 390 x 285 mm. Each signed and dated by Moser, and with his calligraphic captions (as they appear in published edition) and annotations for the printer. Accompanied by 32 small ink rough sketches for the work, each 226 x 117 mm. With numerous captions and annotations including book and verse references. [With:] VERGILIUS MARO, Publius. The Aeneid of Virgil. A Verse Translation by Allen Mandelbaum. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1981, 8vo, illustrated by Moser, original cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Signed by Moser on title-page. "The Aeneid drawings, which were some of the best I had ever done, became the prototypes for the Commedia drawings. Through them I worked out the materials and techniques I would use for the Inferno drawings. And as we went along I began to understand Mandelbaum, what he said and what he envisioned. My intimidation was wearing off."Property from the Collection of Mr. Barry MoserFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com
LEEUWENHOEK, Antoni van (1632-1723). Anatomia seu interiora rerum. Leiden: Cornelius Boutesteyn, 1687. --Continuatio epistolarum. Leiden: Cornelius Boutesteyn, 16892 works in one volume, small 4to (195 x 155 mm). First work: engraved title-page, 6 engraved plates; numerous in-text engravings. Second work: 11 engraved plates in the second work. Early Latin edition of the first work, FIRST LATIN EDITION of the second work, of the letters that were published in Dutch by Boutesteyn, a variant state of the first work with the title spelled correctly on the title-page and with some of the mis-paginations corrected. With de Hooghe's Artemis frontispiece, dated 1685. With the full Latin text for letters 43, 42, 38, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35, 46, 47, 45, 48, 50, 51, and 52 (first work), and 53-60 (second work). Leeuwenhoek submitted several letters to Robert Hooke for presentation to the Royal Society of London, covering a range of investigations for animals, plants and minerals. Dobell 23A; Dobell 24; Wellcome III, p. 477; see lensonleeuwenhoek.net/timeline/tax/publications.Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com
HUSON, Hobart. Refugio: A Comprehensive History of Refugio County. Refugio: Refugio County Historical Society, n. d.2 volumes, 8vo. Original cloth. Facsimile reprinting of the first edition of 1953 of Huson's comprehensive history of Refugio County, "without a doubt, this is the most comprehensive compilation on the history of any Texas county" (Jenkins, Basic Texas Books 101). Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant MittlerFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com
![[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. DEEDY, Carmen Agra and Randall WRIGHT. The Cheshire Cheese Cat. A Dickens of a Tale. Atlanta, GA](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/972f54cb-c6fc-4bf1-9d72-adc10131c7e7/a0ca286a-3866-4abb-9228-adc2017a5aa3/468x382.jpg)
[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. DEEDY, Carmen Agra and Randall WRIGHT. The Cheshire Cheese Cat. A Dickens of a Tale. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, 2011. 8vo. Illustrated after pencil drawings by Barry Moser. original boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, second printing, of this tale in which community of mice and a cheese-loving cat form an unlikely alliance at London's Cheshire Cheese, an inn where Charles Dickens finds inspiration and Queen Victoria makes an unexpected appearance. SIGNED BY MOSER on the title-page. ACCOMPANIED BY SEVEN ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWINGS FOR ILLUSTRATIONS, including unused versions, each 291x 221 mm, on archival tracing paper. Includes 2 unused portraits of Dickens, unused portrait of Wilkie Collins, and some characters from Dickens stories. [With:] 4 foreign language translations, including Japanese and French. Property from the Collection of Mr. Barry MoserFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com
HEURCK, Henri Ferdinand van (1838-1909). The Microscope: Its Construction and Management. London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1893.4to. Half-title; illustrated. Original publisher's green cloth gilt (hinges starting). Provenance: Keith Steel-Maitland (bookplate). FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, translated by Wynne E. Baxter. "The Fourth Edition of this book had only just appeared when Mr. Wynne E. Baxter, a skilfull English microscopist, honoured us by offering to publish an English Edition...Materials accumulated to such an extent that we may now issue the present volume, not as a translation of the Fourth Edition, but as being a really new Work--a Fifth Edition" (introduction). A BRIGHT COPY. Property from the Collection of Norman and Florence BlitchFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com
