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Aviation Collection 4 signed flown FDCs includes Cptn E Reynolds signed first flight , Concorde Captain, Cptn J Cook signed f

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Lot 103

Aviation Collection 4 signed flown FDCs includes Cptn E Reynolds signed first flight , Concorde Captain, Cptn J Cook signed first flight cover, Concorde Captain, Air Cdre Peter A Latham signed No 111 Sqn cover commemorating 35th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain and D C Rowland signed first flight cover. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

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Football Autographed Clive Allen / Steve Hodge Photo, A Superb Image Depicting Both Players Celebrating After The Winning Goa

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Lot 263

Football Autographed Clive Allen / Steve Hodge Photo, A Superb Image Depicting Both Players Celebrating After The Winning Goal In A First Division Encounter Against Queens Park Rangers At White Hart Lane In 1987, Measuring 12 X 8 It Has Been Signed By Both Players Using A Silver Marker. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

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Football FDC collection 4 commemorative covers featuring two covers first all English UEFA Champions League Final Man Utd v C

Chaucer Auctions

Lot 20

Football FDC collection 4 commemorative covers featuring two covers first all English UEFA Champions League Final Man Utd v Chelsea in 2008 , England U20 winning the U20 World Cup becoming the first England team to win a football world cup since 1966 and another cover commemorating the U20S World cup win in 2017 and the U17S World Cup win in the same year. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

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Thomas Bjorn signature piece mounted with 2 colour photos. Approx overall size 16x12. professional golfer from Denmark who pl

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Lot 153

Thomas Bjorn signature piece mounted with 2 colour photos. Approx overall size 16x12. professional golfer from Denmark who plays on the European Tour. He is the most successful Danish golfer to have played the game having won fifteen tournaments worldwide on the European Tour. In 1997 he also became the first Dane to qualify for a European Ryder Cup team. Bjorn is remembered for his collapse at Royal St. George s during the 2003 Open Championship, when he led by two strokes with three holes to play, but took three attempts to get out of a greenside bunker on the par three 16th, handing the tournament to Ben Curtis. He captained the winning European side at the 2018 Ryder Cup. 4. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

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Lot of 2 This Is England hand signed 10x8 photos. The first hand-signed photo depicts the cast from the 2006 multi award winn

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Lot 241

Lot of 2 This Is England hand signed 10x8 photos. The first hand-signed photo depicts the cast from the 2006 multi award winning film This Is England, signed by Turgoose / Ellis / Cresswell / Newton. The second hand-signed photo depicts Thomas Turgoose as Shaun. These signed photos are guaranteed authentic, and is supplied from one of the UKs leading autograph memorabilia companies. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

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Earnest Edmund is a celebration of Suffolk life,inspired by its beautiful countryside, coastline,towns and villages. The colo

Clarke and Simpson Auctions

Lot 22

Earnest Edmund is a celebration of Suffolk life,inspired by its beautiful countryside, coastline,towns and villages. The colourful sculpture paystribute to the county’s heritage, iconic buildingsand landmarks - how many can you spot?Earnest Edmund commemorates the patronsaint of Suffolk - St Edmund, the 9th centuryKing of East Anglia and the first patron saintof England. The St Edmund flag flies proudly atthe crown of the sculpture.Community engagement partner:Ipswich Building SocietyAt Ipswich Building Society, we are all abouthelping our members to grow and prosper.And we’re all about being local. We’ve beendoing this since 1849, and we’re Suffolk throughand through. We’re interested in what ourmembers and the local community are doingand we want to roll up our sleeves and helpout. It doesn’t end there. As an independentmutual, our members own the Society. Wedon’t have external shareholders and all of ourprofits are reinvested into our branches andservices, employees and capital. Helping theSociety, our members and the community tokeep growing long into the future. We’ve beenhelping people to buy a home of their own andsave for the future for 170 years. Join us andsee how we can make a difference, together.www.ibs.co.ukArtist: Mik Richardson Mik Richardson is a Norfolk based commercialand community artist who has run his own mural,design and spray art business since leaving theRoyal Air Force in 2006. As well as producingover 400 murals, for businesses, schools andcommunities, he has been involved in manyof the Wild in Art sculpture trails around thecountry, producing sculpture designs and activelysupporting the school sculpture trails too.

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“Elmer is different, Elmer is patchwork.” Elmerremains one of the most iconic and widely readchildren’s book series of all ti

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Lot 42

“Elmer is different, Elmer is patchwork.” Elmerremains one of the most iconic and widely readchildren’s book series of all time, selling over 10million copies in over 50 languages since it wasfirst published in 1989. Written and illustratedby celebrated children’s author and artist DavidMcKee, the Elmer books’ subtle message, that itis ok to be different and we should embrace andcelebrate those differences continues to resonatewith children around the world.Sponsor: Elmers HardwareElmers Hardware is a family owned and runbusiness first established in 1959 at our premises inKesgrave, near Ipswich, Suffolk. We are a traditionalgeneral hardware store where personal serviceand customer satisfaction is still important. Westock a huge range of around 25,000 productswhich includes just about everything you may belooking for, from specialist hand and power toolsfor the trade and DIY enthusiast, garden machinery,garden tools and fertilisers, compost and chemicals,to fancy paper cups for your latest batch of homebaked cupcakes in our cook shop. Visit us in storeduring our opening hours where our friendly staffare waiting to help you, or shop for a selection ofour products online anytime on our website. Ourbuying policies and low overheads enable us toalways offer our products at competitive low prices.www.elmershardware.co.ukArtist: Created by David McKee,painted by Michelle TurtonMichelle Turton has created the classic ElmerThe Patchwork Elephant, an instantly recognisablerepresentation of the world’s most colourfulelephant, created by David McKee.

