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Click here to subscribeRichards (J.M. & Eric Ravilious). High Street, 1st edition, Curwen Press for Country Life, 1938, 24 colour lithograph plates by Eric Ravilious, small ownership inscription to front pastedown, occasional light spotting (heavier to preliminary and rear leaves), original pictorial boards, head and tailcaps worn with some loss, some wear to extremities, 8voQTY: (1)
Robinson (Charles, illustrator). King Longbeard or Annals of the Golden Dreamland. A Book of Fairy Tales written by Barrington Macgregor, London and New York: John Lane, the Bodley Head, 1898, illustrations, one or two illustrations hand-coloured, publisher's catalogue at rear, one or two light spots, previous owner inscription to half title, hinges broken, original cloth gilt, corners bumped, a few small stains, 8vo, together with Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, "Lewis Carroll"). Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, London: Macmillan & Co., 1940, colour illustrations after John Tenniel, one or two small stains, all edges gilt, contemporary red calf gilt by Bayntun Riviere, upper cover stamped in gilt with a vignette of Tweedledum, joints slightly rubbed, 8vo QTY: (2)
Wain (Louis). Pa Cats Ma Cats and their Kittens, London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, [1902], 11 chromolithograph plates, including one double-page, illustrations, a few light stains, one or two small closed marginal tears, contemporary previous owner inscription to front endpaper, original pictorial cloth gilt, edges slightly rubbed, folioQTY: (1)
Wain (Louis). Somebody's Pussies, London: Raphael Tuck, circa 1920, colour illustrations on thick card, 'Book Belongs to' box completed in ink, a few light spots, original illustrated boards, some edge wear, 4to, together with Darwin (Bernard & Elinor). The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo, London: Nonesuch Press, circa 1925, 22 full-page colour illustrations, original boards, upper cover with circular embossed illustration in red, small tear and loss at head of spine, oblong 4to, plus Langlands (Winifred, illustrator). The Moor Folk, by Winifred Simmons, London: Faber and Gwyer, 1926, colour illustrations, p. 73 lower corner torn away, some toning to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, small 4to, with others illustrated including The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by T. Pym (pseud. Clara Creed), circa 1883, Mrs Leicester's School, circa 1900 (small loss at foot of spine), and Heinrich Hoffman's Struwwelpeter, circa 1909QTY: (approximately 80)
Young (Ella). Celtic Wonder-Tales, 1st edition, Dublin: Maunsel & Company, 1910, half title, 4 tipped-in colour illustrations by Maud Gonne, pp. 95/96 repaired to margins, a few minor stains and light spotting, recent navy morocco gilt, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Presentation copy, inscribed to front endpaper "To Mary Scarlett from Ella Young, C/mas 1910". Mary Emma Scarlett (circa 1869-1948) was a friend of the author.From the library of Catherine Kennedy, granddaughter of Lady Gregory (1852-1932), Irish dramatist and folklorist. The illustrator Maud Gonne Macbride was an English-born Irish nationalist and muse of W.B. Yeats.
Hoare (Richard Colt). A Collection of Forty-Eight Views of Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats, Towns, Castles, Churches, Monasteries, and Romantic Places, in North and South Wales, principally from drawings by Sir Richard Colt Hoare, and engraved by the most eminent artists, [London]: John and Josiah Boydell, [1806], 48 engraved plates (including frontispiece), scattered spotting mostly to margins, some offsetting and browning mostly to text leaves, bookplates to front endpaper, all edges gilt, contemporary burgundy straight-grain morocco, gilt and blind decoration, light wear to extremities, oblong 4to (20.5 x 26.5 cm), together with: Coltman (Nathaniel), Laurie and Whittle's Welsh Atlas; comprehending new and accurate maps of the respective counties of North and South Wales, divided into hundreds, with the turnpike roads, carefully drawn from the best authorities, by Nathaniel Coltman, to which is added a description of each county, [London: Laurie & Whittle], 1805, additional engraved title, frontispiece, explanation leaf, 13 county maps with original hand-colouring, offsetting mostly to text leaves, ex Harlech College Library with bookplate and small ink stamp to front endpaper, also with few ownership signatures to front free endpaper, contemporary straight-grain red sheep, spine torn at head with loss, extremities worn, oblong 4to (20.5 x 25.5 cm)QTY: (2)
