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Royal Doulton rare large character jug Pearly Girl, C1940 with green feather hat.

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Rare Wade Art Deco cellulose figure Christina, c1930, leaping deer mark, h.28.5cm. Some slight flaking to cellulose everywhere.

Anita Harris rare Aztec XL charger. Gold signed to base, diameter 42cm

Ridgway rare Bonzo wall plate 'Why The Dickens Did You Cut Me Off', diameter 22cm.

Rare Royal Doulton Bunnykins figures from the Oompah Band in a green colour way comprising - Sousaphone DB105, Trumpet DB106, Cymbals DB107, Drummer DB108 and Drum Major DB109, limited edition of 250 sets. (5)

Martin Brothers rare and unusual Tyg, decorated with unusual coloured hunting scenes all around, dated 4/4/1883, signed R.W Martin Bros London & Southall, h.15cm.

Rare Coalport prototype figurine of an Edwardian lady seated in a brass chair. Marked Coalport underneath the chair.

Rare angular Britain's model of Felix the Cat, in the 'keep on walking' pose, 7cm high,

SOULAGES Pierre-LAUDE Jean. "Discours Innaugural". Fata Morgana, 1974. In-8 elongated in ff. under cover with flaps. Scattered foxing, more marked on the cover. FIRST EDITION. Limited edition of 550 COPIES. ONE of 50 numbered on Arches, the only ones to contain the 2 original full-page ENGRAVINGS by Pierre SOULAGES. Very very rare. Height : 21,8 cm / Width : 12,6 cm The shipping costs will be 15 € incl. VAT for Belgium and France / 22 € incl. VAT Europe EEC / 45 € incl. VAT for European countries outside outside the EEC / 60 € incl. VAT for Japan and the United States (this fixes rates apply only to works that can be shipped in tubes and without insurance). For other countries, and for paintings and other works of art, a reasonable shipping charge will be added to your invoice. The shipment of grouped lots is possible, depending on the case, by sale, with an extra of 3 €incl. VAT per object.

Pierre SOULAGES (1919) Lithograph n°29 Original lithograph (3 colour passages) Signed in pencil On vellum 104 x 70 cm Justified artist's proof (outside the edition numbered at 200 copies) Rare copy signed in pencil and dedicated by the artist to the German art historian Kurt Martin REFERENCES: Catalogue raisonné des estampes originales de Pierre Soulages, BNF #77. Original lithograph created in 1972 for the Olympic Games in Munich Very good condition, the sheet slightly yellowed, small defects at the edge of the sheet Height : 104 cm / Width : 70 cm The shipping costs will be 15 € incl. VAT for Belgium and France / 22 € incl. VAT Europe EEC / 45 € incl. VAT for European countries outside outside the EEC / 60 € incl. VAT for Japan and the United States (this fixes rates apply only to works that can be shipped in tubes and without insurance). For other countries, and for paintings and other works of art, a reasonable shipping charge will be added to your invoice. The shipment of grouped lots is possible, depending on the case, by sale, with an extra of 3 €incl. VAT per object.

Pierre SOULAGES (After)Composition #3, 1962Offset-litho in colors on thick paperPlate-signed lower rightDimensions :+ Size of the sheet. 35,5 x 27.5 cm. / 14 x 10,8 in.+ Size of the image 29,7 x 22,5 cm. / 11,8 x 8,8 in.In very good condition, minor folds on the upper margin. Very well inked with strong contrast.From a small size edition.This print was printed for the the rare Hazan portfolio dedicated to Pierre Soulages.Published by Fernand Hazan, coll. Peintres d'aujourd'hui, Paris, 1962. Height : 35.5 cm / Width : 27.5 cm The shipping costs will be 15 € incl. VAT for Belgium and France / 22 € incl. VAT Europe EEC / 45 € incl. VAT for European countries outside outside the EEC / 60 € incl. VAT for Japan and the United States (this fixes rates apply only to works that can be shipped in tubes and without insurance). For other countries, and for paintings and other works of art, a reasonable shipping charge will be added to your invoice. The shipment of grouped lots is possible, depending on the case, by sale, with an extra of 3 €incl. VAT per object.

Pierre SOULAGES (After)Composition, 1962Offset-litho in colors on thick paperPlate-signed lower rightDimensions :+ Size of the sheet. 35,5 x 27.5 cm. / 14 x 10,8 in.+ Size of the image 29,7 x 22,5 cm. / 11,8 x 8,8 in.In very good condition, minor folds on the upper margin. Very well inked with strong contrast.From a small size edition.This print was printed for the the rare Hazan portfolio dedicated to Pierre Soulages.Published by Fernand Hazan, coll. Peintres d'aujourd'hui, Paris, 1962. Height : 35.5 cm / Width : 27.5 cm The shipping costs will be 15 € incl. VAT for Belgium and France / 22 € incl. VAT Europe EEC / 45 € incl. VAT for European countries outside outside the EEC / 60 € incl. VAT for Japan and the United States (this fixes rates apply only to works that can be shipped in tubes and without insurance). For other countries, and for paintings and other works of art, a reasonable shipping charge will be added to your invoice. The shipment of grouped lots is possible, depending on the case, by sale, with an extra of 3 €incl. VAT per object.

