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Africa.- Burchell (William J.) Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 vol., first edition, 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates, some folding, wood-engraved illustrations, folding hand-coloured engraved map linen-backed and preserved separately, some foxing and light offsetting, lacking half-titles and errata slip, without the "Hints to immigration" sometimes found at end of vol.1, contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, spines gilt, slightly rubbed and repaired, cloth slip-case, map in separate modern half morocco drop-back box, [Abbey, Travel 327; Tooley 116; Mendelssohn 1:224], 4to, 1822. (3)⁂ "The most valuable and accurate work on South Africa published up to the first quarter of the nineteenth century...the illustrations are characterized by great beauty and accuracy." (Mendelssohn)

Nietzsche (Friedrich) Thus Spake Zarathustra a Book for all and none, translated by Alexander Tille, first English edition, half-title, publisher's advertisements at end, cracked hinges, previous owner's ink signature, original blind-stamped cloth, gilt, rubbed and worn, spine extremities beginning to split, 8vo, H. Henry & Co., 1896.⁂ Volume 8 only, of a projected 11 volume Works of Friedrich Nietzsche. This was the second volume published of the series but is the first English edition of the philosopher's most important work.

British Arctic Expedition of 1875-76.- Fulford (Reginald Baldwin, Naval Officer and Arctic Explorer, 1851-86).- Nares (Sir George S., Captain) Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea, first edition, vol. II only, Reginald Fulford's copy with two autograph annotations in pencil on pages 82 Chapter III and 197 Appendix No. II and his "Bear Up" bookplate on front pastedown, photographs and illustrations, folding map, half-title, publisher's catalogue at end, some foxing and browning, original cloth, gilt spine, edges uncut, 8vo, 1878.⁂ First annotation a comment by Fulford on a passage by Nares recording Fulford's arrival at Discovery Bay with the news of Lieutenant Beaumont's arduous journey to Polaris Bay. "Two deaths had occurred - that of James Hand... and of Charles Paul... both of whom, carried on sledges, had lingered just long enough once more to sight their Arctic home before their spirits were called away." Fulford comments in margin, "I never said anything of the kind."Second note in the Appendix notes on the Narwhal, "One of the (Monodon monoceros) was killed by a party of officers from 'Discovery' with a harpoon gun this was a female specimen & had a most perfect tooth now in the possession of RB Fulford."

Eliot (T.S.) Four Quartets, first collected edition, first printing, ink ownership inscription and bookplate, 50¢ ink stamp to pastedown, original cloth, light rubbing to foot, first issue dust-jacket priced at $2.00 and listing 9 titles on the rear panel, lightly tanned, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, very short closed tear to head of lower joint, very minor creasing to head but an excellent, sharp example overall, preserved in folding chemise and slip-case, [Gallup A43a], 8vo, New York, 1943.⁂ Scarce. While 4,165 copies were printed for the first impression, 3,777 were destroyed because of the inferior quality of the printing (unskilled wartime labour was used and resulted in the margins being incorrectly set). The remaining 788 examples were used for review copies and to preserve copyright.

Greene (Graham) The Human Factor, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine slightly faded, else fine, 8vo, 1978.

East Indies.- Fryke (Christopher) and Christopher Schewitzer. A Relation of Two several Voyages Made into the East-Indies, first edition, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary calf head of spine joints torn, slightly rubbed, [Wing F2211], 8vo, for Printed [sic] D.Brown [& others], 1700.⁂ A very good copy in contemporary binding of this work which includes descriptions of the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Java, Ceylon (including pearl-fisheries and gem mines), Formosa and Japan.

South of France.- Albanis de Beaumont (Jean Francois) Select Views of the Antiquities and Harbours in the South of France, first edition, additional engraved vignette title and 12 plates, all hand-coloured aquatints, 2 engraved plans (of Toulon and Antibes, the latter misbound), one text leaf repaired at inner margin, some wrinkling and creasing, modern red half over old marbled boards, modern cloth drop-back box, [Abbey, Travel 51 (uncoloured copy)], folio, 1794.

Oceania.- Erskine (John Elphinstone) Journal of a Cruise among the Islands of the Western Pacific, first edition, folding engraved map with repaired tear, 4 chromolithograph and 3 wood-engraved plates, illustrations, 32pp. publisher's catalogue at end, errata slip after list of plates, original pictorial cloth, gilt, recased, spine faded, covers partially sunned, [Abbey, Travel 602; Hill 568], 8vo, 1853.⁂ Erskine set off from Russell in New Zealand and visited Savage Island, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, the New Hebrides and New Caledonia.

