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Lot 9

TRUMBO DALTON: (1905-1976) American screenwriter of Roman Holiday (1953) and other Hollywood movies, Academy Award winner. Trumbo was one of the Hollywood Ten and refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 during their investigation of alleged Communist influences in the motion picture industry. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Hollywood on Trial by Gordon Kahn, First Edition published by Boni & Gaer, New York, 1948. Signed by Trumbo in blue ink with his name alone to the front free endpaper and also signed by Adrian Scott (1911-1972) American screenwriter and film producer, one of the Hollywood Ten who was blacklisted by Hollywood movie studio bosses. Further signed by Gordon Kahn (1902-1962) American author and screenwriter who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Signed ('Gordon Kahn') in black fountain pen ink to the title page. Bound in grey boards with dark green title to the cover and spine. Lacking the dust jacket. Some light age wear and a few small tears and scuffing to the upper and lower edges of the spine, otherwise about VG 

Lot 1334

MONTGOMERY B.L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. A highly unusual book signed, being a hardback edition of The Memoirs of Field-Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K.G., First edition published by Collins, London, 1958, signed ('Montgomery of Alamein F.M.') by Montgomery in fountain pen ink to the front free endpaper and dated November 1958 in his hand. Additionally signed by Spike Milligan (1918-2002) Irish actor and comedian. Milligan has signed his name in bold black ink, also to the front free endpaper, beneath a statement in his hand, in full, 'I wrote - enclosing this book, saying - I had done his bidding during the war - would he now do mine and sign this book - within 48 hours it was signed and returned'. To one of the inside pages of illustrations, featuring photographs of Montgomery's father and mother, and one of the young Monty aged nine years, Milligan has added a few brief annotations, making disparaging remarks about Montgomery's parents and the observation 'OK' alongside the photograph of the juvenile future Field Marshal. Lacking the dust jacket and with some light overall age wear and minor foxing and staining, G Spike Milligan served as a signaller (Gunner Milligan 954024) in D Battery (later 19 Battery), 56th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery, during World War II. The unit saw action as part of the First Army in the North African campaign and then in the succeeding Italian campaign. Milligan was appointed lance bombardier and was about to be promoted to bombardier when he was wounded in action at the Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944 and subsequently hospitalised.  

Lot 1359

TIBBETS PAUL: (1915-2007) American Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb, Hiroshima, 6th August 1945. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Enola Gay - Mission to Hiroshima by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts, First Edition published by White Owl Press Ltd., Loughborough, 1995. Signed by Tibbets in bold blue ink to the title page, 'Paul Tibbets, B/Gen USAF (Ret), Commander, 509th Composite Group and Pilot, B29 Enola Gay 6 Aug. 1945'. Accompanied by the dust jacket. About EX

