4to. 2 Vols. Contemporary calf, spines with raised bands, gilt decoration and maroon labels, gilt floriated borders to sides, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt; 61 FINE HAND-COLOURED FLOWER PLATES, engraved by F. Sanson after paintings by Sydenham Edwards, 13 uncoloured engraved plates of buildings and apparatus, text printed in double-column; some browning in the text and off-setting to plates, the coloured plates are clean and free of foxing; with armorial book-plates and neat ownership inscriptions on title pages.

First Edition. A beautifully illustrated work, rightly famous for its decorative plates showing flowers only, of which many American. Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819), the famous botanical artist was trained by William Curtis and became principal artist for the "Botanical Magazine" until he resigned to found the "Botanical Register". ( Nissen BBI, 479; Great Flower Books, p. 66) £4,000

Volumes 1-7 complete. Cambridge at the University Press for the Royal Society. First Edition 1959 to 1977, all in first edition state. A Very Good Set. £580

Signed and numbered from the edition of 60. Printed Sheet size 77 x 58.5cm. (Image is to the edge of the sheet.) The full sheet with deckled edges professionally framed by Glasgow Print studio. Condition: as new. £350

Note: The complete portfolio consisted of twelve black and white screenprints, with three printers proofs, two Archive proofs and one Hors Commerce. At the time the first 30 portfolios were on sale complete and the other 30 as individual prints.

One of 80 numbered copies bound in boards, from a total edition of 1080 copies. Parallel German/ English text with German translations by Kevin Perryman. A new selection including a number of poems previously only published in small limited editions, in periodicals, or privately. Printed by Martino Mardersteig at the Stamperia Valdonega on Magnani acid-free rag paper. Teg; quarter cloth with printed boards and cloth corners. Fine copy, as issued. £120

Edited by Rosemarie E. Pahlke and Pia Simig. This catalogue illustrates, in chronological order, all of Hamilton Finlay’s prints from 1963-1997. Also present is a complete bibliography of the works compiled by Pia Simig. Text in English and German. Illustrated in colour throughout. Fine copy in dj. £110

Edited by Wilma Paterson. Inscribed by the illustrator on half-title ‘Alasdair Gray/ titles/ corrected/ on pages/ 180 & 208’. Gray has also corrected the titles on both page 180 and 208. Profusely illustrated throughout in b&w and colour in Gray’s bold and wonderful style. Fine in dj. £90

Note: The titles on these pages were transposed at the proofing stage and the first issue was printed containing the error until noticed and corrected. Quite how many copies were printed before this was noticed is unknown; however, what is certain is that the “first edition” contains both this early state and the later corrected state.
Beautifully produced large format title, uniquely corrected by Alasdair Gray. Some off-setting from Gray’s pen on page 209.

Signed by the author. Fine in copy. £150

Signed by the author. Author’s first book. Fine copy in dj. £350

Original decorative wrappers with manuscript title label in Spender's hand. Number 92 of an edition of 125 copies printed at the Curwen Press as a greeting for the New Year 1944 for their friends from Stephen and Natasha Spender. This copy inscribed on title by Spender to, 'Neville Coghill/ with love from/ Stephen and Natasha/ Christmas 1943.' Small nick out of wrapper otherwise Fine copy, in later custom-made box. £185

Neville Coghill was Auden’s tutor at Oxford and late a renowned medieval English Scholar and translator of Chaucer. He was also a friend of the Spenders.

