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Blackmore (Richard) Prince Arthur: An Heroick Poem, first edition, John Evelyn's ink inscription "Catalogo Evelini Inscriptus Meliora Reinete", later bookplate, contemporary calf, slight bumping to corners and extremities, for Awnsham and John Churchil, 1695; King Arthur: A Heroick Poem, first edition, bookplates, first two leaves (blanks) detached, contemporary calf, rubbed, for Awnsham and John Churchil ... and Jacob Tonson, 1697; shelfmarks E5:1 and E5:2 to front free endpapers in Evelyn's hand, [Wing B3080; B3077], folio (2)

Pamphlets.- [Defoe (Daniel)] What if the Swedes should come? With some thoughts about keeping the army on foot, whether they come or not, first edition, half-title, [Moore 364], printed for J. Roberts, near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane, 1717 bound with [Toland (John)] Reasons for naturalizing the Jews in Great Britain and Ireland, on the same foot with all other nations. Containing also, a defence of the Jews against all vulgar prejudices in all countries, first edition, half-title, final f. loose, [Kress 2926], printed for J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, 1714 and Colbatch (Sir John) A dissertation concerning misletoe: a most wonderful specifick remedy for the cure of convulsive distempers. Calculated for the Benefit of the Poor as well as the Rich, first edition, half-title, final f. blank, printed for William Churchill at the Black-Swan in Paternoster-Row, 1719 and Steele (Sir Richard) and Joseph Gillmore. An account of the Fish-pool: consisting of a description of the vessel so call'd, lately invented and built for the importation of fish alive, and in good Health, from Parts however distant, first edition, [Kress 3076], woodcut illustrations, printed and sold by H. Meere at the Black Fryer in Black-Fryers, J. Pemberton at the Buck and Sun in Fleet-Street, and J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, 1718 and 7 others, together 11 works in 1 vol., woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, occasional spotting, some light staining and browning, contemporary panelled calf, spine in compartments and with black morocco label and gilt lettering / numbering, paper label removed from foot, couple of small holes to lower cover, rubbed, 8vo

Steele (Richard) An Account of the Fish-Pool: consisting of a description of the vessel ... for the importation of fish alive, first edition, woodcut illustrations, 1718; bound after Cerri (Urbano) An Account of the state of the Roman-Catholick Religion throughout the World, first edition, translated by Richard Steele, one or two contemporary marginal annotations, 1740 § Erskine (John) A Letter from the Earl of Mar to the King ... with some remarks on my lord's subsequent conduct by Sir Richard Steele, lacking half-title, 1715 § Steele (Richard) A Letter to the Earl of O-d, concerning the Bill of Peerage ..., second edition, 1719; The Crisis of Property, publisher's advertisements, 1720; A Nation a Family, first edition, 1720; The Spinster in Defence of the Woollen Manufactures, publisher's advertisements, 1719; The State of the Case Between the Lord-Chamberlain ... and the Governor of the Royal Company of Comedians, publisher's advertisements, 1720, together 8 works in 1 vol., previous owner's ink signature 'Th. Clarke', Macclesfield South Library bookplate, blind-stamp to first 3 leaves, occasional faint spotting, contemporary vellum, 'Steele' in manuscript to title, a little rubbed, slight bumping to spine extremities, 8vo.⁂ A collection of pamphlets by and relating to Sir Richard Steele, army officer, playwright, theatre manager, essayist, editor of the Tatler, Spectator and Guardian, Whig MP and propagandist. These pamphlets cover many facets of his diverse career. This belonged to Sir Thomas Clarke, a protegé of the first Earl of Macclesfield, who left his library and fortune to the family.

Heidegger (John James).- Ball (The). Stated in a Dialogue betwixt a Prude and a Coquet, last Masquerade Night, the 12th of Mary, first edition, one or two faint spots, disbound, [Foxon B 20], folio, 1724.⁂ Scarce, with only 6 copies on ESTC.An amusing verse dialogue between two women preparing to attend one of the popular masquerade balls staged by the Swiss impressario John James Heidegger.

Pamphlets.- Ashley (John) Memoirs and Considerations concerning the trade and revenues of the British Colonies in America, first edition, 1740, bound with, The Consequences of His Majesty's Journey to Hanover, at this Critical Juncture, 1740; The Conduct of His Grace D-ke of Ar--le for the four last years review's, second state p.15 correctly numbered, 1740; An Essay on the Management of the Present War with Spain, 1740; The Present State of the National Debt, half-title, 2 folding tables, 1740; Britain's Mistakes in the Commencement and Conduct of the Present War, 1740; A Supplement to Britain's Mistakes in the Commencement of the present war, 1740; Considerations on the American Trade, before and after the Establishment of the South-Sea Company, half-title, 1739; The Advantages and Disadvantages which will attend the prohibition of the merchandizes of Spain ..., [1740], together 9 pamphlets bound in 1 vol., contemporary polished sheep, gilt, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners, 8vo.⁂ An attractive volume bringing together an important collection of pamphlets on international trade and foreign affairs, all but the first anonymous.

Johnson (Samuel) & Christopher Smart, editor. The Student, or, the Oxford and Cambridge Miscellany, 2 vol., first edition, engraved frontispieces, additional titles, contemporary speckled calf, small loss to spine foot (vol. 2), worn, [Rothschild 1868; Roscoe A577(1)], 8vo, Oxford, for J. Newbery, 1750[-51].⁂ The first edition comprising the original nineteen parts, numbered I-IX, plus supplement, Number 1 in the first state. Johnson contributed 'The Life of Dr. Francis Cheynel' which appears in volume 2. Other known contributors are Thomas Warton and Bonnell Thornton.

