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Lot 254

Elinor Brent Dyer, Redheads at the Chalet School, 1964, first edition, in non clipped dw, pub. W & R. Chambers

Lot 255

Elinor Brent Dyer, Prefects of the Chalet School, 1970, first edition, in non clipped dw, pub. W & R. Chambers

Lot 256

Elinor Brent Dyer, A Leader in the Chalet School, 1961, first edition, in clipped dw, pub. W & R. Chambers

Lot 257

Elinor Brent Dyer, The Chalet School Reunion, 1963, first edition, in non clipped dw, pub. W & R. Chambers, and an insert celebrating the `Chalet Series reaching its 50th publication`

Lot 258

Elinor Brent Dyer, Adrienne and the Chalet School, 1965, first edition, in non clipped dw pub. W & R Chambers

Lot 259

Elinor Brent Dyer, School Term and the Chalet School, 1965, first edition, in non clipped dw, pub. W & R Chambers

Lot 260

Elinor Brent Dyer, Challenge for the Chalet School, 1966, first edition, in non clipped dw, pub W & R Chambers

Lot 261

Elinor Brent Dyer, Two Sams at the Chalet School, 1967, first edition, in non clipped dw, pub. W & R Chambers

Lot 262

Elinor Brent Dyer, Althea joins the Chalet School, 1969, first edition, in non price-clipped dw, pub. W & R Chambers

Lot 265

Collection of fourteen war and aircraft related books including Brickhill, The Dam Busters, pub. Evan Brothers Ltd, 1951, First Edition, in non clipped dw; Bates, The Stories of Flying Officer `X`, pub. John Dickens and Co, reprinted 1967, clipped dw; Draper, The Mad Major, pub Air Review Ltd, 1962, First Edition, signed by the author, non clipped dw; Rochester, The Black Hawk, pub. John Hamilton Ltd, undated, non clipped dw; Vee, Flying Minnows, pub. John Hamilton Ltd, undated, non clipped dw; Taylor, Knight of the Air, pub. Basil Blackwell, 1935, First Edition, non clipped dw; Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry`s Escape from Occupied France in the Summer of 1940, pub. Odhams Press Ltd, third impression November 1950, non clipped dw; Gibson, Enemy Coast ahead, pub. Michael Joseph Ltd, 1946, First Edition, no dw; Williams, The Escapers: A chronicle of escape in many ways with eighteen firsthand accounts pub. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1953, non clipped dw; Young, Rommel, pub St James`s Palace, 1950, non clipped dw; Olley, A Million Miles in the Air, pub. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1934 Millar, Horned Pigeon pub. by William Heinemann, January 1946, non clipped dw Maclean, Where Eagles Dare, pub. St James` Palace, 1967, non clipped dw Jenkins, A Twist of Sand, pub Geoffrey Jenkins, 1959, First Edition, non clipped dw (14)

Lot 276

Collection of thirty five novels, various authors including Roddy Doyle, Dan Brown, Terry Brown, etc., and autobiographies, all first editions, some signed, all hardbacks and with dustwrappers

Lot 294

Collection of stamps to include first day covers in 6 album`s

Lot 427

Two montages - Princess Diana first day coin cover, and a Cunard QE2 M2 first day cover, both parts framed. (2) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

Lot 131

Two fine quality Chinese pale celadon jade pendants 19th century / early 20th century, the first of rounded and shaped rectangular form, one side carved with a figure carrying a ruyi sceptre and riding an elephant within a lobed oval reserve, a wufu beneath and two opposed exotic birds above, the reverse with a four character inscription, 5.7 x 4.3cm.; the second of ovoid form, one side carved with a figure beside flowering lotus, the other with a lotus leaf and seed pods and a leaping fish, beneath two opposing stylised fish to the hanging mount, 6.7 x 4.2cm. (2) See Illustration

Lot 153

A Persian watercolour painting on ivorine, first half 20th century, depicting an hutsman on horseback pursuing an antelope, 4 x 6½in. (10 x 16.5cm.), together with a Persian book cover style painting, both within Sadeli work frames. (2)

Lot 170

A set of six Indian lotus form silver dishes first half 20th century, centred with an embossed four pointed star within a toothed and scalloped punched border, the petalled rim with embossed foliate decoration, 7¼in. (18.5cm.) diameter, weight 11.5 tr.oz. (6)

Lot 203

An impressive Indian ivory and marquetry inlaid rosewood table casket first half of 20th century, of rectangular form with coffered top with a hinged cover enclosing velvet lined storage over a carved floral and foliate frieze, the main lid also opening to reveal a similar storage compartment, the casket inlaid all over in ivory, various exotic woods and penwork with scenes of elephants in woodland, birds in flight above, the moulded outset base raised on turned toupie feet, 19¾ x 13½in. (50 x 34.25cm.), 13in. (33cm.) high. See Illustration

