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Stuart, James and Nicholas Revett The Antiquities of Athens London: Priestly and Weale, 1825-30. Second edition, 4 volumes i

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Lot 156

Stuart, James and Nicholas Revett The Antiquities of Athens London: Priestly and Weale, 1825-30. Second edition, 4 volumes in 2, folio (45 x 29cm), contemporary tan half calf, engraved additional title-page to volume 1, 191 engraved plates (a few double-page), errata leaf to front of volume 3, corrigenda slip to rear of volume 4, without the 2 engraved portraits noted in some copies, variable spotting, volume 1/2 front joint cracking at head and foot(2) THE LIBRARY OF DR ANDREW G. FRASER MD FSA SCOT (1937-2020)The first edition was published between 1764 and 1816.

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Schetky, John Christian and Lord John Manners Sketches and Notes of a Cruise in Scotch Waters on Board His Grace's the Duke

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Lot 43

Schetky, John Christian and Lord John Manners Sketches and Notes of a Cruise in Scotch Waters on Board His Grace's the Duke of Rutland's Yacht Resolution, in the Summer of 1848. London: Thomas McLean, 1850. Folio (49.6 x 33cm), original cloth, rebacked in red morocco, gilt decoration to front board, 74 pp., tinted lithographic title-page and 28 similar plates (4 folding) by J. Needham after Schetky, all hand-coloured and heightened in gum arabic, lithographic dedication leaf, original spine mounted to rear free endpaper, dedication leaf slightly spotted, offsetting from plates to text, 'Armadale Castle' with marginal finger-mark, 'Earl Patrick Stewarts old castle of Scalloway Zetland' slightly spotted at foot, folding plates 'On the River Clyde' and 'Tobermory' with a little marginal spotting, 'Kyles of Bute' loose, 'On the River Clyde' and 'In Glen Nevis' each with old creasing to one corner, a few other marks [Abbey Scenery 494] First and only edition, coloured issue, rare. John Christian Schetky was a noted marine artist born in Edinburgh to a family of Transylvanian ancestry, and was successively marine painter in ordinary to George IV, William IV and Queen Victoria. There are views in and around Campbeltown, Mull, Skye, Loch Ness, Orkney, Shetland, and elsewhere.

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Collection of travel accounts Slade, Adolphus. Records of Travels in Turkey, Greece, etc. And of a Cruise in the Black Sea,

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Lot 161

Collection of travel accounts Slade, Adolphus. Records of Travels in Turkey, Greece, etc. And of a Cruise in the Black Sea, with the Capitan Pasha, in the Years 1829, 1830, and 1831. London: Saunders and Otley, 1833. Second edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, 20th-century cloth, edges untrimmed, half-titles, colour aquatint frontispieces, folding map, folding lithographic plate of manuscript facsimile;Fellows, Sir Charles. Travels and Researches in Asia Minor, more particular in the Province of Lycia. London: John Murray, 1852. First edition, 8vo, original pictorial cloth gilt, 7 folding plates and maps including frontispiece, spine sunned and with label removed, wear to head of rear joint, ink-stamps of the Poynton and Worth Colliers' Library to front pastedown (the leaf repaired) and title-page, frontispiece partly torn along stub but remaining attached;Bartlett, W. H. Gleanings on the Overland Route: Pictorial and Antiquarian. London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1864. 8vo, original pink cloth decoratively stamped in gilt and blind, gilt edges, 22 engraved maps and plates including folding panorama of Alexandria, spine sunned;Palgrave, William Gifford. Personal Narrative of a Year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia (1862-63). New Edition, in One Volume. London: Macmillan and Co., 1868. 8vo, original green pictorial cloth gilt, engraved title-page with portrait of the author (the portrait implied to be a separate plate in the list of plates, apparently in error), 5 folding maps and plans;Martin, William Young. The East: being a Narrative of Personal Impressions of a Tour in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1876. First edition, 8vo, original brown cloth decorated in black, wood-engraved frontispiece, worming to front joint, damp-staining to foot of frontispiece and title-page;Walker, Theodore. Wanderings Eastward. A Diary of Travels in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, and Greece, in 1885. London: S. W. Partridge, 1886. First edition, 8vo, original cloth, 8 wood-engraved plates;Hakluyt Society. Narrative of the Portuguese Embassy to Abyssinia during the Years 1520-1527 by Father Francisco Alvarez. London: Hakluyt Society, 1881. First edition, 8vo, original blue cloth, spine faded;Beaufort, Emily A. Egyptian Sepulchres and Syrian Shrines. Including some Stays in the Lebanon, at Palmyra, and in Western Turkey. London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, original pink pictorial cloth gilt, 5 chromolithographic plates (of 6: lacking volume 2 frontispiece), spines sunned, covers marked, volume 1 rear joint split;and 15 others, the mentioned items collated with regard to plates only(25) THE LIBRARY OF DR ANDREW G. FRASER MD FSA SCOT (1937-2020)

