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Unrecorded Bath dance.- Figures of twenty-nine new and fashionable cotillons, as danced at the Assembly-Rooms, Bath, fourth edition, 32 ff., numbers 25 and 26 misbound after 29, Bath, Printed and sold by R. Cruttwell and by all the booksellers, 1783 bound with A Second Collection of Figures to thirty of the most favourite Cotillons, as now danced at the Assembly-Rooms, Bath, third edition, 34 ff., Bath, Printed by R. Cruttwell, 1784 bound with Book the third. Containing the figures to twenty-five new Cotillons, as now danced at the Assembles in Bath, new edition, 14 ff., To be had only in the Assembly Rooms and Mr. Cantelo, in Saville Row, n.d. [c.1785] and Book the fourth. Containing the figures to twenty-four new French Cotillons, as they are danced at the Assembles in Bath, 13 ff., To be had at the Assembly-Rooms and Book-Sellers Shops, n.d. [c.1785] and Book the Fifth. Containing the figures to forty-eight new French Cotillons, as now danced at the Assemblies in Bath, 27 ff., To be had at the Assembly-Rooms, Booksellers, and of Mr. Grant, No.7 Gay-Street, n.d. [c.1786], together 5 works in 1 vol., woodcut decorative borders, (some trimmed), a contemporary single page ink ms. dance bound in at start, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, upper cover with circular red morocco label, 16mo (binding 57 x 109mm.)⁂ A charming little collection of practical guides for the fashionable Georgian dancer. All are unrecorded in ESTC. Indeed, holdings of any edition of these publications are extremely rare. For example a fifth edition of the first mentioned is found in only one copy (Harry Ransom).

Winds & Earthquakes.- Padovani (Fabrizio) Tractatus duo alter de ventis alter perbrevis de terraemotu, woodcut printer's device to title, 39 engraved maps and illustrations, of which 5 full-page, woodcut decorative initials, with the star leaf B3 (pp. 17/18) after B4, some spotting or foxing, light browning, occasional staining, contemporary carta rustica, stained, [Riccardi I (ii) 230: 'Bella edizione'; Shirley 232 (world map)], 4to (312 x 217mm.), Bologna, Giovanni Battista Bellagamba, 1601.⁂ A wide-margined copy of the first and only edition of this handsomely illustrated work. It is predominantly concerned with the nature of winds, and has a short section on earthquakes at the end. The latter is included as it was believed that earthquakes were caused by subterranean winds. Here Padovani envisages an early warning system for these events. The maps include The Americas, and a world map (Carta Marina) is in the style of Giacomo Gastaldi for the Italian edition of Ptolemy's Geography of 1548.

Hamilton (Alexander) Madison (James) and John Jay. The Federalist; a Collection of Essays written in favour of the new Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787, 2 vol., first edition, printed on thick paper, vol.1 with two small old ink smudges on title, 36 blank leaves added after the text at the end, title and first leaf washed with slight fading to later ink ownership stamp of W. B. Crosby, next leaf slightly soiled, vol.2 title also with ink ownership stamp of W.B. Crosby also slightly faded, front endpapers with ink signature of William Bedlow, that in vol.2 dated 1787 and in vol.1 1788, other ownership inscriptions by later family members, contents leaves of both vol. with identification of author (name or initials) in ink, presumably in William Bedlow's hand, armorial bookplate of William Bedlow, contemporary tree calf with gilt-stamped Greek key design borders, flat spines fully gilt with contrasting green and red labels, each volume showing minor signs of restoration, especially to joints and spine ends, bumping and wear to corners, but overall near fine copies now preserved in a double-backed quarter calf drop-back box, gilt extra, by Trevor Lloyd, [Sabin 23979; Howes H114; PMM 234; Church 1230; Grolier, American 100, 19], 8vo (165 x 93mm.), New York, Printed and sold by J. and A. McLean, 1788.⁂ An excellent copy with superb provenance of one of the most important works of Americana. The Bedlow-Crosby-Rutgers-Vanneck copy with family ownership dating back to the year of publication.The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym 'Publius' to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution. Originally published in various New York state newspapers including The Independent Journal, New York Packet and the Daily Advertiser between October 27, 1787, and August 1788, they were finally published in book form in 1788, though the dated inscription in volume one would suggest that this volume at least appeared at the very end of 1787."When Alexander Hamilton invited his fellow New Yorker John Jay and James Madison, a Virginian, to join him in writing the series of essays published as The Federalist, it was to meet the immediate need of convincing the reluctant New York State electorate of the necessity of ratifying the newly proposed Constitution of the United States. The 85 essays, under the pseudonym 'Publius,' were designed as political propaganda, not as a treatise of political philosophy. In spite of this, The Federalist survives as one of the new nation's most important contributions to the theory of government" (PMM, 234). The Federalist "exerted a powerful influence in procuring the adoption of the Federal Constitution, not only in New York but in the other states. There is probably no work in so small a compass that contains so much valuable political information. The true principles of a republican form of government are here unfolded with great clearness and simplicity" (Church 1230). "A generation passed before it was recognized that these essays by the principal author of the Constitution and its brilliant advocate were the most authoritative interpretation of the Constitution as drafted by the Convention of 1787. As a commentary and exposition of the Constitution, the influence of the Federalist has been profound" (Grolier American 100, 56)."Provenance: William Bedlow, (1722-1798), with his armorial bookplate on front pastedown in each volume and with his ownership signature dated 1788 in vol.I and dated 1787 [sic] in vol.II. He married Catharine Rutgers who was the mother of Catharine Bedlow who was the niece and heir of Colonel Henry Rutgers.William Bedlow Crosby (1786-1865) with his signature on the flyleaf of each volume and the signature "W.B. Crosby" on each title.Thereafter by marriage and descent to the present owners.This copy of The Federalist evidently remained in the ownership of William Bedlow and a succession of prominent and related New York families, during the whole of the 19th and 20th centuries, during which time there is no evidence that it was ever actually offered for sale. The original 18th century owner of this copy was William Bedlow (1722-1798), a New York resident who had been a sea captain and merchant, and who during the latter part of his life had evidently been engaged in public duties connected with the American war effort. He was chosen, on June 8, 1775, to be a member of the Committee of Secrecy and Inspection, whose duty it was to supervise the enforcement of the decrees of the Provincial Congress. An example of the work of the Committee is illustrated in Appendix A, being a report on the violation of the import rules being flouted by a ship landing illegal goods from Greenock in Scotland. The letter is dated New York, July 5, 1775. Bedlow was thus committed to the revolutionary cause from the outset. He was also on a committee of 48 tasked with conducting the election of officers for the military companies organised in New York [City]. In that same year (1775) Bedlow was appointed a "Commissioner for the Erection of Fortifications in the Highlands on the Hudson River" from 1775-1777, a theatre of war of the utmost importance for the defence of New York itself. A Dutch engineer, Bernard Romans, was appointed to supervise construction work, but this soon resulted in a complete breakdown between Romans and the three Commissioners (including Bedlow). Very little of military use was achieved and eventually Romans was dismissed in February 1776 [see Journal of the New York Provincial Congress, passim, and the Journal of the American Revolution, passim].William Bedlow appears again in the historical records in the shape of a letter dated September 5, 1780, written by Bedlow from Clinton House to Richard Varick (1753-1831), the noted Revolutionary soldier who in 1780 had been deputy commissary-general of musters and, in 1780 aide to General Benedict Arnold at West Point. Bedlow asks for help to secure forage for his three horses, the forage master having died in post. [See George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence]. It is worth noting that Bedlow adds an interesting footnote to his letter in which he gives the news that "Mrs Bedlow and Mrs Rutgers" have gone on a journey together and that "Miss Rutgers & Miss Bedlow present their best respects to you".Bedlow's final public appointment seems to have been as Post-Master of New York City. Although the precise date of his appointment seems to be unknown, he submitted financial accounts for the Post Office from April 5, 1784 through October 1789.There is another extant letter to George Washington from William Bedlow, dated 27 September 1789, in which Bedlow clearly and bitterly complains about his unfair sacking from his role as Post Master of New York by Samuel Osgood (1747-1813), the …

