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WILLIAM THOMAS LOUNDS: THE BIBLIOGRAPHER’S MANUAL OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, ED H G BOHN, 1864, 4 vols, John Carter’s copies with his bookplate, old qtr cf worn (4)

MANUAL OF GUERILLA TACTICS ------ FOR HOME GUARD AND SERVICE USE, [1943], Bernards’ Technical Books No 13, orig wraps worn + G G A WALTERS: THE HOME GUARD SIGNALLING MANUAL, 1942, 1st edn, orig cl + J I COWAN: MANUAL OF GRENADES AND NEW GRENADE CHART, [1943], Bernards’ Technical Books No 23, obl, orig wraps worn + E W MANDERS: GRENADES FOR THE HOME GUARD ----, circa 1943, 2nd edn, orig wraps worn and soiled (4)

CAPT THOMAS BROWN: THE TAXIDERMIST’S MANUAL ----, 1870, 21st edn, 6 litho plts, 12 mo, orig blind stpd cl + CJ MAYNARD: MANUAL OF TAXIDERMY A COMPLETE GUIDE IN COLLECTING AND PRESERVING BIRDS AND MAMMALS, Boston 1884, 2nd edn, orig blind stpd cl worn + VAN INGEN AND VAN INGEN: THE PRESERVATION OF SHIKAR TROPHIES, Mysore 1928, 2nd edn, orig wraps, photographic paper label (3)

ARTHUR ADAMS, WILLIAM BALFOUR BAIKIE AND CHARLES BARRON: A MANUAL OF NATURAL HISTORY FOR THE USE OF TRAVELLERS -----, 1854, 1st edn, orig cl

CAPT THOMAS BROWN: THE TAXIDERMISTS MANUAL OR THE ART OF COLLECTING AND REPAIRING AND PRESERVING OBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY, n d, 20th edn, 6 engrd plts, 12 mo, orig blind stpd cl worn + VAN INGEN AND VAN INGEN: THE PRESERVATION OF SHIKAR TROPHIES, Mysore 1928, orig wraps, photographic label + PAUL N HASLUCK (ED): TAXIDERMY, 1918, orig wraps (3)

PETER BOSWELL: THE ART OF TAXIDERMY, 1844, 12 mo, old limp cl, printed paper label worn + CAPT THOMAS BROWN: THE TAXIDERMIST MANUAL OR THE ART OF COLLECTING PREPARING AND PRESERVING OBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1874, 25th edn, 6 engrd plts, orig cl worn + PAUL N HASLUCK (ED); TAXIDERMY, orig pict cl (3)

CAPT THOMAS BROWN: THE TAXIDERMIST’S MANUAL OR THE ART OF COLLECTING PREPARING AND PRESERVING OBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1860, 16th edn, 6 engrd plts, orig blind stpd cl + SAMUEL WOOD: THE BRITISH BIRD-PRESERVER OR HOW TO SKIN STUFF AND MOUNT BIRDS AND ANIMALS ----, n d, new edn, orig pict bds crudely rebkd + R KEARTON: BIRDS NESTS EGGS AND EGG-COLLECTING, 1907, orig pict cl gt + JAMES M HARRISON: BIRD TAXIDERMY, 1976, 1st edn, orig cl d/w (4)

MONTAGUE BROWNE: PRACTICAL TAXIDERMY A MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION TO THE AMATEUR, [1878], 1st edn, orig cl gt

CHRISTOPHER STOATE: TAXIDERMY THE REVIVAL OF A NATURAL ART, 1987, 1st edn, sgnd and dedicated, orig cl d/w + GERALD J GRANTZ: HOME BOOK OF TAXIDERMY AND TANNING, Pennsylvania 1969, orig cl d/w + WADDY F McFALL: TAXIDERMY STEP BY STEP, Oklahoma 1975, orig cl d/w + JOHN W MOYER: PRACTICAL TAXIDERMY, NY 1953, orig cl gt + RUSSELL TINSLEY: SHOOTER’S BIBLE TAXIDERMY GUIDE, New Jersey 1967, orig pict wraps + JOHN C METCALF: TAXIDERMY A COMPLETE MANUAL, 1981 1st edn, orig pict wraps (6)

Young (Geoffrey Winthrop). Mountain Craft, 1st ed., Methuen, 1920, plts., ads. at rear, owner name to front free endpaper, a few ink-stains to fore-edge, orig. cloth, rubbed, spine worn, 8vo, together with Mosso (Angelo), Life of Man on the High Alps, trans. E. Lough Kiesow, Fisher Unwin, 1898, ex-lib. copy with labels and ink stamps, frontis. and illusts., some spotting, orig. pict. cloth gilt, rubbed and sl. soiled, shelf no. to spine, 8vo, plus Durham (W.E.), Summer Holidays in the Alps 1898-1914, Fisher Unwin, 1916, plts. from photos., orig. cloth, spine sl. dulled, 8vo, and Freshfield (Douglas W.), Below the Snow Line, Constable, 1923, maps to text, light spotting, orig. cloth, sl. rubbed at edges, 8vo, together with seven others, Alpine mountaineering etc.. First volume Neate Y19, "long regarded as a classic manual of mountaineering", containing some of Young's finest writing. (11)

Gowers (William Richard). A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System, 2 vols., 1st eds. (vol. 1 US imprint), Philadelphia, 1886 & London, 1888, a few wood eng. illusts. to text, both vols. slightly soiled at front, ink lib. stamp to endpaper of vol. 2, hinges cracked, orig. uniform cloth gilt, spine ends slightly frayed and heads of spines restored, together with A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System, 3rd ed., vol. 1 [all pub.], 1899, lacks half-title, orig. cloth, spine ends slightly nicked, upper cover dampmarked at upper outer corner, all 8vo, plus five related by Gowers, including four disbound extracts from a Clinical Journal, 1893-94, and two others by Rostan and Monakow. First Item: Garrison Morton 4569 (London imprint). (8)

* Brass Annetts Key PIRTON G.F. KEY C. Ex Midland Railway location between Worcester and Gloucester. At one time, there was a manual crossing and signal box there.

