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Memorabilia / Book - Elvis UK: The Ultimate Guide to Elvis Presley's British Record Releases 1956-86 hardback. Vg+ condition

The Shooter’s Guide or Complete Sportsman’s Companion by B. Thomas 1826 with engraved plates. An Illustrated Treatise on The Art of Shooting by Charles Lancaster 1889 illustrated. Shots from A Lawyer’s Gun 1927. Mr. Punch with Rod and Gun. Sporting Days by John Colquhoun 1866. Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of The Highlands by Charles St. John illustrated 1878. Field Sports of Scotland 1936. The Complete Sportsman 1914 illustrated Lewis Baumer. Sportsman’s Bedside Book by B.B. 1937. Moonraking illustrated Lionel Edwards 1936. Lives of the Hunted and Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Seton. Mountaineering with 130 illustrations, Hounds & Dogs Their Care, Training & Working illustrated 1932 and Steeplechasing (Lonsdale Library). Linen backed map of Gloucestershire / Wiltshire labelled 'Duke of Beaufort' (16)  

[Racing] The Jockey Club or a Sketch of the Manners of the Age (Charles Pigott), printed for H.D. Symonds 1792. Genius Genuine by Samuel Chifney (Jockey) of Newmarket, A Fine Part in Riding a Race...To Train Horses for Running...& Full Account of the Prince’s Horse 'Escape' running at Newmarket etc, printed January 9th 1804. Cleverly Won, A Romance of The Grand National by Hawley Smart 1887. Pierce Egan’s Book of Sports...embracing The Turf, The Chase, The Ring and The Stage with Original Memoirs of Sporting Men printed for T.T. & J. Tegg 1832 with woodcut titles. Ruff’s Guide to The Turf 1885-86. The Epping Hunt by Thomas Hood with engravings after George Cruikshank 1830. The Turf by Nimrod 1851 – mostly half-leather and with varying degrees of wear (7)

BINDINGS A quantity of attractively leatherbound volumes, to include A Thousand and One Gems of English Poetry selected and arranged by Charles MacKay in full gilt-tooled tree calf; a collection of Ministry of Reconstruction Reconstruction Problems pamphlets bound together by Zaehnsdorf, 1922; The Picture of Glasgow; or, Strangers' Guide, new edition, 1812, rebound; The Book of Common Prayer fully bound in tan calf with upper cover embossed "The Gift of Philip, Late Lord Wharton, Distributed by His Lordship's Trustees. 1843", assorted works of the great poets etc.; with many prize bindings Condition Report:Available upon request

Graham (Robert. C.). The Carved Stones of Islay, Glasgow: James Maclehose and Sons, 1895, half-title, additional etched decorative title on cream Japon vellum, ink inscription to verso of half-title 'This is one of the copies with plates on Japanese of which only sixty five(?) copies are for sale' indistinctly signed (possibly by publisher), map, 32 photogravures and other illustrations, some scattered spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original quarter morocco gilt, upper board corners rubbed with small loss, gilt title to spine, a little rubbed and minor wear at head of spine, 4to, together withRamsay (Lucy). The Stent Book and Acts of the Balliary of Islay, 1718-1843, privately printed, 1890, half-title, title-page with engraving of map of Islay, plate of signatures, blue endpapers, original half morocco gilt, some marks and rubbing to extremities, gilt title to spine, 4to, limited to 250 copies, plus four other topography books comprising: The Resources, Products and Industrial History of Birmingham...edited by Samuel Timmins, 1866; A Topographical Description of Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire and a part of The West Riding of Yorkshire...by John Housman, 1800, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes by Harriet Martineau, [1855], and A Complete Guide to the English Lakes...by Rev. Professor Sedgwick, 1859, all 8voQTY: (6)

Nicholson (Peter). The Carpenter's New Guide; Being a Complete Book of Lines for Carpentry and Joinery... , 8th edition, corrected and enlarged, London: J. Taylor, 1823, 84 engraved plates, some spotting, contemporary tree calf, slight edge wear, modern morocco reback, together with:Byrne (Robert Scott, editor), The New Guide to Carpentry, General Framing, and Joinery, Theoretical and Practical, Edinburgh & London: A. Fullarton & Co., c. 1870, 150 engraved plates and illustrations to text, contemporary half morocco gilt over cloth, rubbed, plusLucotte (J. R.), Le Vignole Moderne ou Traité elementaire d'Architecture Parts 1 & 2 (of 3) bound as 1, Paris, 1781, 33 (of 36) and 36 engraved plates including titles, leaf C2 of Part 2 duplicated at end of preliminaries, some old damp staining and light browning, ink stamp at foot of first title, contemporary half calf gilt over marbled boards, rebacked with original spine relaid, some wear, plus other similar English language antiquarian carpentry, masonry and relatedQTY: (22)

BAEDEKER. Switzerland, seventh edition guide book, 1877

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 - (1963 - MARVEL - UK Price Variant) - Third appearance of Spider-Man + First appearances of two of Spider-Man's most enduring foes, Vulture and Tinkerer - Currently tied at #24 on Overstreet's Comic Book Price Guide Top 50 Silver Age Comics list - Steve Ditko cover and interior art - a photographic condition report is available on request - NB: Small loss of paper on cover above bottom staple

Science-fiction artbooks: A group of eleven (11) hardcover vintage science fiction artbooks and prose materials.This lot includes:Starliners: Commercial Spacetravel in 2200 AD: A Terran Trade Authority Handbook. Stewart Cowley, Hamlyn publishing, 1st printing, printed in Italy, 1980. A collection of full colour science fiction artwork and prose, hardcover with dustjacket.Spacewreck: Ghostships and Derelicts of Space: A Terran Trade Authority Handbook. Stewart Cowley, Hamlyn publishing, 1st printing, printed in Italy, 1979. A collection of full colour science fiction artwork and prose, hardcover with dustjacket.Great Space Battles: A Terran Trade Authority Handbook. Stewart Cowley and Charles Herridge, Chartwell Books Inc, 1st printing, 1979. A collection of full colour science fiction artwork and prose, hardcover with dustjacket. The Science Fiction and Fantasy world of Tim White. Dragons World limited publishing, 1st printing, 1981. A collection of full colour Tim Whites painted artwork for various book sleeves, record sleeves, private commissions and others. Hardcover with dustjacket.Chiaroscuro: Tim White. Guild Publishing, 1st printing, 1988. A collection of Tim Whites full colour painted artwork for various book sleeves, record sleeves, private commissions and others. Hardcover with dustjacket.Philip Castle: Airflow. Dragons World limited publishing, 1st printing, 1980. A collection of Philip Castles distinctive full colour airbrush paintings exploring his created mythology of women, cars, aeroplanes mediating on the American Dream. Hardcover with dustjacket Michael Whelans Works of Wonder. Columbus books, 1st printing, 1987. A collection of Michael Whelans full colour science fiction paintings. Hardcover with dustjacket. Roger Dean: Views. Dragons Dream publishing, 1st printing, 1975. A collection of Roger Deans full colour painted artwork for record sleeves, private commissions and others. Hardcover with dustjacket. Roger Dean: Magnetic Storm (sequel to Views). Dragons Dream publishing, 1st printing, 1984. A collection of Roger Deans full colour painted artwork for record sleeves and book covers as a sequel to his earlier work Views. Hardcover with dustjacket.Space Wars: Worlds and Weapons. Steven Eisler, foreword by Chris Foss. Octopus Publishing, 1st printing, 1979. A collection of assorted science fiction full colour artwork and prose by various contributors. Hardcover with dustjacket.The Alien World: The Complete Illustrated Guide. Steven Eisler, Octopus Publishing, 1st printing, 1980. A collection of full colour painted science fiction related artwork. Hardcover with dustjacket.(11)~Condition Report: All volumes in good to excellent condition. Complete with unclipped dust jackets. Some light scuffing and foxing to some volumes with some dust jackets showing signs on long term storage.

