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Click here to subscribeLandscape Annual. The Tourist in Switzerland and Italy... France... Spain... Portugal, 10 vols., 1830-39, numerous steel engravings after Prout, Harding, Roberts and Holland, scattered light spotting, all edges gilt, original green morocco gilt, spines a little rubbed and faded, 8vo A complete set. (10)
Lewis (Samuel). A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, 2 vols., 1833, folding engraved map, 12 single-page engraved maps, some spotting and offsetting, original green cloth, spines browned and split along joints, 4to, together with An Historical Account of the City of Hereford. With some Remarks on the River Wye, and the Natural and Artificial Beauties Contiguous to its Banks, from Brobery to Wilton, by John Price, Hereford, 1796, seven engraved plates, occasional spotting and toning, manuscript inscription at front, contemporary half vellum, shelf number to spine, a little soiled, 8vo, plus Topographical and Statistical Description of North Wales/South Wales, by G.A. Cooke, 2 vols. in one, c. 1800, wood-engraved frontispiece and additional titles, two folding hand-coloured engraved maps, eight engraved plates on four sheets, some offsetting and light spotting, original cloth, spine label chipped, head of spine torn, 12mo, with other Herefordshire and Wales related including George Strong's The Heraldry of Herefordshire, 1848, Ella Mary Leather's The Folk-Lore of Herefordshire, 1912 (2 copies), William Owen's The Cambrian Biography: Or Historical Notices of Celebrated Man among the Ancient Britons, 1803, W. Howells' Cambrian Superstitions..., 1831 and A.T. Bannister's The Place-Names of Herefordshire, 1916 (32)
Lhuyd (Edward). Archaeologia Britannica, Giving some Account Additional to what has been hitherto Publish'd, of the Languages, Histories and Customs of the Original Inhabitants of Great Britain: From Collections and Observations in Travels through Wales, Cornwal, Bas-Bretagne, Ireland and Scotland, Vol. I Glossography [all published], 1st ed., Oxford, 1707, title with engraved vignette of the Sheldonian Theatre, subscribers list, engraved headpiece and historiated initial, a few light spots, previous owner signature to title, E.H. Greenly bookplate, near-contemporary panelled calf, joints cracking, a little rubbed and scuffed, folio ESTC T116102. Contains Welsh, Irish, Cornish and Breton grammars and vocabularies. (1)
Library of Entertaining Knowledge. 40 vols., Charles Knight, 1829-38, numerous wood-engravings, scattered light spotting, one or two tears, contemporary uniform half calf gilt, spines with red labels (a few missing), joints and edges rubbed, 8vo Titles include The Chinese, by John Francis Davis, 2 volumes, 1836; An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians, by Edward William Lane, 2 volumes, 1836-37; Elgin and Phigaleian Marbles, 2 volumes, 1833; Criminal Trials, 2 volumes, 1832-35; Paris and its Historical Scenes, 2 volumes, 1831; Historical Parallels, 2 volumes, 1831-35; The Hindoos, 2 volumes, 1834-35, and The New Zealanders, 1830. (40)
Milton (John). Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books, J. & H. Richter, 1794, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved dedication, 12 engraved plates by J. Richter after H. Richter, illustrations, list of subscribers at end, some light spotting and offsetting, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, all edges gilt, contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, spine a little rubbed and faded, 4to Provenance: Henrietta Maria Bowdler (i.e. Mrs Harriet Bowdler, 1750-1830, author, editor and expurgator), inscribed at front: "The highly valued gift of the Countess of Bandon. This amiable & accomplished Lady died July 7, 1815", with a one-page manuscript note adhered opposite, by Harriet Bowdler, entitled "Extract from the report of the Bandon School, 1815". Also an additional note by E.H. Greenly, 1830, relating that the book was given to him by the executor of Harriet Bowdler's estate, a description in praise of his friend Harriet Bowdler and a poem. (1)
Mortimer (Thomas). A New History of England, from the Earliest Accounts of Britain, to the Ratification of the Peace of Versailles, 1763, 3 vols., 1764-66, 25 engraved maps and plans, numerous engraved plates of Kings and Queens, folding facsimile plate, occasional light toning, William Greenly signature, E.H. Greenly bookplates, contemporary calf, a little rubbed and scuffed, folio, together with Illustrations of British History, Biography and Manners, in the Reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth and James I, by Edmund Lodge, 3 vols., 1791, engraved frontispiece to each, illustrations, some spotting , William Greenly signature, E.H. Greenly bookplates, contemporary half calf, rubbed, with others, some defective (12)
Murchison (Roderick Impey). The Silurian System, Founded on Geological Researches in the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarthen, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford: With Descriptions of the Coal-Fields and Overlying Formations, 2 parts in one, 1st ed., 1839, 56 engraved and lithographed maps and plates, including nine hand-coloured folding sections, without the rare separate three-sheet geological map as usual, occasional light spotting and offsetting, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 4to (1)
New Testament [French]. Le Nouveau Testament, c'est a dire la Nouvelle Alliance de Nostre Seigneur Jesus Christ, Amsterdam, 1710, engraved title by W. de Breen, previous owner inscription of Mercy Jackson, 1741 at front, all edges gilt, contemporary black morocco gilt, spine slightly rubbed, 12mo, together with La Sainte Bible qui Contient l'Ancien & le Nouveau Testament, Amsterdam, 1710, engraved title, lacking front blank, owner signature of Mercy Jackson & presentation inscription to E.B. Greenly, all edges gilt, bound as above, 12mo, plus La Liturgie, on Formulaire des Prieres Publiques, de l'Administration des Sacrements..., 1717, a little light spotting, lacking front blank, presentation inscription and bound as above, 12mo, with eight others related, attractively bound (11)
