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A Moorcroft vase in the Burslem Poppy design by Rachel Bishop, number 158 of a numbered edition, approximate height 25.5cm,  First quality, in good condition with No chips, cracks or restoration, factory marks to base, with box.

A Moorcroft vase in the Yacht design based on an early florian ware design by William Moorcroft approximate height 23cm, produced in a numbered edition , first quality , numbered 551 and signed by John Moorcroft , in good condition with No chips, cracks or restoration, crazed, factory marks to base.

Royal Crown Derby limited edition Ram of Colchis, limited edition of 750, together with an Imari Ram, both first quality and gold stoppers. (2)

A Limited Edition vase in the Clematis Queen design by Emma Bossons, made in an edition of 200, approximate height 30.5cm, first quality and in good condition with No chips, cracks or restoration, factory marks to base, with box. 

A Limited Edition Moorcroft vase in the Dahlia design by Philip Gibson, made in an edition of 250, approximate height 23cm, first quality, in good condition with No chips, cracks or restoration , factory marks to base.

ALimited Edition vase in the Savannah design by Emma Bossons made in an edition of 500, first quality , in good condition with No chips, cracks or restoration, usual factory marks to base.

Classic issue of Philatelic History being the first official gold postage stamps issued of the Commonwealth of Dominica Grade First in Aviation all in original case and being a limited edition

Swarovski 2005 Annual Edition Harmony, the first installment of the Wonders of the Sea trilogy, designed by Martin Zendron. This Harmony figurine features a school of fish in the top left corner and two vibrant clownfish crafted from topaz crystal swimming around a frosted crystal anemone. The set includes the original box, presentation plaque, and display mirror. The underside bears the Swarovski acid-etched mark. A stunning collector’s piece from Swarovski’s prestigious Annual Edition series, perfect for marine life enthusiasts and Swarovski collectors.Artist: Martin ZendronIssued: 2005Dimensions: 7.75"HCountry of Origin: AustriaCondition: Age related wear.

First Edition. The Different Worlds Of Jack B. Yeats. His Cartoons and Illustrations. By Hilary Pyle. 1994. With dust jacket.

First Edition. Modern Ulster : It's Characters, Customs, Politics, and Industries. By H. S. Morrison, M. D. Aghadowey. 1920.

The Beatles, and others, 1960s-70s -A collection of thirteen Beatles vinyl LP records, a few early pressings; twenty-two Beatles vinyl singles; The Beatles Book; Beach Boys concert programmes and ticket stubs; with other music related ephemera -The White Album, second pressing, top opening, numbered sleeve (0371599), complete with poster and four photographs.A Hard Day's Night, PMC 1230, 1964 UK mono pressing on Parlophone, black/ yellow labels, The Parlophone Co recording. first published in 1964, with EMITEX inner sleece, XEX 481 - 3N and XEX 482 - 3N; Help!, PMC 1255, 1965, UK mono pressing on Gramophone, black/ yellow labels, The Gramaphone Co., with Times New Roman font text, Sold in the UK text with Mono outline text to front cover, EMITEX inner sleeve, XEX 549-2 and XEX 550-2;Abbey Road, PCS 7088, 1969, UK early pressing, Apple, without Her Majesty credit, with aligned apple logo, and black inner sleece, XEX 749 -2 and 750-1;Yellow Submarine, PCS 7070, 1969, UK mono pressing, Apple, with Sold in U.K. text to both sides, black inner sleeve, XEX 715-1 and 716-1;Revolver, PMC 7009, 1966, UK mono pressing on Gramophone, black/ yellow labels, The Gramaphone Co., with Sold in the UK text on both sides, and Dr. Roberts spelling to vinyl label and outer sleeve, XEX 605-2 and XEX 606-2; and Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Beatles For Sale, A Collection of Beatles Oldies, Please Please Me, Rubber Soul (Mono), and Let It Be (Apple); together with, The Beatles: twenty-two vinyl singles, 45rpm; The Beatles Book, forty-two issues, nos. 3, 6, 8, 15 - 48, 75, with duplicate nos. 33, 35; Twelve programmes, to include, two Musical Express booklets 1965-66 and 1966-67; The Beach Boys presented by Arthur Howes, brown photo. illustrated covers, 1970; The Beach Boys with Lulu, 1966, blue photo. illustrated covers, with facsimile signed black and white photograph loosely inserted; The Beach Boys Show, red photo. illustrated covers, together with two original Beach Boys concert ticket stubs, the first (pink) Granada, Tooting, 8th November,1966; the second (blue) Odeon Hammersmith, 4th May 1967; together with, The Rolling Stones Spring Scottish Tour, 1965 presented by Eric Easton; Harold Davison and Tito Burns present Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1967, white covers illustrated in pink and purple, other artists appearing included, The Pink Floyd, The Move, The Nice, and The Amen Corner; five Beatles related publications, to include, The Beatles Book 1966 Christmas Extra; The Beatles Quiz Book, 1964; and three souvenir Beatles posters, each 20 x 30 inches.LENNON (John). a pair of first edition hardback books, In His Own Write, Jonathan Cape, 1964; and A Spaniard In the Works, Jonathan Cape, 1965. (qty) Yellow Submarine - scratches to surface of both sides and red clay coloured paint to the surface of Side 1 and to black inner sleeve

Pathfinder Pawns. Pathfinder Roleplaying Tabletop Game. 5 box sets and box file with beast cards / tokens. All opened. Sets not checked for completeness. Includes Pathfinder Pawns NPC Codex Box. Pathfinder Pawns Bestiary Box. Pathfinder Pawns Bestiary Box 2. Pathfinder Pawns Bestiary Box 3. Pathfinder Pawns Bestiary Box 4. Box file of Pawn cards and Tokens. The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) that was published in 2009 by Paizo Publishing. The first edition extends and modifies the System Reference Document (SRD) based on the revised 3rd edition Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) published by Wizards of the Coast under the Open Game License (OGL)

Tau Empire. Warhammer 40,000 for Games Workshop. A collection of painted and unpainted plastic Tau models for Warhammer 40k. To include 1 made Hammerhead Gunship; 1 unmade part Hammerhead Gunship, 3 Battlesuits, around 10 Fire Warriors; 2 drones. Sold with plastic lidded box. Warhammer 40,000 (sometimes colloquially called Warhammer 40K, WH40K or 40k) is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, and the tenth and current edition was released in June 2023.

