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FORTUNIO AND HIS SEVEN GIFTED SERVANTS, L W Spooner, 1846, engrd hand col'd table game, mtd on linen, 22" x 16 ½", with rules, in...

THE ROYAL GAME OF BRITISH SOVEREIGNS EXHIBITING THE MOST REMARKABLE EVENTS IN EACH REIGN FROM EGBERT TO GEORGE III, c1815, engrd sheet with spiral tra

THE LITTLE ENGLISH WARBLER, Derby Richardson & Son, c1825, miniature book, hand col'd fdg frontis and vig ttl, orig printed wraps, 65 mm x 4...

KATE GREENAWAY, 2 ttls: ALPHABET, c1885, orig pict bds a little worn; ALMANACK FOR 1892, [1891], orig cl bkd pict bds, (Qty 2) £50-60

KATE GREENAWAY, 2 ttls: ALMANACK FOR 1884, [1883], orig pict wraps; ALPHABET, c1885, orig pict bds, (Qty 2) £50-60

KATE GREENAWAY: ALMANACK FOR 1885, [1884], orig white imitation mor gt £40-50

KATE GREENAWAY: ALMANACK FOR 1884, [1883], orig white imitation mor gt £40-50

TOM THUMB'S PLAY-BOOK TO TEACH CHILDREN THEIR LETTERS AS SOON AS THEY CAN SPEAK OR EASY LESSONS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN AND BEGINNERS…, Newcastle 18...

CENDRILLON OU LE PETIT SOULIER VERT, Paris [1816], engrd ttl frontis, 6 plts, 8 pp engrd musical notations, dbl sided engrd fdg calendar, 16 mo, parch

THE WATER-KING'S LEVEE OR THE GALA OF THE LAKE, A SEQUEL TO 'THE PEACOCK AT HOME', L W Lindsell, 1808, 1st edn, water marked, 1807, 6 ha...

REV LEGH RICHMOND: NARRATIVES, c1827, 16 mo, old diced cf gt + 1 other, (Qty 2) £40-50

CHARLES ALBERT DEMOUSTIER: LETTRES A EMILIE SUR LA MYTHOLOGIE, Paris 1809, 6 parts in 2 vols, some water staining, 1 lf damaged with part loss, 12 mo,

FRANCOIS DE SALIGNAC DE LA MOTHE FENELON: INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EDUCATION OF A DAUGHTER… TO WHICH IS ADDED A SMALL TRACT OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CONDUC

A H FORRESTER 'ALFRED CROWQILL': COMIC HISTORY OF THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND, c1857, 36 hand col'd ills, fdg concertina fashion, or...

[MADAME M DUPONT AUBLAY]: THE FRENCH PRESENT OR EASY DIALOGUES FRENCH AND ENGLISH ADAPTED TO THE CAPACITY OF YOUNG BEGINNERS, Birmingham Swinney &am...

A NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH QUADRUPEDS – FOREIGN QUADRUPEDS – BRITISH BIRDS – WATER BIRDS – FOREIGN BIRDS – FISHES – REPTILES SERPENTS AND INSECTS, i

LUCY AND THE GYPSEY, L W Darton, 1813, 6 col'd ills, 12 mo, orig wraps worn + THE RENOWNED HISTORY OF LITTLE RED RIDING- HOOD, L B Tabart & ...

BEATRIX POTTER: THE TALE OF TIMMY TIPTOES, 1911, 1st edn, col'd frontis and 26 col'd ills, 16 mo, orig dark green bds, pict ppr label £...

THE HISTORY OF LITTLE FANNY, L S & J Fuller, 1810, 2nd edn, 7 aquatinted cut-out figures, 3 (of 4) hats and interchangeable head, all hand col&#...

BEATRIX POTTER: THE TALE OF THE FLOPSY BUNNIES, 1909, 1st edn, col'd frontis, 26 col'd ills, 16 mo, orig brown bds, pict ppr label £60-80

BEATRIX POTTER: THE TALE OF MR TOD, 1912, 1st edn, col'd frontis and 14 col'd ills, 12 mo, orig grey bds, pict ppr label worn £60- 80

BEATRIX POTTER: THE TALE OF PIGLING BLAND, 1913, 1st edn, col'd frontis and 14 col'd ills, 12 mo, orig maroon bds, pict ppr label £60-80

BEATRIX POTTER: THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER, 1903, 1st edn, 2nd printed, col'd frontis and 26 col'd ills, 12 mo, orig maroon bds, pict ppr labe...

RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS (PUB): CINDERELLA – ALADDIN – JOHN GILPIN – THE THREE BEARS – OLD MOTHER HUBBARD – JACK AND THE BEAN STALK – FROGGY WOULD-A-...

