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Women.- Hays (Mary) Female Biography; or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of all Ages and Countries, 6 vol., fir

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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.

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Owenson (Sydney, later Lady Morgan) The Missionary: an Indian Tale, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles in vol.2 & 3 as called

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Lot 144

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.

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Byron.- Harold the Exile, 3 vol. in 1, first edition, lacking half-titles and titles, later half-title tipped-in, occasional

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Lot 145

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.

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Clare (John) The Village Minstrel, and other Poems, 2 vol., half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece (lightly spotted and

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Lot 148

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!...".

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Shelley (Percy Bysshe) Poetical Pieces, 4 parts in 1 vol., first edition, lacking general half-title, Prometheus Unbound seco

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Lot 149

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.

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Curties (T.J.Horsley) Ethelwina; or, the House of Fitz-Auburne. A Romance, 3 vol., second edition, half-titles, vol.2 lacking

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Lot 150

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.

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Froude (James Anthony) A collection of 28 titles in 56 vol., first or early editions, some plates and illustrations, the odd

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Lot 152

Froude (James Anthony) A collection of 28 titles in 56 vol., first or early editions, some plates and illustrations, the odd spot but very clean generally, handsome crushed red half morocco, gilt, by Zaehsdorf, spines gilt in compartments, very light fading to spines, else fine, t.e.g., 8vo, 1847-95.⁂ A handsome and near-comprehensive set of works by Froude. A complete list of titles is available upon request.

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Eliot (George) Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, 4 vol., first edition in book form, half-titles, occasional light cor

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Lot 155

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.

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Stevenson (Robert Louis) Treasure Island, first edition, half-title, map frontispiece, 8pp. advertisements dated 12.83, very

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Lot 157

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.

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Languedoc.- Catel (Guillaume) Memoires de l'Histoire du Languedoc..., first edition, half-title, title in red and black with

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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.

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Churchill (Winston S.) The World Crisis 1916-1918, 2 vol., first edition, signed by the author dated 25.2.27 on front free en

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Lot 162

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.

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

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Lot 163

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.

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Cretan resistance.- Fermor (Patrick Leigh).- Smith-Hughes (Major John) World War II Photograph Album, 122 black & white o

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Lot 164

Cretan resistance.- Fermor (Patrick Leigh).- Smith-Hughes (Major John) World War II Photograph Album, 122 black & white or sepia photographs mounted on 16ff., captioned by hand below, original morocco, a little scuffed and rubbed, some marks to upper cover, v.s., v.d., c.1940-1945.⁂ An excellent album of photographs from the Second World War, documenting the Cretan resistance of 1941-1945. The photographs were taken by Major John Smith-Hughes (barrister and soldier, 1918-1994), who was taken captive by Austrian Alpine troops and remained prisoner for a month before his escape. Hiding in the house of Colonel Andreas Papadakis with the assistance of George Psychoundakis, 'The Cretan Runner', Smith-Hughes was later summoned to SOE's Cairo headquarters and returned to Crete with Ralph Stockbridge of MI6 for intelligence work. Smith-Hughes went on to brief "Monty" Woodhouse's successor, Tom Dunbabin, and his two deputies - Xan Fielding and Patrick Leigh Fermor. Pictured are many of these people, including a photograph of Patrick Leigh Fermor, as well as German parachutist troops in action, the British camp prison, a 'scene of German execution in Kallikrate', and views of Dramia and Georgioupolis, the first German held position, amongst others.

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Chandler (Raymond) Farewell, my Lovely, first edition, light spotting to endpapers and edges, A Note on the Type f. adhesion

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Lot 166

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.

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Christie (Agatha) The Murder on the Links, first edition, 8pp. advertisements, the odd marginal spot or light mark, light bro

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Lot 168

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.

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Christie (Agatha) Poirot Investigates, first edition, 14pp. advertisements, neat ink ownership inscription to head of half-ti

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Lot 169

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.

