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Lot 37

France and US: A Napoleon I 1813 5 Francs, obv. Napoleon Bonaparte laur. bust r, rev. denomination within wreath (F), together with Louis Phillippe I 1838 and 1845 5 francs coins, both obv. portrait bust r, rev. denomination and date within wreath, (EF & F), a Napoleon III 1869 5 Francs, obv. laur. bust r, rev. crowned and mantled arms (GF), and a French Republic (Hercule 3rd Republic) 1873 5 francs, obv. denomination and date within wreath, rev. Hercules group, (EF). Also a United States of America 1879 1 dollar (Morgan dollar) (VF) and a United Sates of America 1923 1 dollar (Peace dollar) (GF). (7)

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Lot 84

The lot is mostly mafia and military titles with some added surprises. All are Region 1 compatibility with mostly R ratings. Stack measures 5.5"L x 8"W x 6.75"H. Includes: Capitalism: A Love Story, Capote, Chernobyl Diaries, Doc Savage The Man Of Bronze, Full Metal Jacket, Gallipoli, Identity Thief, Lincoln, Scarface (Platinum Edition), Traffic and The Untouchables. Issued: 20th - 21st CenturyDimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

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Lot 100

Almost every type of category can be found in this collection of films and are great to watch with family and friends. All are previously viewed, Region 1 compatible and mostly PG-13 and R ratings. Both stacks measure 5.5"L x 15.25"W x 11.75"H. Includes: Basketball Diaries, Constantine, Corpse Bride, The Crow Salvation, The Covenant, A Dangerous Method, Disturbia, DreamGirls, The Haunting, High Crimes, Horsemen, Hostel, Identity, Joy Ride, Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Return Of The King (Extended Edition), The Mask, Matrix Revolutions, Memento, Minority Report, The Mist, The Mummy (Collector's Edition), Twilight New Moon, The Number 23, Pie, Saw III, Sin City, The Sixth Sense, The Skeleton Key, Sparkle, Stake Land, The Stand, Stir Of Echoes, Stomp The Yard, White Noise, Vacancy and The Village. Issued: 20th - 21st CenturyDimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

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Lot 87

Cops, soldiers and even a couple of monsters to entertain you in this group. All are Region 1 compatible with mostly R ratings. Stack measures 5.5"L x 7.75"W x 11.75"H. Includes: Alien VS. Predator, The Company Men, The Condemned, The Constant Gardener, Contract Killers, Edge Of Darkness, Game Of Death, Green Lantern, Gun, Hanna, Killing Them Softly, The Mummy, Rescue Dawn, Sanctum, The Survival Games, Sword Of War, Ticking Clock, Total Recall, The Truth and V For Vendetta. Issued: 21st CenturyDimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

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Lot 79

Even though Mission Impossible has had several more sequels, Back To The Future and Riddick are the complete sets. All are Region 1 compatible and have ratings from PG to R. Stack measure 5.5 "L x 7.5"W x 3"H. Issued: 20th - 21st CenturyDimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

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Lot 89

Hours of captivating viewing to be had with this diverse group of films. All are Region 1 compatible with mostly R ratings. Stack measures 5.5"L x 7.75"W x 11.75"H. Includes: The Book Of Eli, Babylon A.D., Cartel War, The Departed, G.I. Joe The Rise Of Cobra, Hitman, The Insider, Iron Man 2, The Karate Kid, Kill Speed, The Last Airbender, The Motorcycle Diaries, Ocean's Eleven, Restrepo, Sexy Evil Genius, Savages, Taken 2, Tower Heist, True Grit and Watchmen. Issued: 20th - 21st CenturyDimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

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Lot 102

Either add to your entertainment collection or start one with this great group of films. All are previously viewed, Region 1 compatible and with mostly PG-13 and R ratings. Both stacks measure 5.5"L x 15.25"W x 12"H. Includes:12 Rounds, 21 Grams, After The Sunset, Alexander Revised (Final Cut), Apocalypto, Babel, Bourne Ultimatum, Cold Mountain, Colombiana, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Day After Tomorrow, Fargo, Fast And Furious (Collector's Edition), Fight Club, Gladiator, Green Zone, Hustle And Flow, Iron Man, Inglorious Bastards, Jarhead, Killer Elite, Looper, The Last Samurai, Lethal Weapon 4, Master And Commander, Mission Impossible 2, The Patriot, Pearl Harbor, Perfect Storm, Planet Of The Apes, Quantam Of Solace, Reindeer Games, Star Trek, Star Wars Phantom Menace, Taken, Terminator 2, Training Day, The Transporter and X2. Issued: 20th - 21st CenturyDimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

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Lot 88

Classic and modern films focusing on good guys defeating the bad guys. All are Region 1 compatible with mostly R ratings. Stack measures 5.5"L x 7.75"W x 11.75"H. Includes: Above The Rim, Angels And Demons, Black Dawn, Beowulf, Caught In The Crossfire, CopOut, Faster, The Gunslingers, Gun, Hijacked, The Hit List, Legion, Matrix Reloaded (Full Screen Edition), One In The Chamber, Punisher War Zone, Repomen, Robin Hood, Standard Operating Procedure, Takers and 21 Jump Street. Issued: 20th - 21st CenturyDimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