Car Wars - Deluxe Edition (2nd Edition). Steve Jackson Games. Boxed game, appears complete, contents not checked for completeness. c1985. Car Wars is a vehicle combat simulation board game developed by Steve Jackson Games first published in 1980. Players control armed vehicles in a post-apocalyptic future. Condition Report: Not checked for all pieces complete, some box damage and repairs

Warhammer 40,000. Tau Empire Megaforce. Unopened, sealed in wrapper. Warhammer 40k, The Tau Empire Megaforce contains the following plastic sprues for: 2 Tau XV8 Battlesuits, 3 Tau XV25 Stealth Armour Suits, 20 Tau Fire Warriors, 3 Tau Piranhs, 1 Tau Devilfish, 1 Tau Hammerhead Gunship, 6 Tau Gun Drones. In unused and unopened condition. Set no longer produced by Games Workshop, c2006 release. Citadel miniatures for Games Workshop. Warhammer 40,000 (sometimes colloquially called Warhammer 40K, WH40K or 40k) is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, and the tenth and current edition was released in June 2023. Condition Report: sealed unopened

Warhammer 40,000. Cadian Shock Troops. Citadel miniatures from Games Workshop. Boxed and sealed set of Imperial Guard mini figures, contains 20 plastic Cadian Shock Troops sprues. Warhammer 40,000 (sometimes colloquially called Warhammer 40K, WH40K or 40k) is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, and the tenth and current edition was released in June 2023.

Warhammer 40,000. Apocalypse. Tau Empire Rapid Insertion Force. Citadel miniatures from Games Workshop. Boxed and sealed set of mini figures, contains 9 Tau XV8 Battlescouts, 3 Tau XV25 Stelth Armour, 19 Tau Gun Drones. Warhammer 40,000 (sometimes colloquially called Warhammer 40K, WH40K or 40k) is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, and the tenth and current edition was released in June 2023.

Warhammer 40,000. Tau Fire Warriors & Devilfish box. Opened, some sprues have been used and are not present in particular the Devilfish not complete. Warriors appear present, not checked for completeness, see images. Warhammer 40,000 (sometimes colloquially called Warhammer 40K, WH40K or 40k) is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, and the tenth and current edition was released in June 2023. Condition Report: opened, contents not checked

Blood Bowl - 1st Edition c1986. Games Workshop board game from the creators of Warhammer. The original, and first released version of The Game of Fantasy Football. Rare and hard to find complete in box. Complete with all six pitch board sections. Appears complete and includes 115 player counters: 15 Humans, 15 Orcs, 15 Dwarfs, 10 Skeletons, 6 Halflings, 12 Goblins, 4 Trogs, 4 Orges, 4 Trolls, 10 Zombies, 4 Ghouls, 1 Mummy, 15 Dark Elves. 30 plastic stands. Ball and ref and Home and Away Counters. With Rules booklet, Q & A Sheet and Citadel Miniatures advert sheet. With Team Roster pad, mostly unused. Blood Bowl is a miniatures board game created by Jervis Johnson for the British games company Games Workshop as a parody of American football. The game was first released in 1986 and has been re-released in new editions sinceCondition Report: Used but good condition, appears to be complete

Champions of The Empire of Man Collection. Warhammer. Including painted white metal General riding a Griffon. A painted white metal Standard Bearer. A painted white metal captain on foot. Two painted plastic wizards on horseback (one with broken staff). A painted plastic Empire Knight on horseback (6) Possibly 6th edition. Warhammer (formerly Warhammer Fantasy Battle, or just Warhammer Fantasy, and now The Old World) is a tabletop miniature wargame with a medieval fantasy theme. The game was created by Bryan Ansell, Richard Halliwell, and Rick Priestley, and first published by the Games Workshop company in 1983.

WALDMAN MAX: (1919-1981) American photographer, principally known for his dance and theatre images. T.L.S., Max Waldman, one page, 8vo, New York, 20th April 1966, to Miss. Lynn Hope. Waldman writes to thank Hope for her involvement in a recent project, in part, ´Your cooperation in this photographic venture has put me forever in your debt. It helps launch an exciting new concept that weds play text (historic and contemporary) with visual layout. Needless to say, your performance, while the first pilot model, will be the star luminary in any series.....you have created a genuine work of theatre art.....Your very enthusiasm was my encouragement´ and further continues to refer to his photographs of the ´theatre art´, ´As of now, I have underwritten the entire cost: a considerable material expense - plus a greater expense in time. It has posed a difficult decision of having to turn aside requests for additional prints. In fulfilling my obligation to the company, about 1,000 pictures will have been given out. Taking individual orders would create chaos: nor could I, in good conscience, charge anyone. On the back of each print is stamped my one request to you. Do not make copies, give them to friends, newspapers etc.: to anyone where control is lost. Please honor this restriction: otherwise, our entire joint efforts will be jeopardized.....´. Accompanied by the original envelope. Together with the original photographs referred to, the set of eight 8 x 10 prints depicting various actors in costume poses from the Royal Shakespeare Company´s Broadway stage production of Marat/Sade, which opened at the Martin Beck Theatre on 27th December 1965. Each of the photographs bear Waldman´s credit stamp to the verso along with a further explanatory stamp stating, in part, ´This photo is given as a personal courtesy to: Lynn Hope (inserted in manuscript) It is the sole property of the photographer and is not to be reproduced.....´. Contained within the original envelope. Further including a book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of Zero by Zero Mostel, First Edition published by the Horizon Press, New York, 1965, featuring 152 photographs by Waldman and drawings by Zero Mostel. Signed by Waldman in black ink to the front free endpaper, ´To Lynn Hope - In appreciation of your kind help, Max Waldman´, and dated New York City, April 1966, in his hand. Accompanied by the dust jacket (some tears and age wear). G to generally VG, 2 + 8Lynn Hope was the head costume mistress at the Aldwych Theatre in London and also performed the same duties on the tours of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1955 onwards.

HILLARY RICHARD: (1919-1943) Anglo-Australian Flight Lieutenant, a Royal Air Force fighter pilot during World War II who participated in the Battle of Britain. An extremely rare book signed, being a hardback edition of The Last Enemy, First Edition published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., London, 1942. Signed ('Richard Hillary') by the pilot in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to the front free endpaper. Bound in the publisher's blue cloth and with a gilt title to the spine (which is faded). Lacking the dust wrapper. Autographs of Hillary are extremely rare in any form as a result of his tragic death in an airplane crash at the age of 23, and authentically signed copies of The Last Enemy are particularly desirable (those that usually appear on the market bearing forged signatures). Some light age wear, about VGThe Last Enemy was Hillary's war memoir detailing his experiences during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Of the book and its author J. B. Priestley wrote 'The Last Enemy differs from all other books about the R.A.F. because its author, Richard Hillary, is by temperament and inclination, and to some extent training, a writer…….The value of this book lies in the fact that it is a statement of a fully articulate young man about life in a Service which is generally inarticulate. Richard Hillary happens to be a young man who doesn't often find his way into the R.A.F. He is in my view a born writer'

LAWRENCE D.H.: (1885-1930) English novelist and short story writer. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Rawdon´s Roof, First edition published by Elkin Mathews & Marrot, London, 1928, as the seventh title in their series of The Woburn Books. Limited edition printed on rag paper (most pages uncut) and set by hand in Imprint Shadow and printed by Robert MacLehose & Co. Ltd. at the University Press, Glasgow. Signed by Lawrence to the limitations page and numbered 11 of 530. With pictorial endpapers and accompanied by the dust jacket. The volume has suffered extensive water damage at some stage causing some light staining and extensive wrinkling, particularly to the dust jacket, which has since become adhered to the boards as a result. The inside pages remain reasonably clean, and the signature is not affected by the damage. FR

