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Martin, (George R. R.). A Song of Ice and Fire. Collection comprising: A Game of Thrones, first edition, first issue, number line '1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9', London: Harper Collins/Voyager, 1996, octavo, publisher's red cloth, unclipped dust-jacket (priced £16.99), in near-fine condition, some very faint spotting & toning to edges of text block encroaching into lower margins of first & final leaves, the jacket within protective mylar covers, housed in an unrelated slipcase; A Clash of Kings, first edition, first issue, number line '1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2', London: Harper Collins/Voyager, 1998, octavo, publisher's blue cloth, unclipped dust-jacket (priced £17.99), 2cm tear to rear of jacket, rear endpapers with very faint creasing and a marginal nick, otherwise very good, the jacket in protective mylar covers, housed in an unrelated slipcase; A Storm of Swords, first edition, first issue, number line '1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2', London: Harper Collins/Voyager, 2000, octavo, publisher's blue cloth, unclipped dust-jacket (priced £17.99), slightly bumped at top corner of spine, otherwise very good to near-fine; A Feast for Crows, first edition, second issue, number '2' on copyright page, London: Harper Collins/Voyager, 2005, red cloth with unclipped dust-jacket, light creasing; A Dance with Dragons, first edition, first issue, number '1' on copyright page, London: Harper Collins/Voyager, 2011, black cloth with unclipped dust-jacket, light edge wear to rear flap, otherwise near-fine. Together with The Ice Dragon, first edition thus, signed by the author, New York: Tor Teen, 2014, number line '0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1', unclipped dust-jacket, near-fine (6)

Milne, A. A. Winnie-the-Pooh, first edition, London: Methuen, 1926. Octavo, publisher's gilt green cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated endpapers, gift inscription dated 1926. Contents very good, clean & bright, a few very pale spots, binding very good, slight shelf-lean, light bumping to corners

Milne, A. A. The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, London: Methuen, 1928. Octavo, publisher's gilt pink cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated endpapers, gift inscription with a small hole & mark from the pen, internally very good, clean & bright, binding very good, cloth discoloured

Tourtel, Mary. Rupert - Little Bear - More Stories, first edition, London: Sampson Low, [1939]. Quarto, quarter-cloth with colour pictorial boards, colour frontispiece, Rupert's Theatre unused, neat contemporary owner inscription inside 'belongs to' box, free of colouring or doodles, very slight marginal loss to one of the final leaves, internally very good, a little shaken with slight wear to gutters, covers bumped with slight wear at corners/edges. Together with The Rupert Book, [1949], covers with light creasing but otherwise near-fine; The New Rupert Book, Daily Express, [1939], loose pages & worn; Rupert and Uncle Bruno, Daily Express [originally published 1938]; Rupert and the Wonderful Boots, Sampson Low, [1946], sold with all faults (5)

Children's & Illustrated. A collection of books to include How to Live in a Flat, by W. Heath Robinson, first edition, Hutchinson, n.d., [1936], orange cloth; the first Giles annual, Lane Publication Ltd., [1946]; Orlando's Invisible Pyjamas, by Kathleen Hale, lithographic soft covers, John Murray, n.d., [c. 1950]; Orlando the Judge, John Murray, n.d., [c. 1959]; Gran'pop's Book of Fun, by Lawson Wood, Birn Bros, n.d., [c. 1943]. Condition varied, sold as one collection with all faults (5)

Dickens, Charles. Bleak House, first edition from the parts with characteristic stab-holes to gutters, publisher's blue paper covers & 24pp. advertisements for No. 1 bound in at rear, illustrated with steel-engraved plates by H. K. Browne, “Phiz”, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1853. Octavo, half-calf, pp. 624, untrimmed edges, some foxing to most plates

Clare, John. Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery, first edition, London: Taylor & Hessey, 1820. First edition with 10pp. publisher's advertisements at rear, complete with scarce 5-line errata slip. Half-title, title, 22pp. introduction, 4pp. contents, text pp. [iii] 4-222, 10pp. adverts. Contents well-preserved with a few spots in places, a couple of neat inscriptions in an early hand noting the poems that would be omitted in later editions, in worn C19 half-calf, boards detached, but internally good, 12mo. Together with second, third and fourth editions of the same, 1820-21 (4)

