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Lot 71

Burkill, (John). Bolton Illustrated: A Series of Views of the Scenery around Bolton Abbey, Wharfdale, Yorkshire, the picturesque domain of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, J. Hogarth, 1848, printed title, preface and list of subscribers, seven (complete) tinted lithographic views, spotted and water stained throughout, contemporary half cloth over publisher's red boards with gilt titles to the upper siding and spine, slight wear, slim folio (545 x 390)QTY: (1)NOTE:Abbey Scenery 386. Boyne, page 123. The plates are: East End of Bolton Abbey, North View of Bolton Abbey, S.E. View of Bolton Abbey, Bolton Abbey, from Holme Terrace, Barden Tower, Bolton Abbey, from Hartington Seat and N.W. View, Bolton Abbey.

Lot 710

Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, With a Poem by Austin Dobson, London: Heinemann, [1907],thirteen coloured plates, tipped-in on brown paper, captioned tissue guards, occassional light off-setting to text, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in blue morocco with gilt decoration, spine with gilt decoration and title, spine faded to green, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Limited edition, 508/1130 copies. Riall, p.77.

Lot 711

Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). English Fairy Tales retold by Flora Annie Steel, New York: The Macmillan Company, 1918, half-title, 16 mounted colour plates, with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations throughout, all edges gilt, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in gilt blocked green morocco, gilt decorated spine, slightly faded, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Limited edition 105/250.

Lot 713

Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1933, 8 colour tipped-in plates, black and white illustrations throughout, half-title, pictorial endpapers, previous presentation inscription to front blank, pencil notes to front pastedown and front free endpaper, original decorated red cloth, clipped dust jacket, small closed tear to lower front, spine slightly faded, 8vo, together withThe Romance of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, abridged from Malory's Morte D'Arthur by Alfred W. Pollard, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, New York: The Macmillan Company, 1917, 16 colour tipped-in plates with captioned tissue guards, 7 black & white tipped-in plates, half-title, remnants of a label to rear free endpaper, original gilt blocked green cloth, 8vo, plusAesop's Fables a new translation by V.S. Vernon Jones with an introduction by G.K Chesterton and illustrations by Arthur Rackham, London: William Heinemann, 1912, 13 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue guards, black & white illustrations throughout, half-title, book plate adhered to front pastedown, previous owner's notes in pencil to front free endpaper, some toning to free endpapers, pictorial endpapers, original gilt blocked green cloth, some rubbing to spine edge, 8vo, and Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1920 QTY: (4)

Lot 714

Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Ingoldsby Legends, by Thomas Ingoldsby, 1st edition, London: J.M. Dent, 1907, 24 tipped-in colour plates, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, in very good condition, 4to, together with Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, by J.M Barrie, 4th edition, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1907, 49 colour tipped-in plates only (lacking frontispiece), a little light spotting, contemporary presentation inscription, original reverse brown calf gilt, head of spine torn, 4to, plus Ingoldsby Legends, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Heinemann, 1909, in gilt-decorated blue cloth, 4to, VGQTY: (3)

Lot 715

Richards (J.M. & Eric Ravilious). High Street, 1st edition, Curwen Press for Country Life, 1938, 24 colour lithograph plates by Eric Ravilious, presentation inscription "To Evelyn from Robert: 1942" to front endpaper, original illustrated boards, small chips and tears along joints, light edge wear, 8voQTY: (1)

Lot 716

Richards (J.M. & Eric Ravilious). High Street, 1st edition, Curwen Press for Country Life, 1938, 24 colour lithograph plates by Eric Ravilious, small ownership inscription to front pastedown, occasional light spotting (heavier to preliminary and rear leaves), original pictorial boards, head and tailcaps worn with some loss, some wear to extremities, 8voQTY: (1)

Lot 718

Robinson (Charles, illustrator). The Big Book of Fairy Tales edited by Walter Jerrold, London: Blackie and Son Ltd, [1911], twelve tipped-in colour plates, other illustrations throughout, half-title, contemporary presentation inscription to half-title, pictorial endpapers, all edges gilt, p.31-52 with small marginal repaired tears, bookseller label to front pastedown, original gilt blocked red cloth, spine gilt decorated with title, spine slightly faded, 4toThe Songs and Sonnets of William Shakespeare illustrated by Charles Robinson, London: Duckworth & Co, [1915], twelve tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue guards (guard to frontispiece partially detached), half-title, pictorial endpapers, original gilt blocked dark blue cloth, spine with gilt decoration and title, 4to, andMargaret's Book by H Fielding-Hall illustrated by Charles Robinson, London: Hutchinson & Co., [1913], twelve tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue guards, half-title, pictorial endpapers, original gilt-blocked red cloth, spine with gilt decoration and title, 4toQTY: (3)