Tales from the Crypt: The Official Archives. Strictly limited Hardcover, limited to 200 copies. Hamilton Press / St Martins Press. 1996. By Digby Diehl. Tales From The Crypt: The Official Archives by Digby Diehl as published by St.Martin's Press and Hamilton Comics Ltd, 1996. This is one of the limited signed hardcover editions published by Bruce Hamilton's Hamilton Comics Ltd, with 2 signed bookplates inside the front cover. National Public Radio commentator Diehl recounts the history of Tales from the Crypt, which has scared horror fans through comics, television, and movies for more than half a century. Tales from the Crypt Official Archives limited edition hardcover centres on four special sections, each of which is worth the price of the whole book: there are biographies of 13 artists from the E. C. stable; glossy, full-color covers for all 105 E. C. horror comics; 4 beautifully reproduced, complete tales in their original form (on creamy white paper stock); and a never-before-seen "Picto-Fiction" story from E. C.'s heyday, illustrated by Jack Davis. All of this and more has been lovingly put together by literary correspondent and columnist, Digby Diehl.While St.Martin's Press published the hardcover trade editions and softcover editions, Bruce Hamilton had the rights to publish the limited edition versions. With the interior pages and contents being exactly the same, Hamilton Comics published four different; Pricier Editions, each one limited and with different coloured Leather-effect covers. Each of the four coloured editions had EC ghoulish-names attached to them:1. The brown cover version was called Rotting Corpse mottled brown2. The green cover version was called Swamp water Slime mottled green3. The red cover version was called Stripped Flesh mottled red4. This off white cover version was called Bleached BonesThis edition is the Pricier edition in the Bleach bones style, much rarer than the trade edition found on the secondary market. This Bleached Bones off-white edition is signed by seven of the original EC Comics artists and writers; Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein, Al Williamson, Marie Severin, and George Evans. Most excitingly this edition features an individual signed bookplate by none other than the legendary Harvey Kurtzman, the sadly now deceased genius behind MAD Magazine and principal artist on many of the earliest EC horror stories. Also included is a signed glossy 8x10 photo of the Crypt Keeper character from the Tales of the Crypt television show.The interiors are printed in full colour on slick paper and feature 4 complete EC Horror stories, as well as numerous excerpts, reproductions of all original Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror, Haunt of Fear, and Shocksuspence covers, a history of the Gaines empire, and the rise and fall of horror comic books, and complete filmography of the Tales from the Crypt television series. Most excitingly this edition features a story from the EC archives illustrated by Jack Davis that had never been printed until this editions publication! This is a real find and a must read for any EC enthusiast.Other Features:- The official biography of the Crypt Keeper and the history of EC Horror Comics/- All 105 EC Horror Comic covers reproduced in full-colour.- A pictorial "filmography" of the award-winning HBO and Fox Television series featuring credits, synopses, and episode guide.- Four original (and complete) stories by Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels, and Jack Kamen reprinted from the actual art and reproduced in colour in their original size.- Brief biographies and portfolios of the key EC artists.- Collectibles section highlighting the rarest and most valuable Crypt merchandise.Dont miss this chance to own one of the most amazing Tales from the Crypt publications ever produced.Excitingly this edition comes with a hand signed letter from the original distributor Janet Dvorak, apologising to the original owner for the copy originally getting lost in transit. After what must have been a lengthy journey back to its original point of origin, the book was then re-dispatched and thankfully made its way to its new home. To think that such a treasure was almost lost in the confines of global postal systems and may have never emerged is quite the thought. Excitingly, this treasure is now soon headed for a new home via Ewbank's auction House!Binding is perfectly bound and firm. No dents or knocks to hardcover. Pages are beautifully bound and still crisp from production. Cover shows slight markings of long-term storage and discolouration to front. Spine shows slight discoloration to gold gilt lettering. Otherwise, an excellent copy.Signature plates are firmly attached in place. Includes signed photo slipped inside the front cover of book and signed letter from original Distributor.(1)Condition Report: Binding is perfectly bound and firm. No dents or knocks to hardcover. Pages are beautifully bound and still crisp from production. Cover shows slight markings of long-term storage and discolouration to front. Spine shows slight discoloration to gold gilt lettering. Otherwise, an excellent copy.Signature plates are firmly attached in place. Includes signed photo slipped inside the front cover of book and signed letter from original Distributor.(1)

Printing and bibliographic history. CHURCHILL (W A) Watermarks in Paper, 3rd impression 1967; The Press News Printing Trade Directory, January to December 1889, small 4to, illustrations/advertisements, black morocco gilt; LAYARD (G S) Suppressed Plates, 1st edition 1907, cloth; The London Scale of Prices, 2nd edition, circa 1845, cloth; PARTINGTON (C F) The Printer's Complete Guide, 1825, 8vo, worn boards; LANG (A) Books and Bookmen, 1887, 8vo, half morocco; UZANNE (O) The Book-Hunter in Paris, 1893, ex.library stamp overleaf of title, cloth gilt; DICKINSON (D) John Carter, 2004, Oak Knoll Press, dust jacket; many others, mainly 20th century (c.50 vols.)