Lot 911

VOLNEY COUNT OF: (1757-1820) Constantin François de Chasseboeuf, French Philosopher, Abolitionist, Writer and Politician. Author of “The Ruins: Or a Survey of the Revolutions of the Empires”. He assumed the name of “Volney”, created as a contraction of “Voltaire” and “Ferney”. Imprisoned during the Jacobin Club triumph, he could escape the guillotine. A good A.L.S., `Volney´, two pages, 4to, Paris, 24th May 1794, to citizen Salliard, his editor, in French. Volney expresses his discontent with the behaviour shown by his correspondent Salliard, the Parisian librarian of the Quai des Augustins, regarding the publication of his work, stating in part `…tu m´avais alors informé que ma première edition de “La Loi Naturelle” tirait vers sa fin, que tu avais en main le benefice de 600 exemplaires, que les 600 derniers ne pouvaient tarder de s´écouler, qu´il fallait se presser de recommence rune seconde edition, que tu m´en envoyerais incéssament les épreuves… aujourd´hui l´on m´annonce de ta part que des discussions avec les Didot imprimeurs, non seulement t´empêchent de rien terminer soit pour l´apurement du compte, soit pour l´impression, et que même tu me déconseilles d´achever l´édition; mais Citoyen voila une dépense faite; sans ton conseil je ne l´eusse pas entreprise; est-il juste qu´aujourd´hui elle me tombe en pure perte?´ (Translation: “…you had at that time informed me that my first edition of “La Loi Naturelle” was nearing its end, that you had in hand the benefit of 600 copies, that the last 600 could not be long in selling, that we had to hurry to start a second edition again, that you would send me the proofs incessantly... today I am told that discussions with the Didot printers, not only prevent you from finishing anything either because of the clearance of the account, either because of printing issues, and that even you advise me not to complete the edition; but Citizen here is an expense made; without your advice I would not have undertaken it; is it fair that today the whole falls on me as a full loss?”) Volney further asks his correspondent and wonders how is it that he was not informed of anything till now, and in order not to permit that the edition troubles go worst, and clearly not trusting Salliard,  instructs what he wants him to do, saying `…il est donc evident par le fait que c´est à lui que tu remets et que je dois remettre la manutention de mes intérêts, en consequence je te prie, cher Concitoyen, de vouloir bien compter en ses mains le benefice qui me revient de la vente de la première Edition, et même de lui remettre ce qui peut en rester d´exemplaires…´ (Translation: “…it is therefore evident by the fact that it is to him that you entrust and that I must entrust also the maintenance of my interests, consequently I beg you, dear fellow citizen, to put in his hands the benefit which is due to me from the sale of the first edition, and even to give him what may remain of copies...”) With integral blank leaf. Paper bearing a “J. Honig & Zoonen” watermark. The work Volney refers to The Law of Nature, would be re-edited in 1890. Also known as Catéchisme du Citoyen Français (“Catechism of the French Citizen”) English translations of Volney's Ruins began appearing within a year or so of its first French edition, but sometime during Volney's stay in the United States, he and Thomas Jefferson entered into a secret arrangement whereby Jefferson agreed to make a new English translation of the work. Volney visited Monticello for two weeks during June 1796. The two men also met on several occasions at the American Philosophical Society. Jefferson was President of the APS at the time and sponsored Volney's induction into the organization. These meetings provided the two men with ample opportunity to conceive and discuss the project. Jefferson appreciated the book's central theme - that the empires rise if government allows enlightened self-interest to flourish. This theme, Jefferson believed, represented an excellent summary of the Enlightenment-based principles upon which the U.S. was founded. However, Jefferson insisted that his translation be published only for certain readers, due to the book's controversial religious content. Jefferson was preparing to make a bid for the Presidency of the United States in 1800; he was worried his Federalist opponents would attack him as an atheist, if it were known he translated Volney's supposedly heretical book. According to the evidence discovered, Jefferson translated the invocation plus the first 20 chapters of the 1802 Paris edition of Volney's Ruins. These first 20 chapters represent a review of human history from the point of view of a post-Enlightenment philosopher. Presumably, Jefferson then became too occupied with the Presidential campaign and didn't have time to finish the last four chapters of the book. Volney concludes the book with a call for an absolute separation of Church and State 

Lot 66

BERGMAN INGRID: (1915-1982) Swedish actress, Academy Award winner. An exceptional book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of Casablanca: Script and Legend by Howard Koch, First edition published by The Overlook Press, Woodstock, New York, 1973 (first printing, as stated on the copyright page), featuring various essays, the script, analysis and original reviews of the American World War II romantic drama film Casablanca (1942), signed by Bergman in bold blue ink to the half-title page, 'To Audrey - Ingrid Bergman and Ilsa Lund'. Bound in the publisher's black cloth, with gilt stamped title to spine, and accompanied by the dust jacket (some very minor, light age wear and the spine a little faded). An extremely rare (quite possibly unique) form of Bergman's signature in which she incorporates the character name of Ilsa Lund, described as her 'most famous and enduring role'. About EXProvenance: The present signed book originates from the collection of Audrey Gilchrist, a well-known in person collector of movie star autographs, based in London.

