Yeats (William Butler). The Shadowy Waters, 1st edition, Hodder & Stoughton, 1900, top edge gilt, remainder uncut, original ribbed blue cloth gilt, a little rubbed, large 8vo, together with The Tables of the Law and the Adoration of the Magi, 1st edition, Elkin Mathews, 1904, 4 pp. publisher's adverts at rear, some spotting and light browning, partly uncut, original cloth-backed boards, rubbed, partly browned and stained, small 4to, plus The Wanderings of Oisin, Dramatic Sketches, Ballads & Lyrics, T. Fisher Unwin, 1892, sepia-printed frontispiece, spotting at front and rear, original parchment-backed cloth, rubbed and soiled, spine browned and a little frayed at head and foot, 8vo, plus other books by and relating to Yeats including some ex-library copies (25)
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Dickens (Charles). Bleak House, 1st edition in book form, 1853, engraved frontispiece, additional title and numerous plates, scattered spotting, endpapers replaced, original green cloth, rebacked preserving original spine, 8vo, together with Master Humphrey's Clock, 3 volumes, 1840, numerous illustrations, contemporary half calf, spine to volume 1 torn with loss, wear to extremities, 8vo, with Thackeray (William Makepiece), The Newcomes. Memoirs of a most respectable family, 2 volumes, 1854, etched frontispiece, additional title and plates, some browning and spotting, armorial bookplate of Ronald C.W.P. Beauchamp, contemporary half morocco, gilt decorated spines, contrasting morocco labels, joints of volume 1 split, 8vo, with The Virginians. A Tale of the last century, 2 volumes, 1858, etched frontispiece and additional title to volume 1, numerous plates, some spotting, contemporary half morocco, gilt decorated spines, some wear, 8vo, with The History of Pendennis, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1849, plus Boswell (James), The Life of Samuel Johnson..., 4 volumes, 6th edition, revised and augmented, 1811, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1 (offset to title), two folding engraved plates, together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson..., 6th edition, revised and corrected, 1813, engraved portrait frontispiece (offset to title), light dampstaining, uniform early 20th century half cloth, 8vo, plus Brassey (Annie), A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' our home on the Ocean for Eleven Months, 2nd edition, 1878, folding colour maps, wood engraved plates and illustrations, folding table, contemporary half sheep, spine detached, worn, 8vo, plus other 19th century literature and history etc., many in contemporary leather bindings, plus other miscellaneous books including children's and illustrated books etc. (2 cartons)
Bindings. A Century of French Romance, edited by Edmund Gosse, Ren‚e Mauperin, 2 volumes, 1902, colour illustrations, all edges gilt, uniform contemporary gilt decorated blue morocco bound by Mudie, spines lightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, Introductory Lectures on Modern History..., by Thomas Arnold, 5th edition, 1860, period inscription to front endpaper, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated red calf, boards and spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, The Coaching Age, by Stanley Harris, 16 monotone plates, some light spotting, contemporary gilt decorated blue half calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with other mostly 19th century literature and reference, some odd volumes, all leather bindings, overall condition is good/very good, 8vo/4to (approximately 110 volumes) (6 shelves)
Pugin (Augustus Welby Northmore). Examples of Gothic Architecture; selected from various ancient edifices in England..., 3 volumes, Edinburgh, 1895, numerous colour and black and white plates, period inscriptions to front endpapers, some minor toning, top edge gilt, uniform original blue cloth, boards and spines lightly rubbed, large 4to, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century Ornaments, Edinburgh, 1904, 102 monotone plates, some light toning, contemporary blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, together with Scott (George Gilbert), Remarks on Secular and Domestic Architectur, Present & Future, 2nd edition, 1858, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor spotting, contemporary embossed brown cloth, spine faded and rubbed, 8vo, and Dyos (H.J. & Wolff, Michael, editors), The Victorian City, Images and Realities, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1973, numerous black and white illustrations, uniform original cloth in dust jackets, spines lightly faded, 4to, plus other late 19th and 20th century Victorian architecture and history reference, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Cobbett (William). Rural Rides..., new edition, 1853, colour folding map to front, some water damage, bookplate to front pastedown, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated red full morocco, spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Gough (John), A History of the People called Quakers, from their first rise to the present time, 3 volumes, printed for Robert Jackson, Dublin, 1789, bookplates and period inscriptions to front endpapers, some light spotting, uniform contemporary full calf, boards and spines rubbed, hinges cracked, 8vo, and Smedley (Frank E.), Frank Farleigh, or Scenes from the Life of a Private Pupil, 1850, Lewis Arudel; or The Railroad of Life, 1852, numerous black and white illustrations, bookplates to front pastedowns, some light spotting and toning, uniform contemporary gilt decorated full calf bound by Riviere & Son, boards and spines water damaged, hinges cracked, 8vo, plus other mostly 19th century literature and theology reference, some foreign language, some odd volumes, all leather bindings, condition is generally good, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Old Tales from the North, circa 1924, 24 tipped in colour plates, period inscription to front endpaper, some minor spotting, original decorated yellow cloth, boads and spine lightly rubbed, faded and marked, 8vo, together with Dahl (Roald), James and The Giant Peach, 1967, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, 1967, both with period inscriptions to the front endpapers, The Magic Finger, 1968, all UK 1st editions, some minor toning, all original illustrated boards, slightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Barth (Christian Gottlob), Natalie or The Broken Spring, Setma The Turkish Maiden, Edinburgh, circa 1864, 3 black and white engravings, bookplate to front pastedown, some light toning, original gilt decorated embossed blue cloth, subtly rebound, boards and spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other late 19th and 20th century illustrated and juvenile literature, including Kenneth Grahame, Arthur Rackham, Tin-Tin, Andrew Lang, mostly original cloth and boards, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Reese (M.M.). The Royal Office of Master of the Horse, 1976, signed by the author to the title page, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original cloth in slipcase, 4to, The Jockey's Association of Great Britain (publisher), The Benson and Hedges Book of Racing Colours, 1st edition, Birmingham, 1973, numerous colour illustrations, original gilt decorated green cloth, boards slightly marked, large 8vo, and Whitehead (G. Kenneth), The Deer of Great Britain and Ireland..., 1st edition, 1964, numerous black and white illustrations, some light spotting to the text block, original cloth in price clipped dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other modern sporting, game and equestrian reference and related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Wright (Horace). The Fruit-Grower's Guide, 2 volumes, new edition, 1924, 24 colour plates and numerous black and whtie illustrations, some minor spotting, uniform original cloth in dust jackets, covers lightly rubbed with minor loss to head and foot of spines, large 8vo, together with Robinson (W.), The Garden, an illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches, volumes 21 & 22, 1882, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, some minor toning, uniform modern gilt decorated half calf, large 4to, and Earle (C.W., et al), Garden Colour, 1906, 51 colour plates, some light spotting, contemporary gilt decorated three quarter morocco bound by Bumpus, spine lightly faded and rubbed, 4to, plus mostly other late 19th and early 20th century horticulture reference and related, including Flowering Plants of Great Britain, 6 volumes, by Anne Pratt, circa 1880, and family photo albums, 1880-1950, mostly original cloth, some leather bindings, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Mensonis (Alting). Descriptio, Secundum Antiquos, Agri Batavi & Frisii, ... sive Notitia Germaniae Inferiors..., Henricum Wesstenium, Amsterdam, 1697, 5 black and white engraved maps, 3 black and white plates, later cloth spine to boards, slightly rubbed, folio, together with Ayman (Jean), Monumens Authentiques de la Religion Des Greds, et de la Faussete..., A. La Haye, France, 1708, some light spotting and toning, contemporary full calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed with minor loss, 4to, and Bayle (Pierre), Oeuvres Diverses De Mr. Pierre Bayle, prosesseur en philosophie & en histoire, a Rotterdam, 4 volumes, A. La Haye, France, 1725, black and white plates, uniform modern gilt decorated calf, spines retaining contemporary full calf, boards slightly rubbed, folio, plus other mostly 18th and 19th French and Latin language, history and reference, mostly leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Smith (D. Murray). Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores, from the earliest times to the expedition of 1875-76, 1st edition, 1877, colour folding map to front, numerous monotone plates, some light spotting and toning, original ornately gilt decorated black morocco with brass borders, lacking brass clasps, boards and spine rubbed, large 4to, together with Greely (Adolphus W.), Three Years of Arctic Service on Account of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881-84..., 2 volumes, 1886, numerous black and white illustrations, folding map to rear of volume 2, with some fold tears, some light toning and spotting, uniform original green cloth, boards and spines slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, with minor loss, 8vo, and Kennedy (E.B.), Thirty Seasons in Scandinavia, cheaper edition, 1908, 20 black and white illustrations, some minor toning, original red cloth, boards and spine slightly faded and rubbed, plus other late 19th century and modern travel reference and related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Calwell (C.E.). The Effect of Maritime Command on Land Campaigns Since Waterloo, 1897, 7 black and white maps, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor spotting, original blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed and toned, 8vo, together with Frothingham (Thomas G.), The Naval History of the World War, 3 volumes, Harvard University Press, USA, 1925-26, black and white folding maps, bookplate to front endpaper, blindstamps to title pages, some light toning, uniform original blue cloth, spines slightly rubbed, ex-library copy with associated marks, 8vo, and other mostly early 20th century naval reference and related, all original cloth, some covers discoloured, G/VG, 8vo (6 shelves)
Morier (James). The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan, 1897, numerous black and white illustrations, some light toning, gutters cracked, original cloth, boards and spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Havell (E.B.), Indian Sculpture and Painting, 2nd edition, 1928, 78 colour and black and white illustrations, some light spotting, original blue cloth, slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Elliot (H.M.), The History of India, as told by its own historians, 3 volumes, 1867-71, volumes 1 & 3, lacking original endpapers, some light toning, uniform green cloth, rebound, boards and spines rubbed, 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th century India reference and related, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Neeser (Robert Wilden). Statistical and Chronological History of the United States Navy 1775-1902, 2 volumes, New York, 1909, some minor toning, uniform original blue cloth, boards and spines lightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, together with Yonge (C.D.), The History of the British Navy, from the earliest period to the present time, 2 volumes, 1863, period inscriptions to the front pastedowns, some light spotting, guttering cracked, uniform original gilt decorated blue embossed cloth, boards and spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, and other late 19th and early 20th century naval history and references, some odd volumes, all original cloth, some covers discoloured, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Macquoid (Percy). A History of English Furniture, The Age of Oak, 1904, 15 colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations, some light spotting, original brown cloth, boards and spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, folio, together with Cotterell (Howard Herschel), Old Pewter, its makers and marks..., 5th printing, 1969, numerous black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket and slipcase, covers rubbed to head and foot with minor loss, tape repair to foot of spine, large 4to and Burks (Jean M.), Birmingham Brass Candlesticks, 1st edition, USA, 1986, numerous black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head, large 4to, plus other modern art and antique reference and related, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Tancoigne (J.M.). Voyage a Smyrne, dans l'Archipel et l'Ile de Candide, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Paris, 1817, half titles, two folding hand-coloured engraved plates, 3 page advertisements at end of volume I, light offsetting and spotting, original wrappers (volume I upper wrapper detached, some wear), 12mo Atabey 1192; Blackmer 1628: "The two plates are finely coloured and illustrate the procession of the Sultan during the two Bayrams, after a drawing by Melling". Tancoigne was attached to the French embassy in Persia in 1807, making three journeys to Constantinople and spent three years from 1812-14 at the French consulate in Crete. (2)
