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Binding.- Whole Booke of Davids Psalmes (The), title with typographical border, musical notation, title soiled, water-stained at end, contemporary brown morocco elaborately tooled in gilt, spine gilt, lacking ties, rubbed, spine worn and slightly defective at head and foot, [STC 2661], by T[homas] C[otes] for the Company of Stationers, 1635 § Jewel (John) Apologia Ecclesiae Anglicanae, title with woodcut device and faint contemporary ink inscription, woodcut tail-piece, Thomas Vautrollier, 1581; another edition, translated by John Smith, Greek text, lacking initial blank but with the 2 blanks at end of preliminaries and the final errata leaf, Oxford, Joseph Barnes, 1614, together 2 works in 1 vol., cropped with slight loss to a few side-notes in second work, later calf, ruled in blind, red roan label, rubbed, split to head of upper joint, [STC 14582 & 14594], 16mo & 12mo (2)

Shaw (George) Cimelia Physica. Figures of Rare and Curious Quadrupeds, Birds, &c. Together with Several of the Most Elegant Plants..., second edition, frontispiece and 59 plates engraved and hand-coloured by John Frederick Miller, a little soiling and faint even browning, some spotting, a few ff. nicks and very short closed tears to edges, some repaired, contemporary straight-grained green morocco, g.e., board margins ruled and tooled in blind, inner borders tooled in blind and gilt, staining, a few scuffs and scrapes, spine and extremities worn, loss at spine ends, fore corners and spine bands repaired, [Fine Bird Books p. 94; Nissen IVB 638; Stafleu and Cowan 6033; Wood p. 465; Zimmer p. 585], by T.Bensley, folio, 1796.⁂Without the plate list and taxonomy from the first edition found in some copies of the second.Provenance: Madelaine Jay (bookplate)

Gautier d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien) Observations sur l'Histoire Naturelle, sur la Physique et sur la Peinture, Parts 1-12 (of 18) bound in 4 vol. and Atlas, together 5 vol., first edition, main titles in red & black with woodcut device, woodcut head-pieces and initials, plate vol. with 40 magnificent mezzotint plates printed in colours, 2 folding, and 7 etched plates, 6 folding, some plates a little browned, a few with light water-stain to upper outer corner, mostly marginal but affecting corner of a few plates, one plate trimmed at fore-margin and reinforced, text with occasional browning, vol.3 with similar water-staining to upper margin and occasionally just affecting text, a few rust-spots, final two leaves of vol.1 trimmed at upper margin and reinforced, book-labels of Fort Hill and Lurley Manor on front pastedowns, handsome contemporary calf with decorative border in blind, spines gilt in compartments with tan & blue labels and six raised bands, red edges, Atlas with red paste-paper endpapers, a little rubbed, a few marks or scuffs, [Cohen-de Ricci p.427; Nissen ZBI 1487], 4to, Paris, Delaguette, 1752-54.⁂ Early scientific journal and the first periodical with plates printed in colours, of which complete sets are very rare. The colour plates include a surreal image of a foetus, three plates of hermaphrodites, a brightly-coloured tulip, dissected and intact tortoise, sloth & other animals, birds, fish, anatomical studies and a folding plate depicting the spectrum concerning Gautier's objection to Newton's colour theory.

Africa.- [Lobo (Jeronimo)] A short Relation of the River Nile, of its Sourse and Current; of its Overflowing the Campagna of Aegypt..., translated by Sir Peter Wyche, second edition in English, initial imprimatur leaf with contemporary ink inscription at head, imprimatur leaf and title lightly soiled and stained, other ink inscriptions to endpapers, engraved bookplate of Everard Home, R.N., contemporary mottled calf, covers with double gilt fillet & blind-stamped border and central gilt arms, rubbed, neatly rebacked preserving old gilt spine, [Wing L2734], small 8vo, for John Martin, 1673.⁂ Account of a Jesuit missionary's travels in Ethiopia from 1625 to 1633; originally written in Portuguese it was translated from the manuscript by Sir Peter Wyche for the Royal Society. It includes descriptions of Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile, Arab shipping, Prester John and "the famous Unicorne".

