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Lot 255

Photography.- Traeger (Tessa) Voices of the Vivarais, one of 250 copies signed by the author/photographer, introduction by Mark Haworth-Booth, g.e., pictorial slip case, some light surface soiling, 2010 § Greenough (Sarah) and Juan Hamilton. Alfred Stieglitz Photographs and Writings, first edition, ink gift inscription to front endpaper, jacket with a couple of instances of minor soiling, very light sunning to spine, 1983 § Krauss (Rosalind) and Jane Livingston. L'Amour Fou. Photography & Surrealism, jacket with some light surface soiling and scuffing, small tear top edge lower panel, 1985, all with photographic illustrations, original cloth, last two with dust-jackets; and a quantity of others photography, v.s. (c.100; 5 boxes)

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Lot 256

Potter (Beatrix) The Tailor of Gloucester, first trade edition, first printing with date on title and singe-page endpaper recurring four times, colour frontispiece and 26 colour plates, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, upper hinge split at base, small chip to spine foot, 1903; The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, first edition, third printing with "Author of the Tale of Peter Rabbit" on title, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, frontispiece removed and placed before half-title, short closed tear to fore-edge of front free endpaper, 1903, some light finger-soiling, upper hinge repaired, original boards with mounted colour illustration, rebacked, with original spine laid-down (small loss to head and foot), lightly rubbed, a few spots of light staining, [Linder p.423; Quinby 4 & 5]; and others by Potter, including another first edition Tailor of Gloucester and a presentation box of Potter's works (33)

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Lot 258

Rackham (Arthur).- Barrie (J.M.) Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, 50 colour plates tipped-in by Rackham, captioned tissue guards, light foxing to first few pp., contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, frontispiece and endpapers working loose, original pictorial cloth, gilt, faded and rubbed, extremities a little frayed, 4to, 1907.

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Lot 259

Rackham (Arthur).- Grimm (Jakob Ludwig and Wilhelm Carl) Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm, first edition, 12 tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Rackham, lower inner corners creased and additionally affixed to backing, later half green morocco, spine gilt, very lightly rubbed, 1917 § Evans (C. S.) The Sleeping Beauty, first trade edition, decorative title and silhouette plates by Arthur Rackham printed in green, pink & black, also tipped-in colour frontispiece, endpapers toned, original cloth-backed pictorial cream boards printed in pink and black, lightly toned and rubbed at extremities, spine slightly faded with ends bumped, London & Philadelphia, [1920], half-titles, black & white illustrations, some very light foxing and finger-soiling; and two others, The Sleeping Beauty with illustrations by Dulac and the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám with illustrations by René Bull, large 8vo & 4to (4)

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Lot 260

Rackham (Arthur).- Ingoldsby (Thomas) The Ingoldsby Legends, 1907; Undine, 1909; The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie, 1910, first editions, plates and colour illustrations by Rackham, light foxing, original pictorial cloth, gilt, lightly faded, spine ends bumped and creased, 4to (3)

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Lot 261

NO RESERVE Simmonds (Posy) Mrs Weber's Diary, first edition, signed by author, illustrations, original boards, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1979 § Printers' Pie: A Festival Souvenir ..., plates, lightly browned, plate pasted to early blank, original cloth, bumping to corners and spine extremities, small chipping to extremities, rubbed, 1907 § Atkinson (Alex) & Ronald Searle. USA for Beginners, first edition, illustrations, previous owner's ink inscription, spotting to endpapers, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to spine extremities, price-clipped dust-jacket, short tear and small loss to spine head, a little rubbed, slight creasing to edges, 1959 § Greenaway (Kate) Under the Window, illustrations, original cloth, bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, creasing and chipping to spine and edges, rubbed, n.d.; and others, illustrated, v.s. (c.90)

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Lot 263

Upton (Florence K.) and Bertha Upton. The Adventures of two Dutch Dolls, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, endpapers browned, [1895]; The Golliwog's "Auto-Go-Cart", rear free endpaper torn with majority lost, hinges weak but covers holding, 1901; The Golliwogg at the Sea-Side, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, 1898; The Golliwogg's Bicycle Club, 1896, first editions, numerous colour illustrations, slight offsetting, light spotting and finger-soiling, some cracking at gutter, last two with a few chips and tears to margins, also some leaves working loose, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, quite worn with surface soiling; and other Golliwogg books, most first editions, including 2 further first editions of The Adventures of two Dutch Dolls, oblong 4to (11)

