RARE WW2 Great Escape Multi signed book POW Allied Prisoners in Europe 1939 1945 by Adrian Gilbert signed by 10 veterans of Stalag Luft III, all of whom either escaped or helped build the tunnel. Signed on a special book plate by Squadron leader B A James MC No. 39 out of the tunnel, Flt. Lt. L Brodrick No. 52 out of the tunnel, Pilot Officer P G Royle No. 54 out of the tunnel, Flt. Lt M M Shand DFC No. 76 out of the tunnel, Lt. Col. R Inghram DFC Tunneller, Major D M Jones DSM DFC Tunneller, Wing Commander K Rees Tunneller, Squadron Leader F B Day AE Penguin, Lt. Gen. A P Clark Security and Flt. Lt. Walter Morison Helped build and install the air pump for Harry. This special book is one of only 35 copies so signed, is in very good condition, with the original dust jacket and is supplied with a protective blue sleeve. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
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Janes All The Aircraft of the World 1978 1979. The annual record of aviation development and progress edited by John W R Taylor. Very comprehensive and almost 800 pages long. With original dust jacket and in good condition however the dust jacket has wear marks on some edges. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Doctor Gordon Mitchell PhD CBiol FIBiol (1920 2009) was the only child of R J Mitchell (1895 1937) the famous designer of the even more famous Spitfire fighter plane. Signed on a R J Mitchell Aircraft Designer Centenary Benham cover 1995. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
RARE WW2 RAF Mosquito multi signed Special Cover No. 2 including RAF Ace Sir John William Maxwell Aitken (1910 1985) 2nd Baronet, DSO, DFC, briefly 2nd Baron Beaverbrook in 1964, was a Canadian British fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War, a Conservative politician, and press baron. He was the son of Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook. Aitken served as a pilot with No. 1 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain with some success, he was C/O of No. 68 Squadron RAF, a night fighter unit, from February 1941 until January 1943, claiming four night victories, Aitken became Wing Leader of the Banff Strike Wing RAF Coastal Command in 1944 which included 143, 235, 248 and 333 Squadrons all flying Mosquitos. He reached the rank of Group Captain, achieving 16 1/2 aerial victories. Group Captain R Gordon Slate OBE. As O/C Testing Flight at Boscombe Down he was responsible for carrying out the RAF proving trials for the Mosquito until October 1941 and then he was given command of the First Mosquito Fighter Squadron 157 formed at Debden on December 13th 1941. Squadron Leader R C Muir DFC. A member of 605 Squadron, the navigator with Mosquito VI UP R flown by Wing Commander B R O'Brien Hoare DSO DFC who was the only one eyed pilot allowed on operational duties in the RAF. Hoare survived the war but died in a flying accident in Malaya in 1948 and Mr W J Goldsmith was the man who saved the prototype Mosquito from destruction and the owner of Salisbury Hall, home of the Mosquito Museum. All four signed on a Mosquito Aircraft Museum, Salisbury Hall, St Albans 35th Anniversary of the D.H. Mosquito MAM4 cover 1975, flown in a Mosquito T MkIII with a historical sheet giving details of the signatories. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 RAF R Phillips 602 Squadron March 1940 February 1941 Battle of Britain. Signed on an AM Sir Keith Park RAFM HA29 cover 1978, flown in a Jaguar GR1 and also signed by the pilot T E L Lloyd. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 RAF R Forward 257 Squadron North Weald 1940 Battle of Britain. Signed on an AM Sir Keith Park RAFM HA29 cover 1978, flown in a Jaguar GR1. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 RAF Double Signed Flt. Lt. W A C Alex Emmett 25 Squadron Battle of Britain and Sgt. R H Reg Gretton 222 Squadron RAF Battle of Britain. Both signed on a Bentley Priory Headquarters Fighter Command 1940 cover, 2000. No. 7 of 12 issued. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 RAF Wing Commander R C Wilkinson OBE DFM No. 3 Squadron and No. 71 (Eagle) Squadron RAF Battle of Britain. Signed on a RAF Halton Show 18th June 1988 cover, flown in a Chipmunk aircraft. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Flown and signed cover Marshall of The Royal Air Force Sir Arthur T Harris RAF Museum HA4 Historic Aviators cover 1976, flown in a 50 Squadron Vulcan B Mk2 aircraft and signed by crew: Captain Wing Commander D Ward, Flt. Lt. R Head, Sqn. Leader J A Williams, Flt. Lt. B M P Murphy and Flt. Lt. D J Kitching. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 RAF Sgt. Pilot R A Beardsley DFC No.41(F) Squadron September 1940 to November 1941 Battle of Britain. Nicely signed on a Royal Observer Corps Sopwith Snipe, Spitfire and Concorde cover 1975, flown on Concorde G BBDG. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 RAF Wing Commander T R Thomson, OBE, 607 & 213 Squadron Battle of Britain veteran 1940, signed The Few Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary cover, certified copy No. 40 of 50. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 multisigned cover A4 size. Award of the George Medal to Airmen signed by R Bullen, Sir Geoffrey Dhenin, John Gray, Michael Lakey, James McCarthy, D Oliver and J Reeson From set called DM Medal series of nineteen flown covers illustrates the principal honours, decorations and campaign medals which have been awarded to members of the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force and Royal Air Force Regiment, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm. Each cover which measures a large 32cm x 23cm carries the signatures of seven airmen, whose gallantry or leadership in the service of their country, has been recognised by the award shown, plus silk reproduction of the medal on the cover. Flown by the RAF and signed by the pilot with details on flight cachet on the cover. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Battle of Britain Pilots multiple signed cover. CMD1 Viscount Trenchard 16 Sept 86 BFPS 2114 50th Anniversary of the operational reorganisation of the RAF. Marshal of the RAF Viscount Trenchard. Flown in Jet Provost from RAF Cranwell Personally signed Air Vice Marshal E N Macey OBE Air Officer Commanding and Commandant RAF College Cranwell & Gp. Capt. T G Thorn AFC MRAeS. Officer Commanding Flying Training School Cranwell, also Signed by A. L. Winskill 72 & 603 Sqns, British Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot and Fighter Ace John Booth 600 & 23 Sqdns Sqn Blenheims Battle of Britain Air Gunner Gp Capt F. R. Carey 43 Sqn, Battle of Britain. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Battle of Britain Pilots multiple signed cover. CMD16 Marshall of the RAF Sir J. Grandy Signed 7 Battle of Britain Pilot. 27 June 87 BFPS Marshall of the RAF Sir J. Grandy Personally Signed by Gp Capt C P Lumb OBE RAF Officer Commanding RAF Brize Norton, Wg Cdr J L Uprichard Officer Commanding No 101 Sqn also Signed Sgt. John Keatings, air gunner, 219 Sqn. Battle of Britain 1940 J A A Gibson 501 Sqn Battle of Britain Pilot, R A McGowan 46 Sqn pilot. shot down and baled out, with burns, Guinea Pig, Battle of Britain Richard Haine No 25, F, Sqn 4 Sep 1939 First Blenheim fighter patrol of War. Also 600 Sqn Battle of Britain pilot flew with 68, 96, 488 Sqns. Theatres of operation Europe, Hong Kong, Ace with 5 enemy aircraft destroyed, A G Russell, Signed Twice, 43 & 145 Squadrons Battle of Britain fighter. Joined 43 Squadron at Unsworth 28th September 1940, Sqn. Ldr. R. A. Beardsley DFC, Ae 610, 41, 93 & 222 Sqns. Battle of Britain fighter pilot. Peter Ayerst who achieved confirmed victories in the Battle of Britain and not eligible for the Battle of Britain Clasp Certified Copy No of 2600 Very Few Additionally Signed By 8 Battle of Britain Pilots. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 RAF Sub. Lt. R W M Walsh RN seconded to 111 Squadron RAF Battle of Britain 1940. Signed on an RAF No. 111 Squadron Hurricane, Hunter and Phantom cover 1975, flown in Phantom FGR2. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 Doolittle Raider R E Cole signed 6 x 4 inch b/w photo of bomber on the Aircraft carrier. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 bomber aces multiple signed Mosquito Aircraft Museum cover. Signed by Air Cdre R Chisholm DSO DFC, Leonard Cheshire VC, AVM Bob Bateson DSO DFC. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Robert Taylor Bogeys! Eleven O'clock High Artist Proof signed by American WW2 P 38 Lightning pilots who ambushed Admiral Yamamoto in the most successful aerial intercept mission of World War II. This is an Artist Proof number 53 /125 published in 1993 and is supplied with the original Certificate of Authenticity. The print is signed by the artist Robert Taylor and Colonel John Mitchell, Lieutenant Colonel Roger J Ames, Colonel Rex Barber, Lieutenant Colonel Doug Canning, Captain Delton Goerke, Captain Larry Graebener, Major Julius Jacobson and Lieutenant Colonel Louis R Kittel. The print measures approximately 38 x 24.5 inches has been stored flat, out of the light and is in very good condition. The print shows Doug Canning breaking radio silence to call the sighting of Admiral Yamamotos flight over the pacific island of Bourganville, 18 April 1943. After a two and a half hour, four hundred mile flight just above the waves, mission leader John Mitchell and his 16 ship raiding party push their P 38s to full power to complete one of the most remarkable ambushes in aviation history. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 RAF Pathfinders FO Charles R Dee 156 Pathfinder Squadron RAF Upwood 1944, a signed Peenemunde Raid August 17 18th 1943 Anniversary cover showing a Lancaster III flown by Pathfinder Group Captain J H Searby master bomber of the raid on Hitlers V weapon research and test site at Peenemunde which involved 597 bombers, certified no. 9 of 11. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Robert Loomes - The Stamford Chronograph limited edition stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, no. 004/100, signed circular cream dial with Roman numeral chapter enclosing a guilloche centre, minute markers with five minute divisions, subsidiary constant seconds and thirty minute recording dials and chronograph centre seconds, the column wheel chronograph movement with rose gold balance cock signed R. Loomes and numbered 004, brown leather strap, 41mm - ** Robert Loomes deposit receipt dated 7. Jan 2011, Robert Loomes purchase and guarantee receipt dated 12.2.11, Robert Loomes - The Robin Watch booklet, Robert Loomes - The Robina Watch booklet, Two Robert Loomes - The Stamford Chronograph leaflets, Robert Loomes instructions leaflet - *Unworn condition - Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning, chronograph functioning correctly. Dial - good. Glass - good. Hands - good. Case - good. Crown - adjusting correctly, push buttons start/stop and reset. Strap - good. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Victorian silver fusee lever pocket watch, London 1871, the movement signed R. Wright, Manufacturer, no. 24164, with engraved balance cock, diamond endstone, gilt three arm balance and silvered regulating scale, dust cover, the dial with Roman numerals, minute track and subsidiary seconds, within an engine turned case with engraved cartouche, case maker JW, 51mm, key - Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - light marks. Glass - surface scratch marks. Hands - light marks. Case - rubbing, light surface marks and mild tarnishing, possible small repair to the back hinge. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Rare 'Patent Double Roller' silver (0.875) centre seconds chronograph lever pocket watch, the gilt frosted three quarter plate 'Patent Double Roller' movement signed R & J. McInnes, chronometer makers, Glasgow, no. 1883, with compensated balance and regulator, the dial with Roman numeral dial over subsidiary thirty minute recording dial, outer minute track with five minute divisions and chronograph centre seconds, blued steel hands, chronograph button at the eleven position, within an engine turned case, 52mm - Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning although the chronograph button intermittently works and requires attention - for example start but does not stop or reset always. Dial - marks and faint hairlines. Glass - light surface marks. Hands - marks. Case - light marks, faint bruise to the case side. Crown - winding and adjusts the hands ok, chronograph button only intermittently working and requires repair. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Submariner stainless steel and gold gentleman's bracelet watch, ref. 16613, circa 2000, serial. no. P15xxxx, blue dial, blue and gold rotating bezel, screw down crown with quick set date, Oyster 93253 stainless steel and gold bracelet, 42mm including crown guards - ** with Rolex box, Rolex booklet sleeve, guarantee stamped D. Pablo R. Fuster Tarongi, 07001 Palma De Mallorca and dated 5 Oct. 2000, Rolex Oyster booklet, Rolex 2000/2001 calendar - 360 VIEW-Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - good. Glass - light surface marks, light surface scratch at the twelve position, very small surface blemish at the six position - both visible in the image. Hands - good. Case - light surface marks, some surface marks are present to the bezel - see image for guidance. Crown - adjusting correctly. Bracelet - light surface marks, wrist size 7.00'' approx Box - lacking the crown - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
"Sette of Odd Volumes" - A large collection many presented to J.G. Lockhart, comprising O.V. Miscellanies No. 20, Inaugural address of his Oddship Bro. H.J. Gordon Ross. 1889; Healy Maurice. Irish Wine. 1927, wrappers; Ye Odd Volumes. 51 (1927), 52 (1927), 53 (1928), 55 (1929), 56 (1930), 58 (1932), 59 (1933), 60 (1934), 61 (1935), 62 (1936), 63 (1037), 65 (1938), 70 (1950), 71 (1951), 72 (1952), 73 (1953), 74 (1955), 75 (1956); 30. The Year-Boke of the Sette of Odd Volumes. 1935, limited to 133 copies, signed by Alec Waugh; 34. The Year-Boke of the Sette of Odd Volumes. 1928, limited to 133 copies, signed by Sir Maurice Craig, original maroon boards; 35. The Year-Boke of the Sette of Odd Volumes. 1929, limited to 133 copies, signed by Edward Heron-Allen; 36. The Year-Boke of the Sette of Odd Volumes. 1932, limited to 133 copies, signed by J.A. Gotch, parchment boards; 41. Odd Volumes Year Boke, no. 41, limited to 101 copies, signed by Lesley Ray, original boards; 33. Elgar, Francis. Ships, Old and New. 1896, limited to 185 copies; 36. Todhunter, John. An Essay upon Essays. 1896, limited to 350 copies; 41. Bevan, Paul. Harmonies in Japanese Music. 1898, limited to 160 copies; 42. Odd Volumes Year-Boke no 42, 1936, limited to 133 copies, signed by Roland Oliver; 43. Odd Volumes Year-Boke, 1938, limited to 1010 copies, signed by Alec Waugh; 48. Lord, W.F. The Mirror of the Century, 1902, limited to 149 copies; 52. Quatrains collected from the Miscellaneous Publications. 1905, limited to 199 copies; 58 Lidgey, C.A. Richard Wagner and 'Der Ring derNibelungen;, 1908. limited to 249 copies, original boards, glassine wrapper; 73. Lafontaine, H. C. de. Music in Spain. 1920, limited to 201 copies, signed; 75. Gould, R.T. Jeremiah Horrox, Astronomer. 1923, limited to 133 copies; 78. Craig, Sir Maurice. Crimea and Insanity. 1924, limited to 199 copies, unsigned; 85. Memoranda of Memorabilia... Marquise de Sévigné. 1928, limited to 133 copies, signed; 86. Roberts, G.D. The Old Bailey, 1928, limited to 133 copies, signed; 87. Stewart-Liberty, I. Brother Bookbinder (Sir Edward Sullivan, Bart). 1929, limited to 101 copies, signed, envelope; 88. Huggett, H.E.V. 'Rhenish'. 1929, limited to 199 copies, signed; 89. Oliver, Roland. Some Criminal Curiosities. 1930, limited to 199 copies, signed; 90. Borenius, T. Medieavel Pilgrims' Badges. 1930, limited to 199 copies, signed; 91. The Mistery of St. George of the Armorers. 1931, limited to 133 copies (2 copies); 92. Heron-Allen, Edward. The Gods of the Fourth World, limited to 155 copies, signed; 93. Simon, André. Wine in Shakespeare's Days. 1931, limited to 199 copies, signed by Simon; 94. Williams, Harold. The Toast. 1932, limited to 199 copies, signed by Williams; 95. Holland, Vyvyan. On the Subject of Bores. 1935, limited to 133 copies, signed; 96. Beck, H.C. Beads & Magic. 1936, limited to 133 copies, signed; 97. Mais, S.P.B. A Perambulation around the English Countryside. 1936, limited to 133 copies, signed; 98. Braithwaite, Sir W.P. The Royal Hospital Chelsea. 1937, number 133 copies, signed; 99. Moir, K.M. Some Adventures of a Cornet of Horse in the Crimean War. 1938, limited to 177 copies, signed; 100. Some Recent Grants of Arms. 1939, limited to 99 copies, signed; 102. Cadbury, Peter. Test Flying Jet Propelled Aircraft. 1950, limited to 155 copies; 103. Mais, S.P.B. The Heart of England. [1952], limited to 133 copies; 104. Moir, K.M. Corportal Bishop s'en va-t-en Guerre. 1952, limited to 199 copies, signed; 105. Lister, R. Tiddles or the Art of Fishing for Sticklebacks. 1958, limited to 133 copies, signed; Straus, Ralph. An Odd Note on Ye Founding and Early History of Ye Sette of Odd Volumes. 1935; Todhunter, John. An Essay in Search of a Subject. 1904, original boards; A Catalogue of Portraits, Drawings, Mss and Rare Books of or by William Makepeace Thackeray. 1901; The 524th Meeting of the Sette of Odd Volumes. n.d., mostly original wrappers, a few wrappers slightly dust-soiled
