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Sholto Johnstone Douglas (1871-1958) - Charcoal sketch heightened in colour of three figures, 7ins x 10.5ins, signed with initials, in modern gilt frame and glazed

P.HOBBS. Study of a Daschund; and Study of Ducks, signed, pen and ink sketch, 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 in; a pair (2)

HENRY LIVERSEEDGE Portrait of a Boy, three-quarter length, wearing brown costume, bears inscription on an old label on the reverse, oil sketch on board, 13 x 10 in

*Russian School 20th century- Unfinished sketch of a draped classical figure half-length; black chalk on buff paper, 107.5x75cm., (unframed)

European School 19th century- 'Convent of St Cosimato', (sic); oil on panel over ink preliminary sketch, with inscription, 18x14cm. Note bears label for R. Davy, 16, Wardour Street, Soho, London, 'Italian & Flemish Grounds on panel, prepared paper for sketching in oil', Est 1798, verso.

*French School early 20th century- Unfinished portrait sketch of an Arab man; oil on panel, signed indistinctly, 25.5x34cm

C19th Oil on Canvas Portrait Sketch pencilled to the back Sir Walter Scott Raeburn,(Henry) interesting unfinished artist sketch requiring restoration, believed to be by the artist for a larger & more important portrait 19" x 24 1/2" approx.

Interesting mid 19th century sketch book by W H Grimston of Queen's 13th Light Infantry including several pencil and ink sketches of military camps in the South African Cape including Fort Cox, Orange River expedition, Fort Hare on the Chimmie river, Fort White, Plats Bay settlement and encampment, interior of officer's quarters Fort White etc, dated c.1852 also includes portraits of Caffre chief and his wife, views of The Lodge Grimston Yorkshire, Cookstown Ireland etc; also an early 19th century song sheet "The Grimston Hussars" etc

*Print. "Bogey", early 20th century, surreal golfing chromo. by WAW, approx. 400 x 320 mm, with original pen and ink sketch by WAW including artist's inscription inset to mount, framed and glazed See illustration inside rear cover of this catalogue. (1)

AGNES BERRY: EXTRACTS OF THE JOURNALS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF---, Ed Lady Theresa Lewis, 1865, 1st edn, 3 vols, orig bl stpd cl worn + OSWALD G KNAPP: THE INTIMATE LETTERS OF HESTER PIOZZI AND PENELOPE PENNINGTON, 1914, 1st edn, old hf cf + L B SEELEY (ED): MRS THRALE AFTERWARDS MRS PIOZZI A SKETCH OF HER LIFE ---, 1891, 1st edn, orig cl gt + JAMES L CLIFFORD: HESTER LYNCH PIOZZI (MRS THRALE), 1952, 2nd edn, orig cl d/w + KATHARINE C BALDERSTON: THRALIANA THE DIARY OF MRS HESTER LYNCH THRALE (LATER MRS PIOZZI), 1951, 2nd edn, 2 vols, orig cl, (8)

THE SKETCH, 1893, 1898, vols 1 & 23, fo, orig cl gt worn, (2)

*Chinnery (George, 1774-1852). Study of a Tanka Girl, Macau, holding a wide-brimmed hat and pail of fruit, pencil sketch on paper, inscribed to top right corner in the artist's shorthand 'correct' and dated 'November', approx. 130 x 80 mm (5 x 3.25 ins), framed and glazed (1)

*Flaxman (John, 1755-1826, attrib.). Two pencil sketches mounted on a single sheet, comprising a study of a tomb with reclining naiad, inscribed in pencil 'Mrs: Elizth: Norris, 1779, Finchley', and an outline profile drawing of a man's head, approx. 95 x 130 mm (3.75 x 5 ins) and 130 x 90 mm (5 x 3.5 ins), respectively With an additional inscription in ink to the album leaf on which these two drawings are tipped-in 'From John Flaxman's sketch book when a boy. The writing of later date - the book sold to America 1920'. The study of a tomb sculpture is based on the tomb still extant in St. Mary's Finchley graveyard, made for Elizabeth Norris, who died in 1779. (1)

