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Lot 912

Great Britain Officials Inland Revenue — 5/- bright carmine, fresh mint; fractional colour suffusion and with light horizontal crease though a pleasing example of this rare stamp. Specialised MO6, £17,000. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 913

Great Britain Officials Inland Revenue — 5/- bright carmine, variety raised stop after "r", large part original gum; central vertical crease and diagonal crease at upper left corner though a presentable example of this very rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1972). Specialised MO6a, £20,000. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 948

Great Britain Collections and Ranges 1843-2011 collections of covers, cards and first day covers housed in seventeen albums and loose contained in two cartons, thousands, including 1940 Stamp Centenary, 1948 Olympics, 1953 Coronation, 1972 ½p. sideband, 1977 £1 to £5, 1988 £1 to £5 (6), 1992 £1 to £5 (4), 1993 £10 (4), 1999 £1.50 to £5 (2), 2003 £1.50 to £5, booklet panes, etc., mostly good to fine Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 134

x Great Britain Mulready Caricatures and Illustrated Envelopes Forgeries The Senf forgeries of the 1d. and 2d. Letter sheets, both A23, also 2d. A25 with different inscription, from the 1866 Stamp Journal number 1; some stains and faults Vat Status: Import 5% View Terms & Conditions

Lot 210

x Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black The "V.R." Official NB, unused without gum, large balanced margins, small thin and natural inclusion on the Queen`s neck. An attractive example of this rare stamp. S.G. V1, £32,000. Photo Vat Status: Import 5% View Terms & Conditions

Lot 263

Great Britain 1841-53 One Penny Red-Brown Cancellations HI, close to large margins and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at right, part of clear Town datestamp cancellation; pressed creases, fine. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 271

Great Britain 1841 Two Pence Blue Plate 3 GL-HL, vertical pair, very close or just touched at foot to large margins and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at left, cancelled by two fine partial strikes of the rare Kilmarnock distinctive Maltese Cross in black; GL with pressed crease and HL with a small repair at left, nevertheless a striking pair and very attractive. R.P.S. Certificate (2007). Specialised ES11uf, £7,000. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 338

Great Britain 1847-54 Embossed Issue 1/- green, cut square with large margins and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at right, numeral cancellation, repaired along the threads, superb appearance. S.G.55, £1,000. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 342

x Great Britain 1847-54 Embossed Issue 10d. brown, large part original gum, cut square and with margins all round and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at foot, good embossing, fresh colour; a most attractive example of this rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1983), £11,000. Photo Vat Status: Import 5% View Terms & Conditions

Lot 343

Great Britain 1847-54 Embossed Issue 10d. brown, cut square with margins all round and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at top, Scottish numeral cancellation; pressed horizontal crease, otherwise fine. S.G. 57, £1,500. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 346

Great Britain 1847-54 Embossed Issue 6d. violet, watermark inverted and reversed, from the top of the sheet with full deckle edge, good to enormous margins other sides and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at foot, "107" Duplex cancellation of Bradford Yorks and part of red American "pai(d)" marking; sharp embossing, a trifle soiled but a phenomenal example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 60Wk. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 365

Great Britain 1867-80 9d. straw, GA-HD left margin block of four, each stamp with "ADAM" perfin, large part original gum; light perf. tone at right, otherwise fresh and fine. An unusual and interesting block. S.G. 110. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 373

Great Britain 1867-80 2/- brown, CH with reduced wing-margin at right, part original gum; trace of thinning on tips of a few perfs. at top, otherwise sound and a presentable example of this rare stamp. S.G. 121, £22,000. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 376

Great Britain 1872-73 6d. pale buff. Plate 12, OC-PD block of four across the interpanneau margin and with the wing margin at right, part to large part original gum; some thinning in the interpanneau margin, OC with some surface scuffing on the Queen`s chin and folded through the perforations. A rare and important multiple of this scarce and elusive stamp. S.G. 123, £16,500. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 388

x Great Britain 1867-83 Watermark Large Anchor — 10/- dull green, FB, forgery on watermarked paper cancelled by London S.W. duplex; creased corner perf. but a good example of this scarce stamp. Photo Vat Status: Import 5% View Terms & Conditions

