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Click here to subscribeEnid Blyton, six 'Famous Five' series children's novels, all first editions, all published London, Hodder & Stoughton, all original cloth, all in dust wrappers: 'Five Have a Wonderful Time', 1952, 'Five Go Down to the Sea', 1953, 'Five Have Plenty of Fun', 1955, plus 2 other duplicate copies of the same title, 'Five on Finniston Farm', 1960 (6)
Hilary Mantel, The Wolf Hall Trilogy, all first editions, first impressions, all published London, Fourth Estate, all original cloth gilt, all in dust wrappers: 'Wolf Hall', 2009, title page from another copy signed by Mantel and mounted on card loosely inserted, 'Bring Up the Bodies', 2012, signed on title page, 'The Mirror and the Light', 2020, signed on title page, all in fine/fine collectable condition, all dust wrappers with prices intact (3)
A collection of 30 circa mid 19th Century well executed pen & ink caricature/cartoon sketches on cards, each card approx. size 6 x 9cm, several of the sketches satirical in nature, including two depicting Benjamin Disraeli and each captioned/titled in pen & ink "Ministerial Crisis February 1851", the first with m/s pen & ink caption beneath "Mr Disraeli, on hearing of the ministerial crisis, immediately waited upon fortune, but was not favoured with an interview.-", the second "On hearing that Lord Stanley had gone a second time to the palace, mr Disraeli took his seat - and the oaths - as "gentleman in waiting" before the fire-", others satirising dentistry showing gruesome treatments, several others cherubs, animal, people etc. Provenance: cleared from a deceased estate in North Norfolk around 25 years ago, which included a body of student art work from the 1830s, in a mix of pen and ink, chalk and watercolour. It can be traced to the Norwich School because one of the subjects was a direct copy of a Norwich School painting of 1831 now in the museum in Norwich and which would have been created for copying: as was the custom at the time. These miniature items are from later in the artists life. (30)
Victorian literature etc., 5 various titles, including Frances Trollope: 'The Life and Adventures of Michael Armstrong, the Factory Boy', London, Henry Colburn, 1840, 1st one volume edition, published the same year as the first 3 vol. edition, engraved frontis + plates by Hervieu, 387pp, contemporary half green morocco gilt; Charles Lever: 'The O'Donoghue; A Tale of Ireland Fifty Years Ago', Dublin, William Curry, 1845, 1st edition, frontis + engraved plates by H.K. Browne, 410pp, old half calf gilt; Augustus Mayhew: 'Paved with Gold, Or the Romance and Reality of the London Streets', L, Chapman & Hall, 1858, 1st edition in book form, engraved frontis & plates by H.K. Browne, 408pp, original blindstamped cloth gilt (worn); plus 'Evenings at Haddon Hal', 1846, frontis + engraved plates by George Cattermole, original blindstamped decorative cloth gilt, all edges gilt, and a circa mid 19th Century 'Boy's Own Book', lacks all before p.9, content/engraved illustrations of various sports including Rackets, Football, Cricket, various minor sports, indoor sports, sports with toys etc, plus chapters/ills. Domestic Fowls, Magnetic Amusements, tricks with cards etc etc, contemporary half calf gilt (5)
(Private Press, Illustrated, Typography.) Twelve assorted books, booklets, illustrations etc., including 'Our Village: Six hand-printed wood engravings cut by Joan Hassall in 1947', The Fleece Press, [2011], limited edition, one of 100 copies offered for sale only from a total edition of 130, [16]pp, oblong small format (9 x 14cm) original marbled paper wraps by Jemma Lewis; Peter Allen: 'Les Hommes de la Route: une promenade à quatre roues dans les Cévennes', Epinal, l'ecole de l'image, Collection Sambouk, 1997, limited edition, number 61 of 100 copies signed by Peter Allen and numbered, [16]pp, pochoir style colour illustrations throughout, original pictorial wraps; John Randle: 'One Rainy Day', Whittington Press, 2000, one of 250 copies in total, of which 40 are specials, this being one of 100 copies with an initial letter 'O' by Miriam Macgregor and a tailpiece by Edward Walters, [4],6,[4]pp, original sewn brown Japanese paper wrappers, wood engraved vignette to upper cover, housed in the original burgundy paper slipcase; Ronald Blythe: 'First Friends', Viking, 1999, 1st edition thus, signed on title page, original cloth, dust wrapper; Johnny Hannah: 'Hot Jazz Special', London, Walker Books, 2005, 1st edition, signed, colour illustrated leaves throughout, large 4to (31 x 26cm), orig. pictorial boards, dust wrapper; Mark Herald: 'The Lumber Room: Unimagined Treasures', York, York Art Gallery, 2017, 1st edition, 116,[3]pp, contributions by Alan Powers and others, profusely illustrated predominantly in colour throughout, folio, original pictorial wraps; James Mosley: 'Handmade Type. Thoughts on the preservation of typographic materials', Incline Press, 2007, one of 50 specials with extra material, orig. printed wraps; an editioned hand coloured wood engraving by John Lawrence entitled 'All Afloat: Coat', printed from the original block by Simon Lawrence of the Fleece Press, pencil signed by John Lawrence and dated 1994, number 45/60, printed area approx. 12 x 15cm, etc. (12)
Seven assorted modern 1st editions, all signed by author, including Ronald Kirkbride, 'Yuki', 1967, 1st edition, signed & inscribed on FFEP and dated 1967, orig. cloth, dust wrapper; Charlie Higson: 'Hurricane Gold', 2007, 1st edition, number 1225/1500 copies, signed & numbered on title page, orig. boards, wraparound band; Jeffrey Kelly: 'Tramp Steamer and The Silver Bullet', Boston, 1984, 1st US edition, signed & inscribed on title page, orig. cloth, d/w; Julian Barnes: 'The Only Story', L, Cape, 2018, 1st edition, signed on title page, orig. cloth, d/w; William Boyd: 'Love is Blind', L, Viking, 2018, 1st edition, exclusive signed edition, signed on corresponding leaf at front, orig. cloth, d/w; plus 2 David Mitchell signed first editions, 'Slade House', 2015, and 'Utopia Avenue', 2020, (390/1000) (7)
(Kenneth Powell (1885-1915), Olympian & Wibledon tennis competitor.) 'The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights. Compiled and Arranged by James Knowles', L, Warne, 1895, 8th edition, original cloth gilt. Pen & ink ownership signature on half title of Kenneth Powell (1885-1915), British athlete and tennis player who competed in the 1908 and the 1912 Summer Olympics as well as at the Wimbledon Championships. Educated at Rugby School, Kenneth Powell was a fine all-round sportsman. He was honoured with the Victor Ludorum two years in succession for his athletic skills. He was captain of the rugby XV, a member of the school gymnastics team and reached the final of the public schools rackets competition in 1903. After going to King’s College Cambridge he became an athletics Blue (1905-08), and won the 120y hurdles vs. Oxford in 1907-08 and a Blue for lawn tennis (1905-07). A fellow member of the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club in 1905 was Wimbledon Champion, and fellow Olympian, Tony Wilding. In 1908 he won the singles title at the Queen's Club Championships, also winning the Covered Court Championships in Sweden that year. Between 1905 and 1913 Powell competed in eight editions of the Wimbledon Championships, making the singles quarter finals in 1913 and the doubles semi final in 1909 and final in 1910. At the 1908 Olympic Games in London he competed in the outdoor tennis singles event but lost his first round match to Otto Froitzheim. In the outdoor tennis doubles he and his partner Walter Crawley were eliminated in the quarterfinals. In the 1908 London Olympic Games he also participated in the 110 metre hurdles competition but was eliminated in the first round. Four years later at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics he finished fifth in the 110 metre hurdles competition. On 18 February 1915 Powell was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a private with the Honourable Artillery Company, when he was struck by a bullet near Ypres.[7] He is buried in the Commonwealth War Graves section of the churchyard at Loker.
