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Lot 1104

Bernard Darwin; The Golf Courses of the British Isles, first edition, 8vo, green cloth, illustrated by Harry Rountree, published by Duckworth & Co, London 1910.

Lot 1107

Thomas Sprat; The History of the Royal-Society of London for the Improving of Natural Knowledge, 4to, first edition, calf, published by T.R. for J Martyn, London 1667.

Lot 1113

John Debrett; The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, full calf, two vols, 16mo, published by Harding & Wright, London 1809, Nicholas Harris Nicolas; A Synopsis of the Peerage of England, full calf, two vols, 16mo, published by Nichols & Son, London 1825, Sir William Dugdale;The Antient Usage in bearing of such Ensigns of Honour As are commonly call'd Arms, half calf, 24mo, published Oxford 1682, Edward Kimber; The Peerage of England, full calf, 12mo, first edition, published London 1766, and six further books relating to the peerage and heraldry. (12)

Lot 400E

A Bygone wooden and Brass fishing reel with a first edition of "The Witchery of Water"

Lot 88

A BOX OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS including children`s illustrated - Andrew Lang `Johnny Nut and the Golden Goose`, `R. Caldecott`s Second Collection of Pictures & Songs`, Kate Greenaway, first edition of Roald Dahl`s `The Twits`, etc

Lot 105

WILLIAM BURROUGHS - THE NAKED LUNCH, First UK Edition published by John Calder 1964, with dustjacket

Lot 106

WILLIAM BURROUGHS - THE SOFT MACHINE, First American Edition published by Grove Press, 1966, with dustjacket

Lot 107

A SMALL QUANTITY OF WILLIAM BURROUGHS BOOKS including `The Wild Boys` First UK Edition 1972, `Exterminator!` First US Edition 1973, `Last Words` together with eleven paperbacks (14)

Lot 134

A 1965 MARVEL COMICS `THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN` #20 COMIC BOOK, American cent edition, UK price stamp to front, origin and first appearance of the Scorpion (Macdonald `Mac` Gargan)

Lot 194

A 1960 ATLAS / MARVEL COMICS `TALES TO ASTONISH` #13 COMIC BOOK, American cent edition, first appearance of Groot `The Monster from Planet X`

Lot 365

A COLLECTION OF FIRST EDITION HARDBACK BOOKS BY HUGH B. CAVE including `Murgunstrumm and Others`, Carcosa 1977 with tipped in bookplate signed by author and illustrator, `Isle of the Whisperers`, Pumpkin Books limited to 750 copies with card signed by author, `Mountains of Madness`, Cemetery Dance, 2004, limited edition no. 161/750 signed copy (7)

Lot 677

A QUANTITY OF BOOKS BY THE MARQUIS DE SADE including three first American edition Grove Press printings, some duplicated titles (28)

Lot 530

"A Brief History of Old English Porcelain" by M L Solon - first edition 1903 limited to 1250 copies

Lot 539

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M R James, published by Edward Arnold in 1906, first edition and third impression, binding as for first impression

Lot 558

Flowers from Shakespeare`s Garden pictured by Walter Crane - Cassell 1906, First edition

Lot 561

Manon Lescaut by DC Moylan with eleven illustrations by Alastair, first edition 1928 and limited to 1850 copies

Lot 413

A First Edition - Reach for the sky by Paul Brickhill - signed in pen by Douglas Bader 1954 with dust jacket - stained rubbed and torn - along with First Editions of Wing Leader by Johnnie - Group Captain J.E - Johnson and On Going to the Wars by Godfrey Winn - both with damaged dust jackets

Lot 200

Maclean, Alistair. `The Guns of Navarone`, Collins, St. James`s Place, London, 1957, 318pp, with dust jacket.(first edition)

Lot 201

Maclean, Alistair. `South by Java Head`, Collins, St. James`s Place, London 1958, 320pp, with dust jacket, (first edition).

