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Murray, Harald J. R. A history of chess. Reprinted lithographically in Great Britain … Oxford, by Vivian Ridler ... from corrected sheets of the first edition. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1969. 8°. Mit vielen Abbildungen im Text und auf 19 Tafeln sowie Diagrammen. 900 Seiten. Orig. Leinenband mit Schutzumschlag. (95)* Vergl. Betts 5 - 11. 1913 erstmalig erschienen und schon damals hochgelobt. Der englische Schulrat und Mathematiklehrer Harald J. R. Murray (1868 - 1955) war Schachhistoriker. Die vorliegende Ausgabe gilt auch heute noch als Standardwerk der Schachgeschichtsforschung, obwohl einige seiner Thesen kritisiert wurden und es inzwischen neue Erkenntnisse gibt.

London 1883. Games played in the London International Chess Tournament 1883. Edited by J. I. Minchin. First Edition. London, Wade, (1884). Gr. - 8°. 2 Bll., LVI, 371 Seiten. Roter Leinenband mit goldverziertem Vorderdeckel (Rücken defekt und ausgeblichen). (20)* Linde - N. 5216; Betts 25 - 16 with detailed description. Bei diesem Turnier siegte "in glänzender Weise" Zukertort vor Steinitz, Blackburne und Tschigorin. Mit 182 kommentierten Partien und am Ende 53 Partien des "Vizayanagaram Tournament". (Sieger: Bardeleben) Zustand: Buchblock gelockert. Innen gebräunt und etwas fleckig mit wenigen handschriftlichen Anmerkungen und Notizen. Wenige Seiten mit Defekten. Einband stark berieben und bestoßen, Rücken defekt und ausgeblichen. Seltene Ausgabe.

Theofilos Hadjimichael (Greek, 1871-1934)La bataille de Kalambaka inscrit en grec (en haut et en bas)pigments naturels sur zinc51 x 71.5cm (20 1/16 x 28 1/8in).inscribed in Greek (on the upper and lower part) natural pigments on zincFootnotes:*Veuillez noter qu'en raison de la réglementation grecque, ce lot ne peut pas être exporté de Grèce et sera disponible pour consultation et inspection à Athènes sur rendez-vous ou lors de l'exposition à Athènes, du 8 au 11 novembre 2022. Cette œuvre restera à Athènes pendant la vente aux enchères.*Please note that due to Greek regulation, this lot cannot be exported from Greece and will be available for viewing and inspection in Athens either by appointment or during the Athens Preview, 8-11 November 2022. This work will be located in Athens during the auction.ProvenanceT. Eleftheriadis collection, Petra, Mytilene, Greece. Acquired from the above collection by the present owner. ExpositionsMytilene, Tourist Pavilion, The Painter Theofilos on Mytilene, October 7-30, 1962, no. 17 (listed in the exhibition catalogue).Athens, Athens Art Gallery, Theofilos, May 12-31, 1975, no. 2 (listed in the exhibition catalogue). LittératureT. Spiteris, 'Works in the Collection of Takis Eleftheriadis - Petra, Mytilene', handwritten list, July 1955, no. 5 (listed).Anti magazine, vol. 2, no. 20, May 31, 1975 (discussed, p. 48 and illustrated, p. 49). Theofilos, Commercial Bank of Greece edition, Athens 1966, no. 298 (illustrated).E. Papazachariou, The Other Theofilos, Kaktos editions, Athens 1997, pp. 126-127 (discussed).Tony Spiteris Archive, Tellogleion Art Institute, Photographs of Works by Theofilos Hadjimichael, p. 7, no. GR TITSpit 101102_148.'When I saw the Takis Eleftheriadis1 collection of Theofilos paintings hanging in his ample home in Petra, Mytilene, I was left with the impression that every single one of them was first rate.'2 - Odysseus Elytis'Just look at these Meteora, painted on a sheet of zinc, with their warm pinks and light blues giving shape to the rocks, with the dark blues of the uniforms animating the Battle of Kalambaka—a highly sophisticated harmony in two colours with just a few touches of red at the tip of the rocks and the Turkish garb'.3 - Alexandros XydisCrowned by the otherworldly rocky outcrops and majestic byzantine monasteries of Meteora, and captured in a style reminiscent of the representational conventions used by Dimitrios/Panayotis Zografos and General Ioannis Makriyannis, the painting displays a battle scene between a Greek military unit formation on the left, led by a moustached officer on horseback, and a batch of Turkish troops on the right.Based on the artist's lengthy inscription that frames the composition, the picture shows the victorious Battle of Kalambaka in which the Greeks, led by chieftains Christodoulos Hadjipetros and Nikolaos Leotsakos, defeated a force of Turks and Arabs in 1854. The fact that the horse rider on the left, sporting a large moustache and raising his sword, may be identified with Colonel Constantinos Smolenskis, the legendary hero of the 1897 Greek-Turkish war, shows how Theofilos, with his instinctive knowledge and keen sense of historical past, could easily migrate from one era to another, capturing bygone glory and heroism as a form of eternity constantly reborn in the present. His subject is treated more as a backdrop, allowing him to express his fascination with the idea of gallantry and heroic achievement without having to succumb to historical accuracy.History is filtered through the artist's rich imagination and transformed into the enthusiasm sparked in him by the wealth of costumes, shinning flintlock muskets, fiery red fezzes and dazzling white fustanella kilts, the same highland garb the painter himself wore when he left Smyrna for Athens to voluntarily enlist in the 1897 campaign and which eventually became his signature attribute. Possibly, the Greek pallikare at the centre of the composition4 is a self-portrait since he holds the flag with his left hand.5 Gallantry is indicated through the repetition of pictorial and iconographic conventions, an approach to painting rooted in Byzantine and folk tradition and reminiscent of the Karaghiozi shadow-puppets or descriptions found in demotic songs. The wealth of detail is a vehicle of initiation into the artist's vision; a means of rendering more tangible to the spectators' imagination the world of bravery and legend they are invited to contemplate. Moreover, the linear arrangement, the symmetry and rhythm of the composition and the impression of an immutable reality, take us further back to Archaic Greek vase painting and the narrative arrangement of that precursor of folk poetry, the Homeric epics -where all parts are generally set side by side in a paratactical presentation. All phenomena are thrust forward to the narrative surface where they receive even illumination in a flat, continuous present.6 As noted by critic and writer Ronald Crichton, 'Theofilos presents an unconscious synthesis of the Greek spirit—a lesson to historians who wilfully separate the various periods of Greek history.'7 1 'A citizen of Mytilene, Mr. Eleftheriadis, father of the Parisian art critic and publisher Teriade, took a liking for Theofilos's work and company and introduced him to his son and to a small circle of writers and art lovers in the town. Theofilos was encouraged to come to Eleftheriadis's house in the olive groves on the slopes above the town, to paint and to talk.' R. Crichton, 'Theofilos' Orpheus, vol. 2, London 1949, p. 156.2 O. Elytis, The Painter Theofilos [in Greek], Asterias editions, Athens 1973, p. 56.3.A. Xydis, 'Fine Arts Chronicle', Anti magazine, vol. 2, no. 20, May 31, 1975, p. 48.4 The scene's main protagonist is depicted at the centre of the composition, where the viewer's eye is usually drawn, as is the case with Byzantine painting, which lacking a vanishing point, allows the eye to freely wander and naturally focus on the middle of the painting. See P.A. Michelis, Aesthetic Approach to Byzantine Art [in Greek], Panayotis end Efi Michelis Foundation, Athens 1990, p. 203.5 See E. Papazachariou, The Other Theofilos [in Greek], Athens 1997, p. 127.6 See H. Kambouridis - G. Levounis, Modern Greek Art - The 20th Century, Athens 1999, p. 43.7 Crichton, p. 151.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Georgios Bouzianis (Greek, 1885-1959)Femme nue au chapeau rouge signé 'Busiany' (en bas à gauche); signé et daté 'Jo Busiany 1954'(au revers)huile sur toile115 x 76.5cm (45 1/4 x 30 1/8in).signed (lower left); signed and dated (on the reverse)oil on canvasFootnotes:ProvenanceThe artist's estate.ExpositionBrussels, Centre Culturel Mutualiste, Europalia 82, Giorgos Bouzianis, retrospective exhibition, September 1982. LittératureD. Deliyannis, Yorgos Bouzianis 1885-1959, Adam editions, Athens 1996, no. 191, p. 290 (catalogued), 140 (illustrated).'Bouzianis expressed a sensual joy in colour and form and a profound love for humanity which at first reminds one of the great Renoir. Whilst one can see the influence of the German expressionists, especially of Kokoschka and Jawlensky, Bouzianis was gentler and more compassionate. Most of his paintings are of single form, usually a partly clothed woman.In his draughtsmanship and handling of form he reveals his German inheritance. His colours, however, are entirely non-Teutonic. They sing their lovely gay hues, and it is a Mediterranean, Grecian song, full of sun and golden light. There is also a less easily defined pathos in the colour, for all its glowing beauty. In this mingling of joy and sadness, of sensuality, of movement and form, Bouzianis is a richly rewarding and complex artistic personality.' Charles S. Spencer, Studio magazine, London, 1960.1The nude woman in red hat, with her voluminous limbs and corporeal presence, fills the surface of the painting with a statuesque calm, generating tension between bodily volume and pictorial space in the vein of Picasso's 'classic phase', where the artist's predilection for plastic volumes in the treatment of the human figure was revived by his exposure to Greco-Roman sculpture. As keenly noted by Y. Tsarouchis, 'there is something classical in the works of Bouzianis, because for a Greek the classical is a natural state of mind.'2 Elaborating on this remark, Y. Psychopedis notes: 'Though he had assimilated the radical extremities of expressionism, Bouzianis transformed their pronounced gothic metaphysics to a discourse regarding the living human subject. His figures are tied to reality; they are not alienated as formless matter neither lose their identity becoming abstract, archetypal forms or nightmarish masks... His work emanates a nostalgia for the classical, a nostalgia for a lost and constantly sought balance.'3 A modern-day incarnation of eternal Venus or archetypal Eve, this starkly represented kore emerging from a shimmering ground of greens and purples becomes both a reflection of the sitter's inner life and the artist's intense response to the subject. Treated in a frank and direct manner and rendered explicitly in all its glory, the female nude—one of Bouzianis's favourite subjects after 1926—reflects the artist's firm belief that art should be a vehicle for emotional states rather than a process of beautification. Leaving clear traces of a vigorous painting process, the picture pulsates with strong feeling and crackling energy, yet is continuously subordinated to aesthetic demands and disciplined by artistic intelligence. This inexhaustible vitality and incessant pulsating rhythm animate every part of the canvas, making it look like a vibrating star bathed in its own light.4 1C.S. Spencer, 'George Bousianis', Studio magazine, London, vol. 159, no. 806, June 1960, p. 206.2 Y. Tsarouchis, preface to Bouzianis-Watercolours [in Greek], Agra-The Friends of Bouzianis edition, Athens 1982, p. 12. 3 Y. Psychopedis, 'The Militant Introversion, Expressive Lyricism and Critical Spirit in the Work of Bouzianis' [in Greek] in Nostos, Kedros editions, Athens 2009, pp. 228-229. 4 See G. Mourelos, 'Bouzianis's Technique' [in Greek], Kathimerini daily, Epta Imeres, October 27, 1996, p. 28.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1969; The Magus, London: World Books, 1967; Daniel Martin, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1977. All with unclipped dust-jackets, contents generally good and bright with occasional pale marks, some ink annotation to the first title, wear to jackets (3)

