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Jones (Paul). Flora Magnifica, Selected and Painted by the Artist, Text by Wilfred Blunt, Foreword by Professor E.G.Waterhouse, published The Tryon Gallery 1976, additional half title, sixteen colour plates, each with tissue guard, publisher's half vellum gilt, limited edition 65/500 signed by the artist, slim tall folio, contained in cloth slipcase, together with, Flora Superba, published The Tryon Gallery, 1971, additional half title, sixteen colour plates, each with tissue guard, publisher's half vellum gilt, limited edition 301/500, signed by the artist, slim tall folio, contained in cloth slipcase, slipcase with slight damp staining (2)

Hardie (Martin). English Coloured Books, 1st edition, 1906, numerous black and white plates with tissue guards including frontispiece, minor toning, original gilt-decorated red cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, together with White (Gleeson), English Illustration 'The Sixties': 1855-70, 3rd impression, 1906, numerous illustrations by Ford Madox Brown including frontispiece with tissue guard, some light spotting throughout, original gilt-decorated white cloth, boards and spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 4to, and Menpes (Mortimer), Whistler As I Knew Him, de luxe edition, 1904, 351/500 copies, numerous colour and black and white illustrations with tissue guards, some light spotting, original decorated cream cloth, spine toned and rubbed with minor loss to head and foot, 4to, plus other modern art history and reference, mostly hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Brettingham (Matthew). The Plans, Elevations and Sections, of Holkham in Norfolk, the Seat of the Late Earl of Leicester, 1st ed., 1761, 23 sepia-engraved plates and plans only (of 28), lacking dedication and preface leaves, folding plate with small marginal loss and reinforcements, some scattered spotting, near contemporary half sheep, rubbed, folio Harris 46. Provenance: The Earl of Leicester, presentation inscription (and later inscription) to title. (1)

Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of). The Duke of Wellington's Orders of Knighthood, Dickinson Brothers, circa 1852, frontispiece of the arms of the Duke of Wellington, 35 chromolithographed plates of orders, medals and batons, each with explanatory text opposite, some light offsetting and spotting, hinges reinforced, original cloth gilt, rebacked, some edgewear and a few stains, oblong folio Scarce. (1)

Harris (John). Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca. Or, a Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels... Now Carefully Revised, with Large Additions, and Continued down to the Present Time... 2 volumes., 1744-48, titles printed in red and black, eighteen (only) engraved maps, including eleven folding and thirty-two (only) engraved plates, occasional marginal closed tears, very slight spotting, Italian library book plate, book plate of Sir Edward O'Brien Bart. to rear pastedown, hinges and joints weak and cracked, contemporary calf with gilt armorials to sidings, worn and rubbed, folio Sold as a collection of plates and maps, not subject to return. (2)

North (Roger). The Lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal.., The Hon. Sir Dudley North, and the Hon. and Rev. Dr. John North, 3 volumes, New Edition, 1826, contemporary calf, later rebacks, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, together with A Report of Some Proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Goal Delivery for the Trial of the Rebels in the Year 1746, Dublin, 1763, contemporary calf, rubbed and some wear to extremities, plus other miscellaneous antiquarian, including Kitto, Holy Bible, 2 volumes, circa 1840s, Alison's History of Europe, 10 volumes, 1839-42, Journal of Transactions of the Victoria Institute or Philosophical Society of Great Britain, 20 volumes, 1883-1902, etc., many leather-bound, 8vo, 4to, & folio (6 shelves)

Ogilvie-Grant (W.R. & Millais, J.G., and others). The Gun at Home and Abroad. British Game Birds and Wildfowl, published The London & Counties Press Association Ltd, 1912, portrait photogravure frontispiece of King George V, additional half title, numerous colour and black and white illustrations throughout, limited edition 849/950, bookplate of C. Gordon Booth, t.e.g., remainder uncut, contemporary morocco gilt, spine a little faded, folio, together with, Kirkman (F.B. & Hutchinson Horace G. editors), British Sporting Birds, published T.C. & E.C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, 1924, additional half title, numerous colour and black and white illustrations throughout, publisher's decorative cloth gilt, 4to, with, Bowdler Sharpe (R.), Sketch-Book of British Birds, published S.P.C.K., 1898, title page with colour vignette, numerous colour illustrations to text throughout, bookplate of Alan Francis Brooke, publisher's decorative cloth gilt, slight staining, 4to, plus, Collinge (Walter E.), The Food of Some British Wild Birds: A Study of Economic Ornithology, published by The Author, York, 1924 - 27, portrait frontispiece, numerous uncoloured diagrams and illustrations throughout, t.e.g., remainder un-trimmed, near contemporary half morocco gilt, spine faded, 4to (4)

Ludwig (Heidrun). Nürnberger naturgeschichtliche Malerei in 17 und 18 Jahrundert, 1st edition, Germany, 1998, numerous black and white illustrations, ex-libris bookplate to front endpaper, original green cloth with inlaid colour illustration, large 8vo, together with Nissen (Claus), Die Botanische Buchillustration Ihre Geschichte und Bibliographie, Germany, 1st edition, 1966, ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown, original gilt-decorated green cloth, boards slightly rubbed, ex-lib. sticker to spine, large 8vo, plus Sprunger (Samuel, [editor]), Orchids from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, CUP, 1986, numerous colour illustrations, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, original green cloth in dust jacket and slipcase, ex-libris sticker to spine, folio, and approximately 60 further volumes of horticultural and botanical reference, some ex-libris with bookplates, mostly hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (approx. 60)

