Caxton (William) transl. The History and Fables of Aesop, Scolar Press, 1976, numbered limited facsimile edition of 500, original cloth; Forge (Andrew), An Appreciation of Naum Gabo, Florin Press, first edition of 500, mounted plates, full morocco binding, slipcase; Surtees (R.S.), Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds, Nottingham Court Press, numbered limited edition of 100, all edges gilt, full morocco gilt, slipcase; Edmonds & Lee, Brook and River Trouting, 1980, Orange Partridge Press, limited edition of 1000, original cloth, slipcase; Thornton (Steve), Listen to the River, Realistic Flytying, Vols 1 & 2, deluxe leatherbound editions, bound without title pages and not signed, slipcases; Flanders (Dennis), Dennis Flanders' Britannia .., Stocksfield, Oriel Press, signed by the artist, full leather; with three others (10)
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Snow (John) On Chloroform and Other Anaesthetics; Their Action and Administration, John Chuchill, 1858, first edition, 443 pages plus 32 page catalogue (May 1861), ownership inscription to front free endpaper, contents VG but original cloth gilt in worn state with split joints and loss to head and tail of spine.
Millais (John Guille), Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches, 1894, leather backed boards; Fleming (Ian), The Man with the Golden Gun, 1965, first edition, dust wrapper; Sitwell (Edith), The Pleasures of Poetry, 1930, first edition, presentation inscription signed by the author, dust wrapper; with eight others, one with a presentation inscription signed W. Scott, Abbotsford, 1821 (not warranted) (11)
Valerius Maximus Valerii Maximii Dictorum Factorumque memorabilium exaempla, Paris: Francisci Griphij, 1545, small octavo, 251, [13] leaves, final leaf a blank, first initial gilt, subsequent initials coloured, ink borders, last two leaves are reinforced and blank sides have early manuscript, later cloth with 1906 ownership inscription of Hugonis Popham to flyleaf; with a defective copy of what is believed to be the works of George Wharton (c1682) (2)
Carroll (Lewis) Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, Macmillian, 1872, first edition, 'Wade' misprint on p 21, ownership inscription to half title, small sketch to p. 128, all edges gilt, original cloth (well worn copy with split joints); Autograph Book, various signatures and illustrations including mounted signature of John Galsworthy Complied by Lister Dawson (see lot 3062) (2)
Gascogne (David) Poems, 1937-42, Nicholson and Watson, 1943, first edition, title and five colour plates by Graham Sutherland, dust wrapper; Stewart (Carol), Poems of Sleep and Dream, Frederick Muller, 1947, sixteen colour lithographs by Robert Colquhoun, original printed boards; with nine others illustrated by John Piper, John Craxton, Gilbert Spencer, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore et al and one other (12)
Pope-Hennessy (James) London Fabric, Batsford, 1939, first edition, dust wrapper (designed by Eric Ravilious); Bawden (Edward), Life in an English Village, Penguin, 1949, sixteen colour plates, original printed paper boards; White (Charles), Country Walks, First, Second and Third Series, London Transport, 1936-37, three volumes, each in dust wrapper with Eric Ravilious illustration; with nine others (14)
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Anon. [Fenn (Eleanor), pseud. Mrs Lovechild] The Rational Dame; or, Hints Towards Supplying Prattle for Children, John Marshall and Co. at No 4 Aldermary Church Yard, in Bow Lane, no date [1779-1789], first or second edition, [4], 115, [1] pages, engraved frontis, nine plates of animals (one torn without loss), quarter calf