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Broadside.- Backgammon.- Wonderlik Verkeer-Spel, 430 x 310mm., text in double-column, large engraved illustration to head dep

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Broadside.- Backgammon.- Wonderlik Verkeer-Spel, 430 x 310mm., text in double-column, large engraved illustration to head depicting Cromwell playing backgammon against a figure representing Holland watched by France, Spain, Denmark, Scotland, Ireland and Portugal, with Fairfax represented as a bloodhound and jesters cavorting and fighting in the background, maps of Holland and Britain to the corners, folding creases, some light creasing to extremities, light surface soiling, [Holland], [1652].⁂ A rare satire on the first Anglo-Dutch war.

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Christie (Agatha) The Secret of Chimneys, first edition, 2pp. advertisements, foxing to initial and final few ff., ink owners

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Lot 170

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.

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Christie (Agatha) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, first edition, some light scattered spotting or foxing, bookplate to pastedown

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Lot 171

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.

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Christie (Agatha) The Mysterious Mr Quin, first edition, some scattered spotting to fore-edge, first and last few pp., neat i

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Lot 172

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.

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Christie (Agatha) Lord Edgware Dies, first edition, 4pp. advertisements, foxing, original cloth, patches of fading to spine,

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Lot 173

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.

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Christie (Agatha) Hercule Poirot's Christmas, first edition, signed by the author on endpaper, 3pp. advertisements, a few sma

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Lot 174

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.

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Cocktails.- Craddock (Harry) The Savoy Cocktail Book, first edition, printed in black and colours with illustrations and deco

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Lot 175

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.

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Fleming (Ian) For Your Eyes Only, first edition, partially erased ink inscription to pastedown, dust-jacket, spine lightly br

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Lot 176

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.

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Housman (A. E.) A Shropshire Lad, first edition, American issue [one of 150 copies], title printed in red and black, usu

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Lot 177

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.

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Le Carré (John).- Knight (Maxwell) Animals and Ourselves, first edition, cut signature of Le Carré to title, photographic pla

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Lot 178

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.

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Mortier (Pierre, publisher) Histoire du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament, 2 vol., half-titles, engraved frontispieces, title vig

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Mortier (Pierre, publisher) Histoire du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament, 2 vol., half-titles, engraved frontispieces, title vignettes, 5 double-page maps and 214 plates after Elgers, Goerée, Hoet and others, Egypt map bound in upside down, first 5 ff. of vol.1 repaired at lower inner corner, just touching one letter and a small part of a border (supplied), occasional light browning, a few short tears without loss, some spotting and staining, mostly light, contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spines in compartments and with double red morocco labels, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, folio, Amsterdam, Pierre Mortier, 1700.

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Le Carré (John) [The Karla Trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, cut signature of Alec Guinness to title, j

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Lot 180

Le Carré (John) [The Karla Trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, cut signature of Alec Guinness to title, jacket with very light sunning to spine, light rubbing to head and foot, very short closed tear to foot of lower joint, 1974; The Honourable Schoolboy, signed note from the author regarding a possible first issue of this work with blank endpapers "I don't think this is true. Or if it is the 'true first' never came my way" loosely inserted, jacket with very light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, very short closed tear to 1 corner, 1977; Smiley's People, jacket with very light toning to lower panel, some light rubbing tips of spine and corners, 1980, first editions, signed by the author on titles, original boards, dust-jackets, near-fine copies, 8vo.⁂ A superb signed set of Le Carré's classic spy trilogy.

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Le Carré (John) A Perfect Spy, first edition, signed by the author "John Le Carré also known as David Cornwell" on title, Aut

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Lot 181

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".

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Powell (Anthony) Agents and Patients, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Constant and Floren

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Lot 182

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.

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Ransome (Arthur) Swallows & Amazons, second (first illustrated) edition, presentation copy from the illustrator, illustra

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Lot 183

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.⁂

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Ransome (Arthur) Swallowdale, first edition, presentation copy signed by the illustrator, illustrations by Clifford Webb, pic

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Lot 184

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).

