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Lot 100
HISTORICAL/MYSTERY (SIGNED COPIES, unless otherwise stated): 1. Doherty, Paul: The Great Crown Jewels Robbery of 1303. The next 5 not Signed, Nightshade; Anubis Slayings; Assasin of Issis; Waxman Murders; The Templer;2. Jecks, Michael: The Death Ship of Dartmouth; The Mad Monk of Gidleigh; the next 2 not signed: Chapel of Bones; Prophecy of Death;3. Stockwin, Julian: Command; Conquest; the next 2 not signed; Artemis; Tenacious;4. Tash, A W: Harmony Silk Factory; 5. Fraser, George MacDonald: Flashman On The March; 6. Scarrow, S: The Gladiator;7. Clarke, Susanna: Ladies of Grace Adieu (special edn boxed set); Signed??8. McDougall, Sophia: Romanitas;9. Thompson, E V: Seek A New Dawn;The rest not signed: 10. Maislish, David: White Slave (repr, 2005);11. Mallinson, Allan: An Act Of Courage;12. Newman, R: Testing Of Tertius. (23)
Lot 104
FICTION/NOVELS (SIGNED COPIES, unless otherwise stated): 1. Zusak, Markus: Book Thief; with small drawing;2. Hornby, Nick: A Long Way Down, new, signed limited #569/1000 Slipcase; A Long Way Down; Complete Polysyllabic Spree; About A Boy (Damp soiled, A/F);3. Mosse, Kate: Labyrinth. (1st. Thus); Sepulchre. (5th. Impr.); 4. Andrews, Lyn: On Wing And A Prayer; 5. Brookmyre, Christopher: Boiling A Frog, (PB); Pandemonium, not signed;6. Fraser, John: Stolen China (Canadian 1st);7. Holden, Wendy: Filthy Rich;8. Lewycka, Marina: Short History Of Tractors In Ukrainian;9. McCall Smith, Alexander: Espresso Tales;10. Spencer-Fleming, Julia: I Shall Not Want, 1st. US edn. stated;11. Susann, Jacqueline: The Love Machine;12. Theroux, Paul: My Secret History;13. Drabble, Margaret: The Radiant Way;14. Chevalier, Tracy: Burning Bright;15. Flusfeder, David: The Gift;The rest not signed: 16. Adams, R: Plague Dogs;17. Hougan, C: Blood Relative;18. McCrory, M: Fading Shrine;19. Stanwood, D: Memory of Eva Ryker;20. Suri, M: Death of Vishnu;21. Vine, B: Gallowglass;22. Weldon, Fay: Cloning of Joanna May (USA 1st);23. Wingrove, David: Chung Kuo. (28)
Lot 107
SIGNED/Inscribed COPIES, unless otherwise stated: 1. TOWNSHEND, Pete: Horse's Neck. Faber, 1985, 1st edn. Dw (£6.95); the half title inscribed, signed and dated April, `85; Fine copy; 2. McCann, Colm: Dancer. 1st dw. Title page signed; vg+; 3. Sass, S: Hangok (Sounds, in Hungarian); Budapest, 2004, dw, inscribed and signed, and a concert program with Jean Dube: signed by both; fine; 4. Jennings, F: Sawdust in My Shoes. 1st edn. inscribed and signed; vg; 5. Curtis, R: Vicar of Dibley. (Complete Companion), 2000, 1st dw; fine; 6. McCartney, Paul: Blackbird Singing; Poems and Lyrics 1965-1999, not signed. 1st dw - little grubby; o/w fine; 7. Attenborough, David: Life of Mammals. 1st edn. Dw; PLUS two others. (9)
Lot 137
FLINT, William Russell:1. Breakfast in Perigord. Charles Skilton, 1968. Limited edn. No. 50 of 525 copies, Signed by author. 4to. designed and produced by W R Flint; ¼ morocco and canvas, teg; VG;2. One Hundred and Eleven Poems by Robert Herrick. The Golden Cockerel Press, 1955, Limited edn. No. 445 of 550 copies, bound in cream parchment, with blue cloth boards and slipcase; light wear to slipcase; o/w VG+;3. Drawings By Sir William Russell Flint. Collins, 1950, 1st. edn. Folio; original blue cloth; chip to head and tail of spine; o/w G+. (3)
Lot 149
26 WORKS, all 1st UK editions.With dws (where applicable), and G+/VG:RAFF: Behind The Spitfires, 1941; dw torn with loss; Plonk's Party of A.T.C; Trew, A: Kleber's Convoy; Forman, J: White Crow, 1st. US; Thayer, J: S-Day,1st US; Connery, T: Shred of Honour; TOLL, I: Six Frigates; Sugarman, D: Wonderland Avenue; Smith, G H: Atheism, 1st US; Brennan, H: Martian Genesis; McKinney, S: Bligh, 1st US?; Sugan & Duyan: Comet; Rowland, J: Astonishing Atom; Alexander, T: Project Apollo; Ohnuki-Tierney: The Monkey as Mirror; Bodson, G: Cracking the Apocalypse Code; Plichta, P: God’s Secret Formula; Bauval, R: The Egypt Code; Baigent & Leigh: Dead Sea Scrolls Deception; Redfern, N: Cosmic Crashes; Waugh, A: God; Smith, M: Emperor’s Code; Asher, M: Real Bravo Two Zero; Impossible Journey; Get Rommel; Blaustein, P & A: Doctors' Choice. (26)
Lot 150
35 WORKS, all 1st UK editions.With dws (where applicable), and G+/VG:Jeter, K W: Blade Runner 4: Eye & Talon; Trew, A: Kleber's Convoy; Clarke, Arthur C: Fountains of Paradise; Last Theorem; Shaw, B: Ragged Astronauts; Simmons, D: Children of the Night; Janes, P: Fission Impossible; Goldston, W: A Magician's Swan Song, no date, ex-libra, with label but no stamps; Scarne, J: Amazing World of John Scarne (dw worn); Sampson, C: Ghosts of the Broads (no dw; spine faded); Paver, M: Dark Matter; Daniken, E: Return of the Gods; Foreman, M: Daphne du Maurier's Classics of the Macabre; Drury: Occult Sourcebook; Chambers, P: Cock Lane Ghost; Wilson, I: Blood and the Shroud; & Before the Flood; Gaiman, N: Graveyard Book; Wilson, Colin: Alien Dawn; Devil’s Party; Atlantis Blueprint; Harvey, J: Darkness and Light; Cold in Hand; Fraser, G M: Flashman & the Redskins; Nicholson, W: Wind Singer; Slaves of the Mastery; Firesong; Niffenegger, A: Her Fearful Symmetry; Stewart & Riddell: Midnight Over Sanctaphrax; Dahl, R: Henry Sugar; Almond, D: Heaven Eyes (signed); Clay; Secret Heart; Morpurgo, M: Running Wild; Townsend, J R: Foreign affair; Launchbury: Witch stories for bedtime (no dw). (35)
