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Huxley (Elspeth)The Flame Trees of Thika, Memories of an African Childhood.Chatto & Windus, 1959, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author to her son Charles, light foxing throughout, heavier to edges of text block, dust jacket with foxing and nicks to edges (priced 16s.) idem, Nellie, Letters from Africa.Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1980, first edition, taped to front pastedown is an A.L.S. from Sir Alec Guinness in which he praises the book, ' ... I would like you to know what enormous pleasure it gave me, I found it fascinating, amusing and very moving; I was totally absorbed.' Thumbing and light foxing to closed edges, contents clean, tape stains to letter/pastedown. Dust jacket with repaired tear to rear and fading to green spine lettering (priced £8.95);Johnston (Erika), The Other Side of Kilimanjaro. Johnson, 1971, first edition, plates as called for, review slip loosely inserted, foxing to outer top edge and adjacent head margins, otherwise content clean, one plate with corner fold. Dust jacket (priced £2.25) with repair to frayed spine head, some nicks to edges. (3)

Meinertzhagen (Col. Richard)Nicoll's Birds of Egypt.Hugh Rees, 1930, first edition, two quarto volumes, frontis, 3 folding colour maps, colour plates, small tape repair to plate XI margin with resultant stain to adjacent leaves, taped hinges, dust marked top edge, original cloth gilt; idem, Birds of Arabia; Oliver and Boyd, 1954, first edition, large octavo, signed by the author, Eric Hosking's manuscript checklist of birds loosely inserted, dust jacket (top edge a little frayed);idem, Kenya Diary 1902-1906.Oliver and Boyd, 1957, first edition, signed by the author, monochrome plates, slanted spine, dust jacket with some foxing and lightly frayed edges; idem, Pirates and Predators, the Piratical and Predatory Habits of Birds.Oliver and Boyd, 1959, first edition, large octavo, colour and monochrome plates, dust jacket (rear panel nicked and slightly soiled);idem, Middle East Diary 1917-1956.Cresset Press, first edition, foxing to edges and prelims., dust jacket (foxing to edges and rear panel); Each with bookplate of Eric Hosking. (6)

Royal Doulton Disney Princess 'Snow White' figure, Coalport first edition 'The Snowman' figure and a ' Visions of Remembrance' figure from The Hamilton Collection.

A collection of boxed modern diecast models, to include Corgi Classics - Heavy Haulage, a John Smiths delivery truck set, a Webster's scarab, and Golden Oldies, together with Lledo promotional models and Gilbow first edition models. (2)

Robert Taylor, signed limited edition print 454/850 'Concorde Formation' signed by two pilots Brian Walpole and Brian Trubshaw (The First Pilot to Fly Concorde in April 1969) 40.5 x 60cm, together with a XIX Century map by T.Moule c 1848 of The West Riding of Yorkshire. (2).

WWII Group Captain T G Mahaddie DSO, DFC, AFC, Signed Book Hamish The Memoirs of Group Captain T G Mahaddie DSO, DFC, AFC, CZMC, CENG, FRAeS The Story of a Pathfinder 1989 First Edition Hardback Book with 166 pages Signed by Group Captain T G Mahaddie DSO, DFC, AFC, on the Title page published by Ian Allan Ltd spine in good order, good condition. 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.

WWII Rolf Ebartd Signed Book Nightjagd The Night Fighter versus Bomber War over the Third Reich 1939 45 by Theo Boiten 1997 First Edition Hardback Book with 240 pages Signed by Rolf Ebartd on the Title page published by The Crowood Press Ltd spine in good order, good condition. 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.

WWII Rolf Ebartd Signed Book Night Air war Personal Recollections of the conflict over Europe, 1939 45 by Theo Boiten 1999 First Edition Hardback Book with 240 pages Signed by Rolf Ebartd on the Title page published by The Crowood Press Ltd spine in good order, good condition. 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.

WWII Multi Signed Book The Silver Spitfire The Legendary WWII RAF Fighter Pilot in his own words by Wing Commander Tom Neil 2013 First Edition Hardback Book with 302 pages Multi Signed by 8 BoB Veterans including Len Davies, Tony Pickering, Ken Wilkinson, Terence Kane, Tom Neil, plus others on the Title page published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson London spine in good order, good condition. 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.

WWII Multi Signed Book Scramble A Narrative History of The Battle of Britain by Norman Gelb 1986 First Edition Hardback Book with 285 pages Multi Signed by 11 BoB Veterans including Michael Wainwright, Tony Pickering, Tom Neil, Tim Elkington, Terence Kane, plus others on the Title page published by Michael Joseph Ltd London spine in good order, good condition. 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.

WWII Multi Signed Book Al Deere Wartime Fighter Pilot Peacetime Commander The Authorised Biography by Richard C Smith 2003 First Edition Hardback Book with 224 pages Multi Signed by 11 BoB Veterans including Tom Neil, Michael Wainwright, Tim Elkington, Tony G Pickering, Ian Blair DFM, Edmund Creegan, plus others on the Title page published by Grub Street London spine in good order, good condition. 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.

WWII Multi Signed Book Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe by Raymond F Toliver, USAF (Ret) & Trevor J Constable 1996 First Edition Hardback book with 350 pages Multi Signed by 8 Luftwaffe Veterans including Walter Wolfrum, Hugo Broch, Lex Luganda, plus others on the Second page published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd spine in good order, good condition. 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.

