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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH LIMEWOOD AND BRASS MOUNTED PEDESTAL in the Chinese manner, the moulded, rounded rectangular top inset with a marble panel, the frieze panels pierced and carved in the oriental manner, and on blind-carved and shaped monopodia supports joined by a pierced and shaped undertier and on lion paw feet, 34cm wide x 101cm high. See illustration

A VICTORIAN OAK AND EBONISED DESK CHAIR, possibly by Lamb of Manchester, the circular back button-upholstered in leather above a series of balusters, the armrests blind carved with flowering stems in the Aesthetic manner and on short turned supports, the stuffover bowfront seat on turned tapering circular supports, brass caps and ceramic castors. See illustration

After Sir William Russell Flint, CECELIA CONTEMPLATING EUROPA Colour reproduction, numbered 305/850 in pencil, with blind stamp image 42 x 32cm; GOSSIPERS AT LE CASTELLET image 48 x 65cm (2)

David Shepherd, OBE (b. 1931), 'JUNGLE GENTLEMAN' Limited edition colour print, signed and numbered 1482/2000 in pencil, with blind stamp image 51 x 81cm

After Sir David Wilkie, 'THE BLIND FIDDLER' Oil on canvas 40 x 55cm CONDITION REPORT: Relined. Craquelure. Areas of overpainting.

A Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company mahogany cased bracket clock, hour striking in a part moulded domed case, with a swing gilt carrying handle the circular dial stamped `112 Regent Street, London`, with two winding holes and flanked by a blind fret to each side, on a plain moulded base terminating in gilt coloured orb supports, 38cm high.

A Royal Doulton Nursery Rhymes series ware, Simple Simon saucer, black and white Three Blind Mice bowl, Hey Diddle Diddle dish and Old Mother Hubbard plate, each in colours, with printed marks beneath, 20cm diameter. (4)

PETER SCOTT. High Tide and Swans, reproduction in colours, with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, pencil signed, copyright Arthur Ackermann and Sons 1936, Pl.13 x 22 in

PETER SCOTT. Duck flying over an estuary, reproduction in colours, pencil signed, with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, Pl. 14 x 21 in

A George III style mahogany cabinet on stand, having two fielded doors and blind carved chamfered corners on a base of three drawers raised on shell carved cabriole legs and scrolling feet.

A 19th century Oriental blue and white double gourd vase Decorated with prunus blossoms and a band of Greek key pattern above a panel of blind reticulation, the underside with blue character mark. 22 cms high. CONDITION REPORTS: Generally in good condition, wear to base.

'Night Mists', Montague Dawson signed colour proof with blind stamp

A Regency giltwood and gesso pier mirror, having inverted breakfront pediment with applied ball decoration, blind fret and swagged frieze over rectangular plate flanked by half-turned reeded pilasters on conforming plinth, 106 x 52.5cm.

A religious reverse print on glass "Christ restoring the blind-man to sight", framed, 18cm x 13cm

Ephemera - Royalty - Queen Victoria rare copy of the order of service for the private funeral of Queen Victoria in St George`s Chapel^ Windsor on February 2nd 1901. Purple covers^ 8vo with blind embossed title with 16pp of text plus programme page. Queen Victoria was buried privately after her state funeral. Only members of the Royal Family plus important figures from Court attended. This copy belonged to Major Gen Sir Francis de Winton^ who was Controller and Treasurer of the Household of the Duke of York (later George V).

India - Maharajah Ranjit Singh standing statue of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) of white marble. He is holding his sword with his left hand and with his right hand he is pointing upwards in a gesture of lecturing. Northern India^ probably Lahore^ circa end of 19th / early 20th c. The original block of marble has been broken and restored. Height 58 cm. Provenance: German private collection. The Maharaja`s dress and blind eye that he lost as the result of a smallpox infection mark him quickly. He is standing next to a tree trunk which gives the composition stability in a raffinate way. This work is rendered in a realistic and lifelike style and shows the ruler in a formal pose. The diminutive and sharp-featured Ranjit Singh is a very finely carved depiction.

