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Cased set of George V silver commemorative spoons, London 1936, Saunders Shepherd & Co Ltd, being a set of six spoons titled 'This England', the finials in the form of London buildings including St Pauls Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London, St James Palace and Windsor Castle, each spoon 12.5cm long, 2.90ozt total approx. 

Raleigh (Sir Walter) The History of the World, first edition, initial "The Minde of the Front" f. (lower-margin extended), engraved allegorical title, 8 double-page engraved maps and plans, errata f. with additional slip of errata pasted on and colophon and printer's device verso, with blank 3K4 but lacking final blank, 18 leaf "The Life of Sir Walter Raleigh" bound in after title and before prelims (not called for), title with ink-stamps, trimmed to border and laid down, plate at 5P5 trimmed very slightly into image at fore-edge, C3, 3I5 & 4E2 very small [rust-]hole within text, trimmed a few times just into Chronological Table at fore-edge, errata f. with light staining around printer's device, few instances of early ink annotation or underlining, few neat marginal repairs, occasional spotting or light staining, some light browning, later blind-stamped panelled calf, rebacked preserving gilt backstrip, rather worn, [Pforzheimer 820; STC 20637], folio, [William Stansby] for Walter Burre, 1614. *** Raleigh's ambitious project in which he sought to tell the history of the world from Creation up to his own times. It was written whilst he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, after being charged with conspiracy by James I. Provenance: S.L. Cohen (bookplate); Ex Oblatorum S. Caroli Bibliotheca (bookplate, ink-stamps to title)

Civil engineering Collection of plans for the construction of Stobcross (Queen's) Dock, Glasgow, 1870s All showing designs for the engine room, boiler house and accumulator tower, numbered 2-13, each approx. 55 x 76 cm (except no. 12, smaller), and all backed on linen (except nos. 11-13, no. 11 frayed, no. 13 with crude tape-repair to verso), all with the signature of James Deas as engineer-in-chief to the Clyde Navigation Trust lower right, the plans all somewhat dust-soiled overall  James Deas (1827-1899) was a major figure in Glasgow's 19th-century industrial heyday, his obituary in the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (1900) describing in detail the importance of his work on the Clyde Navigation: 'In 1869 [Deas] became engineer-in-chief of the Clyde Trust. The magnitude of the work carried out under his direction during the past thirty years can he seen from the following figures. The quayage has been increased from 3.18 to 18.5 miles, and the water area from 76 to 209 acres. There were then three shipbuilding yards, and Napier's dock, occupying water frontage where quays now exist … The river, as well as the harbour, has been deepened by 5 feet for the 18 miles under the jurisdiction of the Trustees … When he became engineer there were only two cross-river ferries, now there are about fifteen; and in addition he had a large part in organising the service of penny steamers up and down the harbour. An extensive system of railway sidings has been laid throughout the harbour. When he became engineer there were no cranes for shippers' use … now they are dotted all over the harbour … During the same period the revenue of the Trust has increased from £150,000 to £428,000, and the vessels frequenting the harbour exceed four million tons annually … He was joint inventor with Mr. Nairn, also of the Clyde Trust, of a digger which was largely used in connection with excavating the interior of the triple cylinder of concrete introduced by him for quay walls. Another invention of his was a railway switch-box.

JAMES HENRY: (1843-1916) American-born British author. An excellent, lengthy A.L.S., Henry James, twelve pages, 8vo, Grand Hotel de Turin, 16th May n.y. (´Thursday´; annotated as 1907 in pencil in another hand), to his nephew, William James (´Dearest Bill´). James states that he is writing (´a little shamefully, only tonight´) three or four hours before he leaves for Rome ´by the night xpress, which I am taking to avoid too many otherwise too hot & too dusty hours on the so perpetually tunnelled & yet so ensoleillé Genoa - Pisa road´, adding that he has spent five days ´in this very comfortable, if not particularly thrilling place´ where he has rejoiced in not having an acquaintance, but that he must move on, providing the address of the hotel in Rome where he will be staying for ten or twelve days, and remarking of his coming to Italy from France ´the state of it is all charming again, but a growing homesickness breaks through.....Paris fades away into phantasmagoria gold & rose colours & what I most feel, as yet, I fear, is that I couldn´t have borne another day of it on that "keyed-up" basis´. The novelist continues to express his relief at knowing that William is still in Paris in order that he can be of assistance, explaining why and how in some detail, ´I thank the Lord that you are there to do me a little service that my stupidity & inadvertence at the last (in packing) have rendered necessary I shall ask of you. I put away (instead of bringing with me) a set of proofs (with a blue ticket on the 1st page of the set) of a part of The Princess Casamassima, which I am revising for my "big" edition, but I helpless to say if they are in the trunk or in the suitcase I left with you - for there are a mass of proofs, duplicates of those returned, which I haven´t wished for prudence to destroy.....The "set" I mean, at any rate, a folded series with the latest (highest) number of pageing - I forget how high - ought to be near the top - or on top - of either accumulation, as they must have absentmindedly [been] chucked in at the last & it, the "set", is certainly identifiable by its being the only one with H. O. Houghton´s Riverside Press small blue label aforesaid, with date of sending out attached [to] the 1st sheet (There will be in the trunk a duplicate set (of these last sheets) without the label but it is the labelled set please I want, & as I say, it must be the only one. Kindly make sure it´s all in the little folded (once folded) sheaf - I mean by seeing that the highest paged number is in with it. Only you needn´t in the least to rummage wearily in the mass in the trunk to make this out - as I remember the little lot I want were still on my table after I had put those others well away.....There! I think I have made the thing clear - as to what I want. Now they should be sent carefully to.....Rome, & to this end, the Italian post being, one is assured, far from impeccable, should be enclosed in an envelope, a stout one.....& registered. I enclose the envelope that will take it & that should be sealed! I think the proofs will just fit in......but I send a 2nd envelope on the other chance. It will certainly take them, but try the blue one, from London, 1st & as far as the postage, rather heavy, 3 francs or so, I will refund it the instant I return to you´. James concludes by remarking that he has other letters to write now, and signs-off ´I keep a blessing of you & am......your fond old Uncle´. In a postscript, partially cross-written to the upper half of the first page, James remarks ´My journey from Paris was excellent & easy - & in a "lit-salon" to myself, by good luck´ and also urges his nephew to ´Call on the Whartons before they leave, or rather if they have left.....call on them at her brother´s, Mr. Henry Jones´s, 5 (I think, or at any rate 2 doors below where the White´s are) Place des Etats Unis and leave card for Jones´. A wonderful, and apparently unpublished, letter. VGWilliam James (1882-1961) was the son of the American philosopher and psychologist William James (1842-1910), the elder brother of Henry James.Edith Wharton (1862-1937) American writer who mixed with the cream of American literary society and was a close friend of Henry James. Her brother was Henry Edward Jones (1850-1922). The novel The Princess Casamassima was first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1885 and 1886 and then as a book in 1886. It is the story of an intelligent but confused young London bookbinder, Hyacinth Robinson, who becomes involved in radical politics and a terrorist assassination plot. The book is unusual in the Jamesian canon for dealing with such a violent political subject.The ´big´ edition of his works which James refers to in the present letter is known as the New York Edition, a 24-volume collection of the writer´s novels, novellas and short stories originally published in the United States and the United Kingdom between 1907 and 1909. Two more volumes containing James' unfinished novels, The Ivory Tower and The Sense of the Past were issued in 1917 in a format consistent with the original set. The entire collection was republished during the 1960s by Charles Scribner´s Sons. The official title of the set was The Novels and Tales of Henry James, though the more informal title was suggested by James himself and appears as a subtitle on the series title page in each volume.

