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PRINCE, JOHN. Danmonii Orientales Illustres: Or, The Worthies of Devon. First Edition, Exeter 1701

BAKER, SIR SAMUEL WHITE. The Albert N'Yanza...First Edition, 1866. 2 vols. (2)

MUSGRAVE, Rev. GEORGE. A Ramble into Brittany. First Edition, 1870. 2 vols (13)

SHACKLETON, Sir ERNEST HENRY. The Heart of the Antarctic. first edition, 1909 2 vols (2)

CHABOT, A.J.F Comte de La Chasse A Travers Les Ages, first edition Paris 1898

MARKLAND. GEORGE. Pteryplegia, or the art of shooting-flyer, a poem, first edition

SOBIESKI, JOHN and CHARLES EDWARD STUART. Lays of The Deer Forest. First Edition, William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London 1848. (3)

Chaucer (Geoffrey) The workes...newly printed, with dyvers workes which were never in print before, fourth edition, title in woodcut border, woodcuts at head of the Knight's and Squire's tales, title of Romaunt of the Rose in woodcut border, lacks ff. G4-6, H1-4, 3D1-6, 3E1-3, 3Q1-6, title cut down and torn, with paper pasted over part of margin, and almost loose, fore-edge of first half-dozen badly frayed with loss of text, last f. seriously defective, other tears, some browning, early notes, largely illegible, but one identifying the editor as 'Wm Thynne, Clk of the Kitchen to K. Henry 8', round title, contemporary calf, blind-rules, worn, spine all but missing, lower cover damaged, folio, [cf. STC 5071-4], [1550?]; sold not subject to return.

[Ariosto (Lodovico)] Orlando Furioso in English heroical verse. By Sr Iohn Harington of Bathe Knight, first edition, lacking title, 46 full page woodcut illustrations, fore-edge of some leaves repaired, without loss, pp.227-231 almost detached, later half calf over marbled boards, rubbed, extremities worn, hinges cracked, 4to, 1591; sold not subject to return.

[Purchas (Samuel) Purchas His Pilgrimage, or Relations of the World, and the Religions Observed in all Ages and Places], third edition, lacks title and 3P2, 4X2 inserted from a slightly smaller copy, last f. torn with loss of a few words, marginal tears to first and last few ff., and occasionally elsewhere, some browning, contemporary calf, gilt, worn, spine defective, covers lifting, [STC 20507], folio, [W. Stansby for H. Fetherstone ,] 1617 ~ Stubbe (Henry) An Essay in Defence of the Good Old Cause, title mounted, 1659; Malice Rebuked, 1659, 2 works in 1 vol., little spotting, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, [Wing S-6045; S-6060], 8vo; sold not subject to return. (2).

Feltham (Owen) Resolves. A Duple Century, ye 3d Edition, engraved emblematic title, first 6ff. laid down with slight loss to title and slight loss to single rule border of others, few ff. slight marginal loss,early ownership signature on front blank, modern binder's cloth, morocco label, ex-library copy with bookplate, occasional stamps and classmark on spine, [NSTC 10758], 8vo, F.Kyngston for H.Seile, 1628.

Selden (John) De Jure Naturali & Gentium juxta Disciplinam Ebraeorum, first edition, half-title, title in red and black, wood-cut illustrations and initials, lower corner of R chipped not affecting text, contemporary calf, worn at extremities revealing boards, rebacked, [STC 22168], folio, 1640.

Buck (George) The History of the Life and Reigne of Richard the Third, first edition, lacking portrait frontispiece, water-stain to inner corner throughout, front endpapers detached, contemporary calf, front cover detached, spine damaged, folio, W. Wilson, 1646.

B[enlowes] (E[dward]) Theophila, or Loves Sacrifice. A Divine Poem, first edition, 7 engraved plates only, one extra plate loosely inserted, 4 illustrations in the text, title in red and black, tear to lower edge of last plate, upper corner of first leaves water-stained, later half calf, folio, 1652.

