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Mixed technique on bronze, signed Nano '02, edition 2/34. Measurements: 42 x 72 x 12 cm. Colombian sculptor Nano L—pez (Bogot‡, 1955) exhibited for the first time in Colombia 20 years ago, at the Museum of Modern Art in Bogot‡, when art critic Marta Traba highlighted his creative talent. Now, for 20 years, L—pez has lived in Walla Walla, Washington, where he is still dedicated to sculpture, only now he carves granite, sculpts marble and melts and bends steel, to create all kinds of figures on a monumental scale. In addition to his works made in bronze with all kinds of techniques and patinas, L—pez has specialized in making monumental sculptures for other artists, in a workshop especially dedicated to it. From scale models and small-scale models, L—pez expands them and makes them in cast bronze. L—pez recently exhibited a series of paintings and sculptures in the United States, where the artist depicts the essence of the human condition with intense charges of strong emotions. Perhaps the combination of his classical training and his experimental character is what results in a work of very rich and textured surfaces with different elements taken from nature. Having his central studio in Walla Walla, Washington. Origin: Spanish private collection. Having its headquarters in Walla Walla, Washington. Origin: Spanish private collection. Having its headquarters in Walla Walla, Washington. Origin: Spanish private collection.

A pair of George III mahogany and kingwood crossbanded urns and pedestalsCirca 1780, of Gillows qualityWith boxwood stringing, each urn wrapped with an alternating reeded and fluted band, the body carved with oak-leaf swags and husk festoons interspersed by flowerhead roundels, with an egg-and-dart collar, the detachable lid with a gadroon carved edge and stiff-leaf clasped upper part surmounted by a pinecone finial, one pedestal with a graduated triple re-entrant panelled and triple tablet inlaid door enclosing one shelf, the other pedestal with three graduated mahogany lined drawers of conforming appearance, on plinth bases, both urns with their metal linings to the interior now missing, both inscribed in white chalk: 'ALTMAYER HARRIS', each urn and pedestal approximately: 49cm wide x 48cm deep x 167cm high, (19in wide x 18 1/2in deep x 65 1/2in high) (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe present lot was apparently previously acquired from M. Harris and Sons, London, possibly during the 1950s.Thereafter the offered urns and pedestals were purchased by the current owner and vendor, Christie's, New York, 19 January 2017, Palmetto Hall: The Jay P. Altmayer Family Collection, lot 65.The offered urns and pedestals appear in M. Harris and Sons, A Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture and Works of Art, London, n.d. (circa 1930), No. F20869, p. 407. Two related pairs of urns and pedestals are illustrated in S. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840, Vol. I, 2008, Woodbridge, pl.'s 342-347, pp.'s 309-310. One pair made during the late 1770s, which is attributed to Gillows, was supplied for Thirsk Hall, North Yorkshire upon behalf of John Bell whilst the other pair, dating to circa 1780, were provided to the Weld family of Lulworth Castle, in Dorset.Of additional interest are a group of three designs for 'pedestals and vases' by George Hepplewhite, first published posthumously in 1787 within The Cabinet-Maker's and Upholsterer's Guide, also featuring in the 1794 third edition, re-published 1969, Toronto, pl. 36. Across these drawings a number of similar characteristics are shared with the present example, including equivalent swag and festoon carving, comparable stiff-leaf clasped elements and re-entrant panelling, along with analogous crossbanding. The same Hepplewhite designs are also replicated in D. Nickerson, English Furniture of the 18th Century, 1967, Frankfurt, fig. 101, p. 95.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

PAPAGOS ALEXANDROS: (1883-1955) Greek Field Marshal, Commander-in-Chief of the Greek Armed Forces 1940-41 during World War II and later Prime Minister of Greece 1952-55. Book signed and inscribed, being a rare signed edition of The Battle of Greece 1940-1941, First English edition published by The J. M. Scazikis 'Alpha' Editions, Athens, 1949, and translated by Pat Eliascos from the original Greek text written between 1943-45 and published in 1945. Bound in the original stiffened paper wrappers and with two fold-out maps and several black and white plate illustrations. Signed by Papagos in fountain pen ink to the half title page, 'With the compliments of the author, A Papagos'. Also bearing the ownership signature of Guy D. Hadley to the front free endpaper and dated Athens, 22nd July 1949 in his hand. With a further pencil annotation to the head of the front cover. Some light age wear, otherwise VG Guy Hadley was employed by the BBC as a foreign correspondent.  

