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Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1905, first or second printing, colour frontispiece, 26 colour illustrations, scarce finger-soiling, pictorial endpapers, stitching strained, original brown boards, extremities rubbed, front cover with inset pictorial panel, and with pale stain, rear cover with some surface loss, spine slightly frayed at head, 16moQty: (1)Footnote: Linder p.425; Quinby 8.

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, 1st edition, London: Warne, [1918], first printing: title-page with 'N' missing from 'London', also p.39 with quotes before first line, colour frontispiece, 26 colour illustrations, scarce light finger-soiling, pictorial endpapers, stitching slightly strained, original grey-green boards, with inset colour pictorial panel to upper cover, extremities a trifle rubbed, spine slightly cocked and toned, with a little fraying at foot, front joint with tiny split at head, 16moQty: (1)Footnote: Linder, p.430; Quinby 25.

Potter (Beatrix). Ginger and Pickles, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1909, first or second printing, colour frontispiece, 9 full-page colour illustrations, black & white illustrations to text, occasional light spotting to letterpress, pictorial endpapers, stitching showing in one opening (but firm), original pale green boards, inset colour pictorial panel to upper cover, extremities somewhat rubbed, rear cover with slight skinning, spine a little toned, later glassine dust jacket, toned with some edge-chips and fraying, front panel with contemporary ink manuscript price alteration, short tear at head of spine, 6cm split to one fold, small 4toQty: (1)Footnote: Linder p.428; Quinby 17. Glassine dust jacket probably issued between 1913-1917, as the rear panel lists Mr. Tod and Pigling Bland, but not Appley Dapply or Johnny Town-Mouse.

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1909, first or second printing, with noticeboard in illustration on p.14, and with Evans printer's imprint on final page, colour frontispiece, 26 colour illustrations, a few minor marks, pictorial endpapers, front free endpaper verso with ink manuscript ownership name, stitching somewhat strained, original green boards, front cover with inset pictorial panel, some fading, spine browned, joints rubbed and beginning to split at ends, one corner tip showing, 16moQty: (1)Footnote: Linder p.728; Quinby 16.

* Tenniel (John, 1820-1914). Forty-one wood-engravings from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, [Rocket Press for Macmillan, 1988], 11 duplicates, and 1 engraving in triplicate, each with Macmillan's oval embossed stamp lower right, pencilled with limitation, approximately 13 x 9cm (5 x 3.5ins) and smaller, 7 mounted, each of remainder (except 2) loosely enclosed in original printed card wrappers (some fading) with integral mountQty: (41)Footnote: Limited edition of 250. Printed from the original boxwood blocks that were used to create the electrotype plates for the first editions of Lewis Carroll's Alice books. In the 1980s the blocks were found in two deed boxes belonging to Macmillan, in a bank vault where they had lain undisturbed since the Second World War. Macmillan had only used the original blocks to make electrotypes, therefore they survived in remarkably fine condition, enabling the publisher to commission The Rocket Press to produce a limited edition of 250 prints taken, for the first and only time to date, directly from the blocks. Only one of the original 92 blocks was missing ('Alice & the Dodo') so an electrotype was used in its place to complete the set. No further sets were commissioned and the woodblocks are now held by the British Library.

Milne (A.A.) When We Were Very Young, 16th edition, 1927; Winnie-the-Pooh, 6th edition, 1928; Now We Are Six, 4th edition, 1928, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, occasional light finger marks, illustrated endpapers, all edges gilt, original tan calf, 'AAM' monogram in gilt to upper covers, slightly rubbed at spine ends, 8voQty: (3)Footnote: Monogram edition of the first three Christopher Robin books, issued as a collected set after the publication of the last title, The House of Pooh Corner in 1928 (not present here).

Essex House Press. The Masque of the Edwards of England: Being a Coronation Pageant to Celebrate the Crowning of the King, by C.R. Ashbee and Edith Harwood, Essex House Press, 1902, 18 hand-coloured lithographed plates, including 17 full-page, some heightened with white or silver, presentation inscription in blue ink to front endpaper from Janet and Charles Ashbee to the Nason family: 'To Muriel, Alice, Cuthbert, Paul, Philip, Mary, Margaret, John & Elizabeth Nason; Xmas 05; From their friends Janet & Charley', untrimmed, inner hinges slightly loosened, original tan cloth, some light marks and stains to covers, oblong folio, limited edition 154 of 300 copies on paper (an additional 20 copies were printed on vellum), together with: The Treatises of Benvenuto Cellini on Metalwork and Sculpture, made into English from the Italian of the Marcian Codex by C.R. Ashbee, Essex House Press, 1898, 11 monochrome plates after photographs, several illustrations and some decorations to text, publisher's advertisement to verso of final leaf, partly uncut, and untrimmed, original publisher's cloth with paper label to spine, lightly rubbed, folio, limited edition 507/600Qty: (2)Footnote: The first work is a presentation copy from the Ashbees to Reverend Muriel Nason, the vicar of Saintbury Church, and his family. The Ashbees switched allegiance from their local church in Chipping Campden to Saintbury Church on the other side of Dover's Hill after they had scandalised with a bicycle ride to Warwick on the Lord's Day in June 1902, making it uncomfortable for them to continue regular worship in Chipping Campden. The Ashbees were often invited to lunch by the Reverend Nason after the Sunday service; this presentation copy is thus a first Christmas present from the Ashbees to their new vicar and his family.

