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ARCHIVE OF AN AMERICAN M.P. GUARDING GERMAN P.O.W.S IN TEXASLarge grouping of material from the service of Army T/Sgt. Normand L. LaRoche, 370th M.P.E.G. (Military Police Escort Guard) who spent most of his military service guarding German prisoners being held at various P.O.W. camps in Texas. A vast collection of material is included in this comprehensive collection. Included is: two wool "M P" arm bands; a group of about 200 reports and records from Camp Fannin, Texas, Sep. 29-Dec. 20, 1944, including some camp regulations, a list of "protected personnel", multiple lists of German prisoners attached to work details, medical notations, prisoner transfers, etc.; a revised memorandum of rules and regulations, 54pp. 4to., Dallas, Nov. 6, 1944; approx. 150pp. of reports from the POW camp at Milam and Camp Fannin, Tx., late 1944, a variety of data including lists of prisoners and work production, largely amounts of wood cut; type of work done, breakdown of non-coms and regular soldiers working, etc.; approx. 40pp. of lists naming prisoners present, on work details, or transferred to camps at Milam, Huntsville, St.Augustine, Claiborne, and Fort Crockett; and much more. In August, 1945 LaRoche was sent to Bayeux, France to deal with American occupation troops. His first notebook written there bears several pages on dealing with French prostitutes. Also included is his lengthy travel diary commencing December, 1945. Publications in this grouping include LaRoche's copies of: Basic Field Manual, Interior Guard Duty; 1941 War Department Infantry Drill Regulations; Sep. 16, 1943 Infantry Regs. Field Manual; Thompson Submachine Gun guide, Dec. 31, 1941; MPs promotional booklet; Scouting and Patrolling Manual; two M1 and BAR score books (unused); 1940 Red Cross First Aid Text-Book; Red Cross Instructions Outline, First Aid Courses; 1917 Catholic Prayer Book for the Army and Navy; "My Military Missal; "Army Talks" magazine, Nov. 18, 1945 on German propaganda; July 1, 1944 Texas road map, and a murder mystery inscribed: "Read this in Berlin standing on Adolph's face". Also included are three scrapbooks with about 70 photos of LaRoche and ruins in Brussels and Berlin, but largely filled with travel souvenirs, with multiple personal notes on prisoners and other subjects, his wallet with a few passes, clippings, etc. Camp Fannin was an enormous facility which trained over 200,000 G.I.s in less than thtree years, while also containg German P.O.W.s. Only two escaped, and they were quickly recaptured. A most interesting grouping!

"THE PIONEERS OF THE THIRD REICH"Self-congratulatory NSDAP propaganda publication, "Die Pioniere des Dritten Reiches" ("The Pioneers of the Third Reich"), by Hitler Youth chief Baldur von Schirach (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte Verlag und Vertriebes-Gesellschaft), [1933], 247pp. 4to., a compendium of short biographies of important figures in the foundation of the NSDAP, including Himmler, Goering, Goebbels, Fritz Sauckel, Julius Streicher, Alfred Rosenberg, and Robert Ley, among others. Many of these biographies are accompanied by black and white photographic portraits. Of the included figures most important and interesting is SA chief Ernst Rohm, who was murdered in 1934 during the Night of the Long Knives after Hitler began to view him as a rival. Extensive attempts were subsequently made to erase Rohm from history; all copies of the propaganda film "The Victory of Faith", which featured Rohm, were ordered destroyed, and many books in which he appeared were likewise destroyed and republished. Ironically, the passage on Rohm ends with praise for his faithfulness to the party: "... Day and night, serving only his idea and his work, the chief of staff, Rohm, served as a guide to his Fuhrer, without which there would be no Third Reich today." The book is bound in reddish-brown cloth boards, and bears some black residue on the front cover, with some loosening to the binding, else very good.

"GROSSE ANTIBOLSCHEWISTISCHE AUSSTELLUNG" EXHIBITION GUIDE BOOK Rare guide book to the "Great Anti-Communist Exhibition" of 1937, 50pp. 8vo., issued by the Ministry of Propaganda with a foreword and frontis portrait of Joseph Goebbels. This book was sold at the exhibition during the 1937 Reichsparteitag. The exhibit intended to draw attention to the goals of international communism but actually it was staged to portray all of international communism as the work of Jews. Jews are shown as automatons, methodically covering the earth with their concepts of race-mixing, military and economic conquest, monetary manipulation and the exploitation of the masses, and therefore enemies that had to be eradicated. The exhibition also traced the Jewish influence in world historical events from the French Revolution through the establishment of the Communist structure in the Soviet Union. Fine condition.

TALES AND SKETCHES ILLUSTRATING THE CHARACTERS, USAGES AND PASTIMES OF THE IRISH PEOPLE, first edition, frontis, vignette and six plates, Dublin, 1845; BADDELEY (W), THE COTTESWOLD SHRINE, limited ed of 350; Trubner & Co,1908; THE COURT GUIDE AND COUNTY BLUE BOOK ON WARWICKSHIRE, three maps and 45 illustrations, re-backed spine, London, 1902; ROE (F), ESSEX SURVIVALS with special attention to Essex smugglers, Methuen, 1929; DAUBENY (U), ANCIENT COTSWOLD CHURCHES, signed limited edition, 1921; TANNER (H), WILTSHIRE VILLAGE, London, 1939 (6)