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Lot 132

Cannibals, dragons, vampires and other mythical creatures are found in these films. All are Region 1 compatible and have ratings of PG to R. Stack measures 5.5"L x 7.75"W x 11.75"H. Includes: Dragon Wars, Harry Potter Goblet Of Fire, Harry Potter Order Of Phoenix, Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter Death Gallows Part 2, Hobbit An Unexpected Journey, If Looks Could Kill, Inkheart, Kiss The Girls, Lord Of The Rings (Fullscreen Edition), Lost Boys The Thirst, Lost Boys The Tribe, Red Riding Hood, Splice, The Tortured, Twilight (Single Disc Version), Twilight (Double Disc Version), Twilight Saga New Moon, Wrath Of The Titans and Wrong Turn. Issued: 20th - 21st CenturyDimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

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Lot 90

Great group of action-packed films with actors like Nicolas Cage, Dwayne Johnson and more. All are Region 1 compatibility with mostly R ratings. Stack measures 5.5"L x 7.75"W x 11.75"H. Includes: Arbitrage, The Art Of War II: Betrayal, Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call New Orleans, Branded, Brooklyn's Finest, Children Of Men, Cloud Atlas, Cloverfield, Conan The Barbarian, Cradle 2 The Grave, Dark City (Director's Cut), The Double, Fighting Tommy Riley, Ghost Rider Spirit Of Vengeance, G.I. Joe The Rise Of Cobra, Hit & Run, A Necessary Death, Sniper Reloaded, Snitch and The Scorpion King 2 Rise of A Warrior. Issued: 20th - 21st CenturyDimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

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Lot 92

Great mix of categories in this group with several classic military films. All are Region 1 compatible with mostly R ratings. Stack measures 5.5"L x 7.75"W x 11.75"H. Includes: AeonFlux, Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call New Orleans, The Adjustment Bureau, The Bourne Identity (2 Copies), The Bourne Legacy, Casino Royale, Fantastic Four Rise Of The Silver Surfer, Firefox, Hamburger Hill, Les Miserables, Neighbor, Next, Platoon, The Raid, Resident Evil: Afterlife, The Saint, Sherlock Holmes A Game Of Shadows, SkyFall and Two For The Money. Issued: 20th - 21st CenturyDimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

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Lot 95

This group includes classic action films as well as recent hits starring Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr. and more, All are Region 1 compatibility with mostly R ratings. Movies: 13, All The King's Men, American Gangster, The Bone Collector, The Eagle, Flags Of Our Fathers, Flyboys, Flight, Hansel And Gretel Witch Hunters, I Am Legend, The Kingdom, Munich, Pulp Fiction, Risky Business, Scarface, Sherlock Holmes, Tears Of The Sun, Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Top Gun and XXX State Of The Union. Stack measures 5.5"L x 7.75"W x 11.75"H. Issued: 20th - 21st CenturyDimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

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Lot 94

Great group of films with some showcasing the most popular Super Heroes we all loved as a kid, and still do. All are Region 1 compatible with mostly PG-13 and R ratings. Stack measures 5.5"L x 7.75"W x 11.75"H. Includes: Batman Begins, Clash Of The Titans, Cloud Atlas, Fast Five (Extended Edition), Fast And The Furious Tokyo Drift, Fracture, Lost Boys The Thirst, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Luther, The Professional, Resident Evil Degeneration, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, Stardust, Superman Returns, Transformers Dark Side Of The Moon, Transformers Revenge Of The Fallen, X and X-Men Last Stand. Dimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

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Lot 1044

‡&nbspA STAFFORDSHIRE SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE PECTIN-SHELL CREAM-JUG CIRCA 1750 Crisply moulded, the foot with acanthus leaf-tips 7.5cm high Provenance: Sotheby's, London, January 9, 1973, lot 38 The Harriet Carlton Goldweitz Collection; Sotheby's, New York, 20 January 2006, lot 70 Literature: D. Edwards and R. Hampson, White Salt-Glazed Stoneware of the British Isles, 2005, p. 41, fig. 32. Condition Report: Small section of rim chipped   Condition Report Disclaimer

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Lot 1110

‡&nbspA WEDGWOOD BLUE JASPER FIGURAL BOUGH-POT LATE 18TH CENTURY Sprigged in white and modelled with Psyche seated before a vase and a boughpot in the shape of a sarcophagus Impressed uppercase mark 14cm high, 21.5cm long Exhibited: Josiah Wedgwood Jubilee Exhibition , 1980, no. 19.29. Compare with the example illustrated by R. Reilly, Wedgwood I, plate 975.  Condition Report: Extensive and significant areas of restoration, including to Psyche - note her right hand, torso, arms, etc.Please see additional images for visual reference to condition  Condition Report Disclaimer

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Lot 1126

‡&nbspDAISY MAKEIG-JONES FOR WEDGWOOD, DANA - CASTLE ON A ROAD, A FAIRYLAND LUSTRE SQUARE SECTION VASE CIRCA 1920 Of square tapering form with flared rim, the exterior printed and enriched with typical landscapes to the reserves, and with turquoise lustre interior Gilt Portland vase mark and indistinct pattern no. Z5125 R 19.5cm high, 14cm wide at the top Provenance: Spak Collection, no. 259 (paper label to underside) Condition Report: Rings when struckThe gilt has worn in places Please see additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer

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Lot 1041

‡&nbspA STAFFORDSHIRE SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE 'SCRATCH BLUE' MUG DATED 1751 The cylindrical body incised and enriched in cobalt: Drink your drink and Stand your Ground For/ This is Cal'd The Ploughmans Round/ Edwa'd Plant 1750/1 13cm high Provenance: Sotheby's, London, April 17, 1974, lot 41 The Harriet Carlton Goldweitz Collection; Sotheby's, New York, 20 January 2006, lot 98 Literature: H. Carlton Goldweitz, An American Collection of English Pottery: A Chronology 1635-1778, English Ceramic Circle Transactions, vol. 12, part 1, 1984, p. 16. D. Edwards and R. Hampson, White Salt-Glazed Stoneware of the British Isles, 2005 Condition Report: minor rim chip and hairline crack to rimSome discolouration Please see additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer

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Lot 179

Geology.- Bristow (Henry William) The Geology of the Isle of Wight, 7 engraved or lithographed maps & plates, 3 hand-coloured, 4 folding, contemporary cloth, rubbed, 1862 § Dean (Dennis R.) Gideon Algernon Mantell: A Bibliography..., facsimile reprint, Delmar, NY, 1998 § Cleevely (R.J.) World Palaeontological Collections, 1983 § Davies (G.L.H.) Sheets of Many Colours: The Mapping of Ireland's Rocks 1750-1890, presentation copy from the author, Dublin, 1983, the last three with some illustrations, original cloth or boards, the last with dust-jacket; and c.35 others on geology, some pamphlets, v.s. (c.40)

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Lot 175

[ffarington (Sarah Maria)] 104th Psalm, hand-coloured lithographed panorama on conjoined sheets forming continuous strip, c.105mm. by 3800mm., light spotting and soiling, a few small stains, some joins reinforced, folding into original cloth folder, [Henry Hering], [c.1860] § Leneveux (Louise) Les Petits Habitants des Fleurs, half-title, 12 hand-coloured lithographed anthropomorphic plates, tissue guards, light foxing, contemporary cloth, damp-stained, spine faded, Paris, Mme. Vve. Louis Janet, [c.1850] § Lohmann (C.A.) Der Lusthain oder Erzählungen für Kinder, hand-coloured frontispiece, plates, original decorative boards, dust-jacket, frayed at upper edge, Braunschweig, [c.1840] § National Gallery (The), 13 engraved portraits of notable figures, each with facing leaf of coat-of-arms on blue paper with decorative border printed in colour, light foxing and offsetting, original cloth, slightly stained, 1844, all rubbed; and 8 others, illustrated, including 2 reissues of the last entitled The Book of the Illustrious, v.s. (12)

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Lot 72

Military.- Robins (Benjamin) Neue Grundsätze der Artillerie..., edited and translated by Leonhard Euler, first edition in German, engraved title-vignette, lacking the plates, some foxing, Berlin, A.Haude, 1745 § Koch (J.B.V.)  Kleines Hand-Buch, für das Hochfürstlich-Wirzburgische Artillerie-Corps..., Bamberg & Würzburg, Gobhardt, 1765 § Glaser (J.C.) Unterricht in der Festungsbaukunst..., Part 1 only, 9 engraved plates, 8 folding, light browning, original boards, uncut, Dresden, Hilscher, 1787, all Macclesfield copies with embossed stamps and bookplates, the first two near uniform handsome contemporary tree calf, spines gilt with red roan labels, very slightly rubbed, 8vo & 4to (3)

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Lot 120

Oxford & Oxford Printing.- Catalogue (A) of all Graduates...created in the University of Oxford...1659...1800, engraved bookplate of Lord Walsingham, original boards, uncut, 1801 § Hearne (Thomas) Remarks and Collections..., 11 vol., original cloth, spines worn, some chipped, 1885-1921 § Clark (Andrew, editor) The Life and Times of Anthony Wood..., 5 vol., original cloth, 1891-1900 § Barker (N.) The Oxford University Press and the Spread of Learning 1478-1978, inscribed by the author "To John Collins in memory of past & in hope of future collaboration Nicolas 25 : iv : 14" on half-title, original wrappers, 1978 § Ker (Neil R.) Pastedowns in Oxford Bindings, original wrappers, 1954 § Pearson (David) Oxford Bookbinding 1500-1640, original cloth-backed boards, 2000, plates and illustrations, most a little rubbed, Oxford; and a quantity of others on Oxford and Oxford printing including publications by the Oxford Bibliographical Society and issues of the Bodleian Library Journal, some bound, and a collection of papers relating to Bodleian librarian David Rogers, v.s. (qty.)

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Lot 319

Art & Architecture.- Sánchez-Jáuregui (M.D.) & Scott Wilcox. The English Prize: The Capture of the Westmorland, An Episode of the Grand Tour, New Haven and London, 2012 § Morel (Dr. Thierrry) & others. Houghton Revisited: The Walpole Masterpieces from Catherine the Great's Hermitage, 2013 § Thornton (Peter) Authentic Decor: The Domestic Interior 1620-1920, 1985 § Girouard (Mark) Life in the French Country House, 2000 § Harris (John) Moving Rooms: The Trade in Architectural Salvage, signed by the author on title, New Haven & London, 2007 § Ingrams (R.) & John Piper. Piper's Places: John Piper in England & Wales, with 2 A.PCs.s. from John Piper to Robert Gathorne-Hardy loosely inserted "I am in throes of a new War art job, but situation is becoming easier. God preserve you from V.1, V.2, & other Vs" and "I remember all about the window, but wd like another look - & at you!" dated 1944 & 1968 respectively, 1983, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets; and c.45 others, mostly architecture, some pamphlets/catalogues, 4to & 8vo (c.50)