Mahogany eight day longcase clock, the 13" silvered arched dial signed Mitchell & Son, Gorbals to the arch over subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, the case with long crossbanded door flanked by cable pillars and the hood surmounted by a stepped dentil cornice over blind fret carved foliate panels, 82" high (pendulum, two weights)

Oak thirty hour longcase clock, the 9" square brass dial signed William Lane, Calstone to the chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with calendar aperture, the case with long moulded door and the hood surmounted by a moulded stepped cornice above a blind fret carved panel, 75" high (weight)

Oak longcase clock, the 10" square brass dial signed Isaac Barbor on the brass chapter ring enclosing a foliate engraved matted centre, with unusual chain driven three gear going train (seven day), the case with long door and the hood surmounted by a caddy top with three gilded ball finials over a dentil cornice and blind fretwork carved panel, 90" high (pendulum, weight, key)

Helen Bradley MBE (1900-1979) 'Sunday Afternoon in Alexandra Park' a signed artist's proof, coloured reproduction, signed in pencil to the margin, with blind stamp, published by Helen Bradley prints, 41cm x 50cm May be subject to artist resale rights.

An Edwardian mahogany display cabinet, with blind fret decoration and two astragal glazed doors, on square tapering legs, 109cm wide.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock, having blind fret and pierced decoration, Roman numeral dial, 54cm

An Edwardian mahogany display cabinet, in the revived Chinese Chippendale style the pagoda shaped top surmounted by a figure of a seated china man and flanked by beasts, the interior shelves enclosed by a shaped glazed panel door flanked by cluster columns, the serpentine base having blind fret frieze square chamfered supports united by an under tier with pierced gallery, 91cm wide, 210cm high - see back cover illustration

June Berry RWS (British, b. 1924), 'The Garden Door', signed lower right, blind stamp upper right, H. 38 cm, W. 39 cm.

GOLDSMITH, Oliver. An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature… the second edition. London: 1779. 8 vols., 8vo (210 x 125mm.) 105 engraved plates. (Some spotting or browning.) Near contemporary calf tooled in gilt and blind (extremities slightly scuffed, joints splitting, two upper covers detached, some chipping to heads of spines). Provenance: J.W. & D. Farrer (armorial bookplates), M.D. Vandos (mounted signatures).

QUINTILIANUS, Marcus Fabius. De Institutione Oratoria Libri Duodecim. Leiden: apud Isaacum Severinum, 1720. 2 vols., 4to (238 x 187mm.) Titles printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece to vol. I. (Some browning and occasional spotting.) Contemporary vellum tooled in blind (soiled, spines darkened, vol. I torn at head).

KNIGHT, F. Vases and Ornaments. London: 1833. Vol. II., 8vo (319 x 246mm.) Engraved decorative title, 49 engraved plates. (Some damp-staining, spotting and browning.) Contemporary half-morocco (rebacked, extremities lightly scuffed, endpapers replaced). Provenance: Royal College of Art (label to front pastedown and blind stamp to title-page).

A Bush Art Deco style Bakelite and ivorine wireless Type D.A.C. 10 - originally the property of The British Wireless for the Blind Fund, 33 cm Condition Report Good condition - not tested

A Shelley part tea service having blind floral style pattern

A Limited Edition, coloured mezzotint after George Romney and G P James, The Gower/Stafford Children, blind stamped and signed by engraver

A 1920`s oak dressing table having twist frame and blind fret decoration

1930s oak hanging corner cupboard with blind fretting and moulded panels to the door with two interior shelves. 65cm wide, 40cm DIA

Five 18th Century Delft manganese (purple) and white plastic clay tiles, each decorated with a hand-painted roundel of a religious study to include Jesus heals a man born blind, one set to a carved oak frame, all 5`` sq S/D

A George III mahogany gentleman`s dressing table cabinet, canted and moulded top opening to reveal mirror and divided interior over a plain front with fret brass escutcheon on later stand mounted with blind fret corners and square tapering legs, width 40cm.

An Edwardian mahogany wall hanging corner cabinet with single astragal glazed door and blind fretwork decoration.

