Landor (Walter Savage). Complete Works, ed. T. Earle Welby, 16 vols., 1927-36, portrait frontis. to vol. I (loose), portraits and illustrations, some light spotting, original red cloth, d.j.s, spines darkened, some tears, losses and repairs, 8vo, limited edition of 525, together with Some Records of Walter Savage Landor, by Robert Browning, Printed for Private Circulation, 1919, 13 pp. original wrapper, a little toned, 8vo, limited edition, one of 30 copies, this inscribed by Clement Shorter to Arthur Hutchinson, Jan. 24, 1920 to upper wrapper, plus A Landor Library. A Catalogue of Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters by Walter Savage Landor, Collected by Thomas James Wise, 1928, illustrations, marginal toning, bookplate, t.e.g., original red cloth gilt, spine a little faded, one or two stains, 4to, limited edition, one of 25 copies, with a signed compliments note from Wise sellotaped to limitation leaf, with others Landor related (approx 40)
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Longfellow (Henry Wadsworth). The Song of Hiawatha, 1st UK ed., David Bogue, 1855, 24 pp. pubs. catalogue at end, light spotting, original cloth, some fading, 8vo, together with Williams (Tennessee), Suddenly Last Summer, 1st ed., New Directions, 1958, half-tone frontis., original cloth, d.j., a few small chips, 8vo, plus Williamson (Henry), The Children of Shallowford, 1st ed., 1939, half-tone illustrations, a few spots, booklabel with presentation inscription, original cloth, torn d.j., 8vo, with a loose postcard from Williamson dated 1964, with other poetry, plays and literature including Tom Stoppard`s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, 1967 (with a loose TLS dated 1968, Poems, by W.B. Yeats, 1908, Plays for an Irish Theatre, by W.B. Yeats, 2nd impression, 1913, My Lively Lady, by Alec Rose, 1968 (signed limited edition of 260), Francis Chichester`s The Lonely Sea and the Sky, 1964 (with signed bookplate) and Robert Goddard`s Past Caring, 1986 (approx 60)
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st edition, Warne, 1903, colour illustrations throughout, some light soiling, stitching strained, hinge split between front free endpaper and half-title, original blue boards, with circular colour illustration inset to upper cover, spine a little faded and some minor rubbing to extremities, 16mo, together with four other first edition Beatrix Potters in somewhat worn condition (Tailor of Gloucester, Tiggy-Winkle, Two Bad Mice, Benjamin Bunny), latter lacking a page, and two early editions (Flopsy Bunnies, Jeremy Fisher), generally in good condition (7)
Sillitoe (Alan). Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, 1st ed., 1958, some light spotting, press cutting to front endpaper, bookplate, original cloth, d.j., head of spine chipped, a couple of closed tears, 8vo, together with Stow (Randolph), A Haunted Land, 1st ed., 1956, original cloth, spine faded, d.j., light edgewear, 8vo, plus Sansom (William), The Cautious Heart, 1st ed., 1958, press cutting pasted at front, original cloth, d.j., 8vo, with others in d.j.s designed by Sally Egan, Broom Lynne, J.S. Goodall, Michael Harvey, Val Biro, Quentin Blake, Charles Mozley, Peter Radland, Lynton Lamb etc (29)
Stevenson (Robert Louis). Works, 20 vols., Pentland Edition, 1906-07, frontis. to each, scattered light spotting, bookplates, t.e.g., original buckram, spines a little faded, some light mottled stains, 8vo, limited edition, 176/1550, together with The Weir of Hermiston, 1st ed., 1896, 32 pp. pubs. catalogue at end, press cutting at front, light spotting, t.e.g., original blue cloth, spine faded, a few stains, 8vo, plus Memories and Portraits, 2nd ed., 1888, endpapers toned, hinges a little tender, t.e.g., original blue cloth, 8vo, with others by or on R.L. Stevenson (approx 60)
Bankes (Rev. Thomas). The Christian`s New and Complete Family Bible: or, Universal Library of Divine Knowledge, c. 1790, numerous engraved plates, occasional waterstains and light toning, front endpaper, frontis. and title torn without loss, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, some wear, folio, together with Atlas of the World`s Commerce... by J.G. Bartholomew, Newnes, [1907], colour maps and illustrations, light spotting, original pictorial cloth, edges rubbed, folio, plus Marks and Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain, with Historical Notices of each Manufactory. Over 5000 Potters` Marks and Illustrations, by William Chaffers, ed. Frederick Litchfield, 1912, t.e.g., original gold cloth gilt, bright condition, thick 8vo, with others including Edward Step`s Wayside and Woodland Blossoms, 1905, Cassell`s Family Bible... ed. Rev. John Eadie, c. 1870 (with brass clasp), 6 vols. of Royal Academy Pictures, 1890`s and others illustrated etc (2 cartons)
Wright (Thomas). The Life of Sir Richard Burton, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1906, half-tone plates, a few detached, scattered light spotting, t.e.g., others untrimmed, original red cloth, vol. II upper cover a little rippled, one or two mottled stains, 8vo, together with Andersson (Charles John), Lake Ngami; or, Explorations and Discoveries During Four Years' Wanderings in the Wilds of South Western Africa, 1st ed., 1856, large folding map (torn along one fold), 16 tinted lithographed plates, one or two repaired tears, some spotting, disbound, 8vo, plus Whymper (Edward), Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator, 2nd ed., 1892, folding map contained in rear pocket, maps and illustrations, previous owner signature, original olive-green cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, with two others: F.W. Up de Graff's Head-Hunters of the Amazon, 1st ed., 1923 and E.A.T. Dutton's Lillibullero of the Golden Road, 3rd ed., Zanzibar, 1947 (6)
