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Omega: A Rare Tonneau Shaped 14 Carat Gold Wristwatch, signed Omega, 1920's, lever movement signed Omega, silvered dial with Arabic numerals, tonneau shaped case with wire lugs, hinged back cover stamped inside with maker's mark Omega and numbered 519655 and 14k0.58524mm by 37mmCase with surface scratches, glass with chips to the sides and top edges, later strap and buckle, dial is discoloured, but the numerals are clear and the dial looks to have the original finish, dial with small scratches in parts, hand setting correctly and winding smoothly, movement is clean and in going order.

Vacheron & Constantin: A Rare and Interesting Silver Open Faced Keyless Naval Deck Watch, Recorded in Service in the 1940's on Board HMS Upright, HMS Elfin and HMS Lingay, signed Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, Chronometer Royal, Numbered 1566, circa 1940, manual wound lever movement signed and numbered 371566, split bimetallic balance with a blued overcoil hairspring, micrometer regulation, wolf's tooth winding, enamel dial with Arabic numerals signed and numbered, seconds dial, case back with engraved H.S (Hydrographic Service) military broad arrow 2, inside back cover stamped Vacheron & Constantin and numbered 271321, silver convention mark 0.925, with outer wooden fitted box, inside lid with instrument makers stamp label "B.Cooke & Son Ltd, Hull, sold with a photocopy of the original ledger for this chronometer number 156658mm wideFrom research at the Royal Observatory the ledger confirms this Naval Deck watch by Vacheron & Constantin was purchased by the Royal Navy in February 1942 for a sum of £16, and sold in August 1961 to B.Cooke & Son. The ledger confirms this deck watch was on board HMS Upright (U Class Submarine), HMS Elfin (Torpedo recovery vessel) and HMS Lingay (Trawler/Minesweeper).Case with surface scratches, case with very minor dents in parts visible under an eyeglass, case covers are nice an tight when closed, case hinges are in good condition, pendant bow is missing, glass with scratches, dial is clean and with no cracks and no chips, dial with broad arrow rubbed and still visible beneath the number 1566 and can be seen under an eyeglass when tilting the watch towards the light, minute hand is stained, hand setting correctly and winding smoothly, movement is clean and in going order. Outer wooden fitted box is faded and with dents and scratches in parts.

Jaeger LeCoultre: A Rare 18 Carat Rose Gold Triple Calendar Wristwatch, signed Jaeger LeCoultre, retailed by Cartier, circa 1950, (calibre 484/A) manual wound lever movement signed and numbered 352355, champagne coloured dial with dagger hour markers, outer date ring with corresponding central date hand, day/month apertures, seconds dial, case with teardrop shaped lugs, snap-on back numbered 328208, inside back cover stamped LC and convention gold mark 75035mm wideCase with surface scratches, later strap and buckle not by Jaeger, later crown with no logo, dial in good clean condition, some clicking when hand setting the watch, winding smoothly, movement in going order.

Omega: A Fine and Rare 18 Carat Gold Limited Edition Chronograph Wristwatch To Commemorate the Apollo XI Moon Landing, signed Omega, model: Speedmaster Professional, ref: 145022-69, Limited Edition number 690 of 1014 pieces made, 1969, (calibre 861) manual wound lever movement signed and numbered 28420788, dust cover, champagne coloured dial with baton markers, three sub dials for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour registers, outer fifth of seconds track, case with buttons in the band to operate chronograph, original dot over 90 burgundy-coloured tachymeter bezel, screw back signed in red enamel writing "Omega Speedmaster Apollo XI 1969 The First Watch Worn On The Moon" and limited edition number 690, inside back cover stamped Omega Watch Co and numbered 145022 69, convention gold mark 18k0.750, Omega 18 carat gold bracelet with a deployant clasp numbered 1116/575, clasp with maker's mark OWC and a London hallmark for 1969, with Omega Apollo XI box 40mm wideThis very rare wristwatch was Omega's first ever 18 carat gold Speedmaster and was produced in 1969 to Commemorate the Apollo XI Moon landing. This reference 145.022-69, has the calibre 861 high-quality chronograph movement and this watch is numbered 690 of a limited edition of 1014 pieces made.The striking original features on this watch are the burgundy-coloured bezel and case back engraved in red writing "Omega Speedmaster- Apollo XI 1969, The First Watch Worn on the Moon". From the 1014 pieces made, numbers 1 and 2 were offered to President Nixon and Vice President Agnew. Legendary astronauts such as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin received edition numbers between 3 to 32, whilst 33 to 1000 were offered to the public for sale and 1001 to 1014 went to the Apollo 14 and 17 crews and other personalities.Case and bracelet with surface scratches, bracelet links look evenly stretched to each link, bracelet with slight ware to the central links which appear to have rubbed together to cause this to happen, case with very minor dents to the lugs and sides in parts visible under an eyeglass, original burgundy coloured bezel insert with minor staining marks and minor scratches in parts, bezel outer edges with very minor dents visible under an eyeglass, Omega glass with small scratches, crown with Omega logo, original dial finish in good condition throughout, hand setting correctly, chronograph is working correctly, winding smoothly, movement is clean and in going order. Total watch weight 155g. Bracelet length including the watch case is 20cm approximately.

Cartier: A Rare Tonneau Shaped 18 Carat Gold Wristwatch, signed Cartier, Paris, model: Tonneau, circa 1970, manual wound lever movement, engine turned silvered dial with Roman numerals, tonneau shaped case with back cover secured by four screws to the sides, back cover signed Cartier Paris No 96 XI and numbered ???5224 Made in France, case with French gold eagles head 18 carat mark and convention mark 750, synthetic sapphire cabochon set crown, strap with 18 carat gold deployant clasp27mm by 39mmCase with surface scratches, glass wiuth scratches, strap is worn in parts, strap is split next to the clasp, deployant clasp in our opinion tests as 18 carat gold, original dial finish slightly discoloured but has a nice patina, dial with minor staining marks, hand setting correctly and winding smoothly, movement in going order.

