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Ruskin (John, 1819-1900). Lectures on Art Delivered before the University of Oxford in Hilary Term, 1870, 1st edition, Oxford University Press, 1870, errata slip tipped in at rear, author's presentation inscription to front free endpaper, 'Lily Armstrong with St. C's love, 1870', all edges gilt, contemporary dark blue calf with five raised bands and blind-stamped floral motifs, the fifth compartment with gilt stamp 'R' and '1', heavily rubbed and marked, 8vo St. C is an abbreviation for St. Crumpet, the pet name that the young Rose La Touche had given Ruskin and which he continued to use. (1)

Ruskin (John, 1819-1900). The Eagle's Nest. Ten Lectures on the Relation of Natural Science to Art, Given Before the University of Oxford in Lent Term, 1872, (Volume 4 of the Works of John Ruskin, printed for author), 1872, a little spotting, signed presentation inscription from the author to front free endpaper, 'Lily Armstrong, with "Birdie"s love, (Nest in Brant-Wood, 18th October 1872)', all edges gilt, contemporary dark blue calf with blind-stamped floral motifs and five raised bands, heavily rubbed and marked, spine faded and upper joint partly split, 8vo (1)

Williamson (Captain Thomas & Howitt, Samuel). Oriental Field Sports; being a Complete, Detailed, and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the East..., 2nd edition, London: Edward Orme, [1819], 40 hand coloured etched plates with aquatint (complete as listed), fore-edge blank margins of 2N1 & 2N2 torn & repaired with masking tape, occasional spotting and offsetting, armorial bookplates of Lord Farnham & Henry Thomas Partridge to front endpaper, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt and blind decorated navy straight-grain morocco, joints and extremities rubbed, large 4to (1)

Bible [Welsh]. Y Bibl Cyssegr-lan, sef yr Hen Destament a'r Newydd, London: Bonham Norton and John Bill, 1620, New Testament titles present within woodcut decorative border, Apocrypha present, woodcut decorative initials, black letter text, prelims incomplete at front and lacking general title and all after V6 in New Testament (from Revelation, chapter 5, verse 8), occasional dampstains, dust-soiling and some marginal fraying, numerous leaves at front and rear of volume neatly repaired to corners and margins (with some consequent text loss, particularly to last few leaves at rear), recent endpapers, contemporary calf over wooden boards with blind roll-work decoration to boards, lacking clasps, bosses and all corner pieces (except one), old reback and repairs to board edges, some leather lifting on boards at fore-edge, worn, folio (sheet size 378 x 248 mm) Darlow & Moule 9585. This edition formed a revision of the 1588 version. It became, and remains the standard edition of the Welsh Bible, though changes to the orthography have been made. (1)

Bible [English]. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old Testament and the New. Newly translated out of the originall tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by his Majesties speciall commandement..., Amsterdam: Printed by Joost Broerss, 1642, engraved general title, torn to margins with some loss and lined to verso, New Testament title present with woodcut illustration and imprint dated 1643, titles & borders red ruled throughout, few leaves mostly at centre of volume with vertical closed tears at foot, burn-hole varying in size from small to large from the lower margin into the text of 4 leaves of the Old Testament (pp.511-518, leaves Vu5-Xx2), with the largest measuring approximately 55 x 50mm, some fraying and slight loss to margins of initial few leaves with some repairs, bound with The Whole Booke of Psalmes. Collected into English Meeter by Thomas Sternehold, John Hopkins and others..., London: Printed by E. Griffin and I. Raworth, for the Company of Stationers, 1638, red ruled throughout, last two leaves pulling away from text-block, some general toning, light dust-soiling and occasional spotting to contents of volume, all edges gilt, 20th century blind panelled black morocco gilt, folio, sheet size 350 x 233mm Herbert 571, Darlow & Moule 444. (1)