Miles (W.J.). Modern Practical Farriery, A Complete Guide to all that Relates to the Horse... circa 1880, numerous b & w illustrations and colour frontispiece by Benjamin Herring, some light spotting, original green cloth, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss, large 8vo, together with Youatt (William), Cattle; Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases, 1878, numerous b & w illustrations, some spotting throughout, some leaves partially disbound, original green cloth, minor rubbing to boards and spine, 8vo, and Archibold (J.F.), Shaws` Parish Law, Being a Guide to Parish Officers in the Execution of their Duties... , 6th edition, 1881, some light spotting, original black cloth, boards and spine rubbed, 8vo, plus Stanley (William Ford), Surveying and Levelling Instruments... , 2nd edition, 1895, numerous b & w diagrams, front endpaper and title-page detached, ex-libris plate to inside front board, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated green cloth, slightly rubbed, 8vo, and other late 19th/20th century agriculture management reference and related, all hardback publications, 8vo/large 8vo (2 cartons)
Weemse (John). An Exposition of the Lawes of Moses Morall, Ceremoniall, Judiciall, the Second Volume... , 1632, printed by John Dawson for John Bellamie, b & w diagrams to p. 99 & p. 161, lacks original front and rear endpapers, some light marks, ex-libris bookplate to inside front cover, rebound in modern grey cloth with earlier morocco label, 4to, together with Colson (Nathaniel), The Mariner`s New Calendar, 1757, printed for W. and J. Mount, numerous b & w mathematical diagrams and tables, lacks front endpapers, watermark to fore-edge, some spotting throughout, ink inscriptions to inside front and rear boards, original morocco boards rebound with later morocco spine, rubbed, 4to, and Miller (Phillip), The Abridgement of the Gardener`s Dictionary... , 5th edition, 1763, 13 b & w engravings including frontispiece, watermarks to title, some spotting and wear, contemporary calf, boards rubbed with some loss, heavy loss to spine, large 4to, plus other miscellaneous 17th/18th/19th century antiquarian including some foreign language and natural history reference, many leather bindings, 8vo/folio. (3 shelves)
Burdy (Rev. Samuel). The History of Ireland, from the Earliest Ages to the Union, 1st edition, 1817, lacks original front and rear endpapers, inscription to title-page, some marks and spotting throughout, later half calf binding, 8vo, together with O`Doherty (Rev. Dr), Derriana, Essays and Occasional Verses Chiefly relating to the Diocese of Derry, 1st edition, Dublin, 1902, b & w frontispiece with tissue guard, inscription to front endpaper, some slight marks and spotting, original gilt-decorated green cloth, minor marks and rubbing to boards and spine, 8vo, plus Phillips (Charles), Recollections of Curran, and some of his Contemporaries, 1st edition, 1818, b & w portrait frontispiece, bookplate to inside front board, some light spotting, contemporary half calf binding, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss to head, hinges partially cracked, 8vo, plus other 19th/20th century Irish history, literature and related, some leather bound, some in d.j.s, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Westcott (Brooke Foss). The Epistles of St. John: The Greek Text, with notes and essays, 2nd edition, 1886, Saint Paul`s Epistle to the Ephesians: The Greek Text, with notes and addenda, 1906, The Epistle to the Hebrews: The Greek Text, with notes and essays, reprint, 1920, 3 volumes, some light spotting, all original cloth, some minor rubbing, together with Abbott (Edwin A.), The Anglican Career of Cardinal Newman, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1892, some light spotting, original uniform blue cloth, some light rubbing to boards and spine, minor tearing to head and foot of spines, 8vo, and Smith (W. Robertson), The Old Testament in the Jewish Church. A Course of Lectures on Biblical Criticism, 2nd edition, 1892, some pencil annotations, original green cloth, some light marks and rubbing to boards and spine, 8vo, plus other late 19th/20th century ecclesiastical history and reference, all hardback publications, including MacMillan and Co., T. & T. Clarke, Oxford, Hodder & Stoughton, some in d.j.s, 8vo (6 shelves)
Wallis (P.J. & R.V.). Eighteenth Century Medics (subscriptions, licences, apprenticeships), 2nd edition, Project for Historical Biobibliography, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1988, numerous b & w illustrations, original green cloth, large 8vo, together with Bennion (Elisabeth), Antique Medical Instruments, 1st UK edition, 1979, numerous b & w and coloured illustrations, original green cloth in d.j., covers and spine slightly rubbed and faded, 4to, and The Medical Register: ... Entitled An Act to Regulate the Qualifications of Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery, 1865, with folding table `General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom`, lacks original front endpaper, some light spotting, rebound with original gilt-decorated blue cloth, boards and spine rubbed, 8vo, plus The Medical Dictionary for 1876, including the London and Provincial Medical Directory... , including numerous advertisements to front and rear, some slight wear, rebound with original red cloth, boards and spine rubbed with some fading, 8vo, and other late 19th/early 20th century medical history, bibliography and related, mostly hardback publications, some in d.j.s, G/VG, 8vo/large 8vo (3 shelves)
