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[MISCELLANEOUS] Dulac, Edmund, illustrator, & Beauclerk, Helen. The Green Lavquer Pavilion, Collins, London, 1926, tan cloth gilt, octavo; Blackmore, R.D. Lorna Doone. A Romance of Exmoor, Boots, Nottingham, no date, blue cloth, dustjacket with pictorial onlay (worn, with losses), frontispiece and a further fifteen tipped-in colour plate illustrations by Charles Brock, quarto; Cundall, H.M., editor. William Callow, first edition, Black, London, 1908, green cloth, top edges gilt, twenty-two colour plate illustrations, further black and white plate illustrations, small quarto; and seven other works, including leather bindings, (10).

* Imperial Airways. A collection of Imperial Airways ephemera, including a Map of London-Ostend, Brussels, Cologne London-Amsterdam Routes, published by Cook, Hammond & Kell, 47 & 49 Tothill St, Westminster, with fold-out lithographic map, slim 4to, a Flying Map of the London Paris Route and another for Paris, Basle, Zurich Route, Imperial Airways Time Tables for Summer 1927 (first edition), Summer 1927 blue cloth cover (second edition), Summer 1927 brown cloth (second edition), Summer 1927 (third edition), 2 Imperial Airways Summer Time Tables and Freight Rates circa 1925 and other items (Qty: 10)

Porter (Sir Robert Ker). A Narrative of the Campaign in Russia, during the Year 1812, 2nd edition, 1814, engraved portrait frontispiece, two folding engraved maps with partial hand-colouring (with closed tears), a little light offsetting, previous owner signature at head of title, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with An Historical Record of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards or Oxford Blues, by Edmund Packe, 1834, portrait frontispiece, additional title with hand-coloured vignette, seven plates (six hand-coloured), some light spotting, presentation inscription 1848 at front, small bookplates, original cloth, lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Drill and Rifle Instruction for the Corps of Rifle Volunteers, 4th edition, 1859, nine wood-engraved plates, folding table, small blindstamp to title, original green blindstamped cloth, spine lightly toned, small stain to upper cover, 8vo, with other military related including Atlas to Alison's History of Europe, new edition, 1850, The Cavalry Journal, volumes I-III, 1906-08, The Household Cavalry at War: First Household Cavalry Regiment, by Colonel The Hon. Humphrey Wyndham, 1952; Second Household Cavalry Regiment, by Roden Orde, 1953 (Qty: 22)

Ames (Mrs Ernest). An ABC for Baby Patriots, Dean & Son, circa 1899, & The Tremendous Twins or How the Boers were Beaten, first edition, 1900 , colour plates to each volume, occasional marks, endpapers somewhat chipped, both red cloth-backed pictorial boards rubbed and marked with some wear to edges, oblong 4to, together with Raemaekers (Louis), The Great War, a Neutral's Indictment, one hundred cartoons, with an appreciation of H. Perry Robinson and descriptive notes by E. Garnett, Fine Art Society, 1916, 100 mounted colour plates, top edge gilt remainder untrimmed, original white cloth gilt with red morocco label to spine, large folio, limited edition of 1000 copies, plus other illustrated books mostly related to the Boer and First World War, including L. Raven-Hill, Our Battalion, being some slight impressions of His Majesty's auxiliary forces, Punch Office 1902, Collier's Photographic History of the European War, 1918, Muirhead Bone, The Western Front, 2 volumes, 1917, The Hun Hunters, Cautionary Tales from the Trenches, Grant Riches 1916, 10 original issues of La Guerre Documenteé 1914-1915, etc., all large format (Qty: 25)

China - Boxer Rebellion. Reports from Her Majesty's Minister in China respecting events at Peking. China. No. 4 (1900). Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty, 1900 [Cd. 364], first edition, HMSO [1900] 61pp, bound with Further Correspondence Respecting Events at Peking, (In continuation of 'China No.4 (1900)'). China. No.3 (1901), [Cd. 442], first edition, HMSO, [1901], 32pp plus separate printed docket sheet for folding, a little browning at front and rear, contemporary half morocco, rubbed and slightly split on lower joint, slim folio (Qty: 1)

Churchill (Winston Spencer). The Story of the Malakand Field Force, an Episode of Frontier War, 1st edition, 1st issue, Longmans, Green, & Co., 1898, half-tone frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 4 sketch maps, 32 pp. publisher's catalogue dated '12/97' at rear, no errata slip tipped in (indicating first state), bookplate of C.R. Hemeon to front pastedown and ink ownership inscription of Mrs Wood dated June 1904 to half-title (spotted) verso, upper inner hinges cracked, original green cloth gilt, a little rubbed and soiled, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: Clarence Reid Hemeon (1897-1953) was a high court judge in the Indian civil service, based at Nagpur. Woods A1(a). A nice copy of Churchill's first book.