Charles Lyell. 'The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man. With Remarks on Theories of the Origin of Species by Variation' Illustrated by Woodcuts. John Murray, 1863, 1st edition, Half-title. Frontispiece. 32 pp catalogue at end dated January 1863. Original green pebbled cloth with blind-stamp border decoration and gilt illustration to upper board, rebacked retaining original spine, new endpapers. First edition.
(Arthur Henry Patterson, Great Yarmouth.) Two early 20th Century commonplace albums containing 12 original pen & ink and pen, ink & watercolour sketches by the Yarmouth born Broadland Naturalist and writer Arthur Henry Patterson (1857-1935), the albums having belonged to a Margaret Wilkerson of 28 Trafalgar Road, Great Yarmouth, and with entries spanning the period 1903-1918, the first album with pages approx 16 x 19cm, 84 pages of manuscript entries in total including many humourous pen & ink and pen, ink and watercolour sketches, including 8 full page original sketches by Patterson, comprising: pen, ink & watercolour depicting a broadland bird on a bullrush, signed A. Patterson and dated 1/1/1903; pen, ink & watercolour depicting a surprised looking gentleman on left, pen & ink sign on right bearing words "Try Wilkerson's Fat Producing Powders", with bird atop and cat beneath, pen & ink caption beneath "Why! bless my heart Wilkinson, I hardly knowed you!" and signed A. Patterson Jan 1903 lower left; pen, ink & watercolour depicting gentleman walking on beach with dog, pen & ink caption beneath "Love Me - Love My Dog", sea and ships in background, signed and dated lower left A. Patterson Apl 1903; pen & ink sketch depicting bird smoking a cigarette with stick under its wing at the front door of a house with name "Mr Wilkinson" on door, pen & ink caption underneath "Birdlover, I wonder how long Maggie will be?" and signed in initials by Patterson and indisctinctly dated beneath; pen, ink and watercolour depicting blue tit on branch with berries, signed A. Patterson and dated 1905, m/s words beneath in another hand; pen & ink sketch depicting a tramp and a well dressed gentleman, m/s pen & ink text beneath "Tramp. "Kind genelman, 'elp a poor man on the road ter buy a bycycle: I've got a ile-can in my bundle, en' only wants a machine!"" signed A. Patterson and dated 1905; pen & ink sketch depicting a tramp and a lady holding saucepan, m/s pen & ink text beneath "Homekeeper. "What do you want my man?" Tramp. - "Just this mam, here 'sa button; I want you to make me a shirt upon it!"", unsigned; pen & ink sketch depicting two cats at a dining table with bowl of onions, m/s pen & ink text beneath "Tom. "You know I can't eat onions!" Tally. "You'll either eat those, or nothing!"", signed A. Patterson; plus numerous other sketches, including a pen, ink & watercolour street/architectural scene of Fuller's Hill, Great Yarmouth, captioned beneath "Old Fuller's Hill", and signed and dated lower right W. Patterson, 23/9/05, this being A.H. Patterson's father William Patterson, a Norwich shoemaker, subsequently moving to Great Yarmouth rows, father of Patterson and 8 other siblings, member of the Primitive Methodists and described as rather a stern figure; numerous other mainly humorous sketches, prose entries etc, some related to soldiers/WW1, names of contributors include Charles Munford, Maud Munford, Margaret Wilkerson, Sidney Grapes, Gladys Amor, C.G. Ward, Edith Bessie Baker etc etc, m/s pen, ink & watercolour decorated title page/ownership signature Margaret Wilkerson at front, possibly by Arthur Henry Patterson, contemporary calf gilt (slightly rubbed/worn); the second album with pages approx 14 x 17cm, 62 pages of manuscript entries in total including many humourous pen & ink and pen, ink and watercolour sketches, including 4 full page original sketches by Patterson, comprising: pen & ink illustrated "title page" depicting two birds looking at sign bearing words "Mag. Wilkerson 28 Trafalgar Rd kindly Return When Sketched In", signed A Patterson and dated 1912 lower right; pen & ink sketch depicting cat and snarling dog with bone between them, m/s pen & ink text beneath "A bone of contention (a grand brewing.)", signed A Patterson and dated May 1910 on left; pen & ink sketch depicting an old lady and a policman, m/s pen & ink text beneath "Old lady May! - "Mr Policeman, will you tell me what ya wear that chin-strap for?" P.C. Billy. - "Yes, mam; it's to rest my jaw on answering so many old womans questions."", signed on right A Patterson; pen & ink sketch of two shorebirds on beach in foreground with pebbles, cliffs and sea in background, signed A Patterson dated Apl. 1910; numerous pen & ink and pen, ink & watercolour sketches, many humorous, other entries/contributors include F. Tew, S. Tew, D. Gibbons, M. Gibbons, Bert Gibbons, Edward Martin Jarvis (1890-1957), Fred Brett, Ipswich, P.R. Walter, including humorous pen, ink & watercolour of a German soldier hiding in a barrel with caption beneath "If der Norfolk Yeoman haf gone by, den I kan kom out", signed in initials J.J.B. dated 2/2/18, others similar war related content, W. Hannaford Essex Regiment, well executed pen, ink & watercolour of men smoking pipes in a rowing boaton water, titled "Peace" beneath, signed G.D.G. Gt. Yarmouth 1910 lower right, pen, ink & watercolour depicting Stratton Woods, Norwich, signed S.E. Raymont Sergt. 27/6/16, other sketches beauties, soldiers, animals etc, contemporary calf gilt slightly worn, lacks backstrip, the odd leaf loose (2)
