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Lot 1431

HAYES (J.G.) Antarctica: a treatise on the southern continent. First Edition. 16 photo. plates & 14 charts (some folded); gilt cloth. 1928; with 6 other Polar titles.

Lot 1319

BOER WAR; a fascinating & important record of the First Battalion, Rifle Brigade in South Africa; including large parade ground & officers group - prior to embarkation (Parkhurst, Oct. 1899); in action at Colenso, Spion Kop, Battle of St. Pieters, advance on Ladysmith; with Boer prisoners, hospital ship interior; also a group photo. of De Wet with Generals Hamilton & Olivier prior to the peace negotiations of 1902; approx. 154 images, various sizes (some large); see also lots 1304, 1314. 1321 & 1323. Illustrated

Lot 1441

GREENE (G.) Our Man in Havanna. First Edition. d/wrapper, 1958; sold with 5 others by this author.

Lot 1458

POTTER (B.) The Tale of Peter Rabbit. First Edition (6th issue). coloured illus., white-lettered brown boards & the rectangular illus. (within ruled-mount), coloured pictorial e/ps. Frederick Warne and Co. (Dec. 1903).

Lot 1426

WALLER (H.) editor. The Last Journals of David Livingstone in Central Africa, from 1865 to his death . . . First Edition, 2 vols. frontis., 17 engraved plates, 2 lithographed facsimilies (1 d-page), 2 folded & coloured maps, text illus.; earlier 20th cent. green half morocco & cloth, gilt-decorated panelled spines, marbled e/ps. & gilt tops (by Lewis & Harris, Bath). 1874

Lot 1436

BROUGHTON (U.H.R.) The Dress of the First Regiment of the Life Guards . . . Limited Edition. 40 coloured & 40 monochrome mounted plates; gilt-lettered morocco with gilt top, d/wrapper, contained in its original box (af.), roy. 4to. 1925. * limitation of 300 numbered copies; sold with Moore's Sailing Ships of War, 1800-1860 . . . coloured plates, 1926.

Lot 1411

HOUGHTON (Rev. W.) British Fresh-Water Fishes. First Edition. 41 Chrome lithographed plates, num. text engravings; contemp half calf & cloth, roy. 4to. (1879?)

Lot 1457

POTTER (B.) The Tailor of Gloucester. First Edition (2nd issue). coloured illus., white-lettered dark green boards with the triangular illus. (within ruled mount), coloured e/ps. Frederick Warne and Co., 1903; sold with 3 other First Editions in this series - Benjamin Bunny, Flopsy Bunnies, Mrs. Tittlemouse (see internet catalogue details).

Lot 1339

RACKHAM (A.), illustrator. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, by J.M. Barrie. First Trade Edition. 50 coloured & mounted plates (with captioned guards); gilt-pictorial cloth, e/p. plan, 4to. 1906. * with the Hampton Lodge (Hurstpierpoint) bookplate.

Lot 1347

[HEATH, Charles] Descriptive Accounts of the Kymin Pavilion and Naval Temple. First Edition. (50)pp.; printed wrappers. (ca.1840 ). * 'with notices of Buckstone, a supposed druidical relique . . . ' (extended wrapper title);

Lot 1439

SHACKLETON (E.H.) The Heart of the Antarctic: being the story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 . . . First Edition, 2 vols. complete with the photogravure frontispieces, 12 coloured plates (with captioned guards), num. photo. plates, folded maps & folded panorama & text illus., with 3 folded maps & 2 folded panoramas (on 1 sheet) in end pocket, half titles & errata slip (vol. ii); original silver-gilt pictorial cloth, newly rebacked, roy. 8vo. 1909.

Lot 1427

PAIN (Wm.) The Practical Builder, or Workman's General Assistant . . . Rules of Carpentry . . . First Edition. 83 copper-engraved plates & the 5 letterpress plate description leaves, Taylor's advert. leaf at end; contemp. blind-panelled reversed calf, 4to. 1774. * 1793 Stranraer ownership inscription at front.

