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The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, By Charles Dickens, With Illustrations. London: Chapman & Hall, 193, Piccadilly, Advertisements to be sent to the Publishers, and Adams & Francis, 59, Fleet Street, E.C. [The right of Translation is reserved.] on the front cover, in the original green wrappers and in the original six monthly parts, house in a maroon slipcase, and based on Eckel and Hatton and Cleaver, this is a first edition, first issue set. This was Dickens’ last novel. He began writing Edwin Drood in August, 1869 and toiled to get it done, and after he had finished six parts, he died on June 9, 1870, and it became one of the best unfinished mystery stories ever told. The story is named after Edwin Drood, although the text largely focuses on his uncle John Jasper, an opium addict and choir master who is romantically interested in his nephew’s fiancee. In the story, Edwin disappears under mysterious circumstances, and due to Dickens’ premature death, the mystery is never resolved - readers never found out what happened to Edwin Drood after he disappeared. The cover design and the vignette title page were done by Charles Collins, brother of the famous novelist Wilkie Collins; Charles Collins was also the son-in-law of Charles Dickens. Collins married Dickens’ daughter, Kate, but bowed out of doing more designs due to ill health. Dickens then turned to Luke Fildes to illustrate the monthly parts. Fildes produced twelve illustrations before Dickens died. The engraved portrait of Dickens in the last part was done by J.H.Baker, and along with the vignette title page, there are a total of fourteen engraved plates in the six monthly parts. The first number came out April, 1870 and the last September, 1870, and each part was priced at one shilling, until Dickens died and the last part was sold for eighteen pence. There are several points of issue - details - that make this a first edition, first issue. It has the all-important “eighteenpence” slip pasted over the original one shilling price on the front wrapper of No. VI; this is the earliest issue of Part VI - later states are printed with the corrected price - and it cannot be a first issue without this slip at the top of No. VI. The “Edwin Drood Advertiser” is present in each part. There are numerous uncut pages in each part - uncut pages are usually a sign of an early printing - and all the slips and ads in the six parts, including remnants of the Cork Hat ad at the rear of No. II, are present, as called for by Hatton and Cleaver. All the plates are present and very clean in each part, as well. Part VI also has a four-page ad for Willcox & Gibbs titled “A New World At Home For Busy People” rather than a four-page Willcox & Gibbs ad titled “Concerning Stitches”, and Hatton and Cleaver make it clear that either four-page ad is okay in the first issue - “The above two insets are seen alternatively in copies of this part, and in about equal proportions” - so either ad will be acceptable to make this a first edition, first issue set. (See Hatton and Cleaver, page 383. Hatton and Cleaver number the two ads 1A and 1 respectively.) No. I has 36 pages of ads in the front, page 28 is missing part of the 8 in “28” (a printing error), there is a yellow two-page ad for Dr. De Jongh’s Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil, a four-page ad for the Scottish Widows’ Funds Life Assurance Society, four pages of ads for Cassell’s Books, eight pages of ads on yellow paper for Chapman & Hall’s books, and an uncut two-page colored ad for Henry Brett Distillers & Wine Merchants at the rear, and light soiling and wear on the front cover. No. II has 20 pages of ads in the front, with an imperfect 2 on page 2 and an imperfect 6 on page 6 of the front ads, as well as uncut pages in the front, there are four pages of ads for the Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co. after the text, and remnants of the Cork Hat ad sit between the last page of ads for the Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co. and the John Brogden ads on the inside of the green wrappers at the rear, with a thin chip at the bottom of the spine. No. III has 20 pages of ads preceding the two plates in front, uncut pages in the text, a yellow two-page ad for Dr. De Jongh’s Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil, a yellow slip for All The Year Round, eight pages of ads for Chapman And Hall’s Recent Publications, four yellow pages of ads for Chapman & Co’s Entire Wheat Flour, and four pages of ads for Cassell’s Books, including a re-issue of the Dore Don Quixote illustration at the rear, with light wear at the bottom of the spine. No. IV has 24 pages of ads preceding the two plates in front, uncut pages in the text, with four pages of ads for Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machines, four pages of ads in blue for the Scottish Widows’ Funds Life Assurance Society, eight pages of ads for Chapman & Hall’s Recent Publications (including uncut pages), and a full leaf for Chapman Co’s Entire Wheat Flour at the rear. No. V has 20 pages of ads in the front, the two regular plates followed by the text, which has numerous uncut pages, and a two-sided leaf for Land And Water followed by a four-page ad in yellow for Chapman Co’s Entire Wheat Flour at the rear, and page 152 has a one-inch horizontal tear in the margin, which does not affect the text. No. VI has 18 pages of ads in the front, an engraved portrait of Charles Dickens followed by an engraving of a cathedral after the ads in front, with a tissue guard in between, followed by the two regular plates titled “Up The River” and “Sleeping It Off”, with a tissue guard in between these two plates, uncut pages of text, four uncut pages of Contents followed by an Illustrations page and two uncut pages for Dickens books, and an ad for Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machines and four yellow pages of ads for Chapman & Co’s Entire Wheat Flour at the rear. All the parts have tissue guards between the plates except No. II, there are some light tears or creases here and there, and the original wrappers and pages are completely unrestored - no repairs whatsoever. The maroon slipcase measures 9 1/8 x 6 3/8 in. wide and has five raised bands, six compartments and gilt lettering on the spine, and the date in gilt at the heel of the spine; the gilt lion couchant (a lion laying down) with a star-like cross in one paw (a patoncy) and the initials “C.D.” appear in a gilt ring on the cover of the slipcase, and the wrappers are 8 Vo. and measure 8 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. wide., very light soiling and light wear on the covers, and light soiling and modest wear on the spines. A scarce first edition, first issue set of Edwin Drood in the monthly parts, in a beautiful slipcase, with all the ads and points of issue called for by Eckel and Hatton and Cleaver. See The First Editions Of Charles Dickens, Their Points and Values, John C. Eckel 1932 and A Bibliography of the Periodical Works of Charles Dickens: Bibliographical, Analytical & Statistical, by Thomas Hatton and Arthur Cleaver 1933, reprinted by Martino Publishing 1999.

