NO RESERVE First World War.- Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The British Campaign in France and Flanders, 6 vol., maps and illustrations, light finger-soiling, original cloth, very lightly rubbed, still an attractive set, 1916-1920 § Bloch (I. S.) Modern Weapons and Modern War, first English edition, very lightly wormed, embossed ownership stamp to browned endpapers, very occasional light spotting, original cloth, 1900 § Stern (Sir Albert) Tanks, 1914-1918, plates, title and endpaper browned, original pictorial cloth, white pen number to spine, spine a little darkened, 1919; and c.80 others, First World War and military history, including a signed photograph of Viscount Richard Haldane, first Secretary of War, as well as an A.L.s from First Baron John Fisher, v.s. (c.85)
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Kipling (Rudyard) Kim, signed by the author on title page, 'illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling', half-title, light damp-staining along lower margin, upper hinge broken, original red morocco, gilt, upper cover nearly detached, dust-jacket, spine toned and chipped at head, upper cover lightly soiled and creased at foot, small tears at folds, 8vo, 1924.
NO RESERVE Liddell Hart (B. H.) The British Way of Warfare, 1932; The Ghost of Napoleon, 1933; The Defence of Britain, 1939; The Lawn Tennis Masters Unveiled, 1926; Reputations, 1930;The Tanks: The History of the Royal Tank Regiment, 2 vol., plates and maps, 1959, first editions or early reprints, all but the last two signed by or with presentation inscription from the author, original cloth, light rubbing, last with dust-jackets, frayed at spine ends; and 27 others by the same, v.s. (34)⁂ The first is inscribed "to Seymour Berry from H. H. Liddell Hart, 29.12.33". John Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose, followed his father into newspaper publishing, he was Deputy Chairman of the Daily Telegraph from 1939-1987. Liddell Hart was Military Correspondent for the Telegraph from 1920-1935.
NO RESERVE Second World War.- Churchill (Sir Winston) The Second World War, 6 vol., first edition, very light occasional spots, original cloth, dust-jackets, vol.1 with small portion of loss to spine head and lower wrapper, spine lightly faded, else a very good set, 1948; The World Crisis, 1911-1918, 2 vol., original cloth, gilt, 1938; and c.150 others, Second World War, v.s. (c.150)
Dickens (Charles) The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1972; Dombey and Son, short tear to jacket spine head, 1974; The Pickwick Papers, 1986; Oliver Twist, second edition, 1974; Little Dorrit, 1979; David Copperfield, 1981; Martin Chuzzlewit, 1982, nearly all firsts of this edition, Oxford, The Clarendon Press, illustrations, original boards, dust-jackets, light dust-soiling but overall excellent copies; and a set of Dickens' collected letters from the Clarendon Press, 8vo (12)
NO RESERVE Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Flopsy Bunnies, first edition, first or second printing, with notice board lettering on p.14, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, some light soiling, pictorial endpapers, original brown boards with mounted colour illustration, lacking spine, lower cover detached, rubbing and light soiling, [Linder p.428; Quinby 16], 1909; and 26 others, Beatrix Potter reprints and others, v.s. (27)
South Wales Borderers.- Walters (Sgt. George H.) and others. Album of original drawings and manuscript poems by prisoners of war, pen and ink, watercolours, some plain or coloured pencil, one or two initialed, together 19 studies of varying sizes on 15 sheets (each c.170 x 245mm), occasional light foxing or finger-soiling, original boards, loose in binding, ink ownership name to upper board, oblong 8vo, c.1944.⁂ An interesting collection of drawings and poems from prisoners of war in 1944, possibly all from the South Wales Borderers regiment, the 4th Battalion, which was formed in June 1939 but disbanded in August 1942 after most of the regiment taken prisoner or becoming casualties in North Africa. Includes manuscript poems as "Albert in Lybia" and some cartoons or satires.
