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Hayek (Friedrich August, economist and political philosopher, 1899-1992) A Disquisition on the Reactionary Character of the Socialist Conception, autograph manuscript, script entirely in capital letters, 48pp. excluding blanks, numerous corrections and crossings out, handmade Japanese paper, original stiff Japanese floral paper wrappers, stitched as issued, manuscript paper label on upper cover stuck down with tape, 8vo, "Mostly written in Japan and Freiburg October to December...", 1978.⁂ Written as part of a challenge on the question, "Was Socialism a mistake?" Hayek's belief that Socialism could not work, unless by coercion and therefore threatening personal liberty. "My aim is, though I will of course not announce it, to make people feel intellectually superior if they 'see through' socialism." - Hayek.Published by the Hoover Institution, Stanford University as The reactionary character of the socialist conception, in 1978.

CHRISTOFLE: A PAIR OF FRENCH SILVER PLATED FIVE-LIGHT CANDELABRA, circular form, fluted knopped stems, with four leaf-capped scroll arms supporting an urn capital, pull-off sconces, the whole on a spreading circular foot, decorated with a band of leaves, engraved with a crest, 53cm high (2) Provenance: Uploders Place, Bridport, Dorset

A set of four Regency gesso and parcel-gilt architectural columns, each with an Ionic capital, later simulated marble paint, but original cream paint and gilding beneath, 306cm H, and a set of four matching gesso and marble pilasters.Provenance: Removed from Westcroft Park, Chobham, Surrey.

A continental silver chamberstick, probably 19th century, circular form, engraved decoration, punched borders, the capital with a slider, the handle chased with figures and with a mask terminal, with punched initials, length 22cm.

A mixed lot of silver items, comprising a pair of candlesticks, Sheffield 1907, knopped baluster form, one capital damaged, a Victorian jug, a jam pot, a pair of toast racks, a bowl, three spoons and a pair of sugar tongs, approx. weighable 17oz. (11)

λA mixed lot, comprising: a pair of George III old Sheffield plated candlesticks, by Joseph Hancock, 1760, baluster form, shell corners, spool-shaped capital, on shaped square bases, plus an electroplated kettle on stand, a lighter, plus other items including a small quantity of flatware. (qty)

Alcock (Rutherford, Sir.), THE CAPITAL OF THE TYCOON, FIRST EDITION, 2 vol., frontispieces, 14 plates, 2 folding, 2 folding hand-coloured maps, bookplates of Christie of Cowden and Glenfarg, contemporary half calf over patterned boards, 8vo, 1863

A Regency Rosewood and Gilt Metal Mounted Dwarf Bookcase, early 19th century, the black and veined Portor marble top with reeded edge, the frieze with anthemion mounts and two adjustable shelves flanked by turned and lappet carved spindle supports with capital mounts, on a platform base, 86cm by 35cm by 89cm

TOM PHILLIPS RA (b.1937) Limited edition framed art print "Number 12 bus - the unwinding", signed bottom right. This is a rare lithograph which originates from a project initiated by Dutchman, Rene Van Bree for New Artists' Ltd with the editorial supervision of Edward Lucie-Smith. This involved 12 European artists producing a design for a print which reflected on their capital city. Tom Phillips represented London. From a small un-numbered edition. Image size 53cm x 71cm

A French gilt metal eight light chandelier, early 20th century, with domed circular alabaster shade, within a ribbon tied reeded frame issuing four pairs of scrolled branches cast with acanthus, hung from four oval link chains with a turned and fluted capital, 65cm across.

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), oban yoko-e, Eitai-Bashi Fukagawa Shinchi (Eitai Bridge and New Land at Fukagawa), from the series Toto Meisho (Famous Paces in the Eastern Capital); framed and glazedFor another example of this oban, compare The Art Institute, Chicago (Clarence Buckingham Collection 1925.3451).. Please note that it has not been possible to take this print from its frame, so there may be some trimming; central fold mark and paper/colour deterioration extant.. Please note that it has not been possible to take this print from its frame, so there may be some trimming; central fold mark and paper/colour deterioration extant.

