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1 OXFORD University, Town, and County. SHORT LIST 61 Item 51 Blackwell s Rare Books Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BQ, UK Tel.: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0) rarebooks@blackwell.co.uk blackwell.co.uk/rarebooks

2 BLACKWELL S RARE BOOKS 1 Acland (Sir Henry Wentworth) [drop head title:] Prescription and Directions in Cases of Diarrhœa and Cholera. No place or publisher, but?oxford, [c. 1854], 8vo bifolium printed on recto of first leaf only, a little dusty 75 Acland's services during the cholera epidemic that affected Oxford in 1854 from early August until late October enhanced his reputation as a selfless physician and stimulated his lifelong concern with public health and sanitation. Drawing on his observation of the less severe epidemic of 1849, he instituted emergency procedures for the distribution of medicines, the cleansing and destruction of clothing, and the nursing of the sick. Although 116 of the 199 confirmed cases of cholera proved fatal, the measures he took (once he assumed a leading role as consulting physician to the local board of health in early September) did much to control an outbreak that at its height threatened many more lives. Acland's account of the epidemic and of the conditions that fostered its spread, published as a richly informative Memoir on the cholera at Oxford in the year 1854, with considerations suggested by the epidemic (1856), helped to ensure that Oxford never again suffered a significant recurrence of the disease (ODNB). 2 Alden (Edward C.) Fifty Water-Colour Drawings of Oxford. Reproduced in Colour. With brief Descriptive Notes. Oxford: Alden, Boccardo Press, n.d. [circa 1912,] FIRST EDITION, tipped-in plates with the majority by William Matthison, some faint foxing to text-pages, [unpaginated], royal 8vo, original brown boards, lettered in black to backstrip and upper board with colourprinted plate onlaid to latter, City arms on lower, a little rubbed to backstrip ends with a very short split at head of upper joint, very good 60 With a poignant gift inscription to the half-title: To Dear Mother, on her birthday, June 16th 1914, from Geoffrey - a note, presumably that of the recipient, to the left of the inscription records it as His 1st & last gift ; no further context can be drawn out, but the intervention of the War seems likely. 3 (Alembic Press.) Lawson-Hall (Claire) OXFORD DOORS. Illustrated by Muriel Mallows. Marcham, 1997, 38/40 COPIES signed by author and illustrator, illustrated with line drawings, etchings and lino-cuts printed in various colours with predominance of brown dictated by subject, text printed in brown, small faint spot at border of frontispiece, pp. 50, folio, original Coptic gatefold binding of a wood-grain textured Maziarczyk pastepaper boards with asymmetric pages of varying width, edges untrimmed, terracotta cloth solander box, near fine 850 The creative binding provides various apertures and folds that allow the nature of doors to be experienced in a tactile manner through the handling of the book, whilst the text provides an insight into their history and purpose - a rewarding sense of exploration and an innovative, and very attractive, way of accessing the city and its colleges. 2

3 OXFORD: University, Town, and County 4 Aubry, James Philip. The Beauties of Oxford: a poetical translation of a Latin poem, written in the year by the Reverend William Willes. Louth: Printed and Sold by John Jackson, Market-pace; Sold also by Crosby and Co., 1811, a little browning, pp. viii, 70, 8vo, uncut in the original boards, spine defective at foot, boards a little soiled and worn, good (Cordeaux and Merry 466) 300 Translation by William Willes, Vicar of Edlington (South Yorks) of Aubry's 'Oxonii dux poeticus'. The poem was originally written for the installation of The Duke of Portland as Chancellor of the University: the occasion of this translation was the installation of Lord Grenville. Aubry was professor of rhetoric in Paris before the Revolution. He refers to the Revolution when some of the buildings of New College remind him of Versailles. Louth - Capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Not in Johnson or Jackson, 2 copies only in COPAC, BL and Bodley. 5 (Auden.) OXFORD POETRY Edited by W.H. Auden & C.Day-Lewis. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1927, FIRST EDITION, pencil note of Eric [Walter White?] at head of final Anonymous contribution, pp. ix, 48, crown 8vo, original quarter cream boards with blue sides, printed label to upper board backstrip lettered in blue, edges untrimmed, tissue dustjacket frayed with some loss to backstrip panel, very good (Bloomfield & Mendelson B3; Armitage & Clark B27; Handley-Taylor & d Arch Smith B2) 120 Scarce in the dustjacket, which has preserved the book very well. Auden s third book-form publication, and edited by him along with Cecil Day-Lewis; the 20 year old Auden also contributes the opening poem ( Extract (for J.B.A.) ), which makes its first appearance here, as well as the Preface written together with his co-editor (whose 4th book-form appearance this is). Other contributors include Louis MacNeice, Tom Driberg, and Rex Warner. 6 Barber (G.G.) Arks for learning: a short history of Oxford library buildings. (Occasional Publications: 26). Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1995, numerous illustrations, several in colour, pp. xiii, 176, 4to, illustrated laminated wrappers, near fine 15 Bound by James and Stuart Brockman 7 Beerbohm (Max) Zuleika Dobson. Or an Oxford Love Story. William Heinemann, 1911, FIRST EDITION, half-title and title printed in brown, a few spots to prelims some of which tempered with chalk by binder, pp. [viii], 350, [1], crown 8vo, new James and Stuart Brockman binding (with their ticket to box and a signed tipped-in Binder s Note at rear), full Harmatan Oxford blue goatskin with onlays of goatskin and calf in black and yellow, horizontal gilt rules, backstrip lettered in gilt and further decorations in gilt and silver to Sheldonian Emperors, multi-coloured end-bands incorporating both Oxford and Cambridge blues, top edge gilt, others roughtrimmed, endpapers of Louise Brockman blue and black marbled paper, in custom dropdown box with leather label lettered in gilt (Gallatin & Oliver 8) 4,000 A unique and very handsome binding on this classic Oxford novel - superbly conceived and executed by the Brockmans, basing their design on motifs from the story. The oars of Eights Week and the turned heads of the Sheldonian Emperors (including the detail of sweat on their brows) occupy the upper half, with the spire-filled Oxford skyline wrapping around the lower, the gilt rules going over this, suggestive of drowning. The heroine s final departure for Cambridge is discreetly referred to in the presence of the other blue in the end-bands. 3

