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![Potter (Beatrix) Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rymes, nd, [1922] first edition (Linder), inscribed 'For F.E. Filkin with best wis](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10041/2745218/53-156-10041_468x382.jpg)
Lot 60
Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, 4th impression, [with] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 1998, first edition, 7th impression; both volumes signed by the author, hardbacks in dust wrappers complete with slip case and Waterstone's 'signed first edition' wrapped label.
![Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Peter Rabbit, nd., [1902], first trade edition, Quinby # 2, 'wept big tears', grey leaf end-pap](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10041/2745218/76-156-10041_468x382.jpg)
Lot 83
Balliett (Blue) Chasing Vermeer, a review or proof copy wrapped in unopened promotional red velvet and tied with gold thread, a small envelope attached; Hill (Stuart) The Cry of the Icemark, believed a review or proof copy wrapped in unopened promotional printed cover with wax seal; with an unknown ? review volume, wrapped in unopened promotional parcel with raffia tying; Woodall (Clive) Seven for a Secret, 2005, signed first proof; Shan (Darren) Lord Loss, [2005], signed limited edition, unopened in shrink-wrapped slipcase; Paver, (Michelle) Wolf Brother, 2004, uncorrected proof, wraps; with a quantity of signed modern firsts, proof copies and others in Fine condition (qty)
Lot 92
Pynchon (Thomas) The Crying of Lot 49, 1967, first UK edition, dustwrapper; North (Joan) The Whirling Shapes, 1968, first edition, dust wrapper; Prior, (Ann) Mirror Image, 1969, first edition, dust wrapper; id., The Sky Cage, 1967, first edition, dust wrapper; Moorcock (Michael) The Stealer of Souls, 1963, first edition thus, dust wrapper; with a quantity of modern first editions (qty)
![[Bronte (Charlotte)] Bell (Currer) Jane Eyre, 1847, 3 volumes, first edition, half-titles present but bound without adverts,](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10041/2745218/94-156-10041_468x382.jpg)
Lot 100
Thompson (Hunter S.) The Rum Diary, 1998, first UK edition, signed on label to title page, dust wrapper; Fenton (Kate) The Colours of Snow, 1990, first edition, signed by author, dust wrapper; Clarke (Susanna) Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, 2004, first edition, dust wrapper [with] an Advanced Reading Copy of the same title in wraps; with a quantity of Modern First Editions and others (qty)
Lot 115
[Sykes (John)] The Evidence Taken Before The Select Committee .... The State of the Coal Trade in the United Kingdom .....To Which is Now First Added, A list of Explosions and Inundations....in the Coal Mines of Northumberland and Durham, 1829, frontis map and 5 plates (1 hand-coloured) as called for, one of 200 copies, cloth backed boards.
Lot 211
Miller (George C.) Blackburn Worthies of Yesterday, 1959, cloth (joint split); id. Blackburn: The Evolution of a Cotton Town, 1951, remnant dust wrapper.; Garstang (John), A History of the Blackburn Grammar School, 1897, half morocco (rubbed); with a quantity of books including three Alfred Wainwright first editions (qty)
Lot 269
Turgenev (Ivan S.) First Love and Punin and Baburin, 1884, lacking frontis, first UK translation, cloth; Les Amours de Zeokinizul, Roi des Kofirans, 1779, calf (spine cracked); Rittmeyer (M. Johann) Himmlisches Freudenmahl der Kinder Gottes Auf Erden oder Geistreiche Gebete, 1779, plates as called for, contemporary morroco; Milligan (Spike) A Potboiling Dustbin Full of Bits, 1984, first edition, signed copy with letter loosely inserted, dust wrapper; with a quantity of other volumes (qty)
Lot 71
A pair of Chinese brown lacquer decorated and hardstone inlaid cabinets, first half 20th century the doors decorated with figures in landscapes and hunting scenes, the sides with flowering branches with birds and butterflies, the lower doors enclosing central shelves with two drawers, raised on stile feet with brass caps (2) 70cm wide, 126cm high, 35cm deep
Lot 82
An early 19th century mahogany cased musical game By Ann Young the crossbanded case embellished with chequer and chevron bandings enclosing a two-part playing board overlaid with paper printed with staves, keyboards, key signatures etc., pierced with numerous diagonally set holes, the base with central lidded partition containing space for dice shakers and printed patent label with Royal cypher, the sides with two small drawers 44cm wide, 10.2cm high, 27.3cm deep Note: Ann Young, of St James Square, Edinburgh, was awarded the patent for this games box in 1801. It was the first British patent awarded to an educational game designed for 'amusement and instruction.' It contained six games which were designed, not only to be 'amusing and interesting' but also the teach 'the fundamental principles of the science of music'. There is a similar example in the National Museum of Ireland. For further information on Ann Young and the patent, see: 'Inventing Music Education Games' by David Ghere and Fred MB Amran, Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Lot 515
Two Irish provincial Pointed Old English bright-cut tea spoons by John Whelpley, Cork (no date), engraved with a monogram, 14.5cm (5.75in) long; and a similar tea spoon, probably by John Williams, Cork (no date) engraved with initials, 14.5cm (5.75in) longThe mark of the first noted in Jackson (3rd edition) on flatware of circa 1800-20 and the second as about 1785.