SHIZUKI (TAKAHISA), AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE BOOK TO THE FAMOUS PLACES OF JAPAN, vol 1, complete with forty-four hand coloured wood block illustrations, comprising 29 full page plates, 8 folding plates, 3 folding plans with key, a folding map, a full page map and frontis piece, gilt pictorial end papers, in original silk work binding with gilt lacquered panel to front board, Tokio, Meikosha, Ginza Sanchome, 1892, in original bamboo two section box decorated with cranes and flowers, Meiji, Japanese, Fuji

A small quantity of childrens books including Nonsense Songs by Edward Lear; an OS folding map of Bridgwater; a Grieben's Guide Book of Naples 1922; small leather bound Bible and other items

A selection of books on pottery and ceramics comprising; Howard Davis - 'Chinoiserie, Polychrome Decoration on Staffordshire Porcelain 1790-1850, ' T. A. Lockett - 'Davenport Pottery and Porcelain 1794-1887,' Harold G. Clarke, C.B.E. - 'The Pictorial Pot Lid Book,' Deborah S. Skinner & Velma Young - 'Miles Mason Porcelain, A Guide to Patterns and Shapes,' Robin Blackwood & Cherryl Head - 'Old Crown Derby China Works, The King Street Factory 1849-1935,' Ian Harvey - 'Rathbone China Manufacturers, Tunstall, Staffordshire 1808 to 1843, A history and illustrated record of the china,' Franklin A. Barrett - 'Caughley and Coalport Porcelain,' Robert Cluett with Foreword by Geoffrey Godden - 'George Jones Ceramics 1861-1951,' Geoffrey A.Godden F.R.S.A. 'New Hall Porcelains,' Paul Atterbury and Maureen Batkin - 'The Dictionary of Minton, Jean Jones - Minton, The First Two Hundred Years of Design & Production.' Generally in good condition.

A collection of book plates depicting birds and wildfowl, unframed, 6cm by 24cm, together with loose pages from 'A Guide To Rarer Birds', with colour illustrations

MUNDAY & SLATTER, pubs. The Oxford University and City Guide to which is added a Description of Blenheim & Nuneman. Oxford, 1821. folding plan 8 engrs. New endpp. 1/2 bds. Tog.with another Oxford Guide, 1806. Plus PARKER, Samuel, pub. A Hand-Book for Visitors to Oxford Illustrated with 145 woodcuts by Jewitt, and 26 Steel Plates by Le Keux. A New Edn. Oxford 1875. folding Plan of Oxford. New endpp. 1/2 marbled bds. Plus WADE, W.M. Walks in Oxford, 1817. sm. 8vo. In 2 parts. Frontis. & 10 engrs. 1/2 bds. 4

Selous (Frederick Courteney). Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa..., 1893, original gilt decorated orange cloth, 4to, Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia..., 1896, original brown cloth, 8vo, both with numerous monochrome illustrations, including frontispiece and maps, both with bookplates to front pastedowns & some light spotting, boards and spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, together with Schwarz (E.H.L.), The Kalahari and its Native Races..., 1928, 27 monochrome illustrations and 2 folding maps, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor spotting, original green cloth, spine faded, 8vo, and Brown (A.& G., publisher), The South and East African Year Book and Guide for 1929, with Atlas, 1929, numerous monochrome advertisements to front and rear, 32 colour maps to the rear, some light toning, original decorated green cloth, boards and spine slightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other 19th century and modern African historical and topographical reference, including The Heart of Africa..., volumes 1 & 2, by Georg Schweinfurth, 2nd edition, 1874, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)

John Wright, The Fruit Grower's Guide, in six volumes; together with Pictorial History of War, seven volumes; and one other book (14).

A SMALL COLLECTION OF TOPOGRAPHICAL BOOKS to include 'Mayhall's Annals of Yorkshire' Vol I, 'Three Centuries of Derbyshire Annals' Vol. II, 'Spencer's Guide to Charnwood Forest', 'City of Oxford' 1939 etcPlease note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

A BOX OF INTERESTING MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA to include 'Handy Guide for Pork Butchers' 1908, 'Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf & Dumb' 1886, 'Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition Catalogue' 1925, 'The Master Book of Detection & Disguise' 1936, military interest, 'B B' book, etcPlease note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

Bohn, Henry G. The Origin and Progress of Printing, first edition, original morocco-backed boards, 8vo, [London: Privately Printed by the Philobiblon Society], 1857; Jacobi, Charles. Some Notes on Books and Printing, fourth edition, original cloth, 8vo, London: Chiswick Press, 1912; Hodson, J.S. An Historical and Practical Guide to Art Illustration, signed by the author, original cloth, 8vo, London: Sampson Low, 1884; and 48 others, books, printers and book design, v.s. (51)

Scottish Golf Club Histories and Others (5) to incl -"A History of The Bruntsfield Allied Golf Club 1856-1996" 1st ltd ed no. 290/600 signed by the author ; "Muirfield-Home of the Honourable Company 1744-1994" 1st edition 1994; "The Moray Golf Club at Lossiemouth 1889-1989" 1st ed 1988; "The Gleneagles Hotel Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Book 1924-1984" in the original red and gilt boards and "Good Golf Guide to Scotland" by David Hamilton 1st U.S edition 1984 - 3 with dust jackets (G)

A large book containing bound editions of The Evening World Bristol (Jan 1st - April 30 1954), a box containing a large quantity of guide books, pamphlets and booklets about Bristol and the West Country, three editions of The Illustrated Lundy News (1972/73), a Bristol Channel District Guide produced by the Steamers of P & A Campbell Limited, etc

