UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Gold Sovereign, 1989. Royal Mint. Proof. Commemorating the 500 years anniversary of the sovereign 1489-1989, this is the first special design issued under Queen Elizabeth II, often held to be the most beautiful coin design during her reign.Facing full length portrait of Elizabeth II seated in King Edward's Chair as at her coronation, all within beaded border; legend around in Medieval typeface, ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF ·. Design by Bernard Sindall. / Crowned Royal Shield of Arms set in a double Tudor rose, within beaded circle; inscription around in medieval typeface, 'ANNIVERSARY · OF · THE · GOLD · SOVEREIGN · 1489 · 1989'. Design by Bernard R. Sindall. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO, certification number 6770255-005.NGC Census in this grade: 284, equal-finest graded.Total NGC Census: 921Reference: S-SC3 (was 4272); KM-956Mintage: 23,471.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: This lot is exempt from VAT. A 20.00% buyer's premium will be charged separately. VAT on the buyer's premium may apply in accordance with UK regulations. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
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UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Silver 1 1/2 Penny, 1843. Royal Mint (Tower Hill). Young uncrowned portrait ('Young Head') of Queen Victoria left, legend around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D:. / Crowned denomination above date within oak wreath.Very Fine.Reference: KM-728; Sp-3915.Mintage: 475,000.Diameter: 12 mm.Weight: 0.71 g.Composition: 925/1000 Silver.PLEASE NOTE: A 20.00% buyer's premium will be charged separately. VAT on the buyer's premium may apply in accordance with UK regulations. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
ENGLAND. Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Gold Sovereign, ND (1584-1587). Tower Mint. Sixth Issue: Crowned facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth I seated on throne holding orb and sceptre. Legend reads + ELIZABETH:D'.G'.ANG'.FRA'.ET HIBE'.REGINA. / Central quartered shield of arms over Tudor rose. Legend reads A DNO FACTV EST ISTV ET EST MIRA IN OCVL NRIS Translation: This is the Lord's doing and it is marvellous in our eyes.mm. Escallop (1584-1586). Excellent detail in Queen's portrait, light crease line, near extremely fine.Reference: S-2529; North-2003Weight: 15.55 g.Composition: Gold.PLEASE NOTE: A 20.00% buyer's premium will be charged separately. VAT on the buyer's premium may apply in accordance with UK regulations. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
ENGLAND. Henry VII, 1485-1509. Silver Halfgroat, ND (1485-1509). Canterbury. mm. tun 123. Crowned facing portrait of King Henry VII NOTE: double arched crown, ornate lettering. Legend reads + hЄnRIC DI GRA RЄX AnGL Z Fr Translation: Henry by the Grace of God King of England and France. / Long cross fourchée, trefoil of pellets in angles, two circles of legend around NOTE: ornate lettering. Legend reads POSVI DEV A DIVTO R MEV CIVI TAS CAn TOR Translation: I have made God my helper City of Canterbury.Reference: S-2210/11Diameter: 20 mm.Weight: 1.43 g.Composition: Silver.PLEASE NOTE: A 20.00% buyer's premium will be charged separately. VAT on the buyer's premium may apply in accordance with UK regulations. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Charles III, 2022-. Gold Sovereign, 2023. Royal Mint. BU Matte Struck on the Day. Struck on the 14th November 2023 to mark the 75th Birthday of His Majesty King Charles IIIBare headed portrait of King Charles III left, legend around; CHARLES III·DEI·GRA·REX·FID·DEF · MJ. Design by Martin Jennings. / St. George slaying the dragon right, date and designer's initials in exergue; 2023 B.P. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 70 MATTE, certification number 8139759-010.NGC Census in this grade: 60, equal-finest graded.Total NGC Census: 61Mintage: 860.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.98 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: This lot is exempt from VAT. A 20.00% buyer's premium will be charged separately. VAT on the buyer's premium may apply in accordance with UK regulations. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
