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[Saint (Dora)] ‘Miss Read’ Hobby Horse Cottage, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, a fine copy, 1958; Hob and the Horse-Bat, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, a fine copy, 1965; Collection of 5 ‘Proof Copies’, Thrush Green, 1959; Fresh from the Country, 1960; Village Affairs, 1977; No Holly for Mrs Quinn, 1976; Over the Gate, 1964; all in original cream printed paper wrappers, all illustrated by J.S.Goodall, the last 3 titles with labels to the dedication pages signed ‘Best Wishes Dora Saint (‘Miss Read’), 8vo. (7)

Walton (Izaak) and Charles Cotton The Complete Angler, second Hawkins edition, 16 engraved plates including 2 frontispieces and 2 of music, wood-engraved decorations and pescatorial vignettes, pages slightly browned, contemporary calf, rebacked, gilt, [ESTC N44566], for J. Rivington, 1766; The Complete Angler, edited by John Major, Edition de Luxe, number 216 of 260 copies, illustrated throughout, half vellum over cloth, n.d. [1844]; The Complete Angler, edited by John Major, limited to 100 copies only, illustrated throughout, original heavy card binding, cracked at joints, Boston, 1866; The Complete Angler, edited by Edward Jesse, illustrated throughout, original green cloth, gilt, 1889; The Complete Angler, facsimile reprint of the first edition of 1653, with extra illustrations provided by John Major, original leather binding, slightly rubbed, 1907, v.s. (6)

Mackintosh(Andrew) The Modern Fisher: or, Driffield Angler; first edition, frontispiece, vignette to title-page, halg Morocco, rebacked, gilt, Henry Morley, Derby, 1821; CRAWHALL, Joseph (illustrator). - Izaak WALTON & Charles COTTON. Izaak Walton: His Wallet Booke [The Complete Angler.] hand-coloured woodcut illustrations, a few full-page, cloth pocket at front defective, original vellum, joint cracked, worn, London: Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, 1885; The Complete Angler, number 116 of 440 copies, original boards, printed paper label, The Riverside Press, 1909; The Complete Angler, limited to 450 copies signed by the illustrator Frank Adams, original vellum backed marbled boards, t.e.g., slightly bumped, 1930; another copy, slightly rubbed and unsigned, v.s (5)

Venables (Bernard) A Stream of Life, limited edition, illustrated by author, full morocco, slipcase, The Medlar Press, 2002; Another copy, first trade edition, original cloth, The Medlar Press, 2002; Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing, signed limited edition, 50th Anniversary edition, full morocco, slipcase, 2000; Another copy, 50th Anniversary edition, original decorated cloth backed wrappers, 2000; A Pleasure of Fishes, numbered limited edition, illustrated, original green morocco, gilt, slipcase, The Medlar Press, 2006; A Rise to the Fly, signed limited edition, illustrated, original cloth, 2000; Another copy, first trade edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, 2000; A Fisherman’s Testament, numbered limited editon, illustrated, originalcloth, The Medlar Press, 1997;The Illustrated Memoirs of a Fisherman, first trade edition, illustrated, original boards, dust-jacket, 1993, v.s. (9)

[Watkins-Pitchford (Denys)] ‘B.B.’ Confessions of a Carp Fisher, first edition. Illustrated by the author, original cloth, dust-jacket, slightly worn at corners, very good copy, 1950; The White Road Westwards, first edition, illustrated, original boards, dust-jacket, very good copy, 1961;Hargeaves (Jack) Fishing for a Year, limited edition, illustrated, original cloth, The Medlar Press, 1995; Another copy, first trade edition, illustrated, original cloth, dust-jacket, clipped, slightly worn, 1951. 8vo. (4)

Gallichan (Walter M.) Fishing in Derbyshire and Around, first edition, map frontispiece, original cloth, gilt, 1905; Little (G.) The Angler’s Complete Guide and Companion, first edition, illustrated, original decorated cloth, n,d, [1881]; Traherne (Micheal) Be Quiet and Go A-Angling, first edition, illustrated, original cloth, dust-jacket, clipped, 1949; Discover Scotland, 4 vols, bound magazine, illustrated, The Sunday Mail, 1986, v.s (7)

Ockenden, L. C. Mr. Bumbletoes of Bimbleton, first edition, London: Odhams, [1948]. Quarto, publisher's blue cloth, pictorial dust-jacket. Contents very good, clean, bright; binding tight and square, slight loss to cloth at edges of upper board (otherwise well-preserved and bright); dust-jacket with loss at edges. Scarce

Rackham (Arthur) Illustrator Dickens (Charles) a Christmas Carol, first trade edition, 12 colour plates, original cloth, spine darkened and worn at head and tail, s. 4to., 1915

