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Dowson (Ernest) "To -----" autograph manuscript poem initialled by Dowson, 1p., 12 lines in pencil on recto with portion of autograph letter signed "Ernest D." on verso, vertical fold, tipped into card folder and preserved in chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case (some spotting and fading), 8vo, n.d.*** A characteristic manuscript roundel by Dowson on the reverse of a typically bitter letter."You loved me once. I charge you sweet,/ Leave me this last, on faith, in spite/ Of broken vows & time's deceit,/ You loved me once?..."The letter from Dowson, to an unknown recipient, finds Dowson in self-pitying and rancorous form: "I read yr. 'Fr. Proverbs'. Excellent, but what is the good of writing? What is the good of anything? I would I know a curse infinite enough to assuage the spleen wherewith I contemplate all that is or has been or shall be."Manuscript material by Dowson is rare at auction. The roundel was first published by Desmond Flower in his Complete Poems of Ernest Christopher Dowson (1934, p.159), taken from a manuscript notebook of Dowson's, then in Flower's possession and now in the Morgan Library, and there given the title "To Helene". Included with the lot is a 1954 letter from Alexander D. Wainwright of Princeton University Library, thanking the recipient for the loan of Galsworthy and Dowson items for an exhibition and a letter from Desmond Flower, confirming the poems as being in Dowson's hand and speculating that the letter may be addressed to Dowson's Oxford friend Sam Smith. 

Swain (E. G.) Stoneground Ghost Tales. Compiled from the Recollections of The Reverend Roland Batchel Vicar of the Parish, first edition, very light marginal toning, original pictorial cloth, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, else fine, dust-jacket, priced at 3/6 on spine, ink numbering to front flap, spine darkened, head of spine and corners chipped, light creasing to head, some light marking to upper panel, splitting to upper joint, extremities a little rubbed, an excellent example, preserved in custom chemise and slip-case, [Tymn 3-238], 8vo, Cambridge, W. Heffer & Sons, 1912.*** Rare in the dust-jacket, we can trace no like example at auction in the last 70 years. This collection is dedicated to M. R. James.

[Voigt (Hans Henning Otto Harry Baron von)], "Alastair". 22 Autograph Letters on 39 pages, 1 Autograph Note and 29 telegrams to his friend Richard Thoma, variously signed "Alastair", "Hanael" or "H.", letters mostly in purple ink, v.s., Paris, Versaille, Houdemont and Zurich, [c.1927-32], folds, housed in purple cloth folder and chemise within purple morocco-backed slip-case.*** "After you went away the other night I felt sad. I wanted you to stay but did not dare to ask."An excellent and extensive correspondence from the artist to his sometime lover Richard Thoma. The letters are filled with the artist's eccentric charm, at times hallucinatory in character ("In the mornings my bones sound like castagnettes and mushrooms are beginning to grow in the folds of my pyjamas. Even the cat has swollen eyes."), they include discussion of other writers and artists, such as Proust, Cocteau and Harry Crosby, as well as apparent discussion of gay liaisons "I only rushed away for a couple of hours to meet somebody at midnight under the blue elm. My happenings are sad to say often in this bad taste," The most significant collection of Alastair correspondence to be offered at auction in decades. We can trace only 5 other Alastair letters at auction in the last 50 years.

Symons (Arthur) Autograph manuscripts of his translations of the six condemned poems from Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal, 19pp. including title on 19 leaves, recto only, with numerous autograph corrections and revisions, title page creased and a little browned with some chipping to extremities, some scattered spotted, old rust mark from (now discarded) paperclip to upper corner, later tie to upper corner with final leaf detached, preserved in custom folding chemise and calf-backed slip-case, 4to, 24-25 July 1919.*** Symons' translations of the six poems famously banned by court order until 1949, "Femmes Damnees I.", "Les Bijoux", "A celle qui est trop gaie", "Les Metamorphoses du vampire", "Le Lethe", and "Lesbos". Baudelaire was one of the chief literary obsessions of Symons, these translations being one of the earliest in English, published by the Casanova Society in 1925.

[Beckford (William)] The Story of Al Raoui, a Tale from the Arabic, first edition, text in English and German, German in gothic script, a little soiled, small ink stain to margin of title, no endpapers, H.Bradley Martin's copy with his small bookplate, contemporary boards, rubbed and stained, small nick to edge of upper board, spine defective, preserved in modern cloth folder and slip-case, red morocco label, [Chapman 6.i], 8vo, C.Whittingham for C.Geisweiler, London & Leipzig, 1799.*** Rare.

