Books Auction

OSBERT LANCASTER, 22 ttls: NEW POCKET CARTOONS, 1941, 1st edn, cl d/w; FURTHER POCKET CARTOONS, 1942, 1st edn, cl d/w (tatty) + 20 others, (Qty 22) ...

DORIS LESSING: SHIKASTA, 1979, 1st edn, cl d/w + RUTH PRAWER JHABVALA: HOW I BECAME A HOLY MOTHER, 1976, 1st edn, cl d/w + L P HARTLEY: THE LOVE-ADEPT

FREDERICK FORSYTH: THE DAY OF THE JACKAL - THE DOGS OF WAR, 1971, 1974, 1st edns, cl d/ws + LEN DEIGHTON: X P D, 1981, 1st edn, cl d/w + HAROLD ROBBIN

RICHARD GORDON: DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE, 1952, 1st edn, cl d/w + MONICA DICKENS: FLOWERS ON THE GRASS, 1949, 1st edn, cl d/w + GERALD DURRELL: BIRDS BEAST

GEORGE TWEED: IF, 1929, 1st edn, cl d/w + BARBARA HEYGATE: UNHOLY WEDLOCK, 1939, 1st edn, cl d/w + 3 others, (Qty 4) £ 25-35 410A. EVELYN WAUGH...

JOHN LE CARRE: THE RUSSIA HOUSE, 1989, 1st edn, cl d/w + JOHN BRAINE: LIFE AT THE TOP, 1962, 1st edn, cl d/w + ANTHONY BURGESS: THE END OF THE WORLD N

DICK FRANCIS: SMOKE SCREEN - BREAK IN - WILD HORSES - COME TO GRIEF - TO THE HILT - FIELD OF THIRTEEN, 1972, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1st edns, c

RUTH RENDELL: ONE ACROSS TWO DOWN, n y, 1971, 1st edn, sigd pres copy cl d/w + JANE ADAMS: FADE TO GREY, 1998, sigd cl d/w, (Qty 2) £ 25-35

JAMES BOSWELL, 2 ttls: THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, 1900, 3 vols, orig cl gt worn; THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON... TO WHICH IS ADDED THE JOURNAL OF A TOU

THE PASTON LETTERS, Ed James Gairdner, 1910, 4 vols, orig buckram bkd bds, cf gt labels, (Qty 4) £ 30-40

THE HARROW ALMANACK, 1902-07, 6 vols in 1, hf mor gt worn £ 20-30

JOHN MILTON: PARADISE LOST..., L 1730, 14th edn, engrd frontis, 12 plts, 12 mo old cf worn £ 25-35

JESU CHRISTI DOMINI NOSTRI NOVUM TESTAMENTUM, Ed T Beza, Canterbury 1686, 12 mo, old cf worn, bds detchd £ 25-35

ARNOLDUS CORVINUS: DIGESTA PER APHORISMOS..., Amsterdam 1642, engrd ttl, 12 mo, old cf worn £ 30-40

EDMOND HOYLE: THE NEW POCKET HOYLE, CONTAINING THE GAMES..., 1807, 4th edn, added engrd ttl, 12 mo, cf worn £ 75-100

THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER..., Oxford M Baskett, 1764, bnd in at end A COMPANION TO THE ALTAR..., L 1764 and THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMS..., L 1762, old c

THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER..., - PROPER LESSONS..., Oxford 1834, 2 vols, 32 mo, decor crimson mor gt, worn crimson mor slipcase + THE BOOK OF COMMON PR

THE SMALLEST ENGLISH DICTIONARY IN THE WORLD, D Bryce, n d, miniature book, 28mm x 18mm, orig limp leather gt, 'Pears' lower cover, orig met...

THE HOME CIRCLE, 1849-52, vols 1-6, engrd frontises, hf cf worn, (Qty 6) £ 30-40

J L CRANMER-BYNG (ED): PATTEE BYNG'S JOURNAL, 1950 + C LLOYD AND R C ANDERSON (EDS): A MEMOIR OF JAMES TREVENEN, 1959 + W B ROWBOTHAM: THE NAVAL...