Tanner (Robin). The More Angels Shall I Paint, a selection from the sketchbooks, writings and commonplace books of Robin Tanner, Monmouth, Gwent: The Old Stile Press, 1991, numerous full-page illustrations, brown suede free endpapers, pictorial pastedowns, marbled edges, original painted boards, green morocco yokes at head and foot of exposed painted spine, green morocco horizontal strips across covers and spine terminating in eyelets at fore-edges, large 8vo, housed in wooden slipcase frame, with metal cornerpieces, together with: McDowall (Nicholas), Robin Tanner & The Old Stile Press, being printed examples of twenty original patterned paper designs, with a personal memoir, Monmouth, Gwent: The Old Stile Press, 1994, original cloth-backed boards, housed in original decorative slipcase (few marks), large 8vo, (limited edition, 123/195 copies signed by the author/printer), plus: Tanner (Robin, illustrator), Poems, from four books by Jim Turner, chosen, written and decorated by Robin Tanner, for Effie, (privately printed), title signed by author and dated 20/XI/53, original limp wrappers, few minor marks, slim 4toQty: (3)Footnote: The first item is a limited edition, II of X copies with a special binding designed and executed by Andrew Cotton (of a total edition of 275 copies signed by Heather Tanner).

Conan Doyle (Arthur). The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: George Newnes, 1902, frontispiece, 15 plates, a couple of leaves creased, bookseller's ticket to front pastedown, original publisher's cloth, slight lean, spine faded, a couple of marks to base of spine & boards, top edge toned, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Green & Gibson A26. The first issue with 'you' for 'your' on page 13.

Einstein (Albert). Relativity. The Special and the General Theory, 1st edition in English, London: Methuen, 1920, portrait frontispiece, illustrations in text, spotting to text block and margins of some leaves, endpapers toned, spotting to pastedowns, original publisher's cloth, front and rear boards stained, spine faded, original red dust jacket, spine toned, chipping to spine extremities with loss, dust jacket folds rubbed with slight loss, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: A first edition in English of one of the most important scientific books of the 20th century, complete with the unrestored original dust jacket.

Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1st issue dust jacket, London: Jonathan Cape, 1953, a faint small portion of marginal damp-staining to pastedowns and endpapers, some spotting to half-title and endpapers, occasional marginal spotting to leaves, original publisher's pictorial cloth, slight shelf lean, boards faintly marked, spine with faint stain to base, dust jacket, price-clipped (prices renewed with later paper restoration), archival tape reinforcements to folds, spine extremities slightly rubbed and with discreet professional restoration, a couple of creases to jacket panels (one with repair to verso), flaps with marginal toning, rear panel slightly toned, a couple of spots to verso, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Gilbert A1a (1.1). An excellent copy of the first James Bond book, in the original first issue dust jacket without the Sunday Times review to the front flap.

Fleming (Ian). Live and Let Die, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1st issue dust-jacket, London: Jonathan Cape, 1954, some loss to paper on pastedowns, some spotting and a few stains to text leaves, original publisher's cloth, slight rubbing to spine extremities, dust jacket, both flaps slightly cut down (affecting text on rear flap), flaps creased, large paper reinforcement to verso, paper repairs & staining to rear panel, spine extremities rubbed with loss, marginal damp-staining to rear panel, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Gilbert A2a (1.1). In the scarce first issue jacket without the credit to designer Kenneth Lewis to front flap.

Haggard (H. Rider). King Solomon's Mines, 1st edition, 1st issue, Cassell & Company, 1885, folding map, half-title, publisher's catalogue, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, occasional marginal dust-soiling and staining, original publisher's cloth, rebacked with original spine laid on, spine with loss to extremities, spine toned and stained, boards faintly marked, corners bumped, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: The scarce first issue with "Bamamgwato" for "Bamangwato" on p. 10, line 14; "to let twins to live" for "to let twins live" on p. 122, line 27; and "wrod" instead of "word" on p. 307, line 29, and with publisher's catalogue dated 5 G. 8.85.

Joyce (James). A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 1st UK edition, London: The Egoist Ltd, [1917], a few minor spots, previous owner signature to front endpaper, 'Royal Naval War Libraries' ink stamp to front pastedown, front hinge a little tender, original green cloth, small splits at head of joints, ring mark and a few small stains to covers, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Slocum and Cahoon A12. The first English edition, bound up from sheets from the first US edition, published by B.W. Huebsch in New York in 1916.

King (Stephen). Christine, 1st UK edition, London: Hodder & Staughton, 1983, original publisher's cloth, dust jacket, spine faded, 8vo, together with: King (Stephen). IT, 1st UK edition, 4th impression, London: Hodder & Staughton, 1986, original publisher's cloth, dust-jacket, spotting to text block, 8vo, with 21 other volumes, almost all by Stephen King, many first UK editions, many in dust jackets in near fine conditionQty: (23)

Lawrence (D.H.) Lady Chatterley's Lover, privately printed, [Florence?], 1928, some light spotting, recent half morocco, black label to spine, 8vo, limited edition 834/1500, together with A Propos of Lady Chatterley's Lover, being an essay extended from "My skirmish with Jolly Roger", 1st trade edition, Mandrake Press, 1930, original cloth, dust jacket, spine a little rubbed and chipped at head, 8voQty: (2)Footnote: Roberts A42 for the first work, an early pirated edition.

