REGINALD FARRER. 'In Old Ceylon.' First edition, original decorative gilt cloth, leaves uncut with foxing, Edward Arnold, London, 1908; 'The Dolomites: King Laurin's Garden,' original decorative cloth, Adam and Charles Black, 1913; 'The Rainbow Bridge,' third impression, original cloth, 1926; 'The Garden of Asia,' first edition, original cloth, Methuan & Co, 1904; 'On the Eaves of the World.' First edition, second impression, original cloth, boards water damage to fore edge, Edward Arnold & Co, 1926; 'The English Rock Garden.' Two volumes, 5th impression, original cloth, spine cloth chipped, vol one with ink inscribed poem to front end paper, foxed endpapers, b+w illustrations complete, T. C. & E. C. Jack Ltd, London 1930; with three other Farrer's 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: £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.
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RON HANSEN. 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.' Uk first edition, clipped dj, Souvenir Press, 1983; RUTH PRAWER JHABVALA. 'Heat & Dust.' UK first edition, clipped dj, John Murray, 1975; BRIAN MOORE. 'The Colour of Blood.' Uk first edition, unclipped dj, Jonathan, Cape, 1987; LARRY HEINEMANN. 'Paco's Story.' UK first edition, unclipped dj, Faber & Faber, 1987; JOHN HARVEY. 'Cutting Edge: A Renick Novel.' UK first edition, unclipped dj, Viking, 1991; With seventeen other firsts and Booker nominated books. (22) 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.
BOTANY. 'The Euphorbia Journal,' ten vols, original cloth, unclipped dj's, colour illustrations throughout, Strawberry Press, California, 1983. (10) 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.
BOTANY. 'Flora and Sylva: A Monthly Review for Lovers of Garden.......' Three Vols, 1903-05, 66 chromolithographed plates, original half vellum gilt, toning to tissue papers end edges of leaves, W. Robinson, London, g. (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 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.
D. REMBERT DODOENS. 'A New Herbal, or Historie of Plants: Wherein is contained the whole discourse and perfect description of all sorts of Herbes and Plants......' First translated edition by Henry Lyte, Ninian Newton, London 1586. g A clean and tight text block, later binding and a good restoration (report included), which included washing of leaves, a replacement of missing leaves (title page and eight last index pages), eighteenth century inscription to top eadge of text block. 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.
JACK KEROUAC. 'The Subterraneans.' First UK edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, tears and chips to dj, sporadic foxing throughout, Andre Deutsch, 1960; 'Doctor Sax,' First UK edition, original coth, unclipped dj, Andre Deutsch, 1977. (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.
JOHN BANCKS. 'The History of John Duke of Marlborough....' Second corrected edition, later half roan, 1742. 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.
R. D. Meikle. 'The Flora of Cyprus'. First edition, two volumes, original cloth, Robert Maclehose and Company, Glasgow, 1977, 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.
BERNARD LEACH. 'A Potter's Book.' Orig cl, dj unclipped slightly frayed, 1945; plus four others by and about Bernard Leach. 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.
CORNWALL INTEREST. 'The Timeless Land,' by Deny's Val Baker, First edition, clipped dj, Adams & Dart, 1973; 'Cornish Harbours,' by Roland Roddis, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Christopher Johnson, 1973; 'The Ports and Harbours of Cornwall,' by Richard Pearse, original coth, clipped dj, reprint, H. E. Warne, St Austell, 1964; 'An Introduction to Cornish Water-mills,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Bradford Barton, Truro, 1972; 'William Borlase,' by P. A. S. Pool, signed, first edition, The Royal Institution of Cornwall, 1986; 'The History of the Town and Borough of Penzance,' by P. A. S. Pool, signed, first edition, The Corporation of Penzance, 1974; 'The Chapels and Curates of Market Jew,' by T. Reynolds, first edition, Worden, Marazion, 1963; 'Short History of Saint Michael's Mount,' by J. R. Fletcher, published at the mount, 1951; 'The St. Aubyns of Cornwall 1200-1977,' by Diana Harley, no319, Barracuda Books, 1977; 'A Natural History of Porthleven,' by H. B. Sargent, Kenion Press, 1961; 'The Staniforth Diary: A Visit to Cornwall in 1800,' first edition, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1965. (11) 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.
