Antiquarian and Collectors’ Books

BRITAIN. - James S. STORER and John GREIG. Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet, containing a Series of Elegant Views of the Most Interesting Objects of Curiosity in Great Britain. London: W. Clarke, J. Carpenter, H.D. Symonds, 1807-1811. 10 vols., 8vo (164 x 96mm.) 10 engraved additional titles, 10 engraved vignette tail-pieces, approximately 480 engraved plates. (Some damp staining, browning, spotting to plate margins, occasionally to text.) Later blue half-morocco, two red morocco lettering pieces to the spines, g.e. (some surface rubbing, fading to spines) (10).

BINDING. The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church… together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David. London: for John Reeves, 1812. 8vo (208 x 129mm.) Near contemporary red morocco, blind-tooled and intricate gilt design to upper and lower covers, g.e. (rubbing to extremities). Provenance: Angela Tremblett (ink name to front-free endpaper). - And five further religious volumes (including John Henry Newman's 'Apologia Pro Vita Sua', 1864, 8vo) (6).

[ADDISON, Joseph, and Richard STEELE.] The Spectator. London: Payne, Rivington, Davis, Longman, etc., [n.d. but circa 1790.] 8 vols., 8vo (178 x 100mm.) 8 engraved frontispieces. (Mild toning.) Contemporary marbled calf with red morocco lettering pieces to the spines (rubbed to extremities.) Note: complete with all 635 issues of the Spectator published in a first series by Steele between March and December 1712 and a second series by Addison between June and December 1714. Provenance: B. Sandford (ink name on front-free endpaper of volume 1). - And a further five volumes (including Tobias Smollet's 'The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle', 4 vols., 1776) (13).

BINDING. - William WORDSWORTH. The Poetical Works. London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1873. 8vo (164 x 98mm.) Numerous illustrations. (Occasional spotting, browning to margins, tape repair to both joints.) Contemporary morocco-backed spine with Mauchline fernware boards, g.e. (rubbing to spine ends). Provenance: J.E. Cornford (name inscribed to front-free endpaper). - And a further six literary volumes (including Walter Scott's 'Lady of the Lake' with mounted albumen-print photographs, 1871, 8vo) (7).

DRYDEN, John (translator). The Works of Virgil: containing his Pastorals, Georgics and Aeneis. London: for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1748. 3 vols., seventh edition, 8vo (153 x 86mm.) 103 engraved plates, 1 double-page. (Moderate browning throughout, red mark to all three front pastedowns.) Later half-calf, five raised bands to spines, two black morocco lettering pieces to the spines (rubbing to extremities) (3).

BINDINGS. - Winston CHURCHILL. The Second World War. London: Cassell & Co. Ltd., 1948-1952. 6 vols., first editions, 8vo (217 x 135mm.) Numerous illustrations and folding maps. (Occasional corner creases, light spotting to fore-edges.) Contemporary half-red morocco, five raised bands to the spines, gilt lettering to the second and fourth compartments, a repeating heraldic lion to the rest (6).

AFRICA. - Winston Spencer CHURCHILL. My African Journey. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. First edition, 8vo (183 x 119mm.) 61 photographic illustrations on 47 leaves, 3 maps (1 folding), 16pp. publisher's advertisements to rear. (Occasional spotting.) Original pictorial cloth (rebacked with original spine laid down, endpapers replaced, fading, mark to upper cover).

AFRICA. - David LIVINGSTONE. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. London: John Murray, 1857. First edition, 8vo (213 x 128mm.) Folding plate of the Victoria Falls, 2 folding maps, including 1 by John Arrowsmith at rear, 23 plates including the author's portrait, numerous illustrations in the text. (Browning, occasional spotting.) Near contemporary red morocco, elaborate gilt to covers, five raised bands to spine, lettering to second compartment, repeating gilt to the rest, g.e. Provenance: Herbert Druitt (ink name to verso of front-free endpaper). - And three further volumes relating to Africa (including Henry M. Stanley's 'In Darkest Africa', 1890, 8vo) (4).

INDIA. - M.K. GANDHI. Delhi Diary. Ahmedabad: Navajivan Publishing House, 1960. 8vo (177 x 119mm.) (Mild toning.) Original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket (chipping to extremities). - And four further volumes related to India (three books previously owned by Michael Foot, M.P., including Annie Besant's 'Wake Up India', 1913, 8vo) (5).