Davidson (Major H.). History and Services of 7th Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs), 1793-1881, 2 volumes, 1901, colour and mono chromed plates and maps etc, top edge gilt, contemporary half calf, rubbed and scuffed, 4to, together with Tempest (Captain E V & Gregory) , Captain E C History of the Sixth Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, 2 volumes, first edition, 1921/23 , numerous monochrome plates after photographs and plans printed in red and black, top edge gilt, original publishers full vellum gilt, some light marks, large 8vo, plus Harveys (Colonel Sir Charles) , T he History of the 4th Battalion Norfolk Regiment (late East Norfolk Militia), first edition 1899, colour frontispiece, monochrome plates, some light browning, pale spotting to margins, original red cloth gilt, soiled and some wear, 4to, and other regimental histories, including Major B.T. Hodgson Record of the Fourth Royal Sussex Regiment, 1914, First Volunteer Battalion Hampshire Regiment Gazette, 4 volumes, 1890-1908, (first 3 volumes, fourth volume rebound in dark green plain cloth, Captain R. Holden, Historical Record of 3rd and 4th Battalions of the Worcestershire Regiment, 1887, etc, mainly original cloth, 4to (including 1 or 2 folios) (Qty: 19)

Forrest (George W., editor). Selections from the Letters Despatches and other State Papers Preserved in the Military Department of the Government of India 1857-58, 3 volumes, Calcutta, Military Department Press, 1893-1902, 2 folding maps contained in pocket at front of first volume, and 3 further maps to first volume, including one folding, some scuffing and slight staining to first volume, 2 folding maps in pocket at rear of second volume, and others plans and illustrations, all original red cloth gilt, first volume with some marks and discoloration to spine, rebacked, with original spine laid down, large 8vo, with autograph letter by G.W. Forrest to General Mowbray-Thompson, dated 3rd October, 1904, together with Russell (William Howard) , The Prince of Wales' Tour: A Diary in India; with Some Account of the Visits of His Royal Highness to the Ports of Greece, Egypt, Spain, and Portugal, 2nd edition, 1877, front endpaper excised, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, all edges gilt, original red cloth gilt, rubbed and some marks, large thick 8vo, plus Muir (Sir William) , Records of the Intelligence Department of the Government of the North-West Provinces of India During the Mutiny of 1857, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Edinburgh, 1902, original maroon cloth gilt, a few light marks, ex-library copy of the Church Missionary Society Library, London, with a few ink stamps at front and rear of volumes, 8vo, and others on India, the Indian Mutiny and related including, Colonel G.B. Malleson, History of the French in India, new edition, 1893, T.R.E. Holmes, History of the Indian Mutiny, 2nd edition, 1885, W.P. Andrew, Our Scientific Frontier, 1880, with presentation inscription to title by the author, H.M. Durand, The Life of Major-General Sir Henry Marion Durand, 2 volumes, 1883, H.C. Thomson, The Chitral Campaign, 1895, Duke of Argyll, India under Dalhousie and Canning, 1865, Colonel G.J. Younghusband, The Story of the Guides, 1908, The Happy Warrior, A Short Account of the Life of David, 9th Earl of Airlie, Winchester, 1901, etc., all except 2 volumes in original cloth, generally in good condition, mainly 8vo (Qty: 35)

Howe (Countess Georgina, editor). The Imperial Yeomanry Hospitals in South Africa 1900-1902, 3 volumes, 1902, folding maps and panoramas, illustrations, Certificate of Character awarded to Private A Elphick, 1900 taped to volume II folding map, top edge gilt, original contrasting cloth gilt, spines rubbed with some tears, 4to, together with Wallace (David & Francis D. Boyd, editors). Report of the work of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland South African Hospital, 1st edition, Edinburgh, 1901, folding plan, half-tone illustrations, a little light spotting, top edge gilt, original buckram gilt, a few small flecked marks, 4to, plus Brooke-Hunt (Violet). A Woman's Memories of the War, 1st edition, 1901, half-tone frontispiece, advertisement leaf at end, first two leaves detaching, original cloth, small bump to upper cover, 8vo, with nine others including The Tragedy and Comedy of War Hospitals, by Sister X , 1906, Captain F.D. Price's The Great Boer War 1899-1901, Boer War Books, York, 1987 (limited edition of 100, On Active Service with the S.J.A.B. South African War, 1899-1902, Kendal, 1903 and A Yeoman's Letters, by P.T. Ross, 1901 (Qty: 14)

Mackenzie (Compton). Gallipoli Memories, 1929; First Athenian Memories, 1931; Greek Memories, 1932, 1st editions, frontispices for first and third volumes, a little light spotting, original cloth, dust jackets for Gallipoli Memoirs and First Athenian Memoirs (Gallipoli with small reinforcements to verso), plus Compton Mackenzie's The Three Couriers, 1st edition, 1929 (Qty: 4)NOTESThe third volume of Mackenzie's wartime memoirs, Greek Memories, was suppressed on publication and the author prosecuted for revealing secret information about British intelligence services.A fourth volume, Agean Memories was published in 1940.

Pitt (Bernard). Essays, Poems, Letters, 1st edition, Francis Edwards, 1917, portrait frontispiece, top edge gilt, contemporary green morocco gilt, spine faded, together with Woods (Edward S., editor) , Andrew R. Buxton, The Rifle Brigade, A Memoir, 1st edition, Robert Scott, 1918, monochrome plates, occasional heavy spotting, original cloth, slightly rubbed and faded on spine, plus Mayo (Charles Herbert) , Our Bit, A Record of the Sea, Land and Air Service of a Group of Kinsmen in the Great War, printed for private circulation, Sherborne, 1920, monochrome plates, contemporary cloth with original printed paper label to upper cover, some damp marks, plus Bickersteff (Samuel) , Morris Bickersteff 1891-1916, printed for private circulation, Cambridge, 1931, monochrome plates, errata slip tipped in, a few related letters and cuttings loosely inserted, author's signed presentation inscription to front free endpaper, original buckram gilt, spine darkened and slightly faded on covers, all 8vo, plus other memorial volumes of the First World War (Qty: 32)

