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Wells (H.G.) The Passionate Friends, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Mrs W.E.Henley to front free endpaper, 12pp. advertisements, light browning to endpapers, original blind-stamped cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine slightly faded, rubbed at extremties, 8vo, 1913. ⁂ W.E.Henley (1849-1903), poet, critic and literary editor, author of the poem Invictus. Wells' first novel, The Time Machine, was first published in The New Review, then under the editorship of W.E.Henley. Wells expressed his gratitude for the opportunity this gave him by making Henley the dedicatee of the first one volume edition of that work.

Livius (Titus) Ex XIIII T. Livius Decadibus Prima Tertia Quarta, 4 parts in 1, collation: A8 B6 a-m8 n10, *10 aa-mm8 nn6, **10 aaa-qqq8, A-I8, numerous woodcut printer's devices, including to title and verso of otherwise blank final f., that on title with a little hand-colouring, initial spaces with guide-letter, ink stamp to foot of title, first title soiled, occasional staining and spotting elsewhere, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, metal clasps, joints splitting, but holding firm, soiled and rubbed, folio (315 x 201mm.), [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [January 1521, October 1520, November 1520, December 1520, February 1521]. ⁂ 'elle est fort rare' (Renouard). Literature: Adams L1323; Renouard, Alde, 89:6; EDIT 16 CNCE 37644.Please note: The estimates should read £750-£1000 

Josephus (Flavius) [Opera] [graece], edited by Arnoldus Arlenius, collation: *6 a-z A-z Aa-Hh6 Ii4 AA-MM6, Greek type, title in red and black and with woodcut printer's device, large woodcut historiated initial at start, initial spaces with guide-letters, woodcut head-pieces, woodcut printer's device to verso of final f., some early red ink underlining, a few unobstrusive very small wormholes within text, some spotting or light foxing, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, metal clasps and corner-pieces, spine in compartments and with 2 later leather lables (1 chipped with loss), small nick at head of spine, lightly soiled, rubbed, folio (319 x 217mm.), Basel, Hieronymus Froben & Nicolaus Episcopius, 1544. ⁂ A wide-margined copy of the handsomely printed editio princeps, providing a comprehensive history of the Jews from Creation to the end of the war with Rome (70 AD). The printed work is taken from manuscripts in the library of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, for whom the editor Arlenius was librarian. The present copy matches the rarer of two variants (based on the spelling of one word in the colophon) given by Adams. Provenance: Jesuit College, Würzburg (various ink inscriptions, one dated 1575); The Hon. W.T. Monson (engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown). Literature: Adams J352; Hoffmann II, 443.

Alciati (Andrea) Diverse Imprese Accommodate A diverse moralià, collation: A-M8, woodcut architectural border,169 woodcut emblems within diverse architectural borders and 11 illustrations of trees, closely trimmed at head, touching a few headlines, occasional small areas of staining, 19th century blind-stamped straight-grain morocco, gilt tile to spine, rubbed, g.e., 8vo, Lyon, Guillaume Rouille, 1551. ⁂ A rare edition. Alciati is acknowledged as the creator of the first emblem book. Literature: Landwehr, Romanic, 52; Green 50.

Macarius (of Egypt, Saint) Homiliae quinquaginta, collation: *2, A-Z8, a-m8, n4, Greek text, early ink marginalia, contemporary French calf, blind-stamped fillets, gilt corner and centre-pieces, spine repaired, rubbed, 8vo (165 x 100 mm.), Paris, apud Guil. Morelium, 1559. ⁂ Editio princeps, edited from a manuscript in the Royal Library, now in the Bibliotheque Nationale. Saint Macarius 'of Egypt' or 'Aegyptus' (= 'the elder', = 'the Great'), c.300-390 A.D., was one of the most famous early Christian solitary ascetics, a disciple of Saint Anthony, and the founder of a monastic community in the Scetic or Nitrian desert. The present fifty sermons, though attributed to him throughout the middle ages, and still half credited by some modern authorities (e.g., Schaff-Herzog), are most probably of much later composition, perhaps the work of the tenth-century Byzantine hagiographer Symeon Metaphrastes. The legends of Macarius himself have been re-examined in recent years: Dom Aelred Baker, e.g. ('Pseudo-Macarius and the Gospel of Thomas', Vigiliae Christianae 18:4 (1964), 215-25), concluding inter alia that he was a Syrian, not a native Egyptian. The Homiliae remain widely admired, however, for the mystical aspects of their theology, and for their supposed early (and 'desert') origin, via a critical edition of 1964 (ed. H. Doerries, E. Klostermann, and M. Kroeger), and new French and English translations. USTC locates no copies in America. Provenance: the Earls of Macclesfield (South Library bookplate and small embossed stamp to first 3 leaves)

