Autumn Book Sale

Gallico (P), The Poseidon Adventure, 1969. 1st edn; together with 23 other works by Gallico, all in dustwrappers, including Thomasina (1957), The

Fleming (I), On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1963. 1st edn. A moderate copy with broken front hinge, some internal stains, and a dustwrapper ...

Francis (D), The Sport of Queens, 1957. 1st edition. A few marks to the boards: the jockey's autobiography and first book £40-60

Woolf (V), To The Lighthouse, 1927. 1st edition, published by the Hogarth Press. Some intermittent light foxing £50-80

Tolkien (JRR), The Hobbit, 1937. A good, clean copy - the original light green cloth slightly worn/stained on the spine. Front endpaper map bears

Bates (HE), The Darling Buds of May, 1958. The Feast of July (1954), Love for Lydia (1952), The Cruise of the Breadwinner (1946), The Tree (nd),

Tennyson (A), The Works of Alfred Tennyson, 1870. 10 small volumes in bright purple cloth contained in a quality green book box which is titled and

Churchill (WS), The Second World War, 1954. The "Chartwell Edition" in 6 volumes, red cloth with leather title labels. Colour frontispie...

Durrell (L), The Alexandria Quartet, 1962. 1st edn. in dustwrapper; Sitwell (E), The English Eccentrics (1933, 1st edn in a tired dustwrapper); a

Churchill (W), A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, 1956-7-8. 4 vols, 1st edns. All in dustwrappers (4) £40-60

Compendi Historici, 1652. Small Folio: published in Venice: title-page with engraved vignette: vellum binding with extensive card repair work. C

The Sportsman's Dictionary ...., 1778. Quarto: 16 engraved plates. Full leather (front board virtually detached, first gathering loose) £5...

Nimrod, Sporting, 1838. Small folio: plates (spotted/foxed) & other embellishments. In a worn Victorian half-leather binding £80-120

Howitt (S), The British Sportsman, 1812. 70 plates (as called for). Contemporary full-leather (worn but firm). Sporadic light foxing/browning

Morris (FO), A History of British Birds, nd(c1865). Vols I-IV only. Hand coloured plates, all in clean condition, throughout. Sold as a collectio

Edwards (L), My Hunting Sketch Book Vol II, 1930. Quarto; copy 131 of 185, signed by Lionel Edwards. 21 plates (12 in colour). Vellum-backed clot

Wortley Axe (J), The Horse - Its Treatment in Health & Disease, 1908. 3 vols large thick Octavo. Illustrated throughout (including colour plat...

Surtees (R), Ask Mamma, nd(c1900?). Together with Handley Cross - Plain or Ringlets - Hawbuck Grange - Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour - Mr Facey Ro...

Griggs (F), (Album of Horse Portraits), nd(c1935?). Contains 47 monochrome portraits (each approximately 9"x 6") of thoroughbreds, each ...

Mortimer (R.) The History of the Derby Stakes, 1962, 1st, Quarto, Livingstone-Learmonth (D.) & Hislop (J.) Famous Winners of the British Turf ...