Patek Philippe: A Rare 18 Carat White Gold Oval-Shaped Automatic Wristwatch with Iraqi Coat of Arms Eagle of Saladin Crested Dial, signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, model: Ellipse, ref: 3594, circa 1972, (calibre 28-255) lever movement signed and numbered 1284763, movement stamped once with Geneva seal, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, 21 carat gold automatic rotor rim, gyromax balance, blue sunburst dial with Iraqi Coat of Arms Eagle of Saladin crest, white Roman numerals, oval shaped case with snap-on back, inside back cover stamped Patek Philippe & Co Geneve and numbered 3594 528805, convention gold mark 18k0.750, Patek Philippe strap and Patek Philippe 18 carat white gold buckle, with Patek Philippe boxes, both boxes stamped with the Iraqi Coat of Arms Eagle of Saladin crest32mm by 38mmCase with surface scratches, case with very minor dents in parts visible under an eyeglass, case back outer edge with some small opening tool scratches, strap is worn and damaged in parts with splits, top side of the strap is damaged, strap needs changing, glass is clean, crown with Patek Philippe logo, dial in good condition, dial with Iraqi Coat of Arms Eagle of Saladin crest and Arabic writing below the Patek Philippe signature, hand setting correctly, movement in going order. Both Patek Philippe boxes stamped with the Iraqi Coat of Arms Eagle of Saladin crest and Arabic writing.

A Victorian Silver Condiment-Spoon, by John Samuel Hunt, London, 1860, Further Marked with British Government Broad Arrow Admiralty pattern, engraved with a crest14.5cm long, 1oz, 31grProvenance:by family tradition acquired, either as a gift or a purchase, from the Royal Navy by Rear-Admiral Hugh Webb Faulkner (1900-1969) and by descent.The rare pattern, depicting a fouled anchor below the Royal crown and within scrolls, was first made for use of Royal Naval officers in the early 19th century, with the earliest known extant pieces being hallmarked for 1838. As the present service shows it was produced by various makers through the 19th century, apparently being discontinued around the First World War. Ian Pickford notes that serving officers at the time were allowed to purchase services, though pieces are still in use in Royal Navy messes (I. Pickford, Silver Flatware English, Irish and Scottish 1660-1980, Woodbridge, 1995, p.98.Marked on back of handle. The marks are generally clear. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The wear is noticeable as a softening to the stamped pattern.

A Rare Oak Thirty Hour Single Handed Longcase Clock, signed John Knibb, Oxon, circa 1700, flat top pediment, hood with one side viewing door, plain recessed panelled trunk door, inside trunk door with two labels marked "The Property of the RT Hon Lord Elphinstone" and a Brian Loomes' label, 11-inch square brass dial signed below 6, Roman numeral silvered chapter ring, crown and cherub spandrels, single hand, 30 hour four posted movement with an anchor escapement and outside countwheel striking on a bell218cm highBy Repute: The labels inside the trunk door are marked "The property of the RT Hon Lord Elphinstone" and a Brian Loomes' label marked "Ancestry reputedly, previous owner about 12 years, before that Mr Cox deceased of Leicester, before that Sotheby's, London auction of Lord Elphinstone's estate, perhaps 20 years age".Hood with some chips to the edges, top side of the hood with woodworm holes which look non active, movement now sitting on later added wooden blocks, plinth has been re-built but to a high standard, possibly in a later made case, dial looks clean, movement looks complete and clean, with pendulum and weight

Kawasaki EX305 - B5. 305cc E registration. 1987. Rare belt drive motorcycle. No current V5 certificate. Requires application for V5. Registration number E727 FBC. Item has been in storage, has not been in running order whilst in current vendor's ownership.

A very rare north European bronze pricket stick, 13th century, standing on a round base with 3 stylized paw feet; condition- the hollow inner filled with reinforcement and possible repair, 8'' tall.

A very rare Nuremberg nest of bronze weights, 17th century, mounted with handles cast as elephants and the clasp cast as a horse, some weights lacking and anterior hinge replaced.

A rare Islamic repousse candlestick, 13th century, decorated in relief with beasts of the hunt, Spinks label to underside, 11 1/2'' tall x 13 1/2'' diameter.

A six sided block jigsaw of animals, six images on paper, in original box, very rare, 9 1/4" x 7 1/2", together with a set of cased miniature steel boules.

A very early and rare pottery jug of ‘bilbil’ form with incised decoration, bronze age, c. 2000 BC, possibly Cypriot, 6'' tall excluding stand, some signs of professional restoration to the neck and top (Provenance old UK collection, England, West Country).

A rare Persian Qajar dynasty pottery vase in Iznik style painted with numerous fish against a blue ground, 8 3/4'' tall, couple of rim chips.

Two large and rare early 20th century ceremonial African pipes, the smaller one is from the Luba tribe in central Africa and features carved bone and intricate wirework, the second larger clay and metal pipe with a face forward, possibly Luba but could also be from the West coast of Africa.

A rare Zurich Swiss porcelain tea bowl and saucer, 18th century.

A circa 1969, rare Jedson Les Paul copy Guitar in superb condition, in hard case.

A group of twentieth century pottery comprising a rare original signed Glyn Colledge Denby plate (marked verso, w- 27cm), a Buchan Pottery bowl with design of fish (marked verso), a brightly glazed blue and green bowl (marked verso), and a small bowl with hand-painted blue design to exterior (marked verso) (4)

Queen - A Night At The Opera, EMTC 103, the sleeve bearing the signatures of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor, mounted with various tour passes with presentation plaque ""Queen" This special presentation includes a selection of rare official backstage tour passes with an album cover from "A Night at the Opera" signed by band members Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon", with rareandsigned.com certificate of authenticity verso, 59 x 87cm.

A collection of LPs mainly 1960s/1970s & 1980s to include: Rainbow - Long Live Rock & Roll, Risings (x2), Down To Earth (limited edition clear vinyl); Roxy Music - Avalon, and Country Life; Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory, Creedence Gold, Willy & The Poor Boys, and Bayou Country; REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity; Gerry Rafferty - Sleepwalking, Snakes & Ladders, Night Owl, City to City (x2), and self-titled; Rare Bird - As Your Mind Flies By; Blondie - Parallel Lines; Madonna - True Blue, Like A Virgin, and The Immaculate Collection; Madness - Complete Madness; Small Faces - Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, and self-titled; Prince - Parade, Sign of the Times; Round the World in a Day (29)