More (Henry) Historia Missionis Anglicanae Societatis Iesu, first edition, additional engraved title incorporating four portraits of clerics including Edmund Campion, woodcut initials, approbation/errata leaf at end (repaired at upper inner margin), contemporary ink inscription "Collegii Soc. Jesu catalogo...1662" on engraved title, a little browned, light water-staining to first few leaves, a few rust-spots causing small hole to N2 and 3S1 affecting a couple of letters, contemporary blind-stamped alum-tawed pigskin with clasps (one lacking), lower compartment of spine painted red, later label chipped, rubbed and soiled, folio, St.Omer, Thomas Geubels, 1660.⁂ Historical work by the great-grandson of Sir Thomas More.

Middle East.- Dapper (Olfert) Naukeurige Beschryving van Asie: behelsende de Gewesten van Mesopotamie, Babylonie, Assyrie, Anatolie, of Klein Asie, 2 parts in 1 vol., engraved additional pictorial title, title in red and black and with woodcut ornament, 13 double-page or folding engraved plates, 3 double-page maps and 22 half-page illustrations, short worm trace diminishing in size within text on ff. of Pp1-Ss4, affecting the odd letter, occasional spotting, a few small stains, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, lightly soiled and marked, [Atabey 322; Not in Blackmer], Amsterdam, Jacob van Meurs, 1680.⁂ First edition, which includes views of Aden, Mocha, Muskat, Bagdad, Babel, Nineveh, Abydos, Smyrna, Magnesia, and Ephesus.

[Southey (Robert, editor)] The Annual Anthology, 2 vol., first edition, with B8 excised from vol.1 and C3 in vol.2 a cancel (as usual), some spotting and light staining, later morocco, by Rivière & Son, t.e.g., others uncut, joints rubbed, Bristol, 1799-1800; Metrical Tales and Other Poems, first edition, half-title, later roan-backed marbled boards, 1805 § [Lamb (Charles)] Elia, first edition, second issue with "Waterloo Place" in imprint, half-title, later claret straight-grain morocco, elaborately stamped in gilt and blind, spine gilt, g.e., 1823 § Talfourd (T.N.) Final Memorials of Charles Lamb, 2 vol., first edition, original cloth, spines faded, 1848, all rubbed, 8vo et infra (6)⁂ The first contains contributions by Coleridge (27 poems), Charles Lamb and others; the excised leaf was Southey's 'War Poem' and was removed because it contained unpatriotic sentiments.

Gardening.- Gilbert (Samuel) Florist's Vade-Mecum...The Second Edition Corrected, 2 woodcut plans of gardens, title with portion cut away at head touching some letters and contemporary ink inscription to verso, final 2 leaves cut and defective, browned, contemporary sheep, worn, for J.Taylor...and J.Wyat..., 1693 § [Bonnefons (Nicolas de)] The French Gardiner: Instructing how to Cultivate all sorts of Fruit-Trees, and Herbs for the Garden, translated by John Evelyn, second edition in English, engraved additional pictorial title and 4 plates, one folding, slight worming, cropped affecting a few side-notes, engraved bookplate of Isaac Barrow of Holland, Derby pasted on verso of title, old cloth, by T.B. for B.Took, 1691 § Evelyn (John) Kalendarium Hortense: or, The Gard'ners Almanac, ninth edition, engraved additional title, title and caption titles to each month printed in red & black, full-page engraved illustration, errata leaf at end, contemporary calf ruled & stamped in blind, rubbed, splits to joints, for Francis Fawcet, 1699, all foxed or browned, sometimes heavily, [Henrey 160, 149 & 130; Wing G714a, B3603 & E3502], 12mo (3)⁂ The first is a scarce edition, with only 2 UK copies listed by ESTC (BL & Kew) and 5 others elsewhere; Henrey also lists a copy in the Lindley Library of the Royal Horticultural Society. The second item contains an appendix with instructions for the preparation and cooking of fruit and vegetables and an engraved plate of a kitchen, plus 'The English Vineyard Vindicated' by John Rose, Gardiner to His Majesty.

