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Lot 3077

Dickens (Charles). Master Humphrey's Clock, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, frontispieces, wood-engraved illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne, original cloth, joint split, boards vol 3 detached, 8vo, 1840-1841.

Lot 3088

Dickens (Charles). The Mystery of Edwin Drood, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, portrait frontispiece, 12 plates, contemporary half calf over patterned boards, a little rubbed at extremities, 8vo, 1870.

Lot 3003

Fleming (Ian), Dr No, FIRST EDITION, with pictorial dust jacket, glascine wrapper, 8vo, 1958.

Lot 3004

Fleming (Ian). Thunderball, FIRST EDITION, ink ownership signature f.f.e.p. and front paste down, dust jacket slight crease to spine ends, glascine wrapper, 8vo, 1961.

Lot 3034

Dixon (Clive, Cpt.). The Leaguer of Ladysmith Nov. 2nd 1899 to Feb 28th 1900, FIRST EDITION, 18 chromolithographed full-page illustrations, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, soiled, oblong 4to, 1900.

Lot 3005

Fleming (Ian). The Man with the Golden Gun, FIRST EDITION, dust jacket, glascine wrapper, 8vo, 1965.

Lot 3092

Doyle (Arthur Conan, Sir). The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING with 'Violent' p317 line 23, half-title and first few leaves slightly loose, illustrations by Sidney Paget, original cloth, gilt, heavily worn and discoloured, spine loose but attached, 8vo, 1892.

Lot 3041A

Scott (Walter, Sir). Quentin Durward, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, book plates on front paste downs, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, joins split but held by strings, 8vo, Edinburgh, 1823.

Lot 3002

Fleming (Ian). For Your Eyes Only, FIRST EDITION, dust jacket, slight peripheral creasing, otherwise good, glascine wrapper, 8vo, 1960.

Lot 3086

Austen (Ralph). A Treatise of Fruit-Trees, Shewing the Manner of Grafting, Planting, Pruning, and Ordering of them in all Respects, FIRST EDITION, engraved pictorial title, woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces, a few spots, single worm hoke to first few quires, lacks all after T2 and end papers, contemporary ink inscriptions on paste downs, contemporary calf, ruled in blind, rubbed at extremities, [Fussell pp.48-49; Henrey 5; Wing A4238], small 4to, Oxford, Printed for T. Robinson, 1653.

Lot 3032

Fitzgerald (Percy). The Life of Charles Dickens 2 vol. FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, half titles, portrait frontispiece and facsimile letter, 8vo, 1905.

Lot 3045

Scott (Robert Falcon, Capt.) Scott's Last Expedition…, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, plates, some photogravure, some colour, some folding or double-page, folding maps, some foxing, original cloth, g.e., 8vo, 1913.

Lot 3048

Anon.- Richmond; or, Scenes in the Life of a Bow Street Officer, drawn up from his private memoranda 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, occasional light spotting, publisher's boards, [Not in Sadleir or Wolff], 12mo, 1827. The first collection of detective stories in English, ascribed to both Thomas Skinner Surr and Thomas Gaspey.

Lot 545

Rex Phillips - Three limited edition prints, two relating to first settlers to Australia and the other of H.M.S Warrior. All signed in pencil.

Lot 633

The Dress of the First Regiment of the Life Guards, limited edition to 300 copies, with 40 plates, together with a Naval photograph album.

Lot 1419

Local Interest - Anonymous [Matthew Henry Walker], Walks Round Nottingham by A Wanderer, Effingham Wilson, first edition, London 1835, vii + 296pp + appendix [xc], illustrated throughout with prints by S. Sherman after A. Parker, quarter leather, 8vo

