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NO RESERVE Glisson (Francis), George Bate & Ahasuero Regemorter. De rachtitide, sive morbo puerili, qui vulgo The Rickets dicitur..., second edition, with blank A1 bound at end of preliminaries, imprimatur leaf following title, woodcut diagrams, paper flaw tears to G7 affecting a couple of letters and marginal hole to M1, very light water-stain to head of first few leaves, modern vellum, black morocco label, [Wing G856], 12mo, Tho. Roycroft for Laurence Sadler, 1660.⁂ The first substantial account of infantile rickets, first published in 1650, and one of the earliest collaborative works of medical research. Glisson also identified infantile scurvy as being a separate condition. Rare in commerce.

NO RESERVE Chesterfield (Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of) Letters Written...to his Son, Philip Stanhope, Esq., 2 vol., first edition, first issue with "quia uroit" in line 16 p.55 of vol.1, engraved portrait frontispiece, half-titles, errata leaf at end of vol.2, foxing, particularly to vol.2, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spines, for J.Dodsley, 1774; and 2 others, Chesterfield, 4to & 12mo (4)

NO RESERVE Spain & Portugal.- Beawes (Wyndham) A Civil, Commercial, Political and Literary History of Spain and Portugal, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, bookplate, occasional light spotting or minor soiling, contemporary tree calf, upper joint broken (stitching holding at foot), small chip to spine, extremities a little worn, folio, for R. Faulder, 1793.

Economics.- Mill (John Stuart) Principles of Political Economy, 2 vol., third edition, contemporary russet calf with gilt arms to covers, a little rubbed, particularly at edges, spines slightly faded, 1852 § Mill (James) Elements of Political Economy, second edition, 5pp. advertisements at end, R.D.Collison Black's copy with his bookplate, contemporary half calf, rubbed, [Goldsmiths' 24051; Kress C.1295], 1824 § Spence (William) Tracts on Political Economy, first collected edition, half-title, original cloth, uncut, spine repaired, [Einaudi 5419; Goldsmiths' 23451; Kress C.891], 1822 § Vansittart (Nicholas) An Inquiry into the State of the Finances of Great Britain, first edition, half-title, 7 folding tables, modern cloth-backed marbled boards, [Goldsmiths' 16773; Kress B.3090], 1796 § Tooke (Thomas) Thoughts and Details on the High and Low Prices of the Thirty Years, from 1793 to 1822, second edition, large folding table, ex-Birmingham Assay Office library with small ink stamps, library half morocco, [Goldsmiths' 24119; Kress C.1355], 1824 § Huskisson (William) The Speeches..., 3 vol., first collected edition, vol.1 lacking half-title but with engraved portrait, facsimile letter, the Earl of Portsmouth's copy with his ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary calf, gilt, spines gilt with red & green roan labels, a little marked, 1831; and 18 others on political economy, 8vo (27)⁂ The first is a handsome copy of this important edition, revised by Mill and heavily influenced by his wife Harriet.

Military.- Willyams (Rev. Cooper) An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794, first edition, list of subscribers, 2 aquatint vignettes in text, with engraved plan of Fort Bourbon but lacking engraved map, without the 6 aquatint plates issued separately but bound in with the large paper folio copies, bookplates of 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment, one for the Officers Mess dated 1905 in ink manuscript, contemporary ink ownership inscription to dedication leaf, some light soiling and marginal staining, later calf, arms of the Regiment in gilt to upper cover, paper label to spine, rubbed and soiled, spine chipped, [Sabin 104563; cf.Abbey, Travel 677, large paper], T. Bensley, 1796; and others, Military, v.s. (c.34)

Ireland.- Woodward (Richard) An Argument in Support of the Right of the Poor in the Kingdom of Ireland, to a National Provision..., second edition, title soiled, modern calf-backed marbled boards, vellum tips, [Black 832; Goldsmiths' 10936; Kress 6915], Dublin, S.Powell, 1772 § Doyle (Rev. James) Letter to Thomas Spring-Rice, Esq. M.P. &c. &c. on the Establishment of a Legal Provision for the Irish Poor, first edition, lacking half-title, modern marbled boards, [Black 4169; Bradshaw 2924; Goldsmiths' 26874; Kress C.2786], Dublin, 1831 § Thornton (William Thomas) A Plea for Peasant Proprietors; with the outlines of a plan for their establishment in Ireland, first edition, presentation copy from the author inscribed on front free endpaper, half-title, R.D.Collison Black's copy with his signature, original cloth, rubbed, spine and paper label worn, [Goldsmiths' 35573; Kress C.7604], 1848, 8vo (3)⁂ Woodward was one of the principal founders of the House of Industry in Dublin, in 1773, in connection with which, in 1775, he wrote An address to the publick on the expediency of a regular Plan for the Maintenance and government of the Poor. This is described in DNB as "a pamphlet remarkable for being one of the earliest as well as ablest pleas for the introduction of a compulsory provision for the poor in Ireland on the English model". However, it is clear that in the present pamphlet, first published some seven years earlier, in 1768, Woodward had already laid out arguments for the pressing need of a national provision for the poor in Ireland.

