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An exceptionally rare Dutch engraved façon de Venise wine glass, circa 1660-70The round funnel bowl finely wheel-engraved with a continuous landscape scene, one side with a winged Cupid taming a bridled lion, holding a bow and arrow in one hand, the other with Cupid riding on the back of an eagle in flight, holding an open book in one hand and an olive branch in the other, three baying hounds beneath, two lovebirds in an olive tree to one side, a single bird perched in a tree to the other, the stem formed from a pair of tightly coiled ropes, both containing spiralling threads in opaque white and translucent turquoise, the upper terminals applied with opposing aquamarine raspberry prunts, the conical foot further engraved with three floral sprigs, 16.1cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceChristie's sale, 7 June 1988, lot 273Private British CollectionThe scenes on this glass are taken from the Ambacht van Cupido (The Trade of Cupid) in Nederduytsche Poemata by Daniël Heinsius, first published in 1616 and reprinted several times. Cupid flying on the back of an Eagle is after emblem 23, 'Amor eruditus' (Learned love). Cupid taming the Lion is after emblem 24, 'Omnia vincit Amor' (Love conquers all). Heinsius pioneered the use of the Dutch language for poetry. 'Omnia vincit Amor' was first published as emblem 1 in Heinsius' Quaeris quid sit amor? in circa 1601, which was the very first love emblem book ever written in Dutch.The glass itself belongs to a small group of engraved glasses which originated in the Southern Netherlands in the mid-17th century, influenced by Nuremburg decoration, see Pieter C Ritsema van Eck, 'Early Wheel Engraving in the Netherlands', Journal of Glass Studies, vol.26 (1984), pp.86-101 for a discussion. Several glasses engraved in similar style have related serpent stems terminating in two 'heads', which are characteristic of the Southern Netherlands, see pp.98-102, figs.35-7, 41 and 45. Unlike glasses decorated in the Northern Netherlands, these typically have wreaths engraved around the feet, of which floral sprigs on the foot of the present glass would appear to be a variant. A goblet and cover with related decoration, bearing a portrait of Charles II of Spain and two putti executed in very similar style, was sold by Bonhams on 20 November 2019, lot 7. Compare also to the goblet and cover from the Mühleib Collection sold by Bonhams on 2 May 2013, lot 52. A glass of very similar form excavated from Afferden, Limburg, in the Netherlands, but without engraved decoration is in Limburgs Museum (inv. no.L02776).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Death of Princess Charlotte, 1817, a white metal medal, unsigned [by J. Westwood?], bust left, rev. book, sword and scales on laurel branches, 43mm (BHM 942). Pierced at top, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £80-£100

Musical Instrument book, Hipkins, A.J., Musical Instruments -- Historic, Rare and Unique, illustrated by 50 plates in colours, folio, vellum and half leather, Edinburgh, 1888

RARE OLD LOCAL BOOK : BELFAST AND THE PROVINCE OF ULSTER 1909

Beatles and related records including five rare Christmas Flexi discs from 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 & 1968. Also included are LPs, EPs and singles and The Beatles Anthology book

Lateinisches Stundenbuch zum Gebrauch von Langres Manuskript auf Pergament. Langres, um 1490. - Seltenes Stundenbuch aus dem Bistum Langres - Illuminiert mit 13 schönen Miniaturen - Darunter das seltene Motiv einer Frau, die vom Tod mit einem Spieß durchbohrt wird - Vollständige und guterhaltene Handschrift - In einem dekorativen Maroquineinband des 18. Jahrhunderts Ein in Form und Ausstattung klassisches Horarium aus dem Osten Frankreichs, eingerichtet für eine Auftraggeberin, wie die weibliche Form des Mariengebets Obsecro te und die Fürbittgebete an weibliche Heilige erkennen lassen, ebenso wie die Erwähnung der Heiligen Maria von Ägypten in Kalender und Litanei. Das in einem Stundenbuch selten vorkommende Motiv einer vom Tod bedrohten Frau wird hier mit einer Dramatik in Szene gesetzt, die für die klassischen Bildmotive der Stundenbücher eher untypisch ist. Am Eingang einer Kirche weicht eine verängstigte Frau vor dem personifizierten Tod zurück, der ihr mit einem Spieß die Brust durchbohrt. Vgl. Avril/Reynaud Nr. 146, Heures à l'usage de Chartres , worin sich ebenfalls dieses Motiv findet: 'La miniature la plus originale, dont le prototype ne se rencontre pas dans les autres livres d'heures, représente pour l'office des morts la mort en forme de transi menaçant de sa fleche une femme qui fuit épouvantée .. le sujet permet à l'artiste de faire montre d'une veine dramatique et d'un sens du mouvement étrangers au calme des livres d'heures cités, mais tels qu'ils se manifestent dans les Traités théologiques'. Das Bistum Langres gehörte im Mittelalter zu den bedeutendsten und reichsten Diözesen Frankreichs. 1284 wurde Langres gemeinsam mit der gesamten Champagne Teil des französischen Königreichs. Aufgrund seiner strategischen Grenzlage zu Burgund, zu Lothringen und zur Franche-Comté entwickelte sich die Stadt im 14. und 15. Jahrhundert zu einer mächtigen Festung. Die Bischöfe von Langres förderten die Errichtung von Reformklöstern, so befanden sich in der Diözese die Abtei Molesme, Kloster Morimond und das Kloster Clairvaux. Der im Kalender unserer Handschrift rot hervorgehobene Abt Robert (29. April) bezieht sich vermutlich auf Robert von Molesme (vgl. Leroquais I, S. LXXIX), denkbar wäre aber auch Robert von Brügge, der zweite Abt des Zisterzienserklosters Clairvaux. Die Miniaturen zeigen: Johannes auf Patmos (2r), Kreuzigung (7r), Pfingsten (22r), Verkündigung (26r), Heimsuchung (34r), Geburt (43r), Verkündigung an die Hirten (48r), Königsanbetung (52r), Darbringung im Tempel (55r), Flucht nach Ägypten (58r), Marienkrönung (63r), König David (67r) und Frau mit Tod (82r). Inhalt: Evangeliensequenzen (2r-6v), Stundengebet zum Hl. Kreuz (7r-9r), Kalender (10r-21v), Stundengebet zum Hl. Geist (22r-24v), Marienoffizium (26r-66v), Bußpsalmen und Litanei (67r-81r), Totenoffizium (82r-108r), Gebet Obsecro te (108v-111r), Suffragien an die Heiligen Katharina, Barbara und Margareta sowie Pro defunctis (111v-114r). Liturgischer Brauch: Kalender in französischer Sprache, sporadisch besetzt nach Pariser Muster, dessen Hauptheilige in Rot, jedoch ohne Saint Geneviève, dafür mit einigen Lokalheiligen von Langres, darunter Gregor von Langres (4. Jan. und 13. Mai), Abt Robert von Molesme (29. April, in Rot), Desidierius von Langres (23. Mai), Vinardus von Langres (11. Okt.) und Maria von Ägypten (Translatio 9. April). - Die Litanei u. a. mit Desiderius, Gregor, Robert, Urban und Maria von Ägypten. - Marienoffizium und Totenoffizium nach Gebrauch von Langres. - Obsecro te in weiblicher Form 'michi famula tua'. Einband: Maroquinband des 18. Jahrhunderts mit floraler Rückenvergoldung, goldgeprägter floraler Deckelbordüre, Stehkantenvergoldung, Goldschnitt und marmorierten Vorsätzen. 18,5 : 13 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 13 großen Miniaturen, unterhalb jeweils mit 4-zeiliger Dornblatt-Initiale auf Goldgrund, allseitig umgeben von breiter, rot konturierter Bordüre mit Akanthus, Blüten und Früchten sowie Vögeln und Schmetterlingen. Weiterhin mit zahlreichen ein- bis zweizeiligen Goldinitialen auf farbigem Grund. - KOLLATION: 114 Bll. (das erste und 25. weiß). - Blattgröße ca. 17,5 : 12,5 cm. Schriftspiegel ca. 10 : 7,5 cm. 17 Zeilen, regliert. Textura, geschrieben in dunkelbrauner Tinte, Hervorhebungen in Rot. - PROVENIENZ: Europäische Privatsammlung. ZUSTAND: Stellenw. leicht fleckig, Text vereinz. leicht berieben, wenige Initialen mit Farbwischer, die Miniatur" Flucht nach Ägypten" mit etw. Farbabrieb am Himmel, sonst nur wenige kl. Bereibungen; alte Foliierung im Unterrand bis Bl. 80. Einband stellenw. gering berieben, hint. Gelenk mit kl. Einriß. Insgesamt guterhaltenes und vollständiges Manuskript in einem dekorativen Einband. LITERATUR: Vgl. Avril/Reynaud, Les Manuscrits à peintures en France 1440-1520 , Nr. 146 (Bildmotiv der Jungfrau und Tod) Rare book of hours from the diocese of Langres in France. Latin manuscript on vellum with calendar in French. Illuminated with 13 beautiful miniatures, among them the rare motif of a woman being pierced by Death with a spear. 18th cent. morocco with floral gilt spine, floral gilt border, gilt edges and marbled endpapers. 114 leaves (first and 25th blank). Sheet size 17.5 : 12.5 cm. - Partly slight staining, text here and there slightly rubbed, few initials blurred, miniature Flight to Egypt with some rubbing at upper sky, else only few small rubbings; foliated by old hand in lower margin up to fol. 80. Binding partly slightly rubbed, rear joint with small tear. In general well-preserved and complete copy in a decorative binding. 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Jan Huygen van Linschoten Navigatio ac itinerarium in orientalem sive lusitanorum Indiam .. - Descriptio totius Guineae tractus, Congi, Angolae, et Monomotapae. 2 Teile in 1 Band. Den Haag, Albrecht Hendrickz für den Autor und für Cornelius Nicolaius, zum Verkauf durch Elzevir 1599. Erste lateinische Ausgabe dieser hochgeschätzten Reisebeschreibung. Von größtem Einfluß auf die niederländische Expansion in Asien. 'This inestimable book, a treasure of all the knowledge and learning relating to the East- and West-Indies and the navigation thither, at end of the 16th century, has been in the highest esteem for nearly a century, and was given to each ship sailing to India, as log-book. Hence the many editions .. This Latin edition is very rare, even in Holland' (Muller, America). - Der Geograph, Kaufmann und Entdecker Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563-1611) reiste in jungen Jahren nach Portugiesisch-Indien, wo er als Sekretär des Erzbischofs von Goa, Frei Vicente da Fonseca, Zugang zu den Seekarten der Portugiesen hatte, die diese über ein Jahrhundert geheim gehalten hatten. 'During his time in India, Jan Huyghen travelled throughout the Malabar and Coromandel coastel regions and in his spare time compiled a secret dossier on the eastern sea routes which he subsequently smuggled back to Europe' (Howgego). Nach dem Tod des Erzbischofs verließ Linschoten 1589 Indien und kehrte mit einigen Unterbrechungen 1592 nach seinem Heimatort Enkhuizen zurück. Für das Kartenmaterial, daß er für seine Reisebeschreibung zusammentrug, nutzte er ausgiebig portugiesische Quellen (meist Handschriften) und machte so den Weg nach Ostindien überhaupt erst allgemein zugänglich. - Mit Karte der afrikanischen Westküste sowie Tafeln mit zwei großformatigen Ansichten von St. Helena, ferner Trachten und Kostümen, Darstellungen von Eingeborenen, Schiffen und Pflanzen. Die Titelvignetten zu Navigatio und Descriptio mit dekorativen Segelschiffdarstellungen, erstere in den Ecken mit Ansichten von Antwerpen, Amsterdam, Middelburg und Enkhuizen. Einband: Neuer Pergamentband mit Rückenschild. 31,5 : 20 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 2 gestochenen Titelkartuschen, 1 Kupferporträt, 1 Wappenkupfer sowie 33 Kupfertafeln (st. 36; 2 gefaltet) und 1 gefalteten Kupferkarte (st. 7). - KOLLATION: 3 Bll., 1 Bl. Wappen, 124 S.; 45 S., 1 Bl. LITERATUR: Sabin 41366. - Borba de Moraes I, 488f. - Muller, America 2196. - Tiele, Mémoire S. 91ff. - Alden/Landis 599/54. - Cat. Nederl. Scheepvaart Mus. I, 171. - Adams L 735. - BM STC, Dutch Books S. 118. - Vgl. Church 252 (erste Ausgabe 1595-96). First Latin edition of the famous and important travelog. With 2 engr. title vignettes, engr. portrait, 33 (of 36) copperplates (2 folding) and 1 folding engr. map (of 7). depicting the African west coast. Modern vellum with label on spine. - Carefully washed copy, only partly slightly foxed, some of the plates substituted from another copy and partly slightly tanned. Dieses Objekt wird regelbesteuert angeboten (R).

