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1933 GERMANY XI v GLASGOW RANGERS Friendly played 31/5/1933 in Munich. Rare issue of ''Die Fusball Woche'' (The Footba

Sportingold Limited

Lot 299

1933 GERMANY XI v GLASGOW RANGERS Friendly played 31/5/1933 in Munich. Rare issue of ''Die Fusball Woche'' (The Football Weekly) dated 6/6/1933. This issue includes a review of the fifth and Final German tour game played in Munich on 31/5/1933 with match reports and full team line-ups listed plus includes match action pictures of the goals on the central pages. Germany won 2-1 although Rangers had beaten the Germans in all four of the previous games. There is also a review of the Rapid Wien game played 4/4/1933 on page ten. Ex bound volume. Generally good

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1933 SK RAPID WIEN v GLASGOW RANGERS Friendly played 4/6/1933 in Vienna. Rare issue of ''Die Fusball Woche'' (The Footba

Sportingold Limited

Lot 300

1933 SK RAPID WIEN v GLASGOW RANGERS Friendly played 4/6/1933 in Vienna. Rare issue of ''Die Fusball Woche'' (The Football Weekly) dated 8/6/1933 (Extra edition). Includes match reports and full team line-ups for the match in Vienna which Rangers lost 4-3. Ex bound volume. Generally good

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1938 GERMANY XI v ASTON VILLA Friendly played 15/5/1938 at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin. Rare original match ticket. Ligh

Sportingold Limited

Lot 302

1938 GERMANY XI v ASTON VILLA Friendly played 15/5/1938 at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin. Rare original match ticket. Light fold. Generally good

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1974 EUROPEAN CUP FINAL REPLAY Athletico Madrid v Bayern Munich played 17/5/1974 at Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgi

Sportingold Limited

Lot 323

1974 EUROPEAN CUP FINAL REPLAY Athletico Madrid v Bayern Munich played 17/5/1974 at Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium. The rare ''Belgique-Luxembourg'' issue of L'Equipe which was released on the day of the Replay in Brussels. 8-Page issue which extensively previews the game and includes central page full team line-ups. No official programme was published for the Replay. Light fold. Generally good

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A10 by Artmark

Lot 72

Nicolae Titulescu, photograph, 1932, with the dedication and handwritten signature of the minister to Constantin Vi?oianu, rare collectible item, 36 × 25 cm,

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Hand written manuscripts from the "Pro Israel" cycle, by Gala Galaction, 1919-1925, from the historical collection ?erban ?uc

A10 by Artmark

Lot 38

Hand written manuscripts from the "Pro Israel" cycle, by Gala Galaction, 1919-1925, from the historical collection ?erban ?uculescu-Maria Galaction, rare collectible item (38 pages), 20.5 x 16.5 cm (each),

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"Buc??i de noapte", by George Bacovia, Bucharest, 1926, with the dedication of Agatha Bacovia to the painter Camil Ressu, rar

A10 by Artmark

Lot 8

"Buc??i de noapte", by George Bacovia, Bucharest, 1926, with the dedication of Agatha Bacovia to the painter Camil Ressu, rare collectible item, 13 × 8,5 cm,

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"Poezii", by Mihai Eminescu, Bucharest, 1944, bibliophile edition illustrated by Aurel Bordenache, rare collectible item, 34,

A10 by Artmark

Lot 7

"Poezii", by Mihai Eminescu, Bucharest, 1944, bibliophile edition illustrated by Aurel Bordenache, rare collectible item, 34,5 × 25,5 cm,

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Andalusian school, ca. 1700.Carved and polychrome wood.Measurements: 74,5 x 46 cm.Crucifixions and crucifixes have appeared i

Setdart Subastas S.L

Lot 16

Andalusian school, ca. 1700.Carved and polychrome wood.Measurements: 74,5 x 46 cm.Crucifixions and crucifixes have appeared in the history of art and popular culture since before the era of the pagan Roman Empire. The crucifixion of Jesus has been depicted in religious art since the 4th century. It is one of the most recurrent themes in Christian art and the one with the most obvious iconography. Although Christ is sometimes depicted clothed, it is usual to represent his naked body, albeit with the genitals covered with a purity cloth (perizonium); full nudes are very rare, but prominent (Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, Cellini). The conventions of representation of the different attitudes of the crucified Christ are designated by the Latin expressions Christus triumphans ("triumphant" -not to be confused with the Maiestas Domini or the Pantocrator-), Christus patiens ("resigned" -not to be confused with the Christ of patience-) and Christus dolens ("suffering" -not to be confused with the Vir dolorum-). The triumphans is represented alive, with his eyes open and his body erect; the patiens is represented dead, with his will totally emptied (kenosis), his head bowed, his face with a serene expression, his eyes closed and his body arched, showing the five wounds; the dolens is represented in a similar way to the patiens, but with a gesture of pain, particularly in his mouth (curved). The work in question, belonging to the Andalusian school of the eighteenth century, shows us an image full of pathos. A balanced and perfectly studied anatomy denotes the artistic ability of the sculptor, who reflects like no one else the suffering that Christ endured in his last seconds of life.