Blackmore (Richard). King Arthur. An Heroick Poem. In Twelve Books, 1st edition, printed for Awnsham and John Churchil and Jacob Tonson, 1697, a few minor marks, early ownership inscription in ink to front endpaper of William Hughes, and old bookplate of John Hughes of Glann Rafon to front pastedown, contemporary blind-panelled calf, rubbed and some wear, with joints partly cracked, folio, together with Philips (Katherine), Poems by the Most Deservedly Admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orinda. To which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, Tragedies. With several other translations out of French, printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1667, without engraved portrait frontispiece, some soiling and wormtracks to margins, near-contemporary calf, rubbed and joints partly cracked, folio, plus Lyttelton (George Lord), Poetical Works, Glasgow, Andrew Foulis, 1787, some marks and minor soiling, presentation inscription to half-title 'Presented to Miss Spiers by Her Most Humble Sert R Graham', marbled endpapers, 18th century bookplate of Graham of Gartmore to front pastedown, contemporary full tree calf, gilt decorated spine, with red morocco title label, rubbed and with some marks and minor wear, folio, and Rowe (Nicholas), Lucan's Pharsalia, 1st edition, printed for Jacob Tonson, 1718, copper engraved frontispiece, folding map, engraved vignettes by Kirkall after Cheron, bookplate of Henry Edward Bunbury to front pastedown, contemporary panelled full calf, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, rubbed and joints cracked, large folio, plus The Works of Michael Drayton... now first collected into one volume, 1748, contemporary full calf, joints cracked and some wear, folio Wing B3077 for the first work. (5)

Favyn (Andre). The Theater of Honour and Knight-hood. Or, A Compendious Chronicle and Historie of the whole Christian World. Containing the Originall of all Monarchies, Kingdomes, and Estates, with their Emperours, Kings, Princes, and Governours; their Beginnings, Continuance, and Successions, to this present Time. The First Institution of Armes, Emblazons, Kings, Heralds, and Pursuiuants of Armes..., Written in French, by Andrew Favine, Parisian: and advocate in the High court of parliament, MDCXX, 2 vols. in one, 1st English edition, London: William Jaggard, 1623, [18],[24],572,1-538pp., title printed in red & black with early manuscript signature of Gilberti Spearman 1703 (dust-soiled & marked), twelve pages of woodcut armorials, orders & decorations (printed to rectos, two shaved at foot), few other similar woodcut illustrations to text, small worm hole to lower blank margins of initial few leaves, fore-edge blank margins of Yy3 with small hole and Aaa6 torn, few words defective on final text leaf, lacking final blank leaf at rear, occasional dust & finger-soiling and few rust holes & marks etc., armorial bookplate of Edward Arthur White F.S.A. to upper pastedown, 2nd front free endpaper inscribed 'from Richard Lambert to Chas. Wm. Bigge' and with former ownership inscriptions of John L. Nevinson, December 1953 and C. Blair, 1985, attractive early 19th century calf with four wide raised bands to spine, gilt & blind decoration to spine, joints slightly split, folio STC 10717. The volume includes information regarding jousts, combats and ceremonies in addition to heraldic matters. It is also of interest to the Shakespearian scholar, as it was printed by the same printer later in the same year that he printed the First Folio. Where both books contain the same emblematic head-pieces and tail-pieces. Provenance: Claude Blair FSA, OBE, CVO (1922-2010), the eminent scholar of European arms and armour and historic metalwork, funerary sculpture, English parish churches and the decorative arts. He was Keeper at the Department of Metalwork, Victoria and Albert Museum, from 1972-82. (1)

Herodotus. Historiarum, libri IX... cum adnotationibus Thomae Galei et Jacobi Gronovii..., Amsterdam: Petri Schoutenii, 1763, half-title, additional engraved title, title printed in red and black, Greek and Latin text throughout, folding engraved plate, bookplate of Richard Cawley to upper pastedown, contemporary vellum, blind decorated to boards and head and foot of spine, joints cracked and dust-soiled, folio, together with Aristophanes, Comoediae undecim..., omnia collegit et recensuit, notasque in novem comoedias et quatuor indices in fine adjecit Ludolphus Kusterus..., Amsterdam: Thomas Fritsch, 1710, half-title, title printed in red and black, double column text in Greek and Latin, minor scattered spotting and dust-soiling, ownership inscription in ink to front free endpaper, bookplate of Edward Winnington, 1797, to front free endpaper, full vellum, blind decorated, joints cracked, discoloured, folio, plus Philo Judaeus, Philonis Iudaei Omnia quae extant opera ex accuratissima Sigismundi Gelenii..., Paris, 1640, title in red and black, vignette to title, early inscriptions in ink to title, double-column text in Greek and Latin, occasional early marginalia in brown pencil, endpapers renewed, full blind-stamped vellum, joints cracked, rubbed and soiled, folio (3)