Seven Pillars of Wisdom Lawrence (T.E.) Lawrence (T.E.). Seven Pillars of Wisdom: a triumph, first trade edition, Jonathan Cape, 1935. Original brown buckram cloth with gilt titles in printed dustjacket. 54 full-page black and white plates. Dustjacket with condition issues photographed with biro marks to lower left section.

Travels in Arabia Deserta & The Life of Charles M. Doughty Doughty (Charles M.) & Hogarth (D.G.) Doughty (Charles M.). Travels in Arabia Deserta, with an introduction by T.E. Lawrence, New and definitive edition in two volumes, 1936 reprint, Jonathan Cape, 1943. Plus, Hogarth (D.G.). The Life of Charles M. Doughty, 1st edition, Oxford Uni. Press 1928.Qty: 2Please see all additional images, dustjackets have condition issues, mainly to the corners around the spine and some rips and tears. Books are generally in good order with some minor browning. All books have pencil notes to the first page regarding previous pricing etc. The two 'Deserta' volumes have a name stamped in the top right corner of the title page of a previous owner.

Five 1st Editions, Two Signed Sansom (C.J.) Sansom (C.J.). 5 volumes to include Revelation, 1st edition seventh impression, Macmillan, 2008; Hearthstone, 1st edition first impression, Mantle, 2010; Lamentation, 1st edition first impression, signed to title page no.31 of 500 numbered copies, Mantle, 2014; Winter in Madrid, 1st edition first impression, signed to title page, Macmillan, 2006; Dominion, 1st edition first impression, Mantle, 2012.

The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, vol. X - Fourth Series, July - December 1855, London, Taylor and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, Library stamp to title-page , half calf, spine worn , boards with cream marbling, bookblock firmly attached. Internally fine and clean, First Edition First Impression of Darwin's paper, XII. On the power of icebergs to make rectilinear, uniformly directed groves across a submarine Undulatory Surface. By C. Darwin, Esq., Vice-Pres. R.R., F.G.S. [p.96], With this 1855 paper, Darwin sought to hypothesise as to why or how “long, rectilinear scratches, running in one given direction across an undulatory surface, could have been thus formed” (p.96). In other words, how is it possible for icebergs to have left scratches in the topography of a valley, which run at right angles to the direction of the valley itself. Darwin’s question about the ability of an iceberg to perform such a feat is due to the mechanical differences between icebergs and glaciers. Glaciers tend to be rather plastic, being able to change form as they move over the terrain. Icebergs, in contrast, tend to be smaller and are considered to merely be pieces of a glacier that have broken off. Due to their smaller size, icebergs lose plasticity and the ability to impact the terrain in the above-mentioned manner. In closing, Darwin posits that it is the interaction between the iceberg and the flow of water that creates the scratches on the surface of the valley. Icebergs can theoretically float through a large body of water at a depth of 1,500 feet, and be carried by the current. The sheer mass of the iceberg, coupled with the speed of the water flow, leads to the shaping of the terrain. Charles Darwin, (b.1809 - d.1882) is most famous for his work On The Origin of Species, where he described the theory of evolution by natural selection. Although Darwin’s father wanted his aimless son to make his career with the church, Darwin had other ideas. Pursuing a career as a naturalist his body of work ranges from earthworms and finches to icebergs and geology. Footnote: we have been unable to find a copy of this article sold at auction within the last 10 years.

Voyage of the Challenger, the Atlantic A Preliminary Account of the General Results of the Exploring Voyage of H.M.S Challenger, During the year 1873 and the early part of the year 1876, by Sir C. Wyville Thomson KNT. LL.D D.Sc F.R.SS.L & E. F.L.S F.G.S. Etc Regius Professor of Natural History in the University of Edinburgh, in two volumes, London Macmillan and Co, 1877, quarto (8to) first English edition, green fabric with gilt embossed text and design with black edging, with owners name to inside cover ‘J. D. Sidall Christmas 1877’ with some foxing and staining to fold out maps and title pages, light wear to edges and corners bumped Wyville Thomson's preliminary account of his research as the Chief Scientist on the global expedition of HMS Challenger between 1872 and 1876. The hydrographic and zoological findings of this expedition are considered so important that some consider the Challenger voyage to be one of the most important scientific expeditions of the 19th century. Illustrated with fold out maps, vignettes, in text illustrationsD. Sidall was an optician based in Chester, the vendor was related to the family

comprising of: 1 - Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series A. Vol.89 No.607, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, August 1, 1913, first edition, first impression, William Henry Bragg's paper: The Reflection of X-rays by Crystals (II) [p.246 - p.248] and, first edition, first impression, William Lawrence Bragg's paper: The Structure of some Crystals as Indicated by Their Diffraction of X-rays [p.248 - p.277] and, first edition, first impression, William Henry Bragg's and William Laurence Bragg's paper: The Stucture of Diamond [p.277 - p.291] and, first edition, first impression, William Henry Bragg's paper: The Influence of the Constituents of the Crystal Form of the Spectrum in the X-ray Spectrometer [p.430 - p.438] and, first edition, first impression, William Laurence Bragg's paper: The Analysis of Crystals by the X-ray Spectrometer [p.468 - p.489], first edition, first impression, William Henry Bragg's paper: The X-ray Spectra given by Crystals of Sulphur and Quartz [p.575 - p.580] 2 - The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philiosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Vol.50 July 1925, No.295, first edition, first impression, William Lawrence Bragg's paper: The interpretation of intensity measurements in X-ray analysis of crystal structure [p.306 - p.310] 3 - Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series A Vol. LXXXVIII, July 1913, first edition, first impression, William Lawrence Bragg's paper: The reflection of X-rays by Crystals [p.428 - p.438] 4 - Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series A. Vol.106 No.735, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, July 1 1924, first edition, first impression, William Laurence Bragg's paper: The influence of Atomic Arrangement on Refractive Index [p346 - p.368] and, a theoretical calculation of the Rhombohedral angle of crystals of the calcite type [p.369 - p377] and P. A. M. Dirac's paper: The Conditions for Statistical Equilibrium between Atoms, Electrons & Radiation [p.581 - p.596] and, Ernst Rutherford's paper: On the absorption and scattering of gamma-Rays [p.8 - p.19]