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Bee Kind is inspired by and designed for the artist’sGrandma. While she was looked after by thestaff and volunteers at St Eli

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Lot 37

Bee Kind is inspired by and designed for the artist’sGrandma. While she was looked after by thestaff and volunteers at St Elizabeth Hospice, Maiaspent precious afternoons with her Grandma inthe beautiful garden and watching the bees dancebetween the flowers brought them all a littlehappiness. Bee Kind is a reminder that even the thingswe are sometimes frightened of can bring happiness,colour and beauty to our lives.Auction partner: Clarke & SimpsonClarke & Simpson are a multi-disciplined, independentand progressive firm of chartered surveyors. Wedeal in all aspects of rural property and are one ofthe leading firms of auctioneers in the county. Weroutinely sell chattels, property and machinery atauction, both on location and from our CampseaAshe base. We have sold many items over the years,but a herd of elephants will be a first! After thetremendous success of the Pigs Gone Wild auction,we are hugely excited and privileged to be involvedwith Elmer’s Big Parade Suffolk and hope we can helpby making the auction both fun and profitable.www.clarkeandsimpson.co.ukArtist: Maia KatieMaia Katie’s work is inspired by people and theirstories, underpinned by her core values; acceptance,integrity and inclusion. As a Theatre Designer, she isalways interested in creating work that brings peopletogether, and likewise the children’s books she hasillustrated and co-written all have a theme of inclusion- helping those who are struggling to see how theyfit into this world and teaching children to be proudto show their ‘true colours’. Maia loves working ina range of different media, from fabric, clay, pastels,watercolour to digital media, and is always exploringnew ways to make art, while trying to keep herdesigns beautifully simple. She is inspired by Suffolk- the countryside, the River Orwell, the people andtheir stories.

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This sculpture gives a nod to the Ipswich toFelixstowe Historic Vehicle Run. The event isorganised by volunteers at the Ipswi

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Lot 23

This sculpture gives a nod to the Ipswich toFelixstowe Historic Vehicle Run. The event isorganised by volunteers at the Ipswich TransportMuseum and includes cars, lorries, motorcycles,buses and military vehicles. This design is alsoinspired by Kathleen’s first car, the Mini. Likemany other people who also have a connectionto their first, now vintage, car, these vehicleshelp them to recall their past, the good timesand places they have visited.Sponsor: John GroseJohn Grose are a family owned East Anglianmotor dealer and as one of the area’s largestemployers, we know the importance of beingpart of and investing in our local community.We are therefore very proud and excited tobe supporting Elmer’s Big Parade Suffolk forSt Elizabeth Hospice.www.johngrose.co.ukArtist: Kathleen SmithKathleen is a designer maker who produceswork for public spaces. She uses her workto entertain, inform and educate and usestechniques such as metalwork, painting, 3Dprinting and laser cutting. Her work has beenincluded in many Wild in Art trails throughoutthe UK, and she enjoys creating work that haslots of small details within the larger work.

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Elleonidas II is named after Leonidas I, afamous Roman Spartan. Ipswich is the oldestcontinuously inhabited English town. Und

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Lot 40

Elleonidas II is named after Leonidas I, afamous Roman Spartan. Ipswich is the oldestcontinuously inhabited English town. Under theRoman Empire it became an important routeto towns and settlements via the rivers, andis home to the largest Roman villa in Suffolk.Elleonidas II is a reminder of the area’s Romanroutes and history, and how it helped build thetown to be one of the strongest in the UK.Sponsor: Poundfield Products Ltd Poundfield Products Ltd is a local precastconcrete manufacturer based in CreetingSt Peter, Ipswich. Part of SigmaRoc, a largeconstruction materials group, PoundfieldProducts have three key areas of specialism.Retaining walls are supplied to the agricultural,waste/recycling, ports and shipping markets,Beam and Block Flooring for the constructionindustry and bespoke precast which has beeninvolved in vitally important projects such as seadefence systems. We offer a complete supportservice from design through to aftercare.www.poundfield.comArtist: Megan Heather EvansMegan Heather Evans is a Birmingham basedtattooist and artist, first completing her fine artdegree at Birmingham School of Art, beforecompleting her apprenticeship in tattooing.In addition to her work as a tattooist, Meganalso takes on pet portraiture work and enjoyslarge scale acrylic painting, such as murals andWild in Art sculpture trails including The BigSleuth, Worcester Stands Tall and Bee in theCity. Megan also designs and produces charityChristmas cards each year.

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A patchwork of painted various animals skins, fur, feathers, scaled and shells from anteater to zebra; can you identify them

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Lot 54

A patchwork of painted various animals skins, fur, feathers, scaled and shells from anteater to zebra; can you identify them all? Take the opportunity to examine this sculpture and learn about all the different animals. Sponsor: Cooper BMW / MINI IpswichFrom your first purchase with us to annual MOTs and servicing, Cooper BMW Ipswich and Cooper MINI Ipswich have your every need covered with first-rate customer service and expert guidance on finding you your perfect car. With access to the largest selection of special offers on new BMW and MINI cars and the widest range of ex-demo immediate delivery models. Discover more about our latest offers and deals online now and find out about our ethos of providing service excellence when purchasing and servicing your BMW or MINI. www.cooperipswichmini.co.uk www.cooperbmwipswich.co.uk Artist: Emma GrahamEmma is a highly versatile and published illustrator and graphic artist based in Shotley Gate. She has built an eclectic and exciting portfolio designing and illustrating everything from book covers, to seed packets, greetings cards, album covers and private commissions. In 2007 Emma was awarded an RHS Silver Gilt Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show for an exhibit she designed, illustrated and constructed for Thompson & Morgan UK. In 2014 she exhibited at the Ipswich Art School as part of a collaborative children’s book illustrator exhibition, and ran art workshops with the museum and local schools. Emma painted three sculptures for Pigs Gone Wild in 2016, as well as a ‘school’s pig’ live at the Suffolk Show, with the help of some school children.

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Elmer = Multi Coloured Squares is a usefulway of remembering Einstein’s iconic equationE=MC2: Energy = Mass x Constant (Speed

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Lot 51

Elmer = Multi Coloured Squares is a usefulway of remembering Einstein’s iconic equationE=MC2: Energy = Mass x Constant (Speed ofLight) Squared. But Elmer, like Einstein, remindsus that imagination and creativity are just asvaluable as scientific knowledge, maybe more so.Question everything. Be playful. Think sideways,diagonally, and in spirals, rather than just instraight logical lines, because the components oflife do not fit into neat square boxes. A beautifulcreative mind can influence the world just aspowerfully as a strong gravitational force canwarp the dimensions of the universe.Sponsor: University of SuffolkAt the University of Suffolk, we prepare ourstudents for a world where nothing ever staysthe same. We embrace change, and our studentslearn to embrace change too. We absorb thebest university traditions and align them with atwenty-first century audience, with a particularfocus on the modern world of employment andentrepreneurship. We pride ourselves on beinga community impact university and are delightedto support Elmer’s Big Parade Suffolk. Withthe University of Suffolk’s main campus on theIpswich Waterfront, we have a prime spot tohost an Elmer and are proud to do so this year.www.uos.ac.uk Artist: Lois Cordelia Lois Cordelia is a versatile community artist,speed-painter, illustrator and tutor, based inIpswich. She works in diverse mediums, includingacrylics, paper-cutting, and mixed mediasculpture, creating most of her art live in public.Since 2016, she has painted designs for more thana dozen public trails all over the country. Loisstudied Arabic at the University of Edinburgh.

