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Click here to subscribeDodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll." Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, first edition, frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel, half-title, advertisements at end, some foxing, endpapers worn, original cloth, worn and faded, [Crutch 84], 1872; and 7 others, various editions of the same, 8vo (8).
Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll." The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits, first edition, fronttispiece and illustrations by Henry Holiday, half-title, ink inscription on front free endpaper: "Hugh Lancaster Lithgow with Papa`s kind love May 15th 1876", hinges weak, original buff-coloured pictorial cloth, rubbed, spine faded, [Crutch 115], g.e., 1876; and 8 others, various editions of the same, 8vo (9).
Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll." The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits, first edition, frontispiece and illustrations by Henry Holiday, half-title, some slight foxing, juvenile ink inscription on half-title and recto of frontispiece, original buff-coloured pictorial cloth, slight surface wear on upper cover, very slight browning and staining to edges, wear at head of spine, g.e., [Crutch 115], 8vo, 1876.
Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll." A Tangled Tale, first edition,frontispiece and illustrations by Arthur B. Frost, half-title, advertisements at end, front free endpaper loose, original gilt pictorial cloth, spine dulled, [Crutch 144], 1885; and 5 others, including other editions of A Tangled Tale (1 stamped "With the Publishers` Compliments"), and first editions of The Game of Logic and The Nursery Alice (1 defective), in poor condition, 8vo & 4to (6).
Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll." Sylvie and Bruno: Sylvie and Bruno Concluded, first editions, frontispieces and illustrations by Hary Furniss, advertisements at end, some slight foxing, original gilt decorated cloth, slightly rubbed, spines faded, g.e., [Crutch 187 & 216], 1889 & 1893; and 4 others, Sylvie and Bruno… Concluded, 8vo (6).
Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll." Alice`s Adventures in Wonderland, Pitman`s Shorthand, New Era edition, illustrations by John Tenniel, original printed wrappers, n.d. [?1920s] ? Feeding the Mind, original cloth-backed printed wrappers, 1907 ? Frankie in Wonderland, New York, 1934 ? Alice in Police Court Land…, 1936 ? Evarts (R.C.) Alice`s Adventures in Cambridge, illustrations by E.L. Barron, some pencil underlining, original printed boards, head and tail of spine with wear, Cambridge, Mass., 1936 ? Fensch (Thomas) Alice in Acidland: Lewis Carroll Revisited, 1970 ? Debenham (Frank) Navigation with Alice, illustrations by Anne Scarisbrick, 1961, first four original wrappers, rest cloth or boards, last two dust-jackets, 8vo (7).
Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll." The Hunting of the Snark, number 6 of 36 signed by the artist, 3 extra plates signed by the artist, illustrations by John Vernon Lord, original morocco-backed pictorial boards, Artists` Choice Edition, Oxford, 2006 ? Goodacre (Selwyn) All the Snarks, The Illustrated Editions of The Hunting of the Snark, number 22 of 220 copies, signed by the author, original cloth, dust-jacket, housed together in original slipcase, Inky Parrot Press, 2006; Alice`s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass, first edition, signed by the artist on title, illustrations by Anne Bachelier, original cloth, dust-jacket, New York, 2005; Ceolin (Matt) the Mad Hatter`s Tea Book, number 22 of 25 signed by the author/artist, original cloth backed boards, Corosae Vespes Press, Ontario, Canada, 1999, v.s. (4).
Collection of First Day Covers, 3 stamp albums containing first day covers mostly depicting characters from Alice in Wonderland, a number of other stamps from other countries; Collection of postage cards, mostly with designs depicting `Alice` and some vintage of Oxford, sm. box, v.d., [c.1970s - 1990s], v.s. (c.70).
Biography.- Fisher (John, editor) The Magic of Lewis Carroll, first edition, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, library stamps to title, small stain to corner of title, 1973 ? Jones (Jo Elwyn) & J.Francis Gladstone. The Red King`s Dream or Lewis Carroll in Wonderland, first edition, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, 1995 ? Sewell (Elizabeth) Lewis Carroll: Voices from France, original boards, LCSNA, 2008 ? Collingwood (Stuart Dodgson) The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll, second edition, illustrations, original cloth, rubbed and strained, 1899; and quantity of others similar, v.s. (c.150).