Lot 151
33 WORKS, all 1st UK editions. With dws (where applicable), and G+/vg:Parker, T J: Triggerman’s dance (1st US); La Plante, L: Red Dahlia; Hightower, L: High Water; James, P: Looking Good Dead; Bagley, D: The Tightrope; Mankell, H: Eye of the Leopard; Chronicler of the Winds (2nd impression); Smith, J: Other People’s Skeletons; Granger, B: Public Murder; Evans, N: The Loop; Hunter, E: Privileged Conversation; Shreve, A: Rescue; Burkholz, H: Mulligan’s Seed; Braunburg, R: Betrayed Skies; Nichols, J: Wizard of Loneliness; Smith, W: Wild Justice; Irving, C: Angel of Zin; Hocke, M: Ancient Solitary Reign; Becker, S: Blue-Eyed Shan; Kirsch, R: Casino; Taylor, G P: Curse of Salamander Street; Donald, E B: Nashborough; Heller, J: Closing Time; Forbes, B: Memory of All That; Toyne, S: Sanctus; Vaughan-Hughes, P: Relics; Mantel, H: Wolf Hall; Abecassis, E: Qumra Mystery; Nichol, J: Point of Impact; Wooding, C: Poison; Raphael, F: Heaven and Earth; Boyle, J: Holy Terror; & Jakober, M: Mind Gods. (33)
Lot 159
1. (Tolkien, J R R): Oxford Poetry 1915. Oxford, Blackwell, 1915, 1st. edn. this is the very scarce hardback, bound in the original Vellum backed boards and Contains 'Goblin Feet' by J R R Tolkien, which is the AUTHOR'S FIRST APPEARANCE in book-form. Also contains the first appearance in book-form by Dorothy L. Sayers plus a contribution by Aldous Huxley. Robert Nichols T. W. Earp; Gerald H Crow, W R Child, etc. 2. Oxford Poetry (3 other years): 1916, 1917, & 1918. All three 1st. edns. in original wrappers; with contributions by Robert Graves, Dorothy L Sayers, Aldous Huxley, Robert Nichols, T. W. Earp, Gerald Crow, etc. on the whole all very good;3. Crow, Gerald H: Chosen Poems. 1915, 1st. edn. dw. Inscribed to: 'Mother, and Signed Gerald, Sep. 1915'; + Another copy, no dw; The Island. 1919, 1st. wrappers; all in G+/VG condition. (7)
Lot 160
1. (Tolkien, J R R): Oxford Poetry 1915. Oxford, Blackwell, 1915, 1st. edn. Contains 'Goblin Feet' by J R R Tolkien, which is the AUTHOR'S FIRST APPEARANCE in book-form. Also contains the first appearance in book-form by Dorothy L. Sayers plus a contribution by Aldous Huxley. Robert Nichols T. W. Earp; Gerald Crow, etc. Original wrappers; G+; 2. Oxford Poetry (3 other years): 1916, 1917, & 1918. All three 1st. edns. in original wrappers; with contributions by Robert Graves, Dorothy L Sayers, Aldous Huxley, Robert Nichols, T. W. Earp, Gerald H Crow, W R Child, etc. The 1916 number is inscribed by one of the editors and a contributor: To 'G. H. C (Crow), with love, W. R. C (Child), 1916' ;3. Crow, Gerald H: Chosen Poems. 1915, 1st. edn. dw. Inscribed to: “Gran, and Signed Gerald, Nov. 1915”; + Another copy, no dw; The Island. 1919, 1st. wrappers; Ruskin (Great Lives series). 1st. dw.; 4. Andrew, M: Flight to Antarctica. Burlington Press, nd, (1985); Signed on title page and also inscribed and signed, facing title; VG; 5- Mayle, Peter: A Year in Provence, with water colours by Paul Hogarth. 1992, 1st. dw. Signed by both. VG+. all in G+/VG condition. (10)
Lot 168
1. NUTT, Frederick: The Complete Confectioner; or, the Whole Art of Confectionary Made Easy: with Receipts for Liqueures, Home-Made Wines, &c. Leigh, 1808, 5th. edn. Frontis + 10 plates (3 folding). PPxxiv, 269. C19 rebound in half leather and new endpapers; full page inscription in ink to verso of frontis- the ink seeping through to plate; o/w G; 2. Nourse, Mrs.: Modern Practical Cookery, Pastry, Confectionery, Pickling, and Preserving… Edinburgh, for W. Blackwood, 1823, new edn. Frontispiece Plus folding plate, with half lacking (showing only the 1st. and 2nd. courses of a 4 course meal). PPxxiv, 336. Cont. full leather with later spine; light browning and the odd small stain; W.A.F.; 3. (Mrs. Mary Eales): A curious collection of receipts in cookery, pickling, family physick, &c. with the best and cheapest methods of Brewing all sorts of Malt Liquors,… Printed for R. Montagu, 1742. (Although there is no Author’s name, the contents are the same as that for 'Mrs. Mary Eales's receiptS' and does also contain the recipe for ICE CREAM). PPtp, (i)blank, (iv only of vi) contents, 1-100 (page 95 misnumbered 65); Bound with (no title page): heading for page 1 reads: A curious collection of receipts in Confectionary, cookery, family physick, &c.PP1-102 (not complete). The two are bound in the last 50 years in plain paper boards with label; light damp staining; etc. see notes above. PLUS: A defective copy of: An Especiall Note of Confectionary. (4)