Father's Heinkel by Bernard Wicksteed D. F. C. 1944 First Edition Hardback Book with 160 pages published by Nicholson & Watson London dust cover showing signs of wear / ageing, spine in good order, good condition. 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.

Glasgow's Fighter Squadron by F G Nancarrow 1942 First Edition Hardback Book with 96 pages published by Collins Clear Type Press spine in good order, good condition. 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.

Bomber Events relating to the last flight of an R. A. F. Bomber over Germany on the night of June 31st, 1943, by Len Deighton 1970 First Edition Hardback Book with 493 pages published by Jonathan Cape Ltd London spine in good order, good condition. 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.

Tempestuous Journey Lloyd George His Life and Times by Frank Owen 1954 First Edition Hardback Book with 784 pages published by Hutchinson& Co (Publishers) Ltd spine in good order, good condition. 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.

Multi Signed Limited Edition (No 22 of 100) Defending The Reich The History of Jagdgeschwader 1 "OESAU" by Eric Mombeek Translated by John J Vasco 1992 First English Edition Hardback Book with 332 pages Multi Signed by 6 Veterans Hans Berger, Alfred Grislawski, Herbert Kaiser, Rudiger Von Kirchmayr, Fritz Losigkeit. Harald Moldenhauer, plus the Author on the First page published by JAC Publications spine in good order, good condition. 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.

Fighter Pilot by Lt L C Beck Jr 1946 First Edition Hardback Book with 200 pages published by Mr & Mrs L C Beck California spine in good order, good condition. 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.

The Battle of Britain August October 1940 An Air Ministry Account of the Great Days from 8th August 31st October 1940 First Edition 1941 Softback Book with 31 pages published by His Majesty's Stationery Office London good condition. 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.

Berlin '45 The Grey City by Richard Brett Smith 1966 First Edition Hardback Book with 176 pages published by Macmillan & Co Ltd London spine in good order, good condition. 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.

F F Rainsford Signed Book Memoirs of an Accidental Airman by F F Rainsford 1986 First Edition Hardback Book with 261 pages Signed by F F Rainsford on the Third page published by Thomas Harmsworth Publishing London spine in good order, good condition. 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.

Kaleidoscope in Woodcuts by Antonio Frasconi (1919-2013) fold-up accordion book with 29 colour woodcut images. First edition 1968.

Sickboy (British b.1980) All Or Nothing Limited edition signed one colour giclee screen print on paper Signed and numbered 7/25 in pencil to the lower marginFramed and glazed81 x 101 cm (31 x 39 in)Sickboy is the name of a street artist from Bristol, UK, known for his temple logo and his 'Save the Youth' slogan. Sickboy moved to London in 2007 and his street art became prevalent particularly in the East End boroughs of Shoreditch and Tower Hamlets. It is claimed Sickboy was one of the first UK graffiti artists to use a logo instead of a 'tag'.This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

Master of Antwerp (1485-1491) - Plucking of Corn on Sabbath / Description: The disciples pluck and eat ears of corn on the Sabbath. Discussion with Pharisees about the plucking of corn This is an old colored incunabula woodcut from an early edition of Ludolphus de Saxonia, "Dat Boeck vanden leven ons lief heeren Ihesu Christi". The first edition was published in 1487 in Antwerp, followed by the 1488 edition in Delft, 1495 and 1499 in Zwolle and again in Antwerp in 1510. Amongst the earliest artist who worked at the project we mention: The Master of Haarlem, The second Gouda woodcutter and The first Antwerp woodcutter. The woodcut here on auction is attributed by the Rijksmuseum to The First Antwerp Master and dated 1485-1491 / Dimensions: 9,80 x 12,80 / Condition: Excellent impression with unbroken woodcut lines. Nice period hand colouring. Gothic Dutch letterpress on the backside in two columns. / Literature: Conway (1884) and in "The guilder compass" (1951). Botke, K. --- Prof. Henri Defoer, history of the woodcuts from the Ludolphus editions. ( Jaarboek voor Nederlandse boekgeschiedenis 24/2017) / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: 1485-1491

Crispijn de Passe, Maerten de Vos, The story of Susanna, / Description: The story of Susanna, Complete set of 6 engravings. The second series with this subject made by Crispijn de Passe (1564-1637) in Antwerp ca 1600. After Maerten de Vos (1532-1603). References: Hollstein Dutch 179-184, Franken 1881 / L'oeuvre gravé des van de Passe 49-55. In good condition. Very good strong dark early impressions on thin laid paper, mounted on another laid paper. The first engraving N° 1 is on the margins and complete. N° 2-3-4-5-6 are trimmed in the text margin below missing the address of Crispijn the Passe. Probably a second edition by another publisher this is why they are without the address of Crispijn de Passe as publisher . / Dimensions: N°1 : 9,9 cm x 12, 8 cm; N° 2-3-4-5-6: 9,4 cm x 12,7 cm / Condition: In good condition. Very good strong dark early impressions on thin laid paper, mounted on another laid paper. The first engraving N°1 is on the margins and complete. N° 2-3-4-5-6 are trimmed in the text margin below, missing the address of Crispijn the Passe. Probably a second edition by another publisher this is why the engravings are trimmed, without the address of Crispijn de Passe as publisher. Rare series. / Literature: Hollstein Dutch 179-184, Franken 1881 / L'oeuvre gravé des van de Passe 49-55 / Medium: Complete set of 6 engravings. /Circa: 1600