Lot 719

Robinson (W. Heath, illustrator). Heath Robinson's Book of Goblins: A Collection of Folk-Lore and Fairy Tales, 1st edition, London: Hutchinson, [1934], 7 colour plates, black and white illustrations throughout, half-title with vignette, top edge gilt, original spine and front cover pasted onto rear pages, marbled endpapers, bound by Newman & Son Ltd, Dublin in gilt decorated green morocco, spine with gilt title and decoration, spine slightly faded, presented in green cloth slip case with pull ribbon, 4toQTY: (1)

Lot 72

Camden (William). Britannia: or, a chorographical description of the flourishing kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland; and the islands adjacent; from the earliest antiquity, 3 volumes, London: John Nichols, 1789, engraved portrait frontispiece, 57 engraved maps by John Cary (most double-page or folding), 96 engraved plates and plans (some double-page), a few further engraved illustrations in text plus a folding letterpress table, lightly spotted, some sporadic dust-soiling, contemporary diced russia gilt, rear boards of all 3 volumes detached, worn, tape repairs to volume 3 joints, volume 1 stained to front board, folio QTY: (3)

Lot 721

Rossetti (Christina). Goblin Market, 1st edition, London; Macmillan & Co, 1893, illustrated title page and 12 plates by Laurence Housman, lightly spotted (heavier to preliminaries), pencil ownership inscription to front free endpaper, original green cloth gilt, all edges gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Penn (William). Some Fruits of Solitude, in reflections and maxims, relating to the conduct of human life, London: Essex Press, Edward Arnold, [1901], wood-engraved title and initials, text in red and black, lightly toned, original vellum, yapp edges, 8vo, 121 of 250 copies, withSmith (Aaron). The Atrocities of the Pirates; being a faithful narrative of the unparalleled sufferings... decorated throughout with engravings by Eric Ravilious, London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1929, 10 wood engravings by Eric Ravilious, bookplate of Morris J Cohen, preliminaries toned, original quarter cloth gilt, top edge gilt, rubbed, 8vo, 130 of 500 copies, with 4 others relatedQTY: (7)

Lot 726

Wain (Louis). Pa Cats Ma Cats and their Kittens, London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, [1902], 11 chromolithograph plates, including one double-page, illustrations, a few light stains, one or two small closed marginal tears, contemporary previous owner inscription to front endpaper, original pictorial cloth gilt, edges slightly rubbed, folioQTY: (1)

Lot 73

Hoare (Richard Colt). A Collection of Forty-Eight Views of Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats, Towns, Castles, Churches, Monasteries, and Romantic Places, in North and South Wales, principally from drawings by Sir Richard Colt Hoare, and engraved by the most eminent artists, [London]: John and Josiah Boydell, [1806], 48 engraved plates (including frontispiece), scattered spotting mostly to margins, some offsetting and browning mostly to text leaves, bookplates to front endpaper, all edges gilt, contemporary burgundy straight-grain morocco, gilt and blind decoration, light wear to extremities, oblong 4to (20.5 x 26.5 cm), together with: Coltman (Nathaniel), Laurie and Whittle's Welsh Atlas; comprehending new and accurate maps of the respective counties of North and South Wales, divided into hundreds, with the turnpike roads, carefully drawn from the best authorities, by Nathaniel Coltman, to which is added a description of each county, [London: Laurie & Whittle], 1805, additional engraved title, frontispiece, explanation leaf, 13 county maps with original hand-colouring, offsetting mostly to text leaves, ex Harlech College Library with bookplate and small ink stamp to front endpaper, also with few ownership signatures to front free endpaper, contemporary straight-grain red sheep, spine torn at head with loss, extremities worn, oblong 4to (20.5 x 25.5 cm)QTY: (2)

