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Lot 14
Holman (James). Travels through Russia, Siberia, Poland, Cracow, Austria, Bohemia, Saxony, Prussia, Hanover... undertaken during the years 1822, 1823, and 1824, while suffering from total blindness..., 2 volumes, 4th edition, 1834, monochrome lithographed plates, some browning to first few leaves of second volume, bookplate of George Tuck to front pastedown of each volume, contemporary half calf gilt, with armorial crest of George Beck to foot of spine of each volume, rubbed and upper joint of each volume partly cracked, 8vo, together with Brydone (Patrick), Voyage en Sicile et A Malthe, traduit par M. Demeunier, 2 volumes, Amsterdam, E. van Harrevelt, 1776, half title to each volume, folding engraved map of the two islands, single engraved plate to second volume, contemporary quarter calf gilt, rubbed, 12mo, plus Bulwer (Edward Lytton), Athens, Its Rise and Fall with views of the literature, philosophy, and social life of the Athenean people, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Saunders and Otley, [1837], without half-titles, errata slip pasted at front of first volume, light spotting to preliminary leaves, marbled edges and endpapers, 19th century half calf, gilt-decorated spines, with contrasting red and green morocco labels, joints and edges slightly rubbed (generally a very good copy), and Wordsworth (Christopher), Athens and Attica: Journal of a residence there, 2nd edition, John Murray, 1837, 2 folding maps, 3 lithographed plates, and one folding plate of inscriptions, occasional light spotting, bookplate of Sir George Douglas, Bt. and library label of Springwood Park, Kelso to front pastedown, contemporary calf, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, plus other travel interest, including James B. Fraser, An Historical and Descriptive Account of Persia, Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1834, Sir Francis B. Head, The Emigrant, 1846, Thomas Nujent, The Grand Tour, or, A Journey Through the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and France, volumes 1-3 (of 4) only, 2nd edition, 1756 & L. Lanier, L'Europe (sans la France), Choix de Lectures de Geographie, 2nd edition, Paris, 1886, all leather-bound, generally in good condition, 8vo (13)
![*Battle of Waterloo. A manuscript account of Colonel [Frederick Cavendish] Ponsonby's ordeals at the Battle of Waterloo, no d](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/2f4aa010-bbf9-4378-adf4-a64000b7ea08/d3520cc4-5ed9-4ffc-ff8b-4f8245a52e5c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 170
*Battle of Waterloo. A manuscript account of Colonel [Frederick Cavendish] Ponsonby's ordeals at the Battle of Waterloo, no date, addressed to Lady Bessborough [1761-1821, Ponsonby's mother] in an unidentified hand, beginning 'You have often wished for some written account of the adventures & sufferings of your son Col. Ponsonby in the Field of Waterloo - The modesty of his nature is however no small obstacle in the way. Will the following imperfect sketch serve in any degree till you can presume something better? The battle was alluded to one morning in the Library at Althorp, and his answers to many of the questions which were put to him are here thrown together as nearly as we could remember in his own words', then continuing in quote marks to give Ponsonby's account of his involvement in the battle, '...I was almost instantly disabled in both my arms, losing first my sword and then by ecui ... I was carried along by my horse till receiving a blow on my head from a sabre, I fell senseless on my face to the ground ... when a Lancer passing by cried out "Tu n'es pas mort, Coquin!" and struck his lance through my back. My head dropped, the blood gushed into my mouth, a difficulty of breathing came on, and I thought all was over...', continuing to give an account of his robbery and then assistance, etc., 4 pages in a neat hand decreasing in size, bracketed note at head of first page 'Drawn up by Mr [Samuel] Rogers, the Poet' [though not in his hand], long splits to centre folds, a little soiled, 4to Major General Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby (1783-1837) fought with the 12th Light Dragoons at the Battle of Waterloo. The account in this unsigned letter to his mother ties in with the known history. The morning after the Battle he was carried away in a cart and a surgeon tended to his seven major wounds. He convalesced under the supervision of his sister Lady Caroline Lamb. (1)
Lot 176
*Churchill (Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965). Two brief typed letters signed, 'Winston S. Churchill', 22 October & 19 November 1950, to A. L. Cranfield, editor of 'The Star', the first thanking him for his letter of 17 October and 'I am indeed complimented to learn of the story that The Star is going to publish, starting on Monday. I shall read the installments with great interest as they come out each day', the second, 'I have been reading every day the all-too-complimentary articles about me which have been appearing in The Star. I hope this series has not done any harm to the circulation of your newspaper', the first signed with sentiment, the second with typed sentiment, both with ink now somewhat faded, both sheets a little toned and with light creases and marks, 1 page, 4to, pasted to card as a pair with window mount and caption 'The Churchill Story Oct 23-Nov 17 1950' to label at foot, overall 31 x 47 cm Arthur Leslie Cranfield (1892-1957) was editor of the Star from 1941 to 1957. (1)
Lot 18
Ray (John). Travels through the Low-Countries., Germany, Italy and France, with Curious Observations, Natural, Topographical, Moral, Physiological, also a Catalogue of Plants, found Spontaneously Growing in those Parts and their Virtues. To which is Added, an Account of the Travels of Francis Willughby, through great part of Spain, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1738, three engraved plates, Catalogus Stirpium in Exteris Regionibus bound at end of volume I, a few light spots, bookplate, contemporary calf gilt, spines lacking title labels, a little rubbed, 8vo (2)
Lot 180
