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Hui-Lin Li. 'The Woody Flora of Taiwan.' First edition, original cloth, Morris Arbortum Monograph, Livingston Publishing Co, USA, 1963, fine. According to WorldCat, this book is only listed in four instituitions in the UK. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

SYLVIA PLATH. 'Fiesta Meons.' Introduced by Ted Hughes, first edition, origianal cloth, soiled to lower edge of board, unclipped dj, dj rebacked due to large piece missing on spine, clean tight text bock, The Roughement Press, Exeter, 1971. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

BRUCE CHATWIN. 'In Patagonia.' First edition, unclipped dj, Jonathan Cape, 1977; 'The Viceroy of Oudah,' first edition, unclipped dj, Jonathan Cape, 1980; 'On the Black Hill,' first edition, clipped dj, Jonathan Cape, 1982; 'The Songlines,' first edition, unclipped dj, Jonathan Cape, 1987; 'Utz,'first edition, unclipped dj, Jonathan Cape, 1988; 'What am I Doing Here,' first edition, unclipped dj, Jonathan Cape, 1989. (6) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot. Condition Report:  These are all in very good condition, with some spotting to the top edge of textblock being the only major detraction. Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

T. H. WILLIAMS. 'Picturesque Excursions in Devonshire and Cornwall.' First edition,engraved title page, original cardboard boards, illustrations incomplete, binding and leaves loose, J. Murray, London, 1804; G. BRANNON. 'The Isle of Wight.' Original boards, binding and leaves oose, hand cooured engravings, some spotting, G and A. Brannon, Isle of Wight, 1856. (2) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

ARTHUR RACKHAM ILLUSTRATIONS. 'The Springtide of Life,' first edition, original cloth, cloth worn and sun bleached, good clean text block, William Heinemann, 1918; With five other Rackham's. (6) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

H. RIDER HAGGARD. 'A Gardener's Year.' First edition, original cloth, slight fading to cloth, bookplate on pastedown, Longmans Green and Co, London, 1905, vg. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

JOHN E. BRYAN. 'Bulbs.' Two volumes, unclipped dj, illustrations throughout, Christopher Helm, London, 1986; LEO JELITTO and WHLHELM SCHACHET. 'Hardy Herbaceous Perennials.' Third revised edition, B. T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1990. (4) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £No estimate Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

L. T. C. ROLT. 'Narrow Boat.' Fitst edition, illustrated by D. J. Watkins-Pichford, original cloth, unclipped dj, foxing to front and back endpapers, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1944;'Thomas Telford,' first edition, clipped dj, Longmans Green & Co, 1958; 'The Aeronauts: A History of Balloning 1783-1903,' first edition, uncipped dj, Longmans Green & Co, 1966; 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel: A Biography,' sixth impression, Longman Green & Co, 1970. (4) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

STEPHEN W. MEADER. 'Trap-Lines North: A True Story of The Canadian Woods.' First edition, original coth, clipped dj, rubbed and torn dj, finger marks on title page, George G. Harrap & Co, London, 1936, g. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

WILLIAM COBBETT. 'The American Gardener.' Stereotype edition, re-bound quarter morocco, occastional spotting to clean tight text bock, C. Clement, London, 1821; 'The Woodlands: or, A Treatise Describing The Trees.' occasional toning, published by author, London, 1825; 'A Treatise on Cobbett's Corn,' 1828; 'The English Gardener,' 1829; 'Tour in Scotland,' 1833; 'Cottage Economy,' 1835. (6) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

GARDEN INTEREST: ROY STRONG, 'Successful Small Gardens', first edition, 1994; DEREK McCULLOCH 'Gardening Guyed', and four other books on gardens (6). Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

ANNE TYLER. 'If Morning Ever Comes.' First edition, clipped dj, owner inscribed on endpaper, foxing to edge of textblock, Alfred. A. Knopf, New York, 1964. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

R. A. Lidstone. 'A Practical Manual for Foil Epee and Sabre.' First edition, original cloth, cloth stained and bumped, some text underlined, H. F. & Witherby, London, 1930, g; With five othewr books concerning the art of fencing, plus 'The House of Angelo,' by J. D. Aylward, first edition, vg. (7) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

