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MADONNA: (1958- ) American Pop Singer & Actress. A printed large folio prop newspaper, being an edition of the Daily Paper with the large headline Tracy Saved by Faceless Aide, used in the making of the 1990 film Dick Tracy directed by Warren Beatty and starring Madonna in the role of Breathless Mahoney. Signed by Madonna in bold red ink to the head of the newspaper, 'To Alexis, love Madonna'. Rare in this form. Some very light creasing to the extreme edges, otherwise VG The 'Faceless Aide' referred to in the headline is known as 'The Blank' during the film. Madonna's character, Breathless Mahoney, an entertainer at Club Ritz who wants to steal Tracy from his girlfriend, is eventually revealed to be 'The Blank'. Provenance: Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by PropStore.

CLASSICAL MUSIC: Selection of autograph statements signed by various Composers, Musicians and Opera singers, mainly French, each one page, folio, 1928-30, including Darius Milhaud (in full '"And the dove returned to Noah, holding a green twig in its beak" Let us keep the dove prisoner! and may the green twig become a tree of eternal peace!'), Jean Wiener, Marcel Journet (in full 'I will not be truly happy until I am certain that it has become impossible to declare war; I hope to live long enough to see the day when all peoples will be true friends, with no ulterior motives'), Henri Rabaud, Francis Plante (in full 'In truth, I feel I am not entitled to give an opinion on such a grave question as that of the Peace of the Nations, but the aspirations of my life as an artist all being in harmony with my professional Art, I believe I might dare say that the Pacification of the world should be the ideal goal!'), Georges Thill, Gabriel Pierne, Vincent d'Indy (in full, 'If you want peace, prepare for war'), Alfred Cortot (in full 'Is it not a humiliating paradox for human reason that the purpose of war is to seek peace, arms in hand?'), Francis Casadesus (two lengthy A.M.Qs.S., with words, one being a specially composed Hymn to Peace), Alfred Bruneau, Lucien Fugere (reciting a fable of LaFontaine), Marthe Chenal etc. Some light age wear, G to VG, 15 The statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.

WARHOL ANDY: (1928-1987) American Pop Artist. Signed folio edition of Interview magazine, Vol. VII, No. 12, December 1977, published by Andy Warhol. The colour front cover image, designed and painted by Richard Bernstein, depicts Mick Jagger with a printed caption to the inside, 'Mick Jagger proves he's the best Santa ever by bringing our readers the best presents ever: Iman and Paul von Ravenstein....' Signed ('Andy Warhol') in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area at the base of the front cover. The front cover is neatly detached, with a few small tears and minor areas of paper loss to the edges, not affecting the signature. Some light overall age wear, G

ARTISTS: Selection of autograph statements signed by various artists and painters, mainly French, each one page, folio, 1930, comprising Francisque Poulbot (charming original colour crayon drawing of a young boy with a rifle over one shoulder and a sword and cannon at his feet, writing Down With War on the wall before him), Maurice Denis (in part 'Peace must be deserved....Man is driven by passion, not by what is good for him; and the passion for killing, as we see daily, is not about to disappear. In order to ensure world peace, in order to render it less precarious, or war less barbarous at least, let us return to Christianity....Soldiers shall have done more than bankers or politicians for the spirit of sacrifice to replace vile passions. Peace be in thy strength: in strength, and in moral strength.'), Moise Kisling, Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac, Georges Goursat ('SEM'; in part, 'A child born in 1914 said to its mother four years later, hearing the thunder of the armistice cannon: "Mama, will the peace last long?..." That child was right. Peace is a precarious state and bodes no good....') and Kees van Dongen (in full 'Alas, we must make war to have peace'). Some light age wear, G to VG, 6 The statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.

MAETERLINCK MAURICE: (1862-1949) Belgian Playwright, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1911. Autograph Statement Signed, Maeterlinck, one page, folio, n.p., n.d. (c.1930), in French. In bold black fountain pen ink Maeterlinck writes, in full, 'Pacifists are the most dangerous enemies of peace, since they lull the valid mistrust of the peoples, who will soon become the overly credulous and innocent victims of the cruelest of wars which is brewing on the horizon.' Some light, minor age wear, not affecting the text or signature, about VG Maeterlinck's statement was prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.