BOWLES (Thomas and John) The English Gentleman's Guide or A New and Compleat Book of Maps of All England and Wales, London 1738, double page letter-press title, four folded maps by Phillip Overton, with outline colour, explanation leaf trimmed and laid down, old ink index, maps loose, some tears along folds, damaged limp calf covers

A first edition of the Daily Mail May 4th 1896, A University of Bristol guide book 1925, Cotswold Country & a Daily Mail Jubilee book 1946

A Leica Collectors Guide and Other Hove Camera Marque Books comprising Leica Collectors Guide (Dennis Laney, hbk, 1992), Zeiss Ikon Cameras 1926-39 (D.R.Tubbs, 1977, reprinted 1993), Asahi Pentax and Pentax SLR 35mm Cameras 1952-1989 (D.Cecchi, 1991), Collectors Guide to Rollei Cameras (Arthur Evans, 1986), Zeiss Compendium East and West - 1940-1972 (Barringer & Small, 1995) together with The Book of Movie Photography (David Cheshire,1979)

A Selection of Photographic Books 1953 to 1999 comprising Manual of the Miniature Camera (1953), Photograms of the Year 1953 and 1954, The Nikon Manual (1957), 35mm Photography (1959), The Complete Amateur Photographer (1959), Camera Close Up (1964), Newnes Complete Guide to the Miniature Camera (1964), Photography With the Eye-Level Reflex (1966), SLR Yearbook 1970, The Camera at War (1978), The Lens Book (1994), Canon Compendium (1994) and other six approx. other books

4 Royal Crown Derby Collectors Guild packs, all boxed; 2002 Crested Tit, gold stopper; Puppy, gold stopper; Owlet, gold stopper; Scruff 2006, gold stopper. Also includes a Collectors Guide book All in good condition with no damage or previous repair

Antiquarian. Lake District Guides. West, Thomas - A Guide to the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire. Kendal: Printed by W. Pennington, 1812. Tenth edition. Map frontispiece. Contemporary leather, worn. With; Atkinson's Hand-Book to the English Lakes. Kendal: 1852. Seventh edition. Map to end paper (damaged). Adverts section at rear with loss. (2)

FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (AMERICAN, 1847-1928)Sanctuary in the Sahara signed and dated ‘F. A Bridgman 1879’ (lower left) oil on canvas 56 x 87cm Provenance The artist Arthur Croft (1828-1902); Thence by family descent to the current owner Exhibited London, Royal Academy, Annual, 1880, no. 232 Literature For a related work see; Frederick A. Bridgman, Winters in Algeria (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1890), drawing, Mosque of Lichana, repro. p. 248. The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place SW7 on 12th and 13th March 2024FootnoteSanctuary in the Sahara is a product of Fredrick A. Bridgman’ssecond visit to Algeria.  Having painted Algiers and its neighboringvillages in 1872-73 during his first trip to North Africa, during his 1879stay, he decided to investigate the smaller towns and villages south of themetropolis, which remained less westernized, despite French control of theregion. After Biskra, he made a three-day excursion towards the Sahara Desert,visiting several south-eastern villages, accompanied by a French militaryescort, native guide, interpreter, and other artists.Their initial adventure was to the oasis village of Lichana. Bridgman remarkedin his published account, Winters in Algeria (1890, p. 245)that it “presented a different aspect from anything we have seen.” The partyselected as their first sightseeing stop the local mosque, one of the oldest inAlgeria.  Bridgman was so taken by its sad beauty that he devoted a pageto describing its features.Heavy roundarches of whitewashed clay stood upon rude columns that looked as if they hadbeen fashioned by throwing the material together from a distance rather than byany careful trowelling. Several pillars of limestone, with rude capitals,probably Roman, were worn quite smooth from being constantly leaned against. ... More than half the mosque was not used, and the impalpable dust lay severalinches thick round the base of the columns farthest removed from the . . .pulpit. . .. On the white walls were various square patterns and scroll-work,painted in vivid colors to take the place of tiles.  The little windowswere of fascinating design, each one different, and here and there wereenlivened with bits of stained glass between the open-work—a remnant of betterdays that the mosque and village had seen before the French occupation. (pp.246-47)Throughouthis description of the mosque, shadowy covered passageways, and dwellings,Bridgman remarked on the dilapidated state of the village and surrounding highwalls, not as a criticism, but as a comment on the inhabitants’ poverty. So impressed was he by the mosque that he devoted a half-pageillustration, Mosque of Lichana, to it in his travel book. Thedrawing, which includes far less figures, has a similar setting and no doubtserved as the study for the painting, Sanctuary in the Sahara.   Bridgmanadded bits of color throughout the monochromatic shadowy interior, placing oneof the painted decorative lintels on the center column for emphasis.The painting was first exhibited in London at the 1880 annual exhibition of theRoyal Academy.  It was probably bought then or soon afterwards by theEnglish artist Arthur Croft (1828-1902) as it never again appeared in any ofBridgman’s many contributions to annuals, nor in his solo exhibitions. The twounidentified exhibition stickers on the canvas indicate the painting was latershown again, probably in regional displays. Croft was known primarily as awatercolorist of landscapes and topographical views; he married an Americanwoman and spent some time in New York, depicting New England scenery. Croft mayhave met Bridgman in 1880 or 1881 when Bridgman was back in his home country tohold a large solo display of his paintings.  However, it is more likelythat the two artists met in London as both were married to American expatriatesliving there. Croft may have even visited Algeria with Bridgman, as theAmerican was accompanied by four other artists, who remained unnamed in hiswritings. The few located Croft Algerian scenes are dated 1880 and 1881. Sanctuaryin the Sahara remained in Croft’s family for generations.We are grateful to Dr Ilene Fort for preparing this note and for her assistance with the cataloguing ofthis work. Condition ReportOriginal canvas.  There is a small one-inch tear to the central pillar; scattered surface staining to the left side of the work; areas of paint separation to the doorway, lower left, to the figures, lower centre and to the foreground.  Otherwise original condition and held in the original frame.Nothing fluorescing under UV light.

Farriery & household.- Montague (Peregrine) The Family Pocket-book: or, Fountain of true and useful knowledge. Containing the Farrier's Guide; or, the horse dissected..., first edition, a few woodcut illustrations, including ‘A Summer-House in the Chinese Taste’, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, final f. blank, without frontispiece (see note), D2 narrow piece from lower margin, affecting catchword, spotted / foxed and stained, browned (as often, but still a solid copy), 20th century blind-stamped calf, spine in compartments and with ?earlier double light brown leather labels, corners little worn, rubbed, [Maclean p.102 (erroneously dating it to c.1768); British Bee Books 105], 8vo, Printed by Henry Coote, and sold by George Paul, Bookseller near Gray’s-Inn-gate, Holborn, [c.1760].  *** Rare at auction (we can trace only two copies since 2005, one with a frontispiece and one without). With much on the horse, and including the breeding of game-cocks, the kitchen garden, cooking, pickling, preserving, bees, growing a tea tree, and printing on silk. Opinion seems to differ as to whether a frontispiece is called for in this first edition. Provenance: Cooks Books, T & M. McKirdy (small book label to foot of rear inner cover and their catalogue entry for a copy of the work loosely inserted (without a frontispiece)).  

Collection of Jaguar XJS brochures and Books - To include Jaguar XJ-S The Complete Story by James Taylor hardback book, Jaguar XJS Jaguar Jaeger Promotion original brochure 1975, Jaguar XJS branded envelope containing Jaguar XJS original launch brochure 1975, Jaguar XJS Autocar Test 13 September 1975 (reprint), Jaguar Sport XJR-S original fact sheet 1990, and The Essential Buyers Guide Jaguar XJ-S 1975-1996 book by Peter Crispin (6). Please note this lot has the standard Ewbank's standard buyers premium payable on top of the hammer price and not the reduced rate for cars and motorbikes.

