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Seguin, Lisbeth Gooch - A Picturesque Tour in Picturesque Lands, folio, vellum, backed with morocco inlays, number 159 of 600, with 72 proof plates on Japanese paper, London 1881

Robinson, William F.L.S. - Gravetye Manor, folio, original vellum with green ribbon ties, in presentation case, London 1911, together with Home Landscapes, quarto, half vellum with authors presentation inscription, dated 1924, London 1914 (2)

Wakefield, Edward Jerningham - New Zealand Illustrated, oblong folio, front cover with chromolitho panel with view of Queenstown, with 14 chromolitho plates and 3 views of Waitomo Caves, folding plate torn and A.D. William Wanganni 1889

Bible in English - The Holy Bible, folio, in 18 issues, illustrated by Gustave Dore, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London 1866-70

A folio of Standard large scale examples of Architectural Details by Mervyn and McCartney

Maynard (George Henry);' The Whole Genuine and Complete Works of Flavius Josephus', printed for J. Cooke, London, undated, folio, bound in full leather boards.

SACHSENHAUSEN: A mimeographed copy of the written testimony of 'Blockältester' Karl Schwerbel, former SS member, sent to Sachsenhausen for the crime of homosexuality under §175 StGB of the German Criminal Code, nine pages, folio, Sandbostel, 18th December 1945. The testimony being a first-hand report on the evacuation of the Sachenhausen concentration camp in April 1945, describing the conditions of fellow prisoners, their food rations, guards, encounters and the environment they experienced during the forced march, in part, 'All prisoners who were fit to march were to leave the camp on foot, in marching units of 500… The Children, the sick and those not fit to march, were to stay behind in the camp… When the order to evacuate became known, disturbances, surprise raids, and plundering started… It was impossible, however, to prevent the theft from the camp post office of what were said to be some 2000 Red Cross parcels… Some Russian and Ukrainian prisoners had apparently attacked a truck loaded with provisions, and they had been driven off by shots from an SS NCO…every prisoner had issued to him as a 3 day march ration, 1 army loaf, together with 350 or 500 grams of tinned meat, (¼ of a tin)… To each marching group were allotted, in addition, armed prisoners, who had been picked for the Dirlewanger unit… The group commander, from the side of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, was the former SS Sturmscharfuhrer Breitling… After a march of about 15kms., we rested… During this time I witnessed the following incident… a prisoner who lingered behind a column which was passing by us was shot by a member of the SS on the open road… the incident was, however, also observed from a car of the International Red Cross… In the evening, we found shelter in barns… Here again we all had cooked potatoes, and some of us buttermilk as well… On 22. and 23.4.1945… we saw also in the ditches on both sides of the road many bodies of male prisoners with shot wounds. There must have been over 20 of them… on 24.4.45… an SS officer - not known to me - who was passing our column on a motor-cycle, shouted out an order from Keindl, the commandant, not to shoot any prisoners, since the sick and the feeble would be taken on in lorries… In Below, there began for the prisoners the most dreadful suffering… no further food for 5 days… Every morning, for this reason, some 50-60 corpses lay close to the edge of the camp. Cases of cannibalism are also believed to have taken place… On account of the ever-worsening situation, Keindl, the commandant, decided to allow a proportion of the prisoners to return home… In addition, the escort was most strictly forbidden to use their firearms against the prisoners… The last three nights of the march were spent under the open sky by prisoners and escort… It frequently occurred that bands of famished prisoners fell upon turnip and potato stockpiles… SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Petri also tried, in one village, to stop a peasant woman from giving milk to prisoners and SS men. On the other hand, I also noticed that the escort personnel secretly gave the prisoners… potatoes, turnips, cigarettes and water… In the afternoon of 2.5.1945, the terrible march of my column came to an end… through its disintegration and flight to safety with the American troops.' With various pertinent words and paragraphs highlighted in red indelible pencil. With two files holes to the left edge and very light age wear, otherwise VGThe Blockältester (block or barracks leader) had to ensure that rules were followed in the individual barracks and also responsible for the prisoners in the barracks.

WILLIAM III: (1650-1702) King of England, Scotland and Ireland 1689-1702. Prince of Orange. D.S., William R, as King, at the head, one page, folio, Court at Kensington, 23rd April 1701. The manuscript document is a warrant addressed to the Commissioners of the Treasury and orders that a payment be made to Mary, Duchess of Buckinghamshire, of six hundred pounds 'as of Our free Guift and Royall Bounty to her without account…..'. Countersigned at the foot by Sidney Godolphin (1645-1712, 1st Earl of Godolphin, First Lord of the Treasury 1700-01 & Lord High Treasurer 1702-10), Stephen Fox (1627-1716, English Politician & founder of the Royal Hospital Chelsea) and Richard Hill (1655-1727, English Statesman, Lord of the Treasury 1699-1702). Some light age wear and creasing to the edges and a few neat, minor splits at the edges of a few folds, not affecting the text or signatures, about VG Mary Fairfax (1638-1704) Duchess of Buckinghamshire, daughter of Sir Thomas, Lord Fairfax (1612-1671) English Nobleman, Parliamentary Commander-in-Chief during the English Civil War and wife of George Villiers (1628-1687) 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English Statesman and Poet. 

