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Brightwells
Los 515

AFTER JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER RA (1775-1851)Scene in the Campagna (Woman at a Tank)grey wash5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in (13.9 x 19.1cm)Provenance: possibly A.A. Hayley, EsqThe subject follows Plate 38 of Turner's 'Liber Studiorum' (published 1812). An original watercolour study for that work by Turner is in the Collection of the Tate Gallery, London. Turner's 'Liber Studiorum' (as the title suggests) was a book of examples designed to showcase the range of Turner's work and widely recommended in the 19th century as a source for amateurs to copyThe watercolour at Brightwells bears an attached label on the inner mount for A.A. Haley, Esq. Haley was a Victorian industrialist and collector who lived at Wakefield, Yorkshire c. 187O

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Mellors & Kirk
Los 411M

TRIBAL ART. A CENTRAL AFRICAN IVORY CLUB, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 19TH C, PRE 1889 with raffia carved grip and of rich, old golden brown patina, adapted as a desk thermometer and mounted on an ivory base in 1899, 32cm h, underside inscribed Bast Schlager eines Neger Konigs aus Njangwe (oberer Congo) von Tippu Tipp 1889 nach Deutsch Ost Afrika gebracht Geschenk des Herrn G W H WestendarpProvenance: Presented by Tippu Tip (1932-1905) to G W H Westendarp in 1889. A slave trader, ivory trader and explorer, Tippu Tip (Hamad bin Muhammad bin Juma Rajab el Murjebi) frequently led expeditions into the heart of Africa buying or plundering ivory to sell in his native Zanzibar and slaves for the country's plantations. He was immensely successful in his trade, at one point owning 10,000 slaves. In 1871 David Livingstone witnessed the massacre of 400 Africans in Njangwe (Nyangwe) by arab slavers. Three years later H M Stanley visited the town with Tippu Tip (meaning 'gatherer of wealth') who also assisted several other explorers. The cover of the "Illustrated London News" for December 7 1889 featured his memorial portrait.++Much accretion of old dirt and grime, thermometer undamaged, the ivory generally heavily patinated with old polish and handling marks, minor hairline on scale

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Mellors & Kirk
Los 584

FOLLOWER OF LEMUEL FRANCIS ABBOTT PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM SMITH STOKES OF ROUGHTON, SHROPSHIRE in blue hunting coat with scarlet lapels and brass buttons engraved 'WH', holding his hat and whip, oil on panel, oval, 45 x 34cmThe sitter in this interesting early portrait of a Shropshire fox hunter can confidently be identified as William Smith Stokes (1765-1812) of Roughton and subsequently High Barn, Alveley. The brass buttons are engraved with the initials of the Wheatland Hunt a subscription pack instituted by Mr Skelding of Bridgnorth in 1811. W S Stokes married in May 1786 Nancy Stokes, nee Freeman, the widow of his cousin and namesake William Stokes of Roughton (1754-1784).There is a possibility, however, that the sitter is in fact this William Stokes, in part because the label on the backboard identifies the sitter as "William Stokes ...who departed this life January 5th 1784, aged 30". There is in addition a (fragmentary) newspaper cutting of 1891 reporting the funeral of Mrs Martha Corser Stokes of Roughton House, Worfield, the widow of Michael Smith Stokes (1795-1845) son of W S Stokes, which suggests that the portrait remained in the hands of the Stokes family until c1900 or later. Late eighteenth century hunting around the Wrekin was dominated by one of the most famous figures in the history of British fox hunting, Squire George Forester, MP for Wenlock (1735-1811) of Willey near Broseley, who was ably served by his equally celebrated whipper-in Tom Moody (d 1796). One legacy of this was the toast occasionally found engraved on 18th century silver stirrup cups "Success to Fox Hunting/and all friends round the Wrekin". Forester's portrait in hunting colours was painted by Lemuel Francis Abbott, c 1790. ++Medium generally thin with old restoration and surface scratches, panel slightly warped but not split, on the reverse and old label identifying the sitter and a fragmentary newspaper cutting relating to another member of the Stokes family. In what is probably the original early 19th c oval giltwood and composition frame with brass ring suspender with old losses and gold painted at later date

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Mellors & Kirk
Los 661

THE HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT AWARDS FOR DIRECT ACTION BY A WOMAN DURING THE BOER REVOLT IN THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA NOVEMBER 1914 comprising a gold and enamel Union Jack flag brooch, reverse engraved Presented by some Johannesburg admirers to Mrs Willie Pienaar having bravely rescued the Union Jack from rebels at Winburg November 1914, marked 18 CT, gold and enamel brooch of the Sons of England Patriotic and Benevolent Society [est 1881] rev. engraved MRS MARIA PINAAR and gold medal of The African World [and Cape-Cairo Express of London, founded 1902] with For Merit in Africa bar, rev. engraved For Saving the Flag at Winburg O.F.S. November 9th 1914, 3.2cm, 9ct, by Mappin & Webb, Birmingham 1914, a gold fob shield for shooting awarded to her husband W A Pienaar 1914 and a bronze badge by the South African Mint, stamped 409 (5)On the morning of November 9th 1914 three young local women, anticipating the imminent arrival of an anti-British rebel commando "bent on looting and mischief" (according to a local magistrate) under the nominal control of General Christian de Wet (1854-1922) resolved to keep the Union Flag flying over the Town Hall in the small town of Winburg in the former Orange Free State.On arrival one of the rebels raced up to the Town Hall and hauled down the flag. The women retrieved it from the ground whereupon they were challenged "in a truculent manner" by mounted troopers who galloped up to the scene. Seized with indignation at this affront to British Sovereignty Mrs Pienaar instantly wrapped the flag around her waist and declared she would "take care of it 'til our own people return and then it will be put up again". Nonplussed, the rebels turned about and rode off. The flag was secreted at the Pienaar's house until as soon happened a column of loyal soldiers arrived and the flag was swiftly hoisted.The Boer Revolt, otherwise known as the Maritz Rebellion began in September 1914. It was an attempt to start a third Boer War precipitated by the opportunity of the surprise outbreak of World War I. Its suppression by February 1915 hastened the South African army's conquest of the German colony of neighbouring South West Africa in July 1915. That one of the 'weaker' sex could be possessed of such strength of character, principle and as heroic as a man were notions already under attack, as evident for example, in the growth of support for Women's Suffrage.Maria Pienaar's story was widely covered in South Africa, the 'Star' featuring it over several weeks and not so subtly changing the emphasis from calling it a "Pretty Winburg Story" to "The Heroine of Winburg" and ultimately, after the response of its readers, launching the Pienaar Flag Fund to present Maria Pienaar with a silk Union Jack as "a recognition of her loyalty and pluck". In London, The Times and Standard newspapers ran a slightly sexed-up version informing its readers that Maria had scornfully told the rebel leader "... you dare not touch me...when decent people return we will haul it up again."

