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Bespoke Aspreys of London Reference Library set (incl. bookshelf), c. 1921, including atlas, gazeteer, encyclopedia, French/English and Latin/English dictionaries. Dimensions: 20 cm/7? inches (length) x 16.25 cm/6? inches (depth) x 18.5 cm/71?¼ inches (height)

James Bond, a quantity of books including ; The James Bond Film Series by James L. Neibaur and Gary Schneeberger, James Bonds DB5, The James Bond movie encyclopedia by Steven Jay Rubin, The James Bond Lexicon by Alan J Porter and Gillian J Porter, James Bond Movie Posters by Tony Nourmand and many others. (27)

Art Books: Picasso and the Cubists, Lowry, Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Porcelain, 1962 paint magazine, 2011 Tiffany Calendar (sealed), 2014 Yorkshire Poster Art Calendar, etc.

Five diverse works. 'Friendship's Offering; Or, The Annual Remembrancer: A Christmas Present, or New Years Gift for 1825,' original embossed boards rebacked, hand coloured and illuminated engraved titlepage, gilt edge, calender to rear with no inscriptions etc, vg, Lupton Relfe, London, [1925]; 'The Encyclopedia of Love....,' original publishers boards, lacking backstrip with front board loosening, loss to bottom of titlepage not affecting text, small bouquet of pressed flowers with some offsetting, toning to an otherwise vg text block, S. A. and H. Oddy, London, 1809; 'La Pharsale de Lucain, ov Les Guerres Civiles de Cesar et de Pompee,' full calf rubbed and bumped with some chips, speckled red ink to edge of text block, toning throughout, Chez Louys & Daniel Elzeuier, Amsterdam, 1662; the Rev James Gall. 'an Easy Guide to the Constellations with a Miniature Atlas of the Stars and Key Maps,' half calf with marbled boards, rubbed with paper label missing from front board, plates throughout, some spotting but vg, Gall and Inglis, Edinburgh, [Late 19th century]; with a good copy of 'The Key to Astrology' by Rapheal. (5)

* Belgian Animal Tarot. A deck of tarot cards, Ghent, Belgium: Philip Pharasyn, circa 1780, a complete deck of 78 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 14 (French suits), full-length court cards, jack of spades holding an armorial, jack of hearts with armorial and banner giving maker's details, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 full-length animal trumps (bearing double-ended Roman numerals I-XXI) and Fool card, occasional pale spotting or brown marks, two pip cards with pale water stain to one corner, trump I with short closed edge tear, jack of hearts with minor surface abrasion to left border, versos blue pattern of wavy dotted lines and voided diamonds, each card 112 x 60 mm, 41 cards mounted with photo corners onto 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in a plastic bag, the boards 42 x 59.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.British Museum 1877,0310.177-212 (incomplete: without any trump cards); IPCS pattern sheet 9.Not in Reisinger, Tarocke. See Kaplan, Encyclopedia of Tarot vol.II, pp.413 & 415 for a very similar (facsimile copy of) Belgian Animal Tarock by F.J. Vandenborre. The unusual court cards of Belgian Animal Tarot packs are quite distinctive, especially the kings, who all wear thonged sandals.

Grendler (Paul F., editor). Encyclopedia of the Renaissance, 6 volumes,1st edition, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999, colour & monochrome illustrations, original uniform plum faux leather, large 4to, together with:Thorndike (Lynn & Pearl Kibre), A Catalogue of Incipits of Mediaeval Scientific Writings in Latin [The Medieval Academy of America Publication No. 29], revised edition, London: Medieval Academy of America, 1963, some minor spotting to the text-block, original blue cloth, large 4to, plusLotte (Kurras), Livre de Tournois, Vat. Ross. 711 de la Bibliotheque Apostlique Vaticane, 2 volumes, Paris: Editions Ebory, 1984, 40 colour facsimile reproduction pages, original gilt decorated full calf in slipcase, limited edition 160/500, large 8vo, and other modern scholarly history & Renaissance reference, including reprints published by Gregg, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves & a carton)

* French tarot cards. Tarot de Besançon, Jean Jerger: Besançon, circa 1810, the complete deck of 78 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 14 (Italian suits), full-length court cards named in French, each with maker's name stamp, numeral cards with II-X twice, 2 of cups with maker's details, 1 of coins with maker's initials, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 full-length named trumps I-XXI and Le Fou, each with maker's name stamp, trump VII with initials J.I.A.B., some minor browning (mainly affecting edges), scarce pale spotting, 1 of swords with small brown mark at top, versos mottled pink, each card 121 x 66 mm, 49 cards mounted with photo corners onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in a plastic bag, the boards 42 x 59.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Berry, Playing-Cards of the World [50]; British Museum 1881,0409.33-109 (maker incorrectly named Jacob Jerger?); Kaplan, Encyclopedia of Tarot vol II, pp.341-342; Ortiz-Patiño #142.