Lee (Laurie) Cider with Rosie, first edition, inscribed to half-title, ‘To Geraldine with love from Laurie – 6.11.59….’ original cloth, dust-jacket, slightly worn, 1959; Collins (Wilkie) No Name, 3 vols, first edition, later amature half leather binding, worn, 1862; Keller (Helen) The Story of my Life, first English edition, illustrated, original cloth, 1914; Dickens (Charles) The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, early editon illustrated, original cloth, [1870], 8vo. (6)

An album of The Kings and Queens of England, First Edition Sterling Silver Proof Set Medallions, 1970 John Pinches, 43 in total along with the genealogical chart

A General System of Horsemanship in all its branches by William Cavendish Duke of Newcastle the most noble prince, this edition is taken from copy first published in 1743, Nottingham Court Press 1980, full leather binding, in slipcase

A volume - WWII - The Story of the Kings Royal Rifle Corp 1939-1945, edited by Major General Sir Hereward Wake, published by Gale & Polden 1949. First edition with dust jacket, 416 printed pages, photo illustrations and maps.

A limited edition bound folio of Sharpe's "Birds of Paradise", of 79 prints, produced from a copy of the first edition at The John Rylands Library. Published by The Folio Society, 2011. No. 427/1000

A quantity of football collectors cards from the Victor including famous teams in football history (Busby Babes etc.) no. 1-12, Star Teams of 1961 (1-22) etc., quantity of limited edition signed First day Covers including Matt Busby, Ray Wilkinson, Dave Sexton, Joe Corrigan, etc., together with a quantity of Royal and Papal visit postcards.

Tolkien J.R.R.: The Return of the King. 1955. First edition. With map. Ex-library copy with Harrogate Library binding.

Christie Agatha: Lord Edgware Dies. 1933. First Edition. Published for the Crime Club Ltd.

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - ROWLING (J.K.), hardback first issue, first edition, signed by the author on the dedication page

AUSTEN (JANE) PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 'THE PEACOCK EDITION', London: George Allen, 1895, first edition, original green cloth gilt with peacock design by Hugh Thomson

RICHARD SPARE (BORN 1951); two limited edition signed coloured prints, the first 'Gerbera', an artists proof 16/20, 24 x 22cm, the second 'At Anchor', 135/450, both framed and glazed (2). (D)Additional InformationGood condition.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org

FLEMING (I), ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, first edition, un-clipped d.j, Jonathan Cape, 1963; YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, first edition, in-clipped d.j, Jonathan Cape, 1964 (2) Additional InformationOHMSS, the jacket with several small tears at edge, general age wear throughout and some browning and water drop marks to the back. The cloth rubbed and bumped to the top and bottom edge. Biro name at top of front end Paper. Internally with slight edge browning. YOLT, the cover with small tears and worn at all edges. Damp undulation to the back of the jacket and brown spot / watermarks. The book with a lean and cover with light rubbing at edges. Ink name to the front end paper. Internally with light browning and odd Fox mark here and there. 

CALDWELL (T), A PILLAR OF IRON, 3/4 Morocco with red cloth boards by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, edges gilt, Collins, 1966 (p65/66 slightly loose); WEST (M), THE SALAMANDER, 3/4 blue leather with blue cloth boards, HEINEMANN, 1976; BELLOC (H), CAUTIONARY TALES, 3/4 green leather, Duckworth, reprint 1965; PINE (L), THE STORY OF SURNAMES, County Life Limited, 1965; WEST (M), PROTEUS, Collins, 1979, all bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, with OSBORNE (J), THE ENTERTAINER, first edition, 1957; later impressions by Osborne, Bronowski and Fry; DURNT (F), limited edition, two copies in slip case, Acheve d’impimer, 1977; and two other books (15).

SHACKLETON (E), THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC, being the story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907 - 1909, first edition, two vols, complete with colour and black & white illustrations as per list and three folding maps and two section panorama, blue cloth with pictorial boards, London, Heinemann 1909 (2).Additional InformationThe spine of volume II torn and one section glued down, the other section detached but present. Fraying down the front gutter of the spine and rubbing to the spine. Cloth to Vol I rubbed to the top and bottom of the spine. Wear along both gutter edges – more so to the back spine gutter. Both with ink dedication to the front free end paper dated 1909. End papers to both browned and with some foxing at the beginning and end of the books. Pages with general light browning. Some slight creases here and there. Despite faults, overall ok.

