Illustrated Books.-

Layard (Austen H.) Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon, First edition, 2 vol., folding frontispiece, 10 plates (most lithographs), 5 folding maps and plans, some spotting, contemporary calf, gilt, boards gilt tooled, marbled edges, rubbed, bumping to spine ends and corners, 4to, John Murray, 1853; Finberg (A. J.) In Venice with Turner, Limited Edition, coloured and plain plates, some toning, owner’s inscription to title head, cloth gilt, large 4to, The Cotwolds Gallery 1930; Holbein (Hans)The Dance of Death, 1 engraved portrait only, 29 engraved plates only, by W.Hollar after Holbein (1 folding), lacking everything after p. 68, some offsetting, damp-staining & foxing, contemporary half calf, rather worn, spine damaged, hinges broken, lower board detached, 8vo, 1804; Edmund Dulac's Picture book for the French Red Cross, 20 tipped in plates (18 coloured, a portrait and frontispiece), ownership, illustrated cloth, soiled spine damaged, folio, Hodder & Stoughton, c1915; with Whistler (Hugh) Popular Handbook of Indian Birds, FIRST EDITION, colour frontispiece, plates, some in colour, tissue guards, light browning, original cloth, rather worn, spine damaged, 4to, Gurney Jackson, 1928; Goldsmith (Oliver) A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, 2 vol., colour plates, some handcoloured, some foxing and dust soiling, bookplate, contemporary half calf, rubbed, Blackie, 1866, & others of similar interest (13) sold not subject to return