Warington Smyth Five Years in Siam First Edition 1898, Staughton Chess Player's, Treasure Island Dulac, Romeo Juliet, The Tempest William Shakespeare

Sackville-West, Vita. Collected Poems.
London. The Hogarth Press. 1933. First Edition, 8vo., original orange cloth in a chipped, torn and darkened d/w, fep browned, pp. x + 325, contents clean, a good copy. U.S.$150

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Sadleir, Michael. Excursions in Victorian Bibliography.
London. Chaundy & Co. 1922. First Edition. 8vo., original blue cloth, corner tips and edges slightly faded, d/w chipped at head & tail spine, pp. 240, top edge gilt, errata slip tipped in at dedication page, a near fine copy in a very good d/w. U.S. $195

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* Subject material includes:- Anthony Trollope / Benjamin Disraeli / Frederick Marryat / Wilkie Collins / Charles Read / G. J. Whyte Melville / Mrs Gaskell and Herman Melville.

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Schlesinger, Kathleen. The Instruments of the Modern Orchestra & Early Records of the Precursors of the Violin Family.
Published: London: William Reeves. 1910
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Original Blue Cloth
Price: U.S.$300

8vo., 2 Volumes, First Edition, original blue cloth slightly pitted and marked, gilt lettered spine, top edge gilt, pp. xxxviii + 1-212 plus 48 pages of publisher's adverts, Vol. 2. 213-658 including index, illustrated with over 500 plates and text illustrations, including tissue guarded frontispiece plates, some plates folding, large inscription on front free endpapers of both volumes from Harold Hardly Conductor of The Albert Symphony Orchestra 23rd May 1921, a few random spots more so to title pages, but a very good copy.

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Shakespeare, William. The Tempest illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Published: London: William Heinemann Ltd 1926
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Original gilt tooled black cloth
Price: U.S.$525

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4to., First Edition, original gilt tooled black cloth, similar spine, light wear to corners and edges, small mark to lower cover, pp. ix + 185, top edge green, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with pictorial title page, 20 mounted colour plates plus numerous chapter heading & tailpiece vignettes, bookplate on front paste-down & inscription dated 1946 on front free endpaper, an occasional spot, a very good copy.

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Shakespeare, William. The Phoenix and The Turtle.
17 Feb. 1944 Paris. Large Folio, Limited Edition No. 208 of 225 copies, woodcut illustrations by Leon Gischia, text in English, Leaves loose as issued, in original wrappers, spine a little worn, in a slightly worn glacene d/w, worn slip-case, a good clean copy. U.S.$195

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Cette edition de " The Phoenix and the Turtle " ornee de cinq bois originaux de Leon Gischia a ete realisee d'apres une maquette de Jean Delinas pour Raoul Mortier, editeur a Paris L'impression du texte et des bois de cette ouvrage a ete achevee le 17 fevrier 1944 sur les presses de L'imprimerie union a Paris.
The French artist Leon Gischia was a student of Fernand Leger and Emile Othon Friesz at the Academie Modern.

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Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet A Tragedy. [ Miniature Book ].
Published: Allied Newspapers Ltd, London. n.d. (c. 1925)
Edition: Miniature Edition
Binding: Original black faux leather
Price: U.S.$30

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Miniature book 37 x 52mm, original faux black leather, decorated endpapers, pp. 416, illustrated with a frontispiece plate, contents clean, a very good copy.

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Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice A Comedy. [ Miniature Book ].
Published: Allied Newspapers Ltd, London. n.d. ( c. 1925 )
Edition: Miniature Edition
Binding: Original black faux leather
Price: U.S.$30

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Miniature book 37 x 52mm, original faux black leather, decorated endpapers, pp. 345, illustrated with a frontispiece plate, contents clean, a very good copy.

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Simpson, John. Improved Pruning and Training of Fruit Trees.
Or, Extension Versus Restriction. London. The " Garden " Office. 1880. 8vo., original olive green cloth lightly rubbed, gilt spine, with 15 illustrations some full page, pp. xii + 115, apart from some light spotting to edges and first few pages, a good clean copy. U.S.$120

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Sitwell, Sacheverell. Touching The Orient.
Six sketches, London. Duckworth. 1934. 8vo., First Edition, original red cloth, gilt spine, d/w chipped with minor loss to head & tail of spine, pp. 88, apart from wear to d/w, a fine copy. U.S.$120

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Smith, Arthur H. Village Life in China. A study in sociology.
Published: New York, Fleming H. Revell Company 1899
Binding: Red Cloth, Pictorially decorated in white
Price: U.S.$120

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8vo, Original red cloth pictorially decorated in white & gilt lettered, spine gilt, pp.360, illustrated with 15 full page photographic plates including tissue guarded frontispiece, bookplate on front paste-down, a fine copy.

