McRae (Colonel H. ST. GM). Regimental History of the 45th Rattray's Sikhs, volume 1, 1856-1914, for private circulation only, Glasgow: Robert Maclehose, 1933, photographic portrait frontispiece of Captain Thomas Rattray, ten maps and plans, original black cloth gilt, some marks and wear to edges with a little fraying to joints and minor loss to head of spine, together with Anderson (R. H.). Regimental History of the 45th Rattray's Sikhs now with changes to during the Great War and after. 1914-1921, for private circulation only, London: Sifton Praed & Co., 1925, 16 folding maps, original dark blue cloth gilt, rubbed and spine faded, plusMacMunn (Lieut.-Colonel Sir George). The History of the Sikh Pioneers (23rd, 32nd, 34th), 1st edition, London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., [1936], colour frontispiece, 2 folding maps, monochrome plates after photographs, map endpapers, original red cloth, gilt, lightly rubbed and a little fading to spine, large 8vo, and Birdwood (Colonel F.T.). The Sikh Regiment in the Second World War, privately published, [1947], 9 folding maps and plans in pocket at rear, light foxing to endpapers and fore edges, original red cloth gilt, very lightly rubbed, thick 8vo QTY: (4)
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Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll'). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, London: Macmillan and Co., 80th thousand, 1886, half-title with mounted presentation inscription in blue ink by Lewis Carroll: 'Maggie Savile-Clarke from the Author Nov. 5./86', illustrations by John Tenniel, tissue-guard to frontispiece, p.71 with light stain to upper blank margin, all edges gilt, original red cloth gilt, some stains, spine darkened and a little frayed at ends, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Williams, Madan, Green 46e.Margaret (Maggie) Savile-Clarke was one of the daughters of Henry Savile-Clarke, a minor playwright, who wrote to Dodgson asking him for permission to make a two act operetta based on Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Alice in Wonderland: A Dream Play for Children took to the London stage in 1886. The collaboration sparked a correspondence between Savile-Clarke's family, particularly Maggie and her sister Katherine (Kitty), and Dodgson. Tragically Maggie died in 1894, aged twenty-two, from tuberculosis.
Jones (David). In Parenthesis. Seinnyessit e gledyf ym penn mameu, 1st edition, London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1937, three monochrome plates, pale blue top edge, light spotting to endpapers, original buff cloth, title to spine on blue ground in gilt frame, minimal fraying to extreme head and foot of spine, in dustwrapper (with price 10s 6d, not price-clipped), frayed with some small chips to upper edges, pale discolouration to spine and rear wrapper, 8voQTY: (1)
Coleridge (Samuel Taylor). Christabel &c., 2nd edition, London: printed for John Murray by William Bulmer, 1816, half title, bound without the 4 pp. advertisements, some light spotting, modern half morocco, 8vo, together with Letters, Conversations and Recollections of S.T. Coleridge, [edited by Thomas Allsop], 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Edward Moxon, 1836, half titles, advertisement leaf at end of volume I, Eton gift inscription, dated 1843 at front of volume I, all edges gilt, later calf gilt, a little rubbed with light stains, 8vo, plus The Dramatic Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, edited by Derwent Coleridge, new edition, 1857QTY: (4)
* Cornwall. Daniell (William), A collection of 27 views from 'A Voyage Round Great Britain, 1825, aquatints with contemporary hand-colouring, occasional duplicates, including five early proofs before letters, titles and printed borders, each approximately 225 x 300 mmQTY: (27)NOTE:The views consist of, Falmouth, New Mullyan Cove, Boscastle Pier, The Entrance to Portreath, Penzance, St. Michael's Mount, St Michaels Mount Cornwall, Mullyan Cove, The Lizard Light Houses, Port-Looe, Gorran Haven, Mevagissy, Mevagissy Cornwall, Polkerris, Fowey Castle, Fowey from Bodenick, Polperro, East Looe (2), Port Wrinkle, The Lands-End (2 copies), The Lands-End Cornwall and five proofs.
Henty (G.A). The Treasure of the Incas, a tale of adventure in Peru, 1st edition, London: Blackie & Son, 1903, 8 full-page black and white illustrations, map of Peru, 32 pp. publisher's advertisements at rear, contemporary gift inscription to half-title, scattered spotting, all edges green, original green pictorial cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, 8vo, together with:At Agincourt, a tale of the white hoods of Paris, 1st edition, London: Blackie & Son, 1897, 12 black and white illustrations, 32pp. publisher's advertisements at rear, occasional light spotting, all edges green, original green pictorial cloth gilt, rubbed, 8vo, withBoth Sides of the Border, a tale of Hotspur and Glendower, 1st edition, London: Blackie & Son, 1899, 12 full-page black and white illustrations, 32pp. publisher's advertisements at rear, occasional light spotting, all edges green, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, with 21 others including 14 by Henty, all in original pictorial clothQTY: (24)
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, 1st edition, London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1909, colour illustrations, very light mark to p.51, pictorial endpapers, original boards with inset colour illustration to upper board, slightly rubbed at head of spine, 12mo, together with, Potter (Beatrix), The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, 1st edition, later issue, London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., [1918], title imprint with final letter 'n' of 'London' present (initial copies printed with last 'n' lacking), colour illustrations, pictorial endpapers, original boards with inset colour illustration to upper board, 12mo QTY: (2)NOTE:Quinby 16 & 25.
