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Friends and Rivals[MacDonagh (Thomas)]. The Fiddler's House. A Play in Three Acts by Padraic Colum, Maunsel 1907, First E

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers

Lot 568

Friends and Rivals[MacDonagh (Thomas)]. The Fiddler's House. A Play in Three Acts by Padraic Colum, Maunsel 1907, First Edition, wrappers, (recased), Signed by author on t.p., inscribed 'Thomas MacDonagh 1907' on f.f.e.p., in a custom made folding case. (1)Colum and MacDonagh were friends, and also rivals for the hand of Mary Maguire. She married Colum and went to America with him. MacDonagh married one of the Gifford sisters, joined the Irish Volunteers, signed the 1916 Proclamation and was executed.

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Yeats (W.B.) The Wanderings of Oisin and other Poems. L. 1889, First Edition of his second book and first trade collection, p

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers

Lot 576

Yeats (W.B.) The Wanderings of Oisin and other Poems. L. 1889, First Edition of his second book and first trade collection, preceded only by the privately printed Mosada. Orig. cloth gilt, black e.p. lined in white, an excellent copy, clean and firm, in the original glassine dust-wrappers, torn at back but about 75% complete. John Dowden's copy (Bishop of Edinburgh, brother of Edward), with his neat signature on t.p. (1)* According to Wade only 500 copies were printed, of which very few can have survived in anything like this condition. Given that Mosada is completely unobtainable, this must be the foundation stone of any major Yeats collection.

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Lady Gregory's Set Presentation Copies from Violet MartinSomerville (E. O.E.) & Martin Ross. Some Experiences of an Irish R

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers

Lot 594

Lady Gregory's Set Presentation Copies from Violet MartinSomerville (E. O.E.) & Martin Ross. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. L. 1899, Arabella Waithman's copy (sister of Lady Gregory), with her bookplate (probably by Cuala), Violet Martin's signature laid down on reverse of upper cover, photograph tipped in rear of half title; An Irish Cousin, L. 1903, new and revised edition, Lady Gregory's copy with her bookplate, photo laid down opposite, inscription on h.t., 4 pp ALS from VM tipped in opp. title page; The Real Charlotte, L. 1903, new impression, Lady Gregory's bookplate, photo of Martin Ross laid down opposite, postcard with photo by V.M. laid in; Some Irish Yesterdays, L. 1906, Lady Gregory's copy with her bookplate, later book-stamp of her daughter C.F. Kennedy, letter from Violet (Martin) tipped in, inscribed by Martin on half title; Further Experiences of an Irish R.M., L. 1908, Lady Gregory's bookplate, photo by A.S. Martin tipped in, inscribed by V.M. rear of H.T.; Dan Russell The Fox, L. 1911, d.w., Lady Gregory's bookplate, bookstamp of C.F. Kennedy, photo by V.M. laid in, inscribed h.t.; In Mr. Knox's Country, L. 1915, Lady Gregory's copy with her bookplate, later stamp of C.F. Kennedy, photo of Drishane inscribed by the photographer V.M. laid down opposite, inscribed on h.t. All except second and third first editions, all clean copies in the original decorated cloth. A superb collection, testament to a network of close friendships. Lady Gregory and Violet Martin had a shared background in the Galway hunting gentry, and shared interests in literature. Martin was godmother to Lady Gregory's son Robert, and she was a welcome visitor both to Coole and to the Persse household at Roxborough.

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'Riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay ..'Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake. New

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers

Lot 609

'Riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay ..'Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake. New York, Viking 1939, First Regular Edition, black cloth in worn wrapper. (1)

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Joyce (James). Gens de Dublin. Traduit de l'Anglais par Yva Fernandez, Helene du Pasquier, Jacques-Paul Reynaud; Prefac

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers

Lot 612

Joyce (James). Gens de Dublin. Traduit de l'Anglais par Yva Fernandez, Helene du Pasquier, Jacques-Paul Reynaud; Preface de Valery Larbaud. Paris, Plon 1926, wrappers, First French Edn; Ulysse, trans. Auguste Morel, assiste par Stuart Gilbert. Gallimard n.d. [1930], nouvelle edition. Stephen le Heros. Fragment de la Premiere Partie de Dedalus. Traduit de l'Anglais par Ludmila Savitsky. Gallimard 1948, wrappers. S&C D 13, 17, 18. (3)

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With a Letter of Sympathy to Douglas HydeGregory (Lady). Gods and Fighting Men. L. 1904, First Edition, Douglas Hyde's copy

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers

Lot 615

With a Letter of Sympathy to Douglas HydeGregory (Lady). Gods and Fighting Men. L. 1904, First Edition, Douglas Hyde's copy with his bookplate, inscription partly in Irish from Lady Gregory laid down on f.f.e.p., later stamp of C.F. Kennedy, postcard of Mancini's portrait laid down on prelim, ALS (4 pp, single folded sheet, lacking signature leaf) dated March 22 on Coole Park paper laid down before title, thanking Hyde profusely for his book, and suggesting 'now you have time in being less tied up with the 'Saints & Sinners who form the Gaelic League, that you will go back 'folk-loring' - you put a great deal of patience into that tribe, & in my opinion you are well out of them - you have done a very great work in saving so much of the language & the literature & legend, & putting others on the path of saving them - Those who are really interested in 'the things that matter' will go on & keep your work alive - & the politicians will screech till [indecipherable] & nobody be a penny the better ..' (1)Hyde resigned the Presidency of the Gaelic League in 1915, after a disagreement on whether it should express views on political matters. A superb Association Copy and Letter, from one Pioneer to Another.

