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AGATHA CHRISTIE. 'Nemesis,' uncorrected advance proof, paper wraps, The Crime Club, 1971; 'Hercule Poirot's Christmas,' first

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Lot 281

AGATHA CHRISTIE. 'Nemesis,' uncorrected advance proof, paper wraps, The Crime Club, 1971; 'Hercule Poirot's Christmas,' first edition, original cloth, The Crime Club, London, 1939; 'Third Girl,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, The Crime Cub, 1966; 'The Clocks,' first edition, original cloth, The Book Club, 1963; with three paperbacks. (7)Condition report: Hercule Poirot's Christmas- Slight splitting to top edge to spine joint, spotting to edge of textblock with some encroachment into the leaf, name, date and price inscribed to front endpaper.Nemesis- vg, some remnants of leaves folded to top corner (i.e bookmarker)Please see further photos uploaded to our website.

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NATURAL HISTORY INTEREST, Wild Orchids of Britain V.S Summerhayes, Welsh Country Characters D. Parry Jones first edition, Sow

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Lot 419

NATURAL HISTORY INTEREST, Wild Orchids of Britain V.S Summerhayes, Welsh Country Characters D. Parry Jones first edition, Sowerby A Naturalist's Holiday by the Sea 3vols, and various other titles. (Box).

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VIRGINIA WOOLF. 'Granite & Rainbow,' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, The Hogarth Press, 1958.

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Lot 47

VIRGINIA WOOLF. 'Granite & Rainbow,' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, The Hogarth Press, 1958.

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CHARLES SIMPSON. 'El Rodeo,' first edition, signed label by author stuck to endpaper, original cloth, John Lane the Bodley He

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Lot 287

CHARLES SIMPSON. 'El Rodeo,' first edition, signed label by author stuck to endpaper, original cloth, John Lane the Bodley Head, London

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JOHN LE CARRE. 'A Delicate Truth,' signed, first edition, unclipped dj, Viking, 2013.

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JOHN LE CARRE. 'A Delicate Truth,' signed, first edition, unclipped dj, Viking, 2013.

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JOHN E. BRYAN. 'Bulbs.' Two volumes, unclipped dj, illustrations throughout, Christopher Helm, London, 1986; LEO JELITTO and

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Lot 318

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.

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PETER ACKROYD. 'Hawksmoor,' first edition, clipped dj, Hamish Hamilton, London, 1985; 'Chatterton,' first edition, unclipped

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Lot 447

PETER ACKROYD. 'Hawksmoor,' first edition, clipped dj, Hamish Hamilton, London, 1985; 'Chatterton,' first edition, unclipped dj, Hamish Hamilton, 1987; With three other first edition Ackroyd's; HEINRICH HARRER. 'Seven Years in Tibet,' second impression, unclipped dj, rubbed dj, Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1953; with eleven other books. (17)

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ITHELL COLQUHOUN. 'The Living Stones: Cornwall,' first edition, unclipped dj, Peter Owen Limited, London, 1957.

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Lot 343

ITHELL COLQUHOUN. 'The Living Stones: Cornwall,' first edition, unclipped dj, Peter Owen Limited, London, 1957.

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RUPERT CROFT-COOKE. 'The Last Spring,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Putnam, 1

