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Favyn (Andre). The Theater of Honour and Knight-hood. Or, A Compendious Chronicle and Historie of the whole Christian World. Containing the Originall of all Monarchies, Kingdomes, and Estates, with their Emperours, Kings, Princes, and Governours; their Beginnings, Continuance, and Successions, to this present Time. The First Institution of Armes, Emblazons, Kings, Heralds, and Pursuiuants of Armes..., Written in French, by Andrew Favine, Parisian: and advocate in the High court of parliament, MDCXX, 2 vols. in one, 1st English edition, London: William Jaggard, 1623, [18],[24],572,1-538pp., title printed in red & black with early manuscript signature of Gilberti Spearman 1703 (dust-soiled & marked), twelve pages of woodcut armorials, orders & decorations (printed to rectos, two shaved at foot), few other similar woodcut illustrations to text, small worm hole to lower blank margins of initial few leaves, fore-edge blank margins of Yy3 with small hole and Aaa6 torn, few words defective on final text leaf, lacking final blank leaf at rear, occasional dust & finger-soiling and few rust holes & marks etc., armorial bookplate of Edward Arthur White F.S.A. to upper pastedown, 2nd front free endpaper inscribed 'from Richard Lambert to Chas. Wm. Bigge' and with former ownership inscriptions of John L. Nevinson, December 1953 and C. Blair, 1985, attractive early 19th century calf with four wide raised bands to spine, gilt & blind decoration to spine, joints slightly split, folio STC 10717. The volume includes information regarding jousts, combats and ceremonies in addition to heraldic matters. It is also of interest to the Shakespearian scholar, as it was printed by the same printer later in the same year that he printed the First Folio. Where both books contain the same emblematic head-pieces and tail-pieces. Provenance: Claude Blair FSA, OBE, CVO (1922-2010), the eminent scholar of European arms and armour and historic metalwork, funerary sculpture, English parish churches and the decorative arts. He was Keeper at the Department of Metalwork, Victoria and Albert Museum, from 1972-82. (1)

Holinshed (Raphael). Chronicles of England, Scotland & Ireland, 1st edition, imprinted for John Hunne, 4 parts in one volume, 1577, black letter text in double column, first title, contents leaf and first 3 leaves of text, supplied in brown ink in a neat 17th century hand, a few leaves following with some marginal replacement in manuscript, without title page to second part, but with the woodcut title pages to the third and fourth parts (The Historie of Scotlande & The Historie of Irelande), author's woodcut coat of arms to title versos, numerous woodcut illustrations throughout, some soiling and marginal marks, a number of leaves supplied in 17th century manuscript in brown ink, occasional modern marginal repairs, ownership inscription of William Prichard dated 1684 to front endpaper, ink signature of E.B. Greenly, dated 1787, and bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary calf, rubbed with joints partly cracked at head and foot, and with some wear, thick folio Pforzheimer 494. STC13568. Luborsky and Ingram, English Illustrated Books 1536-1603, I, pages 452-68: "The Histories represent the most copiously illustrated secular texts of the Tudor era". Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (1)

[Smollett, Tobias]. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker. By the Author of Roderick Random, 3 vols., first edition, London: Printed for J. Johnson... and B. Collins, in Salisbury, 1671 [sic, i.e 1771] - 1771, half-titles present, lower margin of B2 torn in vol. 1, free endpapers and half-title to vol. 3 with contemporary owner's inscription of William Hulton of Hulton Park, (one dated 1771), occasional minor marks, some browning to first & last leaves (mostly margins), contemporary calf, worn and some boards detached, lacking title labels to spines, 12mo, (Rothschild 1925, similar to variant A4, but with imprint to vol. 1 misprinted 1671), together with Gay (John), Fables..., with a Life of the Author, 1793, engraved frontispiece and title, 34 engraved plates, occasional light scattered spotting, contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spine, joints cracked and light wear, 8vo, (the 'first' setting with the last line of text on A2 ending with "as he pro-", with the catchword 'bably', Q3 is unsigned), with Pindar (Peter), The Works, 3 vols., Paris [i.e. Edinburgh?]: Printed for the Booksellers of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, [1794?], half-titles, contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, joints and extremities slightly rubbed, 12mo in 6s, with Griffin (Gregory), The Microcosm, A Periodical Work..., 2 vols., 3rd edition, Windsor: C. Knight, 1790, armorial bookplate of James Whatman to upper pastedowns, contemporary speckled calf, gilt decorated spines with red morocco title labels, joints cracked, 12mo, plus [Lister, Thomas Henry], Herbert Lacy, by the Author of Granby, 3 vols., 1828, original green cloth, some dampsoiling, paper label to upper board of vol. 3, 8vo, and Raynal (Guillaume Thomas Francois), A Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies. Translated from the French by J. Justamond, 4 vols., 1st English edition, London: T. Cadell, 1776, some dust-soiling and spotting, modern brown buckram gilt, 8vo (16)

