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After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA RA (1887-1976) Street Scene Near a Factory, signed limited edition (of 850) offset lithograph, with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp lower left, published by Venture Prints Ltd Bristol 1974, 37 x 26cm, in part gilt frame

Guicciardini (Francesco). The History of Italy, From the year 1490, to 1532, 10 volumes, 1st English language edition, London: printed by John Towers, 1753-56, Lord Camden bookplates to the front pastedowns, some light toning, marks & wear, tear from the margin to the middle of pp.151, some cracked guttering, contemporary uniform mottled full calf with gilt decorated red & green calf spine labels, boards & spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with: Boccaccio (Giovanni), Delle Opere Di M. Giovanni Boccacci cittadino fiorentino,..., 4 volumes, Florence: con licenza de' Superiori, 1723, previous owner blind stamps & inscriptions to the front endpapers, some minor toning & spotting, contemporary uniform full vellum, boards & spines slightly rubbed & toned, 8vo Manuscript. Indice Dei Libri Esistenti nell' Archivio del Monte Comune, circa 1825, a neatly handwritten manuscript in Italian containing 152 numbered & 11 un-numbered sheets, presentation bookplate to the front pastedown, some light spotting, toning & offsetting, some ink corrosion to the title page & verso, contemporary full vellum, boards & spine slightly rubbed & marked, folio, and other 18th & 19th-century reference & literature, including 2 volumes of bound miscellaneous late 19th & early 20th-century pamphlets, mostly original leather, some vellum bindings, some Latin & foreign language, overall condition generally G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (3 shelves)

Batty (Robert). Welsh Scenery. From Drawings, London: R. Jennings, 1825, large paper copy, 35 engraved plates, occasional spotting, offsetting to guards, all edges gilt, contemporary dark green morocco gilt by Colnaghi, joints rubbed, large 8vo, together with: Gastineau (Henry), Wales Illustrated [and South Wales Illustrated], in a Series of Views ..., 2 volumes, London: Jones & Co., circa 1830-31, engraved title to each, 224 engraved illustrations on 112 plates, scattered spotting and offsetting, contemporary dark green half morocco, extremities slightly rubbed, 4to, plus a duplicate volume of Wales Illustrated, 1830, in contemporary dark green full morocco (vol. 1 in gilt to spine), blind decoration to boards, extremities rubbed, 4toQty: (4)

Walpole (Horace). A Description of the Works of the Ingenious Delineator and Engraver Wenceslaus Hollar, disposed into classes of different sorts; with some account of his life, London: for the Editor [G. Vertue], 1745, title with engraved portrait, addition of editor's name written in ink to imprint, early manuscript markings and entries to text and interspersed with additional leaves of manuscript notes, ownership name J. Barnard to title and few other leaves, some light toning and few marks, front blank repaired to margins and with manuscript note 'Robt. P. Roupell. Mr Barnards copy - with his mss notes and additions. His signatures on title and p.61, and also on the page following the dedication, and contains the descriptive table', modern blind & gilt panelled calf, gilt decorated spine, 4to, together with: Auction catalogue, The Collection of rare prints & illustrated works, removed from Strawberry Hill for sale in London. A Catalogue of the extensive and most valuable collection of engraved portraits... numerous manuscripts and books applying to the fine arts, &c. ... as originally collected by Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; which will be sold by auction, by Mr. George Robins, at his great rooms in Covent Garden, on Monday, the 13th day of June, 1842, and nine following days (Sunday exempted)..., [1842], contemporary manuscript entry against each lot detailing name of purchaser and price realised, late 19th / early 20th century marbled endpapers with manuscript note to verso of front free endpaper 'This catalogue was given to me by Mr Schulze, who had it from Mr Morgan, who had it from Smith of Lisle Street, the famous printseller, & friend of Beckford of Fonthill. I had it bound by Mr Bain of the Haymarket', top edge gilt, late 19th / early 20th century half calf, marbled sides, slim 4to, Walpole (Horace), A Catalogue of Engravers, who have been born, or resided in England; digested by Mr. Horace Walpole from the MSS. of Mr. George Vertue..., London: J. Dodsley, 1782, occasional spotting, modern half calf, 8vo, Britton (John), Catalogue Raisonné of the Pictures belonging to the most honourable the Marquis of Stafford, in the Gallery of Cleveland House..., London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, & for the author, 1808, engraved frontispiece and plan, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at rear (remargined), modern half calf, 8vo, and two others, British Galleries of Painting and Sculpture... by C.M. Westmacott, 1824; and South Kensington Museum, Dyce Collection, a catalogue of the paintings, miniatures, drawings..., bequeathed by the Rev. Alexander Dyce, 1874Qty: (6)

Pennant (Thomas). History of Quadrupeds, 2 volumes, London: B. & J. White, 1793, engraved vignette title to each and 111 plates by Peter Mazell (correct as listed), occasional closed tears mostly to blank margins (including two repaired closed tears in volume 2), scattered spotting throughout, edges untrimmed, modern tan calf by H. Smith of Norwich, blind diced panel to boards, 4to, together with: Ibid., British Zoology, 4 volumes, 4th edition, Warrington: printed by William Eyres for Benjamin White, London, 1776-1777, 284 engraved plates only including divisional titles (a few folding, lacking plate of samlet & trout), leaf a4 of preface to first volume with diagonal excision to upper blank margin, occasional spotting & some offsetting, armorial bookplate of John Daniel to upper pastedowns, contemporary calf, joints cracked and some wear, 4toQty: (6)