Loch (David). Essay on the Trade, Commerce, and Manufacture of Scotland, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Printed for the Author, 1775, vii,92pp., minor loss to extreme foot of title, authors manuscript presentation inscription to verso of title: 'Presented by the Author to John Henderson Esqr. as a small testimony of the Respect & Regard he has for Mr Henderson, a friend to his Country & promoter of its Manfctrs.', with additional inscription to verso of final leaf in the same (authors) hand 'The Reader will please excuse some errors in the Printing occasioned by the hurry of Publication', a few minor marks, bookplate of George William Mercer Henderson of Fordell and Peter M. Scott to front pastedown, later (late 19th century) plum half-calf, a little rubbed and minor marks, 8vo, together withA Proposal for Uniformity of Weights and Measures in Scotland, by execution of the laws now in force..., 2nd edition, Edinburgh: Printed for Peter Hill, 1789, vii,144pp., half-title present, additions and corrections to verso of page vii, additional unnumbered errata leaf at end, light spotting, modern bookplate of Peter N. Scott to front pastedown, contemporary half-calf, a little rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, plusA New Guide to the City of Edinburgh: containing a description of all the public buildings, and a concise history of the city, from the earliest periods to the present time, embellished with elegant engravings of the principal public buildings, 3rd edition, with considerable improvements, Edinburgh: Printed for, and sold by T. Brown, 1797, engraved frontispiece, folding engraved map, and 12 plates, modern bookplate of Peter M. Scott, contemporary tree calf, rubbed and some marks, small 8vo, and Stark (Rev. William). Considerations addressed to the Heritors and Kirk-sessions of Scotland, particularly of the border counties, on certain questions connected with the administration of the affairs of the poor, Edinburgh: Waugh & Innes, 1826, authors presentation copy, inscribed to front blank 'to the Lady Robert Manners, as a small expression of great respect and esteem, this little volume is presented, by Her Ladyship most obedient and very humble servant, The Author. Biel, 2 Octor 1826', modern bookplate of Peter M. Scott to front pastedown, marbled edges and endpapers, contemporary blind-decorated maroon full calf, gilt decorated spine, a little rubbed to joints, small 8vo, plus other Scottish interest including Cathcart W. Methven, Sketches of Greenock and its Harbours in 1886, Greenock, 1886 (good copy), J. Cameron Lease, the Abbey of Paisley, 1878, Robert Brown, Paisley Burns, Clubs, 1893, Reid and Brook, The Scottish Regalia, 1890, David Miller, Arbroath and its Abbey, 1860, John E. Shearer, Fact and Fiction in the story of Bannockburn, 2nd edition, 1911, James B. Johnston, Place-Names of Scotland, 1934 & James Dodds, The Fifty Year's Struggle fo the Scottish Covenanters, 1860, several volumes rebound in modern half-morocco by Maltby's of Oxford, mainly 8voQTY: (12)
Richardson (Thomas Miles). Memorials of old Newcastle upon Tyne ... comprising forty etchings from original drawings of the towers, gateways, churches, streets and ancient buildings of Newcastle upon Tyne in the early part of the present century, nearly all of which have been removed, Edinburgh: Thos. Gray & Co.; Newcastle on Tyne: James Garland, [1880], lithograph title with signature J.H. Horsley to upper margin, 42 etched & engraved plates, occasional light spotting, original cloth, rebacked, few marks, folio, together with:Richardson (Thomas Miles), Antiquities of the Border Counties from original drawings by T. M. Richardson, Senr. with descriptive letterpress to which is added a reprint of Grey's Chorographia, Edinburgh: T. Gray & Co.; Newcastle on Tyne: J. Garland, 1881, lithograph portrait frontispiece, illustrated title and 20 mounted etched plates (two plates frayed to margins and detached), occasional light spotting and minor dust-soiling, all edges gilt, original cloth, light fraying to extremities, folio,Surtees (Robert). The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, 4 volumes, facsimile reprint, Wakefield: E.P. Publishing, 1972, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, folio, together with other facsimile reprints including Drake (Francis), Eboracum: or, the History and Antiquities of the City of York, facsimile reprint, Wakefield: E.P. Publishing, 1978, monochrome map & plates (some folding), illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, folio, and Nicolson (Joseph & Burn, Richard), The History and Antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland, 2 volumes, facsimile reprint, Wakefield: E.P. Publishing, 1976, two monochrome folding maps, original cloth in dust jackets, 4toQTY: (9)NOTE:Provenance: Sir William Whitfield CBE (1920-2019), one of the most significant British architects of the second half of the 20th century, notable for his ground-breaking designs for major public projects including Glasgow University Library, the Hunterian Art Gallery (1960-1968), Richmond House in Whitehall (1982-1984), recently selected as one of London’s ten most iconic Postmodern Buildings, Hereford Cathedral’s Mappa Mundi Library (1996), and Hawksmoor’s Baroque masterpiece Christ Church Spitalfields, slowly and carefully restored over three decades from 1970 to 2000 under his direction. He was Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul’s Cathedral between 1985 and 1990.