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 15th Anniversary Competition Prize Edition [one of only 15 copies produced and never released for sale], signed & dedicated by the author, London: Bloomsbury, [2012]. Octavo, full red crushed morocco, all edges gilt. Together with the original entry that successfully secured this book in Bloomsbury's competition. In 2012, Bloomsbury launched a nationwide competition to find the UK's "biggest Harry Potter fan". Fans were invited to write a letter of no more than 50 words explaining why they love Harry Potter and were encouraged to draw, doodle and make their letters as elaborate as possible. Fans could only enter by submitting their letters through specially-designed postboxes at participating bookshops and libraries. The winner of the competition received one of these exclusive books and a family holiday to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort. The 14 runners-up each received one of these exclusive books. The entry included in this lot successfully secured the runners-up prize and comes in the form of a beautiful watercolour portrait on the back of a brown paper envelope depicting the three main characters (Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley), a hand-carved wand bearing handwritten tag, 'Douglas Fir with a phoenix feather core', a handwritten letter in which the entrant states, 'I've grown up with Harry Potter. It was the first thing I was ever passionate about, and I always will be!', and an identity card featuring a brief biography, 'known for attending the movie premiere of "The Philosopher's Stone" in robes aged four, creating HP parties and passing on her obsession to siblings.' Also included is the original padded envelope from Bloomsbury in which the book was delivered and the entry returned. The book has been treasured and kept safe, and is therefore in fine, unread condition Provenance: Vendor was one of the 14 runners-up of Bloomsbury's competition to find the UK's "biggest Harry Potter fan". The original entry (artwork, wand and letter) is included in this lot Arguably the rarest edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. One of only 15 copies and not recorded in Errington's bibliography

Clare, John. The Village Minstrel, and Other Poems, first edition in two volumes, London: Taylor & Hessey, 1821. Vol. I: pp. xxviii, [iii] 4-216, 4pp. advertisements; Vol. II: [viii], [iii] 4-211, 4pp. adverts. The first volume with a stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, the second volume lacking frontispiece of Clare's Cottage, both volumes complete with half-titles. Contents well-preserved & bright, some light pencil underlining, untrimmed page edges, contemporary blue paper-covered boards worn and lacking spines (though one is loosely-inserted), boards detached, but internally very good, 12mo. Together with a second edition of the same, again in two volumes, this time in pink paper-covered boards and with both engraved frontispieces present, pale spotting (4) 

Clare, John. The Shepherd's Calendar; with Village Stories, and Other Poems, first edition, London: Published for John Taylor, 1827. Engraved frontispiece, pp. viii, [i] 2-238, 2pp. publisher's advertisements. Contents well-preserved & bright, untrimmed edges, pale marks in places, pale spotting to first few leaves, owner inscription to half-title ('Sarah Smith's Book 1829'), blue paper-covered boards, relined/rebacked, 12mo

Clare, John. The Rural Muse, two first editions in variant bindings, London: Whittaker & Co., 1835, both with engraved frontispiece of 'The Poet's Cottage', vignette title, and wood-engraved illustration of the author's birthplace on p. 171, both ex-library, together with The Village Minstrel, second edition in two volumes (but bound as one), lacking first title, Taylor & Hessey, 1823, ex-library, and Life & Remains of John Clare, by J. L. Cherry, 1873, lacking covers, sold with all faults, 12mo (4)

Oakley, Edward. Every Man a compleat Builder: Or, Easy Rules and Proportions for Drawing and Working the several Parts of Architecture, first edition, London: Henry Webley, 1766. Association copy bearing armorial bookplate for Edward Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of England. Octavo, pp. [ii], 3-32, engraved frontispiece, engraved plates numbered 6 to 51 inclusive [lacking 1-5], worn contemporary calf boards, rebacked, lacking free/blank endpapers front & rear, main contents good & bright, final folding leaf with short tear, title with closed tear and noted date, final leaf of text detached, sold with all faults. Scarce

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, 9th issue, signed & inscribed by the author on dedication page, 'To Alex, with best wishes, J K Rowling', London: Bloomsbury, 1997. Octavo, paperback, publisher's illustrated covers. Contents good with usual toning, some incredibly faint spotting in places, a neat owner inscription in coloured pencil on inner cover [vendor and recipient of the author inscription], covers creased & worn with slight discolouration at spine Provenance: Signed for the vendor at Heffers Bookshop, Cambridge, 1998. The vendor's family also have the proof sheet of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in this sale

Shaw, Stebbing. The History & Antiquities of Staffordshire, first edition, Vol. I & Vol. II Part I [all published], London: J. Nichols & Son, 1798-1801. Folio, full polished calf, rebacked, bound by Upham & Beet, marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates for Foley, all edges gilt, numerous engraved plates and folding maps (2)

