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Johnston (Alexander Keith). The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1861, 48 double-page engraved maps, hand-coloured in outline, dampstaining to lower margins mostly affecting first & last few leaves, bookplate of William Orme Foster to upper pastedown, without front free endpaper, all edges gilt, contemporary half morocco, covers detached, joints split, worn & marked, folio, together with Bredow (G.G.) , Compendious View of Universal History and Literature, in a Series of Tables, 2nd edition, enlarged and greatly improved, London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, 1824, folding table, scattered spotting, bookplate of William Orme Foster to upper pastedown, contemporary half calf, rubbed, slim folio (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: William Orme Foster (1814-1899) was an iron & coalmaster and the owner of the industrial firm John Bradley & Co. He served as a Liberal MP for South Staffordshire from 1857 until 1868.

Knolles (Richard, & Paul Rycaut). The Turkish History, from the Original of that Nation, to the Growth of the Ottoman Empire: with the Lives and Conquests of their Princes and Emperors, by Richard Knolles. With a Continuation to this Present Year. MDCLXXXVII. Whereunto is added the Present State of the Ottoman Empire, by Sir Paul Rycaut, 2 volumes, London: for Thomas Bassett, 1687, signatures pi1 *2 B-4I4 4K2 5A-5Z4 6A1, pi2 6A2-4 6B-6B4 chi2 B-2K4 2L2 2N-2V4 [par.]-3[par.]4 4[par.]2 [dagger]-2[dagger]2 3[dagger]1 A4-O4 (-A4, apparently not called for), half-title to volume 1, title-pages in red and black, 20 engraved plates (of 21: lacking the folding plate of a Turkish pageant), a few spill-burns or other small holes in text, a very small number of leaves with a corner torn away, volume 2 frontispiece and title-page slightly frayed along fore edges, closed tear in volume 2 signature Z4 extending into text, modern calf, folio (37.8 x 23 cm) (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: 'E libris Jo Smyth' (contemporary inscription to volume two initial blank); 'Elizabeth Ketchersyde' (inscriptions to volume one half-title and volume two initial blank); 'Anna Maria Gambier' (later inscriptions to title-pages). Atabey 1076; Blackmer 1466 (with the supplementary volume, printed in 1700); Wing K702, R2407, R2414A. First collected edition. 'This complex publication is the result of a major subscription venture which involved over eighty London booksellers as subscribers' (Atabey). The sixth edition of Knolles's text (first edition 1603) is followed by the revised second edition of Rycaut's History of the Turkish Empire (first edition 1680), and another edition of Rycaut's Present State of the Ottoman Empire (first edition 1666/7). This copy matches Atabey's collation but with a few gatherings (containing indexes) bound in a different order.

Mariti (Giovanni). Travels through Cyprus, Syria, and Palestine: with a General History of the Levant, 3 volumes, 1st edition in English, London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1791-2, xxiv 340, xix 437, [viii] 512 pp., toning, occasional spotting, half-titles to volumes 1 and 3 (discarded in volume 2), modern tan half calf to style, 8vo (20.5 x 12.5 cm) (Qty: 3)NOTESCobham-Jeffery p. 37 (citing two volumes only); cf. Atabey 770-1, Blackmer 1079 (other editions). First published in Italian between 1769 and 1777, 'Mariti's book is one of the most important of all works on Cyprus' (Atabey); the first edition in English is scarce. The author spent seven years as vice-consul at Larnaca and also travelled widely through the Middle East.

Paroletti (Modeste). Turin et ses Curiosities ou description historique de tout ce que cette capitale de remarkquable dans ses monumens, ses edifices et ses environs, 1st edition, Turin, 1819, two folding engraved views (first one with imprint partially shaved at foot), 14 engraved plates and plans only (of 15, lacking folding plate VIII at end), a little light spotting, bookplate, contemporary half calf, spine darkened, a little rubbed and scuffed, 8vo (Qty: 1)

Pococke (Richard). Beschreibung des Morgenlandes und einiger anderer Länder, 3 volumes, 1st edition in German, Erlangen: Stifthaus, 1754-5, signatures )(3 [superscript 2])(3 2)(4 3)(2 A-3K4, a3 b-f4 A-3C4, pi3 )(2 2-3)(4 4)(2 A-3G4 2H2, 3 engraved frontispieces, 180 engraved plates and maps (numbered 1-32 34-76, 1-103, and including 2 unnumbered plates), many folding, mild damp-staining to foot of gutter towards rear of volume 1, all edges sprinkled red, contemporary vellum, manuscript spine-titles, gilt supralibros of Magdeburg Cathedral library ('signetum biblioth. ecclesiae metropolit. Magdeburg') to front covers, rear board of volume 1 water-stained, 4to (24.2 x 19 cm) (Qty: 3)NOTESProvenance: 1) Library of Magdeburg Cathedral (armorial binding); 2) Königliche Dom-Gymnasium zu Magdeburg (ink-stamps to title-page and first page of text in each volume). Cobham-Jeffery p. 51; cf. Atabey 965 and Blackmer 1323 for the first edition ( A Description of the East , 1743-5). A very good copy. The plates include views, antiquities, costumes, architectural studies, botanical subjects and plans.

Richardson (James). Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, under the orders and at the expense of Her Majesty's Government, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Chapman and Hall, 1853, half-title to volume 1 present, with an additional half-title (possibly from volume 2) misbound before preface, volume 1 title with contemporary ink inscription at head 'A. Goodsir, nephew of author, from Gertie', folding map, some spotting to first few leaves of volume 1, and preface leaves misbound, most endpapers to volume 1 renewed, contemporary calf gilt, a few marks, extremities a little worn, volume 1 rebacked with original spine relaid, gilt on spines rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: From the Goodsir family by descent. Susanna Richardson, sister to the author, married Joseph Goodsir in 1834. This book was presented to one of their sons, probably Alexander David Goodsir (born 1838).

Richardson (James). Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the years of 1845 and 1846..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1848, volume 1 with portrait frontispiece (blank reverse with annotations by a family member, relating to the Goodsir and Richardson family connection), engraved plate to volume 1 and frontispiece to volume 2 spotted (affecting adjacent leaves), first volume title with contemporary ink inscription at head 'A. Goodsir, nephew of author, from Monica', folding map (some spotting), volume 2 hinges cracked, contemporary blue calf gilt, rubbed and marked, some corners showing, volume 1 rebacked with original spine relaid, spine labels chipped, 8vo (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: From the Goodsir family by descent. Susanna Richardson, sister to the author, married Joseph Goodsir in 1834. This book was presented to one of their sons, probably Alexander David Goodsir (born 1838).

