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Modern Literature. A large collection of modern fiction and juvenile literature and pop-up books, including publications by Penguin, Puffin, Pan, some signed by the authors, some original cloth in dust jackets, many paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Folio Society. 'Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman!', by Richard P. Feynman, 2012, The Old Wives' Tale, by Arnold Bennett, 2004, The Deeds of The English Kings, by William of Malmesbury, 2014, On Liberty & Considerations on Representative Government, by John Stuart Mill, 2008, Pax Britannica, volumes 1-3, by James Morris, 1992, together with 52 further volumes, 8 of which are as new in original wrapping, all original cloth in slipcases, plus 10 volumes without slipcases, G/VG, 8vo (69)

Nares (Captain Sir G.S.). Arctic Expedition, 1875-6. Journals and Proceedings of the Arctic Expedition, 1875-6, Under the Command of Captain Sir George S. Nares, Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty, 1877, 32 lithographed maps and plates, most folding, a few light spots, light soiling to page 479, original printed wrappers, contemporary presentation inscription at head of upper wrapper, a few chips and losses, folio Report of the Nares expedition which attempted to reach the North Pole. Although the quest failed the expedition provided much valuable scientific information, and extensively explored the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island. (1)

Blaeu (Johannes). Geographiae Blavianae volumen quintum quo Anglia quae est Europae liber undecimus continetur, published Amsterdam, 1662, additional decorative title page, thirty-three (only of fifty-eight) engraved maps, all with contemporary hand colouring, all double page except the Isle of Man which is single page, Latin text on verso of maps and throughout, index bound at rear, very occasional spotting, two maps (Middlesex and East Riding of Yorkshire) toned, contemporary vellum gilt, rubbed and worn at extremities, folio Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. The maps present are:- Somerset, Berkshire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, The Inundated Regions, Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire & Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Radnor, Brecknock, Glamorganshire, Cardiganshire, Montgomery, Carnarvon & Anglesey, Flint & Denbigh, Yorkshire, West Riding Yorkshire, East Riding Yorkshire, North Riding Yorkshire, Westmorland, Cumberland, Northumberland, Isle of Man, Holy Island & Farne [and] Guernsey & Jersey. (1)

*Cartes de visite. A group of 10 cartes-de-visite and cabinet card albums, circa 1860s/1880s, including uncaptioned and unidentified portraits of British men, women and children, various leather bindings, generally damp stained, broken and worn, 4to/folio (10)

Bowett (Adam). English Furniture 1660-1714, From Charles II to Queen Anne, 1st edition, 2002, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, together with Truman (Charles), The Gilbert Collection of Gold Boxes, 1st edition, USA, 1991, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, and Maggioni (Laura, editor), Antique Tools and Instruments, from the Nessi Collection, 1st edition, Italy, 2004, numerous colour and monotone illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, plus other modern antique and art reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (5 shelves + a carton)

*George I (King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1660-1727). Document Signed, bold 'George R' at the head, circa 1720, manuscript leaf on paper from an Establishment Book, written on both sides, giving ledger account details covering the establishments of Portland Castle, Portsmouth, South Sea Castle, Sheerness, Scilly Island, Scarborough Castle, Sterling Castle, Tynmouth [sic] Castle and Upnor, and show the wages received by the officers and men (including chaplains, surgeons, etc.) in respect of their daily pay, and giving the total for 365 days, the largest establishment in these accounts (pages numbered at the head 19 and 20) is Portsmouth, totalling ,941 8s. 4d., the governor receiving £1 18s. 14¼d. per day and the gunners a shilling each, a few minor marks, old translucent tape strips to inner margin and horizontally at foot of second page, large folio (43 x 29 cm) An especially fine and bold autograph specimen. (1)

Lloyd (A.B.). In Dwarf Land and Cannibal Country, A Record of Travel and Discovery in Central Africa, 1st edition, 1899, 146 black and white illustrations and maps, period inscription by the author to front endpaper, water marks to foot of front endpapers to title page, some light toning, original gilt decorated green cloth, boards and spine faded and rubbed, 8vo, together with Barns (T. Alexander), An African Eldorado, The Belgian Congo, 1st edition, 1926, 32 black and white illustrations and 4 maps, some minor spotting, original red cloth, spine lightly faded, 8vo, and Selous (Frederick Courteney), African Nature Notes and Reminiscences, reprint, August 1908, 13 black and white illustrations by E. Caldwell, some minor spotting, original red cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th century Africa exploration, travel and reference, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Miscellaneous Literature. A collection of modern miscellaneous literature, including history, topography, doll's house reference, all original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 cartons)

