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Preisdatenbank abonnierenBlue-grey helmet; dark green robes.Don Quixote is the hero of the novel by Cervantes, a satirical parody of this chivalrous knight. Don Quixote leads a life of adventure, capturing many hearts along the way. The helmet color of the jugs varies from dark grey to light grey. Artist: Geoff BlowerIssued: 1960 - 1991Dimensions: 2.5"HManufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Good.
This charming grouping consists of three bottles. One is marked with the stamp Port Dagas, the second is unmarked, and the third features a light blue ceramic shield reading Cerveceria, Marca J.P., J. Pujol, Rosario with a base stamp indicating Port Dundas, Glasgow. Bottles are similar in size with the shielded bottle slightly larger, 9.75"H x 3.5" dia. Issued: late 19th centuryCondition: Age related wear.
John Bentham-Dinsdale (British, 1927-2008)'Evening Light, the Clipper Ship Bounding Light' signed 'John Bentham-Dinsdale' (lower left), further signed and inscribed with title (on stretcher)oil on canvas50.8 x 75.6cm (20 x 29 3/4in).Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CHURCHILL, Winston S. My African Journey. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. First edition, 8vo (189 x 117mm.) 47 plates, 3 maps including 1 folding, 16pp. publisher’s advertisements to rear. (Occasional browning, light spotting to preliminaries.) Original pictorial cloth (some fading to spine, minor marks to spine panel and lower cover). Provenance: from the estate of Trevor Hives, thence by descent.
BOND, Michael. More About Paddington. London: Collins, 1959. First edition, 8vo (198 x 130mm.) Illustrations by Peggy Fortnum. (Light spotting to front-free endpaper.) Original green cloth (lightly bumped), dust-jacket (price-clipped, fading and some loss to extremities, ‘Book 2’ in pencil on inner flap). – And a further first edition by Michael Bond (‘Paddington Helps Out’, 1960, 8vo) (2).
WILSON, Alexander. American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States… with a Continuation by Charles Lucian Bonaparte… the Illustrative Notes, and Life of Wilson, by Sir James William Jardine. London & Edinburgh: Whittaker, Treacher, & Arnot, Stirling & Kenney, 1832. 3 vols., 8vo (214 x 128mm.) Half- titles, 98 engraved plates by Lizars after Wilson, including portrait frontispiece to vol. 1. (Some plate margins shaved, light to moderate spotting to most plates, occasional browning, illegible ink name to title of vol. 1.) 20th century half calf over original cloth, two black morocco lettering pieces to the spines (some fading and dust-soiling to the cloth, extremities rubbed) (3).
FOX, Shirley. An Art Student’s Reminiscences of Paris in the Eighties. London: Mills & Boon, 1909. First edition, 8vo (222 x 131mm.) 8 black and white plates by John Cameron, numerous illustrations in the text, 12pp. publisher’s advertisements to rear. (Toning, occasional light spotting.) Original brown and green blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering to spine (lightly rubbed extremities). – And a further nine volumes by female authors (including, in a dust-jacket, Eliza Southgate Browne’s ‘A Girl’s Life Eighty Years Ago’, 1888, 8vo, and ‘By Daylight; or, Pictures From Real Life’ edited by Anne Pratt, 1865, 8vo) (10).
RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator). – William SHAKESPEARE. A Midsummer-Night’s Dream. London: William Heinemann, 1908. First trade edition, 4to (249 x 182mm.) 40 tipped-in plates with captioned tissue-guards, numerous uncoloured illustrations. (Light spotting to endpapers and half-title, toning.) Original beige cloth, pictorial gilt to upper cover (lightly rubbed extremities, minor mark to upper cover). – And a further four illustrated volumes (including William Edmondstoune Aytoun’s ‘Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems’, 1863, 4to, and Charles Johnson’s ‘A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates’, 1926, 8vo) (5).
SHIP-WRECK. – John BULKELEY and John CUMMINS. A Voyage to the South-Seas in 1740-1. London: Jacob Robinson, 1743. First edition, 8vo (199 x 119mm.) Woodcut headpieces and initials. (Browning, light spotting throughout, blanks lacking.) 20th century full calf, gilt ruled, red morocco lettering piece to the spine (endpapers replaced). Note: Gunner John Bulkeley and carpenter John Cummins were crew members of the ‘Wager’ which was one of George Anson’s fleet. They were wrecked off the southern coast of Chile and, under Captain Cheap, they held together the mutinous crew until they arrived in Rio de Janeiro. [Sabin 9108.]
ROSSETTI, Christina G. Goblin Market and Other Poems. London and Glasgow: Gowans and Gray Ltd., 1914. No. 7 Gowan’s International Library, 12mo (143 x 90mm.) (Toning, light spotting to half-title.) Original wrappers designed by Jessie M. King (browned). – And a further ten volumes of poetry (11).
WHALES & WHALING. – Erich DAUTERT. Big Game in Antarctica. [Bristol:] Arrowsmith, 1937. First English translation, 8vo (214 x 132mm.) Photographic illustrations. (Toning, occasional light spotting.) Original blue cloth, dust-jacket (chipping to extremities, tape repairs verso, fingermarks to lower panel). Note: a description, in great detail, of ‘a two-man biological expedition’ to the island of Saint Georgia, the base for whaling and sealing in the Antarctic.