Stanley (Henry M.) In Darkest Africa or the Quest and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1890, 3 folding maps (volume I map washed and re-guarded?), illustrations, some light rippling and a little spotting, volume I front hinge broken, bookplate, original red decorative cloth gilt, volume I spine tips repaired, 8vo, together with another set of the same work (volume II lacking first map) (Qty: 4)

Vaillant (Jean). Historia Ptolemaeorum Aegypti regum, ad fidem numismatum accommodata, 1st edition, Amsterdam: G. Gallet, 1701, half-title, title-page in red and black with engraved vignette, engraved arms to dedication leaf, engraved numismatic vignettes throughout the text, spotting and browning, contemporary vellum, folio (30.4 x 19.8 cm), together with: Della Chiesa (Francesco Agostino), Corona reale di Savoia, o sia relatione delle provincie, e titoli ad essa appartenenti, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Turin: Onorato Derossi, 1777, half-titles (woodcut portrait verso to that of volume 1), woodcut armorial devices throughout, errata leaf to volume 1, moderate browning, contemporary marbled sheep, gilt spines, 4to (25.5 x 19.5 cm), Paruta (Paolo), [Discorsi politici], 1st edition, Venice: Domenico Nicolini, 1599, damp-staining, loss to head of title-page, without *4 (blank), worming to quires A-F and final few leaves, light marginal worming to other quires, tape-repair and staining to 4G4, modern calf, 4to (22 x 16 cm), and Sansovino (Francesco), Historia universale dell'origine, guerre, et imperio de Turche. Accresciuta in questa ultima impressione di varie materie notabili, con le viti di tutti gl'imperatori Ottomani sino alli nostri tempi, dal conte Maiolino Bisaccioni, part 1 only [of 2], Venice: Sebastiano Combi and Giovanni La Nou, 1654, signatures pi4 a4 b8 A-3N8 (-pi1, half-title, and 3N8, blank), lacking the second part 'Viti di tutti gl'imperatori Ottomani ...', 19th-century paper boards, 4to (24.2 x 16.5 cm) (Qty: 5)NOTESAdams P363 (Paruta); Blackmer 1487 (Sansovino). Della Chiesa's extensive history of the House of Savoy and its associated territories was first printed at Cuneo in 1655-7. The author was Jesuit bishop of Saluzzo and 'one of the major Piedmontese historians of the seventeenth century' (Osborne, Dynasty and Diplomacy in the Court of Savoy, p. 76). Chapter 21 of the second volume (pp. 260-94) is dedicated to Cyprus.

Birmingham. A Poetic Survey round Birmingham; with a brief description of the different Curiosities and Manufactories of the Place. Intended as a Guide to Strangers..., by J. Bisset..., Accompanied by a magnificent Directory; with the Names, Professions, &c..., Birmingham: Printed for the author by Swinney & Hawkins, [1800], verso of half-title inscribed by the author to a Capt. Murray, engraved city plan frontispiece, 26 of 27 engraved plates (lacking plate V, Lloyd's New Hotel), edges untrimmed, endpapers renewed, original marbled boards, modern cloth spine, slim 8vo, contained in slipcase, together with Hutton (William) , An History of Birmingham, 3rd edition, Birmingham: Printed by Thomas Pearson, 1795, 2 folding engraved plans and 15 engraved plates, bookplate of Sarah Philtott to upper pastedown, mid 19th century half calf gilt, 8vo, plus Pye (Charles) , A Description of Modern Birmingham; whereunto are annexed, Observations made during an Excursion round the Town, in the Summer of 1818, including Warwick and Leamington, Birmingham & London: Printed by W. Talbot, for John Lowe, J.M. Richardson & Sherwood & Co., [1820], bound with Lackington (James) , Memoirs of the Forty-Five First Years of the Life of J. Lackington, Bookseller, Finsbury Square, London, Written by Himself, new edition, London: Printed by J.D. Dewick, for Lackington, Allen & Co., 1804, engraved portrait frontispiece, some offsetting and spotting, bookplate of Samuel Henry Hamer, top edge gilt, late 19th century half calf, contrasting morocco labels, 8vo, and Prosser (Richard B.) , Birmingham Inventors and Inventions, being a contribution to the Industrial History of Birmingham, Birmingham: The "Journal" Printing Works, 1881, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, hinges repaired, original cloth with modern dark green morocco spine, slim 8vo (one of fifty copies for Private Circulation), plus other British topography, mostly Birmingham related including History of the Staffordshire Potteries..., [by Simeon Shaw], Hanley: Printed for the author by G. Jackson, 1829; The Duty of the Respective Officers appointed by the Court Leet, in the Manor of Birmingham, Birmingham: Printed by E. Piercy, 1789; The Buildings of Birmingham Past & Present, Birmingham: Thomas Underwood & Walter J. Sackett, [1866]; Cornish's Guide to Birmingham, 9th edition, 1855; The Life of William Hutton, 1816; & Colbran's New Guide for Tunbridge Wells, edited by James Phippen, 1840 (Qty: 15)

Aldrovandi (Ulisse). Serpentum et Draconum Historiae libri duo, 1st edition, Bologna: Clementem Ferronium, 1640, half title, engraved title by Baptista Coriolanus, full-page woodcut illustrations of snakes, dragons and other fantastical creatures, errata leaf at end with colophon and printer's device verso, lacking front endpaper, small ink stamps to half title recto and verso, title verso and at foot of first dedication leaf, some mainly light spotting and toning, a few small marginal water stains, small bookplate, contemporary vellum, spine repaired with vellum overlay with manuscript title, lower joint splitting, further repair at head, some soiling and edge wear, folio (Qty: 1)NOTESNissen ZBI 78; Wood pp. 184-85: "This celebrated naturalist was born at Bologna of a noble family and devoted his life to lecturing, collecting specimens and in writing and illustrating numerous treatises on biological subjects." He founded the botanical garden in Bologna, one of the first in Europe.

Blunt (David Enderby). Elephant, 1st edition, 1933, half-tone illustrations, advertisements at end, original cloth, spine lettering dulled, tiny flecked marks to lower cover, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESCzech p. 30 (for the first American edition): "Blunt was an elephant control officer in Tanganyika, hunting primarily in the Linda Province. He details the natural history and biology of the elephant, relates his experiences as a cultivation officer and provides an excellent chapter on past and present elephant hunters... A classic of African elephant hunting."

Wallace (Alfred Russel). Darwinism. An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with some of its Applications, 1st edition, 1889, portrait frontispiece, illustrations, folding colour map, advertisement leaf at end, previous owner signature, bookplates, original green cloth, spine slightly darkened, 8vo, together with Darwin (Charles). The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th edition, fifty-sixth thousand, 1899, folding diagrammatic plate, advertisement leaf at end, a little light offsetting and spotting, original green cloth gilt, spine a trifle darkened, 8vo (QTY: 2)NOTESFirst work from the library of author John Fowles (his bookplate); second work Freeman 457.

