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Lot 106

Baring-Gould (Sabine) Margery of Quether and Other Stories, first edition, browning and ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, gilt, spine faded, light rubbing and bumping to spine and and corners, light rubbing to joints, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1891.⁂ A rare short story collection including the early vampire story Margery of Quether. Published six years before Dracula, Baring-Gould's story tells of a vampiric witch that sucks the blood and drains the vitality of the narrator.

Lot 107

Blackwood (Algernon) A Prisoner in Fairyland, first edition, initialed presentation inscription from the author to front free endpaper, 10pp. advertisements, browning to endpapers, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, spine dulled, light rubbing, dust-jacket, spine slightly browned and lacking lower 1/3, head of spine and corners chipped, light scattered spotting to panels, creasing to head and foot, 8vo, 1913.⁂ Rare fantasy novel by Blackwood, we can trace no other copy in a jacket and inscribed. A Prisoner in Fairyland was adapted into a 1915 children's play with original music composed by Sir Edward Elgar. Louis Napoleon Parker (1852-1944) English dramatist, composer, translator and a dedicatee of Blackwood's Dudley and Guilderoy.

Lot 164

Movables.- English School (19th century) Three pull tab movable animated cards, including a seated lady stroking a cat, a gentleman taking snuff, and a fortune teller holding cards with inscription below that reads 'Let me spa?e your ?weat my pretty Miss, and I'll tell 'e who's to be your Husband', watercolours, pen and ink, over traces of pencil, the last mentioned signed with initials 'A.P.', various sizes between 140 x 150 mm. (5 1/2 x 5 7/8 in) and 175 x 180 mm. (6 7/8 x 7 1/8 in), all parts working and moving smoothly, the lady with the cat is lacking the upper part of her head, otherwise some surface dirt and light browning, unframed, [19th century] (3).

Lot 113

Fitzgerald (F. Scott) The Great Gatsby, first edition, first issue with 'northern' to p.119, 'it's' to p.165, 'chatter' to p.60, 'sick in tired' to p.205, and 'Union Street station' to p.211, signed presentation inscription from the author dated 'Paris, 1929' to tipped-in endpaper, original cloth, light discolouration and small gouge mark to spine, some light rubbing and minor bumping to tips of spine and corners, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, New York, 1925.Saleroom notice; This was published in 1925 and not 1935 as originally stated 

Lot 15

Sueyro (Emanuel) Annales de Flandes, 2 vol. in 1, vol.1 half-title and engraved allegorical title, vol.2 printed title with large woodcut vignette, full-page engraved portrait by Pieter de Jode with repair, light browning, contemporary Dutch vellum, gilt, yapp edges, [Salva 3192; Palau 324882], folio, Antwerp, Pedro & Juan Beleros, 1624.⁂ Handsome copy in contemporary binding of this chronicle of Flanders from 407 to 1477, ie until the death of Charles the Bold.Provenance: C. Amberes (ink inscription dated 1624 on front endpaper); Joaquin Abavrre (bookplate); Messenger family (bookplate).

Lot 4

Aldus.- Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) [De institutione oratoria], first Aldine edition, collation: *4, a-z A-E8, F6, (lacking blank *4), title with woodcut printer's device, ink marginalia largely faded and illegible, some light water-staining towards end, slight worming affecting text towards end, later panelled calf, spine repaired, 8vo (201 x 120mm.), Venice, [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], 1514.⁂ Scarce and important first Aldine edition of this work on oratory. Provenance: Charles Bernard (inscription on title - surgeon, died 1710, sale, Black Boy coffeehouse, London, 1711, lot 534); William Forster Smithe (inscription on title and front pastedown); A.J. Canham (bookplate); William O'Brien and Milltown Park Library (booklabels) Literature: EDIT 16 CNCE 54150; Renouard 68:5; Adams Q52; Ahmanson-Murphy 124.