Clowes (Wm. Laird). The Royal Navy A History, from the earliest times to the present, 2 volumes, 1897, numerous black and white illustrations, top edge gilt, blue cloth, boards and spine lightly rubbed, large 8vo, together with Cutler (Carl C.), The Story of the American Clipper Ship Greyhounds of the Sea, 1st edition, New York, 1930, 117 monotone illustrations, some light toning, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, large 8vo, and Griffith (A.S.), Surrendered, some naval war secrets, circa 1925, numerous black and white illustrations, some spotting and toning, frontispiece partially detached, original red cloth, spine slightly faded and marked, large 4to, plus other late 19th and early 20th century naval history and reference, some odd volumes, all original cloth, some covers discoloured, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Corbett (Julian S. & Newbolt, Henry). History of the Great War..., Naval Operations, 5 volumes in 9 (text and maps), 1st editions, 1920-31, numerous folding maps, uniform original blue cloth, some boards and spines rubbed and faded, 8vo, together with Ashley (Clifford W.), The Ashley Book of Knots, reprint edition, 1960, numerous black and white illustrations, minor toning, original red cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, and Crawford (M. MacDermot), The Sailor Whom England Feared..., New York, 1913, 13 black and white illustrations, some light spotting, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed and faded, 8vo, plus other mostly early 20th century, naval history and reference, all original cloth, some discolouration and volumes permeated with the smell of tobacoo, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Lecky (Halton Stirling). The King's Ships..., 3 volumes (of 6), 1913-14, numerous black and white illustrations, bookplates to front pastedowns, some light toning, top edge gilt, uniform original gilt decorated blue cloth, spines lightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, together with Sleeman (C.W.), Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare..., Portsmouth, 1880, 57 monotone illustrations, some minor spotting, rebound retaining original gilt decorated red cloth, slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Mahan (A.T.), Sea Power in its relations to the war of 1812, 2 volumes, 1905, black and white illustrations, maps and plans, minor marginal toning, uniform original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards and spines lightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th century and early 20th century naval history and reference, all original cloth, some discolouration, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Wesleyan University Press. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Marine Collection to be found at India House, 2nd edition, USA, 1973, 12 colour and 39 black and white plates, original gilt decorated blue cloth in slipcase, large 4to, together with Mookerji (Radhakumud), Indian Shipping..., 1st edition, 1912, 24 black and white illustrations, later inscription to half title, some minor spotting, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards and spine slightly faded and marked, 4to, and DeLong (Emma, editor), The Voyage of the Jeannette. The Ship and Ice Journals of George W. DeLong, 2 volumes, 1883, numerous black and white illustrations, maps and plans, period inscription to front endpaper of volume 1, some loose leaves, some light spotting, uniform original decorated red cloth, boards and spines rubbed and slightly faded with minor loss, 8vo, plus other mostly early 20th century naval history and reference, all original cloth, some discolouration, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Millais (J.G.). Rhododendrons and the Various Hybrids, second series, 1924, 51 colour and black and white illustrations, minor spotting and toning, original red cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, folio, together with Miner (Harriet Stewart), Orchids the Royal Family of Plants, 1885, 24 colour plates, ex library copy with associated marks, some water damage, some light spotting, original gilt decorated green boards and spine rubbed with some loss, folio, and Miller (Wilhelm & Jekyll, Gertrude), The Chasm of English Gradens, circa 1910, 8 colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, some light toning, original gilt decorated green cloth, light water damage to head of boards, spine slightly toned and rubbed to head and foot, 4to, plus other early 20th