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Chaucer Auctions
Lot 355

Football Autographed JOHNNY MORRIS 16 x 12 Limited Edition : Manchester United inside-forward JOHNNY MORRIS poses for photographers prior to a First Division encounter with Arsenal at Highbury in 1947, the Red Devils would return north following a demoralizing 6-2 defeat, signed to the lower border in fine black marker by Morris, limited to just 75 Editions. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Lot 361

Football Autographed PETER CORMACK 16 x 12 Limited Edition : PETER CORMACK poses with the First Division trophy in the dressing room at Anfield, after Liverpool had secured the 1972/73 Title following a 2-0 victory over Leeds United in 1973, signed to the lower border in fine black marker by Cormack, limited to just 75 Editions. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Lot 384

Space. NASA Astronaut Karol Joseph Bo Bobko Signed First Day Cover. Houston 1985 Postmark.. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Lot 389

NATO. Jamie Patrick Shea CMG Signed Soldier Tale First Day Cover. 4 British Stamps with Two 5-10-1999 Postmarks.. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Lot 402

Emma Thompson Actress Signed First Day Cover With 11x15 Mounted Photo.. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Lot 439

Football, Peter McParland signed 12x18 black and white photograph picturing McParland, playing for Aston Villa as he scored high to head the ball against the Manchester United woodwork in the 1957 FA Cup Final. McParland bagged a brace to give the Villa a 2:1 victory over the Babes. McParland holds a unique place in English football history as the first player in the game to score in and win both English major domestic knockout Finals. One of the finest headers and strikers of the ball of the past fifty years, he is regarded as one of the greatest players to represent both Aston Villa and Northern Ireland. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Lot 441

Football, Sir Geoff Hurst signed 12x16 colour photograph picturing during his time playing for West Ham, 1958 1972. Hurst began his career with West Ham United, where he scored 242 goals in 500 first team appearances. There he won the FA Cup in 1964 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1965. Having scored 40 goals in 59 competitive games in the 1965-66 season and then gone on to make himself a household name by winning the World Cup with England. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Lot 54

Connie Francis signed 7x5 black and white promo photo. Francis is an American former pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Widely recognized as the First Lady of Rock and Roll, she is estimated to have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Wessex Auction Rooms
Lot 352

Star Wars - Large collection of various boxed Hasbro play sets to include large X-Wing Fighter, 3 x Rogue One Rebel U-Wing Fighter, 2 x Rogue One TIE Striker, Assault Walker, The Force Awakens Poe's X-Wing Fighter, Micro Machines First Order Star Destroyer, The Force Awakens First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter, The Force Awakens First Order Snowspeeder, The Force Awakens Micro Machines Millennium Falcon, etc, all boxed and appearing unopened, plus a boxed Darth Vader CD Player

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Lot 354

Star Wars - Collection of 47 carded figures to include examples from The Force Awakens, Force Link, Force Link 2.0, etc, to include Unkar's Thug, Maz Kanata, Supreme Leader Snoke, Princess Leia Organa, C-3PO, Luke Skywalker, First Order Flametrooper, etc, all vg overall

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Lot 356

Star Wars - Collection of nine boxed / carded Jakks Pacific Star Wars 18 inch figures to include Boba Fett, Chewbacca, Han Solo, Yoda, Sandtrooper, Rey, Darth Maul, Finn and First Order Stormtrooper, all boxed and unopened, figures vg overall

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Lot 357

Star Wars - Collection of ten boxed / carded Jakks Pacific Star Wars 18 inch figures to include Tusken Raider, Stormtrooper, Captain Phasma, First Order TIE Fighter Pilot, Bossk, 2 x Praetorian Guards, Luke Skywalker, TIE Pilot and Jyn Erso, all boxed and unopened, figures vg overall

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Lot 359

Star Wars - Collection of ten boxed / carded Jakks Pacific Star Wars 18 inch figure to include Ezra Bridger, First Order Snow Trooper, Greedo, Poe Dameron, Jyn Erso, First Order Storm Trooper, Kylo Ren, Jyn Erso and Kanan Jarrus, all boxed and unopened, figures vg overall

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Lot 364

Star Wars - Collection of five boxed / carded Jakks Pacific Star Wars 31 inch figures to include The Inquisitor, Giant Size 501st Clone Trooper, First Order Stormtrooper, Giant Size Clone Shock Trooper and Giant Size Darth Vader, all boxed and unopened, figures vg, boxes vg