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Elmer Armstrong celebrates the 50th anniversaryof the Apollo 11 moon landing led by CommanderNeil Armstrong and lunar module

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Elmer Armstrong celebrates the 50th anniversaryof the Apollo 11 moon landing led by CommanderNeil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin.Armstrong became the first person to step ontothe lunar surface on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC; Aldrinjoined him 19 minutes later. Elmer Armstrong’s spacesuit is based on the original 1960s NASA astronautoutfit, but with flashes of colour that set him asidefrom other astronauts.Associate education partner: Ipswich SchoolIpswich School’s records date back as far as 1399,but the school was almost certainly in existence wellbefore this. We have a long history of education inIpswich with strong links to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey,one of the most powerful men in the country duringthe reign of Henry VIII, and are proud of our sharedheritage with the town. As a School we provide thebest possible grounding in literacy and numeracyunderpinned by first class pastoral care. We believein the transforming power of education to realisepotential in all our children and provide a supportiveenvironment that makes children feel safe to exploretheir passions and interests.www.ipswich.schoolArtist: Mik RichardsonMik Richardson is a Norfolk based commercial andcommunity artist who has run his own mural, designand spray art business since leaving the Royal AirForce in 2006. As well as producing over 400 murals,for businesses, schools and communities, he has beeninvolved in many of the Wild in Art sculpture trailsaround the country, producing sculpture designs andactively supporting the school sculpture trails too.

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UmbrelliphantThis design was inspired by the perfect roundedshape of Elmer’s back - what fun to put abusiness like elephant i

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Lot 49

UmbrelliphantThis design was inspired by the perfect roundedshape of Elmer’s back - what fun to put abusiness like elephant in a suit under a big boldcolourful umbrella!Sponsor: Aurora Bar & RestaurantAurora Bar & Restaurant are located on theWaterfront in Ipswich on Helena Road, openWednesday to Sunday. The beautiful first floorrestaurant at Aurora offers gorgeous viewsoverlooking the marina and serves modernBritish cuisine. We cater for many occasions andoffer set menus, afternoon tea, canapés, buffetsand Sunday roasts. We also have a child friendlymenu and welcome families. Our sophisticatedand relaxed downstairs bar is ideal for pre-dinnercocktails, and during the warm weather we offeral fresco dining with a stunning waterfront view.We showcase live entertainment every weekendwith DJ acts on Friday and Saturday evenings andlive singers on Sunday afternoons.www.auroraipswich.co.ukArtist: Jenny LeonardJenny Leonard is a community driven commissionartist always pursuing collaborative art projectsthat bring people together. She currentlydelivers creative art workshops for schools andbusinesses. She is based in London but will travelfar and wide for the right projects and big blankwalls! Jenny specialises in murals, live art eventsand site specific public art for the community.Her work has been commissioned by BritishAirways, Transport For London and WestminsterCity Council. She currently exhibits paintedsculptures on public art trails with Wild in Artand has painted just over 40 sculptures to date,raising over £100,000 for partnering charities.

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Superman (1978) Acrylic production used crystal prop from the Fortress of Solitude scene when Superman (Christopher Reeve) su

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Lot 3016

Superman (1978) Acrylic production used crystal prop from the Fortress of Solitude scene when Superman (Christopher Reeve) summoned the consciousness of his father Jor-El (Marlon Brando), this rare crystal has one green end, approx. 18 inches long. Provenance: The first two Superman movies were filmed back to back in 1977. The vendor John New worked in the Art Department in over 180 films including Superman.

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Gladiator (2000) Roman part uniform consisting of an infantry shield, tunic, plastic armour from Ridley Scott's 2000 Oscar-wi

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Lot 3091

Gladiator (2000) Roman part uniform consisting of an infantry shield, tunic, plastic armour from Ridley Scott's 2000 Oscar-winning epic. The shield is one of the signature pieces and can be seen in the opening battle sequences as Maximus (Russell Crowe) is first introduced. The shield is covered in a red canvas, painted with gold wings. There is also a built in wooden handle in the back. 102cm x 68cm Provenance: Originally purchased from Christies in 2001.

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Superman II (1980) Three Acrylic production used crystal props from the Fortress of Solitude scenes with Gene Hackman as he l

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Lot 3015

Superman II (1980) Three Acrylic production used crystal props from the Fortress of Solitude scenes with Gene Hackman as he learns about his arch-nemesis Superman, and later in the film as Superman's powers are taken away from him. All three differ slightly but are all approx. 11 inches long. (3).Provenance: The first two Superman movies were filmed back to back in 1977. The vendor John New worked in the Art Department in over 180 films including Superman.

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First Knight (1995) - Production used body armour comprising clamshell, helmet and gloves. The clamshell signed on the inside

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Lot 3036

First Knight (1995) - Production used body armour comprising clamshell, helmet and gloves. The clamshell signed on the inside by cast members including Sean Connery, Richard Gere and Ben Cross and inscribed 'First Knight, 1994, English Arms & Armour, Ex L, Pattern, 100'.Provenance: From the collection of Simon Murray (Onspec-Ontic).

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Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone (2001) Hero prop bludger used during Harry’s opening quidditch scene with Oliver Woo

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Lot 3230

Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone (2001) Hero prop bludger used during Harry’s opening quidditch scene with Oliver Wood. As the trunk is opened for the first time the bludger is seen to be propelled into the air. Features metal tube where the compressed air is fired into it by the special effects department. The bludger has a metal look but is actually a rubber material. 15cm across.Provenance: With certificate of authenticity.

