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Property of the late Marcello Violante Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (1881 - 1962) A still life study for a set design Watercolour and pencil on paper Studio stamp Dimensions: (Paper) 14 in. (H) x 20 in. (W) (Frame) 24 in. (H) x 30 in. (W) Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (Russian: 3 July 1881 – 17 October 1962) was a Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer. Goncharova's lifelong partner was fellow Russian avant-garde artist Mikhail Larionov. She was a founding member of both the Jack of Diamonds (1909–1911), Moscow's first radical independent exhibiting group, the more radical Donkey's Tail (1912–1913), and with Larionov invented Rayonism (1912–1914). She was also a member of the German-based art movement Der Blaue Reiter. Born in Russia, she moved to Paris in 1921 and lived there until her death.

Property of a Gentleman of the West Country Gerald Reitlinger (1900 - 1978) A nude study Oil on canvas Studio stamp 'Reitlinger Estate' and exhibition label 'Bowinoore Gallery, Motcomb Street', verso Dimensions: (Waist) 24 in. (H) (Canvas) 24 in. (H) x 29.5 in. (W) (Frame) 30 in. (H) x 35 in. (W)

A Herend porcelain lidded butter dish, in the blue garland pattern, with sliced pink fruit finial, the underside with overglazed blue factory stamp, 11.5 cm high x 18 cm diameterProvenance: Contents of the Estate of Sir Frank Williams CBE and Lady Virginia Williams.Condition: in overall good condition, no apparent breaks or repairs.

A hand carved and painted wooden decoy duck, with glass eyes, factory stamp impressed to underside, 30 cm long

An Edwardian inlaid flame mahogany cylinder bureau by Hamptons, Pall Mall, London, with barber pole inlaid stringing, the 3/4 baluster gallery top above three drawers, with cylinder front opening to a tooled leather writing surface with satinwood veneer fitted drawers, above graduated sets of drawers either side, the central drawer with makers stamp, on bracket feet

After Dominic Alonzo: a large Art Deco style bronze figure of a hoop girl, with cast signature 'D. Alonzo' and French Foundry stamp, raised on a marble and slate circular plinth, 49 cm high

A Liberty of London pewter bowl on stand, of circular form with hammered effect throughout, on a spreading circular base, the underside with Liberty stamp, 25 cm diameter

Stamps - British and world - a Chinese Hong Kong 2007 Prestige stamp albums; Commonwealth album; other albums, qty

Stamps - GB and world - Great Britain Commemorative Stamps, in album with sleeve; schoolboy stamp albums

Stamps - a collection of British Commonwealth albums and covers; schoolboy stamp album, etc, qty

Norfolk Crown Bank & Norfolk & Suffolk Bank, for Harveys and Hudsons, proof £5, 18-, no signatures or serial numbers, SPECIMEN stamp, also an issued example of the same note, 8 February 1869, serial number 96314, first with mounting traces, very fine, second very good (2 notes) Outing 1606k £100-£150

Romford Agricultural Bank, for Joyner, Surridge & Joyner, £1, 12 February 1823, serial number 15370, Joyner signature, several stamp hinges on reverse, very good and extremely scarce Outing 1832a £150-£200

Provincial Bank of Ireland, proof £20, Carrick-on-Shannon, ND (c.1858), no signature or serial number, black SPECIMEN hand stamp, pencil annotations, light mounting traces, extremely fine, very scarce PMI PR 43, Pick 312p £300-£400

Bank of Scotland, specimen £50, 2011, serial number AC 000000, red SPECIMEN hand stamp, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated PMS BA 130cs, Pick 127s £140-£180

Reserve Bank of India, uniface die proof for 500 Rupees, ND (1987), no serial number or signature, blue and green print without any underprint, purple CANCELLED hand stamp, uncirculated and scarce TBB B270p, Pick 87p £300-£400

Indian Reservations. Annual Reports of the Department of the Interior for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 1898, Indian Affairs, House of Representatives, 55th Congress, 3d Session, Document No.5, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1898, large folding colour lithograph map of the Indian Reservations within the limits of the United States (compiled under the direction of the Hon. W. A. Jones, Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1898), front blank and title with light insect damage to lower outer blank corners, near contemporary sheep, contrasting labels to spine, indistinct ink stamp to upper board, large 8vo, together with:House of Representatives, 49th Congress, 1st Session, Report N. 1076, To provide for the appointment of a Commission to Inspect and Report on the condition of Indians, Indian Affairs, and for other purposes. Mr. Holman, from the Committee of Expenditures for Indians and Yellowstone Park ... Report ... The Special Committee of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker on the 4th day of March 1885, to inquire into the expenditure of public moneys in the Indian service and the Yellowstone Park..., March 16, 1886, [Washington: Government Printing House, 1886], folding lithograph map, disbound 8vo QTY: (2)

* Austrian Shooting Festival Piquet cards, Schützenfest, Vienna, F. Piatnik, circa 1868, the complete deck of 32 stencil coloured engraved cards, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace & 7-10 and 3 single-figured court cards, the aces showing scenes of the festival buildings, the kings depicting men involved in organising the event, the queens are allegorical characters, two representing Austria and Germany, knave of hearts with maker's name, 7 of hearts with Austrian tax stamp, some very light toning or dust-soiling (mainly to margins), versos fuzzy red cells, each card 97 x 59 mm, together with: Austrian Hunting Tarock. Comic Hunting Tarock, 1st edition, Vienna, Austria: Ferdinand Piatnik, circa 1858, the complete deck of 54 stencil coloured (with some hand-colouring) engraved cards, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-4 (red) or 7-10 (black) and 4 double-ended court cards, ace of hearts with maker's emblem and with two tax stamps, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 trumps (bearing double-ended Roman numerals I-XXI) depicting humerous hunting scenes, except trump XXI which shows the young Franz Josef I standing near a woodgrouse he has shot, and Fool card, trumps III, VII & XVII with engraver's name 'J. Surch', the latter dated 1856, variable toning to most cards, occasional light finger-soiling, 1 pip card and trump VII (to blank margin) with tiny adhesion from a card verso, versos red asterisk pattern, each card 104 x 58 mm, plus a later deck of the same, 3rd edition, Vienna: Ferd. Piatnik & Söhne, circa 1891, the complete deck (54 cards) as above, trump XXI depicting the older Kaiser Franz Joseph I, ace of hearts with Austrian tax stamp and Piatnik jockey logo, lighly toned and dusty, rounded corners, versos red asterisk pattern, each card 110 x 63 mm, 41 cards from each tarock pack and 18 from the picquet pack corner mounted onto 5 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display boards), the remainder loosely contained in 3 clear plastic bags, the display boards 55 x 39.5 cmQTY: (3)NOTE:First item: a rare pack celebrating the Shooting Festival held in the Prater, Vienna in 1868. The aces depict the buildings erected specially for the event: a large shooting or 'Festival' hall, the main gate, the 'Temple of Gifts' where prizes were awarded, and an overview of the whole festival site. The kings depict: President Dr. Kopp (hearts), Vice-presidents Maurer (spades) and Schmidt (diamonds), and the Bürgermeister of Vienna (clubs).Second item: Cary collection, AUS 227; Kaplan, II, p.452 & 458-459 (illustrated); World Web Playing Cards Museum, 02069/01.This particular deck has been used for a 42 card game, as the pip cards (excepting the red aces and black 10s) appear unused.

