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An early Victorian marble topped mahogany glazed bookcase cabinet, circa 1840, blind pilasters on fluted scroll feet, 133cm wide, 96cm

An Edwardian mahogany bedroom suite comprising oval mirror door wardrobe having inlay decoration and blind fret trim with matching dressing table, washstand and double bedstead frame

An early 20th century Chinese hardwood lamp table, the square marble inset top over blind fret carved and pierced frieze, on plain supports and moulded feet, united by undertier, 80 x 42cm. Condition Report: Overall condition good, no breaks.

Lawrence Stephen Lowry, Signed colour print, Landscape with Buildings, Signed in pencil, with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp (DCD), Venture Prints 1974, 44cm x 52.5cm, Framed and glazedPLEASE NOTE: This lot will be subject to Artist Resale Rights, Droit De Suite. The Royalty will be charged when a lot sells above 1000 Euro and up to 50,000 Euro at a rate of 4% of the total hammer price (exclusive of Bidder's premium which is payable under clause 8a)

Lawrence Stephen Lowry, Signed colour print, The Harbour, Signed in pencil, with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp (AAC), Venture Prints 1972, 44cm x 57.5cm, Framed and glazedPLEASE NOTE: This lot will be subject to Artist Resale Rights, Droit De Suite. The Royalty will be charged when a lot sells above 1000 Euro and up to 50,000 Euro at a rate of 4% of the total hammer price (exclusive of Bidder's premium which is payable under clause 8a)

Robert Walker Macbeth after Sir John Everett Millais, Etching, Christmas Eve - Murthly Castle near Dunkeld in the Highlands of Perthshire, Signed in pencil by both artists, with a small vignette and PH blind stamp, 57cm x 48cm, Framed and glazed with Rowleys label verso CONDITION REPORT: There are some foxing marks to the right hand side of the sky and in the snow in the foreground. These are little purple in colour and may be the result of previous treatment to remove the foxing. Minor browning, otherwise image ok. Mount a little grubby. Minor wear to frame.

Butterfly Studies, three hand coloured engravings after J J Ernst by J J Juillet with blind stamp, Three 20th century Livestock prints, four Photographic prints of The Talbot Hotel Malton and two other portraits of Ladies max 29cm x 39cm (12) Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

[Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll', 1832-1898]. On Consumption, and Tuberculosis of the Lungs: Their Diagnosis, Causes, and Preventive and General Treatment, by E.H. Ruddock, 2nd edition, Homoeopathic Publishing Company, 1873, a few wood-engraved illustrations to text, advert leaf at rear, purple ink ownership monogram of Dodgson to front pastedown and printed book label of Clarendon Press Institute beneath with presentation from the Rev C.L. Dodgson completed in brown ink, pencil shelf number D5.6, additionally small ticket of J.H. Jessop, chemist, Oxford, and blue ink manuscript number N/171 to front pastedown, hinges broken, original blind-stamped cloth, gilt-titled on upper cover, evidence of paper label removal from lower spine, rubbed and partly faded, small loss at head of spine, 12mo Not in Charlie Lovett, Lewis Carroll Among His Books (2005) or Jeffrey Stern, Lewis Carroll Bibliophile (1997). (1)

[Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll', 1832-1898]. The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other Poems, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, published W. Kent & Co., 1858, wood-engraved frontispiece, 40 pp. publisher's catalogue at rear (dated January 1858), minor spotting, dated ownership inscription of Dodgson in blue ink to front pastedown, 'C.L. Dodgson, Ch:Ch:Oct:1858', original blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt-decorated spine, a little rubbed, 8vo Lovett, Lewis Carroll Among His Books 1249. (1)

Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll' ). Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, 1st edition, 1st issue, Macmillan, 1872, illustrations by John Tenniel, 'wade' for 'wabe' on page 21, some spotting and light finger marks, bookseller's blind stamp of T. Kerslake & Co, Bristol, to front flyleaf, all adges gilt (rubbed), original red cloth gilt, rebacked with original spine relaid, rubbed and soiled, spine faded, loosely inserted, 'To all child-readers of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"', 1st issue, privately printed, [Oxford, 1871], 3 pp., 24mo Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 84 & 82. (2)

Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll' ). Le Avventure d'Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie, Tradotte dall' Inglese da T. Pietrocola-Rossetti, 1st Italian edition, 1st issue (variant), Macmillan, 1872, illustrations by John Tenniel, a few leaves lightly creased, top edge gilt, original smooth red cloth gilt, borders ruled in blind, spine a little soiled, 8vo Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 85. (1)