Die zwölf Monate des Jahrs in bildlichen Darstellungen für den Anschauungs-Unterricht. Enthaltend Abbildungen der verschiedenen Gestalten der Erdoberfläche und der in jedem Monat vorkommenden Feld- und häuslichen Oekonomie-Geschäfte. Stuttgart und Esslingen, Schreiber und Schill um 1850. - Sehr seltenes und von David Englert reizend illustriertes Anschauungsbuch für Kinder - Behandelt den Wandel der Jahreszeiten in Landwirtschaft, Haushalt sowie Fauna und Flora - Kein Exemplar im Worldcat, selbst die Erstausgabe von 1838 bei Schreiber in Eßlingen ist nur in Berlin und Princeton nachweisbar Als 1846 Karl Thienemann aus der Firma Schreiber austrat, assoziierte sich J. F. Schreiber mit dem Buchhändler C. Schill in Stuttgart. Die Firma hieß nun Schreiber & Schill, bis Schill 1862 verstarb. In dieser Zeitspanne wurde das vorliegende Werk verlegt. - Die Illustrationen zeigen jahrestypische Szenen: Im Januar Holzfällen und Schlittschuhlaufen, im Februar Düngen der Felder, im März Aussaat und Pflanzung, im Mai Schaafschur und Kühemelken, im Juli und August Ernte u.s.w. Weitere Tafeln mit Fischen, Vögeln, Wildtieren sowie zahlreichen Pflanzen. Englert illustrierte für Schreiber auch deren Anschauungsunterricht für die Jugend mit seinen schönen Tafeln (vgl. Seebaß I. 1767 und Wegehaupt I, 155). Einband: Halbleinenband des 20. Jhs. mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. 27 : 35,5 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 60 kolorierten lithographierten Tafeln von D. Englert. - KOLLATION: 2 Bll. LITERATUR: Nicht in den einschlägigen Kinderbuchbibliographien. - ZUSTAND: Tls. leicht (stock-)fleckig (meist im Randbereich), 2 Taf. mit kl. Hinterlegung, 2 Taf. mit Bezeichnungen von alter Hd. in Bleistift im Unterrand, 1 Taf. mit Bleistiftspuren, Titel aufgezogen und mit Knickspuren. - No copy in the Worldcat, only 2 copies of the first edition can be found (Berlin and Princeton). Rare children's picture book, showing the annual cycle of activities in farming and housekeeping and the relevant flora and fauna for each season. With 60 colored lithogr. plates. 20th cent. half cloth with gilt lettering on spine. - Partly slightly (fox)stained (mostly in the margins), 2 plates with small insignificant backed defect, 2 plates with inscriptions by old hand in pencil in the lower margin, 1 plate with pencil marks, title backed and with creases. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Stundenbuch Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament. Flandern, um 1500. - Kleinformatiges Stunden- und Gebetbuch für Zisterzienser - Illuminiert mit reizvollen Miniaturen und vorzüglichen Heiligenbildnissen - Kalendarium mit einer Tabelle zur Ermittlung der Goldenen Zahl Seltenes und umfangreiches Stunden- und Gebetbuch für den Zisterzienserorden. Die historisierten Initialen zeigen Verkündigung, Dreifaltigkeit, Marienbildnis (2), den Hl. Bernard mit Buch, Anna Selbdritt, Salvator Mundi und die Erweckung der Toten. Die schönen Heiligenbildnisse in den Suffragien sind nicht wie üblich in den Text eingebettet, sondern stehen freigestellt im weißen Rand. Dargestellt werden u. a. Stephanus, Benedikt, Bernard und Gregor, sowie Maria Magdalena, Katharina, Barbara, Agnes, Dorothea, Margaretha und Ursula. Der reich besetzte Kalender nach flämischem Gebrauch, darunter die Heiligen Albinus 1.3., Gertrud 17.3., Cuthbert 20.3., Mamertus 10.5., Lambert 17.9., Remigius 1.10. und Eligius 1.12. Ferner mit den Heiligen des Zisterzienserordens Benedikt 21.3. und Bernard 20.8. sowie Wilhelm von Bourges 10.1., der zudem in der Litanei genannt wird. Die Horen des Marienoffiziums sind durchweg für den Gebrauch der Zisterzienser eingerichtet. Vorgebunden sind 4 Bll. mit zusätzlichen Gebeten und Eintragungen von einer anderen zeitgenössischen Hand, möglicherweise der Auftraggeber. Erwähnt wird auf fol. 1v ein Bruder Gilbertus Nicolaus unter dem Pontifikat von Alexander VI. (1493-1503). Papst Alexander und sein Nachfolger Pius III. werden nochmals am Ende des Marienoffiz genannt (fol. 89r). Fol. 1r beginnt mit dem Gebet Jeschwa, Onofri, Melech, Haihudi, Sother basileos exomosoleum.., geschrieben in T-Form und zeilenweise in Rot und Blau, darin u. a. Anrufung der Heiligen Ursula, Cecilia, Agnes und Katharina. Inhalt: Fol. 1-3 Gebete; fol. 4 leer; fol. 5-11 Kalendarium; fol. 12 leer; fol. 13-33 Gebete; fol. 33v-42 Kreuzhoren; fol. 43-90 Marienoffizium; fol. 91-92 Gebet zur Hl. Dreifaltigkeit; fol. 93-121 Gebete zu den Waffen Christi, Passion der Hl. Birgitta, Gebete am Hochaltar u. a.; fol. 122-130 Gebet zum Hl. Bernhard von Clairvaux; fol. 131-162 Sieben Freuden Mariens und weitere Mariengebete; fol. 163-196 Suffragien; fol. 197-212 Bußpsalmen und Litanei; fol. 213-240 Totenoffizium; fol. 241-242 Schlußgebete. Einband: Kalblederband des 19. Jahrhunderts auf 4 Bünden, die fliegenden Vorsätze unter Verwendung der ursprünglichen Pgt.-Blätter. 12 : 8,5 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 8 historisierten Blattgold-Initialen, 15 Heiligenbildnissen am Rand, 18 Seiten mit floralen Bordüren, davon 3 auf gelbem Grund, teils mit Vögeln (darunter ein Pfau mit aufgeschlagenem Rad), eine mit den Waffen Christi, sowie 21 Blattgold-Initialen auf mehrfarbigem Grund in verschiedenen Größen (3- bis 6-zeilig), mehreren Fleuronné-Initialen und zahlreichen Lombarden alternierend in Rot und Blau. - KOLLATION: 242 Bll. (von 244). Überwiegend Quaterniones. Blattgröße 11,3 : 8 cm. Schriftspiegel ca. 8 : 5 cm. 21 Zeilen. Littera hybrida, geschrieben in schwarzer Tinte, Hervorhebungen in Rot. - ZUSTAND: Fehlen Bl. 6 in Lage 4 und Bl. 1 in Lage 5. - Gering fingerfleckig, 2 Heiligenbildnisse und wenige Bordüren angeschnitten. Sonst guterhaltene und dekorative Handschrift. - PROVENIENZ: Seit über 50 Jahren in deutschem Privatbesitz.  - Rare small-size Book of Hours for the use of the Cistercians. Latin manuscript on vellum, illuminated with fine miniatures and charming portraits of saints. Calendar with Flemish and Cistercian saints, also with a table for determining the Golden Number. With 8 historiated gold-leaf initials, 15 portraits of saints at margin, 18 pages with floral borders, 3 of which on yellow ground, some with birds (including a peacock with an open wheel), one with the arms of Christ, as well as 21 gold-leaf initials on a color ground in various sizes (3 to 6 lines), several fleuronné initials and numerous lombards alternating in red and blue. 242 leaves (of 244), mostly quaterniones. Sheet size 11,3 : 8 cm. 19th cent. calf with gilt fillets on spine, using the original vellum fly-leaves. - Minor fingerstaining, 2 portraits of saints and few borders trimmed. In general well-preserved. Provenance: For more than 50 years in a private German collection. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Arno Schmidt  Leviathan. Hamburg, Rowohlt 1949. - Erstausgabe von Schmidts erster Buchveröffentlichung - Mit der seltenen Bauchbinde 'Ein neuer junger deutscher Autor' - Widmungsexemplar für die Rowohlt-Mitarbeiterin Ulrike Kallenrode Arno Schmidts Erstling, enthält die drei Erzählungen Gadir oder Erkenne dich selbst - Leviathan oder Die beste der Welten - Enthymesis oder W. I. E. H. - Sehr gutes Exemplar, Vorsatz mit eigenhändiger Widmung für 'Fräulein Ulrike Kallenrode - dem ersten guten Herzen, das ich beim Verlage antraf. Als Dank und zur Erinnerung. Hamburg, den 12.4.50 - Arno Schmidt.' - In dieser Ausstattung und Erhaltung sehr selten. Einband: Orig.-Pappband mit Illustration von Karl Staudinger, mit der seltenen Bauchbinde und dem Cellophanumschlag. 19,5 : 12 cm. - KOLLATION: 116 S. - ZUSTAND: Papierbedingt gebräunt, Titel mit kl. Randeinriß (0,5 cm) am Fußsteg, Bauchbinde mit kl. Läsuren am hint. Unterrand, Cellophanumschlag mit kl. Läsuren an der hint. Außenkante. Sonst sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar. - Beilieg. ein masch. Kurzbiographie des Autors von der Widmungsempfängerin. - LITERATUR: Bock 1.1.1. First edition of Schmidt's first book publication. Rare well-preserved copy with autograph dedication to U. Kallenrode from the Rowohlt publishing house, dated Hamburg, 12 April 1950. Orig. cardboards with illustration by K. Staudinger and with the mostly lacking wrap-around band and cellophane wrappers. - Browned due to paper quality, wrap-around band with small damages at foot of rear strap, cellophane film with small defective spots at rear outer edge. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Mark Catesby  Piscium serpentum insectorum aliorumque nonnullorum animalium nec non plantarum quarundam imagines. - Die Abbildungen verschiedener Fische, Schlangen, Insecten, einiger andern Thiere, und Pflanzen. Hauptwerk und Supplement, zusammen 2 Teile in 1 Band. Nürnberg, Paul J. Felßecker 1777. - Maßgebliche und populäre Monographie zur Tier- und Pflanzenwelt von Carolina, Florida und den Bahamas - Sehr seltenes vollständiges Exemplar - Die schönen großformatigen Tafeln in prachtvollem Altkolorit Zweite erweiterte lateinisch-deutsche Ausgabe, herausgegeben von N. F. Eisenberger und G. Lichtensteger, fortgesetzt durch G. W. Knorr Erben. Die englische Originalausgabe erschien erstmals 1731-43 in London. 'Catesby's 'Natural history' is the most famous colorplate book of American plant and animal life .. a fundamental and original work for the study of American species' (Hunt 486 über die engl. EA). - Der britische Naturwissenschaftler Mark Catesby (1683-1749) hatte sich zunächst 1712-19 und nochmals 1722-25 in Amerika aufgehalten, mit Reisen in Virginia, Georgia, North und South Carolina, Florida und den Bahamas, und widmete sich in dieser Zeit ausführlich dem Studium und Sammeln heimischer Pflanzen und Tiere. Die schönen Tafeln, sorgfältige Nachstiche der Originale von Catesby und römisch numeriert 1 bis 100, zeigen u. a. Fische und Blumen, darunter die prächtige Falttafel Magnolia altissima , sowie Krebstiere, Schildkröten, Schlangen, Echsen, Frösche, Nagetiere und Schmetterlinge. Die zum Supplementteil gehörenden Tafeln I-IX zeigen nochmals u. a. Fische, Insekten, Magnolie, Vanille, Kakaobaum, Lorbeer und Cashewbaum. Einband: Lederband der Zeit mit farbigem Rückenschild. 48,5 : 33,5 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 109 kolorierten Kupfertafeln (1 gefaltet). - KOLLATION: 2 Bll., 100, 9 S., 4 Bll. (Register). - ZUSTAND: Vereinzelt leicht fingerfleckig, insgesamt sehr sauber, ca. ab Tafel XL mit schwacher Knickspur in der unteren Ecke, die Falttafel unten mit kl. Falzriß (ca. 1, 5 cm). Einbd. beschabt, Kapitale mit kl. Defekten. - PROVENIENZ: Exlibris Waldemar Schwalbe. LITERATUR: Nissen, Zool. 846 und Fischbücher 40. - Sabin 11516. - Agassiz II, 41, 2. - Horn/Schenkling 3280 Anm. Second enlarged Latin-German edition. Very rare complete copy with 109 colored engr. plates after Catesby (1 folding). Contemp. calf with label on spine. - Occasionally slightly fingerstained, overall very clean copy, with faint crease to lower corner ca. from plate XL on, the folding plate 'Magnolia altissima' with small tear to one fold (ca. 1.5 cm). Binding scraped, extremities of spine with small defects. - Bookplate Waldemar Schwalbe. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Johannes Aurbach  Summa de sacramentis. Speyer, [Drucker der Postilla scholastica, um 1471]. - Einer der ersten Drucke aus Speyer - Mit ungewöhnlichen Schrifttypen - Sehr selten Eines von nur 8 Druckwerken des ersten Buchdruckers von Speyer, alle um 1471 erschienen. 'Der Drucker verwendete eine halbgotische Textschrift mit sehr ungewöhnlichen Formen und eine kleine Antiqua' (Geldner). - Johannes Aurbach war Vikar am Domstift und Lehrer an der Domschule zu Bamberg. Sein vorliegendes Werk erschien erstmals 1469 bei Zainer in Augsburg. Hier die zweite von insgesamt drei Inkunabelausgaben. Einband: Pappband des 19. Jahrhunderts mit Goldschnitt. 4to. 20,5 : 15 cm. - KOLLATION: 65 (st. 66) nn. Bll. (d. l. w.). Rom. Type. 32 Zeilen. - ZUSTAND: Fehlt das erste Bl. mit der Vorrede des Korrektors. - Stellenw. geringfüg. fleckig, letzte Bll. mit kl. Wurmspur im Bundsteg, Buchblock gebrochen. Schöner und guterhaltener früher Druck auf kräftigem Papier. - PROVENIENZ: Matthew Bloxam (1805-1888), Antiquar und Altertumsforscher, dessen Wappen- und Namens-Exlibris auf dem Innendeckel. LITERATUR: GW 2853. - Hain 2125. - BMC II 481. - BSB-Ink I-535. - Roth, Speyer I, 4. - Ges. für Typenkunde 1168. - Geldner I, 187. - Nicht bei Goff. One of only 8 books from the first Speyer printer, all published around 1471. Very rare, no copy in Goff. Second edition of the 'Summa'. 19th cent. cardboards. 65 (of 66) nn. leaves, the last blank. - Lacking the first leaf with the foreword of the corrector. Partly minor staining, last leaves with small wormtrace at lower gutter, inner book broken. Else fine and well-preserved early print. - Pastedown with 2 bookplates of the antiquarian and archaelogist M. H. Bloxam (1805-1888). Dieses Objekt wird regelbesteuert angeboten (R).

