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BADEN-POWELL OLAVE: (1889-1977) World Chief Guide, wife of Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting and Girl Guides. Collection of four T.Ls.S. and two A.Ls.S., Olave Baden-Powell, ten pages (total), mainly oblong 8vo, Nyeri, Kenya, 10th September 1939-24th July 1940, to Dr. F. O. Piorkowski. Each of the letters concern the health of Robert Baden-Powell and the treatments he was receiving from Piorkowski for eczema, in part, `Your patient is going on nicely I am glad to say, and though he has a little recurrence of slight itchiness now and again here and there, it is much less than before, and is soon overcome by the painting on of the liniment` (10th September 1939), `The liniment always soothes it, and so, though he is just a little impatient that it is not altogether cured, he realises that the itchiness is able to be kept in check.` (20th September 1939), in a later letter asking if the lotion should be stronger, `he was only having to paint the lotion on one leg, now this week he is having to dress both legs all over AND both arms and the hands once more...the eczema DOES worry him very much, and is a real trial to him.` (7th June 1940). Together with Robert and Olave Baden-Powell`s final joint personal Christmas greetings card, 1940, the folding oblong folio card bearing lengthy printed text and facsimile signatures as well as several illustrations, in part, `This is to offer you our hearty wishes for as Happy a Christmas as War will allow, and a New Year bright with promise. Out of evil good will come. We owe a statue to Hitler. He has done more than any man ever to consolidate our nation, at Home and Overseas and has given us friends in America and in ALL the countries he has ravaged....Stick it out! Play up to the Scouts` slogan "Sleeves Up! and with Tails Up Go to it to win the War"`Also including two facsimile letters from Olave Baden-Powell, one on the death of her husband, and a photograph of his grave. Some light overall age wear, FR (1) to generally G to VG, 10

STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) Scottish Novelist of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Rare Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, two pages, folio, n.p., n.d. (post 1892). The working manuscript, with several corrections, begins with a dialogue sketch from Catriona, and also includes unpublished poetry, in part, ` "Aweel", said Alan, "I have a piece of news to ye too, if ye had the drive to listen to it. The French nobleman keeps the post house, it appears; you was him, Davie, that we had a dram with yestreen at our allichting, and thought him naething but the hostler.` the poetry beginning `I trembled forth in the spirit opening a pain/ Through the misty mournful land of wind and rain/Thy are kind....gold, the pious and tame/ I am come from a land of heath and driving rain....` The manuscript comprises 23 lines of text, three of which have been crossed through. The page is a little browned and brittle at the edges, with a few very small areas of paper loss, G Provenance: The manuscript was originally sold as part of Stevenson`s Library by the Anderson Auction Company in 1914. Purchased by Howard Goodhart, an American collector of incunabala, the manuscript was given to Samuel M. Brickner, author of a poem entitled Stevenson at Saranac Lake, and remained in the Brickner family until recently. Catriona (1893) is Stevenson`s sequel to his novel Kidnapped (1886). Also known as David Balfour, it continues the story of David `Davie` Balfour and Alan Breck Stewart as they strive to prove Stewart`s innocence in the Appin Murder, an event of 1752 which Stevenson incorporated into Kidnapped. Unlike his adventure story, Catriona is a love story, taking its title from the first name of its heroine, Catriona MacGregor Drummond. The present manuscript almost certainly includes dialogue intended for chapter 29 of the novel.

HENRIETTA MARIA: (1609-1669) Queen Consort of England, Scotland & Ireland 1625-49. Wife of King Charles I. Fine D.S., Henriette Marie R, as Queen Consort, at the head, one page, folio, Denmark House, 10th April 1663. The manuscript document is a warrant granting the Manor of Eltham in Kent to Thomas Panton on certain specified conditions. Countersigned at the foot by the consort`s personal secretary, Sir John Wintour. Neatly inlaid, VG

WILLIAM III: (1650-1702) King of England, Ireland & Scotland 1689-1702. D.S., William R, as King, at the head, one page, slim folio (irregularly torn at the left edge with some paper loss just affecting the text), Court at Kensington, 20th November 1695. The manuscript document is addressed to the Treasury and is their warrant for paying various individuals their pensions, payable through the rent of lotteries. The document features a list of over 20 individuals, each with the amounts they are to receive specified alongside their names. The pensions vary from £2 to £125 and total `Six hundred twenty Seaven pounds ten shillings Seaven pence halfe penny` Countersigned at the foot by Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (1645-1712, First Lord of the Treasury 1684-85, 1690-97, 1700-01) and Stephen Fox (1627-1716, English Politician) and one other. Three small printed labels neatly affixed beneath the signatures. Some light age wear, G

WILLIAM III: (1650-1702) King of England, Scotland and Ireland 1689-1702. D.S., William R, as King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Kensingtoune, 28th December 1689. The manuscript document is a military commission appointing Edward Bwyre to be a Captain in the Regiment of Foot under Colonel Richard Cunningham. Countersigned at the foot by George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville (1636-1707) Scottish Aristocrat and Statesman. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. The text of the document is a little light in places, although perfectly legible. About VG