*Gilbert (Sir John, R. A., P.R.W.S., 1817-97). A pair of early sketchbooks belonging to Sir John Gilbert, containing numerous sketches, illustrations, and studies, in watercolour, pen & ink and pencil, including humorous subjects, costume studies, illustrations to Shakespeare, Sir Walter Scott, Gil Blas, Smollett, Dr. Syntax, etc., historical battle scenes, including Napoleon, some landscape sketches (Blackheath, Rome, Bologna, Southampton, Greenwich College), portraits of historical and contemporary literary figures, including Coleridge, Scott, Goethe, as well as family members and aquaintances, some sketches of paintings by Sir John Gilbert, with notes on their sales, principally 1832-34, with some additions from the 1840s and later, comprising two albums of 128 leaves and 145 leaves, approx. 315 x 265 mm (12.5 x 10.5 ins), some marks and minor marginal soiling (generally in good condition), one volume with contents somewhat loose and binding broken, the other volume with upper cover missing and lower cover detached, large 4to An important pair of early sketch books by the famous Victorian artist and illustrator Sir John Gilbert. At least one drawing is signed by him, and many are captioned and dated. Loosely inserted in one of the albums are two autograph letters to Sir John Gilbert from Herbert Jekyll of the Fine Art Committee for the Royal Commission Melbourne Exhibition of 1888, dated 20th & 25th April 1888, concerning the inclusion of work by Sir John Gilbert in the exhibition. (2)

SIR TERRY FROST R.A. One volume, Act & Image by Mel Gooding. At the back a signed ink sketch.

HENRY SCOTT TUKE Evening fishing. Oil on board. Initialled and dated 1900. 10 x 14ins. This is probably no. R328 in the Tuke register. A small open boat in the Carrick Roads is shown dis-masted and with sails furled. It is likely to be a sketch for his finished work, Summer Evening, of that year, which shows Georgie Fouracre standing with a fishing line and Eddie Mitchell fishing from the stern.

ARTHUR RALPH TODD A sketch book with watercolour studies of cockerels and hens and other farm studies, etc.

*Lynch (Ilbery, 20th-c.). Two pen & ink shetches by Ilbery Lynch, sketch of a lady, approx. 240 x 160mm and sketch of a man, approx. 165 x 90mm, together with an autograph letter signed to Mr. Richards, together with Van Oss (Tom), Original watercolour artwork for Grant Richards' book 'Double Life', showing figures at a gambling table, approx. 190 x 290mm, and with an original pen, ink & wash portrait of Grant Richards by Dudley Hardy, approx. 260 x 170mm, and a signed photogravure portrait of the artist Charles Conder by Frederick H. Evans, plus other related marerial (-)

*Scrap albums. A group of scrap albums and guides, etc, mostly 19th c, incl. to commonplace books with drawings, prints and photos, etc, compiled by Harriet Walker (1837) and Amy Tritton (1862), plus a rough exercise book with sketch diagrams and calculations relating to sailing ships compiled by John Petrie (1858), various bindings, 4to/8vo (10)

Churchill (Rt. Hon. Winston S, M.P. ). A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, 4 vols, 1st eds, 1956-58, sketch maps, orig. cloth in slightly frayed d.j.s, 8vo, together with Lawrence (T.E.), Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph, 1st trade ed, 6th imp, October, 1935, num. b & w ports. and maps,, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and a little marked, 4to, with other misc. books, mostly history and politics including Churchill (2 cartons)

Payne (Charles Johnson, "Snaffles"). My Sketch Book in the Shiny, 2nd ed, n.d, c. 1930, tinted and b&w illusts. throughout, orig. cloth with pict. paper onlay to upper cover, rubbed and soiled, together with Aldin (Cecil), Ratcatcher to Scarlet, n.d, c. 1926, tinted and b&w illusts, orig. cloth, rubbed and a little soiled, both 4to, plus Aldin (Cecil), An Artist's Models, 1st ed, 1930, twenty tinted plts, some det, orig. cloth, sl. rubbed and soiled, upper joint a little frayed, large 8vo, plus Edwards (Lionel, illust.), Older Mousie, by Golden Gorse, reprint, 1932, b&w plts, orig. cloth in d.j, torn with some loss, large 8vo, plus two others related (6)

Lewin (John William, 1770-1819). An original pencil sketch of a finch on a branch, dated 2nd March, 1827, captioned 'Drawn from Nature & correct in size & all ..', faintly signed (?) "J. Lewin", approx. 27 x 25 cm, recently mounted on paper and hinged on board (1)

John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) charcoal sketch Head of a young woman 17 x 12 ins.

