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Click here to subscribeROWLING (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, with illustrations by Mary Grandpre, First American edition, 1998, Scholastic Press, Arthur A. Levine Books, hardback with dust wrapper, with a sticker and a postcard signed by the author.Together with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, both First American editions (1999 and 2000) hardback, dw (3)
Manchester Utd, a collection of football programmes and memorabilia, the programmes (29) include, 1949/50 Man Utd v Chelsea, Man Utd v Portsmouth, 1951/52 Man Utd v WBA, 1953/54 Blackpool v Manchester Utd, 1958 FA Cup Final, 1963/64 away at Sporting Lisbon & Williem II, 1968 & 1999 E Cup Final Programmes. The memorabilia includes 2 newspapers dated 07/02/1958 covering the Munich Disaster, and a first edition (1958) of the book by Duncan Edwards 'Tackle Soccer This Way'
RENNELL MAJOR. The Marches of the British Armies in the Peninsula of India during the Campaigns of 1790 & 1791. Fldg. eng. map & 3 fldg. eng. diags. Calf. 1792; also 2 vols. only of (Robert Orme), A History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Hindostan from the Year MDCCXLV, vol. 1 complete with Books I to V & 10 fldg. & other eng. maps as called for, vol. 2 containing Books X to XIII & 9 fldg. & other eng. maps, quarto, mottled calf, 1763 & 1778. (3). Condition report:Rennell - Slight wear to calf and slight splitting to top of spine. Some old repairs to back board. Slight splitting to inside front and back boards. Browned end papers, title and first few pages of text. Text generally good and clean. Slightly undulate paper Folding map good with v. small tear where bound in and slight off setting/v. light foxing. Folding plans of army lines good, v. slight browning, as images. Ormes. Vol. 1 1763 - Rebacked with original boards.Foxing/browning throughout. Maps/plates as called for. Small hole in Plan of Country near Trichinapoly. Binding sound.Ormes Vol. 2 1778 - Later edition? Vol 2, 1st vol. plate list does not correspond with Vol. 1 present. Text generally cleaner than Vol.1 but still foxing and browning throughout.Small tear Carnatic Map.Small tear Madras.Small tear Plan of Fort St. George.Small tear Carangoly.Small tear Permacoil.
Walters, (The Rev. John), An English and Welsh Dictionary, wherein, not only the words, but also, the idioms and phraseology of the English Language, are carefully translated into Welsh, by proper and equivalent words and phrases, Volumes 1 and 2, the third edition, corrected and improved, printed by Thomas Gee, 1828, together with a Welsh English Dictionary, Geirlyfr Cymraeg A Saesneg, Gan Y Diweddar Barch.T. Lewis, Ac Ereill, printed by J. Evans, Carmarthen, 1815; Spurrell (William), an English Welsh pronouncing dictionary, 1861, Edwards (Thomas) An English and Welsh Dictionary- also, an analysis of the orthogrophy of the Welsh Language, printed by P.M Evans, London, 1850 and Rees (Eluned) Libri Walliae, a catalogue of Welsh books and books printed in Wales 1546-1820, volumes 1 and 2, in cardboard slipcover, first editions, National Library of Wales, 1987
A Royal Crown Derby two handled loving cup, To Welcome the First Child of TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William of Wales, 21st June 1982, limited edition 394/500, boxed; another, similar, Prince Henry of Wales, 15th September 1984, limited edition 114/750, boxed; others, similar, including miniatures, trinket pots and covers (9)
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 signed pieces 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.