Godfrey (Captain John). A Treatise Upon the Useful Science of Defence, Connecting the Small and Back-Sword, and shewing the Affinity between them. Likewise Endeavouring to weed the Art of those superfluous, unmeaning Practices which over-run it... also An Examination into the Performances of the most Noted Masters of the Back-Sword... with Some Observations upon Boxing, and the Characters of the most able Boxers within the Author's Time. 1st edition, printed for the Author, by T. Gardner, 1747, engraved head and tail-pieces, first and final leaves toned (title a trifle chipped at fore-edge), armorial bookplate on front pastedown, red sprinkled edges, modern tan calf, gilt lettered leather spine label, small faint superficial scratch on lower cover, 4to Scarce text on fencing, which also contains the first significant discussion of the skills required in boxing and a description of some of the renowned boxers of the day. Describing the basic principles of armed and unarmed combat Godfrey tells how the champions of his day fought with swords, sticks and fists. Godfrey himself was an intrepid pupil of James Figg (1684-1734), the first English bare-knuckle boxing champion, generally regarded the father of modern boxing. (1)

Chandler (R., N. Revett & W. Pars). Ionian Antiquities, published with permission of the Society of Dilettanti, volume I only, 1st edition, 1769, 28 full-page engraved plates, engraved head- and-tailpieces, occasional minor soiling, contemporary calf, a little rubbed and stained, folio, sheet size 530 x 350mm (21 x 13.75ins) Blackmer 1566. Harris 849. The first sponsored publication of the Society of the Dilettanti, the work was gradually expanded to 5 volumes over the years, with the final volume published in 1915. The first two volumes were the result of materials gathered by Richard Chandler, Nicholas Revett and William Pars and the work much influenced the neoclassical movement in Britain. (1)

Thomassin (Simon). Furstellung der jenigen Statuen, Groupen, Bader, Brunnen, Vasen, wie auch anderer herrlichen Zierathen: welche dermahlen in dem unvergleichlichen Konigl. Schloss und in dem furtrefflichem Garten zu Versailles zu sehen seyn, zu erst nach denen Originalien gezaichnet und zusammen getragen vom Simon Thomassin... aufs neu heraus gegeben vom Joseph Friderich Leopold, Augsburg, 1710, additional pictorial engraved title page (dated 1710, with date altered to 1720), 14-page foreword and list of plates, 218 copper engraved plates including some double-page, and one partly folding, single leaf index at rear, some light spotting, mainly to margins, signature of Charles Copeland in brown ink to front endpaper, contemporary full calf, rubbed and somewhat worn, with covers detached, 8vo, together with Perier (Francois), Figures Antiques dessign‚s a Rome, Paris, F. Chereau, circa 1775-1800, engraved title, and 57 (of 59) engraved plates of antique sculptures, some minor marks and marginal soiling, title with some discolouration to outer margins, contemporary plain wrappers, rubbed and soiled, 8vo, plus Vasi, Itinerario istruttivo di Roma Antica e Moderna, volume 1 only, Rome, 1818 A German edition of the collection of engravings after sculptures at Versailles, first published in Paris in 1694. (3)

Milne (A.A.). Now We Are Six, 1st edition, Methuen, 1927, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, half-title and final leaf browned, top edges gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original red cloth gilt, slightly cocked, spine and corners a trifle rubbed, but in bright condition, 8vo, together with another first edition copy in original cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed at ends, one corner bumped, and a small mark to upper cover, but generally a clean and bright copy, plus The House at Pooh Corner, 1st edition, Methuen, 1928, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, frontispiece with show-through from contemporary inscription on reverse, free endpapers toned, top edges gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original salmon pink cloth gilt, spine lightly faded and a little rubbed at ends, one or two faint marks on lower cover, 8vo, plus another first edition copy in original cloth (somewhat soiled) (4)