Giovanni Botero   Relaciones universales del mundo primera y segunda parte. 2 Teile in 1 Band. Valladolid, Diego Fernandez Erben 1603 (Teil II: Diego Fernandez 1599). - Geographische und politische Beschreibung der Welt, maßgeblich bis weit ins 17. Jahrhundert - So vollständig mit beiden Teilen und den fünf Faltkarten von Fernando de Solis von größter Seltenheit - Mit Weltkarte und Karten der vier Kontinente nach Abraham Ortelius 'This Spanish edition is rare' (Rubens Borba de Moraes) 'For more than a century considered the best geography in existence' (Borba de Moraes). - Zweiter Druck der ersten spanischen Ausgabe, der Erstdruck erschien 1600 (Teil II in beiden Ausgaben im Kolophon mit 1599 datiert). Wie dieser äußerst selten: seit nahezu 30 Jahren das erste vollständige Exemplar dieser Ausgabe auf dem internationalen Auktionsmarkt. - Mit den schönen, von Fernando (auch: Hernando) de Solis weitestgehend nach Ortelius gestalteten Faltkarten Tipus orbis terrarum (Shirley 242), Europae , Asiae nova descriptio , Africa und Americae sive novi orbis nova descriptio , tlw. datiert 1598. 'Accompanying this Spanish translation of Giovanni Botero's popular Relationi Universali were five newly engraved maps of the world and four continents. The book was a treatise on the political and geographical state of the world. The map of America is a curious mix of the two similar maps by Abraham Ortelius of 1570 and 1587. The engraver, Hernando de Solis, chose to use the earlier Ortelius version of 1570 with the peculiar bulge to the south-western coastline of South America .. This well-engraved map is rarely found in the book, which is itself scarce. The inscription on the map shows that it was made in the year 1598' (Burden 129). Einband: Lederband des 17. Jahrhunderts mit Rückenvergoldung und -schild. 28,5 : 20 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit gestochener Titelvignette mit Wappen und 5 mehrfach gefalteten Kupferkarten. - KOLLATION: 4 nn., 24, 207 (recte 205) num. Bll., 1 w. Bl.; 110 num. Bll. - ZUSTAND: Gering fingerfleckig und vereinzelt wasserfleckig, Faltkarten stellenw. mit kleinen Falzlöchern und Knickspuren in den Rändern, die Kontinentkarten stellenw. mit fachmännisch hinterlegten Falzrissen, die Karten jedoch bis auf vereinzelte Flecken sauber und insgesamt gut erhalten, Titelblatt neu angefalzt, unten mit neu angerändertem schmalen Abschnitt und rechts oben mit mont. Buchhändlerschild des 19. Jhs. Einband beschabt, Kapitale mit kl. Wurmlöchern, unten dadurch mit schmaler Fehlstelle. - PROVENIENZ: Französische Privatsammlung. LITERATUR: Palau 3704. - Sabin 6809. - Borba de Moraes I, 114. - Alden/Landis 603/17. Second issue of the first Spanish edition which had been published in 1600 (the second part in both editions dated 1599). With engr. title vignette with coat of arms and 5 engr. folding maps by Hernando (or Fernando) de Solis after Abraham Ortelius, depicting the world and the four continents. 17th cent. binding with gilt decoration and label on spine. - Only slightly fingerstained and very occasionally waterstained, the folding maps partly with small holes to the folds and marginal creases, the four maps of the continents here and there with skilfully rebacked tears to folds and margins, all five maps overall clean and well-preserved, title page remargined at the bottom and reinserted, with mounted 19th cent. bookseller label. Binding scraped, extremities of spine with small wormholes, tail of spine with missing piece. - French private collection. Dieses Objekt wird regelbesteuert angeboten (R).

Melchior Mattsperger Die Geistliche Hertzens-Einbildungen. In zwey hundert und fünffzig Biblischen Figur-Sprüchen vorgestellet. 2 Teile in 1 Band. Augsburg, J. S. Negges (um 1750). Vollständig äußerst seltenes, fein koloriertes Augsburger Emblembuch, das als Ausgangspunkt der Rebusmode des 19. Jahrhunderts gilt. Eines der seltensten Augsburger Emblemwerke, das in dieser Vollständigkeit und durchgehend zeitgenössischen Kolorierung kaum aufzufinden ist. Die erstmals 1684-1692 von dem Augsburger Bürgermeister Melchior Mattsperger herausgegebene Kinderbibel liegt hier in einer späteren Ausgabe des Kupferstechers und Verlegers Johann Simon Negges (1726-1792) vor. Negges war der Nachfolger von Johann Christian Leopold (Titelbl. mit überklebter Verlagsangabe), von ihm erschien 1717 eine Ausgabe. - Jede Tafel enthält drei Rebusbilder, die darunter mit dem entschlüsselten Text sowie den entsprechenden Bibelverweisen versehen sind. Die illustrierten Bibelverse sollten durch die Form eines Bilderrätsels veranschaulicht und besser verinnerlicht werden. Da für die Benutzung auch das Zerschneiden in die einzelnen Bildchen vorgesehen war, gibt es nur wenige vollständige Exemplare. (Vgl. Pressler, Schöne alte Kinderbücher, S. 26/27.) Einband: Halblederband der Zeit. 32 : 20,5 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 2 kolorierten gestochenen Titeln und 500 kolorierten Emblemkupfern auf 166 Tafeln sowie 1 kolorierten gestochenen Tafel 'Hieroglyphisches Beschluß Gedichte', sämtlich eiweißgehöht. - KOLLATION: 8 Bll., 83 Tafeln; 9 Bll., 83 Tafeln, 1 Bl., 1 Tafel. - PROVENIENZ: Die Innendeckel mit alten handschriftlichen Besitzvermerken. LITERATUR: Faber du Faur 690. - Seebaß/Kistner 650. - Praz S. 415. Complete Augsburg emblem book in fine contemporary coloring, very rare. It marks the beginning of a popular whole genre of such books in the 19th century. With 2 col. engr. titles, 500 col. emblem engr. on 166 plates as well as 1 col. engr. plate with a hieroglyphic poem, all heightened with egg-white. - Partly stained, the engravings almost consistently clean, first title with small marginal defects. Binding scraped, front cover detached. Dieses Objekt wird regelbesteuert angeboten (R).