Hampshire Bank bankruptcy.- Grant (William, junior, banker, partner in Grant, Gillman and Long Bank, b. 1839 and Sophia Grant, née Bridger, of Cassilis House, Serpentine Road, Southsea, later Monckton House, Alverstoke, son of William Grant, 1800-67, JP. parents of Admiral Sir William Lowther Grant, KCB, 1864-1929) Joint diary by William Grant and his wife Sophia, autograph manuscript, 175pp., alternating entries, original green blind-stamped cloth, slightly marked, 8vo, Saturday, 8th August 1863 - 28th June 1869. ⁂ William's entries records the bankruptcy of the South Hants Bank in 1864 and the subsequent run on the Grant, Gillman and Long Bank, "We had long expected some such event as we knew that the affairs of the Bk were in a very bad state. Providentially our stock of money was large... . The news was soon confirmed, & threw the whole place but more especially Queen Street & Gosport into an uproar. On this day we paid away £5.300 more than we received. Early in the day I took out a telegram to... the London & West Bk to pay over £5000, but in the hurry of looking after fresh business I forgot it until 1.15pm. Payments are not made later than 2pm & the clerk at the telegraph office said they were so busy that he could not attend to it immediately. This rendered me very nervous that the money would not come. Told Gillman & Long but not my Father. Spent the greater part of the day at Portsea & Gosport, looking after fresh business." And then the next day, "The money thank God had duly arrived... ." The diary opens with William and Sophia's wedding at Bradford and the death of Sophia's father, William Milton Bridger in London who was "knocked down... by a van & killed on the spot." Sophia records a ball on HMS Victory, a stay in Petersfield (climbing Butser Hill), visits to London and the theatre ("... we saw the Princess of Wales coming back from Princess Mary's of Cambridge wedding", to the Royal Mint striking pennies, the Royal Academy), and a visit to Windsor.

Bacon (Sir Francis) Instauratio Magna [Novum organum], first edition, second issue (with e3 cancelled and previously blank e4 printed with an errata and colophon omitting Norton's name), fine engraved pictorial title by Simon van de Passe, woodcut head-pieces and historiated initials, c3 blank, lacking initial blank, the odd spot, 17th century blind-ruled calf, later ink title to spine, lower cover scuffed, spine spotted, rubbed, [Gibson 103b; Grolier / Horblit 8B; PMM 119; STC 1163], folio, Apud Ioannem Billium Typographum Regium, 1620. ⁂ A crisp and clean copy of this 'landmark in the advancement of human learning' (Pforzheimer, I, p.xxi). 'Bacon conceived a massive plan for the reorganisation of scientific method and gave purposeful thought to the relation of science to public and social life... The frontispiece to his magnum opus shows a ship in full sail passing through the Pillars of Hercules from the old to new world. it symbolizes the vision of the author whose ambitious proposal was 'a total reconstruction of sciences, arts and all human knowledge...to extend the power and dominion of the human race...''(PMM).

Taylor (John) All The Workes..., first collected edition, presentation copy with "Ex Dono Authoris" to foot of engraved additional title, woodcut illustrations, initials, head- and tail-pieces, repaired tears to a few ff., some affecting text but with little loss, a few ff. with strengthened margins, engraved bookplate of the Inglis family cut to margins and laid down on front pastedown, attractive 19th century straight-grain red morocco, blind-stamped, spine a little faded, light rubbing to extremities, g.e., [Pforzheimer 1006; STC 23725], folio, printed by J.B. for James Boler; at the signe of the Marigold in Pauls Churchyard, 1630. ⁂ Taylor wrote and published his works without the support of patrons and so dedicated his works "To the most high, most mighty, and most ancient producer, seducer and abuser of mankind, the world."