[Blondin, Charles]. Blondin's Marvellous Feats, Twenty Illustrations, Read & Co., [cover-title], circa 1865, twenty hand-coloured lithographs, each with a rhyming couplet below image, bound concertina style, dusty and some marks, split along first and tenth folds, most of remainder strengthened with paper on verso, original blind stamped moir‚ red cloth, with printed label on upper cover, somewhat soiled and rubbed, label a little chipped at edges, snall 4to (13 x 15cm/5.25 x 6ins) Extremely rare panorama showing Charles Blondin (1824-1897) in a variety of seemingly-impossible tightrope manoeuvres, many of the illustrations showing the Crystal Palace in the background. We have been unable to trace another copy. (1)

Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll' ). Symbolic Logic. Part I. Elementary, [all published], second thousand, 3rd edition, Macmillan, 1896, addendum slip tipped in before page 1, wood-engraved diagrams, 3 pp. advert leaves at rear, blind stamp of The Linen Hall, Belfast Library to title and large label to front flyleaf with manuscript class number E.1125, additionally inscribed (by the publisher) in blue ink to half-title, 'Presented by the Author for the use of The Linen Hall Library Belfast' and Linen Hall Library printed presentation bookplate to front pastedown noting that this was presented by the author of 1 October 1896, upper inner hinges slightly cracked, endpapers slightly browned, original brown cloth lettered in black, rubbed and soiled, a little edge wear, 8vo See David Lansley, 'A Presentation Copy of Lewis Carroll's Symbolic Logic' in The Carrollian, Issue 2, Autumn 1998, pp. 62-63. Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 270B. (1)

Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll', 1832-1898). Doublets, A Word-Puzzle, 3rd edition, Macmillan, 1880, presentation copy inscribed by Dodgson to half-title in purple ink, 'Edith Mary Miller from the Author. Aug. 15/81', a few minor spots, upper hinges slightly cracked, original red cloth, blind ruled and lettered in gilt, covers somewhat stained and slightly rubbed, a little fraying to spine ends and joints, 8vo Presented to Edith nine days after Dodgson's first meeting with her, this is the enlarged third edition. Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 138. Provenance: The Nicholas Falletta Collection of Lewis Carroll Books and Manuscripts (Christie's, London, 30 November 2005, lot 78). (1)

Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll' ). Symbolic Logic. Part I. Elementary, [all published], 1st edition, Macmillan, 1896, without correction slip preceding page 1, upper hinges slightly cracked, 'Presentation Copy' blind stamp to lower outer corner of title, flyleaves browned, original brown cloth lettered in gilt, rubbed and marked, together with copies of the second and fourth editions of the same work, Macmillan, 1896 & 1897, the second edition with scattered pencil marks and old ink stamp of Hospital Library Depot, Cambridge, to front flyleaf, both original brown cloth lettered in black, slightly rubbed and soiled, the second edition with 'Logic' and 'S' written to spine, all 8vo Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 270, 270a & 270c. (3)

A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER SUGAR CASTER of Georgian design, wrythen embossed with blind cartouche, domed cover with finial, domed circular base, maker possibly John Gammage, London, 1899, 19cm high 240g

AFTER SNAFFLES (CHARLIE JOHNSON PAYNE) "A National Candidate" and "The One To Carry Your Half-Crown", reproduction colour Prints, with printed signatures and remarques, and Snaffles bit blind stamps, 45cm x 41.5cm and 42.5cm x 50cm respectively, mou nted in painted and gilded wood effect glazed frames (2)

AFTER FREDERICK J. HAYCOCK "Golden Retriever", a limited edition colour Print no. 254/350, signed in pencil with blind stamp for Solomon & Whitehead (Publishers), 45cm x 52.5cm, and SIMILAR "Springer Spaniel", 34cm x 41.5cm, both mounted in wood gla zed frames (2)

AFTER LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY A signed limited edition Print depicting Manchester Central Library, publisher's blind stamps, 24cm x 35cm image size, decoratively double mounted in slender gilt frame

W. NICKIFSON (NICKINSSON) OF NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, circa 1800 A MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, the hood with swan neck pediment and blind tracery, the column mounted with brass Corinthian capitals, with arched hand painted moon phase movement, the dial ha ving Roman numerals, secondary dial and date aperture, with 8-day striking movement, the case with brass mounted quarter columns, on a box base with canted corners and ogee bracket feet, 220cm high

JOHN LAMPREY OF BANBURY A LONGCASE CLOCK, having square blind fretwork decorated hood over a square brass plate 10", face with cast spandrels, the chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, having date aperture, 30 hour striking movement, wit h pendulum and weight in a possibly fruit wood case, 209cm high

H. G. WELLS - 'THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND and other stories', Thomas Nelson & Sons, no date, appears to be first edition of 1911 in rare original dust jacketCondition Report:Mark at base of front cover otherwise very goodDust jacket has small loss top of spine and bottom edge at back, also small nicks and creases in edges