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NASA. GRAND FORMAT. Mission Apollo 11. Rare. La plus célèbre photographie de la Mission Apollo 11 montrant l'astronaute Buzz

Kanerz Art

Lot 61

NASA. GRAND FORMAT. Mission Apollo 11. Rare. La plus célèbre photographie de la Mission Apollo 11 montrant l'astronaute Buzz Aldrin debout sur le sol lunaire. Juillet 1969.Tirage chromogénique d'époque. Numérotation sur le devant. Légende sur étiquette au dos. 40,6 x 40,6cm avec marges. NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 11. Rare. The most famous photograph of the mission Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin showing standing on the lunar surface. July 1969.Tirage chromogenic period. Dial on the front. Legend rear label. 40.6 x 40,6cm with margins. NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 11 selten. Bewertungen Die berühmteste Fotografie des Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin zeigt auf der Mondoberfläche stehen. Juli 1969.Tirage chromogenen Zeitraum. Dial auf der Vorderseite. Legend Rückenetikett. 40,6 x 40,6 cm mit Margen.

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Royal Mint 2009 Executive Proof Coin Set, features rare Kew Gardens 50p, boxed with certificate of authenticity.

Sheffield Auction Gallery

Lot 701

Royal Mint 2009 Executive Proof Coin Set, features rare Kew Gardens 50p, boxed with certificate of authenticity.

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THE HUTH LIBRARY or Elizabethan & Jacobean Unique or Very Rare Books in Verse and Prose, Largely from the Library of

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 100

THE HUTH LIBRARY or Elizabethan & Jacobean Unique or Very Rare Books in Verse and Prose, Largely from the Library of Henry Huth Esq. Ed. by Alexander Grosart. 34 vols. Ltd eds. of only 50 (The Daniel an ed. of 100). Life & Works of Robert Greene, 15 vols., 1881-1886; Thomas Nashe, 6 vols., 1883-1884; Gabriel Harvey, 3 vols. 1885; Thomas Dekker, 5 vols., 1885-1886 & Samuel Daniel, 5 vols, 1885 - 1896. Quarto. Parchment backed brds, the backs often poor, some brds. det. but contents generally clean. Ex lib., Torquay Natural History Society with stamps to some titles etc. Private Circulation Only. Rare. (34)

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ELLERBY & CHEETHAM (Pubs.)  Manchester District Railway Time Table. Bound vol. in recased early cloth containin

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 111

ELLERBY & CHEETHAM (Pubs.) Manchester District Railway Time Table. Bound vol. in recased early cloth containing a run of 38 of these monthly timetable booklets, nos. 16 to 54. Each 8.5" x 5", 16pp with title vignette plus advert pages, coloured leaves. A very rare survival with much of social as well as of railway historical interest. June 1850 - August 1853.

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DUGDALE SIR WILLIAM.  The History of the Antient Abbeys, Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral & Collegiate Churche

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 71

DUGDALE SIR WILLIAM. The History of the Antient Abbeys, Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral & Collegiate Churches. The two "Additional Volumes" by John Stevens. 2 vols. Rubricated titles & fldg. & other eng. plates & plans (as called for with an additional plate in vol. 1). Vol. 1 has the rare original prospectus bound in at the end together with a list of the subscribers to date (this dated London, March 10, 1721). Eng. Bartolozzi bookplate of Sir Thomas Gage, Hengrave Hall. Folio. Calf, gilt backs. 1722.

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SPEARMAN LADY. The Blood Stained Monk or A Gallant Knight's Adventures in the Old Forest of Glanusk. Hand col. plates. Oblon

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 74

SPEARMAN LADY. The Blood Stained Monk or A Gallant Knight's Adventures in the Old Forest of Glanusk. Hand col. plates. Oblong quarto. Orig. cloth, worn cond. Pres. copy from the author. A rare mid 19th cent. Gothic parody. Poor condition as images

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A rare 13mm 'Tank-Gewehr' bolt-action anti-tank rifle by Mauser, no 3364The receiver-ring bearing the Mauser insignia and '19

Bonhams

Lot 413

A rare 13mm 'Tank-Gewehr' bolt-action anti-tank rifle by Mauser, no 3364The receiver-ring bearing the Mauser insignia and '1918', the action, receiver-ring, barrel, trigger-guard, stock and bipod-mount bearing matching serial numbers, the stock with wooden pistol-grip, recoil-blockWeight 36lb., 14¼in. stock, 38in. barrelFootnotes:In response to the inefficacy of current armour penetrating cartridges on the new British Mk.IV tank, Mauser developed the 13.2mm 'Tank-Gewehr' (so called as the Germans did not have a name for tank yet) from a scaled up Mauser G98 action. Capable of penetrating an inch of armour at 100 yards, the 'T-Gewehr' is considered the first portable anti-tank weapon, and the predecessor to the modern anti-material rifle. Examples were deployed in early 1918 with production totalling approximately 16,000.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S58S58 Lots are obsolete calibres and no licence is required unless ammunition is held.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A rare 13mm 'Tank-Gewehr' bolt-action anti-tank rifle by Mauser, no 3053The receiver-ring bearing the Mauser insignia and '19

Bonhams

Lot 414

A rare 13mm 'Tank-Gewehr' bolt-action anti-tank rifle by Mauser, no 3053The receiver-ring bearing the Mauser insignia and '1918', the action, receiver-ring, barrel, trigger-guard, stock and bipod-mount bearing matching serial numbers, the stock with wooden pistol-grip, recoil-block, bipod mount loose (missing retaining pin) Weight 36lb., 14¼in. stock, 38in. barrelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S58S58 Lots are obsolete calibres and no licence is required unless ammunition is held.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A rare .22 (L.R.) 'FAL' semi-automatic rifle by IMBEL, no. 50021Blacked action stamped 'IMBEL, Itajuba, Brazil', 'para'-style

