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Thomas Platter's Travels in England 1599 Rendered into English from the German, and with introductory matter, by Clare Williams published by Jonathan Cape, Thirty Bedford Square, London 1937, First Edition hardback with dust wrapper approx 15.5cm x 23cm, shows some light signs of age / wear and pencil annotations by previous owner otherwise is in good condition (see photographs) good book....retails at around £200. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

A very interesting collection of Second World War Cable and Wireless telegrams, together with a collection of censored airmail letters, from Soldier 1176761 Allan Law to his wife, together with a collection of censored letters from Officer Law stationed at L Flight 31 Course 3 Squadron 48 Air School East London Cape Province South Africa??, also a collection of undated letters from the same person, and 2 Gift Certificates, 1 to the value of £12 and the other for 8 shillings and 9 pence

2 photograph albums, including Pretoria, photographs Christmas 1902 - military, figures etc, and an album of early 20th century photographs, including Cape Town and Durban

James Bond The Man With the Golden Gun Ian Fleming first edition, first impression, Hardback book, with dust-jacket, further within clear protective sleeve, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1965.Condition Report: clean bright boards, light marks to edges.

James Bond You Only Live Twice and The Man With the Golden Gun Ian Fleming, two first editions, first impressions Hardback books with dust-jackets, You Only Live Twice within a later dust-jacket, The Man With the Golden Gun, further within a clear protective wrapper. Published by Jonathan Cape, 1964-1965. (2)Condition Report: You Only Live Twice - light marks to boards, spine ends and corners a little bumped, some foxing to fore-edge affecting a few edges of leaves, light creasing to later dust-jacket spine. The Man With the Golden Gun - marks to boards, spine ends and corners bumped, small chips (some loss) to corners of dust-jacket, light foxing to edges.

James Bond Thunderball Ian Fleming first edition, first impression Hardback book with dust-jacket, further within clear protective sleeve, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1961. Condition Report: clean bright boards, dust-jacket a little creased with chips to spine ends and corners, light foxing to edges.

James Bond The Spy Who Loved Me Ian Fleming first edition, first impression, Hardback book, with dust-jacket, further within clear protective sleeve, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1962.Condition Report: clean bright boards, spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket chipped to spine ends and corners (some loss) light foxing and dust-soiling to edges.

James Bond On Her Majestys Secret Service Ian Fleming first edition, first impression, Hardback book, with dust-jacket, further within clear protective sleeve, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1963.Condition Report: clean bright boards,

James Bond Thunderball Ian Fleming first edition, first impression Hardback book with dust jacket price clipped, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1961. Condition Report: light foxing to fore edge, otherwise a clean bright copy.

James Bond From Russia With Love & You Only Live Twice Ian Fleming first editions, first impressions Hardback books, within dust-jackets, From Russia With Love within a part jacket lacking flaps and a further later dust-jacket, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1957-1964. (2)Condition Report: light marks to bright boards, dust-jackets chipped and clean edge tears head and tail of spines (some loss) some foxing to top edges.

James Bond Dr. No Ian Fleming first edition first issue Hardback book (without silhouette of the dancing girl) within later dust-jacket, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1958; Condition Report: boards marked, spine ends and corners bumped, light foxing to preliminaries and fore edge.

James Bond Live and Let Die Ian Fleming first edition, second impression, original black cloth, gilt titles and vignette, dust-jacket with credit statement to the dust-jacket designer, Kenneth Lewis, printed on the inside front flap, (the second impression dust-jacket is the same as the third issue dust-jacket appearing on some first editions) the authors second James bond novel, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1954. Condition Report: boards cocked but clean and bright, toning to dust-jacket with chips to spine ends and corners (some loss) light foxing and toning to edges, toning to pages.

James Bond Thunderball Ian Fleming first edition, first impression Hardback book with dust-jacket, further within clear protective sleeve, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1961. Condition Report: clean bright boards, dust-jacket creased with chips to spine ends and corners (some loss) toning, marks and light foxing to edges.

