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Lot 248

A Victorian silver spirit flask, Atkin Brothers, London 1877, oval form with turn-off lid, engraved 'D. R. Godfrey', 4¾in. (12cm.) long; together with a Victorian fiddle pattern tea spoon, Henry Holland, London 1875, engraved 'David Godfrey', weight 3.75 tr.oz. (2) * Condition: Flask has a long (2in. ) line dent to one side. Otherwise good. Marks slightly rubbed but all legible. Spoon in good condition.

Lot 69

OLIVER J. R. Upper Teviotdale & The Scotts of Buccleuch. Illus. by T. H. Laidlaw. Quarto. Orig. dark blue cloth gilt. Hawick, 1887; also Keith S. M. Scott, Scott ... Being a Collection of Scott Pedigrees, No. 47 of 170, illus., dark cloth gilt, Newcastle, 1923 & Sir Walter Scott as a Judge, orig. cloth, 1918. (3).

Lot 182

GRANT JAMES. History of India. 2 vols. Illus. Quarto. Half dark morocco, rubbed. Cassell, n.d.; also 4 others, India. (6). Condition Report. Cassell's Illustrated History of India - James Grant: No dates. Bindings scuffed and chipped, especially on corners and spines (No splitting). Private library stamp on coloured end papers. Foxing throughout both volumes, Volume I particularly affected.The History of The British Empire in India and The East - Dr. E. H. Nolan, London, Virtue.: No date, plates only, poor condition, disbound, foxing throughout.The Indian Empire -R. Montgomery Martin, London Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd.: No dates, chipped and worn bindings, some splitting especially Volume I. Foxing through all volumes.

Lot 167

MITFORD MARY R. Belford Regis or Sketches of a Country Town. 3 vols. Half calf. 1835.

Lot 187

CONDER C. R. The Tell Amarna Tablets. Maps. Orig. cloth, rather worn. 1894; also 11 various travel & topography. (12).

Lot 77

CRAIG R. S. & LAING A. The Hawick Tradition of 1514, the Town's Common Flag & Seal. Illus. by Tom Scott & others. Small quarto. Orig. red cloth. Hawick, 1898; also R. S. Craig, Hawick & the Border, 1927 & 1 other vol. (3).

Lot 71

BORLAND R. Yarrow, Its Poets & Poetry. Eng. plates. Large paper. Orig. green cloth. Galashiels, 1908; also the 1st ed. of the same, 1890 & 2 others re. Yarrow. (4).

Lot 76

BORLAND R. Border Raids & Reivers. Illus. by Tom Scott. Orig. maroon cloth. Dalbeattie, 1898; also a worn copy of Russell, The Haigs of Bemersyde & 3 others. (5).

Lot 387

MIXED, odds, inc. R. Sinclair Billiards (6), Salmon & Gluckstein Magical Series (4), J. Sinclair Tricks (2), Nichols Orders of Chivalry (5) etc., creased (1), corner knocks etc., FR to VG, 25

Lot 168

A silver pedestal bowl with pierced butterfly and floral decoration on an oval foot by R F Mosley & Co, 4 h, 11 w, total weight 678 grams

Lot 264

An early 19th century silver pair cased verge pocket watch by James Shilling, Green Street, silver cased, hallmarked 1827 with initials J R together with a heavy graduated, silver watch chain

Lot 207

Militaria - a WWI medal, awarded to PTE. R. Hardy, R. Fus; a WWII rifle scope inscribed GWZF420799 ddx; Tank Regiment cap badges; etc

Lot 143

A COLLECTION OF MINIATURE ORNAMENTAL POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, INCLUDING A ROYAL DOULTON EARTHENWARE BLUE IRIS AND GILT VASE, 16CM H, PRINTED MARK, CIRCA 1900, AN F & R PRATT POT LID AND BASE, A ROYAL WORCESTER MINIATURE MUG PAINTED WITH A BIRD, PUCE PRINTED MARK, A ROYAL CROWN DERBY MINIATURE JAPAN PATTERN TEACUP, AN ARCADIAN CRESTED CHINA BEAKER, A MID 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN FLORAL PAINTED MUG, ETC

Lot 137

AN F & R PRATT & CO OVAL COMPORT DECORATED WITH THE BLIND FIDDLER AFTER SIR DAVID WILKIE, 34CM OVER HANDLES, PRINTED MARK, CIRCA 1860

Lot 403

†WILFRED KNOX (1884-1966) THE CLIPPER SHIP "BLUE JACKET" signed with the artist's pseudonym R McGregor, watercolour, 25.5 x 36cm ++In fine condition

Lot 221

Several early 20th century plate cameras to include an Ensign Focal plane reflex, a C.P. Goerz Anastigmat no362451, an Apem reflex, body only and a mahogany-bound plate camera with accessories, also three vintage photography-related books to include 'The British Journal Photographic Almanac 1935', R. Child Bayley 'Photographic Enlarging' and M. Lillington-Hall 'Colour Photography for the Amateur' (7).

