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Auction Date: Tuesday, July 22 2008 at 6:00 PM

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Books & Manuscripts (62 Lots)

LOT 436
The Ship That Sailed To Mars told & pictured by William M. Timlin

Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold For: $625

LOT 577
A Song of the English by Rudyard Kipling

Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold For: $500

LOT 433
History of The British Army 20 vol. Book Set by J.W.Fortescue

Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold For: $300

LOT 582
Paradise Lost by John Milton- illustrated by Gustave Dore

Estimate: $150 - $300
Sold For: $220

LOT 579
Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London by James Peller Malcolm 1808

Estimate: $150 - $300
Sold For: $190

LOT 403
Dealings With The Firm of Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens-London- Bradbury & Evans-1848.

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold For: $200

LOT 435
Oriental and Western Siberia by Thomas Atkinson

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold For: $250

LOT 408
Three vols.in two- Master Humphrey's Clock by Charles Dickens-London 1840.

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold For: $200

LOT 410
2 vols.The Newcomes edited by Arthur Pendennis-Bradbury & Evans-London- 1854 (William Thackeray).

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold For: $190

LOT 404
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens-London-Chapman & Hall-1865.

Estimate: $150 - $200

LOT 576
Ethic Amusements by Mr.Bellamy revised by his son-London 1768.

Estimate: $150 - $200
Sold For: $100

LOT 574
New Memoirs of the Life & Poetical Works of Mr.John Milton

Estimate: $100 - $150
Sold For: $80

LOT 569
Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science Literature and Art by J.G.Heck-New York 1851

Estimate: $100 - $150
Sold For: $250

LOT 409
The Pickwich Papers by Charles Dickens

Estimate: $100 - $150
Sold For: $250

LOT 541
The Cherries of New York by U.P. Hedrick-J.B.Lyon-Albany 1915

Estimate: $75 - $125

LOT 503
The Works of Shakespeare 39 vols. Methuen and Co. London circa 1902- 1906.

Estimate: $75 - $125
Sold For: $90

LOT 557
The Works of Charles Dickens 30 vols. Caxton Publishing Company

Estimate: $75 - $125
Sold For: $60

LOT 540
Hortus Floridas-The First Book & The Second Book by Crispin Van De Pass

Estimate: $75 - $125
Sold For: $75

LOT 573
An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava by Michael Symes

Estimate: $50 - $100
Sold For: $70

LOT 509
Five Folios; Studies From The Museums-Wood Carvings

Estimate: $75 - $100
Sold For: $40

LOT 570
2 vols.-Old England a Pictorial Museum of Regal & Popular Antiques London-1845.

Estimate: $75 - $100
Sold For: $170

LOT 498
Four vols. of The Art-Journal 1881-1894

Estimate: $50 - $100
Sold For: $60

LOT 479
Eleven early to mid 19th. century Children's Books.

Estimate: $50 - $100
Sold For: $60

LOT 520
Five poetry books by Robin Skelton

Estimate: $50 - $100
Sold For: $100

LOT 580
8 vol.leather bound miniature book set dated 1838

Estimate: $50 - $100
Sold For: $110

LOT 513
Twenty-five vol. book set- The Kings and Queens of England ed. by Antonia Fraser.

Estimate: $50 - $100

LOT 476
3 vols.Life of Field-Marhall Duke of Wellington by W.H.Maxwell-Baily & Co.London 1840.

Estimate: $60 - $90
Sold For: $80

LOT 510
Cartoons from Punch by John Tenniel(Second Series)-dedicated in 1871.

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $35

LOT 532
The Spectator Vols.II-VIII

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $80

LOT 548
Illustrations to the Battles of Quatre Bras-Ligny-and Waterloo; London 1817.

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $140

LOT 531
2 vols. Iliad of Homer by Trollope London 1827 & The Odyssey of Homer London 1893.

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $50

LOT 494
Six vols.- The World's Library of Best Books edited Wilfred Whitten

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $20

LOT 493
Three vols.- Cassell's History of England vols.1&2&4 & Memoirs of Count Gramont.