Collection of 30 Various Car Books - To include All the Fiats 1899-2007, Alfa Romeo a History by Peter Hull, The Maharajas Motor cars, The Complte Book of Porsche, Lancia from Apha to Zeta and beyond, Vickers a History, Cosworth, The Three Pointerd Star, Thje Bullnose Morris, The world guide to automobiles, Daimler Century , Thje sustin 1905-52, Daimlet Busses and others. Please note this lot has the standard Ewbank's standard buyers premium payable on top of the hammer price and not the reduced rate for cars and motorbikes.

Leica (Leitz), Germany. Model 1F camera with a red dial, serial number 674042, ca. 1953-54. Including a collapsable flash reflector, a slip-on skylight filter with original case and packaging, a flash attachment with original packaging, a rangefinder (viewfinder) in original packaging, a Leica camera instructions booklet, a Leica guide booklet, and the "New Leica Manual" book by Willard D. Morgan and Henry M. Lester (1951).(Camera, in case) height: 4 in x width: 6 1/2 in x depth: 2 1/4 in. (Ephemera, shipping dimensions) height: 4 1/2 in x width: 11 in x depth: 11 in.Condition:Shutter works and mechanical pieces seem to move well. Not tested. Some dirt/dust collected along the lens. Light wear to the leather case. Some wear throughout to packaging of attachements, booklets, book, and remaining ephemera.

4 early 20th century Irish books on fishing. The Angler’s Guide book (not in first picture) Days & Nights of Salmon Fishing in the Tweed by William Scorpe. Lines in Pleasant Places by William Senior. The Fisherman’s Bedside Book.

Bruce Lee / Kung Fu Memorabilia, collection of Bruce Lee and Kung Fu items including Martial Arts Training Guide with Poster, 3 Pop Pix Photo Cards, ten magazines including Dragon, Kung Fu, Popster, Supersport, Fighters Monthly and more, Bruce Lee Scrapbook, sheet of six 'King of Kung Fu' stickers, Authorised Visual History Hardback book and more - mainly all in very good condition

Vintage steiff teddy bear books and teddy bears of Witney book year guides , some clothing items for bears and teddy bear related ephemera and teddy bear guide books for sourcing etc, a small black plush cat toy and some teddy bear straw summer hats for Bears or dolls etc within 2 card vintage hat boxes. Also a boxed of small tiny teddies ceramic miniature bears in  little boxes etc and a real fur black Labrador dog  and a 1970s snoopy toy-Please see images for detail; ( quantity)

Three Heraldry Today editions and one other: 'The Knights of England - A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day' (William Shaw - Central Chancery 1906) (1971 facsimile in two volumes by Heraldry Today) 'Burkes Colonial Gentry 1891-1895)' (1970 facsimile by Heraldry Today) 'The Genealogist's Guide 1903' George W. Marshall (1973 facsimile by the Genealogical Publishing Co.) 'Fairbairn's Book of Crests 1905 (Heraldry Today 1983 reprint of the 4th edition)

Fachbücher über antike und sammelbare PuppenConstance Eileen King, 1977, "The Price Guide to Dolls Antique & Modern", ein informativer und oft humorvoller Blick auf die in den Londoner Verkaufsräumen angebotenen Puppen; Mary Hillier, 1985, "The History of Wax Dolls", mit Widmung der Autorin; Mary Hillier, 1968, "Dolls and Dollmakers"; Gwen White, 1975, zweite Auflage, 1985, "Toys, Dolls, Automata, Marks and Labels"; Elizabeth A. Coleman, 1963, "Dolls, Makers and Marks", signiert von der Autorin, ex libris Mary Hillier; Catherine Christopher, 1971, zweite Auflage, "The Complete Book of Doll Making and Collecting"; Winifred M. Craven, 1962, "Costume Dolls and How to Make Them"; Kay Desmonde, 1972, "Dolls & Dolls Houses", mit Widmung der Autorin; Jürgen und Marianne Cieslik, "Dolls, European Dolls 1800-1930"; François Theimer et al., 1984, "Histoire et Etude de la SFBJ"; Antonia Fraser, 1963, "Les Poupées"; Gabrielle Wittkop-Ménardeau, 1962, "Von Puppen und Marionetten"; Georgine Anka und Ursula Gauder, 1978, "Die Deutsche Puppenindustrie 1815-1940"; Erwin Felkel (Übersetzer), 1970, "Krippen", Krippenfiguren; "Puppenmütterchens Nähschule", Nachdruck von Kleidermustern; drei Auktionskataloge, darunter "Le Petit Monde Secret de Dina Vierny", Galerie de Chartres, März 2010. - Dabei: Ein kleiner Teil der Korrespondenz zwischen Mary Hillier, ihren Verlegern und befreundeten Sammlern. - Eine wertvolle Quelle für frühe, teils vergriffene Werke aus den prägenden Jahren des Puppensammelns. Start Price: EUR 60 Zustand: (-/-)Reference Books on Antique and Collectable DollsConstance Eileen King, 1977, "The Price Guide to Dolls Antique & Modern", an informative and often humorous look at the dolls offered by the London salerooms; Mary Hillier, 1985, "The History of Wax Dolls", with dedication from the author; Mary Hillier, 1968, "Dolls and Dollmakers"; Gwen White, 1975, second edition, 1985, "Toys, Dolls, Automata, Marks and Labels"; Elizabeth A. Coleman, 1963, "Dolls, Makers and Marks", signed by the author, ex libris Mary Hillier; Catherine Christopher, 1971, second edition, "The Complete Book of Doll Making and Collecting"; Winifred M. Craven, 1962, "Costume Dolls and How to Make Them"; Kay Desmonde, 1972, "Dolls & Dolls Houses", with dedication from the author; Jürgen and Marianne Cieslik, "Dolls, European Dolls 1800-1930"; François Theimer et al., 1984, "Histoire et Etude de la SFBJ"; Antonia Fraser, 1963, "Les Poupées"; Gabrielle Wittkop-Ménardeau, 1962, "Von Puppen und Marionetten"; Georgine Anka and Ursula Gauder, 1978, "Die Deutsche Puppenindustrie 1815-1940"; Erwin Felkel (translator), 1970, "Krippen", crèche figures; "Puppenmütterchens Nähschule", reprint of dress patterns; three auction catalogs, including "Le Petit Monde Secret de Dina Vierny", Galerie de Chartres, March 2010. - In addition: A small group of correspondence between Mary Hillier, her publishers and acquainted collectors. - A valuable resource of early and out-of-print works from the formative years of doll collecting. Start Price: EUR 60 Condition: (-/-)

Multi signed Stirling Moss, Nigel Mansell, Niki Lauda plus many others. Hardback Book jacket cover Title Formula One A Complete Race-by-Race Guide David Tremayne. 'Formula One The Championship 1997' Edition published in 1997 by Parragon. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Ophthalmology.- Adams (George) An Essay on Vision, first edition, folding engraved plate as frontispiece, bookseller's label to pastedown, later morocco, spine gilt with red morocco labels, joints rubbed, 8vo, for the author by R. Hindmarsh, 1789.*** Written as a general guide for the public on the anatomy of the eye and nature of vision, it was the first book to provide general information on the correct and incorrect use of spectacles, and includes a guide on the selection of eyeglasses.