*Fortescue (Adrian Henry Timothy Knottesford, 1874-1923). A group of 56 letters and related, 1907-1922, but mostly 1908-12, all to Mrs May Crickmer, including 49 autograph letters signed (2 pencil) and 5 typed letters signed, plus 1 'certificate' in the form of a letter and 1 postcard, the earliest letters addressing May Crickmer as Madame, then May, and quickly becoming the pet name 'Scratchcat', written in an exceptionally neat calligraphic hand throughout, the earliest letters from Leys Avenue, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, but the majority from St Hugh, Letchworth, one letter with a few musical bars, two with illustrations, the majority of letters chatty, affectionate and flirtatious, occasionally referring to May's husband Courtenay and meetings with them, his feelings for her, etc., e.g. (5 August 1910): 'You can see then three layers in my heart. At the bottom, much deepest and greatest of all, is my love for my dear Scratchcat. Over this is a layer of anger because I think you were not nice on the boat. Over this again is a layer of beautiful Christian charity that tells me that very likely it was all my fault - or partly my fault - and that in any case I must not be horrid and unkind to you. And these layers are white, green and red like the Bulgarian flag. Here is one more point. When you tell Courtenay what I said yesterday you will not be generous or even just if you say that I admitted myself that I was angry because on the boat you had not taken enough notice of me. That is putting it in the worst possible light for me. What I really think is that you were disagreeable in many ways and so spoiled the pleasure of the holiday', the letter ending typically, 'Dear, I love you very much always really. Your loving Adrian', the final letter written from St Andrew's Hospital in 1922 shortly before Fortescue's death, 'It is coming quite soon now. I am waiting for it. They have done all sorts of queer things to me, including painting me a cheerful and elegant yellow I have your cross here all my love to you always, dear, and to Courtenay', a total of approximately 140 pp., mostly 8vo, plus 4 of the original envelopes, plus a photo album compiled by Fortescue, 1909-10, including photographs of St Hugh, Letchworth, May Crickmer and others, sepia-toned platinum prints, mostly 13 x 8 cm and similar, a total of 83 photographs mounted mostly two to a page on 24 leaves with neat ink caption beneath, contemporary cloth, a little rubbed and soiled, 4to Adrian Fortescue was an English Roman Catholic priest who was an influential liturgist, artist, calligrapher, composer, polyglot, amateur photographer, Byzantine scholar, and adventurer. He was appointed Missionary Rector of Letchworth in November 1907. May Crickmer (n‚e Mileham) was the wife of Courtenay Crickmer, one of the architectural team working on the Garden City. (approx. 55)
Lot 20
Tuckett (Francis Fox). A Pioneer in the High Alps, Alpine Diaries and Letters of F.F. Tuckett, 1856-1874, 1st edition, Edward Arnold, 1920, monochrome plates, original brown cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Whymper (Edward), Travels amongst the Great Andes of the Equator, 2 volumes, including Supplementary Appendix, 1st edition, John Murray, 1892/91, numerous wood engraved illustrations, full-page map of Ecuador, folding plan, two folding maps (one contained in pocket at rear), original gilt-decorated pale green cloth, first volume a little rubbed and with some light soiling (second volume generally in clean condition), 8vo, plus Coolidge (W.A.B.), Swiss Travel and Swiss Guide-Books, 1st edition, Longmans, 1889, original brown cloth gilt, rubbed, 8vo, and other mountaineering interest, all 20th century publications, including David Wall, Mike Banks, Malcolm Slesser, Joe Brown, William Holgate, etc., mostly 1st editions, all original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo (24)
Lot 208
Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New; with the Apocrypha: Translated out of the Original Tongues, with Annotations, Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, 1769, general and New Testament titles present (NT title with imprint dated 1771), engraved frontispiece and nine plates, all edges gilt, bookplate of Ken Tomkinson to upper pastedown, 20th century half calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (with binding invoice dated 2.3.1967), red morocco title label to spine, light fading to spine, folio Herbert 1210; Gaskell 35. The volume was issued in parts, starting in January 1769, the earlier state of the title-page being issued in the first part; it was probably reprinted in 1772 for use when the book was sold complete. (1)
![Bible [Cree]. [Old and New Testaments in Native American Cree language], 2 volumes bound in one, [translated by William Mason](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/2f4aa010-bbf9-4378-adf4-a64000b7ea08/56f1e9b4-ac3f-47bb-fe7c-41a9d17cab87/468x382.jpg)
Lot 209
Bible [Cree]. [Old and New Testaments in Native American Cree language], 2 volumes bound in one, [translated by William Mason], British and Foreign Bible Society, 1861-62, [4], 855, [1]; 292 pages, title page to each volume, text in two columns, printed entirely in Cree, all edges gilt, original yellow chalk-glazed endpapers (some light staining to edges), contemporary blind patterned full morocco, rubbed and some wear to spine and edges, covers detached, and leather vertically split to spine, and chipped with slight loss to extreme head and foot, outer corners bumped, thick 8vo Darlow & Moule 3130. Ayer, Indian Linguistics, Cree 5. Presentation copy from William Mason, with handwritten inscription to verso of blank leaf facing title initialled H.V. and dated July 1862, 'The Bible in the language of the Cree Indians in North America - Given to me, June 1862, by the Rev. William Mason, Missionary among the Cree Indians - The translation was the work of Mr Mason & his wife - Mr Mason attended our Missionary Meeting in 1861. H.V. July. 62'. The first edition of the complete bible entirely printed in the Cree, prepared by the Methodist (later Anglican) Minister William Mason and his wife Sophia Thomas Mason while on missionary work in Prince Rupert's land, with the assistance of several native speakers. (1)
Lot 214
Bindings. The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, 1889, black & white frontispiece and illustrations, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, contemporary navy half morocco, attractive gilt decorated spine, 8vo, together with Works of Jane Austen, 5 vols., Macmillan & Co., 1897-98, illustrations by Hugh Thomson, top edge gilt, contemporary light brown half calf gilt, slightly rubbed to spines, 8vo, with The Mystery of Edwin Drood, by Charles Dickens, 1870, engraved portrait frontispiece and additional title, black & white plates, some spotting, contemporary brown calf, gilt decorated spine with green morocco title label, 8vo, with The Complete Works of C.S. Calverley, with a Biographical Notice by Sir Walter J. Senall, 1902, portrait frontispiece, top edge gilt, contemporary green half calf by Blackwell of Oxford, gilt decorated spine faded, 8vo, plus The Land and the Book..., by W.M. Thomson, 1890, contemporary tree calf gilt, 8vo and The Red Book of Animal Stories by Andrew Lang, 1899, original gilt blocked red cloth, 8vo (10)
Lot 215
Blackstone (William). Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 volumes, mixed editions (volume 1 2nd edition, volume 2 3rd edition, volumes 3 & 4 1st editions), Oxford, 1766-69, engraved Table of Consanguinity and Table of Dissents, occasional light spotting and offsetting, armorial bookplates of Lord Grey de Wilton to front pastedowns, recent antique-style half calf with red morocco gilt spine labels and raised bands, 4to A handsome set. PMM 212 (first edition); Rothschild 407. (4)
Lot 217