Lot 2049

- Off the road for twenty-three years before entering the current ownership in 1971 as a rolling chassis- Engine found to contain bespoke 'hot' camshaft and Castrol R when restoration commenced and thus thought to have had past competition usage- Re-bodied in the style of the Fox & Nicholl Team Car that Lewis / Hindmarsh drove to 7th overall during the 1934 Le Mans 24-hours- Unofficially timed at 106mph and used for countless Continental tours- Recent engine overhaul and 'on the button'A Singer enthusiast through and through, the vendor purchased this particular example - originally a 1933 14hp model - from its previous keeper some forty-five years ago. Taken off the road in 1947 and left exposed to the elements, the Singer's bodywork had rotted away but its chassis and running gear remained intact (albeit they had become entangled in a hedgerow which had grown up around them). Once back in his Lake District workshop, the vendor began to strip down and refurbish his new acquisition. Intrigued by the presence of Castrol R (R for Racing) oil in the engine not to mention a decidedly non-standard camshaft, he thought it likely that the 2-litre OHV straight-six unit had had a competition past. Knowing Fox & Nicholl of Tolworth, Surrey had not only been supplied with three 1¢ litre Le Mans cars by the Singer Works for the 1934 season but also enlarged one of the engines to 2 litres, he began to wonder whether his powerplant had any link to their endeavours. Speaking at length to the first owner's nephew revealed the car had been fitted with a new engine just before WW2 and that his uncle had gone to 'somewhere near London to pick up an engine, gearbox and front axle from a crashed 2-litre Sports Singer'. Whether the somewhere near London was Tolworth remains unknown. However, a measuring tape showed the front axle to be wider than a standard 14hp assembly and the presence of twin carburettors, with proper provision for them, cast and bolted to the head was another anomaly. No standard 2-litre Singer 'six' of 1934 had twin carbs . . . but the racer did. Despite much dogged detective work which saw him contact the National Motor Museum, Chrysler (owner of Singer in the early 1970s), Richard Jury and Larry Gains (both mechanics with Fox & Nicholl during the early 1930s) and Bill Arnold (company secretary to Fox & Nicholl in period), the vendor was never able to prove a tangible link between his modified 14hp and the Tolworth-based firm.Nevertheless, he decided to replicate the distinctive torpedo coachwork worn by 'BPG 333' - the Fox & Nicholl entered Singer 1¢ Litre that finished seventh overall at the 1934 Le Mans 24-hours - when re-bodying his car. Put back on the road in 1976, the two-seater has been well exercised and much enjoyed over the past 40 years with the vendor and his wife undertaking several 5,000-mile plus tours of Europe aboard it. Taking part in the 75th Anniversary of the Ards Tourist Trophy Races during 2003 and journeying to Le Mans Classic with the Singer Owners' Club in 2008, the latter trip came after a radiator recore, carburettor refurbishment and the renewal of the gearbox bearings etc. While 2013 saw the steering box reconditioned, the front springs reset and the brakes attended to. A thorough engine overhaul followed in 2014 including a reground crankshaft, refaced flywheel, stitch-repaired and rebored / refaced block and six new Arias forged pistons. Reassembled with new valves / guides / springs / gaskets / timing chains / bottom and cam sprockets plus a rejuvenated distributor, the straight-six had covered some 500 running-in miles and been treated to an oil change by May 2015. Finished in 'Fox & Nicholl' Red with Black leather upholstery, the Singer's detailing extends to a turned aluminium dashboard (complete with Le Mans plaque), passenger grab handle, quick release radiator and fuel filler caps and auxiliary driving lights. Starting readily upon inspection and fitted with a taller than standard rear axle ratio, the two-seater has been unofficially timed at 106mph. Perhaps eligible for Le Mans Classic? not to mention a host of VSCC events, this delightful Singer 2 Litre Fox & Nicholl Team Car Evocation was featured in the January 1983 edition of Classic & Sportscar magazine (a copy of which remains in its history file as does a MOT certificate valid until June 2017).