An excellent collection of mostly c 1990s-00s books, magazines and publications, with some collectable titles included. List as follows:Bill Drummond books from a series published by Penkiln Burn (out of print):, PB17 – 100, PB18 – Ragworts, PB20 – The Curfew Tower is Many Things, PB27 – The Pied Wagtail by Tenzing Scott Brown (aka Bill Drummond), PB28 – Paint by Tenzing Scott Brown (aka Bill Drummond), Bill Drummond – Birmingham, England: The 25 Paintings (Penkiln Burn), 13th Floor Elevators: a photographic history of Easter Everywhere – signed by Roky Erickson, Punk on 45: Revolutions on Vinyl 1976 – 70. Written by Gavin Walsh. Published by Plexus, Rock ‘n’ Roll Times. Photography by Jurgen Vollmer, Raw Power: Iggy and The Stooges 1972. Photographs by Mick Rock. Published by Creation Books, Cream Puff War issue #1, No Depression x 1 copy, Believer: 2008 Music issue, Johnny Thunders…In Cold Blood by Nina Antonia. Jungle Books, first edition, Sex & Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll: A pictorial history (Bobcat Books), Fac229! The Music Week Factorial, James Dean Is Not Dead by Steven Morrissey (Babylon Books, 1983), The Big Issue No. 108 December 1994. The Stone Roses Issue, Loops issue 1. Editor: Richard King. Domino/Faber 2010, Assorted music magazines, fanzines, guitar tab books., An original A4 promo poster for Weekender by Flowered Up, The Face – 17 issues including facsimile of the first edition (Paul Smith collab), collection of c1991 EMI Legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll cards, The John Lennon Letters (Orion Books, 2012), Molly Drake. The Tide’s Magnificence: The Songs & Poems of Molly Drake + 2 x CD (Bryter Music / Fledgling Records), Rock ‘n’ Roll Cuisine by Robin Le Mesurier & Peggy Sue Honeyman-Scott (Aurum Press, 1988), Joni Mitchell – Diary of a Decade: Paintings 1980-1990 (exhibition / sale brochure).

JAZZ / SOUL / FUNK / DISCO - LP COLLECTION. A great collection of approx 64 x LPs. Artists/ Titles include Michael Gibbs - Tanglewood 63, Do The Pop-Eye With The Mark-Keys, Herbie Hancock - Head Hunter, Michael Jackson - Thriller, Tower Of Power - Urban Renewal, Otis Redding - The Sou Album, Billy Cobham - Stratus, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Level 42, Earth, Wind & Fire, James Brown, Maynard Ferguson and Don Ellis. The condition is generally VG+ to Ex+.

JOHN CLERK OF ELDIN (SCOTTISH 1728-1812) BRECHIN CHURCH WITH THE PICTISH TOWER Mixed media on paper, bears inscription upper right, 25 x 37cm (9.75 x 14.5"), unframed, and an engraving of the same subject (2) Provenance: Bears inscription verso 'Brechin Church with the Pictish Tower/Drawing by Mr Clerk of Eldin/Given to Mr James Gibson Craig Junior' Condition Report:Drawing: Discolouring to sheet. Folds, creases and minor tears. Spotting. Damage to edges. Appears to have been varnished.

Dukes of Monmouth and Argyle Beheaded, 1685, silver medal by Regnier Arondeaux, bust of James II, as a Roman general, with four sceptres representing England, Scotland, Ireland and France below, all on a pedestal with crown and garter, IACOBVS II D . G . MAG . BRI . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX ., ARAS ET SCEPTRA TUEMUR, Neptune in sea-car, and ships, behind, rev Justice standing between the decapitated Dukes, their heads on pedestals, in the distance troops retreat, and, on tall spikes above the Tower of London, the Dukes' heads again, AMBITIO MALESUADA RUIT, 62mm, 79.11g (Eimer 281; MI i 615/27, v Loon III 307). At some point cleaned and with scratches to the fields, otherwise very fine and very scarce.

Fifty one collectable crowns and £5 coins to include Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Queens Beasts, Canute, Christmas 2018, Tower of London and James Bond, together with 22 bimetal and 52 single metal £1 coins to include bridges and Jersey, most housed in a Change Checker album

ENGLAND. James I, 1603-25. Gold Double-crown, ND (1606-7). Tower Mint. mm Escallop 79. Obv: Fourth crowned bust right with legend around; "IACOBVS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX." Rev: Crowned flat topped quartered coat of arms, flanked by "I-R", legend around; "HENRICVS ROSAS REGNA IACOBVS".Near Extremely Fine.Reference: S-2622; KM-39Diameter: 22 mm.Weight: 4.8 g. (AGW=0.1415 oz.)Composition: 917/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: A 22.50% buyer's premium will be charged separately. VAT on the buyer's premium may apply in accordance with UK regulations. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.

ENGLAND. James I, 1603-25. Gold Halfcrown, ND (1604-1605). Tower Mint. mm Lis 105.Obv: Crowned bust of James I right within inner beaded circle, legend around; "[mm] · I .' D .' G .' ROSA .' SINE .' SPINA ·". Rev: Crowned quartered shield of arms dividing royal cypher and breaking inner beaded circle, legend around; "[mm] · TVEATVR · VNITA · DEVS ·".In secure plastic holder, graded PCGS AU55 , certification number 50931518.PCGS population in this grade: 1, single finest graded.Reference: S-2629; KM-30Diameter: 17 mm.Weight: 1.2 g. (AGW=0.0354 oz.)Composition: 917/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: A 22.50% buyer's premium will be charged separately. VAT on the buyer's premium may apply in accordance with UK regulations. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.

ENGLAND. Charles II, 1660-85. Gold 5 Guineas, 1679. Tower Mint. Struck during the English Restoration following the tumultuous years of Oliver Cromwell’s republic, the Five Guinea symbolised not only royal authority but also England’s growing wealth and influence on the world stage.The 1670s were a critical decade. England was recovering from the Great Plague (1665) and the Great Fire of London (1666), events that had devastated its capital. Meanwhile, political tensions simmered beneath the surface. By 1679, the nation was entering the period known as the Exclusion Crisis, where fierce debates raged over whether Charles’s Catholic brother, James, Duke of York, should be allowed to succeed to the throne. The Exclusion Crisis would ultimately sow seeds of division that led to the later Glorious Revolution.In coinage, Charles II’s reign saw the modernization of minting techniques. Machine-struck coins (using screw presses) replaced the earlier hammered methods, producing coins that were more uniform and harder to counterfeit. The Five Guinea - the largest gold coin of the era - represented immense wealth and prestige, typically handled only by the aristocracy, major merchants, and the Crown.The portrait on the obverse shows a laureate bust of Charles II, a classical allusion to Roman emperors, reinforcing his divine right to rule. The reverse features the crowned cruciform shields of England, Scotland, Ireland, and France (the latter a historic claim), separated by four sceptres, with the date prominently placed. The Latin legends honour Charles’s titles and divine right.Obv: Second laureate bust of Charles II with rounded truncation facing right, Latin legend around; CAROLVS·II· DEI· GRATIA·. Rev: Crowned cruciform shields showing the coat-of-arms of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, around four interlocked C's monogram, sceptres in angles, surrounded by abbreviated Latin legend; MAG· BR·FRA· ET·HIB· REX·16 64·. Edge shows regnal year.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 61 , certification number 2113951-029.NGC Census in this grade: 2, equal-finest graded.Reference: S-3331; KM-444.1Diameter: 37 mm.Weight: 42.69 g. (AGW=1.2587 oz.)Composition: 917/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: A 22.50% buyer's premium will be charged separately. VAT on the buyer's premium may apply in accordance with UK regulations. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.

ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM COWEN (1792-1861); watercolour, ‘Near Alicante, Spain’, unsigned, 17 x 26cm, framed and glazed, with a James Holland sketch, ‘The Tower of St Lawrence Rouen’, 15 x 15cm, with a 19th century English School coastal scene watercolour and a 20th century watercolour of an Italian city (4).

A quantity of vintage die-cast vehicles including ; Matchbox Superkings K-39 Simon Snorkel Fire Engine, Corgi Rockets 'Skypark Tower Garage set' No 2060, Corgi James Bond Leyland RT Double Decker bus from 'Live and Let Die', Solido DAF Citerne 'Shell' tanker, Corgi 499 Ford Escort van and many others, all boxed. (11)

A C.1886 engraving titled 'The Palmy Days of Hoghton Tower' depicting the arrival of James I 1617 after the original painting by Charles Cattermole (1832-1900) in a glazed gilt frame. H.57.5 W.75cm

A Corgi J.B. McBean LTD ERF EC Curtainside Trailer - Stock Code - CC11906, unopened in original box, together with a stainless steel Citizen Quartz watch with built in calculator (a/f battery), and a collection of vintage books comprising, Colonel E.H. Carkeet-James 'Her Majesty's Tower of London', Elizabeth Gould 'Caravan Holiday' Blackie and Son Limited, illustrated by Eileen A. Soper, 'The Gift of the Little People', published Blackie and Sons Limited, Winifred M. Pearce 'Mystery at St. Olaves, published by Pickering and Inglis Ltd, Alistair MacLean 'Puppet on a Chain', The Hamlyn Publishing Group (a lot)

JAMES TOWER (BRITISH 1918-1988) FOOTED BOWL, 1980 incised signature and date, earthenware, with grey and white tin glaze 9cm high, 27cm diameter (3 ½in high, 10 5/8in diameter) Paul Rice, 1984;Collection of Professor John Chambers. Tower expressed his aim to create forms that evoke a sense of wholeness, balancing inner tensions with serenity and harmony—a world where boundless energy is contained in calm restraint, stating ‘The objects that I strive to do are attempts at hymns to the beauty of the natural world’.