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Sleepy Hollow (1999) A Jack-o'-lantern pumpkin from Tim Burton's fantasy horror Sleepy Hollow. Jack-o'-lanterns can be seen i

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Lot 3212

Sleepy Hollow (1999) A Jack-o'-lantern pumpkin from Tim Burton's fantasy horror Sleepy Hollow. Jack-o'-lanterns can be seen in the home of Baltus (Michael Gambon) and Lady Van Tassel (Miranda Richardson) as Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) first arrives at Sleepy Hollow. The pumpkin is made of fibreglass and hand-painted in orange to create the appearance of a real, carved pumpkin. A separate fibreglass lid sits atop the pumpkin to complete the realistic look. Dimensions 29 x 34 x 32 cm.Provenance: With certificate of authenticity from Propstore of London.

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Star Trek: The Original Series - Hand drawn storyboard page 'Stratos The Cloud Minders - 074 from the twenty-first episode of

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Lot 3099

Star Trek: The Original Series - Hand drawn storyboard page 'Stratos The Cloud Minders - 074 from the twenty-first episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series. 22 x 28 inches.

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BOXING - MUHAMMAD ALI nine film strip cells, framed surrounding a black and white image '25th May 1965, Muhammad Ali vs Sonny

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BOXING - MUHAMMAD ALI nine film strip cells, framed surrounding a black and white image '25th May 1965, Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston. First Minute First Round', 19.5 x 24.5cm

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A MATCH USED STUMP INDIA VERSUS ENGLAND 2nd test played at Calcutta January 1977 from the collection of Roger Tolchard who m

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Lot 840

A MATCH USED STUMP INDIA VERSUS ENGLAND 2nd test played at Calcutta January 1977 from the collection of Roger Tolchard who made his Test debut in the game, scoring 67 in the first innings, the hinged stump signed one side by the England team, the other by the hosts India including (England) Geoff Miller, Mike Brearly, Graham Barlow, Dennis Amiss, Ken Barrington (Tour Manager), Mike Selvey, Keith Fletcher, Chris Old, Bob Woolmer, John Lever, Derek Randall, Roger Tolchard, Geoff Cope, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis, Alan Knott and Tony Greig

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GRAHAM GOOCH - AN OFFICIAL TCCB SELECTION COMMITTEE INVITATION CARD ADDRESSED TO GRAHAM GOOCH requesting his availability to

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Lot 933

GRAHAM GOOCH - AN OFFICIAL TCCB SELECTION COMMITTEE INVITATION CARD ADDRESSED TO GRAHAM GOOCH requesting his availability to play if selected for the England v. S. Africa in the Lord's Test Match 1994 (South Africa's first appearance in England for 29 years) signed by Gooch in black ink top left, mounted, framed and glazed for display, 26cm x 23cm; Arthur Brian Sellers (5 March 1907 - 20 February 1981) A Typed Headed Letter 'The Yorkshire Press Ltd' to Ray Illingworth from Brian Sellers to congratulate him on his appointment as England Captain for the forthcoming Test Series dated '4 June 69' signed in blue ink bottom right, 27cm x 22cm, (2).

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London.- Robinson (William) The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Stoke Newington, in the County of Middlesex, folding

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Lot 196

London.- Robinson (William) The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Stoke Newington, in the County of Middlesex, folding hand-coloured engraved map frontispiece, 14 plates, folding map, illustrations, occasional faint off-setting, later half-calf, upper cover detached, rubbed and worn, 1820; The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Tottenham High Cross, in the County of Middlesex, Middlesex, hand-coloured engraved map frontispiece, small marginal tears, neatly repaired, 16 engraved plates only (of 18), occasional faint spotting and off-setting, modern cloth, for the author, by G. S. Coventry, 1818; The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Edmonton, in the County of Middlesex, folding double-page hand-coloured engraved map frontispiece, one or two short marginal tears, small marginal ink stain, 9 engraved plates, engraved folding map, illustrations, occasional faint damp-staining, short repair neatly repaired (K1), modern half calf, 1819, first editions, ex-library with label to front pastedown, 8vo (3).

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Hampshire, Kent & elsewhere.- Eden (Anna Maria, maiden name Kelham, married firstly Henry Yelverton nineteenth Lord Ruthi

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Lot 126

Hampshire, Kent & elsewhere.- Eden (Anna Maria, maiden name Kelham, married firstly Henry Yelverton nineteenth Lord Ruthin, married secondly Rev. Hon. William Eden, mother of Barbara Rawdon Hastings, Marchioness of Hastings and suo jure Baroness Grey of Ruthin, fossil collector and geological author, 1810-58, 1792-1875) Hampshire Tour August 1842 [with lists of expenses], autograph manuscript, 77pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, original vellum, slightly soiled, lettered direct on spine, 132 x 85mm., 1st - 12th August 1842.⁂ A lively account of tours through Kent (Sittingbourne, Tunbridge Wells), Surrey (meeting Reverend Charles Fox Chawner, Rector of Bletchingley), and Hampshire (election at Southampton, Lyndhurst, New Forest, Cowes, Ryde, Winchester etc.), and several trips to London, travelling by coach and train. In Hampshire Eden visits Beaulieu and William Tyrrell, first Bishop of Newcastle, New South Wales and leaving their eldest son Arthur as a pupil with him. On their journey Eden meets J P Maunoir, Professor of surgery at Geneva and his charge, George Henry Sumner, son of the Bishop of Winchester and hears of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu and the extent of his estate. Also, meeting on a train two men who talk of Canada and Jamaica. Back in London, Eden hurries to the bedside of her daughter, Barbara, Baroness Grey of Ruthin for the birth of her son, Henry Rawdon, fourth Marquess of Hastings (1842-68), a notorious rake.A transcript is available with this lot.

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NO RESERVE Chinese Art.- Ayers (John) Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, 3 vol., 2

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Lot 43

NO RESERVE Chinese Art.- Ayers (John) Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, 3 vol., 2016 § Li Zhiyan, editor. Chinese Ceramics from the Paleolithic Period through the Qing Dynasty, New Haven, London & Beijing, 2010 § Little (Stephen) Chinese Paintings from Japanese Collections, Los Angeles, 2014 § Ancient Chinese Seals in the Neiraku Museum of Art Collection, Nara, 2017, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, the first together in slip-case; and c.20 others on Chinese art, most in Chinese/Japanese, 4to & 8vo (c.25)

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Lot 124

Polidori (John) Head and shoulders profile drawing of Edmund Finch, graphite, initialled in ink below and annotated on verso "Edmund Finch by Dr. John Polidori. 1818", paper watermarked 1818, small portion of loss to lower corners, tipped onto widow mount, unframed, 120 x 100mm., 1818.⁂ Rare drawing by the author of The Vampyre. We can trace no other drawings by Polidori at auction. Polidori (1795-1821) was famously present at the story-telling competition on the shore of Lake Geneva in 1816 that led to the creation of Frankenstein. He also contributed to the horror genre himself with The Vampyre, often referred to as the first modern vampire story. The likely subject is Edmund Rolfe Finch (1789-1831) a prominent Norwich brewer and President of the Norfolk and Norwich Literary Institution.

