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A Regency mahogany library table, circa 1820, with tooled leather inset top, 71cm high, 113cm wide, 70cm deep Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions, consistent with age and use,The colour is quite light overall, there are marks and stains to the timber in places, some old chips and losses and some signs of filler. The leather inset with marks and clear signs of use. The castors appear to be original The handles appear to be original, one to the drawer is loose and detached - there is weakness to the wood here and it may benefit of some restoration and/or repair to re-secure it to the drawer front. The interior of the drawer has been divided and the paper lining is ripping and tearing and peeling up.Overall solid stable, Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
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A pair of brass and tooled leather inset two tier etageres in Regency style, 20th century, probably by Mallett, London 56cm high, 61cm wide, 53cm deepProvenance: Private Collection, The Old Rectory, GloucestershirePurchased from Paul Hardy Fine Furniture. Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use, As catalogued these are 20th century in manufacture, the leather with marks and some discolouration from use in a domestic setting, this has also probably been 'aged' to simulate greater age than they posses, the leather is quite light in colour overallThe joints are all solid and these are stable overallThere are some marks and scratches to the uprights and other metal areasPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
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Matthijs Pool (Flemish 1670-1732) after Barend Graat and Francois van Bossuit Pan maltraite par Venus et CupidonEngraving, 1727, from the book 'Cabinet de l'art de schulpture (sic.) par le fameux sculpteur Francis van Bossuit'14 x 13cm (5½ x 5 in.)Together with three further engravings from the same publication: "Venus", "Dragon qui porte un enfant" and "Jupiter en Satire avec Antiope". (4)Condition Report: Under glass, unexamined out of glazed frame. Very slight undulation to the sheet. Light staining commensurate with age. Condition Report Disclaimer
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A gilt metal six light chandelier, in Louis XIV style, 20th century, 57cm high, 63cm deep Condition Report: Overall the condition of this chandelier reflects its lack of significant age or use, it has been wired however it is sold as a decorative work of art only and would need rewiring and testing by a qualified electrician on installation and prior to use in a domestic setting There are some minor patches of unevenness to the surfaceThe measurements are as per the description Please refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
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Y A late Victorian rosewood two-seater sofa, circa 1900, of tub form, the back above spindle supports, and with twin bolster cushions, 68cm high, 135cm wide, 71cm deepCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useOverall the appearance of the timber is clean and polished, dark colour overallThe upholstery is recent and the condition reflects this, there are some surface marks - the bolsters with some surface dirt and these may benefit from a light cleanThe frame is solid and stable, the underside is hessian covered, this was probably stabilised at the time of the last upholster and Dreweatts cannot guarantee the originality of the frame beneath the later upholstery Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
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A French giltmetal and Sevres-style porcelain inset mantel clock, unsigned, second half 19th century, with eight-day bell striking movement with outside countwheel, the white enamel dial with blue Roman numerals, the case surmounted by a maiden with her harp and attendant amorino, 42cm highCondition Report: Dreweatts have not tested the movement and cannot make any guarantees or comments as to accuracy or if the movement is working we suggest getting the clock appraised by a professional clock restorer prior to use. With a winding key, and pendulum. The case with marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions, consistent with age and use, dirt and discolouration and uneven finish to the surface overallSevres-style plaques with light wear and rubbing, no obvious chips or cracks Condition Report Disclaimer
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A Victorian oak side or writing table, second half 19th century, 76cm high, 94cm wide, 62cm deepCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useOverall with a clean appearance overall, some light marks to the topThe handles appear to be originalOverall solid and stableThis has drawers only to the front - the rear is plain wood, probably designed to go against a wall but could free stand as a small library table if wished, the colour is fairly uniform overallPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
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A gilt-metal wall mirror, with floral branch frame incorporating light fitments, with projecting simulated marble shelf, 140cm high, 80cm wide Please note this was described as having a marble shelf initially, this is actually simulated - it appears to be wood that has been paintedCondition Report: Please note this was described as having a marble shelf initially, this is actually simulated - it appears to be wood that has been paintedMarks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useThe metal areas with discolouration, patina, and verdisgris, the sockets with old fitments within - Dreweatts sell this item as a mirror and shelf only and if the purchaser wished to use the electrical elements these would need to be replaced and re-wired by a professional electrician prior to installation and use in a domestic setting Chips and losses, the shelf with wear and also it has been shaped to fit a recess previously and is therefore not symmetricalThere are hooks to the rear to hang on a wall,The rear of the plate with MDF boards, please see additional online images for a view of the rear of this mirrorThe plates with some chips and losses and with bloom and depletionThe whole has not been assembled for the view - the bracket screws to the underside of the table top and hangs down when assembled Please refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