Don Van Vliet a.k.a. Captain Beefheart (1941-2010) - a collection of exhibition catalogues, books and ephemera, to include limited editions and rare out of print examples, comprising;two catalogues for Don Van Vliet 1986, his first UK exhibition at London's Waddington Galleries in 1986, one hand-inscribed to the first page 'Terry & Jan love Don' (thought to be his cousin Terry Van Vliet and partner Jan Keller);a limited edition hardback copy of Stand Up To Be Discontinued with CD, published by Cantz 1993, ISBN 3-9801320-3-X;a framed card invitation to the private view of Stand Up To Be Discontinued: The Art of Don Van Vliet at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Friday 2nd September 1994;two copies of the exhibition brochure for New Work in association with Michael Werner Gallery, November 11th - December 5th 1998, Knoedler & Company, New York;a framed folded paper invite to God’s Empty Socks and Other Paintings, Michael Werner Gallery, New York, 25th January - 18th March 1995;a paperback copy of Paintings and Poems for Anton Kern Gallery, New York, and Michael Werner Gallery, Cologne and New York, 2007, with introduction by Polly Jean (PJ) Harvey;a paperback copy of DON VAN VLIET 1986/89 (in German) for Galerie Frank Hänel of Frankfurt/Main, 1990;a small hardbook exhibition catalogue Don Van Vliet for Michael Werner Gallery, New York, 1991, with introduction by John Yau;paperback exhibition catalogue for Don Van Vliet Paintings and Drawings, Fred Hoffman Gallery, Santa Monica, 31 July – 8 September 1990;a paperback copy of Skeleton Breath, Scorpion Blush, a selection of paintings and poems, with introduction in German by A.R. Penck (Ralf Winkler), published by Verlag Gachnang & Springer, Bern & Berlin, 1987, ISBN 3-906127-15-X;five folded paper art work exhibition flyers in corresponding Galerie Micheal Werner stamped envelopes, the flyers being of Castfat Shadows for Bilder und Zeichnungen (1991), Parapliers the Willow Dipped for Neue Arbeiten (1988), White Crepe Boat for Neue Bilder 1988-1990, Ohne Titel for Bilder 1985-1987, and A.R.Penck, 1985, Filzstift for Bilder und Zeichnungen; together with one flyer lacking envelope of Circles Don't Fly, They Float 1 (1993 exhibition);card exhibition invitations from Galerie Michael Werner (1993, 1996 and 2007) and another folded image of Crepe and Black Lamps for Anton Kern Gallery (2007);two framed exhibition flyers from Galerie Michael Werner, being Castfat Shadpws for Bilder und Zeichnungen (1991), and Circles Don't Fly, They Float 1 (1993 exhibition)paperback volumes comprising Riding Some Kind of Unusual Skull Sleigh: On the Arts of Don Van Vliet by W.C. Bamberger, Alap Editions, second printing 2000, ISBN 0-917453-3-52; Captain Beefheart: The Man and His Music second revised edition by C.D. Webb, Kawabata Press, 1989, ISBN 0 906110 61 0; Fast & Bulbous – The Captain Beefheart Story by Ben Cruikshank, Agenda, 1996, ISBN 1 899882 25 1; Captain Beefheart Tin Teardrop by Ken Brooks, Agenda, 2000; and Captain Mask Replica Vita e are di Don VCan Vliet / Captain Beefheart by Francesco Nunziata (in Italian), arcana, 2017 (this printing 2022), ISBN 978-88-6231-453-4

A rare Clarice Cliff May Avenue pattern pottery conical teacup and saucer, circa 1933, with angular block handle, typically bright coloured stylised painted, black painted backstamp verso, teacup h.6cm, saucer dia.14.5cm Cup – small flecked paint losses to decoraton in a couple of small areas only, some firing ‘flea bites’ to underside edge of foot rim.Saucer – very good and original throughout, with only a couple of scuffs to the blue paint.

A rare Clarice Cliff May Avenue pattern pottery conical pepper, circa 1933, typically bright colour stylise decorated, black printed backstamp verso (lacking stopper), h.8cm In very good unrestored condition throughout.

A rare Clarice Cliff May Avenue pattern pottery Stamford cream jug and sugar bowl, circa 1933, each typically bright colour stylise decorated, each with black printed backstamp verso, each with further registration number 784549, jug h.6.5cm, bowl h.6.5cm (2) Cream jug – approx. 2x2mm and 1x1mm surface chips to front edge of spout, otherwise good and original throughout.Sugar bowl – very good and original throughout.

A rare vintage gents Omega watch, working but with cracked glass

Pokémon, a collection of 18 ultra rare and hologram cards, includes 5 ultra rare cards such as Calyrex V, and Perrserker V. Hologram cards include Chi-Yu, Palkia and Steelix. Sold on behalf of Monkey World, Dorset.

ZX Rom, a collection of 4 different rare ZX Rom cartridge software programs. 3 are boxed with instructions. To include Chess, Horace and the Spiders, Hungry Horace and Tranz AM. Sold on behalf of Monkey World, Dorset

'True Bugs'The Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands. A descriptiveaccount of the families, genera, and species indigenous to GreatBritain and Ireland, with notes as to localities, habitats, etc, byEdward Saunders. pub. L. Reeve & co. 1892. Quarto. The large paperedition. 350pp. 32 plates (31 coloured, 1 uncoloured.) Half-leather,wine-red patterned cloth with gilt stylings. Gilt titles to spine (raisedbands) with gilt tooling. The spine slightly darkened. Some areas ofrubbing, and a small patch of colour loss to the front of the book, but ahandsome copy of this large-paper edition of Saunders' work.WithThe Hemiptera-Homoptera (Cicadina and Psyllina) of the BritishIslands, A descriptive account of the families, genera, and speciesindigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, with notes as to localities,habitats, etc. by James Edwards. Pub. L. Reeve and Co. 1896. Largepaper edition (so stated in a pencil note to the pastedown). Quarto.271pp. 30 plates (28 coloured). Half leather. Marbled edges to the textblock. Gilt titles to spine, raised bands. Green cloth, the leather of thespine faded. A handsome copy of this large-paper edition of Edwards'work.WithA Biology of the British Hemiptera-Heteroptera, Edward A. Butler,pub. H.F. & G. Witherby 1923. Quarto. 682 pp. VII plates, somecoloured. Brown cloth with vignette gilt illustration to the front panel.Pencil note to pastedown. 'This work is a necessary supplement to thebooks on Hemiptera-Heteroptera by Saunders....' Manuscript copy of areview of the book in Nature has been loosely inserted. A solid copy.(3)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