4 BLACKWELL S RARE BOOKS 8 Bloomfield (Paul) Half the Battle. Harrow, Oxford, London. Constable, 1936, FIRST EDITION, pp. [viii], 244, crown 8vo, original navy cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt, faint partial browning to inner margin of free endpapers, top edge orange with light foxing to fore-edge, dustjacket with a very short closed tear at head of lower joint fold, very good 65 Part of a series of retrospects issued by the publisher, including volumes by Lord Berners and Forrest Reid; the author s time at Balliol College occupies the book s middle section. 9 [Copleston (Edward)] [Tract volume]. Oxford: , 5 woks in 1 vol., occasional minor foxing, pp. [ii], 17, [iv], 57; [iii-] viii, 187; [ii], 118, [1]; [v], 6-22, 8vo, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt in compartments, red lettering piece, short cracks in joints, good (Cordeaux and Merry 1832, 1833, 1837 for the Calumnies) 350 A good collection of Copleston s early writings, some of his most important. The first piece, Advice to a Young Reviewer, is in a lighter vein, being a satire on the literary critics of the time and containing a mock review of Milton s L Allegro (in which the poem is torn to pieces). This is followed by: The Examiner Examined, 1809; A Reply to the Calumnies of the Edinburgh Review against Oxford, second edition, 1810; A Second Reply, 1810; A Third Reply, Copleston's promotion of educational reform, political economy, and Christian apologetics all served an essentially conservative enterprise: to ensure the continued existence of an Anglican ruling élite and the dominance of Anglican institutions. Thus his Three Replies were a defence of Oxford University and a classical education against the charges of the Edinburgh Reviewers (contained in a series of articles by John Playfair, Richard Payne Knight, and Sydney Smith) that the university neglected, to the detriment of the country, the new social sciences as well as the physical sciences (ODNB). Christ Church and Merton Malls 10 Dale (Lawrence) Towards a Plan for Oxford City. Faber and Faber Limited, 1944, First edition, illustrated with photographs, map end-papers, pp. 60, 8vo, original cloth and dustwrapper, inscribed on the half-title To the Ruskin Professor of Drawing with all good wishes from Lawrence Dale, [together with:] Sharp (Thomas) Oxford Replanned. Architectural Press for Oxford City Council, 1948, FIRST EDITION, copious illustrations of the town including folding colour-printed maps, pp. 224, 4to, original blue cloth stamped in silver to upper board and backstrip, dustjacket, jacket a bit worn with slight loss to head and tail of spine, inscribed on the title To Barbara Isherwood-Kay from Thomas Sharp with an ALs by the author to her explaining the delay in sending the book, and a Christmas card 200 4

5 OXFORD: University, Town, and County Central Oxford had become acutely congested with motor traffic in the 1920s and 1930s. When Dale first moved from Banbury to Oxford he practised from an office in Carfax "but the traffic there was shocking" so he gave up his office and practised from home. In September 1941 Dale published a six-page pamphlet called Christ Church Mall: a Diversion in which he proposed a relief road skirting the south side of Christ Church Meadow along the bank of the River Thames to link Abingdon Road and Iffley Road to bypass High Street. In 1944 he expanded on his proposals in Towards a Plan for Oxford City, illustrated with some of his own watercolours. In it he reiterated his "Christ Church Mall" road proposal and proposed extensive redevelopment of St. Clement's and St. Ebbes. In 1946 the County Borough of Oxford commissioned Thomas Sharp to make proposals to relieve Oxford's traffic and re-plan parts of the city. In 1948 Sharp published his report as a book, Oxford Replanned. Sharp thought that Dale's "Christ Church Mall" would be too indirect, particularly for traffic from Headington Hill and Marston Road. Sharp instead proposed a road across the northern side of Christ Church Meadow, which he called "Merton Mall" as it would have passed very close to Merton College. Sharp's proposal was the subject of more than 20 years of political and public debate and protest. Neither Sharp's nor Dale's proposed road was ever built. 11 Dexter (Colin) Last Bus to Woodstock. Macmillan, 1975, FIRST EDITION, pages browned throughout as usual, pp. 256, crown 8vo, original terracotta boards, backstrip lettered in black and lightly faded, dustjacket with neat internal repairs to head of spine and rear panels, front panel faded along top edge and margin, very good 1,000 The author s first book, signed on the title page above his printed name. 5

6 BLACKWELL S RARE BOOKS 12 Dexter (Colin) Last Seen Wearing. Macmillan, 1976, FIRST EDITION, pages lightly toned as usual, pp. 288, crown 8vo, original blue boards, backstrip lettered in black and faded, ownership inscription of Veronica Smith on front pastedown, dustjacket nicked at head of spine, near fine 800 Signed and dated by the author on the flyleaf, with Love & best wishes to his most loyal and valued checker Veronica Smith, dated a pleasing association copy. 13 Dexter (Colin) The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn. Macmillan, 1977, FIRST EDITION, full-page diagram, pp. 254, crown 8vo, original black boards, backstrip lettered in white, very light foxing to top edge and one small spot to fore-edge, ownership inscription to flyleaf, dustjacket with owner s shelfmark to front flap, very good 700 A splendid copy of what is perhaps the scarcest of Dexter s early Morse books. 14 Dexter (Colin) Service of all the Dead. Macmillan, 1979, FIRST EDITION, pp. 256, crown 8vo, original pale blue boards, backstrip lettered in silver and faded at head and foot, dustjacket with fading to red of backstrip panel, very good 650 Signed on the title page by John Thaw and Kevin Whateley, who appeared in the Inspector Morse television series as Morse and Lewis respectively. 15 Dexter (Colin) The Dead of Jericho. Macmillan, 1981, FIRST EDITION, full-page plan of Jericho preceding text, a scattering of light brown ink spots across pp , pp. 224, crown 8vo, original black boards, backstrip lettered in gilt, dustjacket with fading to red on backstrip panel, very good 250 Signed by the author on the half title, above his printed name. 16 Dexter (Colin) The Riddle of the Third Mile. Macmillan, 1983, FIRST EDITION, pages faintly toned as usual, pp. 224, crown 8vo, original grey boards, backstrip lettered in silver, slight browning to dustjacket, near fine 220 Signed by the author on the title-page. 17 Dexter (Colin) The Secret of Annexe 3. Macmillan. 1986, FIRST EDITION, the textblock toned as usual, pp. [vi], 218, crown 8vo, original mid-blue boards, backstrip lettered in silver with lean to spine, a few very faint spots to endpapers and tiny spots to top edge, dustjacket, very good 200 Signed by the author on the title page, above his printed name. 6

7 OXFORD: University, Town, and County 18 Dibdin (Michael) Dirty Tricks. Faber and Faber, 1991, FIRST EDITION, gentle toning to textblock as usual, pp. [viii], 241, crown 8vo, original black boards, backstrip lettered in white with very slight lean to spine, dustjacket rubbed to extremities, very good 200 A family presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the title-page, For Mum & Dad, With love, Michael. A crime novel set in contemporary North Oxford. 19 [Falkner (J. Meade)] (Murray's) Handbook for Travellers in Oxfordshire. With Maps and Plans. John Murray, 1894, FIRST EDITION, pp. [vi], 242, 48[ads], foolscap 8vo, original red cloth with blind-stamped border to both boards, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, the latter a touch faded with a little wear at ends, slight wear to corners and upper joint also with light overall dustsoiling, blue printed endpapers, red speckling to edges, good (Cordeaux & Merry 233) 200 The author s first book. 20 Falkner (J. Meade) A History of Oxfordshire. [ Popular County Histories series.] Elliot Stock, 1899, FIRST EDITION, prelims browned, pp. [viii], 327, 8vo, original quarter blue cloth with maroon cloth sides, the latter rubbed in a few patches with some bubbling at head of upper board, backstrip lettered in gilt, edges untrimmed and a little dusty, endpapers browned, good (Cordeaux & Merry 282) 200 Published the year following his novel Moonfleet, the work for which he is best-known. 21 Fayard (Jean) Oxford et Margaret. Paris: Arthème Fayard et Cie, 1924, FIRST TRADE EDITION, pp. 283, [1], foolscap 8vo, original yellow wrappers printed in black, edges untrimmed with a few small spots to foreedge, tissue jacket, contemporary review clipping laid in, very good 120 A presentation copy of a book included in Betjeman s list of Oxford books in the back of his Oxford University Chest, inscribed by the author on the half-title: À monsieur Hubert [Person?], souvenir très amical d un cadit. J. Fayard. Received with characteristically terse admiration by Conrad, and reviewed ambivalently by Ford Madox Ford, the debut novel of an author who had studied English Literature at Exeter College - his impressions there forming the basis of this fictional account of that milieu, with his attention drawn to the titular female presence. 7