Lot 204

Maclean, Alistair. `H.M.S Ulysses` Collins St James` Place London, 1955, 120pp with diagram and dust jacket. (first edition)

Lot 1913

NUMISMATIC BOOKS, ANCIENT COINS [Sotheby’s] Catalogue of the Collection of Highly Important Greek and Roman Coins Formed by Patrick A Doheny, London, 1979, 245 lots, each lot individually illustrated with some full page colour enlargements, original boards, neatly priced throughout with some buyer’s names, nearly fine; [Christies] Highly Important Ancient Coins, London, 9 October 1984, 98pp, 313 lots, each individually illustrated in b/w, 6 further colour plates, cloth, jacket, hand priced throughout with the printed prices loosely inserted, nearly fine; [Christie’s] Important Ancient Coins, London, 8 October 1985, 108pp, 436 lots each individually illustrated, 5 further colour plates at end, cloth, jacket, very good; [Sotheby’s] The Brand Collection Part 5 – Greek and Roman Coins, London, 1-2 February 1984, 718 lots, 24 b/w plates, card covers, very good; [Christies] The Blackmoor Hoard of Third Century Roman Bronze Coins, London, 9 December 1975, 39pp, 385 lots, 5 b/w plates, card covers, heavily annotated throughout, very good; Head, B V, A Guide to the Principal Gold and Silver Coins of the Ancients, Third Edition, London, 1889, 128pp, 70 fine plates, original publishers cloth, armorial ex-libris on first pastedown, very good; Hirmer, M, Die Schönsten Griechenmünzen Siziliens, Leipzig, 1940, 66pp, 48 excellent plates, original boards, nearly fine; Hirmer, M, Römische Kaisermünzen, Leipzig, 1941, 66pp, 48 excellent plates, original boards, nearly fine; Babelon, E, Les Monnaies Grècques Aperçu Historique, Paris, 1921, 160pp, line drawings in the text, original printed boards, spine chipped, very good. (9)

Lot 1918

NUMISMATIC BOOKS, WORLD COINS Breen, W, Walter Breen’s Encyclopedia of US and Colonial Proof Coins 1722-1977, New York, 1977, 324pp, b/w illustrations in the text, the original hardback edition, very good; Kleeberg, J M, America’s Large Cent, American Numismatic Society, New York, 1996, 190pp, b/w illustrations in the text, original cloth, almost as new; [Coin World] Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Ohio, 1990, 456pp, illustrations in the text, card covers, good; Criswell, G, & Romerstein, H, The Official Guide to Confederate Money & Civil War Tokens Tradesmen & Patriotic, first edition, New York, 1971, 144pp, b/w illustrations; [Stacks] Fixed Price List Colonial Coins and Medals, New York, 1990, 68pp, b/w illustrations, card covers, good. (5)

Lot 1948

NUMISMATIC BOOKS, GENERAL NUMISMATICS Carson, R A G, Coins - Ancient, Mediaeval, Modern, London, third impression, 1966, 642pp, 64 fine plates, cloth, jacket, very good with an inscription on first pastedown; Cribb, J, Cook, B & Carradice, I, The Coin Atlas, London, 1990, 337pp, colour illustrations, casebound, jacket, very good; Williams, J, Money – A History, (British Museum) London, 1997, 256pp, card covers, very good; Angell, N, The Story of Money, New York, 1929, 411pp, b/w illustrations, casebound, very good; Linecar, H, An Advanced Guide to Coin Collecting, London, 1970, 289pp, 68 b/w plates, casebound, jacket, very good; Carson, R A G, Coins Volume Two; Coins of Europe, London, 1971, 411pp, 47 b/w plates, card covers, good; Coins Volume Three; Coins of America, Africa, Australasia and Asia, London, 1962, 559pp, 63 b/w plates, card covers, good; Yoeman, R S, A Catalogue of Modern World Coins, Wisconsin, 1961, 509pp, casebound, spine taped, binding weak; [Krause/Mischler] Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900, First Edition, 1152pp, illustrated, printed card covers, worn; Craig, W D, Coins of the World 1750-1850, Wisconsin, 1976, 478pp, illustrated, boards detached, poor. (10)