LITERATURE: Selection of autograph statements signed by various French writers, novelists and poets etc., each one page, folio, 1927-30, comprising Andre Maurois (in part 'A writer who speaks of a foreign country should have a deep sense of responsibility. Hate among nations, like hate among individuals, is often based on false, and even intentionally unfavourable imagery...Writers can help preserve peace by being accurate.'), Henri Barbusse (in part, 'War is not, as a few Force Theory crackpots would have us believe, a natural and inevitable phenomenon. It is an artificial cataclysm; it is an organised calamity. But neither should we say that war among nations is a sign of madness, because great scuffles between nations are, to the contrary, the result of very well thought out calculations: everyone now acknowledges this, since everyone allows that all war has economic causes...'), Georges Duhamel (in full 'Man's greatness lies in doing certain things which are not in the natural order. And peace is not part of the natural order.'), Paul Claudel, Jean Giraudoux (in full 'It is to the credit of our age that we have made of Peace sustenance for men, on the same footing as bread or wine'), Paul Fort (quoting his French ballad The Ring Around the World), Andre Salmon (in part 'War must be combatted with the patience and knowledge used in combatting all physical scourges. But it is a difficult undertaking and requires a lot of love....), Henri de Regnier (in full 'If you want peace, prepare for peace'), Jules Romains (in part 'I am not too sure that another thought in favour of peace is absolutely necessary. But perhaps many thoughts in favour of peace will help get something done. That must be the goal which the man who initiated this collection set for himself - because I do not want to believe that he dreamed of offering to the new and anxious Europe, as to a young girl, an album of autographs....') and Sibylle, Comtesse de Martel de Janville ('Gyp'; in full 'Peace? I don't believe in it!'). Some light age wear, G to VG, 10 The statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.

FRANCE: Selection of autograph statements signed by various famous French men and women, each one page, folio, 1927-30, comprising Raymond Poincare (in full, 'Cruelly injured by war, the nations all have the same need for peace. More than ever, one must also hope they understand the need to preserve it and appreciate the blessings it brings them.'), Jean Jules Jusserand (in part, 'Men have always aspired to peace and have always made war....May wisdom guide our efforts: peace will come to reign'), Yvette Guilbert, Sacha Guitry (in full, 'I believe the time has come when we must change the way we teach the History of our countries to everyone - and that in France henceforth we should accord Pasteur a place at least equal to that of Turenne'), Viktor Basch (in full, 'Peace will not fall into men's laps like a ripe fruit: it must be conquered in a well fought battle. And the qualities required of the soldiers of Peace are the very ones required of soldiers of war: courage, energy and tenacity.'), Aristide Briand, Maurice Rostand (quotation from Le Cercueil de Cristal) and Gabrielle Colonna-Romano (in part, 'There are no wicked hearts; there are only hearts too distant from one another.'). Some light age wear, G to VG, 8 The statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.

SCIENCE: Selection of autograph statements signed by various French scientists, physicists etc. (some associated with Louis Pasteur), each one page, folio, c.1930/31, comprising Pierre Paul Emile Roux (in full 'Peace is for nations, as health for individuals, the greatest good of all; but nations, like individuals, value that good for what it is worth only after losing it.'), Albert Calmette (in part, 'All living beings - men, animals, plants - are constantly at war with one another. The struggle for life is an ineluctable law....So peace can only be a truce or a dream! Let us work to make the truce long and allow ourselves to be cradled by the dream'), Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Edouard Branly (in full, 'Trials and wars will become rare if every dispute is first taken to arbitration'), Rene Vallery-Radot (in part, '...How can it be that we do not put forth the words of Pasteur: "I firmly believe that science and peace shall triumph over ignorance and war; that the nations shall come to an agreement, not to destroy, but to edify..."...'), Paul Langevin (in full, 'Rapid progress in the sciences and technology has profoundly changed the complexion of the problem of Peace. The creation of international justice, heretofore merely desirable, has become a necessity if humanity is not to disappear. It is no longer a question of sentiment, but rather of preservation of the species and its civilisation.') and Charles Emile Picard (in full, 'In the present state of the world, the preaching of peace and the search for means of preserving it must not be separated. The psychology of nations evolves very slowly; a few resonant phrases will not suffice to transform it and curb the selfishness and thirst for domination of certain nations.'). Some light age wear, G to VG, 7 The statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.