Lot 74

Lewis (William), Lewis's New Traveller's Guide, and Panorama of England and Wales. Containing Forty-Four Superior Maps, with all the direct and cross-roads, and objects of interest, and the distance of each principal place from London, including much information useful to all Travellers, London: William Lewis, 1836, engraved map frontispiece of England & Wales and 42 engraved maps (as called for, including maps of North & South Wales, map of Yorkshire folding), letterpress title dust and finger soiled with small tear, publishers cloth with printed label to the upper siding, worn and rubbed, small 8vo, together with Paterson (Captain Daniel). Paterson's British Itinerary..., volume 1 (only of 2), Bowles & Carver, 1800, calligraphic title page, engraved map frontispiece of England & Wales, 340 uncoloured engraved strip road maps, printed two to a page and back-to-back, contemporary calf, re-backed, worn at extremities, 8vo, with Cary (John). Cary's New Itinerary: or an Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, Both Direct and Cross throughout England and Wales..., 8th edition, 1819, folding engraved map frontispiece of England and Wales, some splits to old folds, 6 uncoloured folding engraved regional maps, modern half morocco gilt, 8vo, plus Boys (John). General View of the Agriculture of the County of Kent ..., to which is added, a Treatise on Paring and Burning, 2nd edition,1805, folding map frontispiece with contemporary hand-colouring, slightly browned, folding table and two uncoloured engraved plates, bookplate of Baron Northwick, contemporary half calf, some wear, 8vo, and Dawson (Lt. Robert). Parliamentary Representation Glamorganshire, 1832, containing 12 engraved town plans, all with contemporary outline colouring, modern half cloth, slim upright folio, with George Philip & Son (publishers). Philip's Atlas of the Counties of England..., circa 1920, 48 (complete as list) double-page colour lithographic county maps, index bound at rear, publisher's gilt cloth, spine partially detached, heavily worn and frayed, folioQTY: (6)

Lot 75

Loch (David). Essay on the Trade, Commerce, and Manufacture of Scotland, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Printed for the Author, 1775, vii,92pp., minor loss to extreme foot of title, authors manuscript presentation inscription to verso of title: 'Presented by the Author to John Henderson Esqr. as a small testimony of the Respect & Regard he has for Mr Henderson, a friend to his Country & promoter of its Manfctrs.', with additional inscription to verso of final leaf in the same (authors) hand 'The Reader will please excuse some errors in the Printing occasioned by the hurry of Publication', a few minor marks, bookplate of George William Mercer Henderson of Fordell and Peter M. Scott to front pastedown, later (late 19th century) plum half-calf, a little rubbed and minor marks, 8vo, together withA Proposal for Uniformity of Weights and Measures in Scotland, by execution of the laws now in force..., 2nd edition, Edinburgh: Printed for Peter Hill, 1789, vii,144pp., half-title present, additions and corrections to verso of page vii, additional unnumbered errata leaf at end, light spotting, modern bookplate of Peter N. Scott to front pastedown, contemporary half-calf, a little rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, plusA New Guide to the City of Edinburgh: containing a description of all the public buildings, and a concise history of the city, from the earliest periods to the present time, embellished with elegant engravings of the principal public buildings, 3rd edition, with considerable improvements, Edinburgh: Printed for, and sold by T. Brown, 1797, engraved frontispiece, folding engraved map, and 12 plates, modern bookplate of Peter M. Scott, contemporary tree calf, rubbed and some marks, small 8vo, and Stark (Rev. William). Considerations addressed to the Heritors and Kirk-sessions of Scotland, particularly of the border counties, on certain questions connected with the administration of the affairs of the poor, Edinburgh: Waugh & Innes, 1826, authors presentation copy, inscribed to front blank 'to the Lady Robert Manners, as a small expression of great respect and esteem, this little volume is presented, by Her Ladyship most obedient and very humble servant, The Author. Biel, 2 Octor 1826', modern bookplate of Peter M. Scott to front pastedown, marbled edges and endpapers, contemporary blind-decorated maroon full calf, gilt decorated spine, a little rubbed to joints, small 8vo, plus other Scottish interest including Cathcart W. Methven, Sketches of Greenock and its Harbours in 1886, Greenock, 1886 (good copy), J. Cameron Lease, the Abbey of Paisley, 1878, Robert Brown, Paisley Burns, Clubs, 1893, Reid and Brook, The Scottish Regalia, 1890, David Miller, Arbroath and its Abbey, 1860, John E. Shearer, Fact and Fiction in the story of Bannockburn, 2nd edition, 1911, James B. Johnston, Place-Names of Scotland, 1934 & James Dodds, The Fifty Year's Struggle fo the Scottish Covenanters, 1860, several volumes rebound in modern half-morocco by Maltby's of Oxford, mainly 8voQTY: (12)

