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1910 Grahame White ready for a flight postcard, postmarked Boulevard Mass 20/9/1910. Note on back with interesting report on

Chaucer Auctions

Lot 107

1910 Grahame White ready for a flight postcard, postmarked Boulevard Mass 20/9/1910. Note on back with interesting report on the flying. Dear Lile, this is the Englishman who took so many Prizes in Bostons at the Aviation meeting. White flew in the Boston Harvard meeting every day and won $10000, he also flew at the Brockton Mass meeting winning £50000. Couple fox marks to front but RARE and HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT NOTE. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

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Valery Bykovsky Soviet cosmonaut signed 10 x 8 b/w photo has added all his missions after the autograph RARE. He flew three m

Chaucer Auctions

Lot 199

Valery Bykovsky Soviet cosmonaut signed 10 x 8 b/w photo has added all his missions after the autograph RARE. He flew three manned space mission space flights: Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, and Soyuz 31. He was also backup for Vostok 3 and Soyuz 37. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

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Maurice Buckmaster SOE hero WW2 signed 6 x 4 postcard only 33 signed RARE, leader of the French section of Special Operations

Chaucer Auctions

Lot 54

Maurice Buckmaster SOE hero WW2 signed 6 x 4 postcard only 33 signed RARE, leader of the French section of Special Operations Executive and was awarded the Croix de Guerre. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

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Willy Wonka Charlie and the Chocolate Factory colour 10x 8 photo signed by all five kids including their cast names Paris The

Chaucer Auctions

Lot 55

Willy Wonka Charlie and the Chocolate Factory colour 10x 8 photo signed by all five kids including their cast names Paris Themmen (Mike Teevee), Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket), Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt), Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde), Michael Bollner (Augustus Gloop) Rare set of autographs. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

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1974 Operation Jericho flown cover, rare variety with GB and French stamp and Amiens special postmark. Good Condition. All si

Chaucer Auctions

Lot 760

1974 Operation Jericho flown cover, rare variety with GB and French stamp and Amiens special postmark. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

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Witherby (H. F., & others). The Handbook of British Birds, 5 volumes, 1st edition, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1938-41, toge

Dominic Winter Auctions

Lot 113

Witherby (H. F., & others). The Handbook of British Birds, 5 volumes, 1st edition, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1938-41, together with: Dutt (William A.), Wild Life in East Anglia, 1st edition, Methuen & Co., 1906, bookplate and ownership inscription of J. E. Harting (British ornithologist, 1841-1928), Bolam (George), Wild Life in Wales, 1st edition, Frank Palmer, 1913, dust jacket bright and entirely unrestored, Walpole-Bond (John), Field-Studies of Some Rare British Birds, 1st edition, Witherby & Co., 1914, Paton (E. Richmond, & Oliver G. Pike), The Birds of Ayrshire, 1st edition, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1929, Riviere (Bernard Beryl), A History of the Birds of Norfolk, 1st edition, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1930, folding map tape-repaired, Nash (J. Kirke), The Birds of Midlothian, 1st edition, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1935, Clegg (William E.), A History of the Birds of Middlesex, 1st edition, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1935, plates and maps to all but the fourth work (Walpole-Bond), some spotting to edges and endpapers, original cloth, dust jackets (all except Bolam's work with repairs to extremities and restoration to spines), 8vo, and 7 similar, early-20th-century British ornithology, original cloth, dust jackets, 8vo (19)

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*Fat Cattle Portrait. The Great Northumberland Ox, circa 1824, unattributed hand coloured engraving with a descriptive legend

Dominic Winter Auctions

Lot 127

*Fat Cattle Portrait. The Great Northumberland Ox, circa 1824, unattributed hand coloured engraving with a descriptive legend below the title, good margins, 350 x 430 mm, mounted, framed and glazed Rare. Not in the Rothamsted Collection.(1)

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British Isles. Jaillot (Alexis Hubert), Carte Generale des Royaumes D'Angleterre, Escosse et Irlande. Avecq les Isles circonu

Dominic Winter Auctions

Lot 161

British Isles. Jaillot (Alexis Hubert), Carte Generale des Royaumes D'Angleterre, Escosse et Irlande. Avecq les Isles circonuoisines, Coniies toutes sous le nom de Britanniques Nouvellement dressee et tiree de Cambdene Spede et autres, 1669, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, some creasing, some dust soiling largely confined to margins, one repaired tear to upper margin, replaced in facsimie, 400 x 525 mm Rare. Not listed in Shirley or Tooley. The 1669 date precedes any of Jaillot's atlases and was published just one year after he commenced trading under his own name. (1)

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*Meteors. Wyatt (Matthew Cotes), A Representation of the Meteor Seen at Paddington about 12 Minutes before 11 o'clock, on the

