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° ° La Fontaine, Jean de - La Fontaine’s Tales: Imitated in English Verse, 2 vols, 12mo, half green morocco with blind stamped cloth boards, first complete edition in English, with engraved portrait frontispiece and extra illustrated with 57 engraved plates after Eisen, Boucher and Lancret, printed for C. Chapple, London, 1814

° ° [Finch, Heneage, Earl of Nottingham] - The Indictment, Arraignment, Tryal, and Judgment, at large, of Twenty-nine Regicides, the Murtherers of His Most Sacred Majesty King Charles the First, Of Glorious Memory, Begun at Hick's-Hall on Tuesday the Ninth of October, 1660, and Continued at the Sessions-House in the Old-Baily (sic) until Friday the Nineteenth of the same Month. Together with a Summary of the Dark and Horrid Decrees of those Cabbalists, Preparatory to that Hellish Fact…with engraved portrait frontispiece, 8vo, original panelled calf, 2cm. trimmed from top of title, J. Walthoe et al, London, 1724, together with a further copy, 2nd edition, original calf rebacked, R.Scott, T.Basset et al, London, 1679, (2). Note: Accounts of the prosecution of those who had participated in the trial and execution of King Charles I in 1649. Ten were condemned to death and publicly hanged, drawn and quartered at Charing Cross or Tyburn, London, in October 1660, a further nineteen were imprisoned for life. First published in 1660.

° ° Rawstorne, Lawrence - Gamonia: or, the Art of Preserving Game; and an improved method of making plantations and covers ... First Edition. 15 hand coloured aquatint plates (by J.T. Rawlins), errata slip; old gilt ruled and decorated green morocco, rebacked with original spine laid down, ge., contained in a modern patterned boards slipcase. Rudolph Ackermann, 1837

° ° Gower, John - Jo. Gower de Confessione Amantis. the second Thomas Berthelet edition (following his first of 1532), and the third edition overall - Caxton's original being published in 1493. title within black ruled wood engraved decorated borders, some decorated initial letters, black letter in double column. (6), 1-8, ix and x, 11 and 12, xiii - cxci ff. (with the 2 line valediction on verso of penultimate leaf); signatures - *6, A-Z6, Aa-Hh6, Ii5. old blind ruled calf, panelled spine with author label added later, folio. Imprinted at London....by Thomas Berthelette.....1554. Provenance: From the private collection of the late Terry Jones (1942-2020), known for his roles as a writer, comedian, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.Note: John Gower, this his major contribution to English literature; his only poem in English; one of the great literary landmarks of the Middle Ages; The work was dedicated to Chaucer. Pforzheimer 422.

° ° Mitchell, Sir Thomas Livingstone - Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, with descriptions of the recently explored region of Australia Felix, and of the present Colony of New South Wales. 1st edition, 2 vols, 8vo, with 2 engraved maps, lithographed pictorial titles and 49 lithographed plates, some coloured, with adverts, London, T. & W. Boone, 1838. Three expeditions of the greatest importance, both for the discoveries made and for the precision with which Mitchell was capable of surveying. The first expedition (1831-2) surveyed the area between the Castlereagh and the Gwydir Rivers; the second (1835) set out to trace and chart sections of the Murray and Darling rivers; the third and most important (1836) was intended to complete the survey of the Darling but culminated in the discovery of Australia Felix in 1836. Billot, 129; Ferguson, 2553; Wantrup, 124a.

° ° Lang, John Dunmore - Phillipsland; Or The Country Hitherto Designated Port Phillip. Its Present Condition and Prospects, as a Highly Eligible Field for Emigration., 1st edition, two folding lithographed maps. Four tinted lithographed plates. original cloth, gilt. Ferguson 4562, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1847 Lang emigrated to Australia in 1822 and was the first Presbyterian minister who regularly officiated in New South Wales. A leading promoter of emigration to Australia, he persuaded the British Government in 1836 to finance the passage of four thousand emigrants to the colony over the next three years.

° ° Whitehurst, John - An inquiry into the original State and Formation of the Earth; deduced from facts and the laws of nature. To which is added an appendix, containing some general observations on the Strata in Derbyshire, first edition, half-title, list of subscribers, 6 engraved plates on 4 sheets (2 folding), 4to, quarter cloth, drab boards, (stained), printed for the author by J. Cooper in Drury-Lane, London 1778

° ° Mantell, Gideon - The Fossils of the South Downs; or, Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex, first edition, 4to, rebound green cloth, half title, 42 engraved plates (2 folding) including the hand-coloured map, index at the end, Lupton Relfe, London, 1822 Ex. Sion College Library, with its rent stamp title verso (none others). Plates etc. complete; Five are coloured and some good litho's. Title foxed as is part of index, text clean, plates some with foxing (none heavy).  Good binding (no lib. marks), from a desirable library (of lamented loss), though this sold before its demise.

° ° Chaucer, Geoffrey - The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, compared with the former editions, and many valuable Mss. Out of which, Three Tales are added which were never before printed; by John Urry...together with a Glossary....the Author's Life, newly written, and a Preface, giving an account of this edition. title with engraved vignette illus., portrait frontis. (of the editor), the Chaucer portrait, 27 engraved illus. of the 'pilgrims', head and tailpiece decorations and decorated initial letters; old calf, rebacked retaining original spine with its red label, folio. printed for Bernard Lintot....1721. the first complete edition in Roman type; the Life by the Rev. John Dart (revised by Timothy Thomas, who compiled the Glossary) Contemporary and early mss. were consulted; testimonials from other writers, including Gower, Lydgate and Spenser were included. Provenance: From the private collection of the late Terry Jones (1942-2020), known for his roles as a writer, comedian, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.