* Austrian Tressette cards. Allied Military Leaders, Vienna, Austria: Mathias Koller, circa 1820, the complete deck of 40 stencil coloured engraved cards, comprising 4 suits of 10 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-7 and 3 double-ended court cards (king, knight, knave), 2 of swords and 3 of clubs with maker's details, the courts depicting military leaders, some toning, occasional foxing, versos red dots zig-zag pattern, each card 100 x 57 mm, together with: Austrian Military Tarock, 3rd edition, Vienna, Austria: Josef Glanz, circa 1903-1905, the complete deck of 54 stencil coloured engraved cards, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-4 (red) or 7-10 (black) and 4 double-ended court cards, ace of hearts with tax and maker's stamps (tax stamp valid 1900-1920), knave of hearts with maker's name and address: I, Graben 17, the courts depicting named medieval figures (both real & literary), plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 trumps (bearing double-ended Roman numerals I-XXI) trumps II-XXI depicting military figures and scenes, and Fool card, pip cards and margins of court/trump cards lightly toned, trump II with minor corner crease, rounded corners, versos dark red & green plaid, each card 106 x 55 mm, 20 cards from the first deck and 41 from the second corner mounted onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display boards), the remainder loosely contained in 2 clear plastic bags, the display boards 59.5 x 42 cm and smallerQTY: (2)NOTE:Second item: Cary collection, AUS 211; Kaplan, II, p.452 (see also pp.455-456); Mann (All Cards on the Table), p.348.Although the tax stamp was valid until 1920, the takeover of the Josef Glanz firm was in 1912, and the given address further narrows the date of production to between 1903-1905. This is the reissue of the 3rd (1865) edition of this Military Tarot.

* German Encyclopedic Tarot. Encyclopedia Cego deck, Frankfurt am Main: C.L. Wüst, circa 1880, a complete Cego deck of 54 colour lithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-4 (red) or 7-10 (black), and 4 double-ended court cards, no indices, maker's details and Wüst star to ace of diamonds, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 trumps depicting 'Bourgeois' scenes (bearing double-ended Arabic numerals 1-21) and Fool card, toned with some light finger-soiling, few minor marks, trump 17 with red stain to one border (also affecting one edge of trump 9), versos brown and blue plaid, rounded corners, each card 109 x 61 mm, together with: Non-standard pack, Altenburg: Schneider & Co., 1887, a complete deck of 36 playing cards (German suits), with indices, each suit with themed designs: hearts - love, acorns - miliatary, leaves - hunting, bells - trades, daus of hearts with tax stamp, daus of bells with maker's details, daus of acorns with designer's name 'E. Burger', somewhat toned and dusty, a couple of creases to pip cards, versos ornate thistle design in black and blue, slightly rounded gilt corners, each card 101 x 64 mm, plus: Whist-Karten no.230, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1870, 'Schnapsnasen-spiel' (variant 2), a complete deck of 52 chromolithographed playing cards, medieval courts, ornamental aces with minitaure portraits at each end, jack of clubs with maker's details, lightly dust-soiled, versos brown design of mother with 2 children, slightly rounded gilt corners, each card 91 x 59 mm, with original pictorial box (soiled, some light wear), with: Swiss scenic aces pack, Germany: unknown maker, circa 1870, 51 (of 52, without 6 of spades) stencil coloured lithographed playing cards, scenic aces depicting Swiss scenes, dusty with some toning and soiling, jack of clubs with 3 short closed edge tears, couple of creases to pip cards, versos blue flowers and dotted whirls, gilt edges (square corners), each card 87 x 57 mm, and 9 other German decks, 20th century (most early), except Double-headed Prussian pattern type 1 deck, by C.L. Wüst, circa 1890, with original (defective) box, also including: Bavarian pattern (32 plus defective box), by Berliner Spielkarten-Fabrik Eduard Büttner & Co., circa 1900; two decks of German War Cards, by ASS, one 1915, the other 1917, both 32 cards with box, a quantity of cards from each pack corner mounted onto 2 display boards, most encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display boards), the remainder loosely contained in clear plastic bags, the boards 41 x 54 cm and smallerQTY: (13)NOTE:First item: Cary collection, Ger 638; Fournier, Germanic 141; Shaw & Symons (Playing Cards from the Factory C.L. Wüst ...) Set 50.Second item: Braun (Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4) BD 1865/1 (pp.46-47).

