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Various Folio Society and other books, in slip cases, to include Tolkien (J R R), The Return Of The King, The Hobbit, others to include Trollope (Anthony), Can You Forgive Her, others by Woodhouse (P G), etc. (a quantity)

Folio of assorted prints, watercolours and other pictures, various. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: 9 drawings in this lot

Felicity Rhodes, a folio of assorted watercolours, pencil sketches and other works, being still life studies, landscapes etc.(B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

'The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer', published by the Folio Society, extensive illustrated

An extensive collection of books, published by the Folio Society, predominantly literary, historical & reference titles (see images)

After Maria Sibylla Merian: 'The Surinam Album', an impressive cased publication by the Folio Society, containing numerous colour plates of insects etc

Johnson's Dictionary, a fine cased, leather bound, two volume set, published by the Folio Society, with introductory text

A folio of 18th and 19th century engravings, lithographs etc to include some Hogarth examples

George Rouault, Stella Vespertina, 1947, folio book of prints

I Scarff, folio of sketches, mixed mediums, mainly nude studies, 80+ items (qty)

After Thomas Shotter Boys, six framed contemporary reproductions of 19th century London street scenes, 31x 43cm, together with a further folio of unframed works

WREN CHRISTOPHER: (1632-1723) English Architect. An attractive D.S., Chr. Wren, (twice), two pages, large folio, Chelsea, 15th October & 12th November 1700. The neatly and boldly penned document is a page (numbered 161 and 162 at the head of each side) removed from the official ledger of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea and is an 'Abstract of the Expense of Provisions' for the two months in which Wren, in his capacity as a Commissioner of the hospital, and two other commissioners, Viscount Ranelagh (Paymaster of the Forces) and Sir Stephen Fox (Commissioner of the Treasury) authorise Ralph Cooke, Treasurer of the hospital, to pay various sums to listed individuals in payment for their provisions, the total payable for September being £510.14s.6¾d and for October £459.14s.1¾d. Each of the tradespeople have individually signed the document as confirmation of having been paid, and include Charles Hudson, butcher (£159.12s.8d), Thomas Marston, baker (£63.19s.8d), John England, brewer (£72.18s.11d), Robert Madock, cheesemonger (£80.10s.7¼d), John Gill, whitster (£74.14s.3½d; a whitster supplying bleach for whitening clothes), Elizabeth Hastings, tallow-chandler (£6.14s.9¼d; a tallow-chandler supplying candles made from animal fats), Barthalina Fells, lamps (£6.16s.9d) and Henry Powell, steward (£45.6s.10d). Individually signed by Wren, Ranelagh and Fox to either side of the document. An interesting and very handsome document. Some extremely light, very minor age wear to the extreme edges, not affecting the text or signature, VG Richard Jones (1641-1712) 1st Earl of Ranelagh. Irish Peer & Politician. Paymaster of the Forces 1685-1702. Ranelagh was expelled from the House of Commons in 1703 when discrepancies were found in his accounts as Paymaster, and he was discovered to have appropriated more than £900,000 of public funds. Sir Stephen Fox (1627-1716) English Politician. Paymaster of the Forces 1661-76 and 1679-80. Fox founded the Royal Hospital Chelsea, from where the present document originates, to which he contributed £13,000. Unlike some other statesman of his day, Fox grew rich in the service of the nation without being suspected of corruption or forfeiting the esteem of his contemporaries. The Royal Hospital at Chelsea was founded by King Charles II in 1682 as a retreat for veterans and opened its doors to the Chelsea Pensioners a decade later (mismanagement by Ranelagh, a signatory to the present document had caused the delay). Wren was responsible for designing the hospital and the hospital's chapel is a fine and rare example of the architect's pure ecclesiastical work.

MACGREGOR GREGOR: (1786-1845) Scottish Soldier, Adventurer, and Confidence Trickster. A scarce D.S., Gregor MacGregor, one page, large folio, London, 28th April 1834. The unusual printed document, in English and French, is a Poyaisian Land Grant for 200 Acres, fraudulently issued by MacGregor and numbered Class F. No. 932, the text providing a 'Copy of the ORIGINAL GRANT from the King of the Mosquito Shore and Nation, to His Excellency General Sir Gregor Mac Gregor', detailing the boundaries of the land '…from the mouth of Zacarylyon River, in Longitude 85 8' West, and following the eastern bank of the said river, South, to Latitude 15° 37' North…' and further continuing with a testimonial from William Smith stating he was 'Mate of the Ship called the Honduras Packet, trading between Poyais and London…he was present at Cape Gracias à Dios, and did see the Paper Writing hereunto annexed…' and concluding 'We, Gregor Mac Gregor, Cacique of Poyais, do hereby certify that the Bearer hereof is entitled to Two Hundred Acres of Land in that part of the Poyaisian Republic called Poyais Proper…' Signed by MacGregor to the foot and countersigned by four 'Trustees'. Some neat splitting at the central and vertical folds, partially repaired to the verso with tape, with light age wear, GMacGregor attempted, from 1821 to 1837, to draw British and French investors and settlers to 'Poyais', a fictional Central American territory that he claimed to rule. Hundreds invested their savings in supposed Poyaisian government bonds and land certificates, while about 250 emigrated to MacGregor's invented country in 1822-23 to find only an untouched jungle; more than half of them died. MacGregor's Poyais scheme has been called one of the most brazen confidence tricks in history.