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Lot 264

NO RESERVE [Wolfe (Humbert)] "Oistros". Truffle Eater, one leaf and rear free endpaper detached, some splitting at gutter, endpapers browned, original pictorial boards, small loss to spine ends, upper joint split at head and foot, [1933] § Spence (Robert & Philip) "Doktor Schrecklichkeit". Struwwelhitler, ink ownership inscription to first leaf, original pictorial wrappers, spine reinforced at head with a few chips, [1941], illustrations, light scattered spotting, covers rubbed with some staining; and two editions of Struwwelpeter, one late 19th century German, the other a later English reprint, 4to & 8vo (4)⁂ Two anti-Nazi satires and their inspiration, Struwwelpeter, first published in Germany in 1845. The second was commissioned byThe Daily Sketch to support the British war effort.

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Lot 268

Cresset Press.- Apocrypha (The), according to the Authorized Version, number 354 of 450 copies, wood-engraved plates by Blair Hughes-Stanton, Gertrude Hermes, Leon Underwood, Stephen Gooden, Eric Ravilious, John Nash and others, light foxing to first and last few pages, embossed ownership stamp to rear endpaper, rear hinge starting to crack, original vellum, morocco spine label worn, t.e.g., small folio, printed at the Curwen Press for the Cresset Press, 1929.

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Lot 278

Private press ephemera.- Masereel (Frans) Passionate Journey, first English edition, 165 wood-cut illustrations, additional separate introduction pamphlet, together in original box (worn, repaired with tape), 1987 § Braybrooke (Neville) Four Poems for Christmas, one of 250 copies signed by the author and artist to limitation page, original wrappers, lightly marked, wood-engraved illustrations by Simon Brett, Paulinus Press, 1986; and a quantity of others, private press ephemera and keepsakes, v.s. (sm qty)

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Lot 281

Architecture.- Corbusier (Le) Le Modulor. Essai sur une Mesure Harmonique a l'Echelle Humaine..., first edition, numerous illustrations, bookplate of J. D. H. Catleugh, bookseller's label to front free endpaper, margins toned, occasional splitting at gutter, original wrappers, lower cover detached, upper cover working loose, dust-jacket, light toning and surface soiling, a few small chips to extremities, some repairs to verso, loss to foot of spine, Boulogne, 1950 § Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, one of 250 copies signed by the artist, 14 full-page colour screenprints by Ronald King, original signed print loose in folder at end, slip-case (rubbed and lightly soiled), Circle Press, Guildford, 1978 § Halász (Gyula) "Brassai". Camera in Paris, photographic illustrations, folding table, occasional light soiling, some foxing to endpapers, cloth with surface soiling, spine sunned with ends chipped, lower joint split, 1949, all but first original cloth; and others, many art and photography related, including 4 vol. of The Art Workers' Quarterly, v.s. (15)⁂ "Le Modular" is a scale of architectural proportion, designed by Le Corbusier to calculate the correct amount of living space needed in a building. This copy contains the bookplate of abstract artist J. D. H. Catleugh, designed by Scottie Wilson.

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Lot 283

NO RESERVE Buechner (Thomas S.) Norman Rockwell: Artist and Illustrator, first edition, colour-printed illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, lightly creased and sunned, New York, 1996 § Kurth (Willi) Albrecht Durer: The Complete Woodcuts, plain illustrations, 1946 § Monk (Lorraine) Canada: A Year of the Land, colour-printed illustrations, minor damp-staining, original cloth, slip-case, 1996; and a large quantity of others, art and art reference, v.s. (6 boxes)

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Lot 285

NO RESERVE Ceramics.- Godden (Geoffrey A.) Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks, illustrations, bookplate, original cloth, price-clipped dust-jacket, a little rubbed, creasing to edges, 1988 § masterworks of Chinese Porcelain in the National Palace Museum, illustrations, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, original cloth, slip-case, rubbed and worn, Taipei, 1974 § Tudor-Craig (Sir Algernon) Armorial Porcelain of the Eighteenth Century, limited edition, frontispiece, plates, faint spotting to endpapers, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, chipping and small loss to edges and extremities, one or two short tears, 1925; and others ceramics, v.s. (c.60)