Lot 597
A Victorian silver parcel gilt Greek Revival vase by R. Hennell & Sons, London 1871, of Amphora shape, with an everted nulled rim, twin shoulder handles and a circular pedestal foot, finely engraved with a two-horse chariot to the front and back, Greek key, volute, arcaded and palmette bands, engraved 'Amoy Races Challenge Cup' and 'Won By', 45cm (17.75in) high, 1618g (52 oz) (several dents)See Brett, Vanessa 'The Sotheby's Directory of Silver 1600-1940' London 1986, p. 306, no. 1433 for a silver gilt example of 1870 sold in Belgravia 18th October 1979 Amoy (Xiamen) is a city in southeastern Fujian province of China and was the port of trade first used by Europeans in 1541. Xiamen was one of the five Chinese treaty ports opened by the Treaty of Nanking signed in 1842 at the end of the first Opium War between China and Great Britain. During the 19th century it was the main port for the export of tea
Lot 3
A JAPANESE BONE-MOUNTED TANTO AND A CHINESE EATING SET, 19TH CENTURY the first with straight single-edged blade, and bone-mounted hilt and scabbard each carved with a characteristic arrangement of figures; the second comprising knife with engraved bone handle, and a pair of chopsticks (one broken), in a brass-mounted scabbard mounted in green-stained shagreen (small losses, the steel missing) the first: 55cm; 21 5/8in (3)
Lot 32
AN INDIAN KATAR, 18TH CENTURY AND AN INDIAN FOLDING KATAR, 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first with strongly tapering fullered blade formed with a reinforced tip and chiselled with foliage on each side at the forte, steel hilt of characteristic form decorated with patterns of silver chevron inside and out (small losses), and with two moulded grip bars; and the second with folding blade cover, and steel hilt decorated throughout with silver scrollwork the first: 38cm; 15in (2) Provenance The first: The P. Holstein Collection, sold Hotel Drouot, Paris, 8 May 1957, lot 53 ++The first in good condition. The decoration has some minor losses, as per the catalogue description. The second with minor losses and wear.
Lot 34
AN INDO-PERSIAN AXE, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND AN INDIAN ZAGHNAL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first with crescentic head decorated on each face with gold koftgari, pyramidal central spike, and brass rear pean formed as an elephant (worn), on its steel haft fitted with a concealed spike in the base (basal cap missing); the second in excavated condition, with blade of characteristic form applied with chiselled brass flowers and pierced with pairs of holes at the base (central spike missing), on its steel haft with a later velvet grip the first: 45.7cm; 17 3/4in overall (2) ++The first: the gold koftgari has small areas of wear. The basal cap is missing as per the catalogue description. The second: as per the catalogue description.
Lot 38
TWO AFRICAN AXES AND TWO AFRICAN POWDER-FLASKS, 19TH CENTURY the first axe with engraved flat head formed as a horned monster, rectangular rear blade engraved with a wavy pattern, and hardwood haft with steel cap; the second with engraved head, and hardwood haft studded with domed brass nails; the first powder-flask of ridged pear-shaped form, the outer surface covered with leather studded with domed brass nails, and fitted with a turned ivory nozzle; and the second of horn with large engraved brass mounts enriched with silver scrollwork the first: 54cm; 21 3/8in overall (4)
Lot 40
TWO NORTH AFRICAN SWORDS, A DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY, A MOROCCAN JAMBIYA AND FIVE FURTHER DAGGERS the first with broad curved broad blade double-edged towards the tip, leather hilt, in its leather scabbard with two large domed mounts for suspension; the second with broad shaped blade formed with an acute point, hardwood hilt, in its leather scabbard; the third with engraved blade strongly tapering towards the point, in its leather scabbard with twisted leather suspension loop; the fourth of characteristic form, in its scabbard; and five further African daggers the first: 60cm; 23 5/8in blade (9)
Lot 44
A NEPALESE KUKRI KNIFE, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER, MODERN the first with curved single-edged blade notched at the forte, hardwood grip carved with a band of foliage, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver mounts chiselled with foliage and beadwork on the outer face; the second of characteristic form, in its scabbard and complete with its two accompanying daggers the first: 39cm; 15 3/8in (2) Provenance The P. Holstein Collection, sold Hotel Drouot, Paris, 8 May 1957, lot 129 ++The first is in generally good condition. The hilt has one very small chip and the scabbard is partly split along the seem on one side.
