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Chapman, Abel. Wild Norway. London, 1897. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, frontispiece, original blue cloth gilt, corners bumped, bookplate; Ibid On Safari Big-Game Hunting in British East Africa. London, 1908. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, original decorative cloth gilt, rubbed at hinges, interior clean; Ibid Savage Sudan, its wild Tribes, Big Game and Bird Life. London, 1921. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, original green cloth gilt with warthog on upper board and a water buffalo to the lower, some slight rubbing, interior clean; Ibid. Unexplored Spain. London, 1910. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, original blue cloth gilt, backstrip sunned, foxing; Ibid The Borders and Beyond, Arctic.Cheviot.Tropic. London, 1924. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, original cloth gilt, bumping to edges, interior clean; Ibid Retrospect. London, 1928. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, original green cloth gilt, interior clean; Ibid Memories of fourscore Years less two 1851-1929. London, 1930. First edition, 8vo, illustrated by W.H. Riddell, inscription from artist pasted onto front prelim, original cloth gilt, bookplate of Alexander Godley, interior clean (7)

Country Life Library of Sport. Big Game Shooting, 1905 2 volumes; Shooting, 1903 2 volumes; Fishing, [c.1903], 2 volumes, volume 2 lacking title; Jones, O. The Sport of Shooting, 1928; Forester, Frank. Field Sports in the United States, 1848 2 volumes, rebacked retaining most of original spines; Greener, W.W. The Gun and its Development, Cassell, [c.1881]; Lacy, Capt. The Modern Shooter, 1842 additional engraved title; Leffingwell, W.B. Wild Fowl Shooting, Chicago, 1888; "20-Bore" Practical Hints on Shooting, 1887 all 8vo, plates or illustrations, publisher's cloth, a few lightly soiled, rubbed or faded; and 21 others, mostly sporting (34)

Dixon, Charles. The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of the British Islands. London: Chapman and Hall, 1895. First edition, 8vo, 13 colour plates by A.T, Elwes, original blue cloth gilt, some light foxing; Dewar, Douglas Game Birds. London, 1928 8vo, wood engravings by E. Fitch Daglish, original green cloth gilt, dustwrapper, torn and creased, some light spotting (2)

Grimble, A. Deer-stalking. London: Chapman and Hall, 1888 4to, one of 250 copies, 18 plates, original quarter vellum, paper label, heavily rubbed, paper label worn, corners bumped, heavy foxing from endpapers to title, foxing to page edges; Ibid Leaves from a Game Book. London, 1898 8vo, one of 250 copies, illustrated, contemporary half vellum, red label, vellum darkened, foxing throughout; Ibid More Leaves from my Game Book. London, [1917], 8vo, one of 250 copies, illustrated, contemporary half vellum, red label, some staining, foxing (3)

India - Kinloch, Col. Alexander A Large Game Shooting in Thibet, the Himalayas and Northern India. Calcutta, 1885 4to, 28 photogravure plates, original green cloth gilt, bevelled boards, small tear to backstrip [approx 0.5cm wide], interior clean, bookplate; Baker, Sir Samuel W. The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon. London, 1874. New edition, 8vo, illustrated, original decorative cloth gilt, some foxing to page edges; Pollock, Col. Incidents of foreign Sport and Travel. London, 1894 8vo, illustrated, original green cloth gilt , interior clean (3)

India - Maharajah of Cooch Behar. Thirty seven Years of Big Game Shooting in Cooch Behar, the Duars and Assam. Bombay, 1908 4to, illustrated, original blue cloth gilt, armorial stamp of the Maharajah on the upper board, some fading to backstrip, interior fine

Maxwell, Aymer. Grouse and Grouse Moors. London, 1910 8vo, colour plates, original cloth gilt, some light foxing to edges; Ibid Partridges and Partridge Manners. London, 1911 8vo, colour plates, original cloth gilt, foxing to edges; Ibid Pheasants and Covert Shooting. London, 1913 8vo, colour plates, original blue cloth gilt, gilt stamp to upper board, edges foxed; Harvie-Brown, J.A. The Capercaillie in Scotland. Edinburgh, 1879 8vo, illustrated, original green cloth gilt, rubbed at edges, interior clean; Barton, Frank Pheasants in Covert and Aviary. London, 1912 8vo, illustrations, original decorative green cloth, good condition; and 5 other works on game birds (10)