Lot 619

Books. Approx. 80, including Gibbon (Edward) & Smith (William, editor), The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. With Notes by Dean Milman and M. Guizot, eight-volume set, first edition thus, London: John Murray, 1855, original publisher's blue cloth, chipped, 8vo, other ancient civilizations, including Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Etruscans, some Mesopotamian, etc., including some classics, mythology, language, etc., academic and general imprints, mostly hardback

Lot 753

Bibliophily. One box of pictures and prints, including Robert Vaughan (c. 1600 - c. 1663), allegorical title-page from the first edition of Herylyn's Cosmographie, engraving, London, 1677, framed, a further three framed title-pages, 16th & 17th c, Pierre Lombart (1612/3 - 1681), a plate from Ogilby's edition of Virgil's Georgics, n.d. [1654], copperplate engraving, Hogarth-type frame, Dr Syntax caricature, further book-related images, etc Mixed condition. Unexamined out of frames.

Lot 602

[Estienne (Charles)], et al., Maison Rustique, Or, The Countrey (sic) Farme (sic) [...], third English edition, first edition thus with Gervase Markham's contributions, London: Printed by Adam Islip for John Bill, 1616, with all faults, in-text woodcut illustrations, lacking A1 but supplied in facsimile and tipped on pastedown, leaves A3, F3, Aa2, [Ee6], [Vu2], [Bbb5] defective, lacking all between R-[V6] and [Aa6], [Eee], Sss, and all after [Sss4], tatty and with some tears in places, worm holes - principally to gutter and inner-margins, typically toned and browned, some stains, splits, contemporary ink manuscript annotations and marginalia, papered boards, folio.

Lot 610

Sillitoe (Alan), four signed works, comprising All Citizens Are Soldiers, first edition, London: Macmillan, 1969, original pictorial dustjacket designed by George Mayhew, yellow cloth, Guzman, Go Home, London: W.H. Allen, 1979, original dustjacket over cloth, Every Day of the Week: An Alan Sillitoe Reader, first edition thus, London: W.H. Allen, 1987, dj, black cloth, [&] Life without Armour: an Autobiography, Robson Books, 2004, paperback, all mixed 8vo, (4).

Lot 626

Hitler (Adolf), Mein Kampf, first English unexpurgated edition, eighth impression thus, London: Hurst and Blackett, Ltd., December 1939, portrait frontispiece, scarce in dustjacket, spine sunned, one or two chips, original cloth, 8vo

Lot 621

Textile Trade. [Webster (William)], The Consequences of Trade, as to the Wealth and Strength of any Nation; of The Woollen Trade in particular [...], second edition, London: [...] Sold by T. Cooper, 1740, blue wrappers, 8vo in 4s, another copy, third edition, same imprint and date, printed on a larger stock of paper, 20th century calf-backed boards, 8vo in 4s, two copies of the Remarks upon Mr. Webber's Scheme and the Draper's Pamphlet, first editions, London: J. Roberts, 1741, [&] Anon, The Grasier's Complaint and Petition for Redress: or, The Necessity of Restraining Irish Wool and Yarn [...], By a Lincolnshire Grasier, first edition, London: Printed for Arth. Bettesworth, 1726, marbled spine over wrappers, 8vo, (5).

Lot 606

Varlo (Charles), The Floating Ideas of Nature, Suited to the Philosopher, Farmer, and Mechanic [...], two-volume set, first edition, London: Printed for the Author, 1796, volume I's folding table frontispiece damaged, slight foxing, contemporary mottled calf gilt, some worn losses, volume II's cover with some movement, 12mo, (2).

Lot 635

Books. 4 shelves of miscellaneous books and decorative bindings, early 20th c and later, including Lloyd (Nathaniel), A History of English Brickwork, first edition, London, 1925, original green pictorial cloth gilt, 4to, further architecture, furniture and antique reference, The Family History of England, 12 vols, c. 1879, illustrated, original cloth, 4to, Heath's Shakespeare Gallery, novels in leatherette bindings, etc

Lot 627

Local Interest. Brown (Cornelius): A History of Newark-on-Trent [...], two-volume set, large paper copies, signed by the author and numbered 70/100, Newark: S. Whiles, 1904, original half-morocco over cloth boards, spines sunned, rubbed, pictorial gilt upper-covers, marbled edges and endpapers, 4to, [&] The Annals of Newark-upon-Trent, first edition, London: H. Sotheran & Co., 1879, photographically illustrated, original publisher's pictorial cloth, worn, chipped, 4to, (3).

