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Rare mini jug with brown coat and white buttons, backstamp A.Designed by acclaimed Doulton artist Harry Fenton, the Pearly Boy -and Pearly Girl, for that matter- jugs started out as 'Arry and 'Arriet, two traditionally dressed costermongers: or London's common purveyors of fresh produce in street-side carts and bazaars.  A unique and rare variation of those first designs, the Pearly Boys are an adorned and re-imagined 'Arry, in his finest dress, hat and coat barnacled in iridescent pink and white buttons. Released only in 1947, it is a much desired addition to any collection of Doulton figures and jugs, and a testament to the company's passion for innovation, experimentation, and celebrating English culture. Artist: Harry FentonIssued: 1947Dimensions: 2.5"HEdition Number: Variation 4  Manufacturer: ROYAL DOULTONCountry of Origin: England Condition: Good

Small variation, with white buttons and type A backstamp.Designed by acclaimed Doulton artist Harry Fenton, the Pearly Boy -and Pearly Girl, for that matter- jugs started out as 'Arry and 'Arriet, two traditionally dressed costermongers: or London's common purveyors of fresh produce in street-side carts and bazaars.  A unique and rare variation of those first designs, the Pearly Boys are an adorned and re-imagined 'Arry, in his finest dress, hat and coat barnacled in iridescent pink and white buttons. Released in 1947 and produced in sporadic and extremely limited numbers, it is a much desired addition to any collection of Doulton figures and jugs, and a testament to the company's passion for innovation, experimentation, and celebrating English culture. Artist: Harry FentonIssued: 1947Dimensions: 3.25"HEdition Number: Variation 1  Manufacturer: ROYAL DOULTONCountry of Origin: England Condition: Good

From the Great Generals Collection.Led the British forces in the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 and served as Prime Minister 1828-1830. First version large character jug. Handle depicts Waterloo banner above a canon. Artist: William K. HarperIssued: 1989Dimensions: 7.25"HEdition Size: 5000Manufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: England Condition: Good

Du Maurier (Daphne),'Vanishing Cornwall', first edition, signed by author and her husband Sir Frederick Browning together with 'The Loving Spirit', 'The Golden Lads', 'The Progress of Julius' and 'The Young George du Maurier, Letters 1860-79', all signed by author (5) Books: 'Vanishing Cornwall' dedicated in blue ballpoint pen, signed 'Bing' and 'Daphne Du Maurier', dated 1967, co -dedicated by Frederick Browning signed 'Arthur Browning' and Christian Browning signed 'Kits', published by Doubleday Doran, together with 'The Loving Spirit', dedicated in blue ballpoint pen, signed 'Bing' and 'Daphne du Maurier', dated 'Nov '81', published by Pan Books and 'The Golden Lads', dedicated in blue ballpoint pen, signed 'Bing' and 'Daphne du Maurier', dated 1978, published by Pan Books, London & Sydney also 'The Progress of Julius', dedicated in blue ballpoint pen, signed 'Bing', dated January 1980, further signed 'Daphne du Maurier' to title page, published by Vanguard Library, London finally 'The Young George du Maurier, Letters 1860-67', dedicated in blue fountian pen, signed 'Daphne du Maurier' to title page, dated 1988, published by Peter Davis, London. (All rights are reserved by The Chichester Partnership and no written materials may be reproduced in part or in full without the express prior written permission of The Chichester Partnership c/o Curtis Brown Group Ltd)

Du Maurier (Daphne), 'The Glass Blowers', first edition, signed by author, 1963, together with other first editions 'The Parasites', 'The House on the Strand', 'Rule Britannia' and 'Golden Lads', all signed by author (5)Books: 'The Glass Blowers', dedicated in blue ballpoint pen, signed 'Bing', dated April 1963, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, together with 'The Parasites', dedicated in blue fountain pen, signed 'Daphne', dated October 1949, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1949, also 'The House on The Strand', dedicated in blue pallpoint pen, signed 'Bing' and 'Daphne du Maurier', dated 'Kilmarth 1969', published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, and 'Rule Britannia', dedicated in blue ballpoint pen, signed 'Bing', dated 'November 23. 1972', published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, finally 'Golden Lads', signed in blue ballpoint pen 'Daphne du Maurier', dated 1988, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London.(All rights are reserved by The Chichester Partnership and no written materials may be reproduced in part or in full without the express prior written permission of The Chichester Partnership c/o Curtis Brown Group Ltd)

Du Maurier (Daphne), 'The Parasites', first edition, signed by author, 1949, together with other first editions 'My Cousin Rachel', 'Mary Anne', 'The Scapegoat' and 'Flight of the Falcon', all signed by author. (5) Books: 'The Parasites', dedicated in black fountain pen, signed 'Daphne Du Maurier', published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1949 together with 'My Cousin Rachel' dedicated in blue fountain pen, signed 'Bing', inscribed 'Menabilly' dated 1951, further signed 'Daphne Du Maurier' to title page, also 'Mary Anne' dedicated in blue ballpoint pen, signed 'Daphne Du Maurier', published by Victor Gollancz Ltd and 'The Scapegoat' dedicated in blue ballpoint pen, signed 'Daphne Du Maurier', first edition, Victor Gollancz Ltd and 'Flight of the Falcon', dedicated in blue ball point pen, signed 'Bing', dated Christmas 1964, first edition, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. (All rights are reserved by The Chichester Partnership and no written materials may be reproduced in part or in full without the express prior written permission of The Chichester Partnership c/o Curtis Brown Group Ltd)

