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101 NATURAL HISTORY 101 Kirkman (Federick Bernuf Bever) THE BRITISH BIRD BOOK. Ills: A.W. Seaby, G.E. Lodge, H. Gronvold & others. 1911-13. 4 vo...

102 Beale (F.E.L.) FOOD OF THE WOODPECKERS OF THE UNITED STATES. Ills: L.A. Fuertes. Washington, 1911. 5 col. plates, 1 b/w. Ink stamps to title page.

103 Morris (Francis Orpen) A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS. 1903. 5th edn. 6 vols. 399 (of 400) hand-col. plates. Two text pages with marginal tears, o/w a

104 Witherby (H.F.) & others THE HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS 1949. 6th impression. 5 vols. Col. plates. B/w ills. Orig. cloth gt. Partly faded. &#...

105 Darwin (Charles) THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES BY WHICH ORCHIDS ARE FERTILISED BY INSECTS. 1885. 2nd edn. Engr. ills. Errata. Booklist. Orig. cloth gt.

106 Sowerby (John Edward) & Johnson (Charles) THE GRASSES OF GREAT BRITAIN n.d. [1862]. 144 hand-col. plates. Owner's inscriptions on f.e.p&...

107 Baxter (William) BRITISH PHAENOGAMOUS BOTANY, OR, .... BRITISH FLOWERING PLANTS Oxford, 1834-43. 2nd edn. 6 vols. 509 engr. plates, mostly hand-co

108 Bean (W.J.) TREES & SHRUBS HARDY IN THE BRITISH ISLES. 1929. 5th edn. 2 vols. B/w ills. With 2pp ALS answering criticism from a reader. Orig...

109 Leyland (John) GARDENS OLD & NEW. SECOND VOLUME L & N.Y. ca 1910. Folio. B/w ills. Orig. pict. cloth. Sl rubbed & a little frayed at...

110 THE GARDEN Vols 20,22,23 & 24 1881-83. 4 vols. 4to. 107 Chromolitho plates. Engr. ills. 2 vols in Cont. half calf gt. Scuffed & chipped....

111 Hollick (F.) THE ORIGIN OF LIFE (HOLLICK'S COMPLETE WORKS) Philadelphia, n.d. {ca 1900]. Large 8vo. Col. & b.w plates. One col. mannikin...

112 Turnbull (William) DISPUTATIO MEDICA INAUGURAUS, QUAEDAM DE PNEUMONIA.... Edin. 1814. Half-title. Cont. tree calf gt. Minor wear to ext

113 Stratz (C.H.) GYNACOLOGISCHE ANATOMIE Berlin, 1892-94. 2 vols in 1, 4to. 22 litho plates, many coloured. cont. quarer cloth. Orig. wrap

114 [New Naturalist] Smith (Malcolm) BRITISH AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES. 1969. Col. & b/w ills. D/w. Steers (J.A.) THE SEA COAST. 1969. col. & ...

115 Westwood (J.O.) AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MODERN CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS 1839. 2 vols. Hand-col. frontis. Cont. half calf. Some wear to head of spi

116 Darwin (Charles) THE DESCENT OF MAN... 1888. 2nd edn. Engr. ills. Orig. cloth gt. Minor rubbing of extremities. Robertson (W.H.) TWO LECTURES ON T

117 Adams (W.H.D.) THE BIRD WORLD Ills: H. Giacomelli 1885. Large 8vo. Engr. plates & ills. Orig. gt. dec. cloth. Cassell, Petter & Galpin

118 Pitt (Francis) WILD ANIMALS IN BRITAIN 1944. B/w ills. D/w. Kirkpatrick (T.W.) INSECT LIFE IN THE TROPICS 1957. B/w ills. D/w. Parslow (John) BREE

119 SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Jukes (J. Beete) THE STUDENT'S MANUAL OF GEOLOGY. Edin. 1862. Frontis. Engr. ills. Light stain to frontis and t.p. Or...

