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Jewellery.- Boodt (Anselmus Boetius de) Le Parfaict joaillier, ou Histoire des pierreries, où sont amplement descrites leur naissance, juste prix, moyen de les cognoitre, & se garder des contrefaites, facultez medicinales, & proprietez curieuses, title in red and black and with large engraved printer's device, 2 folding letterpress tables, a few woodcut illustrations, errata f. at end, without cancel leaf F8 (pp.95-96), trimmed at head, affecting part of a number of headlines, some browning to 1 table, occasional spotting, 19th century calf-backed marbled boards, rebacked, rubbed, [Sinkankas 780; Schuh 710; Ward & Carozzi 254; Krivatsy 1541; Caillet 1286], 8vo, Lyon, Jean-Antoine Huguetan, 1644.⁂ Rare first edition in French of 'the first treatise to offer more than the briefest of views of gem cutting' (Sinkankas).

NO RESERVE Cornwall.- Borlase (William) The Natural History of Cornwall, first edition, folding engraved map with short tear at fold, 28 engraved plates, errata leaf at end, list of subscribers, some foxing and browning, especially to last few leaves, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rebacked, extremities worn, folio, Oxford, for the Author, 1758.⁂ A comprehensive account covering the climate, geography, flora, fauna, minerals and mining for tin, iron, copper, silver, lead and gold.

NO RESERVE Mining.- Hungary & Transylvania.- Born (Baron Inigo) Travels through the Bannat of Temeswar, Transylvania, and Hungary, in the year 1770. Described in a series of letters to Prof. Ferber, on the mines and mountains of these different countries, translated by R.E Raspe, first edition in English, 2 folding engraved plans, lacking final advertisement f., offsetting, occasional spotting or finger-marking, engraved armorial bookplate of Archibald, Earl of Eglingtoune to front pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments, joints splitting, but holding firm, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, [Goldsmiths' 11549; cf. Hoover 154], 8vo, printed by J. Miller, No. 6, Old Bailey; for G. Kearsley, 1777.⁂ Rare in commerce. Born was curator of the Imperial Mineralogical Collections in Vienna. He introduced the amalgamation process for the extraction of gold and silver to Austria.

Boulton (Matthew).- Young (Arthur) A Tour in Ireland, 2 vol., second edition, 5 folding engraved plates on 4 sheets, slight offsetting, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards with vellum corners, spines rubbed and heads chipped, by H. Goldney, 1780; A Six Months Tour through the North of England, 4 vol., first edition, 28 engraved plates, some folding, 6 folding tables, contemporary calf, rubbed, spine ends chipped and worn, 1770 § Holland (Henry) General View of the Agriculture of Cheshire, 8 engraved maps and plates, 3 hand-coloured, contemporary polished calf, gilt, a little rubbed, joints cracking, 1808; and 2 others similar, all from Matthew Boulton's or his family's library, 8vo (9)

Boulton (Matthew).- Provis (John) Tables of the most useful kind to facilitate business in several branches of the copper trade, first edition, list of subscribers, woodcut decorations and tables, contemporary half roan, covers detached, spine chipped, 4to, Truro, printed for the author by J. Tregoning, at the Cornish Press, 1801.⁂ "Mw. Boulton Esq., Birmingham" is listed among the subscribers. Provenance: Sold Christie's, 12th December 1986, Books from the library of Matthew Boulton and his family, lot 171.

Boulton (Matthew).- Jameson (Robert) System of Mineralogy, 3 vol., first edition, 16 folding engraved plates, 2 folding tables, some foxing and offsetting, contemporary polished calf, gilt, vol.1 upper cover detached, 8vo, Edinburgh, for Archibald Constable and Co., 1804-08.⁂ Rarely on the market and found complete. From the library of Matthew Boulton or his family (Christie's 12 Dec. 1986, lot 120).

NO RESERVE Boulton (Matthew).- Documents relative to an Investigation of the Manner in which the Funeral of the late Matthew Boulton, Esq. was furnished, first edition, 2 folding tables, 1 torn, Birmingham, R. Jabet, 1811; bound with Lander (George) An Answer to the Pamphlet of Matthew Robinson Boulton, Esq. of Soho, relative to his father's funeral, folding letterpress frontispiece of the funeral procession (torn in several places), Birmingham, 1811; and Whateley (W.) A Reply to a Letter of Mr. George Barker, Attorney, contained in Documents relative to an Investigation..., Birmingham, 1811; and Barker (George) An Answer to the Letter of Mr. W. Whateley, Birmingham, 1811, together 4 works in 1, some water-staining, mostly to first work, contemporary half calf, worn; and 4 others, Boulton, 8vo and 4to (5)⁂ The dispute regarding the overcharging by George Lander for the provision of silks and other materials for the furnishing and decoration at the funeral of Matthew Boulton, alleged by his son Matthew Robinson Boulton.

Boulton & Watt's Steam Engines.- [Wilson (Thomas)] A Comparative Statement of the Effects of Messrs. Boulton and Watt's Steam Engines with Newcommen's and Mr. Hornblower's, first edition, Truro, Printed by W. Harry, 1792; An Address to the Mining Interest of Cornwall, on the Subject of Messrs. Boulton & Watt's and Mr. Hornblower's Engines, ?first edition, [Truro], 1793, together 2 works in 1, library calf-backed cloth, 8vo⁂ Two extremely rare pamphlets, neither of which has seemingly ever appeared at auction. ESTC locates 6 copies of the first (3 in UK, all in Birmingham libraries, and 3 in N. America) and 3 copies only of the second (National Library of Scotland and 2 at Columbia University). There is another issue of the second work with only 22pp. - ours has 31 [1]pp. The second work bears an ink signature of J. Rennie on the title - presumably John Rennie the Elder (1761-1821), Scottish civil engineer, designer of Waterloo and Vauxhall bridges, who visited Watt at Soho, Staffs in 1784 before moving to London and running the Albion Flour Mills at Blackfriars, for which Boulton and Watt were building a steam engine.