Du Maurier (Daphne), 'Hungry Hill', US first edition, signed by author, 1943, together with three other US first editions by du Maurier, including 'Kiss Me Again Stranger', 'The Breaking Point', 'The Winding Stair', all signed by author. (4)Books: 'Hungry Hill', US First Edition, dedicated in blue ballpoint pen, signed 'Bing', dated 1972, further signed 'Daphne du Maurier' to title page, published by Doubleday, Doran and Co, New York, together with 'Kiss Me Again Stranger', Eight Stories dedicated in blue ball point pen, signed 'Daphne', dated May 1953, published by Doubleday, New York, 1953, also 'The Breaking Point, dedicated in blue ballpoint pen, signed 'Bing', dated Oct 1959, published by Doubleday & Company, New York and 'The Winding Stair', dedicated in red ballpoint pen, inscribed 'warm wishes for (t)his over wine to fame afore a winding stair', signed 'Bing', dated December 1978, published by Doubleday & Company, New York.(All rights are reserved by The Chichester Partnership and no written materials may be reproduced in part or in full without the express prior written permission of The Chichester Partnership c/o Curtis Brown Group Ltd)

Du Maurier (Daphne), 'Rebecca', US first edition, signed by author, Doubleday Doran, New York, 1938. Novel 'Rebecca', dedicated in blue fountain pen, signed 'Daphne Du Maurier', dated 1988, published by Doubleday Doran, New York, 1938. (All rights are reserved by The Chichester Partnership and no written materials may be reproduced in part or in full without the express prior written permission of The Chichester Partnership c/o Curtis Brown Group Ltd)

Du Maurier (Daphne), 'The Scapegoat' first edition, signed by author, together with special limited edition of Classics of the Macabre' and 'The Breaking Point', 'The Apple Tree', Jamaica Inn' and 'Three Famous Du Maurier Novels, all signed by author (6)Books: Novel 'The Scapegoat' dedicated in black ballpoint pen, signed 'Bing', dated 1957, first edition, Victor Gollancz Ltd, together with 'Classics of the Macabre', limited edition 4 of 250, dedicated in blue ball point pen, signed 'Daphne du Maurier' twice, dated 1987, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, also 'The Breaking Point, dedicated in blue ballpoint pen, signed 'Bing (Daphne du Maurier)' dated 1987, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1977 and 'The Apple Tree', dedicated in blue ballpoint pen, signed 'Bing' and '(Daphne du Maurier)', dated 1987, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1981, also 'Jamaica Inn', dedicated in blue ballpoint pen, signed 'Bing' and 'Daphne du Maurier', dated 'august 9th 1984', published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1983, finally 'Three Famous Du Maurier Novels', dedicated in black ballpoint pen, signed 'Bing', dated 1982, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.(All rights are reserved by The Chichester Partnership and no written materials may be reproduced in part or in full without the express prior written permission of The Chichester Partnership c/o Curtis Brown Group Ltd)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, First Edition

J.K. Rowling 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince', first edition hardback

Five Victorian children's books by Thomas Ingoldsby, to include The Lay of St Aloys, Eyre and Spottiswoode, n.d, Misadventures at Margate, A legend of Jarvis' Jetty, Erye and Spottiswoode, n.d, The Witches Frolic, Eyre and Spottiswoode, first edition, 1888, Netley Abbey, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1889, together with a late 18th Century partial volume of plates depicting the rulers of Britain throughout the ages

Two Royal Worcester limited edition figurines including Grandmas Bonnet The official 1990 National Children's Home figurine together with Summer the first figure in The Four Seasons Collection

Mens Durtex Beige Corduroy Jacket size 40R, Van Dyke Navy Blue Blazer size 42R, Pair Penine Range Green Corduroy Trousers size 42 & Pair Meyer Caramel Corduroy Trousers size 36/34, Vintage & Other Mens Ties incl. Harrods First Edition, Cue At Austin Reed, Next, St Michael, Yves Saint Laurent, Prima, Liberty, Valentino Danielli etc. & Dunford Wood Bow Tie

A first edition 1889 Catalogue for the Naval and Military Exhibition, 298 pages covering arms, armour, colours, uniforms, etc.

A rare Mattel made Limited Edition Barbie doll ' Star Lily / Starlily Bride ', First in the series from the Wedding Flower Collection. Limited Edition. No. 12953. Appears mint and unused, within the original presentation box, and outer shipping box. 