Bodoni.- Callimachus. [Hymni] Per le Auguste Nozze della R.Principessa di Parma Carolina Teresa di Borbone con S.A.S. Il Principe Massimiliano di Sassonia, first edition, text in Greek and Italian, contemporary red half morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt and slightly faded, edges a little rubbed, uncut, [Brooks 443], folio, Parma, Bodoni, 1792.Saleroom notice: This is the quarto edition, not the folio.⁂ Printed expressly for the wedding of Carolina Teresa of Bourbon and Maximilian of Saxony, Geering calls this beautiful work of typography "Un des ouvrages les plus reussis de Bodoni, tres estime a cause de la parfaite beaute des types."

Wine.- Fabbroni (Adamo) Dell'arte di fare il vino, first edition, folding engraved plate, occasional spotting, a few small stains, contemporary drab wrappers, head of spine little chipped, lightly soiled, [Simon BG 647; Vicaire 353 (note); Westbury 93], 8vo, Florence, Giuseppe Tofani, 1787.⁂ Rare treatise on wine-making.

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first printing, [one of 500 copies], usual light browning to text margins, ex-library copy with ink stamp to front free endpaper, card docket and tape to pastedown, original pictorial boards, sticker to spine, spine ends and corners bumped with wear to corners, covers with laminate peeled and faint scratch marks, extremities rubbed, 8vo, 1997.⁂ The author's first book and the first in the Harry Potter series, a modern cornerstone of children's literature.

Burgkmair (Hans) [Kaiser Maximilians I Triumph], 135 woodcut plates, lacking title and text leaves (in French and German), first few plates creased, occasional spotting, contemporary mottled sheep-backed boards, rubbed, oblong folio, [Vienna & London], [1796].⁂ The original drawings for this series of magnificent woodcuts were made between 1512 and 1516. The woodcuts were made by Burgkmair, a pupil of Albrecht Durer, and printed in a small edition in 1526 but not reprinted until this edition in 1796.

Italy.- Saint-Non (Jean Claude Richard, l'Abbé de) Voyage pittoresque ou description des royaumes de Naples et de Sicile, l'Imprimerie de Clousier, 4 vol. in 5, first edition, half-titles, engraved title vignettes by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Pierre-Philippe Choffard and Varin, after Jean-Honoré Fragonard and Duplessi-Berteaux,, dedication f., 305 plates (including the 'phallus' plate in vol.2, which is often lacking), maps and plans by Claude-Augustin Duflos, Le Roy, Prévost, Saint-Non and others after Fragonard, Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houel, Hubert Robert, Saint-Non, and others, illustrations and head- and tail-pieces (of which c.20 of the latter hand-coloured), a few short repaired tears, some spotting and light browning, vol.2 with some marginal water-staining, 19th century half calf, richly gilt spines in compartments and with red morocco labels, [Blackmer 1473; Berlin Kat. 1904; Cicognara 2708; Cohen-De Ricci 928-930], folio, Paris, de l'Imprimerie de Clousier, 1781-1786.⁂ 'One of the monuments of French eighteenth-century book production.' (Blackmer).Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non went to Italy in 1759 and studied art and architecture in Rome where he met the artists Fragonard and Hubert-Robert, who were among those who contributed drawings for this work. He travelled to Naples with them in the spring of 1760, spending several weeks in Naples itself, as well as visiting Paestum, Pompeii and Herculaneum, where he drew copies of murals and antiquities. On his return to Paris in 1761 preparation of the plates was put in hand under the direction of Jean Benjamin de Laborde, co-author with Zurlauben of the equally monumental Tableau... de la Suisse. However the cost of such a lavish production ruined Saint-Non and hastened his death in 1791.The magnificent engraved plates include views of Naples and its environs, neighbouring towns, Vesuvius, churches, palaces and other buildings, catacombs, temples, tombs, grottos, ancient and Renaissance works of art, and many other architectural and scenic subjects, with the descriptive text by Dominique Vivant-Denon.Provenance: John Wordsworth (1805-1839) lassical scholar and priest, son of Bishop Christopher Wordsworth and nephew of the poet William Wordsworth (ink inscriptions to front endpapers).

Livius (Titus) The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, large woodcut device on title, woodcut portrait of Queen Elizabeth on title verso and of Livy on verso of A4, lacking initial and final blank leaves, some light water-staining, mostly to lower edge and corner, 2 leaves with small burn-hole causing very slight loss of text, generally a good, crisp copy, contemporary calf, rebacked, joints cracking, rubbed, [STC 16613; Pforzheimer 495], folio, Printed by Adam Islip, 1600.⁂ A very good copy of this important Shakespeare source book, used in particular for Coriolanus.