A mahogany bedside cupboard, with blind fret decoration, 41 cm wide, two Edwardian inlaid armchairs, another chair and a mirror (5)

AFTER SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT (1880-1969) "Sarah", lady in a green dress seated on a beach", colour print, blind studio stamp lower left, signed in pencil lower right (ARR)

Bronte (Charlotte, Emily & Anne). Poems, by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, 1st edition, 2nd issue, Smith, Elder and Co., 1846 [1848], title-page with contemporary initials and date to upper outer corner, single publisher's advertisement leaf at rear, no errata slip, some splitting and minor staining to hinges, bookplate of Richard Adams, and armorial bookplate of William Marchbank, early ownership signature on front free endpaper, rough-trimmed, original blind-stamped olive green cloth, spine faded and slightly frayed at ends, light marginal stain on lower cover, 8vo Hayward 266. Parrish pages 82-85. Smith 1. Tinker 378. Wise 2. The Bronte sisters' first venture into print was a failure, selling only a few copies of the 1,000 printed when it was first published by Aylott and Jones in 1846. Several copies were distributed by the Brontes to friends, but the balance of 961 copies was tranferred to Smith, Elder and Co., who, after the success of Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre', reissued the volume in October 1848 with a cancel title-page. (1)

Johnson (Samuel). A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers. To which are prefixed, A History of the Language, and An English Grammar, 2 volumes, 1st edition, printed by W. Strahan et al, 1755, title-pages printed in red and black, printed in double-column, woodcut tail-pieces, gathering 19H in volume 2 in duplicate, occasional light spotting and toning, some unexceptionable staining and marks to a few leaves, pencilled marginalia in a couple of places, several corners slightly creased, gathering 5G in first volume with vertical crease, volume 2 with 19Uii carelessly opened at upper blank corner and lower blank corner of 21Oi torn away, 24Tii and 25Hii in volume 2 each with a closed marginal tear (former affecting several lines of text, latter just clipping text), endpapers sometime renewed, hinges strengthened, bookplate of Richard Adams on front pastedowns, volume 1 with contemporary manuscript shelfmark to front free endpaper, contemporary marbled calf, sometime rebacked, preserving original gilt decorated contrasting leather labels, generally rubbed (with some minor surface wear), covers with gilt flower and bead roll border, and inner scalloped pelmet roll border in blind, folio Courtney & Smith, page 54. Printing and the Mind of Man 201. Rothschild 1237. Samuel Johnson's 'Dictionary', which had taken nine years to complete, was finally published on 15th April 1755 in an edition of 2,000 copies. Containing 40,000 entries and over 116,000 quotations this monumental work remains "the most amazing, enduring and endearing one-man feat in the field of lexicography" (Printing and the Mind of Man). (2)

Adams (Richard). The Legend of Te Tuna, Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos, 1982, decorative border to title, original blind embossed cream cloth, small 4to, contained in original slipcase (limited signed edition of 330 copies), together with The Girl in a Swing, 1st edition, Allen Lane, 1980, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, with The Bureaucats, 1st edition, 1985, black and white illustrations, original pictorial boards in price-clipped dust jacket, slim 8vo, with Maia, 1st edition, Viking, 1984, original cloth in dust jacket, large 8vo, plus other titles by Richard Adams, including some duplicates, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo (29)

Kingsley (Charles). The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby. With Two Illustrations by J. Noel Paton, R.S.A., 1st edition, Macmillan, 1863, two engraved plates, including frontispiece, half-title present, single advertisement leaf at rear, without list of author's work and suppressed "L'Envoi" leaf, occasional spotting and marks, marbled endpapers and edges, bookplate of Richard Adams, hinges strengthened with fabric tape, contemporary brown half calf, extremites rubbed, some markings to rear cover, blind decorated raised bands, gilt lettered label in second compartment, small 4to in 8s (1)