CHRISTOPHER SAXTON and WILLIAM KIP. 'Cornwall olim pars Danmoniorum.' Engraved map, inset view of Launceston, framed and glazed, circa 1610, approx 31cm x 41cm. 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.
JAMES JOYCE. 'Ulysses.' Original cloth, unclipped dj, The Bodley Head, 1958. 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.
GEORGE MACKAY BROWN. 'In the Margins of a Shakespeare'. Signed by author and illustrator, wood-engravings, number 125 of 220, original boards and slip case, The Old Style Press, Llandogo, 1991. 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.
T. E. LAWRENCE 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom.' First public edition, original cloth, frontispiece, foldout map, Johanthan Cape, 1935. 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.
WALTER DE LA MARE. 'Lewis Carrol.' signed by author, 32nd of 65 copies, first edition, original cloth, untrimmed edges to fore of text block, Faber & Faber, 1932. 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. 'Kurt Jackson: A New Genre of Landscape Painting,' unclipped dj, Lund Humphries and The Lemon Street Gallery, 2010; With eighteen Jackson exhibition catalogues and booklets etc. (19) 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.
JOHN STUART MILL. 'Autobiography.' First edition, orig half calf, gilt, chip to top of spine else vg Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer. 1872. 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.
SIR PHILIP SIDNAY KNIGHT. 'The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia.....Now the ninth time published...' Illustrated title page, contemporay calf, cracked hinges, loose panel on spine, misprint to page 442 as 440 also where a tide mark permeates to finis, sporadic foxing and toning, J. Waterson and R. Young, 1638. 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 PATRICK ROURKE. 'Mimetes: An Illustrated Account of Mimetes Salisbury and Orothamnus Pappe. Two Notable Cape Genera of the Proteaceae, Cape Town.' 14 coloured plates by Thalia Lincoln, original morocco gilt, cloth box with water damage on bottom edge, Tiyan Publishers, 1982, Large (650 x 482mm). 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.
BOTANY. 'A Handbook of Succulent Plants,' by Hermann Jacobs, signed (?), first Engish edition, three vols, carboard slip cases, Blandford Press, London, 1960, g; With 'The Cactus Journal,' vol 1-8 bound in to books, reprinted, 1967; with fifteen other books on cacti and succulents. (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.
HORTICULTURE. 'Great Flower Books 1700-1900,' by Sacheverell Sitwell, H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd, 1990, fine; With nine other large format picture books. (10) 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.
IRVINE WELSH. Five signed copies inncluding 'Filth', 'Ecstasy,' 'Porno,' 'Glue,' and a hardback 'Porno. (5) 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.
BOTANICAL INTEREST. Thirteen books published for The Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, of the seprate genus of plants in matching dj's. (13) 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.
DEREK TANGYE. 'A Cat at the Window.' Signed title page by author, well bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in morocco, gilt very 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.
'Shire Discovering Series'. Twenty-three booklets, mostly fine; With five 'Dichfield's Litlle Wonder Books', and some others. 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.
VANITY FAIR. 1879-1880, one volume of the the full year, 204 full page illustrations with associated text, bound in half red leather, hinges cracked, inscribed picture index on pastedown and end paper, sporadic toning to a clean and tight text block. 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.
EDMUND DULAC ILLUSTRATIONS. 'The Tempest.' By William Shakespeare, 40 tipped in coloured plates with descriptive tissue guards complete, original cloth, gilt, covers and endpapers damaged by damp, loose, plates in good condition, 1908. 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.
MARY R. MITFORD. 'Sketches of English Life and Character.' First edition, original cloth, spine faded, illustrated by Stanhope. A Forbes, illustrations complete, sporadic foxing to edges of text block, pencil inscription to title page, T. N. Foulis, London, 1909, g; With two other T. N. Foulis published books 'Tales of Irish Life and Character,' by Erskine Nicol and 'Annals of the Parish,' by John Galt, both 1910, 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: £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.
G. W. SEPTIMUS PIESSE. 'The Art of Perfumery, and the Methods of Obtaining the Odours of Plants.' First edition, leather gilt embossed spine, front board gilt embossing faded, engravings complete, publishers catalogue to rear, Longman Brown Green and Longman, 1855, 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: £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 along with various other first editions and books. 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.
EISHIRO ABE. 'The Hand Made Paper of Izumo.' Hand-printed paper-covered boards, hand-made paper dj. 16 tipped in examples of Japanese hand-made paper plus 8 tipped-in illustrations of the process. Two leaflets laid in. Cased in hand-decorated paper-covered box. 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.