South Seas.- Byron (Capt. George Anson, Lord) Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands in the Years 1824-1825, first edition, folding aquatint frontispiece of the Great Volcano of Peli, folding engraved map, 13 plates including plan, 3 engraved portraits, 8 fine aquatint views after Robert Dampier and wood-engraving, crease to frontispiece from previous fold, foxing, mostly to margins but sometimes heavier, tear to final 3 leaves repaired, modern morocco-backed boards, [Abbey, Travel 597; Hill 231; Sabin 100816], 4to, 1826.⁂ Account of the state visit of Kamehameha II of Hawaii and his queen, Kamamalu, to Britain in 1824 where they succumbed to measles and died, and the subsequent repatriation of their bodies to Hawaii by the British Government.

John Adams.- Smith (Adam) The Works of ..., 5 vol., first collected edition, portrait frontispiece, previous owner's ink signature and bookplate, occasional very faint water-staining to blank margins (vol. 2), occasional faint spotting, later half morocco, slight rubbing to corners and spine extremities, [Kress B5917; Goldsmiths' 20438], 8vo, 1812-11.⁂ Bookplate and ink inscription of Charles Francis Adams Jr., the great-grandson of the second US President, John Adams and the grandson of the sixth US President, John Quincy Adams.

Dickens (Charles).- Forster (John) The Life of Charles Dickens, 3 vol., first edition, annotated by Dickens' school friend Owen Peregrine Thomas on 7pp, in vol. 1 and with 2 tipped in autograph notes, plates and illustrations, "From the author" printed slips tipped onto endpapers, ink ownership inscription of Thomas to vol. 1 & 3 endpapers, original cloth, spines faded, some mottling and fading to covers, 8vo, 1872-74.⁂ A lovely association copy. Owen Peregrine Thomas (1811-98) attended Wellington House Academy with Dickens (Wellington House was the model for Salem House in David Copperfield) and was likely a source for this biography, indeed one of Dickens' schoolboy letters to Thomas is reproduced in facsimile on p. 59.

[Clemens (Samuel Langhorne)] "Mark Twain". Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, first edition, first state, half-title with illustration to verso and other illustrations in text by E.W. Kemble, portrait frontispiece of the author after the bust by sculptor Karl Gerhardt in first state with tablecloth visible and unsigned on the finished edge of the bust, title a cancel with copyright notice dated 1884 (second state), other first state points in text, original green pictorial cloth, gilt, extremities slightly rubbed but overall bright and clean, 8vo, New York, Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885.⁂ An excellent copy of one of the cornerstones of American fiction.With the following first state points: p.9, "Huck Decided" (later corrected to "decides"); p.13, "Him and another man" listed as p. 88; p.57, 11 lines up, says "with the was" (later corrected to "with the saw"); p.143, line 7 part of "b" in body broken; p.155, final 5 in a different font.

South Seas.- Jarves (James Jackson) History of the Hawaiian Islands, fourth edition, mounted albumen photograph of King Kamehameha V as frontispiece (on verso of half-title), wood-engraved illustrations, 18pp. of local advertisements at end, with folding 'Census of the Hawaiian Islands...1872' tipped in, 2 leaves becoming loose, bookplate of John Murray Edinburgh, original roan-backed cloth, spine worn and frayed, 8vo, Honolulu, Henry M.Whitney, 1872.⁂ Originally published in 1843 but this is regarded as the best edition. It is the first to include the photograph of King Kamehameha and the appendix which contains information on population, agriculture, commerce and the Hawaiian volcanoes. Jarves was an American who founded the weekly Polynesian newspaper during the 1840s.

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The War Speeches, 7 vol., first edition, compiled by Charles Eade, illustrations, uniform half blue morocco, spines gilt, a very handsome set, 8vo, 1941-46.⁂ Vol. 1: Into Battle; vol. 2: The Unrelenting Struggle; vol. 3: The End of the Beginning; vol. 4: Onwards to Victory; vol. 5: The Dawn of Liberation; vol. 6: Victory; vol. 7: Secret Session

Buchan (John) Scholar Gipsies, first edition, etched plates, original cloth-backed boards, 1896; Sir Quixote of the Moors, first edition, library cloth, 1895; Sir Walter Ralegh, first edition, original cloth, 1897; Midwinter, reprint, signed presentation inscription from the author, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1925; Greenmantle, first edition, lacking front free endpaper, original cloth, light fading to spine, 1916; Mr Standfast, first edition, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, light fading to spine, 1919; The Island of Sheep, first edition, ink gift inscription to half-title, newspaper clipping pasted to endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, a little soiled, spine ends and corners chipped, 1936; and others by Buchan, 8vo (21)

Buchan (John) The Thirty-Nine Steps, first edition upper joint weak, contents a little shaken, light marginal browning, light rubbing and fading to spine and covers, spine ends and corners bumped, 8vo, 1915.

Buchan (John) The Power-House, first edition, previous owner's ink initials to front free endpaper, lightly browned, original cloth, lightly faded spine, one or two spots to upper cover, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 8vo, 1916.

Disney (Walt) Mickey Mouse in Pigmy Land, first edition, colour frontispiece, illustrations, light browning, original pictorial boards, light rubbing to extremities, dust-jacket, spine spotted with closed tear to head, closed tear to foot of rear panel with neat tape repair to verso, short split to foot of upper fore-edge, surface soiling, some light rubbing to extremities, light creasing to head and foot, still a very good example of a rare jacket, 4to, [1935].

Epstein (Jacob) Let there be Sculpture. An Autobiography, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title, plates, publisher's promotional card loosely inserted, original cloth, spine and upper cover lightly faded, dust-jacket, spine faded, spine ends and corners chipped some chipping and creasing to head and foot, 8vo, 1940.⁂ Rare signed.

