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Panini Super Auto Album 1977, Park Drive's Sir Alf Ramsey World Cup Guide 1970, Charles Buchan's Soccer Gift Book 1970-71 children's books in a suitcase.

[Callières (Jacques de)] The Courtier's Calling: Shewing the Ways of making a Fortune, and the Art of Living at Court, translated by Edward Clark, first English edition, engraved frontispiece of a gentleman with an obsequious bowing figure (partly detached at foot of inner edge), lacking initial blank but with final errata leaf, contemporary ink signature of James Darcy to head of title, one or two spots but a good clean copy in contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, corners and spine ends worn, [Wing C207B], 12mo, J. C. for Richard Tonson, 1675.⁂ Scarce conduct guide for "noblemen" and "gentlemen", the first translation into English of Callières' Traicté de la Fortune des Gens de Qualité of 1658 in which it is suggested that there are two ways of obtaining a fortune: service in war and attachment to a Prince. It is the first book to be published by, and to carry the imprint of, a member of the Tonson family.

Etiquette & Manners.- Trusler (Rev. Dr. John) A System of Etiquette, second edition, 6pp. advertisements at end, a few small stains, contemporary signature of Sir Henry Oakes Bt. to head of title and with his engraved bookplate, contemporary tree sheep, rubbed, rebacked, Bath, M.Gye, [1805] § [Owen (John)] The Fashionable World Displayed, third edition, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, a few stains, short tear to fore-edge of title, old ink inscription to half-title,original boards, pink paper label to upper cover (chipped), 1805 § [Day (Charles William)], "Count Alfred D'Orsay". Etiquette; or, a Guide to the Usages of Society..., first American edition, spotting to title, light water-staining towards end, modern half calf, New York, 1843 § Etiquette for Gentlemen: with Hints on the Art of Conversation, sixth thousand, half-title, wood-engraved title-vignette, advertisement for Tilt's Classical Library tipped in at end, original embossed limp green cloth, gilt, g.e., a little faded, Charles Tilt, 1838 § Hand-Book of Etiquette (The), half-title, 24pp. catalogue at end, original embossed limp cloth, faded, recased, new endpapers, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1860 § [Clowes (John)] The Golden Wedding Ring; or, Observations on the Institution of Marriage. By a Clergyman, engraved frontispiece and additional vignette title, a few spots, lacking front free endpaper, original pictorial limp red cloth, gilt, g.e., Halifax, Milner & Sowerby, 1851, all rubbed; and 17 others, similar, mostly nineteenth century, a few American, 8vo et infra (23)⁂ A good group of works on etiquette and manners, many scarce. Library Hub lists only 3 copies (BL, Cambridge, Oxford) of this edition of Trusler, and only one copy of the second item (BL).

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRPOSSIBLY IRISH, CIRCA 1730Of 'saddle seated' type95cm high, 65cm wide, 58cm deepProvenance: Howth Castle, County DublinHowth Castle was the ancestral home of the St. Lawrence family. Picture reference: Francis Elrington Ball, A History of the County Dublin: Howth, Alex. Thom & Company (Limited), Abbey-St., 1917.Thomas Chippendale's Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director (3rd edition 1762, pl. XVIII) illustrates patterns for saddle-seated hall chairs. The present chair also relates in character to hall chairs supplied for Hartwell House, Oxfordshire. (one sold Christie's, London, 6th April 2000, lot 154 (£35,250). A further related pair of armchairs were sold Christie's, Important English Furniture, 14th June 2001, Lot 38 (£58,750). Chairs with related pierced vertical splats were supplied to Rousham Park, Oxfordshire and are illustrated in the Great Parlour, Rousham Park, Guide Book, n.d. A closely related set of twelve chairs (to the set at Rousham) was offered Christie's, London, 6th July 2000, lot 57 (£190,750).Condition Report: Please note: The main title of this lot should read 'A GEORGE II MAHOGANY HALL CHAIR, POSSIBLY IRISH, CIRCA 1730' There are some marks, scratches, chips, cracks and abrasions consistent with age and use.The chair has a clean appearance including to the saddle seat which has pitting.There is evidence of old worm including to the blocks behind the leg/seat joints.There are some repairs including to the seat that has two cracks across the grain of the timber, the underside now with two inset braces and one applied rectangular brace. There is some related repair incorporating some filler to some areas of the arms and supports, cracks to the tips of the arms. Many of these comments are apparent only on close inspection.Please refer to the additional images for a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

Coleman (James) General Index to Printed Pedigrees, and Marshall (George W.) An Index to the Pedigrees In Printed Heralds' Visitations, 2 vols in 1, 8vo, half-morocco, 1866; The Royal Blue Book, Fashionable Directory, and Parliamentary Guide, sml. 8vo, embossed and gilded board, 1847; and Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, 8vo, embossed-cloth, 1934. (3)

[COPLEY, Esther Hewlett.] The Cook's Complete Guide, on the Principles of Frugality, Comfort, and Elegance: including the Art of Carving, and the Most Approved Method of Setting-Out a Table. London: Tallis and Co., [1836.] 8vo (213 x 127mm.) Additional engraved title-page with 'The New London Cookery and Complete Domestic Guide', 10 engraved plates, index and 'Table of Contents' to rear. (Browning, occasional spotting, lacking frontispiece, minor corner creasing.) Contemporary calf (upper hinge broken, sunning to spine, rubbing). Note: dated from plate opposite p.11. Provenance: Elizabeth Parry (morocco name-plate to the front pastedown). [Bitting, 99]. - And a further seven volumes related to cookery and household budgeting (including 'The New Family Receipt-Book, Containing About Eight Hundred Truly Valuable Receipts', 1820, 8vo) (8).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

Books - Natural History - Beeton's Dictionary of Natural History; A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe by Peterson Mountfort Hollom; Bird Display and Behaviour by Edward. A. Armstrong; Mysteries Of Nature by T.L.Phipson; The Life of A Bee; Natural History Object Lessons by G.Ricks a manual for teachers 1889; Birds of La Plata a king penguin book; Key-List of The Palaearctic and Oriental Passerine Birds by Colonel OWEN E. Wynne O.B.E., F.R.G.S., M.B.O.U 1956; Shown Series Flowers and Trees; etc

1996 book Chinese ceramics : the new standard guide by He Li (352pp)

Photo Journal Guide to Marvel Comics Deluxe Limited Edition, in slipcase, worn dust jacket, book in excellent condition.