Crum (Margaret, editor). First-Line Index of English Poetry 1500-1800 in Manuscripts of the Bodleian Library Oxford, volumes 1 & 2 (complete), 1969, original blue cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed and chipped to head, large 4to, together with Kawacka-Gryczowa (Alodia), Bibliotheca Nationalis Polona, Incunabula Quae in Bibliothecis Polonae Asservantur, 2 volumes in 3, Poland 1970-1993, colour and black and white illustrations, all original cloth bindings, covers slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Mardersteig (Giovanni), Die Officina Bodoni, Das Werk einer Handpresse 1923-1977, 1st edition, Hamburg, 1979, colour and black and white illustrations, original gilt decorated cloth in slipcase, front cover slightly water marked to head, 8vo, plus other modern bibiliographical reference, including Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and British America... 1641-1700, volumes 1-3, Donald Wing, 1945-1951, An Introduction to the Study and Collection of Ancient Prints, volumes 1 & 2, William Hughes Willshire, 1877, mostly hardback publications, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)

Morrell (David). First Blood, 1st UK edition, 1972, original cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly faded, 8vo (this novel was adapted to the film of the same title which saw the first cinematic outing for Sylvester Stallone's iconic portrayal of John Rambo), together with other modern and ultra modern fiction, including Harlan Coben, Lawrence Block, Ed McBain, Elmore Leonard, Frederick Forsyth, all original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo (6 shelves)

Enderbie (Percy). Cambria Triumphans, or Brittain in its Perfect Lustre, shewing the Origen and Antiquity of that Illustrious Nation. The Succession of their Kings and Princes, from the First, to King Charles of Happy Memory. The Description of the Countrey: the History of the Antient and Moderne Estate. The manner of the Investure of the Princes, with the Coats of Arms of the Nobility, 1st edition, 2 vols. in one, London: Andrew Crooke, 1661, woodcut armorial frontispiece and few woodcut armorials to text, three double-page engraved plates of armorial bearings, continuous pagination throughout, title-page with signature of Fabian Philipps (trimmed) & Lewis Morris 1753, with few annotations and marginal notes to title and throughout in the same hand, occasional dampstaining mostly to lower outer corners, upper hinge cracked, a.e.g., early 19th century blind decorated calf, upper board detached and lower joint cracked, upper board marked, spine and extremities rubbed, folio Armorial bookplate of Robert Fulke Greville, founder of Milford Haven Dockyard. Front blank endpaper with lengthy inscription in various hands documenting the former ownership history of the volume, "This copy of Cambria Triumphans belonged to that distinguished antiquary Lewis Morris..., this book was given to me by his son William Morris, of Gwaelod near Aberystwith, Cardiganshire, S.W., Robt. F. Greville. This volume was also the property of Fabian Philipps the author of 'Veritas Inconcussa'. His autograph is on the title page [trimmed]..., Bought by Herbert Johnes Lloyd-Johnes at the sale of Lady Herberts effects at Coldbrook Park, Abergavenny, September, 1952". (1)

Owen (John and Bowen, Emmanuel). Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd; Being a Correct Coppy of Mr Ogilby's Actual Survey of all ye Direct & Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales..., 1st edition, published Thomas Bowles & Emanuel Bowen, 1720, title page and four page of tables, 273 (complete) uncoloured engraved county maps and strip road maps, printed back to back, the last map appears to have either been cleaned or taken from another copy, book plate of Alexander Hamilton, contemporary blind stamped reverse calf, a little worn at head and foot of spine and extremities, 8vo Chubb CXLVII. The title page corresponds to the imprint required for the first edition, but the popularity of the book resulted in three editions being published in 1720 with no alteratioon to the title. (1)

A SIGNED FRAMED & GLAZED GEOFF NUTKINS FIRST EDITION PRINT 'THE HEIGHT OF THE BATTLE'

"ENEMY SUBMARINES IN QUESTION AND ANSWER", A SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL PAMPHLET (BR 145/40), a rare copy of the Admiralty's official pamphlet published by the Naval Staff, Anti-Submarine Warfare Division, July 1940, illustrated with 8 black & white plates and various silhouettes, original blue paper covers; with Ships of the Royal Navy, publ. by Sampson, Low, Marston, issues for 1938, 1940 & 1941, and an earlier edition for 1926, all small oblong format, generally good condition, the first item especially so, (5)

Two limited edition RAF albums The first being a limited edition of 2000 sets relating to bomber air crew dated 1984, each page with individual bomber pilots with autographs of each pilot, second album relating to the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with fighter pilots and their signatures to include Douglas Barder, Peter Townsend, Johnny Johnson, etc. (2)

A Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Volume- 'Les Diners De Gala' Being a signed first edition copy with pictorial dust jacket, published by Felicie of New York, printed and bound in France CONDITION REPORT: Dust jacket has blemishes with use, but intact, pages ditto.