Dominic Winter Auctions

Lot 284

*Meteors. Wyatt (Matthew Cotes), A Representation of the Meteor Seen at Paddington about 12 Minutes before 11 o'clock, on the Evening of the 11th of Feb. 1850. Mr. Wyatt having retained that splendid object in view from its appearance until it passed away in brilliant corruscations, made a drawing of it whilst its its impression upon him / remained undimmed and he shortly after engraved this Plate, in order that a faithfully graphic exhibition of its appearance might be more generally diffused, published Lloyd Bros. [and] Leggatt, Hayward & Leggatt, May 1st 1850, uncoloured mezzotint, 310 x 430 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Robinson (Henry), An accurate Representation of the Meteor which was seen on Augt. 18th 1783 At first it appeared as one Ball of Fire, but in a Few Seconds, broke into many small ones. Its Course was from N.W. to S.E. This extraordinary Phaenomenon was of that Species of Meteor which the great Phsiologist Dr. Woodward and others calle the Draco volans or Flying Dragon. The above View was taken at Winthorpe near Newark upon Trent, by Henry Robinson, Schoolmaster, and Published by him..., [as the Act directs, 14 Octr. 1783. This Plate is inscribed to Roger Poddington Esqr. by his much obliged humble servant. Henry Robinson.], uncoloured mezzotint, trimmed with thread margins and slight loss to printed letters, 175 x 245 mm, laid on later paper, framed and glazed Two rare mezzotints of meteors. (2)

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Dominic Winter Auctions

Lot 33

[Loudon, John Claudius]. An Immediate, and Effectual Mode, of Raising the Rental of the Landed Property of England; and rendering Great Britain independent of other Nations for a supply of Bread Corn. With an Appendix, containing hints to Commercial Capitalists, and to the Tenantry of Scotland. By a Scotch farmer, now farming in Middlesex, 1st edition, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1808, 157,[3]pp., includes two page publisher's list at rear, first & last leaves dust-soiled and occasional spotting, bound with Turner (Nicholas), An Essay on Draining and Improving Peat Bogs; in which their Nature and Properties are fully considered, 1784, [2],86,[2]pp., errata leaf present at rear, bound with Aiton (William), A Treatise on the Origin, Qualities, and Cultivation of Moss-Earth, Glasgow: Niven, Napier & Khull, 1805, [4],178,[2]pp., bound with A Treatise on Labouring, Manuring, and Cropping, of Moss-Earth; with Directions for Converting it into Manure, Air: Printed by J. & P. Wilson, 1809, 56pp., bound with two other agriculture related pamphlets, occasional light spotting and minor dust-soiling, early 19th century half calf, boards detached, 8vo, together with Sinclair (George), Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis: or, an Account of the Results of Experiments on the Produce and Nutritive Qualities of Different Grasses and other Plants used as the Food of the more Valuable Domestic Animals: Instituted by John, Duke of Bedford, 2nd edition, 1825, hand-coloured etched plates., occasional spotting, contemporary diced calf, upper board detached, lower joint cracked, worn, 8vo, plus Dissertations Relative to the Natural History of Animals and Vegetables. Translated from the Italian of the Abb‚ Spallanzani, 2 volumes, new edition, corrected and enlarged, 1789, scattered spotting, contemporary calf, joints cracked, some labels lacking to spines, 8vo The first title is a rare work by Loudon; inspired by a trip to Pinner whilst convalescing, he "was impressed by the inferiority of English to Scottish farming. He accordingly persuaded his father to join him in taking a lease of Wood Hall, near Pinner, and published a pamphlet entitled 'An Immediate and Effectual Mode of Raising the Rental of the Landed Property in England' [published in 1808]. In 1809 he rented the large farm of Tew Park, Oxfordshire, where he took pupils in agriculture, and by 1812 he had made a profit of 15,000l. He then threw up his farm, dismissed his pupils, and started on a continental tour." - DNB. (1)

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Diemerbroeck (Ysbrand van ). The Anatomy of Human Bodies ... To which is added a Particular Treatise of the Small-Pox and Mea

Dominic Winter Auctions

Lot 344

Diemerbroeck (Ysbrand van ). The Anatomy of Human Bodies ... To which is added a Particular Treatise of the Small-Pox and Measles ... Translated from the last and most correct and full Edition ... by William Salmon, 1st edition in English, for Edward Brewster, 1689, engraved portrait frontispiece, 16 engraved folding plates, a few small marginal holes to frontispiece, title page soiled and with contemporary ownership inscriptions to head, plates variably frayed, torn and tape-repaired verso, often with partial loss of image, some with contemporary annotations to margin, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked and restored, folio (32 x 19 cm) Russell, British Anatomy (2nd edition) 262, Wing 1415; not in Garrison & Morton or Norman. Rare first edition in English of Diemerbroeck's Anatome corporis humani; there was a second edition in 1694. (1)