John Petts; Alison Smith: 'John Petts and the Caseg Press', Aldershot, Ashgate, 2000, 1st edition, 127pp, extensively illustrated throughout, 4to (27 x 22cm), original cloth, dust wrapper. The first monograph on John Petts (1914-1991), one of the outstanding wood-engravers of the twentieth century, covering both his work for the Caseg Press, the private press he founded in Snowdonia in 1937, and for other publishers such as the Golden Cockerel Press; Bruce Rogers: 'Bruce Rogers Selected Letters 1915-1918', Caliban Press, 1988, limited edition, number 155 of 190 copies, handset in Garamont type and printed on Frankfurt cream paper, 5 illustrations, 16 letters (all but 3 previously unpublished) addressed mainly to H.W. Kent, Emery Walker and Sydney Cockerell, original quarter tan leather lettered in gilt, Rives paper-covered boards decorated with letter designs, top edge trimmed, others uncut (2)
Geoffrey Gorcock (Joseph Crawhall): 'Grouse Shooting Made Quite Easy', Shap, David A.H. Grayling, 1998, limited edition reprint of original 1827 edition, number 13 of 300 copies only, two colour plates & b/w illustrations by the author, two typed letters signed from the author to John Humphreys (1939-2012) loosely inserted, 4to, original quarter cloth gilt, glassine dust wrapper. The grandfather of famous sporting artist, Joseph Crawhall III, the author printed the first edition on his own press in 1827. It is excessively rare, there probably being fewer than twenty copies in existence. This edition has a new introduction by Duff Hart-Davis and much new information by David Grayling.From the estate of John Humphreys (1939-2012), distinguished sporting and countryside author who wrote for Shooting Times for more than 40 years – for much of that time contributing the weekly ‘Country Gun’ column. He was a much loved character of the shooting community who dedicated his life to the promotion of shooting, fishing and the countryside.
(World War I, Prisoner of War Manuscript) A first-hand account by a British - probably Scottish - regular soldier, unidentified, of his experiences as a first world war prisoner of war in Germany from 1915 to ?1917, probably compiled after the war although the large amount of circumstantial detail might suggest that he was working from contemporaneous notes. 225 ruled foolscap leaves, loose. Ink, on rectos only. Continuous narrative with no dates apart from `/15` (?1915) at the beginning and mention of the Russian withdrawal from the war (ie.1917) towards the end. Writer was taken first to Dulmen camp, in North-Rhine Westphalia. Very detailed description of everyday life in the camp, protocols, living conditions, food, &c; interactions with fellow prisoners and German guards and particularly the `Kommandant`. Writer details several escape attempts, including a tunnel (detected by the Germans as it reached the perimeter fence); escape from a work detail, followed by a long cross country trek of several weeks, with attendant adventures and incidents (caught by the Germans at the Dutch border). Lengthy descriptions of treatment and punishments meted out after recapture, some mild physical maltreatment, some Germans actually rather friendly. Brought before various tribunals; refuses to answer questions; threatened with 'contempt of court', for which the penalty is death. A variety of visitors to the camp, including some just curious to see 'Britishers' and talk with them. Meets an Englishman who was working in Berlin before the war and continued to do so after hostilities broke out until he refused to do 'war work'. Meets Belgian and then Russian prisoners. A running theme through much of the narrative is his persistent attempts to get treatment for a wound to his foot sustained during one escape attempt. Camp doctors attend him; spends time in a civilian hospital. Toward the end of the narrative he is transferred to 'Senne' camp (probably 'Seensen' camp, near Hanover). Transfer is by train, with descriptions of the journey, treatment by guards, station staff &c.; interactions with German civilians at stations en route. At Seene he is confined for a while in a 'detention hut', with an electrified fence, doubtless because of his record as a persistent escapee. Released from detention: more details of camp life, including receipt of parcels (?Red Cross). Narrative ends abruptly after a page or two of general reflections on soldiering, as well as the fact that, as a prisoner, he has escaped most of the dangers of war.
Abel Chapman, 2 titles: 'First Lessons in the Art of Wildfowling', London, Horace Cox, 1896, 1st edition, folding frontis + 22 full page plates (of which 4 folding) + 18 ills in text as called for, original cloth gilt, 'The Borders and Beyond. Arctic...Cheviot...Tropic', L, Gurney & Jackson, 1924, 1st edition, 19 colour plates + folding map & numerous other b/w ills. in text as called for, orig. cloth gilt, top edge gilt. (2)From the estate of John Humphreys (1939-2012), distinguished sporting and countryside author who wrote for Shooting Times for more than 40 years – for much of that time contributing the weekly ‘Country Gun’ column. He was a much loved character of the shooting community who dedicated his life to the promotion of shooting, fishing and the countryside.
Umberto Eco: 'The Name of the Rose', London, Secker & Warburg, 1983, 1st edition, half title inner joint reinforced, original quarter cloth, dust wrapper (price clipped, spine faded). Uncommon first impression of the English translation of Umberto Eco's best known work, a gripping historical murder mystery.