Quin, Edward. A Historical Atlas, first edition, London: Seeley & Burnside, 1830. Complete with all 21 hand-coloured & aquatint-etched maps, six of which are folding. Folio (42 x 33cm), publisher's contemporary half-morocco boards with paper title label, binding worn with detached boards, marginal wear & marks to contents but the maps generally appear very good and most have protective tissue-guards, sold as found with all faults A first edition of this scarce and unusual atlas that reveals the known world through receding clouds

[Bewick, Thomas (Illust.)]. Poems of [Oliver] Goldsmith and [Thomas] Parnell, first edition thus, illustrated with 13 wood-engravings by Bewick (including vignettes & tail-pieces), pp. xx, 76, London: W. Bulmer & Co., 1795. Quarto, untrimmed edges, address from the publisher uncut, paper-covered boards, a short tear to title of The Traveller, some pale spotting & handling marks

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, signed first edition, first issue, full print line, '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1', in a scarce proof dust-jacket with numerous variations from the final published version [press review by Sunday Times rather than The Bookseller on upper panel; misspelling 'Cliffe Wright' on lower panel; no blue award circle on front; priced £9.99 on inner flap], London: Bloomsbury, 1998. Signed & inscribed by the author on dedication page, 'To Alex, with best wishes, J K Rowling.' Octavo, hardback, publisher's pictorial boards with unclipped proof dust-jacket. Contents very good, clean & bright, some very faint spotting to edges of text-block just encroaching into margins in a few places, very light bumping to extremities of boards, the proof dust-jacket very well-preserved, bold & vibrant, with fold-lines around spine/edges Provenance: Signed for the vendor at Heffers Bookshop, Cambridge, 1998. The vendor's family also have the proof sheet of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in this sale

"Snaffles" [Charles Johnson Payne]. A collection of four first editions comprising: Four-Legged Friends and Acquaintances, first edition, Collins, 1951, 4to., unclipped d.j.; I've Heard the Revelly, first edition, Gale & Polden, 1953, 4to., unclipped d.j.; A Half Century of Memories, first edition, Collins, 1949, 4to., price-clipped d.j.; More Bandobast, first edition, Collins, 1936, 4to., no d.j. Together with second editions of My Sketch Book in the Shiny and Osses & Obstacles. Condition appears good but varied, small ownership labels on endpapers, second editions defective, sold as one collection with all faults (6)

"Sabretache" [Albert Stewart Barrow]. A Gentleman and His Hounds, first edition, limited edition numbered 19/50 and signed by the author, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1935. Quarto, publisher's quarter vellum lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. Contents very good, clean & bright, some very faint spotting in places, binding tight & square, light bumping to corners and a few small marks to cloth

Bradley, Cuthbert. Good Sport, first edition, London: Routledge, [1910]. Featuring two tipped-in autograph letters signed by the author to John Fairfax Blakeborough [writer and folklorist] on personal stationery - The Lodge, Folkingham letterhead - dated 1910 & 1911, the ffep signed by Blakeborough, the pastedown bearing later bookplate for Richard Blakeborough, pp. 82/83 with tipped-in contemporary newspaper clippings. Tall octavo, publisher's gilt pictorial red cloth. Together with Fox-Hunting from Shire to Shire, by Cuthbert Bradley, Routledge, 1912, uniformly bound (2)

Denholm Armour, George (Illust). British Sport Past & Present, by E. D. Cuming, first limited edition numbered 308/500 and signed by the artist, Hodder & Stoughton, 1909, 4to., full morocco lettered in gilt, bearing armorial bookplate for Francis Gray Smart; Hunts with Jorrocks, by Robert Surtees, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, 1908, small 4to., gilt red cloth; Mr Jorrocks' Lectors, by Robert Surtees, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, 1910, small 4to., gilt red cloth; Thoughts on Hunting, by Peter Beckford, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. [1911], small 4to., gilt red cloth. Condition appears very good & bright, occasional light handling marks, bindings varied, some with fading to cloth, sold with all faults (4)

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, first edition, first issue [featuring the scarce dropped line of text error on p. 7], London: Bloomsbury, 1999, hardback with unclipped dust-jacket, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'. Contents very good, clean, bright, appears unread, binding tight & square, boards very well-preserved, bold & vibrant, a couple of very light bumps to extremities, dust-jacket very well-preserved and bold within protective mylar covers. An excellent example of the scarce, true first issue