HOOVER J. EDGAR: (1895-1972) American Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 1935-72. T.L.S., J. E. Hoover, one page, small oblong 4to, Washington D.C., 1st January 1944, to Mrs. Leslie B. Van Vliet of the FBI, on the printed stationery of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at the United States Department of Justice. Hoover writes, in full, 'In connection with the Uniform Promotion Act, I am indeed pleased to advise you that you have been recommended for promotion from $2600 per annum to $2700 per annum in Grade CAF 7, effective January 1, 1944'. Accompanied by an original printed War Service Certificate, one page, oblong folio, n.p., n.d., the printed document issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and certifying that Leslie B. Van Vliet was an employee of the FBI and charged by Presidential Directive 'with handling counterespionage, countersabotage, and other internal security and national defense investigations, and, by virtue of such services, is hereby entitled to this Certificate of Honorable War Service'. With a facsimile signature of Hoover at the foot. Some slight creasing to the edges of the certificate, G to VG, 2

PARKE JAMES CECIL: (1881-1946)           Irish Tennis Player, Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Champion 1912 & 1914. Parke also participated in Rugby and Golf and was an Olympic Silver Medallist in 1908. A.L.S., J. C. Parke, two pages, 8vo, Clones, Co. Monaghan, 24th February 1914, to [Percy W.] Rootham. Parke thanks his correspondent for their letter and adds that he has consulted his brother ('who….is just as keen on my going as I am myself'), further detailing his travel arrangements which 'would give me six days practice' and also remarking 'I hope they will want me for the London v Paris match too, but if not, I'm sure I shall have had some jolly good tennis and an excellent time without it', before concluding 'Any chance of a game of golf in the mornings & would it be worthwhile bringing my clubs? Very keen!' Together with an unsigned vintage small folio printed poster issued to promote Lawn Tennis at Fenner's on 11th June n.y., featuring Rootham's VI including the two internationals J. C. Parke and O. G. N. Turnbull. The poster with an area of paper loss to the upper right corner, slightly affecting the text, and both the letter and poster with some minor faults and light age wear, G to about VG, 2  Percy W. Rootham - Vice President of the Lawn Tennis Association.

SECOND BOER WAR: A selection of twelve pages neatly removed from a folio scrapbook containing a contemporary selection of over 20 newspaper cuttings, maps, printed images, a telegram, and a signed clipped piece, all relating to the siege and relief of Kimberley and other actions during the Second Boer War, 1899-1902, including the signature of Robert Kekewich (1854-1914) British Army Officer, Commander of the Kimberley garrison during the siege, signed ('R Kekewich') in black fountain pen ink, with a small stain only partially affecting the signature, a telegram, 16th February 1900, to a Constable at Miserden, from Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, stating, 'Kimberley relieved by French after two engagements', various newspaper cuttings which include the headlines, 'Relief of Kimberley. The enemy dispersed and pursued', 'The action at Koodoesberg Drift', 'Natal. The Siege of Ladysmith', 'Southern Frontier. British withdrawal from Rensburg', 'Life in Kimberley during the siege', 'The defence of Kimberley', 'Boer despatches', 'The invasion of the Free State. Retreat of General Conje', with various photographic images of soldiers, cut from magazines, and three maps, cut from newspapers, depicting the siege and relief of Kimberley. Some light overall age wear. G

WORLD WAR II: An original teleprinted document (unsigned), one page, long folio (8.5 x 35) issued by the Commander in Chief, Home Fleet, n.d. (January 1945), to the Press Division Duty Officer at the Admiralty, headed 'Operation Spellbinder - Eye Witness Account'. The document details the British naval undertaking, using ships and carrier borne air elements of Admiral Sir Henry Moore's Home Fleet, to lay mines and attack German shipping off the west coast of German-occupied Norway between the 10th - 12th January 1945 and states, in part, 'Once again cruisers and destroyers of the Home Fleet, led by Rear Admiral Rhoderick McGrigor CB DSO have virtually written off an entire enemy supply convoy close to the Norwegian coast… Our force consisted of the cruiser HMS Norfolk… celebrated for her part in the “Bismarck” and “Scharnhorst” actions…This force was carrying out an anti-shipping sweep close in off the south west coast of Norway on the night of the 11th January. The sky was clear and the sea calm - weather conditions far nearer perfect than those which Home Fleet ships are usually out in during the winter months….We soon got the range and one by one all the ships of the enemy convoy were converted, sometimes to the accompaniment of spectacular explosions, from dark indistinct shapes to glowing balls of red fire contrasting vividly with the white light of our star shell suspended above them'. Some light foxing and a few minor tears and creases to the edges, otherwise about VG