Lot 608

Agriculture & Husbandry. Monk (John), An Agricultural Dictionary, three-volume set, first edition, London: G. Woodfall, et al., 1794, volume I with printed author's slip viz. volume III, original publisher's boards, 8vo, Anderson (James), Essays Relating to Agriculture and Rural Affairs, volume III only, first edition, Edinburgh: T. Cadell and William Creech, et al., 1796, original publisher's boards, 8vo, [&] [Adam (James)], Practical Essays on Agriculture, volume II only, first edition, London: T. Cadell, 1789, 20th century papered boards, 8vo, etc., (6).

Lot 614

Books, Music. Approx. 80., including a Presentation Copy from the Author-Composer to an Actor, Berger (Francesco), Reminiscences, Impressions and Anecdotes, later inscribed and signed by the author, first edition, London: Sampson Low, et al., n.d. [1913], original publisher's cloth, inscribed to Rudolph de Cordora (1859-1941), Jamaican born actor and screenwriter, 8vo, further classical music and opera, including Gay's Beggar's Opera, Szymanowski, Puccini, Mozart, musical scores, etc

Lot 639

Books. 3 shelves of theology, all ex-library stock and sold with faults, including Porteus (Beilby, editor) & Stinton (George, editor), The Works of Thomas Secker, LL.D., Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, six-volume set, third edition, Dublin: Printed for J. Williams, 1775, institutional calf over cloth, rubbed with worn losses, 8vo, Cranmer's Works/Jenkyns (The Rev. Henry, editor), The Remains of Thomas Cranmer, D.D., Archbishop of Canterbury, four-volume set, first edition thus, Oxford: at the University Press, 1833, vol. I portrait frontispiece, original publisher's papered boards, worn with losses, 8vo, some local interest and provincial imprints, non-conformity, pamphlets, biographies, some prayer books and devotionals, etc All ex-lib and sold with all faults.

Lot 624

Ward (Professor John, F.R.S.), The Lives of the Professors of Gresham College: To which is prefixed The Life of the Founder, Sir Thomas Gresham. With An Appendix, consisting of Orations, Lectures, and Letters, written by the Professors, with other Papers serving to illustrate the Lives, first edition, London: Printed by John Moore for the Author, et al., 1740, repaired portrait frontispiece, 2 folding and 2 full-page engraved plates, recto ffep and verso pastedown extra-illustrated with two additional portrait engravings of Gresham, tipped-in booksellers' clippings, 20th century half-calf over marbled boards, crown folio (32cm x 21cm), [&] Sprat (Thomas), The History of the Royal Society of London, For the Improving of Natural Knowledge, fourth edition, London: J. Knapton, et al., 1734, black and red title, foliated and historiated initials, 2 folding engraved plates, contemporary calf boards, rebacked in 19th/20th century brown morocco, red-speckled edges, 4to, (2).

Lot 143

Exclusive First Editions 1:76 Scale London and London Region Double and Single Deck Buses, all boxed vintage and modern vehicles, London Country (9) includes four double deckers, two in smaller grey boxes, five single deckers, London Transport single deck models (8), includes two special editions 30504B/30504C both Acton Open Day 2006, Greenline (9) two double deckers one n Acton 2008 model 31701B, single deckers includes special edition, 29908 Route N, 35704 2012 New Year special, LTM Victoria Coach Station Anniversary models (4), 99704 Red & White, 99702 Scout Gay Hostess, 99705 Royal Blue, 99701 Standerwick, 99703 United (the latter two minus outer card sleeve), Shilllibeer Omnibus 25516, 25517, London United (1), Docklands Transit (1) both single deck, Arriva Heritage Fleet, 31703A/15633A, Arriva Great Northern 15638/15637, G-E, boxes F-VG some with area of fading, (39)

