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Lot 35
Darwin (Charles).- Müller (Fritz) Facts and Arguments for Darwin, translated by W.S. Dallas, first edition in English, wood-engraved illustrations, title and final f. lightly browned, original green cloth, a few marks or light small stains, overall a very good clean and bright copy, 8vo, 1869.⁂ An explanation of Darwin's evolutionary theory through the natural history of crustaceans. Darwin was so impressed by the work that he paid for Murray his publisher to print it and bind it in the same green cloth and style as his early editions of Origin of the Species.Provenance: Theodora Ramsbusch (ink stamp to endpapers and signature to head of title).
Lot 201
Potter (Beatrix) Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes, first edition, colour frontispiece and 14 plates, pictorial endpapers, occasional light finger-soiling, booksellers ink-stamp to rear pastedown, original red boards, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [Linder 430], [1922]; The Roly-Poly Pudding, colour frontispiece, plates and illustrations, cracked hinges, abrasion mark to front free endpaper verso where label removed, original decorative cloth, bumping to corners and extremities, n.d.; The Tale of Pigling Bland, plates and illustrations, previous owner's ink signature, original decorative boards, short split to spine covering, rubbed, n.d.; The Tale of Mr. Tod, plates and illustrations, previous owner's ink inscription dated 1917, bookplate, original decorative boards, small loss to spine extremities, rubbed, [1917], 16mo & 8vo (4)
Lot 26
NO RESERVE Angling.- Bridgett (R. C.) By Loch and Stream, first edition, frontispiece, plates, publisher's advertisements at end, previous owner's ink inscription, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1922 § Balfour-Kinnear (G. P. R.) Flying Salmon, first edition, plates and illustrations, newspaper cuttings and manuscript notes tipped-in, previous owner's ink inscription, occasional spotting, original cloth, light spotting, dust-jacket, rubbed and worn, pasted to final free endpaper, 1937 § Harris (J. R.) An Angler's Entomology, first edition, plates, previous owner's ink inscription, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, light spotting, chipping to corners and extremities, small loss to spine head, 1952 § Gaffey (Laurie) Fresh Water Fishing in Ireland, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, rubbed, slight chipping to corners and extremities, small tear to spine foot, Dublin, n.d.; and 18 others angling, 8vo & 4to (22)
Lot 99
Grammar.- Vocabulary (A), or Pocket Dictionary. To which is added a Compendious Grammar of the English Language, first edition, a little browned and water-stained, mostly at beginning and end, title torn and frayed at lower edge (tear repaired), contemporary sheep, rubbed and stained, corners and spine ends worn, upper joint split, [Gaskell 31], 12mo, Birmingham, John Baskerville, 1765 § [Lily (William)] A Short Introduction of Grammar..., title with engraved arms, Oxford, at the Theater, 1673; Brevissima institutio seu ratio grammatices cognoscendae, engraved plate of apple-picking at end, E3 torn, Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1672, together 2 works in 1 vol., with contemporary book-label stamp "Thomas Jervoise Feb. 27. 1674" to verso of front free endpaper and notes in contemporary hand on recto, light water-staining, contemporary panelled mottled calf, gilt, remains of silk ties to paste-downs, rubbed, upper joint split, [Wing L2293 & 2258], 8vo (2)
Lot 194
Spencer (Gilbert) Stanley Spencer, first edition signed by the author, photographic frontispiece, illustrations, offsetting to front free endpapers, original boards, dust-jacket, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, spine ends frayed, light surface soiling, 1961 § Trocchi (Alexander) Helène oder die Begierde, signed presentation copy with long inscription, original boards, marked and soiled, Darmstadt, 1969,8vo; and 2 others, 20th century (4)
Lot 147
NO RESERVE Military.- Court Martial.- Proceedings of a General Court-Martial upon Lieutenant Frederic Wood of the Eleventh Light Dragoons, first edition, title trimmed, neatly restored, occasional faint spotting, modern calf, 1818 § Gurney (W. S.) The Trial of Colonel Quentin of the Tenth ... by a General Court-Martial, held at Whitehall, short tear to title, repaired, contemporary marginal annotations and underlining, worming occasionally becoming short tears, 2 large tears (E1 & M1), marginal loss just touching text (F8 & Q6), remnants of folding table, occasional spotting and browning, cracked hinges, Army Headquarters bookplate, contemporary half-calf, rubbed and worn, small split to spine foot, remnants of shelf label to spine, 1814; and another, a collection of old orders, general and artillery, 8vo (3)
Lot 137
Kipling (Rudyard) If, 2pp. advertisements at end, original printed wrappers, a very good copy, Macmillan and Co., 1914; Justice, single sheet printed recto and verso, illustration of scales of Justice at head, lightly spotted, crease to lower corner, n.d.; The Absent Minded Beggar, illustrations, lightly creased, some light spotting, Daily Mail, 1899; and 27 others, Kipling, v.s. (30)
![Astronomy.- Firmicus Maternus (Julius) [Astronomicon libri VIII], woodcut diagrams in text, historiated initials and a printe](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b87150a0-f564-4951-8c36-ab4300ee55a0/9bf10ded-ebf2-4418-8a79-ab4a0100358a/468x382.jpg)
Lot 32
Astronomy.- Firmicus Maternus (Julius) [Astronomicon libri VIII], woodcut diagrams in text, historiated initials and a printer's device to final verso, ink stamps to outer margin of first f., lacking sig. α at start, which includes title, some spotting or mostly light foxing, occasional small areas of marginal worming, some staining, 20th century half calf, spine in compartments with blind-stamped decoration, rubbed, [Houzeau & Lancaster 761; Adams F507; VD 16 F 1120; Caillet 3959], folio, Basel, [Joannes Herwagen], [April, 1551]. sold not subject to return.