1/6 Scale Collection - a Toys Box made Hot Toys accompanying Batman ' Base Station ' diorama base display. Licensed by Scene Masters. Incredibly detailed base display in the form of a gothic building gargoyle. Appears mint, within it's original box. Limited Edition 001/488 (being the first base off the production line)Note: from an impressive large 1/6 scale military action figure collection including DiD Corp, Dragon, Hot Toys, 3Reich, and others. Whilst several figures are mint and unused, the majority of the collection comes from items that have been on display. Whilst condition of all these items is generally mint, some may show signs of display use. East Bristol Auctions does not guarantee the contents or completeness of any boxed or loose figure, and buyers are reminded to satisfy themselves as to condition / completeness prior to bidding on any lot, irrespective of description.

Surtees, Robert History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham. Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1816-40. Folio (4 vols). Half calf over marbled boards, marbled edges and endpapers, boards of vol I detached but present; numerous plates. First edition

A Smith R. A Complete System of Opticks in Four Books, for the author by Cornelius Crownfield, Cambridge, 1738. First Edition, complete with list of subscribers, errata, and all blank leaves, with 83 folding engraved plates, contemporary gilt-ruled calf, with book plate for 'BAGGRAVE LIBRARY'; First edition of the most influential optical textbook of the eighteenth century.Note: This book became the standard work on optics in its time and was translated into French, Dutch and German. Divided into four books, the first 'A Popular Treatise' deals in a non-technical manner with the fundamental experiments in optics, while the second 'A Mathematical Treatise' provides a more formal treatment of the geometrical theory of the subject, the third book A Mechanical Treatise' describes apparatus for grinding and polishing lenses and specula, the fourth book 'A Philosophical Treatise' gives a history of telescopic discoveries, there is also a good chapter on microscopes with good illustrations.

Beale, Lionel, The Microscope in its Application to Practical Medicine, Presentation Copy with Provenance, John Churchill & Sons, London, c.1867, leather bound with gold tooling presentation copy from Aberdeen University, third edition, with numerous original illustrations', Note: Hand-written inscription inside cover reads: 'First Prize Awarded to W Pryce Davies in the anatomy class in the University of Aberdeen, for excellence in dissection during the Summer session 1867,John Stuthers M.D. Professor of Anatomy', Struthers Struthers, Sir John (21 February 1823 – 24 February 1899) was the first Regius Professor of Anatomy at the University of Aberdeen. He was a dynamic teacher and administrator, transforming the status of the institutions in which he worked. He was equally passionate about anatomy, enthusiastically seeking out and dissecting the largest and finest specimens, including whales, and troubling his colleagues with his single-minded quest for money and space for his collection which was eventually donated to the Surgeon’s Hall in Edinburgh and is now known as the John Struthers Collection. Among scientists, he is perhaps best known for his work on the ligament which now bears his name. The Ligament of Struthers (which is attached to the humerus bone of the arm but is only present in a small percentage of humans) came to the attention of Charles Darwin, who used it in his key work on evolutionary theory ‘Descent of Man’ to help argue the case that man and other mammals shared a common ancestor. In the medical profession, Struthers was known for transforming the teaching of anatomy, for the papers and books that he wrote, as well as for his efficient work in his medical school, for which he was successively awarded medicine's highest honours including a knighthood.

PRITCHARD, Andrew, Microscopic Illustrations; Microscopic Cabinet, two books by Pritchard including; ‘The Microscopic Cabinet of Selected Objects with a description of the Jewel and Doublet Microscope’, first edition 1832; ‘Microscopic Illustrations of Living Objects’, third edition 1845

PRITCHARD, Andrew, Micrographia, With Provenance, micrographia containing practical essays on Reflecting, Solar Oxy-Hydrogen Gas microscopes, micrometres eye-pieces etc, first edition, c.1837, half calf with marbled boards, with book plate for Edward Joshua Cooper, Markree Castle Note: Cooper, Edward Joshua (May 1798 – 23 April 1863) was an Irish landowner, politician and astronomer. He sat in the House of Commons in the UK from 1830 to 1841 and from 1857 to 1859, but is best known for his astronomy, and as the creator of Markree Observatory in his home county of Sligo, Ireland. This observatory was built by Cooper at Markree Castle after inheriting the castle from his father in 1830. It was said to be the most richly furnished private observatory at the time. He travelled widely with portable instruments, which he used to calculate the latitudes and longitudes of the places visited and assess their potential for astronomical observation. He accumulated a mass of geographical data, which he never published.

BOUSEFIELD, Edward C., A Guide to the Science of Microphotography, with important provenance, first edition, half calf, c.1887, with hand written dedication which reads 'Frank Crisp LLB Etc, with the thanks and compliments of the author, may 7/87'

HERTEL, Gottlieb, Christian, Vollständige Anweisung zum Glass-Schleiffen, two books in one volume, c.1716, with front piece showing cherubs with a box microscope, 26 -160- 12 pages, 20 folded plates to rear, in original cream velum with brass claspsNote: Original first edition, rare, of this important work by the instrument maker Johann Gottlieb Hertel (1683-1743), the book covers the grinding and polishing of lenses and the construction of optical instruments. It contains the description of various forms of microscopes, including notes of their construction including micrometres, a plane mirror and mechanical stage; all this is shown on an impressive and large plate engraved by Winckler. Although there are, according to COPAC, various copies of this book in institutes and libraries. According to Herald Moe ‘Story of the Microscope’ only one or two copies have the plate showing Hertal’s Microscope - according to Hartel.Johann Georg Leutmann (1667-1736) was a professor of mechanics and optics at the St. Petersburg Academy.