120 Sanderson (Nicholas) THE ELEMENTS OF ALGEBRA. Ed: J. Hellias. 1792. 5th edn. 2 fldg. plates. Cont. mottled calf. Crimson title label. Some wear at

121 Galloway (Elijah) & Herbert (Luke) HISTORY AND PROGRESS OF THE STEAM ENGINE 1830. Engr. frontis. & ills, some full-p. cont. half morocco...

122 Russell (Bertram) AN OUTLINE OF PHILOSOPHY 1927. 1st edn. Advt. leaf. Orig. cloth gt. Lewis (Wyndham) THE DIABOLICAL PRINCIPLE 1931.

123 Pascal (Blaise) PENSE'ES...SUR LAS RELIGION ET SUR QUELQUES AUTRES SUJETS Paris, 1702. Cont. signatures on title. [Bound with] DISCOURS SUR ...

124 Bacon (Francis) DE AUGMENTIS SCIENTARUM Leiden, 1645. 12mo. Engr added title and woodcut device. Some light staining. Possibly lacking one leaf. C

125 de Crousaz (J.P.) LA LOGIQUE, OU SYSTEME DE REFLEXIONS Amsterdam, 1725. 3rd edn. 4 vols. Engr. frontis & title vignettes. Titles in red &...

126 Mill (John Stuart) AUGUSTE COMTE AND POSITIVISM - 1907. Orig. cloth gt. Hamilton (Sir William) LECTURES ON METAPHYSICS AND LOGIC. Ed: H.L. Mansel

127 Mann (Thomas) FREUD UND DIE ZUKUNST Vienna 1936. 1st edn. Orig. printed wraps. Freud (Sigmund) INTERNATIONALE ZEITSCRIFT FUR PSYCHOANALYSE

128 Mead (Margaret) SEX AND TEMPERAMENT 1952. Orig. cloth gt. Sl. rubbed. Eisler (Robert) MAN INTO WOLF 1951. 1st edn. Orig. cloth gt. Davies (R. Trev

129 Robinson (Theodore H.) & Oesterley (W.O.E.) A HISTORY OF ISRAEL 1948. 2 vols. Orig. cloth gt. D/w's. Pullan (Leighton) RELIGION SINCE TH...

130 THE ECCLESIASTICAL RECORD. Dublin, 1860's - 1880's. 25 vols. Most in cont. half calf. (25) £100-150

131 MILITARY AND HISTORY Richards (Walter) HER MAJESTY'S ARMY ca 1890. 3 vols (including Indian Army & Colonial Forces). 4to. 47 chromolitho...

132 Maxwell (William Hamilton) PENINSULAR SKETCHES. 1845. 1st edn. 2 vols. 2 engr. frontispieces. 30pp of booklist vol.2. Mod. cloth gt. Ross (Sir Joh

133 Wilson (Gen. Sir Robert) NARRATIVE OF EVENTS DURING THE INVASION OF RUSSIA BY NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Ed: H.Randolph. 1860. Fldg. map. Booklist. Orig.

134 Anon INSIDE SEBASTOPOL. 1856. 1st edn. Map frontis & fldg. map at end. Orig. cloth gt. Spine faded and worn at lower joint. Russell (William...

135 Wislicenus (Georg) & Stower (Willy) DEUTSCHLANDS SEEMACHT Leipzig, 1909. Sm. folio. 10 col. plates of warships. B/w ills. Orig. cloth-backed...

136 Anon UNSER VATERLAND IN WAFFEN Berlin, n.d. [ca 1925]. 4to. Col. & b/w plates. Orig. pict. cloth gt. sl. rubbed. Illustrated with coloured u...

