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THE CAMBRIDGE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, 1940-57, 5 vols inc supplement, cl, (Qty 5) £50-60

LOUIS ADOLPHE THIERS: THE HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, trans/ed Frederick Shoberl, ill W Greatbatch, 1895, 5 vols, orig bl stpd cl, (Qty 5)
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[THOMAS CHANDLER HALIBURTON]: NATURE AND HUMAN NATURE, 1859, hf cf, v worn + GEORGE CRUIKSHANK: OMNIBUS, Ed Laman Blanchard, 1842, plts browned &...

SIR WALTER ARMSTRONG: GAINSBOROUGH AND HIS PLACE IN ENGLISH ART, 1899, (250) reprint, 4to, décor crimson mor gt by Bumpus £80-100

SIR WALTER ARMSTRONG: SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS, 1900, (1000), 4to, orig cl gt soiled £30-40

ROBERT VERNON: THE NATIONAL GALLERY COMPRISING THE PICTURES KNOWN AS THE VERNON COLLECTION, Ed S C Halll, c1853, 3rd series, 75 (of 76) engrd plts, fo

THE ART JOURNAL, 1879, new series, vol 18, 4to hf cf worn £30-40

JAMES LAVER: MACROCOSMOS, 1929, (750) numbered & sigd, 4to, orig pict bds £20-30

GEORGE GORDON NOEL LORD BYRON: MANFRED, ill Frederick Carter, Fanfrolico Press, 1929, (550) numbered), 4to, orig qtr vellum soiled £40-50

EDWIN FOLEY: THE BOOK OF DECORATIVE FURNITURE, 1910, vol 1 (of 2), 4to orig decor cl gt soiled £25-35

JOHN SCHRODER: CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS BY RUPERT BROOKE, EDWARD MARSH AND CHRISTOPHER HASSALL, Rampant Lions Press, 1970 (400) numbered, 4t

WILLIAM HAYLEY: THE LIFE AND POSTHUMOUS WRITINGS OF WILLIAM COWPER…, ill William Blake, Chichester 1803-04, 1st edn, 3 vols, 5 engrd plts, Ex-Cowper M

SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE: CABINET OF GEMS, Ed P G Patmore, 1837, engrd ttl, port frontis, 12 stipple engrd plts, hand col'd heightened, 4to, orig cl ...

ALFRED LORD TENNYSON, 4 ttls: GARETH AND LYNETTE, 1872, 1st edn, 10 pp advts at end, orig cl; BECKET, 1884, 1st edn, 2 pp advts at end, orig cl + 2 ot

PRINTERS' PIE, ill C Aldin, Lawson Wood, W Heath Robinson, J Hassall, G E Studdy, L Wain and many others, 1907-13, 4to, orig wraps, pict ppr lab...

PHIL MAY: ILLUSTRATED WINTER ANNUAL, 1903-04, 1904-05, orig wraps + A PHIL MAY PICTURE BOOK, Pall Mall magazine, n d, 2nd edn, orig wraps + THE SNAR...

THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT, 3 ttls: THE COCKTAIL PARTY, 1950, 1st edn, 'Here' for 'Her' p29, cl d/w + 2 others + RAYMOND PRESTON: FOUR QUA...

GRAHAM GREENE: THE QUIET AMERICAN – OUR MAN IN HAVANA – THE HONORARY CONSUL, 1955, 1958, 1973, 1st edns, cl d/ws, (Qty 3) £60-80

GRAHAM GREENE: A BURNT-OUT CASE – THE COMEDIANS – MAY WE BORROW YOUR HUSBAND – TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT – A SORT OF LIFE, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1s

GRAHAM GREENE, 3 ttls: A BURNT-OUT CASE, 1961, 1st edn, cl d/w; THE HUMAN FACTOR, 1978, 1st edn, cl d/w + 1 other, (Qty 3) £20-30

SIMON RAVEN: THE RICH PAY LATE – FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES – THE SABRE SQUADRON – FIELDING GRAY – THE JUDAS BOY – PLACES WHERE THEY SING – SOUND THE RETRE

OSCAR WILDE, 2 ttls: THE HAPPY PRINCE, 1905, 4th impress, orig décor bds browned and soiled, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, ill Sheila Jackso...