James I, Second coinage, Penny, mm. rose, 0.55g/3h (N 2601; S 2661); Charles I, Tower mint, Halfgroat, Gp D, type 3a3, mm. triangle, inner circles both sides, 0.97g/7h (N 2258; S 2832) [2]. Both good fine £50-£70

Modern Diecast 1:18 Scale and Smaller Vintage and Modern Private Commercial and Emergency Vehicles (31), all boxed/cased, Burago 1;18 scale 302 Chevrolet Corvette, 1:24 scale 1509 Mercedes Benz SSK 1928, Corgi Classics, Brewery Collection 277701 Whitbread Seddon Atkinson Horse transporter 97801 Maidstone Sunbeam trolleybus, (both with wing mirrors), 97264 Cardiff tram, magazine issue James Bond Goldfingers Rolls Royce, the remainder 1:76 scale, Oxford diecast all cased with card sleeves, some sleeves seams unglued, LD001 London Bus, Automobile (3), Railway Scale (3), Emergency (1), Military (1), Commercials (1) Omnibus (3), Classix (1), Original Omnibus Tower wagon and LT single decker in green, Exclusive First Editions, commercials (3), public transport models (6), includes five double deckers and a Wartime bus US Army AEC Regal, G-E, packaging F-E, (31)

William Henry James Boot (1848-1918)A Girl and a Rabbit in a Landscapewith a village and church tower beyondsigned lower rightwatercolour21cm x 33cm

George Smart (English, 1774-1846) known as The Tailor of Frant, or a follower of George Smart (possibly named R Marshall), 'Old Bright The Postman', probably early-mid 19thC, a cut and assembled fabric and leather collage, showing the old postman in a felt coat and trousers leading a donkey along a road through Frant, with his satchel and holding two letters, with Frant church and a house behind him, framed and glazed in a period black painted frame, and brown paper glued to the back with an applied photocopied label and a further label cellotaped on, together with a copy of the book 'George Smart, The Tailor of Frant: Artist in Cloth & Velvet Figures', by Jonathan Christie, published by Unicorn, 2016, in which the picture is shown, frame 43cm wide, 39.5cm high.PROVENANCEChristie's, The Judkyn/Pratt Collection of British Folk Art, 8th November 1995.A Folk Art dealer, London.The Property of a GentlemanLITERATUREThis picture is illustrated and discussed on page 113 of the monograph book 'George Smart, The Tailor of Frant: Artist in Cloth & Velvet Figures', by Jonathan Christie, published by Unicorn, 2016. Author and noted George Smart expert Christie states that "...This Postman is considered the earliest known example of this subject by Smart. ... The historian and writer James Ayres knew this picture well and indeed described it as one of the earliest of its type. The metallic flags appear in later versions as does the clump of trees perched on top of the hill on the right." However, since the publication of this book, opinions on the authorship of this picture differ, with the author of the above book and another expert now believing this to possibly be the work of another hand in the style of George Smart. A clue may lie in the photocopied label glued to the back of the brown paper. In old inked writing, this reads 'the Frant Postman Returning home from the tunbridge Wells 93 years of age by R Marshall'. This could be a photocopy of an old, original label under the brown paper, which is stuck down to the backboard presumably irretrievably covering the original label, if it is indeed there - and if the two are connected.  FOOTNOTE: George Smart (1774-1846) is a key figure in English Folk Art. He lived in the village of Frant, around 2 miles south of Tunbridge Wells. As well as offering tailoring services, he made fabric covered dummy boards and pictures that he sold from shelves attached to his house, 'Smart's Repository', on the main road. His fame grew and he was included in period tourist guidebooks to Tunbridge Wells. In 1820, he sold works to His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, and thus then considered himself 'By Royal Appointment'. Although there are no records of how many pieces Smart made, and no idea of how much they cost, it is thought that only around 100 of his works survive - all in public or private collections. There are no records of R. Marshall, or any period artists producing work in Smart's style and featuring his characters. This is a very rare opportunity to acquire not only a work in superb condition showing Smart's most beloved local Kentish character.Old Bright, the Frant postman, is arguably Smart's most loved, mosty frequently shown character. Delivering post was Old Bright's second career - before, he was known as the 'Sweeper of The Walks', (The Pantiles). This example contains all the detail of Smart's depiction of this popular character, from the buckles on the shoes to his leather satchel, the furry grey hair, tired demeanour, handwritten letters with their cryptic part-hidden addresses, and more.CONDITION: Overall very good to excellent considering the age and materials of the piece. No apparent missing components. Although the donkey's eye does not have a bead and his coat has no buttons, there are no patches (such as remains of glue), where these may have been held. There is some fading and darkening all over, as to be expected, and a couple of small patches of losses to the pile of the felt used for the road and the field, and a fence post and the church, as photographed. There are two cuts to an area of the field behind and above the milestone, presumably (like with the milestone itself), to add an sense of form or undulation. Remarkably, the gilt paper components used for the flags and church clock tower hands all survive in place. Not examined out of its frame or under a black light, but the brown paper backing has been cut and lifted in one area.Packing & ShippingLet us take the hassle of sorting out packing and shipping from you. Mark Hill Auctions is delighted to be able offer the buyer an in-house packing and shipping service for this lot. We use UPS for shipping and all packages are sent insured with a tracked service. We do not ship without insurance. We do not use any other service such as Royal Mail, FEDEX or DHL. 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Sold by Order of a Direct DescendantAn outstanding 1873 K.C.B. group of three awarded to Admiral Sir H. Smith, Royal Navy - who was rewarded with a C.B. for his capture of Aden in 1839, the first colonial acquisition under the reign of Queen VictoriaSmith latterly played a prominent and central role during the First Opium War in the Volage and Druid; he took the honour of firing the first shots of the conflict and was to the fore in every major engagementThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Knight Commander's (K.C.B.) set of Insignia, by R. & S. Garrard, London, comprising neck Badge, gold and enamel, hallmarks rather rubbed, with full neck riband and gold clasp; breast Star, gold centre, silver and enamel, gold retaining pin, reverse cartouche with maker's details, in slightly damaged case of issue; China 1842 (Henry Smith, Captain. H.M.S. Druid.), suspension replaced with dual loop, swivel and straight silver bar; Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, good very fine (3)K.C.B. London Gazette 24 May 1873.[C.B.] London Gazette 13 August 1840.Henry Smith was born circa 1803 and joined the Royal Navy at the tender age of eleven in 1814, being made a Lieutenant in July 1821. He joined the Genoa on the Lisbon Station in April 1823 and then as First Lieutenant to Captain Courtenay in the Fairy, who went out to the West Indies in May 1827. The following year, Smith took command of the brig Ferret, before advancing as Acting-Captain of the Magnificent in September 1829. It was in 1831 that he was officially promoted.Aden - C.B.Removed to Volage in November 1837, it was in this vessel that he first wrote his name into history. In January 1838, the Sultanate of Lahej agreed to transfer a number of its possessions, including the town of Aden to Britain but later decided against this and opened fire on the sloop-of-war H.C.S. Coote. Smith was given command of an expedition, comprising Volage, the brig Cruizer, Coote, the schooner H.C.S. Mahé and three transports to secure Aden. Smith and his small expedition arrived at Aden on 16 January 1839 and in the morning of 18 January Volage, Cruizer, and Mahé sailed to the front of the town from where they were fired upon.At 0930hrs, the rest of the expedition arrived and the warships sailed in close to Aden's batteries to bombard them. By 1100hrs the gunnery of the ships had demolished Aden's lower batteries and destroyed a large tower, while landing parties ordered by Smith had cleared out the remaining enemy musket men in the rubble. At this point Smith ordered the main two landings of troops to take place, which were completed successfully with two naval casualties and sixteen from the army, with the defending garrison of 1,000 men suffering around fifty casualties. (The Royal Navy, a History from the Earliest Times to the Present William Clowes, refers).So it was that Smith had captured the first Colonial acquisition for Great Britain and her new sovereign, Queen Victoria. He was rewarded with an immediate C.B. and the thanks of the George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, the Governor General of India.Opium War - further firstsThe cataloguer turns to Clowes again for further details of these important events:'Provocation and outrage continued; and when, on August 30th, Volage, 22, Captain Henry Smith, reached Macao, and at once proceeded to Hong Kong, her arrival was extremely welcome. On September 4th, the refusal of the Chinese at Kowloon to permit the transit of provisions across the harbour obliged Captain Smith, in concert with Mr. James Douglas (afterwards Sir James Douglas), of the Cambridge (the Cambridge was purchased by the Chinese government after regular hostilities began), formerly of the H.E.I. Co.'s marine, to employ his boats to drive off a squadron of war-junks, and so to open a passage for the supplies. Further outrageous action induced Elliot to call upon Smith to proclaim a blockade of the port of Canton as from September 11th.Negotiations were subsequently entered into; but Elliot displayed such unwise weakness that the Chinese were only encouraged to persist in their implacable attitude. At length, the Hyacinth, 18, Commander William Warren, having joined the Volage, Elliot stiffened himself so far as to inform the Chinese, on October 28th, that if the British shipping lying below the Bogue were subjected to more of certain annoyances which had become intolerable, retaliatory measures would be adopted. The Chinese admiral, Kwan, returned first a temporising and then an insulting answer, and on November 3rd got under way with twenty-nine junks, evidently intending to attack. Smith made a further fruitless attempt to negotiate, and then, with the Volage and Hyacinth, opened fire, and in a short time won a success which would have been much more complete than it was, but for the interference of Elliot, who, when three junks had been sunk and as many more driven ashore, procured a cessation of the firing, alleging his desire to spare the lives of the Chinese. Kwan, on returning to Canton, was thus able to boast that he had been victorious; and he was rewarded accordingly.'It had been on 4 September 1839 at around 1400hrs that Smith fired the first shots, sending several in anger in the direction of some war junks in the Chinese squadron.On 30 June 1840 Smith was given command of another frigate, Druid (to which his Medal is named), in which he continued to blockade, taking eight merchant ships as prize by 10 July as Senior Naval Officer on the south of the Chinese coast. On 6 August, the missionary Vincent John Stanton was captured by the Chinese while swimming in Casilha Bay near Macao. Smith took a small avenge this, these being Druid, the sloops Larne and Hyacinth, and two smaller vessels. On 19 August Smith with 120 Royal Marines, 80 seamen, and 180 local volunteers, successfully fought the Battle of the Barrier in which he attacked the Chinese works and barracks at Portas do Cerco, including destroying seventeen guns and two junks; casualties were light, with four of the British wounded. By 1900hrs, the entire force had re-embarked on the ships and left the area ablaze, with so many cannonballs having been fired by the ships that they picked up their used shot to recycle it before leaving. It was said of Smith's actions at the battle that 'seldom has a more signal service been rendered in so short a space of time'. Druid continued after this to protect British trade and hunt down pirates, at one point having several men of a boarding party killed when the junk they were investigating blew up.Smith was again to the fore at the Second Battle of Chuenpi on 8 January 1841. With joint attacks going in on the forts at Tycocktow and Chuenpi, guarding the entrance to Canton. Smith was to attack the former and having anchored some 200 yards off, they set to their work. The firing quickly created a breach in the fort which was attacked by boats manned by the crews of the ships and quickly taken. Twenty-five cannons were destroyed and the casualties of the Chinese were suggested to be 'very severe'. Smith was praised by Commodore Bremer for his conduct during the action. The opening to Canton was now complete.During the Battle of the Bogue, on 25 February Smith took Druid in with a portion of Bremer's force to attack the Chinese batteries on the south, south-wes…

