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Biba- Five fashion catalogues circa 1960's/1970's, Biba advertising newspaper September 1973, the Biba Experience book by Alwyn Turner published 2004 and Beyond Biba DVD.

A collection of books to include, a brass bound holy Bible with metal closures and edging as well as coloured plates, two cricket books one by W. G. Grace, five books from the 'Britain in pictures' series, 'The Big Book For Girls' annual, four story books for children, L.N.E.R. rule book 1933 and a railway game 'Railway Riot', Lamb's tales from Shakespeare, a modern Bradshaw's hand book etc.

A Washington DC guide book containing the autographs of various Washington DC soclalites and prominet person from the 1940's including; Lord Essendon, Charles Dewey, Dorothy Norman US photographer, Andrea Cowdin, Chair of the White House Fine Arts Committee 1961, Patricia Gore-Booth and many others.Good

Ferdinand Berthoud: "Essai sur l'Horlogerie". Originaltitel 2 Bde.; 2. Aufl.; J.-G. Mérigot le jeune, Paris, 1786. 477/164 S.; Feiner Papiereinband der Zeit. Zahlreiche gefaltete Lithographie-Tafeln. Altersgemäße Gebrauchsspuren. Nicht kollationiert. 25,5 cm x 21 cm.A French book specialised on the subject of timepieces published in Paris 1786. Numerous illustrations. Age-related signs of use. Not collated. Ohne Abb.

Ernst Barlach (1870 Wedel i. Holstein - 1938 Güstrow)"Der Kopf. Ein Gedicht". OriginaltitelPoem von Reinhold von Walter, illustriert mit 10 Original-Holzschnitten von Barlach. Erschienen in der Pan-Presse, Verlag Paul Cassirer, Berlin 1919. Nr. 114/200 der seltenen, vom Autor und Künstler im Druckvermerk. Original-Halbleder. 36 S.; Stockfleckig, Einband ber. bzw. mit ger. Läsuren. 32,5 cm x 24,5 cm.Book with poem by Reinhold von Walter illustrated with 10 original woodcuts by Ernst Barlach published in 1919. Deluxe edition, signed by the author and the artist, no. 114 of a limited edition of 200. Foxing, minor flaws to the cover.

Medicine.- Pott (Percivall) A Treatise on Ruptures, 1756; An Account of a particular kind of Rupture, frequently attendant upon New-born Children..., lacking half-title, 1757; Observations on that Disorder of the Corner of the Eye, commonly called Fistula Lachrymalis, a few pencil annotations, 1758, together 3 works in 1 vol., first editions, some light spotting, Haskell F.Norman's copy with his book-label, also old book-label of E.Pacifico, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine preserving old red roan label, 8vo, C.Hitch & L.Hawes⁂ The first mentioned is Pott's first book; a classic study of hernia, and the most important book on the subject since the sixteenth century.

BINDING: HALL (S C, Mrs, editor): 'The Book of British Ballads...': London, George Virtue, 1849: contemporary (publishers?) full red morocco gilt, embossed arabesque design central to both boards, gilt gauffered edges, a little rubbed and marked, later red cloth slipcase, large 8vo. (1)

Corgi "The James Bond Diecast of Corgi" softback Book by Dave Worrall - this comprehensive book showing Corgi Toys "James Bond" related including advertising material 1960's/1990's, this copy is generally Excellent Plus (1st Issue 405/500 signed by the author) - see photo.

Original 1920's Dean’s Rag Book Co Dismal Desmond the Dalmatian soft toy, approx 6" in height, gd

Two albums containing a selection of various first day covers and stamp presentation packs, Australia heritage in stamps volume with stamps, stock book of GB mint block stamps 1960's onwards, postal covers etc.

A stock book containing a selection of GB u/m stamps in sets, blocks, earlies and 1980's, 1953 Coronation set etc.

A group of telephone messages informing Dennis Hopper that Yoko Ono and John Lennon were trying to get in touch with him, some of which are dated September-October 1971. Includes one handwritten message from "Jen" on Hotel Chelsea letterhead and three handwritten by unknown individual(s) on printed "Telephone Message" paper. The Hotel Chelsea note reads: "Mr. Hopper / Please call Yoko Ono at PL 34500 Ext. 1701 at your earliest convenience. I hope you enjoy the albums + the book. / Jen." 9.5 x 6 inches (largest)PROVENANCE Property from the Life and Career of Dennis Hopper

A wardrobe as seen worn by Freddie Highmore as Jared and Simon Grace in The Spiderwick Chronicles (Paramount Pictures, 2008). Includes two additional shirts from the production.This lot includes a green and white 100% cotton button-up with two chest flap pockets with button closures, button cuffs, and a large tear in the back, labeled "The Original Arizona Jean Company," size M; a khaki canvas zip-up jacket with a chest zip pocket, two side welt pockets, interior slip pockets, button cuffs, and button tabs at the back, no label or size present; a faded green 100% cotton short sleeve crew neck, labeled "Cherokee," size L(14), with a handwritten "SC 19 - 42" sticker label; a pair of grey cotton blend denim jeans with intentional fading, whiskering, and distressing, a button fly, and a 5-pocket design, labeled "1969 GAP Jeans," no size present; 100% cotton blue raglan, labeled "H&M," size 13-14 (please note this shirt has been taken in to fit the actor); a 100% cotton zip up jacket with button-up storm flap, chest flap pockets with button closure, side welt pockets, interior slip pockets, and button cuffs, labeled "Abercrombie," size M; a kelly green short-sleeve crewneck labeled "Cherokee," size L(14), with a hand-written "SC 19-42" sticker label; and a grey short sleeve crewneck with chest patch pocket and contrast stitching at sleeves and hem, labeled "GAP Kids," size XL.The Spiderwick Chronicles is a fantasy film based on a book series of the same name, starring Freddie Highmore as twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace. The movie follows a family's move into the run-down "Spiderwick Estate" and the prompt discovery of a book that propels the children into a magical land of fairies, goblins, ogres, trolls, and other creatures. 

An original deactivated Walther P99 pistol prop used by Pierce Brosnan as "James Bond" in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (Eon Productions, 1997). This Walther P99 P.A.K. blank firing pistol features the serial number “B8041852” and is 9mm with a 3 – 7/8” barrel. This pistol features a blue finish with factory molded grips. Condition is considered to be “very good” with wear to the high points of the slide, as well as the slide release showing loss of finish and minor scratching. The action of the pistol cycles smoothly and the firing pin has been removed. The magazine has been plugged with a steel rod which has been modified to accept only one round at a time. This iconic pistol had been rented by Eon Productions during the production of the film from Bapty & Co., a supplier of weapons and props. This is one of only eleven PAK pistols that were rented for the film. According to 007 The Armoury, "the only modification was to blank out the white factory engravings to better match the all-black appearance of the two 'hero' firearms." James Bond uses this type of firearm throughout the film, replacing the iconic PPK, PP, and P5's that had been used in previous James Bond films. This more contemporary sidearm would first appear in the film when Bond chooses it from Wai Lin's (Michelle Yeoh) armory in Saigon. Bond mentions, "Ah the new Walther, I asked Q to get me one of these." While aboard the Stealth Ship, an undetectable catamaran-style vessel, Bond can be seen using this type of pistol. Tomorrow Never Dies is the second installment of the James Bond film series to feature Pierce Brosnan is the iconic role. When the film was released, it was surpassed only by the release of Titanic (Paramount Pictures, 1997) in the United States and Canada, grossing $333 million worldwide. Accompanied by a copy of 007 The Armoury, a book listing this pistol's serial number as one of the exact firearms issued to the production company during filming. Includes a DVD of the film. Notice: This firearm must be registered in accordance with state and federal laws through Orange Coast Auctions, 1501 N. Raymond Ave., Suite B, Anaheim, CA 92801 at (714) 213-8709. FFL Requirements: This is a modern firearm and must be shipped to a licensed FFL dealer. It is the buyer’s responsibility to verify all local and state gun laws. We will also verify prior to shipping your item. It is also the buyer’s responsibility to provide us with a copy of your FFL or contact your local dealer and have them provide us with a copy of their FFL. We will not be responsible for delayed shipments due to not being provided with the proper paperwork. California Residents Only: This handgun is an off-roster dealer sale and therefore not available for sale to California residents.  