Lot 235

Milne, A. A. `Winnie the Pooh`, First Edition, pub. Methuen and Co., London, 1926, illustrations by E.H. Sheppard, 7/6, 117th thousand dust jacket. * Condition: 1½in. (3.7cm.) mark to front, slight rubbing to edges, dark green boards with gilt vignette and ruled lined border, some slight "bubbling" just right of the spine to cover where book has had contact with damp, light discoloured triangular patch to top right (damp or acidity), gilt title to spine, 1¼in. (3.2cm.) column discoluration to map (where d/j has not been in contact), very fine condition interior. See Illustration

Lot 236

Milne, A. A. `Now We Are Six`, First Edition, pub. Methuen & Co. Ltd, 36 Essex Street, London W.C., 1927, illustrations by E.H. Sheppard, original gilt pictorial red cloth and dust jacket. See Illustration

Lot 265

Ross, Sir John two volumes, Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord De Saumarez, pub. Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1838, octavo, original combed effect brown cloth, portrait frontispieces, retailer`s pencil notes to first page. (2)

Lot 267

Macculloch, Sir Edgar `Guernsey Folk Lore`, first edition published by Elliot Stock, London 1903, "A collection of popular superstitions, legendary tales, peculiar customs, proverbs, weather sayings etc of the people of that island", edited by Edith F. Carey, green cloth boards with central Guernsey armorial, gilt lettering for title and author, bearing a photographic image of Sir Edgar Macmulloch in full ceremonial regalia. * Sir Edgar Macculloch was Bailiff of Guernsey 1884-1895, the position now being held by Mr Richard Collas.

Lot 268

Jacob, John The Annals of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark, published by Greenslade Guernsey, Simkins and Marshall London, Galignani Paris, 1830, leather bound with horizontal toothcomb dragged marbled interior, hand written verse dedication to first page, b/w plate of St Sampsons frontispiece, printed dedication to Sir James Saumarez from the author, list of subscribers, sixteen b/w plates throughout augmented by eleven vignettes, concave front edge, sporadic foxing throughout of varying degrees.

Lot 270

Berry, William `The History of the Island of Guernsey`, pub. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1815, first edition, 348pp, 29 engraved plates and engraved folding map, rebound in cellular effect boards with leather spine and corners, armorial bookplate to cover board interior.

Lot 272

Dicey, Thomas An historical account of Guernsey, from its first settlement before the Norman conquest to the present time, with remarks on Jersey and other islands belonging to the British crown on the French coast, published and sold for the author by J. Newbery 1751, marbled and speckle effect boards with leather spine.

Lot 341

Continental School (first half 20th century) Busy street market oil on canvas, signed indistinctly lower left 14¾ x 11½in. (37.5 x 29cm.)

Lot 448

A small Tekke Bokhara rug first half of 20th century, woven in dark blue and ivory on an all over madder ground, the central field with seven octgonal guls, within stylised tree and repeating lozenge borders, 61 x 31¾in. (155 x 81cm.).

Lot 610

A pair of fancy coloured diamond cluster earrings first half 20th century, the central olive green old cut diamonds, approx. 0.50 carats each, within a border of eight small old cut diamonds, in 14ct white rolled gold hoop settings, marked `K&L 14ctrg`. (2) * The diamonds have been tested electronically. See Illustration

Lot 921

A Channel Islands needlework sampler first half 19th century, with stitched inscription `Made by Martha Robert Aged 8 years`, the upper half with alphabet and numerals, over a lower panel with fruit tree, flowers, house and crowns, 20½ x 11½in. (52 x 29cm.), in an ebonised frame.

Lot 922

A Channel Islands needlework sampler first half 19th century, with stitched inscription `Martha Robert Aged 10 Years A.D.`, the square sampler worked in red, pink, olive green, pale brown and ivory, depicting an urn of flowers, birds, dragonflies and roses issuing from cornucopia, within a floral and cross meander border, 16¼ x 18¼in. (41.25 x 46.5cm.), within an ebonised frame. See Illustration

Lot 1031

A leather strap chatelaine first half 20th century, steel oval reticulated clip, four leather and buckled straps with steel dogbone and bar links with attached bucket form thimble holder (with thimble), silver plated circular mirror with short handle and wave turned pattern to back, steel needle case of cylinder form, circular pin-cushion, scissors, 12in. (30.5cm.) long.