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Morley Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 398

A Native American doll made by First Nations Native Americans of Shawnee nations 1930's

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 1108

A GB First Day Cover Album of Machin Stamps, and a further album of covers celebrating The Marriage of Prince Edward, plus an album of flown covers, good condition.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 1114

Stamps; Over 400 Great Britain First Day Covers (FDC's), dating from late pre decimal to millennium period.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 1161

Stamps, Three cover albums containing over 170 Great Britain First Day Covers (FDC's), ranging from 1970's to 1980's, plus an album containing over seventy Post Office Headquarters Card (PHQ's), all stamped, dates range from late 1970's to 1980.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 1343

An Album of First Day Covers "Collection of World Wildlife First Day Covers". Chinese plate, a pair of brass candlesticks, Worcester jug:- One Basket.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 1418

Early XX Century Oak circular Shaped Anaroid Barometer, two wall-mounted crucifixes's Worthies of Barnsley and District by J Wilkinson, first series, plated dressing table mirror:- One Tray.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 1475

After Roland Hilder Signed Limited Edition Print, 117/480 "The First Snow" signed bottom right, 50 x 69, together with a E.R. Sturgeon signed limited edition print 316/850, 50 x 68 (2).

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 142

A Sieburg Stoneware Jug, 15th century, with tall cylindrical neck, grooved loop handle and ribbed ovoid body over a gadrooned foot27cm highA Similar Stoneware Jug20cm high (2)First jug - some areas of repair to rim, handle and bodySecond - handle restored

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 203

~A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Soup Plates, 18th century, painted in underglaze blue with birds in a garden landscape under key fret and diaper borders22.5cm diameterA Similar Pair of Plates, painted with two figures in a garden landscape beside a knarled tree under lambrequin borders23cm diameterA Hexagonal Soup Plate, painted wiyth a pair of spotted deer in a landscape22cm wideAnother Soup Plate, with a central spray under formal borders23cm wideA Pair of Similar Plates, with flower sprays under a cross hatch border23.5cm diameterTwo Further Octagonal Plates, painted with landscapes21.5cm (10)Provenance: Terry Family of York (Terry's Chocolates)First pair, with rich glaze but having some rim chipsSeond pair, minor rim chips, slight fritting and glaze wearHexagoal soup plate, cracked, small chips and glaze wearSoup plate, heavily fritted, glaze wearPair of plates, small rim chips and frittingTwo octagonal plates, rim chips and fritting No restoration throughout

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Lot 257

Captain CookAnderson (George William, editor). A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority. Containing an Authentic, Entertaining, Full, and Complete History of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages.London: Alex Hogg, 1784 [1784-86], folio, plates. Disbound, lacking boards, tears and folds to leaves, browning and spotting [not collated, sold as a collection of plates].

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Lot 260

French RevolutionAn Address to the People of the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland Containing an Account of the Sufferings of Thomas O’Neill. A British Officer, While Confined in the Prison of the Conciergerie, at Paris … Written by Himself.Egerton and Symonds, 1806, first edition, [17], vi-viii , [1], 10-72 pages, title and dedication leaves remounted, original boards (re-backed, new endpapers).With two autograph letters signed by Field Marshall Lord Ironside and a signed photograph of Lord Ironside, 1957.

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Lot 269

McLeod (John) Narrative of a Voyage, in His Majesty's Late Ship Alceste to The Yellow Sea, along the Coast of Corea .... to the Island of Lewchew; with an account of her Shipwreck in the Straits of Gaspar. John Murray, 1817, first edition, [8], 288 pages (the first leaf a blank so may lack a half title), portrait frontis, four colour plates, errata slip, ornate ownership inscription to blank leaf, bookseller's slip causing offsetting to pages 154 and 155, [one reference source mentions a folded map but no other sources mention one], worn calf binding (front board detached); Anon., The Twenty four cases of Filial Piety, no date, English and Chinese text, colour illustrations, concertina pages, original boards; Burton (John Hill), The Book-Hunter, etc., William Blackwood & Sons, 1862, burgundy crushed morocco binding gilt by Bradstreet's, top edge gilt, housed in a book-form case.(3)