Rev. John Hutchins, History of Dorset Volumes I & II, first edition 1774. Full leather binding, clean with no foxing, rubbing or damage to edges. Together with a detailed explanation of the rebinding process.

Mick Cawston Original Oil on Canvas "I'll Do The Talking Son" The Original of Mick's Most Succesful and Sought After Limited Edition Print and Arguably his Most Important Work! This is the first time it has been offered for sale 20"x 24" Framed as Shown.

MOORE BOBBY: (1941-1993) English Footballer, Captain of the England World Cup winning team, 1966. Book signed, a hardback edition of The 1970 Clipper Annual of Who's Who in Football, edited by Brian Wright, First Edition published by Clipper Press, London, 1969. Signed by Moore in bold blue ink to the illustrated front free endpaper, the colour image depicting Moore in a jubilant three quarter length pose, holding the Jules Rimet trophy, accompanied by various other members of the England team following their victory in the World Cup, 1966. Bound in red cloth. Some minor age wear, G

BRABHAM JACK: (1926-2014) Australian Motor Racing Driver, Formula One World Champion 1959, 1960 & 1966. Signed colour 23 x 16.5 print entitled Heading for Victory by artist Alan Fearnley (1987), the image depicting Brabham racing his Repco Brabham at speed to achieve his first win at the 'Ring' in the German Grand Prix, 7th August 1966. Limited Edition number 805 of 850. Signed by Brabham in bold pencil to the lower white border with his name alone and also signed by artist Alan Fearnley in bold pencil to the lower white border. Matted in grey and cream and framed and glazed in a wooden frame to an overall size of 32 x 25. VG

TAYLOR ELIZABETH: (1932-2011) English Actress, Academy Award winner. Book signed, a hardback edition of Elizabeth Takes Off, First Edition published by Macmillan, London, 1988. Signed by Taylor in black ink to the half title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. VG

MENUHIN YEHUDI: (1916-1999) American-born British and Swiss Violinist and Conductor. T.L.S., Yehudi Menuhin, one page, 4to, Los Gatos, California, 7th June 1954, to Miss Muriel Frost. Menuhin states that he has received his correspondent's letter, remarking 'and I, too, pray that this may not be your last letter from an office which brought us together and contributed so much to my feeling of friendship and peace of mind in England', further adding that his wife is writing to her independently, although inviting Frost to stay with them in Gstaad in September, explaining 'your presence would be of inestimable value in handling my correspondence and freeing me to care for the rather important work I have at that time'. Menuhin concludes 'Many thanks for attending to all the different chores I have you. I do hope that the next weeks will provide you with relaxation and clear the mind from the myriad of petty problems you have had to face these last months.' Together with an A.N.S., Yehudi Menuhin, on an oblong 12mo card (most likely originally accompanying a gift or flowers), n.p., December 1954, to Miss Frost, 'celebrating a long and happy companionship'. Also including an A.L.S., Yehudi Menuhin, three pages, 8vo, London, 29th May 1955, to Miss Muriel Frost, on the printed stationery of Claridge's. Menuhin announces 'I will long recall the particular quality which your blend of devotion and ability conveyed to a relationship which has spanned the greater part of my life - a constant, unfailing element of support and comfort' and continues 'Amid a shifting background and standing often as a lonely pillar in a sea of debris, you guarded intact the life-lines and the essential parts of the matter' and concluding by remarking 'I only hope that you will bring your friendly and lively face often to see me'. Accompanied by the original envelope. Further including a vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph of Menuhin in a head and shoulders pose playing his violin. Photograph by Fayer of Vienna. Signed by Menuhin in dark fountain pen ink to the lower white border and dated December 1955 in his hand and a signed and inscribed hardback edition of Yehudi Menuhin - The Story of the Man and the Musician by Robert Magidoff, First Edition published by Doubleday & Company Inc., New York, 1955. Signed by Menuhin in bold blue ink to the half title page, 'To dear Miss Frost, recalling our happy hours in London together Dec-Jan 1956, Yehudi Menuhin'. Accompanied by the dust jacket (some extensive wear, creasing and areas of paper loss). The lot also includes Diana Menuhin (1912-2003) British Ballerina, second wife of Yehudi Menuhin. A.L.S., Diana Menuhin, two pages, 4to, Los Gatos, California, 10th September n.y. (late 1950s?), to Miss. Frost. Most likely writing following the death of her third child shortly after birth, Menuhin thanks her correspondent for their 'sweet & sympathetic letter' and continues 'It was a stupidly cruel shock and I am fighting hard to overcome the anguished feeling of emptiness & waste. I have, though, so much in life that I would be a very ungrateful & egoistic (sic) creature if I could not conquer my sadness, and I have such a loving family and friends that I know myself to be very fortunate', concluding by hoping that they will be able to meet for lunch or dinner in London in the future, and further features a series of sixteen vintage Christmas greetings cards from the Menuhin family, the majority inscribed by Diana Menuhin and signed by her on behalf of her husband and family, the stiff oblong small 8vo folding cards dated 1943, 1954 (2), 1956-59, 1961-67, 1969-70, each of the cards featuring different images (some colour, a few now detached although present), most depicting the Menuhin's children although some also including Yehudi and Diana. G to generally VG, 22

