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Lot 221

A small Battle of Britain collection to include,an Ardleigh Elliott 'Victory and Honour' ltd edition pocket watch, a Bradford Exchange 70th anniversay sector clock, a presentation model of the Spitfire, Lancaster and Hurricane and 60th anniversary coin first day cover, a spitfire key ring.

Lot 544

Published 19th-20th century AD. Group comprising: Brooke, English Coins, 1955; Eaglen, The Abbey and Mint of Bury St Edmunds to 1279, 2006; Doty, Thee Soho Mint, 1998; Allen, The Durham Mint, 2003; Kenyon, Gold Coins of England, 1884; North, English Hammered Coinage 2,1272-1662, 1960 (first edition); Scott, British Countermarks on Copper and Bronze Coins, 1975; Mays, The Splendid Shilling, 1982; Dickinson, Matthew Boulton, 1937; with other titles (8"). 11.3 kg total, largest 29 x 22cm (11 1/2 x 8 3/4"). Ex libris Peter Woodhead. [17, No Reserve] Generally fine condition.

Lot 428

W.E Johns, Biggles of the Camel Squadron first edition, Biggles Air Detective 1952, Biggles & Co1949 edition, also together with Combined Operations 1940-1942 and His Majesty's Minesweepers 1943, (5)

Lot 501

Monopoly Star Wars collector's edition, Star Wars first anthology customizable card game, Star Wars original trilogy VHS box-set (3)

Lot 766

Dan Abnett signed first edition, Salvations, together with a first edition of Noel Annan, Roxburgh of Stowe, (2)

Lot 10

Fitzgerald, Percy - Chronicles of Bow Street Police Office. With an account of the magistrates, "runners", and police ... First edition, 2 vols, 22 plates, original gilt cloth 1888; with a few other older books of related interest (10 books) Rubbed head/ vail spine, but overall a good set, 'photogravure' type plates on good paper, publisher's adverts and half titles; others including Ashton's The Fleet; Its river, prison, and marriages (1889, light spine wear, title and other spotting); The Complete Newgate Calendar (5 vols, Navarre Society, 1926, gilt cloth - light rubbed and mark, one inner hinge cracked); also Griffith's The Chronicles of Newgate 1884); and Hooper's Newgate and The Old Bailey (1935)  

Lot 11

Maitland, William - The History of London, from its Foundation by the Romans to the Present Time ... with several accounts of Westminster, Middlesex, Southwark ... First edition, folded frontis and 24 other plates (some d page), text illus and decorations, subscribers list; contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated and panelled spine, folio, 1739 Very good binding, internally good with only a few slight marks, one plate cut close at fore-margin; VIII (7), 800, (14)pp, armorial backplate 'Jolliffe'  

Lot 13

(Douce, Francis, editior) - The Custom of London, otherwise called Arnold's Chronicle ..., reprinted from the first edition, with the additions included in the second, 19th century, gilt ruled, blind decorated calf, panelled spine, marbled endpapers and edges, 4to, 1811; (Pegge, Samuel) - Fitz-Stephen's Description of the City of London, newly translated from the Latin original; with a necessary commentary ... rebound half calf and marbled boards, sm. 4to, 1772, with 2 other related books 1) good copy; 2) reasonable binding, front inner hinge wear, prelim leaf loose; 3) Riley's Memorials of London and London Life (1276-1419), 1868, rebound half calf, good copy; 4) Pennant's London (1790), plates, contemporary tree calf, rebacked with original spine mounted, good copy.