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Steinbeck (John) and Edward F. Ricketts. Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research, first edition, signed ins

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Lot 186

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.

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Ricketts (Edward F.).- Miller (Henry) and Michael Fraenkel. Hamlet, vol. 2 only (of 2), first edition, signed presentation in

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Lot 187

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.

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Waugh (Evelyn) Scoop, first edition, issue with raised indistinct '8' in publication date but 'a' to last line of p.88', book

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Lot 188

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.

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Andersen (Hans Christian) Nye Eventyr of Historier, vol. 3 only (of 5), half-title inscribed and signed by author, illustrati

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Lot 189

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)

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United Provinces.- Le Clerc (Jean) Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden, 3 vol., first Dutch edition, half-title in vol

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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.

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[Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll". The Nursery "Alice", first edition, third issue with "People's edition. Price

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Lot 191

[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.

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Roscoe (William) The Butterfly's Ball, 8 engraved plates, Printed for J. Harris, 1808; bound with [Dorset (Catherine Ann)] Th

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Lot 194

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.

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Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A History of the University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings, 2 vol., firs

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Lot 195

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].

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Ancient Britain.- Meyrick (Sir Samuel Rush) and Charles Hamilton Smith. The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the Britis

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Lot 196

Ancient Britain.- Meyrick (Sir Samuel Rush) and Charles Hamilton Smith. The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, half-title, additional pictorial title and 24 plates, all hand-coloured aquatints, mostly costumes but a few views, additional title very lightly soiled and with a couple of short tears to fore-edge (reinforced), first introductory leaf short at lower margin (repaired), plates very clean, with a few blank leaves bound in, book-label of Edward John Kenney, contemporary mottled calf, by A.v.Bossum (old label to foot of front pastedown), rubbed, rebacked preserving old red morocco label, corners repaired, [cf.Abbey, Life 427, printed by Bulmer for Havell; Colas 2051], folio, printed by J.Kay, [water-marked 1828-31].

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Original illustrations.- Layard (Arthur, editor & artist).- Marvellous Adventures (The) of Sir John Maundevile Kt. being

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Lot 202

Original illustrations.- Layard (Arthur, editor & artist).- Marvellous Adventures (The) of Sir John Maundevile Kt. being his Voyage and Travel..., extended to 2 vol., plates and illustrations by Arthur Layard, extra-illustrated with 121 of the original illustrations for the work (of 128) including 23 of the full-page plates, pen & ink over pencil on fine wove paper, one or two with blue crayon shading, all printed text leaves, plates and drawings tipped into large blank leaves with drawings facing the printed versions, with pictorial gilt cloth upper cover and spine mounted at end and additional original design for spine, printed leaves a little browned and light offset, bound in contemporary half green morocco, by Rivière & Son, spines gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, spines a little faded, joints a little rubbed and tender, spine ends neatly repaired, large folio, 1895.⁂ Unique copy of the artist's masterpiece illustrating the eastern travels by the probably fictitious Sir John Mandeville. The work first appeared in French during the 14th century and became very popular. Layard's illustrations perfectly capture the exotic and fantastical nature of the work, seen to their best in the larger original drawings. Provenance: Cecil Sebag-Montefiore (1873-1923) bought Layard's drawings direct from the publisher and hung them in the wood-panelled smoking room of his house. Rivière & Son were commissioned to bind them in with the leaves of the book in about 1913.

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Trades.- [Figures of Fun; or, Comical Pictures, and Droll Verses, for Little Girls and Boys], 2 parts in 1 vol., lacking titl

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Lot 204

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.