Rollin (Charles). De la Maniere d'enseigner et d'etudier les Belles-Lettres, par raport … l'esprit et au coeur, 2 vols., Paris, 1740, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece to vol. 1, titles in red & black, all edges gilt, near contamporary gilt and blind decorated calf by R.P.Thouvenin, gilt coronet to centre of each board, joints slightly cracked at head & foot, 4to Graesse VI, p.151 & Brunet IV, 1360. Large Paper copy. (2)

Wood (Anthony). Athenae Oxonienses. An Exact History of all the Writers and Bishops who have had their Education in the most Antient and Famous University of Oxford, from the Fifteenth Year of King Henry the Seventh, A.D. 1500, to the Author's Death in November 1695..., To which are added, The Fasti, or Annals, of the said University, 2 vols., 2nd edition, 1721, titles in red & black, occasional spotting, bookplate of Edward Francis Colston and P.R. Glazebrook, early 19th century calf, elaborate gilt decorated spines, blind roll work decoration to borders of boards, slightly rubbed & few minor marks, folio (2)

Bindings. Tennyson (Alfred Lord), A Dream of Fair Women & other Poems, Selected and Illustrated by Edmund J. Sullivan, published Grant Richards, 1900, additional half title, numerous uncoloured illustrations throughout, greetings card laid on to the first front blank, book plate of Rachel Lowe Compton, all edges gilt, blind stamped gilt morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, 8vo, together with, Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet de), Candide ou L'Optimisme, published Gibert Jeune, Paris, circa 1930, additional decorative title, sixteen erotic colour plates by Brunelleschi, quarter calf with decorative spine, spine faded, 8vo, with another eight decorative bindings similar, mostly 8vo (10)

Enderbie (Percy). Cambria Triumphans, or Brittain in its Perfect Lustre, shewing the Origen and Antiquity of that Illustrious Nation. The Succession of their Kings and Princes, from the First, to King Charles of Happy Memory. The Description of the Countrey: the History of the Antient and Moderne Estate. The manner of the Investure of the Princes, with the Coats of Arms of the Nobility, 1st edition, 2 vols. in one, London: Andrew Crooke, 1661, woodcut armorial frontispiece and few woodcut armorials to text, three double-page engraved plates of armorial bearings, continuous pagination throughout, title-page with signature of Fabian Philipps (trimmed) & Lewis Morris 1753, with few annotations and marginal notes to title and throughout in the same hand, occasional dampstaining mostly to lower outer corners, upper hinge cracked, a.e.g., early 19th century blind decorated calf, upper board detached and lower joint cracked, upper board marked, spine and extremities rubbed, folio Armorial bookplate of Robert Fulke Greville, founder of Milford Haven Dockyard. Front blank endpaper with lengthy inscription in various hands documenting the former ownership history of the volume, "This copy of Cambria Triumphans belonged to that distinguished antiquary Lewis Morris..., this book was given to me by his son William Morris, of Gwaelod near Aberystwith, Cardiganshire, S.W., Robt. F. Greville. This volume was also the property of Fabian Philipps the author of 'Veritas Inconcussa'. His autograph is on the title page [trimmed]..., Bought by Herbert Johnes Lloyd-Johnes at the sale of Lady Herberts effects at Coldbrook Park, Abergavenny, September, 1952". (1)

Falconer (William). A Practical Dissertation on the Medicinal Effects of the Bath Waters, Bath: Printed by R. Cruttwell for G.G.J. & J. Robinson and W. Meyler, 1790, [xxx], 188pp., half-title present, later printed marbled endpapers with Henry Sotheran label to verso of front free endpaper, contemporary gilt & blind decorated bottle-green straight-grain morocco, neatly rebacked with gilt decorated spine and contrasting labels, 8vo (1)

Malkin (Benjamin Heath). The Scenery, Antiquities, and Biography, of South Wales, from Materials Collected During Two Excursions in the Year 1803, 1st ed., 1804, twelve hand-coloured soft ground etched plates (including frontispiece), folding engraved map, armorial bookplate of Baron Northwick, all edges gilt, contemporary dark green straight grain morocco, elaborate gilt and blind decoration, 4cm horizontal scratch to upper board, 4to (1)