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $15

LOT 539
The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe-London-London-Sampson Low Son & Co. 1858

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $90

LOT 565
The works of Alexander Pope- London 1766

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $100

LOT 468
Miniature Book of Common Prayer and Hymn Book

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $60

LOT 543
Rhymes of a Red Cross Man by Robert W. Service

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $90

LOT 553
Eight 19th. century books including Boswell's Life of Johnson-Carlyle- Dante-Dumas

Estimate: $40 - $60
Sold For: $70

LOT 522
8 19th. century books incl. Murray's Encyclopedia of Geography

Estimate: $40 - $60
Sold For: $80

LOT 547
The Living Land by Roderick Haig Brown

Estimate: $25 - $50
Sold For: $85

LOT 478
4 vols. The Rise & Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer

Estimate: $30 - $50
Sold For: $25

LOT 523
4 vols. The War 1939-1945 edited by Desmond Flower & James Reeves

Estimate: $25 - $50

LOT 530
3 books;La Joie De Vivre by E.Zola

Estimate: $25 - $50
Sold For: $20

LOT 578
Sainte Cecile et la Societe Romaine par Dom Gueranger

Estimate: $30 - $50
Sold For: $16

LOT 575
Two vols. The Right Hon.W.Gladstone- Cartoons from Punch 1878 & Punch vol 118

Estimate: $30 - $50

LOT 438
Flint and Feather by Pauline Johnson-leather bound.Toronto

Estimate: $25 - $50
Sold For: $20

LOT 563
The Magazine of Art-Cassell & Company Ltd.-1886.

Estimate: $30 - $50

LOT 529
Our Old Nursery Rhymes harmonized by Alfred Moffat and illustrated by H.Willebeck Le Mair.

Estimate: $30 - $50
Sold For: $20

LOT 561
3 vols. by Charles Dickens pub. by Bradbury & Evans:Cricket on Hearth Goblin Story/Xmas Carol.

Estimate: $25 - $50
Sold For: $50

LOT 545
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J.M.Barrie illus. by Arthur Rackham

Estimate: $25 - $50
Sold For: $40

LOT 419
Three 19th. century miniature books and a needlebox with Baxter style print.

Estimate: $25 - $50
Sold For: $40

LOT 405
The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith-London-Longman Green and Roberts-1860.

Estimate: $30 - $50
Sold For: $30

LOT 481
12 leather bound & other books incl. Dict. of Non-Classical Mythology- Ancient History-1835

Estimate: $30 - $50
Sold For: $40

LOT 521
4 vols.-Egyptian Myth & Legend-The Myths of Greece-Comic History of Rome & Don Carlos.

Estimate: $30 - $50
Sold For: $70

LOT 562
"The Habitant" by William Drummond sgnd.& dedicated and "Songs of a Sourdough by Rbt.Service.

Estimate: $25 - $50
Sold For: $70

LOT 528
Three books incl.Sermons by Z.Mudge

Estimate: $25 - $50
Sold For: $80

LOT 517
Two vols. Traits and Stories of The Irish Peasantry by William Carleton Dublin 1892.

Estimate: $25 - $50
Sold For: $20

LOT 558
Mrs. Beeton's Book Of Household Management

Estimate: $25 - $50
Sold For: $60

LOT 546
"Songs of Seton" illustrated by Unity Bainbridge- self published- circa 1976.

Estimate: $15 - $30

LOT 581
Four small 18th. cen. French books & another book incl. Heloise ou Lettres par Rousseau.

Estimate: $20 - $30
Sold For: $32

LOT 492
Plan For The Nation Capital Canada 1950 Atlas.

Estimate: $20 - $30

LOT 544
The Book of Ballads edited by Ron Gaultier-illustrated-Blackwood & Sons London 1877.

Estimate: $15 - $30
Sold For: $10

Textiles (2 Lots)

LOT 605
Early tapestry woven panel

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

LOT 585
Two Tappa clothes

Estimate: $25 - $50

Sports Memorobilia (1 Lot)

LOT 415
Early 1960's signed Toronto Maple Leafs hockey stick

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Photographs (13 Lots)

LOT 439
Album of black and white photographs taken around Vancouver Island c.1910 incl.Songhees Reserve.

Estimate: $150 - $300
Sold For: $500

LOT 524
Two oval framed photographs in convex frames of a lady from The Monk/Mudge Estate.