Late New Kingdom, 1070-900 B.C. Modelled seated on an arch-shaped base, with simple facial detailing and suspension loop to the reverse. Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 29(c). 0.50 grams, 8 mm (3/8 in.). From an early 20th century French collection. The goddess Bastet was considered to be the daughter of the sun god and was originally shown with the features of a lion up until about 1000 B.C. when she is portrayed as a cat or human with a cat head. As the daughter of Ra she is associated with the rage inherent in the sun god's eye which was considered to be his instrument of vengeance. Her development into a cat goddess occurred some time around the New Kingdom but did not fully develop until the Late Period. She is still associated with the destructive power of the sun and is shown on the prow of the solar boat decapitating the evil serpent Apophis in the Book of the Dead. The maternal, protective and hunting characteristics of the cat are the most obvious in Bastet and she is seen as a protector of pregnant women and young children. In the Pyramid Texts she is invoked by the deceased king to act as his protector and to help him reach the sky to join the sun god, and the king proclaims that Bastet is his mother and nurse. Like her counterpart, Sekhmet, Bastet has an aggressive side and in a text from Karnak the Pharaoh Amenhotep II describes how his enemies are slaughtered like the victims of Bastet. The goddess had a shrine at Karnak where she is known as the Lady of Asheru which places her closely with the goddess Mut, the consort of Amun-Ra. Her most famous shrine was in the north-east Delta region at Bubastis and was known as Per-Bastet or the House of Bastet. Herodotus describes the festival of Bastet as one of the most elaborate in all of Egypt and identifies her with the Greek Artemis. Cemeteries of cats have been excavated at not only Bubastis but also Saqqara and Memphis.

Football, Portsmouth FC, a selection of items mostly 1980's onwards inc. programmes, match tickets, VIP & Media passes, FAC Final Programme 2010, Book, 'Pompey, The History of Portsmouth Football Club' (1984), Poster for match v Barnsley 20 April 1996, binder of Home programmes for 1985/86 Season, Newspapers, Magazines etc (mixed condition, fair/vg) (1 box)

Football, Liverpool FC, a collection of 12 scrapbooks, with extensive cuttings, programmes, tickets etc from 1965 - 1990's sold with a selection of newspapers covering 1964/65 Finals, also Steve Heighway autobiography signed to book plate, official illustrated history book 'You'll Never Walk Alone' by Stephen Kelly & other items (one large box)

Glamour magazines, a collection of 40+ magazines, mostly 1980's onwards, various titles inc. Revel, Playboy's Book of Lingerie, Lovebirds, Just Girls, Mayfair Select, Score, Oriental Women, Festival of Fantasy, Hustler etc (gd/vg)

Cartophilic literature & reference books, a good collection of items, 1930's onwards inc. Cartophilic Society reference books & booklets, several 1930's/40's card catalogues, 15 issues of Cartophily Britannica 1959/60, Western Auctions Card Sale Catalogues 1946 & 1947, London Cigarette Card Co Catalogues 1934 & 1935, book 'W.D. & H. O. Wills & the development of the UK Tobacco Industry 1786-1965' by B.W.E. Alford & much more. (1 large box)

Football autographs, a vintage 1950's autograph book with numerous signatures, good Reading interest, also 38 individual cut-out magazine pictures both b/w & coloured inc. Finney, Milburn, Brice, Rowley etc also club signatures inc. Portsmouth, (12), Charlton (11), line-up pages from Reading programmes, with multiple signatures inc. Ipswich Torquay, Plymouth etc (gd)

A collection of 'The Beatles' ephemera, to include a 1960's oversized novelty comb by Lido Toys, a Worcester Ware metal tray, pins, brooches, mutiple 1960s and later magazines, booklets, magazine/newspaper cuttings, scrapbook, Yellow Submarine gift book, The Illustrated lyrics book, and others

Mixed collectibles to include two hobby stamp albums, a World Cup Winners 1966 Official Souvenir of the World Cup book, containing reproduction World Cup programmes, Stanley Matthew programmes, and ticket stubs, two small L. S. Lowry prints, two souvenir oil on canvas paintings depicting riverside villages, and two Japanese prints, unframed.

A Queen Victoria 1895 General Service Medal awarded to Pte. A. Cairney of The Second Battalion Seaforth Highlanders 2353, with ribbon and Relief of Chitral 1895 bar, together with reproduced photograph images depicting Pte. Cairney, and a modern book titled 'Chitral Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Major General Charles Townshend' by N. S. Nash (5).

Five Folio Society volumes: Nathaniel Hawthorne 'A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys, illus. Walter Crane' (2008); Richard Dawkins 'The Blind Watchmaker' (2007); Nesbit 'The Railway Children' (1999); Henry Williamson 'Tarka the Otter' (1995); Muriel Spark 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' (1998) (with slip cases) (Please note condition is not noted. We strongly advise viewing to satsify yourself as to condition. If you are unable to view please request a condition report, which will be provided in writing).

Nine Folio Society volumes: Henry Mayhew 'London Characters and Crooks' (1996); 'The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon' (1980); John Ruskin 'The Stones of Venice' (2001); Tobias Smollett 'The Expedition of Humphry Clinker' (1955); R S Surtees 'Handley Cross' (1951); Thornton Wilder 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey' (1956); Nicolson 'Some People' (1951); R L Stevenson 'The Beach of Falesa' (1959); Ignacio Manuel Altamirano 'El Zarco the Bandit' (1957) (Please note condition is not noted. We strongly advise viewing to satsify yourself as to condition. If you are unable to view please request a condition report, which will be provided in writing).

(Private Press, Typography, Printing), a large folder containing Whittington Press posters/broadsides, various prospectuses, specimen pages, original C19th glazed marbled paper, original calligraphy etc, including 'Monotype' Ornament Broadsheets, set of five, comprising No.1 The Arabesque, No.2 The Fleuron, No.3 The Border, No.4 The Nineteenth Century Ornament, No.5 Type Flowers., each 573 x 445mm; Whittington Press broadside/poster, 1993, limited edition (1,000), of a letter about Caslon type faces written by Eric Gill to his younger brother 'Max' MacDonald Gill and published in the Hawkesyard Review, 1918, on Zerkall Ingres paper, 64 x 48cm, (3 copies), 10 Whittington Press FIne Press Book Fair posters 1994-2003, each with wood engraved illustration by Miriam MacGregor or Hellmuth Weissenborn, approx 40 x 31cm to 61 x 42cm (several duplicates), Whittington Summer Show poster 2016, wood engraving by Miriam Macgregor, pencil signed by her, other Whittington Press specimen pages incl. Guido Morris at St Ives, After The Funeral ill. Sally Scott, The Whittington Press A Bibliography 1971-1981, etc; Gill, Eric--Saint Dominic's Press: 'Lectiones ad Matutinum Officii Defunctorum...', Ditchling: S. Dominic's Press, 1925, printed in red and black, unbound booklet of leaves, [14]pp in total, appears incomplete, some leaves repeated, 15 wood engraved illustrations by Eric Gill (some of which duplicates on repeated leaves) + one other, no limitation page, 220 copies stated as being produced, but actual number of copies likely to be less as Pepler may have destroyed some copies as he was not happy with book, incomplete, but very scarce; other private press ephemera etc including Clinker Press, Fleece Press, Old School Press, Johnny Hannah poster and Ephemera etc; six large sheets of original C19th glazed marbled paper; a pochoir colour illustration 'Ode: Still Life with Vase of Flowers' by Walter Bachinksi, Shanty Bay Press, 2000, limited edition (23/50), signed, numbered and titled in pencil by the artist and signed in pencil by Crispin Elsted, the poet of the text alongside; original calligraphy by Peter Halliday, gilt illuminated on vellum, pencil signed and dated Feb. 1984, mounted, and another by Meic Morgan Finch; Gott typography print, pencil limitation (56/95), two Fijian Tapa cloths, etc

