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* Besnard (Albert, 1849-1934). La Visiteuse, 1893, lithograph on wove paper, showing a family seated around a candlelit dinner table with a skeleton visible in the shadows, partial faint blind stamp (L'Estampe Originale) lower left corner, signed in brown ink to lower right margin below image, short tear to blank upper right corner, plate size 35.5 x 45 cm (14 x 17.75 ins), sheet size 42 x 53 cm (15.75 x 20.75 ins), mountedQty: (1)NOTESGodefroy 200. Published in L'Estampe Originale in an edition of 100 proofs.

Terentius Afer (Publius) Terence in English. Fabulae comici facetissimi et elegantissimi, second edition of this translation, woodcut decorations, last leaf stained and laid down, head of title trimmed and browned, later straight-grain morocco, stamped in blind, rebacked, spine and corners worn, [STC 23890], 4to, Cambridge, John Legat, 1607.⁂ Second edition of Richard Bernard's translation, originally published in 1598.

Greek.- Language.- Gretser (Jakob) The rudiments of the Greek tongue, out of the first book of the institutions of James Gretser of the Society of Jesus, text in English and Greek, title with woodcut floral Jesuit ornament, ink names to head of title, final sig. working loose, final f. mounted on stub, some soiling, occasional spotting, recased in 19th century blind-stamped cloth, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, [Wing G1944A], 12mo, printed by Henry Hills, printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, for his houshold and chappel, for himself and Matthew Turner, 1687.⁂ Rare, with ESTC recording only two copies (BL and Georgetown). Gretser was one of the great Jesuit scholars of his time, teaching philosophy and theology at Ingolstadt. He was admired by Pope Clement VIII and Maximillian I, amongst other luminaries.

NO RESERVE Dickens (Charles) Little Dorrit, 2 vol., engraved frontispiece, title vignette, and plates, presentation inscription to front free endpaper in contemporary hand, heavy spotting to plates, 1857; The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick, additional engraved title and frontispiece, engraved plates, some spotting, bookplate to paste down, contemporary green blind-stamped cloth, soiled and faded, extremities worn; and 17 others, Dickens, 4to & 8vo (20)

NO RESERVE Britain.- The Topographical Statistical and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland, 7 vol., steel-engraved frontispieces and plates, original uniform blind-stamped cloth, soiled and stained, worn, Glasgow, A Fullarton & Co., 1840 § Brayley (E.W.) Views in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire Illustrative of the Works of Robert Bloomfield, copper-engraved plates, some offsetting or browning, Darton and Harvey, later half calf, lightly rubbed, 1806 § Butler (Samuel) An Atlas of Ancient Geography, engraved title, contents and 22 double-page maps, most hand-coloured in outline, contemporary half morocco, worn, [c.1830]; and c.70 others, topography and travel, v.s. (c.70)

Segneri (Paolo) Manna Animaæ seu Exercitium ..., engraved frontispiece, previous owner's ink signatures to title, double-column, errata bound at end, spotting and browning, bookplate, contemporary blind stamped vellum over boards, small stain to upper cover, title in manuscript to spine, browned spine, Dilingæ, Joannis Caspari Bencard, 1699 § Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Alterum Epistolarum Volumen, ?vol. 3 (of 3 only), near contemporary and later signatures to title and front endpapers, one or two marginal manuscript annotations, one or two marginal tears, marginal staining, occasional spotting, contemporary blind stamped vellum over boards, original owner's initials and date '1569' to upper cover, one or two stains, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, Privilegio Cæsareo, 1568 § Climaci (Joannis) Scala Paradisi, previous owner's ink signature to title, ink-stamp to front free endpaper, occasional spotting and marginal staining, contemporary limp vellum, title in manuscript to spine, Agrippinae, Officina Birckmannica, 1601; and 16 others, continental, v.s. (19)

J Gainsborough framed and glazed watercolour titled The Blind Violinist, signed bottom right, 25.5 x 21cm

AMMUNITION: 'Treatise on Ammunition..', London, HMSO for the War Office, 1905 : 8vo, publisher's red blind stamped cloth gilt, full page colour printed plates, minor wear else VG: together with 16 others, 8vo publications on guns and shooting. (17)

BROWNING (Elizabeth Barrett): 'The Seraphim, and Other Poems...' London, Saunders & Otley, 1838: First Edition: 12mo, publisher's blind stamped blue cloth, light wear and sunning to spine, else VG: pencil inscription to half title reading 'with the kindest remembrances E.B.B'. A very good copy. (1)