1930's Literature 13 volumes, including Aldington, Richard The Colonel's Daughter. 1931, number 134 of 210 copies signed by the author, original green buckram, t.e.g.; Aldington, R. A Dream in the Luxembourg. 1930, number 92 of 308 copies signed by the author, original buckram-backed boards, t.e.g.; Isherwood, Christopher Lions and Shadows. Hogarth Press, 1938, dustwrapper, newspaper articles pasted to preliminary leaves or endpapers or loosely inserted, with resulting discolouration, dustwrapper; Isherwood, C. Goodbye to Berlin. Hogarth Press, 1939, 2nd impression, original cloth; Isherwood, C. The Memorial. 1932, review copy with Date of Publication slip loosely inserted, original cloth; Linklater, Eric Juan In America. 1931, dustwrapper slightly rubbed; Burroughs, E.R. Jungle Girl. 1933, first British edition, dustwrapper slightly rubbed; Powys, Llewelyn Earth Memories. 1934, dustwrapper; Sackville-West, V. The Edwardians. Hogarth Press, 1930, first British edition, original orange cloth, spine faded; Sackville-West, V. All Passion Spent. Hogarth Press, 1931, owner's name stamp on endpaper; Tomlinson, H.M. All our Yesterdays. 1930, dustwrapper; Lawrence, D.H. Apocalypse. Florence: G. Orioli, 1931, number 11 of 750 copies, dustwrapper price clipped; Egan, Beresford Pollen. 1933, original orange cloth; (13)
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Detective Fiction - Freeman, R. Austin The Mystery of Angelina Frood London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1924]. First edition, 8vo, presentation copy "Lawrence Austin Freeman, with best wishes from his father, R. Austin Freeman", original red cloth, slightly spotted, dustwrapper slightly frayed and with tear repaired on verso
Detective Fiction - Freeman, R. Austin The Surprising Experiences of Mr Shuttlebury Cobb London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1927. First edition, presentation copy "Lawrence Austin Freeman, with best wishes from his father, R. Austin Freeman, 10th April 1927", original brown cloth, dustwrapper slightly frayed and slightly soiled, small tape repair on verso
Detective Fiction - Freeman, R. Austin Three presentation copies, comprising The Mystery of 31 New Inn. Philadelphia: J.C. Winston Co., 1913. First American edition, presentation copy "Robert Freeman, with all good wishes from his brother, R. Austin Freeman, October 1913", original pictorial cloth, rubbed; Freeman, R. Austin A Silent Witness. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. First edition, presentation copy "Alfred de Sauty, with affectionate regards & all good wishes from his friend, R. Austin Freeman, 23rd August 1923", original red cloth, spine possibly recased, rubbed; Freeman, R. Austin The Golden Pool. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1927], Second edition, signed "R. Austin Freeman, November 1926" on front free endpaper, original blue cloth, dustwrapper slightly frayed and slightly soiled (3)
Detective Fiction - Freeman, R. Austin British editions, 34 volumes, comprising The Golden Pool. Cassell, 1905, Colonial issue; The Red Thumb Mark. Collingwood, [1907], date in ink at foot of title; The Eye of Osiris. Hodder, [1911], facsimile dust-jacket; The Eye of Osiris. Hodder, [1911], variant binding; The Singing Bone. Hodder, [1912]; The Unwilling Adventurer. [1913], proof copy with corrections in red ink by the author, including “Dedication, to my sons John & Lawrence”, maroon cloth; The Unwilling Adventurer. Hodder, [1913] The Exploits of Danby Croker. Duckworth, 1916, facsimile dust-jacket; The Great Portrait Mystery. Hodder, [1918], facsimile dust-jacket, text browned; The Puzzle Lock. Hodder, [1920], facsimile dust-jacket; A Savant’s Vendetta. C.A. Pearson, [1920], first British edition, dust-jacket; The Cat’s Eye. Hodder, [1923]; Puzzle Lock. Hodder, [1925], panelled red calf gilt, t.e.g.; The Golden Pool. Hodder, 1926, second edition; The D’Arblay Mystery. Hodder, [1926], sixth edition, facsimile dust-jacket; A Certain Dr Thorndyke. Hodder, [1927]; Flightly Phyllis. Hodder, [1928]; As a Thief in the Night. Hodder, [1928]; Mr Pottermack’s Oversight. Hodder, [1930]; When Rogues Fall Out. Hodder, 1932; Dr Thorndyke Intervenes. Hodder, 1933, reprinted; The D’Arblay Mystery. Hodder, 1936, 6th edition, dust-jacket; For the Defence: Dr Thorndyke. Hodder, 1934; The Penrose Mystery. Hodder, 1936, part of original wrapper bound in, facsimile dust-jacket; Felo de Se ? Hodder, 1937, facsimile dust-jacket; Mr Polton Explains. Hodder, 1940, facsimile dust-jacket; The Jacob Street Mystery. Hodder, 1942, dust-jacket; The Famous Cases of Dr Thorndyke. Hodder, [c.1929]; mostly first editions; and 7 later editions (33)
