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Lot 68

NO RESERVE Medicine.- Piquer y Arrufat (Andres) Tratado de las calenturas segun la observacion y el mecanismo, first edition, woodcut ornament to title, errata f. at end, folding engraved plate of a saint and angel (not called), sig.Q-S browned, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, later tree calf, spine gilt and with red morocco label, head of spine chipped, a few scuffs, rubbed, [Hernandez Morejón VII, 148; Palau 227176], small 4to, Valencia, Joseph Garcia, 1751. ⁂ Rare. Piquer was physician to Ferdinand VI and Charles III, of Spain, and was a pioneer in Spanish medicine.

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Lot 69

Medicine.- Santa Anna (Joaquim José de) Elementos de cirurgia ocular, first edition, title with woodcut royal arms, 3 folding engraved plates, lower margins with small wormholes, growing to a trace just within text of sigs.Q-X, and then for the most part reducing to a small single hole within text and the odd smaller hole in margins, with seemingly no loss of sense of text, water-stained at head, occasional spotting or light staining, modern ink ownership stamp of Vieira Pinto to pp.[iii & v], contemporary calf, spine gilt and with red morocco label, head of spine and 1 upper corner worn, joints starting, but holding firm, water-stained, [Blake 400; Innocencio IV, 92 & XII, 95; Soares 1626], Lisbon, Simão Thaddeo Ferreira, 1793 § Gunshot wounds.- Almeida (António de) Dissertação sobre o methodo mais simples, e seguro de curar as feridas das armas de fogo, title with small woodcut royal arms, final f. blank, some spotting and staining, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt and with chipped leather label, some staining, [Innocêncio I, 83], Lisbon, Royal Printers, 1797; and 5 others, 18th & 19th century Medicine, v.s. (7)⁂ The first mentioned is the first study of Ophthalmology printed in Portugal. The author taught Ophthalmology at the hospital of S. José de Lisboa, where he invented instruments to aid his practice.

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Lot 7

Americas.- Conceição (Apollinario de) Primazia Serafica na Regiam da America, first edition, title printed in red and black, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, marginal small worm trace / few small holes to last few ff., some water-staining (mostly at start) or staining, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary calf, richly gilt spine in compartments, lacking label, foot of spine repaired, with a little loss of original leather, corners worn, rubbed, [Borba de Moraes I, 197; Sabin 15099; European Americana 733/9; Innocêncio I, 300], small 4to, Lisbon, Antonio de Sousa da Sylva, 1733.⁂ 'This history of the Franciscan order in America is an excellent reference work and very scarce' (Borba de Moraes). While most of the work is given over to Brazil, it also touches on Spanish America. The Franciscan Conceição died in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755.

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Lot 71

Melo (Francisco Manuel de) Apologos Dialogaes...obra posthuma, first edition, small woodcut floral ornament to title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, P2 printing flaw to final line recto, some marginal worming, water-stained, mostly in upper margins, but occasionally elsewhere, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary speckled calf, gilt spine in compartments, lacking label, 1 upper corner worn, the others bumped, rubbed and little marked, [Ameal 1489; Avila Perez 4810; Azevedo-Samodães 2041; Innocêncio II, 443; Palha 1556; Pinto de Mattos 373], 8vo, Lisbon, Mathias Pereyra da Sylva & Joam Antunes Pedrozo, 1721.⁂ The rare first edition of what many (including Edgar Prestage) consider to be Melo's best work. We trace only a handful of copies between Library Hub and WorldCat. The work comprises four dialogues, of which the fourth ('Hospital das Letras') is an important source of Baroque literary criticism. Here Justus Lipsius, Traiano Boccalini, Francisco de Quevedo, and the author himself discuss contemporary Spanish and Portuguese literature, as well as Greek, Latin, Italian and French works.

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Lot 77

Mining.- New Spain.- [Galvez (Josef de), compiler] Reales Ordenanzas para la Direccion, Regimen y Gobierno del Importante Cuerpo de la Mineria de Nueva-Espana y de su Real Tribunal General de orden de su Majestad, first edition, initial f. with engraved royal arms by Fabregat recto, otherwise blank, woodcut crowned monogram to title, ink signature beneath printed name of compiler at end, mostly marginal worming throughout, some repaired, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, antique style mottled calf, gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, [Medina 5040; Palau 251937; Sabin 56260], small folio, Madrid, [?Royal printers], 1783.⁂ First edition of this 'rare and valuable compendium of the old mining laws and mineral customs' (Sabin) for New Spain. Only miners born in Spain were allowed to own copies.