Lewis (C.S). Prince Caspian, The Return to Narnia, 1st edition, London: Geoffrey Bles, 1951, colour frontispiece, map to front free endpaper & pastedown, black & white illustrations throughout, neat ownership inscription to half-title, a few light spots, original blue cloth, a few small stains to boards, dust jacket, price-clipped, lightly rubbed to extremities, rear panel faintly marked, 8voQTY: (1)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). A Midsummer-Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare, London: William Heinemann, 1908, 40 tipped-in colour plates, some light spotting, original cloth gilt, spine neatly repaired, a few light marks, 4to, together with Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, by J.M. Barrie, new edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1912], 50 tipped-in colour plates, a little light offsetting and a few spots, presentation inscription, 1919 at front, original green cloth gilt, spine neatly repaired, 4to, plus The Rhinegold & the Valkyrie, by Richard Wagner, 1st edition, 2nd impression, November 1919, 34 tipped-in colour plates, some light spotting, small label over previous owner inscription at front, original cloth gilt, spine repaired with some fading, 4to, with eight others illustrated by Arthur Rackham in variable condition including The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne, 1918, Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods, reprint edition, circa 1924, the Tempset, 1926, and The Complete Angler, 1931 (in chipped dust jacket)QTY: (11)
![Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Fairy Tales, by Hans Andersen, London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1924], 12 tipped-in colour plates,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6810be4c-aba0-4a1d-b78f-b0050118a8d8/ddb83c07-a136-4113-b800-b0150109acca/468x382.jpg)
Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Fairy Tales, by Hans Andersen, London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1924], 12 tipped-in colour plates, occasional light spotting, top edge gilt, original vellum gilt, slipcase (small split along one fold, a few stains), 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Limited edition 194/500, signed by the artist. A bright copy.
St. Dominic's Press. Hermia and some other poems by W. H. Shewring, 1st edition, Ditchling: St. Dominic's Press, 1930, wood engraved vignette to title and full-page wood engraving by David Jones, errata leaf after title printed in red, additional printers slip regarding the publication loosely inserted, original publishers cloth-backed blue boards, a little rubbed and slight fraying to extreme head and foot of spine, a little discolouration to board edges, 8vo, limited edition 68/240, together withGregynog Press. The Praise and Happinesse of the Countrie-Life written originally in Spanish by Don Antonio de Guevara, put into English by H. Vaughan, Silurist, reprinted from the edition of 1651, with an introduction by Henry Thomas, and wood engraving by Reynolds Stone, Newtown Greynog Press, 1938, wood engraved illustrations by Reynold Stone, some light spotting to final leaves, period bookplate of Geoffrey Russell, original red half morocco gilt, with paper label to upper cover, small 8vo, limited edition 254/400QTY: (2)
Glas (George). The History of the Discovery and Conquest of the Canary Islands, 1st edition, London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1764, 4 maps (1 folding, 2 on 1 leaf), scattered spotting, toning, Brooklyn Public Library stamps to maps and title, endpapers and blanks renewed, modern red half morocco gilt, 4to, together with:Bishop (Mrs J.F., née Isabella L. Bird). Korea & Her Neighbours, A Narrative of Travel, with an account of recent vicissitudes and present position of the country, 2 volumes, 1st edition, John Murray, 1898, 2 folding coloured maps, 24 monochrome plates after photographs, wood-engraved illustrations, publisher's advertisement leaf at rear of both volumes, occasional light spotting, original publisher's decorated blue cloth gilt, rubbed, 8vo, withThe Yangtze Valley and Beyond, an account of journeys in China, chiefly in the province of Sze Chuan and among the Man-Tze of the Somo Territory, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1899, folding map at rear, 116 monochrome illustrations, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, worn and stained, 8vo, with approximately 30 other volumes related to travelQTY: (approx 35)
![Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Hansel & Gretel and other stories by the brothers Grimm, New York: George H. Doran, [1925], 1](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6810be4c-aba0-4a1d-b78f-b0050118a8d8/7a7cd70d-0113-4f11-8c35-b0150109ad3a/468x382.jpg)
Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Hansel & Gretel and other stories by the brothers Grimm, New York: George H. Doran, [1925], 12 tipped-in colour plates, bookplate, light water stains to fore edges, original cloth, upper cover illustration edges a little rubbed and chipped at lower right corner, 4to, together with Sous le Signe du Rossignol, by Henrey Jaques, Paris: L'Edition d'Art, 1923, 19 mounted colour plates by Kay Nielsen, original wrappers, 4to, limited edition 1447/1500QTY: (2)
![Johns (W.E). The Black Peril, A "Biggles" Story, London: John Hamilton, [circa 1936], colour frontispiece, 4 black and white](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6810be4c-aba0-4a1d-b78f-b0050118a8d8/b8f4c00d-7eb5-42ee-acb8-b0150109bade/468x382.jpg)
Johns (W.E). The Black Peril, A "Biggles" Story, London: John Hamilton, [circa 1936], colour frontispiece, 4 black and white illustrations, 35 pp. publisher's catalogue at rear dated Autumn 1936, neat ownership inscription to front free endpaper, light scattered spotting, original blue cloth, dust jacket, priced 3/6 to front flap, rubbed to extremities, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:An excellent copy in a bright, unrestored dust jacket.