Millais, John G Game Birds and Shooting Sketches. London: Henry Sotheran & Co, 1892 folio, 33 plates, contemporary red morocco gilt, rubbed at hinges, foxing throughout

Mules, P.H George Doggett, Keeper, 1887; Wilkins, J. The Autobiography of an English Gamekeeper, 1892; [Grouse] The Grouse in Health and Disease, 1911 2 volumes, 4to, plates, many coloured, volume 2 with dust-jacket;Watson, J. Poachers and Poaching, 1891; Patterson, A.H. Wild-Fowlers and Poachers, 1929; Smith, W.M. The Romance of Poaching in the Highlands, 1904; Jones, O. Ten Years of Game-Keeping, 1909; Simpson, J. Game and Game Coverts, 1907; Carnegie, W. Practical Game Preserving, 1884; Tegetmeier, W.B. Pheasants, 1897 and 1904 2 copies; Horne, G. Pheasant Keeping for Amateurs, [c.1870], coloured frontispiece; mostly 8vo, most publisher's cloth, a few slightly soiled or slightly rubbed; and 28 others on game and gamekeeping (41)

Ogilvie-Grant, W. R., et al. The Gun at Home & Abroad, to include British Game Birds and Wildfowl, British Deer and ground Game. London: The London and Counties Press Association, 1912-13 4to, 2 [of 4] volumes, number 562 of 950 copies, original morocco gilt, t.e.g., some light fading to backstrip, foxing to frontispiece and title (2)

Shooting--Hawker, P Instructions to Young Sportsmen, 1844 engraved plates, publisher's cloth gilt, slightly marked; Manley, J.J. Notes on Game & Game Shooting, [c.1880], plates, publisher's cloth gilt; Bumstead, J. On the Wing. Boston, 1869 publisher's cloth gilt, spine faded; Bogardus, A.H. Field, Cover and Trap Shooting. New York, 1878 plates, publisher's cloth gilt; Tyler, James. The Shooter's Manual, 1837 engraved frontispiece (tear neatly repaired), publisher's cloth, soiled; "20-Bore" Practical Hints on Shooting, 1887 publisher's cloth, soiled; Jones, O. The Sport of Shooting, 1911 publisher's cloth;Greener, W.W. The Breech-Loader and how to use it, 1899 publisher's cloth; Gladstone, H.S. Record Bags and Shooting Records, 1930 publisher's cloth, all 8vo; and 24 others (33)

Watson, Alfred E.T Fur and feather series. London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1893-1906 8vo, 12 volumes, large paper copy, number 61 of 157 copies, frontispieces and vignette titles, contemporary quarter vellum gilt, some dustmarks to boards and backstrips (12) Note: A fine set of the large paper edition of this extensive work covering all facets of country sports, from the natural environment to the cooking of game

E. Gilbert. Game birds and chick, oil on canvas, signed, 12" x 16", gilt framed.

AN 18-BORE FLINTLOCK DOUBLE-BARRELLED SPORTING GUN SIGNED J. EDMUNDS, circa 1800, with 31 1/4in. twist sighted barrels, patent breeches each inlaid with two gold lines and with gold-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved grooved tang, signed flat bevelled locks each decorated with border engraving, a sunburst and a small scene involving game birds, and rainproof pan and roller, walnut half-stock with chequered grip, raised cheek-piece, engraved iron mounts including signed trigger-guard decorated with game birds and a dog, trigger-plate and rear ramrod-pipe each with plumage finial, oval silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped ramrod (some discolouration to iron parts), London proof marks.

