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Meyrick (Samuel Rush, and Smith, Charles Hamilton). The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, and Adjacent Coasts of the Baltic, Including the Ancestors of the Anglo-Saxons and Anglo-Danes, from the Earliest Periods to the Sixth Century... An Improved Edition, J. Dowding, [1821], hand-col. aqua. title and twenty-four hand-col. aqua. plts., extra-illust. with a number of additional costume plts., half-title foxed, untrimmed, modern half calf gilt, folio (1)

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Wheler (R.B.). History and Antiquities of Stratford-Upon-Avon: Comprising a Description of the Collegiate Church, The Life of Shakspeare..., pub. J. Ward, Stratford-Upon-Avon, [1806], eight aquatint plts. (inc. frontis.), short closed tear to one leaf of text, addn. eng. pasted to front & rear pastedowns, occ. spotting and minor marks, contemp. tree calf, red morocco label, 8vo, together with Kenilworth Illustrated; or, the History of The Castle, Priority, and Church of Kenilworth. With a Description of their Present State, Chiswick, 1821, eng. port. frontis., numerous eng. plts., edges rough trimmed, modern half calf, 4to, with Birmingham, The Buildings of Birmingham Past & Present. Sketched & Described, pub. Walter J. Sackett, Birmingham, [1866], tinted litho title, folding litho plan, tinted litho plts. (inc. 1 folding), occ. minor spotting, orig. printed boards, later cloth spine strip, rubbed, oblong folio, and Galt (John), The Ayrshire Legatees, Edinburgh, 1821, occ. spotting, contemp. half calf, rebacked, 12mo (4)

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Wood (Anthony). Athenae Oxonienses, An Exact History of all the Writers and Bishops, Who have had their Education in the most Antient and Famous University of Oxford..., 2 vols., 1721, titles printed in red & black, vol. 1 bound in 19th c. half sheep with vellum corners (over contemp. calf binding), boards detached and some wear, vol. 2 bound in contemp. calf, joints cracked & worn, folio (2)

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The Complete Farmer. Or, a General Dictionary of Husbandry in all its Branches; Containing the Various Methods of Cultivating and Improving every Species of Land, Acccording to the Precepts of both the Old and New Husbandry ..., by a Society of Gentlemen, 4th ed., [1793], eng. frontis., numerous eng. plts., slight damp staining to first & last leaves, contemp. calf, crude adhesive tape repairs to binding and inner margins, board edges worn, folio (1)

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Conder (Josiah). The Floral Art of Japan: Being a Second and Revised Edition of The Flowers of Japan and the Art of Floral Arrangement, printed by the Shiuyei Sha, Tokyo, 1899, 124 b & w plts., and fourteen col. wood engs., plus letterpress illusts., orig. gilt dec. bevel-edged cloth, some minor marks, spine sl. faded and frayed at ends, folio (1)

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Hill (John). The British Herbal: An History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain, Cultivated for Use, or Raised for Beauty, 1st ed., 1756, eng. frontis., seventy-four only (of 75) uncol. eng. plts., lacking plt. 6, title-page printed in black and red (with ms. name at head), endpapers renewed, contemp. calf, with later spine and corners, rubbed, joints cracked, tall folio (1)

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Jerrard (Paul). Gems for the Drawing Room, Fruit and Flowers by Paul Jerrard, Poetry by F.W.N. Bayley, [1852], dec. title printed in gold, twelve fine hand-col. litho plts. of bunches of flowers and fruit, with accompanying pages of text printed in gold with floral borders, one plt. with short tear to gutter margin, another with small nick in sl. creased top margin, floral and foliate endpapers printed in gold, gutta-percha perished and contents loose in orig. cloth, with large col. pictorial panel to upper cover, wreath gilt-stamped to lower cover, slim folio See illustration inside front cover of this catalogue. (1)

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Salmon (William). Botanologia. The English Herbal, H. Rhodes & J. Taylor, 1710-11, lacks title and all before 'a', lacks 36pp of index at end, numerous woodcut illusts. throughout, mispagination at p.321 [351], some dust soiling and fraying, some minor worming to upper margins, old cloth (with paper adhered over), lower board detached, crudely repaired & worn, folio Henrey 1308; Hunt 426 & Plesch p.396. Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (1)