TRAVEL NOTES: MIDDLE AND FAR EAST: 12mo notebook, upper cover dated 1869, half morocco, rubbed: contains approx 33pp filled in a legible hand, comprising harbouring notes for various locations in China, Japan, India and Australia, together with descriptions of the harbours, scenery and points of note in some detail, includes Aden/Singapore and Hong Kong, joints cracked and several quires loose: together with a small notebook of pencil sketches of similar period, a late Regency commonplace book comprising verse and some watercolour sketches, oblong 8vo, blind stamped plum calf gilt, upper cover monogrammed 'MCP', aeg, contained in marbled paper slipcase: and a printed gift book of similar period, spine deficient. (4)

STOTHARD (Robert Thomas): 'Psychoneurology; a treatise on the mental faculties, as governed and developed by the animal nature..' London, published for the author by Francis Harvey, 1865: 8vo, publisher's blind stamped red cloth gilt, split at front inner joint, large folding frontis, title and upper FE detached: 'The Oarsman's and Angler's Map of the River Thames'...New Edition (circa 1880), large folding hand-coloured chart in original publisher's green cloth boards, gilt lettering to upper: together with six misc. other books, inc. Gertrude Moore's 'Mrs Moore in Space', two 'Little Library' series pub. John Harris, etc. (8)

TOPOGRAPHY: WALKER (J & C): SUSSEX: folding map of Sussex, steel engraved and hand-coloured, printed on paper dissected into 15 sections laid onto linen, original blue blind stamped cloth boards, rubbed and scuffed: together with approx 36 other vols inc. 'The Visitor's Handbook to Chichester' by Charles Crocker, 1866, wrappers (spotted and soiled). (One shelf)

ANGLING: STODDART (Thomas Tod): 'The Angler's Companion to the Rivers and Lochs of Scotland..', Edinburgh and London, Blackwood, 1847: 8vo, publisher's blind stamped green straight grain cloth gilt by Remnant & Edmonds, a little rubbed and sunned, contents lightly shaken, folded map present in rear pocket, a good copy: MARTIN (James, Rev): 'The Angler's Guide..', London, G Cox, 1854: 12mo, publisher's red cloth, rubbed with chipping to spine ends, upper FE removed: HAMILTON (R): 'A History of British Fishes', London, W H Allen, n.d: with 68 coloured plates: 2 vols, publisher's brown cloth blocked in black and gilt lettered, 8vo: together with 18 others, angling, 19th-early 20thc, generally in good condition. (22)

PARKER (F C): 'The Angler's Map of the Thames', London, published by Land & Water Ltd, 1889: oblong 8vo, publisher's purple blind stamped cloth, gilt lettered to upper board: together with vol I of H Cholmondley-Pennell's 'The Fisherman's Magazine and Review', Chapman & Hall 1864, numerous fine hand-coloured plates, period half calf extensively rubbed and scuffed, 8vo: with one other, 'The Angler's Note-Book and Naturalists Record', pub. W Satchell & Co, 1880, paper wrappers (upper detached), loosely contained in green publisher's cloth case, the lot for sale with all faults and not subject to return. (3)

Y A French mahogany kingwood, parquetry, and gilt metal mounted commode in Louis XV style, 20th century, of serpentine bombe outline, the flecked grey marble top above two drawers, 84cm high, 93cm wide, 45cm deepCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use, Polished appearance overall, the gilt metal mounts with some discolouration, the marble probably original, as catalogued this dates from the 20th century - overall condition reflects lack of significant age or use,The key present locks the chest at time of report - this is operated through the blind top drawer locking through the rail and securing the lower drawer - all operating at time of reportPlease see additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer

* Pilotelle (George, 1845-1918). Susan, Countess of Malmesbury's Wedding, pen, ink and wash drawing on artist's board (blind-stamped 'Reynold's Bristol Board' upper left corner), depicting a lady in a wedding dress with gigot sleeves, and showing her in a two-piece gown behind, signed to lower margin, titled in ink lower left, some staining and marks, 38 x 31 cm (15 x 12.25 ins), mounted, framed and glazed, calligraphic ink label on backboard 'Original Drawing Reproduced in the "Lady's Pictorial."Qty: (1)NOTESProvenance: Bequeathed by Susan, Countess of Malmesbury to her niece Barbara, and thence by descent. French émigré artist George Pilotelle was one of the leading designers of fashion and theatrical costume in London at the end of the 19th century and into the early 20th century, his designs frequently appearing in prominent periodicals for women, such as Lady's Pictorial and The Gentlewoman. Susan Harris (née Hamilton), Countess of Malmesbury (1854-1935), married Victorian statesman James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (1807-1889) in 1880. She later, in 1896, married British army officer Major-General Sir John Charles Ardagh (1840-1907). The Countess was a fellow writer, friend and correspondent of Thomas Hardy. The two saw a great deal of each other, particularly during the period between her marriages. Hardy's marriage to Emma Gifford had become increasingly troubled, and it is telling that it was Susan with whom Hardy dined on his birthday in 1892, not his wife. Hardy's second wife, Florence, in her biography of her husband, relates an anecdote of April 1894: "At Lady Malmesbury's one of her green linnets escaped from its cage, and he [Hardy] caught it - reluctantly, but feeling that a green linnet at large in London would be in a worse predicament than as a prisoner."

