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Music Memorabilia, The Beatles, a limited edition (38/49) b/w photo showing The Beatles in the sea, image taken from original negative, with Popperfoto blind stamp, framed and glazed, 70cm x 58cm (ex)

Postcards, a collection of approx 35 cards of North London inc. RP's of Park Ave Willesden, Swiss Cottage Institute for the Blind, Viaduct Finchley, Lamb's Cottage Edmonton, Westbourne Grove, Russell Hotel, Broadway West, Hendon, Hampstead Heath aerial view etc (mixed condition, fair/gd)

Ray (John). Methodus plantarum emendata et aucta, 2nd edition, 1st issue, London [i.e. Leiden]: Samuel Smith and Benjamin Walford [i.e. Waasberg], 1703, engraved portrait frontispiece, 2 folding tables (browned), contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, 8vo (19.1 x 11.5 cm), together with: Three Physico-Theological Discourses, concerning I. The Primitive Chaos, and Creation of the World. II. The General Deluge, its Causes and Effects. III. The Dissolution of the World, and Future Conflagration, 3rd edition ('much more Enlarged'), for WIlliam Innys, 1713, engraved portrait frontispiece, 4 engraved plates, browning, marginal spotting, contemporary panelled calf, front board detached, 8vo (20 x 11.8 cm), and A Compleat Collection of English Proverbs; also the most Celebrated Proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and Other Languages, 3rd edition ('augmented'), 3rd issue, for H. Slater [and others], 1742, title-page and section-title spotted, occasional faint spotting elsewhere, 19th-century ownership inscription of one Arthur Rawdon to title-page and p. 1, bookplate (with withdrawn stamp) of Oldham Free Public Library, associated faint blind-stamps to final quire, early-20th-century half sheep by Cedric Chivers of Bath, 8vo (19.8 x 11.2 cm)Keynes 42, 85, 14; Henrey 317 for the first item (recording 1100 copies printed). Ray's Methodus plantarum nova was first published in 1682; both the first edition and this second edition are uncommon. The second item ( Three Physico-Theological Discourses ) contains a description of 'two late remarkable' earthquakes in England and Jamaica.(Qty: 3)

Darwin (Charles; King, Philip Parker and Fitzroy, Robert). Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the Years 1826 and 1836, Describing their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle's Circumnavigation of the Globe, 3 volumes in 4 (including Appendix to volume 2), 1st edition, 1839, 58 engraved plates, maps and charts (including eight loose folding maps contained in pockets, map of 'Southern Portion of South America' lacking in volume 1 and replaced with later folding map of whole country), half-titles to volumes 1, 2 & 3, without publisher's adverts at rear of Appendix, few folding maps with short closed tears to folds, some occasional spotting, endpapers renewed, original blind-stamped cloth gilt, all rebacked, preserving original spines, 8vo, together with a duplicate of volume 2, with 24 plates only, lacking frontispiece and two loose charts, some fraying to plates and dust-soiling, original cloth gilt, upper joint split, 8vo, plus a duplicate of volume 3 lacking both maps, bookplate of Merthyr Guest, in variant light purple/blue plain cloth binding with Fitzroy name on spine rather than darwin, spine faded to light green, 8voFreeman 10, variant a; Sabin 37826. The first volume of the narrative contains Captain King's account of the expedition in the Adventure between 1826 and 1830, which surveyed the coast of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. The second volume and Appendix describe the second voyage of the Beagle under Captain Fitzroy between 1831 and 1836, which visited Brazil, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Chile, Peru, the Galapagos Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, and other islands and countries. The third volume is Darwin 's "first published book [and] is undoubtedly the most often read and stands second only to On the origin of Species as the most often printed" (Freeman p.31). This volume was published under two different titles: the first issue (as here) with the title starting Narrative of the Surveying Voyages..., and the second issue with the title Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History.... The second issue was also available as a separate work. The additional third volume in this lot with variant cloth was unknown to R.B. Freeman.(Qty: 6)

Darwin (Charles). A Monograph on the Sub-Class Cirripidia, with Figures of all the Species, 2 volumes, first edition, Ray Society, 1851 & 1854, forty engraved plates (three partly coloured), plus two additional plates (one at p.3 in each volume), top edge gilt, original blind stamped cloth gilt, some wear to spines, 8voFreeman 339; Curle p.48-49. Darwin spent much of his time for eight years (his 'Barnacle period') on this work, beginning in 1846. Curle states that the number of copies printed may not have been more than 800.(Qty: 2)