Martin (George R.R.). A Game of Thrones, 1st edition, London: Voyager Harper Collins, 1996, signed by the author to title page, original cloth, slightly bumped to base of spine, dust jacket, fine condition, 4to together with: Martin (George R.R.). A Game of Thrones, Collector's Preview Edition, London: Voyager Harper Collins, 1996, signed by the author to title page, Waterstones Geroge R.R. Martin book signing card enclosed, original paper wrappers, spine faded, joints rubbed, extremities bumped, 12mo with: Martin (George R.R.). A Feast For Crows, 1st edition, London: Voyager Harper Collins, 2005, signed by the author to title page, original cloth, dust jacket, a couple of closed tears to front panel, small portion of rubbing with loss to base of spine, 4to with first editions of the remaining books in the series plus first editions of the Ice Dragon and Fire and Blood, 8vos and 4tosQty: (8)

Pratchett (Terry). The Colour of Magic, New York: Hill House Publishing, 2004, facsimilie of first edition, signed by the author, publisher and others to title, original cloth, two dust jackets overlayed, slight rubbing to outer jacket, 8vo together with: Pratchett (Terry). Sourcery, 1st edition, London: Victor Gollancz with Colin Smythe, 1988, signed by author to title page, original boards, dust jacket, 8vo with 6 other first editions in dust jackets by Pratchett, all except The Light Fantastic signedQty: (8)

Rowling (J.K). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1st edition, 11th printing, London: Bloomsbury, 1997, tipped in author's signature 'with best wishes J.K. Rowling', some toning to gutters of endpapers, original publisher's pictorial binding, bumping to extremities, dust jacket, slight rubbing to extremities, 8vo together with: Rowling (J.K). Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 1st edition, 1st impression, 2nd state, London: Bloomsbury, 1999, original boards, dust jacket, very slight rubbing to extremities, 8vo with first editions of the remaining Potter titles except the Chamber of Secrets which is the first Australian editionQty: (7)

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1st paperback edition, London: Bloomsbury, 1997, original wrappers, spine a little faded, 8vo, together with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 1st paperback edition, 1998, a few light stains, previous owner signature to front wrapper verso, original wrappers, spine lightly faded, edges slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 1st paperback edition, 1999. tiny indentation to foredges of a few early leaves, square blank sticker to rear wrapper verso, original wrappers, light crease mark to one corner, 8voQty: (3)First paperback editions of the first three Harry Potter books. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, over 5000 copies of which were printed on the same day as the first hardback edition, of which only 500 copies were printed.

Stoker (Bram). Dracula, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: Archibald Constable, 1897, 1st issue with four titles listed to half title verso and no advertisements at end, a few small light marks, light toning to endpapers, hinges a little tender, original canary yellow cloth, lettered in red, spine a little darkened with 25 mm closed reversed 'L' shape tear at head (affecting the first letter 'A' of Dracula), a little light overall dust-soiling, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Arthur Samuel Peake (1865-1929), his signature to front pastedown. Arthur Peake was an author, biblical scholar and Methodist layman. After studying theology at Oxford he became the first holder of the Rylands Chair of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at Manchester University in 1904. Additional pencil signature of F. Lloyd to half title.

Tolkien (J.R.R.) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 13th impression, 1963; The Two Towers, 10th impression, 1963; The Return of the King, 10th impression, 1963, folding map at end of each, bookplates of Suzanne Eward, all edges gilt, original black cloth, spines lettered in gilt, 8vo, together with The Hobbit, 5th impression, 1970, and The Silmarillion, 1st edition, 1977, with two letters to Suzanne Eward from J.R.R. Tolkien, one a 2 pp. autograph letter dated April 23 1972 on Merton College Oxford headed paper donating the above Lord of the Rings and Hobbit to Gloucester Cathedral Library, "I protest that your letter seemed to me neither an impertinence nor a presumption, but a very high compliment. All the more welcome as coming from Gloucester. My love is given above all other regions to the 'West Midlands', in which I lived as a child. My mother belonged to a Worcestershire family; my wife to one of Staffordshire, though she was actually born in Gloucester, and later lived for some years in Cheltenham... I will certainly present copies of any of my works which the Dean and Chapter think worthy of Including in their library. I suggest that copies of each of the 3 vols of the Revised Edition would be more suitable than the later 1 vol. edn. on India paper. Also that this should be accompanied by a copy of The Hobbit: in the reprint of the edn. with coloured illustrations (which was mostly burned up in the Blitz of London)... With regards to signature, to avoid the trouble and expense of postages I usually send inscribed labels of which I enclose a specimen... with best wishes, yours sincerely J.R.R. Tolkien", with the signed label, inscribed "Presented to the Gloucester Cathedral Library by J.R.R. Tolkien" folds and a few minor spots to the letter; the other letter a 1 pp. typed letter signed, dated 5th May 1972, stating that he had ordered from publishers Allen & Unwin the three volumes of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to be sent to the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester Cathedral Library, plus four signed labels (not present here), and a postscript "I am sorry that it is not possible to find copies of the first editions for presentation", folds and a few spots, both letters contained in the original envelopesQty: (7)Footnote: The recipient of the books and letters was Suzanne Mary Eward, former Librarian and Keeper of the Muniments at Gloucester Cathedral and Wells, and latterly at Salisbury Cathedral.