Lot 77

Nattes (John Claude). Bath, Illustrated by a Series of Views... with descriptions to each plate, London & Bristol: William Miller & William Sheppard, 1806, half-title, hand-coloured aquatint vignette to title, 28 hand-coloured aquatint plates, an additional near full-page hand-coloured illustration, a few plates lightly offset, faint dust-soiling and spotting, contemporary diced russia gilt, extremities rubbed, spine worn with some loss and a small tape repair, folio QTY: (1)NOTE:Abbey Scenery 41; Tooley 340.24 aquatinted by I. Hill and 4 by F.C. Lewis. Tooley notes that 'The half-title is frequently missing. Some copies have vignettes uncoloured'. 'The comparative scarcity of the book would appear to argue for a limited circulation' (Abbey).

Lot 79

Richardson (Thomas Miles). Memorials of old Newcastle upon Tyne ... comprising forty etchings from original drawings of the towers, gateways, churches, streets and ancient buildings of Newcastle upon Tyne in the early part of the present century, nearly all of which have been removed, Edinburgh: Thos. Gray & Co.; Newcastle on Tyne: James Garland, [1880], lithograph title with signature J.H. Horsley to upper margin, 42 etched & engraved plates, occasional light spotting, original cloth, rebacked, few marks, folio, together with:Richardson (Thomas Miles), Antiquities of the Border Counties from original drawings by T. M. Richardson, Senr. with descriptive letterpress to which is added a reprint of Grey's Chorographia, Edinburgh: T. Gray & Co.; Newcastle on Tyne: J. Garland, 1881, lithograph portrait frontispiece, illustrated title and 20 mounted etched plates (two plates frayed to margins and detached), occasional light spotting and minor dust-soiling, all edges gilt, original cloth, light fraying to extremities, folio,Surtees (Robert). The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, 4 volumes, facsimile reprint, Wakefield: E.P. Publishing, 1972, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, folio, together with other facsimile reprints including Drake (Francis), Eboracum: or, the History and Antiquities of the City of York, facsimile reprint, Wakefield: E.P. Publishing, 1978, monochrome map & plates (some folding), illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, folio, and Nicolson (Joseph & Burn, Richard), The History and Antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland, 2 volumes, facsimile reprint, Wakefield: E.P. Publishing, 1976, two monochrome folding maps, original cloth in dust jackets, 4toQTY: (9)NOTE:Provenance: Sir William Whitfield CBE (1920-2019), one of the most significant British architects of the second half of the 20th century, notable for his ground-breaking designs for major public projects including Glasgow University Library, the Hunterian Art Gallery (1960-1968), Richmond House in Whitehall (1982-1984), recently selected as one of London’s ten most iconic Postmodern Buildings, Hereford Cathedral’s Mappa Mundi Library (1996), and Hawksmoor’s Baroque masterpiece Christ Church Spitalfields, slowly and carefully restored over three decades from 1970 to 2000 under his direction. He was Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul’s Cathedral between 1985 and 1990.

Lot 8

Belcher (Edward). Narrative of a Voyage round the World, performed in her Majesty's ship sulphur, during the years 1836-1842..., 1st edition, 2 volumes, London: Henry Colburn, 1843, 19 engraved plates, 2 folding maps (of 3), further illustrations to text, advertisements to rear of volume 1, marginal toning, a few spots, hinges repaired, original blue blindstamped cloth, rebacked with original spine laid on (some loss), rubbed, 8vo, together with:Pim (Bedford). The Gate of the Pacific, 1st edition, London: Lovell Reeve & Co, 1863, half-title, 7 engraved maps (2 folding), 9 lithographs (8 coloured including frontispiece), lightly spotted, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, rebacked with original spine laid on, rubbed, 8vo, withPrince Albert Victor and Prince George of Wales. The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship "Bacchante" 1879-1882, compiled from the private journals, letters, and note-books ... with additions by John N. Dalton, 1st edition, 2 volumes, London: Macmillan and Co, 1886, folding map frontispiece to volume 1, black and white maps and illustrations throughout, lightly toned, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, 8vo, with 3 other travel volumesQTY: (8)

Lot 80

Robertson (Archibald). A Topographical Survey of the Great Road from London to Bath and Bristol. With historical and descriptive accounts of the country, towns, villages, and gentlemen's seats on and adjacent to it; illustrated by perspective views of the most select and picturesque scenery, 2 volumes in 1, 1st edition, London: printed for the author, 1792, additional half-title, 65 uncoloured aquatint plates, 11 engraved maps (10 double-page), some offsetting (as usual), later half calf, spine a little faded, light edge wear, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Abbey Scenery 24.