[Shakespeare, William. Comedies, Histories and Tragedies; Published according to the true Originall Copies. Second Impression], London: John Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard Hawkins, Richard Meighen, and Robert Allot, 1632, woodcut head-pieces and initials, roman and italic type, text in double column, 66 lines, headlines and catchwords, expertly and discreetly cleaned, three preliminary leaves: 'To the Reader', title-page with portrait and 'Commendatory Verses' ([pi]A1, A2 & A5) all supplied in fine facsimile on old paper, dedication leaf ([pi]A3) expertly restored with some loss of head-piece and several words in upper half of leaf to recto and verso, following leaf 'To the great variety of Readers' similarly restored with a little loss of lettering in three lines only, dust-soiling to initial five original preliminary leaves, pinhead burn hole to A1 with loss of one letter to recto only, further tiny burn holes to outer blank margin of S3 and affecting two letters to X1 verso, minor damage affecting 8 words with some textual loss to lower lines of Y4v and Y5r, skilful closed tear repairs into text without loss to lower margin of 2A3 and upper margins of a6, b1, b2, e1 and q3, scattered spotting, minor marks and light browning with a few darker spots or streaks to C5, C6, O6, 2A3 and 2A4, slightly indistinct 18th-century ink inscription at head of 2a1 verso giving the colophon information and noting that this was printed sixteen years after the author's death, two old ownership name inscriptions to front pastedown, the first heavily inked out (possibly reading 'Catherine Longford Her Book') and dated 1773, the second name Baptist Smart, dated 1802, Richard Adams's bookplate, contemporary blind-panelled calf, neatly rebacked in calf gilt with five raised bands to match, old leather spine label retained ('SHAKESPEAR'S / WORKS'), slightly rubbed, upper corners a little bruised and lower corners discreetly repaired, folio (336 x 227mm) The Second Folio edition of the most important work in English literature and a cornerstone of any rare book collection. The importance of the folio editions of Shakespeare cannot be overstated and without them as many as eighteen of his plays may never have survived. Produced in large format, and including laudatory poems and prefaces from his contemporaries, the folio editions provide a testament to the stature of Shakespeare in his own time. This second collected edition of Shakespeare's plays is set page-for-page from a corrected copy of the First Folio, 1623. There are five variants of the Second Folio as identified by the imprint on the title-page; the text and colophon being identical in all variants. The facsimile title-page found here, with the Shakespeare portrait by Martin Droeshout, bears the John Smethwick imprint. Its conjugate leaf in the original, the 'Effigies' leaf, also present here in facsimile, has the text of John Milton's (anonymous) verses in its integral first state (Todd 1b). These 16 lines of rhymed couplets, 'An Epitaph on the admirable Dramaticke Poet, W. Shakespeare', were the chief addendum to the First Folio and were the first of Milton's English-language poems to be printed. When the Second Folio was reissued in 1641 it was these two conjugate leaves that were reprinted in two distinct settings and issued with the remainder copies. Without these two original leaves it is therefore not possible to establish which issue this copy belongs to. The three facsimile and two restored preliminary leaves aside this is a large and generally attractive and fresh copy in a pleasing and contemporary full calf binding. There is no evidence of leaves supplied from other copies, nor, unusually, is there any damage to the final leaf. It is estimated that no more than 1000 copies of the Second Folio were printed, and it is believed fewer than 200 copies are still in existence today, many of which are inevitably incomplete or defective. 451 (of 454) leaves. Collation: [pi]A6 [-1,2,5, all supplied in facsimile] *4, A-2B6 2C2, a-y6, 2a-3c6 3d4. Gregg III, pages 1113-1116. Pforzheimer 906. STC 22274 or one of 22274b, c, d or e. Todd, 'The Issues and States of the Second Folio and Milton's Epitaph', in Studies in Bibliography, volume V (1952-53), pages 81-108. Provenance: Determined to interest their daughters in Shakespeare, Richard and Barbara took them to see the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-on-Avon. The girls demanded a story for the long car journey and Adams, a great enthusiast for Greek literature, thought of Cassandra, cursed by Apollo always to prophesy the truth and never be believed. He applied this attribute to a rabbit called Fiver, who sees a field running with blood and warns his fellow rabbits that they must abandon their burrow and find somewhere else to live. Watership Down employs the use of epigraphs at the beginning of each chapter, including a total of five quotations from Shakespeare. (1)

M[ilton] (J[ohn]). Lycidas [in] Justa Edouardo King naufrago, ab Amicis moerentibus, amoris &..., 2 parts in one, 1st edition, Cambridge: Thomas Buck & Roger Daniel, 1638, [viii]+36+[ii]+25+[1] (blank), typographic head-pieces, woodcut initial letters and tail-pieces, title-page dust-soiled and with two closed marginal tears (one at gutter and one to fore-margin), tip of upper outer corner renewed, first part with intermittent water-staining (most prominent to fore-margin of first few leaves), second part with separate title-page and pagination (collation continuous), final two leaves with very short tears at blank gutter (emanating from stab holes), final leaf a little creased, bookplate of Richard Adams, free endpapers neatly replaced using laid paper, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked and one corner repaired, 4to (leaf size 18 x 13.5cm/7 x 5.25ins), housed in a green velvet-lined brown quarter morocco bookform solander box, lightly rubbed in one or two places, blind rule decorated raised bands, gilt lettered morocco label in second compartment, date lettered direct at foot Hayward 70. Pforzheimer 712. STC 14964. Provenance: Sotheby's 12th December, 1991. Notably rare first appearance in print of Milton's great pastoral elegy. Just thirty-three copies are thought to be in existence, with only a handful remaining in private hands. We have traced just five copies sold at auction in the last fifty years, including this copy. 'Lycidas' is John Milton's second published work, his first being a commendatory poem on Shakespeare published in the 1632 'Second Folio'. It is the final poetical work in this collection of elegies published in commemoration of Edward King, a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, who drowned when his ship sank off the coast of Anglesey on 10th August 1637. King had been a younger contemporary of Milton, who was evidently invited to make a contribution to the publication. In The Plague Dogs, by Richard Adams, the character of the Assistant Secretary, a partial portrait of the author, silently quotes Milton's Lycidas to himself, 'as often in moments of difficulty or depression' (The Plague Dogs, Knopf, 1978, page 205). (1)

