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Diverse 23-piece collection of vintage LaserDiscs, featuring music, cultural, and educational titles from a range of global and American producers. Highlights include Phil Collins: No Ticket Required, Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, The Rolling Stones: One World, The National Gallery of Art, Norway, The National Zoo, and NHK's Japanese-language classical music documentary. The set spans genres from music and performance to art history and wildlife, with selections from the Smithsonian Laserdisc Collection and other international sources. Includes both English-language and Japanese-language discs. Each disc is housed in its original sleeve, many with shrink wrap. Largest sleeves approximately 12.25" x 12.25".Dimensions: See DescriptionCondition: Age related wear.

Fontella Bass signed promotional card with original concert ticket - together with a quantity of ticket stubs and membership cards, mostly related to Northern Soul, including 'Bob Dylan' at the Blackbushe Aerodrome, 'The Rolling Stones', The Asylum Membership card, and 'The Torch All Nighter Club' membership etc. (12)

THE ROLLING STONES - The Rockarchive Collection: Limited Edition Print by Pete Smith, Roundhouse, 1971 - A limited edition fine art photographic print featuring an image of The Rolling Stones taken by photographer Pete Smith on 14 March 1971. This lot is part of the Rockarchive Collection. The shot was taken at the Roundhouse in London during The Rolling Stones' brief "Goodbye Britain" tour. After the tour, the band left England and relocated to the South of France, becoming tax exiles as they discovered their taxes had not been paid for seven years. This giclee print is from a limited edition of 100 and presented on archival 310gsm cotton based rag paper, hand-numbered "4/100", and signed by Smith in pencil. It is also annotated "Rolling Stones, Roundhouse London 1971" along the bottom. Dimensions: 29.75 cm x 42 cm (11.75" x 16.5")Pete Smith recalled:"I heard The Rolling Stones were doing a gig at the Roundhouse. I didn't have a ticket or pass. Waving my camera I blagged my way in (you could still do that in 1971). Underfoot was compacted earth, an old farm cart was being pushed worryingly close to the packed crowd. I was able to get fairly close to the stage which had been set near the centre of the arena. Shooting from the floor over people's heads with a 135mm lens on my Nikormat: hand-held, wide open aperture, two rolls of Tri-X pushed a stop or two; photography inspired by music."Additional provenance:This lot comes from the Rockarchive Collection, founded by acclaimed music photographer Jill Furmanovsky in 1998. Rockarchive now comprises an impressive collection of over 1000 images by more than 100 photographers and graphic designers, allowing fans and collectors to purchase limited-edition prints featuring music's most established artists. This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity co-signed by Jill Furmanovsky.VAT Status: †

JAMES BOND: SPECTRE (2015) - Framed Sam Mendes Autographed Day of The Dead Crew Poster - A framed Sam Mendes-autographed Day of the Dead crew poster from the production of Mendes' Bond film Spectre. A limited edition poster was commissioned by Mendes to be given to the cast and crew as a personal thank-you for their work on the production. This poster was issued in two series: one of 1,000 posters (for crew and production staff) and a run of 100 (for the main cast).Each poster was hand-numbered and signed "Love Sam" by Mendes. This particular example is numbered #0900/1000 and comes mounted in a frame displayed with a thank you note from producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. Completing the lot is a ticket for a cast-and-crew screening at the Odeon, Leicester Square, stamped "EON Productions Ltd". Dimensions (framed): 77 cm x 54.25 cm x 1.5 cm (30.25" x 21.25" x 0.5")The autographs in this lot have been professionally authenticated by expert Garry King; see notice in the Buyer's Guide.VAT Status: M

MICHAEL JACKSON - "This Is It" Printer's Proof Lenticular Concert Ticket Sheet - An uncut printer's proof sheet of lenticular concert tickets for Michael Jackson's planned "This Is It" concert residency at the O2 arena in London. The fifty concerts were scheduled to take place between 13 July 2009 and 6 March 2010 but were cancelled due to Jackson's tragic passing.The sheet comprises fifteen tickets featuring Jackson in his "Billie Jean" stage ensemble performing two iconic dance poses. Due to the concert never taking place, examples of this poster are rare and highly desirable. The lot displays some surface scratches and marks on the back. Dimensions: 71 cm x 51 cm (28" x 20")VAT Status: Ω

The Marriage of H.R.H The Prince Andrew with Miss Sarah Ferguson, 23rd July 1986, a collection of official ephemera belonging to Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Lewin KG, GCB, LVO, DSC (1920-1999) comprising invitation, seating ticket, two Ceremonials and two Orders of Service along with signed and inscribed 1986 Christmas card with Wedding photograph to the interior and three other signed Christmas cards from the Royal couple (10)

The Wedding of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer, 29th July 1981, set of official ephemera including invitation, seating ticket, Order of Service and Ceremonial, Wedding Breakfast menu and seating plan and related ephemera

Scarce Programme for the Christmas Pantomime Aladdin in the Waterloo Chamber, Windsor Castle, December 1943 starring Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. Sold with entrance ticket for the performance on Thursday 16th December 1943 at 2.30 pm. (2)Provenance: the vendor's mother was in the ATS and was stationed at Windsor during the war, and was very excited to be able to see the Royal Pantomime and cherished the ticket and programme. Both in good original condition with some fold lines and split to spine and to corner of fold line. Please see the extra images now on our website

The Funeral of Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Wednesday 5th September 1979, fascinating collection of Official ephemera belonging to Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Lewin KG, GCB, LVO, DSC (1920-1999) comprising two Memorial Service Orders of Service, printed Address given by the then Admiral Sir Terence Lewin at the Memorial Service at Romsey Abbey, Ceremonial for the Funeral and printed timing schedule for the Chiefs of Staff, rare photographs of the Naval rehearsal at Whale Island, Portsmouth, photographs of the actual ceremony, the unveiling of the statue of Lord Mountbatten on Foreign Office Green by The Queen, 2nd November 1983, Order of Ceremony and Mansion House reception ticket afterwards.