Owen (John and Bowen, Emmanuel). Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd; Being a Correct Coppy of Mr Ogilby's Actual Survey of all ye Direct & Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales..., 1st edition, published Thomas Bowles & Emanuel Bowen, 1720, title page and four page of tables, 273 (complete) uncoloured engraved county maps and strip road maps, printed back to back, the last map appears to have either been cleaned or taken from another copy, book plate of Alexander Hamilton, contemporary blind stamped reverse calf, a little worn at head and foot of spine and extremities, 8vo Chubb CXLVII. The title page corresponds to the imprint required for the first edition, but the popularity of the book resulted in three editions being published in 1720 with no alteratioon to the title. (1)

An Early 20th Century Coloured Mezzotint of a Young Girl 'Peggy' by Arthur L. Cox, after Henry Le Jeune A.R.A., pencil-signed and blind stamped, published Alfred Bell, London

A large Chippendale-style window seat/stool, 20th Century The upholstered rectangular top raised on four blind fret carved square section supports, united by H-stretcher, width approx. 126cm.

Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (British, 1887-1976) - 'Industrial Scene', Pencil signed reproduction colour print, bears blind stamp to margin, approx. 40x30cm, mounted and framed. CONDITION REPORT: 1. We can't tell if it is stuck down as it is within a sealed glazed frame. 2. there are no signs of any foxing or damage to the paper. 3. Colours muted, not vibrant. 4. The picture does have the pencil signature and the Fine Trade Guild stamp.

A GEORGE III OAK HANGING CORNER CUPBOARD with blind fretwork decoration, panelled door flanked by fluted decoration to either side, 72.5cm wide x 104cm high overall

[RODRIGO JOAQUIN]: (1901-1999) Spanish Composer & Pianist. KAMHI VICTORIA (1905-1997) Turkish Pianist, wife of Rodrigo 1933-97. A.M.Q.S., Joaquin Rodrigo, penned, signed and inscribed in the hand of Kamhi, one page (manuscript paper), oblong 12mo, n.p., n.d. In blue ink Kamhi has written a quotation of six bars over two staves from the theme of the opening movement Allegro con spirito from her blind husband's most famous composition Concierto de Aranjuez (1939). Titled at the head and signed and inscribed ('Para Harrie Johnston, muy affmento….') beneath the quotation. Very slightly irregularly trimmed at the edges, otherwise VG The composition for classical guitar and orchestra Concierto de Aranjuez established Rodrigo's reputation as one of the most significant Spanish composers of the 20th century.

SCOTT WALTER: (1771-1832) Scottish Novelist. D.S., Walter Scott, in the form of an endorsement, one page, slim oblong 8vo, n.p. (Edinburgh?), n.d. (November 1814). The manuscript document is a promissory note signed by John Ballantyne, issued at Edinburgh ('at our Counting house') on 18th November 1814 and states, in part, 'Four months after date we promise to pay to Walter Scott Esq. or order Two hundred & fifty pounds….'. Signed by Scott to the verso and also bearing a countersignature. With a blind embossed revenue stamp. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG John Ballantyne (1774-1821) Scottish Publisher, notable for his work with Walter Scott. Anonymously, Scott wrote and published his first novel Waverley in 1814, the same year as signing the present document.

PIUS VII: (1742-1823) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1800-23. L.S., G. Card. Chiaramonti, as Cardinal, one page, 4to, Imola, December 1788, to Francesco Marescotti, in Italian. The Cardinal writes a cordial letter thanking his correspondent for their kindness in sending good wishes for the Holy Christmas celebrations, and concludes by hoping that the Lord will make him happy. With integral address leaf bearing a blind embossed paper seal and with some large areas of paper loss. Some light overall age wear, about VG

[GOEBBELS JOSEPH]: (1897-1945) German Politician, Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany 1933-45. An unused 4to sheet of Goebbel's printed stationery, featuring the black printed heading Der Reichsminister fur Volksaufklarung und Propaganda beneath a blind embossed Nazi eagle and swastika, also with the printed address at Wilhelmplatz, Berlin. Together with an unused small 4to sheet of stationery featuring the black printed heading Kanzlei des Fuhrers der NSDAP beneath a blind embossed Nazi eagle and swastika in the upper left corner and the address in Berlin, and two telephone numbers, in the upper right corner. Some light creasing, about VG Provenance: Accompanied by copies of statements of origin signed by Richard O. Rex stating that he personally removed the stationery from the Reich Chancellery in Berlin in July 1945 after having been flown in to help establish a medical dispensary for use during The Potsdam Conference. Also signed by a Notary Public as a witness. Together with copies of further supporting detailed documentation relating to Rex and his acquisitions.