W. CHURCHILL, THE SECOND WORLD WAR VOL. I, gilt cloth with original dustjacket, first edition, signed by the author and dated 1948, along with a letter of provenance from Sir. Arnold B. Gridley, also to include the Second World War Vols. I-VI Note: Sir Arnold Gridley worked as private secretary to Churchill, and was a close friend of the vendor's great-grandfather in law Mr. Jenkins (as referenced in the letter)

COLLECTION OF HENRY WILLIAMSON FIRST EDITION BOOKS, various titles including Solitary War, The Village Book, The Phasian Bird, Love and the Loveless, Tales of a Devon Village (13)

A Half Timbered Village (Part 2 of 3); A Puffin Building Book PC8 by L.A. Dovey, first edition 1951 (complete and uncut), illustrated by Margaret and Alexander Potter, Price 4s 4d (including 10d Purchase Tax) to lower margin of front cover.

Perth Mint Centenary Sovereign 1899-1999. Limited Edition "A Century of the Gold Sovereign" coin First Day Cover

An unpublished First Edition proof copy of Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence. Penguin Books, 1960, and printed by Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd., of Aylesbury and Slough (pages 5 and 7 loose), only approx 6 copies known to exist

Graham Clarke (British, b.1941), Buttercup Joe limited edition print, signed and numbered in pencil 167/100, January signed and numbered 68/400, 16cm x 20cm, First Stop signed and numbered 109/400 in pencil (3).

 JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. Selection of hardback and paperback (3) books, all signed and inscribed by Jimmy James and presented to his wife, Madge, as gifts on various occasions including Christmas and Easter, titles include Dad's Army - The Defence of a Front Line English Village edited by Arthur Wilson, Literary Lapses by Stephen Leacock, England Your England by George Orwell, At Home with Flowers - The Principles of Flower Arranging by Tamaris Ryan, The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde, centenary edition compiled by Maria Leach, Basil Hume - The Monk Cardinal by Anthony Howard, How to Live with a Neurotic Cat by Stephen Baker, A Book of Epitaphs by Raymond Lamont Brown (with an additional verse by James, in full, 'Most of these you have not seen/ Only that on page one fifteen/ This is an epitaph fitting for you/ It is hard to find one quite 'in lieu'/ Should one wish to give me an epitaph/ I should also require to raise a laugh') etc. All are signed ('Jimmy') with his first name only and are dated between 1949 - 2006. Together with a further three hardback and three paperback books, each bearing the ownership signature of Madge James (one bearing her husband's name in her hand), titles include Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated by Edward Fitzgerald, Eyeless in Gaza by Aldous Huxley etc. Some are accompanied by the dust jackets. All with visible signs of use and age wear, FR to generally G, 18 

 [JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY']: (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. A small collection of personal belongings and artifacts etc. previously owned by Jimmy and Madge James including a large original pen and ink caricature of Jimmy James signed by the cartoonist Brian Platt, 25th May 1986 (folded and with some extensive surface creasing) an original pastel and chalk portrait of Madge James signed ('Dowse') by the artist, a small wooden box with floral carvings and an inlaid oval floral design to the top, a roughly cut stone paperweight (?), small leather wallets (2), letter and document folders, an insurance certificate and driving licence holder bearing the coat of arms of Canterbury to the cover, The Book of Common Prayer bearing a presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, 'Bertram A. James from his Mother & Father', 22nd September 1924, several notebooks of various sizes bearing miscellaneous notes in the hands of Jimmy and Madge James including his notes on Christian unity, the remission of sins etc., a small pocket-sized hardback edition of Celtic Prayers of Yesterday and Today with a presentation inscription from Jimmy James to his wife, November 1998,  a Swiss made wrist watch with leather strap, paperback edition of The Lazy Man's Way to Riches with several loosely inserted notes in the hand of Jimmy James, a guide book to Prague, a large folded colour map of Hannover in Germany, Army/Air First Edition photolithographed at the War Office, 1943, a small cardboard box annotated by Madge James with her husband's name and the additional words 'Military Cross & other medals', also bearing a partial red wax seal and Jimmy James's initials, the contents now including a small number of Remembrance Day poppies and an envelope annotated by both Jimmy and Madge James individually, 'MC Ribbon', and including two pieces of purple and white vertical striped moire ribbon, presumably those issued with James's original Military Cross awarded in May 1946. FR to G, Sml Qty. 

 JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. A small selection of personal address books (2) and a notebook previously belonging to Jimmy James, 8vo and smaller, n.p., n.d. (c.1960s - 1980s), with numerous holograph entries by James, and some by his wife, Madge, being a record of the addresses and telephone numbers of many of their relatives, friends, associates and various organisations and public services etc., some of the more prominent individuals including Squadron Leader Stanley Booker, Jack Churchill (British Lieutenant Colonel who attempted to escape from Sachsenhausen along with James in September 1944), Harry 'Wings' Day (prisoner of war who planned and organized the 'Great Escape' with Roger Bushell), Minerva Dodge (widow of Major Johnnie Dodge, a fellow prisoner of war known as 'the artful dodger' who also survived the 'Great Escape'), Sydney Dowse (a fellow prisoner of war who also survived the 'Great Escape'), Ley Kenyon (prisoner of war who forged documents for members of the 'Great Escape', later becoming an artist, contributing the illustration for the cover of the first UK edition of The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill), Air Commodore Alastair Panton etc., the notebook predominantly featuring notes in the hand of Madge, most regarding her health and some with details of various Royal Air Force organisations etc. One of the address books bears the ownership signature ('B. A. James') of James along with his address at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London. Some light overall age wear, G to about VG, 3 

 JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. A comprehensive collection of correspondence, notes, documents, manuscripts and typescripts etc. relating to High Noon of Empire - The Diary of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Tyndall 1895-1915, edited by James and published in 2007. The archive includes the original photocopies of Tyndall's diary from which James worked, the neatly penned entries with occasional pencil annotations in the hand of James, an extensive selection of manuscript notes made by James whilst editing the diaries and researching the subject matter, covering the Indian Mutiny, the Malakand Field Force, Winston Churchill, the Afghan War etc., James's manuscript footnotes to the diaries, details of the historical background to the diaries, manuscript index to the book, biographical details relating to Tyndall etc., some newspaper articles and maps, three original typescripts of the manuscript with numerous corrections and annotations by James, a large collection of correspondence relating to the research and publication of the book, most of the letters accompanied by James's carbon typed copies of his correspondence (some signed) and dating from 1990 onwards, including letters to and from the India Office Library and Records, the Ministry of Defence, the Principal Registry of the Family Division, the National Army Museum, the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, The British Library, the Illustrated London News, the author Evelyn Hart, Sir Bruce Stirling Hamilton, Joanna MacKinnon (great niece of Tyndall), John Laffin (who wrote the introduction to the book) as well as many publishing houses, largely being letters of rejection although some also adding positive and constructive comments, including Cassell, Routledge, John Murray ('I have now read a good deal of it, and I must say I enjoyed it, but despite that I'm afraid I don't see how we could promote and sell it effectively in today's crowded and difficult market'), The Memoir Club ('I read of your work with interest…..with a foreword by such an eminent military historian, [it] should prove to be a very credible book'), Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Andre Deutsch, Constable ('You have done a very good job of providing a background to British rule in India and the diary is certainly a useful and unusual document…..I am not convinced that we would be able to sell it in sufficient quantities - the passing of the 50th anniversary of Indian Independence makes me even more doubtful'), Oxford University Press, Jonathan Cape, Penguin etc., also including the original Memorandum of Agreement between James and Pen & Sword Books Ltd. agreeing to the publication of the book and detailing the royalty payments etc., signed by James and dated 27th September 2006, and an unsigned hardback First Edition copy of the book, accompanied by the dust jacket. FR to generally G to VG, Qty 'Henry Tyndall served as an officer in the 40th Pathans from 1895 to 1925 on the North West Frontier and India, including three years in East Africa in World War II. During this time he kept a diary up to 1915. This contains a good account of the Malakand Campaign of 1897, one of the biggest operations ever against the tribes of the Frontier in which Tyndall describes meeting the young Winston Churchill…..He goes on to describe the life in cantonments in India. It was the high noon of Empire and the diary casts an interesting light on the mind [of a] typical Indian Army Officer of the time and on the customs and social life of the military and civilian elite…..' (extract from the synopsis to Tyndall's Diary prepared by James). 

DOOLITTLE RAIDERS: A good First Day Cover issued to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the First Operational use of the Mitchell by the Royal Air Force and featuring a colour illustration of Doolittle’s aircraft flying over Tokyo harbour in April 1942, individually signed by James Doolittle and fourteen other crew members who participated in the Doolittle Raid comprising Richard Cole (co-pilot), Henry Potter (navigator), Charles Ozuk (navigator), Harry McCool (navigator), David Jones (pilot), Chase Nielsen (navigator), David Thatcher (flight engineer/gunner), Nolan Herndon (navigator/bombardier), J. Royden Stork (co-pilot), William Birch (bombardier), William Bower (pilot), Clayton Campbell (navigator), Robert Hite (co-pilot) and Jacob De Shazer (bombardier). All have signed in various coloured inks, largely to clear areas. Together with a paperback edition of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo by Ted Lawson, published by Infantry Journal, Penguin Books, second printing, April 1944, signed by David Thatcher (flight engineer/gunner and Lawson’s fellow crew member on the seventh B-25 Mitchell bomber to fly in the Doolittle Raid) in blue ink to the title page, and also including a paperback edition of Destination: Tokyo – A Pictorial History of Doolittle’s Tokyo Raid by Stan Cohen, published by the Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Missoula, Montana, eighth printing, October 1998, signed and inscribed by Chase Nielsen to the half title page and also featuring eleven individually signed white stickers by various crew members who also participated in the Doolittle Raid, each neatly laid down to the half title page, comprising Charles Ozuk, Nolan Herndon, Robert Hite, Harry McCool, J. Royden Stork, David Thatcher, Richard Cole, Clayton Campbell, David Jones, William Birch and Jacob De Shazer. Some light age wear, G to VG, 3