THOMAS AMBROISE: (1811-1896) French composer of the operas Mignon (1866) and Hamlet (1868). A good A.L.S., Ambroise Thomas, four pages, 4to, Paris, n.d. (c.1893), to Arthur Meyer, on the printed stationery of the Conservatoire National de Musique et de Declamation, in French. The letter, a draft copy with several corrections, is written in response to a request for Thomas to write a preface to an edition of Charles Gounod´s last compositions, Thomas stating ´Quoiqu´une preface ne puisse rien ajouter l´interet que ces oeuvres, encore inedites, offriront au public, pouvais-je ne pas m´associer au nouvel hommage que les admirateurs de Gounod se proposent de lui rendre?´ (Translation: ´Although a preface can add nothing to the interest that these works, as yet unpublished, will offer the public, could I not join in the new tribute that Gounod's admirers intend to pay him?´) and continuing ´Je me joins donc a vous de tout coeur en souvenir de l´ami avec lequel j´ai traverse la vie: tous deux egalement passionnes par notre art; ayant tous les deux le culte fervent des grands maitres, et nous aimant de plus en plus a mesure que nous avancions vers le soir de notre existence. L´eloge de l´auteur de Faust n´est plus a faire. Je puis donc, sans me livrer a une analyse detaillee des oeuvres qu´on publie aujourd´hui, me borner a constater ques dans les dernieres pages qu´il a ecrites, Gounod est reste fidele a lui-meme. Les Preludes et fugues pour l´etude preparatoire du clavecin bien tempere de J. S. Bach, morceaux excellents, dignes du grande modele qui les a inspires, temoignent, une fois de plus, de l´admiration que Gounod n´a cesse de professer pour celui dont il dit "J. S. Bach est, en musique une etoile de premiere grandeur; comme Dante, Shakespeare, Michel-Ange, il marque un des ces sommets qui ne se rencontrent pas deux fois dans l´histoire d´un meme art".´ (Translation: ´I therefore join you wholeheartedly in remembering the friend with whom I went through life: both of us equally passionate about our art; both of us fervently devoted to the great masters, and loving each other more and more as we moved towards the evening of our lives. The author of Faust is widely praised. I can therefore, without indulging in a detailed analysis of the works published today, confine myself to noting that in the last pages he wrote, Gounod remained faithful to himself. The Preludes and fugues for the preparatory study of the well-tempered harpsichord by J. S. Bach, excellent pieces, worthy of the great model which inspired them, testify, once again, to the admiration that Gounod never ceased to profess for the man of whom he said "J. S. Bach is, in music, a star of the first magnitude; like Dante, Shakespeare, Michelangelo, he marks one of those summits which do not meet twice in the history of the same art".´), further adding ´Quant a ce Requiem auquel il a travaille jusqu´a son dernier jour, c´est une oeuvre d´une haute valeur, ecrite dans un style severe et pur, ou l´on retrouve l´elevation de pensee, le sentiment mystique qui caracterisent toutes ses compositions religieuses. En nous leguant, pour ainsi dire, ses dernieres inspirations, ne semble-t-il pas que Gounod ait voulu encore nous venir en aide, nous defendre contre des tendances et des exces, contre une philosophie nebuleuse qui, chaque jour d´avantage, menacent de nous faire perdre les qualites essentielles et distinctives de notre race? Ne sont-ce pas, en effet, ces qualites qui constituent le genie de Charles Gounod et la beaute de son oeuvre? L´oeuvre de toute sa vie qui lui a conquis et assure a sa memoire une juste et universelle renommee´ (Translation: ´As for this Requiem, on which he worked until his last day, it is a work of great value, written in a severe and pure style, in which we find the elevation of thought and the mystical feeling that characterise all his religious compositions. In bequeathing to us, so to speak, his last inspirations, does it not seem that Gounod still wanted to come to our aid, to defend us against tendencies and excesses, against a nebulous philosophy which, each day more so, threatens to make us lose the essential and distinctive qualities of our race? Are these not, in fact, the qualities that constitute the genius of Charles Gounod and the beauty of his work? His life's work, which won for him and for his memory a just and universal renown´). A letter of good content in which Thomas writes a moving tribute to Gounod. Some very light staining and minor age wear to the edges, otherwise VGArthur Meyer (1844-1924) French journalist, director of the daily newspaper Le Gaulois.Charles Gounod (1818-1893) French composer of the operas Faust (1859) and Romeo et Juliette (1867) as well as Ave Maria (1853), an elaboration of a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. Gounod spent his last years composing sacred music and died whilst working on the setting of a Requiem for his granson Maurice, who had died in infancy. Ambroise Thomas was one of the pallbearers at Gounod´s state funeral in Paris on 27th October 1893.

* Dürer (Albrecht, 1471-1528). Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg (The Small Cardinal), 1519, engraving on laid paper, a good Meder 'a' impression, the first edition before the book edition of 1520 with letterpress text on the reverse, and with the fifth line of Latin text showing traces of an earlier corrected V in the A of the word PRIMAS, without watermark, a few marks and minor stains (generally in good condition), trimmed just inside the plate margin, sheet size 94 x 145 mm (3 3/4 x 5 3/4 ins), paper hinges to top margin verso, backing card inscribed with details of the print in pencil, early 20th century trade label of Arthur Reader, 71 Charing Cross Road, London to verso, framed and glazed (32.5 x 23 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Bartsch 102; Meder, Hollstein 100.

* Piranesi (Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778). Veduta della Piazza, e Basilica di S. Giovanni in Laterano..., from the Vedute di Roma, 1774, etching and engraving on heavy laid paper, 1st Paris edition, the first state (of three), with margins, plate size 49 x 70.5 cm (19 1/4 x 27 3/4 ins), sheet size 55 x 75 cm (21 3/4 x 29 1/2 ins), modern good quality antique-style black and gilt frame, glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:Hind 117 (i/iii); Wilton-Ely 250; Focillon 725; Ficacci 988.

* Piranesi (Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778). Pyramide di C. Cestio, from the Vedute di Roma, 1756, etching and engraving on heavy laid paper, from the first Paris edition, the first state (of three), a fine impression, with margins, J. Middleton, Frame Maker, Chelsea SW3 label to frame verso, plate size 39.5 x 53.8 cm (15 1/2 x 21 1/4 ins), sheet size 46 x 61.5 cm (18 x 24 1/4 ins), framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:Hind 36 (i/iii); Wilton-Ely 190; Focillon 745; Ficacci 928.

AR * Gibbings (Robert, 1889-1958). Twelve Woodcuts (Decorations for Erewhon by Samuel Butler, 1923), portfolio of 12 woodcuts printed on thin laid japan, unsigned, sheet size 200 x 128 mm, loose as issued in original maroon cloth portfolio, with printed label to upper cover 'Twelve Woodcuts by Robert Gibbings', tie partly broken, some fading to spine, 8vo (210 x 140 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Gibbings' illustrated edition of Samuel Butler's Erewhon was first published by Jonathan Cape in 1923 with 38 woodcut illustrations. There was a deluxe issue of 25 numbered copies of the portfolio, with each print signed in pencil by the artist with the standard edition limited to 125 copies. The present portfolio contains all 12 of the woodcuts, but unsigned. The woodcuts form part of Gibbings' early oeuvre, being similar in style to City Walls, Hamrun and Clear Waters, which utilised the 'vanishing line' technique.