Lot 406

Great Britain 1880-83 2½d. blue, Plate 21, OJ-PK block of four, fresh unused with thick, crinkly gum; mounted on one stamp only, centred slightly left, brilliant colour. A fresh and fine block. S.G. 157, £3,000. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 437

x Great Britain 1884 Watermark Crowns £1 brown-lilac, DB, used, pressed creases, good colour and perfs., an attractive example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 185, £2,800. Photo Vat Status: Import 5% View Terms & Conditions

Lot 492

Great Britain King Edward VII Issues 1902-10 De La Rue 6d., imperforate colour trial on very thin crown watermarked paper, in blue with narrow sheet margin at right; reduced ink marks resulting in stamp colour being changed to pale blue. Specialised £7,500. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 538

Great Britain King George V Issues 1912 Watermark Crown ½d. Die 2, bluish green, a lower left corner strip of seven with "B12" control, the fourth stamp with no cross on Crown, mounted in the selvedge only, fresh and fine. Specialised N4d, £280+ Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 548

Great Britain King George V Issues 1912-24 Watermark Royal Cypher 1½d. chestnut, "pencf" error, plate 29 and watermark inverted and reversed, in a right margin block of four, large part original gum; mounted on one stamp and margin only, lightly folded through the horizontal perfs. A rare combination or varieties. Specialised N18fa, £1500. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 553

Great Britain King George V Issues 1912-24 Watermark Royal Cypher 1/- deep bronze-brown, lower margin block of four, unmounted mint; the top right stamp shows a small plate flaw in the N.E. corner. An exceptionally fine block. Specialised N32 (10). Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 596

Great Britain King George V Issues £1 dull blue-green in a block of four, large part original gum, light hinge mark on one stamp only; well centred and good perfs. Fresh and attractive. S.G. 404. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 634

Great Britain King George V Issues 1918-19 Bradbury, Wilkinson 2/6d. reddish brown in a left margin block of four, each stamp lightly mounted; well centred, fresh and fine. S.G. 415. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 687

x Great Britain King George V Issues 1935 Silver Jubilee 2½d. Prussian blue error of colour, original gum, fine and a fresh example of this popular and rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1967). S.G. 456a, £12,000. Photo Vat Status: Import 5% View Terms & Conditions

Lot 693

x Great Britain King George VI Issues — 10/- dark blue, block of four from the top of the sheet, the second stamp the "Broken Stem" [1/4] variety, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 478, 478aa, £1,055. Photo Vat Status: Import 5% View Terms & Conditions

Lot 698

Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II Issues 1958-65 watermark multiple Crowns, white paper, 4d. ultramarine, vertical pair from the top of the sheet variety imperforate between stamp and margin, unmounted mint, fine and scarce. Specialised S85c, £350. Photo Vat Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

Lot 702

x Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II Issues 1963 Post Office Savings Bank — 3d., vertical strip of four from the lower left corner of the sheet, the bottom stamp variety orange-brown omitted and the third stamp with orange-brown partly omitted, unmounted mint (hinged in the margin and folded between the second and third stamps); fine. S.G. 624Ba. Photo Vat Status: Import 5% View Terms & Conditions

Lot 709

x Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II Issues 1963 Paris Postal Conference 6d., vertical strip of three from the top of the sheet, the lower stamp variety green omitted, unmounted mint, a very tiny wrinkle affects the variety, fine and rare. S.G. 636a, £6,000+. Photo Vat Status: Import 5% View Terms & Conditions

Lot 718

x Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II Issues 1965 Joseph Lister ordinary 4d. indigo, brown-red and grey-black, vertical strip of three, the lower stamp variety brown-red (tube) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 667a, £600. Photo Vat Status: Import 5% View Terms & Conditions

Lot 723

x Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II Issues 1965 Simon de Montfort — 6d., block of four from the upper right corner of the sheet, variety imperforated between stamp and margin at top, unmounted mint, fine and a unique positional piece. Specialised W59a, £2,800. Photo Vat Status: Import 5% View Terms & Conditions

Lot 292

A box of books to include a Royal Mail stamp album, some children's annuals and a collection of Charles Dickens books.