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Lot 181

Tocqueville (Alexis de) Oeuvres Complètes, 9 vol., mixed set, vol.3 sixth edition, the rest fourth edition, vol.3 later roan-backed cloth, the rest contemporary half calf, Paris, 1864-74-66; Das alter Staatswesen und die Revolution..., translated by Arnold Boscowitz, inscribed by the translator to the author, lacking pp.67-82 and pp.65/6 defective, original wrappers, uncut, worn and stained, upper cover defective at foot, rebacked and repaired, Leipzig, 1857; [L'Ancien Regime], pp.5-20 of proof only, a few minor alterations, loose, soiled and frayed, [Paris], [1859]; El Antiguo Régimen y la Revolucion, translated by R.V. de R., original wrappers, uncut & unopened, foxed & frayed at edges, Madrid, 1911, all from the library of the de Tocqueville scholar Professor Jacob Peter Mayer with occasional notes or markings, rubbed or worn; and c.20 others & a bundle of papers of lists, notes etc. from Mayer's library by or on de Tocqueville, including Edward Everett's copy of vol.2 of Correspondance with his bookplate (wrote first review of Democracy) and Bonham's sale catalogue containing Mayer's library, 8vo & 4to; sold not subject to return (sm.qty)*** John Collins discovered the de Tocqueville books and manuscripts among 20,000 books in Mayer's house in Stoke Poges, spending 11 days searching through them. They and other highlights from the library were sold at Bonham's on 11th November 2015. The books in this lot were mostly part of lot 282.

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Lot 148

Missionaries.- Newell (Harriet) Memoirs of Harriet Newell, wife of the Rev. Samuel Newell, one of the First American Missionaries to India, engraved portrait, original printed boards, uncut, Bristol, P.Rose, [c.1823] § Smallwell (Edward, Bishop of Oxford) A Sermon preached before the Incorporated Society of the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, contemporary marbled wrappers, S.Brooke, 1791 § Barnard (James ) The Dignity, Labours and Reward of Apostolick Missionaries proposed in a sermon...at Lisbon, original boards, uncut, J.P.Coghlan, 1782 § Stenhouse (Fanny) An Englishwoman in Utah: The Story of a Life's Experience in Mormonism, title browned, lacking part of front free endpaper, original pictorial boards, rubbed and stained, 1882 § Lovett (R.) James Gilmour of Mongolia, 1892 § Costain (Rev. A.J.) The Life of Dr. Arthur Jackson of Manchuria, 1911 § Taylor (Mrs. Howard) Pastor Hsi (of North China): One of China's Christians, 1904, the last three with plates and in original cloth, the last with lower cover stained, all rubbed; and c.25 others on missionaries including vol.3 only of Dobrizhoffer's An Account of the Abipones of Paraguay, 8vo & 4to (c.30)*** The fourth, originally published as Exposé of Polygamy in Utah in 1872, is regarded as one of the sources for Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet.

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Lot 145

Pickering Diamond Classics.- Horatius Flaccus (Quintus) [Opera], ink signature and light offsetting to additional title, contemporary straight-grain burgundy morocco, gilt, spine gilt, g.e., [Keynes p.73 & cf. pp.11-12], 1820 § Petrarch. Le Rime..., 1822 § Tasso (Torquato) La Gerusalemme Liberata, 1822 § Dante Alighieri. La Divina Commedia, 1823, all printed in diamond type with engraved portrait frontispiece by R. Graves and an additional decorative title, the last three in contemporary brown, burgundy & red morocco respectively with uniform gilt ruling, g.e., very slightly rubbed at edges, [Bondy pp.86-90], c.85 x 50mm., for William Pickering; and 11 other diamond classics, mostly in original cloth, some odd vol., and 3 others, similar, c.110 x 60mm. or smaller (18)  *** The Horace was the first book in this charming series, described by Keynes as "a typographical tour de force". It is believed to be the first English book issued in publisher's cloth although this copy is in an attractive morocco binding.

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Lot 237

World War II.- Germany.- Handbuch für U-Bootskommandanten (U.Kdt.Hdb), red ink stamp to title, with some crossings out and additional slips pasted in, original printed red cloth, rubbed, [?Berlin], 1942 § Kershaw (Ian) Hitler, 2 vol., 1998-2000 § Ryback (T.W.) Hitler's Private Library: The Books That Shaped His Life, 2009 § Medawar (Jean) Hitler's Gift: Scientists Who Fled Nazi Germany, 2000 § Cruickshank (Charles) The German Occupation of the Channel Islands, 1975, illustrations, original cloth or boards, all but the first and vol.1 of the second with dust-jackets, the last rubbed; and c.30 others on Nazi Germany & WWII, 8vo & 4to (c.35)