Walton (Izaak) The Lives of Dr.John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr.Richard Hooker, Mr.George Herbert, first collected edition, 4 engraved portraits, lacking A1 (?blank), a few headlines trimmed, lightly water-stained throughout, 19th-century blue morocco, gilt, g.e., [Wing W671], 8vo, by Tho. Newcomb for Richard Marriott, 1670.

Locke (John).- [Wynne (John)] An Abridgement of Mr. Locke's Essay concerning Humane Understanding, first edition, modern calf, spine gilt, [Wing L2735], 8vo, for A. & J. Churchill and E. Castle, 1696.

Spectator (The), 8 vol. only of 9, lacking vol.V, first 4 vol. first editions, vol.VI-VIII 12th edition, last vol. 6th edition, inner hinges weak, contemporary mottled calf, for S. Buckley and T. Tonson, 1712-39 ~ Entertainment. A Collection of the most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage, 2 vol., slight foxing, inner hinges cracked, contemporary mottled calf, extremities worn, spine ends chipped, for A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater, 1792; and 12 others, Miscellaneous Literature, some incomplete sets, 12mo & 8vo (22).

[Montagu (Lady Barbara) and Sarah Scott]. A Description of Millenium Hall, and the Country Adjacent, first edition, engraved frontispiece, final advertisement leaf, occasional foxing and browning, contemporary calf, worn, [ESTC t107679], 12mo, for J.Newbery, 1762. *** Formerly attributed to Goldsmith and Smart.

Wilkes (John).- [Boulanger (Nicolas Antoine)] The Origin and Progress of Despotism in the Oriental, and other Empires, of Africa, Europe, and America, [trans. John Wilkes], first edition in English, title in red & black, stain in lower margin, lightly browned, contemporary calf, spine gilt, rubbed, spine chipped, 8vo in 4s, "Amsterdam", [London, at Wilkes's Press], 1764.

Markham (Sir Clements Robert) A History of the Abyssinian Expedition, first edition, 5 maps, 4 folding, internal crack, original cloth, 8vo, 1869.

[Eagles (Rev. John)] The Bristol Riots, Their Causes, Progress, and Consequences, first edition, frontispiece, original cloth, backstrip almost detached, 8vo, Bristol, 1832.

Dickens (Charles) The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, first edition in book form, second issue, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, etched plates by "Phiz", a couple of neat repairs, later half calf, spine gilt, g.e., 1839; and 2 others, 8vo and 4to (3).

Dickens (Charles) The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, first edition in book form, engraved frontispiece title and plates, foxing to plates, front inner hinge cracked, bookplate, contemporary half morocco, extremities rubbed, a.e.g., 8vo, 1854.

Brewster (Margaret Maria) Sunbeams in the Cottage or What Women May Do, first edition, half-title, slightly browned, bookplate of Lord Farnham on front pastedown, original blind-stamped cloth, Edinburgh and London, 1854; and 6 others, 8vo (7).

Dickens (Charles) Little Dorrit, first edition in book form, plates by K. Browne, inner hinges cracked, ink inscription on front endpaper, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, gilt spine, morocco label, 8vo, 1857.

Reid (Forrest) Pirates of the Spring, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author, with his nk inscription on front free endpaper, bookplate on front pastedown, original cloth, spine faded, 8vo, Dublin & London, 1919.

Reid (Forrest) Young Tom or Very Mixed Company, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author, original cloth, gilt spine, 1944; Peter Waring, 1937; Private Road, dust-jacket, 1940, first editions, original cloth; and 3 others, 8vo (6).

Hardy (Thomas) Far from the Madding Crowd, first American edition, endpaper advertisements dated November 17th 1874, slight marginal loss pp.3/4 and list of author's works, original cloth, soiled, [Purdy, p.17], 8vo, New York, 1874.

Hardy (Thomas) The Return of the Native, 3 vol. in 1, first edition in book form, [one of 1000 copies], half-titles in vol. 2 & 3, lacking from vol. 1, sketch map frontispiece to vol. 1, marginal tear in vol. 2 Q7, some foxing & light stains, ink stamp in several margins, library leather-backed cloth, spine rubbed, [Purdy p.24; Sadleir 1113], 8vo, 1878.

