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Ten Wisden publications: three softback Almanacks (1948, 1949 and 1952); two copies of 'Peter, the Lord's Cat, and other Unexpected Obituaries' (Gideon Haigh (2005))'The Wisden Book of Cricketers' Lives - Obituaries from Wisden' (Benny Green 1996)'The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1876-77 to 1977-78' (Bill Frindall 1979)'The Wisden Guide to Cricket Grounds' (William Powell et al 1989)'Wisden Anthology 1864-1900' ( (Benny Green 1979)a softback facsimile of the 1864 Cricketer's Almanack

Ɵ LARDEN, Walter. (1855 - 1910). Recollections of an Old Mountaineer, author's copy. INSCRIBED and ANNOTATED. London: Edward Arnold, 1910. single volume, first edition, 8vo., (230 x 160mm), publisher's maroon cloth, gilt lettering to front and spine, edges untrimmed, half-title, SIGNED and dated Sept. 1917 by the author, and further annotated with a 4 line list headed 'Private copies', and a 14 line list headed 'I have given copies to', half-title, photogravure frontispiece after a photograph by Alfred Holmes, 16 b/w. illustrations from photographs, the author's corrections, crossings out, and annotations written in red and black ink within some margins of the original printed text, Larden notes at the bottom of pp.153, 'When in 1910, I wrote this book, my former companions Corry and Brant, would hardly let me mention this accident, they did not want their families to hear about it . . . ' and to pp.157, referencing the accident on the Petit Dru, the author notes 'This was a far more dramatic accident even than that on the Combin spoken of on p.153, and well worth describing in detail. But again a veto was set up on my saying much about it'; 320pp., within removeable clear wrapper. The climbing memoirs of the British alpinist who references a very 'close shave', being a crevasse-accident on the Corbassier glacier, involving a young, over confident guide and Walter Larden's fellow climbers Robert Corry (1866-1941) and R.W. Brandt. (1852 -1934) (1) Condition Report: boards marked, corners scuffed, spine faded and a little bumped head/tail. Condition Report Disclaimer

Ɵ WHYMPER, Edward. (1840 -1911). A Letter Addressed to the Members of the Alpine Club. [Printed for Private Circulation by the author]. London, 1900. a 16pp. booklet, original green paper wrappers, lettered in black to front, 8vo., (220 x 153mm), engraved frontispiece after the author, depicting the 'disputed leap' made by the guide Christian Almer during the first ascent of the Western Arete of the Pointe des Ecrins in June 1864; Whymper's detailed letters and witness statements were sent to Club members in response to an accusation made against him by American mountaineer, William Coolidge. Whymper happened upon the accusation in a foot-note of an obituary notice for the late guide, Christian Almer. The article was signed by William Coolidge and published in the Jahrbuch of the Swiss Alpine Club for 1898-1899. Coolidge disputed the 7-8 feet jump did not take place, and was never made by Almer in 1864, (later described in Chapter ix. of Whymper's book, 'Scrambles amongst the Alps'). Coolidge queries 'I find it remarkable that the very detailed report of Mr. Moore on that same expedition did not mention anything about such a jump'. ('The Alps in 1864'). An extraordinary meeting of the Club was held, Rev. William Coolidge removed his name from the list of members, and the Editor of the Jahrbuch, Dr. H. Dubi, admitted his duty should have led him to check if the footnote or any part of it had contained an affront against Mr. Whymper: within removeable clear plastic wrapper: ASCENT OF THE AIGUILLE VERTE [near Mont Blanc]. n.d., (c. 1866). modern green card wrappers. lettered in black to front, chromolithographed plate of the summit, wood-engraved plate, in-text route map, pp. 520-524, Edward Whymper's article originally published in the Leisure Hour, a Victorian monthly, pre-dating the author's work 'The Ascent of the Matterhorn'; Edward Whymper, Christian Almer and Franz Biner first climbed the Aiguille verte on 29 June, 1865, a fortnight before the fateful first ascent of the Matterhorn. Whymper was unable to climb with his usual guide, Michel Croz, who had to wait for a client in Chamonix. As a result, Whymper hired the services of Christian Almer, who had been with Alfred Wills on the Wetterhorn in 1854. (2)   Condition Report: 1. A Letter to the Alpine Club - toning to cover edges and spine, edges marked, joints weak and pages loosening (but all attached), a clean copy. 2. Ascent of the Aiguille Verte - some fading and minor marks to green card wrappers, the colour plate of the summit with marks to the margins and edge nicks to r.h. margin, a clean copy. Condition Report Disclaimer

A route map for the touring club of Switzerland dated 1903, a map of the Environs De Paris and a guide book for the Palace of Versi. (3)

Leitz Accessories, a quantity of Leitz accessories including a Leica-Meter MR, a VIDOM universal viewfinder (frame orientation faulty), a universal frame finder, an accessory rangefinder, a Corfield Periflex extension tube set with focusing screen, a set of BEEVOR copying stand legs, a collapsible lens hood for Summicron lenses, two Focal Press Leica Guide books, a Kisselbach Leica Book, a Hove Leica Pocket Book, a Leitz cable release, three film cassettes, some filters and other items

MIXED LOT CRESTED CHINA WARES, AN AUGUSTUS REX MINIATURE CABINET CUP AND SAUCER, A FLOWER DECORATED HORS D'OEUVRES DISH AND GUIDE BOOK TO GOSS CHINA WARES

A book, "Triumph the Legend", "The Complete Encyclopaedia of Chickens" and an edition of "Royal Automobile Club Guide and Handbook 1931-32"

MOTORING, MILITARY AND FREEMASONRY INTEREST - A BOX OF VINTAGE EPHEMERA AND OTHER ITEMS to include a Lucas vehicle headlamp, a World War Two respirator haversack marked G&S, Ltd 1941, VII, a copy of Government 'Documents concerning German-Polish Relations and the Outbreak of Hostilities between Great Britain and Germany on September 3, 1939', an American Waltham Watch Company military issue Stop Watch (with original box, not working, missing crystal), a copy of 'The Installing Master's Guide', Automobile Association membership cards, touring wallets and 'Road Book', British Red Cross/St John's Ambulance First Aid and Nursing books, Terry's Bowls Measure etc (s.d) (one box)

WILLIAM BUCHAN. 'Domestic Medicine: or, A Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases....' The twelfth edition, tide marks to preface contents and introduction, chipped spine and loose front board, clean text block, A. Strahan et al, London, 1791; With a Later copy, W. Lewis, London, 1818; 'The Floricultural Cabinet and Magazine, Whitaker and co, London, 1845; 'Bible Natural History,' by Rev F. O. Morris, J. Ainsworth, Manchester, 1852; 'The Floral World and Garden Guide,' Groombridge and Sons, London, 1874; 'Loudon's Hortus Britannicus,' Longman et al, London, 1830; 'The Floricultural Cabinet and Florist Magazine,' fourteen hand coloured plates, Whitaker & Co, London, 1838. (7) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

HORTICULTURE and BOTANY. 'Florilegium Imperiale: Botanical Illustrations for Francis I of Austria,' H. Wlater Lack, carboard slip, original cloth, Prestel, London; 'The Journals of Hipolito Ruiz,' translated, original cloth, unclipped dj, Timber Press, Oregon, 1998; 'An Illustrated Guide to the Flowers of Saudi Arabia,' folio,original cloth, unclipped dj, illustrations throughout, Scorpion Pub, London, 1985; Plus nine other books. (12) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

A. WAINWRIGHT. 'A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells.' 50th anniversary edition, seven vols, original cloth, unclipped dj, protective cardboard slip case, slight fading to spine of vol six, Frances Lincoln, 2003, vg. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

2006 WORLD CUP GERMANY A miscellany including Gillette Media statistics Book, FIFA Media Guide, Welcome to Germany, Nuremberg Fan Guide, Press Team Sheets, Start Lists, Match Report, Digital Press Kit, Maps, Japan Media Guide etc., some duplication. Very good

Coin Reference Books / Coin Albums, etc. A large box containing the following reference books: "The Gold Sovereign", "English Milled Coinage", "Coins and Medals of the English Civil War", "Milled Coinage of England" by Spink, "Coins of England" by Spink and "Guide Book to the coinage of Ireland". Also included are various coin related auction catalogues and empty coin albums and binders. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £40 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.

chrome, serial no. 158977, 1935, body G, shutter working, slow speeds inaccurate, also with a Leitz Elmar 5cm f/3.5 lens, optics G, some haze and fungus present, also with a Trinol Anastigmat 105mm f/3.5, optics G, some dust and haze present, also with English made ever ready case, a Leica Guide book, and a Leitz universal finder,

AN ALBUM ONE QUARTER FULL OF CIGARETTE CARDS DEPICTING FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES ALSO, A SHOE BOX OF LOOSE CIGARETTE CARDS AND A GUIDE TO CIGARETTE CARD COLLECTING BOOK