A group of books including 'The History of Manchester in Two Volumes with Cuts' by The Reverend Mr Whitaker, the second edition corrected, pub. J. Murray, London 1773, both in tan calf boards, also 'Tales of My Landlord First Series' by Jedediah Cleishbotham in four volumes, fifth edition, pub. Archibald Constable & Co, Edinburgh 1819, in part tan calf and mottled boards, 'A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain' by Reverend F. O. Morris, volumes II and IV and 'The Illustrated London News January-June 1902' in pictorial gilt tooled boards (af).Additional InformationHeavy wear throughout, some bindings loose, scuffs, scrapes, splits to spines of both Whitaker's Manchester. Further losses to 'Tales of My Landlord'. Heavy wear to boards and bindings throughout. Illustrated London News boards loose as well.

FLEMING (I), GOLDFINGER, first edition, un-clipped d.j., pictorial black cloth, Jonathan Cape, 1959 (1).Additional InformationThe jacket is in poor condition. Book with a slight lean and with bumping to the corners and edges. Previous owners ink name to the back of the front board, Some brown marks here and there and some odd foxing. 

FLEMING (I), THUNDERBALL, first edition, un-clipped d.j., Jonathan Cape, 1961; YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, first edition, clipped d.j., Jonathan Cape, 1964; GARDNER (J), ICEBREAKER, Capr, 1983; PEARSON (J), THE LIFE OF IAN FLEMING, Cape, 1966 (4).Additional InformationThunderball – jacket lightly grubby / browned, rubbing at all edges and with a two sellotape repairs to the folds. Black cover with some light fading to the top edge and some knocks. Internally with some light browning, some marks to the page edges when closed and odd fox mark. YOLT – Jacket clipped and with wear to all edges, small nicks and tears here and there at edge. Cover with some light marks, edge  knocks and rubbing. Light foxing and some browning internally. Rubbing to the top left corner of the front free end paper. 

A first edition publication, 'Winnie the Pooh', A A Milne published by Methuen & Co. London 1926.

Miscellaneous Lot comprising: UK, 2 x proof sets 1970 & 1971, in cases of issue, some light toning on bronze o/wise FDC as issued, Falkland Islands 2 x proof sets 1974, each 5 coins - halfpenny to 10d, some light toning on bronze in one set o/wise FDC as issued, together with crown 1951, with cert, in case of issue BU, a Churchill crown 1965, in a plastic case UNC, a proof bronze medal commemorating the Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977, obv. profile of Queen facing left, heraldic motifs of the Royal Standard & 'SILVER JUBILEE 1977,' rev. official Silver Jubilee emblem, struck at the Birmingham Mint, in plastic case of issue, a few faint scratches o/wise as issued & a gold-plated sterling silver proof medal commemorating 'Man's First Atlantic Crossing by Balloon 16 Aug 1978' obv. depicts the balloon in frosted relief, rev. 'THE FIRST CROSSING OF THE ATLANTIC BY MANNED BALLOON, BEN ABRUZZO ,MAX ANDERSON, LARRY NEWMAN' below a globe showing the Atlantic between the UK & USA, date '17th August 1978' below; struck by the Birmingham Mint, limited edition of 5,000, edge hallmarked, diameter 45mm, wt 45.13g, in case of issue; minor handling marks o/wise lustrous FDC

A collection of Mad magazines, circa 1950/60's, No 1-27 inclusive, including No1 First Edition - Collectors item, also No's, 64, 73 and 101 (30 in total)Location: RWB

Literature. A collection of mostly modern literature, including Sitwell (Sacheverell). The Cyder Feast and Other Poems, 1st edition, London: Duckworth, 1927, uncut and untrimmed, original yellow cloth, 8vo, limited signed edition 24/165, together with:Doctor Donne & Gargantua, The First Six Cantos, 1st edition, 1930, untrimmed, original green cloth in marked and slightly frayed dust wrapper with slight loss, author's presentation copy, inscribed to front endpaper 'For John Merrell from Sacheverell Sitwell in gratitude 8 November 1966', plus:Canons of Giant Art, Twenty Torsos in Heroic Landscapes, 1st edition, Faber & Faber, 1933, original red cloth in rubbed dust wrapper, 8vo, author's presentation copy, inscribed to front endpaper, 'To John Merrell with all good wishes Sacheverell Sitwell Weston 8 November 1966', and:Sadleir (Michael). XIX Century Fiction, A Bibliographical Record based on his own collection, 2 volumes, Cambridge University Press, 1951, original maroon cloth in worn dust wrappers, 4to, limited edition of 1025 copies, plus other mostly English literature, including Vernon S. Morwood, Our Gipsies in City, Tent, and Van. Containing an account of their origin and strange life, fortune-telling practices, &c., 1st edition, 1885, some marks throughout, contemporary blue cloth gilt, 8vo, Aldous Huxley, Leda, 1st edition, 1920, Jesting Pilate, 1926, Eyeless In Gaza, 1936, [Robert Plumer Ward], Tremaine or The Man of Refinement, 3 volumes, 3rd edition, London: Henry Colburn, 1825, with contemporary autograph signature to head of title of each volume of J.H. Tremayne, first few leaves at front of volume 1 almost loose, contemporary half maroon calf gilt, a little rubbed and spines lightly faded, 8vo, other Sacheverell Sitwell titles including Poltergeists, 1940, Splendours and Miseries, 1943, All Summer in a Day, 1926, Far From My Home, 1931, Old Fashioned Flowers, illustrated by John Farleigh, Country Life, 1939, etc., mostly 1st editions, with dust wrappers, etc.Qty: (3 shelves )