° ° Pain, William - The Carpenter’s and Joiner’s Repository: or, A New System of Lines and Proportions for Doors, Windows, Chimnies…for finishing of rooms, with 2 engraved frontispieces, the first with library stamp verso, 61 (of 67) engraved plates and advertisements at end, folio, rebound full calf with renewed endpapers, printed for the author, London, 1778, together with The Practical House Carpenter; or, Youth’s Instructor: Containing a Great Variety of Useful Designs in Carpentry and Architecture, 8vo, rebound half calf, 8th edition, with 146 (of 148) engraved plates, many folding, London, 1815, (2).

° ° Grey, George - Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia during the years 1837, 38 and 39, 1st edition, 2 vols, 8vo., 21 litho. plates including 6 colour, 2 folding maps (detached), 28 ills. Marbled e.ps and edges, new e.ps., contemporary half calf with marbled boards. T. and W. Boone, London, 1841, Ferguson 3228. Note: Both journeys were undertaken for the Royal Geographical Society and both met with disaster. The first expedition made the discovery of a river and much useful territory, and in a skirmish with the natives Grey was badly wounded by a spear and was forced to abandon the expedition. The second expedition resulted in the discovery of the Gascoyne River, but a hurricane damaged their stores, the boats were wrecked and the party had to journey overland for 300 miles to Perth - all but one survived.

° ° Inouye, Jukichi - Home Life in Tokyo. 1st edition, 8vo, colour woodblock frontispiece, numerous woodblock drawings. Publisher’s pictorial colour woodblock printed covers, stitched with cotton ties, front cover top right with embossed stamp - ‘’Thacker & Co., Bombay’’, in original folding Chitsu cloth case with bone clasps and printed spine label. Tokyo [The Tokyo Printing Company], 1910 Note: According to the preface, this book marks the first instance of a native Japanese author explaining domestic customs of Japan to foreigners, such as avoiding excessive perfume, proper bath usage, and sitting etiquette. It is both fascinating and beautifully printed.

° ° Austen, Jane - Pride and Prejudice....with a preface by George Saintsbury....decorated title, frontispiece and many text illus. and decorations (by Hugh Thomson); original dark green cloth, gilt lettered and with the gilt pictorial 'peacock' design on upper board and spine. ge. and dark green e/ps. George Allen, 1894 It is complete. V.sl. rubbed head/tail spine, inner hinges just partly cracked; inside v.clean - only occasional spot (v.sl. on frontis with one marginal), 2 spots on the frontispiece guard and sm. faint cluster title r.h. margin.  Inclusive of chapter heads there are 101 illus. (plus num. pictorial initial letters). xxvii, 477pp.  With Goulden & Curry's Royal Lib., Tunbridge Wells ticket (as booksellers); this edition first thus. No repair to the cloth at the joints of hinges.

° ° Lewis, Matthew G. - The Monk. A Romance, 2 vols, 8vo, half tan morocco, portrait frontispiece, ‘’The present edition of ‘’The Monk’’ is an unabridged reprint of the exceedingly rare first edition of the work published in 1795’’, one of 300, privately printed [B. Fawcett & Co.,], together with a selection of general works (Qty.)

° ° Cumberland, George - Reliquiae Conservatae, from the Primitive Materials of our Present Globe, with Popular Descriptions of the Prominent Characters of some remarkable Fossil Encrinites…, First Edition, one of 150 copies, 8vo, thirteen lithographic plates including frontispiece, significant spotting and staining to most, contemporary quarter cloth over paper boards, paper label to spine torn, boards stained, J.M. Gutch, Bristol, 1826.

° ° ° [The Workes of Geffray Chaucer newly printed with dyvers workes which were never in print before....prynted by John Reynes....1542]. ie. lacks title - supplied in facsimile. The second edition of the editor, William Thynne (the first being 1532). These were the original editions of Chaucer's collected works - earlier printings (from Caxton 1475 onwards) being mainly of only The Canterbury Tales. Added here, for this 1542 edition, was 'The Plowman's Tale'. The 3 'architectural' part titles are present for The Caunterbury (sic) Tales, The Romaut of the Rose and Boetius (sic) De Consalatione Philosophie; 20 woodcut illus. (of the Canterbury pilgrims) from the original blocks of Caxton's second (1483) edition, decorated initial letters, black letter in double column. Present are folios (x) and 1-366 (? ex382); signatures A4, B-Z6, Aa-Yy6, Aa-Ss6. Canterbury Tales part title with 4 line 1610 (?) ownership note at foot - (?) Richard Byrkhard; a few early marginal notes also present. Late 19th cent. calf backed marbled boards, blind decorated panelled spine, gilt lettered direct, folio. Provenance: From the private collection of the late Terry Jones (1942-2020), known for his roles as a writer, comedian, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.Note: Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English literature, and the first great English poet – establishing English as a major literary language. For these (Thynne’s) editions - The first major contribution to the existence of a widely recognised Chaucer canon (despite the inclusion of a number of apocryphal works). This edition not in Pforzheimer.

° ° Mantell, Gideon - Sketch of the Geology of Surrey. First separate edition, 4to, 3 lithographed plates, 1 hand-coloured, plate 2 with worming to lower edge, original cloth-backed paper-covered boards, tear to lower section of spine, paper titling label mounted to front cover, inscribed to by the author on the initial blank, to Miss Henrietta Wollaston, who discovered nautilus shells in a railway cutting on Wandsworth Common and is referred to on p.47, Robert Best Ede, Dorking, 1840.

° ° Froissart, John - De l'Histoire et Cronique de Messire....Reveu & corrigé sur divers exemplaires, and suivant les bons auteurs, par Denis Sauvage de Fontenailles en Brie.....vols. iii and iv (only, of 4) bound together. The first critical edition of this major French text, and 'infiniment supérieure aux éditions précédents' (Brunet). (12), 363, (4) and (11), 350, (5)pp. printer's device on titles. engraved headpiece decorations and decorated initial letters; old calf, rebacked with original gilt decorated panelled spine preserved, red speckled edges, folio. Lyon: Jan de Tournes....1560-1561. Provenance: From the private collection of the late Terry Jones (1942-2020), known for his roles as a writer, comedian, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.

