Books Auction

HANDBOOK FOR THE S P 17-P R VALENTINE, 1946 'Restricted', 4to, orig limp cl £ 20-30

FOLIES BERGERE: EN SUPER FOLIES, 1937 programme featuring Josephine Baker, 4to, orig wraps £ 25-35

MICHAEL R LANE: THE STORY OF THE STEAM PLOUGH WORKS FOWLERS OF LEEDS, 1980, 1st edn, 4to cl d/w + 1 other sim, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

IGNACE PLEYEL: SIX SONATAS... COMPOSED AND DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN - THREE SONATAS..., COMPOSED AND HUMBLY D

TADAYOSHI SAKURAI: NIKUDAN (HUMAN BULLETS), A SOLDIER'S STORY OF PORT ARTHUR, Tokyo, n d, orig wraps £ 20-30

V J WILMOTH: THE AUXILIARY FIREMAN, 1941, orig wraps + H CLEVELY: IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, A BOOK ABOUT NOTABLE FIRES, 1957, 1st edn, cl d/w + W

SACHEVERELL SITWELL: TO HENRY WOODWARD, Convent Garden Press 1972 (350), orig cl d/w + 16 others, all Goven Garden Press, (Qty 17) £ 40-50

HERMANN KROME: DEUTCHER LIEDERWALD, ill E Heigenmooter, Berlin n d, sm fo, cl bkd pict bds

BRITISH MUSEUM: A GUIDE TO THE BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIAN ANTIQUITIES, 1908, 2nd edn, orig wraps, worn & rebkd £ 20-30

MODERN BOOK-PLATES AND THEIR DESIGNERS, 'The Studio', 1898, lacks ttl, 4to cl, SMALL VOLUME, NORFOLK INTEREST BOOK PLATES (Qty 2) £ 30-40

EDWARD WALFORD (ED): EPHEMERIDES OR THE DAYES OF THE YEARE, 1883, AN AUNTIENTE ANNUALLE, 1883, 4to orig wraps, v worn + CHARLES LETTS: AN OLDE ALMANAC

HARRY McKEOWN: PINBALL PORTFOLIO, 1976, 1st edn, fo, pict bds

PACKET: 1960'S SCRAPBOOK, THE BEATLES INTEREST CUTTINGS

BIBBY'S ANNUAL, (4), 1918-22, fo, orig pict wraps v worn, (Qty 4) £ 20-30

WYNDHAM LEWIS: THE ART OF BEING RULED, 1926, 1st edn, cl £ 25-35

AFFONSO ROMANO DE SANT' ANNA: BAROQUE THE SOUL OF BRAZIL, trans D Grosklaus, 1998, 4to cl gt d/w slipcase

SIR WALTER SCOTT: THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTRELL, ill Russell Sedgfield, 1872, 6 albumen views, sm 4to orig decor crimson mor v worn + WILLIAM HOWITT:

TWO VOLUMES: 19TH CENTURY SHEET MUSIC, c1826, 63 airs etc, sm fo, hf cf worn, (Qty 2) £ 25-35

THE ILLUSTRATED NAVAL AND MILITARY MAGAZINE, 1886, 1888, vols 5 & 9, 4to, orig pict cl gt worn, (Qty 2) £ 40-50

NAVY AND ARMY ILLUSTRATED, 1900-01, vol 11, fo orig cf bkd decor cl £ 25-35

THE NEW POPULAR EDUCATOR, 1892, 8 vols in 4, col'd plts, modern cl, (Qty 4)

JOSEPH E WORCESTER: A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, Phila 1878, thick 4to bl stpd cl worn, top bd detchd

JAMES THOMSON: THE CASTLE OF INDOLENCE, ill William Rimet Art Union of London, 1845, obl fo, hf mor v worn + 1 other, (Qty 2)

C F GRIEB: DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH GERMAN LANGUAGES, Ed A Schroer, 1904, 2 vols, qtr cf v worn, (Qty 2)

CHARLES RICHARDSON: A NEW DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, 1858, 2 vols, 4to cf gt v worn, bds loose/detchd, some leaves loose, (Qty 2)

CLAUDIOUS ASH SONS & CO LTD: A CENTURY OF DENTAL ART, A CENTENARY MEMOIR, [1921], 4to, orig cl gt + CHARLES S TOMES: A MANUAL OF DENTAL ANATOMY....