ALBUM – CONSTANCE MARSDENAutograph album of photographer Constance B. J. Marsden of Redcliffe Gardens, South Kensington, containing some 35 signatures and quotations including Christabel Pankhurst ('Aspirations are proportional to destinies'), Emmeline Pankhurst ('Votes for Women'), Emily Wilding Davison ('Deeds, not Words... March 30th 1909 1 month. Holloway./ July 30th 1909 2 months Holloway (Hunger-Strike)/ Sept. 4th 1909 2 months Strangeways... Oct 20th 1909 1 month (hard) Strangeways (2 Hunger-Strike & Hosepipe)'), Flora Drummond ('...I am writing in honour of one of the best 'Votes for Women' paper sellers...'), Constance Lytton and her alias Jane Warton, Charlotte Despard, Annie Ainsworth, Frederick William Pethick Lawrence, Marion Wallace-Dunlop, Ethel Smyth (musical quotation 'We have waited so long, we will wait now no more' dated June 1913), Catherine Emily Perie ('nurse to Mrs Pankhurst'), Mildred J. Marsden, Emmeline Pethick Lawrence, Laura Ainsworth ('Ride on to Victory'), green calf, worn, 4to (165 x 198mm.), 1908 to 1913Footnotes:'ONE OF THE BEST 'VOTES FOR WOMEN' PAPER SELLERS': The album of a WSPU photographer and activist.Constance Marsden's album reads like a 'Who's Who' of the suffrage movement. She was a member of the WSPU and photographed Emmeline Pankhurst in August/September 1913. The portrait was subsequently accepted by the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain for an exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists in Suffolk Street (Crawford, Elizabeth, The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928, 1999, p.548). The entry in the album from Flora Drummond dated July 1910 makes reference to her considerable paper-selling skills on behalf of the cause. In the summer of 1910, she came third in a sales competition run by the WPSU for individually selling 1,448 copies of Votes for Women in a three month period, behind Miss McKenzie of Scarborough (1,797) and Mrs Axed of North Kensington (1,652) (pigott-gorrie.blogspot.com). One of nine siblings, her sister Sybil (a dressmaker trading under the name Madame Mantalini) is known to have shown her suffragist affiliations by making an anti-government statement on her census form of 1911. Her father, Algernon Moses Marsden, was a fine art dealer whose artists included James Tissot, who painted him in 1877, but, by the turn of the century, had been declared bankrupt several times (womanandhersphere.com suffrage-stories blog).As well as containing the signatures of Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, other contributors to this album include the suffragette martyr, Emily Wilding Davison, and illustrator Marion Wallace-Dunlop, who is credited with being the first to initiate the hunger strike as a means of retaliation. According to Votes for Women, Ethel Smyth's March of the Women with words by Cicely Hamilton was 'at once a hymn and a call to battle'. Also represented is Lady Constance Bulwer-Lytton (known as Constance Lytton), the author of Prisons and Prisoners who signs her alias 'Jane Warton' beneath her own name. Not wishing for preferential treatment due to her social status, she disguised herself, cut her hair and used an alias, taking on the character of 'an ugly London seamstress'. Subsequently, when arrested she suffered the same harsh treatment accorded to other prisoners and was repeatedly force fed, leading to a heart attack and several strokes (her book, a copy of which is offered in the present sale, was written with her left hand). Her extremism went as far as carving 'V' for Votes for Women on her chest whilst in prison using a needle and broken hatpin.Provenance: The Rev. Frederick Hankinson (1875-1960); Reginald Andrew Couzens (b.1904); thence by descent to the present owner.Suffragettes: The Hankinson-Goode Collection (lots 52-110) This remarkable collection of suffragette ephemera was assembled by the current owners' late parents, Myrna and Philip Goode, who inherited and then built on the collection bequeathed to them by the Rev. Frederick Hankinson (see lot 72). As the owners recall: 'Our Great Grandmother took her adopted son, my grandfather, to one of the Rev. Hankinson's churches and that this is how they met. My grandfather, Reginald Andrew Couzens, was born in 1904 and 'Hank' reputedly looked upon him as a surrogate son. My grandfather stayed close to Hank all his life. He did his accounts, cut his hair and various other things, right up until Hank died. My grandmother used to boast about the time that, through Hank, Lord and Lady Pethick Lawrence came to tea. With both our grandparents coming from very ordinary and relatively poor families, it was a huge honour to have gentry in their home. 'When Hank died in 1960, it was discovered that he had left his entire estate to our grandfather. They found Hank's papers and the autograph albums and were fascinated by them. At the time, they were worth very little, and there was little interest in the Suffrage movement, but our parents thought they were important historically. Now, we are amazed at their foresight. The whole lot could easily have ended up being thrown away. The documents were packed into boxes and stored in our grandparents' loft, unsorted, until our grandfather died. My grandmother then gave them to our parents, who began to go through and research them. 'Our parents became more and more interested in the subject and started collecting bits and pieces they came across, which in the 60s and 70s were still cheap to buy. We would go to any postcard fair we came across locally and on holiday, and search through for Suffragette postcards. It was on one of these jaunts in Norfolk that the window-smashers set was discovered. It seems hard to believe, but at that time a lot of the sellers didn't really know who or what Suffragettes were. 'As time went on and material became much better-known and sought-after, our parents decided to invest in some lots that would enhance the collection. They bought the Emily Wilding Davison and Duval collections at auction, the Suffragette newspapers and so on. They wanted their collection to be useful as well as giving them pleasure, and so they put on several exhibitions using their material, and shared documents with researchers, students and museums, including the Museum of London. They gave talks in schools and for societies in the area as well. Although the time has come to place the care of the collection in other hands, Hankinson remains an important part of our family's history and his legacy has had a huge and positive impact on all of us'.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