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RUPERT CROFT-COOKE. 'The Last Spring,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Putnam, 1964; 'The Numbers Game,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Putnam, 1963; 'The Quest for Quixote,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original clothSecker & Warburg, 1959; 'Troubadour,' signed by author, cheaper edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Farrolds, 1936; 'Give Him the Earth,' signed by author, cheaper edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Jarrolds, 1936; 'A Football for the Brigadier,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Werner Laurie, 1950; 'A Few Gypsies,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Putnam, 1955; 'Another Sun, Another Home,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1949; 'Paper albatross,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1965; 'Nine Days with Edward,' signed by author, reprint, unclipped dj, original cloth, MacMillian, 1952; 'Harvest Moon,' signed by author, reprint, unclipped dj, original cloth, MacMillian, 1953; 'Seven Thunders,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, clipped dj, original cloth, MacMillia, 1956; 'The Moon in My Pocket,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Sampson Low, Martin & Co, 1948; 'The Glittering Pastures,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Putnam, 1962; 'The Drums of Morning,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Putnam, 1961; 'The Altar in the Loft,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Putnam, 1960; 'Gardens of Camelot,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Putnam, 1958; 'The Tangerine House,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, MacMillian & Co, 1956; 'The Verdict of You All,' first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Secker & Warbug, 1955; 'The Life for Me,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, MacMillian, 1952; 'The Blood-Red Island,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Staples Press, 1953; 'Madeira,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth,Putnam, 1961; 'Sherry,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Putnam, 1955; 'Port,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Putnan, 1957; 'English Cooking,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, W. H. Allen, 1960; 'The Wid Hills,' first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, W. H. Allen, 1960; 'The Gorgeous East,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, W. H. Allen, 1965; 'The Wintery Sea,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, W. H. Allen, 1964; 'Barbary Night,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1958; 'Thief,' signed and inscribed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1960; 'Clash By Night,' first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Eyre & Spottiswode, 1962; 'Octopus,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Jarrolds; 'The White Mountain,' signed by author, first UK edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, The Falcon Press, 1949; 'Fall of Man,' signed by author, first edition, clipped dj, original cloth, MacMillan, 1955, 'Cities,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Allan Wingate; 'Three Names for Nicholas,' signed author, first edition, clipped dj, original cloth, MacMillian, 1951; (36)

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CHARLES DICKENS. 'The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club,' first edition, rebound in full leather, ex libris 'Vigilantibu

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Lot 62

CHARLES DICKENS. 'The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club,' first edition, rebound in full leather, ex libris 'Vigilantibus' to pastedown, graphite notes to first endpaper, toning to illustrations, Chapman and Hall, 1837.Condition report: The full leather bind is rubbed in places, mostly to edges, text block is tight with no loose leaves, forty-three illustrations complete, plates toned as is the norm, gilt edge to textblock vibrant, graphite notes to margin sporadically throughout, remnants of tape to rear board, good.

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ART INTEREST. 'Stanhope Forbes and the Newlyn School,' by Caroline Fox, first edition, unclipped dj, David & Charles, 199

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Lot 468

ART INTEREST. 'Stanhope Forbes and the Newlyn School,' by Caroline Fox, first edition, unclipped dj, David & Charles, 1993; JOHN MILLER. 'Sketchbook of Cornwall,' signed by artist, first edition, Sancreed Studios, Penzance, 1992; 'Seaside Sketchbook: A Celebration,' signed by artist, first edition, Sancreed Studios, Penzance, 1993; 'Ben Nicholson,' by Jeremy Lewison, unclipped dj, Phaidon, 1991; With eight other books on the subject of Cornish art. (12)

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DEREK TANGYE. 'A Cornish Summer,' signed and inscribed by the author, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Micheal Jo

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Lot 13

DEREK TANGYE. 'A Cornish Summer,' signed and inscribed by the author, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Micheal Joseph, 1970.

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JOHN LE CARRE. 'Agent Running in the Field,' signed, first edition, clipped dj, Viking, 2019.

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Lot 18

JOHN LE CARRE. 'Agent Running in the Field,' signed, first edition, clipped dj, Viking, 2019.

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CHRISTOPHER LLOYD. 'The Mixed Border,' first edition, original cloth, clipped dj, tears to dj, previous owner signatures to e

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Lot 389

CHRISTOPHER LLOYD. 'The Mixed Border,' first edition, original cloth, clipped dj, tears to dj, previous owner signatures to endpaper, W. H. & L. Collingridge, London, 1957; 'The Well-Tempered Garden,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Collins, 1970; 'Foliage Plants,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Collins, 1973; 'Clematis,' first edition, unclipped dj, Collins, London, 1977; 'An Adventurous Gardener,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Allen Lane, 1983; 'Dear Friend & Gardener: Letters on Life and Gardening,' signed by authors including Beth Chatto, first edition, unclipped dj, Frances Lincoln, 1998; With seven other books. (13)

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SUE TOWNSEND. 'Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Methuan, London, 1993, fine;

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Lot 461

SUE TOWNSEND. 'Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Methuan, London, 1993, fine; With eight other Sue Townsend, of which many are first editions. (9)