Lot 2113

- 1 of just 12 AM90 chassis bodied to this design by Offord and the sole known survivor- Extensively restored during the current nine-year ownership with much work done by recognised marque specialists: Arthur Archer, Fopp d'Hane and Ian Polson- Large history file and enjoyed on numerous Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq Register rallies to Ireland, throughout England and other club events in France"The 1930 Le Mans race is often remembered for the struggle in which one Mercedes defeated the Blower Bentleys but was itself vanquished by the 6¢s, whereas the most telling, and also the most significant performance, historically, came from the brace of Talbot 90s which finished third and fourth, ahead of all but two Speed Sixes. Using a plain unsupercharged production engine of only 2? litres, with pushrod overhead valves, not overhead camshaft, and fitted with a single carburettor, they beat every Bentley below 6¢ litres, together with the 38/250 Mercedes, Earl Howe's supercharged twin-cam Alfa Romeo and a 5-litre Stutz. Somewhat naturally they won the Indice de Performance. The great Charles Faroux called their performance stupefiant, and he was right. Not only were the two Talbots tremendously fast and reliable, they were practically silent as well, making no more fuss than a rolled umbrella" (D.B. Tubbs, `The Talbots 14/45 - 110' Profile Publications).Capitalising on the success of the Fox & Nicholl Team Cars at Le Mans, Talbot are understood to have built some 216 examples of the 90. Available with a choice of wheelbase lengths, the model was underpinned by a substantial ladder frame chassis featuring all-round leaf-sprung suspension and four-wheel drum brakes. Developing up to 93bhp, its advanced 2276cc straight-six OHV engine was allied to four-speed manual transmission (though, later versions could be had with a four-speed pre-selector gearbox). Potential buyers could choose from a range of factory bodystyles or employ the services of an independent coachbuilder. Regardless of the coachwork worn, most 90s were capable of the 90mph top speed that their name implied. An understandably popular choice with sporting motorists, the Talbot enjoyed continued competition success as a privateer entry at events such as the Irish GP, Ards TT and Brooklands thanks to the efforts of Bill Esplen ('GN 5872') and the Burt brothers ('GO 1568') etc.A genuine AM90 Speed Model, 'GP 6096' is understood to be one of just twelve such chassis to be fitted with Close Coupled Drophead Coupe coachwork by Offord and indeed the sole known survivor (although, a very similar car which was built under sub-contract by Carlton still exists). According to its copy factory build record, chassis 30000 was erected on 1st January 1931 and as such is accepted by the Vintage Sports Car Club as being of Vintage manufacture (which in turn allows it to run with other pre-1931 machinery in VSCC events). The AM90 is accompanied by a very large and interesting history file which chronicles the last six decades of its life. Thought to have belonged to Mr D. English during the mid-1950s, other keepers have included Mr Williamson, Mr John Gray, Mr Brian Fidler, Mr Peter Theobald, Mr Peter Sutcliffe, Mr Gillie Andrew, Mr Tim Wadeson, Mr Michael Manning and, since 2007, the vendor. Mr Gray was the Sunbeam Talbot Darracq Register's secretary and there is a photo on file of him showing none other than Georges Roesch over 'GP 6096' (the 90 engine was reputedly Roesch's favourite among all those he designed for Talbot). Mr Theobald took the Close Coupled Drophead Coupe to Rhodesia in 1968 and thereafter it relocated to South Africa. Mr Sutcliffe used the four-seater for a long distance rally during his brief tenure (1977-1978) and Mr Wadeson finally repatriated the AM90 to the UK in the early 2000s. Substantially improved during the seller's custodianship, chassis 30000 has benefited from a thorough engine overhaul (reground crankshaft with shell bearings, Arrow rods, new pistons, new timing gears and new oil pump gears etc) plus the installation of a down draught carburettor, freeflow exhaust and new dynastart bearings (the unit having been otherwise rejuvenated for a previous keeper) all of which was carried out by marque specialists Arthur Archer and Foppe d'Hane. Further boasting a 'New Zealand' cartridge oil filter conversion, solid state voltage regulator, correct complete new 'wet' radiator and halogen headlights, the Talbot was entrusted to marque specialist Ian Polson for a back axle refurbishment and new petrol tank. Foppe d'Hane restored the wooden body support frame as necessary before the coachwork was treated to a bare metal respray in Dark Blue. Re-upholstered in contrasting Light Blue, the interior is protected by a new Black double duck hood. Riding on fresh tyres, this rare and potent Roesch Talbot is only being offered for sale because a shoulder injury makes its right-hand manual gearchange awkward for the vendor. A delightful and seemingly very well sorted motorcar, it has conveyed him on numerous STD Register Tours around the UK and to Ireland and France etc. Offered for sale with the aforementioned history file, bills substantiating the work undertaken and an original first edition handbook and spares list, 'GP 6096' is summed up as 'a very rare and very usable car with wind-up windows and relaxed cruising ability'.