ROBERT BYRON: THE BYZANTINE ACHIEVEMENT, 1929, 1st edn, cl gt £ 25-35

ALISON ADBURGHAM: WOMEN IN PRINT, 1972, 1st edn, cl d/w, ex-lib

J DURDICK AND OTHERS: THE PICTORIAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ANTIQUES, 1970, cl d/w + A NEGUS: A LIFE AMONG ANTIQUES, 1982, cl d/w + 1 other and 8 asstd issue

DICK FRANCIS, 6 ttls: PROOF, 1984, 1st edn, cl d/w + 5 others, (Qty 6) £ 20-30

JAMES BOSWELL: THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, Ed G B Hill, 1887, 6 vols, orig cl v worn, (Qty 6) £ 20-30

WILLIAM BECKFORD, 2 ttls: THE VISION LIBER VERITATIS, Ed G Chapman, 1930, 1st edn, orig cl; VATHEK trans H B Grimsditch, ill Edward Bawden, Folio Soci

RICHARD CLARKE: THE LIFE OF HORATIO LORD VISCOUNT NELSON, [1813], 3 index leaves supplied in facsimile, hf cf worn rebkd pres old spine, new eps + R S

STEPHEN SPENDER: FORWARD FROM LIBERALISM, 1937, orig limp cl soiled + G WARD PRICE: I KNOW THESE DICTATORS, 1937, 1st edn, orig limp cl worn, (Qty 2)

WORKSOP AND RETFORD BREWERY COMPANY: ALMANACK AND YEAR BOOK, Worksop 1895, orig cl bkd pict bds worn £ 30-40

ADMIRAL SIR REGINALD BACON: THE JUTLAND SCANDAL, [1933], new edn, orig limp leather gt £ 20-30

CHARLES BOUTELL: HERALDRY, Ed C W Scott-Giles, 1954, revised edn, cl gt + H C B ROGERS: THE PAGEANT OF HERALDRY..., 1957, 1st edn, cl + R EWART OAKESH

H A: PARTHENEIA SACRA, Hand & Flower Press, Kent, 1950, cl gt

ARTHUR BRYANT: THE TURN OF THE TIDE-TRIUMPH IN THE WEST, 1957, 1959, 1st edns, both works with ownership signature of Malcolm Saville, 1st work tipped

CAROLINE HASLETT: PROBLEMS HAVE NO SEX, 1949, 1st edn cl + ROSALIND MESSENGER: THE DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY, A BIOGRAPHY OF DAME CAROLINE HASLETT, 1967, 1

WALTER SHAW-SPARROW: JOHN LAVERY AND HIS WORK, [1912], 4to cl worn & soiled + EDWARD McCURDY: RAPHAEL SANTI, 1917, 4to deco cl gt, (Qty 2)

FRED T JANE: THE BRITISH BATTLE FLEET..., ill W L Wyllie, 1912, 1st edn, orig cl gt worn, ex-lib + ARTHUR J MARDER: BRITISH NAVAL POLICY, [1940], 1st

BRYAN VESEY-FITZGERALD: RIVERMOUTH, ill C F Tunnicliffe, 1949, 1st edn, cl d/w + ETHELIND FEARON: MOST HAPPY HUSBANDMAN, ill B Reynolds, 1946, 1st edn

SIR WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT: ORIGINAL COMIC OPERAS, n d, 2nd series, orig decor cl worn & soiled

ALBERT H ROWE: FOOD ALLERGY..., 1931, 1st edn, orig cl gt £ 25-35

CHARLES C F GREVILLE: A JOURNAL OF THE REIGNS OF KING GEORGE IV AND KING WILLIAM IV - A JOURNAL OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA, 1875, 1885, 3rd edn, 1

RICHARD SHEPHERD ROCKSTRO: A TREATISE ON THE CONSTRUCTION, THE HISTORY AND THE PRACTICE OF THE FLUTE..., 1928, revised edn, orig cl £ 30-40

REV JOHN FLEETWOOD: THE LIFE OF OUR BLESSED LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST..., J Cooke, L n d, early edn, 24 engrd plts, 4to revised cf £ 20-30

LIEUT-COLONEL G R STEVENS: FOURTH INDIAN DIVISION, [1948], orig cl soiled £ 25-35

J C CANNELL: THE SECRETS OF HOUDINI, 1932, cl soiled + HARRY PRICE: RUDI SCHNEIDER, A SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION OF HIS MEDIUMSHIP, 1930, 1st edn, cl + TO

FRANK HUSSEY: OLD FITZ EDWARD FITZGERALD AND EASTCOAST SAILING, 1974, 1st edn, pict bds d/w + IAN FRASER: WHEREAS I WAS BLIND, 1942, 1st edn, cl d/w (

[REV WILLIAM SELLON]: A DEFENCE OF GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY... + ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE DOCTRINE OF GENERAL REDEMPTION CONSIDERED - THE CHURCH OF ENGLAN...