Anon. The Preceptor: Containing A General Course of Education. Wherein the First Principles of Polite Learning are Laid Down in a Way most suitable for trying the Genius, and advancing the Instruction of Youth, J. Dodsley, 1783, seventh edition, two volumes, frontis to each, six folding maps (one hand-coloured), twenty-eight folding plates, diced calf gilt prize bindings (bindings rubbed, hinges taped, dated 1815); Knox (Vicesimus), Liberal Education: or, A Practical Treatise on the Methods of Acquiring Useful and Polite Learning, C. Dilly, 1785, seventh ediion, two volumes, contemporary calf gilt; Dilworth (Thomas), A New Guide to the English Tongue ..., T. Wilson and R. Spence, 1784, woodcut vignettes (Bewick?), rebacked sheep boards (worn, manuscript to fly leaves); Anon., The Young Gentleman's & Lady's Magazine or Univeral Repository of Knowledge, Instruction and Amusement ..., J. Walker, no date (frontis dated 1799), 12 parts in two volumes engraved title to each volume, printed title to each part, frontis to volume 1, volume 2 lacking duplicate plate of wren which serves as a frontis, the other twenty-three plates present as called for, including double page duplicate plates (one of each being hand-coloured) and maps (one folding, which is torn), contemporary calf (back strip faded); Adams, (John), The Flowers of Ancient History; Comprehending on a New Plan .... designed for the Improvement and Entertainment of Youth, G. Kearsley, 1788, calf (8)
Golden Cockerel Press Swinburne (Algernon Charles), Hymn to Proserpine, Golden Cockerel Press, 1944, numbered limited edition of 350 copies, illustrated with engravings by John Buckland-Wright, top edge gilt, original cloth; Calderon (V.G.), The Lottery Ticket, Golden Cockerel Press, 1948, numbered limited edition of 400 copies, illustrated with engravings by Dorothea Braby, top edge gilt, original cloth; Psalm, The Ninety-First Psalm, Golden Cockerel Press, 1944, numbered limited edition of 350 copies, illustrated with wood-engravings by Dorothea Braby, top edge gilt, original cloth; with the Golden Cockerel Press Spring Lists for 1930 and 1950, Autumn List of 1936, and a small quantity of prospectuses for the Golden Cockerel and Nonesuch Presses (7)
Matisse (Henri), Gide (Andre), Braque (Georges), Joyce (James), Brandt (Bill), Picasso (Pablo) et al Verve, An Artistic and Literary Quarterly, Volume I, Numbers 1-4; Volume 2, Nos. 5/6-8, Vol III, Nos. 9-12; Vol IV, Nos. 13-16; Vol. V, Nos. 17/18, Paris, 1937-47, folio, the first eighteen parts in fifteen volumes, chromolitho plates and other illustrations, the first five volumes in original pictorial wraps, the remainder in dust wrapper style wraps as issued [periodical] (15)Not collated, no obvious signs of removal but sold as a periodical and therefore not subject to return. Generally worn covers.
Praeger (S. Rosamund) How They Went To The Seaside, Blackie, no date, colour illustrations, original cloth-backed pictorial boards (covers detached from text block, lacking front free endpaper); Hurt (Freda), Mr Twink and the Jungle Garden, Epworth Press 1960, first edition, illustrated by Nina Scott Langley, chipped dustwrapper (2)
Kipling (Rudyard) The Jungle Book, Macmillan, 1894, first edition, all edges gilt, original cloth gilt (rear hinge split, cloth split at rear joint, backstrip worn, spine slanted) [Martindell 61]; idem, The Second Jungle Book, Macmillan, 1895, first edition, all edges gilt, original cloth gilt (hinges split, spine slanted and worn at head and tail) [Martindell 63] [sold on behalf of a charity]
Elizabeth II, Gold Proof £2 2001 'Centenary of Marconi's First Wireless Transmission across the Atlantic,' obv. Queen's portrait by Rank-Broadley, rev. radio waves linking date to outer border with three dots on each wave representing the Morse code letter 'S' successfully transmitted in 1901; edge inscribed …WIRELESS BRIDGES THE ATLANTIC…MARCONI 1901; wt. 15.97g 22ct red gold with the inner circle coated in yellow gold; limited edition of 2500 (this coin No. 1526), with certificate of authenticity, encapsulated in Royal Mint case of issue, FDC.
The Official Royal Mint Silver Collection celebrating 'The European Football Championship 1996' a part collection of 22 (of 24) sterling silver proof medallions depicting famous footballers (Bobby Charlton, Kevin Keegan, Booby Moore, Tom Finney , Franz Beckenbauer etc), venues where matches were to be held (Wembley Stadium, Villa Park etc), former European Champions (France, Germany, Czechoslovakia etc), the 'First Floodlit Match in Sheffield 1878' etc; 20 of the medallions weigh 31.1g each, 1 weighs 15g & 1 weighs 10g; with individual certificates of authenticity, individually encapsulated in MDM case of issue, as struck.