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mr. Tod, first edition, first or second printing with date on title, colour frontispiece and 14 colour plates, plain title vignette and illustrations in text, ink gift inscription dated Xmas 1912 and blind-stamp to front free endpaper, spotting to endpapers, original grey boards with mounted colour illustration, light discolouration to spine and lower cover, still an excellent copy, [Linder p.429; Quinby 21], 16mo, 1912. ⁂ The first title in the short-lived "New Series" of books suggested by Warne. This series was marked by pen and ink drawings in the text and by the thicker, more elaborate bindings. Potter objected to the change and the series reverted to the earlier format after Pigling Bland.

Fraser (Claud Lovat).- Flying Fame.- Broadsides.- [Fraser (Claud Lovat)] The Blind Fiddler's Dog, [5 copies, all hand-coloured], [1913] § Hodgson (Ralph) A Song, [3 copies, 2 hand-coloured], second impression, [1913]; February, [3 copies, 2 hand-coloured], second impression, [1913]; The Late, Last Rook, [2 copies, both hand-coloured], [1913]; The Bird-Catcher, [1913] § Honeywood (Richard) The Robin's Song, second impression, [1913] § Davies (Oliver) Staffordshire, hand-coloured copy, [1913], Broadsides, Second Series, each one of 1000 copies, illustrations by Claud Lovat Fraser, a few with light spotting, one or two creased from folding, c.295 x 155mm. § At the Sign of Flying Fame: List of Publications, Broadside, First Series, printed on pink paper, press device by Lovat Fraser, a little creased, particularly at foot, c.330 x 145mm., 1913, [Millard 56, 19, 20, 22, 23, 50, 52, 25, 38 & 11], Flying Fame (17)

A three fold glazed Danish screen with blind fret detail and damask panels

A mahogany sideboard in late George III style, 19th century, with three blind frieze drawers with swag decoration, the sideboard 98cm high, 129cm wide, 72cm deep, with rail 140cm high

A George III mahogany secretaire bookcase with two glazed doors and plain corners, the base with a pair of plain, blind panelled doors beneath a fitted full front drawer, width 106cm.

A George III mahogany veneered, hanging bow front corner cupboard, with two plain, blind doors.

Troika a rare Brancusi Venetian Blind brown glazed lamp, height 25cm, marked Troika, Cornwall, England. (See illustration) Condition report: Some very minor crazing and several chips, mainly to one side.

Mallards going to sea, Peter Scott signed print with blind stamp CONDITION REPORT: Item appears undamaged

2003 Mercedes-Benz CL 55 AMG Kompressor                                       As the Coupe derivatives of Mercedes-Benz's famed S-Class cars, you'd expect the CL models to be sumptuous and extremely well-appointed, and this 2003 CL55 AMG Kompressor model certainly doesn't disappoint. Finished in Silver and trimmed in Grey leather it features: Electronically Controlled Transmission with intelligence (ECTi), electric rear blind, linguatronic voice control, Bose sound system, heated memory/massage seats, electronic sunroof, SAT/NAV, cruise control, keyless entry, and original Nokia mobile phone. Oh, and it's pretty quick as well - courtesy of a 5.5-litre V8 engine topped by a supercharger, it has a substantial quoted output of 493bhp and stump pulling torque of 516lbft, all of which is theoretically sufficient to rocket 'KC03 RKY' to 60mph in 4.8 seconds and on to an electronically-limited 155mph. It has recently had £7,000 invested on the suspension, and comes complete with related invoice, other bills, the original service book with 12 stamps and a fresh MOT certificate.

Dirk W... De Jong (20th Century) Dutch. "Ernie K-Doe '91", Print, 21" x 14", and another by the same hand, 2the Five Blind Boys Of Alabama '94", two (2).

After Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A. (1887-1976) - 'Station Approach', signed in pencil, with the blind stamp for the Fine Art Trade Guild, from an edition of 850, a colour reproduction, published by the Adam collection, 16.75" x 20.25" *The artist produced the original painting in 1962

A George IV dropleaf work table, two short drawers over one long, blind to verso, turned lobed column, incurved quatrefoil socle, hipped sabre legs, circa 1825. 71cm high x 54cm wide x 39cm opening to 66.5cm, c.1830

William Russell Flint, after, Tranquility, coloured print, signed in pencil, blind stamps, 23cm x 32cm

Millais, after, Mongon by, The North West Passage, all prints published by British and Foreign Artists Association, blind stamp, 33cm x 49cm; other,s The Death of the First Born; Watts, afrter, Portrait of Sir Frederick Leighton; Unger, after, Portrait of Hans Markart; Courtry, after, Portrait of Meissonier; all unframed, etc (19

A reproduction mahogany console table in the Empire taste, rectangular top, beaded border, forelegs formed as Harpies stood on blind fretworked plinths, incurved base. 76cm high x 99cm wide x 40cm deep.

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A Victorian carved and stained satin birch wardrobe with flared cornice and carved blind fret frieze, fitted to the left-hand side a glazed bevelled mirror panelled door, the right-hand side with a small cupboard, three short and one long drawers below, raised on a plinth base.

•L. S. LOWRY (1887 - 1976) ARTIST SIGNED PRINT OF A PENCIL DRAWING 'The Football Match' An edition of 850, blind stamped, signed and numbered 515/850, in pencil 9 3/4" 14" (25 x 35.5cm)

•L. S. LOWRY (1887 - 1976) ARTIST SIGNED PROOF LIMITED EDITION COLOUR PRINT St. Lukes, London' Blind stamped, signed in pencil and numbered 850/629 24" x 18" (61 x 46cm)

Nikon F, chrome #6873208 (very slight wear to 2nd blind, otherwise condition 5F) with black eye-level prism (condition 3E).

A joined oak coffer, basically 18th century, rectangular hinged top with three plain panels, and channelled outlines, the front with a blind carved frieze, above three lozenge carved panels, again with channelled outlines, panelled sides, width 127cm, depth 52cm height 66cm.

A MID 19th CENTURY COMPACT MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD having a railback and with a slightly bowed brass edged front to a long drawer with heavy brass ring handles, with an inset base cupboard and blind panels either side, on square slightly tapered supports, 103 cms wide

A mid 18th Century American tallboy chest with dentil moulded cornice and blind fret frieze, fluted columns to the sides, fitted five long and three short drawers on bracket feet, 105cm wide/see illustration Condition Report: Lot 734 Cornice split at RHS, splits to both ends drawer mouldings split and missing in places, handles visibly replaced, split to central short drawer, repairs to corner of second drawer, brushing slide stiff, drawer linings pine, client bought it in America and advised us it was made there.

A Chippendale style walnut table, the rectangular top above a blind fret carved frieze and square chamfered legs with fret carved brackets to the corners, 167cm wide/see illustration

** Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887-1976) - 'Mrs Swindell's Picture: Figures in a Street', print, pencil signed to lower right margin, Fine Art Trade Guild backstamp lower left, 43 x 32 cm** ARR may be applicable Condition Report Not removed from frame, so impossible to tell if stuck down. No obvious foxing, tears, marks or scuffs or damageProbably faded overall although nothing to compare it with, although probably discoloured as paper is cream colouredSigned in pencil and with blind stamp as catalogued

NOTE AMENDED DESCRIPTION - William Berry, Minehead, a good part 18th century shortcase clock, the hood with swan neck pediment enclosing a twin train 8-day movement with 18 cm. square arched engraved brass dial with silvered chapter ring, the trunk with blind frieze and quarter turned pillars, raised on ogee bracket feet, 142 cm high Condition Report Good clean condition with no major losses, winding key present but not original, door-key present, case dates to circa 1900

