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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 28

A diamond set long-chain necklace spectacle set with one hundred and nineteen round brilliant cut diamonds, to a lobster clasp, stamped '750' and with modern Italian maker's mark (Dimensions: Length: 134 cm; estimated total diamond weight 5.35cts)(Length: 134 cm; estimated total diamond weight 5.35cts)Condition report: Each diamond approx. 0.04 to 0.05 cts. ranging from F-G colour, VS/SI clarity. Some inevitable light surface scratching consistent with age and use, but overall in good condition. Gross weight 17.6 gr. Please note that diamonds and gemstones can not be accurately graded and measured when mounted in jewellery.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 9

A single stone diamond ring claw set with a round brilliant cut diamond to shoulders partially pavé set with diamonds, the plain tapering shank stamped '18K', accompanied by a report from Gemmological Certification Services, dated 16 October 2019, numbered 79235-68, stating the diamond is 3.90 ct., L colour and SI2 clarity (Dimensions: Principal diamond weight: 3.90cts)(Principal diamond weight: 3.90cts)Condition report: Generally in good condition with very light scratches consistent with age and use. Gross weight 4.4 gr. Please note that diamonds and gemstones can not be accurately graded and measured when mounted in jewellery.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 57

A fancy link neck chain, Andrew Grima with hook clasp, with British hallmarks for London, 1971, signed ‘ GRIMA' stamped '750’, with black pouch for Grima (Dimensions: Length: 71cm)(Length: 71cm)Footnote: Property of a Private CollectorCondition report: Generally in good condition with light scratches and wear consistent with age and use. Fully marked to one link near clasp. '18' and crown mark for gold repeated to a number of links. Gross weight 25.7 gr.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 134

A pair of French sapphire set and enamelled cufflinks, Cartier each with ribbed circular terminal collet set to the centre with a square cut sapphire cabochon, conjoined by belcher form links, the reverse of each signed 'Cartier' (Dimensions: Diameter of terminals: 15mm)(Diameter of terminals: 15mm)Condition report: Generally in good condition. Apparently unmarked. Some light wear, scuffs and marks consistent with age and use. Light wear to the enamel. Gross weight 19.1 gr. Please note that diamonds and gemstones can not be accurately graded and measured when mounted in jewellery.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 31

A gold studded bracelet formed as a triple row of square suds to a hinged, concealed clasp, stamped '14K' and with French mark for gold (Dimensions: Length: 20cm)(Length: 20cm)Condition report: Some light surface scratches consistent with age and use. Underside of clasp stamped '14K' Gross weight 67.1 gr.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 104

A 14ct white gold Tanzanite and diamond set cocktail ring claw set with an oval cut Tanzanite, the split shoulders and gallery set throughout with small round brilliant cut diamonds (Dimensions: Ring size: O/P, estimated Tanzanite weight: 8.69cts)(Ring size: O/P, estimated Tanzanite weight: 8.69cts)Condition report: Some light surface marks to metalwork. Shank is fully hallmarked, also with an indistinct signature. All diamonds are present and appear to be secure in their settings. Estimated total diamond weight: 0.60-0.80cts Estimated Tanzanite wieght: 8.69cts (14.49 x 11.29 x 8.31mm) Gross wieght: 12.3g Please note that diamonds and gemstones can not be accurately graded and measured when mounted in jewellery.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 80

A sapphire and diamond set cluster ring claw set with an oval-cut sapphire, each shoulder set with four small round-brilliant cut diamonds, to a plain white metal shank, stamped '14K 585' (Dimensions: Ring size: N/O, estimated weight of sapphire: 1.48cts, estimated total diamond weight: 0.15cts)(Ring size: N/O, estimated weight of sapphire: 1.48cts, estimated total diamond weight: 0.15cts)Condition report: In good overall condition, only light surface marks and wear.All gemstones are present and appear to be secure in their settings.Sapphire is of a dark but even colour.Not fully hallmarked.Gross weight: 3g Please note that diamonds and gemstones can not be accurately graded and measured when mounted in jewellery.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 112

A diamond and ruby set pendant and chain formed as a leopard, collet set with square cut rubies and pavé set with diamonds, with an Italian fancy link neck chain, the chain marked near clasp and stamped '750' (Dimensions: Length of pendant: 44mm)(Length of pendant: 44mm)Condition report: The chain 39.5 cm. long and with British import marks. Overall in good condition with light scratches and wear consistent with age and use. Gross weight 34.5 gr. Please note that diamonds and gemstones can not be accurately graded and measured when mounted in jewellery.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 24