Motor Racing.- Boddy (William ) The History of Brooklands Motor Course, first edition, first impression, signed by the author on half-title, portrait frontispiece, black and white plates, light foxing to half-title, title and frontispiece, otherwise clean, original cloth, dust-jacket, covers lightly soiled, spine and folds toned, 4to, 1957.
Central Asia.- Masson (Charles) Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan, The Punjab, & Kalat, 4 vol., 6 tinted lithographed plates (1 folding), large folding lithographed map, wood-engraved engraved illustrations, titles with erased library stamp and numbering supplied by hand, occasional light browning, map with short tear at inner margin, vol.1 upper hinge broken, contents becoming loose, hinges of other vol. repaired somewhat crudely, later non-uniform cloth, rubbed and worn, 8vo, 1844.
Computing and mechanisation.- Diebold (John) Automation. The Advent of the Automatic Factory, first edition, ink ownership inscription and stamp to endpaper, original boards, some light foxing, light toning to head and foot, spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket, light toning, spine ends and corners chipped, a few very short closed tears and light creasing to head and foot, 8vo, New York, 1952.⁂ A rare and important work that originated many of the concepts around data processing and utilisation that are used today. Diebold is credited with coining the word 'automation' in its present meaning.
Reformation.- Verstegan (Richard) Theatre des Cruautez des Heretiques de nostre temps, first French edition, 2 parts in 1, engraved pictorial title and 27 etched illustrations only (of 29, lacking K2 and K3), in first part F4 and G1 with marginal defects and F4 minor loss of text, in second part E2 and E3 horizontal whole page tears with paper restoration, some light browning, staining and finger soiling, later calf-backed boards, spine slightly chipped, [Adams T443], 4to, Antwerp, Adrien Hubert, 1588.⁂ A Catholic convert and Anglo-Dutch by descent in exile from the Reformation in Paris, Rome and Antwerp, Verstegan (or Rowlands as he is also known) was perhaps particularly well suited to feeling the upheavals and trauma caused by the Reformation in so many countries. Having already written on the suffering of priest back in England, this particular work, with its etching of torture scenes, was aimed at documenting the atrocities committed by certain different Protestant groups: 'the cruelties of the schismatics in England'; 'the horrible cruelties of the Huguenots in France'; 'the barbarous cruelties of the wretches in the Low Countries' and 'persecutions of the Catholics by the Machiavellist Protestants in England and Ireland'. The final etching in this martyrology is the execution of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, this shocking regicide then only a year past.
Sir Henry Blount's copy.- Bartoli (Daniello) La ricreatione del savio in discorso con la natura e con Dio libri due, first edition, Sir Henry Blount's copy, half-title, engraved plate, a8 imprimatur, occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned, loose in contemporary limp vellum, titled in ink on spine, soiled, 8vo, Rome, Ignatio de' Lazzeri, 1659.⁂ Sir Henry Blount's copy of a rare work, with his signature and ?price paid for the volume to foot of title and two marginal ink notes (p.399 in Italian and p.413 in Latin, along with some underlining). Blount (1602-1682) was an English landowner, extensive traveler in Europe and the Levant and author, best known for his A Voyage into the Levant , 1636.
Venice.- Vianoli (Alessandro Maria) Historia Veneta, vol.1 only (of 2, the second published in 1684), engraved title vignette, portrait of the dedicatee Luigi Contarini, and numerous oval portraits in the text, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, errata f. at end, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, loose in contemporary vellum over boards, vellum to front cover lifting away, lightly soiled, 4to, Venice, Giovanni Giacomo Hertz, 1680.
Sanson (Nicolas) Geographia Sacra ex Veteri et Novo Testamento Desumta, first edition, additional engraved title, dedication page, and 4 folding maps, Amsterdam, Franciscus Halma, 1704; Onomasticon Urbium et Locorum Sacrae Scripturae, engraved title vignette, folding engraved map, Amsterdam, Franciscus Halma, 1707, together 2 works in 1, occasional light browning, small wormholes to lower margins, some repaired with paper, occasional light spotting, maps reinforced, contemporary vellum, lightly rubbed, folio.