1 - Nature A Weekly Journal of Science, Volume 209, January 1 1966 to March 26 1966, London, Macmillan (Journals, Ltd, New York: St Martins Press INC, complete bound journals, green faux leather black text to spine text in cleen good order, library stamp for ‘Technical Library U. S. Naval Propellant Plant Indian Head, Maryland’ to title page, with first edition, first impression of Dr. Stephen Hawking and Dr. R. J Taylor’s paper: Helium Production in an Isotropic Big-Bank Cosmology [p.1278 – p.1279] and an early document on CERN titled CERN: An Opportunity in High-Energy Physics [p.839 – p.840] 2 - Nature , Vol. 234 No. 5327 December 3 1971, Macmillan journals Limited, reply to an article by A. H. Batten & R. P. Olowin on Hawking's article on Black Holes and Binary Stars by S. W Hawking & G. W. Gibbons [p.341 - p.342] This issue of the journal, Nature, contains one of Stephen Hawking’s first pieces of published research, “Helium Production in an Anisotropic Big-Bang Cosmology”, dated March 1966. This is regarded as being where Hawking’s work began, while he was considering the helium content of the universe. Physics has a reputation for being difficult to understand for those of us not in the field, but even at this early stage, Hawking’s writing is surprisingly accessible. He manages to express the implications of his theorising in such a way that non-physicists can comprehend their magnitude. In this paper, Hawking proposes that the universe might not have always been isotropic (i.e., homogenous), as previously claimed. Rather, that “the universe was anisotropic when created but that the anisotropy rapidly disappeared in the expansion” (p.1278). Essentially, Hawking is arguing that not enough of the mass of the universe is taken up by helium for the big-bang to have been truly isotropic.  Stephen Hawking CH CBE (1942-2018), a cosmologist who had difficulty reading until the age of eight and was told he would not live past the age of 23, grew up to become one of the greatest minds of our time. As a student at University College Oxford he was intellectually head and shoulders above his peers, and was known to correct the very text books his cohort were learning from. Hawking maintained an incredibly high output of work throughout his life, despite living almost his entire adult life with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Nature A Weekly Journal of Science, Volume 209, No. 5030, March 26 1966, London, Macmillan (Journals) ltd, original orange wrappers, with first edition, first impression of Dr. Stephen Hawking and Dr. R. J Taylor’s paper: Helium Production in an Isotropic Big-Bank Cosmology [p.1278 – p.1279] This issue of the journal, Nature, contains one of Stephen Hawking’s first pieces of published research, “Helium Production in an Anisotropic Big-Bang Cosmology”, dated March 1966. This is regarded as being where Hawking’s work began, while he was considering the helium content of the universe. Physics has a reputation for being difficult to understand for those of us not in the field, but even at this early stage, Hawking’s writing is surprisingly accessible. He manages to express the implications of his theorising in such a way that non-physicists can comprehend their magnitude. In this paper, Hawking proposes that the universe might not have always been isotropic (i.e., homogenous), as previously claimed. Rather, that “the universe was anisotropic when created but that the anisotropy rapidly disappeared in the expansion” (p.1278). Essentially, Hawking is arguing that not enough of the mass of the universe is taken up by helium for the big-bang to have been truly isotropic. Stephen Hawking CH CBE (1942-2018), a cosmologist who had difficulty reading until the age of eight and was told he would not live past the age of 23, grew up to become one of the greatest minds of our time. As a student at University College Oxford he was intellectually head and shoulders above his peers, and was known to correct the very text books his cohort were learning from. Hawking maintained an incredibly high output of work throughout his life, despite living almost his entire adult life with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

The Physical Review, Volume 75, Second Series, Number 1, January 1, 1949, published for the American Physical Society, black cloth spine with gold text, black marbled boards, stamp to title page, first edition, first impression of Freeman John Dyson's paper, Radiation Theories of Tomonaga, Schwinger, and Feynman [p.486 - p.502], the first paper to demonstrate the equivalence between Richard Feynman's diagram-based approach to quantum electrodynamics and Julius Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga's operator method approach, first edition, first impression of Norman M. Kroll and Willis E Lamb's, paper, On the Self-Energy of a Bound Electron [p.388-p.398] representing a major step in the research, which 6 years later, would result in Lamb being awarded the Nobel prize in Physics in 1955 for research related to his discovery of the Lamb Shift. Norman M. Kroll was an American theoretical physicist best known for his work in Quantum Electrodynamics

1 - The Physical Review, A Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Physics, conducted by the American Physical Society, Volume IV, Second Series, July 1914, blue fabric spine tan marbled boards, original paper wrapper, Internally fine and clean, first edition of Robert Andrews Millikan's paper, A Direct Determination of "h" [p.73 - p.75] and, Effect of Residual Gases on Contact EMF's and Photo-Currents [p.73] 2 - The Physical Review, A Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Physics, conducted by the American Physical Society, Volume VIII, Second Series, July 1916, blue fabric spine tan marbled boards, original paper wrapper, Internally fine and clean, first edition of Robert Andrews Millikan's paper, The Existance of a Subelectron? [p.595 - p.625] 3 - Nature Magazine, A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science, Saturday March 21, 1925, unbound journal, first edition of Robert Andrews Millikan's paper, Series Spectra of Twopvalence-electron systems and of Three-valence-electron Systems [p.422 - p.433] 4 - The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Vol.48, August 1924, No.284, first edition of Robert Andrews Millikan's paper: the fine structure of the Nitrogen, Oxygen and Fluorine lines in the extreme ultraviolet. [p.259 - p.264] Complete journal Note: (1) this is the first edition of the early work that led Millikan to the determination of Planck´s constant (h). It was Einstein who in 1921 was awareded the Nobel prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect with Millikan awarded the Physics Nobel Prize in 1923 “for his work on the elementary charge of electricity and on the photoelectric effect". From the American Physical Society - "In 1915, Millikan experimentally verified Einstein's all-important photoelectric equation, and made the first direct photoelectric determination of Planck's constant h. Einstein’s 1905 paper proposed the simple description of ‘light quanta,’ or photons, and showed how they explained the photoelectric effect. By assuming that light actually consisted of discrete energy packets, Einstein proposed a linear relationship between the maximum energy of electrons ejected from a surface, and the frequency of the incident light. The slope of the line was Planck’s constant, introduced 5 years earlier by Planck. Millikan was convinced that the equation had to be wrong, because of the vast body of evidence that had already shown that light was a wave. If Einstein was correct, his equation for the photoelectric effect suggested a completely different way to measure Planck's constant.“Millikan undertook a decade-long experimental program to test Einstein's theory by careful measurement of the photoelectric effect, and even devised techniques for scraping clean the metal surfaces inside the vacuum tube needed for an uncontaminated experiment.“For all his efforts Millikan found what to him were disappointing results: he confirmed Einstein's predictions in every detail, measuring Planck's constant to within 0.5% by his method. But Millikan was not convinced of Einstein's radical interpretation, and as late as 1916 he wrote, ‘Einstein's photoelectric equation... cannot in my judgment be looked upon at present as resting upon any sort of a satisfactory theoretical foundation,’ even though ‘it actually represents very accurately the behavior’ of the photoelectric effect. He received the Nobel Prize in part for this discovery nonetheless"

Weisskopf & Rosenbaum, New Model Of The Atomic Nucleus Scientific American, December 1955, First Edition, Victor F Weisskopf & E. P. Rosenbaum's paper: A Medel of the Nucleus, an aid to understanding the atomic nucleus, physicists visualize it in terms of simplified models. A surprisingly fruitful approach is to regard it as a cloudy crystal ball [p84 - p.91] the first Printing Of Weisskopf's New Model Of The Atomic Nucleus.

