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δ White (Ethelbert) Swanburn Farm; The Island, two chiaroscuro woodcuts, the first mentioned printed in three colours, the la

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Lot 140

δ White (Ethelbert) Swanburn Farm; The Island, two chiaroscuro woodcuts, the first mentioned printed in three colours, the latter in two, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 25, 160 x 190 mm (6 1/4 x 7 1/2 in), and 205 x 240 mm (8 x 9 1/2 in), respectively, hinged into mounts, minor surface dirt, spotting and handling creases, unframed, [circa 1920s] (2)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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NO RESERVE Barnstone (Howard) The Architecture of John F.Staub: Houston and the South, Houston, 1979 § Scully Jr. (Vincent J.

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Lot 145

NO RESERVE Barnstone (Howard) The Architecture of John F.Staub: Houston and the South, Houston, 1979 § Scully Jr. (Vincent J.) The Shingle Style: Architectural Theory and Design from Richardson to the Origins of Wright, New Haven, 1955 § Crawford (Alan) C.R.Ashbee: Architect, Designer & Romantic Socialist, New Haven & London, 1985 § Bréon (Emmanuel) Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann: Furniture [&] Interior Design, 2 vol., original wrappers, together in board folder with ties (one detached), slightly rubbed at edges, Paris, 2004, illustrations, some colour, all but the last original cloth, the first with slip-case, the third with dust-jacket; and 2 others, 4to & 8vo (7)

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Lutyens (Sir Edwin).- Butler (A.S.G.), George Stewart & Christopher Hussey. The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens, 3 vol.

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Lot 148

Lutyens (Sir Edwin).- Butler (A.S.G.), George Stewart & Christopher Hussey. The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens, 3 vol., one of 1500 reprints, Woodbridge, 1984 § Hussey (Christopher) The Life of Sir Edwin Lutyens, first edition, 1950, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jackets, the first slightly frayed at edges, one torn, the second spotted and browned, folio & 4to (4)⁂ Together forming The Lutyens Memorial.

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Wright (Frank Lloyd) An Autobiography, first English edition, 1945; The Natural House, first edition, first issue with "54" i

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Lot 149

Wright (Frank Lloyd) An Autobiography, first English edition, 1945; The Natural House, first edition, first issue with "54" in red square on upper cover and dust-jacket with "$6.50", rustmark from paperclip to head of front free endpaper and half-title, New York, 1954; A Testament, first English edition, 1957; An American Architecture, edited by Edgar Kaufman, first edition, New York, 1955; The Industrial Revolution Runs Away, limited edition, New York, 1969; Collected Writings, edited by Bruce Brooks Pfeffer, 5 vol. [complete set], vol.2 & 4 original wrappers, New York, 1992-95 § Hitchcock (Henry-Russell) In the Nature of Materials: The Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright 1887-1941, fourth printing, New York, 1942 § Wendingen: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright, facsimile reprint with double folded pages, New York, 1965 § Frank Lloyd Wright: The Early Work, New York, 1968, plates and illustrations, original cloth, all but the fifth and last two with dust-jackets, the second lacking small portion at head of spine, the third with small stain to upper panel and price cut away from flap, the fifth and last with slip-cases, some a little rubbed; and 7 others by Lloyd Wright, v.s. (20)

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NO RESERVE Wright (Frank Lloyd).- Drexler (Arthur) The Drawings of Frank Lloyd Wright, first English edition, 1962 § Pfeiffer

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Lot 150

NO RESERVE Wright (Frank Lloyd).- Drexler (Arthur) The Drawings of Frank Lloyd Wright, first English edition, 1962 § Pfeiffer (Bruce Brooks) Frank Lloyd Wright Drawings, New York, 1996Frank Lloyd Wright Designs: The Sketches, Plans and Drawings, New York, 2011; Treasures of Taliesin: Seventy-Seven Unbuilt Designs, second edition, San Francisco, 1999 § De Long (David G.) & others. Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape 1922-1932, New York, 1996 § Bergdoll (B.) & Jennifer Gray. Frank Lloyd Wright: Unpacking the Archive, New York, 2017, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, the first slightly frayed at head of spine; and 3 others on Wright's drawings and designs, 4to & oblong folio (9)

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Wright (Frank Lloyd).- Manson (Grant Carpenter) Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910: The First Golden Age, some light spotting, New Yo

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Lot 151

Wright (Frank Lloyd).- Manson (Grant Carpenter) Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910: The First Golden Age, some light spotting, New York, 1958 § Eaton (Leonard K.) Two Chicago Architects and Their Clients: Frank Lloyd Wright and Howard van Doren Shaw, Cambridge, Mass., 1969 § Sergeant (John) Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses, New York, 1976 § James (Cary) The Imperial Hotel: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Architecture of Unity, Rutland, Vt. & Tokyo, 1968 § Nute (Kevin) Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan, 1993 § Alofsin (A.) Frank Lloyd Wright. The Lost Years, 1910-1922: A Study of Influence, Chicago & London, 1993; Frank Lloyd Wright: Europe and Beyond, Berkeley, 1999 § Pfeiffer (Bruce Brooks) Frank Lloyd Wright. The Heroic Years: 1920-1932, New York, 2009 § Rattenbury (John) A Living Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright and Taliesin Architects, San Francisco, 2000 § Weintraub (Alan) & others. Lloyd Wright: The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright Jr., 1998, illustrations, some colour, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, the first creased and laminated, the third and fourth price-clipped; and 15 others on Frank Lloyd Wright, his influences, theories and successors, 4to & 8vo (25)

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Wright (Frank Lloyd).- Pfeiffer (Bruce Brooks) Selected Houses, edited and photographed by Yukio Futagawa, 8 vol. [a complete

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Lot 153

Wright (Frank Lloyd).- Pfeiffer (Bruce Brooks) Selected Houses, edited and photographed by Yukio Futagawa, 8 vol. [a complete set], original pictorial wrappers, Tokyo, 1991 § Menocal (N.G., editor) Wright Studies I [&] II (Taliesin 1911-1914; Fallingwater & Pittsburgh), 2 vol., Carbondale & Edwardsville, Il., 1992-2000 § Hess (Alan) & Alan Weintraub. Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses [&] The Buildings, 2 vol., New York, 2005-08; Prairie Houses, New York, 2006; Mid-Century Modern, New York, 2007 § Waggoner (Lynda, editor) Fallingwater, New York, 2011 § De Lond (David G., editor) Frank Lloyd Wright and the Living City, Weil am Rhein & Milan, 1998 § Ballon (H.) & others. The Guggenheim, original boards, New York, 2009, illustrations, many colour, all but the first and last original cloth or boards with dust-jackets; and c.35 others on the buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright including a pop-up book, v.s. (c.50)

