Antiquarian and Collectors’ Books

ORNITHOLOGY. - William Eagle CLARKE. Studies in Bird Migration. London: Gurney and Jackson, 1912. 2 vols., first edition, 8vo (218 x 148mm.) Numerous plates and charts. (Toning, browning to endpapers.) Original green cloth, t.e.g. (light rubbing). - And approximately forty further volumes relating to birds (a quantity).

NATURAL HISTORY. - Darren WOODHEAD. From Dawn till Dusk. Peterborough: Langford Press, 2005. First edition, signed by the author, 4to (304 x 265mm.) Numerous colour illustrations. (Toning.) Original black cloth, dust-jacket. Provenance: 'May and Arthur' (gift inscribed to by the author). - And a further thirty volumes of illustrated natural history, including four more signed volumes (Michael Warren's 'Images from Birding', 2007, 4to, and his 'Langford Lowfields 1988-99', 1999, 4to, and David Bennett's 'True to Form', 2007, 4to, and his 'Otter Shores', 2011, 4to) (31).

SUSSEX. - M.A. TIERNEY. The History and Antiquities of the Castle and Town of Arundel; including the Biography of its Earls. London: G. and W. Nicol, 1834. 2 vols. in 1, 8vo (250 x 144mm.) 9 plates, including 3 folding genealogies, and a further folding plate, includes 'Notices of a Recent Excavation in the College Chapel of Arundel' with title dated 1850. (Lacking 1 plate, browning, occasional spotting, paper repairs to the genealogies.) Late 19th century brown morocco, red morocco lettering piece to the spine, gilt turn-ins (tape reinforcement to hinges, lightly rubbed extremities, small label residue to base of spine). Provenance: West Sussex County Council (labels to front pastedown, stamps verso the title-page). - And a further eighteen volumes relating to Sussex, all ex-library (including Lindsay Fleming's 'History of Pagham in Sussex', 3 vols., 1949, 8vo) (19).

BINDINGS. - Alexander DUMAS. The Three Musketeers. London: George Routledge and Sons., 1894. 2 vols., limited edition, this being number 703 of 750 copies of the de luxe edition, large 8vo (301 x 198mm.) Numerous illustrations by J. Huyot after Maurice Leloir. (Occasional, minor spotting.) Contemporary red morocco, gilt lettering to spine, t.e.g. (extremities rubbed, minor soiling, slightly damp-affected covers). - And a further twelve leather-bound literary volumes (including 'The Royal Shakespeare…from the text of Professor Delius', 3 vols., 1894, 4to). Provenance: from the estate of the late Frank Warren (14).

MINIATURE BOOKS. - William PICKERING (publisher). Marcus Tullius CICERO. De Officiis de Senectute et de Amicitia. London: William Pickering, 1821. 16mo (86 x 48mm.) Engraved portrait frontispiece, text in Latin. (Toning.) Original red cloth, paper label to spine (slight fading). - And a quantity of approximately ninety further volumes of miniature and small-format books (including a further twenty-one volumes from the William Pickering 'Diamond Classics' series), contained within a four-tier wooden bookcase (a quantity).

BIBLIOGRAPHY. - Ir. C. KOEMAN (editor). Atlantes Neerlandici, Bibliography of terrestrial, maritime and celestial atlases and pilot books, published in the Netherlands up to 1880. Amsterdam: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., 1967-1971. 5 vols., 4to (310 x 236mm.) Numerous illustrations, 1 folding chart, 2pp. of additions and corrections tipped-in. (Toning.) Original blue cloth (some soiling to covers, rubbing to extremities).

PHOTOGRAPHY. - James L. LAGER. Leica, an Illustrated History. New Jersey: Lager Limited Editions, 1993-1998. 3 vols., 4to (278 x 226mm.) Numerous photographic illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original black cloth, gilt titling to upper cover, dust-jackets (slight wrinkling to upper panel of first volume). - And a further six volumes relating to Leica cameras (including 'Leica Copies' by HPR, 1994, 8vo, and the second printing of the Leica Manual for 1935, 8vo, and another photography related) (10).