Lot 1953

NUMISMATIC BOOKS, COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS Brown, L, British Historical Medals Volume 1; The Accession of George III to the Death of William IV, London, 1980, 469pp, illustrated, cloth, jacket, good; Brown, L, British Historical Medals Volume 2; The Reign of Queen Victoria, London, 1987, 516pp, illustrated, cloth, jacket, good; Eimer, C, British Commemorative Medals and Their Values, London, 1987, 265pp, 53 b/w plates, cloth, jacket, the latter torn, inscribed by the author, good; [British Museum] Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II, (1885) reprinted 1969, volume 2 only, 866pp, casebound; Whittlestone, A & Ewing, M, Royal Commemorative Medals 1837-1977 Volume 6; The Duke of Windsor, First Edition, 1997, 120pp, illustrated, card covers, good; Whittlestone, A & Ewing, M, Royal Commemorative Medals 1837-1977 Volume 3; Medals Commemorating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897, first edition, 1998, card covers, good; Joslin, E C, Spink’s Catalogue of British and Associated Orders, Decorations and Medals with Valuations, London, 1983, 191pp, illustrated, cloth, jacket, very good. (7)

Lot 1960

NUMISMATIC BOOKS, FREEMASONRY Gould, R F, The History of Freemasonry Its Antiquities, Symbols, Constitution, Customs Etc, Six Volumes, The Caxton Publishing Company, London, no date (c.1920?), 1500+pp, 36 colour plates each with tissue guard, all volumes in the original decorated boards, gilt, some wear to extremities, marginal browning, nearly fine overall; and Volumes 3, 4 and 5 of an earlier edition (no date), original blue silk boards, bevelled edges, gilt, all edges gilt, all copies water damaged and discoloured, spines missing, endpapers foxed, reading copies; Newton, J F, The Builders; A Story and Study of Masonry, Iowa, 1916, 317pp, pages untrimmed and unopened, original blue cloth in protective wrapper, inscription on first free endpaper, a good copy. (10)

Lot 335

[MISCELLANEOUS]. HISTORY & OTHER Runciman, Steven. A History of the Crusades, three volumes, reprint, Cambridge University Press, 1988, boards, dustjacket, plate illustrations, octavo; Kapelle, William. The Norman Conquest of the North, first British edition, Croom Helm, London, 1979, boards, dustjacket, maps, quarto; Bird, Anthony, & Hallows, Ian. The Rolls-Royce Motor Car, first edition, Batsford, London, 1964, cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; and a further six assorted works, (11).

Lot 339

[MISCELLANEOUS] Saber, Clifford. Desert Rat Sketch Book, first edition, Sketchbook Press, New York, 1959, cloth, illustrations throughout, oblong quarto, in slip-case; Murray, Margaret. The God of the Witches, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., London, no date, cloth, dustjacket, plate illustrations, quarto; Thorold, Henry, & Yates, Jack. Lincolnshire. A Shell Guide, first edition, Faber & Faber, London, 1965, cloth, dustjacket, illustrations from photographs, quarto; and a fourther thirty-six works, (39).

Lot 342

[SAILING] Carr, Frank. Leslie A. Wilcox, first (limited) edition of 600 copies, Lewis, Leigh-on-Sea, 1977, boards, dustjacket with pictorial onlay, tipped-in colour plate and black and white full-plate illustrations, SIGNED BY ARTIST, quarto; Rayner, Ranulf. The Paintings of the America`s Cup 1851-1987, first edition, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1987, boards, dustjacket, full-page colour illustrations, oblong quarto; together with assorted other works; a quantity of luxury yacht brochures; and four photographs of yachts.