Gerning (Johann Isaac von). A Picturesque Tour Along the Rhine, from Mentz to Cologne: With Illustrations of the Scenes of Remarkable Events and of Popular Traditions, Ackermann, 1820, slight staining to title page, dedication and list of subscribers, 24 aquatint plates with contemporary hand colouring (complete as list) folding engraved map with contemporary outline colouring bound at rear, slight staining to gutter, occasional light offsetting, early 20th century half sheep, scuffed and bumped at extremities, folio Abbey Travel 217. (1)

Constable (John). English Landscape Scenery: A Series of Forty Mezzotinto Engravings on Steel, by David Lucas, 1st edition, Henry G. Bohn, 1855, 40 mezzotints on thick wove paper, plain tissue-guard to each, some light spotting to first and last few leaves (generally hardly affecting plates), all edges gilt, pale yellow chalk-glazed endpapers, with bookseller's ticket of Hugh Hopkins, Glasgow to front pastedown, contemporary red half morocco, gilt decorated spine, rubbed and marked, folio (43 x 30 cm, 17 x 11.75 ins) (1)

*Artist Autographs. An assorted collection of letters, 19th/20th century, mostly autograph letters signed (unless stated), including seven letters to Charles Ede at the Folio Society regarding illustrations, from Hans Erni (signed with sketch of a dove), Robert Gibbings, John Minton (2), and Marcel Vertes (2, including a long typewritten account of his association with the 1952 film 'Moulin Rouge', with a two-page covering letter (in French)); other letters of Herman Herkomer, George Frampton, John Rothenstein, William Hunt (2, 1834), Alfred East, Sir Charles Barry (1858), Richard and Samuel Redgrave, Owen Jones (2), Sydney Smirke, Matthew Digby Wyatt (5), Franz von Defregger, Sir Kenneth Clark, Augustus Welby Pugin (brief ALS, mounted), Sir Jeffry Wyatville (third person, agreeing to conduct Lady Thomas to [Windsor] Castle, 1827), George Gilbert Scott, F.Y. Hurlstone, Thomas Clater, William James Muller, James Sant, Frank O. Salisbury, George Catlin (signed note), John Piper (including a list of books for which he had been responsible, 1978), David Shepherd (long TLS), Arthur Rackham (signature), Graham Sutherland (TLS, 1972), Sir Edwin Landseer (to Boxall), John Tenniel, Frederick Leighton, Alfred Gilbert (2), Augustus John (signature and date), and others (a folder)

Ince (Joseph Murray). dedicated by permission to the Rt. honble. Lord Rodney, Lord Lieut. of Radnorshire. Seven Views Illustrating the County of Radnor, from Drawings Taken on the Spot ..., London, Presteign & Kington, 1832, title with lithographic vignette, library stamp to margins, title repeated on upper wrapper, list of subscribers, six lithographic views on india wove, each with paper guard, library stamp to margins not affecting image, additional stamp to verso of upper paper wrapper, contemporary presentation inscription to front paper guard, bound in contemporary printed paper wrappers, upper cover stained, new endpapers with usual library stamps and labels, modern cloth gilt, oblong folio (1)

Boswell (Henry). Complete historical descriptions of a new and elegant collection of picturesque views and representations of the antiquities of England and Wales..., published Alex. Hogg, circa 1790, engraved allegorical frontispiece, title and preface, 177 uncoloured engraved topographical views and plans, many with two or more uncoloured images to each sheet and fifty uncoloured engraved maps by Thomas Kitchin, six plates of coins (one partially excised), subscribers and index bound at rear, contemporary calf with gilt decorated spine, upper board detached, rubbed and worn, folio (1)

Algeria. A set of 3 albums compiled early 20th century, containing a total of 57 mounted albumen prints (20 x 25 cm) and 4 smaller, 65 photogravures (published Gervais-Courtellemont), and 85 postcards, plus 56 smaller view cards, mounted singly or as multiples to album leaf rectos and bound in contemporary red quarter morocco gilt, a little rubbed, oblong folio Titled on spine: 1) Province d'Alger; Alger - Vues et Types Arabes; 2) Province d'Alger; Environs d'Alger - Blida, Laghouat; 3) Kabyle; Province de Constantine, Province d'Oran. (3)

