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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A BLIND STONE LIFTERJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The wood netsuke finely carved to depict a crouching blind man trying to lift a boulder before him, wearing only a loincloth, his emaciated rib case visible, his inlaid eye popping out as a result of the strain of the weight. Two himotoshi at the underside, one of which shows a stained rim. HEIGHT 3.8 cmCondition: Overall good condition with chipping to toe of the left foot, the signature plate missing, and surface wear. Provenance: French private collection.

MINKOKU I: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF AN OLD MAN WITH CANEBy Genryosai Minkoku I, signed Minkoku 珉谷Japan, Edo (Tokyo), late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The old man standing, dressed in an elaborately carved kimono, leaning against a gnarly cane, looking upwards with squinting eyes, perhaps indicating he is blind, the mouth opened with laughter. The darkened wood bearing a superb patina. The back with superb himotoshi, generously excavated and tucked under the kimono. Signed in boldly incised characters MINKOKU.HEIGHT 7.7 cmCondition: Very good condition, minor expected wear, superb patina, tiny chip to one foot.Provenance: European collection.Genryosai Minkoku I (succeeded by Minkoku II) excelled in carvings of figures, his netsuke possessing remarkable vigor, and was one of the few netsukeshi who is documented being famous during their lifetime.Literature comparison:The present netsuke compares favorably, particularly in the expression, to an unsigned netsuke formerly in the Dr Joseph & Edie Kurstin and Virginia Atchley collections, published in Okada, Neill (1980) Real and Imaginary Beings, p. 87, no. 84 and Atchley, Virginia / Davey, Neil (2006) The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts, p. 135, N179.

Ɏ SHISEN: A FINE GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING OF A SLEEPING LADYBy Shisen, signed Shisen 芝船 saku 作 Japan, 19th centuryOf rounded rectangular form and oval section, the nashiji ground finely lacquered in gold and colored takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and tsukegaki to depict a blissfully sleeping court lady, the facial features appearing like the Shinto goddess Okame, her right arm and head resting on a pillow and her left hand holding a fan, wearing voluminous patterned robes, a blind open behind her. The reverse with an empty black lacquer tsuigasane (table tray) and a wooden tray – indicating that the lady has fallen asleep after eating an offering of sweets. The interior of nashiji with gold fundame edges. The underside signed in tensho characters SHISEN saku [made by Shisen].HEIGHT 9 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear, the interior with traces of use. Provenance: A private collection in Somerset, England.With a coral ojime of globular form.The present inro’s depiction of a sleeping court lady may be a mitate allusion to The Pillow Book (Makura no soshi) by Sei Shonagon (c. 966-1017 or 1025). Sei Shonagon was a court lady and poet who served the Empress Teishi during the middle Heian period. Sei Shonagon is often depicted in Japanese art dressed in an elegant kimono and rolling up blinds, although depictions of her sleeping and holding a fan exist as well.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

(Breckland), collection of titles relating to Breckland, Norfolk, including George Crabbe: 'Some Materials for a History of the Parish of Thompson', edited Augustus Jessopp, Norwich, Agas H Goose 1892, 1st edn, large 4to, original cloth backed printed boards, printed paper label to spine; Charles Kent: 'The Land of the "Babes in the Wood", or The Breckland of Norfolk', [1910], 1st edition, frontis + 20 plates as called for, 4to, original half calf gilt, top edge gilt; J.T. Barrett: Memorials of the Parochial Church, the Collegiate Chantry, and the Chapel of St. Mary, Commonly Called Mortimer's Chapel, in the Parish of Attleborough', London, Norwich & Yarmouth, 1848, 1st edition, 8 full page stone lithograph plates (1 folding) and wood engraved illustrations as called for, original blind stamped cloth gilt, bookplate of Sydney George, Saham Toney, and Father Peter Harris to front pastedown; W.B. Rix: 'The Pride of Swaffham', HB, Privately Printed, [1950], plates and ills. throughout, original blue cloth gilt; 'Capturing Our Wayland Heritage. A History of Carbrooke', 2011, 80pp, illustrations throughout (some folding), DVD in pocket at rear, original spiral bound wraps; Clarke: 'In Breckland Wilds', 1926, 1st edition, originalquarter cloth gilt; plus 7 others Watton, Caston, Breckland Portraits etc etc. From the collection of Father Peter Harris (13)