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Scrap album. A mid 19th c. album, having seventy-three leaves, containing numerous late 17th/early 19th c. b & w eng. views, incl. views of Wales, Cornwall, Yorkshire, Canterbury, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kent, Lundy, etc., between one and six to a page, on rectos only, orig. full morocco, elaborately gilt dec., sl. rubbed, folio (1)

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*Botanical engravings. A good quality collection, 18th & 19th century, including 20 folio format engravings of flowers and fruit after Turpin, Redoute, etc., two 19th century watercolours (one of daffodils), plus other botanical engravings after Smith, Curtis, etc. (approx. 30)

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*Satircial etchings. 'English Fire-Side' together with 'French Fire-Side', a pair of early 19th century hand coloured etchings, each approx. 210 x 315 mm, framed and glazed, plus a collection of folio engravings of church monuments (approx. 20)

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*Vanity Fair cartoon. "Thrice Champion" [H.L. Doherty], 1 September, 1904, orig. colour litho. caricature by Spy, some loss to lower-left corner not affecting image, folio (1)

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Yarrell (William). On the Growth of the Salmon in Fresh Water, 1839, three hand coloured engraved plates, orig. cloth-backed printed wrappers, a few monor marks, oblong folio, contained in purpose made qtr. cloth portfolio, together with Landseer (Sir Edwin) The Studies of Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A., [1877], forty full page wood engraved plates, numerous illusts. to text, a.e.g., gutta-percha perished, orig. dec. cloth, some fraying to head and foot of spine, folio, and Marshall (Charles H.), Horse Laughs, [1891], chromo. illusts. throughout, orig. pict. boards, fraying to bottom edge and somewhat browned, oblong 8vo (3)

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Illustrated London News. 2 vols., vols 27 & 30, 1855 & 1857, numerous b & w plts. (many folding), some fraying and closed tears, contemp. half calf, worn and some boards detached, folio (2)

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Illustrated London News. 2 vols., vols 27 & 37, 1855 & 1860, numerous b & w plts. (many double-page), some damp soiling to vol. 27, vol. 27 bound in contemp. half calf, worn, soiled and upper board detached, vol. 37 in orig. cloth, spine torn and upper board detached, folio (2)

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The Sketch. A journal of Art and Actuality, 23 vols., 1897-1908, a broken run, contemp. cloth bindings, some fraying to extrems., folio Includes volumes 12, 17-20, 25-29, 31-35, 37-39, 41-45, 47-57 & 60. (23)

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Acts of Parliament. Collection of over fourteen hundred individual Acts of Parliament, 1869-1888 , these acts record the important social and historic changes made during these times, including those relating to railways, postal, U.S.A., law and order, factories, suppresion of brothels, employment of children, slave trade, Australia, poor laws, child welfare, chimney sweeps, pharmaceutical laws, trade marks register, unions, etc, bound in seventeen volumes, contemp. half calf, rubbed, small folio (17)

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*London Gazette. Collection of nine original issues, dating from 1674 to 1675, each one a disbound folio sheet (9)

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P & O Cruise. Two albums of ephemera relating to a cruise of R.M.S. Viceroy of India, Bergen to London, 29th July to 18th August 1933, each album with twelve leaves of corner-mounted photos, postcards, some pasted in letters and programmes, plus related printed ephemera in pockets at rear of each, orig. printed wrappers with cloth spine ties, sl. rubbed and soiled, oblong folio (1)

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*Postcards. An album containing over 320 photographic postcards of Edwardian theatre and music hall stars, including Vesta Tilley, Marie Tempest, Dan Leno, Billie Burke, Sir Henry Irving, Seymour Hicks, etc., contemp. cloth album, folio (1)

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*Postcards. The Connoisseur Postcard Album, pub. Army & Navy Co-Operative Society Ltd., containing approx. 525 postcards, Edwardian and later, including a good selection of greetings cards, many featuring cats and dogs (several by 'Mac'), childrens illustrated cards including Margaret Tarrant, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Rene Cloke, Florence Valter, and others, WWI period realy photo. cards of soldiers and nurses, including a group photo. of the staff of N.E.R. Army Pay Corps, R.G.A., Dover, May 1919, British topographical cards including the caves at Cheddar, seaside resorts, etc., some postally used, orig. red cloth binding, lettered in gilt, dust soiled and some minor wear, thick folio (1)

