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STAN BARSTOW. 'A Kind of Love.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, pencil inscription to pastedown, foxing to edge of text block, Michael Joseph, London, 1960, vg. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

FOLIO SOCIETY - EVELYN WAUGH, 'Sword Of Honour, 1990; 'From The Strand', CHARLES DARWIN, 'The Voyage Of The Beagle', 2003; W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM, 'Collected Short Stories', 1998; IZAAK WALTON, 'The Compleat Angler', 2000; LESLIE STEPHEN, 'Hours In A Library', 1991; 'A Gardener's Year', 2008, all vg. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

CORNWALL INTEREST. 'Mullyon: Its History, Scenery and Antiquities,' by E. G. Harvey, original boards with gilt embossing, gilt edged text block, W. Lake, Truro, 1875; 'The North Coast of Cornwall,' by John Lloyd Warden Page, original cloth, Josph Pollard, Truro; 'Devon and Cornish Days,' By E. P. Leigh-Bennett, illustrated by Leonard Richmond, original cloth; With thirteen books on Cornwall and three issues of 'Cornish Archaeology'. (19) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

FOLIO SOCIETY - H. RIDER HAGGARD, 'African Adventures' Trilogy, 1995; ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE, 'The Lost World', 1977, and fourteen other folio society books, vg. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

ANDREW LANYON The Helping Hand. An Artists' and Collectors' Accessory. A Pocket Critic. Signed Limited Edition of 250 (this is 117), orig card covers, tipped in plates, vg. Plus five other works produced by Andrew Lanyon. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

YOZO KURIHAMA, Zen poetry Photobook, Publisher Ito Bungaku. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

THE GUTENBERG BIBLE. 'A Commentary, Historical Background, Transcription, Translation,' by Jean-Mari Dodu, two volumes, double column, original cloth, Paris, Editions les Incunables, 1985; 'Die Gutenberg-Bibel,' two volumes, large folio, facsimile edition, original decorated boards, slipcase, Hildesheim, Zurich & New York: G. Olms, 2000. (4) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

CHARLES DAVID BADHAM. 'A Treatise on the Esculent Funguses of England.' Ten hand-coloured plates complete, orig cloth, gilt, some wear to covers, 1863. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

JOHN SPEED. 'Barkshire Described.' Hand coloured engraved map, panorama of Windsor Castle, double sized, framed and glazed, circa 1627, approx 38.5cm x 51cm. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £No estimate Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

J. G. MILLAIS. 'Magnolia.' No 24/500, original cloth, unclipped dj, b+w illustrations, The Minerva Press, 1972; 'The Gardens of Britain,' In association with the Royal Horticultural Society, six vols, original cloth, B. T. Batsford, London, 1977-79; With twenty books on Botany and Horticulture. (27) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

F. EDWARD HULME. 'Familiar Wild Flowers.' First edition, eight volumes, original decorative cloth, colour illustrations, rubbed spines, Cassell and Company, 1906. (8) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

R TURNER An Easy Introduction to the Arts and Sciences: being a short but comprehensive system of useful and polite learning divided into lessons. Two woodcut maps and six plates complete. Contents in good condition with owner's name on half-title. Marbled boards with remains of a half calf binding which now has a failed leather binding in situ. J Johnson, etc. 1800. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £No estimate Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

CHRISTOPHER WOOD. 'An Extract from the book "Adventure in Art".' By Lucy Carrington Wertheim, signed to William S????. Eight reproductions of paintings - three of which are black-and-white. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

POETRY, various titles and authors on poetry. (Box). Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

ART INTEREST. 'John Hoyland: The Trajectory of a Fallen Angle.' Signed postcard, colour illustration throughout, The Tate, St Ives, 2000; 'Terry Frost: Black White and Red,' The Tate, St Ives, 2003; 'St Ives All Round: The Paintings of Bryan Pearce,' The Tate, St Ives, 2007;With seven other books, published by the Tate. (10) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

DENYS VAL BAKER, FIRST EDITIONS, William Kimber LONDON, various titles. (13) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

BINDINGS. 'Cranford' by Mrs Caskell, illustrated by Hugh Thompson, original pictorial gilt cloth, inscribed title page, MacMillan and Co, London, 1891, vg; With three other pictorial gilt clothed works, all illustrated by Hugh Thompson, 'Our Village,' by Miss Mitford, 'Silas Marner' by George Eliot, 'The Vicar of Wakefield,' by Oliver Goldsmith, vg. (4) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

W. J. BEAN. 'Trees & Shrubs: Hardy in the British Isles.' Eight edition, four vol set with supplement, original cloth, vol II clipped dj, slighlty bleached spines, John Murray, London, 1976, vg. (5) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