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Lot 27

A Chaffers Liverpool Porcelain Teabowl and Saucer, circa 1760, painted in underglaze blue with rocks and peonies saucer 12.5cm diameter A Similar Teabowl and Saucer, painted with birds and flowers saucer 12cm diameter (4) First teabowl and saucer - two small rim chips to saucer, minor pitting to bothSecon - some glaze pitting

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Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers
Lot 266

A rare Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers 8th February 1958 programme. The fixture between United and Wolverhampton Wanderers was postponed following the Munich Air Disaster, which occurred two days earlier. The programme features a small article congratulating the team on their performance against Red Star Belgrade, the match they were returning from when the crash happened. The vendors uncle worked at the printing press where the programmes were printed. Only a handful are thought to have survived as the programmes were pulped following the tragedy. Token intact Also included in this lot is the 22nd February programme featuring the fixture between Manchester United and Nottingham Forrest. This was the first league match following the disaster. Token intact

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Auktionshaus Bossard
Lot 119

3 Kunstbände Edvard Munch dabei 2 illustr. Hardcover Ausgaben *Edvard Munch in Chemnitz* hrsg. von Ingrid Mössinger, Beate Ritter, Kerstin Drechsel, in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Munch-museet Oslo, zur Ausstellung Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz 14.11.99-20.2.2000, Wienand Verlag 1999 sowie *Henry van de Velde und Edvard Munch in Chemnitz* hrsg. von Ingrid Mössinger, Katharina Metz, mit einem Beitrag von Klaus-Jürgen Sembach, Kerber Verlag Bielefeld/Berlin 2013 dazu illustr. OBroschur *Munch im Munch Museum Oslo* Arne Eggum, Gerd Woll, Marit Lande, Scala Publishers/Munch-museet, Oslo 2007, First Edition, ges. 3 Stück

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Lion and Unicorn
Lot 177

A white teacup and saucer set with iridescent pink borders that have a painting of a 19th century woman helping her child take their first steps. Dimensions of the teacup: 4"L x 3.25"W x 2.5"H. Dimensions of the saucer: 1"H x 5.5" dia. Condition: Age related wear.

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Lot 300

Includes framed windmill scene 7.25"H, framed The First Salute commemorating the bicentennial 6.5"H, Blauw tile designed with nautical scene 6"H and tile numbered 940 with sailing vessel 5.25"H. Largest piece: 7.25"H x 7.25"W. Issued: 20th centuryManufacturer: DelftCountry of Origin: HollandCondition: Age related wear.

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Lot 354

Pair of vintage oyster plates with distinct charm. The first features a cream-colored base adorned with delightful purple flowers, making it a rare find with 4 wells. The second plate showcases a unique light blue linen-fold design, housing 6 wells and a scallop-shaped central well for condiments. Issued: c. 1900Dimensions: 1"H x 8.25" dia.Condition: Age related wear. The pink flower plate has a chip to the underside.

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Lot 10

Food & drink.- Dictionnaire Portatif de Cuisine, d'Office et de Distillation, first edition, half-title, occasional faint spots, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, some minor bumps and rubbing, 8vo, Paris, chez Vincent, 1767

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Lot 101

Cholera.- Webster (John) An Essay on the Cholera Epidemic, first edition, half-title, a few scattered spots, contemporary cloth-backed boards, paper label to spine, 8vo, 1832

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Lot 103

Beeton (Mrs. Isabella) The Book of Household Management, first edition in book form, first issue with Bouverie St. address to additional title and p.57 as first line of errata, colour-printed wood-engraved frontispiece, additional pictorial title and 12 plates, numerous wood-engraved illustrations, occasional spotting or light staining, last gathering loose at foot, modern burgundy half straight-grain morocco, spine faded, lightly rubbed, splitting at joints, [Bitting p.32; Cagle 561; Simon BG 186] , 8vo, [Cox and Wyman] for S.O. Beeton, 1861; and 3 others, including a Jonathan Cape printed facsimile first edition of the same work, and handsomely bound set of Burnet's History of His Own Time, 8vo (4)

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Lot 104

Mill (John Stuart) On Liberty, fourth edition, 1869; A System of Logic, 2 vol.,1875; Utilitarianism, 1877; Autobiography, 1874; half-titles, faint spotting to first and last blanks, uniformly bound in contemporary half-morocco, slight rubbing to spine extremities, 8vo (5). 

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Lot 106

Freeman (Edward A.) The History of the Norman Conquest of England, 6 vol., vol. 1, 2 & 6 third edition, vol. 3, 4 & 5 first edition, plates, folding maps, some light marginal toning, later red half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., rubbed, small tears to cloth on a couple of covers, 8vo, 1876-9.