A diamond set necklace composed of circular links, each set with a small round brilliant cut diamond, suspending a similar articulated drop, to a box link clasp, to an 18ct gold box link chain (Dimensions: Overall length: 43cm)(Overall length: 43cm)Condition report: Good overall condition, only light surface marks and wear. Clasp working well, not hallmarked. Estimated total diamond weight: 3.00-4.00cts Please note that diamonds and gemstones can not be accurately graded and measured when mounted in jewellery.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 35

An onyx and yellow sapphire set bangle of slightly bombé outline, applied with tapering panels pavé set with yellow sapphires (Dimensions: Internal diameter: 63mm)(Internal diameter: 63mm)Condition report: Generally in good overall condition with very light scratches and marks consistent with age and use. One sapphire lacking. Gross weight 356.5 gr. Please note that diamonds and gemstones can not be accurately graded and measured when mounted in jewellery.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 25

A diamond solitaire ring claw set with a fancy light brown old cut diamond, to a plain tapering shank, with accompanying report from Gemmological Certification Services, dated 16th October 2019, numbered 79235-67, stating the diamond is natural fancy light brown colour, SI1 clarity (Dimensions: Ring size S; estimated diamond weight: 2.35cts)(Ring size S; estimated diamond weight: 2.35cts)Condition report: Overall in good condition. Please note that diamonds and gemstones can not be accurately graded and measured when mounted in jewellery.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 3

A pair of diamond and natural pearl set pendant earrings each claw set with an old round cut diamond, suspending a drop shaped natural pearl in a rose cut diamond set mount, to hook fittings, unmarked; with accompanying report from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory, dated 16.08.19, numbered 17680, stating that the pearls are of natural saltwater variety (Dimensions: Overall length: 27mm)(Overall length: 27mm)Condition report: Please see image of the report for more information regarding the pearls. Some light natural bumps and pocks to pearls, medium luster with pinkish blue tones. Estimated total diamond weight: 0.50cts (approx. each) Estiamted avaerage clarity: SI2/P Gross weight: 3.4g Please note that diamonds and gemstones can not be accurately graded and measured when mounted in jewellery.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 58

A fire opal and diamond set pendant/brooch, Andrew Grima for H. J. Company the centre claw set with an elongated pear-shaped fire opal within a surround of the irregularly-shaped textured gold wires and two panels pavé-set with round brilliant cut diamonds, with pin and bale to reverse, British hallmarks for London, 1971, contained in a black box for Grima (Dimensions: Length: 80mm)(Length: 80mm)Footnote: Property of a Private CollectorCondition report: Overall in good condition with very light scratches and marks consistent with age and use. Marked on reverse to one of the textured wires. Gross weight, 24.6 gr. Please note that diamonds and gemstones can not be accurately graded and measured when mounted in jewellery.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 21

An early 20th century single stone diamond ring claw set with a cushion cut diamond, each shoulder set with four eight-cut diamonds, to a plain unmarked shank; with accompanying Gemmological Certification Services report, dated 16.09.19, numbered 79232-91, stating that the principal diamond is 2.97cts, I colour and SI2 clarity (Dimensions: Ring size: L/M, principal diamond weight: 2.97cts)(Ring size: L/M, principal diamond weight: 2.97cts)Condition report: In good overall condition, only light surface marks and wear to settings, shank is slightly thin to reverse. All diamonds are present, bright and lively. Not hallmarked or stamped. For more details regarding the principal diamond, please see an image of the report.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 27

A diamond set eternity ring channel set with a continuous row of Prince-cut diamonds, stamped 950 (Dimensions: Ring size: J/K, estimated total diamond weight: 4.27cts)(Ring size: J/K, estimated total diamond weight: 4.27cts)Condition report: In good overall condition. Some light surface wear to metalwork. Some evidence of a faint hallmark to inside of shank, but it is very faint. Clearly stamped 950. Estimated total diamond weight: 4.27cts Esitamted overall colour: F/G Estiamted overall clarity: VS1/2 Sizing bars to inside of shank. Gross weight: 6.9g Please note that diamonds and gemstones can not be accurately graded and measured when mounted in jewellery.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 17