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NO RESERVE Wright (Frank Lloyd).- Wright (Olgivanna Lloyd) The Shining Brow, first edition, light water-staining to head of t

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Lot 157

NO RESERVE Wright (Frank Lloyd).- Wright (Olgivanna Lloyd) The Shining Brow, first edition, light water-staining to head of title, New York, 1960; Frank Lloyd Wright: His Life, His work, His Words, first English edition, light foxing at beginning and end, dust-jacket price-clipped, 1970 § Farr (Finis) Frank Lloyd Wright, 1962 § Guerrero (Pedro E.) Picturing Wright: An Album from Frank Lloyd Wright's Photographer, San Francisco, 1994 § Besinger (Curtis) Working with Mr. Wright: What It Was Like, Cambridge, 1995, plates and illustrations, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, the first three rubbed, the first with damp-staining to lower panel; and 9 others on Frank Lloyd Wright, biographies etc., 8vo & 4to (14)

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Clare (John) The Shepherd's Calendar, number 157 of 500 copies signed by the artist and printer, mounted wood-engravings by J

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Clare (John) The Shepherd's Calendar, number 157 of 500 copies signed by the artist and printer, mounted wood-engravings by John Lawrence, prospectus loosely inserted, printed at the Whittington Press, 1978 § Hartley (Marie) The Yorkshire Dales: a further selection, number 33 of 30 specially-bound copies signed by the artist, from an edition limited to 268, original morocco-backed marbled boards, slip-case, Otley, printed at the Fleece Press, 1991 § Wilson (Enid) A Lakeland Diary, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 325, wood-engravings by Kathleen Lindsley and Edward Stamp, Wakefield, printed at the Whittington Press for the Fleece Press, 1985 § Reddick (Peter) Land, sea & sky, one of 160 copies, photographs of the artist and other ephemera loosely inserted, Upper Denby, Fleece Press, 2009 § Colt (Armida Maria-Theresa) Weeds and Wild Flowers: Some Irreverent Words, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 250 and signed by the artist, without the additional suite of prints, wood-engravings by George Mackley, Two Horse Press, 1965 Niall (Ian) English Country Traditions, number 70 of 500 copies signed by the artist, wood-engravings by Christopher Wormell, original cloth, slip-case, 1988, wood-engraved plates or illustrations, all but the second and last original cloth-backed boards, most uncut, the first two and last with slip-cases; and 5 others with wood-engraved illustrations of landscape and gardens, 8vo & 4to (11)

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NO RESERVE Gregynog Press.- Ormond (John) Cathedral Builders, and Other Poems. With Drawings by the Author, first edition, on

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Lot 176

NO RESERVE Gregynog Press.- Ormond (John) Cathedral Builders, and Other Poems. With Drawings by the Author, first edition, one of 200 copies, illustrations by the author, some full-page, original black cloth-backed mustard boards, spine gilt, Newtown, Powys, [David Esslemont at the] Gregynog Press, 1991; and 3 others, Gregynog Press, most reference, v.s. (4)

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Kelmscott Press.- Specimen sheet for 'The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye', folded sheet (pp.1/2 & 15/16) comprising

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Lot 177

Kelmscott Press.- Specimen sheet for 'The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye', folded sheet (pp.1/2 & 15/16) comprising first leaf of text with heading in red, wood-engraved border and 3 large initials & decorations designed by William Morris, slightly soiled, tears to lower edge of first page affecting border and another larger to lower edge of second page affecting decoration and just extending into margin of first page, c.280 x 210mm, 1892; Specimen sheet for 'The History of Godefroy of Boloyne and of the Conquest of Jherusalem', folded sheet (pp.5/6 & 11/12) printed in red and black with 3 wood-engraved initials and decorations by Morris, very lightly browned, short tear to outer margin of first page, c.285 x 210mm., 1893, [cf. Peterson A8 & 15], 4to, Kelmscott Press (2)⁂ Specimen sheets for two of the Caxton works produced by Morris at the Kelmscott Press.

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NO RESERVE Morris (William) A Tale of the House of the Wolfings..., [one of 315 copies], printed in red & black in Kelmsc

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Lot 180

NO RESERVE Morris (William) A Tale of the House of the Wolfings..., [one of 315 copies], printed in red & black in Kelmscott Press Golden Type, double column, first leaf of text and facing page lightly spotted, bound in black calf, uncut, rather rubbed, 1901; An Address Delivered...at the...Birmingham Municipal School of Art on Feb. 21, 1894, short marginal tear to title, 1898; Some Hints on Pattern-Designing, 1899, the last two both original cloth-backed boards, rubbed and soiled, spines worn, 4to & 8vo, all printed at the Chiswick Press (3)

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Pear Tree Press.- Guthrie (James) The Wild Garden. Verses for Children, first edition, signed presentation copy, woodcut fron

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Lot 187

Pear Tree Press.- Guthrie (James) The Wild Garden. Verses for Children, first edition, signed presentation copy, woodcut frontispiece by James Guthrie, spotted, original boards, backstrip faded, chipped and with upper joint split, corners little worn, rubbed, Selwyn & Blount, 1922 § Whittington Press.- Bagnold (Enid) Letters to Frank Harris, & other Friends. Edited & with an Introduction by R.P. Lister, one of 370 copies signed by the author, tipped-in frontispiece and plates, original floral cloth with oval photographic portrait of the author mounted on upper cover, board slip-case, Andoversford, Heinemann & Whittington Press, 1980; and 11 others, miscellaneous, including some reference and a Matrix 14 (one of 880 copies), v.s. (13)⁂ The first mentioned is inscribed 'To Jimmie, from Jim, June 1927', this being the husband of Janie Legge, whose work was printed at Guthrie's Pear Tree Press and whose bookplate is facing. Guthrie reprinted his verse collection two years later at the press.