ROWLANDSON, Thomas (illustrator). – [after William COMBE.] The Adventures of Doctor Comicus or the Frolicks of Fortune, A Comic Satirical Poem for the Squeamish & the Queer. London: B. Blake, [1815.] First edition, 4to (219 x 131mm.) 15 hand-coloured aquatint plates, including the frontispiece and additional title, original paper wrappers bound-in. (Browning and occasional light spotting.) Early 20th century brown full calf, brown morocco lettering piece to spine, t.e.g. (lightly rubbed, occasional scuffing to covers). Provenance: Sybil and Wallace Warner (bookplate to front pastedown). [Tooley, 431].
POE, Edgar Allan. The Poetical Works… with a Notice of his Life and Genius by James Hannay. London: Addey and Co., 1853. First London edition, 8vo (167 x 103mm.) Wood-engraved frontispiece and vignettes in the text. (Toning, occasional light spotting, lacking publisher’s advertisements and preliminaries before frontispiece.) Near contemporary half burgundy morocco, g.e. (heavily rubbed, fading to covers). – And a further sixteen miscellaneous volumes (including Wilkie Collins’s ‘The Queen of Hearts’, 1862, 8vo, and William Buchan’s ‘Domestic Medicine: or, A Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases by Regimen and Simple Medicines’, 1779, 8vo) (17).
GOLBERRY, Silvester Meinrad Xavier. Travels in Africa. Performed During the Years 1785, 1786, and 1787, in the Western Countries of This Continent… translated by William Mudford. London: M. Jones, 1803. 2 vols., first English edition, 12mo (176 x 101mm.) 3 engraved folding maps, 7 engraved plates, 14pp. ‘Index’ to rear of volume two, errata verso last leaf. (Toning, occasional light spotting, short closed tear to B2 of volume two.) Contemporary calf (extremities rubbed, lacking lettering pieces to spines). Note: Louis XVI, irritated by Captain Cook’s naval exploits for England, encouraged Golberry to travel to Africa. At the end of his account, Golberry celebrates the end of French slavery in Africa. However, Napoleon soon restored it (2).
DE LA MARE, Walter. Desert Islands and Robinson Crusoe. London: Faber and Faber, 1930. First edition, signed and inscribed by Walter de la Mare and 14 typed letters from the author to G.E. Manwaring tipped-in, 8vo (254 x 155mm.) Illustrations by Rex Whistler. (Scattered light spotting.) Original cloth (worn). Note: The letters span the years 1929-1936 and are all typed on ‘Hill House, Taplow’ headed writing-paper. G.E. Manwaring was a librarian at the London Library and the first letter is de la Mare reminding Manwaring of his offer to read the proofs of his book ‘Desert Islands’. Later, he mentions that his son [Richard] works at Faber and Faber and that his book ‘owes all it looks to him’. Walter also asks for recommendations as he is researching a book on juvenilia. In April 1932, Walter invites George to tea and gives convoluted instructions on how to get to his home. He would be ‘delighted’ to pick him up from the station but, alas, he ‘can’t drive’. Later, he critiques some poems that Manwaring has sent him saying, soothingly, that this is ‘only a personal criticism’. Provenance: G.E. Manwaring (bookplate to the front pastedown and ink inscription from the author on the half-title). – And a further volume by Walter de la Mare (‘Behold, This Dreamer!’, 1939, 8vo) (2).
MOUNTAINEERING. – Douglas W. FRESHFIELD. Travels in the Central Caucasus and Bashan: Including Visits to Ararat and Tabreez and Ascents of Kazbek and Elbruz. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1869. First edition, 8vo (209 x 138mm.) Half-title, chromolithographed frontispiece, 3 folding lithographed maps with outline hand-colouring, 4 plates, 2pp. publisher’s advertisements to rear. (Toning, light spotting to preliminaries and occasionally within, corner creasing to pp.4-8.) Original green cloth, pictorial gilt of Cossack to upper cover (hinges weakened, light rubbing, minor staining to covers). Provenance: David Forbes (bookplate to front pastedown and ink name to half-title); W.O. Pasture (ink name to half-title).
AMERICA. – Frances TROLLOPE. Domestic Manners of the Americans. London: Whittaker, Treacher, & Co., 1832. 2 vols., second edition, 8vo (198 x 115mm.) Half-titles, 24 lithographed plates by Ducote after Hervieu, 1p. publisher’s advertisements to rear of vol. 2. (Toning, light spotting to plate margins, lacking blanks.) 21st century green half calf over marbled paper-covered boards, two black morocco lettering pieces to the spines (endpapers replaced). Note: Frances Trollope was the mother of Anthony, the novelist. In 1827 she took most of her family to the Nashoba Commune, a utopian community in America. After the community failed, Frances moved her family to Cincinnati but financial difficulties saw them return to England three years later. She hadn’t formed a favourable opinion of America (2).