Lot 26

Austen, Jane - Sense and Sensibility, Clarke's Cabinet Edition, 2 vols, 239 & 244pp, contemporary green half calf and marbled boards, gilt and blind decorated panelled spines with red labels, marbled endpapers and edges, with the original colour-printed pictorial and decorated upper wrappers bound-in, , sm. 8vo, H.G. Clarke & Co, 1844 Vol. 1 - spine worn at head (slight loss), joints weak, front inner hinge cracked, back one weak, corners reasonably good, title and wrapper browning, some text spotting (mostly early on); Vol 2 - some spine wear, corners reasonable, front inner hinge weak, some wrapper and title browning, 1 leaf (pp.51/52) carelessly opened, otherwise quite good inside.  Wrappers - Gilson E2: 'no copy has been seen in original wrappers or in original cloth .......... I have one in publisher's dark red morocco gilt...with the front 'illuminated' wrapper board in......'   No half titles called for (ie. wrappers are pp. 1 & 2), black before wrapper and end of text.  The wrapper design 'a curious Moorish/Gothic scene (Gilson) would be very suitable for Walker Scott (possibly was used as such); the (3) and (2) pp. following the respective texts were publisher's adverts/lists, not present here.  This, and the lot following, were the first separate editions following copyright expiry.

Lot 29

Colling, James R - Gothic Ornaments, being a series of examples enriched details and accessories of the architecture of Great Britain. First edition, 2 vols, decorated titles in gold and colour, and 180 similar plates; contemporary half morocco and cloth, gilt lettered and panelled spines, gilt tops, marbled endpapers, roy. 4to (1848) Wear on spines and corners, Vol 2 without title or letterpress  

Lot 3

Bayley, John - The History and Antiquities of the Tower of London, with biographical anecdotes ... deduced from records, state-papers, and manuscripts ... First Edition, 2 vols, double page view, portrait and 25 other plates; later 19th century, half morocco and marbled boards, gilt decorated and panelled spines, marbled end papers, gilt tops, 4to. 1821-25 Attractively bound set, with just slight spine rubbing, mostly marginal spotting to the vol 2 portrait, publication note tipped-in (front vol  I), armorial bookplates of Charles Arthur Wynne Finch.  

Lot 36

Ayling, Stephen - Photographs from Sketches by Augustus Welby N. Pugin. First edition, 2 vols, mounted frontis, 500 numbered small photographs mounted 2 on each page, coloured and decorated titles, dedication leaf and 8pp letterpress index; contemporary half morocco and cloth, gilt decorated and panelled spines, gilt edges, 4to, London: published by S.Ayling, 493 Oxford Street, 1865 Slight binding wear only (mostly spine ends), gilt device on upper covers, back endpapers little marked, Vo. 2 has heavier black marking verso of final plate and head of p.1 of index, a little slight spotting elsewhere-but mostly clean. Note: these are almost all continental sketches of buildings, architectural details, etc., not of his own designs; photo size average is 10 x 6.5cms. ; including half titles (as volume numbers)  

Lot 5

Wheatley, Henry B. - London Past and Present; It's history, associations, and traditions ... First Edition, 3 vols, earlier 20th century, maroon half morocco and marbled boards, marbled endpapers and gilt tops (by Bickers), 1891; with some other London leatherbound books (21 books) London Past... - good looking set, sl. prelims, spottingOthers - Woodcock's Lives of Illusttrious Lords Mayors (etc) ?privately printed, ca.1845, plates in gold and colour, red morocco; Jesse's London and Its Celebrities (2V, 1850), red half calf (no plates issued with this book); Old and New London (6 vols) plus another 6 books (in 9 vols), ie. 21 in total.