AR * Anderson (Stanley, 1884-1966). The Goose Fair, Albi, 1931, etching with drypoint on wove paper, signed in pencil, additionally inscribed in pencil by the artist '1st state 2 proofs -', one of only two impressions made of the first state before the published edition of 75, a fine impression, minimally secured to mount with tape in two places to sheet verso, light mount toning, plate size 23.2 x 34.1 cm (9 1/4 x 13 1/2 ins), sheet size 29 x 43.5 cm (11 1/2 x 17 ins), window mountedQTY: (1)NOTE:Meyrick & Heuser 175 (i/iv).

* Piranesi (Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778). Veduta del Campidoglio di fianco, 1757, etching and engraving on heavy laid paper, from the first Paris edition, the fourth state (of six), with margins, a rich impression, plate size 40 x 69 cm (15 3/4 x 27 1/4 ins), sheet size 50 x 77 cm (19 3/4 x 30 1/4 ins), framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:Hind 39 (iv/vi); Wilton-Ely 189; Focillon 747; Ficacci 927.

* Piranesi (Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778). Teatro di Marcello, from the Vedute di Roma, 1753, etching and engraving on heavy laid paper, from the first Paris edition, the fifth state (of seven), with margins, plate size 40 x 54 cm (15 3/4 x 21 1/4 ins), mount aperture 42 x 56.5 cm (16 1/2 x 21 3/4 ins), framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:Hind 33 (i/iii); Wilton-Ely 157; Focillon 818; Ficacci 895.

* Piranesi (Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778). Veduta di un Eliocamino per abitarvi l'Inverno..., from the Vedute di Roma, 1777, etching and engraving on heavy laid paper, 1st Paris edition, the first state (of three), printed with great depth, with margins, plate size 42 x 60 cm (16 1/2 x 23 1/2 ins), sheet size 54 x 69.5 cm (21 1/4 x 27 1/2 ins), modern good quality antique-style black and gilt frame, glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:Hind 133 (i/iii); Wilton-Ely 266; Focillon 847; Ficacci 1004.

BLUES - LIMITED EDITION HERITAGE LPS 1-3. Clean examples of the first three US issued Heritage blues LPs, all from an edition of 99 only. To include: Heritage 1001, Joel Hopkins/Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, disc Ex+, sleeve VG with foxing, with info sheet also shoeing foxing. Heritage HLP 1002, Snooks Eaglin - Message From New Orleans, disc Ex+, sleeve VG with some light staining, also with info sheet (some foxing). Heritage HLP 1003, 'Goin To California', Ex+, sleeve VG with foxing, info sheet with foxing).

Cards; Trading Cards: Pokemon Base Set First Edition collection plus Base Set holo Blastoise; including Dark Blastoise, Cloyster, Shellder, Machamp (holo), Slowpoke, Omastar, Gastly, and Psyduck; please see photos for conditions.

Stephen Jay Gould,First edition. 480pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed by the author to his close friend and editor at Natural History Magazine, "Richard + Jude All the best dear old friends / Stephen Jay Gould"Stephen Jay Gould (1941–2002) was a renowned American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and science historian. He spent much of his career as a professor at Harvard University and worked as a curator at the American Museum of Natural History. Gould was a prolific writer and communicator, known for making complex scientific concepts accessible to general audiences. His essays in Natural History magazine, later compiled into books, combined evolutionary science with history, philosophy, and cultural analysis. A prominent advocate for the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which he developed with Niles Eldredge, Gould challenged traditional views of evolutionary change. Beyond his scientific work, Gould was a vocal defender of scientific integrity and a critic of pseudoscience. His unique ability to blend storytelling with scholarly insight cemented his place as one of the 20th century's greatest science communicators.Article: Dinosaur in a Haystack by Stephen Jay Gould - is one of Stephen Jay Gould’s celebrated collections of essays that originally appeared in Natural History magazine. The book showcases Gould’s extraordinary ability to connect evolutionary biology with broader cultural and historical themes. Essays in this collection delve into topics ranging from fossils and extinction to the ethics of science and the misuse of evolutionary theory in popular culture.What makes the book particularly important is Gould's focus on the interplay between science and society, encouraging readers to think critically about the role of science in shaping human understanding. His writing is rich with metaphors and literary references, making complex ideas both engaging and digestible. Dinosaur in a Haystack is a testament to Gould’s lifelong mission to bridge the gap between science and the humanities, fostering a deeper appreciation for the wonders of life’s history.

John Bell, The Principles of Surgery, 1801,John Bell, Surgeon, The Principles of Surgery in Two Volumes: Volume First - Of the Ordinary Duties of the Surgeon; Volume Second - A System of Surgical Operations, 1801, hand coloured plates, velum binding with manuscript title to spine J Bell Surgery, some pages loose, 674pages, light spotting and browning, Large Quarto 31cm x 25cmJohn Bell (1763-1820) was a pioneering Scottish surgeon and anatomist, recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of surgery. Bell was born in Edinburgh and trained in the medical sciences during an era when surgery was emerging as a distinct scientific discipline. He was an outspoken advocate for the advancement of surgical techniques, emphasizing precision, anatomical knowledge, and the importance of reducing patient suffering.His vivid and detailed writings revolutionized surgical education, offering an anatomically accurate and practical approach to surgical practice. Bell’s illustrations, many of which he created himself, brought his works to life, providing unprecedented clarity for medical students and practitioners. His critical stance on the inadequacies of contemporary surgery often drew controversy, but his legacy as a reformer and educator is undisputed. Bell’s works continue to be referenced for their historical importance and their role in transforming surgical practices.Book Description: Published in 1801, The Principles of Surgery is a seminal two-volume work that delineates the state of surgical science at the dawn of the 19th century. Volume First focuses on the ordinary duties of the surgeon, addressing critical aspects of wound care, ulcers, fistulas, aneurysms, fractures, and military and hospital duties. Volume Second offers a comprehensive system of surgical operations, detailing procedures such as lithotomy, trepanning, hernia repairs, hydrocele treatment, amputations, and more.This large quarto edition, printed in Edinburgh, features an engraved frontispiece and is bound in modern half leather with marbled boards. Bell’s precise descriptions and clear emphasis on anatomical foundations make this work both a practical manual and a scholarly treatise. It also contains valuable insights into the duties of military surgeons, reflecting the challenges of surgical practice in a time of frequent warfare. A highly influential text in the history of surgery, it is essential for collectors of medical history and 19th-century scientific works.