A fine Second War Pathfinder’s D.F.C. group of five awarded to Lancaster mid-upper gunner, Flight Lieutenant T. L. Tracey, Royal Air Force, who flew in at least 63 operational sorties, 29 of which were in Wellingtons with 101 Squadron, including the Thousand Bomber Raid to Cologne, 30 May 1942. After flying one sortie to Essen whilst stationed with an O.T.U., Tracey went on to fly the remainder of his sorties with 7 Squadron, Path Finder Force. Often employed as a Marker Crew, and on occasion as a Master Bomber crew, Tracey’s 2nd tour of operations provided many hair-raising experiences - in particular after returning from a raid on Stuttgart, 28 July 1944, during which Tracey had contributed to shooting down an enemy night fighter, the crew were forced to make an emergency landing at Bradwell Bay with the undercarriage down, engine damage, tyre blown on one wheel and ‘several inches of petrol slopping around in the wireless operator’s area’ Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1944’, in Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany, small traces of verdigris; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, generally good very fine (5) £2,400-£2,800 --- D.F.C. London Gazette 14 November 1944, the original recommendation states: ‘This officer has completed 45 operational sorties of which 15 have been made in Path Finder Force, 13 of them being in a marker crew. As mid-upper gunner he has always displayed great skill. His extreme sense of duty and his application to this task on hand has resulted on several occasions in his evading fighter attacks, and his fine capabilities have been an asset to the crew.’ M.I.D. unconfirmed. Thomas Leslie Tracey joined the Royal Air Force as a Leading Aircraftman, and carried out training as an Air Gunner at No. 8 A.G.S., Evanton from May 1941. After further training at No. 11 O.T.U., Tracey was posted for operational flying with 101 Squadron (Wellingtons), Oakington in September 1941. He flew in at least 29 operational sorties with the Squadron, including: Cherbourg; Emden; Le Havre; Antwerp, 2 October 1941 ‘Left large fires, Little Flak but came back with large shell hole’ (Log Book refers); Cologne (5), including 30 May 1942, the first Thousand Bomber Raid; Frankfurt; Berlin; Hamburg (4), including 14 January 1942 ‘Bombed 1650. Shot up. Nav. wounded’ (Ibid); Brest (2); Dusseldorf; Paris; Lubeck; Essen; Dorgland; Baltic; Bolougne; Frisians; Wilhelmshaven; and Duisberg (2). Tracey was posted to No. 26 O.T.U. at the end of August 1942, and whilst stationed there took part in a raid on Essen, 16 September 1942. He served as an instructor, advanced to Warrant Officer, and then was commissioned Pilot Officer in February 1944. Tracey returned to operational flying as a mid-upper gunner with 7 Squadron (Lancasters), Oakington in July 1944. The Squadron operated as part of No. 8 Group, Path Finder Force, and Tracey was crewed with Squadron Leader R. P. Todd, D.F.C., A.F.C. as his pilot. He flew in at least 33 operational sorties with the Squadron, including: Noyelle en Chaussee; Stuttgart (3); Foret de Nieppe; Foret de L’Isle Adam; Blaye; Foret de Mormal; La Pallice; Foret de Montrichard; Soesterberg; Kiel (3); Sterkrade; Russelheim; Deuf de Ternois; Emden; Le Havre (3); Kamen; Munster; Boulogne; Domburg; Calais (2); Emmerich; Wilhelmshaven; Bochum; and Gelsenkirchen. The three raids on Stuttgart, 24, 25 and 28 July 1944 are recalled by the Navigator R. H. Smith in No. 7 Bomber Squadron RAF in World War II, by T. Docherty: ‘The crew were R. P. Todd, pilot; R. H. Smith, navigator; R. Martin, flight engineer; Stanton, wireless operator; Drinkwater and Tracy [sic], gunners; Grant, bomb aimer and Talbot, radar operator. On the 24, 25 and 28 July 1944 Bomber Command attacked the city of Stuttgart. R. P. Todd’s crew took part in all three attacks. Their duty was to drop marker flares to guide the main force of bombers to the target. The 24th operation took seven hours, thirty minutes, the one of the 25th eight hours, ten minutes; the extra time was due to engine trouble. The aircraft they flew was NE2122:V. For the 28th operation they were again allocated NE122:V. They air tested it for an hour in the afternoon after the engineers had checked it, and took off for Stuttgart at 2240hrs carrying one 4,000 pound bomb and four 1,000 pound target indicators. The Luftwaffe was well prepared to oppose the attacking force, having been warned by the previous two attacks. It was a moonlit night and the German fighters were very active. It was later estimated that about 200 fighters were employed. Sixty-two of the bomber force were lost (which was the third heaviest loss of the war). During the run to the target many air combats and ground fires were seen. The crew of NE122 were briefed to drop their markers visually and to facilitate this they were to locate the small town of Pforzheim which gave a good return on the H2S radar, and there set up a piece of equipment called a ground position indicator (GPI). This threw a spot of light on a target chart. The spot moved along giving the aircraft’s position. The distance to fly was about 15 miles; about four minutes time. During this action the aircraft had to be held straight and level. What happened during the run-in is described in the official combat report... What follows is a first-hand account compiled from the memories of the pilot, the flight engineer and the navigator, Richard Smith: “After setting up the GPI over Pforzheim I was giving the pilot direction instructions. The bomb aimer was lying prone over his bombsight and also pushing out handfuls of window... Suddenly there was an explosion on the starboard side. Also a tremendous racket as the gunners fired their eight Browning machine-guns causing empty .303 cartridges to cascade from the mid-upper turret [Tracey] and rattle against the inside of the fuselage. Also there was a lot of noise over the intercom as the gunners called for evasive action. The aircraft dived violently to starboard and I watched the navigator’s altimeter record a loss of 4,000 feet. The aircraft filled with smoke and the captain gave the order to abandon. My immediate reaction was to grab and fix my parachute and make for the lower escape hatch ready to leave the aircraft as soon as the bomb aimer opened the hatch. We learned later that the hatch could not be opened because the parcels of window were lying across it. The bomb aimer was desperately flinging the parcels out of the way and they were bursting open as he flung them. Suddenly the hatch came open and a blast of freezing air blew through the opening carrying with it masses of strips of tin foil. I was standing in a direct line with the blast and was covered in the stuff. While this was happening the pilot had regained control. The engineer had operated the starboard inner engine fire extinguisher and the captain had cancelled the abandon order. All the crew was still aboard, which fact was probably due to the delay caused by the blocked escape hatch. The Lancaster was settled in straight and level flight, the starboard inner propeller feathered to reduce drag and the crew gradually resumed their stations and regained some of their composure. The bomb load was still aboard and could not then be dropped because the bomb doors could not be opened. We were now some distance away from the target and the position was not known with any accuracy. The important thing was to be heading in the right direction, so a course was set it the westward. The main compass system had gone u/s in the dive, so we were reduced to using th...

Ephemera, a large selection of vintage items to include 1930s Brighton Student Hospital Rag Mags, WW2 Military magazines, Cemsa Caproni photographs of factory, blue prints and advertising information c 1950s, vintage magazines (Screen Romances, Graphic etc.), maps, greetings cards, booklets, album of theatre programmes c 1950s (Al Read, The Crazy Gang, Sonja Henie, etc.), 1862 Thames Embankment Commission map (poor), 1950s ice hockey programmes, advertising cookery booklets, Cub and Scout booklets (3), 1909 Black Wyandotte Club Year Book, 1966 The Old Berkley Hunt Point to Point race card, 1960s Hastings guide book, 'Simone de Beauvoir Brigitte Bardot with a Photographic Selection' book, large collection of vintage book plates etc. (mixed condition poor to gd) (100s)

An assortment of books relating to lighters, including Fire Steels by Vittorio Cacciandra and Alessandro Cesati, Medieval Fiesteels by Spiro Svoronos, , The Handbook of the Vintage Cigarette Lighters by Stuart Schneider & Ira Pilossof, Collectors Guide to the Cigarette lighter book 2 by James Flanagan, OTLS 1992 Lighter calendar and a rare copy of the Antiquorium catalogue of the auction of lighters, watches and clocks (parcel)

A collection of antique and vintage cookery books to include: 1919 The Daily Mail Cookery Book, two copies of Mrs A.B Marshall's Cookery Book, Three copies of Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book, Mrs Beetons Book of Household Management, Domestic Cookery by A Lady, Modern Cookery by Eliza Acton, 1887 published by Longmans Green and Co, Beeton's All About Cookery, illustrated and The Modern Cook: A Practical Guide to the Culinary Art in all its Branches by Charles Elme Francatelli, publisher Richard Bentley & Son 1886 (12)

A collection of various vintage books many local interest for the Somerset/Devon/Dorset area, titles include "Complete Guide to Heraldry" A.C Fox-Davies, "The Complete Book of Gardening" J Coutts, A.Edwards, A.Osborn, Kew 1930, "Companion to Somerset" Maxwell Fraser, "Our Beautiful Homeland - Exeter, Heart of Wessex, Dartmoor, Bath & Wells" by E.W. Haslehurst, etc.