DALE M TITLER: THE DAY THE RED BARON DIED, 1973, cl d/w + P KILDUFF: RICHTHOFEN, 1993, 1st edn, cl d/w, ex-lib + HANNA REITSCH: THE SKY MY KINGDOM, 19

RICHARD ENGLAND: SCHOONERMAN, 1981, 1st edn, cl d/w + BASIL GREENHILL: SCHOONERS, 1980, 1st edn, 4to cl d/w + 1 other sim, (Qty 3) £ 20-30

R CANNON: HISTORICAL RECORD OF FIFTY-SIX OR THE WEST ESSEX REGIMENT OF FOOT..., 1844, 2 hand col'd plts, orig bl stpd cl gt worn £ 25-35

THE AERO MANUAL..., 'THE MOTOR' 1909, 1st edn, (revised), orig decor cl £ 25-35

W R ELLIOT: THE SECOND TWENTIETH BEING THE HISTORY OF THE 2/20TH BN LONDON REGIMENT, Aldershot 1920, 1st edn, orig cl gt, d/w (tatty) £ 20-30

MICK BENNETT: THE STORY OF THE RIFLE, n d, pict bds soiled + JAMES LAVER: BRITISH MILITARY UNIFORMS, 1948, 1st edn, King Penguin series No 42, pict bd

BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR IN PRETORIA: THE GRAM A SOCIAL MAGAZINE, Ed Earl of Rosslyn, c1901, facs edn, numbered & sigd by editor, 4to vellum soi...

THE SOUTHERN CROSS JOURNAL OF THE ANGLO-SOUTH AMERICAN DEPOT, 1918, 6 bi-monthly issues in 1, 4to, hf cf £ 30-40

R MONEY BARNES: A HISTORY OF THE REGIMENTS AND UNIFORMS OF THE BRITISH ARMY, 1954, 3rd edn, cl worn + H C B ROGERS: TANKS IN BATTLE, 1965, 1st edn, cl

NIGEL McCRERY: THE VANISHED BATTALION..., 1992, 1st edn, cl d/w, ex-lib + RAY WESTLAKE: BRITISH REGIMENTS AT GALLIPOLI, 1996, 1st edn, cl d/w, ex-lib,

W N NICHOLSON: THE SUFFOLK REGIMENT 1928 TO 1946, [1948], 1st edn, cl gt £ 25-35

HUMPHREY WYNDHAM: THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY AT WAR, 1st Household Cavalry Regiment, Aldershot 1952, 1st edn, cl gt worn + G L VERNEY: THE DESERT RATS...,

SIR WINSTON LEONARD SPENCER CHURCHILL: THE END OF THE BEGINNING - ONWARDS TO VICTORY - THE DAWN OF LIBERATION, 1943, 1944, 1945, 2nd edn, 1st edn, 1st

THE STORY OF THE 60TH (LONDON) DIVSIONAL CYCLIST COMPANY..., c1935, orig cl £ 25-35

THE STORY OF 79TH ARMOURED DIVISION, [1945], 1st edn, orig cl soiled £ 20-30

MARTIN LUTHER KING: STRENGTH TO LOVE, 1964, 1st edn, cl d/w

R POWER BERREY: THE RIGHT O'THE LINE BEING SOME STORIES FROM THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 1904, 1st edn, orig pict cl £ ...