Gershwin (George) Porgy and Bess, An Opera in Three Acts, one of 250 copies signed by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward (librettist), Ira Gershwin (lyricist) & Rouben Mamoulian (director), colour frontispiece and illustration on title by George Biddle, original red morocco, black morocco label on upper cover and morocco labels to spine sympathetically renewed with additional spares loosely inserted, bookplate of Gus Kahn to front pastedown, spine a little rubbed and darkened, t.e.g., original straw-covered board slip-case (some light wear to extremities), preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, large 4to, New York, Random House, 1935.*** An association copy, from the collection of the lyricist Gus Kahn (1889-1941) a frequent collaborator with Ira and George Gershwin. 

Vale Press.- Marlowe (Christopher) & George Chapman. Hero and Leander, one of 220 copies, Caslon type, wood-engraved illustrations and decorative initials by Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon, some light spotting, bookplates of Minnie Caroline Bell and Rainforth Armitage Walker, original decorated vellum, gilt, with 'Pearl and Thread' design by Ricketts, uncut, preserved in cloth chemise and slip-case (a little rubbed), [Watry A7], 8vo, [The Vale for Elkin Mathews and John Lane], 1894.*** Again, not strictly a Vale Press item, but it contains the Vale Press device at end and at foot of the spine.

Lucian, of Samosata. Dialogues des Courtisanes, translated by Jules de Marthold, number 22 of 25 copies on Japon impérial with an additional suite in black on chine, from an edition limited to 500, colour lithograph plates and illustrations by Émile Berchmans, additional suite bound in at end (a little foxed), bound in orange morocco, by Catherine, spine titled in gilt, pink silk moiré doublures and linings, original pictorial wrappers bound in, g.e., board slip-case, 4to, Paris, 1902.

Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., [edited by Ivor Back], 3 vol., printed on India paper, portrait frontispieces, tissue-guards, original vellum, yapp edges, silk ties, some detached or lacking, very light toning to spine, a clean, bright set, preserved in folding chemise and custom green morocco-backed slip-case (spine a little darkened, some insect damage), [Yorke 23], small 4to, Foyers, Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth, 1905-07.*** The rare deluxe issue of Crowley's works. Only a small number of the total edition were bound in vellum, which were clearly intended as a deluxe issue and often used by Crowley for presentation to friends. The silk ties are notoriously fragile, to find the majority present, as here, is unusual. 

Symons (Arthur) Autograph and typed manuscript signed of the essay "Baudelaire and his Letters", 30pp., comprising 3 pages of typescript and 27 pages of manuscript on 26 leaves, with 16 pages on verso containing a seemingly abandoned work of fiction and 6 pages of poetry, numerous corrections and deletions, first 3 leaves with hole to upper corner, some light marking and creasing to extremities, unbound, with initialled ?proof sheets of the published article, preserved folding chemise with bookplate of John Quinn and morocco-backed slip-case, 4to, [1919].*** An excellent manuscript by Symons on one of the key writers of the Decadent Movement, whose writing he helped to introduce to the British and American public. Symons' book Charles Baudelaire: A Study was published the year after this essay. This manuscript also includes a portion of rejected and unpublished work by Symons on the reverse.

Crowley (Aleister) The Poem. A Little Drama in Four Scenes, first edition, [one of 10 copies], some light marking to fore-margin, original stapled printed wrappers, light browning to spine, some rusting to staples with show-through to covers, some light surface-soiling, an excellent copy, preserved in custom folding chemise and morocco-backed slip-case, [Yorke 5c], 8vo, Privately Printed [at the Chiswick Press], 1898.*** Rare, we can trace only 1 copy at auction in the last 70 years. An advance issue of pp.99-118 of Jephthah and other Mysteries Lyrical and Dramatic.

van Dongen (Kees).- Badreddine-el-Bass Raoui (Hassan) Conte des 1001 Nuits, translated by J.-C.Mardrus, number 272 of 200 copies on Hollande van Gelder, from an edition limited to 310, decorative title, 7 pochoir plates coloured by J.Saudé and numerous illustrations by Kees van Dongen, with the 4 censored erotic plates bound at end, some light offsetting, small stain to corner of first censored plate, bound in dark blue goatskin, by M.Burkhart, upper cover onlaid with two birds in natural and tan calf against a sky tooled with stars in gilt and desert horizon in blind at foot across both boards, spine titled in gilt with stars, original wrappers with pochoir illustrations bound in (spine rubbed and torn, repaired), uncut, board slip-case (slightly rubbed), 4to (binding c.335 x 260mm.), Paris, [1918].*** The first book illustrated by van Dongen, in an attractive binding.