Detective Fiction - Freeman, R. Austin American editions, 23 volumes, mostly first American The Vanishing Man. New York: Dodd Mead, 1912, dust-jacket slightly frayed; A Silent Witness. Philadelphia, 1915, dust-jacket; The Blue Scarab. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1924; The Mystery of Angelina Frood. New York: Dodd Mead, 1925, dust-jacket; The Shadow of the Wolf. New York: Dodd Mead, 1925, dust-jacket; The Puzzle Lock. New York: Dodd Mead, 1926, dust-jacket; The Magic Casket. New York: Dodd Mead, 1927, dust-jacket; A Certain Dr. Thorndyke. New York: Dodd Mead, 1928, dust-jacket, ? Second American edition, dust-jacket; As a Thief in the Night. New York: Dodd Mead, 1928, dust-jacket; A Silent Witness. New York: Dodd Mead, 1929, dust-jacket frayed and torn; The Eye of Osiris. New York: Dodd Mead, 1929, dust-jacket; Dr Thorndyke’s Cases. New York: Dodd Mead, 1931, dust-jacket, slightly frayed; Dr Thorndyke’s Discovery. New York: Dodd Mead, 1932, dust-jacket; Dr Thorndyke Intervenes. New York: Dodd Mead, 1933, dust-jacket; For the Defense: Dr. Thorndyme. New York: Dodd Mead, 1934, dust-jacket; The Penrose Mystery. New York: Dodd Mead, 1936, dust-jacket; The Stoneware Monkey. New York: Dodd Mead, 1939, dust-jacket; Mr Polton Explains. New York: Dodd Mead, 1940, dustwrapper slightly torn; Dr Thorndyke’s Crime File. New York: Dodd Mead, 1941; The Unconscious Witness. New York: Dodd Mead, 1942, dust-jacket; The Dr Thorndyke Omnibus. New York: Dodd Mead, 1932, dust-jacket; And 2 later editions (The Singing Bone, 1923; The Mystery of 31, New Inn, 1930), (23)
Detective Fiction, British editions including Leroux, Gaston The Secret of the Night. 1914. First English edition; The Amazing Adventures of Carolus Herbert. 1922. First English edition; The Veiled Prisoner. 1923, First English edition; Morrison, Arthur Divers Vanities. Methuen, 1905, First edition, slightly spotted; McLaren, Christabel The Divine Gift. 1929, dustwrapper; Fitzhamon, Lewin The Rival Millionaires. 1904. First edition; Pain, Barry The Memoirs of Constantine Dix. T. Fisher Unwin, 1905. First edition, pictorial cloth, spine faded; Green, Anna Katharine The House of the Whispering Pines. Everleigh Nash, 1910, First British edition, pictorial cloth; "Ohnet, Georges" The Poison Dealer. T. Werner Laurie, [n.d.], original pictorial cloth; Vernon-Harcourt, F.C. Bolts and Bars. Digby Long, 1905. First edition, original pictorial cloth; , B Kernahan, Coulson. Captain Shannon. 1897, plate; Clouston, J. Store Carrington’s Cases. 1920, first edition, red pictorial cloth, spine slightly faded; Donovan, Dick. Eugene Vidocq. [1895], original green cloth gilt; Donovan, Dick. Deacon Brodie or Behind the Mask. 1901; Donovan, Dick The Adventures of Tyler Tatlock, Private Detective. 1900; Donovan, Dick The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch. 1897; Donovan, Dick The Crime of the Century. 1904, pictorial red cloth; Donovan, Dick A Gilded Serpent. 1908; Donovan, Dick The Triumphs Fabian Field. 1912; Lynch, Lawrence (E. Murdoch van Deventer) Against odds. 1894, pictorial cloth; Hornung, E.W. The Shadow of the Rope. 1902; Hornung, E.W. Mr Justice Raffles. 1909; Hornung, E.W. The Camera Fiend. 1910; Jepson, E. & M. Leblanc Arsene Lupin. Mills and Boon, 1909, rubbed; Leblanc, Maurice The Hollow Needle. 1911, pictorial cloth; Fletcher, J.S. False Scent. 1924, pictorial cloth; Cole, G.D.H. & Margaret The BlatchingtonTangle. 1926; The Death of a Millionaire. 192; Superintendent Wilson’s Holiday. 1928; The Man from the River. 1928; Connington, J.J. Tragedy at Ravensthorpe. 1927; Connington, J.J. Nemesis at Raynham Parva. 1929; Boothby, Guy Doctor Nikola. 1898; Boothby, Guy Farewell Nikola. 1901, first edition; Boothby, Guy Sailor’s Bridge, 1899, first edition, spine faded; Boothby, Guy A Bid for Freedom. 1904, first edition; Boothby, Guy The Woman of Death. 1900, first edition; Boothby, Guy Across the World for a Wife. 1898, first edition, spine faded; Reid, R. Every man his own detective. Calcutta, 1887; Caminada, Jerome. Twenty-five Years of Detective Life. Manchester, 1895; [Russell, William] Recollections of a Detective Police-Officer. London, 1856, [1st series only], contemporary half calf; all but 1 original cloth, some faded and or rubbed or slightly rubbed; and others (quantity)
Leather Bound Literature A Large Collection Thackeray, William Makepeace The Prose Works. London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1901-1903. 8vo, bound in 15 volumes in red half-calf gilt by Bayntun; Cooper, J. Fenimore The Last of the Mohicans. London: Cassell & Company, Limited, [n.d.] 8vo, half calf gilt; Wordsworth, William The Complete Poetical Works. London: Macmillan and Co., 1889. 8vo, contemporary tree calf gilt; Hanson, Charles Henry Stories of the Days of King Arthur. London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1887. 8vo, contemporary deep moroon calf gilt; Defoe, Daniel The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe... London: Chatto & Windus, 1890. 8vo, contemporary deep moroon calf gilt; Beloe, William Herodotus, translated from the Greek. London: Leigh and S. Sotheby, 1806. 4 volumes, 8vo, contemporary half calf gilt; Chambers Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London: W. and R. Chambers, 1882. Volumes 1-10, revised edition, large 8vo, half calf; The London Stage London: Sherwood and Co., [n.d.] 4 volumes, 8vo, half calf; English Translations From Ancient and Modern Poems. London: J. Johnson..., 1810. 3 volumes, large 8vo, later crushed red half morocco gilt; and a quantity of others by Bulwer, Scott, Goldsmith and others, sold not subject to return
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom Christmas Card signed by Queen Elizabeth with a photograph showing the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles and Princess Anne as small children sitting under a tree canopy with corgis, signed 'Elizabeth R.' 1957, 39 x 24cm, with accompanying envelope, framed and glazed