Deventer, Henrici, Neues Hebammen-Licht, 1728, first German Edition, original velum Binding with pen title to spine, fold out plates, (some with damage) edges bumped, text with light foxing, finger marks to some pages, This is the German version of van Deventer’s Dutch work, which refers to a “New Light” in obstetrics, Nieuw Ligt. At the time, it was the most useful and forward-thinking text for the midwives of the 18th century. The book includes the morphological differences of the pelvis between men and women, the dangers posed by rickets in relation to childbirth, among many other advances in obstetrics for the time Hendrik van Deventer (1651-1724) was a renowned Dutch obstetrician. Van Deventer is often mistakenly thought to have been born in The Hague, but he was in fact born in Leiden. Interestingly, he first trained to be a goldsmith, but at the age of 20 an early career change saw him train with a pharmacist from Hamburg. By the age of 28, van Deventer began his practice as a male-midwife in Friesland. Van Deventer’s broad work experience informed his insights into the sex differences in the development of the pelvis, arguing that the female pelvis was formed in such a way as to allow the functioning of the birth canal. In 1694, van Deventer was given the degree of Doctor of Medicine, which enabled him to conduct his work outside of the parish. Hi is considered on of the founing fathers of modern obstetrics

First edition of this volume published between 1782 and 1832 first by Panckouche (1782-1792) then by Agasse (1792-1832), originally comprising of 166 and a half volumes of text and 51 volumes of plates, this is the part of the encyclopedia devoted to "Surgery", plates are numbered I to CXIII, however, as usual plates 13 and 52 are absent as in all the copies, having been withdrawn before the publication of the work, quarto 4to, original marbled boards, later spine, single library stamp to front page, plates very clean

Moquin-Tandon, Christian Horace Benedict Alfred (1804-1863), Monographie de la famille des Hirudinées, Paris, Gabon, 1827. 4to, first edition, with seven engraved plates of which four finely hand-coloured, original printed wrappers within period blue half calf with blue/pure marbled boards ,Note: is an excellent monograph on leeches by the medical doctor, botanist and zoologist - chiefly malacologist - Christian Horace Benedict Alfred Moquin-Tandon (1804-1863), a second edition was published in 1846

Natural History - Hooker, William Jackson, FRS, ASLS, Taylor, Thomas, MD, MRIA & FLS, title 'Muscologia Britannica; containing the mosses of Great Britain & Ireland Systematically Arranged and Described…' 1st edition, printed 1818, 8vo, 152 pages, 31 plates, with catalogue of other publications at the back, paper covered boards, Presentation Copy from Thomas Taylor, to his friend Dr. Whitley Stokes (1763-1845), an Irish physician, and contains a written dedication from Taylor to Stokes to rear of title page which reads 'To Dr Whitley Stokes with thanks for his instructions and the liberal use of his herbaccia from Thos. Taylor', condition, boards loose, string binding perishedtext block untrimmed, light foxing to plates. As one of the earliest taxonomic works of the mosses of Great Britain and Ireland, this book holds significant cultural and scientific value. Hooker and Taylor’s efforts build on Johann Hedwig’s theories of the fertilisation and reproduction of mosses. What makes Muscologia Britannica of particular importance is that the text represents the first evidence of consensus among botanists of the era as to the appropriate taxonomic classification of mosses. The work is an incredible undertaking, especially considering the technology of the time, with 31 plates included in the text that illustrate the plants in wonderful detail. Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) and Thomas Taylor (1786-1848) were both botanists, active just after the turn of the 19th century. Sir William became the first director of Kew Gardens in 1841 after it was placed under state ownership and was responsible for expanding the Gardens significantly. At least 17 plants have been named after him. Taylor was a Professor of Botany and Natural History in the Royal Cork Scientific Institution, and a prolific academic. In addition to the book included in this auction he is known to have written 23 research papers. Sir William named the moss genus Tayloria after him, a genus in the moss family Splachnaceae comprising 45 species across 6 subgenera.

The Edinburgh New Dispensatory. Containing, I. The elements of pharmaceutical chemistry. II. The materia medica . III. The pharmaceutical preparations and medicinal compositions of the latest editions of the London and Edinburgh pharmacopeias, this the third American from the fourth Edinburgh edition, 1796, 12mo, 622p, with 4 engraved plates of furnaces and equipment, full calf with plain papers, condition, worn, bumped corners, pages dirty, generally very worn copy. Principia medicinae. : Auctore Francisco Home, Medico Regio, Collegii Medicorum Edinburgi Socio, Third Edition 1766, Half Calf 12mo, bookplate for Society of Apothecaries, condition boards loose, Spine poor, - Francis Home (1719-1813) was a Scottish Enlightenment era doctor and the first Professor of Materia Medica at U. Edinburgh. He made the first attempt to vaccinate against measles in 1758. "His 'Principia Medicinae' was a valuable work in its day, and was used as a text-book by several continental professors The Dispensatory, containing I. Elements of Pharmacy, II. The Materia Medica, III, The Preparations of the new London & Edinburgh Pharmacopeias, Second Edition, 1765, 12mo, full calf, scuffed worn corners bumped, split to spine edge, generally clean pages clean William Buchan, Domestic Medicine or a treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases by regimen and simple medicines, 1814, 12mo half calf with marbled boards condition, worn and well used bumped corners splits to spine,text clean (4)

Sigmund Freud, Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, first edition, first impression, first issue with no mention of Hogarth Press on the title page, 1922, Octavo (8vo), 133p, original green cloth cover gilt text, condition: edges bumped, spine edges worn, stain on back board, light foxing to a few pages, light toning to pages. Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego - within the psychoanalytical community, Freud’s Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego is a polarising work. Some analysts decry it as a minor piece, merely reiterating his earlier works. Other analysts praise it as an important text providing new avenues for analytical exploration of the psyche, particularly in regard to humankind’s “thirst for obedience”. Group Psychology focuses on the nature of leadership, and the hypnotising effect that can be held over a crowd. Freud, Sigmund, (1856-1939) is most famous for founding psychoanalysis. Freud’s theories and therapeutic techniques led to much of the psychology we see today. Indeed, several branches of psychology are directly attributable to Freud’s work, including dream interpretation, talking therapies, and false memory creation, among others. Although the psychosexual emphasis of his work is discredited in the modern day, Freud identified many of the relationships between the different facets of the human psyche and the world around us.

Beswick / Beatrix Potter Interest: Folio of twenty nine unframed watercolours of Beatrix Potter Storybook animals, comprising: A prototype poster or point-of-sale design, advertising “Beatrix Potter’s Delightful Characters in Pottery by Beswick”, featuring the book ‘The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck’, large illustration of Jemima, and eight smaller named figurines, as illustrated by the accompanying book - Irvine, Louise (Ed.), ‘John Beswick and Royal Albert Beatrix Potter Figures, UK International Ceramics Ltd, 1st Edn 1992. See pp.13-17, where Valerie Baynton illustrates p.13 ”Advertisement for the introductory collection of Beatrix Potter figures c.1950”, 37.5cm x 27.5cm; together with six illustrations, all corresponding to known examples in Beatrix Potter books, as identified in ‘The Classic Tales of Beatrix Potter – The Original 23 Peter Rabbit Books ('The Only Original and Authorized Edition by Beatrix Potter'), F. Warne & Co, 1994, [page numbers identified in square brackets], viz: ‘Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Two Bad Mice’, faintly inscribed “… Frederick Warne (1936?) Beswick & Co Staffs” [p.259] ‘Beatrix Potter - Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse’, inscribed lower right “proposed figural draft Beswick Staffs Frederick Warne (1936?)” [p.239] Duchess holding flowers (untitled) [p.134] Mrs Rabbit holding basket (untitled) [p.8] Cousin Ribby (untitled) [p.93] Thomasina Tittlemouse, wearing a rabbit-wool cloak and hood (untitled) [p.44] Sold with a copy of the aforementioned book, and twenty-two artist-annotated prototype paint colour illustration guides for Beatrix Potter Storybook figurines, with pencil instructions and notes, entitled beneath and with unknown page references verso, 26.5cm x 18.5cm each, viz: P1092 Jemima Puddle Duck p.39, P1098 Peter Rabbit p.39, P1100 Tom-Kitten p. 62, P1101 Timmy Tiptoes p.61, P1102 [Squirrel] Nutkin p.62, P1103 Mrs Tittlemouse p.39, P1104 Little Pig Robinson p.60, P1105 Benjamin Bunny p.60, P1106 Samuel Whiskers from Roly Pud [Roly Poly Pudding] p.40, P1107 Mrs Tiggy-Winkle p.40 / paint p.63, P1108 Tailor of Gloucester p.40, P1109 Timmy Willie p.40, P1157 Mr Jeremy Fisher p.40, P1183 Lady Mouse p.40, P1198 Hunca Munca + Babies p.40, P1200 Mrs Rabbit p.59, P1274 Flopsy, Mopsy + Cottontail, P1275 Miss Moppet p.63, P1276 Johnny Town-Mouse p.41, P1277 Foxy Whiskered Gentleman p.41, P1676 Ribby p.40, P2284 Cousin RibbyAll in a gilt-stamped ‘Beswick’ folio, 45cm x 32cm, (31)Valerie Baynton [op. cit.] states p.13; "The idea to introduce a Beatrix Potter figure collection originated during a holiday in the Lake District taken by Ewart Beswick, the Chairman and Managing Director of the company, and his Cumbrian-born wife, Lucy. After visiting the haunts of Beatrix Potter, Mrs Beswick returned to Stoke-on-Trent and made a point of visiting the company’s chief modeller, Arthur Gredington, in his studio. During their conversation she suggested that Jemima Puddle-Duck would look rather nice as a figure and without further ado Arthur began to produce a clay model… In June 1947 Jemima was ready to be inspected by Ewart Beswick… Arthur Gredington was directed to model further characters from the tales… As each model had to reproduce the colours and details found in the original book illustrations, individual decorations were not recorded in the master pattern book. Instead one decoration number was issued, 8894, with the annotation ‘Beatrix Potter’s Animal Characters in original colours executed in under-glaze and enamel colours’. Once the colours had been approved by the publishers, James Hayward would paint a figure which would then be used as the standard and copied by the Beswick painter responsible for the decoration of each piece. The most popular subjects were selected to form the first collection, which was launched in 1948… Initially the figures could not be sold in Great Britain because war-time restrictions were still in force…The first customer feedback thus came from overseas and an American collector wrote to the company “They are perfect because they are exactly like the original illustrations, no one has tried to improve on them or add their own ideas. To my mind that exactly describes these works of art that you have produced with such fidelity for Beatrix Potter admirers who are legion”.James Hayward recalled that the entire collection of Beatrix Potter books belonging to Ewart and Lucy’s daughter, Judith, found their way into the modelling studio… Mrs Lucy Beswick remained involved with the development of the collection and would see each figure as it was modelled and painted. She also visited the under-glaze and on-glaze departments, where the characters were painted, to ensure that the correct decorations were followed.”