[HUNTING] Berry, Michael, & Brock, D.W.E. Hunting by Ear. The Sound-Book of Fox-Hunting, first edition, Witherby, London, 1937, scarlet cloth, dustjacket, illustrations by T. Ivester Lloyd, square octavo, together with two gramophone records, boxed as one. Condition Report : Box lid faded and splash-marked, with split corners, but with fair to good pictorial label. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

[DOCUMENTS]. A BOOK OF ACCOUNTS & CLIPPINGS mid 18th to early 19th century, some contents including newspaper notices pasted over earlier manuscript entries, (approximately ninety pages), full panelled reversed calf, tall quarto. Condition Report : Upper cover detached; lacking original clasp fastenings. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

AN EBONY AND BRASS NAVIGATIONAL OCTANT Inscribed for W.B. Moralee, North Shields, early 19th century, The 11 inch frame incorporating central T-shaped hand-piece inset with bone signature plate inscribed W.B MORALEE NTH SHIELDS, the pivoted arm mounted with mirror opposing aperture for reading the inset bone Vernier scale with clamp and endless screw adjustment to underside, with pin-hole sight opposing horizon glass, set of hinged filters, backsight and conforming horizon, in tapered mahogany box applied with trade label THOMAS L. AINSLEY, MAKER AND ADJUSTER OF, Iron Ships' and Steamers' Compasses, 86 BUTE STREET, CARDIFF... to the inside of the lid; together with a 1.5 inch two-draw refracting telescope, circa 1875, signed R. & J. Beck, 31 Cornhill, London to final draw, with shuttered eyepiece, sliding brass sun shade, end cap and leather grip, complete with cylindrical leather protective case, (2).The sextant box 32.5cm (12.5ins) high, 29cm (11.5ins) wide, the telescope case 27cm (10.5ins) long. The name W.B. Moralee of North Shields appears not to be recorded as a maker of instruments hence could well be that of the first owner of the octant in the current lot. At some point the instrument was with Thomas Liddell Ainsley of Cardiff and South Shields (whose trade label is pasted to the inside of the lid) who was a maker of precision instruments active between 1858-1886. Ainsley also published numerous works on marine navigation and related subjects with his best known work being A guide book to local marine board navigation. The Ordinary Examination first printed in 1859 with no less than 45 subsequent reprints up to 2018. The telescope I the current lot is by Richard and Joseph Beck who is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as first working from 31 Cornhill 1867-80 and then 68 Cornhill from 1868. They were best known for supplying microscopes and other optical instruments which were presumably constructed in their factory at Lister Works, Kentish Town, Holloway, East London. Banfield further notes that they often signed their instruments 'R & J Beck Ltd' from 1894.Condition Report: The octant is in complete original condition with all fittings present. The mirror has some degradation to the silvering mainly towards the margins and one of the filters has some slight edge chipping where it is fitted into its mount. Both the Vernier in the arm and the main scale each have a single crack bot no losses. Otherwise instrument is a little dirty/neglected but in good order. The box has corner chips to the top and base panels as well as overall age related wear and shrinkage otherwise is in sound original condition.The telescope has some slight discolouration to the margins of one of the internal lenses otherwise optics appear to be in good original condition and the instrument will focus. The draws appear to be free form noticeable dents or cracks as does the sun shade but there is some noticeable discolouration/tarnishing to the brass. The leather grip is in fine condition, the shutter to the eyepiece and the end cap are also in good condition. The leather outer case is also in good original condition although the carrying strap is no longer present. Condition Report Disclaimer

HOROLOGICAL REFERENCE WORKS ON CLOCKS Twenty-four publications:Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their History and development Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 1974, dj; Penman, Laurie THE CARRIAGE CLOCK, A Repair and Restoration Manual N.A.G. Press, London 2005, dj; Rose, Ronald E. ENGLISH DIAL CLOCKS Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 1988, dj; Roberts, Derek SKELETON CLOCKS, BRITAIN 1800-1914 Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 1996, dj; Robinson, Tom THE LONGCASE CLOCK Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 1995, dj; Loomes, Brian PAINTED DIAL CLOCKS Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 1994, dj; Loomes, Brian BRASS DIAL CLOCKS Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 1998, dj; Shenton, Alan and Rita The Price Guide to Collectable Clocks Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 1985, dj; Lyman, Ian P. RAILWAY CLOCKS Mayfield Books, Ashbourne 2004, dj; Petrucelli, Steven P. and Sposato Kenneth A. AMERICAN BANJO CLOCKS Adams Brown Company, Cranberry NJ; Terwilliger, Charles HOROLOVAR 400 DAY CLOCK REPAIR GUIDE The Horolovar Company, St. Clair Shores MI, 1991; Penman, Laurie The Clock Repairer's Handbook signed by the author, David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1985, dj; Bryant, David WOODEN CLACK CASES B.T. Batsford, London 1994; Barnes, Nigel and Ilmonen, Karoliina CLOCK CASES, A Practical Guide to their Construction, Restoration and Conservation The Crowood Press, Marlborough 2015; dj; Taylor, V.J. and Babb, H.A. MAKING AND REPAIRING WOODEN CLOCK CASES David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1986, dj; Barder, Richard C.R. ENGLISH COUNTRY GRANDFATHER CLOCKS, The Brass-dial Longcase Bracken Books, London 1983, dj; Smith, Barrie (compiled) SMITHS DOMESTIC CLOCKS... Pierhead Productions Limited, Herne Bay 2006, softbound; Smith, Barrie (compiled) SMITHS DOMESTIC CLOCKS, A Reference Guide to 2150 Clocks & Timers second edition, Pierhead Productions Limited, Herne Bay 2008, softbound; Thorpe, Nicholas M. The French Marble Clock N.A.G. Press, Colchester 1990, dj; Smith, Eric STRIKING AND CHIMING CLOCKS, Their working and repair David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1985, dj; Loomes, Brian LANCASHIRE CLOCKS and CLOCKMAKERS David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1975, dj; Swedberg, Robert W. and Harriett AMERICAN CLOCKS AND CLOCKMAKERS Wallace-Homestead Book Company, Radnor PA 1989, softbound; Tyler, E.J. AMERICAN CLOCKS FOR THE COLLECTOR Robert Hale, London 1981, dj; Snell, Michael Clocks & Clockmakers of Salisbury Hobnob Press, Salisbury 1986, dj; together with eleven other works and four sundry publications, (38). 

GENERAL HOROLOGICAL REFERENCEA large collection including:Needham, J., Ling, W. and Price HEAVENLY CLOCKWORK, THE GREAT ASTRONOMICAL CLOCKS OF MEDIEVAL CHINA - THE MISSING LINK IN HOROLOGICAL HISTORY Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1969, dj; Beeson, C.F.C. ENGLISH CHURCH CLOCKS Brant Wright Associates, limited edition numbered 231, Ashford 1977, gilt titled blue cloth; Beeson C.F.C. PERPIGNAN 1356 - The Making of a Clock and Bell for the King's Castle The Antiquarian Horological Society, London 1982, dj; Lloyd, H. Alan SOME OUSTANDING CLOCKS OVER SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS Leonard Hill, London 1958, dj; Gordon, G.F.C. CLOCKMAKING PAST & PRESENT The Technical Press Limited, London 1946, dj; Bassermann-Jordon, Ernst von THE BOOK OF OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES George Allen and Unwin Limited, London 1964, dj; Britten, F.J. OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES & THEIR MAKERS B.T. Batsford, London 1904, gilt embossed red cloth; Lloyd, Alan H. CHATS ON OLD CLOCKS Ernest Benn Limited, London 1951, dj; Tyler, E.J. EUROPEAN CLOCKS Ward Lock and Company Limited, London 1968, dj; Loomes, Brian Country Clocks and their London origins David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1976, dj; Barker, David The Arthur Negus Guide to English CLOCKS Hamlyn, London 1980, dj; Loomes, Brian BRITISH CLOCKS ILLUSTRATED Robert Hale, London 1992, dj; Baillie, G.H. WATCHMAKERS AND CLOCKMAKERS OF THE WORLD N.A.G. Press Limited, London 1947; Milham, Willis I. TIME & TIMEKEEPERS The Macmillan Company, New York 1947, gilt titled red cloth; Jagger, Cedric, Royal Clocks Robert Hale, London 1983, dj and slipcase; Clutton, C., Baillie, G.H. and Ilbert, C. BRITTEN'S OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES & THEIR MAKERS Methuen, London 1982, dj; Wood, Edward J. CURIOSITIES OF CLOCKS AND WATCHES FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES Richard Bentley, London 1866, blue cloth gilt title to spine; Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 N.A.G. Press Limited, London 1976, dj; Lloyd, H. Alan OLD CLOCKS, Practical Handbook for Collectors Ernest Benn Limited, London 1958, dj; Robertson, J. Drummond THE EVOLUTION OF CLOCKWORK... Cassell and Company Limited, London 1931, red cloth gilt title to spine; Loomes, Brian BRITISH CLOCKS ILLUSTRATED Robert Hale, London 1991, dj; Marryat, H. WATCHES, Vol. I Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries HENLEIN to TOMPION published by the author, London 1938, gilt titled green cloth; Bruton, Eric THE HISTORY OF CLOCKS AND WATCHES Orbus Publishing, London 1979, dj and slipcase; Cumhail, P.W. Investing in Clocks & Watches Corgi Books, London 1971, softbound; Lloyd, H. Alan THE COLLECTOR'S DICTIONARY OF CLOCKS Country Life Limited, London 1964, dj; Cescinsky, Herbert and Webster, Malcolm R. ENGLISH DOMESTIC CLOCKS Spring Books, London 1969, dj; and Sobel, Dava and Andrewes, William H. THE ILLUSTRATED Longitude Fourth Estate, London 1999 softbound, (approx. 45). Provenance: The horological library of Lawrance Hurst. 