Lot 52
Sigonio (Carlo) Fasti consulares ac triumphi acti a Romulo rege usque ad ti. Caesarem, 2 parts in 1, titles with woodcut printer's device, occasional ink marginalia in a fine humanistic hand, occasional mostly light foxing, 18th century vellum, spine gilt and with red and black morocco labels, [Ahmanson-Murphy 525; Renouard 172:18; Adams M473; EDIT 16 CNCE 28012], small folio, Venice, Paulus Manutius, 1556.⁂ First combined edition of Sigonio's 'encyclopedic contribution to Roman studies' (McCuaig Carlo Sigonio, Princeton, 1989).
![Ginzburg (Ralph, editor) Avant Garde, nos.1-14 [all published] and a duplicate of no.1, illustrations, many colour, all with](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b87150a0-f564-4951-8c36-ab4300ee55a0/fd3d4729-d2c9-49cf-93db-ab4a0100c355/468x382.jpg)
Lot 185
Ginzburg (Ralph, editor) Avant Garde, nos.1-14 [all published] and a duplicate of no.1, illustrations, many colour, all with subscription form intact at end, light spotting at beginning of no.1, some leaves a little browned, mostly at edges, original pictorial wrappers, a few very slightly rubbed, preserved together in modern cloth drop-back box, morocco label, 4to, New York, 1968-71. (15)⁂ A complete set of the counter-culture magazine designed by Herb Lubalin, and featuring artwork by Richard Lindner, Tom Wesselman, John Lennon and literary contributions by Roald Dahl and Norman Mailer amongst others. Key issues are: No.2 The Marilyn Monroe Trip: A Portfolio of Serigraphic Prints by Bert Stern with Stein's versions of his final photographs of Monroe printed in vibrant day-glo colours, No.8 Picasso's Erotic Gravures, and no.11 Wedded Bliss: A Portfolio of Erotic Lithographs by John Lennon. Issues no. 6, 9, 11 & 12 have varying covers; those present here are: no.6 pregnant woman, no.9 Ernest Fuchs cover, no.11 Wedded Bliss by John Lennon, and no.12 fantasy art cover.
Lot 101
London.- Grosley (Pierre Jean) A Tour to London; or New Observations on England, and its Inhabitants, translated by Thomas Nugent, 2 vol., first edition in English, occasional light staining or spotting, contemporary calf, spines in compartments and with red morocco labels, heads of spine chipped, rubbed, Printed for Lockyer Davis, 1772; and 6 others, 18th / 19th century English, 8vo (5)⁂ First mentioned includes an account of the invention of the sandwich; the award of the 'Longtitude prize' to Professor Tobias Meyer (no mention made of John Harrison), and mixed-gender boxing.
