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TWO MOUNTED QAJAR NOMINAL SEALS WITH WOMAN'S NAME PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GLYPTOLOGY COLLECTOR Qajar Iran, one dated 1292 AH (1875 AD)Each of oval shape, table-cut, made of red carnelian, set in a low-grade silver mount, both central fields inscribed with a single line of elegant cursive Persian nasta'liq script reading the owner's name Masumeh, a maiden's name, set against a dense ground of scrolling rosette sprays, one of the two seals dated 1292 AH (1875 AD).20.27mm x 16.48mm and 21.86mm high with the mount12.35mm x 9.15mm and 12.98mm high with the mount Bearing the same name, floral decorative motifs, and calligraphic style, these two seals are likely to have belonged to the same owner. Nominal seals inscribed with women's names are incredibly rare to see and scarce to find, given also that fewer of them were produced compared to the ones owned by men. It is reasonable to suggest that these seals would have probably once belonged to a well-off, high-class Qajar maiden, who would have used them to stamp documents and to mark her properties. 20.27mm x 16.48mm the largest Qty: 2

Jan L Malinski Polish Battle of Britain Pilot signed rare Blitzkeig cover. 1 09 1989 Warszawa Postmark on Polish Stamp 50th Anniv. World War II Attack on Warsaw Special cover Air Attack on Warsaw Sept 1939 - Junkers JU87B - 2 of IV (Stuka) Gruppe LG1. Personally Signed by Signed Jan L Malinski Polish Battle of Britain Pilot with 302 Sqn. Malinski was in the Polish Air Force before the War. In September 1939 fighting he destroyed at least 2 enemy aircraft with 132 Fighter Sqn. Malinski arrived in England on 27 June 1940 and joined 302 Sqn Battle of Britain. Certified Copy no 19 of 50. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Rare 20th Anniv 1st Deck Landing on HMS Eagle Signed Cdr E M Johnstone HMS Eagle. 14 Feb 72 - BFPS 1265 - 20th Anniversary of First Deck Landing on HMS Eagle 10p stamp. Flown in Sea Fury TF 956 Pilot Lt Cdr P R Sheppard RN. Personally signed by Lt.Cdr. P.R. Sheppard Sea Fury pilot and Commander E. M. G. Johnstone last captain of HMS Eagle. Very scarce cover. News Paper cutting enclosed. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

SC28e 25th Anniv Escaping Society Cover signed 8 WW2 SOE escapers. Rare Ex Special Signed Cover 25th Anniversary of the RAF Escaping Society. Flown from RAF Northolt to RAF Wildenrath, And Cover carried down an Escape route in each of the four Countries below. A national stamp was also affixed, and local cancellations applied as follows; Luxembourg Cancelled 28.4.70, Paris France Cancelled 30.4.70 , Brussels Belgium Cancelled 30.4.70. Rotterdam, Holland Cancelled 4.5.70. ( 86 issued ).This cover first flown out to Germany with the main covers and carried onwards from there.15 of the 86 were presented to Resistance Workers. Only 71 put on the General market . This one is surely unique because on each cover the French 80 Cent stamp is different due to their having run out of the Henry 1V Stamp which was used for nearly all the Covers. Personally signed by Chairman of RAFES Mr.W.J.Brazill, Commandant of the Belgian White Brigade, Col de Wit, President of VVFH (Holland )Mhr .J.Prins, Secretary of Armee Secrete ( Luxembourg ) M.F. Fischbach-Schiltz, Dutch girl who rescued General Hackett at Arnhem, Dr E. Caspers, Cyril Rolfe MM an Escaper, Gp.Capt W.S.O.Randle, RAFES Committee Shot down made it home and W/O P Hyland RAFES Committee. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Guichard (Edouard) L'Harmonie des Couleurs, half-title, wood-engraved decorative title, 165 plates, mostly in pochoir but some colour-printed, some double-page, a couple of chips, ex-library copy with embossed stamp on all plates but generally not too offensive, library half morocco, rubbed, folio, Paris, Ad. Goubaud, 1880. *** Rare at auction and plate count uncertain, but this seemingly with more than other copies that have appeared.

Registration No: LO08 XYF Chassis No: ZFA31200000159214 MOT: August 2025Commissioned by Ferrari for their dealer networkNumber 120 of only 200 examples, of which 60 were right-hand driveSupplied with extensive service history including the original book packShowing only 58466 miles from newThe Fiat 500 Ferrari Dealer Edition is a very special and rare example of the incredibly cute and successful 'retro' city car. Originally ordered by Ferrari in 2008, to be used as a stylish courtesy vehicle by their approved service network, only 200 were built, with a numbered plaque fitted to each; of which only 60 were delivered to UK dealers in right-hand drive specification. Not to be confused with the later (and more common) Abarth 695 Tributo, the Dealer Edition was fitted with a 100bhp turbocharged 1.4 Litre four-cylinder engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission. All were painted in the iconic Rosso Corsa with the obligatory Scuderia shields adorning the wings, with the inside fitted out with Nero Leather where bucket seats, aluminium sports pedals, automatic climate control and an electric sliding panoramic sunroof could be found for the full 'Maranello' effect. The Dealer Edition proved so popular that most were sold to some of the most important clients of the Italian brand and the little Red Fiats are now very hard to find on the market today.First registered on the 29th July 2008, to Stratstone Ferrari & Maserati of Manchester, 'LO08 XYF' was to be kept by the firm for only one year before being sold out of the business to Park Lane (UK) Ltd of Alton, Hants in 2009. It is apparent that the baby Fiat was serviced by Stratstone during their ownership and not recorded in the service book at the time, however, the first stamp in the book is from Park Lane at 23,571 miles. There are four further stamps on file from Park Lane at 30,604 miles, 33,217 miles, 38,113 miles and 43,490 miles upon sale. For reasons unknown, the latter two service events included two cambelt changes. Acquired by the vendor's brother at the end of 2018, it was used very sparingly and actually moved to Italy with them for some six months. It was during this period that he decided that it was not suitable for the mountain roads and so it was sold within the family to the vendor in 2020 at c.56,500 miles. It was serviced by PMW Ltd at 56,841 miles immediately after acquisition.The vendor, in his own words, isn't ‘a major car enthusiast’ and has only covered approximately 2,000 miles on short trips to the shops with his wife and has now decided that it is time for the car to go to a more appropriate home. It has deteriorated cosmetically somewhat; the vendor pointed out some dents, lacquer peel and the original alloy wheels being in need of refurbishment. However, he describes the mechanical condition as 'very good' and describes it as a 'dependable little car'. Now offered at No Reserve, this could be the most affordable route to legitimate Scuderia shield-wearing exotica out there! For more information, please contact: Lucas Gomersall lucas.gomersall@handh.co.uk 07484 082430

Rare SC27c RAF Kenley Signed by Sir Frank Whittle. Flown in Lightning. Official Special Cover with 1/6 jet engine stamp. Personally Signed by Sir Frank Whittle. Flown in Lightning. Cover bears a 1/6 jet engine stamp and is the Official RAF Museum Cover SC27c Blue RAF Post Office Biggin Hill Kent 15 May 71 & Black Flown in Jet Provosts Cachets. 320 issued. Cover. Official Special Cover. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Rare Ingersoll Walt Disney Mickey Mouse watch with United States Time Corporation stamp on the back of the silver tone case. The total length with the straps is approximately 7.5"L. It comes with its original box, which measures approximately 7"L x 4"W x 0.75"H. Issued: Mid 20th c. Dimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear. Functionality not guaranteed.

Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Worcester, Baker & Son, brass, ep, 26mm, 5.32g; Cousens Co-Operative Bakery, iron bracteate Penny, 27mm, 1.27g; Davies, copper election token, ep, 24mm, 4.93g/12h (Withers 1965); F. & A. Fownes, copper, ep, 16mm, 2.12g/8h; Frank Gardner, brass Sixpence, ep, 28mm, 7.55g/12h; H. Hoddinott, bracteate bronze Half-Sovereign, 25mm, 1.60g, copper Pound by Ardill, eg, 22mm, 3.48g/12h; S. James, brass (3), one with heart stamp, one with h and a heart, one with hw and heart, eg (2), ep, all 29mm, 6.88g/12h, 6.64g/12h, 4.74g/12h; [and Deritend, Warwickshire], Kendall & Son, copper, by T.W. Ingram, 28mm, ep, 8.61g/6h (Hawkins p.313 and pl.17, 9; MG 1287); James Myatt, uniface brass Shilling, ep, 24mm, 4.15g; W. Packman, brass (3, two different types), one with leaf countermark on rev., one countermarked sj on rev., eg, 31mm (2), 29mm, 9.19g, 8.76g, 6.03g; Tho[ma]s Peacock, brass One Pot by Daniell, eg, 23mm, 4.17g/12h; St John’s Working Mens Club, brass Penny, ep, 24mm, 4.09g/12h; Ward & Co (Worcester) Ltd, lozenge-shaped aluminium by Pitt, eg, 40 x 28mm, 2.58g/6h; Worcester City Rifles Club, 1 Game of Bagatelle, 1874, brass, eg, 26mm, 6.45g/6h (Withers 1515); Worcester Conservative Club, uniface brass Threepence, ep, 26mm, 4.08g; Worcester CCL, iron bracteate Threepence, 21mm, 1.06g, brass Half-Sovereign, eg, 20mm, 2.44g, One Pound (2), bronze, eg, 23mm, 3.18g, bracteate brass, 23mm, 1.13g (Rains 4, 9, 10, –); Worcester New C & ISL, iron bracteate Threepence and Shilling, both 23mm, 0.94g, 0.96g, brass 5 Shillings, eg, 21mm, 3.25g/12h, octagonal brass 10 Shillings, ep, 3.60g/12h (R 14, –, 28, 29); Worcester CSL, aluminium 1/2 Pint, Pint (2, different), ep, 22, 26 and 24mm, 1.22g/12h, 1.58g/12h, 1.75g/12h, Mutuality Sixpences (2) aluminium and iron, ep, 1.63g/12h, 4.78g/12h (R 31, 32, 33, 37, 38); Worcester Region CRS, aluminium 1 Pint (2, different), ep, both 25mm, 1.74g/12h, 1.59g/12h (R 39, 40); Worcester Daily Times, uniface copper Halfpenny, 1880, ep, 25mm, 4.71g [36]. Generally about very fine and better; a good city group, some rare £240-£300 --- Baker & Son, fruit merchants; H.R. Cousens, St Swithins Street, 54 St John’s and 18 Sidbury; F. & A. Fownes, glove and button manufacturers, City Walls road; Frank Gardner, fruit merchant; H..C Hoddinott, grocer, 1 College street; S. James, fishmonger and wholesale fruiterer, 2 Newport street; Kendall & Son, perfumerers, Foregate street, and at 21 Lombard street, Deritend; James Myatt, fruit salesman, b Camberwell, moved to Worcestershire 1852; W. Packman, Cornmarket; St John’s Working Mens Club, 3 Church terrace, opened April 1880 and still functioning; Ward & Co, leather manufacturers, Barbourne; Worcester Daily Times, newspaper, founded 1880, closed in 1920

Imperial Bank of Persia, specimen 2 Tomans, Teheran, ND (1924-32), Walter and McMurray signatures, red/black SPECIMEN overprint and CANCELLED perforations, ink stamp and staple holes, in PMG holder 40, choice about uncirculated, rare BNB B114as, Pick 12s £1,200-£1,600 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Imperial Bank of Persia, specimen 1 Toman, Teheran, ND (1924-32), Walter and McMurray signatures, red SPECIMEN overprint and perforations, ink stamp and staple holes, in PMG holder 40, extremely fine, like most Waterlow printings, specimens for this issue are extremely rare, this being the only example ever graded by PMG BNB B113as, Pick 11s £2,000-£2,600 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- The Waterlow & Sons archive was destroyed during the Blitz in the Second World War. While many colour trials survived in salesmen's books, true specimens like this are extremely rare as most went up in flames.

UK-supplied, rare and collectible 260Z with just 29,600 miles and two keepers. An exceptional example of Datsun's second-generation 'Z-car' finished in the rarely seen Wine Red Metallic (611) with a black cloth interiorSupplied new by C. Ward Garages Ltd, the Datsun main dealer in Stevenage, on 24/08/1978 to its first of only two keepers, a Mr Donald Stewart of Palace Place Mansions, KensingtonComplete with the original Bill of Sale for £6,263 less a trade-in allowance for a Triumph TR7The history file contains the V5C, eight old MOT Certificates, an invoice for the first service by C. Ward with a matching stamp in the book, the original service book with four stamps, the last at 24,191 miles in October 1992, a copy of the original enquiry for a 260Z responded to by Datsun of Baker St. dated July 1978 and an original sales brochure with this car believed to be on the front coverThe second custodian acquired this special 'Z' car in 2015 and commenced a sympathetic recommissioning, returning the car to top form. The file contains numerous receipts for parts etc. including a bespoke stainless steel exhaust built by him to finish it offThis 260Z represents a rare opportunity to own one of these iconic Japanese sports cars, in a rare colour, with just 29,600 miles from new Specification Make: DATSUN Model: 260Z Year: 1978 Chassis Number: RS30021255 Registration Number: BRO 372T Transmission: Manual Engine Number: L26-201494 Drive Side: Right-hand Drive Odometer Reading: 29600 Miles Make: RHD Interior Colour: Black LeatheretteClick here for more details, condition report and images

A very rare and original advertising poster of the Formula 1 GP race in Zandvoort in 1960. This is “The Grand Prix of The Netherlands” driven on Monday June 6, second Pentecost day, in 1960. A memorable race for various reasons. For example, it was the first in a series of five victories in a row with which Jack Brabham and decided the battle for the world title, but also a dark day in the dunes due to a serious accident. This 1960 race was also Jim Clark's Formula 1 debut. On the right bottom it shows the original 'Printed in Holland' stamp. On the left bottom is a logo saying 'Palm'. Poster is in perfect condition and a must have for a Formula 1 fan or collector. Dimensions 78 x 53.5 cm. Dimensions (H x W x D): 79 x 54 x 0.1 cm. Condition: Excellent. Location: The Netherlands, Tilburg.

