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Lot 163

Nowell (Alexander) Catechismus sive prima institutio, text in Greek and Latin, woodcut device on title, title repaired at foot without loss, C2 with portion of restoration to fore-margin straying into text with loss to 2 or 3 words, some light foxing, the odd printed side-note slightly shaved, but a good copy generally, armorial bookplate of Henry Latham to front pastedown, Bute Library bookplate to rear pastedown, 19th century morocco, slight toning to spine, extremities rubbed, g.e., [STC 18707], 8vo, Reginald Wolfe, 1573.⁂ First edition in Greek of Nowell's Larger Catechism.

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Lot 242

NO RESERVE Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) Novels of the Sisters Brontë, 12 vol., edited by Temple Scott, Thornton Edition, photographic plates, some light browning and staining, original green cloth, extremities lightly rubbed, edges uncut and browned, t.e.g., Edinburgh, 1907 § Burns (Robert) The Works, 4 vol., edited by James Currie, seventh edition, portrait frontispieces to vol. one, plates, vol. one with photograph pasted onto front free endpaper, first few pages of vol. one working loose, some browning and staining, original straight-grain green morocco gilt, g.e., worn, 1813; and c. 145 others relating to English literature, including a collection of works by George Moore, many of which first editions or signed limited editions, v.s., (c. 160)

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Lot 249

NO RESERVE Popper (Karl) The Logic of Scientific Discovery, second edition, light spotting to first few pages, original cloth, dust-jacket, light browned, a few tears and chips to extremities, 1960 § Russell (Bertrand) Portraits from Memory and Other Essays, first edition, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, light chipping to spine ends, spine a little faded, 1956 § Dawkins (Richard) The God Delusion, first edition, 2006 § Packard (Vance) The Hidden Persuaders, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, New York, 1957; and c.85 others, mostly religion and philosophy, v.s. (c.90)

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Lot 298

NO RESERVE Tozer (Katharine) Here Comes Mumfie, first edition, illustrations by the author, publisher's promotional flyer for this work loosely inserted, endpapers lightly browned, original cloth-backed boards, lightly fading to upper panel, spotting to lower panel, dust-jacket, faded, spine browned, nicks and tears to spine head and upper edge, short tear to lower edge of upper panel, light pencil marking to upper panel, 1936 § Blyton (Enid) The Castle of Adventure, first edition, illustrations, original pictorial cloth, dust-jacket, creased and frayed, lacking front flap, paper repairs to upper joint, 1946 § Morpurgo (Michael) This Morning I Met a Whale, first edition, signed by the author to title, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, 2008; and 9 others, children's, 8vo (11)⁂ First is scarce in the dust-jacket.

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Lot 248

Frank (Anne) Anne Frank'in Hâtira Defteri [The Diary of Anne Frank], first Turkish edition, ink ownership name to title, illustrations, original wrappers, spine chipped and creased, extremities bumped, light discolouration, 8vo, Istanbul, 1958.

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Lot 294

Snow (C. P.) Death Under Sail, first edition, some light scattered foxing, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, light toning to spine, spine a little frayed at head, 1932; Last Thing, uncorrected proof copy, original wrappers, light creasing and sunning to spine, 1970 § Miller (Ronald) The Affair. The New Men. The Masters. Based on the novels by C. P. Snow, first edition, original boards, dust-jackets, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, else fine, 1964; and 5 others, C. P. Snow, 8vo & 4to (8)

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Lot 269

Heller (Joseph) Catch-22, first English edition, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original boards, second issue dust-jacket with review quotes to rear panel, light toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, small internal tear to spine, crease to front flap, but a bright and excellent example overall, 1962; and a first English edition Something Happened, 8vo (2)

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Lot 110

Italian Binding.- Uffizio della Settimana Santa, pp. 309-14 small defect upper fore-edge corner with some text loss and pp.315-22 small closed tear no text loss, contemporary calf, decoratively tooled in gilt, with representations of the Arma Christi [instruments of the Passion] and other motifs of the Crucifixion, g.e., spine head with small tear, some very light scuffing, Rome, by Luigi Perego Salvioni, 1803.⁂ The motifs of the Passion include: the rooster which crowed after Peter's third denial; Christ's seamless robe; the dice with which the soldiers cast lots for his robe; a pair of ?plyers and hammer; the Holy Lance that pierced Christ's side; the sponge set on a reed and soaked in gall and vinegar, and a ladder, commonly associated with the deposition of Christ's body. These appear at the cover corners and on the spine.