Lot 344

[ANTIQUES & COLLECTING]. CERAMICS Eriksen, Svend, & Bellaigue, Geoffrey de. Sevres Porcelain. Vincennes and Sevres 1740-1800, first edition, Faber & Faber, London, 1987, cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Adams, Len & Yvonne. Meissen Portrait Figures, first edition, Barrie & Jenkins, London, 1987, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Rice, Dennis. Derby Porcelain. The Golden Years 1750-1770, first edition, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1983, cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Bradshaw, Peter. 18th Century English Porcelain Figures 1745-1795, first edition, Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge, 1981, cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; and a further four assorted works, (8).

Lot 127

Charles Dickens; "David Copperfield" published by Bradbury & Evans, 1850, first edition, all plates present, bound in half calf with marble boards and end pages.

Lot 131

Richard Ball, "Hounds will Meet" illustrated by Lionel Edwards, first edition, published 1931; Cecil Aldin, "Ratcatcher to Scarlet", third edition, 1933; Coronet, "Wit and Wisdom of the Shires" published 1932 and other books on hunting. £30-50

Lot 137

Charles Knight; "A History of the City of York" first edition, 1944, G Bernard Wood; "Historic Homes of Yorkshire" and other books.

Lot 153

J F Robinson; "The Flora of the East Riding of Yorkshire", 1902, first edition, decorated boards, etc. (1) £20-30

Lot 350

Signed Robert Taylor Military Print by Famous Aviators: This 1st Edition Print is titled Hurricane and Signed by Wing Commander Bob Stanford Tuck boldly in pencil to bottom right hand corner. Wing Commander Roland Robert Stanford Tuck DSO, DFC & Two Bars, AFC (1 July 1916 – 5 May 1987) was a British fighter pilot and test pilot. Tuck joined the RAF in 1935. Tuck first engaged in combat during the Battle of France, over Dunkirk, claiming his first victories. In September 1940 he was promoted to Squadron Leader and commanded a Hawker Hurricane squadron. In 1941-1942, Tuck participated in fighter sweeps over northern France. On 28 January 1942, Tuck was hit by anti-aircraft fire and forced landed in France and was taken prisoner. At the time of his capture, Tuck had claimed 29 enemy aircraft destroyed, two shared destroyed, six probably destroyed, six damaged and one shared damaged.60 x 50cm Ready for Framing

Lot 377

Superb Concorde model made by Royal Worcester for Compton & Woodhouse: The base reads ; The First Flight of Concorde. 21st January 1976 An English fine bone china model. Issued in a strictly limited edition of 750. Officially authorised by British Airways 2005 for Compton & Woodhouse. Number 116. 360mm. long and stands110mm. High at highest point. Comes with Certificate and 2003 Concorde

Lot 755

Proof Gold Sovereign 1979: Genuine, proof full gold sovereign of Queen Elizabeth, II dated 1979. A limited edition of 50,000 coins were struck by The Royal Mint in the year 1979, the first year The Royal Mint offered for sale proof gold sovereigns to the general public. Comes with its original presentation box. The coin is in a sealed clear plastic case£200-220

Lot 330

A. Thorburn - Game Birds and Wild-Fowl, first edition, pub. Longmans, Green and Co., 1923, thirty colour plates, folio, red cloth and gilt

Lot 331

A. Thorburn - A Naturalist`s Sketch Book, first edition, pub. Longman`s Green and Co., 1919, sixty plates, cloth and gilt

Lot 246

ACTORS: Small selection of signed hardback books by various actors comprising My Life by David Jason, First Edition published by Century, London, 2013 (signed to custom bookplate neatly affixed to the front free endpaper); American Prince - My Autobiography by Tony Curtis, First Edition published by Virgin Books, London, 2008. Limited Edition number 270 of 1000. Signed by Curtis in black ink with his name alone to the limitations page. Bound in blue and white cloth and contained in the original slipcase; The World was My Lobster - My Autobiography by George Cole, published by John Blake, London, 2013. Signed by Cole with his name alone in black ink to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jackets (2). VG to EX, 3