Lot 54

Bell, Adrian - 22 novels, sold as seen, comprising: - Corduroy, First illustrated edition, The Bodley Head 1948- Silver Ley, First illustrated edition, The Bodley Head 1948- The Cherry Tree, Oxford University Press, paperback, 1985 (no cover (N/C))- Folly Field, John Lane The Bodley Head, Wartime edition, 1943 (N/C)-The Balcony, Cobden, Sanderson, 1934, First edition, second impressionist (N/C)- Poems, The Centaur Press, 1935- By Road, cobden, Sanderson, 1937, First edition, (N/C)- The Open Air, The Faber Library, no.44, 1943, Wartime edition?, (N/C)- The Shepherd's Farm, John Lane The Bodley Head, Uniform edition, 1949- Men and the Fields, Sovereign, 1984, paperback- Apple Acre, John Lane The Bodley Head, Wartime edition, 1942 (N/C)- Sunrise to Sunset, John Lane The Bodley Head, Wartime edition, 1944 (N/C)- The Budding Morrow, John Lane The Bodley Head, First edition, 1946 (2 copies)- The Black Donkey, Blandford Press, First edition, 1949- The Flower and The Wheel, The Bodley Head, First edition, 1949- The Path by The Window, The Bodley Head, First edition, 1952- Music in the Morning, The Bodley Head, First edition, 1954- A Suffolk Harvest, The Country Book Club, 1958- My Own Master, The Country Book Club, 1962- A Street in Suffolk, Faber and Faber, 1964- A Countryman's Notebook, The Boydell Press, 1975- The Green Bond, The Boydell Press, 1976- Voice of The Countryside, Ann Gander, Holm Oak Publishing, 2001

Lot 56

Le Carre, John - The Looking Glass War, First edition, in clipped, slightly torn d.j., small hole to half title, William Heinemann, London 1965

Lot 57

Le Carre, John - A Small Town in Germany, first edition, in d.j., William Heinemann, London 1968

Lot 58

Le Carre, John - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, first edition, William Heinemann, London 1974 and 4 others: Call for the Dead 1983; The Spy who came in from the Cold, 5th impression 1963; Smiley's People, 1908 and The Honourable Schoolboy, 6th impression 1978 (5)

Lot 61

Old leather and cloth - A miscellany of mostly 19th and early 20th century books, including some Dickens first editions Variable condition, approximately 75 books including Dickens - Our Mutual Friend (2 vols, 1st edition 1865), half calf, half titles; Oliver Twist (3 vols, 3rd edition, 1841) gilt calf; Edwin Drood (1st edition, 1870) gilt calf.These bindings are reasonably good (but sold as seen), there may be 2 / 3 other Dickens firsts also.

Lot 67

James Cyril Lionel Robert - The Black Jacobins, first edition, inscribed 'For Gerry Bradley from C.L.R. James. With revolutionary greetings, and personal good wishes, August 26th 198??', in torn, defective d.j., with folded map at end, London 1938. Note: Gerry Bradley was a prominent communist in the 1920's-30's

Lot 74

Soyer, Alexis - The Panthrophean, or History of Food ..., first edition, 8vo, blue pictorial boards, gilt, with portrait and 41 plates, back board soiled, text damp spotted, London 1853.All hammer proceeds are donated to The National Trust

Lot 77

Orme, Robert - History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan, 4th edition, quarto, 2 vols in 3, vol 1 and first section in vol 2 rebacked, 2nd section of vol 2 with boards detached and spine split, library date stamp to vol 1, 36 plates and maps, London 1803

Lot 78

[Gellius, Aulus - Attic Nights] Auli Gellii Noctium Atticarum libri undeniginti (edition by J.B. Egnatius), First Aldine Edition, printer's woodcut device on title and at end, text enhanced within (added) red -ruled borders; 19th century gilt ruled and decorated black straight grain morocco, gilt decorated and panelled spine, gilt edges and pink endpapers (by Bozerian Jeune), sm.cr.8vo, Venetiis; in Aedibus Aldi et Andreae Soceri Mense Septembri 1515 Some rubbing / visible slight wear to binding, some inside slight browning but generally good, 'duernioken' recto of final leaf, silk endpapers with gilt decorated edges; text is 289ff; with 32ff prelims (including a blank) and 51ff following.

Lot 8

Mayhew, Henry and Binny, J - The Criminal Prisons of London, First edition, folded frontis and approx. 50 other wood engraved plates, advertisement leaf at end, half title; old cloth, 8vo (1862) Binding with some spine renewal and new paper label, heavy half title browning and some (lighter) elsewhere, but generally good; plates not listed or numbered, but some 50 counted; published as 'companion' vol for following lot.  