James Bond You Only Live Twice Ian Fleming first edition, first impression, Hardback book, with later dust-jacket, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1964.Condition Report: clean bright boards, dust-jacket with clean edge tear head of spine, light foxing to edges.

James Bond The Spy Who Loved Me Ian Fleming first edition, first impression Hardback book with later dust-jacket, further within clear protective sleeve, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1962.Condition Report: clean bright boards, light foxing to dust-jacket and top edge, otherwise a clean bright copy.

James Bond The Man With the Golden Gun Ian Fleming, first edition, first impression Hardback book with dust-jacket. Published by Jonathan Cape, 1965.Condition Report: clean bright boards, spine ends bumped, light creasing to dust-jacket, light foxing and marks to edges.

James Bond From Russia With Love & The Man With the Golden Gun Ian Fleming first edition, first impression Hardback books, with dust-jackets, From Russia With Love within a later dust-jacket, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1957-1965. (2)Condition Report: From Russia With Love - clean bright boards, light marks to lower board, ink inscription to front free endpaper, toning to and light marks to edges.The Man With the Golden Gun - clean bright boards, spine ends marginally bumped, dustjacket with two clean edge tears to lower spine, light marks to edges.

James Bond, A group of four Ian Fleming Hardback books first editions, first impressions, within dust-jackets, comprises: Moonraker, 1955, with shoot on page 10, within a later issue dust-jacket, On Her Majestys Secret Service, 1963; You Only Live Twice, 1964: Octopussy and The Living Daylights, 1966; all Published by Jonathan Cape. (4)Condition Report: Moonraker - light marks to boards, spine ends and corners bumped, a strip of tippex to front free endpaper, occasional light foxing and toning.The other volumes clean bright copies, foxing to top edges of Octopussy and You Only Live Twice.

James Bond The Man With the Golden Gun Ian Fleming, first edition, first impression Hardback book with dust-jacket, further within clear sleeve. Published by Jonathan Cape, 1965.

James Bond Casino Royale Ian Fleming first edition, second impression (published the same year as the first impression) original publishers black cloth with red heart design to front, title and author in red to spine, no dust-jacket, the first James Bond title, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1953.Condition Report: light marks to boards, spine ends and corners a little rubbed, foxing and toning to edges, internally further foxing and toning.

James Bond You Only Live Twice - Ian Fleming first edition, first impression Hardback book with dust-jacket. Published by Jonathan Cape, 1964.Condition Report: boards bright with light marks, spine ends bumped, dust-jacket with light foxing and a small clean edge tear to front top corner of jacket, chipped to corners and spine ends (some loss) light foxing to edges.

James Bond, A group of three Ian Fleming Hardback books first editions, first impressions, within dust-jackets, comprises: Thunderball, 1961, within later dust-jacket; You Only Live Twice, 1964; Octopussy and The Living Daylights, 1966, Published by Jonathan Cape. (3) Condition Report: light marks to boards, spine ends and corners a little bumped, some light foxing to edges of Thunderball and You Only Live Twice.

James Bond Goldfinger Ian Fleming first edition, first impression, Hardback book, with later dust-jacket, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1959.Condition Report: clean bright boards, spine ends a little bumped, dustjacket bumped head of spine, ink ownership to front free endpaper, some foxing to edges.

James Bond For Your Eyes Only Ian Fleming first edition, first impression, Hardback book, with dust-jacket, further within clear protective sleeve, Published by Jonathan Cape, 1960.Condition Report: clean bright boards, toning and marks to dust-jacket with rubbing to spine ends and corners, ink ownership to front free endpaper, light foxing to edges some heavier to top edge, toning to pages.