CHURCHILL, Winston S. The World Crisis. London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1923-1929. 5 vols. (only) of 6, first editions, 8vo (232 x 146mm.) Half-titles, numerous plates and maps, some folding, errata slips to vols. 1 and 4. (Toning, occasional light spotting to preliminaries, endpapers browned.) Original blue cloth, gilt lettering to spines (spine ends bumped, minor mark to upper cover of vol. 5, gilt lettering to spine of vol. 2 not aligned.) Provenance: James Herbert Sanders (bookplate to front pastedown of vol. 2); from the estate of Trevor Hives, thence by descent (5).
PIPER, John. Brighton Aquatints…with…an Introduction by Lord Alfred Douglas. London: Curwen Press for Duckworth, 1939. Limited edition, being one of 200 copies only, oblong folio (253 x 389mm.) 12 black and white aquatints with tissue-guards, accompanying text on blue paper. (Some light spotting to first text leaves, some offsetting to one plate.) Original red cloth-backed boards, paper label mounted to upper cover (toning to extremities, slight dust-soiling to lower cover).
COOK, James and James KING. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere… in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780. London: by H. Hughs for G. Nicol, 1785. 3 vols. only (of 4, lacking ‘Atlas’ volume), second edition, 4to (303 x 224mm.) 24 copper-engraved maps and plates, 13 folding, folding letterpress table. (Toning, occasional light spotting, offsetting of plates, stamps to titles and occasionally to text leaf margins, lacking half-titles, blanks replaced.) Late 20th century half calf, gilt lettering to spines (endpapers replaced, minor scuffing). Provenance: Cranleigh School (bookplates to front pastedowns and stamps to titles); Frederick Barnard Hankey (typed paper note mounted to initial blank of vol. 1) (3).
PLANTIN PRESS. – CATULLUS, TIBULLUS & PROPERTIUS. Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, Cor. Galli Fragmenta. Antwerp: Christopher Plantin, 1560. 16mo in 8s (112 x 68mm.) Woodcut printer’s device within wide decorative border, woodcut initials. (Marginal loss to last two text leaves T1-T2, browning, occasional light spotting.) Late 18th century calf, red morocco lettering piece to the spine (endpapers replaced, surface abrasions). Note: this was the first Plantin edition of these three poets. Provenance: William Milbourne (name-plate to front pastedown). – And a further volume (Caius Suetonius’s ‘Tranquillus cum annotate diversforum’, 1645, 16mo) (2).
CAREY, Henry Charles and Isaac LEA. The Geography, History and Statistics of America and the West Indies; Exhibiting a Correct Account of the Discovery, Settlement, and Progress of the Various Kingdoms, States and Provinces of the Western Hemisphere, to the Year 1822. London: Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1823. First U.K. edition, 8vo (206 x 124mm.) Half-title, large engraved folding hand-coloured map of North America, 12 hand-coloured maps and charts, 4 folding engraved views, 1 folding engraved uncoloured map, 1 folding letterpress chart. (Toning, occasional light spotting or offsetting, blanks replaced.) 21st century brown half morocco, green morocco lettering piece to the spine (endpapers replaced). Note: includes maps or views of Quebec, Philadelphia, Cuba, Mexico, West Indies and Brazil.
BINDINGS. – John KEATS. The Poetical Works… edited by Harry Buxton Forman. London: Reeves & Turner, 1884. 8vo (189 x 125mm.) Portrait frontispiece. (Toning, light scattered spotting.) Near contemporary full tree calf, green morocco lettering piece to the spine, t.e.g. (surface abrasion to front-free endpaper). Provenance: Jeanie Easton (gift inscribed to on the initial blank). – And a further thirty-six volumes (including H.G. Adams’s ‘Humming Birds, Described and Illustrated’, [1856], 8vo, and James Bell’s ‘A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales’, 4 vols., 1836-1837, 8vo, and Edward Gibbon’s ‘The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’, 3 vols., 1870, 8vo) (37).
OXON. – Anthony WOOD. The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford… with a Continuation to the Present Time by the Editor John Gutch. Oxford: at the Clarendon Press, 1786-1790. 2 vol. [inc. Appendix]. 4to (264 x 203mm.) 8pp. list of subscribers. (Occasional light spotting, lacking blanks.) Contemporary calf, black and red morocco lettering pieces to the spines (rebacked with original spines laid down, endpapers replaced, extremities rubbed). Provenance: Panhangey (armorial bookplates to the front pastedowns) (2).
[DU PIN, Louis Ellies and Jean de VAYRAC.] ‘Abbot Vertot’. The History of the Revolutions in Spain… made English from the Paris Edition by Mr. Morgan. London: W. Mears and T. Edlin, 1724. 5 vols., 8vo (189 x 116mm.) Titles in red and black, 1p. publisher’s advertisement at front of vol. 1, woodcut initials and decorations, indices to rear. (Toning.) Contemporary calf, red morocco lettering pieces to spines (light rubbing). Provenance: Earl of Portsmouth (armorial bookplates to front pastedowns) (5).
JONES, Owen (designer). The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments, According to the Authorised Version. London: Ward, Lock and Co., [circa 1860.] Folio (364 x 276mm.) 18 chromolithographed plates by William Dickes, 12 uncoloured plates, 6 colour maps, 4pp. ‘Family Register’ with ‘Darbyshire’ family names in ink. (Toning, occasional light spotting to plate margins.) Original relievo binding designed by Owen Jones showing Christ being taken down from the cross, g.e. (light rubbing to lower cover, front endpaper repaired with marginal loss). Note: The octavo version of 1862 is more commonly seen but this folio edition is scarce, as is the design of the Passion. Provenance: Mary Darbyshire (ink name to initial blank).