Lot 82

Camden, William - Britannia, first Gibson Edition, folio, 1815 ink inscription to flyleaf, engraved portrait frontispiece, 50 maps by Robert Morden, including 48 double-page and two folding (some hand-coloured), eight plates of coins and one of curiosities and many black and white engraved illustrations throughout the text, full calf, 'printed by F. Collins for A. Swalle at the Unicorn...and A. J. Churchil at the Black Swan...', London 1695 (wear to binding)

Lot 495

3 Boxed American Commemorative Coins Comprising Gold On Sterling Silver Pobjoy Mint Ltd Edition (2500) Medallion John F Kennedy Airport New York, Concorde First Scheduled Passenger Service 1977, George Washington 90% Silver Half Dollar, 250th Anniversary Of Birth 1982 And A 1976 American Bicentennial Medallic First Day Cover

Lot 332

IAN FLEMMING First Edition Man With The Golden Gun, James Bond, 1965 With Dust Jacket

Lot 2246

A very large limited edition Lithograph, 195/480 of a Kentish scene in winter 'The First Snow' by the U.S artist Rowland Hilder (1905 - 93) with printers proof mark and signed in pencil.

Lot 2073

A quantity of Prints 'Off the East Coast', two Moorland Scenes together with a Print of Horse's Jumping and two framed sets of first edition Stamp advertisements for the R.S.P.C.A.

Lot 322

A collection of various, mostly boxed, model vehicles including First Edition, ABC Models, Unique Edition, Original Omnibus Company, Creative Master Northcord, etc, approximately thirty two in total.

Lot 278

A group of paintings and printsThe first acrylic on canvas depicting oysters and fish, indistinctly signed lower right corner (50x37cm), a limited edition etching of a street scene signed lower right corner and two prints labelled 'Starting for the hunt' and 'We shall be wanted yet' (4)

Lot 1047

A quantity of vintage newspapers and cuttings including a complete first edition of the Daily Star dated Thursday 2nd November 1978.

Lot 623

A Shropshire Lad by A E Housman - published by Heritage press 1951, in slipcase - together with Sonnets and Verses by Hilaire Belloc, published by Duckworth 1923 - first edition

Lot 637

Squire Osbaldeston, His Autobiography. Published by John Lane, first edition and very good condition

Lot 144

J. MEADE FALKNER - 'MOONFLEET', first edition published by Edward Arnold 1898Condition Report:No dustjacket, spine slightly faded, bumps in spine and back board, small stain on back board. Name stamp on endpaper and title pages, foxed page ends

Lot 146

CHARLES DICKENS - 'MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT', Chapman & Hall with illustrations by Phiz, first edition but no first issueCondition Report:Losses to spine, boards marked, pages detached and some foxing. Bookplate for Philip Brewster

Lot 171

THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN A Manual of Domestic Medicine by Physicians and Surgeons of the Principal London Hospitals to which is added The Lasies' Physician', Subscription Edition, Cassell & Co. 1883, 4 vols together with 'The American Illustrated Medical Dictionary' 8th edition, W. B. Saunders 1916, 'The Ship Captain's Medical Guide' edited by Charles Burland 1912 and 1918, St. John Ambulance Assoc. - 'First Aid to the Injured' 30th ed. (8)

Lot 186

T. GRAHAM BROWN & SIR GAVIN DE BEER - 'THE FIRST ASCENT OF MONT BLANC', OUP 1957 first edition in dust jacket in excellent condition, together with Gaston Rébuffat - The Mont Blanc Massif. The 100 Finest Routes', and Peter Habeler - 'Das Ziel Ist Der Gipfel' signed by the author (3)