BRAUCHITSCH WALTHER VON: (1881-1948) German Field Marshal of World War II, Commander-in-Chief of the German Army in the early years of World War II. D.S., von Brauchitsch, one page, 4to, Berlin, 2nd April 1938, in German. The attractively penned partially printed document, issued in the name of the Reich and bearing a facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler, appoints Willy Foll, a governmental building contractor and qualified engineer, to be a teacher in technical studies upon joining the permanent Civil Service. Signed by Brauchitsch at the foot alongside a blind embossed seal featuring the Nazi Swastika and Eagle. With blank integral leaf. VG

MILCH ERHARD: (1892-1972) German Field Marshal and Air Inspector General during World War II. D.S., Milch, one page, 4to, Berlin, 26th June 1936, in German. The partially printed document, completed in ink in a neat calligraphic hand, appoints Friedrich Scheller to be a Technical Secretary working within the Civil Service of the Reich and states, in part, 'I ratify this document in the expectation that the person named in it will fulfil his oath of service loyally and the duties of his post conscientiously, and will justify the confidence shown in him by this nomination. At the same time he may be assured of the special protection of the Fuehrer and Reichchancellor'. Signed by Milch at the conclusion in his capacity as Reich Minister for Aviation alongside a blind embossed seal. Two file holes to the left edge, neatly torn and with small areas of paper loss, very neatly trimmed to the lower edge and with a couple of small tears and very slight creasing to the upper edge, about VG

GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, July 1803. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing John Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon to be a Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the Duke of York's Marybone Volunteers. Countersigned at the foot by Charles Philip Yorke (1764-1834) British Politician, Secretary at War 1801-03 and Home Secretary 1803-04. With a blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some overall age wear and minor rubbing (resulting in a few areas of illegible text) and a few circular stains, some affecting the text. The King's signature is a little light, although legible. About G

EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. Autograph Envelope Signed, with his initials ('AE') as Prince of Wales, addressed in his hand to General The Right Honble. Sir Henry F. Ponsonby at Osborne. Signed in the lower left corner. With the blind embossed cipher of the Prince of Wales to the verso. Together with Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) Queen of the United Kingdom 1901-10, consort of King Edward VII. Autograph Envelope, unsigned, addressed in the Princess's hand to Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge at St. James's Palace in London. Bearing two postage stamps and post marked at Sandringham and [King's] Lynn, 29th January 1879. Some light overall age wear and minor faults to both envelopes, Queen Alexandra's with two small file holes to the edges, not affecting the text. G, 2 Sir Henry F. Ponsonby (1825-1895) British Soldier and Royal Court official, Queen Victoria's private secretary 1870-95. Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (1797-1889) Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge. Maternal grandmother of Queen Mary of Teck, wife of King George V.

[EDWARD VII]: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. An excellent collection of printed ephemera relating to the funeral and burial of King Edward VII, comprising an oblong 12mo partially printed ticket of admittance issued to Lord and Lady Savile and marked Private and Confidential for the Grand Entrance of Buckingham Palace, Monday, 16th [May 1910] at 2.15pm and bearing the facsimile signature of Charles Frederick, Master of the Household; printed folio Ceremonial to be observed at the funeral of King Edward VII, 20th May 1910 (detailing procession from Westminster Hall to Windsor via train and listing the numerous mourners and officials present); two partially printed letters, each one page, 4to, Earl Marshal's office, London, May 1910, one inviting Lord Savile and the other Lady Savile to 'assist at the Internment of His late Most Sacred Majesty...' in the Royal Chapel of Saint George at Windsor, 20th May 1910; an oblong 12mo partially printed ticket of admittance issued to Lord Savile for the Royal Chapel of St. George, Windsor, 20th May 1910 (numbered C22 and with the circular blind embossed seal of the Earl Marshal); an oblong 12mo partially printed ticket of admittance issued to Lord Savile to St. George's Hall at Windsor Castle, 20th May 1910, issued by Lord Beauchamp, Lord Steward, and with a circular blind embossed seal; a fine printed 8vo Order of Service for the Burial of King Edward VII at the Chapel of St. George, Windsor Castle, 20th May 1910, bound in purple velvet with gold embossed title and cipher to the cover; an oblong 8vo partially printed invitation card issued to Lord and Lady Savile for a Luncheon at St. George's Hall, Windsor Castle, 20th May 1910, after the funeral service of King Edward VII, accompanied by the original Earl Marshal's envelope. An unusually complete set of ephemera relating to a Royal funeral. Some light age wear, generally VG, 8 John Savile Lumley-Savile (1853-1931) 2nd Baron Savile of Rufford in the county of Nottingham. Friend of King Edward VII.

GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. An unusual D.S., George R. I., as King, at the head, one page, folio, Royal Court, Guernsey, 1921. The printed document, in French, is addressed to the Captains, Bailiffs, their Sworn Lieutenants and all other loyal subjects of Jersey, Guernsey and the other Channel Islands and relates to Reverend Hubert George De Carterat Stevens-Guille, a Fief de Canaly. Countersigned at the foot by Edward Shortt (1862-1935) British Lawyer and Politician, Home Secretary 1919-22. With blind embossed seal to the left edge. VG Reverend Hubert George De Carterat Stevens-Guille (1861-1951) Jurat of Guernsey.

MACDONALD CLAUDE: (1852-1915) British Diplomat, best known for his service in China and Japan. In 1899 MacDonald was the author of a Diplomatic Note which resulted in the Macartney-MacDonald Line, which still forms the basis of the border between China and Pakistan. A good A.L.S., Claude M MacDonald, four pages, 8vo, Tokyo, Japan (although on the blind embossed stationery of the British Legation at Peking), 19th January 1901, to 'My dear Treherne'. MacDonald informs his correspondent that their letter has finally found him at his headquarters in Peking, commenting 'It is certainly pleasanter in many ways than Peking and I think I shall be able to carry on without sandbagging myself round about and being shot at by the “Government to which I am accredited” though really one never knows one's luck' and further wishing his correspondent good fortune and happiness and also enquiring about his Godson ('is there anything I can do for the young man….what are you going to make of him'). A light tape stain to the upper edge of the first and final pages, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG

Including six British Prime Ministers, two American Presidents, the inventor of television, the vicar who married the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and a host of other famous individuals of the 1930s & 1940s AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION: An excellent collection of over 80 vintage signed cards (mainly oblong 12mo) and some pieces, a few letters etc., by a wide variety of famous individuals of the 1930s and 1940s, each neatly laid down (a few cornermounted) in multiples to the pages of two oblong albums, including (in order of their appearance within the albums) - Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947, British Prime Minister 1923-24, 1924- 29 & 1935-37; on a blind embossed 10 Downing Street card) Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965, British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953; 'W S Churchill', some very slight smudging to a few letters) J. Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937, British Prime Minister 1924, 1929-35) David Lloyd George (1863-1945, British Prime Minister 1916-22) Ian Hamilton (1853-1947, British General) Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945, American President 1933-45) Roger Keyes (1872-1945, British Admiral of the Fleet) Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884-1940, Maharaja of Mysore 1894-1940) Austen Chamberlain (1863-1937, British Politician, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1925) Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940, British Prime Minister 1937-40) Anthony Eden (1897-1977, British Prime Minister 1955-57) John Simon (1873-1954, British Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1937-40) David Beatty (1871-1936, British Admiral of World War I) Samuel Hoare (1880-1959, British Politician) Frederick William Elwell (1870-1958, English Painter) Laura Knight (1877-1970, English Impressionist Artist) John Lavery (1856-1941, Irish Painter) William Reid Dick (1879-1961, Scottish Sculptor) Compton Mackenzie (1883-1972, Scottish Writer) J. B. Priestley (1894-1984, English Author & Playwright) Hugh Walpole (1884-1941, English Novelist) Beverley Nichols (1898-1983, English Author) A. J. Cronin (1896-1981, Scottish Novelist) E. Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960, English Suffragette) George Lansbury (1859-1940, British Politician) Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941, British Lieutenant General, founder of the Scout movement; 'Baden Powell of Gilwell') Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936, English Author, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1907) Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967, English Poet) Laurence Binyon (1869-1943, English Poet) Walter de la Mare (1873-1956, English Poet) Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948, British Land & Water Speed Record Holder) Oliver Lodge (1851-1940, British Physicist involved in the development of wireless telegraphy) Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948, British Navigator who, along with the English pilot John Alcock, completed the first successful nonstop transatlantic flight, June 1919) Alan Cobham (1894-1973, English Pioneer Aviator) Amy Johnson (1903-1941, English Pioneer Aviatrix;'Amy Mollison') Henry O. D. Seagrave (1896-1930, British Land & Water Speed Record holder) Hugh Trenchard (1873-1956, British Marshal of the RAF) Augustus John (1878-1961, Welsh Painter) R. Anderson Jardine (1878-1950, English Vicar who performed the marriage ceremony for the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson; dated 'Chateau de Cande, Monts, 3rd June 1937' in his hand, being the place and date of the wedding) John Logie Baird (1888-1946, Scottish Engineer and Inventor of the world's first working television system) Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969, American General of World War II, later American President 1953-61) B. L. Montgomery (1887-1976, British Field Marshal of World War II) Archibald Wavell (1883-1950, British Field Marshal of World War II) Edmund Ironside (1880-1959, British Field Marshal) Harold Alexander (1891-1969, British Field Marshal of World War II) Viscount Alanbrooke (1883-1963, British Field Marshal of World War II) Charles Portal (1893-1971, British Marshal of the RAF) Andrew Cunningham (1883-1963, British Admiral of the Fleet of World War II) Jan Smuts (1870-1950, South African Prime Minister 1919-24, 1939-48. Smuts served as a British Field Marshal during World War II) Leon Blum (1872-1950, French Prime Minister 1936-37, 1938) Duff Cooper (1890-1954, British Politician) John Anderson (1882-1958, British Politician) Herbert Morrison (1888-1965, British Politician) Archibald Sinclair (1890-1970, British Politician) R. Stafford Cripps (1889-1952, British Politician) Eamon de Valera (1882-1975, Taoiseach of Ireland 1937-48, 1951-54, 1957-59. President of Ireland 1959-73) Edvard Benes (1884-1948, Czechoslovakian President 1935-38, 1939-48) Julian Huxley (1887-1975, British Biologist) Charles Vyner Brooke (1874-1963, Rajah of Sarawak 1917-46) Arthur Tedder (1890-1967, British Air Force Commander of World War II, Marshal of the RAF) John Slessor (1897-1979, British Marshal of the RAF) H. G. Wells (1866-1946, English Writer of Science Fiction novels) Henri Matisse (1869-1954, French Artist) and many other famous individuals of the period. Most are good fountain pen ink examples. Some light age wear, generally VG, 2 albums

A 19th century mahogany blanket box on stand with blind fretwork decoration and square cross section legs each on four acanthus carved feet - Height 100cm x Width 123cm x Depth 61cm Provenance: Sherford House, Bromyard

A 19th century mahogany chest on chest with a blind fretwork frieze above a series of eight drawers on shaped bracket feet - Height 171cm x Width 126cm x Depth 56cm - needs some restoration Provenance: Sherford House, Bromyard

A Victorian mahogany glazed bookcase with adjustable shelves, blind fretwork frieze on a plinth base - Height 121cm x 122cm x 33cm

A 19th century satinwood sidetable of octagonal form with a blind drawer on square tapering legs - Height 77cm x 52cm x 39cm Provenance: Sherford House, Bromyard

After T. Ivester Lloyd - A Pair of Fox Hunting Prints, L/E no.309/375, signed in pencil to margins, bearing blind proof stamps

After H.K. Whatmore - a limited edition print entitled 'Coming up Rosy' blind stamp lower left issued in a limited edition 150 of 195 mounted and framed under glass, image size 53 cm x 40 cm.

A Front Box Destination Bus / Tram Blind, Beeston, Hunslet, West Yorkshire area, approx 485 cm (length) - Est £60 - £80

A Front Box Destination Bus / Tram Blind, Blackpool and Fleetwood area, approx 800+ cm length - Est £60 - £80

A FRAMED & GLAZED CARICATURE BY TONY HUSBAND RELATING TO CILLA BLACK ON BLIND DATE

A checked fabric blind, a further blind, together with a part roll of fabric

A pair of cotton lined curtains, the cream ground with pink floral sprays, together with three silk interlined Roman blinds of neutral colour and a pink gingham Roman blind

AFTER DAVID SHEPHERD "Winter of '43" Somewhere in England", study of Lancaster bomber re-fuelling and re-fitting, limited edition colour print No'd. 476/850, signed in pencil lower right with artist's studio blind bit marks lower left CONDITION REPORTS Condition generally good, perhaps some slight fading, and backing paper is light yellow. Frame has some marks and scratches throughout - see images for further details.