Guilhelmi Fabricii Hildani, Observationum et Curationum Chirurgicarum, 1641Guilhelmi Fabricii Hildani,Observationum et Curationum Chirurgicarum Centuriæ, 1641, Printed in Lyon by Joannes Antonius Huguetan, velum binding, light foxing, missing the engraved allegorical title page but with text title pageWilhelm Fabricius Hildanus (1560–1634), known as the "Father of German Surgery," was a German physician and surgeon. Born in Hilden, near Düsseldorf, Hildanus significantly advanced the practice of surgery in Europe during the late Renaissance and early modern period. His contributions spanned various fields, including the treatment of wounds, amputations, and the application of surgical instruments, many of which he invented or improved.Hildanus was deeply influenced by earlier medical practitioners but brought a practical, innovative approach to his work. He was among the first to document the use of splints for fractures, and his meticulous case studies set a new standard for medical literature. His pioneering spirit and dedication to advancing surgical knowledge earned him lasting recognition, with his works widely disseminated and studied throughout Europe. His books, such as Observationum et Curationum Chirurgicarum, reflect a lifetime of experience and innovation in surgical practice.Book Description: Published in 1641, Observationum et Curationum Chirurgicarum Centuriæ is a collection of surgical case studies and observations. Written by Wilhelm Fabricius Hildanus, this work is structured in "centuries," each containing 100 documented cases, showcasing his extensive experience and insights into surgical procedures and patient care. The book covers various conditions and their treatments, ranging from fractures and amputations to complex wound management and tumor excisions.This edition exemplifies the Renaissance approach to surgery, blending practical medical advice with detailed descriptions and illustrations of surgical techniques and instruments. The engraved title page, adorned with allegorical motifs and celestial imagery, reflects the intellectual spirit of the period and the intersection of science and art in early modern medicine.

Burr, G. D. [George Dominicus]. Instructions in Practical Surveying,Burr, G. D. [George Dominicus]. Instructions in Practical Surveying, Topographical Plan Drawing, and Sketching Ground Without Instruments. With Plates and Woodcuts. Second Edition. London: John Murray, 1847. Octavo (183 x 115 mm). Contemporary prize binding of green morocco, spine gilt in compartments, title, single-line rules, elaborate crests to boards, acorn and oak leaf roll to turn-ins, and all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. 5 folding plates on tissue, diagrams within the text. Prize and ownership bookplates to the front endpapers. Binding lightly rubbed with a few mild scuffs and some light wear at the extremities, a little faint spotting to the folding plates. Very good condition. Second edition with additions, first published in 1839. An attractively bound prize copy awarded by the Royal Military College at Sandhurst to Henry George White for "attention to, and progress in, military drawing." With White's later bookplate giving his rank as Major General.Author George Dominicus Burr (d. 1855) was for forty years an esteemed professor of military surveying at the Royal Military College, and it is presumably he himself who presented this prize volume. The contents cover practical surveying and military drawing for students with no prior knowledge of the art. The recipient, Major General Henry George White (1835-1906), "had a distinguished career in the British Army serving at the Crimean War (1854-56), in the Indian Mutiny (1858-59), in Cyprus (1878-79), and Bechuanaland in South Africa in the 1880s" (Irish National Inventory of Architectural Heritage). [Ref: 345] £350

Frazer, R. A. & W. J. Duncan. The Flutter of Monoplanes, Biplanes and Tail Units,Frazer, R. A. & W. J. Duncan. The Flutter of Monoplanes, Biplanes and Tail Units (A Sequel to R. & M. 1155). Aeronautical Research Committee Reports and Memoranda No. 1255 (Ae 404.) January 1931. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1931.Sextodecimo. Original grey cloth, titles to spine and upper board in black. 8 plates of which 4 are double-sided. Slight rubbing at the extremities, contents faintly toned. An excellent, fresh copy. First edition of the sequel to The Flutter of Aeroplane Wings (1929), widely considered the "Bible of Flutter". Scarce; WorldCat locates only nine institutional copies, and auction records include one copy sold at Dominic Winter in 2011.The term "flutter" refers to sustained oscillations of the structures of planes that can damage or destroy them. The first documented case occurred in 1916, affecting the tail of a Handley Page 0/400 bomber, and by the 1920s flutter was a major area of aeronautics research. "At the NPL [National Physical Laboratory] work was initiated in 1925 by R. A. Frazer; he was joined in the following year by W. J. Duncan. Two years later, in August 1928, they published a monograph, 'The Flutter of Aeroplane Wings', R&M 1155. This slim volume, of just over 200 pages, has been known ever since as 'The Flutter Bible', and understandably so... it is quite astonishing in its completeness. Frazer and Duncan solved the flutter problem, in all its essentials, laying down the principles on which flutter investigations have been based ever since." (Collar, "The First Fifty Years of Aeroelasticity", Aerospace February 1978, pp. 14-15).Frazer and Duncan's research programme "made use of simplified wind tunnel models to identify and study phenomena, gave well-considered, cautiously detailed design recommendations, and indicated broad programs required for measurement of aerodynamic derivatives. They introduced an important concept of 'semirigid modes' which greatly simplifies the theoretical analysis... In effect this concept enables the problem to be handled by ordinary differential equations rather than by much less tractable partial differential equations" (Garrick & Reed, "Historical Development of Aircraft Flutter", Journal of Aircraft vol. 18, no. 11, Nov. 1981, pp. 900-901). Bibliography of Vibration and Flutter of Aircraft Wings, US Works Progress Administration, 1937.

Frazer, R. A. & W. J. Duncan. The Flutter of Monoplanes, Biplanes and Tail Units (A Sequel to R. & M. 1155). Aeronautical Research Committee Reports and Memoranda No. 1255 (Ae 404.) January 1931. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1931.Sextodecimo. Original grey cloth, titles to spine and upper board in black. 8 plates, of which 4 are double-sided. Boards a little rubbed and bumped, vertical knocks to the lower board, cloth a little roughened in texture, minor crease to title page. A very good copy.First edition of the sequel to The Flutter of Aeroplane Wings (1929), widely considered the "Bible of Flutter." Scarce; WorldCat locates only nine institutional copies, and auction records include one copy sold at Dominic Winter in 2011.The term "flutter" refers to sustained oscillations of aircraft structures that can cause catastrophic failure. The first documented case occurred in 1916, affecting the tail of a Handley Page O/400 bomber, and by the 1920s, flutter had become a critical issue in aeronautical research."At the NPL [National Physical Laboratory] work was initiated in 1925 by R. A. Frazer; he was joined in the following year by W. J. Duncan. Two years later, in August 1928, they published a monograph, The Flutter of Aeroplane Wings, R&M 1155. This slim volume, of just over 200 pages, has been known ever since as 'The Flutter Bible', and understandably so... it is quite astonishing in its completeness. Frazer and Duncan solved the flutter problem, in all its essentials, laying down the principles on which flutter investigations have been based ever since" (Collar, The First Fifty Years of Aeroelasticity, Aerospace, February 1978, pp. 14-15).Frazer and Duncan's research "made use of simplified wind tunnel models to identify and study phenomena, gave well-considered, cautiously detailed design recommendations, and indicated broad programs required for measurement of aerodynamic derivatives. They introduced an important concept of 'semirigid modes,' which greatly simplifies the theoretical analysis... This concept enables the problem to be handled by ordinary differential equations rather than by much less tractable partial differential equations" (Garrick & Reed, Historical Development of Aircraft Flutter, Journal of Aircraft vol. 18, no. 11, Nov. 1981, pp. 900-901).Bibliography of Vibration and Flutter of Aircraft Wings, US Works Progress Administration, 1937.