Robertson (Archibald). A Topographical Survey of the Great Road from London to Bath and Bristol. With historical and descriptive accounts of the country, towns, villages, and gentlemen's seats on and adjacent to it; illustrated by perspective views of the most select and picturesque scenery, 2 volumes in 1, 1st edition, London: printed for the author, 1792, additional half-title, 65 uncoloured aquatint plates, 11 engraved maps (10 double-page), some offsetting (as usual), later half calf, spine a little faded, light edge wear, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Abbey Scenery 24.
Smith (John Thomas). Ancient Topography of London; containing not only views of buildings, which in many instances no longer exist, and for the most part were never before published..., London: Published and sold by the proprietor, John Thomas Smith, 1815, additional hand-coloured etched title, 32 etched plates, some light toning, armorial bookplate of J.S. Hoare to upper pastedown, 19th-century half calf, rubbed and some wear, folio, together with:Campbell (E.C.), Scottish Scenery. Sketches from Nature, inscribed to the author of the "Pleasures of hope" by E.C. C., [Edinburgh: R.H. Nimmo et al., circa 1835], 47 lithograph plates and one hand-coloured lithograph map, some spotting, original cloth with printed paper title label to upper board (giving author as Mrs Robert Campbell), rubbed and some wear, oblong 4to,Godwin (George & Britton, John), The Churches of London: A history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis, 2 volumes, London: C. Tilt, 1838, engraved frontispiece to first volume and 58 plates, wood engraved illustrations to text, occasional scattered spotting, 20th-century half calf gilt, maroon morocco title labels to spines, 8voJones (Theophilus), A History of the County of Brecknock, 2 volumes in three, Breckmock: For the Author, 1805-09, engraved titles, folding maps, plans and numerous plates, some browning and spotting, armorial bookplate of Thomas Graham to upper pastedowns, edges untrimmed, original boards with later cloth spines, some wear, 4to, plus other British topography, 19th and 20th-century publications, including Grose (Francis), A Provincial Glossary; with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions, new edition, corrected, London: Edward Jeffery, 1811; Biden (William Downing), The History and Antiquities of the Ancient and Royal Town of Kingston-upon-Thames, Kingston[-upon-Thames]: William Lindsey, 1852; View books, H. Besley's Views of Devonshire, [Exeter]: H. Besley, [1850?], Rock & Co., 30 Views of Tunbridge Wells, circa 1864; Six Views in Whitby, No.2, Whitby: S. Reed, circa 1860, etc. QTY: (approx. 35)
Golden Cockerel Press. A Voyage Round the World with Captain James Cook in H.M.S. Resolution, by Andrew Sparrman, introduction and notes by Owen Rutter, London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1944, wood-engravings by Peter Barker-Mill, folding facsimile map, occasional light spotting, top edge gilt, original green buckram gilt, lightly rubbed and marked, folio, 280 of 350 copiesQTY: (1)
Golden Cockerel Press. Maya. A Play by Simon Gantillon, Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1930, wood-engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton, some toning to endpapers, top edge gilt, original buckram gilt, some toning and light spotting, 8vo, limited edition 364/500, together with Women in Detail. A Scientific Survey by Patrick Miller, Golden Cockerel Press, 1947, illustrations by Mark Severin, top edge gilt, original cloth-backed boards, spine faded, a few light stains, 8vo, limited edition 128/520, plus The New London Letter Writer containing the compleat art of corresponding with ease, elegance and perspicuity as it is now practised by all persons of respectability, by Samuel Johnson, Golden Cockerel Press, 1948, wood-engravings by Averil Mackenzie-Grieve, top edge gilt, original cloth-backed boards, some fading to spine, 8vo, limited edition 332/500, with nine others including A Book of Pictured Carols, designed under the direction of Arthur J. Gaskin, 1893, limited edition 69/100 copies on Japanese vellum, Rummy. That Noble Game, by A.E. Coppard, Golden Cockerel Press, 1932, limited edition of 1000, and Consequences. A Complete Story in the manner of the old parlour game in nine chapters each by a different author, Golden Cockerel Press, 1932, limited edition of 1000QTY: (12)
Kelmscott Press. Morris (William). The Well at the World's End, presentation copy, Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896, inscribed by Jane Morris to her sister Elizabeth Burden to front free endpaper, 4 wood-engraved illustrations by Edward Burne-Jones with adjacent pages with ornamental wood-engraved floral borders, wood-engraved head and tailpieces, initials and floral borders throughout, Kelmscott Holland-backed blue boards, paper title label to spine, some light wear, portion of front joint worn with cloth lifting, large 4to, one of 350 copies on flower paperQTY: (1)NOTE:Peterson A39.A fascinating familial association. Peterson A39 related material (pp) lists this copy 'Elizabeth Burden's copy (Hodgson cat., 25 June 1925, no 160)'. The inscription reads 'Bessie Burden from her affec sister Jane Morris Nov: 8: 1896'. Presentation copies from Jane were specially bound in the Kelmscott Holland boards, normally with a presentation ticket. Therefore the personalised inscription here is unusual and speaks to the closeness of the sisters.Elizabeth Burden was an embroider who worked for William Morris for a time at Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. 'Miss Elizabeth Burden, who is a candidate for the post of superintendent of (the) needlework of the School Board for London, has been employed by me for some years as an embroideress, and an arranger of such like work'. (The Collected Letters of William Morris, volume 1, 1848-1880, p. 561). She also lived with William and Jane Morris at 26 Queen Square, London.
