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3 December | Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts

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ANGLING - The Diary of A. J. Lane ... A Hitherto Unpublished Manuscript by A. J. Lane, Gentleman (1843), Ellesmere, 1995, 2 volumes, 12mo, printed text and facsimile manuscript, in common cloth slipcase. With 9 other books of related interest. (11)

ANGLING - The Diary of A. J. Lane ... A Hitherto Unpublished Manuscript by A. J. Lane, Gentleman (1843), Ellesmere, 1995, 2 volumes, 12mo, printed text and facsimile manuscript, in common cloth slipcase. With 9 other books of related interest. (11)

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ANGLING - The Diary of A. J. Lane. With a Description of Those Fishes to be Found in British Fresh Waters. A Hitherto Unpublished Manuscript by A. J. Lane, Gentleman (1843). A Transcript from the Original, with Commentary, by Len Cacutt. Ellesmere: The Medlar Press, 1995. 2 volumes, 12mo (147 x 87mm). The printed transcript and commentary in original stiff burgundy wrappers, the facsimile manuscript, with coloured illustrations, in black leatherette ruled in blind and lettered in gilt, both volumes contained in a black cloth slipcase. NUMBER 19 OF 1,489 COPIES. With 9 other books of related interest, namely, Philip Geen's What I Have Seen While Fishing and How I Have Caught my Fish (Richmond, 1905, 8vo, plates, original green cloth gilt, with an original photograph of Thomas Carline "... and some of his many children ..." mounted on the front pastedown, FIRST EDITION), E. S. Roscoe's Rambles with a Fishing-Rod ... Second edition, revised and enlarged (Edinburgh, 1906, 8vo, plates, original green pictorial cloth gilt), Philip Geen's Days Stolen for Sport (London, [n.d. but ?1907], large 8vo, plates, original dark blue cloth gilt, signed by A. V. Oglesby), W. Earl Hodgson's Trout Fishing ... Third Edition (London, 1908, 8vo, plates, original pictorial green buckram gilt), Fred G. Shaw's The Complete Science of Fly Fishing and Spinning (London, 1914, large 8vo, plates, original dark blue pictorial cloth gilt, FIRST EDITION), Harry Plunket Greene's Where the Bright Waters Meet (London, 1924, large 8vo, plates, original blue cloth gilt, FIRST EDITION), John Walter Hills' A Summer on the Test ... The Second Edition (London, 1930, 8vo, plates, original orange cloth), G. E. M. Skues' Nymph Fishing for Chalk Stream Trout (London, 1939, large 8vo, plates, original brown buckram gilt, FIRST EDITION) and Oliver Kite's Nymph Fishing in Practice (London, 1963, 8vo, plates, original blue cloth gilt, dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION). (11)

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MORRIS, William (1834-96). An Address Delivered by William Morris at the Distribution of Prizes to Students of the Birmingham Municipal School of Art on Feb. 21, 1894, London, Chiswick Press, 1898, 8vo, original holland-backed paper boards. FIRST EDITION. 
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MORRIS, William (1834-96). An Address Delivered by William Morris at the Distribution of Prizes to Students of the Birmingham Municipal School of Art on Feb. 21, 1894, London, Chiswick Press, 1898, 8vo, original holland-backed paper boards. FIRST EDITION.

TURNER, Richard ([?]1720-91). A View of the Earth: Being a short, but Comprehensive System of Modern Geography, London, 1762, 4to, engraved map of the world, 6 maps, plate, diagrams, boards (worn). And 2 contemporary manuscript exercise books. (3) 
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TURNER, Richard ([?]1720-91). A View of the Earth: Being a short, but Comprehensive System of Modern Geography, London, 1762, 4to, engraved map of the world, 6 maps, plate, diagrams, boards (worn). And 2 contemporary manuscript exercise books. (3)

