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Football Autographed JOHNNY MORRIS 16 x 12 Limited Edition : Manchester United inside-forward JOHNNY MORRIS poses for photographers prior to a First Division encounter with Arsenal at Highbury in 1947, the Red Devils would return north following a demoralizing 6-2 defeat, signed to the lower border in fine black marker by Morris, limited to just 75 Editions. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Football Autographed PETER CORMACK 16 x 12 Limited Edition : PETER CORMACK poses with the First Division trophy in the dressing room at Anfield, after Liverpool had secured the 1972/73 Title following a 2-0 victory over Leeds United in 1973, signed to the lower border in fine black marker by Cormack, limited to just 75 Editions. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

After Roland Hilder Signed Limited Edition Print, 117/480 "The First Snow" signed bottom right, 50 x 69, together with a E.R. Sturgeon signed limited edition print 316/850, 50 x 68 (2).

French RevolutionAn Address to the People of the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland Containing an Account of the Sufferings of Thomas O’Neill. A British Officer, While Confined in the Prison of the Conciergerie, at Paris … Written by Himself.Egerton and Symonds, 1806, first edition, [17], vi-viii , [1], 10-72 pages, title and dedication leaves remounted, original boards (re-backed, new endpapers).With two autograph letters signed by Field Marshall Lord Ironside and a signed photograph of Lord Ironside, 1957.

McLeod (John) Narrative of a Voyage, in His Majesty's Late Ship Alceste to The Yellow Sea, along the Coast of Corea .... to the Island of Lewchew; with an account of her Shipwreck in the Straits of Gaspar. John Murray, 1817, first edition, [8], 288 pages (the first leaf a blank so may lack a half title), portrait frontis, four colour plates, errata slip, ornate ownership inscription to blank leaf, bookseller's slip causing offsetting to pages 154 and 155, [one reference source mentions a folded map but no other sources mention one], worn calf binding (front board detached); Anon., The Twenty four cases of Filial Piety, no date, English and Chinese text, colour illustrations, concertina pages, original boards; Burton (John Hill), The Book-Hunter, etc., William Blackwood & Sons, 1862, burgundy crushed morocco binding gilt by Bradstreet's, top edge gilt, housed in a book-form case.(3)

3 Kunstbände Edvard Munch dabei 2 illustr. Hardcover Ausgaben *Edvard Munch in Chemnitz* hrsg. von Ingrid Mössinger, Beate Ritter, Kerstin Drechsel, in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Munch-museet Oslo, zur Ausstellung Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz 14.11.99-20.2.2000, Wienand Verlag 1999 sowie *Henry van de Velde und Edvard Munch in Chemnitz* hrsg. von Ingrid Mössinger, Katharina Metz, mit einem Beitrag von Klaus-Jürgen Sembach, Kerber Verlag Bielefeld/Berlin 2013 dazu illustr. OBroschur *Munch im Munch Museum Oslo* Arne Eggum, Gerd Woll, Marit Lande, Scala Publishers/Munch-museet, Oslo 2007, First Edition, ges. 3 Stück

Food & drink.- Dictionnaire Portatif de Cuisine, d'Office et de Distillation, first edition, half-title, occasional faint spots, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, some minor bumps and rubbing, 8vo, Paris, chez Vincent, 1767

Cholera.- Webster (John) An Essay on the Cholera Epidemic, first edition, half-title, a few scattered spots, contemporary cloth-backed boards, paper label to spine, 8vo, 1832

Beeton (Mrs. Isabella) The Book of Household Management, first edition in book form, first issue with Bouverie St. address to additional title and p.57 as first line of errata, colour-printed wood-engraved frontispiece, additional pictorial title and 12 plates, numerous wood-engraved illustrations, occasional spotting or light staining, last gathering loose at foot, modern burgundy half straight-grain morocco, spine faded, lightly rubbed, splitting at joints, [Bitting p.32; Cagle 561; Simon BG 186] , 8vo, [Cox and Wyman] for S.O. Beeton, 1861; and 3 others, including a Jonathan Cape printed facsimile first edition of the same work, and handsomely bound set of Burnet's History of His Own Time, 8vo (4)

Mill (John Stuart) On Liberty, fourth edition, 1869; A System of Logic, 2 vol.,1875; Utilitarianism, 1877; Autobiography, 1874; half-titles, faint spotting to first and last blanks, uniformly bound in contemporary half-morocco, slight rubbing to spine extremities, 8vo (5). 