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Lot 78

Moroccan princesses' unexpected arrival in Portugal.- Sousa (João de ) Narração da arribada das princezas Africanas ao porto desta capital de Lisboa, seu desembarque para terra, alojamento no palacio das necessidades, hida para Quéluz, seu embarque, e volta para Tanger, first edition, dedication in Portuguese and Arabic, text in Portuguese, occasional light spotting or staining, antique style speckled calf-backed sage boards, vellum corners, spine gilt and with red morocco label, a very good copy, [Innocêncio IV, 42], small 4to, Lisbon, Printers of the Academy of Sciences, 1793.⁂ Rare, with only a handful of copies recorded by WorldCat. A first-hand account of the arrival in April, 1793 and subsequent stay in Portugal of the wives, concubines, and children of Moulay Abdessalm, and their entourage (a total of 221 people). Following dynastic struggles in Morocco he had sent them by ship to Salé, but bad weather and other factors brought about their arrival at the bay of Cascais. The Portuguese court dispatched de Sousa to meet them. He was Professor of Arabic at the University of Lisbon. The work describes tours they made and courtly entertainments given before their departure for Tangiers in the August. The final leaf lists the principal members of the party.

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Lot 80

Music.- Plainsong.- Leite (Antonio da Silva) Rezumo de todas as regras, e preceitos da cantoria, assim da musica metrica, como do canto-chaõ, first edition, half-title, 2 engraved plates, of which 1 folding, 3 small ink stains to half-title, water-stained, occasional spotting, lightly browned, modern calf-backed orange cloth, spine gilt, [Innocêncio I, 270; Vieira II, p.21; New Grove XIV, 526; Rocha da Silva Guimarães 86, 'obra muito estimada'; Vasconcellos II, 193], Porto, Antonio Alvarez Ribeiro, 1787; and 2 others, Music, v.s. (3)

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Lot 82

Olives.- Dalla Bella (Joaõ Antonio) Memorias e observações sobre o modo de aperfeiçoar a manufactura do azeite de oliveira em Portugal, first edition, folding engraved plate of olive presses, [Azevedo-Samodães 996; Innocêncio III, 288 & X, 153; Palha 443], Lisbon, Printers of the Academy of Sciences, 1784; Memoria sobre a cultura das oliveiras em Portugal, offerecida á S.A.R. o serenissimo principe do Brasil, half-title, [Simon BG 430], Coimbra, University Printers, 1786, together 2 works in 1 vol., woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, couple of wormholes / small trace to lower margins, occasional spotting, contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine in compartments and with leather label, joints starting, but holding firm, spine ends worn, the head with basic repair, corners worn, rubbed; and an 18th century Spanish work on the non-payment of taxes on olives & olive oil, small 4to & small folio (2) ⁂ On the cultivation of olives and production of oil. The author recommends picking the olives by hand, rather than shaking the tree.

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Lot 89

Portugal.- Oliveira Freire (Antonio de) Descripçam corografica do Reyno de Portugal, first edition, engraved folding frontispiece map (not called for), woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, some staining / water-staining, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spine in compartments and with morocco label, spine ends and corners worn, upper cover with worm trace and scuffmark, rubbed, [Innocêncio I, 214 & VII, 433], Lisbon, Miguel Rodriguez, 1739; and 3 others, 18th century Portugal, 1 an odd vol., v.s. (4)

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Lot 9

Argentina.- Real Ordenanza para el establecimiento é instruccion de Intendentes de Exército y Provincia en el Virreinato de Buenos-Aires. Año de 1782, 3 parts in 1, first edition, initial f. with fine engraved royal arms recto, otherwise blank, occasional contemporary ink marginalia, worming, mostly to first part, [Palau 202982; Rich 43; Sabin 68245], Madrid, Royal printers, 1782-1783 bound with 3 18th century copy letters relating to the Philippines, 23pp. in total, excluding blanks, contemporary limp vellum lightly soiled, small folio⁂ First edition of this important document in the colonial history of Argentina. The viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata was created in 1776 in order to provide more effective government and more conscientious administration to the region, hitherto neglected by the Spanish authorities. Provenance: Convent of San Nicolas de Tolentio, Manila (ink inscription to verso of general title).