NO RESERVE Staffs & rods.- Celsius (Olof) Baktēriologia sive de baculis dissertatio, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, water-staining at end, lightly browned, disbound, Uppsala, Werner, 1727 § Réponse d'un flamand à la lettre insérée dans la Gazette d'Amsterdam du 4 Janvier 1782, title with woodcut floral ornament, lightly browned, stitched, as issued, Lille, C.F.J. Lehoucq, 1782 § Education.- Cuvier (Georges) and François Joseph Michel Noël. Première partie du rapport sur les établissemens d'instruction publique, en Hollande, second edition, title with 2 ink stamps and soiled, occasional spotting / light staining, stitched, as issued, The Hague, 1818; and c.15 others, Continental pamphlets and plays, v.s. (c.18)
Binding.- Greece.- Wordsworth (Christopher) Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive and Historical, new edition, additional engraved title, frontispiece, and 24 plates, wood-engraved illustrations, contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, very occasional light foxing to plates not affecting images, contemporary straight-grain morocco with elaborate gilt border, spine gilt in compartments, inner dentelles, gauffred gilt edges, very light scuffing to covers, still overall a very attractive copy, 8vo, 1853.
NO RESERVE Choiseul (Étienne Francois, Duc de) Mémoires..., 2 vol. in 1, first edition, Dr.Rohan Butler's copy with his ink signature at beginning and pencil notes to rear endpapers, light foxing or soiling to first and last leaves, engraved bookplate of George Simon Earl Harcourt, contemporary half calf, red roan label, rubbed, Chanteloup and Paris, Buisson, 1790 § Maugras (Gaston) La Disgrace du Duc et de la Duchesse de Choiseul, heliogravure portrait, plates, one or two leaves becoming loose, bookplate of Hon. Hew Dalrymple, contemporary half vellum, spine gilt, Paris, 1903; and 4 others including 2 more by Maugras, 8vo (6)⁂ The Duc de Choiseul (1719-85) was a French military officer, diplomat and statesman, who was at times Foreign Minister for France and influential in rebuilding France following their defeat against the British in the Seven Years' War.
NO RESERVE Picot (Jean) Histoire de Genève, 3 vol., first edition, folding engraved map, contemporary half calf, spines gilt (vol.3 torn and repaired), slightly worn at head, Geneva, 1811 § Haussonville (Comte d') Histoire de la Réunion de la Lorraine a la France, 4 vol., notes by Dr.Rohan Butler tipped in at end of vol.4, some light browning or staining, contemporary half morocco, Paris, 1854-59 § D'Arneth (A.) & A.Geffroy, editors. Marie-Antoinette. Correspondance Secrète entre Marie-Thérèse et le Cte de Mercy-Argenteau..., 3 vol., second edition, contemporary morocco-backed boards, one spine reinforced at head, Paris, 1875 § Lescure (M. de, editor) Correspondance Complète de la Marquise du Deffand, 2 vol., engraved portrait frontispieces, modern cloth, Paris, 1865, all with signature of Dr. Rohan Butler, the last two ex-library copies with stamps, all a little rubbed; and 15 others, continental history, mostly French, 8vo (27)
NO RESERVE Antiquities.- Maffei (Francisco Scipione de) Museum Veronense, hoc est antiquarum inscriptionum atque anaglyphorum collectio, first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece, title in red and black with engraved vignette, 33 engraved plates (of which 2 folding or double-page), mostly by Francesco Zucchi after Cignaroli, engraved head- & tail-pieces, initials and illustrations in text, bifoloum N1&2 mounted on stub, X2 and 2O2 misbound within relevant sig., lacking all between 2R4 and 2Z1, occasional spotting or mostly light staining, contemporary vellum, soiled, a good copy, [Cicognara 3123], Verona, Seminary Press, 1749; and a defective copy of Patin's Familiæ Romanæ, 1663, folio (2); sold not subject to return⁂ Describes the inscriptions on antiquities in the Verona and Turin museums, and the Viennese Imperial Library.
