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A 1968 Paris student riots poster, a screenprint poster, printed at the École des Beaux-Arts during the May 1968 Paris student riots, the text reads 'CRS SS', possibly a reference to the CRS riot police at the time and comparing them to Nazi Germany's notorious Schutzstaffel or 'SS',55 x 43cmThere is an excellent book on the 1968 Paris uprising and the posters produced at the time titled 'Beauty is in the Street: A Visual Record of the May ’68 Paris Uprising', edited by Johan Kugelberg and Philippe Vermès.Condition ReportWith a large to the bottom right side over the 'S'.

John Ruskin (1819-1900), a collection of twelve signed letters, comprising1) a letter addressed to 'Boyce', stating he had 'written to Rosetti' for his address,2) a letter addressed to 'My dear Sir' responding to a gentleman 'enquiring for a Turner autograph',3) a letter addressed to 'Mr Hall' (S.C. Hall, Esq.), worrying that he 'caused Miss Virtue some trouble by not presenting the enclosed cheque' and he sees 'the Palestine exploration people are in want of funds, perhaps Miss Virtue will be kind enough to write a new cheque for them',4) a letter addressed to 'Calverly Hotel, Tunbridge Wells', stating he enjoyed the poems he had received which 'must be the case with every faithful lover of Derwent water - which in spite of a rather - in full consistence with - a more recent devotion to the Alps, I still claim to be - as one loves one's nurse faithfully',5) a letter addressed to 'Mr Mackay' (Charles Mackay Esq.), apologising for a delay in response and wishing to chat to him on his return to England,6) a letter addressed to 'Mr Smith', discussing plates 'just published, - plate 4. 12 guineas. I think this an exorbitant price - I wish you would ask one or two lithographers here what they would estimate it at',7) another to S C Whitworth Esq., thanking him 'for the gift of your book, with every word of which I concur', complete with its envelope,8) a letter address to 'My dear Madam', thanking the recipient for the book and commenting 'the Flaxmann designs become very interesting in this direct association with the text',9) a letter addressed to 'Dear Mrs Barnard', stating 'You needn't come to Oxford, but you must write out the Charter, and sign it & send it to me',10) a letter to Alexander Edmonston Esq., explaining he 'wanted the second part of Sir Charles Grandison - and on sending the first to the library from which I saw it had been purloined, it was claimed as private property - I must therefore refer again to you - and I send back the Blackwood too',11) a letter to Benjamin Vincent Esq., stating his 'letters are all in arrears - I suppose I can be of no service now about the abstract - If it is not printed yet - just put - Can Grande della Scala for Castruccio Castracani',12) a letter addressed to 'My dear Sir', explaining he is 'now done with Walker and Burnet'... 'but I want to see the other three parts of Burnet's work, if I can.', later wanting 'to know the price of 'Collection of Ancient Fragments', by J. P. Cary, 1832', anda further signed letter by J Rosa Barnard,addressed to 'Dear Madame, stating she has received one of her 'mother's letters from John Ruskin which I enclose. It seemed a pity to cut the signature so I send you all of it & am glad for you to have & keep it. Believe me' (13)

John Ruskin (1819-1900), a group of fourteen signed letters, recipients to include Dr Attwell, Mr Learoyd, Butler, Miss Miller, Woodd, Dixon, Mr Stowe, with subjects to include discussing agates, pearls, and Christmas, together with six envelopes addressed to Samuel Learoyd, and an envelope addressed to Mrs S H Holder (qty.)For a comprehensive transcription, please see the condition report.Condition ReportTranscription of letters:'Brantwood, Coniston, LancashireDear Dr AttwellI was so much interested in looking out those stones for you that I’m ready to lend you another lot directly – if you’ve room and care for them. I hope the new lot sent you yesterday are better than those sent to Whiteland’s – but these others won’t be lost, there either.That’s so interesting and so right – about the moral of monsters – but I hav’nt''Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire. AmblesideDear Mr LearoydPlease let the agates be sent here, and with thanks for your care and best Christmas wishes believe me your faithful servant John Ruskin Samuel Learoyd Esq.''Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire.28th April 83My dear SirI am so ashamed of myself for not having answered your kind letters of question about showing the agates – but I have been thinking of several things about them. It seems to me that with your good help, they might be arranged for a loan collection, belonging to the Sheffield Museum, and – when long enough at one place taken to another.You will at once see at looking over them that all have separate phenomena. Several are ,(in my experience unique) and all are chosen for things which need notice in each specimen ‐ If you will at present number and shortly describe each – and show just as you think best. I would afterwards consult with you on what more might be said, with secure basis of science, of the possible mode of production of each – and print the catalogue so settled.This cannot be till after our Oxford work is done – but for the present exhibition please take all authority. I think my stones usually look best on white silk or deep red or purple velvet – in which when the collection is finally arranged you might have niched places for each stone Ever most truly Yours J Ruskin''Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire.27th Dec. 84Dear Mr. LearoydNo. I could not take up pearls. – they are a result of disease. And would never interest me, but I should like to see an exhaustive book on them – Silica is more than ever I shall manage, ‐ but please tell me of any points of new interest that occur to you in it at any time Ever faithfully yours J Ruskin''Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire.3rd MayDear Butler,I’m quite delighted with all the small silvers ‐ and all the besicas – and the rest are very nice I return a pound’s worth of what I don’t want – see accounts and enclose cheque for £5 with hearty thanks. The 15/‐ chlorite is superb – quite worth £1 to me – the largest indescent Madagascar, the best I ever saw.I’m not well, stomach out of sorts – or that metal‐book would have been done by this time – I Don’t know what you could have got out of my talk – you said you should like to know things – And I said – so should I! I think that was about all. But I’ll write and print the catalogue of collections for you directly. Ever affectionately yours JR''Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire.17th April 83My dear SirI will look out the stones directly – but your own arrangement will be entirely satisfactory to me – it will be a delight to think of your seeing them. – I will wait on Col. R; the moment I’m in town againEver faithfully yoursJ Ruskin''Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire18th May 86My dear SirI accept your Companionship very gladly, having at last given up the idea of the Guild’s being a monied power; and contenting myself with making it a bond and an influence for assured good.Do not hasten to leave your position under Dr. Gore. You could not be in a more useful one that of a practical experimental philosopher – as you grow in years – holding yet the faith you have now signed Ever faithfully yours John Ruskin''Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire. Christmas 86My dear SirI find nothing so uselessly wasteful of my time as lending either drawings or minerals, and have vowed to trouble myself no more, in that kind – but if I would – assuredly not for Manchester. Even at Xmas time I forgive them not their Thirlmere theft. Ever faithfully yours John Ruskin''Herne Hill, S.E. London20th June 77Dear Miss Miller,I have been twenty times of the edge – never yet well over the edge –of answering your mostvaluable letters – but you will see in next days I have not forgotten them.Is Eastover House an established and permanent school – and would its trustees like me to lend Some agates and other stones for her pupils to play with and think of? Ever gratefully Yours J. Ruskin''Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire.12th Feb. 85Dear Woodd,Many thanks. The Phots are beautiful. I had taken good ones myself, of course; but these beat them considerably. I’ve ordered a report of St. George to be sent to you. I shall expect a grand subscription to my Museum. Ever affectionately yours J Ruskin Charles H. Woodd, Esq.''I have not read the slips yet they seem most interesting.Venice, 6th MayDear DixonI have been terribly neglectful of you. I was very glad to see your hand today, but what to know how you are.I must really organize this St. George’s company by drawing up some legal documents myself which the Companions shall sign. I am sick of the lawyers’ delays and the Trustees are shy of acting for want of clearly knowing to whom they are responsible.‐ So you will have to declare that you they have no business with the matter – but that you only hold the Master responsible for the management. Ever affectionately yours J Ruskin' 'Denmark Hill23rd AprilMy dear Mr StoweI’ve had this returned letter by me ever so long and always forgotten to ask you to forward it – and now I’m leaving town – but I shall be back D.V. early in the summer – and most happy then to see your friend. Yours very truly J Ruskin''Denmark Hill, CamberwellMonday 1st OctoberMy dear SirI could not earlier reply to your letter – having left several days of this week open to choice to different friends whom I wanted to see – having only just come home from Switzerland – I have no forenoon time open just now – could you & Mr. Gregory favour me by coming some evening? Friday or Saturday? If not I shall have forenoon time next week. Truly yours, J Ruskin It is a long way for you to come – if Mr Gregory could be at Queen Sq. on Saturday, or Friday at one o’clock, I would come there.''Denmark Hill, S.7th Oct.My dear Sir.In this fine weather I am out all day my business goes to the dogs. I am heartily obliged to you for your letters and for the kindness of sending me an account of Mr. Stevenson – Forgive me, as well as him, the trouble we have caused you and believe me yours faithfully and obliged J Ruskin'