A 4' 4 1/2" antique oak three panel coffer with decorative floral scroll marquetry frieze, blind fretwork and geometric inlay - candle box missing, on later castors

A pair of Art Deco oak bookends, with stepped decoration, height 15cm, a rosewood desk tidy with blind fret decoration, length 27.5cm, and a base metal trivet with pierced decoration depicting Bonzo the Dog, diameter 15cm.Additional InformationGeneral wear throughout. 

2 x Prog Rock LPs. Caravan - Blind Dog At St. Dunstans ( BTM 1007 ). Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth ( AMLH 63621 ).

3 x Rock LPs. Faces - A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To Blind Horse ( K56006 ). Rod Stewart (2) - Every Picture Tells A Story ( 6338 063 ). Never A Dull moment ( 6499 153 ).

A Victorian mahogany veneered bookcase, the upper section with two pairs of lattice glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves the base with arched blind panelled doors on a plinth base, height 260cm, width 195cm, depth 38cm. Provenance: From Penrose House, the Penrose Estate, Porthleven, Cornwall

A late George III mahogany linen press, the blind panel doors with geometric line inlay, enclosing a later hanging rail, above two short and two long drawers with turned knobs on splay bracket feet, height 199cm, width 128cm, depth 56cm.

A fine Chippendale period linen press with dentilled cornice over a blind fret frieze of trellis-work and carved scrolling. The upper section with two doors,enclosing four sliding shelves, the base with two short and two long graduated drawers below a narrow Greek key band. The whole on curving bracket feet, height 201cm, width 133cm, depth 66cm. Provenance: From Penrose House, the Penrose Estate, Porthleven, Cornwall

A reproduction Regency mahogany pedestal desk, tooled green leather inlaid writing surface, two small drawers flanking removable blind drawer enclosing a slide, the left pedestal with three drawers the right with small drawer over two blind drawer fronted deep drawer, bracket feet.

•AR Laurence Stephen Lowry, RA (1887-1976), "Great Ancoats Street, Manchester", artist's coloured proof with publisher's blind stamp, signed and numbered 373/850 in pencil to lower margin, 27 x 37cm

AR Laurence Stephen Lowry, RA (1887-1976), "Bearded Lady", artist's coloured proof with publisher's blind stamp, signed in pencil to lower margin, 58 x 48cm

19th century gold and enamelled framed portrait miniature of Viscount Lord Nelson, after Hoppner, the front bezel in dark blue and white enamel with eight garnet mounts, the back with central hair panel surrounded by dark blue enamelling and a gold outer, inscribed "A token of regard to Sir Hyde Parker from HN". Note: Sir Hyde Parker (1739-1807) was a contemporary of Lord Nelson, born in Devon, the second son of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet (1714-1782), in 1801 he was appointed to command the Baltic Fleet destined to break up the Northern Armed Neutrality, with Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson as his second in command. The first objective of the expedition, fell in the battle of Copenhagen on the 2nd April 1801, to the fierce attack of Nelson's squadron - Parker, with the heavier ships taking little part due to the shallowness of the channel. At the height of the battle Parker, who was loth to infringe the customary rules of Naval warfare, raised the flag to disengage. Famously, Nelson ignored the order from his commander by raising his telescope to his blind eye and exclaiming "I really do not see the signal". This may or may not be purely a myth. Nelson pressed on with the action and ultimately compelled the Danish forces to capitulate. Parker's hesitation to advance at the Baltic Sea after his victory was later severely criticised. Soon afterwards he was recalled and Nelson succeeded him. Overall size of frame 10cm x 8cm within a later folding leather case Provenance: Vost's, Newmarket 21 November 1997 Lot 216 £400-600

Early 19th century mahogany longcase clock with ogee top over a blind fretwork panel, square brass dial with Roman chapter ring, applied at the corners with brass spandrels, 8-day movement with secondary date dial, also inscribed on the plate "New movement by Norris of Notting Hill 1893", the chapter ring signed "Will Snow", the trunk applied at either front corner with torus columns on a plinth base with bracket feet, 206cm high