Lot 635

A large quantity of paintings and prints to include railway-related prints, prints of old Liverpool, religious icon prints in the Russian style, Unattributed; an oil on board, still life of wine bottle and fruit and after R A Spencer-Ford; a signed print of Ironbridge and church, Shropshire etc.

Lot 174

A late 18th-early 19th R & Co French brass carriage clock, white enamel rectangular dial set with Roman numerals, stamped 'R & Co, Made in Paris' to back of movement.

Lot 171

A late 19th-early 20th century French R & Co Paris brass carriage clock, rectangular white enamel dial set with Roman numerals, overall height 10.5cm.

Lot 263

A GENTLEMAN'S SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING, the chequer board panel set with twelve vivid blue small sapphires within a border of twenty six small round brilliant cut diamonds to a wide 18ct white gold shank, size R 1/2 (Est. plus 18% premium inc. VAT)

Lot 322

THE BALL-CONDUCTOR containing Directions for the Performances of Quadrilles, Mescolanzes… R & J Lowe, Second Edition, 1822, Glasgow, pp 144, red wallet style binding, all edges gilt. Guide to ballroom dancing from the Regency period (Est. plus 18% premium inc. VAT)

Lot 467

FREDERICK R. FITZGERALD (1869-1944), Norwegian Fjord, watercolour and pencil, signed, 15" x 22", gilt frame (subject to Artists Resale Right) (Est. plus 18% premium inc. VAT)

Lot 435

A FIRST WORLD WAR R. CATON WOODVILLE CIGARETTE BOX, after Rudyard Kipling, with embossed decoration on lion paw feet, 7 3/4" wide (Est. plus 18% premium inc. VAT)

Lot 188

A SOLITAIRE DIAMOND RING, the brilliant cut stone of approximately 0.25cts in a square setting on wide shoulders and a plain 18ct gold shank, size R (Est. plus 18% premium inc. VAT)

Lot 331

THE PRACTICAL DIRECTORY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LANDED PROPERTY, R Scott Burn, 1882, William Paterson, 2 Vols, publisher's brown cloth (2) (Est. plus 18% premium inc. VAT)

Lot 149

England & Wales. Stent (Peter), A new map of the Kingdome of England and the Principality of Wales, taken out of J. S., published John Overton, 1673, hand coloured engraved map with twenty-nine vignettes of the principal cities of England and Wales, central fold repaired on verso, 405 x 515 mm R. W. Shirley. Printed Maps of the British Isles 1650 - 1750. Stent 1 state 6. (1)

Lot 551

Roberts (K.B. & Tomlinson, J.D.W.). The Fabric of the Body. European Traditions of Anatomical Illustration, 1st edition, OUP, 1992, black and white illustrations, original cloth in pictorial card slipcase, 4to, together with Thorndike (Lynn & Kibre, Pearl), A Catalogue of Incipits of Mediaeval Scientific Writings in Latin, revised and augmented edition, 1963, original cloth in glassine dust jacket, 4to, plus Hunter (Richard & Macalpine, Ida), Three Hundred Years of Psychiatry 1535-1860, A History Presented in Selected English Texts, 1st edition, 1963, autograph letter signed from the authors to R. St. G. Moody tipped on to front endpaper with accompanying envelope, original cloth in rubbed and soiled dust jacket, small folio, plus other medical history, bibliography and history From the retirement stock of David and Lynn Smith. (3 shelves)