The History the Church Missionary Society, 4 volumes, original cloth, 8vo, London: CMS, 1899-1916; The Missionary Register for MDCCCXVI, folding map, original boards, 8vo, London: L. B. Seeley, 1816; another copy, 1822; another copy, 1840; another copy, 1841; Anon. The Missionary Guide Book, folding map, original cloth, 8vo, London: Seeley, Burnside and Seeley, 1846; and others, similar, v.s.Mixed condition.

Philately. A collection of George VI and later world stamps, loose postally worn and enclosed in albums, to include The Americas, Great Britain, small group of first day covers, Stanley Gibbons Stamp Book Guide, Czechoslovakian, Afghanistan, China, Bulgaria, young Elizabeth heads, etc. (1 box)

ROSSETTI (CHRISTINA)Autograph poem 'On Occasion of her Book to my Fior-di-Lisa' signed ('Christina G. Rossetti'), 8 lines beginning 'The Rose is Love's own flower – And Love's no less/ The Lily's loftiness...', affixed to the flyleaf of a volume of thirteen manuscript poems dedicated to Christina Rossetti, composed, written and illustrated by her close friend Lisa Wilson, beginning 'To Christina, My Dearest Friend', and including the poems 'Consecrations', 'Of My Lady', 'Her Birthday', and 'For Love's Sake', finely decorated in watercolour throughout with flowers such as forget-me-nots, honeysuckle and blossoms, 13 leaves of watercolour paper, printed gilt floral endpapers, vellum, ruled in gilt with initials 'C.G.R.' on upper cover, 8vo (178 x 125mm.), [1892]; with a separate autograph fair copy of Rossetti's poem titled 'In honour of her Book, and still/ more of my own/ Fior-di-Lisa' signed with initials ('C.G.R.') on a bifolium, one page, 8vo (175 x 111mm.), [?1892]; and group of associated ephemera including a cabinet photograph of Lisa Wilson and two botanical watercolours signed 'Helen Rossetti' (small group)Footnotes:'TO MY FIOR-DI-LISA': A VOLUME OF ILLUSTRATED POEMS DEDICATED TO CHRISTINA ROSSETTI BY HER CLOSE FRIEND, WITH TWO COPIES OF ROSSETTI'S VERSE WRITTEN IN RESPONSE. This beautifully decorated vellum-bound volume was presented by Lisa Wilson to Christina Rossetti in 1892, soon after Rossetti's operation for breast cancer in May of that year, and bound in haste when it was thought that she had not long to live. The women had corresponded since the 1880's when Lisa Wilson '...a very invalidish girl, obliged to lie down a great deal...' (Mary F. Sanders, The Life of Christina Rossetti, London, 1930, p.254) wrote Rossetti an admiring letter. They finally met in 1885 when Christina offered to send her a copy of her new book Time Flies (see lot 118). Grasping the opportunity to meet in person, Lisa collected the book herself, thus beginning a close lifelong friendship, becoming her '...most important admirer... close friend and companion...' (Jan Marsh, Christina Rossetti, a Literary Biography, 1994, p.538). The moment is captured in her poem 'The Meeting' included here ('...let me recall the time when we first met... you came and let my hands clasp yours... Your lips, with their sweet melancholy curve and rare swift smile. Your musical low voice Thrilled through me...'). Rossetti herself was less poetic at the prospect of their meeting: 'Don't expect me to be as nice as my poems or you will be disappointed', she had written (Marsh, p.538).The collection of intense love poems, religious verses and thoughts on death has been described as '...the most public statement Wilson made of her love for Rossetti...' (Diane D'Amico, 'Lisa Wilson: 'A Friend of Christina Rossetti'', The Journal of Pre-Raphaelite Studies, Vol. 10, Fall 2001, p.118). D'Amico argues that the poems must, however, be read in the context of female friendship at a time when intense expressions of love between women were allowed without being interpreted as sapphic, and that they can also be seen in the concept of a spiritual friendship that brought them closer to God, with Rossetti as Lisa's spiritual guide: '...Wilson's love for Rossetti and her poetry inspired by this love are influenced by a religious faith that allowed for such a concept of friendship...' (D'Amico, p.121). After Rossetti's death, Lisa requested William Michael Rossetti return the volume, in which Christina had inscribed a short verse dedicated to her, and inserted at the front of the book. 'Fior-Di-Lisa' casts Lisa as a lily and herself as a rose, and the book is full of the symbolic language of flowers through which their friendship was communicated. The poem was published in New Poems by Christina Rossetti, edited by William Michael Rossetti in 1896.As well as requesting the return of our volume, she also burned all Christina's correspondence and, apart from publishing these poems, never commented about a friendship she considered sacred, thinking it was enough, and indeed a privilege, to be remembered merely as Rossetti's friend. All the poems inscribed here, apart from the preface 'To Christina' were included in Lisa Wilson's only published work, Verses, of 1896, in which she revealed her pseudonym Christina Grey, under which she may have published other work. Whilst their close relationship is acknowledged by biographers, and our volume consulted by them, further detail is scarce and she is depicted as a rather shadowy figure of whom little is known. Diane D'Amico has put this deficiency right in her comprehensive essay 'Lisa Wilson: 'A Friend of Christina Rossetti'', (ibid, pp.109-129), where she talks about Lisa and our volume in detail. D'Amico identifies her as Mary Louisa Wilson (1850-1934), the daughter of a solicitor from Oundle. She remained unmarried and lived with her widowed mother and brother as companion and housekeeper in Gilston Road, London. A devout Christian, she was a regular attendee at her local church, St Mary's The Boltons, and devoted much time to visiting the poor and sick. She moved to Cornwall after the death of her sisters and her good friend Maude Corkran, and spent the last years of her life in Penzance. The book was passed on to her god-daughter Christina Corkran, and has remained in the family since then.Provenance: Mary Louisa 'Lisa' Wilson (1850-1934, poet, artist and friend of Christina Rossetti); her god-daughter Christina Maude Evelyn Corkran (1903-1979); thence by descent.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Postcards, Advertising, 8 Shell poster ads, inc. 'Helping Father' no. 75, 'King Petrolemy Sendeth...', '1st unsuccessful motorist...', 'Scottish Reliability Trials', 'Safeguard your interests by using Shell', 'Scottish Trials' boy with bagpipes, 'For cars great and small', 'C.S Rolls Tourist Trophy Race'. Sold with price guide and Alan Roman's book 'The Shell Picture Postcard Book' (gd/vg)

Eleven Fishing Books - Collins New Encyclopaedia of Fishing in Britain and Ireland, The Guinness Book of Game Fishing, The Guinness Guide to Game Fishing, Imitations of the Trout's World, the Salmon Fisherman's Year, Fish Tales A collection of True Angling Stories, Salmon and Sea-Trout Fisheries of Scotland, Salmon Fishing A Practical Guide, A Complete Guide to Fishing, The Best of Trout and Salmon, Fish, Fishing and the Meaning of Life - Mixed condition

Reference book: Turner, G - Fishing Tackle, The Ultimate Collector's Guide, 2009, limited edition full leather, No.13/50, with signed certificate of authenticity and matching slip case.