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Lot 11

Russia.- Chappe d'Auteroche (Jean, Abbé) Voyage en Siberie..., 2 vol. only (without atlas), half-titles, engraved printer's device to title, 6 folding engraved plates, 6 folding tables (1 with small tear), contemporary half calf, spines richly gilt with red and green morocco labels, extremities lightly bumped, Amsterdam, Marc Michel Rey, 1769-71 § Keralio (Louis-Felix Guynement de) Histoire de la Guerre des Russes et des Imperiaux, contre les Turks, 2 vol., half-titles, 12 folding maps and plans, contemporary half calf, spines richly gilt, with contrasting leather labels, vol. 2 spine head small chip, Paris, Debure l'aine, 1780 § Manstein (Christoph Hermann von) Mémoires historiques, politiques et militaires sur la Russie, 2 vol., half titles, woodcut initials and ornaments, 10 engraved maps or plans, a little spotting (including to maps), contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt with red morocco labels, a little faded, Jean-Marie Bruyset, Lyons, 1772, the first two with manuscript numbering paper labels to lower spine; and 12 others on Russia, 8vo et infra (18)   

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Lot 113

Bridge (Sir Frederick, editor) The Form and Order of ... the Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, title in red and black, contemporary red morocco, richly gilt upper cover, g.e., fractional bumping to spine extremities, 1902 § Skelton (Sir John) Charles I, first edition, colour frontispiece, 22 plates, illustrations, captioned tissue-guards, occasional very faint marginal finger-soiling, contemporary half-calf, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, London & Paris, Goupil & Co, 1898; 4to & folio (2).

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Lot 116

Kipling (Rudyard) The Works, 26 vol. only (of 31), Bombay Edition limited to 1050 copies, vol. 1 signed by the author on half-title, printed labels to spines, boards foxed, very small stains to a couple of spines, 1913-1927 § Durand (Ralph) A Handbook to the Poetry of Rudyard Kipling, first edition, browning to boards and spine, tear to upper corner of spine label, rubbed, 1914, original cloth-backed boards, t.e.g., foxing to first and last few leaves, 8vo (27).

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Lot 117

Yeats (William Butler) The Bounty of Sweden, first edition, one of 400 copies, printed in red and black, hawk attacking small bird device by T. Sturge Moore on title in red, occasional spotting, light toning, original cloth-backed boards, spine sunned and a little torn, upper cover slightly rubbed, 8vo, Dublin, Cuala Press, 1925.

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Lot 119

Lethaby (W. R.) Westminster Abbey Re-Examined, first edition, specially-bound presentation copy to Frederic Stuttig, with manuscript presentation inscription in red calligraphy pen and c. 40 signatures on 7pp. of additional front free endpapers, illustrations, contemporary burgundy morocco bound by the L. C. C. Central School of Arts and Crafts, tooled with decorative corner-pieces and boarder, with 'FS' monogram on upper cover with green onlay, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., spine faded, 8vo, 1925. *** The Central School of Arts and Crafts was established in 1896 by the London County Council, it became part of the London Institute in 1986 and in 1989 merged with Saint Martin's School of Art to form Central Saint Martin's College of Arts and Design. William Richard Lethaby (1857-1931) trained and practiced as an architect, but was also a designer, educator, and architectural theorist and historian. He was a very important influence on art education and on the Arts and Crafts movement in Victorian Britain.  The dedicatee of this presentation binding, Stuttig, settled in England before 1891 and taught wood carving and gilding at the Central School and at Camberwell.

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Lot 125

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The History of the English Speaking Peoples, 4 vol., first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, light rubbing or chipping to extremities, spines faded with light stains, stilll a very good set, 1956-58 § Princess Mary's Gift Book, tipped-in plates and illustrations by Dulac, Detmold, Rackham, etc., ink presentation inscription on endpapers, contemporary russet morocco, bordered in bline, gilt lettering, stain to upper cover, spine faded, [1914]; and 12 others, including 5 vol. only of Churchill's Second World War, and other works, v.s. (18)

