Books Auctions

ERIC LINKLATER: PRIVATE ANGELO, 1946, 1st edn, cl d/w + OSBERT SITWELL: POUND WISE, 1963, proof, orig wraps + 11 others, (Qty 13) £ 20-30

D M THOMAS, 9 ttls: BIRTHSTONE, 1980, 1st edn, cl d/w; ARARAT, 1983, 1st edn, cl d/w; SWALLOW, 1984, 1st edn, cl d/w + 6 others, (Qty 9) £ 25-35

EDMUND BLUNDEN, 2 ttls: ENGLISH POEMS, 1925, 1st edn, uncut, orig cl; NEAR AND FAR, 1929, 1st edn, sigd pres copy, uncut and unopened, orig cl, (Qty 2

JAMES THOMSON: THE SEASONS, 1795, engrd ttl, port frontis, 2 plts, advt lf at end, old cf gt worn £ 25-35

LORD ALFRED DOUGLAS: SONNETS, 1935, 1st edn, uncut, cl d/w £ 30-40

SIR WALTER SCOTT: WORKS, 1867-68, copyright edn, 10 vols, qtr worn, (Qty 10) £ 40-50

GEORGE F WARNER AND HENRY J ELLIS (EDS): FACSIMILES OF ROYAL AND OTHER CHARTERS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 1903, vol 1, 4to, orig cl worn £ 30-40

THOMAS FULLER: THE HISTORY OF THE WORTHIES OF ENGLAND, 1662, 1st edn, engrd port frontis trimmed and laid down, ttl pg laid down with sm part loss, no

FRANCIS PECK: DESIDERATA CURIOSA OR COLLECTION OF DIVERS SCARCE AND CURIOUS PIECES RELATING CHIEFLY TO MATTERS OF ENGLISH HISTORY…, L 1779, 2nd edn, 2

NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI: THE WORKS, trans [H Neville], L 1675, 1st edn, 4to, old cf restored £ 450-500

S AUSTIN ALLIBONE: A CRITICAL DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND BRITISH AND AMERICAN AUTHORS…, Phila 1902, 5 vols inc supplement, 4to, hf mor, (Qty

JAMES THOMAS BYFORD McCUDDEN: FIVE YEARS IN THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS, [1918], 1st edn, orig cl worn & soiled + GREAT WAR PERIOD PHOTO, DRIVERS OF ...

DANIEL FEATLEY: ANCILLA PIETATIS OR THE HAND-MAID TO PRIVATE DEVOTION…, L 1656, 8th edn, engrd frontis, 12 mo, old cf v worn, (contents loose requirin

[HENRY PARKER]: THE TRUE PORTRAITURE OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND…, L 1650, bnd in at front, K JAMES'S OPINION OF A KING OF A TYRANT… IN TWO SPEECHES...

ALBERT SCHLOSS (PUB): SCHLOSS'S ENGLISH BIJOU ALMANAC, 1839, miniature book, 20 mm x 15 mm, 6 engrd ports, orig gt decorated wraps, aeg, slipcas...

THE HOLY BIBLE…, Berwick 1793, lacks ttl & all before Genesis, James Humphry's 'Bletherin Jamie' copy, exhibited at the Burns exhibi...

DAVID CRAWFURD: MEMOIRS OF THE AFFAIRS OF SCOTLAND…, Edinburgh 1753, 2nd edn, with appendix, lacks blanks, 12 mo, old cf worn £ 120-150

WILLIAM B CARPENTER: THE MICROSCOPE AND ITS REVELATIONS, 1857, 2nd edn, rebnd hf mor £ 30-40

[WILLIAM KITCHINER]: THE ART OF INVIGORATING AND PROLONGING LIFE BY FOOD, CLOTHES, AIR, EXCERISE, WINE, SLEEP ETC…, TO WHICH IS ADDED THE PLEASURE OF

SIR JOSIAH CHILD: A NEW DISCOURSE OF TRADE…, TO WHICH IS ADDED A SMALL TREATISE AGAINST USURY, Glasgow 1751, 5th edn, old cf worn, top bd loose ...