Gardening & Forests - Maxwell, Sir Herbert Scottish gardens. London, 1908, 8vo, 32 colour plates, illustrated by Mary Wilson, original decorative cloth gilt, bookplate, ink inscription to front endpaper; Hooker, W. Jackson An introduction to the study of botany. London, 1833, 8vo, seventh edition, original blind stamped cloth gilt, some foxing, ink inscription to title; Thompson, Harold S. Alpine plants of Europe. London, 1911, 8vo, colour plates, original green cloth gilt, ink inscription to front endpaper, some foxing to edges; Maxwell, Sir H. Trees, a woodland notebook. Glasgow, 1915, 8vo. illustrated, original cloth gilt, rubbed; Ackers, C.P. Practical British forestry. London, 1947, second edition, 8vo, original cloth gilt, sunned; Kent, A. Veitch's manual of the coniferae. London, 1900, 8vo, original brown cloth gilt; Samples A box of pressed flower and herb samples, c.1840's, approx 80 samples all labelled, half calf gilt; and 8 others on forestry and gardening (15)

Geology--Penn, Granville A Comparative Estimate of the Mineral and Mosaical Geologies. London: Ogle, Duncan, 1822-23, first edition, 2 parts [including Supplement] in one volume, 8vo, contemporary calf, title and [a2] loose and dust-soiled, spine worn, covers detached; Villefosse, H. de. De la Richesse Minerale. Paris, 1810, 3 volumes, 4to, lacking plate volume, folding map and tables, contemporary half calf, worn, lacking two backstrips; Phillips, J. Manual of Geology, 1855, 8vo, some spotting, publisher's cloth; [Campbell, J.F.] Frost and Fire, Edinburgh, 1865, 2 volumes, 8vo, folding plates, publisher's cloth, rubbed, two joints split; Richardson, G.F. Geology for Beginners, 1842, 12mo, frontispiece, half calf, covers detached, lacking backstrip; Page, D. Chips and Chapters, 1869, 8vo, publisher's cloth, soiled; The Past and Present Life of the Globe, 1861, 8vo, publisher's cloth, slightly rubbed; Spurzheim, J.G. A View of the Elementary Principles of Education, founded on the Study of the Nature of Man. Edinburgh: A. Constable, 1821, half-title, 12mo, contemporary calf, rubbed, upper cover detached and 6 others (17)

Death, Suicide & Sacrifice - Dagley, R. Death's doings. London, 1827, second edition, 8vo, engraved title, 30 engraved plates, contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed, foxing; Taylor, J. The danger of premature interment. London, 1816, 8vo, frontispiece, modern half calf gilt, ink inscription on title; Drelincourt, Charles The christian's defence against the fears of death. London, 1719, 8vo, frontispiece, panelled calf, hinges splitting; Spinckes, N. The sickman visited. London, 1717, second edition, 8vo, frontispiece, contemporary calf, red label, hinges split; Piggott, Rev. S. Suicide and its antidotes. London, 1824, 8vo, frontispiece, contemporary half calf, rubbed, inner hinges weak, browning; Dodd, William Reflections on death. London, 1763, 12mo, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed, lacking index; Norris, John A philosophical discourse concerning the natural immortality of the soul. London, 1708, 8vo, contemporary calf, red label, worn, hinges splitting, heavy foxing throughout, ink notes on endpapers; Myers, Eliab & Sullivan, F.A. The champion text book on embalming. Ohio, 1897, 8vo, illustrated, original green cloth gilt, rubbed at edges, interior clean; Vrown, Capt. Thomas The taxidermist's manual. London, 1885, 8vo, 6 plates, original cloth, sunned; Greenhill, Thomas Nekrokedeia: or the art of embalming. London, 1705, 4to, 12 [of 14] plates including folding map, 19th Century half calf gilt, rubbed, hinges splitting, foxing throughout; Hartshorne, Albert Hanging in chains. London, 1891, 8vo, illustrated, original vellum, dustmarked, page 109 tape repaired; [Defoe, Daniel] The history of the great plague in London in the year 1665. London, 1819, 8vo, frontispiece, original boards, rebacked, foxed and stained throughout; Watts, Isaac The world to come. London, [1815], 8vo, portrait frontispiece, engraved title, 6 plates, contemporary calf, rebacked and heavily restored, browning throughout and 3 other editions; and a quantity of other material relating to death (qty)