Thomas Kitson Cromwell: 'The Norfolk Tourist, Or Excursions through Norfolk', 1818-19, 2 volumes bound in 1, folding maps/plans, added engraved title pages, numerous engraved plates, old cloth very worn; Richard Beatniffe: 'Norfolk Tour', 1808, 5th edition, lacks title page, folding engraved map, 391pp; ZACHARY CLARK: AN ACCOUNT OF THE DIFFERENT CHARITIES BELONGING TO THE POOR OF THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK ABRIDGED FROM THE RETURNS UNDER GILBERT'S ACT TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN 1786..., 1811, 1st edn, original boards, rebacked cloth; 'THE POLL FOR TWO KNIGHTS OF THE SHIRE FOR THE EASTERN DIVISION OF THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK', 1837, xi,219pp, old quarter calf gilt; J.T. Barrett: Memorials of the Parochial Church, the Collegiate Chantry, and the Chapel of St. Mary, Commonly Called Mortimer's Chapel, in the Parish of Attleborough', London, Norwich & Yarmouth, 1848, 1st edition, numerous wood and stone engraved illustrations as called for, original blind stamped cloth gilt (worn), inner joints weak. From the collection of Father Peter Harris (5)

George III oak and mahogany-cased 8-day brass dial longcase clock, Thomas Lister, Halifax, circa 1780, the 13-inch square dial having a silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes framing rolling 'Halifax' axe-head moon, engraved foliate scrollwork and signed calendar dial. the knopped four-pillar movement rack-striking on a bell, the caddy-top case with fluted columns having brass Corinthian capitals over matching trunk quadrants beneath blind fretwork frieze and flanking a crossbanded long trunk door with patera, on canted base and bracket feet, 220cm high, sold with two weights, pendulum and keyThomas Lister (Senior) of Halifax (d. 1779), his son, also Thomas, d. 1814.

GEORGE NEWMAN: HOMEOPATHIC FAMILY ASSISTANT, Bath, Edmund Capper, London, Hippolyg Bailliere, 1859, 3rd edition, 12mo, original blind stamped, cloth worn + EGBERT GUERNSEY, Homeopathic Domestic Practice, London, Leath & Ross, circa 1877, 16th edition, original cloth, spine gilt lettered + EDWARD HARRIS RUDDOCK, The Ladies Manual of Homeopathic Treatment in the Various Derangements Incident to her Sex, London, The Homeopathic Publishing Company, 1886, 9th edition, thoroughly revised and in large original blind stamped, cloth gilt, quantity 3

WILLIAM NELSON HUTCHINSON: DOG BREAKING THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS CERTAIN AND EASY METHOD: London, John Murray, 1850, 2nd edition, 8pp, adverts at end, original blind stamped, cloth gilt, recased preserving large part of original back strip + HENRY SHARP: A FIELD AND A FLOAT: London, Chapman & Hall, 1904, 1st edition, 13 plates as list, original cloth gilt, worn and soiled + CHARLES DIXON: THE GAME BIRDS AND WILD FOWL OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS: London, A T Elwes, London, Chapman & Hall, 1895, 1st edition, 13 coloured plates as called for, original cloth gilt worn, + SIR RALPH PAYNE-GALLWEY: HIGH PHEASANTS IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE: London, Longmans Green, 1935, 1st edition, original cloth back board, worn and soiled (4)

JAMES COMPTON BURNETT: GOLD AS A REMEDY IN DISEASE..., London, The Homeopathic Publishing Company 1879, 1st edition, 4pp adverts at end, lax ffep, original blind stamped, cloth gilt worn + CARL GEORG CHRISTIAN HARTLAUB, The Child Homeopathis Physician or Full and Plain Advice to Parents ...., (trans) Neville Wood, London, William Lloyd, 1874, 3rd edition, 4pp adverts at end, original blind stamped, cloth spine gilt lettered = ANON, Popular Guide to Homeopathy for Family and Private Use ..., London, Leath and Ross, [1875], 7th edition, 12mo, original blind stamped, cloth gilt worn, quantity 3

GEORGE VASEY: THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAUGHTER AND SMILING, London, J Burns, 1875, 1st edition, original blind stamped decorative cloth gilt