Andreas Vesalius, Rufus of Ephesus & Girolamo Fabrizio d'Acquapendente,three books bound in contemporary velum on pasteboards with fabric ties, recent bookplate for 'Ex Libris lato Ivan Pozeg', as:Book1: Andreas Vesalius, Anatomia, 1604, Venice: Giovanni Antonio and Giacomo de Franceschis, 2 parts in 1 Vol. engraved title with Vesalius proforming a dissection surrounded by architectural boarder incorporating bodies in various staes of dissection, with tabel at base arranged with surgical instruments, minor Contemporary manuscript to some margins, light browning but generally very goodAndreas Vesalius (1514–1564), often hailed as the "Father of Modern Anatomy," was a pioneering Flemish anatomist and physician whose then groundbreaking work revolutionized the study of the human body. Educated at the University of Louvain and the University of Padua, Vesalius challenged the prevailing reliance on ancient texts by advocating for hands-on dissection and observation. His monumental work, De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1543), was a masterpiece of anatomical precision, featuring intricate illustrations that set a new standard for medical texts.Vesalius's insistence on empirical evidence over traditional authority laid the foundation for modern medical science. His dissections and detailed observations corrected many errors in Galenic anatomy, earning him both acclaim and controversy in his time. Later in his career, Vesalius served as court physician to Emperor Charles V and King Philip II of Spain. His work continues to influence medical education and anatomical research.Book Description:The 1604 edition of Anatomis by Andreas Vesalius is a significant publication that underscores his revolutionary contributions to anatomy. This folio volume is a refined and expanded work, incorporating Vesalius's earlier findings alongside updated insights that reflect the evolving understanding of human anatomy in the early 17th century.The text is richly illustrated with detailed woodcut engravings, showcasing Vesalius's approach to the study of the human body. Each anatomical structure is depicted with artistic precision and scientific clarity, making this edition a valuable resource for physicians and scholars of the period. The work includes sections on skeletal, muscular, and organ systems, accompanied by annotations that highlight both anatomical function and surgical relevance. Book 2: Rufus of Ephesus, with commentary by Fabius Paulinus, Universa Antiquorum Anatome, Tam Ossium, Quam Partium & Externarum, & Internarum, 1604, Published in Venice by Io. Antonium and Jacobum de FranciscisRufus of Ephesus was a physician and anatomist of the 1st century CE, whose contributions to medical science were foundational in antiquity. Active during the height of the Roman Empire, Rufus was noted for his studies in anatomy and clinical medicine. His works, which often integrated practical medical advice with philosophical insights, greatly influenced subsequent generations of physicians in both the Greco-Roman and Islamic worlds. His detailed anatomical observations, particularly on the human body’s internal organs, were a precursor to later advancements in anatomical studies.The 1604 edition was edited and expanded by Fabius Paulinus, a Renaissance scholar who brought Rufus’s works to a wider audience. Paulinus supplemented the original text with additional commentary and illustrations, translating some previously inaccessible Greek fragments into Latin for the first time, including sections from the writings of Soranus of Ephesus, another influential ancient physician.Book Description:This 1604 folio edition, Universa Antiquorum Anatome, is a landmark in anatomical literature. It presents the detailed anatomical knowledge of Rufus of Ephesus, supplemented with the scholarly additions of Fabius Paulinus. The text explores both external and internal structures of the human body, providing insights into ancient medical practices and observations. A key feature of this edition is the inclusion of a fragment from Soranus of Ephesus, newly translated into Latin, which discusses the anatomy and function of the uterus.The title page is adorned with an intricate engraving, symbolizing the union of classical learning and Renaissance scientific inquiry. Published in Venice by Io. Antonium and Jacobum de Franciscis, the work reflects the high standards of early 17th-century Venetian printing.Book 3: Girolamo Fabrizio d'Acquapendente, Le Opere Chirurgiche di Girolamo Fabrizio d'Acquapendente, 1683, Printed in Padua by Giacomo CadorinoGirolamo Fabrizio d'Acquapendente (1537–1619) was an Italian anatomist and surgeon, often called the "Father of Embryology." Educated at the University of Padua, Fabrizio was a key figure in the development of anatomical and surgical sciences during the Renaissance. His teaching and writings laid the foundation for modern anatomy and surgery, with particular contributions to understanding the venous system, the mechanics of the human body, and the development of embryos.Fabrizio was appointed as the chair of surgery and anatomy at Padua, where he taught for over 50 years. He is best remembered for his discovery of the valves in veins and his detailed studies of fetal development, which were milestones in medical science. His influence extended to many of his students, including William Harvey, who would later discover the circulation of blood. Fabrizio's writings and illustrations were groundbreaking, combining scientific rigor with artistic excellence.Book Description:This 1683 edition of Le Opere Chirurgiche is a comprehensive compilation of Girolamo Fabrizio d'Acquapendente’s surgical works, translated into Italian and expanded with additional commentary. Divided into two parts, the first section covers the treatment of tumors, wounds, ulcers, fractures, and other surgical conditions. The second part focuses on major surgical operations and includes insights into techniques and instruments used during the Renaissance.Printed in Padua by Giacomo Cadorino, this folio edition also features a supplement by Marco Aurelio Severino, providing a concise overview of surgical principles, making it an invaluable resource for surgeons and anatomists of the time. The elaborate engraved title page reflects the artistic and intellectual spirit of 17th-century Padua, a hub of medical innovation.

LAGAVULIN 12 YEAR OLD 2011 RELEASE ISLAY SINGLE MALT 57.5% ABV / 70cl The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate. The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.

A collection of vintage books including Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix first edition (fading to spine of dust jacket), Black Beauty, Fairy Tales, Peter Pan and Wendy, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland with inscription 'Christmas 1909' inside, The Tales of Miss Tiggy-Wiggle and four other Beatrix Potter books, The Enid blyton Book of Fairies, Uncanny Tales, and Walt Disney brochures.

