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Sir John Ward, RA, CBE (born 1917) The Viewing of the Portrait. An illustrated Menu of Wednesday 2 November 1988, with inscription from Sir John Ward to Sir John Plumb, on the occasion of the completion of his portrait, which now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. Watercolour, 21 x 15cm.

David Loggan. An oval portrait of Thomas Isham, Lord Northampton, line engraving, 1676, 37.5 x 27.5cm, in a Hogarth style frame; and an engraving of Robert Earl of Orford, published by Knapton 1746 (2)

Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619-London 1682) Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a self-portrait, 39 x 29cm, first proof of Prince Rupert, by himself. A copper engraving in a fine Hogarth frame.

Walpoliana, in 2 volumes, collected by John Pinkerton, 1st edition [1799], small 8vo, contemporary tree calf, with vignette portrait to vol. I and view of Strawberry Hill to vol. II

Miege. Present State of Great Britain and Ireland, 5th edition, portrait frontispiece, 8vo contemporary calf 1723; Chamberlayne, John. State of Great Britain, 2 volumes mixed edition, portrait frontispiece, panel calf, 8vo 1708-26

Coxe, William. Memoirs of Walpole, in 3 volumes, bindings worn and detached, faults, 1798; another copy with portrait plates, binding damaged, 1802; Memoirs of the Administration of Henry Pelham, in 2 volumes, 1829 (4)

Cambridge related. Charles Allbery - A Portrait by Patricia Lewis, limited edition no.32 of 100, signed and inscribed by the author, 1984; others by Winstanley, Mayor, Trevelyan, etc (16)

Martin (Stapleton) Izaak Walton and His Friends, xii, 263pp., portrait frontispiece, plates, original vellum-backed cloth, gilt, t.e.g., corners very slightly rubbed, spine a little darkened, 8vo, New York, E.P. Dutton & Co., n.d., [?1904].

Maxwell (Sir Herbert, editor) Fishing At Home and Abroad, first edition, xii, 413pp., number 242 of 750 copies, half-title, title printed in red and black, portrait frontispiece, 60 plates, including 7 colour, 5 monochrome and 5 photogravure plates with captioned tissue guards, a little very light foxing to first few ff., hinges skilfully reinforced, original morocco, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, very slightly rubbed, 4to, The London & Counties Press Association Ltd., 1913. *** Contains "American Trout Fishing" by Theodore Gordon; this was his only published work. The first trade edition was published in 1914.

Mills (John) The Sportsman's Library, xxviii, 431pp., half-title, lithographed portrait frontispiece, plates, a little very light damp-staining to some plates, original red cloth, light soiling, spine faded, 8vo, Edinburgh, William Paterson, n.d., [?1845]. *** This edition has been called 'very scarce'; it may or may not have preceded that listed in Westwood and Satchell, p.152, which was published by W. Tait, Edinburgh. This edition does however have "Printed by William Tait, 107, Prince's Street" on the final page. The difference between the 2 editions seems to have been that the Tait had printed illustrations whereas the Paterson contained lithographs. Contains sections on hunting, shooting, game, sporting dogs and angling.

Nickson (Geoffrey) A Portrait of Salmon Fishing, signed by the author and artist, 112pp., number 85 of 1500 copies, colour plates by Tim Havers, original red morocco, gilt, g.e., slip-case, oblong 4to, Rugby, Anthony Atha Publishers Ltd., 1976.

O'Gorman. The Practice of Angling, Particularly as Regards Ireland, 2 vol., first edition, xx, 320pp., vi, 260pp., [2pp.], engraved portrait frontispiece, 2pp. advertisements, a little light foxing, modern red morocco, gilt, cloth slip-case, [Westwood & Satchell p.161], 8vo, Dublin, William Curry, Jun. & Co., 1845. *** Very scarce. A second edition was published in 1855. A very entertaining book containing good advice about Irish fly dressings.

Ogden (J[ames]) Ogden on Fly Tying, Etc., first edition, signed presentation copy from the author to his nephew, iv, 89pp., errata slip tipped in on title, 2 mounted albumen prints including a portrait frontispiece of the author, 4 plates, hinges slightly weak, original decorative cloth, gilt, spine faded, some damp-staining, [Westwood & Satchell p.161], 8vo, Cheltenham, John T. Norman, 1879. *** Scarce. Ogden was the first to give practical advice on dry-fly fishing, and to propose a differentiation between fly-fishing and "any-method" fishing.

Pritt (T.E.) An Angler's Basket, Filled in Sunshine and Shade ... With a Few Angling Hints and Experiences, first edition, xiv, 148pp., portrait frontispiece, original red cloth, gilt, spine faded, 8vo, Manchester and London, Abel Heywood & Son and Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1896. *** A collection of "stories, quaint sayings, and remembrances". This appears to be 'variant B' of the work, without a list of subscribers on pp.xv-xxi, and with the preliminaries ending on p.xiv.