SUMPTER LEONARD: (1911-1993) British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943.An extremely rare original mimeographed document previously belonging to Sumpter, unsigned, one page, oblong folio, n.p. (RAF Scampton), 16th May 1943, entitled No. 617 Squadron Night Flying Programme 16.5.43, being the complete crew list of the nineteen Lancaster bombers which flew in the three waves of Operation Chastise, detailing the Captains of each of the aircraft, including Guy Gibson, Mick Martin, Dinghy Young, David Maltby, David Shannon, Joe McCarthy, Les Munro etc., as well as the Flight Engineer, Navigator, Wireless Operator, Bomb Aimer and Front & Rear Gunners. With a number of ink annotations in the hand of Sumpter, recording the fate of each of the crews (OK marked alongside the crews of Gibson, Martin, Maltby, Shannon, Knight, McCarthy, Townsend, Brown and Anderson, various ticks alongside others and a red line struck through the crews commanded by Munro and Rice). With some very light age wear and a couple of neat splits to the left and right edges of the central folds, only very slightly affecting the text. Together with an excellent A.L.S., Len Sumpter, three pages, 8vo, Luton, n.d., to Derrick. Sumpter thanks his correspondent for a ‘grand selection of photographs, which are of excellent quality’, although remarking ‘My dear wife had a moan because her “best friend” Cheshire wasn’t there, but never mind’ and further continuing ‘I have sent you the crew list on which I marked up the score next morning, OK’s, losses and returns. Geoff Rice hit the North Sea, and couldn’t go on, and Les Munro was shot up, and put out of action’. Sumpter continues to reflect on Guy Gibson VC, 'About 'Gibby', he didn't suit everyone, being rather strict and a bit regimental, but I didn't find that any drawback, having transferred to the R.A.F. from the Grenadier Guards in early ’41…otherwise I can’t say a lot, because only being a N.C.O. our paths only crossed down at the flights. In fact I can only remember speaking to him once' and further remarking, 'As to the raid itself, we just missed getting called in to the Mohne attack, but on both Dams it was a case of hold your breath for about two or three minutes on the run in, and you were either lucky or otherwise. Much better I thought, than for instance Berlin or the Ruhr. I once went to Berlin two nights together and over there you were committed to a straight run across, so what with the outer and inner defences, one had about 25 miles of flak, heavy and light to contend with. But all in all, plenty of “butterflies” all round. I think the audacity, and all that, of the Dams raid made it one spectacular effort, and I am glad I was there (and here!)' A letter of superb content relating to the Dambusters Raid. Original documents relating to, and used, during Operation Chastise are of the utmost rarity and the present 617 Squadron crew list is enhanced by the accompanying impeccable provenance from Sumpter. G to VG, 2

KINNAIRD ARTHUR: (1847-1923) 11th Lord Kinnaird. English Banker, a leading Footballer and President of The Football Association 1890-1923. Kinnaird played in the second FA Cup final of 1873 and participated in a further eight (an unmatched total of nine) and was on the winning side five times. Rare D.S., Kinnaird, (a good, bold example), three pages (vellum), folio, London, 31st October 1910. The manuscript document is an Indenture between Kinnaird and The Alliance Assurance Company Limited confirming the transfer of mortgage on houses and other property in Southsea and stating, in part, '…being a transfer to the Company of the several mortgages for securing the principal sums therein referred to amounting to the aggregate sum of fifty four thousand two hundred and eighty pounds…' further stating that the sum was 'secured on houses in Clarence Parade (formerly known as Dagmar Terrace) Southsea by the seven indentures… and further secured on houses in Auckland Road and South Parade, Southsea…' Signed by Kinnaird at the conclusion and also bearing several countersignatures of witnesses and directors of the Alliance Assurance Company. With two small red wax seals and one blind embossed red paper seal affixed alongside the signatures. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG

MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II. D.S., Mussolini, two pages, folio, Rome, 16th January 1936. The partially printed document, is an agreement regarding the disposition of the army. Signed by Mussolini to the foot of the verso in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone, and also signed to the verso by Vittorio Emanuele III (1869-1947) King of Italy, 1900-46, in bold black ink with his name alone, to the bottom left corner there are various official stamps alongside three unrecognised signatures. With puncture holes, and a minor tear, along the left edge from a former binding, not affecting the text or signatures, with light age wear. VG

WILLIAM III: (1650-1702) King of England, Scotland & Ireland 1689-1702. D.S., William R, as King, at the head, one page, folio, Court at Kensington, 1st February 1694. The manuscript document is a Warrant addressed to The Commissioners of the Treasury and orders them to pay various individuals from the funds ‘not appropriated to particulare uses by Act of Parliament' continuing to list the recipients and the amounts due to them, including, 'To Charnock Heron as of Our free guift & Royall bounty £50, To Mrs. Elizabeth Willoughby the like £50, To Louis de Veile the like £50, To Dionysius Babos the like £50….To Robert Lord Lucas Governor of Our Tower of London in satisfaction of so much expended and disbursed by him in sending downe the Gentlemen (late Prisoners in the Tower), into Cheshire & Lancashire, to wit, Caryl Lord Visct. Molyneux, Sr Thomas Clifton, Sir William Gerrard, Sr Rowland Stanley, Sir Thomas Stanley, Peter Lea…Bartholomew Walmsley & William Dicconson….£300'. Countersigned at the foot by the Commissioners of the Treasury comprising Stephen Fox (1627-1716) English Politician, Charles Montague (1661-1715) English Politician, First Lord of the Treasury 1714-15, William Trumbull (1639-1716)English Statesman, member of the First Whig Junto, and John Smith (1655-1723)English Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1699-1701 & 1708-10. Very slightly neatly irregularly trimmed to the left margin, not affecting the text or signatures, and with some light age wear and a few small tears at the edges, about VGThe individuals referred to in the present document include Caryll Molyneux (1623/4-1700) 3rd Viscount Molyneux. Irish Peer, arrested on a fabricated charge of treason for a suspected Jacobite rebellion known as The Lancashire Plot. Along with other Catholics, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, but was acquitted in 1694.

GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, one page, folio, Court at Saint James's, 25th October 1806. The partially printed document is a trading licence issued to John Lubbock & Co and other British Merchants on board two neutral vessels (‘the names of which they are unable to set forth’) and permits them ‘to import two cargoes without molestation from Cadiz…' and continuing to list their cargoes as including 'Sarsaparilla, Tallow, Copper, Balsams… Spanish wool, Indigo Hides Skins...Liquourice Juice, Seeds Saffron, Silk…Castile Soap, Raw Materials, Oak Bark….Black Lead….Vinegar and Brandy', being the property of the merchants as specified in their Bills of Lading, further adding that the licence will remain in force for six months. Countersigned at the foot by George Spencer (1758-1834) 2nd Earl Spencer. British Statesman, Home Secretary 1806-07. With blind embossed seal affixed. With blank integral leaf. Some dust staining, tears and creases to the upper and right edges, only very slightly affecting the text and signature, G

[VICTORIA]: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. Document, unsigned, one page (vellum), large oblong folio, London, 30th March 1874. The manuscript document being an ornately engraved Letters Patent, issued to John Imray, for an invention for 'Improvements in the preparation of Peat for fuel or charcoal and apparatus thereof… [which] has been communicated to him from abroad by William Bennett Hays of Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope…' Featuring the Royal Arms and title, Victoria by the Grace of God, embossed £100 patent stamp, and two blue £5 patent stamps affixed to the upper left portion. With the Great Seal of Queen Victoria affixed at the foot, in mustard yellow wax, measuring just over 6 inches in diameter, featuring the enthroned Queen Victoria to the recto, holding an orb and sceptre, with the allegorical figures of Justice and Religion seated either side and with the Royal Arms and Crown at the foot, the border wreathed with oaks and roses, and depicting Queen Victoria riding on horseback to the verso, the horse fully caparisoned, with a plume of ostrich feathers floating from the headstall, led by a page. At the base appears a harp surrounded by shamrocks and with the Latin legend Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regina Fidei Defensor ('Victoria, by the grace of God, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith') to the margin. The seal is attached to the document by laces of burgundy thread (slightly faded). Some light overall age wear, particularly evident at the folds of the document and to the edges of the seal. About VG

ALBERT PRINCE: (1819-1861) Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, husband of Queen Victoria. An unusual D.S., Albert, at the head, in his capacity as The Lord Warden of the Stanneries in Cornwall and Devon, one page (vellum), large folio, n.p., n.d. (1852). The incomplete and unissued manuscript document, was prepared as an appointment for a Special Deputy Warden and states, in part, 'By virtue of an Act of Parliament passed in the forty second year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third for more effectively raising and regulating a Body of Districts… and now in force we hereby with the approbation of Her Majesty constitute and appoint you the said [blank] to be a Special Deputy Warden with and for the Stanneries in the county of [blank]…' With the blind embossed paper seal of The Lord Warden of the Duchy of Cornwall affixed. The Prince’s signature is a little light, although legible. Some very light, minor age wear, VG

MCQUEEN STEVE: (1930-1980) American Actor. D.S., Steve McQueen (twice), two pages (being the first and final pages only of a larger document), folio, California, 19th May 1971. The printed document is an actor's contract by and between Junior Bonner Productions, Wizan Productions and Solar Productions, entered into with McQueen for his performance as Junior Bonner in the title role of the Sam Peckinpah film Junior Bonner (1972), commencing, in part, with the term and compensation, and concluding with a clause regarding television restrictions (‘…the Photoplay shall not be exhibited over television earlier than three years after the first theatrical release….’). Signed twice by McQueen in black ink at the foot of the agreement, in his capacity as President of Solar Productions, and countersigned by Joe Wizan, of Wizan Productions. With two file holes and some small pin holes to the head of each page, and a small area of paper loss to the upper left corner of the first page, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise about VG

[HANCOCK TONY]: (1924-1968) English Comedy Actor. An unsigned original printed folio shooting script for the final episode of the seventh series Hancock (re-titled from Hancock's Half Hour) entitled The Succession - Son and Heir, starring Tony Hancock, June Whitfield, Myrtle Reed and Gwenda Ewen, the script for the video taped recording dated 9th June 1961 for broadcast on 30th June 1961. The script, consisting of over forty pages, is bound by a single metal binder clip to the upper left corner and the title page bears several ink and pencil annotations in an unidentified hand. Some light age wear and a few small tears to the edges of some pages, about VG The present shooting script was for the sixth and final ever episode of Hancock and was part of the seventh series of the BBC television comedy show broadcast between 26th May and 30th June 1961. This final series featured some of the most celebrated episodes from the show, including The Blood Donor.