T. Nelson And Sons, publisher. The Arctic World: Its Plants, Animals, and Natural Phenomena, 1876, 118 black and white illustrations, period inscription to front endpapers, some light spotting, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards and spine rubbed with slight loss, large 8vo, together with Robinson (W.), The Parks, Promenades & Gardens of Paris..., 1869, 48 black and white plates, plus 3 maps, and 376 illustrations, gutters strengthened with tape, some light spotting, original gilt decorated green cloth, spine rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th century travel reference and related, some Spanish languages, some odd volumes, many original cloth, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (5 shelves + a carton)

Blaeu (Johannes). Anglia der Geographische Belchreibung des ganke konigreichs Engelland..., published Amsterdam 1648, ornate title with contemporary hand colouring heightened with gold, title in near contemporary manuscript, twelve (only) double page engraved maps with contemporary hand colouring, occasional slight offsetting, contemporary vellum gilt, worn and a little stained, folio Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. The maps comprise of :- Anglia Regnum, Vectis Insula Anglice The Isle of Wight, Bercheria vernacule Barkshire, Huntingdonensis comitatus Huntington Shire, Comitatus Northantonensis vernacule Northampton Shire, Comitatus Nottinghamiensis Nottingham Shire, Wigorniensis comitatus et comitatus Warwicensis nec non Coventrae Libertas Worcester Warwik Shire and the Liberty of Coventre, Comitatus Brechiniae Breknoke, Comitatus Caernarvoniensis vernacule Carnarvon-shire et Mona Insula vulgo Anglesey, Denbigiensis comitatus et comitatus Flintensis Denbigh et Flintshire, Comitatus Northumbria vernacule Northumberland [and] Insula Sacra vulgo Holy Island et Farne. (1)

Walther (Ingo F. & Wolf, Norbert). Codices illustres, The Worlds Most Famous Illuminated Manuscripts 400-1600, 1st edition, 2005, numerous colour illustrations, original boards in dust jacket, large 4to, together with Barber (Carl Paul), William Gilpin, His Drawings, Teachings and Theory of the Picturesque, 1st edition, OUP, 1963, black and white illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly marked, large 4to, and Goethe (J.W.), Italian Journey, 1786-1788, 1962, 67 colour and black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed with rear to head of the front, 8vo, plus other modern art and antique reference and related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Folio Society. Moby Dick or the Whale, by Herman Melville, 1909, black & white illustrations by Rockwell Kent, top edge in silver, original black morocco, blocked with a design by Rockwell Kent in silver & white, together with commentary volume, original black buckram, 4to, contained together in original book box Limited edition 1357/1750. (1)

Staunton (George Leonard). An Authentic Account of An Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, Atlas only, 1797, atlas volume with 43 (of 44) engraved maps, charts, views and plans (several double-page), plates dated April 12th 1796, lacking plate 1 only, the first plate with some soiling, occasional light spotting (contents generally in clean condition), untrimmed (sheet size 59 x 43.5 cm, 23.25 x 17 ins), bound in later cloth-backed plain boards, rubbed and some soiling and wear to edges, large folio Cordier Sinica 2381-83. The atlas to Staunton's Account of the first British embassy to China, led by the Earl Macartney (1737-1806), which includes carefully drawn maps as well as fine engraved views by Lowry, Pouncy, Hall, Smith, Chapman, and others, after drawings by the artist William Alexander. (1)

Hoppe (Emil Otto). Studies from the Russian Ballet, 1st edition, Fine Art Society, [1911], 15 photogravure plates mounted on card, some scattered dust-soiling and minor spotting to mounts, upper half of printed title (browned) present, loosely contained in original card portfolio with printed paper label to upper cover and contents list to front pastedown, some soiling and wear, folio (1)

Milton (John). Paradise Lost, new edition, 1802, 12 black and white plates, plus portrait frontispiece and engraved half-title, period inscription to front endpaper, bookplate to front pastedown, some spotting and offsetting, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, boards and spine rubbed, 8vo, together with Marmontel (M.), Moral Tales, volume 1, T. Becket & P.A. De Handt, 1764, 9 black and white plates, plus portrait frontispiece and engraved half-title, period inscriptions to head of title and page 1, some minor spotting, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, boards and spine rubbed with slight loss, 8vo, and Sprint (S, et al, publisher), The History of the Old and New Testament, Extracted out of Sacred Scripture and Writings of the Fathers, 1697, 234 black and white plates, and 3 maps, period inscriptions to front endpapers, loss, marks and spotting throughout, contemporary calf, front board detached, loss to spine, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th century history and miscellaneous reference, including many colour and black and white plates, mostly leather bindings, some volumes partially excised, condition is generally fair/good, 8vo/folio, approximately 30 volumes Sold as seen, not subject to return. (2 shelves)