James Bond 'Bond Drives an Aston...Naturally' Thunderball film / dealership poster, from the first 1965 release, starring Sean Connery as Agent 007, monochrome image depicting Bond with the Aston Martin DB5, rolled, 20 x 29.75 inches. Provenance: It was given to the vendor by an Aston Martin dealership in the 1990's. Condition Report: Generally in very good condition, some creasing throughout and light handling marks. Some minor knocks to edges. Clean from reverse.
James Bond For Your Eyes Only (1981) British Quad film poster, starring Roger Moore, Design by Bill Gold, artwork by Brian Bysouth, folded, 30 x 40 inches.Condition Report: With faded Who Dares Wins poster printed on reverse, pin holes, nicks and tears to edges, handling marks, light creasing.
Henry W. Henley (British fl. 1891-1895) "On the Machna, North Wales", signed, titled on verso, oil on canvas.49.5cm x 75cm (19.5in x 29.5in)Condition report:The painting is in good, restored condition. The painting has been re-lined. Under UV light there is evidence of cleaning and overpainting. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has some knocks and losses.
George III mahogany "D" end dining table, the two end sections butting up to a drop-leaf central table with two swinging legs.length 274cm (108cm), width 222cm (48")Condition report: Various alterations and damages including additional cheek hinge support, corner of one leaf missing, poor patination, however, the solid top following light restoration would make a good serviceable table.
Unsigned, oil on canvas.43cm x 58cm (17in x 22.75in)Condition report: The painting is in good, restored condition. The painting has been re-lined. Under UV light there is evidence of cleaning and overpainting. There is craquelure and cracking across the surface of the painting with some resultant minor flecks of paint loss. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed.
James Webb (British 1825-1895) "Littlehampton, Sussex", signed, titled and dated 1883-4 on verso, oil on mahogany panel.17cm x 22cm (6.75in x 8.75in)Condition report:The painting is in very good, restored condition. Under UV light there is evidence of minor cleaning and overpainting. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed.
Joseph Rhodes (1782-1855) Still life of flowers in a vase, signed and dated 1836, oil on canvas.52cm x 42cm (20.5in x 16.5in)Condition report:The painting is in good, restored condition. The painting has been re-lined. Under UV light there is evidence of cleaning and overpainting. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has the odd minor knock and loss commensurate with age.
Attributed to Erskine Nicol (Scottish 1825-1904) "Going to Market", unsigned, oil on canvas.19.5cm x 24.5cm (7.75in x 9.75in)Condition report:The painting is in good, restored condition. The painting has been re-lined. Under UV light there is evidence of cleaning and overpainting. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has the odd minor knock and loss commensurate with age.
English School (18th/19th century) Portrait of a seated gentleman (believed to be Arthur Wellesley, unsigned, oil on canvas.73cm x 62cm (28.75in x 24.5in)Condition report:The painting is in fair, restored condition. The painting has been re-lined. Under UV light there is evidence of repairs and overpainting. The varnish has yellowed universally and the surface appears to be dirty. There is extensive craquelure and cracking across the surface of the painting. The canvas appears slack and there are stretcher marks visible running parallel to the edges of the canvas. There is a dint in the surface of the canvas to the right of the head. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has some knocks and losses.
A. Vally (19th/20th century) Seated children knitting, signed, oil on canvas.48.5cm x 68cm (19in x 26.75in)Condition report:The painting is in fair, original condition. Under UV light there is evidence of cleaning and overpainting. There is craquelure and cracking across the surface of the painting. The canvas is very slack and stretcher marks are visible running parallel to the edges of the canvas. There are scratches and scuffs across the surface of the painting and there are several holes and tears in the canvas. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has knocks and losses.
Unsigned, oil on canvas.59.5cm x 90cm (23.25in x 35.5in)Condition report: The painting is in good, restored condition. The painting has been re-lined. Under UV light there is evidence of cleaning and overpainting. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has knocks and losses.
