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TWO OXFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE VOLS 1 AND 2

2 BOTTLES OF 1971 CHATEAU RIEUSSEC 1ER GRAND CRU CLASSE SAUTERNES, together with 1 empty bottle, in original box with a copy of Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine, 1 bottle top shoulder, 1 bottle mid shoulder

BROWN, REV, JOHN, D.D, 'Brown's self interpreting family Bible' together with four volumes of 'The Illustrated Globe Encyclopedia of Universal Information' (volumns III, IX, X and XII) (5)

TWO BOXES OF BOOKS AND MAGAZINES RELATING TO ANTIQUE COLLECTING, to include 'Antiques Collecting' Vol 20 No.5 to 11, Vol 21 No.1 to 5, Vol 50 No.8, Vol 52 No. 4, 8 to 12, Vol 3 No.1 to 12, Vol 54 No. 1 to 12, Vol 55 No. 1 to 12 and Vol 56 No. 1 to 5, 7 to 10, 'History of Furniture', 'The Dictionary of Victorian Painters', 'The Collectors Encyclopedia of Antiques', 'Chess Men for Collectors' etc

"Chambers" Encyclopedia, "Revised edition volume 1-7" published by W R Chambers, London 1886, in blue 3/4 leather binding. CONDITION REPORT: These volumes have slight ware to the binding, but largely are in fair condition.

A box of miscellaneous fishing lures and three fishing books, comprising The Angling Letters of Gem Skues edited by C.F. Walker, The Concise Encyclopedia of Fishing and Creatures of the Sea by Captain William B Grey. CONDITION REPORT: All in used condition, the books with some bending and ripping to the dust jackets, page yellowing etc.

Tom J. Lawson - "Charles Horner of Halifax", GML publishing 2002, one volume, Lillian Baker - "Baker's Encyclopedia of Hat Pins and Hat Pin Holders", one volume, and three other publications relating to hat pins

Book: Encyclopedia of Chronology, Historical & Biographical R. B. Woodward

A mahogany book case with glazed up and over doors; 24 volumes of Encyclopedia Brittania, 82cm high, 66.5cm wide, 32.5cm deep

GUSTAVE DORE (illustrator), "The History of Don Quixote", in half Moroccan binding, also "Encyclopedia Heraldica", in 2 volumes, boards detached and numerous defects, in leather binding and J. G. Wood "The Illustrated Natural History - Reptiles, Fish"

PLATE BOOKS: 1- [Storer, j & H S]: The portfolio, collection of engravings from antiquarian, architectural, and topographical subjects... 4 vols. Nornaville & Fell, 1823-24. With 203 plates (including vignettes and head & tail pieces). Original covers; damp staining, mainly affecting the margins of the plates; 2- Fashionable guide and Directory to the public places of resort: Collection of plates: 3 part works in one vol. 1- Fashionable.., c1825, 20 Plates; 2- Paris & its environs, 1829. 20 plates on 10 sheets; 3- Switzerland, 1834, 4 plates. 4to. Cont. half leather rubbed; ink stain to foredges affecting the margin of some plates; 3-Chambers Encyclopedia. 10 vols. 1876, revised edn, complete with all 41 double-page colour maps (USA in 2 sheets). Original cloth; rubbed with tears, but holding; 4- The copper plate magazine. DEFECTIVE, ONLY 32 PLATES; 5- Fishers Drawing Room Scrapbook of Princess Victoria. 1832, complete with 35 plate. Original leather backed boards; rubbed, occasional foxing; 6- Trusler, J: Hogarth's Works. 2 vols. Jones, 1833 & nd. 40. Cloth, worn and detached; A/F, and two others.(21)

Early 17th century AD. A rapier of Pappenheimer type with pointed double-edged blade with short fullers, the ricasso with a maker's mark in the shape of a crown; double basket-hilt with openwork hand protector, an additional reinforcement ring to the lower part of the hilt, grip with original wooden core, pear-shaped pommel. See Oakeshott, E., The sword in the Age of the Chivalry, Woodbridge, 1964 (1994); Nickel, H., Pyhrr, S.W., Tarassuk, The Art of Chivalry. European Arms and Armour from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1982; Whiters, H.J.S., The illustrated encyclopedia of Swords and sabres, Witston, 2011; Vello, M. & Tonin F., I grandi spadai Feltrini e Bellunesi (Master Swordsmiths of Feltre and Belluno), Roma, 2017. 1.8 kg, 1.1m (43 1/4"). Provenance: From a private family collection; previously acquired from a collection formed before 1990; thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This type of sword was probably an evolution of the Type XVIIIe of Oakeshott's typology (1994, pp.72ff.) having as its main characteristic a long and narrow blade generally with a long (5–6) ricasso narrower than the blade itself, and the pommel of pear form. Oakeshott correctly recognised that this typology was the origin of rapiers, probably of Italian or Spanish creation. The name rapier derives from the Spanish term espada ropera (sword of the robes), meaning it could be worn with civilian clothing. This is why the rapier is associated with the image of the Renaissance gentleman. However, this weapon was specifically designed for military use. Fine condition.