Lot 46
A CEYLONESE SPEARHEAD AND THREE TUAREG SPEARS, 19TH CENTURY the first with pattern-welded blade formed with a medial ridge, wavy tip, pierced moulded neck, encrusted with scrolling flowers and foliage in gold over the lower portion (small losses), and long tapering tang for attaching to a haft; the spears with slender leaf-shaped blades, tapering sockets inlaid with panels of copper and brass, wooden hafts, and the bases fitted with spatulate steel tips en suite with the heads (one haft broken) the first: 38cm; 15in head (4)
Lot 49
FOUR SOUTH EAST ASIAN EDGED WEAPONS, LATE 19TH CENTURY/20TH CENTURY comprising a Sumatran Goluk, with carved horn hilt, in its wooden scabbard; a Sumatran Klewang, with horn hilt inlaid with twisted silver wire (now loose), in its silver-mounted scabbard; a Sumatran Barong, with beaked hardwood grip inlaid with small horn pellets, silver ferrule, in its wooden scabbard; and a Sumatran Golok, with carved hardwood grip inlaid with red and green pigments, in its wooden scabbard the first: 56.5cm; 22 1/4in (4) Provenance The P. Holstein Collection, sold Hotel Drouot, Paris, 8 May 1957, lots 148, 149, 159, 160 and 162
Lot 50
A SULAWESI KRIS AND A BALINESE KRIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with wavy blade engraved with small flowers and retaining some applied gold decoration, angular ivory hilt, and gilt-copper beadwork selut, in its wooden scabbard encased in copper, with moulded wrangka applied with a gilt band around the top; the second with straight double-edged pattern-welded blade formed with a pair of short narrow fullers on each side of the forte, copper grip of characteristic figural form including beadwork selut, and retaining traces of gilding throughout the first: 45.5cm; 17 7/8in (2) Provenance The first: The P. Holstein Collection, sold Hotel Drouot, Paris, 8 May 1957, lot 184
Lot 51
TWO MORO KRIS, SULU, 19TH CENTURY the first with slightly wavy pattern-welded blade, cut with a pair of incised lines on each side, a series of short fullers and overlaid with a raised white metal panel on each side at the forte, moulded white metal mendak, beak-shaped ivory pommel (age cracks), and the grip bound with finely plaited and woven silver wire (small losses); and the second with wavy blade, notched ganga, carved hardwood hilt with beaked pommel (chipped) and the grip bound with lacquered plaited string the first: 60.8cm; 24in (2) ++The first: the blade is in good condition with very light pitting. The hilt has age cracks as per the catalogue description. The second: generally good condition. The pommel is chipped as per the catalogue description.
Lot 52
TWO JAVANESE KRIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURIES the first with tapering pattern-welded blade, gilt-brass selut, carved hardwood grip decorated with characteristic scrollwork and with beaked pommel, in its scabbard with moulded silver pendok and carved hardwood wranka; the second with pattern welded blade, hardwood grip carved with a panel of scrollwork top and bottom, in its scabbard the first: 49.5cm; 19 1/2in (2) ++The first remains in good condition with only light wear. The second is missing its selut.
Lot 61
A FINE AND RARE .700 CALIBRE TURKISH MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE OF EXCEPTIONAL SIZE, FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY with very heavy slightly swamped octagonal barrel rifled with seven grooves and retained by a single slender brass band, the muzzle fitted with blade fore-sight and decorated with a broad panel of gold-encrusted foliage and flowerheads within a ropework frame, the breech with a further panel of gold-encrusted foliage and differing flowerheads including a stylised vase in the centre, large arch-shaped back-sight pierced with eleven apertures and encrusted with gold over its entire surface en suite with the breech, the tang overlaid with a brass panel engraved with foliage, steel lock of characteristic form encrusted with gold foliage and beadwork on the lock-plate, cock, bridle and steel, steel button trigger, figured walnut full stock applied with brass plaques pierced with foliage beneath the muzzle, breech and opposite the lock, faceted butt applied with further plaquettes divided by a solid band of fluted brass in the centre and at the base (small losses, the butt-cap missing), bone fore-end cap, and remaining in fine condition throughout (later ramrod) 104.2cm; 41in barrel Provenance Jacques Arlaud, St Ouen, 1958 Exhibited Splendeurs de l'Art Turc, no. 75
Lot 69
AN INDIAN KHANDA, 18TH CENTURY, A NEPALESE KORA, 19TH CENTURY, AND A KHYBER KNIFE, 19TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the point, steel hilt of characteristic form including a pair of langets with pierced tips, chiselled knuckle-guard, and retaining an early grip; the second with curved blade widening towards the tip and characteristic steel hilt; the third with tapering blade, and horn grips (incomplete) the first 82cm; 32 1/4in blade (3)
Lot 74
**AN INDIAN PULOUAR, 18TH CENTURY AND AN ETHIOPIAN SABRE, 19TH CENTURY the first with curved blade of polished steel, steel hilt of characteristic form, set with a silver washer on each side, and pierced petal-shaped pommel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with steel mounts scabbard; the second with curved fullered blade etched with foliage, white metal stirrup hilt including back-strap rising to a maned lionshead pommel, in its tooled hide scabbard (both worn) the first: 77cm; 30 3/8in blade
Lot 78
**AN INDIAN KHANJAR WITH PUDDINGSTONE HILT, 19TH CENTURY AND AN INDIAN KHANJAR the first with slightly recurved flattened blade (the tip with a small chip), variegated puddingstone grip carved with petals at the base and a horsehead pommel (restorations and repairs); and the second with fullered blade and figured jade grip incorporating a horsehead pommel (chipped), in a wooden scabbard the first: 28cm; 11in (2)
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