Bibliography.- Jones (Jo Elwyn) and J. Francis Gladstone. The Alice Companion, first edition, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, 1998 ? Sigler (Carolyn) editor, Alternative Alice, first edition, illustrations, original cloth, Kentucky, 1997 ? Docherty (John) The Literary Productions of the Lewis Carroll - George MacDonald Friendship, first edition, inscribed by the author, illustrations, original cloth, The Edwin Mellen Press, New York, 1995 ? Wullschlager (Jackie) Inventing Wonderland, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, 1995; and a quantity of others similar, v.s. (c.100).
Posters, prints, etc.- [Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll." Geldart (William), Daresbury Church Garden Party, number 312 of 850 prints signed by the artist, 800 x 370mm. [c.2007] ? Butler (Damon.) The Lewis Carroll Picture Map, first British edition, limited edition signed by the artist, c. 1100 x 730mm. Halsted, 1992; and a quantity of other posters and prints. v.s. (c. 40).
Carroll`s Photographs of Nude Children, one of 5000 copies, illustrations, original cloth, Rosenbach Foundation, Philadelphia, 1978; Lewis Carroll and the Kitchins, one of 750 copies, lacking facsimile letter in pocket in rear, illustrations, original quarter calf, slipcase, New York, 1980 ? Gettings (Fred) Arthur Rackham, first edition, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1975 ? Morris (Frankie) Artist of Wonderland, first edition, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, Charlottesville, 2005; and a quantity of others similar with reference to illustrators and photographic works of Lewis Carroll, v.s. (qty).
Brook (Mrs.) A Dialogue between a Lady and her Pupils describing a Journey through England and Wales, contemporary sheep, upper cover loose, H.D. Symonds, 1802 ? W. (S.) A Visit to a Farm House, sixth edition, 10 engraved plates, slightly stained, modern half morocco, W. Darton Jun., 1815; Another copy, seventh edition, 10 engraved plates, William Darton, 1820 ? Brewer (J.N.) The Picture of England, 2 vol., first edition, 84 engraved plates, each with three illustrations, slightly offset and stained, contemporary calf, spine worn, one loose, [Moon 63], 8vo, Harris and Son, 1820 ? A Tour through England descibed in a series of letters from a young gentleman to his sister, fourth edition, engraved frontispiece, folding map and 5 plates,W. Darton,1821 ? Argus (Arabella) The Adventures of a Donkey, engraved frontispiece, presentation leaf and advertisement, William Darton, 1823 ? Town and Country Tales, engraved frontispiece and vignette title, John Territt, 1824 ? Travels in England and Wales, wood-engraved frontispiece, title vignette, and 3 illustrations, original sheep, joints worn, Dublin, R. Napper, 1825; original roan-backed boards unless otherwise described; and 8 others, 12mo (17)
Crane (Walter).- Cervantes (Miguel de) Don Quixote, retold by Judge Parry, first edition with these illustrations, coloured frontispiece, pictorial title-page, and 10 coloured plates and other illustrations in text by Walter Crane, original pictorial cloth, upper cover soiled, corners and spine ends bumped, rubbed, Blackie and Son, 1900 ? Wain (Louis) Louis Wain`s Baby Picture Book, illustrations, upper joint becoming loose, original pictorial boards, loss to spine, rubbed and soiled, James Clarke and Co., 1903 ? White (E.B.) Stuart Little, first English edition, illustratoins, original cloth, spine faded, cocked, upper cover marked, 1946; and 6 others, children`s, 8vo & 4to (9) (9)
Dahl (Roald) Gremlins from the Walt Disney Production, first edition, 12 full-page and 1 double-page colour illustrations, black & white vignette illustrations, contemporary ownership annotation to front endpaper, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, slightly rubbed at extremities, dust-jacket, faded and creased at edges, spine chipped with some loss to head and tail, 4to, New York, 1943.
