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SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY)South. The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1911-1917, FIRST EDITION, half-title, colour frontispiece, 87 photographic plates on 44 leaves (one double-page), folding map, without errata slip, publisher's pictorial blue cloth, upper cover lettered and stamped with image of 'Endurance' in silver gilt, slight rubbing to extremities but an unusually BRIGHT, FRESH COPY [Spence 1107; Taurus 105], 8vo, William Heinemann, 1919Footnotes:An unusually bright, fresh copy of Shackleton's classic account of the Endurance expedition.Provenance: Gift inscription, dated 'Xmas 1919' on front free endpaper.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

SHACKLETON (ERNEST)South, FIRST EDITION, second impression (printed month after the first impression, on better quality paper), publisher's pictorial blue cloth decorated in silver gilt, William Heinemann, [December] 1919--HURLEY (FRANK) Shackleton's Argonauts, jacket price clipped, Angus and Robertson, 1948--RICHARDS (R.W.) The Ross Sea Shore Party 1914-17, Scott Polar Research Institute, 1962--SCOTT (ROBERT FALCON) Scott's Last Expedition, ninth printing of 'Cheap edition', John Murray, 1936--WILSON (EDWARD) Diary of the Discovery Expedition... 19-1-1904, 1966; Diary of the Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic 1910-1912, 1972, Blandford Press--THOMSON (JOHN) Elephant Island and Beyond. The Life and Diaries of Thomas Orde Lee, Bluntisham, 2003--WRIGHT (CHARLES S.) Silas. The Antarctic Diaries and Memoir of Charles S. Wright... edited by Colin Bull and Pat.F. Wright, Ohio, State University Press, 1993, FIRST EDITIONS unless otherwise stated, publisher's cloth, all but the first mentioned in dust-jackets, 8vo and small 4to; and 56 others of Polar interest, the majority relating to the Heroic Age of Polar exploration, including fine reprint editions of works by Scott, Amundsen, Priestley, Doorly, Mawson, etc., 16 in paperback, the remainder original cloth, 22 in dust-jackets (64)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

DAVIS (JOHN KING)With the 'Aurora' in the Antarctic 1911-1914, FIRST EDITION, half-title, title printed in red and black, frontispiece, 40 photographic plates, 8 maps and plates (one folding printed in colours), 70 illustrations in text, publisher's blue pictorial cloth gilt [Conrad, p.205; Renard 421; Rosove 87.A1.a; Spence 354; Taurus 101], 8vo, Andrew Melrose, [1919]Footnotes:UNUSUALLY BRIGHT COPY, Taurus noting that most copies 'seen today with its gilt lettering and decoration badly faded' (Taurus). Davis was captain of the Aurora which supported Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14. He had previously served with Shackleton on Nimrod 1907-09, Shackleton in 1916-17, and later with the BANZARE expeditions in 1929-30.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

BERNACCHI (LOUIS CHARLES) AND OTHERSThe Polar Book, FIRST EDITION, LOUIS BERNACCHI'S COPY, maps of the North and South Polar Regions printed on one large folding sheet, light spotting to opening leaves and edges of text block, publisher's pictorial wrappers, 8vo, E. Allom & Co., [1930]Footnotes:LOUIS BERNACCHI'S COPY OF THE POLAR BOOK, a book published in conjunction with the British Polar Exhibition of 1930. Bernacchi was a major figure in this pioneering Exhibition, acting as Organising Director, and providing the foreword to the book. He had gone with Borchgrevink on the Southern Cross expedition (1898-1900), and returned to the South Pole as physicist for Captain R. F. Scott's British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04). He was greatly admired by Scott, who acted as best man at his wedding in 1906. Provenance: Louis Charles Bernacchi, with his ownership inscription 'L.C. Bernacchi, physician to Capt. Scott's 'Discovery' 1901-4' in pencil on the title-page.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

BYRD (RICHARD EVELYN)Little America. Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic. The Flight to the South Pole, NUMBER 905 OF 1000 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, photogravure portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps, illustrations (most photographic), publisher's half boards, New York, G.P. Putnam's, 1930; Into the Home of the Blizzard, COPY NUMBER 95 from an unspecified edition, this copy presented to John Wells Morss, illustrations, bookplate ('from the Polar Collection') of Andrew Taylor, publisher's stiff wrappers [Spence 225], New York, New York Times, 1928--PETERSEN (CARL OSCAR) Med Byrd og Balchen mot Sydpolen. Nordmennene i Little America, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED, 'To my good friend Dr. Daana Coman, one of the Norwegian members good friends on the Byrd Expedition, with best wishes and thanks for the good time we had together at Little America. Hope we will be together on another expedition. Carl' on the title, photographic plates, publisher's cloth, dust-jacket (split at inner margin of upper cover), Oslo, Gyldenal, 1931, 8vo (3)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