Freeman (Edward A.) The History of the Norman Conquest of England, 6 vol., vol. 1, 2 & 6 third edition, vol. 3, 4 & 5 first edition, plates, folding maps, some light marginal toning, later red half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., rubbed, small tears to cloth on a couple of covers, 8vo, 1876-9.

Bridge (Sir Frederick, editor) The Form and Order of ... the Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, title in red and black, contemporary red morocco, richly gilt upper cover, g.e., fractional bumping to spine extremities, 1902 § Skelton (Sir John) Charles I, first edition, colour frontispiece, 22 plates, illustrations, captioned tissue-guards, occasional very faint marginal finger-soiling, contemporary half-calf, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, London & Paris, Goupil & Co, 1898; 4to & folio (2).

Kipling (Rudyard) The Works, 26 vol. only (of 31), Bombay Edition limited to 1050 copies, vol. 1 signed by the author on half-title, printed labels to spines, boards foxed, very small stains to a couple of spines, 1913-1927 § Durand (Ralph) A Handbook to the Poetry of Rudyard Kipling, first edition, browning to boards and spine, tear to upper corner of spine label, rubbed, 1914, original cloth-backed boards, t.e.g., foxing to first and last few leaves, 8vo (27).

Yeats (William Butler) The Bounty of Sweden, first edition, one of 400 copies, printed in red and black, hawk attacking small bird device by T. Sturge Moore on title in red, occasional spotting, light toning, original cloth-backed boards, spine sunned and a little torn, upper cover slightly rubbed, 8vo, Dublin, Cuala Press, 1925.

Lethaby (W. R.) Westminster Abbey Re-Examined, first edition, specially-bound presentation copy to Frederic Stuttig, with manuscript presentation inscription in red calligraphy pen and c. 40 signatures on 7pp. of additional front free endpapers, illustrations, contemporary burgundy morocco bound by the L. C. C. Central School of Arts and Crafts, tooled with decorative corner-pieces and boarder, with 'FS' monogram on upper cover with green onlay, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., spine faded, 8vo, 1925. *** The Central School of Arts and Crafts was established in 1896 by the London County Council, it became part of the London Institute in 1986 and in 1989 merged with Saint Martin's School of Art to form Central Saint Martin's College of Arts and Design. William Richard Lethaby (1857-1931) trained and practiced as an architect, but was also a designer, educator, and architectural theorist and historian. He was a very important influence on art education and on the Arts and Crafts movement in Victorian Britain.  The dedicatee of this presentation binding, Stuttig, settled in England before 1891 and taught wood carving and gilding at the Central School and at Camberwell.

Rolt (L. T. C.) George and Robert Stephenson: The Railway Revolution half-title browned, 1960; James Watt, 1962; The Clouded Mirror, 1955; Landscape with Canals, 1977, first edition, all with signed presentation inscriptions from the author on front free endpapers, original boards, dust-jackets, light fading to spine, spine ends frayed and chipped; and 4 others, by the same, all but one with signed presentation inscriptions from the author,8vo (8) *** An excellent group of works signed and inscribed by Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt (usually abbreviated to Tom Rolt or L. T. C. Rolt), (1910 - 1974). He was a prolific English writer and the biographer of major civil engineering figures including Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Thomas Telford. He is also regarded as one of the pioneers of the leisure cruising industry on Britain's inland waterways, and as an enthusiast for both vintage cars and heritage railways. This volume came from the library of Sir John Smith, founder of the Landmark Trust, a fellow waterways enthusiast and close friend of L.T.C. Rolt and his family.  

Hemingway (Ernest) A Moveable Feast, first English edition, previous owner's pencil note to front free endpaper, bookplate, original boards, fractional bumping to corners and spine extremities, dust-jacket, slight creasing and chipping to top edge, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1964

Pinter (Harold) Landscape, first edition, one of 1,000 copies, original cloth-backed boards, light toning to spine and cover margins, tears to spine cloth, 8vo, Pendragon Press, 1968.

Proctor (Edna Dean) Songs of America and Other Poems, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper, bookplate, original cloth, gilt, spine a little faded, light mark to upper cover, Boston & New York, 1905 § Stafford (William) Things That Happen Where There Aren't Any People, signed presentation inscription from the author on half-title, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine faded, otherwise fine, New York, 1980 § Sinclair (May) The Dark Night, out-of-series 'Presentation' copy signed by the author, original parchment-backed boards, dust-jacket, rubbed, spine browned, 1924; and c.250 others, poetry, mostly American, v.s. (c.250) 

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, first printing, usual light marginal toning, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original pictorial boards, slight shelf-lean, small patch of sunning along top edge, dust-jacket, light creasing to head and foot, an excellent example overall, [Errington A2(a)], 8vo, 1998. 