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Smyth, H. Warington. Five Years in Siam From 1891 to 1896 with maps and illustrations by the author.
Published: New York Charles Scribner's Sons. 1898
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Original light blue cloth, upper covers blocked in gilt and colours.
Price: U.S.$1,800

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8vo., (206 x 135mm), First Edition, 2 volumes, original light blue cloth, upper covers blocked in gilt and colours, spines lettered in gilt, slight rubbing to corners and edges, half titles, tissue guarded frontispieces, 13 plates, 7 maps (4 coloured and folding), small tears to folding colour maps and some folds & margin of one page re-enforced with tape, Vol. 1 pp. (16) + 330 & 6 pages of publisher's adverts, Vol.2 pp. (9) + 337 & 2 pages of publisher's adverts, ex-library copy with library plate on spines, bookplate on front paste-downs, stamps on Maps and a few pages, contents clean and crisp, binding clean and bright, apart from library stamps and a few small tears to maps, a very good copy very hard to find with such a clean and bright binding.

*The author was the director of the Department of Mines in Siam.

[Cordier 906]

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Smyth, H. Warington. Notes of a Journey on the Upper Mekong, Siam.
Published: Published for The Royal Geographical Society by John Murray London. 1895
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Original quarter calf over gilt tooled and lettered green cloth.
Price: U.S.$375

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8vo., First Edition, original quarter calf over gilt tooled and lettered green cloth, gilt lettered spine, with small loss at base of spine as per image, surface wear to calf and rubing corners and edges, top edge gilt, pp. x + 109 including index, illustrated with a frontispiece plate, numerous illustrations in text, 2 maps ( one large colour folding), small tear to margin of large colour folding map, an ocassional small mark or spot otherwise contents clean, a good to very good copy.

The primary object of Smyth's expedition was 'the examination, for the Siamese Government, of a supposed very rich deposit of gems (rubies and sapphires), lately discovered on the left bank of the Mekong, opposite Chieng Kong.

*The author was the director of the Department of Mines in Siam.

Cordier 906

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Sommerville, Maxwell. Siam on the Meinam from the Gulf to Ayuthia together with three romances illustrative of Siamese life and customs.
Published: London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1897
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Original yellow pictorial cloth.
Price: U.S.$450

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8vo., (227 x 148 mm), First Edition, original pictorial yellow cloth, binding soiled and spotted, top edge gilt others uncut, pp. 237, illustrated with folding colour map and 50 full page photographic plates, 2 plates & fold between front free endpaper reinforced with tape, spotting only to endpapers, otherwise contents crisp bright and clean, a good copy.

Maxwell Sommerville, an American scholar, visited Thailand and, finding no travel guide, he began writing a descriptive account of the country, to be used by future travelers.

Cordier 908

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Sotheby's Catalogue: The Library of H. Bradley Martin. U.S. $985
New York & Monaco 1989 -1990. 4to., 9 volumes, green cloth with an pictorial centre onlay, apart from a few light dust marks to a few vols, a mint set. details

1. John James Audubon Magnificent Books and Manuscripts. New York Tuesday June 6 1989, with auction estimates and results.

2. Magnificent Colour-Plate Ornithology. New York Wednesday June 7 1989. With auction estimates and results.

3. The Original Watercolors for Selbys Illustrations of British Ornithology. New York Thursday June 8 1989, with auction estimates and results.

4. Highly Important French Literature. Monaco October 16 & 17 1989, with auction estimates.

5. Highly Important Illustrated and Scientific Ornithology. New York December 12 & 13 1989. with auction estimates and results.

6. Highly Important Printed and Manuscript Americana. New York Wed January 31 1990. with auction estimates and results.

7. Highly Important American and Children's Literature. New York January 30-31 1990. with auction estimates and results.

8. Highly Important English Literature. New York April 30 and May 1 1990. with auction estimates and results.

9. Highly Important Printed Books and Illuminated Manuscripts. New York Thursday June 14 1990. with auction estimates and results.