Lot 24
δ Oxford.- Piper (Edward, 1938-1990) View along Broad Street looking towards the West facade of the Clarendon Building, showing part of The Sheldonian Theatre, pen and black ink with watercolour, heightened with white, signed lower right corner, sheet 395 x 560 mm. (15 1/2 x 22 in), under glass, light even toning, framed.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Lot 47
NO RESERVE Cookery.- Hazlitt (William Carew) Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine, occasional faint marginal spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1886 § Lehmann (Gilly) The British Housewife, first edition, frontispiece, illustrations, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, light staining, slight chipping to corners, Totnes, Prospect Books, 2003 § Weiss (Hans U.) Gastronomia: Eine Bibliographie der deutschsprachigen Gastronomie 1485-1914, limited edition of 1000, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, original cloth, Zürich, Bibliotecha Gastronomica, 1996 § Vicaire (Georges) Bibliographie Gastronomique, second edition, original cloth, 1954 § Carême à Saint-Pétersbourg, un-numbered copy from an edition of 125, illustrations, original cloth, a little rubbed, 2005; and 27 others, similar, v.s. (32)
Lot 151
NO RESERVE Military.- Dragoons.- Almack (Edward) The History of the Second Dragoons "Royal Scots Greys", plates, subscriber's list, occasional faint marginal finger-soiling, original cloth, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1908 § Graham (Colonel Henry) History of the Sixteenth, the Queen's, Light Dragoons (Lancers), 1759 to 1912, portrait frontispiece, plates, previous owner's ink inscription, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1912 § Jackson (Major E. S.) The Inniskilling Dragoons, portrait frontispiece, plates, folding map at end, occasional spotting, previous owner's pencil annotations inside upper cover, original cloth, rubbed, slight chipping to extremities, 1909; and 4 others, Dragoons, 4to & 8vo (7)
![Military.- Cavalry.- [Fawcett (Sir William)] Instructions and Regulations for the Formations and Movements of the Cavalry, ha](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b87150a0-f564-4951-8c36-ab4300ee55a0/0c2e6718-38d8-4150-b886-ab4a01010065/468x382.jpg)
Lot 146
Military.- Cavalry.- [Fawcett (Sir William)] Instructions and Regulations for the Formations and Movements of the Cavalry, half-title, 13 engraved folding plates, folding table, occasional spotting, bookplate, contemporary half-calf, rubbed and worn, 1803 § An Historical Record of the Light Horse Volunteers of London and Westminster; with the Munster Rolls, hand-coloured frontispiece, 10 plates, 8 hand-coloured, tissue-guards, occasional spotting, bookplate, contemporary half-calf, rebacked, rubbed and worn, 1843 § Packe (Edmund) An Historical Record of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guard or Oxford Blues, portrait vignette, additional hand-coloured vignette title, 7 plates, 6 colour, occasional faint spotting, previous owner's ink inscription, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight chipping to corners and extremities, 1854; and 15 others similar, 8vo (18)
Lot 158
NO RESERVE Fermor (Patrick Leigh) Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece, proof copy, photographic illustrations, ink-stamp to upper cover, 1966; Between the Woods and the Water, uncorrected proof copy, typed paper label to upper cover, light finger-soiling, 1986, original paper wrappers, rubbed § Boyd (William) Solo, first edition, signed by author, original illustrated boards, dust-jacket, 2013 § Dalrymple (William) White Mughals, first edition, signed by author, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, slight creasing to upper edge, 2002; and 7 others, 8vo (11)
Lot 210
Collection of books and catalogues relating to Rifles and other firearms, to include: The Muzzle loading cap lock rifle - Ned H Roberts, The Muzzle-loading rifle Then and Now- Walter M Cline, Major Ned H Roberts & the Schuetzen Rifle - edited by Gerald O Kelver, British Rifles, Catalogue of the Enfield pattern room, Game guns & rifles from percussion to hammerless ejector in Britain- Richard Akehurst, African rifles & cartridges- John Taylor, The Sporting rifle & its projectiles -Lieut. James Forsyth, Classic Sporting rifles- Christopher Austyn, Single Shot rifles- James J Grant, Bolt action rifles- Frank de Haas, Exploded Firearms Drawings - ed. Harold A Murtz, English Guns & Rifles -J N George, F.N. cal. 7.62mm NATO F.A.L. auto rifles -ed. By Donald B McLean, US rifle 7.62mm M14 & M14E2 field manual 23-8, Sniper rifles of two world wars - William H Tantum, Mauser Bolt Rifles - Ludwig E Olson, Springfield rifle, carbine & army revolvers calibre .45 National Armoury, Mauser rifles & pistols- W H B Smith, German Mauser rifle, Shooting the Westley Richards 'Monkey-tail' rifle- W D Binns, The Original Mauser Magazine sporting rifles, Semi-automatic sporting Rifle SIG-AMT cal 7.62 x 51mm (.308 Win), Ruger Mini-14 .223 (5.56) calibre- Sturm, Ruger, Calibre .22 rifles TM 9-280- Ear Dept, The Sjogren shotgun & military rifle- Roger Marsh, Colt rifle military calibre 5.56mm, Browning automatic rifle, Snider-Enfield Charles- J Purdon, FN light automatic rifle cal 7.62mm NATO, Rifle shooting instruction junior division NRA America, Self-loading rifle HK 41 cal .308- Heckler & Koch, NRA book of small arms Vol.II. Rifles- W H B Smith, Home guide to Muzzle loaders- George C Nonte, Ruger No. 3 single shot carbine Sturm Ruger, Military & sporting rifle shooting- E C Crossman, (35 volumes)
Lot 35
E.G. Higham 12 bore side by side sidelock shotgun with case, sleeved 26" barrels full and half chokes, serial number 58030 2074 fitted in oak and leather case branded with initials A.T.H.B. UK SHOTGUN LICENCE OR RFD REQUIRED TO BID ON THIS LOT.Condition report: The outside of the barrels are good with no dents and only minor wear to the bluing at the breach. The barrels are sleeved but the bores are bright and shiny with no pitting. There is some pitting to the doll head and wear to the extractors where they have come into contact with the firing pins. The forend has two splits which can be seen in the 7th image along online. There is no wobble between the barrels and action. The action appears to function correctly and is a non ejector. There is very fine overall pitting that has been cleaned up and I suspect some re-bluing. The barrel to action face up shows a tiny amount of light when viewed from the side into a strong light source. Two action screws and one trigger guard screw have been replaced. Length of pull from the rear trigger is 33.8cm.