[Jefferies, Richard]. Wild Life in a Southern County, 1st edition, Smith, Elder, 1879, half-title present, scattered spotting, hinges split, bookplate of Richard Adams on front pastedown, rough-trimmed edges spotted, original green cloth, decorated in black, blind, and gilt, some minor rubbing and marks, spines ends a little frayed, 8vo, together with Hodge and His Masters, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1880, half-titles present, 4pp. publisher's advertisements at rear of volume 2, each volume with bookplate of Richard Adams on preliminary blank, and with armorial bookplate of Harry Lawrence Bradfer-Lawrence FSA on front pastedowns, original brown cloth, decorated in black, blind, and gilt, extremities worn, with slight loss at spine ends, and lower joints split, 8vo, plus Field and Hedgerow, Being the Last Essays... Collected by His Widow, 1st edition, 1889, half-title present, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at rear, scattered spotting, hinges split, early ownership name and a few ink marks on front free endpaper, rough-trimmed, original pictorial brown cloth, occasional light rubbing and marks, 8vo, plus four others by Jefferies, including three first editions (Round About a Great Estate, 1880; The Open Air, 1885; The Toilers of the Field, 1892) (8)

 [STANLEY CUP]: STANLEY FREDERICK (1841-1908) 16th Earl of Derby. British Statesman, Governor General of Canada 1888-93. An avid sportsman, Stanley is most famous for presenting the Stanley Cup, Ice Hockey's Championship trophy. D.S., Fred Stanley, one page, oblong folio, Court at Saint James', 10th September 1878. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Charles Frederick Hastings Medhurst to be a Lieutenant in the Land Forces with the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot. Countersigned at the head by Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901. With a blind embossed pale blue paper seal affixed. Some light overall age wear and minor creasing, most evident at the folds and not affecting either of the signatures. About VG   Charles Frederick Hastings Medhurst was born in 1856 and rose to the rank of Major in the East Lancashire Regiment, which had merged with the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot in 1881.   The present document was signed by Stanley in his capacity as Secretary of State for War 1878-80. 

FRANZ JOSEPH I: (1830-1916) Emperor of Austria & King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia 1848-1916. His declaration of war against the Kingdom of Serbia, following the assassination of heir apparent Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 28th June 1914, activated a system of alliances which resulted in World War I. L.S., Franciscus Josephus, one page, 4to, Vienna, 2nd March 1869, to Count of Wrbna, in German. The letter being a report sent from the Emperor to the Count of Wrbna, informing him of the appointment of Franz Ritter, promoting him to be a  Royal Counselor, and explaining the salaries he will have to receive from now and that the salaries will have to be attended to by the Count. The letter bears an attractive blind embossed seal to the upper left corner. With blank integral leaf. Few small tears to the edges, professionally repaired and a small stain, none affecting the text or signature. VG 

 CODY W. F.: (1846-1917) American Showman, known as Buffalo Bill. An excellent vintage signed 7 x 10 photograph of Cody in a formal head and shoulders pose wearing his Stetson hat. Photograph by Vuillemenot Montabone of Rome and bearing their blind embossed crest and imprint to the lower photographer's mount. Signed ('W. F. Cody, “Buffalo Bill”') by Cody in bold black fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated 3rd April 1906 in his hand. Signed photographs by Cody of this size and quality are desirable and seldom encountered. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and minimal foxing to the photographer's mount, VG   The present photograph was signed during Cody's final European tour of 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West' which had begun in France on 4th March 1906 and then quickly moved to Italy for two months before continuing with further performances in Austria, the Balkans, Hungary, Romania and the Ukraine before returning west and staging further shows in Poland, Bohemia (Czech Republic), Germany and Belgium. Cody's show was hugely successful in Europe and transformed the showman into an international celebrity and American icon. 