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Lot 91

Portugal.- Rezende (Lúcio André de) Vida do infante Dom Duarte, [edited by José Francisco Corrêa de Serra], first edition, half-title, some light foxing or staining, very lightly browned, contemporary drab wrappers bound in (repaired), gilt book label of A.G. Guimarães Quinta do Salgueiral to title, modern bookplate of J.B. Bury to front wrapper, modern calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments and with red leather label, [Innocêncio I, 67], Lisbon, Printer of the Academy of Sciences, 1789 § Almeida Garrett (Viscount João Baptista de Silva Leitão de) Portugal na balança da Europa, first edition, half-title, errata f. at end, occasional spotting, lightly browned throughout, title with ownership ink stamp of J. Biker and armorial blind-stamp of J.G. Mazziotti Salema Garção, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, lower joint split, but holding, spine ends worn, rubbed, [Azevedo-Samodães 103; Innocêncio III, 314; Monteverde 113; Palha 3684], S.W. Sustenance for R. Greenlaw, 1830; and c.30 others, 19th century Portugal, v.s. (c.32) ⁂ An excellent group of works on the history and politics of 19th century Portugal. I: D. Duarte was the son of King João III, and became Archbishop of Braga.

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Lot 92

Portuguese affairs in London & Rio de Janeiro.- Carneiro (Heliodoro Jacinto de Araujo) Cartas dirigidas a S.M. El-Rey D. João VI. Desde 1817. A cerca do estado de Portugal e Brazil, e outros mais documentos escritos, first edition, final verso with contemporary marginal ink note and another obliterated note, the latter showing through recto, but printed text perfectly legible, occasional spotting, lightly browned, original drab wrappers, lacking backstrip, some chipping, loose, [Borba de Moraes (1983) I, 156; Bosch 325; Gauz p.698; Innocêncio III, 177; Rodrigues 230], Cox & Baylis, 1821; and 3 others, by the same, large 12mo & 8vo (4)⁂ Rare. 'The Cartas are important and interesting documents for the study of Portuguese affairs in London and Rio de Janeiro before the Portuguese revolution and the independence of Brazil. They are very difficult to find today' (Borba de Moraes). The author fled to London when the French invaded, and spent most of his life abroad, employed in diplomatic, scientific, and private missions for the Sovereign.

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Lot 94

Portuguese Enlightenment.- Lima Bezerra (Manoel Gomes de) Os estrangeiros no Lima: ou conversaçoens eruditas...com huma descripçaõ de todas as villas, freguezias, e lugares notaveis da Ribeira Lima, 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece in vol.2 and 6 views and plates, of which 5 folding, vol.1 red pencil word just within platemark of plate of arms at p.333, 2M2 printing flaw at head recto, vol.2 little marginal worming at foot towards end, both vol. water-stained, causing some damp-staining to last few ff. of vol.2, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spines in compartments and with red leather labels, [Innocêncio V, 445 & XVI, 222; Palha 2739; Soares I, 399; Welsh 1789], small 4to, Coimbra, University Printers, 1785-1791.⁂ Rare first edition of one of the most important works of the Portuguese Enlightenment. The work takes the form of a dialogue between five 'foreigners' (English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese). Topics of conversation include industry and commerce, agriculture, and Portuguese antiquities and noble families. There is also much on notable places along the Lima river. The author was a physician and surgeon in Porto, who worked to disseminate medical knowledge throughout Portugal. Provenance: Ruy Dique Travassos Valdez (large 20th century bookplate to front pastedown of vol.1).

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Lot 96

Post-earthquake public health.- Sanches (António Nunes Ribeiro) Tratado da conservaçaô da saude dos povos...com hum appendix Consideraçoins sobre os terremotos, com a noticia dos mais consideraveis, de que fas mençaô a historia, e dos ultimos que se sintiraô na Europa desde o I de Novembro 1755, first edition, title with small woodcut ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, I8 short marginal tear, small single wormhole turning into small trace in places to lower marginal corners, some spotting or light staining, occasional creasing, contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, head of spine chipped, corners worn, a few scuffmarks to upper cover, rubbed, [Innocêncio I, 213; Pinto de Matos p.567], a good copy, Paris, Bonardel & du Beux, 1756; and a 1757 Lisbon edition of the same, 8vo & small 4to (2)⁂ Rare first edition of this important treatise on public health in the aftermath of the Lisbon earthquake of 1st November, 1755. We can trace no copy at auction. It includes an appendix on earthquakes, which discuses the Lisbon and other earlier incidents across the world. Sanches (1699-1783) was a Portuguese physician, philosopher and Encyclopédiste of Jewish descent. He argues that the reconstruction of Lisbon is an opportunity to make buildings well aired and sanitary.