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Mellors & Kirk
Los 667

THE ORDER OF THE STAR OF INDIA AND ORDER OF THE INDIAN EMPIRE GROUP OF NINE OF STEWART ELLIS LAWRENCE WEST comprising the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I. Companion's Neck Badge, gold and light blue enamel centred by a hardstone cameo of Queen Victoria surrounded by the motto of the order in diamonds suspended from a five pointed silver star and gold ring, Garrard & Co Ltd case of issue, The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E. Companion's neck badge, second type, gold and enamel, Garrard & Co Ltd case of issue, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, OBE, first type Military Division, hallmarked 1919, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Delhi Durbar Medal 1911, Silver Jubilee Medal 1935, Coronation Medal 1937 and Indian Volunteer Forces Officers' Decoration CAPT S E L WEST [on BWM and Victory, Lieut S E L West 1/M W Ry RAFI on last] and four miniature medals comprising C.S.I. (silver), C.I.E. (gold) and Volunteer Officers' Decoration, the C.I.E. group of three of his father, Charles Henry West, comprising the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E. Companion's breast badge second type, maroon morocco case of issue by R & S Garrard & Co, 25 Haymarket London, India General Service Medal one clasp, Burma 1885-7 and Volunteer Long Service Medal, 590 LCE SERGT C H WEST, 2nd Punjab V R C [Vol R. C H West 2nd Pjb Volr Rifle Corps on second] with a contemporary set of miniatures and the group of six of S E L West's son Raymond Anthony West comprising 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal with mention emblem and Africa Service Medal, 143966 R A WESTOrder of the Star of India: London Gazette 1 January 1947, page 4.Order of the Indian Empire (S E L West): London Gazette 2 June 1943, page 2422.Order of the British Empire: London Gazette 7 February 1919, page 1943.Order of the Indian Empire (C H West): 1 January 1903, page IV. Stewart Ellis Lawrence West (1890 Simla-CapeTown 1968) Director of Traffic Railway Department (Railway Board) Government of India, New Delhi. A talented cricketer who played in twelve first class matches between the 1913/14 and 1926/27 Seasons for the European's team in the Northern Punjab, West married Vera Violet Muriel van Reinfeld. His father, Charles Henry West (1859 Lahore-London 1946) joined the Indian (Imperial) Civil Service in 1876. In 1890 he was promoted to the important position of personal assistant to the Attorney General of India and appointed Assistant Secretary to the Government of India Army Department in 1906. He was the son of Charles Henry West (b1825) a Punjab merchant by his wife Agnes Charliana Lingard Murphy daughter of Charles Murphy, of the Survey of India Department. S E L West's son Raymond Anthony West was born in Himachel Prades,h India in 1921 and died at Cape Town in 1992.++C.S.I. and C.I.E. of S E L West - fine condition. C.I.E. of C H West - fine condition.Interior of cases with rust stains. Miniature medals: C.I.E. with slight bruises to enamel just visible under magnification, others good including C.S.I., gilding worn on OBE and therefore resembles more of an MBE, gilding is just visible in places

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Mellors & Kirk
Los 670

AN IMPORTANT RELIC OF THE WORLD WAR I FIGHTER ACE CAPTAIN ALBERT BALL, VC (1896-1917). THE SHEARED PROPELLER BLADE OF THE BRISTOL SCOUT BIPLANE IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALBERT BALL CRASH LANDED AT NOTTINGHAM IN NOVEMBER 1916 of laminated and polished mahogany, retaining the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company green and gold garter logo transfer Scout, 109cm l, stamped B&C 2 and two square boxed stamps AID/511Provenance:Captain Albert Ball, VC, by whom given at the scene to witness George William Ash (1907-2002); thence by descent to the present vendor.Exhibited: Nottingham Building Society, 'The Aces 1914-1918' window exhibition, 1972. More poignant a relic of one of England's greatest heroes of the skies would be hard to imagine. When Albert Ball crash landed at Wollaton Park, Nottingham, the Bristol Scout aircraft, first flown in 1914, had been superseded and was used for training purposes or, as on this occasion, by officers for 'jaunts'. Ball was returning on leave to Nottingham to visit his parents when Bill Ash, an estate worker, was first on the scene and recognised Albert Ball who had scrambled out of the wreckage was more irritated than dazed at having crashed and retorted to Ash's request for a relic "You can have the whole b... lot". Shortly afterwards a lorry arrived and the aircraft was taken away, By the time of the incident Ball was already a National hero. At the time of his death over Arras in 1917, he had shot down at least 44 German planes and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Bill Ash was interviewed for an article in the Lenton Listener, ecember 1987/January 1988 issue in which he was photographed holding the propeller ++In the same good entirely original and unrestored condition as when first acquired. Not restored or repolished; not hitherto offered for sale

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Mellors & Kirk
Los 694

AN ENGLISH ALTO RELIEVO STONE TABLET FROM THE OVERMANTEL OF THE GREAT HALL AT BLITHFIELD HALL, STAFFORDSHIRE, ATTIBUTED TO JAMES TRUBSHAW, C1820 135 x 165cmProvenance: Commissioedn by William Bagot, 2nd Baron Bagot (1778-1856) thence by descent to Nancy, Lady Bagot (d 2014).On inheriting Blithfield in 1798 the young Lord Bagot embarked on an extensive remodelling of the house in the fashionable Regency Gothic-Medieval style. A romantic and scholarly man who, unlike his two predecessors, was uninterested in politics but shared their intellectual ability and other interests, he was particularly conscious of the Bagot family's exceptionally long association with the ancient Staffordshire seat, in its beautiful setting. Lord Bagot commissioned the watercolourist and part-time architect John Buckler (1770-1851) to make drawings and later employed him to rebuild his second seat, Pool Park in North Wales.The alterations and decoration at Blithfield were the responsibility of the architect-builder James Trubshaw (1773-1853) whose grandfather and great grandfather (Richard and Charles Cope Trubshaw) had together Gothicised the house in the mid 18th century. James Trubshaw studied sculpture under Richard Westmacott the elder (1747-1808) and later supervised the building work at William Beckford's Fonthill Abbey before employment at both Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, where he assembled the Grand Staircase. Returning to his native Staffordshire in 1800 he worked on several important houses in the area including carving a number of wall tablets similar to the present example in the local sandstone.The vaulted Great Hall at Blithfield, approached along an enclosed cloister walk, retains its fine plasterwork interior by Francis Bernasconi (1762-1841) and is complete but for the present tablet that was removed prior to the date of the house first being listed (Grade I) in January 1953.++Extensive damage. Old flaking brown paint