PABLO PICASSO(Spanish, 1881-1973)Femme a la Robe VertLithographs on Arches Paper 428/500Year of original: 1946 Year of Publication: 1979-1982Printed by Laurent Marcel Salinas Signed by Marina Picasso Blind stamp of Picasso Estate H 20¾ x W 17 inches.

A Chippendale style mahogany chair with blind fret framing and pierced low stretchers.

Beattie (William). Switzerland, Illustrated in a Series of Views taken Expressly for this work by W.H. Bartlett, 2 vols., in one, George Virtue, 1836, eng. frontis. and addn. eng. titles to each, ninety-five eng. plts., folding eng. map, occasional spotting and minor marginal dampstaining to a few leaves, contemp. half morocco, gilt dec. spines, joints cracked, old repair to upper joint, some wear, 4to, together with Bartlett (W.H., Purser, William & Carne, John), Syria, the Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c. Illustrated, 1st series only, [1836], addn. eng. title, thirty-six eng. plts., occasional spotting, a.e.g., publisherÕs gilt dec. qtr. morocco, slight wear to spine mostly at head & foot, 4to, with Stebbing (Henry), The Christian in Palestine; or, Scenes of Sacred History, pub. George Virtue, [1847], addn. eng. title, single-page eng. map and seventy-eight eng. plts. (one double-page), toning to margins, sewing weak & few leaves loose, occasional spotting, lacking free endpapers, a.e.g., orig. cloth gilt, dampstained and worn, 4to, plus Rose (Thomas), Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham & Northumberland Illustrated..., 3 vols. in two, 1832,letterpress and addn. eng. titles to vols. 1 & 2, 215 eng. illusts. on 110 plts., some spotting and dampstaining mostly to margins, contemp. half calf, spines faded, slight wear to extrems., 4to, and Westall (William, and Moule, Thomas), Great Britain Illustrated..., 1830, addn. eng. title, 120 eng. illusts. on sixty plts., dampstaining and spotting throughout, contemp. half morocco, gilt & blind dec. spine, some wear, 4to, with Beattie (William), The Castles and Abbeys of England..., n.d., c. 1840s, eng. port. frontis., few eng. plts., numerous wood eng. illusts. text, orig. cloth gilt, faded, marked and worn, large 8vo (7)

Campbell (John). Travels in South Africa, Undertaken at the Request of the Missionary Society, being a Narrative of a Second Journey in the Interior of that Country, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1822, half-titles present, hand-col. folding eng. map (with minor offsetting), twelve hand-col. aquatint plts. (some with heavy offsetting to text), 4pp. binderÕs instructions and pubs. ads. at rear of vol. 1, occasional spotting, marginal dampstaining to vol. 2 not affecting text, evidence of careful library inkstamp removal to both titles, inner hinges slightly cracked with frontis. and title to vol. 2 near detached, near contemp. half straight-grain morocco, gilt & blind dec. spines, rubbed, 8vo. Abbey, Travel 328; Tooley 127. (2)

Hoare (Richard Colt). The History of Ancient Wiltshire, Part 1 - Stations I-VI, 1st ed., pub. William Miller, 1810, half-title to vol. 1, addn. eng. title to part 1, eng. port. frontis., forty-six eng. plts. and plans (some double-page), pen & ink plan of Amesbury Church, blind library stamps throughout (not touching plt. image), occ. spotting, edges untrimmed, endpapers replaced, library bookplate, contemp. half qtr. morocco gilt by Cedric Chivers, library classification to spines, extrems. slightly rubbed, large folio. Large paper copy. This copy, published shortly before William CunningtonÕs death, contains only one page of Station VI - Evesham. The complete work was published in 1812-1821 originally issued in three parts. (2)