ENGLAND. Henry III, 1207-1272. Silver Penny, 1247-1279. Obv: facing portrait, hЄNRICVS RЄX III. Rev: voided long cross, with central pellet, triple pellets in quarters, NIC OLE ON L VND. Moneyer Nicole of London.About Good Very Fine.Reference: Sp-1363Rarity: Scarce.Diameter: 18 mm.Weight: 1.48 g.Composition: Silver.PLEASE NOTE: A 20.00% buyer's premium will be charged separately. VAT on the buyer's premium may apply in accordance with UK regulations. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
A strung mahogany longcase clock, c.1800, broken swan neck pediment with plinth and brass roundels, arched architrave supported by Corinthian columns, glazed, painted moon dial, Roman numerals, date aperture, double fusee, surrounded by portrait spandrels of naval men, the case below features geometric interlocking parquetry on architrave, the trunk features a double arched door with ivory urn-form escutcheon and inscribed sticker to back, flanked by Doric pilasters, plane moulded plinth, 222cm high, 57cm wide, 24cm deep (key, weights and pendulum) (1)Ivory Declaration Submission Reference Number: JX8G8KAS
Dutch School, 19th Century, portrait of a gentleman holding a glass; portrait of a gentleman wearing fur-trimmed armour, a pair, signed with initials, 'Konopnice' wax seals verso, oil on panel, 36 by 30cm, gilt frames, with David Wittman (British, 20th Century), a Middle-Eastern market scene, signed verso, watercolour and pastel, 50 by 35cm (3)
Kerr & Binns Worcester porcelain vase, c.1860, flattened bottle shape on an elliptical foot with two gilt satyr masks affixed to the shoulders, the body is decorated with a portrait of poetess Felicia Hemans contained within an inscribed cartouche heightened with raised gilt details, printed mark to base, 15cm high, together with a matching porcelain tea bowl and saucer bearing similar relief gilt satyr masks, the tea bowl is decorated with a painted landscape, 'Malvern' is painted to the base of the bowl and saucer (3)
James Callowhill for Kerr & Binns, a two-handled baluster form porcelain vase, c. 1860, white ground decorated with a gilt-framed portrait, possibly of Anthony Van Dyck, surrounded by scrolling foliage, signed 'J C' to the inner surface of one handle, 18cm high, together with a Worcester porcelain beaker supported on three gilded lion paw feet, the body is decorated with a central gilded and wreathed cartouche held by a putto and inscribed 'Presented to Mr C. D. Messiter August 20/67 Worcester', 10.5cm high (2)
Attributed to Sarah Celia Harrison (Irish, 1863-1941), a twilight landscape of silhouetted trees and tower against a blue/mauve sky, signed l.r. 'S. C. Harrison 1922', oil on canvas, 41 by 46cmNote: S. C. Harrison was an accomplished artist, curator, and advocate of social reform and women’s rights. Held in international collections including the National Gallery of Ireland, the Hugh Lane Gallery, the Office of Public Works, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and the Ulster Museum.
A Vienna porcelain cabinet plate, late 19th century, circular form, centrally painted polychrome enamel portrait of a beautiful dark haired, classically styled lady, within an elaborate raised gilt border on teal ground, blue beehive mark and indistinct impressed mark to base, 24.5cm diameter
Francis Hewlett (British, 1930-2012), 'Yellow Flowers', signed and dated l.r., watercolour on paper, 24 by 16.5 together with two painted male portraits, one indistinctly signed l.r., the late 19th century watercolour portrait bears an indistinct dedication l.r. which reads 'To my friend Mrs Sayfried Malsis '93 H. Newton Welliam'Note: Hewlett was a noted ceramicist and painter, holding the 'Head of Painting' position at Falmouth School of Art between 1960-1981
Valda Jackson MBE (Jamaican-British, Contemporary), painting and wax resist depicting a creature, possibly a dog or a bull, 27 by 37cm together with Folaka Shoga (Nigerian-British, Contemporary), self-portrait, mixed media, both framed, 26 by 26cm Note: Valda Jackson MBE is perhaps best known as the designer of the Royal Mint coin commemorating the 75th anniversary of Windrush generations, released in 2023. Folaka Shoga gained her reputation in the 1980s Black Art Movement, specifically the 'Black Women In View' group.