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Joyce (James). Ulysses. Lane, Bodley Head, L. 1937, First General UK Edition, cloth, printed green wrapper. Clean Copy. (

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers

Lot 633

Joyce (James). Ulysses. Lane, Bodley Head, L. 1937, First General UK Edition, cloth, printed green wrapper. Clean Copy. (1)

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First English Trade Edition of Ulysses Joyce (James) Ulysses, 4to L. (John Lane) 1937, First English Trade Edn., orig. green

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers

Lot 650

First English Trade Edition of Ulysses Joyce (James) Ulysses, 4to L. (John Lane) 1937, First English Trade Edn., orig. green cloth with gilt homeric bow on front cover, gilt lettered spine clean copy. [Slocum & Cahoon?]. (1)

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Walsh (Wendy) An Irish Florilegium, folio, L. (Thames & Hudson) 1983, First Edition, illus., cloth & d.j.; together w

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers

Lot 98

Walsh (Wendy) An Irish Florilegium, folio, L. (Thames & Hudson) 1983, First Edition, illus., cloth & d.j.; together with 2008 Reprint with alternative d.j. Clean copies. (2)

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A SCARCE COPY OF 'THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS OF BIG GAME SHOOTING IN COOCH BEHAR, THE DUARS, AND ASSAM - A ROUGH DIARY', BY THE MAHAR

Holts Auctioneers

Lot 1

A SCARCE COPY OF 'THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS OF BIG GAME SHOOTING IN COOCH BEHAR, THE DUARS, AND ASSAM - A ROUGH DIARY', BY THE MAHARAJAH OF COOCH BEHAR, first edition, 1908, Bombay, printed at the Times Press, with a hand-written dedication to Henry St. John Kneller dated March 1909, with velvet-bound cover, the front with the Cooch Behar crest. The book details the Maharajah of Cooch Behar's hunting adventures between 1871 and 1907 and is accompanied by a variety of newspaper clippings from the period detailing information regarding the Maharajah, including various philanthropic endeavours, and is also accompanied by an assortment of personal correspondence between the Maharajah and Mr St. John Kneller describing various aspects of life of the period Provenance: Research would indicate that Henry St. John Kneller was the tutor of the Maharajah of Cooch Behar, and a guardian to the Maharajah's two sons. The book has some inserted, hand-written notes and memos in the hand of Mr St. John Kneller and the Maharajah which add some background information to the events described in the book. Colonel H.H. Maharaja Shri Sir Nripendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur, GCIE, (4 October 1862 - 18 September 1911) was Maharaja of the princely state of Cooch Behar, India from 1863 till 1911. In the appendix of this book he dedicates a section specifically to his guns and rifles and towards the end he references his pair of .500 Cordite rifles by Holland & Holland which 'have never been out of order or given any trouble', earlier rating Holland & Holland "With regard to makers of rifles, I consider Messrs Holland & Holland second to none". The pair Holland & Holland rifles described in this book were sold through these Auction Rooms in December 2018, as Lot 1220

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W. & J. RIGBY, DUBLIN A SCARCE .650 PERCUSSION SINGLE-SHOT BRASS-MOUNTED BACK-ACTION PISTOL, no visible serial number, ci

Holts Auctioneers

Lot 563

W. & J. RIGBY, DUBLIN A SCARCE .650 PERCUSSION SINGLE-SHOT BRASS-MOUNTED BACK-ACTION PISTOL, no visible serial number, circa 1843, with round twist iron 5 1/2in. barrel, the flat sighting plane signed 'DUBLIN', solid breech and tang, plain curved and radiused back action lock signed 'W. & J. RIGBY', plain hammer, walnut round-section full-stock with flattened flared butt, brass furniture and captive iron ramrod Other Notes: Described as 'Small Post Office Pattern' by Mssrs. Rigby within their own literature, these pistols are found in both flint and percussion types in both large (9in. barrels) and small (5 1/2in. barrel) versions. An example of the earlier large pistol appears on pg. 29 of D.H.L. Back's book 'Great Irish Gunmakers, Messrs. Rigby 1760-1869', first edition.

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J. COLE, LONDON AN EXTREMELY RARE .577 (SHORT SNIDER) EXPERIMENTAL BOLT-ACTION RIFLE, MODEL 'THE VICTORIA RIFLE', serial no.