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Czech Avant-Garde.- Krejcar (Jaromír) Jaroslav Seifert and Karel Teige, editors. Disk: Internacionální Revue, No.1, 20pp., il

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Lot 209

Czech Avant-Garde.- Krejcar (Jaromír) Jaroslav Seifert and Karel Teige, editors. Disk: Internacionální Revue, No.1, 20pp., illustrations, a little browned, loose as issued in original printed pink wrappers, upper cover faded, frayed and slightly chipped at edges (neatly repaired/reinforced), 1923; with the 4pp. prospectus printed on orange paper, small hole to lower margin of first leaf and one or two abrasions to second (repaired), reinforced at edges and fold, 1923, 4to, Prague (2)⁂ Very rare. The first issue (of only two, the second in 1925) of the Czech avant garde magazine, and with the even rarer prospectus. They were published by the Devetsil group of artists, founded in Prague in 1920, and including the artist, writer, and critic Karel Teige. The group contributed to many different media but design and typography became a particular focus.

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Czech Avant-Garde.- Cerník (Artus), Jaromír Krejcar & Karel Teige, editors. Pasmo: Revue Internationale Moderne, Year II

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Lot 210

Czech Avant-Garde.- Cerník (Artus), Jaromír Krejcar & Karel Teige, editors. Pasmo: Revue Internationale Moderne, Year II no.1, 3, 4, 5 & 9, no.9 larger and printed on pink paper, illustrations, loose as issued, the first four original printed wrappers, a little browned or stained, particularly at edges, no.9 a little faded and frayed at edges and worn where folded (repaired and reinforced), "Teige" in black felt tip and note in pencil at head of first leaf, 4to & folio, Brno, [1925].⁂ Rare. Pasmo [The Zone] was published by the Brno branch of the Devetsil group, in two volumes of 14 and 10 issues respectively, from 1924-26. Like Disk, the magazine was in tune with the European avant-garde focus of the time, alongside De Stijl, Bauhaus and Le Corbusier's "L´Esprit Nouveau". Both magazines were forerunners of ReD (Revue Devetsilu).

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Swinburne (Algernon Charles) Atalanta in Calydon. A Tragedy, first edition, half-title with trace of ink inscription and beco

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Lot 223

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.

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[Tennyson (Alfred, Lord)] In Memoriam, first edition, half-title, bound in handsome burgundy morocco, gilt, by Zaehnsdorf, co

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Lot 224

[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.

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Kelmscott Press.- Morris (William) Poems by the Way, one of 300 copies on Flower paper, printed in red and black in Golden ty

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Lot 227

Kelmscott Press.- Morris (William) Poems by the Way, one of 300 copies on Flower paper, printed in red and black in Golden type, wood-engraved border and initials designed by Morris, original vellum with silk ties, yapp edges, spine titled in gilt, uncut, a little yellowed, slight staining to lower edge of rear cover, [Peterson A2], small 4to, Kelmscott Press, 1891.⁂ The first book to feature the famous Kelmscott printer's mark; in fact it appears twice, at the end of the table of contents and on the colophon leaf at end. It was also the first Kelmscott book to be printed in two colours.

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Pear Tree Press.- Guthrie (James) Ten Drawings, 10 mounted illustrations with facing captions written in white ink, printed t

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Lot 229

Pear Tree Press.- Guthrie (James) Ten Drawings, 10 mounted illustrations with facing captions written in white ink, printed title and colophon slips both similarly mounted, front free endpaper seemingly torn out, original cloth-backed boards with paper label to upper cover printed in green, a little foxed and soiled, 8vo, Flansham, Pear Tree Press, 1914.⁂ Very rare. The only auction records are for a similar work, 2 copies of which were sold by Sotheby's in 1974 as consecutive lots, the first of which is described as having 12 illustrations and being one of 6 copies signed by the artist, and the second of which had only 10 illustrations (as here) and described as "without the autograph limitation statement and the last two illustrations of the previous lot. The printed label on the upper cover reads 'Ten Drawings by James Guthrie reprinted from The Elf' ", a different label to this copy, which reads "Prints from the Pear Tree Press after drawings by James Guthrie 1914".