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Lot 313

Majeska.- Wilde (Oscar) The Picture of Dorian Gray, limited edition, this copy signed by the artist below frontispiece, frontispiece and 7 plates by Majeska, occasional light marking, original cloth, spine tips and corners a little bumped and frayed, 8vo, New York, 1930.⁂ Rare signed by the artist.

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Lot 27

Korea.- Official Guide to Eastern Asia: Trans-Continental Connections Between Europe and Asia (An), vol.1 Manchuria & Chosen, first edition, illustrations, large folding colour maps including fold-out map inserted into rear pocket, edge-spotting, original cloth, t.e.g., light creasing or rubbing to spine ends, original slipcase, 8vo, Tokyo, prepared by the Imperial Japanese Government Railways, 1913.⁂ Beginning in 1871, Japan began to exert more influence in Korea, forcing it out of China's traditional sphere of influence. As a result of the sino-japanese war (1894-95), the Qing Dynasty had to give up such a position according to article 1 of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, which was concluded between China and Japan in 1895. This work attests to a statement of Japanese pride in their recently conquered mainland territories.

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Lot 185

American imprints.- Goldsmith (Oliver) The Deserted village. A poem., seventh edition, half-title, woodcut head-pieces, title trimmed at head, with loss of first word 'The', some spotting, stained, lightly browned, ink inscription to half-title 'Caleb Johnson's Book', contemporary limp light blue wrappers bound in, chipped and stained, 20th century calf-backed boards, [Evans 17958], London: Printed: Springfield: (Massachusetts,) reprinted: by Babcock & Haswell, 1783; and a New Ipswich, N.H. printed Blair's The Grave, 1815, small 4to & 12mo (2)

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Lot 209

NO RESERVE Wordsworth (William) The Excursion, Being a Portion of the Recluse, second edition, signed by the author to front free endpaper, light foxing and damp-staining, 20th century half calf, rebacked preserving spine, lightly rubbed, 1820.

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Lot 259

Donaldson (Julia) The Gruffalo, Gift Edition, first printing, signed by author and artist with doodle of mouse's head on title, some light creasing, illustrations by Axel Scheffler, original cloth, lacking pictorial onlay, pictorial slip-case, 2008; and 7 others, Gift and American editions of the same, 4to (8)

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Lot 289

Raven (Simon) The Feathers of Death, 1959; Brother Cain, 1959 § Fowles (John) The Magus, light browning to endpapers, jacket with creasing to spine ends and corners, 1966; The French Lieutenant's Woman, 1969 § Hartley (L.P.) The Boat, light spotting to covers, 1949, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, some light toning spines, spine ends and corners a little chipped; and 27 others by the same and similar, 8vo (32)

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Lot 188

NO RESERVE History and Politics.- Gibbon (Edward) The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 12 vol., new edition, portrait frontispiece to vol. one, folding maps, ink ownership inscription "F. Trinch" to each title, a few short tears to maps without loss, some browning and staining, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed at extremities, 1788-1790 § Pepys (Samuel) The Diary of Samuel Pepys, 8 vol. only (of 10, lacking vol. 2 and 8), edited by Henry B. Wheatley, frontispiece to each volume, plates, some spotting, edges foxed, original cloth, spines gilt, lightly stained, t.e.g., 1893-1899 § Bacon (Francis) The Life and Letters of Francis Bacon, 7 vol., edited by James Spedding, pages toned, some light scattered spotting, some vol. with bookplates, original cloth, rubbed at extremities, 1861-74; and c. 70 others relating to history, philosophy and politics, including works by or relating to Winston Churchill, Benjamin Disraeli and David Lloyd-George, v.s. (c. 100)