This lot will be auctioned on Thursday, November 11th. The auction will begin at 3:00pm BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on November 9th or November 10th.A limited-edition autographed hardcover comic book and a crew jacket from Steve Barron's action-comedy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.Published by Mirage Studios in 1988, the book reprints the first 11 issues and four micro-series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The title page is autographed by series creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, with sketches of two turtles. The black wool and faux leather varsity style jacket is marked size XL. A large embroidered image of the four turtles adorns the back, and the film's logo features on the left breast. There are signs of wear and scratching on the book's cover, and the jacket displays some trailing threads and several marks on one sleeve. Dimensions (book): 25.5 cm x 20.5 cm x 3.5 cm (10" x 8" x 1½") Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500 M
This lot will be auctioned on Wednesday, November 10th. The auction will begin at 3:00pm BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on November 9th or November 11th.A pair of limited edition replica Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) Reebok® high-top Stompers from the 30th anniversary of James Cameron's sci-fi sequel Aliens. Reebok created the original shoes worn by Ripley in the film, and in 2016 released a limited run of 426 replica pairs, in reference to LV-426, the moon where the xenomorphs were first discovered by the crew of the Nostromo in Alien, and later where the colony of Hadley's Hope was situated.The calf-high Stompers are white, red and grey, and feature three Velcro straps and a bright red tongue. The boots are a unisex US 10/UK 9/EUR 43. They are in unworn condition with all original tags, and come in a shiny "Weyland-Yutani Corp" shoebox. Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500 M
This lot will be auctioned on Wednesday, November 10th. The auction will begin at 3:00pm BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on November 9th or November 11th.A J. K. Rowling-autographed copy of Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, the fourth book in her seven-part Harry Potter series. Published by Bloomsbury, this UK first-edition hardback features cover artwork of Harry on his broomstick tackling a dragon, with an image of Hogwarts School on the back cover. The second page is signed by Rowling in black ink. Minor tears are present along the top of the dust jacket, the book pages display signs of discolouration, and the first few pages are slightly loose at the spine and should be opened with care. Dimensions: 20.5 cm x 14 cm x 6 cm (8" x 5½" x 2½") Estimate: £800 - 1,200 †Δ
Modern Diecast Trams and Trolley Buses, mainly boxed comprises Corgi Original Omnibus Blackpool Trams (3), Tramlines Feltham, Sheffield, Burton & Ashby (3), 36709 Queen Mother's Century fully closed tram, Classics trams 36901, 36801, 55001 Philadelphia Street Car and 97316 Ipswich Trolley Bus, Exclusive First Edition trams one a Leeds example in WWII livery, Lledo (2) one unboxed, Matchbox Models of Yesteryear (1) and 1:64 scale Typhoo Jubilee tram (2) one packaged, two similar unboxed by Lesney (F) and two other packaged models Weico Australia Melbourne tram and Tin Toys Hong Kong San Francisco street car, F-G, Boxes P-G, (22)
Exclusive First Editions Buses and Coaches, a boxed collection of vintage and modern 1:76 scale single and double deck buses and coaches, includes some special edition models, two War Time Buses, New World First Bus (1) and four gift sets Liverpool Corporation (2), Routemaster Set and Southdown Gift Set, G-E, Boxes F-E, (46)
Creative Master Northcord and Other Far Eastern Model Buses and Trolley Bus, a cased/boxed group of 1:76 scale double deck buses includes cased models all with card sleeves, Creative Master Northcord, JB1001, JB1002, JB1003, JB2001, Cnbus 1001, SBS Transit Volvo Olympian and limited edition Volvo Super Olympian Ultra Heroes liveried model, together with Best Choose 02031 Dennis Condor, 02041 Guy Arab and City Bus CM-DGS001 Dennis Dragon, 88001 2001 Dennis Dragon Trolley Bus Maiden Voyage and Exclusive First Editions 26901 (cased with sleeve) two City Bus models, two Kowloon Motor Bus Models, eight other EFE Far Eastern models all boxed, one a single deck examples, and a limited edition City Bus set 19906, all three boxed, G-E, Cases G-E, (25)