A 1951 O.B.E. group of eight awarded to Major P. J. B. Knight, South Staffordshire Regiment, the recipient of a rare Korea Medal named to his unitThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd Type, Military Division, Officer's (O.B.E.) breast Badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Malaya, Cyprus (Major P. J. B. Knight. S. Staffords.), 2nd clasp loose upon riband; Korea 1950-53 (Major P. J. B. Knight. O.B.E. S. Staffords.); U.N. Korea 1950-54; Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R. (Capt. P. J. B. Knight. S. Staffords.), mounted court-style as worn by Spink & Son, traces of lacquer, minor official correction to unit on sixth, very fine (8)O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1951:'...in recognition of non-operational services in Japan in connection with operations in Korea.'The original recommendation from Air Vice-Marshal C. A. Bouchier, Senior British Liaison Officer, covering the period 25 August-16 November 1950 states:'Early in August 1950 the British 27th Brigade was ordered to move from Hong Kong direct to Korea for active service. At the same time GHQ FARELF appointed and sent Major Knight from Singapore to act as DAAG of FARELF Advance Liaison Detachment in Tokyo. The British Brigade was logistically supported throughout by American GHQ, Far East Command located in Tokyo.From the moment this Officer arrived in Tokyo he set about organising his office and his staff to serve the interests and to watch over the administrative welfare and well being of the British Brigade in Korea. In co-operation with the American authorities he organised all pay, postal and hospital arrangements as also all military movements by sea, land and air for troop reinforcements coming into Japan and Korea for the Brigade including the evacuation of the sick and wounded back to Hong Kong.This Officer has been a tower of strength to me in his selfless devotion and untiring efforts, without a break of any kind, to meet not every Service need and official requirement in respect of the Brigade but, indeed, to provide also the daily needs and necessities of life for all Officers and men of the British Brigade fighting under the primitive conditions in Korea. Particularly his work, personal visits, thought and care for the financial, physical and mental well being of our sick and wounded in the various American hospitals in Japan has been beyond praise.Major Knight repeatedly visited the Brigade in the front line in Korea with the object of speeding up the reporting of British casualties and improving administration generally. His visits were always greatly welcomed by the Brigade for from the outset it was quite obvious that this Officer had but one purpose - how best he could serve them. I most strongly recommend of this Officer the O.B.E.'Paul James Banks Knight was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 5 July 1941 and was awarded his E.M. in May 1950. Given his unit did not serve in the Korean War, this would be very rare to an Officer; sold together with various relevant buttons and cloth badges, including five 'South Stafford' airborne cloth badges.For his miniature dress medals, please see Lot 445.…

James I, First coinage, Shilling, mm. thistle, second bust, 5.50g/3h (N 2073; S 2646); Second coinage, Sixpence, 1605, mm. rose, third bust, 2.89g/11h (N 2102; S 2657); Charles I, Tower mint, Sixpence, Gp E, type 4.2, mm. anchor (flukes to right), 2.66g/3h (N 2245; S 2816) [3]. Fine or nearly so, the first rather scratched £120-£150

Charles James Lauder (British 1841-1920), a view of the pool of London with Tower Bridge beyond, watercolour, signed, 25 x 36cm.

James I, 1603-25. Gold Crown of Five Shillings, mm. Tower, 1612-13. Second coinage. 3rd bust right. Obv: Crowned bust right. Rev: Crowned quartered shield of arms. 2.3g. Reference: S.2625

JAMES LAWSON STEWART (1829-1911) "Buildings beside Tower Bridge with steam boats and barges in river" watercolour, signed lower left, 51.5 cm x 77 cm

James A. Brewer, etching of Tower Bridge, signed in pencil by the artist, 15 x 20cm

Soul / Funk LPs, approximately fifty-five albums of mainly Soul, Funk and Blues with artists including Junior Wells, Big Mama Thornton, Dee Dee Sharp, The Orlons, Betty Wright, Doris Troy, Watsonian Institute, Isaac Hayes, Lavern Baker, Bill Withers, War, Tower Of Power, Barry White, The True Reflection, The Tymes, Heatwave, Lenny Williams, James Wells and more - various years and conditions

Duran Duran, Eiffel Tower, Paris - verso James Dean Rebel Without a Cause Film Poster (copy) from Just Seventeen. Vintage original poster printed early 1980s. Fair condition, has edge wear, creases and blue tac marks. Measures approx 33 x 23 inches.