Lodge, Sir Oliver. A collection of spiritualist books, some first editions, to include Man and the Universe, first edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1908; The Ether of Space, first edition, London & New York: Harper Brothers, 1909; Modern Problems, first edition, London: Methuen, 1912; Why I Believe in Personal Immortality, fourth impression, London: Cassell, 1928; Phantom Walls, first edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, and six others, condition varied, one bearing labels for Occult Library, The Occult Society, Hastings, sold with all faults (11)

Spiritualist & Occult Writing. A collection of 19th/20th-century books to include Spirit Teachings, by William Stainton Moses, sixth edition, London: Spiritualist Alliance, 1907; Leaves From a Psychist's Case-Book, by Harry Price, first edition, London: Victor Gollancz, 1933; The Psychic Stream, by Arthur Findlay, second impression, London: Psychic Press Ltd., 1939; Man's Survival After Death, by Charles L. Tweedale, London: Richards, 1931; Heaven and Hell, Also, The Intermediate State, or World of Spirits, A Relation of Things Heard and Seen, by Emanuel Swedenborg, London: Swedenborg Society, 1875; The Heretic, by Robert James Lees, London: William Rider & Son Ltd., 1909 (plus several 1960s-1970s editions of works by the same author); Spiritualism in the Evolution of Philosophy, by Ernest Thompson, London: Psychic Book Club, 1953; The Buddha's Path of Virtue, by F. L. Woodward, Madras & London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1921; The Law of Psychic Phenomena, by Thomson Jay Hudson, London: Putnam's Sons, 1910; Researches in the Phenomena of Spiritualism, by William Crookes, Manchester & London: Two Worlds/Psychic Bookshop, 1926; The Spiritualist's Reader, Compiled by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, London: Psychic Book Club, 1955; Death - And After?, by Annie Besant, London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1914; The Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis, London: Geoffrey Bles, reprinted August 1942; There Is No Death, by Florence Marryat, London: Griffith Farran & Co., [1893]; Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World, by Robert Dale Owen, London: Trubner & Co., 1861; The Scientific Basis of Spiritualism, by Epes Sargent, London: J. J. Morse, 1884; Torchbearers of Spiritualism, by Mrs. St. Clair Stobart, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1925, and others, condition varied, some ex-library (including Occult Library), sold with all faults (64)

Stanley, Henry Morton. In Darkest Africa, first edition, in two volumes, publisher's pictorial cloth (2)

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1997. Octavo, paperback, complete with all requisite issue points of a first printing: full number line on copyright page, '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; p. 53 with '1 wand' appearing twice in the list; the misspelling 'Philospher's' on rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] on rear cover. Very well-preserved with usual toning to leaves, bumping to head of spine, light creasing to rear cover, rubbing to extremities. An excellent example housed in a bespoke velvet-lined solander box by the Chelsea Bindery in half crushed morocco lettered in gilt with raised bands, the book itself further protected within mylar covers Provenance: Purchased by the vendor from Peter Harrington, London. A copy of their catalogue entry is included with the book

David Hockney (English, b. 1937). Red Square and the Forbidden City, signed & numbered by the artist l.r., 1982, limited edition numbered 237/1000, a five-colour hand-drawn lithograph printed at Petersburg Studios, New York on Somerset satin-finish mould-made rag paper for China Diary, the lithograph folded three times to form four paper panels, each panel measuring 9 11/16 x 7 1/8 inches, very well-preserved, clean & bright, housed in protective tissue-paper within captioned red wallet, together with China Diary, first edition, signed by David Hockney & Stephen Spender, London: Thames & Hudson, 1982, quarto, publisher's gilt red cloth, internally very good & bright, some very faint spotting to signed page, binding tight & square, the set housed in original slipcase with red paper title label, the slipcase with spotting

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter. Deluxe Editions. A complete set of seven deluxe editions to include a first printing of Chamber of Secrets with the full number line '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1', the others being various printings, London: Bloomsbury, 1999-2007. Together with a duplicate of Order of the Phoenix, this time sealed in original cellophane wrappers bearing 'First Edition' barcode (8)

Geoff Hurst signed 22x16 black and white 1966 World Cup Final black and white print Geoff Hurst scores the first goal of his hat trick with a glancing header from Booby Moore free kick. Limited edition 250 copies. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10

Dixie Deans 16x12 signed colourised photo, Autographed Editions, Limited Edition. Photo Shows Dean heading his first goal, Celtics Second goal against Hibernian in the 1972 Scottish Cup final, Celtic went on to win 6-1. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10

Eric Caldow 16x12 signed colourised photo, Autographed Editions, Limited Edition. Photo Shows Caldow exchanging pennants with Fiorentina Captain prior to the first ever European Cup Winner Cup Final in 1961. Fiorentina won 4-1. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10

A Box Containing Lledo Days Gone and Exclusive First Edition Lorrys.Etc. No Reserve.