CATHERINE II: (1729-1796) Empress of Russia 1762-96, known as Catherine the Great. Ink signature ('Ekaterina', in Cyrillic, somewhat faded although legible) on a large, slim oblong folio piece trimmed from the base of a larger vellum document, St. Petersburg, 8th October 1768. Countersigned at the foot by Paul I (1754-1801, Emperor of Russia 1796-1801, son of Catherine II) in his capacity as General-Admiral. The edges of the document feature attractively engraved borders incorporating various decorations and vignettes and a large blind embossed paper seal is affixed. Very slightly irregularly trimmed to the upper edge and with some light overall age wear, G

JAMAICA: A culturally historic D.S., Theobald Jaffe, one page, folio, n.p. (London), 30th November 1769. The manuscript document being an indenture for a land transaction between Theobald Jaaffe and Joseph Gasgoine at al for, 'a plantation commonly called or known by the name of Seven Plantations… lying and being in the parish of Clarendon in the Island of Jamaica… the whole containing by estimation five thousand acres and all ways, waters & watercourses…any person or persons in trust for their situate and being in the said parishes… and all houses, negroed outhouses, mill houses, boiling houses…' further annotated to verso, 'Memorandum that on this 21st day of March in the year of our Lord 1770 before me William Beckford Esq., Lord Mayor of the City of London appeared personally Theobald Taaffe and George Chandler Esq., in the within written Indenture named and did acknowledge before me that the same Indenture was their Act and Deed and the said Theobald Taaffe and George Chandler being both of full age and competent understanding all which I attest under my hand'. Signed by Beckford to the conclusion. With blind embossed paper seal affixed and red wax seal to the foot of the document. A document of good association. With age wear and light creasing. G Theobald Taffe (1708-1780) British Politician. Taffee had been described as 'an extraordinary adventurer' who once tried to offer three seats in two Cornish boroughs, Helston and Grampound, for £7,000, the fourth seat to be reserved for himself 'for his trouble in the management'. In the end the negotiations were broken off owing to Taaffe's insistence on receiving the money at once, instead of after the elections, and to his inability to furnish satisfactory security, his estates in Jamaica, worth about £3,000 a year, being vested for the payment of his debts in trustees, who allowed him £500 a year. William Beckford (1709 - 1770) British Politician, Lord Mayor of London, 1762 and 1769. Beckford's vast wealth came largely from his plantations in Jamaica and the large numbers of slaves working on these plantations.  

SADDAM HUSSEIN: (1937-2006) President of Iraq 1979-2003. Executed. D.S., in Arabic, one page, 4to, n.p. (Baghdad?), n.d. The partially printed document, in Arabic (untranslated) is on blind embossed stationery featuring the Iraq coat of arms and is signed by Saddam Hussein with his name alone in red fountain pen ink. VG

DISRAELI BENJAMIN: (1804-1881) British Prime Minister 1868, 1874-80. A good, complete Autograph Envelope signed, the 12mo official black bordered mourning envelope addressed in Disraeli's hand to Her Imperial and Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Germany. Signed ('Beaconsfield') to the lower left corner. With an official blind embossed coat of arms to the verso and black wax seal also bearing the official coat of arms. Some slight traces of former mounting to the verso. Together with a vintage unsigned sepia carte-de-visite photograph, the image depicting Disraeli seated in a half-length pose. VG, 2 Victoria, Princess Royal and German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III. Victoria was the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and was created Princess Royal in 1841. 

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R I, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 11th March 1895. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing C[harles] F[rederick] H[astings] Medhurst to be a Paymaster in the Army Pay Department from the 14th March 1890. Countersigned at the foot by Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice (1845-1927) 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, British Statesman who served as Governor General of Canada 1883-88, Viceroy of India 1888-94, Secretary of State for War 1895-1900 and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1900-05. With a pale blue blind embossed seal affixed. Together with a second D.S. by both Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1856-95, grandson of King George III and cousin of Queen Victoria, and Gathorne Hardy (1814-1906) British Politician, Secretary of State for War 1874-78, one page, oblong folio, n.p. (London), 2nd February 1876. The partially printed document was issued under the Royal Sign Manual of Queen Victoria and is a military commission appointing Charles Frederick Hastings Medhurst to be a Sub-Lieutenant in the Land Forces with the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot from 12th February 1876. With a pale blue blind embossed seal affixed. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG, 2  Charles Frederick Hastings Medhurst was born in 1856 and rose to the rank of Major in the East Lancashire Regiment, which had merged with the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot in 1881.  