T.E. Lawrence book collection to include 1935 editions of Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Revolt In The Desert 1927. In Lawrence’s Bodyguard by Gurney Slade 1931. With Lawrence In Arabia by Lowell Thomas. Lawrence of Arabia by Sir Ronald Storrs 1940. T.E. Lawrence by Jeremy Wilson. Revolt In The Desert with sketches by Edward Bawden. Lawrence & The Arabs by Robert Graves. T.E. Lawrence by His Friends 1937, with several editions of Letters, Journals Of The T E Lawrence Society, Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Leaflet etc (50+ items)

J.K.Rowling collection of twenty titles, including eight crime fiction books written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith (one with author's hologram sticker), books include volumes 1-7 in the Harry Potter series 2014, three American first editions Order of the Phoenix, Goblet of Fire and Half-Blood Prince with The Casual Vacancy and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the Galbraith titles include Silkworm 2014, Career of Evil 2015, Troubled Blood 2020, Lethal White 2018, Ink Black Heart 2022 with a copy of The Cuckoo’s Calling 2013 which carries a J.K. Rowling silver hologram sticker, with accompanying letter explaining how the sticker was attached during the Harrogate Crime Festival in 2014 whilst waiting for two book to be signed, however the author would only sign one book, leaving this copy carrying just the authenticity hologram sticker minus signature, plus two duplicate Galbraith titles, all hardback in protected dust-wrappers

Illustrated books to include Four And Twenty Toilers with Pictures by F.D. Bedford & Verses by E.V. Lucas, published Grant Richards (c.1900), first edition with 24 full-page colour plates, in cloth backed illustrated boards. Bobbity Flop with Rhymes by Jessie Pope and Pictures by Angusine MacGregor (c.1910), in cloth back picture boards. Lewis Carroll Through The Looking-Glass with 50 illustrations by John Tenniel Macmillan, 1902, in publisher's cloth. The Coming of The Fairies by Arthur Conan Doyle published Psychic Press (1928). The Story Without An End by Sarah Austin with chromo plates by E.V.B., published 1868, in gilt decorated cloth. The April Baby’s Book of Tunes 1900 with colour illustrations by Kate Greenaway. Goody Two-Shoes 1881. Tolkien’s Tom Bombadil illustrated by Pauline Baynes and three others (11)

[Shakespeare] Works of Shakspere Imperial Edition edited by Charles Knight, illustrated with steel engravings, published Virtue (c.1870s) in 2 folio volumes, recently bound in full half leather with raised bands and gilt decorated spines. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe with upwards of 100 wood engravings published Cassell (c.1870s), in half leather. Farrar’s Life of Christ with coloured map and original illustrations (c.1880), in half leather. The Book of Martyrs by John Foxe illustrated (c.1880s). Bunyan’s Pilgrim's Progress illustrated by H.C. Selous and M. Paolo Priolo (c.1880s). A Collection Of Novels By Charles Dickens, published by Chapman & Hall (c.1870s), bound in three half leather volumes and Pictures From Punch volume IV bound in modern half leather

Wright’s Book of Poultry Revised and Edited in Accordance with The Latest Poultry Club Standards by S.H. Lewer with 30 coloured plates and numerous illustrations, published The Waverley Book Company (c.1910), bound in half leather with a gilt lettered spine. A History of The Vegetable Kingdom; Embracing The Physiology Of Plants with Their Uses To Man And The Lower Animals by William Rhind and illustrated with several hundred figures, published Blackie 1862 with steel engravings coloured plates and text illustrations, bound in half leather with gilt title. English Botany or Coloured Figures of British Plants edited by Boswell Syme and Mrs. Lancaster with illustrations by Sowerby etc, published Robert Hardwicke 1866, volume six only in publisher's gilt cloth (3)

[Royalty] A group of letters to Angela Huth (novelist, journalist and author of best-seller Land Girls 1995, she formed a close friendship with Princess Margaret during the 1960s) including handwritten note from H.R.H. Princess Margaret addressed to Angie wishing to keep “6 things all irresistible I am sending back Tony’s failure (her husband Lord Snowdon) & if you could take that amount off the dressing gown ticket I’ve marked with his name & send him the bill Christmas will be in June! A million thanks & lots of love” signed Margaret – on Kensington Palace headed paper, a handwritten letter (dd.1972) from Tony (Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon and husband of Princess Margaret from 1960-1978) offering to do some more photographs of her for her new book “..and what about some of the last lot (some of which weren’t used) – I was younger then!”, another letter signed Tony on Clarence House headed paper thanking her for the lovely wedding present and that they were having “enormous fun moving into their new house”, typed letter signed by Mountbatten of Burma (Louis, Admiral of the Fleet) dated April 1971 on Broadlands headed paper that he is delighted Angela enjoyed her visit to Classiebawn Castle and that if she writes any articles about her visit for the Evening Standard or any American magazine, that he should very much like to see copies, handwritten letter dated 1972 from Bernard Levin (journalist & author) commenting on her play that is was a worthy successor to Nowhere Girl, printed card dated 1951 a junior Bronze Medal award to Angela Huth on The Art of Speaking Verse from the Poetry Society and visiting card with warm wishes from Mrs. Cunliffe-Fraser. Together with three letters (likely limited in number and printed in facsimile from a master copy) to members of the royal household on Buckingham Palace headed paper from Elizabeth II, Princess Anne and Prince Edward giving thanks for gifts received, and two letters from Dame Anna Neagle (actress and singer Dame Florence Wilcox 1904-1986) regretting her inability to help with the opening ceremony of a fete due to other commitments including a trip to Canada performing her play, and a signed notecard from John Osborne (playwright and actor 1929-1994) dated 1973  (13)

[Bible] A Practical And Explanatory Commentary on The Old Testament by The Rev. Robert Jamieson, with illustrative engravings on steel, published James S. Virtue (c.1870s) with many full page plates and coloured map together with engraved pages for births and deaths records, thick folio volume bound in full contemporary leather with diamond patterned tooled covers within gilt decorated borders, gilt decorated panels, bands and lettering on spine and with decorated edge gilding to text block. The Holy Bible containing the Old And New Testaments printed by George E. Eyre & William Spottiswoode 1846, folio bound in blind stamped decorated Morocco with raised bands and gilt lettered spine. The Life of Our Lord And Saviour Jesus Christ by The Rev. John Fleetwood, published J. & F. Tallis (1840s) illustrated with full-page steel engravings, folio bound in full gilt leather with lettered title label spine together with The London Journal volume XLIII for 1866 and copy of Jerrolds’ Farmers’ Labour Account Book 36th edition with entries from 1877-78, in leather backed boards (5)

Approximately seventy Talking Book CDs, mainly large box sets includes JRR Tolkien books The Lord of the Rings 46 CD box set, The Hobbit and The Children of Hurin, twenty three Stephen King box sets, three Ian Rankin, eight PD James, eight Dean Koontz, seven James Herbert, eleven Lindsey Davis, etc. Sets generally appear to be in excellent condition, a few are still sealed. 

George Belcher's 'Potted Char' 1933, Robert Frust 'As Told to a Child', Cyderpress 2000 ltd, The Sunflower Book, pictured by Eleanor S. March, printed 1927 by R. Clay, The Motor Car Manual, Third Edition by R. Moffit Ford (5).