Darwin (Charles). On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, and on the Good Effects of Intercrossing, first edition, 1st issue, 1862, letterpress illustrations and one folding plate, 32pp. publisher's catalogue dated December 1861 at rear, ink stamp removed from title with some thinning of paper (not affecting text), endpaper removed from front pastedown with some dampstaining, original blind & gilt blocked plum cloth, frayed to joints and head & foot of spine, 8vo (Freeman 800, variant a.), together with The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants, 2nd thousand, 1876, oval blind stamp to title, first & last leaves and free endpapers spotted, contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spine with black morocco title label, 8vo (Freeman 837) (Qty: 2)

Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, third edition, with additions and corrections (Seventh thousand), John Murray, 1861, half-title present, folding diagram at page 123, with publisher's advert leaf at rear, some light toning, hinges cracked, original blind embossed green cloth gilt, frayed at head and foot of spine and to board edges, 8voFreeman 381, binding variant b. (no full point after Murray at foot of spine). 2000 copies printed. The first edition to include the author's expanded historical sketch which was written to satisfy complaints that Darwin had not sufficiently considered his predecessors in the general theory of evolution.(Qty: 1)

Darwin (Charles). Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World, 2nd ed., 1845, wood engraved illustrations, 32pp. publisher's catalogue at rear, pencil signature at head of title, front free endpaper with ownership inscriptions, hinges cracked and a little weak, original green cloth gilt, blind embossed boards, upper joint a little frayed, head & foot of spine and board corners frayed, small ink mark to fore-edge of upper board, 8vo (Qty: 1) Amendment: 2nd edition, (tenth thousand), 1860,

Hardy (William). The Miner's Guide: or, Compleat Miner, 1st edition, Sheffield: Francis Lister, 1748, bound with An Appendix to the Miners Guide: Chiefly Consisting of Plain and Accurate Tables..., Birmingham: Tho. Warren, [1762?], numerous figures and tables to text, some full-page, toned and spotted throughout, intermittent dampstaining, first leaf of Preface with early ink annotation, blank leaves bound at rear, seven of which have detailed early ink manuscript notes, front free endpaper with early ink calligraphic inscription 'Charles Walker. His Book. 1790', blank at rear with early ink name 'Charles Walker, Matlock', front hinge cracked, contemporary blind panelled calf, worn, front joint cracked, 8vo, together with Tapping (Thomas) , A Treatise on the Derbyshire Mining Customs and Mineral Court Act, 1852..., Shaw and Sons, 1854, title edge frayed at head, some spotting to first few leaves, front free endpaper with two ink ownership incriptions, original printed boards (soiled), front board nearly detached, the whole in an additional late 19th century binding of cloth-backed boards, partly detaching, 8vo, plus Hardy (William) , The Miner's Guide or Complete Miner..., Wirksworth: J. Cotes, 1810, two engraved plates (one offset to title), light spotting to first few leaves, front pastedown with armorial bookplate of William Allen Potter, mostly unopened, front hinge cracked, original boards, rebacked, some marks and stains, front cover with ink publisher's stamp 'Miner's Guide, (Price 4s 6d in Boards)' within typographical border, 8vo, and another copy of the same edition, one plate with early ink title, the other plate with early ink annotations to blank reverse, some dampstaining at head, mainly affecting first few leaves, bound with Manlove (Edward) , A Poem, on the Liberties and Customs of the Lead Mines, within the Wapentake of Wirksworth, in the County of Derby..., Wirksworth: J. Cotes, 1809, ten pages, title within typographical border, modern quarter calf gilt to style, 8vo (Qty: 4)

Mammatt (Edward). A Collection of Geological Facts and Practical Observations, intended to elucidate the formation of the Ashby Coal-Field, in the Parish of Ashby-De-La-Zouch and the Neighbouring District; being the result of forty years' experience and research, Ashby-De-La-Zouche: Printed and sold by W. Hextall, & London: George Lawford, 1834, folding lithograph map frontispiece, 7 folding pr of iles, 24 plates of sections (23 hand-coloured), 102 h and -coloured lithograph plates, some scattered spotting throughout, contemporary half calf gilt, black skiver title label & blind decoration to spine, discreetly repaired at head & foot of spine, large 4to (Qty: 1)