century and modern horticulture and natural history reference, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Tardieu (Antoine-Fran‡ois). Atlas de tableaux et de cartes pour Le Cours complet de cosmographie, de g‚ographie, de chronologie et d'histoire ancienne et moderne, par Edme Mentelle, 2nd edition, Paris: Bernard, 1804, 6 folding tables, 20 folding maps of which 19 hand-coloured in outline as issued, and including a large folding map of France, tables browned, spotting to Africa and France maps, scattered light spotting elsewhere, later half calf, slightly rubbed, corners worn, 4to (25.5 x 19.8 cm) Atlas volume only. The publisher's price list on the verso of the title page indicates that the atlas volume was also issued separately, in uncoloured and coloured states and lacking the tables in each case; this copy is coloured and has the tables. Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. (1)
Midon (F.). The History of the Rise and Fall of Masaniello, the Fisherman of Naples..., printed for C. Davis, 1729, black and white engraved frontispiece, some light toning with marks to the fore-edge, contemporary embossed full calf, boads and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with M'Ure (John), A View of the City of Glasgow..., printed by James Duncan, Glasgow, 1736, black and white engraved frontispiece, later endpapers, some toning, repaired tear to the title page, later calf spine retaining contemporary calf boards, slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Hoyt (E.), A Treatise on the Military Art; in four parts..., volume 1 only, printed by Benjamin Smead, Battlebrough, 1798, 8 black and white folding plates, loss to foot of the title page, some toning and marks, contemporary full tree calf, boards and spine lightly rubbed, hinges cracked, 8vo, plus other 18th century history and theological reference and related, all leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Baillie-Grohman (W.A.). Sport in the Alps in the Past and Present, 1896, 18 black and white plates and 20 black and white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, guttering reinforced with tape, some toning, rebound retaining original gilt decorated cloth, spine slightly faded with loss to head and foot, 4to, together with Lloyd (L.), Peasant Life in Sweden, 1870, black and white frontispiece, lacks plates, bookplate to front endpaper, cracked guttering, minor toning, original red cloth, boards and spine lightly rubbed and marked, 8vo, and Barnaby (Fred), On Horseback Through Asia Mnior, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, 1877, sepia portrait photograph frontispiece and 2 colour folding maps, some tears and minor loss to volume 2 map, later inscription to volume 1 front end paper, some light spotting and toning, uniform original gilt decorated green cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th travel and exploration reference and related, including Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1870, 3 volumes, by E.E. Rich, New York, 1961, and 7 volumes of Baedeker's travel guides, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some odd volumes, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Astle (Thomas). The Origin and Progress of Writing, as well as hieroglyphic as elementary, 2nd edition, 1803, black and white portrait frontispiece, 31 monotone and hand-coloured plates, bookplate to front pastedown, later endpapers, period inscription to original front endpaper, some light spotting and offsetting, modern gilt decorated calf boards, boards lightly rubbed, large 4to, together with Jameson (Mrs), Legends of the Madonna as represented in the fine arts, new impression, 1899, numerous black and white illustrations, all edges gilt, contemporary blue full morocco with gilt decorated dentelles and silk moire endpapers, hinges slightly rubbed and cracked, 4to, and Dyer (Thomas H.), A History of the City of Rome its Structures and Monuments, 1865, folding maps to front and rear, some minor marginal toning, contemporary gilt decorated half calf bound by Tuckett, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8v, plus other 19th century history and ecclesiastical reference, including An English Garner..., 8 volumes, by Edward Arber, 1877-97, all leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4o (73 volumes) (3 shelves)
