171. Paris in Advertising and Art – Various.

Bottin Mondain, 1951: Tout-Paris, Toute la France (Including ‘Supplement’).

2 Volumes. Paris, Annuaire Du Commerce Didot-Bottin, 1951. 18 cm x 26 cm. 1500, 576 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. The illustrated dustjackets with some tears and some fraying to the edges and corners. Some browning of paper. Otherwise clean inside with firm bindings.

172. Green, Yvonne.

Boukhara.

First Edition. Huddersfield, Smith/Doorstop Books, 2008. Octavo. 30 pages. Original Softcover. Near Fine condition with some light staining to the dustjacket. Good condition inside. This collection was a winner in The Poetry Business Pamphlet Competition.

173. Bremer, Jaap / Reedijk, Hein (Editors).

Bouwen ‘20 – ‘40.

Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, 1971. 26,5 cm x 23,5 cm. 120 pagina’s / pages. Met talrijke illustraties in zwart-wit / With many black-and-white illustrations throughout book. Original Softcover. Afkomstig uit de bibliotheek van de modeontwerper Frans Molenaar. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage / From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

174. [John Minihan Collection] – Weber, Bruce.

Branded Youth and other stories.

First edition. Boston / New York / Toronto / London, Little Brown and Company, 1997. 28cm x 22cm. 294 unnumbered pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of irish photographer John Minihan.

175. Levertov, Denise.

Breathing the Water.

First Edition. Newcastle upon Tyne, Bloodaxe, 1988. Octavo. 79 pages. Original Softcover. Near Fine condition with slight foxing to the edges and minor staining. This copy includes a letter loosely inserted from Levertov to editor of poetry magazine “The Shop”, John Wakeman, the letter is dated June 24th, 1986.

176. Mooney, Martin.

Brecht & An Exquisite Corpse. Two long poems.

First Edition. Belfast, Lapwing Publications, 1992. 15 x 21 cm. 42 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

177. Bunting, Basil.

Briggflatts.

Highgreen, Bloodaxe Books, 2009. 15,5 cm x 23,5 cm. 80 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Loosely inserted is a related newspaper – clipping.

178. Paterson, Evangeline.

Bringing the Water Hyacinth to Africa.

First Edition. Durham, TAXVS, 1983. Octavo. 61 pages. Original, illustrated Softcover with artwork by Deirdre Drucker. Small stain to the edge. Otherwise in very good condition.

179. [English History Collection] – Grigson, Geoffrey.

Britain Observed. The Landscape through Artists’ Eyes.

First Edition. London, Phaidon, 1975. 22cm x 25.5cm. 208 pages. With 149 Illustrations, 31 in colour. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

180. [Fly Fishing / Angling – Collection] – Houghton, Rev. W.

British Fresh Water Fishes. Illustrated with a coloured Figure of each Species drawn from Nature by A.F.Lydon and numerous Engravings.

London / Edinburgh and Dublin, William Mackenzie, (1879). Folio. XXVI, 204 pages with 41 stunning full-page lithographs in colour. Wonderful, recent half leather binding with new endpapers applied. Excellent condition. Extraordinarily beautiful publication with quite some romance applied to the pages juxtaposed to the colourful illustrations. Here we find the localities where one was able to catch the illustrated fish, beautifully depicted by skillful 19th century artists.