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*Trade cards. Sammel-Album Nr. 1 und 2 fur Stollwerck-Bilder. Stollwerck's Chocolade. Verlag von Gebr. Stollwerck, Koln und Pressburg, 1901, a complete set of coloured and b & w trade cards, corner-mounted in orig. publishers album with text in German, orig. embossed red card binding, spine and upper cover lettered in gilt, rear cover lettered in black, some minor wear to extrems., folio A most impressive album of chromolithograph and real-photo. trade cards extolling the virtues and benefits of Stollwerck's chocolate in all walks of life and for all occasions. The subjects depicted include royalty, statesmen, scientists, musicians, artists, travel, exploration, shipping and transport, landscapes and places of interest, myths and legends, heraldry, fairy tales, flowers and natural history subjects, sports and pastimes, childrens games, etc. Many of the cards incorporate fine art nouveau artwork typical of the period. See illustration inside rear cover of this catalogue. (1)

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Allestree (Richard). The Works of the Learned and Pious Author of the Whole Duty of Man, 2 parts in one, pub. Edward Paulet, 1704, eng. frontis. and vign. title, contemp. panelled calf, rebacked & corners repaired, folio (1)

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Anderson (Adam). An Historical and Chronological Deduction of the Origin of the Origin of Commerce..., Containing an History of the Great Commercial Interests of the British Empire..., 2 vols., 1764, inscription to upper margin of both titles, two folding eng. maps (of 3), occ. minor scattered spotting, contemp. calf. joints cracked and slight wear to extrems., folio Kress 6154. (2)

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Bayle (Pierre). A General Dictionary, Historical and Critical: In which a New and Accurate Translation of that of the Celebrated Mr Bayle, with theCorrections and Observations Printed in the Late Edition at Paris, is included; and interspersed with several thousand lives never before published ... with Reflections on such Passages of Mr Bayle, as seen to Favour Scepeticism and the Manichee System, by the Rev. Mr John Peter Bernard; the Rev. Mr Thomas Birch; Mr John Lockman; and other hands. And the Articles relating to Oriental History, by George Sale, 10 vols., 1734-41, titles printed in red and black, contemp. mottled calf, gilt dec. spines with raised bands and red morocco labels, rubbed and some wear to head and foot of spines, folio (10)

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Bible [Welsh]. Y Bibl Cyssegr-lan, sef yr Hen Destament a'r Newydd..., pub. Bonham Norton & John Bill, 1620, lacks both titles and all before A1, initial leaves frayed & detached, last few leaves torn and creased, dust soiling throughout, contemp. calf, large brass boss to centre of upper board, upper board with brass corners, lower board lacking boss & corners, binding worn and leather torn to board edges and head & foot of spine, lacks clasps, folio Darlow & Moule 9585. Sold with all faults. (1)

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Budé (Guillaume, 1468-1540). Commentarii linguae Graecae, Gulielmo Budaeo, Consiliario Regio, Supplicumque Libelloru in Regia Magistro, Auctore. Ab Eodem Accuratè Recogniti, Atque Amplius Tertia Parte Aucti, Roberti Stephani, Paris, 1548, woodcut illust. to title, ink burn hole to title (with loss of publisher name), publisher's name to colophon also crossed-out in ink (with some burn through), some damp soiling mostly to margins, few closed tears and occ. repairs to margins, contemp. vellum, repaired to head & foot of spine, lacking ties and some slight wear to extrems., recent paper title label to spine, folio Adams B3096. (1)

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[Burton, Robert]. The Anatomy of Melancholy. What it is, with all the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes, Prognostickes & Severall Cures of it, 3rd ed., Henry Cripps, Oxford, 1628, half-title repaired to fore-edge, with loss to edge of text on verso written in in ms., eng. title with loss to edges and laid down, a2 with loss to lower outer blank corner repaired, final page browned and with ink trials to fore-margin, stitching partially broken, hinges repaired, 18th c. half calf, worn and spine broken, folio (1)