* Orrock (James, 1829-1913). Iona Abbey, 1875, watercolour on card, showing Iona Abbey, figures in the foreground making hay, across the water the Isle of Mull visible in the distance, signed and dated lower left, 37.5 x 56 cm (14 3/4 x 22 ins), window-mounted (48 x 67 cm), together with Donnington Castle, 1881, watercolour on paper, showing a figure sitting on the grass in front of Donnington Castle (possibly sketching), signed and dated lower right, 27.1 x 37.5 cm (10 5/8 x 14 3/4 ins), window-mounted (47 x 57 cm), plus a Tower near Edinburgh, 1893, watercolour on thick paper, showing a large stone building looking over a valley, a church in the distance, figures working in the fields, titled 'Tower near Edinburgh' signed and dated lower left, 30 x 37 cm (11 3/4 x 14 1/2 ins), window-mounted (51 x 57 cm), and three other Swiss watercolour landscapes by Orrock, comprising: At Unterseen, 1873, signed and dated, framed and glazed (71 x 56 cm); Travellers on a Bridge, the Swiss Alps behind them, A Village in the Alps, various sizes, largest 50 x 36 cm, and Paris (George de, 1829-1911). At Unterseen, pencil on card, laid onto backing card, signed and titled in pencil, some mount staining, sheet size 45.5 x 32 cm (17 7/8 x 12 1/2 ins), together withOrrock (James, 1829-1913). River Irthing, Gilsland, Cumberland, 1886, watercolour on thin card, showing the river Irthing flowing through Cumbrian moorland, a flock of sheep grazing on one side, signed and dated 1886 lower right, 48 x 72 cm (18 7/8 x 28 1/4 ins), printed Cumbrian Fine Art Galleries label to verso of backing board with artist and title in ink, framed and glazed (72 x 94 cm), together with Landscape with Windmill, watercolour, showing a windmill (possibly Woodhouse Mill, Leicestershire), a horse-drawn carriage passing by, a storm approaching overhead, 17.3 x 29.2 cm (6 3/4 x 11 1/2 ins) mount aperture, framed and glazed (34 x 44.5 cm), together with four other English lanscape sketches by Orrock, comprising: Rough Sea (possibly Brighton), no 286-158 in pencil to verso; Gay Ling, Yorkshire; Moorland nr Aysgarth (no 103-144 in pencil to verso); and Bradgate Park, Leicestershire (no 224-122 in pencil to verso), all with title and artist's name to verso, 33 x 51 cm (13 x 20 ins) and similarQTY: (13)

The Mercantile Marine War Medal awarded to Ordinary Seaman J. Connolly, Mercantile Marine, who was killed in action when the Tuscania was torpedoed and sunk by the U-77 on 5 February 1918 Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (James Connolly); Memorial Plaque (James Connolly) the plaque lightly polished, very fine (2) £100-£140 --- James Connolly served with the Mercantile Marine during the Great War as an Ordinary Seaman in the Anchor Line’s Tuscania, and was killed in action when the Tuscania, conveying 113 officer and 1,917 other ranks of the United States Army, was torpedoed and sunk 7 miles north of Rathlin Island by the German submarine U-77 on 5 February 1918. He is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial. Sold with copied research,

The notable Great War decoy ship operations D.S.C. group of five awarded to Engineer Lieutenant J. M. Dowie, Royal Naval Reserve, who was decorated for his gallant deeds in the Q-ship Baralong in August-September 1915, when he was present at the destruction of the U-27 and U-41 Famously, the former action led to accusations of ‘cold-blooded murder’ by members of Baralong’s crew, who boarded the liner Nicosian when six of the U-27’s survivors were seen to seek refuge in her. The accusations were refuted by Baralong’s skipper Lieutenant Godfrey Herbert, R.N., at the time, but some 20 years later he wrote: ‘Without further ado, these [three German submariners] were shot. Meanwhile, the Marines continued their search and found the remainder, who, in default of surrender, were too put to death likewise, and buried at once.’ Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarked London 1916; Transport Medal 1899-1902, 1 clasp, China 1900 (J. M. Dowie); 1914-15 Star (Eng. Lt. J. M. Dowie, R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Eng. Lt. J. M. Dowie, R.N.R.) generally extremely fine (5) £4,000-£5,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2007. D.S.C. London Gazette 19 November 1915. James Munro Dowie, who was awarded his Transport Medal for services in the S.S. Duke of Portland during the Boxer Rebellion, joined the crew of the Q-Ship Baralong on her commissioning in March 1915. He was subsequently present in her controversial action with the U-27, an engagement that ended in international outcry and claims of cold-blooded murder. The incident in question took place on 19 August 1915, on which date an enemy submarine torpedoed the White Star passenger liner Arabic, causing 45 deaths. Informed of the liner’s loss, the Baralong, under Lieutenant Godfrey Herbert, R.N., with Sub. Lieutenant Gordon Steele, R.N., the future Kronstadt raid V.C., as his First Lieutenant, set off in pursuit of the offending U-boat. By all accounts tempers were running high among the crew, the recent loss of the Lusitania fresh on their minds, not least the tragic images of dead women and children laid out in the morgue at Queenstown, their operational base. As it transpired, the Baralong never did catch up with the U-boat responsible for the Arabic’s demise, but she did discover the U-27 engaging the Letland Line’s Nicosian. Herbert immediately ordered action stations and fought a classic engagement which resulted in the destruction of the enemy submarine with no loss to his own crew. He then observed a number of German survivors attempting to clamber up the side of the Nicosian and, fearing that they might attempt to scuttle or set fire to her, he ordered his men to renew their fire. Several Germans were undoubtedly killed in this manner, but at least another six got aboard and quickly disappeared below deck. What happened next will probably never be known for certain, too many conflicting accounts having shrouded the true version of events, but in his original report Herbert merely stated that he sent a party of his Marines aboard to apprehend the enemy submariners, but fearful that they might have gained access to the Nicosian’s fire-arms in her charthouse, he warned a Lance-Corporal not to hesitate to open fire on them if necessary. Herbert continues: ‘A thorough search was made, which resulted in six of the enemy being found but they succumbed to the injuries they had received from lyddite shell shortly afterwards and were buried at sea at once.’ Some 20 years later, after the furore had somewhat abated, Herbert wrote a differing account which confessed to three of the enemy having been found hidden in the propeller-shaft alley: ‘Without further ado, these were shot. Meanwhile, the Marines continued their search and found the remainder, who, in default of surrender, were too put to death likewise, and buried at once.’ This latter account bears striking similarities to those taken from the Nicosian’s passengers, some of whom reported their version of events to the German Ambassador in the United States, thereby sparking off the entire controversy, a situation further fuelled by the Baralong having been seen flying the ‘Stars and Stripes’ as part of her neutral disguise. Although the official Admiralty version of events would later compromise Herbert by its conspicuous absence of exoneration for his actions, for the moment at least he was the architect of the destruction of an enemy submarine, a feat that resulted in him being awarded the D.S.O. Three of his men received D.S.M.s, including the Lance-Corporal who had headed the boarding party. Quickly re-christened the Wyandra, and given a new C.O., Lieutenant-Commander A. Wilmot-Smith, the ex-Baralong was back in action in the following month, when, on news being received of the loss of three British steamers over a nine-hour period, she was despatched to find the culprit. Heading for the area in question, south-east of the Fastnet, Wilmot-Smith came upon the steamer Urbino, lying stopped and under fire from the U-41. By means of skilful manoeuvring, he managed to close the range for his hidden guns to 500 yards, his ‘Panic Party’ all the while distracting the U-Boat’s commander, Kapitan-Leutnant Claus Hansen. Wyandra’s subsequent barrage of fire blew the U-41’s conning tower to pieces, and she slipped below the surface leaving just two survivors - both of whom were picked up and unjustly claimed another example of a ‘murderous act’. Wilmot-Smith was awarded the D.S.O., Dowie his D.S.C., and two ratings the D.S.M., it being noted by Keble Chatterton that Dowie’s award ‘was a well-deserved decoration, for much depended on the Engineers in these ships, and they had much to suffer.’ He was also the very first R.N.R. Engineer Lieutenant to be so honoured in the War. And he appears to have remained employed on Q-ship duties in the Mediterranean, his service record bearing the following endorsement: ‘Great credit due to him for steaming the ship some 18,000 miles whilst employed on special service and for raising steam in emergency as quickest possible time.’ His service record further notes that he removed to the troopship R.I.M.S. Hardinge in February 1916 and was embarked for the U.K. at the year’s end, following which he appears to have returned to the merchant service. Sold with Registered packet and named card boxes of issue for Great War campaign medals.