Boyle (Robert) The sceptical chymist: or Chymico-physical doubts & paradoxes, touching the experiments whereby vulgar spagirists are wont to endeavour to evince their salt, sulphur and mercury, 2 parts in 1, second edition, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed, [Wing B4022; PMM 141 for 1661 edition; Neville I, 208; Fulton 34; Madan 3261 & 3260], a crisp and clean copy internally, 8vo, Oxford, printed by Henry Hall for Ric. Davis, and B. Took at the Ship in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1680.⁂ Second edition, but the first to include the second part, of 'the most famous book in the history of chemistry' (Neville). This copy without the inserted advertisement leaf (as often), which stated that the book was printed in 1679. The original edition (comprising part 1 only) was published in 1661 - PMM describes it as 'one of the most significant milestones on the way to the chemical revolution of Lavoisier in the late eighteenth century.'.

Gemology.- Boyle (Robert) An Essay about the Origine & Virtues of Gems, first edition, title within double-ruled woodcut border, water-stained, contemporary calf, corners worn, rubbed and stained, [Fulton 96; Wellcome II, p.222; Wing B3947], 8vo, William Godbid, and are to be sold by Moses Pitt at the White Hart in Little Britain, 1672.⁂ 'The Essay marks the beginning of the modern development in knowledge of crystal structure.' (Fulton). Boyle observed the formation of crystals from solution and experimented using gems in his own collection, leading him to several important conclusions including that gems and similar crystaline minerals had similar origins and structures.

Mining & metalurgy.- Agricola (Georgius) De re metallica Libri XII, collation: α6 a-g6 h-i6+1 k-z A-Z Aa-Bb6, title with woodcut printer's device, 2 folding woodcut plates, numerous magnificent woodcut illustrations, some full-page, woodcut historiated initials, final f. with colophon recto and woodcut printer's device recto, α6 blank, Basel, Hieronymus Froben and Nicolaus Episcopius, March, 1561 bound with Agricola (Georgius) De ortu & causis subterraneorum Lib. V - De natura eorum quae effluunt ex terra Lib. IIII - De natura fossilium Lib. X - De veteribus & novis metallis..., collation: a-g6 h4 i-z6 A-P6 Q8 R6 S4 T-X6 Y8, woodcut printer's device to title and verso of final f., woodcut historiated initials, g6 and M6 blank, early ink marginalia, Basel, Hieronymus Froben and Nicolaus Episcopius, September, 1546, together 2 works in 1 vol., occasional staining or spotting, 17th century mottled calf, gilt spine in compartments, upper joint split, but holding firm, lower compartment of spine detaching, corners worn, rubbed, folio (307 x 201mm.) ⁂ The second edition in Latin of the 'first systematic treatise on mining and metallurgy and one of the first technological books of modern times' (PMM), together with the first edition of the 'first handbook of modern systematic Minerology' (Grolier / Horblit). Literature: I. Adams A350; Ferguson I, p.9; Wellcome I, 67; cf. Duveen pp.4-5; PMM 79 (first edition). II. Adams A345; Ferguson I, p.9; Grolier/Horblit 2a; Hoover 14; Wellcome I, 62.

Mineralogy.- Brard (Cyprien Prosper) Traite des Pierres Precieuses, des Porphyres, Granits, Marbres, Albatres, et autres Roches, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, half-titles, 8 engraved plates, some folding, some foxing, library half morocco, 8vo, Paris, 1808.⁂ Brard (1786-1838) was a mining engineer and mineralogist who was assistant to Barthelmy Faujas de Saint-Fond, Professor of Geology at the Natural History museum in Paris.

Female astronomer and school-mistress.- Bryan (Margaret) Lectures on Natural Philosophy, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and 36 plates, list of subscribers, errata leaf at end, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, worn, 4to, for the Authoress, 1806.⁂ Margaret Bryan opened a school for girls near Hyde Park Corner in the early 1790s, relocating to Blackheath in 1795. Unusually she focussed her pupils' education on mathematics and science. In 1797 she published A Compendious System of Astronomy. Nevil Maskelyne, the Astronomer Royal, is included in the list of subscribers.

Mining & metallurgy.- Agricola (Georgius) Opera de l'arte de metalli partita in XII. libri, collation: *6 a-z6 A-V6, title with woodcut printer's device, numerous woodcut illustrations, some full-page, penultimate f. with colophon recto otherwise blank, final f. with woodcut printer's device verso otherwise blank, browning and foxing to varying degrees throughout, 19th century half morocco, rebakced, preserving original worn backstrip, corners worn, rubbed, folio (335 x 229mm.), Basel, Hieronymus Froben et Nicolaus Episcopius, [1563].⁂ First edition in Italian. 'The magnificent woodcut illustrations are a feature of this great work which remained unexcelled for generations. It marks the beginning of scientific method through observations as distinct from the purely scholastic approach of the Middle Ages.' (Annan, Historic books on mining, p. 6).Literature: Hoover 27; EDIT 16 CNCE 528; cf. Duveen pp.4-5 and Ferguson I, pp.9-11.

Mining.- Bushell (Thomas) Mr Bushell's Abridgment of the Lord Chancellor Bacon's Philosophical Theory in Mineral Prosecutions, first edition, general title with double circular portrait woodcuts, a few other woodcuts in text, one 2-leaf gathering misbound but complete with blank leaf, foot of title trimmed with slight loss to imprint, occasional light staining and soiling, some foxing, library half morocco, covers stained, [ESTC R9055; Wing B304; B6247A; B6247B; T1370A; W1635C; B6249; B6244; B308], small 4to, 1659.⁂ Rare, with no copy traced at auction and only a few other works by the author making appearances. Bushell (c.1593-1674) was a servant and secretary to Sir Francis Bacon. He was granted mining rights in Wales, revitalising the mines exploited and then left in poor condition by Sir Hugh Middleton, from which silver had been extracted and sent to the Royal Mint in London. He established a local mint at Aberystwyth in 1637 which issued various denominations of silver coins. During the Civil War he was on the Royalist side and held Lundy Island for the King, which was not surrendered till 1647. He is buried in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey.