Kieffer (René, binder).- Haraucourt (Edmond) L'Effort: La Madone. L'Antechrist. L'Immortalité. La Fin du Monde, 4 parts in 1, number 118 for le Baron de Pommereul, [?of 180], hand-coloured decorative floral half-title, limitation and title by Leon Rudnicki, each part with pictorial title and text within pictorial or decorative border, many coloured, dark brown goatskin jansenist binding, by René Kieffer, spine titled in gilt with five raised bands, crimson goatskin mosaic doublures inlaid with leafy branches in brown and black goatskin within border of three thick gilt rules, signed at foot of front doublure and with his ticket, red patterned silk linings, with engraved bookplate of J.Soehnlin and original hand-coloured pictorial wrappers bound in, t.e.g., others uncut, spine slightly rubbed and faded, board slip-case (rubbed), 4to (binding 285 x 225mm.), Paris, Les Bibliophiles Contemporains, 1894.*** Magnificent work with four stories illustrated by different symbolist artists, comprising: La Madone, colour lithographs after Alexandre Lunois; L'Antechrist, engravings after Eugene Couboin, hand-coloured by A.Charpentier; L'Immortalité, etchings and engravings by Carloz Schwabe, the latter hand-coloured by Charpentier; La Fin du Monde, pictorial title printed in silver and illustrations by Alexandre Séon.

Ghost Stories; Collected with a Particular View to Counteract the Vulgar Belief in Ghosts and Apparitions, first edition, aquatint frontispiece and 5 plates, all hand-coloured, offsetting, very light browning to endpapers, armorial bookplate of Ferdinand M. McVeigh to front pastedown, original boards, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, retaining original spine label, uncut, preserved in folding chemise and morocco-backed slip-case (spine sunned), 8vo, R. Ackermann, 1823.*** A very good copy of this charming work, containing several ostensibly supernatural stories that prove to have rational solutions. 

Lanoë (Charles, binder) .- Carco (Francis) Quelques-une, number 22 of 120 copies on Arches, etched plates and illustrations by Louis Legrand, this copy bound for Henri Vever with an original drawing, an additional suite of plates, prospectus and one of the original copper plates inset into front inside cover, with Autograph Letter signed from Legrand to Vever loosely inserted, occasional light foxing to main text, bound in splendid russet brown goatskin tooled in gilt, by Charles Lanoë to a design by Jules Chadel, covers tooled with all-over design of large circles outlined in small gilt dots around a small ornament in gilt & blind, the intervening spaces filled with small inlaid black goatskin shapes tooled in gilt within frames in blind, rows of gilt dots and gilt and blind fillets running across top and bottom of boards, spine with title and ornaments in gilt and ruled in blind, rear doublure tan calf, borders with similar decoration, "Ex Libris Henri Vever" to foot of front turn-in, signed by Chadel and Lanoë at rear, original wrappers bound in, g.e., preserved in half russet brown goatskin chemise (spine slightly faded) and board slip-case (a little rubbed), 4to (binding c.290 x 235mm.), Paris, 1931.*** Superb binding by Charles Lanoë (1881-1959), who worked for both Charles Meunier and Petrus Raban.

An Art Deco styptor and gold mounted minaudière by Van Cleef & Arpels, circa 1935, of rectangular form with engine-turned decoration throughout, and agate set sprung thumbpiece, the fitted interior with mirrored lid, and containing compartments for lipstick, powder, a lighter and an unassociated silver and gold inset square compact hallmarked for Birmingham 1948, signed ‘LA MINAUDIÈRE FOR VAN CLEEF & ARPELS’, and to the inner rim ‘SPECIALLY MADE FOR ASPREY’, stamped ‘STYPTOR’, with original Asprey black velvet and watered silk-lined slip case/handbag, dimensions 15.2 x 12.5cm. £500-£700 --- Condition Report Agate thumbpiece a replacement and solder evident - was likely originally diamond-set. Slight wear evident to the exterior. Comb present. Powder compact (unassociated) by Mappin and Webb.

A GEORGE III EARTHENWARE SLIP GLAZED PUZZEL JUG, ENGLISH DATED 1776. Having a boards head spout and topped with two bords to the rim near the handle, the handle having an interesting lower terminal with pierced decoration, the front of the jug is inscribed with "IR" and dated "1776", the birds and the boars head made from a pipe clay which has been separately applied, 18.5cm high 17cm deep 11cm wide. *CR unrestored showing signs of historical wear in accord with age and use, some minor chsip to boars ears, chips to beaks of birds, two chips to footrim.