8 BLACKWELL S RARE BOOKS Inscribed to his mother 22 Fenton (West de Wend) The Primrose Path. Being the Adventures of Raymond Forsyth, at Oxford, in London and on the Turf. Privately Printed, 1908, FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 50 COPIES, a small amount of very faint foxing to borders of a few pages, pp. [vi], 278, crown 8vo, original navy blue cloth lettered in gilt to backstrip and upper board with design blocked in yellow to the latter, rubbing to extremities, t.e.g. and a little dulled with others untrimmed, faint spotting to free endpapers with a few pieces of related ephemera loosely inserted (including an amusing newspaper clipping about the author stopping a train), good 400 Inscribed on the half-title: To my Mother, with the Author s fondest love. A very scarce contribution to the university novel genre from a British eccentric who for a long time revelled in the status of being the owner of Britain's smallest stately home (Ebberston Hall, near Scarborough) and who was identified by Jeremy Paxman, whilst researching his book on the English, as the epitome of the national character. 23 Frazer (Shamus [i.e., James Ian Arbuthnot]) Acorned Hog. Chapman and Hall, 1933, FIRST EDITION, a few spots to prelims receding into opening pages and recurrent at close, portrait card of author (be-monocled) inserted into slits on half-title verso (effectively forming a frontispiece), pp. [viii], 296, crown 8vo, original black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver with decoration in same to this and upper board, top edge a little dusty with other edges lightly spotted, contemporary pencilled ownership inscription to flyleaf, dustjacket a little soiled with some light waterstaining in a few places, corners chipped and head of backstrip panel likewise, good 225 A satirical dystopian novel from an undergraduate at New College, Oxford - in which milieu the novel begins; whether or not the author enjoyed his time there should perhaps not be inferred from his vision of a socialist future where universities close and students are sent back to the soil. A rollicking farce with overtones of Waugh, the novel drew the admiration of Barbara Pym, who called it immensely entertaining in her diary - John Betjeman lists it among the Oxford novels in his Oxford University Chest, but refers to it slightly dismissively as another premature attempt by an undergraduate while still up. 24 (Greene.) OXFORD POETRY Edited by Harold Acton and Peter Quennell. Oxford: Blackwell, 1924, FIRST EDITION, sprinkling of spots to prelims and one or two to page 8

9 OXFORD: University, Town, and County borders further in, pp. [viii], 52, crown 8vo, original blue wrappers, printed label to front and backstrip, gentle sunning to backstrip and borders, a little creasing to overhanging edges, a few spots to textblock edges, very good (Wobbe B4 & B5; Ritchie B3a) 100 Graham Greene contributes two poems, Childishness and Paint and Wood, both of which would feature in his first published book - Babbling April - from the same publisher the following year; Greene had also contributed to the previous year s volume. Other contributors here include the Editors, Brian Howard, Desmond Harmsworth, and A.L. Rowse. 25 (Greene.) OXFORD POETRY Edited by Patrick Monkhouse and Charles Plumb. Oxford: Blackwell, 1925, FIRST EDITION, a few faint spots at head of rear pages, pp. viii, 56, crown 8vo, original blue wrappers, printed label to front and backstrip, gentle sunning to backstrip and borders, a little creasing to overhanging edges, some dinks to front wrapper carrying through to first few pages, good (Wobbe B7 & B8) 75 With two early appearances by Graham Greene, his poems I Shall be Happy and Sonnet (both collected in Babbling April in the same year); other notable contributors include C. Day Lewis, Harold Acton, and A.L. Rowse. 26 Greene (Graham, edits and contributes to) THE OXFORD OUTLOOK. [A Literary Review Edited by Undergraduates. No. 31, Vol. VII.] Oxford: Basil Blackwell, January 1925, FIRST EDITION, uncredited frontispiece illustration, pp. [iv, ads], [ii], 52, [4, ads], crown 8vo, original printed orange wrappers, chipped to overhanging edges with a little splitting to spine ends, good (Wobbe C48 & C49) 120 Greene contributes the poem Death and Cosmetics under his own name, as well as If You Were Dead under the pseudonym Hilary Trench - both poems were subsequently collected in Greene s debut Babbling April ; other contributors of note include Greene s Balliol friend Joseph Gordon Macleod, whose Elegy on a Bank Clerk Drowned in the Sea is quite the best of the poetic contributions, and Harold Acton ( A Note on Bishop Heber ). As ever with such things, the ads are a source of interest and amusement. The Fair Parricide 27 (Hanging.) MISS MARY BLANDY S OWN ACCOUNT of the affair between her and Mr. Cranstoun, from the commencement of their acquaintance, in the year 1746, to the death of her father, in August To which is added, an appendix, containing copies of some original letters... Printed for A. Millar, 1752, with a half-title (not called for), a little foxed, a few leaves slightly browned, minor damp-staining, pp. [ii], iv, 64, 8vo disbound (not in Cordeaux and Merry; ESTC N22000) 375 This was a sensational case - the Subject of all Converstaion, both in Town and Country, for several Months past - which divided the nation, and which gave rise to a flurry of publications, both reporting the trial, and taking sides. Mary Blandy was the last woman to be publicly hanged in Oxford. Millar, the publisher, was not one to miss a trick, and he announces on the title-page that THE ORIGINAL ACCOUNT, authenticated by Miss Blady in a proper Manner, may be seen at the above A. Millar s. ESTC records several issues (none surviving in any great numbers). The present copy accords with N22000, except that it has a half-title, which is otherwise unrecorded: indeed, it may seem extraneous, since gathering A is complete in 4 leaves. 28 Hassall (A.G. and Dr W.O.) Treasures from the Bodleian Library Introduction by Dr R. W. Hunt, Keeper of Western Manuscripts, Bodleian Library, Oxford. Gordon Fraser, 1976, FIRST EDITION, thirty-six full page colour plates, pp. 160, folio, original blue 9