GRAY THOMAS: (1716-1771) English Poet & Classical Scholar. Book signed, being a small 8vo edition of Oeuvres Diverses de J. J. Rousseau, Tome Troisieme, ('Du Contract Social ou Principes du Droit Politique par J. J. Rousseau, Citoyen de Geneve'), published by Marc Michel Rey, Amsterdam, 1762, this being Gray's copy and signed ('T. Gray') by him in ink with his name alone to the engraved red and black printed title page. Additionally and contemporarily annotated and signed by two other individuals to the half title page, the first notation signed by John Dixon stating 'This book belonged to Mr. Gray' and the second, signed by Juliana Horatia Ewing ('daughter of the Rev. A. Gattey D.D. Vicar of Ecclesfield'), stating 'This book which belonged to the Poet Gray was given to me by Miss. Sarah Thompson, granddaughter of the above Rev. John Dixon, sometime Vicar of Ecclesfield, Yorks'. In the original paper wrappers (some damage) and contained in a folding box. Light overall age wear, G

BYRON LORD: (1788-1824) British Poet, a leading figure in the Romantic Movement. Book signed, a hardback edition of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage - Canto III (1816) bound with Canto IV (1818), First Edition printed by Thomas Davison for John Murray, London, 1816/1818, being the first variant of the second issue with capital L of Lettre directly beneath lui of celui-la on title page and page 67 with the word Eagle (as opposed to Falcon in the second variant). Half title page present and bound with the notes and the poem A Very Mournful Ballad on the Siege and Conquest of Alhama. Signed ('Noel Byron') by Lord Byron in ink with his name alone to the head of the title page. Bound in calf with gilt stamped decoration to the edges, four raised bands to the spine. Some light staining to some pages, very slightly affecting the last two letters of Byron's signature, and with light overall age wear, G Provenance: Accompanied by a loosely inserted letter signed by Dr. Peter Beal of Sotheby's, 13th December 1991, and relating to Lot 28 in the Sotheby's auction of 12th December 1991, and stating 'We are happy to confirm our definite opinion that two of the volumes in this lot were signed by Lord Byron, using the form of his name (“Noel Byron”) he adopted after the death of his mother-in-law in January 1822. Byron's signature was subject to variation, depending in part upon the speed with which he wrote, but close comparison with a number of facsimile examples leaves no doubt in our mind that his salient characteristics are present and that there is no indication of forgery'.

POTTER BEATRIX: (1866-1943) English Author of Children's Books. A very fine original signed watercolour illustration by Potter on an 8vo sheet of paper, n.p., August 1927. The charming and delicately executed artwork (which appears in its published form on page 38 of the First Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 1902) depicts the young, disobedient Peter Rabbit, wearing his blue jacket and with his back to the reader, standing opposite Mr. McGregor who kneels in his garden as he tends his vegetables, an astonished look on his bespectacled and bearded face as he stares directly towards Peter. With a holograph caption by Potter immediately beneath the illustration, 'Round the end of a cucumber frame whom should he meet but Mr. McGregor!' Signed ('Beatrix Potter'; the signature a little faded, largely to the surname, although still legible) and dated in her hand beneath the caption. Rare and particularly desirable in this form. Attractively and professionally matted in pale brown and cream and framed and glazed in a decorative wooden frame to an overall size of 11.5 x 14. About EX Potter made a series of watercolours to raise money for a fund to save some woodland and meadow near Windermere in the Lake District, many of which were sold in America. Within a year enough money had been generated to save the land from being built upon and Potter herself wrote 'It was a great satisfaction to me to have been able to help the fund through the kindness of my friends in America…Whenever I cross the ferry and look at the pleasant green banks I will think of the good friends across a wider stretch of water'. The present lot is certainly one of the series of fund raising watercolours made by Potter, several of which are held in the V&A Collection.