Book: 'Sadequain - The Holy Sinner'  Editors: Abdul Hamid Akhund, Faviada Munavarjahan Said and Ichra Yusuf, Curators: Hameed Haroonaid Salima Hashmi, a First Edition (Limited to 1200) published by Mohatta Palace Museum, Karachi with a dust cover and protective sleeve 2003

English Civil War. A sammelband of pamphlets relating to events in the English Civil War, 1642-52, 10 works bound in one volume, modern red half calf, marbled sides, 4to, comprising:1. A Declaration made by the right Honourable [Henry Bourchier] the Earle of Bath, one of his Majesties Commissioners of Array, to the whole Country of Devonshire, with their answer thereunto annexed; also the manner how the said Earle of Bath endeavoured to put the Commission of Array in Execution, at South-Moulton in Devonshire, and how his men were driven out of the town by the inhabitants thereof. Whereunto is added, a true relation of the great Battle betweene Prince Robert and the Parliaments forces at Worcester; with their happy victory over his Cavaliers, [London]: Septemb. 29. London printed for John Wright, [1642], [8]p., light toning, (Wing B1132)2. Speciall Passages and certaine informations from Shrewsbury, Dorchester, Worcester ... Westminster, Gloucester, Ludlow. Collected for the use of all that desire to truly informed. From Tuesday the 13 of Septemb. to Tuesday the 20, Numb. 6, London: Printed for Walt. Cook and Robert Wood, 1642, 8p. (numbered 31-38), light damps stain and toning3. Remarkeable Passages. The Occurrences of Parliament, and proceedings of the Army, Number 7., Decemb. 22, [London: Printed by A[ndrew]. Coe, and published according to Order 1643], [8]p., woodcut illustration to first leaf, imprint from final leaf, some browning, dust-soiling and marks, edges frayed4. The London Post, Numb. 19: Faithfully communicating His Intelligence of the Proceedings of Parliament, and many other memorable passages certified by Letter and Advertisements from Tower Hill, derry, Downe, Antrim, Pontefract, Skipton, Bolton, Scarborough, Carlile [sic], Chirke, Newarke, Plymouth, Gospur., New-hall, Oxford, Yorke, The Governour of Newarke imprisoned by his owne souldiers..., Passed according to Ordr., and Printed for G.B. January 14, 1644, 8p., woodcut decorative initial to first leaf, some cropping to page numbers at head, second leaf torn to lower outer corner with slight text loss, toning and occasional spotting5. Mercurius Civicus. Londons Intelligencer: or, Truth impartially related from thence to the whole Kingdome, to prevent mis-information, Numb. 62, from Thursday July 25 to Thursday 1 of August, 1644, London: T.B. and J.H.J., 1644, 8p. (numbered 589-596), woodcut portrait to first leaf of the Earl of Denbigh, light toning6. The Kingdomes Weekly Intelligencer: Sent abroad to prevent mis-information, Numb. 100, from Tuesday the 13 of May, to Tuesday the 20 of May, 1645, [London: Printed for R.W., 1645], 8p.(numbered 799-806), imprint from final leaf, browning and spotting7. The Kingdomes Weekly Intelligencer: Sent Abroad to prevent mis-information, Numb. 109, from Tuesday the 15 of July, to Wednesday the 23 of July, 1645, [London: Printed for R.W., 1645], 8p.(numbered 865-872), imprint from final leaf, browning and spotting8. The Kingdomes Weekly Intelligencer: Sent Abroad to prevent mis-information, Numb. 119, from Tuesday the 23 of Septem. to Tuesday the 30 of Septem. 1645, [London: Printed for R.W., 1645], 8p. (numbered 951-958), imprint from final leaf, browning and spotting9. Severall Proceedings in Parliament from Thursday the 4 of Decemb. to Thursday the 11 day of December 1651, Licensed by the Clerk of the Parliament. Num. 115, Printed at London for Robert Ibbitson dwelling in Smithfield neer Hosier Lane, 1651, 16p. (numbered 1773-1788), browning, damp staining and spotting, single worm hole to lower blank margin10. A Perfect Account of the daily Intelligence from the Armies in England, Scotland, and Ireland, the Navy at Sea, and other transactions of, and in relation to this Common-Wealth, Numb. 78, from Wednesday June the 23 to Wednesday June 30, 1652, London: Printed by Bernard Alsop, 1652, 8p. (numbered 617-624), browning and few damp stains, together with:English Civil War, An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the maintenance and pay of the Garrisons of Newport Pagnel, Bedford, Lyn Regis, and other Garrisons in the Eastern Association. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this Ordinance be printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com., London: Printed for Edward Husband, Printer to the Honorable House of Commons, Septemb. 4, 1645, 15[1]p., occasional spotting and minor marks, edges untrimmed, disbound, 4to (Wing E1989, this edition has "Septemb." in imprint, and the first line of imprint ends "printer")QTY: (2)

Charles II. The Form and Order of the Coronation of Charls [sic] II· King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland. As it was acted and done at Scoon, the first day of January, 1651. By Robert Dowglas minister at Edinburgh, London: Printed according to the authors own copy, to prevent any counterfeit, 1660, 24p., manuscript numerous to upper outer corners, light toning and occasional minor spotting, 20th-century cloth, 4to, together with:Morley (George), A Sermon preached at the Magnificent Coronation of the Most High and Mighty King Charles the IId ... at the Collegiate Church of S. Peter Westminster, the 23d of April, (being S. George's Day) 1661, 1st edition, printed by R. Norton for T. Garthwait, 1661, [8], 62p., two engraved plates before title (royal arms and portrait, both lined to verso), final blank I4 not present, light dust-soiling to verso of final leaf of text, modern blind panelled calf, 4toQTY: (2)NOTE:Wing D2032 & C5463.

