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PRAYER BOOK. The Diamond Pocket Prayer. Jones & Co., 1821. 32mo., cont. straight grained red morocco gilt, a.e.g. (slightly rubbed). With inscription on flyleaf. Engraved title and plates £10-20
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Anthon, Charles. E.H.Barker. Lempriere's Bibliotheca Classica, or Classical Dictionary. Black & Armstrong, London,, 1838. Full calf bunding with gilt. Signed and inscribed in ink J.H.Nelson 1838; Plinius Secundi. Epistolae Et Panegyricus. Lipsiae, 1843. Half calf binding with cloth boards £80-120
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P. Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri XV. Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri XV. Cum Versione Anglica, ad Verbum, quantum fieri potuit, facta. Or. Ovid's Metamorphoses. With an English Translation, as Literal as possible, and the Original Text carefully corrected [by John Clarke]. London. Printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, at the Red-Lion in Pater-Noster-Row; T. Ryles, in Hull; and T. Hammond, in York, 1735. Full calf binding. (1) £80-100
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Trapp, Joseph. The Works of Virgil: Translated into English. Blank Verse with large explanatory notes and critical observations. Vol 1. London, 1735. Printed for J. Brotherton, J.Hazard, W.Meadows, T.Cox, W.Hinchcliffe, W.Bickerton, T.Astley, S.Austen, L.Gilliver, and R.Willcock. Full calf binding £20-30
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Liturgia, Seu Liber Precum Communium, et Administrationis Sacramentorum, Aliorumque Rituum Atque Ceremoniarum Ecclesiae Juxta Usum Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Una Cum Psalterio Seu Psalms Davidis . London, 1635. Original calf binding £80-100
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Adams, Richard. Watership Down. Macmillan Publishing, New York, 1972, hard cover with dust jacket £80-100
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Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 8 Volumes, Methuen & Co, 1900, fine binding with Harrow School label (7) £40-60
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John Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic, three volumes, Gibbings 1892, fine calf binding £30-40
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Izaac Walton and Charles Cotton, The Complete Angler, Gibbings & Co 1895, fine binding with school prize label £30-40
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Lacretelle, Precis Historique De La Revolution Francaise, six volumes, fine binding £10-20
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W.Y. Sellar, The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age, Oxford 1899, James Bryce, The Holy Roman Empire, Macmillan & Co. 1899, fine binding £20-30
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Sir William Napier, English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula, John Murray 1904, fine binding, Elisha Kent-Kane MD, The Far North Explorations in the Arctic Regions, Nimmo 1890, fine binding, William Dampier, A Voyage Around the World, Sir Francis Drake, Nimmo, fine binding £40-60
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Sir Walter Scott, Marmian The Lady of the Lake, Adam and Charles Black 1871, Charles Lamb, The Essays of Elia, circa 1900, six other 19th and early 20th century fine bindings including poetry and moral tales £30-40
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A & C BLACK COLOUR PLATE BOOKS: Southern Spain, Painted by Trevor Haddon, Described by A. F. Calvert, map, 75 colour plates, org. decorative cloth, 4to, 1908. With - Northern Spain, Painted and Described by Edgar T.A. Wigram (1906). Venice, Menpes (1912). Brittany, Menpes (1905). Basque Country, Painted by Romilly Fedden, Described by Katharine Fedden (1921) The Italian Lakes, Du Cane (1925) (6) £30-50
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Skye - Gordon, Seton. The Charm of Skye. Cassells, London, (1929) illustrated, original blue cloth gilt, boards stained; More Leaves From the Journal Of Our Life in Highlands, Victoria R I, 1884, second edition, Smith, Elder & Co, London; Chambers, Robert. Traditions of Edinburgh (1947); Morton. In Scotland Again (1933) and "In Search of Scotland" (1933); Murray, Ellen. The Story of Iona (1935) (6) £30-50
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SHAKESPEARE, William, 'The Pictorial Edition of The Works of Shakespeare', ed. Charles Knight. 1843 edition, marbled edges. full tr. cf. glt. borders and spines, leather labels, illustrated. 9 volumes From the library of William Wayte; 'A Biography'; 'Histories I and II'; 'Doubtful Plays'; 'Tragedies I and II'; 'Comedies I and II'; 'Clarke's Concordance' £150-200
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Lawrence, T.E - Seven Pillars Of Wisdom, Jonathan Cape 1935 First Trade Edition, First Impression, brown linen hardboard's with gilt impressions, folding maps and illustrations £50-70
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Making Show Windows Pay - A self study course with complete inscructions for making and arranging window displays for every occasion, together with a new easy method of show card designing, dated 1928, published by the Window Display Studio of the Dennison Manufacturing Co. Framlington, Massechussets, printed in the USA £100-200
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The Compleat Imbiber Edited by Cyril Ray; Volumes 1-12 (1956-1971, 1st Series) and Volumes 13-16 (1986-1992, 2nd series) - the celebrated anthology of good living; contributions by Evelyn Waugh; Betjamin, Kingsley Amis, J.B.Priestley (18) £20-40
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Louis Roederer Brut Premier Champagne; Antoine de Clevecy Champagne (2) £10-20
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1983 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année; Duval-Leroy Champagne Brut (3) £60-80