Lot 260

*Spilsbury (Francis B.). The Grand Vizier's Tent, Zeta near Jaffa in Syria, The Lake of Tiberia, Jacob's Bridge, Joseph's Pit and Well, Caesaria, Jezzar Pacha condemning a Criminal, Mount Tabor, The Pilgrim's astle, A Dance at Genin, Arab Huts at Zeta [and] Daniel Bryan, origianlly published in 'Picturesque Scenery in the Holy Land and Syria', published Edward Orme, 1803, together twelve aquatints with contemporary hand colouring, each approximately 295 x 390 mm, together with Milton (T.), Part of the New City of Alexandria with the Lighthouse, The Obelisks at Alexandria called Cleopatra's Needles [and] Tomb of the Virgin Mary, originally published in '"Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire", published R. Bowyer [1801 - 1804], three aquatints with contemporary hand colouring, each approximately 245 x 325 mm, with fourteen uncoloured 18th century engravings, mostly of Ceylon and China, plus Wordsworth (Christopher), Greece, Pictorial, Descriptive and Historical, parts 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11 & 12 (bound in 6 parts), published William S. Orr and Co., 1839, eleven uncoloured engravings and two engraved maps (only), numerous wood engravings to text, publishers printed paper wrappers, dust soiled, creased and worn, 8vo (37)

Lot 431

Pott (Percivall). A Treatise on Ruptures, 1st edition, printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, 1756, title with contemporary ink inscription bearing the name 'R. Robertson', some spotting and soiling, endpapers renewed, with early ink shelfmark on verso of front free endpaper, contemporary calf gilt, rebacked, both covers bearing gilt coat of arms with 'Reg Hosp Gren' (Royal Hospital School, Greenwich), edges rubbed, 8vo, together with Astruc (John), A Treatise on the Fistula of the Anus, Written Originally in Latin..., 1st English Edition, 1738, engraved folding plate, close-trimmed, with ink library stamp, dated title-page to each section, early 20th century red cloth gilt, slightly rubbed and faded, 8vo, plus Misaurus (Philander, pseudonym), The Honour of the Gout..., 1735, title with early ink ownership name to head, disbound, 8vo, with three others: Jan Baptista Van Helmont's Deliramenta Catarrhi: Or the Incongruities, Impossibilites and Absurdities Couched under the Vulgar Opinion of Defluxions, 1650, George Cheyne's The English Malady: Or a Treatise of Nervous Diseases of all Kinds, as Spleen, Vapours, Lowness of Spirits, Hypopochondriacal, and Hysterical Distempers, 1733, and Emmenologia, by John Freind, 1729 First work Garrison & Morton 3576. Includes the first description of a congenital hernia. (6)

Lot 444

Torti (Francesco). Therapeutice Specialis ad Febres Periodicas Perniciosas, 3rd revised edition, Venice, 1732, engraved frontispiece and folding plate with closed tear repair, heavy foxing and some marginal dampstaining, contemporary vellum, heavily soiled, together with Alpini (Prosper), De Praesagienda Vita et Morte Aegrotantium Libri Septem... cum Praefatione Hermanni Boerhaave, new edition, Leyden, 1710, title printed in red and black with printer's woodcut device, some spotting and marginal browning, a little dampstaining, library ink stamps to title verso and dedication leaf, contemporary calf, old calf reback and corner repairs, rubbed, plus Celsus (Aulus Cornelius), Medicinae Libri Octo, ex recensione Leonardi Targae..., 1785, half-title, several small circular red ink stamp including one to title, academic presentation inscription for R. De Rouille to front endpaper with his name label at foot of title, spotting throughout, closed tear repair to final leaf before main text, modern quarter calf gilt, all 4to, plus other mostly smaller-format Latin medical interest including some dissertations etc. (24)

Lot 558

Dickens (Charles). The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club, circa 1837, black and white illustrations by R. Seymour & "Phiz", water marks to the head of endpapers through pages 17, some minor toning, original green cloth, front board water marked to head, rear board lightly marked, spine lightly faded and rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, together with Thackeray (W.M), The Chronicle of the Drum, 1886, 32 black and white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor marks, original gilt decorated yellow cloth, boards and spine lightly toned and rubbed to head and foot, 4to, and Maclise (D., illustrator), Moore's Irish Melodies, 1846, numerous black and white illustrations, original decorated boards rubbed with some minor loss to spine, 8vo, plus other mostly 19th century literature and reference, all original cloth, some gilt decorated, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)

Lot 61

Morris (Beverley R.). British Game Birds and Wildfowl, Groombridge and Sons, circa 1870, 60 hand-coloured plates, light spotting front and rear, marginal soiling to endpapers, original green cloth gilt, small splits to joints, some edge wear, 4to (1)

