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Preisdatenbank abonnierenA fine quality Chinese cloisonne vase and cover early 20th century, the squat, baluster form vase with domed cover with gilt Kylin finial, with black, white and red floral and foliate decoration within polychrome borders of ruyi, floral scrolls and lappets, on a gilt ground, the interior in turquoise and the base mid-blue, 4in. (10.2cm.) high. *Condition: Minor rubs and light scratches to gilt edges. One tiny surface flake from black enamel. No other faults.
A fine Chinese famille rose porcelain shallow dish or stand Yongzheng six character mark in underglaze blue within double concentric circles to the underside and believed to be of the period (1723-1735), the circular dish with very slightly upturned rim and inset, shallow circular foot, finely painted in enamels with two noblewomen, one holding a finger citron, standing beside a marble topped table with a vase of peonies, a dish of pomegranates and a porcelain pillow, with two stools beneath, the women watching a boy playing and two chickens pecking at their feet, 5 7/8in. (14.8cm.) diameter. *One minute (1mm) chip to rim at approx. 3 o'clock and approx. ten tiny glaze flakes to the rim. No other chips or cracks. Minor gilt wear to decoration, some rubbing / wear to pale blue enamelling to right hand stool. Some rubbing to enamelling to left hand chicken's head. A few other very small flakes from enamel and a little light scratching to painted decoration in places. No restoration.
Berry, William 'The History of the Island of Guernsey', pub. Longman, 1815, 348pp, 29 engraved plates, folding map, list of subscribers repeated between pp. 346 & 347, contemporary full diced calf with gilt decoration, spine with gilt raised bands, six compartments with red title label lettered in gilt. Handsome copy. *Condition: Calf margins, expertly rebacked with raised bands, first five leaves experty repaired to upper margin, plates somewhat foxed and with light water stain to lower margins, slight foxing to a few leaves at start.
Culpeper, Nicholas Culpeper's Complete Herbal, to which is now added, upwards of One Hundred Additional Herbs..., pub. Richard Evans, London 1814, engraved portrait frontispiece, general index and 40 hand-coloured plates at rear, old quarter calf with marbled boards, wear to boards, corners bumped, splitting at top and bottom of spine, a little marginal soiling and light foxing. *Condition: Wear to boards, corners bumped and rubbed, splitting and chipping at top and bottom of spine and to edges of boards, a little marginal soiling and light foxing to pages. Two oil marks to front end paper. Foxing and pencil inscription to title. Plates good with some light foxing and a couple of larger finger soil marks.
Sassoon, Siegfried Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, 1st UK trade ed., with d/j (not price clipped), pub. Faber & Faber 1930; together with Siegfried's Journey 1916-1920, 1st ed., pub. Faber & Faber 1945, no d/j; and Satirical Poems, 1st ed., pub. William Heinemann Ltd., 1926, all 8vo. (3) *Condition: - Memoirs: Chips to top of d/j on spine and two tiny splits to bottom. Spine toned. Light toning to free end papers from d/j. Otherwise very clean. - Journey: Three small ink spot marks to cover. Light foxing to end papers. Light diagonal crease to frontis. and title. - Poems: Spine sunned and with oil spot mark. Another oil spot mark to top edge which has left a small semi-circular stain to top of all pages. Toning to free end papers.
ALDIN (Cecil) - A collection of works A collection of works - either as author, illustrator or contributor, to include Sleeping Partners; The White Kitten Book; The Snob; Cathedrals and Abbey Churches of England; Old Manor Houses, pencil inscription, signed and numbered 260; Old Inns. (6) *Condition: The White Kitten - dust jacket, nice condition, with edge wear, split and reinforcement to inner binding; Sleeping Partners - good, inner front end page torn out, split to inner binding; The Snob - good, light edge wear; Manor - good, signed and numbered 260, dust cover, slight wear; Inns - pen touch up to front cover, light spotting, overall good; Cathedrals - good, light spotting mainly to first few pages, binding slightly loose, fading to cover.
Hoskins, S. Elliott, MD, FRS. two volumes, Charles The Second in The Channel Islands, London, Richard Bentley, 1854, (Vol. I lacks map), light brown cloth, blind decoration, gilt titles to spine. (2) *Condition: Previous owner's name in ink to both front paste-downs, somewhat marked to upper boards, remains of newspaper fragments to all paste-downs.