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom & the Duke of Edinburgh Signed Christmas Card with a photograph showing the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles and Princess Anne as small children sitting under a tree canopy with corgis, signed 'Elizabeth R.' and 'Philip' 1957, 39 x 24cm, folded, framed and glazed
![George III King of Great Britain and Ireland [later the United Kingdom] Document signed printed and manuscript on vellum, 30](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4cf549bc-a8e0-40fd-a1b5-acbb00b39752/5faf79df-3244-4baf-8d80-acc200c265be/468x382.jpg)
George IV, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland & Robert Peel as Home Secretary written on paper in a secretarial (or Peel's?) hand, instructing the preparation of a document authorising Sir William Alexander to, from time to time, "use and supply the ? and place of a Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper of our Great Seal...in Our Upper House of Parliament...", folded folio, 31.5 x 20cm, signed 'George R.' to the upper margin, and signed Robert Peel at the end, undated
George VI, King of the United Kingdom & Queen Elizabeth Signed Christmas Card 16 x 31cm, showing the King, Queen and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret standing outside a church, dated August 1941, signed 'George R.I.' and 'Elizabeth R.', framed and glazed; Printed document, signed 'George R.I.' to the upper right corner, granting the dignity of an Additional Commander of the Civil Division of the Order of the British Empire to John Marshall Esq., OBE, 30 x 39cm, framed and glazed; and a framed and glazed letter to a former Prisoner of War in Japan with the printed signature of George VI (3)
Leather bindings, a large quantity including Burton, R. The Anatomy of Melancholy. 1806, 2 volumes, contemporary calf; McCulloch, J.R. A Dictionary... of Commerce. 1834. 1 volume in 2, folding maps, contemporary half calf, worn; Shirley, James The Dramatic Works and Poems. 1833. 6 volumes, contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed; Chesterfield, Earl of Letters... to his Son. 1775, 4 volumes, contemporary calf, rubbed, lacking several labels; Windham, William Speeches in Parliament. 1812, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf, rubbed; "A South-American" Outline of the Revolution in Spanish America. 1817, contemporary half calf; approximately 100 volumes; Arabian Tales, or a Continuation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, translated by Robert Heron. Edinburgh, 1792, 4 volumes, 12mo, engraved plates, contemporary half calf, rubbed
![Miscellaneous Books a quantity, including "Orwell, George" [Eric Arthur Blair] The Road to Wigan Pier. London, 1937, Left Boo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4cf549bc-a8e0-40fd-a1b5-acbb00b39752/a26f8fcd-37da-4f08-8bda-acc200c28b4a/468x382.jpg)
Miscellaneous Books a quantity, including "Orwell, George" [Eric Arthur Blair] The Road to Wigan Pier. London, 1937, Left Book Club Edition, 32 illustrations on 16 plates, original orange cloth, lightly marked; Sue, Eugene The Mysteries of Paris. 1845, 3 volumes, large 8vo, contemporary half calf gilt; Goldsmith, O. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature. [c.1870], 2 volumes, large 8vo, plates, contemporary half calf gilt; Thomson, James The Works. 1802, 3 volumes, 8vo, vellum gilt, two volumes bowed; Bates, H.E. Down the River. 1937. Wood-engravings by Agnes Miller Parker, worn dustwrapper; Bates, H.E. Through the Woods. New York, 1936, wood-engravings by A.M. Parker, original cloth, faded; Jekyll, Gertrude Wood and Garden. 1910. 8vo, original buckram gilt; Bagot, R. The Italian Lakes. A & C Black, 1912, pictorial cloth gilt; Gosse, P.H. A History of the British Sea-Anemones and Corals. 1860, chromolithographed plates, original cloth gilt; Ferguson, J. The Illustrated Handbook of Architecture. 1859, 2 volumes, contemporary maroon morocco gilt, slightly rubbed; French, James Weir Modern Power Generation. 1908, 2 volumes, folio, original cloth gilt by Talwin Morris; Wood, J.G. Homes without Hands. 1869, green half morocco, White, Gilbert The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. 1853, contemporary half calf gilt; Beeton, Mrs. Beeton's Every-day Cookery and Housekeeping Book. [c.1880], original cloth; and others (3 boxes)
![The Holy Bible John Field, publisher Cambridge: John Field, 1668 [NT dated 1666]. Small 4to, lacking leaf 2Pi1 (i.e the dedic](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4cf549bc-a8e0-40fd-a1b5-acbb00b39752/742267c8-5f08-42bc-98d8-acc200c2b997/468x382.jpg)
The Holy Bible John Field, publisher Cambridge: John Field, 1668 [NT dated 1666]. Small 4to, lacking leaf 2Pi1 (i.e the dedication leaf), lower right corner of Oo4 torn with very slight loss to text, lacking the Apocrypha [ESTC R18074]; [bound with] Index Biblicus: or an exact Concordance to the Holy Bible... Cambridge: John Field, 1668 [ESTC R25715]; [bound with] The Psalms of David in Meeter. Edinburgh: Andrew Anderson, 1669 [ESTC R33009], some trimming to headers; in contemporary black morocco with gilt tooling to spine, covers with gilt tooled borders depicting angel and floral motifs, white metal corners and clasps (one clasp broken), engraved white metal discs to covers, bookplate, ownership inscriptions of Jane Muir Mackenzie (1787) and John A. Fairley, 1918, stating that the Bible was a gift from Lady Frances R. Muir
![[Stanmore, Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, Baron, 1829-1912] Mauritius. Records of Private and of Public Edinburgh: Printed by R. &am](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4cf549bc-a8e0-40fd-a1b5-acbb00b39752/87ebdbbe-671e-4b31-a71b-acc200c4ba1f/468x382.jpg)
