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Click here to subscribeHerbert (W. & E.W. Brayley). A Concise Account, Historical and Descriptive of Lambeth Palace, London: S. Gosnell, 1806, additional engraved title, 19 engraved plates, including 5 hand-coloured, some light spotting and minor toning, armorial bookplate with Order of the Garter insignia and shelf number, contemporary red half calf, spine and edges rubbed, 4toQty: (1)
Orlov (Alexander) . The Secret History of Stalin's Crimes, 1st edition, Random House, New York, 1953, blind stamp and ink stamp to front endpaper, some minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers rubbed & creased with some loss to head & foot, 8vo, together with; Newman (Bernard) , German Secret Service At Work, 1st edition, Robert M. McBride and Company, New York, 1940, 10 black & white illustrations, some minor water damage to the foot of the front & rear endpapers, some minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, spines slightly faded, covers rubbed, chipped & with light water damage to head & foot, 8vo, and Dukes (Paul) , Red Dusk and the Morrow, Adventures and Investigations in Red Russia, 1st edition, Doubleday, Pages & Company, New York, 1922, 18 black & white illustrations, some very minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed with minor loss to head & foot, 8vo, plus, Kitchin (George) , Prisoner of the OGPU, 1st edition, Longmans, Green and Co., 1935 , 4 black & white illustrations including map, very minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers rubbed & chipped with loss to head of front cover, 8vo, and other early to mid 20th century espionage & war reference, all original cloth, mostly in dust jackets, some volumes with blind stamps 'LIBRARY OF RUPERT W. S. ALLASON' to the front endpapers, G/VG, 8voQty: (3 shelves )NOTESProvenance: From the library of Rupert William Simon Allason, former Conservative Party politician, who also wrote on the subject of espionage under the pen name Nigel West.
Russell (Alfred E.). Selected Essays on Syphilis and Small-Pox. Translations and reprints from various sources, New Sydenham Society, 1906, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed on spine, together with: Lancereaux (Etienne), A Treatise on Syphilis, Historical and Practical, 2 volumes, New Sydenham Society, 1868, overall ink library stamps to titles and endpapers, bookplate and library markings to front endpapers, original cloth, slightly rubbed, rebacked, plus: Diday (Paul), A Treatise on Syphilis in New-born Children and Infants at the Breast, translated by G. Whitley, New Sydenham Society, 1859, ink library stamp to title and front endpaper, original cloth gilt, rubbed, plus Mayo (Herbert), A Treatise on Siphilis, 1840, half-title, publisher's catalogue at rear, ink stamp to title, some light browning and spotting, inner hinges cracked and some leaves near detached, bookplates to front pastedown, original cloth, some corner wear, rebacked, plus Moore (John William), Text-Book of the Eruptive and Continued Fevers, Dublin, 1892, folding tables, some browning to 2 early leaves from offsetting caused by loose news cuttings, original cloth, plus Pearson (John), Observations on the Effects of Various Articles of the Materia Medica in the Cure of Luees Venerea, illustrated with cases, the second edition, with additions, 1807, BMI ink stamp to title, a little spotting, 20th-century library cloth, rubbed and soiled, all 8vo, plus other mostly 19th & 20th century books and pamphlets on venereal diseases and related in various languagesQty: (6 shelves)
Britton (John) . Britton's Cathedrals, 12 volumes (in 6), Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1814-31, numerous black & white plates, bookplates to front pastedowns, some light toning & spotting throughout, uniform contemporary red half calf, boards & spines rubbed with some loss, large 8vo, Picturesque Antiquities of The English Cities., Longman, Rees, Brown, and Green, 1830, numerous black & white engraved plates & in-text illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper some spotting, toning & offsetting, front gutters partially cracked, contemporary gilt decorated green half calf, boards & rubbed with minor loss, large 8vo, together with: Findon (Edward & Thomas Moule) , Great Britain Illustrated: A series of original views from drawings by William Westall, A.R.A., Charles Tilt, 1830, 118 black & white illustrations, some spotting, toning & offsetting throughout, contemporary gilt decorated green full calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed & faded with minor loss, 4to, and Winkle (H. B.), Winkle's Architectural and Picturesque Illustrations of the Cathedral Churches of England and Wales;..., 3 volumes, new edition, W. Kent & Co., 1860, numerous black & white illustrations, cracked in-hinges to volume 1, some light toning & spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated blue half morocco, boards & spines rubbed, 8vo, plus other mostly 19th century British topography reference & plate books, many leather bindings, some original cloth, some odd and defective volumes, G, 8vo/folio, sold as seen not subject to returnQty: (6 shelves)NOTESApproximately 125 volumes