Watkins (John). Life, Poetry, and Letters of Ebenezer Elliott, the Corn-Law Rhymer. With an abstract of his politics, 1st edition, London: John Mortimer, 1850, original publisher's blind-stamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt, rubbed and some soiling, with a little fraying to head and foot of spine, ownership signature of Edgell Rickword, dated 31.3.39 to front endpaper, 8vo, together with: Walton (Izaak, and Charles Cotton). The Complete Angler, extensively embellished with engravings on copper and wood, from original paintings and drawings, by first-rate artists. To which are added, an introductory essay... and illustrative notes, 3rd edition, London, J. Major, 1835, monochrome engraved plates (one re-hinged), all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated morocco, worn, with upper cover detached, and some loss to head of spine, 8vo Pocock (Noel). Below zero, A Travesty of Winter Sport, with verses adapted to the occasion by A. E. Johnson, London: Hodder & Stoughton, circa 1910, tipped-in colour plates, original pictorial cloth, rubbed and soiled, a little fraying to spine, 4to, and other antiquarian and illustrated books, some leather-bound, including Adam's Sinchronological Chart or Map of History, circa 1870, T. E. Lawrence, A Brief Record of the advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 1919, & Seven Pillars of Wisdom, 11th impression, 1938 (in worn dustwrapper), John Lovell, The Swiss Family Robinson, Cassell Petter and Galpin, circa 1860s (very good copy in publisher's gilt decorated green cloth), Hans Christian Andersen, Fairy Tales, illustrated by Harry Clarke, London, George C. Harrap, re-printed 1931, original green cloth, spine somewhat faded and near-detached, 2 early to mid 19th-century scrap albums, containing drawings, watercolours, engravings and a few photographs with manuscript verse, The Duenna: A Comic Opera, London, printed for E. Johnson, 1776, etc.Qty: (3 or 4 cartons)

Malcolm (James Peller). Views within Twelve Miles Round London ... and described by Mr. Lysons in his Environs of London, vol.1 [all published], London: printed by John Nichols, 1800, 73 engraved plates (few hand-coloured or partially so), some spotting mostly to margins, front endpaper with armorial bookplate of William Danby, and bookplate of Robert Frederick Green 1909, and two 20th century ownership inscriptions, contemporary half calf, red morocco title label to upper board, spine worn with loss, 4to, together with: Ibid., Londinium Redivivum, or, an ancient history and modern description of London..., 4 volumes, London: printed by John Nichols & Son, 1803-07, engraved titles, 45 engraved plates, scattered spotting and some toning, Syndale bookplate to upper pastedowns, hinges repaired, contemporary gilt & blind panelled calf, rebacked, spines rubbed, 4to, Seymour (Robert), An Accurate Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, and Borough of Southwark: with a complete history of ST. Paul's Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey..., London: printed and sold by the booksellers in City Town and Country, 1736, light toning, armorial bookplate of Samuel Ryland to upper pastedown, contemporary reversed calf, remnants of morocco title label to spine, upper joint cracked, head of spine frayed, 4to, Perlin (Etienne), Description des Royaulmes d'Angleterre et d'Escosse. Compose? par Estienne Perlin, Par[is] 1558. Histoire de l'entreee de la Reine Mere dans la Grande Bretagne, par P. de la Serre, [Par[is] 1639. Illustrated with cuts and English notes, London: Re-printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for T. Payne and W. Brown, 1775, two engraved plates (one folding), scattered spotting and toning, later endpapers, all edge gilt, contemporary calf, gilt embossed armorial crest with Earl's coronet above to centre of each board, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine, darkened & rubbed to spine, 4to, and four other volumes, Pennant (Thomas), Some Account of London, 2nd edition, 1791, and Knight (Charles), London, 6 volumes in three, 1851Qty: (11)NOTESFirst title - ESTC T100696 (only four locations found). The entry in ESTC describes the composition of the volume as titlepage, two leaves of ’Index to Malcolm’s plates for Lysons’s Environs of London.’, and seventy plates. The example in this lot contains 73 plates.

The Ancestor. The Ancestor, A Quarterly Review of County and Family History, Heraldry and Antiquities, numbers 1-12, London: Archibald Constable & Co., April 1902-January 1905, numerous monochrome illustrations, black & white advertisements to the front & rear, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some spotting & light toning, publishers original uniform red boards, spines faded with some loss to head & foot, paper spine labels rubbed, 8vo, together with: Briggs (Martin S.), Muhammadan Architecture in Egypt and Palestine, 1st edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924, 252 monochrome illustrations, University of Liverpool bookplate to the front pastedown, ex-library copy with associated marks, blind stamp to the foot of the title page, some light toning, publishers original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo Canziani (Estella), Costumes Traditions and Songs of Savoy, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1911, 50 tipped-in colour plates with tissue guards, 'presentation copy' blind stamp to the head of the title page, later endpapers, some light marginal toning, top edge gilt, publishers original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, large 8vo, and other 19th & early 20th-century history reference, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves )

Binding. The Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church ... together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches, Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, by J. Cooke & S. Collingwood, printers to the university, Oxford, 1820, bound with at rear, A New Version of the Psalms of David, fitted to the tunes used in churches, by Nicholas Brady & Nahum Tate, Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, by J. Cooke & S. Collingwood, printers to the university, 1819, occasional light scattered spotting, armorial bookplate of the Bishop of Norwich (dated 1837 in pencil), upper hinge cracked, all edges gilt, contemporary blind decorated straight-grain black morocco, upper board with gilt embossed monogram & crown of King George IV and surrounded by the words 'King's Chapel Pavilion', joints and extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with: Pascal (Blaise), Thoughts on Religion, and other important subjects; newly translated from the French..., London: Samual Bagster, 1803, half-title, light toning, engraved portrait plate to front free endpaper, contemporary marbled calf, rebacked, 8vo, New Testament, Du Nu Testament ov or Lord and Savyur Jezus Crist in fonetic shorthand, London: Fred Pitman, 1850, bound with, De Buc of samz in fonetic short hand, London: Fred Pitman, 1849, lithograph decorative title to each, inscription to front free endpaper, all edges gilt, contemporary dark green sheep, slightly torn at foot of spine, 16mo, plus other four other 18th & 19th century antiquarian, including Diamond Book of Psalms, with notes by the Rev. H. Stebbing, London: Allan Bell & Co., and Simpkin & Marshall, 1833Qty: (7)

A French cream pained commode, surmounted by a marble top, having blind frieze drawer with two drawers below, profuse applied and carved foliate and urn decoration, raised on turned tapering supports, 134cm wide 

A 19th century figured mahogany continental chest of drawers, fitted with a blind frieze drawer and five drawers below on platform plinth and out swept cabriole supports, 102cm wide x 163cm high 

After Edward King (British, 20th century)Five coloured etchings of London views, three framed and two unframed, signed in pencil and with blind stamp lower left38cm x 28cm (5)

The part-hinged top with a fall-front blind drawer opening to reveal a fitted interior with a mirror, pigeon holes and drawers, above two further graduated long drawers with floral marquetry and brass handles and on bracket feet142cm wide, 105cm high, 71cm deep

AFTER SALVADOR DALÍ; three limited edition coloured giclée prints, 'Roma 1949', 'Venise 1949' and 'The Horse of Triumph', the first two with blind stamps lower right stating 'An original limited-edition print', however there are no limited edition numbers stated, each approx 39 x 50cm, 'The Horse of Triumph' again with blind stamp lower right, but no limited edition number present, 50 x 40cm, all in matching modern gilt style frames and glazed (3).

AFTER ANTHONY GIBBS; a pencil signed print depicting an Indian elephant, limited edition no.533/1000, blind gallery stamp lower left, 21 x 19cm, framed and glazed, frame size 38 x 35cm and a Kate Philp print depicting two juvenile elephants, 25 x 25cm, framed and glazed, frame size 49 x 49cm (2).

Various collectables, including coffee grinder, coal shovel, blind stamp press etc

Kienzle, Germany, a 20th century longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement chiming the quarters on 4 gongs, the block being embossed Kienzle, Westminster Glocken, the brass break-arch dial having a silvered chapter ring with black Arabic numerals, the arch with a 'chime/silent' dial, the mahogany case having a swan-neck pediment to the hood, blind-fretwork to the trunk, a raised panel to the base and standing on bracket feet, height 212cm.

*Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)'Britain at Play'offset lithograph in colours, signed 'L S Lowry' in pencil l.r., with the Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp 'HCK'image 44.6 x 59.5cm*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: Examined out of frame, some colour loss to the print, houses are more light red in tone than yellow. There is time staining and discolouration to the sheet in the area of white between the image and mount. There is discolouration to the sheet top two corners caused by tape. Housed in an acidic mount. Two deep dents to the bottom edge of the frame. Please refer to additional images.

*John Piper CH (1903-1992)'Oxburgh Hall'lithograph in colours, with Christie's Contemporary Art and National Trust blind stamps, signed 'John Piper and numbered 49/120 in pencil61 x 48cm*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: Not viewed out of glazed frame. Paper stuck down. Some staining to mount that print is stuck on to but no obvious ocndition issues to print itself.

*Banksy (b.1974) 'Visit Historic Palestine' poster with 'The Walled Off Hotel' blind stamp sheet 59.5 x 42cm, unframed together with a Banksy Souvenir key fob (2) *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.

*Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)'Audley End House'linocut in colours, with Christie's Contemporary Art blind stamp, signed and dated 'Edward Bawden 1973' in pencil l.r., inscribed as titled and numbered 123/150 in pencil l.l69 x 82cmWith Christie's Contemporary Art Certificate of Authenticity.*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: Not viewed out of glazed frame. Very light brown staining to lower and left margin. In my opinion this does not affect the presentation.

Dickens (Charles), Master Humphrey's Clock, 1st edn in book form, 3 vols, frontis and numerous vigns by George Cattermole & Hablot Browne, orig blind-stamped brown cl, with gilt clock stamped to upper bds, me, large 8vo, 1840-41.

