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EIGHT BOXED LILLIPUT LANE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL SNOW COTTAGES, comprising 1997 'Christmas Party' L2060 (minor damage to tree at side), 1998 'Frosty Morning' L2128 (brown mark to roof, one chimney pot frill chipped, chipped to base below largest tree, other areas of slight rubbing), 1999 'The First Noel' L2239 (two chimney pots are off, one in pieces loose, 2000 'The Star Inn' L2319, (area of slight loss along back edge), 2001 'Christmas Cake' L2397 (shop sign is bent), 2002 'The Christmas present' L2486 Christmas Special Edition, (one chimney off but is present), 2003 'Letter to Santa' L2589 Christmas Special Edition (no obvious damage) and 2004 ''Sleigh Bells' L2685 Christmas Special (sleigh chipped), Condition Report: damage is noted in the description

A Hohner Super Chromonica harmonica (cased), a signed first edition copy of Light On Snow by Anita Shreve and a vintage fishing lure. [W]

The Castle of Kenilworth, A Hand-Book for Visitors by Rev E H Knowles, published Henry T Cooke and Son, Warwick, 1872, first edition. Original purple cloth with gilt title and decoration, all edges gilt. Photographic frontispiece and vignette to title page, plus 22 mounted albumen photographs and four plans, all present. Corners bumped, some fading to spine, top inch of spine missing, light foxing. Together with Eridge Castle, two bound articles from The Connoisseur and The Badminton Magazine (mounted on pages), full leather binding with gilt titles on cover and spine. Book plate of Idina Brassey, 1865-1951, daughter of The Marquess of Abergavenny who owned Eridge, which was demolished in 1937. (2) Provenance: Sudeley Castle & Gardens, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire.

Quantity of books mostly relating to metal detecting, country matters and local history, including Gloucestershire and Winchcombe interest, The Albrighton Hunt 1905 by J E Auden first edition (map unopened), five volumes of The Museum of Science and Art (not complete) by Dionysius Lardner 1859 - leather bound with gilt tooling, Beaton's All About Gardening. 

Map of Modern Beixin, Liberation edition, first printed in October 1999, produced by the Beijing Zhanli Market Development Comany Ltd, framed 107cm x 78cm.

Two Rudyard Kipling first editions - 'Kim' and 'Limits & Renewals', together with five other various first edition novels. (7)

11 modern first edition novels, including a copy of Ian McEwan 'On Chesil Beach'.

Schweiz - 1854: 10 Rappen preußischblau, Münchner Druck, Münchner Papier, Erstauflage, grüner Seidenfaden, Entwertung durch eidgenössische Raute, aktueller Befund (7/2023) Huzanovic, Zumstein/Michel Nummer: 23Aa/14Ia, Michelwert: 850 Euro| Switzerland - 1854: 10 centimes Prussian blue, Munich printing, Munich paper, first edition, green silk thread, cancelled by a federal rhombus, current state (7/2023) Huzanovic, Zumstein/Michel number: 23Aa/14Ia, Michel value: 850 Euro

**Please note the history file did not make it to the sale, however it will be available to collect from our offices in Warwickshire, or we can post it to the buyer post-sale.** A rare manual gearbox 1987 Rover Vitesse Twin-Plenum that has benefitted from a full nut and bolt rebuild and an engine upgrade. Essentially an homologation special, Rover introduced the Lotus-developed twin-plenum inlet manifold on the road-going Vitesse in 1985 to keep the factory-supported race cars at the head of the field. We understand that only 500 were builtThis is an original, UK-supplied, right-hand drive car, first registered here on 01/08/1987 with registration number E818 NVF and subsequently exported to Ireland in December 2016It's powered by a naturally-aspirated 3.5-litre V8 with a twin side-entry throttle plenum fuel injection system, originally producing around 190bhp and driving the rear wheels through a 5-speed manual transmissionIt was fully restored and upgraded in 2006/07 and has been stored in a classic car storage facility ever since, getting occasional outings to classic showsThe engine was rebuilt and uprated by Rover V8 specialists, RPI Engineering, with an increase in power from 190bhp to 260bhpFinished in Target Red, this show-quality example has covered some 88,000 milesThis vehicle was exhibited on the Rover SD1 club stand in last November's Classic Motor Show at the NEC and featured on the front cover of the Winter Edition of the SD1 Club MagazineSupplied on a NOVA Certificate and ready to be registered in the UK by its new owner SpecificationMake: ROVERModel: SD1 VITESSE TPYear: 1987Chassis Number: SARRREWZ7CM345749Registration Number: NOVATransmission: ManualEngine Number: 30A0003838 Drive Side: Right-hand DriveOdometer Reading: 88000 MilesMake: RHDClick here for more details, condition report and images

On offer from the Drayton Collection of rare and unusual Range Rovers. To be offered with No Reserve. Monteverdi was a luxury four-door conversion engineered by Monteverdi from Basel and manufactured by Carrozzeria Fissore in Cuneo, Italy, starting from two-door Range Rovers supplied by Land Rover Company.This conversion paved the way for Solihull's own four-door versionThis Monteverdi Special edition is a 'long-stick' manual gearbox V8, first registered on 19/08/1982Cream leather interior56,821 milesToday, a Monteverdi is a milestone for any Range Rover collector, and it’s becoming rarer than a SuffixSpecification Make: LAND ROVER Model: RANGE ROVER Year: 1982 Chassis Number: SALLHARV1AA115881 Registration Number: BHP 197Y Transmission: Manual Engine Number: S56D05104A Drive Side: Right-hand Drive Odometer Reading: 56821 Miles Make: RHDClick here for more details, condition report and images