SLOANE, William Milligan. Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. New York and London: The Century Co., 1896. 4 vols., large 8vo (303 x 201mm.) Numerous colour and black and white plates. (Toning, light spotting to endpapers.) Original red embossed cloth, gilt design to upper covers and spines, t.e.g. (slight fading to spines, occasional nick or scuffing, lightly rubbed). – And a further ten miscellaneous volumes (including John G. Dalyell’s ‘Rare and Remarkable Animals of Scotland’, 2 vols., 1847-1848, 4to) (14).
[THOMS, William J.] ‘Ambrose Merton’. The Old Story Books of England, Illustrated with Twelve Pictures by Eminent Artists. City of Westminster: for Joseph Cundall, [1845.] 12 wood-engraved plates printed in colour. (Toning, light spotting to plate margins.) Original red blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering to spine, g.e. (rebacked, extremities bumped). – And a further twenty-three volumes, mainly decorative cloth (including ‘The Coronation Prayer Book’ published by Oxford University Press, 1911, 8vo, and Dudley Costello’s ‘A Tour Through the Valley of the Meuse’, 1846, 8vo) (24).
TOLSTOY, Leo. War and Peace… A New and Complete Translation From the Russian by Constance Garnett. London: William Heinemann, 1904. 3 vols., ‘Library Edition’, 8vo (190 x 132mm.) (Light browning to pastedowns). Red cloth, black lettering to spines. Provenance: from the estate of Trevor Hives, thence by descent (3).
BINDINGS. – Edmund SPENSER. The Poetical Works of… edited by J.C. Smith. Oxford: at the Clarendon Press, 1909-1910. 3 vols., 8vo (221 x 140mm.) (Toning, light spotting to one initial blank.) Near contemporary brown half morocco bound by Bumpus, t.e.g. (slight sunning to spines). Provenance: Douglas Ever(?) (name inscribed to paper label mounted to front pastedown of vol. 1) (3).
LE FANU, Jospeh Sheridan. The Evil Guest. London: Downey & Co., [1895.] First edition, 8vo (187 x 118mm.) Frontispiece and title printed in sepia, wood-engraved illustrations by Brinsley Le Fanu, 8pp. publisher’s advertisements to rear [pp.7-8 blank] dated March 1895. (Light to moderate spotting throughout, a newspaper clipping mounted verso front-free endpaper.) Original cloth blocked in black and gold, t.e.g.
RICKETTS, Charles (illustrator) and [Katherine BRADLEY and Edith COOPER.] ‘Michael Field’. Julia Domna. [London:] printed at the Ballantyne Press, 1903. Limited edition, this being one of 240 copies, 8vo (233 x 142mm.) Wood-engraved border in red and black to first leaf of text and decorations by Charles Ricketts. (Occasional light spotting, uncut leaves.) Original paper-covered boards, paper label to spine. Provenance: Lord Battersea, M.P. (armorial bookplate to front pastedown).
WISDEN, John (publisher). Cricketers’ Almanack. London: John Wisden and Co., 1922-1934. 4 vols., 8vo (158 x 93mm.) Advertisements, numerous illustrations, 4 photographic plates. (Toning, occasional spotting.) Original wrappers for 1922, rebound in green cloth for 1927 and 1934, original brown cloth for 1933 (some loss to spine panel of 1922, light rubbing to cloth extremities). Note: comprises almanacks for the years 1922, 1927, 1933 and 1934 (4).
GRANT, Duncan (illustrator). – S.T. COLERIDGE. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. [N.p. but London: privately printed for Richard and Allen Lane,] 1945. Limited edition, being one of 700 copies, this one signed by publisher Allen Lane, 8vo (225 x 143mm.) Text in red and black, 5 colour plates by Duncan Grant. (Light marginal browning to first and last leaves.) Original blue niger morocco, gilt medallion to upper cover, t.e.g. (spine slightly faded).
SOWERBY, John Edward. English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants… edited by John T. Boswell Syme. London: Robert Hardwicke, 1863-1892. 13 vols., including the ‘Supplement’, third edition, 8vo (251 x 163mm.) 1936 hand-coloured lithographed plates, including 12 hand-coloured and 2 uncoloured lithographed plates in the ‘Supplement’. (Toning, earlier volumes with light to moderate spotting on numerous leaves.) Original green blind-stamped cloth, gilt design to upper covers, t.e.g. (rebacked with original spines laid-down, endpapers replaced, lightly rubbed), vol. 12 and ‘Supplement’ in contemporary brown half morocco (sunned to spines). Provenance: Emily Weston (ink name on initials blanks); William Henry Mason (armorial bookplates to front pastedowns of vol. 12 and ‘Supplement’) (13).