Lot 223
1. The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth And Marvels, in 3 volumes. 1855; full polished calf;2. Southey, R: The Remains of Henry Kirke White, in 2 volumes. 1813;3. Montalembert: The Monks of the West: from St. Benedict to St. Bernard, in 3 volumes. 1861; half calf, with the Armorial bookplate of 'Arundell Neave'. G (8)
Lot 243
1. Stowe, Harriet Beecher: Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Routledge, 1852, PPxvi, 302; Bound with: Hildreth, R: The White Slave, Another Picture of Slave Life in America. Routledge, 1852, 1st. edn. stated. PP237. Cont. inner hinges beginning; o/w G+;2. Dixon, W H: Her Majesty's Tower, in 4 volumes. Hurst & Blackett, 1870-71, 6th. edn. With a folding tinted frontis. Cont. half morocco over marbled boards; little rubbed; o/w G+;3. Scott, Sir Walter: Quentin Durward, in 3 volumes. Edinburgh, Constable, 1823, 1st. edn. c20 leather backed boards gilt; G+;PLUS: 6 works, all 2 volumes Bound in 1: Junius’s Letters; Bishop Horne’s Essays; Johnsoniana; Jones’s Letters; Montagu’s Letters; & Beattie’s Letters. All published by J. Sharpe, 1820, in matching cont. full calf; later spines, gilt; VG (14)
Lot 25
MARTIN, R. Montgomery (editor): Tallis's Illustrated Atlas, and Modern History of the World, Geographical, Political, Commercial and Statistical. John Tallis and Company, no date, c1851 (inscribed 1854). Engraved title page with vignette, and decorative border, an extra double-page plan of Liverpool, 2 plates of comparative views, Plus 79 maps of the 80 listed (lacking one map: Gibraltar, Malta.., doesn’t look like it was ever bound in), all hand-coloured in outline and with vignettes. Folio, (38 x 28 cm). Cont. half leather; covers worn and detached, manuscript numbering to verso of maps and top corners; o/w the maps are very clean
Lot 251
(BLUNDEVILLE, Thomas):The Foure Chiefest Offices; only two parts of the four, each complete by itself and with a title page:1. The Order Of Dyeting of Horses, as well when they rest, as when they traueyle, wherein is contayned not onely the keepers office, but also many preceptes necessarye to be knowne of the ferrer or horselech: / latelye set forth, by Thomas Blundeuill of Newto Floteman in Norffolke. Imprinted at London: by Willyam Seres, dwelling at the West ende of Pawles Church, nd (c.1570); ppvi(tp, dedication to Robert Dudley, Preface, and Contents), 24 leaves. Title page within pictorial woodcut border. Bound with: 2. The Arte Of Riding: newlye corrected and amended of manye faultes escaped in the first printing: as well touching the matter, as the Bittes ... but nowe made perfect through the diligence of the first Author Thomas Blundeuill of Newton Floteman in Norffocke. Imprinted at London: by Willyam Seres, dwelling at the West ende of Pawles Church.., nd (c.1570); pptitle page (within pictorial woodcut border), (xiv)dedication to R Dudley, preface, etc., 1-38, 37, 48, 41-58(misnumbering, but complete with all three books); plus the illustrations: two in the text; plus the following full-page woodcuts: The shape or figure of the headstrayne, Bytte: 1-17, broken portes: 1-25, whole portes: 1-8, (i)blank; in all 51 full page illustrations, plus two illustrations in the text. The two works bound in 19th century half leather; damp stain affecting most of the second work; former owners name to margins. Sold not subject to return
Lot 253
COLLECTION OF BOOKS MAINLY ON GURKHA REGIMENTAL HISTORY INCLUDING: 1. Woodyatt, Maj. Gen. Nigel: Regimental History of the 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles from April 1815 to December 1927. P. Allan, 1929, 1st edn. with maps and plates; original cloth; some foxing; 2. Barclay, C N: Regimental History of the 3rd Queen Alexandra's own Gurkha Rifles Volume II (1927 to 1947). W Clowes, 1953, 1st edn. with maps and illustrations; original cloth; G; 3. Northey & Morris: The Gurkhas, their manners, customs and country. J Lane, 1928, 1st edn. original cloth; worn; 4. Henderson H B: The Goorkah and Other Poems. by a Young Officer. Calcutta, India, 1817, 1st? p110, (i) Errata; cont. half leather, worn and damage to first few pages; 5. Sketches of India: Written By an Officer. Longman, 1826, 4th edn. rebacked; 6. Gibbs, H R K: The Gurkha Soldier. Calcutta, 1944, 1st original wrapper; vg;7. Chalmers, P R (ed.): Mine Eyes to the Hills. A&C Black, 1931, 1st edn. dw; some foxing;Plus 10 others on the Gurkhas and India. (17)
Lot 28