MIXED TITLES To include the Army List for 1914, De Quincey's Works in full tooled blue calf, Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures Through the Looking Glass illustrated by John Tenniel, The 500 Year Book of the University of Glasgow, Steele's The Tatler and the Guardian Complete in One Volume (fully leatherbound, Jones & Co, London, 1824), Negley Farson's Bomber's Moon and Going Fishing bound together in one half-Morocco volume, a first edition copy with dustjacket of Robert Graves' Count Belisarius, various 19th century leatherbound general reference works etc. (3 boxes) Condition Report:Available upon request

MIXED TITLES Shaw (Margaret Fay) Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1955 Scot (Reginald) The Discoverie of Witchcraft Introduced by Hugh Ross Williamson, Arundel, Centaur Press, 1964 Ross (Rev. William) Aberdour and Inchcolme Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1885 Wilkie (James) The History of Fife Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1924 And assorted other titles to include a signed copy of Alan Villiers' biography of Captain James Cook, Abe Mitchell's Essentials of Golf, Mrs. Roger Watts and G.W. Bedlam's The Fine Art of Jujutjsu, a first edition copy of A.A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner, and Johnstone's Handy Royal Atlas etc. Also to include a white damask table cover (3 boxes) Condition Report:Available upon request

Five Royal Crown Derby paperweights in the form of cats and a kitten, comprising Siamese Cat, limited edition Majestic Cat no.2225/ 3500, an imari seated cat, Contented Cat and Contented Kitten, all first quality with gold stoppers, printed and painted marks, height of tallest 13.5cm (5)

A set of three vintage boxed and sealed AMT / ERTL made Star Trek ' Special Collector's Edition Series ' boxed model kits to include; Chief Engineer Mr Scott, First Officer Mr Spock and Captain James T Kirk together with two AMT\ERTL Star Trek Deep Space Nine boxed and sealed model kits to include Security Officer ODO and Quark (seal torn on this box), also included an AMT/ERTL Star Wars Han Solo (boxed and sealed) and a Star Trek The Next Generation USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Blue Prints (Rick Sternbach) (1 box)

[AGRICOLA, GEORGIUS] (1494-1555): DE RE METALLICA LIBRI XII | NUMBER OF PAGES: 477 | LANGUAGE: Latin | DIMENSIONS: 335 x 206 mm | NOTE: contains 285 woodcuts, one page missing (no. 327/328). The offered copy corresponds to the 1657 edition published in Basel, published by Emanuel Konig. | CONDITION: non-original binding, missing title page and first four pages, damp stains, due to missing title page, edition cannot be determined | Entire title | [De re metallica libri XII] | Bidders are asked to inquire about the condition of the item before the auction. any complaints will not be taken into account. |more photos*In case of missing photos, please feel free to contact us.

Swarovski 2005 Annual Edition Wonders of the Sea: Harmony, model number 657120, is an exquisite crystal figurine designed by Martin Zendron. This stunning underwater scene features two vibrant orange clownfish with striking faceted detailing, clear crystal waves, and a backdrop of frosted and clear elements, creating a lifelike aquatic display. Part of the Wonders of the Sea trilogy, this piece was the first release in the series and comes with its original box, certificate, and display base. A must-have for collectors and marine life enthusiasts.Artist: Martin ZendronDimensions: 7.5"HCountry of Origin: AustriaCondition: Age related wear.

Designed by Anton Hirzinger, Harlequin is the final piece in the Masquerade trilogy, following Pierrot (1999) and Columbine (2000). Crafted from clear, frosted, and black crystal, it features a red crystal rose with a metal stem, marking the first use of metal in an annual edition. Released exclusively for SCS members in 2001. This item has a base included. This item has its original box.Artist: Anton HirzingerDimensions: 5.25"HCountry of Origin: AustriaCondition: Age related wear.

This stunning Coalport Gracious Lily figurine is the first issue in the highly sought-after Flower Ladies Collection. Handcrafted in fine bone china, this elegant figurine features a delicate blend of lemon and peach hues, beautifully enhanced with a mother-of-pearl lustre finish. Her flowing gown is adorned with exquisite handmade lilies, emphasizing the intricate craftsmanship of Coalport. This figurine was exclusively produced for Canada and is a limited edition of only 250 pieces, with this one being number 22. This item has its original box. Certificate of Authenticity included.Dimensions: 8.25"HCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.

The Second War bomb and mine disposal George Medal awarded to Lieutenant S. E. Jenner, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, whose gallant work encompassed the Coventry Blitz of November 1940 George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Elec Lieut Stanley Edmund Jenner, RNVR.) mounted on original investiture pin, nearly extremely fine £2,800-£3,400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Penrith Farmers and Kidds, March 2000. G.M. London Gazette 27 June 1941: ‘For gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty,’ The original recommendation states: ‘This officer in November 1940 rendered safe three unexploded enemy mines, two at Coventry and one near the R.A.F. Station, Wythall. One mine, which fell in Humphrey Barton Road, Coventry, called for particular courage and coolness. It first had to be towed out of a hole by rope before it could be dealt with, and this task was made more harassing by an unexploded bomb within 10 yards. During this operation Lieutenant Jenner was ably helped by A.B. Tuckwell, G.C., who showed his usual complete disregard of danger.’ Stanley Edmund Jenner was educated at St. Dunstan’s College, London, and was a playing member of Aldershot Rugby Football Club in the mid-1930s. Commissioned as an Electrical Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in September 1940, he was quickly enrolled as a bomb and mine disposal officer at the shore establishment H.M.S. Lucifer. An account of some of his subsequent ‘incidents’ appeared in the Reader’s Digest in September 1942: ‘The land [parachute] mine is wholly unpredictable. If one fails to explode in the usual 22 seconds, it is impossible to guess when its mechanism may suddenly start. Lieutenant Stanley E. Jenner, for example, once rushed off to deal with a mine which had crashed through two upper stories of a Birmingham flour warehouse and was lying on the sixth floor. “I didn’t like the situation at all,” he told me. “Moving it was out of the question and working on it there meant that I had no chance of escape if it should show signs of going off. “Well, I started to work and in about an hour the mechanism suddenly began ticking – the Nazi rattlesnake’s usual 22-second warning. I fell downstairs in a hurry, expecting next step would find me on my way to Kingdon Come in a cloud of flour. But nothing happened, so after a bit I went back upstairs and found that the ticking had stopped. Thirty minutes later the mechanism went into action once more. Again I moved out in a hurry. “This time, when nothing happened, I sat down and smoked a cigarette. I couldn’t leave the mine there, of course – flour is too valuable in England. So back I went for a third try. When the ticking started again 15 minutes later, I stuck on the job as though nothing was wrong. It stopped again and in two hours the mine was as innocent as a baby.” ’ The recommendation for Jenner’s G.M. refers to two parachute mines that he rendered safe in Coventry in November 1940, most likely after the most devastating Luftwaffe raid of them all on the night of the 14th-15th, when the city was attacked by 500 aircraft. But omitted from the recommendation is the following incident, as also described in The Reader’s Digest: ‘Sometimes a deactivating job can be completed in 30 or 40 minutes. Other mines require four of five hours of nerve-racking effort. In one mine that fell on Coventry, Lieutenant Jenner told me, gadgets were not where he expected to find them; the colour of the wires had been changed; things stuck; the whole internal set up seemed to have been altered – and there he was all alone with it in a vast area of gutted buildings. Suddenly the clock started ticking and Jenner raced towards an underground shelter which he had selected in advance. When the explosion came, he was completely buried but they dug him out unharmed.’ Jenner was advanced to Lieutenant in January 1941 and gazetted for his G.M. in June, but it would not be until May 1943 that he was able to attend an investiture. In the interim, for a subsequent act of gallantry in disposing of a UXB aboard the M.V. Empire Salvage, he was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 2 September 1941, refers). The UXB may well have been one dropped by the Fleet Air Arm on 15 June 1941, when the ex-Dutch ship was in the service of the Kriegsmarine. She was then boarded and taken as a prize. Sold with his Royal Society of St. George membership certificate, dated 8 October 1941, and an original copy of the above quoted edition of The Reader’s Digest.