BROWNE, Thomas. Sir Thomas Browne’s Works Including His Life and Correspondence… edited by Simon Wilkin. London: William Pickering, 1835-1836. 4 vols., 8vo (217 x 133mm.) Engraved portrait frontispiece, 2 folding charts, 1 folding facsimile. (Toning, occasional light spotting.) Near contemporary brown full calf, black and brown morocco lettering pieces to the spines (wear to top of spine panel of vol. 1) (4).
CROSS, Thomas. The Autobiography of a Coachman. London: Kegan Paul, Trench et al., 1904. 2 vols., limited edition of 500 copies only, large 8vo (263 x 171mm.) 40 hand-coloured engraved plates with tissue-guards. (Lacking 2 plates, toning, light spotting to half titles.) Original green cloth, pictorial gilt to upper covers (fading to spine gilt) (2).
BOND, Michael. A Bear Called Paddington. London: Collins, 1959. First edition, second impression, 8vo (198 x 134mm.) Illustrations by Peggy Fortnum. (Toning, pencil name erased and light spotting to front-free endpaper.) Original red cloth (scuffing to upper cover, lightly bumped), dust-jacket (price-clipped, some loss to extremities, ‘Book 1’ in pencil on inner flap).
COOKERY. – [Maria Eliza RUNDELL.] A New System of Domestic Cookery; Formed Upon Principles of Economy: and Adapted to the Use of Private Families. By a Lady. London: George Ramsay for John Murray, 1811. New edition, corrected, 12mo (161 x 85mm.) Engraved frontispiece, 9 engraved plates, 6pp. publisher’s advertisements to rear. (Occasional browning and light spotting, plates trimmed, marginal fingermarks.) Contemporary half calf, red morocco lettering piece to spine (extremities rubbed, heavily to covers). Note: first published in 1806. Provenance: J. Briggs (ink name inscribed to initial blank); Edward Braxton Reynolds (bookplate to front pastedown). – And a further three related volumes (Michael Donovan’s ‘Domestic Economy’, 2 vols., 1830, 8vo, and Charles Elmé Francatelli’s ‘The Cook’s Guide… A Practical Treatise on English and Foreign Cookery in All Its Branches, 1880, 8vo) (4).
LE FANU, Joseph Sheridan. The Purcell Papers… with a Memoir by Alfred Percival Graves. London: Richard Bentley, 1880. 3 vols., first edition, 8vo (184 x 115mm.) (Light spotting to preliminaries of vols. 1 and 2.) Original red cloth, gilt lettering to spines (minor sunning to spines (lightly bumped spine ends). Note: Le Fanu’s posthumously published collection of his earlier fiction (3).
CLARKE, Louisa Lane. The Microscope: Being a Popular Description of the Most Instructive and Beautiful Objects for Exhibition. London: G. Routledge & Co., 1858. First edition, 8vo (181 x 113mm.) 12pp. publisher’s advertisements to rear, 12pp. catalogue for C. Baker’s ‘Achromatic Microscopes, Barometers, Thermometers, Telescopes, Opera Glasses, &c. &c’ bound-in to rear. (Toning, occasional light spotting.) Original green blind-stamped cloth, pictorial gilt to upper cover (minor staining lower cover). – And a further twenty-two volumes relating to the microscope (including Jabez Hogg’s ‘The Microscope: Its History, Construction, and Applications’, 1854, 8vo, and ‘The Monthly Microscopical Journal: Transactions of the Royal Microscopical Society’, 18 vols., 1869-1877, 8vo) (23).
ROBINSON, William Heath (illustrator). – Hans Christian ANDERSEN. Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales. London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1913. Limited edition, this being number 63 of 100 copies signed by William H. Robinson, 4to (290 x 227mm.) 16 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards, numerous illustrations in the text. (Toning, mostly light scattered spotting.) Original cream parchment, pictorial gilt and lettering to upper cover and spine, t.e.g. (spine slightly browned, mottled to edges). Provenance: Mildred M. Meruse (gift inscribed to on the front-free endpaper).
ACCOUNT BOOK. [A hand-written account book containing the personal expenses of an English gentleman. N.p.:] 1789-1831.8vo (183 x 115mm.) Approximately 78pp. of manuscript notes relating to personal expenditure under the headings of ‘Presents Made’, ‘Presents Received’, ‘Articles Purchased’ and ‘Clothes’, several blank leaves. (Marginal damp-stain to several leaves, toning.) Contemporary black full straight-grain morocco with brass hasp and lock, t.e.g. (light rubbing to extremities, lacking key). Note: clearly more giving than given to, the ‘Presents Made’ section is quite full and contains the price paid for items. We learn that the gentleman paid ‘£1, 1 shilling’ for Adam Smith’s ‘Wealth of Nations’ in 1796, a gift for Mr. Brown. A Miss Clarke is the recipient of many gowns, shawls and much jewellery, including a silver egg that cost 10 shilling, 6 pence. A Rev. J. Blakeway received a plate of Saxon coins that cost £9, 9 shillings.