Wallace (Alfred Russel). Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, with an Account of the Native Tribes, and Observations on the Climate, Geology, and Natural History of the Amazon Valley, edited by George Thomas Bettany, Ward, Lock, circa 1900, portrait frontispiece, map and 10 plates, a few illustrations to text, title and frontispiece tissue-guard spotted, contemporary ink ownership of W.A.F. Balfour Browne, Glasgow, 4 April 1901 to half-title and later ballpoint pen inscription of Margaret Mee dated at London, October 1966 beneath, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Mee (Margaret Ursula) , In Search of the Flowers of the Amazon Forests, edited by Tony Morrison, Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club for Nonesuch Expeditions, 1988, colour and black & white illustrations throughout, autographs of Margaret Mee's friends and admirers on blank versos of front and rear free endpapers and first and last leaves plus one loosely inserted sheet, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to (Qty: 2)NOTESThe first work is a reprint of the Minerva Library second edition of 1889. The association between the entomologist Balfour-Browne (1874-1967) is of note, since 'Unlike most of his contemporaries, Balfour-Browne ... was inspired less by Darwin than by the other great Victorian naturalist, A.R. Wallace ..., and his ideas about geographical distribution. This influence, his early interest in beetles, and a taste for studying organisms in their natural environment, led Balfour-Browne, after a restless start, to a lifelong study of the distribution of British water beetles' (ODNB). Margaret Mee sadly died in a car crash, in which her husband Greville (from whose library these books originate) was seriously injured, on 30 November 1988. This was the same month that her book was published, and this copy has been inscribed by many of Mee's friends and associates from Brazil. The reception was intended as a book launch and a homecoming party for Margaret, but after her death the reception went ahead as a homage.

Wolf (Joseph). Zoological Sketches. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from Animals in their Vivarirum, in the Regent's Park. Edited, with Notes, by Philip Lutley Sclater, Secretary to the Society, [first series], 1st edition, London: Henry Graves and Company, [1856]-61, 51 hand-coloured lithographic or chromolithographic plates including frontispiece, all mounted on thick paper with gilt captions and all except the frontispiece with leaf of descriptive letterpress (one leaf only for plates 10-11), additional lithographic title-page, letterpress title, preface leaf, list of subscribers, list of plates, offsetting and spotting to descriptive letterpress leaves, spotting to frontispieces and letterpress title and to background of plates 25 and 50, all edges gilt, contemporary purple half morocco, gilt spine, wear to extremities, large folio (51.5 x 34.5 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESAnker 539; Fine Bird Books p. 158; Mullens & Swann p. 658 ('This celebrated animal painter'); Nissen IVB 1012; Wood p. 633 (first series only; 'The most artistic of British animal painters'). '[Wolf] studied captive subjects carefully, and his personal knowledge of the habits and actions of wild animals in the field enabled him to depict them on canvas with great trueness to nature. His pictures are often noted for their spectacular use of colour (particularly pinks, blues, and greens), for the astonishing realism of feet, fur, and feather texture, and for their backgrounds, which often include small but perfectly painted subsidiary creatures bickering or otherwise associating in a lively fashion. In the opinion of Sir Edwin Landseer he was "without exception, the best all-round animal painter that ever lived"' (ODNB). A second series with a further 50 plates was completed in 1867.

Blackburn [ Jemima ] . Birds drawn from Nature, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas, 1862, 6 pp. hand-coloured lithographic title-page on india paper, mounted, 22 similar plates, a little spotting to plates, chiefly to mounts, text-leaves bound, modern tan half leatherette retaining lithographic panel from front board of original binding, folio (37 x 26.6 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESCf. Mullens & Swann p. 67, Nissen IVB 106, Wood p. 242 ('A series of spirited drawings of Scotch birds'), Zimmer p. 59: all for the standard issue with the plates uncoloured and printed direct. One of perhaps six copies with hand-coloured plates on india paper. The advertisement leaf in the second edition (1868) states that 'Part I. [i.e. the first edition], as originally published, may also still be had, price 10s. 6d. Half a dozen copies of this volume have been carefully coloured under Mrs. Blackburn's personal superintendence. One of these is presented to the Zoological Society of London. The others may be had from Mr. MacLehose on remittance of four guineas each copy'.

Colquhoun (John). The Moor and the Loch: containing Practical Hints on Most of the Highland Sports ... with an Essay on Loch-Fishing, Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1840, 12 engraved plates, moderate spotting, original purple cloth gilt, spine sunned, covers slightly mottled, together with: Harting (James Edmund), Hints on the Management of Hawks. Second Edition, to which is added Practical Falcony, Chapters Historical and Descriptive, London: Horace Cox, "The Field" Office, 1898, 11 halftone or engraved plates, errata slip, original green cloth gilt, slightly marked, Chapman (Abel), First Lessons in the Art of Wildfowling, 1st edition, London: Horace Cox, 1896, 23 plates including frontispiece, some folding, bookplate of Charles Whymper (presumably the co-illustrator), original green cloth gilt, and 11 others, all on field sports, mainly Scottish, 19th or early-20th century, original cloth, 8vo (Qty: 14)NOTESMullens & Swann pp. 140 (Colquhoun, 'his most celebrated work'), 276 (Harting), 124 (Chapman); Schwerdt I pp. 118 (Colquhoun), 233 (Harting, first edition, 1884); Westwood & Satchell p. 63 (Colquhoun).

Cuvier (Georges). Les oiseaux décrits et figurés d'après la classification de Georges Cuvier, Paris: J. B. Baillère et fils, 1869, half-title, 72 hand-coloured engraved plates, each with leaf of descriptive text, bookplate of Robert-Daniel Etchécopar (1905-1990), French ornithologist, contemporary green quarter sheep, 8vo (23.5 x 14.5 cm), together with: S undman (Gösta, & Johann Axel Palmén). Finska Fogelägg, 1st edition, Helsinki: Finska Litteratur-Sällskapets Tryckeri, 1879-[88], 8, 14, 10, 12, 16 pp. including 5 part-titles, lithographic general title-page, 25 chromolithographic plates of eggs, some slightly spotted, ink-stamp comprising coronet and monogram to initial blank, modern green full morocco over bevelled boards, oblong folio (24.5 x 33.5 cm), König (Alexander), Die Vögel am Nil ... zweiter Band. Die Raubvögel [all published], [Bonn: privately printed, c. 1936], 56 plates numbered 1-55 (most in colour), modern green crushed full morocco gilt, 4to (28.6 x 21.3 cm), and 2 others, continental ornithology, leather bindings (Qty: 5)NOTESAnker 266 (König); Nissen IVB 524 (König); Ronsil p. 119 (Cuvier); Wood p. 587 (Sundman); Zimmer pp. 611-12 (Sundman: 'A series of good chromolithographic plates'). Sundman's work is rare. It was originally issued in nine parts, with text appearing only for the first five.