An Edwardian mahogany compatum wardrobe the central column fitted with five long graduated and three short drawers and two cupboards above, flanked by two full length mirror panelled doors, with additional blind fret detail and swept supports, 220 cm long

A Victorian black slate and marble mantle clock with eight day time piece, an Edwardian mahogany mantle clock with blind fret decoration raised on brass feet and a further art deco eight day mantle clock

Roman blind, green and cream herringbone 150cm wide

EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY OAK BEDROOM SUITE OF 3 PIECES, VIZ A MIRROR DOOR WARDROBE WITH APPLIED BLIND FRET CARVING, DRAWER BELOW, 3'8" WIDE; A DRESSING CHEST WITH SWING MIRROR AND A CHEST OF THREE LONG DRAWERS

After Rex Whistler (1905-1944), lithograph, Girl with a Red Rose (portrait of Lady Caroline Paget), signed in pencil with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp 42 x 32cm

Medallions (7) including Royal Ass. For the Blind; 1978 handcraft Exhibition; 1933 large bronze Ivan Burin Nobel prize winners for Literature

E. G. Lewis, Otter and Salmon, an engraving, 1871, original India proof impression, gallery blind stamp to lower left corner, 43cm x 66cm, glazed in an ebonised frame.

A 19th century oak corner cupboard, the single glazed door over two blind doors, 103cm x 201cm.

'Tag Row', limited edition etching no.96/200 after George Guest signed, numbered and titled in pencil with blind stamp pub. Christies Contemporary Art 36cm x 48cm Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

'Monumental Landscape', limited edition etching no.96/200 after George Guest signed, numbered and titled in pencil with blind stamp pub. Christies Contemporary Art 36cm x 48cm Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

An 18th Century Style Carved Mahogany Silver Table, of serpentine shaped form, with a pierced gallery and blind fret carved frieze, raised on cabriole legs decorated with trailing flowers and with scrolled toes, 100cm by 66cm by 78cm

A George III Mahogany Straight Front Chest of Drawers, late 18th century, the moulded top above two short and three long graduated drawers all between blind fret carved canted stiles, raised on bracket feet, 117cm by 55cm by 90cm

A George III Mahogany Chest on Chest, circa 1780, the dentil cornice above a blind fret carved frieze with two short over three long drawers all between blind fret carved and canted stiles, the base of three long drawers, raised on pierced bracket feet, 119cm by 58cm by 189cm See illustration

A Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Chest, in George III style, the moulded top above a pull-out brushing slide and four graduated drawers with rococo style cast handles all between blind fret carved stiles, raised on bracket feet, 100cm by 52cm by 87cm

A Fine Carved Mahogany Chippendale Style Bureau Bookcase, by E W Varley, dated 1924, the gothic style pierced gallery above a dentil cornice with blind fret carved frieze and glazed doors enclosing oak shelves, the fall enclosing a fitted interior of pigeon holes, small drawers and a secret drawer labelled Year 1924 Made to the order of Mr J H Pickering by E W Varley, 14 Blackburns Yard, Church Street, Whitby, with four long drawers below with rococo brass handles all between cluster columns, raised on carved bracket feet, 121c by 60cm by 239cm See illustration and inscription of drawer During the early part of the 20th century Varleys of Whitby were a prominent Yorkshire family run business supplying the finest quality 18th century style furniture to clients in Britain and America. Running in the first three decades, Ernest William Varley (1876-1952), accompanied by his elder brother and son, who were both called Tom, ran their business from a workshop in Blackburn's Yard, Church Street, Whitby. Together they established a highly successful and reputable name in the furniture trade. Predominantly specialising in works to order they pride themselves on their quality, style and traditional techniques. See lot 682 for a painting of George Varley

St. Nicholas and twelve scenes of life, dating: mid-19th Century, provenance: Russia, dating: mid-19th Century, provenance: Russia, The plate is not visible; two convergent, molded and blind crosspieces. Egg tempera and lacquers on engraved, mecca-varnished ground, etched heightening. Vetka Region., dimensions 52.4 x 45 x 3,2 cm.

