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GRAHAM GREENE: OUR MAN IN HAVANA – A BURNT OUT CASE – THE COMEDIANS, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1st edns, orig cl d/ws, (Qty 3) £40-50

RICHARD JESSUP: CINCINNATI KID, 1964, 1st edn, orig cl d/w £20-30

L P HARTLEY: THE WHITE WAND AND OTHER STORIES, 1954, 1st edn, orig cl d/w £25-35

SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, ill S Paget, 1902, 1st edn, hf ttl, most ills & a few leaves loose/chipped, some plts tap...

IAN FLEMING: THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, 1965, 1st edn, lib cl, d/w

VLADIMIR NABOKOV: THE REAL LIFE OF SEBASTIAN KNIGHT, 1945, 1st edn, orig cl £20-30

JOHN HERSEY, 2 ttls: INTO THE VALLEY, 1943, 1st edn, orig cl d/w; A SINGLE PEBBLE, 1956, 1st edn, lacks ffep, orig cl £20-30

JAMES THURBER: THE WHITE DEER, 1946, 1st edn, orig cl d/w £25-35

FREDERICK WILLIAM S ROLFE 'BARON CORVO': IN HIS OWN IMAGE, L & N Y 1901, orig cl gt £40-50

JAMES TYRRELL: THE GENERAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND…, L 1698, vol 1 only, fo, old cf worn £25-35

SIR JOHN DALRYMPLE: MEMOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND…, L 1771, 2nd edn, 4to, old bds worn £30-40

WILLIAM HAYLEY: PLAYS OF THREE ACTS WRITTEN FOR A PRIVATE THEATRE, L 1784, hf ttl, 4to, old bds worn £30-40

REV FRANCIS THACKERAY: A HISTORY OF THE RIGHT HONORABLE WILLIAM PITT…, L 1827, 2 vols, port frontis, 4to, old bds worn, (Qty 2) £30-40

JOHN DRYDEN: BRITANNIA REDIVIVA, A POEM ON THE BIRTH OF THE PRINCE, L 1688, lacks licence lf and blanks, fo, rebnd (not recent), cf bkd marbled bds ...

CHRISTOPHER ANSTEY: THE POETICAL WORKS, Ed John Anstey, L 1808, hf ttl, lacks ffep, 4to, disbnd £20-30

OTTO FISCHER: DIE KUNST INDIENS CHINAS UND JAPANS, Berlin, 1928, 1st edn, hf cf rebkd £20-30

[MATTHEW HENRY BARKER]: GREENWICH HOSPITAL, A SERIES OF NAVAL SKETCHES…, ill George Cruikshank, L 1826, 1st edn, wood engrd vig ttl, 12 hand col'...

ARTHUR CHURCHILL LTD: A CORONATION EXHIBITION OF ROYAL HISTORICAL POLITICAL AND SOCIAL GLASSES, COMMEMORATING 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY EVENTS IN ENGLISH

FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG: THE CHRISTMAS BOX, ill Kay Ambrose, c1944, orig cl worn £20-30

REGINALD SCOT: THE DISCOVERY OF WITCHCRAFT…, L 1665, 3rd edn, lacks hf ttl & blanks, sm fo, modern décor cf £350-400

THOMAS EDWARD LAWRENCE: THE MINT, 1955, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl, d/w £20-30

THOMAS EDWARD LAWRENCE: SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, THE COMPLETE 1922 TEXT, Fordingbridge Castle Hill Press 1997, (752), (650), 3 vols, 4to, orig cl bkd

R J RICHARDSON: ANNUAL BLACK BOOK… - POLITICAL ALMANAC – POLITICAL ALMANAC – THE RED BOOK OR A PEEP AT THE PEERS, 1848, 1842, 1843, 1841, 4 works in 1

ALMANAC DE GOTHA, 1796, 1810, 16 mo, stout card wraps + 1 other, (Qty 3) £30-40

MISSEL DE L'ADORATION TURNHOUT 1930, décor cf gt, aeg, with matching small cf gt purse and pouch, orig décor case £200- 250

HORAE: UFFIZIO DELLA B V MARIA…, Rome 1797, engrd vig ttl, frontis, 3 plts, 12 mo, décor cf gt, aeg, cf gt slipcase £100-120

HENRY NOEL HUMPHREYS: THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE ART OF WRITING…, 1855, 2nd edn, lacks most plts, décor mor bkd papier mache bds, (sold as ...