* Heaney (Seamus, 1939-2013). Christmas card, privately printed for the author by Peter Fallon/The Gallery Press, 1996, folded light blue card with the poem 'Jesus and the Sparrows' printed in black inside, woodcut by Timothy Engelland to front, inscribed in black fibre pen by Heaney beneath poem, 'To Rosemary, With love, as ever, Seamus + Marie', 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: from the library of Rosemary Goad, the first female director of Faber and Faber.One of 175 copies.
Campbell (Dugald). Wanderings in Central Africa, 1st edition, London: Seeley, Service & Co., 1929, folding map, half-tone illustrations, advertisements, endpapers a little toned, original cloth gilt, 8vo, together with Burnaby (Fred). A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia, 1st US edition, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877, folding map contained in front and rear pockets (one split along one fold), a little light toning, original cloth gilt, spine slightly darkened and rubbed at ends, 8vo, plus Selous (Frederick Courteney) Sport and Travel East and West, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1900, half-tone illustrations, publisher's catalogue at end, previous owner inscriptions at front, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed, 8vo, with four others: A Journal of the Disasters in Affghanistan 1841-2, by Lady Sale, 1st edition 1843, Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia, 2nd edition, 1896, and The Induna's Wife, 1898, and The Ruby Sword, 1899 by Bertram MitfordQTY: (7)
Khayyám (Omar). Rubáiyát, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald, with decorations by Fish, London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1922, 20 full-page colour plates (including frontispiece), preliminary and rear leaves spotted and toned, original black cloth-backed boards gilt, rubbed and bumped, 4to, together with:Ingoldsby (Thomas). The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth & Marvels, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, London: J.M. Dent, 1907, mounted colour frontispiece, full-page colour mounted illustrations throughout (with captioned tissue-guards), smaller illustrations to text, a few light spots, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original pictorial green cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, withBarrie (J.M). Quality Street, a comedy in four acts, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1901, mounted colour illustrations throughout (with tissue-guards), small illustrations to text, pictorial endpapers and pastedowns, lightly toned and spotted, original pictorial purple cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, with 14 others relatedQTY: (17)
![Bible [English]. The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament, and the New, Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues, and](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6810be4c-aba0-4a1d-b78f-b0050118a8d8/af44431a-9c4b-4f0b-8f51-b0150108faf3/468x382.jpg)
Bible [English]. The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament, and the New, Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesties special Command, London: Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd, 1698, engraved title by L. Lucas (with view of London, gutter torn at foot), letterpress New Testament title with imprint dated 1699, bound with Book of Psalms, The Psalms of David in Meeter. Newly Translated, and Diligently Compared with the Original Text..., Allowed by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland; and appointed to be sung in Congregations and Families, Edinburgh: Printed by Evan Tyler, 1698, blank leaf between end of New Testament and Book of Psalms inscribed 'Mary Temple her Book in the year 1735', some light toning throughout, two blank free endpapers at front bearing early ownership signature of Mary Temple and also inscription 'A present from Mrs Mary Palmer of Bewdley to Joseph Stanfield September 23rd 1800' and 'Joseph Stanfield born July 2nd 1795', Dutch gilt pastedowns (without Dutch gilt free endpapers), all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated calf, extremities worn, 18mo (12.2 x 6.7 cm), together with a late 16th/early 17th century defective French New Testament (lacking all before C1)QTY: (2)NOTE:Darlow & Moule 668; Herbert 851.
Haggard (H. Rider). The People of The Mist, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894, monochrome illustrations, original green cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8voBlack Heart and White Heart, and other stories, 1st edition, 1900, monochrome illustrations, some light spotting & toning, original green cloth, boards lightly rubbed, 8voAyesha, The Return of She, later edition, London: Ward Lock & Co, circa 1910, original cloth in dust jacket, covers rubbed with some minor tears, 8vo, plus other mixed edition works by H. Rider. Haggard, together with:Crompton (Richmal), Just William, 39th impression, London, George Newnes, 1953, monochrome illustrations, previous owner marks to the front & rear end papers, some light marginal toning, original cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, covers rubbed with some loss, 8voWilliam the Fourth, 29th impression, 1948, monochrome illustrations, some light marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed with some minor tears to the head & foot, 8voStill William, 26th impression, 1953, monochrome illustrations, marginal toning throughout, original cloth in dust jacket, covers rubbed with some minor loss, 8vo, plus other mixed edition 'William' novels, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, overall condition is generally fair/good, 8voQTY: (3 shelves)
Johns (W.E). Biggles Hits The Trail, 1st edition, London: Oxford University Press, 1935, colour frontispiece, 6 black and white plates, a few light spots, original pictorial green cloth, backstrip faded, a few light marks, dust jacket, priced 3/6 to front flap, neat archival tape reinforcements to verso, head of spine worn with some loss (affecting top of title), extremities rubbed, light dust-soiling to rear panel, 8voQTY: (1)
![Johns (W.E). The Cruise of the Condor, London: John Hamilton, [circa 1933], colour frontispiece, 4 black and white illustrati](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6810be4c-aba0-4a1d-b78f-b0050118a8d8/e4a37038-723c-41e2-ac1f-b0150109c0a3/468x382.jpg)
Johns (W.E). The Cruise of the Condor, London: John Hamilton, [circa 1933], colour frontispiece, 4 black and white illustrations, frontispiece rehinged, original blue cloth, lettered in red, a few light marks to backstrip, dust jacket, price sticker to spine (price unclear), price-clipped, tape reinforcements to verso, extremities rubbed (with small occasional loss), 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:An early reprint of the second Biggles title with the scarce dust jacket in excellent condition.