First Bus and Cars Workshop Far Eastern Buses, a mainly cased collection with card sleeves 1:76 scale, includes New World First Bus Dennis Tridents (4), Volvo Super Olympians (3) all double deck and a special edition boxed single deck Dennis Dart, together with Cars Workshop Daimlers 94), AEC Regent (2), Leyland Olympian and Dennis Condor (minus sleeve) in various liveries, G-E, Cases G-E, (15)
Corgi Far Eastern Buses, a collection of 1:76 scale double deck Olympians, comprises 43210 Hong Kong Reunification, 43208 Airbus, 43202 KCR 10th Anniversary, 43222 KMB Dragon Boat Festival, 43220 KMB Deluxe Edition, 43223 Friends of KMB, 43224 50 years KMB, 43205 Citybus, 43206 Air Conditioned Olympian, First Bus models We Must Stop Meeting Like This, This Bus Has Ears, Didn't Recognise me Did You?, a Singapore Super Bus (all cased with sleeves) and factory sealed with no sleeve, 43012 Ocean Park, 43217 Stagecoach Hong Kong models, some models have been displayed, G-E, Cases G-E, (15)
Exclusive First Editions Limited Edition Bus and Coach Sets, a boxed group of 1:76 scale models comprises, Set 14 Dartford 1963, Set 4 Post-war Leyland, Set 13 London Country, Set 11 Golden Jubilee, Set 6 Route Master (2), Set 5 Green Line, Set 9 STL's, Set 12 Prototypes, Set 3 Routemaster and London Transport Museum Bus Set, the latter minus outer postage boxes, G-E, Boxes G-E, (11)
Exclusive First Editions Boxed Sets, various examples of 1:76 scale buses and some commercial models comprises, The RTL Story, The Taylor Woodrow Story, Fishermans Friend, The Rank Hovis Story, The Tate & Lyle Story, LT The Three Buses Collection, Set No 9 STLs, Social Edition Routemaster Set, Liverpool Corporation Set, Timpson's and Surrey Motor Cars and Barton Transport, two with outer post out boxes, G-E, Boxes F-E, (11)
Exclusive First Editions Special Edition Vintage London Region Double Deck Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale models anniversary, bus meet and Open Day examples, includes Cobham Bus Museum, Country Bus Rallies, Acton Open Day, North Weald, Aston Manor, Bromley, Beatties, Ramblers Holidays, Sutton United, LT Museum, Ian Allan and others (four in smaller grey boxes), G-E, Boxes P-E, (24)
Exclusive First Editions Special Edition Vintage London Region Double Deck Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale models anniversary, bus meet and Open Day examples, includes, Country Bus Rallies, Cobham Bus Museum, Bow Garage, North Weald, Acton Special, EFE Show Bus, Subscriber Special, LT Museum, Sutton United and others G-E, Boxes F-E, (21)
Exclusive First Editions Special Edition Vintage London Region Double Deck Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale models anniversary, bus meet and Open Day examples, includes, Country Bus Rallies, Cobham Bus Museum, Bow Garage, North Weald, Acton Special, EFE Show Bus, Subscriber Special, LT Museum, Sutton United and others G-E, Boxes F-E, (26)
Exclusive First Editions Special Edition Vintage London Region Double Deck Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale models anniversary, bus meet and Open Day examples, includes, Cobham Bus Museum, Bow Garage, Acton Special, Leyton Open Day, Ramblers Holidays, LT Museum, London Omnibus and Traction Society, Sutton United and others G-E, Boxes F-E, (24)
Exclusive First Editions Special Edition Vintage London Region Double and Single Deck Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale double deck (6) and Single deck (15) models anniversary, bus meet and Open Day examples, includes, Cobham Bus Museum, Bow Garage, North Weald, Acton Special, Allsorts, LT Museum, Sutton United and others G-E, Boxes F-E, (21)
Exclusive First Editions Special Edition Vintage and Modern Regional Double and Single Deck Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale double deck (12) and single deck (8) models, anniversary, bus meet and open day examples, includes New Year Subscriber Specials, Victoria Coach Series, Acton Open Day, Aston Manor, EFE Showbus, Southsea Spectacular and others, G-E, Boxes F-E, (20)