Sidney (Samuel). The Three Colonies of Australia..., 2nd edition, 1853, 44 black and white illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper, cracked guttering, biro mark to title page, some light marks, original gilt decorated embossed brown cloth, boards lightly rubbed, spine partially detached, 8vo, and Cunningham (P.), Two Years in New South Wales..., 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1827, lacking map, some light spotting, later cloth spines retaining contemporary full calf boards, rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Bentley (Richard), Bentley's Miscellany, 10 volumes, 1837-41, numerous black and white illustrations, some light toning and offsetting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards and spines rubbed, 8vo, plus other miscellaneous travel, reference, history and literature, some odd volumes, mostly leather bindings, some original cloth, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to, (160 volumes) (6 shelves)
Photius. Myriobiblon sive Bibliotheca librorum quos legit et censuit Photius Patriarcha Constantinopolitanus, Graece edidit David Hoeschelius... Latine vero reddidit... Andreas Schottus, Rouen, Berthelin, 1653, half-title, printed title in red and black, Greek and Latin text in double column, a little worming to fore-margins of some leaves, some light damp staining towards front of volume, contemporary calf, rubbed and some wear with upper cover detached, folio, together with Ferrari (F. Lucius), Promta Bibliotheca Canonica, Juridica, Moralis, Theologica, nec non Ascetica, Polenica, Rubricistica, Historica..., 9 volumes, Venice, 1782, contemporary uniform vellum with gilt morocco labels to spine of each volume, very slightly rubbed, small 4to, plus other antiquarian works, mostly theology and continental literature, including Boccaccio, 18th & 19th centuries (approximately 50 volumes) From the Library of Cecil H. Clough (1930-2017). (3 shelves)
*Buck (Samuel & Nathaniel). A collection of 158 views from Buck's Antiquities; or, Venerable Remains of above 400 Castles, Monasteries, Palaces, &c in England and Wales, circa 1721-1739, 158 copper engraved views only, without title, list of subscribers, or other text, occasional minor spotting and light waterstains to margins, some plates loose, bound in near-contemporary stained green half vellum, with green morocco gilt title label to upper cover, rubbed and soiled with some wear, oblong folio (sheet size 28.5 x 44 cm) Views include Malmesbury Abby, Farley Castle, Somerset, Nunye Castle, Somerset, Berkeley Castle, Beverston Castle, Corfe Castle, Chidiock Castle, Combermere Abby, Chester, Frodsham Castle, Cockermouth Castle, Lanercost Priory, Bishop Auckland Palace, Durham, Hadleigh Castle, Essex, Hedingham Castle, Allington Castle, Kent, Eltham Palace, Feversham Abby, Leeds Castle, Kent, Hornby Castle, near Lancaster, Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle, Belvoir Castle, Drayton House, Northampton, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, Broughton Castle, Oxford, Clattercote Priory, Oxford, Ewelme Palace, Oxford, Esher Place, Surry, Lambeth Palace, Surry, Fountains Abbey in Skeldale, Kirkstal Abbey, near Leeds, etc. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (1)
MacCulloch (John). A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, including the Isle of Man: Comprising an Account of their Geological Structure; with Remarks on their Agriculture, Scenery, and Antiquities, 3 volumes (including Plate volume), 1st edition, 1819, 33 engraved plates and 10 geological maps (including 9 hand-coloured and 2 folding), some light offsetting and occasional spotting, half-titles discarded, both text volume front free endpapers with faint offsetting from previous bookplates, most hinges cracked, contemporary calf gilt (volumes 1 & 2 uniform), somewhat rubbed with some wear to extremities, volumes 1 & 2 all joints split (volume 2 front cover detached), 8vo & 4to Challinor 93; Ward & Carozzi 1443. (3)
Regent's Park. Some Account of the Proposed Improvements of the Western Part of London, by the Formation of the Regent's Park, the New Street, The New Sewer &c., Illustrated by Plans [by J. White and others] and Accompanied by Critical Observations, Printed and Published by W. & P. Reynolds, 1814, three folding hand-coloured engraved plans and one folding engraved plate (with some offsetting), contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spine with loss to 1cm at head, upper board detached and lower joint cracked, 8vo, together with England's Gazetteer, Or, an Accurate Description of all the Cities, Towns, and Villages of the Kingdom..., 3 volumes, 1751, light toning and occasional spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary panelled calf, gilt decorated spines with some wear, joints cracked, 12mo in 6s, plus three others including Cary's New Itinerary, 1798 and 1815 (7)