* German musical cards. Musikalisches Kartenspiel, Frankfurt am Main: Bernhard Dondorf, circa 1862, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 court cards, each card with two bars of music (both waltz & polka) to the lower half, suit and value/rank to lower right corner, upper half of each court with comic character playing a musical instrument etc., suit sign and rank (indicated by crown, boot or cap) to upper left, upper half of pip cards with miniature playing card to left, and monochrome illustration to right, ace of hearts with Italian tax stamp dated 1862, dusty, some light finger-soiling and toning, occasional minor marks or spots, 10 of diamonds with brown stain to upper right corner (and slightly to lower corner), square corners, brown pictorial versos depicting a composer at a piano within circular musical border, each card 97 x 64 mm, with facsimile of original instruction card (in German and French), 33 cards corner mounted onto a double folding display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder contained in a plastic bag, the folded board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Braun, Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4, BD 1860/2 (pp.34-35); Hoffman & Dietrich (1981) pp.56-57; Ortiz-Patiño 98.The instructions describe how each suit of cards can be arranged in almost any order, so obtaining a wide variety of differing dance tunes. Braun mentions two versions of this deck (with no known order of production), one with the maker's name printed on the jack of clubs, and another without; our pack conforms to the second version.

* German playing cards. Bayerisches Bild (Bavaria version of the Paris pattern), Munich: Andreas Benedictus Göbl, circa 1760, a complete deck of 40 stencil coloured wood-engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 10 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-7, and 3 full length court cards, tax stamps to king and jack of hearts, king of hearts with B.G. stamp, jack of spades with printed 'A' at foot, jacks of diamonds & hearts with respectively 'Benedict' and 'Göbl' to wreathed shields, jack of clubs with Munich angel emblem, king of diamonds with 'Munchen', several courts with fleur de lys, a trifle dusty, few minor marks, 3 of hearts somewhat stained, versos blue trellis pattern of stars and dots, each card 89 x 59 mm, 16 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder contained in a clear plastic bag, the board 55 x 40.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:For similar but slightly later packs see: Mann, All Cards on the Table, 144; Schreiber catalogue, German 275 (British Museum 1896,0501.264), World Web Playing Card Museum 00544.

* German playing cards. Berlin pattern, Stralsund: Ludwig v.d. Osten, circa 1850s, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, ace of hearts (lightly spotted) with tax stamp, some light marks or stains (mainly to pip cards), versos dotted wiggly lines with 3 larger dots at ends, each card 91 x 58 mm, together with: French theatre pack, Jeu de Talma, Frankfurt am Main: C.L. Wüst, circa 1826, a complete Piquet deck of 32 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace & 7-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, the courts portraying famous French actors, with captions in French (their names and most famous roles), soiled with some wear and short edge tears, versos red dotted wavy lines and flowers, each card 89 x 61 mm, plus: Berlin pattern, Köln: J.P. Bürgers, circa 1860, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, ace of hearts with tax stamp, jack of clubs with maker's details and tiny brown spot to corner, ace of spades with pale mark to lower left corner, versos red dotted wavy lines and large dots, each card 93 x 58 mm, with 3 other packs: War Cards, unknown German (or possibly Belgian) maker, circa 1865, 52 complete, medieval courts, each ace with two scenes from the 1864 2nd Schleswig-Holstein War, soiled with some wear; Scenic Aces deck, unknown German maker, circa 1860, standard courts, aces with German views, 52 complete; Piquet-Karten no.179, by B. Dondorf, circa 1890, 36 complete with original box, tax stamp on ace of hearts, 16 or 17 cards from each deck corner mounted onto 6 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in clear plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (6)NOTE:First item: Bube Dame König (1982) no.183. According to Peter Endebrock's Playing-card Pages (https://www.endebrock.de/stamps/st-d0.html) this tax stamp was used between 1839 to c.1850, however Bube Dame König (see above) dates this pack to circa 1865.Second item: Shaw & Symons (Playing Cards from the Factory C.L. Wüst... Catalogue of the exhibition... 2005) Set 43; WCMPC Collection Acquisition No. 500 (with pictorial aces).

* German playing cards. Carte Mignonne, Düsseldorf: Oscar Lenssen, circa 1860, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, the courts showing medieval figures against rural backgrounds, few minor marks, ace of hearts with brown marks or spots, jack of hearts with a couple of small spots to edge, versos red branching seaweed, each card 88 x 58 mm, with original slipcase (dusty with some spots and creases), front embossed with title and maker's details, and with original printed wrapper (spotted and worn), together with: Whist Superfine de Portraits, probably Goslar: F.A. Lattmann, circa 1855, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, the courts portraying named European kings, queens and military leaders, dusty and toned, some marks, versos blue foliage pattern, each card 91 x 61 mm, plus: XP1 pattern deck, Hannover-Münden: T. Oppermann, circa 1855, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, ace of spades with Hannover tax stamp and later Prussian tax stamp, jack of hearts with maker's details, generally toned with some spotting and marks, 2 pip cards with one corner chipped, 2 pip cards with small puncture to one corner, versos blue dotted jagged lines and flowers, each card 90 x 60 mm, with: Schützenkarte, or Frankfurt Shooting Festival July 1862, Darmstadt: Maximilian Frommann, 1862, a complete Piquet deck of 32 colour lithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace & 7-10, and 3 single-figured court cards, the aces showing scenes of the festival buildings, the courts portraying competitors (kings), symbolic national figures (queens) and comic characters (jacks), ace of clubs with title and date, some soiling, stains and creases (mainly affecting pip cards), versos fuzzy red cells, each card 92 x 62 mm, and an apparently complete deck of 32 Bavarian Pattern cards, by C.L. Wüst, circa 1890, with rounded gilt corners, and with original printed slipcase (the slipcase being full with 32 cards, although this pattern usually has 36 cards - here without the 6s), a quantity from each pack corner mounted onto 5 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in clear plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (5)NOTE:First item: Although the wrapper and slipcase both state 'Düsseldorf', it is likely that this was a sales office, and the cards were actually manufactured in the Dutch city of Zevenaar.Second item: Bube Dame König (1982) no.138 (with pictorial aces). Third item: IPCS pattern sheet 71.Fourth item: Bube Dame König (1982) no.150.