A genuine Phase 1.5 Limited Edition 205GTi in Miami Blue with just over 52,000 miles and in excellent condition. Only 1,200 Phase 1.5 Limited Edition cars were built, split equally four ways between 1.6/1.9 and Sorrento Green/Miami BlueThe Limited Edition came equipped from the factory with full grey leather seats, electric windows, power steering, glass sliding sunroof and central lockingAs a Phase 1.5 car, it's fitted with the 1.6-litre, 115bhp non-cat engine which provides the great 'revvy' hot hatch experience that has generated such a followingFinished in Miami Blue, this example retains its original book pack, original dealer fitted plates and door glass showing just how well it's been looked afterWhilst originally registered as a demonstration model, we understand its second keeper (first owner) was a lady local to the supplying dealer in the Birmingham area. Our vendor first came across the car around five years ago and bought it last year from its third keeperThe indicated mileage of just over 52,019 is warranted, the binnacle having suffered a failure many years ago but the history was maintained and the binnacle subsequently reset to show an accurate reading, as shown in the documented history fileA splendidly presented, low-mileage example of the much revered little French 'road rocket', sensibly guided considering that values seem to be going only one waySpecification Make: PEUGEOT Model: 205 Year: 1990 Chassis Number: VF320CB6223732261 Registration Number: H940 MOC Transmission: Manual Engine Number: 1CT3S003415 Drive Side: Right-hand Drive Odometer Reading: 52019 Miles Make: RHD Interior Colour: Grey LeatherClick here for more details, condition report and images

JOHN EVELYN (1620-1706) A Character of England, published 1659, for Jo Crooke, St Paul’s Yard,  Small, calf and gilt binding, with marbled inner boards and finely engraved and ornate bookplate of James Bindley, Esq M.A.F.S.A, from Finchley. Bindley was a noted 18th century book collector. Three editions were published in 1659. Possibly 1st edition but unable to differentiate between editions. 125mm x 122mm  The work was written anonymously by John Evelyn and first published in 1659 under the title Character of England. The work includes much on taverns and innkeepers ("so prodigious a number of Houses where they sell a certain Drink called Ales, that I think a good half of the Inhabitant may be denominated Ale-House-Keepers"), the insolence of dancing masters, surley Lords, highway robbers and many other complaints about the national characteristics. "[Evelyn] is very difficult to please" (Keynes). 

Walt Disneys Mickey Mouse the first fifty years rare collector edition item

Two volumes, The Purgatory of Peter The Cruel by James Greenwood, first edition, 1868 and Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

Sendak (Maurice): 'Nutshell Library' - comprising 'Chicken Soup With Rice', 'One Was Johnny', 'Alligators All Around' and 'Pierre', pub. London: Collins 1964 (first British edition), in original slip case, 10.2 cm high.

Fielding (Helen): Bridget Jones's Diary, first edition, signed by the author to half title - pub. Picador, 1996, original boards, dust-jacket, not price clipped, 8vo, slight creasing to head of jacket, good copy and scarce signed.

Fachbücher über mechanische MusikHeinrich Weiss-Stauffacher, 1976, "Die wunderbare Welt der Musikmaschinen"; Jan Jaap Haspels, 1994, "Musikalische Automaten", Katalog der Instrumente im Nationalmuseum "Von der Spieluhr bis zur Straßenorgel"; Alexander Buchner, "Mechanische Musikinstrumente", Schutzumschlag zerrissen; Alfred Chapuis et al., Erstveröffentlichung 1955, MBSI-Ausgabe in englischer Sprache, 1980, "The History of the Musical Box and of Mechanical Music"; Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume, 1997, "Restoring Musical Boxes and Musical Clocks"; Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume, 1995, "Die Spieluhr"; Daniel Bonhôte und Frédy Baud, "Au temps des Boites à Musique"; Éliane Maingot, 1959, "Les Automates"; Philippe Rouillé, 1987, "Musée d'Instruments de Musique Mécanique", Sammlung von Henri Triquet; Christophe Gallaz und Etienne Delessert, 1999, "Sculpteur de Musiques Guido Reuge"; Nachdruck Ernst Holzweissig Nachfolge, "Engros-Preisliste über Musikwerke, 1898"; weitere sechs verschiedene Publikationen. Start Price: EUR 60 Zustand: (-/-)Mechanical Music Reference BooksHeinrich Weiss-Stauffacher, 1976, "The Marvelous World of Music Machines"; Jan Jaap Haspels, 1994, "Musical Automata", catalog of instruments in the National Museum "From Musical Clock to Street Organ"; Alexander Buchner, "Mechanical Musical Instruments", dust jacket torn; Alfred Chapuis et al., first published 1955, MBSI edition in English, 1980, "The History of the Musical Box and of Mechanical Music"; Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume, 1997, "Restoring Musical Boxes and Musical Clocks"; Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume, 1995, "The Musical Clock"; Daniel Bonhôte and Frédy Baud, "Au temps des Boites à Musique"; Éliane Maingot, 1959, "Les Automates"; Philippe Rouillé, 1987, "Musée d’Instruments de Musique Mécanique", collection of Henri Triquet; Christophe Gallaz and Etienne Delessert, 1999, "Sculpteur de Musiques Guido Reuge"; reprint Ernst Holzweissig Nachfolge, "Engros-Preisliste über Musikwerke, 1898"; and six other assorted publications. Start Price: EUR 60 Condition: (-/-)

Two Zapf Creation limited edition designer collection dolls, by Brigette Paetsch, the first example with faux suede jacket, red jumper and denim skirt, no. 460, the second example 'Linda' in white dress with teddy bear accessory, no. 785, each signed B Paetsch, tallest L60cmCondition Report:Show some signs of wear commensurate with age and use. Some fading, marks and discolouration. Some discolouration to eyes of one doll.

A Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl book dated first edition dated 1964

AN EARLY LIMITED EDITION BOTTLE OF ISLE OF ARRAN SINGLE ISLAND MALT SCOTCH WHISKY  from the first production, laid down in 1995, 60.3% ABV, no certificate Condition Report:Available upon request

DAVID GARRICK'S COPY - SWIFT, JONATHAN A TALE OF A TUB Printed for John Nutt, near Stationers-Hall, London, 1704, first edition, bookplate of David Garrick (1717-1789, English playwright, actor-manager and noted bibliophile), featuring dramatic devices and the words "La premiere chose qu'on doit faire quand on a emprunte un livre, c'est de le lire afin de pouvoir le rendre plutot", roughly translating as "The first thing that one must do when one has borrowed a book is to read it so that it can be returned as soon as possible", bound in contemporary tan calf and housed in a later bespoke red Morocco case, the spine titled "Swift's Tale of A Tub, 1704, Garrick's Copy". "Book collecting was no fringe leisure interest for Garrick; it was a lifelong preoccupation. He assembled a general library of over 3,000 volumes and a renowned dramatic library of ca. 1,300 old plays, the latter bequeathed to the British Museum in 1779. Rich in English drama and books on theatre history, dramaturgy and the theory of dramatic character, the library was recognised as an unrivalled scholarly resource by contemporary editors of Shakespeare and other early English dramatists, and by literary and musical historians. Garrick extended liberal access and borrowing privileges to friends and acquaintances such as Charles Burney, Thomas Percy, George Steevens and Thomas Warton. Garrick's library facilitated his own private study and connected him inextricably to the book collecting culture of the period." - Smith, Nicholas D. An Actor's Library: David Garrick, Book Collecting and Literary Friendships, Oak Knoll Press, 2017 Condition Report:Available upon request

Saul Williams (b.1954) "Bleeding Loon", a bold, Native American style depiction of a wounded loon bleeding into a long boat full of figures with two stylized profile studies shouting above, serigraph, limited edition 53/58, signed and dated 1977, in card mount and metallic frame under glass, 99 cm x 75 cm overall [Williams is a First Nations Indigenous artist and has exhibited at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.]

Whisky - Midleton Very Rare Irish Whiskey 2007 Selection, bottle number 044431, 700ml., 40% Vol. in wooden box, with invitation to the Old Jameson Distillery.; Hazelburn Single Malt Aged 8 Years, First Edition. (2)MIDDLETON - BOX LABEL HAS SCRATCHES, INVITATION - HAS MARK TO FRONT - OTHERWISE GOOD CONDITION

Autographed COLIN BELL 16 x 12 Limited Edition : A superbly produced Limited Edition print measuring 16 x 12 depicting Manchester City's COLIN BELL scoring the first goal in a 4-1 victory over Tottenham in the driving snow at Maine Road during a First Division encounter in 1967, signed to the lower border in fine black marker by Bell. Good Condition. All autographs 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 £9.99

Alan Taylor West Ham 12x16 Signed colourised, Autographed Editions, Limited Edition photo. Photo shows Taylor scoring his and West Ham United second goal against Fulham in the 1975 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. The Hammers defeated their London Neighbours by 2 goals to nil to claim their second FA Cup Title after their first victory in 1964. Good Condition. All autographs 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 £9.99

Jose Mourinho Chelsea signed 14 x 18 limited edition big blue tube photo. Photo shows Chelsea League Champions 2004/05 As Mourinho led Chelsea to their first league title in 50 years In his first year as manager. Chelsea only lost 1 game and conceded only 15, the lowest ever by a top-flight team. Total of 95 points set a premiership record. Good Condition. All autographs 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 £9.99

Gary Player signed limited edition print with signing photo In 1959, Gary won his first Open and the time was the youngest ever winner of an open. By 1961, Gary topped the money list on the US Tour. In 1965, he beat Arnold Palmer to win the US Masters and therefore finally winning each of the Majors. He would go to record 10 Major victories in total. He won the Open 3 times, the US Open once, the US PGS twice and the master’s 3 times. This stunning print shows Gary's delight at winning the British Open in 1968. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a photo of the signing (as shown in inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board. The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image and the edition number may vary. A stunning item of signed Golf memorabilia. Good Condition. All autographs 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 £9.99

Autographed TOMMY GEMMELL 16 x 12 Limited Edition : A superbly produced Limited Edition print measuring 16 x 12 depicting Celtic full-back TOMMY GEMMELL scoring past Heart of Midlothian goalkeeper Jim Cruickshank from the penalty spot, in a 3-0 victory for The Hoops during a First Division encounter at Tynecastle in 1967, signed to the lower border in fine black marker by Gemmell. Good Condition. All autographs 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 £9.99