Holts Auctioneers

Lot 640

J. COLE, LONDON AN EXTREMELY RARE .577 (SHORT SNIDER) EXPERIMENTAL BOLT-ACTION RIFLE, MODEL 'THE VICTORIA RIFLE', serial no. G23, built to the Green Brothers Patent no. 2002 of 12th July 1860, with blued 32 1/2in. barrel, block and blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight, the top of barrel at breech signed 'J. COLE 29 GT. PORTLAND STREET, LONDON', blued bolt cover with faceted front section mounting an exposed striker and signed 'THE VICTORIA RIFLE' over 'GREEN BROS PATENT', left hand turned down bolt-handle, external borderline engraved lock with extended tail and external hammer, chained firing pin protector, walnut three-quarter stock with iron furniture, including two barrel-bands, swivels for sling, bayonet lug on right hand side of muzzle and jag-ended iron ramrod, the whole appearing unused, together with a copy of the Hans Busk book, 'The Rifle and How To Use It' (first edition) Other Notes: J. Cole is recorded as a 'Custom Gunmaker' in london between 1866-1897. He acquired the workshops of the Breech Loading Gun Company in 1866. He also submitted two rifles to the 1868 trials, one in .577, the other in .451. The Victoria Rifle may just be a trade name chosen by Cole or the Green Bros, but the Victoria Rifle Company was a title added to the 1st Middlesex Corps in 1860, and thus the rifle may possibly be associated with this unit.Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament

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After John Silver " Watch with mother" limited edition print , signed in pencil, A B Hayman " First cast" signed limited edit

Wright Marshall Ltd

Lot 77

After John Silver " Watch with mother" limited edition print , signed in pencil, A B Hayman " First cast" signed limited edition print , 1 other by the same artist and a signed map. (4)

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Biro, original signed, rough cover design for the Hodder & Staughton First Edition 1969 Eric Shipman an autobiography "Un

Clarke and Simpson Auctions

Lot 36

Biro, original signed, rough cover design for the Hodder & Staughton First Edition 1969 Eric Shipman an autobiography "Untravelled World", 22cm x 17cm

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A First edition book The Duenna 1925. With illustrations by George Sheringham signed and numbered 25/75.

Stacey's Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 1593

A First edition book The Duenna 1925. With illustrations by George Sheringham signed and numbered 25/75.

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A group of various New Zealand items including a limited edition Ross Dependency Book, first day Covers, a 150 years collecti

Stacey's Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 1634

A group of various New Zealand items including a limited edition Ross Dependency Book, first day Covers, a 150 years collection stamp book and two sheets of mint stamps.

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An 1894 first edition 'The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes' by Arthur Conan Doyle, spine and front cover detached, foxing to pages

Stacey's Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 1644

An 1894 first edition 'The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes' by Arthur Conan Doyle, spine and front cover detached, foxing to pages, dedication in pen from 1895 on page opposite title page.

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EFE, Exclusive First Editions, 1:76 scale Diecast vehicles, boxed limited edition gift sets

Stacey's Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 1713

EFE, Exclusive First Editions, 1:76 scale Diecast vehicles, boxed limited edition gift sets

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EFE, Exclusive First Editions, Gift and limited edition boxed, Diecast vehicles, Buses

Stacey's Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 1723

EFE, Exclusive First Editions, Gift and limited edition boxed, Diecast vehicles, Buses

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160 Shoot magazines from 1969 to 1971. Includes the very first edition. Good condition

Midlands Sports Auctions

Lot 240

160 Shoot magazines from 1969 to 1971. Includes the very first edition. Good condition

Timed Auction

This is the first edition of the Goal Magazine. This issue was only sent out to retail shops so that they were aware of the n

Midlands Sports Auctions

Lot 495

This is the first edition of the Goal Magazine. This issue was only sent out to retail shops so that they were aware of the new publication and could look to sell the magazine once it was issued. Comes in original envelope. This is the only time we have ever seen this item and would imagine that not many have survived.

Timed Auction

DOYLE, Arthur Conan, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Newnes, London 1902, 1st edition, 8vo publishers cloth, first issue with

Lacy Scott & Knight

Lot 1001

DOYLE, Arthur Conan, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Newnes, London 1902, 1st edition, 8vo publishers cloth, first issue with 'you' for 'your' page 13 line 3, (1). Condition report: Some damp spotting to spine. Small tear to head of spine. Gilt on spine a little dulled. Some foxing to front and rear endpapers. Owner’s name in ink.

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BLYTHE, Ronald. First Friends. Fleece Press, Denby Dale. 1997 limited edition. One of only 300 copies bound in quarter cloth

Lacy Scott & Knight

Lot 1033

BLYTHE, Ronald. First Friends. Fleece Press, Denby Dale. 1997 limited edition. One of only 300 copies bound in quarter cloth with a Paul Nash designed paper covering the boards. Housed in slipcase. Condition report: No apparent faults.

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WAGNER, Richard (transl. Margaret Armour). The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie. Heinemann, London, 1910 1st edition. Original publis

Lacy Scott & Knight

Lot 1040

WAGNER, Richard (transl. Margaret Armour). The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie. Heinemann, London, 1910 1st edition. Original publisher’s cloth, gilt decoration to front board and spine. Illustrated with 34 colour plates tipped in on heavy paper, tissue guarded and captioned by ARTHUR RACKHAM.Condition report: Spine a little sun faded. Foxing primarily to first 12 and final 25 pages.