Grosse Menagerie Heute und jeden Tag, so oft man's sehen mag: Grosse Vorstellung von Tieren auf zwei Beinen und auf Vieren. Eßlingen, J. F. Schreiber o. J. [um 1882]. Seltenes Aufstellbilderbuch, das exotische Tiere in freier Wildbahn und in Gefangenschaft zeigt. Schönes Aufstellbilderbuch mit 6 aufklappbaren Kulissen in Chromolithographie. 'Kayser verzeichnet von der Grossen Menagerie drei verschiedene Ausgaben von 1882, 1887 und 1892, die bibliographisch nicht zu unterscheiden sind .. Die aufstellbaren Szenen dieses schönen Panorama-Buches zeigen den ganz besonderen Zauber, den der zoologische Garten der Jahrhundertwende auf den damaligen Besucher ausgeübt haben muß. Mit viel Liebe zum Detail wird jede Menagerieabteilung in ihrer ganze Vielfalt an Pflanzen und Tieren präsentiert und beschrieben.' (Schug). - Sämtliche der Menagerie-Szenen sind unterhalb der aufklappbaren Darstellung bezeichnet. Die vorliegende Menagerie zeigt Tierbändigerin, Schlangenbändigerin, Raubtiere und Affen, kluge Elephant, Aquarium und Affenkäfig . Jede Manege-Szene wird auf dem Papphintergrund von blauweiß-gestreiften Stangen eingefaßt und zeigt im Kopffeld eine einzelne Szene mit Tieren in freiem Feld oder Wildbahn. Der vordere Innendeckel ist in rot und blau beschrieben 'Soeben eingetroffen! Grosse Menagerie .. Kinder zahlen gar nichts, besonders wenn sie brav sind und an den Käfigen nicht zerren und reißen', der hintere Teil zeigt in den gleichen Farben 'Hereinspaziert, hereinspaziert! .. D'rum Jung und Alt, nur nicht geniert und immer frisch hereinspaziert.' Einband: Orig.-Halbleinen-Leporello mit chromolithographierten Deckelillustrationen (ca. 33 : 22,5 cm). 8 Karton-Bll. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 6 aufklappbaren chromolithographierten Kulissenbildern. LITERATUR: Vgl. Pressler S. 204 und Abb. 146; Schug 2075; Ries S. 53; von Katzenstein, Meggendorfer S. 215 Anm. Rare pop-up book showing exotic animals in the wild and in captivity. Orig. half cloth in leporello fold with chromo-lithographed illustrations on 8 cardboard sheets. With 6 foldable chromolithographed backdrop pictures. - Backdrops skillfully mended and rebacked with small stripes of paper, the 'Schlangenbändigerin' with partly mended tears on canopy and curtain, fishtank with poorly mended losses (fish from another source). Edgeworn. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Leopold Moritz Karl Capeller Lustige Tiergestalten. Mit Versen von C. von Engelswacht. Berlin und Leipzig, A. Anton und Co. 1911. - Eines von 2 bekannten Kinderbüchern des großartigen Jugendstilkünstlers Capeller (1884-1969) - Sehr selten - Im Stil der Wiener Werkstätte Wie unser Exemplar in der vergangenen Auktion (516/52), zeigt das zweite von Capeller bekannte Kinderbuch großartige und ausdrucksstarke, schematisierte Tierdarstellungen. Einige der Tiere aus dem anderen Werk finden sich hier in neuen Darstellungen wieder. Links gegenüber stehen erläuternde achtzeilige Verse, die, wie die Graphiken, in einen schwarzen Rahmen gefaßt und ober- und unterhalb mit ornamentalen schwarzen Bordüren verziert sind. So korrespondieren Bild und Text miteinander. Jeder Text ist mit dem Tiernamen in der oberen Bordüre beschriftet. Einband: Orig.-Halbleinenband mit Vorderdeckel-Illustration und schön gestalteten Vorsatzpapieren in Orig.-Umschlag. 24 : 20 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit Titel in Schwarz und 24 farbigen Illustrationen. - KOLLATION: 25 nn. Bll. LITERATUR: Riess S. 463, 2.  - ZUSTAND: Tls. geringfüg. angeschmutzt, 6 Bll. im Unterrand mit einzelnen kl. Stockflecken, Buchblock leicht angebrochen. Umschlag mit Randläsuren. Insgesamt schönes Exemplar. - Very rare children's book, illustrated by the great Art Nouveau artist L. M. K. Capeller (1884-1968) in the style of the Wiener Werkstätte. With title in black and 24 colored illustrations. Orig. half cloth with front cover illustration and beautifully illustrated endpapers, in orig. wrappers. - Partly slightly soiled, 6 leaves with isolated small foxing spots in the lower margin, inner book slightly cracked. Cover with marginal blemishes. Altogether fine copy. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Maria von Oisterwijk   Der rechte wech zo d'Evangelischer volkomenheit. Köln, [Melchior von Neuss] 1531. - Extrem seltenes Erbauungsbüchlein der Mystikerin Maria von Oisterwijk (1470-1547) - Einzige Ausgabe - Im Auktionshandel kein Exemplar nachweisbar Maria van Oisterwijk (eigentlich Maria van Hout oder Maria van Houte) war Oberin des Beginenhauses Bethlehem in der Nähe von Oisterwijk. Der Kölner Kartäuser Gerard Kalckbrenner, der sie 1531 besuchte, war beeindruckt von ihren mystischen Schriften und ließ sie noch im gleichen Jahr unter dem Titel Der rechte Weg drucken. Ihre letzten Lebensjahre verbrachte Maria in Köln, wo sie zusammen mit dem Jesuiten Petrus Canisius die erste Kölner Jesuitengemeinschaft gründete. - Eine von zwei Druckvarianten, kenntlich an der erweiterten Errataliste am Ende. Einband: Neuer Pergamentband unter Verwendung einer alten Notenhandschrift. 8vo. 13,5 : 9,5 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit zahlreichen figürlichen Holzschnitt-Initialen. - KOLLATION: 215 (st. 216) nn. Bll. - ZUSTAND: Fehlt das letzte Bl. (enthält einen Teil der Errataliste und einen Marien-Holzschnitt; ersetzt durch Fotokopie). - Im Kopfsteg meist knapp beschnitten. Guterhaltenes und sauberes Exemplar. - PROVENIENZ: Titel mit Besitzeintrag der Kartause Buxheim. LITERATUR: VD 16, M 990 (nur 3 Expl.). - Borchling/Clausen 1096. - Nicht im BM STC und bei Adams. Only edition of this extremely rare devotional book by the mystic Maria von Oisterwijk. No copy recorded in auction price databases. With numerous fig. woodcut initials. Modern vellum using an early manuscript with square notes. 215 (of 216) leaves, lacking last leaf (replaced by photocopy). Mostly trimmed at upper margin, else well-preserved copy. Title with inscription of the Buxheim Charterhouse. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen Gantz neu eingerichteter allenthalben viel verbesserter Abentheurlicher Simplicius Simplicissimus. Mömpelgard, Joh. Fillion für W. E. Felßecker in Nürnberg (1671). - Erste illustrierte Ausgabe des berühmtesten Buches der Barockliteratur - Erster Druck des sogenannten Barock-Simplicissimus - Wie alle frühen Ausgaben sehr selten 'Eine für die Textkritik der Simplicissimusdrucke höchst wichtige Ausgabe .. Die Bedeutung der Bilder liegt in ihrer Idee. Sie hängen unmittelbar mit dem Text zusammen und sind aus denselben Anschauungen erwachsen' (Scholte). Es wird daher vermutet, daß Grimmelshausen an der Illustrierung selber mitgewirkt hat (vgl. Faber du Faur). Das Frontispiz zeigt die Mitglieder der simplicianischen Familie, der Kupfertitel das berühmte Fabeltier, wohl das bekannteste Titelmotiv in der deutschen Literaturgeschichte. Insgesamt die vierte rechtmäßige Ausgabe des 1668 erstmals erschienenen Werkes, eine 'legitime Neuausgabe unter erstmaliger Erwähnung von Felßeckers Namen, jetzt mit Kupfern illustriert' (Dünnhaupt). Im Jahr darauf erschien ein kollationsgleicher zweiter Druck im Neusatz mit Varianten und Setzfehlern. Einband: Marmorierter Pappband des 19. Jahrhunderts mit hs. Rückenschild. 13,5 : 8 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 2 gestochenen Frontispizen und 20 Kupfertafeln. - KOLLATION: 808 (st. 810) S., 1 Zwischentitel nach Bl. 564 (recte 608). - Fehlen die S. 351/352. - Teils gering gebräunt, der typogr. Titel mit länglicher Fehlstelle am Bundsteg (Textverlust) und restauriert, Frontisp. im unt. Viertel hinterlegt, gest. Titel mit kl. Läsur im unt. Bundbereich (geringer Textverlust), 1 Taf. und 3 Bll. mit Eckabriß (Bild bzw. Text minim. betroffen), stellenw. eng beschnitten, wenige Bll. leicht angeschnitten, Innengelenke restauriert, Ecken etw. bestoßen, Außengelenke beschabt, Rücken mit Knickspur. LITERATUR: Dünnhaupt 5.6. - Faber du Faur I, 1164. - VD 17, 23:233324U. - J. H. Scholte, Grimmelshausen und die Illustrationen seiner Werke , in: ZfB, NF, Jg. 4/1 (1912), S. 33-56. - Nicht bei Goedeke und Seebaß. First illustrated edition of the most famous book of Baroque literature, and the first printing variant of the so-called Baroque Simplicissimus. Like all early editions very rare. With engr. frontispiece, engr. title and 20 copperplates. 19th cent. cardboads with ms. label on spine. - Lacking pp. 351/352. - Partly minor browning, typogr. title with defective spot along the gutter (affecting text, restored and inserted), frontisp. backed in lower quarter, engr. title with small damage at lower gutter (minor loss of text), 1 plate and 3 leaves with torn off corner (slightly affecting printed matter), partly cropped close (frontisp., engr. title and last 10 leaves touching printed matter), inner hinges restored. Binding slightly bumped, cover at joints torn, spine with crease. Dieses Objekt wird regelbesteuert angeboten (R).

Federigo da Venezia  Commentum in Apocalypsim (italienisch). Rom, [Drucker der 'Apocalypsis'? Ulrich Han? Sixtus Riesinger? um 1469]. - Das erste Buch, das in Italien in der Volkssprache veröffentlicht wurde - Erste Einzelausgabe der Apokalypse in Italienisch - Eines der frühesten in Rom gedruckten Bücher - Von großer Seltenheit Der Kommentar wird im Buch selbst Nicolaus de Lyra zugeschrieben, tatsächlich aber stammt er von dem Dominikanermönch Federigo da Venezia (oder Veneziano, oder de Renoldo), der ihn 1364 verfaßte (vgl. A. Luttrell, in: Journal of the Walters Art Gallery 27-28 (1964-65), S. 57-65). - Der Druck ist äußerst selten, kein Exemplar auf internationalen Auktionen der letzten vier Jahrzehnte, und nur wenige Exemplare in den öffentlichen Bibliotheken (4 Expl. in USA, 3 in UK, 2 in BRD). Einband: Halblederband des 19. Jahrhunderts mit etw. Rückenvergoldung. Folio. 28,5 : 18,5 cm. - KOLLATION: 137 (st. 176) nn. Bll. - PROVENIENZ: Vermerk einer ital. Hand des 19. Jhs. auf dem hint. flieg. Vorsatzbl. - Tammaro De Marinis (1878-1969), Buchhändler und Bibliograph. Beilieg. ein an ihn adressierter Brief bzgl. des vorliegenden Exemplars. - ZUSTAND: Fehlen die Bll. 1, 60-70, 73, 75, 76, 78, 81-90, 111-120, 149, 158 und das letzte weiße. - In den breiten Rändern meist wasserrandig, vereinz. fleckig, stellenw. mit alten Marginalien in Latein und Italienisch. Einband etw. berieben, Buchblock leicht verzogen. - LITERATUR: ISTC if00052700. - Hain 9383 = 9384. - GW M12937. - Goff J225. - BMC IV, 143. - Olschki, Monumenta Typographica, 53, 1903, n. 355. The first book to have been published in the vernacular in Italy, and the first separate edition of Apocalypse in Italian, one of the earliest books to be printed in Rome. Very rare. Although attributed in the book itself to Nicolaus de Lyra, the Commentum is in fact attributed to the Domenican friar Federigo da Venezia who accomplished it in 1364. 19th cent. half calf with gilt filleted spine. 137 (of 176) leaves. - Mostly waterstained in the wide margins, here and there staining or soiling, partly with early marginalia in Latin and Italian. Binding rubbed, book block slightly askew. - Provenance: 19th cent. notes on rear free endpaper. - Tammaro De Marinis (1878-1969), the great Italian bookseller, bibliographer and bibliophile: enclosed an addressed letter to him. Dieses Objekt wird regelbesteuert angeboten (R).