Bonhams

Lot 428

A rare .22 (L.R.) 'FAL' semi-automatic rifle by IMBEL, no. 50021Blacked action stamped 'IMBEL, Itajuba, Brazil', 'para'-style folding skeleton stock, sling-swivels, lever safety, open fore-sight and folding rear-sight, round barrel with muzzle-brake Weight 10lb. 3½oz., 23in. barrel, 14½in. stock, London nitro proofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S1S1 Section 1 lots require a valid British Firearms certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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An extremely rare 4-bore chamberless sidelever boxlock non-ejector wild-fowling gun by Frederic T. BakerSidelever, the action

Bonhams

Lot 461

An extremely rare 4-bore chamberless sidelever boxlock non-ejector wild-fowling gun by Frederic T. BakerSidelever, the action with traces of hardening-colour, side-safety, the fences with border-engraved gas vents, the figured stock (cracked and repaired to the right of top tang) with semi-pistolgrip (hairline crack to left side), the barrels with game-rib engraved Frederick T. Baker, 29 Glasshouse Street, Piccadilly Circus, LondonWeight 22lb. 12oz., 13½in. stock, 33in. barrels, London nitro proofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S58S58 Lots are obsolete calibres and no licence is required unless ammunition is held.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A fine and rare Coggan-engraved 10-bore triple-barrelled single-trigger boxlock ejector gun by MacFarlaine, no. 008Bolstered

Bonhams

Lot 462

A fine and rare Coggan-engraved 10-bore triple-barrelled single-trigger boxlock ejector gun by MacFarlaine, no. 008Bolstered treble-grip action-body, the sides engraved with vignettes of flighting geese in natural surroundings, surrounded by best foliate-scrollwork, the fences engraved with oak leaves and acorns, virtually-full hardening-colour, double rolled-edge trigger-guard, well-figured stock with scalloped side-panels, elongated top-strap, pistolgrip and gold-inlaid pistolgrip-cap, skeletal butt-plate, the barrels with file-cut flat-rib, inlaid in gold MacFarlaine of Storth, Cumbria, EnglandWeight 13lb. 6oz., 14⅝in. pull (14½in. stock), 33⅝in. barrels, approx. ⅜ & ⅞ & full choke, 3½in. chambers, London nitro proofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A fine and exceptionally rare chiselled and relief-engraved 12-bore sidelock hammer gun by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 10624The

Bonhams

Lot 468

A fine and exceptionally rare chiselled and relief-engraved 12-bore sidelock hammer gun by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 10624The action flat and forend numbered '2', the treble-grip action-body profusely chiselled with best foliate-scrollwork in bas-relief, the hammers, lever, trigger-guard and lower tang engraved en suite, the underside engraved with two angels, the trigger guard with the vignette of a cherub, rebounding sidelocks, well figured stock (chipped and repaired at toe), with heel and toe plates finished en suite, the forend (some inset repair to left side) with metalwork finished en suite, the damascus barrels with game rib engraved J. Purdey & Sons, Audley House, South Audley Street, London Weight 6lb. 10oz., 14¼in. stock, 29½in. barrels, approx. cyl. & ½ choke, 2½in. chambers, London Black Powder proof (bore diameters marginal, wall thicknesses at 21 thou)Footnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was sold as one of a pair in December 1880 to a Mr. Timothy Hutchinson of Eggleston Hall, Barnard Castle, as 'chased guns' for £204 13s. Hutchinson then returned this pair in July 1882 in exchange for another pair of chased hammer guns. The guns were later split with the No. 1 gun being later sold to King Umberto I of Italy. This No. 2 gun was then sold to a Mr. Eugene Higgins of New York in 1891.Mr. Timothy Hutchinson was a prolific collector of exhibition-grade Purdey guns and rifles, including a pair that was exhibited at the Paris Exhibition in 1878 and now reside at Sandringham as part of the Keane Bequest to the Royal Gunroom.Mr Eugene Higgins was a bon vivant and the heir to his father's lucrative carpet making business, being described as 'The wealthiest bachelor in New York'. After his death in 1948, his estate was valued at more than $40 million (more than $385 million in 2019 dollars) which was later donated to various charities.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lee Enfield No 5 Jungle Carbine Foresight Adjustment Tool, (cramp) complete with original packing box dated 1948, the box in

Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 230

Lee Enfield No 5 Jungle Carbine Foresight Adjustment Tool, (cramp) complete with original packing box dated 1948, the box in unopened condition.B2 CR. 27A TOOLS FORESIGHT, CLAMP No. 4 MK II QTY. 1. On the side of the box is a rubber stamp I.F.A and a date stamp DEC 1948.The final five images included in the lot description Illustrated online are taken by the vendor who has another identical example which he has opened up to photograph. An extremely rare armourer’s tool used for lateral adjustment of the foresight on the Lee Enfield .303 No.5 Jungle Carbines. The Official designation was the Tool Foresight Cramp No.4 for the No.5 rifle. This is slightly confusing, but then the one for the No.4 rifle was the No.3 cramp! There is a reference for them in Dorsey and Shaffer’s book Gun Tools Volume 2, page 364 ‘This cramp adjusts windage on the British No.5 Mk1 Jungle Carbine front sight. The large hole fits around the flash hider and the smaller hole clears the bayonet stud located under the flash hider. Blackened machined steel with the following markings: Crown E and No.4 Rifle No.5.’