Master of Haarlem (1483-1486 Fl.) - Christ chooses his disciples / Description: Christ chooses his disciples. This is an old coloured incunabula woodcut from an early edition of Ludolphus de Saxonia, "Dat Boeck vanden leven ons lief heeren Ihesu Christi". The first edition was published in 1487 in Antwerp, followed by the 1488 edition in Delft, 1495 and 1499 in Zwolle and again in Antwerp in 1510. Amongst the earliest artist who worked at the project we mention: The Master of Haarlem, The second Gouda woodcutter and The first Antwerp woodcutter. The woodcut here on auction is attributed by the Rijksmuseum to The Master of Haarlem and dated 1483-1486. This makes it a real early woodcut in History. / Dimensions: 9,20 x 13,00 cm / Condition: Excellent impression with unbroken woodcut lines. Nice period hand colouring. Gothic Dutch letterpress on the backside in two columns. / Literature: Conway (1884) and in "The guilder compass" (1951). Botke, K. --- Prof. Henri Defoer, history of the woodcuts from the Ludolphus editions. ( Jaarboek voor Nederlandse boekgeschiedenis 24/2017) / Medium: Coloured woodcut /Circa: 1483-1486

Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) - Salvator Mundi / Description: This impressive large woodcut bears the little serpent in the bottom left corner, the artists mark of Cranach, but without the Saxon shields on left and right side of Christ. It is the first woodcut from a series of fourteen showing Christ, Apostles and Paul. The series was very popular and at least six editions and four copies exist. The first copy was published by J. Schöffer in 1516. I was not able to assign this woodcut to a particular edition or copy. Regarding the paper and the watermark it can be assumed this is an early copy from the 16th century, extremely close to the original. It shows the Lucas Cranach design in all his splendor.--- This large woodcut depicts Christ as Salvator Mundi, or Redeemer of the world. Traditional motifs in such a depiction are the blessing gesture with the right hand and the orb with cross in his left hand. The royal robe with prominent brooch also emphasizes Christ's divine nature. With his head slightly inclined, he looks intrusively at the beholder. A radiant nimus encloses his head and is surrounded by a cloudscape populated with numerous childlike angels. Striking is the winged serpent located on the lower left on the Earth. Possibly this represents original sin, which was overcome by the coming and sacrifice of Christ. / Dimensions: 33,10 x 18,90 cm / Condition: Excellent impression in excellent condition on watermarked laid paper. / Literature: Hollstein / German engravings, etchings and woodcuts c.1400-1700 (31)-----Dodgson 1903, 1911 / Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the BM, 2 vols (II.312.103.)-----Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (VII.281.23) --- Cf. D. Koepplin / T. Falk, Lucas Cranach: Gemälde - Zeichnungen - Graphik, 2 vols, exh. cat. Kunstmuseum Basel, 1974, no. 438-451. --- J. Strehle / A. Kunz, Druckgraphiken Lukas Cranachs d.Ä. Im Dienst von Macht und Glauben, exh. cat. Lutterhalle Wittenberg 1998, no. 32 and p. 135. / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: 1515-1550

Albrecht Dürer - The Fall of Man - 1510 / Description: The Fall of Man, Meder 126 a-b/c. On of the most famous woodcuts from the Small Passion by Dürer. As the other ones offered in this auction, original Dürer woodcuts from an early edition without text, dating from circa 1544 -1589 based on the fragment of watermark found on 'The resurrection' (see other lot in this auction, watermark similar to the 'Kleines Wappen von Kaufburen mit einfachen Sternen =Meder Watermark 220.a, as used in the 'Ehrenporte' published in 1559.) Subject: in a dense forest, Adam and Eve stand arm in arm next to the Tree of Knowledge, surrounded by the serpent, a lion, a bull, and a boar. Original woodcut from circa 1510 by Dürer from the small passion, his first major project, and today his most celebrated, depicting the final days of Christ’s life. / Dimensions: 12,80 x 9,80 cm / Condition: Excellent brilliant sharp and evenly printed well contrasted black impression with intact borderline as only to be found on the early impressions. Edition well ahead of the Italian text edition. On the full sheet of lead paper measuring 19,50 x 15,00 cm. Tipped with left border on a laid paper support sheet. Excellent untouched condition within borderlines. The margins with slight foxing. Bottom corners of the margin with a closed hole at the area of thumbing. On the backside on top titled 'Passionis Albert Dürer .....' in a very old sepia ink handwriting. / Literature: Meder 127 (a-b/ c). With no gaps at all in the borderline, before the three gaps in top border and the three gaps in bottom borderline as described by Meder for 'c'. --- Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (VII.119.17) --- Dodgson 1903, 1911 / Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the BM, 2 vols (I.296.61) / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: Ca. 1510

Master Of Delft - Christ preaches from a boat / Description: Christ in boat at sea preaches to crowds on shore. Simon (Petrus), Andreas and a third man in a fishing boat with a net. This is a full page incunabula woodcut, probably used in an early edition of Ludolphus de Saxonia, "Dat Boeck vanden leven ons lief heeren Ihesu Christi". The first edition was published in 1487 in Antwerp, followed by the 1488 edition in Delft, 1495 and 1499 in Zwolle and again in Antwerp in 1510. Amongst the earliest artist who worked at the project we mention: The Master of Haarlem, The second Gouda woodcutter and The first Antwerp woodcutter. The woodcut here on auction is attributed by the Rijksmuseum to a group of three artists (Master of Delft, Master of the Delbecq-Schreiber-Passion, Master of the Virgo inter Virgines) and dated 1480-1500. / Dimensions: 17,57 x 14,70 cm / Condition: Excellent impression with unbroken woodcut borderlines. Nice period hand colouring. Gothic Dutch letterpress on the backside in two columns. / Literature: Conway (1884) and in "The guilder compass" (1951). Botke, K. --- Prof. Henri Defoer, history of the woodcuts from the Ludolphus editions. ( Jaarboek voor Nederlandse boekgeschiedenis 24/2017) / Medium: Coloured woodcut /Circa: 1480-1503