TOTTENHAM BILL NICHOLSON AUTOGRAPH Album page removed from vintage autograph book with good example of Bill Nicholson's signature  We have been instructed by our vendor who’s Father was a prominent figure in Football during the 1950’s & 60’s to offer some extremely rare autographs all of which were gained personally. Our clients Father worked for many of the top European clubs in dealing with all their requirements when playing European games or Friendly tours. He was employed by Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and many others.This unique autograph book gives a timeline of his work and the many friends he made during this time including some of the greatest footballers of this era.

FULHAM & STOKE CITY AUTOGRAPHS EARLY 1960'S Album pages removed from vintage autograph book Stoke page dated 24th April 1963 the day that played played Real Madrid in a friendly Fulham pages dated 17th Aug 1963 which was the day before they played in Bilbao against Athletic Club FC The Stoke and first page of Fulham signatures are back to back We have been instructed by our vendor who’s Father was a prominent figure in Football during the 1950’s & 60’s to offer some extremely rare autographs all of which were gained personally. Our clients Father worked for many of the top European clubs in dealing with all their requirements when playing European games or Friendly tours. He was employed by Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and many others.This unique autograph book gives a timeline of his work and the many friends he made during this time including some of the greatest footballers of this era.

VALENCIA V WOLVES AUTOGRAPHS 1957 4 Pages from vintage Autograph book Pages 1 & 2 - Wolves trip to Valencia March 1957 for a friendly. 15 autographs of the players that travelled Pages 3 & 4 - Valencia trip to the Wolves April 1957 for a friendly 12 autographs Pages 2 & 3 are back to back Unique set of original signatures for these two games We have been instructed by our vendor who’s Father was a prominent figure in Football during the 1950’s & 60’s to offer some extremely rare autographs all of which were gained personally.Our clients Father worked for many of the top European clubs in dealing with all their requirements when playing European games or Friendly tours. He was employed by Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and many others.This unique autograph book gives a timeline of his work and the many friends he made during this time including many of the greatest footballers of this era.

ORIGINAL PELE AUTOGRAPH WITH DAVE McKAY ON REVERSE Album page removed from vintage autograph book with the original signature of Pele which was gained by the vendors farther who worked with Santos in arranging their visit to the UK in 1969 We have been instructed by our vendor who’s Father was a prominent figure in Football during the 1950’s & 60’s to offer some extremely rare autographs all of which were gained personally. Our clients Father worked for many of the top European clubs in dealing with all their requirements when playing European games or Friendly tours. He was employed by Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and many others.This unique autograph book gives a timeline of his work and the many friends he made during this time including some of the greatest footballers of this era.

ARSENAL & MANCHESTER UNITED AUTOGRAPHS EARLY 1960'S Album page removed from vintage autograph book with 6 autographs obtained at the Arsenal v Real Madrid game 13th Sept 1962, on the reverse the signatures of Denis Law + Bill Foulkes  We have been instructed by our vendor who’s Father was a prominent figure in Football during the 1950’s & 60’s to offer some extremely rare autographs all of which were gained personally. Our clients Father worked for many of the top European clubs in dealing with all their requirements when playing European games or Friendly tours. He was employed by Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and many others.This unique autograph book gives a timeline of his work and the many friends he made during this time including some of the greatest footballers of this era.

MANCHESTER UNITED AUTOGRAPHS EARLY 1962 INCLUDING MATT BUSBY Album page removed from vintage autograph book with the signatures of the Manchester United team gained in Madrid on 17th Sept 1962. Man Utd were playing Real Madrid in a testimonial on the 19th Sept  We have been instructed by our vendor who’s Father was a prominent figure in Football during the 1950’s & 60’s to offer some extremely rare autographs all of which were gained personally. Our clients Father worked for many of the top European clubs in dealing with all their requirements when playing European games or Friendly tours. He was employed by Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and many others.This unique autograph book gives a timeline of his work and the many friends he made during this time including some of the greatest footballers of this era.

1999 BMW 840Ci Sport Individual to Alpina Specification Transmission: automaticMileage:117261When the Klaus Kapitza designed 8 Series was launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1989, it felt like a glimpse into the future with its angular styling. The 8 Series was offered in 840 and 850 form and, when introduced in mid-1993, it was fitted with a four litre, V8 engine mated to either a five-speed automatic or a six-speed manual transmission. Producing a very healthy 282bhp, this version could achieve the 0-62mph sprint in an impressive 6.9 seconds; importantly with the naturally aspirated V8, acceleration was effortless and refined. From mid-1995, production phased in the newer 4.4 litre M62B44 engine, which had better fuel economy and more torque, though power output remained unchanged.Offered here is a superb looking 840ci Sport that has been fitted with various Alpina upgrades and is presented in very rare Violet Blue coachwork. Fitted with a Parrot phone system and a sports exhaust, the vendor reports that this BMW runs and drives very well indeed and sounds fantastic when on song. The coachwork and interior both present well showing little sign of age and the wheels are well with no major scuffs or blemishes. Accompanying this BMW is a history file which includes various old MoT test certificates, the original BMW service book with continuous stamps, sundry invoices and the current UK V5C registration document.BMW 8 Series are certainly becoming a more appreciated modern classic and this example with its desirable BMW ‘Individual’ interior will be quite sought after. What better way to enjoy driving than in this elegant looking pillarless coupé.Interested parties should satisfy themselves as to the description and condition of each lot prior to the sale. Accordingly, buyers are on notice that each vehicle is offered ‘as is/as seen’ subject to the Terms and Conditions for the auction. Buyers are advised to inspect the vehicle in person or use a professional to carry out this service. Historics will not entertain disputes over descriptions.

1995 Ferrari F355 Spider Transmission: manualMileage:41897Manufactured from May 1994 to 1999, the Ferrari F355 was an evolution of the Ferrari 348. It is a mid-engined, rear wheel drive, V8 powered two seat coupé. At launch, two models were available; the coupé Berlinetta and the Targa topped GTS. The Spider (convertible) version was introduced in 1995. One major difference between the longitudinal V8 in the 348 and that in the 355, apart from the displacement increase from 3.4 to 3.5 litres, is that the F355 features a five valve per cylinder head that is considerably more powerful, producing 375bhp. The nomenclature does not follow the formula from the previous decades, i.e. engine capacity plus cylinder number for example, the Ferrari 308 name comes from three litres plus eight cylinders, with the same for the 328, 348, 512 etc. This time, Ferrari used engine capacity plus number of valves per cylinder; proud to boast about this technological advancement, with the name 355 coming from 3.5 litres engine capacity and five valves per cylinder. The F355 has become the most popular model so far with over 11,273 cars produced.This lovely low mileage example presents very well and is finished in the rare coachwork of Swaters Blue complemented by its tan leather interior. The discerning will no doubt note that this has the desirable manual gearbox powered by the 3496cc V8 engine fitted with the Bosch Motronic fuel injection. Reassuringly at 40,073 miles, a cambelt service was carried out. This example is in very good order throughout having been imported from Newport, California at the beginning of 2018 by the current vendor. UK lights have been fitted to conform with UK regulations and the history file includes an original toolkit, service book with many Ferrari main dealer service stamps, and UK V5C registration document. This is a lovely looking Ferrari that will no doubt give a lucky new owner great pleasure and pride of ownership.Interested parties should satisfy themselves as to the description and condition of each lot prior to the sale. Accordingly, buyers are on notice that each vehicle is offered ‘as is/as seen’ subject to the Terms and Conditions for the auction. Buyers are advised to inspect the vehicle in person or use a professional to carry out this service. Historics will not entertain disputes over descriptions.

2008 Aston Martin DB9 Transmission: automaticMileage:50998The sleek superform aluminium body of the DB9 was initially designed by Ian Callum but had also been significantly influenced by the next director of AM design, Hendrik Fisker. It was powered by a third generation version of the now familiar 6.0 litre, V12 and has a top speed of 186mph. The DB9 was the first of what was to become a long line of production Aston Martins to use VH architecture; using superformed parts in the chassis and footwell as well as the body panels. The individual diecast, extruded or stamped aluminium elements of the VH platform are bonded with strong adhesives and self-piercing rivets to make a lightweight but stiff backbone. The DB9 bodyshell weighed 25% less than that of the DB7 but has double its torsional rigidity. This process also allowed Aston Martin to retain high levels of engineering accuracy in producing a car at a higher volume, ensuring chassis performance to match the engine power. Aston Martins have always made the interior of their cars to be very special places. The fine detail of finishing is typified by the starter button made of glass and sand etched with the Aston Martin wings logo.Originally registered on 9th September 2008, this DB9 is finished in rare Tempest Blue with Phantom Grey and Moonshadow leather interior with Piano Black dashboard. Fitted with cruise control and Bluetooth as an option. A well stamped service book accompanies this Aston Martin with the last service in November of this year with a main dealer. This DB9 is supplied with a V5C registration document and a full years MoT test certificate. This example will give any driver the buzz of Aston Martin pedigree alongside one of the most iconic sounds of any modern car with the glorious V12 engine. Attractively priced and fabulous value for money, this is the opportunity to own a superbly built British sports car without the concern of depreciation and in a car that looks equally as good today as it did in 2008.*Interested parties should note that the private plate for this vehicle will be retained and the DVLA will provide an age-related plate (we believe the original which is RX58 EXO)Interested parties should satisfy themselves as to the description and condition of each lot prior to the sale. Accordingly, buyers are on notice that each vehicle is offered ‘as is/as seen’ subject to the Terms and Conditions for the auction. Buyers are advised to inspect the vehicle in person or use a professional to carry out this service. Historics will not entertain disputes over descriptions.

1999 Mercedes-Benz SL320 Transmission: manualMileage:90000Unveiled at the March 1989 Geneva Motor Show, the new Mercedes-Benz R129 Series SL range was beautifully engineered. Based around a two-door monocoque bodyshell, its sophisticated, all-round independent suspension (double-wishbone front/five-link rear) was augmented by a host of active and passive safety features including electronic stability control, ventilated ABS disc brakes, adaptive-damping shock absorbers, front airbags and an integral rollover bar that deployed in less than a third of a second if the car ever sensed an impending flip. Suitably cosseting, the convertible's impeccably built cabin consisted of a fully automated power hood and featured such advancements as memory seats, electric windows/mirrors and an adjustable steering column. Yet lurking beneath all the luxury and refinement was a performance orientated sports car.This lovely example is presented in metallic Azurite Blue with blue Nappa leather interior. It comes with electric adjustable memory front seats, Becker radio, electric hood (blue) and factory hardtop. This car also comes with a good service history which has mainly been carried out by Mercedes-Benz main dealerships, with only a couple of specialists stamps in the service book, which is rare and reassuring. These models are highly desirable and with only 90,000 miles showing on the odometer and presented in good condition throughout, this example surely is a great investment.Interested parties should satisfy themselves as to the description and condition of each lot prior to the sale. Accordingly, buyers are on notice that each vehicle is offered ‘as is/as seen’ subject to the Terms and Conditions for the auction. Buyers are advised to inspect the vehicle in person or use a professional to carry out this service. Historics will not entertain disputes over descriptions.