Youatt (William). The Dog, 1895, numerous b & w illustrations, some light wear with chipping to top of contents page, original brown cloth, boards slightly rubbed, hinges cracked, spine rubbed with minor loss to head and foot, 8vo, together with Mercer (F.H.F.), The Spaniel and its Training, Forest and Stream Publishing Co., New York, 1890, nine b & w illustrations, some spotting and wear, some leaves torn, original gilt-decorated green cloth, boards marked and rubbed, spines rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Lee (Rawdon B.), A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland, Sporting Division, vols. 1-2, (vol. 1 4th edition, vol. 2 3rd edition), and Non-Sporting Division, new edition, 1899, 3 vols. in total, numerous b & w illustrations including frontispiece, some light wear, original gilt-decorated maroon cloth, spines faded and rubbed with some minor loss to head and foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th/early 20th century dog, dog training and related, mostly hardback publications, some in d.j.s, 8vo/large 8vo. This part library of dog books were collected, presented and gifted to Peggy Grayson, a well-known writer, broadcaster, International dog show judge and established judge of ponies. (3 shelves)
The Sepoy`s Daughter. A True Tale of the Indian War, by An Eye Witness, c. 1860, numerous b&w illustrations, some light spotting, rebound in green cloth with original marbled paper and label, boards and spine rubbed, 8vo, together with Candler (Edmund), The General Plan, some light spotting, orig. red cloth, spine slightly faded, 8vo, [inscription by the author to front endpaper `Mrs Kennion, yours sincerely, Edmund Candler, May 15.16`], and Grant (James), First Love & Last Love, A Tale of the Indian Mutiny, Aide-de-Camp edition, previous owner`s inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, orig. gilt dec. red cloth, 8vo, plus Mason (A. E. W.), The Witness for the Defence, 1st ed., 1913, some light spotting, orig. red cloth, boards and spine rubbed, 8vo, [including handwritten letter signed `sincerely, sister` tipped in to front endpaper], and other 19th/early 20th c. literature relating to India and the Raj, all hardback publications, some pictorial cloth, 8vo (3 shelves)
The Modern Boot and Shoe Maker, a Complete Guide to Design and Manufacture Hand and Machine Repairing, Shopfitting and Stock Retailing, written by Practical Men of Wide Experience, 4 volumes, 1919, numerous b & w illustrations including colour frontispiece, some light spotting, all original decorative green cloth, boards and spines slightly rubbed, volume 3 with spine tear to foot, 4to, together with Fukai (Akiko, et al), Fasion. A History from the 18th to the 20th Century, The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute, 2 volumes, 2006, numerous colour illustrations, original cloth in d.j.s, slipcase, VG, folio, and other fashion related, antiquarian and ephemera, including Vogue, glove patterns, photo albums, 4to/folio. (3 shelves)
Lowson (G.). The Modern Farrier; Containing the Courses, Symptoms, and most Approved Methods of Preventing and Curing the Various Diseases of Horses, Cows, and Sheep, 1846, numerous b & w illustrations including frontispiece, extra articles pasted to front endpapers and half-title, some spotting and marks, contemporary cloth binding, boards and spine rubbed and faded, 8vo, together with Radcliffe (F.P. Delme), The Noble Science: A Few General Ideas on Fox-Hunting... , 1839, numerous b & w illustrations including half-title and frontispiece with tissue guard, front endpapers through to title-page detached, some light spotting, bookplate and inscription to inside front board, contemporary green morocco, boards lightly rubbed, spine rubbed and faded, 8vo, and Walsh (J.H.), The Horse, in the Stable and the Field: His Varieties, Management in Health and Disease, Anatomy, Physiology, etc. etc., 1875, 170 b & w illustrations including frontispiece with tissue guard, some minor spotting, original cloth binding, boards slightly grubby, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus Watson (Alfred E.T.), Racecourse and Covert Side, 1883, numerous b & w illustrations including frontispiece, some light marks, original gilt-decorated red cloth, boards rubbed with slight water damage, spine faded and rubbed at head and foot, and other 19th/20th c. equine and sporting reference and literature, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Knight (Henry Gally). An Architectural Tour in Normandy; with some remarks on Norman Architecture, 2nd edition, 1841, 6 b & w plates, some light spotting and water marks, some pencil annotations, contemporary half morocco, boards and spine slightly rubbed and chipped, 8vo, together with Greenwood (James), The Adventures of Reuben Davidger; Seventeen years and four months captive among the Dyaks of Borneo, 1st US edition, 1866, 36 b & w illustrations including frontispiece with tissue guard, book plate to inside front board, some water marks to front leaves, light spotting, contemporary half morocco, boards and spine rubbed, 4to, and Coke (Dr and Mr Moore), The LIfe of the Rev. John Wesley, A.M., including an account of the Great Revival of Religion, in Europe and America, of which he was the first and Chief Instrument, 2nd edition, 1792, inscription to inside front board, lacks front and rear endpapers and p. 541/542, some light spotting, p. 539/540, detached with some loss, contemporary calf binding, boards and spine rubbed, evidence of worming to spine, 8vo, plus other 19th/20th-century history, literature, art reference and related, many leather bindings, some odd volumes, 8vo/folio. (3 shelves)