Frew (David). The Young Borderer, A Memoir of Alexander Dobrée Young-Herries, Captain, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1st edition, William Blackwood, 1928, monochrome plates, presentation bookplate (browned) to front free endpaper, original cloth gilt, together with Kingsley Darling, A Mother's Tribute, printed for private circulation, 1919, monochrome plates, some spotting throughout, contemporary presentation inscription to front free endpaper, original cloth gilt, rubbed, spine faded, plus Robinson (J. Woodside) , The Soldier's Cry, 1st edition, Marshall Brothers, [1918], original boards, a little rubbed and soiled, plus A Soldier of England. Memorials of Leslie Yorath Sanders... , Killed in Action March 10th 1917, 1st edition, Dumfries, 1920, portrait frontispiece, title printed in red and black with green vignette device, original cloth gilt, heavily rubbed, all 8vo, plus other personal memorial volumes of the First World War (Qty: 32)

Petrie (Martin, Compiler). Army equipment. Part V. Infantry, first edition, HMSO, [1865], 22 double-page engraved plates at rear, publishers adverts published on pink paper at front and rear, modern cloth, 8vo

Ruhleben and P.O.W. Camps. The Wooden City, A Journal for British Prisoners of War, nos. 1-28 paginated and bound as 1, Götteingen, 1 July 1915 to October 1916, some browning, modern cloth, 4to, together with Powell (Joseph & Gribble, Francis) , A History of Ruhleben, A Record of British Organisation in a Prison Camp in Germany, 1st edition, Collins, 1919, monochrome plates from photographs, original cloth in soiled and torn dust jacket, plus Durnford (H.G.) , The Tunnels of Holzminden (with a Side-Issue), 1st edition, Cambridge University Press, 1920, monochrome plates, embossed library stamp to title and bookplate to front pastedown, original cloth-backed boards, slightly rubbed, plus Cohen (Israel) , The Ruhleben Prison Camp: A Record of Nineteen Months' Internment, 1st edition, Methuen, [1917], monochrome plates, some spotting throughout, Camp plan front endpapers, rear hinges cracked, original cloth, slightly rubbed and soiled, all 8vo, plus other First and Second World War prisoner of war camps and German military publications (Qty: approx. 60)

Younghusband (G.J.) Indian Frontier Warfare (Wolseley Series), 1st edition, 1898, 7 maps, including 5 folding (of which 2 are contained in pocket at rear), single-page of the Chitral Expedition 1895 printed in colour, original red cloth gilt, some marks and spine slightly faded, 8vo, together with Shakespear (Lieutenant-Colonel J.) , John Shakespear of Shadwell and his Descendants 1619-1931, 1st edition, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland Press, circa 1932, monochrome plates, folding maps, etc., some light spotting to first and last few leaves, original green cloth gilt, large 8vo, limited edition 127/140, with handwritten letter from Mary Shakespear to Major J. Buchanan Scott, dated 24 October 1948, loosely inserted, plus other similar military history of India interest, 19th and early 20th century, including [W.W. Ireland], History of the Siege of Delhi, Edinburgh, 1861, George H. Hodson, editor, Hodson of Hodson's Horse or Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India, 4th edition, 1883, Sir James Johnstone, My Experiences in Manipur and the Maga Hills, 1896, Sir George Robertson, Chitral, The Story of a Minor Siege, 1898, D.C. Phillott, editor, From Sepoy to Subadar: being the life and adventures of a native officer of the Bengal Army, 3rd edition, Calcutta, 1911, Diwan Bahadur C. Gopalan Mair, The Moplah Rebellion, 1921, Calicut, Norman Printing Bureau, 1923 (1,000 copies printed), The Tourist's Guide to Lucknow, 1905, Johnstons' New Map of India with the Roads, Railways and Military Stations Noticed in the Insurrectionary Movements, Edinburgh, 1857, etc., mostly cloth bound, mainly 8vo (Qty: 14)

Brackenbury ( George). The Campaign in the Crimea: An Historical Sketch, illustrated by forty plates, from drawings taken on the spot by William Simpson, First Series & Second Series, 1855-56, 80 tinted lithograph plates, generally in clean condition, some minor spotting and light water stain to preliminary leaves, all edges gilt, original elaborately gilt-decorated, red cloth (designed by Digby-Wyatt), first volume with modern cloth re back, second volume rebacked with original spine laid down, small 4to, together with Nightingale (Florence) , Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not, first edition, third issue, [1860], printed advertisements to endpapers, later ink annotations to verso of front and paper, original black cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, with spine rebacked, slim 8vo, plus Hodasevich (Captain R.) , A Voice from Within the Walls of Sevastopol: A Narrative of the Campaign of Crimea, and of the events of the siege, second edition, John Murray, 1856, ink stamp and bookplate of Sir Charles J. Hamilton, original minor stamp, green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, rubbed and discoloured, 8vo and others on the Crimean War, various, 19th and early 20th century, including Henry A & Grey Neville, letter written from Turkey and the Crimea, 1854, first edition, 1870, Alexis Sawyer, Sawyer's Culinary Campaign, 1857, [Charles T. Wilson], Our Veterans of 1854:In Camp and Before the Enemy, Baron De Bazancourt, L'Expedition de Crimeé, La Marine Francaise dans la Mernoire et la Baltique, 4 volumes, Paris, circa 1860, A W Kinglake The Invasion of the Crimea (Cabinet Edition), 9 volumes, 1877-88, etc, mostly original cloth, mainly 8vo (Qty: 48)