Lot 94

Robert Watts signed limited edition (31/1000) print 'Hunting Party' signed by the artist and jet aces together with a limited edition (15/500) print by Simon Atack 'At the Setting of the Sun' signed by veterans; an Alan Fearnley first edition print 'The Bridge at Arnhem' signed by veterans with a pencil vignette to lower margin and a print of a Spitfire from the Battle of Britain memorial flight

Lot 399

Four signed limited first editions for the Franklin Library signed First Edition Society to include Richard Condon, The Venerable Bead; Louis Begley, The Man Who Was Late, Nelson DeMille, The General's Daughter and Joyce Carol Oates, Foxfire

Lot 58

Two signed prints of Dambusters interest, the first 'The Dambusters' by Robert Taylor, signed by approximately 50 various aircrew including recipients of the DFC and VC (50 x 60cm) the other 'Breaching the Elder' signed limited edition (337/650) print by Simon Smith, also signed by Edward Johnson, Raymond Grayson and Fred Sutherland (49 x 66cm)

Lot 85

Robert Taylor signed first edition print 'Lancaster' with pencil vignette, multiple signatures including Group Captain Leonard Cheshire (35 x 47cm)

Lot 398

Four signed limited first editions for the Franklin Library Signed First Edition Society to include Caleb Carr, The Alienist; Toni Morrison, Jazz; Susan Sontag, The Volcano Lover and E.L.Doctorow, The Waterworks

Lot 401

Five limited first editions for the Franklin Library Signed First Edition Society to include Thomas Tryon, The Wings of Morning; Scott Turow, Pleading Guilty; Richard Condon, Prizzi's Money; Judith Rossner, His Little Women and Robert Stone, Outerbridge Reach. All as new, still shrink-wrapped

Lot 323

A Spode First Edition bust of Winston Churchill,height 7.25".

Lot 100

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN BOOK, FLEMING, JONATHON CAPE FIRST EDITION 1965 SOME TEARS TO DUST JACKET

Lot 396

Four signed limited editions for the Franklin Library Signed First Edition Society to include Mary McGarry Morris, A Dangerous Woman; Robertson Davies, Murther and Walking Spirits; Chaim Potok, The Gift of Asher Lev and Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife

Lot 395

Four signed limited first editions for the Franklin Library Signed First Edition Society to include Dominick Dunne, A Season in Purgatory; Dominick Dunne, An Inconvenient Woman; Peter Carey, The Tax Inspector and John Gregory Dunne, Playland

Lot 10

David Shepherd: Seven signed limited edition prints, the first "Happy Hippo" (1259/1500), the remainder unnamed and from limited editions of 1000, includes cheetahs and a rhino, all framed and mounted (largest 14.5 x 14.5)

Lot 92

Three limited edition military aviation prints comprising Gerald Coulson 'First Light' (35/500) of 92 Squadron leaving Biggin Hill, with multiple veterans' signatures; Anthony Saunders 'Homeward Bound ' (112/400) with pencil signatures of Luftwaffe aces and other veterans, with certificate and a studio proof (2/40) 'Steady There, Them's Spitfires' with multiple veterans signatures, all unframed, largest 38 x 50cm

Lot 938

Two wicker baskets together with a large decanter shaped vase, two blue and white ceramic obelisks on brass bases, a carved wooden lamp in the form of an oriental scribe and a collection of books to include 'Ascent of Everest' first edition by John Hunt

Lot 455

Charles Dickens, Bleak House (London, Bradbury and Evans, 1853). Half leather, marbled boards and end papers. First edition in very good condition

Lot 200

Hardy of Alnwick: "The Golden Prince" first edition, #5/6, serial no. 055 3in. trout fly fishing reel, in black Hardy pouch; together with original instruction booklet.

Lot 332

First and second edition Ordnance Survey Maps of Colliery Sites, mid/late 19th Century, to include: Old Durham Colliery; and Burnhope Colliery; etc.

Lot 425

Fifteen early Warne & Co., Beatrix Pottery editions, some first edition.