Fermor (Patrick Leigh). Between The Woods and The Water, On Foot to Constantinople from The Hook of Holland: The Midde Danube to the Iron Gates, 1st edition, 1986, signed by the author to title, original blue cloth in d.j., rear cover slightly marked, 8vo, together with Flint (William Russell), Shadows in Arcady. The Angelus, The Brass Plate, An Alley in Languedoc, The Devil at La Charite, 1965, limited edition of which this is no. 100/500, signed by the author to rear endpaper, original gilt-decorated cloth in slipcase, 8vo, and Letters from D.H. Lawrence To Martin Secker 1911-1930, privately published, 1970, limited edition of which this is no. 262/500, b & w frontispiece, some light spotting, original cloth in d.j., 8vo, plus Chichester (Francis), The Lonely Sea And The Sky, 1st edition, 1964, 34 b & w illustrations, signed by the author to ex-libris bookplate to front endpaper, original morocco binding, spine slightly rubbed and faded, 8vo, and other modern first editions and literature, including Dirk Bogarde, Spike Milligan, John Le Carre, Lawrence Durrell, some signed by the author, mostly hardback publications, many in d.j.s, G/VG, 8vo (3 shelves)
Putnam Aeronautical Books. Jackson (A.J.). British Civil Aircraft 1919-59, 2 volumes, 1st editions, 1956-60, original cloth, together with Lewis (Peter), The British Bomber Since 1914, new edition, 1974, The British Fighter Since 1912, 4th edition, 1979, numerous b & w illustrations, original cloth in d.j.s, spines faded, 8vo, and Wyrall (Everard), The History of The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert`s) 1914-1919, 1st edition, 1927, 29 b & w portraits including frontispiece, 7 b & w illustrations and 21 maps, lengthy inscription to front endpaper and half-title, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated green cloth, 4to, plus other modern military and aviation reference and related, mostly hardback publications, many in d.j.s, G/VG, 8vo/folio. (6 shelves)
Favenc (Ernest). The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888, 1st edition, Sydney, 1888, 8 b & w folding maps and facsimiles, some light spotting, original cloth binding, boards slightly rubbed, hinges cracked, spine rubbed to head and foot with minor loss, 8vo, together with Moore (John Murray), New Zealand for the Emigrant, Invalid, and Tourist, 1st edition, 1890, 4 b & w illustrations including map of New Zealand to frontispiece with tissue guard, original blue pictorial cloth, boards marked, hinges slightly cracked with minor loss, spine faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Del Mar (Francis), A Year Among the Maoris: A Study of their Arts and Customs, 1st edition, 1924, 48 b & w illustrations including portrait frontispiece, some spotting throughout, original grey cloth, front board marked and creased to upper right corner, spine slightly rubbed at head and foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th/early 20th-century New Zealand and Australia historical reference and related, many in d.j.s, 8vo/folio. (3 shelves)
Hughson (David). London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and Its Neighbourhood, to Thirty Miles Extent, from an actual Perambulation, 1st ed., vol. 1 of 6 only, 1805, 7 b&w illustrations, including frontis and folding maps, front endpaper detached, some marks and spotting throughout, contemporary calf and binding, front board detached, boards and spine rubbed, with minor loss, 8vo, together with Beecham (K. J.), History of Cirencester and The Roman City Corinium, 1st ed., 1986, numerous b&w illustrations including some folding and frontispiece, some light marks, original gilt decorated brown cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and other late 19th/20th century UK topography and related, Christie`s art auction catalogues, mostly hardback publications, many in d.j.s, 8vo/folio. (3 shelves)
Gower (Ronald Sutherland). Sir Thomas Lawrence, with a catalogue of the artist`s exhibited and engraved works, limited edition of which this is no. 75/200, 1900, numerous b&w illustrations, including colour frontispiece, with tissue guards, some light markings, spine disbound, contemporary red cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, folio, together with Armstrong (Walter), Sir Joshua Reynolds, First President of the Royal Academy, 1900, 78 b&w photogravures and 6 colour lithograph facsimiles, with tissue guards, some light marks and offsetting, original red cloth, boards slightly rubbed, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, folio, and Valentiner (Wilhelm R.), Rembrandt Paintings in America, limited De Luxe edition of which this is no. 147/200, 1931, 175 b&w illustrations with tissue guards, some light toning, original gilt decorated morocco, front boards detached, spine semi-detached with some loss, folio, plus other 20th century Old Masters art reference, including ex-library, and foreign language, 8vo, folio. (3 shelves)
Churchill (Winston). The Second World War, 6 volumes, volumes 1 & 2 3rd edition, volumes 3-6 1st edition, 1950-54, numerous b & w illustrations and folding maps, some light spotting, original cloth in d.j.s, some covers rubbed, spines faded with some rubbing and minor loss, 8vo, together with A History of The English-Speaking Peoples, 4 volumes, all 1st editions, 1956-58, some spotting, original red cloth in d.j.s, covers lightly spotted, spines faded and rubbed with minor chipping, 8vo, and other modern history and political biography, many in d.j.s, G/VG, 8vo (6 shelves)