Nineteen Books on Fishing - Classic Flyfishing Waters of the World 1993, The New Henning's Guide to Fishing in Oregon 1984 Dan Casali and Madelynne Diness, Going Fishing 1946 Negley Farson, Trout Fishing in New Zealand 1979 Rex Forrester, Sporting in Both Hemispheres 2011 J. D'Ewes, A Survey of the Rainbow Trout in Britain and Ireland c1970's Winifred E. Frost, Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing 1972 T.E Dutton, Shooting, Fishing and Gun Book 1976 Sidney Du Broff, Why Trout Usually Win 2013 Graeme Marshall, Fly Fishing 1991 J.R Hartley, Gareth Edwards on Fishing 1984 Tony Pawson, Shadowcasting An Introduction to the Art of Flyfishing 2001 John Dietsch and Gary Hubbell, Modern Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing 1938 Major Kenneth Dawson, The Far From Compleat Angler 1995 Tom Fort, To Cast A Trout Fly 1968 Farlow's and Hardy Brothers, Casts From a Salmon Reel 1948 Major Kenneth Dawson, Salmon & Trout in Moorland Streams 1947 Major Kenneth Dawson, The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing 2010 Kirk Deeter and Charlie Meyers, Davies Trout and Grayling Fishing 1957 W.E Davies - Mixed condition

Ten Books on Fishing - A Pleasure of Fishes 2006 Bernard Venables (ltd ed of 525), Bernard Venables Guide to Angling Waters South-East England 1954, A Fisherman's Testament 1949 Bernard Venables, Bernard Venables The Illustrated Memoirs of a Fisherman 1993, Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing 1949, Fishing for Roach with Mr Cherry and Jim 1970 Bernard Venables, Fish and Fishing Pictures Book 53 Bernard Venables, Fishing for Pike with Mr Cherry and Jim 1965 Bernard Venables, The Fisherman's Beside Book 1946 BB, 'BB' A Summer on the Nene 1967 - Mixed Condition

Fifteen mainly Fishing Books - Birds of the World, Collins Encyclopaedia of Fishing in the British Isles, The Guinness Guide to Game Fishing, The Guinness Book of Game Fishing, The Trout and the Fly, Fishing Forays 1992, The Art of Angling Volume 1, 2 & 3, Guide to Angling in Great Britain, The Fisherman's Companion, Incredible Fishing Stories, The pocket Guide to Trout and Salmon Flies, Trout and Salmon 220 Favourite Flies, Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing - Mixed condition

Twenty Fishing Books and Publications - Trout and Salmon 50th Anniversary Collectors Edition x2, The New Illustrated Dictionary of Trout Flies 1988 John Roberts, A Shephard's Life 1978 W.H Hudson, The Art of Sea Trout Fishing 1989 Charles McLaren, Flyfishing Around the World 1987 Tony Pawson, Modern Fresh & Saly water Fly Fishing 1972 Charles Waterman, Fishing The Wilder Shores 1991 Sidney Spencer, A Hunt Around the Highlands 1973 Michael Brander, trout Lochs of Scotland 1987 Bruce Sandison, The Angler's Companion 1978 Brian Murphy, I Remember Reflections on Fishing in Childhood 1995 Frederick Forsyth, The Fisher's Log Book 1991 Peter Leuver, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 2007 Paul Torday, Fly Fishing 1991 J.R Hartley, Atlantic Salmon trust Fishing Auction 2010 Brochure, Know The Game Book - Know the Weather, A Thames Companion 1981 Mari Prichard & Humphrey Carpenter, Allcocks Anglers Guide 1968 & 1969 - Mixed condition

Twenty Books on Fishing - Trout and Salmon 1999 Nick Lyons, The Atlantic Salmon Atlas 2003 Roy Arris and Malcolm Greenhalgh, The Painted Stream A River Warden's Life 1985 Robin Armstrong, Chalk Streams & Lazy Trout 1991 Robin Armstrong, Under The Bridge 1991 Robin Armstrong, Ted Andrews Basic Fly Tying in Pictures 1992, Friends on the Water Fly Fishing in Good Company 2007, Split-Cane and Sable 1988 Robin Armstrong, Wisdom of the Guides 1998 Paul Arnold, True Love and the Woolly Bugger 1996 Dave Ames, Guide to Pennsylvania Limestone Streams 1992 A Joseph Armstrong, A Dream of Jewelled Fishes 2007 John Ashton, A Good Life Wasted or Twenty years as a Fishing Guide 2005 David Ames, Nutrition Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry 1943 Meeting of the Anglo-American Caribbean Commission, The Ever-Rolling Stream 1989 Bernard Aldrich, The Pocket Guide to Fishing 2000 Affre Durantel Guillotte, The Mysteries of trout Fishing 1988 Foster Ainsworth, Let's Start Fly-Fishing 1999 Fiona Armstrong, The Fisherman's Reference Book 1978 Tony Allen, Hardy's Book of Fishing 1979 Patrick Annesley - Mixed condition

Ireland & Scotland Fishing Books, The Scottish Fishing Guide Pat Castle, with its map to back of book - G, Trout Fishing in Assynt Cathel Macleod 2007 P/b, Angling Guide to the Scottish Boarders, P/b, With a Fishing Rod In Ireland C Conor O'Malley D/j H/b 1975 (4)

4x period Fly Fishing Books, to include Fly Fishing for Duffers R D Peek 6th Impression, 1950, Flyfisher's Guide to Aquatic Flies and Imitations W G Bainbridge 1936, A Reference Book of English Trout Flies W H Lawrie 1967, A Further Guide to Fly Dressing John Veniard 1965, reprint (4)

Seven Books on Fishing - Modern Techniques of Still Water Fly-Fishing 1980 Geoffrey Bucknall, The Encyclopaedia of Fly Fishing 1986 Conrad Voss Bark, Casting for Gold 1991 John Bailey, The Great Salmon Rivers of Scotland 1987 John Ashley-Cooper, Angling Afloat A Complete Guide to Coarse Fishermen 1989 Stephen Harper, Stillwater Trout Tactics 1994 Bob Church, The Complete Book of River Fishing 1993 Len Arbery

Ten Books on Fishing - The Quiet Waters by Aylmer Tryon 1988, Fishing's Strangest Days 2012 Tom Quinn, Gravel Pit Fishing 1968 Trevor Housby, The Practical Angler 1927 W C Stewart, Aspects of Angling Halcyon Days 1992 Bryn Hammond, The Perfect Cast 2011 Tom Quinn, The Domesday Book of Giant Salmon Volume 2 2010 Fred Buller, Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing 1972 T.E Dutton, Spin-Fishing for Sea Trout A Complete Guide to tackle, Methods and Tactics 2008 Gary Webster, Fifty Favourite Nymphs 1978 T Donald Overfield - Mixed Condition