Salter (T.F.) The Angler's Guide ... , to Which is Added a Treatise on Trolling, extra-illustrated large-paper copy, xii, 382pp., sixth edition, engraved title vignette, portrait frontispiece, numerous plates including 3 hand-coloured, illustrations in the text, folding map, modern half calf, gilt, t.e.g., [Westwood & Satchell p.187], 8vo, for Sherwood & Co., 1825. *** Extremely scarce in first edition. It's not uncommon to see 3 Heckscher bookplates in 1 book, showing the evolution of artwork to that of the one on the right.

Sawyer (Frank) Keeper of the Stream, the Life of River and its Trout Fishery, first edition, [x], 214pp., portrait frontispiece, contemporary half red crushed morocco, gilt spine, 8vo, Adam & Charles Black, 1952.

Senior (William) By Stream and Sea, a Book for Wanderers and Anglers, x, 321pp., 32pp., half-title, publisher's catalogue at end, a little light browning, original cloth, gilt, rubbed, upper joint weak, [Westwood & Satchell p.192], Chatto & Windus, 1877; Lines in Pleasant Places, Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler, first edition, 276pp., portrait frontispiece, some foxing, bookplate of G. Scott Atkinson, original cloth, extremities very slightly rubbed, Simpkin, Marshall, [&c.], 1920, 8vo (2). *** The second mentioned has the pencil signature "E.W. Harding. Dec. 1927" to the front free endpaper.

Shirley (Thomas) The Angler's Museum; or, the Whole Art of Float and Fly Fishing, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and title vignette, a little light browning, bookplate and ownership inscription of William Keale Heseltine, contemporary half calf, gilt, rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.194], 12mo, for John Fielding, n.d., [1784]. *** A fine copy of the rare first edition.

Stoddart (Thomas Tod) Songs and Poems: In Three Parts, first edition, xv, 216pp., half-title, bookplate of Henry A. Sherwin, hinges weak, original cloth, slightly rubbed, spine faded, [Westwood & Satchell p.203], Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1839; Angling Songs, ix, 324pp., [2pp.], portrait frontispiece, very light foxing to title, bookplate of W.R. Innes Hopkins, hinges slightly weak, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, spine a little darkened, Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood & Sons, 1889, 8vo (2).

Tate (Harry) and Wal Pink. Fishing, 19pp., [1p.], 'French's Acting Edition', No.1393, 1p. advertisements at end, foxing, original printed wrappers with portrait ?of author mounted on upper cover, light soiling, portrait a little chipped, 8vo, n.d., [?c.1922]. *** Scarce. "Harry Tate's Famous Sketch" - a comedy in one act.

Walbran (Francis M.) Walbran's British Angler. First Series. Salmon, Trout, and Grayling, How, When and Where to Catch Them, 82pp., [1p.], [8pp.], portrait frontispiece, 8pp. advertisements at end, bookplates of Jack Eschenmann and W.E.D. Shaw, upper hinge a little weak, original printed cloth, lightly foxed, 8vo, London and Leeds, Simpkin, Marshall & Co. and Goodall & Studdick, 1889.

Walton (Izaak) & Charles Cotton. The Compleat Angler, Smith edition, lx, 388pp., edited by Sir John Hawkins, engraved title vignette and portrait frontispiece, 5pp. advertisements at end, a little light foxing, offsetting and contemporary ink ownership inscription to title, hinges reinforced, contemporary cloth-backed boards, rubbed, [Coigney 22; Horne 22], 8vo, for James Smith, 1822. *** This copy was issued without the 15 engraved plates; see Arnold Wood, p.41. Often called the Gosden edition, as it is thought that it was published at the expense of Gosden, the sporting bookbinder.

Walton (Izaak) & Charles Cotton. The Compleat Angler, L.A. Lewis edition, lxxii, 396pp., engraved additional title and portrait frontispiece, numerous plates, illustrations, very light browning, a little very light spotting to additional title and frontispiece, bookplate of E. Lewis Sturtevant, original cloth, gilt, g.e., rebacked, rubbed, a little very light soiling, [Coigney 49; Horne 48; Westwood & Satchell p.229], 8vo, L.A. Lewis, 1839. *** A reissue of the third Major issue of 1835. There are 2 publisher's bindings, light purple cloth and morocco.

Walton (Izaak) & Charles Cotton. The Compleat Angler, sixth (titled fourth) Major edition, lx, 418pp., [1p.], edited by John Major, engraved portrait frontispiece, plates and illustrations in text, upper hinge broken, original cloth, worn, [Coigney 56; Horne 55] 8vo, D. Bogue and H. Wix, 1844.