Athanasius (Saint). Opera Omnia quae extant [Greek and Latin text], 3 volumes bound in 4, Passau, 1777, titles with engraved vignettes, 1 map and 5 engraved plates including frontispiece to volume 1, some spotting, a few leaves browned or marked, accession labels from Rev. Franke Parker to Bishoprick of Cornwall dated 1883, later quarter calf gilt over marbled boards with leather corner tips, red and green spine labels, minor adhesion marks and paper library labels at foot of spines, folio (4)

Hofland (Barbara Hoole). A Descriptive Account of the Mansion and Gardens of White-Knights, a Seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough, [1819], 23 etched and aquatint plates on india paper, four additional engraved views tipped in at front, occasional light spotting and browning, mostly to plate margins, closed marginal tears to pp. 129-144, archival tissue repairs and not affecting text, uncut, modern red half morocco, folio Abbey, Scenery 425. (1)

Iraq. An album containing approximately 80 corner-mounted gelatin silver print photographs, circa 1930s, showing buildings and views including some aerial shots, aircraft, tribesmen, market scenes (real photo postcards), coronation parade, Hinaidi, 1937, etc., photographs 11 x 15.5 cm and many smaller, corner-mounted and with white china ink captions to mounts (some fraying), contemporary card covers, edge wear and torn on spine, oblong small folio (1)

Dyer (G.). History of the University and Colleges of Cambridge; including Notices relating to the Founders and Eminent Men, volumes 1 & 2, 1814, numerous black and white engravings, period inscriptions to front endpapers, some minor spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated full calf, spines rubbed and partially split, 8vo, together with Tulley (Richard), Letters Written During A Ten Year's Residence at the Court of Tripoli..., volume 1 (of 2), 3rd edition, 1819, 7 hand coloured plates plus black and white folding map, some minor spotting and offsetting, split front gutter, contemporary gilt decorated 2/3 calf bound by Root & Co., spine toned and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Marier (Jacques), Voyage En Perse, En Arm‚nie, En Asie-Mineure, Et A Constantinople, fait dans les ann‚es 1808 et 1809, Atlas volume only, 1813, 25 black and white plates, lacks map, some minor marks, lacks front board, contemporary full calf, oblong 4to, plus other 18th and 19th UK topography and world travel reference and related, including many illustrations, plates and maps, mostly leather bindings, condition is fair/good, some volumes partially excised, 8vo/folio Sold as seen, not subject to return. (3 shleves)

Cartes de Visite. An album containing 38 window-mounted cartes de visite portraits, circa 1860s, including portraits of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Prince of Wales, Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, the Queen and Princess Beatrice, Prince Alfred, Duchess of Kent, Queen Marie Amelie, Sir James Simpson, Sir Rowland Hill, Sir Archibald Allison, etc., mostly with ink captions on the mounts, ownership signature of Miss [Annabella Anna] Chamberlain, 1863, to front free endpaper, contemporary cloth, soiled and worn, clasps deficient, small folio, together with an early 20th-century album relating to Didlington Hall, Norfolk, mostly small-format snapshots mounted as multiples to each album leaf, largely uncaptioned, contents broken and loose in contemporary decorative cloth gilt, slightly rubbed and soiled, folio, plus a small photograph album, circa 1870s, mostly containing albumen prints of artworks (3)

Modern Literature. A large collection of modern miscellaneous literature, fiction, art reference, and Folio Society, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some Penguin paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4to (7 shelves + a carton)

India. An album containing approximately 140 photographs, 1890s, albumen and gelatin silver prints, including buildings, views and scenes in and around Mysore, three scenes of a fire at the Palace, views around 'French Rocks', Kolar, Mysore mine and Kolar goldfields, geological photographs, smaller views in and around Ootacamund, etc., various sizes but largely half plate and similar sizes and mounted two to a page, mostly with pen or pencil caption to mounts, a total of 33 stiff card leaves, some soiling throughout, contemporary half calf, covers detached and backstrip deficient, folio (1)

*[Gems of Photographic Art]. A group of 29 mounted albumen print views, etc., circa 1862, mostly uncaptioned and uncredited, images approximately 21 x 16.5 cm and similar, most with pencil details to mounts, some spotting, all edges gilt, original cloth covers, backstrip deficient and contents loose, folio Gernsheim 161. The book contained 20 albumen prints by Bedford, Fenton, Frith, etc., some found in the collection offered here. (29)