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Lot 287

NO RESERVE Collectables.- Hernmarck (Carl) The Art of the European Silversmith 1430-1830, 2 vol., plates and illustrations, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, original cloth, dust-jacket, slight creasing to edges, slip-case, a little rubbed, 1977 § Peter Thomson and Son. Mid-Victorian Furniture Styles and Designs, plates and illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, 2011 § Gantzhorn (Volkmar) Oriental Carpets, plates and illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, light sunning to edges, 1998; and others similar, v.s. (c.50)

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Lot 300

NO RESERVE West (Nan) The Landscape Painter's Calendar, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 300, colour tipped in plates by the author, bookplate of Kenneth Rae designed by Rex Whistler to front pastedown, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, near-fine, 1928 § Poore (Henry Rankin) The New Tendency in Art. Post-Impressionism. Cubism. Futurism, first edition, plates, original cloth-backed boards, spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket, spine browned and chipped with loss chipping and creasing to head and foot, Garden City, NY, 1913; and another, art, 8vo (3)

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Lot 31

Napoleon's exile.- Read (Lieut. R.P.) This Geographical Plan of the Island and Forts of Saint Helena..., bird's-eye plan of the island with Plantation House erroneously identified as The Residence of Buonaparte, north oriented to the lower left, title at upper right, Napoleon's facsimile signatures as First Consul and Emperor at lower right, detailed interior of the island, with ships and spouting whales around, engraved map with original hand-colouring, 445 x 570 mm (17 1/2 x 22 1/2 in), central vertical fold with splitting, large repaired tear to lower right corner, other splits and losses, surface dirt and browning, framed and glazed, Burgis & Barfoot, Laurie & Whittle etc., 1815.

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Lot 33

NO RESERVE Polar.- Mountaineering.- Nansen (Fridtjof) "Farthest North" being the Record of the Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96, 2 vol., cut signature of author pasted to half-title of vol. 1, frontispieces, plates and illustrations, folding map at end vol. 1, 1898 § Stefánsson (Vilhjálmur) My Life with the Eskimo, first edition, early blank signed and inscribed by author, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1913 § Hedin (Sven) Tans-Himalaya, 2 vol., frontispiece, plates and maps, scattered spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1910; and others similar, including occasional odd or incomplete volumes, 8vo (40).

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Lot 38

NO RESERVE South America.- Brazil.- Roussin (Albin) Le Pilote du Brésil, ou Description des Côtes de L'Amérique Méridional, first edition, half-title, occasional light spotting and surface soiling, original paper covered boards, rebacked with original spine laid down, slightly rubbed and soiled, 8vo, Paris, 1827.⁂ Scarce.

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Lot 43

NO RESERVE World.- Picturesque Europe, 5 vol., half-titles, additional engraved titles, numerous engraved plates and illustrations, occasional light foxing, mostly to first and last few leaves, hinges cracked and broken in 2 vol., [c.1880] § Lovett (Richard) United States Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil, engraved illustrations, embossed stamp of the "Convent of the Nativity Sittingbourne" and ink inscription to front free endpaper, some light scattered spotting, endpapers browned, spine slightly sunned with ink marking, also ink library marking to foot, a few chips to spine ends, 1891, original pictorial cloth, gilt, lightly rubbed, g.e.; and others, world travel, v.s. (15)

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Lot 45

NO RESERVE World.- Fortune (R. F.) Sorcerers of Dobu. The Social Anthropology of the Dobu Islanders of the Western Pacific, first edition, 8 photographic plates, double-page map, illustrations, dust-jacket, spine sunned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, light rubbing to extremities, 1932 § Nogales (Rafael de, General) Memoirs of a Soldier of Fortune, first edition in English, signed presentation from the author below portrait frontispiece, photographic plates, ink ownership inscription of Hamilton Rice and some light browning to endpapers, spine faded, chipping to spine ends and lower joint, creasing to upper cover, [1931], original cloth; and 2 others, travel, 8vo (4)

