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Lot 479
Natural History.- A varied collection including birds snakes and marine life by Shaw & Nodder fish by Jardine six snakes after Seba from the Encyclopedia Londinensis a group of 13 from the series Graphic Illustrations of Animals and six Chinese watercolours of birds the great majority engravings in original hand-colouring c.1760-1840 v.s. unframed (Qty.) Condition report: Mostly in very good condition.
Lot 946
Collection of books on porcelain and ceramics: W H Goss - Ward Sothebys Concise Encyclopedia of Porcelain - Battie Wade - Posgay Staffordshire Portrait Figures - Hall Jewitts - Godden British Pottery and Porcelain - Godden Doulton Figurines - Dale Collectors Plates Meissen - Fletcher Along The Royal Road, Burlin Porcelain The British Teapot - Porter Investing in Pottery and Porcelain - Fletcher Millers Ceramics of the 50`s and 60`s 17th/18th Century French Porcelain - Savage Belleek - Degenhardt English Pottery - Lewis Sylvac - Verbeek Pinxton China - Meeks
Lot 951
Collection of various books on furniture: Chippendale - Simmonds Hepplewhite - Edwards Antique Furniture - Bly Furniture - Negus The Story of English Furniture - Negus The History of Furniture - Watson World Furniture - Haywood Sothebys Concise Encyclopedia of Furniture Modern Furniture Encyclopaedia of Furniture English Furniture - Gloag Modern English Furniture - Rogers Antique Furniture - Andrews Georgian Furniture - V & A History of Furniture - Litchfield and 10 others
Lot 127
An early 20th century Gotha & Millita patent .177 air rifle, with two stage barrel running from round to octagonal at the breech, stamped made in Gotha & Millita patent, length of barrel 45cm, complete with wooden butt, also in this lot is a book entitled `Smith`s Standard Encyclopedia of Gas, Air, and Spring Guns of the World`, by W H B Smith, printed by Arms & Armour Press, London 1978 (2)
Lot 40
Art Reference Morris, William By himself. London, 1989. 4to, edited by Gillian Naylor, original cloth dustwrapper; Chiswick Press The golden ass of Apuleius. London, 1904. 4to, number 81 of 200 copies, original cloth, paper labels, discoloured, foxing to early leaves; Moon, Karen George Walton. Oxford, 1993. 4to, contain typed letter signed from author, dustwrapper; Volpe, Tod Treasures of the American Arts and Crafts Movement 1890-1920. London, 1988. 4to, dustwrapper; Spencer, Isabel Walter Crane. New York, 1975. 4to, dustwrapper; Becker, Vivienne Art Nouveau jewelry. New York, 1985. First edition, 4to, dustwrapper; Grover, Ray & Lee Carved and decorated European art glass. Vermont, 1970. 4to, dustwrapper [torn]; Kemplay, John The paintings of John Duncan. San Francisco, 1994. Oblong 4to, dustwrapper; Byars, Mel The design encyclopedia. London, 1994. 4to, dustwrapper; and 42 others including 8 volumes of the Studio (50)
Lot 110
Silver Jubilee Stamps of King George V, Wallace; Handstruck Postage Stamps of the British Empire 1680 - 1900, Robson Lowe 1st edition; Robson Lowe Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps Volume II The Empire in Africa 1st edition; Robson Lowe Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps Volume I Great Britain and The Empire in Europe 1st edtion; The British Post Office, A History, Robinson 1st edition; A History of Wreck Covers, Hopkins 2nd edition ; Famous Stamps in The World, Williams brothers; More famous Stamps, Williams brothers
Lot 98