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Dominic Winter Auctions

Lot 348

Giovio (Paolo). La prima [-seconda] parte delle Historie del suo tempo di mons. Paolo Giovio vescovo di Nocera. Tradotte per M. Lodouico Domenichi. Aggiuntovi di nuovo i summarij di quanto si contiene nelle historie, con la sua Tauola copiosissima, 2 volumes, Venice: comin da Trino di Monferrato, 1558 & 1557, printer's woodcut device to both titles (volume 1 ttle lined to verso), some light damp stains, late 19th century dark green half morocco gilt, 8vo (Adams G659 & G660), together with Delle Istorie di mons Giovio. Prima parte [-Seconda parte]. Con una Selua di uaria istoria, nellaquale si ha notitia delle cose pu rare, che sono state ricordate sommariamente dal Giovio..., 2 volumes,Venice: Giorgio de'Caualli, 1564, printer's woodcut device to each title, early inscription at foot of volume 1 title, woodcut initials, occasional light worm trails to margins in volume 1, some toning, light stains and marks, near contemporary vellum, worm holes to spines, 4to in 8s, plus Facio (Bartolomeo), De bello Veneto Clodiano liber, Lyon: Gasparem … Portonariis, 1568, some spotting and browning, 20th century marbled boards, slim 8vo (5)

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*Look Back in Anger. A printed typographical poster for the First Season of Contemporary Repertory by the English Stage Compa

Dominic Winter Auctions

Lot 377

*Look Back in Anger. A printed typographical poster for the First Season of Contemporary Repertory by the English Stage Company, Artistic Director George Devine, at the Royal Court Theatre, 2nd April to 19th June [1956], offset lithograph printed in orange, yellow and black on white paper, listing five plays to be performed including Angus Wilson's The Mulberry Bush, Arthur Miller's The Crucible, John Osborne's Look Back in Anger, Ronald Duncan's Don Juan and The Death of Satan and Nigel Dennis's Cards of Identity, corner pinholes, very minor chipping at lower margin and some light creasing, 50 x 32cm, together with a theatre poster for Look Back in Anger at the Golden Theatre, 45th St., West of Broadway, [1956], printed in black on white wove thick paper, a little light dust-soiling and slight toning to right margin, 56 x 35.5cm, plus a theatre poster for David Storey's In Celebration, directed by Lindsay Anderson at The Royal Court Theatre, [1969], printed in red, black and grey on white glossy paper, multiple horizontal creases and a little rubbing at edges, 49.5 x 32cm Provenance: From the family of Sir Alan Bates (1934-2003). A very rare survival of what was probably the first poster to announce the premiere of John Osborne's ground-breaking play Look Back in Anger. The cast featured Kenneth Haigh as Jimmy Porter, Mary Ure as his wife Alison, and Alan Bates, in his first major role, as Cliff Lewis, an amiable Welsh lodger who attempts to keep the peace. The production moved to Broadway under producer David Merrick and director Tony Richardson the following year. It retained the original cast but starred Vivien Drummond as Helena. It ran first at the Lyceum Theatre, on Broadway, 1 October 1957 to 15 March 1958, before transferring to the Golden Theatre, off Broadway, 17 March to 20 September 1958. It received three Tony Award nominations including for Best Play. (3)

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Swainson (William). A Selection of the Birds of Brazil and Mexico, London: Henry G. Bohn, 1841, 78 fine hand-coloured lithogr

Dominic Winter Auctions

Lot 40

Swainson (William). A Selection of the Birds of Brazil and Mexico, London: Henry G. Bohn, 1841, 78 fine hand-coloured lithograph plates (6 window-mounted), occasional light spotting mostly to margins, contemporary half calf, joints and extremities rubbed and a little wear, 8vo Fine Bird Books, p.110; Nissen IVB 912; Borba de Moraes 844. "A rare book, much appreciated for the beauty of its plates" (Borba de Moraes) and one of the scarcest books on South American ornithology. (1)

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Moore (Frederic). [Volume of 7 offprints from the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London], 1854, comprising: List of

Dominic Winter Auctions

Lot 86

Moore (Frederic). [Volume of 7 offprints from the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London], 1854, comprising: List of Malayan Birds collected by Theodore Cantor, 29 pp., Descriptions of some New and Little-Known Species of Birds from Northern India contained in the museum of the Hon. East India Company, 5 pp., secretarial presentation inscription 'Lieut. Burgess, with the kindest regards of the author' to p. 1, Notice on the Species of the Genus Orthotomus of Horsfield, with Descriptions of a New Species, and of those Hitherto Known, 5 pp., Notice of some New Species of Birds contained in the Museum of the Hon. East India Company, 3 pp., Notice of a New Indian Swallow, 1 p., Notice of all the Known Species of the Genus Accentor, with the Description of an Uncharacterized Spcies from Nepal, 5 pp., and Descriptions of Two New Species of the Genus Orthotomus, 1 p.; the volume illustrated with 8 hand-coloured lithographic plates by J. Wolf, text spotted, plates slightly toned, some with faint marginal spotting, closed marginal tear to one plate, bookplate of Boughey Burgess (secretary and historian of the Royal United Services Institute), contemporary half calf, rebacked, 8vo (22 x 15 cm) Volume of rare offprints by the co-author of A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company (1854-8), a 'fundamental work' (Wood p. 391). (1)