[SULAYMAN AL TAJIR AND ABU ZAYD HASAN IBN YAZID SIRAFI]Ancient Accounts of India and China by Two Mohammedan Travellers, Who Went to Those Parts in the 9th century; Translated from the Arabic by the late learned Eusebius Renaudot, 2 parts in 1 vol., title printed in red and black with wood-engraved printer's device, neatly repaired tear on title, light spotting and age-toning, tear on side margin of D1, lacks lower free endpaper, contemporary blind-stamped calf, worn with some loss to corners and spine extremities, 8vo, Printed for Sam[uel] Harding at the Bible and Anchor on the Pavement in St. Martins-Lane, 1733Footnotes:GEORGE MACCARTNEY'S COPY - The first edition in English of important accounts by 'Sulaiman, the Merchant' and Hasan ibn Yazid al Sirafi, translated from the Arabic and based on events they witnessed such as the great revolution which swept across China in the 9th century. Later Arabic geographers such as Ibn Khordadhbe and al-Mas'udi relied heavily on this work for their information on India and China. 'Ces relations sont de la plus haute importance pour la connaissance de l'Inde et de la Chine au moyen-age' (Nouvelle biographie générale).Provenance: Charles Simspon, early ownership inscription on first flyleaf; George Macartney 1st Earl Macartney, armorial bookplate. George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737–1806) was an Irish-born statesman who led the first British Envoy to China.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

CHATER (JAMES)A Grammar of the Cingalese Language, FIRST EDITION, with initial and final blanks, neat repair to blank upper margin of title, modern half morocco, gilt morocco spine label, 8vo, Colombo, Nicholas Bergman at the Government Press, 1815Footnotes:The first English grammar of Sinhala, the major language of Ceylon/Sri Lanka.Provenance: William Martin Harvard, early ownership inscription with note on title. A Weslyan missionary, who supervised the Missionary Press. Harvard intended that the book '...may be copied by missiona[ries] coming out to the South of Cey[lon] and furnish matter for study on the voyage... Nov. 8. 1816'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

BLANCO (FRANCISCO MANUEL)Flora de Filipinas. Segun el sistmea sexual de Linneo, FIRST EDITION, occasional light paper toning, later vellum, retaining original printed paper spine label ('Flora de Filipinas'), preserved in purpose-made solander box [BM(NH) I, p.172; Pritzel 828; Palau 30213; Stafleu 551], small 4to (207 x 142mm.), Manila, en la imprenta de Sto. Thomas por Candido Lopez, 1837Footnotes:FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT LOCALLY PUBLISHED WORK ON THE BOTANY OF THE PHILIPPINES. Blanco (1779–1845), a Spanish friar and botanist, was posted by his order to Manila, and here describes 1081 plant species, classifying them according to the Linnaean system. He also provided information on their history, uses in medicine, construction, and industry.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

CARPENTER (PERCY)Hog Hunting in Lower Bengal, FIRST EDITION, tinted lithographed title with large hand-coloured vignette and dedication to the The Calcutta Tent Club, 8 hand-coloured lithographed plates, all mounted on printed card as issued, occasional light spotting, 2 or 3 short marginal tears repaired to margin to 2 leaves of text and one plate, publisher's cloth, rebacked in morocco [Czech, Asian, p.44; Schwerdt I, p.97], folio (515 x 365mm.), Day and Son, 1861Footnotes:RARE. 'One of the few books on pig-sticking and very difficult to find in good condition' (Schwerdt). The drawings were taken from sketches made during a meet held by the Calcutta Tent Club in March 1860 on the Sowerra Burrea Plains, near Tumluk, 50 miles south east of Calcutta. The hunt lasted three days during which time thirty-seven hogs were killed'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

COLEBROOK (ROBERT HYDE)Twelve Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore, the Country of Tippoo Sultan, from Drawings taken on the Spot, FIRST EDITION, 12 uncoloured aquatint plates with accompanying leaf of descriptive text, list of subscribers, dedication leaf, text leaves watermarked 'J. Whatman' and 'J. Taylor', light spotting and soiling, red morocco gilt, slight wear [Abbey Travel 419 (with coloured plates, and date 1794); Tooley 149], oblong folio (600 x 490mm.), for the Author, 1793Footnotes:RARE FIRST ISSUE, DATED TO 1793, UNRECORDED IN ABBEY AND ESTC. The plates in this copy are all dated several months earlier than those in Abbey's copy - ranging from February to July 1793, as opposed to August 1793 to January 1794. The order of the plates also differs.Provenance: Henry Barrett-Lennard; Walter Combermere Lee Floyd, bookplates.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