GEORGE II: (1683-1760) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-60. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court at Kensington, 25th October 1759. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing John MacDonald to be a lieutenant in Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Staats Long Morris`s Highland Battalion of Foot. Countersigned by Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness (1718-1778, Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1754-61). Lacking seal and with a large area of staining affecting the majority of the text although only lightly and partially affecting the King`s signature. FR

GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, one page vellum, oblong folio, Court at Saint James`s, 24th February 1804. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Anthony Lyster to be a Captain in the 23rd Regiment of Light Dragoons commanded by Lieutenant General John Floyd. Countersigned at the foot by Lord Hawkesbury (1727-1808, 1st Earl Liverpool, English Statesman). Lacking the blind embossed paper seal. A small area of light discoloration partially effects the King`s signature, otherwise about VG

GEORGE IV: (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom 1820-30. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, one page vellum, oblong folio, Court at Carlton House, 24th May 1824. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Anthony Lyster to be a Major in the Army. Countersigned at the foot by Robert Peel (1788-1850) British Prime Minister 1834-35, 1841-46. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light wrinkling and minor age wear, about VG

WILLIAM IV: (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland 1830-37. D.S., William R, as King, at the head, one page vellum, oblong folio, Court at Saint James`s, 1st December 1830. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Anthony Lyster to be a Major in the Army. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Lord Melbourne`s counter signature has been neatly cut away from the base. A couple of small ink blots to the King`s signature, about VG

ALBERT PRINCE: (1819-1861) Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, husband of Queen Victoria. L.S., Albert, one page, folio, Windsor Castle, 31st October 1851, to Antonio Panizzi. The letter, with facsimile text, reads, in part, `I have the honor, as President of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 to transmit to you a medal that has been struck by order of the Commissioners, in commemoration of the valuable services which you have rendered to the Exhibition, in common with so many eminent men of all countries, in your capacity of Juror`. Prince Albert continues to commend Panizzi for the `zeal and ability` he has displayed in his `laborious office`. Small area of paper loss in the upper right corner and some neat splitting at the horizontal folds (repaired with tape to the verso), only very slightly affecting the text but not the signature. G Antonio Panizzi (1797-1879) Italian-born British Librarian and Italian Patriot. Chief Librarian at the British Museum Library 1856-66. The Great Exhibition of 1851 took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1st May-15th October. It was the first in a series of World`s Fair exhibitions of culture and industry that were to become popular in the 19th century.

GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. D.S., George R I, as King, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court of St. James, 16th June 1931. The partially printed document approves the appointment by the President of Argentina for William George Rogers Dunstan to serve as Vice-Consul at Manchester. Countersigned at the foot by Arthur Henderson (1863-1935, British Politician, Foreign Secretary 1929-31, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1934). With blind embossed seal. Some light staining, extensive around the edges of the document, affecting Henderson`s signature, but not the King`s. Together with a military commission bearing a rubber stamped signature of Queen Elizabeth II, 1976. FR to G, 2

GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. D.S., George R I, as King, at the head, one page, folio, Court at Saint James`s, 3rd June 1935. The partially printed document grants the Dignity of a Companion (Military division) of the Order of the Bath to Major-General Charles William Macleod, Director of Supplies and Transport at the War Office. Countersigned at the foot by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942, Son of Queen Victoria) in his capacity as Great Master. With blind embossed seal. Both signatures are a little faded, although remain completely legible. Horizontal fold at centre, only very slightly affecting a few letters of text. Framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 13 x 15.5. About VG

AUSTRALIA: Selection of signed holograph statements by various individuals associated with Australia and New Zealand, each one page, folio, various places (Australia), most 1930, including James Scullin (1876-1953, Prime Minister of Australia 1929-32), in full, `The commonsense of civilised nations and the common ties of humanity demand that we turn our feet from the false paths that lead to war and we plant them firmly and unfalteringly on the road to universal peace`; Earle Page (1880-1961, Australian Prime Minister, April 1939), in full, `Peace will only come when the nations of the world learn to concentrate on the development of those common factors which unite, rather than of those which divide them.`; Granville Ryrie (1865-1937, Australian Soldier and Politician), John Monash (1865-1931, Australian Military Commander of World War I), John Latham (1877-1964, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1935-52), Norman Brookes (1877-1968, Australian Tennis Player, Wimbledon Champion 1907 & 1914), in full, `The attainment of Universal Peace is possible provided the Nations are prepared to pursue the problem in an altruistic and bold spirit, to sink international prejudices and to steadfastly face the question of racial increase and the adoption of a common language`, and three others. Some light creasing and age wear, G to generally VG, 9 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.