W E JOHNS: BIGGLES AT SCHOOL – BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT – BIGGLES FOLLOWS ON – BIGGLES BURIES A HATCHET, 1950-51, 1951, 1952, 1958, in 'boy's ow...

THE BUILDING NEWS, 1867-71, plate vol, 72 litho plts, some multi-view, fo, hf cf worn £50-60

T H KING: ORFEURERIE ET OUVRAGES EN METAL DU MOYEN-AGE, Bruges 1852, litho ttl, 99 plts, some water staining, fo, orig wraps disbnd £50-60

LES MEMBRES DE LA GILDE DES ANCIENS ELEVES DE L'ECOLE ST-LUC DE GAND: L'ART ET SES APPLICATIONS, Gand E Heuvelmans, 1922, 4to, orig cl bkd d...

JULIA MARGARET CAMERON: VICTORIAN PHOTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS MEN AND FAIR WOMEN, Ed T Powell, 1973, 4to, orig cl d/w + COLIN FORD: THE CAMERON COLLECTION,

JOHN GALSWORTHY, 13 ttls: A COMMENTARY, 1908, 1st edn, orig cl; A MOTLEY, 1910, 1st edn, orig cl gt; JUSTICE, 1910, 1st edn, orig cl gt; THE PATRICIAN

MARY AUGUSTA, MRS HUMPHRY WARD: SIR GEORGE TRESSADY – HELBECK OF BANNISTALE – ELEANOR – LADY ROSE'S DAUGHTER – FENWICK'S CAREER – DIANA MALL...

J NOEL PATON (ILL): THE DOWIE DENS O'YARROW, 1860, 1st edn, 6 engrd plts, water staining, mainly marginal, fo, orig décor cl gt £20-30

WILLIAM EDEN NESFIELD: SPECIMENS OF MEDIAEVAL ARCHITECTURE…, 1862, 1st edn, 100 plts inc. 1 chromo litho, fo, orig décor cl gt rebkd £30-40

HUBERT VON HERKOMER: IN THE OPEN COUNTRY, THE WORK OF LUCY E KEMP-WELCH, 1905, 1st edn, fo, orig cl gt £20-30

JOHN WHITE: RURAL ARCHITECTURE, A SERIES OF DESIGNS FOR ORNAMENTAL COTTAGES AND VILLAS…, 1857, 84 litho plts, (1 repaired), fo, orig bl stpd cl gt &...

DON BACHARDY, JOHN RUSSELL AND STEPHEN SPENDER: CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD LAST DRAWINGS, 1990, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl d/w £20-30

A E HASWELL MILLER AND N P DAWNAY: MILITARY DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS IN THE COLLECTION OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, 1970, 1st edn, vol 2 (text) only, 4to,

A DUBUISSON: RICHARD PARKES BONINGTON HIS LIFE AND WORK, 1924, (1000) numbered, 4to, orig 2 tone cl worn & soiled £40- 50

R A WALKER (ED): THE BEST OF BEARDSLEY, 1948, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl, d/w £25-35

HAROLD DAY: THE NORWICH SCHOOL OF PAINTERS, 1979, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl, d/w £30-40

ALAN SMITH: THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO LIVERPOOL HERCULANEUM POTTERY, 1970, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + D G RICE: THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO ROCKINGHAM POTTERY

GEOFFREY WILLS: ENGLISH POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, 1969, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + LLEWELLYNN JEWITT: THE CERAMIC ART OF GREAT BRITAIN, 1985, orig cl d/w + R

EDWARD SEAGO: HIGH ENDEAVOUR – A CANVAS TO COVER, 1944, 1947, 1st edns, orig cl, (Qty 2) £20-30

EDWARD SEAGO: HIGH ENDEAVOUR – A CANVAS TO COVER, 1944, 1947, 1st edns, orig cl, d/ws, (Qty 2) £30-40

EDWARD SEAGO: TIDELINE, 1948, 1st edn, orig cl d/w £20-30

ANTHONY BURGESS: EARTHLY POWERS, 1980, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + KINGSLEY AMIS: RUSSIAN HIDE-AND-SEEK, 1980, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + LEN DEIGHTON: SPY LIN

ALISTAIR MACLEAN, 3 ttls: H M S ULYSSES, 1955, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w (tatty); BEAR ISLAND, 1971, 1st edn, orig cl d/w; SEAWITCH, 1977, 1st edn, orig c

GRAHAM GREENE: THE COMEDIANS, 1966, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w (tatty) + PETER BENCHLEY: THE ISLAND, 1979, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + C P SNOW: VARIETY OF MEN

SIR HENRY RIDER HAGGARD, 2 ttls: COLONEL QUARITCH V C, 1889, 1st 1 vol edn, orig cl gt; ALLAN'S WIFE, 1899, 1st edn, orig cl gt, (Qty 2) £2...