[KEY-PLATE]. 'Descriptive Sketch of the Three Prints of the Storming of Seringapatam', engraved plate, keyed in English, letterpress French/English, pictorial groupings showing 'TIPPO SULTAUN' on the battlements, etc., 38 x 53cms, s:n.s.l. sa., unframed.

[ORIGINAL ARTWORK / STORY]. BUDD (Mavis), 'Cock-a-Doodle Don'ts Birthday Present', 8ff., original artwork / letterpress, signed with initials; and a rough sketch of the same, 7ff.

English school, 19th century Three figures in Elizabethan costume on a moonlit balcony, watched by another figure, possibly a scene from Shakespeare oil sketch on panel 30 x 29 cm (12 x 12 1/2 in)

C W R. Pen and bodycolour sketch, two men engaged in conversation, titled " Hibernian Philosophy" , 8.25" x 6.25" , framed.

An early 20th Century pencil and watercolour sketch on a domestic hallway and staircase, the mount bearing title Liberty & Co. 10" x 12.5" , framed.

ENGLISH FOLLOWER OF SEBASTIANO RICCI (1659-1734) SKETCH FOR THE MARRIAGE AT CANA Oil on canvas 24cm x 58.5cm

Francis Hewlett 'The Drummer and the Trombone Player' pencil sketch

Andrew Vicari 'The Virgin and the Gypsy' A pencil sketch Signed 46 cms x 33 cms.

W A Debmoth 'The Mumbles' A Pencil Sketch Signed and dated 1867 17 cms x 26.5 cms

English School 19th Century, Study of a prisoner, Pencil sketch, 34cm x 45.5cm Best Bid

Barbara Dorf (20th Century), View of Cheyne Walk House, 1977, Watercolour, 20cm x 14cm, Together with a pencil sketch of trees signed E.L. Aug 8 1848 and a sepia wash view of Hamburg, (3) Best Bid

Trooping the Colours, 1918 and 1991, pencil sketch and two land battle coloured prints, all framed and glazed (3)

A pen and ink American ballooning sketch dated 1875, with Barnum No 5 Hot Air Balloon inscribed Washington H Donaldson from Cloud Land, mounted and gilt framed; together with a watercolour of the New York landscape, laid down and framed. (2)

Gillian Carris, signed print of terriers, titled “The Wild Bunch”, numbered limited edition, signed in pencil in margin with margin sketch, published by Sally Mitchell, mounted and framed; together with a framed print of Arkle, by Gary Keane; S L Crawford, a signed print titled “We Three Kings”, with Desert Orchid, Red Rum and Arkle, mounted and framed. (3)

Augustus John, pen and ink, sketch of two childrens’ heads, mounted and gilt framed, gallery label to verso. (4in x 5.75in)

A PORTFOLIO containing a miscellaneous selection of watercolours, principally landscape and portrait subjects; including a pencil sketch attributed to Henry Ryland; and a small group of unframed sketches by Winifred Austen (qty)

GEORGE C. HAITE. Forest Landscape,signed, pencil sketch, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in

Scotland - Chalmers W The gazetteer of Scotland. Dundee 1803 8vo folding hand coloured map of Scotland at front contemporary tree calf gilt rubbed bookplate of Lord Sinclair interior clean; Scottish Peerage Ancient and Modern - Short history of the family of Mar. Private Printing 1875 8vo original blue cloth gilt slight rubbing endpapers browned; Order of the Thistle The knights of the most noble Order of the Thistle. A historical sketch of the order by The Lord Lyon King of Arms. Edinburgh: Otto Schulze & Co 1911 8vo number 81 of 100 copies printed signed by the publisher heraldic frontispiece 8 mounted photographic plates original quarter blue morocco gilt some fading and slight rubbing some foxing; Kay John A series of original portraits and caricature etchings. Edinburgh 1837 4to volume I [of 2] only contemporary decorative dark green calf gilt hinges cracking rubbing interior clean; Robertson James A. The Gaelic topography of Scotland. Edinburgh: W.P. Nimmo 1869 8vo inscribed from the author on half title to publisher further inscription from publisher to John Bartholomew folding map original decorative blue cloth gilt rubbed and 2 others (7) Provenance: From the collection of J.G. Bartholomew map publisher.