INDIA: Small collection of signed statements (most holograph) by various individuals associated with India, each one page, folio (two penned on smaller sheets neatly mounted to folio pages), various places, 1927-29 (where dated) including Aga Khan III (1877-1957, President of the League of Nations 1937-38), 2nd Earl of Lytton (1876-1947, British Politician, Viceroy of India, 1925), in full, `International peace is not to be obtained ready-made from any source. It can no more be assured by resolutions or regulations than love can be assured by the condemnation of hate. It is rather a plant of slow growth which can ripen only if all the conditions necessary for its health are maintained. The same generation which plants the seed cannot also expect to gather the fruit. Justice is the only soil in which it will grow, confidence the only atmosphere it can breathe, love the sunshine without which it cannot come to maturity.`; Atul Chandra Chatterjee (1874-1955, Indian Diplomat, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1925-31), in full, `Peace is needed for the attainment of the highest ideal of humanity-the brotherhood of man, irrespective of race, creed or colour. Peace can be attained only by the united effort of all nations and every person can contribute to it in his own sphere.`; Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860-1935, English Lawyer and Politician, Viceroy of India 1921-25), in full, `The most cherished desire of the peoples of the world is Peace and it behoves all nations to combine their efforts to attain it and to preserve it by faithful adherence to principles of liberty and justice`, and two others. Generally 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.

FRANCIS II & I: (1768-1835) Last Holy Roman Emperor 1792-1806 and the first Emperor of Austria 1804-53. L.S., Franciscus, with a holograph subscription of six words, one page, folio, Vienna, 17th December 1834, to King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilicies, in Latin. The Emperor conveys his condolences to his correspondent on the untimely death of Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal, remarking `Moved in sincere grief over this mournful event, I offer ardent prayers that the surviving husband…may share the same eternal protection, and that the Divine Deity will mercifully assuage his grief…` With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope. VG

CASTRO FIDEL: (1926- ) Cuban Prime Minister 1959-76 and President 1976-2008. D.S., Fidel Castro, one page, folio, Havana, 31st July 2001. The partially printed document, attractively printed in colour and featuring an image of a statue of Che Guevara, was issued to Yaima Rubio Rodriguez in recognition of his participation in the integration of youths so that they can participate in the educational and social Revolution and crash course of social workers. Signed in bold blue ink by Castro with his name alone at the foot of the document. Some light scuffing and minor creasing, about VG

MARLBOROUGH DUKE OF: (1650-1722) John Churchill. English Soldier and Statesman. D.S., Marlborough, one page, folio, Office of Ordnance, 24th December 1714. The manuscript document is addressed to Thomas Erle, Lieutenant General of His Majesty`s Ordnance, and states that it has been thought necessary `for the better expediteing his Matys. Service….that fifty qualifyd and able persons should be entertaind by this Office….to serve & provide Lighters and great and Small Boates at Woolwich to carry Guns, Carriages, Shot, and other Stores of Warr from thence to Tower Wharf, Deptford, Greenwich, Galleons, Longreach, Gravesend, Hope, Buoy of the Nore, Sheerness, Chatham or Elsewhere as Occassion shall require` and appointing Stephen Anthony and James Swift to the Office. Signed by Marlborough in dark ink at the conclusion. With blind embossed paper seal affixed (cracked). Some age wear at the folds (particularly evident to the central horizontal fold, just affecting the text) and minor areas of paper loss at the edges and corners, not affecting the text or signature. Neatly mounted, G

BADEN-POWELL ROBERT: (1857-1941) British Lieutenant General, founder of the Scout movement. D.S., Baden Powell of Gilwell, as Chief Scout, one page, oblong folio, Gilwell Park, August 1938. The green printed document is a Course Certificate, number 43, presented to an unidentified Scout for their participation in a Training Course for Scouters at Roe Wen, North Wales, 23rd July-28th August 1938. The certificate has a green printed border of a rope with an axe and log at the base. Matted in ivory to an overall size of 13 x 12. VG

HIMMLER HEINRICH: (1900-1945) Nazi German Politician, Reichsfuhrer of the SS. Book signed, being a folio presentation entitled Kampfstatten der Waffen-SS in Griechenland (The Seat of War of the Waffen-SS in Greece), published by Bruckman, Munich, 1943. The volume contains eleven colour plates, being reproductions of watercolours of pastoral scenes in Macedonia and Greece by German artist Josef Keller-Kuhne. The plates are possibly incomplete and curiously numbered 1 (two different examples), 3, 4, 6 (two different examples), 7, 11, 12, 13 & 16. To the front pastedown appears a calligraphic inscription in blue fountain pen ink, `SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Konrad Henlein, mit meinen besten Julwunschen, Heil Hitler!`, Himmler adding his signature (`H. Himmler`) in bold, dark blue fountain pen ink beneath. Dated in a calligraphic hand at the base 21st December 1943. Some slight dampstaining at the base, only affecting the edges of the boards (age toning and slight fraying) and with some light minor foxing to the plates. Light overall age wear, the signed and inscribed pastedown barely affected by any faults. G Konrad Henlein (1898-1945) Gauleiter and SS-Obergruppenfuhrer, a Leading pro-Nazi German politician in Czechoslovakia, leader of the Sudetan German separatists.