137 Bley (Wulf) DEUTSCHLAND SUR LUFT Stuttgart, 1936. 4to. B/w ills. Orig. cloth gt. A comprehensive history of German aviation £70-90

138 ARMY LISTS 1887; 1893 - and 3 others ca. 1901-06. NAVY LIST 1878. Various bindings. LIST OF OFFICERS AT FORT ST. GEORGE. (Compiled for the benefit

139 ARMY LISTS. 1834/5; 1846; 1855; 1857; 1858; 1859; 1863; 1872; 1876; 1885. Some with advts. 10 vols. Various sizes and bindings. (10) £250-300

140 Millis (Walter) ARMIES AND MEN 1958. 1st edn. Orig. cloth. D/w. Asimov (Isaac) OUR FEDERAL UNION: THE UNITED STATES FROM 1816 TO 1865. L. 1975. B/

141 Parry (Ann) THE ADMIRALS FREMANTLE 1788-1920 1971. B/w ills. Orig. cloth. D/w. Dugan (James) THE GREAT MUTINY. 1966. B/w ills. Orig. cloth. D/w. C

142 Langmaid (Kenneth) CLEAR FOR ACTION! 1970. 1st edn. B/w ills. Orig. cloth. D/w. Bacon (Admiral Sir Reginald) & McMurtie (Francis E.) MODERN ...

143 Scheer (Reinhard) & Stower (Willy) DIE DEUTSCHE FLOTTE IN GROSSER ZEIT Braunschweig etc. 1926. Oblong folio. 4o col. plates. Orig. cloth ft....

144 Boutell (Charles) A MANUAL OF BRITISH ARCHAELOLGY 1858. Square 8vo. 20 hand-col. plates. Booklist at front. Orig. cloth gt. Chiped at head of spin

145 Copinger (Walter Arthur) HISTORY AND RECORDS OF THE SMITH-CARINGTON FAMILY. 1907. 2 vols. Folio. B/w plates & ills. 2nd vol. contains large ...

146 MaCaulay (Thomas Babington, Lord) THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES THE SECOND. Ed: C.H. Firth 1913-1915. 6 vols. Royal 8vo. Col.

147 Wallon (H.) JEANNE D'ARC Paris, 1876. 2nd editon. Large 8vo. Large fldg map. 13 chromolitho plates. B/w plates & engraved text ills. Som...

148 Boswell (James) THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON Ed: A. Birrell Westminster, 1904. 6 vols. Cont. half calf; gt. dec. spines. Nice set. (6) £80-100

149 Churchill (Sir Winston Leonard Spencer) A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES. 1956-58. 1st edns. 4 vols. D/w. Plus 14 others, history. (18)...

150 Burnet (Gilbert) THE MEMORIES OF THE LIVES AND ACTIONS OF JAMES AND WILLIAM DUKES OF HAMILTON AND CASTLEHERALD, etc... 1677. 1st edn. Folio. Port.

151 Gould (Robert Freke) THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY Edin. [ca 1884-8]. 3 vols. 4to. Col. plates (some heightened in gold), b/w plates & ills. Co...

152 Wilberforce (Robert Isaac & Samuel) THE LIFE OF WILLIAM WILBERFORCE 1838. 5 vols. Port. frontispieces in 3 vols. Cont. half calf gt. (5)
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153 FINE ART Leonardo da Vinci A TREATISE ON PAINTING Trans: J.F. Rigoud 1802. Port. frontis & 22 engr plates (1 fldg). An excellent copy in mod...

154 Flaxman (John) COMPOSITIONS....FROM THE DIVINE POEM OF DANTE ALIGHIERI, CONTAINING HELL, PURGATORY AND PARADISE. Ills: T. Piroli after Flaxman 180

155 Toulouse-Lautrec (Henri de) ELLES Ed: M. Melot 1969. Folio. Ltd edn. [1250]. Numbered. 11 Litho plates tipped in. Orig. cloth-backed boards. Slip-

156 Whistler (Laurence) THE LAUGHTER AND THE URN: THE LIFE OF REX WHISTLER. 1985. Col & b/w ills. Orig. cloth. D/w. With two 2pp A.L.S. and an 1...

157 Flint (Sir William Russell) A CATALOGUE RAISONNE. Eds. K.S. Gardner & N.D.Clark. Bristol, 1986. 4to. Ltd edn. [1500]. Col. & b/w ills. O...

158 Bussmann (Klaus) & others CONTEMPORARY SCULPTRE. PROJECTS IN MUNSTER 1997. 1997. 4to. Col. & b/w ills. Orig. boards, d/w. Buchanan (Sher...