Blake (William).- Blair (Robert) The Grave. A Poem, subscribers' copy, engraved portrait frontispiece of William Blake by Louis Schiavonetti after T.Phillips and engraved additional title and 11 plates by Schiavonetti after Blake, list of subscribers, some occasional light soiling, but largely a very good, clean copy, bookplate of Sir Henry Wilson to pastedown, original boards with paper label to upper cover, rebacked, corners bumped, rubbed, preserved in folding chemise and slip-case, 4to, 1808.⁂ The first Blake-illustrated edition, Sir Henry Wilson appears on p.3 of the list of subscribers.

Edwin A Abbot, Flatland, A Romance of Many Dimensions, first edition, half title, illustrations by the author, small 4to, 1884, rebound by Oxford Union Society in half leather binding, green and red morocco 'Flatland' and 'Confined to the coffee & smoking rooms' labels

DONNE (JOHN). POEMS & C. WITH ELEGIES ON THE AUTHORS DEATH. Fifth edition but first complete edition 1669 in original leather binding. The book has come from a private collection and is in nice original condition. Printed by T.N. for Henry Herringman 17.4cm high, 11.5cm wide

ALDIN (Cecil) Collection of works, either as author, illustrator or contributor: An Artist's Models, first edition 1930, dust jacket; The Cecil Aldin Book, 1932; Lost, Stolen or Strayed, 1931; Old Manor Houses,1923, first edition; Smuggler's Gallows, 1936; The Pickwick Papers, 1910; few others recent by Roy Heron; and 15 others (27)

Collection of Marvel Comics, Including First Editions, & Rare Batman First Edition Limited Collection. Includes Black Panther, Team Titans, Avengers, Wolverine, Batman, Incredible Hulk and many others. 39 in total. Interesting collection. Please see accompanying images.

Vol. 'Robes of Thespis, Costume Design by Modern Artists', first edition 1928

Vol. Mapplethorpe first edition entitled 'Pistils', a large vol. of his many photographs of flowers

Volume : 'The Horse Whisperer', First Edition 1995, dedicated by and with a card from the author, paper and cloth bound, in original dust jacket, 24cm x 16cm

COBBETT, William, Cottage Economy. New Edition. London 1828. in modern marbled boards. (194 x 116mm). plus 4 further by the same author plus The Black Book, An Exposition of Abuses in Church and State... London 1835. 8vo. plus 'The First Trial of William Hone' 10th Ed. 1817. 1/2 calf. marbled boards. 8vo. (7)

ANDREWES, Lancelot (1555-1626) Lord Bishop of Winchester (1619-1626) XCVI Sermons, 5th Edition, London 1661, contemporary full leather, Fo. (340 x 235mm) plus TAYLOR, Jeremy, Chaplain in Ordinary to King Charles the First, A Course of Sermons for all the Sundays in the Year...5th Ed. enlarged, printed in London by J Macock for R Royston 1678 with engraved portrait. Fo. (360 x 235mm), full contemporary leather, bumped and worn, Eric Gerald Stanley b/ps (2)

Books & postcards - Stoker, Com. H.G. Stoker, Straws in the Wind, Herbert Jenkins Ltd.; Burroughs, Edgar Rice, The Beasts of Tarzan, Methuen & Co. Ltd.; Cullum, Ridgwell, The Wolf Pack, First Edition, Cecil Palmer, 1927; Aldrich, Mildred, The Peak of the Load, Constable & Co. 1919; various mid 20th century postcards and Christmas cards; etc.

A gentleman's limited edition titanium cased chronograph, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Queen's Road, limited edition, 052/100, titanium case, black textured dial, applied red Arabic numerals, date aperture, black register dials and outer red tachymeter dial, black rubber strap with deployant clasp (Dimensions: Case width (including lugs): 44mm)(Case width (including lugs): 44mm)Footnote: The limited edition of 100 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Queens Road was created in dedication to the first road in Hong Kong built by the British administration between 1841 and 1843Condition report: Overall the watch is in good condition, aesthetically okay, minor scuffs to the bezel, 'two screws' have been attempted to be removed, slight marks, is working regarding telling time, however chrono not resetting, top button pushes in and out, lower button is firm, the screw down crown pulls all the way out, rubber strap with fold over deployant clasp, rear cover with slight marks to some of the screws, clean movement. There is slight abrasion to the metal on the crown where it may have been dropped causing crown to pull out. Please note there are no box or papers with this lot. dial diameter: 33mm Please note that all wear is consistent with age and use. The absence of a statement of surface or condition issues does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition reports for all watches and items of a mechanical nature are made without any guarantee as to working condition or whether all parts are original, any information as to working order is noted during processing of the lots and should be treated as general information only. Please also note that watches, and in particular Rolex, may have been enhanced after the original purchase by the addition of diamonds and other gem-stones. Unless we have been given information by the vendor, or stated otherwise, it should be assumed the gemstones are a later addition, set by a third party.