A SUBSTANTIAL 6-BORE PERCUSSION BIG GAME RIFLE SIGNED T. MURCOTT, mid-19th century, with 26in. rebrowned twist two-stage barrel stamped 'T. MURCOTT' on the octagonal breech section and rifled with nine grooves, blade fore-sight, rear-sight of one standing and one folding leaf, long plain tang, border engraved lock stamped 'T. MURCOTT', walnut half-stock (repair to fore-end), chequered grip and fore-end, dark horn fore-end cap, iron mounts, oval white metal escutcheon, and brass-tipped ramrod (some scattered external pitting throughout).

A 16-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY D. ANDERSON & CO., circa 1815, converted from flintlock, with 30 3/8in. rebrowned twist barrels with gold-inlaid decoration involving game birds and a dog at the breech and a silver-lined mark for 'BIRMM COMPANY'S PROOF' at each breech, silver fore-sight, foliate engraved tang, scroll engraved locks each with lined maker's stamp and stepped tail, well figured walnut half-stock (old chips to fore-end) with raised cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, engraved iron mounts including scrolled trigger-guard, silver escutcheon and shaped barrel-bolt escutcheons, silver rear-ramrod pipe with Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1813, and later wooden ramrod, in modern case with accessories including powder-flask and shot-flask.

JOS. HEINIGE 11.5X50R LEFAUCHEUX PATENT DOUBLE-BARRELLED HAMMER RIFLE, serial no. 1, 25 3/4in. damascus barrels with open sights, horn Lefaucheux forward facing underlever, carved percussion fences, non-rebounding back action locks, set triggers, permanently attached fore-end, topstrap with flip-up peepsight, action, lockplates and furniture engraved with fine scrollwork and relief engraved with game scenes of roe, stag and wild boar, the triggerguard with a chamois, with gold line detailing, the topstrap gold-inlaid with the crest of a Furst (Austrian equivalent to an Earl), retaining slight traces of original colour-hardening, scrolled horn pistolgrip, 14 1/2in. highly-figured stock with cheekpiece, sling swivels and engraved steel buttplate, with armoury identification disc no. 21, weight 7lb. 14oz.

JOS. HEINIGE 11.5X50R LEFAUCHEUX PATENT DOUBLE HAMMER RIFLE, serial no. 2. 25 3/4in. damascus barrels with open sights, horn Lefaucheux forward facing underlever, carved percussion fences, non-rebounding back action locks, set triggers, permanently attached fore-end, topstrap with flip-up peepsight, action, lockplates and furniture engraved with fine scrollwork and relief engraved with game scenes of bear, stag, wild boar and roe, the triggerguard with a chamois, with gold line detailing, the topstrap gold-inlaid with the crest of a Furst (Austrian equivalent to an Earl), retaining slight traces of original colour-hardening, scrolled horn pistolgrip, 14 1/2in. highly-figured stock with cheekpiece, sling swivels and engraved steel buttplate, with armoury identification disc no. 22, weight 7lb. 14oz.

A FINE J. RIGBY & CO. .416 (RIGBY) BOLT-MAGAZINE BIG GAME RIFLE, serial no. 6769, 26 1/4in. blued nitro barrel including 3in. muzzle-break and signed 'J. RIGBY & CO. LONDON. ENGLAND' in gothic script, block-mounted bead-fore-sight with flip-up moon-sight and hinged cover, rear-sight of one standing and one folding leaf calibrated to 200 yards fitted on a matt quarter rib, blued receiver engraved 'RIGBY'S .416 FOR BIG GAME' on the ring and mounted with a Swarovski 'Habicht' 1,25-4x24 telescopic sight in quick detachable mounts, 14 1/2in. figured pistolgrip stock including 3/4in. rubber recoil pad, raised cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, scroll engraved blued magazine floor-plate with 'CALIBRE .416 RIGBY' inlaid in gold, border engraved blued trigger-guard with gold-inlaid serial number, case-hardened scroll engraved pistolgrip cap with hinged trap-cover inlaid with stylised gold initials, the trap containing spare fore-sight element, oval gold escutcheon engraved with the initials 'EJR', sling mounts, Niggeloh nylon sling. This rifle appears to be little used.