Tolkien (J.R.R.). The Hobbit or There and Back Again, 1st edition, 2nd impression, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1937, 12 illustrations (4 in colour), cartographic endpapers & pastedowns, gift label to front blank, a few light spots, tape residue to pastedowns lower margins, original green pictorial cloth, residue of tape to spine overlapping to boards, rear joint & spine extremities worn with loss, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Published in the same year as the first impression. The second impression is however the first with illustrations.
* Clarke (Joseph Clayton,'Kyd', 1856-1937). A collection of 32 original watercolour illustrations to Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens, circa 1900-30, 32 mounted pen and ink and watercolour drawings, all signed & titled by the artist, occasional light spotting & toning, 18.5 x 12.5 cm, contained in handsome custom-made red quarter morocco gilt clamshell boxQTY: (1)NOTE:Kyd's illustrations to the characters of Dickens' novels were immensely popular in the early 20th century, with the British Museum acquiring 598 of them in 1910. In 2012 six of Kyd's illustrations were issued as stamps by the Royal Mail to mark the 200th anniversary of Dickens's birth.
Icelandic & Viking. 30 volumes of Icelandic, Viking & Norse reference, including Skja, Iceland's Largest Volcano, With a Description of the Great Lava Desert in the Interior, and a Chapter on the Genesis of the Island, 1st edition,by Locke, published by the author, 1881, folding map to the front with a minor tear to the hinge, some light spotting, original boards, 8voLetters on Iceland: Containing Observations on the Civil, Literary, Ecclesiastical, and Natural History; Antiquities, Volcanos, Basaltes, Hot Springs; Customs, Dress, Manners of the Inhabitants &c, &c, by Banks, G. Perrin, 1780, folding map frontispiece, some light toning & spotting, new endpapers, modern brown cloth, boards slightly marked, 8vo Islendinga Sogur vols I-XII, 12 volumes, by Jonsson, Islendingasagnutgafan, 1946..., Icelandic text, bookplates to the front endpapers, some toning & spotting, contemporary black quarter calf, volume 6 cracked to one edge with loss to the head & foot 8vo, & further early medieval history and Icelandic topography reference, mostly original cloth, V/VG, 8voQTY: (30)Please note that lots 375-430 are off-site in Bourton-on-the-Water and can only be viewed online and any purchases collected from there by prior arrangement.
Hours Press. Twenty Poems Less, by Laura Riding, Paris: Hours Press, 1930, original calf-backed photo montage boards by Len Lye, light wear to spine and edges, folio, limited signed edition 136/200, together with Lowenfels (Walter). Apollinaire. An Elegy, Hours Press, 1930, previous owner inscription at front, original calf-backed yellow boards by Yves Tanguy, spine worn, a little rubbed with small stains, folio, limited edition 88/150QTY: (2)
Lewis (Wyndham). One-Way Song, 1st edition, Faber, 1933, title page and part-title designs by Wyndham Lewis, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original vellum gilt with yapp fore-edges, light discolouration (generally a very good copy), 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Morrow and Lafourcade A21a. Limited edition of 40 copies on hand-made paper, signed and numbered, this copy numbered 26.
Childers (Erskine). The Riddle of the Sands. A Record of Secret Service Recently Achieved, 1st edition, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1903, folding map frontispiece, 3 other maps, 4 pp. advertisements at end, a few light spots, contemporary ownership inscription to front pastedown, original cloth, lower joint split, small loss at head of spine, tears and chips at ends, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Binding candidate.
![Hope (Anthony). Rupert of Hentzau, 1st edition, presentation copy, Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith, [1898], inscribed by the author](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6810be4c-aba0-4a1d-b78f-b0050118a8d8/6dfd209d-438a-4efc-b1e3-b015010a0e50/468x382.jpg)
Hope (Anthony). Rupert of Hentzau, 1st edition, presentation copy, Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith, [1898], inscribed by the author to half-title 'To A. W. Lublin - all good wishes - Anthony Hope Hawkins', frontispiece, 7 black & white plates, bookplate of A. W. Lublin & bookshop ticket to front pastedown, occasional light spotting, original green cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, contained in custom green cloth slipcaseQTY: (1)
* Heaney (Seamus, 1939-2013). Christmas card, published for the author by Peter Fallon, 1987, single light grey thin card sheet with 3-line printed verse, 'Dangerous pavements', inscribed in black ink by Heaney beneath, 'Dear Rosemary - Haiku rather than carol, but then I was in Japan in August. Love, Seamus, Marie & the clan', 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: from the library of Rosemary Goad, the first female director of Faber and Faber.
Gregynog Press. The Misfortunes of Elphin, by Thomas Love Peacock, Newtown: Gregynog Press, 1828, wood-engravings by Horace Walter Bray, original buckram-backed boards, some fading to spine, 8vo, limited edition of 200, this copy unnumbered, together with George Herbert, Sundrie Pieces, Gregynog Press, 2003, illustrations, original morocco-backed boards, some fading to spine, slipcase, folio, limited edition 107/200, plus Caneuon Ceiriog Detholiad, Gregynog Press, 1925, illustrations by R.A. Maynard and H.W. Bray, Welsh text in red and black, original cloth-backed boards, a few light marks, 4to, limited edition 139/370, the first book from the press in Welsh, plus 5 others: The Singing Caravan by Robert Vansittart, 1932, 160/250 copies, The Curate of Clyro, extracts from the diary of the Reverend Francis Kilvert, 1983, limited edition 20/250, The Ladies of Gregynog, by Eirene White, 1984, limited edition 86/105, The Gregynog Press by Thomas Jones, OUP, 1954, (one of 750 copies), and Gwasg Gregynog, 1990, limited edition 536/755 QTY: (8)
Kerr (Judith). The Tiger Who Came to Tea, first edition, 1968, colour illustrations (by the author) throughout, some minor surface abrasions to lower margin (A4), original pictorial boards, dust-jacket, price clipped, light toning to panels and spine, a near-fine example otherwise, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:This book is rare, especially in the dust jacket.
