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Winans (Walter) The Sporting Rifle: The Shooting of Big and Little Game together with a description of the principal classes of sporting weapons, frontispiece portrait, plates and illustrations, one folding, advertisement leaf at end, small ink ownership stamp on verso of title, original pictorial cloth, gilt, New York & London, 1908; and 2 others on firearms, 4to & 8vo (3).

A "Green Bag Crew" Queen Caroline commemorative jug, printed overglaze in reddish-brown, on one side with a portrait inscribed "God Save Queen Caroline!" and on the other side a verse "As for the Green-Bag Crew ..." framed with a foliate ribbon inscribed "Long Live Caroline, Queen of England" and with the names Brougham, Wood, Lushington, Denman, Waithman and Williams, the neck and upper handle covered with copper lustre, with a pink lustre spray on the front and band around the inner rim, height 12.3cm, unmarked, circa 1820 (small chip to spout and tiny haircrack)

Two small bone china mugs: one commemorating the marriage of Victoria and Albert, overglaze printed in puce with a portrait on one side and a castle scene on the reverse, picked out with green and yellow enamels and with pink lustre lining, height 7.9cm, unmarked, circa 1840; the other printed in black with a view of "Pensarn, Abergele" with worn gilt lining, height 7.3cm, unmarked, circa 1850-70

A black basalt portrait medallion of John Gower, possibly Wedgwood & Bentley, moulded with a framed border, 7cm high, the reverse incised CX/2

A pearlware portrait plaque of the bust of the Emperor Servius Sulpicius Galba, profile mouldedin relief, partially coloured in shades of green and blue, inscribed SERGIVUS GALBA AVGVSI IMPVII, 15cm high, circa 1800 (replacement section)

Irish or British School. (19th Century). Naieve portrait of dancers at a Christmas gathering. Canvas laid on board. 11" x 14".

Two Old Master Portrait Prints mounted on panels, modern, 12" x 8", and A Print - sketch of a wellknown Tory Colonel. (3)

After J Deffett Francis. Portrait of General Sir William Nott, G.C.B., Engraving, 14" x 10", rosewood frame, and a Portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm, Mounted, coloured print, 23" x 17". (2)

A SWEDISH ROSTRAND POTTERY RELIEF PORTRAIT PLAQUE depicting head and shoulders of a man in early 17th Century dress, possibly Gustavus Adolphus, his face in profile, the border with Latin inscription, post 1884, printed paper label "Rostrand, Samling No: 4" and impressed 790. Diameter 18".

A MID 19TH CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE WELL COLOURED PORTRAIT FIGURE OF NAPOLEON, standing in cocked hat and military uniform, his greatcoat blowing to his right, holding a telescope in his right hand, his left arm behind his back, coloured in underglaze blue, pink, green, black and gilt, the untitled base hollow. Height 7 3/8". Hairline crack.

A Mid Victorian Coloured Equestrian Portrait Figure of Louis Napoleon, the Emperor with plumed hat, cloak and military uniform, his hand on the head of his mount, entitled in raised gilt capitals on base. Height 10". Restored.

A large oil on canvas of a portrait

An oil on canvas portrait of John Hobart 2'4" x 2' in a gilt frame possibly 18th century

Bukowski (Charles) Hot Water Music, number 178 of 400 copies signed by the author, portrait, original cloth-backed boards, 8vo, Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press, 1973.

James (Henry) The Awkward Age, bookplate, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, 2 small holes at head of spine, New York, 1899; The Middle Years, portrait frontispiece, bookplate, original cloth, some fading, New York, 1917, first editions, 8vo (2).

Crowley (Aleister) The City of God; A Rhapsody, number 153 of 200 copies, signed, inscribed by the author to Silvia Thorne-Drury, portrait frontispiece, original wrappers, tanned, lower corner slightly creased, 8vo, Published by the O.T.O., An Ixvii in 0 ° 0'0" Aries, Chiswick Press, 1943. *** The inscription reads: To Silvia Thorne-Drury with love. This poem is not really difficult; but you must read it till the sound kindles the sense. It is best of all to read it aloud to yourself; the test of success is that your voice breaks at the end, and the tears come. Aleister.

Betjeman (John) Continual Dew, illustrations, original decorative cloth, gilt, chipped dust jacket by McKnight Kauffer, 1937; Old Lights for New Chancels, silhoutte portrait, 1940; New Bats in Old Belfries, 1945; Selected Poems, edit. John Sparrow, 1948; Poems in the Porch, printed in blue & black, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, 1954; A Few Late Chrysanthemums, 1954; High and Low, 1966; A Nip in the Air, 1974, first editions, all but 3rd original cloth, all but 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th dust jackets, 8vo (8).