10 BLACKWELL S RARE BOOKS cloth, backstrip and upper board gilt lettered, backstrip very slightly faded, bookplate of Tony Clark to front flyleaf, cloth slipcase, very good Jung (Philippe) Guide d Oxford avec un Catalogue de tout ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable dans toute la Province d'oxford... Oxford: Slatter and Munday, 1805, with 25 engraved (etched) plates of costumes, the captions mostly gone over in ink, small holes in the fore-margins of 2 leaves (without loss), pp. vi, [7-] 124, 12mo, original pinkish boards, spine lettered in ink, spine a little defective at top, good (Cordeaux & Merry 303) 1,500 Second edition of this scarce guide (first, 1789). The first edition was a bit shorter, and unillustrated. A detailed guide, with, for instance, a catalogue of the pictures and works of art in the Bodleian. The author, though he dates his preface from Oxford, was presumably a Frenchman - although perhaps not, as he Frenchifies the Christian names of the office holders, &c. He explains the use of French in his guide by saying that speaking French being part of a good education, there are not many foreigners who don t speak it, and therefore his book will have greater utility. This is exemplified by some notes in German recording a visit to Oxford in 1825, and the purchase of this book for that purpose. Scarce: OCLC & COPAC list copies at the V&A, BL, Oxford, Cambridge and Yale between them. 30 Ker (N.R.) Fragments of medieval manuscripts used as pastedowns in Oxford bindings with a survey of Oxford binding c (Third Series: 4). Oxford Bibliographical Society, 2004, rolls, centrepieces, and ornaments reproduced on 14 plates, pp. xx, 278, 29, small 4to, cloth-backed boards, fine Leland (John) The Itinerary of... In Nine Volumes. The second edition: collated and improved from the original MS. With the addition also of a general index. Oxford: Printed at the Theatre; for James Fletcher, and Joseph Pote, at Eton, 1744, 9 vols. bound in 5, engraved vignette on titlepage of vol. i, 3 engraved plates, 1 folding, and illustrations in the text, occasional browning, some damp-staining in last vol., pp. [xiv], xxv, 146, [1]; [iv], xvi, 139, [1]; x, 174; xvi, 172; xxviii, 166; xviii, 146; xxvi, 143; xlviii, 104; 45; xliv, [ii], 134, 83, 8vo, contemporary calf, double gilt fillets on sides, red lettering pieces on spine, numbered in gilt direct, 2 upper joints with cracks, but a good solid set, slightly worm, engraved armorial bookplate, dated 1945, of Nathan of Churt (ESTC T135478) 950 The first edition was printed by Hearne primarily for the use of the scholars of Oxford. He only printed 120 copies and it subsequently became almost impossible to obtain one and then only at considerable expense. Recognising its scarcity, and the demand for it, this second edition was published after Hearne s death, although the total number was still only 350 (300 small, and 50 large paper)- of which, 50 are now in Oxford college libraries:. Leland s undertaking was an extraordinarily ambitious one and marks the beginning of English topographical studies' (ODNB). 32 Mackenzie (Compton, edits and contributes to) The Oxford Point of View. [8 (of 10) issues, bound in 2 vols.] Oxford and London: Alden, Bocardo Press and Simpkin & Marshall, May 1902-Nov 1903, FIRST EDITION, pp. [iv], 274; [iv], 264, 8vo, slightly later blue buckram with original wrappers bound in at rear of each volume, brown leather label to backstrips lettered and decorated in gilt, backstrips darkened and slight fraying to cloth at foot of upper joint to first volume, top edges gilt, the others lightly 10

11 OXFORD: University, Town, and County spotted, endpapers a little foxed with bleed from colour of cloth to front endpapers of second volume, (Thomas & Thomas C1) 100 The first number provides the earliest appearance in print of Compton Mackenzie, then at Magdalen College, who - as Montague Compton - contributes the poem Medley on p. 45 (the poem dated to January the previous year). Following a defence of the Oxford undergraduate in the third number, Mackenzie is named as Editor in the next (and last of the first volume) - where he provides aneditorial as well as making a further contribution here with Rose-Leaves for the Dead. His four signed contributions in the second volume are all prose, three of them editorial introductory pieces. Other contributors of note include Clinton Pirie-Gordon, Hugh de Selincourt, and Robert Bridges, whilst Robert H. Stephen ventures of the recently-deceased Cecil Rhodes that he was a great man: but he lived an ugly life (p. 19) - Rhodes legacy is a recurrent topic of discussion throughout the publication. 33 Mais (S.P.B.) Who Dies? Hutchinson, [1949,] FIRST EDITION, pp. 287, [1], crown 8vo, original blue cloth, publisher stamped in gilt at foot of upper board, backstrip lettered in gilt with a touch of fading at foot and slight lean to spine, top edges slightly dusty, ownership inscription to flyleaf, dustjacket frayed with small section missing at foot of backstrip panel and owner s shelfmark at head of front flap, good 30 A thriller, set in Oxford, from a prolific author and broadcaster. 34 [Miller (James)] The Humours of Oxford. A Comedy as it is Acted at The Theatre-Royal by His Majesty's Servants, by a Gentleman of Wadham College. Printed for J. Watts, 1730, FIRST EDITION, pp. [viii], 80, [4, Epilogue, errata, ads], 8vo, 19th-century half dark blue calf, rubbed (ESTC T36839) 250 At university Miller had written a lively comedy, The Humours of Oxford, which ran for several nights at Drury Lane in It featured a ridiculous blue stocking, Lady Science, and a university fellow, steeped in vice, based, somewhat recklessly, on Robert Thistlethwayte, then warden of Wadham, who was the son of the patron of John Miller's living at Compton Valence (ODNB). Besides Lady Science, all of the characters are lampooned for licentiousness and pretension. One cannot imagine such a comedy being written in Oxford today. 35 Morgan (W.G. Curtis) An Oxford Romance. [A Cinematic Comedy Drama in XXII Scenes.] Carmarthen: The Druid Press, 1948, FIRST EDITION, small spot at leading edge of final few leaves with a smattering of very faint foxing at head of final page, pp. 72, foolscap 8vo, original white wrappers printed in blue, faint overall spotting, light rubbing to extremities with spine slightly cocked, good 35 Sickening to read, hear, copy, or rehearse 36 [Murray (George)] The Oxford Ars Poetica: or, How to Write a Newdigate. Oxford: Francis Macpherson, 1853, FIRST EDITION, pp. 38, 12mo, original yellow wrappers, overall soiling including a track-mark and small waterstain to front, splitting at backstrip ends, sound (Cordeaux & Merry 2799) 40 A scarce and amusing little book - attributed to George Murray, then of Magdalen College. A poetic dismantling of the University s prestigious prize, and an exercise in savage irony in the manner of Pope (who is at times invoked) that pours scorn on all aspects of the enterprise - from the quality of the entries, citing a number of examples, to the adjudicators. It continues into an Appendix upon the act of plagiarism - a crime that Murray discerns as too frequently perpetrated in the generality of Newdigates, though without any gainful effect. 11