After Pablo Picasso, Spanish 1881-1973, Portrait de femme; Passe de cape; Passe de cape; La femme endormie; Hand with Bouquet; (i) offset lithograph with five colours on Arches wove, stamped signature, (ii) offset lithograph on Arches wove, printed by Les Affiches d'Art, France, (iii) offset lithograph on Arches wove, printed by Les Affiches d'Art, France, (iv) screenprint with one colour on Arches wove, printed by Les Affiches d'Art, France, (v) offset lithograph on wove, printed by Aaron Ashley, New York, 2000, largest: 101.5 x 66.4 cm, (unframed) (ARR) (5)

Amendment: please note this book is accompanied by a reading copy of 'The Way We Live Now'.Sir Howard Hodgkin CH CBE, British 1932-2017,The Way We Live Now, 1991;a book produced with Susan Sontag, published by Karsten Schubert, London, featuring six Hodgkin fold out lithographs in colour, signed in pencil by Hodgkin and Sontag on the entry pages, and numbered 102/200.book dimensions: 30 x 22 cm, each lithograph: 28.5 x 41.7 cm or larger, (unframed)(ARR)Note: the initial sale proceeds of the book were given to AIDS charities in the UK and USA. Together with a reading copy of 'The Way We Live Now', published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, 1991.

T.E. LAWRENCE: THE MINT, JONATHAN CAPE 1955 and other volumes, including Sir Alfred Munnings autobiography

Marc Poisson, South African Cape Dutch dwelling,oil on board, signed,90x120cm.

18th/19th Century British School Portrait of a lady in 17th century dress, lace collar, blue coat with brooch, green cape and holding a book, half length Oil on canvas, 87.5cm x 69cm.CONDITION REPORT: Relined.

JOHN BRENTON. Priests Cove, Cape Cornwall. Oil on textured board. Monogrammed. Signed & titled to the reverse. 59 x 62cm. Also, a signed print by John Brenton, No. 16/250.  Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING.  The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CANNOT SHIP THIS LOT due to fragility, size or weight. Our recommended carrier is MBE Plymouth on +44 (0) 1752 257224 or info@mbeplymouth.co.uk

A collection of children's classics, fairy tales, and English translations of Chinese & Japanese works, to include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Macmillan, 1954; Ali Baba, illustrated by Edmund Dulac, Hodder, 1911; Fairy Tales in Other Lands, by Julia Goddard, Cassell, 1892; Quake, Quake, Quake, by Paul Dehn, illustrated by Edward Gorey, Hamilton, 1961; Tales of the Dervishes, by Idries Shah, Cape, 1967, and others, condition varied, sold with all faults (11)

Fleming, Ian. Thunderball, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1961, hardback with price-clipped dust-jacket designed by Richard Chopping. Octavo, publisher's cloth with blind-embossed skeletal hand, contents very good & bright, neat owner inscription and tape residue to endpapers, binding good, tight & square, very faint bumping to corners, dust-jacket bold & bright, light chipping to corners & edges of spine. Together with For Your Eyes Only, second impression, London: Jonathan Cape, June 1960, internally good & bright, a couple of pale spots, d.j. with slight wear to edges (2)

Fleming, Ian. Dr. No, third impression, Jonathan Cape, 1958, in d.j., tog. w/ Goldfinger, third printing, Pan paperback, 1961, both books bearing spurious 'Ian Fleming' signature [not deemed genuine] (2)

An African Cape Buffalo taxidermy head, 90h x 105w x 80d cm, in good condition, mounted for hanging but not on a back board

TWO BOXES OF BOOKS comprising thirteen editions of The Works of Charles Dickens, Household Edition, with illustrations, published by Chapman and Hall, twelve Arthur Ransome novels published by Jonathan Cape and seven volumes of The World's Greatest Books in Outline, edited by J.A. Hammerton (32)

A Quantity of police helmet fittings, badges etc, including: white metal Victorian police, helmet fitting, two rose tops, one cox cone top, gilt lion chain cape fittings, two pairs City of London police special collar dogs, 3 x cloth Special constabulary shoulder titles, Metropolitan police 150th anniversary coin, police whistle chain, 2 x original Surrey fire brigade cap badges, London Fire brigade GLC cap badge, key fob, plus other items. (A. lot)