A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON HULL: HISTORY, TOPOGRAPHY, ANTIQUITIES, JOURNALISM, PERSONALITIES Hadley (George, Compiler) A New and Complete History of the Town and County of Kingston-upon-Hull, 1788, Hull, thick 4to, plates etc.; Sheahan (James Joseph) History of the Town and Port of Kingston-upon-Hull, [1866], Beverley, John Green, Second Edittion, folding maps, plates etc. Illustrated guides, 8vo: The Stanger's Guide; or Hand Book to Hull, 1852, green cloth; Craggs' New Guide to Hull, 1834; The New Hull Guide and Visitor's Hand-Book, [1860s], Peck & Son, orig. cloth (all three printed in Hull); Greenwood's Picture of Hull, with seventy illustrations, 1835, London Hunt (William) HistoricaL Notices of Hull, No.I., 1883 [&] Then and Now; or Fifty Years of Newspaper Work, 1887; Sheppard (T.) The Correct Arms of Kingston-upon-Hull, [1880s], Hull; White (Thomas) Enquiry into Hospitals, Alms-Houses, and other Charities, 1833, Hull; Blashill (Thomas) Evidences relating to the Eastern Part of...Hull, 1903; Dove's Life of Andrew Marvell, 1832; Kendall's Life of the Rev. W. Sanderson, 1875; Report of an Inquiry into the Existing State of the Corporation of Hull, 1834 Periodicals: bound issues of The Hull Portfolio for 1831, 1832 (some facsimile replacement leaves), and for 1887; The Hull Quarterly 1884-85, preserving original wraps; Symons (John) Kingstoniana, 1889, Hull Eastern Morning News; Wildridge (T. Tindall) Holderness and Hullshire Historic Gleanings, 1886, The Hull Press, (extra?) illustrated [&] Old and New Hull, 1884, Peck & Sons, illustrations [&] The Hull Letters, 1884 [plus:] Sheppard (Thomas, Curator) Quarterly Record of Additions to the Hull Museum, Reprinted from The Eastern Morning News Aug 1902 - 1927, in 6 vols; Poulson (George) The History and Antiquities of the Seigniory of Holderness...compiled from records...of the Rev. William Dade..., 1840, Hull, Robert Brown, 2 folio vols. in original brown cloth, numerous plates and maps etc (some folding) [with:] Neale (J.P.) Views of the Most Interesting Collegiate and Parochial Churches in Great Britain, London, 1824, 2 vols., 8vo, plates, contemp. marbled boards Lot includes a boxed set of photographic glass plates of church architecture: 'Ilford Ordinary Plates'. Some scarce local imprints from a research library, mixed condition (26 in two boxes)

A Victorian copy of Gould's Compositors Guide and Pocket Book, 1878, together with a mid 20th Century Cornerstone Composing Stick in original carton

Speedway sepia pictures 1935 of Speedway Riders mounted on stiff card with same rider front and back. Parker, Dixon, Hull, McKinney etc (6) Plus rare First Edition book Speedway 1951 by Phil Drackett Plus People Speedway Guide 1947 1949, Speedway Gazette 1949 (8) Speedway Star 1967 (12) etc

Leard (John). Leard's Pilot for Jamaica and the Windward Passages, surveyed by order of Vice Admiral Affleck and published by permission of the Right Honourable the Lords of the Admiralty, Mount and Davidson, circa 1793, title on printed label to upper board, title and front pastedown with slightly later manuscript ownership signature of Auguste Booquet Capn. au Long-cours, dated 1827, 14 (of fifteen) uncoloured engraved charts, including five double page and/or folding, slight spotting and water staining throughout, one map with short closed tear, hinges and joints cracked and weak, contemporary marbled boards, with large printed label to upper cover, some soiling and staining, and wear to edges, joints partly cracked, large slim folio (590 x 330 mm) Very rare pilot book. The last copy we can find recorded for sale in an auction was 1937. No institutional copies found, although the Library of Congress holds a pilot of fifteen maps with a different title. Examples of a few of the maps contained in this volume are held by the Biblioteca Nacional de Madrid and the British National Archives but no complete example appears to exist. Admiral Philip Affleck was Rear Admiral of the White and Commander in Chief of his Majesty's naval contingent in Jamaica and Bermuda between 1789 and 1792. During his time in command Affleck undertook a comprehensive marine survey of Jamaica and its surroundings. He was assisted by John Leard and William Buller. Affleck did produce a very rare 115 page nautical guide titled 'Sailing directions for the island of Jamaica and St. Domingue, or Hispaniola, and the windward passages; to be used with the charts and plans that are published from surveys and observations, made by orderof Philip Affleck .... in part of the years 1789, 1790, 1791, and part of 1792 ... prepared with the assistance of Leard in 1792'. Two examples appear to survive: one in the collection of the American Philosophical Society and the other in the National Archives of Australia. This pilot may be part of that larger work. Provenance: French 'Long-Cours' Captain Auguste Booquet belonged to the elite master mariners of the sailing world, who undertook the long course or long haul route around Cape Horn in pursuance of their trade. The title was not introduced until 1825. It is possible that this pilot was acquired by a French man of war during the Napoleonic wars. (1)

Thomson (James). A Great Free City. The Book of Silchester..., 2 volumes, 1924, black & white frontispieces, plates & plans, original quarter cloth, large 8vo, (limited edition 249/350), together with Spreat (W., publisher), A New Guide to the City of Exeter, and its Environs; with Descriptive Sketches of the Adjacent Watering Places, published Exeter, 1824, etched frontispiece, some dampstaining and spotting, original cloth backed marbled boards, upper board detached, worn, 12mo, with Robinson (W.J.), West Country Manors, published Bristol, 1930, black & white plates from photographs, scattered spotting, otiginal cloth gilt, 8vo, and Morley (Henry), Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair, 1859, wood engraved illustrations, top edge gilt, contemporary half morocco gilt, joints rubbed, 8vo, and Gardner (Arthur), Sun, Cloud & Snow in the Western Highlands from Glencoe to Ardnamurchan, Mull and Arran, 1st edition, Edinburgh, 1933, black & white plates from photographs, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original cloth gilt, 8vo, plus other British Topography, all 20th century publications (3 shelves)