An Edwardian Toy Grocer`s Shop "Pets Stores", c.1910, the original cardboard box with pictorial lid lithographed with a boy and girl playing at shops, enclosing a compartmentalised interior with original contents including weighing scales, scoops, money, invoices, labels, bags, tins and packets, rule book etc, 29.5 by 34cm

A Hallmarked Silver Mounted Miniature Book of Prayer, L&S, Birmingham 1913, the cover with decorative cherub scene in relief; Together with a hallmarked silver backed dressing table mirror, Chesteer 1923, with decorative festoon design and vacant cartouche verso, a hallmarked silver and tortoiseshell mounted brush, B&Co, Birmingham 1926, with festoon detail to centre and initialled to cartouche. (3)

A Near Complete Run of 1950's Eagle Comics From Volumes 7-9. Just Missing Volume 9 #42, #44 and #45. Together With Girl Comic Volume 6 #48 1957 and On The Farm By James Gardner Puffin Book. Comics Unchecked For Completeness. Comic Conditions Vary. Faults Noted To All Comics.

‡ SIR DAVID WILKIE (SCOTTISH 1785-1841) THE DEATH OF SIR PHILIP SIDNEY Oil on panel 36 x 25cm (14 x 9¾ in.)Provenance: Commissioned from the artist by Samuel Dobrée (1759-1827), 1818 Thence by descent to his son Bonamy Dobrée (1794-1863), by 1842 Thence by descent to his son Bonamy Dobrée (1818-1907) Thence by descent to his son Bonamy Dobrée, Jr. (1863-1891) Thence by descent to his son Professor Bonamy Dobrée (1891-1974) By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 19 June 1957, lot 37 There acquired by Harvey Smythe, London By whom subsequently returned to Sotheby's and to Professor Bonamy Dobrée Thence by descent to Georgina Dobrée (1930-2008), London By whom anonymously sold, London, Sotheby's, London, 14 November 1990, lot 62 There acquired by Richard L. FeigenLiterature: S. Dobrée, The Book of Death, London 1819, n.p A. Cunningham, The Life of Sir David Wilkie, London, 1843, vol. II, pp.7-8, 11-13 D. Wilkie, The Wilkie Gallery, a selection of the best pictures of the late Sir David Wilkie, London and New York, 1848, n.p. engraving reproduced W. Bayne, Sir David Wilkie R.A., London, 1903, p.79 H.A.D. Miles et.al, Sir David Wilkie of Scotland (1785 - 1841), exhibition catalogue, Raleigh, 1987, p.85 H.A.D. Miles, Sir David Wilkie 1785-1841, exhibition catalogue, London, 1994, pp. 63-65. cat. no.16Exhibited: London, British Institution, 1842, no. 22 (lent by Bonamy Dobrée) Manchester, Art Treasures Exhibition, 1857, no. 267 (lent by Bonamy Dobrée) London, Grosvenor Gallery, 1888, no. 66 (lent by Bonamy Dobrée, Jr.) London, Richard L. Feigen & Co., Sir David Wilkie 1785-1841, 13 October - 25 November 1994, no. 16Engraved: Abraham, Raimbach, 1819 William Greatbach, circa 1848-50This painting was commissioned by Samuel Dobrée, a distinguished bibliophile and collector of modern masters, who had purchased Wilkie's Letter of Introduction, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1814. In January 1818 Dobrée asked Wilkie for illustrations for his Book of Death, an anthology of the deaths of more than 200 notable persons drawn from Chamber's Encyclopaedia. As the work was of an historical genre Wilkie suggested Thomas Stothard (1755-1834) as a more appropriate artist, but as this was not forthcoming finally Wilkie agreed to help him.The result was the present painting and The Death of the Chevalier Bayard, though only the present work was used as the basis for an engraving by Raimbach, published in 1819.The present work shows the influence of Titian upon Wilkie at this date in both composition and particularly in colour palette. In 1817 and 1818, Wilkie was copying works by Titian in private collections or on loan to National Gallery and National Galley of Scotland.Sir Philip Sidney, poet and diplomat was appointed Governor of Flushing by Queen Elizabeth in 1585, he was shot during the attack on a Spanish convoy, had managed to ride back to camp, but died from his wounds three weeks later. Wilkie in his depiction of the scene technically shows the moment after he has been shot. Dobrée's source for the death was Chalmers's revised edition of The General Biographical Dictionary, XXVII, 1816, p. 510, 'As Sir Philip was returning from the field of battle, pale, languid, and thirsty, with excess of bleeding, he asked for water to quench his thirst - the water was brought, and no sooner reached his lips than he resigned it to a dying soldier, whose ghastly countenance attracted his notice, speaking these words: " This man's necessity is greater than mine."' The noble moral of Sidney's worthiness, even in death, often quoted.A related drawing was offered Christie's, Scotland, 30 October 2003, lot 8. We are grateful to Alex Kidson for his help in preparing this catalogue entry. The work will be included in Hamish Miles' forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the work of David Wilkie.   

A 19th century continental porcelain plaque depicting two children reading a book, signed C.L. Vogel, in glazed gilt frame, approx 20cm x 13.5cm

1925 Morris Cowley Tourer Beng sold without reserveRegistration number 63 EXRChassis number 74327Engine number CB88575Cream with a red interiorBought by the vendor's father in the late 1950's whilst working in Southern RhodesiaFitted with a commercial type flat radiator to cope with the Rhodesian heatHistory file wth a radiator core (Vintage & Classic Radiators in 2001 £625.10), cylinder head/reface cylinder block/hone cylinder block etc (Tim Whellock in 2002 £2,251.55) and repairs to car engine (G Bull, Vintage Car Spares 1920-1960 in 2004 £1,500)Very little use over the past few yearsOnly for sale to lack of use and other vehicles needing the owner's attentionWill need some commissioningBarn storedWth V5, V5C, RF60 buff log book, DVLA note first registered in 1962, when the father return to the UK bringing the Cowley with himAlso see the owner's Beardmore in this auction All lots in this sale are sold as is and bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Please read our terms and conditionsThis lot must be collected by 12.30pm on Friday 27th June. If the buyer has not collected by this time it will automatically be removed and placed into storage, incurring a removal charge of £100 + VAT, to include the first week of storage, unless otherwise noted. Storage will then be charged at £10 + VAT per day or part thereof. If collecting from storage, please provide 24 hours notice

Prout (Samuel) Prout's Microcosm: The Artist's Sketch-Book of Groups of Figures, Shipping..., 24 tinted lithographed plates, some guards, plates loose and working loose, original cloth, gilt, [1841]; and another, Motte-Fouque's Undine, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, folio & 4to (2).

Colonel Charles Vernon Hume (1860-1915), a group of archival papers and other items, including: four Boer War period equestrian painted envelopes dated 1900, to 'Major Hume, Intelligence Dept. Headquarters Staff, S. Africa'; testimonial for C V Hume when ADC to the Commander-in-Chief in Burma, 1887; few small portrait photographs; Buckingham Palace permissions dated 1911 to wear Japanese Order of the Rising Sun and The White Elephant conferred by the King of Siam; Book 'The War of the Polish Succession' by The Crown Prince of Siam, inscribed by the author to C V Hume, 1901; Japanese postcards of early 20th century date; press cuttings on his death in 1915; also a Victorian officer's sword by Johnstone, London; a leather clad telescope; a silver capped baton; and various military buttons and insignia Hume served in various official posts, including Military Attache at Tokyo from 1903 to 1907. He was Military Governor to the Crown Prince of Siam from 1896, when he came to study in England. Mrs Hume was granted a pension of £120 a year after her husband's death in 1915.

A collection of antiquarian French and German language books, and Italian book "Risposta del S. Torquato Tasso", this book is the response to harsh criticism Tasso received from Bastian Rossi regarding his notions of civil and religious liberty, single volume dated 1585, also three volumes "The Tour of Switzerland" by E F Lantier circa 1803 and a mixed selection of novels and histories, mostly 19th century and leather bound (see illustration).