PIETRO BEMBO: IL PRIMO VOLUME DELLE LETTERE, Venice 1562, 2 vols in 1, 12 mo, modern hf leather £ 100-120

QUEEN VICTORIA: LEAVES FROM THE JOURNAL OF OUR LIFE IN THE HIGHLANDS, Ed A Helps, 1868, orig cl £ 20-30

RECUEIL PRECIEUX DE LA MACONNERIE ADONHIRAMITE…, PAR UN CHEVALIER DE TOUS LES ORDRES MACONIQUES, Phila 1786, 12 mo, old cf worn £ 100-120

GOTT IST DIE REINFRE LIEBE…, 1798, manuscript in German, 115 manuscript pages, plus a few leaves blank, decor crimson mor £ 25-35

THOMAS SNELLING: SEVENTY-ONE PLATES OF GOLD AND SILVER COIN…, c1760, 71 engrd plts on 24 thick ppr leaves, modern wraps £ 150-180

SIR THOMAS BROWNE: PSEUDODOXIA EPIDEMICA…, L 1672, 6th edn, 3 parts in 1, lacks port frontis, 4to, old cf rebkd, (not recent) £ 200-250

EDMUND BURKE: REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE…, L 1793, 12th edn, interleaved copy with a few contemporary manuscript annots, modern hf leathe

GILBERT BURNET: A MEMORIAL OFFERED TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS SOPHIA…, L 1815, old cf worn, bds detchd £ 20-30

LOUIS ADOLPHE THIERS: THE HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, trans F Shoberl, 1838, 5 vols, old diced cf v worn, bds loose/detchd, requiring rebnd, (Qt

THOMAS COKE AND HENRY MOORE: THE LIFE OF THE REV JOHN WESLEY…, L 1792, 2nd edn, port frontis, old cf worn £ 25-35

[THOMAS BIRCH]: AN INQUIRY INTO THE SHARE WHICH KING CHARLES I HAD IN THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE EARL OF GLAMORGAN…, L 1747, 1st edn, old cf worn £...

LES TERMES DE LA LEY OR CERTAIN DIFFICULT AND OBSCURE WORDS AND TERMS OF THE COMMON AND STATUTE LAWS OF THIS REALM…, L 1721, old cf worn £ 50-60

WILLIAM KING: THE ART OF LOVE IN IMITATION OF OVID DE ARTE AMANDI, L n d, 4pp advts at end, disbnd £ 25-35

[JOHN GOODMAN]: WINTER-EVENING CONFERENCE BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS, L 1689, 4th edn, 2 parts in 1, old cf worn, top bd loose £ 25-35

THE HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN…, L 1781, 2nd edn, vol 1 only, Robert Burns's copy with autograph presentation inscription by the Bards eldest son,...

GEORGE CLARK: THE PENAL STATUTES ABRIDGES..., Ed George Wilson, 1777, 2nd edn, old cf worn, bds loose £ 30-40

AN ESSAY ON CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN WITH A COMMENTARY ATTRIBUTED TO M DE VOLTAIRE…, Edinburgh 1778, new edn, lacks ffep, 12

STRATAGEMS OF CHESS…, L 1818, 4th edn, engrd frontis, hf mor worn £ 25-35

FEDOR VON COPPEN: THE ARMIES OF EUROPE ILLUSTRATED, trans Count Gleichen, ill R Knotel, 1890, 19 double pg chromo litho plts, orig pict cl gt £...

WILLIAM SMITH: A DICTIONARY OF CHRISTIAN ANTIQUITIES, 1908-1880, 2 vols, partly unopened, rebkd cl, (Qty 2) £ 40-50

REV DIONYSIUS LARDNER: AN ANALYTICAL TREATISE ON PLANE AND SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY…, L 1826, inscribed presentation copy to the Royal Society of Edinbu

THE HOLY BIBLE…, Cambridge 1682, engrd ttl, nt ttl dtd 1666, sm 4to, old cf rebkd £ 200-250

WILLIAM PALEY: THE WORKS, L 1837, hf cf worn £ 20-30

JOANNES CHRISTIANUS STOCKIUS: CLAVIS LINGUAE SANCTAE VETERIS TESTAMENTI…, Jenae 1744, port frontis, old cf worn £ 80-100

SALOMON GLASSIUS: PHILOLOGIAE SACRAE…, Frankfurt & Hamburg 1653, port frontis, sm 4to, old cf worn £ 150-200

JOHN GILBERT COOPER: THE LIFE OF SOCRATES…, L 1749, port frontis, old cf worn £ 40-50

ORIGINAL LETTERS OF HIS EXCELLENCY SIR RICHARD FANSHAW DURING HIS EMBASSIES IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL…, L 1701, advt lf at end, disbnd £ 20-30

BIBLI SACROSANCTA…, TIGURI C FROSCHOVERUS, 1544, 3rd ? edn of Zurich Bible, lacks ttl and all before a3, old cf worn £ 400-450

J COLVILLE: THE CHURCHILLIANS, 1981, 1st edn, cl d/w + J STRAWSON: CHURCHILL AND HITLER IN VICTORY AND DEFEAT, 1997, 1st edn, cl d/w + 4 others Church