H P TWYFORD: IT CAME TO OUR DOOR, PLYMOUTH IN THE WORLD WAR, 1946, cl soiled + LAWRENCE DUNDAS: BEHIND THE SPANISH MASK, 1943, 1st edn, cl + PETER CAR

MONTAGUE SUMMERS: THE GEOGRAPHY OF WITCHCRAFT, 1927, 1st edn, cl gt £ 30-40

S L MACGREGOR-MATHERS: THE BOOK OF THE SACRED MAGIC OF ABRA-MELIN THE MAGE..., 1956, (500), new edn, cl gt + E A WALLIS BUDGE: EGYPTIAN MAGIC, 1899, 1

J PIPER: ROMNEY MARSH, 1950, 1st edn, orig bds d/w + P BARCLAY-SMITH: A BOOK OF DUCKS, 1951, 1st edn, pict bds d/w + O WARNER: THE CROWN JEWELS, 1951,

KING PENGUIN SERIES, 1945-46, Nos 21-29, orig bds worn, (Qty 9) £ 20-30

KING PENGUIN SERIES, 1947, Nos 30-38, orig bds worn, (Qty 9) £ 20-30

E G TAYLOR: AN ATLAS OF TUDOR ENGLAND AND WALES, 1951, 1st edn, orig bds, d/w + C J P CAVE: MEDIEVAL CARVINGS IN EXETER CATHEDRAL, 1953, 1st edn, orig

KING PENGUIN SERIES, 1939-43, Nos 1-10, bds worn, (Qty 10) £ 20-30

KING PENGUIN SERIES, 1943-52, Nos 11-20, orig bds worn, (Qty 10) £ 20-30

N WOOSTER: SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, 1952, 1st edn, orig bds, d/w + W H HUDSON: BIRDS OF LA PLATA, 1952, 1st edn, orig beds, d/w + R A H COOMBES: MOUNTAIN

NINA M DAVIES: EGYPTIAN PAINTINGS, 1954, 1st edn, orig bds d/w, King Penguin Series No 71 £ 40-50

W D JONES: RECORDS OF THE ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, Woolwich 1851, litho ttl, 5 plts, some water staining, fo, cl gt, v worn & soiled £ 20-30

H W WILSON: WITH THE FLAG TO PRETORIA, 1900-01, 2 vols, 4to, hf cf v worn, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

HOMES AND GARDENS, 1925-28, vols 6-8, 4to, hf cl, (Qty 3) £ 25-35

P DE VALLIERE: TREUE UND EHRE GESCHICHTE DER SCHWEIZER..., Lausanne [1940], 4to, orig decor cl gt £ 25-35

GEORG FRIEDRICH HANDEL: THE BEAUTIES OF Ed John Davy, T Williams, L n d, 6 vols, engrd frontises, vol 1 lacks ttl, 4to hf mor worn, (Qty 6) £ 2...

LEONARD DE VRIES: VICTORIAN ADVERTISEMENTS, 1968, 4to cl gt + E EWING: FASHION IN UNDERWEAR, 1971, cl d/w, ex-lib + G ELEY: THE RUINED MAID MODES AND

L T C ROLT, 2 ttls: HIGH HORSE RIDERLESS, 1946, 1st edn, cl; TOOLS FOR THE JOB, 1965, 1st edn, cl + W STEEDS: A HISTORY OF MACHINE TOOLS 1700-1910, 19

CHAZ BOWYER: BOMBER BARONS, 1983, 1st edn, cl d/w + V F BINGHAM: WHIRLWIND THE WESTLAND WORLDWIND FIGHTER, 1987, 1st edn cl d/w, ex-lib + B ROBERTSON:

EDMUND PLOWDEN: ABRIDGEMENT DES TOUTS LES CASES REPORTEZ A LARGE PER MONSIEUR PLOWDEN, L [1600?], with note to reader at end, lacks preface (as usual)

RICHARD CROMPTON: STAR-CHAMBER CASES SHEWING WHAT CAUSES PROPERLY BELONG TO THE COGNIZANCE OF THAT COURT, L 1630, sm 4to wraps soiled, S T C 6056 &#...