JOHN LE CARRE. 'The Honourable Schoolboy.' First edition, unclipped dj, Book Club Associates, 1977. 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.
JOHANNES BLAEU. 'Glamorganensis comitatus vulgo Glamorganshire,' engraved, hand coloured, two large coat of arms, accompanied latin text to verso, framed and glazed, circa 1645, approx 38cm x 40cm. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot. Condition Report: This map is in very good to fine condition. The middle join is noticeable and there is some slight spotting that is generally infinitesimal. The Latin pages to the rear are of a similar quality, with just a little more spotting in the margins. Postage: £42 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.
GEOFFREY GRIGSON. 'The Cornish Dancer.' First edition, unclipped dj, Secker & Warburg, London, 1982; 'Angles and Curcles,' First edition, unclipped dj, Victor Gollancz, 1974; JOHN BETJEMAN. 'Summoned by Bells.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, foxing to edge of text block and end papers, John Murray, 1960; C. S. LEWIS. 'Miracles.' First edition, unclipped dj, Geoffrey Bles, London, 1947; LEWIS CARROLL. 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.' original cloth, illustrations by John Tennie, MacMillian and Co, London, 1898; With thirty-six other books including more Betjeman, MacKay-Brown, Dylan Thomas. (41) 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.
MERVYN PEAKE. Various books in various 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.
WARREN R. DAWSON. 'A Leechbook or Collection of Medical Recipes of the Fifteenth Century.' First edtion, original gilt cloth, unclipped print on paper dj, title in red and black, MacMillan nd Co, London, 1934, fine: With twenty-four mostly horticultural and botanical books. (25) 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.
CORNWALL INTEREST. 'The Granit Kingdom: Poems of Cornwall,' edited by D. M. Thomas, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, slight tear to dj, graphite inscription to front endpaper, D. Bradford Barton Ltd, 1970; CYRIL NOAL. 'Botallack.' First edition, clipped dj, D. Bradford Barton Ltd, 1972; With three Denys Val Baker firsts and thre other books about Cornwall. (9) 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 TURNER, 'A New Herball, Part I, II and III', cardboard slip, facsimile, 1995; 'A Garden Of Pleasant Flowers', facsimile 1976; 'A Medieval Herbal', facsimile, 2003. 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.
OWEN & BOWEN. 'The Road from Exeter to Truro showing Map of Cornwall.' Partially hand coloured, toning, framed and glazed, 1720, 18.5cm x 12.5cm. 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.
142 WILLIAM STOBBS Good original pen and ink drawing of a mouse in an oriental cloak; C WALTER HODGES. good original pen & ink and colour of ship and tower; SCOULAR ANDERSON. Original pen & ink drawing of birthday celebrations. All well-known children's book illustrators, all to do with celebrating the hundredth birthday of Ruth Manning-Sanders, August 1988. 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 WHITAKER. 'The Ancient Cathedral of Cornwall Historically Surveyed.' Two volumes, rebound in modern boards with frontispiece half title and title page rebacked, stamps on half title and title, clean tight textblocks with sporadic foxing, John Stockdale, London, 1804. (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.
R D PENHALLURICK Birds of the Cornish Coast including the Isles of Scilly. Dustjacket, unclipped; plates and line -drawings; very good condition. 1969. D Bradford Barton. ROGER PENHALLURICK The Birds of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.Orig cloth, gilt, acetate dustjacket 1978, Headland Printers vg; plus a further copy of the same title. 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.
FREDERICK FORSYTH. 'The Devil's Alternative.' Signed by author, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Hutchinson, London, 1979, 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.
BERNARD LEACH. 'An Exhibition of the Art of Bernard Leach. His Masterpieces loaned by British Museums and Collectors. Meeting of East and West. Sponsors the Ohara Museum of Art; the Asahi Shimbun. April 1980. Profusely illustrated catalogue of the April 1980 Exhibition. Slight browning round edges of soft covers. BERNARD LEACH Kenzan and his Tradition. The Lives and Times of Koetsu, Satatsu and Kenzan. very good, 1966. 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.
BOTANY. 'Agaves of Continental North America,' Howard Scott Gentry, original cloth, unclipped dj, The University of Arizona Press, Tuscon, second printing, 1998; 'Some Beautiful Indian Climbers and Shrubs,' Raizada and Bor, The Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay, 1954; With thirty-two botanical books. (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.