A collection of twenty hardback books on boxing comprising `The Great Fights`, `Lonsdale Belts` by John Harding, `I Conte` An autobiography, `Gloves Off The Joe louis` by Gerald Astor, `Mohammed Ali A View From The Corner` by Ferdie Pacheco, `The Greatest My Own Story` by Mohammed Ali with Richard Durham, `King Of The World` by David Remnick, `No Place To Hide How I Put The Black In The Union Jack` by Erol Christie, `Boxing A History` by J Kenyon, `Axis Of Greatness` by Mike Winters, `Dempsey Jack Dempsey With Barbara Piattelli`, `Come Out Writing A Boxing Anthology` edited by Bill Hughes & Patrick King, `The Gifted One Kirkland Laing Through The Eyes Of Others` by Oliver Jarratt, `Jack Dempsey` by Randy Roberts, `The Ring Boxing Encyclopedia And Record Book`, 1977 edition, `George Francis Trainer Of Champions` by Graeme Fife, `Punches On The Page A Boxing Anthology` by David Rayvern Allen, `Big Fight The Story Of World Championship Boxing` by Denzil Batchelor and `By George` by George Foreman and a pocket book `The Life And Times Of Mohammed Ali`, also a copy of The Daily Telegraph century of sport book, edited by David Welch, `The Complete Who`s Who Of British Sport`, foreword by Sir J Elvin MBE, edited by Hedley Trembath and `Sporting Yearbook A Selection Of The Best Sports Writing From 1976 And 77`, edited by John Rodda & Clifford Makins (23)
Lot 102
Twenty-four hardback books on boxing comprising `Mohammed Ali The Unsigned Archive`, `Boxing A Pictorial History` by Harry Carpenter, `The A To Z Of World Boxing` by Burt Blewett, `A Century Of Boxing Greats` by Patrick Myler, `The Empire Of Deceit` by Dean Allison & Bruce B Henderson, `Serenity` by Ralph Wiley, `Boxing Legends` by Angus G Garber III, `Boxing Encyclopedia` by Barry J Hugman & Peter Arnold, `History Of Boxing` by Michael Heatley & Ian Welch, `Boxing The Champions` by Ken Jones & Chris Smith, `Lonsdale Belt` by John Harding, `Boxing Babylon` by Nigel Collins, `Ken Buchanan The Tartan Legend Autobiography`, `Gentleman Jim Corbett The Truth Behind A Boxing Legend` by Patrick Myler`, `Ernie Chavers Welcome To The Big Time`, by Ernie Chavers, Mike Fitzgerald & Marshall Terrill, `The Welsh Wizard Howard Winston World Champion`, `Born To Fight` by Richy Horsley, `Tyson` by Peter Heller, `Sugar Ray The Sugar Ray Robinson Story`, by Sugar Ray Robinson & Dave Anderson, `Henry Cooper One Hundred Greatest Boxers`, `Boxing Legends Of All Time`, `The Great Fights` by Burt Randolph Sugar, `All Time Greats Of Boxing` by Peter Arnold and `Boxing The Unseen Archives` by Tim Hill (24)
Lot 680A
A large collection of books relating to motoring comprising `Motor Racing`, editor S C H Davis, `Motor Racing Memories 1903 To 1921`, by W F Bradley, `Dyke`s Automobile And Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia`, `Buck And Hickman`, 1971/72, `Modern Motor Cars`, volume three, c.1930`s, `Alexander Kenyan & Co Catalogue Of Products To Sell Including An Improved Universal Screwing Machine, Emery Wheel And Polishing Machines Etc`, `Ferrari The Worlds Most Exotic Sports Car`, by Bill Reynolds etc (32) (illustrated)
Lot 682
A box of motorcycle books comprising `Maintaining Your Brough Superior`, `Harley Davidson 45`s Workhorse and Warhorse`, by John Caroll & Garry Stuart, `Superbikes` by Roland Brown, `Encyclopedia Of British Motorcycles From The d1930`s, 1940`s, 1950`s`, by Roy Bacon, `Motorcycling In The 1930`s` by Bob Currie, `The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Motorcycles`, edited by Erwin & Tragatsch, `Famous Racing Motorcycles`, by John Griffith, `The Rolls Royce Of Motorcycles Brough Superior`, by Ronald Clark, `Historic Racing Motorcycles` by John Griffith, `Fifty Years Of TT History 1907 To 1956` by L R Higgins, `Don`t Trudge It Rudge It`, by Bryan Reynolds, also some local history books comprising `Looking Back At Knutsford` by K Goodchild, `A History Of Didsbury` by Ivor Million, `The Historical Atlas Of Cheshire`, etc, a pen and ink drawing highlighted in white body colour of four people working on a motorbike, signed A J Coppen, together with two further pictures of Rudge motorbikes (illustrated)
Lot 759