Lot 1495

SAXTON / KIP series. Montgomery Comitatus; Denbigh . . . Cardigan . . . copper-engraved, all three 28 x 33cms., with cartouche titles & scale bars. (1607) * all from Camden's Britannia (the book's first edition with county maps), or from the subsequent printings of 1610 & 1637. (3)

Lot 1419

FORSHAW (J.M.) & COOPER (W.T.) Parrots of the World. First Edition. num. coloured plates & other illus., d/wrapper, folio. 1973. * the standard account.

Lot 1369

JAMES (M.R.) Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary. First Edition. 4 plates (by James McBryde), half title, 16pp. publisher's adverts.; original black-lettered & red ruled holland cloth. 1904. * with the Hampton Lodge (Hurstpierpoint) bookplate. Illustrated

Lot 1370

JAMES (M.R.) More Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary. First Edition. half title, 2 advert. pages & 24pp. publisher's catalogue. original black pictorial & lettered grey cloth. 1911. * with the Hampton Lodge (Hurstpierpoint) bookplate. Illustrated

Lot 1345

MALCOLM (J.P.) Londinium Redivivum; or, an Antient History and Modern Description of London . . . First Edition, 4 vols. 46 engraved plates; early 20th cent. half calf & cloth, gilt spine, 4to. 1802-07. * EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with addition of some 380 plates, num. folded & a few hand-coloured (see internet details); also Stockdale's large-scale 'A New Map of the Country Round London' (1796), hand-coloured & folded.Add 255

Lot 1489

John OGILBY - The Road from London to Southampton . . . 33 x 48cms., hand-coloured, decorative cartouche title & 7 detailed strip maps - with mileages, cross road junctions, some named properties (etc.). * from Ogilby's Britannia (1675), the first survey of the roads of England & Wales.

Lot 1410

AUDUBON (J.J.) The Birds of America, from drawings made in the United States and their territories. First American Edition, vols. ii & iii only (ex 7). 140 hand-coloured & tissue guarded lithographed plates, a few text engravings; later 19th cent. elaborate gilt red morocco, panelled spines, inner dentelles, g.e. roy. 8vo. New York: J.J. Audubon; Philadelphia: J.B. Chevalier, 1841. * following the original elephant folio (4 vols. London, 1827-38) & its text (reproduced here) the 5 vol. 'Ornithological Biography' (Edinburgh, 1831-39), this (royal octavo) edition was published 1840-44. Described are warblers, thrushes, wagtails, larks & finches; the 'to kill a mocking bird' plate is no. 141 (vol iii). Illustrated

Lot 1433

BURTON (R.F.) Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry . . . First Edition. 16 plates & some text illus. (by Ernest Griset), half title; newly rebound gilt-ruled black morocco, gilt-panelled spine, g.e. & marbled e/ps. (by Bayntum-Riviere). 1870.

Lot 1352

[BRONTE, C] Shirley. A Tale. By Currer Bell . . . First Edition, 3 vols. advert. leaves (vols. 1 & 3), mid 20th cent. turquoise half morocco & marbled cloth, gilt-lettered & panelled spines, marbled e/ps. & gilt tops (by Zaehnesdorf). 1849. * the original spine & one cover bound-in at end of each volume.

Lot 1294

POSTCARDS - a miscellany of Military & WW1 (including Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty); with some Sentimental & Greetings; approx. 70.

Lot 1428

RACKHAM (A.), illustrator. Mother Goose: the old nursery rhymes. First Edition. 13 coloured plates with captioned guards, a monochrome plate & num. text illus./decorations; coloured pictorial cloth (1913).

Lot 252

Two gem-set bar broochesThe first, with an oval shaped blue stone centrally set to a gold bar, stamped 28ct & 15ct, the second with a pink stone centrally set flanked by seed pearls, the bar stamped 15ct, (2) weight combined 5.5g

Lot 268A

Two silver pocket watches (A.f.) the first, white dial, key wind, with pink and gold highlights, profusely engraved case, the second, white enamel dial, key wind, without glass (2)

Lot 223

Harold Riley (British, b.1934) - 'Gillian Marks'Portrait in oil and watercolour, signed and dated (19)74, approx. 39x33cm, framed.Provenance: Note from a previous vendor 'My wife and I knew Harold Riley for many years his first wife Hannalore, and daughter Kate when they lived in a flat in Salford. This portrait was a commission but not accepted by the subjects family and was donated by Harold as a prize to an autistic society function, who were told by Harold at the time that the subject was Gillian Marks'.