Lot 338

DOUGLAS BADER INTEREST - ROBERT TAYLOR FRAMED PRINT 'First of Many' signed in pencil by Douglas Bader together with paperback edition of 'Bader The Man and his Men' by Michael G. Burns

Lot 58

MALAYAN INTEREST BOOKS - Chin Kee Onn - 'Malaya Upside Down', 2nd edition April 1946, Katherine Sim - 'Malayan Landscape' 1946, Victor Purcell - 'Malaya Outline of a Colony' 1946 together with Lieut.-Gen. H. Gordon Bennett - 'Why Singapore Fell' First Indian Edition 1945 and Captain J.R.W. Murland - 'The Royal Armoured Corps', 1943 (5)

Lot 872

Star Wars limited Edition First Day cover and album Royal Mail Star Wars Stamps 20th October 2015. Limited Edition 131 of 400. 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.

Lot 873

Star Wars limited Edition First Day cover and album Royal Mail Star Wars Stamps 20th October 2015. Limited Edition 131 of 400. 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.

Lot 86

[§] JOHN DUNCAN FERGUSSON R.B.A. (SCOTTISH 1874-1961)SEATED NUDE Bronze15cm high (6in)Note:Although a later casting of an edition of 9 made from the plaster is known no other example of this lifetime cast has been recorded. John Duncan Fergusson is acclaimed as a pre-eminent member of the Scottish Colourists - a group of four artists that thrived with their shared interest and training in the French art scene. It is strange to think that a Scottish Colourist would choose a medium so restricted in colour, and he was the only of the four to work in three dimensions. Nonetheless, the period of 1918-22 saw the peak of his sculptural output, in which it can be assumed his Seated Nude mould was made. For Fergusson, sculpture presented new, provoking ways to manipulate and experiment with the human form, the physicality of his sculpture as exciting as the colour in his painted works. Lyon & Turnbull are delighted to be offering three sculptural works by the artist in this auction, all of which reveal Fergusson's fascination with the female form. The pose of Seated Nude is atypical, displaying the woman in a stance of meditation. Her legs are crossed, her arms are outstretched, and her head faces intently forwards. Standing Nude is a more typical pose for Fergusson, a strong and statuesque female figure stands with her arms clasped behind her, bringing one elbow to point up to the sky, the other drawing down by her side. While Head of Meg represents, in three-dimensions, the striking features of his long-term partner and muse, the dancer Margaret Morris.In many ways, the bronze figure of Seated Nude resembles icons of non-Western art - a field by which he was greatly influenced. Recall, perhaps, the ample imagery of sitting Buddha statues that can be found throughout the Asian continent. Cambodia and India, in particular, were of interest to Fergusson whose Celtic roots, he believed, were shared with these peoples. His time working in Paris, Edinburgh and London introduced him to museum collections of objects from foreign lands, and his highly intellectual approach to art certainly expanded his world view.Despite the noticeably continental influence on his work, there still remained this Celtic Spirit which he so passionately championed; his newfound interest in sculpture could be likened to the masonry carving of the Celts, his sculptures often suggestive of a certain primitivism in their figuration and handling. During the First World War, Fergusson spent time in Edinburgh directly carving in stone, following attempts in terracotta and clay throughout his stay in Antibes.Fergusson was producing sculpture alongside his modernist contemporaries working in Paris, such as Jacob Epstein and Constantin Brancusi who were all aligned in their similar choice of material and subject. Nonetheless, judged against concurrent work being produced in Britain, Fergusson's sculptural practice was highly unique in its investigation and rendering of the human form. The offered sculptures demonstrate an assured concoction of influences, cultures, and his intellectual outlook on art. They are one of a select group of pointedly under-appreciated, yet fundamental, sculptures from an artist whose work helped shape 20th Century Modernism.