Lot 300

EMPIRE STRIKES BACK THE: A paperback edition of The Empire Strikes Back by Donald F. Glut, based on a story by George Lucas, published by Sphere Books Ltd., London, 1980, individually signed to the first page and inside front cover by seven cast members of the film of the same name, comprising Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia Organa), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Dave Prowse (Darth Vader) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca). All have signed with their names alone in blue or black inks. Neatly laminated, causing slight ink bleeding to two of the signatures. With a small ownership signature in the upper left corner of the inside front cover. G

Lot 339

ONE DIRECTION: Signed hardback edition of Where We Are - Our Band, Our Story by all five members of the English-Irish pop boy band individually, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson, First Edition published by Harper Collins, London, 2013. Signed by each with their first names in bold black inks to the front free endpaper. Together with an autograph album containing over 50 signatures by various entertainers, comedians and musicians etc., including Sugar Chile Robinson, Edmundo Ros, Ted Ray, Vic Oliver, Charlie Kunz, Herb Reed & The Platters, Jack Train, Anona Winn, Arthur English, Michael Bentine, Shirley Eaton, Eddie Gray, Dick Emery, Roy Hudd, Arthur Askey, Alma Cogan, Dickie Valentine, Peter Brough, Lonnie Donegan etc. Some pages are multiple signed. Binding loose. Generally VG, 2

Lot 340

LIVE AID: A 4to printed paperback edition of Live Aid - The Concert by Peter Hillmore, with an introduction by Bob Geldof, First Edition published by Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1985, individually signed to the inside photo pages by over 40 pop singers who performed at the events in London and Philadelphia, including Queen (Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon; two sets), Tina Turner, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Status Quo, Midge Ure, Spandau Ballet (Tony Hadley, Steve Norman, Gary Kemp etc.), Joan Baez, Nik Kershaw, Sting, Phil Collins, Paul Young, Bono, Bo Diddley, Carlos Santana, Elton John, Brian May, Rik Ocasek, Duran Duran (Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes etc.) and others. Rare in this form. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG

Lot 460

ROWLING J. K.: (1965- ) British Author of the Harry Potter books. Book signed, a hardback edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, First Edition published by Bloomsbury, London, 2007. Signed by Rowling in bold black ink with her name alone to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. About EX

Lot 470

HOYLE EDMOND: (1672-1769) English Authority on the rules and play of Card Games. Rare book signed, a hardback edition of Mr. Hoyle's Games of Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Chess and Back-Gammon, Complete Fourteenth Edition, including the laws of the several games and 'To which is now first added, Two new Cases at Whist, never before printed; also The New Laws of the Game at Whist, As played at White's and Saunders's Chocolate-Houses', printed for Thomas Osborne in Gray's Inn and Henry Woodfall and Richard Baldwin of Pater-noster-Row, London (1765). Signed ('Edmond Hoyle') in bold ink with his name alone to the lower margin beneath an advertisement declaring, in part, 'No Copies of this Book are genuine, but what are signed by the Author'. The small 8vo edition has the original tan calf boards although with a rebound spine, with raised bands and gilt lettering ('Hoyle's Games'). Some light age wear and staining, G

Lot 491

FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Selection of signed pieces, cards, multiple signed 8vo sheets, a few letters etc., by various famous men and women (many Sportsmen) including Desmond Tutu, F. W. De Klerk, Lord Snowdon, Joan Sutherland, Edna O'Brien, J. Enoch Powell (signed edition of First Poems - Fifty Short Lyrics, 1937), Steve Perryman, Lou Macari, David Pleat, Adrian Moorhouse, Howard Wilkinson, Ian Rush, Mark Lawrenson, Trevor Brooking, Terry Butcher, Charlie Nicholas, Tony Woodcock, Paul Gascoigne, Dennis Wise, Lester Piggott, Richard Dunwoody, Bill Beaumont etc. Some slightly irregularly clipped. G to VG, 39