Longus. Daphnis and Chloe, London: The Vale for Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1893, wood-engraved illustrations by Shannon and Ricketts, a few leaves spotted, occasional light offsetting, original green cloth gilt, fore and bottom edge untrimmed, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:An early Charles Shannon and Charles Ricketts collaboration. While not officially a Vale Press work, it does have 'The Vale' lettered in gilt to spine base.
Marlowe (Christopher, George Chapman, translator). Hero and Leander, 1st edition thus, London: printed by the Ballantyne Press and sold by Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1894, woodcut title, 7 woodcut illustrations and further initials by Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon, some leaves uncut, some light marginal toning to endpapers, original pictorial vellum gilt, some light dust-soiling, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:One of 220 copies printed, of which 200 were released for trade. This is one of three productions by Ricketts and Shannon done prior to the official establishment of The Vale Press in 1896.
Whistler (Rex). Swift (Jonathan). Gulliver's Travels, 2 volumes, London: Cresset Press, 1930, vignette titles, 12 engraved plates (hand-coloured under the artist's supervision), 5 maps, 4 head and 4 tail-pieces by Whistler, light offsetting, endpapers toned to extremities, bookplate of W. and P.J. Kupfer to front pastedowns, original green half morocco over vellum boards by Wood, top edge gilt, others uncut, spines faded, lightly rubbed with some browning and staining, volume 1 with headcap chipped, large 4to, one of 195 copies on hand-made paper from an edition limited to 205QTY: (2)NOTE:Whistler & Fuller 426.Considered by many as Whistler's magnum opus of illustration. He spent months on the work, apparently inspired by Richard Bentley's Designs for Six Poems by Mr T.Gray of 1753.
Wilde (Oscar). Recollections by Jean Paul Raymond & Charles Ricketts, London: The Nonesuch Press, 1932, woodcut title by Charles Ricketts, toning to endpapers, original cream buckram gilt by Ricketts, lightly toned, 8vo, one of 800 copies, together with:Ricketts (Charles). Unrecorded Histories, with six designs by the author, London: Martin Secker, 1933, 6 illustrations by Ricketts, faint toning to endpapers, original cream buckram gilt, lightly spotted, 8vo, one of 950 copies, withGuerin (Maurice de). The Centaur, The Bacchante, London: Hacon & Ricketts, printed by the Ballantyne Press, 1899, 5 woodcut illustrations, a few light spots, original white cloth gilt, lightly marked, 8vo, one of 150 copies, withHousman (Laurence). Of Aucassin and Nicolette, a translation in prose and verse from the old french together with Amabel and Amoris, London: Chatto & Windus, 1925, woodcut frontispiece and illustrations by Paul Woodroffe, further woodcut head and tailpieces, signed to limitation page by author and illustrator, bookplate of Francis Meynell to front pastedown, occasional light spotting, original quarter cloth with paper label, lightly marked, 8vo, 122 of 160 copiesQTY: (4)
Amis (Kingsley, writing as Robert Markham). Colonel Sun. A James Bond Adventure, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1968, a little light spotting at front, map endpapers, original cloth, dust jacket, spine slightly darkened and rubbed at head, marginal toning to flaps, 8vo, together with Fleming (Ian). Octopussy and the Living Daylights, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1966, original cloth, dust jacket, price-clipped with later 80p net price sticker, 8vo QTY: (2)
Bowles (Paul). The Sheltering Sky, 3rd impression, October 1949; A Little Stone, 1950; Let it Come Down, 1952; The Spider's House, 1957, all bar Sheltering Sky 1st UK editions, one or two light stains, partial offsetting from flaps to endpapers, previous owner signature to first three titles, original cloth, some fading to spines of first three titles, dust jackets, first three spine ends a little rubbed with small chips, tear and loss to rear panel and closed tear to front panel of of A Little Stone, light toning to rear panels, 8voQTY: (4)
Christie (Agatha). Ten Little Niggers, 1st edition, London: Collins Crime Club, 1939, advertisement leaf at end, occasional light spotting, original cloth, slight fading to spine, dust jacket, some fading to spine with tears and losses at ends, small tears to panels and folds, adhesive tape repairs to verso, 8voQTY: (1)
Christie (Agatha). The Mystery of the Blue Train, 1st US edition, New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1928, slight toning to textblock, original blue cloth lettered in orange, spine toned, light water stain to lower cover, slight fading to extremities, dust jacket, spine toned with chips and tears at ends, small chips at folds, 8voQTY: (1)
Connolly (Cyril). The Unquiet Grave. A Word Cycle by Palinurus, revised edition with an introduction by Cyril Connolly, London: Hamish Hamilton, July 1961, frontispiece, signed by the author to title, original cloth, dust jacket by John Piper (price-clipped with 15/- price sticker), light marginal toning to rear panel, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Presentation copy, inscribed to front endpaper "Deborah from Cyril - who would have written quite a different book, he's sure if he had known her as she is now as he was then".