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Alighieri, Dante The Divina Commedia of Dante Alighieri London: T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1802. First edition in English

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Lot 252

Alighieri, Dante The Divina Commedia of Dante Alighieri London: T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1802. First edition in English, 3 volumes, 8vo, portrait, half-titles in volumes 2 and 3, contemporary calf, volume 1 rebacked retaining older spine, volume 2 with cracked joints, volume 3 with one board detached, volume 1 title-page lightly browned, neat early ownership signatures of Marianne Bruce, volume 1 dedication bound between pp.404 and 405, volume 2 without pp.53-4 but gatherings complete and text continuous(3) Boyd's 1802 translation of Dante's complete Divine Comedy reignited the work's popularity.

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8 volumes [Defoe, Daniel] The History of the Union. Edinburgh: Heirs of Andrew Anderson, 1709. First edition, folio, woodcu

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Lot 271

8 volumes [Defoe, Daniel] The History of the Union. Edinburgh: Heirs of Andrew Anderson, 1709. First edition, folio, woodcut coat of arms on title, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed;Lindsay, Robert. The History of Scotland from 21st February 1436 to March 1565. Edinburgh: Baskett and Company, 1728. Folio, inscribed at head of dedication 'Capt. C. Mitchell, R.N., Bought by Mrs Geddes at the Sale of Capt. Mitchell's books', list of subscribers, contemporary panelled calf, neatly rebacked, corners repaired, a few leaves at end wormed in upper margin, foot of title neatly repaired;Pitcairn, Robert. Criminal Trials in Scotland from [1488] to [1624], embracing the entire reigns of James IV and V, Mary Queen of Scots, and James VI. Edinburgh: W. Tait, 1833. 4to, 3 volumes in 4 (volume 1 being in 2 parts), engraved plates, including facsimiles, original cloth, one hinge broken;Forbes, Duncan. Culloden Papers, comprising an extensive and interesting correspondence from the year 1625 to 1748. London, 1815. 4to, additional engraved title, engraved plates, contemporary half calf, some spotting, rebacked, corners rubbed, armorial bookplate of Gerald James Cuthbert 1910;Campbell, Lord Archibald. Records of Argyll. Legends, Traditions and Recollections of Argyllshire Highlanders. Edinburgh: W. Blackwood, 1885. Large paper copy, number 367, plates, original maroon cloth gilt, uncut(8) Pitcairn's Criminal Trials comprises a massive compilation of early criminal cases from the Scottish courts, including the notice of "Remission to John Thowless, in Brechin, for the slaughter of Alexander Meill, committed 'on suddentie,' by the stroke of a 'golf-club.'"

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Adam, Robert Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia [London:] for the author, 1764. First edi

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Lot 88

Adam, Robert Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia [London:] for the author, 1764. First edition, folio, 61 numbered engraved plates (some with more than one plate to a leaf), including engraved title, contemporary half calf, some foxing and dust-soiling, some small closed tears to plates, edges of folding plates a little frayed and dust-soiled, covers rubbed and detached, spine flaking FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE STEVENSON LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERSProvenance: Ownership signature of Robert Stevenson to title-page

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Edinburgh and the Lothians Collection of works, 19th-early 20th century Taylor, James. Lord Jeffrey and Craigcrook, a Histor