Ireland.- [Swift (Jonathan)] The Hibernian Patriot: being a collection of the Drapiers Letters to the People of Ireland, concerning Mr. Woods Brass Half Pence, second collected edition (first London edition), woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, contemporary ink inscription "E.Kynaston 1729" to front pastedown and other later signatures to head of title, slight worming to outer margin of a few leaves, short tear to upper edge of Q5 & 8 affecting a couple of lines but no loss, very light foxing at beginning and end, contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, joints split, spine ends and corners worn, [Goldsmiths' 6798; Kress 3901; Rothschild 2095; Teerink-Scouten 22], 8vo, Printed at Dublin. London: reprinted and sold by A. Moor, 1730. ⁂ Known as the "Drapier's Letters" and first published individually in 1724 and collectively in 1725 as Fraud detected; or, the Hibernian Patriot, these pamphlets were written by Swift after William Wood was granted the patent to mint copper coinage for Ireland which was believed by Swift to be of inferior quality. Through the letters he gained public support, resulting in a nationwide boycott and the withdrawal of the patent. Harding the printer was arrested but Swift's opposition to British control earned him acclaim throughout Ireland.

Somervile (William) The Chace. A Poem, first edition, [one of 750 copies], engraved frontispiece by Scotin after Gravelot, errata leaf at end, armorial bookplate of Christopher Barber Collinson of Beltoft, contemporary half mottled calf, a little rubbed, rebacked by Bernard Middleton preserving old gilt spine (signed and dated by Middleton Sept. '06 in pencil at foot of rear endpaper), [Foxon S562; Hayward 158; Rothschild 1932; Schwerdt II p.166], for G.Hawkins, and sold by T.Cooper, 1735; The Chase, a Poem: to which is added Hobbinol or the Rural Games, first edition using Baskerville type, light browning, Mexborough bookplate, handsome later green morocco with elaborate gilt-tooled borders, spine gilt in compartments and five raised bands, inner gilt dentelles, t.e.g., others uncut, [Gaskell, Baskerville Add 3; Rothschild 1936], Birmingham, by Robert Martin, 1767, 4to & 8vo (2)⁂ Somervile's poem, widely reprinted, is considered by many to be the most vivid depiction of both hunting and animal life of the period. The second item was the first book to be issued by Robert Martin after taking out the lease on the Baskerville Press.

NO RESERVE Meteorology.- Saussure (Horace-Bénédict de) Essais sur l'Hygrométrie, first edition, half-title, charming engraved head-piece of putti, 2 engraved plates, one folding, contemporary half sheep, spine gilt, rubbed, [Meckly 167], 4to, Neuchatel, Samuel Fauche Pere et Fils, 1783.⁂ Saussure is probably best remembered as one of the first to climb Mont Blanc but he also carried out important research in geology, meteorology and botany. This work on measuring the humidity of the air using human hair established him as the founder of hygrometry.

NO RESERVE Plastic Surgery.- Tagliacozzi (Gaspare) De curtorum chirurgia per insitionem libri duo, fourth edition, uncut in the publishers' unbound sheets, 6 folding lithographed plates, title with short tear to outer margin repaired, plates lightly foxed and damp-stained, folded but unbound and uncut, loose in modern cloth drop-back box, 8vo, Berlin, G.Reimer, 1831.⁂ The first work devoted entirely to plastic surgery, originally published in 1597, but the first separate edition since the Frankfurt edition of 1598. Rare to find in the publishers' unbound sheets.