Craxton (John, illustrator). Visionary Poems and Passages; or, the Poet's Eye, chosen by G. Grigson, London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1944, 16 original lithograph plates by Craxton, ownership inscriptions to front endpaper, original pictorial cloth, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Piper (John, illustrator), English, Scottish and Welsh Landscape 1700-c.1860, chosen by John Betjeman and Geoffrey Taylor, London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1944, 12 original lithograph plates by Piper, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, original pictorial cloth, light wear to extremities, 8vo, Bawden (Edward, illustrator), Travellers' Verse, chosen by M.G. Lloyd Thomas, London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1946, 16 original lithograph plates by Bawden, original pictorial cloth, light wear to extremities, 8vo, Freedman (Barnett, illustrator), Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, by Siegfried Sasson, London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1931, colour frontispiece and 14 plates, line illustrations to text, pictorial endpapers, original pictorial cloth, 8vo, Fermor (Patrick Leigh), Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1958, lithograph frontispiece by John Craxton and numerous monochrome plates from photos by Joan Eyres Monsell, original boards in dust jacket illustrated by Craxton, 8vo (plus 2 reprints of the same work), Lawrence (David Herbert), The Man Who Died, London: William Heinemann, 1935, wood engraved illustrations by John Farleigh in red & black, ink stamps to verso of title and foot of final leaf, original cloth-backed marbled boards, small folio, and other illustrated booksQTY: (34)
Doyle (Arthur Conan). The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 2nd edition, London: George Newnes, 1893, illustrations by Sidney Paget, occasional light spotting and damp stains, front hinge tender, all edges gilt, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, spine a little rubbed and faded, corners rubbed and slightly bumped, 8vo, together with 2 others: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, 1905 (lacking rear endpaper), and His Last Bow. Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes, 1st edition, 1917 (rebacked with lean), 8voQTY: (3)
Culpeper (Nicholas). Culpeper's English Physician; And Complete Herbal, volumes 1 & 2 [bound in 1], 15th edition & 13th edition respectivley, London: printed by J. Adlard/ W. Lewis, 1812-13, 8 (of 14) medical plates, 29 herbal plates (complete), some hand coloured, modern endpapers, bookplate to the front pastedown, front hinges cracked, some light spotting & toning, minor tears & loss to the left margin of the frontispeice, modern mottled quarter calf, spine lightly rubbed, 4toQTY: (1)
Fleming (Ian). Moonraker, 2nd impression, 1955; Diamonds Are Forever, 1956; From Russia, With Love, 1957; Dr No, 1958; Goldfinger, 1959; Thunderball, 1961; The Spy Who Loved Me, 1962; On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1963; You Only Live Twice, 1964; The Man With the Golden Gun, 1965, 1st editions, occasional light spotting, contemporary presentation and ownership inscriptions at front, original cloth, one or two light marks, 8vo, together with OHMSS, 1963 & Octopussy and the Living Daylights, 1966, both in dust jackets, and The Diamond Smugglers, 1957 (no jacket)QTY: (13)
Fleming (Ian). From Russia With Love, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1957, original pictorial cloth, dust jacket, spine toned with extremities nicked with loss, some light dust-soiling to panels, extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with:You Only Live Twice, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1964, original cloth, dust jacket, spine lightly toned, 8voQTY: (2)
Forster (E.M.) Pharos and Pharillon, 1str edition, London: Hogarth Press, 1923, advertisement leaf at rear, one or two minor spots, small previous owner inscription to front pastedown, original cloth-backed boards, edges rubbed, some light toning, 8vo, 900 copies published, together with two others by the author: Anonymity. An Enquiry, 1st edition, Hogarth Press, 1925, and Nordic Twilight, Macmillan War Pamphlets No. 3, 1940 QTY: (3)
Francis (Dick). Dead Cert, 1962; Nerve, 1964; For Kicks, 1965; Odds Against, 1965; Flying Finish, 1966; Blood Sport, 1967; Forfeit, 1968, 1st editions, a little light spotting and stains to Dead Cert and Flying Finish, previous owner inscription to Blood Sport, original cloth, slight partial fading and small indentation to Flying Finish, dust jackets, some toning and restorations to Dead Cert, tears and losses to For Kicks spine and front panel, tear and loss to Blood Sport spine, Odds Against and Blood Sport repaired with tape to versos, Nerve spine a little faded, Nerve and For Kicks both inscribed by the author to Diana Spier, 8vo, together with The Sport of Queens, 1st edition, 1957, Lester. The Official Biography, 1986, limited edition 381/1000, signed by Dick Francis and Lester Piggott, Straight, 1989, limited signed edition 160/500, Second Wind, 1999, limited signed edition 108/110, Masters of Crime (with Lionel Davidson), limited signed edition 67/250, and 45 others by Dick Francis and related, including 15 signed or inscribed by the author QTY: (57)
Greene (Graham). British Dramatists, 1st edition, London: William Collins, 1942, colour and monochrome illustrations, light spotting front and rear, spine a little rubbed with small tears and chips, edges rubbed, dust jacket, spine faded with losses, a few chips and tears, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Signed presentation copy, inscribed to front endpaper "from a colleague, Graham Greene, March 6, 1944".