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Ford Madox Brown.- Rossetti (Maria Francesca) A Shadow of Dante, author presentation copy inscribed to Ford Madox Brown and d

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Lot 167

Ford Madox Brown.- Rossetti (Maria Francesca) A Shadow of Dante, author presentation copy inscribed to Ford Madox Brown and dated 20th October 1871, frontispiece and 4 folding plates, "from the author" blind-stamp to front free endpaper, occasional faint spotting, disbound, original decorative cloth boards detached, rubbed and worn, 1871 § Swinburne (Algernon Charles) Atalanta in Calydon, first edition, one of 100 copies, new endpapers, original buckram, gilt medallions by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, rubbed and browned, 1865; and 26 others, 8vo (28)

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Indian Art.- Havell (E.B.) A Handbook to Agra and the Taj..., second, revised, edition, presentation copy from the author to

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Lot 49

Indian Art.- Havell (E.B.) A Handbook to Agra and the Taj..., second, revised, edition, presentation copy from the author to Ananda Coomaraswamy inscribed on front free endpaper, ink annotation to p.82, 1912; Indian Sculpture and Painting, 1908; The Ideals of Indian Art, 1911; Indian Architecture, 1913; The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: a Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation, 1915 § Kramrisch (Stella) The Art of India, signed presentation copy from the author inscribed on title, New York, 1954, all but the first first editions, plates and illustrations, some colour, original cloth, the last with dust-jacket, a little rubbed, the fourth with lower joint split; and c.15 others on India and Indian art, some catalogues/pamphlets, 8vo & 4to (c.20)

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NO RESERVE Russian Art.- Nakov (Andréi) Malevich: Painting the Absolute, 4 vol., Farnham, 2010; Kazimir Malewicz: Catalogue R

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Lot 23

NO RESERVE Russian Art.- Nakov (Andréi) Malevich: Painting the Absolute, 4 vol., Farnham, 2010; Kazimir Malewicz: Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 2002 § Petrova (Y.) & others. Kazimir Malevich in the Russian Museum, St.Petersburg, 2000 § Imanse (G.) & Frank van Lamoen, editors. Russian Avant-Garde: The Khardzhiev Collection, Amsterdam, 2013 § Guitaut (C. de) Russia: Art, Royalty and the Romanovs, 2018, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards, all but the first and fourth with dust-jackets, the first and second with slip-cases; and c.10 others on Malevich and modern Russian art, 4to & 8vo (c.20)

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NO RESERVE Japanese Art.- Hillier (Jack) Japanese Prints & Drawings from the Vever Collection, 3 vol., 1976; The Art of H

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Lot 36

NO RESERVE Japanese Art.- Hillier (Jack) Japanese Prints & Drawings from the Vever Collection, 3 vol., 1976; The Art of Hokusai in Book Illustration, 1980 § Lane (Richard) Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print, Fribourg, 1978 § Meech-Pekarik (J.) The World of the Meiji Print: Impressions of a New Civilization, second printing, New York & Tokyo, 1987, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, the first together in slip-case; and c.20 others on Japanese prints, some in Japanese, 4to & 8vo (c.25)

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NO RESERVE Chaumeil (Louis) Van Dongen: L'homme et l'artiste - La vie et l'oeuvre, Geneva, 1967 § Albert Marquet 1875-1947, L

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NO RESERVE Chaumeil (Louis) Van Dongen: L'homme et l'artiste - La vie et l'oeuvre, Geneva, 1967 § Albert Marquet 1875-1947, Lausanne, 1988, illustrations, many colour, original cloth with dust-jackets, the first rubbed; and 7 others, Fauves, 4to & 8vo (9)

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NO RESERVE Japanese Art.- Leach (Bernard) Kenzan and his Tradition, 1966 § Toyomune Minamoto & others. Maruyama Okyo, 2 v

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Lot 38

NO RESERVE Japanese Art.- Leach (Bernard) Kenzan and his Tradition, 1966 § Toyomune Minamoto & others. Maruyama Okyo, 2 vol., text in English & Japanese, [?Tokyo], 1999 § McCormick (Melissa) Tosa Mitsunobu and the Small Scroll in Medieval Japan, Seattle, 2009 § Lippit (Yukio) & James T.Ulak. Sotatsu, Washington D.C., 2015 § Kita (Sandy) The Last Tosa: Iwasa Katsumochi Matabei, Bridge to Ukiyo-e, Honolulu, 1999, illustrations, many colour, original cloth, the second in cloth folder with toggles, the rest with dust-jackets, the first price-clipped and a little rubbed; and c.30 others on Japanese artists, some in Japanese, v.s. (c.35)

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D'Arblay (Madame) Memoirs of Doctor Burney, 3 vol., first edition, vol. I a few small ink smudges, slightly foxed and browned

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D'Arblay (Madame) Memoirs of Doctor Burney, 3 vol., first edition, vol. I a few small ink smudges, slightly foxed and browned, contemporary half calf, gilt, Edward Moxon, 1832; and another, 8vo (4).

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NO RESERVE Modigliani (Amedeo).- Lanthemann (J.) Modigliani 1884-1920: Catalogue Raisonné, limited edition, Barcelona, 1970 §

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NO RESERVE Modigliani (Amedeo).- Lanthemann (J.) Modigliani 1884-1920: Catalogue Raisonné, limited edition, Barcelona, 1970 § Schmalenbach (W.) Amedeo Modigliani: Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings, Munich, 1990 § Comerlati (D., editor) Modigliani: The Melanchcoly Angel, Milan, 2002 § Courthion (P.) Soutine: Peintre du Déchirant, Lausanne, 1972 § Kessel (J.) Kisling 1891-1953, second edition, n.p., 1989, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards, all but the first with dust-jackets; and 5 others on Modigliani, 4to (11)

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Indian Art.- De Forest (Lockwood) Indian Domestic Architecture, first edition, 25 fine heliotype plates, tissue guards, 14pp.