A diamond bar brooch claw set to each side with two old European cut diamonds with a pavé set diamond baton between, with accompanying reports from Gemmological Certification Services, dated 31 July 2019, the first numbered 79226-38 stating the diamond is 4.16 cts., K colour and SI2 clarity, the other numbered 79226-42 stating the diamond is 4.04 cts., J colour and SI1 clarity (Dimensions: Length: 45 mm; estimated total diamond weight: 8.20cts)(Length: 45 mm; estimated total diamond weight: 8.20cts)Footnote: Property from a Private European CollectionCondition report: Generally in good condition with very light wear consistent with age and use. Gross weight 7.0 gr. Please note that diamonds and gemstones can not be accurately graded and measured when mounted in jewellery.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Los 48

A pair of jasper and diamond set earrings each of 'bouton' form, the central band pavé set with diamonds, to post and clip fittings, with French marks for gold and signed inside clip 'A*A TURNER 40-12' (Dimensions: Diameter: 18mm)(Diameter: 18mm)Condition report: Overall in good condition with light marks and scratches consistent with age and use. French eagle's head on clip, and repeated on mount. Partially worn French maker's mark to clip. Signed and numbered inside clip. Gross weight 10.2 gr.

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Chalkwell Auctions
Los 419

A vintage light mahogany work box table, size 70 x 37cm.

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McCartneys
Los 427

A Victorian brass oillamp with cut and frosted shade. Converted to electric light

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McCartneys
Los 537

A contempory light oak kitchen table and four ladderback chairs. One chair with damaged seat cushion

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John Nicholson's
Los 1061

A SUPERB LALIQUE LAMP "Oiseau de Feu". 44cm wide x 32cm high, on a stand with light. Intaglio Mark R. LALIQUE, engraved France. Slight bruise to circular base.

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John Nicholson's
Los 1577

A GOOD STUDENTS TWO-LIGHT LAMP with Toleware shade, on a circular base. 2ft 3ins high.

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Forum Auctions
Los 101

Bookbinding.- Andrews (William Loring) Roger Payne and his Art: A Short Account of his Life and Work as a Binder, one of 120 copies on Holland paper, frontispiece, colour plates heightened with gold, light offsetting, leather book-label of Haven O'More, original cloth, gilt, uncut, a fine copy, 8vo, New York, De Vinne Press, 1892.

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Los 103

Dibdin (Rev. Thomas Frognall) The Bibliomania; Or, Book-Madness; Containing Some Account of the History, Symptons, and Cure of this Fatal Disease, first edition, title with woodcut vignette, the odd spot, occasional light browning, original boards, spine a little chipped, preserved in folding chemise and slip-case, 1809; An Introduction to the Knowledge of Rare and Valuable Editions of the Greek and Latin Classics, 2 vol., third edition, folding engraved plate, bookplate of Hon. Marmaduke Dawnay, 19th century polished calf, gilt, spines gilt in compartments with morocco labels, a handsome set, 1808, both works with leather book-label of Haven O'More, 8vo (3)

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Los 114

Alchemy.- Ruland (Martin) Lexicon Alchemiae, first edition, title with woodcut triangular device, some light browning, small leather book-label of Haven O'More, contemporary calf, [Duveen p.520; Ferguson II, 302; Krivatsy 10034], 4to, Frankfurt, Zacharias Palthenius, 1612.⁂ Scarce posthumously published alchemical dictionary in excellent and unsophisticated condition.

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Los 120

Emerson (Ralph Waldo) The Complete Works, 12 vol., 'Autograph Centenary Edition', number 24 of 600 copies signed on behalf of the publishers and with a window-mounted 23-line autograph manuscript tipped in, photogravure plates, leather book-label of Haven O'More, contemporary crushed green half morocco, gilt, spines gilt in compartments, light rubbing to joints, t.e.g., others uncut, 8vo, Cambridge, Riverside Press, 1903.⁂ A fine set of Emerson's complete works including the first publication of his Essays. The leaf of manuscript which includes a few lines crossed through and some corrections in pencil, comes from a passage on greatness in his Letters and Social Aims.