Albrecht Dürer - Christ appearing to his mother- 1510 / Description: Christ appearing to his mother, Meder 155 a-b/c. Woodcut from the Small Passion by Dürer. As the other ones offered in this auction, original Dürer woodcuts from an early edition without text, dating from circa 1544 -1589 based on the fragment of watermark found on 'The resurrection' (see other lot in this auction, watermark similar to the 'Kleines Wappen von Kaufburen mit einfachen Sternen =Meder Watermark 220.a, as used in the 'Ehrenporte' published in 1559.) Subject: Christ appearing to his mother in her bed chamber, blessing with his right hand, holding a banner in his left hand. Original woodcut from circa 1510 by Dürer from the small passion, his first major project, and today his most celebrated, depicting the final days of Christ’s life. / Dimensions: 12,70 x 9,70 cm / Condition: Excellent brilliant sharp and evenly printed well contrasted black impression with almost intact borderline as to be found on the early impressions. Edition well ahead of the Italian text edition. On the full sheet of lead paper measuring 19,50 x 15,00 cm. Tipped with left border on a laid paper support sheet. Excellent untouched condition with no folds, tear or stains. / Literature: Meder 155 (a-b/c). With the beginning of the gap in the top right corner of the borderline as described by Meder for 'b', before the three gaps in the bottom borderline as described for 'c' /Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (VII.120.46) --- Dodgson 1903, 1911 / Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the BM, 2 vols (I.262.7) / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: Ca. 1510

Albrecht Dürer - Christ before Annas - Ca.1508 / Description: Christ before Annas, Meder 137 b. From the Small Passion by Dürer. As the other ones offered in this auction, original Dürer woodcuts from an early edition without text, dating from circa 1544 -1589 based on the fragment of watermark found on 'The resurrection' (see other lot in this auction, watermark similar to the 'Kleines Wappen von Kaufburen mit einfachen Sternen =Meder Watermark 220.a, as used in the 'Ehrenporte' published in 1559.) Subject: the captured Christ is dragged before the throne of the high priest Annas. Original woodcut from circa 1508-1509 by Dürer from the small passion, his first major project, and today his most celebrated, depicting the final days of Christ’s life. / Dimensions: 12,60 x 9,80 cm / Condition: Very good impression with almost intact borderline as to be found on the early impressions. Edition well ahead of the Italian text edition. On the full sheet of laid paper measuring 19,50 x 15,00 cm. Remarginned in white space one centimeter beneath the bottom borderline and doubled on a laid paper support sheet. Overall very good. / Literature: Meder 137 (b from b). With the three scratches in the upper right corner as described by Meder for this state and with the gap in top borderline at the upper edge of the vault and some hole in the bottom borderline as already described for the Latin text edition, but before the further holes in the borderline as described for the Italian edition. --- Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (VII.120.28) --- Dodgson 1903, 1911 / Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the BM, 2 vols (I.296.72) / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: Ca. 1508-1509

Albrecht Dürer - The Resurrection - Ca. 1510 / Description: The Resurrection, Meder 154 b/d. Woodcut from the Small Passion by Dürer. As the other ones offered in this auction, original Dürer woodcuts from an early edition without text, dating from circa 1544 -1589 based on the fragment of watermark in the paper ( Meder 220.a: 'Kleines Wappen von Kaufburen mit einfachen Sternen, as used in the 'Ehrenporte' published in 1559.)Resurrection, with Christ standing in front of the closed tomb, holding in his left hand a flag, blessing with his right hand; the guards sleeping in the foreground, in the far background three women approaching, Original woodcut from circa 1510 by Dürer from the small passion, his first major project, and today his most celebrated, depicting the final days of Christ’s life. / Dimensions: 12,70 x 9,90 cm / Condition: Excellent brilliant sharp and evenly printed well contrasted black impression with intact borderline as to be found on the early impressions. Edition well ahead of the Italian text edition. On the full sheet of lead paper measuring 19,50 x 15,00 cm. Tipped with left border on a laid paper support sheet. Excellent untouched condition with no folds, tear or stains. / Literature: Meder 154 (b/d). With the little damage inder the sleeping soldier at left, but before the gaps in the left border near the garden gate described for 'c'. ----Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (VII.120.45) --- Dodgson 1903, 1911 / Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the BM, 2 vols (I.262.7) / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: Ca. 1510