Aviation. A large collection of modern aviation reference & related, including Against The Sun, the story of Wing Commander Roland Beamont, by Edward Lanchbery, 1st edition, London: Cassell, 1955, 8vo, Plane Crash, the mysteries of major air disasters and how they were solved, by Clayton & K. S. Knight, 1st edition, London: Elek Books, 1958, 8vo, They Fought For The Sky, the story of the First World War in the air, by Quentin Reynolds, 1st edition, Londo; Cassell, 1958, 8vo, & publications by Airlife, Sutton, PSL, Arms & Armour, Osprey, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves)

Harrison (Joseph). The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists' Magazine, volume VI, January-December 1838 & XV, January-December 1847, 24 hand-coloured engraved plates of flowers, including several double-page, some spotting and marks throughout, contemporary half maroon morocco, rubbed and some marks, 8vo, together with other various natural history, mostly late 19th and early 20th century, including Robert L. Wallace, The Canary Book, 3rd edition, 1892, Rev. Francis Smith, The Canary: Its Varieties, Management and Breeding, 1868 (both generally with some marks and the first volume with some waterstaining), Spencer Thomson, Wanderings Among the Wildflowers, 4th edition, revised, 1857, W. Swaysland, Familiar Wild Birds, 1st-4th Series, Cassell and Company, 1903, F. Edward Hulme, Familiar Garden Flowers, 1st-5th Series, Cassell and Company, circa 1900 and F. Edward Hulme, Familiar Wild Flowers, 1st-8th Series, circa 1900-1905 (rebound), etc.Qty: (45)

Yarrell (William). A History of British Birds, 3 volumes, London: John Van Voorst, 1843, numerous monochrome illustrations, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some light marginal toning, contemporary uniform gilt decorated full calf, boards & spine rubbed & slightly marked, 8vo, plus First & Second Supplement volumes, 1845-56, publishers original cloth, 8vo, and A History of British Birds, 4 volumes, 4th edition, contemporary uniform gilt decorated half calf, spines rubbed with some loss, 8vo, together with: Elliot (Henry W.), Report on the Prybilov Group, or Seal Islands, of Alaska, 1st edition, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1873, monochrome plates & maps, some light spotting & toning, contemporary plum half morocco, boards lightly marked, minor rubbing to the spine, large 4to, Seebohm (Henry), Siberia In Europe: a visit to the Valley of the Petchora in North-East Russia, London: John Murray, 1880, black & white illustrations, light toning, contemporary gilt decorated half calf, front hinge cracked, spine faded & rubbed, 8vo, and other 19th century natural history reference, including A History of British Birds, 2 volumes, by Thomas Bewick, Newcastle: printed by Edward Walker, 1826, 8vo, mostly contemporary leather bindings, 8vo/4toQty: (24)

* Marine Views. Wright (Bert). London and the Thames, Castlebar Graphics, 1996, coloured photolithograph, titled, signed and numbered in pencil by the artist, limited edition 332/850, 425 x 620 mm, mounted, together with Hanfstaengl (Franz). The Pool of London, circa 1900, hand-coloured photogravure, some mount staining and toning, 445x 640 mm, mounted, with Whishaw (Alexander Y.). Ocean Liner leaving Liverpool, circa 1920, coloured etching, signed in pencil by the artist to the lower right, 415 x 545 mm, mounted, plus Smitheman (S. F.). The SS Great Britain arriving at Liverpool from Australia in 1861, circa 1990, colour print, signed in pencil by the artist to the lower right, limited edition 70/250, 385 x 555 mm, mounted, and The Cutty Sark in the South China Sea, 1872, SS Great Britain arriving in New York on her Maiden Voyage, 1845 [and] SS Great Britain on her first Australian voyage, Hobson's Bay, Melbourne, 1852, together three colour prints, each signed by the artist in pencil to the lower right, each a limited edition of 59/500, 67/500 & 70/500 respectively, each approximately 375 x 540, two mounted, together with another eight 20th century colour prints of marine and civil engineering views, various sizes and conditionQty: (15)

Segalen (Victor). Steles, 2nd edition, Peking & Paris: Georges Crès & Cie, 1914, leaves folded in concertina-format, 7 leaves of lithographic Chinese characters, 3 printed red seals, some light spotting and soiling, some toning and spotting to wrappers, original wooden boards, lacking most of ties, tall 8voQty: (1)NOTESLimited edition 365/640. Originally published in 1912 and the first book in Sagalen's Collection Coréenne.