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Olympia Auctions
Lot 712

NINE VARIOUS CLASP KNIVES, 20TH CENTURY the first R. F. Mosely, Sheffield, with two folding blades and staghorn scales; another R.H. & Sons, similar; another, T. Ellin & Co, Sheffield, similar; three of military style, with chequered scales; a Schrade I. XL Wostenholm limited edition knife, dated 1980, with three folding blades; and two further knives, the first: 10.5 cm (closed) (9) LiteratureDavid Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 156. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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Charterhouse Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 133

1984 Honda Z50J Monkey Gold Limited EditionFrame number Z50J-1612901Engine number TBALimited first edition Monkey bike 49cc, 4 speedOnly 5,000 produced for the Japanese home marketRare in the UKGood investment potentialRunning well and fully road usable View videoWith dating letter, Mot, Nova registration and V55/5 for V5C application

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JS Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 916

HARRY AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE FIRST EDITION 2005.

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Siebers Auktionen
Lot 1448

Hundertwasser, FriedensreichWien 1928 - 2000 vor Brisbane. "Der Garten der glücklichen Toten", unten bez. und bet. "Copyright 1979 by Gruener Janura AG...First edition I-4000." Granolithographie, HxB: 63/77 cm (Blattmaß). Part. geknickt.

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McTear's
Lot 383

GROUP OF VARIOUS STAMPS including Atelier Edition and First Day LithographsQty: contained in 4 albums

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Olympia Auctions
Lot 325

AFTER JACQUINET (THURAINE ET LE HOLLANDOIS) fourteen engraved plates of gun and pistol designs from a pattern booktogether with Diderot, Denis and d’Alembert, Jean le RondEncyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, Paris 1762-72two plates engraved by Jean Benard, Arquebusier, the development and use of a machine for rifling Provenance Joe Kindig Jr. (1898-1971), thence by descent The first edition of Thuraine et Le Hollandois's celebrated pattern book was printed in 1660. See Grancsay 1970, pp. 28-41. This lot is sold not subject to return. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 88

A Collection of Twenty Six Books and Publications Relating to the Royal Flying Corps, including Sagittarius Rising by Cecil Lewis, first edition, published 1936; Winged Victory by V M Yeatts, first edition, second impression, published 1934; The Aeroplane Speaks by Captain Horatio Barber, signed by Lieutenant A E Hahn of the Canadian Infantry attached to the RFC; A History of 24 Squadron, Royal Air Force, by Captain A E Illingworth and Major V A H Robeson, M.C., limited edition 113/275; Flying Colours by Captain R H M S Saundby, circa 1918, limited edition of 1000

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Bourne End Auction Rooms
Lot 331

Vintage cased cutlery and flatware together with vintage glassware, a pair of brass trench art vases signed Hamel and vintage magazines on painting, a Coronation look-out picture booklet and a Whitney Darrow Jr 'You're Sitting on My Eyelashes' album of cartoons, First edition 1944. Location:A1B

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Bamfords Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 373

Books - Classic Literature and Novels - Iris Murdoch, The Unicorn, published by Chatto & Windus, 1963, first edition, and The First and the Good, 1968, first edition; Candide or The Optimist, M. de Voltaire, folio society, London, 1948; Arthur Ransome, 11 volume set, pub. Johnathan Cape, London, green cloth bound; Hemingway, Short Stories; Annemarie Selinko, Desirée, signed copy; etc (3 boxes).

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Bamfords Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 88A

Ceramics - A Beswick first edition Collectors plate hand painted from the scenes of Beatrix Potter; A Royal Doulton, pattern 9227 dish, other; etc

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Chaucer Auctions
Lot 309

Charles Walter Berry signed Viniana first edition hardback book 140 pages published 1929. All autographed items come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99.

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Lot 688

Bonnie Tiburzi 1st Edition Hardback Book Titled Takeoff!! - The Story of America's First Woman Pilot For A Major Airline. Published 1984. 299 Pages. Spine and Dust jacket in Fair Condition. All autographed items come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99.

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Chaucer Auctions
Lot 69

WWII Multisigned Book The Red Line The Gripping Story of the R.A.F.'s Bloodiest Raid on Hitler's Germany by John Nichol 2013 First Edition Hardback Book with 298 pages Multisigned by 9 Veterans including Doug Vince, Alan Pope D.F.C. Bob Frost, Rusty Waughman D.F.C. plus others on the Title page published by Harper Collins Publishers spine in good order. All autographed items come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99.