° ° Sassoon, Siegfried - The War Poems. First Edition. half title; publisher's red cloth, with cover and spine printed labels, sm. 8vo. William Heinemann, 1919

° ° [Wycliffe, John] - The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal Books, in the Earliest English Versions…Edited by the Rev. Josiah Forshall, F.R.S., etc., and Sir Frederick Madden, K.H., F.R.S., 4 vols, uncut, rebound half calf with gilt lettered spines and renewed endpapers, Oxford, at the University Press, 1850 Note: A good copy of this significant work. John Wycliffe (circa 1330-1384) and his followers began translating the Bible from the Latin Vulgate in 1384. This act defied the Catholic Church's policy at the time, which prohibited making the entire Bible available in the vernacular language. Possessing Wycliffe's translation became a crime. Posthumously declared a heretic, Wycliffe was a precursor f the Protestant Reformation. The Oxford edition of the Wycliffe Bible is the first printed edition of his complete translation, whereas earlier printed editions included only the New Testament. Provenance: From the private collection of the late Terry Jones (1942-2020), known for his roles as a writer, comedian, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.Note: A good copy of this significant work. John Wycliffe (circa 1330-1384) and his followers began translating the Bible from the Latin Vulgate in 1384. This act defied the Catholic Church's policy at the time, which prohibited making the entire Bible available in the vernacular language. Possessing Wycliffe's translation became a crime. Posthumously declared a heretic, Wycliffe was a precursor to the Protestant Reformation. The Oxford edition of the Wycliffe Bible is the first printed edition of his complete translation, whereas earlier printed editions included only the New Testament.“Provenance: From the private collection of the late Terry Jones (1942-2020), known for his roles as a writer, comedian, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.”

° ° Grahame, Kenneth - The Wind in the Willows. First Edition with illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard (some full page) and pictorial map on e/ps.; publisher's gilt pictorial cloth. 1931

° ° Dickens, Charles - The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1st edition in book form, engraved portrait frontispiece, additional title and 12 plates by Luke Fildes, without 1p. list of Dickens' works and 32pp. catalogue at rear, 8vo, half red morocco, ink ownership inscription of Alfred Walker, dated 1870, to first blank, Chapman and Hall, London, 1870 and The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit: with illustrations by Phiz, half calf, 8vo, Chapman and Hall, first edition, Chapman and Hall, London, 1844. (2)

Book, Now We Are Six, First Edition 1927, no dust wrapper, (some splitting to cloth along spine and light marks to boards, some damage to inner pages)

JM Barrie, Peter and Wendy, printed 1911, forth edition, cloth bound pub. Hodder & Stoughton. UK P&P Group 1 (£16+VAT for the first lot and £2+VAT for subsequent lots)

ALAIN SILBERSTEIN "Mikro" Damen Armbanduhr. Erstkauf 12/1995. Limitierte Edition No. 755 von 999. Edelstahl mit Saphirglasboden. Automatik-Werk ETA Kal. 2762 in funktionsfähigem Zustand. Gute Gangwerte (-6 Sek., 250°). Weißes Zifferblatt mit Strichindizes und Datumsanzeige. Original Stahlband mit Faltschließe. Gebraucht, Tragespuren am Gehäuse, Band und Schließe. Original mit Umkarton, Garantiezertifikat, Erstkauf-Rechnung, CETEHOR Zertifikat, 3 original Lederbänder, Schraubendreher, Federstege und Hangtag anbei. Durchmesser ca. 23 mm ohne Krone. Passend bis zu ca. 17 cm Handgelenkumfang. | ALAIN SILBERSTEIN "Mikro" ladies wristwatch. First purchase 12/1995. Limited Edition No. 755 of 999. Stainless steel with sapphire crystal back. Automatic movement ETA cal. 2762 in working condition. Good performance (-6 seconds, 250°). White dial with line indices and date display. Original steel bracelet with folding clasp. Used, signs of wear on the case, bracelet and clasp. Original box with outer box, guarantee certificate, original purchase invoice, CETEHOR certificate, 3 original leather straps, screwdriver, spring bars and hang tag enclosed. Diameter approx. 23 mm without crown. Fits up to approx. 17 cm wristsize.

JAEGER LECOULTRE Le Grand Reveil Ref. 180.2.99 Herren Armbanduhr. Erstkauf 06/1993 bei Peter Früh in Achern. Limitierte Edition No 116 von 250. Roségold 18K. Automatik-Werk JLC Kaliber 919 mit guten Gangwerten (+6 Sek., 254°). Emaille Zifferblatt. Vollkalender mit Mondphase, 24h-Anzeige und Alarm. Neues Lederarmband mit original 18K Dornschließe. Guter Zustand, leichte Tragespuren am Gehäuse und der Dornschließe. Original Box, Anleitung, Garantizertifikat, Limitierung-Zertifkat und Hangtag anbei. Durchmesser ca. 41 mm ohne Krone. | JAEGER LECOULTRE Le Grand Reveil Reference 180.2.99 men´s wristwatch. First purchase in 06/1993 from Peter Früh in Achern. Limited Edition No. 116 of 250. 18K rose gold. Automatic movement JLC ​​caliber 919 with good performance (+6 seconds, 254°). Enamel dial. Full calendar with moon phase, 24-hour display and alarm. New leather strap with original 18K pin buckle. Good condition, slight signs of wear on the case and the pin buckle. Original box, instructions, warranty certificate, limitation certificate and hangtag enclosed. Diameter approx. 41 mm without crown.