Camerarius (Philipp). Operae Horarum Succisivarum sive Meditationes Historicae, [20] leaves, 524 pages, [39] index leaves, title with engraved border, woodcut initials, occasional early annotations and underlying in brown ink, with ownership signature of Caroli Fr. Orlik at head, and other old inscriptions crossed out, light dampstain to inner margins towards rear of volume, with final leaf partly stuck to rear cover, old limp vellum with vellum ties, rubbed and some staining, small 4to The second edition, following its first appearance in 1591 of a work containing a variety of essays and obsversations on history and myth, and which includes reference to the story of Faust. (1)
Lot 218
Caradoc (Saint, of Llancarfan). The Historie of Cambria, now called Wales: A part of the most famous Yland of Brytaine, written in the Brytish Language above two hundreth yeares past: translated into English by H. Lhoyd Gentleman: corrected, augmented, and continued out of Records and best approoved Authors, by David Powel Doctor in divinitie, 1st edition, [Imprinted at London by Rafe Newberie and Henrie Denham, 1584], pp.[14],22,1-48,65-356,365-401,[10], title within decorative woodcut border (torn to lower third with loss, and repaired), woodcut illustrations to letterpress including portraits & shields, text mostly in black letter, few initials and one shield hand painted, occasional old marginalia, D1 torn to fore-edge blank margin (with slight loss to marginal note), lacking 13 leaves of text including last leaf of 1st gathering, F1-8, 2C3-2C6 and also final blank, some dust-soiling, light dampstaining and few marks, 19th century marbled endpapers with split hinges, late 17th/early 18th century blind panelled calf, rebacked, board corners worn, small 4to STC 4606, ESTC S121940, Sabin 40914. The first printed history of Wales, it was probably first written in Latin rather than Welsh (the original is not known). This English version was assembled and translated by Humphrey Llwyd from various Welsh sources and expanded by David Powell. "A special interest in this work for American collectors consists in its relation of the most ancient 'Voyage and Discovery of the West Indies, performed by Madoc, the sonne of Owen Guined, prince of North Wales, anno 1170'" (Sabin). (1)
Lot 22
Wolseley (Lieutenant-Colonel G.J.). Narrative of the War with China in 1860, 1st edition, 1862, portrait frontispiece, occasional minor marks to text, endpapers renewed, original blindstamped red cloth gilt, rubbed and some soiling, with spine restrengthened, 8vo, together with Corner (Julia), The History of China & India, pictorial & descriptive, [1845], lithographed pictorial title, 31 tinted lithographed plates, 2 folding maps, wood engraved illustrations to text, a few leaves with light spotting, original red cloth gilt, rubbed and some soiling, spine restrengthened and repaired at head, plus other China and India interest, including Reverend James Johnstone, China and Formosa, The Story of the Mission of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1897, George H. Hodson, editor, Hodson of Hodson's Horse, 4th edition, 1883, George Forrest, The Life of Lord Clive, 2 volumes, 1918, etc., all 8vo (11)
Lot 222
Corelli (Arcangelo). Concerti grossi, con duoi violini, e violoncello di concertino obligati, e duoi altri violini, viola, e basso di concerto grosso, ad arbitrio, che si potranno radoppiare, Opera sesta XII great concertos, or sonatas, for two violins and a violincello: or for two violins more, a tenor, and a thorough-bass: which may be doubled at pleasure, Being the sixth and last work of Arcangelo Corelli, J. Walsh and I. Hare, 7 volumes (parts, as issued), first English edition, light dust-soiling and marginal marks, without portrait (as often), stitched as issued without covers, folio Smith 466. (7)
Lot 225
Dickens (Charles). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1st edition, 1837, etched frontispiece, additional title and etched plates by R. Seymour and Phiz, some light toning and a few spots, all edges gilt, later red full calf gilt by Riviere, 8vo, together with The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1st edition, 1870, portrait frontispiece, additional title and plates by S.L. Fildes, scattered light spotting, bound from parts with upper wrappers only from April-September 1870 bound-in front and rear in later full calf gilt by Riviere, plus a later cloth portfolio containing parts I-VI of the same, April-September 1870, lacking some wrappers and advertisements, with two others by Dickens: Bleak House, 1853 and Oliver Twist, new edition, 1846 (rebound later by Riviere) (5)
Lot 228
Dyce (Alexander). The Works of William Shakespeare, volumes 1-10, 4th edition, 1880-81, black and white frontispiece with some offsetting to title-pages, minor spotting to text blocks, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated purple morocco bound by Bickers & Son, spines slightly faded, 8vo, together with Chambers (Robert, [editor]), The Life and Works of Robert Burns, volumes 1-4, library edition, 1886, some light spotting, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated blue calf bound by Bickers & Son, boards slightly rubbed, spines lightly faded, 8vo, plus Harness (W.), Shakespeare's Dramatic Works: with a life of the author..., volumes 1-8, 1830, black and white illustrations with slight offsetting, some light spotting, bookplate to front pastedowns, uniform contemporary gilt-decorated blue morocco, 8vo, plus The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. with Murphy's essay, edited by Robert Lynam, volumes 1-6, 1825, contemporary gilt-decorated brown calf, volume 1 rebound retaining boards and partial spine, 8vo (28)
Lot 231
Fuller (Thomas). The Church-History of Britain; from the Birth of Jesus Christ, untill the Year MDCXLVIII, 1st edition, London: John Williams, 1655, fine folding engraved plan of Cambridge and four engraved plates (including one double-page), divisional titles (for the 11 books of The Church, The History of the University of Cambridge and the History of Waltham Abbey), one plate with closed tear, occasional spotting and light dust-soiling, lacking marbled free endpapers and front blank free endpapers torn, contemporary calf, joints cracked and lacking upper panel of spine, title label deficient and foot of spine worn, folio Wing F2416. (1)
Lot 234
Gibbon (Edward). The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volumes 1-8, new edition, 1887, black and white portrait frontispiece to volume 1, folding map frontispiece to volumes 2-8, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated blue calf bound by Relfe Brothers, spines slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, together with Grote (George), History of Greece..., volumes 1-10, new edition, 1888, black and white frontispiece, some minor toning, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated purple calf prize binding bound by Baker & Son, spines faded, 8vo, plus Hallam (Henry), The Constitutional History of England, 3 volumes, 9th edition, 1857, History of Middle Ages, 3 volumes, 12th edition, 1860, History of Literature of Europe, 4 volumes, 6th edition, 1860, some light spotting, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated tan calf, spines slightly faded and rubbed with minor loss, 8vo (28)