Lysons (Samuel) . A collection of Gloucestershire Antiquities, sold by Messsrs. Cadell and Davies, 1803, 103 hand-coloured & black & white engraved plates, some water damage, toning & spotting throughout, front board & endpapers detached, contemporary gilt decorated half calf, spine partially detached, boards & spine rubbed with minor loss, folio, together with; Lysons (Daniel & Samuel) , Magna Britannia; Being a Concise Topographical Account of the Several Counties of Great Britain, volume the sixth, containing Devonshire, printed for Thomas Cadell, 1822, numerous black & white engraved plates, some spotting & toning, some minor water damage, contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards water damaged and rubbed with loss, spine rubbed, large 4to, and Stanfield (Clarkson) , Stanfield's Coast Scenery. A series of views in the British Channel,..., Smith, Elder & Co., 1836, 40 black & white engraved plates, some spotting & light toning, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated plum full morocco, front board detached, boards & spine marked & rubbed to head & food, 8vo, plus other mostly 19th century British topography & plate books, many leather bindings, some original cloth, some odd & defective volumes, G, 8vo/folio, sold as seen not subject to returnQty: (6 shelves)NOTESApproximately 135 volumes
Neale (John Preston & John Le Keux) . Views of the most interesting Collegiate and Parochial Churches in Great Britain; including Screens, Font, Monuments, &c. &c., 2 volumes, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824, 94 black & white engraved plates, some spotting & toning throughout, uniform contemporary red half morocco, boards & spines faded & slightly rubbed, large 4to, together with; Skelton (Joseph) , Skelton's Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire, from Original Drawings by F. Mackenzie, J. Skelton, 1823, numerous black & white engraved plates & illustrations, water damage, spotting & toning throughout, minor worming to rear endpapers, front gutters cracked, all edges gilt, rebound retaining contemporary embossed full calf, boards & spine marked & rubbed folio, and Finden (William) , Finden's Views of the Ports, Harbours & Watering Places of Great Britain, 2 volumes, George Virtue, 1842, numerous black & white engraved illustrations, bookplates to front pastedowns, gutters cracked, some light toning throughout, uniform contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards & spine faded & rubbed with minor loss, large 4to, plus other 19th century British topography & plate books, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some odd & defective volumes, G, 8vo/folio, sold as seen not subject to returnQty: (6 shelves)NOTESApproximately 140 volumes
De Brunhoff (Jean) . The Story of Babar the little elephant, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1934, Babar's Travels, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1935, Babar's Friend Zephir, Methuen & Co.Ltd., 1937, numerous colour illustrations, some light toning & marks, gutters partially cracked, publishers original illustrated boards with cloth spines, board slightly marked & rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo, together with; Dulac (Edmund [illustrator]) , Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross, Hodder and Staughton, circa 1915, 20 tipped-in colour plates, some spotting & toning, publishers original decorated cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed & marked, 4to, Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book, Hodder & Stoughton, circa 1916, 15 tipped-in colour plates, frontispiece & title-page detached, some light spotting & toning, publishers original decorated cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Bateman (H. M.) , Burlesques, revised edition, Duckworth & Co., 1922, numerous monochrome illustrations, some minor marginal toning, gutters partially cracked, publisher original illustrated boards with black cloth spine, boards slightly rubbed & toned, 8vo, plus other late 19th & 20th century juvenile & illustrated literature, including 12 issues of La Vie Parisienne, circa 1914-19, A. A. Milne, Arthur Rackham, W. B. Yeats, Kenneth Grahame, Upton Sinclair, Conan Doyle, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves)