Mitford (Nancy) The Sun King, 1966; Madame de Pompadour, 1968 ~ Cecil (Lord David) The Cecils of Hatfield House, 1973; A Portrait of Jane Austen, signed by the author, acerbic T.L.s. from the publisher to Handasyde Buchanan loosely inserted, 1978 ~ Wilson (Angus) The World of Charles Dickens, 1970 ~ Snow (C.P.) Trollope, 1975 ~ Richardson (Joanna) La Vie Parisienne 1852-1870, 1971, all designed by George Rainbird, plates, many colour, illustrations, original cloth, dust jackets; and another, large 8vo (8).

Sitwell (Sacheverell) For Want of the Golden City, 1973 ~ Coward (Noel) Pretty Polly Barlow and other stories, signed by the author, 1964 ~ Pope Hennessy (James) Anthony Trollope, plates, 1971 ~ Powell (Violet) Five out of Six. An Autobiography, 1960 ~ Fulford (Roger) Royal Dukes, plates, autograph postcard loosely inserted, 1973 ~ Trevelyan (Humphrey) Diplomatic Channels, dust jacket by Osbert Lancaster, 1973 ~ Acton (Harold) and others. Jamie. An 80th Birthday Tribute from his Friends, no. 362 of 500 copies, portrait, presentation inscription by Jamie [Hamish] Hamilton, 1980, all but 2nd with autograph inscriptions to Handasyde Buchanan signed by the authors, original cloth, dust jackets, 8vo (7).

Fuller (Thomas) The History of the Worthies of England, first edition, engraved portrait, slight marking, ex-library copy, bookplate, stamps on verso of portrait and title, and at end, nineteenth-century half morocco, folio, [Wing F2440], J.G, W.L. & W.G., 1662.

[Grelot (Guillaume Joseph) A Late Voyage to Constantinople, translated by John Philips], lacks portrait and all before A3, 6 folding engraved plates only (of 8), 6 engraved illustrations, most folding plates defective, soiled and stained, ex-library copy but unstamped, contemporary calf, rebacked, rubbed, [1683]; and 2 others, travel, 8vo; sold not subject to return (3).

Locke (John) An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, third edition, engraved portrait, slight damp-staining to corner of preliminaries and final ff., modern half morocco, ex-library copy with bookplate and stamps on title and few ff., [Wing L2741], folio, Printed for A. and J.Churchill and S.Manship, 1695.

Defoe (Daniel) Jure Divino, a Satyr, first edition, engraved portrait by Van der Gucht, title slightly soiled, modern half morocco, ex-library copy with classmark on reverse of title and stamp on title and few margins, [Moore 115], folio, 1706.

Nicolson (William) The English Historical Library, Printed for T.Childe and R.Knaplock, 1714 ~ Barrington (Sir Jonah) Historic Memoirs of Ireland, 2 vol., additional engraved pictorial title, linen-mounted, portraits, some foxing, 1833 ~ Mackintosh ( Sir James) History of the Revolution in England in 1688, portrait, 1834 ~ McNaughton (Arnold) The Book of Kings. A Royal Genealogy, 3 vol. including plates, small snag in 1 spine, 1973, fourth mentioned original buckram gilt, slip-case, rest modern half morocco; and c.30 others, History and Royalty, ex-library copies with bookplate and stamps, v.s. (c.37).

Edmondson (Joseph) A Complete Body of Heraldry, 2 vol., engraved portrait, list of subscribers, 24 engraved plates, vol.1 lacking signature S (pp.65-68) of Glovers's Ordinary of Arms at end, plates offset, some spotting, one or two marginal defects, nineteenth century bookplate of Arthur, Earl of Castlestewart on front paste-downs, contemporary tree calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spines and recornered, modern gilt arms on upper covers, folio, for the Author, 1780.

Lodge (Edmund) Illustrations of British History... in the Reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth, and James I, 3 vol., portrait frontispieces, 8 plates of facsimiles, frontispiece portraits, slightly offset, modern half morocco, ex-library copy with bookplate and stamps, 4to, Sold by G.Nicol, 1791.

Nichols (John) The Progresses, Processions, and Magnificent Festivities of King James the First, 4 vol., engraved frontispieces, 1828 ~ Fox (Charles James) History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second, portrait linen-mounted, slight preliminary soiling, 1808 ~ Aikin (Lucy) Memoirs of the Court of King James the First, 2 vol., 1 frontispiece only (of 2?), 1822, first mentioned later half morocco, rest modern binder's buckram, ex-library copies with bookplate and stamps, 4to & 8vo (7).

Story (Alfred T.) Golden Deeds of the War, illustrations, modern half calf, 1900 ~ Campbell (Thomas) The Poetical Works, portrait slightly stained, front hinge cracked, contemporary calf, slightly rubbed, 1840 ~ Burton (John Hill) The Book-Hunter, number 486 of 1000 copies, frontispiece, 4 illustrations, original buckram gilt, spine slightly stained, 1840; and 6 others, Miscellaneous, 8vo (9).