FOLIO SOCIETY. Sixteen volumes of Thomas Hardy including Tess d'Urbervilles, The Woodlanders, and Jude the Obscure etc. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £No estimate Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

SIR HUMPHREY DAVY. 'Elements of Agricultural Chemistry, In a Course of Lectures for The Board of Agriculture....' The sixth edition, original boards, fold out illustraions, Longman Orme Brown Green and Longmans, London. 1839. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

REV W. S. LACH-SZYRMA. 'A Short History Of Penzance, St Michael's Mount, S. Ives, and the Lands End District.' Original gilt embossed cloth, some sporadic foxing, toning to the edges of leaves, illustrations complete, Lake and Lake, Truro, 1878, g. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

JOHN SELL COTMAN. 'Engravings of the most remarkable of the sepulchral brasses in Norfolk; tending to illustrate the ecclesiastical, military, and civil costume of former ages, as well as to preserve memorials of the most ancient families in that county.' First edition, Ex Libris of Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave, loose boards, tight and clean text block with many fold out engravings, John and Arthur Arch et al, Norwich, 1819. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £21.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

NARAYAN P. MANANDHAR. 'Plants and People of Nepal.' 4to, unclipped dj, original cloth, Timber Press, Oregon, USA, 2002, vg. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

AGNES CATLOW. 'Popular Garden Botany: A Familiar and Scientific Description.' 20 hand-coloured plated complete, 1855, original cloth gilt, good. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

ART INTEREST. 'Chaim Soutine (1893-1943): Catolgue Raisonne,' in two volumes, unlcipped dj, carboard slip, slight tear to dj and slip, Taschen, 1993; 'Salvador Dali: The Paintings 1904-1946,' unclipped dj, binding loose from text block, Taschen, 1997; With five other books by Taschen including Van Gogh, Kirchner, and Impressionism. (7) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

F. C. STERN. 'A Study of the GENUS PAEONIA.' First edition, folio, original boards with gilt title, toning to title page and some sporadic foxing, fifteen colour illustrations complete, The Royal Horticultural Society, London, 1946, g; GERTRUDE JEKYLL. 'Garden Ornament.' First edition, original boards, folio, marked with some sun fading, toning to frontispiece, b & W illustrations throughout, Country Life, London, 1918, g; With one other folio book. (3) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot. Condition Report: Gertrude Jekyll- has slightly rubbed and bumped cloth boards. foxing to textblock edge. Good. F.C. Stern- Bumped ends to spine. Toning to endpapers from cellophane wrap. Foxing to edge of textblock. Tight text bock with vibrant illustrations.  Bouquets- Repairs to dj. Pen inscription to endpaper. Ex Libris. Good to very good. Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

HORTICULTURE. 'Le Bon Jardinier,' half Morocco, seperate volume for illustrations, Audot, Libraire-Editeur, Paris, 1829, foxing through out, tight text block, rubbed edges to spine; With two others dated 1831 and 1862. (4) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. (Dimensions: 100) (Qty: 200)(100)Qty: (200) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

D. B. BARTON. 'Copper Mining in Cornwall and Devon.' Second edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, foxing to edge of text block and dj, D. Bradford Barton Ltd, Truro, 1968, g; With thirty-three books concerning Cornish mining, holy wells, and Cornish gardens. (34) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

BRYAN PEARCE. 'The Path of the Sun: A Biography,' by Ruth Jones, signed by Brian Pearce and dated 1978, original cloth, unclipped dj, Sheviock Gallery Publications, rnwall, 1976. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

THOM GUNN. 'The Passages of Joy.' First edition, 1982, very good condition; HENRY SEWELL STOKES. 'The Chantry Owl.' Signed ded author to St John St Aubyn with St Levan bookplates on fep. orig cloth, gilt, slightly fading on spine, Longmans, Green & Co, 1881, vg; FOULIS PRESS. 'Selected Poems of Wordsworth.' Orig art vellum gilt which has the odd mark; some foxing. Book mark, 1903; ROBERT BRIDGES. 'Selected Poems.' First Edition, dustjacket and board covers browning but intact, good; plus other poetry books including first editions. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

THE CUNARD LINE. 'The Cunard Turbine-Driven Quadruple-Screw Atlantic Line "Lusitania".' Original cloth, b+w illustrations throughout, Offices of Engerneering, London, 1907; 'The Cunard Turbine-Driven Cunard Liner "Aquitania".' Original cloth, b+w illustrations throughout, Offices of Engerneering, London, 1914. (2) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

WILLY POGANY ILLUSTRATIONS. 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam,' limited edition of 525, signed by Pogany, London: George G. Harrap, 1909. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot. Condition Report:  There is some sun bleaching to the spine and to the rear board. Rubbed ends to the spine. Toning to leaves with some sporadic spotting throughout. 3cm tear to fore edge one leaf. A number of leaves loosening to tail end of binding. Pencil and pen inscription to front endpaper. Twenty-four illustrations complete. Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