Mary II (Queen of England, 1662-1694). A Sermon Preached at the Funeral of Her late Majesty Queen Mary of ever blessed memory in the Abbey-Church in Westminster, upon March 5. 1694/5. By his Grace Thomas [Tenison] Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, London: Ri. Chiswell, 1695, [4],34,[2] p., imprimatur leaf present, few early ink markings to title, bound with Mary II, A Defence of the Arch-bishop’s Sermon on the Death of her late Majesty of blessed memory [by John Williams]: and of the Sermons of the late Arch-bishop, Bp. of Lichfield and Coventry, Bp. of Ely, Bp. of Salisbury; Dr. Sherlock, Dr. Wake, Mr. Fleetwood, &c. preach’d upon that, and several other solemn occasions. Being a vindication of the late Queen, His present Majesty, and the Government, from the malicious aspersions cast upon them in two late pamphlets; one entituled, Remarks on some late sermons, &c. the other, A letter to the author of a sermon preach’d at the funeral of her late Majesty Queen Mary, London: J. Harris & A. Bell, 1695, [2], 33, [1] p., advertisement to verso of final leaf, bound with Mary II, A Sermon Preach’d at the Temple-Church, December 30. 1694. Upon the sad occasion of the death of our Gracious Queen. And published at the earnest request of several Masters of the Bench of both Societies. By William Sherlock, D.D. Dean of St. Pauls, Master of the Temple, and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty, 4th edition, London: Will. Rogers, 1694, [4],27,[1] p., half-title, advertisement to verso of final leaf, bound with eight other similar pamphlets (mostly sermons) relating to the death of Mary II, also bound with Kettlewell (John), A Funeral Sermon for the Right Honourable, the Lady Frances Digby, who deceased at Coles-Hall in Warwickshire, on the 29th of September, 1684. By John Kettlewell, Vicar of Coles-Hill in Warwickshire, London: Robert Kettlewell, 1684, [6],33,[1]p., (Wing K368), bound with Kettlewell (John), A Sermon Preached at Coles-Hill in Warwickshire, January 24. 1685. On occasion of the death of the Right Honourable Simon Lord Digby, Baron Digby of Geashil in Ireland. Who deceased at Coles-Hall, Jan. 19. 1685..., London: Robert Kettlewell, 1686, [4],33,[3]p., (Wing K382), and bound with Scott (John), A Sermon Preached at the Funeral of Sir John Chapman, late Lord Mayor of London at St Lawrence’s Church, March 27. 1689, London: Walter Kettilby & Thomas Horne, 1689, [4],32p., without imprimatur leaf and advert leaf, (Wing S2073), front free endpaper with contemporary manuscript list of the 14 pamphlets contained within the volume, contemporary panelled calf, joints split and some wear to extremities, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Wing T720; W2700; S3360 (first three listed titles).

* Drinkwater (John, 1882-1937). English author, poet and playwright. An archive of autograph letters and documents by or to John Drinkwater, relating to his 1928 biography of Charles James Fox, comprising: Autograph Manuscript Signed (with initials), no place, 20 August 1928, being a list of 21 corrections to his biography of Charles James Fox, 1 page, 4to; Autograph Manuscript (unsigned), written on board the SS Olympic, in the form of a telegraph, being an extensive list of corrections and alternatives for the second edition of his Fox biography; Autograph fragment (unsigned), on a small piece of his letterhead in red pencil, all three with minor paperclip rust marks; a first edition of his biography of Fox, signed and dated 1928 above an autograph inscription, some staining to page edges, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, plus 10 further related mostly Autograph Letters Signed from Edward Marsh (1872-1953), Philippa and Francesca Stephenson (1858-1941), John Laurence Le Breton Hammond (1872-1949), Ernest Edward Kellett (1852-1941), Algernon Law (1856-1943) and Edward V.R. PowysQTY: (14)

* Herrmann (Bernard, 1911-1975). Composer of film music, most notably for the Alfred Hitchcock film ‘Psycho’. A small archive of material signed by Herrmann together with an unsigned score, comprising: a copy of Roloff Beny’s book A Time of Gods, 1st edition, Viking Press. 1962. signed and inscribed by Bernard Herrmann to Ursula Vaughan Williams with an Autograph Musical Quotation (opening 4 bars of his cantata Moby Dick), ‘Merry Christmas / to Ursula / “a real voyager” / from Bernard and Norma / Dec 25 / [19]74’, inscribed on the same page by Ursula Vaughan Williams, ‘Bernard and Norma Herrmann’, original cloth in dust jacket, some wear; together with:Jean Phillipe Rameau’s Pieces de Clavecin, Barenreiter 1940, signed ‘Bernard Herrmann’ in red ink on the title page, with a further 15 pages annotated by Herrmann either with text (c. 45 words) or musical additions (4 pages with various notes and phrasing added), [from Herrmann’s personal library which was sold by his wife Norma], plus a series of four LP Proof Pressings signed or inscribed by Herrmann as either conductor or composer: Lyrita recording of Cyril Scott’s Piano Concerto no 1; Lyrita recording of Cyril Scott’s Piano Concerto no 2; Bernard Herrmann - Music by Erik Satie and Darius Milhaud; The Unicorn recording Bernard Herrmann's Piano Quintet, the first two signed and inscribed on the inner sleeve, the third inscribed on the inner sleeve and the last inscribed on the upper cover; plus a rare copy of the Vocal score (unsigned) of Herrmann’s opera Wuthering Heights, original printed wrappers, split on joints and partially detached, folioQTY: (7)

* Rawsthorne (Alan (1906-1971). British composer. Autograph Manuscript Signed, ‘Alan Rawsthorne’, no place, no date, c. 1951, being a complete two piano version of the 3rd movement Intermezzo of Rawsthorne’s 2nd Piano Concerto (one part being an orchestral reduction), written in pencil in his calligraphic hand, on 2 or 4 staves as required and signed at the head of the first page, with a further annotation to the reverse of the final page by Sir Clifford Curzon (who gave the work’s first performance), slight soiling, corner wear and signs of use on first page which is also detached, otherwise in good condition, 9 pages, folio, together with a first edition printed copy of the full score, original wrappers, covers detached, folioQTY: (2)NOTE:Rawsthorne wrote his Second Piano Concerto in 1951 and it received its first performance at the then new Festival Hall in June of that year, with Clifford Curzon as soloist. This arrangement, by the composer, of the third movement Intermezzo (effectively the slow movement) is beautifully written in pencil in his neat and meticulous hand. It is possible that Curzon himself owned this manuscript and from the signs of use (including indications of phrasing in the piano solo part) it is also possible that this was the score used by him to learn this particular movement; a short inscription on the final blank page of the manuscript in Curzon’s hand supports this view, (he went on to record the work for Decca a few months after its premiere).The manuscript appears to be just one section of a complete set of movements, as the pages are numbered 54 to 62 (the first movement in this form, is in the archive of Rawsthorne manuscripts held at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester; the 2nd and 4th movements being seemingly unaccounted for, and it is possible that Curzon owned those movements too). A timing of 6’45” has been written at the conclusion of the work, indicating that it may well have been used in the recording session in 1951. There are 2 further recordings of this work and it has come to be regarded as one of the composer's most successful compositions.

* Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986). 'Sherpa Tenzing', Nepali-Indian sherpa mountaineer, one of the first two people known to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Postcard Signed, 'Tenzing Norgay, 17/5/66', a vintage real photo postcard of a smiling Tenzing Norgay with blue ballpoint pen signature and date to verso, together with 3 related small-format photographs of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute and Tenzing's house in Darjeeling, an unused wallet of 12 perforated postcards with cover wrapper titled 'The First Indian Everest Expedition', and a first edition copy of John Hunt's 'The Ascent of Everest', 1953, original cloth in torn dust jacket, 8voQTY: (6)

NICOLAS TRUDGIAN (b1959), Bomber's Moon, print, pencil signed and dated 29th Nov 2008 (first day of issue) limited edition 86/200, bearing numerous further signatures, published by The Flying Pencil Publications Ltd (Vector Fine Art Prints) C2008, image size 24cm x 50cm, sheet size 42cm x 60cm, unframed.

A collection of recent issues: 'Jubilee Monarch Set', 'First World War Golden proof Crowns', a similar 'Golden Moments' set, 'Crowning Moments', 1914 Christmas Truce edition, various Royal Commemorative issues, Gilt Jersey issues, UK Souvenir Crowns, Christmas 2016 silver cover. 90 coins. *CR: Largely as issued. *BP 22.5% (18.75% plus VAT) plus a lot fee of £8 inc. VAT on each lot.

An Elizabeth II three coin set comprising a 2013 sovereign, 2013 half sovereign and 2013 quarter sovereign, all slabbed and 'date stamped' with first class stamps postmarked for 1st January 2013, in presentation packaging with insert suggesting an edition size of 95 sets. 7.98g, 3.99g and 1.99g. *CR: As issued. *BP 22.5% (18.75% plus VAT) plus a lot fee of £8 inc. VAT on each lot.

