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VIRGINIA WOOLF: ROGER FRY, 1940, 1st edn, orig cl, spine faded £20-30

VIRGINIA WOOLF: THE COMMON READER SECOND SERIES, 1932, 1st edn, orig cl £20-30

VIRGINIA WOOLF: THE CAPTAIN'S DEATH BED, 1950, 1st edn, orig cl, spine faded £20-30

VIRGINIA WOOLF: THREE GUINEAS, 1938, 1st edn, orig cl soiled £20-30

WYNDHAM MARTYN: THE HOUSE OF SECRETS, 1936, 1st edn, orig cl + JOHN RHODE: THE VENNER CRIME, 1933, 1st edn, cl, + JOHN ROWLAND: THE DEATH OF NEVILL NO

LORD BALNIEL AND KENNETH CLARK (EDS): A COMMEMORATIVE CATALOGUE OF THE EXHIBITION OF ITALIAN ART…, 1931, 1st edn, 2 vols, 4to, orig cl gt, (Qty 2) &...

PERCY BROWN: INDIAN ARCHITECTURE, Bombay 1965, 4to, orig cl bkd bds + LUDWIG GOLDSCHEIDER: ETRUSCAN SCULPTURE, 1941, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl, (Qty 2) ...

LAURENCE WHISTLER: THE IMAGINATION OF VANBRUGH AND HIS FELLOW ARTISTS, 1954, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl gt worn, ex-lib £25-35

MICHELANGELO BUONAROTTI: THE SCULPTURES, Intro L Goldscheider, [1940], 1st edn, 4to cl + CARLO PIETRANGELI (ED): THE SISTINE CHAPEL, 1986, 4to cl, d/w

PAUL WILLIAMSON (ED): EUROPEAN SCULPTURE AT THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, 1996, 1st edn, 4to cl d/w + SERGEI ANDROSOV AND OTHERS, WESERN EUROPEAN SC

TOM AND MARY ANNE EVANS: SHUNGA THE ART OF LOVE IN JAPAN, [1975], obl 4to, cl, slipcase £30-40

YVONNE HACKENBROCH: CHELSEA AND OTHER ENGLISH PORCELAIN POTTERY AND ENAMEL IN THE IRWIN UNTERMAYER COLLECTION, 1957, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl bkd bds &...

MRS BURY PALLISER: HISTORY OF LACE, Eds M Jourdain and Alice Dryden, 1902, 4th edn, orig buckram £30-40

LAURIE PENHAM: CLOCK DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, 1989, laminated pict bds, d/w, ex-lib

BERYL DEAN: ECCLESIASTICAL EMBROIDERY, 1958, 1st edn, cl worn, ex-lib

SIR JOHN BETJEMAN: READING HIS POETRY, 1977, LP Record, orig sleeve + 1 other, (Qty 2)

THE SPECTATOR, 1808, new edn, vols 1-2, 4-10 (of 10), old cf worn, vol 2 top bd detchd, (Qty 9) £20-30

JOHN GALSWORTHY: THE FORSYTE SAGA, ill Anthony Gross, 1951, orig leather gt £20-30

J B PRIESTLEY: THE TOWN MAJOR OF MIRAUCOURT, 1930 (525) numbered & sigd, orig vellum warped and soiled £30-40

ALAIN RENE LE SAGE: ADVENTURES OF GIL BLAS, L Willoughby & Co, n d, old hf cf worn £20-30

JOHN KEATS: THE POETICAL WORKS, Ed H B Forman, 1907, + ROBERT BROWNING: POEMS, 1907, 'Oxford' edns, uniform décor hf vellum, (Qty 2) &#...