Somerville (Alexander). History of the British Legion, and War in Spain... , 1st edition, 1839, some light spotting and marks, rebound in modern brown cloth, retains original cloth front board and spine, 8vo, together with Pack (Reynell), Sebastopol Trenches and Five Months in Them, 1st edition, 1878, 2 b & w folding panoramas, colour frontispiece, some light spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated red morocco, boards slightly rubbed, spine rubbed and torn at head, 8vo, and The Roll of Honour of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, Contained Herein are the Names of Members, Who gave their Lives for a Great Cause 1914-1919, 1924, numerous b & w illustrations, 1 colour folding map contained in rear pocket, original brown cloth in slipcase, some light marks to spine, slipcase rubbed to eges with minor loss, folio, plus other 19th/20th-century military history and related, many in d.j.s, G/VG, 8vo/folio. (3 shelves)
Stillingfleet (Benj.). Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Natural History, Husbandry, and Physick. To which is added the Calendar of Flora, 4th edition, 1791, 6 b & w illustrations to rear (Tab. 1 is a facsimile), some light marks, tear to bottom of title-page, some annotations, bound in modern card with cloth spine, boards rubbed, 8vo, together with Ward (Francis), Marvels of Fish Life, As Revealed by the Camera, 1911, numerous b & w illustrations including colour frontispiece with tissue guard, bookplate to inside front cover, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed at head and foot, 8vo, and Murphey (Robert Cushman), Bird Islands of Peru, the Record of a Sojourn on the West Coast, 1st edition, 1925, 61 b & w illustrations including frontispiece with tissue guard, original green cloth, 8vo, plus other natural history reference including New Naturalist series, mostly hardback publications, many in d.j., G/VG, 8vo/folio. (6 shelves & a carton)
Mill (John Stuart). Nature The Utility of Religion and Theism, 1st edition, 1874, late 19th-century inscription to upper margin of title, original cloth gilt, slightly frayed at head and foot of spine, 8vo, together with Clark (John, trans.), The Truth of the Christian Religion. In Six Books, by Hugo Grotius, Corrected and Illustrated with Notes by Mr Le Clerc, To Which is Added a Seventh Book Concerning this Question, What Christian Church we Ought to Join Ourselves to, by the Said Mr Le Clerc, 16th edition with additions, done into English, by John Clark, Dean of Sarum, pub. Oxford, 1823, manuscript notes to title, contemporary half calf gilt, joints and extremities slightly worn, 8vo, with Newman (John Henry), An Essay on the Miracles Recorded in the Ecclesiastical History of the Early Ages, pub. Oxford, 1843, small repair to gutter margin of title, some light toning, modern marbled boards, 8vo, and Tract XC, on Certain Passages in the XXXIX Articles by the Rev. J.H. Newman, B.D., 1841, with a Historical Preface by the Rev. E.B. Pusey D.D. and Catholic Subscription to the XXXIX Articles Considered in Reference to Tract XC, by the Rev. John Keble, MA, 1841, revised edition, 1866, occasional scattered spotting and some light toning, modern marbled boards, 8vo, plus other 19th and 20th-century theology reference etc. (3 shelves)
Camden (William). Britannia: Or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent; From the Earliest Antiquity, Translated from the Edition Published by the Author in MDCVII. Enlarged by the Latest Discoveries by Richard Gough, vols. III & IV only, 2nd ed., 1806, 19 hand-coloured folding engraved maps by John Cary, one or two close-trimmed, four uncoloured maps, 60 engraved plates, some offsetting and light scattered spotting, bookplates, contemporary panelled and blindstamped calf gilt, one spine label chipped, a little rubbed with some fading, folio. (2)
Russell (Lady Rachel). Letters Of, from the Manuscript in the Library at Woburn Abbey, 1773, inscription to reverse of front board, some light marks, contemporary green straight grain half morocco, boards and spine rubbed, 4to, together with Malthus (T.R.), Additions to the Fourth and Former Editions of An Essay on the Principle of Population, 1817, some spotting to front leaves, contemporary half calf, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss, hinges cracked, 8vo, and Mansel (Rev. H.L.), Artis Logicae Rudimenta, from the Text of Aldrich, with notes and marginal references, 3rd edition, 1856, book plate tipped in to reverse of front board, some light marks and pencil annotations, contemporary half morocco, 8vo, plus other 18th/19th century mixed antiquarian philosophy, history and literature, mostly leather bindings, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Jevons (W. Stanley). The Principles of Science, A Treatise on Logic and Scientific Method, reprint edition, 1913, b&w frontispiece, light toning, original dark terracotta cloth, boards slightly marked, 8vo, together with Lande (Alfred), Principles of Quantum Mechanics, 1st edition, 1937, some light spotting throughout, original blue cloth in d.j., covers rubbed and toned with some chipping and slight loss to head and foot, 8vo, and Neumann (John van), Collected Works, volumes 1-6, 1st edition, 1961, some light marks, all original blue cloth, small tear to spine of volume 4, 4to, plus other