This is the second of two sets of The Mystery of Edwin Drood that are in the auction; it is housed in a green custom slipcase, to distinguish itself from the other set that is housed in a a maroon slipcase. The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, By Charles Dickens, With Illustrations. London: Chapman & Hall, 193, Piccadilly, Advertisements to be sent to the Publishers, and Adams & Francis, 59, Fleet Street, E.C. [The right of Translation is reserved.] on the front cover, in the original green wrappers and in the original six monthly parts, and we believe this is a first edition, second issue set. This was Dickens’ last novel. He began writing Edwin Drood in August, 1869 and toiled to get it done, and after he had finished six parts, he died on June 9, 1870, and it became one of the best unfinished mystery stories ever told. The story is named after Edwin Drood, although the text largely focuses on his uncle John Jasper, an opium addict and choir master who is romantically interested in his nephew’s fiancee. In the story, Drood disappears under mysterious circumstances, and due to Dickens’ premature death, the mystery is never resolved - readers never found out what happened to Edwin Drood after he disappeared. The cover design and the vignette title page were done by Charles Collins, brother of the famous novelist Wilkie Collins; Charles Collins was also the son-in-law of Charles Dickens. Collins married Dickens’ daughter, Kate, but bowed out of doing more designs due to ill health. Dickens then turned to Luke Fildes to illustrate the monthly parts. Fildes produced twelve illustrations before Dickens died. The engraved portrait of Dickens in the last part was done by J.H.Baker, and along with the vignette title page, there are a total of fourteen engraved plates in the six monthly parts. The first number was dated April, 1870, and the last September, 1870, and each part was priced at one shilling, until Dickens died and the last part was sold for eighteen pence. There are several points of issue - details - that probably make this a first edition, second issue. It has the all-important “eighteenpence” slip pasted over the original one shilling price on the front wrapper of No. VI; this is the earliest issue of Part 6 - later states are printed with the corrected price - and it cannot be a first edition without this slip at the top of Part 6. The “Edwin Drood Advertiser” is present in each part. There are some uncut pages in No. I - uncut pages are usually a sign of an early printing - and all the ads are present in the six parts. except for the Cork Hat ad in No. II. No. I has 36 pages of ads in the front, no tissue guard between the two plates after the ads, page 28 is missing part of the 8 in “28” (a printing error), there is a yellow two-page ad for Dr. De Jongh’s Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil, a four-page ad for the Scottish Widows’ Funds Life Assurance Society, four pages of ads for Cassell’s Books, eight pages of ads on yellow paper for Chapman & Hall’s books, and an uncut two-page colored ad for Henry Brett Distillers & Wine Merchants at the rear, with soiling and wear on the front cover and some creases at the lower tips on a few pages of text. For No. II, the owner’s name is inscribed in the margin at the top of the front cover, there are 20 pages of ads in the front, there is an imperfect 2 on page 2 of the front ads, four pages of ads for the Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co. after the text, the Cork Hat ad is lacking, and there is some browning or spots on the fore-edge on some of the pages and the back cover. No. III has 20 pages of ads preceding the two plates in front, no uncut pages, a yellow two-page ad for Dr. De Jongh’s Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil, a yellow slip for All The Year Round, eight pages of ads for Chapman And Hall’s Recent Publications, four yellow pages of ads for Chapman & Co’s Entire Wheat Flour, and four pages of ads for Cassell’s Books, including a re-issue of the Dore Don Quixote illustration at the rear, with light wear at the edges and two tips. No. IV has a new yellow two-page ad for John F. Dunn (Hatton and Cleaver don’t mention this ad), followed by 24 pages of ads preceding the two plates in front, no uncut pages in the text, with four pages of ads for Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machines, four pages of ads in blue for the Scottish Widows’ Funds Life Assurance Society, eight pages of Chapman & Hall’s Recent Publications and a full leaf for Chapman & Co’s Entire Wheat Flour at the rear, and slight nicks on the edges of the front cover. No. V has 20 pages of ads in the front, the two regular plates followed by the text, no uncut pages in the text, and a two-sided leaf for Land And Water followed by a yellow four-page ad for Chapman & Co’s Entire Wheat Flour at the rear, light nicks and creases at the bottom of the front cover, a small chip on the rear cover, and light foxing in the text. No. VI has 18 pages of ads in the front, an engraved portrait of Charles Dickens followed by an engraving of a cathedral after the ads in front, followed by the two regular plates titled “Up The River” and “Sleeping It Off”, no uncut pages of text, two pages of ads for Charles Dickens’ works, followed by a title page, three pages of Contents, an Illustrations page, four pages of ads for Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machines titled “Concerning Stitches” and four yellow pages of ads for Chapman & Co’s Entire Wheat Flour at the rear, and there are brown spots on some ads in the front and a chip on page 180. All the parts have the Edwin Drood Advertiser in the front, but no tissue guards in between the plates in any parts for this set, the plates are very clean, there are some light tears or creases here and there, and the original wrappers and pages are completely unrestored - no repairs whatsoever. The custom green slipcase measures 9 11/16 x 6 11/16 in. wide and has “The Mystery Of Edwin Drood” and “Charles Dickens” in gilt lettering on the spine, followed by “Original Parts” in black lettering and “1870” in gilt at the bottom of the spine of the slipcase, and the wrappers are 8 Vo. and measure 8 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. wide. A scarce first edition, second issue set of Dickens’ last work in the monthly parts, in a custom green slipcase. See The First Editions Of Charles Dickens, Their Points and Values, John C. Eckel 1932 and A Bibliography of the Periodical Works of Charles Dickens: Bibliographical, Analytical & Statistical, by Thomas Hatton and Arthur Cleaver 1933.