Several books and a folder of MSS notes made by George Westrelating to Microscopes and including several catalogues formicroscopes from instrument makers including catalogues of W.Watson & Sons for 1900 and others for 1910-11,1928 and 1936-37(4). The catalogues are in generally good condition. Amongst thebooks is a copy of Dallinger's The Microscope and its Revelations(seventh edition) George West's notes are entitled A Plead (sic) forRecreative Nature Study by Aid of the Binocular Microscope.The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

An exceptionally rare Scottish work on fossil fish.Dura Den, A Monograph of the Yellow Sandstone and its RemarkableFossil Remains, with illustrations, by John Anderson D.D. F.G.SE.P.S. etc. 96 pp. Illustrated with plates, some coloured (all present),and woodcuts. Publisher, Thomas Constable, Edinburgh, HamiltonAdams and Co. London. 1859. Original cloth decorated in blind. Gilttitle to spine. Slight wear at the top and bottom of the spine, but anexcellent copy of this rare title. A former ownership name to front freeendpaper 'A.P. Stevenson' in pencil, and underneath George West haswritten a neat note in ink identifying Stevenson as a naturalist and a'most excellent bookbinder of Dundee. I bought this book from him.'West was a lecturer in Botany at the University of Dundee from c.1906 to 1926. West has also tipped into the title page a pen and inksketch which he has signed of the area where Anderson found thefossils. On p. 37 in response to the Reverend author's praise of 'wiseProvidence' West has tipped in a poem of his own satiricallysuggesting 'Providence' is not so wise as all that. West held somestrong anti-clerical views.The first and only edition of this important monograph on thefossilized fish specimens discovered by the Church of Scotlandminister, John Anderson of Newburgh at Dura Den, a wooded gorgenear the village of Cupar in North Eastern Fife.Hand stamp of George West to the pastedown.(1)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

A small selection of titles on Bees:The Honey-Bee, It's Natural History, Habits and Anatomy andMicroscopical Beauties, James Samuelson, Pub. Van Voorst, 1860First edition. 166 pp. 8 tinted plates including the frontispiece.Original publisher's patterned cloth. Gilt title to front board 'Samuelson's Humble Creatures' in gilt to spine. The frontispiece isloose else this is an excellent copy of this very scarce title. An oldextract from a bookseller's catalogue has been pasted to the front freeendpaper. Handstamp of George West to pastedown.With;Structure of the Bee, Shown in Model, Gresham Publishing Company.No date, c 1900. Landscape octavo. 2pp with an illustration of beeswith lifting flaps to reveal internal organs. The explanatory key is onthe opposite page. Soft crease and uneven fading to covers. A rareitem.With;British Bees, An Introduction to the Study of the Natural History andEconomy of the Bees Indigenous to the British Isles. by W.E.Shuckard, pub. Lovell Reeve, 1866 first ed. 371pp 16 coloured plates.Publisher's purple cloth with gilt bee to front board. Faded to thespine, with a short split at the top. A solid copy of this classic title.WithCatalogue of British Hymenoptera in the British Museum secondedition Part I Andrenidae and Apidae.Subtitle Catalogue of British Bees in the British Museum, byFrederick Smith, New Issue. pub. Printed by order of the Trustees.1891. Brown patterned cloth in good order, slight softening of cloth attop of the spine. Gilt titles to spine and small paper label. 236pp. 11uncoloured plates at the rear. A Vg copy.(4)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

The Natural History of British Insects, by E[dward]Donovan. 16volumes in eight. Pub. for the author and F.C. and J. Rivington 1813(but 1792. See note below). Separate title pages for each volume. Halftitle is present in the first volume. Scattered, occasional foxing /offsetting to a few text pages. The 576 plates (complete as issued)remain in good, clean condition, with only occasional toning or spotsof foxing. The set is bound in polished calf with gilt ruling anddecorations in blind to the margins and with only a few, insignificant,small blemishes to the boards. Spines in six compartments withmorocco labels and uniform, repeated, gilt insect motif. Althoughshowing evidence of rubbing, the spines present well. Rubbed toexterior joints with very slight breaks between spine and boards to firstand last volumes but all bindings remain strong and secure. Marbledendpapers. A small, unobtrusive label bearing the number of plates toeach volume has been added, I presume by the owner, George West tothe foot of the spines. A very handsome set of this important work bythe Irish-born Donovan.Two old extracts from booksellers' catalogues listing similar sets havebeen tipped in at the front of volume one. Also at the front of the firstvolume is a helpful, handwritten note by West (signed with his initials)stating that 'The title page of Vol. 1 is dated 1813. This volume,however, was issued in 1792, and the title page was evidently printedin 1813 when the 16 volumes had been finished. Different copies of thecomplete work bear various dates on the title page.....The "NewEdition" on the title of Vol 1 probably refers to complete sets sold afterthe issue of the work in parts as there was no second edition properlyso called.'His note is borne out by the dating of the subsequent volumes. Thetitle page to volume two is dated 1793, to volume three, 1794 &c.A prospectus for 'The Naturalist's Repository or Monthly Miscellanyof Exotic Natural History by E. Donovan' is tipped onto the frontendpaper. Each volume is indexed with a general index to all 16volumes to the rear of the final volume.Throughout, West has added neat pencil annotations to text pagescross-referencing the text with other authorities. Occasionally, theannotations stray into his own experiences such as on p. 22 of volume5 where writes about his experiences in SW Scotland, the victim of thestinging fly, known as 'clegs' which left him 'almost blind for 3...days'.(8)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