Mammatt (Edward). A Collection of Geological Facts and Practical Observations, Intended to Elucidate the Formation of the Ashby Coal-Field..., Ashby -De-La-Zouch: W. Hextall, 1836, folding map (with short closed handling tear), 7 folding sections, 24 sections of strata (23 hand-coloured), 102 hand-coloured lithographed plates, some plates with pale stains on verso (sometimes showing through), occasional minor spotting (mainly to first few leaves), armorial bookplate of J. S. S. Sutton Hall, 20th century half calf, a little rubbed, blind-tooled spine with gilt lettering-piece, 4to (Qty: 1)

Murchison (Roderick Impey ). The History of the Oldest Known Rocks containing Organic Remains, with a Brief Sketch of the Distribution of Gold over the Earth, 1st edition, 1854, folding lithograph map and 37 lithograph plates (including three folding) and folding hand-coloured engraved map contained in rear pocket, numerous wood engraved illustrations, scattered spotting, armorial bookplate of William Arthur Sparrow of Albrighton Hall, Shropshire to upper pastedown, original gilt and blind decorated dark green cloth, frayed at foot of spine, large 8vo, together with Outline of the Geology of the Neighbourhood of Cheltenham, new edition, augmented & revised by H.E. Strickland & James Buckman, Cheltenham & London, 1844, half-title, folding hand-coloured engraved map frontispiece, folding hand-coloured engraved sectional plate, 13 lithograph plates (one folding), publisher's advert leaf at rear, recent endpapers, original blind decorated cloth, rebacked, slim 8vo (Qty: 2)

Scrope (G. Poulett). The Geology and Extinct Volcanos of Central France, 2nd edition, enlarged and improved, 1858, 17 sepia-printed illustrations and panoramas (correct as list), some folding, one with contemporary colour, most folding panoramas with pale dampstain to lower margin, one with mark to upper outer corner, final plate partly detached, two folding engraved maps with contemporary colour, contained in front and rear pocket (rear pocket with short tear), stitching broken in gathering B, hinges cracked, contemporary blind-stamped cloth gilt, a little mottled at foot, spine a trifle frayed at head, 8vo, together with another copy of the same edition, 17 plates (as above), four with small dampstain to fore edge, eight page publisher's catalogue at rear, two folding maps (as above), contained in front and rear pocket, one map with few splits to folds and slight wear where folds cross, the second map with several splits to folds and slight wear where folds cross, and with a portion detached, endpapers renewed, 20th century cloth, with contemporary cloth relaid, 8voWard and Carozzi 2016.(Qty: 2)

Werner (Abraham Gottlob). A Treatise on the External Characters of Fossils, Translated from the German... by Thomas Weaver, 1st edition, Dublin: M.N. Mahon, 1805, two folding engraved plates (strongly offset), half-title discarded, intermittent spotting, contemporary diced half calf, some wear to extremities, boards lightly spotted, spine tooled in gilt and blind, with gilt-lettering, 8voWard and Carozzi 2303.(Qty: 1)

Albums. A collection of Seven Sketchbooks and Scrap Albums, 19th century, comprising: a volume of original drawings by various accomplished hands, containing sixteen pencil drawings and one pen & ink sketch, direct on album leaves, mostly portraits, figure studies, and landscapes or buildings, some captions and signatures, including several by A.F. Fournier and J. Thomas, several dated 1849, a number of blank leaves, leaf size 12.5 x 19.5cm (5 x 7.5ins), stitching partly broken, original blindstamped green morocco gilt, scuffed in places, oblong 8vo; a volume containing twelve accomplished pencil and watercolour drawings direct on coloured album leaves, six of flowers, initialled 'RHL', and six of various 'beauties' in landscapes (one of a courtship scene), some unfinished, plus a number of pages with accompanying calligraphic verse, and three title-pages with decorative borders, a number of blank leaves, some offsetting and toning, bookplate of John Bryan Kelshall on front pastedown, all edges gilt, original blind and gilt decorated green morocco, worn, with spine deficient and upper cover detached; and other albums containing a variety of mounted prints and engravings, scraps, Chinese pith paintings, silhouettes, etc., various sizes and condition (Qty: 7)