Ireland.- [Doyle (James Warren)], "J.K.L.". Letters on the State of Education in Ireland; and on Bible Societies..., 1824; Letters on the State of Ireland..., 1825, together 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, bookplates of St. Edmund's College and the Maguire Library, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, [Bradshaw 2915 & 2917; Goldsmiths' 24397 2nd item], Dublin, Richard Coyne § Colquhoun (J.C.) The System of National Education in Ireland..., first edition, 4pp. advertisements at end, contemporary ink signature of E.Wilmot to head of title, original blind-stamped cloth, Cheltenham, 1838 § Martineau (Harriet) Endowed Schools in Ireland, first edition in book form, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end, original cloth, unopened, rebacked, 1859, some light browning, the first two with the book-label of John Lawson, rubbed, 8vo (3)

NO RESERVE Chemistry.- Fourcroy (Antoine Francois, Comte de) Philosophie Chimque, ou vérités fondamentales de la Chimie Moderne, second edition, with the author's validatory signature to verso of title, contemporary and modern ink inscriptions to front free endpaper, engraved bookplate of René Choppin, contemporary sprinkled sheep, spine gilt, head of spine repaired, [Ferguson I, 287; Duveen 225], Paris, An III [1795]; another edition, pirated first edition, contemporary ink inscription to title (cropped at head), light marginal water-staining, contemporary mottled sheep, spine gilt, upper joint split, [Ferguson I, 287], Paris, 1792; another edition, third edition, half-title, some spotting, contemporary half sheep, corners and spine ends a little worn, Paris, 1806; and another third edition of the same, 8vo (4)⁂ Various editions of this popular work, a summary of antiphlogistic chemistry first published in 1792.

Lightfoot (Rev. John) The Works ..., vol. 1 only (of 2), first edition, title in red and black, 1 folding map, 1 folding plan, occasional faint marginal damp-staining, tiny marginal worming, scattered faint spotting, one or two marginal pencil notes, later calf, rebacked, rubbed and worn, [Wing L2051], folio, by W.R. for Robert Scot ..., 1684.

LOUIS GONSE, L'ART JAPONAIS: THE COMPLETE SETComprising both volumes of L'art japonais, Paris, Maison Quantin, 1883 (first edition), no.951 from a limited edition of 1400 copies. (2).Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Ephemera, a collection of vintage books, maps, cigarette cards etc. to include 1955 first edition T.E.Lawrence The Mint, 1893 Hood's Humorous Poems, 1916 Shakespeare Tercentenary hardbacked programme, 2 copies of The Kindred Spirit a History of Gin and the House of Booth (some foxing to covers), 1912 The Royal Visit To India 1911-1912 hard backed book, 1900 dated Samuel Mart & Co. alcohol price list (poor), a selection of cigarette card albums (mixed condition gen gd)

Orde (Cuthbert Julian, 1888-1968). British artist and First World War pilot. Pilots of Fighter Command. Sixty-Four Portraits by Captain Cuthbert Orde, 1st edition, George G. Harrap, 1942, 32pp. (including 19 pages of pilot biographies), 64 full-page double-sided portraits after Orde's drawings, including 9 signed by the sitters, plus one further clipped signature of Brian Kingcome pasted beneath portrait, with an additional 27 pilots' signatures in various pens to front endpapers and autographs of 6 Polish pilots to rear free endpaper, some overall spotting to endpapers, original two-tone cloth in dust jacket, old clear tape strengthening to all margins of verso, binding and dust jacket a little rubbed and soiled, large 8vo, together with two folders of related material, comprising photocopies of many of Orde's fighter pilot and other portraits, 54 RAF cut signatures (many with typed names below), including Elspeth C. Green, MM, WAAF; Air Vice Marshal James Edgar 'Jonnie' Johnson, CB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar, DL; Denys Edgar Gillam (the fastest confirmed victory of WWII - the time from take-off to landing being about eight minutes); and another page with 8 German night fighter signatures (Richard Marz, Dieter Brinkmann, Konrad Roesner, Heinz Misch, Willie Kleebauer, Walter Winterhoff, Gunter Schmidt, Rudolf Kotter, Emil Nonnenmacher), and two further RAF signatures, contained in two modern plastic folders, 4toQTY: (3)NOTE:Captain Orde is best known for his war art, especially his portraits of Allied Battle of Britain pilots. The 9 portraits signed directly by the sitters into the book are: Sqd. Ldr. A.G. 'Sailor' Malan DSO, DFC, 'Biggin Hill May 1943' - the RAF's leading ace during the Battle of Britain (pl. 1); Flt. Lt. John 'Cat's Eyes' Cunningham - the first man to shoot down an enemy plane with the aid of radar and the RAF's most successful night fighter pilot (pl. 9); Sgt. J.H. 'Ginger' Lacey DFM - the second-highest scoring RAF fighter pilot of the Battle of Britain (pl. 12); Sqd. Ldr. Douglas Bader DSO, DFC (pl. 14); Flt. Lt. W.D. David DFC, DFC (pl. 25); Wing Cdr. R.R.S. Tuck DSO, DFC (2 Bars) (pl. 38); Flt Lt. A.C. Deere DFC 'Biggin Hill May 1943' (pl. 42); Sqd. Ldr. J.A. Kent DFC, SFW, KW (pl. 43); Wing Cdr. J. Rankin DSO, DFC, 'Biggin Hill 27/8/43' (pl. 55). Provenance: The book was purchased by the previous owner with only three signatures on the portraits in May 1943 and the other signatures were mostly added while he worked as a guide at the RAF Museum Hendon; the Polish signatures at the back of the volume were obtained around 1996 when he helped to restore the 1/3 scale Spitfire war memorial model outside the The Orchard public house in Ruislip.