Lot 111

Royal Worcester limited edition figurine 'The first Quadrille'

Lot 1

The Charity Shield In recognition of the 50th anniversary of 1966, a milestone in English Football when England won the FIFA World Cup, Thomas Lyte have re-built the retired Charity Shield. www.thomaslyte.com/the-charity-shield. The fourth edition of the Charity Shield, a unique object in its own right, has been handcrafted by an expert team of silversmiths to raise money for the Bobby Moore Fund, Cancer Research UK. www.cancerresearchuk.org/support-us/become-a-partner/our-charity-partners/bobby-moore-fund The Charity Shield will be sold at a live auction to be conducted by Graham Budd of Graham Budd Auctions, the specialist auctioneer of sports memorabilia. The sale is taking place at the Royal Garden Hotel, High Street Kensington, London, on the evening of Monday 10th October at 9.30pm. You can bid for this piece of football history by live online bidding through www.the-saleroom.com/grahambudd. There are no auctioneer's fees, live internet bidding fees or VAT to pay. What you bid is what you pay.  The new trophy is hand spun from 4.2kg Sterling 925 Silver. Standing an impressive 58cm squared, the trophy underwent the painstaking process of casting, hand chasing, hand engraving and polishing, with over 130 craft hours used to make this stunning piece. It is a perfect replica of the 1908 trophy which remains in The FA’s possession at Wembley.  This incredible piece of craftsmanship is not only an iconic symbol of sportsmanship and the game of football, but the purpose of creation lies in fundraising for the Bobby Moore Fund. The fourth edition of the Charity Shield will be sold with all of the money raised going to the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK, in doing so, replicating the original inspiration of the Charity Shield in 1908, which sought to give something back. Over the past few months the Shield has been on a journey across the UK, appearing at some of sports most inconic events, such as The Community Shield Final. On the final leg of its journey, it is being housed at the National Football Museum in Manchester for all sports fans to enjoy until the day of the auction on 10th October. Founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield, the F.A. Charity Shield began as contest between the respective champions of the Football League and the Southern League. The first encounter was between Manchester United and Queen’s Park Rangers. The format changed and eventually became a match between the reigning League Champions and F.A. Cup winners, although not exclusively if for example a team had won ‘the double.  In February 2002, the competition and trophy was renamed the FA Community Shield. The then-FA marketing director Paul Barber noted this was in order to reward the work of those contributing to the game, who go unnoticed: "The most important thing is that the many good causes that have benefited from the shield in the past will continue to benefit from the Community Shield in the future." The FA also intended to prevent any interference made by the Charity Commission into where money raised by the game should go.  Because the central silver roundel of the Shield was inscribed with the name of the competition “Football Association Charity Shield”, a new trophy had to be commissioned for the Community Shield and the existing trophy had to be retired. The retired trophy actually had a brief life as it had only been built and used for the Charity Shields of 1999, 2000 and 2001, and had been a replacement for the earlier edition which was retired because the silver was in a perilous state through repeated cleaning by proud recipients over the decades. This version remains the property of the Football Association. The winners of the replacement edition were Arsenal in 1999, then in 2000 by Chelsea in the last Charity Shield played at the old Wembley Stadium. In 2001, and at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Liverpool were the last team to lift the “Charity Shield”, with Arsenal the first winners of the “Community Shield in 2002”.  The central roundel from the Shield retired in February 2002 was removed and generously donated by the Football Association for the rebuild by Thomas Lyte and is the centerpiece of this magnificent object being offered here for auction to benefit the Bobby Moore Fund, Cancer Research UK.  Greg Dyke, chairman of The FA said: “The FA was pleased to donate the centrepiece of the 2002 FA Charity Shield to Thomas Lyte to support the Bobby Moore Fund. Bobby was a Charity Shield shared-winner with West Ham in 1964 and it is an entirely fitting tribute to him that the Thomas Lyte trophy is to be auctioned to raise money for the charity set up in his name. The auction will be an important event in the calendar of activities taking place this year, to recognise the achievements of Bobby Moore and the 1966 team in winning the World Cup 50 years ago.”   

Lot 164

“Cavalry; Its History and Tactics” by Captain L.E. Nolan, 15th Hussars, third edition, published Bosworth and Harrison 1860. Rebound in cloth with embossed leather spine causing pinching to first colour plate and splitting between pp 338 and 339. Generally Good Condition (one or two pencil notes in margins) Note: Captain Lewis Edward Nolan was famously killed by the first shot at the Charge of the Light Brigade joining them after carrying orders to Lord Lucan from Lord Raglan.