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A limited edition Wilfred Pickles signed autobiography, first edition, 516/750

Arthur Johnson & Sons Auctioneers

Lot 685

A limited edition Wilfred Pickles signed autobiography, first edition, 516/750

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CRADDOCK (H), THE SAVOY COCKTAIL BOOK, first edition, illustrated throughout in colour, pictorial front board and black cloth

Trevanion & Dean

Lot 397

CRADDOCK (H), THE SAVOY COCKTAIL BOOK, first edition, illustrated throughout in colour, pictorial front board and black cloth spine with gilt lettering, London, Constable & Company, 1930 (1)

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DOYLE (A), THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, first edition, with 'you' for 'your' on page 13 and sixteen black and white plates,

Trevanion & Dean

Lot 338

DOYLE (A), THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, first edition, with 'you' for 'your' on page 13 and sixteen black and white plates, pictorial red cloth with gilt lettering, London, George Newness, 1902 (1) CONDITION REPORT: Cover fairly bright, rubbed at edges , more so to the corners. Slight fraying. A blemish to the 'S' at the end of Baskervilles, some slight scuffs and scratches. Front end paper with book sellers notes in pencil and ink name 'Morgan'. Internally pages lightly browned with some foxing - heavier to the title page.

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LYTTON (MRS), TOY DOGS AND THEIR ANCESTORS, first edition, colour frontis and other plates, green cloth, Appleton and Company

Trevanion & Dean

Lot 343

LYTTON (MRS), TOY DOGS AND THEIR ANCESTORS, first edition, colour frontis and other plates, green cloth, Appleton and Company, 1911; with three Dickens books and two books on Liverpool (6) CONDITION REPORT: Our Mutual FriendChapman and HallMarcus Stone 1865Bleak HouseBradbury and EvansH K Browne(rebound)1853

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FLEMING (I), OCTOPUSSY AND THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, first edition, with un-clipped d.j., black cloth with gilt lettering, London

Trevanion & Dean

Lot 359

FLEMING (I), OCTOPUSSY AND THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, first edition, with un-clipped d.j., black cloth with gilt lettering, London, Jonathan Cape, 1966 (1)

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A collection of books on birds and natural history, to include, EDWARDS (T), LORE OF THE HONEYBEE, 1st ed, 2008; SHUCKARD (W)

Trevanion & Dean

Lot 376

A collection of books on birds and natural history, to include, EDWARDS (T), LORE OF THE HONEYBEE, 1st ed, 2008; SHUCKARD (W), BRITISH BEES, believed 1st ed, 1866 (ex library copy) KIRKMAN (F), BRITISH SPORTING BIRDS, EST ED, 1936; CULPEPPER (N), THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED, c1800; PLUES (M), BRITISH FERNS, 16 colour plates, Lovell Reeve 1866; etc (Qty) CONDITION REPORT: The British Bees book, there is a library card stuck down to the front of the back board, however, there are no other stamps or marks in the book from the library. The book is not dated but appears to be the first edition.

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Britbus, ABC, NBE and others - a good collection of twelve 1:76 scale boxed model buses displaying UK and Chinese decals inc

British Toy Auctions

Lot 339

Britbus, ABC, NBE and others - a good collection of twelve 1:76 scale boxed model buses displaying UK and Chinese decals including some limited edition, lot includes Britbus Duxford 2003, ABC LE0103A Hong Kong First Millennium and KMB Kung Fu Panda 2 and similar, items appear m in e to m boxes Est £60 - £80

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dating: 1596 provenance: Venice, 'TEORICA ET PRATTICA DI GUERRA TERRESTRE ET MARITTIMA'; In Venetia, MDXCVI. At Gio. Battista

Czerny International Auction House Ltd.

Lot 12

dating: 1596 provenance: Venice, 'TEORICA ET PRATTICA DI GUERRA TERRESTRE ET MARITTIMA'; In Venetia, MDXCVI. At Gio. Battista Ciotti Senese, at the sign of Minerua. First Italian edition. 92 pages, text in Italian. Pages in good condition with slight yellowing, only one with a short, central rip on the border, that doesn't compromise the text. Parchment cover without inscriptions. Binding in good conditions. height 20 cm.

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dating: 1621 provenance: Siena, 'OPLOMACHIA ... Nella quale con dottrina morale, politica e militare e col mezzo delle figure

Czerny International Auction House Ltd.

Lot 3

dating: 1621 provenance: Siena, 'OPLOMACHIA ... Nella quale con dottrina morale, politica e militare e col mezzo delle figure si tratta per via di teorica e di pratica del maneggio, e dell'uso delle armi. Distinta in tre discorsi di Picca, d'Alabarda e di Moschetto'; in Siena 1621 for Hercole Gori. 315 numbered pages, text in Italian, with 54 engraved plated, illustrating fighting techniques with pike, halberd and musket. Pages in good conditions, with some yellowing and stains on borders, perfectly readable text. Some pages with antique, hand-written pen-note. Matching binding in parchments, with some sign of use and time, small part missing on the spine and remains of inscriptions. First and only, very scarce edition of this interesting volume. height 14,5 cm.