Nichols (John). The Progress and Public Processions, of Queen Elizabeth, 2 vols., 1788, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, folding plan of London, numerous engraved plates and illustrations, some folding (one with frayed foredge), a few close-trimmed, some offsetting and light spotting, bookplates of E.H. Greenly, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed and scuffed, 4to (2)
Playfair (William). The History of Jacobinism, its Crimes, Cruelties and Perfidies: Comprising an Inquiry into the Manners of Disseminating, under the Appearance of Philosophy and Virtue, Principles which are Equally Subversive of Order, Virtue, Religion, Liberty and Happiness, 1st ed., John Stockdale, 1795, half title (titled 'History of the French Revolution'), 816 pp., p.12 misnumbered 21, list of subscribers, scattered light spotting, previous owner signature of William Greenly to half title, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, contemporary sheep, spine and edges rubbed, small wormtrack at foot of upper cover, 8vo ESTC T143333. (1)
Robinson (Mrs Mary). Poems, 1st ed., J. Bell, 1791, 223 pp., list of subscribers (including the Prince of Wales), errata leaf at end, one or two light spots, lacking one front endpaper, lacking the engraved portrait, previous owner signature of Amelia Howorth to title, contemporary speckled calf, spine with green label and gilt decoration, edges slightly rubbed, 8vo First collection of poems by Mary Robinson (1757 or 1758-1800), English actress, poet and novelist. She was popularly known as 'Perdita' (the heroine in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale) which she played in 1779 at Drury Lane, her performance attracting the attention of the Prince of Wales, who offered her twenty thousand pounds to become his mistress. Needless to say he ended the affair in 1781, without paying up, and later she became known as 'the English Sappho' for her poems, and along with her contemporary Mary Wollstonecraft, championed women's rights. NB: the engraved portrait is not present(1)
Salmon (Thomas). A New Geographical and Historical Grammar..., 3rd ed., with very great Additions and Improvements, 1754, half title, title printed in red and black, 22 folding engraved maps and one engraved plate by Thomas Jefferys, world map torn without loss, some offsetting and scattered light spotting, one or two short closed tears, previous owner signature of E. Brown, 1765, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, contemporary calf gilt, upper joint a little cracked, some edge wear, 8vo (1)
Shakespeare (William). Works, 10 vols., ed. Edward Capell, J. & R. Tonson, [1768], scattered light spotting, signatures of William Greenly and bookplates of E.H. Greenly, contemporary calf, spines with red labels and gilt decoration, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes, by Several Hands, 6 vols., R. & J. Dodsley, 5th ed., 1768, half titles, titles with engraved vignettes, engraved headpieces, some light spotting, William Greenly inscriptions, 1763, E.H. Greenly bookplates, contemporary sprinkled calf, spines with red labels and gilt decorations, lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus The Works of George Lord Lyttelton, 3 vols., 3rd ed., 1776, half titles, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, small wormtrack and light spotting, signature of Elizabeth Brown and bookplates of E.H. Greenly, contemporary calf, spines with red and green labels, gilt decoration, a little rubbed, 8vo, with others including John Locke's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, 2 vols., 15th ed., 1760 (28)
Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene, with an Exact Collation of the Two Original Editions... To which is now added a new life of the author, and also a glossary, 3 vols., 1751, 32 copper-engraved plates by William Kent, some light spotting, marginal wormtrack at front of volume II, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, contemporary calf, joints cracked, spines and edges rubbed, 4to (3)
Strutt (Joseph). A Biographical Dictionary; Containing an Historical Account of all the Engravers, from the Earliest Period of the Art of Engraving to the Present Time, 2 vols. in one, 1785-86, 16 engraved plates, one or two close-trimmed, a few light spots, previous owner signature of E.B. Greenly, 1792, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, contemporary calf-backed boards, spine rubbed, 4to, together with The Private Correspondence of David Garrick with the most Celebrated Persons of his Time, 2 vols., 2nd erd., 1835, half titles, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, scattered spotting, E.H. Greenly bookplates, contemporary olive half calf, spines with black labels and gilt decoration, a little rubbed and scuffed, 4to, plus Memoirs of Sir Joshua Reynolds... by James Northcote, 1813, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved plate, facsimile letter, some light waterstains, contemporary half calf, joints and edges rubbed, 4to, with others including Dizionario Italiano, Latino e Francese/Dicionnaire Francois, Latin et Italien, 2 vols., 1770, M. Pilkington's The Gentleman's and Connoisseur's Dictionary of Painters, new ed., 1797 and Graecum Lexicon Manuale, Primuma Benjamine Hederico Institutum, editio nova, 1810 (13)