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Poetry.- Meredith (George) Three poems, number 16 of 65 copies signed by the illustrator, in an edition of 80, wood-engraved

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Lot 188

Poetry.- Meredith (George) Three poems, number 16 of 65 copies signed by the illustrator, in an edition of 80, wood-engraved illustrations by Simon King, some full-page, original green morocco-backed decorative boards, spine titled in gilt, Milnthorpe, Simon King Press, 1998 § Libanus Press.- Moat (John) The Valley, first edition, number 64 of 100 copies signed by the author, presentation inscription from the author to Kathleen Raine, tipped-in colour title vignette and illustrations by the author, original linen-backed pictorial boards, gilt, Marlborough, Wiltshire, Libanus Press, 1998; and 10 others, Poetry from various presses, including Perpetua and Celandine, v.s. (12)

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Winstanley (Alan, binder).- Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom, first trade edition, frontispiece, plates and illustrati

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Lot 193

Winstanley (Alan, binder).- Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom, first trade edition, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, 4 folding maps, marbled endpapers, full tan morocco by Alan Winstanley, signed and dated with monograph 6AW8, covers and spine with raised bands, elongated central lozenge of green, black and orange morocco onlays and inlays, spine with green, black and orange morocco onlays, gilt tooling, housed in a cream buckram drop-back box, a little rubbed, 4to, 1935.⁂ Alan Winstanley studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. He then specialised in bookbinding at Luton and St. Albans. He was apprenticed to Sydney Cockerell and then ran the Salisbury bookbinders until his retirement in 2000.

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Ballet.- Anthony (Gordon) Camera Studies, 96 tipped-in photographic plates, occasional light finger-soiling, original cloth,

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Lot 197

Ballet.- Anthony (Gordon) Camera Studies, 96 tipped-in photographic plates, occasional light finger-soiling, original cloth, some light toning, dust-jacket, spine toned, margins, folds and extremities chipped or defective, 1937; Ballerina, 31 plain plates, original cloth, sunned, dust-jacket, some toning and surface soiling, tape reinforcements to verso, 1945; Margot Fonteyn, 23 plain plates, original printed wrappers, detached and lightly soiled, spine worn, 1941, first editions, all with signed presentation inscriptions from Gordon Anthony; and 5 others relating to ballet, v.s. (8)⁂ In Camera Studies and Ballerina, the presentation inscription is to David Higham, the renowned literary agent.

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Ballet.- Anthony (Gordon) The Russian Ballet, first edition, with an introduction by Arnold Haskell, 96 tipped-in photographi

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Lot 198

Ballet.- Anthony (Gordon) The Russian Ballet, first edition, with an introduction by Arnold Haskell, 96 tipped-in photographic plates, endpapers lightly foxed, original cloth, spine toned, dust-jacket, spine lightly toned with large tear and chip, other tears and chips (some large) to margins, folds and extremities, folio, 1939.

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NO RESERVE Dust-jackets.- Sackville-West (Vita) In Your Garden Again, first edition, [1953] § West (Rebecca) The Birds Fall D

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Lot 205

NO RESERVE Dust-jackets.- Sackville-West (Vita) In Your Garden Again, first edition, [1953] § West (Rebecca) The Birds Fall Down, [1966] § Beauvoir (Simone de) The Blood of Others, small loss to spine head, n.d. § Koestler (Arthur) Arrow in the Blue: an Autobiography, 4 short tears to edges, small loss to spine head, n.d., dust-jackets only, folds, slight creasing and chipping to edges; and 29 other dust-jackets, v.s. (33)

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Farjeon (Eleanor) Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard, illustrations, original cloth, slight bumping and sunning to spine extr

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Lot 206

Farjeon (Eleanor) Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard, illustrations, original cloth, slight bumping and sunning to spine extremities, dust-jacket, loss to lower cover, short tears, chipping to corners and spine extremities, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1952; The Fair of St. James, first edition, faint spotting to endpapers, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, a little rubbed, small losses to top edge and corners, 1932; Kaleidoscope, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, original cloth, dust-jacket, slight creasing to spine extremities, 1963; signed and inscribed by author as Eleanor or Nellie; A Room at the Inn, inscribed 'Jon from Eleanor Christmas 1955', scattered faint spotting, original paper wrappers, the Favil Press, [1955]; and 9 others, most by the same, 3 inscribed by Farjeon, 8vo (13)⁂ The first is inscribed, "To my dearest Sally (who, without suspecting it, was always little Joan's child) from her loving Nellie (Eleanor Farjeon) August 4th 1955." With 4 others also inscribed to Sally by 'Nellie' or 'Nell'.

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Flint (Sir William Russell) The Book of Tobit and the History of Susanna, one of 875 copies, colour frontispiece and plates,

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Lot 211

Flint (Sir William Russell) The Book of Tobit and the History of Susanna, one of 875 copies, colour frontispiece and plates, original boards, gilt, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, a little sunned, small tears to corners, joints and extremities, 1929; Judith, one of 875 copies, colour frontispiece and plates, original boards, backstrip beginning to split at joints, a little rubbed, 1928; The Odyssey of Homer, colour frontispiece and plates, captioned tissue-guards, original buckram, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Medici Society, 1924; More Than Shadows, first edition, inscribed by artist, plates, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, rubbed, small loss to spine extremities, 1943; and others, most by or on the same, several inscribed, v.s. (30)

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NO RESERVE Flint (Sir William Russell) Models of Propriety, number 63 of 500 signed by artist, illustrations, original cloth,

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Lot 216

NO RESERVE Flint (Sir William Russell) Models of Propriety, number 63 of 500 signed by artist, illustrations, original cloth, faint spotting, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1951; and a first trade edition of the same, 8vo (2)

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NO RESERVE Flint (Sir William Russell) Models of Propriety, first edition, signed and inscribed by artist, illustrations, ori

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Lot 217

NO RESERVE Flint (Sir William Russell) Models of Propriety, first edition, signed and inscribed by artist, illustrations, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jackets, one priced at 21s., slight creasing to extremities, one priced at 15s., a little rubbed, small tears to extremities, 8vo, 1951.

