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A SUMMER MISCELLANY
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Catalogue 242

A SUMMER MISCELLANY

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Little Facts for Little People by S.T.C. ANONYMOUS. Little Facts for Little People by S.T.C. FIRST EDITION.
Seeley, Jackson & Halliday. 1867
Front., engr. plates, 2pp cata. Orig. maroon cloth decoratively blocked in blind & gilt; spine faded & a little rubbed, rear board sl. rippled. Bookplate of Maie Mitchell & bookseller's ticket of Sefton & MacKenzie on leading pastedown.
Stock #92199 full description >>
£75


Muriels Dreamland. BROWN, Mrs. J.W. Muriel's Dreamland. A fairy tale. With illustrations by the authoress and her daughter, Alberta Brown. Large quarto edn.
Griffith & Farran. 1871
Half title, front., plates, 6pp 'Opinions of the Press'; occasional sl. spotting. Orig. green bevelled boards, pictorially blocked & bordered in gilt. a.e.g. A lovely copy.
Stock #92160 full description >>
£150


The Goldsmiths Wife. AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Goldsmith's Wife. With 12 illustrations by F. Gilbert.
John Dicks, Office of 'Bow Bells', 313 Strand. [c.1875]
Double-column text, half title printed on recto of front., plates. 20thC maroon moiré cloth, brown calf spine ruled in gilt, black leather label. A very clean copy.
Stock #92494 full description >>
£380


SOUTH-SEA BUBBLE

The South-Sea Bubble. AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The South-Sea Bubble. With nineteen illustrations by Edward Henry Corbould.
John Dicks, Office of 'Bow Bells', 313 Strand. [1871]
Double-column text, half title printed on recto of front., ad. on verso of title, plates. 20thC maroon moiré cloth, brown calf spine ruled in gilt, black leather label. A very clean copy.
Stock #92493 full description >>
£650


PICTORIAL ALMANACK FOR 1875 - UNRECORDED

Bennetts Pictorial Almanack for 1875. ALMANACK. BENNETT, E. Bennett's Pictorial Almanack for 1875.
Ledbury: E. Bennett, chemist. 1875
llus. Orig. mauve printed paper wrappers; sl. worn. 32pp.
Stock #85618 full description >>
£65


1840 DAILY CALENDAR

The Englishmans Almanack; ALMANACK. ENGLISHMAN. The Englishman's Almanack; or, Daily calendar of general information for the year 1840.
Printed for the Company of Stationers. 1840
Illus.; paper flaw pp 41-48 with loss of text largely to pp 45-48. Orig. grey printed paper wrappers. v.g. 72pp.
Stock #85832 full description >>
£35


MINIATURE NEW YORK ALMANACK

Pocket Almanac for 1901. ALMANACK. FRIENDS' BOOK & TRACT COMMITTEE. Pocket Almanac for 1901.
New York: Friends' Book & Tract Committee. 1901
Orig. grey printed paper wrappers, stapled as issued; staples rusted, contents loose in binding. (40)pp, 8.5 x 3.5.cm.
Stock #85705 full description >>
£25


IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS - NORFOLK

William Goulds Companion to the Almanacs, ALMANACK. GOULD, William, pub. William Gould's Companion to the Almanacs, for the year 1877, containing lists of fairs in Norfolk and other useful information.
Swaffham: William Gould. 1877
Illus, 16pp cata., ads. Stabbed but entirely unsewn, loosely inserted into orig. yellow printed paper wrappers. v.g. 36pp.
Stock #85616 full description >>
£85


UNRECORDED NOTTINGHAM ALMANACK IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

Maples Companion to the Almanack for 1833. ALMANACK. MAPLES, Robert Sewell, pub. Maples' Companion to the Almanack for 1833. 12mo.
Nottingham: R. S. Maples. 1833
A few contemp. ink annotations. Uncut in light brown printed paper wrappers; one old vertical fold, sl. marked. v.g. 24pp.
Stock #85600 full description >>
£120


Vox Stellarum! ALMANACK. MOORE, Francis. Vox Stellarum! Old Moore's almanack, for the year 1875.
T. Roberts & Co. 1875
Illus. Orig. illus. printed paper wrappers. Disbound.
Stock #85620 full description >>
£45


1877 PUNCH IN PAPER WRAPPERS

Punchs Almanack. ALMANACK. PUNCH. Punch's Almanack. 1877.
Punch publishing office. 1877
Folding plate loosely inserted, illus. Unopened in illus. printed paper wrappers; sl. fraying to edges. 16pp.
Stock #85710 full description >>
£65