London.- Campbell (R.) The London Tradesman. Being a Compendious View of All the Trades, Professions, Arts, both Liberal and Mechanic, now practised..., first edition, title and front free endpaper reinforced at inner margin with sellotape (leaving brown stain), short tear to F7 and final leaf Z2, some browning and soiling, contemporary calf, rebacked, extremities worn, [Goldsmiths' 8262; Kress 4846], 8vo, by T. Gardner, 1747.⁂ Rare on the market with only one copy at auction in the last 30 years. Ownership signatures of John Ward (1750) and Charles Palmer (1808) to front free endpaper, with further ink annotations relating to a Mr Clements and his engagement in work in 1812 to verso.

Cardanus (Hieronymus) De Subtilitate Libri XXI, collation: α4 β4 γ4 a-z A-Z Aa-Zz4 Aaa6, title with woodcut printer's device recto and portrait of the author verso, woodcut illustrations, diagrams, and historiated initials, final f. blank, Basel, Ludovicus Lucius, 1554 bound with Cardanus (Hieronymus) in C.L. Ptolemaei...de Astrorum Iudiciis...quae non solum Astronomis & Astrologis, sed etiam omnibus philosophiae studio..., collation: a6 b4 A-Z aa-ee6 ff-gg4 hh6 Aa-Hh6 Ii4 Kk6, title with woodcut portrait of author within ornate cartouche, woodcut diagrams, historiated and decorative initials, final f. colophon recto and woodcut printer's device verso, Basel, [Henricus Petri], [March, 1554], together 2 works in 1 vol., some staining or spotting, some light browning, contemporary pigkin over wooden boards, lacking metal clasps, corners worn, soiled, folio (313 x 201mm.)⁂ Cardanus' encyclopedia of natural sciences, which DSB calls 'a mine of facts, both real and imaginary; of notes on the state of science; of superstition, technology, alchemy, and various branches of the occult', bound with a first edition of his compilation of astrological texts. Literature: I: Adams C670; VD 16, C 932; Riccardi I, 252, 6.3 - Wellcome I, 1291. II: Adams C680; Houzeau and Lancaster 4856; VD 16 P 5255. Provenance: Ink ownership inscription of a Basel citizen dated 1560 to foot of title of second mentioned and 'Sum Jacobi ?Ryf..' (contemporary ink inscription beneath colophon of second mentioned.

Architecture.- Chambers (William) Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines and Utensils, first edition, with text in both English and French, dedication to George, Prince of Wales, list of subscribers, 21 engraved plates and plans by Fourdrinier, Sandby and Grignion, some spotting, mostly to final plate and text, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt with red roan label, rubbed, joints and corners a little worn, [Colas 592; Fowler 85; Harris 113-114], folio, for the Author, 1757.⁂ Important early work on Chinese architecture and design including plates of furniture, teapots and bowls.

Connor Brothers (British 1968-), ‘The First Thing I Do In The Morning Is Brush My Teeth And Sharpen My Tongue’, 2018, giclee with silkscreen varnish on archival paper, signed, dated and numbered from an edition of 60 in pencil; sheet: 42 x 29cm ARR

Caverswall China 1978 Christmas Plate Limited Edition of 1000, Number 804. First year of the series, boxed and with certificate. Please see images together with Caverswall China Queen Mother 80th Year Plate. Limited edition of 2000, Number 1380. Boxed and with certificate, Wedgwood Blue Jasper Silver Jubilee Coronation Plate H.M. Queen Elizabeth II 1953-1978; also includes a Royal Blue Jasper Table Lighter. Collection of Wedgwood Blue Jasper Christmas Plates. Early editions, Year No. 2. 1970 - Year No. 8 1976 - Seven in total, all in original boxes.

FISKE DANIEL WILLARD: (1831-1904) American Librarian and Scholar. University Librarian of Cornell University. Co-founder of the first American Chess Congress in 1857. An excellent A.L.S., `(Prof.) W. Fiske´, one page, 8vo, Via Aretina, Florence, 7th August 1884, to the Modena librarian, Signor Bibliotecario della Biblioteca Estense, Modena, in Italian. To an Italian postcard, Cartolina Postale, Fiske refers to Petrarca´s works and states in part `Would you have the kindness to tell me the name (and surname) of the editor of the opuscule Strenna filologica modenese for the year 1863. Modena tip. of the Immaculate Conception. 1862..and specially the name of the author of the article about the subjects related to Petrarca.´ further saying `I do not know if the library had received a copy of my small catalogue about Petrarca. If not, it will be a pleasure to send it again to you.´ Following the Great Will Case resolution, Fiske spent much of his remaining years in Italy, collecting manuscripts. Postmarked. VG  £250-350    Fiske married Jennie McGraw, daughter of timber magnate John McGraw. Upon Jennie´s death from tuberculosis, only a year after marriage, Fiske got involved in what was called “The Great Will Case” related to Jennie´s will bequest. Fiske donated thousands of volumes to Cornell, including a 1536 edition of the Divine Comedy, and a Dante collection. Upon his death, Fiske left a bequest of 32 thousand volumes to Cornell along with funds that he had received from Jennie´s estate. He is buried next to his wife in the crypt of Sage Chapel at Cornell University.