Lot 81

Smith (John Thomas). Ancient Topography of London; containing not only views of buildings, which in many instances no longer exist, and for the most part were never before published..., London: Published and sold by the proprietor, John Thomas Smith, 1815, additional hand-coloured etched title, 32 etched plates, some light toning, armorial bookplate of J.S. Hoare to upper pastedown, 19th-century half calf, rubbed and some wear, folio, together with:Campbell (E.C.), Scottish Scenery. Sketches from Nature, inscribed to the author of the "Pleasures of hope" by E.C. C., [Edinburgh: R.H. Nimmo et al., circa 1835], 47 lithograph plates and one hand-coloured lithograph map, some spotting, original cloth with printed paper title label to upper board (giving author as Mrs Robert Campbell), rubbed and some wear, oblong 4to,Godwin (George & Britton, John), The Churches of London: A history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis, 2 volumes, London: C. Tilt, 1838, engraved frontispiece to first volume and 58 plates, wood engraved illustrations to text, occasional scattered spotting, 20th-century half calf gilt, maroon morocco title labels to spines, 8voJones (Theophilus), A History of the County of Brecknock, 2 volumes in three, Breckmock: For the Author, 1805-09, engraved titles, folding maps, plans and numerous plates, some browning and spotting, armorial bookplate of Thomas Graham to upper pastedowns, edges untrimmed, original boards with later cloth spines, some wear, 4to, plus other British topography, 19th and 20th-century publications, including Grose (Francis), A Provincial Glossary; with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions, new edition, corrected, London: Edward Jeffery, 1811; Biden (William Downing), The History and Antiquities of the Ancient and Royal Town of Kingston-upon-Thames, Kingston[-upon-Thames]: William Lindsey, 1852; View books, H. Besley's Views of Devonshire, [Exeter]: H. Besley, [1850?], Rock & Co., 30 Views of Tunbridge Wells, circa 1864; Six Views in Whitby, No.2, Whitby: S. Reed, circa 1860, etc. QTY: (approx. 35)

Lot 818

Beardsley (Aubrey, illustrator, Sir Thomas Malory). The Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur, 2 volumes, Westminster: J. M. Dent, 1893-94, photogravure frontispieces on india paper, 18 plates (5 double-page), further illustrations and decorations to text, some toning to endpapers, bookseller's ticket to rear pastedowns, original cream pictorial cloth gilt, top edge gilt, spotted, 8vo, one of 1500 ordinary paper copies QTY: (2)NOTE:Decorated in the style of The Kelmscott Press, this work was 20-year-old Beardsley's first commission which took him 18 months to complete. It did however cement his reputation and the illustrations within are seen as some of his finest.

Lot 82

Swarbreck (Samuel). Sketches in Scotland, C. Hullmandel, 1839, decorative lithographic title, dedication, list and explanation, 24 (complete) lithographic plates, some spotting throughout, contemporary quarter morocco gilt, lacking spine, rubbed and worn, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Abbey Scenery, number 492.

Lot 821

Cresset Press. The Apocrypha, London: Cresset Press, 1929, wood-engraved plates by Blair Hughes-Stanton, Gertrude Hermes, Leon Underwood, Stephen Gooden, Eric Ravilious, John Nash et al, original vellum, label lettered in gilt to spine, top edge gilt, lightly worn and marked, small folio, 310 of 450 copiesQTY: (1)

Lot 831

Marlowe (Christopher). The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta, London: The Golden Hours Press, 1933, 4 full-page wood-engravings by Eric Ravilious, endpapers toned, original green cloth gilt, glassine wrapper (worn with marginal loss), slipcase, 4to, copy 117 a (Hollis & Carter remainder issue), together with:Blake (William). Illustrations of the Book of Job, in twenty-one plates, invented and engraved by William Blake, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902, engraved title and 21 facsimile plates, some spotting and dust-soiling, original paper wrappers, lacking portion of backstrip with front cover coming loose, folioQTY: (2)

Lot 832

Matrix I. A Review for Printers and Bibliophiles, number one, Autumn 1981, wood-engraved illustrations, tipped-in plates, etc., small bookplate of Betty Clark to half-title, original maroon printed wrappers, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Limited edition 139/350.