Erotology--Tissot, Samuel Auguste L'onanisme. Lausanne: M. Chapuis, 1778, fifth edition, 12mo, green morocco by Chatelain, g.e.; Clowes, William Laird, Sir. Bibliotheca arcana seu catalogus librorum penetralium, 1885, 4to, cloth, interleaved with blank leaves, original wrappers bound in at end; Davenport, J. Curiositates eroticae physiologiae, privately printed, 1875, 4to, calf-backed boards, rubbed; Wake, C.S. Serpent-worship, 1888, half calf; Delolme, J.L. Memorials of human superstition, imitated from the historia flagellantium, 1785, 8vo, 2 plates, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked; Forberg, F.C. The manual of classical erotology, 1887, 8vo, printed for private circulation, red half morocco, t.e.g.; Esoteric physiology. Seragyma, 1888, 4to, privately printed, red morocco-backed boards, frontispiece stained, corners rubbed; Knight, R.P. A discourse on the worship of Priapus, 1865, 4to, privately printed, limited to 500 copies, plates, morocco-backed boards, hinge broken, title loose, rubbed; Ibid. Another edition, [c.1900], limited to 675 copies, blue half morocco gilt; Westropp, H.M. & C.S. Wake Ancient symbol worship. New York, 1874, 8vo, morocco-backed boards; Meursius, J. Elegantiae latini sermonis. Leiden, 1774, 8vo, engraved title & frontispiece, contemporary calf, some worming to margins; Taylor, T. The eleusinian and bacchic mysteries, New York, 1875, 8vo, original cloth; Allinson, A. The sword and womankind, 1905, 8vo, limited to 1000 copies, half vellum, t.e.g.; Sanger, W.W. The history of prostitution, New York, 1910, original cloth; Rosenbaum, J. The plague of lust, Paris, 1901, 2 volumes, 8vo, limited to 500 copies, calf-backed boards; Scott, G.R. Phallic worship, [n.d.], 8vo, limited to 975 copies, original cloth, dust-jacket; and c.15 others, similiar (31)

Seventeenth-century English works--Vane, Henry Two treatises. 1662, [Wing V80], contemporary panelled calf, imprint of part 1 torn away; Ross, A. Pansebeia, or a view of all religions. London: J. Williams, 1683, 8vo, frontispiece, [Wing R1977], later calf, rubbed, rebacked; [Godden, Thomas] Catholics no idolaters. [London], 1672, 8vo, contemporary calf, [Wing G918], worn, later notes on endpapers; Cotton, R.B. Cottoni posthuma. London: R. Lowndes & M. Gilliflower, 1672, library stamp on title, cloth-backed boards, [Wing C6486], cover detached; Nye, S. A discourse concerning natural and revealed religion. London: J. Robinson, 1696, 8vo, contemporary calf, [Wing N1506], worn, lower cover detached, several defects to text; Richardson, S. A discourse of the torments of hell. London: 1660, 12mo, eighteenth century half calf, [Wing R1405], slight browning, rubbed; Tillotson, J. The rule of faith. London: S.A. Gellibrand, 1666, 8vo, contemporary red morocco, [Wing T1217], 8vo, lacking a preliminary leaf, rebacked, corners repaired; Smith, J. Select discourses. Cambridge: W. Morden, 1673, 4to, contemporary calf, [Wing S4118], rebacked, corners repaired; Drake, J. An essay in defence of the female sex. London: A. Roper & E. Wilkinson, 1696, 8vo, later calf, [Wing D2125A], spotted and soiled, board detached; Lowth, W. A vindication of the divine authority and inspiration of the writings of the Old and New Testament. Oxford: Theater, 1692, 12mo, later half calf, [Wing L3330]; Quarles, C. Enchiridion. London: T. Holder, 1681, 12mo, engraved portrait, blindstamped morocco, [Wing Q97]; Hierocles. commentarius in aurea Pythagoreorum carmina. London: R. Daniel & J. Williams, 1654, 8vo, modern calf-backed boards, Harvard College deaccession stamp on title verso, [Wing H1934]; Keach, B. The travels of true godliness. London: J. Dunton, 1683, 12mo, engraved plates, later calf, [[Wing K97], soiled, some headlines cropped; [Hale, M.] Contemplations moral and divine. London: W. Shrewsburry & J. Leigh, 1676-77, 2 volumes, contemporary calf, [Wing H225 and H225A]; Jenkins, D. Jenkinsius redivivus. London: J. Hindmarsh, 1681, 2mo, engraved frontispiece, contemporary vellum, [Wing J592], frontispiece cropped and laid down, slightly soiled; Polycarp, Saint Polycarpi et Ignatii epistolae. Oxford: L. Lichfield, 1644, 4to, contemporary calf, [Wing P2789], a few corners dampstained, rubbed, upper cover detached; Morton, T. Causa regia. London: J. Bill, 1620, 4to, [STC 18178], bound with 3 others, contemporary calf, worn; Andrews, Lancelot A manual of the private devotions and meditations. London: W. Freeman, 1692, 12mo, engraved title and frontispiece, contemporary sheep, [Wing A3139], contents loose, rebacked; and 9 other defective Wing items; sold not subject to return (29)

A gent's 1960's stainless steel Rolex Oyster wristwatch with cream dial and working manual wind movement, case numbered 6082/828052, fitted expandable bracelet.

A gentleman's 9ct gold Omega bracelet watch, 1967, with square slim case, textured brick link bracelet with manual movement, in original box with documentation

A Zorki 4 camera, circa 1968, contained in a leather case along with a seperate revolving aperture range finder, Zorki 'Jupiter II' zoom lens, two plastic screw top lens holders and an instruction manual.

An Olympus OM10 S.L.R. camera fitted with zoom lens and including a spare 50 mm lens, leather case and instruction manual.