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Phillips (John C.). A Natural History of the Ducks, 4 volumes, 1st edition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922-6, half-ti

Dominic Winter Auctions

Lot 93

Phillips (John C.). A Natural History of the Ducks, 4 volumes, 1st edition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922-6, half-titles, 102 colour and halftone plates after Benson, Brooks, Fuertes, Gr”nvold and S. Kobayashi, 118 maps, ownership inscriptions to initial blanks, all edges gilt, 20th-century blue crushed morocco for Asprey, spines sunned, volume 1 front board partially discoloured, 4to (30.7 x 22.7 cm) together with: Alferaki (Sergius), The Geese of Europe and Asia, being the Description of most of the Old World Species, 1st edition in English, Rowland Ward, Ltd., 1905, half-title, 25 chromolithographic plates mainly after Frohawk (faintly offset onto versos of facing plates), all edges gilt, 20th-century orange crushed morocco for Asprey, small scuff to front board, 4to (31 x 23 cm) First item (Phillips): Nissen IVB 728; Wood p. 519 ('This rare work stands in the front rank of modern illustrated monographs'); Zimmer pp. 492-3 ('The illustrations are very fine'). Second item (Alferaki): Anker 9; Mullens & Swann p. 224; Nissen IVB 30; Wood p. 188 ('the colour plates are well printed'); Zimmer p. 7. (5)

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Robinson (Herbert C., & others). The Birds of the Malay Peninsula, 5 volumes, 1st edition, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1927-

Dominic Winter Auctions

Lot 96

Robinson (Herbert C., & others). The Birds of the Malay Peninsula, 5 volumes, 1st edition, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1927-76, 112 plates after Henrik Gr”nvold (nearly all in colour), 5 maps, additional maps in the text, top edges gilt, original red cloth, dust jackets (those for volumes 1-4 with paper-repairs verso, a few splash-marks to spines, restoration to spine-ends, volume 4 spine with closed tear), large 8vo, together with: Delacour (Jean, & Pierre Jabouille), Les oiseaux de l'Indochine fran‡aise, 4 volumes, 1st edition, Paris: Exposition coloniale internationale, 1931, half-titles, 67 chromolithographic plates after Henrik Gr”nvold, top edges gilt, 20th-century blue-green full morocco by Fox of London, large 8vo (27 x 17.5 cm), and 1 other Wood p. 540 (Robinson, volume one only). A bright set of Robinson's work, with the rare dust jackets (usually only the jacket for the much later fifth volume is present). 'No one was better qualified to write on the subject than [Robinson], with his 20 years' experience as Director of the Federated Malay States Museum ... The fine coloured plates are by Gr”nvold and they add greatly to the value of the work' (Wood). (10)

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Roux (Jean Louis Florent Polydore). Ornithologie proven‡ale, ou description avec figures colori‚es de tous les oiseaux qui ha

Dominic Winter Auctions

Lot 97

Roux (Jean Louis Florent Polydore). Ornithologie proven‡ale, ou description avec figures colori‚es de tous les oiseaux qui habitent constamment la Provenance ou qui n'y sont que de passage, 4 volumes in 2, 1st edition, Paris & Marseille: Levrault [and others], 1825-30, 423 lithographic plates (see note), all but one hand-coloured, and including 26 plates of eggs and 18 of nests in addition to birds, general title-page and volume title to volume 1, half-title and volume title to volume 2, 'Avis au relieur leaf' (called for by Ronsil) discarded, spotting to text-blocks, repaired closed tears to volume 1 plate 28 and a few plates in volume 2, volume 2 plates 255, 368 and 373 damp-stained, a few other marks, all edges untrimmed, volume 1 in contemporary half calf, light wear to extremities, volume 2 in modern half calf to style, 4to (27.8 x 19.6 cm) Anker 431; Nissen IVB 797; Ronsil 2654; Sitwell p. 137 ('Rare'); Wood p. 543. This important work was never completed, with the text ending mid-sentence, but remains 'essential to a thorough study of the avifauna of Southern France' (Wood). 'According to a note on the cover of the part last published (Livraison 56) it was to comprise about 500 coloured plates and a text of about 500 pages' (Anker); copies are habitually encountered with various plate counts and disagreements over the exact collation may have been compounded by the absence of numbering on many of the plates. Wood believed the work to be complete with 425, a number also cited by Sitwell. Anker, Nissen and Ronsil call for 451, but we trace one other copy in auction records approaching this level of completeness, and the book is genuinely rare in any state. (2)

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A rare pair of 18th Century Japanese porcelain deep dishes, painted in the Imari palette, Jiajing mark to base, 23cm dia.

Clarke and Simpson Auctions

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A rare pair of 18th Century Japanese porcelain deep dishes, painted in the Imari palette, Jiajing mark to base, 23cm dia.