Berry, William 'The History of the Island of Guernsey', pub. Longman, 1815, 348pp, 29 engraved plates, folding map, professionally rebound, half calf with marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, together with Berry's Illustrations - facsimile of engraved plates. (2) *Condition: Calf expertly rebacked, first five leaves expertly repaired at upper margin, plates somewhat foxed and with light water stain to lower margin, slight foxing to a few leaves at start.
Dickens, Charles - Bleak House 1st ed. in book form, pub. Bradbury & Evans, London 1853, engraved frontispiece, additional title and numerous plates, old half calf with marbled boards. *Condition: Ink name to front end paper and front free end paper. Heavy toning and foxing to margins of frontis., add. title and plates throughout. Light crease to top corner of 2/3 of pages. Binding has wear to edges and scratches/scuffs to boards.
An 18th century Dutch Delft 'Peacock' pattern charger with barbed rim, painted with urn holding a floral bouquet and peacock feathers, the rim with six shaped reserves with foliate borders, containing vases of fruit, divided by floral panels, 13 7/8in. (35.25cm.) diameter. *Condition: Glaze loss around rim, one large glaze flake and one rim chip. Some light scratching to glaze to well. Adhesive disc plate hanger attached to reverse.
A brass bulkhead lamp early 20th century, by E.L.I Griffiths & Sons, Birmingham, 1911, stamped as per title to chimney over angled glazed body with Bulpitt burner, swing handle with turned wooden grip, 16in. (40.7cm.) high without handle raised. *Condition: Side right glazed panel with crack to upper left corner, otherwise good, having light wear.
A 19th century Grand Tour specimen marble circular dish inlaid with a central cube and fan of specimen marbles on a black and white ground, the rim with further specimen marble inlays, raised on three short turned feet, 14in. (35.5cm.) diameter, large chip below rim. *Condition: Two large joined chips below rim - a little of these chips are visible from above. Minor fritting to edges of feet. Some scratching, light stain marks and water deposit marks to well.
A pair of neo-classical style ormolu, cut glass and malachite two light candelabra possibly Russian, early 20th century, the central facet cut stem on an urn mount and with an obelisk style cut glass finial, issuing a spray of oval and teardrop pendant drops and similar swags to the two foliate arms to either side, with foliate and beaded urn sconces suspending further swags and larger cut glass lustres, all on a lappet and acanthus sheathed urn with foliate and crossed ribbon foot, on a stepped square base in malachite and ormolu with foliate border, 27½in. (70cm.) high. (2) *Condition: Minor fritting and one small chip to largest lustre to one candelabra. No other faults - very good overall.
A pair of patinated bronze Baroque style five light candelabra late 19th century, mid-brown patination, the five scroll branches with swagged urn form nozzles, on an urn form column with twin beast mask handles and lion mask, fruit and gadrooned decoration, raised on a waisted circular base with gadrooned and foliate decoration, raised on two pairs of foliate scroll feet, 24in. (61cm.) high. (2) *Condition:Very good overall, with original patina with just light wear to edges and raised detail.
A French 19th century gilt bronze and cut glass three light electrolier having a twist and acanthus cast central column to three cast scrolling branches with cone surmounts, each finished with 18 elongated cut glass droplets, cone finial, maximum drop 28in. (71.2cm.). *Condition: Showing light gilt loss/rubbing throughout, will need rewire, overall good.
Two very fine quality ivory desk seals of clasped hands design 19th century, both having melon top, one with vertical sections, the other with spiral sections, 3½ & 3 3/8in. (9 & 8.6cm.) long, together with a similar single hand version holding a column, 3in. (7.6cm.) long. (3) *Condition: All well detailed showing light surface wear or and natural fractures.
A collection of four ivory handled desk seals 19th century, comprising of a tapered and reeded version with spiral band of carved flowers, 3¼in. (8.2cm.) long; Squat baluster, 3in. (7.6cm.) long; ball topped with silver mount, London, 1862, 2½in. (6.4cm.) long; slender tapering, having diagonal rows of half beads and decorative base, 3in. (7.6cm.) long, together with a baluster bone seal (ink stained) with brass end and wafer base. (5) *Condition: Each having light surface wear and or natural fractures, bone version stained.