GEORGE IV: (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom 1820-30. D.S., George P R, as Prince Regent, on behalf of King George III, at the head, (minor blots at the beginning and end of the signature) two pages, folio, Court at Carlton House, 25th June 1812. The manuscript document is a warrant addressed to the Commissioners for Auditing the Public Accounts and states that the 'Commissioners of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea have stated....that the sum of £8614.5.0 had been appropriated to the Current Expenses of the year from the deduction of one shilling in the Pound stopped on Payments to Our Pensioners from the 25th December 1810 to 24th December 1811', further authorising the payments under the Royal Sign Manual. Countersigned at the conclusion by Nicholas Vansittart (1766-1851) 1st Baron Bexley. English Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1812-23. With blank integral leaf. Some neat splitting at the folds (professionally repaired) and with some light age wear and dust staining, G

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. Historic D.S., Victoria R I, as Queen, at the head, one page, folio, Court at St. James's, 9th May 1838 (in the first year of the Queen's reign). The printed document is addressed to Samuel [Kyle], Lord Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross and announces that the 28th of June 'is appointed for the Solemnity of Our Royal Coronation' and further instructs the Bishop '(all excuses set apart) to make your personal attendance on Us at the time abovementioned furnished and appointed as to your Rank and Quality appertained, there to do and perform all such Services as shall be required and belong unto you. Whereof you are not to fail…' Countersigned at the foot by the 12th Duke of Norfolk (1765-1842) in his capacity as Earl Marshal. With blank integral leaf. Together with an original printed oblong 8vo ticket of admittance issued to the Lord Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross for the Coronation of Queen Victoria at Westminster Abbey. The deep red and black printed ticket issued by the Duke of Norfolk for admittance by the West Door, numbered 233 and bearing the blind embossed seal of the Earl Marshal. Documents bearing the Queen's signature and relating to her Coronation are extremely rare and desirable. The document with some extremely light, minor age wear and the ticket with two heavy vertical folds and a few light creases, G to VG, 2 Samuel Kyle (1770-1848) Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross 1831-48. Present at the Coronation of Queen Victoria, the Bishop was not, however, one of the representative spiritual peers of Ireland, not having a seat in the House of Lords. The Coronation of Queen Victoria took place at Westminster Abbey on 28th June 1838, just over a year after she had succeeded to the throne at the age of 18.

EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. D.S., Edward R & I, as King, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at Saint James's, 26th June 1902. The partially printed document grants the Dignity of a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George to Captain Francis Powell of the Royal Navy. Countersigned by George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) Grandson of King George III and Grand Master of the Order of St Michael and St George 1850-1904. With blind embossed paper seal affixed alongside an attractive colour miniature representation of the Badge of the Order. With blank integral leaf. Some light overall age wear and toning, about VG

GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. A good, large D.S., George R I, as King, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, Court at Saint James, 21st July 1930. The partially printed document appoints Hugh William Border to be a Consul for the Republic of Nicaragua and to reside at Managua. Countersigned at the foot by Arthur Henderson (1863-1945) British Politician, the first Labour Cabinet minister. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1929-31 and Nobel Peace Prize winner 1934. With blind embossed seal. Some light age wear at the folds, otherwise VG

ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . A good, large D.S., Elizabeth R, as Queen, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, Court of Saint James's, 22nd August 1965. The partially printed document appoints Sir Alexander Francis Morley to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Budpaest, 'Giving and Granting to him in that character all Power and Authority to do and perform all proper acts, matters and things which may be desirable or necessary for the promotion of relations of friendship, good understanding and harmonious intercourse between Our Realm and the Hungarian People's Republic, and for the protection and furtherance of the interests confided to his care; by the diligent and discreet accomplishment of which acts, matters and things aforementioned he shall gain Our approval and show himself worthy of Our high confidence.' Countersigned at the foot by Michael Stewart (1906-1990) Baron Stewart of Fulham. British Politician, Foreign Secretary 1965-66 & 1968-70. With blind embossed seal. Together with a T.L.S. by D. F. Muirhead of the Diplomatic Service Administration Office, one page, 4to, London, 20th October 1965, to Sir Alexander Morley, forwarding the commission granted 'under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet'. Accompanied by the original envelope. VG Sir Alexander Morley (1908-1971) British Diplomat.