FREDERICK FORSYTH. 'The Day of the Jackal.' Reprinted before publication, original cloth, unlipped dj, tear to dj folds, watermarks, spotting to edge of text block, Hutchins, London, 197, g; 'The Odessa File,' 'The Dogs of War,' 'The Shepard,' 'No Comebacks,' and 'The Fourth Protocol,' all first editions; With ten later Forsyth's, mostly firsts. (16) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

H. RIDER HAGGARD. 'Rural England.' Two voumes, original cloth, spine ends rubbed, watermarks to edges of front leaves, inscribed endpaper, Libray lable to pastedown, Longman Green & Co, 1902, g. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

REX WHISTLER ILLUSTRATIONS. '!Oho!. Written by Laurence Whistler, original pictorial coth, illustrated throughout, The Bodley Head, 1946; With three others. (4) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

C. PLINII SECUNDI. 'Naturalis Historiae.' Woodcut engraving to title page, rebound half Morocco, raised bands on gilt embossed spine, tide mark to head throughout, last leaf of index a modern copy, numerous woodblock engravings, Dieppe, 1582. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

HORTICULTURE. 'The Garden Plants of China,' and 'Gardens in China,' by Peter Valder; 'Trillium Genius Illustrated', by Kazuko and Junichiro Samejima for Hokkaido Press, 1987; Plus five other books on Japanese and Chinese gardens. (8) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot. Condition Report: Good to very good. Highland flowers of Yunnan has bumped corners. Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

Botany. 'Exotica: Pictorial Cyclopedia of Exotic Plants from Tropical and Near-tropic Regions,' by Dr Alfred Byrd Graf, series 4, 11th editioin, two volumes, original cloth, unclipped dj, Roehrs Company, New Jersey, 1982, vg. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

WILLIAM BORLASE. 'Observations on the Antiquities Historical and Monumental of the County of Cornwall.' first edition, 32 engravings complete including map, repair to fold out plate 5 and 13, Somerset County Library stamp to back of title leave, apporx 7cm tear to leaf 325/4, original boards repaired, W. Jackson, Oxford, 1754, good copy. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

BIRKET FOSTER ILLUSTRATIONS. Common Wayside Flowers by Thomas Miller. First Edition, colour plates, decorative pictorial binding, dated in inscription 1860, Routledge, Warne and Routledge. Gutta percha binding not holding, foxing general. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £No estimate Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

HUGH GRAY. 'Letters from Canada, Written During a Residence There in the Wars 1806, 1807, 1808...' missing front board, very good to fine text block, fold out charts complete, Longman et al, London, 1809; WILLIAM FALCONER. 'The Shipwreck.' New edition, full marbled calf, engraved frontispiece, T. Hurst, London, 1802; WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT. 'History of the Conquest of Peru With a Preliminary View of The Civilisation of the Incas.' Seventh edition revised, full leather, embossed gilt title, Richard Bentley, London, 1854; With two other good bindings. (5) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

WILLIAM PLOMER. 'Celebrations.' Signed and inscibed by author, Jonathan Cape, 1972; DOUGLAS DUNN. 'Terry Street.' Faber & Faber, 1969; IAN HAMILTON. 'The Visit.' Faber & Faber, 1970; FLEUR ADCOCK. 'Tigers.' Oxford University Press, 1967; KATHLEEN RAINE. 'The Hollow Hill.' Hamish Hamilton, 1965; VIKRAM SETH. 'Three Chinese Poets.' Faber & Faber, 1992; JOHN FULLER. 'The Tree That Walked.' Chatto and Windus with the Hogarth Press 1967; With eleven other potery books and booklets, plus three copies of the review. (21) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

WILLIAM FORSYTH. 'A Treatise on the Culture and Managet of Fruit Trees.' New and Improved edition, original publishers boards, clean and tight text block, pen inscription top head of title page, thirteen mostly fold out engravings, some occasional toning and spotting, T. N. Longman et al, London, 1803, vg to fine. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. (Dimensions: 80) (Qty: 120)(80)Qty: (120) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

GABRIEL HEMERY and SARAH SIMBLET. 'The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest & Orchard Trees for the Twenty-First Century.' Original boards, illustrated through out, Bloomsbury, London, 2014, fine. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £21.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

BOTANY. 'The Flora of British India,' by J. D. Hooker, seven volumes, original cloth, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, India, 1990. (7) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

COLIN N. FRENCH et al. 'Flora of Cornwall: Atlas of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Cornwall'. 1st edition, original cloth, clipped dj, 8vo, maps complete and throughout, Wheal Seton Press, Camborne, 1999, vg. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