Lot 93

Beswick - Budgerigar, 1261a, 1951/67, first edition, Kestrel, 2639, 1979/86, whisky flask, Lapwing, 2416, 1972/75, first edition, Blue Jay, 2188, 1968/73.(4)

Lot 315

Early 18th Century coloured engravings after Harris's History of Kent - "The Isle of Thanet in Kent", and "Mappa Thaneti Insule", 14ins x 18ins and 15.5ins x 13.5ins, framed and glazed Note: The first edition to this work was published in 1719 and both prints are taken from volume one of that work.

Lot 356

A Minai pottery jug of squat bi-conical form with vertical strap handle, the body moulded with bosses and medallions in low relief, painted in polychrome Minai colours and gilding with horizontal blue chevron stripes, 6ins diameter x 5ins high (first half of the 13th Century - extensively broken and repaired) Provenance : The Collection of Sir Eldred Hitchcock, sold Sotheby's March 8th 1960, Lot 116

Lot 452

A Roman pottery Unquentarium, 8.25ins high, a small pottery vase with red and black horizontal coloured banding, 6.25ins high, and two other early pottery vessels, various Note : The first two items have inscriptions to base reading "Dug Up by J. Bliss. Asia Minor 1890". Frederick James Bliss (1859-1937) trained as an Archeologist under Flinders Petrie before becoming involved with the Palestine Exploration Fund

Lot 469

A group of four Victoria and George V First World War medals to Pte. D.E.Meek, East Surrey Rifles comprising Queens South Africa Medal with four bars "South Africa 1901", "Laings Nek", "Transvaal" and "Orange Free State" , George V 1914 Star with bar "5th Aug. - 22nd Nov. 1914", 1914-1918 War Medal and Victory Medal

Lot 472

A group of three George V First World War medals to "8028 Pte. E. Bowerman, Leinster Rifles", comprising - 1914-15 Star, 1914-18 War Medal and Victory Medal, and an Elizabeth II Imperial Service Medal to "Edward Alexander Bowerman", and a pair of George V First World War medals to "L-40357 Bmbr. W.H. Gray, Royal Artillery", comprising - 1914-18 War Medal and Victory Medal, two silver medallions presented by The Worshipful Company of Carpenters to W.E. Gray 1919-20 and 1920-21, each 55mm diameter

Lot 473

A group of three George V First World War medals to "179265 Acting Chief Petty Officer F. Wicks, Royal Navy, later Lieutenant Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve", and an Edward VII Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to "Frederick Wicks, Petty Officer, H.M.S. Blenheim", in stained wood box, and photocopy of his service record

Lot 474

A group of four George V First World War medals to Able Seaman F.W.Lilley, Royal Navy comprising 1914-15 Star, 1914-1918 War Medal, Victory Medal and British Empire Medal

Lot 475

A group of three George V First World War medals to "S. Nurse Jackson, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service", comprising - 1914-15 Star, 1914-1918 War Medal and Victory Medal, and a Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve silver medal

Lot 476

A group of four George V First World War medals to "J. 11393 Able Seaman W.C. Hills, Royal Navy", comprising - 1914-15 Star, 1914-1918 War Medal, Victory Medal and Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, a pair of George V First World War medals to "32327 Pte. E.F. Shattock, Hampshire Regiment", comprising - 1914-18 War Medal, Victory Medal and a Victoria Volunteer Long Service Medal to "2626 Pte. E. Shattock, 1st Volunteer Brigade, Gloucester Regiment", and one other ditto to "J75591 A. Manning, Royal Navy", comprising - 1914-18 War Medal and Victory Medal, and Edward VII Volunteer Long Service Medal to "3727 L. Sgt. C. Manning, 1st Volunteer Brigade, Royal West Kent Regiment"