JAMES WILSON: THE ROD AND THE GUN BEING TWO TREATISES ON ANGLING AND SHOOTING: Edinburgh, Adam & Charles Black, 1844, new edition, 9 engraved plates as called for, original blind stamped cloth worn + JAMES EDMUND HARTING: THE RABBIT WITH A CHAPTER ON COOKERY BY ALEXANDER INNES SHAND: London, Longmans Green, 1898, 1st edition, Fur Feather and Fin Series, original half green morocco gilt, teg + WILLIAM COAPE OATES: WILD DUCKS HOW TO REAR AND SHOOT THEM: London, Longmans Green, 1905, 1st edition, 16 plates, part unopened, original beveled blue cloth gilt + JOHN WILSON (CHRISTOPHER NORTH): CHRISTOPHER IN HIS SPORTING JACKET: New York, McClure Phillips, 1901, (2500), 8 hand coloured plates as list, original cloth back worn + JOHN ALEXANDER HARVIE-BROWN: THE CAPERCAILLE IN SCOTLAND: Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1888, 1st edition, inscribed on title page, 2 plates, double page map, original cloth, (5)

SAMUEL CLARKE: A DISCOURSE CONCERNING THE BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD...THERE ARE ADDED IN THIS EDITION SEVERAL LETTERS FROM A GENTLEMAN IN GLOCESTERSHIRE RELATING TO THE FIRST VOLUME WITH THE DRS ANSWERS, London for James Knapton, 1716, 4th edition corrected, contemporary blind stamped calf

FELICIA HEMANS: 5 titles, all published Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood: SONGS OF THE AFFECTIONS AND OTHER POEMS, 1850; MORAL AND RELIGIOUS POEMS, 1850; THE FOREST SANCTUARY AND OTHER POEMS, 1850; DRAMATIC WORKS, 1850; TALES AND HISTORIC SCENES, 1850, uniform original blind stamped blue cloth, spines gilt lettered and decorated, aeg, (5)

THE HOLY BIBLE WITH A DEVOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL COMMENTARY: ROBERT JAMIESON AND E BICKERSTETH, London and New York, James S Virtuv, circa 1860, 2 vols, fo, original blind stamped calf worn, quantity 2

ROBERT SOUTHEY: THE REMAINS OF HENRY KIRKE WHITE OF NOTTINGHAM..., London for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1813, 6th edition corrected, 2 vols, engraved frontispieces, vol 1 added engraved title, some foxing, contemporary calf worn + ARTHUR PENRHYN STANLEY: THE LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF THOMAS ARNOLD, DD, London, John Murray, 1887, 2 vols, portfrontis, blind stamped calf gilt, Repton School prize binding by Biggars & Son (4)

WILLIAM WATTS: REMARKS ON SHOOTING IN VERSE...: London, A H Baily, 1839, 2nd edition, engraved frontis, full pp adverts at front, original blind stamped cloth gilt +"MARKSMAN" THE DEAD SHOT OR SPORTSMANS COMPLETE GUIDE BEING A TREATISE ON THE USE OF A GUN...:London, Longmans Green, 1896, 7th edition, 8 plates as list, full pp adverts at end, original pictorial cloth gilt + CHARLES LANCESTER: AN ILLUSTRATED TREATISE ON THE ART OF SHOOTING ...: London, 1906, 7th edition, revised, adverts at front and end, original cloth, spine darkened + JOHN B JOHNSON: THE GUN AND HOW TO USE IT: London, Houlston & Wright, 1865, adverts front and end, original boards worn (4)

JOHN RUTHERFORD RUSSELL (EDS); HOMEOPATHY IN 1853, Edinburgh , James Hogg, 1851, 1st edition, published for the association, portfrontis, 1 plate, original blind stamped, cloth gilt worn, recased, inner joints weak + HENRY KELSALL, Homeopathy and Hydropathy, London, A J Powell, 1852, 1st Edition, 12mo, original blind stamped, top gilt worn, 1 copy on COPAC held at The British Library + JOSEPH LAURIE, An Epitome of the Homeopathic Domestic Medicine ..., London, J Leath, 1856, 14th edition, 12mo, original blind stamped, cloth gilt work, quantity 3

HUGH WALPOLE: THE FORTRESS, London, MacMillan, 1932, 1st edition, signed and inscribed, original blind stamped cloth gilt

GAMBIER PARRY: SKETCHES OF A YACHTING CRUISE, London, W H Allen, 1880, 1st edition, plates collated complete, crimson morocco gilt prize binding, spine gilt in compartments, morocco gilt spine label, inner dentelles gilt + ANON: RUINS OF SACRED AND HISTORIC LANDS BABYLON, NINEVEH, PALESTINE, EGYPT, CENTRAL AMERICA, ITALY ETC ETC, London, T Nelson, 1852, added engraved vignette title, 7 plates folding map, original decorative blind stamped calf, inner dentelles gilt, all edges gilt goffered, re-cased + HENRY KIRKE WHITE: THE POETICAL WORKS AND REMAINS, London, T Nelson, 1865, 10 plates, some leaves loose, original blind stamped calf gilt, aeg (3)