159 Gentili (Augusto) & others PAINTINGS IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY. 2000. 4to. Col. plates. Orig. cloth gt Fine in d/w. Plus 15 others, fine art. ...

160 Adams (Ansel) & Newhall (Nancy) THIS IS THE AMERICAN EARTH. n.d. 4to. B/w ills. Orig. cloth. D/w £100-125

161 Hoppe (E.O.) THE UNITED STATES L. & Berlin, 1927. 1st edn. 4to. Map & b/w plates. Orig. cloth gt. D/s. A nice copy of a work by one

162 Danto (Arthur C.) MAPPLETHORPE Ed. M. Holborn 1995. Large 4to. B/w ils. Orig. cloth. D/w. Fine in slip-case. McCartney (Linda) ROADWORKS 1996. 4to

163 Goldberg (Vicky) JACQUES HENRI LARTIGUE - PHOTOGRAPHER. 1998. 4to. B/w ills. Fine in d/w. Ovenden (Graham) CHILDHOOD STREETS 1998. 4to. B/w ills.

164 Holme (C.G.) GLIMPSES OF OLD JAPAN: LANDSCAPE/BIRDS AND FLOWERS/THE GEISHA. n.d. 3 vols. 4to. Tipped-in col. plates. Ink stamps on titles & ...

165 APPLIED ARTS Sluyterman (K) ANCIENT INTERIORS IN BELGIUM. Trans: O. Schepeus 1915. Folio. Ltd. edn. (200) 100 b/w plates. Unbound, as issued, in c

166 Monroy (J.F.) TRAITE D'ARCHITECTURE PRACTIQUE. Paris, 1785. 8 fldg. engr. plates. Cont. quarter morocco. Spine in gt. dec. compartments with...

167 Ongania (F.) MOSAICI NON COMPRESI NEGLI SPACCATI GEOMETRICI NELL' INTERNO DELL BASILICA DI SAN MARCI IN VENEZIA. VENICE, 1881-85. Foli

168 Bond (Francis) GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND 1912. 4to. B/w plates & ills. Orig. cloth gt. Richardson (A.E.) & Corfiato (Hector O.) THE...

169 Gleiniger (Andrea) & others PARIS - CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE Munich & N.Y. 1997. 4to. Col. & b/w ills. Near fine in d/w. Guichard (...

170 Trent (Christopher) ENGLAND IN BRICK AND STONE 1988. B/w ills. orig. cloth gt. Briggs (Martin S.) THE ENGLISH FARMHOUSE 1953. Col. frontis. B/w il

171 Blunt (Sir Anthony) ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE 1500 to 1700. 1953. 1st edn. Large 8vo. B/w ills. Orig. cloth. D/w. Wittkower (Rudolf) ART AND

172 Triggs (H. Inigo) FORMAL GARDENS IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND 1902. Folio. 122 plates. cont. half morocco gt. Slight surface damage at upper foredge. J

173 Middleton (Charles) PICTURESQUE AND ARCHITECTURAL VIEWS FOR COTTAGES, FARM HOUSES AND COUNTRY VILLAS. 1795. Folio. Disbound, with one of the origi

174 Boutell (Charles) THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF ENGLAND. 1849. Engr. plates. Some occasional spotting. Cont. half morocco gt. Sl. rubbed. Beaumont (Ed

175 Brassington (W.Salt) [Ed.] A HISTORY OF THE ART OF BOOKBINDING. 1894. 4to. Engr. plates & ills. as called for, some col. Partly untrimmed. O...

176 Blades (William) THE ENEMIES OF BOOKS Ed. R. Garnett. Ills: L. Gunnis & H. E. Butler 1896. 1st edn. B/w plates & ills. Some light foxing...

177 [printing & illustration] Safwat (Nabil F.) GOLDEN PAGES. QUR'ANS AND OTHER MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF GHASSAN I.SHAKER. 2000. 4...

178 de Courcy (Margret & Beatrice) THE LADIES' CABINET 1836. vol IX. Engr. frontis. & added title. 26 hand-col. costume plates. Steel-...