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Rare Dutch WWII Bohler Pag 47 x 227mm anti tank round.33cm high

Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 317

Rare Dutch WWII Bohler Pag 47 x 227mm anti tank round.33cm high

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Two rare French WWII 25mm tank rounds.25cm high

Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers

Lot 320

Two rare French WWII 25mm tank rounds.25cm high

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A rare Meissen teabowl and saucer, circa 1730, of quatrelobed shape, enamelled in Kakiemon style with scattered flowerheads a

Toovey's

Lot 1258

A rare Meissen teabowl and saucer, circa 1730, of quatrelobed shape, enamelled in Kakiemon style with scattered flowerheads and leaves, overglaze blue painted crossed swords mark to bases, length of saucer 11.5cm (minor faults).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

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A rare Royal Doulton figure of The Young Widow, HN1399, designed by L. Harradine, height 21cm (crack to base and body).Buyer’

Toovey's

Lot 1632

A rare Royal Doulton figure of The Young Widow, HN1399, designed by L. Harradine, height 21cm (crack to base and body).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

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A rare Royal Doulton figure of The Bouquet, HN794, designed by G. Lambert, height 24.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT

Toovey's

Lot 1614

A rare Royal Doulton figure of The Bouquet, HN794, designed by G. Lambert, height 24.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

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A rare Excise wine glass, mid-18th century, with rounded funnel bowl on a plain hollow stem and circular conical foot, height

Toovey's

Lot 1776

A rare Excise wine glass, mid-18th century, with rounded funnel bowl on a plain hollow stem and circular conical foot, height 15.6cm. Note: wine glasses with hollow stems were made to counter the Excise Act of 1746, where it was ordered that glass was to be taxed on weight.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

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A rare Spode Royal Yacht Service large circular dish, circa 1817-20, made for the Prince Regent, painted to the centre with t

Toovey's

Lot 1264

A rare Spode Royal Yacht Service large circular dish, circa 1817-20, made for the Prince Regent, painted to the centre with the Royal cipher 'P R' either side of an anchor surmounted with a crown, the rim enamelled with oak leaf branches within a rope border and gilt detail rim, red painted mark to base, diameter 29.3cm (broken in half and rivet-repaired).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

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A rare Royal Doulton figure of Fruit Gathering, HN562, designed by L. Harradine, height 21.8cm (minor restoration to base).Bu

Toovey's

Lot 1624

A rare Royal Doulton figure of Fruit Gathering, HN562, designed by L. Harradine, height 21.8cm (minor restoration to base).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

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A rare pair of large Dutch Delft doré circular charges, circa 1730, painted in iron red and green with gilt detailing, each w

Toovey's

Lot 1610

A rare pair of large Dutch Delft doré circular charges, circa 1730, painted in iron red and green with gilt detailing, each with a central flower basket against a ground of leaves, reserved with panels enclosing other flower baskets and figural landscapes, diameter 39.5cm (one broken in half and riveted).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

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A rare Chelsea porcelain figure of a musician, circa 1760-62, possibly modelled by Joseph Willems, standing before a treestum

Toovey's

Lot 1590

A rare Chelsea porcelain figure of a musician, circa 1760-62, possibly modelled by Joseph Willems, standing before a treestump with bocage, playing a fife and tambourine, gold painted anchor mark to reverse, height 26cm (some faults and restoration). Note: a similar figure, with its female pair, was sold at Bonhams London, 7th December 2005, Lot 65.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

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Dickens (Charles) The Mystery of Edwin Drood, first edition in the original 6 parts, engraved portrait frontispiece, addition

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Lot 327

Dickens (Charles) The Mystery of Edwin Drood, first edition in the original 6 parts, engraved portrait frontispiece, additional title and 12 plates after Luke Fildes, part 2 ads. at front lacking pp.3-6 and with pp.1 & 2 torn with loss, otherwise all slips and advertisements as called for including rare cork slip, Chapman and Hall catalogue in part 5 loosely inserted, occasional light foxing, original printed blue wrappers, some chipping and loss to spines, parts 1 and 6 a little frayed at extremities, vol. 1 a little spotted and soiled, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, [Eckel p.96; Hatton and Cleaver p. 373-385], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1870.

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Lewis (C.S.) and E. M. W. Tillyard. The Personal Heresy. A Controversy, first edition, initialed presentation inscription fro

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Lot 430

Lewis (C.S.) and E. M. W. Tillyard. The Personal Heresy. A Controversy, first edition, initialed presentation inscription from Lewis "R. W. Fletcher from C. S. L. March 20th 1940" to endpaper, small ink correction in Lewis' hand to margin of p. vi, occasional pencil notes or markings to margins, original cloth, slight discolouration to spine, light bumping to spine ends, 8vo, Oxford University Press, 1939.⁂ Rare signed, as with all titles by Lewis.