12 BLACKWELL S RARE BOOKS 37 Newman (John Henry, and others) Tracts for the Times. By Members of the University of Oxford. Vol. I. For [Vol. V. For , and [Vol. VI. For 1841]]. Printed for J.G. and F. Rivington... & J.H. Parker, Oxford, , FIRST EDITIONS, complete set of 90 tracts bound in 6 vols., with title-pages and preliminary matter for the first 5 vols., no volume title to the last vol., due no doubt to the sudden cessation of the series, 8vo, contemporary divinity calf, spine a little bit scuffed, 1885 inscription on fly-leaf in vol. i A. Murray Browne from T.?H (or LL?). M.B., slightly later inscription by William Bevil Browne and this repeated in subsequent volumes, writers of the Tracts identified in a neat pencil inscription at the head of each one (probably written in 1885, as evidenced by some newspaper clippings) and some pencil underlinings and marginal notes, good (PMM 312 for Tract XC) 600 Tract 1 (Ad clerum) of the Tracts for the Times, which appeared on 9 September 1833, was on the doctrine of the apostolic succession and was anonymously written by Newman. The Tracts were his idea, and he insisted on publishing them himself rather than allowing a board to authorize and supervise their publication, since living movements do not come of committees (Newman, Apologia, 39). Indeed, Newman was against any kind of formal association to organize the movement, because it would involve compromises and inhibit individual action, preferring to build up a network of personal contacts among sympathizers throughout the country, particularly through the circulation of the Tracts. These soon aroused furious controversy, were increasingly in demand, and began to attract new writers, including the regius professor of Hebrew, Edward Bouverie Pusey. Accusations of exaggeration and extremism did not surprise Newman: an element of excess, he thought, was an inevitable part of fighting for a true cause, in this case the protection of the church against state encroachment and the preservation of the apostolic faith against such liberal plans of reform as Thomas Arnold's proposal to make the Church of England more doctrinally comprehensive in order to avert the threat of disestablishment... The crucial problem posed by the apparently protestant Thirty-Nine Articles led to Newman's publishing his highly contentious Tract 90 on 27 February 1841 which demonstrated, sometimes with what were considered by some to be intellectual sleights of hand, how the articles of the Anglican church were patient of a Catholic interpretation... On 16 March the vice-chancellor, heads of colleges, and proctors issued a public censure... [Newman] agreed to a demand by his bishop, Richard Bagot, bishop of Oxford, that no further Tracts should be published (ODNB). 38 Nicholson (William) Old Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Stafford Gallery, 1905, signed in ink by the artist, lithograph printed on Japanese Vellum, 20 x 15 inches, small amount of tape residue at head of verso, mounted in high grade acid-free stiff card and shrinkwrapped, very good condition (plus VAT in the EU) 235 Nicholson made a series of watercolour, pen, and chalk drawings of the town between 1902 and 1903, which were published as two portfolios in 1905 by the Stafford Gallery; Campbell records that his interest in historic architecture [...] had intensified after he moved to Woodstock in 1898, and the views here record the manner of his interest, which was as much in the effects of light and shade on the fabric of the city s architecture as [...] in the buildings themselves (Campbell 112-3). 12

13 OXFORD: University, Town, and County 39 Nicholson (William) Oriel College, Oxford. Stafford Gallery, 1905, signed in ink by the artist, lithograph printed on Japanese Vellum, 20 x 15 inches, small amount of tape residue at head of verso, mounted in high grade acid-free stiff card and shrinkwrapped, very good condition (plus VAT in the EU) 235 Nicholson made a series of watercolour, pen, and chalk drawings of the town between 1902 and 1903, which were published as two portfolios in 1905 by the Stafford Gallery; Campbell records that his interest in historic architecture [...] had intensified after he moved to Woodstock in 1898, and the views here record the manner of his interest, which was as much in the effects of light and shade on the fabric of the city s architecture as [...] in the buildings themselves (Campbell 112-3). 40 Nicholson (William) Wadham College, Oxford. Stafford Gallery, 1905, signed in ink by the artist, lithograph printed on Japanese Vellum, 20 x 15 inches, traces of tape from previous mounting to verso, mounted in high grade acid-free stiff card and shrinkwrapped, very good condition (plus VAT in the EU) 215 Nicholson made a series of watercolour, pen, and chalk drawings of the town between 1902 and 1903, which were published as two portfolios in 1905 by the Stafford Gallery; Campbell records that his interest in historic architecture [...] had intensified after he moved to Woodstock in 1898, and the views here record the manner of his interest, which was as much in the effects of light and shade on the fabric of the city s architecture as [...] in the buildings themselves (Campbell 112-3). 41 (Oxbridge.) ANTHOLOGY Light Blue, Dark Blue. An Anthology of Recent Writing from Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Edited by: Julian Mitchell & John Fuller for Oxford; William Donaldson & Robin McLaren for Cambridge. Macdonald, 1960, FIRST EDITION, pp. 254, 8vo, original blue cloth, the backstrip lettered in a darker shade, slight knock at foot of upper joint and the top edge a trifle dusty, dustjacket, very good (Tabor B7) 50 Includes work by the Editors, as well as Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath ( Hardcastle Crags and Epitaph for Fire and Flower ) - the latter at present completing a first book of poems - Michael Frayn, Peter Levi, and the dramatist Dennis Potter. 42 (Oxford.) Literary Festival map of Oxford. A literary salamagundi compiled from suggestions by readers of the Oxford Times. Edited by Philip Pullman, Illustrated by Korky Paul. Oxford Literary Festival, [2011,] colour-printed map illustrated by Korky Paul, 80 x 29.5 cm, very good condition 30 Signed by Philip Pullman and Korky Paul at the foot of the poster. 13

14 BLACKWELL S RARE BOOKS 43 (Oxford.) Photographic views of Oxford. c. 1885, collection of 36 gelatin silver print photographs (plus 1 much later printing), all but 3 mounted on card, various sizes but mostly 268 x 210, 135 x 199, 105 x 182 mm, both portrait and landscape, the smallest ones mounted on both sides of thinner card, the larger cards gilt edged, the card a bit foxy and dust soiled, the photographs variously a bit faded (plus VAT in the EU) 1,500 A fine collection of views of Oxford colleges - shown in all their smoke-blackened glory, and some with considerable overgrowth of ivy - with a few street, walks, and river views. The street views include 2 versions (large and small, cropped slightly differently) of a panorama taken from the top of Magdalen tower, in which the Examination Schools are a prominent feature: this building was completed in 1882, and we think the photographs date from shortly after this (if indeed the panorama was not taken in celebration of its completion). As usual with photographs of this period, there are not many people about (they would have been taken early in the morning, in the summer, deliberately to obviate the human presence), but there are a few: hackney carriages awaiting fares in the High, a few loungers in college quads. 44 (Oxford. Periodical.) SCOTT-MONCRIEFF (Colin, Editor) The Quad. A Terminal Magazine [Numbers I-III (of 4), Bound as The Quad, Vol. 1 ]. Oxford & London: Burrows & Doe and J.M. Dent, 1900, FIRST EDITIONS, headpieces and some typographic ornament, some authors identified in pencil, pp. 40; [ii], 39, [1]; [ii], 48, crown 8vo, contemporary half dark green leather with gilt rules, the backstrip a shade faded and lettered in gilt, green mottled cloth, the recipient s initials lettered in gilt to upper board, rubbing to joints and extremities, a little cracking at head of upper joint and a couple of faint spots and marks to upper board, a.e.g., blue silk marker detached, good 200 Inscribed by the editor on the flyleaf: With best wishes, Colin Scott-Moncrieff. A 3pp. autograph letter from the same - on a folded sheet with the Oxford Union Society blind-stamp at head, dated 20th Nov (presumably 1900) - is laid in; the recipient of this letter, her initials on the binding, is a Miss Edie (presumably Edith) Macmichael. The Editor, elder brother of C.K. Scott Moncrieff (the translator of Proust), apologises for the binder having been so slack and then goes on to describe, in a sporting tone, a séance he has attended in which he has invoked her. A further number of the magazine was issued at the beginning of the following year. 45 (Oxford. Periodical. Second World War.) KINGDOM COME. The Magazine of War-Time Oxford [Vols 1 & 2 complete in 8 Issues.] Oxford, , SOLE EDITIONS, pp [+ads]; [+ads], 4to, original stapled wrappers of varying colours, lightly nicked and soiled (heavier in the latter respect on 1:4), a very good set 500 A notable publication - described in the TLS as the first literary journal to appear in Britain after the start of the Second World War. Volume 1 was edited by John Waller and Kenneth Harris, with the latter replaced by Miles Vaughan Williams for the second run (with all three names appearing, alongside Mildred Clinkard in the transitional 1:4). 14

