851. Stone, Harry.

Dickens “Conducts” Household Words. (Illustrated)

London, The Dickens Fellowship, 1968. 8°. 15 Pages (pp.71-85). Printed green wrappers (softcover). Very good condition. Some slight foxing internally. Some text markings in pencil. [Offprint from : “The Dickensian”, Vol. LXIV, 1968.]

852. [Cary, Joyce] O’Connor, William Van.

Joyce Cary.

First Edition. New York & London, University of Columbia Press, 1966. 8°. 47 Pages. Original brown and blue illustrated wrappers, stapled (softcover). Very good condition with minor external signs of wear. No text markings, pages clean. [Columbia Essays on Modern Writers. Number 16.]

853. Chambers, Sir Edmund.

The Timelessness of Poetry. Presidential Address 1940.

First Edition. London, The English Association, 1940. 8°. 16 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Good condition with minor external signs of wear. Handwritten notes made on a few pages. [The English Association. Presidential Addresses.]

854. Samuel, The RT. Hon. Viscount.

On Style. Presidential Address 1941.

1st Edition. London, The English Association, 1941. 8°. 16 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Good condition with minor external signs of wear. Pen in margin made on a few pages. [The English Association. Presidential Addresses.]

855. Temple, The Most Rev. William.

The Genius of Poetry. Presidential Address 1939.

1st Edition. London, The English Association, 1939. 8°. 15 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Very Good condition with minor external signs of wear. Copy of F.W.Roe, with is name on cover and pen markings on a few pages. [The English Association. Presidential Addresses.]

856. Inge, The Very Rev. W.R.

Modernism in Literature. Presidential Address 1937.

1st Edition. London, The English Association, 1937. 8°. 16 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Good condition with minor external signs of wear. No text markings. [The English Association. Presidential Addresses.]

857. Grierson, Prof. H.J.C.

Lord Byron: Arnold and Swinburne. Warton Lecture on English Poetry XI.

1st Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1920. 8°. 31 Pages. Original stapled wrappers (softcover). Good condition with minor external signs of wear – corners bumped, pages chipped. Some text markings. [From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. IX.]

858. Jones, Henry.

Tennyson.

1st Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1909. 8°. 15 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Good condition with minor external signs of wear – corners and spine bumped. No text markings. Pages yellowed. [From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. IV.]

859. Newbolt, Sir Henry.

Poetry and Time. [Warton Lecture on English Poetry IX].

1st Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1918. 8°. 17 Pages. Original stapled wrappers (softcover). Good condition with minor signs of wear – corners and edges bumped. No text markings. [From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. VIII.]

860. Blunden, Edmund.

Romantic Poetry and the Fine Arts. Warton Lecture on English Poetry.

1st Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1942. 8°. 20 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Good condition with minor external signs of wear – edges bumped and chipped. Internally clean – no text markings. [From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. XXVIII.]

861. Crofts, J.

Wordsworth and the Seventeenth Century. Warton Lecture on English Poetry.

First Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1940. 8°. 20 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Fair condition. Signs of wear – wrappers chipped and bumped. No text markings internally. [From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. XXVI.]

862. Hughes, A.M.D.

The Theology of Shelley. Warton Lecture on English Poetry.

First Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1938. 8°. 15 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Fair condition. Signs of wear – wrappers chipped and bumped. No text markings internally – pages clean. [From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. XXIV.]

863. Chambers, Sir Edmund.

Matthew Arnold.

First Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1932. 8°. 25 Pages. Original printed wrappers, stringbound (softcover). Good condition. Signs of wear – wrappers chipped and bumped. Some underlining and pencil markings within. [From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. XVIII.]

864. Meckier, Jerome.

Evelyn Waugh.

Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 8°. 12 Pages (pp.98-109) Original stapled papers (softcover). Good condition with minor external signs of wear. No text markings. Inscribed by author on first page: “For Jerry Buckley, with best regards, Jerry Meckier”. [Offprint from: “Contemporary Literature”, Vol. XVIII, No.1]

865. Steiner, George.

Dissenters from the Book.