Mattel - Barbie - 3 x boxed special edition dolls, Happy Holidays 10th Anniversary from 1997, Christmas 1998 edition and Holiday Visions first in series from 2003. All the dolls appear Mint in Fair to Good boxes with some storage wear. The glued seam has come apart on the 1998 box, the plastic lid on the 1997 has a crack in it. (This does not constitute a guarantee) [ba-3]

After Sidney Robert Nolan (1917-1992), a large framed limited edition lithograph, First Class Marksman, from the Ned Kelly series. Numbered 31/60 and signed in pencil. 47cm x 63cm.

A SET OF SIX WEDGWOOD LIMITED EDITION 'THE DANCING HOURS' COLLECTION FIGURES, comprising the first figurine 1440/12500, the second figure 1743/12500, third figure 1550/12500 (nibbles to finger tips), fourth figure 1415/12500 (visible line to left arm and head), fifth figure 1134/12500 (firing crack to base, left hand appears damaged), sixth figure 1106/12500 (6 + certificates) (Condition Report: obvious damage mentioned in description, figures dusty, would benefit from a clean)

Warrior of Rome part 2 Kings of Kings and signed by Harry Sidebottom first edition 2009 hardback book. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10

Goldfinger by Ian Fleming first edition 1959 hardback book.3. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10

FOOTBALL, Manchester United Munich Air Disaster, programmes, inc. first game after the disaster with blank player names on team sheet & special edition United Will Go On programme with details of fundraising, both with centre fold, hole punches & minor ink annotation, o/w G, 2

1965 First Edition of Ian Fleming 'The Man with the Golden Gun' - unclipped dust jacket

1978 Chevrolet Corvette 25th Anniversary Targa Coupé Registration no. YEL 302S Chassis no. 1Z87L8S413859 Engine no. 413859•Finished in two-tone silver Anniversary colours•L48 V-8 engine•Manual 4-speed gearbox•21,000 recorded milesBack in 1953, Chevrolet's launch of a two-seater sports car was a radical departure for a marque hitherto associated almost exclusively with sensible family transport. Based on the 1952 EX-122 show car, the Corvette made use of existing GM running gear and a shortened chassis frame, around which was wrapped striking Harley Earl-styled glassfibre coachwork. Motive power came from Chevrolet's 235.5ci (3.8-litre) overhead-valve straight six and, unusually for a sports car, there was automatic transmission, a feature that attracted much adverse criticism at the time. Intended as competition for the T-Series MG, the Corvette cost way above the target figure, ending up in Jaguar XK120 territory but with an inferior performance. Sales were sluggish initially and the model came close to being axed, surviving thanks to Chevrolet's need to compete with Ford's Thunderbird. A V8 engine for 1955 and a radical re-style for '56 had consolidated the Vette's position in the market before arrival of the heavily revised 'Sting Ray' version. Introduced for 1963, the Sting Ray sported a totally new ladder-type chassis and for the first time there was a Gran Turismo coupé in the range. As had been the case with the previous (1956-62) generation of Corvettes, development proceeded slowly, being characterised by annual facelifts and few engineering changes of note. On the latter front, the long-overdue arrival of four-wheel disc brakes was the most significant development for 1965, while Chevrolet's 327ci (5.4-litre) 250bhp standard V8 was joined by an optional 396ci (6.5-litre) Big Block for '65 only, then a '427' until the end of Sting Ray production in 1967. The 'Stingray', of course, continued and the Corvette would go on to become the world's best-selling and longest-lived sports car.The immortal Chevrolet Corvette, 'America's only true production sports car', celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1978, a year that marked the first major re-style since the commencement of the 'Stingray' era ten years previously. By then, catalytic converters had arrived, the 'Big Block' engines had gone, a steel under-tray had been added and a revised dashboard introduced, while the Corvette roadster had been deleted in the expectation that Federal auto legislation would effectively outlaw convertibles. Gone too was the 'Stingray' name, dropped at the end of the 1976 season. For '78 the fastback roofline of the 1963-67 Sting Ray was reinstated and complemented by a wrap-around rear window. The 'Silver Anniversary' was one of two limited edition models offered that year, featuring silver metallic paint above the waistline and charcoal grey below as part of a package that included aluminium alloy wheels. According to our vendor, this 25th Anniversary Corvette is in very solid original condition having covered only 21,000 miles. It has the L48 350ci (5.3-litre) V8 engine coupled to manual four-speed gearbox. It is believed that the car had one owner from 1978 (Mr Homer Bryant of Dade City, Florida) until it was imported into the UK in 2017.Serviced in 2022, it comes with plentiful history, including the original sales invoice, recent maintenance bills, and some memorabilia.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