New Cyclopaedia of Botany and Complete Book of Herbs: forming a History & Description of all Plants British or Foreign which are known to be useful to man by Richard Brook, published Frederick Farrah (c.1850s) in 2 volumes with hand-coloured plates in gilt cloth, The Floral World and Garden Guide published Groombridge 1860 volume 3 many woodcuts in bright gilt decorated cloth, The Gardener's Assistant; Practical and Scientific by Robert Thompson published Blackie (c.1860s) with 12 coloured plates and woodcuts bound in half leather with raised bands, Anne Pratt Wild Flowers with 192 plates printed in colour S.P.C.K. 1893 volumes 1 & 2 in original cloth (6)    

British Trees Drawn & Described by Rex Vicat Cole with text revised by Dorothy Kempe containing 430 reproductions, published Hutchinson 1907 in 2 volumes Subscribers Edition with 13 Proof Photogravures and limited to 150 copies in gilt lettered cloth, Trees & Shrubs of the British Isles Native & Acclimatised by Cooper & Westell with 16 colour plates and black & white plates by C.F. Newall 1909 in 2 volumes first edition, The Tree Book, A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of The Trees of North America by Julia Rogers with colour plates and black & white photographic reproductions 1905 first edition, Needham Studies of Trees with colour examples (Vere Foster’s Water-Colour Series) 4 parts only (c.1880)  

The Practical Woodworker A Complete Guide to the Art & Practice of Woodworking Written & Illustrated by Experts Edited by Bernard E. Jones, Waverley Book Co. (c.1930s) in 4 volumes, Practical Handywork for All (Carpentry, Joinery, Metalwork, Building, Repairing Domestic Appliances, Housework & Decorative Work, Guide to Gas Electricity & Water Services, Heating etc etc) with over 900 illustrations (14 folding) published Waverley Book Co. (c.1930s) in 5 volumes (9)  

Churchill (Winston Spencer). Lord Randolph Churchill, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Macmillan & Co., 1906, monochrome plates, some scattered spotting, original maroon cloth gilt, rubbed, 8vo, together with: Marlborough, His Life and Times, 3 volumes, 1st edition (2nd volume reprinted), 1933-36, numerous monochrome plates and illustrations, top edge gilt, original maroon cloth gilt, 1st volume in original dust jacket (torn with some loss to foot of spine), second and third volumes lightly faded to spines, plus other Winston S. Churchill interest, including The World Crisis 1911-1918, abridged and revised edition, 1932, The Aftermath being a sequel to The World Crisis, reprinted 1944 (in dust jacket), The Great War, 3 volumes, George Newnes Ltd., circa 1920, in original publisher's half red morocco gilt, Curt J. Zoller, Annotated Bibliography of works about Sir Winston Churchill, 2004, Richard M. Langworth, A Connoisseur's Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill, 1998, The Second World War (Chartwell Edition), 6 volumes, Educational Book Company, circa 1960, etc., mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, 8vo 44 volumesQty: (3 cartons)

* A Handy Guide to the Game Laws - by a solicitor", published by Horace Cox 1905, together with a game book circa 1972.

FOUR BOXES AND LOOSE CERAMICS, BOOKS, PICTURES, HOMEWARES etc to include a pair of Pure speakers, home decor items including a large glass bowl diameter 37cm, a tribal style mask and a pumpkin shaped Oriental style jar, Prinknash Pottery vases, mugs etc, pictures to include prints and needlework, one box of books titles to include 'Guinness Dublin, St James Gate Brewery, History and Guide 1931', a 1937 Coronation souvenir book, history and UK travel etc (sd) (four boxes and loose)

The Raft Book Lore of The Sea and Sky by Harold Gatty. Signed by Harold Gatty (Personal Greeting & Dedication). 152 page (19. 5cm x 14cm) softback book with very rare slipcase & map published by George Grady Press 1944. Very rare signed 1944 edition. The book is a detailed account of the facts and principles of sea navigation using the knowledge of sea and sky and the use of a good pocket watch. Includes chapters on: Lore of the Sea and Sky; Land Indications from Sea Birds; Migration of Insects; Fish and Other Surface Life; The Scent of Land; Sounds from Land; The Sky as an Indicator of Land; Direction from Waves, Wind, and Swells, Ocean Currents and the Colour of the Sea; How the Polynesians Used the Stars; Directions from the Sun and Moon; Measurement of Angles; Steering by the Stars; How Far You Are North or South; How Far You Are East or West; Ocean Temperatures, etc. The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs, diagrams, illustrations & maps (many in colour) including seabirds, clouds indicating land beyond the horizon, star diagrams, paths of stars at varying latitudes, winds and ocean currents and more. Accompanied by very rare protective slip case, two large removable foldout charts: The Gatty Star Chart, and The World Navigation Chart Map containing complete latitude and latitude adjustment tables with a 36" Harp Degree Scale printed along the lower edge, and paper/card folded ruler. Harold Gatty (born 1937 in Campbell Town, Tasmania died 1957 in Fiji) was an Australian navigator, inventor, and aviation pioneer. Charles Lindbergh called Gatty the "Prince of Navigators. " In 1931, Gatty served as navigator, along with pilot Wiley Post, on the flight which set the record for aerial circumnavigation of the world, flying a distance of 15, 747 miles (24, 903 km) in a Lockheed Vega named the Winnie Mae, in 8 days, 15 hours, and 51 minutes. Gatty began his career as a navigator in 1917, at age 14, when he was appointed a cadet midshipman at the Royal Australian Naval College. After World War I, he became an apprentice on a steamship in the Australian merchant navy, where he learned the patterns of the stars while standing watch at night. Gatty served on many ships, some sailing between Australia and California, and ran a supply shop in Sydney Harbour until 1927, when he emigrated to the United States. In California, Gatty opened a navigation school, teaching marine navigation to yachtsmen. In 1928, his attention turned to aerial navigation, particularly to trans oceanic flights, where his experience as a ship's navigator applied. Gatty is credited with inventing an air sextant which used a spirit level to provide an artificial horizon. He also invented the "aero chronometer" which offset inaccuracies introduced into observations taken in a moving plane. The most important invention of his career was the Gatty drift sight. This optical device was directed at the ground, or the tops of clouds, and used to determine the rate and direction of an airplane's drift, or movement away from its heading. The device was also used as a ground speed indicator. In 1929, Gatty navigated a Lockheed Vega on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City for Nevada Airlines, in an effort to demonstrate the feasibility of coast to coast passenger service. The flight made four stops and took 19 hours and 53 minutes, which set the transcontinental airspeed record for a commercial airliner. In 1930, Gatty prepared a coast to coast route and navigation charts for Anne Morrow Lindbergh, whom he had also taught as a student. Anne Lindbergh served as navigator with her husband Charles on a record setting cross country flight of 14 hours and 45 minutes. The next year, Wiley Post asked Gatty to accompany him on an effort to break the world record for circumnavigating the earth, which was previously set at 21 days by the Graf Zeppelin airship. Gatty accepted, hoping to demonstrate the effectiveness of his navigation methods. The journey began on 23 June 1931 at Roosevelt Field in New York and followed a 15, 000 mile course across Europe, Russia, and Siberia, due to the lack of suitable airfields nearer the equator. Post and Gatty crossed the Atlantic in a record time of 16 hours and 17 minutes and continued to Berlin, Moscow, and Khabarovsk, then crossed the Bering Sea, landing on the beach near Solomon, Alaska, then to Edmonton, Alberta, arriving finally back at Roosevelt Field after 8 days, 15 hours, and 51 minutes. The pair received a tickertape parade in New York City. A year after the circumnavigation with Wiley Post, the US Congress passed a bill allowing civilians to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross. President Hoover pinned the medals on Gatty and Post. Gatty was offered American citizenship and the newly created position of Senior Aerial Navigation Engineer for the U. S. Army Air Corps. Gatty expressed his wish to remain an Australian citizen and Congress passed a bill allowing foreign citizens to hold that post. In 1934, Gatty formed the South Seas Commercial Company with Donald Douglas, with the plan to deliver air service to the islands of the South Pacific. However, the company was soon sold to Pan Am who brought Gatty into the company to organise flight routes in that region. During the Second World War, Gatty was given the honorary rank of group captain in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and worked for the U. S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the South Pacific. He was later appointed director of Air Transport for the Allied forces, based in Australia, under General Douglas MacArthur. He resigned his position in 1943, as a result of difficulties with MacArthur and his organisation being disbanded. He then moved to Washington, D. C., where he authored The Raft Book, a survival guide for airmen downed at sea. The book became a success and was placed in the survival kits of all Allied airmen serving in the Pacific. After World War II, Gatty relocated to Fiji with his Dutch born second wife. Here he formed Fiji Airways which later became Air Pacific. He wrote a book on navigation, Nature Is Your Guide, which was published soon after his death from a stroke in 1957. He was buried in Fiji. Condition: Excellent Condition. Very Rare Slipcase: excellent condition; minor wear edges/corners, minor marks. Book: Softback near mint/mint condition. Pages near mint condition; very minor marks when pages viewed collectively side on (page faces unaffected), page faces very clean & bright. Chart: excellent + condition; age browning to single 'panel' (the exposed folded side). Map: excellent + condition. Ruler: excellent + condition. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and 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.