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Lot 46

NO RESERVE World.- Hearn (Lafcadio) Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, 2 vol., first English edition, occasional light spots, original cloth, spine faded and rubbed, extremities frayed and worn, 1894 § Bartlett (W. H.) The Nile Boat; or, Glimpses of the Land of Egypt, second edition, steel-engraved plates, ink ownership inscription to title and front free endpapers, some light foxing and damp staining, contemporary half morocco, rubbed and faded, 1850; Walks about the City and Environs of Jerusalem, frontispiece and plates, light foxing and spotting, contemporary pictorial cloth, gilt, rubbed, [c.1897]; and c.120 others, travel and topography, v.s. (c.125)

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Lot 50

NO RESERVE Britain.- Betjeman (John) Cornwall Illustrated in a Series of Views, first edition, map and illustrations, original spiral-bound stiff wrappers, rubbed, 1934; and 3 others first edition Shell Guides by Betjeman and Piper, sm.4to (4)

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Lot 52

NO RESERVE Britain.- Cary (John) Cary's New Itinerary; or, an Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads..., first edition, engraved title and dedication, folding engraved map (water-stained, torn and repaired), advertisement leaf at end, contemporary half calf, rubbed, John Cary, 1798; and 6 others, British topography, v.s. (7)

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NO RESERVE Asia.- Etherton (P. T.) Across the Roof of the World. A Record of Sport and Travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia, first edition, portrait frontispiece, illustrations, folding map at end (a couple tears at inner margin, repaired with tape to verso), modern cloth, with original upper cover and spine laid down, 1911 § Waddell (L. Austine) Lhasa and its Mysteries with a Record of the Expedition of 1903-1904, third edition, plates and illustrations, folding map at end, 1906 § Burton (Richard, Sir) Selected Papers on Anthropology, Travel & Exploration, edited by N. M. Penzer, one of 100 copies on handmade paper, half-title, endpapers toned, t.e.g., others uncut, 1924 [but 1923], half-titles, occasional light spotting, all but first with original cloth, lightly rubbed and soiled, spine ends bumped; and 3 others relating to travel in Asia, including a 1969 edition of Mannerheim's Across Asia, v.s. (6)

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Lot 64

NO RESERVE Bindings.- British Sports and Sportsmen, 15 works in 16 vol. only (of 17), limited editions, plates and illustrations, 'Big Game, Hunting & Angling' lacks 2 plates, occasional spotting, occasional marginal insect damage, most to first few leaves, original red morocco, gilt, g.e., occasional faint spotting, slight bumping and rubbing, [c.1910]; and an incomplete duplicate, folio (17)⁂ 15 works comprising: Hunting; Past Sportsmen (2 vol.); Cricket & Football; Athletics & Tennis Rackets; The Story of Shipping; Golf, Athletics & Winter Sports; Polo & Coaching; Big Game Hunting & Angling; Breeding & Agriculture; Racing; Modern Commerce, Aviation & Motoring; Shooting & Deerstalking; Commerce & Industry; Racing & Coursing; South Africa & Rhodesia.

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Lot 65

Chess.- Cochrane (John) A Treatise on The Game of Chess, first edition, engraved frontispiece (offset), modern cloth-backed boards, uncut and partly unopened, sunned at extremities, 1822 § Sarratt (J.H.) A New Treatise on The Game of Chess, 2 vol. in 1, vol. 1 title with margins toned, occasional underlining and annotation in pencil and biro, modern red morocco, spine slightly sunned, 1821, occasional foxing, spines gilt, very lightly rubbed; and others 19th century chess, 8vo & 4to (9)

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Lot 66

Chess.- Hyde (Thomas) De Ludis Orientalibus, 3 parts in 1, 3 folding engraved plates (one of Chinese text, 2 of chessboards), engraved and woodcut illustrations (including chess pieces), lacking sig. F and with duplicate sig. G, bookplate of M. Moseley, ink ownership inscription N. Barkey to title, front free endpaper with ink notes, occasional browning, near contemporary vellum, ink title to head of spine, rubbed and darkened, [LN173; Wing H3877, H3875; Cordier, Sinica 3142], Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1694 § Stamma (Philippe) Nouvelle Maniere de Jouer aux Echecs, half-title, engraved title and head- & tail-pieces, book-label of Jules de Fonvert, ex-library with stamp to advertisement leaf and rear free endpaper, A1 repaired at foot, affecting catchword, occasional annotation and corrections in ink, scattered spotting to first and last few leaves, contemporary calf, spine gilt, quite worn, Utrecht, J. V. Schoonhoven, 1777; and others chess, v.s. (12)⁂ The first is one of the first scholarly works devoted to Chess, and other Oriental games including backgammon, draughts and dice. Includes texts in Arabic, Chinese and Hebrew. Hyde was an Orientalist and later became Bodleian Librarian.