EDAWARD THOMAS. 'In Pursuit of Spring.' First Edition, original cloth, top edge etc gilt, 1914, very 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.
V. SACKVILLE-WEST. 'Aphra Behn.' First edition, origina cloth, unclipped dj, stamp and price to end paper, Gerald Howe Ltd, London, 1927; 'Nursery Rhymes,' 360/550, original cloth, The Dropmore Press, London, 1947; With thirteen other books by and about Sackville-West. (15) 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.
GEOFFREY HOUSEHOLD. 'Xenophon's Adventure.' First edition, illustrations complete, orig cloth, dj clipped, 1961, good condition. 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. 'Ravilious in Pictures,' four volumes, 'A Travelling Artist,' 'Sussex and the Downs,' 'The War Paintings,' and 'A Country Life,' by James Russell, all unclipped, The Maidstone Press, 2009-20012; Plus five other books by or about Ravilious. (9) 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.
ALFRED WALLIS, 1855-1942. October 21 - November 21 1992. Very rare catalogue issued by the Mercury Gallery of London in 1992 showing six colour reproductions of work by the artist. Fine. ALFRED WALLIS St Ives, 20 April-11 May. Arts Council, 1968. ALFRED WALLIS by John Dalton in "Far and Wide", Autumn 1969, 6-page article in Wallis with coloured and black-and-white illustrations, 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.
RUSSELL BRADDON. 'Cheshire V. C.' First edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Evans Brothers Ltd, London, 1954, g; With twenty-four other books. (25) 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.
RUTH MANNING-SANDERS. 'A Book of Mermaids.' First edition by Methuen, unclipped dj, coloured dustjacket by Robin Jacques, black-and-white plates and illustrations by Robin Jacques complete, original gilt-backed boards, 1967, vg condition. 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.
E. A. BOWLES. 'A Handbook of Narcissus.' Original cloth, unclipped dj, Martin Hopkinson, London, 1934; ' A Handbook of Crocus & Colchicum,' author as before, The Bodley Head, 1p52; with twenty-seven books mostly gardening literature. (29) 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.
WALTER H. TREGELLAS. 'Cornish Worthies: Sketches of Some Eminent Cornish Men and Families.' Two volumes, original boards, rubbed spines, spotting to front leaves, unclipped edges to text block, Elliot Stock, 1884. (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.
BERNARD WALKE. 'Twenty Years at St. Hilary.' First edition, Methuen & Co, London, 1935. 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.
SHOJI HAMADA CATALOGUE. Japanese text, dated 1981, good condition; Plus SUSAN PETERSON. 'Shoji Hamada: A Potter's Way and Work.' Orig cloth, 1995; MASAHIKO KAWAHARA. 'The Ceramic Art of Ogata Kenzan.' Orig cloth, dj back faded, first edition, 1985. (3) 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.
GEORGE SCHNEIDER. 'The Book of Choice Ferns.' Five vols, original pictorial cloth, rubbed ends to spines, coloure plates and wood block engravings complete, L. Upcott Gill, c1892 (no date given), 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. Condition Report: The boards, although still vibrant, have been affected by what looks like mould. This mould is no longer present, but has left permanent staining. This is generally to the rear board. The ends of the spines are rubbed. Sporadic foxing throughout, in particularly the endpapers. The text blocks are tight, very little sign of cracking to the joints, and still an attractive set. 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.
BRITAIN'S BEST TONIC. HASTINGS & ST LEONARDS. Tourist Guide for 1931/2. Plates, photographs and lots of advertisements. vg condition save for darkening of the card covers and a slight tear at bottom edge; GEORGE CLARKE MUSGRAVE. Cuba. The Land of Opportunity. Pictorial boards worn and rubbed. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton 1919; Trouville. La Reine des Plages. c1930. good; Deauville. La Plage Fleurie. c1930, good; plus one other. 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.
H. J. Elwes and A. H. Henry. 'The Trees of Great Britain.' Facsimile in seven volumes, original cloth, unclipped dj, republished by S. R. Publishers Ltd, 1969, g. (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.
WILLY POGANY ILLUSTRATIONS. 'Atta Troll.' Signed and inscribed by illustrator, original boards with gilt title, loose card on spine, some spotting through textblock, half title, five pen and ink scetches, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1913. 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.
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