Lot 834

Old Stile Press. ... for Books that Never Were, Jackets, Titlepages, Illustrations made in the 1940s and 50s by Bert Isaac, Llandogo: Old Stile Press, 2005, colour frontispiece and 22 mounted plates, few line illustrations, original green cloth, pictorial panel to upper board, folio (signed limited edition 42/100), together with:Golden Cockerel Press, Songs and Poems of John Dryden chosen and introduced by Gwyn Jones, drawings by Lavinia Blythe, 1957, 64p., eight full-page colour plates, text in original uncut and unbound sheets, folio (limited edition of 500 copies, this copy un-numbered),Old School Press, Twelve Poems by David Burnett with wood-engravings by Sister Margaret Tournour, 1994, 14 wood engraved illustrations, text in original uncut and unbound sheets, folio (signed limited edition 54/135),Muir (Percy H.), Catnachery, San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1955, five folding facsimile broadsheets, tinted illustrations, with loosely inserted prospectus, original cloth-backed printed boards, large 8vo (limited edition of 325 copies printed)QTY: (4)

Lot 835

Shakespeare (William). Hamlet, Alpignano, Italy: Alberto Tallone, 1978, printed in Tallone type, original wrappers, contained in board chemise and slipcase, folio, limited edition 196/360, together with an unrelated suite of 5 monochrome plates of Italian views, Verona,1987, one of 250 copiesQTY: (2)

Lot 840

Whistler (Rex). Swift (Jonathan). Gulliver's Travels, 2 volumes, London: Cresset Press, 1930, vignette titles, 12 engraved plates (hand-coloured under the artist's supervision), 5 maps, 4 head and 4 tail-pieces by Whistler, light offsetting, endpapers toned to extremities, bookplate of W. and P.J. Kupfer to front pastedowns, original green half morocco over vellum boards by Wood, top edge gilt, others uncut, spines faded, lightly rubbed with some browning and staining, volume 1 with headcap chipped, large 4to, one of 195 copies on hand-made paper from an edition limited to 205QTY: (2)NOTE:Whistler & Fuller 426.Considered by many as Whistler's magnum opus of illustration. He spent months on the work, apparently inspired by Richard Bentley's Designs for Six Poems by Mr T.Gray of 1753.

Lot 855

Craxton (John, illustrator). Visionary Poems and Passages; or, the Poet's Eye, chosen by G. Grigson, London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1944, 16 original lithograph plates by Craxton, ownership inscriptions to front endpaper, original pictorial cloth, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Piper (John, illustrator), English, Scottish and Welsh Landscape 1700-c.1860, chosen by John Betjeman and Geoffrey Taylor, London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1944, 12 original lithograph plates by Piper, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, original pictorial cloth, light wear to extremities, 8vo, Bawden (Edward, illustrator), Travellers' Verse, chosen by M.G. Lloyd Thomas, London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1946, 16 original lithograph plates by Bawden, original pictorial cloth, light wear to extremities, 8vo, Freedman (Barnett, illustrator), Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, by Siegfried Sasson, London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1931, colour frontispiece and 14 plates, line illustrations to text, pictorial endpapers, original pictorial cloth, 8vo, Fermor (Patrick Leigh), Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1958, lithograph frontispiece by John Craxton and numerous monochrome plates from photos by Joan Eyres Monsell, original boards in dust jacket illustrated by Craxton, 8vo (plus 2 reprints of the same work), Lawrence (David Herbert), The Man Who Died, London: William Heinemann, 1935, wood engraved illustrations by John Farleigh in red & black, ink stamps to verso of title and foot of final leaf, original cloth-backed marbled boards, small folio, and other illustrated booksQTY: (34)

Lot 86

Culpeper (Nicholas). Culpeper's English Physician; And Complete Herbal, volumes 1 & 2 [bound in 1], 15th edition & 13th edition respectivley, London: printed by J. Adlard/ W. Lewis, 1812-13, 8 (of 14) medical plates, 29 herbal plates (complete), some hand coloured, modern endpapers, bookplate to the front pastedown, front hinges cracked, some light spotting & toning, minor tears & loss to the left margin of the frontispeice, modern mottled quarter calf, spine lightly rubbed, 4toQTY: (1)

Lot 87

Dietrich (Dr. David). Flora Universalis in Colorierten Abbildungen..., volume 9 (only), circa 1840, lacking title and preliminaries, 326 engraved plates with contemporary hand-colouring, sparse contemporary ink marginalia to the upper border, later endpapers, late 19th century half morocco gilt, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return.