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R. I., as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 25th August 1856. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing William Cody to be a Lieutenant in the 3rd West India Regiment. Countersigned at the foot by Sidney Herbert (1810-1861) English Statesman, Secretary of State for War 1859-61 and a close ally and confidant of Florence Nightingale. With blind embossed paper seal. Some light dust toning, and minor overall age wear, about VG

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R I, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court at Windsor, 25th March 1856. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing John Gannon to be a Regimental Quartermaster in the Land Transport Corps. Countersigned at the foot by Fox Maule-Ramsay (1801-1874) 11th Earl of Dalhousie & The Lord Panmure, British Politician, Secretary of State for War 1855-58. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light overall age wear, most notable at the vertical folds, not affecting the signatures, G

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R I, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 25th February 1857. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing John Gannon to be a Quartermaster in the Military Train. Countersigned at the foot by Sidney Herbert (1810-1861) English Statesman, Secretary of State for War 1859-61 and a close ally and confidant of Florence Nightingale. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light overall age wear, most notable at the vertical folds, not affecting the signatures, G

EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A good, rare D.S., Edward R I, as King, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, Court of St. James, 7th October 1936. The partially printed document approves the appointment of Harold Arthur Tassell and states, in part, 'Our Good Friend the Chancellor of the German Reich has by a Commission bearing date the Eighth day of August 1936, appointed Mr. Harold Arthur Tassell to be Vice-Consul at King's Lynn in that strip of coast at the Wash from the boundary between the counties of Norfolk and Lincoln, to the town of Wells on the North coast of Norfolk inclusive, together with the towns of Sutton Bridge and Wisbech' and further requires that Tassell should be favourably assisted in the exercise of his office. Countersigned at the foot by Anthony Eden (1897-1977) British Prime Minister 1955-57 and Foreign Secretary 1935-38, 1940-45 & 1951-55. With blind embossed seal (lightly highlighted in pencil). Documents signed by King Edward VIII during his short reign are rare and desirable. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG The present document is of interest for the links it demonstrates between England and Germany at the time. The Chancellor of the German Reich referred to in the document was Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) who served in that position from 1933-45. Hitler quickly accumulated new powers in his role as Chancellor and could introduce any law without the consultation of parliament. He further used these powers to create a new office whereby he also became Fuhrer of Germany and, although the two offices merged, Hitler continued to be addressed as 'Fuhrer und Reichskanzler' indicating that the Head of State and Head of Government were still two separate positions albeit held by the same man. In October 1937, exactly a year after signing the present document and in the aftermath of his controversial abdication, the former King Edward VIII, now the Duke of Windsor, visited Germany with his wife, the Duchess of Windsor. Going against the advice of the British government, the Duke met Adolf Hitler at his Berghof retreat in Bavaria. The Fuhrer considered the Duke to be favourable towards German fascism and the visit was well publicised in the media, the Duke infamously giving full Nazi salutes. 

ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952-  . D.S., Elizabeth, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at St James's, 15th December 1969. The partially printed document is addressed to the Magistrate for the North Westminster Petty Sessional Division of the Inner London Area and is a remission pardoning Leslie Lawrence of a fine of £3 following his conviction 'of being the driver of a motor vehicle which he left after an excess charge had been incurred'. Countersigned at the conclusion by James Callaghan (1912-2005) Baron Callaghan of Cardiff. British Politician, Home Secretary 1967-70, British Prime Minister 1976-79. With a red blind embossed paper seal affixed to the upper left corner. VG

FREDERICK II: (1712-1786) King of Prussia 1740-86. Known as Frederick the Great and remembered for his military victories. L.S., with his initial F (a fine, bold example, with flourish), one page, folio, Berlin, 20th January 1752, to the Government of Halberstadt, in German. The manuscript letter states that two small properties (‘Genanderchen’) belonging to Aschersleben, which are at their disposition, and according to their last conveyed message, ‘have been most graciously conferred to the Sergeant Major of our First Bastille Guards, Lieutenant Leining’ as loaned farmland. The King further orders that Leining is issued with all that is necessary in the matter and that he is granted ownership. With a few annotations and countersignatures at the foot, one dated 21st February 1752. Some light, uniform overall age toning and very minor age wear, and a few small traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG

HEDWIG ELEONORA OF HOLSTEIN-GOTTORP: (1636-1715) Queen of Sweden 1654-60, regarded as the de facto first lady of the Royal Court for over sixty years from 1654 until her death. D.S., Hedewig Eleonora, two pages, folio, Stockholm, 1st March 1712, in Swedish. The untranslated manuscript document is penned in an attractive hand and signed by the Queen at the conclusion. With integral address leaf bearing a good black wax seal featuring the Royal coat of arms. Some light overall age wear, a few very minor, small areas of paper loss to the edges, slight traces of former mounting to some edges, and a few very neat splits to the folds, one only very slightly touching the Queen’s signature, G