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Book: "Beauties" by Harrison Fisher Dodd, Mead & Company. New York. 1913, first edition

Barsby Auctions

Lot 1350

Book: "Beauties" by Harrison Fisher Dodd, Mead & Company. New York. 1913, first edition

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Robert Taylor (b. 1946) Spitfire, first edition print, signed in pencil to the margin Douglas Bader and Johnnie Johnson, 41 x

Lacy Scott & Knight

Lot 231

Robert Taylor (b. 1946) Spitfire, first edition print, signed in pencil to the margin Douglas Bader and Johnnie Johnson, 41 x 57cm, together with Hurricane, signed Bob Stanford-Tuck, and Lancaster, signed Leonard Chesire. (3). The Hurricane print is loose, but the other two are framed and glazed.

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Orme's Collection of British Field Sports, Illustrated in twenty beautifully coloured Lithograph Plates from designs by S. Ho

Lacy Scott & Knight

Lot 417

Orme's Collection of British Field Sports, Illustrated in twenty beautifully coloured Lithograph Plates from designs by S. Howitt, An exact facsimile of the first and only edition of one of the rarest of all sporting books, Published by Charles W. Traylen.

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GB 10TH Anniversary of the last £1 note Coin first day cover No1246 limited edition-6000.PM 10th Match 1998. Good Condition E

Chaucer Auctions

Lot 52

GB 10TH Anniversary of the last £1 note Coin first day cover No1246 limited edition-6000.PM 10th Match 1998. Good Condition Est.

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Emperor Augustus ROMA official Benham coin cover. A Benham Specialist Coin cover containing a genuine Ancient Roman Copper/Br

Chaucer Auctions

Lot 537

Emperor Augustus ROMA official Benham coin cover. A Benham Specialist Coin cover containing a genuine Ancient Roman Copper/Bronze Coin at least 1600 years old. GB timekeeping stamps. GB Claudius stamp. First Day of the Second and Third Millennium AD postmarks with the dates in Roman numerals. XXXI.XII.MCMXCIX, and I.I.MM. Limited Edition 1031/10000. Good Condition Est.

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Emperor Augustus ROMA official Benham coin cover. A Benham Specialist Coin cover containing a genuine Ancient Roman Copper/Br

Chaucer Auctions

Lot 538

Emperor Augustus ROMA official Benham coin cover. A Benham Specialist Coin cover containing a genuine Ancient Roman Copper/Bronze Coin at least 1600 years old. GB timekeeping stamps. GB Hadrian stamp. First Day of the Second and Third Millennium AD postmarks with the dates in Roman numerals. XXXI.XII.MCMXCIX, and I.I.MM. Limited Edition 1117/10000. Good Condition Est.

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Emperor Augustus ROMA official Benham coin cover. A Benham Specialist Coin cover containing a genuine Ancient Roman Copper/Br

Chaucer Auctions

Lot 539

Emperor Augustus ROMA official Benham coin cover. A Benham Specialist Coin cover containing a genuine Ancient Roman Copper/Bronze Coin at least 1600 years old. GB timekeeping stamps. GB ROMA stamp. First Day of the Second and Third Millennium AD postmarks with the dates in Roman numerals. XXXI.XII.MCMXCIX, and I.I.MM. Limited Edition 1121/10000. Good Condition Est.

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Emperor Augustus ROMA official Benham coin cover. A Benham Specialist Coin cover containing a genuine Ancient Roman Copper/Br

Chaucer Auctions

Lot 540

Emperor Augustus ROMA official Benham coin cover. A Benham Specialist Coin cover containing a genuine Ancient Roman Copper/Bronze Coin at least 1600 years old. GB timekeeping stamps. GB Christ Mosaic stamp. First Day of the Second and Third Millennium AD postmarks with the dates in Roman numerals. XXXI.XII.MCMXCIX, and I.I.MM. Limited Edition 1148/10000. Good Condition Est.

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MUIRHEAD BONE GLASGOW, FIFTY DRAWINGS (GLASGOW: JAMES MACLEHOSE AND SONS, 1911), WITH NOTES ON GLASGOW BY A. H. CHARTERIS Fir

Great Western Auctions

Lot 1159

MUIRHEAD BONE GLASGOW, FIFTY DRAWINGS (GLASGOW: JAMES MACLEHOSE AND SONS, 1911), WITH NOTES ON GLASGOW BY A. H. CHARTERIS First edition, copy number 124 from the edition of 200 Condition Report: Available upon request

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AN HISTORIC 1974 TOUR DE FRANCE WORN YELLOW JERSEY FOR LEGENDARY MOLTENI RIDER EDDY MERCKX TOGETHER WITH AUTOGRAPHS & WIN