Two boxes of antiquarian cloth bound hardback law books to include: Volume 1-17 of the second edition of the 'Encyclopedia of the Laws of England with forms and precedents' 1906-1918, 'The Lawyers Manual of Reference' William Green & Sons 1909, 'Everyman's own lawyer' 1932 etc.(B.P. 21% + VAT)

1976 A.D.. Richard Stillwell - The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites - Princeton UP, Princeton, 1976 - hardback, cloth covers - 1008 pp, 24 maps. 2.86 kg, 28.6 x 22.5 cm (11 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.). Property of a Kent, UK, collector. [No Reserve]

1820 A.D.. Willemin - Thèbes - Hypogées - Manuscrit sur papyrus en caractères hiéroglyphiques. Première partie - Proof etching on laid paper of plate 72 from La Description de l’Égypte: Antiquités, Volume II: Commission des sciences et arts d’Égypte with later backing sheet. Cf. Description de l'Égypte publié par les ordres de Napoléon Bonaparte, Köln, 1994, pp.250-251. Cf. Description de l'Égypte: ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand, Antiquités, planches, tome deuxième, Paris, 1822, planche 72. 360 grams, 128.5 x 87.5 cm (50 3/4 x 26 1/2 in.). From the collection of a North American priest.Acquired between 1981-1996.Property of a North American collector.The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The papyrus manuscript was recovered from the underground chambers (hypogea). The original papyrus is now held in the Bibliothèque Nationale (1-19), Paris (Papyrus Cadet). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

1820 A.D.. Willemin - Thèbes - Hypogées - Manuscrit sur papyrus en caractères hiéroglyphiques. Deuxième partie - Proof etching on laid paper of plate 73 from La Description de l’Égypte: Antiquités, Volume II: Commission des sciences et arts d’Égypte with later backing sheet. Cf. Description de l'Égypte publié par les ordres de Napoléon Bonaparte, Köln, 1994, pp.250-251. Cf. Description de l'Égypte: ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand, Antiquités, planches, tome deuxième, Paris, 1822, planche 73. 360 grams, 135 x 69.5 cm (53 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.). From the collection of a North American priest.Acquired between 1981-1996.Property of a North American collector.Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The papyrus manuscript was recovered from the underground chambers (hypogea). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

1820 A.D.. Willemin - Thèbes - Hypogées - Manuscrit sur papyrus en caractères hiéroglyphiques. Troisième partie - Proof etching on laid paper of plate 74 from La Description de l’Égypte: Antiquités, Volume II: Commission des sciences et arts d’Égypte with later backing sheet. Cf. Description de l'Égypte publié par les ordres de Napoléon Bonaparte, Köln, 1994, pp.250-251. Cf. Description de l'Égypte: ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand, Antiquités, planches, tome deuxième, Paris, 1822, planche 74. 360 grams, 136 x 66 cm (53 1/2 x 26 in.). From the collection of a North American priest.Acquired between 1981-1996.Property of a North American collector.Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The papyrus manuscript was recovered from the underground chambers (hypogea). The original papyrus is now held in the Bibliothèque Nationale (1-19), Paris (Papyrus Cadet). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

Collection of Encyclopedia Britannica together with other books

Quantity of doll and teddy bear reference books, including German Doll Encyclopedia 1800-1939; Fair to Good. 

BOOKS: THE AUSCHWITZ CHRONICAL AND THE HOUSEHOLD ENCYCLOPEDIA TOGETHER WITH A DELFT BOTTLE IN A BASKET

Golfing history – Dunn (Seymour) Golf Fundamentals: Orthodoxy of Style, Book One, Edinburgh, Golf Monthly, 1st UK edn., 1922 4to, 283pp, illus., folding chart at end, grey boards, gilt titles and to spine, front board weak, contents loosening; Olman (John M.) & Olman (Morton W.), foreword by Ben Crenshaw, The Encyclopedia of Golf Collectibles: a Collector’s Identification and Value Guide, Florence (Ala.), Books Americana 1985, small 4to, v + 306pp. monochrome illus., colour plates, card bound; Murdoch (Joseph S. F.), The Murdoch Golf Library. Subscribers’ Edition of 215 copies, Worcester, Grant Books, 1991, royal 8vo, ix + 233pp, colour frontis., monochrome vignettes to text, blue boards, gil titles, lines & vignette to front, gilt spine titles, matching original slip case; Donovan (Richard E.) & Murdoch (Joseph S. F.), The Game of Gold and the Printed word, 1566-1985, Endicott (NY), Castalio Press, 8vo,658pp, printed illustrated endpapers green boards, gilt titles and to spine, d. w. (torn and worn) publisher’s original grey slip case (4)

The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography two volumes, Caxton edition, 1960 reprint, together with The Pageant of the Century, highly illustrated popular history from 1900 (Odhams Press, 1933, 704 pp)

An encyclopedia of Indian cinema & Eternal India reference books

In search of James Giles by Coke, hardcover, Goddens Lowestoft Porcelains, Caughley and Worcester, and Illustrated Encyclopedia (4).