ALBERT I: (1875-1934) King of the Belgians 1909-34. Large D.S., Albert, as King, one page, large oblong folio, Ostende, 15th July 1914. The partially printed document, in parallel French and Flemish, ratifies the appointment by the Peruvian government of E. Van Teghem as their consul in Ostende and states 'We accord him permission to enjoy the effect of the said patent, likewise all the privileges, freedoms, and precedence attaching to his post as Consul of the Republic of Peru at Ostende, that he may exercise freely the functions entrusted to him, provided nevertheless, that if he undertakes any commerce, he remains subject to any suits arising without the right to plead any exception on the grounds of his rank as Consul.' Countersigned at the foot by Julien Davignon (1854-1916) Belgian Politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1907-16. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light, minor age wear, particularly at the folds, only very slightly affecting the signatures, about VG

HAAKON VII: (1872-1957) King of Norway 1905-57. T.L.S., Haakon R, one page, folio, Palais Royal, Oslo, 9th January 1936, to King George II of Greece, in French. The official letter from King Haakon informs the Greek King that 'I have named Monsieur Sigurd Bentzon to the post of My Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Your Majesty's court' and continues 'Given the qualities which distinguish Monsieur Bentzon, I am persuaded that he will spare no pains to obtain Your Majesty's confidence.' Countersigned at the foot by Halvdan Koht (1873-1965) Norwegian Historian & Politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1935-40. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope. VG King George II (1890-1947) King of Greece 1922-24 and 1935-47.

CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. Autograph Minute Signed, with his initials WSC, in bold red fountain pen ink, one page, folio, n.p., n.d. (c.21st October 1919). The official Minute Sheet bears several notes in various hands, including one signed by Philip Chetwode, Military Secretary, addressed to Churchill, regarding the salary of Lt. Col. E. W. M. Grigg, Military Secretary to the Prince of Wales, having been refused to be paid from Army Funds, in part, 'Perhaps as Admiral Halsey and Commander North are being paid from Naval Funds you would like to raise the question again with Finance. Meanwhile I have replied to Adm. Halsey to the effect that up to the present Finance have refused to pay Lt. Col. Grigg.' Churchill responds, in full, 'Of course Col. Grigg must have his pay & allowances while on this important & exceptional duty, & if the Treasury do not agree I must seek a Cabinet decision. But I hope it can be otherwise arranged.' Some extensive tears, professionally and neatly repaired, and with a small area of paper loss in one upper corner, G Philip Chetwode (1869-1950) 1st Baron Chetwode. British Field Marshal, Military Secretary 1919-20. Edward Grigg (1879-1955) 1st Baron Altrincham. British Colonial Administrator and Politician. Military Secretary to the Prince of Wales 1919-20. Churchill served as Secretary of State for War 1919-21.

STUART CHARLES: (1779-1845) 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay. British Diplomat. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal and Brazil 1810-14 & 1825-26, British Ambassador to France 1815-24 & 1828-30 and British Ambassador to Russia 1841-44. D.S., Stuart de Rothesay, one page, oblong folio, Paris, 7th July 1829. The attractive partially printed document requests that John Seymour, travelling to Calais, be allowed 'to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford him all aid and assistance'. Decorated with two fine engravings of Coats of Arms and bearing a printed set of Regulations required by the French Government to be observed by foreigners in France. Countersigned at the foot by Henry Stuart. With some creasing at the vertical central fold and edges and a small area of paper loss to the lower edge, only very slightly affecting the text and signatures, G

AVIATION: Joseph Le Brix (1899-1931) French Aviator & Dieudonne Costes (1892-1973) French Aviator, together making several record breaking long distance flights. Autograph Statement Signed, Le Brix and D Costes, one page, Geneva, 30th May 1928, in French. The statement, in the hand of Le Brix, reads, in full, 'Through aviation and long-distance flight, the peoples will come to know and to appreciate one another better'; Commander Pierre Weiss (1889-1970) French Military Aviator. Autograph Statement Signed, Comdt. Weiss, one page, folio, n.p., n.d., in French, stating, in part, 'It is the lovely, buoyant appearance of our craft, more rapid than thought, which shall gently expel war, darkness and desire from the hearts of men…'; Ernest Archdeacon (1863-1950) French Lawyer & Sportsman, co-founder of the Aero-Club de France in 1898, the oldest such club in the world. Autograph Statement Signed, Ernest Archdeacon, one page, 4to, Meulan, 11th August 1931, on the illustrated printed stationery of L'Esperanto boat, in French. Archdeacon writes, in part, 'In order to pacify our planet, we must inevitably bring about...the general elimination of all debts among nations, the general adoption of complete free exchange, the general adoption of an international language of exchange which alone will enable universal understanding. That international language exists; it is called Esperanto....with these three conditions simultaneously satisfied, we could very quickly establish the United States of the World, the only possible solution to the problem.' Lightly mounted to a folio sheet, causing very slight wrinkling at the corners. Genertally VG, 3 The statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.

NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804- 14, 1815. D.S., Np, at the foot, as Emperor of the French and King of Italy, one page, folio, Imperial Palace of the Tuileries, 14th February 1809, in French. The manuscript document is a decree (numbered 326) presented to the Grand Chancellor of the Order of the Iron Crown, and names nineteen officers and men who are to be Knights of the Order of the Iron Crown. The list of individuals includes Captains and other officers drawn from the 1st Regiment of Italian Light Infantry, the 4th Regiment of Italian Infantry of the Line, the Royal Italian Chasseurs, the Napoleon Regiment of Dragoons and the Italian Regiment of Sappers. An attractively penned, clean and crisp document. VG Napoleon founded the Order in 1805, three weeks after being crowned King of Italy, using the Iron Crown, as Charlemagne had been. Said to contain a nail of the True Cross, it was made for Agilulf's Queen Theodelinda, the first royal Lombard to be Christian, and who died in 628. The present document lists a considerable part of the Order, the number of ordinary Knights, half the total, being limited to 50. The French Order ceased to exist in 1815, but an Austrian order (which lasted till 1918) was founded to mark their recovery of Lombardy.

OMDURMAN BATTLE OF: An unusual printed folio proclamation, comprising over thirty lines of text in Arabic, with a small circular official stamp at the foot, annotated and signed in fountain pen ink at the base by Reginald Wingate, in full, 'Proclamation from the Khalifa Abdulla to “all the Faithful” enforcing on them to rise for the Jihad. Taken in the Khalifa's house in Omdurman, after the Battle of Khartoum on 2. Sep. 1898'. Some light overall age toning, otherwise VG Reginald Wingate (1861-1953) British General and Administrator in Egypt and the Sudan. Governor-General of the Sudan 1899-1916 and High Commissioner in Egypt 1917-19. Abdallahi ibn Muhammad (1846-1899) Sudanese Ansar General and Ruler, also known as The Khalifa. His attempt to create an Islamist military dictatorship led to widespread discontent and his eventual defeat and death at the hands of the British. The Battle of Omdurman took place on 2nd September 1898 when an army commanded by British General Sir Herbert Kitchener defeated the army of Abdullah al-Taashi. Part of the War of the Sudan, the Battle marked the success of British efforts to re-conquer the Sudan.

Folio Society, a set of three books, Grimm`s Fairy Tales, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, ninth printing, 2002

A folio of watercolours, engravings and prints

HOWARD Henry, Memorials of the Howard Family, 1834, folio, ½ morrocco, raised bands, privately printed Corby Castle, 97pp and appendices 80pp, portraits and tables (1)

BOWLES Carrington, An Universal Atlas 1781, folio boards detached, 51 maps, 35 of the maps are 'Bowle's New Pocket Maps', 3 others are Bowles Maps, 6 are William Faden dated 1775 to 1790 and 7 are from French atlas or other sources (1) A detailed list of the maps and images can be emailed on request

LEVASSEUR Victor, Atlas National Illustre, 86 Departments et des Possessions de la France, Paris 1856, folio, engraved title, statistical table and 98 maps coloured in outline or wash-coloured (missing maps Seine et Oisie and Europe) (1)

SHAKESPEARE William, Dramatic Works, London 1802 Boydell, ed. George Steevens, folio 8vols (of 9); Contemporary Russia, spines missing and boards detached on most, vol.8 missing, approx. 83 plates (8)

HALL Anna Maria, The Book of Royalty, London Ackerman 1839 ,folio, original morrocco gilt, hand coloured title and 12 hand coloured plates (1)

BARRIE J.M. The Admirable Crichton, London 1914, Sm folio, limited to 500 copies signed by illustrator HIGH THOMSON, 20 colour plates, all with captioned guards, vellum, gilt in worn slipcase, calling card of Mr & Mrs RUDYARD KIPLING inscribed 'with best wishes' tied to ribbon and loosely inserted (1)

After Susan Kuznitsky, a pencil signed limited edition print of a seated young girl and boy, together with a pair of pastel shaded watercolour landscapes, signed Peter Hodson and a folio containing prints of 1970's Pirelli calendar girls.