A Sterling Silver Proof 50 Euros 2003, struck by the Paris Mint to commemorate the first anniversary of the introduction of the euro; obv. 'EUROPA 2003' & 12 euro symbols around facing portrait of the Goddess Europa/Marianne, stars in her hair & symbolic flags below & to left, rev. 12 stars around a curved cross with the names of the 12 countries which joined the euro on 1st January 2002; diameter 100mm, wt. I kilogram sterling silver with numbered edge inscription; with certificate of authenticity & booklets, encapsulated in Paris Mint wooden case of issue, FDC as issued.
Tristan da Cunha, 'The First World War Remembrance Set,' a 2-coin set comprising: gold proof sovereign 2014, 22.05mm, 8.08g, obv. Queen's portrait, rev. single soldier standing guard in front of the Cenotaph FDC & an original silver shilling 1915 (symbolising the 'King's Shilling') Fine; limited edition of 499 sets; with certificate of authenticity, encapsulated in London Mint Office case of issue.
Silver Proof Piedfort 3-Coin Collection 2003 comprising: £2 '50th Anniversary - Discovery of DNA,' £1 '20th Anniversary of the Introduction of the First £1 Coin in 1983' & 50p 'Centenary of the Formation of the Women's Social & Political Union,' with individual certificates of authenticity, individually encapsulated in Royal Mint case of issue, some very light toning on obverse of £1 o/wise FDC as issued, together with a silver proof piedfort £2 1995 '50th Anniversary End of WWII' & 2 x silver proof crowns 1977 'Silver Jubilee' all in Royal Mint cases of issue with certificates of authenticity, traces of toning on one crown o/wise FDC as issued.
Gibraltar, 'Remembrance 100' Gold Proof Sovereign 2019 struck to commemorate the centenary of the first Remembrance Day, November 11 1919; obv. Queen's portrait by Maklouf, rev. 'REVERENT REMEMBRANCE OF THE GLORIOUS DEAD' around a clock face with the hands pointing to 11 o'clock, the clock face is overlaid at bottom right by the obverse of a George V sovereign; with a London Mint office certificate of authenticity & with a certificate of provenance confirming that this sovereign was struck on 11 November 2019 by Simon Weston OBE; slabbed in a London Mint Office case of issue, FDC.
Books - An 1881 Through the Looking-Glass (A/F0 by Lewis Carroll with fifty illustrations by John Tenniel, Macmillan & Co, London together with novels by Rudy and Kipling, a 1952 First Edition of Bernard Shaw and Mrs Patrick Campbell Their Correspondence, a 1937 First Edition Present Indicative by Noel Coward, a 1926 First Edition St Andrews, Two poems specially contributed by Rudyard Kipling and other early to mid 20th century books including First Editions
Sticker Albums: A complete World Cup Soccer Stars Mexico 70 album, pages loose; together with five incomplete sticker albums, comprising: Football 72; The Wonderful World of Soccer Stars Gala Collection; The Wonderful World of Soccer Stars 1971/72 First Division; Panini Football 80; Panini Football 81; and a collection of loose Wonderful World of Soccer Stars 1972/73 cards. (one bag)
Olympic Memorabilia: An album containing an extensive collection of autographs upon First Day Covers, of different participants who competed at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki 1983 and Canberra 1985, to include: Marita Koch; Lillie Leatherwood; Manfred Hoppner; Ingrid Averswald; Silke Gladisch; Sabine Rieger; Marlies Gohr; Kirk Baptiste; Ben Johnson; Chidi Indoh; Sammy Koskei; Victor Kalinkin; Agerto Guimares; Jurgen Schult; Georgy Kolnootchenko; Louis Delis; Willie Banks; Khristo Markov; Andre Phillips; Alexandr Vasilyiev; Harold Schmid; Amadou Dia Ba; Pat Porter; Bulti; Werner Schildhauer; Grace Jackson; Marina Zhirova; Sabine Busch; Judi Brown King; Debbie Flintoff; Hildegard Korner; Rayilva Aglitdinova; Kirsten Emmelmann; Dagmar Neubauer; Olga Gavrilova; Petra Felke; Tamara Bykova; Stefka Kostadinoya; Henry Marsh; Gunther Rodehau; Juri Tamm; Tim