HEYDRICH REINHARD: (1904-1942) German Nazi official, SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and Chief of the Reich Main Security Office 1939-42, Deputy Reich-Protector of Bohemia and Moravia 1941-42. Rare D.S., Heydrich, one page, folio, Berlin, 24th January 1939. The partially printed document, in German, appoints Walter Hess to be an assistant detective superintendent. Signed by Heydrich at the foot on behalf of the Reich Minister of the Interior. With blind embossed Nazi Eagle and Swastika seal. With blank integral leaf. Four central folds and two file holes to the left margin. VG

TISO JOZEF: (1887-1947) President of the Slovak State 1939-45. Rare manuscript D.S., Dr. Jozef Tiso, four pages, folio, Garmisch, 22nd August 1945. The manuscript, written by Tiso in bold pencil, in German, is the President`s statement provided to the Allies at the end of World War II and reads, in part, `I have never done anything against the former Czechoslovakian Republic, although I could have done so on the 6th of October 1938 when we united all parties of Slovakia in the program of our party, the Hlinka Slovakian Peoples Party. That program dealt with the autonomy of Slovakia in the Czechoslovakian Republic. I did nothing against the Czechoslovakian Republic in March 1939, when I went to Berlin on Hitler`s invitation....although I was requested by the foreign ministry to proclaim the independence of Slovakia in Berlin...I never had any dealings with foreign policy, not only because the Slovakian Nation is too small a factor to influence world affairs, but especially because internal affairs took up all of our strength. I dedicated myself completely to the service of my people to further the national, social, and economic interests and to save my nation from being incorporated in another nation and being exploited economically....The form and contents of the protection treaty with the German Reich were forced upon us...The protective treaty with the German Reich did not mean collaboration with National Socialism....I have never allowed, personally or officially, National Socialism in Slovakia....I always did everything in my power against National Socialistic influences; and always strived to save Slovakia from the danger of German occupation....If the Czechoslovakian Government demands my extradition I have to attribute it to these causes: First the false information about my political actions, and to the influence of the Bolsheviks whose request to go over to their side and proclaim the Soviet-Slovakian Republic I did not comply with but instead fled to the West.` Tiso has signed his name in pencil at the foot of each page and, at the conclusion of the document, adds a paragraph in ink in his hand, `This statement on four pages was written by me, by my own hand, freely and voluntarily, without force, threats, or compulsion....and I swear before God, the almighty, that it is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, and that I have concealed nothing thereof.` also adding his signature in ink. Accompanied by the original translation prepared by Private Henry Kamm and witnessed by 1st Lt. C. O. Porter, also signed by both. Rare. VG Tiso, a Priest, became the clerofascist leader of the Slovak State, a satellite state of Nazi Germany on 26th October 1939. Tiso was convicted for his activities in support of Nazism and treason and hanged in Bratislava on 18th April 1947.

MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II. D.S., Mussolini, two pages, folio, San Rossore, 21st July 1937. The partially printed document, in Italian (untranslated) refers to Carlo Ferrero. Signed by Mussolini at the conclusion and countersigned by King Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947, King of Italy 1900-46). A series of very small file holes appear alongside the left edge, not affecting the text or signatures. Some very minor, slight age wear, otherwise VG

MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II. D.S., Mussolini, two pages, folio, San Rossore, 3rd September 1936. The partially printed document, in Italian (untranslated) lists various individuals under two separate articles. Signed by Mussolini at the conclusion and countersigned by King Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947, King of Italy 1900-46). A series of very small file holes appear alongside the left edge, not affecting the text or signatures, otherwise VG

`MACMILLAN`: A folio of prints, various humorous pen and ink cartoons signed `Macmillan`, including wartime subjects, animal studies, relationships,also a Mercator`s Map of Edinburgh (re-strike) and GE Fripp, A Dash For Bulawyo, inset in pencil, pen and ink, 17 x 32cm

Manuscript schoolbook. A manuscript schoolbook belonging to Lydia Stone, Surbiton Hill, 1860,. 34pp., written throughout in a neat copperplate hand, with calligraphic titles, some pencil drawings, and pen & ink diagrams and maps, scattered foxing, upper hinge split and stitching strained, orig. half roan, rubbed and worn, slim oblong folio, together with a sketch book belonging to Master John Carter, 1823, containing twelve pencil drawings by a competent juvenile, incl., buildings, ships, landscapes, animals, flowers, etc., dust-soiled, orig. wrappers, worn, with owner’s name and date in ms. on upper cover, 200 x 270 mm (8 x 10.5 ins) The first item with titles such as: Comparative Chart of the Principal Rivers in the Western Hemisphere; Comparative Chart of the Principal Lakes, & Inland Seas in the World; Mechanical Powers; On the formation of Coral and Coral Islands. (2)