The Christian Almanack for the Year 1839, ALMANACK. RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY. The Christian Almanack for the Year 1839, being the third after leap year.
RTS. 1839
Front. Orig. green moiré printed paper wrappers. a.e.g. a v.g. crisp copy. 72pp.
Stock #85830 full description >>
£75


Suttons Household Almanack and Year-Book of Useful Knowledge for 1878. ALMANACK. SUTTON, W. D., pub. Sutton's Household Almanack and Year-Book of Useful Knowledge for 1878.
Buxton: W. D. Sutton. 1878
Orig. printed paper wrappers; sl. browned. Disbound. (48)pp.
Stock #85609 full description >>
£50


UNRECORDED HAT MANUFACTURER'S ALMANACK

Almanack for 1878. ALMANACK. YEOMANS, J. Almanack for 1878.
J. Yeomans. 1878
Illus. Orig. purple printed paper wrappers, sewn as issued; sewing partially loose. A nice copy as issued. (40)pp.
Stock #85779 full description >>
£75


The Cottage Fire-Side. ANONYMOUS. The Cottage Fire-Side. 12mo.
Dublin: printed by Napper and White. 1826
Front., illus. Contemp. full speckled calf, later red morocco label; a little rubbed. Ownership inscription of 'C. Wykeham Martin, Leeds Castle' on leading f.e.p. A nice copy.
Stock #92185 full description >>
£85


MUNCHAUSEN

The Surprising Travels and Adventures of Baron Munchausen, ANONYMOUS. The Surprising Travels and Adventures of Baron Munchausen, in Russia, the Caspian Sea, Iceland... a voyage to the moon and dog star; with many extraordinary particulars relative to the cooking animals in those planets which are there called the human species. A sequel containing his expedition into Africa - his being buried in a whirlwind of sand...
Published for the Booksellers. [c.1840]
Front., plates (3 folding); 1 plate with closed tear, repaired. Untrimmed in orig. pebble-grained orange cloth, dec. in blind, spine lettered in gilt; a little marked, spine sl. dulled. Bookseller's ticket of C. & E. Brown, Bayswater on leading pastedown, ownership syamp of W.J.F. Galloway on leading f.e.p.
Stock #92331 full description >>
£120


MEMOIRS OF A CANARY BIRD

Fifi; BUCKLE, Mrs. Matthew Hughes George. Fifi; or, Memoirs of a Canary Bird. 2nd edn.
Edward Bumpus. [c.1865]
Half title, front., plates Orig. pebble-grained purple cloth, bordered in blind, blocked & lettered in gilt; spine sl. faded. 90pp.
Stock #92202 full description >>
£120


Buckets and Spades. CAMPBELL, Mrs. Edmund. Buckets and Spades. Nursery rhymes. With illusrtations by M.A.C. FIRST EDITION. 4to.
Dean & Son. [1883]
Col. front., illus. Orig. glazed pictorial boards, green cloth spine; v. sl. wear to corners, a little rubbed & marked but a nice, fresh copy. Ownership inscription of Ellery Yale Wood on leading f.e.p. 32pp.
Stock #92177 full description >>
£250


FAIR ROMANCE

Prince Perindos Wish. (CONSTABLE, Thomas) Prince Perindo's Wish. A fairy romance for youths and maidens. FIRST EDITION.
Edmonston and Douglas. 1874
Front., illus. Orig. green cloth, bevelled boards, bordered in black, pictorially blocked & lettered in gilt. Inscriptions naming author & illustrator on leading f.e.p. & titlepage. a.e.g. A nice copy. 84pp.
Stock #92272 full description >>
£150


DIET FOR THE POOR

Diet for the Sick: COOKERY. RIDGE, John James. Diet for the Sick: being nutritious combinations suitable for severe cases of illness. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to.
J. & A. Churchill. 1875
Sewing a little loose in places. Orig. limp brown cloth wrappers; spine faded, sl. rubbed. 47pp.
Stock #92630 full description >>
£75


PAINTING IN NORTH ITALY

A History of Painting in North Italy. CROWE, Joseph Archer and CAVALCASELLE, Giovanni Battista. A History of Painting in North Italy. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols.
John Murray. 1871
Prelims a little spotted. Orig. blue cloth, lettered in gilt, bordered in blind and gilt; spines a little dulled. Bookplates of 'Belper' on leading pastedowns. A nice copy.
Stock #90090 full description >>
£75