Large quantity of Murrays Handbooks for travellers including central Italy and Rome, Southern Germany, Norway, Russia, Poland and Finland, France, Spain, Baedeker Handbooks for France, Norway, the Rhine, Black's Guide to Scotland, Starkes Travellers Guide, Murrays Handbook of travel talk 1856, all these various conditions and a quantity of Bartholomews Maps and Michelin Guides, two from the 1960's (1 box) CONDITION REPORT: note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

WIGLEY (T), THE ART OF THE GOLDSMITH AND THE JEWELLER, first edition, maroon cloth, London, 1898; CROMPTON (R), REMINISCENCES, first edition, 1928; FOWNES (G), THE MANUAL OF ELEMENTARY CHEMISTRY, Churchill & Sons, 1858; JOYCE (REV J), SCIENTIFIC DIALOGUES, Thomas Tegg, 1844; CHAPMAN (J), DR SCHUESSLERS BIOCHEMISTRY, Luytiens Pharmacal, 1951; CREMER (W), THE MAGICIANS OWN BOOK, blue cloth, 1886; STEVENSON (D), THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF CANAL AND RIVER ENGINEERING, frontis and 15 other plates, Edinburgh, 1872; THE PRACTICAL CARVER AND GUILDERS GUIDE, frontis and other illustrations, Kent & Co, 1879 (8)

BEETON, MRS.; "Book of Household Management, A Guide to Cookery in All Branches", issued by Ward, Lock & Co Ltd, London 1906, and "Burke's Landit Gentry" 1937 (2).

Tibet, late 19th to early 20th c. CE. An embroidered silk thangka painstakingly created with a very fine "Dazi" stitch (also called "Forbidden Stitch" or "Blind Stitch") depicting Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion and principle patron deity of Tibet, in the center, Manjushri, the God of Supreme Wisdom on the lower left, and Vajrapani, protector and guide to Gautama Buddha on the lower right. A breathtaking composition mounted on a golden silk mat. Size: 34.5" L x 24.75" W (87.6 cm x 62.9 cm); 38" L x 28" W (96.5 cm x 71.1 cm) on silk matThe Dazi (Forbidden Stitch or Blind Stitch) refers to the knotted stitches used in conjunction with satin stitches that were reserved for the most exquisite, finely crafted silk costumes, robes, and rank badges. One romantic legend offers that the alternative term Blind Stitch arose because embroidering with this stitch gave young girls eye strain due to its fineness and intricacy. Whether called the Dazi stitch, the Forbidden Stitch, or the Blind Stitch, these all involve making small knots on the fabric surface by wrapping a heavy embroidery thread, typically silk floss, around a needle and then stitching it down. Embroiderers have done this with varying numbers of wrappings and a wide range of complexity. According to expert Wang Yarong, more than twenty varieties of knot stitch can be found throughout history, in East Asia alone. Apparently, early relics of this stitch have been found in an Eastern Han tomb at Nuoyinwula, Outer Mongolia, and even earlier examples on a pair of silk shoes were discovered in a tomb of the Warring States period in the Linzi, Shandong Province. More about the rich iconography of this thangka: Avalokiteshvara is depicted as a four-armed Bodhisattva of Compassion. The upper hands hold prayer beads and a lotus blossom; the lower hands are presented in a gesture of prayer, clasping a wish-fulfilling jewel to his heart. This jewel symbolizes what is known as bodhicitta, an altruistic penchant to save all beings from suffering. He also holds a deer. This particular deer whose skin Avalokiteshvara eventually wore, symbolized a bodhisattva manifesting as a deer who sacrificed his life for the benefit of all living beings. Vajrapani, a wrathful deity who embodies the power of the Buddhas, is deep blue in color and puts forth a frightening countenance with bulging eyes, sharp fangs, and fiery hair that actually stands on end. In one hand he holds a vajra, the attribute that gives him his name which means "vajra in hand." Vajrapani's threatening ferocity provides believers with comfort, as he is the supreme protector of Buddhism. At the same time it terrifies demons who pursue evil ways and seek to harm living creatures and obstruct their paths to salvation. Manjushri, the God of Supreme Wisdom, holds the Book of Wisdom and the flaming sword that severs the roots of ignorance and misery. Manjushri is a semi-peaceful deity and sits upon a lunar disc on a lotus throne. Together this revered trio of deities - Avalokiteshvara, Vajrapani, and Manjushri - are the great protectors (in Tibetan: rig sum gonpo) who represent Compassion, Sacred power, and Wisdom, respectively. An important example, replete with rich iconography, stunning design, brilliant color, and a rare masterful command of the refined Dazi Stitch. Provenance: Ex-Bricker Collection Condition: Minor fraying to peripheries of silk mat. Otherwise remarkably excellent. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #119254

BOOKS: GUIDE BOOKS.Ten guide books to Cornwall including 'Murray's Hand-Book Cornwall 1879 & 'The Cornwall Register' Wallis 1847 (re-bound).IMPORTANT: Please ask for a condition report on this lot before bidding.