Cruse, Mary Anne (known as MAC): THE TINY LAWN TENNIS CLUB; published by Dean & Son in London in small 4to beautifully decorated boards with 30 pages. This is a childs book illustrated by a number of full colour illustrations, several of which showing children at a very early game of lawn tennis. Provenance: This lot is part of Mr Alan Chalmers Collection.

Five Real Tennis Books: Shneerson, John; MCC, MORE THAN A CRICKET CLUB, Real tennis and other sports at Lords; Ronaldson Publications in Oxford; 2020; 1/300; in hard boards and dust-wrapper with 320 pages. This well illustrated book covers the fascinating story of real tennis at the world`s most famous cricket club. Hiller, G G (editor); FROM PILLAR TO POST, CHAPTERS ON THE HISTORY OF REAL TENNIS; St Kilda, Australia; 2007; signed 1/360; in 8vo hard boards with 161 pages. Pell, Haven N B; AROUND THE WORLD IN FIFTY COURTS; published by Ronaldson Publications in Oxford; in large 8vo hard boards internally marbled and decorative dust-wrapper with 385 pages all page edges are gilt; the deluxe edition of 2022 in a print run of 60 library copies. Gillmeister Ph.D., Heiner; TENNIS A CULTURAL HISTORY; originally published in 1998 in German and then in English, this is the 2017 reprinted edition, revised and enlarged; published by Equinox Publishing in the USA in large 8vo paper covers and with 632 pages. McNicoll, Kathryn: REAL TENNIS; Princes Risborough; 2005 in small 8vo paperback with 40 pages.

A collection of six late 19th century Journals by H. S Brown, 3rd Greaser, of the barque 'Stracathro' of Dundee, one first dated 1889/1890 for the voyage from Melbourne to London, another for the voyage from San Diego to London with a cargo of cement, another for the voyage from San Diego to Liverpool, a tally book of loading for the voyage from Crete to London, 1891, one for the voyage from Cardiff to Tachwana (Chile) , 1892 and one for the barque 'Edinburgh for the round trip New York to Sydney-Sydney to London , 1896. (6)

1950's Football Programmes, 1958 Swindon Town V Norwich City x3 & V Bournemoth, 1957 FA Cup second round Northampton Town V Bournemouth, 1959 Doncaster Rovers V York City, 1957 Leyton Orient V Leicester City, 1958 Gillingham V Walsall, 1958 Southend United V Mansfield Town & V Coventry City, 1959 Bath City V Bedford Town, V Millwall x2, 1959 Dundee V Motherwell, 1959 Yeovil Town V Bath City, 1959 Walthamstow Avenue V Bournemouth & Boscombe, 1958 Wrexham V Stockport C & V Bradford C, 1960 FA Amateur Cup Crook Town V Walthamstow along with a 1957-58 FA Year Book, France 98 Official Programme and a 1958 Welsh Rugby Union Wales V France Programme (22)

Handbook of Stations hard back Book dated 1956. Good overall condition with a good quantity of Amendments. Together with a quantity of mostly official booklets including: RCH The Livestock Handbook 1947; BR Freight Train Loads Book 1950's; Double Line Signalling; BR Passenger Service Scotland Timetable book june - September 1964; Appendix Working Timetable 1956 plus others.

A 1930's Gowlands Berger Loup magnifier head piece together with a Collectors book titled Will's Cigarette Card Album contanting various Lambert & Butler series, When noon at Greenwich..fast series and fish series etc. (2)

A 1920's mahogany carved waiter with pie crust border with split. (30cmx30cm) together with a Church Services Book - The Book of Common Prayer printed London George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode with gilt edge pages. (2)

Pair of 1930's Art Deco book ends, both with cold painted models of Terriers on onyx bases together with a 19th Century mahogany tea tray with shaped and pierced sides, the tray 36cm long

Two Rare 1930's Quality Control Booklets from Alcon Printers, containing a collection of sweet and chocolate foils (1932-1935) to include: Terry's Chocolate Orange, Cherry, Lemon, Strawberry, Apple, Shuttleworth - Humpty Dumpty, Fry's - Red Riding Hood, Pixie, Marshmallow, Turkish Delight, Duke and Rabbit, Fish, Duck and Chick, Tom Smith Christmas wrapping paper, Duncan's - Starwberry, Orange Rum, Cadbury's, etc and a miniature book 'Coriolanus' by William Shakespeare. (3)

An Interesting Collection of Sewing Items, to include: buttons, WWI needlecase, a book of Simple Patterns for Children by M.B. Syngr, two miniature dolls, vintage postcards, etc.

Five Handwritten Diaries (1870-80's) of William Steel, a farmer and file cutter of Shaw Lane which is between Grenoside and Birley Carr, born in 1851, a souvenir book of Birley Carr Methodist Church and a copy of 'The Sheffield Directory' 1797, rebound. (7)

Gouge (William) Of Domesticall Duties Eight Treatises, first edition, title within double-rule border with typographic decoration, woodcut head-pieces and initials, leaves N8-O2 cancelled by one leaf signed O on recto & O2 on verso as usual, title with contemporary ink initials "V.S." and lightly stained, a little browned, a few small stains or rust-spots, D8 with top outer corner torn away affecting side-note but with piece loosely inserted, a few other minor marginal tears or defects, lacking final blank, modern calf ruled in blind, a little faded, [Heltzel 650; STC 12119], small 4to, by John Haviland for William Bladen, 1622.*** Important and popular conduct book by a Puritan divine that ran through a number of editions. The individual treatises are as follows: I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out of which Domesticall Duties are raised. II. A right Coniunction of Man and Wife. [&] Common-mutuall Duties betwixt Man and Wife. III. Particular Duties of Wiues. IV. Particular Duties of Husbands. V. Duties of Children. VI. Duties of Parents. VII. Duties of Seruants. VIII. Duties of Masters.

Corn Trade.- Fitz-Geffry (Charles) The Curse of Corne-horders: with the Blessing of seasonable Selling. In three Sermons, on Pro. II. 26. Begun at the general Sessions for the County of Cornwall, held at Bodmyn, and continued at Fowy, first edition, variant of edition with Edward Dight in imprint, title with large woodcut of a vermin-infested grain silo being set alight, woodcut initials and typographical head-pieces, occasional light foxing but generally a good, clean copy, engraved Cunliffe bookplate to rear pastedown, nineteenth century half calf, a little rubbed and faded, [Goldsmiths' 624; Kress S. 619; STC 10938], small 4to, By I[ohn] B[eale] for Michael Sparke, 1631. *** A detailed portrait of the chaotic and apparently uncontrolled corn trade in early 17th century England, which is generally condemned by the author. He refers to the "Lucksters or badgers of corne", the "greedy Farmer" and "covenous Merchant", all of whom are guilty. Charles Fitz-Geffry (Geffrie or Geoffrey), 1576-1638, an Elizabethan poet and clergyman, was born in Cornwall, the son of a Protestant parson. In 1603 he was presented with the living of St Dominick's at Hatton in Cornwall. He seems to have settled down there while publishing several of his sermons together with a final book of poetry.

Italy.- Schottus (Franciscus) Italy, in its Original Glory, Ruine and Revival, first edition in English, translated by Edmund Warcupp, additional engraved title, 2 folding engraved plans, woodcut initials and head-pieces, Table bound after preliminaries, small stain to title (mostly to fore-margin), 4M1 hole affecting typographic border and few words, some small and minor damp-staining to upper margin, some light foxing, a good copy, contemporary calf, later spine label, repairs to spine and upper joint, [Wing S891], folio, S. Griffin, for H. Twyford, Tho. Dring and I. Place, 1660. *** Provenance: Porkington Library (book-label). 