Lot 145

Exclusive First Editions Southern Counties 1:76 Scale Double Deck Buses, all boxed, all different, Solent Blue Line (2), Special Edition Hampshire Pullman open top 18616, Devon General (3), Xelabus (1), Hants & Dorset (3), Brighton & Hove (1), Hampshire Bus (1), King Alfred (3), Southdowns (5) includes Gift Set No 2 double/single deck set, Wilts & Dorset (12) includes two special editions, 26412 Route 19 Salisbury, 25807SB Showbus 2001, G-E, boxes F-VG some with areas of fading, (32)

Lot 137

Exclusive First Editions 1:76 Scale Commercial Models, all boxed, vintage vehicles, from various regions in various liveries includes BR/BRS models, Grocery Series (4), Brewery Series (6), De Luxe edition (14) one a three model set and other standard edition models, G-E, boxes F-VG some fading, (75)

Lot 32

Exclusive First Editions Regional Vintage and Modern Buses, all boxed 1:76 scale includes models from East Anglia, West Country and Southern England, Wilts & Dorset, Royal Blue, East Kent, Seaview, Devon General, Bristol City, Thames Valley, Southdown Hants & Dorset, Orange Luxury, Grey Green, Western National, an Aldershot & District Gift Set limited edition for Modelzone and others, double deck models (11) two in smaller grey boxes, single deck models (27), G-E, boxes F-E, (41)

Lot 146

Exclusive First Editions 1:76 Scale Southern England and East Anglian Double Deck Buses, all boxed, all different, Eastern National (4), includes 38101A 2013 New Year Special, East Kent (6) includes 27316 2014 Subscriber Special, Wallace Arnold (1), Premier Travel (1), Cheltenham District (1) EFE 20 Years special edition 28004AS, Western National (3), Oxford Park & Ride (1), Eastern Counties (1), New Forest Tour Bus (1), Stagecoach (1), GWR (1), Maidstone & District (2), Bristol (2), United/United Counties (2), Cambus (1), Colchester Corporation (1), Thames Valley (1), Stratford Blue (1), Southend Transport (1), two in smaller grey boxes, Eastbourne Corporation, Gt Yarmouth Corporation, G-E, boxes F-VG, (34)

Lot 437

Large collection of Tri-ang Catalogues from No 2 and Pat Hammond Rovex History Vols 1-3 and other related ephemera and Books, Catalogues 2-4, 6-8, 16, 20, 25, Tri-ang Railways 'The First Ten Years', Tri-ang Hornby Book of Trains (2), Tri-ang and T/H Service Sheets 1955-71, Hornby Service Sheets 1972-1977 and 1998-2006 all three produce by East Kent models, Tri-ang Railway Posters 1952-65 by Dave McCarthy, Hornby Book of Trains 25 Year Edition, New Cavendish Rovex Series by Pat Hammond Vols, 1, 2 and 3, early catalogues P-F, rest generally VG (qty)

Lot 731

Very large collection of model railway catalogues and other related reference documents, featuring Tri-ang Railways the first ten years published 1962, Oxford Publishing Postcard album, Tri-ang catalogues earliest being Eighth edition (5), Hornby catalogues earliest being from 1976 (12), Airfix Lima UK Palitoy etc. catalogues (12), Bachmann Europe, Marklin, Eggerbahn, Peco Faller, and other early catalogues, F-G, (large quantity)

Lot 141

Exclusive First Editions 1:76 Scale London Transport Double Deck Buses, all boxed, three in smaller grey boxes, includes a number of special edition models, Subscriber Specials 15635B, On Service in Manchester, 16406A Coronation Day, 28802A 2002, Ramblers Holidays 18108B, 10128B, Bow Garage 75 Years 27702A, Romford Garage Open Day 2003, 32006 Driver Trainer, LTM New Year Editions, 28816 2008, 31304 2010, G-E, boxes F-E some with areas of fading, (34)