Fitzpatrick (Sir Percy) Jock of the Bushveld, first edition, first issue with the incorrect drawings of the dung beetle on pp. 65, 337 and 457, colour frontispiece, plates and illustrations, very light browning to endpapers and half-title, original pictorial cloth, minor bumping and light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, but a bright and near-fine example overall, 4to, 1907.

Isherwood (Christopher) The Memorial, first edition, signed by the author on title, scattered spotting to endpapers and fore-edges, ink name to endpaper, original second state ochre cloth lettered in blue, dust-jacket priced at 7/6, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, some light creasing to head and foot but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1932.⁂ Isherwood's second novel, rare signed.

James (M.R.) Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Arthur C. Benson dated November 1904 to endpaper, frontispiece and 3 plates by James McBride, advertisements, occasional foxing or spotting, pencil ownership inscription of F. R. Salter to endpaper, original buckram, ruled in red and lettered in black, yapp edges, light browning to spine, light rubbing to extremities but a sharp and excellent overall, uncut, [Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature, 1973, pp.100-105; Tymn 3-125], 8vo, 1904.Saleroom notice: The presentation inscription is in the hand of A. C. Benson, not the author⁂ A superb copy of this key collection of ghost stories, rarely found signed and with an excellent association. Arthur C. Benson (1862-1925) Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, essayist, poet and noted writer of ghost stories. Benson was a close friend of James', famously commenting about the renowned author "I don't suppose anyone alive knows so much or so little worth knowing!".F. R. Salter (1887-1967) fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge.

James (P.D.) Unnatural Causes, first edition, ink date stamp to front free endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket, some very light creasing to foot of spine, but a fine copy overall, 8vo, 1967.⁂ James' third novel, rare in such immaculate condition.

Lewis (C.S.) The Magician's Nephew, first edition, illustrations by Pauline Baynes, occasional light scattered spotting, original boards, spine browned, extremities rubbed, dust-jacket, spotted, light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, a very good copy, 8vo, 1955.

Remarque (Erich Maria) All Quiet on the Western Front, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, publisher's promotional flier and card loosely inserted, light browning to endpapers, original buckram, light browning to tips of spine, first issue dust-jacket, priced at 7s. 6d. and with the "German Opinions" to the upper flap, some light creasing to head and foot, but an extraordinarily bright and fine example overall, ?original publisher's tissue jacket guard, creasing and chipping to head, chip to foot of spine, 8vo, 1929.⁂ A superb example of the best-known novel to come out of the First World War, inscribed copies are rare, especially so in such remarkable condition as this.

South Seas.- Melville (Herman) Narrative of a Four Months' Residence among the Natives of a Valley of the Marquesas Islands; or, A Peep at Polynesian Life, first edition, first issue with "Pomarea" on p.19, lacking half-title, map frontispiece and advertisements at end, endpapers foxed, 1846; Omoo: a Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas, being a sequel to the "Residence in the Marquesas Islands", first edition, second issue with "P" signature on p.209 not fully printed, map frontispiece, illustration, lacking half-title and advertisements, 1857, trimmed, contemporary half calf (not uniform), rubbed, 8vo, John Murray (2) ⁂ The author's first and second books, both preceding the first American editions by a month.

Stapledon (Olaf) Last and First Men, first edition, second state with 8pp. advertisements dated 930 spotting to fore-edge, original cloth, light darkening to spine, dust-jacket priced at 7/6, spine ends and corners chipped and creased with tape repairs to verso, chipping and creasing to fore-edges, internal tear to lower joint, creasing to head and foot, extremities rubbed, 8vo, 1930.⁂ Stapledon's epic science-fiction "future-history", scarce in the jacket.

Stoker (Bram) Dracula, first edition, Colonial issue, with cancel title page, occasional scattered spotting, ink stamp to front free endpaper, modern yellow morocco letter in red, in imitation of the first edition binding, 8vo, Hutchinson, 1897.⁂ The rare colonial issue, only a handful of copies recorded, we can trace only one other copy at auction. The existence of this colonial issue only came to light relatively recently, with most copies appearing in decidedly poor condition. The colonial issue adheres to all of the first issue points (printed on thicker paper and without any advertisements) one might expect and was very likely to have been printed along with the very earliest of the first edition copies. It was not unusual for publishers to hand over responsibility for distributing these overseas editions as appears to be the case here. A true Stoker rarity.

Tennant (Stephen) My Brother Aquarius, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "'For Diana Ogg, Hoping that the charms of prosody and ballad-making will continue to enthral her! - The magic of poetry is enigmatic, pungent, witty, wise and beguiling ~ Perhaps Diana is a poet herself?, yours Stephen Tennant, with cordial good wishes" to endpaper along with quotes from Shelley and "a Sage" to endpaper, colour frontispiece, original cloth, dust-jacket, light surface soiling, spine ends and corners a little chipped, closed tear with creasing to foot of upper panel, 4to, 1961.⁂ An excellent copy of this important collection with a charming and lengthy presentation inscription.

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, second impresstion, neat ink ownership inscription, 1954; The Two Towers, second impression, 1954; The Return of the King, first edition, first impression, state with signature mark '4' and sagging text to p.49, 1955, folding maps, foxing or browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jackets, light browning to spines, some chipping and fraying to spine ends and corners, light creasing to head and foot, extremities rubbed, 8vo.

Wells (H.G.) The Time Machine, first edition, later issue without the advertisements at rear, lacking front free endpaper, original buckram with letter and design in purple to covers and spine, light browning to spine, some light marking to upper cover, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, but a sharp and excellent example overall, [Wells 4], 8vo, 1895.