Lot 25

Ackermann (R., Publisher). The History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's Westminster, its Antiquities and Monuments, 2 vols., 1st edition, 1812, half-titles discarded, additional hand-coloured engraved title in volume 2 (signed A. Pugin delt.), eighty hand-coloured aquatint and engraved plates, engraved portrait of William Vincent and single-page ground plan, list of subscribers present, offsetting, toning and spotting mostly to text, armorial bookplate of Edward Crocker of Ballynagarde to upper pastedowns, hinges cracked, all edges gilt, near contemporary full green morocco with elaborate gilt decoration, spine a little faded, joints and extremities slightly rubbed, bookseller's label of E. Madden, 7 Grafton Street to pastedowns, large 4to Abbey, Scenery of Great Britain, 213. Large Paper copy of the second or later issue, with the first plate in the second volume, 'Aymer de Valance', is signed: A. Pugin delt, which is usually considered as a point proving second or later issue then when signed: F. Mackenzie. Each volume contains a tipped-in presentation inscription 'Presented to Sir Nicholas Waterhouse by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster in grateful appreciation of his services as Auditor of Westminster Abbey 1916-1960' and signed by members of the Dean and Chapter Eric S. Abbott (Dean of Westminster), Adam Fox, Stephen J. Marriott, Edward Carpenter and Michael S. Stancliffe. (2)

Lot 327

[Hurtado de Mendoza, Diego]. Lazarillo: or the Excellent History of Lazarillo de Tormes, the witty Spaniard. Both parts. The first translated by David Rowland, and the second gather'd out of the Chronicles of Toledo by Iean de Luna a Castilian, and done into English by the same Authour, London: Printed by R. Hodgkinsonne, 1655, extra-illustrated with engraved portrait and 15 plates from an earlier French edition (each trimmed to image and laid down on later paper), occasional annotations, browning and spotting, late 19th century half calf, later morocco title label, rubbed and some wear, 8vo (Wing L761A), together with Quevedo Villegas (Francisco de), Fortune in her Wits, or, the Hour of all Men... Translated into English by Capt. John Stevens, 1st English edition, 1697, slight worming to inner margin of initial 3 leaves, signature to upper & lower blank margin of title (cropped at head), late 19th century blind decorated calf, slim 8vo (Wing Q188) (2)

Lot 143

British Isles. Ortelius (Abraham), Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae sive Britannicar Insularum descriptio, [1606], hand coloured engraved map orientated to the east, central fold strengthened on verso, 345 x 496 mm, English text on verso Marcel van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps, no.16. R. W. Shirley, Early Printed Maps of the British Isles 1477 - 1650, no.86. (1)

Lot 321

Godwin (William). Essay on Sepulchres: or, a Proposal for Erecting some Memorial of the Illustrious Dead in all Ages on the Spot where their Remains have been Interred, 1st edition, 1809, engraved frontispiece (short closed tear to blank fore-margin), lightly offsetting, 12pp. of publisher's advertisements at rear, contemporary tree calf, rebacked, extremities rubbed, small 8vo, together with [Cobbett, William], A Bone to Gnaw for the Democrats. By Peter Porcupine..., To which is Prefixed a Rod, for the Backs of the Critics; Containing an Historical Sketch of the Present State of Political Criticism in Great Britain..., by Humphrey Hedgehog, J. Wright, 1797, half-title with early ink ownership name to head, O4 with small loss to blank fore-margin, modern quarter calf, gilt-lettered spine, single wormhole at top of front joint, 12mo, plus The Pride of Britannia Humbled; or, The Queen of the Ocean Unqueened, by "The American Cock Boats"...,Cincinnati: John R. Fletcher, William Pounsford, and Williams and Mason, 1817, some brown staining, mainly to blank margins, scattered spotting, B4 with early ink annotation to blank upper margin, edges uncut, with minor insect damage at tail of first few leaves, paper wrappers, 8vo in 6s, plus Advice to Young Men, and (Incidentally) to Young Women, in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life..., published by the Author, 1829, a few spots, front pastedown with early ink inscription and bookseller's ticket, contemporary half calf, some wear, 8vo, plus four related including duplicates (8)