Keppel (Henry). The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy: with Extracts from the Journal of James Brooke of Sarawak, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Chapman and Hall, 1846, 11 lithographic plates (all but one tinted), 6 folding maps, folding table, plates and maps variably spotted and offset, small chip to lower outer corner of volume 1 list of plates, original purple blind-stamped cloth, spines sunned, pale marks, 8voHill 918; not in Abbey. After the end of the First Opium War 'K eppel was sent to Singapore as senior officer on that part of the station. There he made friends with Sir James Brooke , with whom he returned to Sarawak. For eighteen months he co-operated with Brooke for the suppression of Borneo piracy, and, after many engagements, the Dido , together with the East India Company's steamship Phlegethon , destroyed the chief stronghold of the pirates, together with some 300 prahus' (ODNB). There was a second edition the same year.(Qty: 2)

* Thorburn (Archibald). Pheasants breaking cover, Lawrence & Bullen, 1903, uncoloured photogravure, India on laid, signed in pencil by artist to lower left corner, blind stamp to lower left, some spotting, 440 x 630 mm, together with another twelve A. Thorburn prints and gravures, a few signed, various sizes and condition, together with another approximately 100 prints, engravings and lithographs, including examples by or after Cecil Aldin, Michael Lyne and Frank Paton, several reproduction Edward Lear/JohnGould bird prints, a John Speed of Monmouth (but heavily repaired), mezzotint portraits, pair of Currier & Ives humorous driving lithographs, with others of domestic animals, horses and genre, various sizes and condition, all framed and glazed (Qty: approx. 115)

Langley (Edward Archer). Narrative of a Residence at the Court of Meer Ali Moorad; with Wild Sports in the Valley of the Indus, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Hurst and Blackett, 1860, wood-engraved frontispieces and vignette title-pages, blind stamps of the Royal United Services Institute to each, endpapers renewed to style, original maroon cloth, rebacked with original spines laid down, gilt vignettes to front boards, 8voNot in Schwerdt. Account of a journey to the princely state of Khairpur. The author was an officer in the Madras cavalry.(Qty: 2)

Rowlandson (Thomas). Rowlandson's Caricature Etchings illustrating Boswell's Tour to the Hebrides, published E. Jackson 1786 but later edition, circa 1860, twenty (complete) uncoloured etchings, some marginal finger and dust soiling, contained in a contemporary blind stamped cloth gilt portfolio with title to upper board, lacking silk ties, slight wear to extremities, slim folio, together with Beerbohm (Max). Cartoons. "The Second Childhood of John Bull", published Stephen Swift & Co. Ltd., 1911, fifteen (complete) coloured plates, linen backed chemise, contemporary quarter cloth portfolio, remains of linen ties, some scuffing to boards, slight wear to extremities, slim folio, with, Leech (John) . John Leech's Etchings..., 2 volumes, published Thomas Tegg, circa 1860, numerous uncoloured etchings, both volumes partially disbound with gutta percha perished and contents broken and loose, 4to, plus, Scanlan (R. R.). My book of curs, published Ackermann & Co., March 1840, nine uncoloured lithographic anthropomorphic caricatures of dogs, some water staining, publisher's printed paper wrappers, frayed and torn, lacking rear wrapper, slim upright 4to, and, Cruikshank (George). Phrenological Illustrations, 1828, decorative title and six uncoloured etched caricatures, tipped in advertisement, slight spotting, publisher's printed paper wrappers, frayed, worn and dust soiled, slim oblong 4to, with Illustrations of Time, published 1827 [and] Scraps and Sketches, published 1828, two volumes containing numerous uncoloured etched caricatures, both volumes with publisher's printed paper wrappers, some wear and staining, oblong 4to, with another volume similarSold not subject to return.(Qty: 9)

Polybius. Polybij Megalopolitani historiarum libri priores quinque, Nicolao Perotto Episcopo Sipontino interprete. Item, epitome sequentium librorum usque ad decimumseptimum, Vuolfgango Musculo interprete..., 2 parts in one, Basel: Joannem Heruagium, [1549], first line of title in Greek & with printer's woodcut device (few marks), date of imprint from colophon, first part in Greek and second part in Latin text, lacking 2D5 of index at rear of volume, endpapers renewed, contemporary blind ruled calf, rebacked and corners repaired, folio (Qty: 1)