The Marriage of T.R.H. The Duke and Duchess of Kent 1934, list of wedding presents, wedding guest ticket and newspaper cuttingThe book-Sound original complete condition, some general dirt and light foxing, no missing pages or tears

A wine ticket for Brandy 3 inches wide London 1967

Vinyl - 6 The New York Dolls and members LPs, 1 7" and 3 UK ticket stubs from the 2000s to include Too Much Too Soon (Dutch pressing), self titled (Dutch pressing), Red Patent Leather (red vinyl French pressing) and three Johnny Thunders LPs, plus The Junkies Live NYC 1975 (7") Vg+ overall

Memorabilia / Autographs - The Cure ticket stub from Odeon Theatre Edinburgh Sat 16th May 1981 signed by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Laurence Tolhurst

Memorabilia / Autographs - The Cure ticket stub from Odeon Theatre Edinburgh Thu 26th Nov 1981 signed by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Laurence Tolhurst

LINCOLN CENTER TICKET (FELDMAN/SCHELLMAN II.19)Color screenprint, 1967, on light wove paper, from the edition of 500, published by Lincoln Center List Poster and Print Program, New York, to commemorate the Fifth New York Film Festival, framed.Sheet 45 x 24 1/8 inches; 1146 x 619 mm.Frame 47 x 26 1/4 inches; 1194 x 667 mm.Laid on mylar, discoloration, rubbing and some unobtrusive light abrasions, an approximately 2 x 1/2 inch loss at right sheet edge, some creasing at right sheet corners, framed with acrylic.Laid on mylar, discoloration, rubbing and some unobtrusive light abrasions, an approximately 2 x 1/2 inch loss at right sheet edge, some creasing at right sheet corners, framed with acrylic.Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and our Organization shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.Request a condition report

THE BEATLES; a large collection of Beatles related ephemera, including 'TV Times' magazines from 1988-1989, 'Women's Realm' from 1982, 'Idols' magazine, four 'Fabulous' magazines, all from 1964, a 'Show Time' magazine from 1965, 'Radio Times' from 1988, 'The Beatles Story' and 'Story of Pop' books, 'Liverpool Playhouse' from 1992, a 'Vote Natural Law Party' ticket and leaflet, 'John Lennon & The Beatles, A Special Tribute' magazine, seven 'Record Collector' magazines from 1988-1991, two 'Music Week' magazines from 1988, a quantity of newpaper cuttings ranging from 1968-1992, a 'Come Together' volume 1 book from 1979, five 'Teen Heat' monthly magazines, four 'Rave' magazines, eleven 'Lennon' magazines, five 'The Sunday Times' magazines from 1984-1988, three homemade scrapbooks including newspaper cuttings and pictures of The Beatles and five calendars of The Beatles from 1988-1993.

BR(NE) gilt fishtail Capbadge TICKET COLLECTOR no makers name complete with rear clips. Together with a BR(NE) gilt totem Capbadge GUARD by Gaunt with rear lugs some enamel loss and also a nickel BR(NE) BRITISH RAILWAYS totem Capbadge complete with lugs and in excellent condition. (3 items)

BR(W) enamel Ticket Conditions sign together with a British Transport Commission (W) General Bye-Laws sign. Both in excellent condition. (2 items)

BR(S) British Transport Commission Ticket Conditions signs quantity two one light green in excellent condition the other dark green having a few tiny face chips. (2 items)

A pair of enamel Ticket Conditions signs one BR(W) the other BR(S) light green. Both in excellent condition. (2 items)

BR(Sc) enamel Ticket Conditions sign as removed with some chipping around the bolt holes and on top edge also some scratches from in service use.

A good selection of Ticket Clippers (18) and Carriage Keys. Also a small amount of drawer door and locker keys. Some marked.

Miscellany comprising: LNER Darlington D type Wagon Plate an LNER brass tip-up Carriage Ashtray; a reservoir fitted with an LMS burner; a couple of Carriage Keys one marked GWR the other BRE; x3 pairs of unmarked Ticket Clippers and x4 drawer keys. (12 items)

An album containing a quantity of mostly Pullman ephemera with noted booklet The Golden Way dated 1932. Also noted a Yorkshire Pullman Menu after the naming of the MV Isle Of Ely July 1958 a 1907 Pullman Menu Pullman Carriage Window Labels The Betjemin Pullman Ticket etc. Also a couple of official large wax paper drawings of 1st class Kitchen Car and 1st class Parlour Car. Together with a worn GWR leather document wallet/pouch embossed twice with GWR roundel logo. Measures 12in x 9in when closed. Securing strap broken.

Music memorabilia, eight tour programmes including The Police, Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, Manic Street Preachers, (with ticket), etc.

A 14ct gold cased Continental pocket watch, the decorative gold coloured dial with Roman numerals to the chapter ring and blued hands, total weight including movement and glass 36.5g, winds with key, sets and appears to work on winding, kept time for short period observed, complete with early 20th century service ticket and keys.

One tray containing various Triang wagons and coaches to include an R228 Pullman 1st Class, R19 Tarpaulin load wagon, R341 Searchlight wagon, R60 Ticket office, and others, mostly housed in original boxes, together with a Triang Railways CompendiumOne turbo blade missing, otherwise good.