[Mauburnus (Johannes)] Rosetum exercitiorum spiritualium et sacrarum meditationum, edited by Johannes Speyser, collation: [*]6 a-c8 d e6 f8 g6 h-l8 m-p6.8 q-y6 z8 A-S6, double column, full-page woodcut of a chiromantic hand to b6v, initial spaces with guide-letters, final f. blank, narrow section cut from front free endpaper to remove inscription, library ink stamp to lower margin of title and in a few other margins, a few small wormholes in text, mostly at ends, some staining (see in particular Q1&2), marginal water-staining, some spotting or finger-marking, lightly browned, early manuscript fragments used in binding, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, lacking metal clasps and corner-pieces, soiled, rubbed and marked, folio (291 x 195mm.), [Basel], [Jacobus Wolff, de Pforzheim], [1404 [i.e. 1504]].  *** Rare edition at auction of the principal devotional work of Jan Mombaer (1460-1501). He was an Augustinian friar of Brussels, who was part of the ‘devotio moderna’ movement, calling for religious reform. He was one of the first to insist that Thomas à Kempis was the author of the Imitatio Christi, and not Jean Gerson. The present work was said to have influenced St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises. A variant exists with the correct date in colophon.Provenance: ‘Henricus Koboltus Juris Canonici Doctor’ (contemporary ink inscription to front pastedown and his signature to lower margin of title); ‘ex libris M. Georgii ?Stanglmayr…’ (contemporary ink inscription to head of title); St. Joseph’s, Blackrock (20th century ink stamps).Literature: VD 16 M 1623.

Le Turc (?J.B.) Description des Fermes...les Grandes Arches des Ponts, half-title, hand-coloured engraved plate, light spotting, original wrappers, ''Lord Rockingham'' in ink in contemporary hand at head of upper wrapper, rubbed, spine a little worn, [Not in BAL or Berlin Kat.], ''Londres'', G.Bigg, 1781 § Huet (J.C.) Parallèle des Temples, Anciens, Gothiques et Modernes, half-title with ink ownership stamp of G.Allix, half-title & title browned, modern calf-backed marbled boards, uncut, original blue paste-paper wrappers loosely inserted, [Not in BAL], Paris, 1809 § Viollet-le-Duc (Eugène Emmanuel) Entretiens sur l'Architecture, Atlas only (lacking 2 text vol.), 38 plates, most engraved, 3 chromolithographed, contemporary half morocco, spine gilt, spine torn at foot, Paris, 1863 § Foucher du Careil (L.A., Comte de) & LK.Puteaux. Les Habitations Ouvrières et les Constructions Civiles, 13 plates, 11 folding, advertisements at beginning and end, original printed wrappers, uncut, a little frayed at edges, Paris, 1873; and 3 others including 2 early 19th century prospectuses for architectural books by Normand Fils (Arc de Triomphe des Tuileries & Monumens Funéraires, both c.1829), v.s. (7)*** The first is a rare pamphlet on the proper design to be used for the carpentry centering necessary in the construction of arched stone bridges, with particular reference to J.R.Perronet's  revolutionary bridge at Neuilly. The last is on working class housing.

Allard (Carel, publisher) ‘T lust-hof van zyn Britannische Majesteit Willem de Deerde op ‘T Loo...; Representations au naturel de Loo, Maison de Plaisance de Sa Majesté Britannique Guillaume III, title in Dutch & French printed in red & black, 16 engraved plates of gardens by Allard and/or Laurens Scherm, old ink stamp "C.L.v.G.P." surmounted by a coronet to title, contemporary marbled wrappers, rubbed, spine worn, [Not in BAL or Berlin Kat.], oblong 4to, C.Allard, Amsterdam, [c.1700].*** Rare suite of views of the exterior and gardens of Het Loo, William III’s summer palace near Appeldoorn in the Netherlands, built to designs by the architect Jacob Roman in the mid 1680s before William’s accession to the British throne. The layout of the elaborate formal gardens seems to have been finalised by 1692 and William died in 1702 which narrows the date for the engravings, particularly as the avenues in the garden are shown fully grown.

Execution Broadside.- Birth, Life, Parentage (The), Trial, Condemnation and Behaviour of David Proctor, aged 36, who was executed upon Nottingham Gallows, for a Rape on Charlotte Waters, His Daughter-in-Law, An Infant under the age of 10 years, printed broadside, woodcut illustration at head, laid onto paper, ex-Nottingham library with neat ink-stamp verso, c.365 x 235 mm., [Nottingham], [1795]. *** Rare. Seemingly unrecorded.

Criminal Broadside.- Transportation.- Leicester Sentences (The) of Felon Prisoners, Who have taken their Trials at the Lent Assizes, printed broadside, crude printing obscuring odd letter, crease marks, faint spotting and soiling, laid onto paper, ex-Nottingham library with neat ink-stamp verso, c.360 x 240 mm., Nottingham, E. Hodson, [1817]. *** Rare. Seemingly unrecorded.  An interesting list of sentences passed in Leicester, with a variety of sentences given including imprisonment, transportation, execution/condemned, several people being acquitted, and, one or two instances of people being "publicly whipt."  This also includes short notes on the trials of several people arrested as part of Luddite rebellions.

Murder Broadside.- Escape to America.- Confession, Though not the Dying Speech of Ab. Thornton, Who ought to have been Hanged and Gibetted a Twelve month ago for the inhuman Rape and Murder of Mary Ashford, printed broadside, faint crease marks, one or two tiny holes, laid down on paper, ex-Nottingham library with neat ink-stamp to verso, c.245 x 175 mm., Nottingham, Ordoyno, [1818]. *** Rare. Seemingly unrecorded. After being twice acquitted for the rape and murder of Mary Ashford, despite huge public opinion against him, Thornton realised that he couldn't stay in England and emigrated to America, where he remained until his death. This, seemingly a confession to rape and murder, was published on Thornton's escape to new life in America.

Criminal Broadside.- Transportation.- Sentences of the Prisoners, Confined in His Majesty's Gaols for the Borough and County of Leicester, printed broadside, crude printing occasional obscuring text, crease marks, light spotting and faint staining, laid onto paper, ex-Nottingham library with neat ink-stamp verso, c.370 x 160 mm., Nottingham, J. Plant, [1836]. *** Rare. Seemingly unrecorded. Listing a variety of both crimes and outcomes of trials, such as, Thomas Bull who was sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing 2 pairs of boots, whilst James Crossley who stood trial for assaulting Sarah Parkes, "ravishing and carnally knowing her" was acquitted. Isaac Brown was on trial "on suspicion of committing an unnatural crime with a ewe sheep", with the result listed as "No Bill". 