This is a second lot of Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers, this one with the original monthly  parts bound in book form, and the same print history as the previous lot. It was published in twenty monthly parts, from April 1836 to November 1837, with a one-month lapse in June 1837, when one part was put off by a death in Dickens’ family. All the parts were priced at one shilling, except for the last double issue, which was priced at two shillings, and the whole set of twenty parts was bound as nineteen because of the double issue at the end. There are five raised bands, with six gilt-ruled compartments and “Pickwick Club - Dickens” in gilt letters on a black panel near the top of the spine and “London 1837” in gilt on a black panel at the bottom of the spine; there are triple-gilt fillets on a calf cover, gilt dentelles and a note from 1767 about a “Good Dwelling to be lett at Pickwick, in the County of Wilts” on the marbled endpapers. The front wrapper of Part No. I is included near the beginning of the text and the rest of the original front wrappers are bound in at the rear, a Message to Sergeant Talfourd after the title page, then a three-page Preface, four pages of Contents followed by Directions to the binder, and the text, which is 609 pages long. There’s also a white slip about the death of Robert Seymour and several addresses by the author and the Chapman and Hall, the publisher, at the rear (the slip about Robert Seymour is dated April 27, 1836, the first address is dated December 1836, the next is an author’s address dated June 20, 1837 and was written at 186, the Strand; then a publisher’s address dated August 26, 1837, and a final publisher’s address dated September 29, 1837, from the Strand) and one leaf with the Pickwick Advertiser bound in at the rear and no other ads in the book, except for the addresses about the books by published by Chapman and Hall.In a few instances Dickens had to adjust his story to the plates which had been prepared for him, but typically he wrote an installment and the artist was obliged to illustrate what Dickens had written about. The story became more important than the illustrations, and that propelled Dickens to the top of the literary world.It still took time for Dickens to find the right illustrator for the novel. The first artist, Robert Seymour, provided illustrations for the first two monthly parts, then committed suicide; Robert Willam Buss illustrated the third installment, but Dickens did not like his work, so Dickens kept up the search for an artist he liked  and finally settled on H. K. Browne, otherwise known as Phiz, who illustrated most of Dickens’ other novels afterwards.Again, Chapman and Hall did not expect the novel to sell well, so they printed only 400 copies of the first part and just 500 copies for the second monthly, then sales took off unexpectedly, and the publishers had to readjust their plans - they had to increase production to meet demand, and older plates were re-etched as the original ones wore out, which led to plate errors being made, some ads were cancelled and others added, then the suicide of Robert Seymour and the death of Dickens’ sister-in-law - all this meant there would never be a perfect copy of the first edition in the first state - too many changes and unexpected events, which made for lots of headaches trying to figure out how many errors there were in your copy of the Pickwick Papers - were your errors close to a first state edition, or were they printed and corrected later on?Remember, there are over 500 points of issue in the Pickwick Papers to find or discover, and no one has ever found a perfect copy in the first state. There are about fourteen or fifteen copies that come close, but no one has ever found the elusive perfect copy, so we’ll use John Eckels’ bibliography to sort things out as far as we can. In his book about the writings of Charles Dickens, Eckels came up with eleven points he considered  essential for a copy of Pickwick Papers to be called “perfect”:1. All covers must bear the date 1836.2. Parts I and II must carry the words “With Four Illustrations By Seymour”.3. Part III the words “With Illustrations By R. W. Buss.” 4. Part I must have four plates by Seymour, signed, and not re-etched by “Phiz.”5. Part II must have three plates by Seymour signed.6. Part III must have the two plates signed “Drawn and etched by R.W. Buss” and the page numbers.7. Part IV has the two plates indistinctly signed “Nemo” and not “Phiz”.8. Parts II, III, X, and XV must have the addresses by the author.9. Parts XVII, XVIII, and XX must have the addresses by the publishers.10. Plates in Parts I to XII must have no captions, only references to the pages where they were inserted; parts XIII to XX have neither titles nor numerical guides.11. On the vignette title page, the name “Weller” on the signboard over the door must appear with a “V”, and the signature “Phiz fecit” must surround the tablet at the bottom of the frontispiece. “Phiz fecit” means “Phiz made it.”The first point by Eckels is in our favor - all but one of the original front wrappers is dated 1836, the exception being No. XVII, which is dated 1837 in Roman numerals.But Parts I and II say “With Illustrations”, instead of “With Four Illustrations By Seymour”, and Part III only says “With Illustrations”, instead of “With Illustrations By R. W. Buss.” Part I has two of the four plates signed by Seymour, and Part II has all three plates signed by Seymour, as called for. Part III has both plates signed “Drawn and etched by R.W. Buss” along with the page numbers, as called for. We believe Part IV has the two plates indistinctly signed “Nemo” and not “Phiz” - they are definitely not signed by Phiz.  Most of the addresses by Dickens and the publishers are bound in at the end, behind  the original front wrappers. The plates in Parts I to XII conform to Eckels - there are no captions, only references to the pages where they were inserted, and Parts XIII to the end have no titles or page numbers, per Eckels. On the vignette title page, in Part XIX and XX, the name “Weller” on the signboard over the door has a “V” instead of a “W”, so it reads Sam Veller instead of Sam Weller, and “Phiz fecit” is at the bottom of the tablet on the frontispiece. I.e., there are many first state points of issue uncorrected here, but not all. All the plates are present as called for; the plate on page 89 has very light soiling at one edge, a few of the plates towards the end have offset on them from the text, but most of them are exceptionally clean and bright, with no browning at all. The text is very clean as well, with light offset on a couple of them from the plates, but overall a very clean edition of the Pickwick Papers.The boards measure 9 x 6 1/8 in. wide, the front covers of the original wrappers in back are very clean, especially after being well hidden for over a century, there are a couple of hard-to-see scratches on the covers, with tender joints along the front edge of the spine. So an attractive set, with some first edition first state points, but still not the elusive perfect copy of Pickwick Papers which has every single point of issue Dickens enthusiasts are looking for. Perhaps it will turn up one day … one day … See The First Editions of The Writings of Charles Dickens by John Eckels, Their Points and Values, published in New York by Maurice Inman and in London by the Maggs Bros in 1932, and see A Bibliography of the Periodical Works of Charles Dickens by Thomas Hatton and Arthur Cleaver, published by Chapman and Hall in 1933. 

Master Humphreys Clock, By Charles Dickens, With Illustrations By George Cattermole and Hablot Browne, London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, MDCCCXL - MDCCCXLI [1840 - 1841], complete three-volume set, first edition, first issue, tall 8 vo., with the imprint of Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars [London] on the reverse of the title page, with a dedication page to Samuel Rogers and a two-page preface, “Devonshire Terrace, York Gate, September 1840” on iv in Vol. I, “Devonshire Terrace, London, March, 1841” on vi of Vol. II, and “Devonshire Terrace, York Gate, November 1841” on vi of Vol. III, with all the points of issue called for by Eckel and Walter Smith that make this set a first edition, first issue, with gilt lettering, elaborate gilt tooling, and Roman numerals in gilt on the spine, with the original embossed brown cloth and gilt clock motifs on the front covers, and a neat device on the clocks where the hand of the clock pointed to the volume number for the book; pale yellow endpapers, with the bookplate of Kenneth Rapoport on the front free paste-down of each volume, with 306 pages in Vol I, 306 pages in Vol II, and 426 pages in Vol III; with illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne and woodcut engravings by E. Landells, C. Gray, Vasey, and S. Williams, after the designs by Cattermole and Browne; Daniel Maclise also drew one of the illustrations on page 108 in the second volume. All of the illustrations are untitled and some are unsigned, while others contain the artist’s initials or monogram, occasionally reversed, and the initials and surnames of the engravers are also appended to the illustrations in most cases (Smith page 49), and all those details are present here, as called for. There are 56 points of issue in the three volumes, according to Smith, and all 56 points are present here; Smith calls them “internal flaws”, but they are just points of issue by another name, and these points of issue make the three books a first edition, first issue set. The yellow endpapers are also important. Many people believe that the first issue had marbled edges and marbled endpapers, but Smith (page 57) quotes Hatton and Cleaver (page 163), who said that copies with yellow endpapers and trimmed edges preceded those with marbled endpapers and marbled edges, so right now the copies with marbled endpapers are considered first edition first issues, but this set with yellow endpapers is considered a first issue set too, and it seems rarer than the sets with marbled endpapers, based on Smith’s observations. And that begs the question: If the copies with yellow endpapers preceded the other copies, does that make the copies with marbled endpapers first editions, but second issues? We don’t know the answer to the question, but it seems to be obvious, and perhaps more research needs to be done here to get the literary community to agree. (Part of the answer seems to be in finding out exactly when the copies with yellow endpapers were first printed and when the copies with marbled endpapers were first printed, and we don’t know if research that way has been done yet.) This is Dickens’ fifth novel and it was issued in three forms - in weekly parts, monthly parts, and the three-volume book form after all the parts were completed, and this is the first time Dickens used woodcuts in his novels; Volumes I and II also include “The Old Curiosity Shop” and Volumes II and III include “Barnaby Rudge”. George Cattermole (1800 - 1868) was a British painter and illustrator who worked mainly in watercolours; he was also a friend of Dickens and many other literary and artistic figures, and Hablot K. Browne (1815 - 1822) was an English artist and illustrator who illustrated many of Dickens’ novels after 1836. Kenneth Rapoport was a noted book collector who amassed many rarities in literature, especially works by Rabelais, Cervantes, Shakespeare, Moliere, and English poetry and drama, according to Swann Galleries in their April 2022 auction catalogue, and his remaining book collection is housed in a separate room at Harvard University’s Houghton Library. The boards measure 10 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. wide; Vol. I has clean text, with light bumps on the right edge of the front cover, tips slightly curled in, and a 1 in. long chip developing on the spine, Vol. II has clean text, with very light bumps at the heel and crown of the spine, three tips are slightly turned in, and Vol. III has clean text and light bumps at the edge of the rear board and small brown oval stains on the fore-edge of the book, the tips are slightly turned in, and light bumps on the crown and heel of the spine. See The First Editions Of Charles Dickens, Their Points and Values, by John C. Eckel 1932; also Walter E. Smith, Charles Dickens In The Original Cloth, A Bibliographical Catalogue Part I, Los Angeles: Heritage Bookshop 1982; and A Bibliography of the Periodical Works of Charles Dickens: Bibliographical, Analytical & Statistical, by Thomas Hatton and Arthur Cleaver 1933 for more information about this set.