New England Impressionist Beach Scene, depicting a dory on the dunes of Cape Cod. Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Born on May 23, 1887 in Waterbury, CT. Davis studied at the Boston Museum School. By the turn of the century she had moved to San Francisco where she further studied at the Mark Hopkins Institute (1905-06), UC Berkeley, and received a B.A. degree at the CCAC. About 1916 she began teaching in the public schools in the San Francisco Bay area and then for 26 years she was head of the art department at College of San Mateo. Upon retirement in the mid-1950s, she settled on the Monterey Peninsula. A spinster, Davis died in Pacific Grove, CA on Oct. 19, 1976. Member: Carmel AA; SF Women Artists; SFAA; Calif. and American Bookplate Societies. Exh: PPIE, 1915; San Francisco Art Association, 1918. Overall size: 20 x 24 in. Sight size: 15 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.

Vintage fur to include a white short fur cape, three various collars to include mink, and a mink scarf with Paris label. (Does not include heads)

A fine shipbuilders half block model of a freight vessel S.S. Douglas. 185cm l. he was built by Clyde Shipbuilding and Engineering in Port Glasgow for Goole Steam Shipping Company's Copenhagen service. With her white hull, she was known as one of the "butter boats." She became the property of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1907.In 1922 she became the property of the London and North Western Railway and in 1923, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.In 1935 he was the property of Associated Humber Lines. By this time she had her hull colour changed to black.She was sold in 1937 to the Stanhope Steam Ship Company and renamed Stanhope and later the same year to G M Mavroleon, Greece and renamed Nepheligeretis. In 1938 she was sold to B Athanassiades and renamed Hermes, then Suzy. She was renamed Ioanna in 1940.On 1 June 1940 she was part of Convoy HG 32F. She straggled behind the convoy. She was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) west of Cape Finisterre, Spain by U-37

Art Deco Spelter Lady seated on the ground with a bronze effect dress and cape, raised on a marble and onyx base, 32cm long

Space Exploration Signed FDC Collection of 4 with Stamps and FDI Postmarks, Signatures are Autopen Machine Generated, Include Apollo 13 multi-signed Jack Swigert, James Lovell, Fred W Haise, 1970, Space Shuttle Wind Tunnel Test signed Ken Mattingly, plus 1 unknown 1977, One Postmarked Hamm Westf 1 Astrophilatelie Schau signed Ken Mattingly 1972, One Postmarked Cape Canaveral Dec 4th 1965 signed unknown, good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Collection of vintage 1960s velvet and sequinned ladies clothing including dresses, cape, and handbags, with contemporary photographs of these worn on cruise ships, related P&O cruise menus and entertainment programmes

Large red trunk containing various clothing incl. Hunting jacket with gilt buttons, Devlin & Co. blue cape with Excelsior National Guard buttons, another blue cape, two small Eastern mats, blue pelmet, Egyptian style headband, beadwork belt etc (qty)

DAVID RUST (B 1963) Towards Cape Cornwall Watercolour and gouache Signed lower left 15cm x 15.5cm; together with a 19th century watercolour of a country path, inscribed verso 'Edinburgh Road Richmond Park' (2) Condition Report : good condition Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

A Queen's South Africa medal awarded to 32261 Pte T. Burke HITH Coy IMP YRO with South Africa 1901 and 1902, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony clasps.