Vane (Lieut-General Charles William, Marquess of Londonderry). Narrative of the Peninsula War from 1808 - 1813, first edition, Henry Colburn, 1828, folding hand-coloured engraved map of Spain & Portugal, and 6 single-page engraved battle plans, a few minor marks, short closed tear to folding map without loss, marbled edges and endpapers, bookplate of Tarleton Hodgson to front paste down, contemporary calf, rubbed and scuffed, with slight wear to extremities, morocco spine labels missing, 4to, together with Dalrymple (General Sir Hew), Memoir..of his proceedings as connected with the affairs of Spain, and the commencement of the Peninsula War, first edition, 1830 , written by General Sir Hew, modern half cloth other marble boards, 8vo, plus Bunbury (Lieut-Gen. Sir Henry) , Narratives of some Passages in the Great War with France, from 1799-1810, first edition, Richard Bentley, 1854, 4-page maps, light spotting to first and last few leaves, original red cloth gilt, some marks and a little wear mostly to head of upper joint, 8vo, and other Peninsula War interest, including Napier's History of the Peninsula War, 6 volumes, 1892, Memoir of Lieut-Gen Sir H. E Bunbury, edited by his son Sir Charles J F Bunbury, 1868, the journals and correspondence of General Sir Harry Calvert, edited by his son Sir Harry Verney, 1853, fiction by Bernard Cornwell and Allan Mallison, etc, mostly original cloth, mainly 8vo (approx. 60 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Rees (L. E. Ruutz). A Personal Narrative of the Seige of Lucknow from its Commencement to its Relief by Sir Colin Campbell, second edition, 1858, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding plan of Lucknow, original blind stamped orange cloth, rubbed and some marks, rebacked with original spine laid down, 8vo, together with Hay (Sydney) , Historic Lucknow, first edition, Lucknow, Pioneer Press, 1939 , monochrome woodcut illustrations, ownership inscription to verso of half-title, original red cloth in dust jacket, some marks and light soiling, 4to, plus Misra (Anand Saurp) , Nana Shaeb Peshwa and The Fight for Freedom, Lucknow, 1961 , colour portrait and monochrome plates and illustrations, contemporary quarter calf with dust jacket, rubbed and market, 4to and other Indian military history, all 19th and 20th century, including Major-General J.T. Harris, "China Jim" Being Incidents and Adventures in the Life of an Indian Mutiny Veteran, 1912, Charles John Griffiths, A Narrative of the Siege of Delhi, 1910, a bound volume of papers and proceedings related to the Mahratta Booty, and the claims of the Army of the Deccan, circa 1820-25, several parts bound in 1 pagination erratic, contemporary diced dark blue calf, somewhat worn, 4to, the majority of volumes bound in original cloth, mainly 8vo (approx 70 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Brown (Cedric). Cedric's letters during the Great War 1914-1919, first edition, 1926, mounted photographic portrait frontispiece, signed "Cedric 1919", some scattered spotting, authors presentation inscription to front blank " To MCN from Cedric, Nov. 1926", top edge gilt, contemporary dark blue morocco, rubbed and marked, 8vo, together with Boriston (J.H., editor) , Sir Douglas Haige's Despatches (December 1915- April 1919), 2 volumes, (text/maps, 1919), folding maps etc, original red cloth gilt in frayed dust jacket, large 8vo, plus Samson (Charles Rumney) , Fights and Flights, first edition, 1930, monochromed plates after photos, original green cloth gilt, lightly rubbed and spine somewhat faded, 8vo, and other First World War history and memoirs including TE Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, first trade edition from 1935 (in worn dust jacket, Leonard Woolley & TE Lawrence The Wilderness of Zin, new edition 1936 in dust jacket, John J. Pershing, My Experiences in the World War, 2 volumes, first edition, New York, 1931, Colonel John Ward, with "Die-Hards" in Siberia, 1920, Colonel W. Nicolai, The German Secret Service, first edition 1924, etc, mostly original cloth, mainly 8vo (50 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Douglas (Colonel Sir Howard). A Treatise on Naval Gunnery, first edition, John Murray, 1820, 5 folding engraved plates at rear, a few marginal annotations, damp stained to top margin, early bookplate of Samuel Thornton, and inscribed in ink with presentation inscription in brown ink to front head of pastedown S. Thornton from R Melville Feb 1st 1822, contemporary calf, rubbed and some wear, recased with original spine laid down, 8vo, plus Bacon ( Admiral Sir R.H.), The Life of Lord Fisher of Kilverstone, Admiral of the Fleet, 2 volumes, first edition, 1929 , monochromed plates, original black cloth gilt in dust jackets, large 8vo, VG, together with Douglas (General Sir Howard), A Treatise on Naval Gunnery, fourth edition, revised, John Murray, 1855, wood-engraved plates, including some folding at rear, original blind-stamped dark blue cloth gilt, little rubbed, and other naval history, including Naval Memoirs of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keys, 2 volumes, 1934 (with autographed letter signed by the author loosely inserted to first volume), Lord Fisher, records/memories, 2 volumes, 1919, 13 bound volumes of the naval review, a run from 1913-1927, bound in contemporary cloth, spines darkened, some soiling, large 8vo, the illustrated Naval and Military magazine, 9 bound volumes 1884-1888, uniformly bound in contemporary black half calf gilt, rubbed and scuffed, folio, etc. (50 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Marder (Arthur J). From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow, the Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-1919, 5 volumes, mixed editions, Oxford University Press, 1961-78, monochromed illustrations after photographs, light ex library stamps, original cloth in dust jackets (except 4th volume without dust jackets), together with Brigadier General Sir Edmonds (Brigadier General Sir James), The Memoirs of Sir James Edmonds, edited by Ian F. Beckett. first edition, Tom Donovan Editions, 2013, original dust jacket with slip case, limited edition 122/300, plus other First World War history and memoirs including Andrew Syk, The Military Papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, 1914-1917, Army Records Society, 2012, Hugh Granville White, War Amongst the Clouds, My Flying Experiences during World War I, first edition, grub street 2019, etc, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, generally g/vg, (approximately 80 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Barclay (Brigadier C.N.). The History of the 53rd (Welsh) Division in the Second World War, first edition, 1956, plates and folding maps, original cloth in glassin dust jacket, together with Aris (George) , The Fifth British Division 1939-1945, first edition, 1959, colour frontispiece, monochromed illustrations after photographs, original red cloth in dust jacket, plus Salmond (J.B.) , The History of the 51st Highland Division 1939-1945, first edition, 1953, monochromed plates after photographs, original red cloth in slightly frayed dust jacket, and other Second World War history including Malta interest, all 20th-century publications, mostly original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, (approximately 90 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Baker (Kenneth). George Washington's Illustrious War, first edition, grub street, 2009, numerous colour and some monochromed plates and illustrations, original pictorial boards in matching dust jacket, 4to, VG, together with Graham (Gerald S.) , The China Station, War and Diplomacy, 1830-1860, Oxford University Press, 1978, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, plus Tritton (Alan), When the Tiger Fought the Thistle, The Tragedy of William Bailey of the Madras Army, first edition, 2013 , original cloth in dust jacket, and other miscellaneous military history, all 20th century publications, including Bernard Cornwell, Patrick O'Brian and Allan Mallinson fiction, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, mainly 8vo (approximately 70 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Lloyd (T.). The Blazing Trail of Flanders, 1st edition, 1933, monochome plates, some spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, rubbed and slightly dust-soiled, together with Assher (Ben) , A Nomad under Arms, The Chronicle of an Artilleryman from 1914 to the Armistice, 1st edition, 1931, monochrome plates and 7 folding maps, a little spotting, original cloth gilt, faded on spine and at head of covers, plus Rawlinson (A.) , Adventures on the Western Front, August 1914-June 1915, 1st edition, 1925, monochrome plates, some spotting, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed, all 8vo, plus other mostly early to mid 20th-century cloth-bound First World War interest, 8vo (Qty: 3 shelves)