Lot 477

A group of three George V First World War medals to "W2/074012 Pte. L.A. Coulter, Army Service Corps", comprising - 1914-15 Star, 1914-1918 War Medal and Victory Medal, and five other similar groups of three medals (variously named)

Lot 480

A group of three George V First World War medals, comprising - 1914 Star, 1914-18 War Medal and Victory Medal to "2319 Lt. Marshall, 46th M.Mid. BDE. R.F.A.", and miniature medals for same

Lot 489

A pair of George V First World War medals to "94691 Bombardier R.W.J. McDrew, Royal Artillery", and fifteen other pairs of ditto medals (all variously inscribed)

Lot 490

A George V 1914 Star with bar "5th Aug. - 22 Nov. 1914", one other ditto 1914 Star with rosette (mentioned in Dispatches), ten ditto 1914-15 Stars, fifty-eight George V 1914-1918 War Medals and eighty-five George V First World War Victory Medals (all variously inscribed)

Lot 493

A First World War bronze death plaque for "Edwin Miller", 4.75ins diameter, a George VI Africa General Service Medal to "C. 286574 J.A. Maree" and a George V bronze Mercantile Marine Medal to "John Pullin"

Lot 495

A First World War Canadian silver Memorial Cross to "718025 Pte. H.R. Barrett", a George VI Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 to "V509009 T.A. Ward" and a George VI Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct medal to "K64102 Stoker (Class I) A. Walker, H.M.S. Maidstone"

Lot 519

Two First World War bronze death plaques to "Leslie Richard Hartland" and "William Hartland", each 4.75ins diameter, three gilt brass seal boxes, 2.75ins diameter, and a selection of cap badges, sew-on badges, medallions, etc

Lot 521

Books: Jules Cloquet - 'Anatome de L'Homme', published by C. de Lasteyrie, three volumes (of five), 'Nevrologie', 'Angiologie', 'Splanchnologie et Embyotomie', the first with title plate, dated 1828, Bruxelles edition, cloth binding with tooled leather spine, Royal folio, 56cm x 32cm (3)

Lot 679

Joseph Kirkpatrick (1872 - 1936), two First World War period watercolours - bombed villages, signed, in glazed frames, 17cm x 25cm and 25cm x 17cm

Lot 122

Set of six George IV silver Old English pattern teaspoons (London 1827), First World War silver Earl Roberts VC shooting spoon (Sheffield 1916) and other silver spoons (various dates and makers). All at approximately 12ozs (qty)

Lot 631

Henry Alken, set of four early Victorian hand-coloured engravings by J. Harris - The First Steeple-Chase on Record, published by Brookes 1839, in glazed oak frames, 42cm x 47cm

Lot 210

Set of three First World War period silver spoons with stems modelled as SMLE rifles (Birmingham 1914), Walker & Hall. All at approximately 3ozs, 13cm overall length

Lot 108

Collection of over 200 GB first day covers 1990's - 2007

Lot 119

Collection of first day covers and albums

Lot 331

Moorcroft floral design ginger jar, first quality

Lot 106

Collection of Westminster coin and first day cover sets and two Westminster albums of American stamps

Lot 29

Six boxes of various stamps, first day covers, albums, postcards etc.

Lot 83

Collection of postcards, first day covers, earthenware pottery, projector, cameras, wood planes etc.

Lot 112

Large collection of first day covers 1965-94 and eight albums

Lot 472

A set of four A.J Dent Limited Edition Equestrian prints, comprising 'Road Work: A Lambourn Morning', 'Lambourn Mist: Fulke Walwyn's String', 'Lambourn Morning' (pastel), and 'First Lot: Lambourn Gallops', all framed and glazed, together with a selection of other print (parcel)

Lot 232

Two large albums of First Day Covers

Lot 90

A tray of first day covers

Lot 21

A group Bisque figure of a lady and gentleman dancing. "Exposition De Vienna" 1873 Autriche 39 cm (First condition)

Lot 1376

A First World War, brass 9.25" shell case with engraving 'picked up on the Somme 1916' modelled into gong in late Victorian dark oak firescreen frame

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