1992 Rover Mini 'British Open Classic' Saloon Registration no. K450 EKV Chassis no. SAXXNYADBBD054952•Rare 'special edition' Mini•One of 1,000 UK-market examples'The new Mini was as different from the British small car norm in 1959 as a space shuttle from a firework. It bristled with innovative ideas, it looked radically different from any other car and was the most compact 'real' car Britain ever produced.' – Chris Rees, 'Complete Classic Mini'.One of the most influential automobiles of all time, the Alec Issigonis-designed Mini debuted in 1959 to universal acclaim. True, there had been numerous front-wheel-drive designs before the Mini's arrival, but the transverse engine layout allowed Issigonis to create a trend-setting masterpiece of automotive packaging. Less than two-and-a-half years after its initial conception the Mini was officially launched at the 1959 Motor Show, having been shown to the motoring press eight days previously. BMC chose to market the car as the 'Austin Se7en' and 'Morris Mini Minor' before 'Mini' became a marque in its own right in 1969. In due course estate and van versions arrived, larger engines became available, more luxurious Riley and Wolseley models joined the line-up and the sporting Mini Cooper was introduced. The early Mk1 had the 848cc A-Series engine, rubber cone suspension and floor-mounted starter button, the latter two features being replaced by Hydrolastic suspension and key starting respectively in 1964.'Special Edition' Minis first appeared in the mid-1970s and that offered here is an example of one of the two 1992 offerings, the Mini 'British Open Classic', the other being the Mini 'Italian Job'. Finished in British Racing Green metallic, the 'Open Classic' was the first special edition to be based on the new 1.3-litre Mini and the first UK-market model with a folding sunroof, the latter electrically operated. Being one of just 1, 000 built, this example has been subject to recent restoration works. The car upgrades include being resprayed in British Racing Green with an added touch of sparkle, along with a stage one kit (including LCB manifold & single box, manifold exhaust, fitted with 13 x 7' Minilite wheels and sportpack arches, custom made alum chequer-plate dash with centre clock, Hi-Lo's Spa adjustable dampers, poly bushes, aluminium radiator and copper lines). The suspension was set up by Southam Mini & Metro Centre. Displaying 55,233 miles on the odometer, the car comes with V5, 2 keys, handbook and service log. Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A duo of bears to inclde Gun Bear First Edition 'Tyler' 9534 plus Steiff Jean Paul Gaultier 661723 issue with clothing. Both with tags/button and generally excellent.

Shaw (Vero) The Illustrated Book of the Dog. First Edition, published by Cassell and Company, London. Half calf bound, 28 x 23cm, 665pp, appears complete with plates intact

Lochlea Single Malt Scotch Whisky First Release, 46% vol 70cl (one bottle), Lochlea Single Malt Scotch Whisky First Release "Fallow Edition", 46% vol 70cl (one bottle), Lochlea Single Malt Scotch Whisky First Release "Ploughing Edition", 46% vol 70cl (one bottle), Lochlea Single Malt Scotch Whisky First Release "Sowing Edition", 46% vol 70cl (one bottle), Lochlea Single Malt Scotch Whisky First Release "Harvest Edition", 46% vol 70cl (one bottle) (5)

FLINT (William Russell, illust) The Odyssey of Homer, Done into English Prose by S.H. Butcher & Andrew Lang. London, The Medici Society Ltd, 1924. First edition, number 221 of 500 copies for sale, 4to, 20 colour tipped-in plates with captioned tissue guards, bound in the original white buckram with bevelled edges and leather labels to spine, t.e.g others uncut, ink owner's inscription to endpaper dated 1926Comments: covers and spine bumped, spine labels vased and with marginal tears, flyleaves tinted otherwise generally vg.