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A Victorian cast iron X-frame stool, mid 19th century, almost certainly Sheffield, Crichley, Wright & Co., with indistinct registration diamond for March 1859, 60 high, 59 wide, 39cm deepA near identical example of cast iron X-frame stool, albeit with raised superstructure, is illustrated in Georg Himmelheber's Cast Iron Furniture, Philip Wilson, London, pl. 125, Himmelheber gives the exact date of registration as 28th March 1859Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use,The leather seat has been replaced - this is in fair condition overall with light marks from use, and some sagging and stretching.The frame is solid and stable, no obvious breaks or repairs - there is some slight movement and looseness to the joined elements (such as the arms) but overall stands solid. Some slight, light surface corrosion but this does not appear to be affecting the use or stability. Please refer to the additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
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A French ormolu mantel clock, AD Mougin, mid 19th century, the eight-day bell striking movement stamped with the maker's deux medaille roundel to the backplate and numbered 1142, and with white enamel Roman numeral dial signed Martinot A Paris to the centre and with Arabic numerals to the outside track, the rococo shaped case incorporating a rigid handle finial 28cm high, together with a pair of twin light candlesticks, forming a garniture, each with an ear-of-wheat final and the outscrolling sconce arms, 20cm highProvenance: From the private collection of Sir David and Lady Scholey
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A pair of Baltic blue glass two light wall lights, possibly Swedish, 20th century, each with double spray surmount above blue glass vase bodies, 43cm high overallCondition Report: Both have knocks, marks, scratches to the body, droplets and gilt metal Both blue bodies are formed of two halves (top and bottom) with a wooden spacer between, which is disguised by the central metal band. All elements have been joined via a rod from the terminal to the platform at the top of the glass section. Dreweatts have not fully dismantled these and therefore cannot guarantee the condition of any hidden elements.Some droplets on each sconce have been repaired or replaced and later wire added. Chips and losses to someBoth prism stems show signs of wear. Knocks, marks, chips and losses to both. One stem is more chipped than the other as also shows signs of glued repair to the join at the bottom where it meets the metal collarThe gilt metal bands to both show signs of discolouration, dirt and putting (one more so than the other)One upright frond appears to have solder to one portionAll candle arms have some movement. The interiors to the candle holders show signs of discolouration and signs of expected use as candle holders.One glass body with a chip below the gilt metal band (centre). The other, with a chip to the right hand side above the metal band.The acorn terminal appear to be made from a different alloy than the remainders, possibly replacedOne of the glass bodies has been shaped at the bottom to the rear where it meets to terminal.Please see additional images for referenceCondition Report Disclaimer
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Manner of Anton Schranz JnrHarbour sceneOil on panel40 x 50cm (15½ x 19½ in.)Condition Report: Light surface dirt throughout. Yellowing varnish causing discolouration throughout. Rubbing to the framing edges, with some associated loss especially to the upper edge. Some patches of cracking and paint shrinkage to the lower edge. Inspection under UV reveals very light scattered retouching with some more notable retouching to the lower edge. Condition Report Disclaimer
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A pair of hardwood bedside tables, late 20th century, 71cm high, 66cm wide, 43cm deepProvenance: Private Collection, The Old Rectory, Gloucestershire Purchased from Viceroy Furniture Ltd, London, in 1999. Condition Report: Overall condition the lack of significant age and light use in a domestic setting, polished appearance overallCondition Report Disclaimer
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A tan suede style upholstered sofa, of recent manufacture, in the manner of George Smith, 85cm high, 200cm wide, 100cm deepCondition Report: Overall condition reflects lack of significant age or use in a domestic setting, with a fire labelDue to the knap of the upholstery it appears to be heavily marked/scuffed - this is not the case, there are some light stains and old marksPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
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A Chinese soapstone seal signed Wang Ti (1880-1960), dated the year of Yiyou (1945), of square section, the finial skilfully carved with a mythical beast with its head turned to its right, on one side of the seal inscribed and signed Wang Ti, a seal artist and founder of the renowned Xiling Seal Art Society which is one of Chinas most important stone seal engraving associations, the stone of light caramel tone, fitted fabric lined hardwood box, 3.5cm high x 3cm square 王禔（款）寿山石兽钮方印一枚Condition Report: in good condition, some wear to fabric and minor wear throughoutCondition Report Disclaimer