Lot 500

EVEREST EXPEDITION 1953: A hardback edition of The Ascent of Everest by John Hunt, First Edition published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1953, featuring two 12mo signed pieces neatly laid down to the front free endpaper and bearing the signatures of eleven members of the Mount Everest Expedition of 1953 including Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, Alfred Gregory, Michael Ward, Tom Stobart, Michael Westmacott, George Lowe, Griffith Pugh, Charles Wylie, George Band and one other. All have signed in fountain pen inks with their names alone. With an ownership signature, address and inscription opposite dated 28th December 1953. Lacking the dust jacket and with some wear and staining to the blue cloth boards. Together with three pieces of related printed ephemera including two invitations, one to a ceremony for the presentation of a special medal by the President of India to Hunt, Hillary and Norgay, 29th June 1953, and an English translation of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's speech made on the same occasion. Some light overall age wear, minor stains and small tears etc., G, 4

Lot 589

THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Book signed, a paperback edition of Statecraft - Strategies for a Changing World, published by Harper Collins, London, 2003. Signed by Thatcher with her name alone in bold blue ink to the title page. Together with John Major (1943- ) British Prime Minister 1990-97. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of The Autobiography, First Edition published by Harper Collins, London, 1999. Signed by Major in black ink to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. VG, 2

Lot 590

THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Signed hardback edition of The Path to Power, First Edition published by Harper Collins, London, 1995. Signed by Thatcher in bold blue ink with her name alone to a preliminary blank page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. An upper portion of the dark blue front free endpaper has been cut away. Together with a second signed hardback edition of The Path to Power, First U.S. Edition published by Harper Collins, New York, 1995. Bearing a bookplate featuring an illustration of the Houses of Parliament signed in bold blue ink by Thatcher with her name alone, neatly laid down to the half title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. Also including a signed paperback edition of Statecraft - Strategies For a Changing World, published by Harper Collins, London, 2003. Bearing a custom printed bookplate signed in bold blue ink by Thatcher with her name alone, neatly laid down to the title page. G to VG, 3

Lot 50

MANCHESTER UNITED: A hardback edition of The Manchester United Football Book, edited by David Meek and with a foreword by Matt Busby, First Edition published by Stanley Paul, London, 1966, individually signed by eighteen Manchester United footballers to the front free endpaper including George Best, Denis Law, Bobby Charlton, Alex Stepney, Pat Crerand, Nobby Stiles, Bill Foulkes, David Sadler, Brian Kidd, Shay Brennan, Alan Gowling, Francis Burns, Tony Dunne, John Aston, David Herd, Jimmy Murphy etc. All have signed with their names alone in blue inks. Lacking the dustjacket. Some light age wear and minor staining to the red cloth boards, otherwise VG The signatories in the present book include all eleven members of the Manchester United team who won the European Cup in 1968, thus becoming the first English team to lift the trophy.

Lot 60

ROONEY WAYNE: (1985- ) English Footballer. Book signed, a hardback edition of My Decade in the Premier League, First Edition published by Harper Sport, London, 2012. Signed by Rooney in bold black ink to the front free endpaper, adding his squad number 10 beneath his signature. Accompanied by the dust jacket. Together with Mo Farah (1983- ) Somali-born British Athlete, Olympic Gold medallist. Book signed, a hardback edition of Twin Ambitions - My Autobiography, First Edition published by Hodder and Stoughton, 2013. Signed by Farah to a custom designed bookplate illustrated with his portrait and neatly laid down to the half title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. Also including Ian Botham (1955- ) English Cricketer. Book signed, a paperback edition of Head On - The Autobiography, published by Ebury Press, 2008. Signed by Botham with his name alone to the half title page. VG to EX, 3