A selection of books on Beetles.The British Coleoptera Delineated, ed. W.E. Shuckard, drawn inoutline by W. Spry. Pub. Henry G. Bohn, York St Covent Garden.1861. Half leather, brown cloth, spine in six compartments with gilttitles. 83 text pages and 94 hand-coloured plates, complete. A pencilnote written by West to the pastedown states 'This work as issued wasbound together by Hancock's rubber solution, this substancedisintegrating the pages fell apart. The plates are now on guards andsewn.' It would appear, therefore that West had this copy rebound(rather nicely as it happens). The book presents well and the rebind isvery solid.WithA Manual of British Coleoptera, James Francis Stephens, pub.Longman, Orme Brown, Green, and Longmans. 1839. Half leather,green marbled, paper-covered boards. Octavo. 443pp. Touches of edgewear/rubbing, but a very solid, pleasing copy of this scarce title. Mildfoxing to front and rear endpapers. Occasional pencil annotationthroughout. The author, Stephens address is noted in pencil on p. vii.WithThe Naturalist's Library, The Natural History of Beetles, JamesDuncan. Pub. (Edinburgh) W.H. Lizars; S. Highley, 32 Fleet Street,London; and W. Curry, Jun. and co. Dublin. `1835. 269 pp. 30 hand-coloured plates. Frontispiece portrait of John Ray. Half leather,marbled, paper-covered boards. Some rubbing, furring to corners, andtop of spine leather peeling away from the back strip. Original titles onthe spine faded, and an old, paper label has been added.WithBritish Beetles, E. C. Rye, pub. Lovell Reeve & co. 1866. 280 pp. 16coloured plates, 15 bound to the rear. The first plate is bound as thefrontispiece. Brown cloth with large, gilt (rather scary) beetle to frontboard. Bookplate to pastedown. A good, solid copy.WithThe Young Beetle-Collectors Handbook, Dr. E. Hofmann. Pub. SwanSonnenschein 1908. 178pp. 20 coloured plates. Red cloth, slight fadeto spine. Gilt bettle illustration to cover. An attractive, solid copy.WithA Handbook of the Coleoptera or Beetles of Great Britain and Ireland,Herbert E. Cox pub. E.W. Janson 1874. Two matching volumes. 527pp and 366 pp. Original publisher's brown cloth. Vignette decorationin blind to front covers. Gilt titles to slightly faded spines. Slightseparation of signatures between pp 32 / 33 of volume with subsequentvery slight weakening of binding, but the book is still very solidlybound.(7)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

An Introduction to the Study of Mineralogy or The Student's PocketCompanion, J.R. Bakewell F.G.S C.E. Pub. Sherwood, Gilbert &Piper 1829. Octavo. First edition. 120pp including index. errata slip.8pp publisher's catalogue dated 'November 1829'. 2 hand-colouredplates as called for, the first serving as a frontispiece and showing aview at Cap D'Or, Nova Scotia (source of the purest copper) and thetransverse section of a copper mine. A second, hand-coloured plate tothe rear shows a longitudinal section of a copper mine. Original paper-covered boards, spine perished but boards still attached, though slack.Manuscript notes to front and endpapers and a couple of fragments ofrecipes tipped in. Internally showing occasional spots of foxing andgrubbiness. The book is usually attributed to the geologist, RobertBakewell, [1768-1843], who also, confusingly wrote 'An Introductionto Mineralogy' in 1819, a more substantial work. However, RobertBakewell was never a member of the Geological Society and so wouldnot have been styled 'F.G.S.' on the title page. His son, J R Bakewell[1790-1875]was a member. 6 UK libraries hold copies. Rare.WithA Geological Section shewing the Order of Superposition andApproximate Maximum Thickness of Sedimentary Strata in the BritishIslands, by James B. Jordan, pub Edward Stanford 1879. Quarto.Paper wrappers with cloth spine. Large, coloured fold-out in sixsections measuring approximately 100 cm unfolded. The sections areeach strengthened verso with linen tape. Previous ownership name'G[eorge] West' to front cover and inside. Occasional, smallannotations, presumably in West's hand. Paper wrappers with mildgrubbiness. Overall good condition for such an ephemeral item. Rare.WithGeology of Weymouth, Robert Damon, New edition 1884. Foldingmap frontispiece. The rear hinge is cracked, and the board is loose.(3)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

Taxidermy - an Akita Dog Head, a rare and unusual Akita dog head, mounted on metal post with turned wood base

Taxidermy -a Rare Irish Domestic Cat Skin Coaching Rug by Williams of Dublin, circa 1920. An extremely rare and unusual coaching rug made from 21 domestic cat skins, mounted on purple felt with scalloped border, the taxidermy firm Williams & Sons of Dublin were active between 1850-1941 and worked from premises at 2 Dame Street, although this rug is sadly lacking it’s label, the construction and style is identical to rugs of this nature produced by the firm. Provenance - from a Manor House on the west coast of Ireland. 162cm x 132.5cm

Taxidermy - a Freak ‘Two-Headed Duckling’. A fluffy yellow duckling, with additional head. Mounted to wood branch slice base. The condition bicephaly, having two heads, does occur naturally but is rare. This specimen is known as a ‘gaff’, having been artificially created (using real specimens) in homage to the pieces that would have originally been displayed in American Sideshows and are still displayed in oddity and curiosity museums such as ‘Ripley’s Believe It Or Not’ to this day. A conversation piece.

A large number of titles largely on entomological subjects includingFarm Insects, by John Curtis; The Cockroach, by Miall and Denny;The Harlequin Fly, by Miall and Hammond; The Solitary Wasps,Bulletin of the Wisconsin Survey; Entomology for Medical Officers,Alcock &etc. (approx. 80)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

The Author's copyThe Practical Principles of Photo-Micrography, George West, printedfor the author by Campbell, Sons & co. Dundee. Quarto. The stiff,paper covers have come away from the text block consequentlyseveral of the signatures of the block are separated, though stillattached.Six letters are included here to West from his namesake GeorgeStephen West [1876-1919] Professor of Botany at the University ofBirmingham University and author of several books including 'ATreatise on the British Freshwater Algae' (Cambridge University Press1904)The letters are variously dated between 1907 and 1916 and are usuallyon his work and publications, thanking West for specimens, discussingpossible collaborations and publications of other authors, etc. At onepoint he writes 'Your remarks concerning Dundee do not encourageme to visit the town.' Despite this, he provisionally accepts aninvitation to stay with his correspondent in the city. A constant themeis the workload he is under to get work to the publisher. In September1915 he refers to a prolonged illness, the influenza, the legacy ofwhich will sadly lead to his death from double pneumonia just a fewyears later. In the final letter of May 1916, he expresses his anxietythat he might be called up for military service.Also included are several old examination papers in Botany for theM.A. degree at the University of St Andrews, which West has used tomake notes on verso. An offprint from the Journal of Micrography,being an article by West.(1)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