JOHN MARCH: REPORTS OR NEW CASES WITH DIVERS RESOLUTIONS AND JUDGEMENTS, L 1648, sm 4to old ppr wraps £ 60-80

THE ARGUMENTS UPON THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN THE COURT OF KINGS BENCH..., WHEREUNTO IS ANNEXED THE PETITION OF SIR JOHN ELIOT KNIGHT IN BEHALF OF T

MARQUISE DE CREQUY: SOUVENIRS, Paris n d, 10 vols in 5, qtr cf, mor labels, orig wraps bnd in, (Qty 5) £ 40-50

VICTORIAN MANUSCRIPT RECEIPT BOOK COMPILED BY A MISS BROWN OF NORWICH, c1850, 100+ receipts including qty puddings, orig bl stpd limp cl £ 30-40

JOHN GOLDSMITH: AN ALMANACK, 1783, orig mor gt worn £ 40-50

JOHN EARL OF SHEFFIELD: OBSERVATIONS ON THE IMPOLICY ABUSES AND FALSE INTERPRETATION OF THE POOR LAWS..., L 1818 £ 25-35

GEORGE H POWELL: DUELLING STORIES OF THE 16TH CENTURY FROM THE FRENCH OF BRANTOME, 1904, 1st edn, orig cl gt £ 20-30

JOHN G WILSON (ED): THE TRIAL OF JEANNIE DONALD, 1953, cl £ 20-30

[EPHRAIM PAGITT]: CHRISTIANOGRAPHIAE., L 1636, 2nd edn, sm 4to cf v worn, nr disbnd, (A/F) £ 20-30

W GIBSON: THE FARRIER'S DISPENSATORY..., 1726, 2nd edn, old bl stpd cf worn + A T THOMSON: THE LONDON DISPENSATORY..., 1833, 7th edn, hf cf v wo...

J F BLUMEBACH: THE INSTITUTIONS OF PHYSIOLOGY, trans/Ed John Elliotson, 1820, 3rd edn, hf ttl, hf cf worn £ 100-120

CHARLES STUART FORBES: THE CAMPAIGN OF GARIBALDI IN THE TWO SICILIES, 1861, 2 ports, fdg map, 6 plans mainly fdg, orig bl stpd cl soiled, new eps &#...

THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER..., Oxford 1737, decor contemporary crimson mor gt £ 150-200

THOMAS BURNET, 2 ttls: DE STATU MORTUORUM ET RESURGENTIUM TRACTATUS, 1727, engrd port frontis, old diced cf worn, bds loose; DE FIDE AND OFFICIIS CHRI

THOMAS BABINGTON, LORD MACAULAY: LAYS OF ANCIENT ROME, 1897, new edn, vellum gt prize bdg, + A GANOT: ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON PHYSICS..., trans E Atkin

ARTHUR PENRHYN STANLEY: LECTURES ON THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH CHURCH, 1883, new edn, 3 vols, orig cf worn, mor gt labels, (Qty 3) £ 25-35

WARREN R DAWSON (ED): THE NELSON COLLECTION AT LLOYD'S..., 1932, 1st edn, orig cl gt, ex-lib £ 75-100

HERMANN PINNOW: DEUTSCHE GESCHICHTE..., Berlin 1929, orig cl £ 20-30

ALFRED SMEE: ELEMENTS OF ELECTRO-METALLUGY, 1843, 2nd edn, hf cf worn + ALFRED RITTER VON URBANITZKY: ELECTRICITY IN THE SERVICE OF MAN..., Ed R Worme

ST JOHN C NIXON: THE ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE, 1956, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 20-30

ROBERT GATHORNE-HARDY: WILD FLOWERS IN BRITAIN, ill John Nash, 1948, 3rd edn, cl d/w + BARBARA JONES: ENGLISH FURNITURE AT A GLANCE, 1954, 1st edn, cl

A CROXTON SMITH: BRITISH DOGS, 1945, 1st edn, orig decor bds, d/w, Britain In Pictures Series No 96 + 14 others same series, (Qty 15) £ 20-30

ERIC ARTHUR BLAIR 'GEORGE ORWELL': THE ENGLISH PEOPLE, 1947,1st edn, orig pict bds, d/w, Britain In Pictures Series No 100 £ 20-30