VARIOUS SIGNED BOOKS/LPS. Six books signed by the authors including John Giulgud - Early Stages, John Mortimer - (The Summer Of A Dormouse, Bryan Forbes (x3) - The Distant Laughter, A Divided Life, Truth Lies Sleeping, Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?, a 4x2" card signed in blue ink by Noel Coward affixed to cover of 'Noel Coward At Las Vegas' LP and a first edition copy of Graham Greene's The Heart Of The Matter. Condition varies.

Pedro de Murillo Velarde (1696-1753), engraved map - ‘ Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica delas Yslas Filipinas Dedicada al Rey Nuestro Señor Por el Mariscal d Campo D. Fernando Valdes Tamon Cavallº del Orden de Santiago de Govor. y Capn. General de dichas Yslas‘, ( The Murillo Velarde Map), engraved by Nicolás de la Cruz Bagay, published Manilla 1734, title cartouche at the top with the Royal Bourbon coat of arms, supported by two cherubs with trumpets, the title on a cloth held by two female allegorical figures bearing charts and instruments for navigation. A further ornate cartouche below, surmounted by a crowned lion wielding a sword and a candle, contains a brief history of the archipelago starting with Magellan's arrival and death in 1521, a description of the resources: ‘These islands are numerous and rich: they have gold, wax, sugar, honey, tobacco, ginger, indigo, Brazil wood (sibucao), pitch, rice, salt, wheat, maize, lemons, oranges, bananas and many fruits and edible roots, palo Maria, tamarind, cassia-trees, Catbalogan seeds, dragon blood, lignum vitae, coconuts, bamboos, rattan and many kinds of palms, mahogany, tindalo and excellent timber for ships: horse, caraboas or buffaloes, cows, pigs, deer, chickens and much fish.’ There follows a description of the settlements, peoples, clergy and administration, all above an engraving of his ship the Victoria. The map is dissected and re-mounted on linen, 111cm x 120cm, early pen inscription verso - ‘map of the Philippine Islands’, folding map in later slip case. An extremely rare map and believed to be one of only around 15 extant examples of this first edition - the majority in International Institutions, and not all examples retain the flanking vignettes. Cited as the first scientific map of the Philippines and considered the most important Philippines map, it is celebrated for its detail and accuracy, it features shipping routes for trade with China and charts the course of Magellan’s navigations. The map features twelve flanking vignettes encapsulating the essence of the Philippines, depicting different ethnic groups, customs, flora and fauna, also featured are miniature maps of Guajan (Guam), Manila, Samboangan and Cavite , all extensively annotated. The map influenced all subsequent Philippine maps for decades to follow but its influence was also notable on European maps. In recent times The Murillo Velarde map has been instrumental in the Philippines' efforts to assert territorial rights in the South China Sea. The map, together with others was used by the Philippines' team of experts to refute China's historic claim of ownership of the entire South China Sea. It features ‘Panacot’ (Scarborough Shoal) as well as ‘Los Bajos de Paragua’ (Spratly Isles). In 2016 the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favour of the Philippines stating that China had "no historical rights". China however, rejected the ruling. Provenance: Purchased from the map dealer Susanna Fisher, 1986 for £4,500. She had acquired the map from a trade source some years before and prior to that the map was believed to have been in private hands in the U.K. She states in correspondence that the ancient pen inscription in English to the reverse suggests that this map has been in the U.K. for a very long period of time,Condition report: Each corner has evidence of drawing pin holes with associated damage / slight losses, tear to the paper top left corner (prior to mounting on canvas), generally some staining towards periphery of each panel, particularly to central panels, and slight losses at margins of certain panels, conservation repairs and patching to canvas (patching at several of the folds) tonally the paper and ink is consistent throughout, some small tears at folds of canvas, generally some time staining and deterioration commensurate with age, no severe damages. Overall colour is yellowed somewhat but largely consistent throughout, some repair to canvas particularly at folds, detrioration to outer edges of each panel, staining to outer edges particulate to central two rows. Most of the maps is in good mostly original condition almost all of the printed element present, More specifically - Left row, top panel: damage and small losses top left corner, a tear runs diagonal from side upwards above printed element, stains at periphery, small tears at left side Left row, second panel: stains lower right, top right corner and lower edge, minor marks left row, third panel:small losses top left corner, minor deterioration upper edge, stains top right corner left row, fourth panel:some staining to corners, repair to canvas beyond lower right corner l;eft row, Fifth panel:slight loss top left corner, couple of fox masks, brown stain far right in map section, stain top right corner, small tear to canvas beyond lower right corner Left row, sixth panel: Some damage and small losses to printed element lower left corner, staining to left edge, Second row, top panel:stains left and right edges, canvas repair beyond top left corner, canvas tear beyond lower right corner, stains Second row, second panel: staining to corners, small tear to can vas beyond lower right corner Second row, third panel:staining to corners Second row, fourth panel: staining to corners, small tear beyond lower right corner, Second row, Fifth panel: staining and some slight deterioration to corners, small tear to canvas beyond lower right corner, Second row, sixth panel: some slight losses/deterioration lower right corner/ top right corner, brown staining around area of ship-Victoria Third row, top panel:some deterioration slight losses to corners, staining to corners, repair to canvas beyond lower right corner Third row, second panel:staining to corners, minor blemishes Third row, third panel: staining to corners, repair to canvas beyond lower right corner, Third row, fourth panel: minor stains lower right corner, repair to canvas beyond lower right corner Third row, Fifth panel: minor staining to periphery, repair to canvas beyond lower right corner, Third row, sixth panel:staining to left edge, top right corner, detrioration to lower left corner Right row, top panel: some small losses top right corner, bottom right corner, and deterioration lower edge, staining to periphery Right row, second panel: minor staining to right edge, minor blemishes, Right row, third panel:minor staining to right edge, Right row, fourth panel:staining to right edge, element here above the image top edge is a separate piece of paper and slightly misaligned, continues horizontally across the map, presume this is reflecting how the map was printed and presented before division and mounting rather than a replaced element. Right row, Fifth panel:staining right edge, slight losses lower right corner, repair to canvas beyond lower right corner, Right row, sixth panel: staining slight damage left edge, losses lower right corner, slight loss top left corner, blemishes