America.- Native Americans.- [Apess (William)] Hymn. The Indian's Prayer, first separate edition, broadside, 223 x 135mm., little light spotting, in an excellent state of preservation, [Boston], Shepley & Wright, Printers, Congress Street, [c.1835].⁂ Rare. Apess (or Apes) was a mixed race (part Pequod) ordained Methodist minister and activist. His A Son of the Forest: The Experience of William Apess, A Native of the Forest, Comprising a Notice of the Pequot Tribe of Indians, 1829, is one of the first autobiographies by a Native American writer. He helped organise the Mashpee Revolt of 1833-1834, which attempted to regain civil rights for the Native American people.

Military.- Melzo (Lodovico) Regole Militari ... sopra il Governo e Servitio della Cavalleria, first edition, additional engraved title, small marginal loss neatly restored, trimmed to plate mark, 16 engraved illustrations on 15 double-page plates (of which, 5 folding), engraved head-pieces and initials, occasional light browning, occasional very faint marginal damp-staining, bookplates and occasional blind-stamps, eighteenth-century tree calf, gilt, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, light fading to spine, folio, Antwerp, Giachimo Trognæsio, 1611.⁂ A treatise on the conduct and service of cavalry by the Lieutenant-General of the Spanish cavalry in the Low Countries at the truce of 1609.Provenance. Bookplate of George Lane Parker (1724-1791) and of the Earl of Macclesfield, Shirburn Castle, 1860.

Women.- Hays (Mary) Female Biography; or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of all Ages and Countries, 6 vol., first edition, 2ff. of advertisements at end of vol.6, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary tree calf, gilt, lacking all but 3 spine labels (one loosely inserted), spines chipped and scuffed, rubbed, 12mo, Printed for Richard Phillips, 1803.⁂ A solid set of this biographical work by this novelist and friend of Mary Wollstonecraft. It is often found in poor condition. Most of her subjects are historical figures, but one also finds a number of writers, including Mary Astell, Aphra Behn, Juliana Berners, Hester Chapone, Elizabeth Haywood, Catherine Macaulay and Frances Sheridan.

Owenson (Sydney, later Lady Morgan) The Missionary: an Indian Tale, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles in vol.2 & 3 as called for but vol.1 lacking engraved portrait, with Notice/advertisement leaf at end of vol.3, occasional spotting, a few ink markings to G5v of vol.3, engraved bookplate of Earl of Ormonde & Ossory, contemporary half blue straight-grain morocco, spines tooled in gilt and blind, a little rubbed, mostly to corners, [Summers p.417; cf.Sadleir 1775, second edition; Not in Wolff], 12mo, J.J.Stockdale, 1811.⁂ Rare novel set in India. Library Hub lists only one copy of the first edition, in Trinity College Dublin.

Byron.- Harold the Exile, 3 vol. in 1, first edition, lacking half-titles and titles, later half-title tipped-in, occasional faint spotting, ex-library with blindstamp and occasional faint ink-stamps, lacking final leaf (advertisements), modern morocco-backed boards, gilt, [Sadleir 87], 12mo, [1819].⁂ A satire on Byron, Caroline Lamb and other contemporaries.