Lot 236
Golnitz (Abraham). Compendium Geographicum succincta methodo adornatum, Amsterdam, Elzevir Press, 1649, [24], 278, [120] pages, including engraved title and final blank, light waterstain to a few leaves towards rear of volume, modern light brown full calf, 12mo, together with Perefixe (Hardouin de), Histoire du Roy Henry le Grand, Amsterdam, Anthoine Michiels, 1661, additional engraved title (remargined), all edges gilt, bookplate of John Noble Johnson M.D. to front pastedown, and his gilt crest to centre of both covers, and a later bookplate of Albert R. Graves to front pastedown also, early 19th century red straight-grained full morocco gilt, very slightly rubbed, 12mo, plus Curtius (Quintus), De la vie et des actions d'Alexandre le Grand. De la traduction de Mr. de Vaugelas, edition nouvelle enrichie de figures, The Hague, 1700, additional engraved title (dated 1696, with imprint of Henry Wetstein of Amsterdam), printed title in red and black, engraved plates, 12mo, and Scarron (Paul), Le Virgile Travesty en vers burlesques, revue & corrig‚, 3 volumes bound in 2 (including Suite du Virgile Travesty), Amsterdam, R. & G. Wetstein (except 3rd volume Amsterdam, Pierre Mortier, 1706), 1712, additional engraved title to each volume, printed titles in red and black, engraved plates, contemporary half-calf gilt, 12mo, and two others, similar (Kaspar Schoppe, Grammatica Philosophica, Franeker, Franciscus Halma, 1704 & Nouveau Testament, Amsterdam, P et I Blaeu, 1697, all 12mo (7)
Lot 242
Herwart von Hohenburg (Hans Friedrich). Von der Hochberhmpten, Adelichen vnd Ritterlichen Kunst der Reyterey, 1st edition, Tegernesee, 1581, title printed in red and black within woodcut border, 38 leaves of woodcuts including 7 folding, old manuscript notes in German to 3 blank leaves at rear, some old dampstaining, light browning and spotting throughout, title-page with 2 tiny holes and a little marginal worming not affecting illustrations or text, minor marginal fraying, old limp vellum with flap and leather tie, some soiling and wear, folio A rare work on horsemanship, one of very few books printed by the monastic press at Tegernesee and first issued in 1577. (1)
![[Johnstone, Charles]. Chrysal; or the Adventures of a Guinea: by an Adept, 3 volumes, new edition, to which is now prefixed a](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/2f4aa010-bbf9-4378-adf4-a64000b7ea08/a8216f5d-07a5-41e0-89a4-c3de1714a257/468x382.jpg)
Lot 246
[Johnstone, Charles]. Chrysal; or the Adventures of a Guinea: by an Adept, 3 volumes, new edition, to which is now prefixed a sketch of the author's life, 1821, 15 hand-coloured aquatint plates, some light spotting to endpapers, some light spotting to front and rear blank leaves, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, later 19th century polished full calf, gilt decorated spines with maroon morocco labels, in very good condition, 8vo, together with Douce (Francis), The Dance of Death exhibited in elegant engravings on wood with a dissertation on the several representations of that subject, but more particularly on those ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein, 1st edition, William Pickering, 1833, monochrome plates, occasional light spotting, top edge gilt, contemporary brown half morocco, gilt-decorated spine, one or two minor marks (generally in good condition), 8vo(4)
Lot 249
Lithgow (William). The Totall Discourse, of the rare adventures, and painefull peregrinations of long nineteene yeares travailes from Scotland, to the most famous Kingdomes in Europe, Asia and Affrica ..., imprinted at London by J. Okes, 1640, woodcut frontispiece (A1) not present, eight woodcut illustrations to text, occasional early marginalia, three leaves with outer corners cut and repaired, and two corners torn with slight loss, occasional light trimming to marginal notes, some soiling and marks throughout, endpapers renewed, rebacked and corners repaired, 4to STC 15713. (1)
Lot 251
Montgomery (James, Grahame, James & Benger, E.). Poems on the Abolition of the Slave Trade..., Embellished with Engravings from Pictures Painted by R. Smirke, 1st edition, R. Bowyer, 1809, additional engraved title, 9 plates after R. Smirke and 3 portrait plates by W. Worthington, occasional spotting, light dampstaining to upper margins of few leaves, 20th century half calf gilt, some faded & few marks, 4to (1)
Lot 254
Nisbet (Alexander). A System of Heraldry, Speculative and Practical: with the True Art of Blazon, according to the most approved Heralds in Europe..., 2 vols., new edition, Edinburgh & London, 1816, fifty-two engraved plates (including frontispieces), two short closed tears and small hole to one plate in vol. 1, occasional browning, offsetting and scattered spotting, all edges gilt & marbled, mid 19th century light brown calf by Henderson & Bisset, elaborate gilt decoration to spines and board borders, morocco spine labels, folio A handsome set. (2)
Lot 256
Plinius Secundus (Caius). The Historie of the World. Commonly called, the natural historie of C. Plinius Secundus, translated into English by Philemon Holland, 2 volumes bound as 1, 1st edition in English, printed by Adam Islip, 1601, printer's large woodcut device on titles, errata leaf with colophon at end of volume 2, lacks first and final blanks as usual, early ownership name of 'Jno:Benthall' to first title, another name at head crossed out, some occasional spotting and light marginal old dampstaining, lower margin of leaf 2A5 of volume 1 torn away without affecting text, small hole from paper thinning to centre of leaf 3F6 of volume 1 with loss affecting lettering of 3 lines recto and verso, 2 small holes to leaf 3N6 of index to volume 2 affecting lettering in 6 lines, marginal worm tracing to index leaves of volume 2 not affecting text, armorial bookplate of J.A. Knowles Renshaw to front pastedown, contemporary calf with gilt lozenge design to centre of both covers, old calf reback with leather label and raised bands, corners restored, somewhat rubbed and upper cover detached, folio (320 x 215 mm) The first complete edition in English. STC 20029. (1)
Lot 260
Rousseau (Jean-Jacques). Emile, ou De l'Education, 3 volumes, Amsterdam, Jean Neaulme, 1762, engraved frontispiece to each volume, titles printed in red and black, later half calf gilt, first two volumes with some damp staining to covers, 8vo, together with Marsollier (M. de), Vie de Saint Francois de Sales, 2 volumes, Paris, 1826, engraved plates, some light spotting, contemporary full tree calf gilt, a little rubbed and some marks, plus other 18th and 19th century French literature and history, various, including Rollin, Trait‚ des Etudes, 4 volumes, 1821, Rousseau, Confessions, 4 volumes, Leipzig, 1804, Oeuvres de Beranger, 4 volumes, Brussels, 1828, Leon Guerin, Le Tour du Monde, 2 volumes, Paris, 1841, Madame de Genlis, Les Veill‚es du Chateau, 3 volumes, Paris, 1804, Vertot, Histoire des Revolutions Suede, 2 volumes, Paris, 1795, De Jouy, L'Hermite de la guiame, ou Observations, sur les moeurs et les usages parisiens au commencement du XIXe siecle, 3 volumes, Paris, 1818, Malvina, par Madame [Cottin], 4 volumes, Paris, 1800, etc., all leather-bound, generally in good condition, mostly 8vo, including some 12mo (80)