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Champagne Veuve Grenier, Chalon - S - Marne, Henekeys Private Cuvee circa 1945; Sauterne 'Grande Terrasse' 1957 Sichel & Fils Freres (2) £10-15
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Louis Roederer brut Champagne vintage 1969, magnum £150-200
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1988. Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill, Champagne, France £150-200
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1925, The Wine Society Grande Fine Champagne CognacBottled in 1973 (1) £60-80
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2005 Puligny Montrachet les Tremblots, Hubert Lamy (6 botts)Hubert Lamy is one of the newer stars in Burgundy, producing some of the best wines. His Puligny shows all the characteristics of great white Burgundy of a certain age, it is deep with almond and walnut over tropical fruit yet delicate £40-60
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2005 Puligny Montrachet Vieilles Vignes, Nicolas Potel (5 botts)Nicolas Potel is an excellent producer. This wine is rich and powerful. Fully mature with nutty notes over good fruit and oak. £45-60
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2009 Bourgogne Chardonnay La Tuferra, Ettienne Sauzet (5 botts)A favourite - made by a brilliant producer. "It's like a mini Puligny Montrachet" £35-45
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2013 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc (6 botts)The most famous of New Zealand wines. A great wine £70-80
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Johnnie Walker - A set of four 20cl bottles from Johnnie Walker's old range - a rare chance to try the excellent Gold Label 18 Year Old and the 15 Year Old Green Label, now discontinued outside Taiwan along with the blue and black labels in presentation box with tasting notes and an Oban Malt water jug (5) £60-80
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Knockando, Speyside, 1977, bottled 1991, Single Malt Scotch Whisky 75cl, boxed £40-60
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Glenfiddich Special Old Reserve, late 1970s 75cl £70-90
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Glenlivet 12 Year Old 750ml Rare St Andrews Golf Tin Single Malt WhiskyThis Glenlivet 12 Year Old is presented in a rare St Andrews Golf Course tin and is one of a little seen series of Classic Golf Courses tins from the Glenlivet Distillery £40-60
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Glenlivet 12 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Classic Golf Courses Collection, Royal Dornoch. 40% 70cl. £40-60
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Glenlivet 12 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Classic Golf Courses Collection, Royal Troon. 40% 70cl. £40-60
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Glenlivet 12 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Classic Golf Courses Collection, Muirfield. 40% 70cl. £40-60
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Glenlivet 12 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Classic Golf Courses Collection, Carnoustie. 40% 70cl. £40-60
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After Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), the torso of Venus on black marble base, circa 1930, signed to base, 32cmH £100-150
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After Miguel Fernando Lopez (Milo), a bronze of a sleeping lady seated, on black marble base, with J.B. Depose Bronze Garanti Paris foundry stamp and signed Milo, 14cmH £100-150
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After Miguel Fernando Lopez (Milo), a bronze of a sleeping lady seated, on black marble base, signed Milo, 17cmH £100-150
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An Art Deco bronze bust of a cherub, Amor by Ruffino Besserdich, circa 1930, signed Ruff, on marble socle, 34.5cmH £200-300
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A 19th century orientalist bronze bust of an Egyptian Queen, with an ibis headress facing to sinister, 24cmH £400-600
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A Charles X green patinated bronze wall bracket lamp sconce, 40cmH £50-70
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A spelter bust of Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, reading Containing Copper From Nelson's Ship ER.VII, Presented by the B&F (British & Foreign) Sailors Society, 14cmH £50-70
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A 19th century biscuit porcelain bust of Tsar Nicholas II, on turned socle, 14cmH £80-100
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A 19th century biscuit porcelain bust of George IV, on socle, 15cmH, with a biscuit porcelain bust of the Duke of York (head repaired), 15cmH £100-150
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A German 18th century porcelain bust of Madam Du Barry, probably Furstenburg, wearing a head scarf and facing to sinister, 60cmH, lacking socle £580-600
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A set of four terracotta allegorical figures, emblematic of 'The Seasons', Italian School, first half of 20th century, inscribed 'M Bandini' at the foot of each figure, inscriptions on base of each as follows: 'Estate Vezzani, Florence, Italy' (af), 'Autunno: Vezzani, Florence, Italy', 'Inverno: Vezzani, Florence, Italy' and 'Primavera: Vezzani, Florence, Italy' 32cmH (4) £150-200
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A Baroque white marble carved portrait bust of a gentleman, wearing a full bottomed wig and classical toga, late 17th/early 18th century in a later gilt oval frame, 20cm x 16cm £400-600
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A George V silver and malacca walking stick, by Thomas Dicks, London 1915, with crook horn handle, with brass finial, 92cm, a George V silver and ebonized walking stick, by Vale Brothers & Sermon, Chester 1924, with crook horn handle, 93cm, together with one other ebonized walking stick £30-50
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