A 20th century walnut serpentine chest/ mule chest, with hinged top enclosing storage space and faux drawers to front, 96cm wide, together with a mahogany standing corner cupboard, the shaped cornice and blind-fretted frieze above a single glazed door, raised on claw and ball feet, 96cm wide and a bow-front mahogany wall hanging cabinet, the single glazed door enclosing shelves and flanked by two barley twist pillars, 75cm wide

A 19th century Persian stained-wood and brass three-fold table screen, the frame blind-fret carved with scrolling foliate decoration, the panels with pierced and chased foliate and floral decoration, 106cm wide x 80cm high

the blind fretted 'honeycomb' side panels centred by landscapes and flower specimens, with clobbered decoration throughout, 21cm high

the hood with swan neck pediment and 13.25inch brass dial signed above the arch Isaac Sharatt, Burslem, with engraved seconds and calendar dials, scroll spandrels, four pillar eight day movement above shaped top trunk door, quarter pilasters upon panelled plinth base with faux brick corners, on ogée bracket feet 245cm highCondition report: Some restoration and cleaning to movement, some damage to blind fret work on hood.

the top section with Greek key moulded cornice above blind fret frieze and fluted pilasters, raised on bracket feet 193 x 120 x 56cm

Owen (John & Bowen Emanuel). Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd; Being a Correct Coppy of Mr Ogilby's Actual Survey of all ye direct & principal Cross Roads in England and Wales, London: Thomas Bowles, 1720, title page stained and detached, lacking preliminaries, 271 (of 273) uncoloured engraved county and strip road maps printed back to back (including 53 English and Welsh county maps), the last ten pages affected by damp with loss to upper right corner, some maps trimmed with loss to printed surface, some spotting and staining throughout, contemporary blind-stamped calf, upper board detached, lacking rear board, heavily worn and frayed, 8voQty: (1)NOTESSold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.

* Aldin (Cecil). The Bell at Stilton on the Great North Road, Lawrence and Bullen, 1903, colour lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist to the lower left, publisher's blind stamp to lower right, printed remarque in sanguine to lower left, laid on contemporary card (as published), 420 x 620 mm, together with The Talbot at Ripley, Lawrence Bullen, 1903, colour lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist to the lower left, publisher's blind stamp to lower right, printed remarque in sanguine to lower left, laid on contemporary card (as published), 430 x 645 mmQty: (2)

* Edwards (Lionel Dalhousie Robertson, 1878 - 1966). The Whaddon Chase, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1927, colour photolithograph, signed in pencil by the artist below image to lower left, FATG blind stamp, 350 x 510 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with The Cottesmore, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1927, colour photolithograph, signed in pencil by the artist below image to lower left, FATG blind stamp, 350 x 510 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with The Devon and Somerset Staghounds, Eyre & Sporriswoode, circa 1925, colour photolithograph, signed in pencil by the artist below image to lower left, FATG blind stamp, title added in pencil to lower right (in a different hand), ivorine plaque attached to frame which reads 'From the Officers 1st Pack Brigade R. A. Oct. 14th 1925', 370 x 500 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, and The Quorn, The Sporting Gallery, 1934, colour photolithograph, signed by the artist in pencil below image to lower left, 335 x 620 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (glass cracked), together with The South Staffs at Lysways Hall, Eyre & Spottiswoode, circa 1927, colour photolithograph, signed by the artist in pencil to lower left, title added in pencil (by a different hand) to lower right, 380 x 500 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with another four prints similar, all signed by Edwards, various sizes and conditionQty: (9)

* Payne (Charles Johnson 'Snaffles). A sight to take home and dream about - But old Jorrocks would have had it - "They were nasty jealous steeple-chasin' little hussies", published Messrs. Fores Ltd, circa 1950, colour photolithograph finished with body colour, signed in pencil by the artist to lower left, snaffle bit blind stamp, black and white remarque of the race to the finish line, overall size 490 x 620 mm, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESA bright and clean example.