Twelve assorted sporting, shooting, wild-fowling titles, including Sydney H. Smith: 'Snowden Slights, Wildfowler', York, T.A.J. Waddington, 1912, 1st edition, very scarce title on the Yorkshire wildfowler, fisherman, and "handyman", Snowden Slights, of East Cottingwith, Yorkshire, content also includes a chapter on Birds of the Derwent Valley, etc, 2 full page illustrations as called for (of which 1 folding), as called for, original pictorial cloth gilt, Lt. Col. P. Hawker: 'Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that relates to Guns and Shooting', London, Longman, 1844, 9th, final and best edition ,engraved frontis, engraved portrait + 26 engraved plates, 32pp ads at end, joint between frontis and title with old tape repair, recased retaining original cloth gilt, new EP's, Stonehenge [i.e. John Henry Walsh]: 'The Shotgun and Sporting Rifle & The Dogs, Ponies, Ferrets & Used with Them in the Various Kinds of Shooting and Trapping', London, Routledge, 1862, 2nd edition, frontis + 20 plates + numerous ills. in text as called for, rebound half calf gilt, inner joints reinforced, Stanley Duncan & Guy Thorne: 'The Complete Wildfowler', London, Grant Richards, 1911, 1st edition, coloured frontis + 64 b & w plates as called for, original pictorial cloth gilt (covers rubbed/slightly worn), Sir Peter Jeffrey Mackie: 'The Keeper's Book, a guide to the Duties of a Gamekeeper', Foulis, 1924, 12 coloured plates as called for, original quarter vellum gilt, Hugh Pollard & Frank Southgate: 'Wildfowl & Waders Nature & Sport in the Coastlands', London, Country Life, 1928, limited edition (189/950), numbered, 16 coloured plates as called for, large 4to, original quarter vellum, plus six others including Eric Parker, pigeon shooting etc (12)

The Definitive Guide To Buying Vintage Macallan - First Edition Book. In very good condition.

A Tofko Danish Norup Mini lithograph print makers press, with retailers label and book 'The Parctical guide to Etching by Manly Bannister. H.24 L.60 W.40cm

Late Victorian/Edwardian edition of The Travellers Guide From Death to Life Soldiers Regulation Pocket Book, published by The British Gospel Book Association, Liverpool, together with a well used leather wallet containing a copy of the Soldiers Own Note Book and Diary for 1918 which has a few mundane notes at the back which appears to be related to travelling to and from France and meal times, (3)

Books and Annuals to include nine Giles Annuals, cookery books previously owned by Hilda Gibbs, the cook at Babraham Hall Cambridgeshire, to include Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book and Household Guide, Lightning Cookery, Cake Making in Pictures, Every Boy's Book, Amazing Stories etc. (qty)

Cricketing interest - including Wisden Cricketers Almanac, 2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2006,1988,1987 and 1982 and a hardback 1955 edition. Also a further group of cricketing books including Wisden Graeme Wright collection, Wisden Guide to Cricket Grounds, Wisden Book of Cricket Records, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1984, Concise Wisden, Wisden Book of Cricketers Lives and Wisden Anthology 1633-1982 amongst others. 

Three antiquarian books: 'British Hunts and Huntsmen in four volumes', published by The Biographical Press, London, 1908, containing a short history of each fox and stag hunt in the British Isles, records of masters and an introductory chapter on medieval hunting, leather bound, gilt edged pages. Together with a copy of 'The Book of the Horse' edited by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald, published by Nicholson & Watson, London 1946. And 'Signpost: An Independent Guide to Pleasant Ports of Call' by W G McMinnies, published by Simpkin & Marshall Ltd. London, second edition, April 1936. (3) (B.P. 21% + VAT)

BOOK - THE IRISH CONSTABLES GUIDE 1913 - ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY

American military history to include volumes relating to West PointLomax, Elizabeth Lindsay "Leaves from an Old Washington Diary 1854-1863", Dutton & Company 1943"Class of 1887 United States Military Academy", published 1939 by PS Bond Publishing"Furlough Book of the Class of 1912, United States Military Academy, West Point", disbound, leather boards but worn and rubbed, backstrip missing, armorial crest to front coverRichardson, Robert Charlwood"West Point, Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and the Life of the Cadet" GP Putnams Sons, The Knickerbocker Press 1917, photographic frontis, photographic illustrations, blue cloth, gilt titles Waugh, E D J"West Point, a Story of the United States Military Academy ...", The Macmillan Company, New York 1944, blue clothReader, Col Red "West Point Second Class Man", Duell Sloan & Pearce, New York 1957, dedication and inscription by the author, signed Red Reader, grey cloth, dj not price clipped "West Point First Class Man", 1958"West Point Yearling", 1956, signed and inscribed by the author, dated 1967 on the ffep, dj "West Point Plebe", 1955, signed, inscribed and dated 1967 by the author, all with djs"Second Lieutenant Clint Lane - West Point to Berlin", 1960, dj "Souvenir of West Point, a Guide to West Point and the United States Military Academy", prepared by William H Tripp 1900, limp covers, oblong 8vo, photographic illustrations "The West Point Primer or from Supe to Nuts ...", by John Q Ducrot, illustrated by the author, ring-bound, soft pictorial cover and other related volumes (1 box)  

A Box Containing a Collection of Lego and includes a Lego Guide Book.

COOKERY: A large collection, including: CW Walker: Practical Cheese making, 1919; Calvert: The Story of Wensleydale Cheese, 1946; The Butchers Manual of Hints and Recipes, John Crampton & Co.; Herman Senn: Practical Cookery Manual of Plain and Middle-Class Recipes, 1897; Francatelli’s Cooks Guide and Housekeepers and Butlers Assistant, 1865 (poor copy); The Brewer – a Familiar Treatise on the Art of Brewing, 1863; Terrington: Cooling cups and dainty drinks. 1869; Hammett & Nevell: Handbook on meat and textbook for Butchers. 1929; Mrs. Beeton’s Household Management. New edn. Nd, c1920, VG copy; Lewis’s Trade’s Cake book, nd, c1912; ETC. (A COMPLETE LIST IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST) (Qty)

ATLAS CENEDLAETHOL CYMRU (THE NATIONAL ATLAS OF WALES) edited by Emeritus Professor H Carter in a boxed case, Atlas y Cymru, Atlas to The Tourists and Guide Book Literature of Wales 1770 - 1870 Volume 2 and John Speed's Atlas of Wales - Part 2 of The Theatre of Great Britaine N.B. This lot is located in our Colwyn Bay Saleroom. Please make an appointment to view.

2003 Porsche 996 Turbo Transmission: automaticMileage:65099The Porsche 996 Turbo was launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September1999 with a driveline derived from the Le Mans winning GT1 from the previous year. The Hagerty guide to buying a Porsche 911/996 points out the regular 996 model from 1997 to 2004 was a ‘whole other world’ from the Turbo model that ran from 2000-2005. The initials IMS (Intermediate Shaft Bearing) are well known to 911 enthusiasts and there is no denying lubrication problems plagued some cars, a consequence of moving from air-cooled to the first water cooled 911 engine. The Turbo versions 3.6 flat-six was known as a Metzger engine, named after Porsche engineer Hans Metzger, these never had an IMS or overheating issues being based on original air-cooled power plant the most common description is ‘bulletproof’. As the specification confirms, the twin turbos contribute to 414 hp and 415 ft lbs of torque; Variocam (variable valve timing) and All Wheel Drive allows for a 4 second 0-60mph before stretching its legs on to 190mph. Stateside, Car & Driver magazinecalled its performance “simply intoxicating” and generally acknowledged as the world’s first all-weather supercar.This 2004 model year C16 (UK) vehicle was specified from new with the rare and desirable ”09991' option which designated that the car was produced via Porsche’s Exclusive Programme which offers leather around the instrument surround, dashboard and defroster vent trims and the speaker surrounds. The interior trim is to showroom condition, even the seat bolsters offer negligible wear whilst dealer over mats have protected the carpets; images confirm leather bound items such as gear knob, steering wheel etc still present a factory appearance. A full range of options were available on this model and included: electric-memory front seats, air con-climate control, electric windows & mirrors, alarm & immobiliser, tilt & slide electric sunroof, alloy-leather gear knob and handbrake lever, Porsche communication management with 2 discs CD changer-sat nav-blue tooth, Bose sound system, sill covers, cruise control, xenon lights and typically Porsche, everything operates as it should.With a colour combination of Basalt Black Metallic complimented by the all-black leather interior this example stands out. The closest of inspections revealed one tiny stone chip to the front bumper and another on the bonnet; that said, they are all original panels with perfect gaps throughout. The ‘Turbo’ alloy rims offer no evidence of kerb damage and come wrapped in recent Michelin Pilot Sport rubber all round.The history file is comprehensive with the original book enjoying 14 service stamps carried out by official dealers and repair invoices, the most recent being front brake pads and discs plus trailing arms at Porsche Guildford in March 2020, are included in the file. MOT history from 2007, Porsche Corrosion Inspections carried out per schedule 2005 & 2012. There are invoices from 2017-2020 outlay £4200 in service/repairs. The dealer pack contains warranty booklets, owners-manual and service information, there are also two keys.A ‘supercar’ that requires a lot less input than you think, an everyday driving experience that is fairly innocuous and while the potential isn’t restricting. When the time comes to make progress the 996 Turbo takes on a different persona with the potential of 0-125mph and back to zero in under 20 seconds. The suspension doesn’t just limit body roll, it eliminates it whilst the AWD just gathers more grip than your average pilot could ever use. Gears are close, with slick selection to encourage ratio changes you soon forget the firm clutch. Easy to park, surprisingly manoeuvrable, this Porsche is as docile as you need it to be but comes alive when the tarmac begins to ask questions. An outstanding piece of engineering that guarantees every excursion is an event, well maintained and superbly presented. Interested parties should satisfy themselves as to the description and condition of each lot prior to the sale. Accordingly, buyers are on notice that each vehicle is offered ‘as is/as seen’ subject to the Terms and Conditions for the auction. Buyers are advised to inspect the vehicle in person or use a professional to carry out this service. Historics will not entertain disputes over descriptions.