*Charles II (King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1630-1685). Letter Signed, 'Charles R' at the head, Whitehall, 22 April 1672, addressed to the attorney general, granting the rights and appurtenance of the office of keeper of the pall mall (or pallmall) to the three sons of Laurence Dupuy and settles on them the annual allowance of 00 and the use of a house or cottage, endorsed 'Warrant for a Grant of the Office of Keeper of ye Pallmall at St James to Mr Depuis [sic] & sons in reverc'ion', countersigned at the foot by Henry Bennet, 1st earl of Arlington, manuscript on paper, a little spotting, 2 pages plus integral blank bearing endorsements, folio The game of pall-mall, or pell-mell, played with a mallet rather like croquet, was popular with the aristocracy in the 17th century, and a court had been laid out in part of St James's near to the royal palace and close to what is now the road known as Pall Mall. Samuel Pepys described in his Diary having seen the duke of York playing the game, and Charles II was himself a regular player. (1)

*Coburn (Alvin Langdon, 1882-1966). Two photogravures, circa 1910, one showing Leicester Square (from 'London in 1909'), 20 x 16 cm, original folio grey paper mount, the other Capri (from 'The Door in the Wall and Other Stories' by H.G. Wells, 1915), 16 x 19 cm (2)

Camden (William). Britannia: or a chorographical Description of the flourishing kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland and the Islands Adjacent; from the earliest antiquity..., enlarged by the latest discoveries by Richard Gough, four volumes, 2nd. edition, published John Stockdale, 1806, printed title to each volume, portrait frontispiece to volume one, fifty-one folding maps by John Cary, all with contemporary hand colouring, two uncoloured folding maps and three single sheet maps, 103 engraved plates (including eight folding), occasional spotting, 19th century half calf, boards detached or lacking, spines lacking, worn and rubbed, folio Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. (4)

Scripta Africana. 11 volumes, Johannesburg, 1985-88, monochrome maps and illustrations, The German Official Account of the War in South Africa volume with separate folio containing facsimile colour maps, original calf, slipcases (one or two a little rubbed or faded), 4to Limited edition of 1000, signed by the director. A complete set. (11)

Brown (Thomas publisher). A general atlas, being a collection of maps of the world & quarters, the various empires, kingdoms & states &c. in the world, published Edinburgh, circa 1800, calligraphic title with some soiling anbd staining, contents list and thirty-six (complete as list) engraved maps with contemporary hand colouring, including two double page, some dust and finger soiling throughout, lacking endpapers, hinges cracked and weak, pastedowns with adhesion scaring from old newspapers, contemporaty half morocco, worn and frayed, folio (1)

Blount (Godfrey). Arbor Vitae, a book on the nature and development of imaginative design for the use of teachers, handicraftsman and others, 1899, inscribed and signed by the author to front endpaper, numerous black and white illustrations, some minor spotting, original gilt decorated green cloth, boards and spine lightly marked and rubbed, slight loss to hinges, large 4to, together with Bennett-Goldney (Francis), Some Works of Art in the Possession of George A. Cooper, privately printed, 1903, limited edition of 25 copies, numerous black and white plates, some light spotting and offsetting, contemporary black half calf to green cloth boards, boards and spine rubbed, folio, and Colegrave (Stephen & Sullivan, Chris), Punk, A Life Apart, 1st edition, 2001, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original black cloth in dust jacket, square 4to, plus other mostly modern art and antiques reference, all file copies with associated marks, all original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 4to/folio (3 shelves)

Du Halde (Jean Baptiste). A description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, together with the kingdoms of Korea and Tibet containing the geography and history (natural and civil) of thse countries, volume 2 only, Edward Cave, 1741, printed title and advertisement, twenty-four uncoloured engraved folding regional maps and three uncoloured engraved plates, near contemporary half calf, worn and frayed, folio Sold as a collection of maps and prints, not subject to return. (1)

Illustrated London News. Volumes 2/121, January 1873/December 1902, a broken run of 95 volumes including some duplicates, numerous wood-engravings including some folding, some leaves loose and evidence of some items removed, various bindings but mostly original cloth gilt, some soiling and wear, folio (95)

Cowperthwait (Thomas, publisher). A New Universal Atlas containing maps of the various empires, kingdoms, states and republics of the world, with a special map of each of the United States, plans of cities &c. comprehended in seventy-five sheets and forming a series of one hundred and twenty two maps plans and sections, published Philadelphia, 1854, chromlithographic decorative title, contents list, frontispiece of a comparison plate of the rivers and mountains of the world, seventy-three (complete as list) lithographic maps (including two double page), all with contemporary hand colouring, a few maps with fraying and chipping to fore-edge, text block detached, contents shaken and loose, contemporary half morocco, boards detached, lacking spine, worn and frayed, morocco gilt title label to upper siding, folio The Cowperthwait edition of S. A. Mitchell's atlas. (1)