LANG FRITZ: (1890-1976) Austro-Hungarian born film director whose works include the ground-breaking futuristic Metropolis (1927) and the influential film noir precursor M (1931). A good series of seven T.Ls.S., Fritz Lang, thirteen pages (total), 4to, most Beverly Hills, California, April 1963 - November 1964, all to the writer Alfred Eibel, in German. Lang writes to his correspondent concerning their project to write a book about Lang, extracts from the letters include -(i) 'Unfortunately I'm not really in a position to delve further into your project at the moment. I'm head over heels working on my next film, going to Rome and Capri in two days and then having to go back to Munich and then Berlin and London…..I won't be able to deal with your project for four to five months, with the best will in the world. I'm very sorry, but unfortunately I can't give you any further information at the moment. I just want to tell you that…..about 8 to 10 days ago, a book on the same basis as you intend to do yours has been published by Seghers in Paris. It's called "Fritz Lang" and was written by Luc Moullet' (25th April 1963)(ii) 'I read that the book about me has already been published….business and health reasons have prevented me from writing to you…..I've been taking the trouble to look up old files for the last few days and will try to send you some photocopies of American articles I've written…..I'm also very anxious that you will include in this book an essay by my long time collaborator and editor of my films, Gene Fowler….' (22nd January 1964)(iii) 'I have reviewed the material you have sent to Hollywood for use in the book and I shall comment on that first…..I have the following very important things to say; the "Writings by Fritz Lang" you have given are from Germany, as far as I can remember, mostly from the press offices of the respective companies for which I make the films….have been written by Thea von Harbou and are not mine…..I would not like these articles to be published in your book under my name. If you would send me the German articles from the period 1919 to 1933 in German, I would read them as soon as possible and write back to you immediately which articles are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, mine. I will send you a number of original articles of mine…..Preface by Fritz Lang to "Famous Films" by H. A. V. Bullied, delivered as speech at the occasion of showing of "M". The Frog and I by Fritz Lang (referring to an insert shot for "You Only Live Once")…..Why Am I Interested in Murder? By Fritz Lang…..The Freedom of the Screen by Fritz Lang (published in Theatre Arts December 1947)…..Happily Ever After by Fritz Lang (published in Penguin Film Review…..1948), I Do Not Believe in Censorship by Fritz Lang….. These articles are very important to me, and since you yourself write that you are very poor in terms of material from me and about me from 1936 to 1956, this is certainly a full substitute for any German articles that are missing. I am also sending you a number of the interviews and articles about me you have requested…..regarding your request regarding the manuscript Unter ausschluss der oeffentlichkeit (Translation: With the Exclusion of the Public) I would be happy to authorise you to publish it…..Chapters 2 and 6 you are planning are not entirely clear to me. In chapter 2 you write "Filmography from 1919-1962" and in Chapter 6 write "New Filmography". About what do you want to write in this chapter? My coming to Europe has been postponed from February to March 1964. I will let you know in good time when and where I can be reached in Europe and I hope that we will still have time to sit down and talk in detail about the individual articles so that there are no errors in your book, which could give rise to unwanted criticism' (1st February 1964)(iv) 'I hope you enjoyed my stay and long conversations….I know it was very tiring and certainly not always easy….but believe me I was very happy…..and everything I said was in sincere favour to you…..My house is always open to you…..I remember that you promised me four examples of your book…..Unfortunately these books have still not arrived…..I was in Washington until November 9th, but the mentioned booklets had not arrived there by then. Neither are they here in Beverly Hills….and I am now in a terrible dilemma…..But maybe you made a mistake and you still have the booklets in your possession. If so, please forward them to me immediately in Beverly Hills. And be so kind as to send me the four copies of your book you promised me by air mail at the same time. Of course, I will pay you for the postage costs' (10th November 1964)(v) 'Unfortunately I only got around to replying to your long letter of 26th December today. I'm sure you've had some wrong thoughts, God knows what, but the delay has nothing to do with you personally, dear Eibel, but with an accident I had in Washington…..I slipped on one of the many steps leading up to public buildings in Washington….and sprained my hand…..I've been back in Beverly Hills for about 8 days now and can finally write to you. Of course, I was extremely interested in what you wrote to me about Joris Ivens Mistral-Film. I'm surprised you don't think he can handle the "big machine"….I consider him one of the best documentary film directors. But Mistral is certainly a topic that naturally brings with it a lot of distractions…..Thanks for translating Career Girl. I know how difficult it is to translate from one language to another without losing the flair….Of course we have to see each other…..I would like to talk to you about the new edition of your book. You write quite correctly that the American contributions are pretty superficial with few exceptions. That goes without saying, because each and every one of my employees will of course only write in general terms. On the one hand because they don't want to get in trouble with me for later films, on the other hand because they are all in the same situation in front of me, since they usually perform and do what the director decides…..Mr Gerard Legrand…..wrote me a letter in which he writes that it says in your book that I said that in the film "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" many cuts were made without my consent. At the moment I don't know if that's true, but I want to write to him about it one of these days' (4th March 1965)(vi) 'My distrust of the German doctors has once again come true because although the doctor told me I could go to London, the pain got worse again and I decided without further ado to postpone my London affairs to September and to fly back to America to see my doctors. I survived the 14-hour flight relatively well with the help of painkillers….Here I went to my doctors, who only shrugged off the negligence and inadequacy of German x-rays….What I am going to write now, dear Eibel, is only for you and I ask that you do not speak to anyone about this......A good series of letters with interesting content. Generally VG, 7Alfred Eibel (1932- ) published his work Fritz Lang in Paris in 1964 and also contributed to the documentary Fritz Lang - Circle of Destiny in 1998.OWING TO LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CANNOT BE SHOWN - PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY FOR THE FULL DESCRIPTION

[MONROE MARILYN]: (1926-1962) American actress and sex symbol. A single black silk stocking owned and worn by Marilyn Monroe, measuring 87 cm in length (top to heel), 18.5 cm wide at the top and 22.5 cm from heel to toe. An unusual, personal piece of memorabilia from one of the leading figures of the sexual revolution of the 1950s and early 1960s who was to famously appear naked in the centrefold of the first edition of Playboy magazine. VG Provenance: The stocking was originally sold by Julien's auction house in their sale of Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe on 4th June 2005 (part lot 91). A copy of the illustrated catalogue entry is included with the lot.  