(Illustrated, Typography, Printing), 'Motif: A Journal of the Visual Arts', edited Ruari McLean, November 1958-1967, No.'s 1 (two copies), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 & 13, content/illustrations (of which some full page colour prints) including Edward Ardizzone, Edward Bawden, Lynton Lamb, Elisabeth Frink, John Minton, Barnett Freedman, Joan Hassall, Robert Stewart, Sheila Robinson, Reynolds Stone, John Griffiths, Otto Rohse, Stanley Morison, Laurence Scarfe, Stefan Martin, Michael Rothenstein, Hans Unger, David Gentleman, Michael Ayrton, etc. etc., printed and published by the Shenval Press Ltd., No.'s 1-9 original colour pictorial paper covered boards (by Charles Mozley, Robert Stewart, John Griffiths, Laurence Scarfe, Richard Guyatt, Hans Unger, Alan Davie, Edward Bawden), No.'s 10 & 13 original colour pictorial wraps (by Peter Blake & Margaret Calvert); together with Ruari McLean 'Victorian Book Design and Colour Printing', 1972, 2nd edition, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper (12)

Denys Watkins-Pitchford "BB", 15 titles: 'Wild Lone: The Story of a Pytchley Fox', London, E & S, 1938, 1st edition, 13 full page plates and numerous head & tailpieces from scraperboard ills. by "BB" as called for, original cloth, dust wrapper, 'Manka the Sky Gipsy', L, E & S, 1939, 1st edition, 15 full page plates + numerous head & tailpieces from scraperboard ills. by "BB" as called for, original cloth, dust wrapper, 'Dark Estuary', L, 1953, 1st edition, 15 colour plates, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper (worn with part losses), 'Tide's Ending', 1950, 1st edition, 16 colour plates, orginal cloth gilt, 'Letters from Compton Deverell', L, E & S, 1950, 1st edition, 2nd state, orig. cloth, d/w, 'Lord of the Forest', L, Methuen, 1975, 1st edition, orig. cloth gilt, d/w, 'Brendon Chase', 1968, 1st Ernest Benn edition, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper, 'England is a Village', 1940, 1st edition, 32 b/w ills. (some full page) by "BB" as called for, orig. cloth, d/w, 'The Sportsman's Bedside Book', 1937, 1st edition, original cloth, 'the Wayfaring Tree', 1945, 1st edition, orig. cloth, d/w, 'The Countryman's Bedside Book', 1943, 3rd impression, orig. cloth, d/w, 'Southern English', 1942, 1st edition, ills. by "BB", orig. cloth, d/w, Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald: 'It's My Delight', 1947, 1st edition, ills. by "BB", orig. cloth, d/w, plus 2 others (15)

(Classical Architecture, Greece, Egypt, Antiquity), three early to mid 20th Century manuscript books containing notes and well executed architectural drawings and sketches, maps etc, compiled by one Eric A. Deedman, each with his ownership signature to inside front cover, two of the books with continuous pagination, being 90pp in total 'Notes on Architectural History', with cover title and m/s title at front of first volume, includes well executed pencil and pen & ink sketches of Pyramids of Gizeh; Sphinx; map of Egypt; tomb at Abydos; Tomb of Khnemhotep at Beni-Hasan; Temple of Khons, Karnac; Egyptian columns and ornament; entrance to the rock temple at Ipsamboul; temple at Edfou; map of Babylonian and Persian empires; Sargons Palace at Khorsabad, Assyrian 2nd period; Ziggurat; Persian column at Susa; map of Greece and plan of the Acropolis; The Parthenon east facade and column/ornament; the Propylaea, Athens; Greek examples of the Doric and Ionic order; the temple of Nike; the Erechtheion; Greek and Roman mouldings; Greek and Roman comparitive theatres, etc, all with corresponding m/s notes, the other book with 50+ unnumbered pages of similar but more roughly sketched illustrations and notes in pencil, all in matching contemporary cloth backed exercise books (each approx 20 x 16.5cm); together with a 1928 edition of 'A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method, for Students, Craftsmen, & Amateurs', by Sir Banister Fletcher, profusely illustrated throughout, original pictorial cloth gilt (4)

Six assorted children's & illustrated titles, 19th Century Juvenile literature etc, including 'The Instructive picture book: lessons from the geographical distribution of animals, or, the natural history of the quadrupeds which characterise the principle divisions of the globe', Edinburgh, Edmonston & Douglas, 1860, 60 hand coloured engraved plates as called for, inner joints split, original cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards worn (34 x 22cm); together with Kate Greenaway (illustrated): 'Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes', L, Frederick Warne, c.1900, colour ills. throughout, orig. cloth backed pictorial boards; S. Louis Giraud: 'Animal Life in Fact, Fancy and Fun', L, Daily Sketch & Sunday Graphic, [1939], 1st edition, Bookano "Living" Models series, 6 colour pop-up dobule page ills. as called for (all VGC, intact), oblong 4to, orig. pictorial boards (VGC); Eleanor Vere Boyle (illustrated): 'Beauty and the Beast', L, Sampson Low, [1875], 10 chromolitho full page plates + b/w ills. in text as called for, 4to, orig. pictorial cloth; 'The Young Ladies Journal. An Illustrated Magazine of Fashion, Fancy Work, Family Reading, etc etc', bound volume January-December 1883, No's 973-1,024, 448pp, black & white engraved ills. throughout (some double page), folio, old quarter cloth; René Peyrol: 'Rosa Bonheur Her Life and Work', L, Art Journal, 1889, 3 full page etched plates + wood engraved ills. throughout, 32pp + 16pp ads at end, folio, orig. cloth gilt (6)

(Crime Fiction), a folder containing a large quantity of correspondence to Iwan Hedman-Morelius (1931-2012), founder of the long-running DAST Magazine dedicated to his life-long passion for crime fiction, and enthusiastic expert on the international crime-writing scene, including letters from authors and members of the book trade etc., hundreds of letters/items c.1980's-1990's, including Colin Forbes (1923-2006) Typed Letter Signed "Dear Iwan! Here is a £10.00 note for my subscription to DAST-Magazine. It was good of you to write. I am glad to hear that you are so happily settled. The Farm sounds really so peaceful. Like Paradise! I have been incredibly busy working. And still I am working. The book gets bigger - it seems to be a natural development. I will write you as soon as I can a piece for DAST on my next book. Probably you are now losing count of my books! Warmest regards. Keep well! Most sincerely, Colin Forbes [signed Colin in blue ink]", 10.6.87, together with another Colin Forbes TLS, and 3 page typed interview between Colin Forbes and Iwan Hedman on his novel "The Janus Man", October 1987; Otto Penzler, proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop, TLS, Carolyn Penzler ALS; Margaret Yorke (1924-2012), seven Typed Letters Signed 1987-1999, plus a short ALS/greetings card signed 1989, with handwritten envelope; Walter Wager (1924-2004), 30+ TLS's c.1996-2000; Jacques Baudou (b.1946), 4 ALS's; Angus Ross, 2 ALS's 1996, plus numerous other correspondence from various publishers, booksellers, Crime Writers Association and other literary associations and societies, etc