BEILBY PORTEUS: LECTURES ON THE GOSPEL OF ST. MATTHEW…, 1823, fore-edge painting of rural landscape, old cf gt worn £80- 100

JOHN DALRYMPLE: AN ESSAY TOWARDS A GENERAL HISTORY OF FEUDAL PROPERTY IN GREAT BRITAIN…, L 1757, 1st edn, old cf gt worn £50-60

JOHN STUART MILL: ON LIBERTY, L 1859, 1st edn, 8 pp advts at end, lacks blanks, rebnd modern cf bkd bds, news eps £100- 120

HENRY FIELDING: AN ENQUIRY INTO THE CAUSES OF THE LATE INCREASE OF ROBBERS ETC…, Dublin 1751, bnd in with COBBETT'S GRIDIRON…, L 1822, bnd in wi...

G H JENNINGS AND W H JOHNSTONE (EDS): A BOOK OF PARLIAMENTARY ANECDOTE, [1872], orig cl

[CHARLES MARSH]: THE CLUBS OF LONDON…, 1828, 2 vols, old hf cf worn, vol 1 crudely rebkd, (Qty 2) £25-35

[J S FORSYTH]: DEMONOLOGIA OR NATURAL KNOWLEDGE REVEALED…, L 1827, 1st edn, fdg frontis, inner joints split, cl worn £40- 50

GREENSMITH DOWNES AND SON: THE BOOK OF SCOTCH-MADE UNDERWEAR, 1910, 5th edn, includes some mounted samples, orig bds worn + W BARRATT & CO LTD: ...

W WHITMORE JONES: GAMES OF PATIENCE, c1902, orig décor cl worn, (contents loose) £20-30

[RICHARD HOLLINGSWORTH]: VINDICIAE CAROLINAE OR A DEFENCE OF EIKON BASILIKE…, L 1692, engrd frontis, old mottled cf worn £25-35

SIR WALTER RALEIGH: THREE DISCOURSES OF … PUBLISHED BY PHILLIP RALEIGH ESQ HIS ONLY GRANDSON, L 1702, 1st edn, separate ttl [dtd 1701] to second essay

GEORGE LAWSON: AN EXAMINATION OF THE POLITICAL PART OF MR HOBBS, HIS LEVIATHAN, L 1657, old bl stpd cf worn £50- 60

JAMES HOWELL: FAMILIAR LETTERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS…, Aberdeen 1753, old cf worn £40-50

ANGELO JOHN LEWIS 'PROF LOUIS HOFFMANN': TRICKS WITH CARDS, A COMPLETE MANUAL OF CARD CONJURING, 1889, orig décor cl gt soiled + L WIDD...

R F FOSTER: PRACTICAL POKER, L T De la Rue 1904, 1st edn, orig bl stpd cl + [HENRY JONES] 'CAVENDISH': THE LAWS AND PRINCIPLES OF WHIST…, 18...

THE GAME OF QUADRILLE…, L R Francklin, c1760, 12 mo, rebnd (not recent), hf cf £25-35

THE CHRISTIAN YEAR…, c1890, décor crushed crimson mor gt, by Bickers, aeg £25-35

THE BOOK OF COSTUME OR ANNALS OF FASHION… BY A LADY OF RANK, L H Colburn, 1847, new edn, orig bl stpd cl worn + C KOHLER: A HISTORY OF COSTUME, 1937,

WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR: IMAGINARY CONVERSATIONS OF LITERARY AND STATESMEN, 1826-28, 2nd edn, 3 vols, old hf cf rebkd, (Qty 3) £25-35

J H ELLIS: CHESS SPARKS…., 1895, 1st edn, orig cl gt £20-30

A D PHILIDOR: STUDIES OF CHESS…., 1825, old cf worn + W CAXTON: GAME AND PLAYE OF THE CHESSE…, A VERBATIM REPRINT OF THE FIRST EDITION, intro W E A Ax

CHARLES VIDAL DIEHL: POKER PATIENCE, c1910, with game card and set of patience cards, orig cl slipcase

W E BECKER: GALLUS OR ROMAN SCENES OF THE TIME OF AUGUSTUS, trans Rev F Metcalfe, 1849, 2 engrd fdg plts, cf gt prize bdg, aeg £20-30