Bang & Olufsen Beosound 3000 radio/CD player music sound system, with remote, French language user guide and reference book

Ward-Lock & Co hardback book A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to London and its Environs 1916 published by Ward-Lock & Co Ltd in fair condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. Shipping at cost from £4.99 in UK, we can ship a 30kg box for £10 so up to 10 books. Overseas shipping at cost from £7.99

John McKean softback book Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Pocket Guide 2001 published by Colin Baxter Photography Ltd in good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. Shipping at cost from £4.99 in UK, we can ship a 30kg box for £10 so up to 10 books. Overseas shipping at cost from £7.99

Hamlyn publication hardback book The Arthur Negus Guide to English Furniture by Robin Butler 1978 in good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. Shipping at cost from £4.99 in UK, we can ship a 30kg box for £10 so up to 10 books. Overseas shipping at cost from £7.99

Tristan Gooley hardback book The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues & Signs 2014 published by Hodder & Stoughton in good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. Shipping at cost from £4.99 in UK, we can ship a 30kg box for £10 so up to 10 books. Overseas shipping at cost from £7.99

Folio society hardback book A short guide to the World Novel by Gilbert Phelps 1987 in good condition. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. Shipping at cost from £4.99 in UK, we can ship a 30kg box for £10 so up to 10 books. Overseas shipping at cost from £7.99

Nicol, James Guide to the Geology of Scotland. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1844. 8vo, frontispiece, 9 hand-coloured plates, hand-coloured folding map, modern quarter calf; Miller, Hugh The Testimony of the Rocks... Edinburgh: Thomas Constable & Co., 1857. 8vo, contemporary red calf gilt; another copy, dated 1862, contemporary calf neatly rebacked; another copy, dated 1890, red half calf gilt; [Idem] The Cruise of the Betsey. Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1879. Twelfth edition, 8vo, contemporary half calf gilt; [Idem] Sketch-Book of Popular Geology. Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1880. Ninth edition, 8vo, contemporary half calf gilt; [Idem] The Old Red Sandstone... Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1882. Twenty-third edition, 8vo, contemporary half calf; Geikie, Archibald Text-Book of Geology. London: Macmillan and Co., 1885. 8vo, folding plate, blue calf gilt with the arms of the Royal Military College Canada; [Idem] An extract comprising pp.212-375 from an encyclopaedia being Geikie's entry on Geology, in green half morocco; MacGillivray, William A Manual of Geology. London: Adam Scott, [n.d.] Second edition, 12mo, hand-coloured folding map, contemporary calf gilt; Harker, Alfred [Memoirs of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom] The Tertiary Igneous Rocks of Skye. Glasgow: HMSO, 1904. 8vo, later red half calf; Wilson, Ronald E. Two Hundred Precious Metal Years: A history of the Sheffield Smelting Company Limited 1760-1960. London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1960. 8vo, red crushed morocco gilt (12)

Wallace, James An Account of the Islands of Orkney. London, 1700. 8vo, folding map, folding plate, contemporary panelled calf, tiny nick at head of spine, [ESTC R34706]; Neill, Patrick A Tour through some of the Islands of Orkney and Shetland. Edinburgh, 1806, later half morocco, title dust-soiled, rubbed; Liddell, Francis The Melancholy Case of Francis Liddell, Minister of Orphir, in the Orcades, together with his Last Speech and Dying Words to the General Assembly, 1807. Edinburgh, 1808, 19th century cloth, small repair to title; Landt. Rev. G. A Description of the Feroe Islands... translated from the Danish. 1810. First edition in English, 8vo, folding map and 2 plates (1 folding), contemporary half calf, rubbed; Low, George Fauna Orcadensis, or the Natural History of the Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles and Fishes of Orkney and Shetland. Edinburgh, 1813. 4to, contemporary half calf, slightly spotted, rubbed; Henderson, E. Iceland or the Journal of a Residence. Edinburgh, 1819. Second edition, 8vo, folding map, engraved plates, contemporary calf, rubbed; Peterkin, Alexander Rentals of the Ancient Earldom and Bishoprick of Orkney, 1820, original boards; Mackenzie, James The General Grievances and Oppression of the Isles of Orkney and Shetland. Edinburgh, 1836, 8vo; Dunn, Robert The Ornithologist's Guide to the Islands of Orkney and Shetland. 1837. First edition, 8vo, lithographed frontispiece (loose), 2 folding maps, original cloth; Wilson, James A Voyage round the Coasts of Scotland and the Isles. 1842, 2 volumes, in one, 8vo, plates, some spotting, worn; Monteith, Robert Description of the Islands of Orkney and Zetland. 1845 Baikie, W.B. and Robert Heddle Historia Naturalis Orcadensis. Zoology, part 1 (only), original cloth, lacks f.f.e.p.; Weld, Charles Richard Two Months in the Highlands, Orcadia and Skye. 1860, 4 chromolithographs, illustrations, upper hinge broken; Balfour of Balfour, David Odal Rights and Feudal Wrongs. a Memorial for Orkney. Edinburgh, 1860, presentation copy from the author to Rev. E.R. Larkin; Calder, James T. Sketch of the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness. Glasgow, 1861, p.xv loose, upper hinge broken; Dasent, G. W. The Story of Burnst Njal. 1861, 2 volumes, plates, original green cloth gilt; Clouston, Rev. Charles Guide to the Orkney Islands. Edinburgh, 1862, 12mo, folding map, errata slip, red half morocco, slightly rubbed; Crichton, A.W. A Naturalist's Ramble to the Orcades. 1866, lithographed frontispiece, pictorial cloth; Edmonston, Thomas An Etymological Glossary of the Shetland & Orkney Dialect. 1866, contemporary half calf, rubbed; Mitchell, J.M. Mesehowe: Illustrations of the Runic Literature of Scandinavia. Edinburgh, 1863. 4to, plates, original cloth, date in biro at foot of title, worn; Maxwell, Charles A. The Sea Kings of Orkney. 1870, rubbed; Fergusson, James A Short Essay on the Age and Uses of the Brochs and the rude stone monuments of the Orkney Islands. 1877, 8vo; Reid, John T. Art Rambles in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. 1878, 4to, pictorial cloth, rubbed; Low, George A Tour through the Islands of Orkney and Schetland. Kirkwall, 1879. ex-library copy, original cloth; Reid, John T. Pictures from the Orkney Islands. Edinburgh, 1881, 4to, limited to 500 copies, rubbed; Traill, William A Genealogical Account of the Traills of Orkney. Kirkwall, 1883, plates; [Orkney] The Present State of the Orkney Islands Considered... published in 1775. 1884; Wallace, Rev. James A Description of the Isles of Orkney. 1883, number 119 of 260 copies; Fergusson, R. Menzies Rambles in the Far North. 1884. second edition, pictorial cloth, spine slightly rubbed; Hepburn of Birsay, Thomas A Letter to A Gentleman from his Friend in Orkney. 1885 (reprinted), number 82 of 110 copies; Mackintosh, W.R. Glimpses of Kirkwall and its People. Kirkwall, 1887, corner of title cut away; Sinclair, John Scenes and Stories of the North of Scotland. 1890; Fergusson, R. Menzies Our Trip North. 1892, pictorial cloth; Leighton, Robert The Pilots of Pomona, a story of the Orkney Islands. 1892, worn; Mackintosh, W.R. Curious Incidents from the Ancient Records of Kirkwall. Kirkwall, 1892; Baikie, Mrs W.D. The Queen of the Caves. Kirkwall, [c.1892]; Scott, E.E. The Erskine-Halcro Genealogy. 1895; Ployen, Christian Reminiscences of A Voyage to Shetland, Orkney and Scotland in the summer of 1839. Lerwick, 1896, rubbed; Fergusson, R. Menzies. A Village Poet. 1897; Ferguson, Malcolm. A Vist to Orcadia and the North of Scotland. 1898, Second edition; Young, Archibald Summer Sailings by an Old Yachtsman. 1898, plates; Brown, Thomas Diary of Thomas Brown writer in Kirkwall. Kirkwall, 1898; Russell-Jeaffreson, J. The Faroë Islands. 1898, map detached, pictorial cloth, rubbed; Hossack, B.H. Kirkwall in the Orkneys. Kirkwall, 1900, 4to, Preface leaf loose, head and base of spine worn; Craven, Rev. J.B. History of the Church in Orkney. Kirkwall, 1893-1901-1912. 3 volumes, 4to, the 1901 volume a presentation copy from the author, this volume faded and rubbed; Goodfellow, Alexander Birsay Church History. Kirkwall, 1903; Malcolm, John Poems, Tales and Sketches. Kirkwall: W. Peace, [c.1903]; Charleson, M.M. Orcadian Papers. Stromness, 1905; Selous, Edmund The Birds Watcher in the Shetlands. 1905, some spotting; Smith, John Annals of the Church in Scotland in Orkney from 1560. Kirkwall, 1907; Gunn, John The Orkney Book. [c.1909]; Angus, J.S. A Glossary of the Shetland Dialect. 1914, 2 copies, dustwrappers; Firth, John Reminiscences of an Orkney Parish. Stromness, 1922; Sinclair, J. The Orkney Parishes. Kirkwall, 1927; Omond, James How to know the Orkney Birds. Kirkwall, 1925, 4to, original wrappers, lacks lower wrapper, rubbed; Burrows, C.W. Scapa and a Camera. 1921, original boards, with upper side of dust-jacket; Childe, V.G. Skara Brae. 1931; Clouston, J. Storer A History of Orkney. Kirkwall, 1932, all original cloth except where stated; and c. 130 volumes, (mostly 20th century), and c. 60 pamphlets relating to the Orkneys (a quantity)Footnote: Provenance: R.O. Watson (1854-1926), R.O. Watson (1882 - 1956), R.O. Watson (1905 - 1971) and R.O. Watson (1944 - 2007), great great grandfather, great grandfather, grandfather and father of the vendor, all of whom were born and lived in Kirkwall, Orkney. Most volumes have an ownership inscription of one of these.