Late 15th-early 16th century AD. A two-handed sword with straight double-edged blade equipped with a narrow blood channel, three circles and letter R inlaid in brass to one side; long quillons with knop finials, knuckle guard with inlaid rosettes, long grip with maker's mark, convex rectangular pommel. See Wegeli, R., Inventar der Waffensammlung des Bernischen Historischen Museums in Bern, Bern,1929; Tarassuk, L.and Blair, C., The complete encyclopedia of Arms & Weapons, Milano, 1989; Grotkamp-Schepers B., Immel I., Johnsson P. and Wetzler S., Das Schwert. Gestalt und Gedanke: The Sword. Form and Thought, Solingen, 2015; the weapon has parallels with various double- edged swords in Bernischen Historischen Museum (Wegeli, 1919, pl.viii"). 2.2 kg, 1.29m (50 3/4"). From a private family collection; previously acquired from a collection formed before 1990; thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10211-167289. Doppelsöldner ('double-mercenaries', 'double-pay men', from German doppel meaning double, sold meaning pay) were the Landsknechte in the 16th-century Germany who volunteered to fight in the front line, taking on extra risk, in exchange for double payment. The stated ratio was that one Landsknecht in four would be a Doppelsöldner. Likewise, Landsknechte who schooled in the use of the Zweihänder, a two-handed sword, were entitled to double pay and thus qualified as Doppelsöldner. The fencing guild of the Brotherhood of St. Mark had the monopoly of the use of the Zweihänder after the Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, granted it to them in 1487. Fine condition.

Bartholomaeus Anglicus. De proprietatibus rerum, collation: [2-4]6 a b8 c d6 e8 f g6 h8 i k6 l8 m n6 o8 p-z A-R6, table triple column, text double column, 257 ff. (of 258, lacking final blank), 52 lines and headline, Gothic type, opening initial supplied in black ink, initial spaces with guide-letters, early ink marginalia, including fingerposts, title with inscription inked out and covered with a strip of paper and with later ink inscription regarding edition at foot, water-stained, some spotting, lightly browned, 19th century half vellum, soiled and rubbed, folio (269 x 193mm.), Strasbourg, [Printer of the 1483 Jordanus de Quedlinburg (Georg Husner)], 11 August, 1491. ⁂ A rare edition at auction of this medieval encyclopedia, which includes natural history, astrology, food and drink, gemstones and minerals. Provenance: M.H. Bloxam (bookplate). Literature: BMC I 142; Goff B-140; GW 3412; HC ∗2509; Bod-inc B-065; BSB-Ink B-98; ISTC ib00140000.

A useful selection of sewing related reference books, comprising:          Groves (S) – The History of Needlework Tools          Taunton (N) – Antique Needlework Tools          Rogers (GA) – An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools           Proctor (M) – Needlework Tools and Accessories          Whiting (G) – Old Time Tools And Toys of Needlework          Andere (M) – Old Needlework Boxes and Tools          Lord (J) – Memoir of John Kay – Inventor of the Fly Shuttle, Metal Reeds etc., spine detached, and           Dillmont (Th. DE) – Encyclopedia of Needlework.   (8)                                                                                                                     From the collection of Margaret Blakeley