Lot 88

Houghton (William). British Fresh-Water Fishes, 2 volumes in 1, London: William Mackenzie, [1879], title printed in red and black, 41 colour plates by A.F. Lydon, tissue-guards, spotting, hinges repaired, olive quarter morocco gilt, lightly rubbed, folioQTY: (1)

Lot 892

Hopkins (Gerard Manley). Poems..., edited with notes by Robert Bridges, 1st edition, London: Humphrey Milford, 1918, [8] 124 pp., half-title, 2 photogravure portraits with tissue-guards, 2 double-page plates of manuscript facsimile, occasional slight toning, short closed tear at head of gutter margin of E1 neatly repaired, edges untrimmed, original linen-backed blue paper boards, printed paper label to spine, spine label rubbed, damp staining to foot of spine and at head of front board, small mark to rear board, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:One of 750 copies only. Hopkins was soon forgotten after his death in Dublin in 1889, but 'Robert Bridges ... on whom the poet had relied to keep, treasure, and conceivably publish [his] poems ... believed that they must be printed, and was soon planning an edition with a short memoir ... The sensitive, handsome, and almost complete small edition, edited and largely designed by Bridges, was published at the end of 1918' (ODNB).

Lot 9

Lear (Edward). Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, &c., 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1851, uncoloured lithographed single-page map frontispiece, 20 tinted lithograph plates, some very light spotting to plates only, contemporary ownership signature of J. R. Gilbert to head of title, front inner hinge a little shaken, original blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt spine, rubbed and some marks and light overall soiling, large 8vo, together withBartlett (W. H.). The Nile Boat; or Glimpses of the Land of Egypt, 1st edition, London: Arthur Hall, Virtue, and Co., 1849, engraved frontispiece, additional engraved vignette title page, single page engraved map, and 32 engraved plates, wood-engraved illustrations to text, 8pp. publishers advertisements at rear, original yellow chalk-glazed endpapers with printed advertisements, original gilt-decorated pale pink cloth, spine lightly faded (generally a very good copy), large 8vo, plusAlexander (Colonel Sir James E.). Incidents of the Maori War, New Zealand in 1860-61, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1863, tinted lithograph frontispiece view of New Plymouth, Taranaki, single-page engraved map, original yellow chalk-glaze endpapers, contemporary prize bookplate to front pastedown from Leek Commercial School, dated mid-summer 1869, gilt-decorated and blind-stamped green cloth, very lightly rubbed (generally in excellent condition), 8voQTY: (3)NOTE:Abbey Travel 45; Blackmer 986 (for the first work).

Lot 91

Keulemans (John Gerrard). A Natural History of Cage Birds, Parts 1-3 (of 4) only, 1st edition, London: John Van Voorst, [1871], 3 parts bound in one, title-page, 82 pages of text, 18 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates, original printed wrapper to first part bound in at front, single-leaf prospectus, and printed wrappers to second and third parts bound in at rear, top edge gilt, bookplate of John Buchanan Kinshaw, contemporary gilt blind-panelled sprinkled full calf, a little rubbed to joints and edges, upper hinge and joint weak, small folio (sheet size 28.7 x 19 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Mullens & Swann, page 327 "exceptionally fine plates"; Nissen IVB 492; Sitwell (1990), page 111. Only 4 parts of a projected 20 were issued.

Lot 92

Lemaire (Charles & Van Houtte, Louis). Flore des Serres et Jardins de l'Europe... , Paris: Librairie Horticole de H. Cousin, 1847, 76 hand-coloured lithographic plates and 2 uncoloured, mostly part-folding, occasional light browning and offsetting from text, old blue pencil ownership name erased from title with some resultant paper thinning and loss not affecting text, some spotting to text leaves, contemporary morocco-backed boards, rubbed and some edge wear, small folioQTY: (1)

Lot 93

Morris (F. O.). A History of British Birds, 6 volumes, 2nd edition, 1870, titles and dedication, 365 coloured plates, occasional light spotting, original green pictorial cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, some spine extremities frayed, 8vo, together with a defective 4th edition copy of Morris' British ButterfliesQTY: (7)

Lot 461

A Royal Crown Derby Posie pattern gateaux platter, four dessert plates, mlik jug and sugar bowl, saucer, tea strainer and rectangular trinket dish (10)

Lot 463

A large collection of Wedgwood Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit and Friends nursery ware, cups, mugs, plates, etc