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Yeats (William Butler, editor) Samhain. An Occasional Review, nos. 1-7 (all published), first editions, no. 3 second issue w

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Lot 451

Yeats (William Butler, editor) Samhain. An Occasional Review, nos. 1-7 (all published), first editions, no. 3 second issue with October 1903 to upper cover, no. 7 first issue without errata affixed to frontispiece, plates and advertisements, occasional light foxing, original printed wrappers, no. 3 with rusting to staple at spine resulting in separation, no. 5 with some chipping to upper cover, some creasing to extremities but generally a near-fine set overall, mostly unopened, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case, [Wade 227, 228, 229, 230, 233, 237, 241], 8vo, 1901-08.⁂ First edition of this important periodical connected with the Abbey Theatre that includes numerous contributions by Yeats himself as well as Lady Gregory, J.M. Synge, Douglas Hyde & George Moore. Rare complete in such good condition.

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[Dickens (Charles)], "Boz". Master Humphrey's Clock, first edition, second issue in 20 monthly parts, 3 wood-engraved frontis

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Lot 300

[Dickens (Charles)], "Boz". Master Humphrey's Clock, first edition, second issue in 20 monthly parts, 3 wood-engraved frontispieces by George Cattermole, woodcut illustrations and initials by Cattermole and H.K. Browne, part 1 lacking "Tyas's Popular Illustrated Publications" ad., part 4 lacking "Magazine of Domestic Economy" ad., all other advertisements as called for, original printed blue wrappers, part 1 spine chipped, occasional minor repairs to spines, occasional light soiling or creasing, the odd small chip, but an unusually bright and crisp set generally, ink ownership inscription to upper covers, preserved in custom drop-back box (upper cover detached), [Eckel pp. 61-5; Hatton and Cleaver pp, 161-182], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1840-41.⁂ First edition of Dickens' short-lived periodical in the rare monthly parts issue, including the novels The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge. Master Humphrey's Clock was first issued in weekly part before being collected together into monthly issues and finally into book format.

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Cookery.- Hartley (Dorothy) Food in England, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, plat

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Lot 410

Cookery.- Hartley (Dorothy) Food in England, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, plates and illustrations, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, light fading to head and foot, dust-jacket, price-clipped, a few neat repairs and restorations to extremities, in effect an excellent example, 8vo, 1954.⁂ Rare signed, we can trace no like example. Hartley wrote her monumental compendium of English cookery through the ages over a 30 year period.

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Lewis (C.S.) [The Space Trilogy], 3 vol., first editions, comprising Out of the Silent Planet, dedicatee's copy with initiall

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Lot 429

Lewis (C.S.) [The Space Trilogy], 3 vol., first editions, comprising Out of the Silent Planet, dedicatee's copy with initialled presentation poem titled "This book" dated 10/10/38 to endpaper, original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, light bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, light surface soiling to rear panel, short split to head and foot of lower joint, a very good example, 1938; Perelandra, light sunning to spine, heavier towards head, jacket price-clipped, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, affecting titling at head of spine, short split to foot of upper fore-edge, light rubbing to extremities, 1943; That Hideous Strength, jacket spine ends and corners chipped with loss to head of spine affecting titling, 1945, original cloth, dust-jackets, 8vo.⁂ A very good set of Lewis' important science fiction trilogy, the first especially rare in the dust-jacket. Out of the Silent Planet was dedicated Lewis' elder brother, Warren Hamilton Lewis who has written a witty and charming poem to the front free endpaper by way of presentation.

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Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) The House by the Church-Yard, 3 vol. in 1, first edition, second issue, "Second Edition", half-titl

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Lot 391

Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) The House by the Church-Yard, 3 vol. in 1, first edition, second issue, "Second Edition", half-title to vol. 1 only, occasional spotting, bookseller's description and small book-label to pastedown, original purple cloth, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, retaining original backstrip, very light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped, some light rubbing to extremities, but a very good example overall, [Carter, Binding Variants pp.128-9; Sadleir 1379; Tymn 2-61], 8vo, Tinsley, Brothers, 1863.⁂ Le Fanu's masterpiece of supernatural fiction and a notoriously rare title in first edition. Though stated as second edition on the title, this is in fact the second issue of the first edition, as noted by Sadleir. The present cloth binding was likely that for a remainder one-volume edition but is not recorded in either Sadleir or Carter.

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Habrecht II (Isaac) Planiglobium Coeleste ac Terrestre, edited by Johann Christoph Sturm,14 engraved engraved plates, a few w

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Lot 521

Habrecht II (Isaac) Planiglobium Coeleste ac Terrestre, edited by Johann Christoph Sturm,14 engraved engraved plates, a few with small tears at folds and one paper repair to verso, illustrations, woodcut head-pieces and initials, G4 torn away at lower margin (not affecting text), some spotting and light foxing, dedication leaf heavily browned, lacking front endpaper, contemporary calf, spine gilt, upper joint cracked, lower starting, extremities rubbed, [Houzeau and Lancaster 3039; Zinner 5089], 4to, Nuremburg, Christoph Gerhard, [1666].⁂ Rare with the full complement of plates, including the two planispheres. This work is a new first edition enlarged and edited by Habrecht's student Sturm, of his famous treatise published in two parts in 1628 and 1629. Sturm augmented the text, reprinted the original two planispheres from the same plates (one of them is still dated 1628), and added to them a further 12 plates, including two handsome polar projections of the world and ten engravings showing the various parts of his celestial and terrestrial globes. "The plates, superbly executed by Jacob van der Heyden, were probably intended to be mounted and assembled to form several instruments, each with a revolving plate measuring 27cm in diameter and a movable pointer. Each was to be supported on an approximately 12cm base" (W.P. Watson, Cat. 18).