TRUMAN CAPOTE: IN COLD BLOOD, 1966, 1st edn, cl d/w (tatty) + 1 other, (Qty 2)

WILFRID MELLERS: TWILIGHT OF THE GODS, THE BEATLES IN RETROSPECT, 1973, 1st edn, cl d/w £20-30

ALEXANDER KENT: TO GLORY WE STEER – THE INSHORE SQUADRON – SUCCESS TO THE BRAVE, 1968, 1978, 1983, 1st edns, cl d/ws, (Qty 3) £40-50

JOHN DICKSON CARR: PATRICK BUTLER FOR THE DEFENCE, 1956, 1st edn, cl d/w, (tatty) + RAYMOND CHANDLER: PLAYBACK, 1958, 1st edn, cl d/w + LEN DEIGHTON:

REGINALD HILL: RULING PASSION, 1973, 1st edn, cl d/w £25-35

J P DONLEAVY: THE ONION EATERS, 1971, 1st edn, cl d/w + HILLARY WAUGH: THE LATER MRS D, 1962. 1st edn cl d/w (Qty 2) £20-30

IAN FLEMING: THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, 1962, 1st edn, cl d/w £100-120

PHILIP K DICK, 3 ttls: DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, 1969, 1st edn, cl d/w, ex-lib; THE PENULTIMATE TRUTH, N Y 1964, 1st edn, ppr back, leaves

FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET DIT VOLTAIRE: MEMOIRS, L 1784, engrd port frontis, trimmed and laid down, old qtr cf v worn £25-35

CLIVE STAPLES LEWIS: THE GREAT DIVORCE, 1945, 1st edn, cl £20-30

SAMUEL JOHNSON: THE WORKS, Ed Arthur Murphy, 1810-11, new edn, 14 vols, engrd port frontis, old mottled cf worn, (Qty 14) £200-250

D B WYNDHAM LEWIS: THE HOODED HAWK OR THE CASE OF MR BOSWELL, 1946, 1st edn, cl d/w £20-30

EURIPIDES: THE TRAGEDIES, trans R Potter, Oxford 1823, 2 vols, hf ttls, old hf cf worn, (Qty 2) £30-40

LORD JOHN RUSSELL: THE LIFE OF WILLIAM LORD RUSSELL…, L 1820, 2nd edn, 2 vols in 1, engrd port frontis and fdg facs, old hf cf worn £30-40

PERCY MACQUOID: A HISTORY OF ENGLISH FURNITURE, THE AGE OF WALNUT, 1905, 1st edn, 4to, cf gt + M JOURDAIN: ENGLISH DECORATION AND FURNITURE OF THE EAR

THE ART JOURNAL, 1851-52, new series, vols 3-4 + THE ART JOURNAL INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, 1851, 4to, uniform crimson mor gt, (Qt

FREDERICK W FAIRHOLT: MISCELLANEA GRAPHICA REPRESENTATIONS OF ANCIENT MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE REMAINS IN THE POSSESSION OF LORD LONDESBOROUGH, Intro

GEORGE DU MAURIER: SOCIETY PICTURES, 1891, vol 2 only, 4to, orig cl gt

PIERRE MAC ORLAN: COURBET, Paris 1951, 4to, orig wraps + FRANK LEWIS: EDWARD LADELL, 1976, (500), 4to, orig cl gt, (Qty 2) £20-30

JOSEPH PENNELL: PEN DRAWING AND PEN DRAUGHTSMEN…, 1921, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl gt soiled + BARON J DE BAYE: THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS, tr

STANLEY CHARLES NOTT: CHINESE JADE THROUGHOUT THE AGES…, 1936, 1st edn, orig cl d/w £25-35

ANGELA BRADSHAW: WORLD COSTUMES, 1968, 4to cl d/w + N BRADFIELD: HISTORICAL COSTUMES OF ENGLAND, 1938, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl soiled, (Qty 2) £2...

MADONNA SEX, Ed G O'Brien, 1992, 1st edn, with CD (this unopened), 4to, ring bound, aluminium boards, orig foil packet £30-40

R W CHAMBERS, M FORSTER AND R FLOWER: CHAPTERS ON THE EXETER BOOK, 1933, fo, orig cl £30-40

G B HARRISON: AN ELIZABETHAN JOURNAL, 1928-33, 1st edn, 3 vols, rebnd uniform qtr leather, (Qty 3) £80-100

L STANHOPE, F BUCKINGHAM: MEMOIRS OF MARY STUART QUEEN OF SCOTLAND, 1844, 1st edn, 2 vols, engrd port frontises, orig bl stpd cl, (Qty 2) £120-...