Lot 263
[Saumaise, Claude]. Defensio regia pro Carolo I. ad serenissimum Magnae Britanniae regem Carolum II. Filium natu majorem, Heredem & Successorem legitimum, [S.l.]: Sumptibus regiis, 1652, woodcut device to title (ink stamp to verso), bound with Milton (John), Joannis Miltoni Angli Pro populo Anglicano Defensio contra Claudii Anonymi, alias Salmasii, Defensionem regiam, London: Typis Du-Gardianis, 1651, woodcut armorial to title, bound with [Rowland, John], Pro rege et populo Anglicano Apologia, contra Iohannis Polypragmatici, (alias Miltoni Angli) Defensionem destructivam, Regis e Populi Anglicani, Antwerp: Hieronymum Verdussen, 1652, woodcut armorial to title, bound with Phillips (John), Responsio ad Apologiam Anonymi cujusdam tenebrionis pro Rege & Populo Anglicano infantissimam, London: Typis Du-gardianis, 1652,woodcut armorial to title, bound with [Du Moulin the younger, Pierre], Regii Sanguinis Clamor ad Coelum Adversus Parricidas Anglicanos, Hagae-Comitum: Adriani Vlac, 1652, bound with Milton (John), Defensio secunda pro populo Anglicano : contra infamen libellum anonymum cui titulus..., Hagae-Comitum: Adriani Vlacq, 1654, occasional very light dampstaining to one or two leaves, contemporary vellum, vertical tears to spine with loss, 12mo (1)
Lot 264
Scapula (Johann). Lexicon Graeco-Latinum novum: in quo ex Primitiuorum & Simplicium fontibus Deriuata atque Composita ordine non minus Naturali, qu…m Alphabetico, breuiter & dilucidŠ deducuntur , Editio ultima..., Basel: Sebastianum Henricpetri, [1600], woodcut device to title and verso of final leaf, title & a2 guarded and reattached, few leaves at front & rear also strengthened to gutter margin, light worming to fore-edge margins of few leaves, some dampstaining, contemporary panelled calf, few marks, folio (1)
Lot 277
Blake (William). The Complaint, and the Consolation; or, Night Thoughts, by Edward Young, printed by R. Noble, for R. Edwards, 1797, title with early ownership inscription to upper margin Edward Gibson: - Hull, 1807, 43 etched and engraved plates by William Blake around letterpress text, often trimmed to plate margin (sheet size 408 x 320 mm), some light spotting and browning, 3 leaves with short closed tear to top margin, without loss (pages 35-40), Explanation of Engravings leaf not present, marbled endpapers, with bookplate of John Nisbet (Co. Northumberland) to front pastedown, top edge gilt, contemporary gilt-panelled plum morocco, with large marbled paper onlaid panel to each cover, spine deficient and covers detached, large 4to Bentley 515. Ray, The Illustrator and The Book, 3. (1)
Lot 278
Boydell (John & Josiah, publishers). A Collection of Prints from the pictures painted for the purpose of illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, by the Artists of Great-Britain, 2 volumes bound in one, 1803[-05], printed dedication, introduction and list of plates, 100 engraved plates, including vignette title page to each volume, portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte, and 97 fine stipple engraved plates after Henry Fuseli, George Romney, Joseph Wright, Francis Wheatley, Angelika Kauffman, Robert Smirke, John Opie, James Barry and others, generally good strong impressions, some minor marginal marks and light spotting, a few plates with some light browning, and one or two short closed marginal tears, minor fraying to first and last leaves, both covers missing, large folio (690 x 540 mm) (1)
Lot 286
Marillier (H.C.). Dante Gabriel Rossetti. An Illustrated Memorial of his Art and Life, 1st edition, 1899, numerous sepia and half-tone illustrations, scattered light spotting and toning, top edge gilt, original blue cloth gilt, a few small flecked stains, folio With a 2 pp. autograph letter signed from the author, dated September 1896, sending a J.S. Cotton at The Academy a prospectus for the book and hoping Cotton would find space in the Academy for the work, when published. (1)
Lot 302
*Music from Bohemia. Smetana, Suite from The Bartered Bride, Dvorak, Scherzo Capriccioso Op.66, Weinberger, Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rudolf Kempe, record is in excellent condition with just a few light scratches, record cover is in excellent/near mint condition with lamination completely intact, original inner sleeve HMV ASD 449 Stereo. Original UK first pressing with White/Gold ED1 label. Rare promotional copy ("Factory Sample - NOT FOR SALE" sticker on label). (1)
Lot 303
*Stravinsky. The Rite of Spring (Ballet) with Ernest Ansermet conducting L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Decca SXL 2042 Stereo, record is in excellent condition on both sides with just a few very light marks/scratches, label also in excellent condition with just a few spindle marks visible on one side, record sleeve in very good condition, some loss of lamination on both sides, some edge wear, and sellotape repair on the back, original inner sleeve present in good condition Rare original UK first pressing with Grooved Wideband ED1 label. (1)
Lot 330
Austin (Alfred). The Garden that I Love, A & C Black, 1905, colour illustrations, a few light spots, presentation inscription, bookplate of Michael Tomkinson, top edge gilt, original cloth, one or two small bumps to edges, 4to, limited edition, 135/250 signed by the author, together with The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais..., 2 volumes, Navarre Society edition [1921], illustrations by W. Heath Robinson, manuscript annotation at front of volume I, endpapers a little toned, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, spines a little darkened, 8vo, with five others including The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club & The Personal History of David Copperfield, circa 1910, both illustrated by Frank Reynolds (9)
Lot 335
Crane (Walter, illustrator). Wayfarer's Love. Contributions from Living Poets, edited by the Duchess of Sutherland, 1904, light toning to endpapers, original vellum gilt, upper cover designed by Walter Crane, small abrasion and one or two light spots, 4to, limited edition, 38/100 signed by the editor, together with The Venture. An Annual of Art and Literature, edited by Laurence Houseman and W. Somerset Maugham, Pear Tree Press, 1903, wood-engraved illustrations, stitching strained, endpapers a little toned, original linen-backed pictorial boards, slight edge wear, 4to, plus The Tale of Troy, Asphodel Press, 1925, colour illustrations by Phyllis and Delphis Gardner, marginal toning to endpapers from stitching, original blue limp reverse calf, spine and extremities faded, 4to (3)
Lot 354