Ransome (Arthur). Pigeon Post, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1936, illustrations and map endpapers by the author, a few small minor stains, original cloth, light fading to spine, small tear at foot of spine and one corner a little bumped, slight lean, dust jacket, spine toned, archival restoration at head to verso and folds, small chips and tears at spine ends, panel edges and folds, contained in later cloth solander box, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Presentation copy, inscribed to half-title 'Richard Kelsall from Arthur Ransome with many thanks for his most useful collaboration Nov. 10. 1936.'Richard Kelsall was Arhur Ransome's neighbour and fishing partner in the Lake District, whose children Dick and Desmond posed for drawings which helped Ransome in his illustrations for Peter Duck and Winter Holiday.'Richard Kelsall played another historic part in the making of the series when he was asked by Ransome to construct the pigeon alarm illustrated in the book. Dick Kelsall successfully constructed it and Ransome was assured that the invention was feasible. He rewarded Richard with a copy of the first edition of Pigeon Post in which he inscribed as shown.' ('A Ransome Book-Case' by John Cowen, p. 80, inscription illustrated).

The Childs Library bookcase. The Childs Library, London: Joseph Thomas, 1839-1841, 8 volumes (of 10) comprising: The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins among the Flying Nations in the South Seas ... by Robert Paltock, London: Joseph Thomas, 1839; The Life and Adventures of Philip Quarll, the English Hermit, who was Discovered by an English Merchant, on an Uninhabited Island in the South-Sea, where he had lived upwards of fifty years ..., London: Joseph Thomas, 1839, (2 copies); History of Renard, the Fox adapted from the German of Goethe, 1840; The Child's Book of Zoology, by James H. Fennell, 1840; and Fables and Proverbs for Children, edited by G. M. Bussey, 1841; The Child's Pictorial Bible, in 2 volumes, 1839, each in original gilt and blind tooled cloth, faded, slim 8vo, contained together in original small wooden bookcase, covered in maroon straight grained morocco (faded), gilt lettering and decoration to pediment, glass fronted door with closing clasp, 17.5 x 18 x 12.5 cmQTY: (8)

Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures with an introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, 1st edition, London: Heinemann, 1913, 44 mounted colour plates with captioned tissue guards, light spotting to first few text leaves and pastedowns, gift inscription to front free endpaper 'To Marguerite, from the Lad(?) Jan 8th 1923', original light tan buckram with gilt lettering and vignette to spine and upper cover, bright and clean, dust jacket, minor fraying to spine ends, 4to, together: Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods, by Richard Wagner, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham, translated by Margret Armour, 1st edition, London: William Heinemann, 1911, 30 mounted colour plates with captioned tissue guards, light spotting to first few leaves, gift inscription 'Francis Higham from G. E. S, Christmas 1918, original brown buckram with gilt lettering and vignette to spine and upper cover, bright and clean, dust jacket, minor fraying to spine ends, 4to QTY: (2)

Harris (John, publisher). The Prettiest Book for Children; Being The History of the Enchanted Castle; Situated in one of the Fortunate Isles, and Governed by the Giant Instruction. Written for the Entertaining of Little Masters and Misses, By Don Stephano Bunyano, Under-Secretary to the aforesaid Giant, London: Printed [by E. Hemsted] for J. Harris, (Sucsessor to E. Newbery) the Corner of St. Paul's Church-yard, circa 1799, 122 pp., wood-engraved frontispiece, full page plate and 14 in-text illustrations, 1 leaf of publisher's advertisements at end, laid down to rear pastedown (without the following 2 leaves of advertisements called for), contemporary ownership inscription 'Margaret Meux 1799' to top of title, minor hole with tiny loss to text to B leaf, original Dutch floral paper wrappers, light edgewear, 16mo in 8's (113 x 76 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC N38937; Marjorie Moon, John Harris's Books for Youth 1801-1843, 91.Rare chapbook. The dated ownership inscription in this copy suggests that this edition was actually published in 1799 or slightly earlier, whereas Moon dates the edition to circa 1803, and the British Library and New York Public Library entries state '[1800?]'. This edition has the corrected version of the misspelling 'accordiug' on page 8 as listed in Moon, making this copy a possible variant issue. Only 3 institutional copies according to Moon (British Library, New York Public Library and University of California).

Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll'). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1st published edition, Macmillan, 1866, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations after John Tenniel, frontispiece with tissue-guard, some light spotting to a few pages, all edges gilt, modern gilt decorated red morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, 8vo, housed in red cloth slipcaseQTY: (1)NOTE:Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 46.This copy features the inverted 'S' in the final line of the Contents listing and is thought to be indicative of the earliest state of this edition. The first (withdrawn) edition and the second edition are taller than later printings. Once rebound the books were often trimmed and re-gilded. This book retains its wide margins, which is unusual.

* Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel, 1893-1973). English Writer, Poet, Philologist, and Academic. Autograph Letter Signed twice, ‘J.R.R. Tolkien’ and ‘JRRT.’, 76 Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford, 12 September 1957, to Miss [Joan] Light, in reply to her letter of gratitude to Tolkien and saying how his book [Lord of the Rings] has been such a help to her, in full: ‘Thank you very much in return. Most encouraging. I do get a good many letters, but not many in such terms. And I am tired of being labelled an "escapist". A recent reviewer (not of my books) offered the gratuitous opinion that "Tolkienery” is bad as it “withdraws from life". But it appeared that what he called "life" was limited to observation of the contemporary “orquerie”: to coin a word in rejoinder. It was very kind of you to cheer me up, and on!’, written in dark blue ink in a very neat hand on embossed letterhead stationery and signed ‘J.R.R. Tolkien’ at the foot of the page, with a ‘PTO’ in his holograph to lower right corner, the second page continuing with an even longer note, signed with initials ‘JRRT.’ at foot, ‘There was one other useful feature of Hobbit-life (besides the unchanging calendar): there was, in fact, only one title of courtesy for all grown-ups, male or female. I am afraid in the "modernization" this is misrepresented on p. 38 (Vol I). Actually Master Everard and Miss Melilot would have been more accurately rendered G. Childe Everard etc. If I have chosen the wrong rendering in your case, forgive a poor old Shire-man. You might be amused to learn that there is actually a Sam Gamgee living in London. I had a rather puzzled letter from him. But I think he is happy now. So far no S. Gollum has turned up. That might be more awkward’, some light creasing near upper and lower margins and to left-hand corners, 2 pages, 8vo, with the original postmarked envelope (Oxford, 12 September 1957), addressed in Tolkien’s hand to Miss J. Light in Hampstead, together with:A draft signed copy of Joan Light’s letter to Professor Tolkien, 8 September 1957, neatly written in pencil, in full: ‘Since the publication of "The Lord of the Rings" I have often wanted very much indeed to write and tell you how much I have enjoyed it, but I have never been able to bring myself to do so because I know how many such letters you must get of this kind, and I did not wish to trouble you. But as time passes I feel I must write to express, however inadequately, my real sense of gratitude to you for a work which has done so much to help me personally by proving in times of fear and great spiritual darkness, an inspiration by its theme of courage and loyalty. I hope you will not mind my writing to you in this way, but your book has been such a help to me that I felt I must say thank you’, 2 pages, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:An exceptional, previously unpublished, and double-signed letter, full of interest, kindness, warmth and humour.The direct reference to The Fellowship of the Ring, page 38, is to the names and courtesy titles that appear in line 3: ‘Master Everard Took and Miss Melilot Brandybuck got on a table and with bells in their hands began to dance the Springle-ring: a pretty dance, but rather vigorous.’The coincidence of the real-life Sam Gamgee and Tolkien’s fear of a real-life S. Gollum is a topic that is recorded in previously known letters. J.R.R. Tolkien had taken the name of the character Gamgee from Gamgee Tissue, a surgical dressing invented by the Birmingham surgeon Joseph Sampson Gamgee (1828-1886).Tolkien Gateway online:‘Letter 184 is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. Following the 1955 radio series of The Lord of the Rings, a Tooting resident named "Sam Gamgee" wrote to Tolkien on 13 March 1956. On 18 March, Tolkien replied. He explained his own origin of the name Gamgee, and mentioned the Gamgee family of Birmingham. In his letter, Gamgee had already shown awareness of his family's name fame in the medical profession. Tolkien then asked for more information about the name, and offered a signed copy of The Lord of the Rings.In an editorial note, further correspondence is mentioned. Gamgee wrote back with family information, and accepted the gift kindly. In J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, pages 224-225, this episode was also mentioned. It was followed by: "[l]ater he said: 'For some time I lived in fear of receiving a letter signed S. Gollum. That would have been more difficult to deal with.'" It is unclear where this specific passage is from, but a very similar one appears in an unpublished letter to Rayner Unwin from 21 March 1956: "I hope I shan’t now get letters from S. Gollum, or Shagrat."’Gamgee's first letter from 13 March 1956 is reproduced in Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth.’