First Edition. Boston, Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 2001. 14 x 21.5 cm. VII; 24 Pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with minor external signs of wear. No text markings – very clean copy. [Delivered on the Occasion of the Twelfth Annual Bromsen Lecture. May 5, 2001.]

866. Steiner, George.

The Uncommon Reader. Originally delivered at Bennington College as Lecture One in the Ben Belitt Lectureship Series, October third, 1978.

LIMITED EDITION. Vermont, Bennigton College, 1978. 8°. 22 Pages. Original ice blue card wrappers, stapled (softcover). Excellent condition with minor external signs of wear. No text markings. [Offprint from: “The Bennington Chapbooks in Literature”]

867. [English History Collection] – Burke, Thomas.

The Book of the Inn. Being Two Hundred Pictures of the English Inn from the earliest Times to the Coming of the Railway Hotel.

First Edition. London, Constable & Co Ltd., 1927. 18.8cm x 12.5cm. XV, 401 pages. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. ExLibris of Hugh Mc Causland on pastedown.

868. Fergusson, Gordon.

The Green Collars – The Tarporley Hunt Club and Cheshire Hunting History. Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. Includes Hunting Songs by R.E. Egerton Warburton and a Miscellany of Sporting Verse by Cheshire Authors.

London, Quiller Press, 1993. 29cm x 21.4cm. XX, 491 pages. With historic and modern illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

869. Crottet, Robert / Méndez, Enrique.

Lapland. Photographed by Enrique Méndez.

First Edition. Helsinki, Weilin+Göös, 1968. 23.7cm x 21.4cm. 31 pages of text plus 128 spectacular photographs of the Lapland regions. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

870. Aridjis, Homero.

The Lord of the Last Days. Translated by Betty Ferber.

First U.S. Edition. New York, William Morrow and Company, 1995. 24.3cm x 16cm. 259 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

871. Mutis, Alvaro.

Maqroll. Three Novellas: The Snow of the Admiral / Ilona Comes with the Rain / Un Bel Morir. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman.

First Edition of the Author’s First Book. New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. 24cm x 15.2cm. 289 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

872. Roa Bastos, Augusto.

I the Supreme. Translated by Helen Lane.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. 24cm x 16.5cm. 433 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

873. Hijuelos, Oscar.

Mr. Ives’ Christmas.

First American Edition. New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. 24.2cm x 15cm. 248 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by Oscar Hijuelos.

874. Piñon, Nélida.

The Republic of Dreams. Translated from the Portuguese by Helen Lane.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. 24.1cm x 16.7cm. 663 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

875. Alonso, Dámaso.

Poesía de la Edad Media y Poesía de Tipo Tradicional. Selección prólogo, notas y vocabulario.

Buenos Aires, Editorial Losada, S.A., 1942. 24cm x 17cm. 588 páginas. Encuadernación cartoné. En buen estado, la encuadernación puede presentar signos de desgaste. La encuadernación del libro es ligeramente suelto.

876. Aridjis, Homero.

Ojos de Otro Mirar: Poesía 1960-2001.

Primera edición. México, Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2002. 22cm x 14.5cm. 882 páginas. Encuadernación cartoné. En muy buen estado, la encuadernación puede presentar signos de desgaste. From the library of Stasys Gostautas [author of Arte Lituano (1959) and Arte Colombiano (1960)] – with his bookplate/exlibris to pastedown; beautifully inscribed to Gostautas by Homero Aridjis on the titlepage.