ƟMargaret Atwood, Works, first and limited editions, most signed [Canada and UK, 1977-2015]a group of 48 volumes, comprising: Dancing Girls (1977, unsigned, price clipped), Lady Oracle (1977), Days of the Rebels (1977), Life Before Man (1979), Life Before Man (1980), Anna's Pet (1980, original printed boards), Second Words (1980), Bodily Harm (1981), Dancing Girls (1982), Murder in the Dark (1983, original printed covers), Bluebeard's Egg (1983), Second Words (1982), Encounters with the element Man (1982, copy xxvi of lx hand-bound copies), Bluebeard's Egg (1987), Hurricane Hazel and other stories (1987, limited edition in printed wrappers), Cat's Eye (1988, Canadian edition), Cat's Eye (1989, English edition), For the Birds (1990, original printed covers), Conversations (1990), Wilderness Tips (1991, Canadian edition), Wilderness Tips (1991, English edition), Good Bones (1992, Canadian edition), Good Bones (1992, English edition), The Robber Bride (1993, Canadian edition), The Robber Bride (1993, English edition), Various Atwood (1995, printed covers), Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut (1995, original printed boards), Strange Things (1995), Alias Grace (1996, Canadian edition), The Labradore Fiasco (1996, printed covers), Two Solicitudes (1996, paperback), Alias Grace (1996, English edition), The Journals of Susanna Moodie (1997, slip-case), The Blind Assassin (2000), The Blind Assassin (2000, English edition), Negotiating with the Dead (2002), Bottle (2004, Canadian edition), Bottle (2004, English edition), Oryx and Crake (2003, Canadian edition), Oryx and Crake (2003, English edition), The Tent (2006). The Tent (2006, English edition), Up in the Tree (2008), The Year of the Flood (2009, slip-case), Hag-Seed (2016), Madd Adam (2013), Stone Matters (2014), The Heart Goes Last (2015), original cloth and dust-jackets where applicable, all but the first mentioned signed by the author, a remarkably comprehensive collection of Atwood's works, including her children's books, 4to & 8vo Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).  

ƟIan McEwan, the Complete Novels and early Short Stories, all first or limited editions, signed by the author [most London, 1975-2016]a group of 28 volumes, comprising: First Love, Last Rites (1975, author’s first work, an exceptionally clean copy), In Between the Sheets (1978, dust-jacket spine faded, edges a little spotted), The Short Stories (1978), The Cement Garden (1978), The Imitation Game... (1981), The Comfort of Strangers (1981), Or Shall we Die (1983, small stain to lower cover of dust-jacket), The Ploughman's Lunch, an original screenplay (1985, original printed wrappers), The Child in Time (1987), The Child in Time (1987, number 97 of 150 limited edition copies, cloth-backed boards, glassine wrapper), Somerset (1988, original printed wrappers), The Innocent (1990), Black Dogs (1992), The Daydreamer (1994), Enduring Love (1997), Amsterdam (1998), Other Minds (2001, number 31 of 100 numbered copies, original blind stamped cloth), Atonement (2001), Saturday (2005, one of 1500 signed copies, slip-case), On Chesil Beach (2007, number 88 of 100 numbered copies, cloth-backed boards, slip-case), Solar (2010, number 27 of 100 copies, original decorated morocco, slip-case), For You, the libretto (2008, signed limited edition, original printed wrappers), Sweet Tooth (2012), Sweet Tooth (2012, number vi of 25 copied in full leather, top edges stained yellow, slip-case), The Children Act (2014, number xxiii of 25 copied bound in full morocco, top edges stained red, together with a portfolio containing 4 facsimile sheets of McEwan manuscripts, with original slip-case), The Children Act (2014, number 30 of 150 copies in quarter morocco, top edges stained red, slip-case), Nutshell (2016, number 7 of 25 copies bound in full morocco, together with a copy of My Purple Scented Novel, in slip-case), Nutshell (2016, number 2 of 150 copies bound in quarter morocco, slip-case), all signed by the author, all original cloth or boards unless specified, all with original dust-jackets where applicable, an exemplary and fine set, 8vo Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).  