[PHILLIPS, Richard (1767-1840)]. The Wonders of the Telescope; or, a Display of the Starry Heavens and of the System of the Universe, London, 1809, 8vo, 14 engraved plates, contemporary boards. "New Edition." With 9 other works in 12 vols. (13) 
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[PHILLIPS, Richard (1767-1840)]. The Wonders of the Telescope; or, a Display of the Starry Heavens and of the System of the Universe, London, 1809, 8vo, 14 engraved plates, contemporary boards. "New Edition." With 9 other works in 12 vols. (13)

[HANWAY, Jonas (1712-86)]. A Journal of Eight Days Journey from Portsmouth to Kingston upon Thames, London, 1756-58, 4to, 4 engraved plates, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION. With 3 other works in 5 volumes. (6) 
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[HANWAY, Jonas (1712-86)]. A Journal of Eight Days Journey from Portsmouth to Kingston upon Thames, London, 1756-58, 4to, 4 engraved plates, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION. With 3 other works in 5 volumes. (6)

SASSOON, Siegfried. (1886-1967). Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, London, 1929, large 8vo, 7 plates by William Nicholson, original buckram, dust-jacket, FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. With 3 other related books. (4) 
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SASSOON, Siegfried. (1886-1967). Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, London, 1929, large 8vo, 7 plates by William Nicholson, original buckram, dust-jacket, FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. With 3 other related books. (4)

HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). A Farewell to Arms, London, 1929, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST U.K. EDITION. With the same author's The Old Man and the Sea (London, 1952, original cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST U.K. EDITION). (2) 
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HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). A Farewell to Arms, London, 1929, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST U.K. EDITION. With the same author's The Old Man and the Sea (London, 1952, original cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST U.K. EDITION). (2)

LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) - August DERLETH (1909-71). H. P. L.: a memoir, New York, 1945, original red cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For Gordon Dewey - a memory of H. P. L. Cordially, August Derleth." 
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LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) - August DERLETH (1909-71). H. P. L.: a memoir, New York, 1945, original red cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For Gordon Dewey - a memory of H. P. L. Cordially, August Derleth."

CATS, Jacob (1577-1660). Alle de Wercken, Amsterdam, 1712, 2 volumes, folio, plates and c.400 engraved emblematic illustrations, contemporary calf. (2) Please see the full description below. 
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CATS, Jacob (1577-1660). Alle de Wercken, Amsterdam, 1712, 2 volumes, folio, plates and c.400 engraved emblematic illustrations, contemporary calf. (2) Please see the full description below.

LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). The Shunned House, Athol, Mass.: The Recluse Press, 1928 [but please see the important note in the full description below]. Original publisher's black cloth gilt, modern book box. Joshi A5. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE. 
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LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). The Shunned House, Athol, Mass.: The Recluse Press, 1928 [but please see the important note in the full description below]. Original publisher's black cloth gilt, modern book box. Joshi A5. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE.

LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). Beyond the Wall of Sleep, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1943, 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. Joshi A17. RARE. 
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LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). Beyond the Wall of Sleep, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1943, 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. Joshi A17. RARE.

[POUND, Ezra (1885-1972), editor] - Guido CAVALCANTI (1255-1300). Rime ... Edizione Rappezzata fra le Rovine, Genova, "Edizioni Marsano S. A.", 1931, 4to, original red wrappers. ONE OF 500 COPIES, POSSIBLY A PRESENTATION COPY, [?]inscribed by Ezra Pound. 
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[POUND, Ezra (1885-1972), editor] - Guido CAVALCANTI (1255-1300). Rime ... Edizione Rappezzata fra le Rovine, Genova, "Edizioni Marsano S. A.", 1931, 4to, original red wrappers. ONE OF 500 COPIES, POSSIBLY A PRESENTATION COPY, [?]inscribed by Ezra Pound.

ANGLING - H. V. DYKE (1852-1933). Fisherman's Luck and Some other Uncertain Things, New York, 1911, 8vo, plates, fine original decorated cloth gilt. Reprint. With 7 other books of related interest. (8) 
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ANGLING - H. V. DYKE (1852-1933). Fisherman's Luck and Some other Uncertain Things, New York, 1911, 8vo, plates, fine original decorated cloth gilt. Reprint. With 7 other books of related interest. (8)