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Mitchells
Los 1123

A group of three Great War Medals, to include the 1914 Star awarded to 1741 Pte M. Saul. Bord. R. (the Star the same but awarded to 5 / Bord; R.) and a group of three Second World War Medals to include the Italy Star, although unmarked these were awarded to Joseph Saul, son of the above who served in the RAF in Italy. All with relevant ribbons. CONDITION REPORT: These medals come with a white box bearing a black crown. The vendors are members of the Saul family and the information within the description has come direct from the family.

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Mitchells
Los 1127

An early 19th century tortoiseshell spectacle case, containing a pair of silver hallmarked folding spectacles. CONDITION REPORT: The silver spectacles are in good order throughout. The glass lenses are in good order with no obvious scratches. The tortoiseshell case has numerous surface scratches but no large chips or cracks visible. There are signs of old glue around the bottom edge but this seems to have remedied any problem of splitting. There is an applied handwritten label to the interior “Belonged to H. Haugh Watson who was a pupil of John Dalton”. The hinge and clasp work as they should. There is a rectangular silver metal medallion applied to the top which is vacant. Overall in good condition.

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Mitchells
Los 402

A 9 ct gold cased pocket watch, London import mark for 1923, knob wind, Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, together with a plated Albert chain with 9 ct gold fob to Holme East Waver, Presented to William F Russell who took part in the Great War 1914/1918 (4.7 grams) (see illustration).

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Halls Fine Art Auctioneers
Los 287

Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), A pencil study of Tilly Losch (1907-1975), head and shoulders, 32 x 28.5cm together with a pencil drawing of a lady incribed 'Hilary Baldick' signed by the artist lower right, 49 x 35cm, a pencil drawing of a middle aged lady inscibed lower right 'Enverto Rubin le Cervapin', signed lower right by the artist, 48 x 34cm and an unsigned drawing of a lady, head and shoulders, 25 x 18cm by the same hand (4) Notes: Tilly Losch was an Australian born actress and ballerina who danced for the Vienna state opera. Provenance: Purchased by the vendor form the sale of Eileen Hose (Beaton's secretary). Christie's King Street, 21st June 1988.

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Halls Fine Art Auctioneers
Los 301

Matthew Darly (Darley) (Fl. mid to late 18th century), Copper Plate; depicting rowdy interior scene with seated oriental gentleman, signed in the plate lower left 'Feb 1764' 11.5 x 9cm. Notes: Matthew Darly kept a shop in the strand from which he etched and then published his own satirical prints. He was in a business partnership with his wife Mary so it is often impossible to tell who was the engraver for each plate produced. His most famous seris was titled his 'Macaroni' prints.

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Bamfords Auctioneers & Valuers
Los 5098

Music CDs - a large collection of assorted Cds inc Elvis Presley, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna, Sterophonics, Bruce Springsteen, James Brown, Elton John, etc others soul, jazz, funk, Rock, Rockabilly, etc, compilations etc (6 boxes)

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Duke's Avenue Auctions
Los 68

LOCAL INTEREST; A GEORGE III SILK THEATRE BILL POSTER, 'Theatre Royal Weymouth, A Cure for heart Ache and Who is the Dupe, Thursday August 13th 1801' 32.5cm high (within mount)

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Rogers Jones & Co.
Los 323

Box of vintage 45rpm records to include The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour', 1967 double sleeve and booklet, Ike & Tina Turner, Adam Faith, The Shadows, The Who etc

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Rogers Jones & Co.
Los 466

The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and The Who, nine albums for The Beatles including 'Please Please Me' PMC1202, matrix nos. XEX421-1N and 422, 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heartsclub Band' with original cut-outs card, 'The White Album' with original photo cards and songsheet poster, 'Revolver' on Capitol label, 'Rubber Sole' PMC1267, 'XEX' 579 and 580 matrix numbers with The Beatles PMC1206, 'Beatles for Sale' PMC 1240, 'A Hard Day's Night' PMC 1230, 1980 Polydor Jimi Hendrix 'Stone Free' and a double album 'Tommy, The Who'

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Gildings Auctioneers
Los 104

Three albums of postcards - worldwide, the postcards were mostly from Maude Murphy (aka Mud born April 4th 1879 in Dublin) a wealthy woman travelling the world during the 1930'2/1940's, she was based in New York and the postcards from all over Europe and Africa were mostly sent to two brothers, the postcards chronicle her journeys and the vendor has done extensive research on the cards and the interesting life of "Mud" who seems to have been present at some interesting historical events, the research is sold with the cards.

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East Bristol Auctions
Los 486

An original vintage Strawberry Fayre by Denys Fisher made War Of The Daleks board game based on The BBC Doctor Who Dalek TV Series. 

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Mallams Ltd. - Abingdon
Los 331

A PAIR OF ENGRAVED AND CHASED STEEL PLATES depicting copies of the grave colours of Sir Edward and Lady Filmer, who had nine sons and nine daughters and died in 1629 and 1638 respectively, each plate 17cm wide x 45cm high (2)

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McTear's
Los 551

* LIN PATTULLO (SCOTTISH b 1949), FORTINGALL WINTER oil on canvas, signed 30cm x 30cm Framed Note: Lin Pattullo is one of Scotland's most successful artists who exhibits her work regularly in numerous galleries throughout Scotland, in London and in the west of England. She is an elected member of the Glasgow Society of Women Artists (GSWA) and the Paisley Art Institute (PAI). She has exhibited many times at the Royal Glasgow of Fine Arts (RGI) and the Royal Scottish Academy. She holds the Lauder Award at the GSWA, the Neville Award at the PAI and the J Trevor & Webster Award at the RGI. Lin Pattullo's work is held in the collection of HRH Prince Charles and in numerous corporate and notable private collections throughout the UK and beyond.