Pearson (John), Observations on the Effects of Various Articles..... in the Cure of Lues Venerea, re-bound cl gt, 8vo, 1800 (no plts); Money (Edward), Twelve Months with the Bashi-Bagouks, no plts, repaired blind-stamped cloth, 8vo, 1857; Taylor (Tom), Birket Foster's Pictures of English Landscape, plts, ge, pic cl gt, 4to, 1863; Watkins (Owen S), With Kitcher's Army, illus, pic cl, 8vo, 1899 and one other, Wise (JR), The New Forest, plts, pic cl gt, 4to, 1863, (5).

Lang (Andrew), The Fairy Book Series, including five 1st edns: Blue Fairy Book 10th imp. 1903, Green Fairy Book 7th imp. 1906, Grey Fairy Book 1st edn 1900, Yellow Fairy Book 3rd edn 1897, Pink Fairy Book 'New Imp.' 1913, Crimson Fairy Book 1st edn 1903, Brown Fairy Book 1st edn 1904, Orange Fairy Book 1st edn 1906, Blue Poetry Book 1st edn 1891, True Story Book 9th imp, 1917, Red True Story Book 'New' 1921, all with gilt or blind-stamped pictorial cloth and Red Fairy Book 7th imp, 1901 rebound hf red mor gt, (12).

A pair of early 19th century black and white engravings after George Morland - The Idle Laundress and The Industrious Cottager, both engraved by W Lake, 23.5 x 26.5cm approx sheet size, together with further late 18th and early 19th century engravings including a set of four late 18th century engravings after Thomas Stothard, scenes from Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress, 20 x 20.5cm approx approx visible sheet size, all in black and gilt frames with black and gilt glass mounts, two black and white engravings after David Wilkie, The Rabbit on the Wall and The Blind Fiddler, etc, various sizes, all framed (12)

KAY BOYCE (BRITISH CONTEMPORARY) two signed limited edition prints 'Angelina 1' with certificate and 'Repose' with blind stamp to margin, approximate sizes 43cm x 28cm and 29cm x 57cm, together with a John Rose open edition print 'Life Study II', approximate size 29cm x 39cm, all mounted, unframed in good condition (3)

DANISH WRITING TABLE, 1970's teak with blind frieze drawers and stretchered supports, 90cm x 53cm x 76cm H.

Early 20th century Chippendale style mahogany four poster bed, projecting dentil cornice with egg and dart mouldings and blind fretwork frieze, tapering reeded supports, with bed baseDimensions: Height: 234cm  Length/Width: 222cm  Depth/Diameter: 193cm

A late 19th century brass carriage clock, of characteristic form, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals within a case cast with blind fret bands and set with twin lines of colourless paste stones, lacking key. Height including handle 15.25cm

Winston Megoran (British 20th Century), ‘Shelducks in the evening’ and similar ‘Razorbills’ (2), Coloured etchings, both signed and inscribed in pencil with the blind stamp for ‘Artist’s proof.’, approx 11x14in, provenance Warwick Galleries Ltd

An 18th Century Oak Longcase Clock by Hindley of York, with 12ins arched brass dial with wide chapter ring, with Roman and Arabic numerals, the matted dial centre with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, and with strike/silent dial to arch, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in imposing plain oak case with deep moulded cornices and blind fret frieze, with turned and fluted pillars to hood, the arched trunk door and lower panel later carved with bold floral and leaf ornament, plinth base, 97ins high Note: Henry Hindley of York (1701-1771) - a very able maker of watches, clocks and turret clocks

An Early 20th Century Continental Silver Gilt and Enamel Circular Box, stamped 935 standard, the lid decorated with nine courtly figures playing blind mans bluff on a river bank, the sky and sides in pale blue guilloche enamel, 3.75ins diameter x 1inch high, gross weight 5.5ozsCondition - The lower part of the side has a very shallow chip to the enamel measuring approximately 8mm x 2.5mm. The gilding to exterior shows some very slight scattered wear. There is some very light scattered scratching to the enamel lid. Catch and hinge works well. Gilding to interior is bright and intact, there is just some very light scattered scratching.

19th Century Dutch School - Oil painting - A man in 18th Century dress playing a violin, panel 11.5ins x 10.25ins, in gilt moulded frame, and William Russell Flint (1880-1969) - Colour print - Figures by a pool, blind stamp and signed in pencil to margin, 16.25ins x 22ins, framed and glazed

Football Daley Blind signed Manchester United 10x8 colour photo. Daley Blind born 9 March 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, left back or centre back for Ajax and the Netherlands national team. He is the son of former Ajax defender and former Netherlands national team manager Danny Blin. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Motke, The Blind water carrier, a fine art print after Max Gottlieb (1905-1976), 25cm x 18cm

MPH Models - #1176 - A boxed 1:43 scale resin model of the Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage 1960 Le Mans car as driven by Masten Gregory and Chuck Daigh. This completely stunning car has had 229 detail changes made to the original model to bring it up to Tim Dykes standard. These include; no. 31 spot lamp nacelles re shaped and deepened, no. 86 pullring chain for radiator blind incorporated into dash, no. 153 Meri 1mm lenses fitted to race number lamps on both front wings and so the list goes on. The car appears Mint in a plain white box with a detailed history of the model, a list of the improvements, an etched plaque and a signed card to show that this is number 6 of the 25 car series made in July 1998. This does not constitute a guarantee)Due to the fragile nature of the model please contact Client Services to discuss delivery options available.