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Schoolbooks.- Stockwood (John) Disputatiuncularum grammaticalium libellus..., fifth edition, lacking 2 preliminary leaves, tear to another with slight loss, contemporary ink signatures to rear endpapers, lacking front endpapers, contemporary calf, joints nibbled, [STC 23279.5], Bonham Norton, 1634 § [Camden (William)] Institutio Graecae grammatices compendiaria in usum Regiae Scholae Westmonasteriensis, S.Buckley and M . & T.Longman, 1755 § Borch (Ole) Analecta ad cogitationes de lingua latina, browned, contemporary calf, stained, Copenhagen, P.Haubold, 1782 § Lyne (Rev. R.) The Latin Primer, second edition, half-title, errata slip, 4 folding letterpress tables, Portsea, 1797 § Dilworth (Thomas) A New Guide to the English Tongue, woodcut portrait and illustrations, 1793 § Alderson (James) Orthographical Exercises, tenth edition, no endpapers, contemporary canvas, stained, with protective dust-jacket of manuscript vellum leaf, stained, 1809, some soiling and staining, the second, fourth & fifth contemporary sheep, all rubbed or worn; and c.45 others, schoolbooks etc., mostly linguistics, including a small box titled 'Miniature Reference Library', v.s.; sold not subject to return (c.50)

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Lot 187

Supernatural.- Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) In a Glass Darkly, vol. 2 only (of 3), first edition, some light soiling, some corner creasing, one or two leaves working loose, bookplate of Percy Scawen Wyndham, contemporary half morocco rubbed, R. Bentley & Son, 1872 § Arnason (Jon, compiler) Icelandic Legends, plates, bookplate and label of Rev. Walter Sylvester, original cloth, spine and covers darkened and soiled, wear to extremities, 1864 § Wharton (Edith) Ghosts, first edition, upper hinge cracked, original cloth, rubbed, spine darkened, a little soiled, New York, 1937; and c.35 others, supernatural, 8vo (c.40)

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Lot 14

Dissertations.- Theses ex universa philosophia..., 2 parts in 1, titles to both parts with decorative typographic borders, woodcut head-pieces and initials, light water-staining to lower outer corner, contemporary limp vellum, covers with border ruled in black, spine titled in manuscript, lacking ties, a little stained, Ingolstadt, David Sartorius, 1595 § Stecksen (Israel D.) Dissertatio historico-literaria de arte Tritemiana scribendi per ignem, 2 parts in 1, contemporary ink note in Hebrew to first title, first part stained, later cloth-backed boards, Uppsala, Werner, 1728 § Grunden (A.J.) Dissertatio historica de affinitate serenissimae familiae badensis cum vasaea, 2 folding tables, contemporary vellum-backed "Dutch" floral boards in gold and colours, Uppsala, J.F.Edman, 1797, the last two both from the library of Count Trolle-Bonde with his monogrammed manuscript labels to upper covers, a little rubbed, 4to (3)

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Lot 251

Bookbinding.- Ramsden (Charles) London Bookbinders 1780-1840, 1956; Bookbinders of the United Kingdom (Outside London) 1780-1840, one of 500 copies, later cloth, 1954 § McLean (Ruari) Victorian Publishers' Book-bindings in Cloth and Leather, 1974; Victorian Publishers' Book-bindings in Paper, 1983 § King (Edmund M.B.) Victorian Decorated Trade Bindings 1830-1880: A Descriptive Bibliography, London & New Castle, De., 2003 § Godburn (Mark R.) Nineteenth-Century Dust-jackets, London & New Castle, De., 2016 § Spawn (W.) & Thomas E.Kinsella. Ticketed Bookbindings from Nineteenth Century Britain, Bryn Maw, Pa. & New Castle, De., 1999, illustrations, all but the second original cloth or boards, most with dust-jackets, some a little rubbed and soiled; and c.55 others on 19th century bookbinding, v.s. (c.60)

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Lot 104

Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (J.-H.) Paul et Virginie, Rosebery copy with monogrammed book-label, attractive contemporary russia, gilt, Paris, 1789 § Toepffer (R.) Les Amours de Mr. Vieux Bois, second edition, illustrations, some foxing, lated red calf, gilt, by Zaehnsdorf, spine gilt with hearts & leaves, g.e., original blue wrappers bound in, Geneva, 1839 § Gavarni (Paul) Masques et Visages, illustrations, foxing, contemporary half blue morocco, original wrappers bound in, spine faded, Paris, 1857 § Bertin (H.) Les Heures Marseillaises, limited edition, etched portrait, contemporary half blue morocco, spine gilt, Marseilles, 1878 § Paroissien Romain, 2 vol. (Hiver et Été), chromolithographed frontispieces, original dark burgundy morocco, gilt, g.e., together in cloth presentation box by E. & A.Lesort with fastening, box rubbed & faded, Tours, 1870, the first four slightly rubbed; and a quantity of others, French, some bindings, v.s. (c.100)

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Lot 263

Prints & Drawings.- Vertue Note Books, vol.1-5 only (of 6), reprint, original cloth-backed boards, Walpole Society, 1968 § Layard (G.S.) The Headless Horseman: Pierre Lombart's Engraving - Charles or Cromwell?, number 12 of 25 copies on hand-made paper signed by the author, list of subscribers, plates loose in pocket at end, original buckram, uncut, rubbed & stained, 1922 § Krill (J.) English Artists' Paper Renaissance to Regency, New Castle, De., 2002 § Griffiths ( Antony, editor) Landmarks in Print Collecting: Connoisseurs and Donors at the British Museum since 1753, 1996; The Print before Photography: An Introduction to European Printmaking 1550-1820, broken, 2016 § Hyde (R.) Panoramania! The Art and Entertainment of the 'All-Embracing' View, 1988, plates and illustrations, the last four original cloth or boards with dust-jackets; and c.35 others on prints & drawings, 4to & 8vo (c.45)