The Beatles: A set of four Richard Avedon psychedelic posters from a Dutch limited first edition printing for Varagids, from the 1968 photoshoot by Avedon, comprising four individual portraits of The Beatles, published by Cowles Education Corporation and printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, each measuring 47 cm x 68 cm.Qty: (4)

Dia Azzawi (Iraq, born 1939)We Are Not Seen, But, Corpses (The Massacre of Sabra and Shatila) etching and lithograph on paper in nine partseach work is signed, dated '1983', titled and numbered, number 10 from an edition of 60, executed in 1983100 x 70 cm eachFootnotes:A rare full set of Dia Azzawi's 'We Are not Seen, But Corpses' in its original presentation caseExhibited:National Council for Art and Culture, Kuwait, 1983Galerie des Arts, Tunis, 1990The British Museum, London, 1991The University of Nevada, USA, 1991Galerie Claude Lemand, Paris, 1995Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, 1995Qatar Museum Authority, Doha, 2016Institut Du Monde Arabe, 2018 'After the Palestinian fighters left Lebanon, the Phalangists had their opportunity to take revenge on old people, women and children. I have a lot of Palestinian friends, some artists and writers, and I knew those camps. Within two days, up to 3,500 people were killed. So, this work had a moral side: to defend unarmed people with no voice.'- Dia AzzawiDia Al-Azzawi was deeply moved in September 1982 by the massacre of civilian Palestinians in the camps of Sabra and Shatila. The Iraqi artist had first started drawing in his studio in London the polyptych entitled The Sabra and Shatila Massacres, mixed media on paper laid down on canvas, 300 x 750 cm, in the collections of the London Tate Modern since 2012. As often was the case, he took his inspiration from photographs of the massacre published by the media and international newspapers.A few months later, in January 1983, he was inspired by Four hours in Chatila, a report that was written on the spot by the French writer Jean Genet, who has just reached Beirut with Leïla Shahid and who had visited the Palestinian camps the day after the massacres and it would be the source of inspiration for the images of nine original prints (eight etchings and one lithograph, 100 x 75 cm.) that he would publish in a portfolio with a title page and a page taken from Jean Genet's text, in a trilingual edition: We are not seen but Corpses. The Sabra and Shatila Massacres - Lâ nara illa juthathan - Nous ne voyons que des cadavres, London, 1983.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Sabry Mansour (Egypt, born 1943)Arous El-Nil (Bride of the Nile) oil on board, framedsigned, titled and dated on the verso in Arabic, executed in 1968120 x 150cm (47 1/4 x 59 1/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:Property from a private collection, Cairo'Mansour's world fuses elements from Egyptian myth and rural landscape, within an imaginary nocturnal environment, characterized by his near absolute monotone palette which is predominantly composed in consistent tones of blues.'Sabry Mansour was born in Menoufia, in Egypt's Nile Delta region in 1943. He earned his BA at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University in 1964 as a painter. He was a professor of drawing at the Faculty of Fine Arts in San Fernando, Madrid in 1978 and a member of the board for Egypt's Syndicate of Fine Artists from 1983 to 1987. He became head of the painting department at his alma mater in 1989 and served as its dean of fine arts from 1989 to 1992. Mansour has held solo exhibitions since the 1970s beginning in Alexandria then Cairo, before gaining international exposure featuring in group exhibitions in; Spain, Italy, Syria, U.K., France and Kuwait. Sabry has also been a frequent fixture at the Cairo Salon and the Annual Exhibition of Fine Arts in Egypt from 1969 to 1988. Mansour won the acquisitions prize at the Alexandria Biennale of 1971 and the first prize at the Kuwait Biennale of 1985 as well as various domestic accolades including the award for painting at the 1982 edition of the Annual Exhibition of Fine Arts. His work resides in private collections in countries all around the world, as well as in various national collections including; Museum of the Modern Egyptian Art, Museum of Faculty of Fine Arts, Opera House Museum and Alexandria Museum of Fine Arts. His works were also acquired by and on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Qatar. His artistic inspiration is rooted in the arts of ancient Egypt, the transfigurations in Coptic culture, and the organic figures and architectural patterns in Islamic design. Mansour's world fuses elements from Egyptian myth, and rural landscape within an imaginary nocturnal environment, characterized by his near absolute monotone palette which is predominantly composed in consistent tones of blues.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

John Piper. Stow. Signed limited edition elephant folio size book, 3/300 printed, signed at the rear by Piper with a personal signed dedication by Piper at the front, published by Hurtwood Press/Tate Gallery 1983. As is usual the two additional signed prints issued with the first 50 copies are not in situ, the book in original slip case.

Book hard cover A collection of ten books including, Illustrated Magic by Ottokar Fischer 1931 from Tom Harris Library (Ex Will Goldston) via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels in 1978 signed by Paul Daniels with Paul Daniels book plate, Popular Card Games by Dawson 1933 with Paul Daniels blind stamp, A Whirlwind of Wizardry by Chris Van Bern and Devega stamp from Tom Harris Library (Ex Will Goldston) via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels, Successful Conjuring for Amateurs by Norman Hunter 1951 First Edition stamp from Tom Harris library (ex Will Goldston) via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels with Paul Daniels book plate (ink handwritten The Property of Fred Wiles and address), Successful Conjuring for Amateurs by Norman Hunter 1952 Second Edition with Paul Daniels book plate, Recollections of a Society Clairvoyant Anon 1911 stamp from Tom Harris Library (Ex Will Goldston) via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels, signed by Paul Daniels in 1978, Playbooks of Science Chemistry and Chemical Magic by VE Johnson M.A. Published by Henry Frowde Hodder and Stroughton,

Books hard covers, Ten items all with Paul Daniels book plate including, The Magic Art by Donald Holmes 1920 First Edition with Paul Daniels book plate and blind stamp, Fifty Years in The Magic Circle by Signor Blitz 1871 First Edition (picture spine), The Magical World Review hard cloth bound issues from 1910 to 1911, Words for Wizards by George Schulte 1924 First Edition signed by the author to Will Goldston in ink with stamp from Tom Harris library (Ex Will Goldston) via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels also Paul Daniels book plate, Some with slight damage,

Book card cover Laughter and Lergermain by Frederick Culpitt First Edition printed By G B Flower publisher George Johnson The Magic Wand Office 1928 with Paul Daniels bookplate Very good condition

Catalogues and Programmes of Magician's, including correspondence between Paul Daniels and Sotheby's re the Boris Kocho sale 1991, various Supreme catalogues No 39 having correspondence enclosed, The Magic Catalogue 1977 First Edition, Gen Index, Sotheby's with notes and markings of bids Paul Daniels was interested in,

Books hard cover, including Supplementary Magic by Elbiquet 1917 publisher Routledge with Paul Daniels blind stamp good condition, Magic of the Depots by Harry Leat 1924The Book of Modern Conjuring by Prof Kunard 1890 publisher Upcott Gill London with Paul Daniels bookplate (AF) Latest Magic by Prof Hoffman 1918 First Edition publisher Spon and Chamberlain NY, The Modern Conjuror by C Lang Neil 1903 First Edition publisher C Arthur Pearson London blue cloth cover with gold embossed writing on spine and front, (AF)

Books hard and soft cover, booklets and DVD's, 20 items including World's Best Coin Tricks by Bob Long Sterling Publishing Co1993, Magic Circle Magic 1963 with Paul Daniels blind stamp signed by owner V Fairs picture of Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee enclosed, Trevor Lewis Uncut, Card Fantasies by Edward G Love 1964 with Paul Daniels blind stamp and bookplate Third Edition, What is Hypnosis by Andrew Salter 1946 publisher Richard R Smith New York with Paul Daniels blind stamp and bookplate, Magic For Magicians Only by Robert Parrish First Edition 1946 with stamp of Tom Harris library Ex Will Goldston via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels signed by Paul Daniels 1978 with Paul Daniels bookplate, three DVD's McComb on Performing Vol One two and three, most with Paul Daniels blind stamp and or bookplate

Books hard cover, 10 including Victorian Magic by Geoffrey Lamb 1976 First Edition publisher Routledge and Keegan, Oriental Conjuring and Magic by Will Ayling and S Sharpe 1981 publisher Wheaton with Paul Daniels blind stamp and bookplate, two books by Wittus Witt Zauberkasten 1987 signed by author to Paul Daniels with Paul Daniels blind stamp, Schoner Schein signed by author to Paul Daniels with Paul Daniels blind stamp, Deceptive Conceptions in Magic by Stanley Collins, Mostly in resonable condition,

Books hard and soft cover, 10 including Secrets of Ancient and Modern Magic publisher Wehman Br0s with Paul Daniels blind stamp, Wizard's Manual publisher Wehman Bros with Paul Daniels blind stamp, Book of Tricks and Magic publisher Ottenheimer Baltimore US with Paul Daniels blind stamp, New and Easy Magic by N Hunter 1925 First Edition publisher A Pearson Ltd London damaged spine, Magic Circle Magic 1963 Editor Will Dexter Art Editor Ali Bongo Modern Coin Magic by Bobo with Paul Daniels bookplate, Bed of Nails by Gordon Thomas 1955 with Paul Daniels blind stamp and bookplate , The Book of Modern Conjuring but Prof Kunnard, Everybody's Book of Magic 1956 First Edition, Some damge to a few, one book with some damp,