Lot 142

Exclusive First Editions 1:76 Scale London Transport Double Deck Buses, all boxed, includes a number of special edition models, Subscriber Specials, 26204A 2002, 16406A Coronation Day, LTM specials, 26322A New year 2013, 27807B, 27810A, 10132C 353 to Berkhamstead Stn, 10132B 370 to Tilbury Ferry, 34111 New Year 2015, 34114 93 to Epsom Stn, 34101B 60th Anniversary Coronation Model, G-E, boxes F-VG some with areas of fading, (35)

Lot 138

Exclusive First Editions 1:76 Scale Routemasters, all boxed, Routemaster Series (8) 32101, 32001, 31901, 31902, 31801, 31501, 31601, 31701, two LTM limited edition sets, Bus Set 12 Prototypes, Bus Set 10, together with Golden Jubilee special edition models all different, each box with one faded end, 25513A, 25513C, 25514, 25514A, 25514C, 25514B, 25513B, 10131 all in gold livery, G-E, boxes G-E, (18)

Lot 140

Exclusive First Editions 1:76 Scale Wartime Buses, all boxed, Wartime bus series, double deck, 99205, 99202, 99204, 99203, single deck, 99200, 99201, three box windows sun discoloured, two special edition examples, 29909 AEC 10T10 single deck Ensign Heritage Clubmobile, 27811A AEC STL double deck subscriber special, standard EFE edition, 18304 Leyland TS8 WWII livery and 26407 Wilts & Dorset Daimler utility bus New Year 2010 model, G-E, boxes F-E, (10)

Lot 428

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince first edition (ex Lincolnshire Library withdrawn for sale)

Lot 240

Terence Cuneo CVO OBE RGI, British 1907-1996 - 'Sketches of H.R.H. Prince Charles' for the painting of The Coronation of H.M. The Queen in Westminster Abbey in June 1953; pencil on paper, signed lower right 'Cuneo' and annotated across sheet, 28.1 x 36.8 cm: together with a limited edition print of 'The Coronation of The Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, 2 June 1953', signed and numbered lower right '349', print in colours, image size 53 x 76 cm and a hardback copy of 'The Mouse & His Master: the life and work of Terence Cuneo', New Cavendish Books, London, first published in 1977 and featuring a a detailed narrative of the sitting/sketching of H.R.H Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace (ARR) (3) Provenance: M. Perera, purchased directly from the artist (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame) Robert Perera Fine Ltd., Lymington; Private Collection, UK, purchased on the 24th October 2010 (according to the copy of the original invoice) Note:attached to the reverse of the frame there is also a copy of 'The Illustrated London News' from the 24th July 1954, which includes an illustration of this work, along with other individual portrait sketches. 

Lot 320

Pokemon Dark Weezing first edition team rocket trading card PSA graded 10

Lot 322

Pokemon Dark Alakazam first edition team rocket trading card PSA graded 9

Lot 507

Spode Limited Edition plate, ' The First St Leger-Nijinsky ' with certificate, in original case