Alken (Henry) Illustrations for Landscape Scenery, first edition, letterpress title, 24 hand-coloured soft-ground etchings by Alken, all with multiple vignettes, with 2 additional similar plates of horses and farm animals by Alken bound in at end, paper guards, some soiling, bookplate of Joel Spitz collection featuring colour portrait of Alken, original boards with paper label to upper cover, rubbed and marked, corners worn, rebacked, preserved in modern cloth portfolio, [Abbey, Life 89], oblong 4to, 1821.*** One of Alken's less common works, depicting military, rural, nautical and sporting subjects as a drawing book.

Blake (William).- Blair (Robert) The Grave. A Poem, first Blake edition, engraved portrait frontispiece of William Blake by Louis Schiavonetti after T.Phillips, engraved additional pictorial title and 11 plates by Schiavonetti after Blake, list of subscribers, 4pp. advertisements (prospectus) at end, light foxing, mostly marginal, modern bookplate of W. & P.J.Kupfer, later half morocco, rubbed, especially spine, 4to, T.Bensley for R.H.Cromek, 1808.

Bookbinding.- Zaehnsdorf (Joseph W.) The Art of Bookbinding, first edition, inscribed by Anthony Gardner to Roger Powell "To Roger: in honour of the great Craft of Bookbinding: from Anthony: Xmas. AD: 1941" in red ink on half-title, original cloth, uncut, rubbed and  slightly marked, spine faded and worn at ends, 1880 § Howe (Eric) The London Bookbinders 1780-1806, first edition, one of 250 copies, Anthony Gardner's copy with inscription "Purchased from the Author 18th Feby: Ano: Dom: 1952 price 2li. 10s. Anthony Gardner" in red ink on endpaper, illustrations by Gwen Raverat, original cloth, dust-jacket, price-clipped, some light soiling, The Dropmore Press, 1950, 8vo (2)

Jones (David) The Book of Jonah Taken From the Authorized Version of King James I, no. LIV of 100 copies on Barcham Green's R. W. S. handmade paper with an extra suite of 13 engravings on japon in a pocket at end, from an edition of 470, original green morocco-backed boards with fish design by Jones, spine a little sunned, otherwise fine, slip-case, Cambridge, Clover Hill Editions at the Rampant Lions Press, 1979; together with another copy of the same work from the larger cloth-backed limitation, small folio (2) *** The first edition of this book was published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1926; the new edition was printed using Jones's original blocks.  

Rollins (Carl Purlington) B. R. America's Typographic Playboy, first edition, one of 500 copies, printer's own copy, original patterned-paper boards, uncut and unopened, original glacine dust-jacket, lightly nicked at extremities with "Drawings of J.H.E" presumably in Richard Ellis's hand on jacket panel, New York, Georgian Press by Richard Ellis, 1927; together with 2 pencil drawings by Ellis's father, and a manuscript poem by Ellis's wife, all preserved in envelope with "Richard Ellis Personal" on front, v.d. § Wain (John) Mid-Week Period Return: Home Thoughts of a Native, illustrations by Arthur Keene, original cloth-backed boards, Celandine Press, 1982; and another, printed at the Nonesuch Press, 8vo (3)  

Arrowsmith (H.W. & A.) The House Decorator and Painter's Guide, first edition, 61 aquatint plates, 21 hand-coloured and 6 printed in bistre, foxing to some plates, bound after text of W.Mullingar Higgins's 'House Painter' of 1841 but without the plates, contemporary half calf, rubbed, [Abbey, Life, 3], 4to, 1840.

Bertotti Scamozzi (Ottavio) L'Origine dell' Accademia Olimpica di Vicenza con una breve descrizione del suo Teatro, first edition, 4 folding engraved plates, small stain to upper inner margin of first plate, contemporary mottled wrappers, a little rubbed, 8vo, Vicenza, 1790.*** An excellent copy of this guide to the Teatro Olimpico, the last work designed by Andrea Palladio and completed by Vincenzo Scamozzi after Palladio's death.