A RARE .700 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL 1763/66 FLINTLOCK DRAGOON MUSKET of regulation type, the barrel retained by three brass bands, stamped 'B73' at the breech, tang engraved with the model designation 'M1763', regulation lock with Charleville arsenal inscription and 'N', full stock impressed 'Bouchl' in capital letters opposite the lock and 'MA1072' on the right of the butt, regulation brass mounts struck 'N', iron saddle bar with ring, a pair of iron sling swivels, iron ramrod, and in good, clean condition throughout 78.7 cm; 31 in barrel See Vuillemin 1997, pp. 19-24.

A Bourne Denby ABC Ware three piece cruet set on treen stand, salt pepper and mustard, painted with comical stick figures and capital letters, other hors d'oeuvre dishes, butter ramekins, marmalade bowls with treen, oil and vinegar bottle on treen stand, printed marks, c.1960

An Indian hardwood architectural fragment, carved as a Corinthian capital, 27cm wide, 19th century; another, similar (2)

Pair of Wilhelm Schiller & Sons pottery plaques relief moulded, Capital and forum of Rome, each approximately 37cms x 31cms oval

After Max Blondat (1872-1925)'L'amour': A bronze study of a youth seated on a bow, raised on a plain column with foliate decorated capital and base, signed to the bronze 'Max-Blondat', 58 cm high.

An important James Robertson's & Sons Ltd Factory Archive Label Ledger, celebrated makers of Golden Shred, Silver Shred and jams, Droylsden, Manchester, archive of unused marmalade and jam pot labels, originally compiled in 1968 with period labels, many featuring the 'Robertson's Golly', but compilers added many earlier labels, mainly 1930s onwards, but some probably earlier, including chromolitho Golly excised from scrap album and dated 1910; with various documents relating to family shareholdings and reduction of capital, 1915-1937, and copy of 1899 restraining order

•DAME LAURA KNIGHT, DBE, RA, RWS (1877-1970) LAMORNA COVE Signed, watercolour and gouache 37.5 x 42.5cm. Provenance: London, The Royal Academy, The Diploma Gallery, 1965, no.119, whereat purchased by Mrs P. Murray; thence by direct descent in Mrs Murray's family. A letter from the artist to Mrs Murray and the cheque (£78.15s) accompanies the lot. The letter in full reads: Dear Mrs Murray Your very kind letter and cheque for £78-15-0 enclosed, has been sent on to me at the above address [Park Hole, Colwall, Nr. Malvern, Worcs.]. I hope you will love `Lamorna Cove` (No119) when it is delivered to you by my agent, Messrs James Bourlet, at the close of the Diploma Gallery on September the twelth [sic] ... where to? The wonderful way in which you speak of my exhibition fills me with joy and encouragement. Although I am now an antique, I hope I have not become just a piece of furniture. With many thanks, yours sincerely, Laura Knight * Following her marriage to Harold Knight in 1903, Laura and her husband moved to the artists' colony of Staithes on the Yorkshire coast. They failed to thrive financially and, after a holiday in Cornwall in 1907, they moved to Newlyn where they settled much more contentedly. They mixed (and shared painting trips) with all the other artists, including Alexander Stanhope Forbes, Ernest and Dod Proctor, Alfred Munnings and Samuel John Lamorna Birch. The Knights spent twelve years in Cornwall before moving to London in 1919, but they maintained a happy association with Newlyn during their holidays. In Janet Dunbar's book on Laura Knight (1975), she writes, "The sunlight on this Cornish Coast was unlike anything Laura remembered in Staithes ... it was golden, glowing, turning the blue-green sea into sparkling iridescence... Laura wholeheartedly accepted the tenet of the Newlyn School that outdoor subjects, like landscapes and seascapes, should be faithful transcripts from nature painted from first to last on the spot." The view is from Tregurnow cliff top, above Flagstaff Cottage, looking down into Lamorna Cove. Granite from these cliffs was hauled to London for the building of the Thames Embankment. This early composition for the celebrated oil concentrates upon the glittering light of the water that has filled the cove upon the rise of the tide. "The little bay", Knight recalled, had been "turned to gold by the reflection of the sun shining on the cliff above ...it was an excessively bright canvas". Indeed, the subject was so memorable that it lingered long in Knight's memory, so much so that, during a week of murky fogs in the capital in the winter of 1919-1920, she developed her sketches and her acute visual memory into the stunning exhibit for the Royal Academy that summer (no.618). The challenge was to recall the sparkling and ever-changing colours that had so memorably illuminated the cove. Such was Laura Knight's inspiration that she managed to pin down just enough of the glorious light, sunshine and rippling water on that magical day to recreate the special `ebullient vitality` of the Cornish coast in the dark days of a London winter whilst 300 miles away from the county of Cornwall that she loved so much. The 1965 retrospective exhibition at The Royal Academy was the first such show ever accorded to a female Academician. Knight's autobiography, The Magic of a Line (London 1965), Caroline Fox's Dame Laura Knight (Oxford 1988) and an unframed 1935 print of `Lamorna Cove` (Frost & Reed) accompany this lot (6 items)

