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1 Copy of the 1990's red edition copy of the BBB.Here is your opportunity to own what collectors consider the "Bible" of button books. This red copy is in very good condition.The book has been kept clean in a nice fabric cover and handle to carry this Big Book. Issued: DIVISION 1=PRE 1918 AND DIVISION 3 IS AFTER 1918Dimensions: SM=Less than 3/4", Medium=3/4" to 1 1/4". Large=1 1/4" and above, extra large=1 3/4" and above

The Shooter’s Guide or Complete Sportsman’s Companion by B. Thomas 1826 with engraved plates. An Illustrated Treatise on The Art of Shooting by Charles Lancaster 1889 illustrated. Shots from A Lawyer’s Gun 1927. Mr. Punch with Rod and Gun. Sporting Days by John Colquhoun 1866. Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of The Highlands by Charles St. John illustrated 1878. Field Sports of Scotland 1936. The Complete Sportsman 1914 illustrated Lewis Baumer. Sportsman’s Bedside Book by B.B. 1937. Moonraking illustrated Lionel Edwards 1936. Lives of the Hunted and Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Seton. Mountaineering with 130 illustrations, Hounds & Dogs Their Care, Training & Working illustrated 1932 and Steeplechasing (Lonsdale Library). Linen backed map of Gloucestershire / Wiltshire labelled 'Duke of Beaufort' (16)  

[Cookery] The Modern Cuisine and Book of Household Receipts compiled by Nina B. Bingham published Carrick & Young, The Poultry 1887 first edition includes sections on Christmas Fare, Breakfast Dishes, Sauces etc, bound in half leather marbled boards and gilt title (some twisting to boards), together with a copy of Penny’s Improved Commercial Pocket Book with Almanack for 1843 with engraved frontispiece, numerous ink notes, in a leather wrap-around wallet binding (2)

Collection of books by John Moore (1907-1967) poet and author of books on the countryside to include copies of Portrait of Elmbury. Countryman's England. September Moon. The Blue Field. The Waters Under the Earth. Come Rain Come Shine. The White Sparrow. Dance & Skylark. The Boy’s Country Book. The Year of The Pigeons. Tiger Tiger etc, with some books by Henry Williamson (1895-1977), Tarka the Otter. Norfolk Life. Dandelion Days. Salar The Salmon etc – many in dust-wrappers (55)

[Racing] The Jockey Club or a Sketch of the Manners of the Age (Charles Pigott), printed for H.D. Symonds 1792. Genius Genuine by Samuel Chifney (Jockey) of Newmarket, A Fine Part in Riding a Race...To Train Horses for Running...& Full Account of the Prince’s Horse 'Escape' running at Newmarket etc, printed January 9th 1804. Cleverly Won, A Romance of The Grand National by Hawley Smart 1887. Pierce Egan’s Book of Sports...embracing The Turf, The Chase, The Ring and The Stage with Original Memoirs of Sporting Men printed for T.T. & J. Tegg 1832 with woodcut titles. Ruff’s Guide to The Turf 1885-86. The Epping Hunt by Thomas Hood with engravings after George Cruikshank 1830. The Turf by Nimrod 1851 – mostly half-leather and with varying degrees of wear (7)

Family Devotions for Every Morning and Evening throughout the Year translated from Sturm & Tiede by Thomas Gaspey published London Printing Co (c.1850s) 2 volumes (bound in one) with many full-page plates, bound in full leather with decorated gilt spine. The first four books of Milton’s Paradise Lost by C.W. Connon 1855. Practical Measuring by E. Hoppus, 1751 third edition, bound in leather. The Whole Duty of Man printed for John Eyres, William Mount & Thomas Page 1744 with engraved title and frontispiece, bound in leather (worn). Vulgar Fractions, a handwritten exercise book dated 1833 (worn) together with two Dictionaries (7)

Three: Private C. W. Hartley, 23rd (1st Sportsman’s) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers and Machine Gun Corps 1914-15 Star (1092 Pte. C. W. Hartley, R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (1092 Pte. C. W. Hartley. R. Fus.) good very fine Three: Private A. F. Smith, East Surrey Regiment 1914-15 Star (8625 Pte. A. F. Smith. E. Surr: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8625 Pte. A. F. Smith. E. Surr. R.) good very fine Pair: Aircraftman Second Class S. C. Crowdey, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (353782. A.C.2. S. C. Crowdey. R.A.F.); together with the recipient’s Airman’s Service and Pay Book and a large group photograph, nearly extremely fine (8) £100-£140 --- Claude William Hartley was born in York and attested for the 23rd (1st Sportsman’s) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 November 1915, subsequently transferring to the Machine Gin Corps. Albert Frank Smith attested for the East Surrey Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 June 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 12 June 1919. Stanley Charles Crowdey was born on 19 August 1899 and joined the Royal Flying Corps on 3 March 1918.

A Second War ‘Bomber Command’ D.F.M. group of four awarded to Flight Sergeant J. S. Robertson, Royal Air Force, who undertook 57 operational sorties to some of the most heavy defended enemy targets, the majority as a Lancaster Rear Gunner with 582 Squadron, Pathfinder Force Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1822281. F/Sgt. J. S. Robertson. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine (4) £1,600-£2,000 --- D.F.M. London Gazette 20 February 1945. The original Recommendation, dated 21 November 1944, states: ‘As rear gunner of a blind marker crew Flight Sergeant Robertson has made 54 sorties including many to heavily defended areas. His ceaseless vigilance has given a sense of security to the other crew members and thus improve the quality of their work. He is an excellent gunner who is at pains to keep himself and his armament at the peak of his efficiency and is always prepared to give a good account of himself in a tight corner. He strongly recommended for a non-immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medal. Remarks by Station Commander: This N.C.O. has proved himself, in his operational career, to have outstanding courage and efficiency. His high sense of devotion to duty makes him very worthy of the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal. Remarks by Air Officer Commanding: Strongly recommended.’ John Scott Robertson enlisted in the Royal Air Force in 1943 and whilst undergoing training in Wellingtons flew two operational sorties in August 1943. After converting to Lancasters, he received his first operational posting to 576 Squadron (Lancasters) based at R.A.F. Elsham Wolds at the end of that year, and flew his first operational sortie with the Squadron on 14 January 1944: a bombing raid on Brunswick. Transferring to 156 Squadron, Pathfinder Force, based at R.A.F. Upwood in March 1944, Robertson’s first operational sortie with his new Squadron was a raid on Berlin on 24 March 1944, followed up by a raid on Essen two days later. Transferring to 582 Squadron, Pathfinder Force, the following month, over the next nine months Robertson flew a further 48 operation sorties, targets including Cologne, Essen, Longues (D-Day, 6 June 1944), Keil, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Bremne, Frankfurt, Dortmund, and Dusseldorf. His final operational sortie, his 57th, was a raid on Essen on 12 December 1944. Sold with the recipient’s Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book, covering the period 16 May 1943 to 12 December 1944; named Buckingham Palace enclosure for the D.F.M.; Air Gunners cloth brevet; two photographs of the recipient, one of which is coloured; and a large group photograph of 582 Squadron PFF, November 1944

A Great War C.B. group of five awarded to Colonel Sir Bruce G. Seton, Bt., Indian Medical Service, who was severely wounded at Kaniguram during the Waziristan campaign of 1894-95, and was later Mentioned in Despatches during the Great War The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1894-5 (S: Capt. B. G. Seton., I.M.S.); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (S. Capt. B. G. Seton, I.M.S.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Col. Sir B. G. Seton); together with a silver eight-pointed star and Royal Masonic Institute for Girls Steward’s Badge for 1927, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, mounted for display, very fine and better (7) £1,200-£1,600 --- Provenance: Tony Sabell Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2012. C.B. London Gazette 4 June 1917. M.I.D. London Gazette 27 June 1917. Sir Bruce Gordon Seton, Bt., was born on 13 October 1868, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Seton, Royal Engineers. He was educated at Bart’s and gained the M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. London in 1891. He entered the Indian Medical Service as a Surgeon Lieutenant in January 1892; being promoted to Surgeon Captain in January 1895, Major in January 1904 and Lieutenant-Colonel in January 1912. He was granted the brevet rank of Colonel on 30 June 1913. Seton served on the N.W. Frontier of India in the Waziristan campaign of 1894-95, being severely wounded at Kaniguram; then in the Tochi campaign of 1897-98. Prior to the Great War he held the post of Secretary to the Director-General of the I.M.S. During the Great War he was in command of the Kitchener Indian Hospital at Brighton, 1914-16. For his wartime services he was mentioned in despatches and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath. On 6 March 1916 he succeeded his cousin, Sir Bruce Maxwell Seton, as 9th Baronet of Abercorn. In 1923 he advanced a claim to the Barony of Gordon, which, after six years, was rejected by the House of Lords. Sir Bruce Seton was the author or co-author of Cavalry Elementary Veterinary Manual, 1895; The Indian Medical Service, 1911; The Pipes of War, 1920; The Prisoners of Forty-five, 1928, and was editor of The Orderly Book of Lord Ogilvy’s Regiment in the Army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 1924. He died at Edinburgh on 3 July 1932. Sold with a folder containing extensive copied research.