A rare early 3 air mandolin musical box by Francois Nicole, an unusual and high quality key wound Swiss musical box with a 26cms long cylinder, with rigid notation markings and fine teeth (approx 219), with named levers on one side of the box and winding hole, and with a small lever on the other side which releases the mechanism. With a retailers plaque inside for 'Ruegger, Place De Bel-Air, A Geneve' and also one to the lid, and with a number to the base (serial number, 5747), in a fruitwood case with brass recessed handles and with it's winding handle. Plays part of the overture of La Gazza Ladra by Rossini. Case 40cms across *According to Roy Ison's research, it is believed that all early musical boxes with rigid notation lines on the cylinder were made by Francois Nicole. There are three known Nicole boxes with Ruegger plaques, with this being the fourth. The Serial Number #5747 dates the box to circa 1826/27, shortly before the time when François Nicole began to stamp his name on the combs. The grid markings, as on the cylinder of #5747, became referred to as “rigid notationâ€; it bespeaks an early movement by François Nicole, the only maker known to have used it; in such, the cylinder is scored with both circumferential & lateral lines to give a grid that helped the pinners judge where the pin pricks were to be made prior to drilling. Tooling improvements later obviated the need for such markings. My thanks to the Musical Box Society of Great Britain for their help in providing these details and confirming that this is made by Francois Nicole, This has passed through the family from a relation connected to the Luttrell family of Dunster Castle, they were believed to have travelled widely through Europe in the 19thc and it's possible it was acquired at that time. *To listen to the music box playing, please contact Lawrences and we will send a link. *CR The mechanism is working and the teeth and tips seem fine generally and intact, the fly wheel is quite noisy sometimes as it moves around and needs some attention (due to lack of servicing), a little discolouration/rust spots to the comb in places which could do with a little clean, I don't think this has been serviced for some time and needs a good thorough service by a specialist.. Case, the escutcheon plate is loose inside and needs re fixing into place.

Hermès Bolide30 x 24 x 12 cm.Diese limitierte Hermès Bolide 1923 „Sunset Rainbow“ 30 ist ein besonders seltenes Sammlerstück. Die abgerundete Silhouette dieser Tasche ist beispielhaft für den diskreten Luxus des Hauses. Sie wurde im Jahr 2021 (Y-Stempel) aus Epsom-Leder handgefertigt und mit Palladium Hardware verziert. Ihr Farb-Design erinnert an die Nuancen eines frühen Sommerabends - Apricot, Blue Agate, Magnolia und Rouge Casaque. Die Schutzfolie ist an allen Füßen sowie Schloss vorhanden. Die Tasche ist ungetragen und besitzt einen Schultergurt, Staubbeutel und Box. (1411731)Hermès Bolide30 x 24 x 12 cm.This limited-edition Hermès Bolide 1923 “Sunset Rainbow“ 30 is a very rare collector’s item. The rounded silhouette of this bag is a good example of the house’s discreet luxury. It was handmade in 2021 (Y-stamp) from Epsom leather and decorated with palladium hardware. Its colour design is reminiscent of the nuances of an early summer evening: Apricot, Blue Agate, Magnolia, and Rouge Casaque. The protective film is present on all feet and the lock. The bag is unworn and comes with a shoulder strap, dust bag and box.

dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Sardinian Kingdom, Round, rifled barrel, with octagonal breech provided with fixed rear sight, 12.7 mm cal. at the nozzle. Percussion lock with working mechanism, lock plate marked 'SARTORIS'. Wooden full stock featuring Savoy shield stamp crowned on the butt stock. Brass mounts. Iron ramrod with repairing. Some areas with pitting at the iron parts. Rare. length 67,5 cm.

dating: 1825 provenance: France, Smoothbore, round barrel with octagonal breech, featuring markings 'C de 17.6', the date '1825' and 'MR', provided with foresight, 18.5 mm cal. at the nozzle (pitting inside). Tang with fore-end and the model inscription '1822T'. Lock converted to percussion and featuring the marking 'M.re R.le de Charleville'. Wooden half stock with stamp on the butt stock dated '1825'. Brass mounts with marks. Iron shaft with ring for the sword knot. Together with a rare independent ramrod made of iron. length 86 cm.

dating: 1863 provenance: USA, Rifled, round, 5-1/2’, 36 cal. barrel (bore needs cleaning, visible rifling) with standard dorsal mark, brass conical foresight. Frame with matching serial number and stamp 'L', barrel wedge with partial serial number (matching). Five-shot, fluted and rebated cylinder with remains of patent mark. Working mechanism. Frame marked 'COLTS PATENT', with serial number '20xxx' and stamp 'L'. Cylinder pin with matching partial serial number. Brass grip straps both with matching numbering and same stamp. The frame with small remains of finishing . Remains of browning under the barrel. Some parts with pitting. Smooth walnut grip. Several thousand examples of the 1862 Police model were converted to use metallic cartridges after the Civil War, making the unmodified examples increasingly rare. See Flayderman's Guide, 9th Edition, page 96, 5B-105. length 26,5 cm.

Robinson, D.M., and Clement, P.A., Excavations at Olynthus. Part IX: The Chalcidic Mint and the Excavation Coins Found in 1928-1934, Baltimore, 1938, xxxi + 413pp, folding résumé, 36 plates (one of a site plan, the others of coins and related items) (Clain-Stefanelli 3281). Original brown cloth, gilt lettering, some foxing on top, otherwise good and extremely rare; the only major reference work on the coinage of Olynthos, giving a corpus of the then known examples; small dealer’s stamp on inside front cover £600-£800 --- Provenance: Bt Spink

Praeger, Rosamond The Young Stamp Collectors, 1985, first edition, oblong quarto, illustrated by her own drawings, fine copy. Large format work for children not published in her lifetime and similar to her similar works of the the 1890s. The private publisher’s difficulties with distribution meant that few copies were sold, so now quite rare.

STEIN GERTRUDE: (1874-1946) American novelist, poet, playwright and art collector who hosted a famous salon in Paris. A good vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph, the image depicting Stein in a profile head and shoulders pose with an artwork featuring various white doves hanging on the wall in the immediate background. Photograph by Carl Van Vechten and bearing his blind embossed credit stamp to the lower edge. Signed by Stein in dark fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image, ´To you all, always, Gertrude Stein´, and dated Paris, France, October 1945 (?) in her hand. Also annotated in Van Vechten´s hand to the verso, ´Gertrude Stein, "Pigeons on the grass, alas!" New York´. Rare in this form. Some light silvering to the lower edges and a small tape stain to a dark area at the base of the image. One minor, small stain to the verso. About VGCarl Van Vechten (1880-1964) American writer and photographer, a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. Pigeons on the grass, alas is a famous aria from Act III of the opera Four Saints in Three Acts (1928) which was composed by Virgil Thomson and set to a libretto by Stein from 1927. The opera was groundbreaking in form and content, and also for its all-black cast.