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Franco (Pierre) Traité des Hernies, 25 full-page woodcut illustrations, contemporary ink ownership inscription to title 'Urba

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Lot 516

Franco (Pierre) Traité des Hernies, 25 full-page woodcut illustrations, contemporary ink ownership inscription to title 'Urbain Heward', title with small paper restoration to blank margin, 4 leaves with small paper reinforcement to lower margin, some just touching text (G2 ['F2'], T6, Bb8, Ii2), worming to last 4 gatherings at lower margin, not affecting text, errata with portion of blank margin below excised and restored, whole sheet laid down, some spotting and uniform browning, bound with the remains of an old vellum manuscript, contemporary vellum, toned, lower cover with portion cut away from lower corner, lacking ties, ink inscription to lower edge, [Garrison-Morton 3574, Norman 828, Wellcome 2409], 8vo, Lyon, Thibauld Payan, 1561.⁂ Franco's most major work, a vastly expanded second edition of the first, published in 1556, covering a far greater variety of medical topics. While he originally cites only Avicenna, Albucasis and Guy de Chauliac, this new edition contains no less than 356 citations from a wide range of authorities, testifying to the remarkable learning of the supposedly unschooled author. Similarly, there are twenty-five new illustrations (including twenty-two instruments and three whole skeletons). Perhaps overshadowed contemporaneously by others such as Ambroise Paré (1510-1590), Franco has since been recognised as one of the greatest surgeons of the Renaissance and a forerunner of urology. Likewise, his significant influence in bringing operative surgery back into the realm of regular surgical practice has been subsequently fully appreciated. Very rare; RBH lists only three other copies at auction in the last eighty years.

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Isherwood (Christopher) Sally Bowles, signed by the author on title with score through his printed name, book-label to pasted

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Lot 423

Isherwood (Christopher) Sally Bowles, signed by the author on title with score through his printed name, book-label to pastedown, modern crushed navy morocco, spine lettered in gilt, drop-back box, [Westby and Brown p.6; Woolmer 411], 8vo, Hogarth Press, 1937.⁂ Rare signed. The first appearance of Isherwood's most famous character; part inspiration, along with I am a Camera, for the musical and film Cabaret.

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Murder in Lewes.- Warning to Young Men (A); or, A Man of Bloods: in An Impartial Relation of the Horrid Murther Acted by Robe

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Lot 269

Murder in Lewes.- Warning to Young Men (A); or, A Man of Bloods: in An Impartial Relation of the Horrid Murther Acted by Robert Brinkhurst on his Friend and himself at Lewis in Sussex, first edition, title within typographic border, some light foxing and marginal staining, later blank leaves at beginning and end, 19th century blind-stamped calf, 8vo, Printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1680.⁂ Very rare, with ESTC locating only 3 copies (BL, Columbia and Huntington). Provenance: Edward Barrett Curteis (bookplate on rear pastedown); Mark Antony Lower (bookplate on front pastedown and his ms notes about the book and subjects to front blank leaves and inscription "Presented to M. A. Lower by James Orchard Halliwell [Shakespearean scholar]" dated 1866.

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Evans (Marian) Daniel Deronda, 8 vol., first edition, half-titles, errata slip to vol. 3, hinges weak, Chamber of Commerce, L

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Lot 386

Evans (Marian) Daniel Deronda, 8 vol., first edition, half-titles, errata slip to vol. 3, hinges weak, Chamber of Commerce, Limerick ink library stamp to head of first p. of text of each vol., library labels removed from endpapers, original cloth, shelf-lean, spines sunned, some splitting to joints, spine ends and corners bumped, some fraying to fore-edges, rubbed, [Sadleir 814], 8vo, William Blackwood and Sons, 1876.⁂ Rare, seemingly issued for libraries, as here. We can trace only one other example for the cloth issue divided into 8 parts.

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Conchology.- Pulteney (Richard) Catalogues of the Birds, Shells, and some of the Rare Plants, of Dorsetshire, [second edition

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Lot 491

Conchology.- Pulteney (Richard) Catalogues of the Birds, Shells, and some of the Rare Plants, of Dorsetshire, [second edition], engraved portrait and 24 plates on 13 leaves, modern black half morocco, spine lettered in gilt, folio, 1813.⁂ Whilst the text covers the three subjects mentioned, the plates are all of shells and fossils. The first edition appeared in 1799 but does not include the portrait.

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[Hunt (Leigh)] Critical Essays on the Performers of the London Theatres, first edition, half-title with advertisement recto,

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Lot 281

[Hunt (Leigh)] Critical Essays on the Performers of the London Theatres, first edition, half-title with advertisement recto, title with engraved vignette, 8pp. 'Prospectus of The Examiner' at end, without final advertisement f., ink signature to head of title, sig. I misbound, title lightly foxed, occasional spotting or marking, final f. with some soiling at head verso, later half calf, spine gilt and with leather label (little chipped), small circular paper label to foot of spine, rubbed, 8vo, Printed by and for John Hunt, 1807.⁂ The author's second book, printed and published by his brother John, which is rare at auction.