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Chambers (E.). Cyclopaedia: or, an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences..., 2 vols., 5th ed., 1741-43, titles printed in red & black, numerous eng. plts. inc. some folding, fraying to first & last leaves (initial leaves to vol. 2 detached), few minor marks, contemp. calf, worn and boards detached, folio (2)

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[Harrison, John]. An Act for the Encouragement of John Harrison, to publish and make known his Invention of a Machine or Watch, for the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea, Anno Regni Georgii III Regis, Tertio, printed by Mark Baskett, ..., 1763, title + 5 pp. (numbered 359-363), bound with other various Acts of Parliament, including Acts relating to mutiny, bread, land tax, marine forces, malt & cyder duties, street cleaning in London, Indico production in America, etc., pub. 1762-63, bound in contemp. reversed full calf, some marks and a little wear, folio (1)

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Hyperius (Andreas). Commentarii in Epistolas D. Pauli Philippenses, Colossenses, ac Thessalonicenses Ambas, Doctissimi viri ac Clarissimi Theologi, Andreae Hyperii..., pub. Christophorum Froschoverum, Tiguri, 1582, woodcut illust. to title, few dec. woodcut initials, fore-edge margin of title frayed & soiled (strengthened to margin), fraying to fore-edge margins at front & rear of volume, some slight damp staining, 19th c. half calf, joints cracked and some wear, folio (1)

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Mieris (Frans van). Histori der Nederlandsche Vorsten, uit de Huizen van Beijere, Borgonje, en Oostenryk... met meer dan Duizend Historipenningen Gesterkt en Opgehelderd, door Frans van Mieris, 3 vols., Peter de Hondt, The Hague, 1732-35, half-titles present, titles printed in red & black with vignette illust. to each, eng. frontis. to vol. 1, eng. illusts. throughout, upper portion of each front free endpaper excised, contemp. half sheep, slight wear to extrems., folio (3)

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Missal. Missæ in Agenda, Defunctorum Tantum Deservientes ex Missali Romano Recognito Desumptæ, cum Ordinario & Canone, ut in Ipsis Seruatur, ad usum, et Commoditatem Omnium Ecclesiarum, pub. Sebastianum Hure, Paris, 1637, title with eng. vign., full-page eng. of the crucifixion, musical notation to a few leaves, eng. initial letters, printed in black and red throughout, some soiling, mostly marginal, five leaves with marginal paper repairs, contemp. black morocco, covers blind-panelled, with skull tool to corners, rubbed, rebacked, sm. folio (1)

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Prideaux (Humphrey). The Old and New Testament Connected in the History of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations..., 2 vols., 5th ed., 1718, titles printed in red & black, eng. plts. and maps, contemp. calf gilt, joints cracked & worn, folio, together with Hoole (John), Jerusalem Delivered; an Heroic Poem. Translated from the Italian of Torquato Tasso, 2 vols., 8th ed., 1803, eng. port. frontis. to vol. 1, numerous eng. plts., contemp. mottled calf gilt, slight wear to joints, 4to, with Butler (Samuel), Hudibras, in Three Parts; Written in the Time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended with Large Annotations, and a Preface by Zachary Grey, 2 vols., 3rd ed., 1772, eng. port. frontis. to vol. 1, eng. plts. (inc. 1 folding), contemp. tree calf, rebacked retaining orig. gilt dec. spines, 8vo , plus ten other misc. 18th/19th c. antiquarian (16)

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Pulteney (William). A Report from the Committee Appointed by Order of the House of Commons to Examine Christopher Layer, and Others..., 1722, occ. spotting, modern qtr. cloth, folio, together with Macpherson (James), The History of Great Britain, from the Restoration, to the Accession of the House of Hannover, 2 vols., 1775, contemp. calf gilt dec. spines, (vol. 2 lacks vl. no. label), joints of vol. 1 repaired and vol. 2 joints cracked, 4to, with Vansittart (Henry), A Narrative of the Transactions in Bengal, from the Year 1760, to the Year 1764, uring the Government of Mr. Henry Vansittart, Published by Himself, 3 vols., 1766, worming to upper margins of initial leaves in vol. 1, contemp. calf, joints cracked, 8vo (6)

