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421	THOMAS HARDY: "A Group of Noble Dames", first edition, published Osgood Mcilvaine & Co, London 1891, first binding, original cloth, Purdy 62 (includes the First Countess of Wessex) ditto, second binding "A group of Noble Dames" colonial edition, Petherick & Co, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide London, Osgood Mcilvaine 1891, semi-limp cloth (2) Estimate: 150-250	Nil
422	THOMAS HARDY: Tess of the d'Urbervilles" first edition published Osgood Mcilvaine & Co, London 1891, Purdy 67-74, cloth bound, III vols. See illustration Estimate: 1000-2000	Nil
423	THOMAS HARDY: "Tess of the d'Urbervilles", London 1892 first edition in one volume form, known as 5th edition Purdy 77, "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" Tauchnitz edition two volumes in one, binders cloth, "The Woodlanders", The Wessex Novels volume eight with an inscription "To Beryl Fetherstonhaugh-Frampton from Florence Hardy, 1928" and another volume of "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" (5) Estimate: 100-200	Nil	220
424	IAN FLEMING: "Thunderball", first edition, published Jonathan Cape, 30 Bedford Square, London, cloth boards with dust jacket Estimate: 150-250	Nil	220
425	CAPTAIN CHARLES JOHNSON: "A General History of the Pirates" adorn'd with cuts by Alexina Ogilvie, printed and sold by Philip Sainsbury at the Cayme Press Stanhope Mews, West Kensington 1925 Estimate: 100-200	Nil
426	EDWARD KENNARD: "The Sorrows of a Golfer's Wife", published F W White & Co, London 1896, cloth bound Estimate: 150-300	Nil
427	AUTOGRAPH: A LEATHER BOUND FOLIO containing photographs and signatures of famous theatrical actors and actresses including Henry Irving, Herbert Tree, J M Barrie, Frank Benson and others (a collection) Estimate: 200-300	Nil	180
428	A POCKET HOLY BIBLE, published John Field, printer to the Parliament, London 1653 in leather binding with silver clasps Estimate: 150-300	Nil	160
429	CAPT. JOHN GRAUNT (Fellow of the Royal Society) "Natural and Political Observations mentioned in a following index and made upon the Bills of Mortality", printed by John Martyn and James Allestry, printers to the Royal Society and are to be sold at the Sign of the Bell in St Paul's Churchyard, London 1665, 3rd edition. See illustration Estimate: 500-1000	Nil
430	REX WHISTLER: A GROUP OF THREE LETTERS written to His Highness Vsevolod Ivanovitch, Prince of Russia from 2nd BN Welsh Guards Codford St Mary Wilts and, Welsh Guards, Fonthill Gifford, Tisbury, Wilts to "My dear Vsevolod..... We are in most terrible straits - nearly desperate - for we have not one bottle of wine to drink, either red or white - and I am writing once again to implore you to help"...., the borders with bacchanalian cartoon sketches, one dated Jan (?) 16, 1942 (3). See illustration Estimate: 500-1000	Nil	3400
431	HIS HIGHNESS VSEVOLOD IVANOVITCH PRINCE OF RUSSIA: A collection of ephemera, autograph material and sketches, including an address book monogrammed "V", a desk blotter with engine-turned silver mounts monogrammed "V", a photograph album with press cuttings and invitation to the Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth, sketches and photographic montage (a lot) Estimate: 200-400	Nil	450
432	SIR JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS An oval photograph signed to the mount, 4.5" Estimate: 50-100	Nil	65
433	CAMDEN'S BRITANNIA, published by Edmond Gibson of Queen's College in Oxford, printed by F Collins for A Swalle at the Unicorn at the West End of St Paul's Churchyard and A & J Churchil at The Black Swan in Pater Noster Row, 1695, calf bound (incomplete) Estimate: 200-400	Nil	380
434	REVEREND JOHN HUTCHINS, MA "The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset" 3rd edition, corrected, augmented and improved by William Shipp and James Whitworth Hodgson, printed by John Bowyer Nichols & Son, 25 Parliament Street, Westminster, 1861, four volumes, calf bound. See illustration Estimate: 500-1000	Nil	540