Tuck (Raphael, & Sons, pub.). Picture-Building A B C. Contents:- Three Little Kittens, The Three Little Pigs, The Three Bears. Each Picture when taken to pieces contains the 26 Letters of the Alphabet which can again be built up to form the complete picture, [cover-title], c.1917, three chromo. thick card puzzles, some minor surface rubbing and sl. damage, and Three Pigs with upper margin dust-soiled, but all pieces present, contained in remains of orig. cardboard box (dusty and broken), with pictorial label on lid, and contemp. ms. inscription on base, 270 x 225 mm (10.75 x 8.75 ins), together with Our Little Folk’s ABC, n.p., c.1910, twenty-six wooden blocks, each with letter of the alphabet on one side and col. illust. on opposing side, 45 x 45 x 19 mm (1.75 x 1.75 x .75 ins), contained in orig. cardboard box, with col. pictorial label on lid, box with some light staining and rubbing, 200 x 293 x 26 mm (8 x 11.5 x 1 ins), plus Baby’s ABC, Cloth Lined, [cover title], Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., c.1920s, col. litho. illusts. throughout, margins lightly finger-marked and dusty, contemp. ms. inscription on front pastedown, centre four leaves detached from staples, orig. chromo. card covers, sl. rubbed and dusty, slim folio, plus Mother Hubbard’s Picture Book, illust. by Walter Crane, orig. cloth, sl. worn at spine ends, 4to, and a modern brass alphabet hornbook (5)

Meggendorfer (Lothar). Immer Lustig! Ein Ziehbilderbuch [cover-title], Munich, c.1886, eight hand-finished moveable chromo. plts., The Percussionist with one drum stick replaced and the other not working, tab to The Angler replaced, some light foxing and soiling, several closed tears, orig. cloth-backed printed boards, rubbed and soiled, with some wear to extrems., folio. Plates entitled: The Choirmaster; The Percussionist; The Fly-swotter; The Duped Huntsman; The Dwarfs; Fair Punishment; The Angler; The Turtle. (1)

Meggendorfer (Lothar). Neue Lebende Bilder. Ein Ziehbilderbuch [cover-title], Munich, c.1890,. eight hand-finished moveable chromo. plts., toned and some rust-marks, orig. cloth-backed printed boards, rubbed and soiled, spine frayed and near-detached, edges worn, folio. Plates entitled: The Portrait-Painter; The Good Kitty; The Virtuoso; The Sausage-man; The Large Wash; The Woodman; The Student and his Poodle; The Fountain. (1)

Nister (Ernest, pub.). Wild Animal Stories, A Panorama Picture Book, with an Introduction by G. Manville Fenn, c.1890s, six pop-up chromo. plts., letterpress illusts., one text leaf and adjoining plt. detached (former sl. creased and marked), one or two short edge-tears, patterned endpapers, free endpapers browned, upper hinge splitting, orig. cloth-backed pictorial glazed boards, sl. rubbed, edges showing in places, oblong folio (1)

Nister (Ernest, pub.). Our Darlings Surprise Pictures, [1895],. eight slatted moveable chromo. plts., all in working order, b & w text illusts., light spotting, patterned endpapers, hinges beginning to split, orig. cloth-backed glazed pictorial boards, in bright condition, sm. folio (1)

Tuck (Raphael, pub.). A Day in the Forest, To Myrtle Grove Farm [cover-title], [by Ruth E. Adomeit], 1895, six pop-up chromo. illusts. on thick card leaves bound concertina style, orig. col. pictorial boards, upper cover with hinged ‘gate’ (sl. creased), oblong 8vo, together with [Moore, Clement C.], The Night Before Christmas, or a Visit of St. Nicholas, New York, McLoughlin Bros., 1896, [cover-title], chromo. illusts. throughout, incl. double-page centre-spread, upper corners creased, one or two short edge-tears, orig. col. pictorial card covers, sl. rubbed and dusty, slim folio, plus Jarrold & Sons (pub.), Jock & Jerry, A Story in Few Words, c.1895, chromo. illusts. throughout, final illust. sl. rubbed, orig. col. pictorial card covers in the shape of a house, lower cover with some surface loss and with short tear in fore-edge, spine with old sewn repair, slim oblong 4to, plus twenty-two other children’s and illustrated books, incl. Walter Crane, Nisters, Beatrix Potter, Caldecott, etc. (25)

* Roe (Fred, 1864-1947). A set of six original pen & ink illustrations for The Battle of Naseby, by Thomas Babington Macaulay, c. 1885-88,. six folio sheets of Whatman paper (with watermark dated 1885), manuscript text of the poem in brown ink with illustrations of Royalists and Roundheads, etc., three sheets signed, and one dated ‘88, some light soiling, folio (39 x 28 cm), together with one other similar pen and ink drawing of a soldier, and another similar pen, ink and grey wash drawing of a kneeling man with sword, signed and dated ‘85, both mounted (8)

Folio Society. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer now newly imprinted [a fine facsimile edition of the Kelmscott Chaucer], 2002,. illusts. by Edward Burne-Jones, initial letters throughout, some titles and headings printed in red, blue silk markers, orig. elaborately gilt dec. cream Nigerian goatskin by Smith Settle, Otley, to a design by David Eccles after T.J. Cobden-Sanderson’s original binding bound at the Doves Bindery for the Kelmscott Press in 1900, together with a loosely inserted slip with advice about storage and handling, plus An Essay by William S. Peterson Reprinted to Accompany the Facsimile Published by The Folio Society, 16pp. booklet in orig. printed wrappers, contained together in orig. blue buckram solander box, with gilt lettered morocco spine label, large folio. Limited edition, 461/1010 copies. (1)