Dunn (Robert). The Ornithologist's Guide to the Islands of Orkney and Shetland, 1st edition, London: published by the author, 1837, half-title, lithographic plate, 2 folding maps, plate slightly spotted, original fine-diaper cloth, paper spine-label, spine sunned and slightly frayed, together with: Kennedy (Alexander W. M. Clark), The Birds of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, 1st edition, Eton: Ingalton and Drake, 1868, half-title, 4 hand-coloured albumen prints mounted on card, tissue-guards, half-title and final text-leaf browned, front inner hinge partially cracked at head, occasional light spotting, original green pictorial cloth gilt, a bright copy, Harvie-Browne (John Alexander), The Capercaillie in Scotland, 1st edition, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1879, half-title, 2 etched plates including frontispiece, double-page map, frontispiece spotted, a few other marks, bookplate, ownership inscription ('Allan Gilmour') to half-title, original green pictorial cloth gilt, extremities rubbed, tips bumped, Rodd (Edward Hearle), The Birds of Cornwall and the Scilly Islands, edited ... by James Edmund Harting, 1st edition, London: Trübner & Co., 1880, autotype frontispiece, folding map, bookplate of Sir James Lumsden of Arden (1808-1879), largely unopened, original purple cloth, vignette blocked in bronze to front board, a bright copy, and 13 others, mainly 19th-century county or local avifaunas, original cloth, good copies, all 8vo (Qty: 17)NOTESFreeman 2071 (Kennedy); Gernsheim 436 (Kennedy); Mullens & Swann pp. 186 (Dunn), 326 (Kennedy), 281 (Harvie-Browne), 495 (Rodd); Wood pp. 327 (Dunn), 416 (Kennedy), 379 (Harvie-Browne), 540 (Rodd). Kennedy's work is the first ornithological book to be illustrated with photographs.

Meyer (Henry Leonard). Illustrations of British Birds, 4 volumes in 2, London: Longman & Co., 1st edition, [1835-44?], lithographic title-page and contents leaf to each volume, 312 hand-coloured lithographic plates, comprising 305 of 313 plates listed, and 7 not listed (of which 6 oological), volume 2 title-page possibly supplied from the second edition (1838-44) with diaresis omitted from author's name, intermittent spotting (light to moderate), all edges gilt, 19th-century green half morocco gilt, spines rubbed and faded, wear and stripping to joints and extremities, imperial 4to (36 x 26 cm) (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: Peter John Locke King (1811-1885), Liberal politician (engraved bookplates). Fine Bird Books p. 93; Freeman 2563; Mullens & Swann pp. 402-3 ('one of our most valuable illustrated works on ornithology'); Nissen IVB 627; Wood p. 462 ('this truly magnificent work'). This copy may contain plates from the first and second issues (1835-41 and 1837-44): as issues overlapped the plates were often interchanged or duplicated, and many of the plates in this copy have egg specimens in the lower corners, which Mullens and Swann suggest to be characteristic of the second issue.

Mosley (Seth Lister). A History of British Birds, their Nests, and Eggs, with Hand-Coloured Figures of all the Species and Varieties, with Text revised by a Fellow of the Zoological Society, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 'superior' issue, Huddersfield: S. L. Mosley, [1881]-92, 276 hand-coloured lithographic plates (160 of birds, numbered 1-163 with 158-9 never issued and 150-1 on a single sheet, and 116 of nests eggs, numbered 1-115 with 109 bis), tissue-guards throughout, volume 1 with autograph letter signed from Mosley dated 1906 tipped to preface leaf, errata slip tipped to description leaf of plate 53, volume 3 with contents bound out of sequence but all present (no title-page issued), original pink paper wrappers bound in throughout, 7 advertisement slips and notices bound in at rear, and all edges untrimmed, contemporary near-uniform half calf, volumes 1 and 2 spines rubbed, 8vo (21 x 13 cm and 22.6 x 14.2 cm) (Qty: 3)NOTESProvenance: 1) Philip Brookes Mason (1842-1903), physician, collector and naturalist (book-labels to volumes one and two). 2) William Herbert Mullens (1866-1946), co-author of A Bibliography of British Ornithology (1917) (bookplate to each volume). 3) Thomas Parkin of High Wickham, Hastings (bookplate and ownership inscription to each volume). Mullens & Swann pp. 420-1; Nissen IVB 650; Wood p. 473. All published of this very rare, highly ambitious provincial treatise, which appeared over several years and was intended to run to five volumes. This is the 'superior' edition, identified as such on the title-page of volume one, and to the wrappers for each part of volume three, which are bound in; there was also an 'ordinary' edition. Lister made contributions to entomology as well as ornithology, and was the first curator of the Tolson Museum in his native Huddersfield, having previously been lecturer and curator at Huddersfield Technical College.

Mosley (Seth Lister & Frederick Ormrod). An Account of the Birds of the Huddersfield District, 1st edition, [Huddersfield]: issued privately to subscribers only, [1912-15], [12] 7-64 64-103 [3] pp., halftone portrait frontispiece, 39 hand-coloured lithographic plates, 38 hand-coloured lithographic maps of bird distributions, occasional spotting to a text, a few trivial spots to plates, map CC slightly cockled, bookseller's ticket (J. Broadbent & Co., Huddersfield) to front free endpaper, contemporary red quarter sheep, spine sunned and scuffed, 8vo (21.5 x 13.2 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESBallance p. 341; Nissen IVB 651; Wood p. 473; not in Mullens & Swann or Zimmer. 'This rare work was printed by the authors on a hand-press and issued in 20 parts, the 40 "crayon-watercolour plates" being prepared by a "new hand-process". The maps show the distributional areas of certain species - altogether a creditable and useful treatise on local ornithology' (Wood). Ballance, Nissen and Wood each cite 40 plates and 40 maps. However, the British Library cites 38 plates, and the maximal collation otherwise traced at auction is a copy with the frontispiece, 39 plates and 38 maps (in 2013), in addition to two copies with the frontispiece, 39 plates and 37 maps, and two more copies with 39 plates and 37 maps but the frontispiece unmentioned. With the exception of the final two plates, respectively the black-headed gull (numbered 38) and the red-necked grebe (unnumbered), and the map corresponding to the first of these, the plates and maps are tabulated in the text itself, with no apparent lacunae. OCLC identifies four institutional locations world-wide: British Library, McGill, Oxford, and Trinity College (Connecticut).Note: an additional copy has since been examined which contains a plate depicting the eared grebe, not present in this copy (4/11/2019).

Swann (H. Kirke). A Synopsis of the Accipitres (Diurnal Birds of Prey). Comprising Species and Subspecies described up to 1920, with their Characters and Distribution, 2nd edition (‘revised and corrected throughout’), limited issue, London: privately printed for the author, [1921-2], 4 parts in one volume, half-title, 5 leaves of errata, list of plates, 22 tinted photographic plates, original wrappers for each part bound in to rear, engraved armorial bookplate (Herbert Massey, with motto 'Pro libertate patriae'), top edge gilt, others untrimmed, original brown pebble-grain brown cloth, large 4to (32 x 24.8 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESAnker 497; Nissen IVB 916; Zimmer pp. 618-9; cf. Wood p. 589 (octavo issue and extra limited issue). Number 16 of 28 copies ‘privately printed on large paper, each having 22 coloured plates of eggs'; there was also an extra limited issue of 12 copies with additional plates, and an octavo trade issue without plates. The work was first published as A Synoptical List of the Accipitres (1919-20), also in octavo and without plates.