CHICHESTER FRANCIS: (1901-1972) British Sailor and Aviator, the first person to sail single handed around the world by the clipper route, 1966-67. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of Atlantic Adventure, First Edition published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London, 1962. Signed by Chichester in bold blue fountain pen ink to the front free endpaper with an interesting inscription, in full, 'To Frank Bates, with many thanks for valuable help with some of my gear such as marine and bubble sextants which functioned perfectly. From Francis Chichester', and dated Christmas 1962 in his hand. Accompanied by the dust jacket (some tears and overall age wear). Together with a second book signed, being a hardback edition of the autobiography The Lonely Sea and the Sky, published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1965 (third impression). Signed by Chichester in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to the front free endpaper. Accompanied by the dust jacket (some slight tears and minor age wear). G to about VG, 2

HAMILTON & NELSON: HAMILTON EMMA (1765-1815) Wife of Sir William Hamilton and mistress of Lord Nelson & NELSON HORATIA (1801-1881) Illegitimate daughter of Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton. Rare book signed by both Emma Hamilton and Horatia Nelson individually, a hardback edition of Selecta Poemata Italorum, selected by Alexander Pope and (anonymously) edited by Francis Atterbury in 1684, the First and only edition, published by J & P Knapton, London, 1740. Volume I (of two) only. The Latin text edition has been rebacked with the original labels and calf spine with gilt lettering. Bearing the ownership signatures of Hamilton ('Emma Hamilton') on the front paste down endpaper and Nelson ('Horatia Nelson', in two slightly different coloured inks, the surname possibly added by her at a later date) to the head of the black and red printed title page. An extremely rare combination of signatures by the two women whom Nelson undoubtedly felt the most affection for during his life. Some light overall age wear and a few faults and stains to the front paste down endpaper, although not affecting Hamilton's signature. About VG Volume II of the present book, also bearing the ownership signatures of Hamilton and Nelson, was previously contained in The Nelson Collection of F. Roy Deeley and was sold in these rooms (Lot 989, July 2012, hammer price £2100).

NIGHTINGALE FLORENCE: (1820-1910) British Pioneer of Nursing. Book signed and inscribed, a small 8vo hardback edition of Max Kromer - A Story of the Siege of Strasbourg by [Hesba Stretton, pseudonym of Sarah Smith], First Edition (?) published by The Religious Tract Society, London, n.d. (c.1872). Signed by Nightingale in bold pencil to the front free endpaper and with an inscription ('Charles Rouse from') in ink in her hand, also dated London, 17th October 1872, in ink in her hand beneath her signature. With a contemporary light pencil annotation beneath. Some light overall browning to the front free endpaper and light overall age wear, G

NORGAY TENZING: (1914-1986) Nepalese Indian Sherpa Mountaineer, the first man, with Edmund Hillary, to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 1953. Book signed, a hardback edition of Tiger of the Snows, the autobiography of Tenzing of Everest, written in collaboration with James Ramsey Ullman, published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1955 (ninth impression). Signed ('Tenzing') in bold black ink by Tenzing Norgay with his name alone to the front free endpaper. Also signed to the half title page by five other members of the Everest Expedition of 1953 individually comprising Edmund Hillary (1919-2008) New Zealand Mountaineer, the first man, with Tenzing Norgay, to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 1953, Mike Westmacott (1925-2012) British Mountaineer, George Lowe (1924-2013) New Zealand-born Mountaineer, Charles Wylie (1919-2007) British Lieutenant-Colonel, Organising Secretary of the Expedition and George Band (1929-2011) English Mountaineer. All have signed with their names alone in black inks. Accompanied by the dust jacket. Some pencil annotations in an unidentified hand to the front free endpaper indicate that the book was previously owned by Malcolm Barnes, editor of The Mountain World. VG

TRUBSHAW BRIAN: (1924-2001) British Test Pilot, the first to fly Concorde, April 1969. Book signed, a hardback edition of Concorde - The Inside Story, First Edition published by Sutton Publishing Ltd., Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2000. Signed by Trubshaw in black ink to the front free endpaper. Accompanied by the dust jacket. VG

RICHARD ADAMS - 'WATERSHIP DOWN', first edition published by Rex Collings 1972, ex library bookCondition Report:Ex-library with usual stamps and cards and covered jacketNot price clippedFoxing on page ends and initial pagesPlease note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

C. S. LEWIS - 'THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE' First Edition, Geoffrey Bles 1950 (no dustjacket) together with various other C. S. Lewis books including 'The Last Battle' 1958 reprint with dustjacket and 'The Horse and His Boy' 1956 reprint with dustjacket, 'till We Have Faces' a 1956 first edition with dustjacketCondition Report:The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe - no dustjacket, discoloured spine, stained green cloth boards