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Los 121

Gibbon (Edward) An Essay on the Study of Literature, first edition, some light browning, leather book-label of Haven O'More, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, [Norton 6; Rothschild 939], 8vo, Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1764.⁂ First edition in English of the great historian's first book, originally written in French. A handsome copy.

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Los 129

Malory (Sir Thomas) Le Morte Darthur: The Book of King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table, 4 vol., number 309 of 500 copies on Riccardi Paper, titles in blue and black, tipped-in colour plates after watercolours by Sir William Russell Flint, captioned tissue guards, bookplate of Bevil Tollemache and leather book-label of Haven O'More, t.e.g., original limp vellum with ties, others uncut, light stain to upper cover of vol.3, with the original printed blue dust-jackets, a few marks, spines faded and slightly frayed at edges, 4to, Philip Lee Warner for the Medici Society Ltd, 1910-11.⁂ A good set in the preferred vellum binding (originally £12.12s as opposed to £10.10s. for the set in boards) and complete with the dust-jackets.

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Los 131

Strabo. De situ orbis libri XVII, collation: α4 AA-BB a-z A-Z aA-vV6 xX4, complete with blank leaf α4 and final leaf blank except for printer's woodcut device on verso, woodcut initials, small map on vV1 verso, double column Greek and Latin text, some browning, mostly light, some early ink annotations, small leather book-label of Haven O'More, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, metal clasps intact, folio (310 x 204mm.), Basel, Henricus Petrus, 1549.⁂ A very impressive copy in a stunning contemporary binding of Strabo's geography, the only extant work covering the whole world known at the beginning of the Common Era.Literature: Adams S1905Provenance: contemporary ink inscription dated 1566 smudged so largely illegible.

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Los 141

Iamblichus. De Mysteriis liber, title with engraved vignette, Greek and Latin text, some light browning, near contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, rebacked, [Wing I26], Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1678; and Gale's Opuscula Mythologica Physica et Ethica, Amsterdam, 1688, both works with leather book-label of Haven O'More, folio and 8vo (2)⁂ Primary text by the great Neoplatonic philosopher on the theurgic magic of ancient Egypt.

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Los 157

Field (George) Chromatics or, an Essay on the Analogy and Harmony of Colours, first edition, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, 5 engraved plates in two states, one state hand-coloured, hand-coloured illustrations, advertisement leaf at end, some light soiling and marginal browning, small leather book-label of Haven O'More, modern cloth, 4to, Printed for the author, by A.J. Valpy, 1817.⁂ Important and beautifully produced work on colour theory. Complete with the hand-coloured frontispiece which is often lacking.

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Los 162

Lorentz (Hendrik Antoon) The Theory of Electrons, and its Applications to the Phenomena of Light and Radiant Heat, first edition, small leather book-label of Haven O'More at end, original cloth, 8vo, Leipzig &c., 1909.⁂ A fine copy of this important work on electrodynamics. Lorentz's theory of the electron "completed the pre-relativistic theory of the electromagnetic field" and thus paved the way for the Theory of Relativity. His work in electron theory has important application to the theory of elementary particles and solid-state physics.

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Los 163

Maxwell (James Clerk ) A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 20 lithograph plates, illustrations, vol.1 errata slip, vol.2 with 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end, occasional light foxing, each vol. with small leather book-label of Haven O'More, original cloth, extremities slightly rubbed, spines slightly faded, [PMM 355; Norman 1466; Wheeler 1872; Grolier/Horblit 72], 8vo, Oxford, Clarendon Press Series, 1873.⁂ An excellent copy of Maxwell's scarce and highly important work on the electromagnetic theory of light. Maxwell "may well be judged the greatest theoretical physicist of the 19th century...Einstein's work on relativity was founded directly upon Maxwell's electromagnetic theory; it was this that led him to equate Faraday with Galileo and Maxwell with Newton." PMM. "Maxwell's Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism is probably, after Newton's Principia, the most renowned book in the history of physics. It was published in 1873 and has been in continuous use ever since. In 1000 pages of crisply written text and mathematics it encompasses virtually everything that was known about electricity and magnetism. It has inspired most of the work done in the subject ever since" (Basil Mahon, The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell ).Provenance: Horace Todd, Pembroke College, Cambridge (ink inscription on half-titles, later crossed through); J. Vint (ink name on titles.