Fortunio. D'AULNOY, Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness. Fortunio. Illustrated by J.W. 4to.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood. 1847
Front., 7 plates; text rather spotted, front. & 4 plates lacking tissue guards. Contemp. red cloth by John Gray, Edinburgh, pictorially blocked in gilt; dulled & a little marked. a.e.g. 23pp.
Stock #92157 full description >>
£150


EARLY NAUTICAL NOVEL, SCARCE IN FIRST EDITION

The Post-Captain; (DAVIS, John) The Post-Captain; or, The Wooden Walls well manned; comprehending a view of naval society and manners. FIRST EDITION.
Thomas Tegg. 1806
A little spotted throughout, sl. heavier in places. Contemp. half calf, black morocco label; joints worn but remaining firm, rubbed.
Stock #91523 full description >>
£950


HOLLAND OR ODDLAND?

Hans Brinker; DODGE, Mary Mapes. Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates.
Sampson Low. 1880
Half titles, front., plates. Ads on final pastedown; leading pastedown v. sl. damp affected. Orig. green pictorial cloth, blocked in black & gilt; a little rubbed & marked. Gift inscription 'For Ellise, with Aunt Annie's best love, April 16th 1885'.
Stock #92271 full description >>
£40


BRIGAND TALES

Brigand Tales. DUNCOMBE, John. Duncombe's Miniature Library. Brigand Tales. Volume II. 24mo.
J. Duncombe & Co. [1831-32?]
Hand-coloured folding front. for all but 1 of the 16 tales; lacking series title & index & two titlepages, a few plates sl. torn. Contemp. half calf; rubbed & a little worn.
Stock #91442 full description >>
£380


MUTUAL ADVERTISEMENTS

ALS to Sir (M. Galibert). FRASER, James. ALS to 'Sir' (M. Galibert). From 215 Regent Street London. Oct. 17 1836. 'I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 24th...'
1836
39 lines on first 2pp of a folded 4to sheet, integral address leaf; sl. browned, a little rippled & sl. torn at outer margin. Typed slug identifying the author laid down at upper corner of first page.
Stock #92071 full description >>
£75


TRANSLATED BY CARLYLE

Wilhelm Meisters Apprenticeship. GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship. A novel. Translated from the German by Thomas Carlyle. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. 3 vols.
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd; London: G. & W.B. Whittaker. 1824
Bound without half titles; occasional spotting & dusting. Sl. later half calf, raised bands, red morocco labels; a little rubbed. Ownership inscription of John C[?]'s library, Johnstone on titlepage.
Stock #92495 full description >>
£550


MONT BLANC

Where theres a Will theres a Way: HUDSON, Charles & KENNEDY, Edward Shirley. Where there's a Will there's a Way: an ascent of Mont Blanc. By a new route and without guides. FIRST EDITION.
Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. 1856
Half title, front., col. folding map, 24pp. catalogue (March 1856). Orig. blue cloth; carefully recased, spine sl. darkened. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Brushfield, M.A., with motto 'Fail Not'. A very nice copy.
Stock #92656 full description >>
£750


MAPS OF JAPAN

Three Folding Maps. JAPAN. Three Folding Maps. I. Travelers' Map of Japan, Chosen (Korea), Taiwan (Formosa), published by Japanese Government Railways. Orange printed wraps, sl. faded, 1931. II. Map of Tokyo, presented by Imperial Hotel, adverts to verso, colour printed wraps. (c. 1931). III. Map of Kyoto and Vicinity with Shopping Directory, presented by The Kyoto Hotel, adverts to verso, colour printed wraps. [c. 1931].
1931
Three attractive maps, very sl. dusting otherwise v.g.
Stock #91505 full description >>
£120


At Home. (KEARY, Eliza) At Home. Illustrated by J.G. Sowerby. FIRST EDITION. 4to.
Marcus Ward & Co. [1881]
Illus. Orig. pictorial paper-covered boards; a little rubbed & marked. Pen markings on following f.e.p. Gift inscription to 'Frances Jane Lefroy from Mr Hardwick 1882 Christmas'. 56pp.
Stock #92172 full description >>
£20


ALLAHABAD IMPRINT

In Black and White. KIPLING, Rudyard. In Black and White. 6th edn.
Allahabad: A.H. WHeeler. (A.H. Wheeler & Co's Indian Railway Library, no. 3.) [1890s]
Sewn as issued in orig. grey-green pictorial wrappers, ads on versos & rear; dulled & v. sl. chipped, spine a little worn. Ownership inscription of Archibald Kay on front wrapper. 96pp.
Stock #92302 full description >>
£50