Halliwell (James Orchard) Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales, first edition, modern cloth, 8vo, 1849 ? Lamb (Charles) Prince Dorus, facsimile reprint, original wrappers, 16mo, Leadenhall Press, 1890-1 ? Food for the Mind, or a New Riddle Book, facsimile reprint, original boards, 16mo, Leadenhall Press, 1899/1900 ? [Taylor (John)] Verbum Sempiternae, number 11 of 100 copies, original cloth, uncut, Aberdeen, Milne and Hutchison, n.d. ? Stone (Wilbur Macey) A Snuff-Boxful of Bibles, limited to 200 copies, illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, uncut, prospectus loosely inserted, 16mo, Newark, 1926 ? Cossart (Theophilus) A Full Account of the Prodigious Experiment brought to perfection in Boston at Father Burke`s Academy, illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, uncut, 8vo, New York, Printed for the Author, 1928 ? Perrault (Charles) Histories or Tales of Past Times, illustrations, original buckram, incut, unopened, 8vo Fortune Press, n.d. ? Barchilon (Jacques) Perrault`s Tales of Mother Goose, 2 vol., illustrations, facsimile of the dedictation manuscript, original cloth-backed boards, slipcase, 8vo, New York, 1956 ? Darling (Richard L.) The Rise of Children`s Book Reviewing in America, 1865-1881, original cloth, 8vo, New York, 1968, 16mo and 8vo (10) (10)
Henty (G.A.) With Kitchener in The Soudan, 10 plates by William Rainey, 1903 ? Westerman (Percy) Captured at Tripoli, ownership name to endpaper, [1912]; A Sub and A Submarine, [1919] ? Brereton (Capt. F.S.) Under the Chinese Dragon, 6 plates by Charles M. Sheldon, 1912, first editions, original pictorial cloth, the first with spine a little faded, corners and edges rubbed but generally bright copies; and 10 others, similar, 8vo (14) (14)
[Jones (Stephen)] The Natural History of Birds, first edition, 30 (of 38) engraved plates, last two gatherings stained, later half roan, [Roscoe J193 (1)], E. Newbery, 1793 ? Trimmer (Sarah) Introduction a la Connoissance de la Nature, J. Harrison for C. Law, 1800 ? Smith (Charlotte) Minor Morals, interspersed with Sketches of Natural History, vol. 2 only, fourth edition, engraved frontispiece by Hopwood, Crosby and Co., and Darton and Harvey, 1806; A Natural History of Birds, vol. 2 only, engraved frontispiece, pictorial title (loose), and 6 plates, joints split, uncut, J. Johnson, 1807 (engraved title Whittingham & Arliss, 1816) ? Blanchard (Pierre) Petite Bibliot?que des Enfans, fifth edition, engraved frontispiece and 7 plates, each with two illustrations, contemporary marbled sheep, Paris, Le Prieur, 1807 ? A,B,C. Instructif pour apprendre aux enfants, ninth edition, Amsterdam, J.R.Poster, 1812 ? Buffon (George Louis le Clerc, Comte de) The System of Natural History, vol. 1 and 3 only (of 4), 165 wood-engraved illustrations, and 15 pictorial tailpieces, many after Bewick, contemporary half calf, joints split, covers rubbed, Alnwick, W. Davison, 1814; Le Buffon de la Jeunesse, edited by Pierre Blanchard, vol.2 only, 8 engraved plates, last few leaves slightly stained, Paris, 1835 ? Berthaud (Abb? M.) Le Quadrille des Enfants, ninth edition, 4 engraved plates, each with 88 miniature illustrations coloured by hand, stained, rebacked, uncut, 8vo, Paris, Arthus Bertrand, [c.1830], original wrappers or boards unless otherewise described, 12mo and 8vo (10)
Lang (Andrew) The Yellow Fairy Book, first edition, frontispiece, plates, illustrations by Henry Ford, school prize inscription on fly-leaf, contemporary calf, gilt, g.e., 1894 ? Verdi (Giuseppe) Otello, Dramma Lirico in Quattro Atti, no. 51023, title in red and black, original cloth, worn and marked, Milan, Ricordi, n.d., 8vo & 4to (2)