SAMUEL CLARKE: XVII SERMONS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS..., London for James Knapton, 1724, 2nd edition, contemporary blind stamped calf, armorial bookplate of Viner

EDWARD HARRIS RUDDOCK; ESSENTIALS OF DIET OR HINTS ON FOOD IN HEALTH AND DISEASE:, London, The Homeopathic Publishing Company, 1877, 1st edition, 20pp, adverts at end, 12mo, original decorative cloth gilt, vgc, no copy of the 1st edition on COPAC + F A BOERICKE AND E P ANSHUTZ, The Elements of Homeopathic Theory ..., Philadelphia, Boericke and Tafel, 1914, 3rd revised edition, original cloth, blind gilt, quantity 2

DAVID BLAIR: READING EXERCISES FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS..., London for Longmans Rees Orme Brown and Green, 1826, new edition corrected, wood engraved text ills, pages 45/46 with part loss affecting text, old calf worn, inner joint reinforced + WILLIAM MAVOR: THE ENGLISH SPELLING-BOOK, ill Kate Greenaway, London, George Routledge, 1885, 1st edition, original pictorial boards worn and soiled, lacks part of backstrip + another edition, London, Frederick Warne, circa 1900, new and revised edition, adverts at front and end, original cloth soiled + WARNE'S VICTORIA PICTURE SPELLING BOOK, ed Laura Valentine, London, Frederick Warne, 1866, 1st edition, original blind stamped cloth gilt worn + THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON SPELLING BOOK, London, Nathaniel Cooke, 1854, new edition revised, lacks ffep, some leaves loose and repaired, original blind stamped cloth gilt worn and soiled, inner joints split (5)

SARAH E CHESTER: ROLY AND POLY AT PINKVILLE, New York, Anson D F Randolph, 1869, 1st edition, 4 plates as called for, some leaves loose, original blind stamped cloth, spine faded and soiled + EUDORA HEAL: THE BOOK OF LITTLE GIRLS, Birmingham, Cornish Bros, 1911, 1st edition, coloured frontis and 26 full page coloured ills, contemporary inscription on half title, 16mo, original pictorial cloth, teg (2)

JOHN JACKSON MANLEY: NOTES ON GAME AND GAME SHOOTING...: London "The Bazaar" Office [1880], 1st edition, 9 plates as called for, 16pp adverts at end, original cloth, gilt worn and soiled, inner joints weak + RICHARD JEFFERIES: ROUND ABOUT A GREAT ESTATE: London Smith Elder, 1891, new edition, 8pp adverts at end, original cloth, gilt worn +THOMAS CANK: FORTY YEARS MINGLED IN GAME (FUR AND FEATHERS): Preston T Cank, 1891, 1st edition, original blind stamped cloth gilt, 2 copies on COPAC + "BLAGDON": SHOOTING WITH GAME AND GUN - ROOM NOTES: London, Cogswell and Harrison, 1900, 1st edition, 14 pp adverts at end, original pictorial cloth worn, inner joints week + P H MULES: GEORGE DOGGETT KEEPER A STORY OF A DEVONSHIRE MANOR THIRTY YEARS AGO: Manchester Abel Heywood & Son, London Simkin Marshall, 1887, 1st edition, original pictorial cloth soiled + ADMIRAL SIR JOHN HERELARD EDELSTON "BANDERAS": SPORTING REMINSCENCES OF SOUTH AMERICA 1919-21..., London, Riddle Smith & Duffus, [1922], 1st edition, original cloth gilt, v worn and soiled, (6)

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: THE WORKS, London, MacMillan, 1903-04, 3 vols, 'The Victoria' edition, uniform half crimson morocco, spines gilt in compartments, morocco gilt spine labels, teg + [WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY]: THE HISTORY OF HENRY ESMOND..., London, Smith Elder, 1858, half crushed brown morocco gilt, marbled boards, spine gilt in compartments + THOMAS HOOD: POEMS, London, Henry Frowd, 1907, 'The World's Classics', original decorative blind stamped calf, spine gilt lettered, teg + GEOFFREY CHAUCER: THE POETIC WORKS, vol 3 THE CANTERBURY TALES, London, Humphrey Milford, 1921, 'The World's Classics', original decorative blind stamped calf, spine gilt lettered, teg, uniform with previous work (6)

THE UNIVERSAL SONGSTER OR MUSEUM OF MIRTH..., London, Jones & Co, circa 1830, 3 vols, original blind stamped cloth gilt, inner joints weak + JOHN HARLAND (ED): BALLADS AND SONGS OF LANCASHIRE, ANCIENT AND MODERN...CORRECTED, REVISED AND ENLARGED BY THOMAS TURNER WILKINSON, Manchester and London, John Haywood, 1882, 3rd edition, original cloth gilt (4)

AN 18TH CENTURY WORCESTER RARE HANDLED TRAY, moulded and painted with The Blind Earl pattern, crescent mark.