Cartier-Bresson (Henri, 1908-2004). Zeichnung und Fotografie, Mannheimer Kunstverein, 1986, exhibition catalogue of drawings, signed 'Henri' by the photographer to title, original printed wrappers, a little dust-soiled and marked, text block detached, slim 4to, together with Man and Machine, Photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, 2 copies, English and French editions, IBM, 1969, black and white illustrations from photographs, both with signed presentation inscriptions from the photographer to half-title and both signed 'Henri', original cloth lettered in black and white, both slightly rubbed and marked, oblong 4to, plus Cartier-Bresson's France, Text by Francois Nourissier, 1st English edition, 1970, black and white illustrations from photographs, signed presentation inscription from the photographer 'Henri', with his name crossed out by himself on half-title and full-title, original cloth in torn and frayed dust jacket, folio (4)

Thomazi (Commandant, & Fouqueray, D. Charles). La Peche en Mer, Paris, Editions Celby, 1962, 24 illustrations with pochoir hand-colouring, including 2 double-page and 8 full-page, untrimmed, original wrappers, with light blue cloth chemise and slipcase, folio, limited edition 251/400, together with Vialar (Paul), L'Homme de Brenne, Vingt-Deux Eaux-Fortes de Aymar de Lezardiere, Les Bibliophiles de l'Automobile-Club de France, circa 1970, 22 etched illustrations, untrimmed, original plain wrappers in cream cloth chemise and slipcase, folio, this copy numbered 95 from an unspecified edition, specially printed for Etienne Perrigot, plus Dottrens (Emile & Burnand, Tony, and Others), Le Grand Livre de la Peche et des Poissons, Eau Douce, 2 volumes, Monaco, 1952, monochrome illustrations, including many after photos, and 2 etched illustrations by Albert Decaris, original dark blue quarter morocco, over marbled boards, a little rubbed to extremities, 4to, limited edition 519/900 (4)

Edwards (Francis, publisher,). Reports on the Collections made by the British Ornithologist's Union Expedition and the Wollaston Expedition in Dutch New Guinea, 1910 - 13, 2 volumes, 1916, numerous coloured and black and white plates, two double page maps, t.e.g., modern half morocco gilt, folio Limited edition 115/150. (2)

Griffith (Samuel Young). Griffith's New Historical Description of Cheltenham and its Vicinity, pub. Cheltenham, 1826, engraved hand-coloured map frontispiece, engraved title with hand-coloured armorial (signature 'Winwood' to upper margin), 3 hand-coloured engraved maps & plans (one folding), 73 engraved plates (lacking the view of Montpellier Baths, but with 3 additional plates & 24 trade plates at rear), initial 20 plates hand-coloured, tissue guards, edges untrimmed, original green half morocco gilt with printed decorative title to upper board, joints split and worn mostly at head & foot, spine & corners worn, large 4to, togehter with Rudder (Samuel). A New History of Gloucestershire, 1st ed., Cirencester, 1779, double page engraved map, sixteen engraved plates (most re-guarded), one engraving in letterpress, occasional offsetting and browning, near contemporary calf, joints and edges rubbed, folio For the first work: Hyett & Bazeley, vol. 2, p.58. One of fifty copies, with proof plates on India paper, the second work: Upcott I, pp. 251-253. (2)

Falkner (William). Libertas Ecclesiastica, Or, A Discourse, Vindicating the lawfulness of those things, which are chiefly excepted against in the Church of England, especially in its Liturgy and Worship, 2nd edition, 1674, some light water marks, contemporary inscription to text block, contemporary calf binding, boards and spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Bates (William), The Sovereign and Final Happiness of Man, with The Effectual Means to obtain it, 1680, front endpaper partially detached, some toning and marks throughout, contemporary calf bindings, front board detached, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, and Exon (Lord Bishop), A Sermon Preach'd before the Queen, At St. James's, On Tuesday, March 8 1708. Being the Anniversary of Her Majesty's Happy Accession to the Throne, 1709, bound with Hoadly (Benjamin), An Humble Reply To the Right Reverend The Lord Bishop of Exeter's Answer... , 1709, and 5 further ecclesiastical pamphlets, all 1709, contemporary inscription to front pastedown, some light spotting and marks, contemporary decorated calf binding, boards and spine slightly rubbed and marked, 8vo, plus other 17th to 19th-century antiquarian ecclesiastical reference and essays, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (2 cartons)

Castellensis (Hadrianus, Cardinal). De sermone latino, et modis Latine loquendi, 1st edition, Rome: Marcellus Silber, October 1515, title within ornamental woodcut border, and with author's arms in circular frame, coloured in red, roman type, final blank present, good margins, a little spotting and some light old damp staining to lower outer corners towards rear, Chatsworth bookplate to front pastedown, gilt and marbled edges, later polished calf gilt, rebacked with original gilt-decorated spine relaid, corners strengthened, rubbed, folio A nice copy of the first edition of an uncommon book. Not in Adams. (1)

Hutchins (John). The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, 4 vols., 3rd ed., 1861-70, titles printed in red and black, numerous engraved plates and illustrations, occasional light toning and marginal waterstains, contemporary burgundy half morocco, spines faded, edges a little rubbed, folio (4)

Pamphlets. Instuctions Agreed upon in Parliament, for Commissioners, for Surveying the Forest of Sherwood; The Forest, or Chase of Needwood; The Forest, or Chase of Kingswood; The Forest, or Chase of Ashdown, or Lancaster Great Park; and Endfield Chase..., London: Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, 1657, [2],14pp., small disbound folio, together with [Dryden, John], The Medall. A Satyre Against Sedition. By the Authour of Absalom and Achitophel, London: Jacob Tonson, 1682, [12], 1-10, 13-20pp., lower margin of B1 torn, lacking C2, some browning, disbound 4to, with Graham (James), A New, Plain, and Rational Treatise on the True Nature and Uses of the Bath Waters..., Bath: Printed by R. Cruttwell, 1789, [4],42,[1],42-48pp., half-title, two leaves adhered together (page 42 & following unnumbered page), disbound 8vo, and Prideaux (Humphrey), An Award of King Charles the First, Under His Broad-Seal. Settling two Shillings of the Pound out of the Rents of the Houses in Norwich, for the Maintenance of the Parochial Clergy of that City, in lieu of Personal Tithes..., 1707, [2],66pp., title detached, disbound 4to, plus approximately 17 other 18th & 19th century pamphlets (21)