Lot 204

O’TOOLE PETER: (1932-2013) Anglo-Irish Actor, Academy Award winner. Book signed, a paperback edition of More Low Life by Jeffrey Bernard, First Edition published by Pan Books Ltd., London, 1989. Signed by O’Toole with his name alone in black ink to the half title page and also signed by Jeffrey Bernard (1932-1997) British Journalist, known for his weekly Low Life column in The Spectator. Later immortalised in the play Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell by Keith Waterhouse. Together with an unsigned printed 8vo Foyles Luncheon seating plan for A Tribute to Mr Peter O'Toole at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, 7th February 1990, attended by Bernard and presumably where the two signatures were obtained, and two related newspaper articles. VG O’Toole portrayed Bernard in Waterhouse's play in 1989, 1991 & 1999 Sold on behalf of Oxfam

Lot 1416

Three Ian Fleming James Bond First Edition novels - You only live twice - Man with the Golden Gun - On Her Majesty's Secret Service - along with six other First Edition novels including two Len Deighton, John Le Carre, Gavin Lyall, James Mayo and Kenneth Orvis - owners name on fly leaf in ink to O.H.M. S.S. - spline torn Condition report: All missing their dust jackets

Lot 1533

Four A A Milne 'Winnie The Pooh' books including - Now We Are Six - 1927 First Edition - all with inscriptions

Lot 1219

Woodward, William, French Quarter Etchings of Old New Orleans, 1938, The Magnolia Press, New Orleans, first edition, with dust jacket.

Lot 357

AFTER GRAHAM ISOM ""To The First Draw"" The Warwickshire Hunt, a limited edition print, numbered 23/375, remarked in pencil with hound, and signed by the artist, 34cm x 50cm in glazed frame

Lot 141

Lawrence Green 4 x Lawrence Green titles Four rare to find editions of Green. 1. Karoo, Land van Weerbegin: 1964 Afrikaans edition hardcover with dust jacket in good condition. Name of previous owner in front. 209 pages. Min Mense is vry: Afrikaans title of the original `So few are free`. 1948 first Afrikaans edition in hardcover. The publishers here gave Green the name of Laurie! In good condition with few minor marks on outer boards. 234 pages. Name in ink in front. The Coast of treasure: 1933 first edition by Putnam. 269 pages. In good condition. Panther Head: The story of South African Bird Islands. 1955 first edition under this name. Hardcover with injuries to the top and bottom of spine. Dust jacket is a facsimile copy. Click here to view further details and to bid

Lot 180

Various Lot of Five Books-The Anglo-Zulu War As Listed Lot of Five Books covering aspects and detail of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 as listed below. The African Wars-Warriors and Soldiers of the Colonial Campaigns by Chris Peers. Published by Pen & Sword-Military-Barnsley 2010. Hardback with unclipped dustcover. ISBN 978 1 84884 121 5, First Edition. iv plus 236 pages text with photographs, illustrations and maps. 16 X 24cm. As New. The Red Soldier-Letters from the Zulu War, 1879 by Frank Emery. Published by Hodder & Stoughton-London. 1977. First Edition. ISBN 0 340 20672 1. Hardback with unclipped dustcover(rubbed and chipped) 288 pages text with photographs, illustrations as map.Dustcover only fair, odd spot- Good reading/reference copy. Voices From The Zulu War-Campaigning through the Eyes of the British Soldier, 1879, by Ian Knight. Published by Frontline Books-Barnsley 1992.Trade paperback format 13.5 X 21.5cm. ISBN 978 1 84832 590 6. 272 pages text with 17 photographs/illustrations and maps. As New. Zulu Frontiersman by Major C.G.Dennison,Edited by Ron Lock & Peter Quantrill. Published by Frontline Books-Barnsley 2008. New Edition. Hardback with unclipped dustcover. 16 X 24cm.ISBN 978 1 84832 518 0. Frontispiece- xi plus 255 pages text and includes thirty nine illustrations/photographs. As New. Zulu Vanquished-The Destruction of the Zulu Kingdom, by Ron Lock & Peter Quantrill-Foreward by David Rattray.Published by Greenhill Books-London. 2005 First Edition. ISBN 1 85367 660 8.16 X 24cm.Hardback with Dustcover-304 pages text with 77 illustrations and 12 maps. As New, 1 Good- to 4 As New As Listed As Listed As Listed Click here to view further details and to bid