CHARLES XIV JOHN: (1763-1844) King of Sweden (as Charles XIV John) and King of Norway (as Charles III John) 1818-44. D.S., Carolus Johannes, as King, two pages, folio, Stockholm, 12th May 1820, to King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, in Latin. Charles acknowledges the receipt of his correspondent's communication announcing the news of the birth Princess Maria Carolina, wishing him health and a prosperous reign, and the protection of the best and greatest of God. Countersigned at the foot by Gustaf af Wetterstedt (1776-1837) Swedish Statesman. With blank integral leaf. With a minor stain to the foot of each page, evidently caused by the seal (no longer present), a small tear to the left edge, and age wear. G

CHARLES XIV JOHN: (1763-1844) King of Sweden (as Charles XIV John) and King of Norway (as Charles III John) 1818-44. D.S., Carl Johan, two pages, folio, Stockholm, 24th January 1835, in Swedish. The manuscript document, issued by Bernadotte in his capacity as King of Sweden and Norway, appoints 2nd Lieutenant Samuel Ludwig Hasselberg to Premier Lieutenant in the Swedish Navy. With the remnants of a red wax seal beneath the signature. With two revenue/tax stamps neatly bound to the central fold. Blank integral leaf. With minor creasing and light age wear. About VG

KARNO FRED: (1866-1941) English Theatre Impresario of the British Music Hall.  Rare D.S., Fred Karno, two pages, folio, London, 16th August 1907, being a Fred Karno's Companies contract. The partially printed document, being an agreement between Karno and George Kirby, engaging Kirby's Aerial Ballet for Pantomime at Sunderland, with a salary of £37.10.0, and further detailing the terms of the contract. With various black fountain pen ink annotations. Signed by Karno at the foot of the first page. With professional repairs to the horizontal folds and minor age wear. G

MARLBOROUGH DUKE OF: (1650-1722) John Churchill. English Soldier and Statesman. Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1690-91, 1702-08. D.S., Marlborough, one page, folio, Office of Ordnance [London], 14th February 1718/19. The manuscript document is the appointment of Francis Biscoe to be Storekeeper at Greenwich. Countersigned at the foot by Thomas Frankland (1685-1747) Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light overall discoloration and age wear, creasing and some small tears, only slightly affecting the text, but not the signature. G

ROCKEFELLER JOHN D.: (1839-1937) American Oil Magnate, often regarded as the richest man in history. D.S., J D Rockefeller, one page, oblong folio, New York, 20th February 1888. The attractive, partially printed document is a Standard Oil Trust share certificate issued to the International Navigation Co. for a total of one hundred shares. Signed by Rockefeller at the foot in his capacity as President of the company and also countersigned by the Treasurer and Secretary. With two neatly affixed associated documents, one to the verso, including a transfer certificate for the shares. VG

 ENTERTAINMENT: A folio scrapbook containing 28 vintage signed clipped pieces, postcard photographs and slightly larger, a few 8 x 10s etc., by various film actors, actresses and entertainers etc., most neatly laid down to pages and a few loose, including Chico Marx, Betty Hutton, Diana Churchill, Barry K. Barnes, Ivor Novello, Richard Attenborough, Peggy Ryan, Bill Johnson, John Mills, Rex Harrison, Hugh Williams, Graham Payn (3; life partner of Noel Coward) etc., the scrapbook also featuring a number of photographs bearing facsimile signatures, subjects include Judy Garland, Peter Lawford, Margaret Lockwood, Robert Taylor, Joseph Cotten, Danny Kaye etc. Some light overall age wear, FR to G   