South Seas.- New Discoveries concerning the World, and its Inhabitants, first edition, lacking folding world map but with folding engraved map of South Seas and 2 folding engraved plates, foxing, some soiling, plates creased at edges, contemporary calf, red morocco label, rubbed, [Hill 1219; Mitchell Library Cook 9, 1220, 1297; Sabin 52591], J.Johnson, 1778 § Porter (Capt. David) A Voyage in the South Seas... with Particular details of the Gallipagos and Washington Islands, first English edition, 3 engraved plates, lacking folding map, modern half calf, uncut, [Hill 1374; Sabin 64220], 1823 § Stewart (C.S.) A Visit to the South Seas in the United States' Ship Vincennes..., 2 vol., first English edition, half-title in vol.1, 3 lithographed plates on india paper and mounted, some light spotting, original boards, uncut, rubbed, corners bumped, rebacked in cloth, [cf.Hill 1644, first American edition of 1831], 1832, 8vo (4)⁂ The second is an early account of the Galapagos and Marquesas Islands.

δ Brockman (James).- Miniature Book.- Gray (Thomas) Elegy written in a Country Churchyard, limited edition, printed in Lutetia type designed by Jan van Krimpen, portrait and illustrations printed in green, bound in purple goatskin, by James Brockman in 2013, spine with label of onlaid church steeple of scarlet goatskin titled in gilt rising up from graveyard formed by strip of onlaid moss green goatskin along lower edge shaped as silhouetted gravestones and stamped with small crosses in grey, covers with 4 irregular horizontal lines of floral tools in gilt and palladium suggesting lines of verse, Japanese veneer endpapers, g.e., binder's ticket to corner of front free endpaper, 61 x 42mm., preserved in purple velvet-lined cloth drop-back box, scarlet goatskin label to spine, Worcester, Ma., printed by Enschedé en Zonen of Haarlem for Achille J. St.Onge, 1960.⁂ James R.Brockman (b.1946) studied under Sandy Cockerell and Ivor Robinson and in 1987 became the first visiting lecturer at the Institute of Fine Binding and Book Conservation, Humanities Research Centre, University of Texas. He is a past President of both Designer Bookbinders and The Society of Bookbinders and his bindings are held by many public and private collections including the British Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, National Library of Wales, and Sir J. Paul Getty II Library.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

[Leitch (Donovan)] Behind Us, one of 300 copies, this (number 289) one of 20 copies issued later signed by the artists, hand-coloured illustrations by Sheena McCall and Mick Taylor, original vellum-backed marbled boards, uncut, slip-case, Stockbridge, Bocaccio Books for Compton Press, 1970 [but Witney, Strawberry Press, n.d.] § Balazs (Béla) Duke Bluebeard's Castle: Libretto for the Opera...by Béla Bartók, translated by John Lloyd Davies, number 44 of 150 copies signed by the translator and artist, full-page woodcut illustrations by susan Adams printed in black and red, original pictorial boards, uncut, slip-case, Llandogo, Old Stile Press, 2005; and 3 others, v.s. (5)⁂ The first captures the psychedelic poetry of the pop-star Donovan. It was originally printed in an edition of 300 copies but half the edition was left unbound and either damaged or destroyed. This is one of 20 sets rescued and hand-coloured at a later date.

Rego (Paula).- Morrison (Blake) Pendle Witches, number 67 of 90 deluxe copies with an original etching and signed by the author and artist, from an edition limited to 1090, mounted plates by Paula Rego, prospectus and Christmas card from the printer loosely inserted, original yellow cloth with illustration mounted on upper cover, uncut, original etching with aquatint 'Him' numbered and signed by the artist, loose in folder, together in cloth slip-case, 4to, Enitharmon Press, 1996; and a trade edition of Rego's Jane Eyre signed and illustrated by her and with a First Day Cover featuring 6 stamps from the work, 4to & 8vo (2)

South Seas.- Tyerman (Rev. Daniel) & George Bennet. Journal of Voyages and Travels...in the South Sea Islands, China, India, &c., edited by James Montgomery, 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait frontispieces and 12 plates, tissue guards, lacking advertisement leaf at end of vol.1, plates a little browned, occasional spotting, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spines, one label defective, [Ferguson 1487; Hill 1731], 1831 § Ellis (William) Polynesian Researches, during a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands, 2 vol., second edition, 2 engraved maps, one folding, 8 engraved plates, tissue guards, wood-engraved illustrations, light marginal foxing to plates, modern half calf, spines gilt, uncut, [Hill 549], 1830 § Erskine (John Elphinstone) Journal of a Cruise among the Islands of the Western Pacific, first edition, 4 chromolithographed and 3 wood-engraved plates, folding engraved map at end (torn), illustrations, lacking errata slip and publisher's catalogue at end, frontispiece lightly water-stained, contemporary calf, gilt, "Chatham House Academy Ramsgate" in gilt on upper cover, spine gilt, new label, upper joint split, [Abbey, Travel 602; Hill 568], 1853 § Houses of Parliament. Report of the Proceedings of H.M.Ship "Rosario", during her cruise among the South Sea Islands..., 17pp., title soiled, modern boards, 1872, 8vo & folio (6)⁂ Hill calls the second "One of the earliest instances of ethnological research by a missionary, and...one of the most important and enlightened missionary accounts of the South Seas".