Dickens (Charles). Little Dorrit, 1st edition in book form, first issue, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857, etched frontispiece, additional title and 38 plates by Hablot K. Browne, occasional light spotting mostly to plates, armorial bookplate of Lady Sarah Hay Williams to front free pastedown, contemporary half calf (spine a little faded), dark green morocco title label to spine, extremities slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with: Ibid., The Works of Charles Dickens, 20 volumes, Standard edition, London: Gresham Publishing Company, 1912, colour frontispieces and monochrome plates, original brown quarter morocco, cloth sides, some wear to head & foot of spines, 8vo, Trollope (Anthony), Orley Farm, 2 volumes in one, London: Chapman & Hall, 1866, etched frontispiece and plates, bound without title & preliminary leaves to volume 2, light scattered spotting, contemporary brown half morocco, maroon morocco title label, 8voQty: (22)NOTESFirst issue book form of Little Dorrit with signature BB2 misprinted as "B2" at page 371; "William" instead of "Frederick" on page 317, line 27; and the name "Rigaud" appears instead of "Blandois" on pages 469-473.

Eliot (George, i.e. Marian Evans). Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life, 4 volumes, 1st edition, William Blackwood & Sons, 1871-72, half-titles present, errata slip tipped-in after contents leaf to first volume, a little spotting to first few leaves of the first three volumes, marbled edges and endpapers, contemporary dark blue half calf, spines lettered in gilt in compartments, rubbed and scuffed, with slight wear to head and foot of spines, 8voQty: (4)NOTESSadleir 815; Wolff 2059a.

Molinier (Etienne). A Mirrour for Christian States: or, A Table of Politick Vertues considerable amongst Christians, divided, into three books, reviewed, and augmented, by E. Molinier... translated into English, by William Tyrwhit, 1st English edition, London: Thom. Harper, 1635, few woodcut decorative initials, some light marginal damp staining to few leaves, late 19th century/early 20th century calf, black morocco title label to spine, extremities slightly rubbed, 8voQty: (1)NOTESESTC S112798; STC 18003. First English edition of Étienne Molinier's Les Politiques Chrestiennes.

Ramsay (Allan). The Gentle Shepherd. A Pastoral Comedy, Glasgow: A. Foulis & London: J. Murray, 1788, half title, aquatint portrait frontispiece, 12 aquatint plates by David Allan, 9 engraved leaves of music at end, occasional light water stains and soiling, presentation inscription and annotation to front endpaper, contemporary half calf, some wear to corners, a little rubbed, 4toNOTESAbbey Life 244. First published in 1725, this is the first illustrated edition of the popular pastoral comedy, with the plates engraved by the artist David Allan, known as "the Scottish Hogarth".

Cook (Cyril). The Life and Work of Robert Hancock, an account of the life of the 18th-century engraver and of his designs on Battersea and Staffordshire enamels and Bow and Worcester porcelain, 2 volumes (including Supplement), 1st edition, 1948/55, monochrome plates, original blue cloth gilt in dust wrappers, first volume with dust wrapper price-clipped, a little rubbed and frayed with slight wear to extremities, 8vo, together with: Boney (Knowles). Liverpool Porcelain of the eighteenth century and its makers, 1st edition, Batsford, 1957, monochrome plates, original blue cloth gilt in price-clipped dust wrapper, large 8vo, plus: Gilhespie (F. Brayshaw). Crown Derby Porcelain, 1st edition, F. Lewis, 1951, numerous monochrome plates, some light scattered spotting, original blue cloth gilt, a little faded, limited signed edition 308/600, additionally inscribed to front endpaper 'Otologically Yours, Gilhespie', large 8vo, and other porcelain reference, including Stanley W. Fisher, English Blue and White Porcelain of the 18th-Century, 1st edition, Batsford, 1947, F. Seberne Mackenna, Chelsea Porcelain, the Triangle and Raised Anchorwares, 1st edition, F. Lewis, 1948/Worcester Porcelain, The War Period and Its Anticedance, 1st edition, F. Lewis, 1950/Chelsea Porcelain, The Red Anchorwares, 1st edition, F. Lewis, 1951 (limited edition 30/500, limited signed edition 489/500, limited edition 138/500 respectively), 5 volumes of English Porcelain Circle transactions, 1928-48, Faber Monographs (Bernard Watney, Longton Hall Porcelain, 1957, Franklin A. Barrett, Worcester Porcelain, 1953, Bernard Watney, English Blue and White Porcelain of the 18th century, 1963 and Arthur Lane, English Porcelain Figures of the Eighteenth Century, 1961), etc., mostly original cloth, some in dust wrappers, mainly 8voQty: (30)