Pauw (Cornelius de) Recherches Philosophiques sur les Grecs, 2 vol., first edition,  Berlin, George Jaques Decker et fils, 1787 § Tasso (Torquato) Jerusalem Délivrée, 2 vol., translated by Lebrun, engraved frontispieces and plates, engraved title vignettes, a few faint spots, Paris, Bossange et al., [c.1770] § Pradt (Dominique Dufour de) Des Colonies et de la Révolution actuelle de l'Amerique... 2 vol., Paris, F. Bechet et al., 1817, all attractively bound in contemporary half calf, spines richly gilt with motiffs reminiscent of Greek urns, contrasting labels, corners little bumped; and a quantity of others French literature, many similarly bound, and all leather, v.s. (qty)  

Great Exhibition.- Catalogue Officiel de la Grande Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie de Toutes les Nations, 1851, edited & translated by G.F.Duncombe and F.M.Harman, first French edition, title with border of wood-engraved national coats-of-arms, a few identified in ink manuscript, folding plan & guide loosely inserted, 18pp. advertisements at end, ink manuscript cross-references to margins at beginning (due to differences to the English catalogue), original printed grey-blue wrappers, upper cover with different coats-of-arms, most identified in ink, rubbed and slightly frayed at edges, a few chips, old ink stamp to cover and title, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box with manuscript leaf of notes loosely inserted, 1851 § Doyle (Richard) An Overland Journey to the Great Exhibition showing a Few Extra Articles & Visitors, 8 double-page wood-engraved plates conjoined to form a continuous strip, some foxing, original printed pale blue boards, rubbed & soiled, spine worn (reinforced), 1851, small 4to & oblong 8vo (2) *** Although there are several copies of the first in institutional libraries and the print run was 10,000 copies this is probably a rare survival, particularly as many of the numbers did not correspond to those in the English catalogue and it had to be reissued.The second item shows a procession of people on their way to the Exhibition dressed or carrying objects to identify their countries (America with slaves in chains and cowboys, Germany with large pipe, beer tankard & brass band, Scotland in kilts with cabers, Italy with opera singers and double bass etc.).

Papworth (John Buonarotti) Rural Residences, consisting of a Series of Designs for Cottages, Decorated Cottages, Small Villas, and other Ornamental Buildings, second edition, half-title, 27 hand-coloured aquatint plates, with the final blank, frontispiece and title spotted and slightly stained at lower edge, some other occasional marginal spotting or soiling, mostly to text, original green cloth stamped in blind, a little rubbed, recased, corners repaired, [Berlin Kat. 2321; cf.Abbey Life 45, first edition], R.Ackermann, 1832.*** One of the most attractive cottage architecture pattern books, a host of ornamental and picturesque designs for peasant dwellings, farm houses, dairies, thatched and flowered cottages ornés, fishing lodges, garden seats, and verandahs.

Tiquet (François) Traité de Plusieurs Beaux Secrets..., first edition, title with woodcut ornament, foxed and soiled, final leaf torn and frayed but no loss to text, original wrappers, stained and frayed at edges, lacking upper wrapper, The Hague, Isaac Beauregard, 1747 § Tingry (P.F.) The Painter and Varnishers Guide, second edition, 2 engraved plates (browned), one folding, folding letterpress table, 2 advertisement leaves at end, contemporary manuscript recipe to front free endpaper, original boards, uncut, rebacked in calf, new endpapers, 1816 § Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) Lessons for Beginners in the Fine Art, no title, with advertisement leaf, Preface leaf, 8pp. text and 12 etched plates, 4 in outline, the rest aquatint (3 stages of each plate with gradually more detail), an excellent clean copy in original sheep-backed boards, small engraved circular label to upper cover, a little rubbed and marked, spine worn, 1800 § [Bosse (Abraham) & others.] Sculptura Historico-Technica: or, the History and Art of Engraving, fourth edition, 10 engraved plates, woodcut monograms, contemporary sprinkled calf, red roan label, J.Marks, 1770, all a little rubbed; and 3 others, similar, v.s. (7)*** A group of artists' manuals and guides.

Walpole (Horace) Anecdotes of Painting in England...collected by the late Mr. George Vertue, vol. 1 & 2 only in 1 (of 4), first edition, engraved frontispiece and 40 plates and portraits, with errata leaf at end of vol.1 and advertisement leaf at end of vol.2, occasional foxing, some offsetting from plates, modern calf-backed marbled boards, red roan label, 4to, Thomas Farmer at Strawberry Hill, 1762. *** Covering painting in England up to the end of the Commonwealth; two further volumes were issued in 1763 and 1771.