[ROSSINI GIOACHINO]: (1792-1868) Italian Composer. INGRAM-SEYMOUR-CONWAY FRANCIS (1743-1822) 2nd Marquess of Hertford. British Politician who held several positions in the Royal Household including Lord Chamberlain 1812-22. A fine D.S., Ingram-Hertford, Chamberlain, one page, folio, n.p., March 1821. The manuscript document is addressed to [John] Ebers at the King's Theatre, Haymarket, and is a license permitting him to stage Rossini's La gazza ladra, stating, in part, 'It having been reported to me by the Examiner of all Theatrical entertainments that a manuscript entitled La Gazza Ladra, being a Semi-seria Opera in 2 Acts, does not contain in it anything immoral, or otherwise improper for the stage, I the Lord Chamberlain…..do by virtue of my office….allow the said Manuscript to be acted at your Theatre, according to the Copy thereof delivered to me, and signed by yourself, without any variation whatsoever…..' Signed by the Lord Chamberlain at the foot. A rare and important document relating to the performance history of Rossini's La gazza ladra. One slight, neat split to the left edge of the central fold, otherwise VG Rossini's opera semiseria La gazza ladra ('The Thieving Magpie') received its first English performance at the King's Theatre in London on 10th March 1821, shortly after the present document was signed. The two act opera had been composed in 1817 and is famous for its overture, which is musically notable for its use of snare drums. John Ebers (1778-1858) English Operatic Manager, noted for his promotion of Italian opera in London during the 1820s. Ebers initially leased the King's Theatre for one year only and the house opened on 10th March 1821 with the English premiere of La gazza ladra. Ebers enjoyed a successful first year and went on to lease the theatre for further years to come during which time several other operas by Rossini were performed.

POULENC FRANCIS: (1899-1963) French Composer & Pianist, a member of Les Six. A folio printed piano score entitled Album of Six Pieces for Piano, featuring various compositions by Poulenc including Mouvement Perpetuel No.1. and Francaise, published by J. & W. Chester Ltd., London. Signed and inscribed by Poulenc in bold, dark fountain pen ink to the title page, 'To Miss Schneider with many thanks for her Staout, Francis Poulenc' and dated 1945 in his hand. Some light age wear and a few minor stains to the paper covers, otherwise VG

D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY: An excellent collection of 80 signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, some A.Ls.S. and signed pieces etc., by various members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company of the 1920s, each collected by a Miss. Cobbett of Manchester and neatly corner mounted to pages of an oblong folio photograph album, comprising Henry A. Lytton (1865-1936, English Actor & Singer, the leading exponent of the comic patter-baritone roles performed in Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 10 signed photographs, two A.Ls.S. etc.), Bertha Lewis (1887-1931, English Opera Singer & Actress, the principal contralto in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas performed with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 2 signed photographs), Darrell Fancourt (1886-1953, English Bass-Baritone & Actor, famous for his performances and recordings of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas performed with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 6 signed photographs and an A.Q.S.), Leslie Rands (1900-1972, English Opera Singer & Actor, best known for his performances in baritone roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 2 signed photographs), Charles Goulding (c.1887-1939, British Operatic Tenor, best known for his performances in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 4 signed photographs, an A.L.S. and a signature), Derek Oldham (1887-1968, English Singer & Actor, best known for his performances in the tenor roles of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; signed postcard photograph), Elsie Griffin (1895-1989, English Opera Singer, best known for her soprano roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 3 signed photographs), Leo Sheffield (1873-1951, English Singer & Actor, best known for his performances in baritone roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 6 signed photographs and two signatures), Eileen Sharp (1900-1958, English Singer & Actress, best known for her performances as the principal mezzo-soprano in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 4 signed photographs), Martyn Green (1899-1975, English Actor & Singer, best known for his performances as principal comedian in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 2 signed photographs and an A.L.S.), Sydney Granville (1880-1959, English Singer & Actor, best known for his performances in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 8 signed photographs), Winifred Lawson (1892-1961, English Opera & Concert Singer, best known for her soprano roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 10 signed photographs), Catherine Ferguson (1885-1972, English Opera Singer, best known for her soubrette roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; signed photograph), Leo Darnton (1890-1944, English Opera Singer, best known for his tenor roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 3 signed photographs), Sidney Pointer (1889-1955, English Opera Singer, best known for his roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; signed photograph), Aileen Davies (1902-1981, English Opera Singer, best known for her roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 2 signed photographs), Joseph Griffin (c.1886-1963, English Opera Singer, best known for his roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; signed photograph) and Henry Millidge (1892-1959, English Opera Singer, best known for his roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; signed photograph). Some of the images depict the singers in various costume poses from Gilbert and Sullivan operas including HMS Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, Ruddigore, Iolanthe, The Yeoman of the Guard,The Mikado etc. Generally VG

STANLEY FREDERICK: (1841-1908) 16th Earl of Derby.British Politician, Governor General of Canada 1888-93. An avid sportsman, Stanley is famous in North America for presenting Canada with the Stanley Cup, the annually awarded Ice Hockey Championship trophy. D.S., Fred Stanley, one page, folio, St. James's Palace, London, 30th April 1878. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing William Henry Fife to be an Adjutant in the Yeomanry Forces. Signed by Stanley at the foot in his capacity as Secretary of State for War and countersigned by Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1856-95. With a pale blue blind embossed paper seal affixed. Partially mounted to a folio page removed from an album. With light age wear, otherwise VG

Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of England signed document, addressed to the General or officer commanding the forces in Ireland, 1 1/2 pages folio with integral second leaf and embossed paper seal at the head, St. James' 26th April 1852, countersigned by the Home Secretary Spencer Horatio Walpole. A partially engraved document being a warrant for holding District of Garrison Courts Martial.