STONE PART CAPITAL OR CORNICE, carved with an owl, height 35cm, width 35cm, depth 30cm Provenance: Niall Hobhouse

STONE CAPITAL, in the Roman style, carved with a bird amongst flowering foliage, height 50cm, width 53cm, depth 50cm Provenance: Niall Hobhouse

Large Dutch Delft century vase, painted in blue and manganese with a lady on horseback, mid to late 19th century, capital N mark to base, 46cm high CONDITION REPORT No damage or restoration. Large glazed over firing crack, drilled for a lamp.Condition report: No damage or restoration. Large glazed over firing crack, drilled for a lamp.

Towneley (John) [Sale Catalogue] Bibliotheca Towneleiana. A Catalogue of the Curious and Extensive Library..., Part I only (of 3), annotations, interleaved with prices and buyers' names in manuscript, modern cloth-backed boards, R.H.Evans, 1814; [Sale Catalogue] A Catalogue of a Capital Collection of Prints...[by] Wenceslaus Hollar, prices and names in manuscript, old marbled boards, rebacked and recornered in calf, preserved in modern marbled board drop-back box, [Lugt 9397], King, 1818; [Sale Catalogue] Catalogue of the Towneley Library [& Manuscripts], removed from Towneley Hall, Lancashire, 2 works in 1 vol., ruled in red and with prices in manuscript, old marbled boards, rubbed, rebacked in cloth, Sotheby's, 1883, 8vo & 4to (3)⁂ John Towneley (1731-1813), bibliophile, uncle and heir of Charles Towneley, collector of classical antiquities. The first sale included the "Towneley Homer", the famous 11th century Greek manuscript on vellum which was bought by Charles Burney for £620 and is now in the British Library, and the "Towneley Mysteries" 15th century manuscript now in the Huntington Library in America.

Vertue (George) A Catalogue and Description of King Charles the First's Capital Collection of Pictures, Limnings, Statues, Bronzes, Medals, and other Curiosities, 1757; A Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures, &c. belonging to James the Second; to which is added, A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Closet of the late Queen Caroline..., 4 double-page engraved plans of the picture hangings, 1758, together 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, the second with annotations in pencil and ink, mostly to the second part (references to Parker's Drawings of Holbein at Windsor Castle and R.A. exhibition of Holbein 1950), some browning, modern morocco-backed cloth, 4to, for W.Bathoe; and 5 others relating to the collection of Charles I, 4to (6)⁂ The magnificent art collection of Charles I was probably the finest collection ever assembled in England, but following his execution the paintings and other treasures were dispersed by Cromwell.The first work was compiled by Abraham Vanderdoort, translated into English by Vertue (from a manuscript in the Ashmolean Museum), and edited by Horace Walpole; the first part of the second work is signed "Will.Chiffinch" and the second part was compiled by Vertue.

Fagel (Greffier Francois) [Sale Catalogue] Catalogue of the intire Cabinet of Capital Drawings, ruled in red and pencil and with prices supplied in manuscript, later half roan, worn, broken and loose, preserved in modern drop-back marbled board box, [Lugt 5921], 8vo, Thomas Philipe, 1799.⁂ The Fagel family acted as Greffier (secretary) to the States-General in Holland from 1670-1795, Francois (1659-1746) being the third in the role from 1690-1744. The family were all distinguished collectors and the library of Hendrik Fagel the younger was offered at auction in London in 1802. The sale never took place as Trinity College Dublin made a pre-emptive bid of £7,000 and the library moved to Dublin en bloc.ESTC lists only 4 copies (Birmingham University, 2 copies in BL and another in the British Museum); Lugt also records one in the V & A.