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Lot 237

NO RESERVE [Surtees (Robert Smith)] [The Sporting Novels], 6 vol., comprising; Ask Mama, Mr Romford's Hounds; Handley Cross; Plain or Ringlets; Hawbuck Range and; Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour, half titles and title pages with coloured vignettes to each volume, coloured frontispiece to Handley Cross, plates, some coloured, illustrations, ink ownership inscriptions to front pastedown or free endpaper, some toning and light spotting, blue half calf over marbled boards, spines gilt and in compartments with red morocco labels, extremities lightly rubbed, calf lightly scratched, spines sunned, small 4to [late 19th century]

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Lot 37

NO RESERVE World.- Cook (Captain James) Troisieme Voyage Abrégé du Capitaine Cook, dans L'Océan Pacifique, 3 vol., folding frontispiece to vol. one, title to each volume with "L.B." ink ownership inscription to each, slightly spotted, endpapers creased and stained, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed at extremities, small gouge to spine head, Paris, 1785 § Crawfurd (James) History of the Indian Archipelago, 3 vol., each with frontispiece, engraved plates, one in colour, vol. 3 with folding map supplied in later facsimile, bookplate, inkstamp to verso of each title, light offsetting, some browning and ink inscriptions to endpapers, half marbled calf, worn at extremities, Edinburgh, 1820 § Encyclopaedia Britannica, vol. 1-32 only (lacking vol. 6, 7 and 8), mixed edition, folding maps, photographic plates and illustrations, some coloured, endpapers browned, original cloth, lightly rubbed at extremities, 1910-22; with c.30 others relating to travel, science, art and music, v.s., (70)

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Lot 221

NO RESERVE Cooper (James Fenimore) The Pathfinder, 3 vol., first edition, contemporary ink ownership name to pastedowns, light foxing to first few pages, contemporary half calf, rubbed, [BAL 3891], 8vo, 1840; and another by the same, 8vo (4)

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Lot 76

Laurence (John) A New System of Agriculture. Being a Complete Body of Husbandry and Gardening, engraved frontispiece and 2 plates, woodcut head-pieces, list of subscribers, the odd tape repair to inner margin, including to title, some light soiling or staining, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, worn at corners, scratched and rubbed, joints split at head, endpapers renewed, [Henrey 946], folio, Dublin, Printed by and for J. Hyde [and others], 1727.⁂ A scarce edition.

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Lot 82

Einstein (Albert) Sidelights on Relativity, first English translation, 1p. of diagrams in text, 8pp. publisher's catalogue at end, 4pp. Methuen Spring Catalogue for 1922 loosely inserted, a few pencil marks in margins, original light blue cloth, dust-jacket, 2 small chips, spine slightly faded, 8vo, [1922].

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Lot 213

Economics.- Hayek (Friedrich August) Individualism and Economic Order, new endpapers, jacket spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, a few closed tears with creasing to head and foot, some light marking and surface soiling to panels, 1949; Studies in Philosophy Politics and Economics, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, jacket price-clipped, light toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, 1967, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (4)

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Lot 278

Naipaul (V. S.) Miguel Street, light foxing to first few pages, boards with light bumping to lower edge, expert retouching including 1" portion at spine ends with publisher's name and title supplied in excellent facsimile, 1959; A House for Mr Biswas, 1961, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, expertly repaired and neatly retouched at spine ends, joints and edges, still in effect bright and excellent copies, 8vo (2)

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Lot 279

NO RESERVE Naipaul (V. S.) Finding the Centre, signed by the author to title, a fine copy, 1984 § Hardinge (Rex) Gambia and Beyond, light foxing, cloth lightly faded, jacket price-clipped, light chipping and rubbing to extremities, 1934 § Dalrymple (William) The Age of Kali: Indian Travels & Encounters, signed presentation inscription from the author to title, 1998 § Gray (J.M) A History of the Gambia, jacket price-clipped, edge-spotting, 1940 § Leigh Fermor (Patrick) The Broken Road, 2013, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and c.35 others, modern travel literature, v.s. (c.40)