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Lot 67

Chess.- Lewis (William) Chess for Beginners, first edition, colour frontispiece and 23 diagrams, contemporary ink ownership inscription to head of title, modern cloth, with original upper cover laid down, 1835 § Kenny (W. S.) Practical Chess Grammar, fourth edition, frontispiece and 9 diagrams, contemporary ink ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper and head of title, offsetting, light damp-staining to fore-edge of some leaves, hinges cracked but covers holding firm, contemporary cloth, paper label to upper cover, a few stains, 1818, half-titles, some light foxing, lightly rubbed; and others chess, many decorative cloth, v.s. (c.30)

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Chess.- Philidor (François-André Danican) Analysis of the Game of Chess; A New Edition, engraved portrait frontispiece (not called for) bound before half-title, 3ff. "Rules of the Game" at end, frontispiece with small repair to upper corner and damp-stain to inner margin, not affecting image, ink initials E. W. to title, hinges cracked but covers holding firm, later half calf, [LNN 489; Whyld & Ravilious 1777:4], for P. Elmsley, 1777 § Sarrat (J. H.) The Works of Damiano, Ruy-Lopez, and Salvio, on the Game of Chess, bookplate of James Whatman, his ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, dated 1813, occasional ink annotations, uncut in original boards, rebacked, with original spine and paper label laid-down, 1813, half-titles, some scattered spotting, rubbed; with an 1832 edition of the first, 8vo (3)

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Lot 69

Chess.- Staunton (Howard) The Chess-Player's Handbook, front free endpapers working loose, damp-staining to first few leaves, hinges cracked, contemporary half calf, rubbed, spine head chipped, joints starting but covers holding, 1847; The Chess-Player's Companion, title in red and blue, modern morocco-backed cloth, 1849; Chess Praxis. A Supplement to The Chess-Player's Handbook, half-title, gutter and upper hinge weak, original decorative cloth, gilt, rubbed with a few light stains, chips to spine ends, upper joint split at head, 1860, first editions, all but last with colour frontispieces, numerous diagrams, occasional light spotting, spines gilt, 8vo (3)

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Lot 71

NO RESERVE Hobbies.- Davies (G. Christopher) Practical Boat Sailing for Amateurs, plates, some folding, illustrations, scattered spotting, original decorative cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, [c.1900] § Allen (Cecil J.) Titled Trains of Great Britain, frontispiece, illustrations, previous owner's ink inscription, scattered spotting, original cloth-backed boards, slight bumping to spine extremities, [1947] § Underhill (Sir Arthur) A Short History of the First Half-Century of the Royal Cruising Club, plates, original cloth-backed boards, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1930 § Cruising & Ocean Racing: The Lonsdale Library, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, n.d.; and others, most sailing or railways, v.s. (c.90)

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Lot 72

Hunting.- Gardiner (John Smallman) The Art and the Pleasures of Hare-Hunting, first edition, lacking half-title, title chipped at upper corner (repaired and laid down), browned, some staining, final leaf silked, stab-holes, bookplate and pencil notes of William Bates to front free endpaper, old marbled boards, rebacked, rubbed, [Schwerdt I, p.197], R. Griffiths, 1750 § [Squire (Rev. Francis)] An Essay on Hunting. By a Country Squire, first edition, title with contemporary ink inscription identifying the author, later half calf, [Schwerdt I, p.164], J.Roberts, 1733 § § [Savile (Albany)] Thirty-Six Hints to Sportsmen, 18pp., first edition, title with ornamental border, stitched in original marbled wrappers, very slightly rubbed, [Schwerdt II p.148], Okehampton, Simmons, [c.1823, water-marked 1822] § Beckford (Peter) Thoughts on Hunting, half-title, engraved frontispiece, title with wood-engraved border, folding engraved plate of dog kennel, advertisement leaf at end, title browned, attractive contemporary russia stamped in gilt and blind, spine gilt, [c.1820]; and 6 others on hunting, v.s. (10)⁂ The first is "a classic on hare hunting" (Schwerdt). The third is a scarce pamphlet by a famous Master of Foxhounds and MP; Library Hub lists only 2 copies (BL & Oxford), WorldCat adds 3 in America. At the time of the Schwerdt catalogue there was no copy in the British Library.