An early 19th Century manuscript book 'Portraits of French Kings', containing 21 well executed m/s pen & ink portraits of French Kings from AD481-1793 including Charlemagne, Louis XIV etc, each with 1-2 pages of corresponding m/s biographical text, this stated at front in m/s "The Historical Notices are taken from "An Abstract of the Reigns of the French Kings" by Richmal Mangnall.", approx. 70 pages of m/s entries in total, plus some mounted relevant contemporary cuttings, contemporary half calf gilt; together with another early 19th Century volume/scrap book compiled by the same person, containing 100+ mounted and tipped in engraved portraits of notable persons of the period and historical figures, plus 1 well executed m/s portrait of Sir Roger L'Estrange (1616-1704), pamphleteer, author, courtier, and press censor, born Old Hunstanton, son of Sir Hamon and Alice L'Estrange. Majority of portraits with corresponding m/s pencil notes verso or overleaf, some relevant mounted contemporary cuttings, contemporary half calf very worn, boards detached but present, gilt titled "Miscellaneous Portraits" to spine (2)

Princess Hélène d'Orléans, Duchess of Aosta (1871-1951), a collection of signed books, Autograph Letters Signed, signed portrait photographs etc, comprising 'Voyages en Afrique', Milan, Fratelli Treves; Paris, Librairie Nilsson, [1913], 1st edition, signed & inscribed by Princess Hélène to leaf preceding half title page "To William Eagle-Bott Esq. France - Savoia - Aosta. Pennang 8-VI-1923", portrait frontispiece of the author, folding colour map showing her travel route around Africa + 487 illustrations from photographs on 253 full page plates as called for, 368,[1]pp, 4to, contemporary three quarter morocco gilt by Hatchards, top edge gilt, others uncut, original pictorial printed wraps bound in; 'Vers le soleil qui se lève.', Ivrea, Francesco Viassone, 1918, 2nd edition, signed & inscribed to William Eagle-Bott and dated Penang, 8th June 1923, to leaf preceding frontis, numbered 48 of an unspecified limitation, mounted photographic portrait frontispiece of the author, folding colour map at end showing the route of her journey around the world + 16 tipped in colour plates & 522 illustrations from photographs throughout (many full page) as called for, 456,[1]pp, large 4to, contemporary three quarter morocco gilt by Hatchards, top edge gilt, others uncut, original pictorial printed wraps bound in; together with 14 Autograph Letters Signed from Princess Hélène of Orléans, all to one William Eagle-Bott Esquire, c.1920's-1930's, many of the letters several pages each, mainly in their original postally used envelopes and addressed by Princess Hélène of Orléans, various addresses including Selangor, Malaysia, and Lower Kingston, Ringwood, England, majority of the letters on "Reggia di Capodimonte, Napoli", headed paper; together with a portrait photograph of Princess Hélène d'Orléans, Duchess of Aosta, by Eva Barrett (1879-1950), the leading society photographer in Rome in the 1920s and early 1930s, signed in pencil by the photographer and dated Roma/27 to lower margin, signed below by Princess Hélène "France - Savoia - Aosta. 1927", framed and glazed, approx size 33 x 24cm, together with a group photograph depicting the King and Queen of Spain with Princess Hélène, her son and others, captioned below by Princess Hélène and dated at top Capo di Monte, 26-XI-1923, framed and glazed, approx 24 x 18cm; together with a silver teaspoon engraved "Hellena", and a travelling teapot and sugar bowl, with later m/s note stating they were given as a wedding present by the Duchess of Aosta to Pete & Sue Eagle-Bott, October 1931. Princess Hélène of Orléans (French: Princesse Hélène Louise Henriette d'Orléans; 13 June 1871 – 21 January 1951) was a member of the deposed Orléans royal family of France and, by marriage to the head of a cadet branch of the Italian royal family, the Duchess of Aosta. Although her hand in marriage was sought at various times for the heirs to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Austria and the Russian Empire, no such marriage or alliance materialized. In 1892 Hélène travelled with her brother Philippe to Egypt and Palestine, the first of many trips outside of Europe. After the breakdown of both her health and her marriage, Hélène began frequent trips to Africa which lasted up to ten months at a time. She travelled down the Nile, into the Congo, and through much of East Africa, as well as crossing the Sahara. During these trips she became known as a big-game hunter, a reputation bolstered by articles she wrote for Harper's Weekly and later full-length travel books which were illustrated with photographs she had taken, including 'Voyages en Afrique'. In 1913-1914 Hélène undertook a round-the-world trip which she recorded in her travel book 'Vers le soleil qui se lève.'

'The Princess Elizabeth Gift Book', [1935], with one coloured plate entitled 'Childhood'. The Gift book was produced as a charitable concern in aid of the Princess Elizabeth of York hospital for children, and the Christmas pantomimes at Windsor Castle were also a charitable production, to raise money for the Royal Household Wool Fund, which supplied knitting wool to make comforters for soldiers fighting at the Front. The Royal Christmas pantomimes were performed in front of friends and close relations of the Royal Family. Sylvia Salisbury attended, as the album contains two programmes, it is conceivable the other programme may have been for her father Frank O. Salisbury, owing to the fact he also illustrated the charitable 'Princess Elizabeth Gift Book', and perhaps also due to his other strong connections to the Royal Family. A scarce and important photograph album, the images stored at Windsor Castle archives, but original images very seldom seen anywhere else.