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Lot 105

Agricultural working conditions.- [Cliquot de Blervache (Simon)] Mémoire sur les moyens d'améliorer en France la condition des laboureurs, des journaliers, des hommes de peine vivans dans les campagnes, & celle de leurs femmes & de leurs enfans, first edition, woodcut ornament to title, woodcut head-pieces and initials, 2 privilege ff. at end, some mostly marginal water-staining, particularly at ends, some spotting or light staining, lightly browned (a few ff. slightly more so), modern half calf over older mottled boards, spine richly gilt and with red leather label (this with 1 letter missing and creased), [Einaudi 1136; INED 1138 (Chambéry edition), a solid copy, 8vo, Paris, chez Delalain l'aîné, 1789.⁂ Rare. An analysis of the poor state of agriculture in France, and the miserable conditions of the workers and their wives and children. It describes the huge inequalities in wealth resulting from the privileges granted to the nobility and the clergy, and puts forward proposals to address this, including fairer taxes.

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Lot 216

Juveniles & Children's.- Blackford (Mrs. Martha) The Scottish orphans. A moral tale, founded on an historical fact, second edition, engraved frontispiece, offsetting on to title and neatly detaching, some spotting or mostly light staining, contemporary polished calf, gilt, upper joint split, but holding, rubbed and marked, Printed for W. Wetton, 1823 § Mathematics.- Fenning (Daniel) The British youth's instructor, or, A new and easy guide to practical arithmetic, 2 parts in 1, thirteenth edition, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, contemporary mottled sheep, upper cover detached, spine with ends worn and creased, corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, Printed for J. Johnson, 1806; and c.45 others, similar, some with engraved plates or woodcuts, some defective, v.s. (c.47) sold not subject to return.

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Lot 265

Graves (Robert) Good-Bye to All That, first edition, second issue, with poem excised from pp.341-343 and errata present, plates, plates, very light browning to endpapers, original cloth, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, short nick to foot of upper fore-edge, small hole and slight surface wear to lower panel, light surface soiling to extremities, an excellent example, 8vo, 1929.

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Lot 231

NO RESERVE Thoreau (Henry David) Cape Cod, 22pp. publisher's catalogue at end, bookplate to pastedown, 1865; Letters to Various Persons, light spots, heavier to pp.220-224, 1865; A Yankee in Canada, bookplate to pastedown, light abrasion to endpapers, 1866, first editions, original blind-stamped cloth, corners bumped, all rebacked preserving original spine strip, [BAL 20115; 20116; 20116], , 8vo, Boston (3)

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Lot 254

Banks (Lynne Reid) The L-Shaped Room, signed by the author on title, dust-jacket light toning to spine, small chip to upper panel, 1960 § Gibbons (Stella) Conference at Cold Comfort Farm, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips, 1949 § Bainbridge (Beryl) Watson's Apology, signed by the author, dust-jacket, spine sunned, 1984 § Drabble (Margaret) A Natural Curiosity, limited edition signed by the author, 1989, first edition, original boards; and 13 others by the same and other women writers, 8vo (17)

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Africa.- Leyden (Dr. John) Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, edited and enlarged by Hugh Murray, 2 vol., first edition, engraved large folding frontispiece map and 5 other maps, 2 folding, large folding map reinforced with paper verso, others trimmed, some light foxing, modern half calf, black morocco spine labels, new endpapers, Edinburgh, 8vo, 1817.

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Lot 240

NO RESERVE Thoreau (Henry David) The Writings of Henry David Thoreau , 11 vol., "Riverside edition", some frontispieces, maps, original cloth, spine ends a little rubbed and frayed, Boston and New York, 1893-94; A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, new and revised edition, Boston, 1868; Excursions, second impression, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary ink ownership name to front free endpaper, light foxing to first few pages, Boston, 1864; Walden, Boston, 1865; The Maine Woods, Boston, 1866, original cloth, lightly rubbed, corners bumped and frayed; and 7 others, American transcendentalist literature, including a fourth edition Leaves of Grass, v.s. (22)

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Lot 187

NO RESERVE Sterne (Laurence) The Works..., 10 vol., engraved frontispiece, plates, some light offsetting, contemporary polished calf, gilt, spines gilt in compartments with red and black morocco labels, some chipping and loss to labels, a little rubbed, some chipping to spine ends, 8vo, J. Rivington &c., 1788.