FOOTBALL: Small selection comprising a souvenir Arsenal FC pennant individually signed in black ink by over 20 members of the 2008/09 squad including Nicklas Bendtner, Eduardo, Denilson, Mikael Silvestre, Kolo Toure, Bacary Sagna, Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie, Lukasz Fabianski etc; a light grey t-shirt bearing an I Kiss Football logo, signed to the reverse by Zinedine Zidane; and a hardback edition of The World Encyclopedia of Football, 2003/04, signed to an inside page by George Best alongside his colour photograph and printed biography, accompanied by a typed letter of authenticity also signed by Best. G to generally VG, 4
Lot 16
Craig (John). A New Universal Technological, Etymological and Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language, Embracing all the Terms used in Arts, Science and Literature, vols. IV, V, VII & XI only, 1849, sixteen engraved folding maps with original outline colouring, contemp. pubs. cloth gilt, rubbed and bumped at extrems., 4to, together with, The New National Encyclopedia Atlas, pub. William Mackenzie, 1868, thirty-four folding colour litho. maps (only), gutta percha perished, contents loose and shaken, hinges and joints broken, boards near detached, spine partially lacking, contemp. pubs. cloth gilt, worn and frayed, 4to, together with an an uncoloured eng. eight sheet Russian map, sectionalised and laid on linen, 1839, each sheet approx. 680 x 430mm, contained in orig. marbled card chemise, in slip case with gilt morocco spine, the case worn and rubbed (6)
Lot 1022
Burgess, F.W., Chats on Old Coins, London, 1913, 393pp, illustrations in text; Mehl, B.M., The Star Rare Coin Encyclopedia and Premium CatalogÉof the Coins of the World, Fort Worth, 1932, 206pp, illustrations in text; Ottenheimer, I. and M., Alexander & Co’s New Hub Coin BookÉof American and Foreign Coins, Baltimore, 1947, 118pp including 54 plates; Laker, A.J., The Portrait Groats of Henry VIII, London, 1978, 24pp, illustrations in text (Manville 1394); together with other references (18), by Sear, North, Raymond, Brown and Dunn, Forrer, Levine, etc [22]. Publishers’ bindings
Lot 2070
Faust (Patricia L., ed.) Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War, small 4to, cloth, d-j, illus, New York, 1986; Parish (P.J.) The American Civil War, 8vo, cloth, d-j, illus, 1975; Carter (S. III) The Last Cavaliers, 8vo, cloth, d-j, plates, New York, 1979; Jordan (R.P.) The Civil War, 8vo, cloth, d-j, illus, Washington DC, 1969; Roland (C.P.) An American Iliad, 8vo, cloth, d-j, illus, Lexington KY, 1991; Levitt (S.) The Cracker-Barrel Papers, 8vo, cloth, d-j, Chicago IL, 1977, and 4 others similar (10).
Lot 816
Approximately 25 books of military interest, mostly relating to artillery and WWII including “The History of the Dress of the Royal Regiment of Artillery” by Maj MacDonald, “The Guns and Gunners of Malta”, by Denis Rollo, “The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Artillery” by Hogg, etc. GC, many with DWs
Lot 871
A Third Reich Reference Encyclopedia “Schlag Nach!”, pub 1939 by Bibliographisches Institut A G Leipzig, containing a wealth of useful and interesting information, including military and political ranks and insignia, coloured plates of flags and standards, dates, alphabets, tables, etc. GC (recovered in coarse cloth); also a PRO copy of a Secret Document and map relating to Operation Overlord. GC (2)
Lot 183
A collection of firearm and militaria related books, including: Ian V. Hogg ,`Modern Small Arms` and `An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ammunition; W.W. Greener, `The Gun and Its Developement`; Brian L. Davis, `British Army Uniforms and Insignia of World War Two`; and other titles, mainly hardback.
Lot 127
30 engraved plates from a French & German ency 30 engraved plates from a French & German encyclopedia all but one hand-coloured in contemporary hand each illustration with neat contemporary ms. caption 220 x 180mm. all mounted onto later blue card sheets [later 18th century]; with a few others similar v.s. (40) *** Subjects include snakes insects mammals fishes and other marine life.