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Los 169

Rutherford (Ernest) Collision of Alpha Particles with Light Atoms, first edition, very rare offprint from the Philosophical Magazine 6, vol.37 pp.537-587, original printed wrappers with cloth spine, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box with small leather book-label of Haven O'More, [PMM 411], 8vo, 1919. ⁂ The splitting of the atom and the discovery of the proton - the first report of atomic fission. Rutherford here reports that hydrogen nuclei were released in the collision of Alpha particles with nitrogen atoms. Rutherford conceived these hydrogen nuclei to be elementary particles and called them "Protons". Very rare in offprint form.A fine association copy of this ground-breaking work - from the library of Kasimir Fajans (Polish American physical chemist, 1887-1975). With the misprint "hydrogen" instead of "nitrogen" on upper cover.

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Los 186

Golden Cockerel Press.- Song of Songs (The) called by many the Canticle of Canticles, number 232 of 750 copies, printed in red and black, wood-engraved illustrations by Eric Gill, some full-page, very light offsetting, small stain to inner margin of a couple of leaves, browning to free endpapers, original cream cloth, uncut, a little damp-stained, with the dust-jacket, spotted and soiled, a little frayed at upper edge, [Chanticleer 31], 4to, Waltham St.Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press, 1925.

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Jones (David).- Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, number 44 of 60 copies signed by the artist but lacking the additional suite of engravings in the final state from pocket at end, from an edition limited to 470, printed in Arrighi italic by the Fanfare Press under the supervision of Stanley Morison, copper-engraved head- & tail-pieces and 8 plates by David Jones, original oatmeal cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, some light spotting and browning, faint stain to lower outer corner of upper cover, 4to, Bristol, Douglas Cleverdon, 1929.

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Los 191A

Nash (Paul) Places: 7 Prints reproduced from Woodblocks, designed and engraved by Paul Nash with illustrations in prose, number 35 of 210 copies, decorations and 8 full-page illustrations including large pictorial tail-piece, text reproduced from the original decorated manuscript, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, rubbed and spotted, spine worn at foot, 1922; Aerial Flowers, limited edition, signed presentation copy from the author's wife inscribed on inside front wrapper, illustrations, one colour and tipped in, original printed wrappers, variant with portrait of Nash mounted on upper wrapper, light soiling and faint staining, Oxford, 1947, 4to (2)⁂ The second item was "...designed by Paul Nash shortly before he died on July 11th, 1946, and is now published by his friends, one year later, as a small tribute to his memory...".

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St. Dominic's Press.- Horae Beatae Virginis Mariae..., printed in red and black with musical notation, wood-engraved illustrations by Eric Gill and Desmond Chute, errata leaf at end, original dark grey wrappers printed in gold, uncut, lower wrapper a little creased at fore-edge, [cf.Taylor & Sewell A108], 1923 § S.Mary and All Saints Fillongley. Book of Remembrance 1914-1918, printed in red and black, light foxing to verso of final leaf, original grey wrappers, uncut, small nick to top edge of upper wrapper, [Taylor & Sewell A120], 1923, 4to, Ditchling, St. Dominic's Press (2)⁂ The first is seemingly a later issue, with errata leaf at end and bound in wrappers, not recorded in Taylor & Sewell.