Wernerian Natural History Society, The Memoirs of Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute, 1811-[1839], volumes 1-8 part 1 [all published], 8vo, 159 engraved plates and maps, a few folding, some printed in colour, some coloured by hand, volumes 1-5 contemporary half calf, volumes 6-8 contemporary calf gilt, plate 13 of volume 3 evidently never bound in, volume 8 part 1 bound without title [being the final part, possibly never printed], occasional spotting;and a duplicate of volume 7, 45 engraved plates (including 33 bis and 'Explanation plate' counted as plate number 17), also with the 5 plates [but not text] of volume 8 bound in at end (and 2 further duplicate plates), contemporary half calf;stamp of Royal Physical Society Edinburgh to some titles, no stamps to plates, several boards detached, some volumes rubbed, volume 2 lacking head of spine; full plate collation available on request.Note: Note: Rare Complete Run of Robert Jameson's Influential Natural History Periodical. The final part present here - Vol. 8 pt. 1 - is often missing.

Magazine/Periodical. Films and Filming. 48 issues - 1972-1975. Original pictorial wrapps. Some provocative covers. (48)

'A Portfolio: An Artistic Periodical'. Four uniformely bound volumes, half blue morocco with blue boards, loose textblocks, some spotting, illustrations, formely owned by Ruth Manning Sanders, folio, Seely, Jackson, and Halliday, London, 1871, 1882, 1883, 1884. (4)

Occultism.- Crowley (Aleister) and others. The Equinox, The Official Organ of the A.A., vol.1 no.1 - vol.1 no.8 only, plates and illustrations, vol.1 inner corner bumped and creased, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, rubbed and soiled, some spine labels chipped, 4to, 1909-12; and a duplicate of no.3 (9)⁂ A complete run of the first 8 numbers of this important occultist periodical.

North Briton[Wilkes (John)] et al., The North Briton. Numbers I - CXIII, CXV - CXXX, June 5th, 1762 to December 29, 1764, G. Kearsly then E. Sumpter, first editions except number CXXX which is a second edition, 702, 709-812 pages, folio, bookplate of the Earl of Chichester, contemporary calf, re-backed retaining original gilt-tooled backstrip. Bound periodical, lacking number CXIV, leaves 255/6 and 261/2 bound 256/5 and 262/1, small stab hole in some fore-edges, some of the issues have evidence of folding before binding, foxing in places, cracking to original backstrip (now secure). ESTC P3072 and P5961

Anti-Catholic Periodical[Henry Care et al.], The Weekly Pacquet of Advice from Rome: or The History of Popery ... The Popish Courant, The First and Second Volumes.Langley Curtis, 1679-1680, Numbers 1 to 31 and 1 to 47 (second volume lacks No. 34), two volumes, small quarto, [8], 248, [8], 264, 273-376 pages. Loss of text from lower part of third preliminary (a3) of first volume, other marginal tears without loss of text, minor annotation to titles, some age tanning and light foxing, uniform modern half calf;idem, The Third Volume of the Pacquets of Advice from Rome: or The History of Popery ...Langley Curtis, 1682, Numbers 1 to 80, small quarto, [16], 32, 1- 568, 4, 569-640 pages including four page supplement, loss of text from Y1, significant staining in places, some worming, modern full calf;With a fourth volume containing parts of Volumes 3, 4 and 5, contemporary calf with recent labels. (4)

THE STUDIO AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF FINE AND APPLIED ART London: offices of The Studio, 1893-1917. Volumes 1-70 (volumes 5-6 bound in one), 4to, most volumes in original cloth, a few in contemporary or later cloth, volumes 1 and 4 in contemporary half morocco. Together with the volumes for 1920 and 1921 (without title-pages but dated on spines), The Studio Special Summer Numbers for 1901 (Modern British Domestic Architecture and Decoration, original wrappers) and 1906 (The Art Revival in Austria, original cloth), and The Studio Year Book of Decorative Art for 1908, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1924 and 1925 (original wrappers or cloth, rear wrapper for 1908 detached); the lot sold as a periodical, not subject to return

MUCHA (A.) artist: "L'Habitation Pratique", 2 x printed periodical covers (edges chipped), 39 x 32 cms, unframed, Jan/March, 1906 (2).

[PERIODICAL, 18th c. / MAPS & PLATES] coll'n of 19 vols. of The GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE: a) vol. VII, 1736, frontis present (no plates called for). b). vol. XII, 1742, frontis (Prague) backed & defective. c). vol. XXI, 1751, untrimmed, 19/22 plates / maps (1 defective) + 7 armorial plates. d). vol. XXVI, 1756, 12/17 plates (1 plate & maps 7, 8, 12 & 13 lacking). e). vol. XXIX, 1759, 21 of 23 plates, "Crown Point" American map & mermaid plate are present. f). ex-lib George Baker "My poem pag. 327", 8 plates as listed + 1 not, but only 6/8 German maps.g). XXXVII, 1767, 18 plates & maps but lacking June's Ornamental Flowers. h). XL, 1770, 16 of 18 plates / maps + Map of Turkey not listed. i.) XLI, 1771, 23 plates as listed, incl. Thames Plans (2), canal maps. Plate at p. 533 torn. j). XLIV, 1774, 21 plates, canal maps as listed + folding music. k). vol. L., 1780, 14 maps & plates as per plate list. l). vol. LVIII, 1788, 17/18 plates, but missing plate of 'lawyer' a text illus.?; & 7 other vols. lacking most of their plates / maps, quarter calf / full calf (worn, one or 2 covers off) (19, with all faults).

[BOXING] a large quantity of "The Ring" monthly magazine, loose as issued, incl. 1944 (complete), 1946 (complete), 1945 (lacks Feb.), 1947 (lacks March), 1940 - 43 (complete), overall 1930's to 1980's lacking some issues, a few sellotape repairs etc., but mostly vg+; together with issues of "The Fight", 1930's magazine; and others similar (large q; sold as a periodical, w.a.f.).

MOTORING / MOTORCYCLES, box of books, q. of "The Singer Owner" periodical, broken run 1966 - 2004 (Q).