15 OXFORD: University, Town, and County The magazines feature an impressive roster of contributors: Waller and others of the Salamander group, Naomi Mitchison, Kay Boyle, Emmanuel Carnevali, Norman Nicholson, Nevill Coghill (who takes Eliot to task for the vice of facetiousness in a forthright review of East Coker ), Christina Foyle, Norman Nicholson, G.S. Fraser s translations of André Breton, Paul Eluard & Giorgio de Chirico, C. Day Lewis, Johnn Middleton Murry, Nicholas Moore, Marie Stopes, Frederic Prokosch, Ruthven Todd, Laurence Whistler, Laurence Housman, Henry Treece (who also translates Garcia Lorca), Edmund Blunden, and many more. Richard Adams, then of Worcester College, makes a brief (but non-literary) appearance in the second number, as a Sales Manager, and then reappears with a poetic contribution ( Coming Home ) in the fourth. The cover design is rendered in a varying colour combinations - a striking design by Baptista Gilliat-Smith of a cocktail party shattered by an aerial incursion. The literary contributions are similarly engaged with ongoing events, with the delay between the last number of the first volume and the first number of the next explained by the bombing of London. The magazine continued to a third sequence, not present here. Edited by Dorothy L. Sayers 46 (Oxford Poetry.) OXFORD POETRY Edited by T.W.E., E.F.A.G., and D.L.S. Oxford: B.H. Blackwell, 1918, FIRST EDITION, pp. [vi], 56, crown 8vo, original blue wrappers, printed labels to front and backstrip, the joints a little rubbed and the backstrip label toned and chipped, borders very gently faded and overhanging edges a little nicked, edges untrimmed, good (Gilbert B3) 70 The second of these anthologies to feature Dorothy L. Sayers as editor, and the third with a contribution by her (here Pygmalion ) - her future collaborators Muriel St. Clare Byrne and Helen Simpson are amongst the other contributors, along with Aldous Huxley, T.W. Earp (also an editor), Sherard Vines, Robert Nichols, E.H.W. Meyerstein, and L.A.G. Strong. The second poem in the volume comes from one Basil Blackwell of Merton College, whose fledgling career as a poet seems to have begun and ended here. Signed by A.L. Rowse 47 (Oxford Poetry.) OXFORD POETRY Edited by Harold Acton and Peter Quennell. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1925, FIRST EDITION, pp. [viii], 52, crown 8vo, original quarter cream boards with navy sides, printed label to front and backstrip, waterstaining around the darkened backstrip, knock to leading edge of upper board, edges untrimmed, adhesive browning to endpapers, good (Wobbe B4 & B5; Ritchie B3b) 100 Signed by A.L Rowse on the contents page, next to his printed name. Graham Greene contributes two poems, Childishness and Paint and Wood, both of which would feature in his first published book - Babbling April - from the same publisher the following year; Greene had also contributed to the previous year s volume. Other contributors here include the Editors, Brian Howard, and Desmond Harmsworth. 48 (Oxford Poetry.) AMIS (Kingsley) & James Michie (Eds) Oxford Poetry Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1949, FIRST EDITION, a few faint spots to prelims and the odd spot further in, pp. 59, crown 8vo, original pale blue wrappers printed in red, drink-stain at head of rear and a couple of other faint marks, the edges finely spotted, good 40 Kingsley Amis and Elizabeth Jennings, of St. John s and St. Anne s respectively, are the two contributors who secured a lasting literary legacy - in his Memoirs, Amis recalled his counterpart as the star of the show, our discovery in this volume. 15

16 BLACKWELL S RARE BOOKS 49 (Oxford Poetry.) SPENDER (Stephen), Louis MacNeice et al. OXFORD POETRY Edited by Stephen Spender and Bernard Spencer. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1930, FIRST EDITION, pp. vi, 44, crown 8vo, original quarter cream boards with blue sides, printed label to upper board, backstrip lettered in blue and slightly darkened, edges untrimmed, very good (Armitage & Clark B36) 40 Three poems by MacNeice ( Utopia, Hinges Kill Themselves, Utopia ) and five by Spender, among others. 50 (Oxford.) Pursglove (Glyn) & Alistair Ricketts (Eds) OXFORD IN VERSE. Oxford: The Perpetua Press, 1999, FIRST EDITION, pp. xv, 192, original green boards, backstrip lettered in gilt, dustjacket, new 25 A varied anthology with a common Muse: the earliest poets are Thomas Lodge, Sir John Harington, and Michael Drayton; the latest are Craig Raine and Duncan Bush - Dryden, Wilde, Keats, and Betjeman are among the many others. 51 (Oxford. University.) [ACKERMANN (R.)] A History of the University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings. Text by William Combe.] R. Ackermann, 1814, 2 vols., bound without the half-titles, Advertisment slip in vol. i, aquatinted frontispieces and 62 plates, and 17 line and stipple plates of University costume, all hand coloured, uncoloured stipple engraved portrait, some offsetting of plates to text (as usual), 2 plates bound not according to the Arrangement but in more logical places, small flaw in the colouring on (the half-page) Magdalen College Entrance plate, the first 2 plates (after the frontispiece) creased, title to Magdalen College Entrance (the full-page plate) supplied in MS, pp. [iii-] xiv, xxv, 275, [6, Index]; [iii-iv], 26, [6, Index], 4to, contemporary half Russia, rebacked in a closely matching calf, spine gilt, repairs to corners and head of spine of vol. ii, good (Abbey Scenery 280: Clary 113: Cordeaux and Merry University 25: Tooley 5) 3,500 The plates are good and clean, albeit many are offset onto the text, sometimes quite heavily. A subscriber s copy, that of James Ingram, ( ), Old English scholar and antiquary, best known for his admirable Memorials of Oxford (ODNB). This Ackermann was among a large quantity of books bequeathed to Trinity College, Oxford. 16