MÉLIÈS GEORGES: (1861-1938) French Film Director, a pioneer of cinema and innovator in the use of special effects. Rare and lengthy interesting A.L.S., G. Melies, four pages, small writing, 4to, Orly, 4th January 1934, to Auguste-Jules Drioux, in French. A lengthy letter written by Melies during an illness convalescence at home, referring first to his health `Il y a 2 jours, environ, où cela semble aller un peu mieux, quoique je sois encore au lit et d´une très grande faiblesse, mais enfin j´ai pu manger un peu, et digérer, car depuis 6 semaines, rien ne passait! Il faut espérer qu´à force de purges , de lavements, de cataplasmes, de ventoses, sans compter tout le tremblement de cachets, potions, ampoules, etc…´ ("Since 2 days ago, approximately, things seem to be going a little better, although I am still in bed and very weak, but finally I was able to eat a little, and digest, because for 6 weeks, nothing passed through! It is to be hoped that by dint of purges, enemas, poultices, suction cups, not to mention all the trembling of tablets, potions, ampoules, etc..") Melies further refers to his opinions and relationship with the Mutuelle du Cinema, an association which gets funds from the cinema itself, working for the cinema and its workers, and which should help its members when they get old if they need assistance or medical attention, and mentions also his personal difficult financial situation, and states in part `Vous me demandez de vous dire franchement et sans gêne si la société de la "Mutuelle" ou d´autres sont venus à notre aide dans ces circonstances. Quoi qu´il m´en coûte, je suis oblige de répondre: hélas, non! A un point que nous avons complètement épuisé nos bien maigres économies, et que depuis près de 3 semaines, j´ai du laisser tomber le médecin, n´ayant plus de quoi payer ses visites et les énormes factures de pharmacie qui suivaient invariablement les dites visites´ ("You ask me to tell you frankly and without embarrassment if the "Mutuelle" society or others have come to our aid in these circumstances. Whatever it will cost me, I am obliged to answer: alas, no! To the point that we have completely exhausted our very small savings, and for nearly 3 weeks now, I had to drop the doctor, having no money left to pay for his visits and the huge pharmacy bills that invariably followed the said visits"), further adding `Quant à l´oeuvre de la "Mutuelle", qui est actuellement dans la plus grande "panade", les presidents ont été prévenus de ma maladie par le directeur d´ici, mais, malgré qu´on ait pour Georges Mélies la plus grande consideration (en paroles et en écrits du moins) personne n´a daigné se déranger, on ne m´a même pas offert de m´envoyer un médecin, et encore bien moins de m´aider pécuniairement´ ("As for the work of the "Mutuelle", which is currently in the greatest "mess", the presidents were informed of my illness by the local director, but, despite the fact that we have for Georges Mélies the greatest consideration (in words and in writing at least) no one deigned to bother, I was not even offered to send me a doctor, and even less to help me financially") Melies further explains that the Mutuelle cannot afford paying cleaners and cookers and that they have to take care of this too, and his wife who is doing all the work, is exhausted, very old and with no strength to even walk `Plus personne pour la cuisine et le ménage. Allez les vieux, collez-vous y de nouveau!... quand on est malade, et qu´on vous laisse froidement sans le sou, et sans soins, alors cela n´est plus rigolo du tout!..´ ("No one for cooking and cleaning. Come on old folks, stick to it again!... when you're sick, and you're coldly left penniless, and careless, then it's no longer fun at all!.."), and before concluding, sends his furious critics on the boarding directors and announces future protests he intends to lead, saying `il est bien difficile de se faire entendre des gros bonnets des comités actuels, qui ne connaissent, même pas de nom, les pionniers de la cinématographie. D´épais marchands de vin, devenus tenanciers de Cinéma…´ ("it is very difficult to be heard by the leaders of the current committees, who do not even know the name of the pioneers of cinematography. Fat wine merchants, who have become cinema tenants..") A letter of very interesting content, explaining the difficult last years of Melies and his critics about the Cinéma Mutuelle and the future of the pioneers of the "Cinematographie". Very small overall minor age wear with a very small area of paper loss and singeing to the upper left corner, not affecting the text or signature. G Auguste-Jules Drioux was editor of the magazine Passez Muscade, publishing a special edition in 1929 entitled Georges Melies. Melies often collaborated with the magazine, publishing his Croquis-magiques.