Arrowsmith (Aaron). Outlines of the World, 1825, title page with an engraved vignette portrait of the author, dedication and index, forty-four (complete) engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, some finger and dust soiling to the map of Africa, slight spotting, some marginal dust soiling throughout, contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed and worn, folio (1)

*New Zealand. Maori Studies. Permanent Carbonette Photos, Wellington: Thomas Pringle [published by the photographer, 1906], 12 tipped-in photographic reproduction plates, titled in the negatives, one a little creased to lower left corner, each 18 x 23 cm, original leather-backed printed wrappers with mounted photographic illustration to upper wrapper, a little chipped, frayed and marked, oblong folio, together with a group of miscellaneous late 19th and early 20th-century photographs including loose albumen prints, a small group of stereoviews and a UK album Thomas Pringle (1858-1931) was a member of the Wellington Photographic Association, and produced an early series of coloured postcards of New Zealand. He donated his negatives to the Government and these are now housed in the Turnbull Library in Wellington. OCLC locates copies only in New Zealand. (a carton)

Hatton (Richard G.). Design, An Exposition of The Principles and Practice of the Making of Patterns, 1914, 177 black and white illustrations, some light spotting, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary gilt decorated full calf bound by Morrell, boards and spine slightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Ison (Walter), The Georgian Buildings of Bristol, 1st edition, 1952, numerous black and white illustrations, some minor spotting, original cloth in dust jackets, covers and spine faded and rubbed to head, 8vo, and Lethaby (W.R.), Architecture, Nature & Magic, 1st edition, 1956, 15 black and white illustrations, frontispiece partially detached, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly toned and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other mostly 20th century architectural reference and related, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Moveable. Transformation Pictures and Comical Fixtures, 1st edition, Nister, circa 1891, six colour movable scenes, each with sliding slats operated by a lever producing an alternative view (all in working order), accompanying text and black & white illustrations, title illustrated in black & white, first few leaves detached, some light finger soiling, mainly affecting frames and levers, one frame with two closed tears to corners, original cloth-backed pictorial covers, slightly soiled, small 4to, together with Touch and Go, A Book of Transformation Pictures, with Verses by Fred E. Weatherly, 1st edition, Nister, circa 1894, eight colour movable scenes, as above, all in working order, accompanying text and black & white illustrations, title illustrated in black & white, spotting and dampstaining to text and frames, original cloth-backed pictorial covers, somewhat soiled with some dampstaining, slim folio (2)

McAllister (Isabel). Alfred Gilbert, A. & C. Black, 1929, limited edition 76/100, signed by the author to the limitation page, 40 monochrome photogravure plates, some minor toning, publisher's original gilt decorated white cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, together with Oakley (Violet), The Holy Experiment our Heritage From William Penn, Cogslea Studio Publications, USA, 1950, limited edition 352/1000, 38 black and white illustrations, some minor spotting to endpapers, publisher's original gilt decorated blue and grey cloth, 4to, and Darwin (Francis, editor), The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, volumes 1 & 2, New York, 1888, 2 black and white frontispiece, some minor toning, uniform original red and black cloth, spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other late 19th century illustrated and miscellaneous literature including Charles Darwin & T.E. Lawrence reference, mostly original cloth, some gilt decorated leather, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (2 shelves)

Racinet (Auguste). L'Ornement Polychrome, Paris, 2nd edition, circa 1880s, together with the German edition of the second series, Stuttgart, 1885, a total of 220 chromolithographed plates (complete), some spotting and soiling of text leaves, first volume broken and disbound and lacking some text leaves, loose in original cloth portfolio, soiled and worn, second volume with first text leaf creased and soiled and final plate detached and slightly soiled and frayed at edges, original cloth gilt, spine deficient, both folio Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return. (2)

Gaspari (Adam Christian). Allgemeiner Hand-Atlas der ganzen Erde nach den besten astronomischen Bestimmungen, neuesten Entdeckungen und kritischen Untersuchungen entworfen, published Weimar, Geographischen Instituts, circa 1823, double page calligraphic title, forty-eight (only of sixty) double page engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, a few maps detached, occasional marginal staining, contemporary half morocco gilt, frayed and worn, large folio Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. (1)