17 OXFORD: University, Town, and County 52 (Oxford. University.) THE OXFORD ALMANACK for the Year of our Lord God MDCCXLIX. Oxford: 1749, copper engraving, 494 x 445 mm, the view of Old Magdalen with benefactors and eminent men occupying the upper three quarters, the calendar below, a few tiny pin pricks, tear at upper inner corner repaired, just entering the engraved area without loss, the view portion a little dust-soiled and with a diagonal crease and a small brown smudge, stitch holes in inner margin, sometime folded (plus VAT in the EU) 750 The building is similar to the engraving in W. Williams, Oxonia Depicta, 1733, and in David Loggan, Oxonia iluustrata, The bust on the pedestal is of William Waynflete who founded the Hall in Among the other figures are William Tyndale, Dr. Pocokcke, and Dr. Plot. Engraved by George Vertue. The staining to the image probably reflects the fact that this was one time framed, with the calendar portion tucked in behind, while the stitch holes that it was once bound in a volume. 53 (Oxford. University.) THE OXFORD ALMANACK for the Year of our Lord God MDCCXLVII. Oxford: 1747, copper engraving, 492 x 447 mm, St. Edmund Hall with benefactors and eminent men, minor staining chiefly visible on the verso, some time separated at a fold towards the top, old repair to verso, with a little loss to engraved surface, 5 other old paper repairs not affecting engraved surface, (plus VAT in the EU) 750 Most of the plate is taken up with the scene of Dr. John Mill, Principal , presenting his Greek Testament to Queen Anne. On the left is Thomas Hearne, pointing to Godstow Nunnery. The quadrangle at the top, is drawn from the south. Unusually the almanac part is along the top and part of the way down the sides. Engraved by George Vertue. 54 (Oxford. University.) THE OXFORD ALMANACK for the Year of our Lord God MDCCXXXVII. Oxford: 1738, Wadham College with the founders, benefactors and eminent men belonging to the College, copper engraving, 482 x 432 mm, a few tiny pin pricks, 2 neat round worm holes, 1 in the margin, the other in the sky, sometime folded with the almanac part tucked up, repair to inner margin, stitch holes in inner margin, very good (plus VAT in the EU) 1,500 Partly after M. Burghers and partly after David Loggan. James I is seated on the left with Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham, the founders, between him and Learning, who is adorned with the attributes of Apollo, Minerva, and Mercury. Among the figures are Dr. Wilkins, with drawings of Wadham and Gresham Colleges, indicating that the Royal Society had its birth in Wadham College. Next to him is Dr. Sprat, writing his history of the Royal Society, Dr. Ward with a geometric emblem, Sir Christopher Wren with views of St. Paul s and the Sheldonian Theatre, and Admiral Blake with a picture of his naval victories. Engraved by George Vertue. 17

18 BLACKWELL S RARE BOOKS 55 (Oxford Women's Colleges.) FRITILLARY. Magazine of the Oxford Women s Colleges. Oxford: [Printed at the Holywell Press,] May 21st, 1927, cartoon by M.L. Sidebottom, pp ads, 8vo, original stapled self wrappers with woodcut illustrations, handful of marks to covers including a heavy rust-mark to top-left corner of front carrying through first few leaves, staples rusted, a little splitting at foot of spine, fair 25 Prominent among the contributors are novelists Margaret Lane and Renée Haynes (both of St. Hugh s College, the former also a critic and biographer, the latter subsequently known for her psychical research - but not to be confused with the author E.S.P. Haynes); a sonnet in French by Phyllis Hartnoll forms the last literary contribution. The ads are well targeted to the expectation of an exclusively female readership. Early work by Mary Renault, et al., items (Oxford Women's Colleges.) FRITILLARY. Magazine of the Oxford Women s Colleges. Oxford: [Printed at the Holywell Press,] December 7, 1927, a couple of small illustrations to one story, pp. 34, 8vo original stapled self wrappers printed in blue to front, a little lifted around lower staple, minor soiling, very good 45 Margaret Lane of St. Hugh s, later a novelist and biographer, edits and contributes - but perhaps the most notable contribution comes in the form of a poem by E.M. Challans ( For al it be so.., pp. 212), who would later adopt the pseudonym Mary Renault. Challans was also at St. Hugh s and this is among her first appearances in print (she had appeared in the Summer number of the same year also). Joy Scovell, under her initials (E.J.S.), contributes a poem. 57 (Oxford Women's Colleges.) FRITILLARY. Magazine of the Oxford Women s Colleges. Oxford: [Printed at the Holywell Press,] February 18, 1928, full-page illustration by Mary Keens, some browning and light handling marks, pp. 21, 8vo, original stapled self wrappers, the staples rusted, minor soiling and offset browning to front, good 35 Margaret Lane of St. Hugh s, later a novelist and biographer, edits; notable contributions come from E.M. Challans (a poem, Reflection, p. 12), who would later adopt the pseudonym Mary Renault, and two poems from Joy Scovell of Somerville College (her name mis-spelt in one instance as Scorell). The ads are of a particular type - for frocks, corsetry, and the like. 58 (Oxford Women's Colleges.) FRITILLARY. Magazine of the Oxford Women s Colleges. Oxford: [Printed at the Holywell Press,] March 10, 1928, full-page woodcut illustration by Mary Neaves, some minor soiling to corner of a couple of pages,, pp. 27, 8vo, original stapled self-wrappers, some rust-bleed from staples and minor dustsoiling, good 35 Margaret Lane of St. Hugh s, later a novelist and biographer, edits and contributes an updated version of the Narcissus story; other notable contributions come from E.M. Challans (a poem, Departing, pp ), who would later adopt the pseudonym Mary Renault, and Music Notes by the actress Myra Verney. 59 (Oxfordshire.) PHILLIPPS (Sir Thomas, editor) Oxfordshire Monumental Inscriptions: from the MSS. of Antony à Wood, Dr. Hutton, and Mr. Hinton. Evesham: [Middle Hill Press], 1825, with the title-page (on paper watermarked Alton Mill 1836), the 2nd leaf of a bifolium, the stuib before it, the text a little browned and foxed, pp. [i], [iv], [3-] 98, folio, Middle Hill boards, reinforced by something like, but better than, sellotape at spine and lower edge of front board, slightly worn (Cordeaux and Merry 272) 180 Adderbury-Ensham only. No more published. This is usually (only a small number were printed) found without a title-page, but the watermark explains that. 18