Exclusive First Editions War Time Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale models comprises 99200, 99202, 99204, 99201, 26328, 99205, 99203, 29909, 26325, Special Edition models, 27811A Subscriber Special (2), 26405A/26405B Acton Museum Open Days and two others in war time livery 28504, 18304, G-E, Boxes G-E, (15)
Modern Diecast Vehicles, a boxed/cased collection of vintage and modern, private and commercial vehicles many 1:76 scale includes, Original Omnibus (20, Exclusive First Editions (1) one a commercial model, Forward Models EC-05 Birmingham Crossley double decker, Corgi Great British Tram, Atlas Edition Dinky 111 Triumph, Carded Matchbox 40th Anniversary Originals (4), Lledo Trackside (3), Classix (6), Hornby Roadshow 2007-8 limited edition double deck bus and three Skale Autos, Schuco Junior Line (2), Midget Models white metal kit No 12 Horse Drawn van and figure (appears complete but unchecked), Oxford Diecast (mostly with card sleeves) Railway Scale (11), Automobile (2), Commercials (70, 60 year Land Rover model and Guinness two model bus set, 1980s 1:64 scale models by Corgi and Matchbox (15), an unboxed Corgi Mini Morris Cooper, partially boxed Crescent army field gun and eighteen other boxed models, F-E, Boxes/Cases P-E, (85+)
Books - Low, David (1891-1963) collection: 'Low's War Cartoons' London: Cresset Press, c. 1941, hardcover; 'Europe at War: A history in sixty cartoons' by Low, Allen Lane Penguin Books, 1940, paperback; 'Europe since Versailles: A history in one hundred cartoons', by Low, Penguin, 1940; 'Years of Wrath, A Cartoon History 1932-1945' by David Low, London: Victor Gollancz 1949, first edition with dust jacket; 'Ye Madde Designer' by Low, London: The Studio Ltd, 1935, hardcover, no jacket, and 9 others. (14)
Books - Emett (Rowland), ffolkes (Michael), H.M. Bateman, PONT (Graham Laidler), Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird), Nicolas Bentley- a collection of 28 to include: 'Emett's Domain, Trains, Trams, Englishmen, The Best of Rowland Emett', New York: Harcourt Brace and Company (First Edition 1953); signed copy of Emett's Alarms and Excursions London: John Murray 3rd edition 1977; Michael ffolkes and B.A. Young 'Tooth and Claw A New Bestiary' London: Elek Books 1958; 'H.M. Bateman: By Himself', London: Collins 1937, and 24 others. (28)
Books - Searle, Ronald (1920-2011) extensive early collection to include; 'Forty Drawings' Cambridge University Press: 1946; 'John Gilpin The Diverting History of, by William Cowper illus. Ronald Searle, London: Chiswick Press 19052; 'Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines' (first edition), Nigel 'Molesworth' books (6), 'St. Trinian's' books (4); 'Looking at London', 'Merry England etc', 'Paris Sketchbook', 'The Big City', 'Russia for Beginners' - a total of 87 books. (86)
Books- collection related to Political cartoons, American cartoons and war cartoons, to include; 'Political Graphics: Art as a Weapon' by Robert Phillippe, Oxford: Phaidon, 1982, First Edition; 'W.S.C. A Cartoon Biography', compiled by Fred Urquhart, London: Cassell & Company Ltd. 1954; 'Cartoon America, Comic Art in the Library of Congress' by Harry Katz, New York: Abrams 2006; 'The Collected and Recollected Marc', edited by Mark Amory (London: Fourth Estate 1993); 'Jane at War', Jane of the Daily Mirror, London: Wolfe 1976; 'Peregrine Pryke's Pilgrimage through the London Literary World' by Clive James, London: Jonathan Cape 1976 2nd edition; a collection of Private Eye related books including 'Barry McKenzie' (9). Total of 60 items. (62)
Books- Osbert Lancaster (1908-1986) a good collection including approximately 16 first editions. To include 'Progress at Pelvis Bay', London: John Murray 1936 First edition; several first editions of the 'Pocket Cartoons' series from the 1940's; 'Assorted Sizes', London: John Murray,1944, First Edition; 'Classical Landscape with Figures', London: John Murray 1947. In total 57. (57)
Books- Cartoonists collection including: Vicky, Calman, Jules Feiffer, Gog, James Thurber, Trog, Jak, Bill Tidy, Larry, William Rushton, Trudeau, David Langdon, Alex, Giles, Frank Dickens, W. Heath Robinson and others. A total of 136. Together with a collection of children's books related to Aardman, Quentin Blake, Snoopy (Charles M. Schulz), Gary Larson, Roald Dahl. To include 'The Art of Wallace and Gromit, Aardman' Egmont 2009 and 22 others related, 'Pun Fun' by Ennis Rees illustrated by Quentin Blake, Abelard Schuman 1965; 'The Snoopy Festival' by Charles M. Schulz, Hodder and Stoughton: 1978 first edition hardback. A total of 37 books. Total in lot 173 (173).