BAUM, L Frank; John R NEILL (ill.):12 WORKS WRITTEN BY L. FRANK BAUM IN THE OZ SERIES; All published in Chicago (USA), the first 9 by Reilly & Britton Co. the last 3 by Reilly & Lee Co. Early or first editions; and apart from one, all illustrated with colour plates and black & white: 1. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. Copyright 1908 (inscription dated Jan, 1917); 6 titles listed in advert up to John Dough and the Cherub; 256, (i) pp; With only 15 of 16 colour plates, and the frontis one torn; small stain to top corner of first 50pp; 2. Baum's Own Book for Children. Copyright 1912, 1st or early edn. This work was only illustrated in black and white; 196p; covers little chipped; 3. Tin Woodman of Oz. Copyright 1918, 1st or early edn. 11 titles listed, this last; 288p, with only 11 of 12 colour plates; covers worn and inner hinges cracked; damp stain to margin of some plates; 4. Scarecrow of Oz. Copyright 1915, 1st or early edn. 8 titles listed, this last; 288p, with only 11 of 12 colour plates; covers worn, torn and inner hinges cracked; lacking rear endpaper; 5. Rinkitink in Oz. Copyright 1916, 1st or early edn, (inscription dated 1916); 315p, with only 11 of 12 colour plates; covers worn and almost detached; 2 plates loose and a few with marginal damp stain; 6. Lost Princess of Oz. Copyright 1917, 1st or early edn, (inscription dated 1917); 313p, with only 11 of 12 colour plates; covers worn and front cover picture torn off; covers stained and hinges cracked; damp stain to some plates, A/F; 7. The Land of Oz. Copyright July, 1904, early edn, (inscription dated 1916); 287p, with only 13 of 16 colour plates; pictorial covers worn and torn; lacking endpapers; bottom corner of first 8 pages torn away; many of the text illustrations have been crudely coloured-in; 8. Tik-Tok of Oz. Copyright 1914, 1st or early edn, 272p, with only 11 of 12 colour plates; lacking back cover; A/F; 9. Ozma of Oz. Copyright July, 1907, early edn, 270p only?, With numerous colour illustrations; covers detached; incomplete? A/F; 10. Glinda of Oz. Copyright 1920; 13 titles listed, this last; 280p; with only 11 of 12 colour plates, inner hinges cracked; 11. Ruth Plumly Thomson: The Royal Book Of Oz. Copyright 1921, 1st edn. 1st issue with the caption on the plate facing page 255 has the misprint ‘Scarecorw's’ for ‘Scarecrows’; 312p including publisher's ads from p305-312; 12 colour plates , covers little worn; inner hinges cracked; 12. Thomson, R P: KABUMPO in OZ. Copyright 1922, 1st edn. 1st end. Portrait of Princes Dorothy appears on p299; 297, (i), (ii) pp; 12 colour plates; some with damp staining to margin, also the adjacent pages; rear pastedown torn. This collection sold not subject to return. (12)
Lot 280
1. Copinger, W A: History and Records of the Smith Carington Family: Cheshire, Warwickshire, Essex, Leicestershire. H Sotheran, 1907, 1st. edn. Small Folio; 697pp, with 2 folding Maps and all Plates and illustrations present. Half vellum (not new). VG; 2. Memorials of the Duttons of Dutton in Cheshire. H Sotheran, 1901, 1st. edn. All Plates and folding Pedigrees present. Original gilt pictorial cloth, teg. Spine little faded; o/w VG; 3. Croston, J: County Families of Lancashire and Cheshire. J. Heywood, 1887, 1st. edn. 4to. Complete with all Plates and illustrations. Original gilt pictorial cloth, rebacked preserving the original spine; VG; 4. Walford, E: County Families of The United Kingdom. Chatto and Windus, 1883; 23rd. annual publication. PP23(adverts), 1224, 30(adverts). Original gilt pictorial cloth; damp stain to top of covers and adjacent pages; spine detached; 5. Shaw, R C: Records of a Lancashire Family from xii to xx century. Preston, Guardian Press, 1940, 1st. dw; 6. Walsh, V H: pedigree of the late Henry Hawarden-Gillibrand-Fazakerley. Exeter, nd, reprinted from the Genealogist; original cloth gilt. (6)
Lot 281
1. Kimber, E & R. Johnson: The Baronetage of England; in 3 Volumes. for G. Woodfall etc, 1771. Ppxii, 39 Plates, 530, (i)Errata; vii, (i)blank, 540, (iv)publishers catalogue; vii, (i)blank, 485, + Index, + Errata leaf. Cont. full calf, rebacked (not recent), little rubbed; the armorial bookplate of Wilfred Leighton Bristol to frond pastedowns; VG set;2. Sharpe, J: Sharpe's Genealogical Peerage of The British Empire, in 2 Volumes. J. Sharpe, nd, c1834. With text illustrations. Half leather, rubbed; occasional foxing;3. Fox-Davies, A C: Armorial Families.. Jack, 1910, 6th. edn. One volume bound in two; PPxlii, (i), 1083, (i); Illustrated with coloured plates and numerous text illustrations. Recent half leather, very well bound. (7)
Lot 284