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Lot 281

NO RESERVE Nye (Robert) Faust, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to front free endpapers, small pen correction from the author to epigraph, 1980 § de Wohl (Louis) Imperial Renegade, first American edition, previous owner's stamp to front free endpapers, cloth water stained, jacket chipped and lightly rubbed at extremities, New York & Philadelphia, 1950 § van Greenaway (Peter) The Crucified City, first edition, light chipping to extremities, abrasion marks and soiling to lower panel, 1962 § Janvier (Ludovic) The Bathing Girl, first English edition, light toning to jacket, otherwise an excellent copy, 1976 § Pritchett (V.S.) The Key to my Heart, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to front free endpaper, jacket with chips and nicks to to edges, spine browned, 1963, original cloth or boards, dust-jackets; and c.50 others, modern literature, 8vo (c.55)

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Lot 190

Women writers.- Manners (Lady Catherine Rebecca) Poems by Lady Manners, half-title, occasional light spotting, later parchment-backed light blue boards, a few spots, some staining, Printed for John Booth, Duke Street, Portland Place [& others], 1794; and 5 others, women writers or artists, two of which in attractive morocco bindings, v.s. (6)

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Lot 277

NO RESERVE Nabokov (Vladimir) Lolita, first English edition, ink ownership name to front free endpaper, original boards, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, upper fore-edge creased, light marks to covers, one or two nicks to top edge but an excellent example generally, 8vo, 1959.

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Lot 283

Pasternak (Boris) Doctor Zhivago, first English edition, light foxing to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, faint toning to spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, a near-fine copy, 8vo, 1958.

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Lot 299

NO RESERVE Vidal (Gore) The City and the Pillar, light spotting, jacket with chip to spine head joints, light creasing to upper panel corner, 1949; Duluth, signed by the author to title, jacket price-clipped, 1983 § Mailer (Norman) The Naked and the Dead, light spotting to endpapers, 1949 § Bellow (Saul) Seize the Day, 1957; Herzog, 1965; Henderson the Rain King, light oil stain to top edge, 1959, first English editions, original cloth or boards, light bumping to spine ends, dust-jackets, light chipping and rubbing to extremities, otherwise very good or excellent examples; and 31 others, American writers, 8vo (37)

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Lot 292

NO RESERVE World Wars.- Sherriff (R.C.) & Vernon Bartlett. Journey's End, signed by the author to title, endpapers browned, light spotting, 1930 § Maruyama (Michiro) Anatahan, first English edition, light edge-spotting, dust-jacket, lightly rubbed at extremities but overall excellent, 1954 § Barnard (Jack) The Hump, endpapers lightly toned, dust-jacket, light rubbing to extremities but overall excellent, 1960, original boards or cloth; and 16 others, similar, 8vo (19)

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Lot 275

Manning (Olivia) [The Balkan Trilogy], 3 vol., comprising The Great Fortune, light browning to endpapers, spotting and browning to panels, surface tearing to lower panel from label removal affecting some text, extremities rubbed, light creasing to head, 1960; The Spoilt City, jacket price-clipped, a few neat tape repairs to verso head, light rubbing to extremities, 1962; Friends and Heroes, jacket with browning to foot, a few spots, some light surface soiling, 1965, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, light toning to spines, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, 8vo.⁂ Manning's acclaimed Balkan Trilogy, increasingly difficult to find complete and with dust-jackets.

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Lot 257

NO RESERVE Chatwin (Bruce) The Viceroy of Ouidah, 1980; The Songlines, jacket price-clipped, 1987; On the Black Hill, 1982 § Theroux (Paul) O-Zone, signed by the author to title, jacket price-clipped, 1986; Sir Vidia's Shadow, signed by the author to title, 1988, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, very light fading to spines, ends a little creased and frayed, otherwise excellent copies; and 21 others, travel writing, 8vo (26)

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Lot 212

Economics.- Hayek (Friedrich August) Profits, Interest and Investment and other Essays on the Theory of Industrial Fluctuations, first edition, some light edge spotting, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, some light rubbing and toning to spine, a very good copy, 8vo, 1939.