The news of the death of Sir Clements Markham has been received with unanimous and unfeigned regret. His eminent services to Geographical Science, more especially to Polar Exploration, will live for all time. From the President of the French Geographical Society. The spectacular and historic group of sixteen Decorations and Medals awarded to Sir Clements R. Markham, K.C.B., F.R.S., who served as Geographer to the Abyssinian Expedition of 1867-68, and became known as the ‘Father of Polar Exploration’ The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt, hallmarked London 1895, and breast star, silver and silver-gilt; Abyssinia 1867 (C. R. Markham Esqre. Geographer to the Force) fitted with silver ribbon buckle; Arctic Medal 1818-55, unnamed as issued, fitted with silver ribbon buckle; Jubilee 1897, silver; Brazil, Kingdom, Order of the Rose, breast badge, gold and enamels, fitted with silver ribbon buckle, crown suspension neatly re-affixed; Portugal, Kingdom, Order of Christ, 2nd class set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star, silver, silver-gilt and enamels, one point of star neatly repaired; Norway, Order of St Olaf, 2nd class set of insignia, comprising neck badge, 2nd type, gold and enamels, and breast star, 1st type, by I. Tostrup, Kristiania, silver, silver-gilt and enamels; Sweden, Order of the North Star, 2nd class set of insignia, comprising neck badge, gold and enamels, and breast star, silver. Together with the following Society awards: 1. Royal Geographical Society, Founder’s Gold Medal, W.IV.R. obverse, 55mm, 128.68g (Clements R. Markham. 1888) lacking obverse glass lunette 2. Society of Arts Manufacturers and Commerce, silver medal, 56mm (To Clements R. Markham, for his paper “on the Tinnevelly Pearl Fisheries” 1867) 3. Society of Arts Manufacturers and Commerce, silver medal, 56mm (To Clements R. Markham, Esq., C.B., for his paper on “the Agricultural Statistics of India” 1875) 4. Society of Arts Manufacturers and Commerce, silver medal, 56mm (Clements R. Markham, C.B., F.R.S, for his paper on “the cultivation of Caoutchoue-yielding trees in British India” read 5th April 1876) 5. London Annual International Exhibition of all Arts Industries and Inventions, bronze medal 51mm (C. R. Markham C.B., F.R.S. for Services) 6. Grant Medical College, bronze medal, 51mm unnamed 7. France, Societé Imperial d’Acclimatation, Fondée le 10 Fev 1854, silver medal by Alphée Dubois, 50mm (M. Markham, Quinquina dans l’Inde 1864) 8. Congress of Peru, Lima 1892, Gold Medal, 45mm, 97.79g, specially struck reverse inscription (Á Clemente R Markham Por Sus Trabajos Historicos) [For His Historic Works], a few enamel chips but generally very fine or better (20) £40,000-£50,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Sir Clements Robert Markham geographer and historical writer, was born at Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, on 20 July 1830. After two years at Westminster School, he entered the navy in 1844 and spent four years in H.M.S. Collingwood on the Pacific Station, mainly in South American ports, where he picked up a working knowledge of Spanish. Many things in the service were distasteful to him, but he remained in it for a further three years in order to join H.M.S. Assistance as a Midshipman under Captain Austin on his Franklin Search Expedition of 1850-51 (Arctic Medal). After a year of wandering (1852-53) among the Inca ruins of Peru, which made him a life-long friend of the Peruvian people, Markham joined the civil service, and in 1854 was transferred to the board of control of the East India Company. In 1860 he was charged with the collection of young cinchona trees and seeds in the forests of the Eastern Andes, and with the acclimatisation of the plants in India. The difficulties were great, but the result was a complete success, leading in time to the supply of quinine at a very low price. From 1867 to 1877 he had charge of the geographical work of the India Office. In 1868 he accompanied Sir Robert (afterwards Baron) Napier as Geographer on the Abyssinian Campaign. He was present at the capture of Magdala, and it was he who discovered the body of the Emperor Theodore (Abyssinian Medal). In 1871 he received the C.B., and in 1873 was elected F.R.S. Markham took an active role in promoting the revival of Arctic Exploration, and sailed in 1875 as far as Greenland with the expedition of Sir George Nares, on which occasion his cousin Sir Albert Hastings Markham was second-in-command. In 1877, he left the India Office and retired from official life, only to redouble his geographical and historical studies, travelling widely and writing incessantly. He had joined the Royal Geographical Society in 1854, and maintained a role as one of its honorary secretaries for 25 years (1863-1888). He became president of the society in 1893, and during his 12 years’ tenure he vigourously directed its policy of encouraging exploration and geographical education. He was frequently consulted by the government, on issues such as the difficult question of the boundary between British Guiana and Venezuela. He received the K.C.B. in 1896. For the next few years, Markham threw heart and soul into the promotion of Antarctic exploration, securing funds by urgent appeals to public and private sources. On the joint committee of the Royal Society and the Royal Geographical Society, which was responsible for the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901, it was Markham who selected Commander Robert Falcon Scott as leader, pressing his strong preference that the expedition should consist of naval men under the sole command of a naval officer, with a small civilian scientific staff. The expedition was highly successful, but Markham took little interest in later South Polar achievements (he was not a supporter of Shackleton) until Captain Scott planned the expedition in the Terra Nova in 1910, when his former ardour was rekindled. Captain Scott drew much of his inspiration and encouragement from Markham, and in one of his final farewell letters wrote, ‘Tell Sir Clements I thought much of him and never regretted him putting me in command of the Discovery.’ For many years, Sir Clements Markham’s reputation was established throughout the world as the leading British geographer and his achievements were recognised by his many awards, not least the gold Founder’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society. Sir Clements Markham died in London on 30 January 1916. Amongst the many memorials is a bronze bust, presented by the government of Peru, which today stands guard at the portals of the Royal Geographical Society’s main entrance to Lowther Lodge in Kensington. Sold with a first edition of The Life of Sir Clements R. Markham K.C.B. F.R.S., by Admiral Sir Albert Markham K.C.B., London 1917.

IAN FLEMING, GOLDFINGER; a first edition second impression, published 1959 by Guildrose Productions Ltd (lacking dust jacket).

BORIS PASTERNAK, DR ZHIVAGO; first edition, translated from Russian by Max Hayward and Manya Harari, with dust jacket.

ROWLING (JK); five first edition Harry Potter books and four other Harry Potter books including 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets', 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' (x 2), 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire', 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' (x 2), etc (9).

Arthur Rackham illustrated - Including Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens; Tales from Shakespeare; The Springtide of Life, together with A New Biography of Arthur Rackham by Richard Riall, 1994 first edition. (4)

Group of four first edition Harry Potter books, two with original promotional bags, all fine condition

Enid Blyton - Five go to Demon's Rock, 1961 first edition, with dust jacket, together with Five have plenty of fun, 1959 first edition. (2)

Byron - The Siege of Corinth. A Poem. Parisina. A Poem, first edition, John Murray 1816, rebound