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NO RESERVE Morgan (John Ed.) University Oars being a critical enquiry into the after health of the men who rowed in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat-Race...1829 to 1869, only edition, errata slip, light spotting, 1873 § Monier-Williams (M.S.) & others. Figure-Skating Simple and Combined, first edition, 1892 § "Cavendish". The Laws of Piquet..., third edition, 1882 § Gale (Norman) Cricket Songs, third edition, 12pp. publisher's catalogue at end, modern calf-backed boards, spine faded, 1896 § Street (Lt. A.G.A.) Swimming Self Taught, only edition, original wrappers, Glasgow, [c.1914] § Schmidt (Eugen S.) How to Dive(Trick and Fancy), only edition, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, [1909], plates and illustrations, the first three all original cloth, the first with joints worn, all rubbed; and 6 others, sports and games, 8vo et infra (12)⁂ The first is the earliest work dealing with the effects of rowing on the heart, and one or the earliest studies of health concerning a single sport.

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Lot 78

Agriculture.- Vermin.- Taylor (Henry) The Bee-Keeper's Manual, sixth edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations, 40pp. catalogue at end, original green cloth, gilt, a little mottled, 1860 § Samuelson (James) Humble Creatures. The Earthworm and the Common Housefly, first edition, 8 lithographed plates, advertisement leaf at end, small ink library stamp to verso of title and plates, original cloth, spine slightly frayed at head, 1858, 8vo (2)

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Lot 81

Birds.- Rickman (Philip) Bird Sketches and Some Field Observations, artist's presentation copy inscribed to his wife, original watercolour and gouache frontispiece heightened with white, vignette title, 33 lithographed plates (1 coloured with captioned-tissue guard), original vellum, gilt, lightly rubbed and toned, [Nissen IVB 775], 1938; A Bird-Painter's Sketch Book, first edition, one of 125 copies signed by the author, original pencil sketch pasted inside upper cover, additional original pencil vignette below frontispiece, both initialed and dated by the author, 34 lithographed plates (11 coloured with captioned tissue-guards), original vellum-backed blue cloth, spine gilt, lightly rubbed and spotted, [Nissen IVB 774], 1931, illustrations, scattered spotting to first and last few leaves, t.e.g.; and another illustrated by Rickman, 4to (3)

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NO RESERVE Japan.- Conder (Joseph) The Flowers of Japan and the Art of Floral Arrangement, first edition, 54 plates, of which 14 colour, after Tsukioka Yoshitoshi and Kawanabe Kiosui, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, cord binding, a little rubbed, folio, Tokyo, 1891.⁂ The first book in English on Japanese flower-arranging.

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Lot 90

NO RESERVE Astronomy, Mathematics & Globes.- Turner (Rev. Richard) A View of the Heavens: Being a Short, but Comprehensive System of Modern Astronomy... To which is added, The Use of the Cælestial Globe, first edition, 2 engraved plates, engraved illustrations in text, that of astronomical clock on p.41 with volvelle, 1765; A View of the earth: being a short, but comprehensive system of modern geography. ... To which is added, a description of the terrestrial globe, second edition, engraved double-hemisphere world map, 5 other maps (including America and Asia), plate of terrestrial globe and illustrations within text, that of geographical clock on p.27 with volvelle, 3pp. advertisements at end, 1766; Plain trigonometry rendered easy and familiar, by calculations in arithmetick only: With Its Application and Use In ascertaining all Kinds of Heights, Depths, and Distances, In The Heavens, as well as on the Earth and Seas, first edition, woodcut diagrams, 1p. advertisements at end, 1765, together 3 works in 1 vol., titles in red and black, some spotting and finger-marking, occasional staining, lightly browned, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, worn, but holding, Printed for S. Crowder, small folio⁂ A very good sammelband of richly illustrated works by this former student of Magdalen College, Oxford. Provenance: William Peacock (charming 1769 bookplate within typographic border and '-/2 6d Mr Peacock' to foot of final verso).