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Lot 285

Pullman (Philip) Spring-Heeled Jack, first edition, signed by the author on title, illustrations by David Mostyn, light pencil markings to head of title, original pictorial boards, slight bumping to spine tips, else fine, 4to, 1989.

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Lot 295

NO RESERVE Spark (Muriel) The Ballad of Peckham Rye, first edition, cloth lightly faded at edges and spine, jacket creased and rubbed at joints and edges, short nicks and tears to extremities, light surface soiling to lower panel, 1960; The Girls of Slender Means, ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, jacket creased and chipped at extremities, 1963 § Holtby (Winifred) South Riding, first issue with bottom edge uncut, endpapers lightly browned, cloth soiled and faded, jacket with loss to spine ends and chips to edges, short tears and creases to extremities, spine browned, 1936 § Dunn (Nell) Up the Junction, first edition, illustrations by Susan Benson, light creasing to spine ends, otherwise an excellent copy, 1963; and 20 others, modern female writers, 8vo (24)

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Lot 317

Paxton (Joseph).- An Album of ephemera relating to the Paxton family, pasted onto c.184 leaves excluding blanks, mostly newspaper clippings relating to the family or current affairs, many with manuscript title or date in ink, other ephemera including a hand-coloured engraved view of the Great Exhibition, a menu for a Crystal Palace fête hosted by Sir Joseph Paxton in July 1858, 2 ink drawings of "Baron Adolph de Rothschilds House Geneva" signed G.H. Stokes Archt. and dated 1858, a calling note from Lord Carlisle, and a pencil drawing titled "Mr Paxton's House Chatsworth Derbyshire", occasional light spotting or soiling, contemporary half morocco, worn at corners, rubbed, folio, c.1851-85.⁂ A loosely inserted note identifies the album as belonging to Lady Paxton, the wife of Sir Joseph Paxton, continued by her daughter Victoria after her death. The two ink views of Château de Pregny, known as the Rothschild Castle, are signed by the architect George Henry Stokes, son-in-law of Joseph Paxton. The two men collaborated on the design for the château and its gardens in 1858, the same year of the drawings. Paxton and Stokes had previously designed Mentmore Towers for the Rothschild family in 1852-54.

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Lot 270

NO RESERVE Hemingway (Ernest) Death in the Afternoon, first English edition, colour frontispiece, plain illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, light rubbing to joints, neat and expert repairs and restorations to edges and spine ends, light retouches to title on spine, lower panel with light surface soiling, nicks to edges, 8vo,1932.

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Lot 262

NO RESERVE Forster (E.M.) A Passage to India, first edition, 3pp. publisher's advertisements at end, light foxing and toning to first few pages and endpapers, original cloth, light surface soiling and fading, rubbing to joints and extremities, still a very good copy overall, 8vo, 1924.

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Lot 266

Greene (Graham) Our Man in Havana, neat ink inscription to endpaper, jacket with light toning to spine and rear panel, light rubbing and minor chipping to spine tips and corners, 1958; The Comedians, jacket with short nick to head of spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, 1966, first editions, origianl boards, dust-jackets, excellent copies; and 5 others by the same, 8vo (7)

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Lot 268

Heaney (Seamus) Electric Light, number 150 of 300 copies signed by the author, original boards, slip-case, with original hand-numbered wraparound, sealed in publisher's cellophane, 8vo, 2001.