Violet Olivia Cressy-Marcks (née Rutley, later Fisher, 1895–1970), British explorer, member of the Royal Geographical Society, credited with travelling in every country of the world, fellow of the Royal Asiatic and Zoological Societies, a collection of her books, photographs and related ephemera, including 'Up the Amazon and Over the Andes', London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1932, 1st edition, deluxe presentation edition, signed & inscribed on FFEP "To Reg, With love from your loving sister. Vil, Xmas 1932. Violet Cressy-Marcks.", portrait frontis + 35 ills. + 3 maps as called for, contemporary full brown morocco gilt, top edge gilt, with Typed Letter Signed from Violet Cressy-Marcks to her brother Reginald Rutley dated 3rd January 1933, Hazelwood, King's Langley headed paper, plus envelope containing 12 monochrome photographs circa 1920's depicting Violet Cressy-Marcks on her travels, all with pencil captions verso, images include motorcar stuck in mud, captioned verso "First stop. Nr. Aleppo, bogged after 2 hrs.. Time required for "imediate action" 3hrs. Language used Billingsgate more mood of Arctic. Viz "Baksheesh"!"; Cressy-Marcks seated on terrace of rustic dwelling, captioned verso "at Der-el-Zor (Syria, French Euphrates Region), Our bedroom. Al fresco luncheon, eggs, coffee + Bedouin bread, being all attainable. The bread...& tastes of sand..."; view of trees in snow, snowy mountainous backdrop, captioned verso "The Lebanon, near Rayak"; plus others River Jordan; Jerusalem Church of the Holy Sepulchre; Cress-Marcks posing in front of heavily laden motorcar "On our more respectable return journey Baghdad - Damascus; "Coffee in mid Anatolia between Konia and Yenidje"; "Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo. Vil on balcony"; "Vil at Karnak"; "Vil a Chameau, Pyramids, Gizeh"; "Vil at Luxor, nile in rear"; "Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar's Palace Walls. Taken by Vil", envelope postally used, addressed in the hand of Violet Cressy-Marcks to Lieut. R.I. Rutley, RNR (her brother Reginald Rutley), postmarked 1924; plus packet containing 16 postcards c.1920's of Athens, Thessalonika, Sofia, Warsaw etc, some postally used and with hand written messages from Cressy-Marcks to her first son William, some captioned by Cressy-Marcks; two [8]pp printed and illustrated catalogues "Catalogue for Mrs. Violet Olivia Cressy-Marcks' Collection...Kindly lent in aid of the Conservative Bazaar", [nd], c.1920's, one signed & inscribed to front cover "To my Darling son Bill. October 13th 1928 Violet O.C. Marcks"; three 4pp printed leaflets for lectures given by Violet Cressy-Marcks "Across Lapland into Russia, with Reindeers", two at Opera House, Buxton, one at Garden Club, Chesterfield Gardens, London, circa late 1920's, and another similar for a lecture by Cressy-Marcks entitled "Up the Amazon-Over the Andes to Inca Ruins", plus some other press cuttings, photos, letters housed in packet; plus another deluxe specially bound copy of 'Up the Amazon and Over the Andes', L, H & S, 1932, 1st edition, plates + maps as called for, some relevant items loosely inserted incl. photographic postcard of Cressy-Marcks signed & inscribed by her "Your Loving Sister Violet", plus two Christmas Cards from Violet & Francis Fisher (Mrs. Cressy-Marcks), one with photogravure ill. of their house, Hazelwood, King's Langley, the other with mounted photograph of Tibetans posing by lake "The Shore of Frozen Koko Nor - Palm sunday, 1938. Tibet", the photograph presumably by Violet Cressy-Marcks taken during her travels; another 1932 1st edition copy of the same book in original cloth gilt, dust wrapper (d/w worn), portrait photo of Cressy-Marcks loosely inserted; plus three copies of Cressy-Marcks book 'Journey Into China', all London, H & S, 1940, 1st editions, one with her ownership inscription to front pastedown, mixed condition, plus another packet containing 5 further photographically illustrated Christmas Cards from Mr & Mrs Francis Fisher (Violet Cressy-Marcks) circa 1930's, images include Chinese village, market in Ethiopia, Tibet (2), frontier of India, plus small qty. other related ephemera; plus Harrow School 1939 fencing photograph, seated in photograph Violet Cressy Marck's son William Cressy-Marcks (1921-1945), who served with the "Chindits" in Burma, WW2, buried Taukyyan War Cemetery, Myanmar, framed and glazed. Cressy-Marcks was elected to the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in 1922, described by her proposer as of independent means, already having "travelled extensively" from Alaska to Java and having made private "explorations in Tibet, Kashmiri etc."[3] Violet Cressy-Marcks' journeys took her round the world many times. Though twice married, she principally travelled alone. Her extensive interests encompassed archaeology, zoology, ethnology and geography. Eventually credited with travelling in every country of the world, she was keen to have a scientific grounding to her travels, and was a fellow of the Royal Asiatic and Zoological Societies.[2][3] She was also a capable cinematographer and photographer, bringing films and photographs from many of her travels including politically sensitive areas. She studied in Arabia and undertook widespread archaeological studies including Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Persia, Java, China, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, and the Khmer, Inca, Aztec, and Mesopotamian peoples. Although she was regarded primarily as an archaeologist,[9] part of her remit was to collect contemporary ethnological data on ethnic groups little known in the West.[3] In her will she requested that a copy of her biography be shown to the chief of MI5 "for his appreciation", as well as entrusting that biography to (the then deceased) Bernard Rickatson-Hatt, who had spent three years in intelligence in Constantinople (as well as editor-in-chief for Reuters), suggesting sponsorship from the secret service for some of her many travels. These coincided with periods of international political sensitivity on a number of occasions. She often achieved largely unfettered travel, as in the case of Russia where she availed herself of permission to travel wherever she wanted and visited most of the Foreign Office officials (as she reported to Mao).

(Japan), a Japanese woodblock printing illustrated book, modern pencil and pen notes on leaf loosely inserted state the book to be 'Bumpo Gafu', c.1813, woodblocks by Inoue Jihei, publishers Chojiya Genjiro and Kochiya Kihei, m/s pen notes beneath "Notes by British Museum Asian expert made at the Museum Prints & Drawings Dept 21.10.80. The book was described as being in very good condition...", [72] pages of illustrations, original decorative stitched wraps, housed in modern slipcase; together with 3 other 19th Century illustrated books of Japanese woodblock prints, housed together in modern slipcase; plus 'Choice masterpieces of Korin and Kenzan', [edited by Shungo Murayama], Tokyo, The Kokka Company, 1906, 1st edition, title page, preface and contents followed by 11pp text in English language, 2 b/w ilustrations in text, preceding 11 mounted colour plates depicting artwork, lacquer and ceramics produced by the two brothers Korin and Kenzan Ogata, all accompanied by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress in Japanese and English, folio (45 x 31cm), original decorative cloth covered boards very worn, lacks lower board, string ties, together with a similar circa early 20th Century Japanese work in 2 volumes, 30 double page chromolitho plates of Japanese art and antiquities, architecture etc, including Samurai swords, jewellery, bronze dishes, lacquer box, fabrics, houses, beds?, text in Japanese language, folio (35 x 25cm), uniform original decorative cloth, printed title labels in Japanese mounted to covers; plus Lafcadio Hearn, 2 titles: 'Kotto: Being Japanese Curios, with Sundry Cobwebs', New York, Macmillan, 1902, 1st edition, 1st issue (with title page illustration printed upside down), illustrations by Genjiro Yeto throughout, original pictorial cloth gilt, top edge gilt, 'Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things', London, Kegan Paul, 1904, 1st edition, 2 plates as called for, original cloth gilt. Two titles on Japanese folklore, mythology, supernatural tales, social and religious life and customs, by Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), Irish-Greek-Japanese writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West; Yoshio Markino: 'A Japanese Artist in London', L, C & W, 1919, 5th impression, signed & inscribed by the author/artist in English and Japanese on FFEP, 8 colour plates + 4 b/w plates as called for, original decorative cloth gilt, dust wrapper; 'Hanasaki Jiji [The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom]', Tokyo, Kobunsha, c.1885, illustrated colour woodblock book, in French language, [18]pp, original pictorial wraps (18 x 12.5cm); Kazunori Ishibashi (illustrated); William N. Porter (translated): 'A Year of Japanese Epigrams', OUP, 1911, colour frontis + 12 b/w plates for each month of the year as called for, some contemporary manuscript to verso of half title and verso of last leaf of introduction, orig. cloth gilt; Ernest Adolphus Sturge: 'The Spirit of Japan', [Tokyo] : Sturge Zenshu Kankokai, [1934], 2nd edition, 44 colour & b/w plates as called for, in English language, original cloth gilt, printed card slipcase; together with 2 early 20th Century German titles on Japan by Emil Schiller and Otto Kumel, plus two mid 20th Century similar by Klabund [i.e. Alfred Henschke], plus 2 others (19)