Lot 154

Wodehouse (P.G.) Love Among the Chickens, first edition, first issue without date to copyright p., frontispiece and 3 plates by H.M.Brock (1 loose), some pulling to gatherings, occasional light foxing, small ink name to endpaper, original pictorial cloth, spine browned, spine ends and corners with minor bumping and fraying splitting to joints but holding firm, light rubbing, [McIlvaine A7a], 8vo, [1906].⁂ Wodehouse's first adult novel, rare.

Lot 246

Obstetrics.- Roesslin (Eucharius) The birth of man-kinde; othervvise named, The womans booke. Set forth in English by Thomas Raynald physitian, and by him corrected and augmented, black letter, title within woodcut decorative border, including personifications of faith and humility and mythical creatures, 9 full-page woodcuts, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, some light browning, title with short repaired tear and a few other minor repairs, water-stained, occasional staining, modern calf, cloth slip-case, [STC 21164; Krivatsy 908; Waller 8102; cf. Heirs of Hippocrates (1604 edition) 115], small 4to in 8s, Printed [by Robert Barker, Bernard Alsop, and Thomas Fawcet] for A. H[ebb] and are to be sold by Iohn Morret, at the two Tuns in little Britaine, 1634.⁂ A rare English edition of the first practical handbook for midwives. This translation by the physician Thomas Raynalde is based on Richard Jonas' translation of a Latin edition of Roesslin's Der swagern Frauwen und hebammen Rosegarten, 1513.

Lot 211

Italy.- Brescia.- Rossi (Ottavio) Le memorie bresciane opera istorica et simbolica, edited and enlarged by Fortunato Vinaccesi, engraved additional pictorial title and portrait, woodcut folding plate, numerous woodcuts within text, some foxing and light browning, contemporary vellum, 4to, Brescia, Domenico Gromi, 1693.⁂ Second enlarged edition of this important book on Brescia. Includes the origins and history of Brescia, and discussion of the architecture of the city.

Lot 167

Florence.- Ruggieri (Ferdinando) Scelta di Architetture Antiche e Moderne della Citta di Firenze, 5 parts in 4 vol., 3 additional engraved titles (?of 4), printed titles in red and black with engraved vignette, folding plan, 3 portraits and 279 plates, some double-page, a few engraved head-pieces and initials, occasional light staining and foxing, mostly marginal, but generally an excellent copy on fine paper, vol.1 upper hinge detached, contemporary vellum, some wear to corners and leather spine labels, soiled, [Berlin Kat. 2690], folio, Florence, Appresso l'Editore, 1755.⁂ An excellent, unsophisticated copy of the second (expanded) edition of the most beautiful and important work on Florentine architecture of the 18th century. Provenance: Bookplates of Holland House and Sir A.E. Richardson.

Lot 139

Le Carré (John) [The Karla Trilogy], 3 vol., compising Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, bookplate signed by Alec Guinness facing title, jacket spine faded, short closed tear to head of lower panel, 1974; The Honourable Schoolboy, 1977; Smiley's People, 1980, first editions, bookplates signed by the author to titles, original boards, dust-jackets, some light rubbing and minor chipping to spine ends and corners, but excellent or near-fine overall; and first editions of A Small Town in Germany and The Naive and Sentimental Lover with signed bookplates, 8vo (5)

Lot 105

Awdry (Rev. W.) The Three Railway Engines, first edition, first printing without advert for Thomas the Tank Engine, original boards, rebacked, light soiling to cover, dust-jacket, repairs and restorations to head and foot with portion of restoration to upper panel, oblong 8vo, [1946].⁂ The first book in the celebrated Railway Series, rare, especially so in the jacket.