A Soldiers guide book together with some motor fuel ration book World War II, etc together with a Swan pen with 14ct nib (qty)

Rolleiflex camera and Rolleiflex guide book

Antiques Reference.- Poletti (Michael and Alaine Richarme) Barye Catalogue Raisonne des Sculptures, 2000; Lavery (Brian and Simon Stephens) Ship Models Their Purpose and Development from 1650 to the Present, 1995; Kadri (Youssef W.) The Mandel Cane Collection, slip case, n.d. [c1990]; .- Ivory: A History and Collectors Guide, 1987; Hacker (Richard Carleton) The Ultimate Pipe Book, 1995, publisher's cloth and boards, dust-jackets, folio; and 12 others, similar, including Barye Bronzes, clocks and painting (17)

Wedgwood.- Reilly (Robin) Wedgwood, 2 vol., slip-case, 1989; Herman (Michael) Wedgwood Jasper Ware A Shape Book and Collectors Guide, dust-jacket, 2003; Buten (Harry M.) Wedgwood Counterpoint SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Merion PN, 1962, publisher's cloth and boards; and 7 others, similar, Wedgwood collecting (10)

Published 1969-1987 AD. Group comprising: Dowle, Anthony and Finn, Patrick, The Guide Book to the Coinage of Ireland, Spink, London, 1969; paperback, publishers green card. Seaby, Coins and Tokens of Ireland, Seaby, London, 1970; hardback, publisher's pictorial boards. Stewart, Ian, Scottish Mints, offprint from Mints, Dies and Currency, Methuen and Co, London, 1971; paperback, publisher's wraps. Dolley, Michael, Medieval Anglo-Irish Coins, Seaby, London, 1972; hardback, publisher's green cloth with dustwrapper. Metcalf, D. M., Coinage in Medieval Scotland (1100-1600), offprint from British Archaeological Reports 45, Second Oxford Symposium on Coinage and Monetary History; paperback, publisher's wraps. Seaby, Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands, Seaby, London, 1984; hardback, publisher's pictorial boards. Bateson, Donald, Scottish Coins, Shire Publications 189, Aylesbury; paperback; publisher's pictorial card. 2.06 kg, largest 30 x 21cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/4"). Ex libris Lord Stewartby (Ian Stewart). Generally about fine condition. [7, No Reserve]

A Stanley Gibbons USA 2000 stamp catalogue, Boy Scout, Girl Guide stamp book and British Stamp Values catalogue.

A small collection of books to include railway book 1919, Railway rates and charges guide, along with various others

A substantial collection of 30+ Horological titles, in a variety of formats, including : Baillie G. : Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Vols. I & II; Bailey C. : American Clocks & Watches; Nutting W. : The Clock Book; Good R. : Clocks - An Owner'd Handbook; Jones F. : Electrical Timekeeping; Shenton A. : Collectable Clocks; Britten F. ( Rev'd. Good ) : Watch & Clockmaker's Handbook, Dictionary and Guide; Haswell E. : Horology: Antiquarian Horology (Journal) Vols. I,II & III. CONDITION REPORT: Generally vg.

ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, FURNISHINGS, ORNAMENT Lutyens (Sir Edwin) Houses & Gardens 1925, third impression, London, Country Life, folio, red cloth with dust jacket (rather stained and tatty, chips expertly filled) [&] Latham (Charles) In English Homes, [1920s], Country Life, folio, blue cloth with gilt decoration, both lavishly illustrated; Crallan (Franklyn) Details of Gothic Wood Carving, 1896, Batsford, London, folio of 34 plates in rubbed red cloth gilt; Willmott (Ellen) Warley Garden in Spring and Summer, 1909, London, Bernard Quaritch, folio, 40 monotone plates in blue-green cloth; Cescinsky (Herbert) and Gribble (Ernest) Early English Woodwork, 1922, London, George Routledge & Sons, small and thick folio, brown cloth, two vols. in one, illustrations; A Collection of Ornamental Designs, applicable to Furniture, Frames & The Decoration of Rooms (inspired by Chippendale), [c.1900], 24 etched plates in plain cloth for Guildhall Library London, with Library stamps to plates, RAS bookplate to front pastedown; The Workshop (Journal) [pattern books, c.1870], several issues bound into two large 4to vols, three-quarter morocco; Carron Company Architect's Catalogue [c.1930s]; Binstead (Herbert) Useful Details in Several Styles, 1906 [architectural pattern book]. [together with:] Tree (Herbert Beerbohm) Souvenir of the Charing Cross Hospital Bazaar...Albert Hall June 21 & 22, 1899, London, The Nassau Press, folio, decorative green cloth gilt, illustrations, art reproductions, musical scores etc; four 4to illustrated trade catalogues, hardware and industrial and laboratory apparatus, incl. two by Gallencamp, London EC2, [c.1930s] hard cloth, with Turnbull of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1931) and George Chester (1897), Birmingham. [Plus:] a Guide to Window Dressing, London, The Grocer Offices; James Robertson's 1933 Radio Catalogue; The True Road to Radio [a technical guide] for Ferranti Ltd., Lancashire [1920s] (17) in two boxes

Various books, guides, etc, to include a Zeiss binocular guide and sales pamphlet, Post Office Guide July 1933, Sunlight year book for Home Pets, Tours in Galloway, Souvenir of Edinburgh, other guides to the include The Norfolk Broads, etc., and a small quantity of books train related etc., to include Hodgson (Jas T) Locomotive Management Cleaning Driving Maintenance, 10th Edition in green gilt stencil boards, Reed (Brian) Locomotives and Diesel Traction Manual for Enginemen, etc. (a quantity)

The Festival Of Britain, 1951Catalogues and Guides, printed festival diary, book exhibition catalogue; together with British Empire Exhibition 1924, Official Guide.