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Richard Winterton Auctioneers
Lot 61

TWO BOXED LIMITED EDITION CORGI THE AVIATION ARCHIVE MILITARY AIRCRAFTS 1:72 DIE-CAST MODELS, THE FIRST BEING A HAWKER HART J9941 54 SQUADRON, numbered AA39604 , silver colour with red, white and blue details, appears in new condition, in removable plastic packaging and outer box, including aircraft stand and collectors card with number 0944/1500, the second being a LOCKHEED P-38 G LIGHTNING 43-2264 MISS VIRGINIA, numbered AA36615, coloured green, appears new in condition, in removable plastic packaging and outer box, including aircraft stand, spare parts and a collectors card with number 0570/1200

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Richard Winterton Auctioneers
Lot 62

TWO BOXED CORGI AVIATION ARCHIVE 1:144 DIE-CAST MODEL MILITARY AIRCRAFTS, the first a Limited Edition Military Air Power Bristol Britania 253/CMK1 XM-496 Royal Air Force Transport C command, numbered 48604,white in colour with silver details, appears new in condition, in removeable plastic packaging and outer box, including aircraft stand, spare parts and collectors card with number 0007/2700, The second being Berlin Airlift Avro Lancastrian Flight Refuling Limited edition, first issue as displayed on box, numbered 47403, silver colour with black and blue details, appears in new condition, in removable plastic packaging and outer box, includes aircraft stand, spare parts, instructions and collectors card

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Richard Winterton Auctioneers
Lot 9

TWO BOXED LIMITED EDITION CORGI AVIATION ARCHIVE 1:72 DIE-CAST MODEL MILITARY AIRCRAFTS, the first a Fairey Swordfish Mk.I L2742, numbered AA36310A, new condition with collectors card numbered 285 of 750, the second a Westland Sea King HAR.3, numbered AA33420, new condition with collectors card present, both boxes in great condition with only surface scratches with all their internal plastic packaging

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Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers
Lot 414

Dickens, Charles. Mixed collection of works to include Bleak House, first edition bound from the parts with characteristic stab-holes, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1853, two Lloyd's Sixpenny Novels editions of Oliver Twist and Old Curiosity Shop, and others, condition varied, sold with all faults (17)

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Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers
Lot 423

Durrell, Lawrence. Alexandria Quartet, first edition, London: Faber & Faber, 1962, hardback with unclipped dust-jacket, tape marks on ffep & some wear to d.j., but otherwise very good

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Trevanion Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 196

SAMUEL JOHNSON INTEREST: Lynam (Rev. Robert), THE WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. WITH MURPHY’S ESSAY, six vols, first editions, full leather, embossed decoration throughout, gilt titles to spines, George Cowie & Co, London 1825; with Boswell (James), THE JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES WITH SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D, fifth edition, full leather, T. Cadell and W. Davies, London 1812; Croker (John Wilson) (Ed), BOSWELL’S LIFE OF JOHNSON, full leather, John Murray, London 1860; and Tegg (Thomas) (Ed), Johnson’s DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, Thomas Tegg, London 1813 (9)

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Trevanion Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 198

Livingstone (David & Charles), NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE ZAMBESI AND ITS TRIBUTARIES; AND OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE LAKES SHIRWA AND NYASSA 1858-1864, first edition, red cloth, gilt embossed illustration to boards, pasted and tipped in advertisement pages, foldout engraved frontispiece, engraved plates and illustrations, foldout map, John Murray, London 1865 (at fault)

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Trevanion Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 237

Humphreys (H.N.) and Westwood (J.O.), BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS, first edition, ¾ leather, marbled block, marbled endpapers, forty two hand coloured plates, William Smith, London 1841 (at fault)

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Rob Michiels Auctions
Lot 1254

Full title: Dodoens, R.: 'Cruydt-boeck volghens sijne laetste verbeteringhe', 1644Description:Dim.: 40 x 27,5 x 10 cm (outer book size, when closed)2o (388 x 259 mm). Elaborate architectural woodcut title-page (with medallion portraits of Dodoens and Clusius) framing scene of a fountain and extensive garden parterres by W. Swan, printed in two columns in roman, italic and batarde types, eight-line and smaller historiated woodcut capitals, 1470 column-width woodcuts in the text, including appendix of New World and West Indian botany. Plantin's woodcut device at end. Last and most complete Dutch language edition of Dodoens' 'Stirpium historiae pemptades sex'. The title was first used in the 1608-edition.