Hardy (Thomas) The Mayor of Casterbridge, 2 vol, first edition in book form, [one of 758 copies], half-title in vol. 1, lacking from vol. 2, some light foxing, 2pp. & 4pp. Smith, Elder advertisements in vol. 1 & 2 respectively, original blue cloth, primary building, corners & head & foot of spines repaired, new endpapers, slightly rubbed, [Purdy p.50; Sadleir 1111], 8vo, 1886.

Rice-Jones ( Rev. D.) In the Slums, first edition, half-title, advertisements at end, slightly browned, original cloth, gilt, 8vo, 1884.

Swinburne (Algernon Charles) Chastelard; a Tragedy, half-title, ink signatures on title and half-title, slightly foxed and browned, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 1865 ~ Lang (Andrew) & Walter Herries Pollock. He, first edition, advertisements at end, original wrappers, chipped with some loss, 1887 ~ Byron (G.G.N., Lord) & Samuel Rogers. Lara, a Tale; Jacqueline, a Tale, name removed from head of title, contemporary half morocco, gilt, slightly rubbed, 1814, first editions; and 6 others, 8vo (9).

Buhle (Johann Gottlieb) Ueber den Ursprung und die vornehmsten Schicksale der Orden der Rosenkreuzer und Freymaurer, first edition, 20th century half morocco, ex-library copy with bookplate, stamp on title and classmark on spine, 8vo, Göttingen, 1804.

Barnes (Julian) Before She Met Me, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, 1982; and 9 others, Barnes, 8vo (10).

Chatwin (Bruce) The Viceroy of Ouidah, first edition, 1980; On the Black Hill, first edition, 1982 ~ Chatwin (Bruce) and Paul Theroux. Patagonia Revisited, first American edition, Boston, 1986, original boards, dust-jackets, fine copies; and 4 others, Chatwin, 8vo (7).

De Bernieres (Louis) Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, a fine copy, 8vo, 1991.

De Bernieres (Louis) Labels, first edition, limited edition, signed and dated by the author on title, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, 12mo, One Horse Press, 1993.

De Bernieres (Louis) Captain Corelli's Mandolin, first edition, signed and dated by the author, first issue binding, original white boards, a fine copy, 8vo, 1994.

Faulkner (William) The Town, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, frayed at spine-head, New York, 1957 ~ Blotner (Joseph) Faulkner: A Biography, 2 vol., slip-case, New York, 1974, original cloth; and 15 others, Faulkner, 8vo (18).

Fitzgerald (F. Scott) The Crack-up...Edited by Edmund Wilson, first edition, tape-marks on free endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, torn with loss to corners and spine-ends, New York, [1945]; and a small quantity of other, Fitzgerald, 8vo & 4to.

Forster (E.M.) Maurice, first edition, 1971; Aspects of the Novel, 1974 ~ Beauman (Nicola) A Biography of E.M. Forster, 1993, original boards, dust-jackets; and c. 35 others by or about E.M. Forster, 8vo (c. 38).

Hemingway (Ernest) To Have and Have Not, first edition, light tape-marks to free endpapers, large bookplate on front pastedown, 8vo, [Hanneman A14.a], New York, 1937.

Hemingway (Ernest) The Old Man and the Sea, first English edition, original boards, dust-jacket, slightly faded at spine, 1952; and the first US edition in later jacket, 8vo (2).

Ishiguro (Kazuo) The Unconsoled, first edition, signed by the author, original boards, dust-jacket, 1995; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (3).

Jones (James) The Thin Red Line, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, New York, 1962; and 4 others, James Jones, 8vo (5).

Joyce (James) Giacomo Joyce, first edition, facsimile illustrations including 2 folding, original cloth-backed boards, slip-case, New York, 1968; Ulysses. The Corrected Text..., dust-jacket, 1986 ~ Read (Forrest, editor) Pound/Joyce: The Letters of Ezra Pound to James Joyce..., New York, 1967 ~ Herring (Phillip F., editor) Joyce's Ulysses Notesheets in the British Museum, dust-jacket, Charlottesville, 1972 ~ Davies (Stan Gebler) James Joyce: A Portrait of the Artist, dust-jacket, 1975, all but first original boards or cloth; and c.30 others, Joyce, 8vo & 4to (c.35).