AUßERGEWÖHNLICH UMFANGREICHES SERVICE 'FLORA DANICA'. AUßERGEWÖHNLICH UMFANGREICHES SERVICE 'FLORA DANICA'. Royal Copenhagen. Meister/Entwerfer: Modell J.C. Bayer. Technik: Porzellan, farbig und gold staffiert. Beschreibung: Insgesamt 157 Teile bestehend aus: 1 Presentoir (Ø 33,5cm), 1 Terrine (H. 32,5), 1 Deckelschüssel (H. 17cm/Ø 23,5cm), 2 runden Platten (Ø 33cm), 1 Platte mit eingezogenen Seiten (23x29,85cm), 1 ovalen Platte (44,5x34cm), 1 ovalen Platte (32x40,5cm), 1 ovalen Schale (24,5x19cm), 2 Schüsseln (21,5x21,5x7cm), 1 Sauciere (23x18x14,5cm), 1 Zuckerdose (Ø 8cm), 12 Suppentassen (Ø 13cm) + 12 UT (Ø 17cm), 12 Tellern mit durchbrochenem Rand (Ø 23cm), 12 Tellern mit durchbrochenem Rand (Ø 25,5cm), 12 Tellern (Ø 25,5cm), 12 Tellern (Ø 17cm), 8 tiefen Tellern (Ø 22cm), 12 Tellern (Ø 19,5cm), 6 Cremetassen (H.8cm) + 6 UT (10x10cm), 8 Kaffeetassen (H. 7cm) + 8 UT (Ø 13,5cm), 12 Mokkatassen (H. 6cm) + 12 UT (Ø 12cm). Marke: Manufakturmarke, div. Jahreszeichen, alle Teile, ausgenommen die Untertassen, mit lateinischer Pflanzenbezeichnung. Flora Danica (lat. Dänische Pflanzenwelt) ist der Name eines botanischen Atlasses, der 1753 von Christian Oeder, dem Direktor des Botanischen Gartens in Kopenhagen, begonnen wurde. Es dauerte 122 Jahre bis die gesamte Flora des dänischen Staates in der Art eines Herbariums erfasst - und die umfassende Enzyklopädie fertig gestellt wurde. 1790 bestellte der dänische Kronprinz und spätere König Friedrich der VI. ein umfangreiches Speiseservice bei der königlichen Porzellanmanufaktur in Kopenhagen das nicht nur den Namen, sondern auch die Motive der 'Flora Danica' tragen sollte. Gedacht war es als Geschenk für die russische Zarin Katharina II., die jedoch bereits 1796, vor der Fertigstellung des Services im Jahr 1802, verstarb. Somit seiner ursprünglichen Bestimmung beraubt, wurde das Service vom Dänischen Hof behalten, wo Teile davon bis Heute zu Staatsbanketten in Schloss Christiansborg gedeckt werden. Erläuterungen zum Katalog Royal Copenhagen Dänemark Porzellan 20. Jahrhundert Flora Danica AUßERGEWÖHNLICH UMFANGREICHES SERVICE 'FLORA DANICA'. LARGE PORCELAIN SERVICE 'FLORA DANICA'. Royal Copenhagen. Maker/Designer: Model J.C. Bayer.. Technique: Porcelain, enriched in colours and gold. Description: 157 pieces consisting of: 1 Presentoir (Ø 33,5cm), 1 tureen (h. 32,5), 1 lidded bowl (h. 17cm/Ø 23,5cm), 2 round dishes (Ø 33cm), 1 dish with curved sides (23x29,85cm), 1 oval dish (44,5x34cm), 1 oval dish (32x40,5cm), 1 oval bowl (24,5x19cm), 2 bowls (21,5x21,5x7cm), 1 sauce boat (23x18x14,5cm), 1 sugar bowl (Ø 8cm), 12 soup bowls (Ø 13cm) + 12 saucers (Ø 17cm), 12 plates with pierced rim (Ø 23cm), 12 plates with pierced rim (Ø 25,5cm), 12 plates (Ø 25,5cm), 12 plates (Ø 17cm), 8 deep plates (Ø 22cm), 12 plates (Ø 19,5cm), 6 cream cups (h.8 cm) + 6 saucers (10x10cm), 8 coffee cups (h. 7cm) + 8 saucers (Ø 13,5cm), 12 mocha cups (h. 6cm) + 12 saucers (Ø 12cm) . Mark: Manufacture mark, various year marks, all parts except the saucers, inscribed with Latin plant names. Flora Danica (lat. Danish flora) is the name of a botanical atlas that was started in 1753 by Christian Oeder, director of the Botanical Garden in Copenhagen. It took 122 years until the entire flora of the Danish state was recorded in the manner of a herbarium - and the extensive encyclopedia was completed. In 1790, the Danish Crown Prince and later King Frederick VI ordered an extensive dinner service from the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Copenhagen, which was to bear not only the name but also the motifs of 'Flora Danica'. It was intended as a gift for the Russian Tsarina Catherine II, who died in 1796, before the service was completed in 1802. Thus deprived of its original purpose, the service was kept by the Danish Court, where parts of it are still used for state banquets at Christiansborg Castle. Explanations to the Catalogue Royal Copenhagen Denmark Porcelain 20th century Flora Danica