Lot 9

Frankland (C. Colville). Narrative of a Visit to the Courts of Russia and Sweden, in the Years 1830 and 1831, 2 volumes in one, 1832, folding aquatint frontispiece, folding plan, occasional light soiling, contemporary half calf, rebacked, edges rubbed, 8vo, together with A History of the Operations of the French and British Armies in Egypt, from the Landing of Bonaparte to the Restoration of the Ottoman Power... by several gentlemen, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1809-10, two folding engraved plates, two folding engraved maps and plans, torn without loss, illustrations, some spotting and damp stains, contemporary half calf, joints cracking, rubbed, 8vo, plus The Valley of Kashmir, by Walter R. Lawrence, 1895, folding map, half-tone illustrations, some light spotting, previous owner signature, original boards, spine toned and rubbed, some edge wear, 4to, with others including Edward Daniel Clarke's Travels in Russia, Tartary and Turkey, Edinburgh, 1839, A. Henry Savage Landor's In the Forbidden Land, 2 volumes, 1898 (rebacked) and T.E. Lawrence's Revolt in the Desert, 1927 (17)

Lot 144

British Isles. Speed (John), The Kingdome of Great Britaine and Ireland, published Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, [1676], engraved map with early hand colouring, inset views of london and Edinburgh, inset map of the Orkney islands, one repaired tear, some creasing and soiling to margins, 380 x 510 mm R. W. Shirley. Early Printed Maps of the British Isles 1477 - 1650, no.316. (1)

Lot 139

British Isles. Willdey (George), To his sacred and most excellent majesty George by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, France & Ireland &c. This map of Great Britain and Ireland corrected from the newest & most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Majesty's loyal and most obedient subject and Servant George Willdey, 1715, engraved map on two conjoined sheets, contemporary outline colouring, inset map of the Shetland islands, inset oval portrait of George I, an allegorical scene of Hercules defeating the Hydra, a large royal coat of arms, an advertisment for the wares sold in George Willdey's shop to the lower left corner and a maritime vignette, vertical margins trimmed and frayed to neat line with borders replaced, old folds strengthened on verso, slight browning to old folds, 960 x 655 mm R. W. SHirley. Printed maps of the British Isles 1650 - 1750. Willdey 2. Uncommon. (1)

Lot 316

Education. The Usefulness of Dramatic Interludes, in the Education of Youth: an Oration Spoke before the Masters and Scholars of the University of Basil, by Mr. Werenfels, translated from the Latin by Mr. Duncombe, 1st English edition, R. Dodsley, 1744, title (repaired to verso) with engraved vignette and small loss to fore-margin affecting one word, some light finger-soiling and dampstaining, paper wrappers (soiled), 4to, together with Schools for the Industrious Classes; or, the Present State of Education among the Working People of England, 2nd edition, 1837, modern quarter morocco, spine faded, 12mo, plus Wilson (Thomas), The True Christian Method of Educating the Children both of the Rich and Poor, by Thomas Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, J. Osborn, 1745, A5 with short closed tear, unopened, paper wrappers, dampstained and worn, 12mo, plus another defective copy of the same, plus four others similar and two duplicates (8)

Lot 213

*Audubon (John James). Mangrove Cuckoo, Shore Lark [and] Audubons Warbler, Hermit Warbler, Black-throated Warbler, [1827 - 1838], together three engravings by R. Havell with contemporary hand colouring, the Cuckoo with slight overall toning, the Shore Lark with staining, the Warblers stained with some damage affecting the image and laid on later card, each approximately 500 x 310 mm Plate numbers 34, 40 & 79. (3)

Lot 335

Lovell (Robert & Robert Southey). Poems: Containing the Retrospect, Odes, Elegies, Sonnets &c., 1st edition, Bath, printed by R. Cruttwell, and sold by C. Dilly, 1795, half-title present, light marginal discolouration to final few leaves, contemporary ink signature of F. Sellwood to front pastedown, and slightly later ownership signature of J. Field to front endpaper, contemporary sprinkled full calf, rubbed and some wear with joints cracked, outer edges with old damp marking, 8vo, together with [Gifford, William, editor], The Beauties of the Anti-Jacobin; or, Weekly Examiner; containing every article of permanent utility in that valuable and highly esteemed paper, literary and political; the whole of the excellent poetry; together with explanatory notes, biographical anecdotes and a preforatory advertisement, by the editor, printed by J. Plymsell, at the Anti-Jacobin Press, 1799, light spotting to title and final leaf of text, untrimmed, early ink signature of Borlase Adams to front endpaper, original boards, soiled and somewhat worn, with upper cover detached, 8vo Tinker 1948. Wise, Two Lake Poets, 59-60. The first appearance in book form of both authors, the poem entitled The Faded Flower on page 68 was written by S.T. Coleridge, although signed in the text with Southey's nom de plume Bion. (2)