Lady Isabel Burton: 'The Inner Life Of Syria, Palestine, and the Holy Land, from my private Journal.', London, Henry S. King, 1876, 2nd edition, 2 volumes, inscribed presentation copy from Lady Isabel Burton to Laurence Oliphant (1829-1888), British author, international traveller, diplomatist and mystic "To Laurence Oliphant from his sincere friend the author 4th Feby 1879", to half title of volume 1, and with Oliphant's pencil remarks and lines to several leaves of the text, woodbury type mounted photographic portrait frontispieces of Lady Isabel and Richard Burton + 2 chromolithograph plates (lacks folding map), contemporary rebound black cloth gilt, both volumes retaining star and crescent and cross of Lorraine symbols in the original black cloth gilt to front covers, volume 2 retaining original backstrip gilt, armorial bookplates to front pastedowns of George Fleming CB (1833-1901), Scottish veterinary surgeon, anti-vivisectionist and travellerFleming served through the Crimean War. In 1860 he volunteered for the Second Opium War, and was present at the Third Battle of Taku Forts and the surrender of Beijing, receiving for his services a medal with two clasps. In 1866 he obtained the diploma of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and in 1867 served with the army in Syria and Egypt. While Fleming was in China he made an expedition beyond the Great Wall, which he described in Travels on Horseback in Manchu Tartary (1865). Autograph note signed in initials by George Fleming affixed to front pastedown of volume 1 "These volumes were presented by the authoress, Mrs Burton, to Laurence Oliphant in 1879, and were evidently carefully read by him when he was travelling in Syria in 1880, as the bindings were very dilapidated when they came into my possession. His remarks, in pencil, and lines on the pages, leads to the inference that the book was an aid to him when writing The Land of Gilead, published in 1881. G.F." (2)

Agnes Martin, American/Canadian 1912-2004, Children Playing; Lovely Life; Everyday happiness; Love; I love love; Infant response to love;  each lithograph on vellum, each published by Pace Wildenstein, each image: 25 x 25 cm, (unframed) (6)Note: together with the introduction page, and the book: Arne Glimcher, Agnes Martin: Paintings, Writings, Remembrances, (Phaidon Press Ltd: London, 2021). These extremely delicate prints were published by the artist's New York Gallery (Pace Wildenstein) on Martin's preferred material of translucent vellum, for the year of 2000 show. Martin said of her work: “These prints express innocence of mind. If you can go with them and hold your mind as empty and tranquil as they are and recognise your feelings at the same time, you will realise your full response to them”.

Seven cricket autograph books covering a number of eras from the 1930's up to the early noughties, (7) The West Indies touring side of 1933 are present, along with a host of various English players from that period in the oldest book.   

A collection of letters and other ephemera relating to referee Dr. Arthur W. Barton  including Letter dated 21 Feb 1991 to the Football League from AM Padley-Smith regarding Dr Arthur W Barton (referee and linesman with Football League during the 1930’s) and their reply dated 18/3/1991 on Football League Ltd headed paper. Signed JD Dent, Secretary.Letter dated 12 Mar 1991 to the City of London School from AM Padley-Smith regarding Dr Arthur W Barton and their reply dated 15/3/1991 on City of London School headed paper. Signed BG Bass, Headmaster.Enclosed was various copies of pages of information on Dr Barton, along with copies of photographs.Letter dated 21 Feb 1991 to the Headmaster of Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire from AM Padley-Smith regarding Dr Arthur W Barton and their reply dated 27/2/1991 from the Secretary of The Old Reptonian Society. Signed JFM Walker.Enclosed was Postcard addressed to Dr Barton advising that he was to officiate as referee on Apr 17 Fulham v Sheff Wed. Postcard is postmarked 1939.copy of a page from a book providing detail on Dr Barton’s Educational career.Two Football Leagues letters to Dr Barton dated 22/8/1931 & 16/4/1932 both signed by Fred Rinder, Vice President.One Football Association letter dated 25/1/1932 to Dr Barton advising Lineman duty on 27/1/1932FA Cup Portsmouth vs Aston Villa to be replayed at Birmingham.Football Association, Season 1938/1939 Draw for the Fourth Round document. List includes Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion match that Dr Barton was due to referee.Letter (marked Private & Confidential) from The Football League on headed paper, dated 4th July 1932 to Mr Barton concerning forthcoming matches to referee and act as linesman. Letter from Fred W Rinder, Vice President and signed by him.Seven letters concerning the complaints received of Mr Barton’s performance as referee for the match Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich on Sept. 14th 1935.Complaint letter was from F Howarth, Secretary of the Football League dated 27 Sept 1935 and signed by him. Mr Barton’s reply of the 29 Sept 1935 and other letters concerning his defence of the complaint.Letter dated 30 Sept 1935 from F Howarth confirming receipt of Mr Barton’s reply to his letter and that his case will be put before the committee. Also a postcard dated 11 July 1932 to Mr Barton from G H Dennant, Hon. Secretary, Cambridgeshire Football Association and signed by him (a lot) Withdrawn From This Lot: Table Plan and List of the Guests Luncheon given by Chairman and Directors of Wembley Stadium Ltd on the occasion of the Association Football International Match England vs Scotland, Sat 6th April 1963 

Rowling, J. K.; Thomas Taylor (Illus.). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Proof cover design for Bloomsbury, June, 1997. A scarce proof sheet of the proposed illustrated wrappers, which would have accompanied one of the uncorrected, pre-publication copies of the book (approximately 200 of which were printed). A rare survivor with considerable variations from the final published version. Well-preserved, clean & bright; original fold lines at either side of spine for intended use; some faint marks verso; incredibly faint wear at extreme corners. 198mm by 282mm Provenance: Consigned by the vendor of the proof sheet we sold in The Harry Potter Auction on 5 May 2021 [Lot 3]. The vendor,  who was a teacher in Cambridge, was given two proof sheets by Thomas Taylor at an event at Heffers Bookshop, 1998 [this being one of the two]. The vendor kindly provided the following account of the proof sheet's history: 'I was a teacher in Cambridge during the time the Harry Potter books launched and became tremendously successful. My children bought the books and got Jo Rowling to sign them etc. I am a huge Harry Potter fan and shared my love of the books with the children I taught. I was in regular contact with Bloomsbury Publishers and Heffer's Bookstore Cambridge re the Harry Potter series. They suggested that I might want to be involved with a reading that Jo Rowling was undertaking at Heffers Bookstore during the summer of 1998. I attended this event with my class, it was great fun, a parent filmed the reading, and of course the children had their copies signed. Thomas Taylor was also at the event and he chatted with me and then gave me the mock up dust jacket and showed me his original artwork.'