 COOPER TOMMY: (1921-1984) Welsh Comedian & Magician. An unusual book signed, being a hardback edition of Just Like That! - Jokes and Tricks, First Edition published by Jupiter Books, London, 1975. Signed ('Tommy Cooper') in bold blue ink to the front free endpaper and also signed by the cricketers Fred Trueman and Godfrey Evans, also in blue ink and to the front free endpaper. Accompanied by the dust jacket. About EX   The unusual trio of signatures in the present book were obtained by the vendor at a company dinner following the conclusion of the Harrogate Toy Fair in 1975. The company had launched a new game endorsed by and involving Fred Trueman and Godfrey Evans. Tommy Cooper provided the post dinner entertainment.  

 DALI SALVADOR: (1904-1989) Spanish Surrealist Painter. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of Dali's Mustache by Salvador Dali and Philippe Halsman, First Edition published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1954. The book features 30 monochrome images of Dali (and his mustache, in typically surrealist poses) and represents a photographic interview between Dali and Halsman. Signed and inscribed by Dali to the front pastedown and across the front free endpaper in typically exuberant fashion, 'Pour Peter, Hommage de Dali', the artist adding various black circles to the conclusion and some of the intersections of the letters which form the inscription and further adding two original pen and ink drawings in his hand, the first of an ant and the second of two individuals, one a female, standing in full length poses alongside each other as they look upwards to observe a shooting star in the sky. Bound in the original publisher's glossy boards with a surrealist portrait of the one-eyed Dali to the front and a caption to the verso stating Warning! This book is preposterous. Some light overall age wear to the boards, most noticeable at the edges of the spine, otherwise about VG   Ants are a recurring insect to appear in Dali's works and have been said to symbolise death, decay and immense sexual desire.  

[JOYCE JAMES]: (1882-1941) Irish Novelist & Poet. An unsigned hardback edition of Pomes Penyeach, First Edition published by Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 1927. The 16mo edition bound in the publisher’s light green paper boards, with the title printed in dark green and Price One Shilling and the printers name of Herbert Clarke, Paris, to the verso. With the original errata slip lightly tipped in to the page opposite the colophon. Some light age wear, typically most noticeable to the spine, about VG The title of this, Joyce’s second collection of poems, is a play on the words ‘poems’ and ‘pommes’ (the French word meaning apple) which are here offered at ‘a penny each’. It was the custom for Irish tradespeople at the time to offer their customers a ‘tilly’, or extra serving (in the same way as English bakers had developed the tradition of the ‘Baker’s Dozen’, offering thirteen loaves instead of twelve). The first poem of Pomes Penyeach is entitled Tilly and represents the bonus offering of this penny-a-poem collection, which had originally been rejected by Ezra Pound.

LITERATURE: John Fowles (1926-2005) English Novelist. Book signed, being a hardback edition of A Maggot, First Edition published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1985. Signed by Fowles in black ink with his name alone to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket; Joseph Heller (1923-1999) American Writer. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Closing Time, the sequel to Catch 22, First Edition published by Simon & Schuster, London, 1994. Signed by Heller in black ink with his name alone to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. Together with a hardback edition of Tales from the Forbidden Planet, edited by Roz Kaveney, published by Titan Books Ltd., London, 1987, being a special contributors first edition limited to fifty copies (this copy lettered Q) and containing five 8vo printed sheets loosely inserted at the back, each multiple signed by various writers and artists including Brian Aldiss, Jim Burns, Keith Roberts, Chris Achilleos, Josephine Saxton, Ian Gibson, Louise Cooper, Jody Scott, Lisa Tuttle, Harry Harrison, Bill Sanderson, Ramsey Campbell, Tanith Lee, Iain Banks, John Brunner etc. Bound in light grey cloth and with black and red title and contained in the original matching slipcase. VG, 3

 PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish Painter, a co-founder of the Cubist movement. Book signed and inscribed, being a paperback edition of Portrait of Picasso by Roland Penrose, second completely revised and enlarged edition published by Lund Humphries Ltd., London, 1971, the first edition in 1956 issued to commemorate the artist's seventy-fifth birthday. Signed ('Picasso') by Picasso in blue ink to the front free endpaper, with an inscription in French to his friend and physician Dr. Jean Stehelin, dated 5th March 1972 in Picasso's hand. Some light staining to the lower edges of the cover and front free endpaper, not affecting the signature or inscription, G   Jean Stehelin (1903-1973) French Doctor, the long-time physician and friend to Picasso. Stehelin died in Cannes less than three weeks after Picasso had passed away. 