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Midlands Sports Auctions
Los 545

Rare original autograph of Walter Winterbottom who played for Man Utd before becoming the very first England Manager in 1946

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Pax Romana Auctions
Los 208

An importnat bronze helmet formed from two curved segments each with a flared rim, nasal, raised panels to the upper section of the bowl, repousse ridge forming curved brows; integral cheek-plate to each side, curved with a straight forward edge; and attached with hinges as separate pieces. The helmet is decorated with the Horns of Zeus Amun symbol, possibly used by a soldier who fought under Alexander III the Great. The item comes with a COA and custom made stand. - 285mm, 930 grams - ca.500-400BC - Property of a Manchester collector; acquired in the 1980s. - All items come with Free International postage, accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity .

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Pax Romana Auctions
Los 21

A substantial silver ring with a gold bezel depicting phallus; d-shaped band with decoration. Such rings were commonly worn by the Roman soldiers who used the phallic symbol as an expression of masculinity, dominance and strength. - 20 mm (inner diameter), 16,06 grams - ca.100-200AD - From an important British collection, purchased in Europe in the 1980s. - All items come with Free International postage, accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity .

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Pax Romana Auctions
Los 28

Rare Roman seal ring depicting goddess Roma standing on bezel; elaborate, open-work band with most of original gildingh still presented. In ancient Roman religion, Roma was a female deity who personified the city of Rome and more broadly, the Roman state. - 18mm (inner diameter), 4,13 grams - ca.200-300AD - Property of a London gallery, acquired in London in the 1980s. - All items come with Free International postage, accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity .

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Lacy Scott & Knight
Los 545

The Stock Exchange Memorial of those who fell in the Great War 1914-1918, printed for the Stock Exchange by Philip Lee Warner, publisher to the Medici Society Ltd, London

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Barsby Auctions
Los 1379

Pair US Civil War era brass candlesticks Provenance: label attached and notes available attribute ownership of the candle sticks to an American Civil War army officer, Lieutenant William K. Norton, of the 4th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, who died at Concord, New Hampshire, January 13th, 1892, aged 51 years, (height 12.5cm approx, each).

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Mullocks Specialist Auctioneers & Valuers
Los 721

Fine and Rare Hardy Bros The Perfect Salmon Alloy Fly Reel - 4.5" dia, 1912 Check, with 3x rows of perforations to the face plate, together with a fully ventilated check mechanism plate - looks factory made - c/w long brass foot with two oval slots and silk line - makers initial P stamped to the inside back plate of the plate wind - note engraved with the owners initial C which relates to the descendants grandfather Viscount Coke who became the 4th Earl of Leicester

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Mullocks Specialist Auctioneers & Valuers
Los 720C

Fine Hardy Bros Brass Faced Salmon Fly Reel - 4.5" dia with Rod In Hand and Straight Line Makers Logos to the plate wind, large smooth brass foot, makers agent brass and nickel revolving line guide, complete with silk line - retaining all the original gunmetal finish - note engraved professionally with the owners initial C which relates to the descendants grandfather Viscount Coke who became the 4th Earl of Leicester

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Los 714

A Mixed Collection of Over L.P's, to include U2, Madonna, The Who, Thin Lizzy, AWB, Eagles, Santana, 10CC, Detroit Emeralds, Wilson Pickett, Junior Walker, Ike and Tina,Jimmy Ruffin, etc:- One Case

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Los 668

UK Rock/Blues LP's etc - The Who 'Quadrophenia' (1973); Led Zeppelin 'Physical Graffiti', Wishbone Ash 'Pilgrimage'; The Who 'Tommy', and 'By Numbers', Heads Hands and Feet 'Tracks' (Island Pink Rim); Humble Pie 'Eat It' (2) LP gatefold etc.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Los 665

A Collection of Over Fifty Five L.P.'s, to include Rolling Stones, Beatles, The Who, Punk, Faces, Alice Cooper, Rock n Roll, Motown and Soul, Santana, Steve Hillage, Pentangle, Genesis, etc:- One Box

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Los 700

A Pair of Mission 702e Floorstanding Two Way Reflex Speakers, n black ash and a Sherwood AX-4050R integrated stereo amplifier and The Who 'Tommy; twenty one page gatefold 1969. (4)

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Los 742

A Collection of 45's, to include AC/DC, Nazareth, Thin Lizzy, The Who, Guns and Roses, Alice Cooper, Beatles, Argent, Family, Johnny Cash, Free, Jethro Tull, Sly and The Family Stone, East of Eden, Elvis x 18, etc:- One Box

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Los 612

1960's/70's Pop, Blues, Rock LP.s, Cream 'Disraeli Gears (Reaction Stereo A1/B1) 'Goodbye', Wheels of Fire', 'Fresh Cream' (Stereo A1/B1), Beatles 'Rubber Soul'; Led Zeppelin 'Four Symbols', and The Who 'Who'sNext'.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Los 625

An Interesting Collection of 45RPM's, to include Pink Floyd 'See Emily Play', The Who (7 records including My Generation, Anytime Anyhow), Rolling Stones, Beatles (E.P and reissue Love Me Do noted), Hendrix, Cream, Tamla, Dusty Springfield, Pretty Things, Reggae (Ethnic Fight, Pyramid labels noted), etc:- One Box

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Los 802

Black Sabbath 'Same Title' LP (Nems), Uriah Heep 'Wonderworld', David Bowie 'Low', 'Hunky Dory'. Ziggy Stardust (no mainman), Man Who Sold The World; Arik Brauer; 45's - Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Whitesnake (white vinyl) Beatles EP's (No 1 Beatles hits) etc (one Box and Three 45 cases) (4)

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Los 726

A Large Collection of 7" Singles, (over Five hundred) to included Tamla Motown, Beatles, Kinks, Doors (Touch Me), Byrds, Elvis, The Who (I Can See For Miles, My Generation), Rolling Stones, Isaac Hayes, etc:- Five Boxes

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Los 728

LP's to Include, Rolling Stones 'Aftermath' (mono, unboxed grooved Decca 1B/5A); Stones 'Rolled Gold', Bob Dylan 'Oh Mercy', Al Stewart 'Zero She Flies', Eric Clapton, Santana, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, E.L.P , Neil Young etc.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Los 642

The Beatles Box 'From Liverpool' (Eight LP Set); Rubber Soul LP patents pending outer sleeve; The Who 'Direct Hits (Track 612 006, mono), My Generation (Virgin LP); Dave Dee 'If Music Be The Food', 'Same Title', CCS The Best Band in the Land; Foggy Dew-O 'Born to Take The Highway' (Decca SKL S035).