Incredibly rare multi-signed Whos Who on Television book. Very rare paperback edition of Whos Who On Television - A Fully Illustrated Guide to A Thousand of the Best Known Faces on British Television. Published in 1982, inside the book are small inset photographs and short biographies. A lot of the pages are autographed, many of the celebrities are sadly no longer with us, and names include Peter Adamson, Patrick Allen, Anthony Andrews, Eamonn Andrews, Rowan Atkinson, Rosalind Ayres, Colin Baker, Bobby Ball, Keith Barron, Geoffrey Bayldon, Jeremy Beadle, David Bellamy, Rodney Bewes, Big Daddy, Christopher Biggins, Lionel Blair, Stan Boardman, Melvyn Bragg, Jeremy Brett, Richard Briers, Tony Britton, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Joe Brown, Max Bygraves, Simon Cadell, Roy Castle, Christopher Cazenove, Judith Chalmers, George Cole, David Coleman, Tommy Cooper, Pat Coombs, Bernard Cribbins, Leslie Crowther, Barry Cryer, Dickie Davies, Steve Davis, Windsor Davies, Roger DeCourcey, Judi Dench, Michael Denison, David Dimbleby, Ken Dodd, Clive Dunn, Paul Eddington, Jimmy Edwards, Denholm Elliott, Michael Elphick, Arthur English, Dame Edna Everage, Bill Fraser, James Galway, Michael Gambon, John Gielgud, Larry Grayson, Doris Hare, Tony Hart, Nigel Hawthorne, Melvyn Hayes, Bob Holness, Frankie Howerd, Roy Hudd, Rod Hull, Gloria Hunniford, John Inman, David Jacobs, Lionel Jeffries, Henry Kelly, Felicity Kendal, Ian Lavender, Maureen Lipman, Robert Lindsay, Lulu, Joanna Lumley, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Norris McWhirter, Bill Maynard, Spike Milligan, Hayley Mills, Sir John Mills, Ron Moody, Peggy Mount, Frank Muir, Richard Murdoch, Barry Norman, Denis Norden, Bill Oddie, Richard OSullivan, Bill Owen, Michael Parkinson, Jon Pertwee, Tim Pigott-Smith, Esther Rantzen, Beryl Reid, Angela Rippon, Leonard Rossiter, Andrew Sachs, Peter Sallis, Terry Scott, Harry Secombe, Paul Shane, Donald Sinden, Tommy Steele, Mollie Sugden, Eric Sykes, Frank Thornton, Percy Thrower, Richard Todd, Terry Wogan, Ernie Wise, former England Captain Billy Wright and many more. The most television autographs weve ever seen on one item! Absolutely incredible. Good condition. All items come with a Certificate of Authenticity and can be shipped worldwide.

The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments..., Oxford, 1793, partly interleaved with blanks, some light soiling, all edges gilt, contemporary straight-grained maroon morocco gilt, heavily rubbed and with some marks and staining, lettered in gilt W.W. to centre of upper cover, spine slightly split, 8vo, together with other miscellaneous books, old leather bindings, etc., including Henry Shaw, Specimens of Ancient Furniture, 1866 (worn), Roland Ward, The Price Guide to the Models of W.H. Goss, Antique Collector's Club, 1975, a part-set of Scott's Waverley Novels, etc. (2 cartons)

Co. Sligo: Classiebawn Castle Guide Book, Owner Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 2 Parts. 4to n.d., profusely illustrated, fold. & other maps etc. approx. 114pp, orig. ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (2)

M/ss Book of 18th-century French Lessons in AnatomyManuscripts: Comprises notes on a course of Lectures in Paris University. The first two sections cover problems associated with "women's matters" - sexual intercourse, venereal disease, pregnancy, through to post-natal infections; the third (dated 8 September 1765) is a general guide to anatomy. 244 + 267 + 176 pp., cont. full calf.The author, Antoine Petit (1722-1794) was a celebrated, innovative and highly successful professor of anatomy and an authority on surgery and childbirth, who devoted much of his substantial wealth to the provision of medical facilities for the poor. His most famous student was Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, proponent of the method of execution that bears his name, as a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

Book, Car Interest: "You have been Warned", a fascinating guide to 1930s motoring, (1936 edition) illustrated throughout with many cartoons.

Selection of Star Wars Books & Graphic Novels, consisting of Star Wars Chronicles in deluxe Superclass ISD Executor tin, Star Wars The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology, Shadows of the Empire Graphic Novel, Secrets of Star Wars Shadows of the Empire, The Star Wars Archives, Star Wars Death Star Pop-Up book, The Lost Prince A Droid Adventure, Star Wars The Moss Eisley Cantina Pop-Up book, plus others. Mixture of hard back and soft backs. All remain in generally good to excellent condition, plus Large Quantity of Star Wars Merchandise, mostly dating from the 1990’s, including pencil case, t-shirts, posters, 2x Special Edition VHS box sets, stickers, badges, containers, plus other items. Various conditions. (Quantity, viewing strongly recommended)

FOOTBALL COMPENDIUM Superb hardback book published in 1999, A Football Compendium by Peter Seddon, over 800 pages providing an expert guide to all Books, Films and Music published relating to Association Football with detailed notes of all books published about each club, biographies and autobiographies, grounds, tournaments, records (music) , films etc. A superb reference book , invaluable to any collector. Inscribed by the compiler. Generally good

Medical History - Bilz (F.E.), The Natural Method of Healing: A New and Complete Guide to Health, F.E. Bilz, Leipzig [1901], two-volume set, iv + 2074pp [over the two parts], pull-out folding anatomical chromolithographic plates throughout, conforming two-page sanatorium advertisement to volume I, period buckram boards tooled as issued with title, author and his sanatorium at Radebeul nr. Dresden, 8voFriedrich Eduard Bilz (1842-1922) became interested in naturopathic medicine while trading as Kolonialwarenladen merchant in his native Arnsdorf. Eventually his erudite interest manifested itself in print with Das Neue Naturheilverfahren (The New Natural Healing) in 1888; a book that became very popular and was translated into twelve languages - of which this lot is the second English edition. By 1895 a health spa was founded at Radebul - soon to become a large sanitarium and colloquially known as Bilzbad - to which was added a wave machine/pool in 1912 after its display at the Dresden International Hygiene Exhibition the previous year. Bliz has sunk into obscurity in recent times, along with his soft-drink Bliz-Brause.