L S Lowry RBA RA (1887-1986) Mrs Swindells Picture, signed in pencil to margin, GTR blind Stamp, 43cm x 32cm

Victorian mahogany mirror back chiffonier, with blind fret and baluster turned decoration on tapered supports, W90cm D36cm H163cm

Eugene Gaujean (1850-1900), after Jan van Eyck Etching The Virgin and Child with a bishop, knight and scholar, signed in pencil, artists proof with studio blind stamp, the plate 21x27cm

A small oak cupboard, two blind drawers within the two panelled doors, canted corners, 76x47x81cmH

Laurence Stephen Lowry 1887 - 1976 Artist Signed in Pencil Lithograph - Titled ' The Beach ' Depicts A Beach Scene In detail, Pencil SIgned by the Artist to Margin Lower Right, With Fine Art Guild Blind stamp Offset Lithograph, Published 1973. By Venture Prints Ltd, Mounted and Framed, Image Size Only 10.25 x 19,75 Inches, With Frame 20.5 x 29.5 Inches. Condition - Colours Strong, No Fading and No Issues.

Laurence Stephen Lowry ( 1887- 1976 ) Artist Signed In Blue Biro - Original Lithograph - Titled ' Deal ' Depicting a Beach Scene In detail, Signed In Blue Pen on Wove Paper, Offset Lithograph Printed In Colour, Published by Venture Prints Ltd. Un-numbered From the Edition of 850. With The Fine Art Trade Guild Blind stamp, and the Full Sheet, Printed to the Edges. 7 x 10 Inches, With Frame 11,5 x 14,5 Inches.

ROBERT WADE, The Last Drive St Andrews, golfing print, pencil signed lower right, Chelsea Green Editions blind stamp lower left, limited edition number 370/600, image size 35cm x 53cm. 

A large & impressive mid - late 19th Century Victorian Gothic Ecclesiastical breakfront sideboard credenza in the manner of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Arched top gallery back with blind fret piecing and battlement top with shelf above three mirror panels. The base having fret pierced panel doors below three drawers. Measures approx; 186cm x 135cm x 55cm. COLLECTION; Anyone wishing to collect this item in-person, please note this lot is located offsite and collection will be required from a 'BA' (Bath) postcode, by appointment only. Exact location given after payment received. For anyone else, our usual courier service is available as usual, please find details on the shipping tab .

Rowland John Robb Langmaid R.A. (1897-1956) - Engraving on paper depicting a WWI Dreadnought class military battleships on open seas. Signed by artist and bearing blind gallery proof stamp. Framed & glazed. Measures approx; 36cm x 53cm (16cm x 35cm)

Brightman (Thomas) [The Workes of that Famous, Reverend, and Learned Divine ... A Revelation of the Apocalyps ...", lacking title (A1) and 7P4 (final blank), occasional marginal worming, browning and spotting, upper cover to B1 detached, near contemporary calf, rebacked, upper cover detached, rubbed and worn, [Wing B4679B], [by John Field for C. G.], [1644] § Story (Thomas) A Journal of the Life of ... containing, an Account of his Remarkable Convincement of, and Embracing of the Principles of Truth, as held by the People called Quakers ..., near contemporary inscription to title, previous owner's marginal note, C1 with small hole affecting odd letter, spotting and staining, lacking free endpapers, contemporary calf, rubbed and worn with areas of loss, bumping to corners and extremities, broken joints, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1747 § Sanderson (Robert) Twenty Sermons, E3 with large marginal tear, previous owner's ink signature to title, ink inscription to early blank, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, modern morocco-backed boards, blind-stamp to upper cover, a little rubbed, for Henry Seile, 1660; and others similar, v.s. (29)