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Los 678

60's 45's A Collection to Include, 6 x The Who (My Generation, I Can's Explain); 8 x Rolling Stones (Not Fade Away, Paint it Black); 9 x The Animals, 12 x Manfred Mann, New Faces, Lorne Gibson Trio, The Brooks, Jimi Hendrix 'Hey Joe', Headliners etc.

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David Duggleby Auctioneers & Valuers
Los 79

Freek van den Berg (Dutch 1918-2000): Lady with a Lute, watercolour signed also with artist's studio blind stamp 52cm x 69cmProvenance: through the artist's family. Freek belongs to the group of Fauvists and was one of the last Dutch painters who worked in this expressive and colourful manner. He was a member of the "Onafhankelijken" and also an art critic. Several books appeared about his work.DDS - Artist's resale rights may apply to this lot Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

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Tennants Auctioneers
Los 162

Ingen-Housz, John, FRS An Essay on the Food of Plants and the Renovation of Soils. [Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., 1796 (vide infra)]. 4to, calf-backed marbled boards; pp. [2 (new title, verso blank)], 20; provenance: ink inscription states this was the gift of the author to Richard Acklom, 1796. Extracted from the Additional Appendix to the Outlines of the Fifteenth Chapter of the Proposed General Report From the Board of Agriculture on the Subject of Manures. This almost wilfully prosaic title to an otherwise obscure British governmental publication conceals one of the great ''misplaced chapters'' in the history of science. Jan Ingen-Housz was a brilliant 18th-century chemist, biologist and physiologist. He was a pioneer of inoculation; discovered the paramagnetism of platinum; achieved significant advances in the fields of microscopy, electrostatic generator design and match design; discovered Brownian Motion in lifeless particles; and invented an electrically-ignited lighter. His most enduring contribution to science though was in the discovery of the mechanism of photosynthesis (in opposition to the claims of Priestly and Senebier). In a true spirit of innovation, this interest in the nature of pure air led him to suggest medical treatments which would become oxygen therapy. This work appears extracted from the larger report (with a new title page, though strangely without the ''No. III'' heading of the original essay, suggesting it was separately printed for the author). Ingen-Housz had met Sir John Sinclair, President of the Board of Agriculture, who encouraged his studies. The origin of carbon in plants was not yet fully understood, the then-current theory being that it was taken from the soil by the roots. Ingen-Housz showed carbon dioxide in the air was responsible, explaining Priestly's observations of plants 'cleaning' air. Howard Gest of Indiana University writes that this 1796 essay ''is testimony to his remarkable insights'', especially in an era ''befogged by the mythical phlogiston'' (Gest, ''A 'misplaced chapter' in the history of photosynthesis research…'' in Photosynthesis Research 53, 1997, pp. 65-72). There are two other editions of this work, the first a German translation, is dismissed by Ingen-Housz biographer Dr Julius Wiesner as ''considerably flawed'', whilst Dr Bay's private reprint of 1933 omits all Ingen-Housz's marginal notes. Whilst there are some few copies of the work in institution libraries, we have only been able to trace one at auction (Christie's, June 16, 1998). This is, as Gest relates, an extremely rare (and previously virtually unknown) essay - an authorial gift copy at that - whose importance to understanding of plant biology cannot be overstated.

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Bridges, Charles Poems in Five Phases, Simpkin, Marshall, 1914 and Verse Voluntaries, Simpkin, Marshall, 1912 with Stuart, Muriel Christ at Carnival, Herbert Jenkins, 1916 and Poems, William Heinemann, 1922. Poems is inscribed 'Leo - June 1912 - June 1922' and has a loosely inserted letter (also signed 'B') with a pained tone, upset that the recipient has retreated into the shadows and concerned it is their fault. Carnival has tipped-in fragment from a letter thanking a Leo for his help in completing the book (marked as 'Concerning Cockpit of Idols', another of Stuart's books. Leo may well be Leonard Chope, who is thanked in the dedication of Bridges' Five Phases. with A Bookworm's Birthday Book, 1896 with bookplate and owner's inscription of Charles Bridges 1903, this was a common-place book, listing authors' birthdates with a blank following page for your own thoughts or quotations from their works. Many of the pages have been filled with attractive Art Nouveau designs, some in pencil, others coloured in ink, with occasional MSS notes. Bridges was a poet of the Edwardian period to whom Stuart composed a paen ''To a Poet, Charles Bridges'', contained in Christ at Carnival. Stuart was frequently concerned with sexual politics, though first she wrote on WWI. It seems likely that the 'B' of the letter and inscription is Bridges, with the letter plausibly to either Leo or Stuart, but it is impossible to be sure. Evidently the letter writer had taken a line from the recipient's work as the dedication in a work Heinemann was publishing. Stuart's Poems were of course published by Heinemann, but it is unclear why she would sign herself 'B'.

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Cottingley Fairies Interest Wright (Elsie) Two watercolours, one signed Elsie Wright 1918 and one Elsie Hill 1948 (Elsie's married name), both framed and glazed. The 1918 picture is Cottingley Beck, which ran at the bottom of Elsie's garden, and by which Elsie and Frances Griffiths took their famous fairy pictures. These photographs were first taken in 1917. The story goes that Elsie's mother was frustrated with the girls coming back wet from playing in the Beck. They insisted they went to see the fairies and borrowed Elsie's father's camera to prove it. They returned with the first of the photographs. Whilst her father quickly rejected the pictures as fake, her mother was convinced and brought them to the attention of Edward Gardner of the Theosophical Society. From there the story, and the controversy, spread, most famously to Arthur Conan-Doyle. Elsie was the artistic member of the duo. It was she who copied the illustrations from Princess Mary's Gift Book, and her father was the first doubter of the photographs because he knew of her talents. The second watercolour is of Kanchenjunga mountain, sketched whilst in Darjeeling in 1948. It shows a tree ''overcome with plants attaching themselves on to them'' which has twisted into a strange shape. These two paintings show something of the artistic side of Wright which helped create an enduring hoax and are offered with a small photograph of Frances Griffiths taken by Fred Ash of Liverpool, Nottingham and Blackpool. Provenance note: Elsie Wright/Hill at school with client's grandfather