SENNETT MACK: (1880-1960) Canadian-American film director, producer, actor and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of Father Goose - The Story of Mack Sennett by Gene Fowler, First Edition published by Covici Friede, New York, 1934. Signed by Sennett to the recto of the frontispiece portrait in bold black ink, 'For Ric Carpenter, Best wishes, Mack Sennett (Keep Laughing)'. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth and with gold title to the cover and spine (faded). Some light overall age wear, about VG

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

‘…in the sonambulism scene you will have the cadenza done in the following way…’ VERDI GIUSEPPE: (1813-1901) Italian Composer. An exceptionally important autograph letter with two autograph musical quotations only two days before the premiere of his opera Macbeth (1847). A.L.S. with A.M.Qs., `G. Verdi´, one page, 8vo, Florence, 12th March 1847, to Giovanni Ricordi, Milan, in Italian. An extremely interesting content letter, where Verdi sends two important corrections to his editor Ricordi, regarding his opera Macbeth (1847). Verdi, referring to the fifth scene of the first act of the opera states `Ti prego di fare il seguente cambiamento nella quarta Battuta dell´ adagio della cavatina di Lady nella sola parte cantabile´ ("Please make the following change in the fourth bar of Lady´s cavatina adagio in the cantabile part only") Verdi carefully pens beneath his request a two bars musical quotation, adding beneath the singing text `ti vo´ quell fred-do´. Further again Verdi explains which one is the second correction, to the fourth scene of the third act, saying `Anche nella scena de sonambulismo farai fare la cadenza nel modo seguente´ ("Also in the somnambulism scene you will have the cadenza done in the following way") and again adds beneath a very clean musical quotation with the singing text beneath `Andiam andiam…andiam andiam Macbetto andia…´ Alongside Verdi´s musical quotations Ricordi annotated the sheets pages where the corrections had to be inserted and the name of the engraver "Briorli". The two corrections were included to the pages 41 and 240 in the Ricordi´s first edition piano-singing. Addressed to the verso in Puccini´s hand, and postmarked in Florence. Very small repair to the inside fold. Small overall minor age wear with left edge very slightly trimmed. G      Giovanni Ricordi (1785-1853) Italian Violinist and founder of the classical music publishing company Casa Ricordi.Macbeth (1847) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, based on William Shakespeare´s play. The opera was premiered on 14th March 1847 in Florence at the Teatro della Pergola.   

STRAVINSKY IGOR: (1882-1971) Russian composer, pianist & conductor. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of Chronicle of My Life, First English Edition (translated from the French) published by Victor Gollancz Ltd., London, 1936. Signed ('I Stravinsky') in dark fountain pen ink by the composer to the title page, with an inscription in French, and dated Chicago, 26th February 1940 in his hand. Bound in the publisher's original black cloth and with gold title to the spine. Lacking the dust jacket. Some very light, minor age wear, VG  

MATISSE HENRI: (1869-1954) French artist. Book signed and inscribed, being a large folio edition of Seize Peintures 1939-1943, First Edition published by Editions du Chene, Paris, 1943, with an introduction by Andre Lejard, with twelve of the sixteen colour plates present (lacking III, IV, VIII and XVI). Signed by Matisse in bold pencil to a clear area at the head of the first page of text, 'A Mademoiselle Simone Vincent, hommage respectueux, Henri Matisse', and dated Vence, 8th February 1944 in his hand. An interesting association piece. The binding loose and defective, some tears and chipping to the edges of the paper wrappers, and some light staining, the signed page unaffected. FR Simone 'Monette' Vincent, a friend and model of Matisse, was the subject of several portraits by the artist in 1942, including La femme en rose, and may also have been the subject of one of the works reproduced in the present edition.   

DODGSON CHARLES LUTWIDGE: (1832-1898) Lewis Carroll. English author, poet and mathematician whose works include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). A rare signed and inscribed printed leaflet entitled An Easter Greeting to Every Child who Loves Alice, four pages, 12mo, n.p., 11th September 1877. The leaflet takes the form of a letter addressed to Dear Child and was privately printed for the author in Oxford in 1876, the opening text stating 'Please to fancy, if you can, that you are reading a real letter, from a real friend whom you have seen, and whose voice you can seem to yourself to hear wishing you, as I do now with all my heart, a happy Easter'. This first edition first printing is on paper bearing a partial 'E Towgood Fine' watermark and features the word 'My' in Roman type face, instead of italics, at line twelve of the third page. Signed by Carroll with the rarer form of his signature in his characteristic mauve coloured ink to the cover, 'Edith from Lewis Carroll' and dated 11th September 1877 in his hand. A couple of very light, extremely minor creases, otherwise VG Copies of the present leaflet, which have previously been described as 'the rarest of the Carroll items excepting the first issue of Alice', were originally printed with the intention of having them inserted into specially bound presentation copies of The Hunting of the Snark, however Dodgson is also known to have given away individual copies to his young friends, as would appear to have been the case with the present example.