Leigh (Dorothy) The Mothers Blessing, or the Godly Cousell of a Gentlewoman not long deceased, left behind for her Children, lacking first two leaves of text, contemporary line-tooled sheep, rebacked, with the bookplate of Edgar Osborne, [Wing L980], 12mo, E. Cotes for Andrew Crooke, 1656 ? Wase (Christopher) Methodi Practicae Specimen. An Essay on Practical Grammar, eighth edition, lacking pp.61-66, contemporary sheep, worn, stitching defective, [Wing W1021], 8vo, A.M. and R.R. for Thomas Parkhurst, 1682 ? Green (R.) The Pleasant and Delightful History of Dorastus Prince of Sicily, and Fawnia, only daughter and heir to Pandolfo King of Bohemia, lacking pp.31-34, pp.79-82 loose, "A Catalogue of Chapmens Books" following title-page, contemporary line-tooled sheep, rubbed, lacking small piece from foot of spine, 12mo, Henry Woodgate and Samuel Brookes, [c.1750], 12mo and 8vo (3)
May-Day Eve, or the Royal Chaplet, humbly inscribed to Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Wales, first edition, engraved frontispiece and 9 plates, crudely coloured by a former owner, stained, original printed wrappers, 16mo, John Wallis Jun., 1808. *** In this rare narrative poem Queen Mab sends out seven fairies to find flowers for a chaplet for Princess Charlotte. The book is not listed in the British Library catalogue, and only two copies (both in 1976) appear to have been sold at auction.
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Peter Rabbit, limited edition, facsimiles of picture letter written to Noel Moore in 1893, and facsimile envelope, Privately printed edition, (first printing) in printed boards, 1901 and deluxe edition, gold cloth, printed image of Peter Rabbit to upper cover, leaflet of explanation, housed in original fold-over cloth box, small gold coloured clasp, original card sleeve, 1993; The Tale of Peter Rabbit, deluxe edition to mark centenary, illustrations, blue decorated cloth, slip-case, 1993 ? Linder (Enid and Leslie) The Art of Beatrix Potter, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, 1980 ? Taylor (Judy) Letters to Children from Beatrix Potter, 1992; Beatrix Potter`s Letters, 1989, first editions, original cloth, dust-jacket; 12 others similar about Beatrix Potter, v.s. (17) (17)
Robinson (William Heath).- Carse (Roland) All the Monarchs of Merry England, (William I to Edward VII), colour plates and illustrations by William Heath Robinson, modern burgundy cal with parts of original pictorial cloth, gilt, laid down on covers, n.d. ? Gilbert (Henry) King Arthur`s Nights: The Tales Retold for Boys and Girls, colour plates by Walter Crane, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine faded, a few marks, 1911 ? Wyss (Johan David) Swiss Family Robinson, mounted colour plates by T.H. Robinson, occasional spotting, original pictorial cloth, gilt, a very good copy, n.d. ? Dahl (Roald) Esio Trot, first edition, illustrations by Quentin Blake, original boards, dust-jacket, a fine copy, 1990; and 15 others, similar Children`s, v.s. (19)
Cooke (George) [Animals from the Old Masters], 25 engraved plates, some spotting, contemporary cloth, joints split, a few stains, [1822] ? Milne (A.A.) Now We Are Six, first edition, illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, upper hinge weak, original pictorial cloth, gilt, rubbed at extremities, 1927; and 5 others, including 3 later editions of Milne in original cloth, v.s. (7) sold not subject to return.