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CHILDRENS BOOK INTEREST. 'Doll's House,' a spiral bound pop-up cardwrap book opening to 360 degrees with four pop-up rooms, t

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Lot 449

CHILDRENS BOOK INTEREST. 'Doll's House,' a spiral bound pop-up cardwrap book opening to 360 degrees with four pop-up rooms, toning to edges, tear to back board, Bancroft & Co, London; 'Up in the Air,' first edition, popup book, Artia, Prague, 1986; with seven other popup books including Jan Pienkowski's 'Haunted House and Ramon Briggs 'The Snowman'. (9)

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JAWS By Peter Benchley (1974) London: Andre Deutsch First UK edition, Not price clipped In protective wrapper, Together with

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JAWS By Peter Benchley (1974) London: Andre Deutsch First UK edition, Not price clipped In protective wrapper, Together with newspaper copy of Peter Benchley Obituary.

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RUPERT CROFT-COOKE. 'Twenty Poems From The Spanish of Becquer,' signed by author, first edition, card wraps, Basil Blackwell,

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Lot 151

RUPERT CROFT-COOKE. 'Twenty Poems From The Spanish of Becquer,' signed by author, first edition, card wraps, Basil Blackwell, 1927; 'Tales of a Wicked Uncle,' signed and inscribed by author, illustrated by Quentin Blake, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Jonathan Cape, 1963; 'Rudyard Kipling,' signed by author, first edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Home & Van Thal Ltd, 1948; With two other signed works. (5)

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CHARLES DICKENS. 'The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield,' facsimile of the fir

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Lot 338

CHARLES DICKENS. 'The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield,' facsimile of the first edition, in twenty parts, individually wrapped in blue card.

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ARTHUR RACKHAM ILLUSTRATIONS. 'Hawthorne's Wonder Book,' signed, first edition, 471/600. illustrations complete, illustrated

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Lot 199

ARTHUR RACKHAM ILLUSTRATIONS. 'Hawthorne's Wonder Book,' signed, first edition, 471/600. illustrations complete, illustrated endpapers, original cloth, git top edge, uncut leaves, Hodder & Stoughton, London, vg.Condition report: Original white cloth has light finger marks (which can be easily remedied), toning to edge of pastedown and front leaf with slight abrasion/rough feel to top, 5mm hole to top left corner of first illustration leaf (please see added image), sporadic toning and spotting, there are two points in the textblock where there is some cracking, although the binding is generally tight and firm. This copy is vg.Please see extra photos that have been added to our website.

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NOVA EXPRESS By William Burroughs (1966) First edition London : Jonathan Cape. VG in non price-clipped dust wrapper.

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NOVA EXPRESS By William Burroughs (1966) First edition London : Jonathan Cape. VG in non price-clipped dust wrapper.

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ST IVES BEING THE ADVENTURES OF A FRENCH PRISONER IN ENGLAND. By Robert Louis Stevenson (1898) London: William Heinemann, Fir

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Lot 354

ST IVES BEING THE ADVENTURES OF A FRENCH PRISONER IN ENGLAND. By Robert Louis Stevenson (1898) London: William Heinemann, First edition, Orig cloth In protective wrapper.

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DAVID MITCHELL. 'number 9 dream.' Proof copy, limpback, no publishers logo, acknowledgement to be supplied, Hodder & Stoughton, 2001; 'Slade House,' signed, 1471/1500, carboard slip, Sceptre, 2015; 'Black Swan Green,' signed, uk first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Sceptre, 2006; 'Ghostwritten', 1999, 'Cloud Atlas,' 2004,' 'The Bone Clocks,' 2014, 'The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet, 2010, all uk firsts; with two others. (9)

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THE REMAINS OF THE DAY By Kazuo Ishiguro (1989) London Faber and Faber, First edition second issue, Price clipped.

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Lot 348

THE REMAINS OF THE DAY By Kazuo Ishiguro (1989) London Faber and Faber, First edition second issue, Price clipped.

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ON THE BLACK HILL By Bruce Chatwin (1982) First edition London: Jonathan Cape, Not price clipped, Fine copy.

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Lot 352

ON THE BLACK HILL By Bruce Chatwin (1982) First edition London: Jonathan Cape, Not price clipped, Fine copy.