A small collection of antique and vintage sewing accessories comprising a small group of bone items to include a chalice pin cushion with painted decoration and marked 'EMERY', 2½in. (6.4cm.) high; eye shaped tatting shuttle with bas relief floral carving; openwork spiral and clasped hands crochet hook; needle holder seal; awl, together with a vegetable "ivory" acorn thimble/bobbin holder and four thimbles two in silver, the first Birmingham, 1924, the other stamped 925, one in enamel and one in ruby glass capped with millefiori decoration. (quantity) *Condition: Bone items generally in good condition, with light surface wear and or fractures, thimbles good.
A scarce 18th century full length 'dressed' silhouette portrait picture probably German, the figure of a noblewoman in a fitted bodice with capped sleeves and bustle back skirt dressed a la polonaise, her dress in fabric with overlaid black paper outlining, her light headdress is black gauze, depicted carrying a vase of flowers, the vase cut from printed paper with German text, on laid paper, 9 5/8 x 7 3/8in. (24.5 x 18.7cm.), in a period giltwood frame, ink inscription verso, "Dressed picture in silhouette, Probably German 1745, Reproduced in Mr. Nevill Jackson's "The History of Silhouettes" 1911". *Condition: Sheet toned evenly. Some dirty marks, small stains and small fox marks to fabric on costume. Frame has old overpainting in gold which is flaking and crazing, some small losses. Very original overall.
A small group of 19th century boxes comprising a Tunbridge ware rectangular trinket box, the cover delicately inlaid depicting a floral spray within a border, 2¾in. (7cm.) long; Tunbridge ware matchbox cover, the top decorated with perspective cube/tumbling blocks geometric design; circular rosewood snuff box, the cover with applied white metal floral and foliate decoration, 3 7/8in. (10cm.) diameter; miniature tortoiseshell travelling trunk/casket form trinket box, the hinged cover with applied white metal plate, 2 3/8in. (6cm.) long. (4) *Condition: All in very good condition, no major splits, very light wear.
WW2 Abyssinian Campaign interest a watercolour depicting Italian troops asleep in their bunks, their dreams of home depicted above, signed and dated indistinctly 'Guido ......Mombasa -6-41', 9 x 11½in. (22.8 x 29.2cm.). *Condition: Some light foxing. Toning to paper lower right corner. Modern framing.
A 54 bore 6-shot percussion pepperbox revolver by Westley Richards mid-19th century, finely chequered grip with cap box to butt, engraved with comical face with extended tongue, the fluted barrels engraved with foliage around the muzzles and numbered '1' to '6' at the breeches, each section with British proof marks, the side plate with ribbon banner inscribed ' WESTLEY RICHARDS ', amidst profusely engraved foliage, the trigger guard and hammer also profusely engraved, barrel length 9.5cm. *Condition: Very light pitting and tiny knocks to barrel, trigger mechanism working and strong.
A pair of Victorian embroidered foot stools the rectangular cushions embroidered with a kitten with ball of string, the other a playing puppy, both on green ground, each raised on turned legs, standing 5¾in. (14.7cm.) high, 10 ¾in. (27.4cm.) long. (2) *Condition: Good condition with light wear mainly to edges of embroidered top.
A Persian Isfahan style rug the central pendant medallion on a dark blue ground with all over decoration of scrolling, flowering branches and floral spandrels, worked in shades of brown, pale salmon, ivory, light grey-blue and pale and olive green, within a brown floral rosette border, 78½ x 47¾in. (199 x 121.5cm.).
A Persian rug third quarter 20th century, the madder field with all over decoration of flowers and vines in dark blue, pink, light green, pale brown, pale blue and buff, within a dark blue floral and foliate border and buff and dark blue floral meander guards, 113 x 72in. (287 x 183cm.). *Condition: Dirty and would benefit from cleaning. Otherwise good. Colours remain good. Very small patch of old moth damage to pile to one corner. No other damage.