Verne (Jules). Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Seas, 1st edition in English, London: Sampson, Low & Searle, 1873, 112 illustrations, half-title, 8 pages of advertisements to rear, small chip to corner of frontispiece with loss (not affecting image or text), spotting, some light marginal dust-soiling to a few leaves, publisher's imprint to verso of half-title crossed out in pen, endpapers replaced, modern half cloth, marbled boards and endpapers, all edges gilt, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: The true first edition in English.

Waugh (Evelyn). Scoop, 1st edition, London: Chapman & Hall, 1938, 1st issue book, 2nd issue dust jacket, original publisher's boards, bookplate to front pastedown, toning to endpapers, faint spotting to text block, original dust jacket, corners slightly bumped, spine extremities rubbed, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: First issue of the book with raised indistinct 8 in publication date and 'as' as the final word on p.88. Second issue of the dust jacket without the daily beast masthead to front panel.

* Ferrier (Kathleen, 1912-1953). English contralto singer. Autograph Letter Signed, ’Kathleen Ferrier’, 2 Frognal Mansions, Hampstead, 17 December 1949, to Mr Walters, a diplomatic response to having been sent some new songs, but adding: ‘…Unfortunately, I am going to America on Tuesday until April and my programmes are all set and I am sending them back to you because you will probably want to send them to another singer rather than wait many months…’, ink annotation in another hand, (most likely Walters’), at top of first page, ‘From Kathleen Ferrier’, marks to extreme bottom and a few tiny pin holes at top left, none affecting text or signature, a few light creases, 2 pages, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Letters by Ferrier, who had a tragically short stage career, are uncommon in commerce. It is likely that the recipient of this letter was the composer Leslie Walters (1902-1998) who wrote many songs. The letter is published in the Letters and Diaries of Kathleen Ferrier, ed. Christopher Fifield, revised edition, Boydell Press, 2011, page 125.

Zátopek (Emil, 1922-2000). Czech long-distance runner and winner of 3 Olympic gold medals in 1952. Emil Zátopek in Photographs by Frantisek Kozik, with a Preface by Emil Zátopek and an Epilogue by his Physician, 1st edition in English, [Prague]: Artia, [1954], black & white plates from photographs, author's signed presentation inscription in blue ballpoint pen to half-title, 'To Mr Harold Abrahams with the best regards, Emil Zátopek, London, 13.10 1955', original cloth in slightly frayed and soiled dust jacket, 4toQty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Norris McWhirter (1925-2004), by family descent. Norris McWhirter was a British writer, political activist and television presenter, known most famously for founding, with his brother Ross, the Guinness World Records, which they wrote and annually updated together between 1955 and 1975. Emil Zátopek is a legendary long-distance runner, best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres and, more remarkably, he won the marathon having decided to run this first one at the last minute. Harold Abrahams (1899-1978) was an English athlete who became Olympic champion in 1924 in the 100 metres, a feat made famous in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. Norris McWhirter commented that Abrahams 'managed by sheer force of personality and with very few allies to raise athletics from a minor to a major national sport'. A wonderful association item.

Jaeger-LeCoultre. A Limited Edition platinum automatic calendar alarm wristwatchModel: Master Compressor MemovoxReference: 146.6.97, No.039/250Date: Manufactured 30 January 2003Movement: 22-jewel Cal.918 automatic, adjusted to 6 positions, No.3214066Dial: Navy blue, luminous dart hour markers and Arabic numeral quarters, alarm indication arc to left side of dial, date aperture at 3, polished sword hands with luminous inserts, sweep centre secondsCase: Brushed and polished round, back secured by 4 screws, alarm function operated by the crown at 2, winding, time & date setting functions set by the crown at 4, bi-directional rotating bezel set by the crown at 10, external butterfly collars each with red & white enamel indicating arrowsStrap/Bracelet: Associated blue leatherBuckle/Clasp: Signed platinum folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 41.5mm Accompaniments: Jaeger-LeCoultre box, outer card, Certificate of Authenticity and Guarantee Certificate, instruction manual, polishing cloth, additional black fabric strap Footnotes:Meaning 'voice of memory' the Memovox was first introduced by Jaeger-LeCoultre in 1950/51. The double crowns allowed you to wind the watch and set the alarm separately. The collection has included numerous expansions throughout the years with models introduced for diving, dual time zones and even one designed to remind the owner to feed the parking meter.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ΩΩ VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