Three: Lieutenant W. E. Mills, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, who fought at Mons in 1914 and was part of the last cavalry unit to withdraw from the town during the retreat. Subsequently joining the Paramilitary unit of the Royal Irish Constabulary (ADRIC) on 10 September 1920, Mills served as Section Leader of “E’ Company during the Irish War of Independence; placed under the command of Major-General H. H. Tudor he was tasked with counter-insurgency operations against the Irish Republican Army - later becoming known as one of ‘Tudor’s Toughs’ 1914 Star, with clasp (6894 Tptr: W. E. Mills. 5/Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (6894 Pte. W. E. Mills. 5-Lrs.) mounted as worn, cleaned, generally very fine (3) £400-£500 --- William Ewart Mills was mobilised in Dublin with the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers and served in France from 15 August 1914 with 3rd Cavalry Brigade. Present at Mons on the morning of 23 August 1914, he witnessed the attack by the German 1st Army and the retirement to the Valenciennes-Meubeuge road; outnumbered and with the French Fifth Army also falling back, the B.E.F. had no choice but to continue to retire in what later became known as the ‘Great Retreat’, covering over 250 miles. Discharged on 28 October 1915, Mills was later appointed to a commission on 23 February 1918 as Temporary Second Lieutenant in the Reserve Regiment of Cavalry. Advanced Lieutenant in the 1st Reserve Regiment, he relinquished his commission upon joining ADRIC on 10 September 1920; allocated service number ‘506’, Mills was sent to the Depot Company (Headquarters), which that week was in the process of moving from the Curragh to Beggars Bush barracks, Dublin. Briefly appointed Chief Quartermaster of Stores, Mills transferred to “E” Company, ADRIC, on 23 February 1921. Raised Section Leader, the reverse of his MIC records his address as ‘The Railway Hotel, Westport, County Mayo’. On 24 March 1921, Auxiliaries from “E” Company raided Mulloolly’s farmhouse, near Strokestown, Roscommon, the day after the Scramogue ambush; shot in the neck, 25 year-old Michael Mulloolly’s death proved highly controversial, contemporary sources noting that he was unarmed when killed by Temporary Cadet Basil Peers. A months later, “E” Company held a masked ball at Boyle which resulted in their C.O. receiving a death threat; the events of that evening were later documented by The Daily Mail on 28 April 1921: ‘Dance with Colonel at Masked Ball How a Colonel of the R.I.C. Auxiliaries danced with a Sinn Fein beauty is related by a special representative of the Press Association... Colonel S. Forbes Sharp, Commander of E Company, gave me interesting details: “I had a partner in two dances,” he said, “a very handsome young lady in gypsy costume. She was unknown to me and I to her. When masks were removed she was pointed out to me as the Sinn Fein leading lady of the town. She pretended to be very annoyed at having leaned on the arm on the person in charge of the Auxiliaries, but I’m sure she wasn’t really. The I.R.A. men are of course furious at all of this. They have sent me a note headed with a black cross saying: You are doomed. Prepare for Death... Unfortunately, my hands are so full organising a concert for next week that I can’t find time to get measured for a coffin.”’ Just a few weeks later, the Republicans suffered one of their worst reversals of fortune during the whole War of Independence when five IRA men were killed in a botched ambush outside Westport on 19 May 1921. The incident was later documented by the Irish Times: ‘The incident at Kilmeena between Westport and Newport was one of the worst reverses for the IRA in the War of Independence. About 65 IRA men from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the West Mayo Brigade were involved in the action of May 19th. The attempt to ambush two Crossley tenders and a Ford car failed when one of the lorries evaded the ambushers and the soldiers involved got out. The heavily armed soldiers used a machine gun against men who only had shotguns. One of those who died was Paddy Jordan, the vice commandant of the Castlebar battalion.’ “E” Company finally departed Westport on 18 January 1922 and were disbanded following the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Many of the Auxiliaries went on to join the Palestine Police Force in the British controlled territory, although it remains unknown whether the recipient joined them. According to a newspaper report, Mills later petitioned the Divorce Court, London, for a dissolution of his marriage to Sarah Ann Mills, on the grounds of her misconduct with a man named Terry, with whom she had borne an illegitimate child. Granted a divorce, it appears that Mills later re-married and set up home at Beechville, Loughgall, Northern Ireland. Sold with the recipient’s Soldier’s Pay Book.

A rare Great War campaign group of five awarded to Ambulance Driver, Sergeant Winifred Mordaunt, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, who was amongst the very first F.A.N.Y’s in France, was twice Mentioned in Despatches, and was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for gallant conduct during an air raid 1914-15 Star (W. Mordaunt. F.A.N.Y.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (W. Mordaunt. F.A.N.Y.C.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-18, with bronze star; together with the recipient’s First Aid Nursing Yeomanry 1914-18 Service Medal, with four riband Stars denoting pre-War Service; and a Sandown Races Bronze Medal, 1882, reverse numbered ‘1088’, light contact marks, therefore generally very fine (6) £1,000-£1,400 --- Provenance: Provenance: A. Flatow Collection, Spink, November 1998; Julian Johnson Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, May 2017. M.I.D. London Gazette 24 December 1917 and 25 May 1918. Winifred Mordaunt, later Mrs John Geare was the daughter of Sir Charles Mordaunt, 10th Baronet, of Walton Hall, Warwick. She served during the Great War as an Ambulance Driver for the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry on the Western Front from November 1915. She was based with the Ambulance Motor Convoy at Boulogne, and Pat Beauchamp (a contemporary of hers at Bouglone) in her book Fanny Goes To War gives the following insight: ‘It may be interesting to members of the Corps to know the names of those who formed that pioneer Convoy. They are: Lieutenant Franklin, M. Thompson (Section Leader), B. Ellis, W. Mordaunt, C. Nicholson, D. Heasman, D. Reynolds, G. Quin, M. Gamwell, H. Gamwell, B. Hutchinson, N. F. Lowson, P. B. Waddell, M. Richardson, M. Laidley, O. Mudie-Cooke, P. Mudie-Cooke and M. Lean (the last three were new members).... We arrived at Boulogne in time for lunch, and then set off for our camp thirty kilometres away, in a British Red Cross touring car borrowed from the “Christol Hotel.” We arrived there amid a deluge of rain, and the camp looked indeed a sorry spectacle with tents all awry in the hurricane that was blowing. Bell tents flanked one side of the large open space where the ambulances stood. A big store tent occupied another and the cook-house was in a shed at the extreme corner, with the Mess tent placed about as far from it as possible! We had no telephone in those days, and orderlies came up from the Casino hospital and A.D.M.S. with buff slips when ambulances were wanted. At that time the cars, Argylls, Napiers, Siddeley-Deaseys, and a Crossley, inscribed “Frank Crossley, the Pet of Poperinghe,” were just parked haphazard in the open square, some with their bonnets one way and some another - it just depended which of the two drives up to camp had been chosen. It will make some of the F.A.N.Y.’s smile to hear this, when they think of the neat rows of cars precisely parked up to the dead straight, white-washed line that ultimately became the order of things!’ Mordaunt advanced to the rank of Sergeant, and Beauchamp goes on to mention ‘Winnie’ on several occasions throughout the book. She is also mentioned in F.A.N.Y. Invicta by Irene Ward, including Mordaunt’s post-war involvement with the organisation, when she was elected as a member of the Headquarters Staff Committee: ‘From the beginning of the inter-war period rather different personalities exercised control and the whole administrative machine was overhauled. Franklin was the first Commandant. It was also agreed to establish a more regular central committee to decide on Corps policy. The Headquarters Staff Committee consisted at first of Franklin, Joynson, A. H. Gamwell, Lowson, Mordaunt, Russell-Allen, Baxter Ellis, Mosely, Peyton-Jones, Walton and Waddell (soon to become Colston and Washington).’ Mordaunt is recorded as having been awarded the Croix de Guerre for gallant conduct during an air raid, and her two M.I.D.’s are amongst just 15 to the F.A.N.Y. for the whole of the Great War.