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Ropaligero Liviano (Didimo). I Goti Illustrati, Overo Istoria de'Goti Antichi... Insertovi l'Apologia per Frate Gioanni Annio Viterbese, Nella Quale si Libera Dalle Imposture di Molti d'Havere Supposti gli Autori da lui Publicati..., pub. Verona, 1679, small hole to first leaf of text (A1) repaired and margin trimmed, early 18th c. gilt panelled calf, gilt dec. spine lacking title label, rebacked, folio Chatsworth library bookplate to upper pastedown. The first edition was published in 1667. (1)

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Torriano (Giovanni). The Proverbial Phrases Digested in Alphabetical Order, by way of Dictionary, interpreted, and all along illustrated with Notes; Italian and English, printed by F. and T.W. for the Author, 1st ed., 1666, printed in double-column, some water-staining to fore-margins, bound with The Second Alphabet, Consisting of Proverbial Phrases; Interpreted and Illustrated where most necessary; with pleasant and usefull Annotations, Italian and English, printed by A. Warren for the Author, 1st ed., 1662, printed in double-column, some water-staining to fore-margins, lacking free endpapers, hinges strengthened with paper, contemp. panelled calf, rubbed, extrems. a little worn, amateur reback, frayed at head, folio (1)

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An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present, 8 vols., 1740-50, numerous engraved plates and maps, contemp. calf, many vols. worn with covers detached, folio Appears complete but sold with all faults. Not subject to return. (8)

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*Architectural Drawings. Mechanical and Architectural Drawings done by J. L. Matthews, Kendal, 1845, hand-drawn calligraphic title, sixteen well executed pen & wash drawings of mouldings, columns & doors/ surrounds etc. (inc.4 of spur wheels, water wheels & bevil wheels etc.), each image approx. 340 x 240mm, front endpapers creased, contemp. green half sheep gilt, joints worn and extrems. rubbed, slim folio (1)

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Audsley (George Ashdown and Maurice Ashdown). The Practical Decorator and Ornamentist for the Use of Architects, Practical Painters, Decorators, and Designers, pub. Blackie & Son, c. 1892, one hundred chromo. plts., two plts. with closed tears, occ. minor spotting and minor marks, contemp. half morocco gilt, some minor wear to extrems., folio See illustration inside front cover of this catalogue. (1)

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Brown (Louise Norton). Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan, 1924, col. and b & w plts., orig. qtr. cloth, leather label to spine (sl. rubbed), folio, together with catalogue of the Collection Ch. Gillot, Estampes Japonaises et Livres Illustrés..., vol. 2 only (of 2), Paris, 1904, numerous b & w plts. and illusts., untrimmed, modern boards and spine label, with paper from orig. covers laid down on sides, folio, plus Bing (S., ed.), Artistic Japan, Illustrations and Essays, Parts 8-10, 12, 19-26, c.1890,numerous col. and b & w plts. and illusts., some folding, a few leaves detached (one frayed at edges), hinges split, contemp. half cloth, frayed at spine ends and joints, rubbed and corners showing, folio, plus seven others related (10)

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Folkes (Martin). A Table of English Silver Coins, from the Norman Conquest to the Present Time with their Weghts, intrinsic Values, and Some Remarks upon the Several Pieces, pub. Society of Antiquaries, 1745, bound with A Table of English Gold Coins, from the Eighteenth Year of King Edward the Third, when Gold was first coined in England, to the present Time with their Weights and intrinsic Values, reprinted, 1745,contemp. full calf gilt, slightly rubbed to joints, folio (1)

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Haskins (Sam). Posters, published for Sam Haskins, 1st ed., 1972, leaf of text and thirty-one colour photo prints, photographer's signed presentation inscription to front pastedown, orig. pict. wrappers, large folio (1)

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Lee (Brian North). The Bookplate Designs of Claud Lovat Fraser, Berliner, 1985; British Royal Bookplates and Ex-Libris of Related Families, Scolar, 1992; Bookplates by Robert Osmond, Bookplate Society, 1998, first and second vols. presentation copies signed by the author, both orig. cloth (third vol. orig. printed wrappers), second vol. in d.j., 8vo, together with Ex-Libris, Encyclopaedia Bio-Bibliographical of the Art of the Contemporary Ex-Libris, Portugal, 1993, mounted plts., orig. rexine, sl. rubbed, 4to, plus Lattimore (Colin R.), Erotic Bookplates, An Introduction, Silent Books, 1990, illusts., orig. boards, 8vo, together with Hodnett (Edward), Five Centuries of English Book Illustration, Scolar Press, 1988, plts., orig. cloth in d.j., folio, plus fifteen others bookplates, book design and illustration etc. (21)