Aesop . Aesop's Fables with his Life: in English, French & Latin. The English by Tho. Philipott Esq; The French and Latin by Rob. Codrington M.A., Illustrated ... by Francis Barlow, 1st edition, London: Printed by William Godbid for Francis Barlow, and are to be sold by Ann Seile at the Black-Boy against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet Street, and Edward Powell at the Swan in Little Britain, 1666, [8], 40; 31, [1]; 17, 2-221, [3] pp., letterpress title lined with tissue to verso, additional engraved title dated 1665 with repaired closed tear, engraved frontispiece facing B1, 108 engraved illustrations (illustration for fable IX with cancel illustration overlaid), few neatly repaired closed tears, some dampstaining to lower margins and many lower margins repaired throughout volume, 6 leaves remargined, occasional marginal dust-soiling and few marks & ink spots, later endpapers, bookplate of C.W.H. Sotheby to upper pastedown, 18th century calf, rebacked preserving gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label, corners repaired, folio (Qty: 1)NOTESWing A696; ESTC R477463. Large-paper issue. Quire B and pages C1v and C2r are in a different setting from the small-paper version: the "B" of signature B2r is under "of", the hyphen at the end of line 1 of C1v is straight, and the first word of line 2 of C2r is "tbat" [sic].

Pamphlets. A collection of approximately 170 pamphlets, comprising politics, sermons, agriculture, reports etc ., mostly 19th century, including A Discourse Delivered in the First Church, Boston, on the Anniversary of the Massachusetts Humane Society, June 9, 1807, by William Emerson, Pastor of the First Church in Boston, published Boston, Massachusetts: Printed by Munroe & Francis, 1807, half-title, contemporary signature to verso of title, list of members at rear, stitched as issued, slim 8vo, together with Report of a Special Committee of the American Institute, on the subject of Cash Duties, the Auction System, &c., January 12, 1829, New York: J.M. Danforth, 1829, spotting throughout, modern blue wrappers, slim 8vo, plus The Downfal of Napoleon and the Deliverance of Europe Improved: A Sermon, Preached in Cliff-Lane Chapel, Whitby, On Thursday, July 7th, 1814..., by George Young, Whitby: Printed by R. Rodgers, 1814, slim disbound 8vo, and A Discourse on the Government of the Tongue, Delivered in the Methodist Chapels, Leeds, from James I, 26. By Charles Atmore, Leeds: Printed by Davies & Co., Stanhope Press, 1810 , side stitched as issued, slim 12mo, plus Guide book to Allsop's splendid and unrivalled wax-work exhibition, sculpture galleries, &c., Teutonic Hall, Lime Street, Liverpool..., [by William Allsop], [Liverpool: Matthews, circa 1870s], original illustrated pink wrappers, slim 8vo, plus Observations on a Sermon, Preached by the Rev. Mr. Hocker; and on a Charge, delivered by the Rev. The Archdeacon of Cornwall, in Truro Church, On Monday, May 20th, 1811, by Joseph Burges, Truro: Printed by Michell & Co., 1811, adhesive tape stain to margins of first & last leaves, disbound 8vo; Spade Cultivation, Tried for Ten Years on an Estate in Wiltshire, In a Letter to the Right Hon. W. Sturges Bourne, by a Magistrate for the Counties of Hants and Wilts, 2nd edition, 1831, ink stamp to title, disbound 8vo; Wholesale Priced Catalogue of Guns, Rifles, Revolvers and Ammunition, Manufactured & for sale at the Great Western Gun Works, No. 179 Smithfield St. Pittsburgh, PA., J.H. Johnston, Proprietor, circa 1871, revised price list dated 1871 loosely inserted, original printed pink wrappers, slim 16mo, plus others similar, all disbound or stitched as issued (Qty: a corton)

Stewart ( Dugald ). Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, 2nd edition, corrected, 1802, half-title, scattered spotting, contemporary speckled calf gilt, morocco title label, joints cracked, spine rubbed, 8vo, together with Blair (Hugh) , Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Letters, 3 volumes, 5th edition, 1793, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1 (offset to title), contemporary calf gilt, spines rubbed, 8vo, plus Beattie (James) , An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth, in Opposition to Sophistry and Scepticism, 3rd edition, 1772, browning to first & last few leaves, bookplate of W. Priestley Lightcliffe to upper pastedown with red wax seal applied, contemporary calf, red morocco title label, 8vo, and Dubois (Jean Antoine) , Description of the Character, Manners, and Customs of the People of India; and of their Institutions Religious and Civil, Translated from the French Manuscript, 1st English edition, London: Longman [&c.], 1817, heavy dampstaining particularly at front of volume, ink stamp to title, edges untrimmed, modern half sheep, 4to, plus other miscellaneous 19th century antiquarian (Qty: 15)

Wood (Lambert). The Life and Raigne of King Charles, from his Birth to his Death. Faithfully and Impartially performed, London: Simon Miller, 1659, engraved portrait frontispiece with long closed tear, dust-soiling and spotting, few marks, contemporary sheep, upper joint split at foot, rubbed and some wear, 8vo (Wing B3777), together with Andrews (Lancelot) , The Pattern of Catechistical Doctrine at Large: or a Learned and Pious Exposition of the Ten Commandments..., London: Roger Norton, 1650, engraved portrait frontispiece, signature of 'Tho Lambard 1653' to inside of front board, contemporary calf, spine torn with loss of leather to lower compartment, folio, plus Bible [English] , The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments; Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues..., Cambridge: Printed by Joseph Bentham, 1762, engraved frontispiece, margins of dedication and first leaf of Genesis repaired, some dust-soiling and occasional spotting, dampstaining mostly at rear, hinges strengthened with cloth, 19th century calf, some wear to extremities, 4to, and a poor copy of XCVI Sermons by Lancelot Andrews, 2nd edition, 1631 (title torn with loss), plus six other miscellaneous 18th & 19th century antiquarian (Qty: 10)