Lot 62

Morris (Beverley R.). British Game Birds and Wildfowl, circa 1880, 60 hand-coloured engraved plates, hinges a little tender, original green cloth gilt, joints and edges a little rubbed, light mottled damp stains, 4to, together with Morris (F.O.), A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds, 3 volumes, 1861-66, 232 colour plates, one or two detaching, a little light spotting and toning, original green cloth gilt, small light damp stains to covers, 8vo (4)

Lot 266

*Walker (George). Thirty-eight plates from 'The Costume of Yorkshire' [1814], thirty-eight of forty) aquatint plates by R. & D. Havell, contemporary hand colouring, many supplied with contemporary sheet of text, some duplicates, each approximately 220 x 320 mm, nineteen mounted, together with a 1978 reprint copy of Walker's book, numerous colour plates throughout, presentation inscription to front endpaper, dust jacket, publisher's cloth, 8vo Sold as a collection of prints. (39)

Lot 334

Locke (John). A Collection of Several Pieces of Mr John Locke, Never before printed, or not extant in his Works, 1st edition, J. Bettenham for R. Francklin, 1720, engraved vignette to title, one engraved plate of the Solar System (shaved at fore-edge), errata & 3pp. of adverts at rear, some spotting and slight staining mostly to initial leaves, contemporary speckled calf, upper joint cracked and slight wear at foot of spine, 8vo (Pforzheimer 596, Sabin 41726), together with Johan Locke's Oforgripelige Tankar om Werdslig Regerings Ratta Ursprung/ Grantsor och Andamal..., Stockholm, 1726, title in red & black, browning throughout, ink stamp to front pastedown, contemporary half calf, 8vo, in modern slipcase (the first edition in Swedish) (2)

Lot 136

British Isles. Jansson (Jan), Britannia prout divisa temporibus Anglo-Saxonum praesertim durante illorum Heptarchia, [1646 or later], hand coloured engraved map, fourteen inset panels of Saxon kings and historical scenes, elaborate cartouche, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, repaired marginal closed tears, slight creasing, central fold strengthened on verso, 420 x 520 mm, German text on verso R. W. Shirley. Early Printed Maps of the British Isles 1477 - 1650, no. 577. (1)

Lot 324

[Harris, John]. A Treatise upon the Modes: or, a Farewell to French Kicks, 1st edition, 1715, [4],viii,64pp., half-title present, disbound 8vo, together with Allibond (John), A Seasonable Sketch of an Oxford Reformation, and now Reprinted..., 1717, [32]pp., some spotting and toning, disbound 8vo, with Anderson (George), A Reinforcement of the Reasons proving that the Stage is an Unchristian Diversion..., Edinburgh: R. Fleming for J. M'Euen, 1733, [4],140pp., half-title loose, light dust-soiling, disbound 8vo, and [Hervey, John, Baron Berkeley], Some Remarks on the Minute Philosopher. In a Letter from a Country Clergyman to his Friend in London, 1732, 66,[1]pp., paper label to title, dust-soiled and light dampstain, disbound 8vo, plus other 18th century disbound pamphlets (approx. 20)

Lot 578

Picture Club. A large collection of mostly 19th century picture cloth and illustrated literature, including the History of Don Quixote, by Cervantes, illustrated by Gustave Dore, circa 1890, The Library Shakespeare, volume 1-4, 6-9, illustrated by John Gilbert, George Cruikshank & R. Dudley, circa 1890, some leather binding, mostly original gilt decorated cloth, condition generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (approximately 250 volumes) (6 shelves)

Lot 150

England & Wales. Willdey (George), A new and correct map of England & Wales now called South Britain, done from the latest surveys and best observations. Containing all ye cities & market towns with ye roads & distance in reputed miles between town & town by inspection without scale or compass..., circa 1717, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring on two conjoined sheets, tables of towns and cities and eighteen uncoloured vignettes of principal cities to vertical margins, old folds and central fold strengthened on verso, slight tape staining at base of folds, 620 x 1010 mm R. W. Shirley. Printed Maps of the British Isles 1650 - 1750. Willdey 3. An uncommon distance map of England, based on the John Adams wall map of 1677. (1)