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY BOOK

Punch, bound edition 1864, and various other books, including Sandyford and Murton, Schott's Almanac 2006, etc, including The British Encyclopedia, 1837. (1 box)

Harding (Silvester). The Biographical Mirrour, or, Connoiseur's Repertory; comprizing a series of ancient and modern English portraits of eminent ... persons ... engraved from original pictures or drawings, 3 volumes, London: E. and S. Harding, 1795-1810?, text by Francis Godolphin Waldron, volume 1 with additional title, numerous engraved portraits, variable spotting and offsetting, hinges strengthened, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, spines rubbed, boards worn, 4to, together with: Glasse (Hannah), The Complete Confectioner; or the Whole Art of Confectionary made Plain and Easy ..., first edition, second issue, London: J. Cooke, c. 1765, Glasse's facsimile signature on pp.iv and 1, 16 pp. publisher's catalogue at rear (1st two leaves close-trimmed at foot affecting text), lightly toned throughout, front free endpaper deficient, each pastedown with an early ink manuscript ownership inscription, contemporary sheep, worn, boards detached, 8vo, plus: Encyclopedie Methodique, Tableau Encyclopedique et Methodique des Trois Regnes de la Nature, [Insectes], 2 volumes, [Paris: Agasse, 1797], 18th part, half-title, lacking title, but with title for 19th part, 267 (of 268) engraved plates (plate 268 deficient), rectos of title and plates 131, 132 & 267 each with circular ink ex-libris stamp, 1 plate in volume 2 partially coloured with light, neat red crayon, 6 plates with some small & neat red crayon underlining, both volumes with intermittent pale dampstaining to margins at head and fore-edge, somewhat affecting a few plates, hinges cracked, 19th century quarter morocco, somewhat rubbed, corners showing, 4to, with 16 other titles including: The Pleasures of Hope in two parts, by Thomas Campbell, 2nd edition, 1800; Tratado Elemental de Botanica Teorico-Practico, by Antonio Blanco, 2 volumes in 1, 1834; The Silver Swan, a fairy tale, by Madame de Chatelain, 1847Qty: (27)NOTESGlasse: Cagle 708; Maclean pp.61-62. The second issue of the first edition of circa 1760, with J. Cooke imprint. Encyclopedia Methodique: Nissen ZBI 4621.

Beograd. Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, 5 volumes, Serbia, 2001-08, all original cloth in dust jackets, slight damage to volume 1 front board, spines lightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, Encyclopedia of Chess Endings, 2 volumes 2nd edition, 2012-14, black & white illustrations, publishers original boards, 8vo, together with; Garzon (José A.), The Return of Francesch Vicent, the history of the birth and expansion of modern chess, Funació, Spain, 2005, monochrome illustrations, publishers original boards, 8vo, and Henley (W.), Crushing White: The Dzindzi Indian! An easy to learn chess opening & strategy, 2 volumes, 1st edition, TPT Press, Florida, 2001, black & white illustrations, uniform original wrappers, 8vo, plus other modern chess reference, including publications by Thinkers Press, Chess Evolution, Cadogan Chess, Pergamon, some original cloth in dust jackets, mostly paperbacks in original wrappers, G/VG, 8voQty: (Approximately 200)

DC COMICS ENCYCLOPEDIA

A tub of art related books including series from Thames and Hudson, Paul Hamlyn, Encyclopedia of The Arts by Herbert Read etc.

'The Kennel Encyclopedia' and 'Dogs at War' (2)

W H Morton-Cameron - Present Day Impressions of The Far East and Prominent & Progressive Chinese at Home and Abroad. First Edition 1917. Published by The Globe Encyclopedia Company. Hardcover