* German playing cards. Cego animal tarock pack, probably Frankfurt am Main: unknown maker, circa 1820, 50 (of 54, without trump 11 and king, queen & knight of hearts) stencil coloured wood-engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-4 (red) or 7-10 (black), and 4 double-ended court cards of a Paris-type pattern, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 double-ended animal trumps (bearing double-ended Arabic numerals within ovals) and Fool card, variable toning, some spotting or minor marks, a few trumps lightly rubbed to end panels, versos branching lines of large & small blue dots, each card 108 x 60 mm, together with: Non-standard pack, probably Germany: unknown maker, circa 1850, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, the colourful courts depicting medieval kings, queens in bonnets, and jacks in armour with spears, each double-ended court with an unusual beaded chain border, no indices, scarce minor spots or marks, versos blue dotted leaves and fruits, each card 87 x 58 mm, plus: Luxus-Club-Karte no.185, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1900, a complete Piquet deck of 32 chromolithographed playing cards: despite the box stating it is a Piquet pack of 36 cards - here there are no 6s, which is usual for Piquet, indices, jack of clubs with maker's details, a trifle dusty, versos pink and gold pattern with central flowers, rounded gilt corners, each card 92 x 60 mm, with original pictorial box, ink stamp of 'F.A.Garden' to front and rear panels, and a worn and soiled Mecklenburg pattern deck (51 of 52, without ace of clubs) by J.G. Tiedemann of Rostock, circa 1836, a quantity of cards from each deck corner mounted onto 5 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in plastic bags, the boards 54 x 41 cm and smallerQTY: (4)NOTE:First item: Kaplan I, 304.

* German playing cards. Deutsche Spielkarte No.303, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1900, a complete deck of 36 chromolithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 9 (German suits), each with pip cards daus & 6-10, and 3 full-length court cards, pip cards with rural scenes at the foot, rank given at top of obers, daus of acorns with intials BD, daus of hearts wiht tax stamp, daus of leaves with company name, no condition points to note, rounded gilt corners, versos blue ornamental design, each card 104 x 62 mm, with original printed and titled box, Dondorf dragon logo on front, lightly soiled, a little wear to edges, together with: Rokoko-Bild, Whist no.158, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1890, a complete deck of 52 chromolithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, the aces with decorative border of roses (spades & diamonds) or rose hips (hearts & clubs), jack of clubs with maker's details, ace of hearts with Swiss tax stamp (Berne), toned and lightly rubbed in places, few minor marks, a little dusty, rounded gilt corners, versos floral honeysuckle design with white border, each card 83 x 57 mm, with original decorative titled box, company name on front and top, toned and lightly marked, edges a little rubbed, plus: Patience Karten No.240, Frankfurt am Main: C.L. Wüst, circa 1910, a complete deck of 52 chromolithographed oval playing cards (French suits), double-ended court cards with German indices, one Wüst star to jack of clubs, ace of hearts with tax stamp, lightly dusty, very slightly bowed, versos pink pattern of Edelwiess with company name to border, each card 84 x 55 mm, with original pink box (faded, rubbed and dusty) with lift-off lid, box inner with remnant of pink silk ribbon, box lid with title, manufacturer and Reichs patent number, box base with label of a Berlin perfume shop and price ticket, with 12 other German packs, all 20th-century, including: Swiss costume patience cards no.90, by C.L. Wüst, circa 1910, French suits, 52 complete with original box; German War Cards, by ASS (Altenburg), 1917, German suits, 32 complete (5 cards from other packs); Military Cards, by F.A. Lattmann, 1915, 36 complete with original box; Reichs-Karte, by ASS (Altenburg), circa 1915, French suits, 52 complete with joker and original box; Bergbaukarte, or Mining Cards, by ASS (Altenburg), 1925, German suits, 32 complete; also 2 miniature packs, and a limited edition deck Jubiläumspiel, 1985, signed and numbered (499/500) by the artist Jüngen Pankarz, a quantity of cards from each deck mounted (not adhered) to 15 display boards, several encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cm and smallerQTY: (16)NOTE:First and second items: Braun (Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4) BD 1900/3 (p.88), and BD 1889/1 (pp.68-69) respectively.Third item: Bube Dame König (1982) 164.

* German playing cards. Deutsche Spielkarten No.301, variant 2, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1880s, a complete deck of 36 chromolithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 9 (German suits), each with pip cards daus & 6-10, and 3 full-length court cards, daus of hearts with company name at foot and tax stamp, each 10 with X at top, no condition points to note, slightly rounded gilt corners, versos blue geometric ornamental design, each card 96 x 59 mm, with original decorative card box, with title and maker's name, together with: Wüst House Pattern type 3, Frankfurt am Main: C.L. Wüst, circa 1900, a complete Piquet deck of 32 colour lithographed playing cards (French suits), the identical kings, queens and jacks are coloured differently, with colour theme to kings & their queens (eg. spades pink, diamonds green), maker's details to each jack, 10 of clubs with small (slightly abraded) brown mark to one edge, slightly rounded gilt corners, versos with blue design advertising Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, each card 92 x 62 mm, with original pictorial slipcase (dusty, some marks), plus: Saxon Pattern, Frankfurt am Main: C.L. Wüst, circa 1900, 30 (of 32, without 7 & 8 of acorns) colour lithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 8 (German suits), full-length court cards, indices, daus of hearts with tax stamp and maker's details, daus of acorns with maker's initials and 'Schwerdter-Karte', generally heavily toned, lightly rubbed in places, few minor marks, 9 of acorns with 13mm closed edge tear, rounded gilt corners, versos green stars design with maker's name, each card 10765 mm, with 21 other German packs, all but one 20th century, many advertising or political, and two miniature packs, including: a circa 1890 reprint of an 1870 Dondorf miniature pack 'No.25 Kinder Spielkarten', 52 complete & original box; Feldherren Karte, by C.L. Wüst, circa 1915, 32 complete with box; German War Cards II, by ASS, 1916, versos advertising Salem Gold tobacco (26 of 32); English pattern (Poker-Karte no.195 but without indices), by B. Dondorf, circa 1905, 52 complete with box (possibly not original), a quantity of cards from each deck mounted (not adhered) to 23 display boards, several encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cm and smallerQTY: (24)NOTE:First item: Braun (Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4) BD 1868/1, variant 2 (pp.50-51).