Lot 466

A set of ten Wedgwood Jasperware Christmas plates 1968 - 1978; another Wedgwood collector's Christmas plate (11)

Lot 477

A large collection of Royal Doulton Bunnykins nursery ware, cups, mugs, money banks, plates, etc

Lot 483

A large collection of Royal Doulton Bunnykins nursery ware, cups, mugs, money banks, plates, etc

Lot 484

A Wedgwood Jasperware trinket pot and cover, boxed; others, urn vase, Christmas 1975 mug, Easter eggs, bells, thimbles, tea cups and saucers, trinket dishes, egg cups, white glazed Christmas tree decorations, State Seal Series plates, assorted plates including Valentines day and Mother's Day, all boxed; large qty

Lot 57

A Royal Crown Derby Olde Avesbury part tea service comprising dessert plates, side plates, tea cups and saucers, etc, first quality

Lot 79

A set of twelve Wedgwood collector's plates, The Wind In The Willows, designed by Eric Kincaid, 20cm diameter, printed marks

Lot 1

A Royal Crown Derby 1128 pattern tea service for six comprising cups, saucers and side plates, first quality

Lot 152

A set of four Denby Tutankhamun plates, boxed; a Denby bicentenary teapot, limited edition 304/3,000, boxed

Lot 16

A pair of Royal Crown Derby Imari 1128 pattern dinner plates, 1st quality

Lot 211

A Minton Haddon Hall pattern side plate, 20.5cm; other decorative plates, Mason's Mandarin; Caverswall Imari; Royal Staffordshire Hunting Scene; Royal Albert; Aynsley; Flower Fairies, Alice in Wonderland, etc (12)

Lot 343

A Royal Crown Derby 1128 pattern plate, 27cm diameter, first quality; a pair of 1128 pattern plates, 27cm diameter, second quality (3)

Lot 344

A set of three Royal Crown Derby Olde Avesbury dinner plates; others, dessert plate, side plate, cup and saucer, etc; a Royal Crown Derby Surrey white part tea service; a pair of Burleigh Ware vases, qty

Lot 345

A Royal Crown Derby Mikado pattern dinner plate, 27cm diameter; a Copeland Spode's Italian Scene sandwich plate; a Minton Chinese Marine pattern plate; other blue and white transfer printed plates; a Chinese famille vert ginger jar and cover, 17.5cm

Lot 351

A set of twelve Paragon CS Co teacups and saucers, printed with summer flowers within a border of cobalt blue, picked out in gilt, eleven coffee cans, ten coffee saucers, milk jug and sugar bowl, pair of sandwich plates, qty

Lot 355

A composed Shelley Henley shape tea and coffee set comprising, coffee pot, cream jug and sugar bowl, six coffee cups and saucers, six teacups and saucers, six tea plates, milk jug and sugar bowl, bread and butter plate, pattern numbers 13523 and 13522, printed marks

Lot 356

A Carlton Ware Rouge Royale plate, printed and painted with a kingfisher and lily pads, impressed number 2379, 27cm, printed marks; a Wood & Sons Burslem, Primitive Methodist Centenary plate, 1807 - 1907, 25cm; a Royal Albert Old Country Roses trinket dish; a Wedgwood Hathaway Rose pattern trinket dish; a small Aynsley vase; three Denby plates; a lustre ware bluebird posy table centre; Japanese export ware cup and saucer and vase; etc

Lot 357

A Wedgwood black Jasperware Guinness plate, boxed; another Guinness plate, boxed; two plates, Mother's day and 1972 Olympics, each boxed (4)

Lot 358

A Royal Doulton figure, HN2080; a Wedgwood Jasperware bowl; Royal Doulton Brambly Hedge plates; carnival glass; Carlton Ware; Royal Crown Derby; Wade Whimsies; etc

Lot 360

A Paragon First Choice pattern tea service for six, comprising teapot, cake plate, side plates, cream jug, sugar bowl, cups and saucers; a set of six Royal Albert Lady Carlyle pattern teacups and saucers; others, Royal Albert Highland Thistle, qty

Lot 365

A Royal Worcester tea service for six, blue flower pattern, comprising cake plates, side plates, cream jug, sugar bowl, cups and saucers, c.1909; another part service, Royal Doulton Countess pattern, qty

Lot 38

A Royal Crown Derby Imari palette 2451 pattern dinner plate, side plate and pair of tea plates; a two trinket dishes and a King Street teacup (7)

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