Joel Garner signed limited edition print with signing photo The first ever World Cup was won by the hugely successful West Indies team. The team had everything: reliable and free scoring batsmen and accurate wicket taking bowlers, including the legendary Joel Garner. Joel took 259 test wickets from just 58 matches at an average of 20.97 runs. This superb print shows 'Big Bird' Joel at Lords during the World Cup Final against England, where he took 5 for 38, playing a significant role as West Indies won by 92 runs. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a photo of the signing (as shown in inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 500 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board - The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image. Good Condition. All autographs 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 £9.99

Lord Sebastian Coe signed limited edition print with signing photo Sebastian Coe is one of the great names of British sport with eight world records and two Olympic gold medals during his career. Coe sensationally broke three world records in 1979 in just 41 days: the 800m and mile in Oslo and the 1500m in Zurich. This meant Coe was the first man in more than 50 years to set world records at both 800m and 1500m.The following July Coe added the 1000m record to his list in Oslo, making him the holder, for a short time, of four world records simultaneously. In 1981 Coe broke records again at 800m (Florence) 1000m (Oslo) and the mile (Zurich and Brussels) bringing his total to eight. His 800m world record of 1:41:73, set in Florence in June1981, remained unbroken until 1997. At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles Coe set an Olympic record at 1500m.He has now successfully led the bid to bring the Olympics to London in 2012.This stunning print shows Coe jubilant in crossing the line to win the Olympic gold medal in 1984. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a separate photo of the signing (as shown in the inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board - The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image and the edition number may vary. Good Condition. All autographs 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 £9.99

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 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 £9.99

Giacomo Agostini signed limited edition print with signing photo Over the course of a remarkable career of 17 years, the peerless Giacomo Agostini won 15 world titles, 12 Isle of Man TT crowns and an astonishing 122 Grand Prix'. He became motor cycling's first genuine world superstar and, whether riding a 350cc or 500cc racing motorcycle, he was nearly always the man to beat whenever he took up his position on the starting grid. After winning his final world title in 1975, Agostini enjoyed his last competitive year in 1976. Fittingly, his last career victory came at the Nurburgring - the German venue where he had won his very first Grand Prix race back in 1965.This stunning print chosen by Giacomo, shows him on his favourite road circuit in the Isle of Man. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a separate photo of the signing (as shown in the inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board - The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image and the edition number may vary. Good Condition. All autographs 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 £9.99

Pele The Autobiography First Edition Hardback Book. Good Condition. All autographs 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 £9.99

Ivan Lendl signed limited edition print with signing photo Ivan was ranked No. 1 in the world for 270 weeks, including 157 straight from 1985 to 1988. He is the holder of 94 career singles titles, including his 1980 feat, winning three tournaments in successive weeks on three different surfaces. He captured 8 Grand Slam titles and reached an astounding 19 Slam singles finals. He relied on strength and heavy topspin from the baseline to reach 8 consecutive US Open finals (1982-89), winning three, 1985, '86, '87. He also won twice at the Australian Open, 1989 and 1990, and three times at the French Open, 1984, 1986 and 1987.This stunning print shows Ivan's delight at winning his first Australian Open in 1989. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a photo of the signing (as shown in inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board - The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image and the edition number may vary. Good Condition. All autographs 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 £9.99

Steve Chalmers Celtic 16x12 Signed colourised, Autographed Editions, Limited Edition photo. Photo shows Chalmers heading Celtic's first goal against Dundee in the 1967 Scottish League Cup Final. Celtic scored 4 more goals in a 5-3 victory. Good Condition. All autographs 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 £9.99

Assorted Books, including: Austen (Jane), Emma, 2 volumes, 1895, fifth edition, Sense and Sensibility, 2 volumes, 1895, fourth edition, Mansfield Park, volume 2 only, 1895, fifth edition, edited by Reginald Brimley Johnson, J. M. Dent, cloth, gilt; Thesiger (Wilfred), Arabian Sands, Longmans, 1959, first edition, dust jacket; Beaton (Cecil), Diaries, 3 volumes, dust jackets; and others including Beatrix Potter, Sacheverell Sitwell, etc. (8 boxes)

Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows, First Edition, ISBN 9780747591054 and Order of the Phoenix, First Edition, ISBN 0747551006 (2) Note: This lot is being sold on behalf of the Charity Mind.

The Foulis Homer: Iliados. Odysseias. [in Greek]. Glasgow: Robert and Andreas Foulis, 1756-58, first edition, four volumes bound in two, text edited by Glasgow professors James Moor and George Muirhead, the book was printed in a new font of Greek type noted for its beauty and regularity, designed and cut by the Glasgow typefounder Alexander Wilson, marbled endpapers, binder's blanks of laid paper with Pro Patria watermark, later vellum, gilt, over thick boards, morocco labels titled in gilt on spines, raised bands, all edges gilt, folio (2). Professors James Moor (Robert Fouliss brother-in-law) and George Muirhead, from the University of Glasgow, proof-read the sheets multiple times and made the proofs available for public inspection at the University with a cash reward for anyone spotting a typo (purportedly never claimed). Thomas Jefferson, in a letter dated April 1, 1818, praises the perfection of the Foulis edition of Homer above all others. Described by Edward Harwood as "One of the most splendid editions of Homer ever delivered to the world. its accuracy is equal to its magnificence" (Harwood, 4-5). Condition Report: light marks to vellum boards, light foxing to preliminaries, tightly bound and overall good conditions.