MALCOLM LAING: THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND…, WITH A PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION ON THE PARTICIPATION OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS IN THE MURDER OF DARNLEY, 1819, 3

LUCY AIKIN: MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, 1819, 3rd edn, 2 vols, engrd port frontis, hf ttls, old cf gt, spines gt in compartments, (Qty 2)

LUCY AIKIN: MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF KING JAMES FIRST, 1822, 2nd edn, 2 vols, engrd port frontises, vol 2 hf ttl, old cf gt worn, spines gt in compartm

ELIZABETH BENGER: MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF ANNE BOLEYN, 1821, 2nd edn, 2 vols, engrd port frontises, old diced cf gt, (Qty 2) £100-120

HENRY GLASSFORD BELL: LIFE OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, 1890, (102) numbered, 2 vols, Dutch hand-made paper, recased qtr leather, (Qty 2) £ 100-120

SIR ROBERT NAUNTON: FRAGMENTA REGALIA OR OBSERVATIONS ON THE LATE QUEEN ELIZABETH HER TIMES AND FAVOURITES, L 1650, 2nd edn, engrd port frontis, 12 mo

JOHN STUART: A LOST CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS RECOVERED…, 1874, 1st edn, orig cl gt £50-60

ANDRE HURALT SIEUR DE MAISSE: A JOURNAL, trans/ed G B Harrison & R A Jones, Nonesuch Press 1931, décor cf gt £100-120

ANNIE I CAMERON (ED): THE WARRENDER PAPERS, Edinburgh 1931-32, 1st edn, 2 vols, orig cl gt, (Qty 2) £30-40

G B HARRISON: THE LETTERS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, 1935, 1st edn, orig cl gt £30-40

JOHN MOORE: A VIEW OF THE CAUSES AND PROGRESS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, L 1795, 2 vols, old mottled cf, (Qty 2) £40-50

REV GEORGE CROLY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HIS LATE MAJESTY GEORGE IV…, 1830, engrd port frontis, old hf cf worn £20-30

[THOMAS BLACKWELL]: AN ENQUIRY INTO THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF HOMER, L 1736, engrd vig ttl, frontis, fdg map, old cf gt worn, top bd detchd £25-35

JOSEPH GROVE: THE HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CARDINAL WOLSEY, L 1748, 2nd edn, 4 vols, vols 1-3 engrd port frontises, old cf gt rebkd, (Qty 4)...

[WILLIAM NOY]: A TREATISE OF THE PRINCIPALL GROUNDS AND MAXIMES OF THE LAWES OF THIS KINGDOME…, L 1641, sm 4to, rebnd (not recent), cl bkd bds £...

P BOUHOURS: PENSEES INGENIEUSES DES ANCIENS ET DES MODERNES, Paris 1693, new edn, engrd frontis, 12 mo, old hf cf worn £50-60

JOHN FLAVELL: A TOKEN FOR MOURNERS…, L 1814, wood engrd frontis, 12 mo, old mottled cf worn £20-30

GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS, ALBIUS TIBULLUS AND SEXTUS AURELIUS PROPERTIUS: COR GALLI FRAGMENTA, Antwerp 1560, wood engrd border ttl, old cf worn, bds de

JAMES ANTHONY FROUDE: HISTORY OF ENGLAND…, 1858-70, 12 vols, hf cf gt, spines gt in compartments by Riviere, (Qty 12) £300-350

DION CLAYTON CALTHROP: ENGLISH COSTUME, A & C Black 1931, orig décor cl £20-30

'AN ACTING MAGISTRATE OF THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK': THE WHOLE DUTY OF CONSTABLES…, Norwich n d, 3rd edn, old cf gt worn £20-30

'ZARA': SELF-HELP FOR YE POOR CLERGY OR THE DRAINAGE OF RURAL POPULATIONS WHAT IT INVOLVES, L 1903, 1st edn, inscribed presentation copy to ...

ELIZABETH TAYLOR: AUTHENTIC MEMOIRS OF MRS CLARKE IN WHICH IS POURTRAYED THE SECRET HISTORY AND INTRIGUES…, DURING THE TIME SHE LIVED UNDER THE PROTEC

CHARLES ALFRED ASHBURTON: A NEW AND COMPLETE HISTORY OF BRITAIN…, c1800, 3 engrd fdg maps, 2 laid down with faults, fo, cf worn £100-120

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: COMEDIES, HISTORIES AND TRAGEDIES, Oxford Clarendon Press, 1902, (1000) numbered & sigd by Sidney Lee, facsimile of the fir...