DRAMATIC WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE The Text of the First Edition', Chatto & Windus, 1885, Limited Edition of 250 copies, this one not numbered, 8 vols. (8)Condition Report:Original red cloth marked, loss to paper titles on spinesPlease note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

ELIZABETH ANNE ALLOM - 'THE SEAWEED COLLECTOR', Illustrated with natural specimens from the shores of Margate and Ramsgate, printed by T. H. Keble 1841, a very rare first edition containing real specimens not illustrations (41 pages with specimens)Condition Report:Please note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

VICTOR HUGO - 'LES MISERABLES', First Edition, Bruxelles, A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Co. Editeurs, 1862, French text, ten volumes, all volumes have 'CAMERON' in ink on page end block, Vol 1 has 'Julia M. Cameron Oct. 63' inked on title page (19th Century photographer), all other volumes have 'Hardinge Hay Cameron' inked on title page (10)Condition Report:Please note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

CHARLES DICKENS - 'OUR MUTUAL FRIEND', with illustrations by Marcus Stone, in two volumes, Chapman & Hall, 1865, first edition in book form (2)Condition Report:Leather bindings have slight wear on edgesSome foxing, mainly endpapersPlease note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

CHARLES DICKENS - 'HARD TIMES', Bradbury & Evans, 1854, green cloth binding with 5/- on spine. first edition in book formCondition Report:Spine discoloured, wear at top of spineFoxing throughoutbookplate of T. Farmer Baily, Hall PlacePlease note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

CHARLES DICKENS - 'BLEAK HOUSE', with illustrations by H. K. Browne, Bradbury & Evans, 1853, first edition in book form, has typographical errors e.g. page 275 'counsinship'Condition Report:Half leather with some wear on edgesFoxingPlease note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

CHARLES DICKENS - 'A CHILD'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND', Bradbury & Evans, three volumes 1852/1853/1854 , first edition in book form, together with another Volume I dated 1854 (4)Condition Report:Vol. I 1852 lacks frontispiece, one contents page detached, some foxingVol. I 1854 has frontispiecePlease note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

CHARLES DICKENS - 'THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD', with illustrations by H. K. Browne, Bradbury & Evans, 1850, first edition in book formCondition Report:Slight wear to bindingFoxingPlease note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

CHARLES DICKENS - 'PICTURES FROM ITALY', illustrations on wood by Samuel Palmer, Bradbury & Evans, 1846, first edition, original blue cloth cover, pages uncutCondition Report:Good condition, a bit dusty on page edges, pencilled notes on endpaperPlease note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

CHARLES DICKENS - 'DOMBEY AND SON', Bradbury & Evans, 1848 with illustrations by H. K. Browne, first edition points: title page vignette has hook in left arm, no page listed for frontis, page 284 Delights instead of joy, page 324 Captain together with three volume Tauchnitz edition, 1847 (4)Condition Report:Please note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

CHARLES DICKENS - 'GREAT EXPECTATIONS', Chapman & Hall, 1861, 3 volumes, has some first edition issue points, rebound, no adverts bound in backCondition Report:Please note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

CHARLES DICKENS - 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL in prose being A Ghost Story of Christmas', with illustrations by John Leech, Chapman & Hall, 1843, four hand coloured plates, original brown cloth, first edition with first issue points - blue & red printing title page, green endpapers, date MDCCCXLIII, Stave I (not 'one')Condition Report:ink dots on spine, bumped corners, faint staining to cloth, spine partially detached inside, some foxingPlease note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

FOOTBALL - A FRAMED SIGNED LIMITED EDITION ALAN BALL COLOURED PRINT, together with First Day Cover celebrating the 1966 World Cup, glazed, certificate of authenticity

Concorde Limited edition signed print, slightly damaged: A New Age Begins. Depicting the first scheduled flight, 21st January 1976 as Concorde takes off from Heathrow, with the old iconic control tower in the background. Size: 16 x 12 inches. Limited edition of 250. Autographed by John Lidiard (Flight Engineer) and numbered/signed by the artist Ivan Berryman. This print has unfortunately been folded at some point, so now has a vertical crease 3/4 of the way along. It's not too disastrous and would probably be mostly unnoticable if mounted and framed. Good condition. All signed items come with a Certificate of Authenticity and can be shipped worldwide.

Concorde Limited Edition Match Numbered Pair of signed prints. We can also offer a match numbered pair of signed prints. This means both prints will have an identical edition number: for instance 5/250. The first is signed by Bannister and Berryman, and the second is signed by Lidiard and Berryman. Good condition. All signed items come with a Certificate of Authenticity and can be shipped worldwide.