A large collection of volumes relating to London and environs, including 'The Endowed Charities of the City of London', M. Sherwood, 1829, old hald calf gilt; Robins 'Paddington Past & Present', [1853], original cloth gilt; Thomas Boyles Murray: 'Chronicle's of a City Church Being an Account of the Parish Church of St Dunstan in the East', Smith Elder, 1860, extra illustrated/grangerized copy, with additional engraved folding map 1754 and other 18th & 19th Century engraved folding views, plates, relevant cuttings etc etc, original cloth gilt; 'The New Picture of London, being a Complete Guide and Hand-book', John Reynolds, [1839], engraved frontis and plates, original cloth gilt; early 20th Century photo album of Hill Hall, Epping, with blueprint plan loosely inserted; 'The London Directory of 1677', 1878 facsimile edition; Hutton: 'Literary Landmarks of London', 1888; 'Dicken's Dictionary of London 1879'; plus others Chiswick, Brentford, Ebury, Westminster, Walbrook, Belgravia, 'Liber Albus The White Book of the City of London, 1861'; Wallis's New Plan of London, c.1831, engraved hand coloured folding map, backed onto linen, 42 x 67cm, in original paper covered sleeve, printed paper label; 6 folding tape indicator maps of London circa 1900, etc (50+)

Reference books, Postcard and other collectors reference books & magazines, a collection of approx. 40 books and magazines, covering various subjects including The Artist Signed Postcard Price Guide 2nd Edition, Raphael Kirchner & His Postcards Antonio & Pia Dell'Aquila, Art Nouveau Postcards by Alain Weill, Art Nouveau & Art Deco Fashion Postcards by Edith Weber, The Stanley Gibbons Book of Stamps & Stamp Collecting by James Watson, Handbook of Pottery & Porcelain Marks by J.P. Cushion, also others on Royal Doulton, Line-Engraved Postage Stamps of Great Britain, Character Jugs, World War 1 Postcards etc (gen gd/vg)

Stamps: GB, Br Empire & Rest of World: Large boxed accumulation of QV to QEII mint & used definitive, commemorative & fiscals plus ephemera in numerous containers and packets. Includes sets, blocks, cuts & bundleware plus guide book to GB Victorian postmarks. Also good number of Rest of World. Much to interest and QV Mauritius 1d Vermilion later reprints annotated "proofs" noted. 1000s/see illustration CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection

Grace and pace, W12 engine power and stunning stylingPresented in Silver Tempest over Linen leather, this unusual colour combination is set off well with a black radiator grille and alloy wheels Offered with good history, original service book (13 stamps) and Bentley SatNav CD wallet and discsRecent service by Bentley Specialist Nigel Sandell for £3,450 including replacement OSR suspension air bag and rear pads Only 3 former keepers and patently looked after over the years, it still drives very well and delivers both smooth relaxed motoring and high speed runs when required with ease Displaying just 89,904 miles, this Bentley offers excellent value for money as our guide price suggests. SpecificationMake: BENTLEYModel: CONTINENTAL GTYear: 2005Chassis Number: SCBCE63WX5C028379Registration Number: RF05 JUNTransmission: AutomaticEngine Number: 0010192Drive Side: Right-hand DriveOdometer Reading: 89904 MilesMake: RHDInterior Colour: Oatmeal

World Cup Guide Book by Mark Trowbridge, signed on the inside front and back covers by 9 players, who played in the 1998 World Cup. The autographs in the book are of: Thierry Henry, Didier Deschamps, Marc Overmars, Dan Petrescu, Emmanuelle Petit, Graeme le Saux, Darren Anderton, Tore Andre Flo, Celestine Babayaro. Some of the signatures have a name label underneath. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

A South East Asian watercolour of a cart in a county lane. early 20th century, 21 x 38 and a book entitled 'The Japanese Print, A Historical Guide', by Hugo Munsterberg. (2)

A Moorcroft pottery Red Tulips pattern plate 26cm diameter, boxed, together with a Moorcroft pottery Red Hibiscus ashtray 16cm, and hardback reference book Moorcroft A Guide to Moorcroft Pottery 1897-1990 (Atterbury)

comprising (1) a rare volume of 'The Principles of Collegiate Education Discussed and Elucidated in a Description of Gnoll College, Vale of Neath' 1857 fully bound in polished calf with gilt decoration and titles with Gnoll College crest, (2) 'The Handbook of the Vale of Neath, Railway and Waterfalls', (reprint) and (3)The Official Guide & Hand-Book to Swansea and its District', 1880 by S C Gamwelldeceased estate Neath - Port TalbotCondition report: Comments: please view by appointment to examine

including New Quay Cardiganshire, by E. B Davies & E. T. Davies, Aberystwyth 1913. Rare and well illustrated little guide book some dozen pages of interesting adverts at the end. Presentation from the authors in pencil on the title page, together with English Methodism in Aberystwyth by Mary Brown, Cambrian News Aber. 1968, illustratedThe Jeff Towns Collection of Welsh related antiquarian booksCondition report: Comments: (1) very good rare copy in original printed wrapper, (2) very good copy

(1) Enwogion Cymru: A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen, by Rev Robert Williams, London. 1834 8vo. Original cloth some wear, and repair but a sound copy (2) The Cambrian Plutarch Comprising Memoirs of Some of the Most Eminent Welshman, by John H Parry, (3) Who's Who in Wales, by A. G. Reynolds, London Reynolds. 1933. The Second Edition . Original blue cloth. Frontispiece portrait and many other illustrations. A useful and uncommon reference book.(4) Eminent Welshman – A Short Biographical Dictionary of Welshmen, by T. R. Roberts, Cardiff and Merthyr. 1908. Vol.1. [all Published]. Large 4to. Original cloth. Profusely illustrated with portraits.(5) Deacon’s North and South Wales Court Guide and County Blue Book, LONDON C.W. Deacon. First Edition 1887. A thick 8vo. With two large coloured fold out maps with some repaired tears. Many very interesting advertisements at the front and rear and interspersed throughout the text. Part Biographical and part commercial directory. Scarce and very informative.The Jeff Towns Collection of Welsh related antiquarian books

Railway and Locomotive History Books and Magazines (18+) including: Footplate Days & Firing Days by Harold Glasson, On the right Lines by Bert Stewart, The Guinness book of Rail facts and feats, How to go Railway Modelling by Norman Simmons, East Anglia by Rail, The Locomotive of To-Day, Rheilffordd Llyn Llanberis guide book etc. A good collection. Buyer collects