ALAIN SILBERSTEIN "Krono 2" Herren Armbanduhr. Erstkauf 02/1992 bei Peter Früh in Achern. Limitierte Edition No.178 von 999. Edelstahl mit Saphirglasboden. CÉTÉHOR zertifiziertes Automatik-Werk ETA Valjoux Kal. 7750 in funktionsfähigem Zustand, Service empfohlen. Schwarzes Zifferblatt mit Wochentag- und Datumsanzeige, Mondphase und 24h-Anzeige. Neues original Lederarmband mit Dornschließe. Original Box, Garantiezertifkat und Cetehor Zertifikat sowie Erstkaufrechnung und das alte Original Lederband anbei. Durchmesser ca. 38 mm ohne Krone.| ALAIN SILBERSTEIN "Krono 2" men´s wristwatch. First purchase 02/1992 from Peter Früh in Achern. Limited Edition No.178 of 999. Stainless steel with sapphire crystal back. CÉTÉHOR certified automatic movement ETA Valjoux cal. 7750 in working condition, service recommended. Black dial with day and date display, moon phase and 24h display. New original leather strap with pin buckle. Original box, guarantee certificate and Cetehor certificate as well as original purchase invoice and the old original leather strap enclosed. Diameter approx. 38 mm without crown.

ALAIN SILBERSTEIN "Arkitek" Automatik Herren Armbanduhr. Erstkauf 03/1992 bei Peter Früh in Achern. Limitierte Edition No. 620 von 999. Edelstahl mit Saphirglasboden. CÉTÉHOR zertifiziertes Automatikwerk ETA Kal. 2892/2 in funktionsfähigem Zustand, Service empfohlen. Weißes Zifferblatt mit Datumsanzeige. Neues Lederarmband mit Dornschließe. Guter Zustand, leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Original Garantizertifikat und CÉTÉHOR Zertifikat sowie original Lederband anbei. Durchmesser ca. 35 mm ohne Krone. | ALAIN SILBERSTEIN "Arkitek" automatic men´s wristwatch. First purchase 03/1992 from Peter Früh in Achern. Limited Edition No. 620 of 999. Stainless steel with sapphire crystal back. CÉTÉHOR certified automatic movement ETA cal. 2892/2 in working condition, service recommended. White dial with date display. New leather strap with pin buckle. Good condition, slight signs of wear. Original warranty certificate and CÉTÉHOR certificate such as original leather strap enclosed. Diameter approx. 35 mm without crown.

NUMA-JEANNIN FLEURIER Edition No. 16 Silber Herren Armbanduhr. Erstkauf 18.05.1988. Zweischalengehäuse in 925´er Silber vergoldet. Mechanisches Handaufzug-Werk F.E.F. Kal 139 mit gravierten Brücken und Platine. Sehr gute Gangwerte (+6 Sek., 324°). Gravuren auf Gehäuse Innenseite und Rückdeckel. Eine persönliche Gravur mit "18. Mai 23/88". Silbernes Zifferblatt mit aufgesetzten Indizes und kleiner Sekunde. Neues Lederarmband mit Dornschließe. Guter Zustand, leichte Gebrauchsspuren am Gehäuse, Uhrenbox und original Garantiezertifkat mit Bedienungsanleitung anbei. Breite ca. 26 mm ohne Krone, Länge ca. 40,5 mm. | NUMA JEANNIN-FLEURIER Edition No. 16 silver men´s wristwatch. First purchased May 18, 1988. Clamshell case made of gold-plated 925 silver. Mechanical hand-wound movement F.E.F. Cal 139 with engraved bridges and plate. Very good performance (+6 seconds, 324°). Engravings on the inside of the case and back cover. A personal engraving with "18 May 23/88". Silver dial with applied indices and small seconds. New leather strap with pin buckle. Good condition, slight signs of wear on the case, watch box and original guarantee certificate with operating instructions enclosed. Width approx. 26 mm without crown, length approx. 40.5 mm.

******Items to be re offered in our next sale at £40 - £60********  Fantasia by David Weston. 1st edition 1985. Hardcover in a hard slipcase, both flock covered with gold titling, decoration and page edges. 124 pp. Number 200 of a limited edition of 850 copies. 'From the exhibition of paintings by David Weston in celebration of the lives of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce'. Foreword by HRH Prince Michael of Kent and including Rolls-Royce - The First Thirty Years by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu and Nick Baldwin. Full colour reproductions of David Weston's paintings of Rolls-Royces, each with embossed tissue protection, plus a section of monochrome sketches. This is a very sumptuous production. Condition: the book is as new. Dimensions circa 35cm H x 47cm W x 5cm D

1980 Ducati 900 SS MHR, 860cc. Registration number KDF 460V. Frame number DM860SS 900275. Engine number DM860 090008. Sold with the V5C, one key, purchase invoice from Made in Italy Motorcycles to a Swedish owner in 2019, purchase invoice from Classic Super Bikes to our vendor in 2021, MOT dated March 2020 at 35,172KM (21,841M), today 35,717KM various receipts for parts including genuine Conti pipes, clutch/gearbox parts, front fork stanchion and seals, and copy manuals. After Mike Hailwood’s spectacular victory at the 1978 Isle of Man Formula One race on an NCR Ducati, the factory commemorated this event with the introduction of a race replica. Ducati announced that they would produce 200 limited edition ‘900 Replicas', although the exact number is unknown, some believe up to 300 were produced. Today these are referred to as MKI's’ (only from 1981 was the model officially titled ‘Mike Hailwood Replica’) and became known as the Mk1 later on. The bikes had a fibreglass cover over a regular 900 Super Sport fuel tank, single seat and came with a certificate. The engine was identical to that of the 900 Super Sport and came with 40mm Dell’Orto carburettors and Conti exhaust pipes. The 1980 Mk2 was not limited in production and although only the fuel tank was now made from steel, the bike was more or less the same as the 1979 Mk1. This still included some very specific items fitted, such as the one-piece fairing, the Brembo Goldline brake callipers, 40mm Dell’Orto carburettors and were originally fitted with Conti exhausts. The Mike Hailwood Replica’s of 1981 and beyond are very different to the 1979/1980 models. The model now featured a two-piece fairing, regular Brembo brake callipers and Silentium exhaust pipes. The 1981 Mk3 was the first MHR to include side panels to hide the battery. In 1983, the Mk4 was introduced with an updated engine with electric start and and a new frame based on a Ducati S2. The final bevel drive Ducati was the 1000 'Mille' Mike Hailwood Replica of 1984 that was available through until 1986. KDF, frame number 900275, has had three owners on the V5C and appears to a very original machine with low mileage. Our vendor has enjoyed minor improvements during his ownership but now finds it too heavy to move about in his garage. It has recently had the ignition checked over and there was a strong spark at each cylinder, it was last started up in July 2023. Sold with the V5C, one key, purchase invoice from Made in Italy Motorcycles to a Swedish owner in 2019, purchase invoice from Classic Super Bikes to our vendor in 2021, MOT dated March 2020 at 35,172KM (21,841M), today 35,717KM various receipts for parts including genuine Conti pipes, clutch/gearbox parts, front fork stanchion and seals, and copy manuals.