Dugdale (Thomas) . Curiosities of Great Britain. England & Wales Delineated, 11 volumes, L. Tallis, circa 1846, numerous black & white illustrations & maps, period inscription to front pastedown, some spotting & toning throughout, publishers uniform original embossed blue cloth, boards & spines rubbed, 8vo, together with; Nicholls (J. F. & John Taylor) , Bristol Past and Present, 3 volumes, J. W. Arrowsmith, Bristol, 1881, numerous black & white illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper of volume 1, some light toning throughout, publishers uniform original gilt decorated green cloth, spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo, and John Henry Parker [publisher] , Architectural Notices of The Churches of the Archdeaconry of Northampton, 1849, numerous black & white engraved illustrations, some light toning & spotting throughout, publishers original embossed brown cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other 19th century British topography reference, including Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet,..., 10 volumes, published by W. Clarke, 1807-11, all in original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (3 shelves )
Jardine (William) . The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology, 2 volumes (bound in 1), Humming-birds, Edinburgh, 1833, 65 hand-coloured plates, bookplate to front pastedown, some light toning & spotting throughout, lacking rear endpaper, contemporary gilt decorated green half calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with; Thomson (David) , Handy Book of the Fruit Culture Under Glass, 2nd edition, William Blackwood and Sons, 1881, black & white illustrations, some light toning & spotting throughout, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, spine lightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Sharpe (R. Bowdler) , A Hand-Book to the Birds of Great Britain [Lloyd's Natural History], 3 volumes, Edward Lloyd, 1896, numerous coloured plates, some light toning, publishers uniform original gilt decorated red cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed & marked, 8vo, plus other mostly 19th century natural history & sporting reference, including A Hand-Book to the Order Lepidoptera [Lloyd's Natural History], 5 volumes, by W. F. Kirby, Edward Lloyd, 1896, and publications by Badminton Library, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some odd & defective volumes, G/VG, 8vo/4to, sold as seen not subject to returnQty: (3 shelves)
Ward (Herbert) . Five Years with the Congo Cannibals, Chatto & Windus, 1890, numerous black & white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, minor tear to frontispiece tissue guard, in-hinges cracked, some light spotting throughout, publishers original decorated blue cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with; Nanson (Fridtjof) , Through Siberia, The Land of the Future, William Heinemann, 1914, folding map & numerous black & white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, minor marginal toning, light spotting to the text block, publishers original blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Cowley (Malcolm) , Adventures of an African Slaver,..., George Routledge & Sons Ltd., 1928, 9 black & white illustrations, bookplate to front endpaper, some minor toning, publishers original cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed & marked, 8vo, plus other late 19th - mid 20th century travel & exploration reference, including Black Ivory..., by H. C. Jackson, Sudan Press, Khartoum, circa 1900, The Land of New Guinea Pygmies..., by C. G. Rawling, Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., 1913, Among the Eskimos of Labrador..., by S. K. Hutton, Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., 1912, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQty: (3 shelves )
Louis de Giafferri (Paul) . L'Histoire du Costume Féminin de l'an 1037 à l'an 1870, Editions Nilsson, Paris, circa 1923, numerous colour illustrations, some light toning throughout, loosely contained in publishers original decorated blue cloth folder with ties, boards slightly faded & marked, folio, together with; Allen (Charles & Sharada Dwivedi) , The Taj at Apollo Bunder,..., 1st edition, Pictor Publishing, Mumbai, 2010, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, and Tiradritti (Francesco) , Egyptian Wall Painting, 1st edition, Abbeville Press, New York, 2008, numerous colour illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket and slipcase, large 4to, plus Berman (Harold) , Bronzes, Sculptors & Founders 1800-1930, 4 volumes, 1st edition, Abage Publishers/Schiffer, Chicago, 1974-94, numerous black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other art reference & related, including Facsímil de la Mascara Real, limited edition 117/710, 1981, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (4 shelves & a folder)