WWI shrine with photograph of soldier blind stamp for J Slimming Cowdenbeath within oak frame

After Helen Bradley (1900 - 1979) - The Four Seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, artist's signed proofs, all inscribed and bearing a blind stamp for the Fine Art Trade Guild, also bearing facsimile labels describing the artist's story behind each work, coloured reproductions, each 10" x 12.75" (a set of four) **published by Helen Bradley Prints Ltd., **provenance The Horse-Shoe Gallery, Haworth, Nr Keighley

Rare Asahi Pentax K Body #164613. 2nd blind hesitant (common with this model) otherwise condition 5F.[S]

Magic Lantern Slides of Hull & Humberside etc, Including Docks & Ships. Most with captions. Also a quantity of coloured slides "The Blind Collier's Child" an Edwardian tale featuring underground mining images. Plus others.[G]

Periflex 3 Outfit. Comprising Periflex 3 body # 815746 (one strap loop detached, shutter stiff to cock & 2nd blind sticky) with good Lumax 45mm f1.9 lens (condition 4F), with ERC & instructions. Also a good Tele-Lumax 135mm f3.5 lens (slightly stiff to focus, hence condition 5/6F) with viewfinder insert & original keeper.[C]

A Louis XVI style circular marble top table, painted grey with a blind fret carved frieze, on square tapering and fluted stretchered legs, 74cm x 95cm

Yoshimoto Nara (b.1959) & Hiroshi Sugito (b.1970)Untitled: Over the RainbowLithograph with unique hand-colouring in pencil crayon, 2004, signed by each artist in pencil, dated in pencil, from the edition of 100, on wove paper, printed by Kido-Press, Tokyo, with their blind stamp, sheet 255 x 210mm (10 x 8 1/4in); housed within the special edition hardback book, overall 270 x 225mm (10 5/8 x 8 7/8in) (vol) (2)

δ Dame Paula Rego (b.1935)Three Blind Mice II (Rosenthal 49)Etching with aquatint, 1989, signed and numbered from the edition of 50 in pencil, on Arches wove paper, as included in the portfolio 'Nursery Rhymes', co-published by the artist and Marlborough Graphics, London, with full margins, sheet 520 x 377mm (20 1/2 x 14 7/8) (framed)δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

A George III mahogany serpentine serving table, circa 1790, the shaped top with crossbanded edge, above two blind frieze drawers centred by a moulded tablet, on moulded square section tapering legs, 89cm high, 191cm wide, 72cm deep

A George III mahogany chest on chest, circa 1770, the dentil cornice and blind fretwork frieze, above four long drawers flanked by detached fluted columns, the base with three further long drawers flanked by moulded canted corners, the whole on ogee bracket feet, 183cm high, 121cm wide, 58cm deep Provenance: Private Collection, London

A pair of mahogany knife boxes, in George III style, late 19th/early 20th century, modelled as urns, each top with blind fretwork border, lifting and locking in place on a stand to reveal the radially slotted interior, the lower section with acanthus carving, on a shallow plinth base, each 73cm high, the bases 26cm square

17th Century style carved oak single door blind panelled wall cabinet. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Victorian stained oak carved Flemish design buffet with mask mounts and deeply carved panels, two drawers, two blind panelled cupboards. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Early 19th Century Welsh oak two stage blind panelled bureau bookcase. Water damage, no reserve.(B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Snaffles, coloured print with publisher's blind stamp, "Le 75", 29 x 20cm

A Georgian mahogany chest on chest, the cornice and blind fret frieze above three small and six long drawers, on bracket feet, 110cm wide, 171cm high.

A Regency gilt framed pier mirror, with ball studded cornice and flanked by blind fret carved pilasters, 112cm x 62cm/see illustration

Edwin T Chicken (British, born 1940)/Animals and Birds/all signed in pencil and with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp/four coloured prints, 34.5cm x 28cm/and two smaller by the same

Graham Knuttel Limited edition colour printVase, ewer and aubergine on stand, 4/99, signed lower right with artist's blind studio stamp lower left 

A good quality Edwardian oak dresser, the base enclosed by three rectangular panelled and arched moulded doors and two drawers with brass handles, beneath a recessed two tier open plate rack with panelled back, shaped ends, blind fret frieze and squat baluster columns, 167 cm wide x 60 cm deep x 178 cm height