Estimate: $100 - $150
Sold For: $45

LOT 500A
Three framed photographs of Bhutanese Native People by Colin Momrie for NG.

Estimate: $100 - $150
Sold For: $70

LOT 417
"My Sex Is Ice Cream" Marilyn Monroe Poems neg. used for cover of book by Nellie McClung.

Estimate: $50 - $100
Sold For: $50

LOT 588
Pair of coloured photographs signed MacCaskill

Estimate: $50 - $100
Sold For: $40

LOT 449
Black and white photo by Medley & Schulman

Estimate: $75 - $100
Sold For: $35

LOT 583
Three framed photographs by Stan Funk.

Estimate: $50 - $100
Sold For: $30

LOT 455
Watson's Blue Band Scotch framed photograph circa 1910.

Estimate: $50 - $75

LOT 556
Coloured photograph in a pierced brass frame

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $45

LOT 423
Photograph signed Elizabeth R 1962 in a royal frame & a signed photo of Garde Gardom.

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $250

LOT 535
Framed photograph- Ansel Adams

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $90

LOT 425
Daguerrotype of a seated lady with book in a period case.

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $45

LOT 454
Framed photographic print of F.A.Cup Final 1900-Bury 4 Southampton 0.

Estimate: $25 - $50
Sold For: $50

Music Machines (3 Lots)

LOT 474
Regina Music Co. music box in carved oak cabinet- circa 1896 with discs.

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold For: $1,100

LOT 506
Columbia mahogany cased table top Grafonola.

Estimate: $75 - $100
Sold For: $90

LOT 515
Musical accordion ornament.

Estimate: $25 - $50
Sold For: $10

Items of interest (7 Lots)

LOT 406
Brass mounted mahogany telescope.

Estimate: $200 - $300

LOT 441
Pair of 19th. century Dutch framed circular commemorative wall plaques.

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold For: $100

LOT 465
Set of pierced gilt metal scales with weights and putti decorated porcelain panels.

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold For: $375

LOT 421
Middle Eastern early inlaid micro mosaic folding bookstand

Estimate: $100 - $150
Sold For: $160

LOT 437
Set of late 19th. century postal scales with weights.

Estimate: $75 - $125
Sold For: $80

LOT 431
Two late Victorian caps dated 1889-90 and 1889-97.

Estimate: $75 - $125
Sold For: $120

LOT 593
Three powder flasks.

Estimate: $30 - $50
Sold For: $60

Military (2 Lots)

LOT 604
German Naval dress dagger with scabbard

Estimate: $700 - $900

LOT 526
Two vol.German Historishe Bilderfolge-Kampf um's Dritte Reich.

Estimate: $150 - $200
Sold For: $250

Historical Documents (1 Lot)

LOT 411
Lot of early Victoria documents

Estimate: $500 - $1,000
Sold For: $5,500

Swords & Bayonets (4 Lots)

LOT 602
19th Century Navy Dress Sword

Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold For: $360

LOT 599
Continental antique sabre with pierced brass hand guard.

Estimate: $75 - $125
Sold For: $85

LOT 597
Military dress sword.

Estimate: $75 - $100
Sold For: $95

LOT 595
Indian Ghurka knife with two small knives in a leather scabbard

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $60

Maps (4 Lots)

LOT 445
18th. century French hand coloured map-Great Britain

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold For: $200

LOT 414
Coloured map of Cardigan Shyre by John Speede dated 1610.

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold For: $240

LOT 413
Coloured map dated 1799 by John Cary

Estimate: $75 - $100
Sold For: $90

LOT 444
Early hand coloured map; "Saxony Inferior Et Meklenborg".

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $50

Prints (7 Lots)

LOT 450
Coloured lithograph dated 1860 "View of Victoria Vancouver Island".

Estimate: $100 - $150
Sold For: $500

LOT 453
Early engraving of Charles II after Caukercken by Diepenbeeck.

Estimate: $100 - $150
Sold For: $100

LOT 499
Lot of early 19th. cen. French prints- "Napoleon in Egypt"

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $65

LOT 560
Late 18th./early 19th. century col.print after J.Gillray

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $130

LOT 505
Set of twenty-four 19th. century small coloured engravings showing staely homes & palaces.