Nuremberg Chronicle - Creation of Eve - Possibly Dürer sketch -1493 / Description: Old coloured woodcut from the first edition of Hartmann Schedel, "Liber Cronicarum", from 12 July 1493. . The wood blocks were designed by Michael Wolgemut and his stepson Wilhelm Pleydenwurff and their assistants, including the young Albrecht Dürer, who was apprenticed to Wolgemut at the time. The printing was carried out under the supervision of the great scholar-printer Anton Koberger, who was Durer's godfather. Wohlgemut was Albrecht Durer's tutor between 1486-90. The young Dürer was working in the workshop in the years 1486-1489 when many of the early designs for the Chronicle were made and he was probably involved in a certain amount of them. In the case of this 'creation of Eve' the sketch (which still exists) is possibly by Albrecht Dürer, this attribution is supported by the striking resemblance between the head of Adam and the figure of the first woodcut of Durer's Apocalypse. (See Adrian Wilson - 1976: The' making of the Nuremberg Chronicle, p.100.). The further woodcut drawing and carving however lost some of the fluidity of the sketch. Here we have a fine oldcoloured example of this impressive woodcut from the old coloured luxury editions of the Cronicarum who were of the most expensive ones. / Dimensions: 25,50 x 22,50 cm / Condition: Excellent condition. / Literature: Liber Chronicarum, here a first edition , printed by Anton Koberger in Nuremberg on 12 July 1493 in old colouring. The luxury editions in old colouring are mentioned in literature and were of the most expensive. --- Adrian Wilson - 1976: The making of the Nuremberg Chronicle. / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: 1493

Nuremberg Chronicle - Creation of Eve - Possibly after Dürer sketch -1493 / Description: Old coloured woodcut from the first edition of Hartmann Schedel, "Liber Cronicarum", from 12 July 1493. Adam works hard as Eve suckles Cain and Abel after the expulsion from Eden. From 'Nuremberg Chronicle' or 'Liber Chronicarum' by Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514). The wood blocks were designed by Michael Wolgemut and his stepson Wilhelm Pleydenwurff and their assistants, including the young Albrecht Dürer, who was apprenticed to Wolgemut at the time. The printing was carried out under the supervision of the great scholar-printer Anton Koberger. Wohlgemut was Albrecht Durer's tutor between 1486-90. Since the young Dürer was working in the workshop in the years 1486-1489 when many of the early designs for the Chronicle were made he might be involved. In the case of Adam and Eve after they left Eden, the preliminary sketch has been preserved. (See Adrian Wilson - 1976: The making of the Nuremberg Chronicle, p.105). The rhythmic flow of the thick and thin lines of this sketch is that of a master hand and the treatment of the facial features suggests Durer's sketch of the Madonna enthrone with Saints, now in Musée Bonnat, Bayonne. The tree of Cain and Abel on the backside is as also based on a preserved sketch (See Adrian Wilson - 1976: The making of the Nuremberg Chronicle, p.105), also one of the few designs possibly made by Dürer. Here in a good impression from the old coloured luxury editions of the Cronicarum who were described as the most expensive ones. / Dimensions: 25,50 x 22,50 cm / Condition: Excellent condition. / Literature: Liber Chronicarum, here a first edition , printed by Anton Koberger in Nuremberg on 12 July 1493 in old colouring. It is one of the best-documented early printed books. It is classified as an incunabulum, a book, pamphlet, or broadside that was printed (not handwritten) before the year 1501 in Europe. The luxury editions in old colouring are mentioned in literature and were of the most expensive. ----- Adrian Wilson - 1976: The making of the Nuremberg Chronicle. / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: 1493

Master Of Delft - The risen Christ appears to his disciples / Description: The resurrected Christ appears to his disciples. This is a full page incunabula woodcut, probably used in an early edition of Ludolphus de Saxonia, "Dat Boeck vanden leven ons lief heeren Ihesu Christi". The first edition was published in 1487 in Antwerp, followed by the 1488 edition in Delft, 1495 and 1499 in Zwolle and again in Antwerp in 1510. Amongst the earliest artist who worked at the project we mention: The Master of Haarlem, The second Gouda woodcutter and The first Antwerp woodcutter. The woodcut here on auction is attributed by the Rijksmuseum to a group of three artists (Master of Delft, Master of the Delbecq-Schreiber-Passion, Master of the Virgo inter Virgines) and dated 1480-1500. / Dimensions: 17,50 x 14,50 cm / Condition: Excellent impression with unbroken woodcut borderlines. Nice period hand colouring. Gothic Dutch letterpress on the backside in two columns. / Literature: Conway (1884) and in "The guilder compass" (1951). Botke, K. --- Prof. Henri Defoer, history of the woodcuts from the Ludolphus editions. ( Jaarboek voor Nederlandse boekgeschiedenis 24/2017) / Medium: Coloured woodcut /Circa: 1480-1503

Albrecht Dürer Attr. - The sorceress and Ulysses - by Michel Wolgemut -1493 / Description: Panofsky attributes the drawing for this work to the Albrecht Dürer, who was working in the workshop of Wohlgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff in the years 1486-1489 when many of the early designs for the Chronicle were made. About the subject: During his Odyssey, Ulysses rmet the golden-haired magician Circe who lived on the Aeaea Island in the Adriatic Sea. She lured the sailors to the island with her singing and gave them wine mixed with a magic potion. She did the same with Ulysses' s companions, transforming them into animals. But she did not manage to cast a spell on Ulysses who had taken an antidote. Then she accomplished his demand and turned his companions into humans again. Ulysses passed a year on Circe's island. Ulysses here referred to as Ulises in the caption above his head. Very sharp printed woodcut from the first German edition of Hartmann Schedel, "Liber Cronicarum", printed by Anton Koberger in Nuremberg in 1493. / Dimensions: 12,30 x 16,80 cm / Condition: Excellent condition. / Literature: The attribution by Panofsky to Dürer was mentioned in the work: ……. Page …… / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: 1493