* Trudgian (Nicolas). The Storm Clouds Gather, colour print, limited edition print numbered 3/400, showing Helmut Wick, the Luftwaffe's top scoring ace of the Battle of Britain, signed in pencil by Oberleutnant Gunther Seeger, and Oberleutnant Siegfried Bethke, image size 30 x 53 cm, framed and glazed, frame size 59 x 81 cm, together with Wootton (Frank), "The first for The Few", colour print, numbered 749/850 (with certificate), signed in pencil by Alan N. Clifton, Jeffrey Quill, Arthur A. Rubbra, Sir Stanley Hooker and the artist, image size 44 x 60 cm, framed and glazed, frame size 78 x 92 cm, plus another colour print by the same artist, Adlertag, 15 August 1940, numbered 1169/1500, signed by Bunny Currant, Bob Doe, George Unwin, Frank Carey, John Cunningham, Denis David and the artist, image size 58 x 86 cm, framed and glazed, frame size 84 x 106 cm QTY: (3)

Pokémon Trading Cards - Complete Wizards Of The Coast Pokemon Base Set cards, no shadowless cards, 2 x Charizard & 3 x first edition example (Machamp 3/102) containing many duplicates, all cards vg to ex

Pokémon Trading Cards - Complete Wizards Of The Coast Pokemon Base Set cards, no shadowless cards & 1 x first edition example (Machamp 3/102), all cards vg to ex

Pokémon Trading Cards - Complete Wizards Of The Coast Pokemon Base Set cards, no shadowless cards & 1 x first edition example (Machamp 3/102), all cards vg to ex

Pokémon Trading Cards - Three Wizards Of The Coast Pokemon Aerodactyl Fossil First Edition Pre Release cards, excellent with slight curve

Pokémon Trading Cards - Complete Wizards Of The Coast Pokemon Base Set, no shadowless cards & 1 x first edition example (Machamp 3/102), all cards vg to nm

'A History of the Ancient Parish of Wath upon Dearne' by W.Keble Martin, M.A., published by W.E.Farthing, 1920 first edition in leather binding

'Remains of Elmet' by Ted Hughes, photos by Fay Godwin, Faber & Faber, 1979 soft cover first edtion, 'Ode to Immortality and lines on Tintern Abbey' by William Wordsworth, Cassel & Co, 1885, illustrated edition, 'The North Sea and Other Poems' by H.DeVere Stacpoole, Hutchinson & Co, 1915

'The Leica Manual' by Willard D.Morgan and Henry M.Lester, published by Morgan and Lester, 1935, American first edition, 2nd printing, 'The Leica Manual and Data Book' by Morgan and Lester, 1956 edition, includes Leica equipment supplement

'The Saga of the Sea Swallow' by Maidie Dickson, illustrated by J.D.Batten and H.Fairburn, A.D.Innes and Co, 1896, first edition, gilt decorated green cloth boards

'Von Richtofen and The Flying Circus' by H.J.Nowarra and Kimbrough S.Brown , Harleyford Publcations Ltd, 1958 first edition, with dust jacket

'The Story of Chanticleer', adapted by Florence Yates Hann, illustrated by J.A.Shepherd, William Heineman, 1913 edition, 'Aesops Fables' edited and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff, Charles Skilton Ltd, 1948 first edition, 'Max' by Pericle Luigi Giovanetti, Macmillan Company, 1954 American first edition, 2nd printing , 'Bulgy in Wombolia' by Roderick Maude-Roxby, H.F and G. Witherby Ltd, 1945, first edition