CAPABLANCA JOSE RAUL: (1888-1942) Cuban Chess player, World Champion 1921-27. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of The World's Championship Chess Match Played at Havana between Jose Raul Capablanca and Dr. Emanuel Lasker with an introduction, the scores of all the games annotated by the champion, together with statistical matter and the biographies of the two masters, being a privately printed First Edition with an introduction by Hartwig Cassel, 1921. Signed and inscribed by Capablanca to the front free endpaper and dated Havana, 13th December 1921 in his hand. The limited edition, of 600 copies, is bound in the original dark red cloth and with a gilt title (extensively rubbed) to the front cover. Some staining and light age wear, not affecting the signature or inscription, G

 MOONWALKERS: Buzz Aldrin(1930-   ) American Astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI (1969). The second man to walk on the moon. Book signed, a hardback edition of The Return by Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes, being a novel of the human adventure, First Edition published by Tom Doherty Associates LLC, New York, May 2000. Signed by Aldrin in silver ink with his name alone to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket; Gene Cernan (1934-2017) American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XVII, the final Apollo lunar landing. Cernan is the eleventh man to walk on the Moon, and the last man on the Moon. Book signed, a hardback edition of The Last Man on the Moon, First Edition published by St. Martin's Press, New York, March 1999. Signed by Cernan in bold black ink with his name alone to the half title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket (some extremely minor, very light age wear). VG to about EX, 2           

Vox continental II twin keyboard with cover, model TC/2M serial number 05229, together with swell pedal, and chromed 'Z' stand, also a Vox fuzz pedal. This Vox keyboard was used by the band Manchester Mekon or Mekon as they were originally known. The instrument featured on the Manchester Musician’s Collective first album, “A Manchester Collection” and the second album, ‘Unzipping the Abstract’ as well as ‘No Forgetting - The Album’ the bands album released in a limited edition of 500 in 2017 40 years after Mekon started playing in public. The keyboard is heard playing a solo in the song ‘The Cake Shop Device’, the song’s guitar riff is supposed to have inspired the Joy Division track ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’. Illustrated alongside the images of this keyboard are images of it in action live on stage with the band. For more information visit

A View of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy by Henry Pemberton. 1st Edition 1728, Printed by S.Palmer, London. 407pp., engraved title page vignettes, list of subscribers and 12 engraved folding plates etc. Original cloth with raised bands to spine, wear to binding, still firm. Uncommon in first edition,

A tray of boxed Corgi and exclusive first edition die cast buses

Autographed Football 16 X 12 Photo-Edition, Ron Flowers, A Superb Image Depicting The Wolves Left-Half Posing With The First Division Trophy During A Photo-Shoot At Molineux After Wolves Captured Their First League Title In 1954, Signed Using A Black Marker. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Cricket Fred Trueman 12x10 signed mounted b/w Autographed edition photo. Frederick Sewards Trueman, OBE (6 February 1931 - 1 July 2006) was an English cricketer, mainly active from 1948 to 1968, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He had professional status and later became a popular author and broadcaster. He was born in Stainton, West Riding of Yorkshire, and died in Steeton with Eastburn, West Yorkshire. He appeared in 603 first-class matches, including 67 Test matches, as a right-handed batsman who bowled right arm fast. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám Edward Fitzgerald, illustrated by Rene Bull, published Hodder & Stoughton, lovely colour plates tipped in colour, the book as been rebound using same original cloth together with another First Edition Copy translated by Edward Fitzgerald, numerous drawings by Edward J. Sullivan, published by Methven 1913 1st'ed, decorative gilt cloth covers together with a First Edition William Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream. The edition Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, published by Heineman 1908, plates 4 to 40 tipped in colour with tissue guards and a copy of Aesop's Fables. This edition illustratedby Charles Folkard, colour plates with tissue guards (final plate missing) nr 186/250.

Two First Edition Ian Fleming Novels, James Bond, You Only Live Twice, and, For Your Eyes Only

An album of limited edition the treasures of Tutankhamen stamps and Scottish first day covers.

A late 19th century first edition of Under The Window Kate Greenaway engraved by Edmund Evans.

ARDBEG MOR - FIRST EDITION Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottle no. 219 of 1,000. 4.5 litres, 57.3% volume, in box.

Property of a gentleman - after Robert Taylor - 'FIRST OF MANY', A SECOND WORLD WAR R.A.F. SCENE - limited edition print, signed by Douglas Bader, published by The Military Gallery, Bath, unframed (see illustration).

Wither (George) Juvenilia. A Collection of those Poemes..., first edition, second issue, engraved pictorial title, lacking blank A1 & A8, title soiled, [Pforzheimer 1083; STC 25911a], printed [by Thomas Snodham] for Robert Allot [and John Budge], 1626; Wither's Motto, Nec habeo, nec careo, nec curo, first edition, issue with Postscript beginning on F2v & "For, it is" in A7r line 3, with initial letterpress 'Explanation of the Embleme' leaf (smaller & reinforced at lower margin, ?supplied from another copy), engraved pictorial title, [STC 25928.5], for John Marriott, 1621, together 2 works in 1 vol., typographical ornaments, engraved titles trimmed to border and tipped into blank leaves, some leaves slightly defective at edges (repaired), some soiling or browning, nineteenth century calf, by W.Pratt, spine gilt, g.e., 8vo