RIDDELL-MONROE, Joan. Ingulabi. London: Sylvan Press, Nicholson & Watson, [1943.] First edition, 4to (277 x 214mm.) Numerous illustrations. (Minor spotting to preliminaries and rear endpaper, price stamp on front pastedown, textblock loosening.) Original green cloth-backed pictorial boards (fading, browning to rear, slight rubbing). Provenance: Simon Gordon Clark (gift inscribed to on the front free endpaper). - And a further thirty-one miscellaneous volumes (including Frances Burney's 'Evelina: or, the History of a Young Lady's Introduction to the World', 1821, 8vo) (32).

MILLAIS, John Guille. British Deer and Their Horns. London: Henry Sotheran and Co., 1897. First edition, folio (387 x 300mm.) Colour frontispiece by the author, 10 electrogravure plates, numerous illustrations. (Toning, occasional spotting to plate margins.) Original brown pictorial buckram designed by Millais, t.e.g. (light rubbing). - And a further 3 volumes by J.G. Millais ('The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland', 3 vols., 1904-1906, 4to). Provenance: from the estate of the late Frank Warren (4).

SITWELL, Sacheverell and Wilfrid BLUNT. Great Flower Books 1700-1900, a Bibliographical Record of two Centuries of Finely-Illustrated Flower Books. London: Collins, 1956. Folio (486 x 338mm.) 36 colour plates. (Toning.) Original green half buckram over marbled paper-covered boards (slight fading and rubbing to the cloth). - And a further volume by Sacheverell Sitwell ('Fine Bird Books 1700-1900', 1953, folio). Provenance: from the estate of the late Frank Warren (2).

KNIGHT, Frederick and J. RUMLEY. Knight & Rumley's Crests of the Nobility & Gentry of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland Designed Principally for the Use of Artists. London: [T. Griffiths, 1827]. Engraved title with vignette of George slaying the dragon, dedication, preface, index, 29 engraved plates. (Some soiling to margins, browning, marginal tear plate VIII, marginal loss to plate X.) [Bound with:] KNIGHT, Frederick. Knight's Heraldic Illustrations Designed for the Use of Herald Painters' and Engravers. London: T. Griffiths, [1843?]. Engraved title, 19 engraved plates. (Spotting, minor soiling, marginal loss to plate 14 and 20.) Small folio (283 x 208mm.) Late 19th century black cloth, gilt lettering to spine (rubbing to extremities, endpapers replaced). Provenance: J. Carris-Brooke Merrick (gift inscribed to on front-free endpaper); G.W. Betjemann (gift inscribed to on the front-free endpaper). - And a further two volumes (including volume 2 of Joseph Edmondson's 'A Complete Body of Heraldry', 1780, folio) (3).

SAYER, Robert (publisher). The Artist's Vade Mecum; Being the Whole Art of Drawing, A New Work, Elegantly Engraved on Eighty Quarto Copper-plates. London: Robert Sayer, 1786. Fourth edition, 4to (263 x 190mm.) Title, 6pp. introduction, 75 engraved plates. (Occasional browning and minor soiling, title laid down with repair, lacking 5 plates.) Contemporary half calf over marbled paper-covered boards, gilt lettering to spine (surface rubbing to covers). Note: this edition unrecorded in ESTC. - And a further four related volumes (including J.D. Harding's 'The Principles and Practices of Art', 1845, folio) (5).

ART REFERENCE. - Benedict NICOLSON. Joseph Wright of Derby, Painter of Light. London: Paul Mellon Foundation for British Art, 1968. 2 vols., 4to (314 x 250mm.) Numerous coloured and uncoloured illustrations. (Toning.) Original green cloth, dust-jackets (slight fading). Provenance: W. Warkus (name inscribed to front-free endpaper). - And a further twenty-five volumes of art reference (including two volumes of John Richardson's 'A Life of Picasso', 1991-1996, 8vo). Provenance: from the estate of the late Frank Warren (27).