BOOKS, MISCELLANEOUS. A selection of books from the library of Sir Henry Peto of Chedington Court, Dorset to include: LACROIX, P., 'Manners, Customs and Dress During the Middle Ages etc.' (15 lithographic prints, 400+ engravings in wood), Chapman and Hall 1st ed., 1874. Bookplate for 'Henry Peto'; BONE, James, 'The London Perambulator', 1st 1925, Cape; 'TAFFRAIL', 'Pincher Martin', 1st ed., Chambers, 1916

Property of a Lady First Edition Ian Fleming (1908 - 1964) Thunderball Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square London With dust jacket

British late 19th/early 20th century medals awarded to W. Underwood to include the Queens South Africa medal, having South Africa 1902, South Africa 1901, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony clasps and inscribed 35677 PTE W.Underwood 109th Coy IMP:YEO (without ribbon), a boxed 3rd Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry Tribute medal, along with WWI Victory medal and 1914-1918 British War medal, inscribed 18712.2.A.M.W.Underwood.R.A.F

A British late 19th/early 20th century medal bar comprising The Queen's South Africa medal having South Africa 1902, South Africa 1901, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony clasps, inscribed 1898 3rd CL:TPR:E.A.Pott.S.A.C., along with WWI 1914-1915 star, 1914-1918 British war medal and the Victory medal, inscribed 85514.B.Q.MSJT.E.A.POTT.R.A (1914-1915 star inscribed 85514 BMDR.E.A.POTT.R.F.A)

An Inuit steatite stone carving of a bird, by a Cape Dorset artist, circa 1970s/80s, the underside with 'Canada Eskimo Art' sticker with igloo design, 18.5 cm high x 22.5 cm wide

A late Victorian travelling aneroid pocket barometer, by T Cooke & Sons, Ltd, London, New York & Cape Town, Morocco case, c.1890

Cape of Good Hope Bank, unissued 5 Shillings, 182-, no serial number or signatures, spindle hole, about uncirculated and scarce Pick S171r £100-£150

Cape Uniform Banknote, South Africa, proof £1 with bank title blank, for use by the African Banking Corporation, Bank of Africa, National Bank of South Africa and Standard Bank of South Africa, 16 November 1891, no signatures or serial numbers, a few pencil annotations, about uncirculated, rare Pick S322 £100-£150

Siege of Mafeking, reproduction 10 Shillings, March 1900, no serial number, with Catto & Sharpe, Cape Town, advert on reverse, extremely fine and scarce Pick S654b for type £100-£150

South African Reserve Bank, obverse and reverse archival photograph showing a proposed design for an unknown £1, Pretoria, 1 January 1922, serial number 0000000, obverse portrait of General Lois Botha at top centre, reverse view of Cape Town, mounted on board, manuscript date 2/6/21, unique and important £400-£500 --- Lois Botha was a General in the Boer War and considered a Boer war hero, taking command of all Boer forces in 1900. He was appointed the first prime minister of the Union of South Africa in 1907, the forerunner of the modern South African state. One can assume Lois Botha’s portrait wouldn’t have been the most popular choice politically.

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, 50 Centavos, 1 January 1920, serial number 946535*, restoration, in PMG holder 40 NET, extremely fine, the best of only two examples graded by PMG, and an extremely rare note Pick 19, BNU CV29a £2,000-£2,600 --- This is the BNU plate note

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen 5 Escudos, 16 November 1945, no serial number, red ESPECIME overprint and two cancellation holes, ink numeral, paperclip mark and minor foxing, otherwise uncirculated Pick 41s, BNU CV55s £100-£150

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen 10 Escudos, 16 November 1945, no serial number, red ESPECIME overprint and two cancellation holes, ink numeral, paperclip mark, otherwise uncirculated Pick 42s, BNU CV56s £100-£150

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen 20 Escudos, 16 November 1945, no serial number, red ESPECIME overprint and two cancellation holes, ink numeral, stain from mounting in left part of note, otherwise uncirculated Pick 43s, BNU CV57s £100-£150

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen 50 Escudos, 16 November 1945, no serial number, red ESPECIME overprint and two cancellation holes, ink numeral, stain from mounting in left part of note, otherwise uncirculated Pick 44s, BNU CV58s £120-£160