(Ashendene Press, St John Hornby.) A quantity of various Ashendene Press booklets, printed announcements, catalogues and ephemera/ALS, including 'A Chronological List, With Prices, of the Forty Books Printed at the Ashendene Press, MDCCCXCV-MCMXXXV', 1935, sole separate edition, printed in red and black, ff.4, 4to, original stitched blue wrappers, upper stitching loose from centre, discoloured at edges, edges trimmed good. With an ALS by C.H. St. J. Hornby explaining the status of the press loosely inserted, written in black ink on headed paper and dated 13 February 1939. Hornby explains in his reply that the press closed three years ago, and that he is enclosing the present list for the recipient's interest - with the books themselves being 'all "out of print"'. The list itself is a slightly altered version of that featured in 'The Descriptive Bibliography of the Ashendene Press' from the same year - differing partly in that it closes with a reference to that larger work, but more substantially in respect of the preceding 'Note', which lists twelve additional 'minor pieces' printed for private circulation only; 'A Hand-list of the Books Printed at the Ashendene Press MDCCCXCV-MCMXXV', 1925, one of approximately 400 copies on specially watermarked Batchelor handmade paper, printed in the month of December 1925 on the thirty-first anniversary of the founding of the Press, manuscript pen & ink correction by Hornby on p.[10] (correcting 1923 to 1913), [16]pp, printed in red and black, original stitched printed blue wraps, with the single leaf announcement for I Fioretti di San Francesco, February, 1922, printed on recto in red & black, verso blank; 21.8 cm. x 14.9 cm.; [Franklin Announcements 28], and the order form for same [Franklin Announcements 30], both loosely inserted as issued; Charles Harry St. John Hornby: 'Hymns and Prayers for Use at the Marriage of Michael Hornby and Nicolette Ward at St Margaret's Church Westminster', Chelsea, Ashendene Press, 1928, one of approximately 250 copies, [12]pp, the bride's copy, with her contemporary manuscript signature on first page, original stitched printed blue wraps; St. John & Cicely Hornby's Christmas Card for 1916, Chelsea, Shelley House, [4]pp, not printed at Ashendene, the verses are by Edgar Bowen (Hornby's housemaster at Harrow); Christmas Card for 1922 'With All Good Wishes from St. John & Cicely Hornby Chantmarle, Dorset Christmas, MCMXXII.', single page, wood engraved illustration of Chantmarle Manor (printed area approx. 13.5 x 14cm, marginal closed tear professionally repaired verso just affecting image); an interesting ALS from St. John Hornby to Dundas, 1923, with his thoughts on how to re-bind an Ashendene book, [3]pp, Shelley House, Chelsea headed paper; 'The Ashendene Press. Announcement of the Last Books to be Issued from the Press. Shelley House, Chelsea, March MCMXXXIII', 1933, printed in red and black, 4to (28 x 19.5cm); various announcements, some with corresponding order forms, including 'Il Decameron di Giovanni Boccaccio', November 1920, single leaf, tall 8vo (26 x 17cm), plus 5 further duplicate copies of the same announcement, 'The Golden Asse', single leaf, October 1924 (20.5 x 14cm), plus 2 further duplicate copies of the same announcement, 'Spenser's Faerie Queene', single leaf, January 1924, the first version listed in Franklin with prices in one paragraph, together with the order form, 'Spenser's Minor Poems', single leaf, announcement that "The Ashendene Press is now engaged on the printing of an edition of...", 'The Historie of Don Quixote', four page announcement, January 1926, m/s pencil corrections to prices, etc, several of the announcements housed in a blue cloth portfolio, boards approx. 29 x 20cm, "Ashendene Press Announcements" in gilt to front cover, other items in sleeves and acid free film front packets, all housed together in blue cloth clamshell box (36 x 26 x 5cm), gilt lettered on spine
Patrick Leigh Fermor, 'Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese', 1958, 'Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece', 1966, both first editions, both published London, John Murray, first title with frontispiece by John Craxton, both with maps & illustrations from photographs as called for, both original cloth gilt, both in dust wrappers by John Craxton (2)
Detective fiction, 5 titles, Dorothy L. Sayers. 'Busman's Honeymoon', Gollancz, 1937, original cloth, rubbed, head of spine snagged, first edition, (exclamation mark on page 378 line 30; 'errific' page 227 last line; erratum slip at page 335.)(with) Sayers. 'In the Teeth of the Evidence . And Other Stories', Gollancz, 1939, original cloth rubbed, 'Boots' label to board, first edition.(with) Sayers and Robert Eustace. 'The Documents in the Case', Benn, 1930, original cloth, spine detached, first edition.(with) Agatha Christie. 'Parker Pyne Investigates' 1934, 2nd impression (same month as the first), 6 pp ads., original cloth, ex-circulating library, lacks half-title and front free endpaper, stamp to title, remains of dust jacket on inside boards.(with) Christie. 'They Came to Baghdad', Thriller Book Club, 1951, original cloth, dust jacket.(5)
Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey: 'The Fowler in Ireland', London, John Van Voorst, 1882, half title, b/w frontis + plates and ills. in text as called for, original cloth gilt, 'Letters to Young Shooters. First Series: On the Choice and Use of a Gun; Second Series: The Production, Preservation, and Killing of Game; Third Series: A Short Natural History of British Wildfowl and Complete Directions in Shooting Wildfowl on the Coast and Inland', L, Longmans, 1899, 5th edition revised; 1894, 2nd edition; 1896, 1st edition, 3 volumes, b/w plates & illustrations by Whymper, Millais, de Bree and the author, uniform original cloth gilt, 'High Pheasants in Theory and Practice', Richmond Publishing Co, 1972, 2nd facsimile edition of the original 1913 edition, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper (5).From the estate of John Humphreys (1939-2012), distinguished sporting and countryside author who wrote for Shooting Times for more than 40 years – for much of that time contributing the weekly ‘Country Gun’ column. He was a much loved character of the shooting community who dedicated his life to the promotion of shooting, fishing and the countryside.