Doyle (Richard).-Leigh (Percival) Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe, first edition, 40 full-page illustrations by Richard Doyle, spotted, original half roan, [1849] ? Doyle (Richard) A Journal kept in the year 1840, second edition, wood-engraved frontsipiece and title-page spotted, facsimile of the illustrated manuscript diary, original pictorial cloth, 1886 ? Christmas with the Poets, second edition, pictorial title-page and tinted wood-engraved illustrations by Birket Foster, a few leaves slightly spotted or stained, half roan, rubbed, lacking spine, 1852 ? The Poets of the Woods, 12 mounted illustrations after Joseph Wolf printed in colour, one in facsimile, slightly stained, original cloth, recased, in fitted case, 1953 ? Poetry of the Year, 22 mounted illustrations after Birket Foster and others, printed in colour, slightly stained, one leaf misbound, original cloth gilt, spine defective, 1853; and 2 others, 8vo and 4to (7) (7)
Feder (Norman) American Indian Art, New York, 1965 ? Dockstader (F.J.) Indian Art of Central America, 1964 ? Lothrop (S.K.) Treasures of Ancient America: The Arts of the Pre-Columbian Civilizations from Mexico to Peru, Geneva, 1964, illustrations, many colour, some tipped in, original cloth, dust-jackets, the first two a little rubbed; and 14 others, art, v.s. (17) (17)
Lubbock (Basil) Adventures by the Sea from Art of Old Time, one of 1,750 copies, preface by John Masefield, original buckram, gilt, faded in part, 1925 ? Gill (Evan R.) Bibliography of Eric Gill, first edition, original cloth, 1973 ? Pope-Hennessy (John) Sienese Quattro Cento Painting, first edition, original buckram, gilt, faded in part, dust-jacket, 1947 ? Macfall (Haldane) The Splendid Wayfaring, inscribed by the author to his wife on endpaper, original cloth, gilt, t.e.g., a little faded and browned, 1913 ? de Vries (Leonard) Flowers of Delight, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, 1965; and 21 others, similar, including 8 issues of Giles, v.s. (27) (27)
Mozley (Charles) Seven ink and wash dust jacket designs, comprising a preliminary design for "The Prophet Bird" by Esther Terry Wright on tinted card; a large upper cover design for "Fish Flying through Air" by Roswell G. Ham; "A Peak at Dorian" by the same author, with preliminary design and printed version; "The Summer Lovers" by Hollis Alpert; and a preliminary design for "The Child of Montmartre" by Raoul L?autaud, with proof of the final design printed in black with added wash colouring; eleven dust jacket designs by other artists including "Cavalcade of the 1920s and 1930`s", "The Tournament" by Peret Vansittart, and "Lost Sentinel" by Ren? Hardy, some with printed proofs; and a large gouache cover design for TV Tornado no.25, depicting Tarzan and two apes, in card mount, v.s. *** The first five mentioned novels were published in 1958 and 1959.
Rackham (Arthur).- Barrie (J.M.) Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, first Rackham trade edition, 50 tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Rackham, captioned tissue guards, list of illustrations ff. loose, modern half russet crushed morocco over original russet pictorial cloth, gilt, 1906; and a later edition of the Rubaiyat, illustrated by Willy Pogany, 4to (2)
Shakespeare (William) The Works…The Merry Wives of Windsor, Measure for Measure, one vol. only, portrait frontispiece, plates, some colour, many inlaid in Whatman paper, c.50pp. decorated with water-colour illustrations, contemporary red morocco, spine and both sides of covers richly gilt, with red and green inlays, spine and front cover faded, little rubbed, head of spine worn, front hinge broken, t.e.g., folio, Grant Richards, 1903 ? [Barham (R.H.)] "Ingoldsby (Thomas)" The Ingoldsby Legends, frontispiece, illustrations, marginal staining, contemporary red morocco, gilt, scuffed, g.e., 4to, Richard Bentley, 1866 (2) *** The first is part of a set of Shakespeare "collected especially and bound for Frederick William Matthiessen, and will not be duplicated".
Young (Francis Brett) Portrait of a Village, first edition, wood-engraved illustrations by Joan Hassall, original buckram gilt, 1937 ? Empson (Patience) The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings, coloured frontispiece, numerous reproductions, original cloth, letttered celluloid dust jacket, 4to, 1959 ? Carel (Henry) The Dragon of Wantley, limited to 200 copies, signed by the artist, coloured linocut illustrations by Ben Sands, original cloth-backed boards, small 4to, The Shoestring Press, 1960 ? Crossley-Holland (Kevin) Oenone in January, number 36 of 350 copies, signed by the author and artist, wood-engraved illustrations by John Lawrence, original pictorial boards, slipcase, 8vo, The Old Stile Press, 1988, 8vo and 4to (4) (4)
Audsley (George A.) and James L. Bowles Keramic Art of Japan, first edition, half-title, chromolithographed frontispiece, 32 plates, 16 chromolithographed, illustrations, a few small stains, a few ff. with worm traces to outer edge, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine faded, fraying to spine ends and corners, 4to, 1881.