Spiritualist & Occult Writing. A collection of 19th/20th-century books to include Spirit Teachings, by William Stainton Moses, sixth edition, London: Spiritualist Alliance, 1907; Leaves From a Psychist's Case-Book, by Harry Price, first edition, London: Victor Gollancz, 1933; The Psychic Stream, by Arthur Findlay, second impression, London: Psychic Press Ltd., 1939; Man's Survival After Death, by Charles L. Tweedale, London: Richards, 1931; Heaven and Hell, Also, The Intermediate State, or World of Spirits, A Relation of Things Heard and Seen, by Emanuel Swedenborg, London: Swedenborg Society, 1875; The Heretic, by Robert James Lees, London: William Rider & Son Ltd., 1909 (plus several 1960s-1970s editions of works by the same author); Spiritualism in the Evolution of Philosophy, by Ernest Thompson, London: Psychic Book Club, 1953; The Buddha's Path of Virtue, by F. L. Woodward, Madras & London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1921; The Law of Psychic Phenomena, by Thomson Jay Hudson, London: Putnam's Sons, 1910; Researches in the Phenomena of Spiritualism, by William Crookes, Manchester & London: Two Worlds/Psychic Bookshop, 1926; The Spiritualist's Reader, Compiled by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, London: Psychic Book Club, 1955; Death - And After?, by Annie Besant, London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1914; The Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis, London: Geoffrey Bles, reprinted August 1942; There Is No Death, by Florence Marryat, London: Griffith Farran & Co., [1893]; Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World, by Robert Dale Owen, London: Trubner & Co., 1861; The Scientific Basis of Spiritualism, by Epes Sargent, London: J. J. Morse, 1884; Torchbearers of Spiritualism, by Mrs. St. Clair Stobart, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1925, and others, condition varied, some ex-library (including Occult Library), sold with all faults (64)

Mixed interest - a number of The Wonder Book series, a quantity of The Lawn Tennis Championships magazines from the 70's and 80's etc, 25 volumes approximately

A Continental possibly Sevres porcelain figure of a gentleman seated on top of a wine barrel surrounded by childrenapproximately 19.5cm high overallSome old repairs and signs of restoration particularly to the hand and sleeve of the gentleman, the book beside the small girl, wear to the gilding etc

WDL - Thorpe & Porter- Anglo American Book - Others- A collection of 20 Golden and Silver Age Western / Cowboy themed comics / magazines predominately from the 1940' and 1950's. Lot includes Texas Kid #1 (UK Edition - Thorpe & Porter); Gene Autry Westen #2 1952; Zorro #63 1952; Ace High #7 1954; WDL Billy The Kid #5 1953 and similar. Items appear to be in one Poor - Fair with detached cover (present) - mainly Good - Fine flat and unfolded condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee) (K)

ONE BOX OF POSTCARDS containing approximately 500 Postcards dating from the early 20th century (Edwardian era - 1940's with exceptions) the Postcards feature mainly topographical scenes, towns, cities, landmarks, etc from the UK, Europe and N. America, 100 cards are in plastic sleeves, two cards per sleeve in most cases together with seven 'Carte Postale' books of Postcards from France, Berlin and one book of Hampton Court Palace Pictures in His Majesty's Collection (1 box)

TWO BOXES AND LOOSE SUNDRY ITEMS, to include a copper frying pan and small copper pot, a vintage cream 'Revelation' suitcase, an Accoson sphygmomanometer, a fur hat by Panda, assorted vintage linens, a boxed Samsung ES25 digital camera, a 1930s Warne's Top-All Book for Children, a modern bagatelle board by Past Times, a Sparklets soda siphon and boxed Corkmaster, etc (2 boxes + loose) (sd)

TWO BOXES OF EPHEMERA AND TREEN, to include a Victorian architectural form black slate mantel clock with amber marble decoration, key and pendulum, height 30cm x 21.5cm, a Swiss metronome, a wooden jewellery box with mother of pearl inlay, width 28cm x 20.5cm, a desk globe, a collection of ladies fans, three pieces of an ebony dressing table set, an ebonised desk top pen box, an ebony maritime parallel ruler marked Hudson & Son Greenwich 30, length 38cm, a plaster bust of Beethoven, a handmade wooden photo frame dated 1914 decorated with a fuchsia design, arts and crafts style mirror, a souvenir postcard album of Torquay, a 1930's needlework sample book, a collection of Edwardian postcards, to include 'Anyway Fido Loves Me' by Mabel Lucie Attwell, 'The Introduction' by Louis wain, 'Mixed Bathing' by Mabel Lucie Attwell, etc. (s.d) (2 boxes + loose)

Sally Mann is an American photographer who was born on May 1, 1951, in Lexington, Virginia. She is best known for her intimate and often controversial portraits, landscapes, and still-life images that explore themes such as death, decay, and the passage of time.Mann began her career as a photographer in the 1970s, studying at the University of the South and later at the Pratt Institute in New York. Her early work focused on the landscapes of the American South, but she gained national attention in the 1990s for her series of portraits of her own children, which were featured in her book "Immediate Family."The photographs in "Immediate Family" were praised for their beauty and honesty, but also drew criticism for their sometimes-graphic depiction of childhood nudity. Mann defended her work, arguing that the images were intended to capture the fleeting moments of childhood and were not meant to be sexual or exploitative.Mann has continued to work in a variety of genres over the years, including landscape photography, still-life photography, and portraiture. She has received numerous awards for her work, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and the International Center of Photography's Infinity Award.In addition to her photography, Mann has also written several books, including "Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs," which was a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award. She continues to live and work in Virginia, where she is a professor of photography at the University of Virginia.Measures 8.0 x 9.75 (image). Measures 9.3 x 9.9 (sheet).Mounted to archival quality paper.

"Sebastião Salgado is a renowned Brazilian documentary photographer and photojournalist. He was born on February 8, 1944, in Aimorés, Brazil. Salgado is known for his powerful black-and-white images that capture social issues, human suffering, and the environment. Salgado initially trained as an economist and worked for the International Coffee Organization. However, he left his career in economics in the 1970s to pursue his passion for photography. He started his photographic career as a freelancer and later became a member of the prestigious photo agency Magnum Photos. Throughout his career, Salgado has traveled extensively to document significant global issues. His works often focus on themes such as famine, war, displacement, and labor. He has covered a wide range of topics, including the Sahel drought in Africa, conflicts in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, the lives of migrant workers, and the Amazon rainforest. Salgado's images are characterized by their striking composition, stark contrast, and attention to detail. His photographs aim to raise awareness about social injustice, human rights, and environmental conservation. He often spends years on long-term projects, immersing himself in the communities he documents and capturing their stories with empathy and compassion. In addition to his photographic work, Salgado and his wife Lélia Wanick Salgado established the Instituto Terra (Earth Institute) in Brazil. The institute is dedicated to reforestation and environmental education, working to restore the Atlantic Forest ecosystem. Sebastião Salgado has received numerous awards for his contributions to photography and human rights, including the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography and the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. His photographs have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, and he has published several books featuring his powerful imagery. Measures 8.52 x 12.26 Printed circa 1950sVerso is blank.Mounted to archival quality paper.

"Sebastião Salgado is a renowned Brazilian documentary photographer and photojournalist. He was born on February 8, 1944, in Aimorés, Brazil. Salgado is known for his powerful black-and-white images that capture social issues, human suffering, and the environment. Salgado initially trained as an economist and worked for the International Coffee Organization. However, he left his career in economics in the 1970s to pursue his passion for photography. He started his photographic career as a freelancer and later became a member of the prestigious photo agency Magnum Photos. Throughout his career, Salgado has traveled extensively to document significant global issues. His works often focus on themes such as famine, war, displacement, and labor. He has covered a wide range of topics, including the Sahel drought in Africa, conflicts in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, the lives of migrant workers, and the Amazon rainforest. Salgado's images are characterized by their striking composition, stark contrast, and attention to detail. His photographs aim to raise awareness about social injustice, human rights, and environmental conservation. He often spends years on long-term projects, immersing himself in the communities he documents and capturing their stories with empathy and compassion. In addition to his photographic work, Salgado and his wife Lélia Wanick Salgado established the Instituto Terra (Earth Institute) in Brazil. The institute is dedicated to reforestation and environmental education, working to restore the Atlantic Forest ecosystem. Sebastião Salgado has received numerous awards for his contributions to photography and human rights, including the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography and the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. His photographs have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, and he has published several books featuring his powerful imagery. Measures 8.27 x 12.27 Printed circa 1950sVerso is blank.Mounted to archival quality paper.