Willoughby (Francis). Historia Piscium Libri Quatuor, Jussu & Sumptibus Societatis Regiae Londinensis editi, 1st ed., Oxford, 1686, title with engraved vignette of the Sheldonian Theatre, additional engraved title, dedication leaf to Samuel Pepys, 187 fine engraved plates (complete), each plate with neat eighteenth century annotations, including Linnaean nomenclature in brown ink, occasional minor spotting and one or two small holes, printed title, engraved title and dedication leaf with some dampstains to upper margins, with small hole to head of engraved title only, and similar dampstain to final portion of text (appendix and index), contemporary full calf, gilt decorated spine with morocco labels, a little rubbed with minor wear to extremities, folio Nissen ZBI 4417; Wing W2879. (1)

Folio Society publications, 111 volumes, including Dracula, by Bram Stoker, 2008, Wives and Daughters, An every-day story, by Elizabeth Gaskell, 2002, Captain Cook's Voyages, 1768-1779, Selected and Introduced by Glyndwr Williams, 1997, The Source of the Nile, The Lake Regions of Central Africa, 1993, A Secret Pilgrimage To Mecca and Medina, 2004, both by Richard F. Burton, together with 106 further volumes, mostly original cloth in slipcases, G/VG, 8vo/4to (111)

S.D.U.K. Maps of The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 2 volumes, published Chapman & Hall, 1844, 161 engraved maps, including some folding and double page, the map of Africa with later ink manuscript annotations one comparison plate of the rivers of the world, forty-seven town plans and six celestial star charts, complete as lists, occasional marginal fraying, very slight spotting, a.e.g., contemporary half morocco gilt, folio (2)

Hafez (Aams-al-Din Mohammad, of Shiraz). The Works of Dewan Hafez: With an Account of his Life and Writings, Calcutta: A. Upjohn, 1791, title in Persian and English, with woodblock British royal and East India Company coats-of-arms at head, imprint within decorative border, text in Persian in nasta'liq and naskhi type, later pencil annotation throughout, lacking leaves 79 and 80 from the third part, tiny hole to title imprint affecting one letter, tiny marginal wormhole affecting title and first 8 leaves, pp.8-9 of second part cut short and into a couple of words, a couple of other catchwords in second part just trimmed by the binder, leaves 5 and 6 of third part sometime neatly remargined, leaves 119 and 120 in third part mis-foliated as published, last 19 leaves stained and with other lighter staining mainly confined to gutter affecting various gatherings, marbled endpapers, contemporary ownership stamp of Mr Strachey on endpaper, possibly repeated in ink manuscript in Persian below, label of Carberry Tower Library, contemporary half calf, worn, spine and corners crudely repaired with tape, folio (270 x 175mm) Very rare first printed edition of the celebrated Persian lyric poet, who lived 1315-1390. The edition itself was compiled by Abu Taleb Khan Landani (1753-1805/06; administrator at Lucknow and author) based on 12 manuscripts. 'By common consent [Hafez] represents the zenith of Persian lyric poetry. In no other Persian poet can be found such a combination of fertile imagination, polished diction, apt choice of words, and silken melodious expressions' (Enc. Iranica Vol. XI, Fasc. 5, pp. 461-465). This edition was printed in 1200 copies by Aaron Upcott (fl.1785-1800). 'The first printed edition using movable type was commissioned by Richard Johnson of the East India Company [...] In a letter to Johnson prior to its publication, Sir William Jones, the famous orientalist and translator of Hafez, had complimented Johnson on taking up the task: "An impression of your Hafiz will, indeed, be a valuable acquisition to the publick; and I hope some years hence to offer up a copy of it on the tomb of the divine poet near the crystal stream of Rucnabad"' (Enc. Iranica Vol. XI, Fasc. 5, pp. 479-483). Only 7 institutional copies have been traced: BL, Cambridge, Bodleian, Edinburgh, Marburg, Princeton and Chapel Hill. Shaw 186 (not calling for the first part of 15 ll., nor the second part of 5 ll.). (1)

M'Lean (Thomas, pub.). The Military Costume of Turkey. Illustrated by a Series of Engravings from Drawings made on the Spot, 1818, half title, hand-coloured stipple-engraved portrait frontispiece of Antonaki Ramadani, additional engraved title with aquatint vignette, 29 hand-coloured aquatint plates, some minor offsetting and a few spots, modern plum cloth, paper label to upper cover, folio Abbey Travel 373; Blackmer 1125. (1)

Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Translations diligently compared and reuised, by his Maiesties speciall Commandement. Appointed to be read in Churches. Imprinted at London: by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, 1611], collation C2-C3, D1, D4, A-Z6, Aa-Zz6, Aaa-Zzz6, Aaaa-Zzzz6, Aaaaa-Ccccc6, A-A6, Aa1, only four preliminary leaves present of fourteen, (comprising two leaves of Kalendar, Almanacke leaf & names of Bookes leaf), lacking general title and final five leaves at rear of volume, New Testament title present printed within decorative woodcut border (trimmed to blank margin, sheet size 38.6 x 24.7cm, detached), Apocrypha present, double-column black letter text with 59 lines to the full column, decorative woodcut initials, with Ruth iii:15 reading '...he went into the city'. running titles close-trimmed at head with some cropped, sewing weak and partly broken, with some pages & gatherings loose or detached (mostly affecting initial few leaves and gatherings at rear of volume), few closed tears and old repairs mostly to lower margins, occasional other tears to margins (mostly outer corners), some dust soiling, general dampstaining to margins throughout, heavy dampstaining & fraying to approximately 40 final leaves at end of volume with consequent area of text loss particularly affecting final six leaves, contemporary calf, brass central boss and corner pieces to boards (lacking one corner piece to upper board & two to lower board), old reback, covers detached, leather torn & worn, lacking clasps, folio, sheet size 38.8 x 26.8cm Herbert 309, Darlow & Moule 240, STC 2216 & Printing and the Mind of Man 114. The first folio edition of the King James Bible, commonly known as King James' Great 'He' Bible and the 'Authorised' version. With Ruth iii:15 reading '...he went into the city'. One of the most significant books in the English language, "a book, which if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power" (Macaulay). NOTE: Additional note: 8 leaves in New Testament provided from the later 2nd issue ‘She’ Bible.   New Testament leaves H1-H6 (Luke xiii:14 to xxii:39) replaced by leaves with signatures 5L1 - 5L6 (with 59 lines to full page)  New Testament leaves P3 & P4 (Romans vi:1 to ix:30) replaced by leaves with signatures 5S3 – 5S4 (with 59 lines to full page)  (1)

Triggs (H. Inigo). Formal Gardens in England and Scotland, Their Planning and Arrangement Architectural and Ornamental Features, published B.T.Batsford, 1902, 'subscriber's copy' printed to verso of half title, numerous black and white illustrations and plans, bookplates of Chas. E.H. Chadwyck Healy of Lincoln's Inn and Arthur Quinton Wells, t.e.g., contemporary half morocco gilt, a little worn at extremities, folio (1)

South Africa. A group of 6 well-presented photograph albums relating to South Africa (and Great Britain), circa 1947-56, including numerous views, some mining scenes, recreational activities, etc., all well photographed and neatly presented with detailed white china ink captions in block capitals throughout, the earliest album with postcard-size photographs, the remainder mostly approximately 15 x 20cm and mounted two to a page, approximately 1,500 photographs in total, the first volume contemporary plain cloth, a little frayed, folio, the remaining volumes contemporary red leather with gilt-titled upper covers, dates and initials of the compiler S.J.M., rubbed, large folio It would appear that S.J.M. spent time working and touring while based in South Africa over a number of years. (6)

Baker (W.B.). Fields and Flowers; or, The Stockton Naturalist, 1st edition, 1867, black and white portrait photograph frontispiece, signed 'I am yours faithfully W.B. Baker' to frontispiece, some minor spotting, contemporary green cloth, boards slightly marked, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Phillips (Henry), Flora Historica: or the Three Seasons of the British Porterre... , volumes 1 & 2, 2nd edition, 1829, some slight spotting, uniformly rebound in modern green cloth, 8vo, and Grindon (Leo H.), Country Rambles, and Manchester Walks and Wild Flowers... , 1st edition, 1882, signed by the author to title-page, 6 black and white full-page illustrations, some water staining to frontispiece, original gilt-decorated green cloth, boards slightly marked, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other 19th and 20th-century horticultural reference and related, mostly hardback publications, some original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Botanical Specimens. A folio volume of dried specimens, 1877-1878, approximately 100 leaves, each with one or more specimens neatly mounted together on paper laid down on rectos of album leaves, the majority of specimens with manuscript identification in Latin, some also with name or initials (of collector?), a few specimens missing and some held in place with modern paper strips, most leaves dated at head in manuscript, patterned endpapers, untrimmed, recent quarter calf, folio (1)

Botanical Specimens. British Ferns, circa 1854, seventeen loose folio leaves, each with a mounted pressed fern (two with remains of specimen), each with printed label below giving Latin name and a location in the Lake District: Lodore, St. Bees' Head, Honister Crag, Skiddaw Bank, Ullock Moss, Crosthwaite, Wanthwaite Crags, Barrow Wood, etc., first leaf with manuscript note 'Rocks of Borrowdale Miss Wright Sept 1854', some minor edge-fraying and creasing to leaves, sheet size 45 x 28.5cm (17.75 x 11.25ins), loosely contained in contemporary cardboard portfolio, slightly soiled and worn, gold-printed label on upper cover, slim folio (1)

Lucotte & Benard. Menuisier en Batimens, Menuisier en Meubles, & Menuisier en Voitres, [from Diderot & D'Alembert, Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences des arts, et des metiers...], circa 1760s, 3 parts bound in one, 38, 20 & 30 full-page copper engraved plates, respectively, modern dark blue morocco-backed marbled boards, folio, together with [Lacombe, Jacques]. Encyclopedie Methodique. Dictionnaire de toutes les especes de chasses, & Dictionnaire de toutes les especes de peches, 2 volumes bound in one, Paris, H. Agasse, [1794-95], viii + 456 pp. & xv + 336 pp., plates not present (text only), contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, gilt decorated spine with raised bands, rubbed and joints partly cracked with a little wear, 4to, together with Chambaud (Louis & Robinet, J.B.), Nouveau Dictionnaire Francois-Anglois, et Anglois-Francois, 2 volumes, Paris, C. Panckoucke, 1776, text in French and English, occasional spotting and minor marks, contemporary uniform full tree calf gilt, rubbed and some marks, second volume with upper joint partly cracked, 4to, plus one other (L'Exposition Illustrée, Paris, Librairie Montgredien, 1900) (5)