Heaney (Seamus). Place and Displacement. Recent Poetry of Northern Island. Pete Laver Memorial Lecture delivered at Grasmere, 2nd August 1984, Dove Cottage, 1985, 22 pp., original wrappers (small light stain to upper cover), 8vo, inscribed to title "At Alan's bidding I have raced to Cheltenham where, undisplaced amid the soup and drink and bread, at home from home, I lay my head. Love to Alan and Shelagh, Seamus, 13 October 1988", with a postcard portrait of the author loosely inserted, together with Field of Vision, printed privately by Peter Fallon for the Heaneys, Christmas 1990, 4 pp., inscribed "To Alan & Shelagh, with love and all good wishes for a Happy Christmas, Seamus & Marie", and "P.S. And, as ever with genial and strong recollections of your hospitable home, the welcome and the sustenance and the send-off!. S.", plus Tollund, Peter Fallon/Gallery Press, 1994, 4 pp., limited edition of 125, inscribed "Love to Shelagh & Llewellyn, Seamus & Marie", with an arrow pointing to the verse opposite, and "my post-ceasefire affusion. S.", with 2 printed cards each with a 3 line verse 'Dangerous pavements/But I face the ice this year/With my father's stick', each signed by the author, and a printed pamphlet titled 'Christmas Eve', 4 pp., signed QTY: (6)
Lear (Edward). Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, &c., 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1851, uncoloured lithographed single-page map frontispiece, 20 tinted lithograph plates, some very light spotting to plates only, contemporary ownership signature of J. R. Gilbert to head of title, front inner hinge a little shaken, original blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt spine, rubbed and some marks and light overall soiling, large 8vo, together withBartlett (W. H.). The Nile Boat; or Glimpses of the Land of Egypt, 1st edition, London: Arthur Hall, Virtue, and Co., 1849, engraved frontispiece, additional engraved vignette title page, single page engraved map, and 32 engraved plates, wood-engraved illustrations to text, 8pp. publishers advertisements at rear, original yellow chalk-glazed endpapers with printed advertisements, original gilt-decorated pale pink cloth, spine lightly faded (generally a very good copy), large 8vo, plusAlexander (Colonel Sir James E.). Incidents of the Maori War, New Zealand in 1860-61, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1863, tinted lithograph frontispiece view of New Plymouth, Taranaki, single-page engraved map, original yellow chalk-glaze endpapers, contemporary prize bookplate to front pastedown from Leek Commercial School, dated mid-summer 1869, gilt-decorated and blind-stamped green cloth, very lightly rubbed (generally in excellent condition), 8voQTY: (3)NOTE:Abbey Travel 45; Blackmer 986 (for the first work).