C S FORESTER, 9 ttls: THE COMMODORE, 1945, 1st edn, orig cl d/w; LORD HORNBLOWER, 1946, 1st edn, orig cl d/w; LIEUTENANT HORNBLOWER, 1952, 1st edn, or

EDWARD SEAGO, 4 ttls: HIGH ENDEAVOUR, 1944, 1st edn, orig cl; PEACE IN WAR, 1944, 2nd impress, orig cl; A CANVAS TO COVER, 1947, 1st edn, cl; TIDELINE

W H AUDEN AND CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD: THE ASCENT OF FF6 – ON THE FRONTIER, 1939, 1938, 4th impress, 1st edn, orig cl d/ws, (Qty 2) £25-35

CHARLES MORGAN: THE JUDGE'S STORY, 1947, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + MONICA DICKENS: JOY AND JOSEPHINE, 1948, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + DAVID NIVEN: GO ...

CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD, 3 ttls: LIONS AND SHADOWS, Connecticut 1947, orig cl d/w (tatty); THE CONDOR AND THE COWS, n y 1949, 1st edn, orig cl d/w; THE

CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD: A SINGLE MAN – A MEETING BY THE RIVER, 1964, 1967, 1st edns, orig cl, d/ws, (Qty 2) £25-35

FORREST REID, 6 ttls: UNCLE STEPHEN, 1931, 1st edn, orig cl; BRIAN WESTBY, 1934, 1st edn, orig cl; THE RETREAT, 1936, 1st edn, orig cl; PETER WARING,

JONATHAN GASH: JADE WOMEN, 1988, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + JOHN D MACDONALD: FREE FALL IN CRIMSON, 1981, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + ELIZABETH GOUDGE: A CHRIS

CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD: SALLY BOWLES, 1937, 1st edn, orig cl + SWAMI PRABHAVENANDA AND CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD (TRANS): THE SONG OF GOD BHAGAVAD-GITA, 19

JOYCE CARY: THE HORSE'S MOUTH, 1957, 1st edn, orig parchment bkd marbled bds £20-30

SIR ALFRED MUNNINGS: AN ARTIST'S LIFE – THE SECOND BURST – THE FINISH, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1st edn, 2nd edn, 1st edn, 2nd work signed, orig cl gt,...

SIR ALFRED MUNNINGS: THE FINISH, 1952, 1st edn, cl, d/w, (tatty) £20-30

SIR ALFRED MUNNINGS: AN ARTIST'S LIFE – THE SECOND BURST – THE FINISH, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1st edns, orig cl gt, spines faded, (Qty 3) £50-60

SIR ALFRED MUNNINGS: AN ARTIST'S LIFE – THE SECOND BURST – THE FINISH, 1951, 1951, 1952, 3rd edn, 1st edn, 1st edn, cl d/ws, (Qty 3) £80-100

SIR ALFRED MUNNINGS: AN ARTIST'S LIFE – THE SECOND BURST – THE FINISH, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1st edn, 3 vols, orig cl, (Qty 3) £80-100

CHRIST BEETLES: S R BADMIN AND THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE, 1985, 1st edn, obl orig cl d/w £20-30

GEORGE GISSING: THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF HENRY RYECROFT – WILL WARBURTON, 1903, 1905, 1st edns, orig cl gt, (Qty 2) £30- 40

CHARLES HOLME (ED): ENGLISH WATER-COLOUR, 'The Studio', 1902, 8 orig parts, fo, loose in worn folder as issued £25-35

MICHELANGELO PERGOLESI: [DESIGNS FOR VARIOUS ORNAMENTS], 1777-91, engrd dedication lf, 60 engrd plts, without ttl and text, fo, old hf worn £12...

MICHAEL BRYAN: DICTIONARY OF PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS, Ed G C Williamson, n y 1964, (400), 5 vols, orig cl, (Qty 5) £25- 35

[JOHN RUSKIN]: MODERN PAINTERS, N Y 1879, 5 vols, orig décor cl gt, (Qty 5) £80-100

PETER AYKROYD: THE DARK SIDE OF A GREAT CITY EVIL LONDON, 1973, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w £20-30

HENRY MILLER AND MICHAEL FRAENKEL: HAMLET, Puerto Rico, Carrefour 1939, 1st edn, unopened, 12 mo, orig wraps £25- 35

HENRY CURWEN: A HISTORY OF BOOK SELLERS…, [1873], 1st edn, décor bl stpd cf gt £30-40

GRAHAM REYNOLDS: CONSTABLE WITH HIS FRIENDS IN 1806, Trianon Press 1981, (601), (35), 5 vols, numbered & sigd, orig mor, cl slipcase £100-120

THOMAS DE QUINCEY: THE WORKS, Edinburgh A & C Black 1862-63, 15 vols, orig blue cl, (Qty 15) £50-60

GILBERT ABBOTT A'BECKETT: THE COMIC BLACKSTONE, Phila 1844-46, 1st American edn, 4 parts in 1 vol, engrd frontis & engrd ttl to part 1, (onl...