'The Platinum Years' by Bob Willoughby and Richard Schnickel, Vista and Ridge Pess 1974, first edition, 'Pola Women' by Helmut Newton, Schirmer/Mosel, 1995/2000 edition, 'Diary of a Century- Jacques Henri Lartique' edited by Richard Avedon, deisgned by Bea Feitler, published by Viking Press Inc, 1970 soft cover edition

'H.R.H The Prince of Wales Watercolours', Little Brown and Co, 1991, first edition, 'Erato- The Drawings of Mikaly Zicky' , 1989, velvet covered boards with slipcase, 'Les Hommes Bleus Au Maroc' by M.Croizarrd and P.Galante, 1956 Walt Disney Productions

Sixteen boxed Exclusive First Edition boxed diecast Models and a Lledo boxed Model

Collection of books, Dorothy Wordsworth, Around Penrith, Joseph Heller, God Knows first edition, local history etc

Jones, David - 'Epoch and Artist - selected writings', published by Faber and Faber, London, 1959, first edition, pale green cloth boards, with dust jacket, 4to, also ten other biographies of David Jones. (11)

Hutton, W - 'An History of Birmingham', printed by Pearson and Rollason, Birmingham, 1781, first edition, original leather boards with replaced spine, ink inscription and former owner's stamp to front page, 4to.

Rowling, J K - 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', hardback, first edition, published by Bloomsbury Publishing 2005, retains dust jacket.

Tom Taber and Hersey Kyle Jr (American, 20th/21st c). Carved and painted wooden Canadian goose. With a plaque from North Dakota First Habitat and Small Game Stamp. Limited edition 1982-1983; numbered 46 from an edition of 50.With base; height: 26 in x width: 25 1/2 in x depth: 10 1/4 in.Condition: The paint has yellowed. There is craquelure throughout the paint. Wear to the edges with small chips, especially along the tail feathers. Wear, chips, and a large crack to the wooden base. There are natural burls and indents to the body throughout, original to the artistic process. Some light dirt and dust in the recessed areas of the work.

Pokémon TCG - Base Set - Team Rocket Collection. This lot contains a collection of original Wizards of the Coast era Pokémon cards from the first 4 sets. Containing over 260 cards this collection includes partially complete Base Set, Jungle and Fossil all organised in the way of the Pokedex. This collection contains over 60 holographic cards and barring a few cards across each set contains close to full sets of the first four expansion. This lot also contains a number of Black Star Promos such as Ancient Mew, Pikachu 27, Mewtwo 14 and many others. This collection contains a number of 1st Edition Cards and 4th light/print cards. All cards are neatly stored in the original Wizards ring binder. Condition Report: With over 260 cards in this collection the majority of cards are in Excellent condition. The condition of the Base Set Charizard is Poor The condition of the Base Set Blastoise is Played The Fossil Draginite is in Good condition The Fossil Gengar is in Excellent condition The Team Rocket holo Dark Charizard is in Excellent condition

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG - Vintage Collection This lot contains over 600 cards from the first two years of the game. It includes a mixture of rares and commons, of which most are in 1st Edition. All cards come complete in an OCG Kaiba case. Condition Report: The cards range from near mint to played condition. This is an unsorted 'childhood' collection.

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG - Vintage Collection Secret & Ultra Rares This lot contains 30 cards from the first two years of the game. It includes a mixture of Secret and Ultra rare cards, of which most are in 1st Edition. Some highlights include:1st Ed Serpent Night Dragon Mirror Force MRL 1st Ed Injection Fairy Lily Gate Guardian All cards come complete in an offificial Yu-Gi-Oh! folder. Condition Report: The cards range from Excellent to Poor condition.

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Vintage Collection 1600+ Cards. This lot contains four official Yu-Gi-Oh! tins jam-packed with over 1600 cards ranging from the very first set up to the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX era. This lot primarily contains commons but there is a possibility you will find Super rare or regular rare cards. This lot also comes with an official Yu-Gi-Oh! 9-pocket binder to store your cards in. One tin in particular has a bunch of cards in 1st edition from Ancient Sanctuary, Invasion of Chaos and other sets from that year. This is a great lot for anyone who wants to collect older cards or play older formats of the card game.

Antiquarian books - Performing arts and poetry - The History of the Harlequinade, by Maurice Sand, two volumes, published by Martin Secker, London, first edition, blue cloth binding; Complete Prose, by Walt Whitman, published by Small, Maynard & Company, 1907; Collected works of Thomas Hardy, MacMillan and Company, London, 1923; Shelley, Byron, Wordsworth; etc, (8).