D*FACE (London , 1978)."Hrh her Royal Hideous", 2015.Mixed media (enamel and emulsion) on canvas, with Union Flag.Label on the back of the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga.Measurements: 120 x 130 cm; 124 x 134 cm (frame).D*Face is a contemporary British street artist best known for his distinctive graffiti, stickers and posters placed in various cities around the world. Featuring recurring celebrity imagery and punk iconography, D*Face's work is characterized by his bright graphic aesthetic and his focus on consumerism and the ways in which it shapes everyday life. His diverse range of influences includes skateboard culture, early New York subway graffiti, pop art and Shepard Fairey's Obey campaign. Born Dean Stockton in 1978 in London, England, he worked in advertising and for publications such as Thrasher magazine before embarking on his own artistic career. D*Face's identity was a mystery until 2008, when he revealed his name to the public. "I don't think it's necessarily relevant that you know who I am in regards to my work," he once explained. "The work speaks for itself, and if it doesn't speak for itself, then I like people to reinterpret it according to their own views." The artist lives and works in London. He has been interested in graffiti and drawing since childhood. Admirer of Henry Chalfant's graffiti on the New York subway, and of the drawings on skateboards that were published in Thrasher magazine, he ventured into the world of skateboard fanzines. He attended an illustration and design course and worked as a freelance illustrator/designer while honing his street work. His influences include Shepard Fairey's "Obey Giant" art campaign, Jim Philips, hip hop, punk music and cartoons. His first major solo exhibition in London, Death & Glory, took place at Stolenspace gallery in 2006. Already this first event was sold out. Since then, his exhibitions have included a solo show, Eyecons, at the O Contemporary gallery in Brighton in March 2007, where the turnout was overwhelming. It featured new paintings, an installation and two prints: Kurt's "Kant Complain" and Cli-Che. D*Face was director and curator of the Outside Institute, London's first contemporary art gallery focused on street art. In 2005 the Outside Institute moved and changed its name to become the Stolen Space Gallery. In 2010, he collaborated with Christina Aguilera, on the cover of her album Bionic. In October 2013, D*Face participated in Art Wars at the Saatchi Gallery, curated by Ben Moore. He participated in the 2015 edition of All City Canvas Global Series, with a mural on the facade of the Hotel Lisboa in Colonia Roma. This project was part of the artistic activities of the Dual Year Mexico-UK. In 2016, he designed the cover of Blink-182's album California.

WW2 John Sweetman book Titled Bomber Crew Taking On the Reich. MULTI SIGNED by John Bell, Basil Fish, Ted Wass, Charles Avery, Benny Goodman and two others. First Edition, Second Impression. Published in GB by Little Brown, Printed and Bound by Clays Lts of St Ives. Spine and Dust Jacket in mint condition. 280 pages. excellent book.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Peter Lush. Winged Chariot. A Complete Account Of The RAF S Support Role During The Audacious Commando Raid on St Nazaire, March 1942. a WW2 First Edition Hardback book. Dust jacket and spine in mint condition. Published by Grub Street London. Signed and Dated on the first Day of issue by the Author Peter Lush. 190 pages.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

WW2 Steve Darlow First Edition Hardback book. Titled Five of the Many. Hand signed by Flt Lt Rupert Cooling Squadron Ldr Tony Iveson Flt Lt Joe Petrie Andrews Flt Lt Harry Hughes and the Author Steve Darlow. Published by Grub Street Publishers. Printed and bound by MPG Ltd of Cornwall. spine and dust jacket in mint condition. 254 pages.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

A Victorian Naturalist Beatrix Potter s Drawings from the Armitt Collection by Eileen Jay, Mary Noble, Anne Stevenson Hobbs Hardback Book 1992 First Edition published by F Warne and Co.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Venables The Autobiography. First Edition Hardback book, Unsigned. Spine and dust jacket in very good condition. Published in 1994 by the Penguin Group of London. Printed in Great Britain by Clays Ltd of St Ives, Cornwall. 468 pages. Fantastic book.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

David Birkett Signed Book A Dream Come True The Life and Times of a Lake District National Park Ranger by David Birkett Signed by David Birkett on the First and Second page Softback Book 2002 First Edition published by Hayloft Publishing.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

WW2 Gordon Thorburn hand signed First Edition Book Titled Bombers First And Last. Signed on title page in blue biro. Published by Robson Books of London. Printed and Bound by Creative Print and Design of Wales. Spine and dust jacket in mint condition. 418 pages.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Henry Probert. Bomber Harris. His Life and Times. A WW2 Hardback book, first edition. Dust jacket in excellent condition. Spine in excellent condition. Printed by Greenhill Books of London Multi signed by former RAF pilots : Roy Smith, John De Hoop, Reg Barker, Dave Fellows and others. 432 pages.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Tony Berry Signed Book Keep Folk Smiling Again The Houghton Weavers Story 2015 First Edition Softback Book Signed by Tony Berry on the Second page published by Peak Publish.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Cecil Rice Venice, Sunlight and Water by Zoe Cooper First Edition 2006 Hardback Book published by Halsgrove (Obsession Publishing).Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Werner P Roell. Laurels For Prinz Wittgenstein. A WW2 Hardback book. Produced first edition in Germany, this edition is Second Impression in the UK. Dust Jacket and spine in near mint condition. Signed by German Fighter Pilots: Major Werner Roell, Oberst Hajo Herrmann, Wolfgang Falck, Gunther Rall, Heinz Cramer and Fredrich Ostheimer. 192 pages.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

In Search of English Gardens edited by Priscilla Boniface First Edition 1987 Hardback Book published by Leonard Publishing ( Leonard Books Ltd).Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling First Edition 2003 published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Robert Hudson Signed Book Inside Outside Broadcasts First Edition 1993 Hardback Book Signed by Robert Hudson on the Title page published by R and W Publications Ltd.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Falklands War. History of the Falklands Paperback book Hand signed by the Author and Lancaster Pilot G D Moir DFC FRGS FRPSL. 2nd Edition. Signed on first insert page in biro. This Edition Printed in 1995. 54 pages.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Kevin Wilson. Titled Journey s End. Multi Signed By RAF pilots on title page. First Edition Hardback book. 450 pages. Very.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J K Rowling First Edition 2007 Hardback Book published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J K Rowling First Edition 2007 Hardback Book published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Famous First Editions by DC: Flash Comics, No. 1; Sensation Comics, No. 1; All Star Comics, No. 3; and Limited Collectors' Edition: Dick Tracy C-40, cents only copies.