ARMAMENT TRAINING MANUAL for The Royal Air Force. Part 1. 1927. Air Ministry.

A Collection of Books relating to Islamic Numismatics and History. MILES, G C, Coins of the Spanish Mulūk al-Tawā’if, American Numismatic Society, 1954, 168 pages, 15 plates, card covers, good, scarce and important; ÖLÇER, C, Rare Ottoman Coins at Soviet Russian Museums (Moscow and Leningrad), Istanbul 1972, 64 pages, 5 plates, fine; ÖLCER, C, Coinage of the Karamanids, Istanbul, 1982, 127 pages, 12 plates, 40 additional pages of English text, fine; ALBUM, S, Marsden’s Numismata Orientalia Ilustrata, New York 1977, 318 pages, illustrations in text, casebound, jacket, very good; [Ed] GERVERS, M & BIKHAZI, R J, Conversion and Continuity: Indiginous Christian Communities in Islamic Lands Eighth to Eighteenth Centuries, 1990, 559 pages, card covers, almost new; ETTINGHAUSEN, R, From Byzantium to Sasanian Iran and the Islamic World, 1972, 69 pages, 27 plates, casebound, jacket, good; WALKER, P E, Exploring an Islamic Empire, 2002, 286 pages, card covers, almost as new; BOSWORTH, C E, The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, 2004 reprint, 389 pages, card covers, almost as new; DAFTARY, F, The Assassin Legends: Myths of the Isma’ilis, 1994, 213 pages, casebound, jacket, as new; BALOG, P, The Coinage of the Ayyūbids, RNS Special Publication No 12, 1980, 334 pages, 50 plates, a good copy; PLANT, R, Arabic coins and how to read them, 2000 reprint, 151 pages, illustrations throughout, card covers, new. (13)

The Book of the Ford by R.T. Nicholson, 1920, fifth edition, The Book of the Ford Van by R.T. Nicholson, 1920, first edition, The Autocar Handbook, possibly First World War period, an Austin A40 manual, a Triumph 2000 catalogue etc.

A 1973 Jensen Interceptor MkIII automatic two door sports saloon, registration mark CBY 96M, finished in red with cream interior. Note: this vehicle is offered as viewed, with a current SORN receipt, valid until 30th September 2007, but without current MOT certificate or Road Tax. It has been with its current owner for thirteen years; the distance recorder displays a mileage of 47,494. During the current ownership the engine and gearbox have been rebuilt, the engine with lightweight pistons and an up-rated carburettor. It is fitted with a stainless steel exhaust, a Le Mans louvered bonnet and a full length Webasto sunroof. The car appears to be in generally sound condition but the sills and floor panels will require some attention before an MOT test. A photocopy of the workshop manual is included. (See illustration on back cover)

A Leeds Model Company Manual and Catalogue, 1953; five assorted Bonds catalogues, circa 1955-65; a Vulcan locomotive pocket booklet; a Ruston Economical Haulage booklet; and other items of related interest.

A collection of sixteen various manual and electric sewing machines by various makers including Singer, (a lot).

Sarum Manual. Sacra Institutio Baptizandi: Matrimonium Celebrandi: Infirmos Ungendi: Mortuos Sepeliendi: Ac alii nonnulli ritus ecclesiastici: iuxta usum insignis Ecclesiae Sarisburiensis, Douai Laurentius Kellam, 1604, text printed in red and black throughout, 168 pp., plus 8 leaves Annotationes in precedentem sacram institutionem (numbered 1-18, lacking pp. 7-8, but apparently complete), title soiled and relaid, with loss to centre and upper outer corner, some repairs to following few leaves and to final few leaves at rear, mainly to extrems., with some associated soiling, 19th c. half calf, rubbed and scuffed, minor wear to extrems., with upper joint partly stripped at head, small 4to. STC 16158. Allison & Rogers (1989) 336.4. (1)

Jullien (Andre). The Wine Merchant's Companion and Butler's Manual, Containing the Best Information on the Selection and Management of French Wines, from the French, W. Anderson, 1825, title-page a trifle dusty, untrimmed, orig. boards, with printed paper label to spine, worn, with some surface loss, lge. 12mo. Gabler G25882. (1)

Hyett (Francis Adams & Bazeley, William). The Bibliographer's Manual of Gloucestershire Literature, 3 vols., Gloucester, 1895-97, [and] Supplement (by Hyett and Roland Austin), 2 vols., Gloucester, 1915-16, together 5 vols., large paper edition, limited to 100 (the Supplement 75) such copies, eleven plts. of title-pages, reprods., etc., twenty-four ports., orig. dark blue buckram, royal 8vo, together with Abbey (J.R.), Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860 from the Library of J.R. Abbey. A Bibliographical Catalogue, Privately Printed at the Curwen Press, 1952, 214/500 copies, col. frontispiece, thirty-four collotype plts., fifty-four text illusts., orig. buckram, slightly soiled and rubbed, 4to, and Chubb (T.), A Descriptive Catalogue of the Printed Maps of Gloucestershire, 1577-1911. With Biographical Notes, [Bristol, 1913], lacks the title-page, full and double-page plts., rebound in green cloth, edges untrimmed, 8vo. (7)

W.W. GREENER 12-BORE 'GRADE F' BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 33057, 30in. nitro reproved Siemens-steel barrels (in 2006), rib engraved 'TREBLE WEDGE FAST, W.W. GREENER 68 HAYMARKET. LONDON. WINNER AT ALL GUN TRIALS. 1875 TO 1889 "SIEMENS STEEL"', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl and 3/4 choke, plain treble-grip action signed by the makers, manual side-safety, brushed finish, 14 1/4in. figured stock including 3/8in. bakelite buttplate (chipped at toe), repaired crack at hand, weight 6lb. 10oz.