A large retro vintage mid 20th Century Danish teak wood sideboard credenza having a series of blind fronted doors housing shelved interiors with cutlery drawer to one side. All raised on straight leg supports. Wear commensurate with age, overall good. Measures approx; 74cm x 180cm x 50cm.   

Ian Fleming, five James Bond first editions, all published London, Jonathan Cape, all in dust wrappers: 'Thunderball', 1961, original dark brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, skeletal hand motif on front cover blocked in blind, dust wrapper slightly edge worn, couple of closed tears, publishers 16s 0d price to inside front flap, 'The Man with the Golden Gun', 1965, original cloth lettered in gilt to spine, dust wrapper by Richard Chopping VGC, a clean and crisp example with price intact, 'You Only Live Twice', 1964, original cloth lettered in silver to spine and with Japanese characters in gilt to upper board, dust wrapper slightly edge worn with a couple of nicks, else generally VGC with price intact, 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', 1963, original cloth lettered in gilt to spine, ski track decoration to upper board in white, dust wrapper with one or two small closed tears, price clipped, else generally VGC, 'Octopussy and The Living Daylights', 1966, original cloth lettered in gilt to spine and upper board, dust wrapper generally VGC with price intact (5)

John Hill: 'The British Herbal: an history of plants and trees, natives of Britain, cultivated for use, or raised for beauty.', London, T. Osborne & J. Shipton et al, 1756, 1st edition, engraved vignette title, engraved allegorical frontispiece + 75 engraved plates as called for, folio (42.5 x 28cm), rebound (not recent) blind stamped calf gilt, oxblood morocco gilt title label to spine. A handsome copy of an important work by the botanist and polymath "Sir" John Hill, being one of the first publications to appear after the Species plantarum of 1753, the year internationally accepted as the starting-point for modern botanical nomenclature.

Ian Fleming, collection of sixteen titles, including 'You Only Live Twice', 2 copies, both Cape, 1964, 1st editions in original cloth, dust wrappers, 'The Man with the Golden Gun', 2 copies, both Cape, 1965, 1st editions in original cloth, one in dust wrapper, 'Goldfinger', Cape, 1959, 1st edition, WH Smith subscription library label to front pastedown, original black cloth slightly worn, skull design blindstamped to front cover with gilt coins in the eye sockets, spine lettered in gilt, 'Thunderball', Cape, 1961, 1st edition, original dark brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, skeletal hand motif on front cover blocked in blind, 'The Spy Who Loved Me', Cape, 1962, 1st edition, original cloth worn, spine lettered in silver, dagger design to front cover blind stamped with silver, red endpapers, 'From Russia With Love', Cape, 1957, 2nd impression, original black cloth worn, Boots book label removed from front cover, titles to spine and revolver and rose motif to front cover in metallic red and silver, 'Diamonds are Forever', Cape, 1959, 3rd impression, original black cloth, spine lettered in silver, blindstamped diamond lattice pattern and silver diamond motif to front cover, dust wrapper, 'Casino Royale', a/f, 1962 reprint, lacks FFEP and lower half of title page, ex library, dust wrapper laminated to boards, plus book club editions in dust wrappers of 'For Your Eyes Only', 'The Spy Who Loved Me', 'The Man with the Golden Gun', 'From Russia With Love', 'Goldfinger' & 'Dr. No' (16)

Sir John Cullum: 'The History and Antiquities of Hawsted, in the County of Suffolk', London, 1813, 2nd and best edition, limited edition large paper copy (230), engraved port. frontis, 10 engraved plates, plus 6 pedigrees (5 folding), as called for, 4to, old half calf gilt, plus E. Gillingwater: 'An Historical and Descriptive Account of St. Edmund's Bury', Bury St Edmunds and Woodbridge, 1804, 1st edition, 4 engraved plates, 311pp, some m/s pencil notes to margins and at end, old half calf gilt, plus G.H> Butler, Vicar of Gazeley: 'The History of a Parish [Gazeley Suffolk]', [nd], circa 1909, signed and inscribed by author and dated 1914, 86pp, original cloth gilt, plus Hollingsworth: 'The History of Stowmarket', 1844, 1st edition, 12 plates (some folding), as called for, orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, plus Thornton: 'A History of Clare, Suffolk', 1928, inscribed by author, and Doughty: 'The Betts of Wortham', 1912 (6)

C.A. Campling: 'The Log of "The Stranger." A Cruise on The Broads of Norfolk', Beccles, 1871, 1st edition, Author's signed and inscribed presentation copy, "Mr Robert Norman with C.A. Campling's Compliments May 31/1873", original blindstamped cloth gilt, the first book to deal solely with a cruise on The Broads, scarce, not on Copac; J.F. Mostyn Clarke: 'Three weeks in Norfolk : being a portion of the "Rover's" log', London, Wyman, 1887, 1st edition, 9 full page black and white plates as called for, original blind stamped cloth gilt. Attractively illustrated tale of a Broads boating trip by the writer and his artist friend starting from Yarmouth, on the yacht Rover, skippered by a local whose conduct left much to be desired, with several pages devoted to the altercations leading to the visitors' abandonment of him. Very scarce (2)

