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Lot 756

An album of Royal Mail Stamp packs, 84 sets in total

Lot 760

A stamp collection containing an album of Royal Mail packs, four albu,s of GB and World stamps, empty stock book, loose stamp sheets, Stanley Gibbons book, etc.

Lot 1229

Two stamp stock books containing stamps from Australia, New Zealand, Kenya, US air mail etc.

Lot 1230

A stamp stock book with stamps from Newfoundland and Canada including eight stock cards with mint Canadian stamps.

Lot 1278

A bronze sculpture of Pan on octagonal base, signed Willy Russ with spiral stamp to base. 9 1/4" high.

Lot 2325

WMF, Kaffeekern, 1. Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert. Hutschenreuther/WMF, Porzellan, versilberte Metallummantelung, 4 Teile, bestehend aus: Kaffeekanne, Gießer, Zuckerdose mit Steckdeckel und Tablett, Kanne mit Scharnierdeckel, inseitig Porzellansteckdeckel, martelliert, Firmenstempel, Kanne, H: 24,5 cm. Leichte Alters-und Gebrauhsspuren. | WMF, coffee centre, 1st half 20th century.Hutschenreuther/WMF, porcelain, silver-plated metal casing, 4 pieces, consisting of: Coffee pot, pourer, sugar bowl with plug-in lid and tray, pot with hinged lid, porcelain plug-in lid on the inside, marbled, company stamp, pot, h: 24,5 cm. Slight signs of age and wear.

Lot 607

MEISSEN Kaffeeservice "Deutsche Blume", 1924-1934, 43-tlg: Dekor mit Rocaillenrelief: bestehend aus Kaffekanne mit Tierkopfausgießer, Milchgießer und Zuckerdose, 9 Tassen/13 Untertassen (tlw. Unebenheiten an den Rändern), 13 Kuchenteller (1x min. am Rand bestoßen) 1 Speiseteller, D 26, 5 cm, dazu mit Goldkante ohne Relief: Stangenvase, H 24 cm, Blattschale, L 23 cm, rechteckige Kuchenplatte, L 29 cm und eine Kratervase mit kobaltblauem Rand, H 16, 5 cm (Jubiläumsmarke von 1935), Bestandteile tlw. berieben, Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren, Schwertermarken überwiegend Pfeifferzeit 2. Wahl.| MEISSEN coffee set "German Flower", 1924-1934, decorated with rocaille relief: consisting of a coffee pot with animal head spout, milk jug and sugar bowl, 9 cups/13 saucers (partly some min. bumps on the edges), 13 cake plates (1x min. chipped on the edge) 1 dinner plate, D 26.5 cm, with gold edge and without relief: rod vase, H 24 cm, leaf bowl, L 23 cm, rectangular cake plate, L 29 cm and a crater vase with a cobalt blue rim, H 16.5 cm (anniversary stamp from 1935), parts partially rubbed, signs of age and wear, sword marks mainly Pfeifferzeit 2nd choice.

Lot 36

Oil painting on canvas applied to the table Signed lower right and on the back the painter's stamp, title and signature. 16 cm x 24 cm; in frame 50 cm x 45 cm

Lot 90

Oil painting on canvas Signed lower right Plinio Nomellini, with attached appraisal Plinio Nomellini was a painter among the main exponents of the divisionist current between the second half of the nineteenth century and the first half of He attended the municipal school of Arts and Crafts in Livorno and the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, where he came into contact with painters such as Giovanni Fattori, Silvestro Lega and Telemaco Signorini belonging to the Macchiaioli group. In 1890 he moved to Genoa where the Albaro group, engaged in a painting with a socialist and revolutionary stamp, came to life. For his ideas and anarchist demonstrations he was arrested and imprisoned numerous times. In 1898 he participated in the Turin Exposition and from 1899 regularly at the Venice Biennial. In 1919 he moved permanently to Florence where he remained until his death. In the twenties he joined Fascism which had an important repercussion in his pictorial activity. His works can be found in various Italian museums and palaces such as the Genoa Chamber of Commerce and the Ravenna Academy. In the proposed work, the artist expresses his adhesion to the current divisionist, a purely Italian technique that has origins in French Neo-Impressionism and which is characterized by the separation of colors into single points or lines that interact with each other in an optical sense. cm. 25 x 20, framed 37 x 32.5 Late 19th century