Johnson (Samuel) . A Dictionary of the English Language:..., 2 volumes, limited edition 116/1000, 2006, Folio Society, publishers uniform original gilt decorated half mottled calf in slipcase, folio, together with Alecto Historical Editions, The Yorkshire Domesday, 3 volumes, 1987-92, numerous monochrome facsimiles, maps & illustrations, uniform original white cloth spines to boards in slipcase, folio, and Dodu (Jean-Marie) , The Guttenberg Bible, A commentary, 2 volumes, 1985, Les Editions Les Incunables, France, uniform original red cloth, folio, plus Hinman (Charlton) , The First Folio of Shakespeare, The Norton Facsimile, limited edition 166/1000, 1996, original gilt decorated black half morocco in slipcase, folio, and Smith (Adam) , An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 2 volumes, limited edition 651/981, 1976, uniform original red full faux morocco in slipcase, large 4to, plus 1 further facsimile volume (Qty: 11)

Qureshi (Major Mohammed Ibrahim). The First Punjabis. History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759-1956, 1st edition, Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1958, maps and illustrations, a few minor spots, contemporary presentation inscription, small bookseller ink stamp to front endpaper, original cloth, price-clipped dust jacket, a few tiny closed tears, 8vo, together with Lynam (C.C.) To Norway and the North Cape in 'Blue Dragon II' 1911-1912, 1st edition, 1913, colour plates, maps and illustrations, some light spotting, bookplate, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, edges rubbed, 8vo, plus Ford (P.R.J.) Oriental Carpet Design. A Guide to traditional Motifs, Patterns and Symbols, 1st edition, 1981, numerous colour illustrrations, maps, originmal cloth, dust jacket, 4to, with others including Isle of Wight, painted by A. Heaton Cooper, A & C Black, 1908, An Eighth Street Secret Alphabet, conceived and drawn by Tony Earnshaw, Hanborough Parrot Pieces,1988, limited signed edition 31/95 and The Animal Alphabet, by Robert Kettell, Hanborough Parrot Press, 1988, limited signed edition 34/125 (Qty: 17)

Shakespeare (William) . The First Folio of Shakespeare, The Norton Facsimile, edited by Charlie Hinman, 1968, 352 monochrome facsimile pages, original green cloth in slipcase, folio, together with Walker (Thomas A.) , The Severn Tunnel: its construction and difficulties 1872-1887, 2nd edition, 1890, 40 monochrome illustrations, minor spotting & toning, original illustrated blue cloth, 'ring' mark to the front cover, spine light faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Bentley, Jr. (G.E.) , Blake Books, annotated catalogues of William Blake's writings, 1st edition, 1977, Oxford, black & white portrait frontispiece, original cloth in price clipped dust jacket, spine lightly rubbed to head, 8vo, plus other early 20th century & modern bibliography reference & related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG (Qty: 4 shelves)

Flight Lieutenant Richard Hillary one of the Rarest Battle of Britain autographs signed to the inside page of his book The Last Enemy printed in 1942. This is a rare First Edition. He was badly burned in the Battle of Britain and tragically killed in 1943 in a Night training flight. Hillary was called up to the Royal Air Force in October 1939 and in July 1940, having completed his training, he was posted to B Flight, No. 603 Squadron RAF, located at RAF Montrose, flying Spitfires. The Squadron moved south to RAF Hornchurch on 27 August 1940 and immediately saw combat. In one week of combat Hillary personally claimed five Bf 109s shot down, claimed two more probably destroyed and one damaged. Hillary wrote about his first experience in a Supermarine Spitfire in The Last Enemy: The Spitfires stood in two lines outside 'A' Flight pilots' room. The dull grey-brown of the camouflage could not conceal the clear-cut beauty, the wicked simplicity of their lines. I hooked up my parachute and climbed awkwardly into the low cockpit. I noticed how small was my field of vision. Kilmartin swung himself on to a wing and started to run through the instruments. I was conscious of his voice, but heard nothing of what he said. I was to fly a Spitfire. It was what I had most wanted through all the long dreary months of training. If I could fly a Spitfire, it would be worth it. Well, I was about to achieve my ambition and felt nothing. I was numb, neither exhilarated nor scared. I noticed the white enamel undercarriage handle. "Like a lavatory plug," I thought. Kilmartin had said, "See if you can make her talk." That meant the whole bag of tricks, and I wanted ample room for mistakes and possible blacking-out. With one or two very sharp movements on the stick I blacked myself out for a few seconds, but the machine was sweeter to handle than any other that I had flown. I put it through every manoeuvre that I knew of and it responded beautifully. I ended with two flick rolls and turned back for home. I was filled with a sudden exhilarating confidence. I could fly a Spitfire; in any position I was its master. It remained to be seen whether I could fight in one. On 3 September 1940 he had just made his fifth "kill" when he was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 109 flown by Hauptmann Helmut Bode of II./JG 26: I was peering anxiously ahead, for the controller had given us warning of at least fifty enemy fighters approaching very high. When we did first sight them, nobody shouted, as I think we all saw them at the same moment. They must have been 500 to 1,000 feet above us and coming straight on like a swarm of locusts. I remember cursing and going automatically into line astern; the next moment we were in among them and it was each man for himself. As soon as they saw us they spread out and dived, and the next ten minutes was a blur of twisting machines and tracer bullets. One Messerschmitt went down in a sheet of flame on my right, and a Spitfire hurtled past in a half-roll; I was weaving and turning in a desperate attempt to gain height, with the machine practically hanging on the airscrew. Then, just below me and to my left, I saw what I had been praying for – a Messerschmitt climbing and away from the sun. I closed in to 200 yards, and from slightly to one side gave him a two-second burst: fabric ripped off the wing and black smoke poured from the engine, but he did not go down. Like a fool, I did not break away, but put in another three-second burst. Red flames shot upwards and he spiralled out of sight. At that moment, I felt a terrific explosion which knocked the control stick from my hand, and the whole machine quivered like a stricken animal. In a second, the cockpit was a mass of flames: instinctively, I reached up to open the hood. It would not move. I tore off my straps and managed to force it back; but this took time, and when I dropped back into the seat and reached for the stick in an effort to turn the plane on its back, the heat was so intense that I could feel myself going. I remember a second of sharp agony, remember thinking "So this is it!" and putting both hands to my eyes. Then I passed out. Unable to bail out of the flaming aircraft immediately, Hillary sustained extensive burns to his face and hands. Before it crashed he fell out of the stricken Spitfire unconscious. Regaining his senses whilst falling through space, he deployed a parachute and landed in the North Sea, where he was subsequently rescued by lifeboat Lord Southborough (ON 688) from the Margate Station. Hillary was taken for medical treatment to the Royal Masonic Hospital, Hammersmith, London; and afterwards, under the direction of the surgeon Archibald McIndoe, to the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, in Sussex. He endured three months of repeated surgery in an attempt to repair the damage to his hands and face, and went on to become one of the best known members of McIndoe's "Guinea Pig Club". He wrote an account of his experiences, published in 1942 under the title Falling Through Space in the United States, and as The Last Enemy in Great Britain.In 1941, Hillary persuaded the British authorities to send him to America to rally support for Britain's war effort. While in the United States, he spoke on the radio, had a love affair with the actress Merle Oberon, and drafted much of The Last Enemy.Hillary managed to bluff his way back into a flying position even though, as was noted in the officers' mess, he could barely handle a knife and fork. He returned to service with No 54 Operational Training Unit at RAF Charterhall after recovering from his injuries, for a conversion course to pilot light bomber aircraft.Hillary was killed in his 24th year on 8 January 1943, along with Navigator/Radio Operator Sgt. Wilfred Fison, when he crashed a Bristol Blenheim during a night training flight in adverse weather conditions, the wrecked aircraft coming down on farmland in Berwickshire, Scotland.A funeral took place at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, on 25 January 1943 at 12:30pm, followed by the cremation of his body at Golders Green Crematorium, where he is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial. His ashes were scattered from a Douglas Boston over the English Channel by his former 603 Squadron commanding officer, Wing Commander George Denholm.His autograph in uncommonly rare and highly sought after. Has lost the dust cover but in very good condition considering the age. 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.