Lot 11

° ° Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol, in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, 1st edition, 1st issue, Chapman & Hall, 1843 half-title printed in blue, title-page printed in red and blue, verso printed in blue, 2-page publisher's advertisement at end, hand-coloured etched frontispiece and 3 plates by John Leech, 4 wood-engravings in the text by W.J. Linton after Leech, light green endpapers, all edges gilt, original reddish-brown fine-ribbed cloth with decorative blind border surrounding central gilt cartouche and lettering on upper cover, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, 8vo (163 x 102mm), Eckel, p. 110; Smith II:4. First edition, first issue with 'Stave I' as the first chapter heading and no text changes. The binding conforms to William B. Todd's first impression, first issue with the closest interval between blind-stamping left margin and left extremity of wreath 14-15mm, and 'D' of 'Dickens' within wreath on front cover in perfect condition. (The Book Collector, Winter 1961, pp. 449-454.) A Christmas Carol was published on 19 December 1843, selling 6,000 copies in the few days before Christmas. Despite its enormous success it was a financial disaster for Dickens. It was a separate commission requested by him of his publishers Chapman and Hall, with Dickens insisting on a fine coloured binding and endpapers with gilt lettering. Although it went into seven editions by May 1844 almost all the profits were absorbed in the expenses of binding, special papers, coloured plates and advertising, and Dickens found himself overdrawn on his Coutts account, and had to ask his friend Mitton for another loan.Together with - Dickens, Charles - The Battle of Life, 1st edition, wood-engraved frontispiece, additional pictorial title and illustrations by Daniel Maclise, Richard Doyle, Clarkson Stansfield and John Leech, publisher’s deep red horizontally-ribbed cloth decorated in blind, upper cover gilt-stamped with two cherubs mounted on wasp’s above floral spray, spine with similar design, all edges gilt, 8vo, 2-page publisher’s advertisement at end, Bradbury & Evans, 1846 (2)***CONDITION REPORT***A Christmas Carol - some white discolouriong on the green e/ps., some spotting and other marks intermittently in text, plt.(p.25) with marked offset opposite, lt. spine wear.A Battle of Life - clean tear on spine and sl. wear at head, some sl. intermittent spots but gen. clean. PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

Lot 9

° ° Cook, Capt. James and King, Capt. James - A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean ... for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere ... (i.e. Cook's Third Voyage). First Edition, 3 vols. with 24 plates (incl. maps, charts etc.) and a folded table; contemp. tree calf, gilt-extra decorated spines and marbled e/ps., roy. 4to. printed by W. and A. Strahan: for G. Nicol ... and T. Cadell ... 1784***CONDITION REPORT***Some leather wear on all vols, vol.I joints cracked and bds loose, vol.2 joints cracked, vol.3 upper bd. present, but detached; all labels missing / damaged; intermittent spotting etc. (mostly light), but plt/ offsetting (marked in places), front and end blanks browned at edges, vol.3 3pp. 509/10 with mostly clean tear (3 word loss). Plates confirm to those required in text vols. (Atlas not present) vol.3 by King. (8), XCVI,421; (12), 549; (II), 558pp and advert leaf; early ownership (?C.H.Harris) on titles: see Mitchell Lib.Cat.1543PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

Lot 5

° ° Tolkein, John Ronald Reuel - The Lord of the Rings trilogy; comprises: The Fellowship of the Ring (4th impression, Nov.1955); The Two Towers (2nd impression, 1955); The Return of the King (First Edition, 1955). all with the folded, red-lettered map and half titles; publisher's cloth (no d/wrappers). 3 vols., Allen & Unwin, 1955. (3)***CONDITION REPORT***Fellowship - V. sl. wear head / tail spine (with sl. fading), e/ps. foxing, lt. on half title and v. sl. head of title, spotting at end pp.422/23. fore-edge foxed, map v.good and fresh cond. with offset on final page (imprint). pp/(1-7), 8-424. near contemp. ownership front. free e/p/; Two Towers - spine faded and sl. marked, fore-edge foxed, e/ps. foxing, also half title and front blank, fore-edge spotting just shows on some page edges also, map good as previous, offset on last leaf mostly marginal, near contemp. ownership front e/p. pp/(9), 10-352; Return King - spine faded and lt. marked, fore and lwr. edges foxed, foxing e/ps/ and a first front blank, map as previous and offset (p/416), all vols. with red tops, pp/ (11), 12-416, nr. contemp. ownership front e/p (this vol. Hammond A5aiii)PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

Lot 6

° ° Angelo, Henry - The School of Fencing with ... the Principal Attitudes and Positions Peculiar to the Art. First edition. 47 engraved illus. on 44 plates; contemp. half calf and marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine and gilt red morocco label on upper board, oblong 8vo. 1787***CONDITION REPORT***Some leather wear (esp. head of spine), front inner hinge cracked, title soiled, sl. plt. spotting, text browning throughout, some plt. nos cut close / cropped. VIII, 105, (8)pp. old bklabel ownership.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

Lot 2186

Gold & Silver Jubilee Limited Edition two-coin set (x 2) and a set of four 2002 Golden Jubilee coin-set teaspoons (3). P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 2175

