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[Rowlands, Richard] Restitution of Decayed Intelligence in Antiquities, engraved title vignette, 10 engravings in text, I8 with margin torn with loss, text unaffected, some ink annotations, rather browned, contemporary calf, rebacked, 8vo, London: Samuel Mearne, 1673; Kennett, Basil. Romae Antiquae Notitia: or, the Antiquities of Rome, eighth edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 13 engraved plates, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, 8vo, London: D. Brown et al., 1726; and 3 others, all with the bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, blindstamped, 8vo (5) £50-80
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Sparrow, Walter Shaw. British Sporting Artists, number 87 of 95 copies, signed by the author, coloured plates, some spotting, publisher's cloth gilt, toped edge gilt, others uncut, 4to, London: John Lane, 1922; and 5 others, miscellaneous (6) £40-60
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Yeatman, Harry Farr. A Letter to D.O.P. Okeden, Esq., together with an Inquiry into the Merits of his Poor Law Report, original cloth, foot of spine chipped with loss, 8vo, Sherborne: T.H. Toll, 1833 £30-40 2270-2274. No Lots
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[Anon] The Theatre of the Present War in the Netherlands and upon the Rhine, second edition, 34 hand-coloured engraved plates, plans and maps, two folding, one torn, some browning, contemporary calf, worn, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, occasional blindstamps throughout, 8vo, London: J. Brindley, 1746 £100-150
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Austen, Jane. Novels, 6 volumes, half-titles, some spotting, early twentieth century half morocco gilt, top edge gilt, 8vo, London: Richard Bentley, 1875-1877 £60-90
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Austen, Jane. The Novels, 10 volumes, plates, tissue guards, some spotting, contemporary half calf, rubbed, top edge gilt, 8vo, London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1893 £100-150 2278. No Lot
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Bacon, Sir Francis. The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, title with decorative wood-cut border, B2 with 'Souldier' on line 12, O3 with contemporary manuscript correction on line 7, some spotting, contemporary calf, head of spine chipped, joints slightly cracked, rubbed, bookplate of Coker Court, folio, London: Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, 1622 [STC 1159] £100-150
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Barlow, Thomas. The Gunpowder-Treason: with a Discourse of the Manner of its Discovery, first edition, imprimatur leaf, some rust-marks and stains, L3 with small hole, affecting text, upper margin cropped, occasionally affecting running title, modern cloth, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, blindstamps, 8vo, London: Thomas Newcomb, 1679 £80-100
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Battely, John. Antiquitates Rutupinae, first edition, engraved title vignette, 4 folding engraved plates, engraved tail-piece, some browning, contemporary mottled calf, joints cracked, somewhat worn, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, blindstamps throughout, 8vo, Oxford, 1711 £50-80
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The Bible. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in divers languages, 'Breeches Bible', Black Letter, wood-engraved title pages, that for the New Testament laid down and repaired, Ooo-Ppp8 with fore edge repaired, 8vo, London: Robert Barker, 1606; bound with the Book of Psalmes, 1605 and The Book of Common Prayer, both defective and with extensive repairs, contemporary panelled boards, brass corner ornaments, clasps, spine repaired, some worming to boards, sold not subject to return £200-300
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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, Oxford: John Baskett, 1739; The Book of Common Prayer, Oxford: John Baskett, 1739; The Whole Book of Psalms, London: T. Wood and J. Bettenham, 1738, 3 volumes bound in one, some browning and staining, contemporary crimson morocco, borders gilt, the covers with solar motif, the initials 'IHS' centre, rebacked preserving original spines, some repairs, 4to £120-180
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Bowring, John. Wybor z Basnictwi Ceskeho. Cheskian Anthology: being a History of the Poetical Literature of Bohemia, with translated specimens, first edition, original publisher's cloth, head and foot of spine chipped with some loss, 8vo, London: Rowland Hunter, 1832 £40-60
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[Bowyer, Robert] An Impartial Historical Narrative of those Momentous Events which have taken place in this Country during the period from the year 1816 to 1823, first edition, 7 plates, 2 hand-coloured, lacking frontispiece, somewhat browned, original publisher's boards, worn, loose, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, folio, London: Thomas Bensley, 1823 [Tooley, 99] £60-90
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Bronte, Charlotte, Anne and Emily. [The Works], 12 volumes, plates after H.S. Greig, somewhat spotted, contemporary half calf, 8vo, London: J.M. Dent, 1893; and 3 others (15) £120-180
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Carleton, William. Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, 2 volumes, half titles, lithographed frontispieces and additional titles, 36 engraved plates, somewhat spotted and browned, later half morocco gilt by Riviere and Son, top edge gilt, 8vo, Dublin: William Curry Junior, 1843-1844 £100-150
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Chambers, Humfry. A Divine Balance to Weigh Religious Fasts In, Applyed to present Use, in a Sermon preached Before the Honorable House of Commons... Sept. 27. 1643, 44pp., disbound, cropped, some minor losses, 4to, London: Samuel Man, 1643; [Wagstaffe, Thomas] A Vindication of King Charles the Martyr, second edition, running title cropped with slight loss, 8vo, London: H. Hindmarsh, 1697; and 12 others on the English rebellion, all with the bookplate of bath Public Reference Library, v.s. (14) £70-90