FASHION. – Jean LABUSQUIÈRE (editor). Gazette du Bon Ton: Art, Modes et Chronique. Paris: Lucien Vogel, March 1924. No. 7 (only), 4to (249 x 203mm.) 8 pochoir colour plates by George Barbier, Georges Lepape, Charles Martin and others. (Toning to plates, spotting to text leaves.) Original card wrappers, black lettering (light spotting). – And a further eleven illustrated volumes (including David Hockney’s ‘Six Fairy Tales’, 1970, 16mo, and Eleanor March’s ‘Little White Barbara’, 1902, 16mo, and Nora Case’s ‘Ten Little Nigger Boys’, 1952, 12mo) (12).
[BOREMAN, Thomas.] A Description of Three Hundred Animals… with a Particular Account of Whale-Fishery. Dublin: George Abraham Grierson, 1755. 8vo (168 x 96mm.) Engraved frontispiece, numerous wood-engraved illustrations. (Marginal tape repairs to preliminaries, browning and minor soiling throughout, several marginal tears, lacking rear blank and rear endpaper damp-stained.) Contemporary calf, later paper label mounted to spine (light rubbing). Provenance: Susanna Bewley (ink name inscribed to initial blank). – And a further eight volumes (including, with a detached upper cover, ‘The Surprising Travels and Adventures of Baron Munchausen’, 1819, 12mo) (9).
LIQUOR. – William TERRINGTON. Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks. London and New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1869. First edition, 8vo (160 x 97mm.) (Light spotting to preliminaries.) Original green cloth, decorative gilt (extremities rubbed, marks and minor staining, inner hinge slightly weakened). Note: an early cocktail book. Provenance: Edward Braxton Reynolds (bookplate to front pastedown).
LEIGHTON, Clare. The Farmer’s Year, A Calendar of English Husbandry. London: Collins, 1933. First edition, a loosely inserted slip with Clare Leighton’s ink signature, oblong folio (280 x 353mm.) 12 full-page wood-engraved illustrations and 7 vignettes by Leighton. (Toning, occasional faint spotting.) Original green cloth, dust-jacket (light spotting, price-clipped, some tears with tape repair verso).
DULAC, Edmund (illustrator). The Sleeping Beauty and other Fairy Tales… retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1910.] 4to (275 x 215mm.) 30 tipped-in colour plates with tissue-guards. (Mild toning, light spotting to half-title.) Original russet cloth, gilt decorated. Provenance: Mildred M. Bullisant (ink name inscribed to half-title). – And a further ten illustrated volumes (including ‘Edmund Dulac’s Fairy Book’, 1916, 4to, and ‘Arthur Rackham’s Book of Pictures’, [1913], 4to, and Edward Fitzgerald’s version of ‘The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’ illustrated by Adelaide Hanscom, 1908, 4to, and Waring and Gillow’s ‘The Artistic Evolution of the English Home’, [circa 1900], 4to, and Frideswith Huddart’s ‘The Hounds of Heaven’, 1914, 4to) (11).
ECONOMICS. – John Stuart MILL. Utilitarianism. London: Longman, Green et al., 1864. Second edition, 8vo (220 x 135mm.) (Toning, light spotting to title, one pencil annotation to margin.) Original cloth (some loss and repair to spine panel). Provenance: George Brackenbury (ink inscribed to from his sister May Brackenbury on the title-page).
BINDING. – H. CHOLMONDELEY-PENNELL. The Sporting Fish of Great Britain with Notes on Ichthyology. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1886. First edition, large 8vo (243 x 154mm.) 18 colour lithograph plates of fish. (Toning, light spotting to some plates, occasional browning.) Bound by Sotheran’s in green half morocco over marbled paper-covered boards, gilt lettering and fishing motifs in gilt to spine, t.e.g. (light rubbed extremities).
BURKE, Edmund. Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. London: J. Dodsley, 1790. Second edition. (Toning to title, lacking blanks.) [Bound with:] Capel LOFFT. Remarks on the Letter of the Rt. Hon. Edmund Burke, Concerning the Revolution in France. London: J. Johnson, 1790. Errata leaf to rear. (Light spotting and browning.) [Bound with:] Joseph PRIESTLEY. Letters to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Occasioned by His Reflections on the Revolution in France, &c. Birmingham: Thomas Pearson, 1791. (Occasional spotting.) 8vo (199 x 116mm.) 21st century full calf, red and black morocco lettering pieces to the spine (endpapers replaced).
WOOLF, Leonard. Quack, Quack! London: Hogarth Press, 1937. Cheap edition, 8vo (180 x 113mm.) (Mild toning.) Original grey cloth, dust-jacket designed by E. McKnight Kauffer (light rubbing to top of upper panel). – And a further twenty-one volumes (including a first impression of Gerald Durrell’s ‘My Family and Other Animals’, 1956, 8vo, and the first U.K. edition of Horace McCoy’s ‘They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?’, 1935, 8vo, and a signed copy of Feliks Topolski’s ‘The London Spectacle 1935’, 1935, 4to) (22).
WILLIAMS, W. Mattieu. Through Norway With a Knapsack. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1859. First edition, 8vo (190 x 118mm.) 6 chromolithographed plates, 1 folding map, 4pp. ‘Appendix’ to rear. (Toning, occasional light spotting, marginal paper repair to title.) Near contemporary half calf (lacking lettering piece, light rubbing). Provenance: B. Wilson (ink name inscribed to initial blank).