Europe.- Neufville (Lequien de la) Histoire Générale de Portugal, 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved title and chapter-head vignettes, occasional faint spotting, contemporary calf, spines gilt, small worm-trail upper cover vol. 2, otherwise lightly scuffed, Paris, Anisson, 1700 § Les Delices du Pais de Liége, 2 vol. only (of 5), half-titles, title in red and black, 86 engraved plates (complete), most folding or double page, occasional light browning and spotting, contemporary half calf, spines gilt with red morocco labels, extremities scuffed, Liege, Everard Kints, 1738; and 17 others Europe, v.s. (21) 

Africa.- Pearce (Major F. B.) Zanzibar: the Island Metropolis of Eastern Africa, first edition, frontispiece, plates, one with blind-stamp at foot (not affecting image), one folding map at end, short tear to gutter, new endpapers, original cloth, expert repairs to spine extremities, slight bumping to corners, 8vo, 1920. 

Britain.- Roscoe (Thomas) Wanderings and Excursions in North Wales, ?first edition, previous owner's ink inscription, original cloth, rebacked retaining original backstrip, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [1836]; Wanderings and Excursions in South Wales, broken upper hinge, contemporary half-morocco, gilt, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [1837], half-titles, additional engraved titles, engraved plates, tissue-guards, one folding map, scattered faint spotting, bookplate, § Hall (Mr. & Mrs. S. C.) The Book of South Wales, the Wye, and the Coast, half-title, vignette title, engraved map, illustrations, advertisements at end, bookplate, original cloth, rebacked retaining original backstrip, recornered, a little rubbed, 1861; and others on Britain, 8vo (14)

Hampshire & Isle of Wight.- Journey-Book (The) of England. Hampshire including the Isle of Wight, folding map and illustrations, tears repaired with paper tape, browned, new endpapers, modern cloth, 1841 § Elder (Abraham) Tales and Legends of the Isle of Wight, second edition, plates by Robert Cruikshank, 1843 § Dyson (John B.) Methodism in the Isle of Wight, frontispiece map, Ventnor, 1865 § Black's Guide to the Isle of Wight, twelfth edition, frontispiece, 4 plates and a folding map, half-title, advertisements at end, ink signature on title and preliminary ff., 1891, all but the first original cloth; and 4 others, Isle of Wight, 8vo (8).

Gardens.- Dezallier d'Argenville (Antoine) The Theory and Practice of Gardening, translated by John James of Greenwich, first English edition, title in red and black, lacking Royal Privilege leaf and errata, list of subscribers, 32 engraved plates, of which 28 folding, 5 defective and lacking parts, several linen-backed, scattered spotting and staining, mostly marginal, later calf, a little rubbed, faint marginal water-staining, [Henrey III, 1426], 4to, 1712. *** An important and influential work on French formal garden design. Subscribers include Joseph Addison and Nicolas Hawksmoor. 

Johnstone (William Grosart) & Alexander Croall. The Nature-Printed British Sea-Weeds, 4 vol., first edition, nature-printed plates of seaweeds by Henry Bradbury, very light marginal foxing, heavier to title, contemporary half morocco, a little rubbed, spines gilt with green morocco spine labels, faded, 8vo, 1859-60.

World.- Breton de la Martinière (Jean-Baptiste) China: Its Costume, Arts, Manufactures, etc.,..., 4 vol., first edition in English, 80 engraved plates, some light off-setting, original boards and paper labels to spines, a little chipped and worn, uncut, [Abbey, Travel 535], J.J. Stockdale, 1812 § Tombe (Charles Francois) Voyage aux Indes Orientales, 2 vol. only (of 3; lacking atlas volume), first edition, half-titles, a little browning and spotting, contemporary half calf, spines gilt, board corners a little stained, Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1810 §  Perouse (J.F.G. de la) Relation abregée du voyage de La Perouse, engraved folding map and plates, near contemporary calf-backed boards, spine gilt, Leipzig, 1799; and 10 others world, v.s. (17)  

Astronomy.- Ferguson (James) Tables and Tracts Relative to Several Arts and Sciences, second edition with additions, half-title, advertisement leaf and 3 folding plates at end, title with light browning to margins, Macclesfield copy with small embossed stamp to title and North Library bookplate, also engraved bookplate of Hon. Lt. Gen. G.L.Parker, handsome contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt with floral compartments and red roan label, very slightly rubbed at corners, for W. Strahan [& others], 1771 § [Linnington (R.T.)] A Companion to the Globes...By a Private Teacher, first edition, list of subscribers, 1817 § Graulhié (Gerard) Astronomie des Écoles et des Gens du Monde, first edition, half-title, 24 lithographed plates on 21 leaves, 7 folding, 14 hand-coloured, some offsetting, one plate torn and repaired, old ink stamp and signature to title and half-title,  Paris, 1838, the last two contemporary mottled sheep, rubbed or worn; and another on astronomy, 8vo et infra (4) 