COLEBROOK ((ROBERT HYDE)[Twelve] Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore, the Country of Tippoo Sultan, from Drawings taken on the Spot, FIRST EDITION, 6 uncoloured aquatint plates only (of 12), the word 'Twelve' excised from title-page, lacks list of subscribers, extensive ink explanatory annotations on the verso of two of the plates, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, worn [Abbey Travel 419 (with coloured plates, and date 1794); Tooley 149], oblong folio (515 x 350mm.), for the Author, 1793Footnotes:Plates present in this copy; 'The Lake of Mooty Tallow near Seringapatam', 'South View of Sewandroog', 'Prospect of the Country near Mooty Tallow', 'S.W. View of Ootra-Durgum', 'West View of Ramgherry', and 'N.W. View of Seringapatam'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

DELHI DURBAR 1911The Historical record of the Imperial Visit to India 1911: Compiled from the Official Records Under the Orders of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 250 DE LUXE COPIES, numerous photographic plates including 9 coloured, 2 photogravures, 43 collotype portraits of princely rulers, 4 plans (one folding), illuminated head and tail-pieces, light spotting to photogravures and end otherwise clean throughout, original decorative full blue crushed morocco gilt by Kelly & Sons (stamped inside upper cover), g.e., preserved in the original box (soiled, 2 sides of lid loose), large 4to (320 x 240mm.), John Murray, for the Government of India, 1914Footnotes:A FINE COPY of a richly illustrated and attractively bound record of the Royal visit to the Delhi Durbar of 1911, including numerous portraits of Princely Rulers.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

D'OYLY (CHARLES)Views of Calcutta and its Environs, FIRST EDITION, lithographed pictorial title, 27 views on 25 tinted lithographed plates (one folding) by W. Robert and Lowes Dickinson after D'Oyly, ALL HAND-COLOURED, some heightened with gum arabic, paper guards, some spotting, front free endpaper torn, publisher's red half morocco over cloth, the upper cover gilt-blocked with illustration and title, worn with some loss to lower part of spine [Abbey Travel 497; Tooley 187], large folio (695 x 500mm.), Dickinson, 1848Footnotes:RARE ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION, WITH ALL THE PLATES HAND-COLOURED.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

[DURHAM] (WILLIAM THOMAS)]A Subaltern's Life in Madras, being the Adventures of Ensign Blobbs 'of Ours', FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed in ink 'From the author, Wm.T. Durham, 76th Regt.' to a Miss Dudley (name in pencil) on the front free endpaper, pictorial lithographed title-page and 20 lithographed plates, publisher's limp green cloth, gilt lettered with title on upper cover, soiled, small loss to lower spine, upper hinge splitting, oblong folio (295 x 480mm.), Madras, G. Winchester, [1865]Footnotes:A scarce work, presumably privately published for the author by the Madras printer-lithographer G. Winchester. The author was evidently attached to the 76th Regiment of Foot, originally raised by the East India Company in 1787, and once again posted to India in 1863, two years prior to the publication of A Subaltern's Life, which in a series of 'humorous' sketches follows the typical escapades a young ensign engaging with Colonial life and local street life.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

[FOTHERINGHAM (J.F.)Sporting Sketches and Scenes in India], FIRST EDITION, 7 hand-coloured lithographed plates by and after Fotheringham, lacks title-page, variable spotting [Schwerdt I:182], oblong folio (345 x 500mm.), [C. Moody, 1851]Footnotes:Scarce. According to Schwerdt Sporting Sketches and Scenes in India is 'one of the few books dealing with the 'chase of the wild boar in the east''. The plates, executed in a vibrant amateur style, follow the hunt, from 'Interior of a Subaltern's Tent During a Shikar Party', to 'The Boar Breaking Cover', to 'The Death'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

FORREST (CHARLES RAMUS)A Picturesque Tour Along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna in India, FIRST EDITION, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates, one uncoloured aquatint map, coloured aquatint vignette on title-page, vignette on p.191, occasional off-setting, publisher's green cloth gilt, g.e., hinges starting, spine ends frayed, light stains on upper cover, later slipcase [Abbey Travel 441; Tooley 227], folio (400 x 302mm.), R. Ackerman, 1824This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

FRASER (JAMES BAILLIE)[Views of Calcutta and its Environs, from Drawings... from Sketches Made on the Spot], FIRST EDITION, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Robert Havell Jun. after J.B. Fraser, ALL PRINTED ON THICK PAPER, good margins, as issued without title and text, contemporary straight-grained maroon morocco gilt by Herington (with binder's label inside upper cover), gilt lettered 'Views of Calcutta' on the upper cover, g.e., some scuffing and rubbing with small loss to lower spine end [Abbey 494], folio (565 x 410mm.), [Rodwell & Martin, and Smith, Elder, Rodwell and Martin, 1824-1826]This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