Four Books of Third Reich Knights Cross Winners Interest, all being produced in the German language. All hardback publications. Consisting of Die Ritterkreuztrager der Waffen-SS by Kratschmer with dust jacket; First edition two volume set Die Ritterkreuztrager der Luftwaffe 1939-1945 by Obermaier and Hoffmann; later edition of Volume 2 of Die Ritterkreuztrager der Luftwaffe 1939-1945 by Obermaier and Hoffmann. All generally good condition. (4 items)
Modern - Wilde (Oscar), The Ballad of Reading Gaol, Illustrated by Arthur Wragg, signed by the illustrator, Castle Press, London 1948, cloth, 8vo; Maurier (Daphne du), Rebecca, second impression, Victor Gollancz Limited, London 1938, black cloth, 8vo; Woolf (Leonard), Beginning Again: An Autobiography of the Years 1911-1918, third impression, The Hogarth Press, London 1965, h/b, d/j, 8vo; A Writer's Diary: Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf, Edited by Leonard Woolf, fifth impression, The Hogarth Press, London 1969, h/b, pictorial d/j, neat ex-lib, 8vo; Hornby (Nick), About a Boy, first edition, Victor Gollancz, London 1998, h/b, d/j, 8vo; Harris (Thomas), The Silence of the Lambs, first UK edition, William Heinemann, London 1989, h/b, d/j, 8vo; Mitchell (Maragret), Gone With the Wind, The Macmillan Company, New York 1937, h/b, 8vo; Alison Weir, signed first edition; Osbert Sitwell, (2); etc, [12]
Miscellaneous Books - Literature, mainly British but some French, late 19th century and onwards, including some pocket editions; ICS Reference Library, various volumes, half-leather bindings; early 20th century and later building reference; various histories and guides to British Medieval cathedrals, abbeys and parish churches, all 20th century; architecture; ecclesiology; topography; Observer's Guide; Victorian and later theatre interest; Antiquarian and later, including Graves (Robert), Count Belisarius, first edition, 1938, h/b; another, similar; 19th century and later works on the Holy Land and Egypt, various; early 20th century fiction, pictorial cloth; some later, pictorial dust jackets; Art and Architectural History, Roman and onwards, including Kenneth Clark; Victorian and later photography, including Julia Margaret Cameron; Medieval and later history, various; some academic titles and presses; Penguin Paperback Classics, original covers; social history, some folk lore and mystery; etc, large quantity
Collection of Sporting & Hunting books; Jim, First of the pack, edition of 750, by Admiral Sir James Eberle GCB Thomas SMith Extracts from the Diary of a Huntsman, The Badminton LIbrary "Hunting" 1906, D James & W Stephens IN Praise of Hunting 1960, (spine printed in reverse), d.j., and nine other books, two by Cecil Aldin, two by Scrutator, one by Yei-over Thoughts on Hunting by Peter Beckford, signed copy of "My Story" by Gordon Richards 1955, etc.
A collection of RAF prints and first day covers, mainly WW2, to include "The Dam Busters" cover, signed by Leonard Cheshire, Simon Atack, "Operation Calendar", signed artist's presentation edition, also signed by Ft Lt Ken Evans DFC, 62.5 x 40.5cm, "Return of the King", signed by same artist, 25 x 38.5cm, Howard Bourne, "Fried Eggs Ahead Lads", signed, 45.5 x 65.5cm, Jim Davis, "Winged Victory", signed, 37.5 x 74.5cm, plus "40 Years of Excellence - The Red Arrows 2004", Hawk T1A XX227, signed by The RAF Aerobatic Team, 28 x 42.5cm visible size and a Nottingham lace panel commemorating the 50th anniversary of VE Day, 73 x 45cm.
Richard Wagner - "The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie", illustrated by Arthur Rackham and translated by Margaret Armour, published by William Heinemann, London and Doubleday Pace & Co., New York 1918 (one volume, in grey cloth binding complete with dust jacket), and Richard Wagner - "Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods", illustrated by Arthur Rackham and translated by Margaret Armour, first edition published by William Heinemann, London and Doubleday Pace & Co, New York 1911 (one volume in brown cloth binding complete with dust jacket), and "Some British Ballads", illustrated by Arthur Rackham, published by Constable & Co. Ltd., London (one volume, in blue cloth binding)
SEVEN BOXED ROYAL CROWN DERBY LIMITED EDITION ROYAL COMMEMORATIVES, to include two 'To Welcome the First Child of T.R.H. The Prince and Princess of Wales' loving cups No187/500 and 334/500, three 'To Welcome the Second Child of T.R.H The Prince and Princess of Wales' loving cups No72/750, 129/750 and 130/750 and two to commemorate the christening of HRH Prince William of Wales plates No49/500 and 144/500, all with certificates
Modern Fiction. Adams, Richard - Watership Down. London: Rex Collings, 1972. First Edition. Publisher's cloth, in dust wrapper. Price of '£3.50 net' on dust wrapper. Folding map at rear. Corners of wrapper spine having tape repairs on reverse. VG copy.Condition Report - No names inscriptions or bookplates, light spotting to front end papersno ripped or loose pagesspotting to the end paperslight rubbing to tail of the spine.Map in good condition
Original vintage sport advertising poster for the Tour of France cycling race of 1955 and its departure city of Le Havre: Le Havre, porte oceane, ville depart - Tour de France cycliste, July 7, 1955. Great artwork by French artist Melis Seul depicting the riders racing along the Channel coast and a map showing the route of the 1955 race. The Tour de France is an annual men's multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists of 21 day-long stages over the course of 23 days. The race was first organized in 1903 to increase sales for the newspaper L'Auto and is currently run by the Amaury Sport Organisation. The race has been held annually since its first edition in 1903 except when it was stopped for the two World Wars. As the Tour gained prominence and popularity, the race was lengthened and its reach began to extend around the globe. Participation expanded from a primarily French field, as riders from all over the world began to participate in the race each year. The Tour is a UCI World Tour event, which means that the teams that compete in the race are mostly UCI WorldTeams, with the exception of the teams that the organizers invite. Good condition, faint creases, staining and foxing in margins. Country: France, year of printing: 1955, designer: Melis Seul, size (cm): 59.5x40