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A walnut caddy top chest in George I style by Arthur Brett & Sons Norwich, 20th century, with four long drawers, brass side handles, on bracket feet, paper label for Arthur Brett, 82cm high, 87cm wide, 46cm deepCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use, there are some light scratches to the top surface There are some knocks to extremitiesThe handles are original, there are no locks to the chest by designOverall solid and stable and overall the condition is reflective of this chests lack of significant age or use in a domestic settingPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
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A pair of glass twin light table lustres, 20th century, each with a floriform sconce above the drip pans and lustre drops, and twin branching stem, on a shaped foot, 35cm highCondition Report: Each with small chips to the petal cut/scalloped edge of the base rims. One has a replacement drop different from the rest.Condition Report Disclaimer
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A pair of upholstered sofas, of recent manufacture and of large proportion, each 70cm high, 282cm wide, 96cm deepProvenance: Private Collection, The Old Rectory, GloucestershireCondition Report: Fabric with the expected wear, pulls and minor fraying commensurate with age and use. Some dark and light marks to the fabric in places (see images). One foot detached but present from each sofa. The stitching to the piping of some of the cushions is opening slightly in places. Some surface dust and 'fluff' in places. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
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A black slate specimen marble inlaid table top, 20th century, with inset chess board pattern, the black squares uniform the 'white' various specimen marbles, 43cm squareCondition Report: There is a chip and loss to the edges of one corner, otherwise in fair condition - it may have been inset or designed to sit on a table base previously - there is no clear signs of any adhesive, the underside is rougher and not polished clearly designed to not be seen, the main surface is polished and with some light marks and wearPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
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A metal suite of dining furniture, modern, by Tom Faulkner, comprising; a glass topped table with stylised tripod base, 77cm high, 120cm diameter, and a set of six chairs, each 102cm highProvenance: Private Collection, The Old Rectory, GloucestershireCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions, and signs of light use in a domestic setting, but overall condition reflects lack of significant age or useCondition Report Disclaimer
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Continental School (18th century)Weavers at workOil on panel 39.5 x 51cm (15½ x 20 in.)Please Note: This work should be catalogued as 18th century and not as listed in the printed catalogue. Condition Report: Oil on panel. Rubbing to the edges. Inspection under UV reveals a thick green masking varnish and light scattered retouching. More extensive retouching to the upper right corner which corresponds to a crack in the panel. The varnish may be masking the extent of restoration or repair. Please Note: This work should be catalogued as 18th century and not as listed in the printed catalogue. Condition Report Disclaimer
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Brett (Reginald, 2nd Viscount Esher). The Girlhood of Queen Victoria, a selection from Her Majesty's diaries between the years 1832 and 1840, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1912, black & white illustrations, period prize bookplates to the front pastedowns, some minor marginal toning, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated full red morocco bound by Bumpus, spines lightly faded & rubbed, remnants of a sticker to volume 1 spine, 8vo, together with; Sladen (Douglas), Queer Things about Japan, 3rd edition, London: Anthony Treherne & Co., 1904, period inscription by the author 'To Beatrice Freen...Xmas 1911' & minor tear to the front endpaper, monochrome illustrations, some light toning & spotting, front gutters cracked, publishers original gilt decorated red cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Titchmarsh (E. C.), Introduction to the Theory of Fourier Integrals, 1st edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1937, some minor spotting & toning, original blue cloth in dust jacket, covers toned with minor tears to head, 8vo, and early 20th-century literature, mostly original cloth, G/VG,8vo/4toQty: (3 shelves )
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Adam (Frank). The Clans, Septs & Regiments of the Scottish Highlands, 1st edition, Edinburgh: W. & A. K. Johnston, 1908, monochrome illustrations, period inscription to the front endpaper, some light toning, original gilt decorated blue cloth in dust jacket, covers rubbed with some loss to head & foot, 8vo, together with; Campbell (J. L. & Francis Collinson [editors]), Hebridean Folksongs, a Collection of Waulking Songs by Donald MacCormick, 2 volumes, 1st editions, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1969-77, black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, volume 1 dust jacket price-clipped, 8vo, plus Marwick (Hugh), Orkney Farm-Names, Kirkwall: W. R. Mackintosh, 1952, inscribed by the author to the front endpaper, some light toning, original cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, covers slightly toned & rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, and other modern Scottish history reference, including works by Seton Gordon & publications by The Moray Press, Routledge, Scottish Mountaineering Club, all original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (3 shelves )