1983 Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (3.0 litre) Transmission: manualMileage:8896The Porsche 911 is a luxury two-door sports coupé with a distinctive design, rear engine and independent rear suspension; an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. It has undergone continuous development although the basic concept has remained little changed. Throughout its lifetime, the 911 has been modified by private teams and by the factory itself for racing, rallying and other forms of automotive competition and is among the most successful competition cars ever. In the mid-1970s, normally aspirated 911 Carrera RSRs won major world championship sports car races such as Targa Florio, Daytona, Sebring and Nürburgring, even against prototypes. The 911-derived 935 Turbo also won the coveted 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979. In the 1999 international poll for the award of Car of the Century, the 911 came fifth. It is one of two in the top five that had remained continuously in production (the original Beetle remained in production until 2003) and was until 1998, the most successful surviving application of the air cooled, horizontally opposed rear-engine layout.This superb right hand drive 1983 Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet was supplied new to the Sultan of Brunei in Malaysia and is believed to have only covered 8,896 miles from new. It is thought the Sultan gave this Porsche to one of his staff and while in Malaysia the colour was changed to red. Imported to the UK in 2019, the new owner set about returning the car to its original specification, this included removing all the panels and repainting the car back to its original colour of white, refreshing the black leather interior, refurbishing the wheels and fitting new tyres. For the mechanics, it was sent to Caversham Porsche where it was serviced, new oil cooler pipes fitted, new exhaust system and the air conditioning serviced. The service book is stamped with its first service in Malaysia and the recent service here in the UK. This Porsche is supplied with a V5 registration document, the original service book and the invoices for the work carried out in the UK. Recently the rear seats have been retrimmed, new seat belts and a new battery fitted. The engine has been professionally tuned and the 2994cc engine sounds great when on song with performance to match. This rare and well sorted cabriolet is ready to be used and enjoyed immediately, it would be difficult to find one with lower mileage and in such stunning condition.Interested parties should satisfy themselves as to the description and condition of each lot prior to the sale. Accordingly, buyers are on notice that each vehicle is offered ‘as is/as seen’ subject to the Terms and Conditions for the auction. Buyers are advised to inspect the vehicle in person or use a professional to carry out this service. Historics will not entertain disputes over descriptions.

Lee Enfield No 5 Jungle Carbine Foresight Adjustment Tool, (cramp) complete with original packing box dated 1948, the box in unopened condition.B2 CR. 27A TOOLS FORESIGHT, CLAMP No. 4 MK II QTY. 1. On the side of the box is a rubber stamp I.F.A and a date stamp DEC 1948.The final five images included in the lot description Illustrated online are taken by the vendor who has another identical example which he has opened up to photograph. An extremely rare armourer’s tool used for lateral adjustment of the foresight on the Lee Enfield .303 No.5 Jungle Carbines. The Official designation was the Tool Foresight Cramp No.4 for the No.5 rifle. This is slightly confusing, but then the one for the No.4 rifle was the No.3 cramp! There is a reference for them in Dorsey and Shaffer’s book Gun Tools Volume 2, page 364 ‘This cramp adjusts windage on the British No.5 Mk1 Jungle Carbine front sight. The large hole fits around the flash hider and the smaller hole clears the bayonet stud located under the flash hider. Blackened machined steel with the following markings: Crown E and No.4 Rifle No.5.’

[Dickens (Charles)], "Boz". Master Humphrey's Clock, first edition, second issue in 20 monthly parts, 3 wood-engraved frontispieces by George Cattermole, woodcut illustrations and initials by Cattermole and H.K. Browne, part 1 lacking "Tyas's Popular Illustrated Publications" ad., part 4 lacking "Magazine of Domestic Economy" ad., all other advertisements as called for, original printed blue wrappers, part 1 spine chipped, occasional minor repairs to spines, occasional light soiling or creasing, the odd small chip, but an unusually bright and crisp set generally, ink ownership inscription to upper covers, preserved in custom drop-back box (upper cover detached), [Eckel pp. 61-5; Hatton and Cleaver pp, 161-182], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1840-41.⁂ First edition of Dickens' short-lived periodical in the rare monthly parts issue, including the novels The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge. Master Humphrey's Clock was first issued in weekly part before being collected together into monthly issues and finally into book format.

Lewis (C.S.) [The Space Trilogy], 3 vol., first editions, comprising Out of the Silent Planet, dedicatee's copy with initialled presentation poem titled "This book" dated 10/10/38 to endpaper, original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, light bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, light surface soiling to rear panel, short split to head and foot of lower joint, a very good example, 1938; Perelandra, light sunning to spine, heavier towards head, jacket price-clipped, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, affecting titling at head of spine, short split to foot of upper fore-edge, light rubbing to extremities, 1943; That Hideous Strength, jacket spine ends and corners chipped with loss to head of spine affecting titling, 1945, original cloth, dust-jackets, 8vo.⁂ A very good set of Lewis' important science fiction trilogy, the first especially rare in the dust-jacket. Out of the Silent Planet was dedicated Lewis' elder brother, Warren Hamilton Lewis who has written a witty and charming poem to the front free endpaper by way of presentation.

Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) The House by the Church-Yard, 3 vol. in 1, first edition, second issue, "Second Edition", half-title to vol. 1 only, occasional spotting, bookseller's description and small book-label to pastedown, original purple cloth, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, retaining original backstrip, very light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped, some light rubbing to extremities, but a very good example overall, [Carter, Binding Variants pp.128-9; Sadleir 1379; Tymn 2-61], 8vo, Tinsley, Brothers, 1863.⁂ Le Fanu's masterpiece of supernatural fiction and a notoriously rare title in first edition. Though stated as second edition on the title, this is in fact the second issue of the first edition, as noted by Sadleir. The present cloth binding was likely that for a remainder one-volume edition but is not recorded in either Sadleir or Carter.

Isherwood (Christopher) Sally Bowles, signed by the author on title with score through his printed name, book-label to pastedown, modern crushed navy morocco, spine lettered in gilt, drop-back box, [Westby and Brown p.6; Woolmer 411], 8vo, Hogarth Press, 1937.⁂ Rare signed. The first appearance of Isherwood's most famous character; part inspiration, along with I am a Camera, for the musical and film Cabaret.

Murder in Lewes.- Warning to Young Men (A); or, A Man of Bloods: in An Impartial Relation of the Horrid Murther Acted by Robert Brinkhurst on his Friend and himself at Lewis in Sussex, first edition, title within typographic border, some light foxing and marginal staining, later blank leaves at beginning and end, 19th century blind-stamped calf, 8vo, Printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1680.⁂ Very rare, with ESTC locating only 3 copies (BL, Columbia and Huntington). Provenance: Edward Barrett Curteis (bookplate on rear pastedown); Mark Antony Lower (bookplate on front pastedown and his ms notes about the book and subjects to front blank leaves and inscription "Presented to M. A. Lower by James Orchard Halliwell [Shakespearean scholar]" dated 1866.

[Hunt (Leigh)] Critical Essays on the Performers of the London Theatres, first edition, half-title with advertisement recto, title with engraved vignette, 8pp. 'Prospectus of The Examiner' at end, without final advertisement f., ink signature to head of title, sig. I misbound, title lightly foxed, occasional spotting or marking, final f. with some soiling at head verso, later half calf, spine gilt and with leather label (little chipped), small circular paper label to foot of spine, rubbed, 8vo, Printed by and for John Hunt, 1807.⁂ The author's second book, printed and published by his brother John, which is rare at auction.

Dickens (Charles) Hard Times. For These Times, first edition in book form, later issue with p.244 correctly numbered, half-title, occasional light soiling, advertisement endpapers, chip to corner of front free endpaper, upper hinge cracked but firm, original dark green cloth (Carter's variant D), spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, light marking to upper cover, [Carter, More Binding Variants, pp7-8; Eckel p.131; Smith I, 11], 8vo, Bradbury & Evans, 1844.⁂ A rare later binding variant with Chapman and Hall lettered in gilt at foot of spine. Though recorded we have been unable to trace other examples of this variant available either at auction or online.

Trollope (Anthony) The Eustace Diamonds, 3 vol., first edition in book form, half-titles, some light foxing to prelims and edges, bookplate to pastedowns, original salmon cloth, lettered in gilt and black, sunning to spines, some light bumping to spine ends and corners, but a remarkably bright, near-fine set otherwise, [Sadleir 39], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1873.⁂ Rare in such superb condition.

Trollope (Anthony) John Caldigate, 3 vol., first edition in book form, vol. 1 half-titles only, vol. 1 lacking front free endpaper, ink ownership inscription to vol. 2 and 3 endpapers, original variant blue cloth blocked in black, spines slightly darkened, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light surface soiling to covers, but a bright and excellent set overall, [Sadleir 55], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1879.⁂ A rare variant binding, not recorded by Sadleir.

Trollope (Anthony) Lotta Schmidt and Other Stories, ink gift inscription to title, bookplate of Frank Austin Ellis to pastedown, spine sunned, spine ends and corners bumped and chipped, splitting to lower joint, rubbed, Alexander Strahan, 1867; An Editor's Tales, 1p. advertisements, W. H. Smiths blindstamp to endpaper, spine sunned, spine ends and corners bumped, some surface soiling, Strahan & Co., 1870; Why Frau Frohmann Raised Her Prices and other Stories, library label to pastedown, recased, spine darkened, spine ends and corners bumped, label removed from upper cover, rubbing and surface soiled, Wm Isbister, 1882, first editions in book form, half-titles, original cloth, [Sadleir 28, 34 & 61], 8vo (3)⁂ A good group of short story collections by Trollope, the first and last rare. Frau Frohmann was Trollope's last book published in his lifetime.

Trollope (Anthony) Phineas Finn, the Irish Member, 2 vol., first edition in book form, frontispieces and 18 wood-engraved plates after J. E. Millais, tissue-guards, vol. 2 upper hinge weak, lower hinge broken, original green cloth, lettered in gilt, spines darkened, spine ends and corners a littel bumped and frayed, rubbing to joints, but a very good set overall, slip-case, [Sadleir 30], 8vo, Virtue & Co., 1869.⁂ The second title in the Palliser series. Virtue ceased operating shortly after publication, consequently Phineas Finn is rare in the original cloth in good condition.

Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, 10 Livres, old date 1930, LIBAN 1939 overprint on SYRIE 1939, serial number Q.64 422, M. Berard and A.J. Laferriere signatures, original paper, a few edge splits, overall fine and extremely rare, this is ‘The Banknote Book’ plate note TBB B114b, Pick not listed, similar to 13B, PCLB 44d £4,000-£5,000

Ultra rare Star Wars Sebastian Shaw signed album page in Autograph Book collection includes,W.E Johns author of the Biggles Books, Roland Green Bird Artist, Issy Benn and Frederick Greenwood BBC Announcer. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