Books, 20 assorted mostly hard cover, including Convincing Coin Magic by Victor Farelli 1946 First Edition signed by Paul Daniels, 1978Spherical Sorcery and Recollections of a Pro' by Maurice Brooklyn 1973 signed by author with photograph of Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee with Paul Daniels blind stamp damage to loose paper cover but otherwise in very good condition, Revelations by Dai Vernon1984 with Paul Daniels bookplate, Daniels bookplate, Sand Amoke and Rag Pictures by Will Goldston 1920 with Paul Daniels blind stamp and bookplate damage to spine and cover, God No by Penn Gilette 2011 with letter and note from Graham Reed magical consultant on The Paul Daniles Magic TV show,

Books hard cover, 10 items including David P Abbott's Book of Mysteries 1977 First Edition book number 144 Magic Collector book one with Pau Daniels bookplate good condition, Anverdi Fifty Years of Magical Creations 1992 First Edition forward by Paul Daniels with Paul Daniels blind stamp good condition, Charles Bertram The Court Conjurer by Edwin Dabes 1997 copy number 40 of Delux edition signed by author good condition, Willard The Wizard by Bev Bergeron 1978 slight damage to loose cover, The Uncanny Scott Ron Wilson by Kaufman 1987 with Paul Daniels bookplate good condition, The Berg Book 1983 with Paul Daniels blind stamp and bookplate good condition, The Magic Hedonists Brain storm in the Bahamas by Fleischer 1983 good condition,

Cone bound books and booklets, 30 items including Bart Whaley's Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Magic volumes one and two First Edition copy 310 of 500 1989 Jeff Busby Inc, Funny Talk Frank Lane vol one and two, Sagacity Alan Jones 1998--1999, The Gemini Book of Close Up, Confidential Booking Report Dick Ryan, Two by Wo-Fang-Sing with Paul Daniels blind bookplate, Newspaper Magic by Gene Annderson and Fances Marshall 1968, The Magic of Germany by Robert Albo with enclosed letter from author to Paul Daniels, Magic by Robert Albo signed by author to Paul Daniels,

Books hard cloth cover and bound catalogues, Magic Catalogue 12 Louis Tannen Inc 1978, Dedicated Magic by Val Andrews 1971, Give A Magician Enough Rope and He'll Do A Trick, Catalogue of Magic Louis Tannen 15 with Harry Blackstone on front still in plastic protector, How's Tricks by Gerald Lynton Kaufman with stamp of Tom Harris library Ex Will Goldston via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels, published by Foulsham, Astound Your Audience by Verrall Wass 1936, It's Easier Than You Think by G Buckingham First Edition 1952 ink signature by Graham Jolley 1962, D First Edition

Book hard and hard cloth cover, 15 including The Modern Conjurer by C Laing Neil 1903 published by C Arthur Pearson with Paul Daniels bookplate illustrating tricks by Maskelyne Trewery Bertram Nelson Downs and others, D'you Know This One by Artemas First Edition pencil signature of Frances White,

Books hard and soft cover, Magic as an Art by P C Sorcar at the first all India magic congress Bangalore 1968 with stamp of Tom Harris library Ex Will Goldston vis Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels signed by Paul Daniels 1978, Self Mastery Through Conscious Auto Suggestion by Emile Coue 1923 Second edition, 150 Comedy Props by Patrick Page with ink inscription to Paul Daniels 1978, Exclusive Problems in Magic by Bagshaw with stamp of Tom Harris Library Ex Will Goldston via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels, signed by owner in 1950, How to Entertain our Friends 1893 ,The Master Book of Magic by Cannell1955, Scientific Amusements by Tom Tit picture spine with Paul Daniels bookplate, Some age fading and damage to spine on Emile Coue book,

Books hard cover, 10 items including Expert Hocus Pocus by Alton C Sharpe First Edition 1961 copy 139 of limited Deluxe Edition hard black vinyl cover excellent condition with Paul Daniels bookplate, A Magician's Tour Up and Down and Roundabout the Earth by Harry Kellar rad vinyl cover gold embossed lettering limited reprint of 200 copies 1984 publisher Magico Magazine with plate of "From My Magic Library Christopher Brinson and Paul Daniels bookplate excellent condition, The Nixon Manuscript in Book Form by William "Doc" Nixon 1987 with Paul Daniels bookplate brown vinyl cover excellent condition, Tricks of the Masters by Will Goldston publisher Routledge with Paul Daniels bookplate slight wrinkling to back cover , Conjuring Apparatus and Update blue cloth hard cover with gold lettering on spine with Paul Daniels blind stamp and bookplate and red Demon stamp excellent condition, Routine Manipulation Part 1 by Lewis Ganson with Paul Daniels bookplate black hard vinyl cover excellent condition, Dusheck's Coin Magic by Steve Dusheck First Edition1992 ink signed by author with Paul Daniels bookplate maroon hard vinyl cover excellent condition,

Hard cover and booklets, 10 items including a signed copy by Hans Moretti of Moretti, Faith Healers by James Randi, The Birthday Magicians Handbook with Paul Daniels blind stamp and bookplate, A Life Among Secrets by Stephen Minch first edition The Uncommon life and adventures Eddie Field secret diary with Paul Daniels blind stamp and bookplate, Modern Conjuring for Amateurs compiled by Cannell publisher C Arthur Pearson with Paul Daniels blind stamp and bookplate,

Book hard cover, Conjurer's Psychological Secrets by S H Sharpe First Edition hard cover with Paul Daniels bookplate a Hades publication,

Books, a run 16 small volume books published by C Arthur Pearson Ltd London, 2 x David Devant Tricks for Everyone 1922 1925, 3 x Will Blyth Match-Stick Magic Handkerchief Magic Paper Magic and Effective Conjuring publisher Methurn and Co 1934 with Paul Daniels blind stamp , 6 x C Lang Neil After Dinner Sleights and Pocket Tricks 2 x 1904 FIRST EDITION one with stamp Tom Harris library ex Will Goldston via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels, the other with a personal message to Paul Daniels ,with Paul Daniels blind stamp, 1 x copy 1919 with Tom Harris library ex Will Goldston via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels signed by Paul Daniels 1978, 3rd copy 1910 with Paul Daniels blind stamp, 4th copy 1919 with Paul Daniels blind stamp, 5th copy 1910 with stamp of Tom Harris library ex Will Goldston via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels signed by Paul Daniels 1978, Modern Card Manipulation 1924, Card Tricks without Sleight of Hand by L Widdop 1920 with Paul Daniels book plate and blind stamp, Hand Shadows by Nikola 1915,Simple Conjuring Tricks by Will Goldston 1918 with stamp of Tom Harris library ex Will Goldston via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels, New and Easy Magic by Norman Hunter 1925 with Paul Daniels blind stamp, Damaged

Books soft and hard cover and catalogues including 3 Davenports Demon Magic catalogues, The Cardician by Edward Marlo 1953, The Bill in Lemon by David Charvet First Edition signed to Paul Daniels by the author 1990 (Damage to cover),

Books mixed sizes hard and soft cover 20 items including Everybody's Book of Magic by Will Dexter First Edition 1956 with Paul Daniels Book Plate and Blind Stamp, Sealed Vision by Will Dexter 1956 with Paul Daniels book plate, Tops Pictorial Album of Magicians 1966, John Fisher Funny Way to be a Hero 1988, The Magic of 1936, Damage to lose cover

Books hard and soft cover and booklets, 20 assorted including Magic as a Hobby by Bruce Elliott forward by Orson Wells First Edition 1948 with Paul Daniels book plate, Forging Ahead in Magic by John Booth signed to Will Goldston with Paul Daniels book plate and stamp of Tom Harris library Ex Will Goldston via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels signed by Paul Daniels 1978, Expert Card Technique by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue Third Edition 1950 with Paul Daniels blind stamp, Our Mysteries by Various 1941 with Paul Daniels book plate, Magic Mag 1952 hard copy with stamp from Tom Harris library Ex Will Goldston via Fred Wiles to Paul Daniels, Funny Way to be a Hero John Fisher with Paul Daniels blind stamp, Boxed The Books of Wonder volume 1 and 2 by Tommy Wonder and Stephen Minch copy 13 of a limited signed edition of 52, Some with damage to lose covers

Books hard and soft cover and booklets, 40 items, including 8 hard cover books which include The Nixon MSS by W J Nixon 1920, The Book Without A Name by Anneman First Edition April 1931, Slight damage to some