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Indian Art.- De Forest (Lockwood) Indian Domestic Architecture, first edition, 25 fine heliotype plates, tissue guards, 14pp. Indian-style decorative advertisements for New York craft tradesmen at end, original cloth-backed boards, a little rubbed, 4to, New York, 1885; Illustrations of Design based on Notes of Line as used by the Craftsmen of India, 50 plates, original cloth ring-bound file, metal rings rusted, Boston, 1912, both Kellam de Forest's copies (the author's grandson) with his pencil signature; and 3 others by or about the same including a high quality colour reproduction of De Forest's rare Indian Architecture and Ornament of 1887 (loose sheets in cloth drop-back box), 4to (5)

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Lovelace.- Review of the Agricultural Statistics of France, 2 vol., 9 ALs to the Earl of Lovelace loosely inserted or tippe

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Lot 163

Lovelace.- Review of the Agricultural Statistics of France, 2 vol., 9 ALs to the Earl of Lovelace loosely inserted or tipped-in, 1 folding plate, short tear, illustrations, 2 newspaper articles tipped-in and loosely inserted, contents in manuscript, ink underlining and annotations, occasional faint spotting, bookplate and ink-stamp, occasional faint spotting, contemporary half-calf, a little rubbed, 1848; and 6 others, incomplete copies of 'The Liberal' and 'Voyage de Gulliver', 8vo &12mo, (8)⁂ The first includes letters from Rubichon and Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland.

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Emblemata.- Bocchi (Achille) Symbolicarum Quaetionum, De universo genere, quas serio ludebat, Libri Quinque, mostly italic ty

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Emblemata.- Bocchi (Achille) Symbolicarum Quaetionum, De universo genere, quas serio ludebat, Libri Quinque, mostly italic type, title with woodcut printer's device, engraved portrait of the author and 151 fine large engraved emblematic illustrations by Guilio Bonasone after Prospero Fontana and Parmigianino, ink inscription cut from title and neatly repaired, (not affecting text), some staining, spotting or finger-marking, contemporary vellum, rebacked, lacking ties, little soiled and stained, [Adams B1295; Landwehr, Romanic, 163; Mortimer, Italian, 77; EDIT 16 CNCE 6486], small 4to, Bologna, [Giovanni Rossi] for the Società Tipografica Bolognese, 1574.⁂ Second edition of this handsome work, with the illustrations reworked by Agostino Carracci. It is the first production of the Società Tipografica Bolognese, established in 1572 under the direction of Giovanni Rossi.

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Opera.- Metastasio (Pietro Antonio Domenico Trappassi, called Il ) Il Tironfo di Clelia. Dramma per Musica, first edition, ha

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Lot 98

Opera.- Metastasio (Pietro Antonio Domenico Trappassi, called Il ) Il Tironfo di Clelia. Dramma per Musica, first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece, pictorial title and head- and tail-pieces by Anton Tischler, some spotting, lightly browned, 19th century sheep-backed marbled boards, backstrip loose and upper cover detaching, rubbed, 4to, Vienna, [Ghelen], 1762 § Libretto.- La Smorfiosa. Intermezzi a tre Voci, woodcut decorative initials, some staining, contemporary floral wrappers, faded, [Sonneck p.1013], Rome, Ottavio Puccinelli, 1748; and 4 others, 18th century Italian opera libretti, small 4to et infra (6)

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NO RESERVE Japanese Art.- Shimizu (Yoshiaki) Japan: The Shaping of Daimyo Culture 1185-1868, 1988 § Ogawa (Morihiro) Art of t

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Lot 40

NO RESERVE Japanese Art.- Shimizu (Yoshiaki) Japan: The Shaping of Daimyo Culture 1185-1868, 1988 § Ogawa (Morihiro) Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868, New York, 2009 § Hillsborough (Romulus) Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps, Tokyo, 2005 § Grapard (Allan G.) The Protocol of the Gods: A Study of the Kasuga Cult in Japanese History, Berkeley, 1992, illustrations, some colour, original cloth or boards, all but the first with dust-jackets; and c.65 others on Japan and Japanese culture, 4to & 8vo (c.70)

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Houdart de la Motte (Antoine) Fables Nouvelles, first edition, dediées au roi, engraved frontispiece, engraved vignette on ti

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Lot 92

Houdart de la Motte (Antoine) Fables Nouvelles, first edition, dediées au roi, engraved frontispiece, engraved vignette on title, and 101 engravings in the text by Cochin, Gillot, Edelinck, Picart, Simoneau and Tardieu after Coypel, Gillot, Edelinck, Picart and Ranc, 2 ff. of table misbound, occasional staining or spotting, 19th century calf, gilt, corners worn, rubbed and a little scuffed, Paris, Gregoire Dupuis, 1719 § Tréogate (Loaisel de) Dolbreuse ou l'Homme du Siecle, Ramené à la Vérité par le Sentiment et par la Raison. Histoire philosophique, 2 parts in 1, engraved frontispieces, a few small stains, occasional spotting, contemporary speckled calf, Paris, Bélin, 1785; and a small quantity of others, most French Literature & History, v.s. (Sm.Qty.)

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Zaehnsdorf.- [Apperley (Charles James)] "Nimrod", The Life of a Sportsman, first edition, first issue, ALs by author tipped-i

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Lot 216

Zaehnsdorf.- [Apperley (Charles James)] "Nimrod", The Life of a Sportsman, first edition, first issue, ALs by author tipped-in, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and additional title and 34 plates by Henry Alken, 4 trimmed and mounted as issued, tissue-guards, plate at p.348 'The Tandem' in second state, lacking advertisements at end, bookplate of Joel Spitz, later red morocco by Zaehnsdorf, gilt, modern slipcase, [Tooley 65], 8vo, R. Ackermann, 1842.

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NO RESERVE Bookbinding.- Marbling.- Wolfe (Richard J.) Marbled Paper: Its History, Techniques, and Patterns..., first edition

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Lot 174

NO RESERVE Bookbinding.- Marbling.- Wolfe (Richard J.) Marbled Paper: Its History, Techniques, and Patterns..., first edition, colour plates, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, 4to, Philadelphia, 1990.