A collection of Manchester United Ephemera to include 2 banners celebrating winning the Premier League in 2012/13, the other a "Thank You to Sir Alex" from the same season when he retired. Also included are 10 scarves including a scarf from the 1960s with 17 badges (a few badges have lost their face, another red white and black stripe scarf from the 1970's the rest more modern comes with a Juventus scarf. Comes with 4 ties, 2 Manchester United ties, a World Cup Willie tie from the 1966 World Cup and a Lancashire tie, Manchester United cufflinks in the original box, 2 Royal Selangor Coins in Original Box celebrating United winning the Treble in 1998, a bronze medal (26gms) in a box celebrating United winning the European Cup against Benfica in 1968 , coin in a Box commemorating the Everton v Manchester United FA Cup Final in 1995 and a Royal Selangor Manchester United guest note book which houses 13 autographs to include Sir Alex Ferguson, Phil Neville, Dennis Irwin, Jesse Lingard, Jaap Stam plus 8 undecipherable ones which are also from Manchester United players. Good

An autograph book with 46 autographs from the 1960s to include 17 members of the England 1966 World Cup winning team (to include Alf Ramsey, Geoff Hurst, Jimmy Greaves) plus many other stars from the 1960's. Some pages are loose. Fair to generally good

Books (9 includes The Observer's Book of Cricket, The Oxford Pocket Book of Cricket Coaching, Improve Your Cricket by Penguin, England Cricket Fact and Trivia Second Edition, 24 for 3 Jennie Walker, Not Out First Ball, County Cricket Championship history from 1873, Championship Cricket by Trevor Bailey, Caught in the Memory, County cricket in the 1960's by Stephen Chalke

Literature various including juvenile and illustrated. , [THACKERAY (W M)] Rebecca and Rowena, 1850, illustrated by R. Doyle, square 8vo, half morocco; VICTORIA (Queen) More Leaves from the Journal of a Life in the Highlands, 1884, 8vo, light spotting, morocco, rubbed; BLYTON (E) Silver & Gold, illustrated by Ethel Everett, no date, T. Nelson, inner hinge starting, cloth; DAWSON (Lucy) Dogs as I see them, 1936, 4to, dust jacket damaged; PRIESTLEY (P R; illustrator) Children of the Chase, 1934, dust jacket; STEVENSON (R L) Treasure Island, illustrated by R. Hilder, 1936, dust jacket damaged; The Robin of Woodside Lodge, 1854, square 12mo, cloth; MUSSET (A de) Fantasio, colour illustrated, 1929, no.203/550 copies; BATES (H E) Mrs Esmond's Life, 1931, privately printed, no.94/300 copies, signed, cloth; COWARD (N) Cavalcade, 1932, signed, cloth, slightly worn; others including cookeryPlease note that this book is withdrawn from the lot: NARAYAN (R K) The Man-eater of Malgudi, 1st reprint edition 1962, inscribed by the author, dust jacket;

Printing and bibliographic history. CHURCHILL (W A) Watermarks in Paper, 3rd impression 1967; The Press News Printing Trade Directory, January to December 1889, small 4to, illustrations/advertisements, black morocco gilt; LAYARD (G S) Suppressed Plates, 1st edition 1907, cloth; The London Scale of Prices, 2nd edition, circa 1845, cloth; PARTINGTON (C F) The Printer's Complete Guide, 1825, 8vo, worn boards; LANG (A) Books and Bookmen, 1887, 8vo, half morocco; UZANNE (O) The Book-Hunter in Paris, 1893, ex.library stamp overleaf of title, cloth gilt; DICKINSON (D) John Carter, 2004, Oak Knoll Press, dust jacket; many others, mainly 20th century (c.50 vols.)

FOX-STRANGWAYS (Henry T) 2nd Earl of Ilchester, 1747-1802 and Rev. James MORRICE, vicar of Flore, Northants and Betteshanger, Kent, married Maria Ducarel, governess to the children of Clive of India, 1739-1815. Manuscript book of rents as sold in 1788, 18pp., with other items inserted or tipped in, marbled wraps; with a legal manuscript and an unrelated 4pp. 17th century manuscript rebutting an accusation of papism, signed Sims

ELIOT (T S) Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, first edition, Faber and Faber 1939, light foxing to endpapers and fore-edges, otherwise a crisp copy in unclipped dust jacket (price 3s. 6d. net)

A Mauchline ware boxwood needle book, printed with St Jude's Church, South Sea and the Pier, South Sea to verso, 7.5cm high; a 19th century vegetable ivory barrel shaped tape measure, bone finial with stanhope, c.1890; an Art Nouveau aide-mémoire, the glass cover embossed overall with sinuous flowering stems against a matt ground, 7cm high, c.1900; an S Mordan & Co silver plated retracting pencil (4)

Stamps - an all world stamp album A-Z, 100's of stamps, early 20th century and later; a 1996 GB year book; a China 2010 Cities of China year book, etc, qty

Cricket interest. A collection of ten late 19th century Victorian sport reference works regarding cricketing. Comprising 1898 With Bat and Ball by George Giffen publ. Ward, Lock & Co., 1866 Jerks in from Short-Leg by Quid publ. Harrison, 1893 The Young Cricketer's Tutor by John Nyren publ. David Nutt, 1887 The Cricket-Field by Rev. James Pycroft publ. Cricket Press, 1898 The Jubilee Book of Cricket by Prince K. S. Ranjitsinhji, 1900 The Walkers of Southgate publ. Methuen & Co., Chats on the Cricket Field by W. A. Bettesworth publ. Merritt & Hatcher Limited, 1899 Seventy-One Not Out - the Reminiscences of William Caffyn publ. William Blackwood and Sons, 1926 A History of Cricket by H. S. Altham publ. George Allen & Unwin Ltd, and 1926 A Cricketer's Yarns by Richard Daft, publ. Chapman and Hall. All presented in publisher's original cloth, many illustrated. 8vo.

Literature/Poetry. T. S. Eliot. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1939 - 2nd impression. Original yellow cloth, no dust jacket. (1)

A Chinese modern secret book box with yellow and gilt decorated cover with scene of children playing and paper lined interior H c 21cm W x 17cm D x 6cm 

1930's Children's Wonder Books and the Handy Boy's Book

1930's oak revolving book table

A 1920's Man Ray photographic book

STOT21stCplanB Lock Him up And Throw Away The Key  Screen print on art paper Limited edition numbered 10/50 With STOT21stCplanB official stamp  Measures approx. 54cm x 48cm (21" x 19") STOT21stCplanB (sometimes pronounced STOT twenty one with a silent ‘stCplanB’) started out as a zero-ambition noise/alt-country rock band, releasing the nihilistic CDR only LP Satan’s Rat Trap and the Mouse that Wound Up Dead (2004) and the flood/love/disaster themed mini-LP Up To Yer Neck In It (2005), before turning attentions towards visual art disruption.  Describing themselves as Neo-Nothingist Anartists, three years of intense creativity followed, exploring and dealing with notions of “the puerile”, where the duo worked in a multiplicity of mediums from photo-montage, printmaking, painting, to political campaigning, crockery and making fake Banksy's under the name Not Banksy.  In 2008, collaborators THE AQUARIUM L-13 (predecessor to the L-13 Light Industrial Workshop) hosted a fundraising event for Ken Livingstone’s mayoral campaign. STOT21stCplanB declared they would stand against him and put forward their own candidate known only as THE ASSISTANT. Despite designing some fantastic campaign posters they failed to get to the first stage of the elections and in bitter disappointment declared semi-retirement at the end of 2008.  The next 13 years were spent mostly painting landscapes and religious scenes of violence under the name Harry Adams, emerging occasionally for one-off projects, eventually succumbing to popular demand and re-activating the Not Banksy project in 2018.  Making and selling Not Banksy's kept them very busy for several more years, culminating in the publication a memoir: The Not Banksy Book: Lying, Cheating, Stealing and the Death of Art Vol 13, L-13 Press 2021 (aka The Lob-a-Knob Book).