NO RESERVE Solly (Edward) [Sale Catalogue] A Catalogue of the Collection of Dutch Pictures of the First Class...and a few Cabinet Italian Pictures, stitched in original printed wrappers, lightly soiled, spine a little frayed, Foster & Sons, 1837 § Fletcher (Ralph) [Sale Catalogue] A Catalogue of the very Capital and Precious Cabinet of Pictures, chiefly of the Dutch, Flemish, an French Schools, stitched in original blue wrappers, creased or slightly defective at corners, Christie & Manson, 1838, both preserved in modern marbled slip-cases, [Lugt 14736 & 15101], 8vo (2)⁂ Edward Solly (1776-1844) was from a family of timber merchants based in London who moved to Berlin for business and became extremely wealthy. He amassed a vast collection of mostly Primitive artists, particularly Italian, and by 1820 it numbered 3000 paintings. In 1821, after several years of negotiations, he sold his collection to King Frederick William III of Prussia and it became the basis of the Royal Berlin Gallery, with Dr Gustav Waagen as Director. By this time he had returned to London, started collecting again (turning his attention more to the period of Raphael) and even dealing. There were several sales of his paintings before he died and some of Italian paintings after his death. This catalogue is unusual in that he claimed to dislike Dutch painting but it consists of 91 Dutch pictures. Little was known of Solly until Frank Herrmann published a series of articles on him in the Connoisseur in 1967, 1968 & 1971, prompting Herrmann's interest in collecting in general.No copy is recorded by COPAC or WorldCat but Lugt records 4 copies in UK (Birmingham, Courtauld, V & A, & private collection) and one in Holland.

A Pelham loose stamp album with a collection of GB and world stamps and a Capital stamp album

Two Victorian silver mounted bone handles, Sheffield 1887 & 1888, the capital of one in the form of a crown, later mounted to magnifying glasses, the larger 26cm long x 11.5cm wide (2).

λ A late 19th century French gilt brass and champlevé enamel four glass mantel clock, the eight day brass drum movement by Japy Frères, striking on a bell, stamped with a Japy Frères medaille d'honneur pastille, inscribed 'MADE IN FRANCE' and numbers '734552', the jewelled pendulum inset with an ivory portrait miniature of a lady, the circular jewelled dial with Arabic numerals and inscribed with the retailer's name 'CAHOON BROS BELFAST PARIS MAKE', the case with Corinthian capital columns and with floral enamel bands, with bevelled glass panels, 32cm high, on a giltwood stand. (2)

2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays) Victorian Officer’s undress sabretache ornament. A fine scarce die-cast example. Within rich gilt crowned laurel sprays , “BAYS” in Old English capital letters. Three screw posts to reverse. Minor service wear. VGC

A LATE VICTORIAN DRESSING TABLE CANDLESTICK in the neo-classical taste with a wrythen cluster column, a stiff leaf capital and gadrooned borders, the base with foliage and urns in relief, engraved on one side with a Viscount's coronet, by J. Aldwinckle & T. Slater, London 1886 (loaded); 5" (13 cms) high

Pair of Capital Transport BOOKS by Ken Blacker comprising 'The London LT' (2010 1st edition) in as-new condition and 'The STLs' (pub. 1984) in lightly-read condition with owner's name inside. Both come with the dust-covers. [2]

London Tram & Trolleybus Conductor's METROPOLITAN STAGE CARRIAGE BADGE T 4522. An older-style badge with the clip fitting on the reverse. Equivalent to PSV licence badges, these were issued from 1935-1962 for electric traction in the capital. In good, ex-use condition. [1]

London Tram & Trolleybus Driver's METROPOLITAN STAGE CARRIAGE BADGE T 9950 with 'horseshoe'-type fitting on the reverse. Equivalent to PSV licence badges, these were issued from 1935-1962 for electric traction in the capital. In good, ex-use condition. [1]

London Tram & Trolleybus Driver's METROPOLITAN STAGE CARRIAGE BADGE T 2852, a low-numbered badge with the clip fitting on the reverse. Equivalent to PSV licence badges, these were issued from 1935-1962 for electric traction in the capital. This badge was last issued to a trolleybus driver at Poplar depôt from 1948-50 and comes with his Licence Receipt and Leaving Notice. In good, ex-use condition. [1 + paperwork]

1960s tinplate games/ toys including Basket Ball, Football, dump trucks, Capital Typewriter etc, Badminton racquet, two baseball gloves, Ring toss etc Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

RARE 1945 1st Edition The ENCHANTED CAPITAL OF SCOTLAND volume 1. A tale of mystery and adventure with original book cover, published by Plaid Stationery of Scotland Ltd, Approx 1 piecesBook cover very slightly torn at the edge, but the book itself is in good clean condition, with an explanatory leaflet.Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition

A late 17th century Italian carved walnut and oak capital with fishscale incised decoration beneath the torso bust of a bearded gentleman, length 57cm.