A lady's 9ct gold cased Rolex 'Precision' bracelet wristwatch, square silvered dial with raised gold Arabic numerals, '17 jewel precision movement with patented superbalance', manual wind, integral 9ct gold brick bracelet

Ferrograph Model 5A Recording Machine, (portable) with instruction manual; a Eumig projector with instructions; a Travox portable recording machine with instructions and various related items

JASPER SALWEY: THE ART AND PRACTICE OF SKETCHING, 1930, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + L A DOUST: A MANUAL ON WATERCOLOUR DRAWING, 1939, orig cl d/w + J HULLAH BROWN: SKETCHING WITHOUT A MASTER, 1946, orig cl d/w + 5 others, (8)

D PHILLIPS-BIRT: MOTOR YACHT AND BOAT DESIGN, 1953, 1st edn, orig cl, gt + ADLARD COLES: MORE SAILING DAYS, 1947, 1st edn, orig cl + THE MOTOR BOAT THE YACHTING MANUAL, 1954, orig cl, d/w (3)

BUS OPERATING PRACTICE: NY MACK TRUCKS, 1925, orig cl, gt, + JOHN HIBBS: THE HISTORY OF BRITISH BUS SERVICES, 1968, 1st edn, orig cl, + SERVICE STATION MANUAL: ND, 3rd edn, orig cl + J W HOUGHTON: OMBIBUS LIGHTING AND STARTING, 1929, 1st edn, orig cl, gt (4).

GEORGE G A WALTERS: THE HOME GUARD SIGNALLING MANUAL, 1942, 1st edn, orig limp cl + BASIC TRAINING IN AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS, HMSO, 1940,1st edn, orig wraps + PRISONER OF WAR THE FIRST AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF THE LIVES OF BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR IN ENEMY HANDS, [1942], orig wraps + AMONG THOSE PRESENT THE OFFICIAL STORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS AT WAR, HMSO, 1946, 1st edn, orig wraps + L KESSLER & E TAYLOR: YORKSHIRE AT WAR, 1980, orig pict wraps + L KESSLER: THE GREAT YORK AIR RAID, 1979, 1st edn, orig pict wraps + 17 others WWII interest (23)

HUMBER 16/50 HP INSTRUCTION BOOK, circa 1931, orig cl gt + THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR THE NEW WOLSELEY TEN, circa 1939, orig cl bkd brds + 5 others similar (7)

:HOLLAND & HOLLAND .360 HAMMERLESS ROOK RIFLE, serial no. 13154, with 26in. reblued octagonal sighted barrel signed 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND ST. LONDON', rounded scroll engraved action with manual safety, figured walnut pistolgrip stock with chequered grip and fore-end, scroll engraved mounts, dark horn fore-end cap, in original canvas case with Holland & Holland label, the lid initialled 'A.C.V.'.

:W. COLLATH PATENT 11.15x60R (.43) MAUSER UNDERLEVER SLIDE-AND-TILT DOUBLE HAMMERLESS RIFLE, serial no. 9337, 26 7/8in. barrels with raised matt rib and open sights, Collath patent action with horn Lefaucheaux-type forward facing underlever, permanently-attached fore-end, engraved 'C 11 / 15', scroll-back action with manual 'wingnut' safety (repaired), set trigger, horn triggerguard with scrolled skeletal pistolgrip, deeply carved with oak leaves and scenes of a fox hunting rabbit and deer at rest in woodland setting, 13 7/8in. well-figured stock with cheekpiece, sling swivels and engraved steel ammunition trap, weight 7lb. 4oz.

:AN UNUSUAL PRE-WAR JOH. SPRINGER ERBEN 5.6X35R (.22 W.C.F.) BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 21835, 25 1/4in. blued sighted barrel signed 'JOH. SPRINGER ERBEN, GEWEHRFABRIKANTEN, WIEN', case-hardened scroll engraved receiver mounted with a telescopic sight in quick detachable tunnel mounts, the sight engraved with a further Springer signature and 'D.R.G.M. / DR. W. GERARD / CHARLOTTENBURG', manual safety, 14in. figured pistolgrip stock (with old expert repair below tang), raised cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, set trigger, engraved mounts including butt-plate, sling mounts.

:J.P. SAUER & SOHN 16-BORE / 8X57JR BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR DRILLING, serial no. 262854, 23 1/2in. nitro reproved Krupp-steel barrels with matt rib, flip-up open sights, the breech-end mounted with a Hensoldt Wetzlar telescopic sight in quickly-detachable mounts, scroll-back treble-grip action with sideclips, gold cocking-indicators, manual side-safety, the hand mounted with a shot / ball selector switch (operating flip-up open sight), set trigger, partial scroll engraving, 14 3/4in. semi-pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, sling swivels and 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, weight 7lb. 8oz.