[ Wanostroct , Nicholas "Felix"]. Felix on the Bat; being A Scientific Inquiry into the Use of the Cricket Bat; together with the History and Use of the Catapulta,. Also, the Laws of Cricket, as Revised by the Marylebone Club, 1845. 1st edition, Baily Brothers, 1845, ten lithographed plates, seven hand-coloured, some foxed, letterpress vignettes, 4 pages publisher's advertisements at rear, inscribed on the front pastedown 'To Vincent Fenn Esquire with the Author's Kindest regards', with small newspaper cutting mounted below, all edges gilt, original gilt and blind-stamped green cloth, spine faded and a trifle frayed at head, some marks and stains, slim 4toAbbey Life 396: "The only colour plate book prior to 1850 devoted to cricket". A particularly attractive copy, overall in good condition and inscribed by the author.(Qty: 1)

Folio Society. A Secret Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, by Richard Burton, 2005, with original folding map, Pathfinders of the American West, The Journals of Lewis & Clark, edited by Frank Bergon, 2000, London Characters & Crooks, by Henry Mayhew, 1996, The Oregon Trail, by Frank McLynn, 2009,The Fatal Shore, by Robert Hughes, 1998, Lost City of the Incas, by Hiram Bingham, 2004, together with 51 further volumes of Folio Society publications, all original cloth in slipcases, some as new in original plastic wrap, some with previous owner blind stamp to front endpapers, VG, 8vo (Qty: 57)

Folio Society. William the Conqueror, by Davis C. Douglas, 2004, Mary Queen of Scots, by Antonia Fraser, 2004, Henry VIII, by J.J. Scarisbrick, 2004, Richard III, by Paul Murray Kendall, 2005, Elizabeth I, by J. E. Neale, 2005, Queen Victoria, by Elizabeth Longford, 2007, A History of England, 12 volumes, by Peter Hunter Blair et al, circa 1997-2000, together with 72 further volumes of Folio Society publications, all original cloth in slipcases, all with previous owner blind stamp to front endpapers, G/VG. 8vo (Qty: 90)

Grolier Society. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha, 14 volumes, Grolier Society, [1907], illustrations, some light spotting, top edges gilt, original blind-tooled medieval-style pigskin, joints and edges a little rubbed, 8voLimited deluxe edition of 1000 copies.(Qty: 14)

Harper (Charles G.) . The Smugglers, picturesque chapters of an ancient craft, 1909, book plate to front pastedown, previous owner inscription to front endpaper, some minor toning, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with, Konstam (Angus) , Scourge of the Seas, buccaneers, pirates and privateers, 2007, Osprey, numerous colour and black & white illustrations, ex-liberia blind stamp to half title, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, and, Arnold-Forster (D.) , At War with the Smugglers, career of Doctor Arnold's father, 1st edition, 1936, black & white illustrations, minor marginal toning, original blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other early 20th century & modern smuggling and piracy history & reference, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 6 shelves)

Smith (Robert Angus). To Iceland in a Yacht, 1st edition, Edinburgh: privately printed by Edmonston & Douglas, 1873, 6 autotype photographic plates, 7 other plates (2 folding), original green pictorial cloth gilt, spine slightly rolled and with small white mark, 8vo, together with: Dasent (George Webbe), The Story of Burnt Njal, or Life in Iceland at the End of the Tenth Century. From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1861, folding engraved map frontispiece, 2 folding lithographic maps, 4 engraved plates, 2 plans, original green pictorial cloth gilt, 8vo, Coles (John), Summer Travelling in Iceland; being the Narrative of Two Journeys across the Island by Unfrequented Routes, 1st edition, John Murray, 1882, 10 wood-engraved or lithographic plates including frontispiece, folding map (spotted), original blue cloth,wear to spine-ends, large 8vo, Laurie (William Ferguson Beatson), A Tour to Northern Europe, (Denmark, Sweden, Russia), 1st edition, Saunders, Otley, and Co., 1862, 5 steel-engraved plates including frontispiece, contemporary gift inscriptions to front pastedown, all edges gilt, original green cloth gilt, 8vo, McCormick (William T.), A Ride Across Iceland in the Summer of 1891, 1st edition, Digby, Long & Co., 1892, photographic frontispiece, marginal finger-soiling to preliminaries, ownership inscription effaced from title-page verso, stitching strained between quires D and E, original green cloth gilt, small 8vo, and 12 others, 19th-century Scandinavian travel, original cloth, 8voCopac traces eight copies of Smith's work in UK libraries, seven for Laurie, and seven for McCormick; of these last two copies are also noted in red cloth. Dasent's work was also issued in a far less elaborate binding with blind rather than gilt decoration to the sides.(Qty: 20)