Rogers Jones & Co

Lot 4

AN HISTORIC 1974 TOUR DE FRANCE WORN YELLOW JERSEY FOR LEGENDARY MOLTENI RIDER EDDY MERCKX TOGETHER WITH AUTOGRAPHS & WINNERS RIBBON SASH The Le Coq Sportif cotton jersey with original zip, stitched silk 'Almentari Molteni' sponsor label and cotton 'Miko' label front and back and with three section lumbar pocket. The green white and red banded sash signed by Merckx. Black and white photos etc It is said of Edouard Louis Merckx that he is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pelé is to football.... simply the best there has ever been. For 14 years between 1965 and 1978, cyclist Eddy 'The Canibal' Merckx was a machine that dominated in what is regarded as cycling's golden age with many memorable characters who, at any other time, would have gone on to become legends. Merckx amassed 445 victories by simply crushing rivals, ruining their hopes and their careers. The Canibal's legacy resides as much in the careers he ruined than his five Tour de France wins. So dominant had Merckx become by 1973 that he was ordered to stay away from the Tour for the good of the event. The 61st edition of the Tour de France in 1974 was notable for Merckx equalling French cyclist Jacques Anquetil's five tour victories and he winning his fifth, and last, Tour de France five races. He won a record number of stages (32 surpassing the previous record of 25) and became the first man to win the Triple Crown of Cycling in the same year (Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Tour de Suisse). The 1974 tour was also memorable for staging in the UK for the first time and for Basque separatist placed bombs on press and team cars. Merckx was favourite leading up to the Tour despite for the first time in his professional career not winning a Classic Tour leading up to the main event and despite being absent for the 1973 tour but the odds were not improved by surgery on his perineum only five days before the 1974 Tour commenced! The following year, Merckx was subject to violence by a spectator during a stage preventing him winning the Tour de France for a record sixth time and beating the shared record of Tour victories. Provenance: entered directly from Belgium by female Belgian vendor who was 20 years old in 1974. The vendor's father was very friendly with Jean Crahay, the driver of the car of a Belgian sports newspaper. Crahay became good friends with Eddy Merckx and fellow Belgian cyclist Joseph Bruyère, they both gave Crahay yellow jerseys from the tour. The jersey were then in turn gifted to the vendor's father who passed them on to the vendor who was a big fan of Eddy Merckx and the Tour de France at the time

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Les Violons - Hotel Deville de Paris/Salle Saint-Jean, Venetian Instruments, Paintings and Drawings; also Karel Jalovec - Ita

Gardiner Houlgate

Lot 2109

Les Violons - Hotel Deville de Paris/Salle Saint-Jean, Venetian Instruments, Paintings and Drawings; also Karel Jalovec - Italian Violin Makers and Liutai Piemontesi Fra XIX E XX Secolo: da Pressenda a Fagnola, published first edition September 1997 (3)

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William Henley - Universal Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers, vols I-V, first edition 1959; also Henley & Woodcock - Un

Gardiner Houlgate

Lot 2116

William Henley - Universal Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers, vols I-V, first edition 1959; also Henley & Woodcock - Universal Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers, Price Guide and Appendix, volume seven, published first edition 1969; also Albert W. Cooper - The Cooper Collection, volumes 1 & 2, limited editions 91 and 520/1000 respectively (8)

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Tree and Leaf by J R R Tolkein. Published by Allen and Unwin 1964, with dust jacket. First edition, second impression. VGC

Smiths Newent Auctions

Lot 566

Tree and Leaf by J R R Tolkein. Published by Allen and Unwin 1964, with dust jacket. First edition, second impression. VGC

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Birds by Katrina Cook, published by Quercus 2007 - first edition, first printing. Size: elephant folio. VGC

Smiths Newent Auctions

Lot 598

Birds by Katrina Cook, published by Quercus 2007 - first edition, first printing. Size: elephant folio. VGC

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ELEANOR FARJEON: 3 titles: NURSERY RHYMES OF LONDON TOWN, ill MacDonald Gill, London, Duckworth, 1916, 1st edition, author's

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Lot 18

ELEANOR FARJEON: 3 titles: NURSERY RHYMES OF LONDON TOWN, ill MacDonald Gill, London, Duckworth, 1916, 1st edition, author's first book, original cloth gilt; CHERRYSTONES, ill Isobel and John Morton-Sale, London, Michael Joseph, 1942, 1st edition, original pictorial cloth, dust-wrapper; GRANNIE GRAY, ill Peggy Fortnum, London, Oxford University Press, 1956, 1st edition, original cloth, dust-wrapper + ELEANOR AND HERBERT FARJEON: 3 titles: THE GLASS SLIPPER, ill Hugh Stevenson, London, Allan Wingate, 1946, 1st edition, original cloth, dust-wrapper; HEROES AND HEROINES, ill Robin Jacques, London, J M Dent, 1987, 1st edition, original cloth, dust-wrapper + EILEEN H COLWELL: ELEANOR FARJEON, London, The Bodley Head, 1961 proof, original pictorial wraps (6)

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ELEANOR FARJEON: 8 titles: SONGS FROM "PUNCH" FOR CHILDREN, London, [1925], 1st edition, 4to, original pictorial wraps; AND I