HERBERT GRANVILLE FELL. 'The Book of Job.' Introduction by Joseph Jacobs, fully illustrated with beautiful full-page engravings, drop-caps, borders and spot illustrations, original buckram with elaborate gilt decoration, uncut, top edge gilt, half title, 1896, vg condition. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £25.16 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

J. M. BARRIE. 'Peter and Wendy.' Illustrated by F. D. Bedford, first second and third editions, original publishers gilt cloth, pictorial title, eleven plates of which 'peter flew in' is loosening, foxingand toning through out with clean plates, spine rubbed, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1911. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

RHODODENDRON INTEREST. 'The Rhododendron Species,' by H. H. Davidian, four volumes, sun blached spines, B. T. Batsford Ltd and Timber Press, London; 'The Illustrated Rhododendron,' by Pat Halliday, The Royal Botanic Gardens, 2001; 'Joseph Hooker's Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya,' facsimilie edition, Kew Publishing; With sixteen others about the studu of Rhododendrons. (20) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

C. OSCAR MORETON. 'Old Carnations and Pinks.' Original cloth, clipped dj, illustrations complete, George Rainbird Ltd, 1955, near fine. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot. Condition Report: Clipped dj. Tear and repair to headcap of dj and tear to tail of dj. toning to edges of dj and toning to endpaper. Tight textblock and vibrant illustrations. Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

CHIANG YEE.' The Silent Traveller in Boston.' Signed, first edition, original cloth, clipped dj, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1959, vg; 'The Silent Traveller in Edinburgh.' Signed, first edition, original cloth, foxed unclipped dj, ex libris stamp on end paper, sporadic foxing to endpapers and edge of text block, Methuen & Co, London, 1948, g; With 'The Silent Traveller in San Francisco,' '.....In The War Time,' '.....New York,' '.....Oxford,' '.....Dublin,and 'Yebbin: A Guest from the Wild.' all first editions; Plus six others. (14) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

DEREK TANGYE. 'A Quiet Year.' Signed, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Michael Jospeh, 1968; 'A Quiet Year,' signed, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Michael Jospeh, 1984; 'Jeannie: A Love Story,' signed, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Michael Jospeh, 1988. (3) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

ARTHUR MACHEN. 'The Great God Pan and the Inmost Light,' First edition, original cloth, bumped edges, toning to textblock, John Lane, London, 1894; M. P. SHIEL. 'Prince Zaleski.' First edition, ex libris with insciption "Bernard S. Gilbert from the author July 23. 1911", original cloth, John Lane, 1895; 'Shapes in the Fire,' original cloth, John Lane, 1896; With six other books including 'Tallis's Illustrated London 1851' and 'The Story of the Life of John Anderson, the Fugitive Slave,' 1863. (8) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

ARTHUR SYMONS. 'Thomas Hardy.' 109/350, original cloth, fronticipiece image of author, spotting to tissue paper and title page, foxing to edges of text block, Chas. J. Swayer, London, 1927; THOMAS HARDY. 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles.' MacMillan's Pocket Hardy, original burgandy cloth with gilt embossed spine, 1920; With 20 more MacMillan's Pocket Hardy's. (22) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £0 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

BOTANY and HORTICULTURE. 'Genera Palmarum: A Classification of Palms based on th Work of Harold E. Morre, Jr.' Original cloth, unclipped dj, illustrations by Marion Ruff Sheeham, Allen Press, Kansas, 1987, fine; With 'The Northern Pomona.' Original cloth, unclipped dj, Pomona Publications, York, 2007, fine; With seven other hardback books, all g or vg. (9) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

MEA ALLAN. 'The Tradescants: Their Plants, Gardens, and Museum 1570-1662'. Uncorrected proof, original cloth boards, Michael Joseph, London, 1964; JENNIFER POTTER. 'Strange Blooms: The curious Lives and Adventures of the John Tradescants'. First edition, unclipped dj, original cloth, Atlantiv Books, 2006. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

WILLIAM BOLITHO. 'Nugae. A Rhyming Medley.' Original boards with gilt family coat of arms on front board, quarter roan, rubbed spine, two letters written and signed by author to rear, printed for private circulation, W. Brendon and Son, Plymouth, 1891 Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

FOLIO Society, various titles, six in original cellophane packaging. (11). Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

SUE TOWNSEND. 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, soiing to the edge of text bock, soiling on back of dj, Methuen, London, 1982, vg; 'The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, slight toning to edges of leaves, Methuen, London, 1984, fine; plus one other. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

EDWIN MULLINS. 'Alfred Wallis: Cornish Primitive Painter.' First edition, unclipped dj, illustrated throughout, foxing to end papers, small tide mark and tears to dj, MacDonad, London, 1967; 'Mark Rothko,' by Diane Waldman, unclipped dj, Thames and Hudson, London, 1978. (2) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.