Burnet (Gilbert ). The History of the Reformation of the Church of England, in two parts (bound in 1), 2nd edition, London: printed by T. H. for Richard Chiswell, 1681, engraved half-title & 5 engraved portrait plates, bookplate to the front pastedown, gutters cracked, period inscription to the title page, some light toning & wear, contemporary full calf, rubbed, hinges split, some minor loss to head & foot, folio, together with:Fox (John), The Book of Martyrs:..., revised edition, London: John Hart and John Lewis, 1732, engraved frontispiece & title page plus engraved plates, frontispiece partially detached, lacking front endpaper, some light toning & spotting, contemporary full calf, front board detached, rubbed with some loss, folio, plusJowett (Benjamin), Thucydides, translated into English, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1900, some minor marginal toning, original uniform red cloth, 8vo, and other history reference & related, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (3 shelves & a carton)
Earlom (Richard). Liber Veritatis or a collection of Two Hundred prints after the original designs of Claude Le Lorrain in the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire..., 3 volumes, London: John Boydell, 1777 - [1819], printed title page and index to volumes 1 & 2, volume 1 with a dedication to the Duke of Devonshire, mezzotint portrait of Claude Le Lorrain, 2 leaves on the 'Life of Claude Lorrain' and an advertisement, volume 3 lacking title and with index in near-contemporary manuscript, 300 (complete) mezzotints on laid paper, printed in sepia and black, 38 of the plates in volume 3 have been trimmed to the plate mark or just outside and tipped on to later wove paper, occasional spotting, volume 3 with later endpapers, bookplate of Joseph Neeld to front pastedowns, all edges gilt, uniform contemporary 'catspaw' calf with gilt decorated spines and boards, very slight wear to extremities, small adhesive label to the upper siding of each volume, folio, volume size 430 x 300 mmQTY: (3)NOTE:Abbey, Life in England, number 200."This capital work, a landmark in the history of the reproduction of master drawings, is ... an important forerunner of later publications in this section. It contains 300 reproductions of drawings by Claude Lorrain, pastoral, mythological, and biblical subjects, and was called Liber Veritatis [Book of Truth] for the purpose of identifying Claude's genuine works from forgeries, or from drawings wrongly attributed to the master. They are all printed in a warm bistre colour to aid the resemblance..., This is the first complete edition with the engravings in the best and final state..., The catalogues in each volume give a comprehensive description of each drawing, indicating also for whom they were executed, which pictures were painted from them, and the ownership at the date of publication of the book—in short, a real catalogue raisonné" (Abbey).
Milton (John). Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books, 6th edition, London: Tho. Hodgkin, for Jacob Tonson, 1695, bound with: Paradise Regain'd. A Poem. London: To which is added Samson Agonistes, London: R. E. and are to be sold by John Whitlock, 1715 and Samson Agonistes, A Dramatick Poem, London: To which is added Samson Agonistes, London: R. E. and are to be sold by John Whitlock, 1695, engraved portrait frontispiece and 12 engraved plates to first work, armorial bookplate of Francis St. John Thackeray to front pastedown, early 20th-century black ink ownership inscription of Dorothy Humphery to front blank, margins throughout lightly dust-soiled, early 19th-century calf, boards and endpapers detached, worn, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Wing M2151 for first work.A rare collection of three works bound in one. This edition of Paradise Lost is most often found on its own.
Park (Mungo). The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805..., 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1815, half-title discarded, folding engraved map frontispiece, title page torn to margins and lined to verso, occasional dust-soiling and few marks, modern half calf, 4to, together with:Parry (William Edward). Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; performed in the years 1819-20, in His Majesty's Ships Hecla and Griper, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1821, 13 plates (including 8 uncoloured aquatint and 5 engraved), 7 engraved maps (4 folding), library ink stamp to title page, all maps and plates and some leaves of text, occasional dust-soiling and few marks, lacking free endpapers, 20th-century half cloth, dust-soiled, 4to,Lawrence (Walter R.). The Valley of Kashmir, 1st edition, London: Henry Frowde, 1895, folding lithograph map, monochrome plates, bookplate, original cloth-backed boards, cloth browned, 4to,D'Orleans (Prince Henri). From Tonkin to India, by the Sources of the Irawadi, January '95-January '96, Translated by Hamley Bent, M.A., Illustrated by G. Vuillier, 1st edition, London: Methuen, 1898, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations (some full-page), folding lithograph map, top edge gilt, endpapers renewed, original gilt-blocked dark green cloth, rebacked preserving original spine, extremities rubbed, large 8vo,Prescott (William H.). History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a preliminary view of the ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortés, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1843, engraved portrait frontispieces, 2 folding maps and one plate, plus Prescott (William H.). History of the Conquest of Peru, with a preliminary view of the Civilization of the Incas, 2 vols., 2nd edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1847, engraved frontispieces, occasional spotting, top edge gilt, late 19th/early 20th-century navy blue half calf by Bumpus Ltd., 8voQTY: (9)
Chinese School. An album of original gouache designs for Chinese shop signs, circa 1800, 98 designs for Chinese shop signs in gouache, watercolour, pen and ink, on 18 leaves, each captioned in Chinese, and identified in English in ink above each image, all mounted to recto and verso of 9 album leaves, each 24.5 x 33 cm, stitched as issued in contemporary Chinese patterned brocade wrappers, rubbed and some wear to extremities (upper cover near-detached), oblong folio, 30 x 38.5 cm QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Purchased by the vendor from Martyn Gregory, 34 Berry Street, London, 14 December 2005 (a copy of the original invoice available from the auctioneers).An unusual collection of designs by a Chinese artist for shop front signs, including soap, snuff, hats, cutlery, paper articles, restaurants, musical instruments, glass blower, bread steamer, imitation jewellery, cymbals, rouge powder, eye medicine, second-hand clothes, cakes, swords, horn articles, pawnbroker, druggist, bathhouse, goldsmith, tobacco, baker, macaroni, barbar, rice vinegar, picture mounter, portrait painter, milk, mirrors, glass beads, midwife, lanterns, crossbows, feathers for official hats, worsted thread, towels, carpets, wooden soles for manchu women's shoes, bamboo shoots, lacquer ware, saddles, shoes, stockings, pipes, etc.