PAIR WEDGWOOD MASTERPIECE COLLECTION BLACK BASALT 'GRIFFIN' CANDLESTICKS, limited edition no. 23/35 & 24/35, each with sconce, collar, beak, martingale, tail knop and base all richly gilt, impressed & printed marks, COA and booklet, boxed, c. 2000, 31.5cms high Provenance: private collection South Wales Auctioneer's Note: based on an original design by Sir William Chambers (1726-1796) and was first produced by Josiah Wedgwood in 1771. Comments: no damage.
ORWELL (GEORGE) ANIMAL FARM: A FAIRY STORY, FIRST EDITION, publisher's green cloth, spine lettered in white, dust jacket with front flap priced '6s' and 'Searchlight Books' design on verso [Connolly 93], 8vo, Secker & Warburg, 1945.Provenance: Charitable institution gift.Comments: spine tips and extreme top edges faded, jacket slightly chipped at spine ends and corners, rubbed at folds, back slightly soiled
A WWI wooden model of Archibald Low's Aerial Target bomb, a radio controlled pilotless weapon, the first 'drone' to fly under control, bearing plaque 'Royal Aircraft Factory 'A.T. Guided Missile 1917', with newspaper cutting from a 1967 edition of 'The Advertiser & Reporter' featuring Christopher Elliott and the model, Aerial target model, 18.5 by 16 by 4cm high, with wooden outer case, 28 by 19 by 14cm high. Provenance - From the Christopher Elliott collection
Three sets of 18th century and later volumes of letters and the History of England, comprising David Hume 'The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to Revolution 1688' in eight volumes, full leather bound 8vo (pub. London 1767), together with John Lingard 'A History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans, in fourteen volumes, leather bound 8vo, (Fourth Edition, pub. Paris 1826), Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, 'Letters.. to his son Philip Stanhope Esq. Late Envoy Extraordinary of the Court of Dresden' in four volumes, leather bound 8vo (fifth edition, pub. London 1774), all a/f. (26)
Six volumes by Vita Sackville West comprised of 'The Land' published by William Heinman Ltd, 1939, 'Devil at Westease' published by Doubleday and Co, 1947 first edition, 'The Eagle and the Dove', published by Michael Joseph, 1943 second impression, and three volumes published by The Hogarth Press; 'Pepita' 1937 first edition, 'All Passion Spent', 1931 second impression, and 'Solitude', 1938 first edition, 'Flush A Biography' by Virginia Woolfe, published by The Hogarth Press,1933 first edition and 'Love in a Cold Climate' by Nancy Mitford, published by Hamish Hamilton, 1949 first edition. CONDITION REPORT: Please note - Descriptions do not include condition reports. Please contact us to if you require further information or images.PLEASE CONSIDER SHIPPING COSTS BEFORE BIDDING. THE COST OF SHIPPING MAY AFFECT YOUR DECISION TO BID.
'Good-bye Mr Chips' by James Hilton, published by Hodder and Stoughton, 1934 first edition, 'The Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for God', by George Bernard Shaw, published by Constable and Company, 1932, illustrated by John Farleigh, 'The Golden Age' by Kenneth Graham, published by John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1928 first edition, illustrated by Ernest Shepard, and seven other volumes CONDITION REPORT: Please note - Descriptions do not include condition reports. Please contact us to if you require further information or images.PLEASE CONSIDER SHIPPING COSTS BEFORE BIDDING. THE COST OF SHIPPING MAY AFFECT YOUR DECISION TO BID.