Golden Cockerel Press. Paradise Lost, a Poem by John Milton, 1937,. title printed in red and black, wood engravings by Mary Bloom, a.e.g. remainder rough-trimmed, orig. black half pigskin over marbled cloth boards by Sydney Cockerel, bound by Zaehnsdorf, scuffing and some nicks to spine, contained in orig. orange card slipcase (splitting at joints), folio. Limited edition. Numbered 117 of 200 copies. (1)

Tern Press. In Valleys, of Springs, of Rivers, Twenty Etchings by Nicholas Parry, printed at the Tern Press, Great Hales, Market Drayton, 1981,. twenty etchings, some with watercolour wash, marbled endpapers, untrimmed, orig. brown morocco, spine faded, folio. Limited edition, 7/7 copies on Zercall, of a total edition of 50 copies, signed by Nicholas Parry (although the Tern Press checklist states ‘only 8 copies issued?’). (1)

Tern Press. Sir Orfeo, Tern Press, Market Drayton, 1980,. eight coloured woodcuts by Nicholas Parry with some hand-finishing, untrimmed, orig. qtr. sheep, sl. rubbed, folio, (limited edition 20/95 copies, signed by Nicholas Parry, nos. 4-21 being on Chilham), together with The Mind and Dying of Mister Punch, by David Grubb, Tern Press, Market Drayton, 1980, wood and lino block illusts. by Nicholas Parry, orig. qtr. sheep, lightly rubbed in places, printed label on upper cover, 4to, (limited edition 17/90 copies, signed by David Grubb and Nicholas Parry), plus Three Meeting Houses, Poems by David Grubb and with Linocuts by Mary Parry, Tern Press, Market Drayton, [1983], five linocuts, orig. orange boards, spine faded, one or two faint marks, slim 4to, (limited edition, one of 50 copies), plus nine other Tern Press publications (12)

Tern Press. Saint Matheu, by John Wycliffe, Tern Press, Market Drayton, 1988,. col. illusts. and hand cut initial letters, untrimmed, orig. white woven linen, printed paper label on spine, sm. folio, (limited edition, 67/140 copies, signed by Nicholas Parry and Mary Parry), together with Epitaphs & Variations, by Alan Halsey, & prints by Nicholas Parry, Tern Press, Market Drayton, 1990, nine etched lino prints, orig. blue cloth, spine faded, printed paper label on upper cover, slim 8vo, (limited edition, 15/75 copies, signed by Alan Halsey, Nicholas Parry and Mary Parry), plus The Hue & Cry, A Tale of the Times, by John Clare, Edited by Eric Robinson, Tern Press, Market Drayton, 1990, full-page illusts. by Nicholas Parry, untrimmed, orig. pictorial printed fabric over boards, printed paper label on spine and upper cover, large slim 8vo, (limited edition, 34/125 copies, signed by Nicholas Parry), plus three other Tern Press publications (6)

Twelve by Eight Press. A Song in Favour of Bundling, illust. Rigby Graham, designed and produced at the Orpheus Press for the Twelve by Eight, [Leicester in 1963],. eleven leaves including four full-page wood engravings, four two-colour ‘special erotic’ plates referred to in the colophon bound in at rear with a typed slip signed and dated by John Mason 1971, partly uncut, orig. parchment-backed decorated boards, glassine d.j., folio. Limited edition 60/200 but this being one of only six copies produced at a later date and including the four extra two-colour plates. Also included with the lot are twelve sheets of Mason’s colourful hand-made paper, the book and paper having been bought together from the Basilsk Press in 1980.. (13)

Ardizzone (Edward). Tim and Lucy Go to Sea, pub. Oxford University Press, [1939],. col. illusts. throughout, loss to top corner of front endpaper (approx. 9 x 13 cm), orig. col. pict. boards in price-clipped d.j., torn with some loss, folio (1)

Beano Comics, approx. 165 orig. issues, a broken run, Feb 1948-Dec 1952,. col. illusts., some issues torn, a couple lacking cover, etc., orig. col. printed wrappers, all sewn into four bound vols., contemp. boards with cloth backstrip, majority in good condition, folio, together with fourteen bound vols. of Broons and Oor Wullie stories taken from the Sunday Post, c. 1950s, contemp boards, some wear, folio, plus three others related (21)

Crane (Walter). Colombia’s Courtship: A Picture History of the United States in Twelve Emblematic Designs in Color with Accompanying Verses, pub. Prang, Boston, [1893], twelve colour plates, endpapers a little spotted, original cloth, edges a little rubbed, 4to, together with Pan Pipes. A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged & with Accompaniments by Theo. Marzials, 1883, coloured illustrations by Walter Crane, light spotting, presentation inscription, original cloth, a little chipped and rubbed, oblong folio, with two others illustrated by Walter Crane: Queen Summer or the Journey of the Lily & the Rose, 1891 and Rumbo Rhymes or the Great Combine. A Satire, 1911. (4)