A 19th Century portrait brooch containing a miniature of a lady within a heart shaped frame set seed pearls.

After GEORGE LANCE, Red-cap, an engraving by W. Taylor, 20cm x 25cm, a silhouette portrait of a boy and five further various etchings and engravings. (7)

CAPTAIN JAMES HUNTER, Portrait of a gentleman, signed, chalk, 43cm x 33cm.

JOHN MCCUTHEON, DA RSW, Portrait of a lady, inscribed verso, oil, 30cm x 33cm, and two others by the same hand.

20TH CENTURY SCHOOL, Still life with oranges, oil, 31cm x 37cm, also a portrait of a tribal leader by Dridi. (2)

JOHN MCCUTCHEON, DA RSW, Charcoal portrait, inscribed verso, 33cm x 26cm.

NINA HARDIE, Portrait of a lady, oil, 50cm x 38cm.

ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19th Century, Portrait of Elizabeth Gaskell, bust length, oil on canvas, 76cm x 63cm.

Two portrait miniatures within ebonised frames, one a watercolour of Mr Wellbank, the other an oil. (2)

19th Century portrait of boy with blue handkerchief on ivory, circular, 6cm diam, leather case.

A machine made Robert Burns rug depicting portrait to centre within a tartan border, 68in. x 36in.

Mid 19th Century portrait miniature on ivory of a gentleman dressed in a suit of armour, split, 4" x 3"

A Victorian Staffordshire portrait figure 'Kossuth', 28cm (11"), (repaired). (See Lot 11 for Illustration).

A Victorian Staffordshire portrait figure 'Robt. Burns', 34cm (13.5"), (restored). (See Lot 11 for Illustration).

A Victorian Staffordshire portrait figure 'Sancho Panza', 20cm (8"). (See Lot 11 for Illustration).

A Victorian Staffordshire portrait figure 'Don Quixote', 25cm (10"), (a.f.). (See Lot 11 for Illustration).

A Victorian Staffordshire portrait figure 'Falstaff', 18cm (7"). (See Lot 11 for Illustration).

A Victorian child's rattle modelled as a head and shoulder portrait of a bonneted infant, with ring and mother-of-pearl teether, maker's mark 'D. & ?', Birmingham 1884, 10.5cm (4.1/8" long)

An Edward VIII child's rattle modelled as a head and shoulder portrait of Peter Pan, with two bells and mother-of-pearl teether, 13cm (5.25")

A set of six George VI teaspoons with reeded handles, the terminals cast with head and shoulder portrait of the Right Honourable Winston Churchill MP Prime Minister, in original case, by B. & J. Sippel, Sheffield 1944, together with a letter from the factory stating that the spoons were a gift on the 1st August 1945,

D. (18th/19th century): 'The Princess Royal Daughter of George III at the age of nineteen' and 'Princess Elizabeth age fifteen', pair, oval half length portrait miniatures on ivory, one monogrammed and dated 1785, 12cm x 9cm (5" x 3.5"), (2)

English School (early 19th century): Half length profile portrait of a gentleman, miniature, unsigned, 8cm x 7cm (3.25" x 2.75")

Manner of Richard Cosway (19th century): Half length portrait of a young lady, oval miniature on ivory, unsigned, 7cm x 5cm (3" x 2")

English School (19th century): Half length portrait of a gentleman, oval miniature on ivory, unsigned, 8cm x 6cm (3" x 2.5")

H.T. Field (19th/20th century): Portrait of a young woman in a blue robe, after Rossetti, signed and dated 1903, 49cm x 15cm (19.5" x 6")

Continental School (mid 19th century): Half length portrait of a man playing bagpipes, on panel, unsigned, 13cm x 10cm (5" x 4")

English School (19th century): Half length portrait of a lady wearing a red shawl, on canvas, unsigned, 75cm x 62cm (29.5" x 24.5"), in original Regency mahogany frame with fluted pilasters

English School (18th century): Half length portrait of a lady, relined canvas, unsigned, 49cm x 41cm (19" x 16")

A 19th century oval portrait miniature of Empress Josephine, on a porcelain plaque, with painted marks and label. 3 3/8" x 2 5/8" (8.5 x 6.5cm)

A yellow metal stickpin with a painted porcelain portrait within a painted frame, cased

19TH CENTURY, NAIVE SCHOOL PORTRAIT OF A GIRL oil on canvas, framed. 23 1/2" x 19 1/2" (60 x 50cm)

19TH CENTURY, ENGLISH SCHOOL PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN oil on canvas, laid down on board, framed. 22" x 15 1/2" (56 x 39cm)