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Lion and Unicorn
Lot 100

Title: The more the sun shines the more water evaporates clouds appear and the sun - shines less The less the sun shines the less water evaporates clouds diminish and the sun - shines more (de capo). Matte finished print on paper depicting an abstracted geometric image richly pigmented in blue, gray, and black. Made in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Josef Albers was a Bauhaus Master and one of the most influential art educators. Albers was also the first living artist to be given a solo show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bottom left corner of sheet is seal of Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Title also begins at lower left corner of sheet. Signature on lower right corner in pencil. Artist: Josef AlbersIssued: 1970Dimensions: 25"W x 27"HEdition Number: 82 of 100Provenance: The Bass Museum of Art Condition: Good condition.

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Lion and Unicorn
Lot 125

Title: Untitled #950437. From Booth's "Corpus Beyond the Body" series. Born in Hull, England, Alvin Booth is now a New York based artist. His work focuses on the intrinsic beauty of the human form as well as the mutations of that beauty. Booth's first book, Corpus (with a forward written by Charlotte Cotton of the Victoria and Albert Museum) was published in 1999 and was awarded the Kodak Photo Book Press Award. This is a Salt print; toned and distressed. Hand-wrought metal frame with two oval hooks fixed to top. Glass glaze on front and back. Photograph depicts lower half of male torso with male genitalia restrained by rope. Artist signature on lower left; title written on back. Sight size: 13.25"H x 10.25"W; frame: 14"H x 11"W x 0.5"D. Artist: Alvin BoothIssued: 1995Dimensions: 14"L x 11"W x 0.5"HEdition Number: 3 of 15Country of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

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Lion and Unicorn
Lot 170

First edition of the royal folio green and blue "A Day Book" designed by Ronald Brooks Kitaj (American, 1932-2007) in consultation with poet Robert Creeley (American, 1926-2005). This poetry and art book contains silkscreens, etchings, and lithographs on canvas and on different papers. Each page was set in a different type face by Star Illustration, London with typography by Eugene Stuttman. All the plates are signed by R.B. Kitaj and numbered 199/200. Edition Graphis, Berlin. This exceptional item has its original green canvas casing and includes a red shaped ornament on its cover page. Book size: 16.80"L x 1"W x 24.50"H; size with case: 17"L x 1.50"W x 25"H. Artist: Robert Creeley and R.B. KitajIssued: 1972Edition Number: 199 of 200Country of Origin: United StatesProvenance: The Bass Museum of Art Condition: Good condition.

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Bonhams
Lot 12

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828) after Diego Velázquez (Spanish, 1599-1660)Felipe IV (Harris 7; Delteil 8) Etching, 1778, on heavy laid paper, without watermark, a good impression from the first edition (of four), printed at the Calcografía, Madrid, 1778-79, with small marginsPlate 375 x 315mm (14 3/4 x 12 1/2in)Sheet 395 x 335mm (15 1/2 x 13 1/8in)Footnotes:ProvenanceKarl von Nagler, Berlin, 1770-1846 (Lugt 2529). Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Berlin (Lugt 1606).Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Berlin (Lugt 2482).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

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Bonhams
Lot 51

David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937)Illustrations for Fourteen Poems by C. P. Cavafy (Edition A) (M.C.A. Tokyo 47-55) The complete set of 13 etchings with aquatint, 1966-67, on Crisbrook handmade paper, with title page, text, table of contents and justification, signed and numbered 166/500 in pencil on the justification, bound as issued, including 'Portrait of Cavafy II' (only issued with the first 250 sets), signed and dated in pencil, loose (as issued), published by Editions Alecto, London, 1967, the full sheets, within the original lilac cloth-covered boards and black slipcaseSheets 460 x 326mm (18 1/8 x 12 3/4in)Portfolio 485 x 340 x 30mm (19 1/8 x 13 3/8 x 1 1/4in) 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

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Ellis Willis & Beckett
Lot 275