With Pictures by René Bull . 5/100 copies limited edition signed by the illustrator. 4to (285 x 219 mm), pp. [xi] + 202 pages. Half bound by Bayntun's bindery, Bath, all edges gilt.; marbled eps. Leather rather scuffed to spine but most of the decorations and titles are still bright with five raised bands. Corners bumped with one corner revealing card. Blank eps foxed & very occasional foxing through last pages of text; pages have darkened but the illustrations are not affected. 16 colour plates, captioned tissues, black and white illustrations within the text. £395

Photographs. Softbound (the only edition). Book Condition: Good; very light rubbing only to edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with one small tear to acetate dust jacket causing 1cm area of loss. £75

1. Martha Quest and A Proper Marriage. 1964 Simon & Schuster. 1st Us edition. Dustjacket and boards both Good with minor rubbing to egdes. Text edges dust stained. Name and date to ffp. signed on title page. Binding square and tight. £85

2. A Ripple from the Storm and Landlocked. 1966 Simon & Schuster. 1st US edition. Dust jacket: Good; unclippd. Boards mainly good with small chips to lower edge and rubbing at top spine. £85

Also: Uncorrected proofs of Shikasta £50 and Under my Skin £95

Number 693 of 800 copies printed in Granjon on watermarked Van Gelder paper. Title-page device by Stephen Gooden in red. White buckram boards blocked in gold with designs by Charles Ricketts, all edges uncut, top edge gilt. Royal 8vo, pp.60 + colophon, printed by Geo. W. Jones at the Dolphin Press for the Nonesuch Press, London, 1932. Lacks dust jacket. £280

3 vols. 8vo, original claret and green cloth. £500

Second and best edition limited to 225 copies. Illustrated with 100 carbon print photographs by Annan. 4to, original quarter red morocco, green cloth over bevelled boards, lightly rubbed and slightly worn at extremities. £950

Gernsheim 504

Large folio, chromolitho. advertisement leaf, 27 chromolitho.plates, 4 tinted litho. plates and 15 litho. outline plates by A.B. Court, with details, accoutrements and outline patterns for uniforms, marginal repair to one uncoloured plate, blue cloth gilt. £3000

Rare. William Jones & Co. were the leading suppliers of military uniforms, buttons, helmets, belts, caps, badges and swords to the British army at the height of the British Empire.

4to, with 6 card models with overlaying flaps on 3 coloured plates, original pictorial blue cloth. £350

1st Edition. 367pp, + folding frontis map. 2 Large folding coloured panaramic views, (first has tear repaired) , 10 coloured plates + numerous in-text illustrations. has scarce errata slip. Signature on title. recent wine half morocco with spine in compartments, gilt title on black label and raised bands, beautiful binding by Chris Weston of York. £1200

Bound in half calf, binding rubbed with wear at edges, joints cracked and hinges weak, internal browning of text. £495

I will also have some coloured signed artist proof portraits of 19th Century notables including Robert Loius Stevenson, James Watt, Walter Scott, Lord Lister, John Hunter and Lord Byron dating from the 1920's and printed then in issues of 400 after which the plates were destroyed.

McLaren Books Ltd.

LONDON TO THE NORE painted and described by W.L. & M.A. Wyllie £175

Grant & Shaw Ltd.

A first edition of Johnson's Dictionary in a designer binding by Gemma O'Connor £13,500

Cooper Hay Rare Books

Crown 4to, 9 separate titles, with title pages, few pages of introduction, and at least two original albumen photographs with each title, original publisher’s decorative cloth gilt, titled “Sample of 21/- Books. Photographs of Scottish Scenery. Edinburgh.” Faint cup ring staining on front board, lower corner on front board slightly faded, 25 original albumen photographs, fine photographic images, no fading, average size 12x17cm, two loose, no foxing, a rare survivor of a Publisher’s sample book. £850

Gernsheim 370, 371, 372, 378, 377, 374, 373, 376, 375, bound in that order, he states that this series was published in Crown 4to, at 21/- and Sq 8vo, at 10s 6d.

Full details of titles and collation with list of photographers can be supplied

Spike Hughes Rare Books

Folio, coloured frontis., hand-coloured plan, 18 other illustrations including 2 double-page hand-coloured plates with overslips, 2 full-page coloured plates (one with overslip), 3 half-page coloured plates (two with overslips), 1 full-page and 1 half page sepia plates, engr. vignettes, cont. half calf, marbled boards, orig. paper label on upper, rebacked to match original style, some occasional spotting, couple of overslips creased, binding rubbed at edges. £6,750

The second printing with the text reset and the frontispiece now hand-coloured.