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JEROME K. JEROME. 'Three Men in a Boat,' first edition, original cloth, chipped, J W Arrowsmith, Bristol, 1889; 'A Essay on O

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Lot 110

JEROME K. JEROME. 'Three Men in a Boat,' first edition, original cloth, chipped, J W Arrowsmith, Bristol, 1889; 'A Essay on Old Maids,' by a friend to the sisterhood, vol II of three, second edition, T. Cadell, London, 1786; plus four other books and an Almanack dated 1798. (7)

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LEW WALLACE. Ben-Hur: The Tale of the Christ,' original cloth, Ward Lock & Co, London; H. V. MORTON. 'In Search of South

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Lot 280

LEW WALLACE. Ben-Hur: The Tale of the Christ,' original cloth, Ward Lock & Co, London; H. V. MORTON. 'In Search of South Africa,' first edition, unclipped dj, ex libris, owner signature, Methuen & Co, 1946; H. E. BATES. 'The Poacher,' first edition, original cloth, Jonathan Cape, London, 1935; W. PERCIVAL WESTELL. Three 'Abbey Nature Books,' with original decorative cloth, Chapman and Dodd; MARY WEBB. 'Fifty-One Poems,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Jonathan Cape, 1946; with four other Mary Webb's and nine others. (20)

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ERIC LINKLATER. 'A Sociable Plover and Other Stories and Conceits,' five wood engravings by Reynolds Stone, first edition, un

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Lot 190

ERIC LINKLATER. 'A Sociable Plover and Other Stories and Conceits,' five wood engravings by Reynolds Stone, first edition, unclipped dj, Rupert Hart-Davies, London, 1957; DAVA SOBEL. 'Galileo's Daughter,' first edition, unclipped dj, Fourth Estate, London, 1999; With another copy plus 'The Planets,' first edition, unclipped dj, Viking, 2005, fine; With twenty-six good quality books including, Louis De Bernieres, Dorothy Yglesias, and Richard Dawkins. (30)

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CLARE LEIGHTON. 'Four Hedges: A Gardener's Chronicle,' first edition, original cloth, clipped dj, Victor Gollancz, London, 19

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Lot 485

CLARE LEIGHTON. 'Four Hedges: A Gardener's Chronicle,' first edition, original cloth, clipped dj, Victor Gollancz, London, 1935; plus three 'Country Life' works and a later Four Hedges. (5)

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DAVID FOSTER WALLACE. 'Girl with Curious Hair.' First UK edition, limpback, toning to pages, Abacus, 1986; 'Brief Interviews

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Lot 432

DAVID FOSTER WALLACE. 'Girl with Curious Hair.' First UK edition, limpback, toning to pages, Abacus, 1986; 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men,' First UK edition, limpback, Abacus, 1999; 'Consider the Lobster and Other Essays,' First UK edition, limpback, Abacus, 2005. (3)

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J. R. R. TOLKIEN. 'The Silmarillion,' edited by Christopher Tolkien, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, George Alle

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Lot 183

J. R. R. TOLKIEN. 'The Silmarillion,' edited by Christopher Tolkien, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, George Allen & Unwin, 1977, vg to fine; '....The Companion and Guide,' by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond, two vols, cardboard slip, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 2006; 'Unfinished Tales,' reprint, edited by Christopher Tolkien, clipped dj, George Allen and Unwin, 1980; 'The Hobbit,' illustrated by Alan Lee, unclipped dj, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1997; With three others. (8)

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MICHAEL CHABON. 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.' Scarce UK first edition, limpback, foxing to edge of text bl

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Lot 434

MICHAEL CHABON. 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.' Scarce UK first edition, limpback, foxing to edge of text block, Fourth Estate, London, 2000; JOHN IRVING. 'The Hotel New Hampshire.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped djj, Jonathan Cape, London, 1981; JOE DUNTHORNE. 'Submarine.' First edition, unclipped dj,foxing to edge of texblock, Hamish Hamilton, 2008; RICHARD PRICE. 'Clockers.' First Uk edition, unclipped dj, Bloomsbury, 1992; ANNE ENRIGHT. 'What Are You Like?' limpback, Jonathan Cape, 2000. (5)

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GEORGE MACDONALD. 'A Rough Shaking,' first edition, decorative boards, frontispiece illustration, graphite markings to pasted

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Lot 139

GEORGE MACDONALD. 'A Rough Shaking,' first edition, decorative boards, frontispiece illustration, graphite markings to pastedown and endpaper, ink signature, sporadic foxing throughout, rubbed and bumped, Blackie & Son, 1891.