Dewar (George A.B.). Sir Douglas Haig's Command December 19, 1915, to November 11, 1918, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1922, slightly spotting to preliminary leaves, original red cloth gilt, spines lightly faded, together with Monash (Lieutenant-General Sir John) , The Australian Victories in France in 1918, 1st edition, Hutchinson, circa 1920, folding maps, monochrome plates after photographs, original dark blue cloth gilt, very slightly rubbed, plus Vredenburg (Captain E.) , West and East with the E.F.C. (Expeditionary Force Canteens), 1st edition, Raphael Tuck, [1919], monochrome illustrations after photographs, top edge gilt, original red full morocco gilt, generally in good condition, with a typed letter signed by A.W. Prince, Controller, Expeditionary Force Canteens, to Major Heasman, dated 9th May 1919 loosely inserted, and other First World War history, memoirs and related, including Constance Lytton and Jane Wharton, Prisons & Prisoners, Some Personal Experiences, 1914, Lieutenant-Colonel B. Roustan Bek, Aerial Russia, The Romance of the Giant Aeroplane, 1916 (in worn dust wrapper), etc., mostly original cloth, mainly 8vo (approximately 55 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Tomlinson (H.M.) . All Our Yesterdays, 1st edition, Heinemann, 1930, portrait frontispiece, top edge gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original pale brown cloth gilt, with slipcase, 8vo, limited signed edition 880/1025, together with Illusion: 1915, 1st edition, Heinemann, 1929, top edge gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original cloth-backed boards in dust wrapper, a little rubbed and marked, limited slim 8vo, signed edition 426/525, plus Aldington (Richard) , Roads to Glory, 1st edition, 1930, top edge gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original blue cloth-backed patterned boards, 8vo, limited signed edition 26/360, and All Men are Enemies, A Romance by Richard Aldington, 1st edition, 1933, top edge gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original yellow cloth-backed patterned boards, 8vo, limited signed edition 97/110, plus other First World War literature and fiction, including C.E. Montague, H.M Tomlinson, R.H. Mottram, Stefan Zweig, Edward Thompson, Edgar Wallace, etc., some in dust wrappers, all 8vo (approximately 75 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Aldington (Richard). Roads to Glory, 1st edition, 1930, original brown cloth gilt in dust wrapper (with colour design by Paul Nash), some chips and a little loss to head and foot of spine, and small portion missing to head of upper wrapper, 8vo, together with Blunden (Edmund) , Undertones of War, 1st edition, 1928, original cloth, spines lightly faded, in dust wrapper, some discoloration to spine and outer edges, plus James (M.R.) , Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, 9th impression, September 1927, & A Warning to the Curious and other Ghost Stories, 1st edition, 1925, both original cloth, a little rubbed and some minor marks, and other First World War literature and fiction, including R.H. Mottram, The Crime at Vanderlynden's, 1st edition, 1926, in dust wrapper with author's presentation inscription to John & Ida Allan dated 4 February 1926, Robert Graves, Good-bye to All That, an Autobiography, 3rd impression, November 1929, in dust wrapper, and other authors including Richard Aldington, J.B. Priestley, Ford Madox Ford, Edgar Wallace, Warwick Deeping, etc., all original cloth, mainly 8vo (approximately 80 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

A First Edition Rare VHS copy of 'The Snowman' it has been signed by the creator Raymond Briggs, the composer Howard Black and also David Bowie who did a special introduction. Complete with an independent COA.

Signed First Edition of Michael Atherton's Autobiography, Hardback copy of the autobiography, signed at Waterstone's in Deansgate, Manchester. Confirmation label is attached to the book. In as new condition. Please see photographs.