W. H Morton-Cameron - Present Day Impressions of Japan 1919 1st Edition. Published by The Globe Encyclopedia Company.

A rare and large Moritz Gottschalk model 2248 Blue roof Dolls House with original contents, German circa 1893-94, with paper red/ochre brick effect exterior, standing on a green base with front garden and fencing, steps leading to double French style front doors painted in orange and with glazing, decorative balcony above with similar doors and fanlight, four glazed bow windows to façade with ornate decorative mouldings and two further balconies and a central attic style window, pitched roof with two large chimney stacks. Front opens to six room on three levels all with good original papers to floors and walls, two hinged interior doors and original drapes and paper blinds to bay windows. Sitting room includes a Rock and Graner tinplate oval table, Waltershausen settee, chest of drawers, sideboard, four chairs and footrest, Mantle clock and desk, fireplace with mantle, tinplate coal scuttle, gilt wall clock with pendulum and various ornaments and pictures, bead and metalwork chandelier, and two dolls. Kitchen with wooden table, dresser, selection of pewter and kitchen ware, gilt soft metal bird cage with wax parrot and another, various ornaments and two dolls. Lounge with Waltershausen tapestry stretcher (one lid to base missing), chaise lounge, chest of drawers, bureau, mirror on stand, various chairs, rosewood chess table, soft metal sewing stand, pair of corner hanging shelves, bead and metal work chandelier, various ornaments, pictures and two dolls. Dining Room with Waltershausen chest of drawer and mirror, soft metal fireplace, chest of drawers, three matching chairs, soft metal magazine rack and stand, wall mounted clock, bead and metal chandelier, various ornaments, pictures and a doll. Attic room with a cherry wood marble top table, wardrobe, various chairs, tin bed, screen and more, (condition: some staining and minor tears to exterior papers, interior in good original condition), 39” (99cm) tall, 37 ¾” (96cm) wide and 23 ½” (60cm) deep. This dolls houses is illustrated in The Encyclopedia of Toys by Constance Eileen King pg.21.

A box of Rock and Roll encyclopedia, football programmes etc

A quantity of Lego Star Wars models and related material including Lego Star Wars character encyclopedia, annual, visual dictionary etc. (one box)

Mixed hand tools including a hatchet, together with the illustrated Encyclopedia of Woodworking Hand Tools and Devices by Graham Blackburn

FIVE BOXES OF VINTAGE BOOKS subjects include Commercial, Gardening, Childrens Encyclopedia, quarter leather bound 'Little Folks' magazine 1882, mid 20th Century novels, etc

For your consideration is an exquisite “Indian and Bear” mechanical bank by J.&E. Stevens which was patented on Feb. 2, 1875, by J. & E. Stevens. This piece depicts a Western Indian Shooting a Bear and is often referred to as the "Bear Hunt” Bank. All the mechanical functions and pieces are operating and accounted for which is truly enjoyable due to the ability to launch coins into the bears chest which also causes the mouth to open. This piece has original coloring and originates from The Book of Knowledge which was an early encyclopedia founded by a scholastic corporation. The first tales from this company were renditions of stories from the wild west which started 1888. This cast iron piece measures 10” long by 2 ¾” wide by 7 ½” tall.

1902 Arrol-Johnston 10/12hp DogcartRegistration no. SA 88Chassis no. 57*One of the very earliest British motor cars*Present family ownership since 1991*Restored in 1994*Many-time finisher in the London-Brighton Veteran Car RunFootnotes:Produced by the Mo-Car Syndicate Ltd, Glasgow, Arrol-Johnston took its name from financial backer Sir William Arrol (builder of the Forth Railway Bridge) and its designer George Johnston, a locomotive engineer. A prototype was built in 1895 before the company's foundation in November of that year, making the Arrol-Johnston one of the very earliest British-built motor cars. The first example was produced in a coach house at Mosesfield House, Springburn; subsequently premises were found at Bluevale Camlachie in Glasgow, where this car was made. According to The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile: 'Johnston's car was an unusual design, with an opposed-piston flat-twin engine. The connecting rod of one piston worked directly on the crankshaft, while the other acted through a rocking lever. The gearbox was driven by chain, with another single chain taking power to the rear axle. The dogcart-type body seated six passengers in three rows, with the driver in the second row.' Brakes of the spoon type operate directly on the rear tyres to hold the car when parked, while braking on the road is by a foot pedal-operated transmission brake. This original design, being of heavy and robust construction with high ground clearance and solid tyres, was very well suited to the Scottish roads of the period and carried on with little modification until 1906, by which time it looked distinctly dated. Arrol-Johnston survived a succession of reorganisations and changes of trading name, and built its last car in 1931. Its early ownership unknown, this Arrol-Johnston dogcart was found derelict in a quarry in the 1960s by George Strathdee of Aberdeen, who restored the car and re-licensed it in 1972. The car was hired out for film work and subsequently sold to John Waind of Doncaster, from whom Frank Thomson purchased it in 1991. After suffering a crankcase fracture necessitating a complete rebuild, the car has now successfully completed more than ten London to Brighton Runs and countless VCC rallies: Creepy Crawly, Scottish Annual Rally, etc. Originally started by a pull-cord (like a lawnmower) the engine was fitted with a Dynastart during the rebuild, while other noteworthy features include a bulb horn, warning bell, oil side and tail lamps, and a mirror. One of the most distinctive cars on the Run, this charming Arrol-Johnston is offered with a VCC dating certificate and V5C document.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Two volumes by Walter Scott, Rob Roy (1822) and Peveril of the Peak (1824) published by Archibald Constable, Edinburgh; History of Napoleon - RH Horne (Robert Tyas 1841 in two volumes); The Works of William Cowper – His Life, Letters and Poems (1850); Chambers’s Journal of Popular Literature (two volumes 1878 and 1891 both stamped Pinewood Studios Limited); Cyclopaedia of Literature in two volumes 1844; Green’s History of the European People (volumes 1-8); Harmsworth’s Encyclopedia, volumes 1 & 6; Monatshefte - 3 volumes 1895-1897 with colour illustrations; Outing Magazine - 5 volumes, XX - XXIV 1892-1894); Récits des Temps Mérovingiens – Augustin Thierry (Furne et Cie 1858); Young England – A Magazine for Young People, volume 17

