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A SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY COLLECTION comprising a book, Everett, Sir Henry. The History of the Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) 1685-1914, first edition, Methuen, London, 1934, half leather illustrations, quarto; various photographs from the inter-war years, including the Sergeants Mess, 1st Bn The Somerset Light Infantry, Poona (India), 1935; cap badges; shoulder titles; a kit bag; various personal service papers; and other items.
[BOOKS]. RAILWAY Vaughan, John. An Illustrated History of West Country China Clay Trains, reprint, Haynes, Sparkford, 1987, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Kennedy, Rex. Diesels and Electrics on Shed, Volume One: London Midland Region, first edition, Oxford Publishing Co., Headington, 1979, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; and thirty-eight other works, including Bradford Barton titles of G.W.R. Interest, (40).
[BOOKS]. RAILWAY Clark, R.H. & Potts, C.R. An Historical Survey of Selected Great Western Railway Stations, Volumes 1-4, Oxford Publishing Co. / Book Club Associates, Poole, 1985-87, boards, dustjackets, illustrations, quarto; Vaughan, Adrian. A Pictorial Record of Great Western Architecture, first edition, Oxford Publishing Co., Poole, 1977, boards, illustrations, quarto; Earley, Maurice. Truly the Great Western, Oxford Publishing Co., Oxford, no date, boards, illustrations, quarto; and seventeen other works, (23).
[CHILDRENS] Milne, A.A. The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, Methuen, London, 1928; When We Were Young, sixteenth edition, 1927; Now We Are Six, fourth edition, 1928; and Winnie the Pooh, sixth edition, 1928, uniformly bound in tan leather with blocked 'AAM' geometric motif to upper cover and gilt characters to spine, all edges gilt, illustrations by Ernest Shepard, octavo, (4).
[HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT & COOKERY] Beeton, Mrs Isabella. The Book of Household Management, first edition, Beeton, London, 1861, half calf (sympathetically rebacked, preserving original spine strip), tinted wood engraved frontispiece and additional title, twelve colour plate illustrations, numerous wood engravings to text, thick octavo.
A pair of late 18th Century Chelsea (Aesop's) Fable candlesticks based upon the engravings by Francis Barlow, illustrated in the 1666 edition, published in London, the first modelled on 'The Goat in the Well' with goat's head protruding from the well shaft and the fox perched on the edge, fable LX, the second modelled on 'Fox in the Well' with the fox protruding from a lidded shaft with the wolf above, fable VIII, both with an encrusted bocage and single sconce, both with gold anchor marks, circa 1758 - 1769, height 27.5cm, S/D
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. London: George Newnes, 1894, first edition, large 8vo, illustrated by Sidney Paget, original blue cloth blocked in black and lettered in gilt, together with a second edition (1893) of Arthur Conan Doyle'sThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, (2)
One volume "The Clock Maker's of Cumberland", by John B. Penfold, First Edition No. 122, signed. CONDITION REPORT: This volume is in generally very good condition. There is a minor tear to the top right hand side of the spine which is probably visible in our image. This is really very small. The interior of the book is in generally very good condition and there do not appear to be any missing pages.
Books - William Woolley's History of Derbyshire, edited by Catherine Glover and Philip Riden, Derbyshire Record Society, Chesterfield 1981, hb, dj; Cameron (Keith), The Place-Names of Derbyshire, Part I, Cambridge University Press 1959, hb; Derbyshire by Arthur Mee; other Derbyshire works; Hunt (Brigadier Sir John), The Ascent of Everest, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London 1953, hb, dj; Boys' & Girls' Book for 1938; another, 1939; natural history; etc
Leybourn (William), Dialing: Plain, Concave, Convex, Projective, Reflective, Refractive., Shewing, How to make all fuch Dials, and to adorn them with all ufeful Furniture, Relating to the Courfe of the Sun (sic), first edition, Awnsham Churchill at the Black Swan, at the Lower End of Paternofter Row, near Amen Corner (sic), London 1682, folio, viii + 330pp, twenty-two etched demonstrative plates, illustrative vignettes en text, tables, frontispiece, by and after Robert White, portrait of William Leybourn, near contemporaneous manuscript calculations, diagrams and marginalia throughout in ink, later full leather binding with replacement endpapers
Livingstone, LL.D., D.C.L. (David), Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, John Murray, London 1857, first edition, ix + 711pp, title-page with three-fold panorama of The Victoria Falls, engraved after J.W.Whymper, illustrative plates throughout, period brown cloth, titled in gilt to spine, 8vo
Local Interest - Stevenson (Robert Louis), Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour In the Year 1751, first edition, Cassell & Company, Limited, London 1886, 12mo, viii + 311 + adverts [15], title-page with the Sketch of the Cruise of Brig Covenant [,] And the probable course of David Balfour's Wanderings, inscribed J.B. Marsden-Smedley 1886 [of Lea Green, Matlock, Derbyshire, 1869-30th March, 1959], original cloth boards; with a signed b/w photograph of John Marsden-Smedley taken on his 80th birthday, a later family photograph taken on his 90th birthday with a typed message of thanks for birthday messages received from the workers at the mills, as well as order of service for Smedley's funeral held on April 3rd, 1959 Provenance - gifted to Marjorie Guy (née Hill), John Bertram Marsden-Smedley's private secretary until his death, on the dispersal of the contents and sale of Lea Green, Matlock, and thence by descent to the current vendor.