HUGHES LANGSTON: (1901-1967) American poet, a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of American Writers' Congress, edited by Henry Hart, First Edition published by International Publishers, New York, 1935. The book serves as a record of the first Congress of American Writers and includes contributions by Louis Aragon, John Dos Passos, Malcolm Cowley and Langston Hughes. Signed and inscribed by Hughes in dark fountain pen ink to the front free endpaper and dated New York, 13th November 1938 in his hand. Bound in the publisher's original grey cloth and with a black title to the cover and spine. Lacking the dust jacket. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and a couple of slight marks to the spine, VG  

FAULKNER WILLIAM: (1897-1962) American writer, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1949. Book signed, being a hardback edition of A Fable, First Edition published by Random House, New York, 1954. Limited edition number 939 of 1000 copies, signed and numbered by Faulkner in bold blue fountain pen ink to the limitations page. Printed on rag paper and top edge black, bound in the publisher's original decorative black cloth and with gold and silver title and lettering to the spine, Contained in the original card slipcase (some light staining and age wear, and minor scuffs and tears to the printed label). Lacking the glassine jacket. About VG

DARWIN CHARLES: (1809-1882) English naturalist, famous for his theory of evolution published in On the Origin of Species (1859). A fine A.L.S., Ch. Darwin, one page, 8vo, Down, Beckenham, Kent, 24th October (1876), to a gentleman. Darwin asks his correspondent to thank Professor Reichenbach for his great kindness and apologises for the trouble he put him and his correspondent to, explaining 'a plant at Kew was afterwards discovered in flower & was sent to me, so that I was able to examine well the doubtful point'. A letter of good content dating from the time when Darwin was preparing a revised edition of his work on orchids. Some very light, extremely minor creasing, VG Ludwig Reichenbach (1793-1879) German botanist & ornithologist, an orchid specialist and the founder of the Dresden botanical gardens and joint founder of Dresden Zoo. During 1861 botany became a preoccupation for Darwin, and his projects became serious scientific pursuits. He continued his study of orchids throughout the summer, writing to anyone who might be able to supply specimens he had not yet examined. Darwin published Fertilisation of Orchids in May 1862, and the book represented his first detailed demonstration of the power of natural selection. A second, revised edition was published in 1877.

ALDRIN BUZZ: (1930-    ) American astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI (1969). The second man to set foot on the moon. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Reaching For The Moon, First Edition published by Harper Collins, 2005, with colour illustrations by Wendell Minor. Signed by Aldrin with his name alone in black ink to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. About EX

ALDRIN BUZZ: (1930-    ) American astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI (1969). The second man to set foot on the moon. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Magnificent Desolation - The Long Journey Home from the Moon, First Edition published by Harmony Books, New York, 2009. Signed by Aldrin in blue ink with his name alone to the half title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. About EX

George Gordon, Rolex - Timeless Elegance, first edition number 17088, 1988, slip case.Condition report:With slip case, (slightly discoloured), small bymps to corners of case and boards, otherwise good. Unknown how many copes were printed.We do not currently provide inhouse shipping, please see the following page on our website for recommended local supplier for this service. https://www.gildings.co.uk/buying-with-gildings/

James Bond 007 - Ian Fleming: Goldfinger, London, Jonathan Cape, 1959, first edition, original black cloth covers, gilt lettered spine, skull design blindstamped to front cover with gilt coins in the eye sockets  In the Richard Chopping designed original dust wrapper. The seventh Bond book which was adapted as the third film in 1964, starring Sean Connery as 007.Condition; dustcover with some wear, namely to edges but complete. Book with light foxing to some pages, browning and foxing to top. Generally 7/10 example of this 1st edition.

Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) - Unconditional Surrender - 1961 First Edition pub. by Chapman & Hall of London. Autographed to the flyleaf by Waugh 'Dear Rob (NC), with best wishes from Evelyn Waugh', signed in blue ink. Blue boards, with gilt titles. No dustcover. Scarce autographed edition. 

James Bond 007 - Ian Fleming - a collection of First Edition hardcover Bond books, to include; - The Spy Who Loved Me 1962 First Edition, Seventh Impression, with dust cover.- On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1963 First Edition, no dust cover. Publisher's page mentions an edition of 250 numbered signed copies (this book is not numbered or signed)- On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1963 Book Club First Edition with pictorial dustcover- Moonraker 1965 First Edition Second Impression re-issue. Pictorial hardcover- For Your Eyes Only 1960 The Book Club first edition hardcover, with dustjacket.- Thunderball 1961 The Book Club first edition hardcover, with pictorial dustjacket (VG to VG+ condition)Various conditions, dustjackets as listed.

From the collection of actor Michael Jayston – John le Carré - Smiley's People - Jayston's personally owned first edition hardcover copy of the novel, signed by le Carré to the title page in blue ink. 1980, published by Hodder & Stoughton. With dust jacket, unclipped.  Jayston appeared in the 1979 film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, based on the le Carre novel of the same name, alongside Alec Guinness. Jayston was also supposed to appear in the TV Series of Smiley's People but was otherwise contractually obligated to another project. A signed photograph of Jayston in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is offered with the book by way of provenance. Both items from the actor's personal collection. Michael Jayston is an English actor. He played Nicholas II of Russia in the film Nicholas and Alexandra (1971). He has also made many television appearances, which have included playing the Valeyard in all fourteen episodes of the Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord (1986) and appearing in the Only Fools and Horses episode "Time on Our Hands" (1996) as Raquel's father, James.

James Bond 007 - A very large collection of over 100x James Bond books published by Pan Books, include are a number of early and scarce editions, titles to include: Live and Let Die, For your Eyes only, The Man with the Golden Gun and others, also included is a first edition of The Diamond Smugglers.  Approx. 100 books in good condition.  