Lot 43

A Victorian lady`s coromandel vanity box, the lid with plain rectangular cartouche, fitted with various scent and other bottles with silver lids, by Frederick Pernell, London 1875,in a blue velvet lined interior and removable tray with drawer below, the lock bears the stamp Bramah London, 33cm wide, 20cm high and 24cm deep (AF).

Lot 65

A Westminster Great Britain at War commemorative coin and stamp set, Stevenson`s Rocket commemorative five pound note, Gerry Anderson British Stamps and other commemorative stamps.

Lot 224

A Postal Commemorative Society Statehood Quarters and stamp collection.

Lot 549

An electroplated Kings pattern soup ladle, a small Ever Ready torch and a chrome stamp holder in a leather case. (3)

Lot 68

BESWICK BEATRIX POTTER CHARACTER FIGURE, "GINGER", brown BP3b back stamp

Lot 69

BESWICK BEATRIX POTTER CHARACTER FIGURE, "SIMPKIN", brown BP3b back stamp

Lot 71

FOUR BESWICK BEATRIX POTTER CHARACTER FIGURES, "THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE, KNITTING", brown BP3c back stamp, "MR. JEREMY FISHER DIGGING", brown BP4 back stamp, "FOXY WHISKERED GENTLEMAN", brown BP3b back stamp, AND "PETER RABBIT", brown BP3c back stamp (4)

Lot 72

EIGHT BESWICK BEATRIX POTTER CHARACTER FIGURE, "LITTLE PIG ROBINSON", brown BP3c back stamp, "CHIPPY HACKEE", brown BP3c back stamp, "MRS RABBIT", brown BP3b back stamp, "MRS TIGGY WINKLE" brown BP3b back stamp, "TABITHA TWITCHETT" brown BP3c back stamp, "SALLY HENNY PENNY", brown BP3c back stamp, "TIMMY WILLIE", brown BP3c back stamp AND "COUSIN RIBBY", brown BP3b back stamp (8)

Lot 73

EIGHT BESWICK BEATRIX POTTER CHARACTER FIGURE, "LITTLE PIG ROBINSON", brown BP3b back stamp, "MRS MOPPET", brown BP3c back stamp, "JEREMY FISHER", brown BP3c back stamp, "BENJAMIN BUNNY, SAT ON A BANK" brown BP3c back stamp, "JEMIMA PUDDLEDUCK" brown BP3b back stamp, "SAMUEL WHISKERS", brown BP3c back stamp, "THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE ", brown BP3c back stamp AND "HUNCA MUNCA SWEEPING", brown BP3b back stamp (8)

Lot 74

EIGHT BESWICK BEATRIX POTTER CHARACTER FIGURE, "MR. ALDERMAN PTOLEMY", brown BP3c back stamp, "JOHNNY TOWN-MOUSE", brown BP3c back stamp, "COTTONTAIL", brown BP3b back stamp, "DIGGORY DIGGORY DELVET" brown BP3c back stamp, "SQUIRREL NUTKIN" brown BP3c back stamp, "AUNT PETTITOES", brown BP3c back stamp, "MR. DRAKE PUDDLE-DUCK", brown BP3c back stamp AND "REBECCAH PUDDLE-DUCK", brown BP3b back stamp (8)

Lot 75

EIGHT BESWICK BEATRIX POTTER CHARACTER FIGURE, "LITTLE BLACK RABBIT", brown BP3b back stamp, "PIGLING BLAND", brown BP3c back stamp, "TOMASINA TITTLEMOUSE", brown BP3c back stamp, "TIMMY TIPTOES" brown BP3b back stamp, "OLD MR. BROWN" brown BP3c back stamp, "OLD MR. PICKLEPIN", brown BP3b back stamp, "LADY MOUSE", brown BP3c back stamp AND "HUNCA MUNCA", brown BP3b back stamp (8)