Bacon (Francis). The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, London: Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, 1622, engraved portrait frontispiece (upper outer blank corner torn and lined to verso), title within decorative woodcut border and bearing early ownership 'Henrie Calverley his book' and upper margin with signature of John Yonge Akerman 1829, several leaves with marginal notes possibly in the hand of John Yonge Akerman, early front free endpaper with inscription 'Dear Sir, As you are curious in historical books, be pleased to accept of this history of Henry VIII, from your sincere friend Wm. Cobbett Jr.' (lined with verso), endpapers renewed, 19th-century calf with contemporary calf leather laid down to boards, small folio, together with:Herbert of Cherbury (Edward Herbert, Baron), The Life and Raigne of King Henry the Eighth, London: Printed by E. G[riffin II and others] for Thomas Whitaker, 1649, engraved portrait frontispiece cropped to image and lined to verso, title in red and black with early ownership of Peter Perkins 1751 (dust-soiled, marked and lined to verso), some browning throughout, final leaf lined to verso, 19th-century half calf, rubbed, small folio,Bacon (Francis), Resuscitatio, or, Bringing into Publick light severall pieces, of the Works, Civil, Historical, Philosophical, & Theological, hitherto Sleeping, London: Printed by Sarah Griffin, for William Lee, 1657, engraved portrait frontispiece with ownership names to verso 'ex libris Patricii Gordonii 68' and 'F. Morley 1712' (short closed tear to lower margin), title with signature 'ex libris P. Gordonii' and with excised signature to upper blank margin, with errata on leaf 2O2, light dust-soiling, occasional spotting, modern half calf, small folioQTY: (3)NOTE:1. STC 1159. In this edition page 3 line 12 has 'Souldiers'.2. Wing H1504.3. Gibson 226; Wing B319.
Trevor-Roper (H. R.). Hitler's Table Talk, his private conversations 1941-44, 1st edition, London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1953, signed by the author to the title page, facsimile frontispiece, some light spotting to the text-block, original cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed to haed & foot with some minor loss, 8vo, together with:Glubb (John Bagot 'Glubb Pasha'), War in the Desert, an R.A.F. frontier campaign, 1st edition, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1960, monochrome frontispiece & maps, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed, includes a hand written letter by the author, dated 19th March 1956, 8vo, plusAtcherley (harold), War Diary, Singapore, Siam & Burma 1941-1945, 1st edition, privately printed, 2004, inscribed by the author to the front endpaper, monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, andSosabowski (Stanislaw), Freely I Served, 1st edition, Nashville: The Battery Press, 1982, inscribed & signed by Stan Sosabowski (the author's son) to the half-title, monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, spine faded, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other modern military reference, all signed by the authors and/or associated persons, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQTY: (3 shelves & a carton)
Churches. A large collection of church history & architecture, including Lollardy and the Reformation in England, 4 volumes, by Gairdner, Macmillan, 1908, ex-library copies with associated stamps & marks, 8vo An Introduction to English Church Architecture from the Eleventh to the Sixteenth Century, 2 volumes, by Bond, 1st edition, Oxford, 1913, some minor toning, original gilt decorated cloth, boards & spines lightly rubbed, 8voRoodscreens and Roodlofts, 2 volumes, by Bond & Camm, Pitman, 1909, inscriptions to the front endpapers, some light toning, original boards, lightly rubbed, spines faded, 8vo, & other ecclesiastical history & architecture, mostly original cloth, G/VG,Approximately 120 volumesQTY: (6 shelves)Please note that lots 375-430 are off-site in Bourton-on-the-Water and can only be viewed online and any purchases collected from there by prior arrangement.
English History. A large collection of English history & biography, including The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, 3 volumes, by Sterne, Golden Cockerel Press, 1939, original buckram cloth with minor fading to the spines, 8voInformation for Pilgrims Unto the Holy Land, by Duff, Lawrence & Bullen, 1893, original black & blue cloth, front hinge a little weak to foot of spine, limited edition of 350 copies, 8vo Flagellation and the Flagellants: A History of the Rod in All Countries, revised edition, William Reeves, c1890, some light spotting to the endpapers, original gilt decorated brown cloth, some minor rubbing to, front hinge slightly weak, 8vo, & a selection of English literature, letters and biography, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voApproximately 120 volumesQTY: (6 shelves)Please note that lots 375-430 are off-site in Bourton-on-the-Water and can only be viewed online and any purchases collected from there by prior arrangement.