Lemnius (Levinus) The Secret Miracles of Nature, first edition in English, title fore-margin extended, printed side-notes shaved to K4v, V1&3 small spill-burns affecting few letters, 3E1 small paper-flaw hole affecting few letters, occasional spotting, light browning, slightly heavier at points, 19th century navy half calf, rubbed, backstrip peeled away from upper joint and nearly loose, upper cover detached, housed in a custom modern morocco-backed slipcase, [Wing L1044], small folio, Jo. Streater, 1658. *** Scarce first edition in English of this popular book of 'secrets', a mixture of medical lore combined with occultism, astrology and religious belief.Provenance: Rev. Thomas Bird, The Rectory, St. Fagans (bookplate and red morocco book-label "Thos. Bird"); bookseller's ticket of Bradshaw & Blacklock of Manchester. 

G[odwin] (F[rancis]) A Catalogue of the Bishops of England, since the first planting of Christian religion in this Island..., first edition, black letter, title with woodcut ornament, bookplate of Charles Hughes, bookseller's ticket of Ian H.R. Cowley, V1 slight fraying to margins and working loose at head, trimmed at head occasionally affecting headline/pagination, some marginal annotations in an early hand, mainly to Sig. V, light staining to fore-edge of first few ff. and occasionally elsewhere, some minor browning but overall good, contemporary vellum, rebacked, soiled, [STC 11937], small 4to, [Printed by Eliot's Court Press] Impensis Geor. Bishop, 1601.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS INTEREST, home programmes European matches 1954 to 1962, to include Honved, Real Madrid, Spartak, Moscow Dynamo, Halke, together with a selection of home programmes form 1956, 57, 58, 59, 60 through to the 1970s, also included in this lot is an interesting letter dated 1938 signed by Major Frank Buckley, a 1946 / 47 players season ticket and an autographed picture from the Billy Wright era

* Handkerchief Game. A table game, circa 1840, printed in red and black on cream cotton, with three concentric circles, each with illustrated segments numbered 1-90, enclosing an illustration of a blindfolded boy picking a raffle ticket (a few small brown spots), cherub corner pieces incorporating numerals, border of 16 circles, 12 containing numerals and European city names including: Bozen, Wien, Prag, Triest, Insbruck, Temesvar, etc., and 4 containing allegorical symbols, 57.5 x 53.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:A very rare table-top game, printed on fabric, which we have been unable to trace elsewhere.

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies, 1st edition, London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1909, frontispiece (loose) and 26 coloured illustrations, with notice board on page 14 and no robin on top of the arbour post on page 81, decorative pictorial endpapers, booksellers ticket for Roffey and Clark, Booksellers, Printers, 12 High St., Croydon to rear pastedown, original dark green cloth, upper cover lettered in white with inset coloured illustrated panel, 16mo, together with:Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st edition, London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1903, frontispiece and 26 coloured illustrations, near-contemporary ownership inscription to verso of frontispece: 'Nell from Carrie 3.5.04', text block loosening at gutter between pages 30 and 31, decorative pictorial endpapers, original dark grey cloth, upper cover lettered in white with inset coloured illustrated panel, 16mo, plusPotter (Beatrix). Ginger and Pickles, 1st edition, London and New York: 1909, frontispiece plus 26 coloured illustrations, 'contemporary inscription 'To Mary' to verso of frot free endpaper, gutta-percha perished to final text leaf, original tan cloth, some makes to endpapers and front blank, upper cover lettered in green with inset colour illustrated panel, small 4to, together with 9 other Beatrix Potter volumes, all later reprints including; The Tailor of Gloucester, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of Two Bad Mice, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, The Tale of Tom Kitten, The Tale of Jeremy Fisher, The Tale of Jemina Puddle-Duck, The Pie and the Patty-Pan, all volumes wrapped in protective plastic wrappers, mostly 16mo QTY: (12)NOTE:Quinby 16, 5 & 17 for the first, seccond and third works respectively.

Williamson (Henry). How Dear is Life, 1st edition, London: Macdonald, 1954, lengthily inscribed by the author to Kenneth Young to front free endpaper (dated June 1958), original blue cloth gilt, dust jacket, spine ends frayed with small loss, 8vo, together with:The Scandaroon, London: Macdonald, 1972, signed by the author to limitation page, illustrations by Ken Lilly, ticket to front of front pastedown, all edges gilt, blue pictorial faux leather, 8vo, contained in original slipcase (a little worn), limited edition, 4 of 250 copies, plusThe Patriot's Progress, 1st edition, London: Geoffrey Bles, 1930, black and white illustrations throughout, ownership ticket to front pastedown, a little spotting to endpapers, original red buckram gilt, dust jacket, some tape reinforcements to verso, some chipping with loss to extremities, 8vo, plusThe Golden Virgin, 1st edition, London: Macdonald, 1957, edges spotted original red cloth gilt, dust jacket, 8vo, with 9 other first editions by Henry Williamson, all but one (The Star Born) in dust jacketQTY: (13)NOTE:The inscription in the first title details the structure of the novel, and how portions of the work are included in other titles in the 'A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight' series.

Betjeman (John, 1906-1984). Old Lights for New Chancels, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1940, frontispiece silhouette of the author [after John Piper], blue silk marker, author’s large, signed presentation inscription in black ink to front free endpaper recto, ‘John Arlott from John Betjeman, 1940’, Blackwell booksellers’ ticket to front pastedown, original blue pebbled cloth with paper spine label, unclipped dust jacket, some soiling, spine browned, a few small nicks and closed tears, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: From the library of John Arlott.Peterson A8a.Signed by John Betjeman for John Arlott in 1940, when Betjeman was press attaché at the British Consulate in Dublin, and Arlott was a police sergeant in Southampton. Arlott was a budding poet and they had been exchanging letters.

Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Hobbit or There and Back Again, 1st edition, 2nd impression, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1937, 4 colour plates by the author, monochrome illustrations, map endpapers, advertisement at rear, light marginal dust-soiling to pp. 14-15, occasional minor spotting, bookseller ticket to front pastedown, original green pictorial cloth, price-clipped dust jacket, tear and loss at foot of front panel, closed tears at head of joints and along rear flap, tears and losses at folds, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Hammond A3a. The second impression was printed in the same year as the first, and the first to be illustrated in colour. A total of 2,300 copies were printed but some 400 held at the binder's London warehouse were destroyed during the Blitz in November 1940.

Milne (A. A.). When We Were Very Young, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: Methuen, 1924, first issue without pagination to contents leaf, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, contemporary ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, original pictorial blue cloth gilt, some wear to head and foot of spine, dust jacket, spine toned with some loss to head and foot, a little frayed, 8vo, together with:Winnie The Pooh, 1st edition, London: Methuen, 1926, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, pictorial endpapers (spotted and toned), contemporary ink ownership inscription to head of front free endpaper, bookseller's ticket to foot of front pastedown, original pictorial green cloth gilt, a little rubbed and marked, in a later impression dust jacket, worn and faded, 8vo, plusNow We Are Six, 1st edition, London: Methuen, 1927, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, original red pictorial cloth gilt, dust jacket, bio-predation to folds, spine toned, frayed, 8vo, withThe House at Pooh Corner, 1st edition, London: Methuen, 1928, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, original salmon pink pictorial cloth gilt, 8voQTY: (4)

* French playing cards. Mytho-Transparantes, Paris?: J.D. (J. David?), circa 1890, 16 lithographed translucent cards, with hidden mildly erotic illustrations, each with 2-4 pip signs, variously arranged(not mixed), within single line black border, hidden 'artistic' images of nude women in 12 pseudo-mythological poses, visible when backlit, several captioned eg. Diane, La douche, Venus sortant de l'onde, etc., 3 images duplicated (one with 3 copies), one card with pinhole to lower right corner, otherwise excellent condition, square corners, versos plain white, each card 95 x 65 mm, with original two-part box with sliding tray, outer cover with two illustrations, title and 'Série Photos', also with original paper sealing band (2 short tears/splits), titled 'Transparentes Garanties', and 'Sujets Mythologiques J.D.', together with: Cartes Indiennes, Paris: B.P. Grimaud, circa 1890, two complete decks of 52 chromolithographed playing cards (French suits), heightened with gold, 3/4 length courts depicting people in Oriental costumes, decorative aces, floral or foliate backgrounds to all cards, no indices, the first pack has no maker's names or tax stamp, the pip cards have different backgrounds to each suit, one tiny spot to 2D, otherwise apparently unused, rounded gilt corners, versos white anemones on patterned dark gilt band against a decorative dark green background, each card 92 x 64 mm, the second pack has maker's name on all courts and aces, tax stamp on AC, black suits share the same background, as do red suits, thinner cardstock, rubbed, some light wear, few minor creases, 9D with corner loss, 9S with small surface loss, rounded corners, gilt edges, versos as above, except lighter green background, original two-part box, outer sleeve lacking end panel, each card 91 x 63 mm, plus: Jeu Francais et Russe, unknown maker, circa 1815, also known as Des Batailles du Premier Empire, 17 (of 32, comprising 8 courts, 3 aces, 6 pip cards) hand-coloured engraved cards, each with small standard pattern (single figure) playing card to one corner, apparently adhered to each card (rather than directly printed), AD with title 'Jeu Francais et Russe', AC with the 'Régle du jeu', the main part of each card bears a large circular illustration depicting a scene from the French Revolutionary Wars or the Napoleonic Wars, each captioned in French, many dated, some dates using the French Republican calendar, several words poorly spelled, eg. Memiagene for Memmingen, the scenes included date between 1793-1813, soiled and marked, some wear, especially to small playing cards, QS stained, KD with small corner loss, 7C with larger corner loss affecting illustration, few cards with some tiny pinholes, KS with 3 small punctures, closed but with very tiny surface losses to image (barely visible), corners rounded from use, versos plain white, KH verso with small ticket bearing ink manuscript number 324 (old collection label?), each card 134 x 86 mm, with another 7 French decks (not examined or checked for completeness unless mentioned): a handmade deck, circa 1930, 32 plus joker, suits are circles and squares (red, outlined green), crescents and triangles (green, outlined red), 2 indices, double-ended abstract figures, versos red with geometric pattern of black lines, corners cut at an angle; two Philibert decks, 1950s-1960s; a 2002 Christian Chabert deck; two incomplete aluette decks, one circa 1860 by Dieudonne-Aine, of Angers (28/48), worn, the other circa 1900 by Grimaud (28/48); and a French prisoner of war part-deck, circa 1800, 26 miniature bone cards - 6 single figure courts & 20 pips (some pip signs completely rubbed away), plus a single French translucent card, of similar 'artistic' type to the first pack listed, in poor condition, some cards from the two aluette decks corner mounted onto 2 display boards (59 x 42 cm), encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards)QTY: (12)NOTE:First item: Denning (1976), pages 47-48. The remaining captions comprise: La course (two copies), Le réveil, La coiffure, La gymnastique (two copies). The other repeated image, present in three cards, is not captioned. Rare with with accompanying box and sealing band.Second items: Cary, FRA 368 (later version with indices); Fournier, France 369.Third item: Rare. The only other example we have found is a single card (10 of diamonds) listed on the website of the French Ministère de la Culture (musée de l'Image - Ville d'Épinal, inventory no. D 996.1.18680.21 A), which is captioned Bataille des Pyramides. The small 10 of diamonds 'card' has been adhered onto the large card, as ours.

Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll'). Le Avventure d'Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie, tradotte dall' Inglese da T. Pietrocola-Rossetti, 1st Italian edition, London: Macmillan & Co., 1872, monochrome illustrations by John Tenniel, author's presentation inscription in purple ink to head of half-title: 'Florence Emma Dorothy Jebb, from the Author, Mar. 12. 1873', some light spotting to endpapers, all edges gilt, original chalk-glazed dark blue endpapers (with binder's ticket of Burn & Co. to rear pastedown), original publisher's orange cloth gilt, very lightly rubbed and minor handling marks, 8vo, together with an autograph letter signed by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson to Miss Florence Jebb, Christ Church [Oxford], February 14, 1877, '...I did your behest & duly posted the Valentine - but I suppose the possibility had not occurred to you of Miss Louisa Surtees being a friend of mine as well? Or perhaps, if it did, you thought she could never suspect a staid & learned Don of such giddy behaviour? I think however if you could see one or two of her letters to me in the last few months (but I don't know that I should be justified in showing them) you would say there is very little ground for thinking that she considers me too old, as yet, to send Valentines, to her or anyone else!... I am so sorry to hear of Edith's (I suppose I needn't call her 'Miss' till she is fully 'out'?) having altered so much in the last 2 years - altered for the worse, I fear!', single folding sheet written in purple ink on four sides, signed C L Dodgson, 153 x 98 mm (loosely inserted at front of volume)QTY: (1)NOTE:Author's presentation copy, and original autograph letter, to Florence Jebb (1854-1925), older sister of Edith Jebb, daughters of Reverend Henry Gladwyn Jebb (1826-1898) and his wife Emma Louisa, of Chetwynd, Shropshire, and later Firbeck Hall, Yorkshire. Dodgson photographed the two girls in Whitby on the 25th September 1866, and in the afternoon of the same day 'went up to Ruswarp in a little boat with Mr. Jebb, Florence and Edith, and had a very enjoyable day. Mr. Jebb and I rowed most of the way, but Florence also took a part' (The Diaries of Lewis Carroll, edited by Roger Lancelyn Green, 2 volumes, Cassell, 1953, page 247).

Grahame (Kenneth). The Wind in the Willows, 1st edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1908, frontispiece by Graham Robertson, Mundell Library book ticket to head of front pastedown (offset to adjacent page), some spotting, front hinge cracked, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original pictorial green cloth gilt, some wear (especially to head of spine), 8vo, with front panel of dust jacket loosely inserted (price-clipped)QTY: (1)

Twain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) London: Chatto & Windus, 1884. First edition (preceding the US edition), first issue with advertisements dated October 1884, binding state B (no priority assigned), 8vo, xvi 438 [2] pp., original diagonal-ribbed red cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in black, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece, wood-engraved illustrations throughout the text, 32 pp. advertisements to rear (preceding by leaf blank save for publisher's wood-engraved colophon), spine slightly toned, a few marks to covers, upper fore corner of front board bumped, endpapers cracked along inner hinges with webbing visible, S1 with closed tear at head of gutter; Haggard, H. Rider. King Solomon's Mines. London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1885. First edition, 8vo, 20th-century red calf gilt by Frost & Co. of Bath, top edge gilt, half-title, folding chromolithographic frontispiece, 16 pp. advertisements to rear dated 5G.8.85 and 5B.8.85, original cloth covers and spine bound in at rear, ownership inscription of Brent Gration-Maxfield to front free endpaper, his binding instructions in pencil to advertisements, spine slightly faded, joints rubbed, spotting, neat repair to frontispiece, pp. 271/2 with paper restoration to fore margin; Hilton, James. Good-bye, Mr. Chips. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1934. First US edition, 8vo, original tan cloth lettered in blue, with the dust jacket (price-clipped), bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown; Alken, Henry (illustrator). The Life of a Sportsman. By Nimrod. London: Rudolph Ackermann, Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 1842. First edition, 8vo (23.9 x 14.5cm), 20th-century red crushed morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, all edges gilt, 36 hand-coloured aquatint plates, 8 pp. advertisements to rear, original cloth covers bound in, bookplate (Stuart-Stevenson of Torrance), ownership inscription to original front free endpaper, 3 plates (facing pp. 14, 18 and 55) mounted on card (as issued, the mounts each with imprint to foot) (4)

Medhurst, Walter Henry A Dissertation on the Theology of the Chinese With a View to the Elucidation of the most Appropriate Term for expressing the Deity, in the Chinese Language. Shanghai: printed at the Mission Press, 1847. First edition, 8vo (21 x 13cm), [2] 280 pp., contemporary white half sheep, yellow paper sides, bookseller's ticket (Dymock's Book Arcade, Sydney) to front pastedown, binding worn and stained, joints cracked, inner hinges reinforced with paper, title-page browned, spotting to front and rear, Z1 with closed transverse tear, a few markings in ink or pencil No other copy traced in auction records.

Rowling, J. K. (1965-) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire London: Bloomsbury, 2000. First edition, third impression, signed by the author in black ink on the dedication page, 8vo, original boards, dust jacket, spine slightly rolled, dust jacket with a little rumpling along edges and a crease to rear flap Signed by the author for the vendor at the time of publication at a book-signing held at the Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh. Admission to the signing was by a ‘golden ticket’ inserted at random into a limited number of copies distributed to booksellers.