Lot 184

Africa.- Burchell (William J.) Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 vol., first edition, 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates, some folding, wood-engraved illustrations, folding hand-coloured engraved map linen-backed and preserved separately, some foxing and light offsetting, lacking half-titles and errata slip, without the "Hints to immigration" sometimes found at end of vol.1, contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, spines gilt, slightly rubbed and repaired, cloth slip-case, map in separate modern half morocco drop-back box, [Abbey, Travel 327; Tooley 116; Mendelssohn 1:224], 4to, 1822. (3)⁂ "The most valuable and accurate work on South Africa published up to the first quarter of the nineteenth century...the illustrations are characterized by great beauty and accuracy." (Mendelssohn)

Lot 153

Vonnegut (Kurt) Slaughterhouse-Five; or, the Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death, second printing, signed presentation inscription from the author to Tom Maschler to half-title, original cloth, light fading to head, first state dust-jacket with 0369 code to rear flap, browning, chip to foot of spine and light creasing to head, a very good copy overall, 8vo, 1969.⁂ Tom Maschler (b.1933), publisher and author.

Lot 112

Eliot (T.S.) Four Quartets, first collected edition, first printing, ink ownership inscription and bookplate, 50¢ ink stamp to pastedown, original cloth, light rubbing to foot, first issue dust-jacket priced at $2.00 and listing 9 titles on the rear panel, lightly tanned, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, very short closed tear to head of lower joint, very minor creasing to head but an excellent, sharp example overall, preserved in folding chemise and slip-case, [Gallup A43a], 8vo, New York, 1943.⁂ Scarce. While 4,165 copies were printed for the first impression, 3,777 were destroyed because of the inferior quality of the printing (unskilled wartime labour was used and resulted in the margins being incorrectly set). The remaining 788 examples were used for review copies and to preserve copyright.

Lot 148

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first printing, [one of 500 copies], usual light browning to text margins, ex-library copy with ink stamp to front free endpaper, card docket and tape to pastedown, original pictorial boards, sticker to spine, spine ends and corners bumped with wear to corners, covers with laminate peeled and faint scratch marks, extremities rubbed, 8vo, 1997.⁂ The author's first book and the first in the Harry Potter series, a modern cornerstone of children's literature.

Lot 210

Italy.- Saint-Non (Jean Claude Richard, l'Abbé de) Voyage pittoresque ou description des royaumes de Naples et de Sicile, l'Imprimerie de Clousier, 4 vol. in 5, first edition, half-titles, engraved title vignettes by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Pierre-Philippe Choffard and Varin, after Jean-Honoré Fragonard and Duplessi-Berteaux,, dedication f., 305 plates (including the 'phallus' plate in vol.2, which is often lacking), maps and plans by Claude-Augustin Duflos, Le Roy, Prévost, Saint-Non and others after Fragonard, Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houel, Hubert Robert, Saint-Non, and others, illustrations and head- and tail-pieces (of which c.20 of the latter hand-coloured), a few short repaired tears, some spotting and light browning, vol.2 with some marginal water-staining, 19th century half calf, richly gilt spines in compartments and with red morocco labels, [Blackmer 1473; Berlin Kat. 1904; Cicognara 2708; Cohen-De Ricci 928-930], folio, Paris, de l'Imprimerie de Clousier, 1781-1786.⁂ 'One of the monuments of French eighteenth-century book production.' (Blackmer).Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non went to Italy in 1759 and studied art and architecture in Rome where he met the artists Fragonard and Hubert-Robert, who were among those who contributed drawings for this work. He travelled to Naples with them in the spring of 1760, spending several weeks in Naples itself, as well as visiting Paestum, Pompeii and Herculaneum, where he drew copies of murals and antiquities. On his return to Paris in 1761 preparation of the plates was put in hand under the direction of Jean Benjamin de Laborde, co-author with Zurlauben of the equally monumental Tableau... de la Suisse. However the cost of such a lavish production ruined Saint-Non and hastened his death in 1791.The magnificent engraved plates include views of Naples and its environs, neighbouring towns, Vesuvius, churches, palaces and other buildings, catacombs, temples, tombs, grottos, ancient and Renaissance works of art, and many other architectural and scenic subjects, with the descriptive text by Dominique Vivant-Denon.Provenance: John Wordsworth (1805-1839) lassical scholar and priest, son of Bishop Christopher Wordsworth and nephew of the poet William Wordsworth (ink inscriptions to front endpapers).