Michel Wolgemut (1434-1519) - The Ark of Noah - 1493 / Description: Unless other depictions here we see the construction ot the Ark under the supervision of Noah. Two men make the planks for the ark. Behind it, the Ark is almost ready. Each compartment of the ship labeled with the animals it would contain. Above the ark a dove with an olive branch. Very sharp printed woodcut from the first German edition of Hartmann Schedel, "Liber Cronicarum", printed by Anton Koberger in Nuremberg in 1493. / Dimensions: 19,20 x 22,50 cm / Condition: Excellent condition. / Literature: Dodgson 1903, 1911 / Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the BM, 2 vols (D.28) / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: 1493

Albrecht Durer - Ungrateful fools / Description: Von Undanckberkeyt' Der Geprügelter Narr - Of the vyce of vnkyndnes- "Who wants good service every day, / But never 'thank you' wants to say, / His thunder God on him will vent.". Woodcut made by the young Albrecht Durer in 1494 for Sebastian Brant's Stultifera navis - Das Narrenshiff. The Basel humanist Sebastian Brant described the sea journey of fools (representing the follies of human weakness and vice) to "Naragonia" the paradise of fools. The fine woodcut is the one commissioned for the first edition (in German) of 1494. This is one of the 75 of the 112 woodcuts now attributed to Dürer, who resided in Basel for a few months in 1494. "The woodcut illustrations created for the Das Narrenschiff are of immense density and tenseness. Since there was no iconographical tradition for this newly conceived text, the subjects and scenes of the illustrations had to be created entirely new. The images presented are of such convincing force that their equal in design had never before been seen" (A Heavenly Craft, p. 63). The woodcut here on auction from the Latin edition of 1511. / Dimensions: 11,60 x 8,50 cm / Condition: Very good black impression trimmed outside the borderline. Small Latin text letters on the backside. Overall very good condition. / Literature: Schramm 1169 - Rogner & Bernard 1375 / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: 1494

Albrecht Durer - A brawl of fools / Description: "Narrenprügelei'. Of Enuyous Folys - Of envy and hatred. Woodcut made by the young Albrecht Durer in 1494 for Sebastian Brant's Stultifera navis - Das Narrenshiff. The Basel humanist Sebastian Brant described the sea journey of fools (representing the follies of human weakness and vice) to "Naragonia" the paradise of fools. The fine woodcut is the one commissioned for the first edition (in German) of 1494. This is one of the 75 of the 112 woodcuts now attributed to Dürer, who resided in Basel for a few months in 1494. "The woodcut illustrations created for the Das Narrenschiff are of immense density and tenseness. Since there was no iconographical tradition for this newly conceived text, the subjects and scenes of the illustrations had to be created entirely new. The images presented are of such convincing force that their equal in design had never before been seen" (A Heavenly Craft, p. 63). The woodcut here on auction from the Latin edition of 1511. / Dimensions: 11,60 x 8,50 cm / Condition: Very good black impression trimmed outside the borderline. Small Latin text letters on the backside. Overall very good condition. / Literature: Schramm 1164 - Rogner & Bernard 1370 / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: 1494

Albrecht Durer - Beggar's Family / Description: Bettlernarr und Familie'. Woodcut made by the young Albrecht Durer in 1494 for Sebastian Brant's Stultifera navis - Das Narrenshiff. The Basel humanist Sebastian Brant described the sea journey of fools (representing the follies of human weakness and vice) to "Naragonia" the paradise of fools. The fine woodcut is the one commissioned for the first edition (in German) of 1494. This is one of the 75 of the 112 woodcuts now attributed to Dürer, who resided in Basel for a few months in 1494. "The woodcut illustrations created for the Das Narrenschiff are of immense density and tenseness. Since there was no iconographical tradition for this newly conceived text, the subjects and scenes of the illustrations had to be created entirely new. The images presented are of such convincing force that their equal in design had never before been seen" (A Heavenly Craft, p. 63). The woodcut here on auction from the Latin edition of 1511. / Dimensions: 11,70 x 8,50 cm / Condition: Very good intense black impression trimmed just outside the borderline. Small Latin text letters on the backside. Small chip missing of the bottom left corner. / Literature: Schramm 1173 - Winkler 26 - Rogner & Bernard 1378 / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: 1494

Master of the Haintz Narr (1498) - A ship of fools (frontispiece) / Description: From 'Das Narrenshyff' published by Sebasitan Brandt in 1498, where the majority of the woodcuts are attributed to the young Albrecht Durer, this one by another woodcutter working along Durer in the workshop referred to as the Haintz Narr Meister.The humanist and theologian Sebastian Brant's satirical allegory in verse about contemporary vices was first published in German under the title Daß Narrenschyff ad Narragoniam in 1494. The book was a great success and was reprinted in several translations, including a Latin edition in 1497 (Stultifera Navis). The book describes a ship full of jesters en route to the "jester's paradise", Narragonia. Through the various jesters, different kinds of follies are depicted, such as the corrupt judge, the drunkard and the useless doctor. Folly was an important literary tool for writers of the time to criticize the established order unhindered. The print shows a ship full of fools. On their banner is a figure wearing a jester's hat with bells. The woodcut was used as a frontispiece starting from the Latin version and was made by the master of the Haintz Narr. Published in 1498 by Johann Bergmann in Basel. / Dimensions: 11,40 x 8,40 cm / Condition: Strong impression with the woodcut in excellent condition; In a full little sheet with the Latin letterpress remarginned bottom left corner. / Literature: / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: 1498