Seven Book on Fishing - Modern Fly Casting 1942 John Alden Knight, Sanke River Country History Anecdotes Fiction Fly Fishing 1987 Sid Eliason, A Line Lost in Time 2018 John Langridge, Fishing Bamboo 1997 John Gierach, Bright Rivers 1977 Nick Lyons, The Wyoming Angling Guide 1986 Chuck Fothergill and Bob Sterling, Wye Salmon and Other Fish 1949 Arthur Hutton - Mixed condition

Eight Books on Fishing Aquatic Insects - Outlines of Entomology 1949 A.D Imms, Life in Lakes and Rivers 1962 T.T Macan and E.B Worthington, An Illustrated Guide to the Mountain Stream Insects of Colorado 2nd Edition 2002 J.V Ward, B.C Kondratieff and R.E Zuellig, Insect Natural History 1973 A.D Imms, A Guide to Freshwater Invertebrate Animals 1960 T.T Macan (ex lib), Troutfishers Entomology An Elementary Treatise on Natural Flies 1930 Charles Wauton, The Observer;s Book of Pond Life, Dragonflies and Damselflies of California 2003 Tim Manolis - Mixed condition

Eighteen Book on Fishing - Tube Flies Two Evolution 2007 Mark Mandell and Bob Kenly, A Particular Lunn 1991 Clive Graham-Ranger, Fisherman's Bounty 1972 Nick Lyons, The Compleat Lee Wulff 1989 Lee Wulff, Salmon on a Fly 1992 Lee Wulff, The Earth Is Enough 1996 Harry Middleton, Top Fishing Spots of Australia 2004 Alistair McGlashan, Weather to Fish 1990 Jack Meyler, Fly-Fishing 1992 C.B McCully, Trout Fishing in the Pacific North West 2008 Gary Lewis and John Van Vliet, How to Fool Fish with Feathers 1992 Jon Margolis and Jeff MacNelly, Pursuing Wild Trout 1998 Bob Magic, Fishing Widows 1974 Nick Lyons, Confessions of a Fly Fishing Addict 1999 Nick Lyons, The Field and Stream International Fishing Guide 1973 A.J McClane, The Waterlogue A Flyfisher's Workbook 1981 Darrel Martin, Trout Fishing 1970 Kenneth Mansfield, Wilerness Fishing for Salmon and Steelhead 1974 Roy A McInturff - Mixed condition

Twelve Fishing Books - Lake Flies and their Imitation 1960 C F Walker, The Technique of Fresh Water Fishing 1960 W E Davies, Fishing 1950 George Clifford (signed), Treadline Fly Fishing for Trout and Sea Trout 1948 Alexander Wanless, Davies Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing 1957 W.E Davies, Coarse Fishing For Beginners 1958 Kenneth Mansfield, Footloose with a Fishing Rod 1953 W.E Davies, A Littlke Fishing Book 1942 Lord Harmsworth, A Holiday Fisherman 1949 Maurice Headlam, The Angler's Week-End Book 1938 Eric Taverner & John Moore, Fly Dressing and some Tackle-Making 1963 W.E Davies, Angler's Guide to Ireland 1957 Irish Tourist Board

HARDBACK BOOK BY BRADSHAW CONTINENTAL RAILWAY GUIDE 1913

Scotland, 7 Volumes, to include: Wilson, Templeton, McKay Two Hundred and Twenty-Two Popular Scottish Songs with Music, Glasgow: John S Marr, 1868, 16mo, Killiecrankie wood-backed boards with engraving to front, AEG; Macdonald (Hugh) Days at the Coast: A Series of Sketches, Glasgow: John Cameron, 1860, 16mo, pictorial cloth gilt; Lawson Brothers A Guide-Book to Dundee, Dundee: Lawson Brothers, 1870, 12mo, quarter calf boards, numerous topographical ltihographs in colours; [anon] An Account of the Antiquities, Modern Buildings and Natural Curiosities in the Province of Moray..., Edinburgh: Michael Anderson, 1813, 12mo, quarter calf and marbled boards, marbled endpapers, fold-out frontis depicting Elgin Cathedral; Knox (A E ) Autumns on the Spey, London: John Van Voorst, 1872, 12mo, original green cloth pictorial gilt, numerous lithographic plates; Earl of Selkirk Observations on the Present State of the Highlands of Scotland..., London: Longman et al, 1802, 8vo, later part calf and marbled boards, marbled endpapers; Cormack (Alexander Allan) Susan Carnegie, Her Life of Service, Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1966, 8vo, green cloth gilt. (7)Not collated. General shelf wear, warping and some foxing to all volumes.

Warhammer Posters & Fantasy Novels. 5x Warhammer posters, Eavy Meatal painting guide book and a Titan Legions rule book. 3x The Horus Hersey paperback novels, Tallarn: Executioner, Aurelian, Scars. An Aliens magazine. All in used condition. Qty 14.

FOUR BOXES AND LOOSE SPORTS RELATED ITEMS, CHAMPAGNE BOXES, MUGS, BOOKMARKS AND SUNDRY ITEMS, to include a New York Yankees baseball shirt size M, a 2001 Official Major League Baseball 'American League Championship Series' Program, World Series Baseball Programs from 1999 and 2001, The Sporting News 'The Yankees' special from Dec 1998, Yankees magazine vol 19 issue 8, two Topps Turbo Attax folders of Formula 1 trading cards (mostly filled) with 2021 game guide, Turbo Attax tins with some cards, a completed Panini American Football 1990-91 sticker book, unused Panini NFL sticker books 2019 and 2020 with some cards, empty Moet & Chandon boxes - one wooden crate style box has an empty bottle, a collection of mugs, glasses (some with an American/Harley Davidson theme) and leather bookmarks, etc (4 boxes + loose) (sd)

Collection of die cast toys together with a Dinky price guide book

Mao Zedong (1893-1976) – On Protracted War, 1938 first volume (part one), a rare original signed Chinese publication of Mao’s lectures regarding the war with Japan, which were undertaken in May and June 1938 at the Yenan Association for the Study of the War of Resistance Against Japan, bearing Mao’s signature to the front page, 98 numbered pages followed by errata page, with fold-tables for Anti-Japanese strategies and defence (between pages 42 & 43 and 44 & 45), in white paper wrapper, approx. size 150mm x 200mm, folded pages uncut to the bottoms and bound together with a large staple to one edge and glued spine, the paper cover lacking most of spine and bearing price $0.20, sold with a signed letter from author and Secretary of the British Communist Party’s International Department Jack Woddis (1914-1980) dated 1950 and stating “Dear Mr. Beeson, Many thanks for the seven guineas. I enclose a copy of Mao Tse-Tung's "Protracted War" with his signature written on the side of the cover. I am sure that this signed book will be a rare acquisition on your part, and I can assure you that the seven guineas will be put to good use in promoting Anglo-Chinese friendship. Yours sincerely, Jack Woddis”. Notes:Mao Zedong / Tse-tung, also known as Chairman Mao, was the Communist revolutionary founder of the People’s Republic of China, which he led as chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1949 until his death in 1976. During the early part of the Chinese Civil War (begun in 1927), Mao was appointed commander-in-chief of the Red Army and developed guerrilla tactics influenced by the works of ancient military strategists such as Sun Tzu. After the Manchurian Incident of 1931 and full-blown Japanese invasion in 1937, Mao’s troops allied with their former enemies to form a united front against the Japanese. From his base in Yan'an, Mao authored several texts for his troops, including Philosophy of Revolution, which offered an introduction to the Marxist theory of knowledge; Protracted Warfare (this volume), which dealt with guerrilla and mobile military tactics; and On New Democracy, which laid forward ideas for China's future.Jack Woddis (1914-1980) was the British-born son of Polish Jewish emigree who had fled the pogroms of the Imperial Russian Empire. He joined the Communist Party Hendon branch in 1937 and went on to write extensively about neo-colonialism and internationalism. He worked as secretary of the Communist Party’s International Department for many years as well as being a member of the executive and various political committees.The volume was purchased by the vendor’s grandfather, who is described by them as having had very “left-wing sympathies”. It has stayed in the family since the original purchase in 1950, and was only re-discovered amongst other papers recently after the vendor’s father passed away.Refer to department for guide price