The rare Great War Tigris gunboat operations D.S.C. group of eight awarded to Surgeon Captain J. P. Shorten, Royal Navy, who was decorated for treating wounded under very heavy fire in H.M.S. Mantis in February 1917 Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., the reverse hallmarked London 1918; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Surg. Lt. J. P. Shorten. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, mounted as worn, very fine or better (8) £1,000-£1,400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Glendining’s, November 1999. D.S.C. London Gazette 21 September 1917. The original recommendation states: ‘He continued to dress and attend to the wounded in the open while under very heavy fire.’ James Percy Shorten was born in Co. Cork, Ireland on 30 May 1888, the son of a country doctor, and himself qualified in medicine in 1910. Entering the Royal Navy as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the lead up to the Great War, he served in the Harwich Force prior to transferring to the river gunboat Mantis in Mesopotamia in September 1916. The Mantis was actively employed on the River Tigris for much of the Great War, not least at the time of the famous siege of Kut, when she was charged with taking in supplies and trying to break the Turkish grip on the town. But it was for Mantis’s subsequent part in the advance on Baghdad, and the recapture of Kut, on 24-26 February 1917, that Shorten was awarded his D.S.C., treating as he did her wounded under a heavy fire. He was also mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 7 August 1918, refers). Admiral Wemyss’ Tigris despatch for December 1916-March 1917 describes the events of 24-26 February 1917 in detail, the following extract covering the actions of Mantis and her consorts immediately following the fall of Baghdad: ‘The Turks retreating on the left bank were becoming more numerous; they now had our cavalry division in pursuit of them on their right flank and the gunboats on their left. The enemy were firing at us from three directions, and on approaching Nahr Kellak bend I observed a large body of enemy on the left bank at the head of the loop in the river, and gave orders for all guns to be fired on them. They proved to be a strong rearguard, and opened on us with field and machine-guns and heavy rifle fire. At this close range there were casualties in all ships, who were all hit many times, but our guns must have caused immense damage to the enemy, as we were at one time firing six-inch guns into them at about 400 to 500 yards. Besides the Turkish Artillery there were a large number of enemy with rifles and machine-guns behind the bend at a range of about 100 yards from the ships. In the act of turning round the bend shot came from all directions, and casualties of Moth, which came last in the line, were particularly severe. There were casualties in all three ships, Moth, which was magnificently handled by Lieutenant-Commander Charles H. A. Cartwright, who was himself wounded, had three officers wounded - all severely - out of four, and two men killed and eighteen wounded, which is about 50 per cent, of her complement. She was hit eight times by shell - one from ahead hit the fore side of stokehold casing, burst, and pierced the port boiler, both front and back, but luckily missed the boiler tubes. The after compartment was holed below the water line, and the upper deck and funnels of all ships riddled with bullets. The quartermaster and pilot in the conning tower of H.M.S. Mantis were killed, but the prompt action of her Captain saved her from running ashore. I consider that the excellent spirit of the men and skilful handling of the ships by their Captains in a difficult and unknown shallow river were most praiseworthy. We thus passed the enemy rearguard, and large numbers of the retreating Turkish Army were on our starboard beam. I opened rapid fire from all guns that would hear (this included heavy and light guns, pom-poms, maxims, and rifles), and at this short range we did enormous execution, the enemy being too demoralised to reply, except in a very few cases … I have the honour to submit the following for special mention, promotion, honours or awards: H.M.S. Mantis Commander Bernard Buxton, R.N. For good work done on all occasions. His prompt action under heavy fire on 26th March saved H.M.S. Mantis from running aground in a critical position. Surgeon James P. Shorten, R.N. Continued to dress and attend to the wounded in the open while under very heavy fire.’ After the war Shorten served in various naval hospitals, specialising in general surgery and ophthalmology. Among other appointments he was Principal Medical Officer to the battleships Emperor of India and Revenge. And during the Second World War he was Surgeon Captain at a Royal Naval Auxiliary Hospital at Newton Abbot and later at a naval training establishment in Great Malvern. Retiring after the war, he settled at Newton Abbot, where he continued the practice of ophthalmology and spent his spare time working in his garden. He died in February 1978, his obituary in the British Medical Association Journal stating that he was ‘a good shot, a keen fisherman, and a first-class golfer. In 1929 he was the Dorset County golf champion.’

Bindings. Byron (Lord), Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, extra-illustrated 'grangerised' copy, London: John Murray, 1845, half-title, divisional titles, xvi, 227pp, illustrated with approx. 50 engraved plates, some of which are called for, including the portrait frontispiece engraved by Finden after Phillips, but most are uncalled for and thus extra-illustrations, including 6 title-page proofs printed on India paper and press-rolled onto leaves, unlettered and other proof states of Ada Lovelace portraits, some plates in duplicate states, etc., numerous engraved vignettes, a fine binding of contemporary olive green morocco gilt, the lettered spine gilt to a Neoclassical design, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, pastedown with later 19th/early 20th c polychrome printed armorial bookplate, 8vo; Rogers (Samuel), Italy, [&] Poems, first editions, London: Printed for T. Cadell, et al, 1830 & 1834, Poems with half-title, vignettes engraved Turner and others, finely bound in uniform vellum gilt, gilt-lettered morocco lettering pieces, Italy flat spine, all edges gilt, 19th c crested bookplates: Richard Wilson, D.D., 8vo; Cruikshank (George, illustrator) & [Collier (John Payne)], Punch and Judy, with Twenty-Four Illustrations, [...] and other plates. Accompanied by the Dialogue of the Puppet-Show, an Account of its Origin, and of Puppet Plays in England, fourth edition, London: Thomas Hailes Lacy, n.d. [c. 1859], later 19th c mottled calf gilt, split and somewhat rubbed, but holding, uncut, 8vo; Northumberland: Bewick (Thomas, illustrator), A Collection of Newspaper Extracts [...], first edition, Alnwick: Printed by W. Davison, 1833, frontispiece of Brislee Tower, viii, 220pp, some under-lining in places, in-text wood-engraved vignettes, contemporary half-crimson morocco gilt over marbled boards, rubbed and worn, but holding, marbled edges and endpapers conforming, armorial bookplate: James Mac Master, 12mo in 6s; Shropshire: The Leisure Hour Improved; or, Moral Miscellanies, In Prose and Verse, Original and Selected. Ironbridge: Printed and Sold by William Smith, et al, 1809, wood-engraved frontispiece and title-page vignette, contemporary red quarter-morocco gilt over papered boards, contemporary armorial bookplate: Bruce of Balchrystie House, Fife, Scotland, 8vo; Roper (William), The Life of Sir Thomas More, Singer's edition, first thus, Chiswick: C. Whittingham, 1822, frontispiece, contemporaneous scarlet morocco over marbled boards, top edge gilt, others uncut, 12mo; [Defoe (Daniel)], The New Robinson Crusoe, Dublin: Printed for Christopher Bentham, 1820, vernacular wood-engraved frontispiece and title-page vignette, original publisher's sheep, 12mo in 6s; other poetry, including Milton's Paradise Lost, Paris, 1833, contemporary English quarter-calf over marbled boards, 8vo; etc., (14)

FRAZER JAMES, of Brae.  Prelacy An Idol & Prelate Idolaters. 18pp. Chipping & wear. Lib. stamp to title. 1713; bound with Patrick Gillespie, Rulers Sins the Causes of National Judgements, 18pp, Glasgow, 1718; The Last Speech & Testimony of Mr. Christopher Love ... Delivered to the People from the Scaffold on Tower-Hill immediately before His Execution, August 22d, 1651, 8pp, 1716 & A Converse Betwixt Two Presbyterians of the Established Church, an Elder & a Preacher, lacking C3 & C4, 1714.