1. Kimber, E & R. Johnson: The Baronetage of England; in 3 Volumes. for G. Woodfall etc, 1771. PPxii, 39 Plates, 530, (i)Errata; vii, (i)blank, 540, (iv)publishers catalogue; vii, (i)blank, 485, + Index, + Errata leaf + (iv)Adverts. Cont. full leather; covers worn and some detached;2. Return of Owners of Land 1873, in Two volumes. Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1875, 1st. edn. Folio; Each County is paginated separately. Volume one runs from A to M, (excluding London) and volume 2 from N to Z and includes all of the Welsh Counties, It covers the owners of land in England and Wales and the estimated extent of the commons and waste lands. Half leather; little rubbed; o/w VG. (5)
Lot 285
1. Johnson (Charles) & Jenkinson (Hilary): English Court Hand A.D. 1066 to 1500. Illustrated Chiefly from the Public Records. TWO Volumes. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1915, 1st. edns. Text volume 8vo. and Plate volume Elephant Folio. Both bound in the original covers; G+/VG; 2. Jenkinson (Hilary): The Later Court Hands in England from the Fifteenth to the Seventeenth Century. Two Vols. Cambridge University Press, 1927, 1st. edns. Dw & slipcase. Folio; Slipcase with a couple of chips; o/w VG; 3. Kempe, A J(edit): The Loseley Manuscripts. Murray, 1836, 1st. edn. with 4 plates plus ill. Original cloth; worn and spine cut; o/w G+; 4. Moulton, H R: Palaeography Genealogy and Topography; Catalogue complete with index. ( Three parts in one volume). Richmond, Surrey, (1930). With plates and ill. 4to. Leather backed boards; spine chipped; o/w VG; Plus 3 others: Denholm-Young- Handwriting in England and Wales. Cardiff, 1964; Grieve, H E P- Examples of English Handwriting 1150-1750. 1959; & Dawson, G..- Elizabethan Handwriting 1500-1650. 1968. (8)
Lot 311
1. Southwell, Henry: The Universal Family Bible.. (Old & New Testament); with upward of 100 plates. J. Cooke, nd, c1782. Folio, with 101 Plates & Maps; Cont. full leather, later spine; few tears(without loss);2. Book of Common Prayer, R. Ware, nd(1722), the engraved title and first 3 leaves repaired; Bound with: Old Testament, John Baskett, 1723; 3 folding maps; Bound with: New Testament, John Baskett, 1723; 3 folding maps; Bound with: Concordance, D. Leach, for R. Ware, 1726 (Not Complete); maps torn on folds; Original full panelled calf, with new spine & endpapers;3. A Latin Bible, Lacking all before “Primus Liber Moschis..”; PP1-777, 517, 320(only?). C20 half leather & new endpapers; A/F (3)
Lot 313
BURNET, Gilbert: The History of the Reformation of the English Church; in two parts Plus Supplement, 3 vols. R. Chiswell,1681, 2nd. edn. corrected. Vol.1- Half title, extra engraved title, title, (xiv), 1-377, 1-368 (A collection of Records), (iv) table; + 7 Portraits; Cont. full leather, later spine; vol.2- R. Chiswell,1681. Half title, extra engraved title, title, (xxii), 421, (i)blank, (vii)table, (i)blank, Title for Collection of Records, dated 1680, 416, (iv) table, (iii)Publishers catalogue; + 9 Portraits; Rebound in full leather, embossed; one plate torn with small loss(away from the image); Vol.3- The third part, being Supplement to the two volumes… Dublin, A. Rhames for R. Gunne, 1733; PPxvi, 238, x(table), 328 (A collection of Records), vii(table), + 5 portraits. Cont. full calf, rubbed; o/w G+ (3)
Lot 34
CHILDREN:1. Simkin, R: Life in the Army. Chapman & Hall, no date (1889) inscription to front endpaper dated August, 1889, 1st. edn. Oblong 4to. with 20 beautiful coloured lithographs depicting various activities of army life. Original pictorial covers; corners and edges chipped; o/w G+ (clean and bright illustrations);2. Ames, Mrs. Ernest: An ABC for Baby Patriots. Dean and Son, nd, c1899, 1st. edn. Oblong 4to. with beautiful coloured lithographs. Original pictorial boards; edges chipped; the main body has come away from the covers; chip to front endpaper and a small one to top edge of title page; o/w Clean copy. (2)
Lot 42
1. Across the Border or Pathan and Biloch. Chapman and Hall, 1890, 1st edn; with large folding map; inscribed: to Alfred Baldwin, from J L Kipling. From the library of Peter Hopkirk, with his label; original pictorial cloth; little blotched and spine faded; folding map torn at folds; o/w G+; 2. Raven-Hill, L (ill): An Indian Sketch-Book. Punch office, nd, c1903, 1st 4 to. fully ill; 3. Campbell, D: Narrative of the Extraordinary Adventures, and Sufferings by Shipwreck and Imprisonment. Overland Journey to India. Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1808, 6th edn with plates (Frontis plus 2 other plates). Later cloth backed boards; vg; 4. Burnaby, F: A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia. Cassell, 1877, cheap edn. with 3 large folding maps. Cont. full calf; rubbed; maps torn at folds; front endpaper pasted to pastedown; 5 Nicholson, R A (ed): Tales of Mystic Meaning. 1931, 1st; 6. Guide to the Buildings and Gardens of Delhi Fort. Delhi, 1937, reprint; 7. Thokcha. The Ancient Amulets Of Tibet. Limited edn, slipcase; fine. (7)