Thomson (Sir C. Wyville). The Voyage of the 'Challenger'. The Atlantic, a Preliminary Account of the General Results of the Exploring Voyage of H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the year 1873 and the early part of the year 1876, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Macmillan & Co., 1877, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume (with gift inscription note tipped onto verso), folding colour lithograph map frontispiece to second volume, forty-two plates, maps, etc., including some folding, ink ownership name stamp to titles, some very light spotting mostly to preliminaries and some light marginal toning, original blind decorated green cloth, gilt decorated spines, few spots to upper board, generally in bright condition, 8voSpence 1197. Thomson was scientific director on board HMS Challenger during its three-year circumnavigation of the globe under George Nares.(Qty: 2)

Villari (Luigi). Fire and Sword in the Caucasus, 1st edition, T. Fisher Unwin, 1906, halftone frontispiece, numerous similar plates, text-block spotted, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, original red pictorial cloth, spine slightly faded, 8vo, together with: Stewart (Robert Walter), The Tent and the Khan: a Journey to Sinai and Palestine, 1st edition, Edinburgh: William Oliphant and Sons, 1857, photogravure frontispiece (slightly spotted), wood-engraved vignettes in text, folding map to rear, original red cloth, pictorial decoration gilt to spine, slightly rubbed overall, light wear to extremities, spine-ends strengthened, 8vo, Williams (George), The Holy City. Historical, Topographical, and Antiquarian Notices of Jerusalem, 2 volumes, 2nd edition ('with additions'), John W. Parker, 1849, 15 tinted lithographic plates including frontispieces (of 16: lacking plate facing volume 1 p. 446) and a folding panorama (loose), 7 engraved plates (one folding), woodcut vignettes, folding map on glazed linen in pocket at front of volume 1, plates spotted, inner hinges strengthened, original cloth, rubbed, wear and restoration to extremities, 8vo, and 6 others, early 20th-century Middle Eastern travel, original cloth, 8voVillari's work concerns the Armenian-Tatar massacres which began during the 1905 Russian Revolution. Stewart's work is usually encountered in various colours of blind-stamped binding without the gilt illustration to the spine seen here.(Qty: 10)

Wilson (William Rae). Travels in Russia, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1828, 6 aquatint plates, browning, presentation inscription 'Doctor Beattie, With the Regards of The Author W. Rae Wilson' to volume 1 initial blank, gilt morocco bookplate of the recipient to volume 1 front pastedown (removed in volume 2), all ewdge gilt, contemporary morocco-grain purple calf, rebacked with original gilt spines laid down, foliate frames gilt to sides, wear to tips, 8vo (21.5 x 12.5 cm), together with: Denon (Vivant), Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt, in Company with Several Divisions of the French Army, during the Campaigns of General Bonaparte ... Translated by Arthur Aikin, 3 volumes, 1st edition thus, 1803, for T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1803, 60 engraved plates numbered 1-59 including frontispieces (plate 59 on 2 sheets), several folding, 59 plates listed but the work possibly incomplete (some listed plates apparently absent; many plate numbers cropped some added or corrected in manuscript), browning, occasional staining,volume 1 frontispiece with old repairs verso, a few folding plates with splits along folds, contemporary tree calf, rebacked with original spines laid down, 8vo (21 x 12.5 cm), and [Wallace, Robert Grenville], Forty Years in the World; or, Sketches and Tales of a Soldier's Life, 3 volumes, 2nd and 3rd editions, George B. Whitaker, 1825, half-titles, 2 pp. advertisements rear of volume 2, lacking volume 2 signaturesP2-3, browning and soiling, volume 1 with blind-stamp of Ulverston Athenaeum to front free endpaper and marginal paper disruption to last few leaves, near-contemporary maroon half calf, rebacked with original spines laid down, rubbed, 8vo (19.3 x 11.5 cm)Abbey Travel 228 (Wilson); Blackmer 471 refers to Aikin's translation of Denon's work (it was preceded by Francis Blagdon's translation of 1802). Wallace's work mainly concerns service in India. The lot sold not subject to return.(Qty: 8)