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Wotton, Sir Henry The State of Christendom or, A most Exact and Curious Discovery of many Secret Passages, and Hidden Mysteries of the Times. Printed for Henry Moseley, and are to sold at his Shop at the Prince's Arms in St Paul's Church-yard, 1657. 4to, full early calf; lacking port. frontis. Scarce first ed. The State of Christendom, published in 1657, is an almost forgotten Elizabethan treatise, and a significant but neglected work of late Elizabethan scholarship and political thought. It is argued that the treatise was authored by members of the circle of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (specifically Sir Henry Wotton) in the mid fifteen-nineties, and that it reflects the political and scholarly concerns of Essex and his followers, especially Anthony Bacon, and their engagement with Catholic politics and polemic. The author displays a scholarly methodology and a particular interest in tyranny and the remedies for restraining tyrants. It sheds a fascinating light on the context that shaped the discussion of political idea in late Elizabethan England - and the way it affected the actions of the Essex circle. Sir Henry Wotton was an Elizabethan diplomat and poet who was part of the Earl of Essex's household up until Essex's aborted rebellion. Unlike his fellow knightly secretaries, Wotton seems not to have been involved with the Earl's mad scheme, but he fled England anyway in the aftermath and was not welcome back whilst Elizabeth lived. He settled at Venice, where he wrote this work, a survey of contemporary politics which left nothing to the imagination. So controversial was the book that it remained unpublished until 18 years after his death. According to the introduction, he considered murdering 'some notable traitor to his prince and country' in order to win back favour and return home but thought better of the plan. He went on to Florence and joined the court of Ferdinand, Duke of Tuscany. It was Ferdinand who sent him to Scotland in 1602, bearing letters which revealed an attempt on the life of James VI of Scotland (later James I of England), and taking 'such Italian antidotes against poison as the Scots till then had been strangers to'. This service to James paid off when James ascended to the throne of England. Wotton was recalled via his brother - Lord Wotton - knighted and offered three ambassadorial posts. Wotton chose Venice as it was the least financially ruinous. This precaution was not entirely successful. Wotton's career from then resembled a rollercoaster - being at one point arrested for debt - but he ended his days as a respected Provost of Eton under Charles I. This copy displays an interesting bibliographic point. The rear endpapers are formed from binder's waste, leftover parts of other books used in the binding process. In this case they are from a printed edition of Gerardus Vossius' letters. The letter in this case being addressed 'Serenissimae et Sapientissimae Christinae'. Vossius was a scholar and theologian who, despite moderate views, still managed to be accused of heresy over his history of the Pelagian controversies.

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Green, Joseph Views taken on a Voyage from England to New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land from thence Homewards via Bombay, 1829. Oblong 8vo, leather-backed marbled boards; 13 leaves of pencil sketches, ink washes and watercolours. Green produced this collection of drawings and sketches for his cousin, Samuel ?Farmer, 'who used to be fond of drawing', according to the inscription on the upper pastedown. The drawings comprise three from Van Diemen's Land; three from New South Wales; one of the Back Bay of Trincomalee; two of India; three of St Helena; and one of France. They especially show coastal views of bays, forts and harbours, but include Napoleon's house and tomb and Walker's Hotel in Paramatta [sic] (presumably Charles Walker's Red Cow).. Binding worn, pages loosely attached in places, some foxing etc but very good.

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Southey, Robert Wat Tyler A Dramatic Poem. In Three Acts. Printed for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1817. 8vo, full calf; pp. [i-v (seemingly lacking iii-iv)], vi-xi, [1 (blank], [1]-70, [38 (inserted blanks with laid-in extracts from contemporary newspapers on the affair)]; provenance: ''Ex bibliotheca Car. I. Taboris'' (bookplate on upper pastedown of the surgeon SIr Thomas Anwyl-Davies (1891-1971) who was a lecturer in venereal diseases at St. Thomas's). Pirated first ed. Robert Southey was in 1817 a Respectable Man of politics, a Tory and Poet Laureate his voice was the voice of Christian Family Values. It was then something of an embarrassment to him, and to the government of which he was a mouthpiece, when Radical publishers Sherwood, Neely and Jones produced a pirated edition of young firebrand Robert Southey's dramatic poem on Wat Tyler, the very slightly controversial leader of the Peasants' Revolt. Against a backdrop of politically motivated domestic spying, the suspension of Habeas Corpus, pilloried publishers, and penal suppression of Radical ideologies this embarrassment quickly became farce after the Hon. William Smith, Member for Norwich, demanded government action on this seditious literature. With literary war being waged between the Edinburgh Review (Whig) and the Quarterly Review (Tory), and injudicious support offered by fellow Radical apostate Coleridge, Southey sought to head off the entire affair with a swift literary injunction. This seemingly cast-iron control mechanism would only serve to make the entire affair worse. The injunction was an author's only real defence against piracy at the time, owing to the tenuous status of copywrite under the Statute of Anne. By intention, an injunction was only a temporary hold until legal status as ''property'' could be proved. The cost of such proceedings was generally such that defendants simply ceased publication, making the injunction a de facto judgement. However, the law allowed no action in defence of works deemed to be injurious to the State - no one should profit from their crimes, least of all sedition. The delightful irony of the entire legal case was to ensure there was no legal bar whatsoever to Radical publications of the poem (similar situations would ensue from Byron's Cain and Shelley's Queen Mab). The deprivation of literary property rights did not in fact, shockingly enough, prevent people from publishing, much to the court and government's dismay. Not least injurious to the Tory faction was the serious blow to Southey's reputation from a dismissal by his own government, represented by the presiding Lord Chief Justice, Lord Eldon. The case, and the poem, highlighted the difference between Southey the Poet and Southey the Poet Laureate (not missed by Byron in the ''Dedication'' to Don Juan). The Poet Laureate held his authority not from the Muses, nor from the popular acclaim of the crowd, but from the Crown. The position's aspects as poet-for-hire and channel for Royal attitudes were laid bare - here was the Poet Laureate Southey decrying the Poet Southey whose verse had won him the position. Southey effectively wiped himself out, abnegating his own identity to better inhabit his current role. In the end, the quality or significance of the verse itself was unimportant. This pirate edition laid bare hypocrisies at the heart of the Tory party and the governmental system they espoused; it branded Southey for ever a literary turncoat, a traitor to his Muse; it revealed the failure of the mechanisms of literary suppression; and it exposed serious fault lines between the Romantic poets in age and in youth.. Binding worn with cracking joints, upper board loose but still attached, internally some bleed-through from printing but generally clean else.