Box of books to include Waverley Modern Farming A Practical Illustrated Guide, various volumes, The Book of Dogs by Stanley West, The Book For Police Administrative Duties and Sanctions, etc.(B.P. 21% + VAT)

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a luxury saloon and was officially introduced in 1972 with the W116 S-Class which succeeded previous Mercedes-Benz models dating back to the mid 1950s. As the flagship of the Mercedes-Benz line-up, the S-Class has debuted many of the company's latest innovations, including drivetrain technologies, interior features, and safety systems such as seatbelt pretensioners. The W220 S-Class was completely restyled in 1999 with a body that was slightly smaller and lighter than its predecessor. As with each new S-Class, the W220 brought in new innovations such as Airmatic air suspension and Active Ventilated Seats which used miniature fans in the seats to move air through perforations. S-Class safety features included innovations in active safety (accident avoidance) including ABS braking in 1978, traction control and Electronic Stability Program (ESP). Passive safety features included crumple zones in 1957, three-point seatbelts in 1965, collapsible steering column and strengthened occupant cell, resulting in better protection during heavy impacts.Presented in Piano Black with full grey leather this remarkably low mileage S320 showing just 45,889 miles has had just three owners from new and in that time been serviced by Mercedes-Benz main dealers only, the last in March 2021 at 42,142 miles. Unfortunately, the bodywork needs a little TLC but upon inspection at the time of consignment all electrics functioned as they should on the car including the air suspension and the interior was as expected in very good condition. A vehicle that when first registered with options such as parktronic, memory pack and xenon lights cost £50,221 and is now offered without reserve having been treated to new spark plugs and a new battery and boasting two sets of keys and the full book pack. Guide Price £3,000 - £5,000

Collection of early C20th postcards and photographs including R P Goole Athletic 1919 - 1920 League Cup Winners, church school feast Emley, WWI army military studies, collection of other photographs, leather Girl Guide belt, other Girl Guide memorabilia, badges, etc, early C20th autograph book with war cartoons, sketches, etc

A TUNBRIDGE WARE BOOK SLIDE the hinged domed ends depicting a pair of deer beneath tree to one end, a bird of prey to the other, 16cm deep 56cm wide fully extended Condition Report : generally fair condition - there are splits to the Tunbridge panels, but no losses Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

A WALNUT OPEN FRET CARVED FOLDING BOOK STAND 39cm wide; and a mahogany two tier corner shelf with open fret carved decoration (2) Condition Report : walnut piece OK, the mahogany corner shelf has some old glued repairs, but no losses Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

Southern Railway Atlantic Coast Express route guide book with pull out map to rear

Cornwall and Devon interest British Railways literature comprising Golden Hind inaugural run, two Cornish Riviera Express, Torbay Express, Cornishman, Mayflower and Mayflower tariff booklets, Golden Hind introduction booklet, Paddington to Penzance line guide, rover ticket booklet, Ian Allan famous trains book and Barnstaple Junction and Ilfracombe destination banners

North British Railway official guide book, LMS Royal Scot luggage labels, LMS 1925 annual outing to Glasgow and Inverary programme, British Railways all in holidays to Scotland brochure and a Rhins of Galloway light railway document