Robinson (William Heath) Some ''Frightful'' War Pictures, 1915, Duckworth, folio, first edition, 24 plates, monotone military cartoons, silhouettes to foxed e.p.s with gift inscription, publisher's cloth-backed pictorial boards (soiled, rubbed), block detached, plus two more of the same title, publisher's pictorial printed wrappers, one with yellow wraps (spine fold splitting so covers almost separated) [&] one orange (1916 reprint, 'Popular Edition') [with] Fly Papers [c.1920], Duckworth, lacking covers (4)

Salisbury (Francis Owen [Frank]) Frescoes in The Queen Victoria Memorial Calcutta, 1921, oblong folio (300 x 480mm) of twelve cut-out prints in monotone and colour of Salisbury's designs, mounted on card leaves, each numbered and signed (some also captioned) in pencil by the artist. Contemporary half morocco over red cloth stamped 'V.R' (for Queen Victoria) in gilt to upper cover; the binding a little rubbed, the contents good. Salisbury was known for his large oils and murals commemorating important national events and royal ceremonial; his public works include The Trial of Katharine of Aragon for the House of Lords, the Great Artists of Chelsea for Chelsea Town Hall, and works for the Royal Exchange and Liverpool Town Hall. His portraits included five Presidents of the United States, five British Prime Ministers, and three Archbishops of Canterbury. A scarce commemorative album, obviously from a strictly limited print run, perhaps issued only to select dignitaries at the 1921 opening ceremony for the Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta (Kolkata) (1)

Radclyffe (C.W.) Memorials of Rugby. Drawn from Nature and on Stone… with Historical and Descriptive Notices. 1843, Rugby, J.S. Crossley and others, large folio: title in red and black, list of subscribers, 28 tinted lithographs on 24 plates, each preceded by a leaf with caption and brief description; early half calf over very bumped, rubbed and stained cloth boards, spine lettered gilt. Dampstaining to title, the last five plates and a few ff., light scattered foxing to margins. One plate shows a game of cricket in progress Abbey Scenery 447

Warren (Thomas, Editor) A Collection of Catches Canons and Glees for Three, four, five, six and nine Voices never before published Selected by Thomas Warren [c.1765-1795], London, Longman and Broderip; Peter Welcker; J. Blundell; J. Dale; 32 parts (separately paginated) in seven oblong folio vols (each 235 x 315mm), later purple morocco with gilt-lettered banded spines. Musical scores with lyrics on laid paper engraved by Phillips and Caulfield and others, the composer of each song indicated above, and the original part titles and indeces preserved (except no index part 6), so too publishers' price lists/adverts. Warren was Secretary of the Catch Club (founded 1761), to whose members most of the parts are dedicated; members took the chair in turns at the dinners which were held weekly at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's, London, between February and June. Rarely does the complete series appear on the market. Scattered foxing throughout, some ink staining and splashes, no significant loss; the bindings rubbed only (7) Provenance: from the collection of singer Alfred George Deller

Nightingale (Joseph) English Topography: or a series of Historical and Statistical Descriptions of the Several Counties of England and Wales, 1816, London, Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, folio of 58 engraved maps in original colour BY J. ROPER AND G. COLE, including two general maps of England and Wales (frontis. map disbound). Both original frayed boards detached, internally a good copy, with Sidney Stanley armorial bookplate (1)

Millais (J.G.) The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland, 1904-06, London, Longmans, 3 volumes, thick folio, copy number 786 from an edition limited to 1025, with colour and monotone plates after Millais, H. Gronvold, Thorburn and Lodge; original bumped and rubbed blue cloth gilt, spines faded, t.e.g., others rough-cut (3)

Burton (John) The Genuineness of Lord Clarendon's History of the Rebellion, 1744, Oxford, for James Fletcher, pp. 46 [bound with:] Clarendon (Edward Hyde, Earl of) The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon... containing, I. An account of the Chancellor's Life from his birth to the Restoration in 1660. II. A Continuation of the same, and of his History of the Grand Rebellion, from the Restoration to his Banishment in 1667, 1759, Oxford, Clarendon Printing-House, engraved portrait frontispiece, illustrated titlepage, pp. [4], iii, [half title], 133, ['Continuation' sectional title], 523, [11, Index], engraved head and tail pieces. Folio (405 x 250mm). Scuffed and bumped contemporary calf, joints split so covers attached only by spine bands, internally a good copy, with the odd marginal annotation in an early hand. Extra-illustrated with mezzotint portrait of Clarendon pasted to verso of front cover. Thomas Taylor armorial bookplate to rear pastedown (1)