Staveley, Thomas: The History of Churches in England, Wherein is shewn, The Time, Means, and Manner of Founding, Building, and Endowing of Churches, both Cathedral and Rural, with their Furniture and Appendages, first edition, London: 1712, full tan leather, gilt tooled spine, 8vo.

Murray Walker - My Autobiography, signed first edition, London, Harper Collins, 2002, one volume; Tom O'Connor - Follow Me, I'm Right Behind You, signed first edition, London, Robson Books, 1995; and Terry Waite - Taken on Trust, signed first edition, London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1993 (3)

Lear, Edward: The Book Of Nonsense Comprising One Hundred and Twelve Humourous Illustrations, Forty-First Edition, London; Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd Paternoster Row, in purple publisher's cloth 8vo, together with More Nonsense, Third Edition, London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co. 1889, in red pictorial cloth with gilt title, oblong 4to. (2)

Charles Dickens: 'The Battle of Life', first edition, dated 1846, published Bradbury and Evans, together with a complete collection of vintage Charles Dickens novels, Odhams Press Ltd. (17)

Alison Uttley: The Squirrel, the Hare and the Little Grey Rabbit, 1937; Squirrel Goes Skating, 1946; The Great Adventure of Hare, 1936; Fuzzypeg Goes to School, first edition 1938; Moldy Warp The Mole, first estition 1940; Little Grey Rabbit's Washing-day, first edition 1942; The Knot Squirrel Tied, first edition 1937; Water-Rat's Picnic, first edition 1943; plus others, colour illustrations by Margaret Tempest, along with 'The Story of Four Little Sabots' by Dora W Merritt, 'The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan' by Beatrix Potter, and 'The Cuddly Kitty and The Busy Bunny' by Anne Anderson and Alan Wright. (16)

Airfix 1/144 Scale Series 9 Apollo Saturn V model kit, two 1/72 scale Lunar Module kits, Heller Program Apollo kit, Cadet X15, (all boxed and seem complete), a Victory plywood jigsaw puzzle of the 1969 lunar landing, boxed; Apollo 11 Man on the Moon 45rpm Vinyl record with original sleeve, The story in sound of the Apollo 11 landing July 20, 1969, along with a book ‘Carrying the Fire’ by Michael Collins - an autobiography by the astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 capsule around the moon on the first landings in 1969, First UK Edition, W.H. Allen (1975); the Rand McNally ‘Official Map of the Moon’, a model rocket, and other moon related books. (a lot)

Charles and Mary Lamb, Tales From Shakespeare, First Edition 1915 with letter from Buckingham Palace, plates illustrated by May Mulliner, printed by Robert Scott, London. Along with two volumes of 'Little Folks - a magazine for the young', one 1901 by Arthur Rackham et al (DAMAGES). (3)

A 2013 first strike Silver Proof 5oz. Britannia, 999/1000 silver, UK Proof, limited edition, cased, NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo, cased

Leopold Mozart: Gründliche Violinschule. 3. vermehrte Auflage. Verlag: J. J. Lotter u. Sohn, Augsburg 1787. 268 S. + Register. Im Schober. Der Komponist u. Kapellmeister Leopold Mozart, Vater von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, unterwies u.a. die Salzburger Kapellhausknaben im Violinspiel. Dazu hatte er einige Regeln niedergeschrieben und lange gezögert diese zu veröffentlichen, "weil ich zu blöde war bey so aufgeklärten Zeiten mit meiner geringen Bemühung an das Tageslicht zu treten" (aus dem Vorwort). - Die erste umfassende Violinschule in deutscher Sprache. / Leopold Mozart: Gründliche Violinschule. 3rd enlarged edition. Publisher: J. J. Lotter u. Sohn, Augsburg 1787. 268 pp. + index. The composer a. conductor Leopold Mozart, father of W. A. Mozart, taught the Salzburg Kapellhaus boys how to play the violin. He had written down some rules for this and hesitated to publish them for a long time "because I was too stupid in such enlightened times to step into the light of day with my little effort" (from the preface). - The first comprehensive violin school in German.