Trinity New Testament, dating: mid-19th Century, provenance: Russia, dating: mid-19th Century, provenance: Russia, Two axis and two convergent, blind, molded crosspieces (one is missing). Egg tempera and lacquers on mecca-varnished ground, crisography. Additional parts along the conjunctions; almost all parts of the crisography are missing, mecca varnish with oxidation, some additional details at the ruddiness., dimensions 52.7 x 43,5 x 3,1 cm.

Dormition of the Mother of God, dating: mid-18th Century, provenance: Romania, dating: mid-18th Century, provenance: Romania, Full board featuring baton. Two, parallel crossboards, the upper one is blind. Coeval frame. Egg tempera on gold ground, featuring engraved details., dimensions 84,1 x 55,9 x 2,5 cm.

Early 20th Century mahogany wall hanging corner cabinet fitted blind panel door Condition:

Sir Alfred James Munnings - Signed limited edition print - The Bramham Moor Hounds At Weeton Whin, signed in pencil with horseshoe vignette and Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, published by Frost & Reed Ltd, 1929, framed and glazed Condition:

A 1930's golden oak fall front bureau with blind fret decoration

A GEORGIAN MAHOGANY AND OAK CHEST ON CHEST, late 18th century, the dentil moulded cornice over blind fret frieze, two short over three long drawers with brass drop handles, fluted canted angles, the base with slide over three long drawers, on bracket feet, 44 1/2" x 21 1/2" x 69 1/2" (Est. plus 18% premium inc. VAT)

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND LINE INLAID PEMBROKE TABLE, C1800 fitted with a drawer and blind drawer, on brass castors, 72cm h; 76 x 107cm ++Faded overall, minor old repairs to the underside

AN OAK EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK SAM WHALLEY, MANCHESTER, C1770 31cm brass dial with matted centre, date aperture, subsidiary seconds dial and cartouche within silvered chapter ring, mask spandrels, in blind fret carved case with crossbanded ogee door to the trunk, 209cm h ++The movement of good quality and complete but dusty the seat board possibly an old replacement, the case in our opinion the original although the cheeks packed to the extent of about 0.8mm only, the case of high quality being quarter sawn wood employed for the front and of pleasing colour with dry old patina

A SCOTTISH ARTS & CRAFTS OAK OVERMANTLE CARVED BY GEORGE SCOTT LAMB FOR THE DRAWING ROOM OF HIS HOUSE THE LATCH, BRECHIN, 1899 the six central panels crisply carved with trees and emblematic plants above the inscription OH THE OAK THE ASH AND THE BONNIE IVY TREE/THEY FLOURISH BEST AT HAME IN THE NORTH COUNTRIE, the cornice dated on a banner 1899, the ash tree panel with two 'padlocks' one inscribed GSL/AL the other with the date 1898, 131cm h, 200cm w Provenance: By descent from G S Lamb to the late owner. The shackled initials are those of George Scott Lamb (1843-1933) and his sister Annabella (1846-1932) the children of David Lamb, JP (1797-1874) and his wife Ann, nee Brydon (1803-1882). The Lambs were prosperous textile manufacturers who lived at The Latch, a large Jacobean style Victorian stone house in Brechin. On the basis of its overmantle, Lamb was an accomplished woodcarver in sympathy with the 'Scottish Baronial' school of architecture but not blind to the emerging Scottish Arts & Crafts Movement. It is also both a symbol and a testament of the Lambs' decision as a bachelor brother and spinster sister to live under the same roof from cradle to the grave. When he died leaving an estate of £64,000, one of George Lamb's executors was Harold Bowman Gilroy of Fingask Castle, another being David Lamb, a nephew who by then had moved into The Latch. £300-500 ++In fine dry somewhat dusty condition for long term storage, not damp, warped or split and of superb quality

A MAHOGANY GOTHIC REVIVAL BOOKCASE, 19TH C with blind fret cornice above a pair of doors with twin lancet arched glazing bars enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower part with panelled doors, 257cm h; 37 x 152cm ++In good dry condition, complete, glass undamaged, the sides free from shrinkage cracks, the door panels not warped or split, hinges replaced.