Astronomy.- Kepler (Johannes) Tabulae Rudolphinae, 2 parts in 1, first edition, engraved allegorical frontispiece of the Temple of Urania by Georg Koeler bound after printed title, woodcut diagrams, k3 trimmed at fore-edge with loss to side-notes relating to the woodcuts, with the 8pp. Sportula Genethliacis Missa printed in 1629 included at the end of part 1, L3 part of the Tabulae (not a double-page letterpress table as in some copies), repairs to inner margin of tables near end with occasional loss to text, water-stained throughout, contemporary limp vellum, soiled, lacking ties, [Tomash & Williams K27; Houzeau & Lancaster 12754; Norman 1208], folio, Ulm, Jonas Saur, 1627. *** A very good copy in contemporary binding of what Kepler himself called his "chief astronomical work".  "In 1601 Kepler was charged by the dying Tycho Brahe to complete his proposed Rudolphine tables of planetary motion, to be based upon Tycho's great storehouse of observations. When the tables finally appeared twenty-six years later, Kepler excused the long delay in his preface, in which he cited not only salary and wartime difficulties, but also 'the novelty of my discoveries and the unexpected transfer of the whole of astronomy from fictitious circles to natural causes, which were most profound to investigate, difficult to explain, and difficult to calculate, since mine was the first attempt' (Gesammelte Werke 10, pp. 42-43; quoted in DSB). Kepler's work was shaped not only by his Copernican bias and his discovery of the laws of planetary motion, but by the 'happy calamity', in 1618, of his initiation into logarithms, which enabled him to make the complex calculations necessary for determining planetary orbits. Kepler was thus able to take into account the relative heliocentric positions of the earth and planets, calculating these positions separately and combining them to produce the geocentric position; this yielded far more accurate positions than in previous tables, which had erred by as much as five degrees. This improvement constituted a strong endorsement of the Copernican system, and insured the tables' dominance in the field of astronomy throughout the seventeenth century" (Norman). This copy with "Damnatus Author, opus permissum" [forbidden author, permitted work] written in a contemporary hand. Some of Kepler's works were included in the list of books banned by the Catholic Church in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (eg Astronomia nova, 1609; Harmonices Mundi, 1619; Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae, 1617-21) but were removed in the 19th century.

Nanotechnology.- Feynman (Richard P.) 'How to Build an Automobile Smaller Than This Dot', first edition, in Popular Science, November 1960, vol. 177, pp.114-116, 230 & 232, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, a little creasing to spine and lower cover, New York, 1960; and 7 copies of the same, with light wear to spines, 8vo (8) *** One of the first printings of Feynman's famous and visionary after-dinner lecture, 'There's plenty of room at the bottom,' recognised as the birth of nanotechnology, given in 1959 in Pasadena at the American Physical Society's Winter Meeting of the West. Delivered without notes, a transcript from recordings was first printed in the February 1960 issue of the California Institute of Technology Journal of Engineering and Science. Here, the first readily attainable printed version, presents slightly enlarged argument.

Eusebius Pamphili, of Caesarea. Evangelicae praparationis lib. XV. [&] Evangelicae demonstrationis lib. X., 2 parts in 1, collation: a-z6, aa-ss6, tt4; Aa-Zz6, AAa-Ccc6, Ddd4, 498, [2]; 138 [i.e. 318], [2] pp., Greek text, woodcut printer's device on titles (Estienne's basilisk as King's printer) and his olive tree device on verso of final leaf, numerous grotesque and foliated head-pieces and initials, errata leaf at end of each part, contemporary ink annotation in Greek to first leaf of text, first title lightly soiled and mounted on stub (also a6), slight worming to lower margin of first part, light water-staining to first and last few leaves, a few minor ink stains, some creasing to corners and at end, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, rubbed and soiled, lacking portion of vellum from lower cover (repaired), folio (320 x 220mm.), Paris, Robert Estienne, 1544-45..  *** A fine, wide-margined copy of the first edition of these two works by the Christian exegete Eusebius, Bishop of Caesarea, also known as Eusebius Pamphili. They are the second and third volumes in a series of Greek texts printed by the Typographus Regius Robert Estienne from manuscripts belonging to the Royal Library in Fontainbleau, which began with Eusebius' Ecclesiastica historia, published earlier in 1544. The Eusebius series represents the first appearance of the first font known as grecs du roi, the types commissioned by King François I and cut by Claude Garamond. "The cursive Greek types, still acknowledged as some of the finest ever cut, were based on the script of the calligrapher Angelo Vergezio, who was then engaged in transcribing and cataloguing Greek manuscripts for the royal library." (Mortimer, French, I, pp. 266-267). The editions are enriched by a handsome set of foliated and grotesque Greek initials and head-pieces, some of which are attributed to the renowned artist Geoffroy Tory.  Literature: Adams E1082 and E1087; Renouard, Estienne, 59-60; Mortimer, French, 220.