Tove Jansson: 'Comet in Moominland', translated Elizabeth Portch, London, Ernest Benn Ltd, 1951, 1st English language edition, black & white illustrations by Tove Jansson throughout, original pictorial cloth, dust wrapper (edge worn, part loss at foot of spine, publisher's 8/6 net price sticker attched to inside front flap). The second novel in Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson's celebrated series of Moomin books, contains the first appearance of several main characters, such as Snufkin and the Snork Maiden. Very scarce
Kazuo Ishiguro, a collection of 13 works, all first editions, first impressions, ALL SIGNED, comprising 'Introduction 7. Stories by New Writers', London, Faber & Faber, 1981, 1st edition, signed piece mounted at front, includes three stories by Kazuo Ishiguro, his first appearance in hardcover, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper, very scarce, 'A Pale View of Hills', L, Faber, 1982, 1st edition, blank leaf signed by Ishiguro inserted after FFEP, original cloth gilt, d/w, 'An Artist of the Floating World', L, Faber, 1986, 1st edition, signed on title page, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper, 'The Remains of the Day', L, Faber, 1989, 1st edition, signed on title page, orig. cloth, d/w, 'The Unconsoled', L, Faber, 1995, 1st edition, signed on title page, orig. cloth, d/w, 'When We Were Orphans', L, Faber, 2000, 1st edition, signed & inscribed on title page, orig. cloth, d/w, 'Never Let Me Go', L, Faber, 2005, 1st edition, signed on title page, orig. cloth, d/w, plus a signed limited edition copy of the same title, orig. cloth, d/w, orig. slipcase, unopened in orig. shrinkwrap, 'Nocturnes', L, Faber, 2009, 1st edition, signed on title page, orig. cloth, d/w, orig. slipcase, 'The Buried Giant', L, Faber, 2015, 1st edition, signed on title page, orig. boards gilt, d/w, orig. wraparound band, 'My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs. Nobel Lecture Delivered in Stockholm on 7 December 2017', L, Faber, 2017, 1st edition, signed on title page, orig. wraps, 'Klara and the Sun', L, Faber, 2021, signed on half title, orig. boards, red dust wrapper, bookmark loosely inserted, plus another copy of the same work, L, Faber, 2021, 1st edition, signed on half title, orig. boards, d/w (blue variant), all in fine/fine or very near fine, collectable condition, all dust wrappers with prices intact (13)NB: ALL SIGNED
(Botany.) Thomas Hogg: 'The Florist. Volume First. January to December; The Florist and Garden Miscellany. 1849', London, Chapman & Hall, 1848, 1850, 2 volumes, first vol. 11 hand coloured engraved plates, second vol. 13 hand coloured engraved plates, uniform contemporary half calf gilt (2)
(Whittington Press.) Nigel Hamway & Peter Lawrence: '2020 Vision: Nineteen Wood Engravers, One Collector, and the Artists Who Inspired Them.', Cheltenham, Nomad Letterpress & the Society of Wood Engravers, 2020, limited edition, number 152 of 340 copies, set in Perpetua and printed by Anna Parker and Pat Randle at the Whittington Press on Zerkall Paper, published to mark the Centenary of the Society of Wood Engravers, a year on press, this book links past with present. Nigel Hamway selected nineteen of his favourite contemporary wood engravers and asked them for work (many of whom produced a new engraving for the project), they in turn chose a significant artistic influence to be included alongside their work. Numerous full page illustrations throughout, several tipped in/folding, including illustrations by Neil Bousfield & Paul Nash, Anne Desmet & Edward Wadsworth, Hilary Payner & Henry Moore, Sarah Van Niekerk & Gertrude Hermes, Howard Phipps & Eric Ravilious, Andy English & Reynolds Stone, etc etc, folio (34 x 26cm), original quarter cloth, patterned paper covered boards, printed label to spine, original slipcase; Sandy Connors: 'Busy as a Bee. Recipes and Labels for the Kitchen Garden', Whittington Press, 2002, limited edition, number xlix of 55 special editions, signed by the author, 12 wood engraved illustrations (some coloured), 8vo (20 x 14cm), original half tan morocco gilt, patterned paper covered boards, with accompanying folder containing 12 proofs of the engravings and a decorated seed saving envelope, half cloth, paper covered boards, housed together in original slipcase; Rosalind Randle & Judith Verity: 'Rose's Aga Recipes', Whittington Press, 1995, limited edition, number 7 of 30 specials signed by the author and illustrator, 6 hand coloured linocut ills. by Judith Verity, bound in the style of the 30 specials of the first edition of 1984 by Brian Settle of his Ludlow Bookbinders, original floral decorated American cotton, oval blue leather gilt title label to front cover, original cloth solander box lined with floral cloth and backed with blue leather gilt; Hellmuth Weissenborn (ill.); Rupert Brooke: 'Country Scenes 1 & 2 : Wood-engravings by Hellmuth Weissenborn, with an Introduction by John Randle', Whittington Press, 2001, limited edition, one of 50 specials, two volumes, each of 12 wood engravings, each original pictorial printed wraps, accompanied by an additional small paper portfolio with a set of proofs of all the engravings, all housed together in original dark red paper-covered slip case; 'Matrix 36. A Review for Printers & Bibliophiles', Whittington Press, Summer 2020, limited to 660 copies, of which this copy is one of 600 regular copies bound in wrappers, the final full issue of the series which was first produced in 1981, tipped-in and bound-in inserts of wood engravings, type specimens, sample pages, photographs etc., content/contributors includes Miriam Macgregor, John Randle, Russell Maret, Paul W. Nash, Alan Powers, Jerry Kelly, Sebastian Carter etc, 4to (28 x 20cm) original pictorial card covers, dust wrapper; 'People & Places. Wood-Engravings by John O'Connor', Whittington Press, 1999, limited edition, number 92 of 375 copies, 36 wood engraved illustrations by John O'Connor, original quarter cloth, pictorial paper covered boards; John Randle: 'One Rainy Day', Whittington Press, 2000, limited edition, number 5 of 40 special copies with a signed engraving by Miriam Macgregor and an engraving by Edward Walters, [4],6,[4]pp, original sewn brown Japanese paper wrappers, wood engraved vignette to upper cover, housed in the original burgundy paper slipcase; plus an editioned hand coloured wood engraving by John Lawrence entitled 'All Afloat: Coat', printed from the original block by Simon Lawrence of the Fleece Press, pencil signed by John Lawrence and dated 1994, number 48/60, printed area approx. 12 x 15cm, and a signed and numbered engraving by Simon Brett (9)
(Old School Press.) John Ruskin: 'Venice approached', Bath, The Old School Press, 2014, limited edition, number 17 of 50 copies for sale, "An extended reprint of the first text published by The Old School Press, being an extract from chapter 30 of book one and chapter I of book two of Ruskin's The Stones of Venice", 14pp, text hand-set in Hunt Roman on Hodgkinson hand-made paper, large 4to (32 x 22 cm), cases furnished by Ludlow Bookbinders, marbled paper covered boards by Ann Muir; Ferdinand P. Ulrich: 'Zapf and Stauffacher. Collaborations between type designer and typographer', The Old School Press, 2018, limited edition, number 36 of 125 copies, tipped in photo frontis of Zapf and Stauffacher from a film in the archives of the Greenwood Press, 14pp, text hand-set in Hunt Roman on Losin hand-made paper, large 4to (32 x 22 cm), cases furnished by Ludlow Bookbinders, green paper covered boards; 'An Italian Dream being chapter VII pf 'Pictures of Italy' by Charles Dickens', The Old School Press, 2008, number 98 of 135 copies, on an Amalfi hand made paper originally purchased by Christopher Skelton's September Press, cases furniched by Ludlow Bookbinding, paper covered boards with front cover illustration by Martyn Ould; Peter Davidson; Paul Kershaw (ill.): 'At nightfall on the shortest day', Old School Press, 2020, limited edition, number 40 of 55 copies numbered and signed by Davidson and Kershaw, tipped in wood engraving by Paul Kershaw, text hand-set in Monotype Fournier, text paper probably hand-made Kelmscott Antique from the Batchelor mill, dating from the 1930s, original stitched wraps, cover paper from Moulin de Larroque, printed title label to front cover; Lafcadio Hearn: 'Blue & Grey. Lafcadio Hearn. Exotic II: Fuji-no-yama from 'Exotics and retrospectives' of 1898', Old School Press, 2019, number 8 of 40 copies only, hand-set in Octavian and printed on a Japanese hand-made paper, original Japanese patterned paper stab binding (5)
Trevor Blakemore (Poet, 1879-1953). Collection of 8 titles, all first editions, all in original cloth or paper wraps as issued. 'Poems & Ballads', 1912, signed presentation copy from the author; 'The Flagship', 1915, s.p.c from the author; 'China Clay', 1922; 'Sunrise', 1924?; 'Moonset', 1924; 'Elementals', 1935, one of 250 copies, signed and with 5-line autograph letter signed; 'Poems,' 1955, with autograph poem by ? loosely inserted; 'Ballades', 1955. (8)
(Designer Binding.) A handmade "Art Binding" by designer bookbinder Mark Cockram, 'Reliquary No1', based on a 3rd Century Greek "Coptic" Binding, constructed of wood, copper, brass, lead and gold leaf, being one of his early works, approx size 24 x 12 x 5.5cm. Mark Cockram opened his first studio in Lincoln in 1992 and established 'Studio Five' in Barnes, London in 2003. Fellow of Designer Bookbinders since 2001, and a Brother of the distinguished Art Workers Guild, he has also been commissioned to bind works by Man Booker Prize finalists seven times. His work can be found in the British Library, the Grolier Club and the Victoria & Albert Museum, with some of his works also having been sold at Bonhams.