Bright; Omar Khalifa; Robson Da Silva; John Stapleton-Smith; Heino Puuste; Cindy Bremser; Carol Lewis; Carl Lewis; Calvin Smith; Alan Wells; Peter Elliot; Rob Druppers; Nick Rose and many others. (one album)The following lots are to be sold from the collection of Professor Arnold Beckett, who was a former president of The Pharmaceutical Society and served on its council continuously from 1965 until 1990. From 1959, he held the position of Head of the Chelsea School of Pharmacy for over 30 years. He was a pioneer in the field of drug testing in sport and over the years was involved in a number of high profile cases including those of Ben Johnson and Alain Baxter, as part of the IOC ( International Olympic Committee), a position he held for twenty five years. In 1978 he established the first independent laboratory at Chelsea College to test for drugs in sport. He attended both Winter and Summer Olympics supervising the testing of urine samples by the local Olympic laboratory. Professor Beckett had a lifelong enthusiasm for Philately and linked this to his attendance at sporting events throughout the world, to establish a unique collection of First Day Covers signed by competing athletes at these events, along with personal items from his attendance at these events. Provenance: These autographs were collected personally by Professor Arnold H Beckett (1920-2010) who for 20 years was a member of the IOC Medical Commission and an advisor and member of a number of other sporting bodies, and an expert on doping in sport. He collected these autographs during these events
Cricket Interest: A Yorkshire Cricket Club Jumper, belonging to former opening Yorkshire and England batsman and first class slip fielder, Philip Sharpe, Size 42, worn during the 1969 cricket season; together with a press photograph of the Yorkshire 1969 Cricket Team and another, Cricket at Lords: M.C.C. v. Yorkshire, Second Day, 28/4/69; and a card from the Test & County Cricket Board requesting Sharpe's availability to play in the Test Match at Lord's 25th June-1st July 1969.
Olympic Memorabilia: A collection of assorted autographs upon First Day Covers, obtained at the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games, to include: Daley Thompson; Michael McFarlane; Fatima Whitbread; Petra Rivers; Suzanne Howland; Kathy Smallwood; Allan Wells; Steve Cram; Nicholas Rose; David Moorcroft; Barbara Simmonds; Debbie Brill; Ben Johnson; Michelle Scott; Michael Turtur; Lisa Curry; Vic Davis; Andy Astbury; Phillip Hubble; Paul Rowe; Jackie Willmott; David Lowe; Cheryl Gibson; Michael Winch; Keith Connor: Aston Moore; Bradley Cooper; Richard Mitchell; and many others. (one bag)Provenance: These autographs were collected personally by Professor Arnold H Beckett (1920-2010) who for 20 years was a member of the IOC Medical Commission and an advisor and member of a number of other sporting bodies, and an expert on doping in sport. He collected these autographs during these eventsPlease inspect photographs.
Olympic Memorabilia: A collection of assorted autographs upon First Day Covers, obtained at WAAA Championships Crystal Palace, 1978; European Athletics Championships, Prague, 1978; to include: Beverley Goddard; David Johnson; Steve Emson; Judy Oakes; Andrea Ehrig; Bonnie Blair; Christa Rothenburger; Anton Steiner; Christine Benning; Julian Gunter; Donna Hartley; Lorna Boothe; Ruth Kennedy; Verona Elder; Fatima Whitbread; Chris Black; Tim Bonsor; Maria Hartman; Harrold Abrahams; Fred Holder; Geoff Capes; Douglas Goodman; Joslyn Hoyte; Daley Thompson; Tessa Sanderson; Rolf Beilscmidt; and many others. (one bag)Provenance: These autographs were collected personally by Professor Arnold H Beckett (1920-2010) who for 20 years was a member of the IOC Medical Commission and an advisor and member of a number of other sporting bodies, and an expert on doping in sport. He collected these autographs during these eventsPlease inspect photographs.