Spiders:British Spiders, an introduction to the study of the Araneide of GreatBritain and Ireland, E. F Stavely, pub. Lovell Reeve & co. 1866 1stedition. Octavo. 280pp. 16 coloured plates. Publisher's catalogue torear. Blue cloth with a gilt illustration of a spider on the front panel.The spine is slightly darkened. A very good, solid copy of this classicwork by Eliza Fanny Staveley [1831-1903]. Pencil annotations by thebook's owner, West including a handwritten page tipped in at the frontlisting other works which reference the spider.WithBritish Insects, A familiar description of the form, structure, habits,and transformations of insects, E. F. Stavely. pub. L. Reeve and Co.no date [c. 1871]. Octavo. 392pp. 16 coloured plates (15 to the rearof the book, plate I is the frontispiece). Bookseller's catalogue to rear.Blue cloth with gilt illustration of an ancient Greek fellow, possiblytrying to think up a word to describe the study of insects. Pencilannotations by the book's owner, West including a handwritten pagetipped-in at front used as a key to the frontispiece.WithHarvesting Ants and Trap-Door Spiders, Notes on their Habits andDwellings, by J. Traherne Moggridge, FLS. Pub. L. Reeve & co. 1873.Bound with Supplement to Harvesting Ants and Trap Door Spiderswith separate title page, dated 1874. Publisher's catalogue to rear. 304pp 20 plates of which four are double page coloured plates. Pencilannotations. Large octavo. Blue cloth. gilt vignette monogram to frontpanel. Abrasion with loss of cloth at foot of spine. Mottling and loss ofcolour from cloth to bottom of the front panel, spine and rear panel.Despite the (cosmetic) damage to the boards, the book remains a solidexample of this work.(3)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

Fossil: Large Extinct Megalodon Shark tooth, 5.2 inches long. The Megalodon (Otodus megalodon) meaning "big tooth", is an extinct species of mackerel shark. The largest shake to have ever existed, it lived between 23 to 3.6 million years ago, from the Early Miocene to the Pliocene epochs. It was previously thought to be a close relative of the Great White Shark, and although taxonomically it has changed, it is believed that it resembled a Giant Great White - up to 20 metres (66 ft) long. Specimen collected in South Carolina, USA. A good complete specimen. Retaining good enamel and root. Some chipping. Specimens over 5 inches are rare and desirable. Dimensions - 5.2 inches (13.2 cms)

Friend of Charles Darwin, Henry Denny (1803-1871)Monographia Psephalidarum et Scydmaenidarum Brittaniae, HenryDenny, pub. Norwich S Wilkin, Upper Haymarket, sold also by Burksand Kinnebrook; Matchett and Stevenson; J. Parsons, and John Stacy,Norwich: and in London by Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, PaternosterRow and W. Wood 428 Strand. 1825 First edition. Octavo, publisher'stextured cloth, few small marks, nothing egregious. Paper label tospine. 74 pp. 2pp subscribers' list, slightly loose but still attached totext block. 14 hand-coloured plates. One or two pencil annotations. AVG copy in the original publisher's cloth of this scarce title on beetles.WithMonographia Anoplurorum Britanniae, or An Essay on the BritishSpecies of Parasitic Insects belonging to the Order Anoplura of Leach.by Henry Denny, pub. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden.1842. 262 pp. 26 coloured plates to rear. Publisher's catalogue.Original cloth decorated in blind. Small patch abraded to the frontboard. Spine ruled in gilt with gilt title. Couple of abrasions to thespine cloth with wear at the top and bottom. The back strip isdetaching but still in place. West's pencil annotations to the frontinclude a note where he chastises Denny writing 'The author of thisbook would have greatly increased its value had he reserved his piousoutbursts for a more suitable publication....'Hand stamp of George West to pastedowns of both titles.(2)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

Illustrations of British Entomology or, A Synopsis of IndigenousInsects: containing their generic and specific distinctions; with anaccount of their metamorphoses, times of appearance, localities, food,and economy, as far as practicable. Embellished with coloured figuresof the rarer and more interesting species by James Francis StephensF.L.S. Printed for the author; published by Baldwin and Cradock; soldby J. Churchill, Saville-House, Leicester Square, and by allbooksellers. 1828-1835 (Supplement dated 1846)12 volumes including supplement, complete with 95 hand-colouredplates as called for (though occasionally eccentrically numbered andone or two misplaced, but all the plates are present)A note from West to the pastedown states that 'The Supplement dated1846 is the original. The one dated 1867 is a reprint having the platesbadly coloured.' The Supplement volume here, as West states, is the1846 first.Large octavo (250mm x 160mm). Half-leather, marbled paper-coveredboards. Rubbed, but still in good order. The spines faded to a uniformdull brown. Titles in gilt-ruled compartments are still bright enough.Occasional wear to the spine leather, some small abrasions, fraying atheads. The leather of volume six is peeling from the spine but withoutloss and is still attached. A very decent set of this importantpublication which was in competition with Curtis' 'British Entomology'published around the same time.The publication is notable for the first appearance in print of the nameof Charles Darwin. Darwin was at Cambridge in 1828, where he wasintroduced to entomology by his second cousin, William Darwin Fox.Darwin collected several species of beetles and these are recorded inStephen's work. There are about 30 mentions of Darwin's name acrossStephens' work and he took great pride in seeing his name in print'No poet ever felt more delighted at seeing his first poem publishedthan I did at seeing, in Stephens’ Illustrations of British Insects, themagic words, “captured by C. Darwin, Esq.”’(Life and letters, 1887,pp.50-51).(12)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