Caldecott Randolph [Aesop] Some of Aesop’s Fables. Macmillan 1883 4to some browning; Blackburn H. Breton Folk. Boston: Osgood 1881 small 4to lacking head of spine; Blackburn H. Randolph Caldecott. New York: Routledge 1886 4to worn;Caldecott R. “Graphic” Pictures. Routledge 1883 oblong folio; A Sketch-Book… George Routledge and Sons [n.d.]; Caldecott’s Second Collection of Pictures and Songs. Routledge and Sons [n.d.]; The Babes in the Wood. Warne and Co. [n.d.] 4to wrappers laid-down over Routledge issue wrappers; A Frog he would a-wooing go. George Routledge & Sons [n.d.]; Carr C. North Italian Folk. Chatto and Windus 1878 8vo number 23 of 250 copies coloured by hand lacking front free endpaper; Davis M.G. Randolph Caldecott. Philadelphia: Lippincott 1946 4to worn dust-jacket; Ewing J.H. Daddy Darwin’s Dovecot. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge [n.d.] (2 copies); Lob Lie-by-the-Fire. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge [n.d.] (2 copies); Irving W. Old Christmas. New York: Pollard & Moss [n.d.] 4to contents disbound spine split; Locker F. What the Blackbird Said. Routledge 1881 4to front free endpaper loose; Tennyson H. Jack and the Bean-Stalk. Macmillan 1886 4to--together with 27 others mostly Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd.; together with 14 postcards; all with illustrations by Randolph Caldecott original bindings some spotting and browning some bindings worn with loss some volumes disbound or with loose leaves. Sold not subject to return (44)

Bannermans of Elsick and Abernethie of Crimonmogate Aberdeenshire. Manuscript Estate plans and maps. Manuscript Plan of the Lands of Crimonmogat whereof Mr William Abernethie is Proprietor made out from an Accurate Survey 1776 by Jo. Sangster 270 x 130cm. hand-coloured manuscript map with inset view of the mansion of Crimonmogate backed on linen a few small tears at head without loss; Plan of the Lands of Crimonmogate the Property of Chas. Bannerman Esq. by John Boulton 1834 manuscript map90 x 177cm. Manuscript Map of the Lands of Logie surveyed by Walker and Beattie of Aberdeen Nov. 1828 151 x 84cm. backed on linen torn with minor loss; Manuscript Sketch of the March betwixt Park & Crimonmogate 14th March 1793 33 x 54cm; Manuscript Plan of that part of the Longhill which was controverted between Alexander Fraser of Mormond William Abernethie of Crimonmogate Capt. Robert Duff of Logie and James Cumine of Kininmonth according as it is now divided 1770 53 x 82cm hand-coloured in outline backed on linen torn at fold; Manuscript plan of the Farm at Cairness 113 x 70cm [c.1790] manuscript plan outline colouring backed on linen; General Plan of Pitfours Estates by Jno. Sherar asst. to John Boulton 1823 manuscript map 79 x 157cm outline hand-colour backed on linen; [Plan of] The Farm of Tillikira... the property of William Abernethy 1766 manuscript plan 53 x 76cm. manuscript notes by James Anderson backed on linen a few small tears without loss; Scroll Plan of the Moss and Muirs upon the Barony of Crimmonmogate... upon which Capt. Duff has a claim for the lands of Chanriehill by David Aitken Surveyor 1768 manuscript map hand-coloured in outline 76 x 76cm. torn with loss; Plan of the Common Mosses of Crimond and Logie with the Respective Allotments to these lands according to the Decreet Arbitral of Alex. Moir of Scotstown 1813 manuscript map 104 x 73cm. some hand-colour laid down on linen; Plan of the Lands of Logie the Property of the Hon. Admiral Duff copied from the Original by William Urquhart 1781 195 x 87cm. manuscript map with cartouche incorporating an anchor and ship of the line outline hand-colour backed on linen wear and some loss to corners; Plan of the Estates of Crimonmogate & Logie belonging to Sir Alexander Bannerman Bart in the parishes of Lonmay and Crimond and the County of Aberdeen surveyed by Lewis 1852 198 x 155cm. backed on linen; and several plans for barns and outbuildings (quantity)