[Voight (Hans Henning)], "Alastair". Herod, for 'Salome: Drame en un Acte', original drawing in red and black ink over pencil, on wove paper, c.300 x 240mm., tipped into aperture mount, [c.1922].⁂ Fine drawing showing the influence of the Decadent movement and incorporating the understated menace of Beardsley but also the later elaborate decoration of Erté, while the detail of Herod's robe and the plant and vase to the right exhibit a distinctly Asian aesthetic. The drawing first appeared in Fifty Drawings by Alastair, Knopf, 1925 and a similar version was used in the Paris edition of Wilde's text published the same year.

South Seas.- [Wilson (William)] A Missionary Voyage to the Southern Pacific Ocean...in the Ship Duff, commanded by Captain James Wilson, first edition, 7 engraved maps, 5 folding, and 6 plates, all with delicate hand-colouring, maps in outline, list of subscribers at end, maps and plates foxed and a little offset, some with tears repaired, with long contemporary manuscript inscription from Robert Cowie of Highbury place near London to Rev. Thomas Allen of Pittsfield, Mass. on front free endpaper, and further inscription to Rev. Wm. Allen from his brother inscribed at head of title, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rubbed, rebacked, [Ferguson 301; Hill 1894; Sabin, 49480], by S.Gosnell, for T. Chapman, 1799 § Keate (George) An Account of the Pelew Islands...composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson... , first edition, stipple-engraved portrait frontispiece, folding engraved map, 15 engraved plates (some stipple-engraved) including folding panorama, all with delicate hand-colouring, tissue guards, errata leaf at end defective but no loss to text, some foxing to plates, occasional offsetting to text, typed notes on the voyage loosely inserted, modern half calf, old roan label preserved on spine, [Hill 907], 1788, 4to (2)⁂ The first is an account of the first missionary voyage to the South Pacific, including Tahiti, Tonga, Fiji and the Marquesas. The maps made an important contribution to Pacific cartography and the plates include a view of Rio de Janeiro. One of two issues published in the same year, this one on larger paper.The second item describes the tale of a voyage in the Pacific a few years earlier: "In 1783 the Antelope, commanded by Captain Henry Wilson, was wrecked on a reef near one of the Palau (Pelew) Islands, a previously unexplored group. The entire crew managed to get safely ashore, where they were well treated by the natives and eventually managed to build a small vessel from the wreck, in which they reached Macao. They took Prince Lee Boo, one of King Abba Thulle's sons, with them to England, where he made a very good impression. Unhappily, in spite of all precautions, he soon died of smallpox." Hill.

Voyages.- Anson (George).- Walter (Richard) A Voyage Round the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV..., edited by Richard Walter, first edition, first issue with p.319 misnumbered "219", large paper copy, list of subscribers, 42 engraved maps and plates, all but one folding, all with delicate hand-colouring, with Directions to Binder leaf at end, signature cut away from upper corner of title, some foxing and soiling, occasional offsetting to or from plates, water-staining to upper outer corner of some leaves and plates occasionally extending into image, some maps torn and repaired, plate of Payta slightly defective at fore-edge up to border of plate, contemporary calf, a little worn, joints split, label defective, [Hill 1817; Sabin 1625 & 101175], 4to (285 x 220mm.), for the Author, by John and Paul Knapton, 1748.⁂ The official account of Anson's voyage, With reference to Alexander Selkirk (the model for Robinson Crusoe) on p.120.

Voyages.- Arago (Jacques Etienne Victor) Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, in the Uranie and Physicienne Corvettes, commanded by Captain Freycinet, during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820, 2 parts in 1, first edition in English, half-title, folding lithographed map (trimmed with slight loss at right-hand edge), 25 fine lithographed plates after Arago, 2 folding at foot with short tears to edges, plates foxed and offset, title browned, light water-staining towards end affecting 2 plates, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, [Ferguson 885; Hill 298; Sabin 1865], 4to, 1823.⁂ France's first post-Napoleonic circumnavigation, by the official artist on the expedition, with more realistic plates than anything previously published and including descriptions of Hawaii, the Pacific Islands, Australia & New Zealand, South America and the Falkland Islands.

Voyages.- Beechey (Capt. F.W.) Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to co-operate with the Polar Expeditions, 2 vol., second edition, half-titles, 3 engraved maps (2 folding and one double-page), 23 plates (most engraved, some aquatint, 4 double-page lithographs of bones and a beehive), folding maps torn and repaired, title of vol.1 a little soiled, plates foxed, lithographed plates with water-staining to corner, contemporary ink inscription to front free endpapers, modern calf decorated in gilt and blind, spines gilt with brown and green roan labels, [Hill 93; Sabin 4347], 8vo, 1831.⁂ First octavo edition of "one of the most valuable of modern voyages." (Hill) Beechey explored the Pacific up to and through the Bering Strait with the aim of connecting with the overland and maritime expeditions exploring a possible northwest passage led by Sir John Franklin and William Parry respectively. They did not meet but Franklin came within 146 miles of Beechey. The work includes much information on Eskimos, the Californian coast and the Pacific islands, particularly details on the Bounty mutiny taken from the narrative of John Adams, the last surviving mutineer on Pitcairn Island.

Voyages.- Belcher (Capt. Sir Edward) Narrative of a Voyage Round the World...including details of the Naval Operations in China, 2 vol., first edition, 3 folding engraved maps in pocket at end of vol.1, engraved frontispieces and 17 plates, wood-engraved illustrations, 8pp. publisher's catalogue at end of vol.1, light foxing to plates, some soiling to text (mostly marginal), ink ownership stamp to one or two leaves and one plate (?erased from head of titles), contemporary half green roan, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spines, new endpapers, [Ferguson 3564; Hill 102; Sabin 4390], 8vo, 1843. ⁂ Important survey of the Pacific and its islands, and the coast of north-west America from California up to Alaska. The naval operations in China refer to the First Opium War.