STAN BARSTOW. 'A Kind of Love.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, pencil inscription to pastedown, foxing to edge of text block, Michael Joseph, London, 1960, vg. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

F. EDWARD HULME. 'Familiar Wild Flowers.' First edition, eight volumes, original decorative cloth, colour illustrations, rubbed spines, Cassell and Company, 1906. (8) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

W. J. BEAN. 'Trees & Shrubs: Hardy in the British Isles.' Eight edition, four vol set with supplement, original cloth, vol II clipped dj, slighlty bleached spines, John Murray, London, 1976, vg. (5) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

JOHN SELL COTMAN. 'Engravings of the most remarkable of the sepulchral brasses in Norfolk; tending to illustrate the ecclesiastical, military, and civil costume of former ages, as well as to preserve memorials of the most ancient families in that county.' First edition, Ex Libris of Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave, loose boards, tight and clean text block with many fold out engravings, John and Arthur Arch et al, Norwich, 1819. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £21.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

F. C. STERN. 'A Study of the GENUS PAEONIA.' First edition, folio, original boards with gilt title, toning to title page and some sporadic foxing, fifteen colour illustrations complete, The Royal Horticultural Society, London, 1946, g; GERTRUDE JEKYLL. 'Garden Ornament.' First edition, original boards, folio, marked with some sun fading, toning to frontispiece, b & W illustrations throughout, Country Life, London, 1918, g; With one other folio book. (3) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot. Condition Report: Gertrude Jekyll- has slightly rubbed and bumped cloth boards. foxing to textblock edge. Good. F.C. Stern- Bumped ends to spine. Toning to endpapers from cellophane wrap. Foxing to edge of textblock. Tight text bock with vibrant illustrations.  Bouquets- Repairs to dj. Pen inscription to endpaper. Ex Libris. Good to very good. Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

D. B. BARTON. 'Copper Mining in Cornwall and Devon.' Second edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, foxing to edge of text block and dj, D. Bradford Barton Ltd, Truro, 1968, g; With thirty-three books concerning Cornish mining, holy wells, and Cornish gardens. (34) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

THOM GUNN. 'The Passages of Joy.' First edition, 1982, very good condition; HENRY SEWELL STOKES. 'The Chantry Owl.' Signed ded author to St John St Aubyn with St Levan bookplates on fep. orig cloth, gilt, slightly fading on spine, Longmans, Green & Co, 1881, vg; FOULIS PRESS. 'Selected Poems of Wordsworth.' Orig art vellum gilt which has the odd mark; some foxing. Book mark, 1903; ROBERT BRIDGES. 'Selected Poems.' First Edition, dustjacket and board covers browning but intact, good; plus other poetry books including first editions. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

WILLIAM BORLASE. 'Observations on the Antiquities Historical and Monumental of the County of Cornwall.' first edition, 32 engravings complete including map, repair to fold out plate 5 and 13, Somerset County Library stamp to back of title leave, apporx 7cm tear to leaf 325/4, original boards repaired, W. Jackson, Oxford, 1754, good copy. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

BIRKET FOSTER ILLUSTRATIONS. Common Wayside Flowers by Thomas Miller. First Edition, colour plates, decorative pictorial binding, dated in inscription 1860, Routledge, Warne and Routledge. Gutta percha binding not holding, foxing general. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £No estimate Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

WILLIAM FORSYTH. 'A Treatise on the Culture and Managet of Fruit Trees.' New and Improved edition, original publishers boards, clean and tight text block, pen inscription top head of title page, thirteen mostly fold out engravings, some occasional toning and spotting, T. N. Longman et al, London, 1803, vg to fine. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. (Dimensions: 80) (Qty: 120)(80)Qty: (120) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

COLIN N. FRENCH et al. 'Flora of Cornwall: Atlas of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Cornwall'. 1st edition, original cloth, clipped dj, 8vo, maps complete and throughout, Wheal Seton Press, Camborne, 1999, vg. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