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Lecuire (Pierre).- de Staël (Nicolas).- Lecuire (Pierre) Voir Nicolas de Staël, number 22 of 210 copies signed by the author,

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Lot 230

Lecuire (Pierre).- de Staël (Nicolas).- Lecuire (Pierre) Voir Nicolas de Staël, number 22 of 210 copies signed by the author, signed presentation copy from the author inscribed "...mon premier livre avec ses signaux, ses tambours, sa fanfare. Amitiés Pierre Lecuire" on half-title, 2 burin copper engravings by de Staël, loose as issued in original colour lithograph wrappers by de Staël, uncut, spine torn, 8vo Paris, 1953.⁂ The poet's first book and the first of several produced in conjunction with or about his friend, the artist Nicolas de Staël.

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Gillray (James) The Death of Admiral-Lord-Nelson - in the Moment of Victory!, etching and aquatint with hand-colouring on wov

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Lot 255

Gillray (James) The Death of Admiral-Lord-Nelson - in the Moment of Victory!, etching and aquatint with hand-colouring on wove paper, platemark 390 x 280 mm (15 1/4 x 11 in), sheet 440 x 315 mm (17 1/4 x 12 1/4 in), under glass, even browning and minor surface dirt, framed, [BM Satires 10442], Hannah Humphrey, 1805⁂ The first pictorial representation of Nelson's death.

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Africa.- Smith (William) A new voyage to Guinea: describing the customs, manners, soil, Climate, Habits, Buildings, Educatio

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Lot 259

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).

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Asia.- Chardin (Sir John) The Travels...into Persia and the East Indies, 2 parts in 1, first edition, engraved portrait front

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Lot 260

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.

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Central Asia.- Abbott (Capt. James) Narrative of a Journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow, and St.Petersburgh, during the late

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Lot 262

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.

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Coastal Pilot.- The Coasting Pilot: Describing the Sea Coasts, Channels, Soundings... Beacons, and Sea-marks, Upon the Coasts

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Lot 265

Coastal Pilot.- The Coasting Pilot: Describing the Sea Coasts, Channels, Soundings... Beacons, and Sea-marks, Upon the Coasts of England, Holland, Flanders & France, With Directions to Bring a Shipp into any Harbour on the Said Coasts, second version of title with extended list of sellers, but with 54pp. of text of first version (Wing calls for 52pp. in second), double column, engraved pictorial title with a small panoramic view of London and portraits of 'England's Famous Discoverers' Sir Francis Drake and Sir Thomas Cavendish, woodcuts in text, marginal repairs, mostly to lower margins of sigs. A-D, a few small wormholes, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, modern half calf over marbled boards, 17 engraved maps and charts on 11 double-page or folding sheets, folding chart 'Sands, Channels, Buoyes..' frayed at foot with some loss, and laid down, 'Seacoasts of England, Flanders & Holland' laid down; some strengthening at folds, marginal repairs, some staining, housed in a modern marbled board portolio, John Seller, to be sold at his shop at the Hermitage Staires in Wapping: and by William Fisher... John Thornton... John Colson... and by James Atkinson, 1672 [or later] (2)

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Greece.- Archaeology.- Schliemann (Dr. Heinrich) Tiryns. Der prähistorische Palast der Könige von Tiryns, Ergebnisse der neue

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Lot 266

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.

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India.- Freire de Andrade (Jacinto) Vida de Dom Joao de Castro quatro viso-rey da India, first edition, engraved additional t

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Lot 267

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.

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India.- Turnbull (Major John) Sketches of Delhi taken during the Siege, first edition, tinted lithograph pictorial title and

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Lot 269

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.

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Levant.- Thévenot (Jean de) The Travels of Monsieur de Thevenot into the Levant. In Three Parts. viz. Into I. Turkey II. Pers

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Lot 271

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.

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Peru.- [Skinner (Capt. Joseph)] The Present State of Peru, first edition, 20 hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates, lacking d

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Lot 273

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.

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