MANUSCRIPT. - Kate COWARD. [Comprising 7 hand-written note-pads titled 'My Memories' by Kate Coward, pianist and aunt to playwright, Noel Coward. N.p.] 1936-1949. 7 note-books, approximately 365pp., 8vo (178 x 122mm.) A clearly written account of Kate Coward's family history and her own life. (Occasional loose leaf, corner creasing, toning.) Original card covers (toning, covers replaced for note-pad 5). - And a small quantity of family photographs, postcards and sketchbooks, mainly comprising landscapes in water-colour. Note: born in 1865, Kate (née Vaughan) Coward's memories span a privileged childhood in mid-Victorian England, where, as an accomplished pianist, she gave concerts and taught the children of titled families up until the mid-20th century, when she knits a coat for the one-year-old 'Prince Charlie' and quotes the grateful response from 'Princess Elizabeth'. But in between there are many anecdotes and adventures, bicycle and glee clubs, many stories relating to aristocratic and artistic circles. She is wooed by a bohemian artist (who paints her several times, and is hard to shake off), but is smitten by Frederick Leighton, plays duets in the Churchill family home (but is interrupted by Randolph). There is marriage and heartbreak. In later years, a tipped-in [local] newspaper report shows that in old age she was known for having taught her nephew, Noel, piano scales. But he hasn't the time for her. 'Noel… has five houses now. A flat in New York, flat in Paris, 3 houses… he still hasn't answered any of my letters'. - And a small quantity of family photographs, postcards and sketchbooks, containing mainly landscapes in water-colour.

INCUNABULA. - [Bible leaf, in German. N.p: Augsburg: Gunther Zainer, n.d: but 1475-76]. Folio (444 x 309mm.) Single leaf from the Book of Revelations, double columns, 58 lines per column, headline, 3 line initial in red. (Browning, damp-stain to margin, upper margin with tape repair.) Contained within an open, three-sided wooden frame.

NATURAL HISTORY. - R.A. STERNDALE and E.H. AITKEN (editors). The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Bombay and Madras: Caxton Steam Printing Works and Diocesan Press, 1886-1954. 51 vols. in 52, 8vo (229 x 146mm.) Numerous lithographed and chromolithographed plates, numerous uncoloured and photographic illustrations. (Toning, occasional browning and spotting.) Early 20th century black half morocco over marbled paper-covered boards (23) and later blue cloth (29), gilt lettering, and some (11) with manuscript ink lettering to spines (some fading, rubbing). Note: a continuous run from Vol. 1, nos. 1 to Vol. 51, nos. 2. - And a further volume ('The Bombay Natural History Society 1883-1933, 1933, 8vo) (53).

MOTORING. - Simon MOORE. The Immortal 2.9 Alfa Romeo 8C2900. Washington: Parkside Publications, Inc., 2008. Revised edition, signed by the author on the title, 4to (263 x 264mm.) Numerous photographic illustrations. (Small mark to index, toning.) Original maroon cloth, mounted illustration to upper cover (slight rubbing to mounted illustration). - And a further two related volumes (including Rainer Simon's 'BMW 328 From Roadster to Legend', gift inscribed by the author, 1996, 4to) (3).

MOTORING. - Pascal COURTEAULT. Automobiles Voisin 1919-1958. London: White Mouse Editions, 1991. Limited edition, this being number 1111 of 3500 copies, oblong 4to (265 x 327mm.) Numerous photographic illustrations, text in French with the supplement English translation by Peter Hull. (Toning.) Original blue cloth with chrome-effect decal panel mounted to the upper cover, slipcase (slight rubbing to extremities). Note: 3500 copies were planned, but only 2000 actually published.

METALLURGY. - H.G. DINES. The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England. London: HMSO, 1969. 2 vols., second impression, 8vo (243 x 148mm.) Photographic illustrations, numerous geological maps in rear envelopes. (Toning.) Original orange cloth, dust-jackets (rubbing to spine ends). - And a further nine volumes of books on minerals and mining and two geological survey maps of Great Britain, sheet 1 and 2, 1957 (13).