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Fleece Press.- Buckland Wright (Christopher) Endeavours & Experiments: John Buckland Wright's Essays in Woodcut and Colou

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Fleece Press.- Buckland Wright (Christopher) Endeavours & Experiments: John Buckland Wright's Essays in Woodcut and Colour Engraving..., one of 300 copies, Upper Denby, 2004 § Lee (Brian North) Bookplates and Labels by Leo Wyatt, one of 300 copies, Wakefield, 1988 § Reddick (Peter) Land, sea & sky, one of 160 copies, Upper Denby, 2009 § Tute (George) The Fleece Press Guide to the Art of Wood Engraving, one of 250 copies, original patterned cloth, c.75 x 55mm., Wakefield, 1986 § Brett (Simon) Mr Derrick Harris 1919-1960, one of 280 copies, text in original cloth-backed patterned paper boards, uncut, additional plates in original wrappers, some colour and loose as issued, together in original cloth drop-back box, Denby Dale, 1998, plates and illustrations, many wood-engraved, some tipped in, all but the last two original cloth-backed boards, uncut, the first two and fourth with slip-cases; and 3 others including 2 Buckland Wright prospectuses from the press, v.s. (8)

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Fleece Press.- Lawrence (Simon) S.T.E.Lawrence: Boxwood blockmaker, Wood engravings collected in honour of his eightieth birt

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Lot 25

Fleece Press.- Lawrence (Simon) S.T.E.Lawrence: Boxwood blockmaker, Wood engravings collected in honour of his eightieth birthday, number 202 of 250 copies,1980; 45 Wood-engravers, number 216 of 350 copies, 1982; Tales from Bleeding Heart Yard: Stories about Stanley Lawrence, one of 200 copies with an engraving by Barry Moser, from an edition limited to 310, original cloth-backed wood veneer boards, Denby Dale, Fleece Press, 2000, plates and illustrations, many wood-engraved, some colour, some tipped in, uncut, the first two original cloth-backed marbled boards with slip-cases and printed at the Whittington Press, Wakefield, 4to (3)

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Dust-Jackets.- Milne (A. A.) When We Were Very Young, small loss to spine head affecting 'When', short tear to top edge, ligh

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Lot 253

Dust-Jackets.- Milne (A. A.) When We Were Very Young, small loss to spine head affecting 'When', short tear to top edge, light soiling, [1924]; Winnie-the-Pooh, short split to spine, short tear and creasing to top edge, worn, small holes and abrasion marks to lower panel, [1926], first editions, first printings, dust-jackets only, small loss to corners, folds, a little rubbed, c.460 x 195 mm (2)

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Jones (Harold) Two original drawings for M.E. Atkinson's 'Going Gangster', illustrations for p. 24 and 62, pen and black ink,

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Lot 254

Jones (Harold) Two original drawings for M.E. Atkinson's 'Going Gangster', illustrations for p. 24 and 62, pen and black ink, both initialled 'H.J.', one signed in pencil, each approx. 180 x 125 mm (7 x 5 in), one with corrections by the artist pasted on, minor surface dirt, under glass, framed, [circa 1940] § Atkinson (M.E.) Going Gangster, first edition, signed and inscribed by the author to the artist "For H.J - with, as always, much gratitude - M.E.Atkinson. Feb. 1941", illustrations and endpapers by Harold Jones, original cloth, spine faded, dust-jacket by Jones, a little rubbed and frayed at edges, small portion detached from top corner of upper cover (loosely inserted), 1940; and 4 others by Atkinson from her Lockett series, all first editions illustrated by Jones, 3 signed and/or inscribed by the author (August Adventure, The Compass Points North, Smugglers' Gap, Crusoe Island), 8vo (5)Provenance:Acquired directly from the estate of Harold Jones⁂August Adventure features the first book illustrations by Harold Jones.

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Jones (Harold) There & Back Again, 1977; Silver Bells & Cockle Shells. A Bunby Adventure, 1978 § Lines (Kathleen) Noa

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Lot 255

Jones (Harold) There & Back Again, 1977; Silver Bells & Cockle Shells. A Bunby Adventure, 1978 § Lines (Kathleen) Noah and the Ark, 1961 § Kingsley (Charles) The Water Babies, 1961 § Browning (Robert) The Pied Piper of Hamelin, reprint, 1962 § Hanley (James) The Secret Journey, 1936 § Wells (H.G.) The Croquet Player, 1936; The Brothers, 1938, most first editions or first Harold Jones editions, the first five with illustrations by Jones, many colour, original cloth or boards, all but the first three with dust-jackets by Jones, a little rubbed and frayed; and 6 others illustrated by Jones or with his ownership signature, and 2 small pencil sketches of Bunby by Jones, one with watercolour wash, 8vo & 4to (16)Provenance: Acquired directly from the estate of Harold Jones.

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Du Maurier (George) Trilby, one of 250 large paper copies signed by the author, plates and illustrations by the author, very

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Lot 258

Du Maurier (George) Trilby, one of 250 large paper copies signed by the author, plates and illustrations by the author, very occasional spotting, endpapers lightly browned, original vellum-backed boards, uncut, 1895 § Moore (George) Aphrodite in Aulis, first edition, one of a limited edition signed by the author, bookplate to front pastedown, original vellum, uncut, 1930 § Addinton Symonds (John) In the Key of Blue, some light spotting and browning, lacking front endpaper, original pictorial cloth, spine head and foot chipped, upper joint beginning to tear, uncut,1893; and another similar, v.s. (4)

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Vieillard (Roger) L'Ecclesiaste: Gravures au Burin de Roger Vieillard, letter D of 12 copies for contributors signed by the a

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Lot 264

Vieillard (Roger) L'Ecclesiaste: Gravures au Burin de Roger Vieillard, letter D of 12 copies for contributors signed by the artist and with an additional engraving in first state initialled in pencil, from an edition limited to 214, engraved octagonal title-vignette and 13 engraved plates by Vieillard, tissue guards, decorative initials, spots to one or two plates but mostly to guards, loose as issued in original wrappers, uncut, engraved octagonal bookplate of Ralph Kirkpatrick by Vieillard mounted on inside front wrapper, wrappers lightly spotted, original vellum-backed boards, spine with paper label, board slip-case (browned at edge), folio, Paris, 1950.