After Lord Frederic Leighton (British, 1830-1896): A patinated bronze figure of 'The Sluggard'Possibly cast by the Morris foundry at the time of its amalgamation with the J.W. Singer foundry, circa 1927 or thereafterThe nude male stretching, on integral square base, entitled 'THE SLUGGARD' and with facsimile signature Fred. Leighton to the rear corner, the reverse with raised cast letter and number M 1st mark, 53cm high overallFootnotes:ProvenanceBy family repute thought to have been acquired by the vendor's Grandfather when working as a foundryman at the Morris Singer Foundry in Lambeth, London, possibly prior to the Second World War. Thence by family descent. Although perhaps better known as a fashionable Royal Academy painter of the late 19th century, Leighton took up sculpture in the 1870s and today is regarded as the father of New Sculpture in England. Leighton's Sluggard, also known as 'Athlete Awakening from Sleeping', was first executed in 1882. The Italian model Giuseppe Valona who had posed for 'An Athlete Struggling with a Python' was again used by Leighton to pose for 'The Sluggard'. Although firstly modelled in clay, a more refined life-size plaster was later exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1886 and this was awarded a medal of honour when it was shown at the Paris Exposition Universelle three years later. A bronze cast of this plaster, acquired by Henry Tate in 1896, is now in the Tate Gallery. The work later became the basis for one of the most popular Victorian statuettes when reduced-scale bronze editions were made by Arthur Leslie Collie and cast by the Singer Foundry.As the base of the cast to the offered lot lacks both the Arthur Leslie Collie edition and the J. W. Singer foundry marks, this suggests that it was cast on or after the time that the Singer foundry of Frome, Somerset and the Morris Art Bronze Foundry of Lambeth amalgamated in 1927 to create the Morris Singer Foundry. This may also explain the M and 1st raised marks to the rear of the base, with a possible hypothesis being that the M may represent the first letter of the Morris name with the 1st being an indication of an experimental or early test cast at the London branch of the foundry. Related LiteratureS. Beattie, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, cat. nos.39 and 59, p.189 and p.260.S. Jones, C. Newall, et al., Frederic, Lord Leighton: Eminent Victorian Artist, Royal Academy of Arts, 1996.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Attributed to the workshop of Joost van Herzeele (act. c. 1575-1590) an impressive 'Grotesques' TapestryC.1580, Antwerp, The Netherlands, probably after a design by Cornelis FlorisWoven in wools and silks, depicting an architectural setting with three arcades showing landscapes, flanked and divided by putti and grotesques, on red ground, probably depicting Balthazar's banquet, to the distant landscape there are various buildings and luscious gardenscapes, the inner border designed with simulated egg-and-dart pattern, the outer border with the four elements, water, earth fire and air of Philip II design,378cm x 292cm Footnotes:Herzeele emigrated from Brussels to Antwerp in 1580, where he established a sizeable workshop. He kept a relationship with Brussels, even signing a petition in 1586 with the title 'master in the tapestry-making craft of Brussels'. During this period the Brussels tapestry guild tried to distance itself from tapestry manufacturers that worked outside the city. Shortly thereafter Herzeele emigrated to Hamburg where he died in 1589. This tapestry can be compared to a grotesque tapestry in the Rijksmuseum that has a yellow ground and illustrates a scene from The Story of Nebuchadnezzar. This example, like the present lot, has an egg-and-dart inner border. A similar egg-and-dart border can be found a tapestry depicting The Festivities of Balthazar which is at château d'Azay-le-Rideau. It is probably that the present lot is a representation of Balthazar's banquet. Few known examples of sixteenth century Antwerp-woven tapestries survive. The precursor to all of these tapestries is, however, a series depicting Triumphs of the Gods after designs by Giovanni Francesco Penni and Giovanni da Udine of 1517 - 1520. It was first woven for Leo X while the earliest surviving example is that which was probably woven by the Dermoyen workshop in circa 1540 for Henry VIII. The 'zoological' border is based on an example ordered by Philip II of Spain, for a specific set of tapestries -depicting the life of Noah. These borders, depicting the four elements and various exotic animals, recur again and again in individual pieces and sets from the 16th century. A first set of these 'Noah Tapestries,' had been lost in a shipwreck in 1559 and the second (manufactured in 1563 and after) was made with borders where the four elements were depicted. The weaver, Willem de Pannemaker (ca.1510-1581), raised objection to this border, saying it was too hard to weave. Unluckily for him -it was a border that would be used for another fifty years. King Philip had bought the original cartoons, these were fiercely guarded in Brussels, so much so that the officials responsible for them did not let Pannemaker use them again when Margaret of Parma asked for a new edition of the set herself.LiteratureA.M.L.E. Mulder-Erkelens, Wandtapijten 2, Renaissance, Manierisme en Barok, Amsterdam, 1971, fig. 15G. Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestry, Tielt, 1999, p.177J. Coural, Le XVIe Siècle Européen, Tapisseries, Paris Mobilier National, exhibition catalogue, Paris, 1965, cat. 32T. Campbell, Tapestry in the Renaissance, exhibition catalogue, New York, 2002, cat. 26, p.246 - 252This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

London.- Roberts (William) The Book-Hunter in London: historical and other studies of collections and collecting, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, illustrations, scattered faint spotting, bookplate, original pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1895 § Larwood (Jacob) The Story of the London Parks, hand-coloured frontispiece 3 hand-coloured plates, illustrations, occasional faint staining, bookplate, ex-library with neat blind-stamp to front free endpaper, original cloth, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, n.d. § Lovett (Edward) Magic in Modern London, bookplate, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Croydon, 1925 § [Knight (Charles)] Cyclopædia of London, frontispiece, plates, small loss to some fore-edges, bookplate, cracked upper hinge, original cloth, sunned spine, bumping to corners and extremities, n.d.; and others on London, 8vo (40).

Stevenson (Robert Louis) Treasure Island, first edition, half-title, map frontispiece, 8pp. advertisements, frontispiece detached, occasional light surface marks, original green cloth, joints and extremities a little rubbed and bumped, covers lightly marked, preserved in custom-made drop-back box, [Prideaux 11], 1883; and 3 other first editions by Stevenson, 8vo (4).*** Treasure Island with the following early issue points (though with later advertisements): "dead man's chest" on p.2 and p.7 not capitalised; "rain" for "vain" in last line p.40; "a" not present, p.63, line 6; "7" is missing from pagination on p.127; full-stop is missing after "opportunity" p.178, line 20; "worse" for "worst" p.197, line 3.