Walsh (Grahame L.). Bradshaw's Ancient Rock Paintings of North-West Australia, 1st edition, 1994, limited to 1000 copies, 99 colour plates, numerous black and white illustrations, original black cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed to head, large 8vo, together with Gibson (Frank), Charles Conder, His Life and Work, with a catalogue of the lithographs and etchings of Campbell Dodgson, 1st edition, 1914, 13 illustrations with tissue guards including frontispiece, 107 colour and black and white plates, some light spotting, original boards with cloth spine, slightly marked at head and foot, 4to, and National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Illustrated Catalogue, Sydney, 1906, numerous colour and black and white illustrations and plates, some minor spotting, original gilt-decorated calf binding, spine slightly rubbed, hinges split to foot, 8vo, plus 77 further volumes of Australian art history, reference and related, mostly hardback publications, G/VG, 8vo/folio (80)

Cookery. A large collection of modern cookery reference and related, including Spirits and Liqueurs, by Peter A. Hallgreen, 1st edition, 1977, signed by the author to title-page, Bristol Cream, by Godfrey Harrison, 1st edition, 1955, plus others, all hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Anderson (William). The Pictorial Arts of Japan, With a Brief Historical Sketch of the Associated Arts, and Some Remarks upon the Pictorial Art of the Chinese and Koreans, 1886, 80 mostly black and white plates, original decorative cloth lettered in red and gilt, rebacked, folio (Artist's proof copy, number 38, signed by the author), together with Boxer (C.R.), Fidalgos in the Far East 1550-1770, Fact and Fantasy in the History of Macao, The Hague, 1948, 16 black and white plates, map endpapers, original cloth, partly browned, 8vo, plus Joly (Henri L.), Legend in Japanese Art, A Description of Historical Episodes, Legendary Characters, Folk-lore, Myths, Religious Symbolism, Illustrated in the Arts of Old Japan, reprint, Tokyo, 1967, numerous illustrations including 15 colour plates, original cloth gilt in dust jacket, dust jacket slightly soiled and split on spine, with some surface dirt to book spine, 4to, plus other mostly English language, 20th-century books on Japanese prints and art (3 shelves)

Jewel (John). [The Works of the very Learned and Reverend Father in God John Jewell ... Newly set forth with some Amendment of Divers Quotations: and a Briefe Discourse of his Life, 4 parts in one, London: Printed by John Norton, 1609], lacking general title, individual titles for each part printed within decorative woodcut borders (title to first part slightly torn), some early ink underscoring, initial few leaves loose and frayed to margins, contemporary calf, upper board detached, lower joint cracked, some wear, folio, together with Pennant (Thomas), The Literary Life of the Late Thomas Pennant, Esq. by Himself, 1793, engraved portrait frontispiece, edges untrimmed, contemporary marbled boards, upper board detached, lacking spine, 4to, plus other miscellaneous books including The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1950, colour plates, original cloth, 8vo, Antique Point and Honiton Lace..., by Mrs. Treadwin, circa 1870s, two worn copies of Language of Flowers illustrated by Kate Greenaway etc., plus [Slezer, John, 1645-1717], Prospectus Civitatis Innerness - The Prospect of ye Town of Innerness, engraved view of Inverness printed by Thomas Millward, plate taken from Theatrum Scotiae, some toning, 27 x 43.3cm (10.5 x 16.75 inches), 20th century frame, glazed, plus four sets of late 19th-mid 20th century playing cards, contained in original boxes (a small carton)

Special Air Service. SAS War Diary 1941-1945, the Association Edition, published by Extraordinary Editions Ltd., [2011], facsimile with colour and black and white illustration printed on thick paper, original blind-stamped leather over boards with closing strap, large thick folio Limited edition 452/500. The limitation leaf applied as front pastedown and made out for S Sgt D Thearle SAS. Accompanying the book are the original prospectus, generic letter to the purchaser and original packaging for postage. (1)

Davidian (H.H.). The Rhododendron Species, volumes 1-3, 1st editions, 1982-92, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, all original green cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed, spines slightly faded, large 4to, together with Batton (Auriol), Flowers of Southern Africa, South Africa, 1986, limited edition 547/4000, numerous colour illustrations, minor toning, original faux green morocco in dust jacket, covers slightly marked and faded, large 4to, and Keynes (Geoffrey), John Ray, A Bibliography, 1951, limited edition of 650 copies, 20 black and white illustrations including portrait frontispiece, bookplate to front endpaper, original green cloth in dust jacket, cover toned and slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th and 20th-century botanical history and reference, mostly hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves & a carton)

Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Workes of Geffray Chaucer newly printed, with dyvers workes whiche were never in print before: As in the table more playnly dothe appere. Cum privilegio, [Imprinted at London: by [Nicholas Hill for] Rycharde Kele, dwellynge in Lombarde strete nere unto the stockes market at the sygne of the Egle, [1550]], black letter text in double column, woodcut title (supplied from the 1561 John Stowe edition), trimmed and relaid, 3 unsigned preliminary leaves, A1 missing, 355 leaves (starting at signature B), numbered in roman numerals, numerous woodcut initials, separate part-title to romaunt of the Rose with woodcut decorative border, woodcut illustration to the head of the Knyghtes Tale and Squires Tale, some fraying and marginal damp marking to preliminary leaves and signature A, generally not affecting text, A6, with dampstain more visible, and frayed with loss to upper and lower outer margins, affecting a few letters to upper outer corner (with later paper repairs), S5 with closed tear repaired to lower outer corner, slightly affecting one or two words, 3Q numbers 2-5 with outer margins somewhat trimmed, not affecting text, except for 3Q2, where there is loss of some words and letters, light dampstain to lower margins towards rear of volume, otherwise generally in good condition, occasional early ink mark, 18th century ink signature of William Herbert, to front blank, with his engraved bookplate, and that of James McBryde, St. Helens to front pastedown, all edges gilt, early 18th century gilt-decorated dark blue full morocco, rubbed and some minor marks, spine somewhat sunned, folio STC 5072. Pforzheimer 174 (Thynne issue). The third edition of the collected works of Chaucer, this being one of four variants, each with a different publisher's name in the colophon (the others being Thomas Petit, Wyllyam Bonham and Robert Toye), who are likely to have shared equally in the edition. The two woodcuts of The Knyght and The Squire are here printed for the first time, and continue to be printed through black editions up to 1602. The third edition of William Thynne's version of Chaucer's Works, first published in 1532. (1) NOTE: The leaves before B1 are also believed to be from the later 1561 edition