Lot 274
Four sets of WWI British War Medal 1914-1918, and Victory Medal, for Private W. McDonald 33293 Scottish Rifles, Private B.H. Anderson 408002 15th Canadian Infantry (48th Highlanders of Canada) Gunner A. Mitchell 239303 Royal Field Artillery, and Private W. Nutter 30673 Somerset Light Infantry.
Lot 202
Collection of Infantry training manuals and other guns and firearms books, to include: The Gun collector 46, Ordnance field service technical bulletin Carbine cal .30 M1, Improvised Modified Firearms I & II, Military Small Arms of the 20th century, Silencers for hand firearms, Gun Digest 9th ed. 1955, Gun Digest 35th 1981 ed., Gun Digest 10th ed 1956, New Official gun book 6th ed. 1955-56, Guns & Ammo 1979 annual, Law enforcement hand gun digest, Small Arms Training Vol II 1931, Musketry Regulations Part I 1909, Musketry Regulations Part I 1909, Lectures on sniping & the use of telescopic & optical sights, Signal communications in the army Vol IV Voice procedure, Infantry, Training Vol I Light Machine gun & section handling, Small Arms Manual Rifles, Machine Guns, etc, Basic Field Manual US rifle caliber .38 M1903, Firearms Assembly/disassembly part VI Law enforcement weapons, Small Arms Training Vol I Pamphlet 5 Anti-Tank rifle , Infantry Training Vol I 7.62mm SLF, Shooter's Bible no 71 1980 ed., Gun Digest 34th 1980 ed., The Quiet Killers, Infantry training 1905 general staff, war office, Infantry Training Vol IV Tactics, Small Arms Training Vol I Pamphlet 6 Anti-Aircraft, Accurate shooting in war, The Gun Collector 19-39. Jan 1948-, Guns & Shooting no. 170, Dixie gun works inc. 1993 catalogue, Gun Digest 1970, Guns & Ammo 1974 annual, World guide to gun parts 18th edition, The gun collector 47 confusion after the civil war, Gun Digest 31st anniversary edition 1977, Gun Digest 1970 The gun Collector Reid's knuckledusters issue 42, The Gun collector 44, The Gun Collector 41, The Gun Collector 40, Guns & Ammo 1971 annual, Gun Digest 1992 46th ed., Firearms Parts Catalogue 24. Numrich, Gun Digest 1962, World guide to gun parts, Infantry Training Vol 1 sniping, Drill all arms 1951, Military Explosives. (48 Volumes)
Lot 271
Two WWI British Medal sets and five individual medals, to include British War Medal 1914-1918 and Victory Medal for Private A Oscroft 45958 Lincolnshire Regiment, and Private F. Elliott 61956 Durham Light Infantry, also a 1914-15 Star for Gunner A Livingstone 2218 Royal Field Artillery and later Corporal in the RAF 410116, and four Victory Medals for Driver D Egan 70182 Royal Artillery, Private G. Colwell 3849 Manchester Regiment, Private S. Wild 2228 Manchester Regiment, and Private H. Overton GS2975 Royal West Kent Regiment.
Lot 262
Three sets of WWI British medals, to include the British War Medal 1914-1918, and Victory Medal for Private H.V Clark Royal Marines Light Infantry CH21552, Private F.S. Holdstock 4th London Regiment (City of London) 254429, and Private L. Johnson Lancashire Hussars 1060, also a Victory Medal and 1914-1915 Star for Private S. Miskelly 9905 3rd Battalion Manchester Pals 18th Battalion Manchester Regiment.