Set of eight original vintage colour stills produced for a film studion to be distributed to cinemas for the 1977 American science-fiction film Star Wars. Star Wars (also known as Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space-opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first film in the original Star Wars trilogy and the beginning of the Star Wars franchise. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew, the film focuses on the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess Leia (Fisher), and its attempt to destroy the Galactic Empire's space station, the Death Star. Star Wars was released in theatres in the United States on May 25, 1977. It earned $461 million in the U.S. and $314 million overseas, totaling $775 million. It surpassed Jaws (1975) to become the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). When adjusted for inflation, Star Wars is the second-highest-grossing film in North America, and the third-highest-grossing film in the world. It received ten Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture), winning seven. In 1989, it became one of the first films to be selected as part of the U.S. Library of Congress's National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". At the time, it was the most recent film in the registry and the only one chosen from the 1970s. In 2004, its soundtrack was added to the U.S. National Recording Registry. Today, it is regarded as one of the most important films in the history of motion pictures. The film has been reissued multiple times at Lucas's behest—most significantly with its 20th-anniversary theatrical "Special Edition"—incorporating many changes including modified computer-generated effects, altered dialogue, re-edited shots, remixed soundtracks and added scenes. It launched an industry of tie-in products, including novels, comics, video games, amusement park attractions, and merchandise including toys, games, clothing and many other spin-off works. The film's success led to two critically and commercially successful sequels, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), and later to a prequel trilogy, a sequel trilogy, an animated film, two anthology films and various spin-off TV series. This lot contains 8 lobby cards, all in very good condition with only faint cracks and slight folds in margins. Country: USA, year of printing: 1977, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 28x35.5 (Horizontal)
Banff - An extremely rare Charles II silver tumbler cup, by Wm Scott (elder), circa 1680, two marks: VS, ABC, of circular form with slightly turned rim, the side decorated with bright cut foliate engraving around a cartouche with two pairs of initials below the letter 'M', 4ozt 6 x 8 x 8cm (2 x 3 x 3in) Provenance: Purchased by Miss Janet Low OBE circa 1940, thence by decent. Other Notes: A matching pair of silver communion cups with the same hallmarks as this example were offered for sale by Sotheby's, London, May 2009, lot 394, with an estimate of £50,000 - £70,000. In the catalogue note Sotheby's mentions that: 'William Scott is the first recorded silversmith working in Banff (Jackson's p.591). (There appear to have been only 24 recorded silversmiths at Banff.) The Scott family came to Banff from Aberdeen and the father and son, both William, are therefore designated elder and younger in the records. Burns notes that "William Scott (elder) was also a goldsmith in Aberdeen, where he was admitted a burgess in 1666; filled the office of deacon of hammermen in 1673, 1678, and 1685." (p.577) He also mentions on the following page that "Both William Scott (elder) and William Scott (younger) also carried on business in Elgin, as well as in Aberdeen and Banff." The hallmarks are VS ABC. The mark ABC is considered to be a town mark by both Burns and Finlay.' A small silver quaich with the same hallmarks and engraved floral designs to match this example sold at Bonham's, Edinburgh, 18 August 2004, lot 126, for £17,000 (plus buyer's premium). In the catalogue note Henry S. Fothringham suggests that: 'The hallmark ABC derives from Scott misinterpreting the principle of date letter punches for each year and ordering a single punch incorporating the first three letters of the alphabet instead'. The initials below the single letter 'M' are 'AK' and 'BB'. There is evidence of a marriage between Alexander Ker and Bessie Burnet dated 17/9/1668 in the county of Aberdeen. Given that Scott came from Aberdeen, that he was a silversmith at that time, dating the marks on the cup cannot be totally accurate as there is no definitive date letter, wedding records were notoriously inaccurate in those days and in the hundred years between 1650 and 1750 there was only one marriage in Aberdeenshire between a couple with initials AK and BB, there is more than a possibility that this cup was connected with their marriage in some way, either as a gift or maybe a type of loving cup, the contents being shared by bride and groom. Silver items marked in Banff are extremely rare and seldom appear for auction. There does not appear to have been any other Banff marked silver other than flatware offered at auction in the last 10 years. The town’s recent revival of silversmithing has sparked a major resurgence of interest in Banff silver. This is truly an exceptional piece, nearly 340 years old and in remarkable condition for its age. Literature: Thomas Burns, Old Scottish Communion Plate, R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh, 1892, p.103 Ian Finlay, Scottish Gold and Silver Work, revised by Henry Fothringham, The Strong Oak Press, Stevenage, 1991 Sir Charles Jackson, Silver & Gold Marks of England, Scotland & Ireland, Antiques Collectors Club, 3rd Edition, 1994, p.591 Sotheby's - Fine English & Continental Furniture, Including Silver, Ceramics & Clocks - 28 May 2009 catalogue, lot 394. Bonham's - The Scottish Sale - 18 August 2004 catalogue, lot 126. Two minor cracks together with a number of very, very small cracks to the rim. A shallow dent to the side, on the opposite side to the engraving. Some very small denting, probably the original hammer marks, to the lower half. Some minor cracks to the body on the opposite side of the engraving, possible evidence of an old repair.