:A MAGNIFICENT KARL HAUPTMANN .470 NITRO EXPRESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 232870, 24 3/4in. nitro chopperlump barrels with sight rib finely engraved with black oak leaves, open sights gold-inlaid with sighting lines and ramp-mounted bead foresight with flip-up moonsight, the rib gold-inlaid with the maker's details and with gold lines at the breech, mounted with a Schmidt & Bender 1.25-4x20 telescopic sight in engraved quickly-detachable mounts, heavily bolstered action with third bite, removable striker discs, articulated front trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, manual safety, pinless lockplates, elongated top-strap, gold-washed cocking-indicators and triggers, the toplever finely pierced with the head of a leopard, the action exquisitely engraved with black oak leaves on a matt background, surrounding and invading finely executed scenes of stampeding buffalo and gazelle (left lockplate) and of a lion and lioness bringing down a zebra (right lockplate), the underside with a charging bull elephant, all set in savannah landscapes and highlighted with gold detailing, 15 3/8in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, engraved and gold-inlaid pistolgrip-cap with gold 'MGP' monogram, including 1in. rubber recoil pad, beavertail fore-end with black oak leaves and gold details, weight 13lbs., in its oak and leather case with full complement of accessories

:JOHN RIGBY & CO. .450 NITRO EXPRESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 17230, 28in. chopperlump barrels with matt rib, open sights, ramp-mounted bead foresight, rib engraved in gothic script 'JOHN RIGBY & CO. 72 ST. JAMES'S ST. LONDON' , tubes engraved 'SPECIAL .450 BORE BIG GAME RIFLE. FOR SPECIAL CORDITE CARTRIDGES. BULLET 480 GRS.', treble-grip action incorporating Rigby & Bissel patent rising third bite, patent no. 1141 of 1879, use number 899, carved leaf fences, manual safety (with button release to disengage), gold 'SAFE' detail, removable striker discs, gold-washed pins, tumblers, triggers and kickers, dipped-edge lockplates and action fully engraved with best bold acanthus scrollwork, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, 14 3/4in. well-figured replacement pistolgrip stock with sling swivels, horn pistolgrip-cap and 1in. rubber recoil pad, fore-end with grip-catch fastener and Rigby patent ejector dis-engaging mechanism, weight 11lb. 6oz., in a brass-cornered oak and leather case (restored and relined) with Rigby trade label

:O. GEYGER & CO. 7X65R OVER AND UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 5000, 24 1/4in. nitro Krupp-steel barrels with wooden side fillets and raised matt rib, open sights with ramp-mounted bead foresight, the breech end mounted with a Zeiss Diatal-Z 6x42 telescopic sight in quickly-detachable mounts, quadruple-grip action with side-bolsters, action face stamped 'OSKAR. MERKEL & CO. SUHL', and action flats with 'MERCO', manual safety, set triggers, cocking-indicators, action and sideplates profusely engraved with bold acanthus scrollwork and fancy borders, the underside with 'O. GEYGER & CO. BERLIN' in a cartouche, the topside with the number '7264', bright finish, 14 3/4in. semi-pistolgrip stock with sling swivels and 1in. ventilated rubber recoil pad, weight 9lb. 8oz., in a brass-cornered leather case. The rifle was completed in December 1941

:SEMPERT & KRIEGHOFF (SUHL) 16-BORE / 5.6X52MM SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR DRILLING, serial no. 10453, 26 7/8in. nitro reproved Krupp-steel barrels, raised matt rib with open sights and blade foresight, the breech-end with quickly-detachable scope mount shoes, 2 3/4in. shot chambers, bored approx. full choke in both, bolstered treble-grip action with side-clips, toplever opening, side-mounted manual lever safety, sidelever rifle barrel selector (operating flip-up open sights), cocking-indicators, left-handed set trigger, action and lockplates with bold acanthus motifs on a matt background, surrounding and invading game scenes of deer and stag in woodland settings, bright finish overall, 13 1/2in. figured hogsback stock with applied cheekpiece (for a left hander), sling swivels and sprung, engraved ammunition trap, including 1in. rubber recoil pad, weight 7lb. 8oz.

:B. HAEUSSNER (MAGDEBURG) 16-BORE / 9,3X72R SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR DRILLING, serial no. 191470, 27in. nitro barrels with matt rib, flip up open sights and bead foresight, the breech end with quickly-detachable scope shoes, 2 1/2in. shot chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, bolstered treble-grip action with side-clips, manual side-safety, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators (shot) with gold stud cocking-indicator (ball), topstrap with shot/ball selector switch (simultaneously operating flip-up leaf sight), set triggers, fine border and scroll engraving, horn triggerguard, 14in. pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, sprung ammunition trap, sling swivels, horn pistolgrip-cap and buttplate and inset with a medallion depicting a running dog, weight 7lb. 2oz. The drilling was completed in October 1942

:A VERY FINE SABATTI-ENGRAVED F. PIOTTI .470 NITRO EXPRESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 9746, with spare 20-bore shot barrels, serial no. 0122P, 24 7/8in. nitro chopperlump barrels with matt sight rib, open leaf sights with gold-inlaid sight lines and ramp-mounted bead foresight scroll-engraved with fold-over protector / moonsight, extra 20-bore shot barrels: 27in. nitro chopperlump barrels with raised matt rib, 3in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and full choke, treble-grip action with side-bolsters, hand-detachable lockplates, elongated top-strap, manual safety, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, blued and gold-washed pins, articulated front trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, action, lockplates and furniture profusely relief engraved with best bold stylised acanthus on a matt background, triggerplate signed 'GIAN MARCO SABATTI inc.', 14 1/2in. very highly-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, engraved steel pistolgrip-cap (with trap) gold inlaid with the monogram 'C.C.', including 1/2in. rubber recoil pad, weight 10lb. 6oz. (rifle) and 8lb. 4oz. (shotgun), in its suede leather case with provision for both sets of barrels. The certificates of authentication confirm that the rifle and its extra shot barrels were completed on 12th June 2002 as a Holland type.