A small Persian rug the central light brown and pale blue pendant medallion on a dark blue field with all over floral decoration and light brown floral spandrels, within a light brown Herati border and floral meander guards, 59 x 36¾in. (150 x 93.5cm.), worn. *Condition: Heavily worn strip across the rug to centre and the centre is also very dirty. Wear to selvege and to part of the fringe at both ends.
A Shirvan rug mid-20th century, the triple hooked lozenge medallions on a Royal blue field with outer double bird's head medallions, within multiple latch hook, barber's pole and repeating medallion borders, woven in shades of pale salmon, light blue, light green, rust, dark brown, ivory, wine red and buff, 77 x 55in. (195.5 x 139.75cm.).
A Rene Lalique opalescent and frosted glass 'Ormeaux' pattern bowl blue stained glass, the outside moulded with overlapping leaves, etched 'R LALIQUE FRANCE' mark to base, 9½in. (24.1cm.) diameter. *Condition: A few light scratches to base and tiny frit to tip of one leaf. No other damage or faults.
Miss Dickinson (British, late 19th century) Portrait of a young girl oil on canvas, exhibition label verso, 'Art Exhibition 1883. Miss Dickinson, 9 Chesterfield St. W., "Study of a Child"' 18 x 14in. (45.75 x 35.5cm.) *Condition: Small tear to canvas with old patched repair verso (now partially detached), three other small pinholes. A little light craquelure, has been cleaned in recent past. No retouches or repainting visible under UV.
Banksy (born 1975) - Barcode Leopard, 2004, screenprint on cream wove paper, red ink stamped signature and numbered 461/600 in pencil within blindstamp, published by Pictures on Walls, London, the full sheet, framed; together with the Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity dated 2012, the sheet 19¾ x 27 5/8in. (50 x 70cm.).* Condition: Please note that the print has not been removed from its frame. The framing was professionally undertaken for the vendor several years ago, using museum quality glass. Prior to this, the vendor kept the print in a portfolio and he states that it was free from any defects when framed.We have observed the following under very close inspection:- There is a small gap visible at both top corners where the sheet meets the mount, another to the centre right margin and a very, very slight gap at the centre left margin. This presumably shows very slight cockling to the sheet at these points.- There are several tiny dark imperfections in the make-up of the surface of the actual paper itself - one shows as a tiny hair like imperfection just below the leopard's shadow and another at top left corner - these are caused by tiny darker pieces of material in the paper pulp. There is also a smattering of tiny ink spots across the surface of the paper from the production of the print.- There is a tiny, very pale brown dirt spot to the bottom of the blind stamp encircling the edition no. at bottom right.- There is a small (1.25cm.) line indentation to the surface of the paper at the left hand end of the leopard's shadow - this is purely in the black 'inked' part and does not extend beyond the inked area onto the white paper. This may have been caused just after printing when the paper here was wet with ink. It can only be seen when looked at from a certain angle to catch the light on the indentation.- No other faults have been noted. Overall very good.
David Jagger (British, 1891-1958) Portrait of Dorothy Hart oil on canvas, signed 'JAGGER' lower right, further signed 'D. JAGGER' and inscribed 'DOROTHY HART 1928' verso, unframed 36 x 28in. (91.5 x 71cm.) * Dorothy Hart, widow of the financier Geoffrey Hart moved to Villa Millbrook, St. Lawrence, Jersey in the early 1960s, the house forming the perfect backdrop for probably the finest collection of art and antiques in the Channel Islands. The Harts had started their collection before the war at Wych Place, Sussex and Dorothy continued collecting after her husband's death in 1946, moving to their London home at 9, Hyde Park Gardens and later to Jersey. ** Label applied verso , 'The Property of the Estate of the Late Mrs. Dorothy Hart, formerly of Villa Millbrook and Millbrook Place, Jersey, by Order of the Executors'. *** Accompanied by a signed Christmas card from Dorothy Hart and a newspaper cutting from the Jersey Evening Post, dated Feb. 24th 1965, featuring a tour of the collection. **** Condition: A few tiny retouches. Canvas is loose to lower half of the canvas and would benefit from attention to stretching. Some frame abrasions to margins and small dent/abrasion to canvas to left of head, with several other small indentations in the same area. Long light scratch to lower left and another horizontal scratch centre right. Would benefit from a clean.