Ormerod (George). The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, 3 volumes, London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, and Jones, 1819, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, double-page hand-coloured engraved county map, engraved plates, wood-engraved vignettes and armorials, occasional light spotting, label excised from front pastedowns (revealing board beneath), all edges gilt, contemporary crimson straight-grain morocco, modern reback to each volume, some boards rubbed near joints, folio, together with: Leycester (Peter). Historical Antiquities, in Two Books. The First Treating in General of Great-Brettain and Ireland. The Second Containing Particular Remarks Concerning Cheshire..., Whereunto is annexed a Transcript of Doomsday-Book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the Original Record, London: printed by W. L. for Robert Clavell, 1673, title in red & black (dust-soiled and few marks), several woodcut heraldic crests to text throughout, without folding map of Cheshire, some light dust-soiling and occasional marks, 20th-century half calf gilt, small folio,Baines (Edward). The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, 4 volumes, London: Fisher Son & Co. 1836, portrait frontispiece, folding engraved map of Liverpool, folding pedigrees and numerous engravings throughout, marbled endpapers, bookplate of William H. Foster, contemporary diced calf with gilt decorated spines, worn at extremities, 4to,Earwaker (J. P.). East Cheshire: Past and Present; or A History of the Hundred of Macclesfield in the County Palatine of Chester..., 2 volumes, London: printed for the author, 1877, additional half-titles, title printed in red & black, illustrations throughout, bookplate of James Watts, contemporary half morocco gilt, worn at extremities, large 4to QTY: (10)
Buckland (William). Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology, a New Edition, with additions by Professor Owen, Professor Phillips, Robert Brown and Memoir of the author, edited by Francis T. Buckland, 2 volumes, London: George Routledge & Co., 1858, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, 90 lithograph plates (including hand-coloured folding geological plan and 8 folding plates), some folding and hand-coloured, contemporary tree calf by J. B. Hawes of Cambridge, elaborate gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, 8voQTY: (2)
Raleigh (Walter). The History of the World, in five books..., London: Printed for Robert White, T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, G. Dawes and T. Sawbridge, 1677, engraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved title with imprint dated 1676, letterpress title in red and black, 'The Mind of the Front' leaf present (bound between letterpress title and Preface), 6 double-page engraved maps and 2 double-page engraved battle plans, errors in pagination, later free endpapers, armorial bookplate of Knightley Rainald of Fawsley to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, morocco title label to spine, joints split at head and foot of spine, wear at head and foot of spine, extremities rubbed, folio (37.3 x 23.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Wing R167.