GERMAN 16-BORE / 7,6MM TOPLEVER HAMMER DRILLING, serial no. AK18, 26 5/8in. Krupp-steel nitro barrels, with raised matt rib, open sights, 2 1/2in. shot chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, treble-grip action, carved percussion fences, rebounding back action locks with carved hammers, topstrap with shot / ball selector switch, set trigger, deeply carved with floral engraving surrounding game scenes of hound, stag, roe and partridge, 14in. figured pistolgrip stock with horn pistolgrip-cap, sling eyes and 1in. rubber recoil pad, weight 7lb. 4oz.

A FINE J. PURDEY & SONS .500 / .465 NITRO EXPRESS ROTARY-UNDERLEVER SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 18179, 26in. nitro Whitworth-steel chopperlump barrels with matt sight-rib, silver-inlaid open sights and ramp-mounted bead foresight with serial numbered protector hood, rib engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL', sprung Jones patent rotary-underlever, bolstered treble-grip action with side-clips, bolted automatic safety, arrow cocking-indicators, profusely engraved with best bold stylised acanthus scrollwork, retaining much original colour-hardening and finish, 14 7/8in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, sling swivels, 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, engraved and colour-hardened pistolgrip-cap (case label informing that spare foresight will be found under cap), weight 11lb. 4oz., in its brass-cornered oak and leather case. The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was completed on November 20th 1908 for the Earl of Landisborough. The rifle also comes with a letter of provenance from the current owner stating that the rifle was obtained by his Uncle from the Blixen-Finecke family (he was a good friend of Gustaf Blixen-Finecke) and that the rifle had been used by Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Swedish born Baron, writer and Big Game Hunter, husband to Karen Blixen (pen name Isak Dineson). The rifle was the subject of an article in the Spring 1997 issue of The Double Gun Journal, pp126-135

THE 1996 SILVER JUBILEE GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST GUNS' HOLLAND & HOLLAND - A PAIR OF 12-BORE SINGLE TRIGGER 'SPORTING' OVER AND UNDER TRIGGERPLATE ACTION EJECTOR GUNS, serial no. 50599 / 505600, 28in. nitro barrels with raised matt game ribs, gold-inlaid '1' and '2' and inlaid in silver with 'THE 1996 SILVER JUBILEE GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST GUNS', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, hold-open toplevers, manual safeties with integral barrel selector switches, detachable triggerplate mechanisms, side-bolstered actions deeply carved with stylised acanthus and foliage, surrounding and invading numerous vignettes of wild birds and animals set in their naturalistic habitats, including pheasant, stoat, butterflies, trout and hare, partridge, magpie, locust and bees (No.1) and grouse, rook, pigeon, woodcock and salmon, snipe, fox and duck (No.2), the toplevers engraved ''25 Silver Jubilee', the triggerguards with the Game Conservancy logo, signed 'V. HOLMES. ENGR.', the fore-end irons with cartouches dated '1971-1996', silver finish overall, 15in. well-figured stocks including 1/2in. rubber buttplates, weight 7lb. 12oz., in their lightweight leather motor case

FLLI PIOTTI - A VERY FINE PAIR OF PEDERSOLI-ENGRAVED 'MONACO 3 EXTRA' 20-BORE DOUBLE-TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 9184 / 5, 26 3/4in. nitro chopperlump barrels with raised matt ribs, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp cyl and 1/2 choke, manual safeties, articulated front triggers, rolled-edge triggerguards, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, the actions and furniture deeply engraved with very fine floral and acanthus scrollwork on a matt background, the lockplates finely engraved in bulino style with game scenes of English partridge, pheasant and wild duck, signed 'GF PEDERSOLI', bright finish overall, 14 1/2in. highly-figured stocks with diamond grips and 1/4in. horn buttplates, beavertail fore-ends finely inset with gold woodcocks, weight 6lb. 2oz., in their leather case with accessories. The guns appear to be virtually unused

ARMI FAMARS - A PAIR OF GALEAZZI-ENGRAVED 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 31763 / 4, 27in. nitro chopperlump barrels with raised ribs, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in all, articulated front triggers, rolled-edge triggerguards, automatic safeties, removable striker discs, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, toplevers pierced with mythical dragons, actions engraved with fine scrollwork, lockplates finely engraved bulino style with game scenes of snipe in flight, capercaillie and partridge and pheasant being shot, signed 'GALEAZZI', bright finish, 14 1/4in. highly-figured stocks including 1in. leather-covered recoil pads, weight 6lb. 12oz.