Swift (Jonathan). Works, 14 vols., 1751, engraved illustrations, scattered spotting, William Greenly inscription and bookplate of E.H. Greenly to each, contemporary sprinkled calf, a little rubbed, 12mo, together with Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick... by Thomas Davies, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1780, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, occasional light waterstain, E.H. Greenly bookplates, contemporary calf, volume II waterstained at foot of spine, worming to upper cover, 8vo, plus Rinaldo. A Poem; in XII. Books. Translated from the Italian of Torquato Tasso by John Hoole, 1st English ed., 1792, two engraved portraits (offsetting), light spotting, owner signature of Amelia Howorth to title, E.H. Greenly bookplate, contemporary speckled calf gilt, spine label detached, a little rubbed, 8vo, with others including Thomas Warton's Poems on Several Occasions, 1748, Edward Young's The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death & Immortality, 1750 and Aphorisms on Man: Translated from the Original Manuscript of the Rev. John Caspar Lavater, 1788 (frontispiece engraved by William Blake) (32)
Thornton (Robert John). The British Flora; or. Genera and Species of British Plants: Arranged after the Reformed Sexual System; and Illustrated by Numerous Tables, and Dissections, 5 vols., 1812, 346 uncoloured engraved plates, a few close-trimmed, one or two closed tears, some light spotting, contemporary calf gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo (5)
[Vigor, Mrs Jane]. Letters from a Lady, who Resided some Years in Russia, to her Friend in England. With Historical Notes, 1st ed., 1775, 207 pp., folding table at end, closed marginal tear to title, signature of E. Brown to title, E.H. Greenly bookplate, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Fragments, in Prose and Verse: By a Young Lady [Elizabeth Smith], Lately Deceased, with some Account of her Life and Character, Bath and London, 1808, one or two manuscript corrections, occasional light marginal dampstains, additional engraved portrait of the author pasted at front, contemporary presentation inscription from the editor to Miss Greenly, E.H. Greenly bookplate, contemporary speckled calf gilt, spine a little rubbed, 8vo, plus Letters to a Young Lady; in which the Duties and Character of Women are Considered, Chiefly with a Reference to Prevailing Opinions, by Mrs. West, 3 vols, 4th ed., 1811, scattered spotting, bookplates, contemporary blue half calf, edges a little rubbed, 8vo, with others including Mary Russell Mitford's Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery, 5 vols., 6th ed., 1832 and The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, ed. Lord Wharncliffe, 3 vols., 1837 (17)
Walters (John). An English-Welsh Dictionary, wherein, not only the Words, but also the Idioms and Phraseology of the English Language, are Carefully Translated into Welsh, by Proper and Equivalent Words and Phrases... 1st ed., 1794, a few light spots, E.H. Greenly signature and bookplate, contemporary diced calf, joints cracked, rubbed, 4to, together with Warrington (Rev. William), The History of Wales, in Nine Books: With an Appendix, 1st ed., 1786, some light spotting, E.B. Greenly signature, E.H. Greenly bookplate, contemporary calf, joints cracked, wormtracks to spine label, rubbed, 4to, plus Owen (William), A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English; with Numerous Illustrations, from the Literary Remains and from the Living Speech of the Cymry, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1803, title with engraved vignettes, a few manuscript corrections, a loose manuscript letter, dated 1810 from a Mr Woods probably to Elizabeth Greenly, from Croft Castle, regarding correcions to the work, some spotting. E.B. Greenly signature, E.H. Greenly bookplate, contemporary calf calf, spines rubbed, 8vo, with others related including John Collinson's The Beauties of British Antiquity, 1779, Edward Davies's Celtic Researches, on the Origin, Traditions & Language of the Ancient Britons, 1804 and The Cambrian Traveller's Guide, 2nd ed., 1813 (20)
Watson (Richard). Chemical Essays, 4 vols., mixed eds., 1783-86, occasional light spotting, presentation inscription and previous owner signatures of E.B. Greenly, 1787, contemporary tree calf, red label to spines, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Hooper (William), Rational Recreations, 4 vols., 3rd ed., corrected, 1787, 62 engraved plates only (of 65, lacking three in volume IV), some spotting and waterstains, signature of E.B. Greenly and bookplates of E.H. Greenly, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo (8)
Williams (Taliesin). Cardiff Castle: A Poem. With Explanatory Remarks and Historical Extracts, 1st ed., Merthyr-Tydfil, 1827, half title, 40 pp., bound with The Progress and Comforts of Religion; An Essay in Blank Verse, printed for the author [Sarah Wilmore, 1820], 66 pp., bound with Mahomet: A Prize Poem, Recited in the Theatre, Oxford, in the Year MDCCCVIII, [by Matthew Rolleston], Oxford, 1808, 23 pp., bound with two others: John the Baptist: A Prize Poem, Recited in the Theatre, Oxford, in the Year MDCCCIX [by C.H. Johnson] & An Essay on Mind, with Other Poems, [by Elizabeth Barratt], 1826, scattered light spotting, ownersip signatures of E.B. Greenly, manuscript contents list at front, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo Presentation copy, inscribed to Lady Coffin Greenly from Taliesin Williams?, in gratitude for her kindness to his late father (clipped note pasted to Cardiff Castle half title verso). First edition, first issue of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's second work. (1)
Wood (John George). The Principal Rivers of Wales Illustrated; Consisting of a Series of Views from the Source of each River to its Mouth, 2 vols. in one, printed for the author by T. Bensley, 1813, four hand-coloured double-page maps, 157 soft ground etched plates, a few double-page, list of subscribers, occasional light offsetting and spotting, a few small manuscript corrections, ownersip signature of E.B. Greenly to first title, bookplate of E.H. Greenly, contemporary half calf gilt, upper cover detached, lower joint cracked, a little rubbed, 4to This copy is a subscriber's copy. The subscriber was Lady Coffin Greenly. (1)