Rowlandson (Thomas, illustrator). The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcombe, with an account of his campaigns on the Peninsula and in Pall Mall, 1st edition, London: Patrick Martin, 1815, 15 hand-coloured plates (including frontispiece), armorial bookplate of George Cockburn to front pastedown, some spotting and offsetting, contemporary diced calf, rebacked, rubbed, 8vo, together with:[Mämpel, Johan Christian]. Adventures of a Young Rifleman, in the French and English Armies, during the war in Spain and Portugal, from 1806 to 1816, 2nd edition, London: Henry Colburn, 1826, half-title, contemporary brown ink ownership inscription of Mary Ann Hutchinson to head of half-title, a little spotting, modern quarter calf gilt, 8vo, plusWellesley (Marquess). The Despatches and Correspondence of the Marquess of Wellesley, K. G. during his Lordship's Mission to Spain as Ambassador Extraordinary to the Supreme Junta in 1809, edited by Montgomery Martin, London: John Murray, 1838, Colchester Military Library ink stamps to title, a few quires with ink stain at lower blank margin, library ticket loosely inserted, a few light spots, endpapers renewed, modern quarter calf gilt, 8vo, with 6 volumes related to the Peninsula War, 19th and 20th-century, some leather-bound QTY: (9)

Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, Fifth Thousand, London: John Murray, 1860, half-title with three letterpress quotations on verso, folding lithograph diagram by William West after Darwin bound to face p. 117, 32 pp. publisher’s catalogue at rear (dated January 1860), short closed tear to lower blank margins of leaves C3 & C4, some light toning throughout, endpaper hinges slightly cracked, original blind-stamped green cloth with Edmonds and Remnants ticket at rear, gilt-stamped spine, small closed tear and light fraying at head of spine, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo in 12sQTY: (1)NOTE:Freeman 376a; Norman 594; cf. Garrison-Morton 220 & PMM 344b for the first edition. Second edition, second issue. One of 3,000 copies; only two copies of the first issue with an 1859 imprint are known.'The most important biological book ever written' (Freeman) and 'one of the most important books ever published' (Garrison-Morton).

German Third Reich Waffen-SS Panzer camouflage trousers. Fine scarce printed camouflage modified example retaining zinc fly buttons and ankle securing buttons (ankle tightening cords absent). Side pockets with button closures (one zinc, the other bone/composition; separate small ticket pocket. Service wear. GC Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY

Records; Music Memorabilia: T Rex 'Dandy in the Underground' 1977 tour programme, plus ticket, paper banner, sticker, and flyers.

Music Memorabilia: Paul McCartney and Wings in concert tour programme, 1975; including ticket (Manchester September 12).

Records; Music Memorabilia: T Rex tour programmes, Futuristic Dragon Tour x2, including ticket (Lyceum 1976), plus also stapled small Marc Bolan signature; programme 2 includes ticket (Chatham 1976); (2).

The Mayfair Dove Aviation and Air Charter collection, includes 23x17 inch The Doorway to Nostalgia print and also an advertising brochure, a 6x4 inch coloured printed photo and a flight ticket from the Goodwood Revival meeting 7th September 2002. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Britains - Set No. 2041 'Clockwork Trailer', Boxed. Circa 1950s, pale blue civilian version. Complete with key in original packet, instruction leaflet, 'complaint ticket' & box inserts. Appears in working order. Condition generally appears Excellent overall, contained in a generally Good Plus set box. See photo. 

A family ticket for 4 people (2 adults, 2 children) for the pantomime Robin Hood & His Merry Men on Monday 15 December 2025. Kindly donated by Natalie Hayes Cowley of Lincoln Theatre Royal.