After Henry Moore 1898-1986- 'Basement Shelter' after the original works from The Shelter Sketch Book; offset lithograph printed in colours, titled within the plate, 18x15cm: together with three other similar offset lithographs after the same suite, 18x15cm ea., (4)

Pencil sketch of a young girl attributed to Marienne D. Beberly, a watercolour landscape, leader fleck watercolour landscape

ASCRIBED TO ABRAHAM BLOEMAERT Two figure studies of monks with monogram TS, possibly representing the collection of Thomas Stothard, RA, wash heightened with white, 51/4" x 21/4" and a pen and ink sketch of a waterfall, the mount bearing an attribution to J.M.W. Turner RA (2)

CECIL ALDIN "Cracker and Mickey reclining", pencil heightened with crayon and white on buff paper, 31/2" x 8" (unframed). This sketch seems to be based on "Resignation", a more highly finished work, which appears in "Sleeping Partners" by Cecil Aldin

A FOLIO OF DRAWINGS including a group formerly in the collection of Ronald Ossory Dunlop RA, including works attributed to William Etty, Augustus Leopold Egg, Alfred de Prades and others, together with a pencil sketch of a river landscape and three studies of a man with a scythe by John White, 41/2" x 31/4" (unframed) (a lot)

JEAN CHALEYE Roses in a glass vase with a blue drape beyond, signed, the reverse with a landscape sketch, oil on board, 18" x 141/2".

HENRY GARLAND "Highland Milkmaids", signed and the reverse inscribed with the artist's name, a sketch of a pallet, the title and the date 1900, oil on canvas, 20" x 30".

HARDTLEY J. Clock Almanack 1881-1907 HARDTLEY J. Clock Almanack 1881-1907 black calf spine various years bound in one volume and ten other misc. vols including 2 vols of The Sketch 1898-1900. 11 vols.

KINGSTON, Charcoal sketch of a Hunter, 'Ivel', unframed, 14 x 17in

EDWARDS, LIONEL. A Leicestershire Sketch Book. 1935. Orig. cloth (soiled); My Hunting Sketch Book Volume Two, 1930. Orig. linen (upper cover and spine stained). Mounted colour plates and other illustrations. Both 4to. (2)

THORBURN, ARCHIBALD. A Naturalist's sketch Book. 1919. 4to., orig. cloth gilt t.e.g. (spine faded). 24 colour plates and 36 in black and white. With another volume. (2)

GREENAWAY, KATE. Under the Window. G. Routledge, n.d. (inscription dated Xmas 1879). 8vo., orig. pictorial cloth backed boards. Coloured illustrations (2 leaves loose, one leaf repaired, 2 short tears). With 12 others, mostly children's books, and a small framed sketch. (14)

After Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887-1976): On the beach at Deal, colour print Ltd. Ed. signed published Venture Prints 1973, 30cm x 53cm together with an original sketch Ltd. Ed. print signed (2)

Henry Barlow Carter (1804-1868): Newlyn et al., set of five pencil drawings c1865, 11cm x 18cm and anoriginal sketch book cover (6)

Autographs - A signed black and white photograph of Ivor Novello; a signed picture of Paul Robeson; a clipped signature of Leslie Charteris, with line-drawn sketch of 'The Saint'; and other signatures, including Cliff Bastin and Anthony Eden; together with three books of sketches and hand-written verse.

A Feliks Topolski for Ascher patriotic printed wool scarf “London 1944” with a printed sketch of allied servicemen of all nations and a London bus printed signature to lower corner 94 by 86cm

Sean OSullivan (Irish 1906-64), Portrait of Kreisler, conte crayon sketch , titled to the mount and inscribed Made in the wings, February 1932, 32cm x 23cm