Voyages.- Bligh (Lt. William) A Voyage to the South Sea...in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty...including an Account of the Mutiny on Board the said Ship, and the subsequent Voyage of Part of the Crew in the Ship's boat from Tofoa...to Timor, first edition, lacking engraved portrait frontispiece of Bligh, with 7 engraved plans, plates and charts, 5 folding, plan of ship bound as frontispiece, title soiled & stained and frayed at edges (laid down), preliminaries a little browned with small ink stain to 'Advertisement' leaf, first leaf of text with contemporary ink inscription "?Aldous Charles Arnold May 31 1792" at head and lightly foxed at outer margin, final leaf foxed, otherwise generally clean, one or two minor marginal defects, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spine (new red roan label), corners repaired, [Ferguson 125; Hill 135; Sabin 5910], 4to, for George Nicol, 1792.⁂ Bligh's own account of one of the most famous, and indeed infamous, voyages, including the mutiny and his subsequent journey across the Pacific in the ship's launch.

Voyages.- Bougainville (Louis-Antoine, Comte de) A Voyage round the World...in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769, translated by John Reinhold Forster, first edition in English, 5 folding engraved maps and folding engraved plate, 8pp. advertisements at end, a few ink marginalia, rather browned and stained, maps soiled, ex-Albany Library copy with old ink stamp to head of title and small unobtrusive perforated stamp, title and maps/plate all laid down on linen, first leaf of text torn and defective at lower margin (repaired but stained from old repair), contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked in calf with red label, corners repaired, [Hill 165; Sabin 6869], 4to, for J. Nourse...and T.Davies, 1772.⁂ Account of the first official French circumnavigation of the world. In 1766 Bougainville sailed from Nantes in the frigate La Boudeuse to Rio de Janeiro, then on to the Falklands and thereafter through the South Pacific. The work is noted for its descriptions of Tahiti and includes a vocabulary of the language, the first publication of any Polynesian language.

Voyages.- California.- Shelvocke (Capt.George) A Voyage round the World by the Way of the Great South Sea, first edition, folding engraved twin-hemisphere map, engraved title-vignette, 4 engraved plates, 2 folding, light staining to fore-edge at beginning, ink markings to margins, a few stains, slight worming to lower outer corner of a few leaves, bookplate of Booth Grey, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spine, new label, corners repaired, new endpapers, [Cowan pp.581-2; Hill 1557; Sabin 80158], 8vo, for J. Senex, 1726.⁂ Scarce account of Shelvocke's privateering adventures through the Pacific and with what Cowan calls "the fullest account of California, the natives and their features, of any of the old voyagers." The map depicts California as an island and two of the plates show natives of California; there are also early references to Californian gold and Peruvian guano. It has been suggested that Shevlocke's account of the passage around Cape Horn, where a sailor killed an albatross, inspired Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James).- Hawkesworth (John) [First Voyage] An Account of the Voyages...in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour, 3 vol., second edition, vol.1 with the 4pp. 'Directions for Cuts and Charts'/errata at end of preliminaries and 456pp., 52 engraved maps, charts and plates (of 53, without the "Streight of Magellan" chart as often), 43 folding, one plate from vol.1 misbound in vol.2, titles with contemporary ink inscriptions crossed out at head (vol.2 title soiled and frayed at edges, vol.3 with tear to outer margin repaired), some foxing and occasional soiling, small hole to D1 in vol.3, contemporary tree calf, rubbed, some scuffs, corners a little worn, rebacked in calf with gilt spines and red labels, [Hill 782; Mitchell Library Cook 648; Sabin 30934], W.Strahan and T.Cadell, 1773; with a loose copy of the 'Straights of Magellan' chart (torn and repaired), 4to (4)

Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James) [Second Voyage] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World..., 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait by Basire after William Hodges, 63 engraved maps and plates after Hodges, some folding or double-page, folding letterpress table of languages towards end of vol.2, large chart of Southern Hemisphere soiled and frayed at edge with slight loss to imprint (reinforced, also at fold), one or two other tears to maps repaired, title of vol.2 lightly browned and reinforced at fore-edge, a couple of plates shaved at edge affecting imprint, light browning to a few plates but generally clean, with manuscript presentation mounted on front free endpaper, with bookplate of Richd. Blake Deverell Esq. of Clifton, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spines and red morocco labels mistakenly reading "Last Voyage", corners repaired, [Hill 358; Mitchell Library Cook 1216; Sabin 16245], 4to, for W.Strahan and T.Cadell, 1777.⁂ The manuscript inscription reads, "To Thomas Harvey Boyse R.N. with the sincere best wishes of his affectionate aunt, Mrs. Harvey. A remembrance of his distinguished Greatgrandfather, the late Admiral Sir Henry Harvey K.B. - to whom this Proof Edition of Cook's Voyages was presented by the Admiralty...22 September 1853".Admiral Sir Henry Harvey KB (1743-1810) took part in many naval engagements during the American and French revolutionary wars, distinguishing himself as commander of H.M.S.Ramillies at the Glorious First of June. He also took part in Commodore Phipps's polar expedition in 1773 on which a young midshipman, Horatio Nelson, had an encounter with a polar bear.

Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James).- Forster (John Reinhold) Observations made during a Voyage round the World, on Physical Geography, Natural History, and Ethic Philosophy, first edition, lacking the rare folding engraved chart (as often), with large folding letterpress comparative table of South Sea languages (tear to inner edge) and list of subscribers at end, title lightly soiled, some light foxing and a few ink spots but generally clean, ex-library copy with perforated stamp to head of title and a couple of other leaves, modern blue morocco-backed marbled boards, t.e.g., [Hill 628; Mitchell Library Cook 1262; Sabin 25140], 4to, G.Robinson, 1778.⁂ Forster and his son Georg accompanied Cook on his second voyage as scientists to the expedition, after Joseph Banks had withdrawn. "An account is given of the countries visited in 1772-5, but for the most part this work concerns the South Sea Islands. The observations concerning the 'human species' are particularly interesting... The last section presents a detailed evaluation of steps taken for the preservation of health on the voyage, notably the suggestions of James Lind on the treatment of scurvy" (Hill).

Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James).- Parkinson (Sydney) A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's Ship the Endeavour, second edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by Newton (reinforced at fore-edge), 2 maps, one double-page, and 26 plates, with errata leaf but without rare 4pp. "Gomeldon" supplement, some foxing and soiling (foxing particularly to T gathering), some plates offset, tear to inner margin of title repaired, hole to c3 affecting a couple of letters, light water-staining to lower outer corner of a few leaves, modern half calf, [Hill 1309; Mitchell Library Cook 714; Sabin 58788], 4to, Charles Dilly...& James Phillips, 1784.⁂ Greatly-expanded account of Cook's first voyage first published in 1773, with an extensive Appendix including accounts of Cook's second and third voyages and a double-page world hemisphere map. Parkinson was employed by Sir Joseph Banks as draughtsman on the expedition but died on the homeward voyage.

Voyages.- Fleurieu (Charles Pierre Claret de) Voyage autour du Monde pendant les années 1790, 1791, et 1792, par Étienne Marchand, 4 vol., first edition, vol.1 with folding letterpress table of vocabulary, vol.4 with engraved plate and 15 folding maps, all with delicate hand-colouring, the maps in outline, ex-library copy with perforated stamp to titles, a few other leaves and maps, ink stamp to plate, occasional spotting but generally crisp and clean, original paste-paper boards, uncut, rubbed, green library labels to upper covers and accession numbers to foot of spines, [Hill 215; Sabin 24751], 4to & folio, Paris, An VI-VIII [1798-1800].⁂ Marchand was the second Frenchman to circumnavigate the globe, after Bougainville, and his voyage was the first French commercial expedition to the Pacific Northwest."A most important work for the history of geographical discovery in the North-West" (Hill).

Voyages.- Kotzebue (Otto von) A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the purpose of exploring a North-East Passage, 3 vol., first edition in English, lacking half-titles, with 9 plates including 8 hand-coloured aquatints, 7 engraved maps and charts, 4 folding and laid down on linen, with an additional folding engraved plate of hydrographic equipment bound in at end of vol.2, foxing and offsetting, tear to inner margin of frontispiece to vol.1 (repaired), one plate chipped at edges, tear to K4 of vol.2, ex-library copy with old ink stamp to frontispieces and perforated stamps to titles, modern half calf, spines gilt, [Abbey, Travel 596; Hill 944; Sabin 38291], 8vo, 1821.⁂ Account of the second Russian circumnavigation.

Voyages.- La Pérouse (Jean-Francois de Galaup) The Voyage of La Pérouse Round the World in the years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, edited by M.L.A.Milet Mureau, 2 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece, 44 plates and 6 maps, 3 folding, small water-stain to upper margin of portrait, some light offsetting from plates but generally a good clean copy, bookplate of Thomas Hogan Smith, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt with red and green roan labels, a little rubbed, spine ends slightly worn and labels chipped, vol.2 with worn patch to lower cover and upper joint repaired causing discolouration to spine, [Ferguson 269; Sabin 38964; cf. Hill 974, Johnson edition], 8vo, John Stockdale, 1798. ⁂ In 1785 Louis XVI commissioned La Pérouse to lead an expedition round the world to explore further the discoveries made by Cook on his voyages, particularly in the Pacific. Having travelled up the coast of America he crossed the Pacific to Asia, continued down to Australia but disappeared in 1788 en route for the Solomon Islands.This is one of two editions in English published in 1798 following the first edition in Paris in 1797, this one with more plates but issued in 2 volumes rather than 3. "The narrative of the enterprising but ill-fated Pérouse, is full of interest in all portions, but his relations of the peculiarities he observed in the natives of the northwest coast of North America, are especially valuable. The mysterious fate of this distinguished navigator has never been satisfactorily cleared up. The above account was transmitted from Botany Bay, after leaving this place the expedition was never heard of again" (Sabin).

Voyages.- Robinson Crusoe.- Rogers (Woodes) A Cruising Voyage Round the World: First to the South-Seas, thence to the East-Indies, and homewards by the Cape of Good Hope ..., first edition, 5 folding engraved maps including Herman Moll's map of the world (a little soiled and stained, trimmed close and lacking lower right folding portion, reinforced at lower edge), other maps with a few tears to folds, old ink inscription "Jams. Jackson his Booke" below 'Memorandum' at end of preliminaries, text browned, modern half calf, [Hill 1479; Sabin 72753], 8vo, for A. Bell and B. Lintot, 1712.⁂ Famous account of privateering in the South Seas. Rogers set out from Bristol with William Dampier as his pilot and travelled along the coasts of Chile and Peru seeking out Spanish prizes. He landed on the Juan Fernandez islands in order to shelter from a storm, and there rescued the marooned Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.

Voyages.- Wilkes (Charles) Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838-1842, 6 vol. including Atlas, text with 64 engraved portraits and plates, tissue guards, 9 double-page engraved maps, illustrations, some foxing, contemporary ink signature pasted in to front free endpapers, Atlas with 5 large folding engraved maps, one hand-coloured, original pictorial cloth, gilt, uncut, a little rubbed and marked, a few small worn spots to some covers, joints of Atlas split, [Hill 1867; Sabin 103994], large 8vo, Philadelphia, 1845.⁂ First trade edition of the first official American scientific expedition by sea, covering the Southern Ocean and the American coastline. This is the third issue, of which only 1000 copies were printed (the first and second issues were limited to 100 and 150 sets respectively).