A first edition copy of The Sun newspaper

[CHILDRENS] Eighteen 'Buffalo Bill' annuals (some duplication); twelve Richmal Crompton 'William' titles, including William the Explorer, first edition, Newnes, London, 1960, the others reprints, all with dustjackets; and twelve Ladybird books, (42).

[MODERN FIRSTS] Brooke, Rupert. 1914 and Other Poems, first edition, Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1915, dark blue cloth with title label to spine, tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece, octavo (frontispiece almost detached; pages 14-15 with browning0; together with Davies, W.H. The Poems, first edition, Cape, London, 1940, blue cloth, portrait frontispiece, octavo (biographical note pasted to front free endpaper), (2).

[ILLUSTRATED]. NATURAL HISTORY Tunnicliffe, C.F. Shorelands Summer Diary, first edition, Collins, London, 1952, red cloth, colour plate and black and white text illustrations, quarto; Tunnicliffe, C.F. Mereside Chronicle, first edition, Country Life, London, 1948, tan cloth, black and white illustrations throughout, quarto; and three other works, (5).

[MODERN FIRSTS] Tolkien, J.R.R. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and other verses from the Red Book, first edition, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1962, pictorial boards, dustjacket, octavo; Tolkien, J.R.R. Farmer Giles of Ham, third impression, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1961, boards, dustjacket (price clipped and marked 'fourth impression'), octavo; Tolkien, J.R.R. Tree and Leaf, second impression, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1964, boards, dustjacket, octavo; and Tolkien, J.R.R. Smith of Wootton Major, second impression, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1967, pictorial boards, duodecimo, (4).

[MISCELLANEOUS] Lawrence, T.E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom, first trade edition, Cape, London, 1935, brown buckram gilt, portrait illustrations, quarto; Stoll, Robert. Architecture and Sculpture in Early Britain: Celtic, Saxon, Norman, Thames & Hudson, London, 1967, blue cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, tall quarto; fourteen assorted Observer's books, each with dustjacket; and two other works, (18).

[MISCELLANEOUS] Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings, comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, eighth impression, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1959; The Two Towers, fifth impression, 1957; and The Return of the King, fifth impression, 1959, each with dustjacket (jackets worn and with losses), in slip-case; Corbett, Jim. Man-Eaters of Kumaon, first English edition, Oxford University Press, 1946, cloth, dustjacket, plate illustrations from photographs, octavo; and assorted other works, (box).

[TRANSPORT]. RAILWAYS Kelley, Philip. Road Vehicles of the Great Western Railway, second impression, Oxford Publishing Co., Oxford, 1980, boards, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, quarto; Pomroy, Lawrence. The Heathfield to Exeter (Teign Valley) Railway, first edition, Ark Publications, Newton Abbot, 1995, pictorial soft covers, illustrations, octavo; Maggs, Colin. The Mangotsfield to Bath Branch, The Oakwood Press, Oxford, 1992, pictorial soft covers, illustrations, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo; and a further thirty-three assorted volumes, including booklets, (36).

[BOOKS]. HUNTING & EQUINE 'Snaffles' [Charlie Johnson Payne]. More Bandobast, first edition, Collins, London, 1936, cream cloth, dustjacket, twelve colour plate and further black and white illustrations, INSCRIBED to the front free endpaper 'To Elizabeth Alexander / from The Artist / 1943', quarto.

Hardback Book. The Complete Works of Lord Byron from the Last London Edition now first collected and arranged, and illustrated with all the notes by John Galt esq. in one volume. Dated 1857.

Ty Beanie Babies Rare First Edition Purple Princess Di Bear. One of Only 100, Produced In 1997. Hand Made In Indonesia, Red Star on Tag. No Space In The Swing Tag Sentences, PVC Pellets - Used, No Stamp Inside Tag. Complete with Tags and Tag Protector. 9 Inches Tall. Excellent Condition.

Nicolas Trudgian “First Flap of the Day” Limited Edition print 499/500 with certificate, signed by the artist only

2 Roger Holgate Limited Edition black / white pencil prints comprising of “The Ace and his Mascot – George Grumpy Unwin and Flash” and “The First Hunter of France”, both with NO certificates

a First Edition hardback book “Jonahs Feet are Dry – The Experience of the 353rd Fighter Group in World War II” by G E Cross, 0980/2000 signed by the author and published by Thunderbolt & a hardback book in sleeve “Masters of the Battlefield” by Major General Julian Thompson