Lot 76

SEVEN BESWICK BEATRIX POTTER CHARACTER FIGURE, "TOMMY BROCK", brown BP3b back stamp, "POORLY PETER RABBIT", brown BP3c back stamp, "MR. JACKSON", brown BP3c back stamp, "MRS TITTLEMOUSE" brown BP3c back stamp, "MR. BENJAMIN BUNNY" brown BP3b back stamp, "GOODY TIPTOES", brown BP3b back stamp, "JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK MADE A FEATHERED NEST", brown BP3b back stamp AND A ROYAL ALBERT CHARACTER FIGURE "TOM KITTEN", brown BP6a back stamp (8)

Lot 77

SEVEN BESWICK BEATRIX POTTER CHARACTER FIGURE, "TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER", brown BP3c back stamp, "TABITHA TWITCHETT AND MISS MOPPET", brown BP3b back stamp, "SQUIRREL NUTKIN", brown BP3b back stamp, "MRS TIGGY WINKLE WASHING" black B10b back stamp, "BENJAMIN BUNNY SAT ON A BANK" brown BP3c back stamp, "MR. BENJAMIN BUNNY AND PETER RABBIT", brown BP3c back stamp, "APPLEY DAPPLY", brown BP3b back stamp AND A KITTY MAC BRIDE CHARACTER FIGURE "THE RACEGOER", brown back stamp (8)

Lot 331

A CHARLES MEIGH, HANLEY, CIRCA 1849, MOULDED STONEWARE WHITE SALT GLAZED FOOTED JUG WITH PEWTER HINGED LID, panelled form on an octagonal foot with angular scroll handle, moulded with gothic niches containing saints and other religious figures and gothic mask-capped borders, the lid with a fleur-de-lis finial, 7" (17.8cm) high, moulded blue stamp to base

Lot 79

A quantity of fine bindings, mainly poetry, including:- Tennyson, "The Inglesby Legends", "The Works of Lord Byron" in 6 uniformly bound volumes, half leather, marbled boards, bookplate stamp to ffep, (1828), "Poems by William Cowper", 2 volumes, 1812, coloured tree calf with gilt borders, backstrips worn and various other works

Lot 422

WW2 German National Railroad Armband: Black Bevo Weave on Green Silk, Reichsbahn with German Eagle and Swastika and having an over stamp Lots 421 to 490 represent a collection of German badges brought back by a British soldier after WWII and have been consigned to Mullock’s Ltd by his Son.The lot description signifies if the badge(s) contains the maker’s name. Most appear un-worn suggesting that they may have originated straight from the maker’s factory. However it is evident that there are some reproductions that may have been bought atat a later date to add to his collection.In view of the nature of these items, no condition reports will be provided and the lots will not be subject to return. It is the prospective buyer’s responsibility to personally ascertain the condition and authenticity of any lot prior to the auction. Viewing of these lots will be available on the afternoon before and on the day of the auction. Anyone wishing to view any of these lots in the weeks preceding the auction, should contact the office to make suitable arrangements.

Lot 424

WW2 German Medic Stretcher Bearer Printed Armband: Printed Black on White having Hilfs-Krankenträger within a Black boarder and overprint stamp Lots 421 to 490 represent a collection of German badges brought back by a British soldier after WWII and have been consigned to Mullock’s Ltd by his Son.The lot description signifies if the badge(s) contains the maker’s name. Most appear un-worn suggesting that they may have originated straight from the maker’s factory. However it is evident that there are some reproductions that may have been bought atat a later date to add to his collection.In view of the nature of these items, no condition reports will be provided and the lots will not be subject to return. It is the prospective buyer’s responsibility to personally ascertain the condition and authenticity of any lot prior to the auction. Viewing of these lots will be available on the afternoon before and on the day of the auction. Anyone wishing to view any of these lots in the weeks preceding the auction, should contact the office to make suitable arrangements.