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Lot 122

Travel.- Barrow (John) An Account of the Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa, first American edition, folding engraved map, offset and with tear at edge, browned, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, New York, G.F.Hopkins, 1802 § Brookes (R.) The General Gazetteer: or, Compendious Geographical Dictionary, seventh edition, 6 double-page engraved maps, engraved bookplate of Lord Walsingham, contemporary limp calf with yapp edges, gilt arms of General Post Office to upper cover, a little worn, 1791 § Faggot (Jacob) Wägwisare...Swea och Göta Riken, samt Stor Furstendömet Finland, 2 folding hand-coloured engraved maps by Georg Biurman, contemporary calf, Stockholm, L.L.Grefing, 1743, all rubbed; and 5 others, travel, including odd volumes of Gosselman's travels in Colombia and North America, 8vo & 4to (8)

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Isaac (Peter) William Bulmer: The Fine Printer in Context 1757-1830, Ashford, 1993 § Maslen (K.) & John Lancaster, editors. The Bowyer Ledgers..., London & New York, 1991 § Maslen (K.) Samuel Richardson of London Printer, Dunedin, 2001 § Plomer (H.R.) & others. Dictionaries of the Printers and Booksellers who were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland 1557-1775, reprint, 1977 § Bain (James S.) A Bookseller Looks Back: The Story of the Bains, with A.L.s. from C.H.St.John Hornby to the author dated 1934 loosely inserted, 1940 § Brown (R.) & Stanley Brett. The London Bookshop, 2 vol., 1971-77 § Chambers (David) English Country Bookshops, 2010 § Barker (Nicolas) Percy Muir: Ian Fleming's Bookseller, one of 60 copies, original limp cloth, 2017, some illustrations, all but the last original cloth; and a quantity of others on British printers and booksellers including some trade ephemera and booksellers' catalogues, v.s. (8 boxes)*** Hornby's letter in the fifth is in reply to one from Bain about a missing initial in an Ashendene book and asking him to send it direct to Graily Hewitt to supply, "There were some 60,000 initials to do, so I don't wonder that he left one out!". He continues, "Have you read 'An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain XIXth Century Pamphlets' by Carter & Pollard? It is rather an eye-opener!".

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Lot 119

Shipwreck.- James (Isaac) Providence Displayed: or, the Remarkable Adventures of Alexander Selkirk...who lived Four Years and Four Months by himself, on the Island of Juan Fernandez..., first edition, half-title,  engraved map, woodcut illustrations, foxing, a few small stains, contemporary sheep, rubbed, joints split, spine ends and corners worn, 8vo, Bristol, Biggs and Cottle, 1800.*** Alexander Selkirk was marooned on Juan Fernandez Island, off the coast of Chile, from 1705 until 1709, when he was rescued by Capt. Woodes Rogers. His story inspired Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.ESTC records only 5 UK copies, 2 being in the British Library.

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Lot 93

Trade.- Thomas (S.) The Commercial Palladium: or, Tradesman's Jewel, ?only edition, half-title, a little soiled, [Not in British Library; Library Hub records only copies in Manchester and National Library of Scotland, also one in Boston], for the author, 1775; The Banker's Sure Guide: or, Monied Man's Assistant, fifth edition, lacking front free endpaper, G.Robinson, 1782 § Kearsley's Correct Tax Tables, for the Year 1806, stained, one leaf with paper flaw causing slight loss to last two lines, stitched in original printed wrappers, uncut, soiled & stained, G.Kearsley, 1806, the first two contemporary sheep, worn, the first with upper cover almost detached; and 15 others, tradesmen's guides, ready reckoners etc., some with provincial imprints, 8vo et infra (18)

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Lot 78

Foulis Press.- Homer. Iliados [graece], vol.2 only (of 2), Greek text, half-title, neatly ruled in red throughout and extra-illustrated with 22 engraved plates by R.White, P.Lambart & others from Ogilby's 1669 translation of Homer, all trimmed and mounted on blank leaves of the same paper as text, a few light stains to plates, handsome contemporary red morocco with gilt roll-tool border, spine gilt in compartments with six raised bands and green roan label, charming decorative yellow endpapers with birds & flowers printed in gold, g.e., a little rubbed and scuffed, [Gaskell 319], Glasgow, Robert & Andrew Foulis, 1756 § Lucretius Carus (Titus) De rerum natura, edited by Thopmas Creech, large paper copy, lacking half-title & final blank, title lacking upper outer corner (repaired), otherwise a good copy in later red morocco, ruled in gilt, g.e., very slightly rubbed, lower cover a little marked, [Gaskell 370], Glasgow, R. & A.Foulis, 1759; and 6 others, Foulis, some odd vol., v.s. (8)

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Lot 37

Bindings.- Sparrow (Anthony) A Rationale upon the Book of Common-Prayer..., 2 parts in 1, 3 engraved portraits, 2 pictorial titles & frontispiece, with final blank, one gathering from second part becoming loose, contemporary engraved bookplate, contemporary black morocco, gilt, g.e., [Wing S4831], T.Garthwait, 1668 § Holy Bible (The), vol.1 only (to beginning of Proverbs), unusual contemporary olive green morocco tooled with elaborate border of scrolls, ribbons etc. and floral centre-piece in gilt, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., rubbed, label chipped, short split to head of upper joint, Edinburgh, Richard Watkins, 1747 § Psalms of David (The), contemporary ink signature of John Dalrymple and book-label of Eleonora Dalrymple, contemporary red morocco with decorative roll-tool border and floral centre-piece in gilt, spine gilt with floral motifs, g.e., Edinburgh, Alex.Kincaid, 1761 § Holy Bible (The), engraved frontispiece and title, contemporary red straight-grain morocco ruled in gilt, g.e., rubbed, spine a little faded, Scatcherd & Whitaker, [c.1790]; and 3 others,  bound Bibles (odd vol. or imperfect), 8vo et infra; sold as bindings, not subject to return (7)