HMS Tiptoe visitors book with 846 autographs inc four Donald Cameron VC and two Bell Davies VC. Incredibly rare signatures of Lt Cdr (later Commander) Donald Cameron VC and Lt (later Vice Admiral) Lancelot Richard Bell Davies VC, CB, DSO, AFC. As far as we know, no copies of these signatures have appeared on the market. They are significantly rarer than, say, Guy Gibson. has over 100 pages of text, signature list etc. A rare opportunity to acquire an important Visitors' Book that was kept in HMS Tiptoe between Nov 1947 and May 1952. Its 846 signatures, most of which have been identified, are a Who's Who of the Royal Navy. Cameron has signed the book four times; Bell Davies has signed it twice. There is some bleeding on some pages, but priced just for the rare VC autographs. Comes with list of the signatures. Includes many Killed in Action during the war with huge array of Admirals and important medal winners. Full list of signatures included, following hundreds of hours of research. Sure to have some valuable and scarce autographs. Includes Commander Donald Cameron VC, David Riley Johnston OBE, DSC Lawrence Hugh Oliphant CBE, DSC Robert Thomas Smith MID x 2Cedric William Crocker Green DSM Lt Michael Timothy Hickie DSC Lt [later Vice Adm] Lancelot Richard Bell Davies VC, CB, DSO, AFC Commander Donald Cameron VC Lt Cdr (E) [later Cdr] David John Lisle Foster DSC Capt Hugh Christopher Lee Browne CBE, DSO Lt Cdr Edward Talbot Stanley DSO, DSC, MID Vice Admiral (E) Sir Denys Chester Ford KCB, CBE Lt John Arthur Davis DSC Lt (E) Alfred Lewis Giordan DSC Surgeon Lt Eric Arthur Penn DSC, MRCS, LRCP Lt Cdr John Dennis Martin DSC Lt [later Lt Cdr] John Norman Devlin DSC, MBE Lt [later Lt Cdr] Andrew Thomas Chalmers DSC, MID Wilfred Allan Plummer DSC Lt Cdr Arthur John Wright Pitt DSO Cdr Edward Talbot Stanley DSO, DSC Commissioned Engineer Albert Ewart John Hodge MID Lt Phillip Rutter Wood DSC, MID Capt [later Admiral Sir] Gerald Vaughan Gladstone GBE, KCB Lt Ian Macfarlane Stoop DSC Possibly Lt Cdr Robert Stuart Scott Ingham OBE, DSC Lt Cdr Herbert Anthony John Hollings MBE, DSC, MiD Skipper Lt Harry Leonard Lang DSC, RD, RNR Lt Cdr [later Cdr] Cecil Gordon DSO Lt Cdr Robert George Pierson Bulkeley DSC Instructor Lt Clifford John Jones MID Lt [later Capt] Donald Roy Saxon DSC, MID, RCN Lt [later Cdr] Charles Brian Mills DSC Lt Cdr (E) [later Cdr] Gerald Slingsby Mellor DSC Lt John Hateley Blacklock OBE, MIDL (E) [later Rear Admiral] Derek Garland Spickernell CB, CEng, FIMechE, FIET, FIMar Cdr (E) Richard Frederick Hermann Schlesinger Tolson DSC Lt Cdr (E) [later Cdr] Gerald Slingsby Mellor DSC Lt Cdr (E) Robert George Lane DSC, MIMarE Lawrence Hugh Oliphant CBE, DSC Lt Donald Cameron Douglas MID Cdr [later Commodore] Sir Thomas Erasmus Barlow, 3rd Baronet, DSC, DL Lt Cdr (S) Gerald Huthwaite Moore CBE, MID Lt Cdr Peter Edward Newstead DSC Capt Casper Silas Balfour Swinley DSO, DSC, ADC Lt [later Cdr] Charles Brian Mills DSC Cdr [later Capt] Stewart Armstrong Porter DSC, MID Temp Lt Cdr Herbert Frank Metson DSC Cdr [later Capt] George Edward Hunt DSO, DSC, MID x 2 Lt Michael Timothy Hickie DSC Lt Donald Cameron Douglas MID Lt Reginald Patrick Fitzgerald DSC, MID Lt Cdr Peter Edward Newstead DSC Lt Reginald Patrick Fitzgerald DSC, MID Lt Donald Cameron Douglas MID Lt Cdr (E) [later Cdr] Richard John Sutton DSC Lt Cdr Jack Whitton DSC Lt Cdr Guy Stewart Chetwode Clarabut DSO, DSC, MID Lt Cdr [later Rear Admiral Sir] Michael Francis de Halpert DSC Lt Cdr Jack Whitton DSC Lt Cdr (E) [later Cdr] Richard John Sutton DSC Cdr (E) Edward Hort Player DSC Lt Cdr Henry Carty Gowan OBE, MID Lt Cdr [later Capt] Michael Lindsay Coulton Crawford DSC, MIDL (E) [later Vice Admiral Sir)] John Stuart Crosbie Lea F/O Gerhard Hegland DSC (500909)Senior Commissioned Engineer Joel Clifford Edgecombe Blamey DSC, DSM Lt [later Major] Michael Mancell Aldworth VRD, MID Lt Cdr [later Vice Admiral] Iwan Geoffrey Raikes KCB, CBE, DSC Cdr [later Capt] George Edward Hunt DSO, DSC MID x 2 Lt Cdr James Stuart Launders ADC, DSO, DSC Cdr Edward Talbot Stanley DSO, DSC, MID Lt Cdr James Anthony Lawrence Wilkinson DSC Lt Cdr John Dennis Martin DSC Lt Cdr [later Rear Adm] David Hepworth CB Cdr (S) [later Rear Admiral] Morrice Alexander McMullen CB, OBE Cdr (S) [later Rear Admiral] Morrice Alexander McMullen CB, OBE Lt [later Admiral Sir] Derek Roy Reffell KCB Cdr John Douglas Hayes DSO, MID x 2Air Commodore Henry Edward Forrow CB, OBE, OAR4 (04007) Lt Col George Burnett Stevenson MID (52699)Capt Archibald George Forman CBE, DSC, MID x 2 Lt Cdr Robert Francis Gerard Elsworth DSC Ian Edward Fraser VC, DSC, LoM, RD, JP Lt William Albert Perren MID Lt Cdr Henry Carty Gowan OBE, MID Lt Cdr Douglas Lambert DSC Capt Casper Silas Balfour Swinley DSO, DSC, ADC Capt Douglas Henry Reid Bromley DSC, MID x 2 Lt Cdr (E) Ronald Henry Bull DSC Cdr (L) Thomas Joseph Roger Kirkby MID Vice Admiral Albert Lawrence Poland KBE, CB, DSO, DSC, MID x 2Capt Basil Jones DSO, DSC, MID Rear Admiral (E) Ronald Gordon Murray CB, CBE Lt Cdr [later Cdr] Donald Hay MID Lt Cdr David Swanston DSO, DSC Lt [later Admiral Sir] Peter Geoffrey Marshall Herbert KCB, OBE Lt [later Cdr] John Hateley Blacklock OBE, MID Lt Cdr [later Rear Adm] David Hepworth CB Cdr Edward Talbot Stanley DSO, DSC, MID Cdr Donald Cameron VCL (E) John Watkins Northwood MBE, DSC, MID, MIMarE Lt Cdr James Stuart Launders ADC, DSO, DSC Lt Cdr Brian Cochrane Longbottom MID Cdr Donald Cameron VC Lt Cdr [later Capt (Hon)] Richard Femister Tibbatts DSC Lt Cdr [later Vice Admiral Sir] Ian Stewart McIntosh CB, MBE, DSO, DSC Lt Cdr [later Capt] Stanley William Clayden DSC Lt Cdr Sybold van Ravesteijn ON4, BK x 2, OHK5, OV1, XX, DSC Lt [later Rear Admiral] John Bethell Hervey CB, OBEL (E) [later Lt Cdr] Ernest Redver Head OBE, MID Lt Cdr (E) [later Cdr] Gerald Slingsby Mellor DSC Squadron Leader Sidney Frank Tolman MID (73914) Cdr Alec Murray McKillop DSC, MID x 2 Lt [later Admiral Sir] Allan Gordon Tait KCB, DSC, MID Capt Ian Agnew Patterson Macintyre CBE, CB, DSO, LegH Charles Learmonth Bedale DSC, RN Captain Francis Howard DSC, RN Cdr John Bertram de Betham Kershaw DSO Cdr (E) [later Reverend] Oliver John Frank Lockwood St John DSC Capt Hugh Christopher Browne CBE, DSO Capt [later Rear Admiral] Bertram Wilfrid Taylor CB, DSC, MID Lt Cdr [later Cdr] John Raymond Henry Bull MBE, DSC Lt Cdr Bruce Collins MBE, MID Capt [later Vice Admiral Sir] Maxwell Richmond KBE, CB OBE, DSO, RB, CdeG, MID x 2 Cdr Ralph Grosvenor Jenkins OBE, DSC, MIDG/C [later Acting Air Vice Marshal] Fergus Alexander Pearce CBE, MID x 2 (26187)Capt [later Admiral of the Fleet Sir] Michael Le Fanu GCB, DSC, LoM, MID Lt Cdr Edmund Roger Stone MIDF/L [later G/C] Basil William Parsons CBE, DFC, AFC, MID (133754) Lt [later Vice Adm] Lancelot Richard Bell Davies VC, CB, DSO, AFC. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Beryl Cook, 'Happy Days', a rare out of date poster created by her New York publisher Victor Gollancz , New York 1995. To coincide with the publication of her book Happy Days, 43cm x 60cm.

Craig (Sir Thomas). Scotland's Soveraignty Asserted ... Translated from the Latin Manuscript ... by Geo. Ridpath, 1st edition, London: printed for Andrew Bell, at the Cross-Keys in the Poultrey, 1695. 8vo (180 x 105 mm), 19th-century 'divinity' calf, rubbed, title-page laid down, bound without pi2 (probably an advertisement leaf as in the variant imprint), leaves F3-4 transposed, 2E3 misbound after 2E5, together with:Foulis Press. Le Siège de Calais, tragédie. Par M. de Belloy. Représentée pour la première fois par les comédiens français ordinaires du roi, le 13 février 1765, 1st Foulis edition, Glasgow: R. and A. Foulis, 1765. Small 8vo (156 x 90 mm), contemporary calf, advertisement leaf to rear, rear blank and free endpaper working loose,and 6 other works (not collated), including Smollett, Humphrey Clinker, Dublin, 1781 (2 volumes, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked), Cervantes, The History of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha ... 6th edition, London, 1783 (4 volumes, contemporary calf, covers detached, engraved plates, book-labels of Thomas Hammond Foxcroft, c.1765-1821), D. J. Thomson Gray, The Dogs of Scotland, 1st edition, Dundee, 1891 (original cloth), and similar (qty: 13)Footnote: ESTC R228219 (Craig: seven copies in UK libraries), T174176 (Foulis Press, rare: six copies in libraries world-wide).

Medieval English manuscript. Illuminated folding almanac on vellum, southern England, c.1425. In Latin, written in a small legible bookhand in brown and red ink on 6 vellum leaves (folded dimensions approx. 135 x 40 mm, each except perhaps f. 5 opening ideally into six panels, dimensions when opened 270 x 120 mm), ruled in brown ink, prick-marks in margins, all leaves stitched together at foot and attached to alum-tawed leather thong, retaining but detached from original silk-lined leather covering (probably deerskin), a few small holes, mainly to intersections of folds.Contents and illumination:ff. 1-3: calendar of saints' days for March-September (i.e. only half of f.1 extant, lacking the half with January-February on flesh and hair sides respectively, leaf for October-December not present), divided into columns showing times of sunrise and sunset, sun's position in the Zodiac, Dominical letters for days of the week, and saints' days and festivals, illustrated with a total of 7 illuminated initials in gold on red and blue ground (20 x 15 mm; one for each month extant), one panel of each leaf with headings in red or brown ink incorporating decorative initials in blue amid penwork surrounds in red,ff. 4-5: tables of solar and lunar eclipses, with 64 diagrams in red, blue and gold (each approx. 16 mm in diameter), one panel of each leaf with headings as above,f. 6: large illuminated miniature of the Zodiac man (image rubbed and marked, leaf retaining only two panels apparently of six, but with only minor loss of image, the three missing upper panels presumably containing text only) (qty: 1)Provenance: available on request.Footnote: An extremely rare survival, one of perhaps 30 examples of an English folding almanac known to be extant, nearly all of which are confined to major institutional collections; intended for practical use by physicians, who used astrological calculations to establish prognoses and the most auspicious timings for medical interventions, their form allowed them to be suspended from the waist for quick reference, hence the alternative name of 'girdle book'.'From an analysis of the saints' days and festivals it would appear that [the present] calendar was made for use in the Canterbury diocese (thus confirming the south England emphasis of the astronomical calculations' e.g. St Augustine of Canterbury, in red, on 26th May, the Translation of the relics of St Thomas on 7th July, St David 1st March, St Chad, 2nd March (both of whose feasts were made obligatory in 1398), St Dunstan, on 19th May, St John of Beverley on 7th March [sic: really 7th May], and other English saints' (J. P. Harthan, Assistant Keeper of the Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, typescript description, 1960, provided with the lot).'Folded almanacs must have been common in later medieval England; however, few still exist, because of their small size and the wear and tear caused by folding and unfolding them. Most of those that do survive seem to have been intended for physicians, yet others seem to have been produced for less sophisticated users ... Astrology had a vital role in medieval medicine, because an understanding of the stars was believed to be essential to determine the best timing for various medical procedures' (Pamela Robinson, 'A "very curious Almanack": the gift of Sir Robert Moray FRS, 1668', Notes and Records of the Royal Society (2008), Vol. 62, pp. 301-314).Further reading: Cornelius O'Boyle, 'Astrology and Medicine in Later Medieval England: The Calendars of John Somer and Nicholas of Lynn', Sudhoffs Archiv 2005), Vol. 89, No. 1, pp. 1–22; C. H. Talbot, 'A Mediaeval Physician's Vade Mecum', Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Vol. 16, No. 3 (July, 1961), pp. 213-233.Condition report: It appears that the manuscript is lacking:Half the first leaf of the calendar (i.e. three panels, containing January-February)The entire fourth leaf (containing October-December)Four of six panels from the final leaf (Zodiac man)The fifth leaf (showing lunar eclipses) is in three panels only but it is unclear what if anything is absent.