CROMWELL OLIVER: (1599-1658) Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland & Ireland 1653-58. A good D.S., Oliver P, a fine, bold example as Lord Protector, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Whitehall, 28th May 1655. The manuscript document is addressed to William Clare and appoints him to be a Cornet in a Troop of Horses Captained by Peter Backhouse in the county of Stafford, and requiring him to enlist one hundred 'well afforded Persons as shall voluntarily Lift themselves' whom Clare will have charge over and diligently exercise 'good order and discipline, Commanding the inferior officers and Soulders of the said Troope to obey you as their Cornett'. With a blind embossed paper seal at the foot. Some very light overall wrinkling, two very small holes at folds in the centre of the document and a small, neat tear to a fold at the head, none of which affect the text or signature. Overall, a clean and handsome document, VG

KELLER HELEN: (1880-1968) American Author, Activist & Lecturer, the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. A charming T.L.S., Helen Keller (in her typical bold, dark pencil), two pages, 4to, Forest Hills, 3rd December 1922, to Betsy. Keller states that it was good of her friend to send some sweetpeas and jessamine, remarking 'As I touched them, I seemed to feel the warmth of your hand clasping mine, and I wanted to hug you instead of sending mere written thanks, always unsatisfactory at best' and further explaining that the flowers had arrived just after Polly [Thomson] had left hospital, adding 'We both felt they were of good omen for her recovery. You will be glad, I know, to hear how much better she is now. She moves about the house a little, helping with some of the work'. Keller also informs her correspondent that she is ashamed not to write to her oftener, however continues with some news of domestic arrangements, 'I want to tell you something lovely which puts fresh joy into each day for me. My teacher had a walk fixed this fall, so that I could go out alone without being exposed to intrusive, curious eyes. Two new houses were being built close to us, and there was no privacy. So we had a trellis put up, seven feet high, and an arbor vitae hedge planted on the street side. I walk there every morning, and I love my green circle…..In the spring the enclosure will be sweet with the odors of honeysuckle, clematis and arbor vitae combined, and I shall think of you then, because it is ever your wish to surround me with fragrance and the sunshine of beautiful thoughts.'  A letter of wonderful content which subtly and poignantly reflects on the senses both available and not to Keller. Some light age wear, otherwise VG  Polly Thomson (1885-1960) Scottish Actress who was to become Keller's housekeeper and later progressed to working as her secretary as well as being a constant companion to Keller.

GORING HERMANN: (1893-1946) German Political and Military leader, a prominent member of the Nazi Party. Commander of the Luftwaffe during World War II. D.S., Herman Goring, one page, folio, Berlin, 30th January 1939, being an Award Certificate, also bearing the facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler. The partially printed document, completed in type script, being an award of the title Professor to Dr. Ernst Bastanier. With a blind embossed seal featuring the Nazi Eagle and swastika. Signed by Goring in bold black fountain pen ink to the foot. Together with a typed letter, signed by an unknown official, which accompanied the Award Certificate, sent from the office of the Police Chief in Berlin, 27th February 1939, to Dr. Ernst Bastanier, and stating, in full, 'In the attachment I present to you the certificate of assignment made by the Führer on your appointment as professor. I may at the same time express my congratulations to you.' Also including a small selection of unsigned 9 x 6½ photographs (2), a periodical, and magazine cutting, each relating to Dr. Ernst Bastanier. With a very small professional repair to the right edge of the certificate and minor age wear, otherwise VG, 6 Ernst Bastanier (1870-1953) German Homeopath, the first homeopath to hold a Chair of Homeopathy in the Berlin University where he taught from 1928-39.  

BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930) British Prime Minister 1902-05. L.S., Arthur James Balfour, two pages, 8vo, n.p. (London), 18th December 1888, to Mr. E. Bostock, on the blind embossed stationery of the Irish Office. Balfour informs his correspondent, in part, 'I have received you letter drawing attention to a statement made by Mr. Ellis M.P. with regard to the case of certain Irish landlords, the possessors of large estates, who have sold a considerable portion of their property to their tenants under Lord Ashbourne's Act… It is not quite clear why this should be objected to. The Act is intended mainly for the benefit of the tenant purchasers…' With dust toning to the first and last pages, a small tear to the central fold on the last page, and light age wear. Together with Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923) British Prime Minister 1922-23. T.L.S., A. Bonar Law, one page, 12mo, 10 Downing Street, 3rd November 1922, to 'Sir George'. Bonar Law informs his correspondent, in full, 'It was very kind of you to send me your congratulations and good luck. I especially appreciate the latter in my difficult task.'  Neatly trimmed and laid down, with a small portion of clear tape placed down the left edge, and with minor age wear. Also including Henry Campbell-Bannerman(1836-1908) British Prime Minister 1905-08. A.L.S., H. Campbell-Bannerman, one page, 12mo, Belmont Castle, Meigle, 19th October 1905. Campbell-Bannerman informs his correspondent enthusiastically, in full, 'I have been greatly pleased and interested to see from the syllabus you kindly sent me that the Young Scots have none of their natural force abated.' Neatly trimmed and laid down, and with minor age wear. G, 3 

