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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

° ° Johnson, Samuel - The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets....First Edition, 4 vols. portrait frontis.; old calf (sometime rebacked) with gilt panelled spines. 1781***CONDITION REPORT***Some sl. wear to spines and bds., some browning and other intermittent spotting. vii, 480; iii, 471, iii, 462 and 505pp.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

° ° Greene, Graham - 6 first editions, in original unclipped d/j’s - The Quiet American, 1955; Our Man in Havana, 1958; The Comedians, 1966; The Honorary Consul, 1973; The Human Factor, 1978; Monsignor Quixote, 1982 and - Shelden, Michael - Graham Greene: The Enemy Within, 1st US edition, in unclipped d/j, New York, 1994 (7)***CONDITION REPORT***PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

° ° Ackroyd, Peter. London Lickpenny. Ferry Press, 1973. One of a limited edition of 500 copies. Country Life. 1978. One of a limited edition of 350 copies. Chatterton. 1987; The Diversions of Purley. Poems by Peter Ackroyd. 1987; First Light. 1989; Dickens. 1990; The House of Doctor Dee. 1993; Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem. 1994; Blake. 1995. All seven signed by the author. Together with, Dressing Up Transvestism and Drag: The History of an Obsession. 1979; P. E. N. I New Fiction. 1984; Milton in America.1996; and twelve other titles by Peter Ackroyd. Thomas D. M. The Devil and the Floral Dance. Illustrated by John Astrot. 1978; The Flute-Player. 1979; Birthstone. 1980. Signed by the author on the title page. Selected Poems. 1983. Together with five other titles by D. M. Thomas. Swift, Graham. Out of This World. 1988. Signed by the author on the title page. Together with five other books by Graham Swift and four by William Golding.***CONDITION REPORT***PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

° ° Wells, H.G - The Invisible Man, 1st edition in book form, 8vo, half title, title printed red and black, 2 pages of adverts at end, original pictorial red cloth stamped in black and gilt, inner joints split, final leaf almost detached, extremities bumped, C. Arthur Pearson, London, 1897 Footnote: First edition in book form of a landmark science fiction. Originally printed serially in Pearson’s Weekly in June and July 1897, it concerns the activities of a scientist called Griffin who discovered how to make himself invisible - a power he uses for villainous purposes.***CONDITION REPORT***PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

° ° Leather and Clothbound Books - an interesting miscellany, includes: Angelo, Henry - Reminiscences of Henry Angelo, with memoirs of his late father and friends ... 2 vols. portrait frontis.; earlier 20th cent. Oxford blue half calf and cloth, gilt tops, marbled e/ps. 1828-30; [Lamb, Charles] The Essays of Elia ... earlier 20th cent. red morocco, gilt lettered panelled spine, ge. & turn-ins (by Roger De Coverley), sm. 8vo. 1899; Kipling, Rudyard - Just So Stories for Little Children. First Edition. full page and other illus. (by the author), half title; publisher's coloured pictorial cloth, roy.8vo. 1902; together with others (30)***CONDITION REPORT***Angelo - sl. wear near head spine v.l., some browning frontis and title offset, sm. bklabels. VIII, 510 & (3), 558pp.; Lamb - some brown stains e/ps. and blanks, else v.good, XXVI, 425pp.; Kipling - spine faded to blank, cloth sl.wear and mks., first inner hinge weak, e/ps/ and blanks spotted, and lt. inside, sm. bklabel on e/p. (5), 249pp.; Others include Burns Poems / Songs Posthumous Poems Chiefly in the Scottish District. Kilmarnock Complete Edition (ltd. 600 sets), red morocco, 1869; pronounced foxing e/ps. and blanks, some (lesser) in text, sm. bklabels; The Cart and City Register (1792), with Rider's British Merlin. contemp. gilt red morocco, clasps defective, else v.good, Merling interposed between Court prelims and text; (Bradley, Edward) The Adventures / Further Adventures of Mr Verdant Green (2 vols, 1853-54) and Mr Verdant Green Married and Done For. (1857). Uniform half calf, illus. throughout, orig. cd. pict. upper wrapps. bound-in, i.e. 1st editions; ; Boswell, James - The Life of Samuel Johnson ... 6th ed., revised etc., 4 vols, port. and 2 facsims., half titles, dd boards (rebacked). 1811PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

° ° Raffald, Elizabeth - The Experienced House-Keeper, for the use and ease of Ladies, House-Keepers, Cooks &c. Wrote purely from practice. 1st edition, signed by the author at head of A1, as usual [for copyright reasons], 8vo, rebound in morocco-backed marbled boards, with 2 folding engraved bills of fare, printed by J. Harrop, for the author, Manchester, 1769 Footnote: Mrs. Raffald spent fifteen years as housekeeper to Lady Elizabeth Warburton (to whom the work is dedicated), married the gardener, opened a confectioner’s shop in Manchester and set up a cookery school. She went on the have fifteen daughters, run two inns, found Salford’s first newspaper, establish a registry office for servants and compile Manchester’s first Directory.***CONDITION REPORT***PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