  BEATLES THE: A rare and highly unusual set of individual signatures by each member of The Beatles, all with interesting holograph additions, comprising John Lennon ('John Lennon', also adding his address '251 Menlove Ave' and nationality as 'Catholic' in his hand alongside his signature), Paul McCartney ('Paul McCartney', also adding his address '20 Forthlin Rd, L'Pool' and nationality as 'British' in his hand alongside his signature), George Harrison ('George Harrison', also adding his address '174 Mackets Lane, Woolton, Liverpool 25' and nationality as 'British' in his hand alongside his signature) and Ringo Starr (in the rarer form using his real name 'Richard Starkey', also adding his address '10 Admiral Grove, L/Pool 8' and nationality as 'Jew' in his hand alongside his signature), the signatures appearing together on a partially printed large oblong folio page removed from a Visitor's book belonging to the Arden and Cobden Hotels Ltd. The page is dated Tuesday, 4th June 1963 in an unidentified hand at the head and also features the signatures and holograph entries of sixteen other individuals, some of them also famous pop singers of the 1960s or others associated with The Beatles including Neil Aspinall (1941-2008, English Music Industry Executive, a school friend of McCartney and Harrison whom The Beatles employed as their road manager and personal assistant and who went on to head the band's Apple Corp), Gerry Marsden (1942-     , English Musician, lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers; signed 'Gerard Marsden'), his brother Fred Marsden (1940-2006, English Drummer with Gerry and the Pacemakers; signed 'Frederick John Marsden' in block letters, also providing his address and nationality as 'Chinese Hare'), Les Chadwick (1943-     , English Bassist with Gerry and the Pacemakers; signed 'John Leslie Chadwick' in block letters, also providing his address and nationality as 'Outer Hebridean'), Les Maguire (1941-     , English Pianist with Gerry and the Pacemakers; signed 'Leslie Charles Maguire' in block letters, also providing his address and nationality as 'Eskimo Rabbit'), Les Hurst (Roadie to Gerry and the Pacemakers who occasionally stood in for Aspinall when he was unwell). To the final column of the page appears the room number occupied by each of the guests and it is interesting to note that McCartney and Starr shared room 103 and Lennon and Harrison shared room 121, Aspinall however was given his own room (106) and his colleague Hurst shared a room with the two Marsden brothers. Some light overall age wear, most evident at the central vertical folds, and some light creasing and small areas of paper loss to the edges, none of which significantly affect any of the signatures, about G   The present page was evidently removed from the Visitors book of one of the three Birmingham hotels which were owned by Arden and Cobden Hotels Ltd. Interestingly, all were temperance hotels because they were unlicensed and did not serve alcohol. The Beatles performed at Birmingham Town Hall on 4th June 1963 as part of their concert tour alongside Roy Orbison. It was Orbison's first and The Beatles third nationwide tour of the United Kingdom and although Orbison was originally intended to be the headline act, such had been the public's reaction to the Fab Four that they were promoted to co-headliners and also closed the set in the tradition of a headlining act.   The present set of signatures are of particular interest for the association it illustrates with the bands famous roots in Liverpool. Lennon resided at 251 Menlove Avenue during his childhood having moved there in July 1946, aged five, in order to live with his Aunt Mimi and her husband. He was to move out in 1963 shortly after signing the present registration page. The property was bought by Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, in 2002 and donated to the National Trust and in 2012 the property was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. McCartney and his family moved into 20 Forthlin Road in 1955 whilst the future Beatle was at secondary school and the property, also a Grade II listed building, is now in the ownership of the National Trust and has been labelled by them as 'the birthplace of The Beatles' since it was the place where the band composed and rehearsed their earliest songs. Harrison's home at Mackets Lane was the third property that he lived in, moving there in August 1962. He and his family remained there until 1965. Starr occupied 10 Admiral Grove from the age of six, and the house was situated in a working class area of Liverpool, just around the corner from his birthplace.   As is evident from the entries made on the registry page, the musicians would appear to have been in a jovial mood following their concert, particularly some of the members of Gerry Marsden's band who have made frivolous remarks regarding their nationalities. However, it is noteworthy that Lennon has referred to himself as a Catholic - he was actually raised as an Anglican and attended St. Peter's Anglican church in Woolton Village, South Liverpool, where he occasionally sang in the choir. However, Lennon had abandoned his childhood religious beliefs by 1964, soon after the date of the present signature. In March 1966 Lennon famously proclaimed that The Beatles had become 'more popular than Jesus' and, following the break-up of the band, he continued to reject religion. His single Imagine is widely viewed as an 'atheist anthem'.    Perhaps more interesting, however, is Starr's claim on the present page that he was a Jew. In fact he attended an Evangelical Anglican church during his childhood, although has constantly been referred to as having a Jewish heritage throughout his life. This myth became so pervasive in 1964 that the drummer received death threats from ant-Semites before playing a concert in Montreal. Genuinely fearing for his life, Starr was accompanied by a bodyguard throughout the performance and went on to make a reference to the incident in the Beatles Anthology, the authorised biography of the band which was published in 2000. Starr recounted 'Some people decided to make an example of me, as an English Jew', continuing, 'The one major fault is I'm not Jewish'. 

 DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. D.S., Daphne du Maurier, at the conclusion, and further signed twice with her initials D du M at the foot of two pages, three pages, folio, n.p. (London?), 21st July 1952. The typescript document is a Memorandum of Agreement between Du Maurier and the publishers Victor Gollancz Limited and relates to a collection of short stories by the author entitled The Apple Tree, the agreement comprising twelve clauses detailing the terms of copyright and exclusive licence for Victor Gollancz Ltd to publish the work in the English language throughout the British Commonwealth and Empire and the rest of the world, although excluding the United States of America, further stating that the work will be published within six months of the date of the agreement at a price of 10s 6d and that a royalty of 17.5% will be paid to Du Maurier for all sold copies of the original English edition and royalties of 10% and 7.5% for cheaper editions, also detailing conditions regarding remainders and agreeing to send Du Maurier six presentation copies of the work on the first day of publication. The pages of the document are neatly stapled together at the head and pinned to the agreement are three additional unsigned typed memorandum notes, dated between 1953-60 and concerning alterations to royalty payments, an agreement with Doubledays for a Canadian edition etc., and also including a T.L.S. by a representative of Curtis Brown Ltd., Du Maurier’s literary agents, one page, 8vo, Covent Garden, London, 4th June 1952, to Victor Gollancz, reminding him that Du Maurier’s short stories ‘must not be published in Canada until after Doubleday’s publication date, which is the end of February 1953.’ Accompanied by the original envelope. VG   The present document relates to Du Maurier’s anthology The Apple Tree which was originally published by Gollancz in the United Kingdom in 1952. The collection of short stories included The Birds which served as the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock’s film of the same name, released in 1963. It was also in this year that Du Maurier’s collection was republished under its current title of The Birds and Other Stories. Doubleday published the novelettes in America under the title Kiss Me Again, Stranger 