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Lot 169

Edinburgh and the Lothians Collection of works, 19th-early 20th century Taylor, James. Lord Jeffrey and Craigcrook, a History of the Castle. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1892. First edition, one of 150 copies, 4to, original tan cloth;Selway, G. Upton. A Mid-Lothian Village. Notes on the Village and Parish of Corstorphine. Edinburgh: George Waterston & Sons, 1890. First edition, one of 58 copies, 4to, original brown cloth gilt, wood-engraved plates on tinted ground;Bone, James. The Perambulator in Edinburgh. With Pictures by E. S. Lumsden. London: Jonathan Cape Limited, 1911. Second edition, one of 200 copies signed by the author, 4to, original half vellum, plates;Harris, David Fraser. Caroline Park House and Roystoun Castle. A Descriptive and Historical Account. Edinburgh: printed for private circulation, 1896. First edition, 4to, original pink crocodile-skin-effect cloth;Ballantyne, R. M. Photographs of Edinburgh, with Descriptive Letterpress. Glasgow: Andrew Duthie, [1868]. First edition, 4to, original green cloth, 13 mounted albumen-print photographs, front inner hinge repaired;Edinburgh Town Council. The Ceremony of Laying the Foundation Stone of the New North Bridge, Edinburgh, 25th May 1896. Edinburgh: published by order of the Town Council of Edinburgh, 1896. First edition, 4to, original cloth, photogravure frontispiece, 13 halftone photographic plates;Wood, L. Ingleby. Vanishing Edinburgh and Leith. Edinburgh: William J. Hay, 1903. First edition, 4to, original cloth, mounted plates;and 11 others, including: Crombie, Modern Athenians, 1882; Edinburgh Past and Present, its Associations and Surroundings, 1877; Colston, Trinity College and Trinity Hospital, 1897, 2 volumes; J. Campbell Irons, Leith and its Antiquities, 1897, 2 volumes; and similar(23) THE LIBRARY OF DR ANDREW G. FRASER MD FSA SCOT (1937-2020)

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The King's African Rifles book by Moyse-Bartlett, first edition hardback published by Gale & Polden 1956, with dust cover

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Lot 1152

The King's African Rifles book by Moyse-Bartlett, first edition hardback published by Gale & Polden 1956, with dust cover

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Eleven military books including All Hell On The Irrawaddy and All Quiet On The Irrawaddy, both by John Finnerty, The Regiment

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Lot 1154

Eleven military books including All Hell On The Irrawaddy and All Quiet On The Irrawaddy, both by John Finnerty, The Regimental Officer's Handbook Of The Japanese Army 1945 War Office Publication, Ballyshannon Belcoo Bertincourt by WJ Canning, signed by author, Call To Arms autobiography by General Sir William Gale, first edition 1968 and signed by author, Unofficial History by Field Marshall Sir William Slim, first edition 1959 and Morning Will Come by Gordon Waterfield, first edition 1944, signed William Slim etc

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Three Inniskilling Fusiliers books comprising From December 1688 to July 1914, second edition, forward by Lt General Travers

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Lot 1156

Three Inniskilling Fusiliers books comprising From December 1688 to July 1914, second edition, forward by Lt General Travers Clarke, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in the World War, first edition 1928 and The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in the Second World War first edition 1951 both by Sir Frank Fox

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Three Inniskilling Fusiliers books comprising The World War by Sir Francis Fox, first edition 1928, ink stamped Regiment

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Lot 1157

Three Inniskilling Fusiliers books comprising The World War by Sir Francis Fox, first edition 1928, ink stamped Regimental School The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in the Second World War by Sir Frank Fox, first edition 1951 and The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers From December 1688 to July 1914 with forward by Lt General Travers Clarke, first edition 1928, ink stamped Regimental School R.I.F

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Two Royal Worcester limited edition figurines Music and Painting from the Graceful Arts Series and two further figurines 1999

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Lot 444

Two Royal Worcester limited edition figurines Music and Painting from the Graceful Arts Series and two further figurines 1999 Anniversary and First Dance, tallest 26cm

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Glazed Expression limited edition 27/5000 character jug of Margaret Thatcher The First Ten Years, height 17cm

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Lot 51

Glazed Expression limited edition 27/5000 character jug of Margaret Thatcher The First Ten Years, height 17cm

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A Moorcroft vase in the 'South Pacific' pattern designed by Sian Leeper, dated 2002, a limited edition numbered 219/300, arti

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Lot 130

A Moorcroft vase in the 'South Pacific' pattern designed by Sian Leeper, dated 2002, a limited edition numbered 219/300, artist signed, 36.5cm highCondition:Good condition with no damages, repairs or crazing. First quality.

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A Moorcroft vase in the 'Nostalgia' pattern designed by Anji Davenport, dated 2003, a limited edition of 150, signed by the d

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Lot 133

A Moorcroft vase in the 'Nostalgia' pattern designed by Anji Davenport, dated 2003, a limited edition of 150, signed by the designer, 22cm high. Boxed.Condition:Good, first quality condition. Widely spaced crazing generally throughout.