HODGES (WILLIAM)Select Views in India, drawn on the Spot, in the Years 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783, and Executed in Aqua Tinta, FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE, single issue edition with title and text in English and French, 48 HAND-COLOURED AQUATINT PLATES, one hand-coloured engraved folding map, corners of title and a few leaves neatly repaired at corners, occasional damp-staining and light foxing, modern quarter morocco [Abbey Travel 416; Tooley 264], folio (590 x 430mm.), for the Author, [1785-88]Footnotes:HAND-COLOURED COPY OF ONE OF MOST IMPORTANT SERIES OF AQUATINT VIEWS OF INDIA, which includes the first printed depiction of the Taj Mahal (shown in the background of plate 15 'A View of the Fort of Agra').William Hodges (1744-1797) made his name as a draughtsman whilst accompanying Captain Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific. In 1779, under the patronage of Warren Hastings, he travelled to India and remained there for six years, making visits to Calcutta, Cawnpoor, Lucknow, Allahabad, Agra, and Fatehpur Sikri. On his return he was made a Royal Academician and published the present work in parts between 1785 and 1788 'making a substantial contribution to the British perception of India's past... Alexander Humboldt [recording] that the sight of Hodges' Indian views was one of the inducements which led to travel' (ODNB).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

HODGES (WILLIAM)Select Views in India, drawn on the Spot, in the Years 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783, and Executed in Aqua Tinta, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, single-volume issue with title-page, dedication and text in French and English, one engraved map and 48 aquatint plates printed in bistre, by and after Hodges, small tears neatly repaired to 2 text leaves, lacking three leaves of text (2 from 'Views of Gwalior'; one from 'View of Firozeabad'), occasional very light spotting, modern quarter morocco [Abbey Travel 416; Tooley 264], folio, for the Author, [1785-88]Footnotes:THE FIRST SUBSTANTIAL SERIES OF VIEWS OF INDIA, including the first depiction of the Taj Mahal, shown in the background of plate 15, 'A View of the Fort of Agra'. Abbey suggests that this is the first issue, with the plates uncoloured and fewer leaves of text.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

HOME (ROBERT)Select Views in Mysore, the Country of Tippoo Sultan; from Drawings Taken on the Spot; With Historical Descriptions, FIRST EDITION, ROBERT ABERCROMBY'S COPY, 29 engraved plates, 4 folding engraved maps and plans (2 printed on blue paper, occasional light spotting), contemporary full red morocco gilt by C. Hering (binder's label inside upper cover), flat spine tooled in compartments, gilt dentelles, g.e., 4to (345 x 270mm.) , Bowyer, 1794Footnotes:AN IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION COPY IN A FINE BINDING BY HERING.Provenance: Sir Robert Abercromby (c.1740-1827), bookplate. Abercromby, having served throughout the American War of Independence, was posted to India in 1782, becoming Governor of Bombay, and in charge of the army during the Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790–92), during which time he was instrumental in the defeat of Tippoo Sultan at Seringapatam. In 1793 he succeeded Cornwallis as Commander-in-Chief of India.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

SMITH (EDMUND W.)The Moghul Architecture of Fathpur-Sikri [Archaeological Survey of India], parts 1-4 (Complete), FIRST EDITION, 196 plates and plans (including some photo-etchings, some chromolithographed, a few folding), publisher's cloth-backed printed boards, rubbed and lightly soiled, abrasion to a few corners, 4to, Allahabad, Government Press, 1894-1898Footnotes:Scarce complete set of Smith's lavishly illustrated survey of the complex of buildings erected by the great Mughal Emperor Akbar (who ruled between 1556-1605), described by Wilson as 'for beauty and richness of design amongst the finest in India' (Preface).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TAYLER (WILLIAM)Sketches Illustrating the Manners & Customs of the Indians & Anglo Indians Drawn on Stone from the Original Drawings from Life, FIRST AND ONLY EDITION, title, dedication leaf to Lady William Bentinck, 6 hand-coloured lithographed plates by J. Bouvier after Tayler, each with letterpress description, some toning to plates (3 with minor loss to lower fore-corner), heavy spotting and foxing to text leaves, some light spotting to plate margins, contents loose in publisher's morocco-backed cloth, gilt lettered on upper cover, loss to most of spine [Abbey Travel 465; Colas 2858], folio (540 x 375mm.), Thomas McLean, 1842Footnotes:RARE suite of plates, captioned: The Young Civilian's Toilet; The Young Lady's Toilet; The Breakfast; The Women Grinding at the Mill; The Sunyasees; The Village Barber.William Tayler (1808–1892), educated at Charterhouse, arrived in Bengal in 1829, where he served in various capacities for the East India Company. 'A keen amateur dramatist and skilful caricaturist, but while his witty portraits of Anglo-Indian notables won him some influential friends in Calcutta, the light-hearted nature of his artistic pursuits earned for him a reputation as a somewhat flighty, unserious officer' (ODNB).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