Walpoole (George Augustus). The New British Traveller; or a Complete Modern Universal Display of Great-Britain and Ireland, London: Alex Hogg, 1784, 23 engraved maps (including 2 folding), 88 engraved plates (including frontispiece), many plates with two or three views, subscribers list at end, a few tears (one leaf of text with loss to lower outer corner), some closed tears mostly to text leaves (one plate with long repaired closed tear), occasional light soiling, waterstains at rear of volume, contemporary calf, upper board detached and lower joint cracked, some wear to extremities, folio (1)
Aldam (W.H.). A Quaint Treatise on "Flees, and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making," by An Old Man well known on the Derbyshire Streams as a First-Class Fly-Fisher a Century Ago. Printed from an Old Ms. Never Before Published... with Editorial Notes and Patterns of Flies, and Samples of the Materials for Making Each Fly, 1st edition, John B. Day, 1876, half title, two mounted chromolithograhed plates by James Poole, twenty-two recessed oval mounts (on six thick leaves) with mounted flies and materials (most captioned in neat contemporary manuscript) printed in red and black throughout, lacking front endpaper, some light spotting, all edges gilt, original green cloth gilt, small light dampstain to lower cover, edges a little rubbed, 4to Westwood & Satchell, page 3. It is believed around 220 copies were printed. (1)
Bewick (John). A General History of Quadrupeds, 4th edition, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1800, advertisement leaf before title, numerous wood engraved vignette illustrations, some leaves toned, mid 19th century half calf, gilt decorated spine with green morocco title label, extremities slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with A History of British Birds, 2 volumes, (land and water birds), Newcastle, 1816, numerous wood engraved vignette illustrations, light scattered spotting, contemporary half calf, blind decorated spines with upper panel of volume 1 torn away, joints cracked, 8vo (3)
Blunt (Sybil Allan, 1880-1952). Album of floral watercolours, Kashmir, 1912, 37 varicoloured card leaves, flower studies throughout in pencil and watercolour with bodycolour to rectos and versos, often with numerous studies to a page, ink and pencil captions noting details including name and date and place seen, the locations including Pahalgam, Gulmarg and elsewhere in Kashmir, front pastedown signed 'Sybil Blunt, Srinagar, 1912' and with tipped-in leaf bearing additional study, rear pastedown annotated 'Other flowers found from June 24th to Aug. 7th 1912 in & near Pahlgam', original black roan-backed cloth album by Lechertier, Barbe & Co., mild wear to extremities, light cockling and marking to sides, cloth tie torn, oblong 4to Sybil Allan Blunt (1880-1952) 'exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1924 and 1925, and at the Salon des Artistes Fran‡ais in Paris in 1924, 1926 and 1929, in which year she was awarded an honourable mention' (Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators, volume 1, p. 136). (1)
Burckhardt (John Lewis). Travels in Nubia, 1st edition, John Murray, 1819, half-title, etched portrait frontispiece, 3 engraved maps (2 folding), advertisement leaf to rear, light spotting to endpapers, frontispiece and maps spotted and offset, closed tears to inner margins of folding maps, touching frame in one, edges untrimmed, modern marbled boards, 4to Blackmer 238 for the second edition. (1)
Hall (Herbert Byng). Highland Sports, and Highland Quarters, 2 volumes, 1st edition, [1847], engraved frontispiece to each, a little spotting, top edges gilt, contemporary green half morocco gilt by Worsfold, slight edge wear, 8vo, together with [Apperley, Charles James], The Life of John Mytton... by Nimrod, with numerous illustrations by H. Alken and T.J. Rawlins, 4th edition, 1870, 18 hand-coloured plates, some spotting, top edge gilt, modern red crushed morocco gilt by Bayntun, large 8vo, plus Scrope (William), The Art of Deer Stalking..., 1st edition, 1838, engraved frontispiece and additional vignette title-page, eight tinted lithographic plates, some spotting and light browning, armorial bookplate of William Agnew, top edge gilt, contemporary morocco gilt, rubbed and slightly faded, 8vo, plus others related, all leather-bound (10)
Huet (Villiers). Rudiments of Cattle, R. Ackermann, 1805, 4 parts in one, 24 uncoloured lithographed plates, marginal waterstain and some light spotting, contemporary previous owner inscription to front pastedown, original wrappers with printed labels, re-guarded and bound in contemporary half calf, rubbed with some wear to spine and corners, oblong folio (1)