RHODODENDRON INTEREST. 'The Rhododendron Species,' by H. H. Davidian, four volumes, sun blached spines, B. T. Batsford Ltd and Timber Press, London; 'The Illustrated Rhododendron,' by Pat Halliday, The Royal Botanic Gardens, 2001; 'Joseph Hooker's Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya,' facsimilie edition, Kew Publishing; With sixteen others about the studu of Rhododendrons. (20) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

CHIANG YEE.' The Silent Traveller in Boston.' Signed, first edition, original cloth, clipped dj, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1959, vg; 'The Silent Traveller in Edinburgh.' Signed, first edition, original cloth, foxed unclipped dj, ex libris stamp on end paper, sporadic foxing to endpapers and edge of text block, Methuen & Co, London, 1948, g; With 'The Silent Traveller in San Francisco,' '.....In The War Time,' '.....New York,' '.....Oxford,' '.....Dublin,and 'Yebbin: A Guest from the Wild.' all first editions; Plus six others. (14) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

DEREK TANGYE. 'A Quiet Year.' Signed, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Michael Jospeh, 1968; 'A Quiet Year,' signed, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Michael Jospeh, 1984; 'Jeannie: A Love Story,' signed, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Michael Jospeh, 1988. (3) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

ARTHUR MACHEN. 'The Great God Pan and the Inmost Light,' First edition, original cloth, bumped edges, toning to textblock, John Lane, London, 1894; M. P. SHIEL. 'Prince Zaleski.' First edition, ex libris with insciption "Bernard S. Gilbert from the author July 23. 1911", original cloth, John Lane, 1895; 'Shapes in the Fire,' original cloth, John Lane, 1896; With six other books including 'Tallis's Illustrated London 1851' and 'The Story of the Life of John Anderson, the Fugitive Slave,' 1863. (8) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

MEA ALLAN. 'The Tradescants: Their Plants, Gardens, and Museum 1570-1662'. Uncorrected proof, original cloth boards, Michael Joseph, London, 1964; JENNIFER POTTER. 'Strange Blooms: The curious Lives and Adventures of the John Tradescants'. First edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Atlantiv Books, 2006. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

SUE TOWNSEND. 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, soiing to the edge of text bock, soiling on back of dj, Methuen, London, 1982, vg; 'The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, slight toning to edges of leaves, Methuen, London, 1984, fine; plus one other. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

EDWIN MULLINS. 'Alfred Wallis: Cornish Primitive Painter.' First edition, unclipped dj, illustrated throughout, foxing to end papers, small tide mark and tears to dj, MacDonad, London, 1967; 'Mark Rothko,' by Diane Waldman, unclipped dj, Thames and Hudson, London, 1978. (2) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

REGINALD FARRER. 'In Old Ceylon.' First edition, original decorative gilt cloth, leaves uncut with foxing, Edward Arnold, London, 1908; 'The Dolomites: King Laurin's Garden,' original decorative cloth, Adam and Charles Black, 1913; 'The Rainbow Bridge,' third impression, original cloth, 1926; 'The Garden of Asia,' first edition, original cloth, Methuan & Co, 1904; 'On the Eaves of the World.' First edition, second impression, original cloth, boards water damage to fore edge, Edward Arnold & Co, 1926; 'The English Rock Garden.' Two volumes, 5th impression, original cloth, spine cloth chipped, vol one with ink inscribed poem to front end paper, foxed endpapers, b+w illustrations complete, T. C. & E. C. Jack Ltd, London 1930; with three other Farrer's plus one other. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

RON HANSEN. 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.' Uk first edition, clipped dj, Souvenir Press, 1983; RUTH PRAWER JHABVALA. 'Heat & Dust.' UK first edition, clipped dj, John Murray, 1975; BRIAN MOORE. 'The Colour of Blood.' Uk first edition, unclipped dj, Jonathan, Cape, 1987; LARRY HEINEMANN. 'Paco's Story.' UK first edition, unclipped dj, Faber & Faber, 1987; JOHN HARVEY. 'Cutting Edge: A Renick Novel.' UK first edition, unclipped dj, Viking, 1991; With seventeen other firsts and Booker nominated books. (22) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