150th Anniversary of the first Weather Map Benham Gold Cover (203) double PM Reading Berkshire 13. 03. 01 limited edition 266/500 border printed in 24 carat gold. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £9.99. Collections and heavy items will be charged at cost typically UK £10 Europe up to 2kg £16.99, ROW up to 2kg £22.99.
****PAY POST ETWALL***LW***Jacobus de Voragine. The Golden Legend. Fragment of fourth edition in English, as translated by William Caxton, [London: Wynkyn de Worde, 1527]. Folio, half-morocco with gilt title/date to spine, printed in double column with small woodcut illustrations Provenance: Consigned to sale by the Turbutt family. The vendor's uncle was Gladwyn M. R. Turbutt - the man who discovered the original Bodleian copy of the first folio of Shakespeare (The Turbutt Shakespeare)
The Cricketer's Autograph Birthday Book, by T. Broadbent Trowsdale ("Cover Point"), first edition, London and Felling-on-Tyne: Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd., 1906. Publisher's blind-embossed gilt green cloth with portrait of W. G. Grace at centre, top edge gilt, publisher's compliments slip to front free endpaper, Forman's Library label (unused) to front pastedown, erratum, all plates present as called for (including frontispiece of W. G. Grace), facsimile autographs of numerous stars of cricket
Taylor, James. The Pictorial History of Scotland, first edition, in two volumes, London: James S. Virtue, 1859, illustrated with steel engravings, contemporary half-calf. Together with The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland, illustrated with engravings after W. H. Bartlett, two volumes bound as one, London: James S. Virtue, no date, contemporary half-calf (3)
Collection of six books: The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph, by Henry M. Field, first edition, presentation copy signed by the author and inscribed to Charles F. Dowd [American pamphleteer and first person to propose multiple time zones for any country with United States railways], publisher's gilt green cloth, bookseller's ticket (Henry Sotheran); History of Radio Telegraphy and Telephony, by G. G. Blake, first edition, London: Radio Press Ltd., 1926, publisher's gilt blue cloth; Stereoscopic Phenomena of Light and Sight, by Theodore Brown, London: Gutenberg Press, 1903, green cloth; The Alimentary Tract: A Radiographic Study, by Alfred E. Barclay, London: Sherrat & Hughes, 1915, maroon cloth; The Story of Electricity, by John Munro, London: George Newnes, 1901, pictorial cloth; Electricity and its Uses, by John Munro, London: Religious Tract Society [c.1885] (6)Provenance: From the collection of the late Professor Ian Isherwood, UK radiologist responsible for much of the important early clinical development of CT
Twain, Mark. The Innocents Abroad, Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1870, publisher's gilt pictorial cloth, loosely inserted sales receipt with clipping stating 'First edition, later issue...Text conforms to Blanck's second issue [1869]', publisher's advertisements at rear (including History of Ulysses S. Grant at p.654)
Cooper, Joseph. The Lost Continent; Or, Slavery and the Slave Trade in Africa, 1875, first edition, London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1875. Publisher's gilt green cloth, folding colour map of Africa with creasing/tears at edges, advertisements and 'opinions of the press' at rear, some general discolouration and light foxing in places
Arcadia Press. Papageorgiou, Athanasius. Icons of Cyprus, translated by James Hogarth, preface by Archbishop Makarios, limited edition numbered 160 of 265, signed by Makarios, London: Arcadia Press, 1971. Folio, specially designed and bound by Zaehnsdorf, full crushed red morocco, original solander boxProvenance: Consigned to sale by the Turbutt family. The vendor's uncle was Gladwyn M. R. Turbutt - the man who discovered the original Bodleian copy of the first folio of Shakespeare (The Turbutt Shakespeare)
Leigh, Howard. Planes of the Great War 1914-1918, first edition, London: John Hamilton Ltd., no date, illustrated with tipped-in plates, complete with dust-jacket. Together with Flying Memories, by Stanley Orton Bradshaw, first edition, London: John Hamilton, no date, complete with dust-jacket (2)