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J. K. ROWLING. 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,' 28th impression, unclipped dj, ISBN 0747532699, Bloomsbury, 1997;

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Lot 112

J. K. ROWLING. 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,' 28th impression, unclipped dj, ISBN 0747532699, Bloomsbury, 1997; 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' first edition, ISBN 074754624 X, Bloomsbury, 2000. (

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MICHEAL BOND. 'Paddington on Top,' first edition, unclipped dj, slight tearing and tide mark to top of dj, toning to edge of

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Lot 138

MICHEAL BOND. 'Paddington on Top,' first edition, unclipped dj, slight tearing and tide mark to top of dj, toning to edge of leaves, Collins, London, 1974; A collection of six Paddington Picture Books of which four are first editions including 'Paddington Bear' (1972), two 'Paddington at the Circus' (1973), and 'Padding Goes Shopping' (1973). (7)

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WILLIAM FAULKNER. 'Sanctuary,' first UK edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Chatto & Windus, London, 1931; 'The Mansio

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Lot 482

WILLIAM FAULKNER. 'Sanctuary,' first UK edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Chatto & Windus, London, 1931; 'The Mansion,' first UK edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Chatto & Windus, London, 1961; 'The Reivers,' UK first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Chatto & Windus, 1962; With nine other works by Faulkner. (12)

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CORNISH POETRY. 'Little Feathers and Stray Fancies,' by R. J. Noall and introduction by R. Morton Nance, W & J Jacobs, St

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CORNISH POETRY. 'Little Feathers and Stray Fancies,' by R. J. Noall and introduction by R. Morton Nance, W & J Jacobs, St Ives; 'Under Helicon,' by Penelope Tremayne, signed and inscribed by author, first edition, clipped dj, Tabb House, Padstow, 1987; With five others including two by Arthur Caddick and a Jack Clemo. (7)

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THE BEAT GENERATION. 'Big Table 1: The Complete contents of the Suppressed Winter 1959 Chicago Review,' featuring Jack Keroua

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Lot 436

THE BEAT GENERATION. 'Big Table 1: The Complete contents of the Suppressed Winter 1959 Chicago Review,' featuring Jack Kerouac's 'Old Angel Midnight,' Edward Dahlberg's 'The Garment of RA,' 'Further Sorrows of Priapus,' and Wiliam S. Burrough's 'Naked Lunch,' limpback, advertisements, The Profile Press, New York, 1959; ALLEN GINSBERG. 'Planet News 1961-1967.' The Pocket Poet Series, number 23, City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1968; 'Wichita Vortex Sutra,' First UK edition, soiling to front cover, Peace News, 1966; 'San Francisco Review,' anthology with Czeslaw Milosz first appearance in English, New Directions, 1963; 'The Beats,' edited by Seymour Krim, first edition, limpback, Fawcett, 1960; LOUIS ZUKOFSKY. 'Agenda.' vol 3, no 6, Kulcher; With the 'Paris Review,' 1960 and anthology of poetry, 1955. (7)

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PETER TAYLOR. 'A Long Fourth and Other Stories.' First published in 1948 owing to production delays this copie was published

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Lot 459

PETER TAYLOR. 'A Long Fourth and Other Stories.' First published in 1948 owing to production delays this copie was published in 1949, original cloth, clipped dj, tears to dj, Routledge & Kegan; 'Collected Stories of....' first edition, unclipped dj, Farrar Straus and Giroux, New York, 1969; 'In The Miro District and Other Stories,' US first edition, unclipped dj, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1977; 'The Old Forest,' First edition of anthology, unclipped dj, Chatto & Windus, 1985; With three other first edition Taylor's. (7)

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DYLAN THOMAS. 'Deaths and Entrances,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, tears to dj, toning to edges of textblock,

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Lot 43

DYLAN THOMAS. 'Deaths and Entrances,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, tears to dj, toning to edges of textblock, owner name and inscription to endpaper, J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1949: Plus another reprint edition and one other. (3)