Streatfield (Noel). Ballet Shoes. A Story of Three Children of the Stage, 1st edition, London: J. M. Dent, 1936, illustrations by Ruth Gervis, front endpaper excised in half, some light spotting, bookplate, original cloth, joints rubbed, a few small stains, slight lean, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Uncommon. The author's first children's book, the first in the 'Shoes' series.

Chapbooks. A collection of chapbooks, Banbury: J.G. Rusher, circa 1820, 10 chapbooks, woodcut illustrations, untrimmed as issued, comprising: History of a Banbury Cake; The Adventures of a Halfpenny, commonly called a Birmingham Halfpenny; The Good Farmer: or the Entertaining History of Thomas Wiseman; The Trial of an Ox, for Killing a Man; The Children in the Wood, restored; Anecdotes for Good Children; Short Stories or Treasures of Truth; Dr Watts's Moral Songs, for Children; Dr Watts's Divine Songs, for Children; and The Rhyming Riddler's Riddle Book, all in original coloured wrappers, in good condition, 16mo, all housed in a quarter morocco bookform box with 'Collection of Ten of the Famous Banbury Chap Books, Banbury, 1920' in gilt to spineQTY: (1)

* Guinness Booklets. Alice Versary, 1759-1959, The Guinness Birthday Book, Ipswich: Printed by W. S. Cowell Ltd, 1959, illustrated by Ronald Ferns, together with:Alice, where art thou? More Guinness Carolling, Leeds: John Waddington Ltd, 1952, illustrated by Antony Groves-Raines, plusGame Pie, A Guinness Indor Sportfolio, Ipswich: W. S. Cowell Ltd, 1955, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, plusMy Goodness! My Gilbert and Sullivan!, Ipswich: W. S. Cowell Ltd, 1961, illustrated by Antony Groves-Raines, and 8 other Guinness Booklets, all in original pictorial wrappers, slim 8vo QTY: (12)

Ransome (Arthur). Swallows & Amazons, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1930, illustrations and map endpapers by Stephen Spurrier, 8 pages with small neat marginal repairs, a few light creases and small stains, light toning to endpapers, original cloth, joints splitting, some fading and light edge wear, facsimile dust jacket, contained in solander box with label to spine, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Presentation copy, inscribed by Arthur Ransome to half-title, with his ink drawing of a 'Jolly Roger' pirate flag to Beryl Morgan, 'whose great great great great great grand uncle was almost certainly Sir Henry Morgan of Jamaica, that most celebrated Pirate and Chief of Privateers, so it is quite right that she should know something about Pirates herself', signed by the author next to the drawing of the flag with skull and crossbones.Provenance: Beryl Morgan, her signature 'B. Morgan' in pencil at head of half-title. Formerly in the collection of John Cowen, who purchased this book, along with Winter Holiday & Coot Club from a bookshop in Whitley Bay in July 1991. His research revealed that Thomas Morgan joined the bookselling firm Mawson, Swan and Morgan in Newcastle in 1900, as chairman, and 'The son of Mr Morgan who now owned the book shop in the 1930s had three children. Beryl her sister Meriel and her brother Stewart. Beryl was a committed reader of the Swallows and Amazons saga and she eagerly looked forward to receiving the latest Ransome book at Christmas in the 1930s. Her father arranged with the manager of the shop, whose name has been forgotten, to obtain Arthur Ransome's inscription on the copies. These became cherished items with Beryl Morgan.'The book features in John Cowen's bibliography A Ransome Book-Case, 2000.

Illustrated Books. My New Toy Book, London: The Religious Tract Society, circa 1880, coloured engravings, original pictorial gilt decorated covers, clean and bright, 4to, together with:The Infants Magazine, Volume 28, London: S. W. Partridges & Co, 1892 illustrated throughout, original pictorial gilt decorated covers, 4to, plusThreefold Praise and other Pieces by Frances Ridley Havergal, London: James Nisbet & Co, illustrations throughout, original pictorial gilt decorated covers, 4to and 2 works by Francis Ridley Havergal; Fullness of Joy and Songs of The Master's Love, as well as 2 volumes of poems by Horatius Bonar; Songs of Love and Joy and Songs of Dawn, all in original gilt decorated pictorial covers, 4to, together with:Upton (Florence K., illustrator). The Gollywogg in War!, London: Longmans, Green & Co., circa 1899, textblock near detached, original pictorial covers, slight dust soiling, oblong 4to, plus another copy of the same with ownership inscription to title and some pencil marks to a few pages, plusUpton (Florence K., illustrator). The Golliwogg at the Sea-Side, London: Longmans, Green & Co., circa 1898, original pictorial covers, slight dust soiling, oblong 4to QTY: (10)

Ransome (Arthur). Coot Club, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1934, illustrations, errata slip, map endpapers, several small marginal repairs (list of pages repaired supplied), a few small marks, original cloth, corners a little bumped, small faded patches, 3rd impression dust jacket, spine toned, a little light spotting, contained in a cloth solander box, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Presentation copy, inscribed to half-title: 'May she have fair winds whenever she wants them! Arthur Ransome', with a small ink sketch of 'Swallow'.Provenance: Beryl Morgan, her signature 'B. Morgan' at head of half-title. Formerly in the collection of John Cowen, who purchased this book, along with Swallow and Amazons and Winter Holiday from a bookshop in Whitley Bay in July 1991. His research revealed that Thomas Morgan joined the bookselling firm Mawson, Swan and Morgan in Newcastle in 1900, as chairman, and 'The son of Mr Morgan who now owned the book shop in the 1930s had three children. Beryl her sister Meriel and her brother Stewart. Beryl was a committed reader of the Swallows and Amazons saga and she eagerly looked forward to receiving the latest Ransome book at Christmas in the 1930s. Her father arranged with the manager of the shop, whose name has been forgotten, to obtain Arthur Ransome's inscription on the copies. These became cherished items with Beryl Morgan.'The book features in John Cowen's bibliography A Ransome Book-Case, 2000..

Ransome (Arthur). The Stone Lady, Ten Little Papers and Two Mad Stories, 1st edition, London: S. C. Brown, Langham & Co., Langthorn Press, 1905, half-title, top edge untrimmed, modern cloth-backed boards, 8vo, together with A History of Story-Telling. Studies in the Development of Narrative, 1st edition, London: T. C. Jack & E. C. Jack, 1909, portrait illustrations by J. Gavin, some light spotting, previous owner inscription and bookplate of George H. Green, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, spine faded, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus Portraits and Speculations, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1913, light spotting to endpapers, top edge gilt, original cloth, spine faded, 8vo, with a note of provenance from Ransome biographer and collector John Cowan stating the book had come from Arthur Ransome's library via John Bell, Ransome's literary editor, together with 7 others by Arthuir Ransome: the Elixir of Life, 1st edition, 1915, Old Peter's Russian Tales, cirac 1916 (undated, early reprint?), "Racundra's" First Cruise, 1st edition, 1923, "Racundra's" First Cruise, 1st US edition, 1923 (in dust jacket), The Book of Friendship. Essays, Poems, Maxims & Prose Passages, arranged by Arthur Ransome, 1st edition, circa 1909, another copy of the same but a 1st US edition in dust jacket, circa 1909, and The Book of Love, 1st US edition, circa 1910 QTY: (10)