Ashendene Press. Apuleius, Lucius. The XI Bookes of the Golden Asse, translated by William Adlington, Chelsea: Ashendene Press, 1924, limited edition of 165. Folio, bound in full white pigskin by Zaehnsdorf, bookseller's ticket (Henry Sotheran). Printed in red and black, initials in red and blue. Good, clean, brightProvenance: Consigned to sale by the Turbutt family. The vendor's uncle was Gladwyn M. R. Turbutt - the man who discovered the original Bodleian copy of the first folio of Shakespeare (The Turbutt Shakespeare)
Ashendene Press. Ecclesiasticus, collated by A. D. Power, Chelsea: Ashendene Press, 1932. Limited edition of 328. Folio, bound by W. H. Smith in full orange vellum with ties. Text printed in red and black, manuscript initials in blue and green. Housed in marbled slipcase. Good, clean, brightProvenance: Consigned to sale by the Turbutt family. The vendor's uncle was Gladwyn M. R. Turbutt - the man who discovered the original Bodleian copy of the first folio of Shakespeare (The Turbutt Shakespeare)
Potter, Beatrix. The Story of Miss Moppet, first edition, London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1906, publisher's wallet, panorama, folding concertina construction, colour illustrations, backed with green linen, 'Frederick Warne & Co., London & New York' printed on back, worn, lacking front tab
Steel, David. The Elements and Practice of Rigging and Seamanship, first edition, in two volumes, London: Printed for David Steel, 1794. Engraved frontispiece by Neagle after Smirke, 93 engraved plates (two of which are volvelles; six plates are folding), numerous tables. Quarto, full embossed calf with black morocco title labels, attractive engraved bookplate to front pastedown: 'Charles Wilson, Late J. W. Norrie & Wilson, Chart & Map Seller to the Admiralty & Hon. East India Company, at the Navigation Warehouse & Naval Academy, No.157 Leadenhall St., London, Where may be had all the publications of Steel & Co. late of Cornhill. Sextants, Quadrants, Drawing Instruments &c &c.'. Contents generally good throughout, some tanning to pages with occasional spotting, reinforced tear to one of the plates, the odd little nick; bindings tight and solid with a little wear to extremities; intermittent marine library stamps. A very good example of this scarce work, a useful resource for many midshipmen joining the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Ballantyne Press. Sidney, Sir Philip. The Sonnets. The text carefully prepared from the earliest editions by John Gray, woodcut borders and initials by Charles Ricketts, limited edition [one of only eight copies printed on vellum], London: Ballantyne Press, 1898. Octavo, bound by Zaehnsdorf in full crushed red morocco with gilt title and geometrical designs, all edges gilt. Very good, clean, bright; very faint/trivial wear to binding. An excellent example. Scarce. Together with The Maske, by Thomas Campion, limited edition numbered 203 of 500, London: Privately Printed at The Cayne Press for The Chelsea Publishing Company, 1924, quarto, publisher's quarter black cloth with blue paper-covered boards, good condition (2)Provenance: Consigned to sale by the Turbutt family. The vendor's uncle was Gladwyn M. R. Turbutt - the man who discovered the original Bodleian copy of the first folio of Shakespeare (The Turbutt Shakespeare)
****PAY COLLECT AND POST ETWALL*LW***China As She Is: A Comprehensive Album, first edition, first impression, Shanghai: The Liang You Printing & Publishing Co., Ltd., 1934. Small folio, publisher's decorative embossed cloth lettered in gilt. Complete, 474pp, 20 colour plates with protective tissue-guards, 23 dividing pages on heavy paper bearing mounted colour plates, 10 folding maps/charts at rear, plus further illustrations/photographs/advertisements throughout. Contents generally good and bright but with wear to edges of some of the pages that have become loose; tear to p.298; some discolouration and worming to opening and closing leaves; ink notes to rear blank leaf; binding externally sound with wear to extremities
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