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A group of three rare French panoramic silhouette magic lantern slides:, one of a fleet of boats, another of a single boat ,

Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood

Lot 49

A group of three rare French panoramic silhouette magic lantern slides:, one of a fleet of boats, another of a single boat , both 8.2cm x 45cm the third of a group of people following a musician, 8.5cm x 39cm (3)

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A tinplate rotary viewer by Baird & Tatlock, London:, the cylindrical body enclosing a rotating drum with narrow slits, overp

Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood

Lot 200

A tinplate rotary viewer by Baird & Tatlock, London:, the cylindrical body enclosing a rotating drum with narrow slits, overpainted brown with maker's plate as per title, 14.5cm wide*Notes- This rare optical illusion device would have been set in motion by squeezing a rubber ball and tube attached to the drum which when operated then becomes animated to the viewer.

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A rare late 19th century diapositive lantern slide of a Javanese (Wayang) Shadow Puppet Theatre troop:, circa 1870, the circu

Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood

Lot 151

A rare late 19th century diapositive lantern slide of a Javanese (Wayang) Shadow Puppet Theatre troop:, circa 1870, the circular image showing the theatre frame surrounded by musicians with an audience to one side, mounted in a wooden lantern slide frame, image size 7.5cm diameter, frame size 9cm x 17.3cm.

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A rare stereoscopic daguerreotype of the Visit of Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to C

Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood

Lot 62

A rare stereoscopic daguerreotype of the Visit of Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Crystal Palace, Sydenham , 20th April 1855, by Negretti & Zambra:, arched top paper passe-partout, 8.5cm x 17.2cm.*Notes- See Christies Photograph sale 28 November 2006 lot 884 for a similar example that sold for £2,880.

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Optical Illusion: a rare mid-eighteenth century tooled morocco hinged case (9 cm at widest point), containing three hand pain

Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood

Lot 7

Optical Illusion: a rare mid-eighteenth century tooled morocco hinged case (9 cm at widest point), containing three hand painted mica oval slides which alter the hair and costume, with a later portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria.

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Great Exhibition 1851, Crystal Palace - transformation hand coloured lithographic print for a giant Panorama panoptic in orig

Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood

Lot 56

Great Exhibition 1851, Crystal Palace - transformation hand coloured lithographic print for a giant Panorama panoptic in original wooden mount, subject size 22.5 x 30.5cm, together with another smaller of Trafalgar Square, 13 x 18cm. (2)*Notes- transparencies for the Giant Panorama Panoptic of 1850 are rare.

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A rare early 19th century 11 inch hand coloured zoetrope base card:, of sunburst pattern on a black ground.

Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood

Lot 20

A rare early 19th century 11 inch hand coloured zoetrope base card:, of sunburst pattern on a black ground.

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A rare mahogany stereoscopic viewer by W, Chadwick, Manchester:, the brass mounted occulars with rack and pinion fine adjust

Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood

Lot 133

A rare mahogany stereoscopic viewer by W, Chadwick, Manchester:, the brass mounted occulars with rack and pinion fine adjustment, the brass mounted card and slide holder with two division holders and clips for various sizes with rack and pinion adjustment, ivorine maker's plate as per title to frame, brass mounted turn off handle, 21cm long

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Outdoor Stereoscopic Ambrotype:, an interesting and excellent example of these rare stereoscopic ambrotypes showing an outdo

Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood

Lot 61

Outdoor Stereoscopic Ambrotype:, an interesting and excellent example of these rare stereoscopic ambrotypes showing an outdoor scene of a young boy sitting outside a house on a high backed chair, looking into a toilet mirror on a small table, the reflection of the boy's face is captured perfectly by the unknown photographer, very lightly tinted to hand and face, gold lined mount, 8.5cm x 17cm.* Notes- See Bonhams, Knowle 9th November 2004 lot 319 for a similar stereoscopic ambrotype which is of the same subject from a further distance, which sold for £390 plus commission.

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Transformation print : hand coloured lithograph of the Grand Canal, day and night panoptic, on a simple backing frame 340 x 2

Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood

Lot 25

Transformation print : hand coloured lithograph of the Grand Canal, day and night panoptic, on a simple backing frame 340 x 255 mm.*Notes- produced for the rare Giant Polyorama Panoptique circa 1850.