Walton (Izaak) & Charles Cotton. The Complete Angler, second Nimmo edition, xv, 445pp., 16pp., portrait frontispiece, half-title and title printed in red and black, 10 hand-coloured engraved plates of flies, illustrations, a few ff. loose, bookplate of T.J.N. Hilken, original cloth, gilt, t.e.g., rubbed, spine faded, [Coigney 141], 8vo, John C. Nimmo, 1889. *** The plates are found in the added 'Practical Fly-fisher' by John Jackson, at the end. This is not a full reprint of the work but the list of dressings for 62 flies.

Walton (Izaak) & Charles Cotton. The Complete Angler, first McClurg edition, large-paper copy, 288pp., number 447 of 500 copies, edited and introduced by Edward Gilpin Johnson, portrait frontispiece of Walton, illustrations printed in green in the text throughout, bookplate 'Ilion Library ... 1894', original cloth, gilt, t.e.g., spine a little darkened, [Coigney 163], large 8vo, Chicago, A.C. McClurg & Company, 1893.

Webster (David) The Angler and the Loop-Rod, xiii, 340pp., [2pp.], portrait frontispiece, plates, some colour, 2pp. advertisements at end, upper hinge weak, original decorative cloth, gilt spine, a little cockling, very slightly rubbed, 8vo, Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood & Sons, 1885.

Wilkinson (S.B.) Reminiscences of Sport in Ireland, [xviii], 236pp., number 623 of 1000 copies, portrait frontispiece, introduction by Colin Laurie McKelvie, plates and illustrations, original cloth, gilt, 8vo, The Signet Press, 1987. *** Facsimile reprint of this scarce title.

Yarrell (William) Supplement to the History of British Fishes, 2 parts in 1, iv, 48pp., 72pp., [4pp.], engraved illustrations, 4pp. advertisements at end, original cloth, [Westwood & Satchell pp.243-244], John Van Voorst, 1839; Second Supplement to the First Edition of the History of British Fishes, 2 parts in 1, xxiii, 36pp., 30pp., [2pp.], portrait frontispiece, engraved illustrations, 1p. advertisements at end, original cloth, a little faded, extremities slightly rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell pp.243-244], John Van Voorst, 1860, 8vo (2).

Younger (John) River Angling for Salmon and Trout, xii, 220pp., [4pp.], third edition, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, 4pp. advertisements at end, portrait spotted, original cloth, [Westwood & Satchell p.244], 16mo, Edinburgh, 1864.

A mid 19th century portrait miniature of a lady, painted on ivory, mounted and framed, (ivory split), 6.5 x 5cm

A mid 19th century portrait miniature of a lady in a blue dress, painted on ivory, mounted and framed, label to reverse, dated 1843, 9 x 7cm

An early 20th century portrait miniature of a lady, with inscription 'M. Ball', mounted and framed, 12 x 10cm

A 19th century Jasperware oval portrait miniature of a lady, with impressed mark, Brachard. F, in an oval moulded frame, 8 x 7cm

A continental painted oval portrait of a lady with a lamp, on porcelain, impressed K4 to reverse, in an oval moulded frame, 14.5cm

A Victorian photograph album with a hand coloured painted cover, containing many portrait cards

Louisa Marchioness of Waterford PORTRAIT OF SUSAN PIELOU watercolour, oval mounted and framed, with label to reverse, J. D. Spencer, picture frame maker, 28 West Moreland Street, Dublin, with inscription; painted by Louisa wife of 3rd Marquis of Waterford from memory, after the death of Susan, 13 x 10cm

English School, 19th Century OVAL PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN watercolour, 15 x 12cm

M M Reid PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL - 19TH CENTURY oil on canvas, signed, 50 x 37 cm

Korzendorfer, (German 20th Century) A PORTRAIT OF MOTHER AND DAUGHTER, 3/4 LENGTH oil on canvas, signed and dated bottom right, 1910, with label to reverse, 96 x 75cm

A Wine Glass Commemorating the Boyne, 1st July 1690, the conical bowl engraved with equestrian portrait of King William III and the inscription "The Glorious Memory of King William No Surrender", the reverse with "Boyne 1st July 1690 TC.S.C", on a multi-knopped stem and circular foot, {15.5cm high}

A Mintons (Kensington Gore Studio) 'Maiolica' Dish 1886, painted by E Welby, signed and dated, with a central female portrait framed by a saturated blue ground border filled with five amorini in a continuous acanthus meander with a central escutcheon, artist's marks, impressed date code, {43.2cm}. See lot 89 for illustration.