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NO RESERVE Picasso (Pablo).- Warncke (Carsten-Peter) Pablo Picasso 1881-1973, edited by Ingo F.Walther, 2 vol., Cologne, 1994

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Lot 21

NO RESERVE Picasso (Pablo).- Warncke (Carsten-Peter) Pablo Picasso 1881-1973, edited by Ingo F.Walther, 2 vol., Cologne, 1994 § Baer (Brigitte) Picasso Peintre-Graveur, vol.5: Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Gravé et des Monotypes 1959-1965, Berne, 1989 § Spies (Werner) Picasso: The Sculptures. Catalogue Raisonné..., Ostfildern, 2000 § Rubin (W., editor) Picasso and Portraiture: Representation and Transformation, 1996 § Clair (Jean) & others. Picasso and Greece, Andros, 2004 § Duncan (David Douglas) Adieu Picasso, Vienna, 1975, illustrations, many colour, original cloth with dust-jackets, one or two slightly frayed at corners, the first also with slip-case; and c.30 others on Picasso, some catalogues, 4to & 8vo (c.35)

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Dance.- Noverre (Jean Georges) Lettres sur la Danse, et sur les Ballets, first edition, ?first issue, title with woodcut flor

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Lot 97

Dance.- Noverre (Jean Georges) Lettres sur la Danse, et sur les Ballets, first edition, ?first issue, title with woodcut floral ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, some spotting, a few small stains, lightly browned, contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spine in compartments, spine ends chipped, joints splitting, 1 corner worn, rubbed, [Beaumont p.134; Derra de Moroda 1965; Niles & Leslie p.389; cf.Magriel p.115, Stuttgart issue], 8vo, Lyon, Chez Aimé Delaroche, 1760.⁂ 'This work has no equal in the whole of the literature devoted to the Dance, and no book has exerted so incalculable an influence for good on the manner of production of ballets and dances.' (Beaumont). Noverre was ballet-master to Frederick the Great, Maria Teresa and Marie Antoinette, founded the Stuttgart Ballet at the court of the Duke of Württemberg, counted Voltaire and Mozart amongst his friends, and is regarded as the father of modern ballet.

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Finden (Edward and William) Landscape Illustrations to Mr. Murray's first complete and uniform edition of the Life and Works

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Lot 194

Finden (Edward and William) Landscape Illustrations to Mr. Murray's first complete and uniform edition of the Life and Works of Lord Byron, 24 original parts, 120 engraved plates, tissue-guards, occasional spotting, no text, publisher's advertisements, part 24 with small marginal loss to advertisement, original paper wrappers, rubbed, browned, occasional staining, 1 or 2 paper labels, 1 part disbound and 1 loosely inserted into covers, housed in a modern drop-front box, sm. 4to, 1832-34.

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Egan (Pierce) Finish to the Adventure of Tom, Jerry, and Logic in their Pursuits through Life in and out of London, first edi

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Lot 158

Egan (Pierce) Finish to the Adventure of Tom, Jerry, and Logic in their Pursuits through Life in and out of London, first edition, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 35 hand-coloured plates, illustrations, occasional faint off-setting, bookplates, contemporary calf, gilt, 1830 § Metropolitan Grievances; or, a Serio-Comic Glance at Minor Mischiefs in London and its Vicinity, folding etched frontispiece, occasional spotting and browning, previous owner's ink inscription, original boards, rubbed and worn, 1812 § [Surtees (Robert Smith)] Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour, 1853; "Ask Mama;" or, the Richest Commoner in Englander, 1858; "Plain or Ringlets?", 1860; Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds, 1865, hand-coloured etchings by John Leech, illustrations, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked with original spines laid down, a little rubbed; and 4 others, similar, 8vo (10)

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India.- Pennant (Thomas) The View of Hindoostan, 2 vol., first edition, engraved frontispieces, 2 headpieces, 19 plates, 1 ha

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Lot 182

India.- Pennant (Thomas) The View of Hindoostan, 2 vol., first edition, engraved frontispieces, 2 headpieces, 19 plates, 1 hand-coloured, large folding map (small tear), both lacking half-titles, modern half-morocco over marbled boards, 4to, 1798.⁂ This was originally projected to be a 14 volume work titled "Outlines of the Globe" though a total of only 4 volumes were published, with only this work published in the author's lifetime.

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Hogarth (William) The Analysis of Beauty, Written with a view of fixing the fluctuating Ideas of Taste, first edition, title

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Hogarth (William) The Analysis of Beauty, Written with a view of fixing the fluctuating Ideas of Taste, first edition, title with woodcut vignette, 2 large folding engraved plates, with 2pp. list of prints published by Hogarth but without leaf of 'Figures referr'd to in the Book', occasional marginal damp-staining, 20th century calf-backed boards, 4to, J. Reeves for the Author, 1753.

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Conchology.- Wood (William) General Conchology, vol. 1 only [of 1], first edition, 60 hand-coloured engraved plates, half-tit

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Conchology.- Wood (William) General Conchology, vol. 1 only [of 1], first edition, 60 hand-coloured engraved plates, half-title, faint spotting to first few leaves, contemporary calf backed boards, spine head restored, a little rubbed, [Nissen ZB1 4455], 8vo, 1815.⁂ Volume 1 was the only volume published of this projected series.