AFTER JOHN RILEYPortrait of King James II inscribed 'James 2nd' (centre left) oil on canvas 76.5 x 64cm, oval Provenance Private collection, UK The present work is based on James II when he was Duke of York by John Riley (1646-1691) held at Audley End House in Essex.Condition reportThe canvas has been relined; some scuffing to the the varnish, upper right; traces of old craquelure, particularly around the sitter's face; some minor frame abrasions visible when unframed, otherwise paint surface is generally clean with an even varnish.  Ultraviolet light reveals some light strengthening to the curls of the wig, to the outline of sitter's left eye; general overpainting to sash, some infilling to craquelure in the background, particularly upper left and middle left as well as to armour, lower right.  Held in a plaster gilt frame with crack to slip, lower left and some old marks and scratches.  

A MICROMOSAIC OF A KITTEN BY SIMONETTI, VATICAN MOSAIC WORKSHOPS, LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY Pink ribbon around its neck, black border, heavy gilt frame, with printed label to reverse for Rev Fabbrica di S Pietro in Vatican, Studio del Musaico, inscribed, Numero D'ordine 1743, Prezzo Lire 200, Nome dell'Artista Simonetti, Oggieto ** Gatto the plaque approximately 18.5 x 13.5cm, the frame 30.5 x 26cm Provenance: Private Collection Condition Report: Condition is generally good albeit slightly dirty. Some white contact marks with slip to right hand margin. Small whiter inter-tesserae infill which maybe from manufacture, all mortar fluorescing under UV. Small losses and shrinkage to frame. Label distressed. Please see all additional images.Condition Report Disclaimer

T / OTC / INNS OF COURT WW1 shoulder title badge on sealed pattern card. White on khaki slip-on on A.C.D. pattern card bearing red wax seal and dated 7.9.16 with designation Title worsted embroidered Service dress Cloth drab melton thick. Stamped Obsolete 7.10.19. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY

FOLIO SOCIETY: Proust (Marcel), IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME [À La Recherche Du Temps Perdu], translated by C.K. Scott Moncrieff and Terrence Kilmartin, 6 vols, blue cloth boards, embossed title and decoration to boards, in two illustrated slip cases, Folio Society 2000 (2)

A George III style walnut veneered fretwork wall mirror, with gilt slip.  62 cm x 39 cm.

A Wedgwood Jasperware panel, decorated in white blue and green in an oak frame with gilt slip. Panel measuring +/- 9 x 23.5 cm (see illustration).

Jane Lewis (born 1953)., a pastel "Miss Garnet's Angel" with winged figure and Dalmation. 72 x 54 cm, signed and dated '05, in an oak frame with gilt slip and label to rear Portall Gallery dover Street London (see illustration).The picture is in very good order and is nicely presented in an oak frame.  There are a couple of specks to the background between the puppet and the angel which are visible with the naked eye and there is also some speckling above the dalmatians head and to the background above its rear end.  We am unsure whether this pastel or if it was intended to be there. 

GEORGE EZRA, GOLD RUSH KID Gold Rush Edition Heavyweight gold vinyl album, No. 1341 of 3000, a group of signed and unopened CDs including Gold Rush Kid, Heavyweight black vinyl, Gold Rush Kid CD, another with gold slip cover, two Dance All Over Me CDs and two Green Green Grass CDsNote: Whilst McTear's has no reason to doubt the authenticity of the signatures, we offer no guarantee in that respect.

Alfred Oliver (British, active 1886-1921) Dewy Mornsigned 'A. Oliver' (lower right)titled verso on label bearing the artist's Liverpool addressoil on canvas45 x 80cmCanvas with its original backing board. Appears to be in original unrestored condition. Minor scattered losses along the bottom left quadrant. Some scattered raised cracks particularly in the sky top centre and top right corner. The canvas is not in plane - there is an indentation in the bottom right corner. Surface dirt and further signs of wear in need of attention. The slip slightly dislodged from the frame. Frame with various losses.