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A Moorcroft 'Moonlight' pattern vase designed by Philip Gibson, dated 2004, a limited edition numbered 169 of 250, artist sig

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Lot 136

A Moorcroft 'Moonlight' pattern vase designed by Philip Gibson, dated 2004, a limited edition numbered 169 of 250, artist signed, 31cm highCondition:First quality. Good condition with no damages or repairs. No crazing.

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A large Moorcroft vase in the Mountain Kingdom pattern designed by Philip Gibson, dated 2003, a limited edition numbered 29 o

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Lot 138

A large Moorcroft vase in the Mountain Kingdom pattern designed by Philip Gibson, dated 2003, a limited edition numbered 29 of 100, signed by the designer, 42cm highCondition:Minute glaze nick to top rim. Otherwise good, with no damages or repairs. First quality. No crazing.

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A large floor-standing Moorcroft vase in the 'Lamia' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1996, additionally signed by Jo

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Lot 140

A large floor-standing Moorcroft vase in the 'Lamia' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1996, additionally signed by John Moorcroft, a limited edition numbered 82/100, 52cm highCondition:In good first quality condition with no damages or repairs. No visible crazing.

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A large Moorcroft floor-standing vase in the 'After the Storm' pattern designed by Walter Moorcroft, a limited edition number

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Lot 141

A large Moorcroft floor-standing vase in the 'After the Storm' pattern designed by Walter Moorcroft, a limited edition numbered 94/200, dated 1998, 52cm highCondition:Small nibble to one piece of tubelining around a field. First quality. There is some crazing to the glaze on the underside of the base but none visible to the main body of the vase/

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A large Moorcroft floor-standing vase in the Ryden Lane pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1999, a limited edition numb

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Lot 142

A large Moorcroft floor-standing vase in the Ryden Lane pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1999, a limited edition numbered 49/100, 68cm highCondition:In good first quality condition with no damages or repairs. There is some crazing to the underside of the foot rim but none visible to the main body of the vase.

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A Moorcroft high-shouldered baluster vase in the 'Snowdon Lily' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 2004, limited editio

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Lot 143

A Moorcroft high-shouldered baluster vase in the 'Snowdon Lily' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 2004, limited edition numbered 96 of 200, signed in gold by the designer, 15cm high. Boxed. Condition:In good, first quality condition with no damages or repairs.

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A large Moorcroft vase in the Isle Royale pattern designed by Anji Davenport, a limited edition numbered 72 of 200, dated 200

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Lot 151

A large Moorcroft vase in the Isle Royale pattern designed by Anji Davenport, a limited edition numbered 72 of 200, dated 2004, signed by the designer, 39.5cm highCondition:In good, first quality condition with no damages or repairs. No crazing to the glaze. There is no box.

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A large Moorcroft vase in the 'Caravan' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 2004, a limited edition numbered 73 of 100,

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Lot 152

A large Moorcroft vase in the 'Caravan' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 2004, a limited edition numbered 73 of 100, signed by the designer, 42cm highCondition:In a good first quality condition with no damages or repairs. No crazing to the glaze.

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A large Moorcroft double-gourd trial vase in the 'King Protea' pattern designed by Emma Bosson, dated 1998, signed in gold by

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Lot 155

A large Moorcroft double-gourd trial vase in the 'King Protea' pattern designed by Emma Bosson, dated 1998, signed in gold by the designer, a trial piece for the later limited edition of 100, 38.5cm highCondition:In good, first quality condition. Crazing to the glaze throughout.

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A large Moorcroft vase in the 'Tigris' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1993, additionally signed by John Moorcroft,

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Lot 156

A large Moorcroft vase in the 'Tigris' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1993, additionally signed by John Moorcroft, a limited edition numbered 96 of 150, 39cm highCondition:In good first quality condition with no damages or repairs. There is some minor crazing to a few of the flowers, but none too disfiguring.

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A large Moorcroft vase in the 'Scarlet Cloud' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, a limited edition numbered 93 of 350, dated

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Lot 159

A large Moorcroft vase in the 'Scarlet Cloud' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, a limited edition numbered 93 of 350, dated 2003, 36cm high. Boxed.Condition:Good, first quality condition. Some lines of crazing to the underside of the base.

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A Moorcroft jug in the 'Sonoyta' pattern designed by Kerry Goodwin, dated 2002, a limited edition numbered 64/400, signed by

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Lot 164

A Moorcroft jug in the 'Sonoyta' pattern designed by Kerry Goodwin, dated 2002, a limited edition numbered 64/400, signed by the artist, 24cm high. Boxed.Condition:Good, first quality condition with no damages or repairs. No crazing.