Colin Lunn: 'Norfolk Broads', London, Jarrold & Sons, [1891], 12 mounted photographic plates, each photograph approx size 10 x 15cm, 13pp letterpress + [1]pp adverts at end, oblong original blind stamped bevelled cloth gilt, mounted photographic illustration to top board. Sought after Broads book with real sepia photographs of Wroxham Bridge, Horning Ferry, Gorleston Harbour (2), Acle Regatta, Lowestoft Harbour (2), Hickling Broad, Gorleston Quay, St Benet's Abbey, Salhouse Broad and Heigham Sounds. From the library of the late Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor, esteemed local historian, bibliophile and collector, with his bookplate to front pastedown and pencil notes FFEP

Robert Walsh & Thomas Allom: 'Constantinople and the scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor', London, Fisher, Son & Co., [1838], 2 volumes, two engraved titles, two engraved maps (one folding), plus 94 engraved plates as called for, uniform original blind stamped decorative morocco gilt (worn & scuffed in places), all edges gilt (2)

*** Please be aware that the description of this lot has changed *** Medieval Manuscript facsimile.- Beatus of Liebana. Commentaria in Apocalypsin, facsimile of the Codex of the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos, one of 987 copies, tipped-in certification leaf at end, colour illustrations, original blind-stamped calf, slip-case, with the accompanying Commentary volume by Vivancos and Franco, original cloth, dust-jacket, folio, Barcelona, Moleiro, 2003.⁂ Fine facsimile edition of this magnificent 11th century manuscript.

Aldine counterfeits.- Lucanus (Marcus Annaeus) [Civilis Belli], collation: a-r8 s4, italic type, initial spaces with guide-letters, sig. k using capital letter K, final f. blank, early ink notes to title and final blank, water-stained at start, some spotting and staining, [Lyon], no printer, [c.1502-1503] bound with Philostratus. De vita Apollonii Tynaei scriptor luculentus a Philipp Beroaldo castigatus, collation: a-z8 A B8 C6, italic type, initial spaces with guide-letters, sig. k using capital letter K, final f. blank, early ink marginalia, later underlining and passage marking in brown pencil, [Lyon], no printer, [c.1504-1505], together 2 works in 1 vol., contemporary calf, cover with blind-stamped arabesque centre-pieces, rebacked, corners little worn, rubbed, 8vo (161 x 89mm.)⁂ Literature: I: Adams L1558; Ahmanson-Murphy 1108; Renouard 306:3 II: Ahmanson-Murphy 1124; Renouard 307: 16.

Insects.- Moffet (Thomas) Insectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum, first edition, title with superb woodcut of a skep bee-hive surrounded by other insects, woodcut of skep repeated at end of preliminaries, numerous woodcut illustrations in text, interleaved copy, L5 with short tear to upper margin just touching text, worm hold to last 3 gatherings, more noticeable to final 2 ff., occasional browning, armorial ink stamps to title, contemporary reverse calf with arms in blind to covers, spine chipped at head, folio, [British Bee Books 25; Nissen ZBI 2852; STC 17993], folio, Thomas Cotes...[and] Benjamin Allen, 1634.⁂ Moffet's was "the best work of its kind...it set a new standard of accuracy in the study of the invertebrates" (Garrison-Morton). He was educated at Cambridge and Basel, where he obtained a degree in medicine, travelled widely in Europe before establishing a practice in Ipswich and London and serving as physician to Queen Elizabeth's forces in Normandy in 1591. The first edition has three variant imprints.Provenance: Arms to title and covers speculated by University of Toronto to be those of Thomas Hussey (d.1641), M.P for Grantham or to John More (d.1641), doctor and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.

Dictionary.- Huloet (Richard) Huloets Dictionarie, newelye corrected ... and enlarged by John Higgins, second edition, wood-engraved title and coat of arms on verso, title with small tear at tail, I5-K3 water-stained at tail, 2I3 small piece of corner torn away, 2T2 working loose, some browning and soiling, contemporary blind-stamped calf with central diamond pattern and ornate borders, slightly rubbed, remains of catches, rebacked in later calf, red morocco label, gilt, [STC 13941], folio, London, Thomas Marsh, 1572.

Dictionary.- Cooper (Thomas) Thesaurus Linguae Romanae & Britannicae, title with "Bear and Ragged Staff" device, text in double column, title slightly creased and marked, lacking initial and final blanks, 3[F3 small tear in text, 5[N6 small hole in text, 5[O3, 5[T6 & 6[H2 small pieces of outer margins torn away, occasional ink marks, slightly browned, contemporary calf, 3-line blind stamped borders, slightly rubbed, corners bumped, rebacked in later calf, gilt morocco label, [STC 5689], folio, London, [by Henry Denham], 1584.

Vico (Enea) Le imagini delle donne auguste intagliate in istampa di rame... libro primo, collation: a-c B-Z Aa-Dd4, first edition, second issue (with Roman numerals to illustrations), fine engraved pictorial title and full-page illustrations, woodcut historiated initials, final f. with woodcut printer's device verso, otherwise blank, some mostly marginal water-staining, occasional spotting or marking, lightly browned, later blind-stamped vellum, covers with arabesque centre-pieces within 2 sets of filet borders, spine in compartments and with later gilt and a black morocco label, little bowed, small 4to (220 x 162mm.), Venice, Enea Vico & Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1557.⁂ Provenance: J. Charisy (17th century ink signature to foot of title). Literature: Adams V633; Mortimer, Italian, 532; EDIT 16 CNCE 54071.