Camberwick Green - Robert Harrop - a  Limited Edition resin statue CGS10 The Mayor & Lord Belborough 'The Balloon'. Limited to 1,000, this being a First Edition. Contents appear mint. Boxed.  Note; from a large collection of Robert Harrop & other statues / figurines. Condition is stated within each description, however buyers are reminded that such statements are not forensic reports and all items will remain sold 'as is'. As a rule, statues do appear mint and undamaged, but this is not guaranteed. Boxes range in condition, and some have wear from storage. In all instances buyers are required to satisfy themselves. Certificates / paperwork are present if photographed, if there are no photographs of certificates then one isn't present. 

FIVE TITLES OF AMERICAN HISTORICAL WEAPONS INTEREST, comprising 'The History of Weapons of the American Revolution', G C Neuman, 1967, with DW; 'Firearms in Colonial America - the impact on history and technology 1492 - 1792', M L Brown, 1980, with DW; 'United States Firearms - the first century 1776 - 1875', D F Butler, 1971, with DW; 'Antique Arms and Armour Annual', Ed. R L Wilson, 1st edition 1971, Texas Gun Collectors Association, paper covers; 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West - an American Legend', R L Wilson with G Martin, 1998, with DW. Average good condition (5).

Milne (Alan Alexander) Winnie-the-Pooh, 8vo, gilt cloth, illus. by Ernest H. Shepard, first edition 1926.

Oppenheimer (L.J.) The Heart of Lakeland, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1908; Palmer (W.T.) The Splendour of Wales, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1932; Topping (George) Brambles In Borderland With The Clan, 8vo, cloth, illus., Carlisle 1921; Speakman (Colin) A Portrait of North Yorkshire, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1986, with dw; Rawnsley (H.D.) By Fell and Dale, 8vo, cloth, illus., Glasgow 1911; Rawnsley (H.D.) Round The Lake Country, 8vo, cloth, illus., Glasgow 1909; Payn (James) Furness Abby and Its Neighbourhood, sml. 4to, gilt cloth, illus. with original hand-mounted photographs, J. Garnett, Windermere, and Simpkin, Marshall & Co., London, first edition 1869; and other books on British topography. (16)

Milne (Alan Alexander) The House At Pooh Corner, 8vo, cloth, illus. by Ernest H. Shepard, first edition 1928, with dw.

Wheatley (Dennis Yeats) Stranger Than Fiction, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1959, presentation copy dedicated to the Author's friend Edward Lydall, and dated 21st June '59, with dw; The Time Has Come... The Memoirs of Dennis Wheatley 1897-1914, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1977, signed by the Author, with dw; The Devil and All His Works, 4to, cloth, illus., first edition 1971, presentation copy signed by the Author, with dw; together with signed presentation copies of The Malinsay Massacre; Murder Off Miami; and The Man Who Missed The War.

Veitch (John) The History and Poetry of the Scottish Border, 2 Vols, 8vo, cloth, 1893; Elliot (Fitzwilliam) Further Essays on Border Ballads, 8vo, cloth, Edinburgh 1910; Keith (Edward) The Keeper of the Rede, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1929; Maxwell (W.H.) Legends of the Cheviots, 8vo, half calf, engraved frontispiece, 1849; and other books on Border lore. (9)

Wheatley (Dennis Yeats) The KA of Gifford Hillary, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1956, with dw; Evil In A Mask, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1959, with dw; The Irish Witch, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1973, with dw; Unholy Crusade, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1967, with dw; The Ravishing of Lady Mary Ware, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1971, with dw; and Desperate Measures, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1974, with dw, all presentation copies signed by the Author. (6)

Wheatley (Dennis Yeats) The Wanton Princess, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1966, with dw; The Rape of Venice, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1959; The Sultan's Daughter, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1963, with dw; The Man Who Killed The King, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1951, with dw; The Dark Secret of Josephine, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1955, with dw; The Haunting of Toby Jugg, 8vo, cloth, with dw; The Launching of Roger Brook, 8vo, cloth, with dw; The Shadow of Tyburn Tree, 8vo, cloth, with dw; and The Rising Storm, 8vo, cloth, with dw, all presentation copies signed by the Author. (9)

Wheatley (Dennis Yeats) Star of Ill-Omen, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1952, presentation copy signed by the Author, with dw; and signed copies of Such Power is Dangerous, and The Eunuch of Stamboul. (3)

Wheatley (Dennis Yeats) Curtain of Fear, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1953, with dw, presentation copy signed by the Author; together with signed presentation copies of Sixty Days to Live, Mediterranean Nights, and The Sword of Fate.