Master of the Haintz Narr (1498) - Of too much care / Description: From 'Das Narrenshyff' published by Sebasitan Brandt in 1498, where the majority of the woodcuts are attributed to the young Albrecht Durer, this one by another woodcutter working along Durer in the workshop referred to as the Haintz Narr Meister. The humanist and theologian Sebastian Brant's satirical allegory in verse about contemporary vices was first published in German under the title Daß Narrenschyff ad Narragoniam in 1494. The book was a great success and was reprinted in several translations, including a Latin edition in 1497(Stultifera Navis). The book describes a ship full of fools on its way to the " fools' paradise", Narragonia. Through the various jesters, different kinds of follies are portrayed, such as the corrupt judge, the drunkard and the useless doctor. Folly was an important literary tool for writers of the time to criticize the established order unhindered. This print shows how a jester with donkey ears and bells, bears all the cares of the world on his back. "De inutilibus curis vitandis" caps the title, "about avoiding useless worries". As such, this print illustrates folly 24, in the Latin version published by Johann Bergmann in Basel in 1498. The print was made by the Master of the Haintz Narr. / Dimensions: 12,00 x 8,50 cm / Condition: Good condition, full page with text and image. Laud paper with fragment of a watermark. / Literature: / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: 1498

P. Bruegel the Elder, by P. vd Heyden - Battle of Money Bags and Strong Boxes / Description: Engraving, circa 1556-1570. Third state (of 3). Engraved by Pieter van der Heyden. A superb, evenly printed impression with strong contrasts on cream laid paper. Hollstein 146, Bastelaar 146, Lebeer 54. The Battle of the Money Bags and Strong Boxes. A number of pottery banks (money bags) approach from the left to do battle with the treasure chests, barrels and strong boxes on the right; coins and broken boxes and bags litter the foreground. / Dimensions: 23,60 x 30,60 cm / Condition: A superb, evenly printed impression with strong contrasts on cream laid paper. The print is complete with full plate borders and half centimeter margins. / Literature: Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (53) --- New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 (33.III) --- Bastelaer 1908 / Les estampes de Peter Bruegel l'ancien (146) --- Lebeer 1969 / Catalogue raisonné des estampes de Bruegel l'ancien (54) --- Riggs 1977 / Hieronymus Cock, Printmaker and Publisher (42) ----------------- Latin verses in lower margin: “What are all these riches, such an enormous pile of shiny golden metal, the chest filled with new coins? Between such great temptations and the bands of thieves, the cruel grappling hook shall serve as a sign for all: the booty makes the thief, all evil is born of glowing desire, and the cruelly gained booty fits the plunderer.” Dutch verses in lower margin: “Go to it, you money-boxes, barrels, and chests. It's all about money and goods, this fighting and quarreling. Even if someone tells you otherwise, don't believe it. We thus bear on our standards the hook, which never has failed us. They try to weaken us, but one would not wage war against the other if there was nothing to plunder.” --------------------------------- The first edition lettered "Aux Quatre Vents" was probably published by Cock's widow, Volcxken Diercx, after Cock's death in 1570. Given that this would place the print after Bruegel's own death in 1569, it is likely that this was a design intended by Bruegel for engraving, but which had not yet been carried out at the time of his death. This would likely place its execution in the early 1570s. See Riggs, p. 55. / Medium: Engraving /Circa: Ca. 1556-1570

§ † David Hockney O.M, C.H., R.A. (British 1937- ) In an Old Book (from Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from Constantine Cavafy), 1966-67 (Tokyo 52) annotated A/P DH in pencil, not in the artist's hand, below the plateetching on paper, working proof, aside from the edition of 75Final edition published by Editions Alecto, London Dimensions:35cm x 22.5cm (13 3/4in x 9in) (plate); 47cm x 36cm (18 1/2 x 14 1/4in) (sheet)Provenance:ProvenancePrivate collection, UKLiteratureAndrew Brighton, David Hockney Prints, 1954-77, Scottish Arts Council, Edinburgh, 1979 cat. no. 52David Hockney Prints, 1954-1995, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo and Tankosha Publishing Co., Tokyo, 1996, cat. no. 52Marco Livingstone, David Hockney: Etchings and Lithographs, Thames and Hudson, London, 1998, repr. b/w p.19 and pl.19 Note:'Illustrations for Poems from C P Cavafy, etched in 1966 and published in 1967, can be regarded not only as Hockney’s first sustained exercise in line drawing but as one of the most impressive achievements of his naturalist phase…The Cavafy images arose in three different ways: most of the figures were drawn from life; others, such as the boy frontally posed in In an Old Book were taken from photographs; and the buildings were based on drawings made on a visit to Beirut…Metaphor continues to operate in these prints in subtle and emotive ways. Whereas in his prints of the early 1960s Hockney had treated the paper as the support for a tactile and often heavily textured surface, in these images the white of the paper become both an enveloping atmosphere – all the more physically palpable for being undefined in its limits – and an equivalent for the sensuous smoothness of skin.Hockney’s originality as an illustrator is amply demonstrated in the Cavafy prints by his decision not to make pictures of particular poems but to capture the general mood in Cavafy’s poetry of a nostalgia for the erotic and then to select the poems to accompany the images.’Marco Livingstone, David Hockney: Etchings and Lithographs, Thames and Hudson, London, 1988, pp.20-21