Modern fiction, seven assorted titles, all first editions, all in dust wrappers, including Barry Maitland: 'The Marx Sisters', London, HH, 1994; James Ellroy: 'L.A. Confidential', L, Mysterious Press, 1990; Joe Ide, 2 titles: 'Righteous', L, W & N, 2017, 'IQ', NY, Little Brown, 2016; Elizabeth Chaplin: 'Hostage to Fortune', L, Scribners, 1992; Sean Chercover: 'Big City, Bad Blood', 2007, 1st US; John Dunning: 'The Sign of the Book', 2005, 1st US (7)
Colin Dexter, 2 Inspector Morse detective fiction novels, both first editions, both published London, Macmillan, both original cloth gilt, dust wrappers: 'Last Seen Wearing', 1976, signed & inscribed on title page "For Isaac - I'm so glad you enjoy old Morse! And every best wish to you & to yours always in life, Colin Dexter", inner joints reinforced, new EP's, 'The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn', 1977, inner joints reinforced, new EP's. Scarce 2nd and 3rd Inspector Morse detective novels (2)
(Clover Hill Press, Douglas Cleverdon.) 'Mercurius Bristoliensis or, A Faithful Summary of some Newsbooks, 1641-1650, offered for sale by Douglas Cleverdon.', Bristol, Printed by Douglas Cleverdon at the Clover Hill Press December, 1935, short list of early newsbooks produced "...to the notice of librarians and collectors...this list is offered as the first specimen of printing from the Clover Hill Press. On this press (an Albion of 1849) Douglas Cleverdon will print, from time to time, small limited editions which he hopes will prove agreeable to collectors of modern fine printing.", [8]pp, unstitched copy, together with 'Printing of Distinction - An Announcement from Frank Hucker Printer Hill Street, Bristol 1', [nd], c.1930's, scarce announcement/prospectus/package of Frank Hucker's printing, introduction by Douglas Cleverdon "To the members of the Clifton Arts Club. I have considerable pleasure in recommending the services of Frank Hucker for the printing of all kinds of stationery... Frank (as he is more popularly know) spent several months last summer at Eric Gill's press at Pigotts, where he acquired a sound knowledge of the craft of printing. He is now working on my private press - the Clover Hill Press - from which will be issued, from time to time, limited editions of interest to collectors of fine printing...", [4]pp folding booklet with various examples of Frank Hucker stationer/letterpress printing loosely inserted (2)
Edward Ardizzone: 'Tim to the Rescue', London, Oxford University Press, 1949, 1st edition, colour illustrations by Ardizzone throughout, original pictorial paper covered boards (worn), together with 14 Puffin Story Books 1940's/50's, all first Puffin Story editions, including Barbara Euphan Todd: 'Worzel Gummidge & Saucy Nancy', 1947, illustrated John Harwood, (2 copies), Thames Williamson: 'North After Seals', 1946, plus others illustrated/cover illustrations by Claudia Freedman, Richard Floethe, Geoffrey Whittam etc, all original wraps, plus 13 King Penguin books 1940's/50's, 12 of which 1st King Penguin editions, including John Piper: 'Romney Marsh', 1950, 16 colour plates by John Piper as called for, plus others with ills./cover art by Enid Marx, Lynton Lamb, Clarke Hutton, Kay Ambrose, Rosemary & Clifford Ellis, Rose Ellenby, Charles Paine etc., all original paper covered boards, 1 in dust wrapper (28)
Patrick Leigh Fermor Trilogy, all first editions, all published London, John Murray, all original cloth, all in dust wrappers, comprising 'A Time of Gifts', 1977, d/w by John Craxton, 'Between the Woods and the Water', 1986, d/w by John Craxton, 'The Broken Road. From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos', 2013, d/w by Ed Kluz. The complete trilogy of books recounting Patrick Leigh Fermor's epic youthful travel journey across Europe in the 1930's (3)
(Africa, Big Game, Travel.) W.D.M. Bell, 2 titles: 'The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter', London, Country Life Ltd., 1923, 1st edition, frontispiece + 42 plates, 38 with illustrations recto and verso, plus illustrations in text as called for, ix, [1], 187, [1 (index)]; title in red and black, 4to, original quarter yellow buckram gilt, cloth gilt title label to front cover, 6 page photocopy of an obituary of the author "Karamoja" Bell by Maj. BG Kinloch, Chief Game Warden, Uganda, published in the Uganda Journal, 1954, loosely inserted, 'Karamojo Safari', NY, Harcourt Brace, 1949, 1st US edition, orig. pictorial cloth; together with an autograph letter signed by one Dave Southwood, from Shire River, Malawi, to John Humphreys (1939-2012), c.1990's, on elephant dung paper, with 4 associated colour photographs African elephants, loosely inserted. Scarce first edition of Bell's first work, describing his 'early elephant hunting days in the Karamojo region' of Africa, in modern-day Uganda; together with Frederick Courteney Selous, 2 titles: 'Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa', London, Rowland Ward, 1893, 1st edition, half-title, portrait frontispiece + 21 plates, folding map + ills. in text as called for, [4]pp adverts at end, original pictorial cloth gilt, inner joints reinforced. "In this work recounting eleven years of exploration, work and sport in the 1880s and 1890s, Selous describes numerous adventures with lion and leopards, particularly near the Zambezi, Zweswi, and Manyami rivers ..." (Czech), 'A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa. Being a narrative of nine years spent amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa.', L, Macmillan, 1907, 5th edition, frontispiece, title vignette, folding map, 17 full-page plates + 6 illustrations in text as called for, original pictorial cloth gilt, top edge gilt, replenished EP's. (4)From the estate of John Humphreys (1939-2012), distinguished sporting and countryside author who wrote for Shooting Times for more than 40 years – for much of that time contributing the weekly ‘Country Gun’ column. He was a much loved character of the shooting community who dedicated his life to the promotion of shooting, fishing and the countryside.