WHITE (GEORGE FRANCIS)Views in India, Chiefly Among the Himalaya Mountains, Taken During Tours in the Direction of Mussooree, Simla, the Sources of the Jumna and Ganges... in 1829-31-32, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, additional engraved pictorial title (detached), 30 engraved plates, all on India-proof paper, half-title in volume 2, some spotting or foxing (heaviest to pictorial title, also with damp-stain in upper part), tissue guards, publisher's morocco-backed gilt-stamped cloth, t.e.g., worn, one cover detached, loss to part of one spine, folio (380 x 280mm.), Fisher, 1836-7--ATKINSON (GEORGE F.) Curry & Rice... or the Ingredients of Social Life at 'Our' Station in India, fifth edition, colour plates, publisher's decorative orange cloth, g.e., 4to, W. Thacker, 1911 (3)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

WOOD (WILLIAM)A Series of Twenty-eight Panoramic Views of Calcutta, Extending from Chandpaul Ghaut to the End of Chowringhee Road, together with the Hospital, the Two Bridges, and the Fort, FIRST EDITION, 28 lithographed plates, numbers 20 to 27 printed on India proof paper, plate 16 unnumbered and upper margin shaved (as usual), occasional light spotting, later quarter red morocco gilt and tooled [Abbey 495], folio (520 x 350mm.), William Wood, 1833This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

The Christopher Robin Birthday Book by A. A. Milne, Decorated by H. Shepard, a volume, first edition, hardbound, red cloth with pictorial gilt, 216 pages, published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1930.

The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne, with decorations by Ernest H. Shepard, a volume, first published 1928 (this edition later), hardbound, red cloth with pictorial gilt, 178 pages, published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.

Winnie-The-Pooh by A. A. Milne, with decorations by Ernest H. Shepard, a volume, first edition, hardbound, green 160 pages, published by Methuen & CO. Ltd., 1926.

Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne, with decorations by Ernest H. Shepard, a volume, first edition, hardbound, 104 pages, published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927.

Vivienne (May) Travels in Western Australia, published William Heinemann, London 1901, first edition and Sidney (Samuel), The Three Colonies of Australia, published Ingram, Cooke, & Co., London 1852, first edition CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection

Dahl (Knut), In Savage Australia, published Philip Allen & Co., Ltd. London 1926, first edition and Coghlan (T.A), The Wealth and Progress of New South Wales in two volumes, published William Applegate Gullick, Government Printer, Sydney 1897 and a collection of books related to Australia CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection

A First Edition. The Man Who Never Was by Ewen Montague. 1953, dust cover ripped.

First Edition. Pigeon Cotes and Dove Houses of Essex. 1931. By Donald Smith F R G S. FR Hist.S. Linen bound hardback. A limited adition of 100. No. 57. Signed by the author.

Catalogus Plantarum Angliae. 1670. Joannis Raii. Leather bound, some staining and torn front pages. On display in 43 Dover Street Add to Wish List View Wishlist NOTES A SIGNIFICANT HANDBOOK OF BRITISH PLANTS First edition. "It is now a fairly uncommon book, though this may be partly explained by one of its main purposes, that is, to be used by botanists in the field, so that many copies would probably have been used up and destroyed" (Keynes). John Ray (1627-1705), "the son of a blacksmith, became one of England's greatest naturalists. He was pre-eminently a botanist (he originated the division of plants into monocotyledons and dicotyledons), but also took up the unfinished ornithological work of his friend Francis Willughby" (Oxford Companion to English Literature, fifth edition).

Summoned by Bella. John Betjeman. First Edition 1960.

History and Description of the Great Western Railway, 1845.First Edition.  Appears complete, Foxing.

BOOKS: A. A. MILNE ETC. 'Now We Are Six' by A. A. Milne with Ernest H. Shepard illustrations. Methuen 1927 first edition. Condition: Pages & end papers have slight age discolouration, binding has some looseness, cover good but with some bumping to corners & some fading & wear to spine. Also 1960 Methuen edition of 'Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame.