Assorted Literature To include a c1920s 'Brooklands Snapshot Album' - comprising twelve miniature photographic cards depicting the cars, the track and the races - offered in as new condition, "60" - a hardcover 380-page book celebrating 60-years of the Mercedes-Benz club, 'Early Cycle Lighting' by Peter. W. Card, 'The Automobile Handbook & Guide' together with a Haynes manual for the Mercedes C180, C200, C220, C230 and C250. Varied condition. (5)

GOOD QUANTITY OF BOOKS INCLUDING KING PENGUINS, PELICAN BOOKS, WORTHING AND DISTRICT BLUE BOOK, BICKERTON (L.M.) EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH DRINKING GLASSES, AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE, AND RIPPON (JOHN) THE SELECTION OF TUNES IN MINIATURE, 1806

A rare early Vyse’s London Spelling-Book, or, The Young Gentlemen and Ladies’ Guide to the English Tongue, Stereotype Edition by Andrew Wilson, Camden Town, in home stitched leather cover, probably early 19th century (fairly worn) - 7 x 41?4in. (18 x 11cm.)

BETTY BALLANTINE, 3 titles: FRANK FRAZETTA BOOK TWO; FRANK FRAZETTA BOOK FOUR, each Peacock Press/Bantam Books 1977 1st US edition, 1980 1st US edition; THE FANTASTIC ART OF FRANK FRAZETTA, Rufus Publications/Peacock Press/Bantam Books 1975 1st US edition plus ARIEL THE BOOK OF FANTASY VOLUME TWO, ill Ray Bradbury, Richard Corben, Frank Frazetta, J R R Tolkien and others, The Morning Star Press 1977, 2nd printing plus MARTYN DEAN (EDITED): THE GUIDE TO FANTASY ART TECHNIQUES, 1984 plus THE FANTASTIC ART OF BORIS VALLEJO, New York Ballantine Books 1978, 2nd printing plus BORIS VALLEJO: MIRAGE, 1985 reprint, each original pictorial laminated wraps (7)

(COLLECTION BEE-KEEPING/APICULTURE), DOROTHY HODGES: THE POLLEN LOADS OF THE HONEYBEE A GUIDE TO THEIR IDENTIFICATION BY COLOUR AND FORM, 1974, "facsimile of full original edition with addenda", original cloth, dust wrapper plus FRANK R CHESHIRE: BEES AND BEEKEEPING; SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL, London, The Bazaar Exchange and Mart [nd], vol 1 scientific, original cloth gilt plus ROBERT COUSTON: PRINCIPLES OF PRACTICAL BEEKEEPING, Kilmarnock, 1972, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper plus MARTIN LINDAUER: COMMUNICATION AMONG SOCIAL BEES, 1971, 3rd printing, original cloth silvered plus COLIN G BUTLER: THE WORLD OF THE HONEYBEE, 1954, 1st edition, New Naturalist Series No 29, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper plus J G DIGGES: THE PRACTICAL BEE GUIDE A MANUAL OF MODERN BEEKEEPING, 1947, 14th edition, original printed wraps plus HERBERT MACE: A BOOK ABOUT THE BEE, London, Hutchinson [nd] original cloth plus C N BUZZARD: SHINING HOURS, Collins, 1946, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper plus TED HOOPER: GUIDE TO BEES AND HONEY, 1976, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper plus E B WEDMORE: A MANUAL OF BEEKEEPING FOR ENGLISH SPEAKING BEEKEEPERS, 1975, 2nd edition revised, reprint, original cloth, dust wrapper plus E L ATKINS AND OTHERS: THE HIVE AND THE HONEYBEE, Dadant & Sons 1976, extensively revised edition 3rd printing, original cloth plus HERBERT MACE: THE COMPLETE HANDBOOK OF BEEKEEPING, 1976, fully revised edition, original cloth, dust wrapper, plus quantity NORFOLK BEEKEEPING YEAR BOOKS, PRINTED CORRESPONDENCE, MANUSCRIPT NOTES etc, housed in box file (13)

(COLLECTION EX JOHN FOWLES' LIBRARY), R T PETERSON: A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN BIRDS, Boston, 1961, John Fowles's copy, original cloth, dust wrapper plus JAMES FISHER: THE BIRDS OF BRITAIN, 1942, 1st edition, RSPB public school essay, competition label of front pastedown to J [ohn] R [obert] Fowles dated 1942 specially bound half blue morocco gilt worn, RSPB gilt stamp on top board, spine gilt in compartments plus W H HUDSON: FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO, 1918, 1st edition, John Fowles' bookplate, original cloth plus V S SUMMERHAYES: WILD ORCHIDS OF BRITAIN, 1951, 1st edition, New Naturalist Series No 19, ex John Fowles's library with his signature and bookplate on front free end paper, 3 autograph notes and 6 drawings of orchids by Fowles loosely inserted, original cloth, dust wrapper plus ANNA FAVORD: THE TULIP, 1999, 1st edition, ex John Fowles's library, his signature on title page, original cloth, dust wrapper plus JOHN SPARKES: THE DISCOVERY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 1983, 1st Book Club edition, John Fowles' bookplate, original cloth, dust wrapper (6)