STYRENE POLY: (1957-2011) English musician, the frontwoman of the 1970s punk rock band X-Ray Spex. An extremely rare signed 8 x 10 photograph of Styrene seated in a happy half-length pose at a table. Photograph by Elaine Bryant for London Features International Ltd. and bearing her credit stamp to the verso. Signed (´love & light, Poly Styrene´) in black ink to the head of the image and dated 2010 in her hand. EX

Rare early Doulton Ware place card or menu holder, by George Tinworth. Depicted in a blue and brown glaze. a feline attacking or playing with a bird, while a second sparrow is perched on the cat's back. THE CAT AND SPARROWS inscribe on the front. FABLE OF engraved on the reverse side beside the Doulton Lambeth stamp. Incised George Tinworths initials. Issued: 1869-1872Dimensions: 4"L x 2.75"W x 3.5"HManufacturer: Doulton LambethCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.

Registration - MV63WRFChassis No. - ZFFTJ65C000197651M.O.T. - March 2025Odometer - 5,400This is an exceptional opportunity for a Ferrari enthusiast or collector to acquire – at No Reserve - a particularly fine 2013 Ferrari California F1 with a Ferrari main dealer service history and less than 5,500 miles on the clock – a figure which is backed up by the service history and MOT records. Supplied new by Stratstone Ferrari in Wilmslow, Cheshire, the car has been regularly serviced by them throughout its life, as the stamped service book with the latest stamp at 4,821 miles shows. The vendor, who is only the second owner of this stunning car, describes all aspects of ‘MW63 WRF’, from the 4.3-litre, 490bhp V8 engine, seven-speed semi-automatic transmission and electrics (including the retractable metal roof) to the paintwork, bodywork and interior as ‘excellent’, and we can see nothing to dispute that claim. The California has covered fewer than 1,500 miles in the past three years.The enviable technological specification includes adaptive front light system, dual mode MagneRide suspension, electrochromic exterior and interior rear-view mirrors, front parking sensors and a tyre temperature and pressure monitoring system. The ‘immaculate’ interior of this 2+2 convertible boasts Ferrari’s optional carbon fibre driver zone and centre console trim, ‘Daytona’ black leather front seats with embroidered Cavallino emblem to the headrests, Giallo tachometer dial face and ‘Daytona’ Alcantra insert panels. Externally the 20” aluminium wheels feature Giallo Modena brake callipers, while the Rosso Corsa paintwork is enhanced with Scuderia Ferrari shields. This highly desirable machine comes with two keys, full Ferrari book pack and toolkit and an MOT to 16 March 2025. Ferraris with such a desirable provenance and warranted low mileage are very rare indeed – and ones offered at No Reserve are even harder to find, and eminently collectable as a result.Announced in 2008 at the Paris Motor Show, the California was viewed as a highly useable Ferrari – an accolade which underlines how easy the model is to live with. With a 0-62mph time of 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 193mph, it was that most unexpected of beasts, with a circa £150,000-£200,000 price tag depending on factory options ticked. And buyers responded speedily – a three-year waiting list built up almost immediately. The naturally-aspirated California ushered in a number of ‘firsts’ – the first convertible with a retractable metal roof, Ferrari’s first front-engined V8-powered car and the first direct-injection power unit, and the first to sport a seven-speed dual clutch transmission. Ferrari brought in the Limited Edition California 30 from 2012-2014. The name was derived from the fact that this new variant was 30hp more powerful and 30kg lighter than the original model. California 30 production ended in 2017 and was replaced by the California T.In summary:A beautifully presented example, with less than 5,500 warranted miles from newSupplied new and maintained by Stratstone Ferrari, WilmslowExceptional opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts alikePlease, the private registration shown in the photographs is not included in the sale.

Rare color, stylized and sleek. Intricately detailed seated realistically hand painted Snow Leopard, finished with a gilt trim collar replete with dangling chain and floral hinged clasp. Peint Main Limoges France back stamp with artist initials MB and GU. Artist: MB,GUIssued: 20th c. Dimensions: 2"L x 1.75W x 4.5"HCountry of Origin: FranceCondition: Age related wear.

Rare, beautifully crafted mini box features handsome Boxer Dog, seated on pale yellow oval box with strokes of red, blue and black. Inside is adorable hedgehog. Intricate metalwork and sweet bow hinge clasp. Porcelaine Limoges France Peint Main Edition Limitie Pierre Arquie back stamp. 011 of 750. Artist: PAIssued: 20th c. Dimensions: 2.75â€L x 1.75"W x 3"HEdition Number: 11 of 750Country of Origin: FranceCondition: Age related wear.

Rare, stylized and sleek. Intricately detailed seated Tiger with stripes, finished with a gilt trim collar replete with dangling chain and floral hinged clasp. Peint Main Limoges France back stamp with artist initials MB and GU. Artist: MB,GUIssued: 20th c. Dimensions: 2"L x 1.75W x 4.5"HCountry of Origin: FranceCondition: Age related wear.

Rare, stylized and sleek. Intricately detailed seated realistically hand painted Leopard, finished with a gilt trim collar replete with dangling chain and floral hinged clasp. Peint Main Limoges France back stamp with artist initials MB and GU. Artist: MB,GUIssued: 20th c. Dimensions: 2"L x 1.75W x 4"HCountry of Origin: FranceCondition: Age related wear.

Rare, stylized and sleek. Intricately detailed seated hand painted Black Panther, finished with a gilt trim collar replete with dangling chain and floral hinged clasp. Factory missed white spot on front. Peint Main Limoges France back stamp with artist initials MB and GU. Artist: MB,GUIssued: 20th c. Dimensions: 2"L x 1.75W x 4"HCountry of Origin: FranceCondition: Age related wear.

Taylor (Elizabeth) Angel, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "Jon & Veronica with love from Liz" on browned front free endpaper, fractional rubbing to extremities, otherwise sharp, 1957; At Mrs Lippincote's, first edition, "Royal Naval War Libraries" stamp on front free endpaper, otherwise internally clean, dust-jacket, light fraying to spine head, nick to upper edge lower panel, otherwise a remarkably sharp and bright copy, 1945, 8vo (2) *** A lovely pair of works by the celebrated novelist Elizabeth Taylor - one an association copy, the other a crisp and sharp beloved title, rare in such condition. The resurgence of mid-century female writers is embodied by the reclamation of the 'other' Elizabeth Taylor. Geoff Dyer's review “Was Elizabeth Taylor the Best British Novelist of the Postwar Era?” (New York Times, 2021) attests to the growing popularity of her post-war fiction in both collecting and reading alike.The first is inscribed to Veronica Walley, née Papworth (1913-1992), a columnist and fashion artist for the Sunday Express for 35 years, who married Jon Walley FRCS in 1953. The Walleys and Taylors were neighbours in Penn for a time, and became good friends whilst the Taylors were living in Penn Cottage, Buckinghamshire. In 1956, John and Elizabeth decided to move, and the Walleys sold them a property called Grove's Barn. Elizabeth wrote of the house that “it has a very small garden and a tiny courtyard with a fine view across Windsor Castle to the Surrey Hills”. The Taylors would become sometime guardian for the children while the Walleys were away, and a cartoon by Veronica for an invitation to a shared "Musical Evening” by the women evidences many happy years spent in the house. – See pp.343-344, The Other Elizabeth Taylor, Nicola Bauman. 