Steinbeck (John) The Pastures of Heaven, first edition, first issue, chip to top edge of front free endpaper, tape-marks to both free endpapers, original green cloth, slightly knocked, spine faded, [Goldstone-Payne A2.a], 8vo, New York, 1932.

Steinbeck (John) The Pastures of Heaven, first English edition, light tape-marks to free endpapers, original cloth, spine faded, [Goldstone-Payne A2.d], 8vo, 1933.

Steinbeck (John) To a God Unknown, first edition, first issue, light tape-marks on endpapers and preliminaries, original cloth, spine slightly faded, [Goldstone-Payne A3.a], 8vo, New York, Robert O.Ballou, 1933.

Steinbeck (John) The Grapes of Wrath, first edition, splitting at title, original cloth, slight marking, seventh printing dust-jacket, rubbed, torn at spine with loss, 8vo, [Goldstone-Payne A12.a], New York, 1939.

Steinbeck (John) East of Eden, first edition, original cloth, ?second state dust-jacket (with reviews on rear inner-flap), rubbed & frayed, small mark on upper wrapper, sticker mark on spine, [cf. Goldstone-Payne A32.a], 8vo, New York, 1952.

Steinbeck (John) Letters to Elizabeth. A Selection of Letters from John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis, original boards, San Francisco, Book Club of California, 1978 ~ Schmitz (Anne-Marie) In Search of Steinbeck, limited edition, signed by the author, slip-case, Los Altos, 1978 ~ Kiernan (Thomas) The Intricate Music, Boston & Toronto, 1979 ~ Benson (Jackson J.) The True Adventures of John Steinbeck, New York, 1984 ~ Ferrell (Keith) John Steinbeck: The Voice of the Land, New York, 1986 ~ Steinbeck IV (John) and Nancy Steinbeck. The Other Side of Eden, New York, 2001, all but first original cloth, all but second in dust-jackets ; and a small quantity of others, Steinbeck Biography & Correspondence, 8vo & 4to (44).

Taylor (Peter) A Long Fourth, first edition, New York, 1948; Happy Families Are All Alike, first English edition, 1959, original cloth or boards, dust-jackets; and 14 others by the same, 8vo (16).

Waugh (Evelyn) The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, 1957; and a small quantity of others, Waugh, 8vo (sm.qty).

Wilson (Angus) Anglo-Saxon Attitudes, first edition, 1956; A Bit Off the Map, first American edition, New York, 1957, original boards and cloth, dust-jackets, some fraying; and 15 others, Wilson, 8vo (17).

Woolf (Virginia) The Moment and Other Essays, first edition, 1947; Between the Acts, The Hogarth Press, 1976; The Pargiters, edited by Mitchell A. Leaska, The Hogarth Press, 1978; A Writer's Diary, The Hogarth Press, 1953; A Moment's Liberty. The Shorter Diary, edited by Anne Olivier Bell, The Hogarth Press, 1990 ~ Willis (J.H.) Leonard and Virginia Woolf as Publishers. The Hogarth Press 1917-41, original cloth, all but the first dust-jackets; and 22 others, Virginia Woolf, 8vo (27).

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) My African Journey, first edition, plates, 5 detached, 3 maps, half title lightly foxed, 16pp. advertisements at end, original pictorial cloth, spine & part of lower cover faded, [Woods A12], 8vo, 1908.

Douglas (Norman) Paneros, first edition, number 62 of 250 copies signed by the author, original gold patterned cloth, 8vo, Florence, G. Orioli, 1932.

Hemingway (Ernest) In Our Time, first edition, number 105 of 170 copies, woodcut frontispiece portrait of the author after Henry Strater, bubbling to pastedowns, original printed boards, rebacked, light crease to upper cover, rubbed at extremities, in later morocco-backed collector's box, [Hanneman A2a], tall 8vo, Paris, Three Mountains Press, 1924.

Orwell (George) Nineteen Eighty-Four, first American edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, slightly rubbed, creased at extremites, spine faded, 8vo, New York, Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1949.