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Lot 91

NO RESERVE Electricity.- Hauksbee (Francis) Esperienze fisico-meccaniche sopra varj soggetti contenenti un racconto di diversi stupendi fenomeni intorno la luce e l'elettricita, first Italian edition, half-title, 7 numbered folding engraved plates, 1 smaller unnumbered plate, woodcut head and tail-pieces and decorative initials, errata f. at end, the smaller plate browned, the others lightly browned and with some spotting, contemporary green vellum, richly gilt spine in compartments and with red leather label, later paper shelf label to a lower compartment, upper joint starting, but holding firm, short diagonal split to lower spine, [Dibner Early Electrical Machines (1957) 16-19; Duveen 281-282; Mottelay 149-150; Wheeler Gift 232], a well-margined copy, 4to, Florence, Jacopo Guiducci, 1716.⁂ 'One of the most important early works on electricity, containing a description of the electrical machine with a glass cylinder' (Duveen). A very good copy of the first Italian edition, which was the first edition to be published on the Continent.

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Lot 93

NO RESERVE Liverpool printed health.- Garnett (Thomas) A lecture on the preservation of health, first edition, half-title, occasional spotting or finger-marking, lightly browned, disbound, 8vo, Liverpool, printed by J. M'Creery, 1797.⁂ Dedicated to Erasmus Darwin. The author had been a pupil of John Brown in Edinburgh.

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Lot 94

NO RESERVE Madeira & Health.- [Adams (Joseph)] A Guide to Madeira: containing a short Account of Funchall, with Instructions to Such as Repair to that Island for Health, second edition, 1808; Observations on Pulmonary Consumption, and on the Climate of Madeira for Phthisical Patients..., extract from the Medical and Physical Journal for April, 1801, pp.10-20, 1801, together 2 works in 1, first leaf of second work pasted to verso of final leaf of first work, some light staining, modern boards, 8vo⁂ Scarce works on the beneficial climate of Madeira for tubercular patients.

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Lot 95

NO RESERVE Mathematical instruments.- Robertson (John) A treatise of such mathematical instruments, as are usually put into a portable case: containing their various uses in arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, architecture, surveying, first edition, engraved folding frontispiece and 6 plates, some spotting and light staining, lightly browned, contemporary speckled calf, later gilt, spine in compartments, joints splitting, but holding firm, head of spine little chipped, corners worn, a few scuffs, rubbed, [Tomash & Williams R100], 8vo, Printed for T. Heath, Mathematical Instrument-Maker, 1747.⁂ A very good copy of 'one of the most complete descriptions of a set of portable mathematical instruments extant' (Tomash & Williams), which is rare at auction. Provenance: Erwin Tomash (book label).

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Lot 97

NO RESERVE Mathematics.- Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge) An Elementary Treatise on Determinants with their application to Simultaneous Equations and Algebraical Geometry, first edition, dark grey endpapers (as opposed to the regular white), occasional ink or pencil marginalia and inter-linear notes in an unidentified hand, front free endpaper adhered to pastedown and with a couple of short tears, occasional spotting, original dark brown cloth, spine gilt, spine ends and corners little worn, rubbed, [Williams [et al.] 57], 4to, Macmillan and Co., 1867.⁂ In his diary entry for 27th February, 1865, Dodgson writes that he had 'discovered a process for evaluating arithmetical Determinants, by a sort of condensation, and proved it up to 4^2 terms.' His paper on the subject was read to the Royal Society on 17th May, and it appeared in the Proceedings, no.84, 1866. Thereafter, he continued work on it and later writes that this 'little book... has given me more trouble than anything I have ever written: it is such entirely new ground to explore.'

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Lot 98

NO RESERVE Mathematics.- Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge) Curiosa Mathematica. Part I, A New Theory of Parallels, first edition, first f. blank apart from signature mark, half-title, diagrammatic frontispiece and illustrations, final advertisement f. for works by Dodgson, endpapers foxed, lightly browned, original tan pictorial cloth, some water-staining to upper cover, preserved in a 20th century red cloth drop-back box, spine gilt, spine faded, [Williams [et al.] 210], [Printed by Horace Hart, Oxford, for] Macmillan, 1888; and a fourth edition of the same in original cloth, 8vo (2)⁂ A scientific attempt to improve Euclid's 12th Axiom. The large collection of mathematical papers left by Dodgson give an indication of the vast amount of time he spent on this project. Amidst the mathematical investigations (p.61) is a piece of verse beginning 'I have wandered' which had not been printed before.