Johnson (Richard) Noctes Nottinghamicæ or Cursory Objections Against the Syntax of the Common-Grammar, B1 with large tear and neat tissue repair, one or two corrections inserted by hand, ex-library with labels and ink-stamps, modern cloth, ink number to upper cover, slight bumping to spine extremities, Nottingham, for Henry Clements, 1718 § Carr (Rev. William] Horæ Momenta Cravenæ, or the Craven Dialect, previous owner's ink note to title, occasional pencil underlining, ex-library with labels and discreet blind-stamp to title, modern cloth, bumping to spine head, 1824 § Beale (Joseph) Pantagraphy: a Perfect System of Phonetic Shorthand and Phonetic Longhand, presentation copy from the author, 6 plates, occasional neat repairs to gutter, modern cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Nottingham, 1873; and others similar, 8vo (7).

NO RESERVE Child Employment.- Report of the Minutes of Evidence ... On the State of the Children employed in the Manufactories of the United Kingdom, plates, occasional pencil underlining and marks, small tear to title, neat tape repair, 1816; Report from the Committee On Employment of Boys in Sweeping of Chimnies, occasional marginal pencil marks, 1817; Second Report of The Central Board of His Majesty's Commissioners ... as to the Employment of Children in Factories ..., loss to bottom corner of final leaf, neat tissue repair, 1833; Supplementary Report of the Central Board ... as to the Employment of Children in Factories, 2 vol., folding tables, 1834, scattered spotting, ex-library with usual labels and stamps, uniform modern cloth, blind-stamp to upper covers, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, folio (5).

Curwen (J. C.) Hints on Agricultural Subjects, second edition, stipple-engraved frontispiece, plates and tables, occasional offsetting or browning, later boards, a little water-stained, 1809 § Finlayson (john) The British Farmer; or a Series of Scientific and Practical Essays on Agriculture..., 8 pp. advertisements at end, very light spotting, original boards, rebacked, lightly rubbed to extremities, 1825 § Cobbett (William) Cottage Economy, stereotype edition, 4 pp. advertisements, lightly spotted, contemporary half calf, 'Society of Writers to the Signet' coat-of-arms blind-stamped to covers in gilt, worn, joints split with upper cover detached, 1822; and c.55 others, 19th and 20th century agriculture, including some reports, v.s. (c.60)

NO RESERVE Bailey (Philip James) Festus, first edition, advertisements at beginning, ex-library with remnants of label and neat blind-stamp to title, lightly browned, original cloth, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1839; Festus, tenth edition, presentation copy from author, inscribed on title, advertisements at end, ex-library with neat blind-stamp to title, original cloth, ex-library blind-stamp to title, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1877; The Angel World, and other poems, presentation copy from author inscribed on front free endpaper, frontispiece, broken upper hinge, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, original cloth, gilt, rubbed and worn, 1850; and others by the same, some signed 8vo (16)

NO RESERVE Dickens (Charles) Our Mutual Friend, 2 vol., first edition in book form, half-titles, wood-engraved frontispieces and 38 plates by Marcus Stone, without advertisements, occasional light foxing, pencil ownership inscriptions to endpapers, original cloth, spines slightly darkened, spine ends and corners bumped with some chipping to spine ends, vol. 1 with short split to head of lower joint, extremities rubbed, but a good example overall, [Eckel pp. 94-5; Smith I, 15], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1865; American Notes for General Circulation, 2 vol., second edition, half-titles, ink ownership inscriptions to head of titles, original blind-stamped cloth, slight shelf-lean, light sunning to spines, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light spotting to covers, [cf. Eckel pp.108-9], Chapman and Hall, 1842 § [Wood (Henry)] Change for the American Notes: in letters from London to New York. By an American Lady, first edition, lower hinge weak, original blind-stamped cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine darkened, extremities bumped, rubbed, Wiley & Putnam, 1843; and the special issue of Brother Jonathan containing the first American edition of American Notes, 8vo & 4to (6)⁂ A good group relating to Dickens' travelogue and critique of American society including a scarce riposte by the Yorkshire journalist Henry Wood.