Evans (Walker) Many Are Called, first edition thus, introduction by James Agee, b&w photographic illustrations, water-mark to half-title, original printed wrappers, creased at joints, rubbed at extremities, 1966 ? Rankin (David) Breeding, signed by the artist, b&w photographic illustrations, original pictorial boards, original pink card box, worn at extremities, [2004]; and another, photography book, v.s. (3)
Ingrams (Richard) & John Piper Piper`s Places, John Piper in England and Wales, first edition, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, 1983 ? Mankowitz (Wolf) The Extraordinary Mr. Poe, first edition, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, 1973 ? Uden (Grant) and Richard Cooper. A Dictionary of British Ships and Seaman, first edition, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, 1980 ? Becker (Jasper) City of Heavenly Tranquillity, first edition, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, 2008; and a quantity of others similar, v.s. (qty) (qty)
Neale (John Preston) The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster, 2 vol., first edition, additional engraved titles and 59 plates plus 2 folding plates from another publication loosely inserted, plate-guards, list of subscribers, some spotting, plates in vol.1 with water-stain to upper corner, vol.2 engraved title with water-stain, bookplates removed, contemporary half morocco, lacking spines, rubbed and worn, 4to, 1818-23.
Poncetton (Fran?ois) Collection…Gardes de Sabres…Netsuke…, 1929 ? Gari? (J.) Collection…Objets d`art et Peintures du Japon et de la Chine, 1906 ? Gonse (Louis) Collection…Oeuvres d`Art du Japon…, 1924 ? Hayashi (T.) Objets d`Art du Japon et de la Chine, Peintures, Livres…, original patterned-paper wrappers, 1902 ? Burty (Philippe) Catalogue de la Collection Philippe Burty: Art Japonais et Chinois, title loose, original pictorial wrappers, 1891, sale catalogues, plates and illustrations, the first three modern cloth, the other two a little rubbed and frayed, Paris; and 5 others, similar, and some envelopes of loose plates from the Behrens collection, 4to (14) (14)
Cooke (J. H.) Bibliotheca Cestriensis, or a Biographical Account of… the County of Chester, number 48 of 200 Royal quarto copies from an edition limited to 250, contemporary half vellum, gilt, a little soiled and spotted, remains of ?lot label on vellum corner, 1904 ? Chubb (Thomas) The Printed Maps in the Atlases of Great Britain and Ireland 1579-1870, 1927 ? Skelton (R. A.) Decorative Printed Maps of the 15th to 18th Centuries, ex-library copy with stamps, 1952 ? Wilson (Lt.-Col. Sir Arnold T.) A Bibliography of Persia, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1930 ? Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography, 2 vol., facsimile reprint, ex-library copy with stamps, dust-jackets a little frayed at edges, 1957, plates, some occasional foxing, all but the first original cloth/buckram, all a little rubbed; and c.75 others, travel, topography and cartography, some ex-library copies, a few sale catalogues, v.s. (c.80) (c.80)
Conjuring.- [Weiss (Erich)], "Harry Houdini". The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, first edition, illustrations, some light foxing and marginal staining, numbers in ink and pencil on front free endpapers, upper hinge weak, original pictorial brown cloth, a little rubbed and marked, 8vo, New York, 1908.