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Lot 271

Huxley (Aldous) On the Margin, light fading to covers, staining to upper cover, 1923; Antic Hay, bookplate of Frederick A. Kilmer to front pastedown, near-fine, 1923; Along the Road, scattered spotting, light sunning to spine, short nick to head of spine, 1925; Little Mexican and other stories, the odd spot, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spotting to panels, a few nicks to head of spine with light creasing, 1924, first editions, light spotting or browning to endpapers, original cloth; and 10 others, Huxley, 8vo (14)

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Lot 256

Burgess (Anthony) The Enemy in the Blanket, light damp-staining to gutter of first few pp., jacket price-clipped, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few short nicks with creasing to head and foot, 1958; Beds in the East, jacket price-clipped, chipping to upper joint, spine creased at foot, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, 1959; The Right to an Answer, jacket with light sunning to spine, a few short tears to fore-edge and joint ends, light creasing to head and foot, 1960, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (5)

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Lot 293

Sillitoe (Alan) The General, signed by the author on title, jacket with very light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, 1960 § Braine (John) Room at the Top, light marginal toning, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, jacket front flap clipped at head, light toning and marking to lower panel, 1957; The Vodi, light browning to endpapers, light spotting, jacket with minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing and toning to spine, 1959 § Barstow (Stan) Next of Kin, signed by the author, jacket price-clipped, light sunning to spine, 1991, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 11 others by the same and similar, 8vo (15)

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Evelyn (John) Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions...To which is annexed Pamona; Or, An Appendix concerning Fruit-Trees in relation to Cider, second edition, initial order-to-print leaf, engraved arms to title, woodcut initials, engraved illustrations, one full-page, with final errata leaf, André L. Simon's copy with his "ALS" engraved bookplate, small worming to inner and lower margins, some light damp-staining, the odd patch of soiling, later half calf, rubbed with loss to spine ends, upper cover detached, lower joint cracked, g.e., [Henrey 133; Keynes 41; Wing E3517], for Jo. Martyn and Ja. Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, 1670; with others natural history, including an interleaved copy of Withering's Botanical Arrangement of Vegetables, folio & 8vo (7)

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Lot 17

1961 Rover 100 2625cc saloon No Reserve Registration: 813UYU Chassis: 650103194 Odometer: 03838 Transmission: Manual MOT: Exempt • Original red leather interior  • Sought after 100 model  • Complete with original tool kit  • Running and driving  • Ideal to use and improve  Outside  . 2 tone grey over grey paintwork suits the car well, sold one the exact same colour in our last auction  . Generally presents quite well but may benefit from a good polish or buff up . off side front wing has some bubbling  . off side front passenger door has some bubbling  . Some slight corrosion around the rear light clusters . Crack in the paintwork above the rear wheel arch  . Near side rear passenger door has paint flaking  . Near side front passenger door has some bubbling  . Near side front wing has some bubbling  . Front and rear chrome bumpers are showing some signs of rust  . Painted steel wheels with chrome wheel trims look like they could do with a spruce up  . Tyres have plenty of tread but are showing signs of cracking on the side walls . Window seals are perishing  Inside  . Original red leather interior showing signs of its age . Door cards seem in good order as is the headlining  . Radiomobile push button radio  . Front carpets are a red home made looking affair Mechanicals . Starts up well and soon settles to a nice idle.  . Drove well on a short trip around our site and pulls through all the gears . Brakes worked as well as would expect  History  . No history with the car, other than a V5C   Our Opinion  A charming example of these accessible Rovers, we sold one in our last sale and are happy to offer this one for sale without reserve. 