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NO RESERVE Jackson (Raymond Allen "JAK") "Mark my words brothers, first it'll just be fines, then imprisonment , then they'll

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Lot 272

NO RESERVE Jackson (Raymond Allen "JAK") "Mark my words brothers, first it'll just be fines, then imprisonment , then they'll bring back hanging, just for us!", brush and black ink, pencil, watercolour, touches of white, signed 'JAK' and inscribed 'For Keith... 18 April 1969', 380 x 550 mm (15 x 21 3/4 in), under glass, minor surface dirt, framed, [circa 1969]; together with two political cartoons by Willy Fawkes "Trog", one original, one a print, framed, 20th century (3) Provenance:[JAK] Keith Mackenzie, LondonAbbott & Holder, London

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Gentleman (David) The Wood Engravings..., number 111 of 350 copies signed by the author/artist, Montgomery, David Esslemont,

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Gentleman (David) The Wood Engravings..., number 111 of 350 copies signed by the author/artist, Montgomery, David Esslemont, 2000 § Empson (Patience) The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings, 1959 § Comstock (F.A.) & William D.Fletcher. The Work of Thomas W.Nason, N.A., limited edition, Boston, 1977 § Paynter (Hilary) Full Circle: Wood Engravings, inscribed by the author/artist on title, 2010 § Poole (Monica) John Farleigh, signed by the author on title, Henley-on-Thames, 1985 § See-Paynton (Colin)The Incisive Eye: Wood Engravings 1980-1996, Aldershot, 1996, plates and illustrations, original cloth or boards, the first with slip-case, the rest dust-jackets; and c.35 others on wood-engravers, v.s. (c.40)

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NO RESERVE John (Augustus) Chiaroscuro. Fragments of Autobiography: First Series, original red buckram with initials AJ in gi

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Lot 283

NO RESERVE John (Augustus) Chiaroscuro. Fragments of Autobiography: First Series, original red buckram with initials AJ in gilt to upper cover, dust-jacket, slight fraying to upper edge, lower panel a little rubbed and soiled, 1952 § Holroyd (Michael) Augustus John: A Biography, 2 vol., original cloth, dust-jackets, 1974-75, first editions, plates and illustrations; and a small bundle of modern art catalogues, 8vo & 4to (17)

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NO RESERVE Magdanz (Andreas) Auschwitz-Birkenau, first French edition, one of 100 copies in French, signed by author, illustr

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Lot 286

NO RESERVE Magdanz (Andreas) Auschwitz-Birkenau, first French edition, one of 100 copies in French, signed by author, illustrations, some double-page, original boards, dust-jacket, housed in original box,sm. 4to, Aachen, 2003.

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NO RESERVE Warhol (Andy) .- Wilcock (John) The Autobiography & Sex Life of Andy Warhol, slight staining to fore-edge of f

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Lot 287

NO RESERVE Warhol (Andy) .- Wilcock (John) The Autobiography & Sex Life of Andy Warhol, slight staining to fore-edge of first and last few leaves, New York, 1971 § Tate Gallery. Warhol, some light spotting, one leaf untrimmed and frayed at edge, 1971, first editions, illustrations, some colour, original pictorial wrappers, a little rubbed, the first slightly creased and with small tear to fore-edge of lower cover; and a 2006 Christie's catalogue of Warhol's Mao, 4to (3)

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δ Armfield (Maxwell Ashby) Flower study - Jules Margottin; Flower study, two works, coloured chalks on gree-coloured paper, t

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δ Armfield (Maxwell Ashby) Flower study - Jules Margottin; Flower study, two works, coloured chalks on gree-coloured paper, the first mentioned with ballpoint pen and numerous inscriptions and dates '22.8.64' and '19.12.64', 170 x 245 mm (6 3/4 x 9 3/4 in) and 125 x 100 mm (4 7/8 x 4 in), respectively, hinged into mounts, unframed, [circa 1960s] (2)Provenance:The Fine Art Society, LondonFrom the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Leeδ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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NO RESERVE Gill (Eric) The Engravings, limited edition, original blind-stamped cloth, spine spotted, slip-case, Wellingboroug

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NO RESERVE Gill (Eric) The Engravings, limited edition, original blind-stamped cloth, spine spotted, slip-case, Wellingborough, 1983 § Gill (Evan R.) Bibliography of Eric Gill, 1953; The Inscriptional Work of Eric Gill, 1964 § Skelton (Christopher) & others. The Engraved Bookplates of Eric Gill 1908-1940, Pinner, 1986 § Jones (David) Ten Letters..., original cloth-backed boards, slip-case, 1996, plates and illustrations, a few colour, some folding, all but the first and last original cloth with dust-jackets, the second spotted; and 3 others on Gill and Jones, 4to & 8vo (8)

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Guichard (Kenneth M.) British Etchers 1850-1940, with 3 original signed etchings by Robin Tanner, tissue guards, occasional l

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Guichard (Kenneth M.) British Etchers 1850-1940, with 3 original signed etchings by Robin Tanner, tissue guards, occasional light spotting, original morocco-backed cloth, t.e.g., slight fading to upper cover, 1977 § Engen (R.) & others. British Printmakers 1855-1955: A century of printmaking from the Etching Revival to St.Ives, Devizes, 1992 § Meyrick (Robert) The Etchings and Engravings of Edgar Holloway: A Catalogue Raisonné, number 26 of 100 special copies signed by the artist and with an original etching, with Supplement, Christmas cards and several A.Ls.s. from the artist or his wife to Laurence Lee loosely inserted, Aldershot, 1996 § Rushbury (Julia) Henry Rushbury Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné, 2010 § Garton (Robin) The Catalogue Raisonné of the Prints of Paul Drury 1903-1987, 1992 § Robin Tanner: The Etchings, limited edition, 1988, plates and illustrations, all but the first original cloth or boards with dsut-jackets, the third also with slip-case; and 10 others on modern etchers and etchings, 4to & 8vo (16)

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Halliwell (Steven) Alan Clodd and the Enitharmon Press: A checklist of his publications 1967-1987 and private printings 1958-

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Halliwell (Steven) Alan Clodd and the Enitharmon Press: A checklist of his publications 1967-1987 and private printings 1958-1998, one of 250 copies, Enitharmon Press, 1998 § Reid (Anthony) A Check-list of the Book Illustrations of John Buckland Wright, Pinner, 1968 § Hughes-Stanton (Penelope) The Wood-Engravings of Blair Hughes-Stanton, Pinner, 1991 § Chambers (D.) Colin Franklin & Alan Tucker. Gogmagog: Morris Cox & the Gogmagog Press, Pinner, 1991 § Garrett (Albert) A History of British Wood Engraving, 1978 § Hamilton (James) Wood Engraving & the Woodcut in Britain c.1890-1990, 1994 § Kelly (Hutner) A Century for the Century: Fine Printed Books from 1900 to 1999, Jaffrey, NH., Grolier Club, 2004, plates and illustrations, original cloth, all but the first and third with dust-jackets, the second glacine and a little frayed; and c.20 others on private presses, printing and wood-engraving, 4to & 8vo (c.25)

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Hassall (Joan).- Hassall (Christopher) Devil's Dyke, signed and inscribed by the author to David Cecil and also by the artist