Wheatley (Dennis, 1897-1977). Collection of signed letters to Eileen Cond, 1933-71. 31 in total, of which 19 autograph, the rest typed, all signed ‘Dennis’ or ‘Dennis Wheatley’, all on his personalised stationery, various extents (1-4 pp.), a handful of letters with rust-marks from paperclips, overall in very good condition (qty: 31)Footnote: A group of warm and candid letters to eccentric autograph collector and hotelier Eileen Cond (1911-1984), dating back to the very beginning of Wheatley’s career. He provides detailed updates on the progress, publication and sales of his books and novels, and freely imparts his opinions on their relative merits: ‘I am glad to say that “Such Power is Dangerous” has already gone into it’s [sic] 3rd impression and generally speaking the reviews have been most kind. Personally I do not like it as much “The Forbidden Territory” but there is plenty of excitement in it and some people seem to like it better' (June 1933); ‘I am particularly attached to “Old Rowley” because it is a book that I have wanted to write all my life, but “Black August” is by far the most ambitious thing which I have attempted yet’ (January 1934). Of particular interest is a splenetic four-page critique of the screen version of The Forbidden Territory, which Wheatley believed to have been bowdlerised to avoid upsetting Russia, newly acceded to the League of Nations (December 1934). A great bibliophile himself, Wheatley also muses on book collecting and the future value of his own works: ‘[The Forbidden Factory] may possibly be of some interest by the time you are an old lady of eighty – just because it is a first edition of a first book – and in this particular instance […] half the number were issued without the map and the bulk of the remainder went to the libraries where they will be battered out of recognition. If it does therefore ever become of any interest copies in mint state will be very rare indeed’ (April 1933).

Y PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 3970EP-019A FINE AND RARE PLATINUM PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRIST WATCH WITH 24 HOUR AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION, MOONPHASE AND DIAMOND SET DIAL, NO. 4225264, CIRCA 2004 Movement: Cal. 27-70 Q, manual wind chronograph, 24 jewelsCase: Platinum case, screw down display case back, stamped with platinum common control markDial: BlackStrap: Patek Philippe black crocodile strap with platinum deployant claspSize: 36mmSigned: Case, dial, movement, crown, strap, claspAccessories: Patek Philippe box, certificate of origin, instruction book, solid platinum case back, adjustment tool, outer card packaging The reference 3970 was first released in 1986 as a replacement for the successful 2499. Production of the 3970 ran for eighteen years until 2004. In this time there were three different series of the 3970.The first series had a solid snap on case back with feuille hands and gold baton indexes. The second series came with a solid screw down case back. This came with the designation 3970E. The E is for étanche, which is the French for waterproof.The third and final series had a screw down display case back, as well as an additional solid case back.The example being offered falls into the third series. The certificate of origin is dated Feb 12, 2004, making it one of the last examples sold. Condition Report: The chronograph counts one minute, but has not been tested further due to time constraints. Movement appears to be in a generally good condition with little sign of previous intervention when viewed under a 4x loupe. Dial appears to be in a generally good condition with no marks visible when viewed under a 4x loupe. Hands appear to be in a generally good condition.Glass appears free of significant scratches or marks when viewed under a 4x loupe. Case appears to be in good condition with minor scratches and marks. Rotating bezel rotates. Crown has light scratches when viewed under a 4x loupe. Strap appears to be in good condition with minor marks and creasing. Buckle appears to be in good condition with minor marks and scratches when viewed under a 4x loupe.This lot comes with a box and papers dated .Dreweatts 1759 do not guarantee the working order or accuracy of any lots sold. We recommend this watch is tested by a qualified technician to ensure any stated water resistance is achieved.If you should have any further questions regarding this lot, please contact the Watch Department on 01635 553 553 or at watches@dreweatts.com         Condition Report Disclaimer

UKIYO-E: FLOATING WORLDA LARGE COLLECTION OF OVER 150 JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTSTOYOHARA KUNICHIKA 豊原 国周 (Japan, 1835-1900)Seven kabuki actorsA very rare suite of seven or polyptych of yakusha-e oban tata-e / woodblock prints 1860sProvenance: PROPERTIES FROM A FRENCH COLLECTOR Condition Report: Condition report:- high quality printing (burnishing);- originally mounted in an accordion book.

Rare group of WW1 postcards all relating to one person, 8344 Pte H Broomby of the 22nd Field Ambulance 7th Division who went over with the British Expeditionary Force in September 1914.The other cards are of family members but mosthave written references to family and other serving members of family or friends and his Pocket Hymn& Text Book.

A rare 2nd World War Blossom the Brave Balloon children's book, soft back, by E.F. Herbert and Philip Zee, published 1941 --7½in. (19cm.) high (torn, taped spin and worn); a Choo-Choo book by Virginia Lee Burton; a Vulcan sewing machine, in original box; three wooden headed puppets; and three other books

A rare Dean's Rag Book Co Ming walking Panda circa 1949, with black and white mohair, clear and black glass eyes, black stitched nose and mouth, weighted feet with black cloth pads and white ribbon claws, tail and leather collar --15½in. (39.5cm.) long (thinning around collar, damage to pads and slight general wear)

A rare Dean's Rag Book Co Ma Cone 1930s, with beige and white wool plush, clear and black glass eyes with red painted backs, black stitched nose and mouth, original celluloid glasses, red, white and blue printed cotton integral clothes with skirt and apron, plaid slippers and scarf --22½in. (57cm.) high (slight fading and matting)

A rare Dean's Rag Book Co Tru-to-Life American Black Bear, with black plush, brown and black plastic eyes, white plush muzzle, rubber facial mask with protruding nose and lip, unjointed with rubber clawed pads and white label in side seam, late 1950s --26½in. (67.5cm.) high (right foot pad damaged, rubbed dry and a bit brittle, worn claws, bald spots and general wear, white muzzle bald) - this bear is known as Dylan

Jonson (Ben) [The Workes], first collected edition, lacks initial blank and engraved title, lacks all after 3S4 (ie complete up to the end of Catiline), repair to inner margin of first 2 preliminary leaves and to upper corner of llast several leaves, affecting pagination and rules at top on only last few leaves, some water-staining and damp-mottling, sometimes heavy, 18th century panelled calf, rebacked and corners repaired, by William Stansby, 1616; another copy, lacking all before B1, 4A1-2 (from The Forrest in Epigrammes) and final leaf 4Q4, with G1 (woodcut title to Every Man out of his Humour) misbound at beginning of book,a few early ink names and annotations, 2M4 torn, some soiling, later panelled calf, worn, by William Stansby, 1616; and a few other extracts and leaves from other copies of the same work, plus part of part of Masques from a later edition, and 2 reference works, folio and 8vo (8)⁂ These two partially defective copies together make up one almost complete copy of what, after Shakespeare's first folio, might be considered the single most important 17th century English dramatical work. One of the fragments also includes the missing leaves from the Epigrammes (4A1-2), therefore in essence the lot is missing only the engraved title and the final leaf, given that the initial blank is so rare as to be almost unfindable. The two copies also show different variants of some pages, notably p.406 the two readings "the readie sword" and "the facile sword"; and p.413 "By Castor" and "By Pollux" altered to "By Pollux" and "By Hercules" with an additional line inserted "That would I more...". The first copy also bears an intriguing inscription in ink to the title of Every Man in his Humour, in a hand deliberately made to look old "To Worthy friend Mr Will. Shakespeare of Ben Jonson". The find of the century were it genuine!

Finely painted in the famille-rose palette with Green Peafowl, Manchurian Cranes, Paradise Flycatchers and Myna birds amongst luxuriant full-blown peony blooms, issuing from rock work within fenced terraces, beneath an elaborate lappet border to the shoulders with cartouches containing precious objects and floral sprays, the domed covers similarly decorated with knops moulded as large lotus blooms, on 18th century European carved gilt-wood stands (6) Height: 90cm, overall height including stands 128cm Provenance: From a Portuguese private collection, with Cohen and Cohen 來源：葡萄牙私人收藏 標籤Cohen and Cohen This fine pair of vases have enamel painting of the highest quality and density of decoration. Vases with lotus bloom knops are rare with only a few examples known, including A similar pair of soldier vases, illustrated by George C. Williamson, The Book of Famille Rose published in 1970, pl. LVIII from the collection of the Honorable Mrs. Ronald Greville; another soldier vase at Polesden Lacy (National Trust) and a single vase in the Swedish Royal Collection at Drottningholm, illustrated in The Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm, 1972, page 156-157. 相似一例見 喬治.威廉森著 羅納德 《葛蕾威爾女士收藏粉彩瓷器》 1970 頁LVIII。另一例見瑞典皇家收藏中國廳 1972，頁156-157. A similar pair of soldier vases are illustrated by George C. Williamson, The Book of Famille Rose published in 1970, pl. LVIII from a collection of the Honorable Mrs. Ronald Greville Literature: The Elephant in the Room, Cohen & Cohen, October 2019, cat. no. 10, pages 24-27 著錄於：《房間裡的大象》科恩&柯恩，2019年10月，圖10，頁24-27. Overall the famille jars and covers present very well, on good period stands. Cover 1:Overall in very good condition. Three minor chips to the edges of the petals, largest 1cm., approx.Some red plasticine attached to the underside of the rim/flange to stabilise the lid when it sits on the jar. A tiny scale chip to underside of the rim., approx. 6mm. Cover 2:Overall in very good condition. Very minor firing imperfections to petal knops. Two lumps of red plasticine attached to the underside of the flange/rim to stabilise the cover when sitting on the jar. Vase 1: The first vase with a minor glaze line running from a firing fault to the foot rim, approx 9cm. Also a shallow flake to the unglazed base, approx. 1cm. Vase 2: The Second vase with a recently stabilised hairline to the neck of the jar, which has been professionally restored and is invisible to the naked eye. The green paper markers (see photos on the saleroom.com) to the interior show the extent of the hairline which arcs away from the rim, approx. 25cm.  The gilt wood stands  with nicks and chips in keeping with their age. Overall a very impressive pair of jars, covers and period stands.

Carry On Spying (1964) Original UK Press book with rare insert for the James Bond spoof, artwork by Tom Chantrell featuring the banned bent gun barrel, these posters were withdrawn following the threat of legal action by the James Bond producers, flat, 10 x 14 inches. Condition Report: In very good condition, no fold lines, insert present, no pages missing or tears.

Rolling Stones from the inside rare and unseen images by Bill Wyman hardback book, Signed copy.