Mary Mouse imagined by Enid Blyton softback books pictured by Olive F. Openshaw including Here Comes Mouse Again, blue; another red; Hurrah for Mary Mouse; a Prize for Mary Mouse; Move Adventures of Mary Mouse; Little Mary Mouse; Mary Mouse and Her Family; Hallo, Little Marfy Mouse; etc.; Belinda Bear written & drawn by CAM, First Edition, 1949; Queen of the Jungle Written & Illustrated by Grace Couch; Curly Cobbler & the Cuckoo Clock Tempest, Margaret Published by Collins, London, 1950; others including Curly Cobbler & the Fairy Shoe, Curly Cobbler & the Snowball, Curly Cobbler & the Robins Pinkie Mouse & the Elves, Pinkie Mouse & the Rainbow, Pinkie Mouse & Kobo, Pinkie Mouse & Christmas Day,

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Auctioneum - Bath & East Bristol Auctions
Lot 251

Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007 Italian operatic tenor) - scarce autographed official limited edition First Day Cover / FDC for Gilbert & Sullivan. Signed in black ink, undedicated. Dated 92. No. 6 of 20 from an officially released set, hand signed by Pavarotti. 

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Auctioneum - Bath & East Bristol Auctions
Lot 65

J. R. R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings - Tolkien (J.R.R.), Part I, The Fellowship Of The Ring, Part II, The Two Towers, Part III, The Return Of The King combined Fellowship trilogy book, boxed. Published by Harper Collins Publishers 1997. Second Impression 2000. Third Impression 2001. This edition is based on the reset edition first published 1994. 

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British Toy Auctions
Lot 434

Denys Fisher, Terry Nation, Spin Master - Lot to include a Denys Fisher Doctor Who Tardis (Spinning movement inside). A 1984 Terry Nation built Dalek model kit (Top of model has been removed). Tardis has some scuff marks. A boxed League of Legends first edition 'Thresh' figure. Items rage from fair to good condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee)

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Vectis Auctions Ltd
Lot 7394

Quantity of Star Wars vintage Topps trading cards, generally Good. Vintage Marvel Presents Star Wars Annual, 1979, first page has bottom corner cut off otherwise Good. Vintage Star Wars comics and magazine x seven includes Return of the Jedi Official Collectors Edition, Marvel Star Wars Weekly, The World of Star Wars and Return of the Jedi Poster magazines, all generally Good. Vintage Panini Return of the Jedi sticker album, incomplete, Good. (qty)

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Vectis Auctions Ltd
Lot 7432

Dark Horse Star Wars comics x thirty five includes A New Hope Special Trilogy Edition #1 - 4 of 4, Shadows of the Empire #1 - 6 of 6 (first appearance of Xizor and Dash Rendar), Splinter of the Mind's Eye #1 - 4 of 4, Dark Empire #1,2,3,4,6 of 6 (Missing #5), Dark Empire II #1 - 6 of 6, Empire's End #1 & 2 of 2, Tales from Mos Eisley (one shot), Boba Fett Twin Engines of Destruction (one shot), Boba Fett #1 Bounty on Bar-Kooda, Bobba Fett #2 When the Fat Lady Swings, Jabba The Hutt #1 The Gaar Suppoon Hit, Jabba The Hutt Betrayal, Jabba The Hutt The Dynasty Trap, Jabba The Hutt The Hunger of Princess Nampi, also includes Star Wars Insider Magazine #26 and #27 and Star Wars Official Magazine April/May 1996, All generally Good to Good Plus. (38)

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Vectis Auctions Ltd
Lot 7551

Star Wars Funko POP's x seven including Varmik, Director Orson Krennic, Han Solo (snow gear), Jyn Erso, Baze Malbus, Chirrut Imwe and Captain Cassian Andor, all within generally Excellent packaging. Hasbro Star Wars Black Series Royal Guard 3 3/4" figure, within Excellent packaging. Hasbro Black Series 6" figures x three including Mountain Trooper, Rey & D-0 (first edition and Supreme leader Kylo Ren (first issue), all within Near Mint packaging. (11)

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Vectis Auctions Ltd
Lot 7571

Harry Potter Bloomsbury Deluxe Gold Signature Edition Complete Hardback Book Set, contains all seven stories, The Philosopher's Stones (13th print), The Chamber of Secrets (11th print), The Prisoner of Azkaban (12th print), The Goblet of Fire (6th print), The Order of the Phoenix (First Edition), The Half-Blood Prince (First Edition), The Deathly Hallows (First Edition), all generally Good, within Fair (damaged) outer slip case.