One of just 100 official, UK-supplied, R33 examples sold by Middlehurst Garage.The 42nd official, UK-supplied, R33 GT-R sold (#107). First registered 7/05/1998Supplied new by GT-R specialists Middlehurst Garage in Midnight Purple,Two owners from new, present for 16 years mainly in an air-conditioned garageIn its current state of tune, the forged internals engine has been dyno’d on a rolling road with 486bhp at the wheels (approx 600bhp at the flywheel) at a modest 1.4 bar of boostAccompanied by the original service book, owners manuals and maintenance recordsSpec highlights include 1000cc Injectors, Tomei Fuel Rail, single T78 Turbo, Trust extra capacity oil sump, AEM Series 2 ECU, triple plate clutch, 19” Nismo carbon dipped alloy wheels, D2 fully adjustable suspension, D2 upgraded brake kitThe registration 'N5 GTR' will stay with the carPerhaps underrated, but quietly influential compared to its forbears, the R33 incarnation of the GT-R is still a pure sports car experience, but now aided by some of the most revolutionary handling technology to influence modern performance driving.The new R33 Skyline GT-R was launched in January 1995 with a base GT-R and the V Spec model which offered a sportier suspension set-up resulting in lower ground clearance, and also featured the newer ATTESA E-TS Pro all-wheel drive system, which included an Active Limited-Slip Differential.At the heart of the V-spec was the ATTESA-ETS Pro Electronic Torque Split System which, at the time, made it arguably the most technologically advanced production car in the world. The system was conceived in the 1990s for the JTCC to enable some 600bhp to be fed through the wheels and on to the racetrack efficiently. ETS Pro satisfied the purists by offering all the advantages of rear-wheel drive until the conditions dictated otherwise.The V Spec also featured an active LSD on the rear axle which further aided traction by calculating the optimum torque-split between the left and right rear wheels, variable from fully locked to totally free.Working along with ATTESA-ETS PRO, is the SUPER HICAS rear-wheel steering. This uses a series of sensors to monitor vehicle motion, rate of turn and the driver's action on the steering wheel. Complex software then compares this information to the computer predictions of the car's ideal turning characteristics, adjusting the angle of the rear wheels to reflect the driver's intentions. The result of this type of technology? Neutral steering and unrivalled cornering capabilities.The engine in the R33 was nearly identical to the previous R32 using the same turbochargers and the same specification for the manual gearbox, although the synchros were made to be stronger.The increased body rigidity and improved handling potential necessitated several specially designed cross members being incorporated into the monocoque and extra torsion bars were added to the multi-link suspension to further enhance stability. Working closely with Bridgestone technicians to perfect the Potenza tyres, Nissan put the prototype R33 GT-R through its paces in all weathers at the notorious Nürburgring, earning them a daring reputation amongst other manufacturers.Tested in the wind tunnel and capable of around 175 mph, the Skyline GT-R's adjustable rear spoiler lets you find the best compromise between wind resistance and grip. To equalise front/rear weight distribution, the bonnet and front wings were made of aluminium instead of steel and the battery was fitted at the base of the car's boot, lowering the centre of gravity and further improving handling.Inside the Skyline GT-R, form followed function. Mono-form bucket seats with integrated headrests that are lightweight yet immensely tough provided the ideal driving position and supported the body against the G-forces endured under hard acceleration and cornering.The braking system was designed by Italy's famous Brembo Spa, suppliers to many of the world's Formula 1 teams at this time. Four-piston calipers were fitted on the front with two-piston calipers on the rear to bite into the discs with a diamond shaped ventilation bores which increased the surface area to aid heat dissipation. The GT-R's braking system utilises the same wheel rotation sensors used to control the ATTESA-ETS PRO, to activate the high-performance ABS, ensuring that the huge Brembo calipers always deliver optimum performance.The car presented here is the 42nd official, UK-supplied, R33 GT-R sold (#107) and was first registered on the 7th May 1998. Supplied new by renowned GT-R specialists ‘Middlehurst Garage’ (in arguably the best ‘Godzilla’ colour of Midnight Purple) to its first owner, a Mr Craven, who bought it as a company car. He was quite obviously a genuine Japanese sports-car enthusiast, with an understanding of the associated culture, especially 20 or so years ago. To release the latent performance potential from this sort of machine, Mr Craven commissioned specialists ‘Abbey Motorsport’ of Surrey to carry out an engine conversion from 2.6-litre to 2.8-litre (not dissimilar to the specification of the ‘mythical’ UK trio of ‘500R’ R33s). Knowing the expertise of Abbey Motorsport and that this is a well-known route to performance amongst GT-R owners, our vendor subsequently leapt at the opportunity to buy the car and thus become the car’s 2nd owner, cherishing it for the last 16 years. Unsurprisingly, it is accompanied by the original service book, owners’ manuals, and maintenance records.As a member of the GT-R Club and very much part of the owners’ community, our vendor is well-placed to understand and evaluate these special cars. His car is not only special due to its UK-supplied status and its amazing paint colour of Midnight Purple, but there have also been some choice enhancements added to it, something these cars thrive on and is regarded as the ‘done thing’. Hence, through his owners’ club connections, he sourced from another member a very sound RB26 2.6-litre engine, professionally installing it and setting about a raft of upgrades. In its current state of tune, the forged internals of this RB26 engine have been dyno’d on a rolling road with 486bhp at the wheels, at a modest 1.4 bar of boost which equates to about 600bhp at the flywheel. The engine can run at 2 bar, which would generate around 800bhp but would inevitably put additional strain on the components. Further spec details include 1000cc Injectors, Tomei Fuel Rail, single T78 Turbo, Trust extra capacity oil sump, AEM Series 2 ECU, competition triple plate clutch, 19” Nismo carbon dipped alloy wheels, D2 fully adjustable suspension, and D2 upgraded brake kit.Potential bidders should not be deterred by the engine installation or modifications, there are very few standard-specification matching-numbers R33 examples out there and would certainly demand a £100,000-plus guide price. Knowledgeable ownership, the quality of the work carried out and maintenance are key to these cars. Reassuringly solid on the underside (with most metal here having been preventatively powder-coated over the years) and inner wings, the known vulnerable area of a GT-R, the car has benefitted from such diligent improvements and ownership, plus regular servicing, and considerate storage - being garaged for the last 16 years in an air-conditioned facility.

Incredible value for money, a classic, manual gearbox, V8 Ferrari with low ownership and a full history from new.US-supplied, left-hand drive Ferrari 308 GTSi with the removable roof sectionFinished in Nero with Crema leather and just over 38,000 miles from newComplete history from new including original Ferrari book pack with service book up to dateMost recent maintenance included a cam-belt service with a Ferrari specialist in August 2021Accompanied by a detailed history file, the Ferrari tool kit and jack kitOffered at a very realistic guide and your inspection is welcomedOffered here is a lovely Ferrari 308 GTSi manufactured in 1980, finished in Nero with Crema leather seats, and delivered new to the USA. It arrived here from San Francisco in 2014 having obviously benefitted from the warm, dry Californian climate and, whilst here, has only been used in summer months for classic car events and European tours and always correctly dry stored.Pleasingly, this four owner example has a documented maintenance record from new and is offered complete with a history file including its original Ferrari book back and service book detailing cambelt service carried out by a Ferrari specialist in August 2021. Our private vendor describes the 308 as "absolutely on-the-button and surprisingly economical offering late 30’s MPG on Tours through Europe". it's accompanied by the aforementioned history file with Ferrari book pack, service book, Ferrari tool kit, jack kit, current V5C and MOT to August 2022.In summary, this is a super example of the Ferrari 308 with a removable ‘Targa’ roof section which stores neatly behind the seats when glorious weather dictates. Listen to the Ferrari V8 mechanical orchestra just behind you as you neatly thread the bends, click-clacking through the open-gated manual gearbox – magical analogue driving which can only be appreciated by genuine classic sports car enthusiasts. Offered at a very realistic guide, this is a super opportunity to enjoy the world of V8 Ferrari ownership.SpecificationMake: FERRARIModel: 308Year: 1980Chassis Number: ZFFAA02A2A0032619Registration Number: KAO 564VTransmission: ManualDrive Side: Left-hand DriveOdometer Reading: 38072 MilesMake: LHDInterior Colour: CremaClick here for more details and images

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3 (1963 - MARVEL) - Origin and First appearance of Doctor Octopus + First full-length Spider-Man story + Human Torch appearance + Currently tied at #37 on Overstreet's Comic Book Price Guide Top 50 Silver Age Comics list - Flat/Unfolded - a detailed photographic condition report is available on request

A boxed Mattel Barbie collector edition Nascar 50th Anniversary (1948-1998) doll, along with a Barbie "The First 30 Years" 2nd edition identification & value guide (1959 - 1989) handback book

World At War The Compelling Guide to World War II Hardback Book 2011 First Edition published by Igloo Books Ltd some ageing. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Collection of vintage Kung Fu items including Popster Bruce Lee poster magazine, Dragon - Kung Fu Monthly Magazine, Legend of Bruce Lee, Best of Bruce Lee, Clash! Kung Fu x6, Kung Fu Monthly, Exciting Cinema Special Issue Kung Fu, Black Belt Magazine's Best of Bruce Lee, Curtis - The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, Secrets of Bruce Lee's Kung Fu, Kung Fu Cinema of Vengeance, Bruce Lee My Martial Arts Training Guide, Farewell to the Dragon, The Book of Kung Fu, Pop Pix Series, four original soundtrack recording LPs, The Big Boss, The Way of the Dragon, Fist of Fury, Enter the Dragon, Limited Edition VHS Box Set for Enter the Dragon.