Equestrian. A collection of modern equestrian and sporting reference and related, including publications by David & Charles, J.A. Allen, Badminton Library, Antique Collectors' Club, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Major (Thomas). The Ruins of Paestum, otherwise Posidonia, in Magna Graecia, published by T. Major, printed by James Dixwell, 1768, title and dedication leaf (with vignette at head), both with some light soiling, list of subscribers, introductory text (with several large engraved vignettes, and 25 copper engraved views and plans of classical Greek temples, occasional very light spotting, a few marks to text leaves, with page 21/22 creased and with some soiling, sheet size 52.5 x 36 cm (20.5 x 14 ins), modern antique-style sprinkled full calf, gilt morocco spine label, large folio Fowler 157. Harris 539. Blackmer 1065. Berlin Catalogue 1894. Following Robert Wood's Palmyra (1753) and Baalbek (1757), and the first volume of Stuart and Revett's Antiquities of Athens (1762), Major's careful archaeological account of the early Greek temples at Paestum in southern Italy is another important landmark in the 18th century neo-classical revival. (1)

Edmondson (Joseph). Baronagium Genealogicum or the Pedigrees opf the English Peers..., volume 2 (only), engraved & printed for the author, [1764 - 1784], decorative engraved calligraphic title and dedication, forty uncoloured engraved plates of coats of arms, numerous tables of genealogy, book plate of the Earl of Aylesford to the verso of title page, additional book plate of R. R. Dobell to front pastedown, contemporary speckled calf with contrasting morocco labels to spine, upper board detached, rear board near detached, bumped and worn at extremities, folio (1)

Gro‰r (Leon de). Decorative Arts in Europe 1790-1850, USA, 1986, numerous colour and black and white plates, original cloth in price clipped dust jacket, large 4to, together with Honour (Hugh), Cabinet Makers and Furniture Designers, 1972, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original cloth in price clipped dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, and Levi-Strauss (Monique), The Cashmere Shawl, USA, 1986, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, large 8vo, plus other modern art and antique reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves + a carton)

Hoppe (Emil Otto). Studies from the Russian Ballet, 1st edition, Fine Art Society, [1911], 15 photogravure plates mounted on card, some spotting mostly confined to mounts but plate 8 (Nijinsky in Le Spectre de la Rose) heavily spotted across mount and spotting to image, lacks printed title-page, loosely contained in original card portfolio with printed paper label to upper cover and contents list to front pastedown, some marks and edge wear, slight loss at head and foot of spine, folio (1)

Faber (John). The Kit-Cat Club done from the original paintings of Sr. Godfrey Kneller, sold by J. Tonson in The Strand, & J. Faber at The Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square, 1735, engraved mezzotint title, engraved dedication leaf to the Duke of Somerset, and 48 mezzotint portraits on 47 plates (including one double-portrait, by John Faber the younger after Sir Godfrey Kneller), some light spotting to blank margins, a few small wormholes to extreme foot of inner margins (not affecting the engraved plates), marbled edges and endpapers, contemporary full calf gilt, recased, with remains of original spine laid down and outer corners refurbished, Signet Library oval gilt stamp to centre of each cover, rubbed and marked, folio (46.5 x 31 cm, 18.25 x 12.25 ins) The complete edition of John Faber's fine mezzotint portraits of members of the Kit-Kat Club, run by Christopher Cat, famous for his Kit-Cat mutton pies, after portraits commissioned by Tonson from Kneller (the latter now in the National Portrait Gallery). (1)

Scicluna (Hannibal P.). The Church of St John in Valletta..., privately printed, San Martin, Malta, 1955, colour and black and white plates including tipped in frontispiece, original cloth, small folio (limited edition 218/2000 copies, signed by the author), together with Porter (Major Whitworth), The History of the Knights of Malta or the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, 2 volumes, 1858, engraved frontispiece and advert leaf to both volumes, some spotting and soiling at front and rear, inner hinges slightly cracked, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed and faded, 8vo, plus Shaw (Claudius), Malta "Sixty Years Ago", Also a Synoptical Sketch of the Order of St John of Jerusalem..., 1875, lacks front free endpaper, original decorative cloth gilt, rubbed, spine faded, small 4to, plus other Knights of St John and related interest, many ex-libris H.J. Harris K.St.J. (30)