An Introduction to the Modern Classification of Insects, by J.O.Westwood, pub. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, intwo volumes. Volume I 1839, 462 pp figures within the text, 1 hand-coloured plate; Volume II, 1840, 587 pp, figures within text. At therear is a 'Synopsis of the Genera of British Insects' 158 pp. A pencilnote to the pastedown of vol. I testifies to the esteem this work washeld in by West. 'This book seems to me the best written as a mainstayfor the general naturalist'.Both volumes are bound in uniform green, half leather with green,marbled, paper-covered boards. The endpapers are in matchingmarbled paper. The spines are darkened, the exterior joints rubbed, butthe books present as a solidly bound, handsome set.WithPopular British Entomology, Maria Catlow, pub. Reeve and Co. 1852(second edition). Octavo. 280pp 16 coloured plates some numberedout of sequence. (Plate no. 16 is the frontispiece). Publisher's browncloth decorated in blind. Gilt butterfly within gilt roundel to frontcover, the motif repeated in blind on rear cover. Spine cloth peelingbut still attached (a simple flaw to rectify). Slight wear at the top of thespine, else a rather good copy of this work by Maria Catlow [active c.1840-1874] worked closely with her sister, Agnes on her works ofnatural history.WithThe Entomologist's Text Book, J.O.Westwood, pub. Wm. S. Orr 1838.Octavo. 432pp. Five coloured plates. Original publisher's, green clothdecorated in blind, fade to spine. Internally clean. A good, solid copy.Bookplate to pastedown of Thomas Chapman showing a horned owl.Probably, Thomas Chapman [1842-1921] a Scottish entomologist.WithA Popular History of British Sea-Weeds, Rev. D. Landsborough, pubReeve and Benham 1851 (second edition). Octavo. 400pp pluspublisher's catalogue. Twenty coloured plates and two platesuncoloured. Original publisher's purple cloth, some fading, especiallyto the spine. Gilt vignette to front cover repeated in blind to rear cover.A strip at the top of the title page has been excised and replaced withold paper tape to make up for the loss. The front hinge is cracked withsubsequent loosening to the front board but still solidly enough bound.Extracts from old booksellers' catalogues tipped into pastedown andfront free endpaper. A good copy of this scarce title which wasproduced to serve the Victorian seaweed hunters.WithAn Introduction to Entomology, William Kirby and William Spence,sixth edition, pub. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843.Two volumes. Octavo. Vol. 1 pp 435. Three coloured plates. Vol II426pp, two coloured plates. Original publisher's green cloth. Giltvignette beetle to the front of both volumes with motif repeated inblind on the rear cover. Publisher's catalogue to the rear of volumeone. A few pencil annotations. To the front of volume one, a slip ofpaper has been pasted in with West's comments on the sixth edition;'The text has been slightly improved in places, but the most importantadditions are the detailed tables of contents.'Attractive, solid copies of the sixth edition.(5)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

A good collection of offprints and manuscript notes with someletters from Edward Milles Nelson, a former President of theRoyal Microscopical SocietyAmongst the offprints are Descriptions of some Nondescript Insectsfrom Assam, William Griffith, 1840 (with large coloured plate); AHandbook of British Mosquitoes', by William Dickson Lang, 1920;The Ectoparasites of the Red Grouse, A E Shipley, 1909; Directionsfor Preserving Insects, Nathan Banks, 1909; Report of InjuriousInsects and Common Farm Pests during the year 1899, Eleanor A.Ormerod, 1900, (a presentation copy from the author); TheOrthoptera of Nova Scotia, Harry Piers, 1917 &etc including one ortwo on 'the Age of the Earth'.Amongst West's notes are several pages on Navicula Rhomboides(microalgae), where he discusses observing them under themicroscope. Three autograph letters from Edward Milles Nelson[1851-1938] described in his obituary as a 'pioneer of modernmicroscopical observational technique' to George West go into sometechnical detail with small sketches on the same issue. The letters(4pp, ip, and 3pp) are all closely dated, March 1913 and come fromhis home in Beckington near Bath. Nelson was involved for someyears in a controversy with Ernst Abbe [1840-1905] A Germanphysicist and optical scientist, over technical issues in the workings ofthe microscope.From 1902 to 1926, Edward Milles Nelson [1858-1938] was theowner of Beckington Castle, in the village of Beckington in Somerset.Nelson was President of the Royal Microscopical Society from 1897-99 and author of 'The Cult of Circle Builders'.(Quantity. Approx 20 offprints plus MSS notes made by George Weston various subjects)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

Insecta Britannica, Lepidoptera, Tineina, by H. T. Stainton. PubLovell Reeve 1854. Octavo. 313pp. 10 uncoloured plates. Black clothdecorated in blind, small paper label to spine under gilt titles. A fewsmall marks, but a very good, solid copy of this title. Theadvertisement for Insecta Britannica has been stuck to the pastedown.Originally intended to be five volumes, a pencil note from Westindicates that volume IV was never published thus this volume and thethree volumes of Diptera in this lot constitute the entire run of InsectaBritannica.Insecta Britannica, Diptera, by Francis Walker, pub. Lovell Reeve,1851, 1853, 1856. Three volumes in original publisher's cloth. Vol. I,313 pp plus errata page. 10 uncoloured plates; Vol. II, 297pp pluserrata page. 10 uncoloured plates (numbered consecutively fromvolume I); Vol. III 352pp. 10 uncoloured plates (numberedconsecutively from volume II). All in original publisher's black clothdecorated in blind with gilt titles to spine. Wear to exterior joints ofspines, especially volume one but all still solidly bound. Vol I and IIhave the original prospectus tipped into the front. Manuscript notesmade by West loosely inserted with neat pen and ink drawings to Vol I.Touchingly, West has inserted a poem (signed with initials) 'To theFuture Owners of this book' (see introduction)(4)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

The Entomologist's Useful Companion, by George Samouelle, pub.Thomas Boys. 1819 First edition. 496 pp. 12 plates coloured and aduplicate set of plates uncoloured to the rear of the book with somemild offsetting from the coloured to the uncoloured plates. Halfleather, green cloth. Titles in gilt to the spine. Raised bands. Mildrubbing to the exterior joints, but overall a pleasing, solid copy of thisrare work. Old ownership name to title page. Samouelle [1790-1846]was a curator at the British Museum but seems to have had somethingof a drink (or personality?) problem as he was let go in 1840.WithEssay on the Indigenous Fossorial Hymenoptera; comprising Adescription of all the British species of Burrowing Sand Wasps, W.E.Shuckard, pub. The Author, 31 Robert Street, Chelsea sold also byRichter and Co. 30 Soho Square. 1837. 259pp. 4 plates of insectwings, one with outline colour. Original brown cloth with decorationsin blind. Some abrasions to the spine with loss top and bottom. Pencilannotations and an extra two pages tipped in after the preface notedhere in pencil as being from an additional copy in West's possession. Avery scarce title.WithBritish Dragonflies, W. Lucas, pub. L. Upcott Gill. 1900 First edition.Brown cloth with black decorations and gilt highlights to the frontpanel and spine. Large octavo. 356 pp including the list of subscribers.Illustrated with coloured plates and b/w drawings. 27 coloured platescomplete. Occasional pencil annotation. A fresh copy of this classicwork.WithInsecta, From the Cyclopaedia of Anatomy of Physiology, by GeorgeNewport. Pub. Marchant, Printer Ingram-Court 1839. Offprint fromRobert Bentley Todd's Cyclopaedia of Anatomy of Physiology, 1839.128pp illustrated with woodcuts. Contents page in manuscript. Green,faded discoloured cloth with 'Newport's Insecta in gilt to the spine.Spine cloth with abrasions, and separating from the book, though stillattached. Newport [1803-1854] was a prominent entomologist.Presumably, this publication of the section he contributed to Todd'sCyclopaedia, he had bound up for himself or to give away tocolleagues and friends.WithBritish Vegetable Galls, An Introduction to their Study, Edward T.Connold, pub. Hutchinson & co. 1901. Quarto. 312pp. 130photographic plates. Green cloth boards are quite heavily mottled.Internally good.Includes a letter from the author, Connold asking his correspondent forblossoms and referring to a photographic print from which 'you willsee how I propose to illustrate the work on wild fruits I am now busyupon'. Also tipped in is an advertisement for a German work, DiePflanzengallen by Dr. H. Ross.(5)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