Herbert Thomas Dicksee (1862-1942) -  'Ready', Fox terrier with ball, etching, pencil signed to lower left margin, blind stamp lower left, pub Frost & Reed 1928, 33 x 54 cmSome discolouration to edges, slight ripples beneath glass

An antique Bavarian oak armoire,with moulded stepped cornice over a blind fret frieze incorporating a trio of carved heads, the pair of marquetry style panelled doors on large brass hinges with elaborate rim lock, flanked by pillastars and canted sides over two drawers, the whole raised on bun feet, 180 cm w x 66 cm x 202 cm h

A Georgian cross banded chest on chest, the pediment over a blind fret cut frieze, two short over six long drawers (handles replaced) raised on shaped bracket feet, 104 cm w x 57 cm x 175 cm h

A lock box and a blind

ANDY WARHOL 'Brooklyn Bridge 290', 1983, lithograph, hand numbered limited edition 80/100, by Leo Castelli Gallery, edited by George Israel (blind embossed) on Arches paper, with gallery stamp verso, 58cm x 38cm, framed and glazed.

ANDY WARHOL 'Black Rhinoceros', 1983, lithograph, hand numbered limited edition 65/100, by Leo Castelli Gallery, edited by George Israel (blind embossed) on Arches paper, with gallery stamp verso, 58cm x 38cm, framed and glazed.

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY OAK FOOD CUPBOARD, NORTH WALES, with moulded projecting cornice above a pair of doors, each with a pair of blind panels flanking pierced panels, over two short drawers with a pair of panelled cupboard doors below, raised on a moulded base with bracket feet, the sides with six panels, good colour. 189cm by 113cm by 51.5cm

CERI RICHARDS blind stamped lithograph - entitled on Martin Tinney Gallery label verso 'Captain Cat and Polly Garter' (from Dylan Thomas' Under Milkwood), 24.5 x 15.5cms (framed and glazed)

Geneva Bible (Breeches Bible). Deputies of Christopher Barker, London 1599. In full leather, rebacked professionally. Gilt decoration and blind tooling to boards. Gilt lines to spine. First 7 and final 3 pages have professional edge repairs. Previous owners include E. Venn JP of Freston Lodge and the Bancroft family of Lavenham

A 19th century Chinese rosewood occasional table, having marble inset top and blind carved frieze on turned and square back supports (probably cut down), w.88cm, d.45cm, h.58cm

I.P. Asby - an early 18th century longcase clock, the square brass 10" dial having silvered chapter ring, single blue steel hand, rolling date dial, thirty hour weight driven movement striking on a bell, the case with all-over blind carving to a boxbase, h.197cm (with alterations). Strike working and with excellent sound.Movement and dial appear to be original, with no apparent alterations.Seatboard and cheeks are period and probably original.Case later carved.With later baton across back.Small loss to matted centre at 2 o’clock, possibly in the making.Later pegged to hold door.Timber with light varnish.Case and dial possibly associated.

*An Edwardian mahogany bookcase on stand, the upper section having adjustable shelves enclosed by astragal glazed doors, the stand having blind fret carved frieze, raised on square chamfered supports, w.107cm, d.43cm, h.184cm

A 19th century French mahogany chest, having black marble top and a blind frieze drawer over five further long drawers, w.65cm, d.33cm, h.120cm

A Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Joseph Smith, Chester, circa 1780, swan neck pediment with carved flower head capitals, gilt painted scroll decorated eglomise glass panels, Corinthian capped fluted columns, well figured trunk door flanked by inset fluted pilasters, pierced and blind fret borders, 13-1/4-inch arch brass dial, dial centre engraved with a flower basket and scroll decorated, seconds dial, date aperture, arch with a moon disc and signed above on an arched plaque, four pillar movement with an anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 247cm high see illustration 20.12.18, The hood with some pieces of wood missing in parts and chips to the edges, front glass panels with blue paint to the reverse side is missing in parts, case with dents and scratches in parts, trunk door is bowed to the topside and slightly stained in parts, later skirting and later feet, skirting with chips, metal mounts are discoloured, case side cheeks have been cut down, later seatboard, later hands, dial and movement are dirty.