1992/3 PREMIER LEAGUE AUTOGRAPHS Hardback book with dust jacket, Premier League - The Players by Barry J. Hugman - A Complete guide to every player 1992-93, the first season of the Premier League. The book travelled around England and has been signed by over 400 players and the cover has become detached, but all pages are intact. Good

Hiller (DE) The Collector's Guide to Air Pistols, 2nd Edition; A Collector's Guide to Air Rifles; and Walter (J) The Air Gun Book (3)

HEDJAZ AND MECCAROBERTS (FREDERICK) Egypt to Hedjaz and Hedjaz To-day, FIRST EDITION, 70 pages (numbered 1-35, printed on recto only), stapled as issued in publisher's printed wappers, upper cover with oval portrait of the author in Arabic clothing, soiled, short split at spine, 8vo, [Cairo, 1931]Footnotes:VERY RARE EARLY GUIDE BOOK TO HEDJAZ, no copies recorded on WorldCat, and only one copy cited on Rare Book Hub in past 25 years. The author provides his 'impressions obtained during a recent visit, together with a description of the general conditions in Hedjaz at the present time', with chapters including 'Jeddah looks well', 'Only pilgrims wanted', 'Not hotels or fresh water', 'Mecca', 'King Ibn Sa'oud', 'Restrictions too severe', writing in conclusion his belief that 'before many years have passed, Hedjaz will have reached a satisfactory state of development... [to be] undoubtedly the most frequented pilgrim country in the world'.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

Marvel, The Official Handbook of The Marvel Universe Collection featuring issues 1-15 plus Updates 89 issues 1-8. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is an encyclopaedic guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications. The original 15-volume series was published in comic book format in 1982. An additional eight-issue supplement to the Deluxe Edition, denoted Update '89 on the cover, is published. This series covers primarily new characters and is notable for including numerous non-superhumans. These beautifully illustrated comics are in good condition and would make an excellent addition to a Marvel fans collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Marvel, The Official Handbook of The Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition Collection featuring issues 1-19. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is an encyclopaedic guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications. The original 15-volume series was published in comic book format in 1982. These beautifully illustrated comics are in good condition and would make an excellent addition to a Marvel fans collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Railways. A hand-book for travellers along the London and Birmingham Railway; with the fare and time tables, &c. corrected to the present day, and portions extracted (by permission of the proprietors) from Roscoe's larger work on this railway, London: R Groombridge; Wrightson and Webb Birmingham, (1839), folding map to front, advertisements to rear, numerous wood-engraved plates, light spotting and marking, front hinge repaired, original cloth binding, yellow title label to front board, rebacked, 16mo, together with:Osborne (Edward). Osborne's London and Birmingham Railway Guide illustrated with numerous Engravings and Maps, Birmingham: E.C. & W. Osborne, (circa 1840), engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved plates, large folding map, advertisements bound to rear, lightly spotted, some leaves toned to margins, modern brown quarter morocco, spine lettered in gilt, 12mo, withRoscoe (Thomas). The London and Birmingham Railway; with the Home and Country Scenes on each side of the line; including Sketches of Kenilworth, Leamington, Warwick, Guy's Cliff, Stratford, &c., London: Charles Tilt, [1839], folding engraved map, engraved title, 16 engraved plates and one single-page engraved plan, further illustrations to text, lightly spotted, hinges cracked, bookplates to front pastedown and front free endpaper, original publisher's green cloth gilt, boards marked, extremities worn, 8vo with Coghlan (Francis). The Iron Road Book and Railway Companion; or, a Journey from London to Birmingham, containing an account of the towns, villages, mansions, &c. on each side of the line..., London: A. H. Baily & Co 1838, cartographic frontispiece, numerous engraved maps, lightly toned to margins, hinges cracked, original publisher's cloth gilt, rear joint cracked, boards faintly marked extremities rubbed, 16mo Qty: (4)

Railways. The South-Eastern Railway Manual, Describing the Cities, Towns, and Villages, the Principal Seats, the Cathedrals, Fortified Places, and Ruins, the Scenery in the most Picturesque Districts, and the Bathing and Watering Places, on or Near the Line: With Historical Topographical, Biographical Notices, London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1850, folding frontispiece, advertisements to rear, half-title partially stuck down to verso of frontispiece, contemporary ownership inscription to front blank, original publisher's blind-stamped cloth, gilt locomotive and lettering to front board, a couple of marks, extremities slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Wyld (James). The South Western, or London, Southampton, and Portsmouth Railway Guide, London: James Wyld, c.1840, four engraved folding maps, further illustrations to text, advertisements to rear, armorial bookplate of Baron Northwick to front pastedown, lightly spotted, original publisher's cloth, gilt locomotive and lettering the front board, backstrip faded, extremities lightly worn, 16mo, withWildridge (T. Tindall). Hand-Book to the Hull and Withersea Railway, Hull: Charles Henry Barnwell, 1884, folding cartographic frontispiece, numerous illustrations (both full-page and in-text), advertisements bound to rear, endpapers toned, spotting, contemporary brown cloth, boards lightly marked, extremities and joints rubbed, 8vo, with 2 others relatedQty: (5)

Pratt (Edwin A.). British Railways and The Great War, Organisation, Efforts, Difficulties and Achievements, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Selwyn and Blount, 1921, black & white illustrations & maps, some small piercing holes to the front endpaper through to pp.4 of volume 1, some spotting & toning, light water damage to volume 2, publishers original uniform green cloth, spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with;The ABC Railway Guide, 8 volumes, a broken run, March 1939-July 1959, all in publishers original wrappers, covers rubbed with some loss, 8vo, plus other modern railway reference & related, including Railway Year Book, 6 volumes, 1920-1930, 8vo, & publications by OPC, Ian Allan, David & Charles, SLP, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (5 shelves )