First edition Childrens books: a group of three hardback books, two of which are Signed by the authors - PAOLINI (Christopher). Eragon: Book One, Inheritance, first edition, Signed by the author on title-page, pictorial endpapers, original bookmark, dust-jacket unclipped, publishers blue boards, gilt, the fantasy authors first book in the Inheritance Cycle featured on theNew York Times Childrens Books Best Seller list for 121 weeks, and was later released as a feature film of the same title in 2006, published Doubleday, 2004; COLFER (Eoin). Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code, Signed by the author on title-page, original bookmark, dust-jacket unclipped, the third novel in the Artemis Fowl series, Puffin Books, 2003, together with, ROWLING (J.K.). Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, [unsigned] dust-jacket unclipped, publishers pictorial boards, cover illustrations by Jason Cockcroft, the fifth novel in the Harry Potter series, London: Bloomsbury, 2003, 8vo (3) Condition Report: near fine conditions with strong signatures.

EOIN (Colfer). Signed first editions of the author's first three novels in the Artemis Fowl series. each volume Signed by the author on title-pages, includes, Artemis Fowl, paperback edition, with original bookmark, together with an Who is Artemis Fowl? metal badge; The Arctic Incident, dust-jacket unclipped, further within clear protective wrapper, publishers black cloth, lettered in silver on spine, with original bookmark; The Eternity Code, dust-jacket unclipped, publishers black cloth, lettered in red on spine; 8vo, published Viking: Puffin, 2001-2003 (4) The Irish author's series of eleven fantasy novels was selected by readers in 2101 as the favouritePuffin Book title of all time. Condition Report: near fine conditions with strong signatures.

Barbara Cartland and other Female Authors: Eleven first edition books, Signed by the authors -CARTLAND (Barbara). Love at the Helm, authors Signed dedication in pink ink on front free endpaper, dust-jacket unclipped, illustrated by Francis Marshall, publishers light brown cloth, gilt, published Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1980; A Song of Love, paperback edition, authors Signed dedication in pink ink on inside front cover, Pan Books, 1980; together with, COOPER (Jilly). Appassionata, dust-jacket unclipped, Bantam Press, 1996; TAYLOR BRADFORD (Barbara). Unexpected Blessings, dust-jacket unclipped, Harper Collins, 2004; JAMES (Erica). Precious Time, dust-jacket unclipped, Orion, 2001; ALI (Monica). Brick Lane, later printing, dust-jacket unclipped, further within clear protective wrapper, Doubleday, 2003; JAMES (P.D). The Murder Room, dust-jacket unclipped, Faber and Faber, 2003; KENT (HRH Princess Michael of). The Serpent Moon, Signed Marie Christine on title-page, dust-jacket unclipped, New York: Touchstone, 2004; CORNWALL (Patricia). Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed; and Blow Fly, both volumes Signed by the author on title-pages, dust-jackets unclipped, Little Brown, 2002-2003; FRANCIS (Clare). A Death Divided, dust-jacket unclipped, Macmillan, 2001. 8vo. (11) Condition Report: fine conditions with strong signatures. Barbara Cartland, A Song of Love, paperback edition, light marks to covers, toning to edges and internal pages.

LALIQUE (Marie-Claude). Lalique, first edition within slipcase, published Geneva: Edipop (1988) English and French text, the life and works of René Lalique profusely illustrated, dust-jacket unclipped, publishers grey cloth, lettered in silver on upper cover and spine, 4to. 24.5 x 31 cm. René Jules Lalique(1860-1945) was a French jeweller, medallist and glass designer, known for his designs and creations of vases, jewellery, perfume bottles, chandeliers, clocks and automobile bonnet mascots, His granddaughter, Marie-Claude Lalique (1935-2003) followed in her grandfathers footsteps as a glass maker and created her own jewellery in the late 1960s. In 1977 she took over the business, created her own perfumes, and ventured into the world of leather goods and textiles. Condition Report: near fine condition.

BABBIT (Edwin D.). The Principals of Light and Color: Including among Other Things the Harmonic Laws of the Universe, the Etherio-Atomic Philosophy of Force, Chromo Chemistry, Chromo Therapeutics, and the General Philosophy of the Fine Forces, Together with Numerous Discoveries and Practical Applications. New York: Science Hall, Babbit & Co., 1878. First edition, two hundred-and four photo-engravings and in-text illustrations, four full-page colour plates, ownership signatures to preliminaries, purple ink stamp on title-page reads, 'The New York College of Magnetics, E.G. Babbit, M.D., Dean, New York', the authors work makes large claims for his chromotherapy, in which baths of coloured light are said to have a broad range of application, original decorative brown cloth, gilt, 8vo. Edwin Dwight Babbit (1828-1905) was an American physician,spiritualist, and early promoter of Chromopathy. He was awarded a degree, Doctor of Magnetics, from his own New York College of Magnetics, a private correspondence school which closed when its charter was revoked in 1893. Babbit became a major influence upon Theosophy, and his theories of colour therapy and fine forces wove a web of science and occult speculation.Condition Report: rubbing and marks to boards, corners and spine ends rubbed and bumped with some loss to head and tail of spine, a few joints cracked, toning to edges affecting leaf edges, with occasional light foxing.