Lot 87

[§] JOHN DUNCAN FERGUSSON R.B.A. (SCOTTISH 1874-1961)STANDING NUDE Numbered 8/9 (at the base), bronze24cm (9in) highNote: The bronze was conceived c.1914-1919. This work is from a later casting in 2013, which was cast in an edition of nine plus one artist's cast. It was cast at the Art Bronze foundry, with the assistance of the J.D. Fergusson Art Foundation.John Duncan Fergusson is acclaimed as a pre-eminent member of the Scottish Colourists - a group of four artists that thrived with their shared interest and training in the French art scene. It is strange to think that a Scottish Colourist would choose a medium so restricted in colour, and he was the only of the four to work in three dimensions. Nonetheless, the period of 1918-22 saw the peak of his sculptural output, in which it can be assumed his Seated Nude mould was made. For Fergusson, sculpture presented new, provoking ways to manipulate and experiment with the human form, the physicality of his sculpture as exciting as the colour in his painted works. Lyon & Turnbull are delighted to be offering three sculptural works by the artist in this auction, all of which reveal Fergusson's fascination with the female form. The pose of Seated Nude is atypical, displaying the woman in a stance of meditation. Her legs are crossed, her arms are outstretched, and her head faces intently forwards. Standing Nude is a more typical pose for Fergusson, a strong and statuesque female figure stands with her arms clasped behind her, bringing one elbow to point up to the sky, the other drawing down by her side. While Head of Meg represents, in three-dimensions, the striking features of his long-term partner and muse, the dancer Margaret Morris.In many ways, the bronze figure of Seated Nude resembles icons of non-Western art - a field by which he was greatly influenced. Recall, perhaps, the ample imagery of sitting Buddha statues that can be found throughout the Asian continent. Cambodia and India, in particular, were of interest to Fergusson whose Celtic roots, he believed, were shared with these peoples. His time working in Paris, Edinburgh and London introduced him to museum collections of objects from foreign lands, and his highly intellectual approach to art certainly expanded his world view.Despite the noticeably continental influence on his work, there still remained this Celtic Spirit which he so passionately championed; his newfound interest in sculpture could be likened to the masonry carving of the Celts, his sculptures often suggestive of a certain primitivism in their figuration and handling. During the First World War, Fergusson spent time in Edinburgh directly carving in stone, following attempts in terracotta and clay throughout his stay in Antibes.Fergusson was producing sculpture alongside his modernist contemporaries working in Paris, such as Jacob Epstein and Constantin Brancusi who were all aligned in their similar choice of material and subject. Nonetheless, judged against concurrent work being produced in Britain, Fergusson's sculptural practice was highly unique in its investigation and rendering of the human form. The offered sculptures demonstrate an assured concoction of influences, cultures, and his intellectual outlook on art. They are one of a select group of pointedly under-appreciated, yet fundamental, sculptures from an artist whose work helped shape 20th Century Modernism.

Lot 424

Eric Gill (1882-1940) Two pairs of female nudes from Eric Gill, Twenty-Five Nudes, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, for Hague & Gill, 1938, first edition wood engravings each sheet 22.3cm x 13.8cm, unframed (4).

Lot 425

After Eric Gill (1882-1940) Two pairs of male nudes from Neville Spearman, First Nudes, London, 1954, first edition each sheet 25cm x 17cm, unframed (4).

Lot 510

[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS]. JANE BOLITHO Six works, comprising Finger of Fate, first edition, Constable, London, 1996, boards, dustjacket, octavo; Sweets for My Sweet, first edition, Severn House, Sutton, 1996; Plotted in Cornwall, first edition, Constable, 2001; Saving Grace, first edition, Constable, 2001; Lessons in Logic, first edition, Constable, 2002; and Killed in Cornwall, first edition, Allison & Busby, London, 2002, octavo, EACH INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Lot 511

[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Pratchett, Terry. Small Gods, first edition, Gollancz, London, 1992, boards, dustjacket, octavo, SIGNED & INSCRIBED, WITH TURTLE SKETCH, BY AUTHOR.