An unusual late 19th century carved walnut capital modelled as a mythical beast, length 40cm.Additional InformationWear commensurate with age, three holes at top. 

A Victorian carved oak figural capital, height 84cm. 

A George III silver baluster shaped cream jug, Jacob March or John Moore, London, 1771, the scroll handle having an acanthus capital, standing on raised stepped circular petal shaped foot, embossed floral swagged decoration, terminating in a flower head to the rear, 4¼in. (10.7cm.) high, weight 2.6 tr.oz. *Condition: tiny flea-bite dents throughout, slightly creased rim, hallmarks rubbed in places. 

Sir Peter Blake (British, b.1932), screenprint in colours, signed and dated 1970 in capital letters in pencil (possibly in another hand), from 'The Wrestlers' suite, on wove paper, 40 x 30cm., unframed. * Provenance: From the collection of Robert Jefferson, artist and designer at Poole Pottery *Condition: Some foxing and two small pale brown drip marks to left margin. Dirt smudges to margins. 

Leeds Pottery Pattern Book. Designs of Sundry Articles of Queen's or Cream-colour'd Earthen-Ware, manufactured by Hartley, Greens, and Co. at Leeds Pottery: with a great variety of other articles. The same enamel'd, Printed or Ornamented with Gold to any Pattern; also with Coats of Arms, Cyphers, Landscapes, &c. &c., Leeds, 1794, 3 printed titles in German, French and English, each with 6-page list of plates in German, French and English (forming 24 pages of preliminary text in all), 45 copper-engraved plates (including one folding), paper watermarked with a fleur-de-lys and shield with capital letters L V G below (Lubertus van Gerrevink), some light scattered spotting and offsetting, plate 20 with closed tear to top margin, touching plate area, without loss, folding plate 26 repaired, (without loss), contemporary annotations in ink (in Italian?), to verso of the final plate 45, modern endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary gilt-decorated full tree calf, with gilt morocco label to spine, very slightly rubbed to extremities, large 4to (30.8 x 23.75 cm) (Qty: 1)Rare. A variant issue of the edition published in Leeds in 1794 (although this was undated), which contains 12 pages of text, and 71 plates. The present work lists 152 sauce boats, dishes, table plates, salad and dessert dishes, jugs, mugs, bowls, candlesticks, cutlery, baskets and stands, etc, and a separately numbered sequence of 32 designs for tea ware. First issued in 1783 with only 40 plates, and thus 'one of the earliest pattern books published in England by pottery manufacturers for the use of their travellers', or salesmen, overseas (Solon, Ceramic Literature, 1910, page 196). Given the Italian manuscript notes at the end of the volume, most likely for use in Switzerland or Italy.

Geraldine Jerry Mock aviation pioneer typed signed letter on Spirit of Columbus letterhead dated 1976 with good content regarding his record breaking flights. Fixed to A4 card. Geraldine Jerrie Fredritz Mock (November 22, 1925 - September 30, 2014) was the first woman to fly solo around the world, which she did in 1964. She flew a single engine Cessna 180 (registered N1538C) christened the Spirit of Columbus and nicknamed Charlie. The trip began March 19, 1964, in Columbus, Ohio, and ended April 17, 1964, in Columbus, Ohio, and took 29 days, 21 stopovers and almost 22, 860 miles (36, 790 km). An almost forgotten part of this flight is the race that developed between Jerrie Mock and Joan Merriam Smith who had flown from a field near San Francisco CA on March 17, 1964. Joan's departure date and flight path was the same as the aviator Amelia Earhart's last flight and though not in direct competition with each other, media coverage soon began tracking the progress of each pilot fascinated with who would complete the journey first. The story of this race is told in a book written by Taylor Phillips entitled, Racing to Greet the Sun, Jerrie Mock and Joan Merriam Smith Duel to Become the First Woman to Solo Around the World. Jerrie Mock was subsequently awarded the Louis Bleriot medal from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in 1965. In 1970 she published the story of her round-the-world flight in the book Three-Eight Charlie. While that book is now out of print, a 50th anniversary edition was later published including maps, weather charts and photos. Three-Eight Charlie is a reference to the call sign, N1538C, of the Cessna 180 Skywagon Mock used to fly around the world. Before her death, Mock, mother of three children, resided in Quincy, Florida; northwest of the state capital, Tallahassee. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