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Chambers, R.W., contributor, et al. The Exeter Book of Old English Poetry, number 143 of 250 copies, plates, original cloth, top edge gilt, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, blindstamped throughout, folio, London: Percy Lund Humphries & Co., 1933 £40-60
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Clarke, James Stanier and John M'Arthur. The Life of Admiral Lord Nelson, K.B., from His Lordship's Manuscripts, 2 volumes, first edition, engraved frontispiece and 16 engraved plates and plans, engravings in text, some spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spines, new endpapers, 4to, London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1809 £200-300
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Dickens, Charles. Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of the Life of Every-Day People, first combined edition, 40 engraved plates after George Cruikshank, rather spotted or browned, contemporary half calf by H. Bull, Devizes, with his ticket, bookplate of G.H. Walker Heneage, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1839 [Eckel, p.19] £70-90
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Dickens, Charles. The Works, 23 volumes bound in 18, Fireside edition, light spotting, contemporary half calf, top edge gilt, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, [1903-07] £100-150
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Dickens, Charles. The Works, 17 volumes, Crown Edition, illustrations, contemporary half calf gilt by Denny, tope edge gilt, rubbed, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, [1891] £100-150
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Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, one volume bound in 2, engraved plates after 'Phiz', rather spotted and browned, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1839; Master Humphrey's Clock, 2 volumes, illustrations after George Cattermole and Hablot Browne, contemporary half calf, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1841; Our Mutual Friend, 2 volumes, plates after Marcus Stone, somewhat spotted and browned, contemporary half calf, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1865 (6) £120-180
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Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. The Return of Sherlock Holmes, first edition, 15 plates after Sidney Paget, 4pp. of advertisements at end, frontispiece and half-title loose, some spotting, original cloth, very slightly bowed, extremities slightly rubbed, 8vo, London: George Newnes, 1905 £100-150
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Fuller, William. A Brief Discovery of the True Mother of the Pretended Prince of Wales, known by the name of Mary Grey, first edition, running title cropped with occasional loss, title repaired, modern cloth, London: Printed for the Author, 1696; Walpole, Horace. Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third, second edition, engraved frontispiece, engraved plate, some spotting, modern cloth, 4to, London: J. Dodsley, 1768; and 2 others, similar, all with the bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, v.s. (4) £80-120
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Hardy, Thomas. The Woodlanders, 3 volumes, first edition, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on half-title 'To The Hon: Mrs Meynell Ingram; from The Author: (In remembrance of a pleasant evening.)', half-titles, 2pp. of advertisements, original publisher's cloth, very slightly cocked, 8vo, London: Macmillan and Co, 1887 £800-1000 See illustration
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Hobbes, Thomas. Tracts of Mr Thomas Hobbs of Malmesbury, 4 parts in one volume, some browning and spotting, modern cloth, 8vo, London: W. Crooke, 1682 [?Wing H2215] The tracts are: I. Behemoth, The History of the causes of the Civil-Wars of England; II. An Answer to Arch-Bishop Bramhall's Book; III. An Historical Narration of Heresie; IV. Philosophical Problems. £60-80
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Johnson, Samuel. A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 volumes, second abridged edition, contemporary calf, extremities worn, neatly rebacked, 8vo, London: J. Knapton, 1760 £60-80
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Kane, Richard. Campaigns of King William and the Duke of Marlborough, second edition, 16 engraved plates, contemporary mottled calf, neatly rebacked, bookplate of bath Public Reference Library, stamps throughout, 8vo, London: J. Millan, 1747 £50-80
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Kipling, Rudyard. The Jungle Book, first edition, half-title, illustrations after J.L. Kipling and others, hinges cracked, lower free endpaper with portion missing, slightly shaken, extremities rubbed, all edges gilt, 8vo, London: Macmillan & Co., 1894; and another edition, 1896 (2) £300-500
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Lawrence, T. E. An unbound set of proof sheets for Oriental Assembly, with a few pencil corrections by Walter Armytage, loose, in cloth case, 1939; together with a copy of the published work (2) A note in this copy reads, 'W.S.A. 1939. These photographs were all identified by me at the Imperial War Museum and the proofs compared with the originals and the negatives. I searched for 'Seal-Hunting in Mesopotamia' (see p.3) through long runs of various periodicals in the British Museum without success. Walter Armytage.' £100-150
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Machiavelli, Niccolo. The Works, third English edition, some spotting and browning, modern cloth, bookplate of Bath Municipal Reference Library, folio, London: A. Churchill, et al., 1720 [ESTC T90886] £80-120
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Macky, John. Memoirs of the Secret Services of John Macky, Esq. during the Reigns of King William, Queen Anne, and King George I, first edition, without half-title or final blank, some spotting, title with minor repairs, contemporary panelled calf, joints cracked, rubbed, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, occasional blindstamps throughout, 8vo, London, 1733 £100-150