A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE COMIC BOOKS, comprising detective, mystery, superhero and western themed examples etc., to include Dick Tracy No. 141, Lois Lane No. 3, Buck Jones No. 390, Secrets Of The Unknown No. 70, and Mandrake The Magician No. 18, together with a 1993-94 comic book guide price book (approx 26)

A COLLECTION OF MUSIC RELATED EPHEMERA, to include Record Collection magazines and price guide, 1000 Record Covers by Michael Ochs and Jailhouse Rock Book on Bootleg Records of Elvis Presley 1970-1983 (Qty)Condition Report:Items not checked, some folders contain photocopies.

19 Toby Twirl Books & Annuals inc. 4 x Toby Twirl Adventures 1948/50/53/58, 2 x T.T. Story Book, 1947 in dust wrap, T.T. Colour Strip Adventure Book (cowboy cover), T.T Dares All Dangers, T.T. Colour Strip Adventure Book (pirate cover) (spine missing), T.T. & the Mermaid Princess 1948 large format card cover, T.T. & the Magic Ring 1952 large format card cover, (card covers both hard to find), T.T. Tales 1,2,3, & 4 all in dust wraps, 2 x 1949, 2 x 1951, and T.T. Dilly-Paddle Pop-Up Book, pop-ups complete, (Sellotape to red plastic spine). Also a T.T. Collectors Guide by Martin Hockley. 

PLOUGH PRESSThe Wakeman family collection of Plough Press books and pamphlets, comprising the near complete output of the Press (seemingly lacking only one pamphlet, 'Law & Ordure 1969. A Squib'), many illustrated with actual specimens of printing, most with prospectuses and other related ephemera inserted or loose in folders, together with correspondence etc., various bindings and sizes, 1968-2017Footnotes:The Plough Press was founded by Geoffrey Wakeman in 1967, the name deriving from a collection of blocks of ploughs brought back from Trinidad by Roderick Cave, and used in the first book issued by the press. 'Wakeman was a noted professor of printing history, author, and printer, and his work on papermaking, color illustration and printing processes, and binding techniques remains a lasting contribution to the study of print culture... The first book printed by the press was Share of Ploughs (1968), consisting of a series of color prints of plows with accompanying verses about plows and plowing. The first major Plough Press publication was XIX Century Illustration (1970). It describes sixteen printing processes with accompanying contemporary specimens. Such leaf books became a regular feature of Plough Press publications, as Wakeman believed the only way to properly study the history of paper and printing was by examining actual specimens' (University of Delaware website). The collection comprises:PLOUGH PRESS PUBLICATIONS BY GEOFFREY WAKEMAN:XIX Century Illustration. Some Methods Used in English books, NUMBER 1 OF 75 COPIES, with 2 original prospectuses and a bidding slip notice from Sotheby's dated June 1975 informing Geoffrey Wakeman of unsuccessful bids at auction, loose as issued in 15 fascicules preserved in linen-backed chemise and slipcase, folio, Loughborough, 1970 The Production of Nineteenth Century Colour Illustration, NUMBER 1 OF 100 COPIES, original cloth-backed textured boards; another copy, NUMBER 17 OF 100 COPIES, red morocco-backed marbled boards (described in prospectus as 'Alternative binding by Gray's of Cambridge to order', additional £10 as opposed to £5 for the cloth binding), both with original prospectus, folio, Loughborough, 1976Plates To Accompany Victorian Book Illustration, NUMBER 1 OF 23 COPIES, with original prospectus slips, original morocco-backed marbled boards, slipcase, folio, Loughborough, 1974Victorian Colour Printing, NUMBER 1 OF 150 COPIES, with original prospectus, proof illustrations and other samples in pocket at rear, original morocco-backed marbled boards, small folio, Loughborough, 1981Graphic Methods in Book Illustration, NUMBER 1 OF 120 COPIES, printed on Golding Pearl and Albion hand presses, with prospectus, loose as issued in fascicules preserved in solander box, 4to, Loughborough, 1981English Hand Made Papers Suitable for Bookwork, NUMBER 1 OF 75 COPIES, numerous sample papers bound in, with prospectus and some other samples etc. loosely inserted, original red morocco-backed cloth, folio, Loughborough, 1972A Leaf History of British Printing from 1610 to 1774, NUMBER 1 OF 110 COPIES, tipped-in samples in fascicules, loose with original prospectuses in cloth solander box, folio, Kidlington, 1986; together with a second solander box containing archival material for the work, correspondence, invoices, loose sheets, prospectuses etc.English Marbled Papers. A Documentary History, NUMBER 1 OF 112 COPIES, ONE OF 10 with additional samples and bound in full morocco; another copy, NUMBER 110 OF 112 COPIES, morocco-backed cloth, both with prospectuses, 4to, Loughborough, n.d.The Literature of Letterpress Printing 1849-1900, NUMBER 1 OF 120 COPIES, ONE OF 30 in full morocco gilt and with slipcase; another copy, NUMBER 3 OF 120 COPIES, quarter morocco, both with prospectuses, 4to, Kidlington, 1986[with PAUL WAKEMAN] The Plough Press 1967-1981. Fifteen Years Printing in a Loughborough Garage, NUMBER 1 OF 120 COPIES, illustrations and tipped-in samples, with prospectus, quarter Morocco, 8vo, Kidlington, 1982Printing Relief Illustrations. Kirkall to the Line Block, NUMBER 1 OF 100 COPIES, tipped-in samples, cloth, small 4to, Loughborough, 1977 Bradbuy & Evans Colour Printers, NUMBER 1 OF 100 COPIES, ONE OF 25 in quarter morocco, with 'Books Forthcoming' from The Plough Press loosely inserted, 8vo, Kidlington, 1984Twentieth Century English Vat Paper Mills, NUMBER 1 OF 102 COPIES, with prospectus, additional samples in pocket at end, quarter Morocco, small 4to,Loughborough, 1980Nineteenth Century Trade Binding, NUMBER 1 OF 150 COPIES, with samples of binding materials and brass type in a separate folder, but without the decorative tool issued with the first c.45 copies, folder and text in uniform linen within single matching slipcase; another copy, ONE OF 150, unnumbered, with samples as above, both copies with prospectuses, 4to, Kidlington, 1983Loughborough Marble, NUMBER 1 OF 18 COPIES, printed on J. Green & Son's 'Cranmer' paper, comprising 5 samples tipped-in on a single leaf, folding concertina style into cloth folder, 110 x 84mm., [Loughborough], 1971[with GRAHAM POLLARD] Functional Developments in Bookbinding, NUMBER 1 OF 180 COPIES, ONE OF 35 in half morocco over marbled boards, illustrations in pockets at rear, with prospectus; another copy, NUMBER 36 OF 180, bound in linen, 4to, New Castle, Delaware and Kidlington, 1993The Art of Anastatic Printing. Three Mid 19th Century Accounts... introduction by Geoffrey Wakeman, NUMBER 1 OF 150 COPIES, comprising introduction, 3 facsimile pamphlets and one plate, loose with 2 prospectuses in quarter buckram folder, 4to, Kidlington, 1986PLOUGH PRESS - OTHER AUTHORS AND EPHEMERA:FRANCES DOCKER [MRS F.M. WAKEMAN] John Paas & James Cook. Provincial Bookbinding in the Eighteen thirties, NUMBER 1 OF 200 COPIES, ONE OF 25 in quarter morocco, with prospectus; another copy, ONE OF 200 COPIES, unnumbered, cloth, Loughborough, 1979ANNE MORRIS. The Private Press in Leicestershire, 2 copies, NUMBER 8 AND 'PRESENTATION COPY' OF 100 COPIES bound in full cloth, limited to 500 copies overall, one with prospectus, 4to, Loughborough, 1976; together with 2 copies of the trade edition, limited to 500 copies, wrappersBARRY MCKAY. Patterns and Pigments in English Marbled Papers, 2 copies, NUMBERS 1 AND 21 OF 160 COPIES, quarter morocco and cloth respectively, 4to, [Printed at the September Press], 1988Anaglyptography... Reprinted... from the Art Exemplar [1859] by William John Stannard, NUMBER 1 OF 200 COPIES, 2 plates, wrappers, 8vo, Loughborough, 1967The Printer, LIMITED TO 100 COPIES, letterpress pamphlet, 8pp., printed wrappers, 4to, Kidlington, 1986The Paper Maker. Reprinted from the Book of Trades, NUMBER 1 OF 60 COPIES, with prospectuses, marbled paper wrappers, 8vo, Loughborough, 1971GAVIN BRIDSON and GEOFFREY WAKEMAN. Printmaking & Picture Printing: A Bibliographical Guide, cloth, dust-jacket, 4to Kidlington, 1984; and 2 other copies, one an unbound proof GAVIN BRIDSON and GEOFFREY WAKEMAN. A Guide to Nineteenth Century Colour Printers, cloth, dust-jacket; another copy, interleaved and annotated by GW, with loosely inserted correspondence and related ephemera, quarter cloth, 8vo, [Loughborough, 1975]C.W. WOOLNOUGH. The Whole Art Of Marbling, facsimile reprint of 1881 edition, with marbled paper samples by Katherine Davis of Payhembury, with her business card inserted (asking if the samples were acceptable) and 2 prospectuses, cloth, 8vo, Kidlington, 1985The Art of Making Paper Taken from The Universal Magazine, facsimile reprint by Skelton's Press, limited to 200 copies, with prospectuses, full buckram, 8vo, Loughborough,... 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BARRIE (J.M.)The Allahakbarrie Book of Broadway Cricket for 1899, illustrations (mostly full-page), with the pencil signatures of 32 players, literary figures and friends of Barrie on pages 2 and 3, and Barrie's autograph scorecard on page 27, original Japanese vellum wrappers, lettered in gilt on the upper cover (with title and 'Private.'), preserved in fitted half calf solander box with gilt lettered spine [Padwick 1296], square 12mo, [Privately Printed], 1899; The Greenwood Hat. Being a Memoir of James Anon 1885-1887, ONE OF 50 COPIES, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO NICO & MARY LLEWELYN-DAVIES ('Nico and Mary affectionately from JMB 1930'), and then 'Transferred, 1979, by Nico and Mary, with much affection to Andrew Birkin', plates, original olive green morocco lettered in gilt, rebacked preserving original spine, worn, 8vo, Privately Printed, 1930; The Greedy Dwarf: A Moral Tale, by Peter Perkin, 4pp., printed programme for a performance by the Allahakbarrie Cricket Club, 133 Gloucester Road, 7 January 1901, page 1 with a 'Portrait of the Author' (the very young Peter Llewelyn Davies), the cast including Barrie as Cowardly Custard, Gerald du Maurier as Allahakbarrie, and Sylvia du Maurier ('Who has been Brought Back from the year 1892 in a Hansom') as 'The Principled Boy', and featuring Miss Mary Contrairy who 'will spell Allahakbarrie in the last Act', 8vo, Chiswick Press, 1901; and another by Barrie (4)Footnotes:'ALLAHAKBARRIES WON BY 61' - A HAT-TRICK OF J.M. BARRIE RARITIES.The Allahakbarrie Book of Broadway Cricket for 1899 was privately printed for Barrie on the occasion of the third match at Broadway. Two years earlier Barrie had persuaded Mary de Navarro, the former actress Mary Anderson, to host a cricket match with some of his friends taking part. Anderson's team included some of the American artists who had colonised the Cotswold village, such as Frank Millet, Alfred Parsons and Herman G. Herkomer, whilst Barrie's team was the Allahakbarries (derived from 'Allahakbar', meaning 'Heaven help us'). In 1899 Barrie had fifty copies of this booklet printed for presentation to his friends the night before the match, dedicating it to 'Our dear enemy, Mary de Navarro'. It contains a guide to the village, an account of the team and a forecast of the match, all written in a satirical style.In this copy, the space left blank on page 27 ('so that the fortunate possessor of this work may append the scores actually made') has been filled in by Barrie himself with an inked list of the 11 players, their scores and the result - 'Allahakbarries won by 61', possibly making this the copy that Barrie is said to have lost, or less conceivably, the replacement that the de Navarros sent him in 1922 (see Kevin Telfer, Peter Pan's First XI, 2010, which includes a full account of the match).The 32 signatures, a much higher number than found in other copies traced, comprise those of: Mary Barrie, Sylvia Llewellyn Davies, J.M. Barrie, Bernard Partridge, Hesketh Pritchard, Augustine Birrell, Daisy Partridge, Eleanor Birrell, E.H. Gilmour, J.L. Gilmour, D. Meredith, B. Reed, E.J. Reed, Charles Standring, A.J. de Navarro, Owen Seaman, A.E.W. Mason, Sydney S. Pawling, Henry J. Ford, Charles Turley Smith, Philip Carr, Clayton Johns, F.D. Millett, Lily Millett, Alfred Parsons, Louise M. Dale, Herman G. Herkomer, Mary Anderson Navarro, Blanche Griffin, Harry Plunket Greene, William Meredith and Edgar Speyer.The Greenwood Hat, also privately printed in an edition of 50 copies, is inscribed to the youngest of Barrie's 'Lost Boys', Nicholas Llewellyn-Davies, brother of Sylvia (see above). It includes a chapter on the Allahakbarries and two photographic plates ('Mr Birrel batting - A.E.W. Mason at point - Gilmour coaching' and 'The dear enemy of the Allahakbarries'). It also mentions the booklet, which had 'swollen to thirty [pages], just as Wisden grows and grows. They were privately printed in tiny editions, and are rarities now'.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