U.S. $985

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8vo., First Edition, original green cloth, silver lettered spine, in its pictorial dust jacket with a few small chips and tears, lower dust jacket cover a trifle soiled, pp. 192, small neat name on front free endpaper, apart from minor wear to dust jacket, a very good copy.

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8vo., First Edition, original blind stamped and gilt tooled red cloth, marked and worn, rebacked with remnants of the original spine laid down, new endpapers, half title, pp. + 518, illustrated with a tissue guarded colour frontispiece plate and numerous diagrams, light soil marks to title page, but a good tight copy.

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Stevenson, Robert Louis. A Child's Garden of Verses.
Published: Chatto & Windus, London. 1919
Binding: Original pictorial blue cloth
Price: U.S.$175

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Small 4to., original pictorial gilt decorated blue cloth, a few small marks, spine gilt, top edge blue, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 12 full page colour plates by Millicent Sowerby, fore-edge and bottom edge foxed, some light random foxing, a good copy in a bright binding.

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Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island, with illustrations by Edmund Dulac.
Published: London: Ernest Benn Limited. 1927
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Original beige cloth with gilt linear border
Price: U.S.$350

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4to., First Edition, original beige cloth with gilt linear border, spine with green morocco title label lettered in gilt, pp. xii + 256, illustrated by Edmund Dulac with 12 tipped-in colour plates, plus numerous black & white head and tail pieces, & text illustrations, spotting to fore-edge, one or two random spots but contents clean crisp and bright and all plates in excellent condition, a very good copy.

Edmund Dulac (1882 – 1953)

Born in Toulouse, France, he began his career by studying law at the University of Toulouse, but also followed classes in the Ecole des Beaux Arts, switching full time to art after he became bored with law, and also having won prizes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He spent a very brief period at the Académie Julian in Paris in 1904 before moving to London.

In London, the 22-year old Frenchman was picked up by J.M. Dent and given a commission to illustrate the collected works of the Brontë sisters. He then began an association with the Leicester Gallery and Hodder & Stoughton; the gallery would commission paintings from Dulac and then sell the rights to Hodder & Stoughton, who would publish the books (one book a year over many years) while the gallery would sell the paintings. Some of his best known books produced under this arrangement by Dulac include Stories from The Arabian Nights (1907) (including 50 colour images), an edition of Shakespeare's The Tempest (1908) (including 40 colour images), of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1909) (including 20 colour images), The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales (1910), Stories from Hans Christian Andersen (1911), The Bells and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe (1912) (including 28 colour images and many monotone illustrations) and Princess Badoura (1913).

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4to., The Art Edition in Art Vellum Cloth, Limited to 500 copies No. 2, Original light grey art vellum cloth, spine darkened with white paper title label, minor wear to corners & edges of binding, top edge gilt, pp. 135, profusely illustrated through-out with full page plates, text illustrations (some in colour), chapter headings and tail pieces, colour illustrated title page, previous owners bookplate on front paste-down, a very good copy.

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Stout, Rex The Silent Speaker.
Published: New York. The Viking Press. 1946
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Original blue/green cloth, pictorial dust wrapper.
Price: U.S.$225

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8vo., First Edition, original yellow lettered blue/green cloth in its pictorial dust jacket chipped at corners and edges, pp. 308, a very good copy.

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Stout, Rex Five of A Kind. The Third Nero Wolfe Omnibus.
Published: The Viking Press, New York. 1961
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Original light grey boards, pictorial dust wrapper.
Price: U.S.$195

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8vo., First Edition, original light grey cloth decorated in green, in its pictorial price-clipped dust jacket chipped at corners and edges and split alone spine and flap joints, pp. 441, apart from wear to dust wrapper a very good copy.

Contents include: The Rubber Band, In the Best Families ( considered the best "Nero Wolfe"of them all).

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Sykes, Major P. M. & Khan Bahadur Ahmad Din Khan. The Glory of The Shia World. ( Translated & edited from a Persian manuscript by)
Published: MacMillan and Co., Limited. London. 1910
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Gilt tooled blue cloth
Price: U.S.$350

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