Tymms, Samuel: Wills And Inventories From The Registers Of The Commissary Of Bury St Edmund's And The Archdeacon Of Sudbury, Printed for The Camden Society, 1850, 4to, together with Mackinlay, Rev. J.B.: Saint Edmund King And Martyr, London And Leamington Art and Book Company, 1893, 8vo, Barber, Rev. Robert W.: Abbot Samson From the Chronicle of Jocelin of Brackland, Jarrold & Sons Warwick Lane, 1903, 8vo and Barker, Horace R. (comp): Guide To The Abbey Of St. Edmundsbury, Third edition, Paul & Mathew Bury St Edmunds, 8vo. (4)

British Entomology Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Generaof Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland, Containing ColouredFigures from Nature of the most Rare and Beautiful Species and inmany instances of the Plants upon which they are found, by JohnCurtis. Printed for the author and sold by E. Ellis and Co., 92 GreatRussell Street, Bloomsbury; Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers' Court;and J.B. Bailliere, 219 Regent Street. 1823-1840.Half leather, marbled-paper-covered boards, some rubbing, The leatheron the spines largely dried out and the labels faded. A pencil note tothe front '16 guineas for the 16 volumes in 8' and a tipped-inhandwritten note in the hand of George West states 'This perfectlyclean copy of the British Entomology by John Curtis contains thewhole of the plates in 8 vols arranged numerically, although the titlepages are for the systemic arrangement. All the plates are of theoriginal and best colouring and are vastly superior to the later issues,the text being the same throughout.'The title pages would appear to have been specially printed for thebound-up sets once the issues were complete.A further note reads 'The last plate...is numbered 769 but the 205* aswell as 205 completes the total of 770 plates.'(Plate 205 is, indeed numbered twice and the total plate count is 770as issued. There is a duplicate plate 497 placed instead of plate no.697)Yet another pencil note records Curtis' address in 1825 as Lime Grove.The book has been extensively annotated in pencil throughout by Westciting other authorities and references.WithA Guide to an Arrangement of British Insects Being A Catalogue of allthe Named Species hitherto discovered in Great Britain and Ireland,by John Curtis F.L.S second edition, greatly enlarged. Printed for theauthor published and sold by J. Pigot and Co., 59 Fleet Street;Sherwood and Co., Paternoster Row; Simpkin and Marshall,Stationers' Court. 1837. Octavo. 294 pp 1 page advertisements forCurtis' British Entomology. Marbled paper covered cartonnage withcloth spine decorated in blind. Handwritten paper label to front boardand spine. The spine shows areas of wear with loss to the foot but isstill substantially in place. The book has been annotated in pencil byWest and a handwritten note to the front indicates where an insect isillustrated in Curtis' 'British Entomology'. Curtis' book was co-authored by James Charles Dale, Francis Walker and AlexanderHenry Haliday, whose contributions Curtis notes in the Preface. Thebook was intended by Curtis to act as an index to his 'BritishEntomology',.(9)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

Dinky, Majorette, Bburago & Similar, a mixed scale boxed and unboxed mixed vehicle group, also includes The Collector's All-Colour Guide to Transport Toys book. Although unchecked for completeness, conditions generally appear to be Good in Fair to Good boxes where applicable. Play worn. See photo. 

1951 Festival of Britain: A large collection of ephemera and souvenirs, including Arts Council Splendid Occasions brochure, Industry in the Exhibitions booklet, 25 From 51 Paintings from the Festival of Britain, concert programme, Odeon & Gaumont Screen Entertainment guide, I'm A Londoner programme, P&B Festival Knitting book, Guide to London, BR Excursions timetable, Dunlop & Associated Companies photographic folio and An Industrial Commonwealth book by the Owen Organisation, with further invitations, compliments slips etc. UK P&P Group 1 (£16+VAT for the first lot and £2+VAT for subsequent lots)

NME (New Musical Express) from 1990s and posters. Includes 17 issues of NME from October 1993 until April 2000. Covers include: November 6th 1993 Brett Anderson (Suede), November 27th 1993 John Lydon, December 11th 1993 Ice-T, August 27th 1994 Primal Scream, September 10th 1994 Paul Weller, April 15th 2000 Paul Weller. Also included:  The Jam - By Miles (1981 book), NME's Student and Travel Guides 1995, V'97 Festival Guide. Posters include: Foo Fighters from 2002 (90cm x 64cm / 35" x  25"), 2 x Biffy Clyro promo posters (70cm x 50cm / 28" x 20"), Supergrass (90cm x 64 cm / 36" x 25")  and double sided NME Jagger/Weller (58cm x 40cm / 22" x 16").  Overall condition: Very good. (26) 

NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS (2007) - Ben Gates' (Nicolas Cage) Hand-Illustrated Mount Vernon Map with Mitch Wilkinson's (Ed Harris) Letter from Queen Victoria - Ben Gates' (Nicolas Cage) hand-illustrated Mount Vernon map with Mitch Wilkinson's (Ed Harris) letter from Queen Victoria from Jon Turteltaub's National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Gates presented the President (Bruce Greenwood) with an old map of underground slave passages during his birthday celebration at Mount Vernon, while elsewhere, Wilkinson memorized the contents of a letter from Queen Victoria before destroying it. This lot consists of a map printed on parchment paper labeled "Mount Vernon Lands" and hand-illustrated with ink and paint touch-ups to appear aged, as well as a letter printed on cream-colored paper in brown script font and features a red wax seal. This lot exhibits fold creases, a hole in the creases, and discoloration. Dimensions: (largest) 18.5" x 13" (47 cm x 33 cm)Sold without copyright: see notice in the Buyer's Guide.Estimate: $1,200 - 2,400Bidding for this lot will end on Wednesday, March 13th. The auction will begin at 9:00AM PDT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Tuesday, March 12th or Thursday, March 14th.