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Vectis Auctions Ltd
Lot 7572

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban hard back book, First Edition, First Print, Third State, Good, within acrylic case. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Special Anniversary Edition hard back book, Excellent. (2)

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Vectis Auctions Ltd
Lot 7573

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Collector's Edition, first edition (full number run 10 - 1), November 2000, Good with creasing to spine and plastic dust cover is slightly yellowed and marked. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Gift Edition hard back book, with outer slip case, Excellent to Near Mint. Funko Pop! Harry Potter Basilisk, loose, Good Plus. Harry Potter The Philosopher's Stone & The Chamber of Secrets framed filmcel display, LE 337/350, Good. (4)

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Gorringes
Lot 10

Jacqueline Stieger (b.1936) for Royal Mint, two prototype silver-gilt (Millennium) Dome medals, and a similar first strike silver medal, the 62mm silver-gilt medals never went into full production and one of the few extant examples was gifted to the British Museum Coins and Medals department, Registration number 2003,1208.3. The 62mm silver medal and one of the silver-gilt medals stamped ‘SPECIMEN’, The silver version of this medal was made in a limited edition of 200, together with smaller medals of the same design, various prototype packagingProvenance - the archive of the former Design & Development Director for the New Millennium Experience Company, c.1999-2000. He was responsible for commissioning artists, medallists and product designers for Dome merchandise.***CONDITION REPORT***PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

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Gorringes
Lot 203

° ° The Selected Painting of Lang Shih-Ning (Josephus Castiglione), two volumes, published by the Arts and Literature Press, 20 Kimberley Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, first edition, October 1971, in an edition of 300.***CONDITION REPORT***Both volumes with some spotting to the cloth boards, volume one with some spotting to the end papers, otherwise in reasonable condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

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Gorringes
Lot 639

An S.J. Dupont gold plated, cabochon malachite and polychrome enamel set limited edition Pharaoh cigarette lighter, engraved and decorated with Egyptian hieroglyphics, signed and numbered 1166/2575, 59mm, with paperwork.***CONDITION REPORT***Numerous light surface scratches to the metal in general. Lighter not producing a flame.Launched in 2004, only 2575 individually numbered pieces of this lighter were made, in reference to the estimated date of the construction of the first pyramid in 2575 BC.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

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Roseberys London
Lot 353

A collection of books, comprising mostly history books, to include: Winston S. Churchill, The Second World War, 6 Volumes, first edition, hardbacks, London: Cassell & Co. Ltd., 1948-54; Brigadier General Vincent J. Esposito (Chief Ed.), The West Point Atlas of American Wars, 2 Volumes, fifth printing, hardback, in slip case (a/f), New York: Praeger, 1972; T. E. Lawrence, Revolt in the Dessert, London: Jonathon Cape, 1927; F. Spencer Chapman, The Jungle is Neutral, London: Chatto and Windus, 1949; and other books on the history of World War II, together with Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, seventeenth edition (lot)    

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Omega Auctions
Lot 938

PUBLIC IMAGE LTD - LP/ 12" PACK. A quality selection of 8 LPs/ 12" by post-punk favourites PIL. Titles include Metal Box (METAL 1, 3 LP set with insert and glossy picture signed by Johnny Rotten. Records generally VG+/ Ex. Tin has minimal oxidisation and sticker on the rear, Ex), Second Edition (VD2512, includes poster & other inserts), First Issue (84350088752006, includes picture of PIL Metal Box signed by Johnny Rotten), Paris au Printemps (OVED 50), The Flowers Of Romance (V2189), 12 Inch Single (BS841/12), This Is PIL (PIL002LP) & This Is Not A Love Song (VS529-12). Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+, odd sleeve may drop to VG.

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Keys Fine Art Auctioneers
Lot 29

Deja Views, The Pierrot Collection, first edition by Stephen Adderley

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Wimbledon Auctions
Lot 25A

GIDEON MANTELL (1790-1852): THE FOSSILS OF THE SOUTH DOWNS, 1822.42 aquatint engraved plates including hand coloured map. The iconic work by Mantell illustrated by his wife Mary Anne, who first mentioned the unknown teeth and bones later to be described as the dinosaur Iguanodon.Ex library copy of the subscribers edition. Plates slightly foxed, consistent with age.

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Chaucer Auctions
Lot 259

Piper`s Places John Piper in England and Wales. First Edition. Published by Chatto and Windus The Hogarth Press. Hardback Book 184 pages. Spine in Good Order. Good ConditionSold on behalf of Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99

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Chaucer Auctions
Lot 261

Quality and Experiment: the Prints of John Piper. First Edition. Polished by Lund Humphries Publishers Limited. Hardback Book 192 pages. Spine in Good Order. Good ConditionSold on behalf of Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99

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