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Lot 7

1985 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit 6750 cc 4 door saloon Guide; £10,000 to £12,000 Registration: BOY 202H  Chassis:  Odometer: 49,788 Tranmission: Automatic  MOT: Expired Outside • Lovely light oyster over metallic dark oyster • All panels are dent free and straight • No rust or rot evident anywhere • N/s front passenger door has small bubbling where the handle meets the door - less than the size of a 5 pence piece • Driver's door has been opened against a wall a few times resulting in some minor paint chips on its trailing edge • Chromework is in excellent condition . This is the nicest Silver Spirit i've seen for a long time Inside • Wonderful parchment leather piped with brown piping • Only very slight discolouring to driver's seat base • Wood veneer is in excellent order as is the iconic thin rim bakelite steering wheel • Period correct Blaupunkt radio cassette player • Parchment carpets and over mats in excellent condition • Leather headlining in perfect condition • All the electrics seem to function • Fitted with air conditioning Mechanicals • Starts well and soon settles into a satisfying burble at idle • Pulls well through all the gears • Stops well, straight and true • Under the bonnet is very clean, as seen in our photos • The underside has recently been treated to a coat of underseal which looks factory fresh • Stainless steel exhaust system . This car does have a water leak from somewhere and there appears to oil contamination in the water and water contamination in the oil, which would suggest a cylinder head gasket fault, although we urge serious bidders to inspect the car and make up their own mind before bidding. History • Fully stamped service history book with stamps from either main agents or specialist • First of which on 29/04/1986 @ 1886 miles at Alex Norman (Garages) RR Ltd • Last stamp on 8/08/2018 @ 49,460 by Balmoral UK Rolls Royce and Bentley • Comes with owner's book pack • 2 sets of keys • Records of all previous owners • Selection of parts and service invoices dating back to 2010 • MOT certificates dating back to 2009 • Selection of old tax discs including the original when the car was new Our Opinion The last of the 'Proper' Rolls, our Silver Spirit has clearly been cherished and pampered by all 6 of its previous owners.  The bodywork and interior are almost perfect and look better than even a vehicle of this low mileage would present.  Silver Spirits have slowly been on the up and this example is probably as good as you you will find with this mileage.

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Lot 105

Peter Brook (British 1927-2009) "The Months of the Year" Complete set of twelve, 1978, each signed and numbered 100/150 in pencil in the margins, from an edition of 150 of which 100 were sold in sets, printed under the direction of Stanley Jones at the Curwen Studio, London, published by Thomas Agnew and Sons Ltd., London (another complete set of lithographs is in the Tate Collection (Tate Collection), presented in original portfolio, lithographs printed in colours.each sheet 57cm x 77.5cm (22.5in x 30.5in)The prints are in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. There are some minor spots of foxing around the edges of the title page and some minor creases around the edges of the sheets. The portfolio has some light surface marks commensurate with age.

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Lot 25

Trevor Grimshaw (British 1947-2001) "Railway Signal and Fence" Signed and numbered 306/500 in pencil in the margin, limited edition print.image size 22cm x 17.5cm (8.75in x 7in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The print is in good, original condition. There is some very light time staining and browning around the edges of the paper near the mount board and some light staining across the sheet. The print is framed and glazed. The frame has some scuffs and scratches.

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Lot 13

Harold Riley (British 1934-) "The Yellow Door" Signed and numbered 270/550 in pencil in the margin, published by Grove Galleries Ltd, Manchester, colour limited edition print.image size 24cm x 19.5cm (9.5in x 7.75in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The print is in very good, original condition with strong colours. There is some very light time staining and yellowing around the edges of the paper near the mount board and a light scuff to the paper in the lower left-hand corner. The print is framed and glazed.

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Lot 6

John Barnett (British 1914-) "Empty House" Signed and dated '74, titled on artist's label verso, oil on canvas.40cm x 50cm (15.75in x 19.75in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition. The surface is a little grubby in areas with one or two light splashes across the painting. The painting is framed but not glazed. The original frame has some stains, knocks and losses.

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Lot 125

Stuart Walton (British 1933-) "Pyrah Street, Dewsbury" Signed and dated '68, titled on label verso, oil on canvas laid on board.54cm x 79cm (21.25in x 31.25in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition. The surfaces of the painting and frame are stained by nicotine and would benefit from a light clean. The painting is framed but not glazed. The original frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.

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Lot 31

Roger Hampson (British 1925-1996) "Backstreet, Accrington" Signed and titled, with original label on verso, pen drawing.28cm x 31cm (11in x 12.25in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The drawing is in good, original condition. There are one or two minor spots of foxing and light surface marks across the sheet. There are some minor undulations and cockling across the paper. The drawing is ornately framed and glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.

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Lot 8

L.S. Lowry R.A. (British 1887-1976) "Group of Children" Signed in pencil in the margin, from the edition of 850, with the Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, published by Adam Collection Ltd, printed by Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd, limited edition colour print.image size 17.5cm x 19cm (7in x 7.5in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The print is in very good, original condition with strong colours. There is some very light time staining and yellowing around the edges of the paper near the mount board. The print is framed and glazed. The original metal frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.

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