A Rare .577 (24-Bore) Percussion Sporting Rifle With Back-Action LockBy J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 2402 For 1833With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel (pitted along the bottom flats of the breech) signed in full along the top flat (engraving refreshed), rifled with ten spiral grooves, and leaf-sighted from '50' to '150' yards, each leaf with central platinum line, recessed patent breech (nipple replaced) with two platinum lines and replacement plug, long tapering tang engraved with symmetrical scrolling foliage and with a tiger's mask on the sighting flat, signed border engraved rounded detented lock decorated with foliate scrollwork and a prone stag in a landscape, foliate scroll engraved dolphin hammer with safety-catch behind, replacement ebonised half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, the latter with dark horn cap, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate engraved with a stag's head and foliate scrollwork on the heel tang, trigger-guard decorated with a tiger in a landscape within ropework borders on the bow, trigger-plate serial numbered on the tang and with pointed finial engraved with a scallop shell, adjustable set trigger, and horn-tipped ramrod (refurbished overall, some wear and pitting, engraving refreshed), indistinct London proof marks and James Purdey's barrelsmith's mark 70 cm. barrelFootnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 149. Recorded as sold on 9 May 1833 for £39.18.0. Unsworth notes 'Described as having 'back-action locks', whereas almost all Purdey's rifles had bar action/front-action locks.' Built for the Hon. W.F.B. CallaghanDallas, p. 191For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare .850 (8-Bore) Percussion D.B. Big Game Rifle By J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 3839 For 1844With shortened rebrowned twist sighted barrels (back-sight replaced) signed in full along the rib (engraving refreshed) and each rifled with twelve spiral grooves, border engraved breeches retaining traces of case-hardening and each with short platinum line and pierced platinum plug, and engraved with a tiger's mask on the flat between, foliate scroll engraved tang, signed border engraved serial numbered detented flat locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork, the left lock with a tiger in a landscape, and the right with a lion in a landscape, foliate scroll engraved hammers each with a safety-catch in front, re-ebonised half-stock over old bruising and surface damage (some of the finish lifting and incomplete around the back of the lock cavities) with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, border engraved steel mounts comprising chequered butt-plate (pitted and filed off on the heel tang), trigger-guard with foliate scroll engraved serial numbered patent grip-safety and retaining traces of engraved lion in a landscape on the bow, the latter retaining traces of original blueing on the inside, long slender tang engraved with foliate scrolls, hinged circular patch-box cover re-engraved with a lion in a landscape within a border of repeated flowering foliage, the inside engraved 'drams 2½', grooved forward trigger, sling button engraved with a flower-head, original serial numbered brass-mounted ramrod, and reproduction black leather sling (in refurbished condition, some old wear and pitting), London proof marks and James Purdey barrelsmith's mark (3)75 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 157. Recorded as sold on 9 April 1844. Unsworth notes 'Purchased with No. 3840 ['A Large Double Bullet Gun'] for a total of £150 and with a Wainscot case to hold both 'furnished complete'. No. 3839 was described as 'A Large Double Rifle 2 ozs.' (i.e. 8 bore), with a grip safety-lever but not the intercepting sears. The pair was brought by an officer of the Madras Light Cavalry. The rifle retains its brass-bound oak case with an inner tray for No. 3840. The rifling pitch is one turn in 30''; the patch-box cover is engraved inside 2½ drams; lion on the lid; lion and tiger on the lock-plates, 'A double 8 bore is rare'. Built for the Hon. H. ArbuthnotDallas, p. 192Offered with the original brass-mounted two-tier oak case (linings and compartments missing, tray replaced) acquired from D.B. 'Bunney' Tubbs in July 1996; and an 8-bore brass bullet-mouldFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare And Unusual .600 (19-Bore) Percussion Sporting RifleSigned G.E. Walker, Newbury, Late With J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. GEW 68, Circa 1845With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel (some scattered old pitting) signed along the top flat, rifled with nine wide spiral grooves, and with short platinum line on the folding-leaf back-sight, recessed patent breech with platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, the top flat engraved with a stag's head, tang engraved with foliate scrollwork and with a tiger's mask on the sighting flat, signed border engraved serial numbered detented flat lock decorated with foliate scrollwork and a tiger in a landscape, replacement dolphin hammer engraved with foliate scrollwork, engraved safety-catch, highly figured half-stock (old repairs on either side of the heel) with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, the latter with dark horn cap, border engraved steel mounts (engraving refreshed) comprising butt-plate decorated with foliate scrollwork on the heel tang, spur trigger-guard en suite, trigger-plate with scroll engraved pointed finial, hinged circular patch-box cover decorated with a flower-head centred on a border of ropework, vacant gold escutcheon and silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set trigger, sling mounts, and original ramrod with dark horn tip, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of Thomas Evans 75 cm. barrelFootnotes:George E. Walker is recorded in Newbury, Berkshire between 1843 and 1869Cf. a 13-bore pin-fire d.b. sporting gun (no. 696) by the same maker and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 2 December 2004, lot 379For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare And Unusual .450 (50-Bore Black Powder Express) Percussion Two-Groove Sporting Rifle By J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 5798 For 1860With rebrowned damascus twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top flat and rifled for a belted ball, leaf-sighted from '100' to '250' yards, each leaf with slender platinum line, folding adjustable long range sight from '300' yards and with slender platinum line, border engraved case-hardened recessed patent breech with platinum line and pierced platinum plug engraved with a rosette within an engraved border, the serial number scratched onto the flat of the breech-hook, tang engraved with symmetrical scrolling foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened serial numbered detented flat lock decorated with foliate scrollwork, the mechanism retaining its case-hardened and burnished finish, dolphin hammer decorated en suite and with blued safety-catch in front, figured half-stock with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end (minor old split on one side), the latter with dark horn cap, border engraved steel mounts retaining some original blueing and case-hardening, comprising chequered butt-plate with foliate engraved heel, serial numbered trigger-guard with chequered spur and decorated with foliate scrollwork between borders of ropework on the bow, trigger-plate with chequered pineapple finial, hinged circular patch-box cover with a circular arrangement of foliage centred on a border of ropework, the inside engraved '3 Drams. R. Powder', engraved steel barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set trigger, sling mounts, and horn-tipped ramrod, London proof marks 77 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceL. Patrick Unsworth Collection LiteratureUnsworth, p. 171, pls. 80-82. Recorded as sold on 26 January 1860 for £18.0.0. Unsworth notes 'one of the few singles with Purdey's own style of hammer and the only rifle to have been encountered in which the fore-end of the lock-plate is surrounded above and below by the stock-wood, made to special order by restocking the barrel, fitting new lock, new furniture and executing extra engraving. For a full account of this rifle see idem, pp. 101-103. Originally built for Mr. Thomas Walton Roberts and later resold to the Duke of Hamilton and BrandonDallas, p. 192For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Fine And Rare Cased .600 (18-Bore) Pin-Fire Bastin System D.B. Sporting RifleBy J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 7019 For 1865With browned damascus twist barrels each rifled with six spiral grooves, matted along the rib at the breech and towards the fore-sight, and signed in full forward of the folding leaf sights from '50' to '300' yards, each leaf with central platinum line, case-hardened long slender tang decorated with symmetrical foliate scrollwork, swept fences, border engraved sliding breech-action and lever of Bastin Le Page type all made in one and decorated en suite, the lever with blued spring catch and sliding the barrels for loading and unloading, signed border engraved case-hardened serial numbered detented back-action locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork and stamped with locksmith's initials 'JP' on the inside, the mechanisms retaining their case-hardened and burnished finish, dolphin hammers decorated en suite, pierced for extracting cartridges and each with blued safety-catch in front, highly figured butt with cheek-piece and chequered grip, blued steel mounts comprising chequered butt engraved 'Charge 2¾' over 'No. 6 Powder' on the heel, serial numbered trigger-guard with chequered spur and decorated with foliage scrollwork between borders of repeated flowering foliage on the bow, vacant silver escutcheon, and in exceptional condition retaining virtually all its original finish: in original fitted oak case lined in burgundy baize with accessories including original steel bullet mould and case-trimmer serial numbered to the rifle, powder-measure, chamber-brush, and early cartridge-case resizer/extractor, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label with handwritten loading instructions, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, and with its original leather travelling cover, London proof marks and James Purdey's barrelsmith's mark 76 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal CollectionL. Patrick Unsworth Collection. Offered with a typed label giving details of the rifle and confirming its purchase from W. Keith Neal on 18 May 1985LiteratureUnsworth, pp. 122-125 and p. 178, pls. 87-89. Recorded as sold on 5 August 1865 for £88.0.0. Built for a Mr. Edward Ladd Betts, 9 St. George Street, WestminsterDallas, p. 193For more information see I.M. Crudgington & D.J. Baker, The British Shotgun, Volume One 1850-1870, 1979, pp. 84 and 212For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Cased 27-Bore Percussion D.B. Pistol By J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 2276 For 1833With rebrowned twist sighted barrels, border engraved breeches each with short platinum line and engraved with a starburst between, long border engraved tang decorated with a martial trophy and with foliate scrolls either side of the sighting groove, the latter engraved with a starburst, border engraved rounded back-action locks each signed in full, decorated with foliate scrollwork, and with blued safety-catch engaging with the rear of each foliate engraved hammer, the mechanisms (one mainspring an old replacement) retaining their burnished finish, ebonised half-stock with chequered rounded butt, the latter with rounded butt-trap engraved with a ropework border and with hinged ovoidal cover decorated with a flower-head, border engraved trigger-guard retaining some blueing on the inside and decorated with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, chequered forward trigger, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrod (light rust patination): in associated lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including Sykes brass-mounted powder-flask retaining much of its lacquered finish, brass powder-measure, and steel combination tool, the interior of the lid with large light blue maker's trade label, the exterior with highly figured veneer and circular vacant escutcheon, London proof marks 11.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 133. Recorded as 'one of a pair of 'Small Double Pistols' sold on 8 July 1833 for £52.10.0. Built for Lord MiddletonFor a pair of similar pistols by the same maker (nos. 2727 and 2728) and sold in these Rooms see Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 25 July 2012, lot 306For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Cased And Very Rare 16-Bore Percussion D.B. Travelling PistolBy J. Purdey, Princes Street, Leicester Square, London, No. 846, Circa 1825With browned twist sighted barrels signed in full along the rib, border engraved case-hardened breeches each with short platinum line, pierced platinum plug, and engraved with a starburst between, nipples stamped 'L' and 'R' respectively, case-hardened tang engraved with a symmetrical design of foliage and with a shell in the sighting groove, signed border engraved case-hardened detented locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork, a starburst and with a martial trophy on the tail, dolphin hammers en suite (each nose chipped), engraved safety-catches, and the mechanisms retaining their burnished finish, highly figured half-stock with chequered rounded butt (minor score on one side), border engraved blued steel mounts comprising rounded butt-cap decorated with a flower-head centred on the engraved retaining screw, trigger-guard decorated with a martial trophy on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plate with pineapple finial, chequered forward trigger, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, original brass-mounted ramrod, and in fine condition retaining nearly all its original finish: in its lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, and combination tool, in its leather wallet, the exterior of the lid (some bruising along the back) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a knurled flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of Charles Lancaster 19 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 130. Built for a Mr. Thistlethwayte Dallas, p. 190This appears to be the earliest known cased percussion pistol by PurdeyFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Cased Pair Of 50-Bore Percussion Rifled Target PistolsBy J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 1130 And 1131 For 1827With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each rifled with sixteen grooves and signed in full along the top flat, case-hardened patent breeches each with blued back-sight, platinum line and pierced platinum plug, case-hardened tangs each engraved with scrolling foliage and with a shell on the flat, signed border engraved serial numbered detented flat locks each decorated with scrolling foliage, dolphin hammers decorated en suite and each engaging with an engraved safety-catch, ebonised half-stocks each with angled chequered rounded butt slightly flared above the ovoidal butt-cap, the latter engraved with roped border and with a feathered design centred on the retaining screw, dark horn fore-end caps, trigger-guards retaining some original blueing and each decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, case-hardened trigger-plates each with pineapple-shaped finial engraved with a shell, blued adjustable set