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A Moorcroft jug in the 'Arctic Gold' pattern, dated 2003, a limited edition designed by Rachel Bishop from the Wenlock Collec

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Lot 167

A Moorcroft jug in the 'Arctic Gold' pattern, dated 2003, a limited edition designed by Rachel Bishop from the Wenlock Collection, numbered 168/250, signed by the artist, 24cm high. Boxed.Condition:In a good, first quality condition with no damages or crazing.

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A Moorcroft jug in the 'Iris' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop for the Collector’s Club, dated 1997, numbered edition 237, 2

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Lot 171

A Moorcroft jug in the 'Iris' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop for the Collector’s Club, dated 1997, numbered edition 237, 24cm highCondition:Good, first quality condition with no damages or repairs. One line of crazing to the handle.

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A Moorcroft jug in the 'Wild Brae' pattern designed by Sian Leeper, dated 2004, exclusive to The Posthorn, a limited edition

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Lot 185

A Moorcroft jug in the 'Wild Brae' pattern designed by Sian Leeper, dated 2004, exclusive to The Posthorn, a limited edition numbered 48 of 200, signed by the designer, 24cm high. Boxed.Condition:In a good first quality condition with no damages or repairs. No crazing.

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A Moorcroft jug in the Wyevale pattern designed by Philip Gibson, dated 2004, signed by Gibson to the base, a numbered editio

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Lot 188

A Moorcroft jug in the Wyevale pattern designed by Philip Gibson, dated 2004, signed by Gibson to the base, a numbered edition '212, 27.5cm highCondition:Good condition, first quality. No crazing.

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A Moorcroft jug, a Trial jug designed by Andrew Hull, dated 2004, later turned into a limited edition of 50, but with purple

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Lot 191

A Moorcroft jug, a Trial jug designed by Andrew Hull, dated 2004, later turned into a limited edition of 50, but with purple flowers rather than red, 24cm high. Boxed.Condition:In good, first quality condition with no damages or repairs. No crazing.

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A Moorcroft vase in the 'Orchid' pattern, designed by Nicola Slaney, a limited edition numbered 78/100, dated 1998, artist si

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Lot 192

A Moorcroft vase in the 'Orchid' pattern, designed by Nicola Slaney, a limited edition numbered 78/100, dated 1998, artist signed, 19cm high. Boxed, no slip case.Condition:In a good, first quality condition with no damages or crazing.

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A Moorcroft vase in the 'Wenlock Edge' pattern designed by Philip Gibson, dated 2001, a limited edition numbered 55 of 200, s

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Lot 196

A Moorcroft vase in the 'Wenlock Edge' pattern designed by Philip Gibson, dated 2001, a limited edition numbered 55 of 200, signed twice by the artist, 16cm highCondition:Good condition with no damages or repairs. First quality. No crazing.

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A Moorcroft vase in the 'Sunderland' pattern designed by Shirley Hayes, dated 2002, a limited edition numbered 13 of 350, sig

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Lot 197

A Moorcroft vase in the 'Sunderland' pattern designed by Shirley Hayes, dated 2002, a limited edition numbered 13 of 350, signed twice by the artist, 20.5cm highCondition:Good, first quality condition with no damages or repairs. No crazing.

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A Moorcroft vase in the Chrysanthemum pattern, dated 2002, designed by Anji Davenport for the Collector’s Club, a numbered ed

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Lot 202

A Moorcroft vase in the Chrysanthemum pattern, dated 2002, designed by Anji Davenport for the Collector’s Club, a numbered edition 396, artist signed, 12cm high.Condition:Good, first quality condition with no damages or repairs. One line of crazing to the underside of the base.

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A Moorcroft vase in the 'Woodstock' pattern designed by Kay Goodwin, dated 2002, a limited edition numbered 2 of300, signed t

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Lot 203

A Moorcroft vase in the 'Woodstock' pattern designed by Kay Goodwin, dated 2002, a limited edition numbered 2 of300, signed twice by the artist, 12cm highThe Woodstock pattern was designed for the Moorcroft Collectors Club event held at Blenheim Palace in 2002.Condition:Good, first quality condition. One line of crazing to the main body of the vase and a few others to the underside of the base.

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A Moorcroft vase in the Martinique pattern designed by Jeanne McDougall, dated 1998, of high-shouldered form, decorated with

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Lot 208

A Moorcroft vase in the Martinique pattern designed by Jeanne McDougall, dated 1998, of high-shouldered form, decorated with Tropical Fish and Coral, numbered edition 102, 17cm highCondition:Good, first quality condition. A few odd lines of crazing.