Lot 77

Livius (Titus) The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, large woodcut device on title, woodcut portrait of Queen Elizabeth on title verso and of Livy on verso of A4, lacking initial and final blank leaves, some light water-staining, mostly to lower edge and corner, 2 leaves with small burn-hole causing very slight loss of text, generally a good, crisp copy, contemporary calf, rebacked, joints cracking, rubbed, [STC 16613; Pforzheimer 495], folio, Printed by Adam Islip, 1600.⁂ A very good copy of this important Shakespeare source book, used in particular for Coriolanus.

Lot 159

Blake (William).- Blair (Robert) The Grave. A Poem, subscribers' copy, engraved portrait frontispiece of William Blake by Louis Schiavonetti after T.Phillips and engraved additional title and 11 plates by Schiavonetti after Blake, list of subscribers, some occasional light soiling, but largely a very good, clean copy, bookplate of Sir Henry Wilson to pastedown, original boards with paper label to upper cover, rebacked, corners bumped, rubbed, preserved in folding chemise and slip-case, 4to, 1808.⁂ The first Blake-illustrated edition, Sir Henry Wilson appears on p.3 of the list of subscribers.

Lot 314

A 1930's painted brass four branch chandelier light fitting, Dia. 32cm.

Lot 623

Five Chinese porcelain cuboid vases converted to electric table lamps, each decorated with painted figural scenes, mounted upon square hardwood stands, 19.5" high total including light fitting (5)

Lot 634

Collection of assorted brass light fittings, both for ceiling and wall, including a six branch candelabra, 25" across, a smaller five branch candelabra, 18" across, set of four twin sconce wall fittings, 20" high and a smaller pair of two-sconce wall fittings; also a small assortment of brass door furniture including knobs, handles etc

Lot 263

Vintage 1950's Soviet Russian tin plate Zil model toy breakdown truck with crane, in blue with lithograph printed detail on crane, approx 33cm long, together with a Rosko tin plate toy and light

Lot 401

Paul Stephens - Oil on board - Morning Light, River Brue, monogrammed, 24cm x 29cm, in an oak finish frame

Lot 533

Victorian walnut and marquetry dome-top tea caddy, together with an Edwardian light oak slope-front stationery box (2)

Lot 397

LARGE ART DECO LEADED PEARL GLASS TIFFANY STYLE LIGHT PENDANT, the silvered metal frame decorated with a frieze of leaves and berries, 76.5cm dia

Lot 463

SUPERMAN INTEREST: A LARGE SCALE LIGHT UP DAILY PLANET GLOBE with relief stencil lettering on a ring around the globe, approx. 92cm high

Lot 444

LIGHT WOOD MODEL OF A CANADIAN CANOE, 97cm long

Lot 452

MID 20TH CENTURY BARBERS STRIPED ILLUMINATED ADVERTISING LIGHT POLE, with cast metal fittings, 68cm high

Lot 212

•HARALD NIELSEN FOR GEORG JENSEN: A STERLING SILVER FIVE-LIGHT CANDELABRA, no.537A, reeded leaf-capped arms, urn shaped capitals with spot-hammered decoration, the whole on an oval foot, impressed marks, 34cm long x 23.5cm high (c.33.6oz)

Lot 399

PAIR OF MODERNIST LIGHT OAK TABLE LAMPS, 50cm H x 39cm L (2)

Lot 1597

A LOUIS VUITTON LIGHT BROWN SHOULDER BAG.

Lot 1553

A LIGHT THREE QUARTER LENGTH FUR COAT.

Lot 1378

A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA. 1ft 1ins high.

Lot 1393

A GOOD PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE AND ORMOLU TWO-LIGHT CANDLESTICKS, on circular marble bases. 11ins high.

Lot 1598

A LOUIS VUITTON LIGHT BROWN SHOULDER BAG.