(Prize Bindings, Donald Banks 1891-1975.) Thirty seven early 20th Century prize leather bindings, all Elizabeth College Guernsey, 31 of which awarded to Major-General Sir Thomas MacDonald "Donald" Banks KCB DSO MC TD (31 March 1891 – 11 July 1975), British Army officer, senior civil servant and a founder member and first Chairman of the Guernsey Society, variously dated 1905-1909, 4 of which awarded to his brother Maurice Rowley Banks (b.1898), and dated 1913-1914, plus 2 others with no name of recipient to printed prize label on front pastedowns, all contemporary full leather gilt, mixed condition, spijes decorated in gilt, many with Elizabeth College school crests in gilt to front covers. Donald Banks (1891-1975) attended Elizabeth College, Guernsey between 1899 and 1909, where he was in the Shooting VIII 1908–9. He entered the Civil Service in 1909 in the Exchequer and Audit Department. In 1914, he passed the Civil Service Examination, and was appointed to the Secretary's Office of the General Post Office (GPO).He saw service in the First World War as commanding officer of the 10th (Service) Battalion Essex Regiment and the 8th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment. As a result of his actions, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), Military Cross (MC), the Croix de Guerre, and was mentioned in despatches twice. He was Private Secretary to the Secretary of the GPO, and between 1920 and 1923 was Private Secretary to four Postmasters-General in succession. In 1924, he was appointed Deputy Controller of the Post Office Savings Bank, and became Controller in 1931. He became first Director-General of the Post Office in 1934, where he was responsible for the introduction of the emergency service '999', as well as the speaking clock ('TIM'). He was knighted in the New Years' Honours List of 1935. In 1936, he transferred to the Air Ministry, where he was appointed Permanent Secretary, in 1938 becoming first Permanent Under Secretary of State for Air. The Second World War he returned to military service, and was adjutant and Quartermaster General of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division. He served in the British Expenditionary Force (BEF) in 1940, and was mentioned in despatches. He became a major-general in 1943. From 1940 to 1945 he was Director-General of the Petroleum Warfare Department, which developed innovative applications for petrol during the conflict, include Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation FIDO, (fog dispersal at airports), and PLUTO (pipeline under the ocean taking fuels from England to Europe during and after the invasion build-up). After World War II, he resumed his civil service career in the Air Ministry. Sir Donald was Head of the United Kingdom delegation to the International Civil Aviation Organization at Montreal in 1946, and Deputy Chairman of the Air Transport Advisory Council 1947–51. He was also a Director of De La Rue and Standard Telephones and Cables, and Chairman of the Anglo-Chinese Chamber of Commerce 1946–54. In his obituary, The Daily Telegraph described him as "a man of ideas whose versatility contributed much to the national well-being in war and peace". Maurice Rowley Banks (b.1898) saw active service in the Royal Flying Corps during WW1, destroying enemy shipping off the coast of the Netherlands, and also worked for the Air Ministry during WWII. Their father, Thomas Brownsort Banks (b.1860), was a stationer, being the owner of T.B. Banks & Co, the printer stated on the prize labels to front pastedowns of the books (37)
Peter Scott: 'Morning Flight. A Book of Wildfowl', London, Country Life Ltd, 1939, 4th impression, signed & inscribed by the Peter Scott to John Humphreys (1939-2012) on first blank "Inscribed for John Humphreys with all best wishes from Peter Scott. Welney. 10th December 1986.", 16 colour and 48 black & white plates as called for, 4to, rebound half burgundy morocco gilt by Wilson & Son. From the estate of John Humphreys (1939-2012), distinguished sporting and countryside author who wrote for Shooting Times for more than 40 years – for much of that time contributing the weekly ‘Country Gun’ column. He was a much loved character of the shooting community who dedicated his life to the promotion of shooting, fishing and the countryside.
(Harsimus Press.) Barbara Henry, 2 titles: 'The Playbook', Jersey City, NJ, 2014, Harsimus Press, limited edition, number 24 of 50 copies, numbered & signed by Barbara Henry, designed, printed and illustrated with linocuts by Barbara Henry, letterpress printed by Harsimus Press on a Vandercook proof press, onto Zerkall and Hahnemuhle papers from a variety of types and illustrated with linocuts, 27.5 x 18cm, original full line, printed paper label, by the Campbell-Logan Bindery, two original prospectuses and another Harsimus Press printed item/broadsheet loosely inserted, 'The Workbook', Jersey City, NJ, 2010, Harsimus Press, limited edition, number 27 of 47 copies, numbered and signed by Barbara Henry, printed on a Vandercook Universal Iusing Bulmer and Gothic 544 types, [20]pp, full page linocut colour ills. of birds (of which 1 double page), designed and printed by Barbara Henry, original wraps, printed label, linocut colour illustration of a Thrush plus a Harsimus Press printed item/broadsheet loosely inserted (2). The Playbook, 2014, is a sequel to The Workbook, 2010, in which I first explored alternative symbols for fricatives and the opportunities it provided for re-imagining the alphabet. Setting type by hand, letter by letter, invites revery, and this book is the result of following the revery wherever it leads, finding or creating and setting the sorts of used for th throughout history, taking an ancient or new path.