Suffolk and Norfolk by M.R. James, First Edition

A BOXED ROYAL MINT QUEENS DIAMOND JUBILEE PROFF SET AND OTHER COINS, five pound coin set of eighteen crown size coins, issuing authority Alderney in Royal Mint fitted case with COAs, a Diamond Jubilee twenty four coin set gold layered, issue of authority Chanel Islands with other crown sized coins in a West Minster case, a first edition portrait set, Royal Mint carded coins such as London 2012 Olympic coins, Royal weddings, Royalty commemoratives, year sets, a Royal Mint proof 2008 year set in box of issue, etc

FOUR BOXES AND LOOSE BOOKS, CERAMICS, GLASSWARES AND SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, to include twenty two books, titles to include cookery, antiquarian, military and fishing, The Conan Doyle Historical Romances published by John Murray, first edition in one volume 1932, a copy of My Struggle by Adolf Hitler published 1937 (both missing dust jackets), a vintage Kenwood food mixer, glass lampshades, an as new in packaging Mr Happy teapot, a Glenfiddich whisky leather case containing four bottles, a Royal Albert Heirloom teacup and saucer, boxed placemats, a mirrored Blondie picture, suitcases, etc (4 boxes + loose) (sd)

MONTEGRAPPA "BRUCE LEE DRAGON" FOUNTAIN PENS, LIMITED EDITION.Barrel in sterling silver and red celluloid.Bicolour 18 Kts gold nib.Limited edition.No box.Measures: 14,50 cm. length; 17,10 mm. diameter.In the lot that corresponds to us we find two fountain pens. The first fountain pen Montegrappa, Limited Edition "Bruce Lee Dragon". Made in red resin and sterling silver. Belonging to the 'Icons' series, Montegrappa is pleased to pay tribute to the legendary Bruce Lee with a reinterpretation of one of his most coveted pens: "The Dragon", also present in this set. Both pens feature a red celluloid barrel and cap. On the top of the cap is the immortal Yin-Yang symbol, representing balance. The cap and barrel are surrounded by exquisitely carved silver dragons.The nib with which Montegrappa adorns this magnificent two-tone fountain pen is made of 18 Kts. platinum-plated gold. Medium nib.

MONTEGRAPPA FOUNTAIN PEN, BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA LIMITED EDITION.Barrel in blue resin and sterling silver.Nib M in 18 kts gold.Cartridge loading, screw cap.Limited edition of 331.No box.Measurements: 14 cm. length; 15 mm. diameter.This special edition was created to honour the construction of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a recreation of the world's first universal library, built in 331 BC and lost in antiquity. The octagonal sterling silver nib is engraved with the name of the library in Latin and Arabic. The medium-sized nib is made of 18 carat rhodium-plated two-tone gold.In 1912 Montegrappa produced writing instruments on the banks of the river Brenta. Originally known by the name of Elmo, it was nurtured by the talent of a group of local artists who worked to produce objects crafted with the utmost meticulousness, style and mastery, always aiming for excellence.In 1930, in the midst of a golden period for Italian fashion, the Montegrappa firm was definitively born, standing out for the elegance of its products.The house found a wide public to which to sell its designs, always with a simple but elegant style, personalised with a varied choice of colours and materials.In 2001, Montegrappa was acquired by the Richemont Group, one of the world's leading luxury goods manufacturers. In the period that followed, 2001/2005, the brand initially operated under the signature of Cartier, before being taken over by Montblanc.In 2019, the Aquila family acquired Montegrappa.

AURORA FOUNTAIN PEN "JVBILAEVM" LIMITED EDITION.Barrel in marbled resin and gold.Nib in 18 Kts gold, tip M.Limited edition (2000 pieces).No box.Dimensions: 13.70 cm length; 15.30 mm diameter.Aurora fountain pens are characterised by the high quality of all the components involved in their production. Starting with the selection of first-class materials, the equipping of their fountain pens with the best mechanisms and the latest innovations, and a constant attention and emphasis on the care of their designs. Aurora pens are highly appreciated all over the world and are considered one of the best Italian brands. They are synonymous with good taste, refinement and attractiveness.The pen in question is an Aurora "Jubilaeum" fountain pen, a limited edition of 2000 pieces.To welcome the millennium, this masterpiece was produced in 2000 in a strictly limited edition of only 2000 pieces, as mentioned above.The design is made of lacquered resin with golden lines, crafted by hand. The handle is made of black resin.The nib is 18 Kts. gold plated, size M. This is a masterpiece made of precious materials.

ROTRING "ART PEN" FOUNTAIN PENS. Annual edition.Acrylic resin and metal bodies.18 Kts gold nib, F nibs.No box.Measurements: 14.5 cm length; 18.43 mm diameter.The Rotring brand started with the "Tintenkuli" fountain pen, which soon developed into the first "Rapidograph" for technical drawing, and since then has specialised in articles for professionals.In 1984 it launched the "Art Pen" fountain pen, a tool pen aimed at draughtsmen, illustrators, caricaturists, graphic designers and calligraphers, with a wide range of rigid nibs in top-quality steel and a superb point finish.The nib is made of acrylic resin with a slight roughness, which gives them an almost matt satin finish, with a good grip, although each nib has a different body, both in colour and, probably, material. The pen is very light.The chosen shape was that of a "brush" or "palillero", which apart from balancing it allows the grip to be delayed if it is necessary to work on top of work already done.The cap closes by click and has a long clip, more to prevent it from rolling off a board than to fit into a pocket.The nozzle is long and transversely furrowed, the ridges being flat, so that with the soft grip that precise work over long hours deserves, it neither slips nor tires.At the end of the nib there is the typical red washer of the brand and the little handle on which a standard cartridge or a converter, also very light, is mounted.The nibs of this series are its raison d'être, giving the professional the full range to carry out his work.As we have already mentioned, they are rigid steel nibs, although later the 18 Kts. gold nib was introduced. The nibs in question are two-coloured, in 18 Kts gold, with an F point.