J. & W. TOLLEY - A COMPOSED PAIR OF 16-BORE SIDELOCK NON-EJECTORS, serial no. 5544 / 5585, 30in. blacked nitro damascus barrels, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, locks and actions engraved with game scenes, "TOLLEY PATENT HAMMERLESS 114", elongated toplevers, 14 3/4in. semi-pistolgrip stocks, No.2 cracked and repaired at hand, horn pistolgrip caps, weight 6lb. 6oz., in a Wiggan & Elliott oak and leather double guncase.

JAMES PURDEY & SON 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR PIGEON GUN, serial no. 17322, 30in. sleeved nitro barrels, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke, locks and action re-engraved poorly with game scenes, clipped fences, 15 1/2in. well-figured stock including 1in. rubber recoil pad, weight 7lbs. 11oz..

W. & C. SCOTT & SON 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 102602, 30in. nitro reproved barrels with matt game rib, tubes engraved 'W. & C. SCOTT & SON, MAKERS, 78 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE. LONDON.' 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and full choke, treble-grip action with removeable striker discs, left-handed triggers, fine border and scroll engraving, retaining much colour-hardening and finish, 14 3/4in. highly-figured stock (cast for left hander) including 1/2in. rubber recoil pad, weight 7lb. 3oz., in a canvas case

HYNEK SEBASTA (LOUNY) 16-BORE SIDEPLATED BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 1765.35, 27 1/2in. nitro Krupp-steel barrels with raised matt game rib, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, treble-grip action with side-clips, cocking-indicators, automatic safety, action and decorative sideplates deeply carved with oak leaves and acorns, the sideplates with a woodland scene of pointer flushing pheasant and a flight pond with mallard, the underside with a calling capercaillie, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, 14 3/8in. figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, horn pistolgrip-cap and 5/8in. ebonite extension

REGENT .410 BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 91121, 28in. nitro barrels with matt game rib, 3in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, border and scroll engraved action, removable striker discs, retaining much original finish, 13 3/8in. figured stock with sling swivels, weight 5lb. 14oz.

A VERY FINE W. & C. SCOTT 16-BORE 'THE VICTORIA' (2 3/4IN) TOPLEVER HAMMER PIGEON GUN, serial no. 74323, 30in. nitro 'W.S.' steel barrels with broad, raised matt rib, gold-inlaid at the breech-end with gold scrollwork, tubes engraved ''W. & C. SCOTT & SON. THE VICTORIA' and '78 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE. LONDON.', crossbolt extension with scroll engraving and marked 'SCOTT'S IMPROVED BOLT', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. full choke in both, treble-grip action with side-clips, carved percussion fences with broad strikers, rebounding sidelocks, the whole profusely engraved with fine scrollwork, surrounding vignettes of pointers, retrievers and a variety of game birds and wildfowl, retaining traces of original colour-hardening, 14 3/8in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock including 1 1/8in. leather-covered recoil pad, sling swivels, weight 7lb. 3oz.

WILH. LORENZEN 16-BORE PUSH-FORWARD UNDERLEVER BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 2249 / 6897, 28 7/8in. black powder only Krupp-steel barrels (some pitting), 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, slender treble-grip action with rounded bar, broad top-strap with cocking-indicators, manual safety, game scene engraving of fox and deer, pointer and wildfowl, retaining traces of original colour-hardening, 15 1/2in. pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece and fluted horn pistolgrip-cap and buttplate, weight 6lb. 3oz.

E.J. CHURCHILL 16-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 1797, 25in. nitro reproved barrels (shortened), game rib rib engraved 'E.J. CHURCHILL. 8. AGAR STREET. STRAND. LONDON. W.C.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl in both, treble-grip action, automatic safety, border and scroll engraving, 15in. well-figured stock including 1 5/8in. wooden extension, repaired crack at hand, weight 6lb. 9oz.