Hughes (Ted). Pan, hand-printed at The Morrigu Press, 14 August 1979, broadside, printed to recto, wood-engraving of two scorpions, one or two faint spots, limited signed edition 41/60, inscribed in pencil to Alan Hancox at foot "For Alan, Xmas 1987, from Ted", together with Booktrout, Morrigu Press, 28 May 1979, broadside, wood-engraving of trout, some light spotting, limited signed edition 41/60, additionally inscribed to Alan Hancox, plus Wolverine, Morrigu Press, 27 December 1979, wood-engraving of a wolverine, a few light spots, limited signed edition 54/75, also additionally inscribed as above, with 2 other broadsides: Eagle, Morrigu Press, 25 July 1980, limited signed edition 54/75, and Mosquito, Morrigu Press, 25 August 1980, limited signed edition 54/75, both inscribed to Alan Hancox, the largest.(Mosquito) 46.5 x 29.5 cm QTY: (5)
Hughes (Ted). Night Arrival of Sea-Trout; The Iron Wolf; Puma, hand-printed at The Morrigu Press, 25 March, 13 April & 14 April 1979, broadsides, printed to rectos, one or two light spots, each a proof copy from a limited edition of 30 copies and signed in pencil by the poet, and each inscribed in pencil to Alan Hancox from Ted Hughes, Xmas 1987 at foot, together with Woodpecker, Morrigu Press, August 19, 1979, broadside, limited signed edition 15/60, also inscribed for Alan Hancox, Xmas 1987, first three 30 x 20.5 cmQTY: (4)
Hughes (Ted, adapter). Seneca's Oedipus, London: Faber and Faber, 1969, a few light spots front and rear, original wrappers, slight marginal toning, 8vo, inscribed to title "Ted Hughes, Jan 6th 1970, [Ex Libris R.L.S. with love from R.L.S.], To Professor Sedgewick from his hidden neighbour. Since Oedipus, tore out his eyes/How much we have enjoyed his cries/And all the associated, diverse mythological and crazy lies", together with Meet My Folks!, London: Faber and Faber, revised edition, 1987, illustrations by George Adamson, original wrappers, 8vo, inscribed "For Alan, warmest greetings from Ted, 29 November 1987, 'Out of a little grass comes a great ass', plus Season Songs, Faber and Faber, revised edition, 1985, original wrappers, 8vo, inscribed "For Alan, best wishes from Ted, 19 August 1989", with 2 others: A Choice of Emily Dickinson's Verse, selected with an introduction by Ted Hughes inscribed "To Beatrix Holmes, greetings, Ted Hughes. January 1975, with additional annotations, possibly by Alan Hancox, and a press cutting pasted in, and First and Always. Poems for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, compiled and edited by Lawrence Sail, introduction by Ted Hughes, inscribed to Alan and Shelagh Hancox from Lawrence Sail, 4th October 1989, with a loose inscribed card from the same QTY: (5)
Isherwood (Christopher). Mr. Norris Changes Trains, 1st edition, London: Hogarth Press, 1935, half title, light spotting to front endpaper, all edges gilt, recent fine green morocco gilt by James Brockman, Oxford, covers with a 'sunrise' design in black and gilt, horizontal black lines and gilt dots (spine a trifle faded), contained in cloth solander box, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Presentation copy, inscribed to front endpaper: "The trains may change but our hearts remain in the junction. Christopher, March 1947." From the library of Olive Mangeot, her signature and date 1935, with a note of provenance tipped-in at gutter opposite.
Isherwood (Christopher). The Memorial, 1932; Mr. Norris Changes Trains, 1935; Lions and Shadows, 1938; Goodbye to Berlin, 1939, 1st editions, half titles, portrait frontispiece to Lions and Shadows, a few light spots, all edges gilt, recent full morocco gilt by James Brockman, Oxford, 8vo, together with The Mortmere Stories, by Christopher Isherwood and Edward Upward, introduced by Katherine Bucknell, illustrated by Graham Crowley, Enitharmon Press, 1994, limited signed edition 19/50 (contained in a solander box), 8vo, and People One Ought to Know, illustrated by Sylvain Mangeot, 1st edition, 1982, also contained in a solander box, 8vo QTY: (6)
Lemaire (Charles & Van Houtte, Louis). Flore des Serres et Jardins de l'Europe... , Paris: Librairie Horticole de H. Cousin, 1847, 76 hand-coloured lithographic plates and 2 uncoloured, mostly part-folding, occasional light browning and offsetting from text, old blue pencil ownership name erased from title with some resultant paper thinning and loss not affecting text, some spotting to text leaves, contemporary morocco-backed boards, rubbed and some edge wear, small folioQTY: (1)
Kazantzakis (Nikos). Freedom and Death, 1956; The Last Temptation, 1960; God's Pauper, 1962, 1st English editions, Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, original cloth, dust jackets, Freedom and Death price-clipped, light water stain to flaps of Last Temptation, s couple of faint stains to God's Pauper, 8vo, together with 2 others by the author: Report to Greco, 1965, and The Fratricides, 1967 QTY: (5)
Leland (Charles). Aradia or the Gospel of the Witches, 1st edition, London: David Nutt, 1899, half title, 3 pp. advertisements at end, a few light spots, original green cloth, spine faded to brown, a few small marks, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Presentation copy, inscribed to front endpaper: "To Lily Doering, with kind regards of Charles L. Leland, Florence Jan 30. 1900". Charles Godfrey Leland (1824-1903) was an American folklore author, whose most influential work Aradia is purportedly based on an Italian manuscript on witchcraft given to him by an Italian "witch informant" woman he referred to as "Maddelena" in Florence in the 1880's. The book remained obscure until rediscovered in the 1950's and is regarded as a keystone work in the Wicca and Neopaganism movements. Lily Doering, the dedicatee had stayed at the Oatlands Park Hotel, Weybridge in 1873 with her family and Charles Leland and his wife, also staying there had formed a friendship with the Doering family and he corresponded with Lily over the years.