Du Maurier (George) The Martian, first edition, frontispiece, plates, unopened, original pictorial cloth, gilt, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1898 § James (G. P. R.) Forest Days. A Romance of Old Times, 3 vol., half-titles, scattered spotting, ex-library with label and blind-stamps to titles, contemporary cloth-backed drab boards, blind-stamp to upper covers, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1843 § Outlines of a Plan of Instructions, adapted to the varied Purposes of Active Life ..., engraved frontispiece, ex-library with label and ink-stamps, several leaves loose, contemporary drab boards, rebacked, upper cover and first few leaves detached, becoming disbound, loss to upper cover, paper label to upper cover, rubbed and worn 1798; and others, v.s. (30)

NO RESERVE Barrie (J. M.).- O'Connor (Daniel S., editor) Peter Pan Keepsake, illustrations, advertisements, original pictorial wrappers, ex-library with discreet blind-stamp to cover, chipping to spine and corners, a little rubbed, house in modern cloth portfolio, 1907 § Barrie (J. M.) Souvenir of the 200th Performance of "The Admirable Crichton", map, colour plates, loosely inserted as issue, paperclip rust mark to corners, original paper portfolio, tape repair to spine verso, lacking flaps, original silk ties, beginning to perish, a little rubbed, housed in modern cloth portfolio, 1902; and others on or by Barrie, including 2 vol. of newspaper clippings, v.s. (10)

Lawrence (D. H.).- Nin (Anais) D. H. Lawrence: An unprofessional Study, number 56 of 550 copies, ex-library with label and ink-stamps to title and title verso, cracked hinges, original cloth, lightly sunned spine, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Paris, 1932 § Merrild (Knud) A Poet and Two Painters: A Memoir of D. H. Lawrence, first edition, portrait frontispiece, plates, ex-library with labels and stamps, original cloth, library blind-stamp to upper cover, slight bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, slight creasing and chipping to edges, a little rubbed, 1938 § Lowenfels (Walter) Elegy in the Manner of a Requiem in Memory of D. H. Lawrence, one of 135 copies, ex-library with labels and ink-stamp to title verso, cracked hinges, original vellum, backstrip beginning to split at joints, slightly splayed as usual, rubbed, Carrefour, 1932; and others on Lawrence, v.s. (c.110)

NO RESERVE Times Literary Supplement, 11 vol., ex-library with labels and ink-stamps, contemporary morocco-backed boards, library blind-stamps to upper covers, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, folio, 1935-45; sold as a periodical, not subject to return

Orioli (G.) Adventures of a Bookseller, one of 300 copies signed by author, lightly browned, ex-library with labels and ink-stamp to title verso, original paper wrappers, a little rubbed, slight chipping to corners and edges, Florence, [1937] § Dostoevsky (F. M.) The Grand Inquisitor, number 28 of 300 copies, previous owner's ink inscriptions, ex-library with label and ink-stamp, original decorative vellum, a little rubbed, slight splaying, 1930 § Moore (Olive) Further Reflection on the Death of a Porcupine, one of 99 copies signed by author, tipped-in frontispiece, original boards, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1932 § Winter (Keith) Impassioned Pygmies, first edition, ex-library with label and ink-stamp, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, slight creasing to edges, a little rubbed, 1936 § Brown (Ivor) I Commit to the Flames, first edition, ex-library with label and ink-stamp, original cloth, library blind-stamp to upper cover, slight bumping to corners and extremities, price-clipped dust-jacket, slight creasing and small tears to edges, 1934; and others similar, v.s. (c.55)

Beaton (Cecil) Cecil Beaton's New York, first English edition, plates and illustrations, scattered faint spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, slight chipping and small tears to edges, neat tape repairs to verso, a little rubbed, faint spotting, 1938 § Holloway (Laura C.) Biographical Sketch of Charles Storrs, of Brooklyn, N.Y. ..., Philadelphia, presentation copy inscribed to Rev. Charles Voysey by Storrs, portrait frontispiece, newspaper cuttings pasted to blanks at end, one folded and torn, ex-library with usual labels and ink-stamps, modern cloth, lightly sunned spine, 1884 § Andersen (Hans Christian) The True Story of My Life, first English edition, translated by Mary Howitt, half-title, advertisements at end, occasional faint marginal staining, original cloth, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, ex-library with blind-stamp to upper cover, 1847 § Nicoll (Charles Vere) From a Doctor's Diary, signed and inscribed by author with A.L.s from author loosely inserted, plates and illustrations, ex-library with usual labels, original cloth, fractional bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, small loss to spine head, a little rubbed, Shrewsbury, 1956; and others, most biography, 8vo & 12mo (c.60)

NO RESERVE Belgium.- Stephens (Frederic G.) Flemish Relics; Architectural, Legendary, and Pictorial, first edition, 15 photographic plates by Cundall and Fleming, cracked hinges, black morocco and gilt bookplate to front pastedown, ex-library with occasional stamps, original cloth, loss of top half of backstrip, bumping and small loss to corners and spine foot, blind-stamp to upper cover, rubbed, 4to, 1866.⁂ Bookplate for the 'Oxford Local Examination, 1868' presented to J. J. P. Kirk, an author became better known as "James Prior". A pencil note below the bookplate, signed 'J. P. B.' (James Potter Briscoe) explains this.