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Lot 126

Rolt (L. T. C.) George and Robert Stephenson: The Railway Revolution half-title browned, 1960; James Watt, 1962; The Clouded Mirror, 1955; Landscape with Canals, 1977, first edition, all with signed presentation inscriptions from the author on front free endpapers, original boards, dust-jackets, light fading to spine, spine ends frayed and chipped; and 4 others, by the same, all but one with signed presentation inscriptions from the author,8vo (8) *** An excellent group of works signed and inscribed by Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt (usually abbreviated to Tom Rolt or L. T. C. Rolt), (1910 - 1974). He was a prolific English writer and the biographer of major civil engineering figures including Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Thomas Telford. He is also regarded as one of the pioneers of the leisure cruising industry on Britain's inland waterways, and as an enthusiast for both vintage cars and heritage railways. This volume came from the library of Sir John Smith, founder of the Landmark Trust, a fellow waterways enthusiast and close friend of L.T.C. Rolt and his family.  

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Lot 130

Fleming (Ian) Diamonds are Forever, very faint foxing marks to first few pages, facsimile dust-jacket, 1956; Thunderball, light spotting and partially removed ink ownership inscription on endpapers, facsimile dust-jacket, 1961; On Her Majesty's Secret Service, boards a little creased, dust-jacket, lightly rubbed at extremities, the odd chip and nick to edges, small patch of mottling to lower panel, 1963, first editions, original boards; and 2 others by Fleming, first editions, 8vo (5)

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Lot 131

Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, ink ownership name and bookseller's stamp on endpapers, light marginal toning, dust-jacket price-clipped, 1" split along upper joint from foot, 1961; The Man With the Golden Gun, staple stains on endpapers, 1965, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, nicks and creases along edges, spines lightly faded; and 4 others by Fleming, 8vo (6)

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Lot 132

Hemingway (Ernest) A Moveable Feast, first English edition, previous owner's pencil note to front free endpaper, bookplate, original boards, fractional bumping to corners and spine extremities, dust-jacket, slight creasing and chipping to top edge, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1964

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Lot 135

Pinter (Harold) Landscape, first edition, one of 1,000 copies, original cloth-backed boards, light toning to spine and cover margins, tears to spine cloth, 8vo, Pendragon Press, 1968.

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Lot 136

Proctor (Edna Dean) Songs of America and Other Poems, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper, bookplate, original cloth, gilt, spine a little faded, light mark to upper cover, Boston & New York, 1905 § Stafford (William) Things That Happen Where There Aren't Any People, signed presentation inscription from the author on half-title, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine faded, otherwise fine, New York, 1980 § Sinclair (May) The Dark Night, out-of-series 'Presentation' copy signed by the author, original parchment-backed boards, dust-jacket, rubbed, spine browned, 1924; and c.250 others, poetry, mostly American, v.s. (c.250) 

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Lot 138

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, first printing, usual light marginal toning, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original pictorial boards, slight shelf-lean, small patch of sunning along top edge, dust-jacket, light creasing to head and foot, an excellent example overall, [Errington A2(a)], 8vo, 1998. 

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Lot 139

Sitwell (Sir Osbert) Wrack at Tidesend, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Alice, to whom page 65 is dedicated, from Osbert" on front free endpaper, dust-jacket, light creasing and fraying at spine ends, spine a little browned, 1952 § Sitwell (Sacheverell) British Architects and Craftsmen, signed by the author on front free endpaper, jacket price-clipped, jacket lacking most of spine, chips and fraying to extremities, rubbed, illustrations, 1945; The Hundred and One Harlequins, signed by the author and another ownership inscription on front free endpaper, lightly toned, 1922, first editions, original cloth, light browning to spine; and c.35 others by or relating to the Sitwells, including 2 copies of the Sitwell bibliography, v.s. (c.40)

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Lot 140

Alken (Henry) Illustrations for Landscape Scenery, first edition, letterpress title, 24 hand-coloured soft-ground etchings by Alken, all with multiple vignettes, with 2 additional similar plates of horses and farm animals by Alken bound in at end, paper guards, some soiling, bookplate of Joel Spitz collection featuring colour portrait of Alken, original boards with paper label to upper cover, rubbed and marked, corners worn, rebacked, preserved in modern cloth portfolio, [Abbey, Life 89], oblong 4to, 1821.*** One of Alken's less common works, depicting military, rural, nautical and sporting subjects as a drawing book.