JOHN STABB: SOME OLD DEVON CHURCHES, London 1911 volume 2 only, 162 illustrations, original cloth gilt, plus P RUSSELL: THE HISTORY OF TORQUAY AND FAMOUS ANCHORAGE OF TORBAY, 1960, original cloth gilt, plus THE HOMELAND ASSOCIATION LIMITED: THE HOMELAND HANDBOOKS VOL 27 NEWQUAY THE VALE OF LANHERNE AND PERRANZABULOU, circa 1925, original pictorial wraps, plus THE HOMELAND GUIDE TO TORQAY - PAIGNTON - BRIXHAM ..., circa 1960, original printed wraps, plus COVER TITLE: WORTH'S EXETER GUIDE BOOK ..., circa 1923, original printed wraps, plus COVER TITLE: GUIDE TO THE RIVER DART, circa 1925, original printed wraps, plus T L STOATE, 3 TITLES: CORNWALL MILITARY SURVEY 1522 ...; DEVON SUBSIDIES 1543-5; DEVON TAXES 1581-1660, 1987, 1986, 1988, uniform cloth gilt (9)

[TOPOGRAPHY]. BIRMINGHAM A Pictorial Guide to Birmingham: Being a Concise Historical, and Descriptive Account of the Great Midland Metropolis, Allen, Birmingham, 1852, original dark green boards (lacking much of spine strip), folding map frontispiece, vignette illustrations, sixty-two pages of advertisements (some illustrated), small octavo; together with Londoners: A Book of Appointments for 1938, London Passenger Transport Board, as dated, cloth-backed decorative boards, plate illustrations from photographs, quarto, (2).

Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management', 'A Guide to Cookery in All Branches', New Edition with colour and b&w plates, pub. Ward, Lock & Co., 1905, gilt tooled quarter calf.

Poetry-Fleur Adcock selected poems, hard back with a hand written dedication from the author, good condition with dust jacket. Poetry -Gavin Buchanan Ewart, 1916-1995 began writing poetry aged only 17 and went on to win many awards and even a blue plaque on his home in Putney, this example is 'The Young Pobble's' guide to his toes', 1985 paper back 2nd edition with a handwritten dedication on the author's hand. Poetry-James Fenton 'The Memory of War!' hard back 1st Edition very clean, 'The Memory of War' was one of the most acclaimed books of 1982 from this award winning poet. Poetry -'Some unease and Angels, by Elaine Feinstein one of today's finest poets and winner of many awards, 1st edition paper back with a hand written dedication by the author, excellent condition published 1977.Poetry-'Poems' by John Mole, with Authors signature in book, first published 1979, in very good clean condition, collectors item Poetry-'In and Out of The Apple' by John Mole - poems-with John Mole signature inside, like new, collectors itemPoetry-'Homing' Poems by John Mole paper back, authors signature in side very good condition, collectors item. All signed and inscribed by the authors to george and Ceilia Scurfield, founders of the well-known Fakenham Literary Society.

A pair French Hepplewhite mahogany framed window seats, each with out-scrolling arms and serpentine seat fronts, upholstered in blue material on slender cabriole legs (2) 64 x 120 x 52cm (25 x 47 x 20in) French Hepplewhite is a stylistic label attached to the furniture of George Hepplewhite of the late 1760s and '70s exhibiting the direct influence of Louis XV designs and the French taste. Translating the more extravagant neoclassical furniture designs of Robert Adam into a graceful interpretation of the style, Hepplewhite's reputation rested on his book, The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterers Guide" of 1788.

Beale, Reginald - "The Book of The Lawn-A Complete Guide to the Making and Maintenance of Lawns and Greens for all purposes" 1st edition 1931 published carousel & Co Ltd London in the original green cloth boards with black lettering to the spine complete with 8 plates and various diagrams some speckle foxing to closed pages otherwise good clean tight copy (G)

American Annual Golf Guide and Year Book 1921 - edited by PC Pulver. New York 5th edition in the original red and white boards and spine, illustrated with 2x folding out maps, some wear to covers otherwise overall internally clean hence overall (G). An in depth look at the time including listings for all known clubs in the United States providing information on course yardage, club officers, green fees - open and Amateur Golf Champions for both ladies and men - In all 14 editions were issued between 1916 and 1931 hence rare

A Collection of Nine Reference Books: 'National Types of Old Pewter' by Howard Herschel Cotterell, Adolphe Riff and Robert M. Vetter. 'The World of Antiques' Plantagenet Somerset Fry F.R.S.A. 'The Collector's Book of Dolls' Clothes; Costumes in Miniature 1700-1929' by Dorothy S., Elizabeth A., and Evelyn J. Coleman. 'Sotheby's Caring for Antiques: The Complete Guide to Handling, Cleaning, Display and Restoration', 'The Corkscrew, a Thing of Beauty'. 'Oak Furniture, The British Tradition' by Victor Chinnery, 'Treen for the Table' by Jonathon Levi. 'Spanish Interiors and Furniture' by Arthur Byne and Mildred Stapley. 'The Antiques Directory Furniture' by Judith and Martin Miller.

A vintage Japanese RVT tin plate battery operated toy. Formed as a panda reading a book and smoking a pipe seated in a rocking chair, 22cm. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Good condition. running. Needs batteries.