Dahl (Roald). Sometime Never, 1st UK ed., Collins, 1949, later inscription by the author to front free endpaper, orig. cloth in price-clipped d.j., 8vo, together with Kiss Kiss, 1st UK ed., Michael Joseph, 1960,later inscription by the author to front free endpaper, orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, with Boy, Tales of Childhood, 1st US ed., New York, 1984, b & w illusts., orig. cloth gilt, contained in slipcase, 8vo, (limited ed. 50/200, signed by the author), and The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, 1st ed., Jonathan Cape, 1985, col. illusts. by Quentin Blake, title signed and dated by the author, orig. pictorial boards, slim folio, plus three others by Roald Dahl, including two signed (7)

Dandy Comics, approx. 270 orig. issues, a near-complete run, Oct 1945-Dec 1952,. col. illusts., some issues torn, a few lacking cover, etc., orig. col. printed wrappers, all sewn into six bound vols., contemp. boards with cloth backstrip, first and last vols. worn and dampstained resulting in damage to some comics, majority in good condition, folio (6)

Hergé. Les Aventures de Tintin, Tintin en Amérique, Casterman, 1947,. col. illusts. throughout, orig. cloth-backed pictorial boards, sl. rubbed to extrems., slim folio, together with Les Aventures de Tintin, L’ile Noire, Casterman, 1947, col. illusts. throughout, orig. cloth-backed pictorial boards, sl. rubbed in places, slim folio, plus The Adventures of Tintin, King Ottokar’s Sceptre, 1st UK ed., Methuen, 1958, col. illusts. throughout, orig. cloth-backed pictorial boards, extrems. a trifle rubbed in places, slim folio, plus The Adventures of Tintin, Red Rackham’s Treasure, 1st UK ed., Methuen, 1959, col. illusts. throughout, title-page foxed, orig. cloth-backed pictorial boards, lower corners bumped, slim folio (4)

Mickey Mouse Weekly, nos. 40-152, a run of orig. issues, 1936-38, col. and b&w illusts. throughout, orig. col. pict. wrappers, frayed to edges, last issue worn with tape repairs, folio (113)

Milne (A.A.). Songs From “Now We Are Six”, Words by A.A. Milne, Music by H. Fraser-Simson, Decorations by E.H. Shepard, Methuen, 1927, half-title, b & w illusts. and decs. throughout, untrimmed, orig. qtr. cloth, spine lightly faded, printed paper label mounted on upper board, covers with marginal toning and a few marks, edges rubbed, folio. Limited edition, one of 100 numbered copies, signed by A.A. Milne, H. Fraser-Simson, and E.H. Shepard, this copy unnumbered and additionally inscribed ‘This is a presentation copy for the Waifs and Strays Society’. The Waifs and Strays’ Society was founded in 1881 by Edward de Montjoie Rudolf (1852-1933) and his brother, Robert, who together ran a Sunday School in the parish of St Anne’s, South Lambeth, London. They decided there was a need for Church of England Homes for destitute children that didn’t necessarily require payment. The Society grew very rapidly: by 1890, just nine years after the inaugural meeting, it was running 35 homes, with nearly 1600 children in its care. The Society is now known as The Children’s Society, and although no longer runs homes, it still works with children and young people in need in local communities. (1)

Ardizzone (Edward, illust.). Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, second printing, pub. OUP, New York, 1936, colour illustrations, two leaves with repaired tears, original pictorial boards, edges a little rubbed and chipped, folio, together with Tim and Lucy Go to Sea, 1st ed., pub. OUP, [1938], colour illustrations, a few light spots, original pictorial boards, a few pinholes to rear board, edges lightly rubbed, folio, plus Tim to the Rescue, 1st ed., 1949, colour and b & w illustrations, previous owner inscription, original pictorial boards, d.j., closed tear, a little rubbed, 4to, with 13 other ‘Tim’ titles: Tim and Charlotte, 1951; Tim in Danger, 1953; Tim all Alone, 1956; Tim’s Friend Towser, 1962; Tim and Ginger, 1965; Tim to the Lighthouse, 1968; Tim’s Last Voyage, 1972; Ship’s Cook Ginger, 1977, plus three revised eds. and four others including Titus in Trouble, 1959, Johnny the Clockmaker, 1960 and Peter the Wanderer, 1963, all but Ship’s Cook Ginger in d.j.s, some price-clipped. (18)

Frasconi (Antonio, illust.). Bestiary/Bestiario. A Poem by Pablo Neruda, Translated by Elsa Neuberger, pub. Harcourt, Brace, New York, 1965, tipped-in colour frontispiece, signed in pencil by the artist, colour illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, slipcase (split along one fold), folio, limited edition, 262/300 copies signed by the artist and printer, together with Twelve Fables of Aesop, Newly Narrated by Glenway Wescott, pub. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1954, b & w lino cut illustrations by Frasconi, original cloth-backed decorative boards, spine faded, slipcase, lightly rubbed, 4to, limited edition, 373/975 copies signed by artist, narrator and printer, with two others illustrated by Frasconi: The Snow and the Sun, 1961 and The Little Blind Goat, 1981. (4)