Bartolozzi (Francesco). Eighty-Two Prints, engraved by F. Bartolozzi, &c. from the original drawings of Guercino, in the collection of His Majesty, volume I (of 2), published by John and Josiah Boydell, [1792], 82 etched and engraved plates printed in brown, frontispiece with some spotting and waterstain, some light marginal spotting throughout, contemporary calf-backed boards, worn with upper cover missing and lower cover detached, folio (545 x 360 mm) The second volume is Seventy-Three Prints, and was published circa 1800. (1)
Le Nail (E. ). Architecture De La Renaissance, le Chateau De Blois exterieur et interieur, France, 1875, 60 colour and black and white plates including photographs, some light spotting, ex-library stamp to foot of title-page, contemporary gilt-decorated red cloth, folio, boards and spine marked and rubbed, folio, together with Collignon (Maxime & Pontremoli, Emmanuel), Pergame, restauration et description des monuments de L'Acropole, France, 1900, limited edition 439/500, numerous black and white illustrations and plates, some light spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated green cloth, boards and spine marked, folio, and other late 19th and early 20th-century large-format architecture reference including including Later Renaissance Architecture in England, volumes 1-6, by John Belcher & Mervyn E. Macartney, 1897-1901, Denkm„ler Deutscher Renaissance, volumes 1-6, 8-10, 12, by K.E.O. Fritsch, 1882-90, G/VG, folio (approx. 25)
Milne (A.A.). The House at Pooh Corner, 1st edition, Methuen, 1928, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, pictorial endpapers, free endpapers partially browned (as often), top edges gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original salmon cloth gilt, corners of upper cover slightly bumped, in torn dustjacket, with some loss and adhesive tape repairs on verso, 8vo, together with another first edition of the same title, free endpapers lightly toned, original salmon cloth gilt, spine faded, and rubbed at ends, some light fading to margins of covers, 8vo (2)
Milne (A.A.). The Secret and Other Stories, New York: Fountain Press and London: Methuen & Co., 1929, half-title signed by A.A. Milne (signature faded), occasional light spotting, original cloth, printed paper title label to spine, 8vo, (limited edition 486/742), together with Now We are Six, 1st edition, 1927, black & white illustrations by Ernest Shepard, ink signature & date to dedication leaf, occasional spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original burgundy cloth gilt, generally in bright condition with minor fading to spine, 8vo, with The House at Pooh Corner, 1st edition, 1928, black & white illustrations by Ernest Shepard, ink inscription to half-title, browning at gutter to first & last leaves and to pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original salmon pink cloth gilt, lightly faded to extremities, 8vo (3)
Neil (Wing Commander T.F.). Gun Button to Fire, 1st edition, William Kimber, 1987, black and white plates throughout, short biography author (signed) tipped to verso of half-title, bookplate signed by the author pasted to endpaper, additional bookplate signed by several pilots of the Hawker Hurricane pasted to front free endpaper, original publisher's cloth in d.j., 8vo, together with Stokes (Doug), Paddy Finucane: Fighter Ace, 1st edition, Willaim Kimber, 1983, black and white illustrations, limited edition bookplate signed by pilots and aircrew who took part in the Battle of Britain pasted to front free endpaper, original publisher's cloth in d.j., 8vo plus Wellum (Geoffrey), First Light, Viking, 2002, black and white plates, author's autograph pasted to front free endpaper, original publisher's cloth in d.j., 8vo, plus five other similar titles, each with associated autographs pasted in (8)
Somerset (FitzRoy, First Baron Raglan, 1788-1855). Letters from Head-Quarters, or, the Realities of the War in the Crimea, by an Officer on the Staff [Somerset John Gough Calthorpe], volume 1 (of 2) only, 1856, portrait frontispiece and 2 folding coloured plans, ownership signature of Second Baron Raglan to head of title and his bookplate to front pastedown with later Cefntilla family bookplate beneath, original cloth, some fraying to extremities and joints crudely repaired, together with Torrens (Henry), Field Exercise and Evolutions of the Army, 1824, 12 folding engraved plates at rear, author's presentation inscription to Lady Fitzroy Somerset (wife of First Baron Raglan) dated 1824 at head of title, later family library bookplate to front free endpaper, all edges gilt, contemporary diced calf, upper cover detached and backstrip deficient, plus Paget (George), The Light Cavalry Brigade in the Crimea , 1881, lacks map, some spotting and old dampstaining, presentation inscription to George Fitzroy Henry Somerset on his birthday 18th September 1881 from his aunt, original cloth, inner hinges weak, covers damp stained and lower joint frayed, all 8vo, plus other mostly military and Crimea interest and many with Raglan family bookplates (17)
Smith (Jessie Willcox, illust.). The Water Babies, by Charles Kingsley, Boots the Chemist, [1919], twelve tipped-in colour plates, each with captioned tissue guard, letterpress vignettes printed in green, early manuscript inscription on front pastedown, original gilt decorated green cloth, in bright condition, in dustjacket, with colour illustration mounted on front panel, rubbed and torn, with some edge-loss, 4to, together with Greenaway (Kate), The Pied Piper of Hamelin, by Robert Browning, Frederick Warne, circa 1903, colour illustrations throughout, some full-page, pictorial endpapers, yellow edges, original tan cloth-backed pictorial olive-green boards, edges a trifle rubbed, 4to, plus Pearse (S.B., illustrator), Ameliaranne Keeps School, told by Constance Ward, 1st edition, George G. Harrap, 1940, full-page colour illustrations, black & white vignettes, occasional light finger marks, pictorial endpapers, front free endpaper with ownership name on recto and adhesive tape marks on verso, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, rubbed and marked (mostly to lower cover), 8vo, plus nineteen others, mostly children's and illustrated books, including the first Dutch edition of Rip Van Winkle illustrated by Arthur Rackham, and Our Darlings, with three mounted colour plates by Louis Wain (22)