Lot 749

SIGNED PHYLLIS BENTLEY . Signed first edition of Sleep in Peace by Phyllis Bentley

Lot 757

THE ADVENTURES OF SIMPLICISSIMUS. The Adventures of Simplicissimus by Von Grammes Hause, limited edition 998/1000, first English ediion 1912

Lot 169

BOX 1: COLLECTION OF 29 GILBOW EXCLUSIVE FIRST EDITION DIE-CAST MODELS OF DOUBLE DECKER BUSES, MINT AND BOXED [29]

Lot 172

BOX 4: COLLECTION OF 39 GILBOW EXCLUSIVE FIRST EDITION DIE-CAST 1:76 SCALE MODELS OF DOUBLE DECKER BUSES, MINT AND BOXED [39]

Lot 118

WARHOL ANDY: (1928-1987) American Pop Artist. An excellent book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (from A to B & Back Again), First Edition published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1975. Signed and inscribed by the artist to the half title page, with an original illustration in his hand, being a drawing of his famous Campbell's Tomato Soup can, filling the majority of the page. Signed ('Andy Warhol') at the foot of the drawing and dated May 1975 in his hand. The page is also signed ('AW') by Warhol with his initials, in a different, darker ink, and most probably signed at a different time to the drawing. Accompanied by the dust jacket (some very minor, small faults to the edges). A desirable example of an original drawing of one of Warhol's most iconic images. VG

Lot 13

WOODS TIGER: (1975- ) American Golfer, Open Championship winner 2000, 2005 & 2006. A yellow souvenir limited edition pin flag from the 18th hole boldly signed in black ink by Woods with his name alone. Double matted in green alongside two colour photographs of Woods, commemorating the golfer's victory at the 2006 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Framed and glazed in a brown wooden frame to an overall size of 32 x 30. A small Upper Deck authentication sticker appears directly below Woods's signature and is numbered 62/500. Supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity EX The 2006 Open Championship was the 135th Open Championship. Tiger Woods held off Chris DiMarco, Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, and Sergio García for a two-shot victory. The win was his second consecutive Open Championship title and third overall. Royal Liverpool Golf Club first hosted The Open Championship in 1897 and the 2006 Open was the 11th to be held there.

Lot 152

MILNE A. A.: (1882-1956) English Author, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. A.L.S., A. A. Milne, one page, 8vo, Cotchford Farm, Hartfield, Sussex, 12th September 1950, to Mr. Nicholson. Milne announces 'The difficulty is that I am not alone in this; there is the Kenneth Grahame estate, and, if the music is used, the Fraser-Simson estate', although continues to add that he has sent Nicholson's letter to French's 'and told them to do what they can'. Milne concludes 'I have a friendly feeling for Helston, which has opened up so many happy holidays for me….' Together with a second A.L.S., A. A. Milne, one page, 8vo, Cotchford Farm, Hartfield, Sussex, 10th December 1950, also to Mr. Nicholson. Milne congratulates Helston Grammar School 'on its courage in staging such an elaborate play as Toad of Toad Hall', and sends his best wishes for its success, further adding 'Helston….has given me so much enjoyment in the past that I would like to feel that (with my collaborators, Kenneth Grahame and Fraser-Simson) I was contributing in a small way to the enjoyment of Helston, both company and audience'. Also including an unsigned hardback edition of When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne, published by Methuen & Co., London, 1926 (Thirteenth Edition). Two sellotape stains to the lower right corner of each letter, only very slightly affecting the paraph of each of Milne's signatures, but not the text. G to about VG, 3 Toad of Toad Hall is a play by A. A. Milne, being a dramatization of Kenneth Grahame's novel The Wind in the Willows (1908). The incidental music was composed by Harold Fraser-Simson and the first performance took place at the Lyric Theatre in London on 17th December 1929.

Lot 16

MANCHESTER UNITED: A paperback edition of Soccer at the Top - My Life in Football by Matt Busby, published by Sphere Books Ltd., London, 1974, individually signed to the inside front cover and opening two pages by fifteen members of the Manchester United team of 1974-75 including Paddy Roche, Alex Stepney, Martin Buchan, Alex Forsyth, Brian Greenhoff, Stewart Houston, Steve James, Tony Young, Gerry Daly, Lou Macari, Willie Morgan, Stuart Pearson and manager Tommy Docherty. All have signed with their names alone in bold blue inks. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG The 1974-75 Manchester United team were Second Division Champions and made an instant return to the First Division following their relegation in the previous season.