Banksy (British, b. 1974) Group of four Banksy's books and ephemera comprising one Banksy's Bristol HOME SWEET HOME art book, one Banksy Wall and Piece art book, one Dismaland Bemusement Park brochure and one Dismaland Bemusement park map  Printed on paper Brochure measure approx. 34cm x 29cm Banksy (British, b.1974 ) is perhaps the most controversial street artist of the modern day. He is famous for his stencilled graffiti works, which appear in public spaces around the world. His use of stencilling developed from a need to complete a work quickly, namely to avoid being caught vandalizing by police. Banksy often uses multi-layered stencils to employ multiple colours, and he frequently incorporates permanent environmental fixtures, such as street signs and architectural elements, into his work. Marked by dark humour, satire, and political commentary, much of his street art has become viral on the Internet. His most notable early work was the result of a trip to Palestine and the West Bank, where he stencilled nine images on the Bethlehem Wall. Despite his stealth presence, Banksy has become a mainstream phenomenon. In 2010 Banksy directed Exit Through the Gift Shop, a chronicle of the underground world of street art, which was nominated for Best Documentary at the Oscars. In 2015, he opened Dismaland Bemusement Park, a temporary exhibition of an inverted, dystopian Disneyland. Although Banksy has continuously emphasized an aversion to the art world through his output, he also produces traditional works on canvas and prints as well as branded merchandise such as t-shirts. His cultural significance, widespread popularity, and, certainly, the mystery of his identity have all contributed to the desirability of his art. According to Sotheby’s Mei Moses, the average compound annual return for Banksy is 8.5%, with 76.5% of works increasing in value. This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

Gay (John) Trivia and other poems, from 'The Bibelots' series edited by J.Potter Briscoe, number 50 of 60 copies on japon signed by the publishers, pretty Art Nouveau brown morocco, gilt, by Kelly & Sons, both covers with panel of intertwining gilt flowers & leaves within single gilt fillet border, spine titled in gilt and with floral tendril weaving up spine across compartments & five raised bands, turn-ins with gilt rules and small leaves to corners, signed at foot of front turn-in, g.e., very slight rubbing to edges, Gay & Bird, 1899 § Book of Common Prayer (The), Oxford, [1901] bound with Hymns, [after 1916], 2 works in 1 vol, printed on india paper, contemporary blue morocco tooled in gilt with cross against a panelled ground with rules (some pointillé), rosettes & other ornaments, spine titled & ruled in gilt, g.e. § Ruskin (John) Unto This Last, Art Nouveau presentation binding of burgundy morocco tooled in gilt with title, rules and squares of flowers, spine gilt and a little rubbed and faded, g.e., 1909; and 3 others comprising vol. XIV & Index to Thomas Mosher's Bibelot anthology (one of only 12 & 8 copies on japon respectively), and a bound Maggs catalogue 893 'Bookbinding in Great Britain' of 1964 in brown morocco, v.s. (6)

Frances Hutcheson and Thomas Moundeford's copy.- Bible, Latin. Biblia, Ad vetustissima exemplaria castigata, 2 parts in 1, Thomas Moundeford's copy with his ink ownership inscription at head of title "T Moundeford pric. 5 s") and on colophon at end and numerous ink annotations and quotations from the Bible throughout with underlining in the text (in two different hands by Moundeford, the first a regular secretary and the second a formal italic), later Francis Hutcheson's copy with his ink signature "Franc. Hutcheson 1720" on *2 at beginning, woodcut architectural title border, I7 verso printed correction slip pasted in at tail, blank f. at end of each part, small hole in tail of title, margins cropped affecting manuscript notes, a few scattered marks, slightly browned, engraved bookplate of F. Hutcheson M.D. on front pastedown,  18th century speckled calf, gilt spine in compartments with tulip decoration, front free endpaper and upper cover loose, slightly rubbed, lower joint splitting, [D&M 6150], 8vo, Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, 1567. *** Provenance: (1). Thomas Moundeford (1550-1630), physician; president of the College of Physicians. "Moundeford published in 1622 a small book entitled Vir bonus, dedicated to James I, to John, bishop of Lincoln, and to four judges, Sir James Lee, Sir Julius Caesar, Sir Henry Hobart, and Sir Laurence Tanfield. This large legal acquaintance was due to the fact that one of his daughters, Bridget, had, in 1606, married Sir John Bramston (1577-1654), who became, in 1635, chief justice of the king's bench. He praises the king, denounces smoking, alludes to the Basilicon doron, and shows that he was well read in Cicero, Tertullian, the Greek Testament, and the Latin Bible, and expresses admiration of Beza." - Oxford DNB. (2). Frances Hutcheson (1694-1746), moral philosopher; Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow and an important influence on several Enlightenment thinkers including David Hume and Adam Smith. Author of "A System of Moral Philosophy, published by subscription in 1755, and his Inquiries, Essay, and Illustrations, were widely used in Scottish and American universities in the eighteenth century. The interpretation and relevance of his moral philosophy remains a subject of active scholarly interest and controversy." - Oxford DNB. His library was passed to his son Frances Hutcheson M.D. (1721-1784).  

America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot. Part I. Describing the Sea Coast [...] of England... [bound together with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 'Part 1' with title and 23 engraved charts, double-page and four folding, 'The Fourth Book' with title and 21 engraved charts, including 7 folding, 10 double-page and four single-page, four additional charts within the text, and both 'parts' with numerous woodcut coastal profiles and small anchorage charts illustrated within the text, two contemporary manuscript leaves with ink annotations from previous owner/navigator carefully slipped into the atlas, some maps trimmed, old folds and handling creases, surface dirt and signs of use throughout, slightly rough edges with minor losses to extremities, early boards with only remnants of 17th century panelled calf remaining, early paper repair to edges and back, very worn, presented in modern drop-back box, folio, 1721 *** "The first significant collection of charts exclusively of the American coasts to be published in England" (Cumming). A scarce, notably early, example of "The Fourth Book".Maps in ‘The Fourth Book’ include: 1. Edmund Halley, A New and Correct Chart Shewing the Variations of the Compass in the Western and Southern Oceans, 17002. E. Wright, A New Generall Chart for the West Indies, [c. 1720]3. Mount & Page, A Generall Chart of the Western Ocean, [c. 1720]4. Mount & Page, A Chart of the Sea Coast of New Found Land, New Scotland, New England, New York, New Jersey, with Virginia, and Maryland, [c. 1720]5. Captain Cyprian Southicke, The Harbour of Casco Bay and Islands Adjacent, 17206. Henry Southwood, The Coast of New-Found-Land from Cape-Raze to Cape St. Francis, [c. 1720]7. John Gaudy, A Chart Shewing part of the Sea Coast of New-Foundland From ye Bay of Bulls to little Plecentia, 17158. Harbour Grace [single-page]9. Bay Bulls. Part of Newfound- [single-page]10. Cattalina Harbor [single-page]  11. Port Bonavista [single-page]12. Island of St Peter’s [in-text]13. Sam Thornton, A Large Draught of New England, New York, and Long Island, [c. 1720]14. A New Plan of the Harbour of Boston in New England… surveyed by order of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Navy, [1711]15. John Thornton and Will Fisher, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsilvania, East and West New Jarsey, [c. 1720]16. John Thornton and Will Fisher, A New Mapp of Carolina, [c. 1720]17. Barbados [in-text]18. A Large Draft of the Island Antegua, [c. 1720]19. Samuel Thornton, A Chart of the Caribe Ilands, [c. 1720]20. A Chart of the Island of Hispaniola, [c. 1720]21. The Island of Jamaica, [c. 1720]22. Samuel Thornton, A New Chart of the Bahama Islands and the Windward Passage, [c. 1720]23. [Bermuda], [in-text] 24. A Draught of the Coast of Guiana, from the River Oronoque, to the River Amazones, [c. 1720]25. Samuel Thornton, A New and Correct Large Draught of the Tradeing Part of the West Indies, [c. 1720]