Previous Parrot Press. The Wood Engravings of Frank Martin, Previous Parrot Press, 1998, wood-engraved illustrations, original cloth-backed decorative boards, folio, limited signed edition 258/360, together with Hughes-Stanton (Penelope). The Wood-Engravings of Blair Hughes-Stanton, Private Libraries Association, Pinner, 1991, wood-engraved illustrations, original cloth, folio, plus two others: The Artistry of Leslie Cole, told for the first time by Malcolm Yorke, Fleece Press, 2010, and Joanna Selborne's British Wood-Engraved Book Illustration 1904-1940, 2001Qty: (4)

Rosetti (Dante Gabriel). Dante Gabriel Rossetti. His Family-Letters, with a memoir by William Michael Rossetti, 2 volumes, London: Ellis and Elvey, 1895, portrait frontispieces, advertisement leaves at end, endpapers toned, top edge gilt, original vellum-backed cloth, some light stains, 8vo, together with Rossetti Papers 1862 to 1870. A compilation by William Michael Rossetti, 1903 (with a presentation inscription from W.M. Rossetti to F. Mabel Robinson, July 1903)Qty: (3)NOTESFirst work large paper limited edition 21/50.

Begbie (Harold). The Political Struwwelpeter, London: Grant Richards, 1899, colour illustrations by F. Carruthers Gould on Japanese vellum, first 3 leaves detached, all edges gilt, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, contained in contemporary limp morocco protective cover (some fading and wear to spine), 4to, limited signed edition 44/250, together with Williams (Archibald). Petrol Peter or Pretty Stories and Funny Pictures [drop-title], London: Methuen, [1906], colour illustrations by A. Wallis Mills, some light soiling, a few short closed tears to a few leaves at front, hinges tender, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, spine defective, rubbed with some soiling and stains, 4toQty: (2)

Brittain (Vera & Geoffrey Handley-Taylor, editors). Selected Letters of Winifred Holtby and Vera Brittain (1920-1935), London & Hull: A. Brown, 1960, half-tone illustrations, a little toning and spotting mainly to endpapers, original cloth gilt, spine a little rubbed, 8voQty: (1)NOTESLimited edition 308/500. Inscribed by Vera Brittain to front endpaper. Vera Brittain (1893-1970) was a nurse during the First World War and recounted her experiences in her best-selling book Testament of Youth in 1933. She was also an activist and pacifist and her daughter was the politician Shirley Williams (1930-2021).

Lee (Harper). To Kill a Mockingbird, 1st UK edition, London: Heinemann, 1960, no dust jacket, original publisher's cloth, text block toned, rear board with marked, 8vo with Greene (Graham). The Quiet American/Our Man in Havana, both 1st editions, London: Heinemann, 1955/58, both original cloth in dust jackets, the first with minor rubbing and toning, corners slightly bumped, the second with dust jacket frayed and chipped with some loss, price-clipped, some toning, both 8vo plus 10 other modern first editionsQty: (13)

Milne (A. A.). Winnie-the-Pooh, 1st deluxe edition, London: Methuen, 1926, numerous black & white illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, scarce minor marks or spots, upper outer corner of penultimate printed leaf a trifle creased, pictorial endpapers (some light toning in places), all edges gilt, original red limp leather gilt, somewhat rubbed, extremities worn, spine cocked, 8vo, together with: Ibid., Now We Are Six, 2nd edition, 1927, numerous black & white illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, a few minor marks, half-title & imprint page toned, front free endpaper with ink manuscript ownership name, top edge gilt, original red cloth gilt, some minor marks (mainly to rear cover), extremities rubbed, faded spine with lightly frayed ends, 8vo, plus: Potter (Beatrix), The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, 1st edition, London: Frederick Warne, 1905, colour illustrations throughout, half-title & frontispiece blank reverse each with contemporary ink manuscript inscription, scarce minor finger-soiling, p.77 with small area of paper adhered near top of image (skinned from facing leaf), stitching strained, pictorial endpapers, front pastedown with bookseller's ticket to upper corner, front hinge cracked, original brown boards, with inset colour pictorial panel to upper cover, spine crudely strengthened with green cloth, some minor marks, front corners rubbed, 16mo, with three other Beatrix Potter first editions: The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904), The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909, early issue with notice board in p.14 illustration), and Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes [1917], all defectiveQty: (6)