REV JAMES BARCLAY; A NEW AND UNIVERSAL ENGLISH DICTIONARY..., c1845, 33 engrd maps, 34 plts, 4to bds v worn £ 80-100

ISABELLA BEETON: HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT, n d, new edn, two tone cl worn, split at spine + ELIZABETH CRAIG: FAMILY COOKERY, [1935], orig cl worn & ...

AUGUSTUS HERVEY: JOURNAL, Ed David Erskine, 1953, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 20-30

W J TURNER (ED): THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND EMPIRE - THE ENGLISHMANS COUNTRY - NATURE IN BRITAIN - ASPECTS OF BRITISH ART - BRITISH CRAFTSMANSHIP, 1

W L WYLLIE: J M W TURNER, 1905, 1st edn, orig decor cl £ 20-30

REV W M COOPER: A HISTORY OF THE ROD..., n d, new edn, cl + GEORGE RYLEY SCOTT: THE HISTORY OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT..., 1954, cl + IAN GIBSON: THE ENGL

JAMES GRANT: RECENT BRITISH BATTLES ON LAND AND SEA, c1890, orig decor cl gt worn & soiled £ 25-35

ENCYCLOPEDIA MANCUNIENSIS OR THE NEW SCHOOL OF ARTS SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURES..., Ed F M Hodson, Manchester 1815, 2 vols, engrd frontises, 21 plts, old

THE SLANG DICTIONARY..., 1874, new edn, orig cl gt £ 20-30

ARTHUR E GLEED: THE ART OF TABLE-TOP PHOTOGRAPHY, 1939, 1st edn, cl d/w

ROBERT KNOX: A MANUAL OF HUMAN ANATOMY, 1853, orig cl worn £ 20-30

REGIMENTAL RECORD OF THE 24TH MIDDLESEX POST OFFICE VOLUNTEERS FROM 1868 to 1896, [1868], 4 fdg plts at end, orig cl soiled £ 50-60

REV J BARCLAY: A COMPLETE AND UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE..., Ed B B Woodward, n d, New Edn, no maps, 4to, cf gt £ 20-30

ADAM SMITH: AN ENQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS, L 1850, ttl damage with part loss just affecting text, orig bl stpd cl v w

HAYDEN COFFIN: HAYDEN COFFIN'S BOOK, 1930, 1st edn, inscribed pres copy, orig cl gt £ 20-30

SIR THOMAS BERNARD: SPURINNA OR THE COMFORTS OF OLD AGE..., orig vellum soiled + J G ZIMMERMAN: SOLITUDE, 1797, engrd ttl, 12 mo, hf cf worn, (Qty 2)

CHARLES KENT (ED): THE HUMOUR AND PATHOS OF CHARLES DICKENS, 1884, orig decor cl gt worn + 3 others, (Qty 4)

JOHN LEECH: PICTURES OF LIFE AND CHARACTER, n d, 1st to 4th series, obl fo, hf mor worn, (Qty 4) £ 40-50

PACKET: ASSORTED ART MAGAZINES, etc, 1898-1927 £ 25-35

BRITISH MUSEUM: CATALOGUE OF THE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, MAPS AND DRAWINGS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, (NATURAL HISTORY), 1922-40, supplement vols 6-8, 4to, wr

CLAUS NISSEN: DIE ILLUSTRIERTEN VOGELBUCHER, Stuttgart 1976, 4to, cl gt + S DILLON RIPLEY AND LYNETTE, L SCRIBNER: ORNITHOLOGICAL BOOKS IN THE YALE UN

A MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION OF BOTANICAL BOOKS..., FROM THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY FORMED BY ROBERT DE BELDER, Sotheby's 1987 catalogue, 4to, cl gt + B...

A SCHIERBEEK: SEPP-NOZEMAN NEDERLANDSCHE VOGELEN, c1973, 16 col'd plts, 4to, pict wraps soiled, top wrap detchd £ 20-30

MAURICE MAETERLINCK: THE LIFE OF THE BEE, trans A Sutro, 1912, decor hf vellum £ 25-35

THE MAGNIFICENT BOTANICAL LIBRARY OF THE STIFTUNG FUR BOTANIK..., COLLECTED BY THE LATE ARPAD PLESCH, Sotheby & Co, 1975-76, 3 vols, catalogue, ...