Meret OppenheimPrototype 'Table with Bird's Legs', designed 1939, produced 1972Gilded wood, bronze.64 x 67.6 x 53 cmProduced by Simon International, Italy.Together with a certificate of expertise from the Nachlass Meret Oppenheim. Footnotes:ProvenanceSIMON, Stabilimento Calcinelli, Italy, 1972Private collection, ItalyCasa D'Aste Della Rocca, Torino, 'Design', 13 April 2017, lot 279Acquired from the above by the present ownerExhibited'Eine Frau ist eine Frau ist eine Frau', Aargauer Kunsthaus, 27 August 2022-8 January 2023LiteratureDomus, no. 516, November 1972, p. 36Virgilio Vercelloni, The Adventure of Design: Gavina, Milan, 1987, p. 127Accademia delle belle arti di Brera, Dino Gavina Ultrarazionale Ultramobile, Milan, 1998, p. 152Thomas Levy, Meret Oppenheim: From Breakfast in Fur and Back Again, Hamburg, 2003, pp. 120-121Ghislaine Wood, ed., Surreal Things: Surrealism and Design, exh. cat., Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2014, pp. 270-271In 1972, Meret Oppenheim negotiated with the Italian furniture company SIMON the production of a multiple edition of her iconic and surrealist masterpiece the 'Table with Bird's Legs'. The Italian company SIMON produced the present prototype table with thirteen feet impressed upon the tabletop, but due to high production costs this planned mass-produced version was never executed. Instead, SIMON produced a cheaper version with only two feet impressed upon the tabletop. The production of the present table was not commissioned by Oppenheim; but it was a prototype produced by SIMON in order to present to Oppenheim the possibility of creating a mass-produced version of her art. The present prototype table is possibly the first example created after the original and is the genesis for the later and ubiquitous version produced by SIMON with only two feet imprinted upon the tabletop, an adaptation that was never approved by Meret Oppenheim.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Ian Fleming (1908 - 1964) First Edition Octopussy With dust jacket

Property of a Gentleman First Edition Moonraker Ian Fleming (1908 - 1964) Dimensions: 7.5 in. (H) x 5.5 in. (W)

A. A. Milne (1882 - 1956) First Edition Now we are six

3 Volumes including P.G Wodehouse, Ian Fleming and Ted Hughes [a] First edition  With original dust jacket  The World of Wodehouse Clergy P. G. Wodehouse [b] First edition With original dust jacket  Thrilling Cities Ian Fleming [c] The Hawk in the Rain Ted Hughes Dimensions: [a] 9.5 in. (H) x 6.25 in. (W) [b] 9 in. (H) x 6.5 in. (W) [c] 8.75 in. (H) x 5.75 in. (W)

First edition With original dust jacket  4 volumes Winston S. Churchill (1874 - 1965) A History of the English Speaking Peoples (1956) 1. The Birth of Britain 2. The New World 3. The Age of Revolution 4. The Great Democracies London Cassell and Company  1956 Dimensions: 10 in. (H) x 6.5 in. (W)

First Edition In a fitted box 4 Volumes Volume 1 signed by author Ted Hughes (1930 - 1998) Collected Animal Poems Illustrated by Chris Riddell 1. The Iron Wolf 2. What is the Truth? 3. A March Calf 4. The Thought-Fox London Faber and Faber 1995 Dimensions: 8 in. (H) x 5.5 in. (W)

Property of the late author and by descent of his family W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) First Edition Inscribed 'Mabel/with the writer's love./Nov 1902' Mrs Craddock (1902) William Heinemann, London Dimensions: 7.5 in. (H) x 5.5 in. (W)

Property of the late author and by descent of his family W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) First Edition Ex Libris Enid Mellor Inscribed 'For Enid/the author has written his full name/ W. Somerset Maugham' Ah King (1933) William Heinemann Ltd, London Slight spine damage Dimensions: 7.5 in. (H) x 5 in. (W)

Property of the late author and by descent of his family W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) First Edition Inscribed 'For Mabel/ with the/ author's best love WM' Ashenden William Heinemann Ltd, London Dimensions: 8 in. (H) x 5.5 in. (W)

Property of the late author and by descent of his family W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) First Edition Inscription 'From C.O.M/ from/ W.S.M/ 25/2/30' The Gentleman in the Parlour (1930) William Heinemann, London Dimensions: 8 in. (H) x 6.5 in. (W)

Property of the late author and by descent of his family W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) First Edition Inscribed 'Maugham/ 54 Faub St Honoré/ Mabel/ with love/ from WM/ June 12. 99.' Orientations T. Fisher Unwin, London With fire and water damage Dimensions: 8.25 in. (H) x 5.25 in. (W)

Property of the late author and by descent of his family W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) First Edition Inscribed 'For Mabel / with the author's love' The Painted Veil William Heinemann Ltd, London Dimensions: 8 in. (H) x 5.5 in. (W)

Property of the late author and by descent of his family W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) First Edition Inscribed 'To Mabel/with his love the author/presents his plays./11th March 1912' A Man of Honour (1912) William Heinemann, London Dimensions: 7 in. (H) x 5.5 in. (W)

Property of the late author and by descent of his family W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) First Edition Inscribed 'Mabel/with best love/WM/June 26th 1901' The Hero (1901) William Heinemann, London Dimensions: 6.5 in. (H) x 5 in. (W)

Property of the late author and by descent of his family W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) First Edition Inscribed 'For Mabel/From WM' The Magician William Heinemann Ltd, London Water damage Dimensions: 8 in. (H) x 5.5 in. (W)