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Crofts (Freeman Wills). The Box Office Murders, 6th impression, London: W. Collins Sons & Co., April 1935, some light spotting & toning to the endpapers, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed with chips & minor loss to the head & foot, spine slightly faded with front hinge torn & tape repairs, 8vo, together with; East (Roger), Twenty-Five Sanitary Inspectors, 1st edition, London: W. Collins Sons & Co., 1935, period ink stamps & toning to the front endpapers, some light toning throughout, publishers original red cloth, spine slightly faded, boards & spine rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other Collins Crime Club crime fiction & Arthur Conan Doyle/Sherlock Holmes works & reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (3 shelves )
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Huxley (Aldous). Ends and Means, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1937, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor toning & spotting, original cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, covers slightly toned, spine lightly rubbed with minor loss to head & foot, 8vo, together with; Milne (A. A.), Songs from Now We Are Six, 1st edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1927, black & white illustrations by E. H. Shepard, some toning & light spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, covers toned & rubbed with some tears & loss, 4to, Fourteen Songs from "When We Were Very Young", 1st edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1924, Teddy Bear and other songs from "When We Were Very Young", 1st edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1926, both with black & white illustrations by E. H. Shephard, some toning & light spotting, both in publishers original boards with cloth spines, lightly rubbed to head & foot, 4to, plus other miscellaneous modern literature, poetry & reference, including W. H. Auden, T. S. Eliot, Marcel Proust, Winston Churchill, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves )
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Foster (Birket). Some Places Of Note In England, a series of 25 drawings, 1st edition, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle And Rivington, Limited, 1890, previous owner ink inscription to half title, 25 illustrations, some occasional spotting, gutter splitting with some loose leaves, original gilt decorated blue cloth, all edges gilt, spine and covers faded, lightly rubbed to head and foot, large 8vo together with; Armstrong (Walter), Alfred Stevens a Biographical Study, 1st edition, London: Remington Et Co Publishers, 1881, numerous black and white illustrations, front gutter cracked, some light marginal toning, Orginal publishers decorated cloth, all edges gilt, covers lightly rubbed with occasional marks, large 8vo, and Roget (John Lewis), A History Of The 'Old Water-Colour' Society, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1891, previous owner bookplate to front pastedown of both volumes, light marginal toning, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, top edges gilt, covers slightly rubbed mostly volume 1, 8vo, plus other art reference and related, mostly original cloth some in dust jackets, G, large 8vo/8voQty: (3 shelves)
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Lang (Andrew). The Orange Fairy Book, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, 8 colour plates & numerous black & white illustrations by H. J. Ford, period inscription to the front endpaper, bookplate to front pastedown, some light toning,all edges gilt, publishers original gilt decorated orange cloth, spine faded & loose, slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with other 19th 7 early 20th-century literature, including Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys..., 5 volumes, 3rd edition, London: Henry Colburn, 1858, 8vo, some leather bindings, many original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4to, plus a whist set with cards & wooden markers, circa 1900, in blue leather caseQty: (3 shelves )
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Bewick (Thomas). A History of British Birds, 2 volumes, 6th edition, Newcastle, 1826, numerous wood-engravings, manuscript note tipped-in at p. 265 in volume I, some light spotting, volume II front hinge breaking, original boards, paper labels to spines, rebacked with original spines relaid, rubbed, 8vo, together with Dobson (Austin). Thomas Bewick and his Pupils, London: Chatto and Windus, 1884, illustrations, original cloth, spine a little toned, 4to, with 3 others: John Jackson, A Treatise on Wood Engraving, 2nd edition, 1861, Gleeson White, English Illustration. 'The Sixties': 1855-70, 1897, and Vera Salomon, Gravelot, 1911Qty: (6)
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Bewick (Thomas). Figures of Lion, Tiger, Elephant, and Zebra, in two states, by Thomas Bewick, 1799, 8 wood-engravings, including 4 on India paper, some light spotting, contemporary cloth, a little rubbed with some fading, 4to (35.5 x 33 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESRare. Not located in Roscoe. Gilbert Piddock had commissioned Thomas Bewick to make wood-engravings of the animals to be used for advertising for his travelling menagerie in 1799, the animals kept at the Exeter Exchange in London when not touring.No institutional copy recorded under this title and it is possible they are produced from the stereotype copies of the blocks rather than the original blocks at a later date.