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Suffragettes.- Pankhurst (Sylvia, editor) The Woman's Dreadnought, 47 issues only, comprising: Special Advance Number, 8pp.,

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Lot 397

Suffragettes.- Pankhurst (Sylvia, editor) The Woman's Dreadnought, 47 issues only, comprising: Special Advance Number, 8pp., March 8 1914, no.1-21 and 23-47, all issues 4pp., except issue 41 with 8pp., illustration to p.1 of each issue, many issues frayed, torn (especially at fold) or chipped at edges, issue 2 torn in half, issue 14 browned along and around fold, but text for the most part unaffected and legible, preserved in later portfolio, folio (445 x 287mm.), East London Federation of the Suffragettes, March 8th 1914 - February 6th 1915.⁂ Extremely rare and near-complete run of this highly important suffragette newspaper, missing only one issue (number 22, August 15th 1914) from the first 47, and here together with the Special Advance Number. The periodical appeared fortnightly under the editorship of Sylvia Pankhurst during the build-up to and first few months of the First World War. Much of the suffragette movement rallied behind the government at the beginning of the war, but Sylvia took a different path, diverging from her patriotic mother and sister to set up a working-class suffragette movement in the East End of London, producing this publication, which soon changed its name to The Workers' Dreadnought with more overtly socialist leanings and later being adopted as the official organ of the British Communist Party. Despite a claimed circulation of 20,000, these early issues seem exceptionally rare and we can trace no issues appearing for sale at auction.

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Dickens (Charles) Hard Times. For These Times, first edition in book form, later issue with p.244 correctly numbered, half-ti

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Lot 310

Dickens (Charles) Hard Times. For These Times, first edition in book form, later issue with p.244 correctly numbered, half-title, occasional light soiling, advertisement endpapers, chip to corner of front free endpaper, upper hinge cracked but firm, original dark green cloth (Carter's variant D), spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, light marking to upper cover, [Carter, More Binding Variants, pp7-8; Eckel p.131; Smith I, 11], 8vo, Bradbury & Evans, 1844.⁂ A rare later binding variant with Chapman and Hall lettered in gilt at foot of spine. Though recorded we have been unable to trace other examples of this variant available either at auction or online.

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Trollope (Anthony) The Way We Live Now, first edition, in the original 20 parts, 40 wood-engraved plates after Lionel Fawkes,

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Lot 365

Trollope (Anthony) The Way We Live Now, first edition, in the original 20 parts, 40 wood-engraved plates after Lionel Fawkes, part 3 lacking 4pp. ads. at front, but all other advertisements and slips otherwise as called for, original printed wrappers, part 1 with some light wear to spine ends, some light repair to a few spines, 1 or 2 covers with repairs to extremities, but in effect a near-fine set with unopened, preserved in custom half calf drop-back box, [Sadleir 44], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1874-75.⁂ One of Trollope's most loved novels, rare in the original parts. Sadleir initials called for 16 advertisements in part 1 before later correcting that number to 12, as here.

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Wilde (Oscar).- Douglas (Lord Alfred) The Autobiography, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Jo

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Lot 399

Wilde (Oscar).- Douglas (Lord Alfred) The Autobiography, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to John Embleton Black to endpaper, portrait frontispiece, plates, some scattered spotting, light browning to endpapers, bookplate of Black to pastedown, original cloth, spine ends and corners bumped, extremities rubbed, 4to, 1929.⁂ Douglas' autobiography with much on his relationship with Wilde, rare signed.

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Trollope (Anthony) The Eustace Diamonds, 3 vol., first edition in book form, half-titles, some light foxing to prelims and ed

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Lot 363

Trollope (Anthony) The Eustace Diamonds, 3 vol., first edition in book form, half-titles, some light foxing to prelims and edges, bookplate to pastedowns, original salmon cloth, lettered in gilt and black, sunning to spines, some light bumping to spine ends and corners, but a remarkably bright, near-fine set otherwise, [Sadleir 39], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1873.⁂ Rare in such superb condition.

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Douai printing.- Lechmere (Edmund) A disputation of the Church, vvherein the old religion is maintained, second edition, titl

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Lot 266

Douai printing.- Lechmere (Edmund) A disputation of the Church, vvherein the old religion is maintained, second edition, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, 'To my opponents'/errata and biblical quotation ff. at end, water-stained, occasional spotting, lightly browned, some corners creased, loose in contemporary limp vellum, little worn, creased and stained, [STC 15349], Douai, By the widdow of Mark Wyon, at the signe of the Golden Phoenix, 1632.⁂ Rare at auction, with the last copy we can trace being 1969 (bought by Thorp for $100). Lechmere (d.1640) was a Worcestershire-born Catholic divine, who was educated at the English College in Douai under Dr. Matthew Kellison. He went on to teach divinity there after a spell of study in Paris under Gamache.

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Trollope (Anthony) John Caldigate, 3 vol., first edition in book form, vol. 1 half-titles only, vol. 1 lacking front free end

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Lot 373

Trollope (Anthony) John Caldigate, 3 vol., first edition in book form, vol. 1 half-titles only, vol. 1 lacking front free endpaper, ink ownership inscription to vol. 2 and 3 endpapers, original variant blue cloth blocked in black, spines slightly darkened, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light surface soiling to covers, but a bright and excellent set overall, [Sadleir 55], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1879.⁂ A rare variant binding, not recorded by Sadleir.

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Yeats (William Butler) The Tables of the Law and the Adoration of the Magi, first edition, number 65 of 110 copies, portrait

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Lot 450

Yeats (William Butler) The Tables of the Law and the Adoration of the Magi, first edition, number 65 of 110 copies, portrait frontispiece by Jack B. Yeats, tissue-guard, light browning to endpapers, original red buckram, spine lettered in gilt, light sunning to spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, a bright and excellent example, [Wade 24], 8vo, Privately Printed, 1897.⁂ The true first edition of this rare publication containing two short stories written by Yeats at the height of his fascination in occultism.