Bower (A., Surveyor) The Two Acts of Parliament for the Holderness Drainage with an Index and Plan. 1781, York, A. Ward, folio, 480 x 375mm, title, Index, xvi, pp. 20, the letterpress in two columns followed by several tables, two blank leaves preserved at rear (detached); the block loosely bound by original stitching (title almost detached), the laid paper rather browned, soiled and stained, with tatty extremities, and pp. 15-20 with hole to centre; with Bower's (disbound) folded map 'A Plan of the Holderness Drainage', engraved by Consitt at York, separately dated 1781, the floral cartouche surmounted by an eagle, sheet approx. 825 x 650mm. Scale of Chains lower right. Rather tatty extremities, some soiling and light foxing with some folds splitting at margins. The whole offered with remains of original leather-covered portfolio boards. No sale records nor institutional copy of this very scarce work traced (1)

Leyland (John) Views of Ancient Buildings illustrative of the domestic architecture of the parish of Halifax, 1879, Halifax, oblong folio, 25 monotone lithographic plates (complete as list), light dampstain from top edge affecting all ff., original green cloth gilt, rubbed and scuffed, upper hinge split

Guillim [Gwillim] (John) A Display of Heraldrie: Manifesting a more easie accesse to the knowledge thereof..., 1611, London, William Hall for R. Mab, First edition (second issue?, colophon dated 1610), folio, architectural engraved title, woodcut plates and more than 500 armorials to text in six sections; [xiv], inconsistent pagination ending p. 284, but complete (inc. e.p.s); title with handling creases and ink splashes, occasional light spotting and staining throughout, tear to fore edge 2N4. Contemporary scuffed and frayed calf, covers stamped in gilt with vignette and initials 'B W', upper joint splitting, lower joint tender. Guillim's was to remain the standard work on English heraldry until the second half of the 18th century, and to this day is regularly consulted by working heralds

EXCEPTIONAL TRADE CATALOGUE Twyfords' XXth Century Catalogue of Sanitary Specialities in Porcelain, Earthenware & Porcelain-Enamelled Fire Clay, [c.1901], Hanley, Staffordshire, lavishly-illustrated oblong folio (27 x 37cm), many of the tabbed sheets in glorious chromolithographic colour, many illuminated in gilt; Part I toilets, wash basins, water closets, urinals, bathtubs, various fittings, mostly printed to rectos only, Part II porcelain enamelled ware (separately paginated, leaves printed to both sides); six wax paper ff. of plans of public conveniences to rear, errata sheet tipped into Index. Original scuffed, rubbed and stained pictorial cloth, bumped corners and with edges a little frayed, the hinges a little tender, with only minor marginal finger-soiling internally; 'Twyfords Ltd' stamped to upper and lower edges of text block, label to front pastedown for The York Waterworks Co., Lendal Bridge, York, dated March 1903. The internationally-renowned sanitary ware manufacturer, now trading as Twyford Bathrooms, was founded by Thomas Twyford in 1849 in Bath Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, and expended by his son Thomas William Twyford

Rimmer (Alfred) Stonyhurst Illustrated, 1884, London, Burns and Oates, folio, tinted plates with tissues, original decorated green cloth gilt, black e.p.s, t.e.g. Cloth rubbed and soiled, spine fraying, two text prelims coming loose

Goad (Charles E.) Insurance Plans of Goole Yorkshire, March 1896 (-1911), London, Goad, two complete sets of three lithographed plans, comprising Key Plan (sheet 1) and sheets 2 - 3, with additional duplicates of 2 and 3, forming in total eight plans on six large folio sheets (loose, each c.640 x 540mm), all but two hand-coloured. Some plans pasted back to back on linen mounts. The plans, giving details such as street names, building numbers, number of storeys, as well as usages and ownership, have been updated using overlays and show revisions to March 1911. Scale of key plan 400 feet: one inch; other plans 40 feet: one inch. The usual signs of use and soiling and staining, with small tears and nicks to extremities, without loss. These are the only sets of Goad's plans for Goole extant (6)

[Charles I (King)] Basilika [Greek letters]. The works of King Charles the Martyr : with a Collection of Declarations, Treaties, and other Papers concerning the Differences betwixt His said Majesty and his two Houses of Parliament, 1687, London, R. Chiswell, second edition, folio, a large paper copy (440 x 275mm), pp. [x], 720 (273-282 erroneously numbered 373-382), [4], royal coat-of-arms frontispiece, additional engraved title by A. Hertocks, double-page plate by by I. Neeffs. Handsome blue roan with gilt decoration and royal crest to upper cover, upper joint starting to crack, edges rubbed and corners bumped, a.e.g., with later marbled e.p.s and mostly light and marginal soiling and staining internally. Overall a good copy

Verrerie [Glass making] [Diderot's Encyclopaedie, c.1760s], folio, 32 engraved plates, some double-page, in three sections, complete as list, modern half calf, a good, clean set (1)

Clarke (Harry, Illustrator) Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe, [1923], Harrap, 4to, eight mounted colour plates including frontispiece, 24 monotone plates, with vignettes to text; original stained and rubbed black cloth gilt, pictorial label to upper cover, internally light foxing only, front and rear, block rough-trimmed, top edge stained black [with:] Kipling (Rudyard) Just So Stories, 1902, MacMillan, 4to, second impression, with author's illustrations, frayed red pictorial cloth, the block disbound [&] Shaw (Bernard) Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for God, 1932 reprint, 8vo, frayed boards and chipped spine Lot includes a modern translation of St Mark's Gospel and seven Folio Society publications in slipcases (11)