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

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

TOBIAS MAGIRUS: POLYMNEMON SEV FLORILEGIUM…, Frankfurt 1629, engrd & printed ttls, laid down and damaged with loss, pp 1510- 1511 damaged with l...

THE AUTOGRAPHIC MIRROR, L Vincent Brooks, 1865, 4to, orig cl gt £40-50

JOHN H SUTCLIFFE AND OTHERS (EDS): BRITISH OPTICAL ASSOCIATION LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CATALOGUE, 1932, 4to, qtr cf, ex-lib + INTRODUCTION TO THE AUTHENTIC

WILLIAM ROBERTSON: THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND…, L 1759, 2nd edn, 2 vols, 4to, old cf rebkd, (Qty 2) £120-150

LADY PEACOCK: THE STORY OF H R H PRINCESS ELIZABETH DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH, 1950, reprint, décor polished cf gt, gt Royal Arms, inner dentelles g...

MILITARY HERALDRY SOCIETY, 1951-81, Nos 1- 125 complete, in two folders, (Qty 2) £30-40

B CROSBY: ROYAL FORTUNE-TELLING ALMANACK OR LADIES UNIVERSAL POCKET- BOOK, 1798, orig limp leather worn + 3 others similar, (Qty 4) £20-30

ALMANACH DE GOTHA, 1825, orig bds worn £20-30

PHILIP HOLLAND: LIGHT COASTAL FORCES, c1943, orig pict wraps worn

[CHARLES LLOYD]: AN EXAMINATION OF THE PRINCIPLES AND BOASTED DISINTERESTEDNESS OF A LATE RIGHT HONOURABLE GENTLEMAN…, L 1766 + 5 other pamphlets, (Qt

A ESCOFFIER: LE GUIDE CULINAIRE, 1912, rebnd (not recent) cl £20-30

WILLIAM SMITH: A DICTIONARY OF CHRISTIAN ANTIQUITIES, 1908-1880, 2 vols, partly unopened, rebkd cl, (Qty 2) £30-40

W J TURNER (ED): NATURE IN BRITAIN – BRITISH ADVENTURE – ASPECTS OF BRITISH ART – BRITISH CRAFTSMANSHIP, 1946, 1947, 1947, 1948, 1st edns, Britain in

E K CHAMBERS: THE MEDIAEVAL STAGE, 1903, 1st edn, 2 vols, orig cl gt, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

[HENRY JONES] 'CAVENDISH': PATIENCE GAMES…, 1890, 1st edn, obl 4to, orig cl gt £20-30

ISABELLA BEETON: EVERY-DAY COOKERY…, n d, new edn, orig pict cl gt

[JAMES ROBERTSON]: THE ART AND MYSTERY OF MAKING BRITISH WINES…, 1865, 1st edn, orig cl worn £30-40

ALEXIS SOYER: THE MODERN HOUSEWIFE…, 1849, 2nd edn, engrd port frontis, orig bl stpd cl gt, rebkd preserving lg part orig spine, new eps £50-60

C DURANDEAU: GUIDE DE LA BONNE CUISINIERE, Paris n d, 18th edn, orig cl worn + COOKERY AND DOMESTIC ECONOMY FOR YOUNG HOUSEWIVES INCLUDING DIRECTIONS

REV JAMES INMAN: NAVIGATION AND NAUTICAL ASTRONOMY FOR THE USE OF BRITISH SEAMEN, 1845, 5th edn, old hf cf worn £20-30

M R D FOOT: S O E IN FRANCE, 1966, 1st edn, cl d/w £40-50

THOMAS SNELLING: SEVENTY-ONE PLATES OF GOLD AND SILVER COIN…, c1760, 71 engrd plts on 24 thick ppr leaves, modern wraps £120-150

CAMPBELL MORFIT: CHEMISTRY APPLIED TO THE MANUFACTURE OF SOAP AND CANDLES.., Phila 1847, 1st edn, orig cl worn £25-35

HERBERT BIBERMAN: SALT OF THE EARTH THE STORY OF A FILM, Boston 1965, 1st edn, sigd pres copy, cl bkd bds, d/w £20-30

HOULDER BROTHERS AND COMPANY LIMITED: SEA HAZARD (1939-1945), A RECORD OF THE ENGAGEMENTS BETWEEN ENEMY SUBMARINES AIRCRAFT ETC AND THE SHIPS UNDER TH