TRAVEL DIARY - YORKSHIRE FAMILY IN EUROPEA Hand-book for Travellers on the Continent: Being a Guide through Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Northern Germany, 56 PAGES OF MANUSCRIPT DIARY NOTES bound at beginning and end, small losses touching a few letters to lower fore-corner of title and following 2 leaves, a few small pencil marks in margins, contemporary half calf over patterned cloth, gilt red morocco spine label, slightly rubbed, 8vo, John Murray, 1841Footnotes:'We proceeded at 10 o'clock to hear the much celebrated organ of Haarlem, of which, as accustomed to hear its rival at York we presumed ourselves not to be indifferent critics... York was superior in power...' - A journal of a three month tour of northern Europe written by Thomas Davison Bland, of Kippax Hall, West Ridings, Yorkshire, commencing with a crossing from Hull to Rotterdam. Here his party ('nine en famille and four servants') stayed at the Hotel de Pays. This hotel is that recommended by Murray's guide ('A large house but expensive'), one of many examples in which one can see how the early Victorian traveller made use of, and was influenced by, printed guides in their choice of itineraries. For example at the museum in the Hague the picture gallery was closed 'so we were prevented from seeing the famous Bull of Paul Potter' (described by Murray as 'a most celebrated picture'). After Holland they visited Germany (Coblenz, Frankfurt, Bonn, along the Rhine, Heidelberg, etc. ending up in Baden Baden), before returning via Nancy, Fontainbleau and Paris. Generally an enthusiastic and positive traveller Bland only occasionally gives way to surprise at local practices, such as a time when before the ladies had retired from a hotel dining room 'the cigar was introduced!!!'.Provenance: Thomas Davison Bland (1783-1847), of Kippax Hall, Yorkshire, ownership inscription dated 'Midsummer 1841' on title-page and bookplate.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 collection of rare late 19th and early 20th century Continental and British cycling trade catalogues, advertisements, patents, maps and cycle touring guides,to include a c.1896 guide no. 7 in 'The Way About Series of Gazetteer Guides', 'The Way About Hertfordshire', an 1898 booklet for Dunlop Tyres along with a number of 20th century flyers, an 1898 advert for the 'Constra' saddle, an 1899 catalogue for S. de Long & Co., Anvers, the Minerva & Romania bicycles, an 1898 fold-out cycling map of Belgium produced by Touring Club de Belgique, 3rd edition, a late 19th/early 20th century fold-out cyclists map of Bexhill-on-Sea, Eastbourne, Hastings, Rye & District, a 1928 Cyclist's Touring Club Handbook & Guide, a c.1900 Pattisons Whisky Cyclists' Road Map, a 1910 Cycling Pocket Road book, a 1934 John Bull Tourist's Guide in hard cover wallet, a 1901 Chase cycles catalogue, a 1907 Monople Cycles catalogue, trade list and letter, a 1909 catalogue for Cycles ClŽment, Paris, along with another printed flyer, a 1910 catalogue for Nil Supra Cycles, Paris, a scarce c.1912 catalogue for Raleigh Bicycles entitled 'The Book of the Raleigh' with embossed front cover along with other Raleigh related promotional material, a 1917, 1920 and 1938 B.S.A Bicycles catalogue and an early 20th century pamphlet entitled 'A Potted History of the Bicycle', an early 20th century pamphlet 'Cycling Penny Handbooks No. 3: The A.B.C of Cycle Touring' by Reginald Wellbye, a large early 20th century b/w printed image of Paskell's cycling shop, Finsbury, backed with cardboard, a 1988 booklet promoting the history of Reynolds steel tubing, five loose patents from the 1890s relating to bicycle components, (qty)Condition: The collection is in a condition relative to its age, most of the catalogues are held in individual sleeves, some are dog-eared, faded, held together by rusting staples, many have stains and . From the collection of cycling journalist David Taylor (1937-2020).