* Payne (Charles Johnston, 'Snaffles'). John Jorrocks Esq. M. F. H. "Tell me a man's a foxhunter and I loves 'im at once", circa 1923, photolithograph finished with watercolour, signed in pencil by the artist to lower right, snaffle bit blind stamp, uncoloured remarque of a fox crossing a ride, slight spotting, overall size 355 x 385 mm, framed and glazed,Qty: (1)

* Thorburn (Archibald, 1860 - 1935). Wigeon alighting, W. F. Embleton, 1927, colour photolithograph, signed by the artist in pencil below image to lower left, FATG blind stamp, 330 x 465 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Woodcock, W. F. Embleton, 1923, colour photolithograph, signed by the artist in pencil below image to lower left, 300 x 3290 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with Summer Partridge, W. F. Embleton, 1927, colour photolithograph, a bright clean example, signed by the artist in pencil below image to lower left, FATG blind stamp, 340 x 470 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, plus Wigeon, W. F. Embleton, colour photolithograph, signed by the artist in pencil below image, FATG blind stamp, image a little faded, 420 x 300 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (4)

Fox (George). The Great Mistery of the Great Whore Unfolded: and Antichrists Kingdom Revealed unto Destruction. In Answer to many False Doctrines and Principles which Babylons Merchants have traded with, being held forth by the professed Ministers, and Teachers, and Professors in England, Ireland, and Scotland, taken under their owne Hands, and from their owne Mouths, sent forth by them from time to time, against the despised people of the Lord called Quakers, who are of the Seed of that Woman, who hath been long fled into Wildernes. Also an Invasion upon the great City Babylon ... in this Answer to the multitude of Doctrines held forth by the many false Sects, which have lost the key of Knowledge, and been on foot since the Apostles dayes, called Anabaptists, Independents, Presbyters, Ranters, and many others; who out of their own Mouths have manifested themselves not to be of a true descent from the true Christian Churches: but it’s discovered that they have been all made drunk with the Wine of Fornication received from the Whore which hath sitten upon the Beast, after whom the World hath Wondred, London: Thomas Simmons, 1659 , early manuscript annotations to title and frayed to edges, last few leaves torn & frayed to upper inner blank corners, browning, spotting and few marks, contemporary blind panelled sheep, boards detached, leather torn & worn, small folio (Wing F1832; ESTC R18020), together with: Bible [English] , The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments: with Arguments prefixed to the different books; and Moral and Theological Observations illustrating each Chapter: Composed by the Reverend Mr Ostervald, Professor of Divinity, and one of the Ministers of the Church at Neufchatel in Swisserland, Translated at the desire of, and recommended by the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge, London: Printed and Sold by all the Booksellers in Great Britain, 1799, letterpress general and New Testament titles, Apocrypha present, initial leaves frayed, some dampstaining, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary calf, upper joint cracked and some wear to extremities, small area of leather to upper board tor away, 4toQty: (2)

Wingate (Edmund). Maximes of Reason: or, the Reason of the Common Law of England, 1st edition, by R. & W. L. for W. Lee [and others], 1658, text mainly in blackletter, initial blank discarded, worm-track to foot of quires Q-S touching a few words, diminishing thereafter, title-page slightly marked and with contemporary ownership inscription 'Ex libris Philippi Caryll' to head, signed bookplate of Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley (1828-1921), English judge, contemporary calf, rebacked and recornered, worn, folio (29 x 17.5 cm), together with: An Exact Abridgement of all Statutes in Force and Use, upon the 4th day of January, in the year of our Lord 1641/42. Faithfully extracted out of the said statues, from the beginning of Magna Carta, 3rd edition ('corrected and amended'), London: by T. R. for Henry Twyford and Tho. Dring, 1659, without free endpapers, occasional light damp-staining, small hole in 2A1, minor worming in lower margin towards centre of volume, contemporary sheep, modern label and blind-stamped dated to spine, front joint split at ends, 8vo (16.5 x 10 cm), A Plain and Familiar Method for Attaining the Knowledge and Practice of Common Arithmetic, 19th edition ('additions and emendations ... entirely new, are added by James Dodson'), London: for C. Hitch [and others], 1760, engraved frontispiece, light browning, bookplates and ownership inscriptions of the Smith Barry family of Marbury Hall, Cheshire, contemporary mottled tan calf, gilt spine, extremities rubbed, 8vo (19.6 x 12 cm), and 3 other copies of An Exact Abridgement (2 of the 1700 edition, one of the 1704 edition, the latter with bookplate of Sir William Baird of Newbyth, 1654-1737), and 2 other copies of the Arithmetic (1708 and 1735, the latter with bookplate of Philip, 2nd Earl of Stanhope, 1714-1786), not collated, contemporary calf, one rebacked, 8voQty: (8)NOTESESTC R10401 (Maximes), R215608 (Abridgement, third edition; six UK copies), T86938 (Arithmetic); Sweet & Maxwell 244.10 (Maximes), 566.34 (Abridgement); Wing W3021 (Maximes), E905A (Abridgement, third edition).