James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Unite, mm. tower [1612-13], iacobvs. d. g. mag. bri. fra. et. hi. rex., half-length fourth bust right, holding sceptre and orb, rev. faciam eos in gentem vanm, crowned shield of quartered arms, 9.74g/2h (SCBI Schneider 27; N 2084; S 2619). Good fine, ex-jewellery £900-£1,200 --- Provenance: G. Lawrence Collection

James Bond 007 A View To A Kill (1985) - A comprehensive A4 folder with many signatures, over 40 of cast and crew members from the film to include the following items:-Full Cast list (1)Promotional Leaflet for the Title Song A View To A Kill by Duran Duran signed by Simon Le Bon & Nick Rhodes together with a signed card by Nick Rhodes (2)A 40th Anniversary Card for Sir Godfrey Tibbett ( Patrick Mc Nee) with a piece of his suit together with Ian Fleming stamps signed by Patick Mc Nee (2) A colour photo of Bond Girls with Chrstopher Walken signed by Gloria Douse (Bond Girl) (1)A signed colour photograph of Ann Jackson, the Blond girl in the opening credits (1)Signed Card by Doug Milsomie ( Aeriel Photography) together with a colour photograph (2)Signed photographs of Willy Bogner, Director & Photographer on a number of Bond films (2) A signed colour photograph of Toni White, a girl in the opening credits (1)A signed black & white photograph and signed card by Roger Moore (2)A signed lobby still by Christopher Walken and a colour photograph (2)A signed photograph by Tanya Roberts (Stacey Sutton) with Roger Moore and a signed A View to a Kill Card (2)Signed photographs of Grace Jones ( May Day) (1)A signed photograph and card by Patrick McNee (Sir Godfrey Tibbett) (2)A signed photograph in a scene from the film by Patrick McNee (Sir Godfrey Tibbett) (1)A signed A View To A Kill Card by Patrick Bauchau (Scarpine) (1)A signed photograph and card by David Yip (Chuck Lee) (2)A signed photograph of Fiona Fullerton (Pola Ivanova) (1) A signed photograph of Alison Doody (Jenny Flex) (1)A signed card by Willoughby Gray (Dr Carl Mortner) together with a black & white photograph from the film (2)A signed A View To A Kill Card by Daniel Benzali (W G Howe) (1)A signed photograph of Lucien Jerome (Paris Taxi Driver) (1)A signed photograph by Manning Redwood ( Bob Conley Head of the Mine) (1)A signed photograph of Bogdan Kominowski being held by May Day (Klotkoff) together with a colour photograph (2) A colour photograph of Grace Jones, Alison Doody & Papillon Soo Soo ( Pan Ho) (1) A signed photograph of Papillon Soo Soo ( Pan Ho) together with a colour photograph (2) A signed 007 Card by Joe Flood (US Police Captain) (1)A signed card by Dolph Lundgren (Venz) (1)A signed photograph by Tony Sibbald (Mine foreman) (1)A signed card by Taylor McAuley ( Guard 2) (1)A signed colour photograph of Caroline Hallett with Bond (Bond Girl) (1)A signed card by Kit Hillier(head waiter in Eiffel tower restaurant) (1) A signed photograph by Maggie Di Freitas ( Zorin Ascot Girl) (1)A signed photograph by Doug Robinson (Stuntman) (1); (45)Provenance: from the collection of a former supporting actor working in the film industry, amassed over a number of years.Condition Report: CR:- All in very good condition. Recommended to view. Rare signatures.

England. Stuart James I, AR Shilling.. 1603-1625. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis / lis. First coinage; struck 1604-1605. (Lis) • IACOBVS D .' G .' ANG .' SCO .' FRA .' ET • HIB .' REX •. crowned bust to right; XII (mark of value) behind / (Lis) • EXVRGAT • DEVS • DISSIPENTVR • INIMICI •, coat-of-arms. North 2073, SCBC 2646. 5.86gr, 30mm, 6h. Good Fine.Property of a Wiltshire lady, by descent from her late father.

England. Stuart, James I AR Sixpence.. 1603-1625. Tower (London) mint; i.m: bell. Dated 16-?. Second Coinage. •(Bell)• IACOBVS D G MAG .' BRI[...] FRA .' ET • HI ,' REX, crowned bust to right; VI (mark of value) behind / (Bell) QVÆ • DEVS CONIVNXIT • NEMO • SEPARET, coat-of-arms, date above. Cf. SCBC 2658. 2.79gr, 25mm, 5h. Near Fine.Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

England. Stuart, James I AR Halfgroat.. 1603-1625. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis. Struck 1603-1604. First coinage. I: D : G : ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned first bust to right; II (mark of value) to left / Coat-of-arms, lis (mintmark) above. North 2076; SCBC 2649. 0.82gr, 17mm, 2h. Near Fine.Found Cambridgeshire, UK.

England. Stuart, James I AR Halfgroat.. 1603-1625. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis. Third coinage; struck 1623-1624. (Lis) I : D : G : ROSA SINE SPINA , crowned rose / (Lis) TVEATVR •(?) VNITA DEVS, crowned thistle. Cf. North 2127; cf. SCBC 2671. 1.18gr, 16mm, 5h. Good Very Fine.Found South Gloucestershire, UK.

England. Stuart, James I AR Halfpenny.. 1603-1625. Tower (London) mint, i.m: lis. Second coinage, struck 1604-1605. Rose / Thistle. North 2107; SCBC 2663. 0.20gr, 11mm. Fine.From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.

Robert Kerr [or Carr], Viscount Rochester, 1st Earl of  Somerset (c. 1587-1645). Autograph Letter Signed to the Earl of Northampton, [c. 1613]. In the letter - written in Kerr's own hand and signed "Rob’te Rochester" - he complains that he is being accused of attempting to get the position of Master of the Horse from the Earl of Pembroke and of taking bribes for recommending persons to the king for honours and titles. He refers also to Lord Worcester [Edward Somerset 4th Earl] and Lord Montague [Henry Montagu 1st Earl of Manchester]. The 2 page letter is written clearly, reinforced on the left margin, supplied with a full transcript. A rare and historic letter from one of the most intriguing characters of the early 17th century. [c. 1613] ❧ As a young man, Kerr was one of the household of King James VI of Scotland in Edinburgh. On James’s accession to the Crown of England in 1603, all was moved to London. James, now King James I & VI, although married and with children was characterised by his close relationships with a series of for handsome young men (a topic of bawdy contemporary speculation), the favourite of whom was Kerr. Kerr received many honours and titles but his relationship with the king was an open scandal and his own affairs no better. He married the divorced Countess of Essex with the support of her great uncle, Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton and Privy Seal, to whom this letter is addressed. He and his wife were implicated in the murder of Thomas Overbury in the Tower of London in 1615, almost certainly at the instigation of the king. They were themselves found guilty of poisoning Overbury and sent to the Tower. His wife was soon pardoned but Kerr remained there until 1622 when he was pardoned. He was created Viscount Rochester in 1611 and Earl of Somerset in 1613

The Quarter Laurel of King James I, 1619-1625obverse; fourth laureate bust left, denomination behind, legend around with Latin inscription, reverse; crowned shield of arms over long cross, legend around with Latin inscription, minting; hand hammered at Tower of London, in capsule & box with certification of authenticity & ownership; The Bradford Exchange diameter 21mm., weight approx 2.3g.Condition: Circulated

James Hamilton Hay (British 1874-1916): The Tower, drypoint etching signed with monogram in the plate 25cm x 17cm

James Northcote RA (English, 1746-1831) Two Leopards at Play from the Royal Menagerie 1797 Oil on canvas Exhibited at The Royal Academy 1797 This incredibly rare eighteenth century painting depicts two leopards frolicking in an exotic landscape (reminiscent of Stubbs’s ‘Horse Frightened by a Lioness’). Painted in 1796 and exhibited at The Royal Academy 1797. Northcote was widely acclaimed as one of the eighteenth century’s finest painters of exotic animals and, having been trained by Reynolds, had a weighty reputation. The animals have been classified by zoological expert Dr Jonathan Scott as Sunda Clouded Leopards from Indochina, denoted by the clouded pattern on their flanks and the exceptionally large gape of their mouths - almost 90 degrees! And by their elongated canine teeth - the longest of any living felid. It is likely that Northcote will have studied these two rare animals whilst they were resident at the Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London. Whilst many exotic animals were available to view at both the Royal Menagerie and others, very few artists were able to capture the character and anatomy with such impressive skill. Although Northcote had enjoyed prior financial and critical success with his portrait paintings, his animal paintings were particularly revered. Henry Fuseli, the Swiss Romantic painter and contemporary rival of Northcote, declared of Northcote's 'Angel opposing Balaam,' “Northcote, you are an angel at an ass, but an ass at an angel”. Born in Plymouth and apprenticed to his father, a poor watchmaker, in his spare time James drew and painted. In 1769 he left his father and set up as a portrait painter. Four years later he went to London and was admitted as a pupil into the studio and house of Sir Joshua Reynolds. At the same time, he attended the Royal Academy Schools. In 1775 he left Reynolds, and about two years later, having made some money by portrait painting back in Devon, went to study in Italy. On his return to England three years later, he revisited his native county and then settled in London, where John Opie and Henry Fuseli were his rivals. He was elected associate of the Academy in 1786 and a full academician the following spring. Northcote’s works number about two thousand, and he made a fortune of £40,000. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1787. Northcote also sought fame as an author, and his first essays were contributions to the Artist, edited by Prince Hoare. An entry in Northcote's account book from 1794-1796, p. 66, no. 324, refers to 'Two Leopards twenty Guineas '.  Property of a Gentleman Literature: Gwynn, no. 309; Whitman, 1903, no. 418 Dimensions: (Frame) 31 in. (H) x 35.5 in. (W) (Canvas) 24.5 in. (H) x 29 in. (W)

Box of Wedgwood Jasperware, set of six mugs - Tower of London, St James Palace etc and some Xmas plates

James II era commemorative medal, cast silver d.49.5mm, 25.88g: Archbishop Sancroft and the Seven Bishops Imprisoned in the Tower 1688 (medal) by G. Bower. Eimer #288b, toned EF.