Quantity of Lego Books Includes Lego Batman Visual Dictionary with Exclusive Figure, Lego Harry Potter Building the Magical World with Exclusive Minifigure, Lego Star Wars Character Encyclopedia with Exclusive Minifigure, Lego Star Wars The Visual Dictionary with Exclusive Minifigure with Others. Good to Good Plus

Quantity of Marvel, DC and Star Wars Encyclopedias Includes Spider-Man Character Encyclopedia, Star Wars Complete Vehicles, X-Men the Ultimate Guide, DC Universe the Ultimate Character Guide with others. Good to Good Plus

A quantity of Hamsworth Encyclopedia, two volumes of The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, ABC Olvasokonyv, etc.

A collection of mixed modern issue diecasts comprising 3x 1/18th scale cars - a Burago Ferrari 456 GT, a Maisto Special Edition Porsche Boxster, and a Mira Ferrari 512 Testarossa, 3 boxed 1/43rd scale Ixo - a Ferrari 512BB 1976, a Ferrari F430 2005, and an Aston Martin DBR9 2005, a Vitesse 1/43rd scale Porsche 911 Carrera, all sold with a ring bound encyclopedia of Super Cars and a vintage set of Top Trumps

TWO BOXES OF FOOTBALL INTEREST HARDBACK AND PAPERBACK BOOKS, approximately seventy two titles covering various football clubs etc, to include some of the following titles, Football Britain in pictures, The World Cup 1962 by Donald Saunders, The World Game Geoff Hurst, Images of sport Merthyr Tydfil Football Club compiled by David Watkins, The F.A Book for Boys 1962/63, The Sun Soccer Annual 1980, Images of Football Photographs from the Daily Mail, Soccer Shorts by Jack Rollin, Encyclopedia of World Football Tim Hill etc

HEER, Eugéne Militaria - Der neue Stoeckel, 3 BändeJournal Verlag Schwend. Schwäbisch Hall 1978-1982. 24 x 18 cm. Internationales Lexikon der Büchsenmacher, Feuerwaffen-Fabrikanten und Armbrustmacher von 1400-1900. 33000 Namen, 6500 Marken und Zeichen aus 32 Ländern. Vorsätze mit verschiedenen Illustrationen, 740-1486-2287 Seiten, illustrierte Kunstleder-Einbände. Vollständige Ausgabe des bekannten Standardwerkes mit Zeichen und Namen auf Schusswaffen aus fünf Jahrhunderten, sehr gut erhalten. * Partnerauktion Bergmann. Aufrufzeit 22. | Feb 2024 | voraussichtlich 16:59 Uhr (CET) HEER, Eugéne Militaria - Der neue Stoeckel, 3 volsJournal Verlag Schwend. Schwäbisch Hall 1978-1982. 24 x 18 cm. International encyclopedia of gunsmiths, firearms manufacturers and crossbow makers from 1400-1900. 33000 names, 6500 marks and signs from 32 countries. Endpapers with various illustrations, 740-1486-2287 pages, illustrated leatherette covers. Complete edition of the well-known standard work with marks and names on firearms from five centuries, very good condition. * Partner auction Bergmann. Call time 22 | Feb 2024 | probably 16:59 (CET)*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

A collection of vintage and antique books to include Oxford Junior Encyclopedia 1-8, H.A Page Animal Anecdotes, J. Bronowski The Ascent of Man, Fred Smith The Boyhood of a Naturalist and Readers Digest Marvels & Mysteries of Our Animal World.

Collection of mostly mid 20th Century cloth bound books to include Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery, David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, Heidi by Johanna Spyri, Uncle Tom's Cabin by H B Stowe, Catherine the Great by Zoe Oldenbourg, Encyclopedia of Needlework, Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales etc. 17 books in total.

Twelve volumes, Copes Racegoer's Encyclopedia, 1950s and 1960

HARRIS CLEMENT.  The Family Encyclopedia of Nonsense. Worn small quarto album. Part filled only (approx. 20ff). With manuscript poetry & plays & watercolour & gouache drawings of humorous caricature subjects. C.1890's; also Clement Harris, The Gilded Rope, A Society Drama in Three Acts, 145pp manuscript, 1892 & another similar, the latter again with watercolour & gouache caricature drawings. These the property of the author's sister, Muriel Harris, & given to her niece Rosemary Kemp in 1940.

James Bond Collectables comprises: Set of 12 limited edition commercial lobby sets and posters from the Bond 50th Anniversary in 2012, published by Pyramid, each includes full size reproduction lobby card sets (11 x 14 inches) and mini poster (11 x 14 inches) for each of the first 12 films; MOORE (Roger). Bond on Bond, first edition hardback book, dust-jacket unclipped, published by Michael O Mara, 2012; CORK (John) and Collin Stutz, James Bond Encyclopedia, reprinted hardback book, published by DK, 2008; WILLIAMS (Greg). Bond On Set: Filming Quantum of Solace, first edition, soft covers, published by DK, 2008; James Bond 007 Royal Mail postage stamps, mounted, 33 x 23 cm overall, framed and glazed; Walter Howarth, a pair Limited edition prints, The James Bond 007 Annual, Signed and numbered 3 of 5 by the illustrator in gold ink lower right, 29.5 x 42cm and Bond 007, Signed and numbered 13 of 20 in gold ink on top left corner, 42 x 30cm; each with an accompanying COA; Ian Fleming, Operation Opium DVD; and three reproduction mini posters, On Her Majestys Secret Service, 17 x 21 inches overall, framed and glazed, Thunderball, and Goldfinger, mounted, various sizes, the largest, 15 x 19 ¾ inches overall.