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Lot 19

ELEANOR FARJEON: 8 titles: SONGS FROM "PUNCH" FOR CHILDREN, London, [1925], 1st edition, 4to, original pictorial wraps; AND I DANCE MINE OWN CHILD, Oxford, Basil Blackwell, [1935], 1st edition, original cloth, pictorial paper label; CHERRYSTONES, ill Isobel and John Morton-Sale, London, Michael Joseph, 1943, original cloth, dust-wrapper; GRANNIE GRAY, CHILDREN'S PLAYS AND GAMES, ill Peggy Fortnum, London, Oxford University Press, 1956, 1st edition, original cloth, dust-wrapper; THEN THERE WERE THREE, ill Isobel and John Morton-Sale, 1958, 1st edition, original cloth, dust-wrapper; FIRST AND SECOND LOVE, London, Oxford University Press, 1959, original cloth, dust-wrapper; A NURSERY IN THE NINETIES, London, Oxford University Press, 1960, original cloth, dust-wrapper; MR GARDEN, ill Jane Paton, London, Hamish Hamilton, 1966, 1st edition, original pictorial boards, dust-wrapper + ELEANOR GRAHAM (ED): ELEANOR FARJEON'S BOOK, ill Edward Ardizzone, 1972, original pictorial wraps + ELEANOR FARJEON AND WILLIAM MAYNE (EDS): THE HAMISH HAMILTON BOOK OF QUEENS, ill Victor Ambrus, London, Hamish Hamilton, 1965, 1st edition, original cloth, dust-wrapper (10)

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DAVID MORELL: FIRST BLOOD, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1972, 1st edition, original cloth, dust-wrapper + HENRY LIONEL LAWRE

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Lot 213

DAVID MORELL: FIRST BLOOD, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1972, 1st edition, original cloth, dust-wrapper + HENRY LIONEL LAWRENCE: THE CHILDREN OF LIGHT, London, MacDonald, 1960, 1st edition, original cloth, dust-wrapper + JAMES PARISH: THE HOUR OF THE UNICORN, London, Collins, 1969, 1st edition, original cloth, dust-wrapper (3)

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SYDNEY SMITH: THE WORKS, London for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1840, 2nd edition, 3 volumes, volume 1 title

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Lot 226

SYDNEY SMITH: THE WORKS, London for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1840, 2nd edition, 3 volumes, volume 1 title page closed tear, clear adhesive tape residue verso and on first page of preface, contemporary half calf marbled boards, spines gilt in compartments, morocco labels, volume 1 lower board detached (3)

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HORACE WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD: PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF HORACE WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD, NOW FIRST COLLECTED, London for Rod

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Lot 281

HORACE WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD: PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF HORACE WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD, NOW FIRST COLLECTED, London for Rodwell & Martin and Colbourn & Co, 1820, 1st edition, 4 volumes, engraved port frontispiece, half titles, old boards re-backed calf, spines gilt titled, bookplates of Edward Howes of Morninghthorpe Manor, from the collection of the late Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor (4)

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MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS: LETTERS OF ... AND DOCUMENTS CONNECTED WITH HER PERSONAL HISTORY NOW FIRST PUBLISHED, Introduction Agnes

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Lot 385

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS: LETTERS OF ... AND DOCUMENTS CONNECTED WITH HER PERSONAL HISTORY NOW FIRST PUBLISHED, Introduction Agnes Strickland, London, Henry Colburn 1842-43, 1st edition, three volumes, engraved frontis, half crimson morocco gilt, spines gilt in compartments by Heyes & Jones, Liverpool, top edges gilts, bookplates of Sir Charles Nall-Cain, 1st Baron Brocket (1866-1934), from the collection of the late Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor (3)

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[WILLIAM BENENDEN]: 3 TITLES: GULIELMI BELLENDENI, MAGISTRI SUPPLICUM LIBELLORUM AUGUSTI REGIS MAGNAE BRITANNIAE..., [ed Samu

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Lot 387

[WILLIAM BENENDEN]: 3 TITLES: GULIELMI BELLENDENI, MAGISTRI SUPPLICUM LIBELLORUM AUGUSTI REGIS MAGNAE BRITANNIAE..., [ed Samuel Parr], London 1787 2nd edition, 5 engraved plates including portraits of Edmund Burke, Frederic North and Charles Fox, old calf, spine gilt in compartments, morocco label, bookplate of Earl Cornwallis, PRAEFATIONIS AD TRES GULIELMI BELLENDENI LIBROS DE STATU, [ed Samuel Parr], London W Browne & J Warren, 1788, 2nd edition, scarce early issue without the usual added paragraph and the three plates, see relevant letter loosely inserted from John Sparrow of All Souls College, Oxford loosely inserted, small inscription by Parr on title page "I dono autoris", ex Christopher Dobson collection with his pencil notes on first blank, old calf + another copy of the 1788 2nd edition with the added paragraph and three engraved portraits, contemporary grained morocco gilt + [Samuel Parr]: A FREE TRANSLATION [BY WILLIAM BELLOE] OF THE PREFACE TO BELLENDENUS..., London, Stafford & Davenport for T Payne & Son, L Davies and J Debrett, 1788, 1st edition, disbound, lacks blanks + REV WILLIAM FIELD: MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE, WRITINGS AND OPINIONS OF THE REV SAMUEL PARR..., London, Henry Colburn 1828 1st edition, port frontis, half titles, volume 1 library stamp recto of port frontis and verso of title page, no other library markings, original blind stamped cloth, re-backed calf gilt, morocco gilt labels, from the collection of the late Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor (6)