A silver plated four piece coffee and tea set, marked Barker Ellis to base, to comprise coffee pot, tea pot, milk jug and sugar basin, together with a silver plated condiment set, with four glass bottles, a silver plated and glass carafe jug, a pair of salt and pepper shakers, a two branch candelabra, a three light candelabra, hot water jug, dressing table brush, an EPNS silver plated jug and sugar basin, and a tower form sugar caster, in the 17th century style by James Dixon & Sons (11)

A collection of over fifty Japanese Film/TV posters and promotional leaflets to include James Bond 007 For Your Eyes Only, Never Say Never Again, Moonraker, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, Bruce Lee Tower of Death, Monty Python's Life of Brian and The Holy Grail, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Terminator 2 Judgment Day, Terminator 3 and Star Trek The Original Motion Picture, to include some duplicates, average size 25 x 18cm.

A James I first coinage shilling, second bust type, mintmark thistle, together with a Charles I shilling, Tower Mint, mintmark lis.

A SHOE BOX OF ROYAL MINT LONDON MINT OFFICE POBJOY MINT, to include a Royal Mint 13 coin 2020 Year Set, Landmarks of the World 10x 1/100 oz Proof .999 gold ingots in folder, Pobjoy Father Christmas Silver Proof 50p.Gibraltar (Going Down) Remebrance Silver Crown, 2012 Silver Britannia, France Supermarine Silver Proof Aviation coin, 2021 Silver Proof Sovereign, Queens 95th Birthday Silver Proof £5, Royal British Legion Centenary coin, James Bond Legacy 1st Issue 1oz Silver Proof coloured coin, I Struck This Coin 2017 One Pound, boxed four pack Tower of London collection sealed £5 coins, Unknown Warrior 2020 carded £5, 2017 Silver Proof Australia Fifty Cent coin, others etc

Housman (Laurence). Green Arras, 1st edition, London: John Lane at the Bodley Head, 1896, wood-engraved title and 6 full-page plates by Laurence Housman, errata slip, 16-page publisher's catalogue at rear, bookplate of Janet Ashbee (wife of C. R. Ashbee), designed by C. R. Ashbee to front pastedown, upper inner hinge a little loosened, original elaborately gilt-decorated green cloth, to a design by Laurence Housman, lightly rubbed (generally in good condition), 8vo, together withYeats (W. B.). The Tower, 1st edition, London: MacMillan and Co., 1928, single publisher's advertisement leaf at end, original gilt-decorated green cloth (designed by Thomas Sturge Moore), generally in bright condition, with original matching dustwrapper (lacking spine portion), and very slightly frayed to extremities, 8vo, plus five other similar illustrated poetry works: William Watson, The Eloping Angels, A Caprice, 1st edition, London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1893, decorative title by Warrington Hogg, top edge gilt, original blue-black cloth gilt, rubbed, James Stephens, Green Branches, new edition, Dublin: Maunsel & Company, 1917, Gerald Gould, The Happy Tree and other poems, 1st edition, Oxford, B. H. Blackwell, 1919, bookplate of Ronald Brymer Beckett to front pastedown (designed by Jack B. Yeats and printed by Cuala Press, original dark blue cloth, rubbed, Robert the Devyll, A Romance (Early English Prose, Romances) with the text of Wm. J Thoms, ornamented by Harold Nelson, Edinburgh: Otto Schulze, 1904, decorative title page, full-page illustrations and illustrations to text by Harold Nelson, original quarter green cloth, rubbed, 4to, and Haldane Macfall, Songs of the Immortals, [1927], all 8vo (except Robert the Devyll)QTY: (7)

ENGLAND. James I, 1603-25. Gold Sovereign, ND (1603-1604). Tower Mint. Thistle 125. A rare and short-lived type, the first coinage of James I was struck at the start of his reign in 1603. This type, the Sovereign of twenty shillings, was struck in crown gold (22 carats) and is noteworthy as the only type that features England and Scotland as separate entities in the legend. From the second coinage, the title "King of Great Britain" is adopted to emphasise the union of the crowns. The rarity of this type and uniqueness of the legend, makes it highly desirable to collectors and a fascinating artifact of the transition from Tudor to Stuart England.James I, crowned and armoured facing right, holding orb in one hand and sceptre in the other leaning on shoulder, legend and beaded circles around, thistle mint mark above; IACOBVS. D'. G'. ANG'. SCO'. FRAN'. ET. HIB'. REX. / Crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left, R to right, beaded circle and legend around; ". EXVRGAT. DEVS. DISSIPENTVR. INIMICI.".In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 62, certification number 2124442-028.NGC Census in this grade: 1, single finest graded.Total NGC Census: 2Reference: S-2608; N-2065; Fr-226Weight: 11.11 g. (AGW=0.3272 oz.)Composition: 916/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: A 20.00% buyer's premium will be charged separately. VAT on the buyer's premium may apply in accordance with UK regulations. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.

ERIC JAMES MELLON. BRITISH 1925-2014. Tower with figures. Signed in pencil and dated 1946. Artist"s proof etching 2¾" x 2" plate size.

Beckford (William).- Rutter (John) Delineations of Fonthill and its Abbey, first edition, large paper copy, half-title, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece, additional pictorial title and plate, 10 other uncoloured engraved plates including unnumbered plate of South West View (as usual), large folding lithographed map hand-coloured in outline, wood-engraved vignettes, folding sheet of genealogical tables, with list of subscribers at end (not found in all copies), map torn and repaired at fold, marginal foxing to uncoloured plates, otherwise an excellent clean copy, Frances Mary Richardson Currer's copy with her bookplate, contemporary half green morocco, spine titled and ruled in gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, rubbed, spine faded, [Abbey, Scenery 418], large 4to (350 x 290mm.), Shaftesbury, by the Author, 1823.*** The best contemporary publication on William Beckford's extravagant Gothic mansion at Fonthill, built for him by James Wyatt between 1796 and 1812. The construction was rushed and the huge tower collapsed several times. Beckford was forced to sell the property and most of its contents in 1822 due to financial constraints and the majority of the building was demolished in 1825.Frances Mary Richardson Currer (1785-1861), heiress and book-collector, described by De Ricci as "England's earliest female bibliophile" (De Ricci, p.141). Currer was born at Eshton Hall, near Gargrave, in Yorkshire, her mother, a niece of Clive of India, being the only surviving child and heir of Matthew Wilson of Eshton Hall. Dibdin considered her "the head of all female collectors in Europe" and that her "library was, in its day, surpassed only by those of Earl Spencer, the Duke of Devonshire, and the Duke of Buckingham" (Reminiscences). After her death Currer's half-brother sold most of the library at Sotheby's in 1862, where it fetched nearly £6,000; and a second tranche in 1916 raised more than £3,700.

John, Penny, class Vb, Canterbury, Simon, 1.22g/12h (N 970; S 1351); Henry VIII, Second coinage, Halfpenny, London, mm. lis, 0.25g/12h (N 1815; S 2356); James I, Second coinage, Penny, mm. grapes, 0.46g/8h (N 2106; S 2661); Charles I, Tower mint, Halfpenny, no mm., rose both sides, 0.21g (N 2274; S 2851) [4]. Fair to fine, second clipped £80-£100

Elizabeth I, Sixth issue, Shilling, mm. escallop over A, bust 3B, 5.77g/7h (N 2014; S 2577); James I, Second coinage, Shilling, mm. lis, third bust, 5.73g/1h (N 2099; S 2654); Charles I, Tower mint, Shilling, Gp E, mm. bell, 5.76g/4h (Sharp E1/1; SCBI Brooker 487; N 2225; S 2791) [3]. Poor to fine £80-£100

James Wilcox - watercolour en grisaille with pencil - 'View of the harbour of Boulogne taken from the ruins of Caligula's Tower', 9.25" x 16.5" - central fold.