Militaria - Burton (Major R.G.), Wellington's Campaigns in India, printed for Division of the Chief of the Staff, Intelligence Branch: For Official Use only, Superintendent Government Printing, Calcutta 1908; viii + 177pp, map to back sleeve, period half leather, no. 948 in gilt to top corner; Frontier and Overseas Expeditions From India, Compiled in the Intelligence Branch Division of Chief of the Staff Army Head Quarters India, Volume II; North-West Frontier Tribes Between the Kabul and Gumal Rivers, Government Monotype Press, Simla 1908 For Official Use Only., iii + 461pp, map to back sleeve, period half leather, no. 948 in gilt to top corner; Head (The Right Hon. Sir Francis B., Bart.), The Royal Engineer, first edition, John Murray, London 1869, octavo, xii, 391pp + adverts [xx], original cloth boards; Hart (H.G.), The New Army List, And Militia List, for 1857, Woodfall and Kinder, London 1857, octavo, original boards, trade card of H. Kean, 8 Bury Street, St. James, London pasted to title-page (4)
Nazi - Espe (Walter M.), Das Buch der N.S.D.A.P: Werden, Kampf und Ziel der N.S.D.A.P., first edition, Schönfeld s Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin 1934, 335pp + 23pp, numerous b/w illustrations and vignettes throughout, period half leather; Die Pflichten Des Partei-Genossen, Franz Eher Nachf, Munich 1944, 96pp (2)
Nazi - Hitler (Adolf), Mein Kampf, Unexpurgated Edition, Two Volumes in One, First Volume: A Retrospect, Second Volume: The National Socialist Movement, [Translated and annotated by James Murphy], Hurst and Blackett Ltd., London 1939, 565pp [lacking last index page], period boards; Lichtenberger (Henri), The Third Reich, Translated from the French and edited by Koppel S. Pinson, With a foreword by Nicholas Murray Butler, Duckworth, London 1938, 392pp, period boards (2)
Shackleford (Mrs. Ann), The Modern Art of Cookery Improved; Or, Elegant, Cheap, and Eafy Methods, of preparing moft of the Dishes now in Vogue..., To Which is Added, An Appendix; Containing a Differation on the different Kinds of Food, their Nature, Quality, and various Ufes. By a Physician. And Marketing Manual, And other ufeful Particulars. By the Editor (sic), first edition, J. Newbery, London 1767, 284pp + index, 16mo, full period calf, raised bands and gilding to spine
Books: A group of five Biggles books, including two possible First Editions printed by Hodder & Stoughton, 'Biggles' Combined Operation' and 'Biggles Goes Homes', together with another possible First Edition printed by Brock Books 'Biggles At World's End', plus two others printed by Dean & Son Ltd 'Biggles in The Cruise of the Condor' and 'Biggles Flies Again' (5)
BOWMORE FEIS ILE 2014 - 1989 VINTAGE The second of the Bowmore Feis Ile offerings for 2014 is this 24 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Matured in first fill American oak Bourbon barrel anf French Wine Barrique. 700ml. 53.3% abv. Limited Edition bottle no. 266/300. In presentation wooden case with certificate of authenticity. Level low neck. Excellent condition. 1 bottle.
BLADNOCH 10YO FLORA & FAUNA - 1ST EDITION A rare example of the Bladnoch Flora & Fauna 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. These bottlings commenced in the 1990's and the first releases had White foil closures. 70cl. 43% abv. In original wooden case. Level mid-low neck. Excellent condition. 1 bottle.
JOHNNIE WALKER BLACK LABEL - JASPER GOODALL The first of the Johnnie Walker Striding Man Series of Limited Edition of the Black Label Blend. 70cl. 40% abv. The reknowned graphic artist Jasper Goodall re-imagined the Iconic Striding Man to highlight it's progressive spirit. In original packaging. Level low neck. Excellent condition. 1 bottle.
A Ralph Brown (1928-2013) bronze Leda sculpture, 1985, edition 5/7, 118cm long together with original invoice and signed letter from Ralph Brown Ralph Brown was born in Leeds, Yorkshire in 1928. After service in the RAF he studied at both the Leeds and Hammersmith School of Arts from 1948 to 1952. From 1952 to 1956 he attended The Royal College of Arts Sculpture School during which time he visited Paris, was struck by Robinswood and met Giacometti. Also during this period his first public exhibition in London took place at The "Young Contempories". In 1954 he studied at L'Academie de la Grande Chaumier, Paris and in 1955 he won the RCA Scholarship to Greece. His RCA thesis was on Robin and Medardo Rosso and upon graduation Ralph taught at Bournemouth College of Arts. He has lectured at the RCA, West of England College of Arts and other provincial art schools and in 1968 was elected a Royal Academic. Ralph Brown moved to the Cotswolds in 1963, where, apart from time spent abroad in Salzburg and South France, he has stayed ever since. He died in 2013. Live Bidding: If you would like a condition report on this lot, please contact us at info@cotswoldauction.co.uk or 01242 256363
Collection of John Leech books 3 editions dated 1926, by Whitefriars Press, calf bound copy, Mr Sponges Sporting Tour first edition, dated 1853, Handley Cross 1854 edition, Plane or Ringlets published by Bradbury Agnew & Co, a century of English Fox Hunting G F Underhill, 1 copy of the Badminton Library published 1894
A large Stamp collection including various Senator Albums containing stamps from 1850's to 1960's including Bahamas, Antigua, Barbados, Hungary, New South Wales, West Australia, Caribbean, Chezolsovakia, Canada, New Foundland, three Stock Books of stamps, loose stamps plus large quantity of First Day Covers, mainly 1970/80's, Limited Edition Silver Coin replica of Queen's Silver Jubilee Stamp, plus stamped envelopes, some being Victorian, etc.

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