Britain.- Cary (John) Cary's New and Correct English Atlas, being a New Set of County Maps, first edition, engraved title, dedication and 47 maps with partial hand-colouring, tissue guards, list of subscribers, modern calf ruled in blind, John Cary, 1787; Cary's New Map of England and Wales with Part of Scotland, second edition of 1824 version, engraved title, hand-coloured general map and 79 sheets (numbered 1-81), mostly engraved maps hand-coloured in outline but including dedication, key & scale as part of sheets, no sheets numbered 62 or 80 as issued (presumably unnumbered title and general map), 101pp. "List of Places" at end, contemporary sheep with wallet flap, rubbed, rebacked, red morocco label, flap worn and repaired, G. & J.Cary, 1828, both good clean copies, 4to (2)

Ireland.- Taylor (George) and Andrew Skinner. Taylor and Skinners's Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777, first edition, large folding engraved map of Ireland, engraved vignette title, dedication/page of explanation and 288 road maps on 144 leaves (printed on both sides), 16pp. letterpress list of subscribers at end, folding map with tear to inner edge causing slight loss to border (laid down on linen), title browned, modern half calf, spine gilt with shamrocks and burgundy morocco label, tall 8vo, London, G. Nicol, and Dublin, W. Wilson, 1778.

Astronomy.- Leadbetter (Charles) Astronomy of the Satellites of the Earth, Jupiter and Saturn: Grounded upon Sir Isaac Newton's Theory of the Earth's Satellite, first edition, woodcut illustration, diagrams and tail-piece, tables, staining to a couple of leaves, contemporary ink inscriptions of William Nobbs to front endpapers and note to rear endpaper, contemporary sheep, gilt, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, 8vo, for J.Wilcox, 1729.⁂ Scarce. Only 3 copies appear to have been sold at auction, 2 being part of the Macclesfield library (one bound with other pamphlets).

Husbandry.- Hale (Thomas) A Compleat Body of Husbandry, first edition, engraved frontispiece and 12 plates, one folding, with 2 supplementary leaves bound in after preliminaries, one on the Improvement of Fences with engraved vignette, later ink inscriptions to front free endpaper, light water-staining to frontispiece and one or two other leaves, a few other small stains but generally a good clean copy, modern half calf, red morocco label, [Fussell I, pp.37-38; Goldsmiths' 9099; Kress 5528; Hunt 556; Perkins 737], folio, for T.Osborne and J.Shipton..., 1756.⁂ Attributed to John Hill.

Economics.- H[ill] (J[ohn]) The Exact Dealer Refined: being a Useful Companion for all Traders, sixth edition, engraved frontispiece, ink signature to verso of title crossed out (slightly showing through to title), first few leaves with tear to fore-edge extending into text with loss to a few letters, browned, modern calf, gilt, morocco label, upper cover and spine faded, 16mo, for H.Rhodes, 1706.⁂ In addition to information on economics there are sections on measuring, English towns and their distances from one another, a list of carriers, waggoners and stagecoaches, their charges for carrying mail, and a calendar of fairs.All editions are scarce with only a few copies of each recorded by ESTC. Of this edition there are only 2 UK copies (BL and Liverpool University) and 3 listed for Columbia University in America.

Atlases.- Kiepert (Dr. H.), C.Graf, A.Graf & Dr. C.Bruhns .Hand-Atlas der Erde und des Himmels, 42nd edition, 70 double-page maps mounted on stubs, most engraved, some lithographed, all but a few with partial hand-colouring, some with splits to central fold reinforced, occasional light foxing or offsetting, flyer for 'Sonntags-Zeitung fur Deutschlands Frauen' printed on orange paper loosely inserted, modern half calf, spine gilt preserving old roan label, a little rubbed, part of old spine loosely inserted, (585 x 365mm.), Weimar, [1856-62] § Johnston (Alexander Keith) The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, first edition, 48 double-page maps hand-coloured in outline, with watercourses printed in blue and some inset city plans, mounted on stubs, interleaved with indices for each map, advertisements tipped in at rear, very occasional foxing (mostly at beginning and end) but generally very clean, bookplate of William Phelps, damp-staining to endpapers, contemporary half russia, gilt, g.e., rubbed, upper cover a little spotted and faded, corners worn, rebacked in calf with gilt compartments and green roan label, (495 x 330mm.), Edinburgh and London, 1861, folio (2)

Australia.- [Maslen (T.J.)] The Friend of Australia; or, a Plan for Exploring the Interior, first edition, 5 lithographed plates, 4 hand-coloured, large folding map, small marginal tear, title and dedication leaf neatly strengthened at edges, faint remnant of ink stamp to title verso, contemporary cloth-backed boards, rebacked with original spine laid down, bumping to corners and spine extremities, [Abbey Travel 574], 8vo, 1830.

Australia.- [Yule (Adam)] and James Reid M'Gavin, editors. Perils by Land and Sea: a Narrative of the Loss of the Brig Australia by Fire, on Her Voyage from Leith to Sydney, first edition in book form, occasional faint spotting, short marginal tear (G5), 20th-century half crushed morocco by George A, Zabriskie, gilt, patterned endpapers, very slight rubbing to joints and spine extremities, 12mo, Edinburgh, William Oliphant, 1845.⁂ Scarce, with only 4 copies located in UK institutions.