Mason (Rupert) & others. Robes of Thespis: Costume Designs by Modern Artists, 1928 ? Cooper (Douglas) Picasso Theatre, 1968 ? Nicoll (Allardyce) Stuart Masques and the Renaissance Stage, reprint, New York, 1963 ? Bentley (Gerald Eades) The Jacobean and Caroline Stage, 7 vol., ex-library set with traces of stamps etc., Oxford, 1941-68 ? Jellicoe (G.A.) The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon, original cloth-backed boards, 1933, plates and illustrations, some colour, all but the last original cloth, the first pictorial gilt, the second with printed acetate dust-jacket, all a little rubbed, the fourth with some spines faded; and 6 others, theatre, 4to & 8vo (17) (17)
[Cheseaux (Jean Philippe Loys de)] Essais de Physique, first edition of the author`s first work, title with woodcut ornament, 10 folding engraved plates, title with a few small tears just touching text, but with no real loss, water-stained, a few ff. with a little worming at head, just touching part of a letter in a few instances, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments, later red leather label, outer edges repaired, 8vo, Paris, chez Durand, 1743. *** Ch?seaux was a brilliant astronomer. In 1746 he presented a list of nebulae to the Acad?mie Fran?aise des Sciences, eight of which were his own new discoveries. He was also among the first to state what was later know in its modern form as Olbers` Paradox (that if the universe is infinite, the night sky should be bright).
Brittain (Harry) Notes on the Broads and Rivers of Norfolk and Suffolk, second edition, folding map, illustrations, advertisements, contemporary cloth, gilt, Norwich, Lowestoft and London, "Argus" Office, "Standard" Office & Palmer, n.d. [c.1890]; Rambles in East Anglia, illustrations, contemporary cloth, gilt, n.d., presentation copies from the author, 8vo (2) *** The first is one of the rarer guides to the Broads, with extensive angling content. (2)
Borchgrevink (Carsten Egeberg) First on the Antarctic Continent, first edition, photogravure portrait frontispiece, plates and illustrations, 3 folding maps at end, 32pp. advertisements, title browned, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine and upper cover spotted, [Spence 152; Taurus 24], 8vo, 1901.
Imperial Japanese Govenment Railways. An Official Guide to Eastern Asia…, vol.IV: China, first edition, colour frontispiece and 8 black & white photographic plates, 22 colour maps, most folding, large folding map in pocket at end, illustrations, original limp brown cloth, slightly stained otherwise a very good copy, Tokyo, 1915 ? [Corner (Julia)] China…with some account of Ava and the Burmese, Siam, and Anam, first edition, engraved map, wood-engraved illustrations, contemporary half calf, worn, 1853 ? Sergeant (P.W.) The Great Empress Dowager of China, 1910 ? Parker (E.H.) Ancient China Simplified, 1908 ? Fleming (Peter) The Siege at Peking, 1959 ? Bushell (S.W.) Oriental Ceramic Art…from the collection of W.T.Walters, reprint, 1981, plates and illustrations, all but the second original cloth, the third with faded spine, the last two with dust-jackets: and 8 others on China, 8vo & 4to (14) (14)
Keate (George) A Short Account of the Ancient History, Present Government, and Laws of the Republic of Geneva, first edition, folding engraved map, dedication to Voltaire, engraved bookplate, contemporary tree calf, rebacked, R.& J.Dodsley, 1761 ? Planta (Joseph) The History of the Helvetic Confederacy, 3 vol., second edition, folding engraved map, bookplate of John Bolton, contemporary calf, 1807 ? Burnet (G.) Some Letters, containing an Account…through Switzerland, Italy…, third edition, title and final leaf soiled, modern calf, 1708, occasional spotting or soiling, rubbed, 8vo (5) (5)
[Sandys (George)] A Relation of a Journey begun Anno Dom. 1610… Containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Aegypt, of the Holy Land, engraved illustrations, double-page view of Constantinople, tipped-in, lacking engraved title and several ff., marginal repairs to B and B2, contemporary vellum, soiled, [STC 21727], [by W. Barrett, c.1621] ? Bartlett (W.H.) The Nile Boat; or, Glimpses of Egypt, second edition, engraved frontispiece, additional vignette title, map, folding panorama, plan and engraved plates, tissue guards, engraved title and frontispiece spotted, original cloth, gilt, spine faded, spine ends and corners bumped, 1850 ? Dumasia (Naoroji M.) Jamnagar and its Ruler, first edition, inscribed by Shri Jam Staji, the Jamsaheb of Jamnagar, fronstispiece, plates, original cloth, gilt, Bombay, 1927; and 8 others, travel, small folio & 8vo; sold not subject to return (12) (12)
Solis y Ribadeneyra (Antonio de) Histoire de la Conquête de Mexique ou de la Nouvelle Espagne, first French edition, 12 engraved maps & plates only (of 14), 9 folding, lacking errata leaf at end, title defective at outer margin not affecting text, lightly browned, wormed at inner margin but with slight loss to text, broken and loose, contemporary calf, gilt spine wormed and slightly defective, worn, [Sabin 86475], 4to, Paris, Jeremie Bouillerot, 1691; sold not subject to return *** Translated by S. de Bro?, seignor de Citry et de la Guette. Sabin records six issues of this edition, of which this is the second.