2021 silver proof collectors edition coin, Alices Adventures in Wonderland, boxed with certificate. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 2132

2016 gold proof half ounce Brexit commemorative, limited edition 16/95, boxed with certificate. P&P Group 0 (£5+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 2190

Mixed collectors edition circulated £2, 50p, crowns and world coins. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 2153

Four silver proof 50p collectors edition coins, each boxed with certificates. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 2152

Four silver proof 50p collectors edition coins, each boxed with certificates. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 2179

Uncirculated coins, including a Queen edition crown, Olympic £2 coin, 50p coin set etc., (7). P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 2170

2015 5oz silver proof collectors edition round, The Longest Reigning Monarch, boxed with certificate. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 2176

2021 silver proof collectors edition coin, Through the Looking Glass, boxed with certificate. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 2168

2013 5oz silver proof collectors edition round, The Christening of HRH Prince George, boxed with certificate. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 2169

2012 5oz silver proof collectors edition round, The Queens Diamond Jubilee, boxed with certificate. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 222

A collection of 19th century decorative bindings, some in vellum to include three volumes of Sir Walter Scots Fortunes of Nigel, first edition - 1822

Lot 375

FOUR COALPORT LIMITED EDITION FIGURINES, for Compton & Woodhouse, comprising Eugenie First Night at the Opera 1666/12500, and Georgina 5451/12500 (glazed over chips to skirt), each from the Golden Age collection, Femmes Fatales Lillie Langtry 2694/12500, and Lady Caroline at the Summer Garden Party 633/9500, the latter two figures having certificates (4 + 2 certificates) (Condition Report: figurines appear in good condition with no obvious damage, except for the manufacturing faults to Georgina as stated in description, would benefit from a clean)

Lot 101

Royal Crown Derby, egg on stand flower design with first edition, gold stopper

Lot 484

1898 first edition book The Golliwogg at the Seaside by Florence Upton

Lot 183

Joyce James. Anna Livia Plurabelle, Criterion Miscellany No. 15; Fragment of Work in Progress, Faber & Faber, 1930, pamphlet, first edition, 12mo, 32pp, printed wrappers, advertisement for Joyce's recording loosely inserted; some light chipping of edge of wrappers, rear endpapers foxed, F.

Lot 193

Mitchell, Flora. Vanishing Dublin, signed. 1966, Dublin: Allen & Figgis, first and only edition, signed to the title page by the author, 4to, green cloth gilt with dust jacket, illustrated with 50 full page colour plates by the author. includes publisher's full colour order-form and the order of service for the author's funeral at St Patrick's Cathedral, loosely inserted. Published in an edition of only 600.

Lot 223

History of the Connaught Rangers. Jourdain (Lieut. Col.) & Fraser (Ed.) The Connaught Rangers, Royal United Service Institution, 1924, first edition, thick 4to, 3 volumes, illustrated with plates, photographs and maps, Ex. Libris Lt. Col. Arthur LB Anderson, full green cloth, gilt embossed regimental badges to front covers, gilt lettered spine. Extremities worn, edges slightly soiled, otherwise good. Scarce First Edition. (3)

Lot 55

The Great War 1914-1918 Bank of Ireland Staff Service Record. Compiled by Thos. F. Hennessy. Alex Thom & Co. 1920. first edition, untrimmed, vellum cloth backed blue cloth, very scarce.

Lot 736

A collection of Thirteen JRR Tolkein books, including two first editions and 1967 edition of 'Lord of the Rings'.

Lot 850

A Collection of 8 vintage signed first edition titles to include London Legend By Justin H. McCarthy, also to include A Changed of Mind by G. M. Glaskin, and Lyrical Poetry From Blake To Hardy by H.J.C Grierson.

Lot 855

A Collection of 17 many first edition Books to include: Animal Stories By Walter De La Mare The Life Of Benvenuto Cellini, by himself by Anne Macdonell and Little Flowers of St Francis, Translated By Rev H. E Manning D. D. 1915.

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