Maxwell (W.H.). Life of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, 3 volumes, 5th edition, London, Henry G. Bohn, 1852, engraved plates, battle plans, etc., marbled edges and endpapers, contemporary red half morocco with gilt decorated spines, a little rubbed and some scuffs, 8vo, together with:Hewison (James King). The Isle of Bute in the Olden Time, 2 volumes, Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood & Sons, 1893, monochrome plates and illustrations, original maroon cloth gilt, plus:Hutchins (John). The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Part X only, 3rd edition, corrected by William Shipp and James Whitworth Hodson, 1868, without separate title page, lithographed and engraved plates, including some partly folding, light spotting to first and last few leaves, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated black morocco, rubbed and some marks, folio, and other mostly 19th century literature and antiquarian interest, including Sir Francis B. Head, A Narrative, 1st edition, London, John Murray, 1839, C.T.S. Birch Reynardson, Sports & Anecdotes of Bygone Days in England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and the Sunny South, 1st edition, London: Chapman & Hall, 1887, John Brine, A Treatise on Various Subjects..., 2nd edition, 1766, Robert Southey, Southey's Common-place Book, 1st-4th Series, 1850-51, E.D. Cuming, British Sport past and present, limited edition, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909, signed by the author to the limitation page, 31 colour plates with tissue guards by G. Denholm Armour, some light toning & offsetting, top edge gilt, publishers original gilt decorated full calf, boards & spine faded & rubbed, damp damage to the rear board, large 4to, 113/500 copies, Herbert Cescinsky, English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century, 3 volumes, London: Waverly Book Company, circa 1909, numerous monochrome illustrations, top edge gilt, contemporary uniform blue half morocco, spine faded & rubbed, folio, many leather bound but including some in cloth, 4to/8vo (approximately 75 volumes)Qty: (4 shelves)

Tommy Leader With Clive Williams Group Captain Tom Dalton-Morgan DSO, OBE, DFC and Bar. A WW2 hardback First Edition book, in excellent condition. A Limited Edition Bookplate 13 of 50 multi signed by Former RAF pilots. Signed by the following, Battle of Britain pilot. Wing Commander Tom Neil, Wing Commander Bob Doe, Flight Lieutenant Albert Gregory, Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum, Warrant Officer David Denchfield, Squadron Leader Alan Kellow, Wing commander Jack Rose, Squadron Leader Robert Kings, Flight Lieutenant Terry Clark and Flight Lieutenant Peter Harris. 208 pages. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Ken Delve. Fighter Command 1936-1968. An Operational and Historical Record. A first Edition Hardback book in Superb condition. 374 pages. Multi-Signed By Battle of Britain Pilots:- Alex Speedie 73sqdn, Les Armstrong 73sqdn, Peter Ayerst 73sqdn and Bob Doe. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