435	TRACEY EMIN: AUTOGRAPH MATERIAL: A collection of letters and cards including a Valentine card from Tracey Emin aged about sixteen written to Tommy Mack, relating to her friendship with Tommy or "My Darling Tiger". The majority written from her parental home in Margate Kent, including a photograph of Tracey Emin and Tommy Mack at The Atlantis Disco, Margate, 1978. The collection also includes a Gilbert and George Exhibition Catalogue inscribed "For dear Tracey - What's love between the shits? Love from Gilbert and George" another exhibition catalogue "Pervasive Pictures 2004" inscribed "For Dear Tracey, With love always and all ways from Gilbert and George" and a small booklet by Gavin Turk, inscribed "To Tracey, love and gifts 06" (a collection). See illustration Estimate: 5000-10000	Nil	5000
436	THOMAS HARDY: THE WORKS OF THOMAS HARDY, The Wessex edition, bound by Bayntun-Riviere, Bath, England, frontispieces to, A Changed Man, Wessex Poems, Wessex Maps to all, published Macmillan & Co Ltd, London 1903 - 1924, bound in red half polished calf with rich gilt spines and green contrasting Morocco labels. See illustration Estimate: 1500-2500	Nil
437	A SINGLE VOLUME: "Complete List of Steamships, Steam Launches and Sailing Ships of the List of the Navy, 1st January 1870", and a further volume "Liber Nauticus" by D & J T Serres (2) Estimate: 100-200	Nil	280
450	A VICTORIAN WALNUT CASED MUSICAL BOX, the rectangular box with a central marquetry panel, the interior with cylinder mechanism, 20" wide Estimate: 100-200	Nil	280
451	A GERMAN CARVED HORN POWDER FLASK of curving form, engraved with scenes of figures in armour fighting a dragon, with metal fittings, probably 17th century, 12.5" Estimate: 150-300	Nil	180
452	A PAIR OF TURNED SERPENTINE CANDLESTICKS with flared nozzles and ring-turned columns on spreading bases, 7.25" high Estimate: 40-80	Nil
453	Spare lot	Nil
454	A COLLECTION OF MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES acquired by Henry Harrison, Paymaster General in the Royal Navy. Including slides of the Boxer Rebellion, and of Tonga, the West Indies and other locations, also including Harrison's mahogany brass bound paint box containing the paints used to colour the slides and pallet, See illustration Provenance: The family of H.M. Harrison RN and thence by descent. Estimate: 500-1000	Nil	3000
455	THREE CARVED GINGERBREAD BOARDS, one carved with three figures in 17th century costume, 21.75" wide and smaller (3) Estimate: 100-200	Nil
456	A COLLECTION OF 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY WOODWORKING TOOLS, contained in an elm tool box, comprising, wooden and brass mounted moulding planes, brass rabbitt plane, bull-nose plane, stamped chisels R. Otton, wooden brace stamped R. Hebditch, Henry Disson & Sons tenon saw and other tools (a collection). See illustration Estimate: 300-500	Nil
457	AN 18TH CENTURY WALNUT DRESSING TABLE BOX with a rectangular rising top with moulded border above a bombe base with a single short drawer, on shaped bracket feet, 13" wide Estimate: 50-100	Nil
460	A VICTORIAN COPPER LONG HANDLED COLANDER, the tapering handle and broad oval bowl with all over piercings, on a spreading oval foot, 24" wide Estimate: 50-100	Nil	145
461	AN ART DECO CHROME PLATED CAR MASCOT "Diana the Huntress" holding a bow and arrow, signed to the base "Wenez" and stamped "REG/ED", on a turned wooden base, 8" high. See illustration Estimate: 800-1600	Nil	800
462	A VICTORIAN TABLE CRUCIFIX, the carved ivory figure on a rosewood cross with scrolling ends, on a stepped base, 19.25" high Estimate: 80-150	Nil	160
463	A PAIR OF REGENCY ORMOLU AND MARBLE TABLE STICKS, each with a single cast sconce above a ring of ten cut-glass drops, on a spiral turned column and square base with ball feet, 12" high Estimate: 150-250	Nil	550
464	EDOUARD DROUOT: A CAST BRONZE OF A SEMI-CLAD WOMAN holding an egg, on a naturalistic circular base, signed "Drouot", 29.5" high. See illustration Estimate: 1000-2000	Nil	2200