Pyne (J.B.). Lake Scenery of England, pub. Day & Son, c.1859, dec. litho. title, addn. half title, twenty-four (complete as list) tinted litho. plts. by T.Picken, blind stamp to half title and f.e.p., slight finger soiling, occ. spotting, a.e.g., contemp. half morocco gilt, sidings stained, 4to, together with, Rose (Thomas), Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham & Northumberland, 2 vols., pub. Fisher, Son & Co., 1832, dec. title to vol.1, 211 uncoloured engraved views on 107 sheets, each with tissue guard, occ. spotting, mainly to guards, contemp. half calf gilt, labels missing from vol. 2, worn at extrems., 4to, with, Britton (John), The History and Antiquities of The Cathedral Church of Wells...., 1824, addn. dec. title, twenty-three (only) uncoloured eng. plts., contemp. marbled sidings with later half calf gilt, 4to (4)

La Fosse (Etienne-Guillaume). Observations and Discoveries made Upon Horses, with a New Method of Shoeing, 1st English translation, London: J. Nourse, 1755, viii[i.e.vii],[1],120pp., four folding eng. plts. (misbound, three cropped to fore-edge with loss of printed border), page vii misnumbered ÔviiiÕ, few contemp. annotations, light dust-soiling, browning to margins of first & last few leaves, contemp. calf gilt, joints slightly cracked, 8vo, together with Coleman (Edward), Observations on the Structure, Oeconomy, and Diseases of the Foot of the Horse, and on the Principles and Practice of Shoeing, by Edward Coleman, professor of the veterninary college, principal veterinary surgeon to the British cavalry, and to His MajestyÕs most Honourable Board of Ordnance, and honorary member of the Board of Agriculture. Vol. 1 (all published of this edition), Dublin: printed by Graisberry & Campbell, 1798, xi[i.e.x],124pp., eight folding eng. plts., page x misnumbered ÔxiÕsome spotting and toning, armorial bookplate of George Pim to upper pastedown, near contemp. green half calf, gilt & blind dec. to spine (darkened), slim 8vo (ESTC T148951, Not in British Library catalogue. Only three UK institutional locations located for this edition) (2)

Lowe (E.J., assisted by W. Howard). Beautiful Leaved Plants; Being a Description of the Most Beautiful Leaved Plants in Cultivation in this Country...., pub. Groombridge & Sons, 1865, sixty (complete) col. litho. plts., book plate of Atterbury, pubs. gilt and blind dec. cloth, faded and worn, large 8vo, together with, A Natural History of New and Rare Ferns...., 1st. ed., 1864, seventy-two (complete) col. litho. plts. occ. spotting throughout, bookplate of Thomas Edmund Powell, pubs. gilt and blind dec. cloth, spine faded, sidings stained, bumped and worn at extrems., large 8vo., with, A Natural History of British Grasses, 1864, seventy-four (complete) col. litho. plts. near contemp. ink manuscript ownership signature to verso of frontis., modern gilt, cloth, large 8vo., plus Sowerby (John Edward), English Botany; or Coloured Figures of British Plants, vol.1 (only), pub. George Bell & Sons, 1877, title page detached, addn. half title, 161 col. plts., gutta percha perished, text block loose, hinges broken, a.e.g., pubs. gilt dec. cloth, bumped and worn at extrems., large 8vo., with another copy similar of vol.4, together with, Hendrick (U.P.), The Peaches of New York, pub. J.B.Lyon & Company, Albany, 1917, b & w portrait frontis., presentation stamp to f.e.p., ninety-two col. plts., pubs. gilt cloth, rubbed at extrems., large 4to., with, Kirby (W.F., Sharpe R.Bowdler, et al), LloydÕs Natural History, 18 vols.(mixed bindings), 1896 - 98, numerous col. plts., pubs. gilt cloth, some bindings worn and frayed, two bindings with spine and boards near detached, 8vo., plus four others similar (28)

Morris (F.O.). A History of British Birds, 6 vols., 2nd ed., 1870, 365 hand-col. litho plts., occasional scattered spotting, some leaves uncut, orig. gilt and blind dec. cloth in bright condition, 8vo (6)