E Nesbit, 'The Railway Children', published by Wells Gardner, Darton and Co. Ltd, 1906 (First Edition), illustrated by C E Brock, and William Shakespeare 'Twelfth Night or What You Will', from the Temple Shakespeare series published by J M Dent and Co., 1901, with an engraving of Middle Temple Hall as the frontispiece CONDITION REPORT: Please note - Descriptions do not include condition reports. Please contact us to if you require further information or images.PLEASE CONSIDER SHIPPING COSTS BEFORE BIDDING. THE COST OF SHIPPING MAY AFFECT YOUR DECISION TO BID.
'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley, first edition published in 1932 by Chatto and Windus of London, hardback blue cloth bound volume with dust jacket CONDITION REPORT: Please note - Descriptions do not include condition reports. Please contact us to if you require further information or images.PLEASE CONSIDER SHIPPING COSTS BEFORE BIDDING. THE COST OF SHIPPING MAY AFFECT YOUR DECISION TO BID.
Four volumes by Bertrand Russell, all published by George Allen and Unwin Ltd with blue cloth boards and original dust jackets; 'The Scientific Outlook', first edition 1931, 'Sceptical Essays', first edition 1928, 'Marriage and Morals', first edition 1929 and 'In Praise of Idleness', second impression 1935, and one other volume by the author, 'What I Believe' published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co., Ltd, fourth impression, 1928 with maroon boards and damaged spine CONDITION REPORT: Please note - Descriptions do not include condition reports. Please contact us to if you require further information or images.PLEASE CONSIDER SHIPPING COSTS BEFORE BIDDING. THE COST OF SHIPPING MAY AFFECT YOUR DECISION TO BID.
Kent Interest: 'Cranbrook a Wealden Town' by C C R Pile, with a foreword by Vita Sackville West, published by Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Local History Society, 1955 first edition, 'A Saunter Through Kent with Pen and Pencil' vols I II III V VI and XX, by Charles Igglesden and four other Kent related volumes CONDITION REPORT: Please note - Descriptions do not include condition reports. Please contact us to if you require further information or images.PLEASE CONSIDER SHIPPING COSTS BEFORE BIDDING. THE COST OF SHIPPING MAY AFFECT YOUR DECISION TO BID.
Harry Potter; 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows', Bloomsbury 2007, First Deluxe edition, in original sealed packaging, together with two other first edition copies of 'the deathly hallows', first edition copies of 'Goblet of Fire', 'Half Blood Prince' and 'Order of the Phoenix' and three others (a lot)
GEORGE CHAPMAN limited edition (4/25) etching and aquatint - south Wales valleys street scene with Trojan 200 bubble-car on the road, figures, railway signals, advertising for Guinness and a circus, circa 1963-64, signed, 52 x 52cms Provenance: by descent from the artist Comments: mounted not framed, excellent condition, clear edition Please note that this lot may be subject to Droit de Suite at 4% of the hammer price (Please see terms / enquire) Later Note: from a set of prints called "The Rhondda Suite” commissioned and published by Robert Erskine of St George’s Gallery, London 3rd August 1960. Titled “The First Building” and shows the fist open air gents lavatory on entering the Rhondda Valley at Treherbert. A 1980s re-strike from the plate.
HARRY POTTER - a group of five hardback books from the HARRY POTTER series to include THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (1998), THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (1999), THE GOBLET OF FIRE (2000), THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (2005), and THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (2007) - THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS has no dust jacket, THE GOBLET OF FIRE has no dust jacket and is the Canadian first edition and first print, THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE is a first edition and first printing with dust jacket and one misprint, THE DEATHLY HALLOWS is a first edition and first printing - (5 in lot)
HARRY POTTER - a group of five hardback books from the HARRY POTTER series to include THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (1998), THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (1999), THE GOBLET OF FIRE (2000), THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (2005), and THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (2007) - THE GOBLET OF FIRE has an incorrect dust jacket, THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE is a first edition and first print, no dust jacket, and one misprint, THE DEATHLY HALLOWS also has no dust jacket - (5 in lot)
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