Periodical.- The Lady's Newspaper, 4 vol., vol. 3 with 2 hand-coloured etched plates, occasional "The Ladies Newspaper" red ink stamp, some light foxing, the odd short tear, original pictorial cloth, gilt, vol. 1 & 2 with spines working loose but holding, rubbed, spine ends chipped, joints splitting, 1847-48 § The Women's Supplement [to The Times], 3 vol. containing the first 15 issues, original pictorial wrappers bound in, original cloth, a little rubbed, 1920-21, illustrations, occasional light soiling; with 5 vol. of "The Girl's Own Paper and Woman's Magazine", covering 1924-27, folio & 4to (11) sold as periodicals not subject to return. ⁂ The Lady's Newspaper was one of the earliest produced for an exclusively female audience, running between January 1847 and June 1863, when it merged with The Queen & Court Chronicle. Here each of the four volumes covers six months of weekly publications.

British India and the Raj. [Amir Khusrau/Amir Khusrow & Mir Amman (translator)], [The Tale of the Four Dervishes/B?gh o Bah?r/Kissah-i Chahar Darwesh], [?Delhi], [c. 1860], printed in Urdu, contemporary ?English quarter-calf over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine, red-speckled edges, 8vo, another book, unrelated, Judaica, 12 numbers of an illustrated Jewish periodical, bound as one, 1888, printed in ?Hebrew, calligraphic overall title-page printed in gilt, presumably an annual run complete in itself, in-text illustrations, contemporary quarter-roan over cloth boards, gilt-lettered spine, 4to, (2).  Provenance: 1st: ? presumably the Sgt. William Forbes Mitchell, formerly of the Crimean War and accidentally of the Indian Mutiny/Rebellion of 1857, whose 1857-59 memoirs (London, 1893) captured the public's attention. ; No. 3715/William Mitchell/No 8 Company/HM's 93rd Highlanders/Rawul Pindee [i.e. Rawalpindi, Pakistan]/28th October/1860, ink manuscript ownership inscription, another later, to verso: Wm Mitchell/Commissariat Department/Campbellpore [sic, Campbellpur, but i.e. Attock, Pakistan]/13th September/1861. 

The Romantic Poets. Three pirated editions, comprising the Renier-St Clair copies of Shelley (Percy Bysshe), Rosalind and Helen, A Modern Eclogue; with Other Poems, first edition thus, London: Printed and Published by John Ascham, 1834, lacking final leaf, [&] Queen Mab: A Philosophical Poem. With Notes. To which is added, A Brief Memoir of the Author, ?first edition thus, London: James Watson, n.d. [c. 1840-1857], 112pp, each disbound, 8vo, [&] [Southey (Robert)], Wat Tyler; A Dramatic Poem, first edition thus, ?second/?third edition overall, London: Printed for W. Hone, 1817, half-title, tipped-in contemporary newspaper/periodical clippings disbound, 12mo, (3).  Provenance: 1st & 2nd: 1) Renier, either Fernand Gabriel (1905-1988) or Anne Renier (1911-1988), ink manuscript ownership inscription to verso of each title-page; 2) William St Clair FBA (1937-2021), his inscribed manila sleeves. 3rd: James Cornish, contemporary ink MS inscription.

A 19th century lady's drawing-room album, partial contents, including a well-executed pencil singerie drawing of monkeys horse-riding, 13cm x 19cm, disbound embossed leather binding, 4to, a mid-19th century scrap book, enclosing newspaper and periodical cuttings, mixed media prints and scraps, contemporary quarter-calf over marbled boards, front gutter split, 4to, another, similar, (3).

NO RESERVE Racing.- Bloodstock Breeder's Review (The), 66 vol., no.2 - 70, a broken run, illustrations, contemporary half calf or cloth, some fading to spines, 1913-81; and 59 others, Timeform's Racehorses series, 4to & 8vo; sold as a periodical and not subject to return (125)

Beardsley (Aubrey), John Hassell, Walter Crane and others.- Poster (The). An Illustrated Monthly Chronicle, nos.1-13 in 2 vol., colour plates, illustrations, original cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, spines dulled, original wrappers bound in, 4to, 1898-99.⁂ A good run of this attractive Art Nouveau periodical featuring contributions from many leading artists of the day.

NO RESERVE Racing.- General Stud Book (The) Containing Pedigrees of Race Horses, 53 vol., comprising nos. 1 - 44 part 2, some numbering to margins, a few with bookplates, contemporary half calf or boards, some volumes with rubbing and fading to spine, 8vo, 1891-2001; sold as a periodical and not subject to return.

An early 20th century oak and brass periodical rack, arched central division, ribbed knop feet, 35cm wide, c.1910

CONSTABLE ARCHIBALD (Pubs.) The Farmers Magazine, A Periodical Work, Exclusively Devoted to Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The set of vols. 1 to 26 plus index vol. 57 eng. plates plus tables & other illus. Old quarter calf, some neatly rebacked, marbled brds. Ex Signet Library with gilt stamps & some ownership inscriptions. 1800 - 1825, index vol. 1824. (27)

* Gould (Francis Carruthers, 1844-1925). Eight original pen and ink cartoons, for the Westminster Gazette, 1899-1914, including 'The Chamois', 'George De Wyndham Playeth on "The Harp that once"', 'There was an old Marquis Named Sarum', 'James de Bryce Goeth to Ireland' etc., all initialled, sheet sizes from 15 x 18.9 cm (6 x 7 1/2 ins) to 20.7 x 25.2 cm (8 1/8 x 10 ins), all mountedQTY: (8)NOTE:Francis Carruthers Gould was born in Barnstaple, Devon. After working in banking and stockbroking, his skill in caricature was recognised and from 1897 he gained regular employment as a political cartoonist. His caricatures were published in Truth, the Pall Mall Gazette (1897 to 1903) and Westminster Gazette (1893 to 1914) where he became assistant editor. He also edited his own periodical Picture Politics (1894 to1914).

An Eaglemoss Publications James Bond 007 1:8 scale diecast Goldfinger Aston Martin DB5 construction set, unbuilt and comprising most periodical magazines and parts in unopened packets (missing parts and supplements comprise of No.41, No.42, No.43, No.46 and No.47), two ring binder folders, three part identification sheets, various literature and gifts including screwdrivers and a screw box

Klassische Moderne - Expressionismus Max Burchartz (1887 Elberfeld - 1961 Essen)Zwei Männer. 1919. Lithographie auf chamoisfarbenem Vélin. 20 x 14 cm (27,3 x 20,3 cm). Mit typographischer Bezeichnung "Max Burchartz: Zwei Männer" und "Originallithographie". - Mit einem kurzen und schmalen, horizontalem Randeinriss, dieser kaum merklich. Verso mit Spuren der ehemaligen Montierung. Insgesamt gut. Ausgezeichneter und kräftiger Druck. Söhn HDO, 31808-1. - Erschienen in "Das Kunstblatt", 1919, Bd. 3, Nr. 8. Lithograph on buff wove paper. With typographical inscription "Max Burchartz: Zwei Männer" and "Originallithographie". - With a short and narrow horizontal marginal tear, this barely noticeable. With traces of the former mounting on verso. At all good. Perfect and strong impression. - From the periodical "Das Kunstblatt", 1919, vol. 3, no. 8.