triggers, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original ramrods each with long brass tip (some old rust patination): in lined and fitted brass-mounted mahogany case with brass-mounted two-way powder-flask (minor dents) retaining much of its lacquered finish, and other later accessories, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor old damage and some staining), the exterior (old splits) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of Thomas Evans 24.2 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 130. Recorded as sold on 2 May 1827 for £52.10.0. to a Captain Robert Innes, 2nd DragoonsDallas, p. 190For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare And Early Cased Pair Of 36-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy J. Purdey Of London, Nos. 968 And 969 For 1826With rebrowned twist sighted barrels slightly swamped towards the muzzles, border engraved patent breeches (some old pitting) each with platinum line behind the back-sight and with pierced platinum plug, case-hardened tangs each decorated with a design of symmetrical scrollwork, a martial trophy and a shell on the sighting flat, signed detented flat bevelled locks each retaining some case-hardening, decorated with foliate scrollwork and serial numbered on the flat in front of the hammer, dolphin hammers (one hammer-nose repaired) decorated en suite and each engaging with an engraved safety-catch, figured half-stocks each with silver fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt with earliest form of flared ovoidal pommel, the latter inset with border engraved flat steel oval each decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, border engraved blued steel trigger-guards each with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates each with large pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrods, the tips also forming powder-measures: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, leather-faced mallet/ramrod, and patch-cutter, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label with 4 Princes Street address, the exterior (some old bruising) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks and barrelsmiths mark of Charles Lancaster over stamped with that of James Purdey 24 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceL. Patrick Unsworth Collection LiteratureUnsworth, pp. 37, 58-59, 62 and 130, col. pls. 17, 18, 20 and 22. Recorded as sold 3 June 1826 for £42.0.0. to Sir Richard Bulkeley Phillips, later Baron Milford of Phaim Lodge, Alton, Hampshire. Unsworth notes 'The earliest pistols with a contemporary account in the Ledgers and, for the present, the latest serial numbers known to have been sold from 4 Princes Street'Dallas, pp. 190 and p. 25, illustrated topDonald Dallas, James Purdey & Sons, Gun And Rifle Makers..., 2013, p. 62, illustrated topOffered with a typed label giving details of the pistols and signed by Mr. UnsworthFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Sixteen Brass-Mounted Ramrods For Percussion Sporting Guns And Rifles Mostly Mid-19th CenturyThe majority with wooden or dark horn knob threaded beneath to form a bullet-starter, one with rare brass captive charger at the tip (16)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Forty-Nine Various Shot-ChargersEight Stamped Sykes Patent, Two Stamped Dixon & Son, Patent, And Two Stamped G. & J.W. Hawksley, 18th/19th CenturyOf steel and brass, all double-ended and comprising seventeen of swelling oval section with medial turns and external spring for the hinged lids, one of brass, one retaining some of its green paint, and three bright and of modern manufacture; eleven of similar form and each with flush-fitting lid spring; nineteen others each of oval section and each with internal lid spring (one pitted), one of rare double-ended form, three of brass; and another of tubular brass with turned medial band, one lid stamped 'SYKES PATENT' and the other 1¼ oz' (49)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Purdey Trade Label, And Nine OthersThe First Circa 1868-77, Five Circa 1827-77, The Remainder 1878-82All with 314½ Oxford Street, London address, two with handwritten loading instructions (some staining and damage); together with two reproduction Purdey trade labels (12)Footnotes:For the first see Donald Dallas, James Purdey & Sons Gun and Rifle Makers..., 2013, p. 389For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Purdey Related EphemeraComprising a rare Directions For Loading And Managing Purdey's Breech-Loading Guns, no. 5863 for a 12-bore pin-fire d.b. sporting gun built for a Mr. J.M. Needham and sold in 1860, hand annotated; another, no. 6763 for a 12-bore pin-fire d.b. sporting gun built for the Marquis of Bristol and sold in 1864, hand annotated, in modern brown cloth binding with gilt title; and another, no. 7193 for a 12-bore centre-fire d.b. sporting gun built for a Mr. W.C. Weddall; a 1929 instruction booklet for the Care and Maintenance of Purdey Guns, plum cloth-covered binding with gilt title; two post-War sales brochures for Guns And Rifles By James Purdey & Sons Ltd; another, for Guns & Rifles by James Purdey & Sons Ltd.; an advertising card for A Purdey Electric Spotter Gun; a leaflet giving details of Purdey's Shooting Ground And School; a related card; and a small quantity of detached labels (a lot)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare 16-Bore D.B. Flintlock Sporting Gun By Purdey, Princes Street, Leicester Square, London, No. 221, Circa 1820Reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in full along the rib, replacement recessed patent breeches each with rectangular gold-lined stamp between gold lines, platinum-lined touch-hole, and engraved with a starburst between, foliate scroll engraved tang decorated with a shell on the sighting groove, border engraved flat locks each serial numbered on the flat behind the pan shield, signed 'PURDEY' between foliate scrolls, and engraved 'PATENT' within foliage on the tail, external safety-catches each engaging with the back of the foliate engraved pierced cock and activated by the border engraved grip-safety engraved 'PATENT' centred on a starburst between foliage, figured half-stock (some old bruising) with chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate retaining traces of engraved decoration on the heel tang, and trigger-guard with symmetrical foliate scrolls involving a serpent on the bow, foliate engraved pineapple-shaped rear ramrod-pipe finial, and brass-mounted ramrod (some old wear, rust patination and re-engraving), barrelsmith's marks of Charles Lancaster 79.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureDallas, p. 190 Previously unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Cased 10-Bore Percussion Sporting GunBy J. Purdey, No. 315 Oxford Street, London, No. 1100 For 1827With rebrowned twist three-stage sighted barrel, octagonal breech signed in full along the top flat (signature refreshed) and becoming polygonal towards the turned girdle, recessed patent breech with platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved tang decorated with a shell on the sighting flat, signed border engraved serial numbered flat lock engraved with scrolling foliage, dolphin hammer en suite, figured half-stock with dark horn fore-end cap and rechequered grip, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with foliage on the heel tang, and trigger-guard with a symmetrical design of scrolling foliage on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple-shaped finial engraved with a scallop shell, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-mounted ramrod (worm incomplete and cap missing, some old wear and rust patination): in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including Sykes patent powder-flask with brass top and bag-shaped planished tin body, leather shot-belt with brass Dixon & Sons patent nozzle, Sykes circular brass capper, steel combination tool, in its leather wallet, mainspring clamp and four steel double-ended shot-chargers, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (damaged) with 315 Oxford Street address, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of Thomas Evans 79.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 195. Recorded as sold 25 June 1827. Built for a Mr. J.C. ReeveSingle-barrelled percussion guns by Purdey are rare (see lot 53). For other examples see no. 1686 sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 24 April 2013, lot 401; and Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 24For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Cased 14-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting Gun By J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 3520 For 1841With rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in full along the rib and serial numbered 3521, border engraved breeches each with short platinum line, pierced platinum plug, and engraved with symmetrical foliage between, case-hardened tang decorated with foliate scrollwork, signed border engraved case-hardened serial numbered flat locks decorated with foliate scrollwork, the left lock with a gundog pursuing a cock pheasant in a landscape, the right lock with three ducks on a lake, dolphin hammers engraved with foliate scrollwork en suite, the mechanisms retaining their burnished finish, highly figured lacquered half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, blued steel mounts decorated with foliate scrollwork and comprising butt-plate with three snipe in a landscape on the border engraved heel tang, trigger-guard with three cock pheasants on the tang and two pointers in a landscape on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plate with pineapple-shaped finial decorated with scrollwork, border engraved vacant gold escutcheon and foliate scroll engraved barrel-bolt escutcheons, grooved forward trigger, foliate scroll engraved rear ramrod-pipe finial, brass-mounted ramrod, probably original, and most of its original finish: in later brass-mounted mahogany case fitted and lined in blue velvet with accessories including G. & J.W. Hawksley powder-flask with brass top and bag-shaped planished tin body, rare G. & J.W. Hawksley double shot-flask with white-metal nozzle and replacement brown leather bag-shaped body, Allport circular white-metal cap dispenser with suspension ring, reproduction nipple-primer, Sykes tubular adjustable brass measure for 'Drams of powder' and 'Ounces of shot', and a cardboard box of Eley Bros. Ld., London 'Chemically Prepared Elastic Gun Wadding', the exterior of the lid (area of scratching) with shaped brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks and James Purdey's barrelsmith's mark 77.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 229. Recorded as sold on 16 April 1841. Unsworth notes 'Sold via an agent in Calcutta for a maharajah. Gold mounted. The stock and locks of No. 3520 are now fitted with the barrels of No. 3521. Gold escutcheons to the barrel-retaining wedge and a gold shield to the rear of the false-breech tang. Engraved with a dog pointing a pheasant on the left lock, birds on the right plate; two pointers on the guard-bow and duck on the butt-tang'. Built for The Maharajah Hindu Maa (sic), through the agent Messrs. Allan Paton & Co. of CalcuttaDallas, p. 191For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare Cased Pair Of 12-Bore Percussion Live Pigeon GunsBy J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, Nos. 4875 And 4876 For 1853With browned twist three-stage sighted barrels each with octagonal breech signed in full along the top flat, numbered '1' and '2' respectively, and becoming polygonal towards the turned girdle, case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with platinum line and pierced platinum plug engraved with a rosette, case-hardened tangs each engraved with symmetrical scrolling foliage and numbered '1' and '2' respectively, signed border engraved case-hardened locks each serial numbered on the inside and decorated with scrolling foliage, dolphin hammers en suite, the mechanisms retaining nearly all their burnished and case-hardened finish, figured half-stocks each with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts decorated with foliate scrollwork and comprising butt-plates (some loss of finish), blued serial numbered trigger-guards, case-hardened trigger-plates each with engraved pointed finial, vacant silver escutcheons, border engraved case-hardened barrel-bolt escutcheons, and retaining most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted brass-mounted two-tier oak case with accessories including two G. & J.W. Hawksley powder-flasks each with brass top and bag-shaped planished tin body, two Sykes leather shot-flasks, and original key with card label handwritten 'Gun Case Purdey', the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks and James Purdey's barrelsmith's mark 79.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureUnsworth, p. 244. Recorded as sold on 18 August 1853 for £57.15.0. Unsworth notes '... The guns were sold at auction in 1986 and then went to USA. The original case later came to light in the UK and, after long negotiations, the guns have recrossed the Atlantic and became reunited with the original case and its accessories.' Built for a Mr. B.J.M. PraedDallas, p. 192For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Twelve Rare Brass-Mounted Leather Bayonet Scabbards For Chillingham Muskets Circa 1833Each of characteristic form, numbered respectively '2', '6', '7', '9', '16', '18', '19', '24', '27', '28', '30' and '35', the last for the 5th Earl of Tankerville's musket (leather with surface damage, most seams open, frog-button missing from nos. 6 and 9, chapes missing from nos. 19, 24, 27, 28 and 30) (12)54 cm. to 57 cm.Footnotes:See footnote to the following lotFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Chillingham .650 (16-Bore) Percussion Rifled Musket, No. 20By J. Purdey Of London, Circa 1833With browned twist sighted barrel rifled with ten spiral grooves, octagonal at the breech and with folding-leaf sights from '100' to '200' yards, each leaf with central platinum line, case-hardened patent breech and tang each numbered '20', the former with pierced platinum plug and oval steel protective shield, signed case-hardened detented flat lock numbered on the inside, case-hardened hammer, figured three-quarter stock with cheek-piece, plain brass mounts comprising butt-plate, spur trigger-guard, turned ramrod-pipes, and fore-end cap, brass-tipped ramrod with horn terminal, and retaining nearly all its original finish, Birmingham proof marks; together with its socket bayonet with blade (some old light pitting) of hollow triangular section stamped 'S. Hill', and socket numbered '20' to correspond with the musket, in an original black leather scabbard (damaged and open along the seam, locket and chape missing) (2)85 cm. barrel Footnotes:This is one of a unique stand-of-arms consisting of thirty-five weapons commissioned by the 5th Earl of Tankerville (1776-1859) of Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, complete with bayonets and other accessories, to arm a body of yeomanry. Purdey completed the order between February 1832 and June 1833. The first thirty-three weapons are virtually identical and were supplied at a cost of £10 each including bayonets. Numbers 34 and 35 were of higher quality priced at £15 15s each, and were intended for use by Lord Tankerville and his son, Lord Ossulston (see lot 93). See Unsworth pp. 106-107, pls. 92-93Cf. no. 10 and no. 12 sold in these Rooms on 11 May 2016 and 23 September 2020, lots 167 and 261 respectively. No. 16 was sold at Thomas Del Mar Ltd in Association with Sotheby's, London on 12 December 2007, lot 558For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