Markham (Gervase) The English husbandman, drawne into two bookes, and each booke into two parts..., 2 parts in 1, woodcut illustrations, lacking blanks and 3A-G⁴, burn hole to 2R², very occasional light spotting, early 20th century calf, blind stamped border, rebacked, joints cracking, corners rubbed, [Fussell I pp.31-32; Poynter 21.2; STC 17358], 4to, [by Augustine Mathewes and John Norton] for Henry Taunton, 1635; and 2 others by the same, 4to (3)

Gardens.- Bradley (Richard) New Improvements of Planting and Gardening, 3 parts in 1, part 1 second edition, titles in red and black, 4 engraved plates (?only), some folding, some foxing, contemporary blind-stamped sheep, rubbed, rebacked, Printed for W. Mears, 1718-17-18; A General Treatise of Husbandry and Gardening, 2 vol., 11 engraved plates only (of 12), occasional foxing, contemporary panelled calf, spines rather worn and lacking labels, Printed for J. Peele, [1721-22], 8vo (3)

NO RESERVE Railways.- Great Northern Railway (Newark and Leicester) Bill. Midland Railway (Nottingham and Rushton) Bill. Minutes of Evidence and Speeches, scattered spotting, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, contemporary half-calf, upper cover and first few leaves detached, blind-stamp to upper cover, rubbed and worn, Westminster, [1872] § London and South Western Railway Illustrated Guide, [c.1887], bound before, Metropolitan Railway Illustrated Guide, [c.1887], together 11 Illustrated Guides bound as 1 vol. illustrations, advertisements, original wrappers bound-in, the first is chipped and with marginal loss, one leaf with tear into text, ex-library with usual labels and ink-stamps, upper cover and first few leaves becoming detached, later cloth, paper label to upper cover, rubbed and worn; and 4 others, railways, folio & 8vo (6)

EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY BUREAU BOOKCASE MID 18TH CENTURY the dentil moulded broken-arch pediment above a blind fret frieze and a pair of glazed astragal doors opening to adjustable shelves; the lower section with a slope opening to an interior fitted with pigeon holes and drawers, over four long graduated drawers, raised on ogee bracket feetDimensions:109cm wide, 238cm high, 56cm deep

GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE CHEST-ON-CHEST 18TH CENTURY the carved Greek key cornice above two short and two long graduated drawers and a secretaire drawer; the lower part with two short and two long drawers flanked by canted blind fretwork angles, raised on bracket feetDimensions:120cm wide, 179cm high, 59cm deep

VICTORIAN WALNUT AND MARBLE TOP CREDENZA AND MIRROR MID 19TH CENTURY with a bowfront outline, the arched mirror back with blind carved foliate border over a shaped marble top and twin cupboard doors with blind-carved oval reserves, flanked by open corner shelves to each sideDimensions:149cm wide, 269cm high, 50cm deep

Sir William Russell Flint, limited edition print, Madame du Barry playing blind mans bluff, numbered 817/850, 33 x 22cm

Framed Tom Dodson print 'The market Day' signed in pencil with artist blind stamp 54 cm x 62 cm including frame

19th century Continental Chest of Drawers with small blind drawer flank by two faux drawers over two short and two long drawers, 97cm high x 135cm wide x 55cm deep

4 Jul 1993 Duxford. Spitfire Cover Personally signed by Nic Stevens, 35 Sqn., Sqn Ldr Thomas Bennett DFM, Navigation Leader 617 Sqn. and Leslie Izzard 35 Sqn. DFM enlisted 1939 expert in TV and Radio at that time due to family business. Wanted to be pilot but was more useful as Radio men, also he was night blind. Successfully developed the ZZ system for blind landing. Did 62 ops on 35 Sqn and one other. Flew on Whitleys then Halifaxes. Good condition Est.

A mid 19th Century oak Gothic Revival cupboard in the manner of A.W.N Pugin. The front profusely carved with medieval style blind fret panels, backed with deep red, green and blue paint. The central door with drawers and cupboard below have carved decoration and elaborate stylised metal hinges, lock plates and keys. The cornice, base, and sides also profusely carved in the Gothic manner. Approx. dimensions are 101cm x depth 43cm x height 182cm