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Evelyn (John). Silva: or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the propagation of timber in his Majesty's dominions: as it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th day of October, 1662... To which is added The Terra: A Philosophical Discourse of Earth... with notes by A. Hunter, 2 parts in one, York: A. Ward for J. Dodsley, 1776, engraved portrait frontispiece, 40 engraved plates (one folding), folding table, engraved plate and folding table in 2nd part, advertisement for the work at end, occasional light offsetting and toning, bookplates, contemporary calf, spine rubbed with vertical split, joints cracking, some edge wear, 4to, together with Thomas Pennant's History of Quadrupeds, 2 volumes, 1781 & Arctic Zoology, 3 volumes including Supplement, 1784 (defective and ex-libris)Qty: (6)
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Goldsmith (Oliver). A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, 2 volumes, Edinburgh and London: A. Fullarton and Co., c.1848, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I (some marginal damp staining), additional hand-coloured vignette titles to each (that to volume 2 offset), 71 hand-coloured etched plates only (of 72, lacking plate 16), some finger- and dust-soiling, occasional minor spots or marks, plate 34 with small loss to lower outer blank corner, plate 49 with short closed edge tear (crossing plate border, not affecting image), each letterpress title with ink library stamp on verso, volume 2 with minor worming to final few leaves, bookseller's ticket on each rear pastedown, hinges cracking, contemporary tan half calf, rubbed and faded with some wear and marks, volume 2 with some loss to leather on rear cover, large 8vo, together with another edition of the same: A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, 2 volumes, London: Blackie & Son, 1868, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece and hand-coloured additional vignette title to each, numerous engraved plates, many with hand-colouring, wood-engraved illustrations to text, some light finger-soiling and occasional spotting to plates (mainly affecting uncoloured plates), letterpress somewhat toned with scattered spotting, volume 1 with scarce marginal damp staining, hinges cracking, top edges gilt, contemporary dark green half morocco gilt, faded, stained and rubbed, most corners showing, large 8voQty: (4)
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Hanham (Frederick, editor). Natural Illustrations of the British Grasses, 1st edition, Bath: Binns and Goodwin, 1846, 62 sheets with mounted grass specimens, a little minor offsetting and spotting to text, contemporary red morocco gilt by Astle & Sons, loss at top right margin of upper cover, a few stains, small folio, together with a scarp album, 1870's-80's, compiled by Charles Moreton, 32 leaves mounted both sides with dried seaweed specimens from Orkney, photographs, prints, letters, cut signatures, plus some loose, the photographs (approximately 30), some with printed and manuscript captions include views of Southampton, Netley, Waterford, Warwick, Orkney, Elgin etc, some toning and light spotting, later inscription at front 'Father's album, seaweed from Orkney Islands which he visited & where he preached the Gospel, S. Morton', original decorative cloth, a little rubbed, 4to, plus an album with approximately 60 window-mounted Victorian/Edwardian photographs of shooting parties, sailing boats, fishing, some in and around Ardrishaig, ArgyllshireQty: (3)
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Morris (F.O.) A History of British Butterflies, London: Groombridge and Sons, 1864, 71 hand-coloured lithograph plates, 2 uncoloured plates, p. 35 with repaired tear, some light spotting and marginal water stains, slight fraying to one or two plates, original green cloth gilt, spine ends a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Jennings (John). Domestic or Fancy Cats: a practical treatise on their antiquity, domestication, varieties, breeding, management, diseases, exhibition and judging, London: L. Upcott Gill, 1893, plates and illustrations, advertisements at end, original cloth gilt, one or two small stains, 8vo, plus W.F. Kirby's Natural History of the Animal Kingdom, for the use of young people, part III only, SPCK, 1889Qty: (3)
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Thornton (Robert John). A New Family Herbal: or popular account of the nature and properties of the various plants used in medicine, diet, and the arts, London: printed for Richard Phillips, 1810, numerous wood-engraved illustrations by Thomas Bewick, a few leaves with light toning front and rear, small marginal water stain towards end, contemporary half morocco over original boards, a little rubbed, 8voQty: (1)
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Clementi (Mrs Cecil). Through British Guiana to the summit of Roraima, 1st edition, London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1920, folding map, half-tone illustrations, advertisements, frontispiece detaching, offsetting to title, one or two closed marginal tears, a little light spotting, original cloth, spine and part of lower cover faded, 8voQty: (1)NOTESNeate C79. Cecil Clementi was appointed Colonial Secretary of British Guiana in 1913 and with his wife undertook a journey through the country to the highland region bordering Venezuela and Brazil in 1915-16.