Bible [Welsh]. Y Bibl Cyssegr-lan, sef yr Hen Destament aÕr Newydd, London: Bonham Norton and John Bill, 1620, general and New Testament titles present within woodcut dec. borders (general title trimmed, torn with loss & tipped onto front free endpaper), woodcut dec. initials, black letter text, Apocrypha present, occasional manuscript annotations to text and manuscript genealogical entries to endpapers, scattered worm holes to few leaves (inc. NT title), lacking final blank, spotting, toning & marginal dampstaining, dust-soiling and some fraying to margins mostly to first & last few leaves, contemp. reversed blind panelled calf, spine worn at head & foot with loss, leather slightly torn to boards, worn, folio. 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)

Godwin (William). Life of Geoffrey Chaucer, the Early English Poet: Including Memoirs of His Near Friend and Kinsman, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster: with Sketches of the Manners, Opinions, Arts and Literature of England in the Fourteenth Century, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1803, three eng. portrait plates, all slightly spotted and offset to text, errata leaf at rear of vol. 1, lacks half-title to vol. 1, contemp. blind-stamped green calf with leather spine labels, rubbed and spines darkened, 4to (2)

Pinardon. Gringoire Comedie en un acte et en prose, Illustations et Eaux-fortes de Leon Lebegue, Paris: Libraire des Amateurs A. Ferroud, F. Ferroud, Successeur, 1919, addn. col. dec. title, etched frontis. in 3 states (2 coloured), thirty-six etched plts. (in two states, col. & uncol.), numerous col. illusts. and decorations many heightened in gold, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, contemp. maroon morocco by Pinardon, with gilt dec. and foliage style onlay decoration to boards, 8vo, contained in slipcase, (limited edition 13/1025. Those numbered between 1 & 30 with additional state plates), together with Harrap & Co (George G.), Clair de Lune and other Troubadour Romances by Michael West, Pictured by Evelyn Paul, [1913], dec. title, col. plts. and decorative borders, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, publishers morocco with blind embossed title and motif to upper board, 4to, with two other decorative bindings (4)

Cathedral binding. The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments..., 2 vols., Allan Bell & Co., 1834, numerous plts. and maps, some double-page, front free endpapers with contemp. ms. inscription, a.e.g., orig. gilt panelled burgundy morocco, sm. 8vo (10.5 x 7cm/4.25 x 2.75ins) contained together in orig. burgundy morocco box with pull-off lid, all four sides blind-stamped with gothic church design, 13 x 9 x 7cm (5 x 3.5 x 2.75ins) (1)

Kieffer (Rene). Mambu et son Amour. Decors negres de Jean Vergely, by Louis Charbonneau, Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925], dec. title and page borders, dec. endpapers, orig. wrappers bound-in, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. blind embossed light brown morocco gilt (with Rene Kieffer label to verso of front free endpaper), 8vo. Limited edition 53/1050. (1)

Miniature Almanack. London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1824, printed for the Company of Stationers, [1824], eng. illusts. and tables, a.e.g., attractive gilt dec. red morocco with white & black panelled onlays, 59 x 33mm, contained in orig. matching slipcase (slightly worn), together with Mauchline Ware binding, A miniature sketch or autograph book, late 19th c.,largely unused, text block slightly loose, a.e.g., with attached pencil, morocco backed wooden boards, upper board with transfer illustration of the West Front of Exeter Cathedral, brass clasp, 47 x 71mm, with Peacock & Bampton (Publishers), PeacockÕs Polite Repository, or Pocket Companion; Containing an Almanack..., 1822, eng. frontis. and illusts., a.e.g., orig. pink silk covered limp boards, 16mo in 8s, contained in original blind dec. olive green morocco wallet with brass clasp, lined with pink silk and compartments (including one containing pencil), approx. 120 x 90mm, plus one other miniature almanack, miniature book form box with chromo illust. of Sir Charles Napier to lid, plus three small sketchbooks containing late 19th/early 20th c. drawings, watercolour sketched views and verses etc. (11)