Soldiers Three: KIPLING, Rudyard. Soldiers Three: a collection of stories. 6th edn.
Sampson Low (A.H. Wheeler & Co's Indian Railway Library no.1). 1890
Sewn as issued in orig. grey-green pictorial wrappers; a little dusted, front wrapper v. sl. chipped, spine sl. worn. A nice copy as issued. (94)pp.
Stock #92297 full description >>
£85


CRUIKSHANK ILLUSTRATION

Buy your own Goose. (KIRTON, John William) Buy your own Goose. By the author of 'Buy your Own Cherries'. FIRST EDITION.
S.W. Partridge & Co. (Illustrated Penny Readings). [1868]
Illus. titlepage as front cover by George Cruikshank. Sewn as issued. Renier booklabel. 16pp.
Stock #92338 full description >>
£180


MAP OF RHODE ISLAND

A Map of the Colony of Rhode Island: KITCHIN, Thomas. A Map of the Colony of Rhode Island: with the adjacent parts of Connecticut, Massachusets Bay, &c.
Printed for R. Baldwin. 1778
Map, 21cm x 26cm, two folds. From Long Island to Nantucket Island, Boston to the North.
Stock #91154 full description >>
£180


FONTAINE'S FABLES: FIRST COLLECTED EDITION

Fables and Tales from La Fontaine. LA FONTAINE, Jean de. Fables and Tales from La Fontaine. In French and English. Now first translated. To which is prefix'd, the Author's Life.
Printed for A. Bettsworth [sic] and C. Hitch, and C. Davis in Pater-Noster-Row. 1734
[10], iii-xxvi, [6], 293 [i.e. 295, as pp.175-176 are repeated in pagination], [1]p ad. 8vo. Excellently rebound in half sprinkled calf, vellum tips, marbled boards, gilt-banded spine, maroon label. A very good, internally fresh and clean copy.
Stock #86963 full description >>
£950


THE WHITE WHALE

The White Whale. LEE, Henry. The White Whale.
R. K. Burt, printers. [1878]
16pp pamphlet, pale yellow printed wrappers, sl. marked.
Stock #91397 full description >>
£68


OGRES

Tuflongbos Journey in Search of Ogres, LEE, Holme, pseud. (Harriet Parr) Tuflongbo's Journey in Search of Ogres, with some account of his early life, and how his shoes got worn out. FIRST EDITION.
Smith, Elder, & Co. 1862
Half title, front., plates; one gathering a little proud. Orig. green pebble-grained cloth, bordered in blind, pictorially blocked in gilt. Ownership inscription 'A.M. Moore May 22 1871' on titlepage; later ownership inscription of Ellery Yale Wood on leading f.e.p. A nice copy.
Stock #92205 full description >>
£120


SCARCE EDITION

The Juvenile Album; LEE, Sarah. The Juvenile Album; or, Tales from Far and Near. Illustrated with eight steel engravings by T, Woolnoth. Landscape 4to.
Thomas Holmes. [c.1846]
Engr. front. & plates, tissue guards. Orig. pebble-grained blue cloth, bordered in blind, blocked in gilt; rubbed & marked, small chip to head on spine. 67pp. a.e.g.
Stock #92224 full description >>
£85


DERBY INVENTORY

Inventory and Valuation of Household Furniture Effects Upon the Premises No. 22 Duffield Road, Derby. MANUSCRIPT INVENTORY. Inventory and Valuation of Household Furniture Effects Upon the Premises No. 22 Duffield Road, Derby. From Miss White to Miss Beeland. August 1898.
1898
5pp ms. on foolscap paper watermarked 'Hercules'; a few old folds, lacking pin in upper left corner.
Stock #92613 full description >>
£150


CONTENTS OF A MANSION FLAT, 1896

Inventory of the Furniture and Effects in the Premises No.17 Buckingham Palace Mansions MANUSCRIPT INVENTORY. SMITH, Percy Stansfield. Inventory of the Furniture and Effects in the Premises No.17 Buckingham Palace Mansions the property of Percy Stanfield Smith Esq.
1896
106pp., 4to ruled notebook, half green morocco, green cloth boards stamped: Army & Navy Auxiliary Co-operative Supply, Ltd. House & Estate Agency, Francis Street, Victoria Street, Westminster. (A label on pastedown indicates that it is only necessary to quote the code RR1883 to order another book.)
Stock #91516 full description >>
£180