De Bosschere, Jean (ills)"The First Temptation of St Anthony by Gustave Flaubert ...", John Lane, The Bodley Head 1924, limited edition 349/3000, colour frontis with tissue guard, numerous black and white and other colour plates, hinges cracked, original red cloth binding with gilt decoration to front board and decorations and titles to the backstrip, top edge red speckledDore, Gustave (ills)"The Works of Rabelais"Dore, Gustave (ills)"Droll Stories ...", Chatto & Windus 1874 Victorian photograph album with only one photograph, full leather with brass hasp, aeg (5) 

Extremely Rare Charles I Smaller Module Gold Triple Unite of 1644Charles I (1625-49), gold Triple Unite of Three Pounds, 1644, Oxford Mint, struck on a smaller module flan, crowned smaller armoured half-length figure of King left, holding upright sword and palm branch, mostly within inner beaded circle, Oxford plumes with bands in field behind, legend and beaded borders surrounding, initial mark Shrewsbury style plumes, lozenge stops on obverse, CAROLVS. D: G: MAG: BRI: FRA: ET. HIBER: REX., rev. legend commences upper left on continuous scroll, toothed outer border surrounding, no initial mark, pellet stops, EXVRGAT. DEVS. DISSIPENTVR. INIMICI., running into Declaration inscription on three line scroll at centre, RELIG: PROT: / :LEG: ANG: / LIBER: PAR:, date below between stops, OXON below date, three Oxford plumes over III value above scroll, weight 26.72g (Beresford-Jones dies VIII / L8; Schneider 304; N.2385; Brooker 842; S.2729). Struck from the rocker press machinery of that time with associated weakness in strike evident mainly in legend at right side of obverse and corresponding part of reverse, small flan flaw on reverse under XV of legend and light rim bruise on edge above, otherwise lightly toned with an excellent portrait of the King, excellent facial detail, an extremely fine portrait though with the striking weakness a good very fine coin overall, with only seven or eight examples extant one of the rarer die combinations, extremely rare. The gold Triple Unite represents the largest hammered gold denomination ever produced in the English series of coinage at a face value of Three Pounds. Such coins were produced at a time of duress, when the King had moved his Capital from London after the Battle of Edgehill, to the Royalist Universities of the City of Oxford, where he made a state entrance on 29th October 1642. The King lived at Christ Church, with the Queen installed at Merton; the Royalist Parliament met in the Upper Schools and Great Convocation House; the Privy Council at Oriel; and the Mint worked at New Inn Hall from the 3rd January 1642/3. These magnificent gold coins were struck for only three dates, 1642, 1643 and 1644 with some variation as there are 24 different varieties of obverse and reverse across these three dates, plus an extremely rare 1642 piece struck in Shrewsbury. Today, it is estimated the 25 different combinations exist in a mere surviving sample of some 250 pieces. When the Triple Unite was introduced as currency it was more than double the value of any previous English coin produced, and would have been seen as a magnificent piece of propaganda against the Puritan cause, to show that though the King had moved from London, Oxford was a rich alternative City. Perhaps the King was inspired by similar large extremely rare Scottish coins produced some 70 years earlier by his Father, King James VI of Scotland in 1575-6. The King had introduced the first regular newspaper printed in Oxford the "Mercurius Aulicus" from the 1st January 1642/3 (1642 old calendar style), and the introduction of the new Triple Unite as currency is featured in the edition produced around the 18th February 1642/3, and features a woodcut illustration of the new denomination (dies 1/S1 combination). This is thought to be the first ever illustration of a current coin of the realm in contemporary print. As the new year in the old calendar style commenced on the 25th March this means all the 1642 dated coins were produced in only a very limited time from mid-February to probably April at latest when 1643 dated pieces were no doubt produced. It seems the issue of this great coin ceased with the great fire of Oxford as reported in the same newspaper of 6th October 1644, as there are only three reverse types known of 1644. Strangely the 1644 issue all feature a Shrewsbury style initial mark in the obverse legend, though the plumes in the field are true Oxford style with the double bands. Provenance: Ex Roderick Richardson Circular, Summer 2003, no.9. Ex Roderick Richardson Circular, Spring 2018, no.3.