[Stanmore, Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, Baron, 1829-1912] Mauritius. Records of Private and of Public Edinburgh: Printed by R. & R. Clark, 1894, "Private and Confidential. To be regarded as though in Manuscript", 2 volumes, 8vo, original grey cloth, paper labels, small tear to vol. 2 spine. RARE: Only 4 copies recorded in UK libraries.; Rae, William Charles Mauritius. A Handbook on the Constitution, Practice and Proceedings of the Council of Government of Mauritius. Mauritius, Port Louis, 1896. 8vo, maroon half morocco, rubbed (3)
7 Quarto works on Scotland, including Morison, D. Sketches of Scenes in Scotland. Perth: R. Morison, 1834. 4to, etched plates, green half morocco, rubbed; James, Henry Notes on the Parallel Roads of Lochaber. Southampton, 1874. 4to, 9 plates, large folding map on linen, original cloth gilt, spine worn; Loch, James. Memoir of George Granville, late Duke of Sutherland. 1835. 4to, Privately Printed, engraved and lithographed plates, original green cloth gilt; Pennant, Thomas The Literary Life of the late Thomas Pennant, by Himself. London, 1793. Large 4to, large paper copy, library and cancellation stamp to title, engraved plates, one hand-coloured, modern black morocco-backed marbled boards, uncut; [Tiree Sale Prospectus] For Sale the Island of Tiree. 1902, folding plan, original wrappers bound in, cloth; Bovet, Anne de l'Ecosse. Paris, 1898, 4to, plates, illustrations, pictorial half morocco, rubbed; White, Captain T.P. Archaeological Sketches in Scotland Knapdale and Gigha. Edinburgh, 1875. Folio, map and 49 plates, original brown pictorial cloth gilt, neatly rebacked
Crawfurd, John Journal of an Embassy from the Govenor-General of India to the Courts of Siam and Cochin China. London: H. Colburn & R. Bentley, 1830. Second edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, 14 (of 15) lithographed plates and maps, lacking Map of Siam and Cochin China, very small marginal stain to a few plates, a few small spots, original maroon cloth, spines faded, bindings detached
Mauritius, the Indian Ocean and Southern Africa 11 Books, comprising Boyle, Charles John Far Away. London: Chapman and Hall, 1867. 8vo, original green cloth gilt; Holman, James Travels in Madras, Ceylon, Mauritius, Cormoro Islands, Zanzibar, Calcutta... London: George Routledge, 1840. Second edition, 8vo, contemporary half morocco, upper cover detached; Pike, Nicholas Sub-Tropical Rambles in the Land of the Aphanapteryx. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1873. 8vo, frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 13 plates, original blue cloth gilt; and another copy in variant brown cloth; Martin, R. Montgomery History of Southern Africa. London: John Mortimer, 1836. 12mo, frontispiece, contemporary calf gilt; Toussaint, Auguste Harvest of the Sea. The Mauritius Sea Story in outline. Port Louis, 1966. 8vo, original wrappers, some soiling; [Idem] Early American Trade with Mauritius. Port Louis, 1954. 8vo, original paper-covered boards; [Idem] History of the Indian Ocean. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1966. 8vo, original blue cloth gilt, dust-jacket price-clipped; Barnwell, P.J. Visits and Despatches (Mauritius, 1598-1948). Port Louis, 1948. 8vo, original wrappers; Bontekoe, Willem Ysbrantsz Memorable Description of the East Indian Voyage 1618-25. London: Broadway House, George Routeledge & Sons, Ltd., 1929. 8vo (facsimile copy), original red cloth, dust-jacket; Olmsted, J.M.D. Charles-Édouard Brown Séquard. A Nineteenth Century Neurologist and Endrocrinologist. Baltimore. The John Hopkins Press, 1946. 8vo, original red cloth gilt, dust-jacket linen-backed (11)
Scottish History and Topography, a large collection including Fleming, J.A. Scottish Pottery. 1923; Vallance, H.A. The History of the Highland Railway. 1938, dustwrapper; Ashburnham, Countess of Lady Grisell Baillie. 1892; Crockett, W.S. Footsteps of Scott. 1909; Geikie, A. The Scenery of Scotland. 1901; Green, C.E. East Lothian. 1907. 4to, original buckram gilt, t.e.g.; Miller, James. The History of Dunbar. Dunbar, 1859, additional title and lithographed plates, original cloth; M’Crie, Thomas & others The Bass Rock. 1847, plates, original cloth; M’Neill, P. Prestonpans and Vicinity. 1902, pictorial cloth gilt; Wilson, J. Wilson’s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland. [c.1890], 6 volumes in 3, 4to, contemporary half calf gilt; Hall, R. The History of Galashiels. 1898. 4to, number 363 of 425 copies, original cloth gilt, spine slightly discoloured; Younger, John Autobiography of John Younger, Shoemaker, St. Boswells. Kelso, 1881, original cloth; Taylor, J. Curling, the Ancient Scottish Game. 1884, original cloth; Reid, Alan The Royal Burgh of Forfar. Paisley, 1902, original red cloth gilt; and c. 60 others (3 boxes)
![Scottish History, Topography & Antiquities including [Warrender, Margaret] Marchmont and the Humes of Polwarth. 1894. Lar](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4cf549bc-a8e0-40fd-a1b5-acbb00b39752/db66e3df-7048-4c7e-ba8a-acc200c5012a/468x382.jpg)