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Bristol School.- Women artists.- Carpenter (Mary, English educational, penal and social reformer, 1807-1877) An album of twenty watercolours, ten by Carpenter herself from the years 1832 to 1838, and others by Bristol School artists, including a landscape by George Arthur Fripp (1813-1896), a view of the Acropolis by James Johnson (1803-1834), a view of Odsey House, Hertfordshire, by A. Needham, a "composition" landscape watercolour by Anna Russell [née Worsley] (1807-1876) the noted Bristol botanist, a monochrome study of a valley by Samuel Jackson (1794-1869), a maritime view, possibly in [?]South America, with a sailing ship at anchor and a second boat with slaves rowing, by Nathaniel Neal Solly (1811-1895), the biographer of Bristol-based artist William James Müller, and four others unattributed but probably by a slightly later hand, 20 watercolours, pen and black ink title page that reads 'Mary Carpenter/ Early Sketches taken chiefly from the years 1832 to 1838', watercolours with pen and ink attributions and dates, all but five of the works are neatly tipped onto album leaves, some minor spotting and surface dirt, occasional light browning, original burgundy straight-grain morocco, gilt, rubbed and worn, small folio, circa 1832-1838.⁂ Rare. Fine early watercolours by the leading female advocate of deprived and delinquent children in mid-nineteenth-century England, and one of the first philanthropists to see the need to provide special facilities for their care. Carpenter was based in Bristol from 1829, and the present watercolours by her and various associates are from the ensuing decade. We have traced only four watercolours by Carpenter herself, all of which are held in the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery collection."Mary developed a compulsion to set the world to rights. Apart from watercolour painting, which expressed a sensitivity to the beauty of her surroundings, she had little interest in female accomplishments" [Frank Prochaska, Oxford DnB, 23 September 2004] List of works with attributions inscribed (four further works included, but not listed below, are without an attribution):1. George Arthur Fripp (1813-1896) - Valley landscape with farmhouse and cattle2. Mary Carpenter (1807-1877) - Lake Marathon, Greece3. James Johnson (1803-1834) - The Acropolis 4. Mary Carpenter (1807-1877) - Composition from the Hemlock Stone, Nottingham5. A. [?] Needham - Odsey House near Royston, Herts.6. Mary Carpenter (1807-1877) - Swansea Works7. Anna Russell [née Worsley] (1807-1876) - Composition8. Mary Carpenter (1807-1877) - Bolton Abbey9. Mary Carpenter (1807-1877) - Snuff Mills near Stapleton10. Mary Carpenter (1807-1877) - Composition 11. Mary Carpenter (1807-1877) - Lynmouth12. Mary Carpenter (1807-1877) - Study from Claude13. Samuel Jackson (1794-1869) - Lynmouth 14. Nathaniel Neal Solly (1811-1895) - Maritime scene with sailing ship at anchor, and a second boat with slaves rowing15. Mary Carpenter (1807-1877) - Cheddar Gorge16. Mary Carpenter (1807-1877) - The Dart near Ashburton

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James I, King of England. Basilikon doron [graece]. Or His Maiesties Instructions to his Dearest Sonne, Henry the Prince, woodcut Royal arms on title, lacking initial )(1 and final L4 blanks but with blank )(8, light soiling to a couple of leaves but generally very clean, engraved decorative oval bookplate, later calf, rubbed, slight staining to fore-edge, 8vo, [STC 14350], by Felix Kyngston, for Iohn Norton, according to the copie printed at Edinburgh, 1603.

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Beaumont (Francis) and John Fletcher. The Knight of the Burning Pestle. Full of Mirth and Delight, third edition with "Beamount" on title, lacking initial blank, woodcut head-pieces & initials, browned, some light soiling and staining, cropped shaving a few head-lines, later crushed red morocco with triple gilt fillet, by Rivière & Son, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., lower cover lightly marked, rebacked, [Pforzheimer 49; STC 1675a], small 4to, by N[icholas]. O[kes]. for I[ohn]. S[pencer]., 1635 [?c.1661].

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Naval.- Steel (David) The Art of Rigging..., first edition, 10 engraved plates, all but one folding, 4pp. advertisements at end, contemporary ink signature "G.V.Hart" to head of title and front pastedown, some light offsetting, a few stains, tear to O2 but no loss, contemporary marbled boards, uncut, rubbed, 8vo, for David Steel, 1796.

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Rossetti (Christina) Goblin Market and other Poems, first edition, wood-engraved frontispiece and additional vignette title by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 16pp. publishers' catalogue at end, some light foxing (mostly to frontispiece and pictorial title), original dark blue cloth ruled in gilt an with small gilt circles at intersections, designed by D.G.Rossetti, slightly rubbed, 8vo, Cambridge & London, 1862.

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[Bewick (Thomas)] A Natural History of Reptiles, Serpents, and Insects; Foreign Birds; British Birds; Water Birds; Fishes, 5 vol., woodcut illustrations by Bewick, original printed wrappers, ink name to upper covers, light surface soiling, ink name to upper covers, preserved in 19th century morocco box, Alnwick, W. Davison, [c.1809]; and a copy of Ducks and Green Peas, also with woodcuts by Bewick, 12mo (6)

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Darton (William, publisher).- Death and Burial of Cock Robin, 16 copper engraved plates, coloured by hand, creasing, occasional light marking in pencil, a few letters or words crossed through in ink, loss to front free endpaper, contemporary plain stitched wrappers, upper cover mostly torn away, [Darton H255(1)], 16mo, W. Darton, Jany. 31st, 1806 [but paper watermarked 1809].⁂ Darton's rare first edition of the poem. "This form of the poem has the Beadle, instead of the Beetle, sewing the shroud and introduces three verses at the end, with the grave being filled by the hawk, the will read by the daw and the hare writing the epitaph." - Darton.