Noel (Maurice). Under the Water, a story for Children, drawings by E. A. Lemann, Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith & London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1886, monochrome illustrations throughout, presentation bookplate dated 1887 to front pastedown, text block becoming loose, endpapers a little spotted, publisher's cloth backed pictorial boards, rubbed to extremities, small 4to, plus Waugh (Ida, illustrator). Tell me a Story, verses by Amy Ella Blanchard, New York: Worthington Co., 1888, chromolithographic illustrations throughout, upper hinge cracked, publisher's cloth backed pictorial boards, rubbed to extremities, spine with vertical split, 4to, with The Butterfly illustrated by Ida Waugh, and Nister (Ernest, publisher). Jack Frost and other Stories, New York: E. P. Dutton, and London: Ernest Nister, circa 1900, chromolithographic illustrations, toned endpapers, publisher's cloth backed pictorial boards, rubbing to extremities, 4to, and 14 other illustrated children's books from the late 19th and early 20th century, various publisher's including: Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd., Ernest Nister, E. P. Dutton & Co., E. Percy Moran, De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., etc., various titles including: From the Grain to the Loaf, In Picture Land, Wallypug Tales, The Wallypug at Play, Over the Sea, Our Book of Feathered Friends, etc., various sizesQTY: (18)

Ransome (Arthur). Winter Holiday, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1933, illustrations and map endpapers by the author, a few leaves with small repairs (including loss of a few letters to pp. 117/118), a few light marks, original cloth, dust jacket, tears and losses to spine and part of front panel and folds, some toning to spine and rear panel, contained in cloth solander box, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Signed by the author to half-title, with a small ink sketch of 'Swallow'.Provenance: 'S. Morgan', faint partially erased pencil signature at head of half-title. Thomas Morgan joined the bookselling firm Mawson, Swan and Morgan in Newcastle in 1900, as chairman, and 'The son of Mr Morgan (Stanley Morgan) who now owned the book shop in the 1930s had three children. Beryl her sister Meriel and her brother Stewart. Beryl was a committed reader of the Swallows and Amazons saga and she eagerly looked forward to receiving the latest Ransome book at Christmas in the 1930s. Her father arranged with the manager of the shop, whose name has been forgotten, to obtain Arthur Ransome's inscription on the copies.' (John Cowan).

Lang (Andrew, editor). The Red Fairy Book, 66/113 copies, 1890; The Green Fairy Book, 112/150, 1892; The Yellow Fairy Book, 6/140 copies, 1894; The True Story Book, 44/150, 1893; The Blue Poetry Book, 95/150, 1891, London: Longmans, Green, and Co. and New York, 1890-1894, black and white illustrations throughout, all uncut and untrimmed (except The Blue Poetry Book), two with Edward S. de Stein bookplate to front pastedown, original quarter Japanese vellum, rubbed with some marks, spines toned (The Red Fairy Book with partially detached spine), 4to, together with 10 further books edited by Andrew Lang, comprising: The Red Book of Animal Stories, 1899; The Book of Romance, 1902; The True Story Book, 1893; The Red True Story Book, 1895; The All Sorts of Stories Book, 1911; The Crimson Fairy Book, 1903, (lower board faded and detached); The Orange Fairy Book, 1906; The Red Fairy Book, 1890, (upper cover detached); The Yellow Fairy Book, 1894, (upper cover detached); and The Book of Saints and Heroes, 1912, (upper board faded), each with George Francis Lindsay bookplate to front pastedown, each with original covers and spine bound into rear, Sangorski & Sutcliffe bound for Brentano's black ink stamp to all free front endpaper versos, all uniformly bound, in green calf gilt, some rubbing to extremities, gilt decorated spines with brown morocco labels, faded and rubbed, 8voQTY: (15)

A 1988 HONDA HAWK 750cc HAWK CUSTOM BY TWO BROTHER S - REGISTRATION E21 GEF, in green paintwork, approximate mileage 28,165, with log book and keys, paperwork including previous MOT test certificates - MOT 01/09/2025

The Book of the Horse by S. Sidney, leather bound (wear)

* JOSEF HERMAN OBE RA (POLISH/BRITISH 1911 - 2000), MOTHER & CHILD oil on board, titled versomounted, framed and under glassimage size 15cm x 9.5cm, overall size 33cm x 26cm Provenance: Valued and featured on BBC Antiques Roadshow 2013 Series 35 episode 14 venue Cawdor Castle where the valuation was "I can easily see that making £2000". After the program aired, the BBC received an email from the family of the mother and child depicted. The central text includes ".... drawing by Joseph Herman of a mother and child. My parents lived in South Wales in the late 40’s/early 50’s and knew Herman and his wife well. My father was an artist and worked closely with him. My mother recognised the drawing as it was of herself and first child, my elder brother, a bonny 65 year old now." A copy of the BBC email to the current vendor's family is available to the buyer as is a copy of the email received by the BBC from the son/brother of the mother/child depicted.Note: Polish-born painter who became a British citizen in 1948. He was born in Warsaw, the son of a Jewish cobbler, and studied at the Warsaw School of Art, 1930–31. In 1938 he moved to Brussels, then in 1940 to Glasgow, where he became a friend of another Polish refugee, Jankel *Adler. He moved to London in 1943, then from 1944 to 1953 lived in the Welsh mining village of Ystradgynlais. Ill health forced him to seek a drier climate and subsequently he lived in London and Suffolk. Herman is best known for his sombre pictures of Welsh miners, with whom he felt a strong affinity. He often showed their black figures silhouetted against the sun: ‘This image of the miners on the bridge against a glowing sky mystified me for years with its mixture of sadness and grandeur. ’ Michael Jacobs and Malcolm Warner write that ‘The harsh realities of life here provided a subject perfectly attuned to his expressionist style of painting. He feels that he has achieved a special empathy with the local inhabitants, and knew that he was accepted by them as soon as they referred to him by the affectionate nickname “Joe bach” (little Joe). Much of his time at Ystradgynlais was spent underground observing the life of the miners’ (The Phaidon Companion to Art and Artists in the British Isles, 1980). Herman made a considerable reputation with his mining scenes and was commissioned to paint a mural for the Festival of Britain in 1951 (Miners, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum, Swansea). In subsequent paintings he depicted the life of other working people he had seen on his extensive travels, which are documented in his book Related Twilights: Notes from an Artist's Diary (1975). He made an impressive collection of African sculpture and his figure style was to some extent based on it. More than one hundred works by Josef Herman are held in UK public collections.

Platt, S[amuel], [Barrister] 'Western Circuit' courtroom character studies 41 leaves each with portrait sketches to one side in a small maroon leather album, 19 x 12cm, c.1830, several characters labelled including “blind witness”, “Portsmouth murder. Stacey… tried for murder…”, “Convicted of Housebreaking Salisbury”, “Housebreaker” and “His Prosecutor”, “Portsmouth murder. Stacey the Yo. lived with his father… convicted and executed 3rd August”, “Paris Clerk of St. Martin's Salisbury ” and others, many leaves detached from the album, spine worn, a little spotting to some leaves A fascinating insight into the workings of the ‘Western Circuit’ court - a jurisdiction which covers the area from Guildford to the tip of Cornwall. Inscribed “S. Platt Western Circuit” to free-endpaper, with the following pencil inscription overleaf:"Sketches from life taken on the Western CircuitThe Artist hopes he shall not surpass upon Politeness by requesting that the heads may be kept (when turning over the book) as free as possible from the friction of the adjoining leaves and particularly from the touch of the finger" [each leaf is protected with a tissue guard].Two characters illustrated are John Stacey and his father. John Stacey was executed on the 3rd August 1829 for the robbery and murder of Mr. Langtree and his housekeeper, Charity Jolliffe, at their house in Portsmouth. His father was transported to New South Wales in Australia on board the Katherine Stewart Forbes for his part in the crime.