Bible, Latin.- Biblia sacra vulgatae editionis Sixti V. pont. max. iussu recognita atque edita, 2 parts in 1 vol., double-column, engraved allegorical title, large woodcut device at end, very occasional light damp-staining to lower margin, contemporary speckled calf, spine ends and corners chipped with loss, cracking to joints, rubbed, [cf. Darlow & Moule 6184 (first edition)], 4to, Antwerp, Plantin Press, 1664.*** A later Antwerp edition of the Clementine Bible (1592).

[Bruys (Francois)] L'Art de Connoitre les Femmes, avec une Dissertation sur l'Adultere, first edition, title with woodcut ornament, torn and repaired, contemporary manuscript notes in English to front free endpaper, contemporary sprinkled calf, spine gilt, red roan label, rubbed, spine chipped at head, 8vo, The Hague, Jaques vanden Kieboom, 1730.

Language.- Basque.- Astarloa (Pablo Pedro de) Apología de la lengua bascongada, ó Ensayo crítico filosófico de su perfección y antigüedad sobre todas las que se conocen, half-title, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, bound in upside down to contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt and with red morocco label, lower joint split, but holding, upper joint starting, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, [Palau 18774; Salvá 2200], Madrid, Geronimo Ortega, 1803 § [Rolland (Francisco)], "F.R.I.L.E.L.". Adagios, proverbios, rifãos e anexins da lingua portugueza, tirados dos melhores authores nacionaes, first edition, title with woodcut ornament, 3pp. publisher's catalogue at end, contemporary ink signature of 'Henrique Edolo' to head of title, occasional marginal worming, some spotting and staining, lightly browned throughout, contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine in compartments, head of spine little chipped, rubbed, [Azevedo-Samodães 2887; Fonseca 116; Innocêncio I,5 & III, 50], Lisbon, Rollandiana, 1780; and 10 others, Language, v.s. (12)  

Čapek (Karel) Továrna na absolutno. [The Absolute at Large], first edition, decorative title in blue and black, full-page illustrations by Josef Čapek, the odd spot or light stain, uncut in original decorative wrappers, toned and a little rubbed, upper wrapper with tiny closed tear to inner margin and a few very small chips to foot, upper joint split at foot, slight shelf-lean, still excellent overall, small 4to, Brno, Polygrafie, 1922. *** The author's rare first novel, a science fiction "future war" novel (set in 1943). First published in English in 1927.

Jonson (Ben), John Fletcher & Thomas Middleton. The Widdow A Comedie, first edition, woodcut head-piece and decorative initial, H3 with 18th century ink annotation, lacking A1&2 (title and 'To the reader / Persons of the Play') and K1&2 (final text f. (supplied in 18th century manuscript) and final blank), mostly short repaired tear to sigs. B&C, occasionally just touching the odd letter in a minor way, closely trimmed at head, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, 18th century printed wrappers bound in, the rear torn with loss, 20th century ?textured buckram-backed brown marbled boards, spine gilt, upper cover with gilt Signet arms, rubbed, [Pforzheimer 558; Wing J1015], small 4to, Printed for Humphrey Mosley, 1652.  *** Rare at auction. Likely written around 1615-17. Although the title credits Jonson, Fletcher and Middleton, modern scholarship ascribes the work solely to Middleton. Provenance: Signet Library copy (ink inscription to front wrapper; gilt arms to binding). 

Warwickshire.- Dugdale (Sir William) The Antiquities of Warwickshire, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by Wenceslaus Hollar, title printed in red & black, 5 double-page engraved maps mounted on stubs and 11 engraved plates and plans by Hollar & others, numerous engraved illustrations including many full-page, errata leaf at end but lacking final blank, marginal paper reinforcement to frontispiece verso, repaired tear running into text R1 (no text lost), marginal paper repair at corner S1, damp-staining, light browning, twentieth century calf, gilt, rebacked, [Wing D2479], folio, Thomas Warren, 1656

Middleton (Thomas) The Mayor of Quinborough: a comedy, first edition, woodcut head-pieces, lacking A1&2 (title and dramatis personae), trimmed at head, affecting the odd headline, final f. soiled, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, 20th century burgundy ?textured buckram-backed brown marbled boards, spine gilt, upper cover with gilt Signet arms, rubbed and scuffed, [Pforzheimer 697; Wing M1984], small 4to, Printed for Henry Herringman, 1661.  *** In fact a tragedy, not a comedy.  