modern science and philosophical reference and related, many in d.j.s, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Caird (Edward). The Critical Philosophy of Immanuel Kant, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Glasgow: James McIlhose & Sons, 1909, occasional pencil marginalia, light scattered spotting, some toning to initial and final leaves, edges untrimmed, original blue cloth gilt, very slightly rubbed to extremities, 8vo, together with Hamilton (William), Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic, 4 volumes, mixed editions, Edinburgh, Blackwood & Sons, 1866-1811, slight scattered spotting, front free endpaper to volume 3 lacking, ownership inscriptions to upper pastedowns, original blind-stamped cloth gilt, a little rubbed with a few minor marks, boards of volume 3 a little damp stained, 8vo, plus Campbell Fraser (Alexander), An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke, Collated and Annotated, 2 volumes, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1894, b & w frontispiece, occasional marginalia throughout, slight scattered spotting, original blue cloth, a little worn, slightly bumped to spine, 8vo, plus other philosophy titles, including Brownson`s Works, 20 volumes, and others, mostly 8vo, mainly original cloth (3 shelves)
Collinson (Rev. John). The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset, Collected from Authentick Records and an Actual Survey made by the Late Mr. Edmund Rack, 3 vols., 1st ed., Bath, 1791, half titles, folding engraved map frontis. to vol. I (a couple of short tears along folds), subscribers list, 40 engraved plates and plans, engraved illustration, scattered light spotting, previous owner inscription to half titles, t.e.g., modern brown half morocco, 4to. Upcott 1146-47. (3)
Orwell (George). The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of, volumes 1-4, 1st editions, 1968, 4 b & w portrait frontispiece and original letter facsimiles, all original blue cloth in d.j.s, covers slightly rubbed, spines slightly rubbed with tears to head and foot, 8vo, together with Larionov (Michael), The Twelve, by Alexander Blok, 1920, 8 b & w illustrations including frontispiece, some light spotting, original paper boards with decoration by the illustrator, boards slightly marked and rubbed, spine rubbed and cracked with loss to head, 4to, and Gilbert (William), On the Magnet, Magnetick Bodies Also, and on the great magnet the earth; a new Physiology, demonstrated by many arguments and experiments, Chiswick Press, 1900, numerous b & w wood-engraved illustrations, some light marks, rebound in blue paper boards and cloth spine, folio, with other historical, science and philosophical reference and related including Winston Churchill, all hardback publications, many in d.j.s, G/VG, 8vo/folio. (6 shelves & a carton)
Meade (L.T.). The Autocrat of the Nursery, 1893, 40 b & w illustrations by T. Pym, some light spotting, some loose leaves, original picture cloth, boards and spine lightly rubbed, 4to, together with Crockett (S.R.), Sweetheart Travellers, A Child`s Book for Children, for Women and for Men, 1895, numerous b & w illustrations, some light spotting, original picture cloth in glassine wrapper, 8vo, and Macaulay (D.R.), From Middy to Admiral of the Fleet, The Story of Commodore Anson Re-told to Boys, circa 1900, original gilt-decorated picture cloth, spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th/early 20th-century pictorial cloth bindings, 8vo/large 8vo (3 shelves)
Dore (Gustave & Jerrold, Blanchard ). London. A Pilgrimage, 1st edition in the original parts, 13 parts in 12, 1872, wood-engraved frontispiece, additional title, and fifty-two plates, wood-engravings on letterpress, numerous advertisements at front and to wrappers, contents generally loose, with some consequent fraying (mainly to captioned tissue guards), in original pictorial buff wrappers, mostly split at spine, and with some edge-fraying and light soiling, folio (42 x 32.5cm/16.5 x 12.75ins). Extremely rare in the original parts. (12)
Aitken (George A.). The Life of Richard Steele, 2 volumes, 1889, b&w illustrations, original maroon cloth gilt, rubbed and some marks and light discolouration to spine, together with The Journal of Elizabeth Lady Holland (1791-1811), ed. The Earl of Ilchester, 2 vols., 1908, occasional light spotting, original green cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, plus Blake (Mrs Warrenne), An Irish Beauty of the Regency compiled from `Mes Souvenirs,` - the unpublished journals of The Hon. Mrs. Calvert 1789-1822, pub. 1911, and other 18th century biographies, memoirs, histories, etc., mostly late 19th and early 20th century publications, all original cloth, some in d.j.s, 8vo. From the library of the biographer and critic Malcolm Elwin (1903-1973). (6 shelves)
Robinson (W. Heath). Hans Andersen`s Fairy Tales, c. 1920, numerous b & w illustrations, 16 tipped-in colour plates, including frontispiece, previous owner`s inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated red cloth, spine marked and faded, 4to, together with Gallico (Paul), Snowflake, 1st edition, 1952, original decorated cloth in price-clipped d.j., some light marks to covers, 8vo, and other illustrated, literature, historical reference and miscellaneous, mostly hardback publications, many in d.j.s, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Finberg (Alexander J.). The History of Turner`s Liber Studiorum with a new catalogue raisonne, 1st edition, 1924, numerous b & w illustrations, original cloth gilt, rubbed and some light damp staining, 4to, limited signed edition 588/650, together with Grant (Colonel M.H.), A Chronological History of the Old English Landscape Painters, 8 volumes, pub. F. Lewis, 1957-61, original uniform blue cloth gilt in rubbed and marked d.j.s (volume 7 without d.j.), frayed to edges, 4to, limited edition 290/500, plus Roget (John Lewis), A History of the `Old Water-Colour` Society, now the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours, 2 volumes, 1891, t.e.g., original maroon cloth gilt, some minor marks, and other mostly British art reference, including Royal Academy Illustrated, 1920s-50s, R.R.M. See, English Pastels 1750-1830, Benedict Nicolson, Joseph Wright of Derby, 2 volumes, etc. (6 shelves)