BEAGLEHOLE (J.C.) ED., The Endeavor Journal of Sir Joseph Banks 1768-1771, vols 1 and 2 (of 2), Sydney, The Public Library of New South Wales, 1962, clothbound, gilt lettering to spine, original dust wrapper, frontis plate, book plate for 'S. P. Dance', 4to, together with BURTON (SIR RICHARD K.C.M.G.), Wanderings in Three Continents, London, Hutchinson & Co., 1901, clothbound with gilt lettering to spine, decorative gilt cover, frontis plate, book plate for 'Henry Randolph Trafford J.P.D.L, Michaelchurch Court', 8vo (3)Provenance: private collection GlamorganComments: dust wrappers on both volumes with wear to spine, both volumes minorly bumped, vol. 1 dust wrapper with small tear to bottom of spine, 'Wandering in Three Continents' spine faded

GOOD COLLECTION ANTIQUARIAN WELSH BOOKS, including SPENCER (MARIANNE R.) Annals of South Glamorgan. [1913]/ A scholarly and well researched local history. Good copy in original blue cloth gilt; LOOMIS (R. S.) edited, Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages. 12961 corrected edition, Oxford, Fine in d.j., PICKFORD & LAST, The Arthurian Bibliography, Vol I, Author Listing Fine in dust jacket 1985; JACKSON & RANWAKE, The Arthur of The Germans, Cardiff. 2000, fine in dust jacket; WILKINS (C.) A History of the Literature of Wales, Cardiff 1884, good copy in original green cloth gilt, Roland Mathias’s copy; WILKINS (C.) Wales - Past and Present, Merthyr, 1870, list of Subscribers, good copy from the library of George Montgomery Traherne; OWEN (REV. ROBERT) The Kymry, Their Origin, History and International Relations. Carmarthen 1891, good copy in original cloth; MORGAN (MORIEN O.) Kimmerian Revelations - The Royal Winged Son of Stonehenge and Avebury. Pontyprydd, a good copy of a scarce and curious volume – with curious illustrations; FOX & RAGLAN, Monmouthshire Houses, three Parts Complete, Fine set in original dust jackets. 1951/53/54, profusely illustrated, from the library of Bernard Morris Swansea Historian; GREEN (FRANCIS) edited, Marriage Bonds and Fiats of West Wales and Gower 1612 – 1799, Excerpts from West Wales Historical Records, Vol. I., 1912 – 13, to Vol. XII., 1927, the original parts in a fine Half calf binding signed Cambrian Art Binding; WILLIAMS (SEWART) editor, South Glamorgan - A County History, Barry 1975, very good copy; JAMES & GRANCIS, Cowbridge and Llanblethan Past and Present, Williams Barry 1979; JAMES (LEMUEL) ‘Hopcyn’,Hopkiniad Morganwg. Bangor 1911, Very good copy of a scholarly well researched and illustrated scarce book; An Account of Tenby, Pembroke, Tenby & London 1818, uncut; HALL (S.C.) Tenby - Its History, Antiquities, Scenery.., blue cloth gilt, Tenby c. 1867; ROLAND PHILLIPS (J.) Memoirs of the Ancient Family of Owen of Orielton, London 1866; DAVIES (EDWARD) Celtic Researches on the Origin, Traditions & Language of the Ancient Britons, uncut, with inscriptions to the endpapers, London 1804 (18)and four others

Good mixed lot of 100's of postcards, scrap book, amature dramatics programmes and publicity photos. Scunthorpe related. See photos.

Folio Society - Churchill (Winston S.) A History of the English Speaking Peoples 4 vol. set, Chronicles of the Dark Ages 3 vol. set, The Making of the English Landscape, A Voyage Around the Coast of Great Britain, The Folio Book of Days, Churchill(Winston S.) My Early Life, Woodforde(James) The Diary of a Country Parson, Wilson(A.N.) The Victorians, Defoe(Daniel) A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain and Dickens London, all in slip-cases (10 in box)

Collection of coin related reference books to include Identifying Roman Coins by Richard Reece and Simon James, A Guide Book Of United States Coins by R S Yeoman, Seaby's Standard Catalogue of British Coins etc.

Stamps World A-Z Col'n In Lovely Old Strand Album - Includes Maps Of The World And Stamp Adverts And Diagrams For Stamp Accessories Etc... At The Back Of Book Prices In Shillings Include New Albums Interesting, Stamps Include 1d Black 3 Margins With Red Maltese Cross "Very Fine" No Thins Or tears, 2d Blue 1841 With Maltese Cross Margins All Round And CAT £275, Jubilee Values To 9d, 10d, +1 Shilling Green & Carmine, 1902 EDW VII Set To 1 Shill, Much Commonwealth Queen Victoria From Hong Kong + India + Newfoundland Etc... Mainley Used Odd Mint, France, USA, Swiss, Sweden, Belgium From 1806's, Italy 1863 Values To 60c Mauve Used Etc...1840 To 1930's Col'n Majority Pre 1900 With Over 2,000 Stamps In Good To Fine Condition The Odd Stamp With Fault, With Very High CAT Value In The Thousands.

Beatles Book Monthly, forty nine original 1960's issues, Issue 1 - 32 none missing, between, plus seventeen more.

Belgium and Belgian Congo Mint and used collection in nine very well-filled Davo hingeless albums, with issues to 2009 and pages to 2011, starting with a decent range of 19th century in mixed condition from #1 onwards, then 1910 and 1911 charity sets mostly mint, 1915 5fr 'Franken' used, 1919 5fr and 10fr mint 'helmets', 1932 infantry memorial set used (SG.618/619), 1930s anti-TB sets, 1952 UPU portraits set mint (SG.1398/1409, cat. £375), etc, as well as good miniature sheets incl. 1930 and '31 Exhibitions used (SG.MS568, MS592, cat. £800) and 1935 Exhibition mint (SG.MS688, cat. £225). Further better m/s (combined cat. £1,350) incl. 1936 Borgerhout used, Charleroi MNH, 1937 Ysaye used, 1948 Anseele MNH, 1949 paintings sheets MNH, 1950 athletics mint, 1957 Antarctic mint. The 1952 Koekelberg cat. £600 is with thin and therefore not counted. The volumes for back of book (especially railway parcels) and Congo are also worthy of investigation.

Liechtenstein Exhibition-style collection beautifully presented and written-up in three Safe albums, with mint sets from the first issue through to 1960 and the used represented by very attractive postal history. Includes 1920 principality first issue imperf set on cover, 5r olive arms perf 9½ single usage cover (SG.50B), 1921 views set mint (SG.55/62, cat. £350), 1925 birthday of Prince John set mint and on cover, 1927 birthday pairs on cover, 1928 flood relief 20rp single usage, 1928 accession set mint (SG.84/91, cat. £650), range of 1930 issues unchecked for perfs, 1933 views set mint (SG.121/123, cat. £550), 1933 3fr blue mint and '35 2fr MNH (SG.141/142), etc. The second volume for Franz Josef II with first set 1939 MNH and other good issues MNH incl. 1941 10fr Madonna, 1946 St. Lucius single and sheet of four (SG.251), plus the 1951-52 high values mint (SG.302A/303A, 304, cat. £730), the covers continuing throughout, with 1946 Philatelic Exhibition m/s FDC, etc, etc. The second half of vol. 3 is for airmails (incl. 1930 and '31 sets mint, cat. £525), dues, officials and other back-of-the-book. An excellent collection.