The Bayonet Book by John Watts & Peter White, first edition 1975 hardback with dust cover 

Daimler SP250 handbook, first edition 1959 and service manual

Six Royal Worcester limited edition figures to include 'Belle of the Ball', no 220/12,500, sculpted by N Stevens, 'The Graceful Arts', no 42/2,500, sculpted by Maureen Halson, 'The Last Waltz', no 11,427/12,500, sculpted by N Stevens, 'The Masquerade Begins', no 7,433/12,500, sculpted by N Stevens, 'Sweetest Valentine', no 2,594/12,500, sculpted by N Stevens and 'The First Quadrille, no 7,262/12,500, sculpted by N Stevens, all with wooden stands (6). CONDITION REPORT No obvious signs of significant damage or repair.

A 1737 edition of Isaac Ambrose; 'The First and Last Things or The Means, Duties, Ordnances Both Secret, Private and Publick for Continuance and Increase of Godly Life Once Begun Until we Come to Heaven' (sic), published in two volumes and bound in one copy, on wove paper with brown leather end boards, height 20cm.

James Bond - Colonel Sun, A James Bond Adventure by Robert Markham, first edition, 1968 Jonathan Cape, with dust jacket, together with twenty-eight Ian Fleming 007 novels including hardbacks. (qty)

Wedgwood: from the limited edition 'The Dancing Hours' Collection, the first, second and third figurines, No's 1193, 1150 and 641 from editions of 12,500; and three oval porcelain dishes, with pierced borders and decorated with floral sprays, by Schumann, Dresden.

A FINE CHINESE KESI SILK COURT SURCOAT, Qing Dynasty, with centre front opening, the dark silk ground woven with two roundels filled with crane birds (for 1st civil rank) and encircled by precious objects, above a wide band of rolling waves, rock formations and lishni stripes, with teal lined interior, gilt metal and pearl fastening buttons. Provenance: An Irish Private Collection, thence by descent After the nomadic Manchu-Qing people overthrew China’s Ming dynasty in 1644, they moved to quickly assert authority over the dominant Han population and established a dress code. Regulations codified dress for the imperial family, the Qing court and court officials, differentiating the ruling elite and government from the general populace and dictating that women dress according to the rank of their husbands. Clothes became so distinct that a wearer's position could be immediately ascertained. Court clothing was further divided into summer and winter dress. Summer robes were made of gauze or lined with silk and winter robes were padded with silk, or lined with fur. Yellow, considered to be the most auspicious shade, was reserved for the royal family. Noblemen were permitted to wear blue (the official Qing dynastic colour) or brown, while blue-black fabric indicated the wearer was a court official. Civil and military officials were divided into nine ranks, from first (highest) to ninth (lowest). Each rank was indicated by a corresponding animal, stitched on to a rank badge Civil ranks were represented by birds (Birds were selected because they featured frequently in literary works and literati paintings), while real and mythical animals indicated military status. Ming regulations issued in 1391 decreed that the insignia of first rank civil officials should be the Manchurian crane, a symbol of longevity and wisdom. As the rules did not specify the number of birds, Ming-period rank badges have between one and three. In the succeeding Qing dynasty one bird became norm. In 1748 the Qianlong emperor (r. 1736-1795) initiated a review of Qing court dress regulation. The commission was headed by the emperor’s uncle, and included representatives of five of the six government boards, compilers from the Hanlin Academy, a writer and staff of eight copyists and at least four artists. This action followed a long tradition in China of rectifying the imperial wardrobe by a new dynasty. The commission examined all previous Qing dress regulations and developed a strategy for dress and the ceremonial trappings of the court. After a decade of work, the commission presented an illustrated catalogue of all the ceremonial trappings of the imperial court in 1759. Entitled Huangchao liqi tushi, (literally ‘August Dynasty Ritual Vessels Illustrated,’ often referred to as The Regulations for the Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the [Qing] Dynasty), these edicts were the most comprehensive sumptuary legislation ever to be issued by the Dragon Throne. Publication of the edict in a woodcut-illustrated edition occurred in 1766.Margaret Medley, The Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Parphernalia of the Ch’ing Dynasty, London, 1982; Gary Dickinson and Linda Wrigglesworth, Imperial Wardrobe, Berkeley, 2002, pp. 14-30Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA. Rank and Style

Four Vintage Books with Dust Covers, The Uniform of Glory by PC Wren, Twilight in Vienna by Willi Frischauer 1938, Across the Roof of the World by Wilfred Skrede and Out of Appledore by W J Slay (First Edition 1959)

Two first edition James Bond books by Ian Fleming, Man with the Golden Gun 1965 by Glidrose Productions and Octopussy and the Living Daylights 1966.

A Swarovski First Collectors Annual Edition 1987 Model "Togetherness" - The Lovebirds, with plaque, with printed SCS certificate limited edition 10174, height 10.5cm

Two Swarovski figures, the first the Woodpeckers First Collectors Annual Edition 1988 "Sharing - The Woodpeckers", with plaque, height 10.5cm, the second is the Dolphins, with certificate height 8cm (2)

Eight vintage Caxton Junior classics story books, along with a first edition copy of The Immortal Queen Elizabeth Byrd etc.