A selection of silver, to include a clear glass and silver topped sugar sifter, a pair of silver fluted vases, a silver candlestick, silver milk jug, etc (q).Condition report: Overall condition good to fairSifter with hallmarks for Haseler Brothers, Chester, 1906, light scratches to base, hallmarks partially worn but legibleVases with hallmarks for Deakin & Francis, Birmingham, one dented, hallmarks wornCandlestick with light dents to baseSilver milk jug with hallmarks for William Aitkin, Chester, 1901, marked RD 370696 to base
A selection of silver, to include a set of napkin rings, a Henry Matthews trinket box, a cigarette case and a glass lined mustard pot, gross weight 9.8ozt.Condition report: Overall condition good to fairNapkin rings - set, numbered 1-6, S Blanckensee & Son Ltd, Birmingham, 1934, light dents to a coupleCigarette case - quite heavily dented, shuts to, scratches, monogram engraving to front, Clark & Sewell, Chester, 1926Mustard pot - spoon deficient, blue glass liner chipped, marked Munsey & Co Cambridge to base, 72770, Munsey & Co, London, 1908Trinket box - Lid shuts to, Henry Matthews, Birmingham, 1900, silver gilt lined, marks partially worn but legible
Four silver and white metal boxes, to include two silver cigar cases, a continental filigree trinket box and one other (4).Condition report: Overall condition good to fairCigar box - personal inscription to lid dated 1928, dents and scratches throughout, lid shuts to, wooden lining with some areas of wear, hallmarks worn - London 1865, sponsors mark illegibleEngine turned cigar box - Engraving to side dated 1966, lid shuts to, marks worn but legible W H Tandy & Sons, Birmingham, 1961, light dents and scratches, wood lining intact, sits flatFiligree box - sits flat, foreign assay marks, some areas of discolouration and wearEmbossed box - sits flat, plaque to wooden interior dated 1973, unmarked, white metal
Two silver topped decanters, together with a silver topped cut glass decanter, hallmarks for J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd., Birmingham, 1974, and Roberts & Dore Ltd., London, 1960, heights 20.3cm and 24.4cm (2).Condition report: Overall condition good to fairJ B Chatterley & Sons Ltd - Replacement stopper, height stated is of decanter, some small nicks and scratches to decanter in places, hallmarks partially worn but legibleRoberts & Dore Ltd - Replacement stopper, light scratches, hallmarks legible
A George III silver gilt vinaigrette, with 'L'Amitie' to front and foliate border, Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham, 1817, 4 x 3cm, gross weight 0.74ozt.Condition report: Overall condition good to fairSome discolouration and wear to silver gilt in places - cornersMarks fairly clear and legibleLid closes toLight scratches in keeping with age and use
Edwardian barograph lacquered brass mechanism clockwork key wind cylinder, contained in light case with bevelled glass panels, retailers label for Chadburn's Limited Opticians, Liverpool.width 37cm (14"), depth 23cm (9"), height 9cm (7.5")Condition report: Clockwork mechanism ticking but not warranted, some flex of corrosion to dust cover for the top of the cylinder, a small number of ink marks to case otherwise overall condition appears to be good.
Unsigned, oil on canvas.62cm x 122cm (24.5in x 48in)Condition report: The painting is in good, restored condition. The painting has been re-lined. Under UV light there is evidence of cleaning and overpainting. The varnish has yellowed universally and the surface appears to be dirty. There is craquelure across the surface of the painting. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed.
Unsigned, oil on canvas.33cm x 60.5cm (13in x 23.75in)Condition report: The painting is in good, restored condition. The painting has been re-lined. Under UV light there is evidence of extensive cleaning and overpainting. The varnish has yellowed in areas across the painting. There is some minor craquelure and cracking across the surface of the painting. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has the odd minor knock and loss commensurate with age.
Unsigned, oil on panel.19.5cm x 27.5cm (7.75in x 10.75in)Condition report: The painting is in good, restored condition. Under UV light there is evidence of cleaning and overpainting. The varnish has yellowed universally and the surface appears to be dirty with one or two minor scratches. There is some minor craquelure and cracking across the surface of the painting. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has the odd minor knock and loss commensurate with age.