[DEFOE (DANIEL)][Moll Flanders] The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders... Written from Her Own Memorandum. The Second Edition Corrected, without final blank, title within 2-line border, title soiled with short tear touching one letter (repaired with old paper on blank verso), small ink spot on p.38, one corner of pp.89/90 torn away with loss of one word, some small stains and soiling throughout, later half calf, crudely rebacked in cloth [ESTC N31966, Cornell and Princeon only], 8vo, T. Edlin, W. Chetwood, W. Mears, J. Brotherton, C. King and J. Stags, 1722Footnotes:VERY RARE SECOND EDITION OF MOLL FLANDERS, published just a few months after the first edition in July 1722, with ESTC citing two copies only.Provenance: Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy (1933-2019), ownership inscription inside upper cover, inherited from his uncle Edward Gathorne-Hardy; by descent to the present owner.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

BERRY (WILLIAM)North America Divided into its Principall Parts Where are Distinguished the Severall States Which Belong to the English, Spanish and French, large hand-coloured engraved map on 2 sheets (joined), large cartouche decorated with Native Americans, exotic parrots and creatures, old folds, upper margin trimmed within platemark and frayed with short tears touching rule border, side margins slightly frayed with a few small tears [Burden II 532], folio (565 x 880mm.), William Berry, 1680 [c.1681]Footnotes:LARGE, SEPARATELY PRINTED AND 'VERY RARE MAP OF NORTH AMERICA' (BURDEN), UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE NEWLY CREATED PENNSYLVANIA. 'Pennsilvania' is named within the map but with no boundary lines and not mentioned amongst the regions that appear in the caption title at the upper border, indicating that the map was issued very shortly after the granting of William Penn's land charter in March 1681. Burden suggests that this map may have been engraved by Hermann Moll, making it among the earliest examples of his work.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

CAMDEN (WILLIAM)The Abridgment of Camden's Britan[n]ia with the Maps of the Severall Shires of England and Wales, engraved allegorical title, engraved general map ('A Tipe of England'), and 48 engraved county maps (of 51, lacks Dorset, Leicestershire and Flintshire), title detached and margins slightly trimmed (not touching platemark), approximately 11 leaves gnawed at fore-edge (with loss of a few letters to 6 pages), old dampstain to these and a few others towards beginning of volume (mostly marginal, just straying within platemark of 3 maps), minor soiling throughout, nineteenth century half morocco, worn [ESTC S107395; Chubb XLI], oblong 8vo (140 x 190mm.), John Bill, 1626Footnotes:RARE. The maps are based on those of Peter Keer (1599), and are the earliest known county maps to bear latitudinal and longitudinal markings.Provenance: Thomas Spencer, ownership inscription dated 1731 on verso of title; W. Goodbody (1823) and W. Goodbody (1861), inscriptions on front free endpaper, and other Goodbody inscriptions in upper margin of title, blank lower margin of Hampshire map and a few other places.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

JEFFEREYS (THOMAS)A Description of the Maritime Parts of France... Illustrated with Charts of Sea-Coast, and Plans of all the Fortified Places On It, FIRST EDITION, 87 engraved maps, charts and plans (one folding) untrimmed in contemporary boards, worn, some loss to spine, upper joint weakened, oblong folio (290 x 430mm.), Thomas Jefferys, 1761Footnotes:FIRST EDITION OF A RARE THOMAS JEFFEREYS ATLAS OF MARITIME FRANCE.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

DELAMOTTE (WILLIAM ALFRED)Original Views of Oxford, its Colleges, Chapels and Gardens... with Historical and Descriptive Notices by Charles Ollier, hand-coloured lithographed additional title-page and 25 hand-coloured lithographed plates by William Gauci after drawings by W.A. Delamotte, all mounted on stiff card, some spotting (mostly marginal, heavier on additional title), contemporary half morocco gilt, t.e.g. [Abbey Scenery 282], large folio (545 x 420mm.), Thomas Boys, 1843Footnotes:RARE COMPLETE SET OF DELAMOTTE'S VIEWS OF OXFORD, ALL HAND-COLOURED AND MOUNTED ON CARD. Delamotte (1775–1863) 'was an excellent architectural draughtsman, and also a sympathetic recorder of the landscape, at first in and around Oxford... [and] where he restored the Streater ceiling decoration in the Sheldonian Theatre' (ODNB).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

DRAWING MANUALSWALTON (W.L.) The Amateur's Drawing Book... with Observations on Drawing, and General Instructions in the Art, 4pp. of letterpress text, 13 tinted lithographed plates by Standidge & Co. after Walton, uneven toning and light dampstaining througout, original green cloth by Westley & Clark of London (with binder's ticket inside upper cover), gilt lettered on upper cover, soiled, small loss to spine, RARE, oblong folio, Longman, Brown, 1844--PROUT (SAMUEL) Studies of Boats and Coast Scenery for Landscape and Marine Painters, Drawn and Etched in Imitation of Chalk, 16 etched plates, original red patterned limp cloth, printed title ('Price Fourteen Shillings') label on upper cover (small loss to one margin), neatly rebacked, small oblong 4to (215 x 275mm.), [R. Ackermann, 1816]--DIBDIN (THOMAS COLMAN) Dibdin's Progressive Lessons in Water-colour Painting, 16 lithographed plates (some printed in colours), spotting, bookplate of Dorothea Paget, publisher's blue cloth gilt lettered on upper cover, rubbed, upper joint split, 4to, J. Hogarth, 1848--LUCAS (DAVID) English Landscape Scenery. A Series of Forty Mezzotinto Engravings on Steel... From Pictures Painted by John Constable, R.A., 40 mezzotint plates, tissue guards, title browned and spotted (but plates very clean), later maroon cloth, folio (425 x 315mm.), Henry G. Bohn, 1855, FIRST EDITIONS (4)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