Bibliography.- Rothschild Library (The): a Catalogue of the Collection of Eighteenth-Century Printed Books and Manuscripts formed by Lord Rothschild, 2 vol., plates, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1969 § Canney (Margaret) & David Knott. University of London Library. Catalogue of the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, portrait frontispiece, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Cambridge, 1970 § Ferguson (John) Bibliotheca Chemica, 2 vol., original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, vol. 1 only with dust-jacket, a little rubbed, slight creasing to edges, 1954; and others bibliography, v.s. (c.180).

Byroniana.- [Black (Emily Julia)] "Æmilia Julia". Byron; Salathiel, or the Martyrs; and other Poems, library bookplate, p.27 tears affecting couple letters repaired with tape, some light soiling, gutter cracked with some gatherings loose, upper hinge cracked, original cloth, library blind-stamp to upper cover, spine lightly sunned with ends frayed, light soiling, G. Routledge & Co., 1855 § Parry (William) The Last Days of Lord Byron, engraved frontispiece and 3 hand-coloured aquatint plates, ink-stamp to plates, light offsetting, some soiling, including to title and plate margins, occasional spotting, uncut in original boards, rebacked in cloth, ink-stamp to upper cover, light stains, corners worn, joints split at head but holding, [Wise II, pp.87-88], for Knight and Lacey, 1825 § Byron Painted by his Compeers, later morocco-backed cloth, library blind-stamp to upper cover, spine ends worn, original wrappers bound in (light soiling), [Wise II, p.105], Samuel Palmer, 1869, first editions, ex-library copies with usual stamps (including to titles, embossed to first and last mentioned, ink to second mentioned) and references, rubbed; and others Byron related, including a first edition of Parry's The Beauties of Lord Byron (1823), v.s. (10) 

Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord) Don Juan [Cantos 1-2], 'new edition' [but first 8vo edition], half-title (light soiling), title with typed catalogue description tipped onto lower margin, p.85 & p.175 short marginal tear and old tape repair, few leaves guarded, half-title and final 2ff. reinforced at gutter with tape, modern red morocco-backed cloth, Thomas Davison, 1819; Don Juan, Cantos III, IV, and V, first edition, Large Paper copy, half-title, lacking final f. P6 (blank except for imprint to verso), P5 with small chips to fore-margin, the odd spot or light soiling, upper cover detached, Thomas Davison, 1821; Don Juan. Cantos VI.-VII.- And VIII., first edition, Large Paper copy, advertisement leaf, 24pp. catalogue at end, small glue repair to upper joint, for John Hunt, 1823, ex-Nottingham Library with usual ink-stamps and labels (including ink-stamp to titles), all but first uncut in original boards, chipped remains of original printed spine labels, library labels to upper covers, chips to spine, worn, joints cracked; and 2 others, copies of Cantos 9-11 and Cantos 12-14, the former a first edition on Large Paper, 8vo (5)

Asia.- Pearson (Rev. Hugh) A Dissertation on the Propagation of Christianity in Asia, first edition, half-title, folding hand-coloured chart, occasional marginal pencil marks, previous owner's ink signature to half-title, near contemporary half-calf, 4to, Oxford, 1808.

Asian languages.- Schlegel (Augustus William) Réflexions sur l'étude des langues asiatiques adressées à Sir James Mackintosh, suivies d'une lettre à M. Horace Hayman Wilson,, first edition, presentation copy from the author, half-title, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary wrappers, lacking backstrip, housed in a card chemise and board slip-case, 8vo, Paris, Bonn, 1832.***  Includes a prospectus for a plan to translate and publish relevant works on Eastern History, Science and Belles-Lettres that are still only available in manuscript in the BM, East-India House and the universities. The volume is presented to a Dr. Becker.

Cook (Eliza) Melaia: and Other Poems, first edition, colour frontispiece and title vignette, both with some light foxing, upper hinge cracked, original blind-stamped cloth decorated in gilt, spine gilt, g.e., slightly soiled, spine toned, small split to upper joint, modern calf chemise and slip-case, spine sunned, 8vo, R. J. Wood, 1838. *** A handsomely preserved copy of this rare first edition, of which we can trace one appearance at auction, sold by Sotheby's in 1993. Eliza Cook (1818-1889) was a household name in Victorian England, often appearing in 19th century anthologies, with this being her second poetry collection. Cook was also a devoted Chartist and proponent of political freedom for women, known for her masculine dress-sense and hairstyle. 

First bibliography of the Aldine press.- [Burgassi (Antonio Cesare)] Serie dell’ Edizioni Aldine per Ordine Cronologico ed Alfabetico, second edition, woodcut devise on title, occasional very light foxing, the odd ink marginal note, bookplate of Henry Tolley to front pastedown, 19th century half vellume, rubbed and scuffed, uncut, small 8vo, Padua, Pietro Brandolese, 1790.*** The first attempt to create a comprehensive catalogue of the works produced by the Aldine Press, largely based on the library of Cardinal de Brienne. The second edition was published in the same year as the Pisa first edition but revised by Morelli, who added another 500 entries. 

de Musset (Paul) Mr. Wind and Madam Rain, first English edition, translated by Emily Makepeace, frontispiece, plates and illustrations by Charles Bennett, scattered spotting, previous owner's pencil signature to front free endpaper, cracked hinges, original decorative cloth, gilt, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1864 § Bennett (Charles) The Nine Lives of a Cat, first edition, frontispiece, illustrations, of which 2 crudely hand-coloured, scattered faint spotting, previous owner's ink signature to front free endpaper, cracked hinges, original decorative cloth, ddefective backstrip but holding firm, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1860 § Miss Browne the story of a Superior Mouse, colour illustrations by Madeline Hall, previous owner's pencil signature to front pastedown, one or two juvenile pencil drawings, original cloth-backed decorative boards, backstrip split at lower joint, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, n.d.; 8vo & 4to (3).

Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord) Don Juan [Cantos I-II], first American edition, half-title, ex-library with small embossed stamp to title upper margin and ink-stamp on verso, very occasional marginal damp-staining, mainly to head of first few leaves, some browning, to varying degrees, some spotting or light foxing, uncut in original boards, printed paper spine label (little chipped), light stain to head of upper cover, some light spotting, worn in places, upper joint cracked but holding firm, Philadelphia, M. Thomas, 1819; The Works, 4 vol., engraved frontispieces and additional titles, contemporary ink ownership names to frontispieces, additional titles and vol. 4 title, ex-library with bookplates and usual ink-stamps, including to frontispieces and titles, foxing, contemporary marbled calf, spines gilt, spine ends worn, spines and extremities rubbed, joints split but covers holding, New York, E. Duyckinck and G. Long, 1821; and others by the same, American printings, including a scarce Baltimore printing of English Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1819), 8vo & 12mo (9) *** The first mentioned rare, we can trace only one copy at auction (1958). 

Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord) The Corsair, first edition, second issue, early variant ending on p.100 but without the words 'The End' and the printer's imprint, half-title, embossed library stamp to title and ink reference to foot on verso, half-title margins lightly browned, title with very faint marginal browning and short tear to upper margin, the odd spot, joints little stained and quite worn, upper joint starting at head, 1814; [Another copy], second edition, second issue, lacking half-title, 1814; [Another copy], third edition, lacking half-title, contemporary pencil ownership inscription to head of title, title verso with ink library reference to foot, occasional pencil notes or underlining, p.95 with tear to fore-margin, title toned, the occasional spot or light soiling, uncut, 1814, later red half morocco, library blind-stamp to upper covers, extremities rubbed, [Wise I, pp.95-7], Thomas Davison; and other copies of the same, various editions, 8vo (9) 

Nicolson (Benedict) Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Light, 2 vol., first edition,  tipped-in colour frontispieces, illustrations, original cloth, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, a little rubbed, slight chipping to extremities, slipcase, rubbed and worn, chipping to edges, 1968 § Strong (Roy) The English Icon: Elizabethan & Jacobean Portraiture, first edition, tipped-in colour frontispiece, illustrations, original cloth, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, small loss to spine extremities, creasing to edges, a little rubbed, 1969; and others on art, v.s. (24).

Hardy (Thomas) Tess of the D'Urbervilles. a pure woman, 3 vol., first edition in book form, second impression, [one of 500], half-titles, occasional faint spotting, most marginal, vol. 1 with minor marginal staining to first few leaves, near contemporary half-calf, a little rubbed, lightly sunned spines, [Purdy pp.74-78], 8vo, 1892. *** One of 500 copies (the first impression of the previous year was 1000) , with a few very minor corrections or changes to spelling and imprints.   

Duelling.- Cockburn (John) The History and Examination of Duels. Shewing their heinous nature and the necessity of suppressing them, first edition, 1p. errata at end, woodcut head- & tail-pieces, occasional light speckled spots otherwise internally quite clean, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, [Thimm 60], G. Strahan [&c.], 8vo, 1720.

Children's.- [Fenwick (Eliza)] Presents for Good Girls, engraved vignette title and 11 illustrations, contemporary ink ownership name of Mary N Logan to head of A1, title with light damp-stain to head and foot, a few leaves with horizontal tears into text but no loss, one leaf with small chip to lower margin, spotting and browning, some offsetting, lacking endpapers, sewn into contemporary paper wrappers, loss to spine, lacking lower wrapper, [cf. Osborne II, 925], 12mo, Philadelphia, Jacob Johnson, 1806. *** With words of two or three syllables hyphenated to simplify their reading. First published by Benjamin Tabart in London in 1804, with "Presents for Good Boys" published the following year. WorldCat records just one copy of this scarce American edition, in the American Antiquarian Society library. 

Leo I (Pope) Opera, quae quidem extant, omnia, edited by Petrus Canisius, first Canisius edition, collation: *6 **4 A-N6 O P4 Q-Z6 AA-DD6 EE FF4 GG6, title with woodcut printer's device, large and smaller woodcut historiated and decorative initials, P4 blank, sig. K bound after sig. L, first and last few ff. mounted on stubs, O1 small piece torn from upper blank corner (loosely inserted), short worm trace to lower inner gutters towards end, a few marginal repairs, water-stained, occasional spotting, lightly browned, later calf, spine in compartments and with modern red leather label, piece from leather of lower cover, spine and corners repaired, upper joint starting, but holding firm, rubbed and marked, folio (297 x 195mm.), Cologne, Melchior von Neuss, 1546. *** Scarce first Canisius edition of the works, which includes a life of the author. Canisius (1521-1597) was a key figure in the restoration of the Catholic Church in Germany after the Protestant Reformation. Provenance: David du Rieu, 1670 (ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper); a few ink inscriptions, ink stamps or small labels of various seminaries to front endpapers and title. Literature: VD16 L 1201.

Gill (Eric) The Engravings of Eric Gill, limited edition, illustrations, a few colour, some folding, prospectus and A.L.s. from the publisher loosely inserted, original blind-stamped cloth, slip-case, very small patch of soiling, Wellingborough, Christopher Skelton, 1983 § Lawrence (Simon) 45 wood-engravers, one of 350 copies, wood-engraved plates, original cloth-backed boards, gilt, slip-case, strips of fading along edges, Wakefield, 1982 § Wood Engravings Being Impressions From The Original Blocks In The Collection At The Glad Hand Press, first edition, one of 100 copies, prospectus and A.L.s. from the publisher loosely inserted, later green morocco-backed boards, Stamford, Robert M. Jones, 1975; and c.45 others, wood engraving, a few with a presentation inscription or A.L.s from the publisher or illustrator, v.s. (c.50)