Hogarth (William). An album of engravings, originally published in 'Hogarth Re-engraved', [1795 -1812], thirty-nine uncoloured engravings including 'Marriage-a-la-Mode', 'Harlots Progress' 'Hudibras', 'The Cock-Pit' and 'Beer Street & Gine Lane', some marginal dust soiling and spotting, later ownership signature to front endpaper, 19th century half morocco with gilt morocco label to upper siding, worn and frayed, oblong folio (1)

*British topographical views. A mixed collection of approximately 600 engravings and prints, mostly 18th & 19th century, engraved and lithographic views, including examples by Buck, Wickes, Kip, Turner, Illustrated London News, Kirkall, Spreat, Byrne, Havell, Wollnoth, Cole and Perry, occasional duplicates, various sizes and condition, together with approximately twenty-eight folio reproduction botany prints after P.J.Redouté, several duplicates and a small collection of marbled paper, various sizes (approx.700)

Spence (Rev. Joseph). Polymetis: or an Enquiry concerning the Argreement between Works of the Roman poets and the Remains of the Antient Artists..., published R.Dodsley, 1747, engraved portrait frontispiece, forty-one uncoloured engraved plates, bookplate of George Thornhill Esq., contemporary calf, skillfully re-backed, sidings worn and rubbed, folio (1)

Hall (B.P. & Moreau R.E.). An Atlas of Speciation in African Passerine Birds, published Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), 1970, additional half title, colour frontispiece, 439 maps showing the distribution of various species, publisher's cloth gilt, d.j., folio, together with, Fleming (C.A.), George Edward Lodge, Unpublished Bird Paintings, published Michael Joseph, 1983, additional half title, numerous colour plates, publisher's quarter cloth gilt with mock leather sidings, d.j., folio, with, Audubon (John James), The Original Water-Colour Paintings by John James Audubon for the Birds of America, Introduction by Marshall B. Davidson, 1966, colour portrait frontispiece, numerous colour plates, publisher's cloth gilt, d.j. price-clipped, folio, plus, Godfrey (W.Earl), The Birds of Canada, published Ottawa, 1966, additional half title, numerous colour plates and distribution maps throughout, map endpapers, publisher's cloth gilt, d.j., folio, and, Macdonald (J.D.),Birds of Australia, A Summary of Information, 1973, additional half title, numerous colour and black & white plates, pubisher's cloth gilt, d.j., 4to, with another ten volumes similar, all 20th century, mostly 4to and folio (15)

Elwes (Henry John and Henry, Augustine). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland, 7 volumes. in the original 15 parts, 1st ed., Edinburgh, 1906-13, colour frontispiece to volumes. 1-5, colour pictorial titles, portrait and 413 plates, mostly photogravures, list of subscribers, errata and addenda in Index volume, uncut, original pictorial grey wrappers printed in blue, lacking upper siding on one volume (volume 7), all slightly rubbed and a little frayed, folio Nissen BBI 595. (7)

Furst (Herbert, editor). The Woodcut, An Annual, nos. 2 & 3 only, 1928-29, no.2 limited to 750 copies, numerous black and white woodcut illustrations, both original decorated boards, no. 2 with dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed with minor loss to head and foot of spine, 8vo, (2 volumes in total), together with Hardie (Martin & Sabin, Arthur K.), War Posters, issued by belligerent and neutral nations 1914-1919, 1st edition, 1920, 80 black and white plates including colour frontispiece, some minor spotting, original decorated green cloth, spines slightly faded, 4to, and Laran (Jean), L'oeuvre Gravé d'Eugène Bejot, Editions des Bibliotheques Nationales de France, 1937, numerous black and white illustrations including frontispiece, contemporary inscription to front endpaper, some light toning, original red quarter morocco, spine slightly rubbed, large 4to, plus other modern print reference including The Studio Specials, 4 volumes 1924-30, all hardback publications, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/V, 8vo/folio (35)

Cervantes Saavedra (Miguel de). The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight Errant, Don Quixote, of the Mancha, Translated out of the Spanish; now newly Corrected and Amended, 2 parts in one, London: Printed for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, 1675, [8],137,[5],138-214,216-244,244-273 leaves, general title torn & trimmed to margins and lined to verso, following four leaves torn at head and repaired (with occasional loss), many leaves cropped at head with loss to running titles and page numbers, manuscript page numbers to contents leaves of part two, some leaves with page numbers applied in manuscript to upper outer corners, few leaves with closed marginal tears, some spotting and toning, all edges gilt, 19th century blind panelled and decorated morocco by Hayday, spine and extremities rubbed, small folio Wing C1777. Bookplate of the English painter George Dunlop Leslie RA (1835-1921) and pasted-in note to front blank "To George Dunlop Leslie from his Mother January 13th, 1865. Peter Leslie, from his father G.D. Leslie Oct. 1908. This Exquisite Book belonged to C.R. Leslie Esq. RA." (1)