Philip Thomson Gilchrist R.B.A. (British 1865-1956) Maritime scenes with sailing ships, both signed and dated 1901, watercolours.each 32cm x 14cm (12.5in x 5.5in)Qty: 2Condition report:The paintings are both in good, original condition with strong colours. There is some very light time staining and yellowing across both sheets and around the edges of the paintings near the mount board. There are one or two minor spots of foxing across the paintings. The paintings are both framed and glazed. The frames have some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
Moorcroft white Hibiscus lamp, green ground, paper label for Potters to the late Queen Mary, circa 1960’s, H. 20cms, along with a Moorcroft Birds and Fruit design rectangular dish with a dark blue green ground and purple and light green within the pattern L. 20cms [2]ConditionLamp - crazing over body.Dish - small chip to bottom centre where a glaze pool has chipped. * Please see images for clarification.
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A Portmeirion ‘Totem’ pattern coffee set designed by Susan Williams-Ellis, 1960’s, brown treacle glaze, impressed back stamp, comprising Tall cylindrical coffee pot, milk, 2 taller cylindrical mugs, 6 coffee cups with saucers [16]Condition: with the exception of two saucers, all with light crazing to glaze surface.Milk: hairline crack to base of handle.Tall mugs: printed back stamp.Saucers: all unmarked with stilt marks.
Y William & Son, Bruton, a nude snakeskin and calf leather day bag, with a snakeskin loop handle and single leather shoulder strap, yellow metal hardware, the flap opening to a suede interior with a zipped pocket and double open pockets, the base with gold tone hardware stud feet, stamped William & Son London, approximately 23cm x 19cm x 13cm, with a William & Son dust bag Condition Report: Light scratches to the feet, otherwise like new condition Condition Report Disclaimer
Y William & Son, Bruton, an Ocean snakeskin and leather day bag, with a snakeskin loop handle, single leather shoulder strap, green enamelled hardware and an open pocket, the flap opening to a suede interior with a zipped pocket and double open pockets, the base with gold tone hardware stud feet, stamped William & Son London, approximately 23cm x 19cm x 13cm, with a William & Son dust bag Condition Report: Tips of the enamel hardware with minor chips, light scratches to the feet Leather generally good Condition Report Disclaimer
Y William & Son, Bruton, a Spearmint snakeskin and leather day bag, with a snakeskin loop handle, single leather shoulder strap, white metal hardware and an open pocket, the flap opening to a suede interior with a zipped pocket and double open pockets, the base with white metal hardware stud feet, stamped William & Son London, approximately 23cm x 19cm x 13cm, with a William & Son dust bag Condition Report: Light scratches to the feet, otherwise like new condition Condition Report Disclaimer
William & Son, Mini Bruton, a red leather day bag, with handle and detachable shoulder strap, gold tone hardware, the flap opening to a suede interior with a zipped pocket and double card pocket, the base with gold tone hardware stud feet, stamped William & Son London, approximately 23cm x 19cm x 13.5cm, with a William & Son dust bag Condition Report: Light scratches to the hardware Leather good Condition Report Disclaimer
William & Son, Mini Bruton, an 'Ocean' leather day bag, with handle and detachable shoulder strap, green enamelled hardware, the flap opening to a suede interior with a zipped pocket and double card pocket, the base with gold tone hardware stud feet, stamped William & Son London, approximately 23cm x 19cm x 13.5cm, with a William & Son dust bag Condition Report: Wear to the enamel and light scratches to the feet Leather good The bag is Ocean colour Condition Report Disclaimer
Biegert & Funk, Qlocktwo Classic, a vintage copper coloured wall clock, quartz movement, light up text display, case, dial and movement signed, accompanied by a box, instruction booklet, USB cable, plug, wall mounting bracket, glass freestanding supports, white gloves and polishing cloth, width 45cm
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