A Victorian oak Gothic style wall mirror, of pointed arch form, the shaped plate with gilt slip168 x 85cm

A carved mahogany wine cooler on stand, 18th century, in Rococo style, the canted rectangular edge with leaf moulding above gadrooned sides with two gilt goat mask handles, with lead lined interior, the stand upon bold leaf carved scroll feet with brass casters52 x 64 x 61cmSee images we do not believe it previously had a cover, castors appear original the stand separates from the base, screw holes indicate it has been fixed to the base previously the lead liner has condition issues, multiple holes and losses, the base is split down one edge and the wooden base underneath is also loose. two corners have been re-enforced by strap metal corner straps, the drainage hole has been soldered over the top edge has a later wooden slip which is now incomplete and falling off general wear and knocks to the extremities, one foot split to the corner C-scroll bracket losses to the wood surrounding the castors Handles knocked and very rubbed, probably associated, they dont appear to be bronze but most likely a cast metal alloy, the goat mask is very similar to handles used in the 1760's attributed to Samuel Norman Provenance: local estate, within the family for many years

Registration No: FJ19 DYM Frame No: SAYCMA012KY000041 MOT: NoneOne of just 50 examples producedPart of a private collection of motorcyclesHenry Cole and Guy Willison (aka 'Skid') designComplete with Norton wallet and green new-keepers slipThis 2019 Norton Commando 961 Street is a lightly used mileage example of the rare limited-run motorcycle. The culmination of a 40-year dream by motorcycling legend Henry Cole to build his ultimate Norton, the 961 Street evokes the golden era of ‘70s muscle bikes. Given its limited-edition status, this example would make a fine addition to any two-wheeled collection, as well as an exciting and head-turning companion for weekend rides on its new owner’s favourite roads. One of just 50 Norton Commando's 916 Henry Cole and Guy Willison-designed machines, this 916 Commando has formed part of a private collection of various motorcycles and limited edition models. Purchased by the vendor in 2024, in its current condition, it has been used on a private road to keep it up and running. The Norton has stood since last autumn and will need the usual checks before putting it back on the road. The Norton is offered complete with its Norton wallets and books, and a green new-keepers slip. For more information, please contact: Mike Davis mike.davis@handh.co.uk 07718 584217

3 wooden framed slip slides and 2 double slips with humorous content. A panoramic wood-framed slide showing a train crossing a bridge(some damage to frame).

black, in VG condition, appears to be working at time of auction, takes a reading, in maker's slip case,

A BOXED DIE CAST CORGI TOYS GIFT SET 13, Renault R16 Tour De France Paramount Film Unit, white and black vehicle, camera and figure to the rear, missing cyclist, box includes Corgi club slip, together with an unboxed Samuelson Film Company Ltd Commer Mobile Van 2500 series, reference 479, blue and white body, figure and camera included

A BOXED CORGI TOYS GHAI FIAT 600 DIE CAST MODEL VEHICLE, reference 240, light blue body, red and silver roof, silvered detailed to railing and two seated people, some losses to paint work and on silvered rails, spring suspension working but stiff, box in good condition with just a slight dirty old appearance, inside box includes cardboard ring and Corgi Model Club slip

AN ARCHIVE OF WWII MEDALS, BOOKS, BERET, PHOTOGRAPHS, attributed to George Henry Randle who served in the Royal Artillery and was attached to the Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry, there are four medals that were mounted for wearing and a loose medal, these come with a box of issue and entitlement slip, also included is George's paybook, the beret he wore complete with Yeomanry badge, cap badge and collar badges, the three photos included show Goerge in his uniform and was supplied by the family, also included is a small book about the Yeomanry during WWII, two A4 sheets of typed information was supplied by George and his family, the German binoculars that were obtained from a German prisoner of war in the exchange for cigarettes, also included are three German Luftwaffe spoons made of aluminium that have an eagle and swastika and UMZ39 and these were obtained during the latter part of WWII

A BOXED DIE CAST CORGI TOYS JAMES BOND TOYOTA 2000 GT DIE CAST VEHICLE, reference 336, from the film 'You Only Live Twice', white body with slightly bent red aerial, two seated figures, wear mainly to one with the gun, boot not opening smoothly but does work, not tested with rockets, overall good condition with only light wear to raised edges, box includes brown paper bag with eight rockets, two not attached to sprues, an information slip, internal packaging and stand, and its outer box, sticker to outer box but overall very good condition

A BOXED HORNBY DUBLO DIESEL-ELECTRIC GOODS TRAIN SET, No.2030, comprising class 20 locomotive No.D8017, B.R. green livery (2230), has crack to bodyshell and other marking and wear, correct rolling stock, quantity of track (may not be correct), Instructions, Amended Instructions and Guarantee slip, rolling stock in good condition with only minor wear, box complete with interior but has damage and wear

Minitrix N Gauge Der Adler - with card sleeve, Limited Edition 150th Anniversary Der Adler Collector's Edition N Gauge, includes Quality Control slip 14101091/06 Set 0006. Complete with documentation, figures and display plinth. Conditions: Excellent Plus to Near Mint in Excellent Plus wooden case.