E KIMBER AND R JOHNSON: THE BARONETAGE OF ENGLAND..., 1771, vols 1-2 (of 3), cf v worn, vol 1 bds detchd, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

FREDERICK EDWARD HULME: THE FLAGS OF THE WORLD..., c1906, 26 col'd plts, cf gt prize bdg £ 20-30

J R BUCKLEY: CARS OF THE CONNOISSEUR, 1960, 1st edn, cl d/w + JOHN MILLS: THE CONSTRUCTION OF FORD SPECIALS, 1960, 1st edn, cl d/w + LAURENCE POMEROY:

ERNEST F CARTER: EDWARDIAN CARS..., [1955], 1st edn, cl d/w + R C WHEATLEY AND B MORGAN: THE MAINTENANCE AND DRIVING OF VINTAGE CARS, 1964, 1st edn, c

C CLUTTON, C POSTHUMUS AND D JENKINSON: THE RACING CAR, 1956, 1st edn, cl + RICHARD HOUGH: A HISTORY OF THE WORLDS SPORTS CARS, 1961, 1st edn, cl d/w

SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL: THE ROMANCE OF MOTOR-RACING, n d, 3rd impress, cl + C JARROTT: TEN YEARS OF MOTORS AND MOTOR RACING, 1956, cl d/w + R L WALKERLE

L'EBE BUGATTI: THE BUGATTI STORY, trans L Ortzen, 1967, 1st edn, cl d/w + PETER HULL: THE HISTORY OF THE VINTAGE SPORTS CAR CLUB, 1964, 1st edn,...

W O BENTLEY: W O AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 1958, 1st edn, cl + W H CHARNOCK: MIND OVER MOTOR, n d, cl + S C H DAVIS: ATALANTA WOMEN AS RACING DRIVERS, n d, cl

G S DAVISON: THE STORY OF THE MANX - THE T T - THE ULSTER, 1949, 1949, 1949, 3 vols, cl, (Qty 3) £ 20-30

GIOVANNI BATTISTA RICCIOLI: GEOGRAPHIAE ET HYDROGRAPHIAE REFORMATAE LIBRAI DUODECIM..., Bologna 1661, 1st edn, lacks frontis, fo, old cf worn £...

WALTER RICHARDS: HER MAJESTY'S ARMY, [1888-91], 3 vols, 4to hf cf worn, requiring rebdg, (Qty 3) £ 100-120

CAPT HENRY MONTAGUE HOZIER: THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR, c1875, 2 vols, 4to hf cf worn, (Qty 2) £ 50-60

THOMAS ARCHER: THE WAR IN EGYPT AND THE SOUDAN..., [1887], 4 vols in 2, hf cf worn, (Qty 2) £ 40-50

WILLIAM COURT: A HISTORY OF GRANDPRIX MOTOR RACING 1906-1951, POWER AND GLORY, 1966, 1st edn, 4to cl £ 40-50

SIR RICHARD HOLMES (ED): EDWARD VII HIS LIFE AND TIMES, 1910-11, 2 vols, 4to orig decor cl gt , (Qty 2) £ 20-30

H HOFFMANN: DEUTSCHLAND ERWACHT..., 1933, lacks 1 mtd ill, 4to, cl gt soiled £ 20-30

SIMON LHUILIER: ELEMENS D'ANALYSE GEOMETRIQUE..., Paris 1809, 3 fdg engrd plts, 4to hf cf worn £ 25-35 CENTRE TABLE

CASSELL'S ILLUSTRATED FAMILY PAPER..., 1855, vol 2, fo, qtr cl £25-35

ROY WEBBER (ED): THE PLAYFAIR BOOK OF TEST CRICKET - BOOK OF CRICKET RECORDS, n d, 1953, 1951, 1st edn, 1st edn, reprint, 2 vols, 1 vol, cl vol 2 and