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IER TAYLOR. 'A Discourse of The Liberty of Prophesying,' a deficient copy lacking boards, wood engraving to title page, R. Ro

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Lot 472

IER TAYLOR. 'A Discourse of The Liberty of Prophesying,' a deficient copy lacking boards, wood engraving to title page, R. Royston, London, 1647; With an eclectic mix of fourteen books including, three books by Eric Gill, Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb, a publication by Radical-Traditionalist Papers called 'Our Saviour as that great cock,' a first edition 'The Beatles' by Hunter Davies, 'Notebook of a Ten Square Rush-Mat Sized World,' published by The Domen Press, and an anthology of Superman.

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HORTICULTURE and BOTANY. 'The Land of the Blue Poppy,' by Frank Kingdon Ward, first edition, original cloth, clipped dj, Mine

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HORTICULTURE and BOTANY. 'The Land of the Blue Poppy,' by Frank Kingdon Ward, first edition, original cloth, clipped dj, Minerva, 1973, vg; With thirty good quality books. (31)

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J. G. MILLAIS. 'Magnolias,' first edition, original cloth, Longman Green & Co Ltd, London 1927; With a letter written and

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Lot 170

J. G. MILLAIS. 'Magnolias,' first edition, original cloth, Longman Green & Co Ltd, London 1927; With a letter written and signed by the author. (2)

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BORNEO INTEREST. 'In Brunei Forests: An Introduction to the Plant Life of Brunei Darussalam,' by Wong Khoon Meng, unclipped d

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Lot 399

BORNEO INTEREST. 'In Brunei Forests: An Introduction to the Plant Life of Brunei Darussalam,' by Wong Khoon Meng, unclipped dj, Borneo Natural Heritage Series, Forestry Department, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, Brunei Darussalam, 1990; 'Borneo Jungle: An Account of the Oxford Expedition to Sarawak,' first edition, original cloth, Lindsay Drummond, London, 1938; HUGH LOW. 'Sarawak: Its Inhabitants and Productions,' facsimile reprint, clipped dj, Frank Cass, 1968; ERIC HANSEN. 'Stanger in the Forest: On Foot Across Borneo,' first edition, unclipped dj, Century, London, 1988; With eight other books. (12)

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ARTHUR RACKHAM. 'Rip Van Winkle,' cheaper issue with 24 colour illustrations complete, original boards, rubbing to spine, Wil

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Lot 329

ARTHUR RACKHAM. 'Rip Van Winkle,' cheaper issue with 24 colour illustrations complete, original boards, rubbing to spine, William Heinemann, 1916; EDMUND DULAC. 'Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations,' original decorative boards, illustrations complete, sporadic foxing throughout, tear to top of p169, rubbed and bumped, inscription to endpaper, Hodder & Stoughton; W. HEATH ROBINSON ILLUSTRATIONS. 'A Song of the English,' by Rudyard Kipling, illustrations complete, original decorative cloth, rubbed and bumped, some sporadic spotting, Hodder & Stoughton; WILLIAM POGANY ILLUSTRATIONS. 'Faust,' by Goethe, original cloth, spine loose and faded, colour illustrations complete, Hutchinson & Co; WILLIAM COMBE. 'Doctor Syntax's Three Tours: In Search of the Picturesque, Consolation, and a Wife,' original cloth, rubbed and bumped, eighty illustrations, John Camden Otten, London; RUDYARD KIPLING. 'Kim,' USA first edition, original cloth, Doubleday Page & Company, New York, 1901; With four other books including two Arthur Ransome's and a Laurence Whistler. (10)

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THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY By John Le Carre (1977) London: Hodder and Stoughton. First edition, VG, Not price clipped, In prote

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Lot 350

THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY By John Le Carre (1977) London: Hodder and Stoughton. First edition, VG, Not price clipped, In protective wrapper. Together with SMILEY’S PEOPLE By John Le Carre (1977) London: Hodder and Stoughton, First edition, VG, Not price clipped, In protective wrapper (2)

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'The Magistrate's Manual; or, A Summary of the Duties and Powers of A Justice of the peace...' by William Toone, third editio