* German playing cards. Family of the Paris pattern, Leipzig: Moritz Stoeckel, circa 1825, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured lithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, ace of hearts with red tax stamp, jack of clubs with maker's details, a trifle dusty, occasional light finger-soiling or minor marks (mainly to pip cards), queen of clubs and 4 of hearts with 2.5 cm crease, queen of diamonds with tiny chip to lower corner, versos blue dotted pattern of circles and diamonds, each card 86 x 58 mm, 16 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder contained in a clear box in a plastic bag, the board 55 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:IPCS pattern sheet 64 (formally XP6); Mann, All Cards on the Table, no.146.Moritz Stoeckel was a licenced maker of playing cards only from 1822 until his factory was handed over to his managing director Köppen, in 1837. Therefore decks produced by Stoeckel are scarce.

* German playing cards. Hamburg playing cards, Hamburg: Hanchen Rübcke, circa 1860, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured lithographed playing cards (French suits), each heart pip sign with a central Hansiatic cross, all cards with illustrations depicting the history, topography and folklore of Hamburg, most captioned, double-ended courts (kings with additional decorative border) with stencil colouring, pip card illustrations printed in sepia, each ace with two views, except ace of hearts with one view & with maker's details and tax stamp, generally toned, occasional minor marks, versos red dotted branching pattern, gilt edges, square corners, each card 93 x 62 mm, together with: Fynste Java Speelkarten no.117, Stralsund: VSS, circa 1885, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts and aces, kings depicting Dutch rulers, captioned queens and jacks portraying local inhabitants, each ace showing two views in the Indonesian Dutch colonies, ace of hearts with tax stamp, maker's trademark on king of spades, no condition points to note, versos green coats of arms with two lions, printed above: Van Duym & Co, Soerabaja, rounded gilt corners, each card 93 x 64 mm, with original pictorial box, plus: Portrait No.11 (Whist Superfine de portraits), Goslar: F.A. Lattmann, circa 1861, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts depicting named monarchs, queens and lieutenants, double-ended aces with views of palaces, tax stamp on ace of hearts, two aces (hearts & clubs) with some staining to one end, versos red dotted hexagons, silver-gilt edges, square corners, each card 89 x 60 mm, with 4 other complete decks of 52 cards with scenic aces: unknown maker, circa 1860, aces with two scenes mainly around Baden-Baden (French captions); unknown maker, circa 1860, aces showing Heidelberg & river Necker; unknown maker, circa 1870, see IPCS pattern sheet 75, aces show German views; Wüst, circa 1925, House pattern courts (repeated in each suit), aces showing two named Dutch paintings from the Dutch National Gallery (pictured on versos), a quantity of cards from each deck corner mounted onto 7 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in plastic bags, the boards 55 x 41 cm and smallerQTY: (7)NOTE:First item: Hamburgische Spielkarten (1984) no.11; Schreiber collection, Sheets German 44 & 50.Second item: an unusual variant of the Dondorf design (see Braun (Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4) BD 1874/1 (pp.66-68), with the borders on the aces corresponding to variants 1 & 2. Third item: Berry (The Waddington Playing-card Collection, part 2) W537.

* German playing cards. Hausmann-Spiel, [or] Luxus-Spielkarte Vier-Erdteile (Luxury Playing-Cards Four Continents), variant 1, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1858-1870, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with plain pip cards ace-10, and 3 full-length court cards designed by Karl Friedrich Hausmann, the kings and queens with ornamental backgrounds (brown-red and green respectively), jacks with pale blue backgrounds, aces with captioned illustrations relating to the continent, across each ace is a central line with B. Dondorf Francfort in white lettering on black, aces and courts with simple line borders with square corners, and with captions and continent names in French, ace of hearts with tax stamp, dusty, some light soiling, minor brown marks or spotting (mainly to edges), ornamental versos in pink and gold with 'B D' and 'B. Dondorf, Francfort', square corners, each card 85 x 53 m, with defective contemporary thin card box, rear panel design matching card verso design (without the lettering), front panel with maker's details, side panel with 'Cartes Pittoresques' and Dondorf logos, together with: Hausmann-Spiel, variant 2, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1870-1880, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 full-length court cards, the kings and queens with ornamental backgrounds (brown and green respectively), jacks with pale blue backgrounds, each illustrated ace with a central line with B. Dondorf Francfort in white lettering on gold, the pips with monochrome illustrations, no captions, all cards with gold border containing maker's details in white lettering, border corners rounded with loops, finger-soiling and staining to edges, 9 of clubs with short closed edge tear, borders rubbed, pictorial versos depicting a floral goddess, with maker's details above, square corners, each card 93 x 64 mm, plus: Hausmann-Spiel, variant 3, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1880-1906, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards, as above, court backgrounds all pale blue, jack of clubs with maker's details, gold boards plain (without lettering), dusty, some finger-soiling and minor marks, occasional rubbing or minor surface loss to edges, king of diamonds with 8mm closed edge tear, aces of hearts & diamonds and 2 of spades with corner crease, versos central floral design within ornamental blue border, central monogram BD, rounded corners, each card 94 x 64 mm, 17 cards from the first deck described, and 33 cards from the two following decks corner mounted onto 5 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (3)NOTE:Braun, Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4, BD 1858/2 (nr.207, pp.24-26); Cary collection, Ger 516 (variant 2); Fournier, Germanic 181 (variant 3); Hoffman & Dietrich (1981) pp.58-63; Ortiz-Patiño 60 (variant 3); Schreiber catalogue, German 219 (variant 2); WCMPC Collection Acquisition No. 533 (variant 2).Also known as Four Corners of the World packs, these were produced by Dondorf between circa 1858-1914 in four different variants (see Braun, as above). The first variant is also the rarest, with no other examples found beyond that illustrated in Braun (above).