Josephus (Flavius). Opera… De Antiquitatibus Iudaicis libri XX quibus in fine loco appendicis Vita Iosephi per ipsum conscripta est adiecta: De Bello Iudaico Libri VII… Contra Apionem Libri II… De imperio rationis, sive de Macchabaeis Liber Unus…, Frankfurt: Sigismundi Feyerabendt, 1580, woodcut pictorial title, one full-page woodcut of Adam and Eve, 97 smaller woodcuts in the text, lacks final colophon leaf with printers' device, supplied in modern facsimile on white paper, title slightly dust-soiled, previous owner inscription at upper margin and left margin, single worm hole to foremargin of first four leaves, one small marginal note, small closed marginal tears to several leaves, pale dampstain to lower margin affecting pp. 223-704 and upper margins of pp. 755 ff., some occasional light staining and a few small ink stains, large ink inscription on preserved front free endpaper, modern full calf with raised bands and gilt title and date, folio, together with: Boccacio (Giovanni), The Novels and Tales of... Containing a Hundred Curious Novels... , 5th edition in English, Awnsham Churchill, 1684 , some spotting and browning throughout, a little dampstained to inner margin, lacks portrait frontispiece (modern facsimile supplied), old ink signature of Elizabeth Hawksmoor to title [possibly that of the daughter of the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor], modern half-morocco over cloth, folio, [ESTC R2136], [Newton, Isaac], Excerpta quaedam e Newtoni Principiis Philosophiae Naturalis cum notis variorum, 1st edition, Cambridge: J. Bentham, 1765, 12 engraved plates, all but one folding, plate 10 slightly damaged and laid down on modern paper, now full-page but no longer folding with inner margin excised without loss to image, closed tear repair to title, and some dust-soiling to first and last leaves, occasional spotting, one plate with closed tear repair to verso, two pages and inner margin of one plate with small pale brown mark, some scattered light stains, modern morocco-backed cloth gilt, 4to, [Babson 15; Gray no. 20], Micheli Márquez (José, Barón de San Demetrio), Deleite y amargura de las dos cortes, celestial y terrena. Con la assistencia de los ingenios, y lagrimas derremadas en la Corte del Dios Momo: el consuelo que reciben, quexas que dan a Iupiter, para que visite la Cortes de los Planetas, Dioses, 1st edition, Madrid : por Iuan Sanchez, a costa de Pedro Coello, 1642, printers' woodcut device on title, a few woodcut initials, three leaves following title and leaves M1, M2, M7, M8 & N1-N4 missing and supplied in very good letterpress facsimiles, some browning, contemporary vellum, some soiling and restoration and text resewn with cords renewed, 4to, Drummond de Melfort (Louis Hector). Traité sur la Cavalerie, 1st edition, Paris: Guillaume Desprez, 1776, text volume only (without atlas volume), with half-title, engraved frontispiece, engraved vignette to title-page, 11 engraved plates on 10 sheets, all but one folding, text not collated, etched bookplate of the Earl of Aylesford, contemporary tree calf, joints cracked but firm, folio (44.8 x 28.5 cm), Ogilby (John). America: being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World; containing the Original of the Inhabitants, and the Remarkable Voyages thither, The Conquest of the Vast Empires of Mexico and Peru, and Other Large Provinces and Territories, 1st edition, 2nd issue, London: by the author, 1671, engraved frontispiece (discreet repair verso, clear tape reinforcement to fore margin), lacking all other plates, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked and restored, folio (42 x 27 cm), Sabin 50089Qty: (6 shelves)
Heylyn (Peter). Cosmographie , In Four Books. Containing the Chorography and History of the Whole World: And all the Principal Kingdoms, Provinces, Seas, and the Isles thereof, 7th edition, London: Edward Brewster, Richard Chiswell, Benjamin Tooke, et al., 1703 , additional engraved title, title printed in red and black, five double-page engraved maps (twin-hemisphere, Europe, Asia, Africa and America, with California shown as an Island), some light offsetting to maps, single worm hole & trail to lower inner blank corner margins of additional title, letterpress title & leaves A1-T3, library label of Minto House Roxburghshire to upper pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, neatly rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine, title label re-gilt tooled, corners repaired, large folioQty: (1)
* Gould (John, 1804-1881). Brachyotus Palustris (Short Eared Owl), from The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-73, fine hand-coloured lithograph on pale cream wove paper by H.C. Richter after John Gould, printed by Walter & Cohn, heightened with gum arabic, very light toning to outer blank margins (generally in very good condition), sheet size 38.5 x 56 cm (15.2 x 22 ins), together with: ibid., Athene Noctua (Little Owl), & Scops Zorca (Scops Owl), from The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-73, two hand-coloured lithographs on pale cream wove paper, by H.C. Richter after John Gould, printed by Walter, heightened with gum arabic, sheet size 56 x 38 cm (22 x 15 ins), plus: Gould (Elizabeth, 1804-1841). Noctua Cuculoides, from A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains, 1832, hand-coloured lithograph, on pale cream wove paper, by Elizabeth Gould, printed by Hullmandel, some light soiling (generally in good condition), sheet size 55 x 37.5 cm (21.75 x 14.8 ins)Qty: (4)