Childrens Illustrated and others: Twelve hardback books -BANNERMAN (Helen). The Story of Little Black Sambo. Grant Richards, 1900. The Dumpy Books for Children series No. 4, third edition, 27 full-page colour illustrations, original publishers green striped cloth, engraved and printed at the Racquet Court Press; Eliot (T.S.). Old Possums Book of Practical Cats first illustrated edition, eighth impression, Faber and Faber, 1957. full-page colour illustrations by Nicholas Bentley, dust-jacket unclipped, priced 12s 6d, original pictorial cream cloth, lettered in red on spine, 8vo; GRISET (Ernest). Aesops Fables. Cassell Petter & Galpin, (n.d. c. 1888). new and enlarged edition with text based chiefly upon Croxall, La Fontaine, and LEstrange, 162 wood-engraved illustrations after Ernest Griset, 54 being full-page, new endpapers, contemporary half leather, titled in gilt on spine; THOMPSON (Kay) and Georg Hallensleben. Eloise in Moscow, revised jacket edition, New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000; SCARRY (Richard). Busy, Busy World, first edition, second impression, Paul Hamlyn, 1967; Best Word Book Ever, first edition, second impression, Paul Hamlyn, 1965; Storybook Dictionary, eighth impression, 1975; GUTMAN (Anne). Lisa in New York, Knopf Books for Young Readers (2002); ALIGHERI (Dante). New Life (La Vita Nuova), translated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, London: George Harrap (n.d. c. 1918). first Evelyn Paul edition, Deluxe issue, new endpapers with presentation prize bookplate, illuminated title-page and half-title, eight full-page colour plates, plus eight tipped-in colour illustrations and gothic style decoration in-text after Evelyn Paul, music by Alfred Mercer, original faux leather, gilt, 8vo; Redlich, Monica. (1909-1963). Return to London. Copenhagen: Carit Anderson, 1947. first edition, b/w. illustrations throughout by Ebbe Sadolin, original publishers marbled boards, lettered in red on labels to upper board and spine, limited edition of 1700 copies, tall 8vo; together with, IRELAND (John). Hogarth Illustrated. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1884; LEAR (Edward). Complete Book of Nonsense, illustrated by Quentin Blake, within slipcase, Folio Society, 1996. v.s. (12) Condition Report: The Story of Little Black Sambo - light marks and staining to boards, binding loose, boards cocked and almost detached, some rubbing to corners and spine ends, small tear to cloth tail of spine, occasional light marks internally, otherwise a clean copy.Old Possums Book of Practical Cats - light marks to boards, spine ends bumped, some signs of wear to dust-jacket with chips head of spine, internally clean and bright. Aesops Fables - rubbing to boards, some loss to leather on spine, corners and spine ends rubbed, foxing to title-page, further occasional foxing internally not affecting the plates.New Life (La Vita Nuova) - spine ends and corners rubbed, internally clean and bright. Return to London - light rubbing to boards, corners and spine ends rubbed, internally clean and bright.Hogarth Illustrated - boards rubbed, spine ends and corners rubbed, some loss to paper label on spine, edges untrimmed, a few joints cracked, occasional foxing. Storybook Dictionary - some signs of wear to boards and spine.Others - overall good conditions.

POTTER, Beatrix. (1866-1943). The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, later edition, Inscribed and dated by the author on half-title, colour plates, plain title vignette and colour pictorial endpapers by the author, gift inscription from Eileen OBrien on front free endpaper, together with an autograph card from her in original envelope, original publishers green boards with inset colour illustration, lettered in white, further within clear protective wrappers, a very good copy, 16mo, Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., [c.1940]. (2) The inscription from Beatrix Potter reads Beatrix Potter, Castle Cottage, Sawrey, Nov 22. 40; the gift inscription from Eileen OBrien is to Cynthia Mary Clark on her first birthday, and her note explains how Ms. OBrien had been enjoying an evening with Mrs. Heelis during which the author had been kind enough to autograph the book, and that she had selected Jemima Puddle-Duck for its little pictures of the district and of most interest to the Clark family the beehive shelf in the old garden wall. Provenance: Beatrix Potter: the Mark Ottignon Collection, Bloomsbury Auctions, 27/2/2013 Condition Report: clean bright boards, slight bump to tail of spine, tightly bound, marginal foxing to rear endpapers, light marks to edges, overall a clean bright copy.

Signed Modern first edition books: a group of eight books Signed by the authors on title-pages - SPILLANE (Mickey). The Killing Man, first trade edition, Signed dedication on front free, dust-jacket unclipped, published New York: E.P. Dutton, 1989; together with, CAREY (Peter). My Life As a Fake, dust-jacket unclipped, Faber and Faber, 2003; DEIGHTON (Len). Mamista, dust-jacket unclipped, Century, 1991; HIGGINS (Jack). Cold Harbour, dust-jacket clipped, William Heinemann, 1990; TOLKIEN (Simon). The Stepmother, paperback edition, Michael Joseph, 2003; CHILD (Lee). Without Fail: A Jack Reacher Novel, paperback edition, Bantam Press, 2003; DEAVER (Jeffery). The Stone Monkey, first reprint, BCA, 2002; and Louis de Bernières, Birds Without Wings, Secker & Warburg, 2004. (8) Condition Report: overall good conditions with strong signatures.