Morrell (Ottoline, 1873-1938). A scrap album compiled by Lady Ottoline Morrell, circa 1914-20, containing newscuttings, portraits from magazines, some photographs or reproductions of photographs, mainly covering the war, politics and the arts, including Philip Morrell's election as MP for Burnley, newscuttings relating to Roger Casement, pictures of the war including bomb damage and soldiers near the front line, prisoners, etc., a substantial coverage of the Irish Rebellion of 1916, including all the main participants, the signing of the Versailles Treaty, the Russian Revolution of 1919, ballet and film coverage, including the Ballets Russes, Charlie Chaplin, women's fashions, a photograph of the Spanish singer Raquel Miller, signed and inscribed to Lady Ottoline Morrell, a portrait photograph of Julian Huxley, reproductions of recent English works of art, etc., all mounted on over 60 pale blue album leaves, all edges gilt, original straight-grained half morocco, lettered in gilt to upper cover 'Manuscript Extracts 1899 O.C.B.', rubbed and scuffed with some wear to joints and extremities, folio Provenance: From the library of Philip and Lady Ottoline Morrell, thence by descent. (1)

Hart (William H.). Everyday Life in Bengal, circa 1890, 33 black and white illustrations, some light spotting, front gutter split, original blue cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Kipling (John Lockwood), Beast and Man in India..., 1892, numerous black and white illustrations, some spotting, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, and Carey (William), Travel and Adventure in Tibet, including the Diary of Miss Annie R. Taylor's Remarkable Journey..., 1902, 75 black and white illustrations, some light marks, original green cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th and modern India and Middle East reference, including publications by Oxford, A. & C. Black, Gollancz, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Scrap albums. A Victorian scrap album, containing mostly wood-engravings including portraits and views, plus some manuscript material, cuttings, a Valentine, etc., some loose, contemporary half morocco, worn and upper cover near detached, folio, together with a smaller album containing small engraved views and several 19th-century pencil drawings, plus a group of three sketchbooks of Helen McKie, circa 1920s, comprising sketches of people, trees, etc. (5)

Long (James). The Book of the Pig: its selection, breeding, feeding and management, 1st edition, L. Upcott Gill, circa 1880, numerous black and white illustrations, some light spotting, bookplate to front pastedown, original gilt decorated cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with "Stonehenge", editor, The Dogs of the British Islands, being a series of articles and letters by various contributors, reprinted from the "Field" newspaper, 2nd edition, 1872, 32 black and white plates, period inscription to front endpaper, split guttering, original gilt decorated green cloth, boards and spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and Mahler (P.), Les Chiens. Le Gibier et ses Ennemis, France, 1907, numerous colour plates, partially excised, some light toning, split gutters, original illustrated cream cloth, slight marked and rubbed, oblong 4to, plus other 19th and early 20th century illustrated natural history and UK topography reference, including English Botany, or Coloured Figures of British Plants, volumes 1-12, by John Edward Sowerby, 1863-86, many colour and black and white illustrations and plates, some volumes partially excised, mostly original cloth, condition is generally fair/good, 8vo/folio Sold as seen, not subject to return. (5 shelves)

Gibbon (Edward). The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 6 volumes, mixed editions, 1782-88, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, three engraved maps (two folding), some offsetting and light spotting and toning, bookplates, contemporary calf gilt, volumes II, IV-V rebacked with original spines relaid, some wear, 4to, together with Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera, Paris, 1642, half title, engraved title after Poussin (with repaired tear), a little light spotting and toning, all edges gilt, 18th century morocco gilt, spine faded and chipped at ends, covers with scuff marks, some edge wear, folio (7)

Malte-Brun (Conrad). Atlas de la Geographie universell ou description de toutes les parties du monde..., nouvelle edition..., augment‚e..., J. J. N. Huot, published Garnier FrŠres, Paris, circa 1870, additional half title and contents list, seventy two lithographic maps and tables on eighty-six sheets (complete as list), contemporary hand colouring, occasional marginal dust and finger soiling, upper joint broken, contemporary quarter morocco gilt, rubbed and worn, folio (1)

Woods (James). A New Atlas & Gazetteer of the Isle of Man..., Describing the Civil and Ecclesiastical Boundaries of Each Parish, and the Boundaries of the Several Baronies, Freeholds and Quarterlands as well as the boundaries of the several farms as they are now held in possession..., published Day & Son, London and James Brown & John Mylrea, Douglas, John Hampton, Ramsey, M. J. Blackwell, Castletown [and] Thomas Carran, Peel, [1867], lithographic title printed in red & black with near contemporary ownership stamps, dedication and preface, seventeen lithographic maps with contemporary hand colouring (including fifteen double page), some dust and finger soiling throughout, ownership stamps and presentation inscriptions to front endpaper and front pastedown, some adhesion scarring to rear pastedown, upper hinge partially broken, publisher's cloth gilt, spine frayed, soiled and worn, slim folio Uncommon. Only one copy found on Copac. (1)