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A rare First War Period silk panel advertising an event "Women Who Win" at the New Gallery Kinema Regent Street, 11" x 8", fr

Burstow & Hewett

Lot 11

A rare First War Period silk panel advertising an event "Women Who Win" at the New Gallery Kinema Regent Street, 11" x 8", framed

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A rare large-scale Gauge 1 Live Steam-powered Tinplate 4-4-0 Steam Locomotive and Tender, early 20th century, probably Markli

Burstow & Hewett

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A rare large-scale Gauge 1 Live Steam-powered Tinplate 4-4-0 Steam Locomotive and Tender, early 20th century, probably Marklin or Bing, 45mm gauge, traces of original label on front, together with 2 Bing tinplate passenger and guard carriages of the same gauge, all in un-restored, untouched condition, locomotive length 16"

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Various framed rare stamps

Burstow & Hewett

Lot 478

Various framed rare stamps

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A quantity of rare framed postage stamps

Burstow & Hewett

Lot 517

A quantity of rare framed postage stamps

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Vinyl Records - 12" LPs - Rock, Pop, etc, inc. U2; Rare Bird; Rockpile; Bonzo Dog Band; T.Rex; Robert Wyatt; Man; Steeplechas

Bamfords Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 5091

Vinyl Records - 12" LPs - Rock, Pop, etc, inc. U2; Rare Bird; Rockpile; Bonzo Dog Band; T.Rex; Robert Wyatt; Man; Steeplechase; Dire Straights; etc (41)

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δ Marc Chagall (1887-1985)Couverture Jacquette (Mourlot 281)Lithograph printed in colours, 1960, a rare unfolded proof before

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Lot 30

δ Marc Chagall (1887-1985)Couverture Jacquette (Mourlot 281)Lithograph printed in colours, 1960, a rare unfolded proof before the edition printed for 'Chagall Lithographe Vol. 1', printed by Mourlot, Paris, sheet 325 x 735mm (12 3/4 x 29in) (unframed)δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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δ Paule Vézelay (1893-1984)Grey PictureScreenprint in colours, 1973, signed, titled and numbered in roman numerals from the a

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Lot 60

δ Paule Vézelay (1893-1984)Grey PictureScreenprint in colours, 1973, signed, titled and numbered in roman numerals from the artist proof edition of 50 in black ink, aside from the edition of 150, on wove paper, from Abstract Creation Art Non Figuratif 1932-1936, the full sheet, 881 x 630mm (34 3/4 x 24 3/4in) (framed)Saleroom notice: 820 x 660mm (32 1/4 x 26in). A condition report is available online on our website.The present artwork was included in the rare and important portfolio, 'Abstraction Creation Art Non Figuratif 1932-1936', that was created in 1973 to celebrate the French art movement Abstraction, Création formed in Paris in 1931. Vézelay created this screenprint after her celebrated 'Grey Picture', an oil painting she composed in 1935. δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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A rare 'Octopus' Federzeichnung glass vase by Lötz/ Loetz , late 19th century, footed globular form, clear and cinnamon layer

Gildings Auctioneers

Lot 342

A rare 'Octopus' Federzeichnung glass vase by Lötz/ Loetz , late 19th century, footed globular form, clear and cinnamon layers cased in opalescent glass, with internal airtrap design, the surface with gilded scrollwork, enamelled to underside 'Patent 9159', 13.8cm high.

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A rare 18th Century Cork silver Card Tray, with shaped rim and shell decoration, the engraved body of door handles and flower

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers

Lot 136

A rare 18th Century Cork silver Card Tray, with shaped rim and shell decoration, the engraved body of door handles and flowers, and centre armorial, on three pad feet, possibly by John Nicholson, Cork c. 1790, approx. 8 ozs. (1)

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A small rare late 18th Century circular gold mounted tortoiseshell Box, with inset miniature, "Half length Portrait of the Co

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers

Lot 161

A small rare late 18th Century circular gold mounted tortoiseshell Box, with inset miniature, "Half length Portrait of the Countess of Berenger," 6.25cms (2 1/2") diameter approx. (1)

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18th Century French School Miniature: A rare and important head and shoulder "Oval Portrait of a French Nobleman," in an elab

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Lot 162

18th Century French School Miniature: A rare and important head and shoulder "Oval Portrait of a French Nobleman," in an elaborate blue coat, set in a decorated oval gold frame, and mounted in a circular maple and tortoiseshell box with circular gold inset on a base, diameter overall approx. 6.25cms (2 1/2"). (1)

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A rare and unusual pair of elaborately decorated silver plated 19th Century Coach Ornaments, mounted framed; and a collection

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Lot 176

A rare and unusual pair of elaborately decorated silver plated 19th Century Coach Ornaments, mounted framed; and a collection of silver and silver plated antique Shoe Buckles; and a pair of mother-o-pearl Opera Glasses. (a lot)

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A rare pierced brass ball shaped 19th Century hand Warmer, the interior with a swivel oil lamp, 7.5 cms (3"). (1)

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Lot 190

A rare pierced brass ball shaped 19th Century hand Warmer, the interior with a swivel oil lamp, 7.5 cms (3"). (1)

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A rare pair of late 18th Century Worcester porcelain Dishes, each decorated in Kakimon style with flowers and gilt, 8" (20cms

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Lot 205

A rare pair of late 18th Century Worcester porcelain Dishes, each decorated in Kakimon style with flowers and gilt, 8" (20cms). (2)

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An important George IV figured mahogany Sideboard, with brass gallery back over unusual inverted bow front, with two long cen