Wheatley (Dennis Yeats) Mayhem In Greece, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1962, with dw; Bill for The Use of a Body, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1964, with dw; The Strange Story of Linda Lee, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1972, with dw; Contraband, 8vo, cloth, with dw; The Scarlet Imposter, 8vo, cloth; and Faked Passports, 8vo, cloth, all presentation copies signed by the Author. (6)

Wheatley (Dennis Yeats) The Second Seal, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1950, with dw; The Prisoner in The Mask, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1957, with dw; Vendetta in Spain, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1961; Dangerous Inheritance, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1965, with dw; Gateway To Hell, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1970, with dw; Strange Conflict, 8vo, cloth, with dw; The Forbidden Territory, 8vo, cloth, with dw; Codeword Golden Fleece, 8vo, cloth, with dw; and The Golden Spaniard, 8vo, cloth, with dw, all presentation copies signed by the Author. (9)

Runciman (Sir Walter) Collier Brigs and Their Sailors, 8vo, cloth, illus., first edition 1926; Finch (Roger) Coals From Newcastle, 4to, cloth, illus., 1973, with dw; Thompson (Roy) Thunder Underground: Northumberland Mine Disasters 1815-1865, lge. 8vo, cloth, illus., 2004; Norderhaug (Jennifer W.) Sparty Lea: An Upland Leadmining Community, 8vo, soft covs, privately published; Emery (Norman) The Coalminers of Durham, 4to, cloth, illus., 1992, with dw; and other books on mining. (12)

Wheatley (Dennis Yeats) The Island Where Time Stands Still, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1954, with dw; Traitors' Gate, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1958; They Used Dark Forces, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1964; The White Witch of the South Seas, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1968, with dw; Black August: V For Vengeance, 8vo, cloth, with dw; and Come Into My Parlour, 8vo, cloth, with dw, all presentation copies signed by the Author.

White (Walter) Northumberland and the Border, 8vo, half calf and marbled boards, second edition 1859; Neasham (George) North-Country Sketches, 8vo, marbled boards, illus., Durham 1893; Shaw-Barrow (W.) (Editor) In The Border-Country, 4to, gilt cloth, illus., 1906; Sitwell (William) The Border From A Soldiers Point of View, 8vo, cloth, illus., Newcastle, first edition 1927; and two other books on Border History.

Wheatley (Dennis Yeats) To The Devil - A Daughter, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1953, with dw; and The Satanist, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1960, with dw, presentation copies signed by the Author.

Fleming (Ian) The Man With The Golden Gun, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1965, with dw.

Woodham-Smith (Cecil) The Reason Why, 8vo, cloth, illus., first edition 1953; with two letters from the Author-- one in his own hand to John Colville dated 11.2.54 regarding NCO’s and Officers; the other, typed and signed, is addressed to Colville at 10 Downing Street, expressing Woodham-Smith's pleasure that Winston Churchill had shown interest in the book (Colville was Churchill’s Private Secretary) and is an extensive description of Crimean War cavalry.

Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1963, with dw.

Carrington (Charles) Rudyard Kipling: His Life and Work, 8vo, cloth, illus, 1955; Galsworthy (John) The White Monkey, 8vo, cloth, first edition 1924, with damaged dw; together with an envelope addressed in the hand of Rudyard Kipling; a postcard of Book's Hill; a photographic reproduction of William Strang's portrait of Rudyard Kipling; and a typescript letter from Frank Swinneton.

Haggard (H. Rider) She: A History of Adventure, 8vo, gilt cloth, illus. with two chromolithographs, first edition 1887.

Rossetti (Christina) Goblin Market, 8vo, printed paper covs, illus. by Arthur Rackham, first edition 1933, with dw.

Armour (G.D.) A Hunting Alphabet, lge. 4to, cloth, illus., Country Life, first edition 1929, with dw; Edwards (Lionel) Huntsmen Past and Present, 4to, cloth, illus., 1929; Clapham (Richard) Foxes, Foxhounds and Fox-Hunting, 8vo, cloth, illus., nd; and Clapham (Richard) The Book of the Fox, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1936.

Wesley (L.) Air Guns and Air Pistols, 8vo, cloth, illus., first edition 1955, with dw; another copy, seventh revised edition 1979; Hiller (Dennis E.) The Collectors' Guide to Air Pistols, 8vo, soft covs., illus. 1982; three copies of The Blue Book of Air Guns; other books on Air Weapons; and a printed tin shop-counter sign for 'B.S.A. of England'. (13)

Chamberlain (W.H.J.) and Taylerson (A.W.F.) Revolvers of the British Services 1854-1954, 4to, cloth, illus., Museum Restoration Service, Bloomfield, Ontario, 1989; Goldsmith (Dolf L.) The Devil's Paintbrush: Sir Hiram Maxim's Gun, 4to, cloth, illus., Toronto, 1989, with dw; Grieve (Captain W. Grant) and Newman (Bernard) Tunnellers: The Story of the Tunnelling Companies, Royal Engineers, During the First World War, 8vo, cloth, illus., Herbert Jenkins, first edition 1936; Grant (James) British Battles on Land and Sea, Section 2, Vol. 3, 4to, printed cloth, illus., Cassell & Co., nd; Johnson (Derek E.) Collector's Guide to Militaria, sml. 4to, cloth, illus., 1976, with dw; and other books on military subjects. (20)

Lucas (Sydney Edward) The Catalogue of the Sir Victor Sassoon Collection of Chinese Ivories, 3 Vols, folio, half vellum, illus., deluxe first edition published by Country Life 1950, each volume in green cloth slipcase.