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A Moorcroft Trial vase designed by Emma Bossons, decorated with Acorns and Foliage, dated 2001, later turned into a limited e

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Lot 209

A Moorcroft Trial vase designed by Emma Bossons, decorated with Acorns and Foliage, dated 2001, later turned into a limited edition of 250, signed by Eric Knowles 17cm high. Boxed.Condition:In good first quality condition with no damages, but there is crazing to the glaze throughout.

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A tall Moorcroft vase in the 'Singing the Blues' pattern, designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 2012, signed by the designer, a nu

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Lot 212

A tall Moorcroft vase in the 'Singing the Blues' pattern, designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 2012, signed by the designer, a numbered edition '41', 36.5cm highCondition:In good first quality condition with no damages, repairs or crazing.

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A Moorcroft vase in the 'Chatsworth Orchid' pattern designed by Philip Gibson, a limited edition numbered 30/350, dated 2001,

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Lot 214

A Moorcroft vase in the 'Chatsworth Orchid' pattern designed by Philip Gibson, a limited edition numbered 30/350, dated 2001, signed by the artist, 23.5cm highCondition:Good, first quality condition with no damages or repairs. No visible crazing.

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A Moorcroft charger in the Carousel pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1999, a numbered edition 734, 36cm diameter. Box

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Lot 219

A Moorcroft charger in the Carousel pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1999, a numbered edition 734, 36cm diameter. Boxed, with certificate.Condition:Good, first quality condition. A few lines of crazing to the reverse.

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A Moorcroft vase in the 'Swallows' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1999, a limited edition numbered 354/500, 25cm hi

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Lot 227

A Moorcroft vase in the 'Swallows' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1999, a limited edition numbered 354/500, 25cm high. Boxed.Condition:In a good, first quality condition with no damages or repairs. No crazing.

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A large Moorcroft floor-standing vase in the 'Kyoto' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1995, a limited edition numbere

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Lot 231

A large Moorcroft floor-standing vase in the 'Kyoto' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1995, a limited edition numbered 62/100, 61.5cm highCondition:First quality. Good condition with no damages or repairs. A few lines of crazing, mainly around one butterfly.

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A Moorcroft Prestige jardiniere and stand in the ‘Tree Bark Thief’ pattern, designed by Rachel Bishop, a limited edition 40 o

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Lot 232

A Moorcroft Prestige jardiniere and stand in the ‘Tree Bark Thief’ pattern, designed by Rachel Bishop, a limited edition 40 of 50, dated 1997, 86cm high overallCondition:Jardiniere diameter - 27.5cmIn good, first quality condition. There is crazing to the glaze. There are no cracks, chips or any restoration. Please see additional images.

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A tall Moorcroft vase in the 'Tree Bark Thief' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1996, a limited edition numbered 95 o

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Lot 235

A tall Moorcroft vase in the 'Tree Bark Thief' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 1996, a limited edition numbered 95 of 250, 36.5cm high. Boxed (white outer sleeve broken).Condition:In a good, first quality condition with no damages or crazing.

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A Moorcroft vase in the 'Martinique' pattern designed by Jeanne McDougall, dated 1998, decorated with tropical fish in coral,

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Lot 241

A Moorcroft vase in the 'Martinique' pattern designed by Jeanne McDougall, dated 1998, decorated with tropical fish in coral, numbered edition 64, 30.5cm highCondition:Good first quality condition with no damages or repairs. One line of crazing to the underside of the base.

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A Moorcroft' vase in the 'Snowdon Lily' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 2004, a limited edition numbered 87/200, sig

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Lot 252

A Moorcroft' vase in the 'Snowdon Lily' pattern designed by Rachel Bishop, dated 2004, a limited edition numbered 87/200, signed in gold by the designer, 15.5cm high. Boxed. Condition:In a good condition with no damages or repairs. No crazing. First quality.

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A Moorcroft jug designed by Emma Bossons, dated 1998, pattern name unknown, red flowers on a cream and dark green ground, a n

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Lot 253

A Moorcroft jug designed by Emma Bossons, dated 1998, pattern name unknown, red flowers on a cream and dark green ground, a numbered edition '16', signed by the designer, 24cm high. Boxed.Condition:Good, first quality condition with no damages or repairs. No crazing.