Jesse (Edward). An Angler's Rambles, 1st edition, 1836, advertisement leaf at end, a little marginal toning, original cloth, spine slightly darkened and rubbed at ends, 8vo, together with Angling Reminiscences, by Francis Francis, 1st edition, 1887, publisher's catalogue at end, a little light spotting, contemporary presentation inscription, original green cloth gilt, a few light flecked stains to upper cover, 8vo, plus The Salmonidae of Westmorland, Angling Reminiscences and Leaves from an Angler's Note Book, by George Foster Braithwaite, 1st edition, 1884, four wood-engraved illustrations, some light toning, original green cloth gilt, spine a litt;e darkened and rubbed, 8vo, with a presentation inscription from the author to a Edward Gill, with others related including Angling Days on Scotch Lochs, by "Yellow Body", 1884 (inscribed by the author), John Colquhoun's Sporting Days, 1866 and G. Little's The Angler's Complete Guide and Companion, circa 1880 (43)
McIntosh (Charles). The Practical Gardener, and Modern Horticulturist, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Thomas Kelly, 1828-9, engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title, 15 hand-coloured engraved plates (of 16, lacking plate facing p. 1076), 15 uncoloured engraved plates, wood-engravings to text, coloured plates with tissue-guards, occasional spotting and browning, damp-staining to first few leaves in volume 2, effaced contemporary ownership inscriptions to endpapers, contemporary morocco bookplate to volume 1 (the name effaced), contemporary streaked half calf, rubbed and worn, volume 2 front joint split but firm, 8vo, together with Jekyll (Gertrude), Wood and Garden, Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur, 1st edition, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1899, photographic frontispiece, 48 plates, spotting to endpapers, contemporary gift inscription to half-title, edges untrimmed, original blue cloth gilt, slightly rubbed, 8vo, with [Gilbert, Rosa Mulholland], The Little Flower Seekers, being Adventures of Trot and Daisy, in a Wonderful Garden, by Moonlight, 1st edition, Marcus Ward & Co., [c. 1880], 12 mounted chromolithograph plates, scattered light spotting, gift inscription dated 1888 to initial blank, original pictorial purple cloth, faded, spine-ends frayed, cloth split on rear joint, 4to; and 4 other 19th-century illustrated botanical books (11)
Nash (John). Poisonous Plants, Deadly, Dangerous and Suspect, engraved on wood and with an introduction by John Nash, with brief descriptions by W. Dallimore, edited by Dr. A.W. Hill, Etchells & MacDonald, 1927, 20 full-page wood engravings by John Nash, printed by the Curwen Press, contents leaf with head-piece and tail-piece by John Nash, light foxing to fore-edges, original two-tone cloth gilt, a few minor marks to spine, in printed dust wrapper (archivally restored to edges), folio Limited edition 284/350. From the Collection of Alan and Joan Tucker, Stroud. (1)
Skues (G.E.M.). The Way of a Trout with a Fly and some further studies in minor tactics, 1st edition, A & C Black, 1921, three plates (two colour), some light spotting, lacking front endpaper, original cloth, spine a little darkened, indentation to front cover, 8vo, together with Side-Lines, Side-Lights & Reflections. Fugitive Papers of a Chalk-Stream Angler, 1st edition, [1932], half-tone illustrations, a little light spotting, original cloth, small nick to upper joints, corners a little bumped, 8vo, signed to title by the author, plus Nymph Fishing for Chalk Stream Trout, 1st edition, 1939, colour frontispiece, double page half-tone illustration, original cloth, spine a little faded, small stain to upper cover, 8vo, with three others by Skues including Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream and kindred studies, 2nd edition, 1914 and Itchen Memories, 1951 (6)
ALFRED AUGUSTUS GLENDENING (1840-1910)'Evening Light, The Head of Grasmere'signed with initials 'A.A.G' and dated 90 (lower right)oil on canvas10 1/2 x 18 in (26.7 x 45.8cm)The poet William Wordsworth who lived at Grasmere for fourteen years, once described the location as ''the loveliest spot that man hath ever found"
WW1 British Royal Navy Oval Gunmetal ships Wardroom badge from "HMS Champion" depecting St. George with the banner title of the ship. A Class C Light Cruiser, launched 1915 and serving at Jutland as Flagship of the 13th Flotilla with the Grand Fleet. Sold in 1934 for breaking. Approx 21cm x 13cm.
WW1 British Photo album dated 1917. Contains approx 12 photos of wounded soldiers in hospital blue uniform along with poems, cartoons, dedications, etc. One embroidered postcard "Souvenir from France 1914-1918". A Kings Shropshire Light Infantry cap badge. Royal Life Saving Society bronze medal to "N Sharman Dec1938" in box of issue: WW2 WAAF housewife (no contents) named to "2137935 Sharman" along with 5 photos of her in WAAF uniform: two WW2 Ministry of Food Leaflets: family memorial cards; 1940 dated LMS permission to walk the line pass, etc.
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