:CHAPUIS 7X65R BOXLOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 3906, 23 5/8in. nitro barrels with matt sight rib, open sights and ramp-mounted bead foresight, the breech end mounted with an Aimpoint 7000L 4 MOA red dot telescopic sight in quickly-detachable mounts, lightweight action with hold-open toplever, removable striker discs, manual safety, bouquet and scroll engraving, silver finish, 14 3/4in. pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece and palm swell, weight 8lb. 6oz.

:A 1935 ROLLS-ROYCE 20/25 SHOOTING BRAKE Registration Number: CLB 831 Chassis Number: GBJ64 Engine Number: M6C Light Grey with Tan Leather Interior Engine: Straight-six, overhead valve, 3699cc; Gearbox: Four speed manual with side change and synchromesh on top ratios; Suspension: Beam front, live rear with semi-elliptic leaf springs front and cantilever, leaf springs on rear; Brakes: Four wheel mechanically-operated servo-assisted drum. Right hand drive. In the 1930's Rolls-Royce would supply the chassis (see original invoice for chassis number GBJ-64) for individual coach builders to build their own bodies to customers requirements and it is not unusual for a car to be re-bodied more then once. This car started as a saloon and was converted in the 1950's by Jack Conten of Kensington High Street, London, his trade plates affixed to each door sill. It was converted to a two-door, ash-framed, aluminium skinned shooting brake, seating four or five passengrs and with a maroon "Everflex" roof. The dashboard is veneered walnut and the window screen is hinged at the top to allow fresh air to ventilate the interior. There is a substantial luggage area behind the rear seats, which requires cosmetic enhancement as does the interior roof which is unlined. The wheel discs are optional and could be removed to reveal the wire spoked wheels, for a more sporting appearance. The car has a current tax disc and MOT (although road tax exempt) and is immediately road worthy and drivable.

:A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF CUSTOM BROWNING 'FRENCH REVOLUTION BI-CENTENNIAL' 12-BORE SIDEPLATED SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER EJECTORS, serial no. 17052 / 3, 27 1/2in. nitro barrels with 6mm ventilated matt top-ribs, relief engraved and gold-inlaid at the breech ends with ornate scrolls and chain links, the ribs gold inlaid respectively with 'LA ROYAUTE EST ABOLIE EN FRANCE' and 'DECLARATION DES DROITES DE L'HOMME', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke in both, hold-open toplevers, pierced with the portrait of a revolutionary soldier (17052) and a revolutionary bonnet and key (17953), manual safeties with integral barrel selector switches, actions and lockplates fully engraved with representations of key events and historical figures of the French Revolution in deep relief and fine bulino styles, with gold highlighting on the fences and borders, both guns dated '1789 - 1989'; gun no. 17052 with an armed citizen on the toplever and the underside with a scene depicting the 'The Tennis Court Oath', encircled with an elaborate border, inscribed 'LIBERTE, EGALITE, FRATERNITE OU LA MORT', the triggerplate with an angel and stone tablets carved with the 'Declaration of the rights of Man and the Citizen', the backstrap listing the spring and summer months of the French Republican Calendar, the action and lockplates with scenes of the storming of the Bastille and a meeting of the Estates General within the halls of the Palace of Versailles, with portraits of Camille Desmoulins (accredited with the first public call to arms to the French people), Jacques Necker (reforming French finance minister, whose dismissal by Louis XVI sparked Desmoulins outburst) and the Marquis de Lafayette (founder of the French National Guard and leading figure among the Feuillants) on the left; Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette (King and Queen of France) and Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (a moderate who campaigned for the introduction of a constitutional monarchy) on the right, with emblematic representations of the people (in the form of agricultural implements) and the Church (in the form of garments and accoutrements of the Catholic Church), the whole surrounded and invaded by bold acanthus foliage on a matt background; gun no. 17053 with a windmill on the toplever and the underside with a scene of execution by guillotine encircled with an elaborate border, inscribed 'LIBERTE, EGALITE, FRATERNITE OU LA MORT', the triggerplate with a protrait of Claude-Joseph Rouget De Lisle (composer of 'La Marseillaise') with bars of music and the words of the first line 'Allons enfants de la Patrie', the backstrap listing the autumn and winter months of the French Republican Calendar, the action and lockplates with scenes of the storming of the Tuileries Palace and a victorious Napoleon Bonaparte on horseback being hailed by his troops, with portraits of leading revolutionary activists and politicians including Georges Danton, Jean Paul Marat, Louis de Saint Just, Maximilien Robespierre and Napoleon Bonaparte (ruler of France as Premier Consul of the French Republic), with an anonymous portrait named 'Charette' - the type of cart used to carry the condemned to the guillotine, with emblematic representations of the Republic (in the form of a book, mirror, serpents and coins to denote knowledge, truth, wisdom and renewal) and the monarchy (in the form of royalist arms and paraphernalia), the whole surrounded and invaded by bold acanthus foliage on a matt background, the fore-end irons engraved en-suite, with cartouches inscribed 'FEUILLANT' , 'BRETON' and 'CORDELIERS', 'JACOBINS' to signify the different revolutionary factions, triggerplates engraved 'Les Graveurs de Herstal', 14 1/2in. exhibition grade roachbelly stocks including buttplates, weight 6lb. 12oz., in their leather case with original certificates, confirming that the guns were completed in 1990