Lot 188

BISHOP BILLY: (1894-1956) Canadian Air Marshal, the top Canadian flying ace (72 victories) of World War I. Victoria Cross winner for his aerial actions over France, 2nd June 1917. Book signed, being a hardback edition of The People's War Book - History, Cyclopaedia and Chronology of the Great World War and Canada's Part in the War by James Martin Miller, H. S. Canfield and W. R. Plewman (Canadian section), First Edition published by R. C. Barnum Co., H. L. Balddwin Pub. Co., F. B. Dickerson Co., Imperial Pub. Co., Cleveland, Ohio, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Detroit, Michigand, Toronto Canada, 1919. The Autographed Edition features a sepia printed frontispiece portrait of Billy Bishop, with printed text below, signed ('W A Bishop') by Bishop in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the lower border. Bound in black pebbled cloth and with gilt lettering to the cover and spine and decorated endpapers. One small tear to the left edge of the frontispiece, only very slightly affecting the image but not the signature. Some light overall age wear, otherwise about VG

Lot 230

SPACE: Small selection of signed and unsigned First Day Covers and other commemorative items relating to various missions including Apollo-Soyuz, comprising a set of six unsigned covers issued to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Space Age, each featuring different colour images of paintings by Alexei Leonov, and also featuring a printed card, in Cyrillic, and biography of the cosmonaut, the card signed in blue fountain pen ink by Leonov, published by Franklin Philatelic in 1978 and contained in the presentation binder; a limited edition proof sterling silver coin issued to commemorate the Apollo-Soyuz mission, mounted alongside two postage stamps cancelled 17th July 1975 and contained in a presentation wallet; a Russian commemorative cover issued at the Baikonur Cosmodrome individually signed by Apollo-Soyuz crew members Tom Stafford and Vance Brand. Generally VG, 3

Lot 257

WORLD WAR II: A 16.5 x 12 limited edition print entitled Wellingtons over Wellesbourne by artist Nicolas Trudigan, the image depicting a Wellington aircraft leading a formation on return from Elsham Wolds to its home base at Wellesbourne Mountford after taking part in the first '1000' bomber raid against Cologne, 30th May 1942, individually signed in bold pencil by eight pilots of World War II, including Tony Iveson, George 'Johnny' Johnson, Ray Grayston, Benny Goodman, Bill Farquharson, Bob Stow, Rusty Waughman etc., each adding their squadron numbers beneath their signatures. Also signed in pencil by artist Nicolas Trudigan and numbered 46 of 200. Matted in white above two individual signed pieces by Barnes Wallis (1887-1979) English Scientist & Inventor of the bouncing bomb used in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid), 16th May 1943, and Les Munro (1919-2015) New Zealand Squadron Leader of World War II, participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid), 16th May 1943. Both are bold fountain pen ink signatures. Framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 23 x 19.5. EX

Lot 51

LAUREL STAN: (1890-1965) English Film Comedian. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy by John McCabe, First Edition published by Museum Press Ltd., London, 1962. Signed by Laurel in bold black ink to the half title page, 'My warmest regards Arthur - Good Luck & God Bless. As Ever, Stan Laurel' and dated 1962 in his hand. A small colour vignette of Laurel and Hardy is neatly affixed beneath the signature. With a heavy vertical brown stain caused by a strip of sellotape to the left edge of the half title page, not affecting the signature or inscription. Accompanied by the dust jacket (some tears and a large area of paper loss). About G

Lot 6

ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942-2016) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of The Greatest - My Own Story, First Edition published by Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, London, 1976. Signed by Ali in bold green ink to the half title page, 'To Garth from Muhammad Ali', further adding the word Peace and date, 13th August 1977, in his hand beneath his signature. The book is also signed by Bobby Moore (1941-1993) English Footballer, Captain of the England World Cup winning team, 1966, in bold black ink with his name alone to the front free endpaper, which also bears the signature of Willy T. Ribbs (1955- ) American Racing Car Driver, the first African-American man to drive in Formula One (1986). The front pastedown of the book bears two further signatures of unidentified individuals, both of whom add the word Driver in their hands alongside their signatures. Accompanied by the dust jacket (some slight age wear and a few minor tears and creases at the edges). Some light overall age wear, otherwise VG Provenance: Accompanied by a photocopy of a letter of provenance signed by the previous owner, Garth Belward, stating that he obtained the signature of Ali in person at the London Hilton Hotel in August 1977.