877. Arctic – Link, T.A. / Downing, J.A. / Raasch, G.O. / Byrne, A.W. / Wilson, D.W.R. / Reece, A.

Geological Map of the Arctic – Prepared by the First International Symposium on Arctic Geology sponsored by the Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists (Calgary, Alberta – Canada). The Map includes also two inset – Maps like: 1. Generalized Tectonic Map of the Arctic / 2. Variation of the Magnetic Compass (degrees True) for 1955 /

Vintage Map in Colour-Lithography, printed / lithographed by the Copp Clark Publishing Co., Limited. Alberta (Canada), Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists, 1960. 118 cm wide x 102 cm high. Besides a small area with some staining, this Map is in excellent, absolutely beautiful condition.

878. Yukon / Canada – Anonymous.

Map of the Yukon showing the Shell Peel River Well Locations and the Vittrekwa River Land Block. Original Map with manuscript drawings by Dave Naylor regarding the Line of Section around the Caribou River, the Trail River, the Road River.

Vintage Map in Colour-Print. (Canada), no year (c.1965-1975. 29 cm wide x 26.8 cm high. Excellent condition.

879. Smith, Charles. United States [East Coast with Boston and Cape Cod] – Original, detailed, hand-coloured Map of the United States of America.

London, Cartographer: Charles Smith, 1808. 29 cm high x 37 wide plus Mount. Excellent condition.

880. [English History Collection] – Aspinall, A. [Ed].

Mrs. Jordan and her Family: Being the Unpublished Letters of Mrs. Jordan and the Duke of Clarence, later William IV.

First edition. London, Arthur Barker Ltd., 1951. 16 x 25cm. (27), 295 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear to dustjacket and mild foxing to edges. Pre-owner’s name inscribed on front endpaper.

881. Cook, E.T.

Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens.

Second edition. London, George Newnes Ltd. / Country Life, 1908. 14.5 x 23cm. (14), 500 pages, with black and white plates throughout. Original hardcover with gilt lettering. Slightly foxed, minor signs of shelf wear to spine, otherwise very good condition. From the ‘Country Life’ Library series.

882. Earle, Mrs. C.W.

Pot-Pourri From A Surrey Garden / More Pot-Pourri From A Surrey Garden. With an appendix by Lady Constance Lytton.

Ninth Edition / Fourth Impression. Two Volumes together. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1897-1900. 14.5 x 21.5cm. Volume I: (12), 381 pages / Volume II: 453 pages. Original hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Some foxing to several pages, signs of shelf wear to spine. Bindings bumped, otherwise in very good condition with bookblocks firm.

883. Cook, E.T.

Gardening For Beginners: A Handbook to the Garden.

Third edition. London, Country Life / George Newnes Ltd., 1904. 15 x 23.5cm. (7), 559 pages, with drawings and black and white plates. Original hardcover with gilt lettering on spine and cover. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear to spine and some mild foxing internally. Pre-owner’s name on half-title page. From the “Country Life Library” series.

884. Jekyll, Gertrude.

Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur. With 71 illustrations from photographs by the author.

Twelfth Impression. London, Longmans, Green & Co., 1914. 14.5 x 23.5cm. (16), 286 pages. Original hardcover with gilt lettering. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear to spine and corners.

885. [English History Collection] – Morton, H.V.

In Search Of England / In Search Of Scotland / In Search Of Wales / In Scotland Again.

Four volumes. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1929 / 1929 / 1936 / 1934. 13 x 19.5cm. 232 / 288 / 273 / 415 pages, with illustrations and maps. Original hardcover with gilt lettering. Very good condition with only minor signs of shelf wear and some stronger signs of foxing to edges. Wonderful set. [From the series “The Search Books”].

886. Stewart, Robert.

A Living From Lobsters.

Surrey, Fishing News Books Ltd., 1979. 14 x 21.5 cm. 67 pages, with 17 illustrations. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear, including sunning to spine and front jacket. Inscribed with previous owner’s name. Some annotations inside.

887. [English History Collection] – Macdonald, Nesta.

The History of the Pheasantry Chelsea 1766 – 1977.

First Edition. London, Phonapress Limited, 1977. 15cm x 21cm. 23, (4) pages. Original paperback (softcover). Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Signed by the author.