Rare First Edition Long Out Of Print 'Close Encounters' Promo Signed By 2 Legends. This is something really rare and a must for any film music or Sci-Fi fan. It is a first edition rare & long out of print Academy Award For Your Consideration Promo from 1978 for 'Close Encounters OfThe Third Kind', it was signed at 2 events by 2 legends. John Williams signed it in 1998 at the LSO concert at the Barbican in London and Steven Spielberg signed it at the 2008 War Horse Premiere in London. It has been in storage and only came out for the signings so it is in incredible condition andwould look sensational framed.

Stunning First Edition Upright Quad ‘Star Wars The Last Jedi’ Signed By Two Main Cast & Crew.This is something really impressive and a must for any Sci-Fi or Star Wars fan. It is a first editionupright quad poster for ‘Star Wars The Last Jedi’. It was signed at the 2017 European Premiere inLondon by Mark Hamill and Rian Johnson (Writer & Director)

Stunning First Edition Upright Quad ‘Marvels Doctor Strange’ Signed By 8 Cast & Crew. This is something really impressive and a must for any Sci-Fi or Marvel fan. It is a first edition upright quad poster for ‘Marvels Doctor Strange’. It was signed at the 2016 Premiere in London by - Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachael McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Kevin Feige (Marvel Producer) and Scott Derrickson (Director).

Stunning First Edition Quad ‘A Star Is Born’ Signed By Two Main Cast. This is something really impressive and a must for any modern movie fan. It is a first edition quad poster for ‘A Star Is Born’. It was signed at a 2018 press event in London by -Bradley Cooper and Lady Ga Ga.

Stunning First Edition Upright Quad ‘Star Wars The Force Awakens’ Signed By 10 Cast & Crew. This is something really impressive and a must for any Sci-Fi or Star Wars fan. It is a first edition upright quad poster for ‘Star Wars The Force Awakens’. It was signed at the 2015 European Premiere in London by - Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’O,Anthony Daniels, Lawrence Kasdan (Co-writer) and J J Abrams (Co-writer & Director).

James Bond 'You Only Live Twice' Hardback Book with Cover by Ian Fleming. First Edition, published by Jonathan Cape Ltd 1963. Excellent condition, please see photographs.

The Adventures of Paddington Hardback Book with Cover by Michael Bond. Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. First Edition, excellent condition, please confirm with photographs.

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Hardback Book with Cover. First edition, by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. Published by Alfred A Knopf. Excellent condition, The Dust Cover though is showing slightly wear and tear but doesn't detract., please see photographs.

Dorothy Hartley, 'Food in England', First edition, London: Macdonald & Co. Ltd, 1954

McLoughlin Bros., 'Johnny Headstrong's Trip To Coney Island', drawings by W. Bruton, first edition, New York: 1882

WILLIAM JOHNSTONE [1897-1981]. Abstract [Muir 1], 1981. lithograph, edition of 50 [22/50], signed in pencil. 32 x 26 cm sheet size, unframed, Inspired by Edwin Muir poetry. The Tate Gallery collection includes this print. An abstract painter from the 1920s on wards - perhaps the first Abstract Expressionist. One of Scotland's greatest painters. [very good condition]. buyers premium 20% + vat payable.

WILLIAM JOHNSTONE [1897-1981]. Abstract [Muir 2], 1981. Lithograph. Edition of 50 [22/50]. signed in pencil. 32 x 26 cm sheet size - unframed. Inspired by Edwin Muir poetry. The Tate Gallery collection includes this print. One of Scotland's greatest painters - and perhaps the first Abstract Expressionist. Very good condition. Buyers premium 20% + vat payable.

WILLIAM JOHNSTONE [1897-1981]. Abstract [Muir 4 - Interrogation], 1981. lithograph, edition of 50 [22/50]. Signed in pencil. 32 x26 cm [sheet size - unframed]. Inspired by Edwin Muir poetry. The Tate Gallery collection includes this print. One of Scotland's greatest painters and perhaps the first Abstract Expressionist. [very good condition]. Buyers premium 20% + vat payable.

WILLIAM JOHNSTONE [1897-1981]. The Target, 1977. lithograph, edition of 50 , 34/50, signed in pencil. 36 x 26 cm - sheet size - unframed. Inspired by Hugh Macdiarmid poetry. Great Scottish painter and perhaps the first Abstract Expressionist. [very good condition - tiny foxing spot at extreme top left corner]. Buyers premium 20% + vat payable.

WILLIAM JOHNSTONE [1897-1981]. Ode to the North Wind. 1977. lithograph, edition of 50, 34/50. signed in pencil. 36 x 26 cm sheet size - unframed. Great bScottish painter and perhaps the first Abstract Expressionist. [very good condition - slight foxing spot in extreme top left corner]. Buyers premium 20% + vat payable.

WILLIAM JOHNSTONE [1897-1981]. Eternity, 1977. lithograph, edition of 50, 34/50, signed in pancil. 36 x 26 cm sheet size - unframed. Inspired by Hugh Macdiarmid poetry. Great Scottish painter and perhaps the first Abstract Expressionist. [very good condition - slight foxing spot in extreme top left corner]. Buyers premium 20% + vat payable.

WILLIAM JOHNSTONE [1897-1981]. A Point in Time, 1977, lithograph, edition of 50, 34/50, signed in pencil. 36 x 26 cm sheet size - unframed. Inspired by Hugh Macdiarmid poetry. Great Scottish painter and perhaps the first Abstract Expressionist. [Very good condition] - Buyers premium of 20% + VAT payable.

WILLIAM JOHNSTONE [1897-1981]. Auld Houff, 1977. lithograph, edition of 50, 34/50, signed in pencil. 36 x 26 cm sheet size - unframed. Inspired by Hugh Macdiarmid poetry. Great Scottish painter and perhaps the first Abstract Expressionist. [very good condition]. Buyers premium 20% + vat payable.