Polish Pilot World War II, interesting collection. Framed photograph in uniform, Polish Periodical "Wings" 1944 in dual Polish/ English, includes Invasion of Europe, Polish underground Army, with some good images, a couple of sections neatly removed, Album with "brass" front depicting a map of Poland, no photographs, but some excellent artwork in crayon of Pilots, and aircraft in action as well as some powerful coloured images, one of clearly female sea creature decapitating Hitler and his henchman etc., finally a copy of Polish Wings over Britain, signed by the author. Unusual lot.(4)

RIBA: Two bound volumes for the RIBA periodical for 1900 and 1901. Boards rubbed but well-bound and contents bright and clean.

An early 20th century oak and brass periodical rack, arched central division, ribbed knop feet, 35cm wide, c.1910

Botanisches BlattZweig, Blüte und Frucht der Eberesche (Sorbus aucuparia ?) mit Schmetterling und dessen Raupe. Teilkolorierte Lithografie, 1848. Tafel 31 aus: Buch der Welt, ein Inbegriff des Wissenswürdigsten und Unterhaltendsten aus den Gebieten der Naturgeschichte, Naturlehre, Länder- und Völkerkunde, Weltgeschichte, Götterlehre etc. ; Mit vielen colorirten und schwarzen Abbildungen, Stuttgart (Carl Hoffmann) 1842-1872. Im Passepartout hinter Glas gerahmt. 22 x 17 cm (BA), 37,5 x 31 cm (Ra). Dezent fleckig. Botanical plate on sorbus aucuparia (?) with blossom, fruits and butterfly. Coloured lithograph, 1848. Plate 31 from the German natural history periodical: Buch der Welt. Framed behind glass. Decent spots.

The O.B.E. attributed to G. H. J. Adlam, Esq., School Science Master and Editor of the School Science Review The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1932, in Garrard, London, case of issue; together with the related miniature award, nearly extremely fine £120-£160 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1934: George Henry Joseph Adlam, Esq., M.A., Senior Science Master, City of London School. George Henry Joseph Adlam was born in Wells, Somerset, and was educated at Wells Cathedral Grammar School (where he was a chorister) and Wadham College, Oxford. He was employed as Senior Science Master at the City of London School from 1912, and for many years edited the School Science Review. It was for his services to this periodical that he was awarded the O.B.E., and he was invested with his insignia by H.M. King George V at Buckingham Palace on 28 February 1934. As his obituary noted ‘Adlam has let promotion go past him in order to devote his time and talents to the School Science Review. Indeed, its nurture has been his life’s devotion, and its present commanding position his great achievement. It is not too much to say that Adlam has done more to promote School Science than any man of his day. The Science Masters’ Association owes much to the School Science Review, and the School Science Review owes nearly everything to its Editor.’ Sold with the original Bestowal Document for the O.B.E., in Central Chancery envelope; Downing Street letters regarding the announcement of the award, and Central Chancery letter regarding the investiture (the investiture took place on 28 February 1934); the recipient’s Freedom of the City of London Parchment Scroll, in wooden tube; a portrait photograph of the recipient’ and a newspaper cutting from the Wells Journal containing the recipient’s obituary. Sold also with the original Bestowal Document for the C.B.E. awarded to Adrian Ernest Forsyth-Thompson, Esq., Development Secretary, Seychelles, dated 11 June 1966, in Central Chancery envelope.

Yeats (William Butler, editor) Samhain. An Occasional Review, nos. 1-7 (all published), First Editions, No. 3 second issue with October 1903 to upper cover, No. 7 First Issue without errata affixed to frontispiece, plates and advertisements, occasional light foxing, original printed wrappers, no. 3 with rusting to staple at spine resulting in separation, no. 5 with some chipping to upper cover, some creasing to extremities but generally a near-fine set overall, mostly unopened, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case, [Wade 227, 228, 229, 230, 233, 237, 241], 8vo, 1901-08. First Edition of this important periodical connected with the Abbey Theatre, that includes numerous contributions by Yeats himself as well as Lady Gregory, J.M. Synge, Douglas Hyde & George Moore. Rare, complete in such good condition.

Periodical: Ardagh & Clonmacnoise Antiquarian Society, Vol. I No. 2 (2 copies) - Vol. II No. 12., together 12 Nos. roy 8vo bound in 2 vols. Wexford 1929 - Longford 1951. Illus. etc., recent hf. calf, raised bands, mor. labels. As a periodical, w.a.f. (2)

Periodical:  English (N.W.) Journal of the Old Athlone Society, Vol. I, No. I, - Vol. II, No. 8. Together 8 Issues, Athlone 1969 - 2005, bound in 2 vols. Illus. thro.-out, recent calf backed cloth boards, raised bands, mor. labels, v. good. As a periodical, w.a.f. (1)

With an Unpublished Poem by Dean Swift [Swift] Periodical: [Lover (Samuel) Editor] The Dublin Literary Gazette, or Weekly Chronicle of Critisism, Belleslettres, and Fine Arts, Nos. 1 - 26, Sat. Jan. 2nd 1830 - Sat. June 26, 1830. Complete File, together 26 nos, D. 1826, 4to, with adverts etc., cont. hf. calf, covers loose, spine lacking, but clean copy. V. Scarce. As a periodical, w.a.f. (1) * This magazine contains an original unpublished poem entitled 'The Lawyer' by Dean Swift at page 271. The manuscript was discovered amongst the papers of Bishop Bernard of Limerick, and it bears the Dean's signature, and here it has been submitted by the person who at this point owns the manuscript,..'The Author of Collegians,' [Gerald Griffin.]

Periodical: Anthologia Hibernica: or, Monthly Collections of Science, Belles Lettres and History, January 1793 - December 1794. In 4 vols. 8vo Dublin 1793-1794. List of subscribers, approx. 53 engd plts. fold. maps, ports. etc. some hd. cold., cont. hf. crimson mor. As a periodical, w.a.f. (4)

Slavery: Periodical [Macaulay (Zachary)]ed. Monthly Reporter, Vols. I-IV. Together 4 vols. 8vo Lond. 1827-1832, [June 1825-Dec. 31] approx. 91 issues, cont. hf. calf, worn. Extremely Scarce. As a periodical, w.a.f. (4) * Macaulay was a leading Scottish reformer & leading abolitionist, and was father of Thomas Babington Macaulay.