R.E.G Davies and Philip J. Birtles. Comet, The Worlds First Jet Airliner. A First Edition Hardback book in excellent condition. Limited edition book, 65/100. Multi signed at 50th Anniversary of the Maiden Flight of the Comet on 27th July 1949. signed by John Cunningham(Chief Test Pilot), John Wilson(Test Pilot), Tony Fairbrother (Flight Test Observer) and both Authors. 64 pages. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Adam and Charles Black. The RAF in Action. A WW2 First Edition Hardback book. Book cover is in poor condition, protected by plastic cover. Signed By Glyn Lewis in 1941. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Commander William King DSO, DSC, RN. The Sticks and the Stars. A WW2 First Edition Hardback book, showing signs of age. Dedicated with a personal inscription. Signed by Commander William King on October 25th 1974. 192 pages. British naval officer, yachtsman and author. He was the oldest participant in the first solo non-stop, around-the-world yacht race, the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, and the only person to command a British submarine on both the first and last days of World War II. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Tony Blackman. Vulcan Test Pilot. My experiences in the cockpit of a cold war icon. A WW2 First Edition Hardback book in very good condition. Multi signed on a bookplate. Signed by the Author Tony Blackman and 6 test pilots and operational crew:- Bob Pogson, Led Halsey, Warren Turner, E. Drakeford, John Ayling and Edward Donaldson. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Richard Dennis. Royal Aircraft Establishment At War. A WW2 First Edition Paperback book in good condition. 122 pages. Multi signed by Pilots:- Eric Brown, J Charnley, Edward C. Rigg, Richard Dennis. Also signed by the editor and publisher Don Minterne. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Graham A. Thomas. Firestorm. Typhoons over Caen, 1944. A WW2 hardback First Edition, in mint condition, with a book casing. Limited Edition Bookplate 28 of 32 copies. A Multi-Signed by Hawker Typhoon pilots:- Jack Rose, David Ince, Ronnie Sheward, Kit North-Lewis, Jim Kyle, B.G. Stapleton, Joe Atkinson, Jerry Eaton, Ken Trott, Ron Cole, David Lovell, Ron Pottinger, Derek Tapson, Brian Spragg, George Wood, Tim Elkington, C W 'Jerry' Jarrold and Dennis Crowley-Milling. 203 pages. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Patrick Bishop. Fighter Boys, Saving Britain 1940. a WW2 hardback First Edition book in good condition. Multi-Signed by Battle of Britain Veterans on a limited edition bookplate number 11 of 20:- Albert Gregory(219 sqdn), Alan Burdekin(600 sqdn), Peter Harris(501 sqdn), Alan Kellow(213 sqdn), Terry Clark(219 sqdn) and Tony Pickering(501 sqdn). 434 pages. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Andrew D Bird. A Separate Little War, The Banff Coastal command Strike Wing Versus The Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe September 1944 To May 1945. a WW2 First Edition hardback book in good condition. Multi-Signed book. Signed by the Author and 6 Bomber Command veterans Pilots:- Bert Graham 143 sqdn , John Haddock 143 sqdn, Pat Hollins 235 sqdn, Ray Harrington 235 sqdn, Bert Winwood 235 sqdn and one other. 234 pages. Bert Graham joined the RAF in 1941 and was immediately posted to a pilot training station in Torquay, Devon. After passing his final exams he then went on to fly Tiger Moths, before being posted to RAF Brize Norton flying Oxfords. In 1942 Bert transferred to start flying with 143 Squadron on Blenheims, but quickly moved on to Beaufighters with the North Coates Strike Wing. For his second tour Bert was posted to Scotland flying Mosquitos, where, before the end of hostilities, he completed many port and shipping strikes over Norway and occupied Europe. Pat Hollins become a navigator and joins 235 Squadron where he flies in numerous combat missions in the de Havilland Mosquito. He recalls one day where they sunk 3 U-Boats. Ray Harrington joined the RAF in 1941, completing his training in South Africa. In January 1944 he was posted to 603 Squadron flying Beaufighters in North Africa. Here he teamed up with navigator, Warrant Officer A.E. ‘Bert’ Winwood, and from where they launched attacks across the Mediterranean into Crete, Greece and the Aegean Islands against shipping, harbour installations and enemy aircraft with much success. In December 1944 they were posted to 235 Squadron Coastal Command, part of the Banff Strike Wing, converting to Mosquitos. In April 1945 they were shot down following a strike in the Kattegat, but avoided capture and with the help of the Danish resistance made it home, where they continued to fly again from Banff. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Stephen Darlow. Victory fighters: The Veteran's Story. Winning the battle for supremacy in the skies over western Europe 1941-1945. A WW2 First edition hardback book in excellent condition. Signed on title page by 10 fighter pilots and the Author. Signed by following pilots:- Norman Crookes, David Ince, Keith Lawrence, Derek Japson, Brian Harris, George Kelsey, George Wood, Derek Lovell and Albert Lewis. 256 pages. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Lex McAuley. Against All Odds, RAAF pilots in the Battle for Malta 1942. A WW2 First Edition hardback book in good condition. Dedicated, Signed by Mervyn Shipard in 1999. Flt Lt Mervyn Charles Shipard was an Ace with 13 Victories and 23,000 flying hours. 242 pages. Flight Lieutenant Mervyn C. Shipard DFC RAAF.* High-scoring Beaufighter night-fighter ace Teamed with Flight Lieutenant Douglas Oxby DSO DFC DFM* as his Radar Operator Flt Lt Shipard destroyed 13 enemy aircraft as well as probable and damaged claims making them a phenomenal partnership.  All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Sir Thomas Cook. The Allies See Britain. A WW2 hardback First Edition book, in good condition, showing age on corners. A Pictorial record of the visits of representatives of Allied Governments during 1940-44. Dedicated, signed by Sir Thomas cook, and dated. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Len Deighton. Fighter, The True Story Of The Battle Of Britain. A WW2 First Edition hardback book in average condition. A Multi-Signed book by 7 Battle Of Britain Pilots:- Billy Drake, Peter Ayerst, Ton Neil, Bob Doe, Mike Croskell, R. H. James and one other pilot. 304 pages. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99