ELISABETH OF BELGIUM: (1876-1965) Also known as Elisabeth of Bavaria. Queen consort of the Belgians 1909-34 as spouse of King Albert. A good and attractive signed music score book, paperback edition, folio, 35 pages, being the Haydn Sonates for violin. Signed to the first page, with her initial `E´, to the upper left corner, in bold red pencil. The musical score book bears to the front cover the guilt title and to the lower right corner the “E”, being one of the childhood private scores of the future Queen. EX  £100-150     

EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.: (1890-1969) American General of World War II. American President 1953-61 & EISENHOWER MAMIE DOUD (1896-1979) American First Lady of the United States 1953-61, wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Book signed, by both Dwight and Mamie Doud Eisenhower individually, being a hardback edition of Meet Mister Eisenhower by Merriman Smith, published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1955. Signed by both Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie Doud Eisenhower in black fountain pen inks with their names alone to the half title page. Also signed and inscribed by Merriman Smith (1913-1970, American Journalist & White House Correspondent, Pulitzer Prize winner) in dark black fountain pen ink to the front free endpaper. Accompanied by the dust jacket and housed in a handsome custom designed dark blue quarter leather and navy cloth clamshell box. VG  £150-200     

AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: An unusual autograph album in the form of a 12mo hardback edition of The Ghosts of My Friends, arranged by Cecil Henland, First Edition published by Dow and Lester, London, 1910. The book contains the directions to 'Sign your name along the fold of the paper with a full pen of ink, and then double the page over without using blotting paper', the resulting image, or 'ghosts', some of which are quite attractive, being reminiscent of Rorschach inkblots. The present book is almost complete with over forty entries in bold purple or black fountain pen inks and includes examples by a variety of French individuals including Jean Richepin, Marcel Boulenger, Jeanne Granier, George Barbier, Henri Barbusse, Cecile Sorel, Marie Laurencin and Colette (2). The majority of pages are also dated (between 1910 and 1929) and are also signed again by the individuals at the base. Bound in the original blue publisher's cloth with an inlaid picture to the cover and gilt stamped title to the cover and spine. Some light overall age wear and, as is to be expected, each of the pages with a light vertical fold to the centre. About VG   £200-300   

GRATON JEAN: (1923- ) French Cartoonist. Best known as author of the comic book Michel Vaillant and its famous character. An excellent signed and inscribed comic book `Jean Graton´, with a very attractive sketch of his character Michel Vaillant in his hand. The comic book being a 9 x 11.5 hardback edition of `Michel Vaillant - Dans l´Enfer du Safari´, 48 colour pages, edited by "Les Editions du Lombard", Brussels. Signed and inscribed to the blank first page verso, opposite to title page, beneath a profile portrait sketch of Michel Vaillant. Very small overall minor age wear, otherwise VG  £200-300    

[TENNYSON ALFRED]: (1809-1892) English Poet Laureate. VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. An exceptionally fine A.L.S., The Queen, in the third person, four pages, 8vo, Windsor Castle, 26th February 1873, to Alfred Tennyson, on black bordered mourning stationery. The Queen writes, in full, 'Though Lady Augusta Stanley has already conveyed the expressions of the Queen's warmest thanks for high admiration of the beautiful Epilogue he has so kindly inscribed to herself, she wishes to repeat again herself to Mr. Tennyson these feelings on the occasion of the arrival of the copy of the very fine new edition of the Idylls of the King. Pray accept the renewed thanks of the Queen for the noble, heart stirring words addressed to her, & which were a complete surprise. It would give the Queen much pleasure, could she, some day, when he is within reach of Windsor, show him the Mausoleum she has raised over the Earthly remains of her dear Husband whom he knew how to appreciate & so beautifully described - as she feels sure he would admire it & think it worthy of Him who wore "…The white flower of a blameless life". She also hopes that Mr. Tennyson will not find Osborne too far a drive from Osborne'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Queen Victoria and signed ('The Queen') by her to the lower left corner. A letter of remarkable content and association. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG £2000-3000 Idylls of the King is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by Tennyson which were published between 1859 and 1885 and retell the legend of King Arthur. The poems were dedicated to the late Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, and in the very brief final section of the work Tennyson praises Queen Victoria, and her recently deceased husband, and prays that she, like Arthur, is remembered as a great ruler long after her reign is over. Provenance: The present letter is accompanied by the original Sotheby's description, clipped from their catalogue (lot 440, 22nd July 1980) which states that it was the first letter written by Queen Victoria to Alfred Tennyson. Indeed, this is the first of only eleven letters from the Queen to the Poet Laureate recorded by American Book Prices Current as having appeared at auction, and the earliest in date. The other recorded letters range from 1883-90 and cover subjects including her children Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice, John Brown, the death of General Gordon and her suggestion that Tennyson might try to persuade William Gladstone to retire from politics. In their description Sotheby's also state that 'Tennyson visited the Mausoleum at Windsor on 6 March. In her journal the Queen recorded her satisfaction with the meeting: "….When I showed him some of the details of the decorations in the building he said the whole effect was very beautiful & worthy of what it was intended for…"'

ROWLING J.K.: (1965- ) Joanne Rowling, British Novelist writing under the pen name J.K Rowling. Best known for writing the series Harry Potter. Signed and inscribed book, being the 6 x 9.5 hardback edition, 503 pages, of The Casual Vacancy, First Edition, edited by Little, Brown Book Group, London 2012. The Casual Vacancy is Rowling´s first novel for adult readers, and her first publication after the series of Harry Potter. Signed in bold blue ink `J.K Rowling´ to the presentation page. Dustjacket included. EX £200-300    

DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. D.S., Daphne du Maurier, at the conclusion, and further signed twice with her initials D du M at the foot of two pages, three pages, folio, n.p. (London?), 21st July 1952. The typescript document is a Memorandum of Agreement between Du Maurier and the publishers Victor Gollancz Limited and relates to a collection of short stories by the author entitled The Apple Tree, the agreement comprising twelve clauses detailing the terms of copyright and exclusive licence for Victor Gollancz Ltd to publish the work in the English language throughout the British Commonwealth and Empire and the rest of the world, although excluding the United States of America, further stating that the work will be published within six months of the date of the agreement at a price of 10s 6d and that a royalty of 17.5% will be paid to Du Maurier for all sold copies of the original English edition and royalties of 10% and 7.5% for cheaper editions, also detailing conditions regarding remainders and agreeing to send Du Maurier six presentation copies of the work on the first day of publication. The pages of the document are neatly stapled together at the head and pinned to the agreement are three additional unsigned typed memorandum notes, dated between 1953-60 and concerning alterations to royalty payments, an agreement with Doubledays for a Canadian edition etc., and also including a T.L.S. by a representative of Curtis Brown Ltd., Du Maurier's literary agents, one page, 8vo, Covent Garden, London, 4th June 1952, to Victor Gollancz, reminding him that Du Maurier's short stories 'must not be published in Canada until after Doubleday's publication date, which is the end of February 1953.' Accompanied by the original envelope. VG  £200-300   The present document relates to Du Maurier's anthology The Apple Tree which was originally published by Gollancz in the United Kingdom in 1952. The collection of short stories included The Birds which served as the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's film of the same name, released in 1963. It was also in this year that Du Maurier's collection was republished under its current title of The Birds and Other Stories. Doubleday published the novelettes in America under the title Kiss Me Again, Stranger.

TWO ART NOUVEAU BOOK VOLUMES (WITH THE FLAG TO PRETORIA) DATED 1901 An illustrated history of the Boar War First Edition

A.A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner, 1928 Methuen, First Edition, with Now We Are Six 1927, with Beatrix Potter The Tale of Mr Tod, with three other book, (6)

Channel Dash by Robert Taylor, very rare 33 x 26 inches WW2 print numbered 33/1000. At dawn on 12 February 1942 a German battle fleet rounded the Cherbourg peninsula. Their destination was Germany. Undetected, the battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, together with the cruiser Prinz Eugen and supporting vessels, had escaped from the French port of Brest, and were making an audacious dash - in broad daylight and under the noses of the enemy - to the safety of the Elbe Estuary. But first they must sail through the Straits of Dover, one of the narrowest and most heavily defended straits in the world. Everything depended on surprise - and air cover. Seen in Robert's painting are Messerschmitt Me109s of JG-2 as they fly low escort above the mighty German Warships. In company with a flotilla of escort vessels, the fleet is led by the 'Scharnhorst' followed by the 'Gneisenau' with the ' Prinz Eugen' steaming up behind, as they round the tip of the Cherbourg Peninsula at dawn on the morning of February 12, 1942. Four Knight's Cross holders, two JG-2 Me109 pilots and two German Navy crew who sailed with the Channel Dash fleet have joined the General in signing this historic edition making this one of the most collectable limited edition prints ever published. Given the job of providing that air cover was one of Hitler's youngest Generals, Adolf Galland, and his Messerschmitt Me109's of JG-26. Never, perhaps, has such a significant air-sea operation been portrayed with such style as by Robert Taylor in the now classic Masterwork, The Channel Dash. Originally created as the first in the famous 'Galland Trilogy', it has been personally signed by Adolf Galland and veterans of Operation Cerberus. Each print has been personally signed by the artist in addition to: Generalleutnant ADOLF GALLAND KC WITH OAK LEAVES SWORDS AND DIAMONDS, Major GERHARD SCHOPFEL KC, Korveitenkapitan FRIEDRICH-KARL PAUL, Oberleutnant ADOLF GLUNZ KC WITH OAK LEAVES, Oberleutnant-zur-see GERD-DIETRICH SCHNEIDER . Condition report Rolled so colours excellent, foxing to borders, most of which would matt out. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

A framed page from King James Bible First Edition 'The Second Epistle of Paul the Apoftle to the Corinthians' with certificate of authenticity

Dickens, Charles - First Edition - The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby with illustrations by Phiz - published Chapman and Hall 1839. Bound in half tan leather with raised bands and gilt lettering. Front piece has portrait with facsimile signature. Good tight copy.

Erotica: Sculpture/Garden Design: ▲ William Crozier (1942), Marilyn, 1975/80, Bronze, cast Hans Mayr Foundry, Munich, 1981, Edition 3/9, Signed and dated, 113cm by 83.2cm by 96.5cmExhibited: New York, Xavier Fourcade Inc, 1985 The following six lots (lots 104 to 109) of erotic bronzes by William Crozier, were formerly in the collection of Robert Skull who with his first wife, was one of the first collectors of contemporary American Art in the 1960's. The 1973 Sotheby's auction, "The Collection of Robert C. Scull", of 50 mostly Pop Art lots yielded $2.2 million, and was the first single seller auction of contemporary American art.William Crozier is a figurative sculptor who has lived and worked in New York for more than 30 years.For many years William Crozier was represented by Richard Bellamy and Xavier Fourcade. He has had one-person shows at Xavier Fourcade, Inc, New York, (where a number of these bronzes were exhibited) as well as the Richard Hines Gallery, Seattle and Jason McCoy Gallery, New York. Crozier's work was included in the 1983 Whitney Biennial Exhibition and is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collector Robert Scull purchased one cast of each of his new pieces from 1970 to 1983 and all of the bronzes in this collection are numbered 1/9. Other bronzes in the edition have subsequently been sold at Sotheby's and Christies contemporary art sale in New York in the 1980's and 90's.Crozier's public commissions include a monumental-scale sculpture of Senator Jacob Javits for the Jacob Javits Convention Center, The Korean War Veterans Memorial in Kissena Park, Queens, New York and a portrait bust of David Rockefeller for Rockefeller University.Due to the erotic nature of these bronzes we have not illustrated them, however photographs are available on request.