Wolff (Joseph). Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843-1845, to ascertain the Fate of Colonel Stoddart and Captain Connolly, 2 volumes, 1st edition, for the author by John W. Parker, 1845, half-titles, 9 lithographic plates, 16 pp. publisher's advertisements to rear of volume 1, spotting to half-titles, plates and endpapers, volume 1 largely unopened, contemporary ownership inscription of Lady Emily Ponsonby to front free endpaper and bookplate of Henry and Mary Ponsonby to front pastedown (see note), original green blind-stamped cloth, a few pale marks overall, spine-ends neatly refurbished, volume 1 spine darkened and with small abrasion to one compartment, streaking to front board, volume 2 upper outer corners bumped, remains a bright copy, 8voBlackmer 1833 for the first American edition; in the UK alone the work reached a seventh edition by 1852. 'In 1839 Stoddart had been sent to Bokhara to negotiate a treaty against a background of Anglo-Russian rivalry in central Asia. In 1841 Connolly tried to joint Stoddart, who had apparently been under confinement for some time. Both officers were beheaded, probably in 1842. This was what the intrepid Wolff eventually discovered after an amazing series of of adventures in which he barely escaped with his life' (Blackmer). Provenance: Lady Emily Ponsonby, novelist (1817-1877); Henry Ponsonby (1825-1895), army officer and private secretary to Queen Victoria, and his wife Mary (née Bulteel, 1836-1916), maid of honour to Queen Victoria (bookplate).(Qty: 2)

[Johnson, Samuel]. A Journey to the Western Island of Scotland, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1775 , twelve-line errata and cancels D8 and U4, contemporary manuscript ownership James W. Lake and annotation to upper blank margin of B1, additional engraved portrait (published 1827) bound in as frontispiece and 20th century illustration of Cathedral of Iona bound in facing page 347, occasional minor spotting, newspaper cuttings pasted to verso of front free endpaper and following blank, modern full brown calf, elaborate gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, 8vo, together with Gibbon (Edward) , The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esq., with Memoirs of his Life and Writings, composed by himself: illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative, by John, Lord Sheffield, London: B. Blake, 1837, engraved portrait frontispiece, contemporary half calf, blind decoration to spine compartments, dark green morocco title label, extremities slighly rubbed, 8voJohnson: Courtney p.122-123; Rothschild 1256; Tinker 1357. Provenance: From the Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.(Qty: 2)

A curtain pole, shower rail and a blind

Sir Peter Scott signed Ltd Ed print "Widgeon crossing low over the Creek". Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp and pencil signature both present to margin. Print published in 1943, after the oil painting dated 1942.

An L.S. Lowry limited edition print "Outside the Mill", Numbered 658/850. With gallery blind stamp, unsigned, 1976. Mounted, framed and glazed. Approx. H57cm x W73cm inc. frame.

A framed and glazed signed print "Huddersfield" by Helen Bradley. With a gallery blind stamp. Frame size 70.5cm x 83.5cm approx.

A George III mahogany chest on chest, the outswept pediment with dentil moulding, above a blind fretwork frieze, with two short over three long graduated drawers, over three further long graduated drawers, raised on bracket feet, 178cm H, 112cm W, 56cm D.

Jazz records, including Chet Baker Ensemble, Dizzie Gillispie and others, Shelley Manne, Art Tatum, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Ladd's Black Aces. (16)

A late 19thC walnut cased wall clock, possibly American, enamel dial bearing Roman numerals, eight day movement with coil strike and mercury pendulum, the case with carved surmount, glazed door with blind fretwork, and turned columns, with key, 92cm H.