MALTON (THOMAS)A Picturesque Tour through the Cities of London and Westminster, Illustrated with the Most Interesting Views, Accurately Delineated and Executed in Aquatint, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, engraved title-pages, engraved dedication to the Prince of Wales, letterpress list of subscribers, 100 aquatint plates, spotting and some foxing (quite extensive in volume 1, light dampstain in corner of some plates, including nos. 88-100 in volume 2, a few shaved with loss to imprint), finely bound in contemporary red morocco gilt, sides elaborately tooled with roll-tool outer border, inner panels and decorative corner pieces, spine in 7 compartments within raised bands, g.e., joints and spine ends rubbed, g.e. [Abbey Scenery 204], folio (420 x 300mm.), Thomas Malton, 1792[-1801]Footnotes:Finely bound copy of Malton's rare series of London views, with the plates uncoloured.Provenance: Nigel Ronald, bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

MAYER (LUIGI)Views in Turkey in Europe and Asia, Comprising Romelia, Bulgaria, Walachia, Syria, and Palestine, 3 parts in 1 vol., FIRST EDITION, text in English and French, hand-coloured aquatint pictorial dedication, 3 pictorial parts titles, and 60 plates by William Watts after Mayer, all hand-coloured within wash borders, tissue guards, contemporary calf gilt, wide Greek-key style border, worn, upper joint weakened [cf. Abbey Scenery 371, note; cf. Atabey 789, note; Colas 2017], large folio (530 x 410mm.), William Watts, 1 March 1801[-1806, watermarks 1800-1804]Footnotes:RARE. William Watts' fine aquatints were the first to be published after Luigi Mayer's views, and 'This work, as far as the plates arre concerned, seems to have been substantially the first edition' (Abbey).Provenance: Francis Gray Smart (1844-1913), bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

WESTALL (WILLIAM)Thirty-five Views on the Thames, at Richmond, Eton, Windsor, and Oxford, 35 lithographed views on india paper by C. Hullmandel after Westall, variable foxing and spotting, contemporary morocco-backed printed boards, spotting and toning [Abbey Scenery 434, coloured copy], folio (435 x 330mm.), Rodwell and Martin, 1824Footnotes:Rare, only one other copy traced at auction in the past twenty-five years. Provenance: John Rushout, Baron Northwick (1770-1859), bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

BEUGHEM (CORNELIUS VAN)Bibliographia historica, chronologica et geographica novissima, perpetuo continuanda, sive Conspectus primus catalogi librorum historicorum quotquot ab anno MDCLI per universam Europam, typis prodierunt, FIRST EDITION, half-title, pp.569-572 uncut, contemporary sprinkled calf, spine gilt, hinges starting, some wear, 12mo (103 x 80mm.), Amsterdam, Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1685Footnotes:Rare and important bibliographic compilation related to history, geography and chronology in which the author describes and mentions the works published since 1650 of nearly 2,500 writers.Provenance: G.D. 1869, early ownership inscription on upper pastedown.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

ROSTAGNO (GIOVANNI BATTISTA)Viaggi dell' illustrissimo, & eccelentissimo Sign. Marchese Ghiron Francesco Villa in Dalmatia, e Levante, FIRST EDITION, half-title, printer's device on title, historiated initials, lacking folding plate, tear to one corner of pp.5-6, spotting and damp-staining throughout, later boards, worn, lacks spine [cf.Atabey 17, note], 4to, Torino, Giacomo Sinibaldo, 1668Footnotes:RARE FIRST EDITION, the last copy sold at auction was the Macclesfield copy (£3,200), Sotheby's, 15 March 2007, lot 3264.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

BOURBON (JACQUES DE)L'Oppugnation de la noble et chevaleureuse cite de Rhodes, assiegee et prinse par Sultan Seliman a present grand Turcq, redigee et escripte par frere Jacques bastard de Bourbon, FIRST EDITION, title within floral woodcut border, several woodcut floriated initials in two sizes, title-page cropped on upper and lower margins, long tear repaired and small loss on one blank corner, further repairs to first two pages and some margins, occasional wormholes not affecting text, some light scattered spotting and damp-staining (in places strengthened with archival tissue, mostly at margins), modern black morocco gilt with fleur-de-lys decorations and lettering to covers and spine, minor wear on lower cover, new end-papers [Adams B2590; Blackmer 183: Brunet I:1175; Cioranescu 4604], 4to (221 x 160mm.), Paris, Pierre Vidoue for Gilles de Gourmont, December 1525Footnotes:Rare first edition, the only copy of this issue that we have traced at auction since 1991. In the same year a second issue appeared with a different title (La grande & merveilleuse et tres cruelle oppugnation). Jean de Bourbon joined the order of the Knights of Rhodes in 1503 and fought in the Turkish siege of 1522. 'His eyewitness account of the siege and final capitulation is an important source' (Blackmer). Provenance: A[...] Willart, and ?Desamson Dezouhere, early owner inscriptions on title-page.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

CASTELLANI (VINCENZO)Vincentii Castellani Forosemproniensis De Bello Melitensi Historia, woodcut printer's device on title, historiated initials, minor damp-staining, contemporary limp vellum, worn, ties missing [EDIT16 CNCE 9971], 8vo, Pisa, Hieronymum Concordiam, 1566Footnotes:Rare account of the siege of Malta in 1565.Provenance: Library stamp of Biblioteca Capilupiana (Mantova) on first fly-leaf and verso of title-page; rubbed ex-libris 'Avv. ?Nic [...] Monza' on first fly-leaf.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

GUEVARA (FRANCISCO DE)Abschrifft. Eines Brieffs, so letzlich von Malta kommen ist, in welchem angezaigt wirdt, wie wunderbarlicher weiβ dieselbige Insel, von dem Allergweltigsten uberlag des Erbfeinds des Turckens, erlediget sey worden, mit anzal der Sturm, und verzaichnuβ etlicher Ritter unnd Feindt, so daruber ir leben gelassen haben ... , 8pp., woodcut ornament on title, disbound with narrow marbled paper backstrip, 4to, [1565]Footnotes:Rare eyewitness account of the unsuccessful siege of Malta by the Turks, listing the names of the knights who died.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

LUCINI (ANTONIO FRANCESCO)Disegni della guerra, assedio et assalti dati dall'armata Turchesa all'isola di Malta l'anno MDLXV, FIRST EDITION, 16 engraved plates (platemark 440 x 350mm.), comprising title-page, plate with 56 portrait medallions, and 14 full-page military plates, small hole to title-page just touching one letter, laid down on heavy paper, nineteenth century green half morocco, gilt lettering to spine, t.e.g., minor wear to extremities [Atabey 734; Cicognara 2061], oblong folio (520 x 420mm.), Bologna, 1631Footnotes:VERY RARE, WITH FINE ENGRAVINGS DEPICTING THE SIEGE OF MALTA BY THE OTTOMANS IN 1565.The engravings were made by Lucini after the paintings depicting the siege of Malta by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio (1547-1628), executed between 1576 and 1581, and which adorned the Sala del Maggior Consiglio at the Grand Master's Palace in Valletta. There is another issue of this book, with the imprint 'In Roma con Licenza de' Superiori l'anno MDCXXI appresso Nicolo Allegri'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

OSTERHAUSEN (CHRISTIAN VON)Eigentlicher und gründlicher Bericht, Dessen Was zu einer volkommenen Erkantnuß und wissenschafft, deß Hochlöblichen, Ritterlichen Ordens, S. Johannis von Jerusalem zu Malta, second edition, additional engraved title-page, title-page in red and black, early ownership inscription on verso engraved title, 19 engraved plates and maps (5 folding), single wormhole just touching one letter to titles, later vellum gilt, g.e., small wormholes to covers, ties missing [USTC 2131106], 8vo (151 x 100mm.), Augsburg, Andreas Aperger, 1650Footnotes:Rare history of the Order of St. John, including its statutes and regulations. The author, Christian von Osterhausen, was Court President of the Maltese Supreme Court. Provenance: Conventij Carmell[...] ?Urbani Dasca[...], eighteenth century Carmelite ownership inscription on title-page.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