A George Jones majolica oval game pie dish and cover, the sides moulded with wheat, the cover with dead game, glazed in brown, blue and green, lilac interior, 26cm wide, applied seal mark, circa 1870

Adair (Captain F.E.S.). A Summer in High Asia. Being a Record of Sport and Travel in Baltistan and Ladakh, with an Appendix on Central Asian Trade, by Captain S.H. Godfrey, 1st ed., London, Calcutta & New York, 1899,. num. b & w illusts. from photos and drawings but lacks folding map at rear, endpapers somewhat browned and brittle, orig. dec. cloth, a little rubbed, together with Brocklehurst (Captain H.C.), Game Animals of the Sudan, Their Habits and Distribution. A Handbook for Hunters and Naturalists, 1st ed., 1931, twelve col. plts., b & w illusts. from photos and drawings, folding map at rear, orig. cloth in torn d.j., both 8vo (2)

Chapman (Abel). On Safari. Big-Game Hunting in British East Africa, with Studies in Bird-Life, 1st ed., 1908,. photogravure frontis., b & w illusts. from drawings and photos, orig. pict. cloth gilt, a little rubbed and minor wear to extrems. (new endpapers), 8vo (1)

Lydekker (R.). The Game Animals of India, Burma, Malaya, and Tibet, 2nd ed., revised by J.G. Dollman, Rowland Ward, 1924, numerous illusts. from photos., printed in sepia tint, 'zebra-skin' endpapers (hinges partially split), orig. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed at edges, spine sunned, 8vo (1)

* Shooting. Four humorous shooting etchings, entitled "Cockney-Sportsmen Making Game; Cockney-Sportsmen Shooting Flying; Cockney Sportsmen finding a Hare; Cockney-Sportsmen Recharging", early 19th c., hand-coloured etchings, close-trimmed, approx. 210 x 300mm, framed & glazed (4)

A probably Bavarian treen oval covered Box, crested with a game bird and raised on scrolled feet, the whole embossed with foliage, 7” wide

A 19th Century Chinese oval Dish, decorated in underglazed blue with game birds and foliage, six character mark, 15” long

A late 19th Century Kutani baluster Vase, slender neck and slightly spreading body, painted in typical colours with game bird amidst foliage and scene of figures in a garden, also decorated with scrolls, butterflies etc, two character mark, (rim repaired), 12 ¼” high

A boxed Chad Valley Soccer game, together with Waddington’s Table Soccer and a Soccerama game. (3)

An early 20th Century Ascot racing game the mahogany box with side crank handle and six lead painted racehorse, with instructions.

R.F.S, Sky Pirates, a duel on the air, (WWI bagatelle game)

Golden Cockerel Press. Rummy. That Noble Game Expounded in Prose, Poetry, Diagram and Engraving, by A.E. Coppard and Robert Gibbings, with an Account of Certain Diversions into the Mountain Fastnesses of Cork and Kerry, 1932, (limited edition 224/250, signed by Coppard and Gibbings), together with The Hundredth Story of A.E. Coppard, 1931, wood-engs. by Robert Gibbings, (limited edition 278/1000), plus Crotty Shinkwin, A Tale of the Strange Adventure that befell a Butcher of County Clare. The Beauty Spot, A Tale Concerning the Chilterns, both Tales by A.E. Coppard, 1932, wood-engs. by Robert Gibbings (limited edition 74/500), and Storm at Sea, by Jack Lindsay, 1935, wood-engs. by John Farleigh, (limited edition 2/250, signed by the author), all t.e.g., remainder rough-trimmed, orig. quarter morocco gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo (4)

Scolar Press. Jacobus de Cessolis, The Game of Chess, translated and printed by William Caxton, c.1483, reproduced in facsimile from the copy at Trinity College, Cambridge, with an introduction by N.F. Blake, 1976, b & w illusts., untrimmed, orig. full morocco, tooled in black, by The Eddington Bindery, contained in orig. cloth slipcase, sm. folio Limited edition, 43/50 copies, printed on hand-made paper and specially bound (of a total edition of 500 copies). (1)