G?nzl (Kurt). The British Musical Theatre, 1865-1914, 1915-1984, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1986, ex-libris bookplate to front endpapers, some light marks, original cloth in d.j.s, covers and spines slightly rubbed and faded, 8vo, together with Wilkinson (J. Gardner), On Colour and on the Necessity for a General Diffusion of Taste Among All Classes, 1st edition, 1858, numerous b & w illustrations and colour plates, front endpapers partly detached, some light wear, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, boards and spine rubbed, 8vo, and Dickinson (William), Essay on the Agriculture of West Cumberland, 1st edition, 1850, b & w and colour illustrations including folding table and map frontispiece, some spotting and marks throughout, front cover and frontispiece detached, original limp cloth, covers rubbed and marked, 8vo, plus other theatre reference and ephemera, antiquarian, agriculture, military and modern literature, mostly hardback publications, many in d.j.s (6 shelves) There is now no ephemera in this lot, the quantity is just 6 shelves of books and no cartons
Brandt (Bill). Shadow of Light, 1st edition, 1977, numerous b & w photos, original cloth in d.j., tear to head of front and rear covers, 4to, together with The Sabanci Collection, 1st edition, 1995, numerous colour photos, original cloth in d.j., spine slightly faded, 4to, and Washburn (Bradford), Mountain Photography, numerous b & w photos, original cloth in d.j., 4to, plus Ardizzone (Edward), Peacock Pie, a Book of Rhymes by Walter De La Mare, new edition, 1946, numerous b & w illustrations, original yellow cloth with front board illustrated by the artist, slight rubbing to boards and spine, 8vo, and other photography reference, juvenile and illustrated, and further modern books, mostly hardback publications, many in d.j., G/VG, 8vo/folio. (6 shelves)
Ireland (Samuel). Picturesque Views on the River Thames, from its Source in Glocestershire to the Nore; with Observations on the Public Buildings and other Works of Art in its Vicinity, 2 vols., 1792, half-titles present, additional sepia aquatint titles, two single-page maps, fifty-two sepia aquatint plates with tissue guards, occasional light spotting, contemporary gilt decorated tree calf, slight wear to joints and extremities, 8vo. Abbey Scenery 430. (2)
Lysons (Rev. Daniel). An Historical Account of Those Parishes in the County of Middlesex, which are not Described in the Environs of London, 1800, engraved title, 16 engraved plates and plans, a few folding, occasional light spotting and toning, recent full burgundy morocco, 4to, together with The Borough of Stoke-Upon-Trent... by John Ward, 1st ed., 1843, engraved portrait frontis. of Josiah Wedgewood, engraved maps (one folding with outline colour), numerous engraved plates and illustrations, a few minor spots, contemporary half calf, spine with red and black labels and gilt decoration, a little rubbed, large 8vo, with two others: The ÒPerverse WidowÓ. Being Passages from the Life of Catharina, Wife of William Boevey, Esq., of Flaxley Abbey in the County of Gloucester, with Genealogical Notes on that Family and Others Connected therewith, compiled by Arthur W. Crawley-Boevey, 1898, and Henry Milman`s Annals of S. Paul`s Cathedral, 1868 (4)
[Sanderson, Patrick]. The Antiquities of the Abbey or Cathedral Church of Durham. Also a particular Description of the County Palatine of Durham, Compiled from the best Authorities and Original Manuscripts..., Newcastle upon Tyne, 1767, engraved frontispiece, slight browning, text block split in two, contemporary calf, joints cracked, worn, 12mo, together with Hutton (William), An History of Birmingham, 2nd ed., with considerable Additions, Birmingham: Pearson & Rollason, 1783, folding engraved frontispiece (closed tear, lined to verso), two folding engraved maps (map of Birmingham with old repair to hinge), fourteen engraved plates (one folding), some light dampstaining and occasional spotting, one plate frayed to fore-edge, 19th c. half sheep, 8vo (2)
Stukeley (William). Itinerarium Curiosum. Or, An Account of the Antiquities, and Remarkable Curiosities in Nature or Art, Observed in Travels through Great Britain, part 2 only (Centuria II), 2nd ed., 1776, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding engraved map, 103 engraved plates (including 2 folding), light dampstaining to lower inner corners of initial leaves, 20th c. quarter morocco gilt, a little faded at head of spine and upper board, folio. (1)