Blake (William) Illustrations of the Book of Job...Being all the Water-Colour Designs, Pencil Drawings and Engravings Reproduced in Facsimile, with an Introduction by Laurence Binyon and Geoffrey Keynes, 6 parts, collotype plates, some colour, original cloth-backed wrappers, printed labels to upper covers, uncut, the first part with glacine wrapper (creased and slightly frayed at edges), together in original cloth drop-front box, rubbed, spine faded and upper joint worn & split, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, 1935; Vala or The Four Zoas, edited by G.F.Bentley, full-page illustrations, original buckram, dust-jacket, rubbed and frayed at edges, portion of spine panel detached, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1963, [Bentley 374 & 212], folio (2)*** The first is an excellent set of reproductions of Blake's work, including the watercolour versions for Thomas Butts, John Linnell and the New Zealand set, the drawings for the smaller set, and the proof issue of the first printing. The second item, Vala, is the only facsimile produced of this huge manuscript.

Book of Hours (Hours of the Virgin), Use of Paris, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 87 leaves only (including Calendar) imperfect at end, in a lettre batarde, 27 lines, in brown and red ink, 3 full-page miniatures and 12 small miniatures, (small miniatures in panels in lower margins), numerous 4,3,2 & single-line initials, line fillers, 15pp. with full margins and 124pp. partial margins, margins decorated with drolleries, animals, flowers and fruits, all illuminated in gold, red, blue and other colours, indeterminate old ink foliation, modern pencil foliation in 8's, f. 1 several holes in text, f.2 small hole, f. 61 to f. 87 staining in upper margins getting progressively worse and worn with holes from f. 71 to end repaired in vellum but with loss to last 5ff., last 9ff. (including f. 84 & 85 prayers in a different but contemporary hand) stained and torn and repaired with large loss, ff. 86 & 87 ruled in red but blank, miniatures and other decorations with some surface wear and small loss in places, some show through from decoration due to damp, margins trimmed with slight loss of decoration, old bookseller's description on front pastedown, later paper endpapers, loose in 19th century morocco, gilt, 8vo (151 x 109mm.), [France, probably Paris], [c. 1470].*** Full-page miniatures:(1). The Annunciation, arched miniature with a full border of 6 panels depicting scenes from the Life of the Virgin, surface wear with small loss.(2). Bathsheba Bathing, miniature depicting Bathsheba, with long golden hair, standing naked in a gold fountain in the garden of a castle with King David observing her with two attendants, in the background a town with many towers.(3). Job on the dunghill, with his richly dressed friends and in the background his ruined house.Provenance: (1). Miss M.M. Norton, [c. 1890].(2). Morphet & Morphet, Auctioneers, Harrogate, Sale, 7 November 1976.

Detmold (Maurice & Edward J.) Sixteen Illustrations of Subjects from Kipling's "Jungle Book", 14 mounted colour plates only (of 16, lacking 'Kaa the Python' & 'Elephant-Dance'), tipped into card aperture mounts with captioned guards attached, title with embossed "presentation copy" stamp and pencil number,  some margins of plates discoloured from old tissue guards, title, contents leaf and captioned guards spotted and slightly frayed at edges, loose as issued in original pictorial cloth gilt portfolio, rubbed and lightly stained, rebacked and with flaps of portfolio renewed, new ties, folio, 1903.

Book: The Discovery of L.S. Lowry by Maurice Collis, Alex Reid and Lefevre, 1951, 1st edition in dust jacket, hand signed & dated 'L. S. Lowry 4February 1971', some foxing to that page

1998 Volvo V70 2.5 Petrol Torslanda Estate Automatic. Registration number: S424 VAW.Mileage: 135,980.Three previous owners from new.Finished in blue with half black leather interior.Stamped service history in the service booklet including old service receipts. Book pack and manuals.2 x keys.MOT until 20th of July 2024.Early Volvo V70's are now becoming a desirable future classic.To satisfy your knowledge of the vehicles condition please come down to our viewing days as follows before the auction day on the 28th of March.Saturday 16th March: 10am - 2pm, Monday 18th of March: 9am - 5pm, Tuesday 19th of March: 9am-7pm. Wednesday 20th of March: 9am-5pm, Thursday 21st of March: 9am-5pm, Friday 22nd of March: 9am-5pm, Monday 25th of March: 9am - 5pm, Tuesday 26th of March: 9am-5pm, Wednesday 27th of March: 9am-5pm, Morning of the Auction on Thursday 28th of March.Please note that buyers premium is 10% plus VAT (total 12% inc VAT) on all cars and motorbikes, subject to a minimum of £150 plus VAT.

Collection of Jaguar XJS brochures and Books - To include Jaguar XJ-S The Complete Story by James Taylor hardback book, Jaguar XJS Jaguar Jaeger Promotion original brochure 1975, Jaguar XJS branded envelope containing Jaguar XJS original launch brochure 1975, Jaguar XJS Autocar Test 13 September 1975 (reprint), Jaguar Sport XJR-S original fact sheet 1990, and The Essential Buyers Guide Jaguar XJ-S 1975-1996 book by Peter Crispin (6). Please note this lot has the standard Ewbank's standard buyers premium payable on top of the hammer price and not the reduced rate for cars and motorbikes.

Seymour (Robert) Seymour's Humorous Sketches...illustrated in prose, by R.B.Peake, 2 vol., etched additional titles and 90 plates by Seymour, all in hand-coloured and plain states, tissue-guards, George Routledge, 1846; Sketches by Seymour, vol.3-5 only in 1, 111 etched plates on green, pink, yellow and brown paper, G. S. Tregear, [1835-36], bookplate and book-label to endpapers, uniform green crushed morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, silk endpapers, spines uniformly faded, joints rubbed, g.e., [Bobins 1636; Schwerdt, II pp. 157-9], 8vo (3) *** "Although the humour displayed by the artist at times is rather coarse the persons and situations described are evidently sketched from nature and the pictures therefore convey a faithful impression of the manners and habits of a certain class of would-be sportsmen of those days" - Schwerdt.

Omega Speedmaster Co Axial Chronometer steel case strap watch. Omega Calibre 3330 Ref No. 86624494-178.2060. Black dial, silver sub dials, date at 6 o'clock, inner minute scale, black insert tachymeter scale bezel, pushers at 2 and 4 o'clock position. Centre chronograph hand not at zero, 2 o'clock pusher loose (service required). Sports strap with Omega deployante buckle. Tachymeter inserts unmarked, spare strap included, box, instruction book, certificate card and international warranty card. Dated 2019. (s)

Evelyn Gathings (American, 1927-2010). Oil on canvas painting depicting a boy wearing a red fez with a seated dog. Signed along the left edge. Further signed and numbered 6825896 along the verso. Gathings is most well-known as a children's book illustrator, creating illustrations of children and cats in Victorian dress.Unframed; height: 47 1/2 in x width: 35 1/2 in. Framed; height: 49 in x width: 37 in x depth: 1 3/4 in.Condition:The colors are bold and deep. There are no losses or restorations. Light wear to the frame.