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Guy Gibson by Richard Morris with Colin Dobinson 1994, unsigned Hardback Book First Edition published by Viking (The Penguin

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Lot 305

Guy Gibson by Richard Morris with Colin Dobinson 1994, unsigned Hardback Book First Edition published by Viking (The Penguin Group) good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Smiley's People by John Le Carré, First Edition 1980, Hardcover book. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate

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Lot 343

Smiley's People by John Le Carré, First Edition 1980, Hardcover book. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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British Airways Flightpaths - A Tale about an Airline and an Industry by Geoffrey Thomas and Christine Forbes Smith 2004 Soft

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Lot 323

British Airways Flightpaths - A Tale about an Airline and an Industry by Geoffrey Thomas and Christine Forbes Smith 2004 Softback Book First Edition published by Aerospace Technical Publications International Pty Ltd, good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Tom Hanks signed The making of another major motion picture masterpiece hardback book. Signed on inside title page. First edi

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Lot 251

Tom Hanks signed The making of another major motion picture masterpiece hardback book. Signed on inside title page. First edition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Cheshire - The Biography of Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM by Richard Morris 2000, unsigned Hardback Book First Edition published b

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Lot 306

Cheshire - The Biography of Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM by Richard Morris 2000, unsigned Hardback Book First Edition published by Viking (The Penguin Group) good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Perfect Spy by John Le Carré, First Edition 1986, Hardcover book. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of A

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Lot 341

Perfect Spy by John Le Carré, First Edition 1986, Hardcover book. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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* Illustrated Proverbs. New Round Game, Illustrated Proverbs, 1st series, consisting of 64 cards beautifully coloured, early

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Lot 48

* Illustrated Proverbs. New Round Game, Illustrated Proverbs, 1st series, consisting of 64 cards beautifully coloured, early edition, London: John Jaques & Son, circa 1870, the complete deck of 64 cards, comprising 12 hand-coloured engraved cards illustrating the proverbs, and 51 cards with another word from each proverb within a decorative cartouche, all cards with the full relevant proverb at the top, plus the printed Rules card, generally browned, somewhat dust- and finger-soiled, few corners creased, some light wear to extremities, square corners, versos lightly mottled blue, each card 87 x 57 mm, with original two-part box (worn), small label of Hamleys' Imperial Toy Warehouse at bottom of front panel, together with two decks of The Counties of England, by Jacques & Son: firstly a 3rd series (Eastern) deck, 61 cards plus key and rules cards, 1881 census figures, box A (defective); secondly a 2nd series (Midland) deck, 47 cards plus folding rules leaflet, 1911 figures, box B (worn), also two decks of The Kingdoms of Europe, Jaques & Son, circa 1885: a 1st series deck, 45 cards, with defective box, and a 2nd series deck, 45 cards and folding rules leaflet, plus a South Africa Souvenir pack by South African Railways and Harbours Publicity Dept., circa 1910 (see Berry, 2003, [W626]), 52 plus joker, with original box (worn), a Picturesque Canada Souvenir Playing Cards pack, published Canadian Pacific Railway News Service, manufactured U.S. Playing Card Co., 52 plus joker, with original box (worn), and a Cartes Lenormand deck by B. Dondorf, Wahrsage-Karten nr.1 (variant 2), circa 1878-1910, 35 (of 36, without 8D), rules booklet (repaired & worn), an 8D added from another similar deck by Max Kornicker, in original (defective) cloth and card boxQTY: (8)NOTE:First item: Apparently the engravings are after designs by H.K. Browne, also known as Phiz.

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Nordenskiöld (Adolf Erik). Facsimile-Atlas to the Early History of Cartography with Reproductions of the Most Important Maps

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Lot 34

Nordenskiöld (Adolf Erik). Facsimile-Atlas to the Early History of Cartography with Reproductions of the Most Important Maps Printed in the XV and XVI Centuries. Stockholm, 1889, additional half-title, numerous facsimile maps, marbled endpapers, contemporary half morocco gilt, worn and frayed at extremities, upper joint partially cracked, folio, together with Skelton (R. A. & Summerson John). A Description of Maps and Architectural Drawings in the Collections made by William Cecil First Baron Burghley now at Hatfield House, Oxford, Printed for Presentation to the Members of The Roxburghe Club, 1971, additional half-title, portrait frontispiece, numerous double-page, colour and black and white illustrations, bookplate of R. H. Johnstone, publisher's quarter morocco gilt, boards, scuffed and a little stained, folio, with Skelton (R.A. author of the Introduction). Livio Sanuto Geografia Dell' Africa, Facsimile Atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd, Amsterdam, 1965, numerous black & white double-page maps throughout, publishers' half morocco gilt, folio, with another copy in cloth and retaining its dust jacket, plus Blaeu (Johannes). Cinquiéme Volume de la Geographie Blaviane contenant L'Angleterre qui fait L'onziéme Livre de L'Europe, Amsterdam 1663, facsimile edition, published Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd Amsterdam 1967, colour printed title page and numerous black & white double-page maps, faux vellum gilt, slight soiling to boards, folio, with another six facsimile atlases similar, all folioQTY: (11)