ENGLISH SCHOOL "Study of flowers", colour print with V&A blind studio stamp lower right, one other, and two engravings (4)

A mahogany and cross-banded Sutherland table on brown china castors, together with a mahogany corner display cabinet with moulded cornice above blind fretwork frieze and astragal glazed door, above a base of further astragal glazed door enclosing two shelves, raised on bracket feet, a mahogany framed needlework fire screen, a dark mahogany Sutherland table, a mahogany and inlaid two tier tea trolley with drawer below, raised on brass castors, a mahogany night table with three quarter galleried top, raised on straight legs, an oak drop leaf side table on square legs, and two Eastern style rugs

After Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A., colour reproduction print, Peel Park Salford, signed in pencil in the margin, with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, published in 1975 by Venture Prints Ltd, 16ins x 30.5ins, inscribed verso No 665 Edition 850 D

ROBERT O. LENKIEWICZ (BRITISH, 1941-2002) Portrait of a Man, pen and ink, studio blind-stamp lower right, 33.5cm x 22cm.

ROBERT O. LENKIEWICZ (BRITISH, 1941-2002) Saturn Devouring his Son (after Goya), blue biro, studio blind-stamp lower right, 27cm x 15.5cm.

ROBERT O. LENKIEWICZ (BRITISH, 1941-2002) Portrait of a Seated Man, pencil and red pen, studio blind-stamp lower right, 27.5cm x 15cm.

A CARVED MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE IN THE MANNER OF CHIPPENDALE, single drawer to frieze with cast rococo handles, the chamfered square supports with blind fret decoration, 90cm wide 43cm deep 71.5cm high

A MAHOGANY SERPENTINE FRONT CHEST ON CHEST fitted with brushing slide, with carved blind fret decoration 85cm wide 47cm deep 162cm high

Early 20thC Mahogany Serpentine Fronted Sideboard, 3 Central Drawers Between 2 Blind Fretwork Cupboards, Raised On Carved Cabriole Legs With Claw And Ball Feet, Height 45 Inches, 59x21 Inches Deep

Early 20thC Mahogany Piano Stool, Hinged Padded Seat With Storage, Blind Fretwork To Front Rail And Sides, Square Supports, Height 29 Inches, 20x14 Inches Deep

STAN SMITH Nude by a Venetian blind Mixed media 47 x 36.5cm Framed and glazed.

GILT FRAMED POLYCHROME PRINT- BLIND MAN'S BUFF, APPROXIMATELY 45cm x 53cm

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY MAHOGANY BLIND FRET CARVED MAHOGANY CABINET IN GEORGE III STYLE

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976); a signed limited edition coloured print, 'The Fever Van', signed in pen lower right bearing Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp and letter to number stamp 186 lower left, also bearing J. Davey & Sons Ltd of Manchester original label verso, 42 x 52cm, framed and glazed. † CONDITION REPORT No foxing. Colour slightly faded and slight discolouration to card mount. Not inspected out of the frame.

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976); a signed limited edition black and white print, 'St. Mary's Beswick', signed in pencil lower right bearing blind stamp lower left and no.279/500, 26.5 x 37cm, framed and glazed. † CONDITION REPORT No foxing. Colour slightly faded and slight discolouration to card mount. Not inspected out of the frame.

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976); a signed limited edition coloured print, 'St Luke's Church', signed in pencil lower right, bearing blind stamp lower left, 454/850, published 1973 by G.R. Mellor Esq, 64.5 x 47cm, framed and glazed. † CONDITION REPORT No foxing. Signed in pencil. Strong colour. Not inspected out of the frame.

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976); a signed limited edition coloured print 'Three Men and a Cat', signed in pen lower right, bears Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp lower left and letter to number stamp 249, 25 x 17cm, framed and glazed. † CONDITION REPORT FATG stamp so print run is probably 850. Oversigned in black pen. Condition of the image is good. Strip of slight yellowing to margin indicating a possible re-mount. Good colour.