SHAKESPEARE, William. The Works of William Shakespeare, edited by Howard Staunton. London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1864. 4 vols., 8vo (211 x 129mm.) (Mild toning.) Contemporary red half-morocco, five raised bands to spine, gilt lettering to the second and fourth compartments, repeating decorative gilt to the rest, g.e. (some fading to spines, rubbing to extremities). Note: after retiring, the greatest English chess player of the 1840's, Howard Staunton, turned his hand to editing Shakespeare's plays. Provenance: J.R.R. (gilt monogram and insignia to upper covers) (4).

BINDINGS. - William THACKERAY. The Complete Works. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1869. 22 vols., 8vo (201 x 127mm.) Additional decorative titles, frontispieces, 1 folding, numerous illustrations. (Mild toning, occasional light spotting.) Near contemporary red half-morocco, two green morocco lettering pieces to the spines (occasional soiling to covers). Note: set complete in 22 volumes, the additional 23rd and 24th volumes were added in 1883 (22).

BINDINGS. - Geoffrey CHAUCER. The Complete Works. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1901. 8vo (180 x 115mm.) Frontispiece with tissue-guard. (Spotting to preliminaries.) Contemporary tree-calf, foliate gilt borders, five raised bands with brown morocco lettering piece to the second compartment, repeating floral gilt to the rest, marbled page ends. Provenance: Alexander Auchmiachie (gift inscription on the initial blank). - And thirty-three further leather-bound volumes (including a set of Walter Scott's works, 25 vols., 1862-1864, 8vo) (33).

BINDINGS. - William COWPER. The Life and Works. London: Saunders and Otley, 1835. 8 vols., 8vo (162 x 94mm.) 8 engraved frontispieces and 8 additional engraved titles. (Occasional spotting.) Later green morocco, five raised bands to the spines, red morocco lettering pieces to the second and fourth compartments, repeating decorative gilt to the rest. Provenance: Baird of Auchmedden (bookplates to the front pastedowns). - And two further sets of bindings (including Oliver Goldsmith's 'Works', 4 vols., 1833, 8vo) (14).

BIBLE, In French. Le Nouveau Testament de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ. London: C. Corrall, 1803. 16mo (104 x 59mm.) (Mild toning.) Contemporary red straight-grain morocco boards, g.e. (lower cover fragile, rubbing, repair to base of spine). Note: this is the London publication of the French Geneva edition of the preceding year. Provenance: Alexander Thornton (gift inscription in ink on the initial blank); Alexander Cranford Gordon-Clark (ink inscribed on the initial blank). - And twenty-two further volumes of literary and religious interest (23).

SMOLLETT, Tobias. The Works… with Memoirs of His Life. London: Bickers and Son, 1872. 8 vols., new edition, 8vo (216 x 132mm.) Frontispiece to volume 1. (Mild toning.) Near contemporary half-calf, five raised bands to spine, red and green morocco lettering pieces to the spines, elaborate floral gilt to the rest (rubbing to extremities) (8).

CHURCHYARD, Thomas. The Worthiness of Wales, a Poem. London: Thomas Evans, 1776. 8vo (181 x 109mm.) (Occasional spotting.) Later black morocco-backed boards, red morocco lettering piece to the spine (rubbing to extremities). Note: a reprint of the edition of 1587. Provenance: J.J. Davies (name inscribed to front pastedown). - And three further volumes (including Walter Scott's 'Poetical Works', 1862, 8vo) (4).

NATURAL HISTORY. - W. SWAYSLAND. Familiar Wild Birds. London: Cassell & Company, Ltd., [n.d. but circa 1900.] 4 vols., series 1-4, 8vo (188 x 124mm.) 160 chromolithographed plates by A. Thorburn and others, tissue-guards. (Toning, light spotting to preliminaries.) Original pictorial cloth to upper covers and spines, g.e. (4).

BINDINGS. - Andrew LANG (editor). The Blue Poetry Book. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1891. 8vo (186 x 122mm.) Numerous illustrations by H.J. Ford and Lancelot Speed. (Some spotting, occasional damp-staining to upper margin.) Contemporary blue half-morocco, five raised bands to spine, gilt lettering to the second compartment, elaborate foliate gilt to the rest, t.e.g. (rubbing to extremities). Provenance: Ann Jocelyn Winkalp (gift inscription in ink on front-free endpaper). - And two further poetical volumes (Winthrop Mackworth Praed's 'Poems', [n.d. but circa 1875.], 8vo) (3).

[DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge]. 'Lewis Carroll'. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. London: Macmillan and Co., 1868. Thirteenth thousand, 8vo (186 x 122mm.) Numerous illustrations by John Tenniel. (Browning to margins, occasional finger-marks, last few leaves loosening.) Original red cloth, g.e. (bumped to extremities, spine seam splitting).