Florence Payne (British, fl.late 19th century) Interior of Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford watercolour, heightened with bodycolour, signed and dated verso '18-9-1887' 13¾ x 9½in. (35 x 24.2cm.) *Condition: Good condition - good colours, possible light mount wear to left margin, no other faults visible, modern frame with gilt mount.
Alfred G. (Jim) Foster (American, fl. 1940s-50s) 'Lower Manhattan' pen and ink, signed and inscribed 8¾ x 6½in. (22.25 x 16.5cm.); together with four other pen and ink works by the same hand, including 'Diver', 'Branch Brook Park II' and two others. (5) *Condition: - Lower Manhattan: Very faint mount burn. Otherwise very good. - Diver: Mount burn and light toning to paper. Otherwise good. - Branch Brook Park II: Some foxing. - Portrait of George Pettengill III: Some toning and foxing. - Christmas card: Good with very minor foxing.
A Rene Lalique opalescent and clear glass Fleurons Bowl with spiralled decoration, etched 'R. LALIQUE FRANCE' marks to the base, 8in. (20.25cm.) diameter. *Condition: Two absolutely minute frits to edge of rim (barely visible but can be detected with a fingernail). Light scratching to contact points on underside. No other faults.
Schneider - Le Verre Francais cameo glass lamp base 1920s, the swollen column with organic spreading circular base, having orange and green polychrome inclusions on yellow ground, signed to base 'Le Verre Francais', 9½in. (24.1cm.) high. (base only) *Condition: No chips or cracks found, light wear to upper neck, good condition.
Kenneth Lockwood (British, 1920-2017) Two oil on board landscape pictures, probably Guernsey, titled "January Sunshine", signed lower right, 18¼ x 14¾in. (46.4 x 35cm.) and "Winter Light", signed lower right, 15½ x 19½in. (39.3 x 49.5cm.), together with an oil on board titled "Old Brown" depicting a gentleman in a pub setting. (3)
A Schneider Le Verre Francais Art Deco wall light or sconce the demi-lune light in frosted mottled orange, yellow and blue glass, signed 'Le Verre Francais', 15in. (38cm.) wide. *Condition: Three chips to glass - one to edge of one bulb-bar locating hole, one to the rim just above this point and one to the centre of the back edge.
Barthelemy (Jean-Jacques). Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian aera, 5 volumes, London: G.G. & J. Robinson, 1796, volume 5 containing 31 engraved folding & double-page maps, plans & plates (few maps hand-coloured in outline), contemporary marbled calf gilt, contrasting morocco title labels, joints cracked, extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with Humphreys (Henry Noel) , Rome, and its surrounding Scenery; illustrated with engravings by W.B. Cooke, from drawings by eminent artists: accompanied by Literary Sketches, London: Charles Tilt, 1840, additional engraved title, double-page bird's-eye view of Rome, and 29 engraved plates, tissue guards, some light toning to text, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, modern half calf, 4to (Qty: 6)
Bocchi (Francesco). Le Bellezze della Citta di Firenze dove a pieno di pittura di scultura di sacri templi, di palazzi, i pui notabili artifizj, e pui preziosa si dontengono, 1st edition, Florence, 1677, title with woodcut device, a couple of early leaves with small marginal repairs, a little light spotting and toning, near contemporary vellum, a few stains, 8vo, together with : Bianconi (Girolamo), Guida del Forestiere per la Citta di Bologna, 2 parts in 1 volume, Bologna, 1820, 15 engraved plates and plans, a few folding, one or two with small wormtracks, original printed wrappers, rear wrapper with marginal insect damage, 8vo, and 3 others including Pompeo Sarnelli's La Guida de Forestieri ... di Pozzoli, Naples, 1709 (heavily wormed) and Calendario e Notiziario della Citta, per l'Anno, Naples, 1787 (Qty: 5)
Doughty (Charles Montagu). On the Jöstedal Brae Glaciers in Norway, with some General Remarks, 1st edition, Edward Stanford, 1866, [2], 14 pp., tinted lithographic frontispiece, printed upper wrapper with author's ink inscription for H.W. Bristow to upper margin (slightly trimmed at foremargin with loss of some ink lettering), a little spotting and soiling, light vertical crease, extracted from a volume of pamphlets with remains of stab stitching to inner margins, slim 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESDoughty's first published work, the information gathered 'during 1863-4 when he spent nine months lodging with farmers and gamekeepers while conducting the first investigation of two remote Norwegian glaciers', ( ODNB ).