Erotica: Sculpture/Garden Design: ▲ William Crozier (1942), Bob, 1971/80, Bronze, cast 1981, Edition 2/9, Signed stamp foundry |Guss Hans Mayr Munchen|, 22.9cm by 137.19cm by 61cmExhibited: New York, Xavier Fourcade Inc, 1985 The following six lots (lots 104 to 109) of erotic bronzes by William Crozier, were formerly in the collection of Robert Skull who with his first wife, was one of the first collectors of contemporary American Art in the 1960's. The 1973 Sotheby's auction, "The Collection of Robert C. Scull", of 50 mostly Pop Art lots yielded $2.2 million, and was the first single seller auction of contemporary American art.William Crozier is a figurative sculptor who has lived and worked in New York for more than 30 years.For many years William Crozier was represented by Richard Bellamy and Xavier Fourcade. He has had one-person shows at Xavier Fourcade, Inc, New York, (where a number of these bronzes were exhibited) as well as the Richard Hines Gallery, Seattle and Jason McCoy Gallery, New York. Crozier's work was included in the 1983 Whitney Biennial Exhibition and is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collector Robert Scull purchased one cast of each of his new pieces from 1970 to 1983 and all of the bronzes in this collection are numbered 1/9. Other bronzes in the edition have subsequently been sold at Sotheby's and Christies contemporary art sale in New York in the 1980's and 90's.Crozier's public commissions include a monumental-scale sculpture of Senator Jacob Javits for the Jacob Javits Convention Center, The Korean War Veterans Memorial in Kissena Park, Queens, New York and a portrait bust of David Rockefeller for Rockefeller University.Due to the erotic nature of these bronzes we have not illustrated them, however photographs are available on request.

Erotica: Sculpture/Garden Design: ▲ William Crozier (1942), Debra, 1976/77, Bronze, Edition 1/9, Signed, 11.5cm by 43.2cm by 37cm The following six lots (lots 104 to 109) of erotic bronzes by William Crozier, were formerly in the collection of Robert Skull who with his first wife, was one of the first collectors of contemporary American Art in the 1960's. The 1973 Sotheby's auction, "The Collection of Robert C. Scull", of 50 mostly Pop Art lots yielded $2.2 million, and was the first single seller auction of contemporary American art.William Crozier is a figurative sculptor who has lived and worked in New York for more than 30 years.For many years William Crozier was represented by Richard Bellamy and Xavier Fourcade. He has had one-person shows at Xavier Fourcade, Inc, New York, (where a number of these bronzes were exhibited) as well as the Richard Hines Gallery, Seattle and Jason McCoy Gallery, New York. Crozier's work was included in the 1983 Whitney Biennial Exhibition and is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collector Robert Scull purchased one cast of each of his new pieces from 1970 to 1983 and all of the bronzes in this collection are numbered 1/9. Other bronzes in the edition have subsequently been sold at Sotheby's and Christies contemporary art sale in New York in the 1980's and 90's.Crozier's public commissions include a monumental-scale sculpture of Senator Jacob Javits for the Jacob Javits Convention Center, The Korean War Veterans Memorial in Kissena Park, Queens, New York and a portrait bust of David Rockefeller for Rockefeller University.Due to the erotic nature of these bronzes we have not illustrated them, however photographs are available on request.

Erotica: Sculpture/Garden Design: ▲ William Crozier (1942), Aching, 1981/82, Bronze, Edition 1/9, Signed and dated |81-82| and foundry mark Guss Mayr Munchen, 132cm by 128.3cm by 231cmExhibited: New York, Xavier Fourcade, 1985 The following six lots (lots 104 to 109) of erotic bronzes by William Crozier, were formerly in the collection of Robert Skull who with his first wife, was one of the first collectors of contemporary American Art in the 1960's. The 1973 Sotheby's auction, "The Collection of Robert C. Scull", of 50 mostly Pop Art lots yielded $2.2 million, and was the first single seller auction of contemporary American art.William Crozier is a figurative sculptor who has lived and worked in New York for more than 30 years.For many years William Crozier was represented by Richard Bellamy and Xavier Fourcade. He has had one-person shows at Xavier Fourcade, Inc, New York, (where a number of these bronzes were exhibited) as well as the Richard Hines Gallery, Seattle and Jason McCoy Gallery, New York. Crozier's work was included in the 1983 Whitney Biennial Exhibition and is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collector Robert Scull purchased one cast of each of his new pieces from 1970 to 1983 and all of the bronzes in this collection are numbered 1/9. Other bronzes in the edition have subsequently been sold at Sotheby's and Christies contemporary art sale in New York in the 1980's and 90's.Crozier's public commissions include a monumental-scale sculpture of Senator Jacob Javits for the Jacob Javits Convention Center, The Korean War Veterans Memorial in Kissena Park, Queens, New York and a portrait bust of David Rockefeller for Rockefeller University.Due to the erotic nature of these bronzes we have not illustrated them, however photographs are available on request.