Gould (A.C.) Modern American Rifles, 8vo, cloth, illus., Boston, 1892; Whelen (Major Townsend) The American Rifle, 8vo, cloth, illus., New York 1920; Sharpe (Philip B.) The Rifle in America, 4to, cloth, illus., New York, second edition 1947; Dillin (John G.W.) The Kentucky Rifle, 4to, cloth, illus., New York 1946; Landis (Charles S.) Twenty-Two Caliber Varmint Rifles, 8vo, cloth, illus., Georgetown 1947, with dw; Barlow (J.A.) The Elements of Rifle Shooting, 8vo, printed cloth, illus., Aldershot, first edition 1932, signed by the Author; and other books on rifles and rifle shooting. (15)

Sharpe (Philip B.) A Complete Guide to Handloading, 4to, boards, illus., New York and London, second edition 1942, autographed copy, signed and dedicated by the Author; Harding (C.W.) The Birmingham Cartridge Manufacturers, 4to, cloth, illus., 2009, with dw; The Holland & Holland Ltd. Catalogue, c.1904, re-print edition, 4to, cloth, Armory Publications, Oceanside, California 1990; Knibbs (John) B.S.A. and Lincoln Jeffries Air Rifles, sml. 4to, cloth, illus. by Gilbert Kerry, first edition 1986, with dw; Stimpson (Derek) (Editor) The Worshipful Company of Gunmakers: A History, 4to, cloth, illus., 2008, with dw; and other books on guns and gunsmithing. (17)

Greener (W.W.) The Gun and Its Development, 4to, cloth, illus., eighth edition 1907; Curtis (Captain Paul A.) Guns and Gunning, 4to, cloth, illus., 1934; Burrard (Major Gerald) In The Gunroom, 8vo, cloth, Herbert Jenkins, first edition 1930, with dw; Teasdale-Buckell (D.T.) The Complete Shot, 8vo, cloth, illus., fifth edition 1924, with dw; Game & Gun Magazine, Vol. 11, in 4to. cloth binding, 1934; and other books on sport shooting. (18)

Sedgwick (Noel M.) The Gun on Saltings and Stubble, 8vo, cloth, illus., Herbert Jenkins, first edition 1949; Andrews (James) and other authors, Wild Fowling, Vol. 29 of the Lonsdale Library, 8vo, cloth, illus., nd, with dw; Millais (John Guille) The Wildfowler In Scotland, 4to, deluxe limited edition of 500 copies in red-gilt morocco, Tideline Books, 1974; Mackenzie (Evan G.) Grouse Shooting and Deer Stalking, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1907; Shaw (L.H. de Visne) Wild-Fowl, from the series Fur, Feather and Fin, 8vo, printed cloth, illus., first edition 1905; Duncan (Stanley) and Thorne (Guy) The Complete Wildfowler, 4to, cloth, illus., 1911; and other books on sport shooting. (19)

Wheeler (C.A.) Sportascratiana By Celebrated Sportsmen, 8vo, gilt cloth, 1867; The Abercrombie & Fitch Catalogue of Sporting Goods, sml. 4to, printed paper covs, New York 1910; Lambert (Arthur W.) Modern Archery, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1929; Chalmers (Patrick R.) Mine Eyes to the Hills, 8vo, cloth, illus. 1931; Apperley (Charles James) Nimrod's Hunting Tours, 4to, cloth, illus., new edition 1926; Dawson (Major Kenneth) Salmon and Trout In Moorland Streams, 8vo, cloth, Herbert Jenkins first edition 1928; and other books and publications on sporting and country subjects. (22)

Roosevelt (Theodore) The Wilderness Hunter, 8vo, printed cloth, illus., The Knickerbocker Press, first edition 1893; Millais (J.G.) Newfoundland and Its Untrodden Ways, 4to, gilt cloth, illus. by the Author, 1907; Daunt (Achilles) In the Land of the Moose, The Bear and the Beaver, 8vo, cloth, illus., Thomas Nelson & Sons, nd; Haynes (Bessie Doak and Edgar) The Grisly Bear: Portraits from Life, 8vo, cloth, illus. by Mary Baker, University of Oklahoma Press 1966, with dw; and O'Connor (Jack) The Big-Game Rifle Illustrated, 8vo, cloth, illus., Safari Press, Long Beach, California, 1994, with dw.

Bell (W.D.M.) The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter, 4to, original boards, illus., published by Country Life Ltd., first edition 1923, together with a later copy published 1958.

Millais (John Guille) The Wildfowler in Scotland, lge. 4to, half-vellum, illus., 1901; Crawhall (Joseph) and Grayling (David A.H. Editor) Grouse Shooting Made Quite Easy, 4to, cloth, illus., new edition 1998; Chapman (Abel) First Lessons in the Art of Wildfowling, 8vo, cloth, illus. with fold-out frontispiece and other plates, by the Author and Charles Whymper, 1896; Leffingwell (William Bruce) Shooting on Upland, Marsh, and Stream, 8vo, cloth, illus., Chicago and New York 1890; and Clement (Lewis) and Grayling (David A.H. Editor) Public Shooting Quarters: Wildfowling in 1881, 8vo, cloth, illus., new edition, Penrith 1995, limited edition of 300 copies only. (5)

Orr (Christopher Wordsworth William) Greece, Pictorial, Descriptive and Historical, 4to, gilt morocco, illus., first edition, 1839.

Lawrence (T.E.) The Mint, 4to, cloth, illus., first edition, 1955, with d.w; and Bell (Gertrude) The Letters Of, 2 vols, 8vo, cloth, illus. 1927.