D. REMBERT DODOENS. 'A New Herbal, or Historie of Plants: Wherein is contained the whole discourse and perfect description of all sorts of Herbes and Plants......' First translated edition by Henry Lyte, Ninian Newton, London 1586. g A clean and tight text block, later binding and a good restoration (report included), which included washing of leaves, a replacement of missing leaves (title page and eight last index pages), eighteenth century inscription to top eadge of text block. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

JACK KEROUAC. 'The Subterraneans.' First UK edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, tears and chips to dj, sporadic foxing throughout, Andre Deutsch, 1960; 'Doctor Sax,' First UK edition, original coth, unclipped dj, Andre Deutsch, 1977. (2) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

R. D. Meikle. 'The Flora of Cyprus'. First edition, two volumes, original cloth, Robert Maclehose and Company, Glasgow, 1977, vg. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

CORNWALL INTEREST. 'The Timeless Land,' by Deny's Val Baker, First edition, clipped dj, Adams & Dart, 1973; 'Cornish Harbours,' by Roland Roddis, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Christopher Johnson, 1973; 'The Ports and Harbours of Cornwall,' by Richard Pearse, original coth, clipped dj, reprint, H. E. Warne, St Austell, 1964; 'An Introduction to Cornish Water-mills,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Bradford Barton, Truro, 1972; 'William Borlase,' by P. A. S. Pool, signed, first edition, The Royal Institution of Cornwall, 1986; 'The History of the Town and Borough of Penzance,' by P. A. S. Pool, signed, first edition, The Corporation of Penzance, 1974; 'The Chapels and Curates of Market Jew,' by T. Reynolds, first edition, Worden, Marazion, 1963; 'Short History of Saint Michael's Mount,' by J. R. Fletcher, published at the mount, 1951; 'The St. Aubyns of Cornwall 1200-1977,' by Diana Harley, no319, Barracuda Books, 1977; 'A Natural History of Porthleven,' by H. B. Sargent, Kenion Press, 1961; 'The Staniforth Diary: A Visit to Cornwall in 1800,' first edition, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1965. (11) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

T. E. LAWRENCE 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom.' First public edition, original cloth, frontispiece, foldout map, Johanthan Cape, 1935. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

WALTER DE LA MARE. 'Lewis Carrol.' signed by author, 32nd of 65 copies, first edition, original cloth, untrimmed edges to fore of text block, Faber & Faber, 1932. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

JOHN STUART MILL. 'Autobiography.' First edition, orig half calf, gilt, chip to top of spine else vg Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer. 1872. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

BOTANY. 'A Handbook of Succulent Plants,' by Hermann Jacobs, signed (?), first Engish edition, three vols, carboard slip cases, Blandford Press, London, 1960, g; With 'The Cactus Journal,' vol 1-8 bound in to books, reprinted, 1967; with fifteen other books on cacti and succulents. (20) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

MARY R. MITFORD. 'Sketches of English Life and Character.' First edition, original cloth, spine faded, illustrated by Stanhope. A Forbes, illustrations complete, sporadic foxing to edges of text block, pencil inscription to title page, T. N. Foulis, London, 1909, g; With two other T. N. Foulis published books 'Tales of Irish Life and Character,' by Erskine Nicol and 'Annals of the Parish,' by John Galt, both 1910, g. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

G. W. SEPTIMUS PIESSE. 'The Art of Perfumery, and the Methods of Obtaining the Odours of Plants.' First edition, leather gilt embossed spine, front board gilt embossing faded, engravings complete, publishers catalogue to rear, Longman Brown Green and Longman, 1855, fine. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

JOHN LE CARRE. 'The Honourable Schoolboy.' First edition, unclipped dj, Book Club Associates, 1977. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

GEOFFREY GRIGSON. 'The Cornish Dancer.' First edition, unclipped dj, Secker & Warburg, London, 1982; 'Angles and Curcles,' First edition, unclipped dj, Victor Gollancz, 1974; JOHN BETJEMAN. 'Summoned by Bells.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, foxing to edge of text block and end papers, John Murray, 1960; C. S. LEWIS. 'Miracles.' First edition, unclipped dj, Geoffrey Bles, London, 1947; LEWIS CARROLL. 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.' original cloth, illustrations by John Tennie, MacMillian and Co, London, 1898; With thirty-six other books including more Betjeman, MacKay-Brown, Dylan Thomas. (41) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