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Lot 457

'The Magistrate's Manual; or, A Summary of the Duties and Powers of A Justice of the peace...' by William Toone, third edition, original publishers boards, chipped and rubbed, Joseph Butterworth and Son, London, 1821; G. A. SEKON. 'A History of the Great Western Railway Being The Story of the Broad Gauge,' first edition, original cloth, rubbed and bumped, Digby Long & Co, 1895; 'T. BROADBENT TROWSDALE. 'The Cricketer's Autograph Birthday Book,' original cloth with image of W. G. Grace to front board, front board loose, facsimile signatures, frontispiece of Grace loose, The Walter Scott Publishing, London, 1906; 'Rivers of Great Britain: The Thames, from Source to Sea,' half blue leather, Cassell & Co, London; JOHN MASEFIELD. 'Jim Davis,' rebound in quarter red leather, first UK edition, Wells Gardner Darton & Co, 1924; With twenty-three other books. (28)

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ART INTEREST. 'David Hockney: A Bigger Picture,' first edition on occasion of the exhibition, Royal Acadmey of Arts, 2012; 'I

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Lot 90

ART INTEREST. 'David Hockney: A Bigger Picture,' first edition on occasion of the exhibition, Royal Acadmey of Arts, 2012; 'Inspirations & Episodes in my Life: Oils, Drawings, Collages & Poems,' by Colin T. Johnson, signed and inscribed, published by author, 2012; 'The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters,' Royal Academy of Arts, 2010; 'Salvador Dali: retrospective 1920-1980,' canvas wraps, second edition, entre Georges Pompido, Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris; 'Toulouse-Lautrec,' printed on occasion of the exhibition, South Bank Centre, Reunion des musees nationaux, 1992; With ten other art books. (15)Condition report: David Hockney- Very good to fineThe rest of books- Good to very good

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SMOKE BELLEW By Jack London (1912) Illustrated by PJ Monahan. First edition, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, In protective wr

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Lot 360

SMOKE BELLEW By Jack London (1912) Illustrated by PJ Monahan. First edition, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, In protective wrapper. Missing f.e.p

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THE NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY. 'State Papers Relating to the Defeat of The Spanish Armada Anno 1588,' vol II, secondond edition, e

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Lot 124

THE NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY. 'State Papers Relating to the Defeat of The Spanish Armada Anno 1588,' vol II, secondond edition, edited by John Knox Laughton, 1894; 'Letters Written by Sir Samuel Hood in 1781-2-3,' edited by David Hannay, 1894; 'Life of Captain Stephen Martin 1666-1740,' Edited by Clements R. Markham, 1895; 'Journal of Rear-Admiral Batholomew James1752-1828,' edited by John Knox Laughton, 1895; 'Naval Accounts and Inventories of the Reign of Henry VII 1485-8 and 1495-7,' edited by M . Oppenheim, 1896; 'Two Discourses of the Navy 1638 and 1659 by John Holland, also A Discourse of the Navy 1660 by Sir Rober Slyngesbie,' edited by J. R. Tanner, 1896; 'Letters and Papers Relating to the War with France 1512-1513,' by Alfred Spont, 1897; 'The Journal of Sir George Rooke Admiral of the Fleet 1700-1702,' edited by Oscar Browning, 1897; 'Papers Relating to the Navy during The Spanish War 1585-1587,' edited by Julian S. Corbett, 1898; 'History of The Russian Fleet During the Reign of Peter the Great by A Contemporary Englishman (1724),' edited by Vice-Admiral Cyprian A. G. Bridge, 1899; together with nineteen volumes including Letters of Sir T. Byam, The Barrington Papers, Great Sea Fights, Letters of Lord St Vincent, Naval Tracts of Sir William Monson, The First Dutch War, The Blockade of Brest. All in original cloth, most ex libris 'Saxton Nobel, Kent House, Knightsbridge. (30)

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AGATHA CHRISTIE. 'The Secret Adversary,' USA first edition, original cloth, ink inscription to endpaper, Grosset & Dunlap