° ° Chatwin, Bruce. The Attractions of France. Colophon Press, 1993. Number 96 of a limited of 175 copies, sewn into Murillo card covers. Together with, The Songlines, 1982, On the Black Hill, 1982 and five other books by Chatwin. McEwan, Ian. or Shall We Die? Words for an oratorio set to music by Michael Berkley. 1983; Black Dogs.1992. Both signed by the author on the title page. Together with eight other books by the same author including a first edition of the Cement Garden, 1978.***CONDITION REPORT***PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

° ° CAMBS: The Stranger's Companion: forming a complete guide through the University and Town of Cambridge ... 2nd edition (revised). folded plan and engraved illus.; original paper boards and printed label (later fabric spine), uncut. Cambridge, 1825; The New Cambridge Guide; or a View of the University, Town, and County of Cambridge ... 4th edition - enlarged. folded plan and 3 plates; rebound cloth-backed paper boards, 12mo. Cambridge, 1819; A Guide through the University of Cambridge ... likewise a Description of the Town, County, and Neighbourhood ... including a Tour to Ely, Wimpole, Newmarket ... new edition, considerably enlarged. d-page plan and 6 plates; rebound cloth backed paper boards, 12mo. Cambridge, (1803) (3)***CONDITION REPORT***Stranger - good copy, VIII, 120pp. and fld. list of coaches; New Cambridge - title browned and marginal plt. spotting, old ownership title head; Guide Through - first contents list misbound, old shelf no. title head, ms.date (prominently) at foot. (12), 177pp. incl. half title and 3pp. Deighton's adverts.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

° ° WILTS: (Britton, John) The Beauties of Wiltshire ... interspersed with anecdotes of the arts. 2 vols. engraved pictorial and printed titles, 14 plates; contemp. half calf and marbled boards, gilt-panelled spines and marbled edges,.1801.; Britton, John - Topographical Sketches of North Wiltshire ... new edition. engraved pictorial and printed titles, hand-coloured folded map and 56 plates: old black polished calf, gilt-ruled, with panelled spine and red label, marbled edges and e/ps. (by T. Armstrong, of London). 1837 (3)***CONDITION REPORT***Beauties v.1 - pict. title soiled, also frontis., lt. elsewhere (mostly clean). XXXI, 312pp., old armorial bkplt (Sir John Lawson, Bart.); v.2 - lt.bndg. wear, some inside foxing; N.Wilts - pict. title soiled, some inside spotting (but mostly good); some leather wear, front inner hinge weak; incl. a 38pp autobiographical memoir; this is the 2nd edition (orig. publ. 1825) and supplements (with revisions) the first item in this lot.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

° ° KENT: Robinson, Thomas - The Common Law of Kent: or, the Customs of Gavelkind. With an Appendix concerning Borough-English. calf-backed cloth. 1741; Lambarde, William - A Perambulation of Kent ... (new edition) engraved portrait and map; rebound cloth. Chatham, 1826.***CONDITION REPORT***1) original panelled backstrip (lt. wear) used in rebind, title and first leaf somewhat ragged at edges (and some stains) with a lt. elsewhere, nil before title and after text - save free e/p. XXIV,300, (15)pp.; 2) new e/ps., marked marginal staining around portrait (but not legend beneath), cloth sl. marked. (4), XVI, 538pp.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

° ° (Le Breton, John) Cum Privilegio Regali. First Edition. engraved arms on title. (6),(362)ff., black letter, old blind decorated panelled calf, stamped CM in centre of both covers, parts of an old service book used as e/ps., 8vo. Imprynted at London in flete strete by me Robert Redman, (?1533)***CONDITION REPORT***Good copy, clean tear headline NN8, sm. worm track Ii-K6 (marginal, avoiding text) and sm. holes in preceding leaves. Folios with sl. irregular roman numeration - thus counted as above, but conforms to ESTC. S106708-t6, A-X8, AA-PP8, QQ4. b.l. words beneath music notation on red 4 line staves as e/ps.; engraved device on colophon at end; some old notes on titlePLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

° ° KENT: Battely, John - Antiquitates Rutupinae. editio secunda. title vignette, 4 maps and 8 plates (some folded); issued with (Same Author) - Antiqitates S. Edmundi Burgi ad Annum MDCCLXII. Perductae. 2 plates and folded plan; contemp. panelled calf, 4to. Oxford, 1745; Battely, John - The Antiquities of Richborough and Reculver. Abridged from the Latin of Mr. Archdeacon Battely. map and engraved plate; rebound calf backed cloth with printed label, sm.cr.8vo. 1774; Battely, John - Antiquitates Rutupinae...Opus Postumum. title vignette, folded map and 3 folded plates, engraved text illus., earlier 20th cent. half calf and cloth. Oxford, 1711. (3)***CONDITION REPORT***1) joints cracked, spine worn, ex Wilts. Co. Lib., sm.stamp on title, labels removed from the e/ps.; the 2 works together as issued - with the initial 'Opera Posthuma' title, some other leather wear, inside fairly clean; (12), 138, (4) and (3), 164pp.; 2) new e/ps., some text spotting, clean tear pp.145/46, marginal repairs to map at gutter. (1), X, 152pp.; 3) new e/ps., title darkened o/w. reasonable, neat ownership (1714) on title; the first edition of this work. (8), 92, (3) pp.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

A set of four silver commemorative medals struck for the 50th Anniversary of the 'Railways Act 1921', limited edition S777 of 1000 with certificate and case, also a silver medal commemorating Man's First Moon Landing, 200gms, 6.4ozs.