[Potter, Beatrix]. Peter Rabbit's Race Game, A Very Amusing & Interesting Game Introducing the Famous Characters created by Miss Beatrix Potter, Frederick Warne, c.1960s, folding col. game board approx. 510 mm x 730 mm, painted lead figures of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Squirrel Nutkin and Jeremy Fisher, printed instruction sheet (2 copies, incl. one foxed), die and dice cup (cracked), in orig. box, minor rubbing and soiling, with col. pictorial label to lid cf. Quinby, p.116 D4. (1)

Coppard (A.E., and others). Consequences. A Complete Story in the Manner of the Old Parlour Game, pub. Golden Cockerel Press, 1932, orig. two-page manuscript Epilogue for the work by A.E. Coppard, together with nine multi-page orig. typescript chapters by Elizabeth Bowen, A.E. Coppard, John van Druten, Sean O'Faolain, Ronald Fraser, Nora Hoult, Hamish Maclaren, G.B. Stern, and Malachi Whitaker, together with an unlimited edition of the book (1)

James Bond comic strips, related magazines, trading cards, photographs, board game etc in three blue crates

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A Victorian majolica game dish with borders of leaves in dark green and ears of wheat in lime green on a pink ground (with similar pink interior), the cover with shot duck in high relief, 27.5cm (10.75") wide, complete with white liner

A Collection of eighteen Continental paperknives, including an Art Nouveau Bronze knife with flower maiden terminal, similar examples with hound, frog and game bird terminals, two WMF knives with dog finials, and twelve other examples

A WEDGWOOD CANEWARE GAME PIE DISH of oval form, the cover with a cauliflower finial, the body with an applied band of fruiting vine (lacking liner) 23.5cms wide

A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY SPILL VASES modelled as spaniels with dead game, the spaniels with black feathering, on oval moss encrusted bases, 15.25cms high See illustration

F JASON, BRITISH 20TH CENTURY Gun dogs flushing game, oil on canvas, signed to lower left, 91cms x 122cms

A Taylor Tunnicliffe pottery sugar bowl with plated mounts and cover, painted with game and water birds in landscapes, a Continental bisque spill vase, modelled as romantic figures, monochrome and gilt 9" high, a Copeland pottery jelly mould 3?" high, (3).

William Woodhouse, NBA (British, 1857-1937) The Little Foxes signed lower right W Woodhouse watercolour 36 x 52cm Provenance: Private collection, St Neots, Cambridgeshire William Woodhouse was born near Morecambe in Lancashire and rarely left this area during his life. He studied at the Lancaster School of Art and specialised in subjects of sporting dogs and game, developing a soft realistic style that captures the character of the animals very well. A retrospective exhibition of eighty-nine paintings by Woodhouse was held in Preston after his death in 1939

Mary Basinger (American, 19th Century) A Game of Cards signed lower right Mary Basinger oil on canvas 56 x 77cm Provenance: Private collection, Norfolk

A 19th century Indian miniature painted in muted colours with two ladies seated under a canopy playing a game while two attendants serve drinks, 22 x 16cm

Walsingham and Payne-Gallwey; "Shooting" 1886 badminton library. Hearn; "Shooting and Gunfitting" nd. c. 1945. Churchill; "game shooting" 1955 and 9 other "shooting" related books. (12).

A Flip-O-Hoy air race game, of British manufacture, patent no.204204, generally very good condition (one painted lead playing piece broken at base), boxed; a 'White Horse' or 'Bell and Hammer' (or Schimmell) game, complete with miniature ivory gavel, in original wooden box with applied paper label; a parquetry game, in original wooden box with hand-coloured label (two pieces missing); a part set of Spellicans, boxed; a game of Lotto, in original cardboard box with hand-coloured label; a set of miniature billiard (or carpet) bowls by Taylor-Rolph, complete with jack and instructions, boxed; a set of boxwood and ebony dominoes in a (non-original) rosewood box; a Jeu du Nain-Jeune games box (lacking playing pieces); two vellum-covered ping-pong bats; a whist marker, 'The Foster' by Goodall; and two other markers.