FORSTER (Edward Morgan). An archive of Autograph Letters Signed by E. M. Forster to Norman Routledge, 1953-69, comprising 15 handwritten letters and 11 handwritten cards/postcards, most signed "Morgan", several referring to Bob Buckingham [with whom Forster had a long-term relationship for forty years], together with a small quantity of photographs & ephemera. To include: ALS on King's College Cambridge letterhead, complete with envelope addressed to Routledge at Eton College, postmarked 23 November 1961 [the year in which Forster was named a Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature], "Dear Norman, I greatly enjoyed seeing you, especially on our drive. We seem to look at the future through much the same spectacles. I wish they were rosier. I have made friends who couldn't be better and seem likely to outlive me, and I have never invested too deeply in world-peace, and so far so good. But what I didn't expect and what does get me down is the reinvention of the earth's lovely surface which will extend to its heights and its depths as soon as Work Work Work gets going on them...With love, Morgan." An undated postcard depicting a horse & rider beneath a rainbow, addressed to Routledge at "K.C.C." [King's College Cambridge], "Please will you pick up my letters at the Porter's Lodge tomorrow morning. Just a faint possibility of chicken and champagne at Journey's End, and if we missed it through lack of direction - how tragic! Am taking some slabs chocolate. EMF, Thursday." Postcard, 30 October 1961, addressed to Routledge at Eton College, "Can you come to La Traviata with me at the Guildhall on Sunday Nov 5 at 2.30 - excellent seats, front row of Dress Circle?...With love, M." ALS on King's College Cambridge letterhead, 26 January 1953, humorously explaining how feigning illness will influence his social life, "Dear Norman, If I am ill, I should like to lunch with you on Friday very much. If I am well, I ought to be at the B.B.C. 4.0. [4pm] and don't think I can lunch. Let us contact on the Thursday, and settle whether I am ill or not. Friday evening I (should) go to the concert performances of 'Nelson' in London (R.B.A. Gallery, 7.30). I have another ticket, which you could in any case have if you wished. Morgan." Undated ALS, headed "Coventry" [Forster spent his final years living with Bob & May Buckingham at their home in Coventry], "Dear Norman, How sweet of you and what sharp ears! I shall keep the week of the 22-27th April free and nearer the time you shall find the days in it you prefer. What I most have in mind is the Spire of Louth, Boston Stump...and some 'untouched' spots I was once taken to by Kenneth, now probably much touched...Love from Morgan, and May emphatically adds much love, Bob is out." King's College Cambridge notecard, postmarked 2 November 1959, addressed to Routledge at Eton College, "Alas I am on the rush too and if not lunching with the Rector of College on the 7th shall be hobnobbing with Quasimodo." Postcard after Watteau, 17 February 1960, composed in a whirling shape, "Morgan [referring to himself in the third person], who will regrettably be detained here on the 27th, but is greatly attracted by the prospect of the F. B., as would William Plomer [novelist and early editor of Ian Fleming] be if he knew of it. Do tell him and do tell me, so that if by any chance I...[descends into a vortex of dashes]." A steel-engraved topographical view of Glastonbury Tor, folded to form a card, "What have we here but Christmas [ruled through and amended to "New Year"], Greetings from Morgan to Norman, 1954 [amended to 1955]." A postcard after Millet, postmarked 17 April 1960, in which Forster gradually increases the size of his inscription and jokingly says "must enlarge my handwriting [if] I am to make any impression." ALS from Tim Leggatt [author of "Connecting with E. M. Forster: A Memoir"], King's College Cambridge letterhead, 28th May, one side conveying the dictated words of Forster, "Dear Norman, Here I am writing, but whose is the handwriting? Wait, and perhaps you will see. What I have to say is that I am very much better, expect to be discharged from this hospital and to go to Coventry quite soon...", signed in Forster's own hand, "Morgan", the other side from Leggatt himself. ALS on King's College Cambridge letterhead, 10 April 1960, "Dear Norman, Thank you for your very nice letter and for the photograph which William Plomer shall see next week...I sympathise with the boys wanting proper scenery. 'We have no resources but our genius' is sometimes too readily paraded...Yours affectionately, Morgan." Other letters & cards of a similar nature, mostly arranging lunches and social outings. ALS from Bob Buckingham, 9 July 1969, "Dear Norman...We brought Morgan here on Sunday & apart from a swollen ankle he is reasonably well." ALS from May Buckingham, 3 October 1991, in which she refers to "Morgan" and describes Stephen Spender as one of "the most handsome boys I have ever known". Original menu for the "King's College Cambridge Luncheon for E. M. Forster's Eightieth Birthday", 9 January 1959, plus associated guest lists [the guests included Vanessa Bell, L. P. Hartley, Duncan Grant, Leonard Woolf, Bob Buckingham, and many others]. Two b&w press photographs taken during the aforementioned 80th Birthday Luncheon (stamped "The Times" verso). Two b&w photographs of E. M. Forster seated with Bob & May Buckingham in their garden in Coventry (taken by Routledge and bearing his notes verso). "E. M. Forster and King's", by Patrick Wilkinson, Privately Printed, 1970, bearing Norman Routledge's bookplate (Eton College), the frontispiece photograph credited to Routledge, pink wrappers. "E. M. Forster (1879-1970)", by Sally M. Brown, British Library [1978]. A printed "list with commentary" from Nigel Haigh to Norman Routledge, describing letters sent to Haigh by Forster during 1960-62, plus printed email [personal details removed] asking for Routledge's opinions on the list. A recently typed transcript of Routledge's memoir of E. M. Forster. Contemporary transcripts of a reading made during the unveiling of a plaque at Bob & May Buckingham's home in Coventry, as well as the list of attendees. Two theatre programmes: A Passage to India, Oxford Playhouse Company, 1960; Howard's End, New Theatre [Playbill, Vol. 2, No. 3], 1967. Provenance: By descent of Norman Arthur Routledge (1928-2013), mathematician and personal friend of Alan Turing & E. M. Forster

TURR ISTVAN: (1825-1908) Hungarian soldier, revolutionary, canal architect and engineer, remembered in Italy for his role in that country's unification and his association with Giuseppe Garibaldi. A.L.S., E. Turr, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (´Jeudi matin´), to ´Mon cher Comte´, in French. Turr states that he arrived home late the night before, so was unable to use the theatre ticket that his correspondent had kindly provided, and continues to remark ´J´espere de pouvoir bientot vous conduire au théâtre eden mais la désolante....de votre mere ne me permette pas de parler du théâtre´ (Translation: ´I hope to be able to take you to the Eden Theatre soon, but your mother's sadness prevents me from talking about the theatre´). With blank integral leaf. VGThe Eden Theatre is located in La Ciotat, on the Mediterranean coast of France, between Marseille and Toulon, and is regarded as the oldest cinema in the world. In its early years, the Eden Theatre was used for vaudeville shows, concerts and plays, as well as boxing and wrestling events, and in 1895 was the site of the first public showing of the Lumiere brothers´ film, Arrivé d’un Train à La Ciotat.

[PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE]: SINGH GANGA: (1880-1943) Maharaja of Bikaner 1888-1943. As a member of the Imperial War Cabinet, Singh was present in the Palace of Versailles during the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending World War I. A.L.S., Ganga Singh, two pages, 4to, Paris, 18th January 1919, to ´My dear Kisch´, on the printed stationery of the British Delegation. The Maharaja states that he does not wish to trouble his correspondent ´but I see in this morning´s Daily Mail that as the first part of the Conference today will be open "hundreds of diplomats & high placed people" have asked for admittance´, continuing ´Should the report about the meeting, or its first portion, being open be correct, I should be most grateful if you could very kindly get a ticket for my son, & if possible also for my minister, to keep my son company´. The Maharaja further writes ´I need not add how much I should like my son, in that case, to see such a historic gathering´ and continues to provide the names and titles of his son and the minister, remarking ´Perhaps the French authority will better understand if they were told he was the Heir apparent´. Some very light, minor age wear, VGThe Maharaja´s letter was written on the morning of the opening of the Paris Peace Conference on 18th January 1919. Dominated by the leaders of Britain, France, the United States and Italy, the series of formal and informal diplomatic meetings, and the arrangements made by this conference, are considered one of the great watersheds of 20th-century geopolitical history.