Clare Hay, Bentley Speed Six, signed leather bound copy, dark green leather bound with gilt tooling, signed by the author, limited edition No. 181/182, published by Number One Press, 2008, marbled effect end-papers, 245 numbered gilt-edged pages, in green leather slip-case.

Hay, Clare, Bentley- The Vintage Years,, signed by the author, limited edition 164/1000, third edition, three volumes, published by Number One Press, Cambridge 2015, cloth bound, each in slip case, (3).

Clare Hay, The History of Bentley Motors 1919-1931, signed by the author, limited edition number 102 of 500, published by Number One Press, 2018, cloth bound, hardback, two volumes each in slip case (2).

Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming, Devil May Care, Special series 156 Devil May care, A James Bond Novel, Bentley Motors Ltd Edition, deluxe bound in leather hard covers with embossed spine and red diamond lattice stitched decorative covers, Bentley "Winged B" emblem to front cover, published by Penguin Books in association with Bentley Motors, 2008, incorprating a cut out section of the pages housing a 1:43 scale model of James Bond's Bentley Mk VI special "No.156" , Perspex slip-case, in original box.

Klaus-Josef Robfeldt, Rolls-Royce and Bentley, All Models from 1904, Development History, Poduction Data, Technical Specifications, published by Foulis Haynes, 1991,cloth bound, slip case, together with David Baines, Why Not? The Story of the Honourable Charles Stewart Rolls, published by Dalton Watson Fine Books USA, 2007, cloth bound, slip case, (2).

Davide Bassoli, Continental Journeys, The Definitive History of the Bentley R Type and S Type Continental 1952 to 1965, hardcover, cloth bound, published by Nubes Argentea 2017, slip case in cellophane wrap.

Neill Fraser & Tomas Knapek, Bentley Beauty the Art of the Coachbuilder on the Derby Bentley 1933-1940, Silent Sports Car club, No. 280 of 1000 copies, dedicated by Neill Fraser, blue buckram cloth, gold foil lettering to font cover, slip case, 2004.

Roberts, Ray, Bentley Specials & Special Bentleys special limited edition, 1st edition, Haynes publishing group, 1990, signed by the author, numbered 26 of 100, limited edition in green full calf, marble boards, slip case.

Edmund Blampied RBA, RE (Jersey, 1886-1966), Jersey Slip, watercolour, signed lower centre, Modern British frame, 39 x 52cm.

Set includes classics from the two time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of fame. Included are the vintage 1966 classic Paul Simon Songbook containing the best of Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water both in single sheet music form and two 7.5"W x 10"L copies scored for s.a.t.b. chorus, also included is Simon's 1977 solo work Slip Slidin' Away. Sheet music and book are standard size 9"W x 12"L.Issued: 1966 - 1977Dimensions: See DescriptionCondition: Age related wear.

John Wyndham Folio Society three book slip case set

TEESDALE'S YORKSHIRE, a linen mounted map in 9 sections contained in a leather bound slip case, 72 x 90cm, 1828