Clare (John) The Village Minstrel, and other Poems, 2 vol., half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece (lightly spotted and offset onto title), with 4pp. publishers' catalogue at end of vol.2 but not in vol.1 and without engraved frontispiece in vol.2, vol.2 with numerous pencil annotations to lower margins, some initialled "E.L.E." (Eliza Emmerson), foxing (mostly to vol.1), near uniform original brown boards, printed paper labels (vol.1 with "second edition"), uncut, rubbed, joints worn and split, spine of vol.1 worn and chipped, for Taylor and Hessey...and E.Drury, 1821; The Shepherd's Calendar; with Village Stories, and other poems, half-title, engraved frontispiece (foxed and offset onto title), advertisement leaf at end (lacking tip of lower outer corner), occasional spotting, upper hinge broken with endpaper almost detached, original cloth-backed boards, paper label, uncut, rubbed, split to lower joint, spine worn at head, John Taylor, 1827; The Rural Muse, Poems, engraved frontispiece and vignette title (water-stained), wood-engraved illustration of the author's birthplace on p.171, advertisement leaf at end, some spots or marks, original green cloth, paper label, rubbed, upper cover damp-stained, Whittaker & Co., 1825, first editions, all with later ink stamp book-label of E.Goodfellow of Helpston to front free endpapers; and a copy of the second or third edition of Clare's Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery lacking half-title and title, 8vo et infra (5)⁂ Complete collection of Clare's published works, with several interesting associations: The annotations in the first are by his patron Eliza Emmerson, who promoted his first book of poetry, Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery (1820), and arranged the publication of his last,The Rural Muse, in 1835. On p.144 of vol.2 beneath the poem 'To the Rural Muse' the annotation reads, "This lovely poem was first written to me, in a letter from the author. E.L.E.". The Goodfellows of Helpston were a farming family, still active in the area. John Clare was born in Helpston (formerly Helpstone) in Northamptonshire in 1793. The first poem in his first work Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery of 1820 is titled 'Helpstone": "Hail, humble Helpstone!....Oh, happy Eden of those golden yearsWhich memory cherishes, and use endears,Thou dear, beloved spot!...".

Shelley (Percy Bysshe) Poetical Pieces, 4 parts in 1 vol., first edition, lacking general half-title, Prometheus Unbound second issue (as usual, with A3 a cancel) with half-title but lacking final advertisement f., Hellas, The Cenci and Rosalind and Helen lacking initial half-title ff., Rosalind and Helen G4 with short tear to foot, scattered foxing and spotting, mostly marginal but heavier to Prometheus Unbound, 19th century green half morocco, spine gilt, spine rubbed and faded with chip to head, 8vo, C. and J. Ollier and W. Simkin and R. Marshall, 1823.⁂ A scarce collection of works by Shelley including first editions of Prometheus Unbound, Hellas and Rosalind and Helen and the second (but first London) edition of The Cenci. The present work was gathered together following Shelley's death and published under a new general title. Copies are often broken up and are now scarce complete with only 3 copies at auction in the last 40 years.

Curties (T.J.Horsley) Ethelwina; or, the House of Fitz-Auburne. A Romance, 3 vol., second edition, half-titles, vol.2 lacking final leaf (?advertisement leaf, text complete), foxed, contemporary half blue roan, spines ruled in gilt, a little rubbed, [Not in Sadleir or Wolff], 12mo, A.K.Newman and Co., 1832.⁂ Scarce novel first published in 1799. Library Hub lists only 3 copies of the first edition (BL, University of St Andrews, and Wellcome Library) and none of the second edition.

Eliot (George) Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, 4 vol., first edition in book form, half-titles, occasional light corner-creasing, some light marginal marking or occasional foxing, pencil ownership inscription, hinges splitting or weak, vol.4 first 2 gatherings working loose, original blue cloth stamped in black and gilt, shelf-leaning, spine ends and corners bumped and frayed, vol. 1 splitting to lower joint, mottling and some marking to spines and covers, rubbing to extremities, [Sadleir 815; Wolff 2059], 8vo, 1871-72.⁂ First edition in original cloth of Eliot's most famous work, often hailed as one of the greatest novels in the English language.

Stevenson (Robert Louis) Treasure Island, first edition, half-title, map frontispiece, 8pp. advertisements dated 12.83, very light toning to margins, some scattered foxing, lacking rear endpaper, original blue cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine darkened, spine ends and corners bumped and chipped, marking to covers, extremities rubbed, 8vo, 1883.⁂ With the following early issue points (though with later advertisements): "dead man's chest" on p.2 and p.7 not capitalised; "rain" for "vain" in last line p.40; "a" not presen, p.63, line 6; "7" is missing from pagination on p.127; full-stop is missing after "opportunity" p.178, line 20; "worse" for "worst" p.197, line 3.

Languedoc.- Catel (Guillaume) Memoires de l'Histoire du Languedoc..., first edition, half-title, title in red and black with engraved vignette, with blank 4T4, text in French & Latin, woodcut initials, head & & tail-pieces, first 3 leaves slightly defective at upper outer corner not affecting text (neatly repaired), small tear to fore-edge of 2O1, slight loss to lower outer corner of 3S4 & 4H4, some cockling but generally a good clean copy, the Marquess of Lothian's copy with ink inscription to verso of half-title, his engraved bookplate and shelf-label of Newbattle Abbey library, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine, corners repaired, folio, Toulouse, Arnaud Colomiez, 1633.⁂ First edition (also known with the imprint of Pierre Bosc) of this monumental work on the history of Languedoc by the Toulouse-born historian, magistrate and jurist Catel (1560-1626), important for its content on the troubadours.

Churchill (Winston S.) The World Crisis 1916-1918, 2 vol., first edition, signed by the author dated 25.2.27 on front free endpaper of vol.1, maps, plates and tables, some folding, illustrations, with errata slip to folding table of losses in part I and another at beginning of part II, occasional foxing at beginning and end, Colwyn bookplate, original dark blue cloth, a fine set, [Woods A32(a)], 8vo, 1927.⁂ Volume 3 (in 2 parts) of Churchill's account of the First World War, issued as 5 volumes in 6 in total, but complete in itself.