Lot 24

R LALIQUE A PEACOCK 'PAON' CAR MASCOT on an oval base with light grey stained highlighting 18cms high

Lot 304

A 20TH CENTURY BRASS CEILING LIGHT FITMENT with leaf moulded vaseline glass pendant shade 30.5cms high plus chain

Lot 115

Relic 1796 pattern light cavalry sabre, recovered from a field in Llanforda, North Wales in the 1960's by the vendor, the blade painted with inscription, 93cm long

Lot 147

Fairbairn Sykes 2nd Pattern commando knife by Wilkinson Sword , with leather scabbard, the knife measures 30cm long.Condition report: The cross guard is tight fitting. The dagger blade is generally good with only very light pitting that I would think would clean off. The edge is not sharp and I think the tip has been blunted at some stage. There are minor scuffs and wear to the finish of the grip. I have uploaded images of the above faults to our online catalogues. 

Lot 96

BSA light pattern .177 air rifle, serial number CS47945, 110cm long No licence required to buy this item, purchaser must be over the age of 18.

Lot 307

Uniform and medals for Major J.R. Thomas 2nd Middlesex Regiment , to include Edward VII Long Service in the Volunteer Force and hallmarked silver Territorial Decoration dated 1907 with miniature, together with Major J.R. Thomas's sons WW2 uniform and medals for 2nd Lieutenant J.R. Thomas Jnr of the Duke of Cornwall's light infantry.

Lot 276

BSA LF2 Light and Laser, also a Tasco 3-9x40 telescope, and an airgun pump

Lot 335

Premier Royal Marine Light Infantry Cadets Bass drum , George Potter retailer badge and inscription to side, with case, 68cm diameter

Lot 58

Duke of Manchesters Light Horse D-Troop, a pewter lidded jug dated 1871 to WIlliam Taylor Rowley together with a William IV truncheon, fishing rods, spurs, and other items (qty)

Lot 468

W. Britain thirty-five piece set Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert) 13th Regiment of Foot; together with six Drums & Bugles of The Line (40)

Lot 410

Dinky Toys diecast two light racer aircrafts; together with four Gloucester Gladiators (6).

Lot 453

Set of five W. Britain Bombay Lancers, no. 66; together with a set of five 3rd Madras Light Cavalry, re-painted

Lot 657

Early 20th Century French cast copper Shell Oil ashtray, the centre cast with a shell emblem, impressed to the back COCKHAUX made in France, diameter 13cm; together with two GWR circular plates and a Cornwall Light Infantry badge (4).

Lot 369

Dinky Toys diecast Leyland cement wagon, 'PORTLAND BLUE CIRCLE CEMENT', boxed; together with an airport fire tender with flashing light, no. 276, boxed

Lot 381

Dinky Toys diecast light tank set no. 152; together with three Dinky 162A military sets and with six crew and a 152 set with driver.

Lot 114

GELERT SUPER LIGHT CAMP BED

Lot 107

LOVELY TIFFANY STYLE LIGHT SHADE

Lot 119

A 5 BRANCH LIGHT FITTING WITH FROSTED SHADES TOGETHER WITH A MATCHING 2 BRANCH WALL LIGHT

Lot 131

LOVELY TIFFANY STYLE LIGHT SHADE

Lot 408

A SINGLE PICTURE LIGHT TOGETHER WITH A 2 BRANCH PICTURE LIGHT

Lot 40

A BOX CONTAINING VINTAGE BRASS GLOBE LIGHT FITTING

Lot 43

2 TIFFANY STYLE LIGHT SHADES

Lot 5

AN AXMINSTER WHITE BV20M LIGHT DUTY ENGINEERING LATHE MOUNTED ON A CLARKE HD TOOL CABINET ON TROLLEY WHEELS. COMES COMPLETE WITH NUMEROUS ACCESSORIES INCLUDING 3 AND 4 JAW CHUCKS, GEAR COGS ETC. SOLD IN WORKING ORDER

Lot 369A

A MICROWAVE AND A FIVE ARM CHANDELIER LIGHT FITTING

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