UNDERPAYMENT BY MAJOR BLAND

Statement Sworn at the Public Office, Queen Square, Wesminster. MANUSCRIPT. COLQUHOUN, Patrick. Statement Sworn at the Public Office, Queen Square, Wesminster. 'Hugh Bowran, late substitute in the Royal Army of Reserve and now a private in the First Regiment of Foot Guards voluntarily maketh Oath....'
1805
20 lines on 1p. folio, folded thrice; sl. dusted.
Stock #91506 full description >>
£75


SUFFOLK LAND BOOK

Manuscript Land Book, MANUSCRIPT. SHADDINGFIELD, Suffolk. Manuscript Land Book, recording proprietors, occupiers, the type of use (arable, pasture, wood, houses and gardens, or homestead), and the rental value.
1840
20 double-page ruled accounts, final double page abstract, rubricated throughout. Original paper wrappers; rather dusty & marked, but clean internally. Prepared for the Tithe Commissioners with their receipt stamp on upper cover, dated 26th May 1840. 20 x 165cm.
Stock #85236 full description >>
£125


Only a Bunch of Cherries. MARSHALL, Emma. Only a Bunch of Cherries. FIRST EDITION.
Partridge & Co. [1887]
Engr. front., illus., 8pp cata. E.ps a little marked. Stapled & bound into green pictorial cloth; spine a little creased, but a nice bright copy. Gift inscription to Cecil Willoughby from Nelly Vine on leading f.e.p.
Stock #92218 full description >>
£20


The Cuckoo in the Robins Nest. MARTIN, Mrs. A.H. The Cuckoo in the Robin's Nest. 11th thousand.
Cassell. [1891]
Initial ad. leaf, half title, front., illus., 16pp cata. (5G 6.91). Orig. brown & green cloth, lettered in gilt, leaf motif blocked in brown & green. Bookseller's ticket of George Deal & prize label of F.C. Willshire on leading pastedown.
Stock #92215 full description >>
£20


BEATRICE HARRADEN'S COPY

Contes et Nouvelles. MAUPASSANT, Guy de. Contes et Nouvelles. Avec deux dessins de Jeanniot gravés à l'eau-forte par F. Massé.
Paris: G. Charpentier et E. Fasquelle. (Petite Bibliothèque Charpentier.) 1896
Half title, front., contents leaf at end; one leaf excised between half title & front., possible an ad. or a blank. Orig. plain blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; spine a little darkened. A good-plus copy.
Stock #90016 full description >>
£75


The Member for Paris. (MURRAY, Eustace Clare Grenville) Trois-Etoiles. The Member for Paris. A tale of the second empire. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols.
Smith, Elder. 1871
Contemp. blue half calf, spine gilt in compartments, deep red leather labels. Armorial bookplates of Joseph Gundry on leading pastedowns, bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst on leading f.e.p., vol. I. v.g.
Stock #91510 full description >>
£380


WITH SIGNED LETTER FROM MURRAY TO THE DUKE OF BEDFORD

Narrative of an Appeal to the Crown; MURRAY, Eustace Clare Grenville. Narrative of an Appeal to the Crown; in 1877, an episode of English history. FIRST EDITION.
Paris: Laloux Son & Guillot. 1877
Half title; a little spotted. Contemp. brown buckram; sl. marked. 3pp folded signed printed letter, addressed to the Duke of Bedford in Murray's hand & signed by Murray, bound in before the pamphlet. Bookplate of the Duke of Bedford on leading f.ep.. 85pp.
Stock #91407 full description >>
£750


MEMBERSHIP CARD

Membership Card for the National Anti-Corn Law League. NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE. Membership Card for the National Anti-Corn Law League.
National Anti-Corn Law League. [c.1840]
Etching on recto only of cream card, completed in ms.; sl. thumbed. 11.5 x 15cm.
Stock #92614 full description >>
£320


THE VIZIER & THE WOODMAN

(NICOL, George) The Great Bear's Story: The Vizier and the Woodman. 3rd edn.
Wright. 1851
Half title, engr. title. Orig. printed wrappers; spine a little worn, rear wrapper torn with loss & repaired. 44pp.
Stock #91687 full description >>
£120


PRESENTATION COPY

The Adventures of her Serene Limpness, the Moon-Faced Princess. ORLEBAR, Frederica St. John. The Adventures of her Serene Limpness, the Moon-Faced Princess. Dulcet and debonair. FIRST EDITION. 4to.
Richard Bentley and Son 1888
Front., illus. Orig, red cloth, pictorially blocked & lettered in black. Presentation inscription 'To my dear, kind friend Margaret Keefer, in remembrance of our mutual friend, The Moon-Faced Princess from F.S. Orlebar'. A v.g. bright copy.
Stock #92178 full description >>
£150


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