‡ MACKENZIE THORPE (20th Century) limited edition (199/395) print - entitled 'First Light', signed, titled and numbered in pencil, 74 x 102.5cmsProvenance: Private collection West Wales, consigned via our Cardiff officeComments: framed and glazed, ready to hang

BLUNDEN (EDMUND), ASSORTED WORKS, comprising 'Masks of Time', The Beaumont Press, London, 1925, limited edition of 390, numbered 33, printed on Japanese vellum, signed by author, artist, and publisher, calf quarter binding board quarter bound (?); 'Fall In, Ghosts', The White Owl Press, London, 1932, limited edition of 50, numbered 30, signed by author; vellum quarter binding board quarter bound; 'A Summer's Fancy', The Beaumont Press, London, 1930, limited edition of 405, numbered 231, quarter bound; 'An Elegy and Other Poems', Cobden-Sanderson, London, 1937, clothbound; 'Retreat', first edition, Cobden-Sanderson, London, 1928, clothbound, 'Near and Far: New Poems', Cobden-Sanderson, 1929, clothbound, with original dust wrapper; 'Retreat', Cobden-Sanderson, 1928, limited edition 27/112, signed by author, linen cover; 'English Poems', Cobden-Sanderson, 1925, clothbound,Provenance: private collection South Wales.Comments: general minor wear, wiring not guaranteed, sold as ornamental.'Masks of Time' with pages tinted throughout, 'Fall in Ghosts' with foxing to title and endpages, 'Retreat' with foxing throughout, 'Near and Far' with foxing throughout,

AFTER EDWARD SEAGO, pencil - Ploughing the field, bears signature and three line poetic stanza, 37 x 26cms, together with SEAGO (EDWARD) illustrated, I Walked By Night, first edition second reprint, dw (torn), Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1935, with similar drawing illustrated p. 103 (2)

LAWRENCE (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom, first trade edition, Jonathan Cape 1935, plates and illustrations, 4to, 4 folding maps, ink ownership inscription to endpaper dated 1935, original publisher's brown cloth giltComments: spine hardly bumped, title page seam split, minor foxing to endpapers and opening pages,

GOLDING (WILLIAM), Lord of the Flies. FIRST EDITION, second impression, clothbound with original dust wrapper, designed by Anthony Dross, 8vo, Faber and Faber, London, 1954,Provenance: private collection GlamorganComments: minor foxing to endpapers, dust wrapper with wear to top and bottom edges, with minor water stains

CONAN DOYLE (A.G.J.), The Hound of the Baskervilles. FIRST EDITION, 13 of 16 plates by Sidney Paget (4 loose), with 'you' for 'your' p.13 line 3, clothbound, decorative gilt cover, 8vo, London, George Newnes Ltd., 1902Comments: gilt lettering minorly rubbed, spine minorly bumped, stained, and faded, some plates missing

BURTON (RICHARD FRANCIS), The Land of the Midan (revisited), vols 1 and 2 (of 2), FIRST EDITION, morocco quarter bound, gilt lettering to spine, 8vo, London, C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1879,Provenance: private collection GlamorganComments: minor wear to cover, minor foxing to first and last few pages

DOUGHTY (CHARLES M.), 'TRAVELS IN ARABIA DESERTA' IN TWO VOLUMES, with an introduction by T.E. Lawrence, London, Jonathan Cape, New and Definitive Edition in Two Vols, 1943 reprint, clothbound, with original dust wrapper, 4to, together with T.E Lawrence, 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom', first public edition, third impression, London, Jonathan Cape, 1935, clothbound, decorative gilt cover, gilt lettering to spine, 4to (3)Comments: dust wrapper on both volumes worn, minor tears, volume I with strip of tape to top of dust wrapper, vol 2. with tear to spine and front of dust wrapper, seven pillars with minor foxing to end papers

DOUGHTY (C.M), Arabia Deserta. 2 vols, FIRST EDITION, folding plates, illustrations, folding colour map in pocket at end of vol.1, original dark green clothbound, decorative gilt cover, gilt lettering to spine, 8vo. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1888Comments: minor foxing to end papers, wear to extremities and edge of spines on both vols, vol 1 map, with wear on creases,

NANSEN (FRIDTJOF), Farthest North. FIRST EDITION, etched frontispiece to volume 1, photogravure frontispiece to volume 2, 127 plates of which 16 in colour, 92 illustrations to the text, 4 folding colour maps as called for, title pages printed in red and black, original pictorial cloth gilt, gilt lettering to spine, 8vo. London, A. Constable & Co., 1897,(2)Provenance: private collection GlamorganComments: minor foxing to some pages, particularly in vol. 2