WORLD WAR II: A scarce original War date edition of The Cross and Swords, two pages, folio, France, No.29, 11th November 1944, published by Education Branch. The partially printed newspaper, being a mimeographed report on events from B.B.C. transmissions and British press reports, including, 'Home: Mr Churchill has disclosed that Britain has been under fire from German long-range rockets for several weeks. He said a number of missiles which the Germans call V2 had landed at widely scattered points…' This article adjacent a printed sectional illustration of the V-2, the drawing described as, 'An artists impression of V2 from the information from neutral sources.' Further articles include news from North West Europe, Russian fronts, Italy and one from Burma, which states, 'In Burma the 5th Indian Division has made further advances beyond Forth White towards the Chindwins. Major. Gen Lentain, Commander of the Chindits, said in London yesterday that this was mainly a British Force with Ghurkas and West Africans, but included men of no fewer than 51 Nationalities.' The newspaper also includes details of theatre productions, films in English and concerts, with a notice that the United Services Festival of Remembrance will take place at the Palais des Beaux Arts. With minor age toning to the head and small tears to the folds and edges. G

QUEBEC CONFERENCE THE: A hardback folio edition of Tadoussac Then and Now – A History and Narrative of the Kingdom of the Saguenay by William Hugh Coverdale, First Edition, privately printed in Canada, 1942, with a bibliography and nine sepia plates, individually signed to the front free endpaper by seven members of the British and American staff who were present at the First Quebec Conference of August 1943, comprising Guy Gibson (1918-1944, British Airman of World War II, Wing Commander of 617 Squadron. Victoria Cross winner for his actions during Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) on the Mohne and Eder Dams in Germany, 16th May 1943), Louis Mountbatten (1900-1979, British Admiral of World War II), Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880-1963, British Lieutenant General who served in both World War I and World War II, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at La Boiselle, France, on 2nd-3rd July 1916), Anthony Eden (1897-1977, British Prime Minister 1955-57), Ernest J. King (1878-1956, American Fleet Admiral, Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations during World War II), William D. Leahy (1875-1959, American Fleet Admiral and Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief during World War II) and George C. Marshall (1880-1959, American Statesman, Chief of Staff of the United States Army 1939-45). All have signed their names in bold blue and black fountain pen inks, three adding their ranks beneath their signatures. The head of the endpaper is dated August 1943 in an unidentified hand and the pastedown opposite bears the ownership signature of a D. Roberts. Bound in the original light brown cloth and with dark brown stamped titles etc. A few minor stains to the front cover and some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG The First Quebec Conference, codenamed ‘Quadrant’, was a highly secret military conference held between the British and United States governments, and hosted by the Canadian government at Quebec City from 17th – 24th August 1943. The chief representatives, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, held talks over a number of issues concerning World War II, including the planning for the invasion of France (codenamed Operation Overlord and based upon a secret report drawn up by the Combined Chiefs of Staff). The Prime Minister and President also discussed improving coordination between Great Britain and America to develop an Atomic bomb.

A box of books to include 7 Jane Austen novels (Folio Society), Who's Who 1997, The Complete Illustrated Gardener (Colins, London), The New Illustrated Gardening Encyclopedia, The Standard Natural History (Warne,London), The World of the Children Volumes 1-4 (Caxton,London), THe Complete Hostess by Quaglino (4th Edition 1937) and others

Travel ink well, a Folio Society book, Rembrandt Van Rijn and a box containing a manicure set. Unfortunately we are unable to do condition reports and extra images for our Interiors Sale

A large quantity of of mainly Folio society books and art books Unfortunately we are unable to do condition reports and extra images for our Interiors Sale

A Small Collection Of Antique Prints A folio of eleven late 19th/early 20th century prints to incldue, 'Take Me Too' from the painting by Arthur J Elsley, The Love Letter from the painting by G.A. Storey and 'The Spinning Wheel' (Lady Hamilton) Several areas of foxing to each print, please see accompanying images.,

Great Exhibition.- Wyatt (Matthew Digby) The Industrial Arts of the Nineteenth Century ... at the Great Exhibition of Works of Industry, 1851, vol. 1 only (of 2), additional chromolithographed title and 79 lithographed plates, mostly chromolithographed or tinted, occasional marginal dampstaining, spotting, cracked upper joint, 2 additional chromolithographs, 1 engraved plate and an original watercolour all loosely inserted, contemporary half morocco, cracked upper joints, rubbed, splitting and bumping to corners and extremities, folio, 1851.

Titanic.- Who's Who in the Titanic. Many Distinguished Passengers, Daily Express, London, Tuesday April 16, 1912, 1 leaf from the Daily Express, listing first-class passengers aboard the Titanic, and noting the danger of icebergs, browned, chipping and small tears to the extremities, creased, occasional tiny holes to crease marks, folio, ⁂ Including a column listing the first-class passengers aboard the Titanic, and a column titled 'Greatest Danger to Liners. Many Collisions With Icebergs.' The first European reports of the sinking of the Titanic did not appear in the press until the following day, Wednesday April 17.