Lot 5035

Quantity of Victorian and later ceramics, to include Copeland Spode Italian blue and white rectangular dish, with blue stamp beneath, Spode plate with floral decoration, teawares, together with glassware, metal ware, and quantity of vinyl records

Lot 184

WW1 British Army Officers 'Ever ready' trench lamp, 1940s civil defence corps welfare armband, WW1 Christmas 1914 Princess Mary brass gift box, two boxed gas masks, other war ephemera to include National Savings stamp book, clothing book, motoring goggles stamped Aug 1917 etc

Lot 74

Sasa Zahradnik (Czech, B1950), bronze figure of a female flute player, with impressed stamp to the base, H34cm

Lot 153

WILLIAM SCOTT C.B.E., R.A. (1913-1989)'ODEON VI' 1966lithograph in colours on watermarked BFK Rives wove paper, signed,, numbered and dated 1966 in pencil40/75printed by Mathieu, Zurich and published by Editions Alecto, London, with their stamp to reverse (463)63.5cm x 76.5cm

Lot 252

WILLY RONIS (1910-2009)'NUDE STUDY'posterior silver print, produced by Pierre-jean Amar under the direction of the artist in 1997, stamp and handwritten note to verso, signed in ink 'Willy Ronis'24cm x 30.5cm

Lot 88

BEN NICHOLSON O.M. (1894-1982)'OLYMPIA'(Lafranca 10)etching on wove paper, signed numbered and dated 1966 in pencil to margin43/60lafranca blind stamp 27cm x 31.5cm

Lot 162

David Hockney, a signed (in green and blue ink) 1992 European Market FDC with insert. The stamp was designed by Hockney. A British artist considered to be one of the most influential of the 20th century. 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

Lot 212

WW2 Flt Lt Mick Martin Signed RAF Lancaster Flown FDC with Stamps and Postmarks. Supporting Leonard Cheshire Homes. 14p Stamp with 31st May 1981 Postmark. Great Signature. 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

Lot 213

WW2 Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC Signed Dambusters Commemorating 617 Squadron Association Reunion Toronto 20 21st June 1972 Flown FDC. 203 of 100 Certified Copies. Canada Stamp with Toronto 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

Lot 215

WW2 Dambusters Tom Bennett, Terry Kearns and Chan Chandler Personally Signed RAF B30 Avro Lancaster Disbandment of 617 Squadron Flown FDC. 8p Jersey Stamp with 31st December 1981 Jersey 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

Lot 218

WW2 Iconic Female Aviator Lettice Curtis Signed Lancaster FDC with Stamps and Postmarks. 49 of 50 Certified Covers Issued. Curtis was the first female to deliver RAF Fighter and Bomber Jets to the Frontline During WW2. 1st Class British Stamp with Dambusters Postmark. Fantastic Signature. 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

Lot 225

WW2 617 Squadron Sqn Ldr Les Munro Signed Dambusters and Barnes Wallis Flown FDC. 2 of 27 Certified Copies. 1st Class British Stamp with Dambusters Postmark. Superb Signature. 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

Lot 420

Pilot, Bill Bedford signature collection including a signed card, an ALS and its original mailing envelope. These items are dated by Bedford 23rd September 1967 and are dedicated to Michael. The letter is on headed paper and Bedford explains the accompanying signed card is in the cover The mailing envelope is post marked 24th September 1967, Surrey, is addressed and has a stamp affixed. Bedford OBE AFC FRAeS (18 November 1920 - 20 October 1996) was a British test pilot and pioneered the development of V STOL aircraft. 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

Lot 421

Olympic Rower, Angus Gillan signature collection including a signed card, an ALS and its original mailing envelope. The letter is dated by Gillan 9th March 1972. Gillan has written his reply on the bottom of the original letter he received asking for his autograph. The mailing envelope is post marked 10th March 1972, Surrey, is addressed and has a stamp affixed. The signed card has memorable dates and events inscribed by Gillan. Gillan (11 October 1885 - 23 April 1981) was a Scottish rower and colonial service official. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. 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