Manchester United Interest: A Manchester United Icons Limited Edition Opus, displaying a full high quality, ultimate presentation of the history of the club, Limited Edition No. 335/10,000, signed by Sir Alex Ferguson, and Sir Bobby Charlton, as well as Eric Cantona, Denis Law and Bryan Robson on a second signature page, half a metre square in size, weighing over 35kg, with over 800 pages, 400,000 words and 2,000 illustrations, this item contains contributions from many of Britain's finest sportswriters and photographers. Comes within original clam-shell presentation box and outer cardboard box, although the outer cardboard is damaged to the underside, first published in October 2006 by Krakenopus. A great collector's item for any football or Manchester United fan.
Athletics Interest: A 1937 Österreichischer Leichtathletik-Verband, Ö.L.V., Youth Master gilt gold medal, 'Jugendmeister 1937 Diskus I', awarded for first place in Discus, weight 48.8g; together with a similar Youth Master bronze medal, 'Jugendmeister 1937 Weltspr III', awarded for third place in Long Jump, weight approx. 48.3g; both having Art Deco portrait to the obverse, signed 'RÄTH fecit' to both, measuring approx. 45mm x 50mm. (2)
Olympic Memorabilia: An album containing a collection of autographs upon First Day Covers, of different participants who competed at the World Athletics Championships Helsinki 1983, to comprise: Kathy Cook; Marita Koch; Florence Griffith; Jarmila Kratochvilova; Tatana Kocembova; Liuboy Gurina; Mary Decker; Gabriella Dorici; Ekaterna Podkopneya; Brigette Kraus; Shirley Strong; Natalia Petrova; Ellen Fiedler; Rosa Mota; Marianne Dickerson; Sabine Paetz; Ulrike Meyfarth; Fatima Whitbread; Allan Wells; and others; together with various First Day Covers from the Moscow 1980 Olympics. (one album)Provenance: These autographs were collected personally by Professor Arnold H Beckett (1920-2010) who for 20 years was a member of the IOC Medical Commission and an advisor and member of a number of other sporting bodies, and an expert on doping in sport. He collected these autographs during these events
Olympic Memorabilia: An album containing an extensive collection of autographs upon First Day Covers, of different participants who competed at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics 1984, comprising: Chris Dean; Jayne Torvill; Elena Valova; Andrey Boukin; Natalya Bestemyanova; Judy Blumberg; Serguey Poiyomarenko; Michael Seibert; Tiffany Chin; Christine Cooper; Debbie Armstrong; Scott Hamilton; Brian Orser; Andreas Wenzel; William Johnson; Alexandre Zavialov; Jens Weissflog; Jari Pulkkonen; Matti Nykaenen; Matthias Jacob; Eirik Kyalfoss; Peter Angerer; Xiaming Li; Anne Jahren; Harri Kiryesniemi; Bogdan Musiol; Dan Jansen; Yoshihiro Kitazawa; Karin Enke; Andrea Schofne; Sigrid Smuda; Sven Thomas Gustafson; Michael Woods; and many others. (one album)Provenance: These autographs were collected personally by Professor Arnold H Beckett (1920-2010) who for 20 years was a member of the IOC Medical Commission and an advisor and member of a number of other sporting bodies, and an expert on doping in sport. He collected these autographs during these events
Sticker Albums: A collection of assorted football sticker albums to comprise: The Wonderful World of Soccer Stars, 1969-70 England First Division; Panini Football 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85 (2, one album in poor condition), 86 (album as found), 87, 88, 89; Panini Mexico 86; Premier League 2002 Autographed Edition; World Cup Germany 2006; Panini Euro 2004; Panini Football The All-Time Greats 1920-1990; all complete; together with Panini Football 82 (incomplete). (one box)
Big Match: A collection of assorted big match programmes to include: Chelsea v. Leicester 15/3/1965, Football League Cup Final First Leg; 1971 League Cup Final; 1970 League Cup Final; Bolton Wanderers v. Wolves 6/10/1958; Luton v Norwich 14/3/1959; Tottenham v Manchester United 31/3/1962; Watford v Chelsea 14/3/1970; Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday 23/4/1966; Stoke City v Aldershot 6/2/1961; Manchester United v Chester 9/1/1965 (token intact); Leicester City v Sheffield United 18/3/1961; other F.A. Cup Semi-Final programmes. (one bag)
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