A Victorian brass lamp with cut glass reservoir, single column with acanthus mouldings and ionic capital, stepped base, converted to electric, height 66cm.

An Indian hardwood architectural fragment, carved as a Corinthian capital, 27cm wide, 19th century; another, similar (2)

A carved limestone column capital, possibly 11th century, of rectangular section, carved with scrollwork to two chamfered undersides and with a bearded mask at the corner, the other surfaces uncarved 22cm high, 44cm long, 33cm wide PROVENANCE: Previously in the collection of the late Professor Charles Reginald Dodwell, Pilkington Professor of History of Art and Director of Whitworth Gallery, Manchester University 1966-89; and thence by descent

A sculpted limestone column corner capital, probably 12th century, carved with two grotesque faces beneath a band of daipering in low relief 20cm high, 35cm long, 35cm wide PROVENANCE: Previously in the collection of the late Professor Charles Reginald Dodwell, Pilkington Professor of History of Art and Director of Whitworth Gallery, Manchester University 1966-89; and thence by descent

A mahogany torchere with turned and fluted column together with a further brass lamp standard with ionic capital, square cut base with lions paw feet

A late Victorian silver-mounted tortoiseshell chamberstick, by William Comyns, London, 1890, of heart shape and applied with a central capital supported on three scrolls, a gadrooned and scalloped border and ring thumbpiece grip, 11cm long Provenance: The Cranch Collection.

Andrei Afanasievich Egorov (Russian 1878-1954)gouache on paperA View of Tallinn, formerly Reval, Capital of Estonia on the Baltic Seasigned, label verso12.75 x 19.5in.

A GROUP OF NINE 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY CARVED MARBLE FIREPLACE ELEMENTS to include three panels decorated with roundels, a pilaster capital of ionic form etc., the largest piece 24cm wide (9)

A Carved Oak Solomonic Column. The bold spiralling shaft entwined in fruiting vine below a Corinthian style capital, 53¾" (136.5 cm) in height.

An Antique Carved Wooden Capital with residual paint-work decorated with two tiers of crested leaves rising from a turned collar below a quadriform top with voluted scrolls to the protuberant corners, 11¾" (30 cm) high, 10½" (26.5 cm) wide.

An Antique Carved Wooden Capital inverted and centred by a pricket spike within a circular well, 7" (18 cm) high, 10" (25.5 cm) square.

A life changing experience for two to discover and see the work of this fabulous charity in action.Day 1 - Arrive in Nairobi where you will be greeted by the Born Free team and retire to your Nairobi hotel to take in the atmosphere of Kenya's capital. Day 2 - Start the day with the Born Free team at their Nairobi office learning about their work and the ambitious projects in Kenya. In the afternoon you will visit the Giraffe sanctuary and get up close to hand feed the tallest animals on earth. Take a stole though the nature trail and see how many species of African birds you can spot. The record is 60. Keep your eyes open for small antelope and other mammals. The trail goes down to the Gogo river then through to the Ngong hills where the view is breathtaking. The day concludes with an evening game drive in the Nairobi National Park.Day 3 - The morning starts with a visit to one of the most inspiring places in Kenya, The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust where you can meet the orphaned baby Elephants. From here you will fly by private charter flight to the Amboseli National Park which will include a scenic flight over the Park. On arrival you will enjoy an evening game drive.Day 4 - Morning game drive including a visit to the Cynthia Moss Research Camp. Cynthia Moss is a renowned conservationist, wildlife researcher and writer. She is recognized as being one of the world experts on the behavior and social organization of the African Elephant. Return for lunch, relax and enjoy before an evening game drive.Day 5 - Visit the Born Free Maasai Boma project to see how the reduction in human/animal conflict has benefitted both wildlife and local people. Enjoy an afternoon of relaxation by the pool.Day 6- Enjoy your last morning in the wilds searching for the big 5. Travel back to Nairobi.Day 7 - Return to the UK.An extension to this trip to incorporate Sweetwaters Game Reserve and Mount Kenya National Park is available to the successful purchaser by separate arrangement.