BENSON, E.F. The Inheritor, a Story of Youth. London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., [1930.] First edition, 8vo (185 x 118mm.) 6pp. publisher’s advertisements to rear, dated ‘Summer 1930’. (Toning, light spotting to preliminaries.) Original salmon cloth (some fading), dust-jacket (browned to spine, minor loss to top of spine panel). – And a further nineteen literary volumes (including Kate O’Brien’s ‘Mary Lavelle’, 1936, 8vo, and Amanda M’Kittrick Ros’s ‘Irene Iddesleigh’, 1926, 8vo, and ‘R.W. Binns’s ‘Worcester China’, published by Bernard Quaritch’, 1897, 8vo) (20).
Registration No: KXS 326 Chassis No: 376820 MOT: ExemptUnderstood to have been used by the Italian Army, and painted in those colours to suitSupplied with very rare metal half doors and complete hood and sidescreen setKept in fine mechanical fettle by the vendor PLEASE NOTE: The quoted chassis number indicates that this lot is a 1944 Willys MB Jeep and not a 1944 Ford GPW Jeep as catalogued and UK road registered. Given the interchangeability of the two designs it is not unusual to find a Willys registered as a Ford and vice versaArguably more iconic than a Sherman Tank or P-51 Mustang, the Jeep is for many the definitive WW2 vehicle; a workhorse of the US and Allied forces during WW2 and kept in service all around the world for decades afterwards. Born out of the American Quartermaster Corps' 1940 invitation to submit a prototype go-anywhere four-wheel drive light reconnaissance vehicle which led to a three-way competition between Bantam, Willys-Overland, and Ford, the winning design's simple but effective chassis, ingenious transmission, rugged suspension, and flathead Go-Devil 60hp 2.2-litre 'four' proved invaluable for hauling troops out of trouble. About 650,000 MB types were built between 1941 and 1945, by Willys and (in greater numbers) by Ford. Finding a Jeep still retaining all its original components is rare because, after WW2, many Jeeps were rebuilt on a ‘mix and match' basis, meaning it is common to find components from all three makers combined in one vehicle.According to the dating certificate presented within the history file, chassis 376820 is a war-time Ford built GPW Jeep that was completed in October 1944. Little is known of the early history of the vehicle, however, it is understood to have originally been supplied with very rare removable metal half doors that it retains to this day. Previously registered in Italy, it is understood to have seen service in the Italian Army post war and is painted in the iconic light green colour to suit. The current keeper bought the vehicle in a non running state in 2019 from a gentleman who had been the long term owner since 1989 and imported it to the UK, where it was registered with the DVLA on the registration number 'KXS 326'. and there are invoices on file for parts including a new carburettor and fuel pump and it is described by the vendor as being in 'very solid' condition having believed to have been in the dry climate of Italy since the end of WW2, although the paintwork is aged. The vehicle is now described as being in 'fine mechanical condition' and has been used a number of times for summer trips to the pub with the keepers' grandchildren, although should a prospective new owner get caught in rain, there is a hood and full sidescreens supplied.Offered at No Reserve for our Buxton sale, this presents a perfect opportunity for any enthusiast to either restore to US Army specification or to have fun with as is at the upcoming summer shows. For more information, please contact: Lucas Gomersall lucas.gomersall@handh.co.uk 07484 082430
Registration No: 749 HOJ Chassis No: 860467 MOT: Exempt1 of just 1,799 RHD examples madeProvided with a full restoration between 1999 and 2001Dry stored in the vendor's garage for the last c.20 years and therefore in need of a thorough recommissioningA home market car with matching chassis and engine block numbersOne of the great motoring icons of the last century, Jaguar’s E-Type is a car that has always inspired loyalty and devotion. Born out of the fabulous D-type racer, the newcomer soon acquired a strong competition heritage of its own (as witnessed by Briggs Cunningham and Roy Salvadori’s strong drive to 4th overall in the 1962 Le Mans 24-hours). Faster and more glamorous than virtually all its production rivals, it put many so-called ‘sportscars’ to shame at its 1961 Geneva Motorshow launch. Certainly, few could live with its reputed 150mph top speed or the savage acceleration that allowed it to touch 60mph in less than 7 seconds. In an age when a decent family saloon could call upon its engine for 65bhp, the E-Type’s 3781cc, DOHC, straight six claimed an additional 200bhp. While Ferrari`s lauded 250GT SWB and 250 GTO made do with live rear axles, the E-type utilised a sophisticated independent rear set-up with inboard rear disc brakes. Rack and pinion steering enabled the driver to make the most of the monocoque chassis’ excellent road holding and handling, putting it light years ahead of American designs like the Corvette.Manufactured on the 30th of April 1962, chassis 860467 is one of just 1,799 right-hand drive 3.8 Fixed Head Coupe examples produced and was supplied new to the home market by distributors Ritchies Ltd., Glasgow, being dispatched on the 15th of May. Provided with a comprehensive restoration between 1999 and 2001, the E-Type’s bodywork was taken back to bare metal and new panels fitted as required, with the Jaguar thereafter provided with a full repaint Red. New or re-chromed trim finished the exterior appearance, with the engine and transmission provided with full overhauls, including the engine receiving a replacement cylinder head (although the matching numbers head is accompanying). A Kenlowe fan, Lumenition ignition system, and stainless-steel exhaust finished the mechanicals before the interior was provided a full retrim in Tan