Churchill (Winston S.) The War Speeches, 7 vol., first edition, compiled by Charles Eade, illustrations, uniform half red 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.

Chandler (Raymond) Farewell, my Lovely, first edition, light spotting to endpapers and edges, A Note on the Type f. adhesion tearing to foot from removal of label, original cloth, some light bumping and fraying to tips of spine and corners dust-jacket, light fading to spine, spine ends and corners chipped affecting imprint at foot of spine, some adhesion tearing and marking to spine, light staining to lower panel, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo, New York, 1940.⁂ Chandler's second novel and the first to be adapted for film.

Christie (Agatha) The Murder on the Links, first edition, 8pp. advertisements, the odd marginal spot or light mark, light browning to endpapers, front endpaper with bookplate to verso and ink ownership inscription dated 21.8.23 to recto, original cloth, with line design in black, very light fading to spine, light rubbing and bumping to spine ends and corners, small minor splitting to lower joint but holding firm, some light cockling and surface soiling to covers, light rubbing to extremities, a very good copy, 8vo, 1923.⁂ Christie's third novel and the second to feature Poirot. A scarce title in good, unrestored state.

Christie (Agatha) Poirot Investigates, first edition, 14pp. advertisements, neat ink ownership inscription to head of half-title, light browning to endpapers, morocco book label of Florence and Edward Kaye to pastedown, original orange cloth lined and lettered in blue, slight darkening to spine, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, some light surface soiling, but a bright and excellent copy overall, 8vo, 1924.⁂ An superb example of Christie's first short story collection.

Christie (Agatha) The Secret of Chimneys, first edition, 2pp. advertisements, foxing to initial and final few ff., ink ownership inscription and bookplate to front free endpaper, original cloth, light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped with short splits to head and foot of spine, some light surface soiling, a very good copy, 8vo, 1925.

Christie (Agatha) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, first edition, some light scattered spotting or foxing, bookplate to pastedown, original blue cloth lettered and lined in orange, very light sunning and small mark to spine, light rubbing and bumping to tips of spine and corners, dust-jacket, upper panel and half of spine supplied in excellent facsimile, retouching and repairs to spine, lower panel and flaps, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1926.⁂ A presentable and affordable example of one of the rarest of Christie dust-jackets. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is both a key Christie title and an important landmark in the history of detective fiction. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone with an entertaining and controversial twist.

Christie (Agatha) The Mysterious Mr Quin, first edition, some scattered spotting to fore-edge, first and last few pp., neat ink ownership inscription and some light browning to endpapers, original cloth, minor rubbing and bumping to spine ends and corners, else fine, dust-jacket priced at 7/6, light sunning to spine, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, some neat restoration to lower panel, light creasing to head and foot, in effect an excellent example of a rare and delicate dust-jacket, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1930.⁂ We can trace only a handful of copies in the dust-jacket at auction. Agatha Christie's third collection of short stories, featuring the semi-supernatural figure Mr Harley Quin.

Christie (Agatha) Lord Edgware Dies, first edition, 4pp. advertisements, foxing, original cloth, patches of fading to spine, light discolouration to upper cover, dust-jacket, priced at 7/6 on spine, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, affecting imprint at foot of spine, short closed tear to head of upper panel, a few very short nicks and tears to head and foot with some creasing, light surface soiling to lower panel, but overall a good, unsophisticated copy of a rare jacket, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1933.⁂ Only two copies in the dust-jacket traced at auction in the last 40 years. A good, early Poirot title with a photo-portrait of the actor Charles Laughton as Poirot on the lower panel taken from a stage adaptation of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

Christie (Agatha) Hercule Poirot's Christmas, first edition, signed by the author on endpaper, 3pp. advertisements, a few small patches of soiling to text, original cloth, tips of spine sunned, first state dust-jacket priced at 7/6, light darkening to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, short closed tear running from upper panel top corner, chip and some creasing to head of lower panel, but a bright and very good example overall, 1939.⁂ Rare signed, we can trace only one other copy at auction. This copy with "were" on p. 162 corrected to "was", allegedly in Christie's hand.

Cocktails.- Craddock (Harry) The Savoy Cocktail Book, first edition, printed in black and colours with illustrations and decorations by Gilbert Rumbold, pictorial endpapers, some spotting and foxing, heavier to first few ff., original cloth-backed art deco boards in black, gold and green, lightly rubbed but overall a bright, crisp copy, 8vo, 1930.

Fleming (Ian) For Your Eyes Only, first edition, partially erased ink inscription to pastedown, dust-jacket, spine lightly browned and lettering faded, spine ends and corners a little chipped, rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 1960.

Housman (A. E.) A Shropshire Lad, first edition, American issue [one of 150 copies], title printed in red and black, usual light browning to text margins, ink ownership inscription, light browning to endpapers, original parchment-backed boards, with paper label to spine (variant B) browned and with small chip to head, spine and margins of boards browned, small patched of water-staining, corners a little bumped, rubbed, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, [Carter, Sparrow & White 2], 8vo, New York, 1897.⁂ Housman's most popular poetry collection in the more scarce American issue. 500 sets of sheet were printed, with 350 for the UK and 150 given a cancel title and issued in the US.

Le Carré (John).- Knight (Maxwell) Animals and Ourselves, first edition, cut signature of Le Carré to title, photographic plates, illustrations by John Le Carré (as David Cornwall), original boards, dust-jacket, very light browning and small splash mark to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, some light creasing to head and foot, an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1962.⁂ Scarce. Maxwell Knight (1900-68), as well as being an acclaimed naturalist and broadcaster, worked as a spymaster at MI5 and was reputedly the inspiration for Ian Fleming's 'M' as well as for Le Carré's Jack Brotherhood in A Perfect Spy. Published the year after A Call for the Dead, the present works is one of the earliest appearances in print for Le Carré and an especially unusual display of his talents as an illustrator.