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Death and Burial of Cock Robin (The), woodcut illustrations, original wrappers, unstitched, Lichfield, M.Morgan, [c.1800] § The Cat's Castle Besieged and Taken by Rats, 15 hand-coloured illustrations, title and final f. torn and repaired, soiled, contemporary wrappers with title supplied to upper cover in a contemporary hand, rubbed and soiled, Marshall, 1816 § Finch (Charlotte) The Gamut and Time-Table, in Verse. For the Instruction of Children, hand-coloured wood engraved frontispiece and 11 illustrations, 5ff. musical notation, light offsetting, original printed wrappers, [Osborne p.121], [c.1820]; and c.35 others, children's, v.s. (c.40)

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Harris (John, publisher).- Talking Bird (The): or, Dame Trudge and her Parrot, first edition, half-title with publisher's advertisement on verso, engraved hand-coloured frontispiece and 15 plates, fore-edge closely trimmed, occasionally touching text, later plain wrapper with ink name to upper cover, 1808 § [Dorset (Catherine Ann)] The Peacock "At Home"... and the Butterfly's Ball, hand-coloured title vignette and 4 plates, 1p. advertisements, ink ownership inscription, original printed wrappers, rubbed and soiled, 1831 § [Hodson (James) Dame Partlet's Farm, hand-coloured illustrations, 1p. advertisements, ink ownership inscription to title, original printed wrappers, wear to spine ends, light soiling, 1834, occasional light spotting or soiling, [Moon 851, 215 & 179], John Harris; and 4 others printed by Harris, 12mo (7)

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Lumsden (J.) & Son's, printers.- History (The) of Goody Two-Shoes, with the Adventures of her Brother Tommy, engraved frontispiece and 6 plates, title vignette, 2 woodcut illustrations to text, occasional light offsetting, [Gumuchian 2759], [c.1814] § [Perrault Charles)] The Entertaining Tales of Mother Goose, engraved frontispiece and 6 plates, title vignette, [c.1818] § [Villeneuve (Mme. de)] Beauty and the Beast, engraved frontispiece and 5 plates, wood-engraved illustration to text, light offsetting, [c.1818], original wrappers with engraved labels to upper covers, a little rubbed and soiled, Glasgow, J. Lumsden & Son's; and another printed by the same, 12mo (4)

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Pretty Stories for the Amusement of Good Children: Containing the Renowned and Surprising Adventures of Jack the Giant-Killer, Ali Baba, or the Forty Thieves, and Robinson Crusoe, folding hand-coloured frontispiece, light offsetting, original printed wrappers, light surface soiling, excellent otherwise, 12mo, Derby, Thomas Richardson, [c.1834].⁂ Rare early edition of the Jack the Giant-Killer story, Library Hub lists the Cambridge University copy only.

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Tabart (Benjamin, publisher).- Tabart's Moral Tales in Prose and Verse, 4 vol., first edition, 21 engraved plates, occasional foxing, ink inscriptions to recto of frontispieces, contemporary roan-backed boards, rubbed, [Osborne p.1048], [1809] § The History of the White Cat, engraved hand-coloured frontispiece and 2 plates, original printed wrappers, some light creasing, 1804; and 2 others, Tabart, 12mo (7)⁂ The second mentioned item includes a pencil note stating that it comes from the A. Tuer collection.

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Gooden (Stephen).- Aesop. Fables, translated by Sir Roger l'Estrange, number 19 of 525 copies on hand-made paper signed by the artist, copper-engraved pictorial title and plates by Stephen Gooden, also decorative initials, very light offsetting (as usual), leather book-label of Haven O'More, original pictorial vellum, gilt, by Leighton-Straker, with fox in gilt on upper cover and bunches of grapes in corners, t.e.g., others uncut, a fine copy in the original board slip-case (a little soiled), small 4to, 1936.