* German playing cards. Luxus Club-Karte Whist Nr.100, variant 3, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, for D. Voigt, Copenhagen, circa 1906, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards (without joker), comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, plain aces, Danish tax stamp on ace of diamonds, German tax stamp on ace of hearts, jack of clubs with B. Dondorf GmbH, toned with some minor marks, rounded corners, versos blue ornate flowers and leaves with gold, central 'DV', each card 92 x 60 mm, with original box (soiled and worn) titled No, 100 Whist, with both BD dragon logo, and D. Voigt & Co, together with: Rabouge deck, Frankfurt am Main: C.L. Wüst, circa 1890, a complete deck of 52 colour-lithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits, all spades), each with identical pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards following the Wüst House Pattern type 1, one ace with tax stamp, one jack with maker's details, each court card with 'Wüst' either side of dividing line, somewhat dusty and toned, some minor marks or spots, one pip card with slight crease, rounded corners, versos blue flowers and dotted curly lines, each card 93 x 62 mm, plus: Swiss Costume pack No.93, Frankfurt am Main: C.L. Wüst, circa 1890, a complete deck of 52 chromolithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards portraying different Swiss national costumes, each ace with two Swiss views (named within central pip circle except ace of hearts unnamed), Wüst star on jack of clubs, dusty and lightly toned, some minor marks and stains (mainly to pip cards), rounded gilt corners, versos colourful strap work design with gold, each card 92 x 62 mm, with original decorative box, titled No.93 Costumes Suisses, with 3 other German packs: 2 complete decks of 52 'Koningin Wilhelmina Kaart', by C.L. Wüst, 1898, each with original box, the two boxes with differing portraits of Queen Wilhelmina, and a complete deck of 52 Berlin Pattern cards, by Eduard Büttner & Co of Berlin, circa 1890, a quantity of cards from 5 of the six listed decks corner mounted onto 5 display boards, most encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in clear plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cm and smallerQTY: (6)NOTE:First item: Braun (Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4) BD 1900/2 (pp.86-87). Scarce. Later re-issued as Nr. 184 with indices and interchanged suit signs. Second item: Mann (All Cards on the Table), pp.76-77 and No.197 (mentioned); Shaw & Symons (Playing Cards from the Factory C.L. Wüst... Catalogue of the exhibition... 2005), Set 1 (for a non-Rabouge example).

* German playing cards. Non-standard pack, Munich: Joseph Fetscher, circa 1815, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 full-length court cards, the courts with some relation to the Paris pattern, except the queens who carry items such as a parasol or a closed fan, king of hearts with maker's initials JF, king of clubs with Bavarian lion, jack of hearts with shield bearing maker's details, ace of hearts with tax stamp, occasional pale spotting, queen of spades with early ink ownership signature on verso, and related pencilled name (pressure from pencilling slightly raising surface of recto), versos red dots with faint stars made of dashes, each card 89 x 53 mm, 16 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder contained in a plastic box, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Schreiber, German 206 (British Museum 1896,0501.257).An interesting, and apparently unused pack, with some unusual manufacturing details: several pip cards have been poorly cut (by the maker) resulting in very off-centre pips, and 12 pip cards have two large circular watermarks in the paper used for the rectos, the two different watermarks being cut between 6 cards each. The watermark showing on hearts cards depicts a man's head in profile surrounded by indistinct lettering, the other watermark (in the diamonds suit) appears to be have a coat of arms between two upright dogs or similar.

* German playing cards. Non-standard Paris-type pattern, Nürnberg: Andreas Haupold, circa 1810, a complete Piquet deck of 32 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace & 7-10, and 3 full-length court cards, the courts related to the Paris pattern, king of spades with place of manufacture, jack of spades with 'Verfertigt von Andreas Haupold', king of clubs with Bavarian lion, ace of hearts with tax stamp, somewhat dusty, few minor marks or brown spots, versos orange stars and diamonds pattern, each card 84 x 58 mm, 16 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:See Schreiber, German 282 (British Museum 1896,0501.332) for a similar example, but an incomplete deck of only 4 court cards. This particular pack appears to be unrecorded and extremely rare.

* German playing cards. Swiss Canton Costumes, Berlin?, unknown maker, circa 1870, a complete deck of 52 stencil and hand coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, the courts portrayed in traditional Swiss costumes (only the queens showing a different costume each end), with the cantons and ranks named, each ace with two Swiss views, generally somewhat bowed, ace of clubs a little soiled to lower right edge, queen of diamonds lightly marked towards one corner, gold edges, versos red dotted cells, each card 85 x 60 mm, with original pink paper-covered slipcase with lid, early ink manuscript price to bottom edge, together with: Cartes Lenormand, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1880, Wahrsage-Karten (variant 4 - No.2), a complete deck of 36 chromolithographed playing cards, numbered but without suits (for cartomancy), each pictorial card with verse and with Dondorf dragon logo, no condition points to note, square corners, versos gold pattern on pale pink, with BD centrally, each card 86 x 53 mm, with original printed explanation booklet, and original printed box, with titel Cartes de bonne aventure, and No.2, also with seller's ticket 'Maison Jules Daveluy Ostende', plus: Rhine ruins, Darmstadt: Frommann and Morian, circa 1880, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended non-standard court cards, each ace with two scenes of old ruins on the Rhine, jack of clubs with anchor trademark, occasional minor spotting, some brown marks to edges, versos blue dotted flowers, each card 92 x 61 mm, with 3 other packs: German scenic views on aces, unknown maker, circa 1880, 52 complete, queen of diamonds with 'F.S.F'; European towns tarot, Darmstadt: Frommann & Bunte, circa 1890, 52 (of 54, without 9 of trumps and spades), soiled, stained and faded; Paris pattern, Darmstadt: Frommann and Morian, circa 1880, 52 complete, a selection of cards from each pack corner mounted onto 7 display boards, most encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (6)NOTE:First item: Cary collection, Ger 479. The Cary collection example has a Berlin tax office stamp for packs destined for export. Second item: Braun, Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4, BD 1873/2 (pp.64-65).