Galsworthy (John). The Silver Spoon, 1st edition, 1926, Swansong, 1st edition, 1928, A Modern Comedy, 1st edition, 1929, On Forsyte 'Change, 1st edition, 1930, Maid in Waiting, 1st edition, 1931, Flowering Wilderness, 1st edition, 1932, Over the River, 1st edition, 1933, & Forsytes, Pendyces & Others, 1st edition, 1935, all original cloth in dust jackets, slightly frayed to extremities, and one or two wrappers with small chips, Flowering Wilderness with autograph letter signed by John Galsworthy, dated November 15 1932, tipped-in, together with other Galsworthy 1st editions, various, a few in dust wrappers, plus several Edward Thomas titles, including Rest and Unrest, 1st edition, 1910, Light and Twilight, 1st edition, 1911, Annual of New Poetry, 1917, Poems by Edward Thomas, reprinted December 1917, etc, all 8vo (38)
Lot 357
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Vicar of Wakefield, by Oliver Goldsmith, 1929, 12 colour illustrations, a few light spots, typescript presentation note pasted at front, top edge gilt, original publisher's special binding of olive morocco, upper cover gilt with onlaid white, black red and green illustration, 4to, together with A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare, 1908, 40 tipped-in colour plates, original olive cloth gilt, spine a little darkened and rubbed at ends, 4to, plus The Big Book of Fairy Tales, edited by Walter Jerrold, 1911, 12 colour plates, illustrations, occasional light soiling, all edges gilt, original blue cloth gilt, spine faded, 4to, with others illustrated, including Charles Robinson's The New Noah's Ark, 1899, The Child's Christmas, circa 1906, Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures, 1913, W. Heath Robinson's Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales (Boots the Chemists issue), circa 1927 and Heath Robinson's Book of Goblins, circa 1934 (14)
Lot 370
Moore (George). Peronnik the Fool, London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1933, engraved frontispiece, title, two plates and few illustrations by Stephen Gooden, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original full vellum gilt, 4to, (limited editon 215/525, signed by author & illustrator), together with Folio Society, The Getty Apocalypse, facsimile of MS Ludwig III in the J. Paul Getty Museum, with Commentary volume by Nigel J. Morgan, 2011, together 2 volumes, colour facsimile pages heightened in gilt, and black & white plates, original quarter morocco and full maroon buckran, folio, contained together in original drop back box, (limited edition 143/1020), with Worcester (Edward Somerset, Marquis of), [A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions, as at present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected: (which my former Notes being lost) I have, at the instance of a powerful Friend, endeavoured now in the Year 1655, Glasgow: printed by R. and A. Foulis, 1767], lacking title, some light dampstaining and dust-soiling, contemporary marbled sheep, joints cracked, 12mo, plus other miscellaneous antiquarian, modern first editions and art reference etc. including, Diary of Travels in France and Spain, Chiefly in the Year 1844, by Rev. Francis Trench, 2 vols., 1845, Vathek: An Arabian Tale, by William Beckford, London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1893, (limited edition 426/450), Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, 1st edition, 1938, Keynotes by George Egerton, 1893, and Water-Colour Painting in Britain, by Martin Hardie, 3 vols., mixed editions, 1967-68 (a carton)
Lot 375
Lanfranc (Archbishop of Canterbury). Opera Omnia..., edited by Domnus Lucas Dacherius, printed for Jean Billaine, Paris, 1648, black and white engraved title vignette, Owens College, Manchester ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown, ex-libris stamp to verso of title, some light marks and spotting, contemporary mottled calf, boards rubbed with some loss, spine deteriorated, folio, together with Augerean (Yarouthiun), A Brief Account of the Mechitaristican Society Founded on the Island of St. Lazaro, Venice, Armenian Academy, 1835, black and white frontispiece engraving, title vignette, black and white engraving of Mechitar Abbas opposite p. 7, some light spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated half morocco, boards and spine rubbed with some loss, 8vo, and More (Hannah), Remarks on the Present Mode of Educating Females; being a Copious Abridgement..., printed for J. Parsons, 1799, black and white portrait frontispiece, later inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, contemporary calf, boards and spine rubbed, 8vo, plus other 17th to 19th-century literature and reference, including A Plea for Painted Glass... by Fras. W. Oliphant, 1855, ex-libris of Pamela & Raymond Lister, Old and New London... by Walter Thornbury, volumes 1-6, circa 1880s, mostly leather bindings, condition is generally good, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Lot 376
Keynes (Geoffrey). Blake Studies, notes on his life and works in seventeen chapters, 1949, numerous illustrations including 48 in collotype, some minor toning, original green cloth in dust jacket, covers toned, slightly watermarked and rubbed to head and foot, 4to, together with Wilhelm (Richard & Jung, C.G.), The Secret of the Golden Flower, a Chinese book of life, 1931, black and white illustrations including frontispiece, ex-libris stamp to front pastedown, some minor spotting, pencil annotations, original gilt-decorated black cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus Peters (Fritz), Boyhood with Gurdjieff, 1964, Gurdjieff Remembered, 1965, both 1st editions, some light spotting, original cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly marked with minor loss, 8vo, plus other modern philosophical literature and reference including P.D. Ouspensky, C.G. Jung and publications by S.P.C.K., Gollancz, Faber & Faber, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo (3 shelves)
Lot 379
Foxwell (E. & Farrer, T.C.). Express Trains English and Foreign..., 1889, 4 black and white sketch maps, folding map to front pocket, lacks map to rear, some light toning, original decorated blue cloth, boards and spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Clark (F.E.), The Great Siberian Railway, what I saw on my journey, 1904, numerous black and white illustrations including frontispiece portrait, contemporary bookplate to front pastedown, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated green cloth, front boards slightly marked with minor loss to foot, 8vo, plus Frith (Henry), The Flying Horse, the story of the locomotive and the railway, 1893, numerous black and white illustrations including frontispiece, some light marks, original decorated green cloth, spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other late 19th-century and modern railway and locomotive history and reference, including publications by David & Charles, Ian Allen, O.P.C., A. & C. Black, H.M.S.O., mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Lot 38