Larken (Francis Wyatt Rawson, 1911-1985). Archive of Royal Navy service, c.1928-51, comprising: 1. ‘Journal for the Use of Midshipmen. Mr. Wyatt R. Larken. H.M.S. Valiant … Malaya … Queen Elizabeth … Viceroy … Malaya … Effingham’, 3 volumes, 5 September 1928 – 2 July 1931, approximately 135 + 125 + 55 manuscript leaves, printed title-pages, printed headings and rules throughout, 28 charts and plans and 55 technical drawings in pen-and-ink and watercolour on card, mounted on stubs, nearly all full-page, 27 gelatin silver print photographs mounted on interleaves (many depicting ships at sea; 3 depicting a shark caught at Port Blair, Andaman Islands; 3 of Bombay; several with blind-stamp 'Grand Studio, Malta', of which 2 forming a panorama probably of Valetta), a few other typescript documents bound in, original two-tone cloth bindings, red skiver spine-labels (chipped), printed paper labels with Larken’s ownership inscriptions to front covers, cloth mottled, folio (33 x 20.5 cm) 2. ‘H.M.S. Theseus, Commanders Standing Orders’ [cover-title], 1 March 1951, 223 roneoed typescript leaves (versos blank), signed by Larken in blue ink on first leaf, string-bound in original blue cloth-backed boards, pictorial collotype label mounted to front board (chipped and abraded), folio (33.5 x 18.5 cm), 3. Larken's personal bicorn hat, epaulettes and sword belt, black felt bicorn hat by Gieves Ltd with gilt braid and button, gilt braid epaulettes by Goode's Officers Stores (Portsmouth), leather sword belt with gilt metal buckle, in maroon velvet-lined metal case with Gieve Matthews & Seagrove Ltd brass plaque and a further brass plaque engraved 'F. W. R. Larken', 22 x 46 x 22 cm, 4. Silver cigar case, engraved with names of British soldiers including P. H. Graves-Morris (1907-1991) and one name in ?Chinese, cedar lining, 5 x 19 x 13 cm, 5. [Admiralty]. Regulations and Instructions relating to His Majesty's Service at Sea, London: Printed by W. Winchester and Son, 1806, viii 440 [174] pp., folding table removed, contemporary ownership Alexander Milner (active 1795-1812), Royal Navy officer, 'A. Milner, Capt, Swallow' to title-page, contemporary sprinkled calf, worn, 4to (26 x 20 cm), and 5 other naval titles including H.M.S. Theseus Goes East, Portsmouth: Acme Printing Co. Ltd, [1951]Qty: (-)NOTESProvenance: By direct descent to the present owner. Wyatt Larken was the son of Admiral Sir Frank Larken (1875-1953). As a young midshipman he cruised the Mediterranean in the Valiant, the Malaya and subsequently the Queen Elizabeth, these logs recording frequent visits to Cyprus and Malta as well as the station’s more unusual reaches. In April 1930 he joined the Hawkins-class cruiser Effingham for its East African cruise, visiting Ceylon and Mauritius before coasting Tanzania and spending a week at Zanzibar, then returning to Ceylon via Mombasa, the Seychelles and Addu Atoll in the Maldives. From 21 October 1930 to 19 January 1931 the Effingham undertook a cruise of the Persian Gulf, visiting Muscat, Sohar, Sur, Khasab and Khor al-Jarama in modern Oman, and Dubai and the island of Sir Abu Nu'ayr in what is now the United Arab Emirates. Wyatt’s log for this section occupies some 100 pages, and his entry for 17 December 1931 is especially noteworthy: 'Proceeded for Dabai on the Trucial coast ... at 1020 the Trucial sheikhs and their followers numbering all some 200 came onboard ... A torpedo was fired - also a full charge round from a gun. This they watched from the bridge ... They brought us gifts of beef and melon jelly ... and they were sent away with Gold Flake cigarettes and chocolate ... The chief ones wore splendid "bournous" of gold work cloth. All were fine upstanding men'. After leaving the Gulf the Effingham embarked on a Burma Cruise which included a visit to the Andaman Islands. The charts and plans include: Salamis Bay; the Brijuni Islands (modern Croatia); Fiume (modern Rijeka, Croatia); the Dardanelles; Istanbul; the Gulf of Aden; the Port of Colombo; Trincomalee; Port Louis (Mauritius); Mafia Island and the Rufiji Delta (modern Tanzania); an exercise near the Suvadiva Atoll (Maldives); ‘Area cover’d by Interests of Anglo-Persian Oil Co’; the Shatt al-Arab; the Andaman Islands; the Royal Navy camp at Diyatawala; and several route charts. Promoted lieutenant in 1933, commander in 1944 and captain in 1950, Larken saw Second World War service on seven different vessels and shore establishments, and during the Korean War commanded the aircraft carrier Theseus (mentioned in despatches) and the minelayer Apollo. From 1952 until his retirement in 1955 he was deputy director of naval ordnance.