Lot 1043

An Oriental carved ivory magnifying glass first half 20th century, the ivory handle of tapered cylindrical form with gilt metal collared top, surmounted by carved ivory figure of a recumbent Oriental male, trefoil brass lens holders mounted with three cabochon jade and amethyst stones, unframed convex lens, with padded silk lens protector, 9½in. (21cm.) long.

Lot 365

An album of first day covers.

Lot 373

Approx 50 first day lithographs in an album.

Lot 390

A box of mainly American first day covers.

Lot 402

A collection of Herm Island stamps including pigeon post stamps, first day covers etc.

Lot 405

Three albums of first day covers, an album of QEII Silver Jubilee covers and loose covers.

Lot 1043

A First World War HMS Anson cap badge together with a Royal Tank Corps cap badge with two collar dogs and a pair of Queen's Own Hussars collar dogs

Lot 1235

[BINDINGS] ANATOLE FRANCE, Works. publ. Gabriel Wells, New York, 1924. 30 vols. Limited edition numbered set - this being number 357 - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to the first volume. finely bound in brown morocco over marbled boards.

Lot 1260

Belidor "La Science des Ingenieurs" Jombert, Paris, 1729. Large 4to extensive treatise on architecture and engineering, contemporary full leather. Plates including many folding, first edition.

Lot 1267

ARTHUR RACKHAM / WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, A Midsummer-Night's Dream. publ. Heinemann, London, 1908. FIRST EDITION. original cloth. tipped in colour plates.

Lot 1270

William Douglas, Soldiering in Sunshine and Storm, A & C Black, London 1865, first edition, period binding of Morocco over marbled boards. Family gift inscription to recto of frontispiece portrait. A scarce military memoir including much information relating to Egyptian and Crimean campaigns.

Lot 1272

STENOGRAPHY/ Book of common prayer and Psalms. Manuscript. A very unusual Georgian transliteration into an early form of shorthand. Approx 300 pages in a neat copper plate hand by Henry Gyde dated 1821 to first page bound in period flamed calf with gilt lettered morrocco label to upper board

Lot 1276

Paul Brickhill - The Great Escape, Faber, London 1951. First edition signed by the author

Lot 1277

IAN FLEMING, The Man with the Golden Gun, published Cape, London, 1965. First edition, dust jacket

Lot 1281

BRAM STOKER, Dracula's Guest. Routledge, London, 1914. FIRST EDITION. original cloth.

Lot 1282

MARQUIS DE SADE, 120 Days of Sodom. FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION. publ. Olympia Press, Paris, 1954. the single volume india paper export issue. TOGETHER WITH another Olympia Press title.

Lot 1293

TS ELIOT, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Faber, London, 1930. FIRST EDITION, dust jacket

Lot 1299

LORD DUNSANY. 4 first editions to include Tales Of Wonder, The Curse of the Wise Woman & The Sword of Welleran

Lot 1307

P G WODEHOUSE - A Collection of pre-war printings of Novels and Short Stories by Plum. mostly in the original cloth. several first editions. Approx 30.

Lot 1309

E F BENSON, Spook Stories. publ. Hutchinson, London, [1928]. FIRST EDITION. with other books including titles by Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen

Lot 1310

E W HORNUNG, The Black Mask. [a Raffles Novel]. publ. Grant Richards, London, 1901. FIRST EDITION. with other pre-war crime novels including a first edition copy of Gaudy Night by Dorothy L Sayers.

Lot 1316

"Our Mutal Friend"- Charles Dickens- first edition 1865. two volumes

Lot 1329

A A Milne 'The House at Pooh Corner' Methuen, London 1928, first edition together with a third edition of Winnie the Pooh and Lewis Carroll's Alice Books in pictorial cloth bindings.

Lot 1329A

A A Milne, Now We Are Six, Methuen, London 1927, first edition, original cloth with dustwrapper.

Lot 325

A boxed Wrenn 00 gauge Pulman car - first class, and four others (5, all boxed).

Lot 468

A quantity of modern first day covers, to include various anniversaries, Channel Tunnel, Boston 1997, mainly mid 1980`s and 1990s.

Lot 472A

A quantity of stamps, first day covers, etc., some unperforated and a Johnson Brothers transfer printed Normandy bowl of shaped circular form.

Lot 475

A Stuart album containing a quantity of first day covers, to include Churchill, other envelopes of Boston, many other areas, football World Cup 1966 cover and a large quantity of others.

Lot 477A

A quantity of GB and world used stamps, to include nine various penny blacks, a quantity of penny reds, various other 20thC stamps, first day covers, etc., in six albums with others loose, including GB and world used.

Lot 587

Two Canadian Eskimo carved stone figures of seals, the first signed DIMU, on a slate base with Eskimo art label beneath, 18cm wide. (2).

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