Lot 181

Various Lot of Four Books- Rock Engravings/Rock Art in Southern Africa As Listed Lot of Four Books-Rock Engravings/ Rock Art in Southern Africa. Rock Engravings From Driekops Eiland and other sites south-west of Johannesburg.Written by Lina M,Slack.Compiled by Penelope A.Bennett with an Introductory paper by Professor C. Van Riet Lowe. 23 X 31cm.Published by Centaur Press Limited-London/Johannesburg. Hardback with Dustcover over original boards-Unclipped. 103 pages of text with supporting photographs and illustrations. Very clean copy. The Rock Art of South Africa, by A.R. Willcox. with a Foreward by Professor J.Desmond Clark. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons-Johannesburg 1963. First Edition. Hardback with Unclipped Dustcover over original boards.24 X 31.5cm xiv- 96 pages text supported by photographs, illustrations and maps.Some chips to dustcover. Very clean copy. The South African Archaeological Society Goodwin Series- New Approaches to Southern African Rock Art, edited by J.D.Lewis-Williams. Volume 4 June 1983. Large paperback 21 X 29.5cm Paper and Wire Wraps. ISBN 0 620 05489 1. 60 pages text supported by illustrations,maps and data. Very clean copy. The Rain & Its Creatures-As The Bushmen painted them, by Bert Woodhouse. Hardback with dustcover,and illustrated endpapers. Published by William Waterman Publications.Rivonia 1992. First Edition. ISBN 0 958325227. Oblong- 30 X 21.5cm. viii plus 100 pages text with photographs, both black and white and colour. Very clean copy. Very Good As Listed As Listed As Listed Click here to view further details and to bid

Lot 182

Henry John May Music of the Guns: Based on two journals of the Boer War This most unusual book about the Anglo-Boer War is based on two remarkable interlocking journals; one by Freda Schlosberg, a farmer`s 14-year old daughter, and the other by James Alexander Kay, an English Doctor. 1970 first edition hardcover with dust jacket in very neat condition. 170 pages and then another 20 pages with appendix, notes, biographical sketches, glossary and index. Very good Hutchinson Group 1970 Click here to view further details and to bid

Lot 183

Various 4 x Hunting Titles 1. Wild Life in South Africa by Stevenson-Hamilton: 1947 first edition. Hardcover in good condition. Dust jacket has some wear around edges and spine is sun-faded. Name of previous owner in front. Minimal foxing to first 3 pages. 2. The adventurous life of a Vagabond Hunter: From South America to East Africa, the Life of a Professional Hunter by Sten Cedergren. 2000 first edition hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition. 326 pages. Inscribed in front to another great hunter and writer: Brian Marsh. It reads: To my good friends Brian and Jillie Marsh, best wishes - Sten. In addition, two pictures of Sten is pasted in this book. 3. Safari Sam by Gordon Makepeace: `Makepeace`, a journalist, recorded the experiences of `Safari Sam` during a long interview. Sam evidently spent much time in the Northern Rhodesian brush country and relates incidents of encounters with rhinoceros, lion, leopard and crocodile, as well as conversation with a veteran elephant hunter. The frontispiece and plates reveal a bright-eyed Sam in various poses.` 1933 first edition in good condition. Dust jacket has wear to edges. 4. The Large Game and natural history of South and South-East Asia. From the journals of the Hon. W.H. Drummond. Number 564 of a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies. A 1972 facsimile reprint by The Pioneer Head in Rhodesia of the original. 428 pages and in good condition. Inscription of previous owner in front. Click here to view further details and to bid

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