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Mirante (Jean). Album Historique & Artistique des Sceaux Officels des Gouverneurs Generaux de l'Algerie, pub. Marcel Leon, Tangiers, 1934, separate half titles in French and Arabic, each leaf within an attractive chromolithographic ornamental border, contemp. red half morocco, sl. rubbed and scuffed, folio Limited edition 165/250. (1)

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Ottley (William Young & Tomkins, Peltro William). Engravings of the Most Noble Marquis of Stafford's Collection of Pictures, [1818], 251 only (of 293) hand col. steel engs. on 105 (of 126) card mounts, each eng. within ink ruled borders, some discolouration to margins of mounts, seven only (of 13) hand col. plans, some soiling and fraying to edges, one trimmed down to just outside plate-mark, loosely contained in orig. half morocco portfolios, rubbed and some sl. wear, gilt titled 'British Gallery' to upper sides, folio See illustration on front cover of this catalogue. (2)

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Racinet (Auguste). Polychromatic Ornament, One Hundred Plates in Gold, Silver and Colours, comrising upwards of Two Thousand Specimens of the Various Styles of Ancient, Oriental and Medieval Art, pub. Sotheran, 1873, 100 chromo plts., some heightened in gold and silver, title-page printed in black and red, spotting to text, a.e.g., orig. bevel-edged morocco gilt by Hammond, extrems. rubbed, and joints cracked, thick folio See illustration inside front cover of this catalogue. (1)

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Raphael da Urbino. Picturæ Peristyli Vaticani, Rome, 1790, eng. title (soiled, and a little frayed at outer corners), fifty-two copper eng. plts. after Raphael, foxing throughout (mostly marginal), minor water-staining to blank fore-margins, disbound, and stitching partially broken, oblong folio (1)

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Studio Special Numbers. British Water-Colour Painting of To-day, 1921; Modern Book Production, 1928; The Art of the Book, Some Record of Work Carried Out in Europe and the U.S.A. 1939-1950, edited by Charles Ede, 1951, num. col. and b & w illusts., some tipped-in, orig. cloth/boards, second item in d.j. (torn, with sl. loss), with twenty-four others from the same series, folio (30)

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*Trade catalogues. Maple & Co., Tottenham Court Road, London, n.d., c. 1910, b&w photo illusts. and prices throughout, orig. cloth backed boards, rubbed and soiled, oblong folio, together with Parker, Winder & Achurch Limited, n.d., c. 1920, b&w photo illustrated catalogue with prices of door handles, levers, locks, etc., orig. qtr. cloth, some soiling and corner wear, folio, plus Melhuish's Number 21 Catalogue of Woodworker's Tools, Machines and General Contractors' appliances, etc., 1912, b&w photo illusts. and prices throughout, orig. printed wrappers, worn, 4to, plus five related (8)

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British Sports & Sportsmen. Racing, Coursing and Steeplechasing, 2 vols., 1911, numerous photogravure ports. and b & w illusts. and plts. from photos., t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. two-tone cloth gilt, a little rubbed, folio Limited edition 526/1000. (1)

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Crombie (Charles). Laws of Cricket, pub. Perrier, [1907], ten (of 12) col. plts. (lacks plts. entitled 'How to place men in the field. V. - to a fast left-handed bowler, a long-leg is seldom necessary', and 'Instructions to umpires, 47/48. An umpire should not allow himself to be unduly influenced by appeals. If he be in any doubt, Law 43, 'that the existing state of things shall continue', shall be followed'), publishers printed advertisement to rear of each plt., orig. linen-backed pict. boards, worn on spine and soiled, oblong folio (1)

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*Vanity Fair cartoon. "Kent" [Lord Harris], 16 July, 1881, orig. colour litho. caricature, folio, with accompanying text (1)