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Lot 195

Childhood.- Booth (General William) Training of Children..., second edition, 4pp. advertisements at end, original cloth, slightly rubbed, [1888] § Campbell (Margaret W.) Paper Toy Making, colour plates, diagrams, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, [1936] § Opie (I. & R.) & Brian Alderson. The Treasures of Childhood: Books, Toys, and Games from the Opie Collection, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, slightly frayed at edges, 1989; and c.45 others on children & childhood, v.s. (c.50)

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Lot 138

Decorative Boards.- Hommage aux Dames, 2 vol. (for 1819 & 1823), each with engraved vignette title, 6 plates & bordered blank leaves for notes, original glazed decorated boards with slip-cases, Paris, [1818 & 1822] § Souvenir (Le) or Pocket Remembrancer for MDCCCI, engraved frontispiece, title & vignettes, original pink wrappers, decorative board slip-case, [1820] § Fosterländskt-Historisk Almanach för 1845, engraved portrait, additional title & plates, original embossed pictorial boards, decorative slip-case, Stockholm, 1844 § Almanach Chantant pour la Présente Année [1841], hand-coloured frontispiece, original marbled wrappers, Brussels, 1840 § d'Hautefeuille (A.M., Countess) L'Anima Esiliata, contemporary embossed turquoise boards with border in gilt, Venice, 1843 § Schulze (Ernst) Die bezauberte Rose, engraved portrait & plates, original pink decorative boards, Leipzig, 1820 § Maigrot (J.B.) Galerie Littéraire..., engraved frontispiece, original dark blue cartonnage binding decorated in gold & silver, Paris, [c.1849], occasional foxing, all a little rubbed, some faded; and 7 others, continental, in boards, 8vo et infra (15)

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Lot 68

Hemingford (Walter) Historia de rebus gestis Edvardi I. Edvardi II. & Edvardi III., edited by T.Hearne, 2 vol., one of a limited number of large paper copies, book-label of the bookseller Alan Thomas, contemporary red-morocco-backed calf, spines gilt, Oxford, 1731 § Fell (R.) Memoirs of the Public Life of…Charles James Fox, 2 vol.., bookplate of Henry Wakeman, contemporary half calf, 1808 § Hautenville (H.B.) A Digest of the Duties of Customs and Excise, folding tables, contemporary tree calf, Dublin, 1805 § Rous (John) Historia regum Angliae, edited by Thomas Hearne, second edition, contemporary polished calf, gilt, red morocco label, Oxford, 1745 § Rawlinson (Richrd) The History of Sir John Perrott…, contemporary calf, gilt, spine gilt, 1728 § [Goldsmith (Oliver)] The History of England, in a series of letters from a Nobleman to his Son, 2 vol., contemporary sheep, 1770, the last three all Macclesfield copies with embossed stamps and bookplate, a little rubbed; and 11 others, history, 8vo (20)*** The first was lot 1119 in the sale of Ralph Willett's Merly Library on 14 December 1813, sold to the Duke of Devonshire. A later pencil manuscript note in vol.1 reads: "fine large copy, perf[ect] throughout, £13.0.0. Merly binding. The identical copy which sold for £20.7.0. at Willetts' (the Merly) Sale. Sir Mark Sykes' copy sold only for £17.0.0. It was very indifferent". 

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Lot 51

Byzantine architecture.- Wheler (George) An Account of the Churches, or Places of Assembly, of the Primitive Christians; from the churches of Tyre, Jerusalem, and Constantinople. Described by Eusebius, first edition, 5 folding engraved plates (plate 2 lacking bottom section), lacking initial and final 3 blanks, old ink signatures of John Lowe and Robert Lascelles Carr to title, plates with short tears repaired, small rust-hole to G4, contemporary sheep, rubbed, [Atabey 1330; Blackmer 1788; Wing W1606], small 8vo, by S. Roycroft, for R. Clavell, 1689.*** Scarce work on the early churches. "An especially interesting work for its period. At this time very few antiquaries were interested in Byzantine architecture". (Blackmer).

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Lot 71

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Erotica.- Muses en Belle Humeur (Les) ou Chansons et Autres Poesies Joyeuses, engraved title with vignette of satyrs and naked women dancing round a statue of Priapus, lacking final 2 leaves R1-2, 3pp. of additional bawdy songs supplied in 19th century hands at end, title and final leaf of text soiled, pretty contemporary red morocco with gilt roll-tool border, spine gilt in compartments with floral ornaments and green roan label (chipped at edge), g.e., a little rubbed, 12mo, Ville Franche [?Paris], 1742 [?1760].*** The first erotic song-book, a pirated edition of that originally printed in an edition of twelve copies on the private press of the Duc d'Aguillon.Library Hub records only 3 copies (BL, Oxford, and Winchester College), citing pagination as xiv, 260pp. but this seems erroneous as WorldCat states xiv, 184pp. with collation [*]¹, A-Q⁶, R², as this copy appears to have been.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 243