Letts, Son & Co. (Publishers) Letts's Popular County Atlas being a Complete Series of Maps Delineating the whole Surface of England and Wales...1884, folio, colour printed key map of England and Wales with 46 double-page colour county maps (complete as Contents) SHOWING RAILWAY LINES, disbound from contemporary rubbed boards, spine missing (1)

NORTHERN ESTATES OF GREENWICH HOSPITAL Plans of the Several Estates and Farms belonging to Greenwich Hospital in the Counties of Cumberland, Northumberland, and Durham, 1805, folio (415 x 325mm), title, pp. 2 Contents and 171 uncoloured engraved plans by J. Walker, complete per list, many folding; occasional foxing but most plates good, some offsetting to versos, the odd small tear where attached to guards. The block disbound from 20th century tatty and soiled red cloth boards, and split in two. Collection of plans of estates seized by the Crown from the Jacobite Earl of Derwentwater (executed for treason in 1716), and granted to Greenwich Hospital (1)

THE TIMES NEWSPAPER London, 1797-1816, folio (folded horizontally), pp. [4], 33 issues including 16 numbers for January to December 1797; one issue only for 1798, 1803, 1811, 1812, 1816; two each for 1805, 1809 and 1813; six numbers for 1815. Red duty stamps 23rd December 1797 onwards, the usual soiling and staining, tatty extremities, no significant loss (33)

Robins (John, Auctioneer) ESTATE SALE CATALOGUE Yorkshire, West Riding…Building Ground, Garden Ground, Orchards, Farms and Lands. Particulars and Conditions of Sale, of the valuable Copyhold Compounded Estates, late the property of The Right Honourable William Earl of Strafford, Deceased. Situate in the capital Town of Wakefield…comprising upwards of Six Hundred Acres… which will be sold by Auction…At the Strafford's Arms Inn, at Wakefield, on Tuesday 10th, Wednesday 11th, and Thursday the 12th of May, 1814, in 158 Lots. [1814], London, [printed by] J. Brettell. Folio (365 x 230mm), later cloth boards lettered gilt; folding linen-backed engraved estate maps for Wakefield, Ossett, Stanley, and Sandall and Crigglestone, pp. 30 interleaved by blanks (one used as mss. ledger), and with two further 1820s mss. notes tipped-in. The present catalogue with the ownership signature and annotations of Thomas Hargreaves of Wakefield, who apparently himself purchased three lots, and has noted the price paid and purchaser's name next to each lot description. The binding rubbed and frayed; internal soiling, staining, tatty extremities as usual, guttering loose in places etc., no significant loss to text or maps (1)

POPULATION CENSUS FOR YORKSHIRE Abstract of the Answers and Returns Made pursuant to an Act, passed in the Eleventh Year of His Majesty King George IV Intituled [sic], ''An Act for taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain, and the Increase or Diminuation thereof''. London, 1833, folio, pp.377-410 of letterpress tables, double-page hand-coloured map, the complete population survey of the county compiled from Parish Registers. Modern half calf, marbled boards (1)

Fothergill (George A.) A folio album of engraver's proof woodblock prints, [c.1901], illustrations to the 'North Country Album : containing brief notes of the signs & signborards & sundials in N. Yorkshire & Durham, character sketches, studies of animal & bird life, picturesque landscape & buildings &c. (Darlington, W. Dresser & Sons, 1901). The illustrator's captions and annotations among the pasted prints, arranged over 25 album pages, some facsimiles of antiquarian trade cards to rear. An extended signed autograph note records details of the book's publication: 'Blocks executed by Messrs Hislop & Day of Edinburgh' and ends: 'This is the only existing set of engravers proofs'. Half morocco over rubbed blue cloth boards, spine missing and rear cover almost detached. An old ownership signature and presentation inscription to first f.f.e.p. (1)

REPORT OF THE BOUNDARY COMMISSIONERS 1888, London, Local Government Boundries Commission, 2 folio volumes, numerous maps (some folding) arranged alphabetically by county, some with hand-coloured outlines, interleaved with text. The wood-pulp paper browned, with chips, nicks and tears to extremities associated with use, a few sections disbound, 'City of Chester' stamps; contemporary rubbed and frayed half morocco, joints cracked, hand-written paper labels to spine (disintegrating); sold not subject to return (2)

"SO MANY" A FOLIO CREATED BY MICHAEL PIERCE, JOHN GOLLEY, BILL GUNSTON and AVM FREDDIE HURRELL. Dedicated to All Who Served with RAF Bomber Command 1939-45, published 1995, a limited edition, no.299/401 issued to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of t he Battle of Britain with contributions made by 25 survivors of Bomber command operations. The upper cover with bronze bas-relief by James Butler, gilt tooled and ribbed spine, the volume contained in silk lined box with tucked in literature, togethe r with THE POPULAR EDITION OF "SO MANY" for use as a "handling copy", one volume with dust wrapper (2)

MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU 1969' A LARGE FOLIO OF MAPS OF PERU

Elizabeth Cameron, a set of six Wild Flowers of the Douro, each signed and numbered in pencil, 47.5 x 34.5cm, in Graham & Co folio.

An early 20th century souvenir folio of prints from the Lyric Theatre, London.

A large quantity of Folio Society books.

Folio of various antiquarian maps and copper plate book pages etc Condition: