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THE HALIFAX GIBBET,1761, 'Halifax, and its Gibbet-Law' book by John Bentley, first edition with engraved frontispiece, re-boundAlmost 100 people were beheaded in Halifax between the first recorded execution in 1286 and the last in 1650, but as the date of the gibbet's installation is uncertain, it cannot be determined with any accuracy how many individuals died via the Halifax Gibbet. Decapitation was a fairly common method of execution in England, however, Halifax was unique in England to employ a guillotine to do the job.Condition report: Foxed pages and damage to binding, re-bound – see photos

TRIALS FOR WITCHCRAFT: Arnot, Hugo: A collection and abridgement of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland, from A.D. 1536, to 1784. With historical and critical remarks: (Including Trials for Witchcraft). Edinburgh, 1785, First edition. Contains a chapter (24 pages) on Trials For WITCHCRAFT; some of the other chapters are Trials for: Treason, Murder, Piracy, Incest, Adultery, Blasphemy, Etc. The Subscribers List includes ADAM SMITH. PP: xxiii (including Subscribers list), (i) Errata, 400. Half leather over marbled boards; rubbed; damp stain to top inner margin of last 50 pages; pp 107-117 with tears to the middle of the pages (without loss).Condition report: Please contact the department for a condition report on this lot.

'A HANDBOOK ON HANGING',1928, by Charles Duff, first edition, published by The Cayme Press Limited, 'A short introduction to the Fine Art of Execution, and containing much useful information On Neck-Breaking, Throttling, Strangling, Asphyxiation, Decapitation and Electrocution'Condition report: Small bump to cover, some foxing inside

1- Hole, Christina; Mervyn Peake (illustrator): WITCHCRAFT In England. Batsford, 1945, first edition, with 16 plates and numerous other illustrations including two full page. Original boards; 2- [Alistair Crowley] writing under the pseudonym of: Charles Hewson: Scarlet and Blue. Eveleigh Nash, 1912, 1st. Edn. Original cloth; rubbed and with cuts to the side of spine (2)Condition report: Witchcraft in England - generally excellent condition - see photos. Scarlet and blue, some foxing and damage to outer binding.

WITCHCRAFT BOOK,'Salem Witchcraft with An Account of Salem Village' by Charles W Upham. [2 volumes] Boston, Wiggin and Lunt 1867. Size: 19 x 22cm, hardback, good condition with scuffed covers however the binding of volume 2 is slightly damaged. 469 pages [Vol. 1], 553 pages [Vol. 2]. Both volumes have a frontispiece and volume 1 has a fold-out map and index. Note: This is the First Edition and is No. 67 of a limited edition of only 100 copiesCondition report: Good condition with scuffed covers however the binding of volume 2 is slightly damaged.

WITCHCRAFT BOOK,First English translation of 'Demonolatry' by Nicholas Remy [1595] translated by E A Ashwin with Introduction and Notes by the Rev. Montague Summers. London, John Rodker, 1930. Size: 20 x 26cm, hardback, good condition with original dust cover which is now torn and in poor condition. 188 pages. Note: This is No. 600 of a limited edition of 1275 copiesCondition report: Good condition with original dust cover which is now torn and in poor condition.

Lima Deltic Gordon Highlander D9016 Porterbrook, purple limited edition 1011/1200 with certificate in excellent condition. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lima class 37 the Saltire Society 37406, Transrail Livery, limited edition 432/550 in excellent condition with certificate, box is in poor condition. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Assorted first edition of childrens and young adults books, many signed by the authorColfer, Eoin"Artemis Fowl, the Arctic Incident", uncorrected proof copy provisional publication date 6th June 2002, bkpl signed, sealed Jacques, Brian"Castaways of the Flying Dutchman", Viking 2001, signed by the author on tp, green cloth, dj "The Taggerung, a Tale of Red Wall", Hutchinson 2001, signed on tp Korda, Zizou"Lion Boy", Puffin 2003, decorated ep, red cloth, djCottrell-Boyce, Frank"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again", illustrated by Joe Berger, Macmillans Childrens Books 2011, signed on dedication page in felt tip pen by the authorFunke, Cornelia"The Thief Lord", The Chicken House 2002, first American edition, blue cloth, dj King-Smith, Dick"The Round Hill", ills by Sian Bailey, Crown Publishers New York 2000, first American edition, dj Rae, Gwynedd"Mary Plain on Holiday", ills by Irene Williamson, Routledge & Kegan Paul 1990, grey cloth, dj O'Brien, Johnnie "Day of Deliverance, a Jack Christie Adventure", signed by the author on tp, dated 1/10/10, 20/20 Awesome, You Going to Keep It? and a doodle drawing  and other volumes (26)

Corgi 99728 D Day collection of ten vehicles presentation pack with limited edition certificate, excellent condition, boxed (label mark on the box). P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

A panda, bearing Beswick mark, 12cm; an Alsatian, bearing Beswick trial edition mark, 23cm; a Capodimonte figure of a young child with grapes, 14cm; a Belleek first period conch shell vase, 10cm, damaged; a Melba Ware scottie dog; and other decorative ceramics.

-- AUSGABEN DER HEILIGEN SCHRIFT und EINZELNER BÜCHER, KORAN-Drucke-- Bèze, Théodore de. Novum testamentum. 2 Teile in 1 Band. 16 nn., 216 (recte 316) num. Bl.; 212 num. Bl., S. 90-40. Mit Holzschnitt-Druckermarke auf dem Titel. 19 x 11,5 cm. Blindgeprägtes Schweinsleder d. Z. (etwas stärker gebräunt, etwas berieben) über Holzdeckeln (ohne die beiden Schließen und die vier Schließbeschläge) mit blindgeprägter Jahreszahl auf dem Vorderdeckel "1588". (Genf, Henricus Stephanus), 1580.Darlow-Moule 4641. - Dritte Ausgabe dieses Neuen Testaments mit griechisch-lateinischem Paralleltext, verfasst von dem Genfer Reformator französischer Herkunft Théodore de Bèze (1519-1605). "The Greek Text generally follows that of Beza’s first edition of 1565, with a few alterations. Some of the annotations are collected from the commentary of L’Oyseleur, Seigneur de Villers, by Jean Cherpont, at the request of H. Stephanus" (Darlow-Moule). - Titel mit zahlreichen hs. Besitzvermerken. Etwas gebräunt und feuchtrandig, häufig mit hs. Randanmerkungen. Der Vorderdeckel zeigt im Mittelfeld Christus mit dem Segensgestus und den Reichsapfel haltend, auf dem Rückdeckel wird seine Kreuzigung abgebildet.

Five Coalport limited edition Golden Age figures:- Beatrice at the Garden Party (hat chipped), Georgina, Chalotte a Royal Debut, Alexandra at the Ball and Eugenie First Night at the Opera

Two Limited Edition UK 2003 Pattern/Prototype Euro Type Collection of 8 coin sets, a Mint Set 2004 Cocos Keeling Islands 7 uncirculated coin set, a Egyptian 12 Coin Collectin on card, a 1974 Coinage of the Falklands Islands 5 coin set, a Coinage of the Old Commonwealth three coin East Africa set, a Pobjoy Mint Isle of Man Government First Circulating £1 coin on card, and 1970 and 1981 Coinage of Great Britain and Northern Ireland sets

A William Horn Limited edition colour print London from the Southbank, 169/400, signed in the margin Louis Icart (1888-1950) Colour print "Melody Hour, first published in 1934", this edition published 1968, signed by the artist on a label verso  Sir Edward J Poynter Colour print "At Low Tide", presented with the Pears' Annual 1914 (all three framed) (3) 

Exquisite first edition thus of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, a book of poems translated from Persian to English by Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883), an English poet and writer best known for his translation of this book. The poems were attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048-1131), a mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet from ancient Persia. The book was published by Hodder and Stoughton Circa 1910 and bound by Sangorski and sutcliffe, one of the foremost bookbinders on England in the early 1900's. The book was illustrated by Edmund Dulac, a French artist influenced by William Morris and Aubrey Beadsley and who used Oriental and Persian motifs in his works. The book is done in Morocco leather, it has 189 pages with all edges gilt, a gilt-decorated cover, five raised bands with six gilt panels on the spine, and 12 beautiful color plates by Dulac. The book is inscribed "Phoebe S. Harvey 1928" in the front; she was probably the original owner of the book. The book comes with two red ribbon markers and its original slipcase. You can tell because the pattern on the slipcase matches the pattern on the front and rear end papers of the book. Sangorski and Sutcliffe were known for using jeweled bindings which had real gold and precious stones on the covers. In fact, they were commissioned to create a lavish copy of the Rubaiyat which was adorned by golden peacocks with jeweled tails and encircled by elaborate gilded vines; the book was sent on the titanic, and when the titanic sank, the book went down with it. A second copy of the Rubaiyat was bound at the beginning of World War II and placed in a bank vault for safe keeping, but enemy bombing destroyed the vault and that copy. Later, Stanley Bray made a third version of the binding based on the original design, this copy is now in the British Library. Finally, a copy had been saved. The book measures 7 3/4 x 6 1/16 x 1 1/4 in. The slip case is slightly larger. The book is rare and it is very hard to find a copy of the book with a slip case. Very light rubbing at the tail of the spine and the tips of the slip case.

Printed by Robert Barker 1611. First edition of the English translation. In double sided frame. Sight Size: 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. Overall size: 19 x 14 in.

Amaso Delano, A Narrative of Voyages and Travels in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, Comprising Three Voyages Round the World, Together with a Voyage of Survey and Discovery, in the Pacific Ocean and Oriental Islands, Second Edition 1818, Printed by E G House for the Author; gilt decorations on the spine and covers, with two engraved portraits and one fold-out map, the first portrait shows Captain Delano, an American sea captain from Duxbury, Massachusetts and author of the book, the second depicts Abba Thulle, King of the Pelew Island, in 1791, with descriptive accounts of some of the voyages Delano’s ship took to various parts of the Pacific, including Hawaii, Palau, the Galapagos Islands, and Australia; his travelogue describes the different cultures he encountered and provides a unique account of the Bounty and Captain Bligh, including an early map of Pitcairn Island, and this may have been the basis for the film “The Mutiny on the Bounty”. A rare book, but a front free endpaper is missing, parts of the map are missing, there is foxing, and the bottom tips have wear. Very desirable. Several modern reprints have been found, but only two original copies on the rare book website we use at the auction house. The book measures 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. wide.

Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf. Monumentalausgabe in Pergament aus dem Besitz des Prinzen Colonna, Statthalter von Rom. Der Deckel mit gold geprägtem Hoheitsadler und dem Titel "MEIN KAMPF" in erhabener Prägung. Der Rücken ebenfalls in reicher Goldprägung. Dreikant-Goldschnitt. Franz Eher Verlag München, 351 Seiten. Auf dem Vorsatzblatt die eigenhändige Widmung des Reichsministers für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda, Dr. Joseph Goebbels: "S.E. Principe Don Piero Colonna in aufrichtiger Verbundenkheit". Mit Originalunterschrift Dr. Goebbels und Datum: "8. Mai 1938". Im Innendeckel großes Ex Libris der Prinzen Colonna. Beigefügt eine handschriftliche Bestätigung des Prinzen Oddone Colonna vom Juni 1991, dass es sich bei dem Exemplar der Monumentalausgabe um ein Geschenk Adolf Hitlers an seinen Großvater, Don Piero Colonna, damaliger Gouverneur der Stadt Rom, handelt. Das Buch wurde dem Prinzen Colonna anlässlich des Staatsbesuches Adolf Hitlers in Italien (3. - 9. Mai 1938) überreicht. Colonna war der einzige unter den Mitgliedern des römischen Adels, der sich eindeutig zum italienischen Faschismus bekannte. Als Gouverneur der Stadt Rom hatte er innenpolitisch einen wichtigen Posten inne. Die Familie der Prinzen Colonna gehört zu den ältesten und angesehensten römischen Adelsfamilien. Sie führen ihren Stammbaum bis auf den römischen Kaiser Marc Aurel (162 - 180 n. Chr.) zurück. Die vor ihrem Palazzo befindliche antike Markussäule ist daher auch das Emblem ihres Wappens. Es mag zunächst verwundern, dass Hitler nicht selbst eine Widmung an den Prinzen in die große Prachtausgabe seines Werkes, schrieb. Adolf Hitler besaß jedoch gewisse persönliche Vorbehalte gegen diese Familie, die in seiner Biographie begründet sind und sich nicht gegen Piero Colonna persönlich richteten. Die Colonna gehören neben den Fürsten Orsini zu den besonders gemeinen Schurken in Richard Wagners Oper Rienzi. Das Wagnersche Frühwerk handelt von dem Volkstribun Cola di Rienzi, der im mittelalterlichen Rom die Rechte des römischen Volkes gegen die degenerierte Adelsherrschaft durchsetzen will. Sein Versuch Rom zu antiker Größe zurückzuführen scheitert an der Niedertracht des römischen Adels. Diese Oper übte auf den jungen Hitler in seinen Wiener Jahren eine geradezu magische Faszination aus. Vom Stehparkett der Wiener Staatsoper sah er die Oper wahrscheinlich einige dutzend Mal in der legendären Inszenierung Alfred Rollers mit Mahler als Dirigent. Die entrückenden in stimmungsvolles Licht getauchten Bühnenbilder Rollers und die Mahlerschen Tongewitter trugen in nicht zu unterschätzendem Ausmaß zu Adolf Hitlers persönlicher Entwicklung bei. Der Inhalt der Oper ist geradezu eine Vorwegnahme seines eigenen Lebensweges, Rienzi also eine Präfiguration des künftigen Führers. Gemäß einem Schreiben des Reichsleiters Max Amann an Prof. Gerdy Troost vom 6. August 1940 wurden von der monumentalen Prachtausgabe des Buches "Mein Kampf" nur 100 Exemplare hergestellt, die vom Verlag aus unverkäuflich waren. Sie wurden nur an besonders bedeutende Persönlichkeiten auf direkten Wunsch Adolf Hitlers bei besonderen Anlässen überreicht. Das hier angebotene Exemplar besticht durch den interessanten historischen Kontext und die gesicherte Provenienz. Es ist meines Wissens das einzige bekannte Exemplar mit einer Goebbels-Widmung, das bisher bekannt wurde. Exemplare mit Widmungen Adolf Hitlers sind nicht bekannt. Bedeutendes historisches Objekt von großem Interesse für die Erforschung des Charakters des Reichskanzlers Adolf Hitler. Zugleich ein prächtiges museales Ausstellungsobjekt von großer Anziehungskraft. 52,5 x 40 cm. Die Buchschließen fehlen. Adolf Hitler Mein Kampf Monumental Edition in Parchment from the Estate of Prince Colonna, Proconsul of Rome. The cover features a gold embossed national eagle and the title "Mein KAMPF" in raised embossing. The back is richly gold embossed with triangular gold edging. Marked to the publisher Franz Eher Verlag München and features 351 Pages. The front page features a personal dedication by Reich Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, Dr. Joseph Goebbels: "S. E. Principe Don Piero Colonna in sincere solidarity". With original signature of Dr. Goebbels and dated 8 May 1938. The interior cover features the large Ex-Libris of Prince Colonna. Included is a handwritten confirmation letter from Prince Oddone Colonna in June 1991 that this exact example was a gift from Adolf Hitler to his grandfather, Don Piero Colonna, then proconsul of the city of Rome. The book was presented to Prince Colonna on the occasion of Adolf Hitler's state visit to Italy 3 - 9 May 1938. Colonna was the only one among the members of the Roman nobility who clearly professed Italian fascism. As governor of the city of Rome, he held an important position in domestic politics. The family of Prince Colonna belongs to the oldest and most respected Roman noble families. They trace their pedigree back to the Roman Emperor Marc Aurel (162 - 180 AD). The ancient column in there Palazzo is the Emblem from their coat of arms. It may be surprising at first, that Hitler did not himself write a dedication to the prince in this monumental edition. Adolf Hitler, however, had certain personal reservations about this family, which appear in his biography, although they were not directed against Piero Colonna personally. The Colonna, along with Prince Orsini, are among the most vile villains in Richard Wagner's opera Rienzi. The Wagnerian early work is about the Tribune Cola di Rienzi, who wants to assert the rights of the Roman people against the degenerating aristocratic rule in medieval Rome. His attempt to return Rome to ancient greatness fails because of the rascality of the Roman nobility. This opera exerted an almost magical fascination on the young Hitler during his Viennese years. From the standing parquet of the Vienna State Opera he probably saw the opera a few dozen times in the legendary production of Alfred Rollers with Mahler as conductor. The rapturous stage sets of roller, bathed in atmospheric light, and the Mahlerian thunderstorms contributed to Adolf Hitler's personal development and is not to be underestimated. The theme of the opera is almost a reflection of his own path in life, Rienzi as a prefiguration of the future leader. According to a letter from Reichsleiter Max Amann to Prof. Gerdy Troost dated 6 August 1940, only 100 copies of the monumental magnificent edition of the book "Mein Kampf" were produced, which were not for sale by the publishing house. They were only presented to particularly important personalities at the direct request of Adolf Hitler on special occasions. The specimen offered at auction, impresses with its interesting historical context and its assured provenance. To my knowledge, it is the only known copy with a Goebbels dedication that exists. Copies with dedications by Adolf Hitler are not known. Important historical object of great interest for the further research of the character of the Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Very attractive museum worthy specimen. Measures 52,5 x 40 cm. The book locks are missing.

Group of Six The Stadden Edition cast lead military figures by Charles C. Stadden, comprising 'Grenadier of the First Regiment of Foot Guards 1735', 'The 92nd Highland Regiment of Foot 1815', 'Private Grenadier Guards 1829' and 3 others all boxed

A first edition 1927 copy of A A Milnes Now We Are Six together with a hard back copy of Winnie The Pooh and three paper backs.

Francois Chevalier and Jacques Taglang, J-Class limited edition Vol No. 525/200900 signed by the authors with numerous illustrations of J Class Yachts first published 2002 by Yachting Heritage of London, bound in white cloth within blue leather slip case

An Omega Speedmaster "Space" Wristwatch, 20th Century, Stainless Steel Cased, Limited Edition No. 8321, produced to commemorate the first Omega watch in space, October 3rd 1962, the black dial with luminous baton numerals and three additional subsidiary dials, 38mm diameter, manual wind, on contemporary brown leather strap with Omega clasp

A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force Under the Command of General Sir Edmund H H Allenby, July 1917 to October 1918, the first Cairo edition and the second English edition, all maps present.

James Bond You Only Live Twice - Ian Fleming First Edition, first impression Hardback book. Published by Jonathan Cape with dust jacket in 1964.

Ian Fleming, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, First Edition 1963, Uncorrected Proof, published by Jonathan Cape, Thirty Bedford Square, London, printed in Great Britain in the City of Oxford at the Alden Press on paper made by John Dickinson & Co., bound by A.W. Bain & Co. Ltd, London, with dust jacket.

James Bond The Man With The Golden Gun - Ian Fleming First Edition, first impression Hardback book. Published by Jonathan Cape with dust jacket in 1965.

James Bond The Spy Who Loved Me - Ian Fleming First Edition, first impression Hardback book. Published by Jonathan Cape with dust jacket in 1962.

James Bond items including Moonraker brochure with Seiko flyer, Octopussy brochure with Odeon Theatre ticket for Friday June 24th, Diamonds Are Forever brochure, Licence To Kill brochure, Tomorrow Never Dies ticket application form, Goldeneye credits, World Is Not Enough ticket application form, James Bond banknotes, five printed 10 x 8 inch signatures of the first 5 Bonds and a Goldeneye limited edition film cell.

James Bond - Goldeneye Hardback book by John Gardner, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1995, first edition with numbers 10 to 1 in reverse, library stamp to inside for Greenwich Libraries, overall, 16 x 24 cm. Condition Report: Very good condition, some browning to page edges, spine has been supported by fabric tape, cover to dustjacket. Clean example.

James Bond - 12 Spectre Odeon film posters (12 x 16.5 inches) and a set of 12 limited edition commercial lobby sets and posters from the Bond 50thAnniversary in 2012, published by Pyramid. Each one includes full size reproduction lobby card sets (11 x 14 inches) and mini poster (11 x 14 inches) for the film for all the first 12 films. Condition Report: All Mint in original wrapping.

A Book Collection to include twelve volumes Sir Walter Scott, Rob Roy, Woodstock, B Abbot and Red Gauntlett, all within three volumes, first editions together with Sir Walter Scott Life of Napoleon First Edition 1823 in nine volumes, two other French leather bound books and a 19th Century inlaid and fretwork book stand

WW2 Air Raid Precautions (ARP) An original 1939 Air Raid Precautions (ARP) Handbook No. 10 1st edition The Training and Work of First Aid Parties, an original 1938 Home Office booklet The Protection of Your Home Against Air Raids and an original 1938 Wills ARP cigarette card album containing the full set of 50 ARP information cards (none missing). These items are all pre WW2 (just) and give a fascinating insight into life on the Home Front at this time and the expectations of a coming war. All three items are in good condition (no loose pages), but the cover of the Wills ARP album has several marks on it. 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

John Lennon 'A Spaniard in The Works' 1965 first edition. 'In His Own Write' 1965, printed by Fleming & Humphreys, Leicester. (2)

Coarse Fish Angling by J W Martin 'The Trent Otter', first edition 1896, published by 'The Angler Limited', Scarborough, a combined edition consisting of 'Barbel and Chub Fishing', 'Roach Rudd and Bream Fishing' and 'Pike and Perch Fishing', with advertising plates, hard back edition, in dark green with gilt lettering

dating: 1875-1890 provenance: USA, Round, rifled, 24', 45-70 gauge barrel, with fore-sight and adjustable and foldaway rear sight. Bolt action in working order. Marked on the left side with company's address and various patents until 1877. Wooden, half stock (cracks on the grip). Big change lever for safety lock on the right side. To be cleaned. Iron mounts. The first Winchester rifle with bolt action, as well as the company's first with a magazine inside the butt. See Flayderman's Guide, 9th Edition, p. 317-319. length 111,3 cm.

dating: 1944 provenance: Italy, Beautiful edition of the Holy Bible translated by Monsignor Antonio Martini and illustrated by Gustavo Doré, Fratelli Treves Editori, Milan 1931, 944 pages with numbers. Elegant hard cover, richly decorated with impressions and gildings, depicting scenes from the Exodus with Moses saved by the Pharaoh's daughter.The first pages of the volume feature a long, handwritten dedication of two pages, where one of the greatest personality of the 20th Century thanks his host for welcoming him in his home during his journey in Italy, signed 'Winston Churchill' at the bottom, and with the date 'August, 24th 1944'. Provenance: the owner's heirs.The dedication was handwritten by Churchill on this edition owned by the family's owner who gave hospitality to the well-known statesman during his trip around Italy in 1944, when visiting Misa and Metauro fronts. In this occasion, the English Prime Minister gave the family his walking stick with his initials (see the nearby lot). height 28 cm.

Le Carre (John), Our Kind of Traitor, first edition, Forsyth (Frederick), The Afghan, Grisham (John), The Roster Bar, Rankin (Ian), Exit Music, first edition, and various other modern first editions (qty)

Fleming (Ian), For Your Eyes Only, first edition, published Jonathan Cape, lacking dusk jacket

Harry potter and the order of the phoenix hard back book first edition by j.k.rowling

General books. Newnes' Art Library series; Osbert Sitwell autobiography, 5 vols, first editions, dust wrappers; Just So Stories, 1st reprint edition 1902; Tom Brown at Oxford, 2nd edition, 3 vols 1861; Rhyme and Reason? by Lewis Carroll, 1st edition 1883, foxing; Baedeker's Italy, 3 vols.; Ames - The Tremendous Twins, colour printed, pictorial boards; Brewster, A.B. The Hill Tribes of Fiji, 1922; together with Colony of Fiji, 1874-1924; others - a scrap book, childrens illustrated, novels, history, etc, some childrens' titles in rather varying condition

W E Johns, nine first edition and early edition Biggles books, mostly 1930s and 1940s titles, published by Oxford and Hodder.

W E Johns, nine-teen first edition and early edition Biggles books, mostly 1940s and 1950s titles, come with dust jacket.

W E Johns, nine-teen first edition and early edition Biggles books, mostly 1950s and 1960s titles, all with dust jackets.

Grose, Francis: The antiquities of England and Wales, in 8 Volumes. S. Hooper., no date, New edition, (1787) the plates are dated 1781-1787. Illustrated with 8 engraved titles vignettes, numerous plates , and half page county maps. Cont. full leather with gilt tooling, together with two volumes of The antiquities of Scotland, London: S. Hooper, 1789-91, first edition, dated 1797

A SIGNED FIRST EDITION COPY OF KING COLE BY JOHN MASEFIELD, TOGETHER WITH A FIRST EDITION PRINCESS MARY'S GIFT BOOK (2)

Apollo14 Alan Shepard. High quality first edition copy of Shepards autobiography, Moon Shot. Fabulous full signature. 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

GRAYSON PERRY O.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1960-) '100% ART' PLATE - 2020 Ceramic plate, from the first edition, developed for the Holburne Museum, in collaboration with Kit Grover, to celebrate the exhibition 'The Pre-Therapy Years'(21cm (8.25in) diameter)

Carter (Matthew). Honor rediviuus [sic] or an Analysis of Honor and Armory, 1st edition, London: printed by E[llen] Coates, 1655, signatures a4 B-F8 G4, A-E8 F4, F4-8 G-K8 L6, [8] 88, 84 87-9 [1], 87-171 pp., engraved frontispiece, engraved title-page by Richard Gaywood, 7 engraved costume plates, woodcut coats of arms in the text, small hole at foot of B8 just clipping text, small tear in E6 touching headline, contemporary panelled calf gilt, 8vo, together with: Schoonebeek (Adrien). Histoire de tous les ordres militaires ou de chevalerie, 2 volumes, 1st edition in French, Amsterdam: H. Desbordes, P. Sceperus and P. Brunel, 1699, signatures *-2*8 3*4(+1) A-S8; 2A-2X8 2Y2, engraved title-page to each volume, numerous full-page engravings throughout (counted in the pagination and register), volume 1 lacking letterpress title-page (signature 2A1), a few marks and stains, hole in volume 1 leaf Q1, ownership inscriptions of English herald and antiquary Peter Le Neve (1661-1729; 'Petri Le Neve Norroy') to engraved title-pages, bookplates of English naturalist and collector William Constable FRS FSA (1721-1791), contemporary mottled tan sheep, rubbed, joints splitting superficially but remaining firm, 8vo (15.5 x 9.3 cm), Charles I. Eikon basilike [graece], [London]: [Thomas Newcomb], 1648, engraved folding frontispiece (with misprint 'Mundn' for 'Mundi'), final blank (N4) discarded, title-page closely trimmed at foot shaving part of date, closed tear in G3, endpapers renewed and bearing 19th-century ownership inscriptions, gilt gauffered edges, contemporary calf, rebacked with original spine laid down, 12mo (14.4 x 7 cm), Gyllius (Petrus). De Constantinopoleos topographia libri IV, Leiden: ex officina Elzeviriana, 1632, engraved title-page, blanks discarded, light browning, leaf 2A2 bottom line and 2A7 catchword shaved, 18th-century bookplate of William Massey of St John's College, Cambridge, contemporary vellum, 24mo (10.2 x 5.4 cm)Qty: (5)NOTESProvenance: Malcolm Rogers CBE FSA (1948-), British art historian and director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston from 1994 to 2015. Colas 2687 (Schoonebeek); ESTC R173407 (Carter); Madan 7 (Charles I); Willems 367 (Gyllius); cf. Lipperheide 1898 (Schoonebeek, first edition, in Dutch, 1697). Rare variant of Carter's work, with the imprint simply reading 'printed by E. Coates', with 'Sould by Thomas Heath in Covent garden, and Henry Herringman at the Ancker' omitted; ESTC traces six copies only for the present version.

Scultetus (Johannes). Cheiropotheke [graece]. Seu armamentarium chirurgicum ... editio quinta, Venice: Combi, & La Noù, 1665, [24] 317 [11] pp., signatures *8 2*4 A-2V8 X4, engraved additional title-page (signature *1), 28 full-page engravings in the text (numbered 1-28), 16 engraved plates (numbered 29-44), several plates shaved along fore edge, a few spots and marks including an ink-stain to plate 37, ownership inscription 'Henry Davies, 1849' to letterpress title-page, contemporary vellum, soiled, a little wear to extremities, front board slightly sprung, 8vo (18.5 x 11.5 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESCf. Garrison-Morton 3669.1, Heirs of Hippocrates 466 and Norman 1912 for the first edition, printed at Ulm in 1655.

Sturluson (Snorri). Heims Kringla eller Snorre Sturlusons Nordlänske Konunga Sagor. Sive historiae regum septentrionalium ... illustravit Johann Peringskiöld, 2 volumes in 1, Stockholm: Literis Wankiwianis, 1697, signatures pi4 b-c4 A-5L4 5M4(-4); pi1 A-3K4 3L2 )(-8)(2 chi1 [superscript 2]A-[superscript 2]2I2, pp. [24] 830; [2] 486 [128], engraved device to title-page, woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials, variable browning, occasional spotting, a few old oil- and damp-stains, volume 1 with spill-burn to 3I4 obscuring a few letters, small hole in text of 3P1, volume 2 N1-2 repaired in fore margins, chi1 catchword excised, paper-disruption in gutter of index leaf [superscript 2]2H2, front inner hinges reinforced, edges sprinkled blue, 19th-century half roan, loss to spine-ends, joints cracked, folio (29.2 x 19.2 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESPMM 168; Sabin 85484. First edition in the original Old Norse (Icelandic) of the foundational work of Old Norse literature; for earlier editions, all translations, see Heimskringla ... Translated and with an Introduction by Lee M. Hollander (Austin, 1964), pp. xxiv-xxv. The Old Norse is printed in parallel with a Swedish translation, and with a Latin translation at the foot. 'Although the expeditions of the Norsemen to America were not mentioned in the manuscript copies of Sturluson's sagas, Peringskiöld introduces references to these expeditions in vol. I pp. 188-210' (Sabin).

Art's Master-Piece. Art's Master-piece: or, a Companion for the Ingenious, of either Sex. In Two Parts. I. The Art of Limning and Painting in Oil, etc. ... II. The Art of making Glass of Crystal of all sorts and colours, and to prepare teh Materials ... The Fifth Edition, with Additions by C. K., London: for G. Conyers and J. & B.Sprint, 1721, pp. 144 [1], signatures A-F12 [chi]1, woodcut frontispiece with half-title verso, advertisement leaf to rear ('There is lately brought from Chili, a Province in America, a most Excellent Natural balsom'; not mentioned in ESTC), browning, title-page closely trimmed at foot just cropping border rule, final text-leaf (F12) with loss to lower fore corner not affecting text, headline of advertisement leaf shaved, a few marks, ownership inscription 'John Hutton, his book 1763' to advertisement leaf verso, calligraphic rendering of the title to half-title (dated 1751), late-19th/early-20th century maroon half morocco, 12mo (14 x .5 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESESTC T80688 (five copies in libraries world-wide). First published in 1697; all editions are uncommon.

Gray (Thomas). Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray, 1st edition, London: for R. Dodsley, 1753, [2] 36 [2] leaves (all printed on rectos only), half-title, engraved title-vignette, 6 plates, 6 head- and tailpieces and 6 initial figures, all by J. S. Müller or C. Grignion after Bentley, slight toning, half-title somewhat spotted and dust-soiled, shallow tide-mark to head of gutter of leaves 1-2, last two leaves ('Explanation of the Prints') browned, occasional light spotting and soiling elsewhere, free endpaper creased, contemporary sprinkled calf, front joint cracked at head and boot, a few scuffs and marks to sides, tips bumped, imperial 4to in half-sheets (37 x 25.4 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESESTC T122525; Hazen, A Bibliography of Horace Walpole 42; Rothschild 1061-2. First edition, with the half-title reading 'Drawings, &c'; there were two further editions in 1753, with identical title-pages to the first. 'The book is properly regarded as a landmark in the history of English book-illustration' (Hazen). 'A Long Story' is printed here for the first time, and the 'Explanation of the Prints' is by Horace Walpole. Although there were no special copies on thick paper, this copy may be one of those identified by Hazen which, being unpressed, might give a similar appearance.

Brocklesby (Richard). Oeonomical and Medical Observations, in two parts, from the year 1758 to the year 1763, inclusive. Tending to the improvement of military hospitals, and to the cure of camp diseases, incident to soldiers. To which is subjoined, an appendix, containing a curious account of the climate and diseases in Africa, upon the great river Senegal, and farther up than the Island of Senegal, in a letter from Mr [John] Boone..., 1st edition, T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1764, spotting to first and last leaves, heavy browning from turn-ins to margins of title, contents and final two text leaves, a few scattered pencil marginalia, contemporary calf, recent calf gilt reback and corners restored, 8voQty: (2)

Newgate Calendar. The Newgate Calendar; or Malefactors Bloody Register. Containing Genuine and Circumstantial Narratives of the Lives and Transactions, Various Exploits and Dying Speeches of the Most Notorious Criminals of Both Sexes, who suffered Death, and other Punishments, in Great Britain and Ireland, from the Year 1700, to the Present Time; for High Treason, Petty Treason, Murder, Sodomy, Piracy, Felony, Highway Robberies, Forgery, Rapes, Bigamy, Burglaries, Riots, etc., 5 volumes, 1st edition, London: for J. Cooke, [1773], 442; [2] 398; [2] 396; [2] 1-80 73-80 89-376 393-4 (text continuous); [2] 5-381 [11] pp., 50 engraved plates (complete as list), stab-holes visible in gutter of text, contemporary bookplates (earl's coronet with monogram 'G') to each volume, contemporary calf, twin morocco labels, a few areas of loss to spines and joints, volume 1 joint partially cracked, 8vo in half-sheets (20.4 x 12 cm)Qty: (5)NOTESESTC T188775; Lowndes (1864) II p. 1666. Rare first edition of the sensational compendium of instructive tales of crime and punishment now identified as a progenitor of the crime fiction genre and an important source for the social history of Georgian Britain. It was originally issued in 50 parts. ESTC traces six sets world-wide.

Burns (Robert). Poems, chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, 1st Edinburgh edition, Edinburgh, printed for the Author, and sold by William Creech, 1787, half-title, aquatint portrait frontispiece by J. Beugo after Alexander Nasmyth, list of subscribers, small paper repairs or closed tears repaired to U2-6, not affecting text, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, inside gilt dentelles, late 19th/early 20th century full polished calf by Morrell, with gilt decorated spine and red morocco title and date label, minor worm track to extreme foot of rear joint (overall a very attractive copy), 8voQty: (1)NOTESESTC T125274. The first Edinburgh edition (second edition overall) of Burns' Poems, a first issue, with 'Duke of Boxburgh' instead of 'Duke of Roxburgh' in the list of subscribers, and 'skinking' instead of 'stinking' on page 263. The first edition of Burns' Poems had sold out within a month, but despite this the publisher John Wilson was unwilling to issue a second edition unless the author advanced £27 to purchase the paper needed for a larger run of 1000 copies. This second edition, which includes 22 new poems, received a large number of subscriptions, requiring the printer to reset and reprint 34 of the 51 half-sheet quires to meet the revised print run of 3000 copies.