James Bond Collectables comprises: Sean Connery as J Goldfinger (1964) Limited edition original film cell display, Series 1, 74/300, mounted with photograph, with COA on reverse, 15 x 13 ¼ inches overall, framed and glazed; Daniel Craig: Skyfall (2012) Limited edition original film cell display, 5/100, mounted with photograph, and COA. on reverse, 10 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches overall, framed and glazed; James Bond, Spectre (2015) photo. display, features a piece of the MI6 building that was blown up in the film, with COA loosely inserted underneath reverse of frame, 8 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches overall, framed and glazed; a pair of black reproduction Walther pistols, includes P99, L27cm, and PPK, L30cm, each heavy duty plastic with removable silencers, made in Germany; The Royal Mint/Eon Productions Official Limited 2020 edition Brilliant uncirculated UK £5 coin, No. 1, cupro-nickel, within sealed packaging as issued; a black top hat, printed inside on white lining hand-made 100% wool designed in England, Size L; a reproduction Commander Bond 007 Naval peaked cap with embroidered badge, Size L; four related ceramic drinks coasters with film poster designs, each made in Italy, 9.5cm; four related glass drinks coasters, each 10 x 10cm; 2004 boxed Screen Life James Bond 007 Scene it? DVD trivia game, with rules of play included; James Bond 007 boxed 2018 Silver proof official uncirculated UK ten pence coin, numbered 0388, housed in perspex case, 6 x 9cm overall; together with a duplicate 2018 UK ten pence coin, within a circular perspex case, 3.5 x 3.5cm overall; James Bond 007 Vesper Martini cocktail shaker, H25cm; James Bond 007 On Her Majestys Secret Service 50th Anniversary 2019 Calendar, Limited edition [1969-2019] published by 007 Magazine & Archive, 2018, 30 x 21cm; James Bond 007, five mini-posters, Sean Connery is 007 James Bond in Dr. No, 1962, artwork by Szoki; Ian Flemings Dr. No; James Bond is Back in Action Sean Connery Goldfinger 1964, artwork by Szoki; Ian Flemings From Russia With Love; and 007, each 8 x 10 inches, within individual sealed protective sleeves; two posters, James Bond Spectre (2015) cinema poster, flat, 11 ½ x 16 ½ inches; and The Living Daylights (1987) within card mount, sealed within clear protective sleeve, 12 x 16 inches overall; and James Bond Encyclopedia by John Cork, reprint hardback book, published by DK, 2015. (qty)Please satisfy yourself to Firearms laws in your country and shipping restrictions before purchasing this lot.UK law prohibits the sale of imitation firearms with the following exceptions. Summary If you are wanting to purchase an RIF, then you must: 1. Be over the age of 18; 2. Belong to a historical re-enactment group of 2 or more people; and 3. Have valid PLI in place. The onus of satisfaction for the above criteria is, however, placed on the seller of the RIF. As the purchaser, however, you should be prepared to submit documentary evidence of the above on request for a valid sale.

A sundry lot including 2 DC Comic figures of Batman and Robin by Spin Master, a Marvel Encyclopedia, a Marvel 75 Years of Cover Art Book, etc

Dolls - useful reference volumes (x5) Comprising:"European and American Dolls" by Gwen White"The Collectors Encyclopedia of Dolls" by D.S, E.A. and E.J. Coleman"Dolls and Dollmakers" by M Hillier"Dolls - Pleasures and Treasures" by Antonia FraserLyle "Dolls and Their Values"

A QUANTITY OF ANTIQUE AND OTHER BOOKS TO THE ORACLE ENCYCLOPEDIA

Three photographs of the Great Eastern, 1857 albumen prints, mounted, comprising:Starboard elevation from mid-Thames, 17 November 1857, 21.5 x 33cm, mount aperture 20.8 x 26.8, extensive loss to left edge (mostly concealed by mount) [V&A; PH.248-1979];Bow-on view, c.1857, 24.8 x 29cm, mount aperture 23.8 x 25cm, loss to left edge (mostly concealed by mount) [V&A; PH.250-1979];Workers (man and boy) beneath the paddle-wheel, 27.5 x 35.5cm, loss to left edge [V&A; PH.257-1979](3) Robert Howlett’s iconic images of the construction of the Great Eastern are remembered as ‘some of the most significant photographs of the 19th century’ (Hannavy, Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography, 2008, vol. 1, pp. 717-18). The Great Eastern was by far the largest ship ever built at the time, and remained so when she was scrapped in 1888. Though an unprecedented marvel of engineering, the project was a financial disaster. Brunel died a few days after her departure on its maiden voyage in 1859. Howlett himself had died the previous year, his colleagues believing that his untimely death had been brought about by the chemicals used in his photographic work; his Great Eastern series is today regarded as ‘epitomizing the spirit of Victorian engineering and endeavour’ (ODNB).