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Lot 265

An important George IV figured mahogany Sideboard, with brass gallery back over unusual inverted bow front, with two long central drawers flanked each side with two smaller drawers and heavy brass lion mask handles, on six heavy muscular hairy paw feet, the side with rare concealed chamber pot compartment, approx. 234cms wide x 137cms high x 84cms deep (92" x 54" x 33"). (1)

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A rare pair of fine quality Regency period figured mahogany Knife / Cutlery Containers, each with pierced brass gallery on a

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Lot 266

A rare pair of fine quality Regency period figured mahogany Knife / Cutlery Containers, each with pierced brass gallery on a stepped and reeded cornice, over a panelled door on swivel action opening fronts with fitted interiors, 48cms high x 41cms wide (19" x 16"). (2)

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A rare 18th Century German (Augsburg) marquetry Table Box, the lift up panelled top with rectangular inlaid scene of a lion b

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Lot 268

A rare 18th Century German (Augsburg) marquetry Table Box, the lift up panelled top with rectangular inlaid scene of a lion being slayed, surrounded by decorated borders, the front and sides similarly decorated, opening to reveal a sunken top and two further decorative inlaid landscape panels, over four varied size drawers decorated with flowers and animals, with brass drop handles, approx. 48cms (19") wide x 28cms (11") high. (1)Provenance: Castletown Cox, Carrick-on-Suir.

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Famous Portrait of Great Irish Mezzotint ArtistBy Rich. Earldom, English (1743 - 1794)"James Macardel, Mezzotinto Scraper," S

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Lot 293

Famous Portrait of Great Irish Mezzotint ArtistBy Rich. Earldom, English (1743 - 1794)"James Macardel, Mezzotinto Scraper," Second State, under Jac. McArdel delin, 1765, R. Sayer Excudit. Richd. Earldom fecit. From a Drawing in the Collection of Richard Bull, Esq. London Printed for Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street, published.. 20th April 1771, approx. 51cms x 38cms (20" x 15") in black frame. Good. Rare. (1)

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Draper (Professor Henry) M.D., A very large and extremely rare early original Photograph of the Moon, approx. 53cms x 42cms (

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Lot 304

Draper (Professor Henry) M.D., A very large and extremely rare early original Photograph of the Moon, approx. 53cms x 42cms (21" x 16 1/2") bearing a printed label "Photograph of the Moon, taken by Prof. Henry Draper, M.D., with a silvered glass Telescope, Fifteen and a Half Inches Aperture [With address] Hastings N.Y., September 3rd 1863". The mount also bears a m/ss dedication "The Earl of Rosse, with Dr. Draper's Respects, University of New York.The image has some centre tears (some with loss) the entire was folded and shows centre crease, while the outer chocolate coloured rim shows some loss, the main image of the Moon is very good. Recent frame, as a photograph, w.a.f. (1)Henry Draper (1837-1882), Professor of Medicine at New York University, was a prominent physician, amateur scientist, and pioneer of astronomical photography. He inherited his interests, skills and energy from his father, Lancashire-born John William Draper (1811-1882), professor of chemistry at NYU, who improved on Daguerre's process to produce some of the earliest photographs of the human face, and in March 1840 made the first photograph of the face of the Moon. His mother, née Antonia Gardner, was daughter of the personal physician to King John VI of Portugal, Emperor of Brazil.As a boy, Henry assisted his father in his chemical and astronomical work. Having completed his medical thesis in 1857, he was still too young to be awarded a degree, so he spent a year abroad, and his travels brought him to Birr Castle, where the 3rd Earl of Rosse had erected what was then the world's largest telescope, the 72-inch "Leviathan" reflector. He must have been inspired by what he saw at Birr and learned of the Earl's discoveries, for he returned home imbued with a determination to exploit photography for astronomical purposes, and even built his own observatory on his father's estate at Hastings-on-Hudson. Meanwhile, he continued his medical career, becoming professor and dean of medicine at NYU.In 1873 he resigned his professorship in order to devote himself to original research. He received numerous awards for his discoveries. After his death from pleurisy at the early age of forty-five, his work was continued by his widow, who funded the Henry Draper Medal in his honour. His telescope is now in the Nicolas Copernicus University in Poland.This photograph is authenticated by the inscription from Draper to the Earl of Rosse and comes from the collection of Otto Boediker, who was the astronomer in charge of Rosse's observatory at Birr Castle, c. 1887 - 1916.