Antiquarian books - The Irish Fairy Book, by Alfred Percival Graves, first edition, illustrations by George Dunham, published by T. Fisher Unwin, 1909, coloured frontispiece, with vignette illustrations in red and black throughout the text; The Magic Casement, an Anthology of Fairy poetry, edited by Alfred Noyes, illustrations by Stephen Reid, first edition, published by Chapman and Hall; New Fairy Tales from Brentano, published by T. Fisher Unwin; Edmund Dulac’s fairy book, Hodder and Stoughton, 1919 edition; The Water Babies, Charles Kingsley, illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, published for Boots the Chemist’s; The Japanese Fairy Book, Yei Theodora Ozaki, Published by Archibald Constable and Co, London, 1906, (6).

Art books - fine art and photography - Nymph and Naiad, John Everard, published by George Routledge & sons Ltd., London, first edition, 1940; Shimshon Holzman, 8 Aquarelles, folio of prints; The Face of Womankind, folio of prints; Chagall, Gauguin, etc, qty.

Antiquarian books - Bernard Shaw, Geneva, first edition, published by Constable and Company Ltd., London, 1939; The Countryman’s Jewel, Chapman &Hsll, London; Tides Ending, by B.B., Hollis and Carter, London; etc, one box.

* Tippett (Michael, 1905-1998). English composer. Two Autograph Letters Signed, 'Michael', Corsham, Wiltshire, 26 February 1962 & no date (Friday), both to the conductor Trevor Harvey in blue ballpoint pen, about the 'Ritual Dances' from his first opera 'The Midsummer Marriage', and a proposed cut for performance by Harvey, also declining an invitation to a performance of the 'Ritual Dances' at a Robert Meyer, both on printed letterhead, each 2 pp., oblong 8vo, together with a signed postally unused colour postcard of Michael Tippett, a first paperback edition of 'Music of the Angels (Essays and Sketchbooks of Michael Tippett)', signed by Michael Tippett on the half-title page and a box set of 3 LPs of the first complete recording of 'Midsummer Marriage', the accompanying booklet signed by the composer adjacent to his photograph on the first page, contained in original record boxQTY: (5)NOTE:Tippett's celebrated opera The Midsummer Marriage received its premiere at Covent Garden in 1955, since then it has established itself as one of the most important English operas after Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes. Trevor Harvey (1911-1989) was assistant conductor to Malcolm Sargent at the Promenade Concerts (1945-53) and conductor and commentator at the Robert Meyer concerts for children in London from 1951 to 1973.

* Prince Philip (1921-2021).Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II. A Windsor Correspondence Between HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and the Rt Rev Michael Mann, Dean of Windsor, with an Introduction by Launcelot Fleming, 1st edition, St George's House, Windsor Castle, 1984, signed from one author to the other in black ballpoint pen to front free endpaper, 'Michael from Philip', original laminated boards, together with 5 other books by the Duke of Edinburgh with signed inscriptions for Michael Mann, including Selected Speeches 1948-1955, Oxford University Press, 1957; Selected Speeches 1956-1959, Collins, 1960; The Environmental Revolution, Speeches on Conservation 1962-1977, Andre Deutsch, 1978; Men, Machines and Sacred Cows, Hamish Hamilton, 1984; Down to Earth, Speeches and Writings... on the Relationship of Man with his Environment, Collins, 1988, all 1st editions and all signed 'Philip' for 'Michael' or 'Michael Mann' on front free endpapers, original cloth in dust jackets, first 2 dust jackets a little rubbed and soiled, 8vo, plus a signed pamphlet, Philosophy, Politics, Administration, The Rede Lecture, 1979, Cambridge University Press, 1979, original printed wrappers, signed 'Philip' in blue ballpoint pen to upper wrapper, slim 8voQTY: (7)NOTE:Provenance: Michael Ashley Mann KCVO (1924-2011), Anglican bishop and Dean of Windsor, 1976-1989.Prince Philip and Robin Woods, the then Dean of Windsor, founded St George's House in 1966. It was a centre for theological and business ethics study attached to St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Prince Philip remained on its Council until his death. The first book is the correspondence between Prince Philip and the Right Reverend Michael Mann regarding Professor Sir Fred Hoyle's 1982 lecture 'Evolution from Space'. Hoyle discussed the possibility of life on earth having arrived from beyond this planet, directed by a greater intelligence. Prince Philip advocated a compatibility between the scientific theory of evolution and the Christian story of Creation.