NO RESERVE Parliamentary & Legal .- [Defoe (Daniel)] Some Considerations on a Law for Triennial Parliaments..., [not in Moore], Edinburgh, 1716 § Orders, Standing Orders, and Resolutions of the Honourable House of Commons..., for A.Steward, [?1747] § A Letter to a Gentleman in the Country, Concerning the Acquittal of Joseph Hickey..., at the Sign of Justice, 1751 § Whatley (Robert) A Letter to a Bencher of the Inner Temple, for J.Roberts, bound with A Friendly Admonition to Gentlemen in the Commission of the Peace, lacking half-title, by J.Lacy and others, and An Impartial Review of a Miscellaneous Treatise..., 1f. publisher's advertisements, for J.Roberts, hand-written contents f. bound-in, 1729, each but first first edition, woodcut decorations, last later sheep-backed boards, others disbound; and 46 others, related, 8vo & 4to (50)

NO RESERVE "A Young Lady". The Prude: A Novel, part 3 only (of 3), first edition, half title with publisher's advertisements verso, woodcut decorations and initial, disbound, a little browning and soiling, 8vo, for J.Roberts, 1725. ⁂The final volume of the scarce anonymous trilogy: the only clue to the author's identity being the printed signature 'Ma. A.' on the dedication leaf of the first volume.Copies of any volume are rare in commerce; ESTC lists only three copies of the final volume, all in the USA.

NO RESERVE Pope (Alexander) One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Eight..., [Foxon, P938], for R.Dodsley, 1738 § Nevile (Thomas) The Fourteenth Satire of Juvenal..., for John Woodyer, 1769 § [Jerningham (Edward)] The Nun: An Elegy, ?author's presentation inscription to title head, for R. and J.Dodsley, 1764 § Reading Races; or, The Berkshire Beauties..., lacking half-title, ?Reading, for the author, 1777 § Powney (Richard) The Stag Chace..., second edition, [Foxon, P1014], for J.Shuckburgh, 1740 § Ogilvie (John) The Day of Judgment..., third edition, engraved frontispiece by Ryland, publisher's catalogue, for G.Keith, 1759, each but last two first edition, first, third, and fifth woodcut decorations, faint soiling and browning, some creasing, disbound, 4to & 8vo (6) ⁂Inscription to third : "The ingenious Author's present to | ?R Marsham".

NO RESERVE Bentham (Edward) An Introduction to Moral Philosophy, Oxford, at the Theater, 1745 § Rooke (John) Xenophon's Ephesian History..., third edition, title in red and black, 1f. publisher's advertisements, for J.Millan, 1727 § [Kenrick (William)] "Ontologos". The Grand Question debated..., Dublin, for G.Wilson, 1751 § Powell (William Samuel) A Defence of the Observations on the First Chapter of a Book Called Miscellanea Analytica, [Maslen and Lancaster. Bowyer Ledgers, 4257], for T Merril, 1760 § [Thornton (Bonnell)] "A Deputy". Plain English..., half-title, for R.Stevens, 1761, each but second first edition, some browning, foxing, and soiling, first disbound, third and fourth later wrappers, third printed in colours and with hand-written paper title label, others as issued; and 23 others, similar, 8vo & 4to (28) Provenance: Harrison D. Horblit (booklabel) to front pastedown of second mentioned.

NO RESERVE Thompson (William) An Hymn to May, half-title, [Foxon T171], for R.Dodsley, [1746] § [Hawkins (William)] "A Gentleman of Oxford". The Thimble..., [Foxon H112], for J.Roberts, 1743 § The Scotch Hut..., for J.Almon, 1779 § [Bramston (James)] The Art of Politicks..., engraved frontispiece, 1p. publisher's catalogue, [Foxon B387, BM Satires 1833], for Lawton Gilliver, 1729 § A Dialogue Between G--s E---e and B--b D---n, [Foxon W479], by T.Taylor, 1741, first editions, each but third woodcut decorations, soiling and browning, creases and nicks, second marginal loss to title, first and third as issued, others disbound; and 9 others, including both another copy of last and a first edition of Shenstone's The Judgment of Hercules annotated in a contemporary hand but lacking half-title and advertisement f., v.s. (14)

NO RESERVE [Byrom (John)] Enthusiasm; A Poetical Essay..., with advertisement f., for W.Owen, 1752 § Wilkes (Thomas) The Golden Farmer..., lacking half-title, a few contemporary ink inscriptions to title, [Foxon, W460], for T.Payne, 1723 § [Beckingham (Charles)] An Epistle from Calista to Altamont, second edition, for A.Moore, 1729 § Anstey (Christopher) An Election Ball in Poetical Letters, in the Zomerzetshire Dialect..., half-title detached, divisional title, Bath, by S.Hazard, 1776, each but third first edition, first woodcut device to title, each woodcut decorations, soiling and browning, second damp-staining to lower edge, disbound, edges friable, 4to (4) ⁂Third with fictitious imprint: see Treadwell (Michael) 'On False and Misleading Imprints in the London Book Trade, 1660-1750', in Myers (Robin) & Michael Harris, editors. Fakes and Frauds: Varieties of Deception in Print & Manuscript, Winchester, 1989.