Etchings titled 347 Series Volumes 1 & 2.. Published by Randon House/Maecenas Press, New York. Picasso embarked on a series of etchings creating approximately one per day. First edition Volumes 1 & 2 of Picasso's masterful 347 series of etching and aquatints presented in the original clam shell case with purple velveteen lining, original exterior cream lined cloth, titles on spines and cover in gilt, top edge gilt and purple endpaper, as issued. Sight size 11.5" x 16.5" each volume.

Proust (Marcel) A La Recherche du Temps Perdu, 8 vol. in 12., vol. II-VII first editions, vol. I second edition, vol. VIII later edition with 2 parts in 1, vol. II with 30th November 1918 print stamp at end, vol. III with the errata leaves as called for, vol. III-VII one of 800 copies "réservés aux amis de l'édition originale", small ink inscriptions to front pastedowns, some spotting to fore-edge and initial leaves but text mostly clean, vol. I-VII contemporary burgundy half morocco, spines gilt, t.e.g. vol. VIII contemporary cloth, spines lightly sunned, 8vo, Paris, Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française, 1919-1927.*** An attractive set of Proust's masterpiece, a modernist classic and one of the greatest series in all of literature. Provenance: "The Library of Louis Thompson Rowe of XV Hammersmith Terrace, W." (book-labels to vol.I-VII)

[Pennant (Thomas)] A Tour in Wales, 2 vol., first edition, engraved title vignette and 62 engraved plates, some folding, light spotting to titles, contemporary calf, rebacked, covers worn, extremities rubbed, Printed by Henry Hughes, 1778 § Thackeray (William Makepeace) Vanity Fair. A Novel without a Hero, first edition, first issue with the suppressed woodcut of Marquis of Steyne on p. 336 and "Mr. Pitt" for "Sir Pitt" on p. 453, etched frontispiece, additional vignette title-page, and 38 plates, wood-engraved vignettes throughout, lacking initial advertisement leaf, bookplate, cracking in places, contemporary half calf, worn, 1848 § Walton (Izaak) & Charles Cotton. The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, edited by John Major, fourth edition [i.e. sixth edition], signed presentation inscription from the editor to a friend, later gift inscription and bookplate on endpapers, engraved frontispiece, title vignette and plates, contemporary boards, rubbed, 1844; and 15 others, mostly 17 & 18th century works, v.s. (19)

Qu'ran.- [?Noorthouck (John)] The Morality of the East; extracted from the Koran of Mohammed, first edition, lacking final blank, spot to title, small hole to upper margin of I6 touching head-line, W.Nicoll, 1766 bound after Howard (Charles) Thoughts, Essays, and Maxims, chiefly Religious and Political, first edition, Advertisement leaf at beginning, title lightly browned, T.Lewis, 1768, together 2 works in 1 vol., engraved bookplate of Sir Edward Blackett, Bart., contemporary calf, spine gilt, a little rubbed, upper cover detached, lower joint split *** Scarce eighteenth century compilation including extracts from Sale’s edition of the Qur’an, particularly on divorce, marriage, and women.

Novels.- [?Moore (Frances)], "Madame Panache". A Year and a Day. A Novel, 2 vol., half-titles, 8pp. catalogue at end of vol.1, foxing, original boards, uncut, broken, lacking spines, covers detached, 1818 § [Blackwell (Anna)] Ernestine; or, the Child of Mystery, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles, advertisement leaf at end of vol.1, bookplate of Robert J.Bathurst, original boards, uncut, neatly rebacked in cloth, 1840 § [Ancram (Georgianna Mitford)] The East Indians at Selwood; or, the Orphans' Home, first edition, engraved frontispiece, 6pp. catalogue at end, contemporary roan-backed boards, spine ends repaired, new endpapers, Darton & Harvey, 1834 § Walworth (Jeanette H.) Without Blemish: To-day's Problem, browned, some stains, original decorated cloth, New York, Mershon Company, [c.1900], all rubbed; and c.25 others, novels, including a very poor and slightly defective copy of the first English edition of Wilkie Collins's Woman in White of 1860, v.s. (c.30)

Davy (Sir Humphry) I: "On the fire-damp of coal mines, and on methods of lighting the mines so as to prevent its explosion", pp.1-22; II: An account of an invention for giving light in explosive mixtures of fire-damp in coal mines, consuming the fire-damp, pp.23-24, together in Philosophical Transactions, no.105, 2 vol., folding engraved plate, very faint off-setting, other plates in rest of vol., modern drab wrappers, most leaves unopened along top edge, others uncut, housed within modern leather-backed drop-back box, 4to, 1815-16.*** First edition of Davy's treatise on his famous safety lamp which enabled miners to carry a light without the danger of igniting the methane gas found in coal mines; precedes the 1818 book Davy wrote on the subject

Defoe (Daniel) An Essay Upon Literature: Or, An Enquiry into the Antiquity and Original of Letters, first edition, title a little spotted and soiled, ink inscription to head dated "Nov. 7th 1828", a few small tears, repaired tear to E6, foxing, some water-staining, final leaf laid down with small ink inscription to foot and some show-through from ink inscription on verso, contemporary blind-stamped calf, rebacked and recornered, new endpapers, 8vo, for Thomas Bowles, John Clark, John Bowles, 1726.