Stephenson, Blake & Co. Ltd.. Printing Types, borders initials electro brass rules spacing material ornaments, 2 volumes, Sheffield, 1st edition 1924, condensed edition,1929, numerous monochrome examples of type faces & related, ex-library copies with associated marks, original uniform gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spines lightly rubbed & marked, large 8vo, together with:Meynell (Francis), The Typography of Newspaper Advertisements, 1st edition, London; Ernest Benn, 1929, monochrome type examples, some light spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly toned, marked & rubbed with some small tears to head & foot, large 4to, plusMillington (Roy), Stephenson Blake, the last of the Old English Typefounders, 1st edition, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2002, monochrome illustrations & type examples, original cloth in dust jackets, front covers faded to the foot, lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other modern typography reference & related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (3 shelves)
Wilde (Oscar). The Picture of Dorian Gray, London: John Lane, the Bodley Head & New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1925, monochrome illustrations by Henry Keen, advertisements at rear, a little slight toning, previous owner signature, top edge gilt, original pictorial cloth gilt, 8vo, together with Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Mother Goose, the Old Nursery Rhymes, 1st trade edition, London: William Heinemann, [1913], 13 colour plates, a few small marginal spots and stains, illustrated endpapers, original decorative cloth, light toning to spine, 8vo, plus Henderson (Keith & Norman Wilkinson, illustrators). The Romaunt of the Rose, rendered out of the French into English by Geoffrey Chaucer, London: Chatto & Windus, 1911, half title, 20 colour plates, occasional light spotting, top edge gilt, recent russet morocco gilt, 4to, with 5 others illustrated including A Fairy Garland, illustrated by Edmunds Dulac, 1928, Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book, circa 1920, Tennyson's Guinevere and other poems and Tennyson's Dream of Fair Women and other poems, illustrated by Florence Harrison, circa 1920QTY: (8)
Thackeray (William Makepeace). Vanity Fair. A Novel without a Hero, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848, vignette title, 38 steel-engraved plates, illustrations to text, some browning and spotting, stain to upper margins of some leaves, margins to one leaf repaired and few other discreet repairs, near contemporary half calf gilt by Bumpus, maroon morocco title label to spine, 8vo, together with:Goldsmith (Oliver), The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, with remarks, attempting to ascertain the actual scene of The Deserted Village, by R[obert]. H[Hasell]. Newell, London: Suttaby, Evance, and Company, 1811, 7 hand-coloured aquatint plates including frontispiece and dedication, occasional light spotting, later marbled endpapers, contemporary panelled calf, neatly rebacked with gilt decorated spine and black morocco title label, 4toQTY: (2)NOTE:Thackeray - Grolier, 100 English, 87; Van Duzer 231; Wolff 6699. All first issue points present, with the suppressed woodcut of the Marquis of Steyne on page 336, with "Mr. Pitt" for "Sir Pitt" on page 453, and the rustic heading on page one.
Dugdale (William). Monasticon Anglicanum: A History of he Abbies and other Monasteries, Hospitals, Friereis, and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their dependencies, in England and Wales;..., 8 volumes, new edition, London: James Bohn, 1846, numerous monochrome plates, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some minor toning throughout, top edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated blue half morocco, boards & spines slightly rubbed, folio, together with:Bicknell (C.), The Prehistoric Rick Engravings in the Italian Maritime Alps, Bordighera: printed by Pietro Gibelli, 1902, monochrome plates, dark stain to the foot of the front & rear endpapers, some light toning & minor wear, contemporary blue cloth, slightly rubbed with some minor loss, 8vo, plus other 19th-century & modern miscellaneous literature & reference, including art & bibliography, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves)
Burnett (Francis Hodgson). The Secret Garden, 1st edition, London: William Heinemann, 1911, 8 colour plates by Charles Robinson, 6 pp. advertisements at end, occasional light spotting, contemporary presentation inscription to half title, later inscription to front endpaper, armorial bookplate of Peter & Mary Layard, top edge green, original green cloth gilt, spine ends and edges slightly rubbed, 8voQTY: (1)
Forrest (Thomas). A Voyage from Calcutta to the Mergui Archipelago, lying on the east side of the bay of Bengal, 1st edition, London: J. Robson, 1792, 14 maps (many folding), engraved plate of music, lacking engraved portrait and 4 further maps, light spotting and dust-soiling, hinges cracked, front free endpaper loose, contemporary calf gilt, red morocco title label, worn, loss of leather to upper cover, upper cover detaching, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:A scarce work with important accounts of Penang and Celebes, along with a treatise on Indian monsoons.
Detmold (Edward, illustrator). The Fables of Aesop, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909, 25 tipped-in colour plates, endpapers a little toned, top edge gilt, original cream cloth gilt, spine toned and a little rubbed with small tears at foot, a few small stains, 4to, limited signed edition 194/750, together with Tennant (Dudley, illustrator). Poems of Passion and Pleasure, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, London: Gay and Hancock, [1912], 20 tipped-in colour plates, occasional light spotting, presentation inscription at front, 1919, top edge gilt, original vellum gilt, lacking ties, tear at head of spine, a couple of small stains, upper cover a little bowed, 4to, limited signed edition 154/500QTY: (2)
Blyton (Enid). Five On a Treasure Island, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1942, illustrations by Eileen A. Soper, small previous owner name to front endpaper, original blue cloth, some fading to spine, light mottled stains to covers, dust jacket, red spine lettering faded, small closed tear along lower joint, tiny nicks at a few folds, 8vo, together with two other first editions by the author in jackets: The Adventurous Four, 1941 and The Adventures of Mr. Pink-Whistle, 1941 QTY: (3)NOTE:First book the first in the Famous Five series.