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A rare early 19th Century Irish mahogany Games Table, the plain dish top with reversible sides, revealing to show sunken comp

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Lot 439

A rare early 19th Century Irish mahogany Games Table, the plain dish top with reversible sides, revealing to show sunken compartments, the frieze with sliding chequer holders on cabriole legs, approx. 74cms x 70cms (29" x 27 1/2"). (1)

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Co. Offaly: Cooke (Thos. Lalor) The Early History of the Town of Birr or Parsonstown, with Particulars of Remarkable Events t

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Lot 460

Co. Offaly: Cooke (Thos. Lalor) The Early History of the Town of Birr or Parsonstown, with Particulars of Remarkable Events there in more recent times. Also the Towns of Nenagh, Roscrea, Banagher ... etc., and the ancient Septs., Princes, and celebrated Places of the Surrounding Country. Roy 8vo Birr ('Offaly Chronicle' Printing Works) n.d. c. 1930. Original red & blue cloth, in a cloth box. Rare.* Title page inscribed Joyce L. Wright, formerly of Cumberland House, The Square, Birr. (1)

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The "Hanging Judge" Co. Offaly Poster: "Durrow Abbey, King's County," Original Printed Auction Poster, "Important and Extensi

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Lot 47

The "Hanging Judge" Co. Offaly Poster: "Durrow Abbey, King's County," Original Printed Auction Poster, "Important and Extensive Auction" Joseph and James Marshall are honoured with instructions to sell by completely unreserved Auction, at Durrow Abbey, at the residence of the late "Earl of Norbury" the entire of the Stock, Horses, Improved Farming Implements etc etc on Monday, the 18th of March next [1832] Printed one side only, approx. 22.5cms x 18cms (9" x 7") framed. Printed by E. Deane, printer, Limerick. The Auctioneers were also from Limerick. V. Rare. (1) * John Toler, 1st Earl of Norbury, was one of the most corrupt legal figures in Irish History. It was Norbury who sentenced Robert Emmet to be hanged.

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After Will JonesDublin Coloured Engraving: King (Giles) sculp, A View of Ringsend; Irish Town, The Harbour of Dublin, The H

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Lot 507

After Will JonesDublin Coloured Engraving: King (Giles) sculp, A View of Ringsend; Irish Town, The Harbour of Dublin, The Hill of Howth... Lambay or Dublin Bay, engraving, contemp. colouring, 30cms x 58cms (12" x 23"), London (R. Wilkinson at No. 58, Cornhill) c. 1730 / 40, later frame. Rare. (1)

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A rare Irish Georgian period oak Chest, of small proportions the moulded top over four graduating drawers, with decorative ov

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Lot 523

A rare Irish Georgian period oak Chest, of small proportions the moulded top over four graduating drawers, with decorative oval brass drop handles, on outsplayed legs, approx. 64cms w x 64cms h x 46cms d (25" x 25" x 18"). (1)

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Ethnographical Art: A rare and unusual African carved two handled "Fertility" Bowl and Cover, the handle modelled as a male a

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Lot 70

Ethnographical Art: A rare and unusual African carved two handled "Fertility" Bowl and Cover, the handle modelled as a male and female figure, the central bowl with carved removable lid modelled with a head, approx. 59cms long x 30cms high (23" x 12"). (1)

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A rare German novelty photograph album, with polyphon, the 4½in diameter disc, by Junghans, playing The Mikado Waltz, 24cm x

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Lot 209

A rare German novelty photograph album, with polyphon, the 4½in diameter disc, by Junghans, playing The Mikado Waltz, 24cm x 30cm

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A rare leather wrist support pad, 40cm long

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Lot 66

A rare leather wrist support pad, 40cm long

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An extremely rare book 'The Forest of Vazon' - A Guernsey Legend of the Eighth Centurypub: Harrison & Sons, London, 1889.

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Lot 212

An extremely rare book 'The Forest of Vazon' - A Guernsey Legend of the Eighth Centurypub: Harrison & Sons, London, 1889.

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A rare hand signed cabinet card of Private William A Priaulx - Royal Guernsey Militia interestin 1899, Private William A Pria

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Lot 215

A rare hand signed cabinet card of Private William A Priaulx - Royal Guernsey Militia interestin 1899, Private William A Priaulx won the Queen's prize at Bisley, (considered the most coveted prize in the shooting World), The card by B. Collenette, 7 Union Street, Guernsey.

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Antique autograph book - Guernsey - Channel Islands interest rare and fascinating, inscribed to first inner page, 'Horence Ki

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Lot 261

Antique autograph book - Guernsey - Channel Islands interest rare and fascinating, inscribed to first inner page, 'Horence Kingsley - Brockhurst - Guernsey - 1887/1889-', the book with 198 pages of illustrated poems and sayings, each page with sections for autographs, the highlights - Sir Reginald Clare Hart, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey and Victoria cross; John Henry Ford Elkington, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey; Sir Edgar McCulloch, bailiff of Guernsey; Lieutenant-Colonel John Percy Groves (first Librarian of the Priaulx Library; Edith F. Carey; Georges and Jeanne Hugo, Grandchildren to Victor Hugo, and many more famous Guernsey names.

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BRITISH BANKNOTE - Guernsey States - Five Pounds 1 January 1945, 1/E 0830, on French blue/green paper, Green on Green, red se

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Lot 69

BRITISH BANKNOTE - Guernsey States - Five Pounds 1 January 1945, 1/E 0830, on French blue/green paper, Green on Green, red serial number, signature of H.E. Marquand (McCammon GN 42). Minor discolouration, crease top right corner, pressed, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare.

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