Sir JACOB EPSTEIN [1880-1959]. Kathleen [1st portrait of Epstein's 2nd wife, modelled shortly after they first met], 1921. bronze, edition of 3 [later extended to 6 + artist's casts]. 47 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, UK ['bought from Lady Epstein in the late 1950s or early 1960s', deceased estate - thence by descent to family]; private collection, UK. Literature: 'The Sculpture of Jacob Epstein', E Silber, 1986, Phaidon, p.149. no.123. [very good condition - slight amount of dust in crevices]. Buyers premium of 20% + VAT is payable. ARR 4%..

THE ULTIMATE QUEEN - CD Box Set. Excellent copy of this Limited Edition Set (UK 1995, Parlophone 7243 8 5009 2 5, No. 00635). The front features the first album and Made In Heaven mounted above a large black on gold Queen crest logo and moving Freddie hologram. The inside of the box contains the other 18 golden printed picture CDs. Also included are a 16-page booklet, a numbered outer box. Set is limited to 15000. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex.

THE ULTIMATE QUEEN - CD Box Set. Excellent copy of this Limited Edition Set (UK 1995, Parlophone 7243 8 5009 2 5, No. 008514). The front features the first album and Made In Heaven mounted above a large black on gold Queen crest logo and moving Freddie hologram. The inside of the box contains the other 18 golden printed picture CDs. Also included is a 16-page booklet all housed with a numbered outer box. Set is limited to 15000. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex, however please note that the 'buckle' on the inside of the set is loose and the outer cardboard box would be graded as G+ as it has spots, marks, dents, tape and some damage.

The First official 'Super Crown' to celebrate the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant gold plated ten crown medallion, limited edition no. 22/999, boxed with certificate of authenticity; The London Mint Office The Diamond Jubilee Monarchs super crown, presentation case with original box (2)

Various books, Greene (Graham) Travels With My Aunt, Bodley Head, hardback with dust wrapper, first edition 1969 and A Burnt Out Case, Crichton (Michael) Jurassic Park, copyright 1991, hardback with dust wrapper, Steinbeck (John) The Grapes of Wrath, Macmillan Publishing 1939, with dust wrapper, Deighton (Len) Berlin Game, Hill (Susan) Mrs. De Winter and various others, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Lights Out For The Territory, in slip case, etc. (a quantity)

Rushdie (Salman). Midnight Children, paperback, signed, and other books, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Shaw (Bernard) The Apple Cart of Political Extravaganza, Sachar (Louis) Holes, Nichols (Beverly) Down The Garden Path and Deighton (Len) London Dossier, hardback with dust wrapper, 1967 first edition. (a quantity)

Australia . The Picture of Sydney; and Strangers' Guide in New South Wales, for 1838, 1st edition, Sydney: J. Maclehose, 1838, 27 of 29 plates only (including single-page plan, many printed on coloured paper, few plates slightly cropped), without folding map, slight toning, few stains and marks, top edge gilt, early 20th century morocco by Oliver & Boyd, gilt decorated spine and border to boards, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESFerguson, 2539. The first issue (of two) of this early guidebook for visitors to Sydney, with engravings by John Carmichael. It was the first publication of its type produced in Australia; the numerous illustrations provide a valuable visual record of Sydney fifty years after the arrival of the First Fleet.

[China]. Sheng ü Siang Chai, or Chinese Historical Illustrations, republished in Reduced Form by the Tien Shih Chai Photo-Lithographic Works, Shanghai: Tien Shih Chai, 1879, printed on doubled leaves of lightweight Chinese paper, lithographic illustrations throughout, many leaves now separated along fore edges, blind stamps ('Rotterdamsche Diergaarde bibliotheek') to first 2 leaves, stitched in original green silk wrappers, faded, extremities rubbed, 8vo (20 x 11 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESA scarce photolithographic edition of a suite of woodblocks originally published during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1661-1722) to illustrate the Sheng ü Kwang shun , a collection of precepts issued by imperial decree and 'divided into sixteen headings i.e. filial piety, fraternal love, concorn in a neighbourhood, industry in agriculture, economy, importance of learning, scepticisim, obligation to pay taxes, etc., etc.' (Preface).

Gamucci (Bernardo). Libri Quattro della Citta di Roma, 1st edition, Venice: Giovanni Varisco, 1565, title with woodcut mermaid device, similar device to colophon at end, folding woodcut plan of Rome, 38 woodcut illustrations, woodcut initials, leaves Bb3-Bb4 (i.e. pp. 199/200 & 197/198) misbound after A3 & A1 respectively,a few minor spots to title, ink inscription 'Relic a Castres. 10br. 1653. par Des Bords (Bordes?)' binder note at foot of colophon, early signatures to head and foot of spine, 17th century vellum, manuscript title to spine, insect damage to upper cover fore and lower edges and lower joint of spine, some light soiling, small 4to (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1655-1716), his signature to rear pastedown.Scottish bibliophile, writer and politician and friend of the philosopher John Locke. He amassed some 6000 books in his library (partly sold in the 1960's) and spent half of his life travelling and visiting bookshops in search of works of interest across a wide range of subjects. Adams G203; Cicognara 3743. First edition of this popular guide to the antiquities of Rome.