Davis (John). A Concise History of the Cathedral Church of St. Andrew, in Wells:..., 1st edition, Salisbury, printed by Brodie, Dowding, and Luxford, circa 1812, engraved folding frontispiece, period inscription to the head of the title page, gutters cracked, some tape marks to the front & rear endpapers, some light toning, contemporary red half morocco, boards & spine slightly rubbed, thin 8vo, together with:Francis (M. E.), In a North Country Village, 1st edition, London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1897, colour frontispiece plus monochrome in-text illustrations, bookplate to the front pastedown, some light toning, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated green cloth, spine very lightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusBayley (Harold), Archaic England..., 1st edition, London: Chapman & Hall, 1919, numerous monochrome illustrations, some light toning throughout, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine slightly faded, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other 19th-century & modern U.K. topography reference & related, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQTY: (6 shelves)
* Jane (John Frederick Thomas, 1865-1916). "The Iron Pirate", watercolour in grisaille, signed lower right, image size 19 x 13 cm, titled to mount, framed and glazed, frame size 28 x 20.5 cm, some light spotting to mount, together with Wood (Stanley Llewellyn, 1866-1928). "To the news from Paris", watercolour, signed lower right, dated '98, image size 16 x 14.5 cm, titled to mount (some light stains), framed and glazed, frame size 28 x 20.5 QTY: (2)NOTE:The Iron Pirate (1893) and The Garden of Swords (1899) were both written by Sir Max Pemberton. Fred T. Jane was a prolific naval artist and first published All the World's Fighting Ships in 1898, which from 1905 became known as Jane's Fighting Ships. Stanley L. Wood was an accomplished artist and illustrator, his work exhibited at the Royal Academy in the 1890's.
Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Red Magic. A collection of the world's best fairy tales from all countries, edited by Romer Wilson, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1930, 8 colour plates, illustrations, some light spotting, contemporary presentation inscription, top edge red, original red cloth, spine a little faded with small stains, 8voQTY: (1)
Stow (John). The Survay of London: containing, the originall, antiquitie, encrease, and more moderne estate of the sayd famous citie. As also, the rule and government thereof (both ecclesiasticall and temporall) from time to time. With a briefe relation of all the memorable monuments, and other especiall observations, both in and about the fame citie, 3rd edition, London: George Purslowe, 1618, vignette title, woodcut headpieces and initials, black letter, 2 additional engraved portraits of the author bound-in, *1-2 bound-in between C2-3 (as usual), 17th-century notations of Thomas Whites relating to money owed to 'Colledg of Hereford' to final text leaf verso, 19th-century ownership inscription of 'Henry Pidgeon' and further notations relating to the author to front blanks (with small newspaper cutting laid down), occasional light spotting, leaves trimmed to upper margin (occasionally touching headings), contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked (with endpapers and blanks renewed), red morocco title label lettered in gilt, corners repaired, mark to upper cover, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:STC 23344; Pforzheimer 994.Pforzheimer states 'the inserted half-sheet signed '*' contains a description of the opening of the reservoir of the New River and is intrinsically of considerable interest as well as rarity'.
Anson (George). A Voyage Round The World, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, 1st edition, London: Printed for the author, 1748, 42 engraved plates (most folding), list of subscribers, later ownership inscription to front pastedown, head of title trimmed down excising ownership inscription (touching top of first letter of title), occasional light dust-soiling and spotting, a few closed tears along folds to folding plates, contemporary half calf, front board detached, heavily worn, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Borba de Moraes, p.32; Hill 317/8.
Hardy (Thomas). The Hand of Ethelberta, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Smith, Elder, 1876, half-title to vol. 1 only, eleven wood-engraved plates by George Du Maurier, advertisement leaf at rear of each, occasional light spotting, title and final text leaf of both volumes with institutional blindstamp, small ink cancellation stamp to verso of each title, original brown cloth gilt, recased, some wear from label removal to top half of upper cover of each volume, rubbed, spines darkened, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Purdy pp. 20-23.
James (Henry). The American, 1st edition, 2nd issue, Boston: James R. Osgood, 1877, 2nd issue with a full stop after 'Co' on title, advertisement leaf at front, contemporary previous owner signature at head of first chapter, some light spotting and toning, top edge gilt, modern green morocco gilt by James Brockman, Oxford, spine a trifle faded, 8vo, together with:Lewis (Wyndham). Tarr, 1918; The Apes of God, 1931; Snooty Baronet, 1932; The Revenge For Love, 1937; The Vulgar Streak, 1941; The Roaring Queen, 1973; Mrs. Duke's Millions, 1980, 1st editions, half-titles, a few minor spots, top edge gilt, all finely bound in recent full morocco by James Brockman, Oxford, slight fading to spine of Mrs. Duke's Millions, 8voQTY: (8)
Grahame (Kenneth & E.H. Shepard). The Wind in the Willows, London: Methuen & Co., 1931, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, folding maps at end, spare spine label tipped-in, small light stain to front pastedown, original green cloth-backed boards, contemporary morocco-backed solander box, spine lettered and tooled with a mayfly, butterfly, tree and fish in gilt in compartments, cloth edges a little rubbed, small 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Limited edition on hand-made paper, 84/200 signed by author and artist.