179 Farren (Robert) THE EUMENIDES OF AESCHYLUS AS PERFORMED BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY... Cambridge, 1886. Oblong folio. Etched title

180 Gibbs (Jenny) THE COUNTRY HOUSE 1997. 4to. Col. ills. Near fine in d/w. Tettoni (Luca Invernizzi) & Warren (William) LIVING IN THAILAND 1996...

181 Feltwell (John) THE STORY OF SILK 1990. B/w ills. Orig. cloth. near fine in d/w. Rowbottom (Derek) MINIATURE DOLL'S HOUSES 1999. 4to. Col. &...

182 CHILDRENS AND ILLUSTRATED 182 Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge - 'Lewis Carroll') ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Ills: J. Tenniel 1867. 9...

183 Kingsley (Charles) THE WATER BABIES. Ills: J. Willcox Smith. n.d. 4to. 12 mounted col. plates. Orig. cloth gt. D/w - (chipped at edges & cor...

184 Bagnold (Enid) "NATIONAL VELVET" Ills: L. Jones 1935. 1st edn. B/w ills. Nice copy in sl. torn d/w. £80-100

185 Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville) WILLIAM TELL TOLD AGAIN Ills: P. Dadd n.d. [1904] 16 col. plates. Nice copy in orig. pict. cloth and d/w (small tears

186 Staub (J) LIVRES D'MAGES..... Zurich, n.d. {ca 1880]. Folio. Vol.1 (of 4). 12 double-p chromolitho plates. Orig. cloth-backed boards with ch...

187 Le Mair (H. Willebeek) & Moffatt (Alfred) OUR OLD NURSERY RHYMES L. [1911]. Oblong 4to. The rare limited editon, no 76 (of 450), signed by t...

188 THE BABES IN THE WOOD Sampson Low, 1861. 10 colour printed plates. Orig. gt. dec. cloth. Spine faded. a nice example of early colour printing by W

189 Steffens (Heinrich) & others MARCHEN UND SAGEN L. 1838. Hand-col. added title. Engr. ills. German-English glossary. Some light spotting. Ori...

190 Kingsley (Charles) THE WATER-BABIES Ills: A. Dixon. n.d. [ca 1908] 6 chromolitho paltes. B/w ills. Prize label on f.f.e.p. Orig. printed cloth. ...

191 Outhwaite (Ida Rentoul & Grenbry) THE LITTLE FAIRY SISTER. 1929. 4to. 8 col. & 8 b/w plates. Orig. printed cloth. D/w (with one third of...

192 Greenaway (Kate) ALMANACK FOR 1884 [1883] 12mo. Col. printed. Light stain inside near cover. orig. gt. pict. wraps. £40-50

193 Kipling (Rudyard) JUST SO STORIES 1902. 1st edn. Large 8vo. Spotting of e.p's & some very light spotting elsewhere. Orig. pict. cloth. S...

194 Greenaway (Kate) ALMANACKS FOR 1884 AND 1924. 12mo & 24mo. Col. ills. 1884 in orig. printed wraps. 1924 in orig. cl-backed pict. boards with...

195 Greenaway (Kate) LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. Ca 1884. 12mo. Col. ills. Some very light foxing. Orig. pict. boards, sl. bumped at extremities. £70-90

196 Hoffmann (Heinrich) THE ENGLISH STRUWWELPETER (2 copies). (1)

197 Potter (Beatrix) THE STORY OF A FIERCE BAD RABBIT. 1906. 1st edn. With 'New York' & 'London' on lower cover. 16mo. 14 pages ...

198 Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge - 'Lewis Carroll') ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Ills: B. Pease. n.d. 4to. Col. pltes. B/w ills. Orig. ...

199 GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUALS 1929-32; 1934; 1936; 1938-9. 8 vols. 4to. Each with col frontis. B/w ills. Orig. cloth-backed pict. boards. (8) £...

200 A COLLECTION OF CHILDRENS BOOKS IN PRINTED WRAPS. Mostly early 20th Century. In 2 cartons £50-80