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*Vanity Fair cartoon. "Morny" [H. Mornington Cannon], 24 October, 1891, orig. colour litho. caricature, folio, with accompanying leaf of text (1)

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Flint (William Russell). Models of Propriety. Occasional Caprices for the Edification of Ladies and the Delight of Gentlemen, 1951, numerous tinted reprods., t.e.g, orig. two-tone cloth gilt, a few minor marks, tall 8vo, (signed limited edition 482/500), together with a copy of the trade ed. in d.j., plus Minxes Admonished or Beauty Reproved, An Album of Deplorable Caprices Faithfully Narrated, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1955, col. frontis., and numerous tinted reprods., orig. qtr. morocco, contained in marbled slipcase (rubbed and partially faded) folio, (limited edition, 230/550 copies), plus Shadows in Arcady: The Agelus, The Brass Plate, An Alley in Languedoc, The Devil at La Charité, 1965, orig. two-tone cloth gilt, contained in cradboard slipcase, 4to, (signed limited edition, 238/500 copies) (4)

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Aldin (Cecil). A Sporting Garland, 1st ed., [1902], col. illusts. throughout, orig. cloth-backed printed boards, extrems. rubbed, and some surface loss to fore-margin of lower cover, oblong folio (1)

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Apperley (Charles James, pseud. "Nimrod"). Nimrod's Hunting Tours, Kegan Paul, 1903, ltd. ed. 8/50, eighteen col. and eighteen b&w plts. (plts. supplied in two states), captioned tissue guards, t.e.g., orig. vellum-backed boards, folio, together with Barrow (A.S., "Sabretache"), A Gentleman and His Hounds, Eyre, 1935, ltd. ed. 15/50 signed by the author, plts., t.e.g., orig. qtr. vellum, sl. rubbed, 4to, plus Edwards (Lionel, illust.), Over the Grass, by Will H. Ogilvie, Constable, 1925, eight tipped-in col. plts., signed by Ogilvie on title, orig. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed, 4to, and eighteen others, similar, incl. John Leech, Lionel Edwards etc. (21)

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Folio Society publications, approx. 90 vols., c. 1980s & 1990s, all orig. cloth, mostly in orig. slipcases, G/VG (approx. 90)

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Golden Cockerel Press. Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of Saint Agnes & Other Poems, with engravings by Robert Gibbings, 1928, numerous wood engs. on letterpress, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. green qtr. sharkskin by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine faded, one corner bumped, sm. folio, (limited edition, 214/500 copies) together with A Croppe of Kisses, Selected Lyrics of Ben Jonson, Chosen, with an Appreciation, by John Wallis, 1937, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. red qtr. morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, linen covers faintly dust-soiled, upper cover with gilt cockerel device, sm. folio, (limited edition, 199/250 copies), plus The Pilgrim Fathers..., edited, with Preface and Notes, by Theodore Besterman: Eight Engravings by Geoffrey Wales, Reprinted, from the Rare 1622 Edition, 1939, letterpress wood engs., t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. qtr. morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, 8vo, (limited edition, 194/300 copies), plus Lucas (F.L.), Gilgamesh, King of Erech, 1948, twelve letterpress wood engs. by Dorothea Braby, bookplate, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. half morocco, linen sides gilt dec., and with some damp-staining and soiling, 8vo, (limited edition, 14/60 specially bound copies, signed by artist and author, of a total edition of 500) (4)

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Keen (Henry, illust.). The Twilight of the Gods and Other Tales, by Richard Garnett, Bodley Head, 1924, plts., dec. endpapers, orig. pict. cloth gilt, rubbed, 8vo, together with Philippe (C.L., illust.), Bubu de Montparnasse, Paris, 1924 col. plts., cloth-backed dec. boards with orig. printed wrappers bound in, 4to, plus Vildrac (Charles), Livre D'Amour, Paris, 1920, ltd. ed. 224/240, woodblock illusts., orig. boards, rebacked, boards rubbed, small folio, and Laborde (Chas, illust.), Dangerous Acquaintances, by De Laclos, Nonesuch Press, 1940, col. plts., orig. cloth-backed patterned boards, 8vo, slipcase, together with twelve others, illustrated, Anatole France, some French language editions etc. (16)

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