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Hassall (Joan).- Hassall (Christopher) Devil's Dyke, signed and inscribed by the author to David Cecil and also by the artist, wood-engraved pictorial title signed by the artist at foot, 1936; The Slow Night and other Poems 1940-1948, signed and inscribed by the author and artist, additional wood-engraved title printed in blue and black signed by the artist, [1949] § Church (Richard) Small Moments, signed and inscribed by the artist "These are some of my favourite blocks Joan Hassall" on half-title, 1957 § Young (Andrew) Quiet as Moss: Thirty-Six Poems, with 6 loose wood-engravings by Hassall (one signed), a Christmas card and other ephemera loosely inserted, 1959 § McLean (Ruari) The Wood Engravings of Joan Hassall, signed and inscribed by the author to George Mackley with accompanying A.L.s. loosely inserted, also signed by Joan Hassall and with loosely-inserted A.L.s. from her to Laurence Lee with directions to her brother Christopher's grave, 1960 § Chambers (David) & George Mackley. Joan Hassall: Engravings & Drawings, limited edition, with 4 photographs & negatives of Hassall working, change of address card, notes from Brian North Lee, David Chambers & John Dreyfus (with the latter's Hassall bookplate) and funeral service sheet for Hassall loosely inserted, Pinner, 1985, first editions, all with illustrations by Joan Hassall, original cloth or cloth-backed boards, all but the first and last with dust-jackets, some a little rubbed and frayed at edges; and 8 others, Hassall, mostly signed or inscribed by her, and a bundle of unused Christmas cards, 8vo & 4to (sm. qty)⁂ The first item contains the artist's first book illustration.

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Bawden (Edward).- Yorke (Malcolm) The Inward Laugh: Edward Bawden and his circle, one of 675 copies, prospectus loosely inser

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Bawden (Edward).- Yorke (Malcolm) The Inward Laugh: Edward Bawden and his circle, one of 675 copies, prospectus loosely inserted, Upper Denby, Fleece Press, 2005 § Greenwood (Jeremy) Edward Bawden: Editioned Prints, one of 555 copies, prospectus loosely inserted, Woodbridge, Wood Lea Press, 2005 § Bacon (C.) & James McGregor. Edward Bawden, Bedford, 2008 § Skipwith (Peyton) & Brian Webb. Edward Bawden's London, 2011, plates and illustrations, many colour, some tipped in, the first two original cloth backed patterned-paper boards with slip-cases, the last two original cloth or boards with dust-jackets; and 5 others on or illustrated by Bawden, v.s. (9)

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Hassall (Joan).- Chambers (David) & George Mackley. Joan Hassall: Engravings & Drawings, one of 110 specially-bound c

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Lot 40

Hassall (Joan).- Chambers (David) & George Mackley. Joan Hassall: Engravings & Drawings, one of 110 specially-bound copiessigned by the artist and with 7 additional engravings printed from the wood, original morocco-backed cloth, slip-case, Pinner, 1985 § Lee (Brian North) Dearest Joana: A Selection of Joan Hassall's Lifetime Letters and Art, 2 vol., one of 300 copies signed by the editor and John Dreyfus, Fleece Press, Denby Dale, 2000; Dearest Sydney: Joan Hassall's Letters to Sydney Cockerell...1950, one of 200 copies, Wakefield, Fleece Press, 1991 § Burns (Robert) The Poems, limited edition signed by the artist, illustrations by Joan Hassall, Glasgow, Limited Editions Club, 1965 § McLean (Ruari) The Wood Engravings of Joan Hassall, reprint, signed by the author and artist on title, Brian North Lee's copy with his bookplate designed and signed by Hassall, with A.L.s. from Hassall and other ephemera loosely inserted, original cloth, frayed dust-jacket, 1960, all with illustrations by Hassall, all but the first and last original cloth-backed boards with slip-cases; and 6 others illustrated by or about Joan Hassall, 8vo (12)

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Hermes (Gertrude) Wood Engravings...being illustrations to Selborne..., number 16 of 240 copies, prospectus loosely inserted,

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Lot 47

Hermes (Gertrude) Wood Engravings...being illustrations to Selborne..., number 16 of 240 copies, prospectus loosely inserted, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, uncut, Newtown, Gwasg Gregynog, 1988 § Gosse (Irene) A Florilege chosen from Old Herbals, number 119 of 250 facsimile reprints, original rexine-backed marbled boards, Old Woking, 1981 § Russell (Judith) & others. The Wood-Engravings of Gertrude Hermes, 2 exhibition catalogues loosely inserted, original cloth, dust-jacket, slightly marked, Aldershot, 1993, plates and illustrations, some wood-engraved by Hermes, folio & 4to (3)⁂ The second item was issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the original publication of A Florilege, which was the first book entirely illustrated with wood engravings by Hermes.

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Leighton (Clare) The Farmer's Year: A Calendar of English Husbandry, first edition, wood-engraved illustrations by Leighton,

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Leighton (Clare) The Farmer's Year: A Calendar of English Husbandry, first edition, wood-engraved illustrations by Leighton, pictorial endpapers printed in green, original pictorial cloth, gilt, rather faded, a few marks, rubbed at edges, 1933; Country Matters, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket rubbed and spotted, scratch to lower panel and frayed at upper edge, 1937 § Jaffé (Pat) The Wood Engravings of Clare Leighton, original boards, dust-jacket, Cambridge, 1992, illustrations, many wood-engraved by Leighton; and 2 others illustrated by or about the same, oblong folio & 4to (5)⁂ The first item was the artist's first book.

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δ Mackley (George) Haybarns at Eemdijk; Gateway; Haybarn & Lock, three works, wood-engravings, all signed in pencil, insc

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δ Mackley (George) Haybarns at Eemdijk; Gateway; Haybarn & Lock, three works, wood-engravings, all signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered, the first two mentioned from editions of 75, the other from an edition of 60, various sizes between 130 x 100 mm (5 1/8 x 4 in) and 103 x 125 mm (4 x 4 7/8 in), all hinged into mounts, unframed, [1962-1969]; together with 15 further unsigned "proof" wood-engraved book illustrations by Mackley, various sizes, all unframed, 20th century (18)Provenance:[Gateway] Gifted to Laurence Lee from Monica Poole[Haybarn & Lock] Gifted to Laurence Lee from George MackleyFrom the collection the of the late Mr. Laurence Leeδ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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Mackley (George).- Colt (Armida Maria-Theresa) Weeds and Wild Flowers, 2 vol., number 32 of 250 copies with an additional sui