Hill (John). Eden: or, a Compleat Body of Gardening. Containing Plain and Familiar Directions for Raising the several useful Products of a Garden..., Compiled and Digested from the Papers of the late celebrated Mr. Hale, by the Authors of the Compleat Body of Husbandry. And comprehending the Art of constructing a Garden fo use and Pleasure; the best Methods of keeping it in Order.., London: T. Osborne, T. Trye, S. Crowder & Co., and H. Woodgate, 1757, 61 engraved plates including frontispiece (plates 11 & 26 on slightly thicker paper, bearing the Strasburg Lily watermark with initials LVG for Lubertus Van Gerrevink, similar to Churchill 406), title with ink stamp of L.E. Newton Library to lower blank margin, short repaired closed tear to plate 8 & at foot of leaf 6D2, short vertical rust line to gutter margins of 4X2, plate 30, 4Y1-5A1 (6 leaves of text), some overall light toning, occasional spotting to few leaves of text, light dampstaining to margins of few leaves at front & rear, bookplate of Leonard E. Newton to upper pastedown, hinges repaired, 20th century half sheep, earlier red morocco title label preserved, lower joint cracked at foot, joints and extremities rubbed and scuffed, folioQty: (1)NOTESHenrey 776; Nissen 880. The work was issued in 60 numbers from 28 August 1756 to 8 November 1757.
Rackham, Arthur (ill) & Steel, Flora Annie, English Fairy Tales, with tipped-in colour plates, London, MacMillan & Co 1918, gilt dec full vellum, 4to Ltd edition no 416/500, signed by Rackhamcover spotted and stained, inner leaf with owners inscription, some tissues torn/creased, some light foxing (see detail images for clarification)
WW2 Capt John Foote VC signed rare 6 x 4 inch b/w photo, some light creasing, signed on back and front. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Early 20th century Spanish guitar, bearing a Manuel Ramirez label; Back and sides: rosewood, light marks; Table: natural spruce with applied galpador, various restored cracks, over-varnished; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: generally good, refret; Hardware: generally good; Overall condition: restored
1999 DeArmond by Guild M-75T electric guitar, made in Korea, ser. no. KC9xxxxx5; Finish: blue sparkle, minor light surface marks and dings to back; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: generally good although could benefit from a clean; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case; Weight: 4.03kg; Overall condition: good
2016 Squier by Fender Deluxe Jazzmaster electric guitar, crafted in China, ser. no. CGS16xxxx8; Finish: candy apple red, a few small dings and very light surface marks to back; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good, upgraded Fender AVRI tremolo unit; Case: Gator hard case; Weight: 3.74kg; Overall condition: good
1980 Fender Hardtail Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. S9xxxx0; Finish: natural, very minor blemishes to edge and further very light surface marks; Fretboard: rosewood, mild wear; Frets: mild wear; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case and tags; Weight: 3.74kg; Overall condition: very good
1997 C.F Martin & Co. Custom Order 000-28 acoustic guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 5xxxx8; Back and sides: rosewood, minor dings and marks; Top: 1935 sunburst finish, minor dings, light lacquer imperfections to edge; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case; Weight: 1.86kg; Overall condition: good *A one-off customer custom order with a suggested US retail price of $5,879. Full specification available
C.F. Martin & Co. D12X1AE electro acoustic twelve string guitar, made in Mexico, ser. no. 1xxxxx4; Back and sides: mahogany grained high pressured laminate; Top: natural spruce; Fretboard: rich light; Frets: generally good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: hard case; Weight: 3.57kg; Overall condition: good
1952 Gibson Les Paul Model electric guitar, made in USA; Finish: Gold Top, generally good, light checking throughout, minor blemishes, green oxidisation to edges; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good, nut and washer at back of pickguard replaced; Case: later 1950s brown and pink five latch hard case; Weight: 4.04kg; Overall condition: very good *Sold with CITES A10 certificate no. 591174/01
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