Lot 358

Sheridan (Richard Brinsley). The School for Scandal, contemporary manuscript copy, circa 1780s, 278pp. plus blanks, written in a neat hand to rectos only, includes 'A Portrait' to Mrs Crewe, and Prologue by David Garrick at start, Epilogue by George Coleman at end, watermarks include 'G R' and 'L V Gerrevink', some leaves close-trimmed at head (clipping some MS page numbers), light dampstain at lower right corner and occasionally to gutter towards rear, armorial bookplate of Martha Saunders 1777, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt-decorated straight-grained red morocco, slight dampstaining to covers, darkened spine with some wear at head, front joint a little cracked, 4to The School for Scandal premiered at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Its extraordinary success led to a demand for copies for performance and reading, but Sheridan was unable to satisfy himself as to a final version (an unauthorised version appeared in 1780). The result was a very limited circulation of manuscript copies made by persons associated with the Theatre. Transcripts continued to be made until the early nineteenth century - during which period Sheridan was constantly revising his play - until the first authorised version finally appeared in 1821, five years after Sheridan's death in 1816. (1)

Lot 22

Valentia (George Annesley, Viscount). Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt in the Years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806, volume IV, atlas only, 1811, half title, 72 engraved maps, charts and plates, including 12 folding, a little light spotting and toning, one or two reinforcements to verso, contemporary calf, joints cracking, rubbed, 4to, together with Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor Illustrated in a Series of Drawings from Nature by Thomas Allom, first series only, circa 1846, engraved frontispiece, additional title, map and 44 engraved views, some light spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary green morocco gilt, spine and edges rubbed, 4to, with other travel including Cynric R. Williams' A Tour of through the Island of Jamaica, from the Western to the Eastern End, in the Year 1823, 2nd edition, 1827, Adventures of a Greek Lady, the Adopted Daughter of the late Queen Caroline, 2 volumes, 1849 and L.E. Ruutz Rees' A Personal Narrative of the Siege of Lucknow, 3rd edition, 1858 (8)

Lot 535

Bellamy (D). Nature Delineated: being, A New Translation of those Universally Admir'd Philosophical Conversations, Entitled, Spectacle de la Nature: compiled originally for the rational amusement of young noblemen, volumes 1-4, 1739-40, black and whtie frontispiece, illustrations and folding plates, some period inscriptions, some minor toning, volume 1 contemporary full calf, volumes 2-4, uniform contemporary gilt decorated full calf, boards and spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Robinson (G. & Baldwin, R., printed for), The Bull-Finch, being a choice collection of the newest and most favourite English songs which have been set to music and sung at The Public Theatres & Gardens, circa 1765, black and white engraved frontispiece, some light spotting, modern endpapers, rebound in later gilt decorated half calf, boards and spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and Eikon (Basilike), The Pourtrature of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings..., 1649, lacks frontispiece, some spotting and marks, some wear to foot of text blck, contemporary full morocco boards and spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 17th-19th century miscellaneous literature and theology reference, mostly contemporary leather bindings, some gilt decorated, some odd volumes and foreign language, condition generally good/very good, 8vo/4to, approximately 150 volumes (6 shelves)

Lot 382

Bronze Study of a triumphant Jockey leading his Horse, “Vainqueur III”, on an oval black marble base, after R J Mene 1866, signed, 18”w x 9” deep x 14”high

Lot 357

A fishing reel inscribed 'R Heaton Maker'.

Lot 201

A white metal diamond ring, gross wt. 4.5g, size R.

Lot 403

Tamiya Semi-Trailer for Tamiya 1/14 Scale R/C Tractor Truck. Please note truck not included. Condition - unused.

Lot 301

Hornby R 2763 Technical Services Diesel Class 20 20169, boxed. Condition - appears unused.

Lot 483

2V / R grenade F rare silvered NCO’s pre 1908 shoulder title. Complete with backing plate. Loops VGC HQ at 9 Tufton Street, Westminster. Served in Boer War granted the honour “South Africa 1900-02”

Lot 23

TONG CHURCH' WATERCOLOUR AND 'ON THE LONG MYND' PASTEL BOTH SIGNED R. OWEN TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER WATERCOLOUR (3)

Lot 252

A modern teak side cabinet, Sherwood musical stacking system 22cm high, 42cm wide, 26cm deep, a modern light pine table easel. L & B R carriage, binoculars, CD's, record player, turntable, etc. (a quantity)

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