FONTANUS (JACOBUS)De bello Rhodio libri tres, FIRST EDITION, titl within elaborate woodcut border, extensive worming throughout, occasional dampstains, some archival tape repairs, modern vellum [EDIT 16 CNCE 19458; Atabey 444; Brunet II 1330], small folio (315 x 210mm.), Roma, [F. M. Calvo], [1524]Footnotes:RARE FIRST EDITION. An important eye-witness account by the Belgian judge Jacobus Fontanus of the 1522 Turkish siege and conquest of the island of Rhodes, described as 'a valuable contemporary account comparable to that of Jacques de Bourbon' (Blackmer). The woodcut decoration on the title-page is one of 'Calvo's finest border designs' (Atabey).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

GIUSTINIANI (BERNARDO)Historia degl'avvenimenti dell'armi imperiali contro ribelli, et Ottomani, confederationi, e trattati seguiti frà le potenze di Cesare, Polonia, Venetia, e Moscovia, second edition, engraved emblem of the dedicatee on the title, 10 folding engraved plates, untrimmed, tear touching text on pp.215-222, small archival tape repair to upper margin of pp.221-22, later quarter vellum over marbled boards, small 4to, Venice, Stefano Curti, 1688Footnotes:Rare work illustrated with a number of folding plates depicting the sieges of Vienna and Buda amongst others. With the emblem of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662-1726), to whom this book is dedicated, on the title-page [Nulli subiecta fortunae].This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

NUCULA (HORATIUS)Commentariorum de bello Aphrodisiensi libri quinque, FIRST EDITION, printer's device on title, folding woodcut map of the Mediterranean between Sicily and Carthage (A4-5), historiated initials, a few marginal ink annotations, without the final blank, title laid down, small trail of worming on preliminary leaves touching a few letters, light damp-staining, map strengthened on verso with very small loss to image, modern half vellum, red morocco spine label, rubbed [EDIT16 CNCE 34624; Adams N368; Atabey 881], 8vo (140 x 90mm.), Rome, Valerius & Ludovicus [Dorici], 1552Footnotes:RARE FIRST EDITION. An account of the 1550 attack and capture of Mahdia, on the Tunisian coast, by the troops of Charles V led by the Genoese condottiere Andrea Doria. Mahdia, located on the Tunisian coast was also known as the Port of Africa, and it was the headquarters of the Turkish corsair Dragut, a once Genoese galley slave. In retaliation, the Ottoman fleet captured Tripoli in 1551 and entrusted it to Dragut who served as governor until his death in 1565 at the siege of Malta. Provenance: Bibliotheca Domus Prob. prov. Rom, two stamps on title page.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

[ROSSITIS (FRANCESCO DE)]Ragguaglio distinto di quanto occorse nella campagna passata trà le armi christiane e turchesche, FIRST EDITION, woodcut ornament on title, one folding engraved bird's-eye view of the Battle of Vienna, 2 light spots to map, a few wormholes to blank upper margin of final few leaves, early calf, gilt decoration to spine, g.e., corners worn, loss to extremities of spine [not in Atabey or Blackmer], small 4to (220 x 160mm.), Venice, Nicolo Pezzana, 1684Footnotes:Scarce day by day account of the Battle of Vienna, in which the Ottoman army led by Kara Mustafa Pasha was defeated the Polish army under the command of King John III Sobieski. Not in Atabey or Blackmer, and no copies traced on Rare Book Hub.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

INDIAN UPRISING[HICKS (C.F.)] A Narrative of Events Which Took Place in one of the Mutinous Regiments at A---d; as given by an Officer of the Corps to his Mother in England [titled on upper cover], 19pp., ownership inscription cut from title, a few corners torn away, publisher's printed blue wrappers, 2 small losses to upper cover, 8vo, [no place or publisher], 1858--together with an autograph letter from an unknown correspondent to Miss Le Maistre of Jersey, bemoaning that Calcutta has changed and reporting that '...horrid, terrible treacherous things have been done by the natives here...', 4 pages on a bifolium (the letter incomplete), cross-written in ink, on flimsy paper, some small tears, 8vo (150 x 95mm.), Calcutta, 6 August [18]57 (2)Footnotes:'... HORRID, TERRIBLE TREACHEROUS THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE BY THE NATIVES HERE...' - A rare, seemingly unrecorded, eye-witness account of the massacre at the Siege of Cawnpore, and an autograph letter written shortly after the event.The pamphlet, of which we can trace no copies, takes the form of two letters (15 October and 4 November 1857) written from an English soldier to his mother from Calcutta. Jersey is mentioned in the text, perhaps linking the author of the pamphlet to the writer of the autograph letter in this lot, which is addressed to a Miss Le Maistre of Jersey. The writer speaks of a fellow traveller, also from Jersey, who was at Allalabad '...when a horrid massacre took place, but I heard she was safe...' and discusses the events '...at a place called Cawnpore for real truth there were 600 & 78 Europeans killed in cold blood. These things will surprise the people at home a little I think...'. Although our correspondent wildly exaggerates the number of casualties, one hundred and twenty British women and children captured by Sepoy forces during the evacuation of Cawnpore were killed on 15 July in what became known as the Bibighar Massacre.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

BURRA (PETER)Archive of highly-acclaimed critic, essayist and writer Peter Burra (1909-1937), including correspondence, manuscripts, papers, photographs and printed material from throughout his life, and autograph letters from Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears and E.M. Forster, comprising:i) Early Life: Group of c.90 autograph letters and postcards home from his schooldays at Bilton Grange and Lancing College (several mentioning Peter Pears and one mentioning dining with Evelyn Waugh), and other material including school reports and printed programmes, c.250pp, 4to and 8vo, 1912 to 1928;ii) Oxford University: Some 48 letters to his mother ('My darling Moo') and sister Nell ('Darling Nell') from Christ Church, particularly on his activities in musical circles ('...Life here could be one continuous musical festival if one could afford it...'), the production of Lovers' Vows in his rooms, his bookish tastes ('...Decline & Fall which is screamingly funny... I am beginning Virginia Woolf's Orlando. There was never anything like it in the world before...'), John Middleton Murry ('...looks indescribably sad and puzzled and generally very inspired...'), amusing college characters ('...one man with a black shirt and red tie, and I gathered that in him fascism and socialism were finding reconciliation...'), gossip ('...Oxford is simply rocking with rage over 'The Well of Loneliness' case...'), much on publication of Farrago and its success ('...Virginia Woolf has sent a subscription! Twice!...'), Michael Redgrave in Henry IV ('...quite beautiful...'), Malcolm Sargent ('...the best conductor... I've ever done anything with...'), Vaughan Williams ('...frantically bad rehearsal...'), Jelly D'Aranyi ('...the most wonderful noise & ravishing sight...') and much else, c.210pp, folio, 4to and 8vo, Christ Church and Long Wall, 1928-1932; with a printed programme for Lover's Vows signed by the cast, various concert programmes, postcards, newspaper cuttings and printed miscellanea, etc.; with an additional group of items relating to the publication of Farrago including a rare specimen prospectus, no. 1, February 1930 and printed pre-publication leaflet for issue no. 4, 1931; two original pen and ink designs by Oliver Holt, c.1930; and various incoming letters (A.J. Symons, Laurence Whistler, Max Beerbohm) commenting on the publication; iii) Germany: Group of some 25 letters and postcards sent home whilst writing for The Times, much on opera and exhibitions ('...Kokoshka the modern German painter...'), having his portrait painted by Heidi Berzlein, politics ('...frantic riots in the Reichshalle... when Communists shot at Hitlerites...') and hearing Hitler speak in Munich ('...It was the most repulsive exhibition I've ever seen... I think it advisable to see as much of the country as possible now. It will certainly be uninhabitable in a few months...'), c.80pp, 4to and 8vo, Cologne and elsewhere, April to September 1932; programmes and correspondence from Salzburg, 1935; with later letters to his mother ('...coming up to town this evening for a concert Benjamin is playing in, going with Christopher Isherwood... I have got a motorbike, BSA, and am very pleased with it...'), including his last on 26 April 1937;iv) Britten, Berkeley and Pears: Group of 13 autograph letters and notecards from Benjamin Britten, making arrangements and thanking him for photographs ('...We couldn't have had a worse evening for listening to Jonah... we were in great danger of being struck by lightning...'), congratulating him on his Forster article ('...Christopher Ish was here last night until very late and we had a grand time...'); including four to John Moody after Burra's death ('...I hope by now you've seen Gloriana & approve...'), 18pp, 4to and 8vo, Frinton on Sea, Newquay, London, Aldeburgh, 22 June 1936 to 14 August 1973; eleven autograph letters and cards from Lennox Berkeley ('...Are you being a good boy or are you a wicked thing spending all night in the Barrio Chino?...'), on Britten ('...a charming creature...') and Burra's work ('...Van Gogh... beautifully done...'), 19pp, 8vo, Madrid, Paris, Painswick, May 1936 to April 1937; letters and postcards from Peter Pears to Nell (8), Peter (1) and Ella (1), on various subjects ('...In going though old letters the other day, I found one from Peter from Barcelona where he had just met Ben. He really brought us together...'), c.18pp, 4to and 8vo,, Lancing, Oxford, Aldeburgh and elsewhere, January 1928 onwards; with a typescript interview with Pears about meeting Britten; with tickets, programmes and articles from the Barcelona Festival, April 1936 and further letters and postcards from Burra to his mother and Nell, one mentioning meeting Edith Sitwell ('...perfectly charming...'); v) E.M. Forster: Series of 15 autograph letters and one postcard from E.M. Forster, signed ('E.M. Forster'), three to Peter Burra, the first written after reading his article on Forster in Nineteenth Century ('...nothing that I have read about myself has ever given me more pleasure... great help at the moment when I am needing it... I have been looking at my books lately, partly on account of your article. I think A Passage to India stands, but the fissures in the others are considerable...'), the second a critique on his own work ('...Howards End I lose patience with...'), the third arranging to meet and discussing Burra's work on Forrest Reid, with three autograph envelopes; the remainder to Ella Burra post-1937 (two to John Moody) beginning with his letter of condolence ('...I am a writer, and so can perhaps realise the unreparable loss that he is to literature as well as to those who loved him. I thought him the best critic of his generation... I knew and appreciated him...'), others discussing his introduction to the unpublished memorial Essays and Poems ('...if the book is to be for private circulation I would like to contribute...') and the inclusion of Burra's essay on Forster in the 1942 Everyman edition of A Passage to India, 22pp, 4to and 8vo, Abinger Hammer and King's College, 29 November [19]34 to 29 October [19]60;vi) Poetry and Plays: Group of c.30 manuscript poems including 'Sonnet of the Seeker' (with primary version), 'Prelude for the Thrush', 'King David at Cambridge', 'Not Even Summer Yet', 'The Poet's Trinity', 'The New Birth', some signed and dated, with a modern typescript; typescripts of 'The Secret Marriage. Cimarosa' (two copies, one annotated by Burra 'Dialogue specially written for the Canticleer Company's Production July 1933 by Peter Burra'), two typescript copies of Burra's translation of Eugen Gurster's 'Weather Changeable' (amended to 'Outlook Unsettled'), and 'A Note on Shakespeare'; For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

CHURCHILL (WINSTON)Arms and Covenant, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED To George [Lloyd] from Winston, August 1938', portrait frontispiece, publisher's cloth [Wood A44(a)], 8vo, George G. Harrap, [1938]Footnotes:RARE EXAMPLE OF A PRESENTATION COPY INFORMALLY INSCRIBED BY 'WINSTON' TO A CLOSE FRIEND. The recipient, 'George', was Lord Lloyd, who had first entered parliament as an M.P. in 1910, subsequently working closely with Churchill throughout his political career. When Churchill became Prime Minister in May 1940 he appointed Lloyd to his Cabinet as Colonial Secretary, at the same time as he was chosen as leader of the House of Lords. On his death a few months later Churchill addressed the House, stating 'To me the loss is particularly painful. Lord Lloyd and I have been friends for many years and close political associates during the last twelve years. We championed several causes together which did not command the applause of large majorities; but it is just in that kind of cause... that one learns the worth and quality of a comrade and friend' (quoted in Churchill's preface to Life of Lord Lloyd by Colin Forbes, 1948). 'These forty speeches are a sustained effort to maintain the peace in Europe and safety of Britain... If British interests are set in the foremost place, it is only upon the condition that they shall serve the cause of a free and progressive world' (Randolph S. Churchill, introduction).Provenance: George LLoyd, Baron Lloyd of Dolobran (1879-1941), gift inscription from the author; by descent to the present owner.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

MINIATURE BOOKS - DAVID BRYCEAn extensive collection of some 201 works, published by David Bryce of Glasgow, including six copies of the Koran (one of which is an exceptionally rare example printed entirely in gold), the Khordeh Avesta, four copies of the Ghita-Pancha-Ratna, numerous sets of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (including the famed Ellen Terry series, 'Bryce's greatest achievement as a leading promoter of miniature books' according to Bondy), the Midget Library, three sets of the Mite Series in tartan, three copies of the extremely rare and tiny Gray's Elegy in a Country Churchyard (the smallest Bryce book, 'exceedingly rare... at one time said not to exist', per Bondy), three copies of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, a Holy Bible once owned by Nora Bryce herself (plus 25 other Bibles), numerous copies of the miniature Dictionaries and Thumb Series, and a variety of sets of poetical works by Scott, Tennyson and Burns, some sets housed in their original (sometimes revolving) bookcases, the majority in original publisher's bindings, Glasgow, David Bryce, [various dates]Footnotes:THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF MINIATURE BOOKS PUBLISHED BY DAVID BRYCE & SON OF GLASGOW TO HAVE EVER APPEARED ON THE MARKET, containing many of the books described in the chapter devoted to Bryce in Louis Bondy's Miniature Books, 1981.A full list of the collection is available on request, but some of the principle works include:--SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM) Complete Works, 40 vol., 3 sets, dedicated to the actress Ellen Terry, illustrated frontispiece, gilt cloth bindings (red, dark turquoise and forest green), housed in the original revolving bookcases by Bumpus, 55 x 38mm. [Bondy 114; Spielmann 459], 1904--SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM) Complete Works, 40 vol., 2 sets, dedicated to the actress Ellen Terry, illustrated frontispiece, India paper, gilt Harlequin leather, housed in revolving bookcases by Bumpus, some covers sunned, 50 x 35mm, [Bondy 114; Spielmann 459], 1904 --SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM) and J. TALFORD BLAIR (ed.). Complete Works, 40 vol. illustrated frontispiece, red leather gilt, the majority with dust-jackets, contained in an Art Nouveau gated hanging wooden bookcase with minor wear, 50 x 30mm., 1915--SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM) Complete Works, 40 vol. bound in 20, 2 sets, dedicated to the actress Ellen Terry, illustrated frontispiece, red leather, housed in a wooden replica of Shakespeare's desk and in a oak-wood chest with a drop front (to which is fixed a metal bust of Shakespeare), 54 x 33mm, c.1900--[Qur'an] The Koran, PRINTED ENTIRELY IN GOLD, in Arabic, decorated borders to each page, red morocco gilt, housed in a typical 'Bryce style' white metal hinged locket with inset magnifier, a very rare example as only a few were printed in gold, 27 x 19mm [Bondy 111], c.1900 --[Chained Bible] 'Smallest Bible in the World', The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Produced for the Tercentenary Commemoration of the Authorised Version of the English Bible, illustrated frontispiece, brown blind-stamped roan, with magnifier in pocket inside front cover, chained to a model wooden lectern (measuring 139mm.), hinges lose, contained in its original box with a pictorial label which is very rare [Bondy p.109], 42 x 30mm., c.1901--[Midget Library], complete 12 vol. set (German English Dictionary; French English Dictionary; English Dictionary; Tourist's Conversational Guide in English French German Italian; Golden Thoughts from Great Authors; The Koran; New Testament; Robert Burns; English Scots and Irish Songs; Animals; Birds), illustrated frontispieces, limp red morocco gilt, minor wear [Bondy 72, 107, 11, 113], housed in original and very rare Jahncke's tin, with hinged door and fitted glass fronted case set in an angled wooden stand, all measure 26 x 12mm. (except the New Testament which is 18 x 15mm.), 1925--The Allies Bible in Khaki, 5 copies (one with the original dust-jacket and all but one with magnifying glass), prefaced with the national anthems of the Allies, a recessional by Rudyard Kipling, and Neil Munro's 'Evening Prayer of a People', khaki cloth, minor wear [Bondy 110], c.1914 --The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated out of the Original Tongues ... by His majesty's special command, illustrations, inscription by Nora Bryce on first fly-leaves ('Nora Bryce – Given to me by Davie's father on my first visit to 60 Berkeley St. Glasgow – August 1914.'), cream Oxford morocco gilt, yapp edges, with magnifying glass [Spielmann 24-25], 40 x 30mm., c.1900--'Illustrated Miniature Bible': The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Souvenir of the Glasgow Exhibition, illustrations, dark green cloth, minor shelf-wear, 45 x 30mm., c.1901--New Testament, 3 copies, gilt leather (green, charcoal, and red) [Bondy p.111, 'staggeringly small'], 20 x 16mm., 1896--'The Mite Series in Tartan' (including Burns' Poems First Edition 1786; Bryce's English Dictionary; English Scotch and Irish Songs; My Tiny Alphabet Book; My Tiny Alphabet Book), illustrations in colour, tartan paper covers over red cloth, housed in a in fitted plain wooden box divided into six compartments with hinged glazed top, sixth space in the box as a framed portrait of Burns beneath a magnifying glass, 27 x 20mm., 75 x 80mm. (box), c.1905--[The Coronation Bible], Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated out of the Original Tongues ... by His Majesty's Special Command, 5 copies, illustrations, two in purple cloth with round medallion photograph on upper cover, two in dark tan embossed leather, one in dark red buckram [Bondy 109], 43 x 35mm., 1902, 1911 and 1914--English and German Dictionary, red leather, 31 x 19mm., c. 1896--Khordeh Avesta, red morocco gilt, housed in a white metal hinged locket with inset magnifier and engraved floral decoration, overall 26 x 19mm., c.1900--'Smallest English Classic in the World': Thomas Gray, An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, 3 copies, maroon leather gilt, 17 x 13mm. [Bondy p.113-4], 1911--Tourist's Conversational Guide in English, French, German, Italian, red leather gilt, housed in a sterling silver hinged locket with embossed floral design around inset magnifier and to rear, 26 x 19mm., c.1900 --Old English Scotch and Irish Songs, illustrated with twenty-four original sketches by A.S. Boyd, red paper wrappers, housed in a sterling silver plain case with inset magnifier and slide hinge, 26 x 19mm., c.1900--Napoleon's Book of Fate, 2 copies, one fold out plate, red leather gilt and blue leather gilt, 50 x 34mm., c.1905 --SCOTT (WALTER) and ROBERT BURNS. Poems, 12 vol. (double set of 6 vols. each), illustrated, early ownership inscription on first fly-leaves with 1895 date, green buckram gilt and embossed, minor wear, 85 x 60mm., housed in a double-hinged and lidded tartanware box, 96 x 75 x 115mm., Fredrick A. Stokes and Brother, New York. c.1890's--BURNS (ROBERT) The Poetical works of Robert Burns, Pearl Edition, illustrated frontispiece, various bookplates, ownership signature and collation markings of bibliographer Edward Gordon Duff and bookplate of Grace Broecker, brown morocco by Fazakerley (Liverpool) with gilt text in Greek on upper cover, fore-edge painting comprising a circular portrait of Burns, flanked by his birthplace at Alloway, and the old 'Brig O Doon', with slipcase, minor wear [not in Bondy or Spielmann; not in NLS collection], 85 x 60mm., c.1890--The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 3 copies, green leather gilt, dark green marbled board, cream boards with red and gold print decoration, minor wear, 53 x 35mm. (one copy), 70 x 80mm., c.1904--My Tiny Alphabet Book, 2 copies, colour illustrations, respectively in red and b... 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ORAZI (MANUEL) AND AUSTIN DE CROZECalendrier magique, 16 leaves printed in black, with calligraphy in red, bistre and colours, heightened in gold, illustrations (many full-length) including female figures, tarot cards, palm, occult symbols, and pentagrams, light stains to a few pages, publisher's black pictorial wrappers, stitched as issued, a few small marginal creases and tears, narrow folio (510 x 160mm.), Paris, l'Art Nouveau, 1895Footnotes:RARE ART NOUVEAU BLACK MAGIC CALENDAR, the artwork blending elements of Symbolism, sorcery, and the occult with striking calligraphy in an expressive fin de siècle style. The colophon suggests a print run of 777 copies.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