Talbot (Star) The Marvellous Book. An Album Containing One Hundred Studies of Famous Chinese Porcelains…, colour plates, captioned tissue guards, original decorative cloth, gilt, spine faded and worn, rubbed, Shanghai, 1930 ? Smith (C.A. Middleton) The British in China, original cloth, a little faded and marked, 1920 ? Fleming (Peter) The Siege at Peking, first edition, portrait frontispiece, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, a few minor nicks, a very good copy, 1959 ? Wasserstein (Bernard) Secret War in Shanghai, first edition, plates, original boards, dust-jacket, 1998 ? Shirk (Susan L.) China Fragile Superpower, first edition, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket; and c.30 others, modern works on China, v.s. (c.35)
Farmer (J.) The History of the ancient Town, and once Famous Abbey, of Waltham, in the County of Essex…, first edition, list of subscribers and errata to such, 9 engraved plates, 4 folding, with 4 additional engravings bound or tipped in, contemporary ink annotations and notes on front free endpaper, frontispiece torn and repaired, lightly browned, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, for the Author, 1735 ? Kennedy (John) A History of the Parish of Leyton, Essex, plates, original vellum, soiled, Leyton, 1894 ? Palmer (E.H.) Ye Hole in ye Walle, A Legende of Walthamstowe Abbey, printed in red and black, frontispiece and title on pale pink paper, plates, foxed, original cloth, Cambridge, [c.1860] ? Phillips (W.V.) Wanstead through the Ages, limited edition signed by the author, colour plates, original cloth, 1946, a little rubbed; and 3 others on Essex, v.s. (7) (7)
[Cruden (Alexander)] The London-Citizen Exceedingly Injured: or a British Inquisition Display`d, in an Account of the Unparallel`d Case of a…Bookseller…sent…to a Private Madhouse, first edition, title torn at lower edge (repaired), cropped, later roan-backed marbled boards, spine torn and defective, T.Cooper…and Mrs. Dodd, 1739 ? Dodsley (R.) The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green, first edition, half-title, engraved title-vignette, advertisement leaf, preserved in modern wrappers, for R.Dodsley, sold by T.Cooper, 1741, both a little soiled and browned, 8vo (2) (2)
Godwin (George) Another Blow for Life, only edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations, advertisement leaf at end, small tear and crease to fore-edge of frontispiece, original cloth, gilt, a little rubbed and cockled, 1864 ? Ellis (Henry) The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Shoreditch…, 8 engraved plates, some folding, modern cloth, 1798 ? Law (Henry) A Memoir of the several operations and the construction of the Thames Tunnel, Part I [all published], 15 plates (no plate 4, not called for), some folding, lightly spotted and water-stained, original cloth, worn and stained, spine defective at head, [c.1846] ? Cowper (B.H.) A Descriptive Historical and Statistical Account of Millwall. commonly called the Isle of Dogs, original limp cloth, paper label on upper cover, faded, 1853 ? Green (H.) and Robert Wigram. Chronicles of Blackwall Yard, Part I [all published], plates, some double-page, occasional spotting, bookplate removed from front pastedown, original blue morocco, gilt, worn, 1881 ? [Bennett (E.T.) The Tower Menagerie, illustrations, some spotting, original morocco-backedboards, rubbed, 1829; and c.80 others on London, 4to & 8vo (c.85) *** The first mentioned item is scarce; the author was an architect who strived to improve the housing and sanitary conditions of the poor. (c.85)
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