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Swainson (William) Zoological Illustrations, 6 vol. (ie 1st and 2nd series), 318 lithograph plates, all but one hand-coloured

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Lot 492

Swainson (William) Zoological Illustrations, 6 vol. (ie 1st and 2nd series), 318 lithograph plates, all but one hand-coloured, some foxing and occasional slight staining, tissue guards, lacking the list of subscribers, contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, g.e., vol.1 covers slightly stained and mottled, 8vo, 1820-23 and 1829-33.⁂ A handsome set of one of the earliest natural history works to be illustrated with lithograph plates. The author's extensive travels in Brazil, round the Mediterranean and Europe are all reflected in the choice of subjects (covering ornithology, conchology and entomology) for this work, which included many new or very rare species.

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[Dickens (Charles)], "Boz". The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, first edition in the original 19/20 parts, mixed issu

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Lot 288

[Dickens (Charles)], "Boz". The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, first edition in the original 19/20 parts, mixed issues, 43 engraved plates by Robert Seymour, R.W. Buss, and Hablot K. Browne, mixed states, publisher's address to parts 3, 10 and 15, front ads. to parts 6 and 14-17 only, rear ads. to parts 14, 15, 17, 18 and 20 only, original printed wrappers, some light repairs or restorations to some spines and extremities or a few wrappers, but clean and excellent generally, preserved in custom drop-back box, [Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 3-88], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1836-7.⁂ Rare in parts and notoriously bibliographically complex. A full listing of the relevant issue points of the present work is available upon request.

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Saint-Omer printing.- Torsellino (Orazio) The admirable life of S. Francis Xavier. Deuided into VI. bookes, translated by Tho

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Lot 267

Saint-Omer printing.- Torsellino (Orazio) The admirable life of S. Francis Xavier. Deuided into VI. bookes, translated by Thomas Fitzherbert, first edition in English, engraved historiated title, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, title with a few holes (most small) and frayed margins, with a little loss of image, first few ff. frayed, worming / water-staining in lower margins, causing loss or partial loss of a few letters on the odd leaf towards end (sigs. 4G&H in particular), final f. with a few small holes, with loss of a few letters, but no loss of sense, water-stained, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary limp vellum, stitched repairs, soiled, worn, [STC 24140], small 4to, Paris [i.e. Saint-Omer], [The English College Press], 1632. sold not subject to return. ⁂ Rare at auction, with only one record found (Skinner, 2018, $3690). St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552) was a Catholic missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He worked mainly in the Portuguese Empire, most notably in Goa, and also in Japan, Borneo and the Maluku Islands.

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Trollope (Anthony) Lotta Schmidt and Other Stories, ink gift inscription to title, bookplate of Frank Austin Ellis to pastedo

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Lot 358

Trollope (Anthony) Lotta Schmidt and Other Stories, ink gift inscription to title, bookplate of Frank Austin Ellis to pastedown, spine sunned, spine ends and corners bumped and chipped, splitting to lower joint, rubbed, Alexander Strahan, 1867; An Editor's Tales, 1p. advertisements, W. H. Smiths blindstamp to endpaper, spine sunned, spine ends and corners bumped, some surface soiling, Strahan & Co., 1870; Why Frau Frohmann Raised Her Prices and other Stories, library label to pastedown, recased, spine darkened, spine ends and corners bumped, label removed from upper cover, rubbing and surface soiled, Wm Isbister, 1882, first editions in book form, half-titles, original cloth, [Sadleir 28, 34 & 61], 8vo (3)⁂ A good group of short story collections by Trollope, the first and last rare. Frau Frohmann was Trollope's last book published in his lifetime.

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Middle East.- Druzes.- Churchill (Charles Henry) Mount Lebanon, A Ten Years' Residence, 3 vol., mixed edition, vol.1 second e

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Lot 477

Middle East.- Druzes.- Churchill (Charles Henry) Mount Lebanon, A Ten Years' Residence, 3 vol., mixed edition, vol.1 second edition, vol.2 & 3 third edition, half-titles, folding map, 6 lithograph plates (3 tinted), occasional light spotting and slight marginal water-staining, 1853-62; The Druzes and the Maronites under the Turkish Rule, first edition, 1862, original cloth, bookplate and spine stickers removed, stamp erased from foot of titles, [Atabey 247; Blackmer 353], 8vo⁂ With the rare fourth volume and, despite the suggestions of being ex-library, a very good set in the original cloth. "An important work" (Blackmer).

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Sensation novel by a suffragette.- [Baillie-Weaver (Gertrude)], "G. Colmore". A Daughter of Music, 3 vol., first edition, hal

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Lot 395

Sensation novel by a suffragette.- [Baillie-Weaver (Gertrude)], "G. Colmore". A Daughter of Music, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles, vol. 1 with 20pp. advertisements dated March 1894, light browning to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, slight shelf-lean, light toning to spines, slight bumping to spine ends and corners, a bright and excellent set otherwise, [not in Sadleir or Wolff], 8vo, William Heinemann, 1894.⁂ An exceptional copy of this rare sensation novel involving a curse that manifests through music. Baillie-Weaver (1855-1926) is now best remembered for her 1911 novel Suffragette Sally as well as her 1913 The Life of Emily Davison.

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