POLAR EXPLORATION: ASSORTED BOOKS comprising P.L.Simmonds, 'Sir John Franklin and the Arctic Regions: A Narrative Showing a Progress of British Enterprise for the Discovery of the Northwest Passage During the Nineteenth Century', second edition, London, George Routledge, 1851, frontis plate, two foldout maps, rebound, calf half bound, 16mo, together with Capt. John Franklin R.N., F.R.S., M.W.S., 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22', vols 1 and 2 (of 2), second edition, London, John Murray, 1824, calf half bound, ownership inscription to front end papers, 8vo, vol. 1 with ownership inscription to endpage; 'The Private Journal of Captain G.F. Lyon of H.M.S. Hecla, During The Recent Voyage of Discovery Under Captain Parry', London John Murray, 1824, frontis plate, fold out map, five plates, bookplate for 'John Drummond', full calf, gilt lettering to spine, 8vo, Captain McClintock, R.N., LL.D, 'The Voyage of the 'Fox in the Arctic Seas: A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions', first edition, London, John Murray, 1859, frontis plate, two fold out maps, four plates, illustrations, clothbound, gilt ship to cover, gilt lettering to spine, 8vo; 'Appendix to Captain Parry's Journal', London, John Murray, 1825, quarter clothbound, 4to; Capt. W.E. Parry, R.N F.R.S., 'Journals of the First, Second, and Third Voyages for the Discovery of A Northwest Passage', vols 1-5, (of 5), London, John Murray, 1828, clothbound, 12mo (11)Provenance: private collection GlamorganComments: 'The Private Journal of Captain G.F. Lyon' spine minorly bumped, foxing to end papers, occasional foxing throughout, 'The Voyage of the 'Fox in the Arctic Seas' spine worn and beginning to fray, edges minorly bumped, cover minorly stained, 'Appendix to Captain Parry's Journal' spine worn, cover stained

AFRICAN EXPLORATION: ASSORTED BOOKS, comprising Richard F. Burton, 'The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration', first American edition, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1860, frontispiece, 11 plates, illustrations, newspaper cutting related to Richard Burton inserted, leatherbound, gilt lettering to spine, 4to; Sir Samuel W. Baker, M.A, F.R.G.S, 'The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia', London, Macmillan and Co., 1874, full calf, gilt lettering to spine, gilt Craigmount House School crest to font cover, marbled end papers, fold out map, all edges marbled, 8vo; Richard and John Lander, 'Journal of An Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of The Niger with a Narrative of a Voyage Down That River to ots Termination, in Three Volumes', vols 1-3 (of 3), London, John Murray, 1832, frontis plate, all vols rebound, half Morocco, gilt lettering to spine, all edges marbled, 8vo; Captain Charles Chapman, 'The Suez Canal', second edition, London, George Berridge & Co. 1870, large fold out map, embossed gilt pictorial cover, 8vo, Sir Samuel W. Baker, Pacha, M.A., F.R.S., F.R.G.S., 'Ismailia: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa For the Suppression of the Slave Trade', 2 vols (of 2), London, Macmillan and Co., 1874, clothbound, decorative gilt cover, gilt lettering to spine, 8vo (8)Provenance: private collection GlamorganComments: spine and corners bumped, minor tear to bottom of spine, spine and edges of 'The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia' worn, cover worn with minor scratches, foxing to first and last few pages, occasional foxing throughout, 'The Suez Canal' back cover stained

STARK (FREYA), ASSORTED TITLES, including 'Letters', ed. by Lucy Moorehead vols 1-8 (of 8), Wiltshire, Compton Russell, 1974, clothbound, gilt lettering to spine, in original dust wrapper, 4to, 'Traveller's Prelude: An Autobiography', first edition, London, John Murray, 1950, clothbound, gilt lettering to spine, in original dust wrapper, 8vo, 'A Winter in Arabia', first edition, London, John Murray, 1940, clothbound, gilt lettering to spine, in original dust wrapper, 8vo, inserted are three letters, two from a Mr Gowen to Freya Stark praising 'A Winter in Arabia', one being a reply to Mr Gowen from Freya Stark thanking him for his kind words etc., together with, Molly Izzard Freya Stark: A Biography, London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1993 (26)Provenance: private collection Glamorgan

STARK (FREYA), Baghdad Sketches. FIRST EDITION clothbound, 8vo. Baghdad, The Times Press Ltd., 1932Provenance: private collection GlamorganComments: Spine label worn, cover worn, stains to cover, ink stain to reverse of cover, tear in binding

ASSORTED TITLES, including Edith Sitwell, 'Wheels 1920', London, Leonard Parsons Ltd, 1920, quarter clothbound, 8vo; 'The Letters of Gertrude Bell', ed. by Lady Bell, D.B.E, vols 1 and 2 (of 2), London, Ernest Benn Ltd, 1927; Gavin Maxwell, 'A Reed Shaken By The Wind', first edition, London, Longmans, 1957 etc. (10)Provenance: private collection Glamorgan