Badius (Jodocus, Ascensius) Commentarii...in M.Fabii Quintiliani Institutiones oratorias, 2 parts in 1, collation: a-y8: Aa-Pp8 Qq6, title and large woodcut printer's device within historiated woodcut border, woodcut criblé initials, [Paris], Josse Badius Ascensius, [May, 1528] bound with Mosellanus (Petrus) In Marci Fabii quintiliani rhetoricas institutiones annotationes, collation: ã8 ē8 ĩ8 õ8, triple column, title and large woodcut printer's device within historiated woodcut border, woodcut criblé initials, [Paris], Josse Badius Ascensius, [January, 1528], together 2 works in 1 vol., wormholes, more frequent in first part, occasional spotting and light staining, contemporary blind-stamped panelled calf over wooden boards, with initials 'U S' in several places, dragon, ?monkey and ?horse motifs, 1 of 2 metal clasps, rebacked, gilt spine in compartments and with green morocco label, upper joint splitting (but holding) and with chip out of foot, wormholes, rubbed and marked, folio (330 x 225mm.)⁂ Rare commentaries by Badius and Mosellanus on Quintilian. Literature: I: Adams B21; Renouard Badius Ascensius, III, p.205. II: Adams M1850; Renouard Badius Ascensius, III, pp.203-204.

Malta & the exiled Prince of Abyssinia.- Alamayou (Prince of Abyssinia, son of King Tewodros, captive and exile after a British-Indian expedition to Abyssinia in 1868, 1861-79).- Raven (Newcome Richard, Commissary-General of Ordnance, 1830-1924) Album of photographs, albumen prints, including: Prince Almayou and Captain Speedy in Abyssinian dress, (portrait 93 x 60mm.), views of places and people in Malta, Pompeii, Gibraltar, Rome, Paris, Netley Abbey, Raven and his family, sculptures, portraits etc., c. 110 photographs, most laid down on 60pp., first f. loose, some album ff. with marginal tears, original blind-stamped cloth, gilt, rubbed and soiled, upper cover detached, joints and spines with tears, photographs v.s., v.d., 4to album, 1866-72.⁂ Photographs include: "Prince of Abyssinia and Captain Speedy taken at Malta 1868"; "Theatre Royal. Valletta Malta opened October 1866"; "La Porta Reale. Valletta. Malta"; "The Grand Harbour, Malta, & HMS Orlando"; "Porte des Bombes, Valletta, Malta"; "Strada Marsa-muscetto, Valletta": "Floriana Gardens Malta. Photographed by Lt. Maycock R.N."; "Royal Italian Opera. Valletta"; "The Roman Forum..."; "Corridor in Vatican"; "Ordnance Office Monkwood Hants"; "Le Tuileries, Paris, destroyed by the Communists in May 1871".Prince Alamayou was orphaned in 1868 after his father, Tewodros, Emperor of Abyssinia committed suicide after his defeat at Magdala by a British-Indian expedition commanded by General Sir Robert Napier. Captain Tristram Speedy (1836-1910), took the prince under his care and escorted him to Britain, stopping at Malta on the way. At Malta the captain had the prince photographed by Amadeo Preziosi, in European and native costume. After this, the boy was taken to England and was photographed by Julia Margaret Cameron. The boy was for some time in the care of Captain Speedy and his wife, but later was educated in England. He died of pleurisy in 1879. The Royal Collection has an 1883 copy of this photograph.

Mathematics.- Geometry.- Clavius (Christoph) Geometria practica, second edition, title in red and black and with large woodcut printer's device, numerous woodcut diagrams and illustrations in text, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, some worming to lower inner gutters towards end, occasionally just touching a letter, water-stained, some spotting or foxing, lightly browned, contemporary blind-stamped calf, spine in compartments, restored and with later gilt and red leather label, upper corners worn, rubbed, [Tomash & Williams C100; VD17 12:194031H], Mainz, Albin, 1606; and 2 others, Geometry, v.s. (3)Provenance: 'Liber Thomæ Cole. pret 6s.' (17th century ink inscription to title).

Collins (Wilkie) The Woman in White: a Novel, first edition, first state, woodcut illustrations, advertisement leaf at beginning dated August 1860, advertisements at end headed 'Miss Murloch's Novels', previous owner's contemporary inscription to preliminary blank, scattered faint spotting, original blind-stamped cloth with silver lady to spine foot, gilt, neat and expert repairs to spine ends and upper joint, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, [Sadleir 605], 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1860.⁂ The scarce first edition, first state with the first issue binding, which can be distinguished from later bindings by the silver lady on the spine, and by the misspelling of 'Muloch' in the heading of the advertisements at the end.