P.G. Wodehouse Folio Society edition 6 volume slip case set

A VICTORIAN TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER IN A BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY BOXWILLIAM CONNELL, LONDON, CIRCA 1860The circular four pillar reverse fusee movement with six spoke wheel crossings, Harrison's maintaining power, jewelled pivots for the escapewheel, Earnshaw type detent escapement regulated by split bimetallic balance with cylindrical compensation weights, paired timing screws, helical balance spring and faceted diamond endstone, the backplate with blued steel pawl for the spring set-up ratchet and pillar screws, the 3.5 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial engraved with serial number 660 to centre beneath signature WILIAM CONNELL, Maker to the Royal Navy, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON across the centre and DOWN/UP, 0-56 power reserve dial at twelve o'clock, with gilt moon hands and secured by a screw-down bezel into a lacquered brass bowl repeat stamped with serial number 660 to interior and with shuttered winding hole to underside, the chronometer now cradled in a turned-wood insert resting within the lower tier of a brass reinforced mahogany three-tier box with shaped inset brass corner caps to top tier, strap reinforcements to middle and lower tiers, and flush hinged handles to the sides, (lacking escapement detent spring, spring set-up ratchet wheel, subsidiary hands and gimbals).The box 15cm (6ins) high, 14.5cm (5.75ins) square. William Connell is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as apprenticed in 1817 and working 1839-69. A William George Connell is also recorded by Loomes as working circa 1881 and an archive of account and stock books dating 1847-1902 in the name of this maker can be found in the National Archives at Kew (ref. CLC/B/057). A William Connell two-day marine chronometer, numbered 662, was sold at Bonhams, Knightsbridge sale of Clocks, Watches & Barometers 19th May 2009 (lot 230) for £2,400. Condition Report: As catalogued the movement is missing spring set-up ratchet wheel as well as the escapement detent spring - hence is not in working order (fusee chain present but detached). We cannot establish whether the mainspring is sound (due to the missing set-up ratchet wheel) however it would appear that the fusee chain came loose as there is some slight witness marks to the adjacent movement pillar suggesting chain has rubbed against it. The movement otherwise appears to be in good clean condition with no visible evidence of other damage, alteration or notable losses. As catalogued the dial is missing hands for the subsidiary up/down and seconds dials. The minute hand is missing its tip and the subsidiary seconds dial has slight concentric ring stain to the centre. Otherwise dial is in good original condition albeit with overall patchy tarnishing/oxidation to the surface. The bowl/bezel has discolouration/tarnishing as well as a few light surface scuffs and bumps - most notably a small dent next to a threaded hole for a gimbal pivot bracket, but generally in good original condition. There are no gimbal fittings present. The box has a shrinkage crack across the width top surface near the front edge as well as another lesser one to the rear. There is further light cracking to the left-hand side towards the lower rear corner and across the centre of the baseboard. Internally there is a small inset repair to the lower tier back panel at the point the right-hand hinge is secured; there is also some corresponding consolidated cracking to the middle tier above. The middle tier is lacking its glass (including retaining slip mouldings) and the clasp mechanism has been renewed (as has the lock in the lower tier), otherwise box is in good original condition with faults limited to relatively light age related bumps, scuffs, scratches etc. The wooden insert is not fixed to the box in anyway.There is a key for the box present but no winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

AN UNUSUAL GREEN CHINOISERIE JAPANNED FUSEE DIAL WALL TIMEPIECETHE DIAL INSCRIBED FOR JOHN TAYLOR, LONDON, LATE 18th CENTURYThe four pillar single fusee movement with tapered plates measuring 7.25 high by 4.5 inches wide at the base and verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum, the 12 inch circular cream painted Roman numeral dial bearing inscription John Taylor, London to centre and with fine pierced steel hands, in a green chinoiserie japanned 'saltbox' type case with alternating gilt trellis and foliate panel decorated hinged glazed wooden ogee moulded bezel applied to a conforming moulded surround further painted with gilt repeating lappet leaves, the rear box case with hinged doors to both sides over shaped rear pendant apron decorated in raised black line and gilt with Oriental pavilion within an arcadian landscape, (dial refinished, case decoration probably later and with restoration).39cm (15.5ins) diameter, 16cm (6.25ins) deep. Condition Report: Movement is in relatively clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration however the train may have been re-pinioned to counter wear at some point in the 19th century. The dial has been refinished hence we cannot offer any assurances that the signature on the dial reflects the original; there is some very slight stress cracking around the dial feet. The carcass of the case is made from mahogany (rather than pine to be expected for a japanned clock) hence decoration may well be later (20th century). The bezel is in good condition with lock (no key) with relatively slight wear to decoration. The turned surround is also in good condition. The box case has a replaced vertical section to the right-hand side - between the rear of the dial surround and the door), the adjacent crescent-shaped slip to the applied to the rear of the surround is also a replacement/restoration. Both side doors are also probably replacements and bracing blocks have been applied internally to each of the corners. The decoration to the pendant back panel has seen some re-touching around the drilled hole otherwise is in good condition; otherwise faults to the case are very much limited to age related shrinkage, wear etc.Timepiece does not have a winder or case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY TAVERN WALL TIMEPIECETHE MOVEMENT BY HANDLEY AND MOORE, LONDON, CIRCA 1805The four pillar weight-driven movement with four-wheel train incorporating small barrel and large diameter great wheel, anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, and tapered plates with the front stamped with crowned HANDLEY & MOORE maker's mark beneath serial number 1717, the 20 inch circular cream painted slightly convex wooden Roman numeral dial with brass spade hands, within an ogee moulded surround and secured to the drop-trunk case with pegs, the case with side doors behind the dial over concave-topped rectangular caddy moulded door inlaid with an oval fan cartouche to centre, the canted 'chisel' shaped base with stepped ogee top moulding; with a copy of Gatto, Martin, THE TAVERN CLOCK signed by the author and numbered 376 from an edition of 500, Tavernicus Publishing, Bath 2010, dj, (2).117cm (46ins) high, 55cm (21.75ins) wide, 19cm (7.5ins) deep. George Handley and John Moore were both former apprentices of John Thwaites who formed a partnership in around 1800. The firm worked from 38 Clerkenwell Close and continued in the production of public clocks and supplying movements to other makers mostly in competition with Thwaites and Reed. George Handley retired in 1820 and died in 1824 leaving the workshops in the hands of John Moore alone. The business subsequently passed down various member of the Moore family of clockmakers, with the last, Henry James, dying aged 60 in 1899. The firm however is thought to have continued under different management into the early years of the 20th century. Condition Report: Movement is in relatively clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements, we would however advise a precautionary gentle clean/service if intending to put into service (the pendulum will also require a suspension spring fitting). The dial retains old (possibly original) surface; there is a slight shrinkage crack to the edge between the I and II numerals otherwise panel is in good original condition albeit with rubbing and minor bumps/scuffs to the surface. There are only two (non-original odd) securing pegs present hence will require a new set of four. The trunk is in sound condition but has a replacement backboard (is plywood) and the top board is most likely non-original. The slip of timber at the base of the foot is also almost certainly a replacement and there is some slight shrinkage cracking the angles section of the base. The trunk door has a small loss/chip to the edge moulding to the upper top left corner and the left-hand side has two vacant screw holes due to relocation of the seatboard securing screws. Otherwise faults to the case are limited to minor bumps, scuffs, light shrinkage and wear commensurate with age and use.Clock has pendulum (no suspension spring) and a weight but no case key or winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A Regency-style giltwood convex mirror, 19th century and later, with an eagle crest and an ebonised slip,66cm wide 91cm highCondition ReportKnocks, splits, losses, breaks, and repairs with refilled and later gold paint. Crest probably later added. General wear to plate. Overall relatively stable, although the crest wobbles a little.