After Shardlow. HMS Sydney, II First Salvo print, 39cm x 61cm, after Wood, HMS Hood, print, Adrian Thompson (20thC) Sou'wester Weather, artist signed limited edition print 106/500 (3).

India. Jefferys (Thomas), The East Indies with the Roads..., To the Directors of the Honble. East India Company..., 2nd edition, Robert Sayer, 1768, large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring on two sheets, not conjoined, old folds, some marginal fraying with slight loss to the borders and printed margins of the upper sheet, each sheet 550 x 1385 mm, together with Dury (Andrew). A Map of the Provinces of Delhi, Agrah, Oude and Ellahabad comprehending the Countries lying between Delhi and the Bengal Provinces..., 1777, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 1 sheet only (of 2), old folds, 550 x 1055 mm, with another Andrew Dury single sheet of Northern India (no title), old folds, 540 x 1480 mm, plus Laurie (Robert & Whittle James, publishers). Asia and its Islands according to D' Anville: Divided into Empires, Kingdoms, States, Regions &c...., 12th May 1794, large engraved map on two sheets with contemporary outline colouring, not conjoined, large uncoloured cartouche, old folds, some staining and marginal fraying, each sheet approximately 520 x 1195 mmQty: (6)Footnote: The first map is of India, despite its title of 'The East Indies'.

McCance (Captain S.) History of the Royal Munster Fusiliers, 2 volumes, Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1927, maps and illustrations, extra-illustrated with a few mounted illustrations, occasional annotations and light spotting, all edges gilt, original half morocco gilt, 4to, Edition de Luxe 38/114, together with Mainwaring (Major Arthur). Crown and Company. The Historical Records of the 2nd Batt. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, formerly the 1st Bombay European Regiment, 1662-1911, London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1911, illustrations, folding map of India, some light spotting, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, 4to, plus two others: Henry Hanna's The Pals at Sulva Bay. Being the Record of "D" Company of the 7th Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1917], limited edition 150/200, and The Regimental Records of the First Battalion the Royal Dublin Fusiliers... 1644-1842, 1910Qty: (5)

[Philby, Harry St. John Bridger]. Iraq in War Time, 1st edition, published by Superintendent, Government Press, Basrah, printed and engraved at the Government Office, Basrah, [1919], over 200 photographic illustrations, captioned in English and Arabic, stitching weak, a few leaves detached, one or two short closed tears, previous owner signature to front endpaper, original green cloth, upper cover with small title and illustration in gilt, lower cover with Arabic title in gilt, a few damp stains, small hole to upper cover, 4toQty: (1)Footnote: The first photographic book on Iraq and Central Arabia. The views are mostly of Iraq, including British officers and Arab dignitaries, topographical views, crafts, agriculture, events, a small section on Persia, and Central Arabia, with views of Jedda and Riyadh among others. Harry St John "Jack" Philby (or Sheikh Abdullah (1885-1960) was an Arabist and explorer, who while stationed with the British administration in Baghdad became involved with the Arab revolt against Ottoman Turkey during the First World War, and in 1917 undertook a journey to the interior of the Arabian Peninsula on a mission to Ibn Saud. He was later controversially embroiled in the subsequent political outcome on the Peninsula and subsequent deals after oil was discovered. His son, by his first marriage was the MI6 traitor Kim Philby.

Aeschylus. Aeschyli tragoediae superstites, graeca in cas scholia et deperditarum fragmenta cum versione latina et commentario T. Stanleii..., 2 volumes, Hague: Petrum Gosse, 1745, titles in red & black and with engraved vignette, Greek & Latin text throughout, light spotting and toning, marbled endpapers, upper pastedowns with bookplates of Thomas Dampier and Chatsworth, contemporary calf with dyed grain effect, gilt decorated spines and gilt roll decoration to boards, morocco title & volume number labels to spines (title labels recent), 4to, together with: Montaigne (Michel de), Les Essais de Michel, seigneur de Montaigne, 3 volumes, nouvelle edition faite sur les plus anciennes & les plus correctes... Avec de courtes remarques... par Pierre Coste, London: J. Tonson & J. Watts, 1724, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume (offset to title), couple of small worm holes to fore-edge blank margins throughout first volume, occasional light spotting, marbled endpapers (pencil note to verso of front free endpaper of vol. 1 'ex libris Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth'), contemporary marbled calf, neatly rebacked in red-brown morocco, corners repaired, 4to, Dionysius (of Halicarnassus), The Roman Antiquities of Dionysius Halicarnassensis, translated into English; with notes and dissertations, by Edward Spelman, 4 volumes, London: printed and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1758, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with morocco title labels, some joints cracked, 4to, Lucretius Carus (Titus), The nature of things: a didactic poem, translated from the Latin ... accompanied with the original text, and illustrated with notes philological and explanatory by John Mason Good, 2 volumes, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805, engraved frontispiece to each volume, marbled endpapers with later cloth hinges, contemporary marbled calf, centre of each board with gilt embossed armorial of The Society of Writers to the Signet, rebacked, board corners worn & showing, 4toQty: (11)