WAINWRIGHT; a signed copy of 'A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Book One: The Eastern Fells' by A Wainwright, signed in green ink to the inside page. CONDITION REPORT All pages appear to be present. The book has been handled and there are some bends and creases to the outer jacket, but otherwise the condition is acceptable. The original owner of the book was a friend and neighbour of Mr Wainwright.Some minor wear to the top and bottom of the spine

WAINWRIGHT; a signed copy of 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland, Being a Pictorial Guide to the Lesser Fells around the Perimeter of Lakeland, Written Primarily for Old Age Pensioners and Others who can no Longer Climb High Fells, But can Still, Within Reason, Potter About on the Short and Easy Slopes and Summits of the Foothills', signed to the inner cover in green. CONDITION REPORT All the pages appear to be present. The outer cover has many creases, possible water marks and a ring mark from where a cup may have rested upon it. The original owner of the book was a friend and neighbour of Mr Wainwright.

The Electrical Wonder Book, a handy coloured spin dial guide for electricians, in multiple languages, published by Parker Brothers Inc, Salem, Mass..

15 Progressive Rock LPs including: Skin Alley: "Two Quid Deal", King Crimson: "Islands" (Polydor), "Islands" (UK orig Island pink rim), King Crimson: "Young Person's Guide", Hawkwind: "In Search Of Space" (with log book), Hawkwind: "Silver Machine" (12"), Skid Row: "34 Hours", Gilgamesh, Soft Machine: "Alive and Well" and "Seven", Camel, Wishbone Ash, etc.

Collection of four books, comprising: A Popular Guide to the Heavens, by Sir Robert Stawell Ball, London: Geographical Institute, 1910; two volumes of Heath's Book of Beauty, edited by the Countess of Blessington, London: Longman, 1839 & 1842; Pickwick Papers, illustrated by Frank Reynolds, London: Westminster Press, no date. Condition varied, sold as found with all faults (4)

Antiquarian books, including Debrett's Correct Peerage of England, Scotland and Ireland pub. London 1817 2 volumes, 11th edition, considerably improved. Half bound, 1 cover is detached but contents clean. The Arms of the Nobillity of England, Scotland and Ireland brought down to the year 1781, engraved by Hugh Clark and Thomas Wormull, published by G Kearsley, front cover detached. Poems Upon Several Occasions by Rev. John Pomfret to which are added this Remains, published London 1727, covers detached. 120 New Views of Paris, published Rock & Co, London, Victorian no date, damp damage to covers but plates unaffected. New Guide to Modern Conversations by Bellenger, new editio with additions on travelling, railway, steam vesels etc. by C & H Witcomb. Book of Common Prayer with stamp from Worcestershire Regiment 1913 3rd Battalion. 

TRANSPORT - 1956 MIDLAND RED COACH TOUR GUIDE BOOKS X 3 Very good condition, one book unopened.

Montblanc, Meisterstuck, Le Petit Prince & Aviator Midsize Ballpoint Pen, issued in 2019, dark brown precious resin is linked to the aviator aesthetic with platinum-coated rings and the clip is embellished with a yellow lacquered star, the cap reveals a sentence from the Le Petit Prince book and is crowned with the iconic emblem, serial number MBBK5Q3M2, with case and service guide.Footnote: Just as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novella is handed down from one generation to the next, so too is the Le Petit prince writing instrument, carrying with it the importance of imagination and the value of transmitting ideas. The Meisterstück Le Petit Prince Special Edition collection is made up of three editions, each inspired by one of the original characters: The Fox (2018), The Aviator (2019) and The Planet (2020).Condition report: The pen is in very good, unused condition with no obvious faults to report.

ISLE OF WIGHT, selection, inc. softback editions, Englands Eden, The Isle of Wight Book of Days, Yesterdays Papers (4), vol. 2-5 etc; postcards (15*), Shanklin, Seaview, Freshwater, Yarmouth, Cowes, (a few pu); Hardings guide map to the Isle of Wight, Bacons large scale map, photographs etc., G to VG, 30*

Flight Handbook A Guide To Aeronautics 2nd Edition Hardback Book By W. O. Manning, FRAeS Good condition with some marks to the front cover. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Set of 48 1930's Chinese ' Hints on Association Football ' Cigarette Cards together with Set of 50 1930's Churchman ' Association Footballers ' Cigarette Cards together with Collection of Ephemera including Book ' The complete Association Footballer ' by B S Evers with 27 illustrations, first edition dated 1912, Scrapbook containing Learn to play the Lawton way by Tommy Lawton (former England centre forward), Association Football, an Instructional Book of The Football Association, Scottish Daily Mail Football Stars No.2 Booklet, Daily Mail Football Guide 1956-57 and signed Letter dated 1947 from the Charlton Athletic Manager James Seed

The Vice Guide to Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll by Suroosh Alvi, Gavin McInnes, and Shane Smith Second Edition 2006 Softback Book published by Revolverbooks.com some ageing good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Dorset & West Country.- History of the Town and County of Poole (The), lacking half-title but with errata leaf at end, contemporary half calf, rebacked, Poole, for Joseph Moore, 1788 § Owen's New Book of Roads..., eighth edition, folding engraved map, creased at edges, 1799; Owen's New Book of Fairs, half-title, 1799, together 2 works in 1 vol., contemporary vellum-backed marbled boards, uncut § General Directory for the County of Somerset (A), advertisements at end including one engraved, broken, original cloth-backed printed boards, Taunton, 1840 § Beach and Barnicott, chemists. The Annual Mentor, for 1836, replete with wise maxims and admonitory hints..., 24pp., title with wood-engraved vignette, final with advertisements for medicines, stitched, Taunton, 1836 § Measom (George) The Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Western Railway, second edition, frontispiece and illustrations, contemporary half roan, [1861], all rubbed; and 3 others and a small folder of ephemera, mostly relating to Dorset and the West Country, v.s. (9)