A vintage Opax 200X student microscope with lens, in wooden carry case, together with two Griffin Gold Leaf electroscopes, a Voightlander Vito B camera and leather case, and a quantity of educational slides issued by the Rickitt Encyclopedia of Sides comprising nine packs 'The Cell the Basis of Life', 'Aquatics Communities' folio 1 and 2, 'Lifecycle of a Butterfly', 'Vegetative Propagation', 'Photomicrographs of Animal Tissues', 'Unusual Methods of Nutrition in Plants', 'Putting Plants into Groups', and 'Photomicrographs of Plant Tissue'.

Collection of ephemera to include: Encyclopedia Britannica of Maps, Certificate of Transfer to the Army Reserves Donal Lloyd Evans Royal Engineers, with photo, certificate of shares in Carlisle Plaster and Cement Company, shoe maker's receipt, The Holy Bible Old and New Testaments etc.(B.P. 21% + VAT)

4 volumes of children's books, "Little Folks", half leather-bound, together with 2 volumes of Chambers Encyclopedia of English Literature (6)

SHELF OF LEATHER BOUND VOLUMES OF 'THE TIMES' HISTORY OF THE WAR' & A SHELF OF VOLUMES OF 'THE HARMSWORTH' ENCYCLOPEDIA ETC

A Set of 10 Volumes Arthur Mee's Children's Encyclopedia together with Three Dictionary Volumes

SIX BOXES OF BOOKS containing approximately 130 miscellaneous titles in hardback format, including many antiquarian editions, subjects include ten volumes of The Children's Encyclopedia, edited by Arthur Mee, three volumes of Peoples Of All Nations, four volumes of Prince Von Bulow Memoirs, Philosophical and Historical works, Lexical and Encyclopaedic issues and Classic Literature (6 boxes)

Four boxes of books; Dickens collection, Firearms Encyclopedia, History and novels **PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR POSTING AND PACKING**

formula One (The Ultimate Encyclopedia of) Edited by Bruce Jones 1995 First Edition Hardback Book published by Carlton / Hodder & Stoughton, good condition. Sold on behalf of Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99

Science fiction.- Fontenelle (Bernard le Bovier de) A Plurality of Worlds, second English edition, translated by John Glanvill, 2 initial blank leaves present, some light foxing, contemporary speckled sheep, [Wing F1417], 8vo, Printed for R. Bently, 1695. *** An excellent copy of this rare work. Bernard Le Bovier de Fontelle (1657-1757) was a French mathematician who wrote on the history of mathematics and the philosophy of science. This, his most famous work, was aimed at popularising the science of Galileo, Descartes and others, and then " became a seminal influence on proto science fiction. This is one of the earliest works ever written popularizing science, notably astronomy, for the layman, which it does by wittily presenting its speculations -- many about the possibility of life on other worlds -- in the form of conversations after dinner between the author and a marquise", see - Clute and Nicholls , The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1993 ), page. 437. 

A COMPLETE 4 VOLUME SET OF 1930'S 'THE BUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA' WITH DUST JACKETS IN ORIGINAL BOX

Cut-Away Millennium Falcon Model Kit & Star Wars Books includes The Star Wars Vault, Visual Dictionaries, Character Encyclopedia with others. Good to Good Plus some with Good to Good Plus packaging 

Three volumes Dog encyclopedia, together with a quantity of other volumes

ONE BOX OF BOOKS & A BOXED LP RECORD SET comprising six hardback titles, The Lord Of The Rings, Egypt The World of the Pharaohs, Titanic & Her Sisters Olympic & Britannic, The Movies, The Collectors' Encyclopedia of Antiques and Churchill The End of Glory, together with a boxed 12 LP Record Set, Winston S. Churchill His Memoirs And His Speeches 1918 -1945 released on the Decca label with accompanying booklet (1 box + loose)

Box of Marvel and others graphic novels to include Spider-Man, Conan, The Marvel Encyclopedia and others. Approximately 31 in Lot.

Twenty-one volumes of 'The Encyclopedia Britannica' Published by William Benton.