URSULA BLOOM, 3 ttls: THE OLD ADAM, 1967, 1st edn, sigd (twice), cl d/w + 1 other, (Qty 3) £20-30

ANGUS WILSON: LATE CALL, 1964, 1st edn, cl d/w

NORMAN MACLEOD: THE STARLING, 1867, 2 vols, orig cl gt worn & soiled, (Qty 2) £20-30

MAXIMILLIAN I EMPEROR OF MEXICO: RECOLLECTIONS OF MY LIFE, 1868, 3 vols, old hf cf, (Qty 3) £20-30

ANTHONY POWELL: THE MILITARY PHILOSPHERS, 1968, proof, orig wraps + PAUL SCOTT: THE BIRDS OF PARADISE, 1962 proof, orig wraps + JOHN OSBORNE: A PATRIO

SAMUEL ROGERS: ITALY, A POEM, 1852, old cf gt worn, top bd detchd

PIERCE EGAN: LIFE IN LONDON.., 1830, new edn, col'd frontis, 5 (of 6) col'd plts, hf cf v worn, bds detchd £40-50

WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY: THE NEWCOMES, 1854, 1st edn, 2 vols, old hf cf worn, spines gt in compartments, (Qty 2) £30-40

WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY: THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS, 1849-50, 1st edn in book form, 2 vols, old diced cf £30-40

CHARLES DICKENS: PICKWICK PAPERS, 1837, 1st edn in book form, plts browned & spotted, old cf worn, rebkd preserving lge part old spine, inner jo...

CHARLES DICKENS: PICKWICK PAPERS, 1838, added vignette ttl dtd 1837, hf cf £60-80

CHARLES DICKENS: LITTLE DORRIT, 1857, 1st edn in book form, hf cf £100-120

CHARLES DICKENS: MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT, 1859, hf cf £40-50

CHARLES DICKENS: DONBEY AND SON, 1848, 1st edn in book form, old hf cf v worn, bds loose £40-50

ALBERT SMITH: THE STRUGGLES AND ADVENTURES OF CHRISTOPHER TADPOLE, 1850, old hf cf £20-30

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

ALDOUS HUXLEY: ROTUNDA, 1932, 1st edn, orig cl

NICCOLO MACHAIVELLI: THE PRINCE, De La More Press, 1929, (1,050), (925) out of series copy, orig cl bkd bds, d/w £30-40

JOHN MILTON: EARLY POEMS, ill Charles Ricketts Ballantyne Press, [1896], (300), 4to, orig buckram soiled + ROBERT BROWNING: DRAMATIC ROMANCES AND LYRI

LAURENCE WHISTLER: ARMED OCTOBER AND OTHER POEMS, ill Rex Whistler, 1932, 1st edn, lacks ffep, orig cl bkd décor bds worn £20-30

LORD ALFRED DOUGLAS: SONNETS, 1935, 1st edn, uncut, cl d/w £20-30

WASHINGTON IRVING: KNICKERBOCKER PAPERS RIP VAN WINKLE AND THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, Riccardi Press, 1914, (1000) numbered, orig vellum gt soiled...

JOHN BETJEMAN: SUMMONED BY BELLS, 1960, 1st edn, cl d/w £20-30

HENRY KIRKE WHITE: THE POETICAL REMAINS, 1824, engrd frontis, old qtr cf worn £20-30

BERNARD NOWAK: THORNS AND ROSES, Knebworth 1993 reprint, sigd by Emila Nowak, further als loosely inserted, pict wraps

WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND: THE HABITANT AND OTHER FRENCH-CANADIAN POEMS, ill F S Coburn, n y and L 1987, addition de-luxe, numbered & sigd, inner j...