Lot 7

ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942-2016) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Book signed and inscribed, being a paperback edition of I Am King - a photographic biography of Muhammad Ali by David King, First Edition published by Penguin Books Ltd., 1975. Signed by Ali in bold green ink to the plain inside front cover, 'To Garth from Muhammad Ali', also adding the word Peace and the date, 13th August 1977, in his hand beneath his signature. The first page of the book is a little crudely torn and is loose. Some light overall age wear and some creasing to the covers, G Provenance: Accompanied by a photocopy of a letter of provenance signed by the previous owner, Garth Belward, stating that he obtained the signature of Ali in person at the London Hilton Hotel in August 1977 and that Ali's young daughter, Hana, tore the first page from the present book.

Lot 390

Songs of The Fell Packs First Edition 1971.

Lot 218

All Mod Cons; the remaining UK album releases including 1978, Polydor, first release, first press, first batch, first release, first press, third batch, mis-pressed label, old label limited edition, gold star stamp limited edition, etc (10).

Lot 607

[HUNTING] 'Snaffles' [Charlie Johnson Payne]. Four-Legged Friends and Acquaintances, de luxe first (limited) edition no.53, SIGNED BY AUTHOR to pictorial colour bookplate, Collins, London, 1951, quarter crimson leather, top edges gilt, four colour plate and further black and white illustrations, quarto.

Lot 612

[HUNTING] Bathurst, Earl. A History of the V.W.H. Country, first edition, Constable, London, 1936, scarlet cloth, dustjacket, top edges gilt, portrait frontispiece, plate illustrations, folding map, small quarto; Drage, Bert. Reminiscences, Green, Kettering, 1955, two-tone ivory and scarlet cloth, plate illustrations from photographs, octavo, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR; Bradley, Cuthbert. Good Sport Seen with Some Famous Packs 1885-1910, Routledge, London, no date, pictorial scarlet cloth gilt, top edges gilt, plate and text illustrations, quarto; and five other works, (8).

Lot 621

[CANINE] Aldin, Cecil. An Artist's Models, first edition, Witherby, London, 1930, grey cloth, frontispiece and a further nineteen plate illustrations (as called for), quarto; Aldin, Cecil. Dogs of Character, Eyre & Spottiswode, London, 1927, tan cloth gilt with pictorial onlay, illustrations throughout, quarto; Barker, K.F. Just Dogs, reprint, Country Life, London, 1936, pale orange-tan cloth, monochrome illustrations throughout, quarto; and two other works of canine interest, (5).

Lot 602

[HUNTING] Stewart, F.A. Hunting Countries, Collins, London, 1935, scarlet cloth gilt, dustjacket, twelve colour plate illustrations, oblong quarto; Edwards, Lionel. Sketches in Stable and Kennel, first edition, Putnam, London, 1933, fawn cloth, dustjacket with pictorial onlay, colour frontispiece, eleven mounted colour plate and further black and white illustrations, quarto; and 'Wagg', Mendip, no date, comprising eleven mounted hand-coloured caricature prints of Mendip Foxhounds interest, quarter cloth bound, overall 40.5cm x 31cm, (3).

Lot 626

[MISCELLANEOUS]Cooper, A.E., editor. Sea Fishing (Lonsdale Library), Seeley Service & Co., London, no date, quarter tan buckram, dustjacket with pictorial onlay, octavo; Parker, Eric. Field, River and Hill, first edition, Allan, London, 1927, crimson cloth, plate illustrations by Winifred Austen, octavo; and twenty-three assorted other works, (25, box).

Lot 606

[HUNTING] 'Snaffles' [Charlie Johnson Payne]. A Half Century of Memories, de luxe first (limited) edition no.143, SIGNED BY AUTHOR to pictorial colour bookplate, Collins, London, 1949, quarter crimson leather, top edges gilt, five colour plate and further black and white illustrations, quarto.

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