Periodical:  English (N.W.) Journal of the Old Athlone Society, Vol. I No. 1 - Vol. II No. 8, together 8 numbers, Athlone 1969-2005, illus. etc. Bound in 2 vols. roy 8vo hf. calf, mor. labels. Good Set. (2)

Rare English Newspaper 1820-1827 Periodical: [Hook (Theo.)]ed. John Bull, For God, The King and The People. Vol. I No. I, Dec. 17th 1820 - Vol. VII No. 339, June 10th, 1827. Together approx. 330 issues (a few lacking. In full reversed calf, worn. As a periodical, w.a.f. (3)

Periodical:  Zozimus, Vol. I May 1870 - August 1872, in 4 volumes, 4to Dublin 1870-1872. Incomplete, full page and other illus. thro.-out, orig. cloth etc. As a periodical, w.a.f. (4)

Periodical: [Petrie (Geo.) & Otway (Rev. Caesar)] Editors - The Dublin Penny Journal, Vol. I No. 1 - Vol. IV No. 208, bound in 2 vols., 4 vols. in 2, mostly from original parts, many of the orig. wrappers bound in, 2 vols.ms. folio Dublin June 30th, 1822 - June 25th, 1836. First Edn., profusely illus. thro.-out, now in fine hf. calf, tooled gilt spines with shamrock and harps, mor. labels, by J. Larkins, stamped. As a periodical, w.a.f. A very good set. (2)

The Rare Complete File 1798: Periodical - The Anti-Union, Nos 1 - XXXII, Together 32 Nos., Thursday 27 Dec. 1798 - March 9th, 1799, 4to Dublin (James Moore) 1798-1799. In somewhat later hf. green mor. Bookplate Rt. Hon. the Lord Power & Curraghmore. * Excessively Scarce, especially in this condition. The entire is made up of separately issued numbers, and rare found complete. (1)

Periodical: The Dublin Penny Journal, Vol. I No. 1 - Vol. IV No. 208, 1832-1836. Wd.-cut illus. thro.-out, orig. mor. backed boards. Good. As a periodical, w.a.f. (4)

2 vols. Milan, Teullie, 1957 and 1958. No. 2: orig. cover after Mesens, contributions by a.o. Dubuffet, Fontana, Bertini, and Restany; no. 3: orig. cover des. by Fontana w. circular perforations, double-p. lithogr. by Arnoldo Pomodoro.No. 2: covers sl. worn, newspaper cutout glued to title-p., some discol. around edges. No. 3: covers have some scratches/ tears, some discol. around edges. Otherwise in good condition. Rare. Il Gesto, 1st publ. in 1955, was the official periodical of the Nuclear Art movement. (total 2)

Book object, 29.5 x 18 x 10 cm, cardboard and paint. An open book set up like a tent in a meadow. Numbered, signed and dated 1998, this is copy 4/40.The work is part of The Bildding periodical. Issue No.1 (1995) consists of a brick with some added cement. No.2 (1996) is titled 'Block Steinwickel Papier' which features a writing pad 'to be used for messages for those whose windows one wants to smash and as wrapping material for the stones one wants to use for this purpose'.

Tijdschrift voor Letteren en Schoone kunsten. Rare Dutch artist periodical, tied to surrealism. Edited by Vancrevel and herman de vries. Published in Arnhem by M. Israel, 12 volumes (1963-1968) in a small edition of ca. 150. Striking handmade covers, staplebound, first two issues 21 x 15 cm, later ones 29.5 x 21 cm. Features stencilled and original contributions by writers and artists such as herman de vries, Stanley Brouwn, Freddy de Vree, J.C. van Schagen et al. Stanley Brouwn contributed a poem to PTL No.1 (Berekening/Calculation) and an original pasted in autumn leaf to PTL No.2 (Herfstbrouwn). There are several original paperworks/collages by Herman de Vries throughout the series. Beautiful rare set of the first series. (1) No.1 Summer 1963, cover with original stamped red dots, numbered 000047, stamped twice on cover. Creasing along extremities, cover toned along spine, interior near mint. (2) No.2, numbered 000186 on frontcover (hard to detect, inside the letter L). Some wear around edges of fragile cover, else fine. Includes HERFSTBROUWN, a glued in leaf by Stanley Brouwn, mint. (3) No.3/4, numbered 000361, ribbed cardboard cover with wear around extremities. (4) No.5, numbered 000606, creasing and dog-eared (10 cm) on cover, else very good. (total 4)

6 issues of this periodical. Ed. Richard Neville, Jim Anderson, Felix Dennis. Oz Publications, London, 1968-69. (1) No.8 Louise Ferrier cover. Including the often lacking Che Guevara poster (2) No.13. Incl. intact Catherine and the Wheel of Fire fold-out cover; (3) No.14. Strange Days/Trip without a ticket cover; (4) No.15. Mick Jagger Cartoon cover; (5) No.17 Jenny Kee and Louise Ferrier cover. Painted backdrop Marin Sharp. (6) No.18. Fingerlickin' Good. Robert Crumb cover. Incl. Andy Warhol interview (p. 2-3). (total 6)

Rare complete set of the periodical published in conjunction with four different exhibitions by Constant (1920-2005). Newspaper type sheet, 52.5 x 34 cm, folded twice. Includes: No.1 July 1965 published by Stichting Artishock, for New Babylon at the Dominicanerkerk Maastricht. (2) No.2, October 1965, published by Anarchitectura for Constant | schilderijen plastieken New Babylon at Gemeentemuseum The Hague, edited by Victor Nieuwenhuys.(3) No.3 January 1966, published by Anarchitectura for Constant | Bilder, Gouaches und Plastiken at Galerie Rudolf Zwirner in Cologne, Germany. (4) No.4 1966, published by A. Spin & Zoon for Constant’s exhibition at the Dutch pavilion of the 23th Venice Biennale. Features 8 pages including a double spread colour printed map. Edited by R.W.D. Oxenaar et al. No.2 features moderate toning and spotting, other copies are very good to mint.

(1) Interfunktionen No.12, 1975. Paper for New Visual and Verbal Works. Cologne, Verlag Heubach, 1975. Edited by Benjamin Buchloh. Printed b/w, text in German and English. This issue of the German art periodical includes a wrapper and inserts by Daniel Buren, and contributions by Carl André, Hollis Frampton, Yvonne Rainer, David Lamelas, Anselm Kiefer et al. Some toning on cover, otherwise a fine copy.(2) Ragile Tome III, Recherches artistiques et théoretiques. Paris, IM Media, 1979. Softcover, 27 x 18.5 cm, 104 pp. Edited by Serge Renaudie, text in French. With a special on avantgarde Polish art/Foksal Gallery plus an artists' contribution by Daniel Buren spread all over the book titled '0,51 cm x 17 = 8,67 cm'. (total 2)

In 1957 Stanley Brouwn moved to Amsterdam from Paramaribo (Surinam), aged 22. The same year his first ever published work appeared in Spiraal No.1 (Harry Ruhé, Stanley Brouwn: A Chronology). Brouwn contributed several poems and drawings to the first fives issues of the Amsterdam based literary and graphic periodical. Included in this lot are issues 1, 2, 3 and 5. Comprises: (1) Spiraal 1, December 57, with poem by SB. Slight damage to top right corner, else very good. (2) Spiraal 2, slight dog ear top right. (3) Spiraal 3, minimal toning on cover. (4) Spiraal 5, reproduced Brouwn drawing on the front cover, two poems and a b/w picture featuring SB on interior of the backcover. All issues staple-bound stencilled booklets, with minimal toning on covers. (5) Tongoni 2 October 1959. With reproduced drawing by Brouwn. Tongoni (1958-1959) was one of the first literary magazines of Surinam. Cover moderately soiled, with faint library stamp on front cover. All copies very rare. (total 5)

Year 1832-1833. Paris, printed by Casimir for Rousselon, 1833, 2 years in 1 vol. w. continuous pagination, (4),391 p., w. 48 finely contemp. handcol. engr. plates, contemp. marbled half calf, gilt spine w. large green mor. letterpiece, large 8vo. Exceptionally well-preserved, internally clean and attractively bound copy, the first two years of this fine periodical, published under this title up to 1848.