Campbell (Colen). Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect, Containing the Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the Regular Buildings, both Publick and Private, in Great Britain, with Variety of New Designs... either from the Buildings themselves, or the Original Designs of the Architects, 3 vols., 1st ed., 1715, 1717, 1725, eng. title to vols. 1 & 2, eng. dedication leaf to vol. 1, letterpress title to vol. 3 in red & black, 231 eng. plans & elevations (complete, inc. 54 double-page & folding, comprising individual plate numbers to each leaf), subscribers lists present, title to each with ownership signature & date of Charles Scrase Dickins Jan 1834 to upper margin, vol. 1 leaf C1 and central fold of Blenheim Palace plt. 57/58 with closed tear, some toning to few plts. (mostly in vol. 1), some hinges neatly repaired, contemp. blind panelled calf, rebacked with elaborate gilt dec. spines, rubbed and wear to boards with some leather torn to edges & corners showing, folio. Harris 97 & 99, Archer 32.1 & 33.1. Charles Scrase Dickins (1794-1875) was born in Broadwater, Worcestershire, but later resided at Coolhurst, Horsham, Sussex. He was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex in 1860. He married Lady Frances Elizabeth Compton, daughter of the 1st Marquess of Northampton at St. GeorgeÕs, Hanover Square, London in 1829. The 1st Marquess of NorthamptonÕs residences included Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire and also Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire. Castle Ashby is illustrated in volume 3 of this work (plate 8/9). (3)

Caslon (H.W. & Co., pub.). Specimens of Types & Borders and Illustrated Catalogue of PrintersÕ Joinery and Materials, [1911], col. port. frontis., examples of printing types throughout, orig. cloth, large 4to, together with a small selection of printing related leaflets etc. loosely inserted, plus Printing history, LÕArt du livre a lÕImprimerie Nationale, Paris, 1973, col. and b & w illusts., cloth endpapers, publisherÕs calf, title in blind to upper board and spine, slightly marked, folio (limited ed.115/5000) (2)

Gurwood (Lieutenant Colonel). Selections from the Dispatches and General Orders of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, 1st ed., pub. John Murray, 1841, publisherÕs advert leaf at end, bookplate of Thomas N. Parker Esq. to front pastedown, orig. publisherÕs blind-stamped cloth gilt, a little rubbed and spine somewhat dulled, covers with some fading to edges, thick 8vo, together with Lomax (Lieutenant D.A.N.), A History of the Services 41st (the Welch) Regiment, from its Formation, in 1719, to 1895, pub. Devonport, 1899, one or two col. plts., b & w plts. etc., t.e.g., orig. red cloth gilt, some marks and light soiling, 8vo, plus Selous (F.C.), Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia, Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland, 1st ed., Rowland Ward, 1896, b & w plts. and illusts., patterned endpapers, orig. cloth, rubbed and marked, with spine somewhat darkened, 8vo, and other various late 19th and early 20th-c. military interest, history, hunting, etc., including Winston S. Churchill, The World Crisis, vols. 1 & 2, 1st eds., 1923, Edith Jackson, Annals of Ealing, 1898, Geoffrey Sparrow, The Crawley & Horsham Hunt, pub. The Sporting Gallery, n.d., c. 1920s, limited signed edition, Field Service Pocket Book, 1914, Animal Management, 1908 (Prepared in the Veterinary Department, for General Staff, War Office), etc. (6 shelves)

Sutcliffe (Matthew). Matthaei Sutliuii de vera Christi ecclesia aduersus Rob. Belarminum, aliosque sectae Jebusiticae sodales eorum errores & haereses, liber unus, 3 parts in one, 1600, printerÕs woodcut device to title, dec. woodcut initials, some fraying and dampstaining, contemp. limp vellum, soiled and some wear, 4to, together with Bible [English], The Holy Bible, According to the Authorized Version; with Notes, Explanatory and Practical..., Together with Appropriate Introductions, Tables, Indexes, Maps, and Plans, Prepared and Arranged by the Rev. George DÕOyly, B.D. and the rev. Richard Mant, D.D..., 2 vols. in three, Oxford, 1817, numerous eng. plts. and maps (many with later hand-colouring), occasional spotting, a.e.g., contemp. straight-grain gilt & blind dec. morocco, rubbed, 4to, with Simpson (F.), A Series of Ancient Baptismal Fonts, Chronologically Arranged, 1828, eng. frontis. and plts., scattered spotting, t.e.g., contemp. half morocco, rubbed and some wear, tall 8vo, plus other 18th/19th c. antiquarian, including theology, history and literature (3 shelves)