Meyrick (Samuel Rush, and Smith, Charles Hamilton). The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Isles, From the Earliest Periods to the Sixth Century; To which is Added, that of the Gothic Nations on the Western Coasts of the Baltic, the Ancestors of the Anglo-Saxons and Anglo-Danes, 1st ed., 1815, additional hand-coloured aquatint title with contemporary signature to upper blank margin, twenty-four hand-coloured aquatint plates, bound without half title or sub title, some light offsetting and spotting, edges untrimmed, 20th century dark green half morocco, gilt decorated spine, folio, together with Loutherbourg (P.J. De), The Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales..., 1805, facsimile edition, published Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, 1979, colour plates., contemporary brown half morocco gilt, folio For first title see Abbey Life 427. (2)
Lot 381
Nevinson (Henry W.). The Dawn in Russia, or Scenes in the Russian Revolution, 2nd edition, 1906, 28 colour and black and white illustrations including frontispiece with tissue-guard, some light spotting, original decorated red cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Dixon (William Hepworth), Free Russia, volumes 1 & 2, 2nd edition, 1870, 2 colour frontispieces with tissue-guards, contemporary inscriptions to both half-titles, some minor toning, original gilt-decorated purple cloth, boards and spines faded and rubbed to head and foot with minor loss, 8vo, plus Latham (Robert & Matthews, William [editors]), The Diary of Samuel Pepys, volumes 1-11, reprint edition, 1971, inscription to volume 1 front endpaper, all original green cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, plus other modern history and biographical reference including Russian history, William Cobbett: Selected Writings, volumes 1-6, 1998, all original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo (6 shelves)
Lot 382
Maurice (F.). The Russo-Turkish War 1877, A Strategical Sketch, 1st edition, 1905, 3 folding maps to rear pocket, some light spotting, original yellow cloth, boards and spine slightly toned, 8vo, together with De Segur (Philip), History of the Expedition to Russia, undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the year 1812, volumes 1 & 2, 3rd edition, 2 black and white frontispiece portraits, plus a folding map to front of volume 1, some light spotting, contemporary inscription to volume 2 front endpaper, contemporary half calf, boarsd and spines rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, plus Report of the Ministry, Overseas Military Forces of Canada 1918, 44 black and white illustrations including folding maps, some light marks and water stains, bookplate to front endpaper, original green cloth, spine slightly faded, ex-libris stamps to text block, 8vo, plus other modern military history and reference, including publications by Airlife, Pen & Sword, Arms & Armour, Grub Street, Ian Allen, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves & 2 cartons)
Lot 384
James (P.D.). A Taste for Death, 1st edition, 1986, Original Sin, 1st edition, 1994, both inscribed by the author to title pages, some minor toning, both original black cloth in dust jackets, Original Sin with dust jacket price clipped, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Bates (Ralph), Lean Men, An Episode in a Life, 1st edition, 1934, inscribed by the author to front endpaper and title page, original red cloth in dust jacket, spine faded and rubbed with some loss to head, 8vo, and Hampson (John), Brothers and Lovers, 1st edition, 1934, inscribed by the author to front endpaper and title, some light spotting, slightly faded, 8vo, plus other modern 1st edition fiction and literature, mostly signed by the authors, including V.S. Pritchett, A.E. Coppard, Richard Hughes, Virgil Thomson, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo, from the collection of Jonathan Gili (1943-2004), film-maker and director, his pencil annotations to rear pastedown (3 shelves)
Lot 385
Llewellyn (Richard). How Green Was My Valley, 1st edition, 1939, previous owner signature to front endpaper, original cloth, dust jacket, a few tears and small loss at head of spine, 8vo, together with Greene (Graham), The Great Jowett, 1981, original cloth (spine faded), glassine wrapper (with short closed tear), 8vo, limited edition, 420/525 signed by the author, plus Faulkner (William), A Fable, 1st UK edition, 1955, light toning, previous owner signature, original cloth, dust jacket, spine faded with chips., 8vo, with others including Vita Sackville West's The Garden, 1946, More For Your Garden, 1955 and Even More For Your Garden, 1958, Evelyn Waugh's Love Among the Ruins, 1953, others by Ian Fleming, Iris Murdoch, Alan Moorehead, Leonard Cottrell, Anita Leslie et al (120)
Lot 386
Armstrong (Robin). Split-Cane and Sable, A Book of Fish, Men and Nature, 1st edition, 1988, original artwork and inscription by the author to half-title, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original gilt-decorated green morocco in slipcase, all edges gilt, 4to, together with Cust (Lionel, ed.), The National Portrait Gallery, volumes 1 & 2, limited edition 81/750, 1901, numerous black and white illustrations, inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, three quarter green morocco, boards water damaged, spines slightly faded, large 4to, and Andres (Glenn M., et al), The Art of Florence, volumes 1 & 2, 1st Artabras edition, 1994, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original gilt decorated blue cloth in slipcase, large 4to, plus other late 19th century and modern art and miscellaneous reference, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Lot 388
Heron-Allen (Edward). Edward Fitzgerald's Rubƒiyƒt of Omar Khayyƒm..., Bernard Quaritch, 1899, monochrome frontispiece with tissue-guard, previous owner's mark to front endpaper, some light spotting and dampstains to both pastedowns, original gilt-decorated green cloth, boards slightly marked and faded, 8vo, together with Landor (Walter Savage), The Sculptured Garland, Dropmore Press, 1948, black and white wood-engravings by Iain MacNab, original gilt-decorated half morocco retaining front cover of dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed, 4to, (limited edition 156/300), plus Tournour (Margaret), Bible Birds, Black Cygnet Press, 1996, 21 black and white engravings by the author, original marbled boards to brown cloth spine, 8vo, (limited edition of 100 copies), plus other late 19th-century and modern children's and illustrated literature, including private press, pictorial cloth, annuals, all original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Lot 391
Dickey (James). Deliverance, 1st edition, USA, 1970, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed with minor tear to head of front cover, 8vo, [this is the novel of the landmark 1972 film starring Burt Reynolds and John Voigt], together with Heinlein (Robert A.), The Man Who Sold the Moon, 1st edition, USA, 1950, The Green Hills of Earth, 1st edition, USA, 1951, both original cloth in dust jackets, spines slightly rubbed and faded, 8vo, plus Hubbard (L. Ron), Final Blackout, USA, 1948, black and white illustrated title, some light spotting, original black cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly toned, 8vo, plus other mid 20th-century science fiction and children's literature, including W.E. Johns, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mark Twain, Olaf Stapledon, Richard Matheson, L. Frank Baum, Ian Fleming, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Lot 392