Yeats (W.B.) The Winding Stair and Other Poems, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1933, errata slip at p.85, a few minor spots to endpapers, original green cloth, upper cover with design in blind by Sturge Moore, spine gilt (in bright condition), upper cover slightly bowed, dust jacket, small nicks at head of spine, short closed tear at top edge of rear panel, some toning to spine and extremities, 8voQty: (1)NOTESWade 169

Pératé (André) . Les Fresques de Fra Angelico à Saint-Marc de Florence, Émile-Paul Frères, Paris, 1914, 38 of 43 coloured plates plus 43 monochrome plates, some light spotting & toning, publishers original vellum boards with shield insignias, boards & spine slightly rubbed & marked, lacks board ties, folio, limited edition 56/200, together with: Rokewood (John Gage) , An Account of the Painted Chamber in the Royal Palace at Westminster, 1842, 13 colour & black & white plates, bookplates to front endpapers, ex-library copy with blind-stamps, some spotting & toning, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated red half morocco, boards & spines slightly toned & rubbed to head & foot, folio, and De Belley (Évèque) , A La Mémoire De Ma Mère, A Monseigneur Chalandon, circa 1842, 30 colour & monochrome plates, ex-library copy with blind-stamps, some spotting & toning, lacking part of the text, contemporary red quatrer morocco, boards & spines rubbed with loss, spine partially detached, elephant folio, plus other 19th & early 20th century art reference & plate books, some leather bindings, some foreign language, G, folio, sold as seen not subject to returnQty: (2 cartons)NOTES15 volumes

Cooper-King (C.) . The British Army and Auxiliary Forces, 2 volumes bound in 1, Cassell and Company, circa 1910 , 122 black & white plates, bookplate to the front pastedown, some minor toning, contemporary gilt decorated black half morocco, boards & spines lightly rubbed & marked, folio, together with: Richards (Walter) , Her Majesty's Army, a descriptive account..., 3 volumes, J. S. Virtue & Co. Ltd., circa 1890, numerous colour illustrations, some minor marginal toning, publishers uniform gilt decorated red half calf, boards & spines rubbed with some loss, large 4to, and Simkin (Richard) , Our Armies, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., circa 1980, 101 colour & black & white illustrations, blind stamp to front endpaper, some minor toning, publishers original illustrated boards, slightly marked & rubbed to head & foot, oblong 4to, plus other late 19th century & modern military history & ephemera, including Ubique: War Services of all the Officers of H. M.'s Bengal Army,..., by T. C. Anderson, Calcutta, circa 1863, some leather bindings, many original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (5 shelves & a carton)

Parry (William Edward). Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; performed in the years 1819-20 in His Majesty's Ships Hecla and Griper, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1821, 20 plates and charts (engraved, etched or aquatint, several folding), variably spotted, browned and offset (the aquatint plates more strongly so), short closed handling tear to last folding plan, text-leaves toned, bound with: Sabine (Edward, editor), The North Georgia Gazette, and Winter Chronicle, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1821, half-title, errata slip for the Journal tipped to first title-page, wood-engraved headpieces throughout, text-leaves toned, 2 works in 1 volume, contemporary engraved bookplate depicting peregrine falcon and with ownership inscription 'Matt. Bell', contemporary tan calf decorated in gilt and blind, rebacked retaining original spine, a few surface-abrasions to covers, corners showing, 4to (27.2 x 21.2 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESArctic Bibliography 13145 & 12547; Sabin 58864 & 57714.

Faulkner (Thomas). An Historical and Topographical Description of Chelsea, and its Environs, 2 volumes, Chelsea: T. Faulkner, 1829, dedication leaf to volume 1 inscribed and signed by the author "To Mr C.J. Smith", folding engraved map of Chelsea, Extra Illustrated containing a total of 315 engraved, lithograph & etched plates including many portraits (including 7 folding plates, 3 tinted watercolours views and 1 watercolour of Chelsea College & Ranelagh Gardens), some plates cropped and mounted back to back, few loosely inserted), list of subscribers, occasional spotting and offsetting, bookplates of James Walsh & Walter Alexander to front endpaper, hinges splitting, contemporary half calf, blind decorated spines, black morocco title labels (worn to corners), joints cracked and extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with an 18pp. manuscript booklet titled "Illustrations of the description of Chelsea and its Environs by Thomas Faulkner in 2 volumes, 1829, manuscript title-page within a decorative applied border, side stitched with thin ribbon, slim 8voQty: (3)NOTESC.J. Smith of Southampton Street was a subscriber to the work.