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Walton (Izaak & Charles Cotton). The Complete Angler or Contemplative Man's Recreation, 2 volumes, Tercentenary edition, London: Samuel Bagster, 1893, illustrations, light spotting to volume I title, bookplates, top edge gilt, original vellum-backed cloth gilt in bright condition, cloth chemise, slipcase (some minor marks), 8vo, limited edition 71/350. A fine copyQty: (2)
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Yarrell (William). A History of British Birds, 3 volumes, London: John Van Voorst, 1843, numerous monochrome illustrations, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some light marginal toning, contemporary uniform gilt decorated full calf, boards & spine rubbed & slightly marked, 8vo, plus First & Second Supplement volumes, 1845-56, publishers original cloth, 8vo, and A History of British Birds, 4 volumes, 4th edition, contemporary uniform gilt decorated half calf, spines rubbed with some loss, 8vo, together with: Elliot (Henry W.), Report on the Prybilov Group, or Seal Islands, of Alaska, 1st edition, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1873, monochrome plates & maps, some light spotting & toning, contemporary plum half morocco, boards lightly marked, minor rubbing to the spine, large 4to, Seebohm (Henry), Siberia In Europe: a visit to the Valley of the Petchora in North-East Russia, London: John Murray, 1880, black & white illustrations, light toning, contemporary gilt decorated half calf, front hinge cracked, spine faded & rubbed, 8vo, and other 19th century natural history reference, including A History of British Birds, 2 volumes, by Thomas Bewick, Newcastle: printed by Edward Walker, 1826, 8vo, mostly contemporary leather bindings, 8vo/4toQty: (24)
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Cook (Captain James). The Journals of Captain James Cook on his Voyages of Discovery, edited by J.C. Beaglehole, volumes II-III only in 3 volumes, CUP for the Hakluyt Society, 1961-67, maps and illustrations, a little light spotting front and rear, original cloth gilt, dust jackets, volume II parts 1 & 2 spines slightly faded, 8vo, together with the separate portfolio of The Charts & Views drawn by Cook and his officers and reproduced from the original manuscripts, edited by R.A. Skelton, 1955Qty: (4)
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De Windt (Harry). Through the Gold-Fields of Alaska to Bering Straits, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1898, 33 monochrome illustrations, the folding map of Alaska and the Yukon Gold-Fields is a facsimile replacement, some light toning, top edge gilt, publisher's original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with: Carruthers (Douglas). Unknown Mongolia, a record of travel and exploration in North-West Mongolua and Dzungaria, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, London: Hutchinson & Co., 1914, 168 monochrome illustrations & 6 maps, some spotting throughout, publisher's original uniform blue cloth, boards & spines slightly marked & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus Brehm (Alfred Edmund), From North Pole to Equator: studies of Wild Life and Scenes in Many Lands, London: Blackie & Son, circa 1890, 83 black & white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, minor marginal toning, top edge gilt, publisher's original gilt decorated red cloth, spine slightly faded, 8vo, and other late 19th & early 20th-century travel reference, including Wanderings in South America Etc., by Charles Waterton, 1st edition, London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1903, 8vo, mostly in original cloth, 1 volume in contemporary gilt decorated half calf, 8voQty: (11)
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* Bauwens (Felice Lieven, died 1940). Design for a lunette, pencil and watercolour on paper laid down on card, depicting a number of female figures (2 with halos) and children, all singing or playing lyres, beneath a stone arcade through which is seen a landscape and further figures issuing forth from a building, pencil inscription on verso with artist's name and 'For Landseer [Prize] 1930', sheet size 52 x 79cm (21.25 x 31ins), some light dust-soiling and fraying to edges, together with another design by Bauwens, for a 3-light stained glass window, titled "Decoration for Concert Hall 'Music'", and a number of figure studies also by the same artist, consisting of 14 leaves of paper or card with pencil drawings to 18 sides, i.e. a few with drawings to rectos and versos, some sides with more than one study, comprising 4 with female nude studies, 8 with male nude studies, 2 with studies of classical nude sculptures (a female torso and a male nude carrying a lamb), 2 with full-length studies of a seated woman, 1 with studies of a female face, and 1 with sketches of a young female ballerina, some spotting, creasing, and edge-fraying, each approximately 56 x 39cm, plus other unrelated drawings and prints, including: an early-mid 19th century landscape, watercolour on paper, depicting red-tiled houses with green shutters nestling at the foot of a rocky escarpment, overlooking sailing ships on the sea, lightly toned, sheet size 19.5 x 41.5cm (7.5 x 16.25ins), mounted; 2 mounted watercolours of street scenes entitled 'Cloth Fair' by Evacustes A. Phipson; Nuit Douce by Henri Jules Guinier, lithograph on blue paper, image size 29 x 24.5cm (11.5 x 9.5ins), sheet size 31 x 26.5cm (12.5 x 10.5ins); several hand-coloured lithographic costume plates from Musée Cosmopolite published by Aubert, 1850; and some printed progammes and advertising material relating to Hilda Spencer Watson's Studio Theatre, various sizes and conditionQty: (a folder)NOTESFelice Lievin Bauwens, whose mother was also a painter, trained at the Royal Academy Schools in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and she exhibited at the New English Art Club, the Royal Society of British Artists, and the Royal Academy.