The Extremely Rare “Reddite” Pattern Crown Dated 1663 by Thomas SimonCharles II (1660-85), silver Pattern "Reddite" crown, 1663, engraved and signed by Thomas Simon, struck from the same dies as the famed "Petition" crown, "fine work" laureate and draped bust right, Simon italic below, legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS II. DEI. GRA, rev. struck en medaille, crowned cruciform emblematic shields, interlinked Cs in angles, St. George and dragon in ruled Garter in centre, French inscription in garter, HONI. SOIT. QVI. MAL. Y. PENSE, date either side of top crown, legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG BRI. FR ET. HIB REX. edge inscribed in raised letters, last two words half size font, REDDITE . QVÆ . CÆSARIS . CÆSARI & CT. POST, followed by depiction of the sun appearing out of a cloud, weight 31.39g (L&S 7; Bull 431 R5; ESC 73 R5; S.3354B). Peppered with light surface marks, some nicks both sides, short scratch from eyebrow along junction with hair, toned, more attractive on reverse, otherwise about very fine / a bold very fine, has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as SP35, extremely rare. This is the actual coin illustrated in the 1974 edition of 'English Silver Coinage'. PCGS certification 34313450. The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Charles the second by the grace of God" and on the reverse "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland.” The French words on the garter translate as "Evil to him who evil thinks." The Latin inscription on the edge is what gives this pattern its name and translates as "Render to Caesar, the things which are Caesar's," with the smaller font abbreviation for "POST NUBILA PHOEBUS" meaning "After the storm, the sun shines" alluding to the Restoration of the monarchy after the Commonwealth period. Celebrated Victorian numismatist J. B. Bergne published the whereabouts of ten examples of the Reddite crown in silver in his 1854 article in the Numismatic Chronicle, three of which were institutionalised and seven in theory still privately held if they all survive till today. Four examples of these seven have appeared in the last forty years for sale whether privately or through auction. The other three have either not surfaced since Victorian times, or may have been last offered over 90 years ago, and are all examples that are apparently in lower grade. The choices of Reddite Crowns available to the market are few and far between, and the finest one from the Glenister collection, hammered at auction for £330,000 in March 2014, representing a total price including premium of £399,000. It is interesting to note that Bergne recorded the whereabouts of fifteen examples of the companion "Petition" Crown piece in 1854, and at least one though perhaps as many as three may have emerged since then of this more highly coveted piece. In summary these "Reddite" Crowns are much rarer than the "Petition" crown with only ten examples known as of 1854 and seemingly less known today. Provenance: Ex Sir John Evans Collection, portion sold to J P Morgan. Ex J. P. Morgan Collection portion sold privately with first offer to British Museum and secondly R C Lockett 1915. Ex Richard Cyril Lockett, Sotheby, 28 May 1927, lot 55. Ex T.B. Clarke-Thornhill, Glendining, 27 May 1937, lot 605. Ex H.E.G. Paget, Glendining, 25 September, 1947, lot 230. Ex Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, March 1948, item CR79. Ex G.R. Blake, Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, June 1957. Transacted privately by Spink to Norweb family, USA July 1962. Ex Mrs E.M.H. Norweb, Spink Coin Auction 48, 13 November 1985, lot 442. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1990, no. 1107. Ex Dr. D. Rees-Jones, Spink Coin Auction 117, 19 November 1996, lot 118. Transacted privately by Noble Numismatics of Australia to Mr Rowley Butters. Ex Rowley Butters, St James Auction 9, 18th June 2008, lot 334.