Lot 422

Politician, Michael Foot signature collection including a signed card, a TLS and its original mailing envelope. The letter is on headed House of Commons paper, dated 5th April 1974, as Foot explains the accompanying signed card is in the cover. The mailing envelope is post marked 8th April 1974, Surrey, has a typed address and has a stamp affixed. Foot FRSL (23 July 1913 - 3 March 2010) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Labour Leader from 1980 to 1983. 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

Lot 471

Baron MT de Graffenried Signed Great Names In Motor Racing First Day Cover. Helvetia Stamp with 13-5-82 Postmark. Image Shows Maserati 4CL. Number 8 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

Lot 472

T. A. S. O Mathieson Signed Great Names In Motor Racing First Day Cover. 16p British Stamp with 1983 Postmark. Image Shows Maserati 8c 3000. Number 15. 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

Lot 473

Roy Salvadori Signed Great Names In Motor Racing First Day Cover. Monaco Stamp with 31-3-1983 Postmark. Image shows Aston Martin 2 1 2 Litre. Number 13. 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

Lot 475

Piero Taruffi Signed Great Names In Motor Racing First Day Cover. Italian Stamp with 20. 10. 82 Postmark. Image shows 4. 1 Litre Ferrari. Number 10. 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

Lot 477

Kay Petre Signed Great Names In Motor Racing First Day Cover. British Stamp with 10 May 83 Postmark. Image Shows 10. 5 Litre V12 Delage. Number 5. 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

Lot 478

CAS (Tony) Brooks Signed Great Names In Motor Racing First Day Cover. 8p British Stamp with 3 Dec 79 Queens Road Postmark. Image Shows Vanwall VW5. Number 3. 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

Lot 479

SCH (Sammy) Davis Signed Great Names In Motor Racing First Day Cover. Monaco Stamp with 19-4-1987 Monaco Postmark. Image Shows The Big Six Bentley at 126mph. Number 2. 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

Lot 488

HRH Prince Michael of Kent Signed Internet Stamps, 1936 The Year of the Three Kings First Day Cover. £3 British Stamp with Two 31. 08. 06 Kingsdown Dover Postmark. 104 of 210 Covers Issued. 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

Lot 492

The Rt Hon Lord Carrington Signed 50th Anniversary of NATO 1949-1999 Flown First Day Cover. JS(CC)61. 165 of 186 Covers Issued. Belgian stamp with 15-3-1999 Brussels 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

Lot 510

The Rt Hon Christopher Patten Signed Hong Kong Benhams Silk Cachet First Day Cover. A Limited Edition Cover. Isle of Man Stamp with One Isle Of Man Hong Kong 1 July 97 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

Lot 548

WW2 RAF Alan W Gear, Geoffrey Page, Peter Ayerst, John Ellis Signed AVM Johnnie Johnson FDC. 224 of 500 Covers Issued. British Stamp with 31 March 77 Postmark. Flown in a VC10. RAFM HA14. 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

Lot 549

WW2 RAF Peter Ayerst, JJ Booth, Richard Haine and 2 other signed Grp cpt Sir Douglas Bader FDC. 106 of 500 Covers Issued. Flown in the Last Hawker Hurricane. British Stamp with 12 October 77 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

Lot 550

WW2 Sir Huw Wheldon MC signed 40th Anniversary of D-Day Flown First Day Cover. Flown in Hercules Mk1 XV 209. 78 of 102 Covers Issued. 16p Stamp with 6 June 84 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

Lot 551

WW2 John R Gorman MC signed 40th Anniversary of D-Day Flown First Day Cover. Flown in Hercules Mk1 XV 209. 49 of 73 Covers Issued. 16p Stamp with 6 June 84 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

Lot 552

WW2 AVM Johnnie Johnson, Rupert Curtis, Peter Ayerst signed 40th Anniversary of D-Day Flown First Day Cover. Lord lovat Signature is Stamped. Flown in Hercules Mk1 XV 209. French Stamp with French 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

Lot 553

WW2 Colonel Pat Porteous VC signed 40th Anniversary of D-Day Flown First Day Cover. Flown in Hercules Mk1 XV 209. 40 of 94 Covers Issued. 16p Stamp with 6 June 84 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