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Lot 62

Mackley (George).- Colt (Armida Maria-Theresa) Weeds and Wild Flowers, 2 vol., number 32 of 250 copies with an additional suite of engravings and signed by the author and artist, wood-engraved illustrations by George Mackley, additional engravings loose as issued in portfolio, original cloth-backed boards, together in slip-case, Two-Horse Press, printed at the Rampant Lions Press of Cambridge, 1965; Bibliophile's Delight, number 7 of 75 copies signed by the authors, also signed and inscribed by Armida Maria-Theresa Colt on front free endpaper, printed by George Mackley, 2 wood-engraved plates by Frank Martin, with 'Apologia' by Colt in marbled wrappers loosely inserted, original cloth-backed marbled boards, uncut, Two Horse Press, 1961 § Life of the Christ Child (The), number 15 of 50 copies signed by Colt, printed by Mackley from calligraphy by Michael Renton, illustrations and decorative borders, first leaf hand-coloured, original cloth, uncut, Two Horse Press, 1962 § Mackley (George) Wood Engraving, first edition, signed and inscribed by the author "To my Mother & Father..." on front free endpaper, original cloth, pictorial dust-jacket, a little frayed at edges, 1948; another copy, signed and inscribed by the author [to Laurence Lee] "Your acquisition of this book is appreciated as a mark of your great interest in the wood engraver's craft George Mackley" with accompanying A.L.s. "...I wish that I could produce a card to send to you, but, as you may know, the Society for the Maintenance of Aesthetic Standards struck me off their roll years ago and, in consequence, wood blocks can rest safely in their beds with no pressure from me..." and other ephemera loosely inserted, original cloth, 1948; George Mackley Wood Engraver, ephemera loosely inserted, original cloth, dust-jacket, Old Woking, 1981, plates and illustrations, all a little rubbed; and 5 others on Mackley, 4to & 8vo (12)⁂ Mackley's Wood Engraving of 1948 is still one of the leading manuals of engraving techniques.

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Mackley (George) [The George Mackley Collection], 3 vol. comprising: 1.Confessions of a Woodpecker 2.George Mackley Wood Eng

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Lot 63

Mackley (George) [The George Mackley Collection], 3 vol. comprising: 1.Confessions of a Woodpecker 2.George Mackley Wood Engraver 3.Wood Engraving by George E.Mackley, one of 250 sets signed by the author/artist, the first volume with a quantity of reproductions of wood-engravings by Mackley loose in pocket at end, with 2 additional signed wood-engravings by Mackley and Monica Poole loosely inserted, illustrations, original calf-backed marbled boards, together in similar slip-case, a little rubbed, Old Woking, 1981.⁂ The loosely-inserted wood-engravings are 'Cow Parsley' by Mackley (on thin laid paper, c.250 x 210mm., signed in pencil) and 'Kentish Wood' by Monica Poole (on japon, c.300 x 215mm., titled, numbered 5/150 and signed in pencil, slightly creased at lower edge). Both are reproduced in George Mackley Wood Engraver, the first as the frontispiece, the second on p.12.

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Mackley (George) Monica Poole Wood Engraver, one of 300 copies signed by the artist and editor and with Mackley's wood-engrav

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Lot 65

Mackley (George) Monica Poole Wood Engraver, one of 300 copies signed by the artist and editor and with Mackley's wood-engraved device, Biddenden, Florin Press, 1984 § Paynter (Hilary) The Engraver's Cut: Twenty-Six Wood Engravings..., number 72 of 135 copies signed by the artist, 1996 § Skempton (Mary) The Wood Engravings, number 54 of 150 copies, Marlborough, Libanus Press, 1989 § Hartley (Marie) The Yorkshire Dales: a further selection, number 134 of 268 copies signed by the artist, Otley, printed at the Fleece Press, 1991; Wood Engravings, signed by the author, with 3 original signed wood-engravings by Hartley loosely inserted, Otley, 1996 § 'Shall We Join the Ladies?': Wood Engravings by Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, one of 500 copies, Oxford, 1979 § Jaffe (P.) Women Engravers, 1988, plates and illustrations, some wood-engraved, some with related ephemera loosely inserted, the first four original cloth-backed boards, most with slip-cases (the first a little worn), the rest original cloth or boards, the fifth and last with dust-jackets; and c.25 others on or illustrated by women wood-engravers, v.s. (c.30)

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NO RESERVE Marx (Enid) Some Birds and Beasts and their Feasts: An Alphabet of Wood Engravings, number 61 of 100 copies signed

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Lot 68

NO RESERVE Marx (Enid) Some Birds and Beasts and their Feasts: An Alphabet of Wood Engravings, number 61 of 100 copies signed by the artist, from an edition limited to 450, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, uncut, Oldham, Incline Press, 1996 § Horsley (Terence) The Long Flight, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author, scraperboard plates by C.F.Tunnicliffe, original cloth, dust-jacket, slightly frayed at edges, 1947 § Meyrick (R.) & Harry Heuser. Charles Tunnicliffe Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné, original cloth, dust-jacket, 2017 § Beaven (Marcus) An Alphabet of Birds in Wood Engravings, number 184 of 250 copies signed by the artist, original cloth, Batheaston, 1974, plates and illustrations; and 2 others on birds, 8vo & 4to (6)

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Nash (John).- Lewis (John) John Nash: the painter as illustrator, number 49 of 150 special copies with a portfolio of wood-en

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Lot 72

Nash (John).- Lewis (John) John Nash: the painter as illustrator, number 49 of 150 special copies with a portfolio of wood-engravings printed from the original blocks and signed by the author, original morocco-backed pictorial boards, spine faded and slightly mottled by damp, additional prints all numbered in pencil and with embossed stamp of the estate, printed at the Rampant Lions Press in Cambridge and loose in folder (browned at edge), together in board slip-case, Godalming, Pendomer Press, 1978 § Greenwood (Jeremy) The Wood-Engravings of John Nash, one of 811 copies, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, slip-case, Liverpool, Wood Lea Press, 1987 § Nash (John) English Garden Flowers, first edition, with various Nash exhibition catalogues and price lists loosely inserted, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, dust-jacket, a little spotted and soiled, short tear to lower edge at fold, 1948, illustrations, some colour; and 2 others about John Nash, 4to & folio (5)

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Nash (Paul).- Greenwood (Jeremy) The Wood-Engravings of Paul Nash, one of 490 copies, from an edition limited to 550, Woodbri