Cruikshank (George) Phrenological Illustrations, or an Artist's View of the Craniological System of Doctors Gall and Spurzheim, title with engraved vignette, six hand-coloured etchings, each on Whatman wove paper, some dated '1829' and '1830', each sheet approx. 270 x 370 mm. (10 5/8 x 14 1/2 in), some foxing and light browning, original printed wrappers, in yellow calf, gilt, spine split, edges chipped, rubbed, [Cohn 178], oblong folio, J. Robins, 1830.

Paquebot "Normandie" (Le), L'Illustration, no. 4813bis, illustrations, many colour, original wrappers printed in red, black & gold, Paris, June 1935; and 7 menus from 1961 for Compagnie Générale Transatlantique French Line Liberté with colour illustrations by Jean-Adrien Mercier, folio (8)⁂ SS Normandie was a French ocean liner built by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. With lavish Art Deco interiors she was launched in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat, and to this day remains the most powerful steam turbo-electric-propelled passenger ship ever built. She held the Blue Riband title for fastest transatlantic crossing several times, rivalling the Queen Mary. She came to an ignominious end when she caught fire and sank while being converted to a troop ship in New York in 1942.

Golden Cockerel Press.- Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite (The), translated by F.L. Lucas, number 97 of 100 specially-bound copies signed by the translator, from an edition limited to 750, wood-engraved frontispiece, pictorial title and illustrations by Mark Severin, title in red and black, original pictorial red morocco, gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g., others uncut, slip-case, small folio, Golden Cockerel Press, 1948.

Parker (Agnes Miller) Wood Engravings: From XXI Welsh Gypsy Folk-Tales, number 115 of 200 copies, wood-engraved plates printed on Japon from the original blocks, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, uncut, slip-case, folio, Newtown, Gwasg Gregynog, 1997.⁂ XXI Welsh Gypsy Folk-Tales was originally published by the Gregynog Press in 1933. An accompanying volume to this work on Miller Parker's wood-engravings, depicting Aesop's Fables, was published in 1996.

Parrot Presses.- Bishop (Hal) The Wood Engravings of Frank Martin, number 229 of 350 copies signed by the author and artist, prospectus loosely inserted, Previous Parrot Press, 1998 § Evans (George Ewart) Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay, number 126 of 280 copies, illustrations by David Gentleman, Miriam Macgregor and others, Ploughmans Parrot Press, 1999, wood-engraved illustrations, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, small folio & 8vo, Church Hanborough (2)

Whittington Press.- Butcher (David) The Whittington Press: A Bibliography 1982-93, with an introduction and notes by John Randle, 2 vol., number XXVII of XXVIII specially-bound copies with a set of tipped-in specimen pages and an additional portfolio of ephemera ('Edition B'), from an edition limited to 380, printed in brown and black, specimens, plates and illustrations, some folding, a few printed with colours, original dark green morocco, t.e.g., others uncut, ephemera loose in original cloth-backed board folder, together with prospectus in original cloth drop-back box, folio, Risbury, Whittington Press, 1996.

Turkey.- Parliamentary Papers.- Part XVII. Eastern Papers. Firman and Hatti-Sherif by the Sultan, relative to Privileges and Reforms in Turkey, 10pp., text in French and English, contemporary ink signature and note in red at head of title, a little soiled and stained, disbound, frayed at edges with slight loss, folio, 1856.⁂ Transcript of important decree by Sultan Abdülmecid I, known as Hatt-ı Hümayun or the Imperial Reform Edict. This promised equality in education, government appointments, and administration of justice to all regardless of creed. Britain and France had assisted the Ottoman Empire against the Russians in the Crimean War of 1853-56 and this was seen as an attempt to please the Western powers. Although acceptance of the "minorities" and the promise of equality was well-received other requirements of the edict were not, such as compulsory military service, and some discontent resulted, especially among the Armenian Patriarchate.

British Isles.- Camden (William) Camden's Britannia, Newly Translated into English with Large Additions and Improvements... by Edmund Gibson, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White, 8 plates of coins and 50 maps by Robert Morden, 2 folding (Kent & Norfolk) and the rest double-page mounted on stubs, engraved and woodcut illustrations, one or two full-page, lacking D4 (columns 61-64), both folding maps a little torn and repaired, first plate of coins trimmed and reinforced at inner margin, slight worming to head-lines of 4D-4H just affecting border at foot of map of Smaller Islands, occasional light soiling or browning but maps clean, near contemporary calf, worn, upper cover detached, spine defective, [Wing C359], folio, by F. Collins for A.Swale...and A & J Churchill, 1695.