[Otto Dettmer] ottoGraphic: 'The Modern Constructivist', Bath, Marshfield Screen Print, 2013, limited edition, number 7 of 20 copies only, pencil numbered and signed by Otto Dettmer, the 'original' pochoir stencilled edition, [24]pp, pochoir colour illustrations/printing throughout, plus loose folding pochoir poster at end, 58 x 41cm unfolded, 4to (29 x 21cm), original pochoir stencilled pictorial wraps, together with the two other smaller screenprinted 'copies' forming the complete 3 parts of the set, each limited editions of 100 copies, version 1 number 69 of 100, pencil numbered and signed by Otoo Dettmer, version 2 slightly varying from the first, some of the stencils reversed "and the result is more dreamlike", each 15 x 11cm, original pictorial wraps (3). Otto Dettmer is a Graphic Artist who practices as book artist, screen printer and illustrator. Twenty years ago Otto began creating and publishing screen printed books. His first participation at an artists’ book fair was at the Barbican in 1996 where he showed his conceptual visual narrative ‘Helping you back to work’. Since then he has been presenting books at major artists’ book fairs around the world and has now published in excess of 80 titles. Otto's image-making is derived from screen-printing which is digitalised since 1997. His technique is particularly affected by polish poster art and psychedelic designs of the sixties. The image composition is largely influenced by Russian Constructivist Designers, with their montage of photos, type and flat design elements. Baroque painting and sculpture has to a large degree informed Otto's treatment of the human figure.
Ian Fleming, 3 titles, all first editions, all published London, Jonathan Cape: 'Thunderball', 1961, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper (small part losses and closed tears, 15s net price intact), 'The Spy Who Loved Me', 1962, original cloth lettered in silver, plus another copy of 'Thunderball', 1961, orig. cloth gilt (3)
[Otto Dettmer] ottoGraphic, a set of 5 screen-printing manuals published 2016-2018, comprising 'Screen Printing Manual', 'Screen Printing in Photoshop', 'Multichannel for Screen Printing', 'Image Making for Screen Printing', this a limited edition, number 30 of 45 copies, numbered and signed in pencil by the author, 'Advanced Screen Printing', all published otooBooks 2016-2018, all 26pp, screenprinted ills./text throughout, 22 x 15cm, original pictorial wraps, plus others by the graphic artist Otto Dettmer, including 'Dark Matter', Bath, 2018, limited edition, number 2 of 100 copies, pencil numbered and signed, [24] panel screen printed folded book, folded: 21 x 19 cm. unfolded: 38 x 84 cm. “Some years ago I made the book Dot Screen Print and the associated print "Molecules”. Dark Matter picks up the subject and explores the issue of super-imposing patterns further, touching on issues relating to quantum physics and astronomy.“ - Otto Dettmer is a Graphic Artist who practices as book artist, screen printer and illustrator. Twenty years ago Otto began creating and publishing screen printed books. His first participation at an artists’ book fair was at the Barbican in 1996 where he showed his conceptual visual narrative ‘Helping you back to work’. Since then he has been presenting books at major artists’ book fairs around the world and has now published in excess of 80 titles. Otto's image-making is derived from screen-printing which is digitalised since 1997. His technique is particularly affected by polish poster art and psychedelic designs of the sixties. The image composition is largely influenced by Russian Constructivist Designers, with their montage of photos, type and flat design elements. Baroque painting and sculpture has to a large degree informed Otto's treatment of the human figure.
(Ashendene Press, Charles Harold St John Hornby.) 'Hymns and Prayers for Use at the Marriage of Michael Hornby and Nicolette Ward at St Margaret's Church Westminster, November 15, 1928', Chelsea, Ashendene Press, 1928, [12]pp, 8vo, original stitched printed blue wraps, bookplate of C.F.J. Beausire to inside top wrap. According to the Ashendene Bibliography about 250 copies were printed, but that no record was kept. It is difficult to believe that many copies would have been saved; various announcements, some with corresponding order forms, including 'Il Decameron di Giovanni Boccaccio', November 1920, single leaf, tall 8vo (26 x 17cm), plus 4 further duplicate copies of the same announcement, 'The Golden Asse', single leaf, October 1924 (20.5 x 14cm), 'Spenser's Faerie Queene', single leaf, January 1924, the first version listed in Franklin with prices in one paragraph, together with the order form, 'for I Fioretti di San Francesco', February, 1922, printed on recto in red & black, verso blank; 21.8 cm. x 14.9 cm, all housed in blue cloth portfolio (34 x 22cm), "Ashendene Press - Ephemera Etc." in gilt to front cover
(Ornithology.) James M. Harrison: 'The Birds of Kent. Volume One: Black-throated Diver to Puffin. Volume Two: Pallas's Sand-Grouse to Snow-finch.', London, Witherby, 1953, 1st edition, first issue, volume 2 signed by the author in blue ink on half title, 82 illustrations, maps, graphs etc (of which majority full page colour plates) as called for, 4to, uniform original blue cloth gilt, dust wrappers (2)
Six silver and silver mounted smoking related items, some inscribed, comprising: two plain vesta cases, London 1889 and Birmingham 1916; two cigarette cases, Birmingham 1913 and 1925; and two cigarette boxes, the larger French silver lidded and wooden veneered, 1st standard (.950), the smaller silver covered cedar, London 1907, the first four 294g (9.45 oz)
Two similar George III silver mustard pots by William Abdy II, London 1801 and 1810, each oval straight-sided, the first with a vase finial to the domed cover, a moulded scroll handle and threaded rims; the second with a vase finial to the domed cover, a moulded angular handle and threaded rims, with blue glass liners, each 11cm (4 1/4in) long, 219g (7.05 oz) gross (2)
Omega Speedmaster a gentleman's stainless steel chronograph wrist watch the black dial with three subsidiary dials and signed Omega, Speedmaster, Professional, with black outer Tachymeter bezel, the rear of the case with the Speedmaster logo and engraved Flight-Qualified by NASA for all Manned Space Missions. The First Watch Worn on the Moon, the inside stamped with the Omega trademark and model number 145.022 71 ST, the calibre 861 movement numbered 31328780, diameter 40mm, with international guarantee dated 3/10/1973 from Ali Bin Ali, Jewellers of Doha, Qatar, with model number ST 145.022 and repeat of the movement number.
[Military Interest] A Victorian silver Shooting Trophy, maker's mark rubbed, London 1861, of chalice form, the engraved cartouche surrounded by laurel leaves and crossed rifles ' Queens (Western) Rifle Volunteers No 2 Company First Prize presented by Four Ladies, Friends of Capt Aldersam Won by Private John Hy Weatherdon 26th October 1861' raised on a slender stem and collet foot, 26.5cm (10 1/2in) high, 500g (6.05 oz)
A selection of presentation coins commemorating decimalisation in the UK, to include: Westminster, The Decimalisation of Historic framed collection including, a UK 2021 silver proof 50p coin, with certificate and box; The Historic Decimal coin collection including, a 2021 UK 50p coin and the first decimal coin wallet pack limited edition 5000, with certificate, boxed; The 50th Anniversary of Decimalisation proof four coin set, limited edition 0447/4,995, with certificate and box, together with a change checker pre and post decimal set (missing half-crown).
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