A collection of books comprising one volume (Vol 2) "The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus The Jewish Historian; containing twenty books of the Jewish Antiquities, seven books of the Jewish War and The Life of Josephus written by himself with explanatory notes by the Late William Whiston" new edition, revised and illustrated with notes by the Reverend Samuel Bird, published for J & J Cundee, Ivy Lane, Paternoster Road, London circa 1815 together with "Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts" published W & R Chambers, London Edinburgh 1873, one volume and "The Popular Educator; A Complete Encyclopedia of Elementary, Advanced and Technical Education" published Cassell, Petter and Galpin & Co, volumes one and five (4 volumes), THOMAS RYMER JONES Cassell's Book of Birds, volumes I and II, bound as one, HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW "Hiawatha The Courtship of Miles Standish and other Poems", published Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press and OLIVER GOLDSMITH "The Vicar of Wakefield", published George Routledge & Sons London 1886

Crate of vintage railway interest books to include: various books published by Bradford, Barton, Truro; 'London Midlands Steam North of the Border', 'European Steam in Action' etc, 'Southern Steam in Close Up', 'The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Railways' Hamilton Ellis, 'London and North Eastern Railway a Century and a half of progress LNER 150', 'The Somerset & Dorset then and now', 'Steam on the GWR', 'The Golden Years of British Steam Trains' Collin Garrett, 'Liverpool & Manchester Railway' R.H.G Thomas, 'Heart of Wales Line', 'Vale of Rheidol light railway', 'Taff valley railway Miscellany' etc.(B.P. 21% + VAT)

Domestic, Household – Beeton (Isabella, Mrs. Samuel, 1836-1865), Mrs. Beeton’s All About Cookery with over 200 Practical Recipes, London, Ward lock, n. d. (1909) 12mo, 640pp, 8 col. plates, 100 other illus., blue boards, block printed spine titles, worn & rubbed; Beeton (Isabella, Mrs. Samuel, 1836-1865), Mrs. Beeton’s Household Management, new edition, London, Ward Lock, n. d., small 8vo, ix + 1680pp, more than 700 illus. including 32 coloured plates, rebound red Morocco over buff boards, edges slightly splitting; Dillmont (Thérèse de), Encyclopedia of Needlework, new edition, Mulhouse, Alsace, Dillmont, n. d. ( c. 1911) 32mo, 789pp + tables and indices, coloured plates, and numerous other illus., black printed titles on green cloth, rubbed and loosening (3)

A collection of books on Comics, Superheroes & Star Wars. Batman Masterpieces, The Marvel Encyclopedia, 5 decades of Marvel, The prequel trilogy Star Wars collector's edition 2013, Star Wars year by year, obsessed with Marvel, DC comics year by year, The art of Vintage DC comics postcards, X-Men the Xavier files, Batmobile the complete history, The golden age of Batman. All books in good condition.

Robson-Lowe Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps Volumes 1 to 5, two with dust jackets.

Paash marine encyclopedia 1890

MARVEL; a collection of comic books to include Marvel Encyclopedia, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Ultimate Spiderman, Astonishing X Men, Old Man Logan, Powers.