Handel (George Frederic). Messiah, a Sacred Oratorio in Score with all the Additional Alterations Composed in the Year 1741, [full score, Arnold's edition, circa 1787-88], engraved title and 3-219pp. engraved music, lacks portrait frontispiece, together with:A collection of songs and airs for voice, piano and other instruments, 33 engraved songs by various composers bound as one, c. 1800, manuscript index page at front, composers including Charles Dibdin ('Deatgh or Victory', signed at foot of p. 1), Thomas Arne and William Shield, all but two in English, some with ownership signature of Benj. Gaskell at head (a few signatures trimmed), occasional spotting, a few leaves partly sprung, the two volumes near-uniform red half morocco, 'Messiah' with contemporary ownership leather label of Mrs. Gaskell to upper cover, label excised from upper cover of second volume, both rubbed, 4to, plusSmith (Robert Archibald), The Scotish Minstrel, a selection from the vocal melodies of Scotland, Ancient & Modern, arranged for the piano forte, 2 volumes bound as one, Edinburgh: Robert Purdie, c. 1820s, engraved music throughout with contemporary ownership signature of Georgina Bannerman to both vignette titles, contemporary red half morocco gilt, rubbed, large 8vo, plus a volume of manuscript songs and compositions for voice and piano, etc., c. 1850s, a total of approximately 50 pages handwritten music in ink on printed staves, contemporary gilt-decorated green morocco with gilt-titled ownership name of Honble. Annette Handcock to upper cover, rubbed, 4toQTY: (4)NOTE:The first volume ownership label is not the famous novelist but very likely Mary Gaskell (1790-1845, née Brandreth), who married Benjamin Gaskell (1781-1856) of Thomas House, Wakefield and Clifton Hall, Lancashire, in 1807. The fourth manuscript music volume is presumably written in the hand of its original owner, Emily Annette Handcock (1828-1888), daughter of Richard Handcock, 3rd Baron Castlemaine, Irish peer and Member of Parliament for Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

Japan. In and Out of Kobe, [Photographed by Teijiro Takagi, Kobe: Tamamura, 1909], 20 unnumbered colour-tinted collotypes after photographs by the author, each with printed English caption to lower margin, minor scattered spotting, original textured boards with upper cover lettered in silver and silk spine tie, a little rubbed and soiled, oblong 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:There is no title-page or any text besides the captions on the 20 plates and it has not been established whether this is a true first edition or a near-contemporary reprint of this scarce photobook.

* Helena (Augusta Victoria, 1846-1923). Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, third daughter of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert. Autograph Letter Signed, 'Helena', Claremont, Esher, Surrey, 14 May 1884, to Mrs [Friedrich Max Müller], saying that she will be sending her 'and the dear Professor, the vol. of my dear sister's letters with the sketch of her Life which I translated and a short preface of my own which I have added. I shall be anxious to hear if you both approve of it! Your dear husband gave me so much kind help... ', and later changing subject to the death of her brother [Leopold] and thanking them for their kind letter, with further reflections about her brother, a total of 7 pp. on 2 bifolia of personal mourning stationery, 8vo, the letter with a little loss to upper margin of final leaf from where originally glued to the inside cover of the aforementioned book, the missing paper with three ascenders still present, the book titled Alice Grand Duchess of Hesse, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland. Biographical Sketch and Letters, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1884, 2 engraved portrait plates including frontispiece, a little spotting, initialled presentation inscription from Princess Helena to front flyleaf, 'Professor & Mrs Max Müller, from H A P., May 14 1884', original blue cloth gilt, slightly rubbed and soiled, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Princess Helena was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Her older sister Princess Alice (1843-1878) was Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine as the wife of Grand Duke Louis IV. She was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and the first of her nine children to die. Prince Leopold (1853-1884), Duke of Albany, was the eighth child and youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He had haemophilia, which contributed to his death following a fall at the age of 30. Friedrich Max Müller (1823-1900) was a German-born philologist and Orientalist, who lived and studied in Britain for most of his life, marrying Georgina Adelaide Grenfell.

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

Trevor Brooking 16x12 signed colour photo, Autographed Editions, Limited Edition. Photo Shows Brooking driving his country's first goal for England Vs Hungary in a 3-1 victory in 1981. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.

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

Bobby Smith 16x12 signed black and white photo Autographed Editions, Limited Edition. Photo Shows Smith heading the ball into the Chelsea net to score his sides first goal in 1961. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.