Australia.- Krefft (Gerard) The Mammals of Australia, illustrated by Miss Harriet Scott, and Mrs. Helena Forde, for the Council of Education, first edition,16 fine lithographed plates, advertisement leaf at end, title with contemporary pencil inscription at head and spotted & soiled, some other light spotting, a little frayed at edges with marginal tear to fore-edge throughout (some repaired), explanatory text leaf of plate of 'Native Cat' torn across and crudely repaired, original cloth-backed glazed printed wrappers, a little worn, frayed at edges with loss to lower corner of upper wrapper, [Ferguson 11248; Nissen ZBI 2301], folio, Sydney, 1871; sold not subject to return

Norfolk.- Photograph Album, 16 gelatin silver prints (2 loosely inserted), comprising views of Goreleston, Cromer, Fleet Dyke, Barton Mills and Wroxham Broad, each c.215 x 165 mm, c.115 x 165 mm. or vice versa, most captioned in ink below, occasional faint spotting, original stiff card wrappers, rubbed, large tear to spine foot, abrasion marks and rubbing to upper wrapper, folio, 1934-36.

Australia.- Labillardiere (Jacques Julien Houton de) Atlas pour servir à la Relation du voyage à la Recherche de La Pérouse..., atlas only (without the 2 text vol.), engraved throughout with title, folding map and 43 plates, ink signature at head of title, damp-staining and occasional worming at foot, mostly marginal to plates but occasionally affecting caption, title and map more severely stained, contemporary vellum-backed marbled boards, rather worn and stained, folio, Paris, H.J.Jansen, An VIII [1800]; sold not subject to return

Warwickshire.- Dugdale (Sir William) The Antiquities of Warwickshire, third edition, folding engraved frontispiece, title in red and black, with dedication by John Jones/Directions to Binder leaf but without dedication by J.Jones (ESTC calls for both), with 9 folding engraved maps and numerous engraved plates, plans and illustrations, 3 folding or double-page, some printed on both sides, frontispiece lightly browned and creased with short marginal tear at fold, some light browning, contemporary calf, spine gilt with red roan label, rubbed, corners a little worn, splits to joints, folio, Coventry, re-printed by John Jones, 1765.

Laurence (John) A New System of Agriculture Being a Complete Body of Husbandry and Gardening ..., first edition, engraved frontispiece and 2 plates, engraved head and tail pieces, occasional faint spotting, detached front free endpaper, bookplate, contemporary calf, detached boards, rubbed and worn, folio, for Tho. Woodward, 1726.

Biblical commentaries.- Tirinus (Jacobus) In S. Scripturam commentarius duobus tomis comprehensus, 2 vol., half-titles, title in red and black and with engraved vignette, folding engraved map of the Holy Land, 6 double-page letterpress tables, woodcut printer's device at end,short splits to folds of map, convent ink stamps to title, some spotting or staining, contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, remains of clasps, crudely rebacked, folio, Antwerp, Henrick Aertssens, 1645.

Erotica.- Louys (Pierre) Les Chansons de Bilitis, limited edition of 125, etchings printed in colours by Jean Berque, several full page, original wrappers, upper cover a little rubbed, original cloth drop-back box, rubbed and faded, folio, Paris, Lallemand, 1946.

Sleidan (John) The General History of the Reformation of the Church ... Begun in Germany by Martin Luther ... To Which is Added, A Continuation ... by Edward Bohun, lacking plates and 4N2 (blank), occasional ink and pencil annotations, small marginal loss (C1), occasional light finger soiling, later calf, rubbed and worn, [Wing S3989], Edw. Jones, for Abell Swall, and Henry Bonwicke, 1689 § The Book of Common Prayer ..., bookplate, occasional browning, spotting and marginal tears, some areas of loss affecting text, later morocco, rebacked, rubbed and scuffed, bumping to corners and extremities, John Baskett, and Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, 1715; engraved frontispieces, titles in red and black, folio (2)

Acts of Parliament.- An Act for continuing and granting... certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, stitched as issued, Robert Baskett, 1755; and 18 others, all but 2 Acts of Parliament, some with manuscript names of Sir George Savile at head, folio (19).

SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON New College, Oxford, lithograph in colours, signed and numbered '23', Stafford Gallery pubs, in original folio, 30 x 35cm

W FRANCIS LONGSTAFF (1879-1953) A folio of sixteen etchings - London Views, each signed in pencil and numbered from an edition of one hundred, titled to transparent paper guards, each approximately 17.5 x 17.5cm (pl), unframed in original presentation folio

EDWARD CHARLES CLIFFORD (1858-1910) A folio of ten watercolours and drawings to include: 'Cottage at Rye', 'View of Rye', 'Corn Stooks by a Stream' etc., varying sizes, all unframed (10)

MARIA THEKLA PEARCE (NÉE HAMMOND) (1863-1934) Views of Exmouth, the Lake District and Cornwall c.1898-1914, a folio of twenty one watercolours, varying sizes, in the artist's 'Bloomsbury School of Art' folio

ELLIS SILAS (1885-1972) A folio containing approximately two hundred and nineteen studies including: marine, figural and views of London c.1950's onwards, varying sizes, all unframed Prov: From the Artist's Studio