AURORA "DA VINCI" and "THE POPE" STYLISHED PLUMES.Resin and gold plated bodies.Nib in 18 kts. gold.Limited edition.No box.Measures: 14 cm. length; 14,23 mm. diameter (Da Vinci); 13 cm. length; 15,75 mm. diameter (The Pope).In this lot we find two fountain pens of Limited Edition to only 1919 pieces, which is the year of the foundation of Aurora, belonging to the series of "Leonardo Da Vinci" and other two pens of design "The Pope".Of the first two, among the elements that make these pieces unique is their gold-plated clip, characterised by an original opening and closing movement, designed by Giampiero Bodino, which evokes the sketches of the flying birds of the great Leonardo. It also features a narrow, tapering nib, which is joined to the barrel with a fine, hand-crafted black resin joint. And hidden in its gold-plated base, this Aurora jewel conceals an original lever-loading system.The Leonardo da Vinci is another Aurora contribution to the commemoration of the great geniuses who have so influenced Italian culture. For only those who know how to marvel at true beauty are those who know how to pay a just tribute to those who have known how to express it.The other two pens, "The Pope" design, are 18 Kts. fountain pens with solid gold nibs. Gold-plated cap and barrel and marbled resin. Gold-plated fittings. White agate stone inserted in the cap. Limited edition of 1919 pieces.

A large box containing a vast amount of mainly RAF first day covers, with signed and limited edition examples.

Football Man Utd Legend Eric Cantona Signed Cantona Hardback Book Titled The Red And The Black. First Edition. Signed on title Page on an attached Autograph Album Page. Good Signature. 220 pages. Book is showing age. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

John Wyer: The Certain Sound - Thirty Years of Motor Racing; an author signed edition,1981 edition published by Edita, red cloth-bound hard covers, with dust jacket, signed by John Wyer to Richard Cutler, former Editor of AMOC Newsletter and the first four issues of AM Review, with dedication 'I hope that this book may give you some amusement. With my best wishes'; offered together with various letters, correspondence and other ephemera from Wyer to Cutler, several signed by Wyer; and five other books relating mainly to Aston Martin comprising a maroon leather and suede bound 1957 edition of Dudley Coram: The Story of a Sports Car; Inman Hunter: Aston Martin 1913-1947, and Aston Martin 1914-1940 - A Pictorial Review; A.B.Demaus: Lionel Martin - A Biography; and David Wilson: The Racing Zborowskis. (Qty)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Marc Sleen Safari T shirt + Nero comics first edition, signed copy Marginalia and Tintin The black goldMarc Sleen Safari T shirt + Nero strips eerste druk, getekend exemplaar Marginalia en Kuifje Het zwarte goud

Kirby, John: The Suffolk Traveller. First Published By Mr. John Kirby, Of Wickham-Market, Who took an actual Survey of the whole County, In the Years 1732, 1733, and 1735, The Second Edition, London: Printed for J. Shave, at the Stationer's Arms in the Butter-Market, Ipswich; and sold by T. Longman, in Pater-noster Row, London. 1764, eight-fold county map delineated with contemporary hand-colouring and four strip maps, tan leather spine and corners over marbled boards, 8vo. (1)

Burnett, Gilbert, later Bishop of Salisbury: The History Of The Reformation Of The Church Of England In Two Parts. The First Part, Of The Progress made in it during the Reign of K. Henry the VIII. The Second Edition Corrected, London: Printed by T.H. for Richard Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1683, together with Volume II The Second Part Of The History Of The Reformation, signed Sam Hoare June 1811 to the endpaper and with hand-written correction to one endpaper reffering to pages 182 and 183, each uniformly rebound in green morocco over marbled boards. (2)

Dugdale, Sir William: Monasticon Anglicanum, Or, The History Of the Ancient Abbies, and other Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, In England and Wales With Divers French, Irish, and Scotch Monasteries Formerly relating to England. Collected, and Published in Latin, by Sir William Dugdale, Knt. late Garter King of Arms. In Three Volums. And now Epitomized in English, Page by Page. With Sculptures of several Religious Habits. Licensed, R. Midgley. May the 25th 1692, London: Printed for Sam Keble at the Turks-Head in Fleet-Street, 1693, first edition translated into English from the original Latin 1655-1673 edition, translated and abridged by James Wright whose dedication to William Bromley, Knight of the Shire for Warwick is in the frontispiece, illustrated plates throughout, rebound in cloth with gilt title to spine, bearing bookplate for Phillips dated 1839, further stamps for the House of Retreat in Inchcore and hand-written margin notes. (1)