leather. Invoices in the history file total some £9,000 worth of expenditure.Purchased by the vendor in 2003, 860467 was used on the road for a couple of years before the E-Type was parked in the vendor's garage due to other commitments and has not seen the road since. Offered for sale now due to the vendor’s realisation that he will not get the E-Type back on the road, it is offered requiring a thorough mechanical recommissioning before pressing back into use. Supplied with a history file that contains the aforementioned invoices, as well as a Jaguar Heritage Trust certificate, CD workshop manual, owner’s manual, maintenance charts, some previous MOTs, and a V5C document. Pleasingly retaining its original, ‘matching’ chassis and engine cylinder block, the Fixed Head Coupe also boasts the chassis number being stamped on the picture frame. With just 1,799 RHD 3.8 Fixed Head Coupe examples produced, survivors are now highly sort after, making ‘749 HOJ’ a highly worthwhile recommissioning project. For more information, please contact: Paul Cheetham paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk 07538 667452
Registration No: F319 ODP Chassis No: SALLDHHB7FA360263 MOT: April 2025Offered with a collection of invoices and a current V5CSubject to lots of expense at Land Rover specialist in current ownershipFresh MOT expected by the time of salePLEASE NOTE: This lot is offered with an MOT certificate until April 2025.The ‘One Ten’ was introduced in 1983. Further differentiated from its Series III predecessor by a taller one-piece windscreen, modernised interior and more sophisticated Range Rover-derived permanent four-wheel drive system, the newcomer gained a shorter wheelbase sibling, the ‘Ninety’, in 1984. With their superior load capacity, handling and ride comfort, the ‘One Ten’ (110) and ‘Ninety’ (90) proved strong sellers.Offered here is a very practical iteration of the Land Rover Defender 110. A long-wheelbase 110 example of the Pickup Defender, it has also benefitted from a purposefully built enclosed Defender hardtop by Ifor Williams. There is still space for 2 passengers up front as per the usual ‘Landy’ configuration.Subject to lots of expense in current ownership, expenditure in 2021, at a Land Rover specialist, involved the wiring of the front DRLs, replacement of o/s front door hinges, replacement of the heater blower motor, replacement of the brake light and hazard light switch and repair to the wiring for the rear lights. Expenditure in 2023 included replacement of the head and rocker gaskets, along with a door lock and ignition barrel. A fresh MOT is expected by the time of sale. It is offered with a collection of invoices and a current V5C. For more information, please contact: James McWilliam james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk 07943 584760
Registration No: DBP 238G Chassis No: 1R7043 MOT: ExemptRepatriated to the UK in 1989 and subsequently converted to RHDSubject to an extensive restoration in the late 1990sFitted with triple SU carburretors and a sports manifoldOffered with a Jaguar Daimler Heritage Certificate, collection of invoices and restoration photographsTriumphantly unveiled at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show, the Jaguar E-Type created a furore thanks to its supercar performance, stunning looks and modest price tag. Early racing success at the hands of Graham Hill and Roy Salvadori amongst others helped cement the newcomer's reputation. Built as a monocoque with an engine cradling front sub-frame, the E-type's combination of all-around independent suspension and disc brakes allied to rack-and-pinion steering resulted in excellent roadholding and handling capabilities. The indomitable straight-six XK twin-cam engine supplied abundant power. If the design had an Achilles' heel then it was the recalcitrant Moss gearbox. However, Jaguar was quick to correct this shortcoming with a four-speeder of its own design just part of a continual programme of E-Type development that saw the model metamorphose through three Series. Introduced in August 1968, the Series II cars were distinguishable by their revised bumper and light arrangements. Less noticeable was the increased size of the front air intake that in conjunction with dual cooling fans made the Series II better behaved in hot weather and heavy traffic. With its 4235cc engine developing a quoted 265bhp and 283lbft of torque, it was reputedly capable of nearly 150mph and 0-60mph in 7.5 seconds. Available in open two-seater, Fixed-Head two-seater and Fixed-Head 2+2-seater guises, the American market accounted for the vast majority of Series II production. 8,627 open two-seaters made were made.Supplied new by the Overseas Motors Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas, to John K. Harrell Jr. of Houston Texas. This Series 2 Roadster is finished in Silver wth a Black hood and hood cover. Inside, you’ll find Red trim looking splendid when complemented to a Silver car. Originally a left-hand drive market US car it now features a sports manifold and triple SUs with trumpets. Shipped to the UK around December 1989 ‘DBP 238G, was subsequently converted to a right-hand drive configuration. Its understood that in the late 1990s or early 2000s the Roadster was subjected to bodywork, paint and mechanical work, with a collection of restoration photographs on file. Fast forward to 2021 the Jaguar was the subject to £3,223 worth of work by Paul Brown Jaguar. Other work has included the fitment of electronic ignition.There is a collection of old MOT documentation dating back to 1989, the year of repatriation to the UK, and an original Jaguar Passport to Service. A Jaguar Daimler Heritage Certificate is also on file with a current V5C document. For more information, please contact: James McWilliam james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk 07943 584760
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