Evelyn Gathings (American, 1927-2010). Oil on canvas painting titled "Tobias" depicting a nude boy leading a large dog against an amorphous brown background. Signed along the lower edge. With a label from Challis Galleries, Laguna Beach, California affixed to the verso. Gathings is most well-known as a children's book illustrator, creating illustrations of children and cats in Victorian dress.Unframed; height: 48 in x width: 48 in. Framed; height: 49 3/4 in x width: 49 3/4 in x depth: 2 in.Condition:The colors are bold and deep and the surface is stable. There are several scuffs to the surface throughout, mainly along the lower half. There is a small dent to the surface of the canvas along the lower right corner. Some wear to the edges. The edges of the canvas have been lined with black tape which has peeled up in places. Light wear to the frame.

A CARVED OAK GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH SAINT ANNE 'ANNA SELBDRITT' ANTWERP, EARLY 16TH CENTURY With figures seated within architectural pillars, Christ child reaching out for St Anne, with Antwerp town hand mark between feet of figures 37cm high, the base 29cm wide, 6.5cm deep The vendor has noted that "In the late 1960's my father did some research - contacting the keeper of sculpture at the Rijksmuseum. The keeper advised my father that the carving was made in Antwerp around 1515". The letter itself was from Jaap Leeuwenberg Keeper of Sculpture and dates from 1968, a copy of the letter accompanies this piece. Condition Report: Wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. The whole looks to have been cleaned back, repolished from use and handling- restorations including to base edge- pillar by Mary Losses to limb extremities such as Christ's arms, book edge etc- the reverse of Anne slightly canted in shape- possibly may have had further adornment to the reverse originally - old worm holes and probably formerly mounted with nimbus to heads Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Potential buyers should note that condition reports are matters of opinion only, they are non-exhaustive and based solely on what can be seen to the naked eye unless otherwise specified by the cataloguer. We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of description. If you have physically viewed an item for which you request a report, the condition report cannot be a reason for cancelling a sale. Buyers are reminded that liability for loss and damage transfers to the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Whilst the majority of lots will remain in their location until collected, we can accept no responsibility for any damage which may occur, even in the event of Dreweatts staff assisting carriers during collection.Condition Report Disclaimer

Books and ephemera including Sun Fire Office London hand written ledger 1884/85, Mrs Beeton's cookery book, early Victorian miniature book, Old London Cries, 1885, Commonplace journal 1800's and other items.

Comprehensive British WWII and later medal group comprising BWM, Defence medal, Campaign Service medal with Malaya bar, Africa Service medal with Kenya bar, 1939-45 star, Atlantic star with France and Germany bar, Africa star and Burma star with Pacific bar, named to 3386841 SJT D Forbes, 4th Queens Own Hussars. Forbes (formerly of the East Lancashire Regiment) also cited by the Maritime Royal Artillery as L/SJT. Certificate of Service book included, with Forbes' black RA Peter and an earlier ID bracelet named to S Forbes, 15th Cheshire Regiment, GSM bar Malaya named to 3386841 SJT D Forbes 4 H, AGSM bar Kenya named to IPD Forbes. UK P&P Group 1 (£16+VAT for the first lot and £2+VAT for subsequent lots)

Jung, C.G.,Seelenprobleme der Gegenwart, Rascher, Zürich, V. and VI Tausend, 8vo., signed by the author on title page in ink - Mit besten yurs Ich? Sincerely yours CG Jung dated 3,II,1934 Provenance: the vendor's grandmother's cousin travelled extensively in 1930-40's and during that time met CG Jung who gave him a signed copy of his book

A FRAMED AND GLAZED SIGNED COVENTRY CITY FOOTBALL SHIRT, signed to the front in marker pen by the team and management for the away game at Leeds United on 26th December 2005, list of names provided with the shirt, size of frame approx. 91.5 cm high x 73.5cm wide, with a framed Coventry City mirror, c.1970's/1980's, a quantity of assorted Coventry City memorabilia, City of Coventry books and memorabilia, including a mug commemorating the Boundary Extension of the city on April 1st 1928 and a 1966 World Cup - A Fortieth Anniversary tribute hardback book signed with a label stuck to the front endpapers signed by Sir Geoff Hurst, complete with Certificate of Authenticity from Spirit of Sport.co.uk (box and loose)

° ° Needlework Specimens. Instructions on Needle-Work and Knitting, as Derived from the Practice of the National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church, in the Sanctuary, Westminster, 2nd edition, 8vo, original blind-stamped brown cloth, upper cover gilt lettered, with 9 mounted specimens of handiwork (complete), Roake and Varty et al, London, 1838 Exceedingly rare: Copac lists only three copies of the second edition (V & A, University College London and the National Trust).The book commences by detailing how the girls were taught the principles of the Madras system, following Dr. Bell's Manual of Instructions (1827). Daily sessions involved the children seated on benches arranged on three sides of a square, supervised by assistant teachers, engaging in needlework or knitting based on their skill levels. Each girl possessed a numbered bag to store her handiwork. The concluding page features a price list for various completed tasks, emphasizing that payment is accepted only in ready money, with the Mistress authorised to collect the amounts.The chapters cover diverse skills such as 'Hemming,' 'Sewing and Felling,' 'Stitching,' 'Gathering,' 'Button-Holes,' 'Shirt-Making,' 'Whipping-Frills, &c.,' 'Herring-Bone,' 'Darning,' 'Marking,' and 'Knitting.' The showcased miniature specimens exhibit incredibly fine stitches, consisting of a blue printed cotton pinafore, a linen shift-sleeve, a fine lawn infant's shirt, a fine cotton gentleman's shirt, a frilled and tucked baby's bonnet, a long woollen under-garment with silk trim, a darning sampler, a cross-stitch alphabet sampler in red thread, and a cream worsted stocking, (9).

Lot to include War Movies book, 1950's Scrapbook, watch, various ornaments, brass cased compass and other. [W]

All Creatures Great And Small Experience with Director Andy Hay - A day-for-two on the set of Channel 5’s revered TV drama All Creatures Great And Small, as personal guests of show director Andy Hay. Experience the filming up-close, along with the option to make a costumed appearance on screen as background supporting artists in one of the scenes! You’ll also receive a behind-the-scenes book, signed by the cast, as a memento to take home with you. Date to be arranged with the winner for a weekday during May/June 2024. This lot is part of the Circomedia Spring Gala Fundraiser - tickets for the evening can be purchased via their website: www.circomedia.com/spring-gala/ or by calling their Box Office on 0117 947 7288. Access to the live Gala in Bristol is by ticket only. Circomedia (Charity No.1056852) is a school for contemporary circus and physical theatre based in Bristol, England. They offer a variety of training courses and workshops that teach circus skills in the context of physical theatre, performance, and creativity. Alongside this, they also present a busy programme of professional circus shows and events each year. The proceeds from this lot will be used to support Circomedia’s life affirming circus programmes for children, young people, communities, and circus artists.

2003 Jaguar S Type, 2.5 V6 Sport. Registration number BJ53 UTR. VIN number SAJAC03N94JN03059.Sold with the V5C, receipts for parts and MOT until May 2024.The S-Type Jaguar unveiled at the Birmingham Motor Show of 1998 had strong echoes of the company's glorious past. Not only did it share the name of one of the company's popular 1960's saloons, but the Geoff Lawson styling appeared to have been heavily influenced by an array of iconic Jaguar models from the same era - not least the immortal MKII.UTR presents well with a MOT history going back to 2006. It has recently had the rear subframe replaced along with the suspension receiving a rebuild. It also benefits from a new battery and radiator. There are six stamps in the service book and a good selection of receipts for parts and servicing.