Lewis (C.S.) Broadcast Talks, Reprinted with some alterations from two series of Broadcast Talks (Right and Wrong: A Clue to the Meaning of the Universe and What Christians Believe) given in 1941 and 1942, 1st edition, London: Geoffrey Bles, 1942, partial offsetting from flaps to first and last leaves, original cloth, dust jacket, spine toned with tears at ends, small tear and loss to front panel, a few light stains, 8vo, together with Christian Behaviour. A further series of Broadcast Talks, 1st edition, London: Geoffrey Bles, 1943, original cloth, dust jacket, spine toned with tears at ends, 8vo, plus The Great Divorce. A Dream, 1st edition, London: Geoffrey Bles, 1945, original cloth, dust jacket, spine a little faded, a few small tears, 8vo, together with others by or related to C.S. Lewis including Miracles, 1947, Till We Have Faces, 1956, The Four Loves, 1960, The Screwtape Letters, April 1942 reprint, Studies in Words, 1960, An Experiment in Criticism, 1961, The Discarded Image, 1964, Poems, 1964, Spenser's Images of Life, 1967 The Dark Tower and Other Stories, edited by Walter Hooper, 1977, and Collected Letters, edited by Walter Hooper, volumes I & II, 2000-2004 QTY: (58)
Morris (F. O.). A History of British Birds, 6 volumes, 2nd edition, 1870, titles and dedication, 365 coloured plates, occasional light spotting, original green pictorial cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, some spine extremities frayed, 8vo, together with a defective 4th edition copy of Morris' British ButterfliesQTY: (7)
Lovecraft (H.P.) The Dream Quest of the Unknown Kadath, Buffalo: Shroud, 1955, original cloth, dust jackets in 2 states, first state jacket with some light ink offsetting to front panel, later state yellow jacket with very slight toning to spine, with 'Limited Collector's Edition' to front flap, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Limited edition, one of 50 specially bound copies, signed by Kenneth J. Krueger (label to colophon), editor/publisher of Shroud, from a total edition of 1500, this copy 301/1500.
Lovecraft (H.P.) Dreams and Fancies, 1st edition, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1962, original cloth, dust jacket, slight toning to rear panel, 8vo, together with The Dunwich Horror and Others, 1st edition, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1963, one or two light spots, original cloth, dust jacket, slightly wormed at spine ends, 8vo, plus Dagon and Other Macabre Tales, 1st edition, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1965, previous owner signature, original cloth, slightly rubbed at spine ends, dust jacket, a little rubbed at spine ends, 8vp, and The Dark Brotherhood and Other Pieces, 1st edition, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1966, monochrome illustrations, previous owner signature, original cloth, dust jacket, slight fading to spine and light soiling to rear panel, 8voQTY: (4)
Lovecraft (H.P.) Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Collected by August Derleth, 1st edition, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1969, original cloth, one or two small bumps, dust jacket, very slight fading to spine, a little rubbed at ends, 8vo, together with The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions, 1st edition, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1970, small previous owner red ink stamp to front endpaper, original cloth, light mark to upper cover, dust jacket, slight toning to spine, 8vo, plus The Watchers Out of Time and Others, 1st edition, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1974, original cloth, dust jacket, together with At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels, 1964 (ex-libris) QTY: (4)
Lovecraft (H.P. & August Derleth). The Lurker at the Threshold, 1st UK edition, London: Museum Press, [1948], marginal toning to textblock (as often), original cloth, dust jacket, spine toned with small chips, a couple of tiny tears and nicks, 8vo, together with The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, 1st UK edition, London: Victor Gollancz, 1951, a few small pale marginal stains, original cloth, dust jacket, spine and extremities a little faded, a couple of short closed tears along one joint and fold, light creases to rear panel, 8vo, plus The Haunter of the Dark and Other Tales of Horror, edited and with an introduction by August Derleth, 1st UK edition, London: Victor Gollancz, 1951, a few small pale stains, original cloth, price-clipped dust jacket, spine toned and chipped at ends, small nicks at folds and head of front panel, 8vo, with 3 other UK editions published by Gollancz: At the Mountains of Madness, 1966, The Lurker at the Threshold, 1968, and The Shadow Out of Time, 1968 (ex-libris and lacking front endpaper) QTY: (6)
Books - Local Interest and Art History - Nicolson (Benedict), Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Light, two-volume set, first edition; Hulton (Paul) The Work of Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, 2 vol., 1977; others, The Pre-Raphaelites, Wright of Derby; The Sculptures of Michelangelo; Botticelli; etc
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