Lot 564

WW2 AVM Johnnie Johnson, Jeffrey Quill and Alan Deere Signed 50th Anniv of 1st Spitfire Flight Flown FDC. Flown in a Spitfire MK19. 22p British Stamp with 5 Mar 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

Lot 580

Fantastic 15 George Cross Winners Signed Gallantry Cotswold First Day Cover. Signatures include Geoff Riley GC, Ken Farrow GC, Margaret Purves GC, Daphne Pearson GC, Carl Walker GC, HH Flintoff GC, Tony Gledhill GC, JT Baker GC, E Hawkins GC, JS Rowlands GC, J Fairfax GC, John Bridge GC and few others. British Stamp with London SW1 2 May 1995 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

Lot 581

WW2 RAF Alan Deere, Avis J Hearn and 3 others Signed The Major Assault 30-31 August Flown FDC. Further Signed by Wg Cdr IH Cosby, Elspeth Green, Elizabeth Mortimer. 85 of 1100 Covers Issued. George Cross Stamp with Biggin Hill 11 Sept 1990 Postmark. Flown in a Lancaster. RAFA 12 Code. 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

Lot 490

A box containing stamp albums 1st day covers and a small quantity of theatre programmes for Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson

Lot 1096

Possibly Paul Vogt Studio Pottery Jug, 13.5cm high plus dish, both 'P' over arrow stamp, five boxed Wedgwood plates, two screw topped bowls.

Lot 1393

TN Japan, tin plate Golden Jubilee 'Old Fashioned Car' battery operated, bearing Kosuge stamp. in original box.23.5cm long.

Lot 199

A collection of hallmarked silver, to include medallions, a stamp envelope, a brooch, along with various other white metalware to include watch chains and bracelets etc. (A/F).

Lot 77

A collection of stamps, stamp albums and first day covers

Lot 89

Three Post Office issue metal bins, 33cm diameter, together with a set of post office scales, together with another and a data stamp holder (6)

Lot 131

Four Australian coin albums, stamp albums, cigar brand wrappers

Lot 108

A collection of replica military badges, includes American Deputy Marshal brass badge with Fox Stamp makers mark, an Royal antediluvian order of Buffaloes India medal/jewel, two WW2 stars with other items.

Lot 1000A

EARLY 20TH CENTURY JACQUES 'STAUNTON' PATTERN CHESS SETthirty-two pieces in boxwood and ebony, many pieces with maker's stamp, the pawns 5.5cm high, the king 10cm, in original baize lined mahogany case with divider, the hinged cover with paper label, the base with retailer stamp and sticker for The Midland Educational Co.Pieces are weighted; thirty-two pieces present; small chip to crown of black queen; very small chip to top of mane of one black knight, the same with small chips to right ear; slight blemish to ebony of one black bishop; chip to collar of one black pawn; tiny nicks to white queen crown; one White Castle with small internal split; one white knight with small chip to tip of right ear; one white bishop with a chip to collar; one white pawn with chip to collar; additional images available

Lot 1012

SCOTTISH AUTOMOTIVE INTEREST - ALBION MOTORS OF GLASGOW,an original watercolour schematic body drawing to scale, 'J. & B. Stevenson Cakes', 16 H. P. Albion Van, with 'Please Return' stamp, framed and behind glass, 35 x 51cm overall

Lot 2008

Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), lithograph, Deal, signed in pen with blind stamp, image 17cm x 25cm, mountedMount is slightly discoloured and warped, sheet is in good condition, no foxing creases or tears, published by Venture Prints Ltd 1973

Lot 2009

Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), lithograph, Deal beach, signed in pencil with blind stamp, published by Venture Prints Ltd 1973, image 26cm x 50cm, framedSome light foxing in the margin and slight discolouration along the top margin, no creases or tears, colours strong

Lot 150

NO RESERVE Mathematics.- Cauchy (Augustin-Louis) Démonstration du Théorême Général de Fermat, sur les Nombres Polygones, in Mémoires de la Classe des Sciences Mathématiques et Physiques de l'Institut de France, Années 1813, 1814, 1815, pp.177-220, 3 folding engraved plates (in book), scattered light spotting, endpapers toned, hinges cracked but covers holding firm, contemporary calf-backed textured cloth, blind stamp of the Athenaeum Club to upper cover, also in gilt to foot of spine, 4to, Paris, 1818.⁂ The volume also features the work of Louis Poinsot, Pierre Simon Girard and Jean Baptiste Biot, among others.