Agricola (Johann) Drey hundert Gemeyner Sprichworter, der wir Deutschen uns gebrauchen, und doch nicht wissen woher sie kommen...Das Ander teyl..., 2 parts in 1, collation: a8 b4 A-Z8; a-b8 A-HH8, complete with blank leaves b4 and b8, Gothic letter, woodcut architectural borders, heavily annotated throughout in at least 2 contemporary hands, predominantly in red ink but also in black ink, part 1 corner of b2 defective, some light soiling and foxing, but generally an excellent copy in handsome contemporary blind-stamped calf, rebacked, corners worn, leather ties sometime renewed, 8vo (152 x 100mm.), Hagenau, Johann Setzer, 1529.⁂ Scarce early edition of the first collection of German proverbs, printed in the same year as Nuremberg, Augsburg, Zwickau and Eisleben editions. The first volume contained 300 sayings with a further 450 added in the second volume. All 1529 editions are rare, especially so if complete and in a contemporary binding, as here; this copy is also enhanced by the contemporary annotations with variations, explanations, examples and queries all noted. Agricola (1494-1566) was a Lutheran reformer, initially a friend and follower of Martin Luther, until they famously fell out over the obligations of Christians under law. His collection of German proverbs was originally intended for use in schools and was based on the Adagia of Erasmus.Literature: Adams A353 (incomplete); VD 16 A 956.

Contemporary colouring.- Nitzschewitz (Hermannus) Novum beatae Mariaevirginis psalterium, collation: A B8 C10 A-F8 H8 [*]4 HH I-K8 L6, 97ff. only (of 116, lacking A1-8, C1, E1, E6-8, F1, F8, H4-5, HH1&3), text leaves with 40 lines, Gothic type, initials in red and blue, rubricated, numerous woodcut illustrations, all in contemporary hand-colouring, some tears and defects, a few leaves misbound, woodcut title supplied in good facsimile, old ?Italian blind-stamped morocco over wooden boards, metal clasps, bosses and edge-strips, possibly a remboitage, front endpaper peeling back to reveal early vellum ms leaf as pastedown, 4to (212 x 154mm.), [Zinna], [Press of the Cistercian Monastery], [c.1493 and not after 1496]; sold not subject to return.⁂ The substantial remnants of a highly important and rare book; one of the most beautiful of all illustrated German incunables. This is the only known work printed at the Zinna monastery. The highly stylized woodcuts depict the lives of Christ and Mary while one full-page illustration shows Frederick III with a Virgin and child sprouting from his chest while he hands on his sword to Maximilian kneeling behind him. The binding would appear to be similar to that on another copy, sold by Christie's in 1981. We can trace few copies at auction and none with contemporary colouring.Literature: BMC III, 700; Goff N260; H 11891*; Bod-inc N-118; BSB-Ink N-208; GW M27158.

Westmorland (Mildway Fane, Earl of) Otia sacra optima fides, 2 parts in 1, first edition, presentation copy from the author, 2 engraved pictorial titles, 2 full-page and 1 half-page engraved illustrations, woodcut diagrams, without (as often) the final 2 supplementary ff. (*1&2, 'Most copies lack these pages and it is possible that they belong to another work entirely.' (ESTC)) and the 2 folding inserts, H2 piece from lower blank corner torn away, Y1 piece from upper blank corner torn away, occasional spotting and light staining, contemporary blind-ruled calf, small piece missing from foot of spine, upper joint split, but holding, lower joint starting, lower cover small gouge from leather laid back down, lightly marked and stained, housed in a modern morocco-backed cloth drop-back box, gilt, [Wing W1476], small 4to, corners little worn, Printed by Richard Cotes, 1648.⁂ The John F. Fleming - Robert S. Pirie copy of this first edition and presentation copy of religious and occasional verse, for the publication of which the poet and cleric Robert Herrick had appealed. The presentation inscription reads 'J. Warde Ex dono prenobil. ill: Com: Westmorland, Author. Ao: Dm 1648'. Provenance: J.Warde (presentation inscription); John F. Fleming (sold Christie's 18th November, 1998, lot 362); acquired by Robert S. Pirie through Bernard Quaritch at this sale (bookplate).

Agriculture.- Cato, Varro, Columella & Palladius. Rei rusticae auctores Latini veteres, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, small worm traces and holes in margins, small wormholes in text, index f. Bbb8 with marginal hole, just touching text, occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned, contemporary calf, blind-stamped arabesque centre-pieces to covers, spine in compartments and with later gilt and black leather label, piece out of head of spine, some worming, rubbed, [VD16 L 1581], [Heidelberg], Hieronymus Commelin, 1595 § Britain.- Hornius (Georg) Rerum Britannicarum ll. VII, quibus res in Anglia, Scotia, Hibernia, ab anno 1645 bello gestae, exponuntur, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lightly browned, contemporary calf, rebacked, Leiden, Hackius, 1648; and 8 others, Continental, v.s. (10)

Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, second edition, second issue (with 'fifth thousand on title'), half-title, folding lithograph diagram, 32pp. publisher's catalogue dated January 1860 at end, small ink ownership name and stamp to pastedown, a few light spots to first few pp., original blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt, extremities bumped and creased and very small mark to upper cover, but still overall a remarkably clean and bright copy, [Freeman 376], 8vo, 1860.⁂ This scarce second edition was considered by Darwin as "little more than a reprint of the first edition". Rare in this condition.

Orwell (George) Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, occasional small marginal markings, endpaper collage of Orwell's eyes, modern blue morocco in jacket design with skull design buttons and white lettering "Winston Smith" to the left breast, onlayed fake eye to chest with blind-stamped lines radiating outwards, title and date lettered in white on lower cover, 8vo, 1949.