OZ MAGAZINE - AUSTRALIAOz Magazine, SYDNEY EDITION, issues 2-41, edited by Richard Neville, Richard Walsh, and Martin Sharp, illustrations, subscription form loose in issue 4, pictorial wrappers, 4to, Sydney, 1963-1969; together with 15 duplicate issues, and 20 rarely found later issues (44, 47-57, 59, 65-67, 71, 72 and 48), retaining 9 Oz postage-paid envelopes, 1970, sold as a periodical (quantity)Footnotes:RARE NEAR COMPLETE RUN of the Australian edition of Oz Magazine, which was first published in Sydney in 1963 under the general editorship of Richard Neville, Richard Walsh and Martin Sharp. As an influential counter-culture satirical magazine, its subject matters included homosexuality, police brutality, women's rights, the White Australia policy and the Vietnam War. Issue No. 41 was 'The Final Issue', but subsequent issues did appear, edited by Richard Walsh and Dean Letcher in a much reduced monthly 4-page stapled format, into 1970. Controversy dogged the publication, with obscenity trials brought against the editors on two occasions, the second of which in April 1964 led to a sentence of three months' hard labour, a conviction which was overturned on appeal.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

SUFFRAGETTES – HOLLOWAY BROOCHSilver 'Portcullis' or 'Holloway' brooch awarded to Lizzie Berkeley of Hebden Bridge, depicting the portcullis of the House of Commons, one [of two] hanging chains and superimposed broad arrow in purple, green and white enamel, with safety chain and pin, stamped 'SILVER' and 'TOYE & CO/ LONDON' on reverse, 25 x 21mm., [1909]; together with a contemporary cardboard box depicting diagonal stripes in the WSPU colours, lined in green velvet, 55 x 55mm.; programme for the 'Mass Meeting of Women' at the Royal Albert Hall on 29th April 1909, 8 pages, outer leaves detached, old tape repairs, fragile, 8vo; with an essay by Lizzie Berkeley on prison conditions, and another entitled 'Marie Corelli and Women's Suffrage', an argument against the anti-suffrage movement, written in ink in a Jubilee exercise book, 11 leaves, stained, marked, some leaves detached, paper covers, 4to, [n.d.] (4)Footnotes:'WHERE IS THE JUSTICE AND CIVILISATION OF WHICH ENGLAND IS SO PROUD': A Yorkshire suffragette receives her 'Victoria Cross' and speaks of the conditions she experienced in prison.Known variously as the Portcullis Badge, Holloway Prison Brooch and the Victoria Cross of the Union, the silver brooch was presented by the WSPU to women imprisoned at Holloway Prison for militant suffragette activity. Designed by Sylvia Pankhurst, it includes the portcullis symbol for parliament, the chains of imprisonment and the broad arrow of the prison uniform picked out in the colours of the WSPU; purple (dignity), white (purity) and green (hope). Initially mentioned in Votes for Women on 16 April 1909, the first brooches were presented by Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst, Annie Kenney and Emmeline Pethick Lawrence at the 29th April 'Mass Meeting', the programme for which is included in the lot. The programme lists a Miss Berkeley under the roll call of prisoners, and she may well have been at that meeting to receive her award. It is not known whether the box accompanying the brooch is the original, but it nonetheless remains a rare survival of suffragette memorabilia from the period. Elizabeth (or 'Lizzie') Berkeley (1883-1969) was a button machinist from Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. Her father George trained as a teacher but by the 1891 census he was listed as unemployed and his son Robert, aged 11, the grandfather of the current owner, was forced to work in an iron foundry in Halifax to support the family. An article in Leeds Mercury of 22 March 1907 under the headline 'The Suffragette Martyrs: Fifty Women go to Prison', notes that she was fined 40s or 14 days imprisonment for taking part in a large demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament – one of the first so-called 'rushes' – on 18 March 1907. Her experience in Holloway prompted her to write a heartfelt diatribe in her notebook against conditions for all prisoners, not just for suffragettes, distinguishing between third and first division prisoners, describing their isolation, loneliness and inactivity, the terrible food and conditions, and asking why things can't be improved; '...do you wonder that people are driven mad, or broken in health, is there any humanity in such treatment, the dress itself is like an outward visible sign of inward wrong...', she writes. She remained unmarried and died in 1969. The brooch has remained in the family since then.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

WORLD WAR I - ALBANIAVLASSIS (MILIO AND NICHOLAS) Albanian Vocabulary. Compiled for the War Office, typescript in purple (with a few lines relating to phonetics in red), title and 80 leaves (printed recto only), several corrections in black ink to opening 2 pages and a couple of other pages (spelling, or pronunciations), stitched as issued in wrappers, the upper wrapper with title details and with authors' red wax seal, title lightly soiled and slightly frayed at edges, 4to, London, November 29, 1915--MID'HAT FRASHERI, under his pseudonym LUMO SKENDO. La population de l'Epire, FIRST EDITION, light marginal damp stains, publisher's grey printed wrappers, 8vo, Sophia, L'imprimerie de l'Independance Albanaise, 1915 (2)Footnotes:VERY RARE TYPESCRIPT ENGLISH-ALBANIAN DICTIONARY AND PHRASE BOOK COMPILED FOR THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, the authors identified on the title as 'Natives of Chimarra (Northern Epirus)'. Phrases are organised for practical use in the field under headings such 'Strangers or Suspects' ('Stop or I shall shoot', 'You are a spy!', 'If you behave you will be safe'), 'Inquiries about Troops' ('Take me to the Colonel', 'In which direction have they marched'), 'Wounds and Sickness', 'Billets, Lodgings & Stables', 'Body & Ailments', 'Topographical', 'At the Station', etc. The second title is a scarce pamphlet written during the war by the Albanian Nationalist Mid'hat bey Frashëri.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com