Russian Literature.- Mandelshtam (Osip) Egipetskaya marka [The Egyptian Stamp], first edition, some light creasing, occasional spotting to lower margin, original wrappers designed by E. Belukha, spine ends lightly bumped, joints slightly rubbed, pencil inscription and 2 faded ink stamps to lower cover, upper wrapper lightly soiled, a few minor creases, otherwise very good, 8vo, Leningrad, Priboi, 1928.*** The rare first edition of Mandelshtam's short experimental autobiographical novel. Although Mandelshtam is known primarily as a poet, Egipetskaya marka stands out as his only major creative work written during the "poetic silence" of 1925 to 1930 during which time Mandelshtam was banned from publishing any original work in the Soviet Union. Vladimir Nabokov called the author "a wonderful poet, the greatest poet among those trying to survive under the Soviets." 

Conrad (Joseph) Typhoon, first edition, rare second impression with only 1p. publisher's advertisements at beginning and publisher's blind stamp to lower cover, 32pp. publisher's advertisements at end, first and last couple of leaves lightly spotted, book-label to front pastedown, endpapers foxed, edges spotted straying onto margins, original decorative cloth, gilt, spine ends and corners slightly bumped, joints very slightly rubbed, otherwise cloth bright and excellent, 1903 § Orwell (George) Animal Farm, first American edition, one faint stain, original cloth, a few light stains, spine ends and corners slightly bumped, dust-jacket, a few short tears and one hole, some loss to spine ends and corners, joints and edges rubbed, flap corners clipped, New York, 1946 § Morrison (Toni) Beloved, first edition, second impression, signed by the author on front free endpaper, toned, original cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, flaps lightly spotted, 1988; and c.45 others, including a defective copy of Laurie Lee's A Rose For Winter together with 3 T.L.s. and one A.L.s. from John Lehmann to Laurie Lee and a series of manuscript poems in Spanish mentioned in the letters but not in Lee's hand, v.s. (c.50)

Bell, Gertrude Lowthian Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir A Study in Early Mohammadan Architecture. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1914. First edition, 4to, original cloth, spine and front board lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, xix 180 pp., half-title, wood-engravings in text, 2 maps, 93 numbered plates, mainly photographic but including 6 folding diagrams, ex Manchester Public Free Libraries with gilt shelfmark to spine, bookplate and shelfmark label to front pastedown, blind stamps to title-page and plates, title-page additionally with ink-stamp verso, cloth dust-soiled, textblock toned, plates 1 and 2 (folding diagrams) with old repairs to inner corners, plate 6 creased plate 72 loss to corner not affecting image Very rare: only two further copies traced in auction records in the last 50 years.

Webber, John (1751/2-1793) [Views in the South Seas] London: J. Webber, No. 312 Oxford Street, 1788-92. 16 soft-ground etched plates with grey and sepia wash (sheet size 56.9 x 39cm, plate size 44.5 x 32.5cm), each signed ‘J. Webber’ in the plate, on wove paper watermarked J Whatman (without dates), most with tissue-guards, without text as issued [Beddie 1871; cf. Abbey Travel 595 & Beddie 1869-70 & 1872, Tooley 501]. Bound with an extensive set of the engraved plates from James Cook and James King, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, 1784. 65 in total (of 87), including folding general map (numbered 1), one other folding chart (36), Death of Cook plate (unnumbered), and plates numbered 4, 6-8, 10-11, 13-18, 20-23, 25-30, 31, 33, 35, 38-43, 45-52, 54, 56-58, 60-68, and 70-78, occasional spotting to margins, heavier and more widespread spotting to chart (36), Death of Cook plate and plate 78, plate 21 tissue-guard ripped, many tissue-guards adhering at points to verso of facing plate.Binding: contemporary red half morocco, spine lettered in gilt ('Prints to Cook & King's Voyage'), marbled sides, light wear to extremities Glasgow Philosophical Society (ink-stamp to verso of folding chart). The extremely rare true first edition of John Webber's spectacular suite of views from Cook's third and final voyage, apparently the only complete copy ever offered at auction, depicting scenes in New Zealand, Macao, Krakatoa, Kamchatka, Tahiti, Moorea, and Pulo Condore in what is now Vietnam.Webber was the official draughtsman on the voyage and issued these 16 views privately during the years leading up to his death. Whereas his drawings for Cook and King's Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, published in 1784, had been engraved by other artists, for Views in the South Seas he learnt the soft-ground etching process in order to make the plates himself. The work has consequently been identified as one of the first works in the now revered tradition of illustrated accounts of exotic lands by artists who were involved in every stage of the production process, exemplified by the Daniells' Oriental Scenery (1795-1814): these artists ‘saw the sights, drew the pictures and worked them up, then back in Europe carried out the processes of plate preparation, and supervised the printing and colouring. This elimination of all intermediaries gave these works immediacy and vastly improved accuracy' (Gerstle & Milner, eds., Recovering the Orient, 1994, pp. 118-19). In 1808 Webber's views were republished by Boydell with the addition of hand-colouring and text, and with Boydell's imprint on each plate.A copy of Webber's edition containing 15 of the 16 plates was offered at Christie's, 8 April 2009, and a set of 12 loose plates appeared at Sotheby's in 1960. The Abbey collection contained a copy of Boydell's edition only. Beddie's Bibliography of Captain James Cook (2nd ed., 1970) describes under catalogue number 1870 a copy containing ‘16 hand-coloured plates bound together … [showing] the same views as in the Boydell edition … arranged in a different order’.The views, here bound in a slightly different order from that of Boydell's edition, comprise:The Narta, or Sledge for Burdens in Kamtchatka. A Sailing Canoe of Otahaite. View in Queen Charlottes Sound, New Zealand. Waheiadooa, Chief of Oheitepeha, lying in State. A View in Oheitepeha Bay, in the Island of Otaheite. Boats of the Friendly Islands. View of the Harbour of Taloo, in the Island of Eimeo. A Toopapaoo of a Chief, with a Priest making his offering to the Morai, in Huoheine. The Resolution beating through the Ice, with the Discovery in the most eminent danger in the distance. Balagans or Summer Habitations, with the method of Drying Fish at St Peter & St Paul, Kamtschatka. A View in the Island of Pulo Condore. A View in the Island of Cracatoa. View in Macao. View in Macao, including the Residence of Camoens. The Plantain Tree, in the Island of Cracatoa. The Fan Palm, in the Island of Cracatoa. 