Lot 432

WW2 German NSDAP Armband with Over Print: Good looking cotton NSDAP Armband being printed construction having G H Glanderie 17 oval stamp Lots 421 to 490 represent a collection of German badges brought back by a British soldier after WWII and have been consigned to Mullock’s Ltd by his Son.The lot description signifies if the badge(s) contains the maker’s name. Most appear un-worn suggesting that they may have originated straight from the maker’s factory. However it is evident that there are some reproductions that may have been bought atat a later date to add to his collection.In view of the nature of these items, no condition reports will be provided and the lots will not be subject to return. It is the prospective buyer’s responsibility to personally ascertain the condition and authenticity of any lot prior to the auction. Viewing of these lots will be available on the afternoon before and on the day of the auction. Anyone wishing to view any of these lots in the weeks preceding the auction, should contact the office to make suitable arrangements.

Lot 534

WW1 Flying Helmet and Royal Air Force Pilot Wings: Brown Leather Helmet with carf lining still retaining Buckle and Strap with padded ear sections with Ink Stamp inside AIC 8.8.9. still nice a supple together with RAF Pilots Wings good set of quality worn wings comes with Newspaper cutting stating Wing commander D G Mulloy R.C.A.F presented Son of Leslie Reader with the Same Wings that his father worn in France during World War 1(These wings was pass down to his Son when he won his wings)

Lot 167

Paul McCartney, mid size, PROTOTYPE Colourway - red coat with black trimmings and handle, factory stamp, 5.5ins, (illustrated).

Lot 773A

A Silver Stamp Replica Set, boxed, (illustrated).

Lot 59

Aeschylus (c. 525-456 B.C.) [Tragoediae: Graece]. Paris: Adrien Turnèbe, 1552. Octavo, text in Greek, printed in Garamond`s "Grecs du Roi" typeface, in single column throughout, woodcut device on title, bound in later red morocco with elaborate gilt tooling, gilt and gauffered edges, contents lightly browned and toned throughout with occasional spotting, one correction in a contemporary hand, old illegible ink stamp on title, and shelf number inside front board; one corner of binding chipped with loss of leather, front joint cracked, 6 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. Turnèbe, Regius professor of Greek at the Collège Royal in Paris, was appointed printer to the King for Greek works from September 1551 to July 1555, much to the dismay of Charles Estienne. His Greek Aeschylus is considered a reliable edition, correcting mistakes made in the Aldine editio princeps of 1518.

Lot 105

Classics, Continental Imprints, 17th and 18th Centuries, Six Volumes: Johannes van Meurs`s Glossarium Graeco-Barbarum, Leiden: Elzevir, 1614, large quarto, title printed in red and black, portrait of the author on verso of title, later parchment binding; Maggio`s Syntamaton Linguarum Orientalium Liber Primus [et Secundus], Rome, 1670, folio, half parchment and paper boards, blind library stamp to title, boards worn and abraded; Matthias Martini`s Lexicon Philologicum, Praecipue Etymologicum et Sacrum, Utrecht: Schouten, 1697, two folio volumes, contemporary blind-tooled Dutch parchment over stiff boards, title to volume one printed in red, with added engraved title; and Hesychii Lexicon, Leiden: Luchtmans, 1766, two folio volumes. (6).

Lot 107

Clavius, Christoph (1538-1612) Fabrica et Usus Instrumenti. Rome: Grassium, 1586. First edition, quarto, illustrated with numerous woodcuts and diagrams throughout the text, old stamp on title, occasional minor spotting, bound in later stiff parchment.

Lot 108

Clavius, Christoph (1538-1612) In Sphaeram Ioannis de Sacro Bosco Commentarius. Rome: Victor Helianum, 1570. Quarto, woodcut armillary sphere on title, reused with the poles added on page thirty-three, woodcut illustration of the four elements (earth, air, fire, and water) and the four properties (heat, cold, dryness, and humidity) on page forty-five, a meteorological woodcut on page 52, an astrological woodcut on page ninety-seven, a repeat of the armillary sphere on page 278, and numerous text illustrations; colophon with woodcut printer`s device on verso of last text leaf before index; [pi]4, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Ppp4, Qqq6, [cross]-[double cross]4, with the integral final blank; bound in full limp parchment; some toning and spotting to contents, some signatures mildly browned; small bookplate of the French physicist and philosopher of science, Pierre Duhem (1861-1916) pasted on the ffep, and several iterations of a rubber stamp inked in purple with the initials B.U.G. one on the paste down, and two on the title page, 8 x 6 in.