Soundtracks / Mixed Genre - A collection of LPs, to include Last Exit to Brooklyn, The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Easy Rider, The Rocky Horror Show, Doctor Dolittle, The Muppet Show, Monty Python Live at Dury Lane, Broadway Hits, The Aristocats, Alice In Wonderland, The Jungle Book, Hair, American West, Starlight Express, Enter the Dragon, Ennio Morricone Film Hits, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, The Blues Brothers, The Lord of the Rings, Footloose, The War of the Worlds (box set) and many more. (approximately 50)

Galt (John). Letters from the Levant; containing views of the state of society, manners, opinions, and commerce, in Greece, and several of the principal islands of the archipelago, London: T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1813, engraved map frontispiece, scattered spotting, edges untrimmed, original publisher's boards, marked and soiled, 8vo, together with: Jones (Charles H.), Appletons' hand-book of American travel. Southern Tour. Being a complete guide through Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Virginia ... Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, and to the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers..., revised for Autumn of 1873, New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1874, folding lithograph map, folding plans of Baltimore, New Orleans, & Louisville, hotel & travel related advertisements at front and rear, original cloth, 8vo, Ridgeway (William), The origin of metallic currency and weight standards, Cambridge: University Press, 1892, few illustrations, original cloth, slightly frayed at head & foot of spine, 8vo, Hughs (Mrs. Mary), The Young Sailor; or, perseverance rewarded; for little boys and little girls, Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1850, hand-coloured wood engraved frontispiece, original blind stamped cloth, spine faded, 16mo in 8s, Sollas (William Johnson), Ancient Hunters and their modern representatives, 2nd edition, London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1915, folding monochrome panoramic frontispiece, illustrations, top edge gilt, original cloth, 8vo, and other miscellaneous 19th & 20th century books, including literature, natural history, & travel related etc.Qty: (2 cartons)

EDUARDO CHILLIDA JUANTEGUI (San Sebastian, 1924 - 2002)."Aromas", 2000.Silkscreen on thick Velin paper, copy 60/120.Ed. Edouard Weiss, Paris.Signed and justified by hand.Size: 54 x 43 cm."Guided by a scent", the final sentence in the book "Aromas" by Chillida, sums up the artist's spirit when working, allowing himself to be guided by the materials, by their essence. As the sculptor himself explained it: "The form, at the beginning, is almost like an undefined aroma that imposes itself as it becomes more precise. This pre-knowledge or aroma is my guide to the unknown, to the desired and the necessary". This is a silkscreen belonging to the book by Eduardo Chillida made up of five etchings, three woodcuts, two relief silkscreen prints, together with 38 pages of text that, through graphic work, poems, reflections and philosophical quotations, both by the artist himself and by various thinkers, brings us closer to the Basque artist's thought and work through the keys that have marked his career: time, space, music, freedom, matter, light and the sea. Published on the occasion of the artist's 76th birthday. In "Aromas" Chillida the plastic artist and Chillida the writer join hands to reveal the poet, the philosopher and the profound thinker. The edition consists of 160 graphic series with the numbering; 1-120; I-IX (suite); I-IX (suite in grey Eskulan); H. C. 1-10; E. A. 1-12.Chillida began drawing at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, and his interest in sculpture gradually grew. It was during his years in Paris that he made his first plaster sculptures, impressed by the archaic Greek sculpture in the Louvre. He held his first sculpture exhibition in the French capital in 1950. In 1951 he returned to San Sebastián for good, and produced his first work in iron, the material he would work with for the rest of his life. Throughout his life, Chillida received numerous prizes and awards, including the Carnegie Prize, the Rembrandt Prize, the Wolf Foundation Prize for the Arts and the Prince of Asturias Prize for the Arts. He was also an academician of San Fernando, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Honorary of the Royal Academy of Arts in London and of the Imperial Order of Japan, and was awarded the Grand Cross for Humanitarian Merit by the Institution of the same name in Barcelona. In addition to his Chillida-Leku Museum in Hernani, he is represented in museums and collections all over the world, such as the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the MOMA in New York, the Reina Sofía in Madrid, the Tate Gallery in London and the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.

EDUARDO CHILLIDA JUANTEGUI (San Sebastian, 1924 - 2002)."Aromas", 2000.Woodcut on thick Velin paper, copy 60/120.Ed. Edouard Weiss, Paris.Signed and justified by hand.Size: 54 x 43 cm."Guided by a scent", the final sentence in the book "Aromas" by Chillida, sums up the artist's spirit when working, allowing himself to be guided by the materials, by their essence. As the sculptor himself explained it: "The form, at the beginning, is almost like an undefined aroma that imposes itself as it becomes more precise. This pre-knowledge or aroma is my guide to the unknown, the desired and the necessary". This is a woodcut from the book by Eduardo Chillida made up of five etchings, three woodcuts, two silkscreen prints with relief, together with 38 pages of text that, through graphic work, poems, reflections and philosophical quotations, both by the artist himself and by various thinkers, brings us closer to the Basque artist's thought and work through the keys that have marked his career: time, space, music, freedom, matter, light and the sea. Published on the occasion of the artist's 76th birthday. In "Aromas" Chillida the plastic artist and Chillida the writer join hands to reveal the poet, the philosopher and the profound thinker. The edition consists of 160 graphic series with the numbering; 1-120; I-IX (suite); I-IX (suite in grey Eskulan); H. C. 1-10; E. A. 1-12.Chillida began drawing at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, and his interest in sculpture gradually grew. It was during his years in Paris that he made his first plaster sculptures, impressed by the archaic Greek sculpture in the Louvre. He held his first sculpture exhibition in the French capital in 1950. In 1951 he returned to San Sebastián for good, and produced his first work in iron, the material he would work with for the rest of his life. Throughout his life, Chillida received numerous prizes and awards, including the Carnegie Prize, the Rembrandt Prize, the Wolf Foundation Prize for the Arts and the Prince of Asturias Prize for the Arts. He was also an academician of San Fernando, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Honorary of the Royal Academy of Arts in London and of the Imperial Order of Japan, and was awarded the Grand Cross for Humanitarian Merit by the Institution of the same name in Barcelona. In addition to his Chillida-Leku Museum in Hernani, he is represented in museums and collections all over the world, such as the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the MOMA in New York, the Reina Sofía in Madrid, the Tate Gallery in London and the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.