Le Carré (John) A Perfect Spy, first edition, signed by the author "John Le Carré also known as David Cornwell" on title, Autograph Letter signed by the author loosely inserted, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, light creasing to head, a near-fine copy, 8vo, 1986.⁂ Le Carré's semi-autobiographical novel regarded by many as his greatest. Philip Roth called A Perfect Spy "the best English novel since the war".

Powell (Anthony) Agents and Patients, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Constant and Florence [Lambert], with the author's love, January 8th 1936, Et Ego in Arcadia Vixi" to endpaper, some scattered foxing, original cloth, spine faded, some light spotting to spine and cover, light bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, slight darkening to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, light surface soiling to panels, a few very short closed tears with accompanying creasing to head, but a very good example of a scarce jacket, preserved in custom drop-back box, 8vo, Duckworth, 1936.⁂ An excellent presentation copy of this early Powell novel. Constant Lambert (1905-51), composer, conductor and author, was a close friend of Powell's and the model for the character Hugh Lambert in Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time.

Ransome (Arthur) Swallows & Amazons, second (first illustrated) edition, presentation copy from the illustrator, illustrations by Clifford Webb, pictorial map endpapers, original cloth, covers sunned and slightly mottled, unclipped dust-jacket a little rubbed and soiled (mainly to spine and rear panel) and with some short tears, 8vo, 1931.⁂ The inscription "To Robbie with many thanks Clifford Webb. Oct. 1931" is to Robert Cleveland-Stevens (1920-2019). Ransome did not like the illustrations produced by Steven Spurrier for Swallows & Amazons and therefore they were not used in the first edition of 1930 apart from the maps on the endpaper and the dust-jacket. For this second edition, a year later, Ransome used Webb's illustrations in the book and on the jacket but retained Spurrier's maps.⁂

Ransome (Arthur) Swallowdale, first edition, presentation copy signed by the illustrator, illustrations by Clifford Webb, pictorial map endpapers, original cloth, spine faded and covers partially so, unclipped dust-jacket with some restoration to head of front panel and to folds, spine a little soiled, 8vo, 1931.⁂ Scarce in dust-jacket. The inscription to "Robbie" is dated November 1931 and is to Robert Cleveland-Stevens (1920-2019).

Steinbeck (John) and Edward F. Ricketts. Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research, first edition, signed inscription from Ricketts "I am hoping that who buys this will enjoy it as much as we did in the writing" on half-title, plates, map endpapers, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, upper hinge cracked but holding firm, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light rubbing and fraying to tips of spine and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, chipping a few short tears and creasing to head and foot, tape repairs to verso, extremities rubbed and creased, 8vo, New York, 1941.⁂ Steinbeck's most important work of non-fiction, detailing a marine-collection expedition he undertook with his co-author Ricketts. Ricketts died 7 years after publication and copies signed by him are consequently scarce. Steinbeck was heavily influenced by the expedition and by Ricketts himself and would use him as the basis for several characters in his works.

Ricketts (Edward F.).- Miller (Henry) and Michael Fraenkel. Hamlet, vol. 2 only (of 2), first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Ed Ricketts "minister plenipotentiary of the sub-aqueous depths. Henry Miller, Hollywood 6/26/41" to endpaper, some light marking to margins, additional provenance inscriptions "Carried in Robert Price's barrack bag to Hawaii aboard an army transport. Much read and studied. Hawaii - 1942" and "Carried in Don Emblen's moist hand aboard the USS PC-580. Much read and studied. Monterey, 1943" to half-title, original wrappers, lacking upper cover, browning and creasing to spine and lower cover, preserved in custom drop-back box, small 4to, New York, 1941.⁂ An excellent presentation inscription from Miller to a key figure of 1940s American literature with a good continued provenance. For more on Ed Ricketts, see lot XXXX. Don Emblen was a poet and friend of Rickett's.

Waugh (Evelyn) Scoop, first edition, issue with raised indistinct '8' in publication date but 'a' to last line of p.88', bookplate of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jnr. to pastedown, first issue dust-jacket with "Daily Beast" masthead, light fading to spine, spine ends and corners chipped and creased with faint remains of tape-staining, a few small chips or short tears to head and foot, light surface soiling to lower panel, rubbing to extremities, but a very good copy overall, 8vo, 1938.⁂ Waugh's classic satire on Fleet Street journalism, born in part out of a trip he made to Abyssinia in 1935 on behalf of the Daily Mail. This copy with the scarce first issue dust-jacket, changed after Lord Beaverbrook famously threatened to sue due to the likeness to the Daily Express masthead.

Andersen (Hans Christian) Nye Eventyr of Historier, vol. 3 only (of 5), half-title inscribed and signed by author, illustrations by Lorenz Froelich, spotting, lacking final free endpaper, contemporary half-morocco, rubbed, 8vo, Copenhagen, C. A. Reitzels, 1874; The Improvisatore: or Life in Italy, 2 vol., first English edition, half-title, previous owner's ink signature, cracked hinges, occasional faint spotting, original cloth-backed boards, printed paper spine labels, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1845; 8vo (3)

United Provinces.- Le Clerc (Jean) Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden, 3 vol., first Dutch edition, half-title in vol.1, engraved frontispieces, titles in red and black with engraved vignette, large folding engraved map and 109 plates (52 double-page and/or folding views and plans mounted on stubs, one large, and 57 portraits after Picart and others), a few portraits loose in vol.2, light water-staining at end of vol.1 affecting some portraits, contemporary calf, spines gilt, rubbed, lacking labels, lower cover of vol.1 stained and worn at edge, folio, Amsterdam, Zacharias Chatelain, 1730.⁂ Comprehensive history of the United Provinces from the Dutch Revolt to 1715.

[Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll". The Nursery "Alice", first edition, third issue with "People's edition. Price two shillings" to head of title and with Alice's profile visible on p.34, text printed in brown, colour frontispiece and illustrations after Tenniel, 2pp. advertisements, some light marginal soiling, foxing to half-title, yellow-orange endpapers, front free endpaper with ink gift inscription dated 1891 and with closed tear and some chipping, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, slight shelf-lean, some light browning and staining, corners bumped, rubbing and scratching to covers, light wear to extremities, [Williams-Madan-Green-Crutch 215], 4to, 1889.

Roscoe (William) The Butterfly's Ball, 8 engraved plates, Printed for J. Harris, 1808; bound with [Dorset (Catherine Ann)] The Peacock "At Home", 6 engraved plates, 1808; B. (W.) The Elephant's Ball, and Grand Fete Champetre, ?second edition, 8 engraved plates, 1808; [Dorset (Catherine Ann)] The Lion's Masquerade, [second edition], 6 engraved plates, most folding, [Gumuchian 2239], Printed for J. Harris and B. Tabart, 1808; The Council of Dogs, first edition, 8 engraved plates, [Moon 166], 1808; The Horse's Levee, or the Court of Pegasus, ?first edition, 8 engraved plates, [Moon 384], 1808; The Rose's Breakfast, first edition, 8 engraved plates, [Moon 727], 1808; Flora's Gala, first edition, 6 engraved plates, [Moon 291], 1808; The Feast of the Fishes; or the Whale's Invitation to his Brethren of the Deep, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, 1808; The Lobster's Voyage to the Brazils, first edition, 8 engraved plates, [Moon 504], for J. Harris and B.Crosby and Co., 1808, together 10 works in 1 vol., unless mentioned with imprint "Printed for J. Harris", some light offsetting and foxing, occasional slight trimming slightly affecting pagination or signatures, but generally in excellent condition, contemporary roan-backed boards, gilt, rubbed, 16mo ⁂ A superb sammelband of juvenile poetry published by John Harris, all complete, several first editions, and rarely found together.

Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A History of the University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, list of subscribers, engraved portrait of Lord Grenville and 81 hand-coloured plates comprising 64 aquatint views by Bluck, Stadler, Hill & others after Pugin, Mackenzie, Westall & others and 17 stipple-engraved plates of academic costumes, without the 33 portraits of founders as often, plate 50 in first state but plates 1, 15, 39, 74, 78, 84 & 94 all in second state, plates bright and clean but offset, portrait in vol.1 with light water-staining to upper margin, stain to a few upper inner margins of a few plates and leaves of vol.2, Foyle copy with gilt-stamped red roan Beeleigh Abbey label to front pastedown of vol.2 (removed in vol.1), later brown morocco, gilt, spines ruled in gilt, inner gilt dentelles, slightly rubbed at joints and edges, one or two minor small scratches, [Abbey, Scenery 280; Tooley 5], 4to, 1814 [plates water-marked 1812].

Trades.- [Figures of Fun; or, Comical Pictures, and Droll Verses, for Little Girls and Boys], 2 parts in 1 vol., lacking titles, 16 hand-coloured engraved plates of anthropomorphised street sellers with accompanying facing verse, some light offsetting, [1833] bound with Bailey (F.W.N) The New Tale of a Tub: an Adventure in Verse, fourth edition, 7 plates after Aubry, 1850 and Smith (Albert) Beauty and the Beast, Eighteenpenny edition, 12 plates by Alfred Crowquill, [1844] and Burns (Robert) An Address to the Deil, first Landseer edition, title, frontispiece and 6 plates, 1830 and Hunt (Leigh) Captain Sword & Captain Pen: a Poem, first edition, 1835, together 5 works in 1 vol., some light spotting and finger-soiling, ink name to pastedown, contemporary half calf, some splitting and wear to spine, rubbed, 8vo.⁂ A charming group of works, the best of which comprises an superb set of illustrations of tradespeople, their bodies constituted from their wares. We can trace only 1 complete copy of the first mentioned at auction.

Swinburne (Algernon Charles) Atalanta in Calydon. A Tragedy, first edition, half-title with trace of ink inscription and becoming loose, another ink inscription to front free endpaper, leaves rather brittle, bookplate of Louis Auchinloss, bound in crushed turquoise morocco, gilt, by Birdsall of Northampton & London, upper cover inlaid with title in red morocco and gilt within decorative frame of floral inlays in red, orange & green morocco against a pointillé background, the frame incorporating large initial A of the title in upper left corner, spine titled in gilt between two similarly decorated compartments and raised bands at head and foot, turn-ins ruled in gilt with small decorations to outer corners, t.e.g., others uncut, signed at foot of front turn-in, spine a little rubbed and faded, some wear to joints, 4to (binding c.220 x 170mm.), Edward Moxon, 1865.

[Tennyson (Alfred, Lord)] In Memoriam, first edition, half-title, bound in handsome burgundy morocco, gilt, by Zaehnsdorf, covers with elaborate scroll frame of red & brown morocco against a gilt pointillé background surrounding an empty oval panel edged in black morocco, spine gilt in compartments with black roan label and five raised bands, turn-ins of burgundy and brown morocco strips ruled in gilt, ivory silk moiré doublures and flyleaves with gilt border, g.e., signed at foot of front turn-in and with gilt oval stamp to rear doublure as used on the firms's fine bindings, spine slightly rubbed and faded, 8vo (binding c.175 x 110mm.), Edward Moxon, 1850.

Africa.- Smith (William) A new voyage to Guinea: describing the customs, manners, soil, Climate, Habits, Buildings, Education, Manual Arts, Agriculture, Trade, Employments, Languages, Ranks of Distinction..., first edition, 5 engraved plates, some spotting and staining, 19th century speckled calf, gilt, covers detached, 2 pieces from backstrip loosely inserted, rubbed, [Sabin 84559], 8vo, Printed for John Nourse at the Lamb without Temple Bar, 1744.⁂ William Smith was surveyor to the Royal African Company. He undertook his voyage in 1726 with the aim of making surveys and drawings of all English settlements in Guinea. Includes material on the slave trade. Provenance: Charles George Milnes Gaskell (oval bookplate).

Asia.- Chardin (Sir John) The Travels...into Persia and the East Indies, 2 parts in 1, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved title, printed title with engraved vignette, engraved head- and tail-pieces and initials, folding map and 14 plates (of 16), some folding, some repaired at edges or laid down, some trimmed close, lacking 'Directions to Binder' leaf at end of part 1,engraved title repaired to verso, some soiling and light spotting, modern calf-backed marbled boards, [Wing C2043], folio, Printed for Moses Pitt, 1686.⁂ Published concurrently with the French edition. Chardin was born in Paris but emigrated to England with the persecution of the Protestants, where he became court jeweller to Charles II.

Central Asia.- Abbott (Capt. James) Narrative of a Journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow, and St.Petersburgh, during the late Russian invasion of Khiva, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, lithographed portrait, folding engraved map (lightly offset), occasional spotting, upper hinge of vol.2 reinforced with sticky tape, original blind-stamped cloth, very slightly marked, a good copy, 8vo, 1843.⁂ Great Game account of the diplomatic mission through Central Asia and Russia undertaken by James Abbott, an officer in the Bengal Artillery, to mediate between the threatening Russians and the Khan of Khiva.

Greece.- Archaeology.- Schliemann (Dr. Heinrich) Tiryns. Der prähistorische Palast der Könige von Tiryns, Ergebnisse der neuesten Ausgrabungen, first edition, half-title, folding tinted lithographed frontispiece, 5 folding plans, 1 folding map, 24 chromolithographed plates, most folding, lightly browned, near fine original brown pictorial cloth, gilt, little rubbing at extremities, large 8vo, Leipzig, F.A. Brockhaus, 1886.⁂ An excellent copy of the first edition of Schliemann's report on his excavations at this Mycenaean city.

India.- Freire de Andrade (Jacinto) Vida de Dom Joao de Castro quatro viso-rey da India, first edition, engraved additional title and portrait frontispiece provided in very good facsimile, full page illustration (E6), red ink stamp to title, bookplates, one or two small holes to endpapers, contemporary limp vellum, central gilt coat-of-arms, 3 leather ties only (of 4), a little rubbed, [Atabey 462], folio, Lisbon, Craesbeeckiana, 1651.⁂ Provenance. Counts of Penha Longa, gilt arms to covers; Geley, red oriental ownership stamp to title; Sunderland Library, Blenheim Palace; sale of the Bibliotheca Sunderlandiana, 1-12 December 1881, lot 5231; C. R. Boxer (1904-2000), collector and bibliographer of books relating to the Portuguese in the East Indies, red morocco bookplate; Sefik E. Atabey, bookplate. The description in the Sunderland catalogue makes it clear that this copy never contained the engraved title and portrait. These two leaves have since been supplied in facsimile on old paper.

India.- Turnbull (Major John) Sketches of Delhi taken during the Siege, first edition, tinted lithograph pictorial title and 14 plates, lithograph dedication leaf with list of plates to verso, leaves of letterpress facing each plate, foxing and water-staining throughout, a few leaves frayed and soiled at edges, original cloth, lettered in gilt to upper cover, corners rubbed, covers slightly soiled and mottled, rebacked, [not in Abbey], folio, 1858.⁂ Scarce. Turnbull was ADC to Brigadier-General Archdale Wilson, the commander of British troops on the ridge facing Delhi during the Indian Mutiny of 1857.

Levant.- Thévenot (Jean de) The Travels of Monsieur de Thevenot into the Levant. In Three Parts. viz. Into I. Turkey II. Persia. III. The East-Indies, 3 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, title within double-rule border, engraved portrait frontispiece and 3 plates, errata leaf, with sheet of 'Malabar Alphabet' and another of 'Malabar Cyphers', 6 ff. with small rust-holes with occasional loss to 1 or 2 letters of text, light dampstaining towards end, the odd spot, library blind-stamp to title, later half calf, rebacked, retaining original backstrip, corners bumped, rubbed, [Atabey 1217; Wing T887; cf. Blackmer 1650 (first edition)], folio, Printed by H. Clark, for H. Faithorne, J. Adamson, C. Skegnes, and T. Newborough, 1687.⁂ "Thevenot's travels mark the beginning of the grand epoch of travel and exploration in the Levant." - Blackmer.

Peru.- [Skinner (Capt. Joseph)] The Present State of Peru, first edition, 20 hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates, lacking dedication leaf, plates generally clean but offset, text lightly browned with some foxing, particularly at beginning and end, bookplates, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, [Abbey, Travel 723; Colas 2751; Sabin 81615], 4to, Richard Phillips, 1805.⁂ Including depictions of the Inca King and Queen, other tribal figures, inhabitants of Lima, llamas, a bull-fighter and a Peruvian giant.

Polar.- Ross (Sir John) Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, vol. 1 only (lacks appendix), first edition, 5 maps and plans (including 1 large folding in pocket at rear, torn and repaired), 16 engraved plates, 6 lithographs and 3 hand-coloured mezzotints, foxing, heavy in places, frontispiece laid down, 20th century calf, rubbed, 4to, [Abbey Travel 636], 1835.