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Game.- Jefferys (Thomas) The Royal Geographical Pastime; exhibiting a Complete Tour Round the World, in which are delineated the North East and North West Passages into the South Sea..., hand-coloured engraved map with columns of letterpress explanation and directions to either side, dissected and mounted on linen, c.510 x 710mm., a little soiled (mostly light but heavier to edge of some sheets from folding), folding into original marbled board slip-case with engraved label to upper cover, rubbed, worn at lower edge, [Not in Whitehouse], 8vo, Thomas Jefferys, [Printed & Sold by Wm.Faden], 1770.⁂ Very rare early board game with 103 numbered locations, each of which is briefly described in the letterpress sections with an occasional instruction to the "traveller" to stay a turn to see or experience the sights. At no.58, the North-West passage, "the traveller, who has been so fortunate to find his way through this Passage, shall be removed to Cape Horn, No.79". At no. 60 California "the inhabitants having no houses, dwell in arbours in summer, and creep into caves in the winter". Library Hub and WorldCat list one copy only (British Library). The earliest game with a tour of the world listed by Whitehouse is Wallis's 'New Geographical Pastime' of 1796.

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Birds.- Brookshaw (George) Six Birds, accurately drawn and coloured after nature, with full instructions for the young artist, first edition, 6 charming stipple-engraved plates, each in two states (hand-coloured and uncoloured), some light spotting or soiling, original boards with engraved label to upper cover, uncut, rubbed, rebacked preserving part of original spine, [Fine Bird Books p.82; Nissen IVB 150], folio, 1817.

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Birds.- Sharpe (Richard Bowdler) A Monograph of the Alcedinidae: or, Family of Kingfishers, bound from the original 15 parts, first edition, list of subscribers, hand-coloured lithographed 'Map of the Family Alcedinidae', uncoloured lithographed plate of characteristics and 120 hand-coloured lithographed plates after J.G.Keulemans printed and coloured by P.W.M.Trap, many heightened with gum arabic, with original printed pink wrappers bound in at end, also cancel sheet for 'Strickland's Kingfisher' erroneously headed 'Ceyx Tridactyla' and erratum slip with instructions re cancellation (plate in text with correct caption pasted over), some light spotting, some plates a little smaller but part wrappers also varying in size, as a result some margins lightly soiled/browned and brittle or frayed at edges, bookplate of Edward Milner, later half pigskin, uncut, rubbed, upper joint a little worn, recased, new endpapers, [Anker 464; Fine Bird Books p.141; Nissen IVB 864], 4to, for the Author, 1868-71.⁂ The author's first ornithological work. The list of subscribers includes most of the great ornithological authors of the time: H.E.Dresser, D.G.Elliott, John Gould, J.E.Harting, Sir William Jardine, Lord Lilford, G.F.L.Marshall, O.Salvin, P.L.Sclater, Capt. Shelley.

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Grabhorn Press.- Heller (Elinor Raas) & David Magee. Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press 1915-1940, one of 210 copies, printed in red and black, specimen leaves, illustrations, some printed in colours, light spotting, leather book-label of Haven O'More, original calf-backed linen, uncut, spine somewhat rubbed, folio, San Francisco, Grabhorn Press, 1940.

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Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species, by Means of Natural Selection, fourth edition, with additions and corrections (eighth thousand), half-title, 32 pp. publisher's catalogue at end dated January 1865, folding lithographed diagram (detached), contemporary ink inscription "J.P.Hartree 1866" to half-title and with several pencil markings and annotations to text, occasional light spotting, lower hinge cracked, original blind-tooled green cloth (variant 'b'), a little rubbed, a few small white spots, spine slightly darkened, boards a little mottled by damp, 8vo, [Freeman 385 and p.79], 1866.⁂ An early issue of the fourth edition, with advertisements dated January 1865. Only 1500 copies of the fourth edition were printed, with extensive alterations from previous editions.

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Insects.- Harris (Moses) An Exposition of English Insects, second edition, first issue, engraved title and key plate, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 50 hand-coloured plates, tissue guards, text in English and French printed in double-column, plate 41 misbound at p.103, light foxing, mostly to text and tissue guards, tears to F1 & Pp2 (the first marginal, the second affecting text, both repaired), nineteenth century red roan ruled in gilt, spine gilt, g.e., a little rubbed, [British Bee Books 129; Lisney 242; Nissen ZB1838], 4to, White & Robson, 1782.

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