Early 20th Century oak blind panelled cupboard of small proportions, together with a mid 20th Century walnut D end two tier console table on pad feet. (2)(B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Measurements of cupboard; 66.5 x 42 x 72cm approx (W x D x H) (46cm without the legs)

Vintage and painted food cupboard with mesh door, together with matching blind panelled kitchen cupboard. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Early 20th Century oak arts and crafts design two door blind panelled hanging wall cabinet. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Early 20th Century oak blind panelled cupboard with under tier. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Solid pine blind panelled wardrobe. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Modern narrow pine two door blind panelled wardrobe. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Edwardian arts and crafts design oak cupboard bookcase with two pairs of adjustable shelves and two blind panelled doors on a platform base. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Lock but no key or escutcheon. Substantial item, dry, scuffed and worn but solid. Well used. Doors close but to bind a little.

18th Century Welsh oak blind panelled bookcase top with broken arch pediment. Water damaged, no reserve.(B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Edwardian or late Victorian mahogany two stage press cupboard with two blind panelled doors over two short and two long drawers on a platform base. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

19th Century Welsh oak two stage blind panelled bureau bookcase.(B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Dimensions are approximately: Width - 110 cm, depth - 60 cm, height 200 cm.

Late Victorian/Edwardian stripped pine dog kennel dresser with two shelf boarded rack back and three drawers with two blind cupboards to the base on a platform support. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Dimensions are approximately 220 cm x 166 cm x 43 cm.

Early 20th century Phoenixware two blind jardinere on stand decorated with peacocks. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Elaborate pair of Chippendale-style side chairs, each with ornately carved vase splat back and embroidered stuffover seat on blind fret carved square supports

*Paul Insect (British, b.1971) SEX TOY 2 Screenprint in colours, 2006, signed, dated and numbered 31/60 in silver metallic pen, printed and published by Pictures on Walls, with their blind stamp, on smooth wove paper, the full sheet image 60.5 x 42.8cm, framed *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.

*Lynn Chadwick (British, 1914-2003) CLOAKED FIGURE Lithograph, 1971, signed, dated and inscribed 'E. d. A.', an artist’s proof aside from the edition of 200, printed by Erker Presse, St Galen, with their blind stamp, on BFK Rives paper, the full sheet sheet 76 x 56cm, framed *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.

A 1920's mahogany display cabinet of "Chippendale" design, the whole of bold shaped outline, the upper part with moulded and dentil cornice above carved scroll frieze interspersed by leaf paterae, fitted two shelves enclosed by a central single glazed door flanked by shaped side panels, the lower section with carved gadroon and blind fret frieze, fitted three serpentine fronted drawers flanked by cupboards enclosed by shaped panelled doors with bead pattern oval panels to centres, on four square tapered feet with block toes, 56ins wide x 16ins deep x 77.5ins high

A WWII Civil MBE medal and shoulder tie, complete with original fitted Royal Mint box of issue and cardboard outer case, awarded to Miss Constance Irene Murray, Clerical Officer, Offices of the Cabinet and Minister of Defence, together with the sixth issue of the London Gazette Honour Roll 1945 where she is mentioned (page 300), a selection of typed and hand written correspondence from 10 & 12 Downing Street, Whitehall Cabinet Office, The Air Ministry and Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, some letters with blind stamps, signatures including Stuart Anderson, Patrick Kinna, T L Rowan, J H M Phillips and more (parcel)

CHRISTOPHER WOOD. 'China Dogs in a St. Ives Window.' A Limited Edition print No.39/550. Published by Bow Art, London 1995. Blind stamp to the front & COA, also numbered 39, to the reverse. 44 x 54cm, unframed.

A 19th Century mahogany freestanding corner display cabinet with a blind fretwork frieze raised upon carved cabriole legs with ball and claw feet

GRAHAM CLARKE - Limited Edition coloured print entitled "Left Right Oops" - with GRAHAM CLARKE blind stamp - No.96 of 250

8 BAD TASTE BEARS I LOVE YOU, CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD, LOVE YOU MORE THAN CHOCOLATE, LOVES ME LOVES ME NOT, I'LL MISS YOU, CONGRATULATIONS, LOVE IS BLIND AND YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY ALL BOXED AND APPEAR VGC FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION

An Edwardian mahogany mirror front wardrobe and dressing table quarter veneered and with blind fret carving.