* German playing cards. Swiss Canton Costumes, unknown maker, circa 1860, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, the court depicting characters in traditional Swiss costumes, and at the corners the arms of two Swiss cantons, each ace with two Swiss views, lightly dust-soiled, a little bowed, few minor marks, versos red dotted hexagons with large central dots, each card 90 x 60 mm, together with: Munchner Jugend pack, Stralsund: Vereinigte Stralsunder Spielkarten-Fabriken (VSS), 1898, the complete deck of 36 colour lithographed playing cards, designed by Julias Diez, lithographed by J.C. Hirth in München, comprising 4 suits of 9 (German suits), each with pip cards daus and 6-10, and 3 single-figure court cards, 2 of hearts with tax stamp, 9 of hearts with 'I D 1897', king of hearts with 'I D' to lower corner, 6 of acorns with 'I D' in the design, 6 of hearts and 7 of bells with trademark stamps (cross with Stralsund arms, and shield with 3 stars respectively), rounded corners, no condition points to note, versos grey with black stags beneath twisted banners, each card 120 x 67, plus: Dutch scenic aces, Darmstadt: Frommann and Morian, circa 1890, a complete Ombre deck of 40 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 10 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-7, and 3 double-ended non-standard romantic court cards, each ace with two Dutch views, some spotting (mainly to pip cards), gilt rounded corners, versos red dotted hexagons, each card 92 x 61 mm, with original red printed wrapper titled 'No. 26.', spotted with a little wear to folds, with 2 other packs: VSS circa 1880, Prussian pattern, 32 cards complete; unknown maker (thought to be German, possibly Belgian), circa 1880, romantic courts, with scenic aces showing views around Heidelburg, 52 cards complete, 16 or 20 cards from each pack corner mounted onto 5 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (5)NOTE:First item: these packs of Swiss canton costume cards were produced by various German manufacturers, including C.L. Wüst who was making these decks around 1860 and later (Bube Dame König (1982) 149, and others). The versos of this unusual pack have the same pattern as that in Bube Dame König and also two Wüst packs listed in the Cary collection (Ger 437 & 438) although the latter two are blue, not red as here. However the views on the aces do not correspond with those on any other pack found, and the courts, although generally following the usual designs, have been rearranged with some new figures introduced.Second item: Berry (1995), German 588; Bube Dame König (1982) 108; Cary collection, Ger 507; Fournier, Germanic 174; Hargrave, pp.121 & 124. Third item: World Web Playing Cards Museum 01332/01 & /02. The second example has a wrapper with the title 'L'Hombre No. 26'.

* German transformation cards. WS '87 pack, Germany: unknown maker, 1887, the complete deck of 41 chromolithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 10 (French suits), each with transformed pip cards ace-10, and an additional card depicting a man riding a black cat, initials 'W.S' and '87 to 8 of hearts, 'W.S' also on 5 of hearts, tax stamp to ace of hearts, variable soiling, some stains and rubbed creases, 4 of hearts with surface loss to right border (just affecting image), versos pale green pattern of small 'onions', each card 107 x 64 mm, all cards mounted on display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), together with: Hausmann-Spiel, [or] Luxus-Spielkarte Vier-Erdteile (Luxury Playing-Cards Four Continents), variant 2, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1870-1880, the complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 full-length court cards, the kings and queens with ornamental backgrounds (brown and green respectively), jacks with pale blue backgrounds, each illustrated ace with a central line with B. Dondorf Francfort in white lettering on gold, the pips with monochrome illustrations, all cards with captions, all cards with gold border containing maker's details in white lettering, border corners rounded with loops, lightly toned and finger-soiled, pictorial versos depicting a floral goddess, with maker's details above, square corners, each card 93 x 64 mm, 33 cards mounted on 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in a clear plastic bag, the boards 59.5 x 42 cm and smallerQTY: (2)NOTE:First item: Field #40. This deck, and the original pack it was based on (designed in 1856 by Carl Arnold of Kassel), apparently never had court cards. Second item: Braun (Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4) BD 1858/2 (nr.207, pp.24-26); Cary collection, Ger 516; Hoffman & Dietrich (1981) pp.58-63; Schreiber catalogue, German 219; WCMPC Collection Acquisition No. 533. Also known as Four Corners of the World packs, these were produced by Dondorf between circa 1858-1914 in four different variants.

[Percy, Thomas]. The Hermit of Warkworth. A Northumberland Balad. In Three Fits or Cantos, London: T. Davies and S. Leacroft successor to C. Marsh, 1771, half-title, title with engraved vignette, disbound 4to, together with:Hoccleve (Thomas), Poems..., never before printed: selected from a MS. in the possession of George Mason, London: Leigh and Sotheby, 1796, half-title detached, blind library stamp to one leaf, occasional spotting, disbound 4to,Crowe (William), Lewesdon Hill, A Poem, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1788, early ink note to title, scattered spotting, edges untrimmed, disbound 4to, plus other 18th-century poetry etc., all disbound, including Armine and Elvira, A Legendary Tale. In two parts, by Edmund Cartwright, 1771, Variety. A Tale for Married People, by William Whitehead, 1776, and The Project. A Poem. Dedicated to Dean Tucker by Richard Tickell, 3rd edition, 1778, etc.QTY: (24)

Macoun (John). Manitoba and teh Great North West, 1st edition, Ontario: The World Publishing Comapny, 1882, folding panarama frontispiece, 3 folding maps plus monochrome plates, front endpapers partially detached, front & rear gutters cracked, blind stamp to the foot of the title page, some light toning & spotting throughout, original gilt decorated red cloth, spine partially detached, boards & spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Yriarte (Charles), Florence, l'histoire, les médicis, les humanistes, les lettres, les arts, 2nd edition, Paris: J. Rothschild, 1881, numerous monochrome plates & illustrations, previous owner inscription to the half-title, some light spotting, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, folio, plusAngelo (Sydney & Anthony Wagner), The Great Tournament Roll of Westminster, a collotype reproduction of the manuscript, 2 volumes, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968, 23 monochrome plates, some light spotting, original cloth in dust jackets & slipcase, 8vo/oblong 4to, and other 19th-century & modern North American & European travel reference & related, mostly original cloth,some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves)

Miscellaneous Literature. A large collection of miscellaneous & modern literature, including The Stamp of Fantasy, the visual inventiveness of photographic postcards, by Clément Chéroux & Ute Eskildsen,1st edition, Göttingen: Steidl, 2007, original boards in dust jacket, large 4to, Italian Pictures drawn with pen and pencil, by Samuel Manning, London: The Religious Tract Society, circa 1879, original gilt decorated blue cloth, large 8vo, The Tutor's Assistant, or Comic Figures of Arithmetic;...by Alfred Crowquill, London: J. and F. Harwood, 1843, original gilt decorated cloth, 8vo, some original cloth in dust jackets, many paperbacks & auction catalogues, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves)