A superb example of the 'final edition' XJS built to celebrate Jaguar's 60 years of sports car prowess. The Celebration was the final iteration of Jaguar's XJ-S (later XJS). Its unique specification included chromed rear view mirrors and headlight surrounds, Aerosport diamond-cut alloy wheels, steering wheel with wood sections top and bottom, a black handbrake lever with full leather cover, a leaping Jaguar embossed into the leather in the upper part of the seat backs, and contrasting piping around the seats and boot coverPowered by the naturally-aspirated, AJ16 4-litre straight-six, delivering 238bhp to the rear wheels through a 4-speed ZF automatic gearboxFinished in Sapphire Blue with Oatmeal leather piped in Charcoal, this example has clearly been pampered and is in superb conditionComplete with its original book pack, current V5C, MOT Certificates and its current MOT valid until February 2025 and issued with 'No Advisories'Accompanied by main-dealer service history and will be serviced as required prior to the sale in MarchA comparatively rare and desirable 'final edition' XJ-S that is becoming increasingly sought after within Jaguar circlesSpecification Make: JAGUAR Model: XJS 4.0 Year: 1995 Chassis Number: SAJJNAED3EJ222780 Registration Number: N469 RHH Transmission: Automatic Engine Number: 9LPFRB137701 Drive Side: Right-hand Drive Make: RHD Interior Colour: OatmealClick here for more details, condition report and images

Bruno Sacco's deft touch with the second-generation S-Class Coupé still draws admiring glances today. Registered in 1982, this 500SEC (C126) is reported to be the first on UK roads, #2,106 off the production line, with the majority not appearing until 1983-4Powered by a 4,973cc fuel-injected V8 producing 261bhp with a 4-speed automatic box, power-assisted steering, ABS brakes, cruise control and 16'' staggered penta alloysFinished in Astral Silver Metallic with AMG-influenced bodywork over a blue Recaro leather interior with wood inlaysThe original specification includes electric windows, air conditioning, cruise control, and electric front seats. Fitted with the extremely rare AMG-optioned original Clarion G80 stereo systemTreated to a full restoration three years ago at ERB Motors in Portsmouth including a bare-metal respray, engine and gearbox rebuild, and new suspension, although the priority was to keep as close as possible to the original factory specificationSupplied with original handbooks, stamped service book, invoices for restoration and photographs, tool kit and the registration, 500 EXS, will remain with the carThese beautiful coupés are becoming collectable now and values continue to firmSpecification Make: MERCEDES BENZ Model: 500 SEC Year: 1982 Chassis Number: 12604422002106 Registration Number: 500 EXS Transmission: Automatic Engine Number: 11796322010546 Drive Side: Right-hand Drive Odometer Reading: 106000 Miles Make: RHDClick here for more details, condition report and images

The second-generation GTS with its 4.8-litre 420bhp V8 and Cayenne Turbo bodywork is undoubtedly the purest per­form­ance expression of all the naturally aspirated Cayenne models. The GTS Cayenne shares a number of styling cues with the Cayenne Turbo including bumper skirts, side skirts as well as interior upgrades that make it stand out from the standard 'S' modelJust one second slower than the Turbo, it features similar driver assistance including PDCC and PTV and unsurprisingly, considering the price differential, it was the most popular Cayenne model at launchThe 4,806cc V8 generated 414bhp with 380lb/ft of torque offering 0-60 in 5.1 seconds and a somewhat academic 162mph Finished in Polar White, this one-owner example was serviced by Porsche London and specialists until acquisition by our vendor's late father in 2018, with the Bill of Sale on fileNow on offer from a deceased estate, the Porsche presents superbly, with minimal interior wear and just slight crazing to the rear bumperIt's supplied with a full book pack, two keys, the V5C showing just two former keepers, MOTs going back to 2018, invoices for service work and maintenance and the stamped service recordsSpecification Make: PORSCHE Model: CAYENNE Year: 2013 Chassis Number: WP1ZZZ92ZDLA45382 Registration Number: LC13 LND Transmission: Automatic Engine Number: GD18791 Drive Side: Right-hand Drive Odometer Reading: 66600 Miles Make: RHD Interior Colour: Leather and AlcantaraClick here for more details, condition report and images

Low mileage and ownership, Jaguar S-type R, offered with No Reserve. The S-Type R was distinguished from its junior siblings by 18" alloys, a wire mesh grille, deeper front and rear aprons, rear spoiler and 'R' badgingPowered by the 4.2-litre AJ-8 Jaguar V8 with Eaton supercharger, developing 400bhp and mated to a 6-speed ZF 6HP26 automatic gearbox with Jaguar J-gate allowing clutchless sequential shiftingPerformance was impressive with 0-60mph in 5.3 secondsThis smart example is finished in Ebony Black with a purposeful black hide interior and Kevlar dashboardEquipped from the factory with heated seats, a navigation system, and parking sensors amongst standard R performance, suspension and braking upgradesFirst registered in 2005 to Stratstone Jaguar in Swansea who used it as their demonstrator until later in 2005 when it was purchased by its second ownerOur vendor, the car's third owner, has covered just 2,000 miles in his 14 years of ownershipSupplied with its original book packs, stamped service book, 12-month MOT and a spare wheel and jackJust 1,274 S-Type Rs were sold in the UK and cossetted for the last few years and offered at No Reserve, this may turn out to be tremendous valueSpecification Make: JAGUAR Model: S-TYPE Year: 2005 Chassis Number: SAJAC03R461N55964 Registration Number: CE55 HSX Transmission: Automatic Engine Number: 1G0506290946 Drive Side: Right-hand Drive Odometer Reading: 50612 Miles Make: RHDClick here for more details, condition report and images

Beautifully presented in Iris Blue, this Tiptronic 'S'-equipped 993 Carrera 2 is a super example of the final generation of the air-cooled 911. The 993 was the first 911 to be equipped with power steering and an advanced ABS system. Utilising the same 3.6-litre engine as the 964, mated to a development of the smooth Tiptronic S gearbox, the 1996 993 produced 272bhp enabling a top speed of over 150mph and acceleration to matchThis C2 example was supplied new by Merlin Nottingham Porsche finished in Iris Blue with an excellent grey leather interiorOptions include a sunroof, rear wiper, air conditioning, top-tinted screen, Sony sound system, PA1000 alarm and 17" Carrera alloys with colour-crested centresIt's currently indicating 114,750 miles and has a full service history plus various receipts from ten years of current ownership. Original stamped service book/book pack. MOT until March 2025.Last service including oil and filter 06/10/2022 at 113,435 miles by Porsche Centre SilverstoneFull repaint and alloy wheel refurb by well regarded Southam Bodies in 2021 at a cost of just under £10,000 (invoice in the file)This is a well maintained 911 and we invite and encourage your viewing at the NECThe 993 was the final generation of the air-cooled 911 and as such will always have a special place in the affections of Porsche enthusiasts Specification Make: PORSCHE Model: 911 993 Year: 1996 Chassis Number: WP0ZZZ99ZTS316043 Registration Number: P949 KJC Transmission: Auto Engine Number: 63T52844 Drive Side: Right-hand Drive Odometer Reading: 114750 Miles Make: RHD Interior Colour: Grey leatherClick here for more details, condition report and images