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $90

LOT 446
Lithograph-The Fathers of Confederation with Key.

Estimate: $40 - $60
Sold For: $80

LOT 500
Pair of framed coloured prints on glass-Loch Promenade-Douglas & The Last Wheel Isle of Mann.

Estimate: $30 - $50
Sold For: $30

Figurines (1 Lot)

LOT 422
19th century parian figure of battling knights on horseback

Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold For: $600

Memorabilia (5 Lots)

LOT 594
World War One scrap book collected by Eva Scher incl. letters

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold For: $150

LOT 402
Album of letters pertaining to the visit of President Harding to Vancouver with photo.

Estimate: $100 - $150
Sold For: $200

LOT 402
Album of letters pertaining to the visit of President Harding to Vancouver with photo.

Estimate: $100 - $150
Sold For: $200

LOT 462
Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth book

Estimate: $75 - $100
Sold For: $200

LOT 592
Three letters one signed from the House of Commons circa 1969-John Diefenbaker.

Estimate: $60 - $90
Sold For: $55

Furnishings (1 Lot)

LOT 442
Late 19th century book stand.

Estimate: $250 - $500
Sold For: $340

Ceramics (1 Lot)

LOT 440
Good quality Majolica lustreware charger

Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold For: $1,200

Animals (1 Lot)

LOT 475
Elephants foot jardiniere

Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold For: $475

Samplers (2 Lots)

LOT 412
William IV framed sampler dated 1836.

Estimate: $150 - $300
Sold For: $130

LOT 466
Small George II sampler dated 1733

Estimate: $50 - $100
Sold For: $70

Coins (3 Lots)

LOT 426
American gold coin dated 1852 and a replica gold coin.

Estimate: $150 - $200
Sold For: $130

LOT 430
Lot of Greek and Roman coins.

Estimate: $100 - $150

LOT 427
Lot of Austrian paper currency notes.

Estimate: $15 - $30
Sold For: $10

Movie Memorobilia (3 Lots)

LOT 401
Beaded jacket belonging to Katharine Hepburn with coloured print & photo fm.The Estate of M.Pavelic

Estimate: $150 - $300
Sold For: $500

LOT 401
Beaded jacket belonging to Katharine Hepburn with coloured print & photo fm.The Estate of M.Pavelic

Estimate: $150 - $300
Sold For: $500

LOT 469
Black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe & Jack Lemmon on the set of Some Like It Hot.

Estimate: $30 - $50
Sold For: $65

Paintings & Prints (3 Lots)

LOT 584
2 col. drawings signed Nedette 13 3/4"x9 3/4"

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold For: $80

LOT 536
Watercolour signed C.M. 1932

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $35

LOT 432
Set of watercolours-some signed "A Bit of Burma" dated 1953.

Estimate: $30 - $60

Autographs (1 Lot)

LOT 525
Oval framed post card with separate autograph

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold For: $120

Asian Items (1 Lot)

LOT 600
Japanese antique katona

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold For: $210

Guns (2 Lots)

LOT 460
19th. century British military rifle with Queen Victoria stamp dated 1872.

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold For: $500

LOT 459
19th. century military rifle.

Estimate: $50 - $100
Sold For: $190

Pianos (1 Lot)

LOT 471
Pr.of mahogany candleholders with brass banding & glass domes made for Knabe piano

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold For: $310

Jewelery (1 Lot)

LOT 418
Framed carved cameo of pink colour

Estimate: $100 - $150
Sold For: $90

Medals (2 Lots)

LOT 428
Bag with rings

Estimate: $50 - $100
Sold For: $80

LOT 429
10 kt. gold Kootenay Music Festival pendant-1931 and a gold and enamel pin-Nelson-1917.

Estimate: $25 - $50
Sold For: $170

Musical Instruments (1 Lot)

LOT 461
Vintage mandolin

Estimate: $50 - $75
Sold For: $110

Oriental (1 Lot)

LOT 501
Chinese "Feng Shui" coin sword.

Estimate: $30 - $50
Sold For: $45

Silver Plate (1 Lot)

LOT 467
Two Swiss silver plated trophy beakers dated 1910-Saint-Cergue Courses de Luges.

Estimate: $25 - $50