Box containing group of 1st and Folio editions etc including Barbara Vine, etc

A Folio containing various, Etchings, Lithographs and Drawings by various hands, Various Sizes (quantity)

A Folio containing various Posters from the mid 20th Century, 18” x 21”, and various other sizes (quantity)

20th Century Russian School. A Folio containing a large amount of Oil Sketches by various hands, Oil on Canvas and Board, ranging from 10” x 12” to 17” x 28”

The Folio Society (Publisher) : Romeo and Juliet, together with thirty two volumes by William Shakespeare. (33) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

The Folio Society (Publisher) : Peter Pan, by J.M.Barrie, together with nineteen other volumes. (20) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

The Folio Society (Publisher) : The Duke's Children, by Anthony Trollope, together with forty-seven other volumes. (48) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

The Folio Society (Publisher) : Don Quixote, together with nineteen other volumes. (20) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

The Folio Society (Publisher) : The Canterbury Tales, together with nineteen other volumes. (20) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

The Folio Society (Publisher) : Short stories by P.G Wodehouse, together with nineteen other volumes. (20) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

The Folio Society (Publisher) : Moby Dick, together with nineteen other volumes. (20) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

The Folio Society (Publisher) : The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, together with nineteen other volumes. (20) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

The Folio Society (Publisher) : The Source of the Nile by Richard Burton, together with nineteen other volumes. (20) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

The Folio Society (Publisher) : Emma by Jane Austen, together with nineteen other volumes. (20) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

The Folio Society (Publisher) : Our man in Havana by Graham Greene, together with nineteen other volumes. (20) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

The Folio Society (Publisher) : My early times by Charles Dickens, together with nineteen other volumes. (20) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

The Folio Society (Publisher) : Grimm's Fairy Tales, together with eighteen other volumes. (19) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

The Folio Society (Publisher) : Charles Dickens in sixteen volumes. (16) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition.

A selection of five `Who`s Who` in the Roman World, Greek World, etc, published by Rutledge together with a pair of Greek myth Folio Society books by Robert Graves

BRAYLEY, W E and WALFORD, Edward (Editor and Reviser): History of Surrey, Virtue & Co., no date, c.1880. Folio, Two volumes only of four, with 34 of 35 plates and maps + 2 vignettes. Contemporary half leather, gilt. CONDITION: Lacking one plate and one plate loose; covers worn; stain to top margin of some plates

A facsimile reprint of Bournes London, a Birmingham Railway large folio, three other similar books on railways, a framed panoramic photo of ships in harbour at Malta, and a copy of The Royal Navy at Malta

WILLIAMSON, H F: The Book of Beauty, Hutchinson, 1902, Deluxe numbered limited edition 241/300 signed by the publishers. Folio, original cloth, gilt. CONDITION: Inner hinges cracked, covers little grubby; o/w G+

A folio containing 18th and 19th century prints and engravings.

A collection of books about art, drawing and related subjects including The Folio Society Book of the Hundred Greatest Portraits and Michelangelo, both complete with slip covers together with a portfolio cover containing The Poets Corner by Max Beerbohm

A quantity of miscellaneous Folio Society books, all with slip covers, titles include A Passage to India, The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins, An Autobiography - M K Gandhi, etc

The National Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio - Audubon`s Birds of America by Roger Tory Peterson & Virginia Marie Peterson, published Abbeville Press Publishers, complete with slip cover

A collection of Folio Society books, all with slip cases and including two boxed sets covering historical subjects, Elizabethan England, Anglo Saxon History, etc

Five Folio Society books complete with slip cases, Tennyson, Keats, Donney, etc

An Oriental Bound Folio of Twelve Hand Painted Silk Panels Depicting Botanical, Butterfly and Insect Subjects in Superb Detail, Each Approx, 24 cm x 15 cm

Maurice Leloir (French 1853-1940) & Jerome Doucet: 'La Chanson des Mois', collection of forty watercolour hand coloured heliogravure illustrations incorporating text throughout on Velin d'Arches paper signed, pub. L. Michaud Reims 1904, 41cm x 30cm (unframed in folio)

H Beadnell (British 20th century): 'School Farm Saxton' and other farm buildings etc, folio collection of watercolours signed 38cm x 56cm (unframed) Provenance: artist's studio collection, Mr Beadnell was the founder of Sherburn in Elmet Art Club in 1975