HUMBERT WOLFE: THE UNKNOWN GODDESS, 1925, 1st edn, orig cl bkd bds worn £20-30

T H WHITE: LOVED HELEN AND OTHER POEMS, 1929, 1st edn, sigd, orig cl bkd pict bds £40-50

CECIL DAY LEWIS: COLLECTED POEMS, 1948, 1st edn, ffep part excised, cl d/w + WALTER DE LA MARE: TIME PASSES AND OTHER POEMS, 1942, 1st edn, orig wraps

FRANCOIS RABELAIS: THE WORKS, Ed A Wallis, n d, 5 vols, orig cl gt, (Qty 5) £25-35

WILLIAM COLLINS: THE POETICAL WORKS, Ed Samuel Johnson, 1798, 1st Johnson edn, 20 stipple engravings, lacks ffep, old qtr cf worn £25-35

ANTHONY PRICE: THE ALAMUT AMBUSH, 1971, 1st edn, cl d/w £25-35

GRAHAM GREENE: A SORT OF LIFE, 1971, 1st edn, cl d/w + PAUL GALLICO: CORONATION, 1962, 1st edn, sigd cl d/w + 1 other, (Qty 3) £20-30

ERNEST HEMINGWAY: A MOVEABLE FEAST, 1964, 1st edn, cl d/w £20-30

IAN FLEMING: MOONRAKER, 1955, 1st edn, orig cl worn & soiled, 'boots' label on top bd £40-50

WOLF MANKOWITZ: A KID FOR TWO FARTHINGS, 1953, 1st edn, cl d/w £20-30

ROBERT GRAVES: MRS FISHER OR THE FUTURE OF HUMOUR, 1928, 1st edn, cl d/w £30-40

ARISTOPHANES: WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT, trans J Lindsay, ill N Lindsay Fanfrolico Press, 1929, (500) numbered & sigd by translator, fo, orig hf leath...

WILLIAM BLAKE: ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BOOK OF JOB, Intro Laurence Binyon & Sir Geoffrey Keynes, n y 1935, fo, orig cl bkd limp wraps, printed pape...

THE REVELATION OF SAINT JOHN THE DIVINE, ill Hans Feibusch, c1950, fo, orig cl, d/w (tatty) £25-35

HENRY WADWORTH LONGFELLOW: THE POETICAL WORKS…, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, c1880, 4to, orig décor cl gt soiled, rebkd, new eps £30-40

H NOEL WILLIAMS: MADAME RECAMIER AND HER FRIENDS, L & N Y 1901 (600), (350), numbered & sigd, 4to, orig cl gt £30-40

RALPH STEADMAN: I LEONARDO, 1983, 1st edn, sigd pres copy, with doodle, obl 4to cl d/w £80-100

VICTOR SKREBNESKI: PORTRAITS, N Y 1978, 1st edn, 4to cl d/w £20-30

NICHOLAS REMY: DEMONOLARTY, trans E A Ashwin, Ed Rev Montague Summers, L J Rodker, 1930, (1275) numbered, 4to, orig two tone cl £50-60

ROLOFF BENY: A TIME OF GODS, 1962, 4to, decor mor gt £20-30

THE ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF ART…, 1853- 54, 2 vols, 4to, old hf cf worn, (Qty 2) £20-30

ARTHUR HAYDEN: SPODE AND HIS SUCCESSORS…, 1925, 1st edn, bi-centenary pres label sigd by chairman and directors, orig decor cl gt, d/w £100-120

WILLIAM BURTON: JOSIAH WEDGWOOD AND HIS POTTERY, 1922, (1500), (1000) numbered, orig decor cl d/w £100-120

DENYS SUTTON: CHRISTIE'S SINCE THE WAR, 1959, 1st edn, cl gt

SIR WALTER SCOTT: WAVERLEY NOVELS, Edinburgh 1848-49, 48 vols, hf cf, (Qty 48) £250-300

DENNIS WHEATLEY: THE SNAKE, 1933, 1st edn in Nash's Pall Mall magazine, (January), Wheatley's first appearance in print, 4to, orig pict wrap...

JOHN CLARE: THE VILLAGE MINSTREL AND OTHER POEMS, 1821, 1st edn, 2 vols, engrd port frontis, lacks hf ttls and adverts, old hf cf worn, vol 2 bottom b

HENRY NOEL HUMPHREYS: THE ART OF ILLUMINATION AND MISSAL PAINTING, 1849, 12 chromo litho heightened with gold, 12 outline plts, old hf cf worn £...