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NO RESERVE Spanish Moors.- Viardot (Louis) Essai sur l'Histoire des Arabes et des Mores d'Espagne, 2 vol., first edition, hal

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Lot 192

NO RESERVE Spanish Moors.- Viardot (Louis) Essai sur l'Histoire des Arabes et des Mores d'Espagne, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 4pp. advertisements, some spotting and foxing, contemporary boards, spine gilt and with black morocco labels, rubbed, Paris, 1833; and a bound vol. of c.30 hand-coloured engraved costume plates by Grasset de Saint Sauveur, 8vo & folio (3)

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NO RESERVE Japanese Art.- Kidder (J.Edward) Prehistoric Japanese Arts: Jomon Pottery, Tokyo, 1968 § Impey (Oliver) Japanese E

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Lot 37

NO RESERVE Japanese Art.- Kidder (J.Edward) Prehistoric Japanese Arts: Jomon Pottery, Tokyo, 1968 § Impey (Oliver) Japanese Export Porcelain: Catalogue of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Amsterdam, 2002 § Jörg (Christian J.A.) Fine & Curious: Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, Amsterdam, 2003 § Wilson (R.L.) The Art of Ogata Kenzan: Persona and Production in Japanese Ceramics, New York & Tokyo, 1991; The Potter's Brush: The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics, Washington D.C., 2001 § Koyama (Fujio, editor) Japanese Ceramics from Ancient to Modern Times, Oakland, Ca., 1961, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, the last a little rubbed and frayed, the first also with card slip-case; and c.45 others on Japanese ceramics, many in Japanese, v.s. (c.50)

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Crowley (Aleister) Jephthah and other Mysteries Lyrical and Dramatic, first edition, publisher's advertisements at end, origi

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Lot 171

Crowley (Aleister) Jephthah and other Mysteries Lyrical and Dramatic, first edition, publisher's advertisements at end, original cloth-backed boards, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1899.

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Indian Art.- Kramrisch (Stella) The Hindu Temple, 2 vol., first edition, signed presentation copy from the author inscribed o

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Indian Art.- Kramrisch (Stella) The Hindu Temple, 2 vol., first edition, signed presentation copy from the author inscribed on title of vol.1, Calcutta, 1946 § Zimmer (Heinrich) The Art of Indian Asia: Its Mythology and Transformations, 2 vol., Bollingen Series XXXIX, New York, 1955 § Brown (Percy) Indian Architecture, 2 vol., third, revised, edition, 1956 § Zannas (Eliky) Khajuraho, The Hague, 1960 § Begley (W.E.) & Z.A.Desai. Taj Mahal: The Illumined Tomb, Cambridge, Mass., 1989 § Cousens (Henry) The Architectural Antiquities of Western India, Ananda Cooomaraswamy's copy with his bookplate by Eric Gill, pencil annotation to p.44, 1926, plates and illustrations, original cloth or cloth-backed boards with dust-jackets, most rubbed, some a little frayed or chipped at edges, the second also with slip-case; and 10 others on Indian architecture, 4to & 8vo (19)

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Arnobius, of Sicca. Disputationum adversus gentes libri octo, Roman type, initial spaces with guide-letters, &2 bound aft

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Arnobius, of Sicca. Disputationum adversus gentes libri octo, Roman type, initial spaces with guide-letters, &2 bound after a4 as often, occasional spotting or light foxing, engraved armorial bookplate of William Morehead, 17th century calf, arms of Signet Library to covers, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed, [Adams A1994; EDIT 16 CNCE 3083], folio, Rome, Francesco Priscianese, 1542.⁂ A well-margined first edition of this work composed in response to Diocletian's persecution of the Christians. It is one of very few books from this Roman press.

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Charlotte Brontë & Sedbergh School association.- Wooler (Rev. William Upton, pupil at Sedbergh School, later vicar of Wes

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Charlotte Brontë & Sedbergh School association.- Wooler (Rev. William Upton, pupil at Sedbergh School, later vicar of West Wycombe, nephew of Margaret Wooler, headmistress and part-owner of Roe Head School, Mirfield and friend of Chalotte Brontë 1818-85, 1848-1938) 2 diaries written as a schoolboy at Sedbergh School, autograph manuscripts signed, 243pp., pencil drawing at beginning of first vol., poem at end of last vol. "Bull's Run", original blind-stamped cloth, gilt, a few ink marks, some slight fading, 8vo, 1865-66.⁂ Mentions receiving and sending a letter to Aunt Wooler, Margaret Wooler, friend of Charlotte Brontë. With a reference to Charlotte Brontë's most famous work: "I again got completely entranced in 'Jane Eyre' as nearly to neglect my work went to the News Room at noon. Finished Jane Eyre at afternoon."Other entries include: The death of a schoolfriend. "Tues 13 June 1865 Pinck [Robert Henry Pinck (1849-65), born at Durham] poor fellow, went out bathing at noon with Rutter & Armstrong & was drowned. I could not believe it at all at first, when I heard it. Armstrong tried to save him but he was frightened of being dragged to the bottom himself, it was at Lord's Dub, there was immense excitement in the town about it. No school in the afternoon. Day went to Hawes to tell his parents." Other entries include, playing cricket and croquet; studying the classics; school life, "Got 100 lines in the afternoon for coming into the school in a illegitimate way viz by a ladder in at the window... ." - Wooler.

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Europe.- Breval (John Durant) Remarks on Several Parts of Europe: Relating chiefly to the History, Antiquities and Geography

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Europe.- Breval (John Durant) Remarks on Several Parts of Europe: Relating chiefly to the History, Antiquities and Geography of those Countries, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, engraved frontispieces, double-page engraved map, 43 plates, 12 folding or double-page, subscriber's list, one or two short marginal tears, occasional faint off-setting, bookplate, contemporary calf, rebacked with the original spine laid down, a little rubbed, folio, Bernard Lintot, 1726.

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NO RESERVE Giacometti (Alberto).- Carluccio (Luigi) Giacometti: A Sketchbook of Interpretive Drawings, New York, [c.1967] § L

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NO RESERVE Giacometti (Alberto).- Carluccio (Luigi) Giacometti: A Sketchbook of Interpretive Drawings, New York, [c.1967] § Lord (James) Alberto Giacometti Drawings, 1971 § Sylvester (David) Looking at Giacometti, 1994 § Matter (H. & M.) Alberto Giacometti: Photographiert von Herbert Matter, Bern, 1987 § Bonnefoy (Yves) Alberto Giacometti: Biographie d'une Oeuvre, original wrappers, Paris, 1991, illustrations, all but the last original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, the first a little soiled; and 6 others on Giacometti, 4to & 8vo (11)

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Andreani (Andrea, 1558-1629) Roman soldiers carrying banners depicting various triumphant battles of Julius Caesar, after Man

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Lot 59

Andreani (Andrea, 1558-1629) Roman soldiers carrying banners depicting various triumphant battles of Julius Caesar, after Mantegna, the first section from the 'Triumph of Julius Caesar', chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in grey and greyish-black, on laid paper mounted on later wove paper support, sheet 375 x 380 mm. (14 3/4 x 15 in), repairs to old splits, handling creases, surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1599]Literature:Bartsch 11. 1

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