Charles I. Eikon Basilike. The Pourtraicture of His sacred Maiestie in his Solitudes and Sufferings, [London]: Printed [by Thomas Warren], Anno Dom. 1648 [i.e. 1649], without first & last blanks, engraved frontispiece and A6, ink monogram stamp and ownership annotation at head of title, ink notes to verso, faint ink marks to two leaves of text, some browning and light dust-soiling, signatures to front endpaper, lacking rear free endpaper, contemporary sheep, upper board near detached, some wear, 12mo, together with: B. (R.), [i.e. Nathaniel Crouch], The wars in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Containing an account of all the battles, seiges, state intrigues, revolution, accidents, and other remarkable transactions, during the reign of King Charles the First. Being an impartial view of his life and actions..., 6th edition, revised and corrected, London: Nath. Crouch, 1697, without frontispiece, woodcut illustrations to text, some toning and few marks, later endpapers, contemporary speckled sheep, 8vo, Eaton (John), The Discovery of the most dangerous Dead Faith, 2nd edition, London: printed by R. Bishop for William Adderton, 1642, occasional ink underscoring, light dust-soiling, 18th century marbled calf, gilt decorated spine with maroon morocco title label, slight loss at head & foot of spine, upper board detached, lower joint cracked, 12mo, and other 17th & 18th century antiquarian, few defectiveQty: (20)Footnote: Eikon Basilike - ESTC R221543; Wing E278; Madan 4. First and last leaves blank and rarely present; A6 known to exist in only two copies (cf. Madan).

[Daniel, Samuel]. The Collection of the History of England, printed for Simon Waterson, 1626, licence leaf, title within woodcut border, bound with A Continuation of the Collection of the History of England, beginning where Samuel Daniell Esquire ended, with the raigne of Edward the Third, and ending where the honourable Vicount Saint Albones began...[by John Trussell], 1636, occasional light water stains and soiling, one or two small burnholes, ownership signature of D.L. Cumming, later half calf, small split to upper joint, folio, together with [Bentivoglio, Cardinal Guido]. The History of the Warrs of Flanders... Englished by the Right Honorable Henry, Earl of Monmouth, 1st English edition, London: Humphrey Moseley, 1654, bound with Historicall Relations of the United Provinces & of Flanders, 1652, folding engraved map by John Speed (a couple of small splits along folds), 23 engraved portraits only (of 24, lacking frontispiece), one detaching at gutter, a few small marginal wormtracks, some light spotting, contemporary signature of Henry Bradshawe to title, ownership signature of D.L. Cumming, booklabel of William Reynolds, contemporary mottled calf, joints cracked (upper joint splitting), a little rubbed, folio, together with two others: The History of Diodorus Siculus. Containing all that is most memorable and of greatest antiquity in the first ages of the world until the war of Troy [translated by Henry Cogan], 1653, and The Historie of Guicciardin: Containing the warres of Italie and other partes..., translated by Geffray Fenton, 2nd edition in English, 1599 (lacking leaves X3-4)Qty: (4)

Faraday (Michael). On the Alloys of Steel, 1st separate edition, signed by the author, London: William Nicol, 1822, signed to title (final word cropped), 18pp, occasional light spotting, later paper wrappers, 4to, housed in custom clamshell boxQty: (1)Footnote: Extremely scarce, we can trace no other copies at auction (signed or unsigned). A cornerstone work in the development of Steel. Chromium steel, invented by Faraday, was the first alloy steel.

Faraday (Michael). A Course of Six Lectures on the Chemical History of the Candle, To Which is Added a Lecture on Platinum, 2nd edition, London: Charles Griffin and Company, 1865, stamps to title, verso of title & first page of preface, hinges cracked, original publisher's red blindstamped cloth, joints rubbed, boards faintly soiled, spine extremities worn, 8vo, together with: Lewis (William), An Experimental History of the Materia Medica, 4th edition, 2 volumes, London: J Johnson, 1791, occasional light spotting, contemporary calf, boards rubbed, joints worn, spine extremities rubbed (volume 1 lacking portion of headcap), corners bumped, 8vo, with Darwin (Erasmus), The Botanic Garden, A Poem, 4th edition, 2 volumes, London: J Johnson, 1799, lacking one frontispiece & further plates, heavy damp-staining, hinges cracked, spotting, contemporary mottled calf, joints cracked & worn, boards rubbed with loss, extremities worn, 8voQty: (5)Footnote: Provenance: The copy of Faraday belonged to Sir Hiram S. Maxim, his stamp to title & first leaf of preface.