Lot 48
AYA 20 bore side by side boxlock shotgun, serial number 135530, with 28" barrels UK SHOTGUN LICENCE REQUIRED TO BUY THIS LOT.Condition report: The outside of the barrels are good with no dents and only minor wear to the bluing at the breach. Bores are bright and shiny. The barrel to action fit is very tight with no light showing when held up to a strong light source. There is a small amount of wobble between the barrels and action. The action appears to work correctly and is a non ejector. The action and trigger guard have lost most of the finish. The stock has some old scratches and dents that have gone dark with age, there is nothing defacing. The but of the stock shows some wear. Length of pull from the rear trigger is 35.4cm.
Lot 203
Twenty four pamphlets and instruction manuals for WWI and WWII machine guns, to include: Military service pub. Co.- Machine guns & gunnery for machine guns, Gale & Polden Ltd- Complete guide to the Hotchkiss machine gun, Gale & Polden ltd- The Bren light machine gun. Description use & mechanism, Gale & Polden Ltd- The Thompson submachine gun. Model 1928 .45 cal., HMSO Handbook of the .303 Lewis machine gun Part I 1915, Simplex Instruction on the Lewis Automatic Machine Gun, Hotchkiss Portable Machine Gun Handbook, Bravon Ledger Co- Sten Machine Carbine 9mm Mk II, Air Ministry- Hispano 20mm Mk I & II guns, War Dept. -Browning machine gun caliber .30, HB, M1919A4, Roger Marxh -Maxim automatic machine gun, Labore The Armourer,s Handbook Part III Light Machine Guns, COD Weedon -C. I American guns, machine, Lewis .30-in USA Mk III, COD Weedon -C. I American guns, machine, Browning .30-in USA Mk I, COD Weedon -C. I American guns, machine, Vickers .30-in USA Mk I, War dept- Mount, Machine gun, twin, cal .50 M33, Webley & Scott. Max Baker The field proof gun, Machinery. Manufacture Bren light machine gun, WO Infantry Training Vol I The sub-machine gun, Auto-ordnance Handbook Thompson submachine gun, Handbook Thompson submachine gun, Colt patent fire arms manufacturing co. The Colt Automatic Gun. (24 volumes)
Lot 20
Samuel John Lamorna BIRCH (1869-1955) 'Autumn Woodland, Lamorna' Oil on canvas Signed 23 x 32.5cmCondition report: An inscription beneath the signature has now been read. "To R.M.H. Apl ?? 1909" We believe this must be to fellow Lamorna artist Robert Morson Hughes This is an oil sketch, the paint is thin and in places small holes can be seen when held to the light.
Lot 852
Emile Galle a soufflé mould blown cameo vase, of baluster form with high relief decoration of cherries in shades of light to deep red, on spreading foot, signed 29cm high, circa 1900PROVENANCE: The vase has been in the vendor's family for atleast the last 60 years.. Generally good condition, no cracks or signs of grinding. There is a tiny and shallow indentation on the edge of base 2 x 2 mm, which may well be a production fault rather than damage similar ovoid form on rim. See extra images
Lot 814
A William de Morgan Persian pattern tile, impressed marks to reverse, 15.5 x 16 cm and two Minton tiles in the manner of Christopher Dresser, framed as one, marks for Minton China works Stoke . CONDITION, good Minton tiles very minor crazing either side of one flower, and small area on edge tiny nick on one edge 1 x 2mm, De Morgan tile, No cracks chips or detectable restoration very light crazing
Lot 853
Galle cameo glass plafonnier light shade with decoration of trumpet flowers and heart form leaves, signed, 39.5cm diameter, circa 1900, with original fittingsPROVENANCE: The plafonnier has been in the vendor's family for at least the last 60 years.. CONDITION, Good No Cracks, chips, or signs of grinding, Images of extra loose fittings to be posted. These include a ceiling rose and 3 x times bars linked by chain
Lot 466
MILTON, John, 'Paradise Lost' A New Edition by Richard Bentley printed in London 1732. 1/2 calf, re-backed, marbled boards, 4to. (290 x 240mm) plus Milton's Poetical Works, D Masson, Ed. Macmillan, London 1874, tooled green cloth. 3 vols plus CHURCHILL, C, 'Poems', London 1763. 4to. (270 x 220mm), full calf, re-backed plus GOMPERTZ, I, 'Time or Light and Shade', A Poem in 6 parts. Longman et al, London 1815, 4to. 1/2 calf. Eric Gerald Stanley b/p (6)
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