Davis Cup tennis programmes, photographs, magazines dating from 1934 to 1971,including The Story of the Davis Cup by A Wallis Myers, 1st edition 1913 which covers the famous British & Irish win in Australia 1912; 1934 American Davis Cup; 1946 auction photos of GB v France, Australia v USA; 1946 Davis Cup Czechoslovakia team photo; 1949 GB v Czechoslovakia programme; 1963 GB v Sweden European Zone final programme signed by U. Schmidt, J.E Lundquist, Capt. T Johansson; 1978 Kings Cup GB v Yugoslavia programme signed by John & David Lloyd, Fearver & Hutchins; 1970 & 1971 Embassy tennis championship programmes signed by Laver, Rosewall, Emerson, Drysdale, Taylor, Truman, McMillan, Williams, Ziegenfuss, Hogan; 1920 Badminton magazine August featuring The American Wimbledon, Bill Tilden's first championship; early 20th century photograph of Tilden; ten photographs of 1921 Davis Cup match Japan v India played at Lake Forest USA featuring D.R Fycee (India), Japan won 5 -0 and then beat Australia to play USA in the Challenge round, (qty)

Three autographed limited edition Manchester United limited prints,comprising: No.1 of 75 issued, measuring 18 by 12in. depicting players celebrating in the Upton Park dressing room after a 6-1 victory over West Ham confirmed United as First Division winners, signed in black marker by Law, Dunne, Foulkes, Crerand, Stepney, Aston and Sadler; together with a prints also No.1 of 75 issued depicting Nobby Stiles holding aloft the European Cup as he is surrounded by team mates Dunne, Crerand and Stepney, signed by all 4 in silver marker; and a superb image showing Crerand, Morgan and Aston posing at Old Trafford in 1971, signed by all 3 players in black marker; comes with a COA for each edition (6)

Park (Willie) The Art of Putting, 1920 first edition, 47pp, maroon cloth covered boards with gilt titles, front cover and spine a little worn and faded, inscriptions to front title page, internally clean

Charles J B Marriott & C W Alcock's "Football" from The Oval Series of Games,rare first edition published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd., 1894, covering Association & Rugby Football, ink blot to front cover

An interesting selection of autographs and photographs of famous tennis players, Wimbledon champions and Olympic champions,comprising Edith Hannam signature on letterhead paper dated April 11th 1928, 1912 Stockholm Olympic gold medalist; Albert D Prebble signature on Kent LTC letterhead dated 3rd Jan 1924, four time Wimbledon mixed doubles finalist; A.H. Lowe signature on letterhead paper dated 5th August 1924, Davis Cup finalist 1911 & 1913; Charles Stedman Garland signature on letterhead paper dated August 21st 1924, winner American Davis cup team 1920; A.W. Kingscote signature on clipped letterhead paper, Wimbledon All-Comers Singles finalist 1919; Randolph Lycett signature on autograph paper, Wimbledon Doubles champion 1921/22/23; Elizabeth Ryan (USA) signature and drawn caricature on paper, 19 winning doubles titles at Wimbledon; Joan Fry 1928 signed autograph; rare trim card of the 1931 South African Davis cup team featuring Louis Raymond who won the Olympic singles gold medal in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics; Peggy Scriven pencil autograph; A.E Beamish pencil signed page, Davis cup winner 1912 and a 3rd edition of First Steps to Lawn Tennis by Beamish; four b & w photographs of French tennis players including A.H Gobert 1912 Stockholm Olympic gold medalist; b & w photograph of the first match on the new Centre Court at Wimbledon in 1922 between Kingscote and Godfree; Illustrated London News and Bystander tennis related articles; 2000 Olympic tennis publication with results from Roland Garros, (qty)

"Art du Paumier Raquetier et de la Paume" by Francois Alexandre Pierre de Garsault,a rare first edition published 1767, 34 pages including five detailed engravings illustrating the skills of the Real Tennis equipment maker, presented in a modern folio 45 by 31cm, excellent condition

THE ROYAL MINT 2015 FIFTH PORTRAIT FIRST EDITION GOLD SOVEREIGN in a fitted box

[KLUTSIS, SENKIN] FROM AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS WITH DESIGNS FROM KLUCIS (BOLSHEVIK RALLY, 1930) GUSTAV KLUTSIS (LATVIAN 1895-1938) and SERGEY SENKIN (RUSSIAN 1894-1963), design by, BOLSHEVISTSKIY SLET. 16 SYEZD VKP(b) [Bolshevik Rally. 16th Congress of the Bolshevik Party] (Moscow-Leningrad: GIZ, 1930). First edition. 8vo (218 x 175 mm) with original two-tone Constructivist wrappers designed by Klutsis and Senkin. [32] pp. Text in Russian. Illustrated profusely with photogravures, maps and photomontages.

After Anthony Hansard 'Concord/Queen of the skies' signed limited edition print 1336/1950 signed by the artist and Captain Jock Low, another print of Concord 'Aviation Heritage' 75th anniversary of the Royal Air Force, unused stamps from the Commonwealth, 'The Classic Car Heritage Collection',British Commonwealth postage stamps, a selection of First Day covers etc

A. A Milne, House at Pooh Corner, 1928, first edition, along with Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book, circa 1920 (2)

FIRST EDITION DIECAST MODELS to include; buses, coaches and trams, in ovb, together with original Double-decker, ovb, Corgi British Tram Company ovb and Corgi Tramway, ovb and three others unboxed

SCOTT (SIR WALTER) - ST RONAN’S WELL, First Edition, half calf with marbled boards, Publisher Archibald Constable, 1824, 3 vols

Concorde Pair of Matched Signed Limited Edition Prints Bannister and Lidiard. Concorde End of an Era Mike Bannister Signed Limited Edition Print Last Flight. Ending an historic chapter in Aviation History. Only 250 issued signed by Captain Mike Bannister who flew the last flight and Artist Ivan Berryman. Commemorating the First Commercial Flight 24th January 1976. Only 250 issued signed by John Lidiard the Flight Engineer and only remaining flight crew member. He worked for BOAC British Airways from 1954 to 1981. He was involved with the development of Concorde from 1965, He was on the very first airline assessment flight in 1969 of the prototype French Concorde. John was the Flight Engineer on the first Commercial Supersonic Service, London - Bahrain - London in 1976. Also signed by Artist Ivan Berryman. 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.

Concorde A New Age Begins 1976 John Lidiard Signed Limited Edition Print. Commemorating the First Commercial Flight 24th January 1976. Only 250 issued signed by John Lidiard the Flight Engineer and only remaining flight crew member. He worked for BOAC British Airways from 1954 to 1981. He was involved with the development of Concorde from 1965, He was on the very first airline assessment flight in 1969 of the prototype French Concorde. John was the Flight Engineer on the first Commercial Supersonic Service, London - Bahrain - London in 1976. Also signed by Artist Ivan Berryman. 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.

Edwin A Abbot, Flatland, A Romance of Many Dimensions, first edition, half title, illustrations by the author, small 4to, 1884, rebound by Oxford Union Society in half leather binding, green and red morocco 'Flatland' and 'Confined to the coffee & smoking rooms' labels

America.- Nordhoff (Charles) The Communistic Societies of the United States, first edition, frontispiece, 15 plates, 1 map, illustrations, related newspaper clipping loosely inserted, one or two faint spots, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, New York, 1875.

France.- Paris.- Segard (W.) and François Martin Testard. Picturesque Views of Public Edifices in Paris, first edition, half-title, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 19 plates, some spotting, blue crushed morocco, gilt, by W. Root & Son, spine little faded, little rubbed, t.e.g., [Abbey, Travel, 104], 4to, 1814.