Dryden (John) Fables Ancient and Modern, first edition, lacking half-title and ?final blank, spotting and staining, occasional rust-holes affecting odd letter, later endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, Jacob Tonson, 1700 § Dugdale (Sir William) A Perfect Copy of all Summons of the Nobility to the Great Councils and Parliaments of this Realm ..., 2pp. manuscript note in an early hand signed Lord Halsted bound-in, occasional marginal ink and pencil annotations, one or two trimmed, 2Y4 with small loss to bottom edge not affecting text, armorial bookplate of Hugh Cecil Earl of Lonsdale, near contemporary diced calf, gilt arms to boards, gilt borders, cracked joints but holding firm, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, by S.R. for Robert Clavell, 1685; and 7 others including 3 odd volumes on the West Indies, folio & 8vo (10).bfeghreahtahtahraehrEG

Botany.- Linnaeus (Carl) Species plantarum, 2 vol., first edition, second issue with the three cancelled leaves E6, F5 & R2 in vol.1, lacking errata leaf, some light browning and marginal damp-stains, eighteenth century panelled calf, vol. 2 boards slightly bevelled due to damp, label peeling and a little toned generally, with a couple of small worm holes, [Hunt 548], Stockhom, L. Salvius, 1753; Genera Plantarum..., "sixth edition", title in red and black, lacking folding portrait frontispiece, contemporary boards ?rebacked, spine gilt with contrasting label, lightly scuffed, L. Salvius, Stockholm, 1764; and 4 others, 8vo (7)*** I. The classification of plants and the foundation of modern taxonomy. This was "the first work to account for all the kinds of plants then known for the world, to classify them according to a simple system [...] and to provide for each kind a name of two words. This addition of a binomial system of nomenclature [...] to the polynomial system has caused this work to be designated as the starting point for the modern nomenclature of ferns and flowering plants. Because of this, Species plantarum has become the most important single work in the world's botanical literature." Hunt

First edition of 'Bishop Overall's Convocation Book Concerning the Government of God's Catholick Church and the Kingdoms of the Whole World' (1690) by Bishop Overall, printed for Walter Kettilby at the Bishop’s Head in St Paul’s Church-Yard. Calf binding.

First edition of The Glory of Their Times, or The Lives of The Primitive Fathers, written anonymously by Donald Lupton (1640), printed by I. Okes, in full calf binding

'The Simply Divine Cut-Out Doll Book', starring Divine with designs and illustrations by Van Smith, first edition 1983, St. Martin's Press, New York

The Norton Facsimile; The First Folio of Shakespeare, Based on Folios in the Folger Shakespeare Library Collection, prepared by Charlton Hinman, published by W. W. Norton & Company, second edition, 1996, in quarter morocco binding and complete with the original slipcase; with Shakespeare’s Life and World compiled by Katherine Duncan-Jones, published by The Folio Society (2004), in the original slipcase.

Collection of first and early edition works by Lawrence Durrell, all complete with dust wrappers, seventeen works total. Includes the first edition of ‘Constance, or Solitary Practices’ (1982), ‘Key to Modern Poetry’ (1952), ‘Livia or Buried Alive’ (1978), etc. Also includes the first thus of Durrell’s best known work ‘The Alexandria Quartet’ published together for the first time in 1972 by Book Club Associates

Collection of first and early edition works by and about Robert Graves, mostly with dust wrappers, twelve works total. Including the second edition of ‘Sergeant Lamb of the Ninth’ (1945) in the original dust wrapper, the first edition of a biography by Katherine Snipes (1979), and a new translation of ‘The Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayaam’

Large collection of works and guidebooks on Jewellery and Antique Jewellery, mostly late twentieth-century first and early editions in the original dust wrappers. Includes ‘Antique and Twentieth Century Jewellery’ by Vivienne Becker, second edition (1989), ‘The Book of Pearls’ by Joan Younger Dickinson (1968), etc

Collection of several art books, first and early editions in dust wrappers, including mainly British and Japanese art studies. Including the first edition of Beryl Cook’s ‘Bouncers’ (1991), an early edition of ‘Bloomsbury, the Artists, Authors and Designers by Themselves’ (1993), ‘Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga’, The Art of Japanese Woodblock Prints’ (1990), etc