Three boxes of bound volumes of Country Life circa 1949-1957 and various other books including references, biographies, junior encyclopedia, etc

Two boxes of various books to include historical, myth and legend, A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants, techniques and tips for gardeners, gardener's enclyclopedia of plants and flowers, etc

Collection of nine entomology books, to include "The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Insects" - V.J. Stanek, "Insects and Their World" - H. Oldroyd, "Bees & Wasps" - J.L. Cloudsley - Thompson and others (9)

Military history related volumes, to include the Encyclopedia of Military History from 3500BC to the Present, Defending the Islands from Caesar to the Armada, Fighting Ships, War at Sea etc. (qty)

Mixed hand tools including a hatchet, together with the illustrated Encyclopedia of Woodworking Hand Tools and Devices by Graham Blackburn

ELEVEN SHELVES OF BOOKS, TO INCLUDE THE LONDON ENCYCLOPEDIA FIVE VOLS, THE NEW NATURALIST, THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY THIRTEEN VOLS AND GENERAL SHELF STOCKCondition report  

Three volumes, ' The History of Mankind ' by Professor Friedrich Ratzel, contains over thirty colour plates and maps, published by MacMillan and Colondon, 1896, with one volume ' Encyclopedia of Occultism ', one volume ' A Saint Among Savages ' and one volume ' Totemica '

COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND SHEET MUSIC including The Milton Cross Encyclopedia of the Great Composers'

Gardeners Gold Treasury, Exotica Practical Encyclopedia of exotic plants, Gardening Encyclopedia by William Steer, The Root of the Matter, The Life and Views of Harry Wheatcroft, various copies of the English Garden flowers illustrated coloured prints of roses.

“The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Insignia of the 20th Century” by Rosignoli; 37 other books, mainly of Third Reich interest; and a folder of imitation badges. GC £30-40.

A box of antique and later books, modern encyclopedia etc

2 VOLUMES OF APPLETON ENCYCLOPEDIA OF US BIOGRAPHY 1ST EDITION 1887

The Children's Encyclopedia edited by Arthur Mee (c1930s) complete in eight volumes, fully illustrated in black & white and colour plates bound in publisher's cloth with gilt decorated spines (8)  

The Encyclopedia of Sanitary Engineering Heating & Plumbing: A Handbook of Modern Practice for the Craftsman, Tradesman & Engineer, Sanitary & Domestic Engineering Edited by S G Blaxland Stubbs published Waverley Book Company (c1950) in three volumes third edition revised with folding plates in colour and half-tone, charts and other illustrations, a fine set in gilt lettered cloth in original dust-wrappers and mailing box (3)

Arthur Wardle (1864-1949)'Foxhound'signed l.l., body colour20.5cm x 24.5cm Illustrated: 'The Encyclopedia of Sport', p.315.