Scottish History, Topography & Antiquities including [Warrender, Margaret] Marchmont and the Humes of Polwarth. 1894. Large 8vo, plates, red morocco gilt, g.e.; McUre, John A View of the City of Glasgow. Glasgow: J. Duncan, 1736. 8vo, 4 plates (2 folding), green morocco by Ramage. g.e.; Bede, Cuthbert Clencreggan. 1861, 2 volumes, plates, original green cloth; [Colvill, Samuel] The Whigs Supplication, or the Scotch-Hudibras. Glasgow: R. Urie, 1751. 12mo, calf, boards detached; Chambers, Robert Tracings of the North of Europe. 1850, Reprint of 50 copies for private distribution, 1850. 12mo, presentation copy to Hugh Miller, original red cloth; Heriot, George Memoirs of George Heriot, Jeweller to King James VI. 1822. 12mo, engraved title and plates, half calf gilt; Buchan, Peter Ancient Ballads and Songs of the North of Scotland. 1828, 2 volumes, 8vo, later panelled calf gilt, rubbed, hinges weak; Johnstone, Hunter, publishers To Roslin from the Far West. [n.d.], 12mo, original pictorial boards; Thompson, W., publisher Land of Scott or the Tourists Guide to the Vale of the Tweed. Berwick upon Tweed, [n.d.], 12mo, original red cloth gilt; Excerpta Scotica Edinburgh, 1825. 8vo, [reprinted extracts], contemporary half calf, worn; [Innes, Cosmo] Concerning some Scotch Surnames. Edinburgh, 1860. 8vo, original quarter morocco, rubbed; M'Culloch, William T History of the 'Maiden' or Scottish Beheading Machine. Edinbugh, 1870 [offprint, From the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland]. 8vo, illustrations, later wrappers; Macleod, Donald Lochlomond Steamboat Companies. Dumbarton, [c.1889], 8vo, original blue cloth; Stevenson, T.G. The Bibliography of James Maidment. 1883, Printed for Private Circulation, original quarter morocco, Dundee The Post Office Dundee Directory for 1846-47. Dundee, original cloth; Nelson, T., publishers Souvenir of Scotland, 1897. 120 chromolithographed views on 60 plates, original cloth; David MacBrayne Ltd, Steamers Summer Tours in Scotland. Glasgow and the Highlands. [c.1880], 8vo, original pictorial red cloth gilt; Hill, C. Historic Memorials & Reminiscences of Stockbridge. 1887, illustrations, original cloth; Munro, Hugh A Cruise to the Western Isles. Glasgow, 1937, 12mo, signed by the author, original cloth; Edinburgh, University Press The New Amphion, being the Book of the Edinburgh University Union Fancy Fair. 1886. 12mo, number 10 of 100 copies, contemporary vellum, t.e.g.; Gunn, John. The Orkney Book. 1909, original pictorial cloth; Parkhill, John. Ten Years' Experience of a Betheral's Life. Paisley, 1859. 8vo, original cloth; Lauder, Thomas D An Account of the Great Floods of August 1829. 1830, 8vo, plates, maps, later cloth, a few preliminary leaves slightly stained in margin; [Woodburytype Photographs] Historical Notes of Free St. Stephens Edinburgh, 1888, 8vo, original cloth; Grant, James Memoirs of James, Marquis of Montrose. 1853, presented by Francis Napier to Lord Napier and Ettrick, extensivly annotated, contemporary half calf, joints cracking; Edinburgh The Post Office Annual Directory. 1808. 12mo, 1 folding plan, original boards, rebacked; and another (29)
A Victorian silver plated table centre candelabra in the Egypto-Classical Revival taste, the centre pedestal with candle holder and drip tray holding two tiers of three graduated arms with candle holders and drip trays, each with ram's head finials and scrolling and floral medallion decoration, raised on a tapering fluted column with acanthus knop, raised on a trefoil base set with hippocampus, inscribed "Presented by the Congregation of St. Andrew Undershaft to the Revd A R Vardy M.A. as an Expression of their Affection and Esteem July 1872", 83 cm high x 49 cm wide approx CONDITION REPORTS One of the branches is loose and has been packed with tin foil. Base has some knocks, bumps, etc, pitting throughout as well as a small crack / fault line near one of the hippocampus's wing base. Three of the candle sconces arms have damage - one of which appears to have been repaired. Generally in need of a clean. Residue of cleaning material in some areas. General wear and tear to include surface scratching, some pitting, etc all conducive with age and use. See images for more details.
AFTER THOMAS BOWLES (ca 1689 - 1767) "The Chinese house, the rotunda and the company in masquerade in Renelagh Gardens", black and white engraving, later coloured, printed for R Wilkinson, London, approx 42.5 cm x 55 cm including frame and FRANK NORIE (fl 1870 -1900) "Middle Eastern scene with boat on bank and figures in tents in background with flag flying", watercolour, signed lower right, approx 28.5 cm x 30.5 cm
R PROVIS "Lifeboat Launch", oil on board, signed lower right, 36cm x 48cm, together with a collection of other works, including ZSUZSA "Church by River", oil on board, signed lower right, and another similar work by the same hand, three various Cornish coastal oils with buildings attributed to FRANK McNICHOL, all unsigned, and a modern needlework study of man and woman and flowers inscribed "Love - The Greatest Gift We Can Give Each Other"
G R MORETTI (19th/20th Century) "Cardinals seated in library", watercolour, signed lower left, image approx 34 cm x 51.5 cm, together with two boxes of assorted, mainly mid-20th Century and later books to include SAMUEL PEPYS "The Years of Peril" and "The Sailor of the Navy" by ARTHUR BRYANT, etc, together with two coloured engravings and a box of sundry china, glass and pewter wares, together with a ladies hat
R CADOGAN ROTHERY "From Twickenham Ferry, a study of Twickenham Ferry and Eel Pie Island with view of Star & Garter Hotel, Richmond", watercolour signed, inscribed and dated 1880 lower right, 33cm x 49cm, together with ARTHUR BELL "Goodrich Castle", watercolour signed and dated '78 lower right, 27cm x 36cm, A N PYBUS "Fougères - Brittany", a pencil study signed, titled and dated April 12th 1899 lower right, inscribed on label verso "....given to M I Varley by the Executors of A N Pybus", 17.5cm x 22cm, together with three other various watercolours, colour print of fishing boat and tender AFTER GEORGE MORLAND, black and white engraving "Portrait of William Wordsworth" AFTER MISS MARGARET GILLIES in bird, s-eye maple frame, another coloured engraving of Young Lady Writing Letter and a Chinese silk panel of butterflies and flowers
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