Australia Manuscript produced by convicts on the transport Clyde, 1863 Titled ‘The Clyde Journal, Literary and Miscellaneous … Published under the Patronage of Dr Wm Crawford R.N., Surgeon Superintendent, and H. S. Rosser Esqre, Religious Instructor. Edited by John Keeling, Published every Thursday Morning onboard the Ship “Clyde”’. Manuscript fair copy, containing 6 weekly numbers in 1 volume, folio (32.6 x 20.4cm), 42 ff., light blue wove paper with royal arms blind stamp to head, written in black ink in a single hand (possibly that of the editor John Keeling), calligraphic title-page, remaining text in double column, bound in contemporary green half roan, marbled sides, binding worn A rare primary source for the recreations and inner lives of transported convicts, dating from the relatively brief period of direct transportation to Western Australia, and a few years before the end of penal transportation in its entirety in 1868. The Glasgow-built Clyde left Portland in March 1863 carrying 320 convicts bound for the Swan River colony, Western Australia, arriving in Fremantle on 29 May. The editor and possible copyist John Keeling is recorded as a bookseller convicted for forgery at the Old Bailey in 1862. Contents include poems, stories, humorous vignettes, sanitary reports, jauntily-written accounts of onboard recreational activities (or the lack thereof), a register of births (and one death, the wife of one Corporal Webbe), and various miscellaneous pieces including ‘A Glimpse at the Ladies in the after part between decks. By one of themselves', ‘London and some of its Lights & Shadows’, and similar. The journal kept by the ship's surgeon William Crawford is held at the Public Record Office in Kew (accessible online via the National Library of Australia File 6. AJCP Reel No: 3181).SALEROOM NOTICE 13/09/2024: text ends abruptly on final page, indicating removal of at least one leaf at rear.

Dixon, Charles George Sketch of Mairwara giving a Brief Account of the Origin and Habits of the Mairs; their Subjugation by a British Force; their Civilisation, and Conversion into an Industrious Peasantry; with Descriptions of Various Works of Irrigation in Mairwara and Ajmeer, constructed to facilitate the Operations of Agriculture, and Guard the Districts against Drought and Famine. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1850. First edition, 4to (27.2 x 21cm), contemporary green half morocco, vi 241 pp., 9 tinted lithographic plates, 20 lithographic maps and plans, nearly all double-page or folding, and including one folding area map on linen printed in colours, ink-stamp of Steel & Broomfield of Cannon Street (presumably the binder) to front free endpaper, ex Manchester Public Free Libraries with shelfmark and arms gilt to spine, library plate and shelfmark label to front pastedown, and blind stamps to plates, maps and plans and text-leaves, small hole in Z4, bound without advertisement leaf [Abbey Travel 475] Very rare: according to Abbey, citing the English Catalogue, ‘the work was privately printed, and Smith, Elder may therefor only have published it on Dixon’s behalf'. ‘The tract of country known by the name of Mairwara forms a portion of the Arabala chain of hills, running from Goozerat to within a few miles of Dehli. It is bounded by Ajmeer to the north, and separates Meywar on the east from Marwar on the west: to the south are the hill possessions of Meywar’ (p. 1).

William Moorcroft (1872-1945), a rare miniature 'Poppy' coffee mug, for James Macintyre & Co., glazed earthenware, with printed factory stamp,4.8cm highCondition ReportGood overall condition, a rare miniature example

Stereo-Ephemera1-2) Richard Oschatz, Chemnitz. 2 Schachteln 25 Stereoskop-Bilder nach Originalen von R. Bielenberg, Chemnitz, Lichtdruck-Stereokarten 9 x 18 cm, Serien I und XIII, beide komplett 1-25. - 3) J. Bargou u. Söhne, Chemnitz. Eine Schachtel (Design gleich wie 1-2) mit 25 Stereoskop-Bildern Serie IV, komplett 1-25. - 4) Professor Krauth, Frankfurt. 10 Stereokarten 11,4 x 8,2 cm mit breitem weißen Rand und einbelichtetem Signet, dazu 3 weitere mit Signet "Indupor Serie No. 1", 11 weitere ohne Signet sowie 21 ohne breiten Rand und ohne Signet. - 5) Verlag Franz R. v. Kalchberg, München 2BS. Schachtel mit 14 Karten 13,7 x 8,7 cm, Rückseitenaufdruck des Herstellers, dazu 38 ohne Rückseitendruck. - 6) Aufnahme und Verlag von B. Martinek, Photogr. Anstalt, Rübeland/Harz. Eine Karte 11,4 x 8,6 cm mit rückseitigem Reklameaufdruck. - 7) Eine Karte 6 x 13 cm (wie Schönstein, aber mit 4 sprachigen Rückseitendruck) No. 158 Winter-Idyll bei Davos. - 8) 40 Genreszenen-Stereokarten 9 x 18 cm. - 9) 40 Stereo-Postkarten, verschiedene Hersteller. - Und: 10) Kasten mit über 100 Schwarzweiß-Stereodias 45 x 107 mm, meist 1939-1941, viele betextet, u.a. 1926 das Atelier des Bildhauers und Medailleurs Alexander Kraumann (1870-1956). - Seltene Stereokarten wenig bekannter Hersteller. Start Price: EUR 140 Zustand: (3/-)Stereo Ephemera1-2) Richard Oschatz, Chemnitz. 2 boxes of 25 photo-lithography stereo cards, 9 x 18 cm, after originals by R. Bielenberg, Chemnitz, Series I and XIII, both complete 1-25. - 3) J. Bargou and Sons, Chemnitz. Box (design same as 1-2) of 25 stereoscopic images, Series IV, complete 1-25. - 4) Professor Krauth, Frankfurt. 10 stereo cards, 11.4 x 8.2 cm, with broad white border and exposed stamp, 3 more stamped "Indupor Series No. 1", 11 unstamped and 21 with neither border nor stamp. - 5) Publisher Franz R. v. Kalchberg, Munich 2BS. Case with 14 cards of 13.7 x 8.7 cm, with publisher’s stamp on the back, plus 38 unstamped. - 6) A card, 11.4 x 8.6 cm, with advertisement on the back, by photographer and publisher B. Martinek, Photogr. Anstalt, Rübeland, Harz. - 7) A 6 x 13 cm card (similar to Schönstein, but printed in four languages on reverse) "No. 158 Winter Idyll near Davos". - 8) 40 genre scene stereo cards, 9 x 18 cm. - 9) 40 stereo postcards, various manufacturers. - And: 10) Box with over 100 monochrome stereo slides, 45 x 107 mm, the majority from 1939-1941, including the studio of the sculptor and medalist Alexander Kraumann (1870-1956) in 1926. - Rare stereo cards by lesser-known publishers. Start Price: EUR 140 Condition: (3/-)

Lorna Bailey Early Rare Inglewood Lidded Pot (Page 38 The Millennium Book release March 1999 Old Ellegreave Pottery Back Stamp)

Lorna Bailey Early Rare Giant Wild West Conical S/Shaker Old Ellegreave Pottery Back Stamp

A boxed Hornby Dublo pre-war rare D1 LNER Brick Truck, most of these have disintegrated to wheels and chassis. This one has some warping to chassis, the tinplate is Nr M. Box 12/39, Ex plus condition complete with all flaps, faint impression of shop stamp along one long side dated 15th May 1941

Slavery Chapbook. The Slaves; or, The Benefit Repaid. To which is added The Fairy; or, a good action rewarded, Gainsborough: Henry Mozley, circa 1820, 31 pp., woodcut frontispiece, 8 woodcut illustrations in-text, small closed tear to centre of A3, small reference ink stamp to blank title verso with small pen notation below, original printed paper wrappers, woodcut illustration to both covers, lightly soiled, 16mo (10 x 6.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:An exceedingly rare children's book on slavery. We are unable to trace another copy institutionally or in commerce.