HINDENBURG PAUL VON: (1847-1934) Prussian-German Field Marshal and Statesman, President of Germany 1925-34. D.S., von Hindenburg (a fine, typically bold and large example), two pages, folio, Berlin, 1st May 1929, in German. The partially printed document, completed in typescript, promotes various German army officers to different ranks, with effect from the 1st May 1929, listing the individual officers including von Platen, Strauss, Bulius, Haeseler, Long etc., and their new ranks within their regiments. Signed by Hindenburg alongside a blind embossed circular seal and countersigned by Wilhelm Groener (1867-1939) German Soldier and Politician, Reich Minister of Defence in the Weimar Republic 1928-32 and Wilhelm Heye (1869-1947) German Soldier, Chief of the German Army Command 1926-30. One very small, minor tear to the lower edge, not affecting the text or signatures, VG

19TH CENTURY OAK STANDING BOW FRONTED, BLIND CORNER CUPBOARD, having moulded edge top above carved and moulded panelled door depicting Jesus Christ with two Disciples in an interior, two fitted shelves to the interior on a platform type base. 65 x 56 x 126cm. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Basically sound, scuffs, wear and minor losses with age only. Provenance: Purchased 1949 Hafod Mansion sale, Aberystwyth. Local family ownership since.

A DRESDEN STYLE PORCELAIN FIGURE GROUP, "Blind Man's Bluff". 1ft 1ins wide.

BERYL COOK (1926-2008); a signed limited edition print, 'Fairies and Pixies', signed to lower right with Alexander Gallery Publications blind stamp to lower left and numbered 83/650, 44 x 43cm, framed and glazed. (D) CONDITION REPORT: This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk. Colours a little light but otherwise ok, can't say whether any different to when printed.

BERYL COOK (1926-2008); a signed limited edition print, 'Fuchsia Faries', signed in pencil to lower right with Alexander Gallery Publications blind stamp to lower left and numbered 306/650, 47 x 30.5cm, framed and glazed. (D) CONDITION REPORT: This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk. Colours a little light but otherwise ok, can't say whether any different to when printed.

T WAT; a four colour screen print on Somerset paper 'Corporate Gangsters', 26/40, signed and dated '08 lower right, bearing genuine T. Wat stencil blind stamp lower left, 62.5 x 53cm, framed and glazed. (D) CONDITION REPORT: This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk.

T WAT; artist proof 'Corporate Gangsters', signed lower right, bearing genuine T. Wat stencil blind stamp lower left, with pencil inscription AP, 63 x 52.5cm, unframed. (D) CONDITION REPORT: This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk.

ANDREW WATSON TURNBULL (1874-1957); etching, London landmark with central neoclassical facade, with monogram and full signature to bottom right and 'Academy Proof' blind stamp to lower left, 25 x 38cm, framed and glazed, with another unframed etching by the same artist "February Fill Dyke", signed, titled and with artist's proof blindstamp (2). (D) CONDITION REPORT: Generally clean with only some very minor marks, paper has raised slightly from damp or cold. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk

Four etchings depicting London, to include Westminster by O Fletcher, Old Houses, Holborn, after L Davies with FATG blind stamp, St Bartholomew's after RH East (possibly), and a coloured print of Waterloo Bridge after GH Dowling, all framed and glazed (5). CONDITION REPORT: Some foxing and staining, general wear to frames and mounts.

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); a signed limited edition print, 'The Reference Library', signed in pencil lower right, with FATG blind stamp and letters to number indicating no.574, 24 x 35cm, framed and glazed. (D) CONDITION REPORT: This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk.

Beryl Cook - Signed limited edition print - The Bathing Pool, signed in pencil and with blind stamp, unframed Condition:

3 rolls of soft furnishing material. Comprising of: Approx 12 metres of green Celtic pattern, approx 10 metres of blue/green/yellow blind material and approx 1.5 metres of cream/multi-coloured blind material.

Hermès Blue Jean Leather Kelly 35 Bag. Palladium hardware, lock, keys, clochette, cross-over flap and strap closure and a signature turn lock, shoulder strap. The leather interior with slot pockets and a zipper pocket. Marked appropriately, blind stamp L in square - 2008. Like New condition. Measures 9" H x 13" W x 5" D. Original velvet dust bag included. Shipping $95.00 (estimate $8000-$10000)

A Georgian mahogany fold over tea table with blind fretwork carving.

GRANT, James - Old and New Edinburgh, its History, its People and its Places - three vols, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, half calf with numerous illustrations throughout, ex-library, with blind stamps to all illustrations

After Gerald Coulson. Harvest 1940, artist signed limited edition print, number 64/600, with blind stamp, 55cm x 69cm

A pair of distressed mahogany occasional tables with galleried sides, blind fretwork, pull out slides, supported on tapering legs. 31cm wide