HARRY WILLIAM WHANSLAW (1883-1965) THREE ENGLISH MARIONETTES, AND A FOLIO OF ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY painted wood and fabric, comprising a BEARDED MALE in long purple robe, 28cm x 8cm x 5cm; FEMALE in black dress over floral tunic, 27cm x 7cm x 5cm; ARAB with dagger, 36cm x 9cm x 6cm; folio of original drawings including an original pen drawing of 'Bonnie Prince Charlie', singed and dated 1914 with pencil inscription on the back: 'Our Island History Book' 1916 (qty) Note: Key to the revival of puppetry in the early 20th century in Britain, W. H. Whanslaw was a puppeteer, maker, collector, prolific author and book illustrator. The articles in the 1923 'Chatterbox Annual', which were re-published under the title 'Everybody's Theatre', were all illustrated by him. John Blundall owned a substantial number of original drawings, illustrations, paintings and notebooks by 'Whanny', a selection of which is sold here. Blundall reminisced that 'it was always a great joy to be left in his studio, a real cabinet of curiosities, to sort through the vast amounts of oddities that were everywhere. ' Note: Sold as seen, not subject to return

Antiquarian & Miscellaneous Books - Walker (Alexander), Woman: Physiologically Considered as to Mind, Moral, Marriage, Matrimonial Slavery, Infidelity and Divorce, A.H. Baily and Co., London 1839, xxiii, 404pp, adverts [iv], publisher's buckram, short 8vo; James (Henry), The Outcry, first edition, Methuen & Co. Ltd., London 1911, publisher's green buckram, 12mo; James (Henry), The Real Thing and Other Tales, Macmillan's Colonial Library, London 1893, publisher's green cloth, 12mo; William Makepeace Thackeray; an early 20th century manuscript, 'Nelson Lee Library', Edwy Searles Brooks, Harry Gresham Series, 51 to 54, 1927, Original Typescripts, bound as one in lever folio, 4to; Woff (Richard), The Armed Forces of the Former Soviet Union: Evolution, Structure and Personalities, volume I only, second edition, Brassey's, London 1996, h/b, d/j, small crown folio; 19th century and later leather bindings and partial sets, predominantly classics of literature, etc., various sizes, genres (qty)

J.R.R. Tolkien - The Simarillion, first edition, George Allen & Unwin, London 1977, h/b, d/j, 8vo; Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, edited with introduction, commentary, index and maps by Christopher Tolkien, first edition, George Allen & Unwin, London 1980, h/b, d/j, 8vo; Farmer Giles of Ham [...], or in the vulgar tongue The Rise and Wonderful Adventures of Farmer Giles, Lord of Tame, Count of Worminghall and King of the Little Kingdom, embellished by Pauline Diana Baynes, third impression, George Allen and Unwin Ltd, London 1961, h/b, d/j, 12mo; Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien, Foreword and Notes by Christopher Tolkien, George Allen & Unwin, London 1979, publisher's brown cloth, slipcased, square crown folio; Scull (Christina) & Hammond (Wayne G.), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology and Reader's Guide, two-volume set, h/b, d/j, slipcased, 8vo; others works, monographs and studies on Tolkien; qty

Books - Militaria/Naval History - Nelson/Napoleonic of Wars - Gérin (Winifred), Horatia Nelson, Clarendon Press, Oxford 1970, h/b, d/j, 8vo; Warner (Oliver), Nelson's Battles, B T Batsford Ltd, London 1965, h/b, d/j, 8vo; Jenkins (E.H.), A History of The French Navy, MacDonald and Jane's, London 1973, h/b, d/j, 8vo; James (W.M.), The Naval History of Great Britian, 1793 - 1827, six-volume set, Conway Maritime Press, London 2002, h/b, d/j, 8vo; Oman (Sir Charles), A History of the Peninsular War, seven-volume set, Greenhill Books, London 1995, h/b, d/j, 8vo; Wellington, various; Nelson Society publications, various; Nelson and Emma, edited by Roger Hudson, The Folio Society, London 1994, h/b, slipcased; Alexander (John T.), Catherine The Great: Life and Legend, The Folio Society, London 1999, h/b, slipcased; A Portrait of The University Manchester; qty

Folio Society - Norwich (John Julius), A History of Venice, 2007, h/b, slipcased; Hibbert (Christopher), Cities and Civilisations, 2003, h/b, slipcased; Sitwell (Edith), English Eccentrics, 1994, h/b, slipcased; others, including Walden, Stendhal, etc [17]

Books - Travel, Topography, Far East - de Groot (J.J.M.), Sectarianism and Religious Persecution in China, two-volume set, Irish University Press, Shannon 1973, red cloth, 8vo; Smith (A.H.), Chinese Characteristics, Irish University Press, Shannon 1972, red cloth, 8vo; Fleming (Peter), The Siege at Peking, first edition, Rupert Hart-Davis, London 1959, h/b, d/j, 8vo; Japan-American Diplomatic Relations In the Meiji-Taisho Era, Compiled and Edited by Kamikawa Hikomatsu, Pan-Pacific Press, Tokyo 1958, h/b, d/j, 8vo; Hokusai, oblong 4to; Korea, various; South-East Asia; Davies (Norman), Heart of Europe: A Short History of Poland, Clarendon Press, Oxford 1984, h/b, d/j, 8vo; Isarel, Holy Land and Zionism; various guides and histories; The Harmsworth Atlas and Gazetteer, folio; Bartholomew's Revises "Half-Inch" Contoured Maps, principally Scotland, mounted on cloth (15); etc

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