Erotica: Sculpture/Garden Design: ▲ William Crozier (1942), Dawn-Marty, 1973/78, Bronze, cast 1980, Edition 1/9, Signed dated '1973-8' Stamp foundry Munchen19.1cm by 90.2cm by 61cmExhibited: New York, Xavier Fourcade Inc, 1984 The following six lots (lots 104 to 109) of erotic bronzes by William Crozier, were formerly in the collection of Robert Skull who with his first wife, was one of the first collectors of contemporary American Art in the 1960's. The 1973 Sotheby's auction, "The Collection of Robert C. Scull", of 50 mostly Pop Art lots yielded $2.2 million, and was the first single seller auction of contemporary American art.William Crozier is a figurative sculptor who has lived and worked in New York for more than 30 years.For many years William Crozier was represented by Richard Bellamy and Xavier Fourcade. He has had one-person shows at Xavier Fourcade, Inc, New York, (where a number of these bronzes were exhibited) as well as the Richard Hines Gallery, Seattle and Jason McCoy Gallery, New York. Crozier's work was included in the 1983 Whitney Biennial Exhibition and is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collector Robert Scull purchased one cast of each of his new pieces from 1970 to 1983 and all of the bronzes in this collection are numbered 1/9. Other bronzes in the edition have subsequently been sold at Sotheby's and Christies contemporary art sale in New York in the 1980's and 90's.Crozier's public commissions include a monumental-scale sculpture of Senator Jacob Javits for the Jacob Javits Convention Center, The Korean War Veterans Memorial in Kissena Park, Queens, New York and a portrait bust of David Rockefeller for Rockefeller University.Due to the erotic nature of these bronzes we have not illustrated them, however photographs are available on request.

Marc Chagall (1887-1985)Mein LebenA fine first edition copy, 1959, signed, dated and dedicated 'Pour Mon O. Poetsch' in black marker on the front endpaper, with title, justification, and text pages, all bound within the original boards, wrappers and dust jacket, overall 215 x 170 x 30mm (8 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 1 1/5in) (vol)

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)DesireThe book, the first paperbound edition 1962, signed and dated 'Le 17.2.65' in blue ink on the title-page, with text and illustrations, this copy in a tooled and engraved calfskin designer binding, overall size 200 x 135mm (8 x 5 ¼in) (vol)

Ed Ruscha (b.1937)Every Building on the Sunset StripThe rare book, 1966, the first edition, a particularly fine copy, with title-page and black & white illustrations bound concertina style in paper wrappers, published by the artist, in the original silver mylar covered slipcase, overall size 180 x 148mm (7 1/8 x 5 7/8in) (vol)

Ed Ruscha (b.1937) and Billy Al Bengston (b.1934)Business CardsThe rare book, 1968, the first edition, with title-page, text, and collaged elements, printed and published by the authors, bound as issued in faux wood grained wrappers with leather ties and a collaged photograph on the uppers, overall size 223 x 144mm (8 7/8 x 5 ¾in) with a handwritten letter on Edward Ruscha's personal stationary to the present owner, signed and dated July 8th 1968 (2)

SAFARI PRESS'ROYAL QUEST' BY BILL QUIMBY,No. 423 of five hundred signed copies of the first edition, Safari Press Inc., the hunting saga of H.I.H. Prince Abdorreza Pahlavi of Iran, 324 pages, bound with blue cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine, matching slipcase.

SAFARI PRESS INC.THREE LIMITED EDITION BOOKS OF 'CLASSICS IN AFRICAN HUNTING SERIES' ,comprising of 'CLAWS & FANGS' by Tony Sanchez-Arino, no. 94 of one thousand signed copies printed by Safari Press, 332 pages, 'GENTLEMAN HUNTER' by Peter Byrne, no.495 of one thousand signed copies of the first edition, printed by Safari Press, 'IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN' by Kevin Robertson, Safari Press, 277 pages, all three book bound with blue cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine, all with matching slip cases.

FREDERICK COURTENEY SELOUS DSO'AFRICAN NATURE NOTES AND REMINISCENCES',with forward by President Roosevelt and illustrations by E. Caldwell, Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London, first edition April 1908 reprinted August 1908, dedication to Theodore Roosevelt, 356 pages, bound with red cloth with gilt lettering to spine.

CAPT. H.C. BROCKLEHURST, F.R.G.S., F.Z.SA PRESENTATION TO H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES 'GAME ANIMALS OF THE SUDAN - THEIR HABITS AND DISTRIBUTION',Gurney and Jackson, London 1931, first edition, 'A handbook for hunters and naturalists', signed and inscribed by the author to 'To H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, in remembrance of his visit to the Sudan in March and April 1930. From the author', 170 pages with fold-out maps, twelve coloured plates, forty five sketches by Millais, Bell, Wallace, leather boards with gold gilt, with new end paper and binding.

FREDERICK COURTENEY SELOUS DSO'SUNSHINE AND STORM IN RHODESIA',a narrative of events in Matabeland, both before and during the recent insurrections up to the date of the disbandment of the Bulawayo Field Force, Rowland Ward & Co. Ltd. London. 1896 first edition, 290 pages, plates, maps, bound with beige cloth.

A first edition paper back Pierre et Gilles: La Creation Du Monde, published by Mitsuru Okada & Yobisha, Tokyo, 1991

'The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Spoon Collection' (12) and 'The Sovereign Queens Spoon Collection' (6), by John Pinches, each 'Member's Edition' set in sterling silver inset with gold-plated cameos and cased with certificates, together with a 1973 Royal Wedding Medallic First Day Cover (Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips), also by John Pinches, in white folder

A limited edition George V philatelists king gold coin presentation first day cover