Commemorate the 2007 MLB Hall of Fame inductees as baseball's all-time Iron Man and Mr. Padre are celebrated with a framed 15"L x 12"W signed Leon Wolf Lithograph of Cal Ripken Jr. stamped with first day cover September 6, 1995 and a Lou Gehrig 25 cent stamp. This is #12 of 2131 issued pieces. Only 2131 were created as a nod to the consecutive number of games played by Ripken when breaking Gehrig's record streak. We are also including a set of two Elected Hall of Fame Inducted envelopes stamped with the seal of the MLB Hall of Fame, Class of 2007 Cooperstown, NY. One envelope includes a 1998 Cal Ripken Flair Showcase trading card, 2 vintage Maryland state stamps, and a Lou Gehrig 25 cent stamp. This item is #135 of 147 created. Gwynn's envelope, #26 of 59 issued, includes a 1999 Topps Stadium Club card, a stamp of Roy Campanella and Jackie Robinson and the Class of 2007 HOF stamp. Both envelopes are ink stamped by the Cooperstown, NY USPS, Jan 9, 2007. The third envelope is a 2007 stamped envelope created by Iron Clad Authentics. Also included are the two very rare mint condition Sports Illustrated issues from 2007 saluting both Hall of Famers. Issued: Early 2000sDimensions: 15"L x 12"WCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

Broadside.- Queen Caroline of Brunswick.- Queen's Travels Abroad (The), together with her letters, printed broadside, crudely printed obscuring odd letter, chipping to edges, creases, faint spotting and staining, laid onto paper, ex-Nottingham library with neat ink-stamp to verso, c.365 x 240 mm., Nottingham, Shorrock and Son, [1820]. *** Rare. Seemingly unrecorded.For similar broadsides see lots x-x

Broadside.- Chartists.- Birmingham Bull Ring Riots.- Dreadful Attempt to Fire Birmingham, printed broadside, crudely printed occasionally obscuring text, creases, faint spotting and soiling, laid onto paper, c.375 x 160 mm., Nottingham, J. Plant, [1839] § Dreadful Riots at Newcastle. From the Sun of this Day, printed broadside, creases, light staining, one or two tiny marginal holes, laid onto paper, ex-Nottingham library with neat ink-stamp to verso, c.370 x 250 mm., Nottingham, [c.1843]; (2). *** the first rare. Seemingly unrecorded.  The Bull Ring riots started on 4th July 1839, after the Mayor had read the riot act before a meeting of the Chartists. When the meeting failed to disperse, the Mayor called in 60 officers to break up the meeting. There followed widespread rioting, vandalism and destruction of property. The riots continued in later July after the Chartists petition was rejected by parliament. 

23rd-20th century B.C.. Zoomorphic stamp seal with loop handle to the reverse; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 38x38x12 mm. This bears the shape of the object depicted, with flat face and flat back, on which is mounted a handle of sheet metal with thickened edges. The design, which is compartmented, shows a standing quadruped with big snout and long tail hanging down the back. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. The upper part is bent back and is a little damaged, but generally this is in good condition and is a rare type. The metal is sound.' 26 grams, 41 mm (1 5/8 in.). Ex Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection number U-17, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.

1902-1910.. Serial no. 2/A 868158, unissued, without counterfoil. Blue printed design with black text panels and number over including SIX PENCE value; small pencilled '3' in one date stamp location / blue printed text. 0.885gr, 17 x 9cm (). Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. Very Fine; slight discolouration. Rare. [No Reserve]

4th-5th century A.D.. Plano-convex seal with conjoined animal heads; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note dated April 1999, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Goethite 16x19x15.4 mm. This is a decorated ellipsoid with nearly round flat face, the back with large suspension hole and decorated with three pairs of two raised circles. The design consists of the protomes of four creatures joining the middle: bull, ram (or ibex), stag and eagle. Around them are three fillers: two stars and a crescent. This is a Sassanian seal. c.200-500 A.D. It is in very good condition and has a very rare design. No doubt there is some symbolism in these four creatures, but the present writer does not know what it is.' 8.46 grams, 19 mm (3/4 in.). UK private collection, 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note dated April 1999, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. [No Reserve]

23rd-19th century B.C.. Openwork discoid seal with anthropomorphic motif; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze. 57x59x17 mm. This is round, with flat compartmented and open-work face. The back has a stout suspension loop. The design on the face is of a standing creature -- human with bird's head -- and filling shapes. This comes from West Central Asia and dates to c. 2300-1900 B.C. It is a rare design and the seal is in fair condition: some of the edge of the plain outer band is lost.' 53 grams, 58 mm (2 1/4 in.). Ex Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection number Y-905, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.

23rd-20th century B.C.. A bronze seal in the form of a standing pig, accompanied by a typed and signed note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 37 x 61 x 14mm. This has the shape of a standing pig, with no ears marked, but with a short tail and big round eye. Its snout is raised. The seal has a flat, compartmented face, and flat back on which a handle of sheet metal is mounted. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It has a rare and attractive design, and is in very good condition save that the hind leg is broken off. The metal has been conserved.' 37 grams, 61 mm (2 3/8 in.). Ex Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection number R-770, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.

A rare Vienna glass beaker (ranftbecher), 19th century, in the manner of Anton Kothgasser, the waisted form painted with an arrangement of playing cards overlapping on a brown ground, one card painted with an Austrian tax stamp, the foot cut with vertical flutes and richly gilded, 11.8cm.Cf. Bonhams, The Muhleib Collection of European Glass, 2nd May 2013, lot 66 for an identical beaker by Kothgasser, dated 1824.

Great Britain 1883-84 10/- ultramarine, blued paper, SG 177 used - a rare stamp SG cat £8,250

Extremely Rare Royal Doulton one of "The Forty Thieves" c1930. A Character from the Arabian Nights, by Harry Tittensor. Royal Doulton Stamp to the base. Also having numbers 8.22 & 328. [Repair to bottom of cloak- see images [17cm high]