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LAURENCE ECHARD: A GENERAL ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY FROM THE NATIVITY OF OUR BLESSED SAVIOUR TO THE FIRST ESTABLISHMENT OF CHRI

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Lot 410

LAURENCE ECHARD: A GENERAL ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY FROM THE NATIVITY OF OUR BLESSED SAVIOUR TO THE FIRST ESTABLISHMENT OF CHRISTIANITY BY HUMANE LAWS UNDER THE EMPEROR CONSTANTINE THE GREAT..., London, printed by Bowyer for Jacob Tonson, 1702, 1st edition, title page printed in red and black, engraved frontis, double page engraved map of the Holy Land, folio, old blind stamped calf worn, top board loose, requires re-backing

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J R POOLER, G A TROUP AND OTHERS: A RECORD OF THE 3RD EAST ANGLIAN FIELD AMBULANCE... DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919, London,

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Lot 432

J R POOLER, G A TROUP AND OTHERS: A RECORD OF THE 3RD EAST ANGLIAN FIELD AMBULANCE... DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919, London, Reading and Fakenham, no dates, original cloth + MALCOLM ARTHUR CASTLE: THE HISTORY OF THE YARMOUTH BATTERY 1569-1926, Norwich and Great Yarmouth 1927 1st edition, original cloth gilt + A LITTLE CHAT ABOUT THE 1ST (CITY OF NORWICH) BATTN NORFOLK VOLUNTEERS..., [1915] with original recruiting forms, original pictorial wraps + TIM CAREW: THE ROYAL NORFOLK REGIMENT, 1967 1st edition, Famous Regiments series edited Lt-General Sir Brian Horrocks, signed by Horrocks on title page, original cloth dust wrapper + NIGEL MCCREARY: THE VANISHED BATTALION, ONE OF THE GREATEST MYSTERIES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR FINALLY SOLVED, 1992 1st edition, original cloth dust wrapper + NEIL R STOREY: BRITAIN IN OLD PHOTOGRAPHS ROYAL NORFOLK REGIMENT, 1997 1st edition, original pictorial wraps, from the collection of the late Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor (6)

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SIR WILLIAM MARTIN CONWAY: THE FIRST CROSSING OF SPITSBERGEN, London, J M Dent, 1897, 1st edition, plates including 8 coloure

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Lot 514

SIR WILLIAM MARTIN CONWAY: THE FIRST CROSSING OF SPITSBERGEN, London, J M Dent, 1897, 1st edition, plates including 8 coloured, 2 maps including one folding, coloured frontis creased, lacks front free end paper, original two-tone cloth gilt worn

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[FRANCIS DRAKE]: AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY OF THE CATHEDRAL AND METROPOLITICAL CHURCH OF ST PETER YORK FROM ITS FIR

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Lot 524

[FRANCIS DRAKE]: AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY OF THE CATHEDRAL AND METROPOLITICAL CHURCH OF ST PETER YORK FROM ITS FIRST FOUNDATION TO THE PRESENT YEAR, York, 1768, 1st edition, 13 (of 14) folding plates, 12mo, old calf, re-backed + WILLIAM WHITE: DIRECTORY OF THE TOWN AND SUBURBS OF LEEDS, 1857, lacks title page and some prelims, original diced calf, re-backed (2)

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JOHN THOMAS SMITH: ANTIQUITIES OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER AT THE OLD PALACE ST STEPHEN'S CHAPEL (NOW THE HOUSE OF COMMONS) ET

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Lot 559

JOHN THOMAS SMITH: ANTIQUITIES OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER AT THE OLD PALACE ST STEPHEN'S CHAPEL (NOW THE HOUSE OF COMMONS) ETC ETC..., London, for J T Smith, 1807, 1st edition, 38 plates as list including 14 coloured and plate of the painted chamber thought to be the first English litho book illustration, folio, old half calf, marbled boards worn

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GEORGE P BROMLEY: THE REBELLION OR NORWICH IN 1549, A DRAMA INTERSPERSED WITH MUSIC FIRST ACTED ON MONDAY APRIL 17 1815 AT TH

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Lot 620

GEORGE P BROMLEY: THE REBELLION OR NORWICH IN 1549, A DRAMA INTERSPERSED WITH MUSIC FIRST ACTED ON MONDAY APRIL 17 1815 AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL, NORWICH WITH NOTES HISTORICAL AND EXPLANATORY, Norwich, Bacon, Kinnebrook [1815] 1st edition, subscribers list, some marginal worm damage, old calf gilt worn, from the collection of the late Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor

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