[KLIMT, GUSTAV] DAS WERK VON GUSTAV KLIMT. EINLEITENDE WORTE: HERMANN BAHR, PETER ALTENBERG. WIEN UND LIEPZIG, HUGO HELLER KUNSTVERLAG, 1918. GUSTAV KLIMT (AUSTRIAN 1862-1918), artist, DAS WERK VON GUSTAV KLIMT. EINLEITENDE WORTE: HERMANN BAHR, PETER ALTERNBERG [The Work of Gustav Klimt] (Vienna and Leipzig: Hugo Heller, 1918), printed by K. K. Hof-und-Staatsdruckerei. Square folio (470 x 453 mm). With embossed title on cover page, containing 50 richly printed collotype plates including 10 in color and heightened in gold and silver, all with specially designed unique intaglio signets printed in gold in lower margins. Contents (title-page, plate lists, and separate sheets with Bahr and Altenberg text) in original case designed by Julius Dratva, Vienna, with grey-green cloth-covered spine over faux calf patterned boards with gilt square on front cover bearing Klimt's name within ornamental circle and his name stamped in gilt on spine. Hand-numbered edition 128/300 of this exceptionally rare and illustrious publication, complete with all printed plates and text.LOT NOTESDas Werk, Klimt's only monograph published in his lifetime, was produced in close collaboration his friend, the Viennese publisher Hugo Heller. Klimt supervised its production from 1908-1918, shortly before his death. Each image is rendered in collotype (heliogravure) and bears its distinctive signet in the lower margin. These gold signets were original designs, which Klimt specifically developed between 1908 and 1914 in order to designate and symbolize each image in this portfolio. The total edition of 300 originally included: I-XXXV including an original drawing by Klimt, XXXVI-LXX with a facsimile signature on the title page, and this edition of 230. However, many were lost or misplaced due to Heller's bankruptcy, subsequent move, and Klimt's death soon after the publication, making existing copies more rare. Amongst the owners of the portfolio were the Emperor Franz Joseph, the first to buy a copy, and the noted American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

First edition paperback, published December, 1946.   Good edition apart from previous owners name written on title page.    

CONAN DOYLE, Arthur. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, George Newnes, London, 1892 1 st edition. Together with The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, George Newnes, London 1894 1 st edition. Both in original publisher’s cloth. Aeg. First state copies, ‘Adventures’ having the required misprints on pps 133 & 317. [2]Condition report: Adventures: General light edgewear, Short inscription to front endpaper, Contents slightly shaken. Memoirs: Wear to edges and corners, Professionally rebacked, original backstrip relaid, Cloth reinforced hinges internally, Sporadic light foxing.

RAY, James. A Compleat History of the Rebellion from its First Rise in 1745…… . S. Farley, Bristol, 1752. 1 st edition. Presented in full leather. Raised bands and gilt title to spine. Engraved frontisCondition report: Professionally rebacked over raised bands. New spine label. Tips of all corners restored in new leather.

Joseph Florimond de Loubat. The Medallic History of the United States of America (1776-1876). New York by the Author, 1878. 170 etchings on 86 plates by Jules Jaquemart. 2 vols. Folio, publisher's original cloth lettered in gilt. First Edition dedicated in 1879 by the author to Mr. d'Hauteville, descendant of General Alexander Macomb whose medal is represented on plate 46. Exlibris de la Biblioth?que du Chateau d'Hauteville. Ex. Lot 1054 Auction 12 September 2015, Hotel des Ventes Geneve. RR! I-II

NO RESERVE Textiles.- Badin (Jules) La Manufacture de Tapisseries de Beauvais depuis ses origines jusqu'a nos jours, one of 600 copies, bound in half green morocco, gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, Paris, 1909 § Thomson (W.G.) A History of Tapestry..., revised edition, 1930 § Kendrick (A.F.) English Decorative Fabrics of the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries, Benfleet, 1934 § Synge (Lanto) Art of Embroidery: History of Style and Technique, Woodbridge, 2001, plates and illustrations, some colour, all but the first original cloth, the last with dust-jacket, the first two slightly rubbed; and 13 others on tapestries, some sale catalogues, v.s. (17)Provenance: The Partridge Fine Arts Research Library

NO RESERVE Textiles.- Tattersall (C.E.C.) A History of British Carpets, first edition, Benfleet, 1934 § Humphries (Sydney) Oriental Carpets, Runners and Rugs and some Jacquard Reproductions, embossed presentation copy stamp to title, A. & C.Black, 1910 § Faraday (C.M.) European and American Carpets and Rugs, 1929 § Mayorcas (M.J.) English Needlework Carpets 16th to 19th Centuries, Leigh-on-Sea, 1963 § Sherrill (S.B.) Carpets and Rugs of Europe and America, New York, 1995, plates and illustrations, some colour, original cloth or boards, the last two with dust-jackets, the first four a little rubbed and soiled; and 3 catalogues on rugs and carpets, 4to (8)Provenance: The Partridge Fine Arts Research Library

NO RESERVE Clocks.- Penfold (John B.) The Clockmakers of Cumberland, second edition, original rexine, gilt, Ashford, 1977 § Symonds (R.W.) Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks, one of 750 copies, bound in half green morocco, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine gilt, 1940 § Robinson (Tom) The Longcase Clock, reprint, Woodbridge, 1999 § Jagger (C.) Royal Clocks: The British Monarchy and its Timekeepers 1300-1900, 1983 § Brown (Peter) The Noel Terry Collection of Furniture and Clocks, York, 1987, illustrations, some colour, all but the first two original cloth with dust-jackets, the fourth also with slip-case; and 5 others on clocks, 4to & 8vo (10)Provenance: The Partridge Fine Arts Research Library

NO RESERVE Clocks.- Symonds (R.W.) Thomas Tompion: His Life & Work, first edition, plates, most colour, 2 folding, illustrations, bound in half green morocco, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine gilt in compartments, t.e.g., spine very slightly faded, 4to, 1951.Provenance: The Partridge Fine Arts Research Library

NO RESERVE Fine Arts.- Davidson (Bernice) & others. The Frick Collection, 8 vol., New York, 1968-77 § Duffy (S.) & Jo Hedley. The Wallace Collection's Pictures: A Complete Catalogue, 2004 § Levey (Michael) The Later Italian Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, second edition, Cambridge, 1991, illustrations, some colour, original cloth with dust-jackets, some with slip-cases; and c.40 others on collections, v.s. (c.50)⁂ The first comprises: Paintings, 2 vol.; Sculpture, 2 vol.; Furniture, 2 vol; Porcelains; Enamels, Rugs & Silver.Provenance: The Partridge Fine Arts Research Library