A slip-glazed terracotta figure of a seated fox, 19th century, decorated in a honey colour, on a plinth base relief-decorated with running hounds,13cm wide10.5cm deep19.5cm highProvenance: York's Tenement, Yoxford, Suffolk.Condition ReportLight manufacturing flaws and craquelure to the glaze.

A pair of large glazed earthenware storage jars and covers, 19th century, Scottish, probably Seaton Pottery, Aberdeen, each of ribbed barrel form with a slip mottled glaze, inscribed 'Mrs Urquhart 1896', 16cm diameter 21cm high (4)Provenance: York's Tenement, Yoxford, Suffolk.Condition ReportRim chips to the glaze of the lids, otherwise good overall

A Regency needlework sampler, by M A Clifton, dated 'Sepbr. 19th 1821', worked in multicoloured silks and wools on linen, with a verse to the centre above two large beehives surrounded by bees, flanked by columns surmounted by flowering urns, a floral wreath and garland,34 x 30cm, in a glazed and ripple-moulded frameCondition ReportFrame size 51 x 48cm. Overall the sampler is in good condition. Colours good. Small fray to upper right edge. Moderate water marks to the right edge. Soot/dust to the lower right hand edge. Small areas of stitching missing to the named 'plaque'. There's two small pieces of moulding missing to the bottom edge of the frame. Light wear to the frame. Wear and cracks to the gilt slip. Fittings strong and ready for hanging. Please see additional images.

A giltwood pier mirror, 19th century, with a plain frame and a moulded slip surrounding a rectangular glass plate,94cm wide 125cm highProvenance: The collection of Charles Edwards and Julia Boston, Tile Barn, Northamptonshire.Condition ReportWear, rubbing, small chips, and knocks to frame, light wear to glass, which appears later, joints are sound and solid,

Pierre Louys, Les Adventures du Roi Pausole, illustrated by Paul-Emile Becat, Le Vasseur et Cie, Paris, limited edition number XXXV, signed by Becat, loose pages with folding boards and slip case.

Jason and the Argonauts - Apollonius of Rhodes, illustrated by Michael Komarck, Easton Press, Norwalk, 2018, eight tipped in colour illustrations, gilt leather binding, slip case with print, signed certificate of authenticity.