Cookery. A large collection of modern cookery reference and related, including Haute Cuisine, by Jean Conil, 1st edition, 1953, Le Vin De Bourgogne, by Raymond Dumay et al, 1976, plus others, all hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Grimm (Jakob). Rede auf Wilhelm Grimm, [Berlin], Maximilian Gesellschaft, 1924, 26 pp. of text, with colophon to verso of blank leaf at end, the first word illuminated in orange-red and gold, untrimmed, top edge gilt, contemporary fine quality green full morocco gilt (by Enders of Leipzig), matching protective plain green wrapper, and slipcase (some marks), large slim 8vo, printed in an edition of 300 copies, together with Nansen (Fridtjof), Nebelheim. Entdeckung und Erforschung der nordlichen Lander und Meere, 2 volumes, 1st German edition, Leipzig, 1911, colour frontispiece to each volume, monochrome illustrations, etc., original cloth, very slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Orlowski (Hans, illustrator), Friedrich von Schiller, Kassandra, Berliner Bibliophilen Abend, 1959, colour woodcut illustrations by Orlowski, original printed boards, with card slipcase, slim folio, limited edition 9/180, signed by the artist, and other mostly early 20th century German illustrated books, various, including Bernhard Steiner, Sappho, Jena, 1907, Faust Eine Tragodie von Goethe, Holzschnitte von Walther Klemm, Einhorn Verlag, [1919], etc. (15)

Passeri (Giovanni Battista). Lucernae Fictiles musei Passerii, 3 vols., Pisauri: Gavelliis, 1739-1751, titles in red & black, each with engraved vignette device (round ink library stamp to lower outer blank corners of each), engraved portrait plate and 322 engraved plates representing ancient objects from the collection of Passeri (many depicting types of oil lamps), lower margins of few plates in volume 3 with stain mark (not touching image, obscured with white chalk), armorial bookplate of Boyce Harvey Combe to upper pastedowns, contemporary full sheep, gilt decorated spines with contrasting labels, some light cracking to joints, folio Graesse V 156 and Brunet IV 418. (3)

Aristotle. [Decem librorum Moralium Aristotelis, tres conversiones... ], Part 5 (of 5) only, 1st edition, Paris: Johannes Higman and Wolfgang Hopyl, 12 April 1497, 74 leaves (A-D8, E6), capital spaces with guide letters, side notes, some spotting throughout and old light damp staining to upper inner margins of early leaves and upper outer margins of final leaves, final page slightly soiled without affecting legibility of printing details and text, modern wrappers, soiled and worn, slim folio (278 x 215mm) A complete part being the third Latin translation of the Nicomachean Ethics contained in the complete work, this part being folios 137-210. The translation here is by Robert Grosseteste, sometimes wrongly attributed to Henricus Krosbein. Goff A991; GW 2359. Exceptionally rare with no auction record traced for any part of this edition. (1)

De l'Isle (Guillaume). Untitled atlas, circa 1720, lacking titles, index and preliminaries, fifty-five (only) double page maps with contemporary outline colouring, several maps with strengthened margins, some toning, spotting and occasional staining, occasional marginal closed tears, publisher's advertisment on front pastedown, contemporary calf, boards detached, lacking spine, worn frayed and rubbed, folio Sold as a collection of maps not subject to return. (1)

Plumier (Charles). Plantarum Americanarum fasciculus primus [-Decimus], continens plantas, quas olim Carolus Plumierius, Botanicorum Princeps detexit, eruitque, atque in Insulis Antillis ipse depinxit. Has primum in lucem edidit, concinnis descriptionibus, & observationibus, aeneisque tabulis illustravit Joannes Burmannus, 1st edition, Amsterdam, Sumtibus Auctoris, 1755, 10 parts bound in one volume, title printed in red and black, 262 full-page copper engraved plates, including one with hand-colouring, contemporary quarter calf, rubbed and a little wear with joints partly cracked, large folio (44 x 27 cm) Nissen BBI 1547. Sabin 63459. Sitwell, Great Flower Books 70. Hut 554. The French botanist Charles Plumier (1646-1704) undertook three botanical expeditions to the West Indies, the last two as the French King, Louis XIV's appointed botanist. He was one of the first to describe the native plants of America, the present work being a selection by the Dutch botanist Johannes Burmann, Professor of Botany at Amsterdam. (1)

Sarpi (Paolo). The Historie of the Councel of Trent, Conteining Eight Bookes... , Written in Italian by Pietro Soaue Polano, and Faithfully Translated into English by Nathanael Brent, 2nd edition, Bonham Norton and John Bill, 1629, title with woodcut device, with appendix to this second edition printed to verso, without blank leaf at front, colophon leaf at end present, some minor marks, contemporary calf, rubbed and somewhat worn, with joints partly cracked, folio, together with other folio works, various, mostly 18th and 19th century, including Illustrations of Steam Machinery and Steam Naval Architecture, Atlas, published John Weale, 1840, Henry Bowman and J.S. Crowther, The Churches of the Middle Ages, 2 volumes, circa 1850s (bindings worn with one cover missing), Charles Wickes, Illustrations of the Spires and the Towers of the Medieval Churches of England, volume 2 only, 1854-55, etc. (3 cartons)

Daniell (Thomas & William). A Picturesque Voyage to India; by the Way of China, 1st ed., 1810, 50 hand-coloured aquatint plates, within wash borders and on thick card, some scattered spotting, small shelf number inkstamp to front endpaper, bookplate removed from front pastedown, a.e.g., contemporary crimson straight-grained morocco gilt, joints cracking, spine a little rubbed and faded, some scuff marks, oblong folio Abbey Travel 516; Tooley 173. The Daniells left England in April 1785 on board the Indiaman Atlas, arriving in Whampoa, China, in August. The plates include views of Madeira, the Cape of Good Hope, Java, Macao, Canton and Calcutta, while the accompanying text includes observations and descriptions of native peoples. Having spent several months in China, the Daniells then sailed on to Calcutta. (1)