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Falconer (William). A Practical Dissertation on the Medicinal Effects of the Bath Waters, Bath: R. Cruttwell, 1790, toning af

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Lot 74

Falconer (William). A Practical Dissertation on the Medicinal Effects of the Bath Waters, Bath: R. Cruttwell, 1790, toning affecting first and last few leaves, contemporary tree calf, rebacked preserving original boards, gilt lettering to spine, corners bumped, 8vo, together with Peach (R. E. publisher). Graphic Views in Bath and its Vicinity, circa 1886, engraved title, 36 engravings, red publishers cloth, gilt lettering and decoration to upper board, small 8vo, plus Guidott (Thomas). A Collection of Treatises relating to the City and Waters of Bath..., To which is added, Thermae Redivivae; or, The City of Bath described..., by Henry Chapman, London: Printed for J. Leake, 1725, folding engraved map frontispiece, 4 engraved plates (1 folding), bookplate of Wadham Wyndham and ownership initialled 'HPW' stamp to front pastedown, contemporary calf gilt, chipping and loss to spine, rubbing to boards, upper board almost detached, 8vo, plus Lees-Milne (James & Ford, David). Images of Bath, 1st edition, limited to 75 copies, Richmond-Upon-Thames: Saint Helena Press, 1982, signed by the authors, numerous black and white illustrations, all edges gilt, original blue morocco gilt, contrasting morocco title labels to spine, gilt turn-ins, 4to, contained within a slipcase with split at top edge, and 5 other 19th/20th century volumes relating to Bath, bound in cloth and leather bindings in varying condition QTY: (9)

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Bates (H. E.). The Golden Oriole, 1st edition, London: Michael Joseph, 1962, a few leaves lightly spotted, original orange cl

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Lot 107

Bates (H. E.). The Golden Oriole, 1st edition, London: Michael Joseph, 1962, a few leaves lightly spotted, original orange cloth gilt, dust jacket, head of rear panel frayed with small loss, 8vo, together with:The Distant Horns of Summer, 1st edition, London: Michael Joseph, 1967, original blue cloth lettered in silver, dust jacket, verso with paper reinforcements to head and tail of spine, 8vo, plusThe Fabulous Mrs V, 1st edition, London: Michael Joseph, 1964, gift inscription to front pastedown, original grey cloth gilt, dust jacket, small red stain to upper panel, some fraying to extremities, 8vo, with approximately 60 other works by H. E. Bates, including first editions in dust jacket QTY: (60)

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[Svin'in, Pavel Petrovich]. Sketches of Russia; illustrated with 15 engravings, 1st edition, London: R. Ackermann, 1814, 14 h

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Lot 15

[Svin'in, Pavel Petrovich]. Sketches of Russia; illustrated with 15 engravings, 1st edition, London: R. Ackermann, 1814, 14 hand-coloured aquatint plates (of 15), including 2 portraits (lacks plate 8. 'A Circassian in his military costume...'), single engraved leaf of music (A Russian National Song), sewing partly broken and initial leaves detached, edges untrimmed, contemporary morocco-backed marbled boards, upper board detached, worn, 8vo, together with Conway (William Martin). Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas, London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1894, folding map at front, frontispiece, black and white illustrations, ownership inscription excised from head of half-title, rear hinge cracked, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original pictorial terracotta cloth gilt, lightly rubbed and marked, slightly cocked, 8vo, plusHoare (Richard Colt). A Classical Tour through Italy and Sicily; tending to illustrate some districts which have not been described by Mr. Eustace in his classical tour, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: printed for J. Mawman, 1819, engraved map (close-trimmed to top margin), occasional light spotting, endpapers renewed, previous owner inscription of the Very Rev. Charles Parfitt, 1850 to titles, his bookplates, contemporary half calf, rebacked, worming to one corner, others repaired, 8vo, and Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive and Historical, by Christopher Wordsworth, new edition, carefully revised, 1853, in contemporary morocco, 8voQTY: (5)NOTE:First work Abbey, Travel 225; Tooley 478.

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