William Ewart Gladstone. A Doulton (Lambeth) Yorkshire Interest Political Stoneware Jug, 1881, commemorating the 1880 Leeds Election, Gladstone's sprigged portrait medallion centred within quotations and a tally of votes cast plus a medallion bearing the Leeds Civic Coat of Arms (crossed axes beneath the handle)*** The axes probably refer to Gladstone's celebrated resolution to achieve Home Rule for Ireland, made as he was felling a tree, impressed circular mark, (23.8cm} (small hairlines in the handle and rim).

A Minton Parian Portrait Bust of the Young Queen Victoria, circa 1850, modelled by C Marochetti, artists signature, impressed Minton and date code for **** (slight retouching to corners of plinth).

A Rare English White Saltglaze Plate, of barbed circular form, the border moulded with a portrait of the King of Prussia within scrolls and trellis, military arms and an eagle with outstretched wings, divided by the inscription "Success to the King of Prussia and His Forces", {23cm diameter}.

A Sevres Biscuit Porcelain Portrait Bust of Marie Antoinette, 1875, modelled by Lord Ronald Gower - moulded name and date, the Queen depicted with shorn hair under a bonnet, head raised in anticipation of her fate, impressed date code on socle and triangle, {36.5cm}.

A French Porcelain Portrait Plaque of Napoleon Bonaparte, first half 19th century, in military uniform, in oval reserve within four imperial eagles in chased gilding, {17.5cm by 14.8cm}, with wood frame (2).

A Victorian Cameo Brooch, with nicely carved portrait of a veiled woman, in a gold tubular frame with applied strapwork and scrolls, circa 1860.

A 19th Century Ivory Bas Relief Profile Portrait of an 18th Century Lady, with curled coiffure, wearing pendant earrings and a bead necklace, mounted on velvet within a brass frame, indistinctly signed, {6.5cm excluding frame}.

An Early 19th Century Miniature Portrait of an Hussar, oval, ivory, initialled W.P. and dated 1801, in an ebonised frame, {6cm by 5cm} .

James Tassie: An Opaque White Glass Paste 'Cameo' Oval Portrait Medallion of Charles Watson Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, {11.5cm}, signed T on the truncation, the reverse applied with a paper label inscribed "Ex collection of the Dowager Marchioness of Zetland", with old card back inscribed "Marquis of Rockingham"

T...C... PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG LADY, FULL LENGTH, IN A BLUE DRESS, STANDING BY A WINDOW; PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG LADY, STANDING FULL LENGTH, IN A BLACK DRESS AND TARTAN SHAWL, A CHURCH IN THE DISTANCE. A pair, both signed, dated 1852 and 1844 respectively, watercolour, {each 54cm by 43cm} (2).

Attributed to Harmen Willemsz Wieringa PORTRAIT OF HUGO GROTIUS OF DELFT (1583-1645), JURIST AND STATESMAN, THREE-QUARTER LENGTH STANDING, IN A BLACK DOUBLET WITH WHITE RUFF, A CHAIR COVERED BY A CARPET TO HIS SIDE. Inscribed, oil on copper, painted oval, {37cm by 31cm}.

Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen the Younger PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, SEATED THREE-QUARTER LENGTH, IN A MAUVE SILK ROBE, A LANDSCAPE SEEN TO THE RIGHT; PORTRAIT OF A LADY, SEATED THREE-QUARTER LENGTH, IN A YELLOW SILK LACE-TRIMMED DRESS AND BLACK SHAWL. A pair, both signed with initials 'C J v C', oil on canvas, {each 50.5cm by 43.5cm} (2).

Spanish School PORTRAIT OF A LADY, BUST LENGTH, WEARING MANTLE, RUFF AND BEJEWELLED DRESS. Inscribed 'SA.DE VITIMDE.RGO', oil on canvas, {66cm by 57cm}.

Circle of Sir Peter Lely PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM SOMERVILLE, FULL LENGTH, WITH A SPANIEL. Oil on canvas, {127cm by 102cm].

Dutch School, circa 1700 PORTRAIT OF A LADY, THREE-QUARTER LENGTH, BY A FOUNTAIN. Oil on copper, oval, {16cm by 12.5cm}, in an 18th Century Florentine carved giltwood frame.

English School, early 18th Century PORTRAIT OF A LADY, BUST LENGTH, IN A RED DRESS. With inscription 'Lady Mary Powyll 1791', oil on canvas, oval, {44cm by 34cm}, unframed.

English School, 18th Century PORTRAIT OF A LADY, HALF LENGTH, IN A BLUE CLOAK. With inscription on old label on reverse 'Lady Pembroke', oil on panel, {21cm by 15cm}.

A...E...Bradley, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck PORTRAIT OF CORNELIS VAN DER GEEST, BUST LENGTH; and companion, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, HALF LENGTH, IN A FUR-TRIMMED ROBE. A pair, both signed, oil on board, {38cm by 32cm} (2).