Blome (Richard). The Gentlemans Recreation. In Two Parts. The First Being an Encyclopedy of the Arts and Sciences... The Second Part, Treats of Horsemanship, Hawking, Hunting, Fowling, Fishing and Agriculture..., 2 parts in one, 1st ed., 1686, imprimatur leaf, title printed in red and black, eighty-five (of 86) engraved plates (including allegorical frontispiece, lacking one horsemanship plate), woodcut illustrations to text, occasional closed tears mostly to lower margins, short worm trail and few small holes to throughout, light marginal dampstaining to last few leaves, attractive modern speckled panelled calf, gilt decorated spine, folio. Scherdt I, p.72; Wing B3213. According to Schwerdt ÒPerfect copies are rarely found... some of plates of arms, especially the 10th, and the plate of horsemanship, inscribed to Sir John Skeffington are often missing (both present in this copy). The `Gentlemans Recreation` contains an enormous store of information and is compiled in two parts, of which the former treats of geography and navigation, while the latter deals with field sports and agricultureÓ. (1)
Walton (Izaak and Cotton, Charles). The Compleat Angler, or Contemplative Man`s Recreation, 1st Moses Browne edition, printed and sold by Henry Kent, 1750, six engraved plates, woodcut illustrations to text, frontispiece, title and all six plates with margins trimmed and relaid, some marks and slight soiling, light water staining to plates, 19th century half calf gilt, rubbed and slight wear, small 8vo, together with Goodridge (Charles Medyett), Narrative of a Voyage to the South Seas and the Shipwreck of the Princess of Wales Cutter, with an account of two years residence on an uninhabited island, 4th ed., Exeter, 1841, engraved frontispiece, list of subscribers, b&w single-page lithographic plate, some minor marks, orig. blindstamped cloth gilt, rubbed and some soiling and fading to edges, small 8vo, plus, Demosthenes. Orationes Duae una Demosthenis contra Midiam altera Lycurgi contra Leocraten, Graece et latine, ed. John Taylor, Cambridge, Typis Academicis, 1743, text printed in Greek and Latin, with wide margins, a.e.g., contemp. calf gilt, rubbed and some wear, with joints partly cracked, 8vo, plus Quincy (John), Lexicon Physico-Medicum: Or, A New Medicinal Dictionary ..., 4th ed., with new improvements from the latest Chymical and Mechanical Authors, 1730, some minor marks, contemp. sprinkled calf, worn, with upper cover detached and spine partially defective, 8vo, and other various antiquarian interest, mostly 18th and early 19th century, including The Confession of Faith ... in the Church of Scotland, Glasgow, 1743, High-Church Display`d: being a Compleat History of the Affair of Dr. Sacheverel, 1711, The Family Dispensatory, by Richard Reece, 1802, Cupid and Psyche: A Mythological Tale, from the Golden Ass of Apuleius, 3rd ed., 1801, etc., and [Moore, Thomas]. Tom Crib`s Memorial to Congress. With a preface, Notes, and Appendix, 1st ed., 1819, bound with The Fudge Family in Paris, 7th ed., 1818 & Fables for the Holy Alliance, Rhymes on the Road, &c. &c., 1823, some spotting, a few leaves to first work with fore-edges a little trimmed, contemp. half calf, rubbed and a little wear, with joints partly cracked, 8vo. Hartley, Bibliography of Boxing, 1398. (21)
Ward (F. Kingdon). The Land of the Blue Poppy, Travels of a Naturalist in Eastern Tibet, 1st edition, CUP, 1913, 39 b & w illustrations including frontispiece with tissue guard, 5 b & w maps including 4 folding, some light spotting, original green cloth, spine slightly rubbed at head and foot, 8vo, together with The Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges, 1st edition, 1926, 22 b & w illustrations including frontispiece and folding map at rear, some light spotting, original black cloth, minor rubbing to spine at head and foot, 8vo (2)
Whitehead (G. Kenneth). The Deer Stalking Grounds of Great Britain and Ireland, 1st ed., 1960, b & w frontispiece and plates, single-page maps, light toning and spotting, original cloth in d.j., large 8vo, together with The Deer of Great Britain and Ireland, An Account of their History, Status and Distribution, 1st ed., 1964, b & w plates at rear, occasional light toning and minor spotting, original cloth in d.j., large 8vo, with McConnochie (Alexander Inkson), Deerstalking in Scotland, 1st ed., 1924, b & w frontispiece and plates, light toning and spotting, original cloth, spine faded, 8vo, and [Glover, Rev. Richard], An Angler`s Strange Experiences, a Whimsical Medley, and an of-fish-all record without a-bridge-ment, 1883, b & w frontispiece & illustrations, original pictorial cloth gilt, few marks, 4to, plus Woolley (Roger), Modern Trout Fly Dressing, 3rd ed., 1950, b & w frontispiece and illustrations, verso of frontispiece inscribed by the author, original cloth gilt, small 8vo (5)
A platinum four stone diamond cluster ring with diamond set shoulders, four princess cut diamonds, invisibly set to a square collet, with a brilliant cut diamond, three claw set to each side, four brilliant cut diamonds, grain set to each shoulder to a plain shank, Birmingham 2009, finger size approximately L, not round Light surface scratches throughout.Has been sized in the past.Requires cleaning.
A pair of two colour gold sapphire and diamond oval cluster earrings, each oval mixed cut sapphire, four claw set in yellow gold, surrounded by brilliant cut diamonds, claw set to a white plate with yellow claws, yellow wire basket to screw fittings marked 750 Require a light clean, no obvious faults.
A white gold ruby and diamond oval cluster ring, with an oval mixed cut ruby, double claw set to a surround of brilliant cut diamonds, straight wire gallery to knife edge shoulders and plain shank, marked 750, the ruby probably glass filled, finger size K½ Light surface scratches throughout.Surface reaching inclusions.Setting appears secure.
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