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Lot 99

NO RESERVE Mathematics.- Gauss.- Ciccolini (Lodovico) Formole analitiche pel calcolo della Pasqua e correzione di quelle di Gauss con critiche osservazioni su quanto ha scritto del calendario il Delambre, first edition, 5 folding letterpress tables, occasional foxing or light staining, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, 8vo, Rome, Romanis, 1817.⁂ An attempt by this Italian mathematician (sometime collaborator with Lalande) to mediate in the dispute between Delambre and Gauss on the calculation of the date of Easter. Gauss's first algorithm, published in 1800, contained an error, and he published a correction in 1816. See Reinhold Bien 'Gauß and beyond: the making of Easter algorithms', Archive for History of Exact Sciences, 58(5), July 2004, 439-452.

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Lot 282

Edwardian large two-handled Silver presentation pedestal bowl with swept handles. Inscribed 'The officers first Batt. Royal Fusiliers' 'From the Royal Naval college Osborne1907' 23cm dia at the top, 17cm tall. Slightly rung off -centre otherwise mainly good throughout, 946g hallmarked for London 1907 makers mark for Horace Woodward & Co

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Lot 417

First quarter of 20th century pocket watch compass along with a pocket barometer in fitted blue display case

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Lot 419

First quarter of 20th century tortoiseshell chatelaine clip pocket watch, metal chain with decorative tortoiseshell between links, pocket watch case made of tortoiseshell featuring a crest on the case back, key wound movement and clear display cover over the movement

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Lot 426

First quarter of 20th century18ct gold minute repeater full hunter pocket watch made by J R Losada of Regent St, London, hallmarked to front, inside of case and movement 18ct, two-tone dial with white metal centre and off-white outer ring, black Arabic numerals to dial and sub-second dial, movement engraved, g/w 75gms

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Lot 427

First quarter of 20th century Remtoir ladies 14ct gold pocket watch with rose cut diamonds, (four missing) and seed pearls in a black enamel engraved surround, to the verso black enamel with gold engraving, manually crown wound movement, inside of dust cover stamped 14k, inside case front and case back has two small lockets with photographs, g/w 40gms

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Lot 453

THE ROLLING STONES Let It Bleed Vinyl LP. First 'red-mono' pressing complete with poster. Catalogue number LK 5025, stamper XARL-9363.P-1A.Vinyl in VG+ condition, sleeve and poster VG

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Lot 142

DICKENS, CHARLES: TWO VOLUMES - DAVID COPPERFIELD AND BLEAK HOUSE first edition, both illustrated by H.K. Browne (Phiz) and published by Chapman & Hall, 1850 and 1853 respectively, both in full green calf binding

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Lot 105

A quantity of loose on paper stamps, 1930's first day covers, Australian air mail letters, Queen Mary first day covers, military letters for Sgt. Corbett 5120138 & other related items

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Lot 121

UK Proof Coin Collection 1988, Britain's first decimal coin set, a 1987 Uncirculated Coin Set, seventeen crowns, mixed post 1947 coinage, a medallion, copper coloured coinage & a quantity of foreign change

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Lot 130

Two limited edition Jan 21st 1976 Concorde first passenger flight silver proof commemorative crowns including one 22ct gold plated twinned with a Royal Mint silver proof QEII 1977 silver jubilee crown

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Lot 203

An MOD Navy issued poster depicting GNR England's First Aviation Races at Doncaster printed by Photochrom Co. Ltd. H.M Stationer office hydrographic, 40in x 25in

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Lot 277

Book: J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets Scholastic, USA 2002 Collectors Edition, hardback with dustcover, first edition

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Lot 278

Book: J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter & the Goblet Of Fire 2000, hardback with dust cover, first edition

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Lot 279

Book: J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets Delux Edition 1999, hardback, first edition, small stains to first inner page

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Lot 280

Book: J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter & the Philosophers Stone, first edition, twinned with the Prisoner of Azkaban, first print, first edition, 2004, both paperbacks, Philosophers Stone hand signed in gold pen by author, some staining to pages

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Lot 82

In excess of 400 first day covers, dating from 1960's onward

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