Astronomie - - Jacques Cassini. De la carte de la France et de la perpendiculaire à la méridienne de Paris, prolongée vers l'Occident (et) l'Orient. 2 Tle. in 1 Bd. Französisches Manuskript auf Papier mit zwei handgezeichneten und mehrfach gefalteten Karten. Paris, um 1730. 21 nn. Bll. u. 22 nn. Bll. Gr.-8°. Zeitgenössischer dunkelroter Ganzmaroquin auf fünf Bünden mit ornamentaler Vergoldung auf Deckeln und Rücken und goldgepr. Wappen von Germain-Louis Chauvelin, marquis de Grosbois auf beiden Deckeln. Steh- und Innenkantenvergoldung, dreis. Goldschnitt und Marmorvorsätze (etwas berieben und beschabt, Rücken mit kl. professionellen Restaurierungen). Vgl. Poggendorff I, 390/391. Hockey, Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers I, 207. DSB III, 104f. Gallois, L'Académie des Sciences et les origines de la carte de Cassini. In: Annales de Géographie, 1909, 289-310. - Der französische Astronom und Geodät Jacques Cassini (1677-1756) wurde 1694 in die Académie des Sciences aufgenommen und begann, gemeinsam mit seinem Vater wissenschaftliche Arbeiten zu verrichten. Um 1698 besuchte Cassini Flandern und dann England, wo er Newton, Flamsteed und Halley traf und in die Royal Society of London gewählt wurde. Im Jahr 1700 unternahmen Cassini und sein Vater ein Projekt zur Messung des Meridians von Paris nach Perpignan. Sie erhielten Ergebnisse, die fälschlicherweise darauf hindeuteten, dass die Erde an den Polen gestreckt war. 1713 schlug er eine neue Methode zur Bestimmung der geografischen Länge anhand der Verfinsterungen der Sterne und Planeten durch den Mond vor. Mit dieser Methode und unter Verwendung der Daten der Vermessung von Paris nach Perpignan aus dem Jahr 1700 wollte er beweisen, dass die Längengrade des Erdmeridians vom Äquator zum Pol hin kleiner werden. Leider hielt Cassini sein Leben lang an dieser Position fest und weigerte sich, die Abflachung trotz der vorgelegten wissenschaftlichen Beweise anzuerkennen. - Das Manuskript folgt Cassini und seinem Gefolge (dem Astronomen Jean-Dominique Maraldi, dem Kartographen l'abbé Jean Delagrive, dem Uhren- und Instrumentenbauer Julien Le Roy und zwei seiner Söhne) quer durch Frankreich. Das Werk ist in einer sauberen und gut lesbaren Kalligraphie geschrieben und mit zwei großen handschriftlichen Karten geschmückt, die die beiden Teile des Manuskripts begleiten. Die gedruckte Version der beiden Texte wurde 1734 an der Académie de Sciences mit leichten Varianten vorgetragen und veröffentlicht. Dort nur eine der beiden Karten vorhanden, die andere Karte wohl unveröffentlicht. - Provenienz: Germain-Louis Chauvelin (1685-1762), Marquis de Grosbois, war ein französischer Politiker, der als "garde des sceaux" (Siegelbewahrer) und Staatssekretär für auswärtige Angelegenheiten unter Ludwig XV. diente. Im Jahr 1727 wurde Chauvelin mit der Leitung der Abteilung für das Verlagswesen, die Druckerei und die Zensur betraut und erhielt den Vorsitz über das Siegel. Seine beeindruckende Bibliothek wurde 1762 in Paris verkauft. Unser Manuskript ist im Katalog unter der Nr. 2365 gelistet. - Eines von vermutlich vier existierenden Manuskriptexemplaren, von denen sich drei in öffentlichen französischen Institutionen befinden, die dem König und anderen wichtigen Vertretern der französischen Regierung gewidmet sind. - Eine Karte mit kurzem Einriss am Falz. - Ein schönes und ausgezeichnet erhaltenes wissenschaftliches Manuskript in einem sehr dekorativen zeitgenössischen Wappeneinband. Astronomy - French manuscript on paper with two hand-drawn and folded maps. 2 parts in 1 vol. Contemporary red full morocco on five bands with ornamental gilt on covers and spine and gilt stamped coat of arms of Germain-Louis Chauvelin, marquis de Grosbois on both covers. Gilt edges and marble endpapers (somewhat rubbed and scuffed, spine with small professional restorations). - The French astronomer and geodesist Jacques Cassini (1677-1756) was admitted to the Académie des Sciences in 1694 and began to carry out scientific work together with his father. Around 1698, Cassini visited Flanders and then England, where he met Newton, Flamsteed and Halley and was elected to the Royal Society of London. In 1700, Cassini and his father undertook a project to measure the meridian from Paris to Perpignan.They obtained results that falsely indicated that the Earth was elongated at the poles. In 1713, he proposed a new method for determining longitude based on the eclipses of stars and planets by the moon. Using this method and the data from the 1700 Paris to Perpignan survey, he wanted to prove that the longitude of the Earth's meridian decreases from the equator to the pole. Unfortunately, Cassini clung to this position for the rest of his life and refused to recognise the flattening despite the scientific evidence presented. - The manuscript follows Cassini and his entourage (the astronomer Jean-Dominique Maraldi, the cartographer l'abbé Jean Delagrive, the clock and instrument maker Julien Le Roy and two of his sons) across France. The work is written in neat and legible calligraphy and decorated with two large handwritten maps that accompany the two parts of the manuscript. The printed version of the two texts was presented and published with slight variations at the Académie de Sciences in 1734. Only one of the two maps is present there, the other map is probably unpublished. - Provenance: Germain-Louis Chauvelin (1685-1762), Marquis de Grosbois, was a French politician who served as "garde des sceaux" (keeper of the seals) and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under Louis XV. In 1727, Chauvelin was put in charge of the department of publishing, printing and censorship and was given the presidency of the seal. His impressive library was sold in Paris in 1762. Our manuscript is listed in the catalogue under no. 2365.- One of probably four existing manuscript copies, three of which are in French public institutions dedicated to the king and other important representatives of the French government.- One map with short tear at fold. - A beautiful and excellently preserved manuscript in a decorative contemporary armorial binding.