British Entomology Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Generaof Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland, Containing ColouredFigures from Nature of the most Rare and Beautiful Species and inmany instances of the Plants upon which they are found, by JohnCurtis. Printed for the author and sold by E. Ellis and Co., 92 GreatRussell Street, Bloomsbury; Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers' Court;and J.B. Bailliere, 219 Regent Street. 1823-1840.Half leather, marbled-paper-covered boards, some rubbing, The leatheron the spines largely dried out and the labels faded. A pencil note tothe front '16 guineas for the 16 volumes in 8' and a tipped-inhandwritten note in the hand of George West states 'This perfectlyclean copy of the British Entomology by John Curtis contains thewhole of the plates in 8 vols arranged numerically, although the titlepages are for the systemic arrangement. All the plates are of theoriginal and best colouring and are vastly superior to the later issues,the text being the same throughout.'The title pages would appear to have been specially printed for thebound-up sets once the issues were complete.A further note reads 'The last plate...is numbered 769 but the 205* aswell as 205 completes the total of 770 plates.'(Plate 205 is, indeed numbered twice and the total plate count is 770as issued. There is a duplicate plate 497 placed instead of plate no.697)Yet another pencil note records Curtis' address in 1825 as Lime Grove.The book has been extensively annotated in pencil throughout by Westciting other authorities and references.WithA Guide to an Arrangement of British Insects Being A Catalogue of allthe Named Species hitherto discovered in Great Britain and Ireland,by John Curtis F.L.S second edition, greatly enlarged. Printed for theauthor published and sold by J. Pigot and Co., 59 Fleet Street;Sherwood and Co., Paternoster Row; Simpkin and Marshall,Stationers' Court. 1837. Octavo. 294 pp 1 page advertisements forCurtis' British Entomology. Marbled paper covered cartonnage withcloth spine decorated in blind. Handwritten paper label to front boardand spine. The spine shows areas of wear with loss to the foot but isstill substantially in place. The book has been annotated in pencil byWest and a handwritten note to the front indicates where an insect isillustrated in Curtis' 'British Entomology'. Curtis' book was co-authored by James Charles Dale, Francis Walker and AlexanderHenry Haliday, whose contributions Curtis notes in the Preface. Thebook was intended by Curtis to act as an index to his 'BritishEntomology',.(9)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

Rare Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner stainless steel wristwatch, signed black meters first dial with baton and dot hour indices, central seconds, signed screw down crown, Oyster bracelet with signed deployment clasp, end links no. 93150, bracelet to case links no. 501B, Ref. no. 5513, serial no. 1197994, D39.4mm

JOSEF ALBERSRare Echo 1965 / Blue Reminding 19662 Blatt Farbserigraphien auf Karton. Jeweils signiert, datiert und betitelt. Ex. 41/150 bzw. 55-200. 27,9 x 27,9 cm (43,1 x 43,2 cm) bzw. 28 x 28 cm (43,2 x 43,2 cm). Danilowitz 162 bzw. 168.(Beide mit Altersspuren und Erhaltungsmängeln. 'Blue Reminding' stark berieben.)

This lot features a Base Set collection that's missing just one card, the Machamp, it features all other cards of which all non-holos are all 1999-2000 dated cards, commonly known as UK 4th print, this means every common, uncommon and non-holo rare are 4th print. This is a near mint set and comes from the vault of a former Wizards of the coast staff member.  

This lot features a Base Set collection that's missing just one card, the Machamp, it features all other cards of which all non-holos are all 1999-2000 dated cards, commonly known as UK 4th print, this means every common, uncommon and non-holo rare are 4th print. This is a near mint set and comes from the vault of a former Wizards of the coast staff member.  

This lot contains a factory sealed Neo Discovery blister pack featuring the Scizor artwork, originally released in 2001. This is an unlimited booster pack. The box/pack is in fantastic condition. These blister packs are extremely rare in this condition and mean its impossible to weigh the pack inside. 

This lot features the incredibly rare Champions Festival promo obtained exclusively from the 2015 world championship. This is a Japanese language card, it has been graded and authenticated by PSA and awarded a PSA Gem Mint 10. 

This lot features a Base Set collection that's missing just one card, the Machamp, it features all other cards of which all non-holos are all 1999-2000 dated cards, commonly known as UK 4th print, this means every common, uncommon and non-holo rare are 4th print. This is a near mint set and comes from the vault of a former Wizards of the coast staff member.  

This lot contains over 375 cards from the Base Set, Jungle and Fossil. The cards are contained in two folders, one is an official A5 Pokémon First Movie 4-Pocket Binder. The collection features multiple copies of every common and uncommon from Base Set and baring a selection of the foils has close to a full set within. It features seven holographic cards, multiple non-holo rare cards and Black Star Promos. There are a lot of cards in this collection but the majority range from near mint to light play. 

This lot features the exceptionally rare playmat from the 2000 Tropical Mega Battle, The tropical Mega battle was the prototype for what would be the world championship and its estimated that only 42 playmats exist from this event. This playmat belongs to a former Wizards of the Coast staff member that was involved in organizing the tournament. This is truly a piece of Pokémon TCG history and an item that's on many players ‘most wanted’ list, these rarely come up for auction! 

This lot features a holo Gengar #H9, from the last set produced by wizards of the coast, Skyridge, it is authenticated and graded by PSA and awarded a 9. This card is incredibly rare and a center piece for all collectors! 

This lot features the secret rare holo ‘crystal type’ Celebi from Skyridge. The card is in light play condition.