Polar.- Wild (Frank) Shackleton's Last Voyage. The Story of the Quest... From the Official Journal and Private Diary kept by Dr. A. H. Macklin, first edition, half-title, colour frontispiece, 50 plates, some light foxing, contemporary ink ownership inscription to endpaper, contemporary pictorial cloth, gilt, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, small chip to lower joint, light scratching to lower cover, but an unusually bright and sharp example overall, 8vo, 1923.⁂ A handsome copy of this account by Wild who sailed on 4 expeditions with Shackleton, including his last.

NO RESERVE Britain.- Camden (William) Britannia, or, a Chorographical Description of ... England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the islands adjacent, edited and enlarged by Richard Gough, 3 vol., first Gough edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 57 engraved maps, all but 5 double-page or folding, double-page and folding maps all hand-coloured, 96 engraved plates, some double-page, a few engravings within text, folding table, maps of GB & Ireland, Devonshire, Bucks and Beds spotted, offsetting, occasional spotting to text ff., some light browning, contemporary panelled calf, gilt, spines in compartments and with red and green leather labels, spines neatly repaired / rebacked, preserving original backstrips, spines creased, rubbed and marked, folio, Printed by John Nichols, 1789.⁂ A very good set of the best edition. Provenance: John Warren of Handcross Park; Judge Frederick Adolphus Philbrick (armorial bookplates).

Colour.- Syme (Patrick) Werner's Nomenclature of Colours, first edition, half-title, 13 plates containing a total of 108 mounted colour samples, light foxing, modern book-label of Gwyneth Anne Kenney, original boards, printed paper label to upper cover with ink signature of W.C.Trevelyan at head, uncut, rubbed, spine broken and frayed, corners worn, 8vo, Edinburgh, 1814.⁂ Charming work on colours and their shades by a flower-painter, intended for use in "Arts and Science, particularly Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Morbid Anatomy". The samples contain examples from the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms.

Photography.- Anderson (Elbert) The Skylight and the Dark Room: a complete text-book on portrait photography, first edition, 12 photographic plates laid down on 5 sheets, some occasional light scattered spotting, mottling to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, gilt, some light rubbing and faint mottling to cover, but very good generally, small 4to, Philadelphia, 1872.⁂ A rare early guide to portrait photography, we can locate no copy at auction and only 2 copies on Library Hub.

Scientific Instruments.- Manzini (Carlo Antonio) L'occhiale all'occhio dioptrica pratica, woodcut vignette to title with a telescope, woodcut illustrations in text, woodcut tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacking engraved portrait of Eustachio Divini, some staining and spotting, 18th century carta rustica, later paper label to foot of spine, spine lightly browned, some staining, [Krivatsy 7389; Riccardi ii, 96; Wellcome II, p.48; V. Ilardi, Reinassance Vision from Spectacles to Telescope, Philadelphia 2007], small 4to, Bologna, Heirs of Benacci, 1660.⁂ First and only edition of this important treatise on practical optics and lens making, once owned by Eustachio Divini (1610-1685), a leading 17th century manufacturer of optical instruments, who is referenced in the work. Indeed, Manzini in his preface credits him with being the first to perfect the art of telescope making. It is possible that the volume was sent to Divini pre-publication, accounting for the missing portrait of the recipient, which was printed separately on different paper. Provenance: Eustachio Divini (ink ownership inscription to title); ink monogram combining the letters O and K at foot of title; Giorgio Tanarroni (modern bookplate).

Swan (Joseph) A Demonstration of the Nerves of the Human Body, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, engraved title and dedication, 50 engraved plates after E. West (25 in outline), tissue-guards, browning and tears (neatly repaired) to title and dedication, occasional spotting, broken hinge, ALs from previous owner regarding binding loosely inserted, near contemporary half-crushed morocco, rubbed and worn, backstrip beginning to split but holding firm, folio, 1830-[33].⁂ The largest and most splendid atlas of neuroanatomy published in English.

Wild Boy of Aveyron.- Itard (Jean Marc Gaspard) De L'Education d'un Homme Savage, ou Des premiers développemens physiques et moraux du jeune sauvage de l'Aveyron, first edition, half-title with ink inscription to head, engraved portrait frontispiece, title signed on verso by author and publisher, some very minor foxing, armorial bookplate of the Marquess of Headfort to pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, upper joint cracked but holding firm, some chipping and surface-wear to spine, rubbing to extremities, [Garrison-Morton 4969.1; Norman 1144], 8vo, Paris, chez Goujon fils, 1801.⁂ First edition of this important contribution to pedagogy and in particular the teaching of the developmentally delayed.Victor of Aveyron was first discovered in 1797, living ferally in the woods in the Tarn region of Southern France. He was captured but repeatedly escaped and was eventually brought for study at National Institute of the Deaf in Paris where he was adopted by Itard who set about designing new systems of teaching in order to study and educate the boy. See also next lot.

Wild Boy of Aveyron.- Itard (Jean Marc Gaspard) An Historical Account of the Discovery and Education of a Savage Man, or of the first developments, physical and moral, of the Young Savage caught in the woods near Aveyron, in the year 1798, first edition in English, engraved portrait frontispiece, 4pp. advertisements, some light foxing or light soiling, A3&4 with adhesion mark to margin causing light tearing of paper, faint library ink stamp and marking to title verso, Wigan Free Public Library blind-stamps to title and frontispiece, frontispiece with some light damp-staining to head and ink inscription to recto, attractive modern half calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, 8vo, Richard Phillips, 1802.⁂ First English edition of this important study, see also previous lot. "A pupil of Pinel, Itard pioneered in the attempt to educate a young 'wild boy' who had lived since infancy entirely apart from human contact. In adapting the methods of teaching deaf-mutes to his extraordinary pupil, Itard created a new system of pedagogy which has profoundly influenced, modern educational methods." - Garrison-Morton.