China - - Qi (nach) Baishi. (1864 Xiangtan - 1957 Peking). Leporello-Album "Qi Baishi huaji" (Gesammelte Malereien von Qi Baishi). Mit 22 Farbholzschnitten. Rongbaozhai, Beijing, 1952, 5. Monat. 4°. Leporello mit ornamentalen Seidenbrokat-Deckeln und montiertem Titelschild. Qi Bashi gehört zusammen mit Zhang Dajian, Wu Changshi und Xu Beihong zu den vier großen Malern der chinesischen Moderne. Berühmt wurde er mit seinen Arbeiten zu Vögeln, Insekten, Blumen und Kleintieren. In der traditionellen Tuschmalerei ist er für seinen abstrahierenden und sparsamen Stil bekannt geworden. Neben seiner malerischen Arbeit verfasste er zahlreiche Dichtungen, die er den Bildern beigab. 1937 unterrichtete er Malerei an der Pekinger Kunstakademie (vgl. Sullivan/Murphy, Art and Artists of Twentieth-century China, 8/9, Perkins, Encyclopedia of China, 404). Das Album zeigt eindrucksvolle Arbeiten zu Tieren und Pflanzen. - Vorsatz mit Stempel. In den Rändern zart gebräunt. Teils mit unscheinbaren Braunfleckchen. Schöne kräftige Abzüge mit intensiven Farben. Selten. Leporello Album "Qi Baishi huaji" With 22 colour-woodcuts. Leporello with ornamental silk brocade covers and mounted title label. - Qi Bashi is one of the four great painters of Chinese modernism, together with Zhang Dajian, Wu Changshi and Xu Beihong. He became famous for his works on birds, insects, flowers and small animals. In traditional ink painting, he has become known for his abstracting and economical style. In addition to his painterly work, he wrote numerous poems to accompany his paintings. In 1937 he taught painting at the Beijing Academy of Art (see Sullivan/Murphy, Art and Artists of Twentieth-century China, 8/9, Perkins, Encyclopedia of China, 404). The album shows impressive works on animals and plants. - Endpapers with stamp. Slightly browned in the margins. Partly with inconspicuous brown spots. Beautiful strong impressions with intense colours. Rare.

Architektur - - Friedrich Hitzig. Ausgeführte Bauwerke. 4 Tle. in 1 Bd. (= alles Erschienene). Mit insgesamt 68 Tafeln, davon 25 in farbiger oder getönter Lithographie. Berlin, Ernst und Korn, (um 1850-1862). 2 Titelbll., 10 Bll. Text. Folio (52 x 38 cm). HLdr. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. RTitel und RVergoldung, Marmordeckel, Lederecken und Marmorvorsätze (etwas berieben und bestoßen). Äußerst seltene, vollständige Ausgabe. - Enthält Band 1 u. 2 je mit Supplement. - Erste Ausgabe. - Univ. Cat. Books on Art I, 841. Berlin Kat. 491. - Text in deutscher, englischer und französischer Sprache. - Eine großartige und vollständige Dokumentation der von Friedrich Hitzig (1811-1881) entworfenen Gebäude bis zum Zeitpunkt der Veröffentlichung. Jedes der abgebildeten Gebäude wurde tatsächlich gebaut, was das vorliegende Werk zu einer unschätzbaren, architektonischen Dokumentation der vielfältigen klassizistischen Bauten und ihrer Ausstattung macht. Die Bauten wurden im Zweiten Weltkrieg fast alle vollständig zerstört. - "Hitzigs größtes Verdienst lag jedoch im Wohnbau. Um 1845 hatte er zusammen mit Strack einzelne Wohnhäuser im Bereich des Tiergartens, 1847 sein eigenes Haus mit Mietwohnungen unweit vom späteren Königsplatz erbaut. 1852 errichtete er das vornehme Palais des Grafen Pourtalès am Königsplatz, ein Jahr später ein Doppelmiethaus in der Bellevuestraße. Vollendet in seiner klaren, noch völlig an Schinkel orientierten Formensprache war das Haus Stülerstraße 1 (um 1855). Am umfassendsten konnte Hitzig seine architektonischen Ideen 1855-60 in neun zwei-beziehungsweise dreigeschossigen, elegant-wohnlichen Häusern der neu angelegten Viktoriastraße im Tiergarten verwirklichen, für deren Fassaden er sich sehr geschickt und zurückhaltend klassizistischer und renaissancistischer Elemente bediente." (NDB IX, 274). - Teils etwas braunfleckig. Einige Textbll. gebräunt. Insgesamt sehr schön erhaltenes Exemplar des seltenen Werks. 4 pts. in 1 vol. (=all published) With a total of 68 plates, of which 25 in toned or colour lithography. Cont. half leather with gilt title on spine (slightly rubbed and bumped). - Contains two parts and their supplements. First edition. With text in German, English and French. - A magnificent complete architectural record up to the date of publication of the buildings designed by Hitzig (1811-1881). Each of the buildings depicted was actually constructed, thereby creating an invaluable record of the varied neo-classical structures and their appointments that were almost all completely destroyed during WW II. "A pupil of both the Architecture and the Applied Crafts Academies in Berlin, Friedrich Hitzig (1811-1881) was trained under Karl Friederich Schinkel and in 1835 in Paris, where he was much influenced by the works of Charles Percier and Pierre Leonard Fontaine. Hitzig's efforts to integrate Italian, and later French, Renaissance elements into the neoclassical framework of Schinkel's style were also found in the domestic work of Johannes Strack, Eduard Knoblauch, and other Schinkel pupils; together, they defined Berlin's domestic architectural types.... From the late 1850s Hitzig's designs favor greater plastic elaboration played off against sheer wall surfaces and draw on a broader historical range; he introduced mansard roofs and certain baroque motifs as in the Kronenberg Palace, Warsaw (1866-1870)." (Bary Bergdoll in: Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects, II, p. 395) - Partly somewhat brownstained. Some text pages browned. Overall a very beautifully preserved copy of this rare work.