Goddard (T., & J. Booth, publishers). The Military Costume of Europe; exhibited in a Series of Highly-Finished Military Figures, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: T. Goddard and J. Booth, 1812-[22], 96 hand-coloured engraved plates (of 97), without the contents leaf in each volume (noted by Tooley but not Colas or Lipperheide), each plate with leaf of descriptive text, volume 1 plate 16 (Tooley's numbering) possibly with unrelated descriptive leaf, mild toning and offsetting, intermittent light spotting, all edges gilt, near-contemporary straight-grain red morocco gilt, folio (35.6 x 25.2 cm) (Qty: 2)NOTESColas 2058; Lipperheide 2115; Tooley 236. Large-paper copy. Without Tooley's plate number 24 as often. Tooley calls for 97 plates, with number 9 in the first volume used twice. Colas calls for 96 plates only, and Lipperheide cites a copy with 93 plates.

Hakluyt (Richard). Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation... , with an Introduction by Ernest Rhys, 10 volumes, J.M. Dent, 1928, monochrome plates, map endpapers, original cloth in dust jackets, some spotting, 8vo, together with Scott (Robert Falcon) , Scott's Last Expedition... , Arranged by Leonard Huxley, with a Preface by Sir Clements R. Markham, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Smith, Elder, 1913, 3 folding maps, black & white plates, publisher's adverts at rear of volume 1, pp. 617-620 carelessly torn when opened with some marginal paper loss to both leaves and loss of page number 617-618, occasional spotting, contemporary presentation inscriptions to front free endpapers, top edges gilt, remainder untrimmed, original cloth gilt, 4to, VG, plus Fleming (Peter) , Bayonets to Lhasa. The First Full Account of the British Invasion of Tibet in 1904, 1st edition, 1961, 12 black & white plates including portrait frontispiece and one double-page, original cloth in dust jacket, a little rubbed and spotted, 8vo, plus other 20th-century travel including T.E. Lawrence and Hakluyt reprints (Qty: 26)

Hasselquist (Fredrik). Voyages and Travels in the Levant; in the Years 1749, 50, 51, 52. Containing Observations in Natural History, Physick, Agriculture, and Commerce ... written originally in the Swedish Language ... Published ... by Charles Linnaeus, 1st edition in English, London: for L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1766, engraved folding map, moderate browning, final leaf repaired, modern half calf, 8vo (20.4 x 12.5 cm), together with: Graziani (Antonio Maria), Histoire de la guerre de Chypre. Ecrite en latin ... et traduite en françois par Mr. Le Peletier, 2 volumes, 2nd edition in French, Lyon: Thomas Amaulry, 1686, additional engraved title-page, ownership inscription dated 1696 to volume 2 front free endpaper (other free endpapers absent), occasional marginalia in the same hand, contemporary French calf, rubbed overall, spines chipped at foot, 12mo (14.7 x 8 cm), Anquetil (Louis-Pierre), Histoire de France, depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à la mort de Louis XVI, 15 volumes, 2nd edition ('revue, corrigée et considérablement augmentée'), Paris: Garnery, Fantin, 1813, contemporary half calf, a few labels perished, 12mo (16.8 x 9.8 cm), Egmond van de Nijenburg (Jan Aegidius van, & Jan Heyman), Travels through Parts of Europe, Asia Minor, the Islands of the Archipelago; Syria, Palestine, Egypt Mount Sinai, etc., 2 volumes, 1st edition in English, London: L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1759, the 6 folding plates absent, contemporary engraved bookplates and ownership inscriptions to front pastedowns, contemporary tree calf, 8vo (20 x 12 cm), and 5 others, Mediterranean travel, odd volumes or incomplete copies, including Des Hayes, Voiage de Levant, 3rd edition, 1645 (Qty: 27)NOTESAtabey 564 (Hasselquist); Cobham-Jeffery pp. 26 (Hasselquist), 24 (Graziani). Hasselquist's work is 'the first systematic natural history of the Holy Land' (Blackmer); the first part takes the form of a diary and also describes Turkey, Egypt and Cyprus. Hasselquist was a student of Linneaus, who saw the Latin first edition (1757) through the press following Hasselquist's death in 1752. Graziani's work was first published in Latin in 1624; the French translation was first printed in Paris in 1685.

Hastings (Warren, 1732-1818). [A Narrative of the Insurrection which happened in the Zemeedary of Banaris in the Month of August 1781, and of the Transactions of the Governor-General in that District], [Calcutta, 1782], secretarial manuscript copy, 688 pp., occasional manuscript rules in red ink, gilt edges, original marbled wrappers, manuscript paper label ('Copy, Governor General's Narrative of the Transactions at Benares') mounted to front cover, spine reinforced, rubbed overall, some wear and fraying to extremities, housed in custom half morocco solander box, folio (38 x 24.5 cm), together with: 1) contemporary manuscript folding map of Benares and environs (opening to 42 x 65 cm, split along transverse fold, old partial repairs verso), 2) letter signed from Henry Fletcher and Nathaniel Smith, dated 1782 (see note) (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: With letter signed from Henry Fletcher (1727-1807) and Nathaniel Smith (1730-1794) of the East India Company to Thomas Townshend (1733-1800, later 1st Viscount Sydney) as secretary of state, Home Office, sent care of Evan Nepean (1752-1822) as under-secretary of state (addressed 'Evan Nepean Esq.' at foot) and dated 21 August 1782: 'Sir, we have the honor to transmit for the information of Mr. Secretary Townshend, Copy of the Governor General's Narrative of the Transactions at Benares'. Fletcher was chairman of the East India Company in 1782-3, and Smith was his immediate successor. Nepean later served as governor of Bombay (1812-19). Hasting's work was published at Calcutta the same year, and was one of the first books to be printed in the city. The final twelve pages (pp. 677-88) of this manuscript copy comprise a 'Minute of the Board' not apparently included in the printed edition.