Eminent Georgians and Victorians Autograph and scrap album of Mary Webster (1794-1883) Folio (43 x 31cm), contemporary straight-grain dark red morocco richly decorated in gilt and blind, pictorial watercolour title-page ‘The Scrap Book of Mary Webster’, dated Edinburgh 1831, approx. 70 album leaves with material pasted to rectos and versos, including: Watercolours, approx. 50, mainly Scottish scenes, also including: ‘Taj Mahal’ (18 x 22.5cm), ‘View of a Kaium or Monastery at Prome in the Kingdom of Ava’ (15.5 x 24.5cm), ‘View of the fire in the High Street Edinburgh, 16th November 1824’ (9 x 13.5cm), ‘Dangerous situation of the Indiana - aground on the James & Mary’s, River Houghly' (17 x 26cm, pen-and-ink with grisaille watercolour), ‘Waterfall, Guzerat, Bombay', (35.5 x 25cm), 'Fort near town of Ferozepore, India' (33 x 21cm); Autographs, approx. 180 in total, including complete letters, clipped signatures or sentiments, signed covers and free fronts;i) Complete letters: David Wilkie, Thomas Chalmers (Scottish churchman and political economist, 2 letters, one written in third person), Mary Somerville (scientist and polymath; an invitation to dinner), Anne Grant (Scottish author, on a gift of salmon), Fanny Burney (unsigned autograph note to ‘My dearest Susan’ requesting she intervene to prevent the publication of a poem, annotated at head ‘Madame D’Arblay), Robert Hooper (physician), Sir John Ross (arctic explorer; a letter of recommendation for his nephew Andrew Ross, addressed to Dr Webster), Allan Cunningham (writer and poet), David Brewster (scientist, to Mrs Webster, declining an invitation), Edwin Landseer, and numerous others; ii) Clipped signatures and sentiments: Robert Walpole, large cutting from manuscript document, probably a treasury warrant, dated 10 October 1727, signed by Walpole ('R. Walpole'), countersigned by George Bubb Dodington, William Clayton, George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax; Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Halifax, autograph signature ‘Godolphin’ on fragment of printed treasury warrant, 1709; cutting from a treasury warrant with the autograph signatures of George Lyttelton, George Bubb Dodington, Henry Fox and Richard Arundell; clipped signatures of George III (dated 1783, on vellum), George IV, William Wilberforce, Thomas Campbell (Scottish sculptor), Maria Edgeworth, peers including Burlington, Exmouth, Redesdale, etc.; iii) Signed covers and free fronts: Thomas Babington Macaulay, peers including Minto, Maryborough, Bessborough, Melbourne, Brougham, Egremont etc.; iv) George II, document signed (military commission on vellum, 1740, loosely inserted).Miscellaneous material: James Robertson (1813-1888), [View of Sebastopol, Crimea], c.1856, photographic salt print, 22.5 x 29.8cm, signed ‘Robertson’ in the negative, with Mary Webster's manuscript caption to mount ('Sebastapol [sic], from the Admiralty Creek with Forts Paul and Constantine etc., sent me from the Crimea by T. Hunter, Surgeon, March 1856'; printed invitation from Lord Eglinton to the Eglinton Tournament, 1839, addressed to Charles Webster; albumen print portrait photograph presumably of Mary Webster; a letter from a ?J. Stewart, Grenada, 1779, to a William Fraser of Kulbokee (Culbokie), Inverness, on commercial opportunities in the West Indies (letter loose), etc. By descent to the vendor. Mary Webster was the eldest of 11 children born to John Webster, minister at Inverarity, near Dundee, and his wife, also Mary. On John's death in 1807 the family moved to nearby Carmyllie and subsequently to London. Her brother was the eminent physician John Webster MD FRCP FRS (1794-1876), who ‘devoted much time and labour to the examination of lunatic asylums, prisons, and medical institutions at home and abroad’ (Royal College of Physicians, online). A collection of Mary's watercolours is held by Edinburgh Libraries, who remark that ‘the census records indicate that Mary was a lady of independent means, single, living in a household with her mother and grown-up siblings with servants. This would support the evidence that she was able to travel widely and pursue her painting pastime. She was described in her family as a woman who was talented, travelled widely, wrote and painted "en plein air"'. For a collection of Mary's watercolours in this sale see lot 76. 

Chess Collection of chess treatises, 19th century [Franklin, Benjamin, contributor] Twiss, Richard. Chess. London: G. G. J. & J. Robinson, 1787. First edition (with ‘The Morals of Chess by Dr. Franklin’ at pp. 141-8), volume 1 only of 2), 8vo, contemporary calf, rebacked to style, with endpapers renewed, repair to title-page; Peake, Alfred S. The Irish Chess Chronicle. [Dublin: McGee], 1887. 16 monthly numbers, wire-stitched as issued, 12mo, uncommon; [Chess]. Ludus Scacchiae: Chesse-play … Translated out of the Italian into the English Tongue. Containing also therein, a prety [sic] and pleasant Poeme of a whole Game played at Chesse. Written by G. B. London: H. Jackson, 1597. [Bound with:] The Italian Taylor and his Boy. By Robert Armin. London: for T. P., 1609. [Both works:] [London:] printed by Harding & Wright, c.1810. 2 works in 1 volume, second editions of both works, 4to, contemporary tan calf by Mathews; Sarratt, J. H. A New Treatise on the Game of Chess. London: R. P. Moore, 1821. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, modern leather, half-titles; Walker, George. The Philidorian; a Magazine of Chess, and Other Scientific Games. London: G. Walker and Son, 1838. First edition, 8vo, original cloth-backed boards, half-title, lacking rear free endpaper; Lewis, William. Elements of the Game of Chess. London: Longman [and others], 1822. First edition, 8vo, modern leather;and 4 others similar including a copy of The Royall Game of Chesse-Play, London: Henry Herringman, 1656, with frontispiece and title-page in photographic facsimile, early book-label of one Beale Post of Trinity Cambridge, ownership inscription of William Post dated 1764 (11)

Book of Common Prayer The Book of Common-Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments Oxford: printed at the Theatre, and are to be sold by Thomas Guy, 1684. 12mo (13.5 x 7cm), contemporary red morocco, spine richly gilt in compartments, decorative panels and floral cornerpieces to covers, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, engraved portrait frontispiece of James II, 44 engraved plates including New Testament scenes and portraits of saints, lacking leaf F12, also lacking N10-12 but these apparently cancelled and the text continuous, a few small tears Ownership inscriptions of one Hannah Keeble dated 1689 to endpapers, together with contemporary annotations noting the births of her children with her husband John Chandler, i.e. Keeble, Hannah and John, dated 1706 and 1709.

Hurlock, Joseph A Practical Treatise upon Dentition or, the Breeding of Teeth in Children. London: for the author, 1742. First edition, 8vo, xxiv 285 [7] pp., contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked to style [Garrison-Morton 3672] Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (ink-stamp to title-page; Arthur Jacob bequest stamp dated 1871 to front free endpaper). The second dedicated book on dentistry in English, ‘the first work since Hippocrates to be devoted to dentition’ (Rendle-Short, The Father of Child Care, 1966, p. 33), and an important early example of paediatric literature generally. A Practical Treatise was preceded in English only by The Operator for Teeth, an obscure work printed in York in 1685 and now known to be by one Charles Allen. 'As far as English dental literature is concerned, it began with Joseph Hurlock in 1742. Hurlock was a strong advocate of lancing the gums of infants to permit teeth to erupt more readily and thus prevent convulsions. His treatise was a plea for parents and nurses to allow him to carry out this procedure. Hurlock was a keen observer of dental conditions then found in children, noticing that the havoc wrought by caries in deciduous teeth was undoubtedly due to diet, and recommended that such youngsters be sent to the country where fresh air and better food could be obtained' (Weinberger, An Introduction to the History of Dentistry, 1948, vol. 1, p. 330).

A collection of various sundry decorative items including a late Victorian tooled and gilded leather stationery box in the manner of Vickery opening to reveal a blue silk lined three section interior 29 cm wide x 15 cm deep x 20.5 cm high, a tooled and gilded green leather covered draughts and backgammon board with parquetry inlaid interior, a modern solitaire board, a modern leatherette covered games compendium, leather covered cigarette box and a Huntley & Palmers "Book" biscuit tin by H.B. & S Ltd of Reading together with a Nyaminyami historical walking stick by Colen of Nyaminyami Curios together with certificate dated 12.5.98 (6)