Hughes (T. and R.) The Wonderful Life and Remarkable Death of the Renowned John Faustus, D.D. Containing all his Acts of Necromancy, from the Time of his Compact with Lucifer to his Miserable End, at the Expiration of that Term. Newly translated from the original mss. London: Printed for T. and R. Hughes, at the Franklin Press, circa 1808, 40 pp., hand-coloured engraved frontispiece of Dr. Faustus raising the devil, published 1808 by T. & R. Hughes bound with Lemoine (Ann). The Life and Mysterious Transactions of Richard Morris, Esq. Better known by the name of Dick Spot, the Conjuror, particularly in Derbyshire and Shropshire. Written by an old aquaintance, who was a critical observer of all his actions, for near fifty years, 1st edition, London: Printed for Ann Lemoine, 1798, 47 pp., publisher's list to last leaf verso, engraved frontispiece 'Dick Spot causing the pedlar to break his earthenware', printed for & under the direction of T. Roe, July 3, 1798, traces of the original blue wrappers to frontispiece and last leaf verso margins, bound with Read (James). A Discourse on Witchcraft. Occasioned by a Bill now depending in Parliament, to repeal the Statute made in the first year of the Reign of King James I, intituled, An Act against Conjuration, Witchcraft, and dealing with evil and wicked spirits, 1st edition, London: Printed for J. Read, 1736, 47 pp., woodcut initials and head and tailpieces, together 3 works in 1 volume, light offsetting and a little minor spotting, manuscript shelf number to front endpapers, later half calf, spine titled 'Demonology' in gilt, spine and edges a little rubbed and faded, 8voQty: (1)NOTESESTC (for the second work) T89726 (for the second edition?); ESTC N6532 (for the third work). First and second works rare.

Chisolm (Colin). A Manual of the Climate and Diseases of Tropical Countries, in which a practical view of the statistical pathology and of the history and treatment of the diseases of those countries, is attempted to be given: calculated chiefly as a guide to the young medical practitioner on his first resorting to those countries, 1st edition, Burgess and Hill, 1822, folding table and engraved plate, some spotting, a few old institutional ink library stamps to title, plate verso and at head of first text leaf (offset to upper blank area of plate opposite), bound with Park (John Ranicar). The Pathology of Fever; being the subject of the Gulstonian Lecture, 1st edition, T. and G. Underwood, 1822, institutional ink library stamp at head of title, recent antique-style half calf gilt over marbled boards, 8voQty: (1)

Henwood (William Rory). Report on the Metalliferous Deposits of Kumaon and Gurhwal in North-Western India, 1st edition, Calcutta: Thomas Jones, "Calcutta Gazette" Office, 1855, folding lithographic map with partial outline colouring, 58 x 46cm, a few closed tear repairs to verso with clear tape, both title-pages a little dust-soiled and frayed along fore-edges, final blank present but slightly soiled, several oval ink library stamps of the Patent Office Library to first and last leaves (plus name stamp to map verso), modern morocco-backed marbled boards, slim 8voQty: (1)NOTESThe report largely deals with iron but several pages are devoted to copper ores. WorldCat locates just 5 copies of which 3 are in the UK. The additional title-page indicates that this was published as Selections from the Records of the Government of India (Home Department), No. 8.

Gravesande (Willem Jacob 's). Mathematical Elements of Natural Philosophy, confirm'd by Experiments: or, an Introduction to Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy. Written in Latin ... Translated into English by the late J. T. Desaguliers. And Published by his Son J. T. Desaguliers, 2 volumes, 6th edition ('greatly improved by the author, and illustrated with 127 copper plates all new engraven'), London: W. Innys, T. Longman, and T. Shewell, C. Hitch, and M. Senex, 1747, [4] lxxv [1] 475 [1]; [4] 389 [33] pp., 127 engraved folding plates, volume 1 signatures 3O-3P and volume 2 index browned, modern bookplates of Nazario Pavoni (geologist, 1929-2014), contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original labels, 4to (24.5 x 19 cm), together with: Gardiner (William). Tables of Logarithms, for all Numbers from 1 to 102100, and for the Sines and Tangents to every Ten Seconds of each Degree in the Quadrant; as also, for the Sines of the first 72 Minutes to Every Single Second, 1st edition, London: for the author, 1742, signatures pi2 A-D2 [a]-s2 [A]-2P2, lacking preface leaf (after pi2), retaining errata slip (tipped to a1 verso), toning, a few stains, all leaves reinforced in gutter at an early date, free endpapers excised, contemporary French or Dutch cat's-paw sheep, rubbed, loss to head of spine, a little wear, 4to (28.4 x 22 cm)Qty: (3)NOTESESTC T128255 & T102269.