Latif (Syad Muhammad). Lahore: Its History, Architectural Remains and Antiquities, with an Account of its Modern Institutions, Inhabitants, their Trade, Customs &c, one volume bound as two, 1st edition, Lahore: New Imperial Press, 1892, folding map frontispiece, numerous lithographic plates as listed, some light toning throughout, interleaved with blanks, inner upper hinge of first volume cracked, later cloth gilt, slightly rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 2)NOTESUncommon first edition containing some material in Persian.
[Mayer, Luigi]. A Selection of the most interesting of Sir Robert Ainslie's celebrated collection of views in Egypt, Asia Minor, &c., London: R. Bowyer, 1812, 16 of 24 hand-coloured etched plates (including 15 aquatint), few loose and slightly frayed to edges, light dust-soiling, endpapers creased and torn to margins, contemporary half black sheep, upper board detached, worn, oblong folio (Qty: 1)NOTESAtabey 790 (1811 edition); Abbey, Travel 369 (referred to in notes).
Michaux (Francois A.). Travels to the Westward of the Allegany Mountains, in the States of the Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, in the Year 1802..., Translated from the French, London: Richard Phillips, 1805, folding engraved map frontispiece, 16 page publisher's catalogue at rear, some spotting, endpapers renewed, contemporary half calf, rebacked, slim 8vo (Sabin 48706), together with Fortune (Robert) , A Journey to the Tea Countries of China; including Sung-Lo and the Bohea Hills; with a short notice of the East India Company's Tea Plantations in the Himalaya Mountains, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1852, tinted lithograph frontispiece, additional decorative title in red & black, lithograph map with original hand-colouring, one colour lithograph plate and wood engraved plate, numerous wood engraved illustrations, 32 page publisher's catalogue at rear, original green cloth, gilt blocked spine and upper board, spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Russell (Michael) , Polynesia: or, an historical account of the principal islands in the South Sea, including New Zealand, 3rd edition, Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, and London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., [1845], folding lithograph map frontispiece, additional wood engraved title, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, all edges gilt, original cloth with gilt blocked decoration, in bright condition, 8vo, and [Louis XVIII, King of France] , Relation d'un voyage à Bruxelles et à Coblentz. (1791.), Paris: Baudouin Freres, 1823, scattered spotting, contemporary half calf gilt, slim 8vo, plus [Gleig, George Robert] , A narrative of the campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans, under Generals Ross, Pakenham, and Lambert, in the Years 1814 and 1815; with some account of the countries visited, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, 1826, light scattered spotting, contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spine, 8vo, plus Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North, translated from the German of Madame Ida Pfeiffer, 1852, and The Valley of the Nile, by W.H. Davenport Adams, 1867 (Qty: 7)
Pinelli (Bartolomeo). Nuova Raccolta di Cinquanta Costumi de' Contorni di Roma compresi diversi fatti di briganti disegnati ed incisi all' acqua forte da Bartolomeo Pinelli cominciati l'anno 1819, compiti nel 1822, Rome Gio. Scudellari, 1823, printed title and 50 etched plates on laid paper, some light waterstains and minor marginal spotting, some fraying to extreme edges of first and last few leaves, generally with wide margins, untrimmed, contemporary plain wrappers, some worn and soiled, oblong folio (29 x 44 cm, 11.5 x 17.25 ins) (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: From the Estate of Michael Jaffé CBE (1923-1997), English art historian and director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Churchill (Winston Spencer). The Story of the Malakand Field Force, an episode of frontier war, 1st edition, 1st issue, Longmans, Green, & Co., 1898, half-tone frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 4 sketch maps, 32pp publisher's catalogue dated 12/97 at rear, no errata slip tipped in (so indicating first issue), scattered minor spotting, pages uncut and largely unopened, contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper verso, 'E.R. Kersley from Jack Churchill', partly offset into marginal browning of half-title facing, armorial bookplate of Trevor Rostron to front pastedown, original green cloth gilt, a little rubbed and minor soiling, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESWoods A1a. Provenance: Given to Captain Edward Reginald Kersley DSO (1883-1976) of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers by the younger brother of Winston Churchill, Major John Strange 'Jack' Spencer Churchill (1880-1947). The inscription is not in Jack's hand and would appear to be in the hand of Kersley who along with his own brother and the Churchill brothers attended Harrow School. In the Harrovian War Supplement (September 1918) it is noted that Kersley received his Bar to DSO for when 'he took command of his battalion at short notice, and organised and launched an attack which was completely successful, capturing the final objective. He showed great initiative and skill throughout'. Jack Churchill, who had served in the South African Light Horse alongside his war correspondent brother in the second Boer war in 1899-1900, also fought in World War I, where he was again mentioned in Dispatches. He served on the staff of Field Marshal Lord French, General Sir Ian Hamilton and Field Marshal Lord Birdwood, being awarded the DSO in 1918.