:FERNAND THONON - A PAIR OF 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 2066 / 7, 29in. nitro barrels with raised matt ribs, tubes engraved 'FAIT PAR FERNAND THERON ARMURIER BTE A LIEGE FOURNISSEUR DE LA COUR GRAND DUCALE DE LUXEMBOURG. POUR LA S. C.A.M. MILAN FOURNISSEUR DE LA COUR D ITALIC.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and full choke, treble-grip actions with removable striker discs, manual safeties, actions fully engraved with fine bouquet and scroll engraving, 14 1/2in. well-figured stocks, weight 7lb. 4oz. (No.1) and 7lb. 8oz. (No.2)

:LUIGI FRANCHI - A PAIR OF 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 8960 / 1, 27 1/2in. nitro barrels (No. 1 reproved 2006) with raised matt ribs, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and full choke (No.1) and full choke both (No.2), actions with rounded bars, manual safeties, profusely engraved with fine scroll, floral and ribbon motifs, bright finish, 14 1/4in. stocks, weight 6lb. 10oz.

:BROWNING - A PAIR OF LITTLE USED 12-BORE 'M1' SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDEPLATED OVER AND UNDER EJECTORS, serial no. 8L3PM3052 / 3, 27 1/2in. nitro barrels with 6mm ventilated matt top-ribs and three-piece fore-ends, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in all, hold-open toplevers, manual safeties with integral barrel selector switches, actions and decorative sideplates engraved with fine border and scroll engraving, silver finish overall, 14 1/8in. highly-figured roachbelly stocks including 3/8in. rubber recoil pads, weight 7lb., in a lightweight leather double case

:RENO URIGUEN - A PAIR OF LITTLE USED 28-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 73306 / 5, 27 3/4in. nitro chopperlump barrels with raised matt ribs, scroll-engraved at the breech ends and the tubes with 'CASA URIGUEN - EIBAR. ACERO SPECIAL "BELLOTA"', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, hand-detachable lockplates, removable striker discs, articulated front triggers, gold-washed cocking-indicators, pins and triggers, manual safeties, floral and scroll engraving, retaining virtually full original colour-hardening and finish, triggerguards engraved 'M -318', 14 1/4in. figured stocks including buttplates, weight 6lb., in a leather double motor case

:AN EXTRAORDINARY GRIFNEE-ENGRAVED 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTOR BY AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE, serial no. 91410, 28 1/2in. nitro chopperlump barrels with matt game rib, tubes gold-inlaid 'AUG. FRANCOTTE - LIEGE - BELGIUM CAL 12', 'BRUCE HUNT LTD. GA', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp cyl and 1/4 choke, non-selective single-trigger, removable striker discs, cocking-indicators, manual safety, the action, lockplates, triggerguard and toplever deeply carved in relief with explicit scenes of a prurient nature, with fine feathered and ropework borders, the fences and knuckle finely carved in relief with grape and vine and apple tree motifs on a stippled background, the triggerplate signed 'SPECIAL ORDER ENGRAVED BY PH. GRIFNEE', old silver finish overall, 15in. well-figured pistolgrip stock, beavertail fore-end, weight 7lb. 8oz., in its lightweight leather case. This gun was reputedly made by special order for Hugh Hefner

:HOLLAND & HOLLAND 12-BORE 'THE "ROYAL" MODEL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 26212, 28in. replacement nitro chopperlump barrels, tubes spuriously engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98 NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, action with patent gas checks, manual safety, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, bold royal scroll engraving (refreshed) on a matt background, retaining virtually full renewed colour-hardening and finish, 15in. figured replacement stock (repair to left underhorn) including 1in. leather-covered recoil pad, weight 7lb. 12oz., in a brass-cornered leather case. The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1907. They have no record of fitting the new barrels

:JOHN RIGBY & CO. 12-BORE 'CLASS B' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 16764, 28in. sleeved nitro barrels, rib re-engraved 'JOHN RIGBY & CO. 43. SACKVILLE ST. LONDON.', in gothic script, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and full choke, treble-grip action with removable striker discs, manual safety, bold acanthus scroll engraving with beaded and feathered borders, retaining very slight traces of original finish, 14in. figured stock, grip fore-end release catch, weight 6lb. 11oz., in a brass-cornered canvas case with Rigby trade label

:J. PURDEY & SONS 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 27741, 28in. nitro chopperlump barrels with raised matt rib, tubes engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. ENGLAND.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, action with removable striker discs, manual safety, cocking-indicators, left handed triggers, best bouquet and scroll engraving, retaining much original colour-hardening and finish, 14 3/4in. highly-figured stock (cast on for the left hand), weight 7lb. 4oz., in its lightweight leather motor case. The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in November 1970 with 28in. barrels

:DARNE 12-BORE 'V19' SPRING-LOADED SLIDING-BREECH EJECTOR, serial no. SPC1244, 25 5/8in. lightweight nitro monobloc barrels with no under rib and sunken matt game rib, triple proof with nine circles, sprung sliding-breech with converging obturator discs, button barrel release, manual side safety, bouquet and scroll engraving, bright finish overall, 15in. well-figured semi-pistolgrip stock with Darne patent sling lock and including Darne buttplate, weight 6lb.