Lot 153

NO RESERVE Science.- Mémoires de la Classe des Sciences Mathématiques et Physiques de l'Institut Impérial de France, Année 1811, 2 parts in 1, 6 folding engraved plates, bookplate of Hugh Robert Hughes of Kimnel Hall, his ink stamp to vol. 1 half-title, some light browning, upper hinge cracked but holding, contemporary calf-backed boards, gilt, rebacked with original backstrip laid down, rubbed and scratched, spine ends chipped, joints split and head and foot, 1812 § Berthollet (Claude Louis) Essai de Statique Chimique, 2 vol., some browning, occasional worming at inner margin, not affecting text, vol. 1 with light marginal damp-staining to last few leaves, hinges cracked, contemporary morocco-backed boards, quite rubbed, vol. 1 with upper cover detached and spine coming loose, 1803, half-titles, scattered foxing, Paris; and others in French, most science related, 4to & 8vo (11)

Lot 163

Women's extravagant fashion.- Cauwe (Franciscus) Teghen-Verghift teghen een Groote Peste van het Christendom, te weten: de Ydelheyt, Oneerbaerheyt, ende Overdaet der Vrauwelycke Kleederen ende Cieraeten, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, ink stamp to title, F3 lower blank corner torn away, some foxing and water-staining, lightly browned, later sheep, spine in compartments, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, Heirs of Jan vanden Kerchove, 1676 § Steversloot (Laurentius) Geuse-kost; Opgedist in Paapse Schotelen; Handelende van de Souvereine Oppermagt, en Heerschappye der Roomsche Pausen, Aangetoond uit hare eigen Schryvers, engraved frontispiece, title in red and black and with woodcut ornament, engraved illustrations in text, water-stained, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, contemporary vellum, soiled, [Leiden], [J. du Vivie], 1725; and 6 others, 18th century Dutch, v.s. (8)⁂ The first mentioned rails against women's extravagant fashion tastes and the exposing of their necks.

Lot 180

NO RESERVE Autographs.- Barnes (Djuna) Typed Postcard signed, to "Mr Garaci", on a printed Pablo Picasso postcard, oblong 8vo, New York, 6th November 1974, denying a second caller, signature and annotations from Barnes in green ink, stamp lightly smudged; and 5 other cut signatures, addresses in manuscript pen, one with post-stamp, some with pencil dates to corner, 1937-1974 (6)

Lot 252

World's most difficult literary puzzle.- [Mathers (Edward Powys)], "Torquemada". Cain's Jawbone in The Torquemada Puzzle Book: A Miscellany of Original Crosswords, Acrostics, Anograms, Verbal Pastimes and Problems, first edition, 14pp. tracing paper to rear (some torn out), stamp to title, original cloth, very lightly rubbed, spine lightly faded, 8vo, 1934.⁂ Very scarce first edition. Library hub records just 3 other copies in the National Library of Scotland, the British Library, and the Bodleian Library.Dubbed "The world's most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle", Mather's book contains challenging crosswords, spooneristics, verbal games, triple cricket acrostics and other puzzles. Most famously in recent years, the last 100 pages of the book contain a mystery novella, Cain's Jawbone, which is dedicated to Dorothy L. Sayers. The puzzle resides in the misbound pages, which the reader is invited to solve: "the pages have been printed in a haphazard and incorrect order, a fact reflects little credit on somebody...", and a pink paper leaf informs the reader that "the publisher so grieves for what has happened that he offers two prizes to readers of £25 each who give the full names of the six persons murdered, their murderers, and the correct order of the 100 pages."The difficulty of the book-length puzzle is attested to the fact that only 2 people solved it at the time. A crowd-funded reprint of the novella was issued after the fiendishly difficult attempt to solve the puzzle went viral online to over nine million viewers. Since the re-print in 2019, only one other person has successfully solved it.

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