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Eyre (Lieutenant Vincent). The Military Operations at Cabul, which ended in the retreat and destruction of the British Army, January 1842. With a journal of imprisonment in Afghanistan, 3rd edition, London: John Murray, 1843, folding lithographed plan (with a couple of short closed tears), 4 pp. advertisements at end, a little light spotting, original green cloth gilt, spine and head of upper cover faded, 8vo, together with Brace (Charles Loring). Hungary in 1851: with an Experience of the Austrian Police, 1st UK edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1852, advertisement leaf at front, textblock a little toned, original red blindstamped cloth, spine faded, 8voQty: (2)
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Black's Colour Guides. Naples, painted by Augustine Fitzgerald, described by Sibil Fitzgerald, London: A & C Black, 1904, 80 colour illustrations, occasional light spotting, bookplate, top edge gilt, original decorative cloth, a few light marks, 4to, edition de luxe 227/250, signed by the artist, together with Cundall (H.M.) Birket Foster R.W.S, London: A & C Black, 1906, colour and monochrome illustrations, some minor spotting, front hinge a little tender, top edge gilt, original decorative cloth, spine a little rubbed and toned, light soiling, 4to, edition de luxe 28/500, signed by the publisher, plus Marcus Huish's British Water-Colour Art, A & C Black, 1904, edition de luxe 106/500, signed by the authorQty: (3)
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Maning (Frederick Edward). Old New Zealand: being incidents of native customs and character in the old times, by a Pakeha Maori [i.e. F.E. Maning], 1st edition, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1863, occasional light spotting and few marks, original blind embossed cloth, slightly frayed at head & foot of spine, 8vo, together with: Buck (Peter), The Coming of the Maori by Te Rangi Hiroa [i.e. Sir Peter Buck], 1st edition, Wellington: Maori Purposes Fund Board, Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd., 1949, monochrome illustrations and plates, half-title inscribed 'To Tom Skinner, from Peter Fraser with Best Wishes and the Season's Greetings, Wellington, N.Z., 9th December 1949', original cloth in dust-jacket, 8voQty: (2)NOTESPeter Fraser CH PC (1884-1950) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 27 March 1940 until 13 December 1949. Sir Thomas Edward Skinner KBE (1909-1991) was a New Zealand politician and Trades Union leader.
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* Salt (Henry). The Pyramids at Cairo, London: William Miller, 1809, engraved hand-coloured aquatint plate by S. Rawle and D. Havell after Henry Salt, repairs to verso, light marginal soiling, sheet size 53 x 75.5 cmQty: (1)NOTESPlate XXIV from Henry Salt's Twenty-Four Views in St. Helena, The Cape, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt, 1809.
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* Blake (William, 1757-1827). Beggar's Opera, Act III. 'When my hero in Court appears, &c.', From the Original Picture, in the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Leeds, 1790, engraving by William Blake after William Hogarth, published July 1st 1790, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside, & at the Shakespeare Gallery, a generally good, strong impression, with some light spotting to lower margin, trimmed outside the plate mark, sheet size 45.5 x 66 cm (18 x 26 ins), modern gilt frame, glazedQty: (1)
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