Descourreaux (Philibert). La Vie De Monsieur Bourdoise Premier Prestre De la Communaute Des Nicolas Du Chardonnet, Paris, 1714, some light marks and spotting, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary calf, boards and spine rubbed, 4to, and other 18th/19th-century antiquarian literature and historical reference, some leather bindings, condition is generally good, 8vo/4to (2 cartons)
Tischendorf (Constantinus). Bibliorum Codex Sinaiticus Petropolitanus, Auspiciis Augustissimis Imperatoris Alexandrii II, volumes 1-3 (of 4), 1864, some light spotting, uniform contemporary gilt-decorated red cloth, loss to spines, large 4to, together with Quain (Jones, editor), The Muscles of the Human Body; in a series of plates, with references and physiological comments, 1836, numerous colour and black and white plates including frontispiece, some tears and loss to pages, contemporary gilt-decorated cloth, boards detached, loss to spine, sold as seen, folio, and other 19th-century large-format reference, some leather bindings, condition is generally good, folio (3 cartons)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). A Wonder Book, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1922, numerous colour and black and white illustrations including frontispiece, some minor spotting, original gilt-decorated red cloth, boards and spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Farrar (F.W.), Darkness And Dawn, or Scenes in the Day of Nero, an historic tale, volumes 1 & 2 (complete), 1st edition, 1891, some light toning, uniform original gilt-decorated blue cloth, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and other miscellaneous late 19th and 20th-century literature and reference, including publications by Penguin, Batsford, mostly original hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
The Book of Common Prayer, And Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, printed by John Baskett, 1715, all edges gilt, extensive contemporary annotations to endpapers and title-page, some light wear and loss, contemporary gilt-decorated red morocco, boards and spine slightly toned and rubbed, small 8vo, together with other 19th and early 20th-century antiquarian literature and reference, some leather and decorative cloth bindings, condition is generally good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Grahame (Kenneth). The Wind in the Willows, 3rd edition, 1909, black and white frontispiece with tissue guard, top edge gilt, ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated green cloth, spine rubbed to head and foot with minor loss, 8vo, together with Leighton (Clare), Country Matters, 1st edition, 1937, 73 black and white wood-engravings, some minor spotting, original red cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly spotted and rubbed with minor tear to foot of front cover, 8vo, plus Jhabuala (R. Prawer), To Whom She Will, 1st edition, 1955, original black cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly marked and rubbed to head and foot with minor tears, 8vo, plus other late 19th-century modern literature, including Ian McEwan, Elmore Leonard, Alexander McCall Smith, W. Heath Robinson, Charles Robinson, Richard Adams, some signed by the author, some leather and decorative cloth bindings, mostly original cloth bindings, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves & a carton)
Chamberlin (T.C. et al). Geology of Wisconsin, Survey of 1873-1879, volumes 1-4, 1877-83, numerous black and white illustrations including folding plates, maps and frontispiece, some light marks, uniform contemporary gilt-decorated green cloth, boards and spines slightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, large 8vo, together with Hall (James & Whitney, J.D.), Report on the Geological Survey of the State of Iowa_, embracing the results of the investigations made during portions of the years 1855, 56 & 57, volume 1 parts 1 & 2, 1858, numerous black and white plates and illustrations, some annotations and light spotting, uniform contemporary gilt-decorated green cloth, spines slightly faded and rubbed with minor loss to head and foot, 8vo, and other late 19th and 20th-century geological reference, including publications by Geological Society of America, Cambridge, Oxford, many original cloth, some in dust jackets, some ex-library with associated marks, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Akerman (John Yonge). Coins of the Romans relating to Britain, described and illustrated, 1st edition, 1844, 6 black and white plates, adverts to rear, inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, original decorated green cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Kraay (Colin M.), Archaic And Classical Greek Coins, 1st edition, 1976, 64 black and white plates, original green cloth in dust jacket, 4to, and Mitchiner (Michael), Oriental Coins and Their Values, The Ancient & Classical World 600 B.C. - A.D. 650, 1st edition, 1978, numerous black and white illustrations, original blue cloth, boards and spine slightly faded and rubbed, large 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th-century coin and money reference, mostly hardback publications, some original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Howitt (William). The Rural Life of England, 3rd edition, 1862, black and white illustrations, inscription dated 1899 to front endpaper, some light spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated green cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Johns (C.A.), The Forest Trees of Britain, 1882, numerous black and white illustrations, contemporary inscription to head of title-page, some minor spotting, original gilt-decorated green cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot with minor loss, 8vo, and other late 19th and early 20th-century British topographical reference and related, including publications by A. & C. Black, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Wise (John R.). The New Forest: Its History and its Scenery, 1863, numerous black and white illustrations including maps, some light marks and spotting, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, plus a 3rd edition (1880) of the same work, original gilt-decorated green cloth, spine rubbed to head and foot, both 4to, together with other 19th-century and modern Hampshire & British topographical reference and related, including publications by A. & C. Black, Batsford, The Bodley Head, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Chichester (Henry Manners & Burges-Short, George). The Records And Badges of Every Regiment and Corps in the British Army, 1895, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, inscription to front endpaper, occasional paper annotations, ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated red and blue cloth, boards and spine slightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with H.M.S.O. Rifle Exercises and Musketry Instruction, Horse Guards, July, 1874, numerous black and white illustrations including folding plates, adverts to endpapers, some light marks, original gilt-decorated red calf with brass clasp, boards and spine slightly faded and rubbed with minor loss, small 4to, plus Bacon (John M.), By Land And Sky, 1st edition, 1900, 4 black and white illustrations, some light spotting, original green cloth, boards marked, spine slightly faded and rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, plus other late 19th century and modern military, travel and Middle Eastern historical reference and related, including publications by Airlife, P.S.L., Pen & Sword, Greenhill Books, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Davies (J. Silvester). A History of Southampton, 1883, limited edition 23/50, signed by 'Ballantyne Hanson' to limitation page, some minor spotting, contemporary red quarter morocco, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss to head and foot, 4to, together with Ferry (Benjamin), The Antiques of the Priory of Christ-Church, Hants... , 1834, 18 black and white plates including frontispiece, contemporary inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting and rubbing, contemporary decorated boards with cloth spine, covers toned and rubbed with loss, 4to, and Bullar (John), Historical Particulars relating to Southampton, 1820, contemporary inscriptions adhered to front pastedown, contemporary annotations throughout, rebound in modern brown half calf, 8vo, plus other 19th-century and modern Southampton and British topographical reference and related, including publications by The Wykeham Press, Oxford, Black, some leather and decorative cloth bindings, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Kelly's Directory of Dorsetshire, 1885, folding map (split along one fold), advertisements, a few spots, original red cloth gilt, spine faded, 8vo, together with Brownsea Island, by Charles Van Raalte, with illustrations by Florence Van Raalte, 1906, colour illustrations, light toning to endpapers, top edge gilt, original cloth, edges slightly rubbed, 4to, inscribed by Florence Van Raalte, with four other including C.E. Robinson's A Royal Warren or Picturesque Rambles in the Isle of Purbeck, 1882 and Sir Meron Russell-Cotes' Home and Abroad, 1921 (7)
Bindings. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, by John Morley, 3 vols., 1903, half titles, portrait frontispiece to each, light spotting, presentation inscription, top edges gilt, contemporary half calf by Young & Sons, spines with red and tan labels and gilt decoration, 8vo, with a 1 pp. autograph letter, signed by William Gladstone, dated March 1890, to a Mr O' Connor, regarding an article, pasted at front of volume I, together with Praeterita. Outline of Scenes and Thoughts Perhaps Worthy of Memory in my Past Life, by John Ruskin, 2 vols., 1886-87, illustrations, original wrappers bound-in at end, a few spots, untrimmed, contemporary green morocco gilt by J. & J.P. Edmond, spine ends a little rubbed, 8vo, plus A Church Dictionary, by Walter Farquhar Hook, 12th ed., 1877, library labels and marks, contemporary tree calf gilt, 8vo, with others leatherbound (3 shelves)
Bindings. The Works of Henrik Ibsen, 13 vols., Viking Edition, Scribner's, New York, 1917, frontispiece to each, illustrations, light marginal toning, top edges gilt, contemporary red half morocco, 8vo, together with The Works of Lord Macaulay, 12 vols., Albany Edition, 1898, frontispiece to each, top edges gilt, contemporary red half calf gilt, edges a trifle rubbed, 8vo, plus A Series of Ancient Baptismal Fonts. Chronologically Arranged. Drawn by F. Simpson, Jun. Engraved by R. Roberts, 1828, engraved plates, some spotting, top edges gilt, recent brown half morocco, 4to, with others leatherbound (3 shelves)
Bindings. The English in the West Indies, by James Anthony Froude, 1st ed., 1888, wood-engraved illustrations, light marginal toning, library stamps and marks, top edge gilt, contemporary green half calf gilt, spine ends a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Natural Theology: Or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, by William Paley, 4th ed., 1803, half title, a few spots, contemporary tree calf gilt, spine a little rubbed, 8vo, plus Histoire de Napoleon, par M. De Norvins, Paris, 1839, some spotting, one or two closed tears, hinges reinforced (rear hinge broken), all edges gilt, contemporary crimson full morocco gilt, a little rubbed, with others, including Dickens, Lytton, etc., leatherbound (3 shelves)