19 OXFORD: University, Town, and County 60 (Perpetua Press.) BLAIR (John, Editor) Saint Frideswide, Patron of Oxford. The Earliest Texts, edited and introduced by John Blair. With wood engravings by Kathleen Lindsley. Oxford, 1988, FIRST EDITION, 79/150 COPIES signed by the editor, map and five further illustrations printed from the block by Vivian Ridler, pp. 43, crown 8vo, original blue boards, printed lapel to upper board and backstrip, the former with Lindsley woodengraving, near fine (Piper.) SHERWOOD (Jennifer) A Guide to the Churches of Oxfordshire. With drawings and photographs by John Piper. Robert Dugdale, in association with Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust, 1989, FIRST EDITION, Piper illustrations throughout mostly in the form of line drawings with a section of photographic plates at the rear, pp. xi, 223, 8vo, original wrappers with Piper illustration wrapping around, fine 300 Signed by John Piper to the title-page. With a Piper postcard laid in bearing a message from Myfanwy Piper to arrange for her husband to sign the book. Inscribed to Charles Tennyson 62 Prince (F.T.) Memoirs in Oxford. Fulcrum Press, 1970, FIRST EDITION, pp. 47, crown 8vo, original black cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt, dustjacket lightly rubbed to extremities, very good 80 Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf: To Sir Charles Tennyson, with kind regards from Frank Prince. A long poem occasioned by the author s return to Oxford in , as a Visiting Fellow at All Soul s - he had earlier been at Balliol. 63 Pullman (Philip) Lyra s Oxford. Engravings by John Lawrence. Oxford: David Fickling Books, 2003, FIRST EDITION, several engravings by John Lawrence, folding-map, usual faint edge-toning to text-block, pp. [viii], 56, foolscap 8vo, original red cloth, backstrip and lower board blocked in black with printed label on front cover, near fine 45 Signed by the author on the title-page. 64 (Seven Acres Press.) HABERLY (Loyd) In one of the many college libraries of the University of Oxford... [Fragments of an autobiographical sketch]. [1934,] printed in Caslon on one side of a single unfolded sheet of Batchelor s laid acorn hand-made paper, 19

20 BLACKWELL S RARE BOOKS large initial letter, pp. 1,4,5,8 [together on single sheet], unfolded, uncut, untrimmed, stored rolled, near fine condition (Nash C4) 65 A curiosity, offering glimpses of a project unfulfilled. The text is Haberly's recollections of visiting the library of All Souls at Oxford, seeing there a copy of Thomas Littleton's Tenores novelli [1482?], and noting the curious behaviour of various Oxford types. It may have been the opening of an autobiographical sketch, or perhaps the introduction to another planned work (though probably not a reprint of Littleton's legal work). The surviving sheet includes a few errors, and the work may not have progressed beyond proofing this first forme.' (Paul W. Nash, from his manuscript bibliography). 65 (Shakespeare Head Press.) BEERBOHM (Max) Zuleika Dobson, or An Oxford Love Story. With a Foreword and Illustrations by Osbert Lancaster. Oxford, 1975, 405/750 COPIES signed by the artist, printed in black and cerise, 12 double-spread colour plates and reproductions of 5 pencil sketches of Beerbohm, pp. xvi, 187, folio, original quarter Oxford blue morocco with vertical gilt rule, blue-and-white Bullingdon vertical stripe boards, backstrip lettered in gilt with Lancaster illustration in the same, t.e.g., blue pagemarker, grey endpapers, glassine wrapper in excellent shape with the slipcase likewise, near fine 300 With the original Prospectus and Order Form for this edition. 66 (Shell Guides.) PIPER (John) Oxfordshire. Faber and Faber, 1953 SECOND EDITION, photographs and drawings by the author throughout, colour-printed map at rear, pp. 68, [4], 4to, original brown cloth, backstrip blocked in blue, a couple of tiny spots to top edge, dustjacket a trifle rubbed to extremities with crinkle to laminate along upper joint-fold, newspaper cutting regarding death of Nancy Mitford at rear, very good 90 An attractive copy of the Faber reissue of the original Batsford publication, retitled from the original Oxon. 67 Stacpoole (H. de Vere) Oxford Goes to War. A Novel. Hutchinson, [1943,] FIRST EDITION, a little very faint foxing to prelims and final leaves, pp. 160, crown 8vo, original grey cloth lettered in red to backstrip and upper board, lean to spine. a few faint 20

21 OXFORD: University, Town, and County spots to free endpapers, dustjacket chipped with some loss at foot of rear panel and a short closed tear at head of front panel repaired internally with tape, good 50 Late work by this prolific author, set in the fictional Bibliol College during the first year of the Second World War. 68 Thomas (Edward) Oxford. Painted by John Fulleylove. Described by Edward Thomas. A. & C. Black, 1903, FIRST EDITION, 60 colour plates, tissue-guards with printed captions, light spotting to prelims and a few faint spots throughout, pp. xii, 264, [2], royal 8vo, original blue cloth, backstrip and front board blocked in gilt and black, backstrip lettered in gilt and bordered in black with slight lean to spine, a small spot of wear to lower joint, extremities a touch rubbed and corners a little pushed, t.e.g. with others lightly foxed, browning to endpapers with ownership sticker to flyleaf and bookseller sticker at foot of front pastedown, good (Eckert p. 190) Thomas (Edward) Oxford. Painted by John Fulleylove. A. & C. Black, 1903, FIRST EDITION, 131/300 COPIES of the De Luxe issue signed 'A. & C. Black' on the limitation leaf, 60 colour-printed plates (including frontispiece) by John Fulleylove, captioned tissue-guards, foxing to half-title with some of the tissue-guards similarly afflicted and occasionally faintly offset to the facing page pp. [xii], 265, 4to, original white bevel-edged buckram, backstrip and front cover gilt lettered within blue blocked borders, t.e.g. with others untrimmed, blue silk-marker, endpapers and edges foxed, very good (Eckert p.189: Inman 251) 400 An unusually clean and attractive copy, the white cloth being very prone to besmirching. An Oxford spat 70 Wall (Martin) A Letter to John Howard, Esq; F.R.S. [Oxford: 1785], F.R.S. at head of text inked out, corrections in ink on p. 6 (the same corrections are found in a copy in Winchester College, in Wall s hand; this hand is different), slightly browned, the outer pages more so, title page with cancelled stamp of the Radcliffe Library (duplicate), pp. 16, 8vo, stitched as issued without wrappers, outer leaves almost detached, fragile (ESTC T196152) 400 The Radcliffe Infirmary opened on St Luke s Day (18 October) 1770, and in 1784 in the third edition of his State of the Prisons Howard made some critical remarks about it, both its architecture and its functioning. This is Wall s rebuttal. The letter was printed for Subscribers and was presumably produced in generous enough numbers, but today it is rare, with just four copies recorded in ESTC: three in Oxford, one at Harvard. 21

22 BLACKWELL S RARE BOOKS Wall went to Winchester College, then to New College, Oxford, in He graduated BA in 1767, MA in 1771, BM in 1773, and DM in 1777, and was a fellow of New College until He studied medicine at St Bartholomew s Hospital, and in Edinburgh. Wall began practice at Oxford in 1774; on 2 November 1775 he was elected physician to the Radcliffe Infirmary and in his Letter of 1785 he replied to John Howard s criticisms of the infirmary. He became reader in chemistry in Having previously edited his father s essays (1780), in 1783 he published his 1781 inaugural dissertation together with two more essays, one of them on the diseases prevalent in the south sea islands. He drank tea with Dr Johnson at Oxford in June 1784 and his essay on the south sea islands was presumably the origin of their conversation on the advantage of physicians travelling among barbarous nations. Wall died in Oxford on 21 June 1824; an obituary records his capacity for exhilarating conversation and his hilarity of temper, lively anecdotes, and urbanity, as well as his free treatment of poor patients (ODNB). 22

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