Gordon (Alexander). Itinerarium Septentrionale: or, a Journey thro' most of the Counties of Scotland, and those in the North of England, London: F. Gyles, D. Browne, Woodman and Lyon, & C. Davis, 1727, title in red & black, folding engraved map, 66 engraved plates (including 4 folding & 3 double-page), armorial bookplate to upper pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, blind rollwork panel decoration to boards, neatly rebacked, red morocco title label to spine, folioQty: (1)

Markham (Gervase). The Inrichment of the Weald of Kent: or, A direction to the Husband-man, for the true Ordering, Manuring, & Inriching of all the Grounds within the Wealds of Kent, and Sussex..., revised, inlarged, and corrected with the consent, and by conference with the first Author, London: Printed by Eliz. Purlow, for John Harison, 1649, [4], 24pp., some toning and marginal browning, modern panelled and blind decorated sheep, morocco title label to spine, slim 4to (Wing M637, ESTC R619), together with: Royal Dublin Society , Instructions for Managing Bees. Drawn up and Published by Order of the Dublin Society, Dublin: Printed by A. Rhames, Printer to the Dublin Society, 1733, 47pp., woodcut illustration to title, lacking plate, light dust-soiling and browning, near-contemporary half sheep, lacking spine, adhesive masking tape to hinges and spine, worn, slim 8vo (ESTC T133886, sometimes attributed to Dr. William Stephens)Qty: (2)

Dodoens (Rembert). A New Herbal, or Historie of Plants: Wherein is contained, the whole discourse and perfect description of all sorts of Herbes and Plants: their divers and sundry Kinds, their Names, Natures, Operations, and Vertues..., First set forth in the Dutch or Almaigne tongue ... and now first translated out of French into English, by Henry Lyte Esquire, Corrected and amended, Imprinted at London by Edward Griffin, 1619, [24], 341, 343-349, 351-564, [28]pp., title within decorative woodcut border trimmed to ruled edge and lined to verso, browned and fore-edge frayed with some ink-burn, erratic pagination, text mostly in black letter, occasional marginalia with light ink burn, some leaves of index frayed, torn and repaired, lacking final leaf 3E4, browning, heavy dust-soiling throughout and some dampstaining, Leonard E. Newton bookplate to upper pastedown, modern half calf, maroon morocco title label and blind decoration to spine, folioQty: (1)NOTESSTC 6987; ESTC S107362; Henrey 113.

1920's mahogany dressing chest, the superstructure with blind fret ornament, cabriole legs, 97cm x 58cm 162cm high, a matching chest of drawers, a similar wardrobe and a 1930's oak chest of drawers

STURGEON PRINT WITH BLIND PROOF STAMP SIGNED IN PENCIL BY THE RIVER BRIDGE 65 X 77CM APPROX

Blues LPs, twenty-five albums of mainly Blues with artists including Blind Boy Fuller, John Lee Hooker, Otis Rush, Robert Johnson, Albert King, Reverend Gary Davis, Lightnin Hopkins, Sleepy John Estes, Buddy Guy and more - mainly Excellent to EX+ condition

Prog / Classic Rock LPs, approximately thirty albums of mainly Progressive and Classic Rock Albums with artists including Ten Years After, Genesis, Blind Faith, Colosseum II, Beggars Opera, Nova, Stone The Crows, Snafu and more - various years and conditions

Folk / Blues LPs, approximately twenty-eight albums of mainly Folk and Blues with artists including Josh White, Derroll Adams, Blind Blake, Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez, Albion Band, High Level Ranters, Jim Kweskin and more - various years and conditions

20th century Georgian-style table of rectangular form, blind fretwork moulding to the sides, the legs formed as four turned columns uniting to a square foot, 75cm x 70.5cmCondition ReportThe width is 75 cm X the height is 70.5 cm X the depth is 52cm.

A BOX OF WRISTWATCHES AND POCKET WATCH, to include a quartz Sekonda, an Accurist wristwatch, a silver open face ladies pocket watch with floral and foliate engraving and a blind cartouche, with a London import mark date letter 1918, together with a gold plated bangle etc

A BOX OF GAMES AND TWO PICTURES to include Trivial Pursuit, Taboo, Connect 4, Sexual Trivia the Golden Edition, Rat Race, Charades and Blind Ignorance, a Pirelli calender and framed Players cigarette cards set, 'Cycling 1939', F B Barraud 1924 'Cricket at Repton' 804/850 and Nigel Hemming Kingfisher 482/850

Limited edition Trevor Owens print with blind stamp

Bernard McMullen Limited edition print 8/1000 signed with double blind stamp, framed & mounted, belle vue memories