Alice Cooper lot of 7 Vinyl Albums limited editionsSchools out Desk sleeve good vinylFrom the inside fold out window sleeve with inner near mint vinylConstrictor Excellent vinyl with insertKiller Fair vinylBillion dollar babyes gatefold sleeve with dollar bill and inner good vinylLove it to death gatefold sleeve very good vinylMuscle of love carton edition very good vinyl torn inner sleeveplease see the images for sleeve conditionsDomestic and international(some restrictions) postage is available for this lot, please contact us first.

Athletics Interest: A framed and glazed, black and white action photograph of 'Sir Roger Bannister CBE - The first man to run the mile in less than 4 minutes'. Signed by Bannister to the top of the photograph. Limited Edition 194 of 200. Spirit of Sport label to reverse. Frame measuring approx. 67cm x 60cm.

A SET OF TWELVE HAND COLOURED LITHOGRAPHS FROM THE 'GENERA AND SPECIES OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES' hand-coloured plates by Henry Noel Humphreys(1810-1879) first edition published by Paul Jerrard & Son, 1859, each overall inc. frame 55 x 48cm

Indie/Electronic LPs and Singles to include The View - Limited Edition Singles Boxset containing 6 x 7" coloured singles, includes inserts - Excellent to Near Mint in Near Mint presentation box; Blondie, Peroxide on Blonde - Japanese pressing - Very Good Plus in Very Good sleeve; Parallel Lines, Eat To The Beat and Debbie Harry, Koo Koo - Very Good to Very Good Plus including sleeves; Tubeway Army, Down in the Park 12" single (BEG 17T), UK first pressing - Very Good Plus in Very Good Plus sleeve, Tubeway Army and Replicas - both Good Plus to Very Good in Very Good sleeves; Gary Numan, Living Ornaments '79 and Living Ornaments '80 - both Very Good Plus in Very Good Plus sleeves, White Boys and Heroes, The Pleasure Principle, Telekon (missing single but with merchandising sheet) and Music for Chameleons - generally Very Good in Very Good sleeves; plus The B-52's, Wild Planet - Very Good Plus in Very Good sleeve and Adam and the Ants, Kings of the Wild Frontier - Good in Good (split) sleeve. Lot also includes 7 x 7" singles and picture discs by Blondie and Adam and the Ants - Very Good Plus in generic sleeves. (23)

Two Herend Porcelain Pierced Heart Shaped Boxes, to Include First Edition Mulberry Hall 46/500

CHIANG, MAYLING SOONG (MADAME CHIANG KAI-SHEK), 1898-2003 SIAN: A COUP D'ÉTAT A FORTNIGHT IN SIAN: EXTRACTS FROM A DIARY 蔣宋美齡著 帶其簽名及印璽 《西安兵變記：西安兩週日記節錄》書一冊 first edition deluxe bound in hardback, printed in China by Kelly & Walsh Ltd., The China Publishing Company, 1937, Shanghai, printed on specially-prepared Chinese handmade paper made from bamboo fibre, the silk cover with Chinese titles in the Generalissimo- Chiang Kai-Shek's own calligraphy, signed by the author 'Mayling Soong Chiang' in black followed by her four-character seal in red, also featuring a chapter with historical extracts taken from Chiang Kai-Shek's diaryDimensions:25cm x 18.5cmProvenance:Provenance: Private Scottish collection, GlasgowNote: Note: Several other copies similarly signed and sealed by Chiang Soong Mayling were sold in auctions, notably one further signed by Chiang Kai-Shek's personal pilot Royal Leonard, his 'head of operations' James C. Elder, and chief pilot Julius Barr, sold at Bonham's New York, 20 March 2013, lot 8; another sold at Bonham's Hong Kong, 24 November 2013, lot 330.

GROUP OF NINE CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS 20TH CENTURY 二十世紀 日本版畫（共九幅） comprising 9 prints of various sizes, titled and numbered in pencil as follows: one by Maki Haku (1924-2000), depicting a black tea bowl chawan, titled "Collection 882", edition of 35/200, signed in pencil and sealed; four by Kaneko Kunio (1949-), one titled "Fuji 22" edition of 93/200, one titled "Happi-Go-Luck 7" edition 26/200, one titled "Char-Char's Tabi 5" edition 192/200, and one titled "Geta 18" edition 38/100, all signed and sealed; and four by Katsuyui Nishijima (1945-) one titled "Twelve-tier house in Gion (Kyoto)" edition 259/500, one titled "Restaurant at Miyagawa-cho" edition 279/500, one titled "Beginning of Summer", and one titled "Snowy moon", the first two signed and sealed; seven prints framed, two unframedDimensions:largest: 28.8cm x 40.4cmProvenance:Provenance: Private English collection, London