Lot 514

[TOPOGRAPHY]. YORKSHIRE Speight, Harry. Nidderdale and the Garden of the Nidd: A Yorkshire Rhineland, first edition, Elliot Stock, London, 1894, original pictorial brown cloth gilt, folding map frontispiece, plate and text illustrations, subscribers list, three pages of publisher's advertisements, quarto; Speight, Harry. Upper Wharfedale, being a complete account of the history, antiquities and scenery of the picturesque valley of the Wharfe, from Otley to Langstrothdale, first edition, Elliott Stock, London, 1900, original blue cloth, folding map frontispiece, plate and text illustrations, subscribers list, five pages of publisher's advertisements, quarto; Bogg, Edmund. From Edenvale to the Plains of York: A thousand miles in the valleys of the Nidd and Yore, Bogg / Sampson, Leeds / York, no date, pictorial crimson cloth, text illustrations, period advertisements, quarto; 'An inhabitant'. A Glossary of Yorkshire Words and Phrases, collected in Whitby and the Neighbourhood, Smith, London, 1855, original brown blind-stamped cloth (spine strip torn, frayed and glued, with losses at ends), octavo; Fletcher, J.S. A Picturesque History of Yorkshire, three volumes, Dent, London, 1899, armorial green cloth gilt, top edges gilt, frontispieces, full-page and text illustrations, quarto; Home, Gordon. Yorkshire, first edition, Black, London, 1908, decorative cloth, top edges gilt, paper-protected colour plate illustrations by the author, eight-page publisher's catalogue, quarto; and six other works, (14 vols).

Lot 1175

A rare and important Bernard Leach stoneware vase engraved with sgraffito kinked lines separated by cut vertical lines with clay and ash glaze, circa 1966, pottery mark only but a very similar vase is illustrated in 'Bernard Leach, A Potter's Work', Jupiter Books reprint 1977 edition, colour plate 5, that example being 14 inches high where as the present is 11 inches high. Bernard Leach's caption reads "Tall Engraved Stoneware Jar. Height 14in. the running glaze on this piece is composed of equal parts of clay and hard-wood ash and was first discovered by the Chinese before the time of Christ. The shape, although unlike any medieval pot I have seen, is none the less is influenced by our noble English tradition. Made at St Ives, 1966"(See illustration) From the Bret Guthrie CollectionOriginally born in Barrow-in-Furness in 1916, to a Russian mother and English father, Bret Guthrie moved to Cornwall in 1926 when his father's work took the family to Falmouth, where he enjoyed his school years before the family moved again to East London. He later returned to Cornwall to await his army call-up for WWII. Whilst living in Nancledra, a cycling accident in St Ives threw him quite literally, at the feet of David Leach, son of the renowned potter. This led to a life-long friendship with both father and son, as well as a job dealing with the pottery's accounts. During his time at the Leach Pottery he also learnt about glazes, clay preparation and fired a few of his own pots. When the original kiln hearth, built by Tsurunosuke Matsubayashi in 1922 came to the end of its useful life, Guthrie and David Leach constricted a new one. At this time, Bernard Leach was away teaching at Dartington and as he and his son were so busy, Bret was tasked with experimenting with clay mixes and glazes and recording the results for the use of the pottery. Through Leach, Bret met and befriended many of the St Ives artists, Peter Lanyon, Naum Gabo, Adrian Stokes, Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson etc. He married, and despite his role as a pilot in the RAF, he survived the war unscathed and took up teaching in 1946. Bret and Wendy became close friends with Francis Horne and her daughter Marjorie. It was Francis a local wealthy philanthropist who lived at Tremorna in Carbis Bay who offered Bernard Leach a capital loan of £2500 to set up his pottery with Hamada and also an assured income of £250 for 3 years and it was from Marjorie that Wendy inherited a cottage and collection of Leach pottery. It is a tantalising thought that some of the lots offered in this sale may have been personal gifts from Leach to his benefactor.Bret followed a productive and satisfying career, teaching in various Cornish schools and enjoying the exciting social life of post-war St Ives. He took an active interest in archaeology and joined many important digs and his work in Cornish pre-history led to his induction as a Bard in the Cornish Gorseth in 1959. In later life, he travelled extensively and involved himself in many local community projects including the creation of the Tate St Ives. It was here at the Tate in 2001, where Bret passed away whilst invigilating.