Abbey 57.

Grove Rare Books

The Complete Edition. Six Volumes in maroon half morocco, (as illustrated). Near fine. £650

Large fo.in publisher's original half brown morocco with 48 double page maps. A very good copy. £525

Omega Bookshop

First edition of the first Booker winner (as discussed on Radio 4's Today programme, 21.2.08). Fine in dustwrapper. £450

Janette Ray Rare and Out of Print Books

[8],142,[10]pp. Bookplate of William Stirling. Marbled end papers. Rebacked in the past. Full calf, this decorated with a marbled effect finish to create an interesting binding. Red spine label. Later Victorian marbled end papers. Bookplate inscribed Keir “ Arts of Design” on rear inside board. Pages a little browned. An interesting text that argues for the recognition of painting as a liberal art, associated with the liberal sciences of optics and natural philosophy, and contrasts its ability to represent the workings of the body and soul with that observed in geometrically aligned practice of sculpture. Also includes more practical discussion on the acquisition of a good artistic manner. Following an index, the flyleaf includes list of books printed for Daniel Brown. £850

iv, 78 p. ; 8vo. Quarter green calf, cloth covered boards. Slightly worn at edges. New spine label. Title page a little foxed else good copy. With signature of Hesketh Hubbard and dated August 1941 on front end paper. A charming book, taking the perspective of Raphael’s ‘A Holy Family’ and sketching a ‘biography’ of its movements from artist’s studio to its various, subsequent homes. A novel and light-hearted attempt to look at the reception and circulation of art through the history of this particular masterpiece. Scarce. £380

670pp with lithographic title page and 7 fold-out lithograph plates. Original printed boards, rather bumped and chipped, particularly on spine. Internally very good with some minor foxing throughout. First edition of this influential manual which was aimed at young artists living outside major towns and unable to find a tutor. Divided into 35 lessons which cover colours, laquers and oils (preparation and use) as well as materials necessary for the painter. The plates depict equipment and materials, including a pallet, canvas, brushes, easels, paint boxes, etc., each with comprehensive explanation. Bouvier (1766-1836) was a renowned Swiss artist who studied at l'Académie de Paris under P. Vestier. A member of the Société des Arts in Geneva, he was considered an outstanding miniature painter and his subjects included Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon. This manual was vastly influential, being translated into German and into English in 1845 by the American artist Laughton Osborn. This first edition is scarce - COPAC listing for the V&A library only gives the second edition of 1832. £550

2 vols : cccxii, 918 p. illus ; 22 cm. Original decorated cloth. Repaired at head and base of the spine. Includes the original texts in French, Italian and Latin, with English translations on facing pages.Attractive set of a popular nineteenth century text. £160

4th edition. 8vo. pp.[10], 407, [17] p., [19] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm. (8vo). Plates engraved by William Sherwin, William Vaughan and F.H. van Hove. Includes added engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved title, dated 1675, letterpress title printed in red and black, dedication to the Earl of Norwich, preface to the reader, Full calf rebacked, new spine label: 'The Fourth Edition, with many large Additions: Adorned with Sculptures: The like never yet extant.' "Last 17 pages form the index and A catalogue of some books sold by John Crumpe at the Three Bibles in St. Paul's churchyard.": p. [17] at end. Engraved bookplate of John Hood (on inside of back board) whose signature is on the title page and another inscribed Keir “ Arts of Design”. £950

iv, 78 p. ; 8vo. Quarter green calf, cloth covered boards. Slightly worn at edges. New spine label. Title page a little foxed else good copy. With signature of Hesketh Hubbard and dated August 1941 on front end paper. A charming book, taking the perspective of Raphael’s ‘A Holy Family’ and sketching a ‘biography’ of its movements from artist’s studio to its various, subsequent homes. A novel and light-hearted attempt to look at the reception and circulation of art through the history of this particular masterpiece. Scarce. £380