Britain.- [Papworth (John Buonarotti) & others.] Poetical Sketches of Scarborough, second edition, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 20 plates by T. Rowlandson after J. Green, plate at p.177 with imprint slightly trimmed, some spotting and soiling, modern blue morocco, gilt, spine sunned, g.e., [Abbey, Scenery 297; Tooley 423], for A. Ackermann, 1813 § Robertson (Archibald) A Topographical Survey of the Great Road from London to Bath and Bristol, 2 vol., first edition, 11 engraved maps (all but one folding), 64 uncoloured aquatint plates only (of 65, lacking plate 36 "View in Littlecot Park"), errata leaf present, without half-title in vol. 1, a few plates with imprints trimmed, a few with light and small damp-staining to fore-margin, a few to vol. 2 with very small puncture marks to fore-edge, occasional spotting but generally good, attractive contemporary speckled calf, gilt, spines with double red morocco labels, spine ends and corners rubbed, a few light scratches to vol. 2 lower cover, [Abbey, Scenery 24], Printed for the Author, 1792, offsetting; and an 1822 edition of Egan's Life in London, 8vo (4)

London.- [Egan (Pierce), imitation] Real Life in London; or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, 2 vol., first edition, mixed issues, hand-coloured aquatint and etched frontispieces, additional titles and 30 plates after Thomas Rowlandson, Henry Alken, W. Heath & others including the 2 additional plates, frontispieces little trimmed, some very small marginal chips or short tears to text and a few plates, without loss and most repaired, a few plates with imprints trimmed, light offsetting, some light browning, some spotting and soiling, modern blue half morocco, spines a touch darkened, covers very slightly scuffed, [Tooley 198; Abbey, Life, 280], 1821-22; and Egan's Life in London, 8vo (3).

[Wilkins (John)] [The Discovery of a World in the Moone] Or, a Discourse tending to prove, that 'tis probable there may be another habitable World in that Planet, first edition, issue with third line from bottom on B1r ending "first", woodcut illustrations, one full-page, lacking A1 (first leaf of double-page title), 19th century ink inscriptions to endpapers, title little frayed at upper corner with short tear into woodcut border, B8 tiny rust-hole within text, ink correction to N7v, O2 very small marginal rust-hole, some foxing and browning, heavier to first and last few ff., various ink inscriptions to final f., some early, scribbled through to verso, lacking front free endpapers, 19th century vellum, morocco spine label, soiled, extremities little rubbed, [STC 25640.5], Printed by E. G. for Michael Sparke and Edward Forrest, 1638; and others, antiquarian, several defective, including a defective volume of 16th century German artist’s pattern books, v.s. (7); sold not subject to return. *** One of the earliest significant works on popular science.

Edinburgh Review (The), or Critical Journal, 209 vol. (only, of 216), including some indexes, vol.1-6 later editions, others mostly first editions, bookplates, occasional spotting to first few vol., contemporary half calf, some rebacked, others bumped at spine ends and rubbed at joints, extremities slightly rubbed, 1806-1912 § Hallam (Henry) View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages, 2 vol., ninth edition, bookplates, contemporary calf, spines richly gilt, slightly rubbed, 1846; The Constitutional History of England, 2 vol., fifth edition, 1846, last two uniformly bound, bookplates, morocco spine labels; and 29 others, leatherbound volumes, mostly history, 8vo (c.240)*** A sizeable near-continuous run of almost every volume of The Edinburgh Review from the first in 1802 up to 1912, complemented by two finely bound sets by the associated Henry Hallam (1777-1859) whose first literary work was published in The Edinburgh Review in Oct. 1808. 

Kipling (Rudyard) Thy Servant a Dog, told by Boots, first edition, deluxe binding, illustrations by G.L.Stampa, original pictorial mottled turquoise roan, gilt, with original box & lid (rubbed & faded, some split to joints), 1930 § Ricketts (Charles) Unrecorded Histories, one of 950 copies, full-page illustrations by the author printed in terracotta, original decorated cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, spine a little browned, 1933 § Hamilton (Count Anthony) The Four Facardins, a Fairy Tale, one of 680 copies, colour frontispiece by Hugh Graham, later morocco-backed cloth, uncut, spine faded, Lutetian Society, 1899 § Boccaccio (Giovanni) Amorous Fiammetta, one of 550 copies, colour plates by M.Leone, ex-library copy with a few stamps, original pictorial green-stained vellum, gilt, yapp edges, spine faded, Mandrake Press, 1929; and another, illustrated, v.s. (5)

America.- Crockett (David) An Account of Col. Crockett's Tour to the North and Down East, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, previous owner's ink signature to title, spotting and staining, small hole to front free endpaper, later endpapers, later cloth, small gouge to upper cover, small loss to spine extremities, rubbed and worn, [Sabin 17565], 8vo, Philadelphia, E. L. Carey and A. Hart, 1835.

Cruikshank (Robert).- [Westmacott (Charles Molloy)] "Bernard Blackmantle". The English Spy, 2 vol., first edition, first issue with plate 28 dated "1284", hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 70 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Robert Cruikshank, Thomas Rowlandson and others, one wood-engraved plate after Cruikshank, wood-engraved vignettes, tissue-guards, armorial bookplate of Joseph Leycester, some light offsetting, endpapers foxed, occasional spotting elsewhere but generally very good, 19th century half calf over marbled boards, red morocco spine labels, vol. 1 small paper label to spine foot, vol. 1 with two faint abrasion marks to upper cover ?where tape removed, lightly rubbed, [Abbey Life 325; Bobins 738; Tooley 504], 8vo, 1825-26.