THE LIBRARY OF H BRADLEY MARTIN MAGNIFICENT COLOR-PLATE ORNITHOLOGY - HIGHLY IMPORTANT ILLUSTRATED AND SCIENTIFIC ORNITHOLOGY, Sotheby's n y 198...

BIBLIOTHEQUE MARCEL JEANSON PREMIERE PARTIE CHASSE, Sotheby's Monaco 1987 catalogue, 4to cl gt + COLLECTION JEAN BERGER LIVRES RARES SUR LA CHAS...

ROBERT THOMPSON; THE GARDENERS ASSISTANT, Ed T Moores, 1890, cl v worn, top bd detchd £ 20-30

HENRY SOMERSET, DUKE OF BEAUFORT AND M MORRIS: HUNTING, 1985, Badminton Library facs edn, cl gt £ 20-30

FRANS A STAFLEU AND RICHARD S COWAN: TAXONOMIC LITERATURE, 1976-88, vols 1-5, 7, (of 7), cl gt + FRANS A STAFLEU: TAXONOMIC LITERATURE, 1967, cl gt, (

NELLIE B EALES: THE COLE LIBRARY OF EARLY MEDICINE AND ZOOLOGY, 1969-75, 2 vols, 4to vol 1 cl gt, vol 2 wraps, both ex-lib, (Qty 2) £ 30-40

CHARLES STONHAM: THE BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS, ill Lilian M Medland, 1906-11, 5 vols, 4to hf cf v worn, ex-lib, (Qty 5) £ 150-200

T F DALE: FOX-HUNTING IN THE SHIRES, 1903, 1st edn, cl gt + THEODORE CHRISTY: RANDOM RECOLLECTIONS OF AN ESSEX SPORTSMAN, Colchester n d, orig cl + 4

PHILIP GILBERT HAMERTON: THE SYLVAN YEAR, LEAVES FROM THE NOTE-BOOK OF RAOUL DUBOIS, 1876, 2 copies, orig decor cl gt, (Qty 2) £ 25-35

PETER SCOTT, 5 ttls: MORNING FLIGHT, 1936, 2nd impress, 4to cl gt worn; WILD CHORUS 1939 reprint, 4to cl gt; WILD GEESE AND ESKIMOS, 1951, 1st edn, cl

THOMAS MOORE: BRITISH WILD FLOWERS, 1867, 24 hand col'd plts, lacks ffep, orig cl worn + GUSTAV HEGI: ALPINE FLOWERS..., 1930, cl gt soiled, d/w...

R B FREEMAN: BRITISH NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS, 1980, 1st edn, cl gt + L VOGELENZANG: GUIDE TO THE PRICES OF ANTIQUARIAN AND SECONDHAND BOTANICAL BOOKS, F

F T BARON: OUR DOGS AND ALL ABOUT THEM, n d, orig cl

R SINCLAIR CARR: ALEXANDER AND ANGLING, 1936, 1st edn, cl gt £ 20-30

IZAAK WALTON AND CHARLES COTTON: THE COMPLETE ANGLER..., Ed Edward Jesse, 1896, orig cl £ 30-40

H F WITHERBY AND OTHERS: THE HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS, 1938-41, 1st edn, 5 vols, cl, (Qty 5) £ 40-50

GEORGE E LODGE: MEMOIRS OF AN ARTIST NATURALIST, 1946, 1st edn, cl, d/w £ 40-50

HENRY DOWNES MILES: PUGILISTICA..., 1880, 2nd series, orig pict cl gt worn £ 25-35

BERNARD DARWIN AND OTHERS: A HISTORY OF GOLF IN BRITAIN, 1952, 1st edn, 4to cl £ 60-80

ERIC HOSKING & CYRIL NEWBERRY: BIRDS OF THE DAY - BIRDS OF THE NIGHT - MORE BIRDS OF THE DAY, 1945, 1945, 1946, 2nd impress, 1st edn, 1st edn, 4...

RICHARD PERRY: AT THE TURN OF THE TIDE - LUNDY ISLE OF PUFFINS - A NATURALIST ON LINDISFARNE - SHETLAND SANCTUARY - I WENT A'CHEPERDING, 1943, 1...

CHARLES JAMES APPERLEY: MY LIFE AND TIMES, Ed E D Cunning, 1927, cl gt

PETER SCOTT, 4 ttls: MORNING FLIGHT, 1937, 3rd impress, 4to cl gt soiled; WILD CHORUS, 1944 reprint, 4to cl gt soiled; OBSERVATIONS OF WILDLIFE, 1980,