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Lot 142

Blake (William).- Blair (Robert) The Grave. A Poem, first Blake edition, engraved portrait frontispiece of William Blake by Louis Schiavonetti after T.Phillips, engraved additional pictorial title and 11 plates by Schiavonetti after Blake, list of subscribers, 4pp. advertisements (prospectus) at end, light foxing, mostly marginal, modern bookplate of W. & P.J.Kupfer, later half morocco, rubbed, especially spine, 4to, T.Bensley for R.H.Cromek, 1808.

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Lot 144

Bookbinding.- Zaehnsdorf (Joseph W.) The Art of Bookbinding, first edition, inscribed by Anthony Gardner to Roger Powell "To Roger: in honour of the great Craft of Bookbinding: from Anthony: Xmas. AD: 1941" in red ink on half-title, original cloth, uncut, rubbed and  slightly marked, spine faded and worn at ends, 1880 § Howe (Eric) The London Bookbinders 1780-1806, first edition, one of 250 copies, Anthony Gardner's copy with inscription "Purchased from the Author 18th Feby: Ano: Dom: 1952 price 2li. 10s. Anthony Gardner" in red ink on endpaper, illustrations by Gwen Raverat, original cloth, dust-jacket, price-clipped, some light soiling, The Dropmore Press, 1950, 8vo (2)

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Lot 166

Jones (David) The Book of Jonah Taken From the Authorized Version of King James I, no. LIV of 100 copies on Barcham Green's R. W. S. handmade paper with an extra suite of 13 engravings on japon in a pocket at end, from an edition of 470, original green morocco-backed boards with fish design by Jones, spine a little sunned, otherwise fine, slip-case, Cambridge, Clover Hill Editions at the Rampant Lions Press, 1979; together with another copy of the same work from the larger cloth-backed limitation, small folio (2) *** The first edition of this book was published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1926; the new edition was printed using Jones's original blocks.  

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Lot 168

Nonesuch Press.- Homer. The Iliad, translated by Alexander Pope, one of 1450 copies, text in Greek and English, printed in red and black on pale grey paper, wood-engraved head-pieces by Rudolf Koch, with printed note by Francis Meynell 'On First Looking into Pope's Homer' loosely inserted, very small tear to margin of pp. 625-8, original russet morocco, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, a few small stains to covers, light fading to heads of covers and spine, 8vo, printed by Johannes Enschede en Zonen for the Nonesuch Press, 1931.

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Lot 169

Ricketts (Charles).- Raymond (Jean Paul) Oscar Wilde Recollections, one of 800 copies, illustrations by Ricketts, bookplate, endpapers toned, dust-jacket, light creasing along edges, Nonesuch Press, 1932 § Ricketts (Charles) Unrecorded Histories, one of 950 copies, illustrations by the author, 1933, original decorative cream buckram, very light fading to spine, otherwise excellent copies; and another copy of the first mentioned, without a jacket, 8vo (3) 

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Lot 170

Rollins (Carl Purlington) B. R. America's Typographic Playboy, first edition, one of 500 copies, printer's own copy, original patterned-paper boards, uncut and unopened, original glacine dust-jacket, lightly nicked at extremities with "Drawings of J.H.E" presumably in Richard Ellis's hand on jacket panel, New York, Georgian Press by Richard Ellis, 1927; together with 2 pencil drawings by Ellis's father, and a manuscript poem by Ellis's wife, all preserved in envelope with "Richard Ellis Personal" on front, v.d. § Wain (John) Mid-Week Period Return: Home Thoughts of a Native, illustrations by Arthur Keene, original cloth-backed boards, Celandine Press, 1982; and another, printed at the Nonesuch Press, 8vo (3)  

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Lot 176

Arrowsmith (H.W. & A.) The House Decorator and Painter's Guide, first edition, 61 aquatint plates, 21 hand-coloured and 6 printed in bistre, foxing to some plates, bound after text of W.Mullingar Higgins's 'House Painter' of 1841 but without the plates, contemporary half calf, rubbed, [Abbey, Life, 3], 4to, 1840.

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Lot 177

Bertotti Scamozzi (Ottavio) L'Origine dell' Accademia Olimpica di Vicenza con una breve descrizione del suo Teatro, first edition, 4 folding engraved plates, small stain to upper inner margin of first plate, contemporary mottled wrappers, a little rubbed, 8vo, Vicenza, 1790.*** An excellent copy of this guide to the Teatro Olimpico, the last work designed by Andrea Palladio and completed by Vincenzo Scamozzi after Palladio's death.

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