Ten volumes of the children's Encyclopedia

Various horological volumes and catalogues including Swiss caliber part catalogues, Bestfit Encyclopedia of Watch Material, "Practical Watch Repairing" by Donald de Carle FBHI etc (9)

Magic Books, a collection, including Houdini, Harry A Magician among the Spirits. New York, 1924, First edition, plates, original cloth; Whaley, Bart, Gardner, Martin & Jeff Busby . The Man Who was Erdnase. 1991, one of 200 leather bound copies, signed by Whaley, Gardner, Busby and Milton Andrews, blue leather; Hopkins, Albert A . Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions including Trick Photography. New York, 1906, original pictorial cloth, hinges weak, rubbed; Wehman, Henry J. Wehman's Parlor Conjurer. New York, c. 1875, cloth, original wrappers bound in; Herrmann, Alexander. Herrman's Black Art. New York, 1898, modern cloth, slightly browned; Hull, Burling. Rope Ties and Chain Releases. New York: Magnotrix, [1915], cloth, original wrappers bound in; Clark, K. Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks. 1952, original cloth, dustwrapper; Magic Info Mini Mag. Special Issue, Erdnase. a Real Miracle, 1994, cloth, wrappers bound in; The Gardner-Smith Correspondence. 1999, number 243 of 250 copies, cloth, wrappers bound in; Ganson, Lewis. Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig, [n.d.], signed "De Vega" on title, original cloth, dustwrapper; Cruikshank, G. Punch and Judy. 1870, half calf gilt; Hoffmann, Professor. Conjuring Tricks. G. Routledge, [n.d.], title slightly torn and numbered in ink, modern cloth; Bamberg, T. Okito on Magic. Chicago, 1952, dustwrapper; Gardner, Martin. After the Dessert. 1942. Second edition, bound with 3 others, blue cloth; Victor, Edward. Further Magic of the Hands. 1945, signed copy, original cloth; Alfredson, J.B. Magical Ex Libris, a Checklist. 1991, cloth, wrappers bound in; Minch, Stephen. By Forces Unseen. Seattle, 1993, dustwrapper; Kaplan, G.G. The Fine At of Magic. 1948, original cloth, card of J. Demaline glued in, lacks front free endpaper; Koval, F. The Illustrated Houdini Research Diary. 4 parts bound in one, a reprint ?, blue cloth; Ascanio, A. de. The Magic of Ascanio. [n.d.], dustwrapper; McClintock, R. Knuckle Busters, vol. 1-6 bound in one, cloth; Andrews, V. A Gift from the Gods. 1981, dustwrapper; Kay, Ricky. Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women. 1987, First British edition, Magic Library of Margaret Yates bookplate, dustwrapperFootnote: Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson

Bagpipe & other music comprising Piobareachd Society. Pioraireachid. nos. 1-15, Folio, wrappers; and 13 duplicate numbers; Schnapper, E.B. The British Union Catalogue of Early Music printed before the year 1801. 1957, 2 volumes, 4to, original cloth, spines faded; Sandys & Forster. History of the Violin. reprint edition, dustwrapper; Glatt, J. The Chieftains. 1997, dustwrapper; Balfoort, D.J. Antonius Stradivarius. n.d., original boards; Rua, Michele. L'Arpa nella Storia dei Popoli. Rome, 1913, 12mo, presentation copy, cloth; a small quantity of sheet music; Smith, W.C. A Bibliography of the Musical Works published by the firm of John Walsh 1721-1766. 1968, original cloth; Meyer-Baer, K. Liturgical Music Incunabula. 1962, original cloth; Pekaar, R.L. An Encyclopedia of Tunes for the Great Highland Bagpipe. 1994, wrappers; Rosenzweig, H. Historical Harps. 1991, original wrappers; and 3 paperbacks (41)

Scotland 73 works, including Galt, John Sir Andrew Wylie of that Ilk. Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1822. 3 volumes, 8vo, brown half calf; Sibbald, J. Chronicles of Scottish Poetry. Edinburgh, P. Hill, Ross and Blackwood, 1802. 4 volumes, 8vo, gilt calf; Mactaggart, John The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia. London, Morrison, Fenchurch street..., 1824, 4to, gilt brown half calf; Galt, John The literary life and miscellanies of John Galt. Edinburgh, William Blackwood, London, T. Cadell, 1834, 3 volumes, 8vo, red gilt half calf; Hogg, James Jacobite relics of Scotland. Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1821, brown quarter calf; Dictionary of the Gaelic Language. William Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1828, 2 volumes, 4to, original cloth; Aikman, James History of Scotland. Glasgow, Blackie Fullarton and Co, 1827, 6 volumes, 8vo brown half calf; Scott, Walter. St Ronan's Well. Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and Co,1824. 3 volumes, 8vo, brown half calf; The Hallow Fair. Stirling, W. Macnie, 1826, 8vo, marbled board; Robertson, J.D. Coins of Scotland. London, George Bell and Sons, 1878. 4to, quarter calf; and 48 others, sold not subject to return (73)