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Commercial Investigator's Journal [?Hughes, Augustus]Journal of an investigation into the abuses of the Porto Wine Trade, manuscript, 1829. 8vo, half leather over marbled boards; pp. 67 pages MSS.The unknown author was sent by 'Mr Lancaster' to investigate fraud committed against him by the Porto wine trade. The author appears to be writing to M'rs Horton and Peter Garton with his information. This journal is principally a record of the agent's findings, with digressions for sight-seeing and a letter home to his family. After this letter is the name Augustus Hughes, which may be the signature of the author. By this time the British monopoly, symbolised by the British Factory building, had been broken by the Portugese regulatory powers granted to the Douro Wine Company. The long and detailed breakdown of the operations of the farmers, Douro Wine Company and the English Factory covers the erratic approval process, the dubious storage mechanisms and the mixing of bad wine with good (the 1818 and 1825 vintages being especially poor) which led to the buyer not being sure about the vintage they were buying. The agent describes the splitting of the production into three: home consumption, lucrative export to Brazil, and the remaining third for the British market - all at different prices. There are several pages of probing questions and the answers he received and more on wine-growing districts and the controllers of the Company. The whole has an air of cloak and dagger - he writes about sending letters via a local agent who can get them unintercepted by the packet agent and about being advised not to go into the farming country because of the danger - but still has time to record the sights and experiences of travel. The author appears to have preferred the clean Porto to Lisbon's beggars, though he seems to have enjoyed the trip between them. By the end, he is clearly seeking an exit, writing about his fatigue, before recounting a harrowing triple hanging he saw from his window. A fascinating record of the corruption of the wine trade in Portugal of the 19th century.. Binding worn, some foxing, marking etc to pages, very good.

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Wilson, Mary Selected Poems. Hutchinson of London, 1970. 8vo, org. green boards in unclipped dj (12s). First edition. At one time Baroness Wilson was amongst the best-selling poets in the country, perhaps (as with many a celebrity) more from name than talent. The poems are mostly typical fare, but amongst the pleasant pastorals there are some which display a political bent (including ones for Aberfan and the Durham Miners' Gala) and amongst the Christian elements a mocking tale of the post-bomb landscape in which Lucifer laughs to see the works of '…Man/Who was made in the image of God!' Whatever the literary merit of her oeuvre, the special interest in this copy is the many signatures of Labour party luminaries and Peers, including Roy Jenkins, Barbara Castle, Dennis Healey, Tony Benn and Alice Bacon, along with those of Harold and Mary.. Slight edge wear to jacket, boards a little bumped, slight foxing to edges and occasionally inside but very good.

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Heathfield, Richard Elements of a Plan for the Liquidation of the Public Debt bound with Further Observations on the Practicability and Expediency of Liquidation the Public Debt and with Addenda to Mr Heathfield's Second Publication on the Liquidation of the Public Debt and with Observations on Trade considered in reference, particularly, to the Public Debt and with Thoughts on the Liquidation of The Public Debt and Observations occasioned by The Motion in the House of Commons on the 26th March, 1833 and with a Speech on the State of Nations delivered...On the Third Reading of the Reform Bill and Argument for the General Relief of the Country from Taxation, and eventually from The Corn Laws and finally On the Cultivation of the Soil of India with Reference to the African Slave Trade (lacking title, unknown author. Various publishers, 1820-39. 8vo, full calf. A collection of 19th century pamphlets attacking the protectionist policies of the landed government of the time with relation to the national debt. Pitt had repealed income tax in 1816, forcing indirect taxes to bear the burden. This had a disproportionate effect on the poorer classes, who paid to service the debts to the rich owing from government securities (the rich who did not have to pay income tax on the earnings now). Elections still suffered from corruption and outdated boundaries and heavily favoured the landed gentry. Bad harvests in the following years continued to depress wages and increase unemployment, causing further unrest. The actions of a reactionary government did not help. The antipathy towards organised police forced the use of the military (with concomitant incease in violence) and laws continued to repress Reformist organisations. The Corn Laws and Game Laws were just another example of the deliberate skewing of political gain to the same few people. These pamphlets attack this disparity, pushing to put the onus for the debt on property not labour; to repeal the protectionist laws crushing industry and spiking prices; and for a general reform of the system.. Binding worn, lacking spine, upper joint cracked and board only loosely attached, otherwise mainly clean internally with tight text block.

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Church, Mary pseud. [Temple, Catherine] Sierra Leone or, the Liberated Africans, in a Series of Letters from a Young Lady to her Sister in 1833 & 34. Longman & Co., 1835. 8vo, green pebble cloth, upper board with printed label; pp. 49; provenance: Mary Parkinson, Ravendale July 1835 (owner's pen ink inscription on title). The Liberated Africans of the title were African slaves rescued by the West Africa Squadron of the Royal Navy during the Blockade of Africa. They were officially liberated by tribunals in Freetown, and sadly frequently consigned to apprenticeships little removed from their previous condition. Catherine Temple was the daughter of Major Octavius Temple who was Lieutenant-Govenor of Sierra Leone between 1831-34, as well as General Superintendant of the Liberated Africans department. Although the rigours of military and diplomatic postings did not allow for formal schooling, Temple was taught by her mother to read and write. This work appears to be her only publication and shows keen powers of observation and curiosity, describing efforts to engage with the locals in their own dialects despite their suspicion. She was a dedicated abolitionist and devoted her last letter to this cause, as well as the benefits of Christian Mission in changing lives for the better in Africa. Whatever the modern reader may make of her 19th-century cultural beliefs, there is no mistaking a genuine concern for the betterment of the lives of those she meets and a desire to set right prejudice about the nature of the Liberated Africans.. Some slight foxing and marking internally but a very good copy.