Verhaeren (Emile). Oeuvres De, volumes 1 & 2, Paris, circa 1900s, some minor toning, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated red half morocco, 8vo, together with Chateaubriant (Alphonse De), Monsieur Des Lourdines, histoire d'un Gentilhomme Campagnard 1840, Paris, 1928, numerous colour illustrations by Daniel-Girard, contemporary gilt-decorated red morocco, 4to, plus Schwob (Marcel), Vies Imaginaires, Paris, 1921, black and white frontispiece by Jean L‚b‚deff, some light marks, contemporary red half morocco, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th-century French literature, including Histoire De La Restauration by A. De Lamartine, volumes 1-8, 1856-58, Oeuvres De P. Corneille Th‚atre Complet, volumes 1-3, circa 1850s, all leather bindings, many gilt-decorated, condition is generally very good, 8vo/4to (approximately 110 volumes in total) (3 shelves)
Lot 393
Casanova (Jacques). M‚moires De..., volumes 1-8, new edition, Paris, 1910, black and white illustrations, some light toning, previous owner's mark to volume 1 front endpaper, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated tan half morocco, bound by Flammarion vaillant, all edges gilt, 8vo, together with S‚vigne (Madame De), Lettres..., volumes 1-6, Paris, 1876, some light spotting, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated red quarter morocco, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus Rabelais, Oeuvres De, volumes 1 & 2, circa 1900, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated red half morocco, spines slightly faded, 8vo, (limited edition 131/1500), plus other 19th and early 20th-century French literature, including views Dse Hommes Illustres De Plutarque, by Alexis Pierron, volumes 1-4, 1861, Oeuvres ComplŠtes De MoliŠre, volumes 1-3, 1873, mostly gilt-decorated leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo (approximately 110 volumes in total) (3 shelves)
Lot 394
Rousseau (J.J.). Oeuvres ComplŠtes De, volumes 1-11 bound in 6, Paris, 1909-12, inscription to volume 1 front endpaper, some toning, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated red quarter morocco, boards slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with D'Abrant‚s (Laure Junot), Histoire Des Salens De Paris. Tableaux et Portraits du Grand Monde..., volumes 1-6, Brussels, 1837-38, period inscription to volume 1 front endpaper, some minor toning, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated green half calf, boards slightly rubbed, 8vo, and Grille (Fran‡ois), Miettes Litteraires, Biographiques et Morals..., volumes 1-3, Paris, 1853, some light spotting, bookplates to front pastedowns, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated brown quarter morocco, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th-century French literature, including E.M. Zola, Alfred De Musset, Victor Hugo, all leather bindings, many gilt decorated, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo (approximately 110 volumes in total) (3 shelves)
Lot 395
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Tanglewood Tales, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, circa 1915, 14 colour tipped-in plates, some light spotting, original decorated tan cloth, spine rubbed with minor loss to head and foot, large 8vo, together with Fraser (C. Lovat, illustrator), Peacock Pie, A Book of Rhymes, by Walter De La Mare, 1924, 16 colour plates, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Hows (John A, illustrator), In the Woods, with Bryant, Longfellow, and Halleck, USA, 1863, numerous black and white engravings, some light spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated purple morocco, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and 20th-century illustrated literature and juvenile fiction, including 'B.B.', Kenneth Grahame, J.M. Barrie, John Gay, C.A. Swinburne, mostly original cloth bindings, some decorative, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Lot 396
Lamb (Charles). The Last Essays of Elia, volumes 1 & 2, 1910, numerous black and white illustrations by Charles E. Brock, some light spotting, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated blue half morocco bound by Henderson & Bisset, spines slightly faded, 8vo, together with Borrow (George), The Romany Rye, new edition, 1907, black and white frontispiece, some light spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated tan half calf bound by Maclehose, boards slightly marked, 8vo, plus Lockridge Jr. (Ross), Raintree County, USA, 1948, black and white illustrated endpapers, contemporary gilt-decorated green half calf bound by Henry Sotheran, hinges slightly cracked, 8vo, plus other 19th and 20th-century literature and historical reference, including Life of Field Marshal, His Grace The Duke of Wellington, by James Edw. Alexander, 2 volumes, 1839, Tales from "Blackwood", volumes 1-6, 3rd series, circa 1860s, all gilt-decorated leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo, (approximately 100 volumes in total) (3 shelves)
Lot 398
Thackeray (William Makepeace). The Works of, volumes 1-12, 1879, black and white illustrations, bookplates to front pastedowns, some light spotting, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated brown half calf, spines slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, together with Ruskin (John), Modern Painters, volumes 1-5, 2nd edition, USA, circa 1880s, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated brown half morocco bound by Fazakerley, some light toning, boards and spines slightly faded, 8vo, and other 19th-century literature and reference, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Alfred Lord Tennyson, E.B. Browning, John Milton, William Wordsworth, all gilt-decorated leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo, (approximately 100 volumes in total) (3 shelves)
Lot 405
Froude (James Anthony). English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century, new edition, 1915, prize plate to front pastedown, contemporary gilt-decorated tree calf, 8vo, together with Lee (Sidney), A Life of William Shakespeare, library edition, 1899, numerous black and white illustrations plus colour frontispiece with tissue-guard, prize plate to front endpaper, contemporary gilt-decorated tree calf bound by Bickers & Sons, spine slightly rubbed, all edges gilt, 8vo, and Mill (John Stuart), A System of Logic, Radiocinative and Inductive..., volumes 1-2, 2nd edition, 1846, some light spotting, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated quarter calf, boards and spines slightly marked and rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th-century English literature and historical reference including Alfred Lord Tennyson, Thomas Moore, Lewis Carroll, all gilt-decorated leather bindings, condition is generally very good, 8vo/folio (approximately 65 volumes in total) (3 shelves)
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