[NIXON RICHARD]: (1913-1994) American President 1969-74. A small, interesting collection of printed ephemera relating to the Moscow Summit of 1974, being the meeting between Nixon and General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union which took place in Moscow and Yalta between 28th June and 1st July 1974. The group comprises two silk menus (approximately 12.5 x 32 cm each) for the state dinner given at the Grand Kremlin Palace on the evening of Nixon´s arrival in Russia, 27th June 1974, one printed in English in gold on a white background and with the Great Seal of the United States at the head, the other printed in Cyrillic in gold on a red background with the State Emblem of the Soviet Union at the head, the menu featuring fresh caviar, fish puff pies, wild fowl broth with quenelles, Okroshka (a cold Russian soup made with kvass), baked white salmon, fillet of hazel-grouse stuffed with mushrooms, strawberry ice cream etc.; an official printed small oblong 8vo invitation card issued by Nixon and his wife to Mr. Batsanov for a dinner on 2nd July 1974, accompanied by the 12mo entrance ticket to the venue (No. 10 Spasopeskovskaya Square, the residence of the United States Ambassador to the United States) contained in its original envelope; the oblong 12mo table and place cards for Mr. Batsanov; the 8vo menu card for the dinner (featuring Striped Bass Supreme, Roast Prime Sirloin of Beef with Almond Potatoes, Grand Marnier Mousse, and three different wines); and a printed 8vo programme for the evening´s music by pianist Eugene List, printed in both English and Cyrillic. VG to EX, 8The Moscow Summit of 1974 followed the Washington Summit which had taken place a year earlier. One of the main outcomes of the Moscow Summit was the signing of the Threshold Test Ban Treaty (TTBT). The foreign visit was the final one of Nixon´s presidency as he would give his resignation speech in August 1974 following the Watergate scandal.

HERZNER HANS-ALBRECHT: (1907-1942) German Oberleutnant of World War II, the first man to engage in combat at the beginning of the war, one week before the oficial commencent of hostilities. Herzner was also the first recipient of a decoration for valour in World War II. An extremely rare, bold pencil signature (`Herzner´) on a small oblong 12mo ticket (approximately 6.5 x 3.5 cm), possibly removed from a larger document relating to rations (?). The pale pink printed ticket bears the black printed numbers 5 and 108 along with several other light pencil numbers, and the word Zigarre (´Cigar´) in Herzner´s hand. One small file hole towards the left edge, not affecting the signature. VGOn Friday, 25th August 1939 at 15.02 hours Adolf Hitler issued his order to attack Poland in what was known as Operation White. However four hours later he rescinded the order, although it came too late to stop Herzner and his thirteen man special commando unit who had crossed the Slovakian-Polish border at 00.03 hours on 25th August, intent on preventing the destruction of the strategic Jablunka Pass Tunnel by the Polish Army. At 03.55 hours Herzner captured the railway station at Mosty, but failed to secure the tunnel as a result of stiff resistance. When radio communications (which had been lost) were re-established with Herzner's HQ, a few hours later, he and his unit were immediately withdrawn. One Pole had been killed, two Germans wounded and one taken prisoner. On the 1st September Hitler re-ordered the attack on Poland and, once again, Herzner captured Mosty. The tunnel was destroyed by the Polish Army. For his actions Herzner received the Iron Cross II Class.

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Fils (1824-1895) French author and playwright. A.L.S., A Dumas f, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Madame Porcher, in French. Dumas tries to get money promptly, stating `Chère Madame, Voudriez-vous dire à... où nous en sommes de nos comptes. Pouvez-vous aussi faire l´argent de ces deux billets, l´un de ... et l´autre de mon carrossier à qui j´ai vendu ma voiture et qui est une signature excellente...´ (Translation: "Dear Madam, Would you like to tell... where we stand with our accounts. Can you also make money from these two notes, one from... and the other from my vehicle body-builder to whom I sold my car and which is an excellent signature....") With blank integral leaf. Very small age wear otherwise G to VGJean-Baptiste Porcher (1792-1864) and his wife were French theatrical agents who served as a banker to playwrights, including his Dumas father and son. They used to purchase copyrights and ticket passes for his authors, later reselling them at the entrance doors of theatres.

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.

THE RUGBY CLUB HOUSE: SIGNED 1997 NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL JERSEY, inner Canterbury of New Zealand label, size XL, bearing Canterbury middle logo, embroidered New Zealand All Blacks fern and Stein Lager sponsorship motif, together with rugby union ticket dated December 6th 1997Provenance: collection of John Sheehan, former landlord at the Kings Arms, Twickenham where he became friends and made connections with playersComments: framed and glazed, 35 signatures present in silver ink, some fading, please see photos of signaturesAuctioneer's Notes: The 1997 New Zealand Rugby Union tour of Britain and Ireland named a squad of 36, players of note; Sean Fitzpatrick, Todd Blackadder, Zinzan Brooke , Jonah Lomu, Chrisitan Cullen, Todd Miller, Tana Umaga

THE RUGBY CLUB HOUSE: SIGNED NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL JERSEY 1996-1997, signed in silver ink by the Auckland members of the All Blacks squad; to include Ofisa (Junior) Tonu'u, Adrian Cashmore, Robin Brooke, Michael Jones, Craig Dowd, Olo Brown, Andrew Blowers, Carlos Spencer and Zinzan Brooke, size L, Canterbury of New Zealand inner label with stitched New Zealand All Black emblem and Steinlager advertising motif, together with ticket to 30th November 1996 New Zealand Barbarians vs England match and inner card from match programmeProvenance: collection of John Sheehan, former landlord at the Kings Arms, Twickenham where he became friends and made connections with playersComments: framed and glazed