Lot 58
LIVERPOOL:1. MOORE, E: Liverpool in Charles the Second’s Time. Henry Young, 1899, Limited edition of 250 copies only, with Plates and Maps; 4to.Pplii, 188. Original cloth; small nick to head of spine; occasional foxing; o/w VG; 2. Brooke, R: Liverpool, As it was during the last quarter of the eighteenth century 1775 to 1800. Liverpool, J. Mawdsley,1853, 1st. Edn. With 6 plates & 3 woodcuts. 558pp; ex-libra with small blind stamp to tp & plates; original cloth; worn & chipped; o/w G; 3. Thompson, J: Liverpool & Neighbourhood In Ye Olden Time.. Liverpool, W. Potter, 1894, 126pp. Presentation copy from author to his son; original cloth gilt; covers little blotched; o/w G+; 4. Muir, R: Bygone Liverpool. Liverpool, H. Young,1913, 1st. edn. With 97 plates; 4to. original cloth gilt; VG+; 5. Liverpool Prints and Documents Catalogue.. Liverpool, Library Museum..,1908. 4to. 374pp original cloth gilt; lacking front endpaper; occasional foxing; 6. Budden, C. W: Introduction to the Ancient Churches of the Liverpool Diocese. Liverpool, 1929, 1st. 125pp, with numerous plates. original cloth; VG; 7. Muir, R: History of Liverpool, with Maps & ill. Liverpool University Press,1907, 1st. edn. With 20 Maps & plates; original cloth; occasional foxing; o/w VG. (7)
Lot 60
1. Young, J R: Around the World with General Grant, in 2 Volumes with 800 illustrations. NY, American News Company, 1879, 1st. edn. Vol.1- ppxxii, 631 + 21 Plates(including Frontis); Vol.2- ppxvi, 631 + 21 Plates(including Folding Map). Cont. half leather with gilt ruling and gilt lettering and decoration to spines, raised bands, marbled endpapers and all edges. VG+;2. Stephens, J. L: Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucutan, in 2 Volumes. J. Murray,1842, new Edn. Vol.1- 424 + frontis, folding map, 31 plates (one extra plate not called for), and illustrations; Vol.2- 474 + double-page frontis, 45 plates, and illustrations. Original cloth with gilt decoration to front covers and spines; foxing & browning; o/w G+;3. Russell, W H: The British Expedition to the Crimea. Routledge, 1858, revised edn. with 14 plates and folding plans (including 4 in back pocket); original red cloth; cut to side of spine; o/w G (5)
Lot 62
LANCASHIRE:1. Baines, Edward: History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County Palatine of Lancaster, in 2 volumes. Liverpool, W Wales, 1824-1825, 1st. edn. Ppviii, 660; xiii, 744. Text volumes only, maps and plans were issued separately. Cont. full leather; rebacked with cloth spines and leather labels; foxing and browning; 2. Baines’ LANCASHIRE: Plate volume; no title page, 4to. with 4 Maps (2 folding & 2 double-page), 112 Plates of views (all with one image, except for 2), + 40 other Plates. Plates dated: 1828-1836. Contemporary half leather; rubbed; occasional light foxing; o/w VG & Clean Plates; 3. Smith, J P: Genealogists' Atlas of Lancashire. Liverpool, H. Young, 1930. 4to. original cloth; rebacked; 4. Pink & Beavan: Parliamentary Representation of Lancashire, (County and Borough), 1258-1885. H. Gray, 1889 (Only 80 copies printed). Subscribers’ list. Leather backed boards, worn; occasional foxing; 5. Clarke, S. R: New Lancashire Gazetteer or Topographical Dictionary. Teesdale, 1830, 1st. PPv, (i), 192. Cloth, worn and torn; title page torn with small loss; 6. Smethley, L: Letters on the claims of the College of arms in Lancashire, in the time of James the First. Chetham Society, 1875. Modern cloth binding; VG. (7)
Lot 63
BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY:1. West, W: History, Topography and Directory of Warwickshire. Birmingham, R. Wrightson, 1830. With large folding coloured Map & 27 plates. PP26(pub. Catalogue), xiv, 800. C20 cloth rebound; occasional foxing; o/w G; 2. Wheatley, H B: London Past and Present, in 3 volumes. Murray, 1891, 1st. edn. Later leather backed boards; VG; 3. Fishwick, H: History of the Parish of Preston. Rochdale, J Clegg, Aldine Press, 1900, 1st. edn. 4to. Illustrated. Half leather; covers chipped; pencil notes & lines in margin; browning to couple of pages; o/w G; 4. Stapleton, H: Memorials of Calverley Parish Church. Leeds, R Jackson, nd, limited edn No. 65/100. 4to. original full vellum gilt. Slight discolouring of covers; o/w VG; 5. Horley, E: Sefton, A Descriptive and Historical Account. Longmans.., 1893, 1st. with plates. Original cloth with gilt emblem to front cover; covers little chipped and grubby; o/w G+; 6. Harleian Society: Pedigrees Made at the Visitation of Cheshire, 1613… 1909. Full morocco with gilt decoration; little rubbed; o/w VG; 7. Blott, W: chronicle of Blemundsbury; a record of St Giles in the Fields and Bloomsbury…1892, 1st. with folding Maps/Plans & plates. Later leather binding. Last page of index with frayed edges; o/w VG; Plus 4 others: Tooley: Royal Palaces,1902, 1st, with plates; Mayhall: Annals of Yorkshire, 1862, 1st. with plates; Baines: Directory & Gazetteer of York. Vol. 1 only; 1822; Dean: Historical Middleton. Nd. with plates; & Money: First and Second Battles of Newbury and the Siege of Donnington Castle During the Civil War A.D.1643-6. 1884, 2nd. edn. with plans and plates. (14)