A 17th Century Bird's-eye View of Lviv in Ukraine, Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, c.1617, cartouche in the centre reads 'Leopolis Russiae Australis Urbs primaria emporiummercium Orientalium celeberrimum' - Lviv, capital of south Russia, famous trading centre for Oriental goods, left cartouche showing coat of arms of the city of Lviv, first granted by Sigismund in 1526, right cartouche showing coat of arms of the city of Lviv, granted by Pope Sixtus in 1586, copper engraving, original uncoloured, verso latin text, dimensions 53.5cm x 41cm, Note: from 'Civitates orbis terrarum'

Kyosai (Toiku Kawanabe). Ehon Taka Kagami [Picture-Book Mirror of Hawks], 5 volumes bound in one, [Tokyo, 1866-1880], fine monochrome woodblock i llustrations throughout (title to fifth volume with partial colour), stitched Japanese-style, spine gilt decorated, rubbed and minor wear to extremities, 2 woodcut titles printed on thin paper (here bound before the fifth part, and at the end of the volume), bound in near-contemporary red half calf, 22.3 x 15.8 cm (8.75 x 6.25 ins) (Qty: 1)Provenance: Ralph William Frankland Payne Gallwey (1848-1916), 3rd Baronet of Thirkleby Park, Thirsk, engineer, historian, artist, and huntsman, and author of The Book of Duck Decoys (1886), Letters to Young Shooters (1890, 1892 and 1896), The Crossbow (1903), and other works. With handwritten inscription by Payne Gallwey to front blank in pencil: 'This capital treatise on the use of the Goshawk in Japan consists of a series of small booklets bound up and which I purchased at Liberty's Regent St., 1889, on their arrival in England. R.P.G.', and with bookplate of the Library, Thirkleby Park, Thirsk to front pastedown. A later handwritten note tipped on to the front pastedown states that this work is now the property of 'F.P. Davis, 171 Roseberry St, Ardwick M/c. 11, bought at the Thirkleby Hall sale'. Thirkleby Hall was put up for sale following the death of Sir Ralph's son and male heir in the first world war. Harting 371; Schwerdt III 245. Kyosai's Ehon Taka Kagami, or Mirror of Hawks, published in five parts in Tokyo by Nakamura Sasuke is an important source book for the history and practice of falconry in Japan. It records, for example, the methods of care, raising and training of the Siberian goshawk, considered the best bird for use in falconry in Japan since ancient times. According to Schwerdt, the work is "a very comprehensive and instructive treatise on falconry. It is rare, only seven copies having been traced in European libraries" (Schwerdt, volume III, page 245).

A set of four Regency gesso and parcel-gilt architectural columns, each with an Ionic capital, later simulated marble paint, but original cream paint and gilding beneath, 306cm H, and a set of four matching gesso and marble pilasters.Provenance: Removed from Westcroft Park, Chobham, Surrey.

A Victorian mahogany cabinet bookcase, with ogee moulded cornice, over two arched glazed doors, revealing shelves, enclosed by scroll capital sides, over a base with two cushion moulded drawers and two arch panelled doors, on plinth base, 205cm H, 107cm W, 50cm D.

Box: 20th Century Irish Literature - Novels etc: Walsh (Maurice) Sons of the Swordmaker, D. 1938, First Edn., d.w.; Macmanus (Francis) Men Withering, D. 1939. First Edn., d.w.; Kilroy (Thomas) The Big Chapel, L. 1971. First Edn., d.w.; Sheridan (John D.) The Rest is Silence, D. 1953. First Edn., d.w.; Purcell (Patrick) Fiddler's Green, D. 1949, First Edn., d.w.; O'Brien (John) The Parish of St. Mel's, L. 1954. First Edn., d.w.; Weston (Harold) The Pattern's in the Flax, L. n.d. First Edn., d.w.; Pedlow (J.C.) Capital Fun-ishment, Belfast 1967. First Edn., d.w.; & approx. 42 others sim. 50 vols. in all, as a box lot, w.a.f. (1)