A 1903 First Edition of The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter Published by Frederick Warne and Co., London (Spine Rebound)

Africana interest: a selection of 1st edition hardbacks to include Pondoro: Last of the Ivory Hunters, by J Taylor, pub. New York, 1955;Afrikander, by Deneys Reitz, pub. Milton, Balch and co., 1933; A South African boy, by Nathalian pub. Marshall Russell, 1897; plus first editions by Basil Holt, Karel Schoeman, Daphne Child; Michael Glover, Guy Butler and A.F. Hattersley. (9)

ROWLAND HILDER (1905-1993) 'THE FIRST SNOW', a signed limited print 254/480 together with four open edition prints by the same hand, approximate largest size 50cm x 68cm, all mounted, framed and glazed (4)

TODD WHITE (AMERICAN 1969) 'HER FIRST SCREEN TEST', a limited edition, hand embellished print on board, signed lower right , 33/195, with certificate, framed, approximate size 44cm x 74cm (print is loose in the frame, canvas print is coming away from the board)

TICKELL, REV. JOHN, The History of The Town and County of Kingston Upon Hull: From Its Foundation in The Reign of Edward The First, to The Present Time, 1st Edition, Lee, Browne and Millson, 1798

SAWYER, CHARLES, J & DARTON, F.J. HARVEY, English Books 1475-1900, two volumes, 1st Edition, Sawyer, 1927, in original dust wrappers, together with Punch: or The LONDON CHARIVARI VOLUME THE FIRST (July - December, 1841) (3)

1 BOTTLE THE ISLE OF JURA 'SINGLE CASK' - CASK NO. 198 24 YO (DISTILLED 1987 - BOTTLED AT CASK STRENGTH OF 53.9% IN 2011. This is a special ‘Limited Edition’ Non Chill-Filtered and Colouring Free. Matured in cask and given the benefit of three years and seven months ‘finishing’ in a ‘First Bourbon Cask giving a natural golden colour. Bottled at The Bruichladdich Distillery. This bottle is both unique and the contents exquisite

C R B Barrett - 'History of the 13th Hussars' 2 vols first edition pub 1911 in original boards, top edge gilt Condition Report & Further Details Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

PAMELA BROWN - 'MADDY AGAIN', first edition published by Thomas Nelson & Sons 1956, has a dust jacket with lossCondition Report: Dust jacket has loss both top and bottom left corners and most of spine is missing (see images), it is not price clippedBook is in good condition, has slight fading non cover corresponding to dust jacket losses

ROALD DAHL - 'MATILDA' first edition, Jonathan Cape 1988 with dustjacketCondition Report: Book has a few slight splashes on cover otherwise very good, no price markings or inscriptionsDustjacket has wear on edges, small nicks on corners, not price clipped

A COLLECTION OF ROYAL FAMILY RELATED BRITISH AND WORLDWIDE STAMP ALBUMS to include Postal Heritage Society Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee First Day Covers, Sumner Queen Elizabeth II 25th Anniversary of Coronation 1953-1978 First Day Covers, Mercury Limited Edition Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee 1952-2002 Coin Cover Collection, Sunday Magazine Queen Elizabeth II 40th Anniversary Accession to the throne stamps, Gibraltar 10th Anniversary Prince Charles & Diana Royal Wedding Coin Cover etc.

THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY SIGNED FIRST EDITION SOCIETY - eight volumes to include 'The Bourne Supremacy' signed by Robert Ludlum 1986, 'Lincoln' signed by Gore Vidal 1984, 'The Witches of Eastwick' signed by John Updike 1984, 'Tough Guys Don't Dance' signed by Norman Mailer 1984, 'A Fanatic Heart' signed by Edna O'Brien 1984, 'Gods of War' signed by John Toland 1985, 'The Fifth Son' signed by Elie Wiesel 1985, 'A World of Love' signed by Joseph P. Lash 1984 (8)

SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY - mainly paperback to include Arthur C. Clarke - 'Imperial Earth' first edition 1975 with dust jacket and boxed set of George Macdonald - 'The Fantasy Stories', illustrated by Craig Yoe, UK edition 1981 (4 boxes)

VARIOUS SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY NOVELS ETC. to include Stan Nicholls, David Weber, Clive Barker including one signed first edition, Paul di Filippo - 'Fuzzy Dice' signed Limited Edition in slipcase 21/200 etc. (18)

TALES FROM THE TRIGAN EMPIRE', first edition published by Hawk Books 1989

F.A.M. WEBSTER 'THE LAND OF FORGOTTEN WOMEN, A red-blooded novel of the Vikings', first edition with dust jacket published by Skeffington & Son Ltd. 1950 together with three pulp fiction paperbacks - Henri Lamonte - 'Proud Passion' and 'The Gates of Life' and Mary Mackey - 'Bamboo Bungalow' (4)

RAYMOND CHING THE BIRD PAINTINGS, Watercolours and pencil drawings 1969-1975' with text by David Snow, A. H. Chisholm & M. F. Soper, first edition published by Collins 1978, hardback with dustjacket in a slipcase together with Jean Delacour - 'The Pheasants of The World' second edition 1977 and James Fisher 'Thorburn's Birds', first edition 1967 (3)Condition Report: Raymond Ching - book in very good condition, has a bookplate on endpaper, small tears in dust jacket at base of spine, slipcase has fading and discolouration