Lot 66
LIVERPOOL:1. Liverpool Town Books: Proceedings of Assemblies, Common Councils, Portmoot Courts Etc, 1550-1862, IN 2 Volumes. For University of Liverpool, 1918 & 1935. With plates (many folding); original cloth; VG; 2. Picton, J A: City of Liverpool. Selections from the Municipal Archives and Records, from the 13th to the 17th Century inclusive. Liverpool, G G Walmsley, 1883. PP356 + Frontis & List of subscribers. Leather backed boards and gilt emblem to upper cover; spine worn and hinges cracked; 3. Peet, H: Liverpool in the Reign of Queen Anne: 1705 and 1708. Liverpool, 1907; with frontis, 2 folding maps and another plate. VG; 4. Stewart-Brown, R: The inhabitants of Liverpool from the 14th to the 18th century. Liverpool, 1930, Privately printed Limited edition of 150 copies; presentation slip from author tipped-in. Original cloth backed paper boards; little blotched; o/w VG; 5. Williams, G: History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque with an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade. Heinemann, 1897, 1st. with 4 facsimile plates; Ex-Libra, with library cloth and usual stamps; 6. Baines, T: History of the Commerce and Town of Liverpool. Longman…, 1852. With one large folding map (Only), plus 8 plates?? PP544,12, 13(list of subscribers). Rebound preserving the original gilt pictorial leather; damp staining; A/F; PLUS 10 Others: Enfield: Essay towards the history of Liverpool, 1774, 2nd. edn. Defective copy; A/F; Harrison: Place-Names of the Liverpool district, 1898; Peet: Earliest Registers of Parish of Liverpool. 1909; Kelly’s Directory of Liverpool. 1930, no map, damp staining; Harries: Landmarks in Liverpool History. 1949, dw; Liverpool Burgess Rolls during C16. Facsimile; Ordnance Map of Liverpool. Linen backed folding, vg; Birrell: Some early recollections of Liverpool. 1924; Power: Liverpool town books, 1649-1671. 1999 rep.; & Chandler: Liverpool under Charles I. 1965, 1st. dw. Vg. (20)
Lot 68
MANCHESTER:1. Aikin, J: A Description of the Country from thirty to forty Miles round Manchester. John Stockdale, 1795, 1st. edn. With Only 69 out of 73 Plates and Maps, large folding Plan of Manchester present (lacking the following: large folding map, View of Christ church, view of Manchester, & Plan of Castle Croft..). 4to. C19 full leather, gilt. Covers little rubbed; folding plan torn at fold; 2. Booker, John: A history of the ancient chapel of Birch, In Manchester parish. For Chetham Society, 1859, 1st. with 4 plates and many folding pedigrees; 253pp, original embossed cloth; spine chipped; inner hinges weak; 3. Another copy, as above; half leather, worn; 4. Procter, R W: Memorials of Manchester Streets. Manchester, T Sutcliffe, 1874, 1st. edn. Photographic frontis plus plates & illustrations; 388pp. Modern cloth rebound; vg; 5. Royle, W: Rusholme Past and Present. Manchester, Wm. Hough & Sons, 1905, 1st. with Map and plates; original cloth gilt; VG; 6. Buckley, J S: The History of Birch-In-Rusholme. Sherratt & Hughes, 1910, with illustrations. (6)
Lot 82
ESSEX:1. Excursions in the County of Essex; in 2 vols. Longman... 1818-19, 1st. edns. With folding map, folding plan, 2 extra engraved titles, plus 96 plates. Cont. half leather; rubbed; occasional foxing; 2. White, W: History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Essex. Sheffield, Leader, 1848. PP732(including adverts); lacking the map. Cont. full calf; rubbed; lacking rear endpaper; o/w G+; 3. Suckling, A: Memorials of the antiquities & Architecture, family history & Heraldry of Essex. Weale, 1845, folio; with only 32 out of 34 Tinted & some coloured, plates. Half leather; worn; foxing (a little heavy to few plates); 4. The Essex Foxhounds with notes upon hunting in Essex. Vinton, 1896, 1st. list of subscribers and plates. Leather backed boards, aeg. VG; 5. Fisher, W R: The Forest of Essex. 1887, 1st. PP448; with colour maps & illustrations. Leather backed boards; rubbed; endpapers stained; o/w G+: 6. Benton, G M: Church Plate of the County of Essex. Colchester, 1926, 1st. 4to. with plates; cloth backed boards; VG; 7. Roe, F: Essex Survivals. Methuen, 1929, 1st. original cloth, teg; little blotched; o/w VG (8)
Lot 95