Yale University Press, publisher. Sir William Chambers, Architect to George III, edited by John Harris & Michael Snodin, 1st edition, New Haven, 1996, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4toWorldly Gurus and Spiritual Kings, architecture and Asceticism in Medieval India, by Tamara I. Sears, 1st edition, 2014, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4toThe Tradition of Indian Architecture, continuity, controversy and change since 1850, by G. H. R Tillotson, 1st edition, 1989, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to the head, 4to, together with:Weaver (Lawrence), Houses and Gardens by E. L. Lutyens, reprinted, London: Antique Collectors' Club, 1998, numerous monochrome illustrations, ex-libris stamp to the half-title, original cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, large 8vo, plus other modern architecture reference & related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves & a carton)

Lilford (Thomas Littleton Powys). Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands, 7 volumes, 1st edition, London: R. H. Porter, 1885-97, photogravure portrait frontispiece, 421 chromolithographic plates after Foster, Lodge, Keulemans and Thorburn, all leaves and plates mounted on linen guards, spotting to preliminaries and to text-leaves adjacent to plates, light to moderate spotting to a small number of plates (largely restricted to margins), bookplates of Richard Heywood Thompson, top edges gilt, others untrimmed, original maroon half morocco (ink-stamp, 'Bound by R. H. Porter', to front free endpapers), marbled sides, large 8voQTY: (7)NOTE:Anker 308 (second edition); Freeman 2244; Mullens & Swann p. 354; Nissen IVB 563; Sitwell p. 119; Wood p. 436; Zimmer pp. 399-400 (second edition). A handsome set of 'this truly magnificent work' (Wood).

Turton (William). Conchylia Dithyra Insularum Britannicarum. The Bivalve Shells of The British Islands, systematically arranged, Cassel: Theodor Fischer, 1848, 20 hand-coloured engraved plates, ownership ink stamp of Richard I Johnson to title upper margin, light occasional spotting, later half calf gilt, a few light marks, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Nissen ZBI 4189.

Rt Hon Malcolm Rifkind Signed Flight Refuelling 60 Years 1934-1994 FDC. Ascension Island Stamp. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

RAF Four Signed 80th anniversary of RAF Waddington FDC. Signed by AVM LA Griffiths, Grp Cptn J Laycock, Air Cmdre JL Uprichard and Crp Cptn MJ Remlinger. British Stamp with 29.6.96 Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

RAF Four Signed 80th anniversary of RAF Waddington FDC. Signed by AVM LA Griffiths, Grp Cptn J Laycock, Air Cmdre Uprichard and Crp Cptn MJ Remlinger. British Stamp with 29.6.96 Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

General Michael Walker Signed 40th Anniv Remembrance of Sir Winston Churchill 1965-2005 FDC. British Stamp with 8 May 05 Whitehall Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

First Officer Michael Bannister Signed 60th Anniv of 1st Flight Non Stop Crossing of Atlantic FDC. British Stamp with 14 June 1979 Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Three Signed Gloster G41 Meteor 1st Flight 5 March 1943 FDC. EJA (S)6. Signed by Sqn Ldr Jim Cooksey, Geoffrey Worrall and Roy Blundell. British stamp with 5 Mar 98 Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

WW2 RAF Pilot Alasdair Steedman Signed Golden Jubilee 50th Anniv Spitfire's 1st Flight FDC. British stamp with 5 March 1986 Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Jimmy Harrison OBE Signed Avro 707 First Flight 4th September 1949 FDC. Stamped Signature of Roy Evans. British Stamp with 4 Sept 99 Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

WW2 FL Bond and J Smith Signed Battle of The River Plate 13th Dec 1939 FDC137 of 181 Covers Issued. British Stamp with 13 Dec 86 Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Baron Mackie of Benshie OBE DSO DFC Signed No 115 Squadron RAF FDC. 703 of 990 Covers Issued. British Stamp with 20 January 1978 postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Tom Frost, Harold Pollitt, and 2 others Signed Avro Ashton FDC. British stamp with 1 Sept 2000 Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Alan Capper and Ronald Ashford Signed de Havilland DH110 1st flight FDC. British Stamp with 26 Sept01 Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Sir Donald McCallum, Len Houston and George McIntosh Signed Radar Equipped Meteor FDC. British Stamp with 26 Mar 01 postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Field Marshal Lord Carver Signed Operation Compass Dec 1940-Feb 1941 FDC. British Stamp with 9 Dec 90 Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Air Marshal Sir John Kembal, AVM DG Baile, Air Cmdre JG Hargreaves and Gp Cptn WSO Randle Signed Biggin Hill Air Fair 15 and 16 JUNE 1996 FDC. British Stamp with 15/6/1996. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Sqn Ldr R Thilthorpe Signed 60th Anniv of 1st RAF Pageant 5 July 1920 FDC. British Stamp with 30 July 1980 Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

AVM A Griffiths, Grp Cptn J Laycock, Air Cmdre JL Uprichard and Grp Cptn MJ Remlinger Signed 80th Anniversary of RAF Waddington FDC. British Stamp with 29. 6. 96 Postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Various collectibles including a hallmarked silver meat skewer, a hallmarked silver stamp holder, brooch with initials 'CHI', various association badges, a small chandelier, a Victorian-style lockable jewellery box, a travel alarm clock, mixed coinage, silver plated wine bottle holder and a reproduction lantern clock, etc.Condition Report: There are some drops missing from the chandelier.

A Copeland Parianware bust of a gentleman wearing tartan with a brooch on his left breast, the figure modelled looking slightly to the left, with stamp mark to the reverse (af), height 38cm.Condition Report: There is a crack running through the front of the tartan fabric on his chest, there is a small firing crack behind the crease of his ears, not visible from the front, there is a chip to the base and there is a rattling on the inside, the hole in the centre of the base has been filled with plaster.