A very rare pair of millefiori knife handles by Bernard Perrot Glasshouse, Orléans, second half 17th centuryWith an assortment of composite canes including several of the Maltese Cross, on a ground of scrambled lengths of colourful filigree and ribbon, mounted with later steel blades, the handles 7.7cm long, the blades marked for John Dobby, Wych Street, Strand (2)Footnotes:A millefiori shaft with several identical canes of the Maltese Cross is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession no. 83.7.43), attributed to Bernard Perrot (1640-1709), a glassmaker of Italian origin who was active in Orléans from 1662, see Erwin Baumgartner, 'Gobelets à millefiori à croix de Malte', in the catalogue Bernard Perrot 1640-1709 (2010), pp.67-77. The same shaft is illustrated by Paul Hollister, The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights (1969), p.20, fig.5, where it was previously attributed to 19th century Venice. Baumgartner states that a distinctive group of millefiori goblets incorporating similar canes have links to the Knights Hospitaller or the Order of St John, and are likely to have been produced by Perrot between 1668 and 1671. The present pair of handles was remounted by John Dobby, who was in business in London between 1832 and 1863.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A very rare Pietro Bigaglia scrambled millefiori paperweight, dated 1845Of tapered square form with chamfered edges, containing a variety of composite and silhouette canes including the date cane '1845', amidst short lengths of twisted ribbons and latticinio, 5.5cm square, 5.4cm highFootnotes:The first millefiori paperweights are thought to have been produced around 1843 and Pietro Bigaglia was among the first Venetian craftsmen to make them. The earliest dated examples are from 1845, the year in which Bigaglia exhibited paperweights for the first time at the Exhibition of Austrian Industry in Vienna. These rare weights are of the scrambled millefiori type and usually of traditional spherical form, a type known as the 'Venetian ball', see for example that from the Baroness de Bellet Collection sold by Bonhams on 19 May 2010, lot 63. Cylindrical and square weights are amongst the rarest and earliest examples, with dated specimens being particularly scarce, see Paul Hollister, Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights (1969), pp.18-9 for a discussion.A comparable square weight dated 1845 in several places is illustrated alongside a dated cylindrical weight by Herbert W L Way, Mrs Applewhaite-Abbott's Collection of Coloured Glass, in The Connoisseur (December 1922), p.217, fig.4. Compare to the domed paperweight signed 'POB' and dated 1845 in the Corning Museum of Glass (accession no. 78.3.143) and the example dated 1846 (accession no. 83.3.64), both of which contain a number of identical murrine including silhouettes of a duck and a horse.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Collection of Various Children's Books to include The Junior Encyclopedia

Various books on collecting coins and commemorative medals to include:-Freeman, Michael J "The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain" with djWhiting, J R S "Trade Tokens a Social Economic History" with dj"The English Silver Coinage from 1649", "World Coinage Encyclopedia", "English Coinage 600-1900", "The Art in Coinage" and "Collecting Modern Commemorative Medals" (7) 

Erotica Newton, Helmut"Sleepless Nights", Quartet Books 1978, numerous photographic ills, black cloth, djBrian, Alan"Domes of Fortune", Quartet Books 1979, photographic ills, limp coversNewton, Helmut"White Women", Quartet Books 1976, numerous photographic ills, dj not price clippedGoldstein, Martin and Haeberle, Erwin J"The Sex Book, a Modern Pictorial Encyclopedia", red cloth, djGerhard, Poul"Pornography in Fine Art from Ancient Times up to the Present", published 1969, Elysium Inc, many photographic ills, purple ep, black cloth with gilt tiles, dj price clipped, in original slip case (5) 

Four boxes of The Encyclopedia Britannica Ninth edition.

A quantity of literature including two volumes of Picture Post Magazines, 5th July 1939-December 1939, Legendary Trains Collection (bound copies), Hornby Magazines, Jan 2008-December 2008 in binder and three railway books; Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies, The Power of the 8Fs and Rails in the Valleys.