Childrens Illustrated and others: Twelve hardback books -BANNERMAN (Helen). The Story of Little Black Sambo. Grant Richards, 1900. The Dumpy Books for Children series No. 4, third edition, 27 full-page colour illustrations, original publishers green striped cloth, engraved and printed at the Racquet Court Press; Eliot (T.S.). Old Possums Book of Practical Cats first illustrated edition, eighth impression, Faber and Faber, 1957. full-page colour illustrations by Nicholas Bentley, dust-jacket unclipped, priced 12s 6d, original pictorial cream cloth, lettered in red on spine, 8vo; GRISET (Ernest). Aesops Fables. Cassell Petter & Galpin, (n.d. c. 1888). new and enlarged edition with text based chiefly upon Croxall, La Fontaine, and LEstrange, 162 wood-engraved illustrations after Ernest Griset, 54 being full-page, new endpapers, contemporary half leather, titled in gilt on spine; THOMPSON (Kay) and Georg Hallensleben. Eloise in Moscow, revised jacket edition, New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000; SCARRY (Richard). Busy, Busy World, first edition, second impression, Paul Hamlyn, 1967; Best Word Book Ever, first edition, second impression, Paul Hamlyn, 1965; Storybook Dictionary, eighth impression, 1975; GUTMAN (Anne). Lisa in New York, Knopf Books for Young Readers (2002); ALIGHERI (Dante). New Life (La Vita Nuova), translated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, London: George Harrap (n.d. c. 1918). first Evelyn Paul edition, Deluxe issue, new endpapers with presentation prize bookplate, illuminated title-page and half-title, eight full-page colour plates, plus eight tipped-in colour illustrations and gothic style decoration in-text after Evelyn Paul, music by Alfred Mercer, original faux leather, gilt, 8vo; Redlich, Monica. (1909-1963). Return to London. Copenhagen: Carit Anderson, 1947. first edition, b/w. illustrations throughout by Ebbe Sadolin, original publishers marbled boards, lettered in red on labels to upper board and spine, limited edition of 1700 copies, tall 8vo; together with, IRELAND (John). Hogarth Illustrated. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1884; LEAR (Edward). Complete Book of Nonsense, illustrated by Quentin Blake, within slipcase, Folio Society, 1996. v.s. (12) Condition Report: The Story of Little Black Sambo - light marks and staining to boards, binding loose, boards cocked and almost detached, some rubbing to corners and spine ends, small tear to cloth tail of spine, occasional light marks internally, otherwise a clean copy.Old Possums Book of Practical Cats - light marks to boards, spine ends bumped, some signs of wear to dust-jacket with chips head of spine, internally clean and bright. Aesops Fables - rubbing to boards, some loss to leather on spine, corners and spine ends rubbed, foxing to title-page, further occasional foxing internally not affecting the plates.New Life (La Vita Nuova) - spine ends and corners rubbed, internally clean and bright. Return to London - light rubbing to boards, corners and spine ends rubbed, internally clean and bright.Hogarth Illustrated - boards rubbed, spine ends and corners rubbed, some loss to paper label on spine, edges untrimmed, a few joints cracked, occasional foxing. Storybook Dictionary - some signs of wear to boards and spine.Others - overall good conditions.

Champagnac (J.B.J.) Les Images, ou Scènes Morales... pour servir à l'Instruction et à l'Amusement des Enfans qui sont bien Sages, additional engraved title and 23 plates by Martinet, all hand-coloured, contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, some light foxing and spotting, morocco-backed boards, slightly rubbed, oblong small folio, Paris, Alexis Eymery, 1826.*** A rare and charming moral book aimed at children, with finely coloured scenes of families amidst French landscapes and interiors. Only one previous appearance at auction at Sotheby's, 1968. 

C. S. Stewart. The Private Journal of the Rev. C. S. Stewart, Late Missionary to the Sandwich Islands, ?first publication in book form, original cloth-backed boards, 8vo, Dublin: Thomas I. White, 1830.Light spotting, spine partly split along upper joint, faded.

Charles Dickens. A contemporary group of 38 volumes, comprising the majority of his works in book form, principally first editions, bound in uniform green full morocco, spines tooled gilt in compartments, the upper covers with tooled initials ‘C. H. T. W.’, all edges gilt, 8vo, 1836–1870RARE. Nineteenth century collections of Charles Dickens are becoming increasingly scarce to the market. The present lot contains early minor works, such as Sunday Under Three Heads (1836) and sought-after major works, such as Great Expectations (1861). The lot comprises:Sunday Under Three Heads… by Timothy Sparks, half-title, 3 engraved plates, original wrappers bound in, London: Chapman and Hall, 1836; The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, without half-title, engraved frontispiece and additional title, 41 engraved plates, many corresponding to the first state, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED, with an additional 32 engraved plates by Thomas Onwhyn, London: Chapman and Hall, 1837; Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi… edited by ‘Boz’, 2 volumes, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece and 12 engraved plates, ‘The Last Song’ without border, London: Richard Bentley, 1838; Sketches of Young Gentlemen, 6 engraved plates, original wrappers bound in, London: Chapman and Hall, 1838; Sketches of Young Couples, 6 engraved plates, original wrappers bound in, London: Chapman and Hall, 1840; Oliver Twist; or The Parish Boy’s Progress… by ‘Boz’, 3 volumes, half-titles, 3 engraved frontispieces and 21 engraved plates, including the final ‘Fireside’ plate, with ‘arter’ on page 318, ‘XXVIX’ on page 155, and ‘mattrass’ on page 182, London: Chapman and Hall, 1838; The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, without half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece with the imprint of Chapman and Hall, 39 engraved plates, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED, with an additional 24 character study plates published by Robert Tyas, ‘visiter’ on page 123, ‘conducter’ on page 342, and ‘Grogswig’ on page 618, London: Chapman and Hall, 1839; Master Humphrey’s Clock, 3 volumes, 3 engraved frontispieces, illustrations in text, ‘deessed’ on page 128, ‘intructions’ on page 128, and ‘Thirty-Fiftth’ on page 133, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1840–41; Barnaby Rudge, London: Chapman and Hall, 1841; American Notes for General Circulation, 2 volumes, without half-titles, with ‘xvi’ on final page of contents in volume 1, London: Chapman and Hall, 1842; The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, half-title, engraved frontispiece and additional title, 38 engraved plates, ‘thresh-hold’ on page 587, London: Chapman and Hall, 1844; Pictures from Italy, half-title, ‘canvass’ on page 112, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846; The Adventures of Oliver Twist, third edition, half-title, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846; Dombey and Son, engraved frontispiece and additional title, 37 of 38 engraved plates, lacking ‘A Visitor of Distinction’, but with 4 additional portraits, ‘amiliar’ on page 70, ‘Capatain’ on page 324, and ‘if’ present on page 426, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848; The Personal History of David Copperfield, without half-title, engraved frontispiece and additional title, 38 engraved plates, ‘recal’ on page 16, ‘screwed’ on page 132, ‘coroboration’ on page 387, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850; Bleak House, half-title, engraved frontispiece and additional title, 38 engraved plates, ‘elgble’ on page 19, ‘chair’ on page 209, ‘homeards’ on page 605, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853; Hard Times, half-title, ‘her,’ on page 60, ‘hese’ on page 108, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854; A Child’s History of England, 3 volumes, later edition, 3 frontispieces by F. W. Topham, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854–1855; Little Dorrit, engraved frontispiece and additional title, 38 engraved plates, ‘chimnies’ on page 342, ‘diceing’ on page 360, ‘B2’ on page 371, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857; The Story of Little Dombey, half-title, original wrappers bound in, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858; A Tale of Two Cities, engraved frontispiece and additional title, 14 engraved plates, ‘Stryver’ on page ix, ‘affetcionately’ on page 134, ‘113’ on page 213, London: Chapman and Hall, 1859; The Uncommercial Traveller, half-title, ‘s de’ on page 20, ‘themselve’ on page 176, London: Chapman and Hall, 1861; Great Expectations, 3 volumes, vol. 1, ‘recal’ on page 84, no period after ‘other’ on page 311, vol. 2, ‘their’ on page 162, ‘recal’ on page 350, vol. 3, ‘raving’ on page 37, ‘led’ on page 150, ‘skackled’ on page 262, London: Chapman and Hall, 1861; Our Mutual Friend, 2 volumes bound as one, without half-titles, 2 engraved frontispieces, 38 engraved plates, vol. 1, ‘Dont’ on page 276, vol. 2, ‘pricipal’ on page 115, London: Chapman and Hall, 1865; The Poor Traveller: Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn: and Mrs Gamp, original wrappers bound in, London: Chapman and Hall, 1869; The Mystery of Edwin Drood, engraved additional title and portrait frontispiece, 12 plates, ‘tower’ on page 1, ‘sentiment’ on page 131, London: Chapman and Hall, 1870.Also included in this lot is Edward Caswell, Sketches of Young Ladies, 6 engraved plates, original wrappers bound in, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1843; James Cook, Bibliography of the Writings of Charles Dickens, 1879.ConditionLight browning and spotting, but particularly to the plates, as usual, a few volumes with rust-marks or rare minor tears to leaves, Little Dorrit with one plate loose, morocco with extremities rubbed.

The Builder's Dictionary: or, Gentleman and Architect's Companion, 2 Vols, engraved frontispiece, 33 engraved plates, some folding, book plate of Sir John Bulkeley, contemporary calf, 8vo, London: printed for A. Bettesworth, C. Hitch, and S. Austen, 1734.some minor worming, some plates creased and with minor tears not affecting image, joints cracked, extremities worn, spine split and torn.