DICK FRANCIS "Banker", first edition, published Michael Joseph London 1982, signed by Dick Francis and Michael Melluish, together with "Break In", "Whip Hand", "Driving Force", "Long Shot", "Bloodline", "Even Money", "Silks", "Crossfire", "Refusal", "Under Orders", "10lb Penalty", "Proof", "Bolt" and "Reflex", all first editions, unsigned, together with various later editions

WILLIAM AUGUSTUS OSBALDISTON "The British Sportsman" or "Noblemen, Gentlemen and Farmers Dictionary of Recreation and Amusement including a Most Improved System of Modern Farriery......", London circa 1792, possibly first edition, together with KEARTON'S "Nature Pictures", two volumes, together with two black and white prints of Stags

Dickens, Charles - Bleak House, one volume, first edition printed 1853 by Bradbury and Evans, gilt tooled spine gilt and marbled boards together with two volumes of Dickens, Charles - Pickwick Papers, leather and marbled boards published 1887 by Chapman and Hall, together with Cowper's Poems, leather bound, printed 1798 for Johnson, St Pauls churchyard (5)

Charles Simpson. Leicestershire and its Hunts, first edition, with illustrations by Charles Simpson, cloth, published by John Lane at The Bodley Head Ltd, London 1926.

AFTER ROBERT TAYLOR; a coloured print, 'Spitfire', signed by Sir Douglas Bader CBE. DSO. DFC. and Air Vice-Marshall Johnnie Johnson, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; a first edition print, 33 x 47cm, framed and glazed, published by Universal Promotions Ltd 1979.

MILNE, A A; 'The House at Pooh Corner', first edition, Methuen & Co Ltd, London 1928, also 'Now We Are Six' second edition 1927, and 'Winnie-The-Pooh' third edition 1927, all in gilt tooled cloth boards, also 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by L. Carroll, people's edition, MacMillan & Co, London 1894, and 'Clara In Blunderland' by C. Lewis, William Heinemann, London 1902 (second impression) (5). Additional InformationRegarding A.A Milne books, general wear, some scuffs and marks to board, particularly corners and edges, some pencil ownership and price inscriptions, some foxing or discolouration, bindings slightly loose, particularly Now We Are Six and The House at Pooh Corner, no dust jackets, the remaining to books much more heavily worn, Alice's Adventures particularly with sellotape repairs, numerous tears, page clippings, pen marks, dirt, discolouration, very loose binding, etc. 

A rare 'Official Programme of the International Match England v. Scotland on the ground of the Manchester United Football Club Old Trafford, Manchester, Saturday, April 17th, 1926', 16pp including back page of 'Football Chronicle' and 'Sunday Chronicle' advertisements, printed by Allied Newspapers Ltd of Manchester, also five further football and rugby league programmes including United Review, May 1st 1947-48 Souvenir Cup-Final Edition and England v Australia Rugby League first test match 1933 programme (6).Additional InformationRegarding the England v Scotland programme, some tears including 2cm tear to front cover mid right, 4.5cm tear top of page 11/12, further turning over and folding of corners, fraying and peeling particularly to corners and edges and discolouration, some stains, etc. Please view illustrations and request additional if necessary, further wear to all items regarding United Review, front cover very loose, tears to left side, please refer to illustrations and request additional if necessary.

A Royal Crown Derby paperweight, Dormouse, boxed; others, Sleeping Dormouse; Field Mouse, limited edition 87/1000, boxed (3) Condition Report: Good, first quality

A Royal Crown Derby paperweight, Pheasant, printed mark, gold stopper, boxed; others, Woodland Pheasant, Partridge, limited edition 3891/4500, printed mark, gold stopper, Quail, printed mark, ceramic stopper, boxed (4) Condition Report: Good, first

A Royal Crown Derby paperweight, Cheshire Cat, commissioned by John Sinclairs, printed mark, gold stopper, limited edition, 270/500, certificate, boxed Condition Report: Good, first

ELIOT (George) Felix Holt The Radical, 3...ELIOT (George) Felix Holt The Radical, 3 volumes, first edition, original mis - matched cloth, Edinburgh 1866; Daniel Deronda, 4 volumes, first edition, 1876, half calf, and four others by the author (11).

A BOTTLE OF GLENFIDDICH PURE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY, Limited Centenary Edition specially filled and sealed on Christmas Day 1986 to commemorate 100 years since Glenfiddich first ran from the stills, this bottle is number 06533 of 12000 produced, the bottle is completely sealed in a commemorative box