Churchill (Winston Spencer). The River War. An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan, edited by Col. F. Rhodes, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1st impression, Longmans, Green, & Co., 1899, second state, with missing inverted comma inserted after the word 'Gazette' on page 459 of volume 2, 7 photogravure portraits (including frontispieces), 34 maps (20 folding), illustrations in the text, lacks half-title to volume 1 and impression from large ink library stamp erased from title, a few minor scattered marks and occasional light browning, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, rubbed and evidence of library labels removal from foot of spines, 8vo (Qty: 2)NOTESWoods A2a.Chang and Eng Bunker (1811-1874) were celebrated Siamese-American conjoined twin whose fame led to the expression 'Siamese twins' becoming synonymous for conjoined twins in general. They were widely exhibited as curiosities and were 'two of the nineteenth century's most studied human beings'.The brothers were born with Chinese ancestry in today's Thailand and were brought to the United States in 1829. Physicians inspected them as they became known to American and European audiences in 'freak shows'. Newspapers and the public were initially sympathetic to them, and within three years they left the control of their managers, who they thought were cheating them, and toured on their own. In early exhibitions, they appeared exotic and displayed their athleticism.After a decade of international touring and financial success, the twins quit touring and settled near Mount Airy, North Carolina. They became American citizens, bought slaves, married local sisters, and fathered 21 children (11 by Eng, and 10 by Chang), several of whom accompanied them when they resumed touring. Chang's and Eng's respective families lived in separate houses, where the twins took alternating three-day stays. After the Civil War, they lost part of their wealth and their slaves. Eng died hours after Chang at the age of 62. An autopsy revealed that their livers were fused in the ligament connecting their sternums.
Churchill (Winston Spencer). London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, 1st edition, 1st issue, Longmans, Green, & Co., 1900, 3 folding maps including colour frontispiece, single leaf publisher's advertisement and 32-page publisher's catalogue at end (dated 10/99), some heavy spotting to early leaves and text block edges, large armorial bookplate of Viscount Bangor to front pastedown, original pictorial light brown cloth, spine titled and decorated in gilt and red, minor soiling, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESWoods A4a. Provenance: The bookplate is most likely that of Maxwell Ward, 6th Viscount Bangor (1868-1950) who succeeded to the title of Viscount Bangor after his father's death in 1911, commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1887, and promoted to major in 1906.
Churchill (Winston Spencer). Lord Randolph Churchill, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Macmillan & Co., 1906, photogravure frontispieces, plates including one folding, and a facsimile letter, partly uncut, together with Liberalism and the Social Problem, 1st edition, Hodder & Stoughton, 1909, upper outer corner tips of half-title, title and dedication leaves torn with minor loss, a few finger marks to first few leaves, all original burgundy cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus Rosebery (Lord) , Lord Randolph Churchill, 1st edition, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906, half-title, slightly browned, light dampstaining to foremargin of title, top edge gilt, remainder uncut, original green cloth gilt, plus Thompson (W.H.) , Sixty Minutes with Winston Churchill, 1st edition, Christopher Johnson, 1953, title-page slightly toned and signed by the author in blue ballpoint pen, dated 18 July 1956, original printed blue boards, some spotting and browning, both 8vo (Qty: 5)NOTESFirst two items: Woods A15 & A8a respectively.
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