Johnson (Samuel). A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers. To which are prefixed a history of the language, and an English grammar, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: W. Strahan for J. and P. Knapton; T. and T. Longman; C. Hitch and L. Hawes, A. Millar and R. and J. Dodsley, 1755, titles printed in red and black, volume I title and a few Preface leaves with marginal repairs, one Preface leaf with tear and small hole with loss of a few letters, one or two leaves with small marginal tears, some vertical creasing of first few leaves of volume I, a few leaves, i.e. 19L-19N in volume 2 bound out of sequence, occasional light spotting and toning, later marbled endpapers, hinges reinforced, contemporary calf, sometime rebacked with original spines relaid, somewhat rubbed and scuffed with some edge wear, folioQty: (2)Footnote: PMM 201; Rothschild 1237. First edition of one of the greatest scholarly achievements in literary history. "Dr Johnson performed with his dictionary the most amazing, enduring and endearing one-man feat in the field of lexicography... Johnson introduced into English lexicography principles which had alre4ady been accepted in Europe but were quite novel in mid-eighteenth-century England. He codified the spelling of English words; he gave full and lucid definitions of their meanings... and he adduced extensive and apt illustrations from a wide range of authoritative writers." (PMM). Johnson was commissioned to write the dictionary by a consortium of London booksellers in 1746 and paid 1500 guineas. It took him seven years and contains over 42,000 words illustrated with over 114,000 literary quotations from Shakespeare, Milton and Dryden among others.

Orsini (Fulvio). Familiae Romanae quae reperiuntur in antiquis neumumabis ab urbe condita ad tempora divi Augusti ex bibliotheca Fulvi Ursini, Rome, Francisci Tramezini, 1577, lacking the elaborate engraved title page (*1), three preliminary leaves (*2-4,403pp. of text, 10pp index, and separate colophon leaf at rear, with woodcut vignette, copper engravings to text, depicting groups of Roman republican coins, some early marginal annotations in brown ink, first and last leaf with some light browning, small brown water stain to centre of inner margins at front of volume, 20th ownership inscription of D. L. Cumming to front endpaper, early full sprinkled calf, rubbed and some light wear with joints partly cracked, folio, together with Lunno (Francesco). Le Ricchezze della Lingua Volgare, 1st edition, Venice: Aldus,1543, woodcut Aldine device on title and final leaf verso, italic text in double column, marginal hole to title, a little light soiling, bookplate of John Thynne, 3rd baron Carteret de Hawnes (1772-1849), ownership signature of D.L. Cumming, later mottled calf gilt, joints cracked, a few small worm tracks, some wear at spine ends and corners, folioQty: (2)Footnote: Adams A 842; Renouard Alde 151:7. First edition of renowned lexicographer and calligrapher Francesco Alunno’s glossary of Boccaccio’s Decameron together with appendices on etymology; he had also written glossaries on Petrarch and Dante. Brunet 29803; Cicognara 3027; Dekesel O4 (For Orsini); Mortimer, Harvaad Italian Books 330. 'Handsomely printed, Orsini's Familiae Romanae is full of erudite commentary and an enormous quantity of illustrations-223 engraved plates, each containing one to six Roman republican coins, showing obverse and reverse, a total of about 750 specimens (Jonathan Kagan, Numismatics in the Age of Grolier, 2001). The early annotations probably dating from the 17th century, are patently by a collector of coins, as the illustrations are frequently marked with a horizontal line touching the engraved coin in question, accompanied by the word Habeo [I have this].

Ovidius Naso (Publius). Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished by G[eorge]. S[andys]., Imprinted at London: [by William Stansby], 1626, engraved title by T. Cecill (torn & frayed to margins, lined to verso), full-page engraved portrait by William Marshall, lacking initial leaf ("The minde of the frontispiece"), woodcut device to final leaf, early ink verse to blank margin of C4, small hole to F1 with minor loss of a couple of letters, small rust hole to G1, light damp staining to upper margins, 20th century half calf, marbled paper to boards, small folio, together with: Virgil, Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis, ad optimorum exemplarium fidem recensita [edited by H. Laughton], Cambridge: Jacob Tonson, 1701, additional engraved title, engraved head & tailpieces, scattered spotting, armorial bookplates of F.W. Manaton, surgeon and Richard Prime, contemporary mottled blind panelled calf (rubbed), rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine, morocco title label, 4to, Bell (John), Bell's New Pantheon; or, Historical Dictionary of the Gods, demi-Gods, Heroes and fabulous Personages of Antiquity, 2 volumes in one, London: J.Bell, 1790, 37 engraved plates, occasional spotting, contemporary diced calf, neatly rebacked with gilt decorated spine, 4toQty: (3)Footnote: ESTC S121917; Sabin 76456. This first complete edition of Sandys' Ovid, which was composed by Sandys in part during his 1621-25 stay in Virginia, where he served as treasurer of the colony.

Paley (William). The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy, 1st edition, London: R. Faulder, 1785, [38], 657 pp., scattered spotting, armorial bookplate of Hugh Smithson Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland of Alnwick Castle, Northumberland (1715-1786) to upper pastedown, near contemporary gilt panelled calf by J. Calver of Cambridge (binder's label to verso of front free-endpaper), gilt ducal coronet and rose device to centre of upper board and ducal coronet & portcullis device to centre of lower board, neatly rebacked, with gilt & blind decorated spine, morocco title label, board corners repaired, 4toQty: (1)Footnote: ESTC T60070, Goldsmiths 12824. The first of Paley's three important treatises based on his lectures as a tutor at Christ's, Cambridge, which passed through numerous editions.