(1) Bloknoot 8, third series No.3 Dec. 1973, numbered 110/150. 29 x 21 cm, ca. xx pp. Periodical for concrete poetry, edited by Ruud van Aarssen, Robert Joseph and Gerrit Jan de Rook. Contributions (some original) by Klaus Groh, Jiri Kocman (both signed), Ulises Carrion, Hans Eykelboom, Jiri Valoch, Mauricio Nannucci, Paul de Vree, Mary Harding and others. With inserted brochure for an exhibition on concrete poetry. Wear on top of spine, else very good.(2) GJ de Rook, XPRMNTL PTRY. Nijmegen, Exp/ Press, 1971. 22.5 x 15.5 cm, 64 pp. Very good copy. Added: (3) Erik Slagter, Visuele Poezie. Den Haag, Manteau, 1977. (4) Zieteratuur, Concrete en visuele poezie, ed. Karel ten Haaf. Groningen, Passage, 2010. (total 4)

Amst., Vereenigde Drukkerijen for N.V. Uitgevers-Mij. "Amsterdam", 1924-1925, 24 parts (2 copies April-March) in 2 vols. Continuous pagination 236; 216 p. Folio. Orig. unif. gilt buckram, num. fold. double-p. or tipped-in col. lithogr. plates ("bijvoegsels") and full-p. ills. (incl. a thin copper plate) after a.o.: Dirk Filarski; Albert Klijn; Boerman; Jelle Troelstra; and W. Schimmel. Several other col. plates, tipped-in b/w plates, ills., num. ill. adverts.Pagination irregular, but apparently complete, 1st and final lvs. and some other lvs. browned, 1 plate loose, otherwise very good copies. The first 2 years of this very rare, extensively ill. commercial periodical. (total 2)

W. ills. by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. London, Chapman & Hall, 1840-1841. 1st ed. 3 vols. 306;306;426 p. Sm. folio. Rebound in modern leather, ribbed spine w. gilt lettering, top edges gilt, marbled pastedowns, board with gilt fillets. Each vol. has loose issue of the pre-publication in periodical bound in. The one in the 1st vol. w. contemp. handcol. front cover. Fine and unique set. (total 3)

(1) Mark Pilkington (ed.) Strange Attractor journal I & II. London, 2004-2005. 2 vols. Lim. ed. 200 copies. Softcover. *'Strange Attractor celebrates unpopular culture. We declare war on mediocrity and a pox on the footsoldiers of stupidity.' (2) The Lamp of Thoth. Vol. 5, no. 1. Leeds, 1980s. Sc. Rare satanist/occult d.i.y. periodical. (3) Elliot O'Donnell. Family ghosts and ghostly phenomena. London, Philip Allan, 1933. 1st ed. Cl. (4) Montague Summers. Witchcraft and black magic. London, Rider, 1945. 1st ed. Cl. w. worn dust.-j. -and 7 more. All in fair to good condition and most w. bookplate. (total 12)

Arbeiders-Schrijvers-Collectief "Links Richten", Amsterdam, 1932-1933. Complete series, orig. photomontage wrappers by Paul Schuitema (no. 1-4, 5/6 and 11/12. No. 9 by Cas Oorthuys (1908-1975). Large 8vo. Bound together in half cloth, marbled boards, spine w. title vignette. *Rare socialist literary periodical, incl. contributions by Marsman and du Perron. (=Maan p. 68).

(Aubrey Beardsley, Walter Sickert, Max Beerbohm, Henry James etc), 'The Yellow Book. An Illustrated Quarterly', London, Elkin Mathews & John Lane, April 1894, Volume I, 1st edition, frontis + 14 illustrations on 15 full page plates as called for (three of which by Aubrey Beardsley), 272pp + 18pp Index to Publishers' Announcements followed by 14,[1]pp catalogue of adverts dated 1894, original yellow pictorial cloth blocked in black (by Beardsley), (worn, spine browned, inner joints split). The first volume of the iconic literary and artistic periodical of the 1890's, first edited by Beardsley and forever associated with his artwork and the more decadent attitudes of the fin-de-siecle

(Crime Periodical; Penny Dreadful, Jack the Ripper), Harold Furniss (edited): 'Famous Crimes Past & Present. Police Budget Edition', 56 very scarce assorted issues in original printed wraps ranging between Volume I No.2 & Volume IX No.111, [nd], circa 1903-1905, issues comprise volume I, numbers 2-9, 13 (7); volume II, numbers 16-19, 21-23 (7); volume III, numbers 23, 27, 29-34, 36, 37 (12); volume IV, numbers 43, 44, 46-48, 50-52 (8); volume V, numbers 54, 55, 57, 58 (4); volume VI, numbers 67, 70, 72, 74, 76 (5); volume VII, numbers 82, 83, 87-89 (5) plus front cover only of number 90; volume VIII, numbers 94, 95, 98, 103-105, 107 (7); volume IX, number 111 (1), pages toned and brittle with chips to extremities, a few issues with loose front covers and final page, as expected, scarce survivors being produced as "penny dreadful" throwaway street literature on cheap paper, of the 56 issues present, it appears 5 issues are defective (these being vol.I no.9, pages present 194-212pp, lacking final 4 printed pages; vol.I no.13, pages present 290-308pp, lacking final 4 printed pages; vol.VII no.88, pages present 146-158pp, lacking final 2 printed pages; vol.VIII no.104, pages present 194-206pp, lacks final 2 printed pages; vol.VIII no.105, pages present 210-222, lacks final 2 printed pages), remaining issues all collated complete, content includes notorious 19th Century criminal cases and murderers, including Jack the Ripper Whitechapel Murders (numbers 16,17 & 18); Charles Peace (numbers 2,3 & 4); Florence Maybrick; The Great Coram Street Murder; William Palmer the Rugeley Poisoner; Margaret Catchpole; Pierre Voirbo; murder of Emma Keyse; Constance Kent murder of Francis Saville Kent at Road Hill House; Catherine Hayes; Madeleine Smith; Kate Webster; James Bloomfield Rush; Victor Prévost; Henry Wainwright murder of Harriet Lane; Ned Kelly; Captain William Kidd; Franz Muller murder of Thomas Briggs, the first railway murder in Britain; John Thurtell the Elstree Murder; Dennis Nilsen The Muswell Hill Murderer; murder of George Victor Townley; The Battersea Murder Mystery/The Thames Torso murder mystery 1873; the Tichborne claimant case, etc etc. Each original stapled pictorial wraps. Very scarce, particularly in original part form

Quantity of collectors cards, to include 1960's Batman cards by National Periodical Publications, Mobil 'The story of Grand Prix racing', football cards, tea cards etc., (qty)