Rattray (James). The Costumes of the Various Tribes, Portraits of Ladies of Rank, Celebrated Princes and Chiefs, Views of the Principal Fortresses and Cities, and Interior of the Cities and Temples in Afghaunistan, Hering & Remington, 1848, hand-coloured additional title and 29 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates on 25 sheets, many heightened with gum arabic, a few short closed marginal tears, title printed in red and black, small errata slip, subject list, single leaf publisher's catalogue at end, dedication with author's facsimile signature, subscribers list, explanatory text (a few frayed margins), slight overall toning and some light scattered spots, contents disbound, contemporary red half morocco, red morocco title label to upper cover, spine with small tears at foot, joints and edges rubbed folio (61 x 43.5 cm) Abbey Travel 513; Colas 2489. James Rattray, a lieutenant in the 2nd Grenadiers Bengal Army, served during the First Afghan War of 1839 to 1842. The skilfully coloured illustrations made from Rattray's meticulous and lively studies include portraits of Emir Dost Muhammad Khan, Kandahar Lady of Rank, Ladies of Kabul, Ghiljye Women, Atmaran, Afghan soldiers and tribesmen, views of Kabul, Kandahar, Mosque and Tomb of Sultan Mahmood of Ghuznee, as well as other topography. (1)

Cookery. A large collection of modern cookery reference, including Irons in the Fire, A History of Cooking Equipment, by Racheal Feild, 1st edition, 1984, A King's Feast, The Goldsmith's Art and Royal Banqueting in the 18th Century, 1st edition, 1991, all hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Cookery. A large collection of modern cookery reference and related, including In the Twilight, by Andre L. Simon, 1st edition, 1969, Sherry and the Wines of Spain, by George Rainbird, 1st edition, 1966, signed by the author to half-title, plus others, all hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Jenkins (James). The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies: From 1799 to 1815, [1815], 54 hand-coloured aquatint plates (watermarked 'Whatman 1812'), including frontispiece, title and dedication, a few detached, foredges a little frayed, a few spots, contemporary half morocco, spine defective, covers detached, some wear, folio Abbey Life, 356; Tooley 281. (1)

Forshaw (Joseph M. & Cooper, William T.). Parrots of the World, Lansdowne Press, 1973, numerous colour plates, a few light spots, contemporary green half morocco, some fading to spine, folio, together with The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds, 1977, colour plates, illustrations, contemporary green half morocco, folio (2)

Liturgy [Greek]. Leitourgiai ton agion pateron [Greek text], Paris: Guillaume Morel, 1560, [4], 179pp., printed in 'Grecs du Roi', a little browning, old damp staining and soiling at front and rear, several old ownership signatures at front including J. Schomberg (3 times in pencil), Archer Thompson and R.R. Perkins (to title), oval purple ink library stamp of St Francis College Oxford to front free endpaper and title, further old ink doodles and pricings to title upper margin, contemporary vellum-backed marbled boards, worn with some loss of marbling paper and splits to spine, folio A rare edition of the Greek liturgy but without part 2, its Latin translation, edited by the French controversialist Claude de Sanctes. Adams L842 (part 1 only, as here). (1)

Smith (Bradley). Japan: A History in Art, 1st edition, 1964, colour illustrated throughout, original cloth in dust jacket, slightly rubbed, folio, together with Robinson (B.W.), Kuniyoshi, The Warrior-Prince, 1st edition, Oxford, 1982, colour and black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, slightly rubbed, 4to, plus Crighton (R.A.), The Floating World: Japanese Popular Prints, 1700-1900, Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973, black and white and some colour illustrations throughout, original cloth in slightly rubbed dust jacket, small folio, plus others related including bound issues of Ukiyo-e, nos. 21-59, 1965-74, bound in ten cloth volumes, wrappers retained and a group of approximately 100 related auction catalogues (3 shelves + a carton)

Cookery. A large collection of modern cookery reference and related, including Amateur Wine Making, 1st edition, 1956, Champagne, by Tom Stevenson, 1st edition, 1986, plus others, mostly hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Gill (G. Herman). Royal Australian Navy 1942-1945, 1st edition, Australia, 1968, numerous black and white illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, together with Rouseett (Lt-Colonel), Histoire Générale De La Guerre, Franco-Allemande (1870-71), volumes 1-6 plus Atlas volume (complete), Nouvelle Edition, France, circa 1900, numerous black and white illustrations and maps, some light toning and spotting, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated red quarter morocco, boards and spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo (7 volumes in total), and Décorations officielles francaises, Paris, 1956, limited edition of 7000 copies, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original decorated cream cloth, front board slightly water marked to foot, large 8vo, plus other modern military history and reference, including publications by Pen & Sword, Conway, Schiffer Military History, Airlife, H.M.S.O., mostly hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo/folio (6 shelves & a carton)

Folio Society publications, 34 volumes, including Moby Dick, or The Whale, by Herman Melville, 1998, The Life of Samuel Johnson, by James Boswell, 2 volumes, 1993, The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri, 1979, Short Stories, by H.G. Wells, 1990, Lives of the Engineers, by Samuel Smiles, 2007, and 28 further volumes, all original cloth in slipcases, 8vo, together with Adams (Richard), The Plague Dogs, 1st edition, 1977, original illustrated brown cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and other modern fiction and literature reference, including Ian McEwan, John Le Carré, Elmore Leonard, Gerald Durrell, Martin Amis, Dick Francis, all original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo (6 shelves)