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Lot 75

Nash (Paul).- Greenwood (Jeremy) The Wood-Engravings of Paul Nash, one of 490 copies, from an edition limited to 550, Woodbridge, Wood Lea Press, 1997 § Boulton (Janet, editor) Dear Mercia: Paul Nash letters to Mercia Oakley, 1909-18, one of 300 copies, folding colour plate in pocket at end, Wakefield, Fleece Press, 1991 § Eates (Margot) & others. Paul Nash: Paintings, Drawings and Illustrations, original cloth, 1948 § Postan (Alexander) The Complete Graphic Work of Paul Nash, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1973, plates or illustrations, some colour, some tipped in, the first two original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards with slip-cases, some spines very slightly faded'; and another on Paul Nash, v.s. (5)

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O'Connor (John) The English Scene, number 14 of 200 copies initialled by the author, original half cloth, slip-case, Risbury,

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Lot 78

O'Connor (John) The English Scene, number 14 of 200 copies initialled by the author, original half cloth, slip-case, Risbury, 2004; The Wood-engravings..., number 47 of 350 copies signed by the author, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, slip-case, Andoversford, 1989; People & Places, number 282 of 275 copies, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, Risbury, 1999; The Boy and Heron, number 54 of 100 copies signed by the author with an original signed wood-engraving loosely inserted, original wrappers, glacine wrapper, Glasgow, [1977] § Childers (Erskine) The Riddle of the Sands, limited edition signed by the artist, original roan-backed patterned-paper boards, spine a little rubbed, slip-case, Barre, Mass., 1971, all with wood-engravings by John O'Connor, some colour, the first three Whittington Press, v.s. (5)

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NO RESERVE Parker (Agnes Miller).- Rogerson (Ian) Agnes Miller Parker: Wood-Engraver and Book Illustrator, 1895-1980, one of

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NO RESERVE Parker (Agnes Miller).- Rogerson (Ian) Agnes Miller Parker: Wood-Engraver and Book Illustrator, 1895-1980, one of 300 copies, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, slip-case, Wakefield, Fleece Press, 1990; The Wood Engravings of Agnes Miller Parker, 2005 § Bates (H.E.) Through the Woods, first edition, 1936, illustrations, many wood-engraved by Parker, some tipped in, the last two original cloth with dust-jackets, the last rubbed and spotted; and 2 others illustrated by Parker, 4to & 8vo (5)

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δ Poole (Monica) Dandelion; Magnolia, two works, wood-engravings on cream wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and n

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Lot 88

δ Poole (Monica) Dandelion; Magnolia, two works, wood-engravings on cream wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 75 and 60, respectively, the first mentioned 250 x 210 mm (9 3/4 x 8 1/4 in), the latter 185 x 160 mm (7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in), both under glass presented in blue-coloured mounts, framed, [circa 1977-1993] (2)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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δ Poole (Monica) Edge of the Wood; Old Trees, two works, wood-engravings on wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and

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Lot 89

δ Poole (Monica) Edge of the Wood; Old Trees, two works, wood-engravings on wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 75, the first mentioned 190 x 295 mm (7 1/2 x 11 1/2 in), the latter 240 x 195 mm (9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in), both under glass presented in green-coloured mounts, some minor toning and browning, framed, [circa 1977-1993] (2)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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δ Poole (Monica) Gully; Chalk Woods, two works, wood-engravings on wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered

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Lot 90

δ Poole (Monica) Gully; Chalk Woods, two works, wood-engravings on wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 150 and 25, respectively, the first mentioned 260 x 160 mm (10 1/4 x 6 1/4 in), the latter 220 x 140 mm (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in), both under glass, scattered spotting, with some minor toning and browning, framed, [circa 1977-1993] (2)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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δ Poole (Monica) Foxgloves; Apple Tree, two works, wood-engravings on wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbe

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Lot 91

δ Poole (Monica) Foxgloves; Apple Tree, two works, wood-engravings on wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 60 and 50, respectively, the first mentioned 200 x 105 mm (7 7/8 x 4 1/8 in), the latter 220 x 145 mm (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in), both under glass, minor scattered spotting, with some light toning, framed, [circa 1977-1993] (2)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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δ Poole (Monica) Water Lilies; Herbage, two works, wood-engravings on wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbe

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Lot 92

δ Poole (Monica) Water Lilies; Herbage, two works, wood-engravings on wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 75 and 100, respectively, the first mentioned 115 x 175 mm (4 1/2 x 6 7/8 in), the latter 125 x 175 mm (4 7/8 x 6 7/8 in), both under glass, presented in blue-coloured mounts, framed, [circa 1977-1993] (2)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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δ Poole (Monica) Dry September; Hedgerow; Summer, three works, wood-engravings on wove papers, all signed in pencil, inscribe

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Lot 93

δ Poole (Monica) Dry September; Hedgerow; Summer, three works, wood-engravings on wove papers, all signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 75 and 100, respectively, the first mentioned 200 x 150 mm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in), the other two 155 x 115 mm (6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in) and 185 x 115 mm (7 1/4 x 4 1/2 in), respectively, hinged into mounts, 'Dry September' with minor toning lines, unframed, [circa 1977-1993] (3)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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Three Turkish Ersatz bayonets and scabbards to includeThe first of Turkish manufacture with muzzle ring diameter of 15.6mm ma

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Three Turkish Ersatz bayonets and scabbards to includeThe first of Turkish manufacture with muzzle ring diameter of 15.6mm made for the 1903 or 1935 Mauser,The second of export pattern Ersatz conversion with unfullered-purpose made shortened blade, new cross guard brazed into back set position, thin stamped export pattern cross guard, the scabbard being a former Imperial German S84/98 scabbard with a Turkish throat piece installed.The third for a GEW.88 and GEW.98 rifles, the blade shortened but otherwise unaltered, German crown and William 1st on cross guard, 11 stamped on pommel end.40cm long

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Winchester model 1895 .405 lever action rifle, 24 inch barrel, the action fitted with finely adjustable aperture sight, chequ

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Winchester model 1895 .405 lever action rifle, 24 inch barrel, the action fitted with finely adjustable aperture sight, chequered grip and forend, serial number 07NR701410. Together with an RCBS three die set and fifty four Kynock .405 brass cases, with boxer primer holes. The rifle is one of the first batch of 4,000 produced in Japan.UK RFD OR FIREARMS LICENCE WITH .405 RIFLE REQUIRED TO BUY THIS LOT. 108cm long Condition report: Minor signs of use and has the odd scratch to the bluing or minor mark to the wood. Outside this the rifle is in very good order. Good bore with only slight signs of wear.

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