White (Charles). The Belgic Revolution of 1830, 2 volumes, London: Whittacker and Co., 1835, bookplates & period inscriptions to the front pastedowns, some toning & light spotting, uniform original boards with paper spine labels, volume 2 spine split with some loss, boards & spines marked & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with:The Infantry Manual:, The Infantry Manual: containing directions for the drill and instruction of recruits,..., London: Parker, Furnivall, and Parker, 1854, period inscription to the front endpaper, some light toning throughout, original red cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed & marked, slim 8vo, plusNoyes (Alfred), Mystery Ships (Trapping the "U" Boat), 1st edition, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1916, ex-library copy with associated marks, some light marginal toning, original green cloth, spine lightly faded with a small tear to the head, 8vo, and other 19th & early 20th-century military reference & related, mostly original cloth, some ex-library copies, G, 8vo, plus large blueprints/plans of H. M. S. Warrior (restored at Portsmouth)QTY: (5 shelves )
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Tom Kitten, 1st edition, London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1907, colour illustrations, one leaf loose, few light finger marks, pictorial endpapers, original boards with inset colour illustration to upper board, 12mo, together with, Potter (Beatrix), The Tale of Mr Tod, 1st edition, London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1912, colour illustrations, pictorial endpapers, original boards with inset colour illustration to upper board, 12mo QTY: (2)NOTE:Quinby 13 & 21.
Grahame (Kenneth). The Wind in the Willows, 7th edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1913, 10 colour plates by Paul Bransom, monochrome plate by Graham Robertson, occasional light spotting, contemporary presentation inscription to half title verso, illustrated front endpapers, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, illustration to upper cover, spine slightly darkened and rubbed at ends, 8vo, together with other editions and related of The Wind in the Willows including the 1st US edition illustrated by Paul Bransom, New York, 1913, the 16th edition illustrated by Nancy Barnhart, London 1925, the 25th edition illustrated by Wyndham Payne, London 1927, the 97th edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1950, The Wind in the Willows illustrated by E.H. Shepard,1953, 1954 & 1959, the Folio Society edition, 1995, and 4 Wind in the Willows pop-up books, Treasury Collection, 1988 QTY: (24)
Burne-Jones (Edward). The Beginning of the World, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1902, 25 wood-engraved illustrations, previous owner inscription to front endpaper, endpapers toned, original cloth-backed boards, light fading to extremities, a couple of small scribbles to rear board, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:The first publication of 25 wood-engravings intended for use but not issued in John William Mackail's Biblia Innocentium, published by the Kelmscott Press in 1892.
Hughes (Ted). Hawk in the Rain, 1957; Lupercal, 1960; Woodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; Gaudete, 1977, 1st editions, original cloth, light mottling to Crow and Gaudete covers, dust jackets, some toning to spines, Hawk & Lupercal with small chips at ends, light edge wear, 8vo, together with 11 others by Ted Hughes or related including Selected Poems 1957-1967, 1972 paperback, inscribed "To Rosemary, from Ted", with ink corrections, The Mermaid's Purse, illustrated by Flora McDonnell, 2nd impression, 1999, inscribed to Rosemary by the illustrator, and a Frieda Hughes exhibition invitation, 2008, inscribed to Rosemary from Frieda HughesQTY: (16)NOTE:Provenance: The dedicatee was Rosemary Goad (1928-2021), editor and the first female director of publishers Faber & Faber.
Potter (Beatrix). The Pie and the Patty-Pan, 1st edition, London: Frederick Warne, 1905, 9 full-page colour illustrations, black and white illustrations throughout, mottled lavender endpapers, slight toning to front and rear free endpapers, early ownership signature to front pastedown, original blue-grey boards with mounted colour illustration on upper cover, spine faded and slightly frayed at ends, small 4to, together with two undated copies of the same title in maroon boards, one with mottled lavender endpapers, the other with pie and patty-pan endpapersQTY: (3)NOTE:Linder p.425; Quinby 9.
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Brieger (Peter et al). Illuminated Manuscripts of The Divine Comedy [Bollingen Series LXXXI], 2 volumes, 1st edition, Princeton: University Press, 1969, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets & slipcase, spines lightly marked, folio, together with:Malory (Thomas), Le Morte Darthur, 2 volumes, London: David Nutt, 1889, some spotting & toning, top edges gilt, original uniform red cloth, spines faded & slightly rubbed, 8vo, plusThe English Illustrated Magazine, 17 volumes, 1884-95/6, London: Macmillan and Co., numerous monochrome illustrations, some light toning & spotting, original uniform decorated green cloth, some boards & spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, and other miscellaneous & illustrated literature, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, some odd volumes, G/VG, 8voQTY: (6 shelves)
Occo (Adolf). Imperatorum Romanorum numismata a Pompeio Magno ad Heraclium ab Adolfo Occone olim congesta; nunc Augustorum iconibus, perpetuis historico-chronologicis notis, pluribusque additamentis illustrata..., Milan: Ludouici Montiae, 1683, engraved frontispiece, title in red and black with printer's engraved device illustration, engraved illustrations to text, slight fraying to edges of initial leaves, light damp staining at head, later endpapers, contemporary vellum, calf reback, joints splitting, folio, together with:Madox (Thomas), Formulare Anglicanum: or, A collection of ancient charters and instruments of divers kinds, taken from the originals, placed under several heads, and deduced ... from the Norman Conquest to the end of the reign of King Henry the VIII, London: Jacob Tonson and R. Knaplock, 1702, title in red and black, 2 folding engraved plates (torn to lower inner blank corners), some toning and scattered spotting, endpapers renewed, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, with blind and gilt decoration and morocco title label, folioQTY: (2)
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