Bindings. La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri, 3 vols., Livorno, 1806-07, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, scattered light spotting, contemporary diced calf gilt, two spine labels detached, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with The Theocratic Philosophy of English History, by J.D. Schomberg, 2 vols., 1842, some light toning and spotting, contemporary diced calf gilt, a few stains, 8vo, plus The Works of William Paley, by James Paxton, 5 vols., 1845, a few spots, armorial bookplates, contemporary diced calf gilt, lacking one spine label, some spots to covers, 8vo, with others leatherbound (3 shelves)
Bindings. The Natural Son. A Tragedy [by James Mason], 1st ed., Liverpool, 1805, title with engraved vignette, some spotting, previous owner signature to title, contemporary calf, losses to spine, 8vo, together with The Whole Duty of Man, Containing the Faith as well as Practice of a Christian..., 13th ed., c.1745, engraved frontispiece, light toning, contemporary calf, some edgewear, 8vo, plus A Rational Illustration of the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England, by Charles Wheatly, 8th ed., 1759, light spotting, first two leaves detaching, contemporary calf, small splits to joints, a little rubbed, 8vo, with other leatherbound (3 shelves)
Owen (Edward). Observations on The Earths, Rocks, Stones and Minerals, For some Miles about Bristol, and on the Nature of the Hot-Well and the Virtues of its Water, 1754, black and white engraved frontispiece 'A View of St. Vincents Rocks', plus 2 black and white engraved plates, some light marks, contemporary calf boards rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, together with Tulpii (Nicolai), Amstelodamensis Ex consulis, Observationes Medicae, 6th edition, 1739, black and white engravings including half-title, portrait frontspiece, title and 18 plates, some light spotting and marks, later half calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed with minor loss to head and foot, 8vo, plus Rowlin (Joshua), The Complete Cow-Doctor, or, Farmer's Companion... , Glasgow, 1794, some rubbing and loss to pages, rebound in modern blue card boards, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th-century medical and science reference, including A Complete System of Astronomy, volumes 1-3, by S. Vince, 2nd edition, 1814-18, many leather bindings, some odd volumes and lacking boards and spines, condition is generally G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Steffen (Randy). The Horse Soldier 1776-1943, the United States cavalryman: his uniforms, arms, accoutrements, and equipment, volumes 1-4 (complete), 1st editions, 1977-79, numerous black and white illustrations by the author, original blue cloth in dust jackets, spines slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, together with Sargeaunt (B.E.), The Royal Monmouthshire Militia, being a detailed description of the regiment from the year 1660 to the time of its transfer to the special reserve, 1910, numerou black and white illustrations including frontispiece, some light spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated blue half morocco, hinges cracked, spine rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, plus Findlay (H.J., editor), A Memorial Record of Watsonians wh o servied in The Great War 1914-1918, Edinburgh, 1920, half-title signed by 'Ray Burgess Shepherd', numerous black and white illustrations, some light toning, publisher's original gilt-decorated boards, spine slightly toned, plus other early 20th-century and modern military reference and related, including publications by P.S.L., Ian Allen, Schiffer Military History, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves & a carton)
Alighieri (Dante). La Divina Commedia Or The Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri in Italian & English, Nonesuch Press, 1928, limited edition 1436/1475, 42 black and white illustrations, original publisher's gilt-decorated red stained vellum, spine faded, large 8vo, together with Browne (Thomas), Religio Medici, 4th edition, printed by E. Cotes, 1656, black and white frontispiece, later inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, contemporary boards retained to later spine, boards rubbed, 8vo, plus Dulac (Edmund, illustrator), Stories from the Arabian Nights, retold by Lawrence Housman, Nov. 1907, 50 tipped in colour plates with tissue guards, some minor marks, original gilt-decorated red cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, boards slightly marked, 4to, plus other 19th and early 20th-century fiction and illustrated literature, some leather and decorative cloth bindings, some odd volumes, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Baker (S.W.). The Rifle And The Hound in Ceylon, 1854, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, some light spotting, modern endpapers, contemporary green cloth, boards and spine faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Russel (Richard), A Dissertation on the Use of Sea Water in the Diseases of the Glands... , 4th edition, 1760, black and white frontispiece plus 2 black and white plates, contemporary inscription to head of title, some light marks, contemporary calf, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, plus Moggridge (J. Traherne), Harvesting Ants and Trap-Door Spiders. Notes and observations on their Habits and Dwellings, 1873, Supplement to Harvesting Ants... , 1874, numerous colour and black and white illustrations and plates, some light spotting, both rebound in modern uniform green cloth, 8vo (2 volumes in total), plus other 19th and early 20th-century antiquarian historical reference and related, some leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Lambeth (Joseph A.). Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical Pastries, 1st edition, 1936, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original gilt-decorated red faux morocco, boards and spine slightly rubbed to hinges at head and foot, large 4to, together with Brokaw (Irving), The Art of Skating, its history and development with practical directions, 1st edition, Arden Press, 1910, numerous black and white illustrations including portrait frontispiece, some light spotting, original green cloth, boards and spine slightly marked and rubbed, 4to, plus Kraus (Hans P.), Sir Francis Drake, a pictorial biography, Amsterdam, 1970, numerous black and white illustrations and folding plates, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, folio, plus other 20th-century historical, biographical and bibliographical reference and related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Morison (Stanley). The Fleuron, A Journal of Typography, No. VI, 1928, limited edition 7/160 in handmade paper, numerous black and white illustrations including tipped-in pamphlets, original gilt-decorated green cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, large 8vo, together with Field (Horace & Bunney, Michael), English Domestic Architecture of the XVII and XVIII Centuries, George Bell and Sons, 1905, 118 black and white plates, some light spotting, original boards with white cloth spine, boards and spine slightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, plus Powell (George T.), Foundations and Foundation Walls, for all classes of buildings... , New York, 1879, 60 black and white illustrations, period inscriptions to head of front endpaper and title-page, slight toning, original gilt-decorated brown cloth, boards and spine slightly marked and rubbed, 8vo, plus other late 19th and 20th-century art, architecture, typographical and print reference, mostly hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Darwin (Charles). The Variation of Animal and Plants under Domestication, volumes 1 & 2, 1868, numerous black and white illustrations, some light marks, rebound with new endpapers, uniform modern gilt-decorated calf spines retaining contemporary half calf boards, 8vo, together with Blacklock (Thomas), Poems on Several Occasions, Edinburgh, 1754, some light spotting, modern calf spine retaining contemporary calf boards, 8vo, and Scott (Walter), Waverley Novels, volumes 1-25 (complete), Centenary Edition, 1871, black and white illustrations, some light marks, uniform contemporary gilt-decorated red half calf, boards and spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 17th to 19th-century antiquarian literature and reference, all leather bindings including some decorative, some odd volumes, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Bindings. Memoirs of Lord Bolingbroke, by George Wingrove Cooke, 2 vols., 2nd ed. revised, 1836, engraved frontispiece to each, some light toning, presentation inscription, all edges gilt, contemporary morocco gilt, slighty rubbed, 8vo, Italy, A Poem, by Samuel Rogers, 1830, illustrations, a few spots, bookplates, front hinge tender, contemporary calf, spine faded, a few spots to covers, 8vo, plus The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Albion Edition, c. 1882, some light spotting, presentation inscription, contemporary calf gilt, a trifle rubbed, 8vo, with others leatherbound (3 shelves)
Bindings. The Minstrel: Or, Progress of Genius. With some other Poems, by James Beattie, 2 vols., new ed., 1806-07, engraved portrait frontispieces, illustrations, armorial bookplates, contemporary mottled calf gilt, small chip to one spine label, 8vo, together with Poems, from the Portuguese of Luis de Camoens..., by Lord Viscount Strangford, 4th ed., 1805, engraved portrait, light toning, bookplate, contemporary mottled calf gilt, 8vo, plus The Poetical Works of the Late Thomas Little, 15th ed., 1822, light spotting and toning, top edge gilt, later blue half morocco, 8vo, with other poetry, literature etc (3 shelves)
Lysons (Daniel). together with An Historical Account of those Parishes in the County of Middlesex, which are not Described in the Environs of London, 1800, comprising three engraved titles, and sixty-two engraved plates (one hand-coloured and several double-page or folding), occasional light spotting, uniform contemporary marbled calf, all volumes rebacked, three with original spine relaid, one or two boards loose, large 4to (5)
Smollett (T.). Travels Through France and Italy... , volumes 1 & 2, 1766, contemporary inscriptions and ex-library stamps to title-pages, some light spotting and toning, pages trimmed and rebound in modern brown cloth, 8vo, together with Brook (Benjamin), The Lives of the Puritans... , volumes 1-3, 1813, some light spotting, ex-library with associated stamps and marks, volume 1 rebound in modern black cloth, volumes 2 & 3 trimmed and rebound in uniform brown cloth, 8vo, plus Culpeper (N.), Complete Herbal... , 1831, 40 hand-coloured plates, some spotting and offsetting, ex-library stamps to rear of title-page, disbound, contemporary calf boards, 4to, plus other 19th-century antiquarian reference and related, some leather bindings, all ex-library with associated stamps and marks, many rebound in modern cloth, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Bretschneider (Emil). History of European Botanical Studies in China, 1st ed., 1898, 1167 pp., a few leaves with small marginal inkstains, some light toning, lower corner of front endpaper repaired, previous owner signature, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed with flecked dampstains to covers, 8vo Very scarce, no institutional copies located. A valuable history of plants from China and other Asian countries and how they arrived in Europe, covering accounts from Marco Polo to the Opium Wars, by Baltic German botanist and sinologist Emil Bretschneider (1833-1901). (1)
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