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Lot 261

AGATHA CHRISTIE. 'The Secret Adversary,' USA first edition, original cloth, ink inscription to endpaper, Grosset & Dunlap, USA, 1922; 'Cat Among Pigeons,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, The Crime Club, Collins, 1959; 'A Caribbean Mystery,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Collins, 1964; 'Endless Night,' first edition, original cloth, clipped dj, The Crime Club, Collins, 1967; 'Elephants Remember,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, The Crime Club, Collins, 1972; 'Postern of Fate,' first edition, originals cloth, unclipped dj, The Crime Club, Collins, 1973. (6)

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RAYMOND BRIGGS. 'Ethel & Ernest,' signed, first edition, unclipped dj, previous owner pen inscription on pastedown, Jonat

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Lot 191

RAYMOND BRIGGS. 'Ethel & Ernest,' signed, first edition, unclipped dj, previous owner pen inscription on pastedown, Jonathan Cape, London, 1998.

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HORTICULTURAL AND BOTANY INTEREST: 'Furor Hortensis, Essays On The History of the English Landscape Garden - in memory of H.

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Lot 319

HORTICULTURAL AND BOTANY INTEREST: 'Furor Hortensis, Essays On The History of the English Landscape Garden - in memory of H. F. Clark', edited by Peter Willis, first edition of 1000 copies, 1974, and six other books (7).

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ERIC QUAYLE and MICHAEL FOREMAN. 'Magic Ointment and Other Cornish Legends,' signed by Quayle, first edition, Andersen Press,

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Lot 475

ERIC QUAYLE and MICHAEL FOREMAN. 'Magic Ointment and Other Cornish Legends,' signed by Quayle, first edition, Andersen Press, London, 1986.

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DINAH MARIA MULLOCK later Mrs CRAIK. 'An Unsentimental Journey Through Cornwall,' original cloth boards with St Michael's Mou

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Lot 271

DINAH MARIA MULLOCK later Mrs CRAIK. 'An Unsentimental Journey Through Cornwall,' original cloth boards with St Michael's Mount gilt decoration, illustrations by Charles Napier Hemy, rubbed and bumped with some foxing, MacMillan and Co, London, 1884; REG WATKISS. 'Early Photographs The Land's End Peninsula,' first edition, card wraps, Whites of Alverton, Penzance, 1975; 'Penzance and Newlyn,' first edition, card wraps, Peter Dalwood, Penzance, 1975; JOHN BETJEMAN and A. L. ROWSE. 'Victorian and Edwardian Cornwall from old photographs,' card wraps, B. T. Batsford, London, 1976. (4)

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UNCLE BERNAC By Arthur Conan Doyle (1897) London: Smith, Elder & Co, First edition.

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Lot 353

UNCLE BERNAC By Arthur Conan Doyle (1897) London: Smith, Elder & Co, First edition.

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MILITARY INTEREST. 'Winston S. Churchill: Youth 1871-1900,' by Randolph S. Churchill, first edition, original cloth, unclippe

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Lot 444

MILITARY INTEREST. 'Winston S. Churchill: Youth 1871-1900,' by Randolph S. Churchill, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, tear to dj, toning to leaves, Heinemann, London, 1966; 'Winston S. Churchill: Young Statesman 1901-1914,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Heinemann, London, 1967; 'Winston Churchill: The Struggle for Survival 1940-1965,' taken from the diaries of Lord Moran, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Constable, London, 1966; 'Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy,' inscribed and signed by author Max Hastings, first edition, unclipped dj, Michael Joseph, 1984; with 17 other books on the military and military figures. (21)

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SHELL GUIDES. 'Cornwall,' by John Betjeman, first edition, unclipped dj, Faber and Faber, 1964; plus three others. (4)

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Lot 28

SHELL GUIDES. 'Cornwall,' by John Betjeman, first edition, unclipped dj, Faber and Faber, 1964; plus three others. (4)

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EZRA POUND. 'Seventy Cantos,' first edition, original cloth, Faber & Faber, 1950

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Lot 185

EZRA POUND. 'Seventy Cantos,' first edition, original cloth, Faber & Faber, 1950

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Francis K. Mason. The Hawker Hurricane. A good Hardback book from WW2. First edition, signed by the author. 255 pages. Good c

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Lot 358

Francis K. Mason. The Hawker Hurricane. A good Hardback book from WW2. First edition, signed by the author. 255 pages. Good condition. 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

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