A Chippendale Revival Carved Mahogany Bookcase, 19th century, the blind fret carved swan neck pediment above a fret carved frieze with glazed doors below enclosing adjustable shelves, the base with two moulded cupboard doors, on bracket feet, 137cm by 47cm by 261cm

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY R.B.A R.A (1887-1976) (ARR) A framed and glazed print, 'Market Scene, Northern Town,1939'. Signed in pencil bottom right. Mount covering any blind stamp. Image size 45cm x 60.5cm

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY R.B.A R.A (1887-1976) (ARR) A framed and glazed print, 'The Level Crossing with Train'. Signed in pencil bottom right. Mount covering any blind stamp. Image 45cm x 55cm

A 1960s McIntosh teak sideboard, having twin cupboard doors and three conforming drawers, each with integral long blind handles, on tapering supports, with label to inside of cupboard door, w.175cm, d.45cm, h.77cm

A Zlatko Prica (1916-2003) limited edition lithographic print 36/60 of abstract scene with figures, circa 1950, pencil signed and numbered with blind stamp.

AN OAK DELFT RACK, THE BLIND FRET OGEE ARCHED BAND CARVED TO THE CORNICE OVER THREE OPEN SHELVES. 120 x 14 x H.91.5cms.

AN EDWARDIAN  MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS, THE BLIND FEET CORNICE OVER DOORS ENCLOSING SLIDES ABOVE TWO SHORT AND TWO LONG DRAWERS WITH GUILLOCHE BLIND FRET EDGES ABOVE BRACKET FEET.   112.5 x 52 x H.200cms.

London.- Wyld (James) Wyld's New Plan of London, showing from Dalston to Kennington, and Holland Park to the East India docks, with postal district divisions delineated in red ink with decorative border featuring vignette views of London, lithograph printed in red and black, sheet 560 x 950 mm. (22 x 37 in), folding in sections, with splitting to folds, map folding into blind stamped purple cloth boards, the map detached, spine spitting, worn, 8vo, 1857.

§ Robert Tavener (British, 1920-2004) The Blind Beggar signed 'Robert Tavener' (lower left) ink and watercolour 27.50 x 9.50cm (11 x 4in) Small loss of paint around the edges - particularly towards the right side. There is also a small area (approx.. a square inch) where the paint has been scraped away above the signature. Possible damage and condition issues, which has resulted in the signature being drastically retouched.

A MODERN FLORAL ROLLING BLIND 164CM

Rolling Stones No.2 album LK4661 - 1965, 'Kick The Blind Man' sleeve, Side 1 Matrix XARL-6619-1A, Side 2 Matrix XARL-6619-2A. Condition report: Near mint sleeve and disc.

A fine George III mahogany serpentine gentleman's dressing chest, with moulded top and blind fret canted corners fitted four long graduated drawers, the top drawer with a leather slide and fitted interior including a folding mirror and concealed ink drawer, the whole on bracket feet, height 83cm, width 105cm, depth 54.5cm. (see illustration) Condition report: Wonderful, very sympathetic restoration. Minor damage to cock beading - See images.New sciver.

Royal Worcester 'The Blind Earl' dish (boxed)

After Helen Bradley: "one Windy Day we went to Lytham", limited edition print with FA blind stamp, unsigned, not numbered, with attribution from the Unicorn Gallery Wilmslow on the reverse, 10.5" x 13.5", framed and glazed

A VERY UNUSUAL JAPANESE BOXWOOD & LACQUER NETSUKE, depicting the blind masseur, Meiji period, artist signed to base, 3.1cm high, 3.5 cm wide.

ENGLISH SCHOOL, PROBABLY A MEMBER OF THE MOSLEY FAMILY, C1850 AN ALBUM OF WATERCOLOURS OF SWITZERLAND twenty, 10.5 x 9cm, window mounted with captions on linen hinged leaves, contemporary blind tooled dark green morocco with raised diamond centrepiece and decorative brass clasps, proptery label of Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt, 5th Baronet (1873-1928) on endpaper++Good condition, binding slightly scratched and scuffed