THE NAVAL AND MILITARY SKETCH BOOK AND HISTORY OF ADVENTURE BY FLOOD AND FIELD, [1845], ends p448, modern cl £ 20-30

FRIDA H BRACKLEY: BRACKLES MEMOIRS OF A PIONEER OF CIVIL AVIATION, 1952, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 20-30

J H STOCQUELER: THE BRITISH OFFICER, HIS POSITION, DUTIES AND EMOLUMENTS AND PRIVILEGES…, 1851, orig cl gt, reinforced with tape £ 20-30

EDWARD W HOBBS: MODEL POWER BOATS, 1929, 1st edn, orig cl gt £ 20-30

DAVID MASTERS: THE WONDERS OF SALVAGE, 1924, 2nd edn, orig cl soiled £ 20-30

GEORGE WALTER PROTHERO: THE LIFE OF SIMON DE MONTFORT…, 1877, mor gt prize bdg £ 20-30

PHILIP HENRY GLOSSE: EVENINGS AT THE MICROSCOPE…, 1877, new edn, hf cf prize bdg £ 20-30

T GOWING: A SOLDIER'S EXPERIENCE, THINGS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN, SHOWING THE PRICE OF WAR IN BLOOD AND TREASURE…, Colchester n d, orig cl gt, soile...

D M'BRIDE: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CHOICE OF WINES…, [1793], disbnd + WILLIAM VINCENT: A PLAIN AND SUCCINCT NARATIVE OF THE LATE RIOTS AND ...

JOSEPH JONES: THE COAL SCUTTLE, 1936, 1st edn, sigd pres copy, cl d/w, (tatty) + 4 others sim, (Qty 5) £ 20-30

JUAN DE MARIANA: THE GENERAL HISTORY OF SPAIN…, trans John Stevens, L1699, 1st edn, lg ppr, fo, old cf worn £ 300-350

GILES JACOB: A NEW LAW-DICTIONARY…, 1750, 6th edn, fo, old cf worn £ 30-40

RICHARD KIDDER: A DEMONSTRATION OF THE MESSIAS IN WHICH THE TRUTH OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IS PROVED AGAINST ALL THE ENEMIES THEREOF BUT ESPECIALLY A

REV JOHN TILLOTSON: THE WORKS, L1707, 5th edn, port frontis, fo, old cf worn £ 50-60

LATE 18TH CENTURY EXTENSIVE MANUSCRIPT VOLUME, TABLES OF MEASURE, TIMBER AND STUFF, fo, reversed cf £ 30-40

MEN OF MARK, A GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITS…, Ed T Cooper, 1876-83, 7 vols, 4to, cf gt worn, (Qty 7) £ 120-150

REV MATTHEW TAYLOR: ENGLAND'S BLOODY TRIBUNAL OR POPISH CRUELTY DISPLAYED…, L1771, lacks frontis, 4to, reversed cf worn £ 25-35

J WELCOME AND R COLLENS: SNAFFLES, 1988, obl 4to cl d/w £ 20-30

F A PREMIER LEAGUE ANNUAL, 1995-96, 4to, pict bds + MANCHESTER UNITED ANNUAL, 1999, 4to, pict bds + SOCCER HEROES, n d, sigd by Gavin Peacock, 4to, pi

MARIE QUEEN OF RUMANIA: KILDINE HISTOIRE D'UNE MECHANTE PETITE PRINCESSE, ill Job Tours, n d, 4to, orig cl gt v worn & soiled + 1 other simi...

CYRIL KENNETH BIRD 'FOUGASSE', 5 ttls; P.T.0. A BOOK OF DRAWINGS, 1926, 1st edn, 4to, pict bds v worn; THE NEIGHBOURS, 1954, 1st edn, orig c...

ROYAL ACADEMY PICTURES, 1897, 1899-1902, 1906, 1908, 1912, 8 vols, 4to, variant bdgs, (Qty 8) £ 20-30

THE ILLUSTRATED TIMES, WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, 1855, vol 1, sm fo, orig cl v worn & soiled + 1 other, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

THE CONNOISSEUR, March 1907-Feb 1908, 4to, cf gt worn

THE TATLER, 1903, (Oct 7) – 1904 (Jan 6), fo, hf cf worn £ 40-50

COUNTRYLIFE, 1902-04, asstd issue bnd in 3, fo, cl worn, (Qty 3) £ 25-35

G LISTER SUTCLIFFE: THE MODERN CARPENTER, JOINER AND CABINET-MAKER, c1904, divs 2, 4- 6, 8 (of 8) only, 4to, pict cl, worn & soiled, (Qty 5)
...

RAILWAY AND CANAL TRAFFIC ACT, 1888, ttls CANAL SCHEDULES PROPOSED AMENDMENTS – HEARING OF OBJECTIONS, 1892, 2 vols, 4to, limp leather worn, (Qty 2)...

LUDEWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: THE SONATAS, Ed W Dorrell, c1865, 2 vols, vol 1 engrd port frontis, 4to, variant bdgs, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

D MACKENZIE (ED): THE TRIBUTE…, 1930 (1000), 4to cf gt v worn + 1 other, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

J FARRINGTON: LIFE ON THE LINES, 1984, 1st edn, cl d/w + G FIENNES: FIENNES ON RAILS, 1986, 1st edn, cl d/w + O S NOCK: GREAT BRITISH TRAINS, 1985, cl

SIR PETER SCOTT: THE BATTLE OF THE NARROW SEAS, 1945, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 20-30

MARTIN EVANS: ATLANTIC ERA – FROM INVERNESS TO CREWE , 1961, 1965, 1st edns, cl d/ws + RICHARD BLYTHE: DANGER AHEAD, 1951, 1st edn, cl d/w + 5 others

REV JAMES TAYLOR: THE FAMILY HISTORY OF ENGLAND…, c1882, 6 vols in 3, hf cf, (Qty 3) £ 30-40

LORD MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU AND F W McCOMB: BEHIND THE WHEEL, 1977, 1st edn, cl d/w + W STOBBS: MOTOR MUSEUMS OF EUROPE, 1983, 1st edn, cl d/w + A PRITCH

M A STEIN (TRANS): KALHANA'S RAJATARANGINI, A CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF KASMIR, L1900, vol 2 (of 2) only, unopened, orig cl gt, soiled £ 40...

J A SHARPE: CRIME AND THE LAW IN ENGLISH SATIRICAL PRINTS 1600-1832, 1986, 1st edn, cl d/w + P D G THOMAS: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1986, 1st edn, cl

DION CLAYTON CALTHORP: THE CHARM OF GARDENS, A & C Black, 1910, [1931], orig cl + G BULLETT: GERMANY, A & C Black 1930, rebnd cl bkd bd + 1 ...

JOHN G WINTON AND W J MILLAR: MODERN STEAM PRACTICE AND ENGINEERING..., 1883, hf cf v worn and soiled + DIONYSIUS LARDNER: HAND-BOOK OF NATURAL PHILOS

DAVID ST JOHN THOMAS: THE COUNTRY RAILWAY, 1976, 1st edn, cl d/w + H HOUSEHOLD: GLOUCESTERSHIRE RAILWAYS IN THE TWENTIES, 1984, 1st edn, cl d/w + 8 ot

O S NOCK, 5 ttls: THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, 1951, 1st edn, cl; THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY, 1960, 1st edn, cl d/w; THE SOUTH EASTERN AND CHA

CECIL J ALLEN, 4 ttls: THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY, 1955, 1st edn, cl d/w; THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 1974, pict wraps; TWO MILLION MILES OF TRAIN TRAVE

O S NOCK: BRITISH STEAM RAILWAYS, 1968, cl d/w + REX CHRISTIANSEN: THE WEST MIDLANDS, 1991 revised edn, Regional History of the Railways of Great Brit

C HAMILTON ELLIS: THE LONDON BRIGHTON AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY, 1960, 1st edn, cl d/w + R CHRISTIANSEN AND R W MILLER: THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY,

JOHN BETJEMAN, 2 ttls: LONDONS HISTORIC RAILWAY STATIONS, 1972, 1st edn, cl d/w; VINTAGE LONDON, 1942, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl soiled, (Qty 2) £ ...

TRAINS ANNUAL, 1949, 1951, 1953-55, 1958, 1961-62, 1964, 1966-67, 1969-70, orig cl/pict bds, (Qty 13) £ 25-35

RAILWAY WORLD ANNUAL, 1973-77, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1988, pict bds + 3 others, (Qty 12) £ 25-35

C HAMILTON ELLIS, 3 ttls: THE LONDON BRIGHTON AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY, 1960, 1st edn, cl d/w; THE TRAINS WE LOVED, 1965, cl d/w; THE MIDLAND RAILWAY,

BRITISH RAILWAYS IN PEACE AND WAR, 1944, 1st edn, orig wraps + FACTS ABOUT BRITISH RAILWAYS IN WAR TIME, 1943, 1st edn, orig wraps + J F GAIRNS: RAILW

H P WHITE: SOUTHERN ENGLAND, 1982, 4th edn, Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain series, vol 2, cl d/w + K HOOLE: THE NORTH EAST, 1986, 3

O S NOCK, 5 ttls: BRITISH STEAM RAILWAYS, 1961, 1st edn, cl d/w; STEAM RAILWAYS IN RETROSPECT, 1966, 1st edn, cl d/w; LOCOS OF THE NORTH EASTERN RAILW