Baker, Richard: A Chronicle of the Kings of England. From the Time of the Romans Government, unto the death of King James... whereunto is added the Reign of King Charles the First, and the first thirteen years of His Sacred Majesty King Charles the Second, London, E Cotes for G Saubridge & T Williams, 1665, 4th edition, engraved additional frontis title, rebound, royal 4to. (1)

Fiddes, Richard: The Life Of Cardinal Wolsey, With Several Copper Plates, London: Printed for John Barber, upon Lambeth-Hill, 1724 first edition, contemporary leather with later calf back in seven compartments with gilt title, thick folio. (1)

Fiddes, Richard, The Life Of Cardinal Wolsey, With Several Copper Plates, London: Printed for John Barber, upon Lambeth-Hill, 1724 first edition, pressed leather boards with later calf spine having six compartments and gilt title, super royal 4to. (1)

SCOTT, Walter, Ivanhoe. Archibald Constable & Co, Edinburgh. 1820 1st edition in 3 volumes. This is a first issue set with the pagination error at p159, vol 1. Half titles present in each volume. Author’s advertisement to vol 1 and three page publisher’s catalogue at the end of vol 3. Presented in worn contemporary half leatherLeather spines worn, but complete.Gilt titling and decoration worn and faded.

Neve, Arthur H: The Tonbridge Of Yesterday, Illustrated By Geo. E. Mackley, Tonbridge: Tonbridge Free Press Ltd., 129 High Street, 1933, First Published: Serially in Tonbridge Free Press, 1932, In Book Form, February, 1933, with illustrations and folding maps as listed, first edition with dust jacket, crown 8vo, together with Tiffin, Alfred W: The Goudhurst Jubilee Book. A record of Celebrations in Goudhurst and Kildown (Kent) on May 6th, 1935, The Courier Printing & Publishing Company Limited Tonbridge Wells, 1935, 1st edition, purple cloth boards, 8vo. (2)

Willement, Thomas: Historical Sketch Of The Parish Of Davington In The County Of Kent And The Priory There Dedicated To S. Mary Magdalene. With Appendices and Plates, London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 196, Piccadilly. 1862, first edition limited to 250 (280 in total), full cream leather with gilt title, foolscap 4to. (1)

Somner, William: A Treatise of the Roman Ports and Forts in Kent. Published by James Brome, M.A. Rector of Cheriton, and Chaplain to the Cinque-Ports, Oxford, Printed at the Theater, 1693, first edition, full leather with gilt titled spine, 8vo. together with The Kentish Travellers Companion in a Descriptive View of the Towns, Villages, Remarkable Buildings and Antiquities. Third Edition, Printed And Sold By Webster Gillman, Rochester and Chatham, And Simmons And Kirkby, Canterbury. 1790, gilt tooled leather binding, 8vo. (2)

Warwick, Sir Philip: Memoires Of the reigne of King Charles I. With A Continuation To The Happy Restauration Of King Charles II. London, Printed for Ri Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard. 1701, first edition, frontispiece portrait, bound in gilt tooled red morocco with gilt tipped pages, crown 8vo., together with Walpole, Horace: Historic Doubts On The Reign Of King Richard the Third, second edition, Printed for J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall. 1768, tan leather binding with gilt spine, 4to. (2) Warwick – appears complete, has been rebound, bumps and rubbed at corners, otherwise condition appears very good, with Sir William Vernon Guise and Jonathan R Lambert bookplates.Walpole – with Guy Fenwick and Jonathan Lambert bookplates.

Gillingwater, Edmund: An Historical And Descriptive Account Of St Edmunds Bury In The County Of Suffolk: Comprising an ample Detail of the Origin, Dissolution, And Venerable Remains Of The Abbey, And Other Places Of Antiquity In That Ancient Town, Saint Edmund's Bury: Printed by and for J. Rackham, Angel Hill: Sold by Crosby and Co. London; Loder, Woodbridge; and by all Booksellers. 1804, first edition, uncroped copy original boards with paper label to spine and Joan Corder, F.S.A. label to inner cover, foolscap 8vo., together with Clarke, G.R.: The History & Discription of the Town and Borough of Ipswich..., Printed & Published By S. Piper. London, Hurst, Chance & Co., 1830 Subscribers edition, 1/4 morocco, demy 8vo. and Cromwell, Thomas Kitson: Excursions In The County Of Suffolk: Vols I & II, 1818 & 1819, full gilt tooled green morocco, pott 8vo. (4)