Lot 645
Dante [Harry August Jansen]. Illusion Plans photocopy of the typed index and Dante`s annotated drawings for apparatus in his show 175pp. and three articles about Dante in folio binder inscribed to Jeff Atkins § Armstrong (Bruce) Encyclopedia of Suspensions and Levitations illustrations original boards Calgary 1976 § Jarrett (Guy E.) and Jim Steinmeyer. The Complete Jarrett illustrations original cloth oblong folio Burbank 2001 folio(3)
Lot 660
McComb (Billy).-Hull (Burling) The Encyclopedia of illustrations in zipped ring binder the cover inscribed by Billy McComb stating that this copy was given to him by Robert Harbin with the comment “It`s all nonsense!” folio DeLand 1962 § Two albums compiled by Billy McComb one containing press cuttings relating to himself and other performers original wrappers folio 1945-1967; the other containing over 150 photographs taken at the American Museum of Magic Convention 1983 featuring Dai Vernon Ed Marlo Sid Lorraine David Copperfield and others some including duplicates loosely inserted original wrappers folio 1983; an autograph cash book recording his bookings and payments original boards folio 1968-1976; and other material including six large portrait photographs three by Houston Rogers; four lectures inscribed by the authors to Billy McComb; and various menus and programmes etc. various sizes(a quantity)
Lot 765
Stage Illusions and Entertainments illustrations original pictorial wrappers backstrip slightly defective 8vo 1923 § Fisher (John) Paul Daniels and the Story of Magic illustrations original boards dust jacket inscribed and signed portrait postcard of Paul Daniels loosely inserted 8vo 1987 § Dawes (Edwin A.) and Arthur Setterington. The Encyclopedia of Magic illustrations original boards dust jacket folio New York 1989 § Seabrooke (Terry) Magic by Seabrooke inscribed by the author on upper cover original wrappers folio n.p. n.d.; and 29 others including some lecture notes § Goldston (Will) Catalogue of Magic original wrappers frayed 4to [c.1940]; and 28 other catalogues including 6 issued by Daverports 3 by Hamleys and 2 by Harry Stanley § a quantity of periodicals including Magical Digest 18 issues 1949-1956; The Budget 28 issues 1994-2005; The Magic Circular 45 issues 1989-2005 various sizes(a quantity)
Lot 296
A good pair of Coalport vases and covers, encrusted with finely modelled flowers, delicately enamelled and arranged around panels of painted bouquets, the handles, feet and pierced covers highlighted with blue and gilt, 19th century, minor damages, 29cm. (4) Cf. Geoffrey Godden, Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain, p.101 for the design of these vases.
Lot 571
21 reference books. ‘Model Trains-The Collector’s Guide’ by C. Ellis. ‘A Century Of Model Trains’ by A. Levy. The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Toys & Dolls’ by L. Darbyshire. ‘The Encyclopedia of Model Making Techniques’ by C. Payne. ‘The Encyclopedia of Military Modelling’ by V. Smeed. ‘The Hornby Companion Series Dinky Toys & Modelled Miniatures’ by M & S Richardson. ‘Juvenile Automobiles’ by G. G. Weiner. ‘Construction Equipment Models-Machinery in Miniature’ by H. H. Cohrs and F. Pierre. 5 Salamander publications-3 ’The collector’s all colour guide to’ ‘Transport Toys’, ‘Toy Soldiers’ and ‘Toy Trains’. Plus ‘The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Metal Toys’ and ‘’The All Colour Directory of Metal Toys’ etc. QGC-VGC some age wear to a few.
Lot 728
Berardino (Angelo di, ed.). Encyclopedia of the Early Church, 2 vols., New York, Oxford University Press, 1992, orig. cloth gilt, folio, together with Lampe (G. W. H., ed.), A Patristic Greek Lexicon, reprinted Oxford University Press, 2000, orig. dark blue cloth gilt, thick 4to, plus Riley (Hugh M.), Christian Initiation, A Comparative Study of the Interpretation of the Baptismal Liturgy ..., Catholic University of America Press, 1974, orig. cloth in d.j., and Fergusson (Everett, ed.), Encyclopaedia of Early Christianity, St. James Press, 1990, orig. cloth gilt, large 8vo, plus other theological studies, various, mostly orig. cloth, many in d.j.s, 8vo/4to. (3 shelves)
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