Lot 117

Curtis, Edward S. (1868-1952) The North American Indian [Volume Fifteen: The Southern California Shoshoneans, Diegueños, Plateau Shoshoneans, and Washo Peoples]. Norwood, Massachusetts: The Plimpton Press, [1926]. Single text volume and accompanying portfolio of thirty-six prints, numbered 508 to 543, text volume also illustrated throughout; ex library, with perforated stamps, ink stamps, and pencil annotations; in the plate volume, every plate is stamped on the bottom edge of the image; on images where the bottom edge is dark, the stamp is hard to discern, when the bottom is light, the stamp is visible, intruding onto the image by approximately 1/8 inch or less; limited edition set numbered 97 of 500; bound in matching three-quarter morocco and buckram, some damage to portfolio; portfolio: 18 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.; text volume: 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. In this volume, the peoples selected for study are grouped together because of similarities in linguistic group, culture and what Curtis calls "physical features" rather than geography. (2).

Lot 118

Curtis, Edward S. (1868-1952) The North American Indian [Volume Fourteen: The Kato, Wailaki, Yuki, Pomo, Wintun, Maidu, Miwok, and Yokut Peoples]. Norwood, Massachusetts: The Plimpton Press, [1924]. Single text volume and accompanying portfolio of thirty-six prints, numbered 472 to 507, text volume also illustrated throughout; ex library, with perforated stamps, ink stamps, and pencil annotations; in the plate volume, every plate is stamped on the bottom edge of the image; on images where the bottom edge is dark, the stamp is hard to discern, when the bottom is light, the stamp is visible, intruding onto the image by approximately 1/8 inch or less; limited edition set numbered 97 of 500; bound in matching three-quarter morocco and buckram, one tie missing a ribbon; portfolio: 18 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.; text volume: 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. Curtis`s project documenting North American Indian tribes in photographic portraits and scenes of daily life brought him, for the purposes of this volume, to the coast of northern California, from San Francisco Bay up to Humboldt Bay, and inland from Mount Shasta to the Tehachapi range. This area includes the redwood forests, the Napa and Sonoma valleys, and the gold boom region of the Sierras. (2).

Lot 119

Curtis, Edward S. (1868-1952) The North American Indian [Volume Thirteen: the Hupa, Yurok, Karok, Wiyot, Tolowa and Tututni, Shasta, Achomawi, and Klamath Peoples]. Norwood, Massachusetts: The Plimpton Press, [1924]. Single text volume and accompanying portfolio of thirty-six prints, numbered 436 to 471, text volume also illustrated throughout; ex library, with perforated stamps, ink stamps, and pencil annotations; in the plate volume, every plate is stamped on the bottom edge of the image; on images where the bottom edge is dark, the stamp is hard to discern, when the bottom is light, the stamp is visible, intruding onto the image by approximately 1/8 inch or less; limited edition set numbered 97 of 500; bound in matching three-quarter morocco and buckram, spine of portfolio damaged; portfolio: 18 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.; text volume: 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. This volume covers the indigenous peoples of the northwest coast of California, its northern counties, the plains of Nevada and the Klamath Lake region of Oregon. (2).

Lot 120

Curtis, Edward S. (1868-1952) The North American Indian [Volume Twenty: The Alaskan Eskimo]. Norwood, Massachusetts: The Plimpton Press, [1930]. Single text volume and accompanying portfolio of thirty-five prints, numbered 688 to 722, text volume also illustrated throughout; ex library, with perforated stamps, ink stamps, and pencil annotations; in the plate volume, every plate is stamped on the bottom edge of the image; on images where the bottom edge is dark, the stamp is hard to discern, when the bottom is light, the stamp is visible, intruding onto the image by approximately 1/8 inch or less; limited edition set numbered 97 of 500; bound in matching three-quarter morocco and buckram, both boards of the text volume detached; portfolio: 18 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.; text volume: 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. This volume concerns itself with the indigenous peoples of the coastal and insular regions of the further reaches of North America, the Aleutian islands, and eastern Greenland. The total population was estimated at 30,000 in the 1920s, when this work was completed. (2).

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