Kings of Mercia, Offa, Penny, Early Light coinage, Canterbury, Eoba, o-f-r-m in angles of cross pattée with chevron overlaid on each limb, the o lozenge shaped and the m uncial, rev. e-o-b-a in angles of cross with pelleted annulet terminals, cruciform of pellets at centre, 1.12g/9h (Chick 102e-f; MEC 8, 999-1000 var. [lozenge O]; N 260; S 904). Central crease and a few unobtrusive edge chips, otherwise about very fine and very rare, being struck during the ‘pre-Otford’ period £400-£500

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Lot 433

William III (1694-1702), Shilling, 1696c, first bust, r over v in gra (ESC 1166; S 3499). Good fine and toned, the error very clear, extremely rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: SNC June 2000 (2385)

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Lot 497

George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Halfpenny, 1806 (late Soho), proof in bronzed-copper, by C.H. Küchler, laureate bust right, k on shoulder, brooch with third and sixth jewels broken off, faint line flaw extending right from base of 6 in date, rev. Britannia seated left, olive branch with 10 leaves and 2 berries, no line under soho, edge centre-grained, 9.51g/12h (BMC 1361 [KH 35]; Selig 1402; S 3781). Light surface stains, extremely fine or better £150-£200 --- Provenance: bt R. Ingram May 2016

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Lot 729

ISLE of MAN, Douglas, Douglas Bank Co (William Littler, Robert Littler and James Dove), Penny, 1811, douglas token, etc, upright of t in token over last limb of n in one, rev. similar, edge grained, 12.80g/12h (W 2065; Prid. 52a; KM. Tn 8; cf. DNW 132, 387). About extremely fine and patinated, very rare MS 62 BN £300-£400 --- Provenance: SCMB January 1982 (K 54), described in error as a Proof; R. Cain Collection, Spink Auction 145, 12-14 July 2000, lot 2780

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Lot 805

George III, Sixpences (3), 1816, 1818, 1820 (ESC 2191, 2199, 2205; S 3791); Victoria, Sixpences (4), 1842, 1881, 1887, 1889 (ESC 3175 R, 3251, 3264, 3279; S 3908, 3912, 3928, 3929); George V, Sixpence, 1929 (ESC 3903; S 4040); George VI, Sixpence, 1937 (ESC 4218; S 4084) [9]. Varied state £80-£120

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Lot 498

George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Restrike Pattern Farthing, 1797, by W.J. Taylor, in copper, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 6.27g/6h (Cooke 341; BMC 1199a [R 71]; Selig 1417). Extremely fine or better, tan patina, very rare £400-£600

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Stride & Son
Lot 18

CAMPBELL (R): 'The London Tradesman. Being an historical account of the all the trades, professions, arts, both liberal and mechanic now practiced in the cities of London and Westminster...': 340pp, old institutional stamps to title, recent full calf with red leather lettering piece gilt, sm. 8vo: together with a defective copy of Pain's 'Practical House Carpenter', rebound and with much restoration, 1805. (2)

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Lot 44

HONG KONG: HURLEY (R C): 'Picturesque Hong Kong..a British Crown Colony and Dependencies...', Hong Kong, printed by The Commercial Press Ltd, 1925: 168pp, folding maps (one with repaired closed tear), b&w illustrations from photographs, original printed card covers bound at rear, recent cloth backed boards with printed label to spine, 8vo. (1)

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Lot 162

TOLKIEN (Christopher, introduction by): 'Pictures by J R R Tolkien...', London, George Allen & Unwin, 1979: FIRST EDITION: publishers brown cloth with slipcase, 4to. (1)

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Anderson & Garland Ltd. Newcastle
Lot 913

Phillipson Peerless two-piece split cane trout rod, with spare tip, 7ft #4/5 C&R, in associated slip.

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Lot 246

Scalextric Porsche Viper GTS R Green race car in display case. Measures 5 inches appx. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Lot 430

Space Publications Collection includes News of The World 1968 (Man on the Moon), hardback books - Beyond the Solar System by Willy Ley, Man and The Planets by R S Richardson, Into Space by P E Cleator, Major Matt Mason Moon Mission by George S Elrick, softback books - Space Travel by Arthur C Clarke, The Sands of Mars by Arthur C Clarke, Satellites and Space Travel by J W R Taylor and Maurice Allward, Soviet Planet into Space - Soviet News Booklet No 48 1959, fair condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Lot 284

Scalextric Audi TT-R Hockenheim 2001 Goodyear Race car with driver in display case 1.32 scale. Measures 6 inches appx. Display case has a crack in it. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Lot 469

Space Publications Collection includes Apollo Spacecraft Commander's Briefing Kit, Soviet Man in Space 1961, Soviet Moon Rockets - Soviet Booklet No 62 1959, Plus The Man who fell to Earth by Walter Tevis, The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R Delany 1967, fair condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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Lot 94

A VINTAGE 'R & W' ICE HOCKEY GAME, of mainly wood construction, with glaze top, fitted with coin operated mechanism, A/F, H 75 cm, W 55 cm, L 107 cm

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Lot 123

Qty of military badges etc inc Victory medal (5218 Pte O J Gosney Glouc R)

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Lot 598

6 x antique jewellery ring boxes inc Art Deco bakelite, 2 x John White (Ripley), Ogden, R L Knight (Plymouth) etc

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