Homer. The Iliad of Homer, Translated by A. POpe, 3 vols., new ed., pub. F.J. Du Roveray, 1813, eng. frontispieces and plts., occasional spotting, a.e.g., contemp. red straight grain morocco, with elaborate gilt and blind dec.,8vo, together with [Marie de Medicis], Lettre Escrite au Roy par la Reyne Mere de Sa Majeste, [Brussels], 1631, 23pp., some browning, disbound 4to, with [Morgues, Matthieu de, sieur de Saint-Germain], Tres-humble, tres veritable, et tres-importante remonstrance au roy, [n.d., n.p., c.1631?], 134pp., few closed tears and some fraying, browned and dust-soiled, disbound 4to, with [Hacklaender, Friedrich Wilhelm], Clara; or, Slave life in Europe, with a preface by Sir Archibald Alison, Bart., 3 vols., 2nd ed., 1856, scattered spotting, vols. 1 & 2 lacking front free endpapers, orig. cloth, spines faded, 8vo, plus other 18th/19th c. antiquarian (3 shelves)

Wright (Thomas). The History and Topography of the County of Essex, Illustrated by a Series of Views Taken on the Spot by Messrs. E. Arnold, ARA, Bartlett, Campion, &c., 2 vols., pub. George Virtue, 1836, numerous engraved plates, some spotting and soiling, a.e.g., contemp. blind-patterned morocco, recased with orig. spines laid down, some wear to edges, 4to (sold with all faults), together with Willcocks (Brigadier-General Sir James), From Kabul to Kumassi, Twenty-Four Years of Soldiering and Sport, 1st ed., John Murray, 1904, library stamp erased from title, b&w plates, modern green cloth gilt, 8vo, plus Thomas (David St. John & White H. P.), A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, vols. 1-3 (The West Country, Southern England & Greater London), mixed eds., 1961-63, b&w plts. and illusts., orig. cloth in sl. frayed d.j.s, 8vo, and other railway history, mostly modern publications, British topography, late 19th/early 20th century novels for boys, The Jubilee Book of Cricket by Prince Ranjitsinhji, 2nd ed., 1897, etc. (6 shelves + a carton)

A quantity of assorted games and jigsaw puzzles, includes Victory puzzles; puppets; cribbage box, dominoes for the blind; playing cards; scrap books and other similar items (a lot)

A SET OF ELEVEN VICTORIAN SILVER COFFEE SPOONS, London 1875, mark of Martin, Hall & Co (Richard Martin & Ebenezer Hall); and two similar examples by the same maker, each with taper handles decorated with bellflowers and blind fretwork, in relief, the handle terminals crested (13)

**A STEEL TARGET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION, 19TH CENTURY, AFTER AN ITALIAN ORIGINAL OF THE MID-16TH CENTURY MADE FOR THE EMPEROR CHARLES V of convex circular form with a plain inward turn at its edge accompanied by holes for lining-rivets, fitted to the inside of them with various blind rivets for the attachment of enarmes, and embossed and chased overall in high relief within a border of fruits occupied by puttti with a representation of the apotheosis of the Emperor Charles V, including his devices, the double-headed eagle and the Pillars of Hercules 55.5 cm; 21 3/4 in diameter Provenance Spitzer Collection, Paris, 1893, lot 670 Anderson Galleries, New York, 15 December 1931, lot 670 JWHA Inv. No. 700 Exhibited Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 6 January 1965 - 21 February 1966 Hospital Trustees, Providence, Rhode Island, 8 -31 May 1967 Art Gallery of Sunrise, Charleston, West Virginia, January - 1 May 1975 Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 26 - 28 September 1968 Beaumont Art Museum, Texas, 5 December - 23 January 1978 The shield is a copy of one in Real Armeria, Madrid, Cat. No. D63, made for the Emperor Charles V (1499/1500 - 1558). (Calvert 1907, pl. 150, left)

An Edwardian nine drawer pedestal desk, with gadrooned edge and blind fret corners