P G WODEHOUSE: VERY GOOD JEEVES, n y 1930, 1st edn, inner joint split, orig orange cl soiled £50-60

C S FORESTER, 2 ttls: THE CAPTAIN FROM CONNECTICUT, 1941, 1st edn, orig cl + 1 other, (Qty 2) £20-30

DAVID HUNTER: OPERA AND SONG BOOKS PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND, 1703-1726, A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1997, 1st edn, orig cl

JOHN MASEFIELD: LAND WORKERS, 1942, 1st edn, orig wraps + MARTIN HARDIE: ENGLISH COLOURED BOOKS, 1990, facs edn, orig cl d/w + PERCY MUIR: VICTORIAN I

E F BENSON, 6 ttls: DODO A DETAIL OF TODAY, 1893, 9th edn, 8th edn, 2 vols, orig cl gt; THE BOOK OF MONTHS, 1903, 1st edn, orig décor cl; THE C...

[MARY A BEAUCHAMP], 6 ttls: FRAULEIN SCHMIDT AND MR ANSTRUTHER, 1907, 1st edn, orig cl; EXPIATION, 1929, 1st edn, orig cl; MR SKEFFINGTON, 1940, 1st e

DANTE ALIGHIERI: LA DIVINA COMMEDIA, Milan 1898, 4to, orig décor limp vellum £25-35

T F HUNT: HALF A DOZEN HINTS ON PICTURESQUE DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE, 1841, 3rd edn, 14 litho plts, 4to, orig cl, rebkd £50- 60

T A STRANGE: ENGLISH FURNITURE DECORATION…, [1918], 4to, orig cl gt worn, lacks back strip £20-30

MORTIMER MEMPES: REMBRANDT, 1905, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl £20-30

HENRY MOORE: SCULPTURE AND DRAWINGS, 1957, 1965, 1965, 4th edn, 2nd edn, 1st edn, 3 vols, 4to, orig cl d/ws, (Qty 3) £40- 50

THE GOLDEN HIND, A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF ART AND LITERATURE, 1923-24, Nos 5-8 in 1, orig top wraps bnd in, 4to, cl bkd bds £25-35

R W SYMONDS: OLD ENGLISH WALNUT AND LACQUER FURNITURE, 1923, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl gt + F J B WATSON: FURNITURE, 1956, Wallace Collection catalogue, o

MAX BEERBOHM, 2 ttls: FIFTY CARICATURES, 1914, 2nd impress, lacks ffep, orig décor cl gt worn & soiled; OBSERVATIONS, 1925, 1st edn, 4to, o...

LAWRENCE STONE: SCULPTURE THE BRITAIN THE MIDDLE AGES, 1955, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w, (tatty) £20-30

PAUL HULTON AND OTHERS: THE WORK OF JACQUES LE MOYNE DE MORGUES, A HUGUENOET ARTIST IN FRANCE FLORIDA AND ENGLAND, 1977, 1st edn, 2 vols, 4to, cl, sli

STANLEY BOOTH: SIR ALFRED MUNNINGS, 1978, 1st edn, obl 4to, orig cl, d/w, slipcase £150-180

SIR WALTER SCOTT: THE POETICAL WORKS, ill After J M W Turner, Edinburgh A & C Black 1866, décor cf gt prize bnd, aeg + TURNER AND THE POETS...

SIR HENRY RIDER HAGGARD: THE DAYS OF MY LIFE, 1926, 1st edn, 2 vols, orig cl, (Qty 2) £100-120

MARTIN AMIS: LONDON FIELDS, 1989, 1st edn, sigd, orig cl, d/w + PETER ACKROYD: THE HOUSE OF DOCTOR DEE, 1993, 1st edn, sigd, orig cl, d/w, (Qty 2) &...

JOHN LAHR: PRICK UP YOUR EARS, 1978, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w £20-30

GRAHAM GREENE: THE LAWLESS ROADS, 1939, 1st edn, 2nd issue with black lettering on spine, orig cl soiled £50-60

E F BENSON, 5 ttls: LUCIA'S PROGRESS, 1935, 1st edn, orig cl worn; TROUBLE FOR LUCIA, 1939, 1st edn, orig cl worn + 3 others, (Qty 5) £20-30

P G WODEHOUSE, 2 ttls: THE OLD RELIABLE, 1951, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w (tatty); BARMY IN WONDERLAND, 1952, 1st edn, orig cl d/w, (Qty 2) £50-60