CORNWALL INTEREST. 'The Granit Kingdom: Poems of Cornwall,' edited by D. M. Thomas, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, slight tear to dj, graphite inscription to front endpaper, D. Bradford Barton Ltd, 1970; CYRIL NOAL. 'Botallack.' First edition, clipped dj, D. Bradford Barton Ltd, 1972; With three Denys Val Baker firsts and thre other books about Cornwall. (9) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

FREDERICK FORSYTH. 'The Devil's Alternative.' Signed by author, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Hutchinson, London, 1979, g. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

EDAWARD THOMAS. 'In Pursuit of Spring.' First Edition, original cloth, top edge etc gilt, 1914, very good. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

V. SACKVILLE-WEST. 'Aphra Behn.' First edition, origina cloth, unclipped dj, stamp and price to end paper, Gerald Howe Ltd, London, 1927; 'Nursery Rhymes,' 360/550, original cloth, The Dropmore Press, London, 1947; With thirteen other books by and about Sackville-West. (15) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

GEOFFREY HOUSEHOLD. 'Xenophon's Adventure.' First edition, illustrations complete, orig cloth, dj clipped, 1961, good condition. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

RUSSELL BRADDON. 'Cheshire V. C.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Evans Brothers Ltd, London, 1954, g; With twenty-four other books. (25) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

RUTH MANNING-SANDERS. 'A Book of Mermaids.' First edition by Methuen, unclipped dj, coloured dustjacket by Robin Jacques, black-and-white plates and illustrations by Robin Jacques complete, original gilt-backed boards, 1967, vg condition. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

BERNARD WALKE. 'Twenty Years at St. Hilary.' First edition, Methuen & Co, London, 1935. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

SHOJI HAMADA CATALOGUE. Japanese text, dated 1981, good condition; Plus SUSAN PETERSON. 'Shoji Hamada: A Potter's Way and Work.' Orig cloth, 1995; MASAHIKO KAWAHARA. 'The Ceramic Art of Ogata Kenzan.' Orig cloth, dj back faded, first edition, 1985. (3) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

HORTICULCTURE and BOTANY. 'Orchids from Curtis's Botanical Magazine.' First edition, original cloth, clipped dj, Curwen Books, London, 1981, fine; With twenty-two other books. (23) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

H. WALTER LACK. 'Alexander von Humboldt and the Botanical Exploration of the Americas.' Folio, carboard slip case, Prestel; CHARLES CRAIB. 'Grass Aloes in the South African Veld.' Standard edition, 1915/2000, folio, carboard slip case, Umadaus Press, 2005; With seven other folio books. (9) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

E. A. Bowles. 'My Garden in Spring.' First edition, original decorative cloth, illustrations complete, spordic toning to edge of leaves, T. C. & E. C Jack, London, 1914; 'My Garden in Summer,' first edition, T. C. & E. C Jack, London, 1914; 'My Garden in Autumn and Winter,' first edition, T. C. & E. C Jack, London, 1915. (3) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

DOUGLAS ELLORY PETT. 'The Parks and Gardens of Cornwall.' Signed and inscribed by author, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Alison Hodge, 1998, fine; With nine books regarding horticulture within Cornwall and the Isles os Scilly. (10) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

H. RIDER HAGGARD. 'Montezuma's Daughter.' First edition, original boards, sun bleached spine. clean tight text block, Longmans Green and Co, 1893; 'The Peope of the Mist,' first edition, original cloth, Longmans Green and Co, 1894; 'Colonel Quaritch,' first edition, original cloth, some leaves loose, Longmans Green and Co, 1889; With thirty-three other Haggard's. (36) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

RUTH MANNING-SANDERS. 'A Book of Ogres and Trolls.' First edition, original illustrations by Robin Jacques, orig cloth, colour dj unclipped, 1972, vg condition. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.