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Modern Literature. Betjeman, John. New Bats in Old Belfries, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1945; Selected Poems, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1948; Murdoch, Iris. Bruno's Dream, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, London: Chatto and Windus, 1969; The Time of the Angels, original cloth, dust-jacket, slightly torn, 8vo, London: Chatto and Windus, 1966; The Bell, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, London: Chatto and Windus, 1958; Fane, Julian. Morning, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1956; all first editions, and 39 others, similar, 8vo (45) £100-150
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North, Roger. Examen: or, An Enquiry into the Credit and Veracity of a Pretended Complete History, engraved portrait frontispiece, contemporary calf, repaired, neatly rebacked, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, blindstamps throughout, 4to, London: Fletcher Gyles, 1740 £70-90
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Prynne, William. A New Discovery of the Prelates Tyranny, In their late prosecutions of Mr. William Prynn, an eminent Lawyer; Dr John Bastwick, a learned Physician; and Mr Henry Burton, a reverent Divine, first edition, H2 and E1 torn, a few leaves with minor repairs, occasionally with very slight loss, 4 engraved portraits, 3 cut and laid to size, browned, minor rust-marks, occasionally affecting text, late eighteenth century half calf, rubbed, upper board detached, 4to, London: for M.S., 1641 [Wing P4018] £100-150
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Pontis, Louis de. Memoirs of the Sieur De Pontis... Faithfully Englished by Charles Cotton, Esq.,, first edition in English, some browning, contemporary half calf, worn, folio, London: F. Leach, 1694 Sold with this lot is a small engraved portrait of Louis De Pontis, framed and glazed. £100-150
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Richards, Jacob. A Journal of the Siege and Taking of Buda, by the Imperial Army, first edition, engraved frontispiece, 4to, London: M. Gilliflower, 1687 [Wing R1371], bound with, Dryden, John. The Hind and the Panther, A Poem, first edition, running title and pagination severely cropped with loss, T3-4 with loss, 4to, London: Jacob Tonson, 1687 [Wing D2281], bound with 3 other works, contemporary calf, worn, shaken £50-70
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Ryves, Bruno. Mercurius Rusticus: or, the Countries Complaint of the barbarous Out-rages Committed by the Sectaries of this late flourishing Kingdome, engraved additional title, 8vo, [Oxford], 1646 [Wing R2449]; bound with, Barwick, John. Querela Cantabrigiensis: Or, a Remonstrance..., 8vo, Oxford, 1646 [Wing B1009], late nineteenth century polished full morocco, all edges gilt, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library, blindstamps throughout £300-400
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Shakespeare, William. The Works, volumes 1-6 [of 7] only, number 1431 of 1600 sets, original crushed full morocco gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, 8vo, London: Nonesuch Press, 1929-1932 £200-300
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[Sherlock Holmes] A group of four prize or gift bindings presented to Joseph Bell, including; History of the Mutiny at Spithead, 1842; Physical Geography of the Holy Land, 1848; The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White, 1840; The History of the University of Edinburgh, vol.1, 1862, all repaired, 8vo (4) PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph Bell, thence by descent. £100-150
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Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Works, 25 volumes, Swanston Edition, number 1977 of 2060 sets, some spotting, contemporary half morocco gilt By Bumpus, top edge gilt, 8vo, London: Chatto and Windus, 1911-12 £120-180
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Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Works, 35 volumes, Edinburgh Edition, example 671 of 1035 numbered sets, some spotting, original cloth, 8vo, London: Methuen & Co., 1894-1901 £70-90
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Stukeley, William. An Account of a Large Silver Plate of Antique Basso Relievo, Roman Workmanship, Found in Derbyshire, 1729. Read before the Antiquarian Society of London, 8 April, 1736, 10pp., light spotting, nineteenth century half morocco, rather worn, bookplate of Bath Public Reference Library and William Robbins, library stamps, 4to, London: G. Vander Gucht, 1736 £50-80
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Swift, Jonathan. The Works... with notes by Sir Walter Scott, 19 volumes, engraved frontispiece, somewhat browned, contemporary calf, spines rubbed, a few labels lacking, some joints weak, 8vo, Edinburgh, 1814 £100-150
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Thackeray, William Makepeace. The Biographical Edition of the Works, 13 volumes, illustrations, somewhat spotted, contemporary red half morocco, spines gilt, top edge gilt, with the ticket of Hugh Hopkins, Glasgow, 8vo, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1898-99 £120-180
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Thackeray, William Makepeace. The Biographical Edition of the Works, 13 volumes (?only), contemporary half calf, spines faded, 8vo, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1902
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Trollope, Anthony. The Duke's Children, 3 volumes, first edition, half-titles, a few leaves loose, original cloth, slightly shaken, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1880; and 13 others by the same author, v.s. (16) £200-300
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Twain, Mark. Works, 17 volumes only, original decorative cloth gilt, 8vo, London: Chatto and Windus, c.1890 £50-80
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