FANTASY/ FICTION:1. Jacques, Brian: Martin the Warrior; signed copy;2. Hill, Stuart: The Cry of the Icemark, signed copy;3. Gemmell, David: Druss the Legend; Dark Moon; Legend of Deathwalker; Echoes of the Great Song; Ravenheart; and Stormrider;4. Pratchett, Terry: Soul Music; Hogfather; Feet of Clay; Jingo.(3rd impr.); Carpe Jugulum; The Truth; Thief of Time; Night Watch; Science of Discworld 11; The Wee Free Men; Monstrous Regiment; Going Postal; Making Money (2 Copies); Nation (2 Copies); Unseen Academicals; and a reprint of: The Last Continent;5. Tolkien, J R R: Children of Huri. (28)
Lot 97
FICTION (SIGNED COPIES, unless otherwise stated): 1. Cartland, Barbara: Love in the Moon; Love at the Helm;2. Burke, James Lee: Tin Roof Blowdown; Heartwood (Doubleday, N. Y, 1999); the next 3 not signed: In the Moon of Red Ponies; Crusader's Cross; Pegasus Descending;3. Allende, Isabel: Daughter of Fortune;4. Baldwin, Michael: The Cellar;5. Chaston C R: Heaven's Door;6. Parsons, Tony: Man and Wife;7. Rushdie, Salman: Enchantress of Florence; Moor's Last Sigh;The next 2 not signed: Satanic Verses; Shalimar the Clown;8. Rubens, Bernice: Milwaukee;9. Shriver, Lionel: Post-Birthday World;10. VICKERS, Salley: Instances of the Number 3;11. Williams, Nigel: Scenes from a Poisoner's Life;12. Wright, Glover: Whitefire;13. Robinson, Peter: Piece of My Heart; not signed14. Ashley, M: Camelot Chronicles (NY, Wings 1-8); not signed15. Auel, J M: Shelters of Stone; not signed16. Bondoux, Anne-Laure: Princess and the Captain. not signed (24)
Lot 99
FICTION (SIGNED COPIES, unless otherwise stated):1. Foer, J S: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (#445/1000 signed, slipcase);2. Niffenegger, Audrey: Time Traveller's Wife;3. Palin, Michael: Hemingway's Chair; SAHARA; New Europe;4. Collins, Joan: Prime time;5. Dexter, Colin: The Remorseful Day - Inspector Morse;6. Torday, Paul: Salmon Fishing In The Yemen;7. Wingfield, R D: Winter Frost (reprint);The rest not signed: 8. Cornwell, Bernard: Sharpe's Fortress; Sharpe's Trafalgar; Harlequin; Sharpe's Prey; Gallow's Thief; Sharpe's Havoc; The Last Kingdom; Sharpe's Escape; The Pale Horseman; The Lords of the North;9. Gash, Jonathan: Lies of Fair Ladies; Bone Dancing; 10. Harris, Thomas: Silence Of The Lambs; Hannibal; Hannibal Rising; 11. Larsson, Stieg: Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2nd impression); Girl Who Played With Fire;12. Rice, Anne: Tale Of The Body Thief; Memnoch The Devil; Servant of the Bones; Pandora (2nd impr.); Merrick; Blood And Gold; and Blackwood Farm (book club). (33)
Lot 2308
Original vintage cruise ship travel advertising poster in German: Washington - Manhattan Fastest Cabin Liners in the World / United States Lines. Bright and colourful artwork by R. Devignes depicting a steamship sailing in front of a yellow sunset with the city skyscrapers in the background, the text above and below in blue, red and black letters with a white blank space at the bottom of the poster for enquiry details. United States Lines (1921-1989) was a transatlantic shipping company formed from the failed United States Mail Steamship Company (1920-1921). Very good condition, faint waving and minor tears and faint creases in right margin. Country: USA, Year: 1930s, Artist: R. Devignes, Size (cm): 98.5x63
Lot 2300
Original vintage P&O cruise line poster advertising cruises To Australia for £37 one class service. Great image featuring a smiling man smoking a pipe and wearing a hat, pointing towards Australia and the sun on the horizon over fields and trees with stylised text above and information text below. Artwork by the British artist, Raphael T Roussel (1883-1967). Very good condition, small tears on bottom margin. Country: UK, Year: 1930s, Artist: R. T. Roussel, Size (cm) 102x64.5
Lot 124
Hornby Railways "00" Scale Set Circa 1960 including Engine D5572 (Triang R.357), Five Goods Waggons, R.252 L.N.E.R. LOCO J.83 Class, R.726 B.R INTER-CITY BRAKE 2nd COACH, R.401 OPERATING MAIL COACH SET, R.724 B.R. INTER-CITY 2nd COACH, R.007 U.D. MILK TANK WAGON, R.222 KELLOGG'S CLOSED VAN, R.003 TOWN STATION, H and M FLIER POWER CONTROL UNIT, R.915 POWER CONTROLER, Five Long Straight Tack, 16 Long Curve Track, 9 Medium Curve Track, Six Points, One R.473 Waiting Room, etc.
Lot 280
WILSON Richard, (1714 - 1782), Oil on Board, Verso ''LANDSCAPE WITH RUINS' BY R. Wilson, Bought at J. Entwistle & Co Sale, St.Annes, February, 1935. 61/2" x 81/2" (on panel)'. Richard Wilson RA (1 August 1714 – 15 May 1782) was an influential Welsh landscape painter who worked in Britain and Italy. With George Lambert he is recognised as a pioneer in British art of landscape for its own sake and was described in the Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales as the "most distinguished painter Wales has ever produced and the first to appreciate the aesthetic possibilities of his country". In December 1768 Wilson became one of the founder-members of the Royal Academy
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