Lot 401

Five Railway Series hardback books, including 'Edward The Blue Engine', first edition, 'Thomas The Tank Engine', 'Henry The Green Engine', 'James The Red Engine' and 'The Three Railway Engines' and four other hardback books to include 'Winnie The Pooh', 'The House At Pooh Corner', 'The World Of Pooh' and 'The Wind In The Willows'.

Lot 973

Eric Gill (1882-1940) Pair of nudes and hands from Eric Gill 25 Nudes London JM Dent & Sons for Hague and Gill 1938 First Edition Wood Engraving.30cm high 35cm wide. 

Lot 109

COOLEY 1989 12 YEAR OLD 117.1 - THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY FIRST EDITION DISTILLERY ACTIVE with carton 70cl/ 49.35% (86.6 proof)

Lot 59

GIVE 'N' TELL (GLENLIVET) 1992 25 YEAR OLD - THE SPIRIT STILL FIRST EDITION DISTILLERY ACTIVE first edition, bottle number 222 of 256, with carton 70cl/ 51.4%

Lot 75

CARSEBRIDGE 1964 52 YEAR OLD - THE SPIRIT STILL FIRST EDITION DISTILLERY CLOSED 1983 bottle number 13 of 31, with carton 70cl/ 40.8%

Lot 49

THE MACALLAN THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO BUYING VINTAGE MACALLAN, FIRST EDITION 2002, The Macallan Distillers Ltd

Lot 110

YOICHI 1986 16 YEAR OLD 116.1 - THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY FIRST EDITION DISTILLERY ACTIVE with carton 70cl/ 56.6% (99 proof)

Lot 29

GLENMORANGIE 1993 13 YEAR OLD 125.1 - THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY FIRST EDITION DISTILLERY ACTIVE 70cl/ 51.2% (89.6 proof); together with TWO BOTTLES OF GLENMORANGIE 12 YEAR OLD THE LASANTA (Distillery Active), matured in sherry casks, non chill-filtered, 70cl/ 46%; and TWO BOTTLES OF ISLE OF ARRAN 1998 9 YEAR OLD 121.20 - THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY, (Distillery Active), 70cl/ 56.5% (98.8 proof) (5)

Lot 55

BURNSIDE 18 YEAR OLD (SPOONED BALVENIE) - THE SPIRIT STILL FIRST EDITION DISTILLERY ACTIVE bottle number 20 of 37, single cask Balvenie with a small amount of Glenfiddich added, with carton 70cl/ 58.2%

Lot 649

Collectables Books, 4 Enid Blyton books. 'Five Go Adventuring Again' by Enid Blyton First Edition 1943, 'The Children of Willow Farm' by Enid Blyton 3rd impression reprinted 1948, 'Five Have A Wonderful Time' by Enid Blyton 1952 First Edition, 'Five Go Off To Camp' by Enid Blyton Tenth Impression 1960 all with original dustwrappers presented in protective film (fair/good) (4)

Lot 647

Collectables Books, 7 children's books. 'The Quest for the Perfect Planet' by Captain W E Johns 1961 First Edition, 'Biggles in the Orient' by Captain W E Johns 1944 First Edition, 'Worrals Flies Again' by Captain W E Johns 1949 4th impression, 'Biggles Second Case' 1950 3rd impression, 'Slash G Hombre' by Tom J Hopkins First Edition 1949, 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville 1958, 'Mystery at Brinsford' by James W Kenyon 1946 First Edition all with original dustwrappers presented in protective film (fair/good) (7).

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