ALAIN RENE LE SAGE: THE DEVIL UPON TWO STICKS, L 1778, 12 mo, old cf worn £30-40

JOHN GAY: THE POETICAL WORKS, L 1811, engrd vig ttl frontis, 12 mo, old cf worn, top bd detchd + 1 other, (Qty 2)

J STOKES: THE COMPLETE CABINET MAKER AND UPHOLSTERER'S GUIDE…, L Dean & Munday, [1829], 16 plts inc 11 hand col'd, 2 dbl pg, contents lo...

ERIC G MILLAR: SOUVENIR DE L'EXPOSITION DE MANUSCRIPS FRANCAIS A PEINTURES ORGANISEE A LA GRENVILLE LIBRARY…, ETUDE CONCERNANT LES 65 MANUSCRITS...

TERRY PRATCHETT: MOVING PICTURES – WITCHES ABROAD – MEN AT ARMS, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1st edns, cl d/ws, (Qty 3) £100-120

NGAIO MARSH: BLACK AS HE'S PAINTED, 1974, 1st edn, cl d/w + DICK FRANCIS: STRAIGHT, 1989, 1st edn, cl d/w + PATRICIA CORNWELL: BLACK NOTICE, n y...

KINGSLEY AMIS: THE OLD DEVILS, 1986, 1st edn, cl d/w £25-35

TOM SHARPE: INDECENT EXPOSURE, 1973, 1st edn, cl d/w £50-60

E M FORSTER: ABINGER HARVEST, 1936, 1st edn, cl d/w, (tatty) £100-120

JOYCE CAROL OATES: A GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS, 1970, 1st edn, cl d/w £20-30

LAURIE LEE: CIDER WITH ROSIE, 1959, 1st edn, cl d/w £40-50

WYNDHAM LEWIS: PALEFACE, 1929, 1st edn, orig two tone cl soiled

DUDLEY POPE: RAMAGE AND THE DRUM BEAT, 1967, 1st edn, cl d/w + 2 others, (Qty 3)

ANGUS STEWART: SANDEL, 1968, 1st edn, cl d/w £180-220

EDNA O'BRIEN: AUGUST IS A WICKED MONTH, 1965, 1st edn, cl d/w £20-30

CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD: LIONS AND SHADOWS, 1938, 1st edn, orig cl worn & soiled £30-40

STEPHEN SPENDER: SELECTED POEMS, 1940, 1st edn, bds d/w £20-30

ALLAN MALLINSON: A CLOSE RUN THING, 1999, 1st edn, cl d/w £30-40

BASIL SPENCE: PHOENIX AT COVENTRY, 1962 reprint, sigd presentation copy, cl d/w

JOHN BETJEMAN, 2 ttls: SUMMONED BY BELLS, 1960, 1st edn, cl d/w, + 1 other, (Qty 2) £30-40

ALFRED WHITMAN: THE PRINT-COLLECTORS HAND BOOK, 1907 reprint, orig two tone cl + JULIA FRANKAU: 18TH CENTURY COLOUR PRINTS, 1906, 2nd edn, orig cl gt

JAMES STEPHENS: COLLECTED POEMS, 1926, (500) sigd, uncut, mainly unopened, orig vellum bkd bds £20-30

RONALD B McKERROW: AN INTRODUCTION TO BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1927 orig cl + A W POLLARD: EARLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, 1893, 1st edn, orig cl gt + JOHN CARTER: TAST

VICONTE HENRI DELABORDE: ENGRAVING ITS ORIGIN PROCESSES AND HISTORY, trans R A M Stevenson, 1886, orig décor cl gt + JOSEPH CUNDALL: A BRIEF HI...

IAN FLEMING: CASINO ROYALE, 1953, 1st edn, cl d/w, some chipping and general browning £5000-6000