O’Connor (John). Canals, Barges and People, 1st ed. 1950,. colour and b & w illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, d.j., torn with slight loss, 8vo, together with The Wood-engravings of John O’Connor, Whittington Press, 1989,colour and b & w wood-engraved illustrations, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, slipcase, folio, limited edition, 284/350 copies, together with Knipton, a Leicestershire Village, by John O’Connor, 1996, colour wood-engraved illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, slipcase, folio, limited edition, 43/200 copies, signed in pencil by the artist, plus Twins, by John O’Connor, 1991, colour wood-engraved illustrations, original decorative cloth, small 4to, limited edition, one of 350 copies signed in pencil by the author, with one other illustrated by O’Connor: Departures, by E.L. Grant Watson, 1947 (5)

Sendak (Maurice). The Art of Maurice Sendak by Selma G. Lanes, 1st UK ed., Bodley Head, 1981, col. and b & w plts. and illusts., orig. pictorial cloth in printed clear plastic d.j., large oblong 4to, together with In the Night Kitchen, 1st ed., Bodley Head, 1971, col. illusts. throughout, orig. pictorial boards rubbed to extrems., orig. price-clipped d.j. covered in self adhesive transparent plastic, 4to, and Lullabies and Night Songs, Music by Alec Wilder, Pictures by Maurice Sendak, 1st UK ed., 1969, col. illusts. and musical notation, orig. pictorial boards in price-clipped d.j., folio, and Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann, 1st UK ed., Bodley Head, 1984, col. illusts. by Maurice Sendak, pictorial endpapers, orig. cloth in d.j., 4to, plus eighteen others similar, illustrated by Maurice Sendak (22)

Brown (George Mackay). In the Margins of a Shakespeare, pub. Old Stile Press, 1991, wood-engravings by Llewellyn Thomas, original boards, slipcase, folio, with 12 proof engravings, each lettered and signed by Llewellyn Thomas, contained in a separate portfolio. Limited edition, lettered ‘R’ of 26 copies, signed by author and artist.. (2)

Deighton (Len). Only When I Larf, privately printed, 1967, title inscribed by the author “To Eric and Romilly, with love and best wishes Len Deighton”, orig. printed comb-bound limp boards featuring an English note on the front and rear covers, upper board inscribed by the cover designer Ray Hawkey “To Brian with best wishes Ray (Hawkey)... with now no fear of Bank of England interference”, lower cover slightly marked, folio. Eric Hiscock was for many years the Book Correspondent of the Evening Standard Newspaper. Limited edition 40/150 privately printed by the author to establish copyright while negotiating the motion picture deal with Paramount Pictures. The first trade edition was published a year later in 1968. (1)

Du Maurier (Daphne). A typewritten copy of a film script entitled ‘The Last Inheritor’, by Daphne du Maurier, August 1963,. title, list of characters, and 130 numbered leaves, orig. paper wrappers with metal fastener, rubbed and two closed tears to upper wrapper, crudely repaired with sellotape, folio. An unusual film script set in Ireland. (1)

Hughes (Ted). Earth Dances. Poems by Ted Hughes Chosen & Decorated by R.J. Lloyd, pub. Old Stile Press, 1994, illustrations by R.J. Lloyd, original cloth-backed boards, slipcase, folio. Limited edition, 188/250 copies signed by R.J. Lloyd and Ted Hughes.. (1)

Spark (Muriel). Harper and Wilton, pub. Colophon Press, 1996, original morocco-backed boards, folio, limited edition, 89/100 copies, signed by the author, together with A Hundred and Eleven Years Without a Chauffeur, by Muriel Spark, pub. Colophon Press, 2001, original wrapper, folio, limited edition, 51/125 copies, signed by the author, plus Death of a Professor, by William Trevor, 1997, original wrapper, 8vo, limited edition, 171/200 copies, signed by the author, with other Colophon Press ltd. eds. by Fay Weldon, Bruce Chatwin and William Trevor. (10)

* 2001: A Space Odyssey, dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1968,. UK quad in folded condition, style B with astronauts on moon, ABC Catford label lower left, some old waterstaining partly visible in lighter areas of image, minor marginal tears, 30 x 40 ins, VG-, together with an original cinema brochure for the film, orig. printed wrappers, oblong narrow folio, plus a 3-D holographic special display showing the astronauts on the moon (6 x 4 ins) (3)

A folio of engravings, prints and photographs

Peter Scott/A folio of nine ornithological photographs in black and white, exhibited for Country Life, March 1950, with a Certificate of Merit/see illustration

A Camera Portrait Folio of photographs of Peter Scott as a child, taken by Hugh Cecil

after W Von Wright/Svenska Faglar/lithographs in colour/approximately 30 plates/after Lynn Bogue Hunt/a folio of prints of Game Birds of America and four coloured prints of Australian pea flowers by Susan Tinagy