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Leybourn, William Cursus Mathmaticus. Mathematical Sciences in Nine Books. Printed for Thomas Basset, Benjamin Tooke, Thomas Sawbridge, Awnsham, and John Churchill, 1690. Folio, later half-leather over boards; pp. [12 (poss lacking half-title)], 904 [i.e. 1044], [92], signed: [2], A2, B4-2Z4, Æ4, 3A4-3L4, 3M8-3U8, 3X6, 3Y4-3Z4, 4A6-4P6, [Pppp]6, 4Q4-4Y4, 5A4-5Y4, a4-l4, m2; port. frontis., 45 plates, many bound to throw clear and one laid down to text, numerous figures, vignettes &c. to text and letterpress tables. First edition. William Leybourn was a printer and land and quantity surveyor, who worked with Hooke after the Great Fire of London. He wrote several books on mathematical subjects, including the first book in English on astronomy - Urania Practica, with Vincent Wing. This book was aimed at the popular market, rather than at mathematicians. Benjamin Franklin's mentor, James Logan, taught himself mathematics with its help. The desire for a practicality of purpose can be seen in sections devoted to rent and interest calculations, fortifications, and surveying, alongside more scientific applications of mathematics.. Binding worn, damp and mould marking to margins occasionally affecting text, variable foxing, toning etc, w.a.f.

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FootballThe Book of Football. Amalgamated Press, [1906]. 4to, org. green cloth; pp. 292 (lacking 175-8, without title-page?) photographs and other illus throughout.A fascinating reminder of how much and how little has changed in the world of football. Putting aside the styles of kit and the closure of old grounds, the chapter on football finances and need to explain the offside rule should be immediately familiar to any fan of the game. The most striking differences come in attitude - the idea that Directors should be paid is is rejected utterly in favour of those who are willing to make sacrifices for the game they love. Likewise, for anyone familiar with the presentation of the British fan in the late-Twentieth century the framing of pitch encroachments by fans trying to see as 'high spirits' is surprising. The victims of the Ibrox collapse are rightly presented as such, nothing like the perception of similar tragedies 80 years later. No one though is likely to be surprised at the need for an article about 'The Much-Abused Referee'.. Boards scuffed at edges with some marking, internally generally clean, lacking pages 175-8, otherwise a very good of a comparatively hard to find work.

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[Reed, Isaac et al] A broken run of The European Magazine and London Review 14, 17, 20-26, 28-30, 33-36, 41-44, 47, 51, 55-58, 60, 63, 68, Various publishers, 1788-1815. 8vo (29 vols). Uniformly sometime bound in half calf over marbled boards; some plates and illus. to text. with three vols of the Annual Register 1794, 1796 & 1800. The European Magazine was launched in 1782 by journalist James Perry for the Philological Society of London. Its mission as bringing to its readers ''the Literature, History, Politics, Arts, Manners and Amusements of the Age''. It quickly passed into the control of Shakespearean scholar Isaac Reed who would shepherd it through its first two decades. It was a contemporary of the Gentleman's Magazine and shared a similar format to its better known rival. It consisted primarily of articles and letters on literary, antiquarian, theological, scientific, biographical and current interest, with sections in each volume for book reviews, poetry, parliamentary reporting, theatre and lists of births, deaths etc. It is thus an important primary source for the late 18th and early 19th century with a wealth of period detail and opinion.. Variable condition, some broken, bindings worn etc.

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Lewis, John An Apology for the Clergy of the Church of England. Printed for Richard Wilkin, at the King's Head in St Paul's Churchyard, 1711. 8vo, full contemporary panelled calf; xxviii, xxi, [1 (blank)], 526 (lacking pp. 107-8); provenance: Joseph Beeby 1755 (his owner's poetical inscription throughout book shaming any who would steal this book). Lewis was a strict Low Church Anglican who frequently excited the hostility of the High Church wing. His views found favour however with Archbishops Tenison and Wake, leading to new appointments. This particular polemic was written in opposition to Mathew Tindal's Rights of the Christian Church. Tindal (so High he even dabbled with Rome at one point) was an eminent Deist (and lawyer) and his pamphlets and contributions to cases frequently steered English policy (such as case law on piracy and the freedom of the press). Tindal's work extensively commented on church/state relations in a manner which did not impress Lewis, who disliked the weakening of the power and position of the clergy.. Joints cracking at head and foot of spine, but boards still attached, generally good inside, lacking pp. 107-8.

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Shelford, William Diary of progress of works of the Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway, 1881-2. 4to, half leather; pp. 22 in 2 sections of handwritten notes, diagrams and records detailing the cutting construction on railways 1 and 2. Shelford was a railway engineer who worked both in this country and abroad, especially West Africa, and was knighted for his work. The HB&WRJR&DCo. was one of the earliest built with steam navvies and there are drawings of a navvy at work with notes on its age and the needed repairs to get it running. Whilst the notes give an idea of the amount of work needed for such an undertaking, it is striking to note how few men are listed, showing how important the steam digging equipment was to the industry. This is an interesting record of the capabilities of early steam shovels and their use in railways.. Binding a little worn but tight, internally clean.

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CHURCHILL (W.S.) - LONDON TO LADYSMITH VIA PRETORIA, first edition, gilt cloth, signed by the author and dedicated to 'John Mansfield... August 12th 1900', published by Longmans Green and Co., along with a signed letter from Churchill to Mr. Mansfield, and a copy of Churchill's WWII Vol. 1, third edition Note: Mr. Mansfield was the land agent for Earl Grey of Howick Estate, Northumberland, who assisted Churchill preparing and sending various items of correspondence during his stay with Earl Grey. By way of thanks for his service he sent this letter and enclosure of the signed work. Mr. Mansfield was the great grandfather of the vendor, whom this was passed to by descent.

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A Roberts radio, collection of Dr Who DVDs, tinned The Beatles puzzle, collection of ladies bags ETC Condition reports provided on request by email for this auction otherwise items purchased `as seen`

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Lana Turner large autograph album page was an American actress who worked in film, television, theatre, and radio. Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a dramatic actress as well as for her highly publicized personal life. Comes with unsigned photo and biography information. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

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Lot of 3 Dr. Who hand signed 10x8 photos. This beautiful set of 3 hand-signed photos are signed by Ross Mullan (The Teller), Christopher Ryan (Kiv) and David Gooderson (Davros). These signed photos are guaranteed authentic, and are supplied from one of the UK's leading autograph memorabilia companies. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

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