Aubery du Maurier (Louis). The Lives of all the Princes of Orange; from William the Great, founder of the Common-wealth of the United Provinces. Written in French by the Baron Maurier, in the year 1682, and published at Paris, by order of the French King. To which is added the life of His present Majesty King William the Third, from his birth to his landing in England. By Mr. Thomas Brown. Together with all the Princes Heads taken from original draughts, London: Thomas Bennet, 1693, engraved portrait frontispiece, ink stamp to verso of title with show-through, ink stamp to upper pastedown stamped 'withdrawn for sale', early 19th-century calf, joints split and leather to spine torn, worn, 8vo (Wing A4184), together with:Napier (William Francis Patrick). History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France, from the year 1807 to the year 1814, 6 volumes, new edition, revised by the author, London: Thomas and William Boone, 1853, numerous engraved maps and plans, some toning, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, volumes 1 and 6 neatly rebacked preserving original spines, upper board of volume 5 detached, 8vo, plus other miscellaneous leather bindings etc., 19th and 20th-centuryQTY: (a carton)
* Boydell (J. & J. publishers). 67 Plates from the 'Graphic Illustrations of the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare' [1791-1802], engraved frontispiece of William Shakespeare, title page from volume 2 only, portrait of Queen Charlotte, 67 (only) uncoloured stipple and line engraved plates, the plates by or after Henry Fuseli, George Romney, William Hamilton, L. Schiavonetti, Joseph Wright, Francis Wheatley, Angelika Kauffman, Robert Smirke, John Opie, James Barry and others, some water staining, occasional marginal closed tears, partially disbound, lacking boards and spine, a few plates loose, each plate approximately 500 x 630 mmQTY: (68)NOTE:Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly Printed. To that which was done in the former impression, thus much is now added. 1 In the life of Chaucer many things inserted. 2 The whole worke by old copies reformed. 3 Sentences and proverbes noted. 4 The signification of the old and obscure words prooved: also caracters shewing from what tongue or dialect they be derived. 5 The Latine and French, not Englished by Chaucer, translated. 6 The treatise called Jacke Upland, against Friers: and Chaucers A.B.C. called La Priere de nostre Dame, at this impression added, London: Adam Islip, 1602, title with architectural woodcut border, early ownership signature H. Benson and upper margin with scribbled out ownership, engraved portrait plate of the author by John Speed bearing early ownership signature H. Benson to lower margin, black letter text mostly in double column, woodcut initials, head and tailpieces, large woodcut armorial to divisional title, woodcut of Knight to B1, errata leaf at rear, lacking initial blank, third leaf of dedication with small hole and consequent loss of a couple of letters of text, repaired closed tear to final leaf of dedication, minor light damp-stain to few leaves at front and rear (mostly marginal), later front free endpaper, armorial bookplate of Knightly Rainald of Fawsley to upper pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, red morocco title label to spine, joints cracked and wear to head and foot of spine, extremities rubbed, folio (33 x 21.7 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC S107210; Pforzheimer 178; STC 5080.The seventh edition 'was considerably revised mainly with the aid of Francis Thynne. It is the earliest in which thorough punctuation was attempted, and in many other ways it is a distinct improvement upon Speght's first edition. Two hiterto unprinted pieces are inserted, one non-Chaucerian' (Pforzheimer).
Whittier (John Greenleaf). The Poetical Works, London: Henry Frowde, 1906, portrait frontispiece, blue ink ownership inscription to head of front free endpaper, top edge gilt, original vellum-backed cloth, stained and rubbed, 8vo, together with:Brock (H. M., illustrator). The Professor at the Breakfast-Table, London: J. M. Dent, 1902, frontispiece, top edge gilt, original vellum-backed boards, some wear, 8vo, plusDrummond (William Henry). The Habitant and other French-Canadian Poems, New York: G. P. Putnam, 1903, frontispiece, black and white illustrations throughout, top edge gilt, original vellum-backed boards, some wear, 8vo, with 3 shelvesQTY: (3 shelves & a carton)
* Reynolds (Sir Joshua). Four Mezzotint Portraits: Lady Elizabeth Herbert and Son, George Viscount Malden & Lady Eliz. Capel, Elizabeth Countess of Pembroke and the Rt. Hon'ble. George Lord Herbert [and] Untitled proof before letters and title, late 18th-century, four uncoloured mezzotints by John Dean, C. Turner and J. Dixon respectively, each approximately 530 x 390 mm, verre eglomisé mounts, uniformly framed and glazedQTY: (4)NOTES:The untitled proof is a portrait of Mrs Anne Lascelles and her daughter Francis. It is the first state (of 2) before the inscription space was cleaned. The engraver was James Watson.
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Murray (Richard William). The Diamond-Field Keepsake for 1873, 1st edition, Cape Town: R. W. Murray, Sen., [1873], 36 pp., red-ruled throughout, mounted oval vignette albumen print portrait of the dedicatee, His Excellency Sir H. Barkly, to title, 7 mounted albumen print photographs [?by Frank M. Beresford], all somewhat faded and one panorama possibly incomplete, a little spotting and browning and a few minor marks, old ownership inscription of Lorna Watson, hinges cracked, original dark blue cloth with gilt-titled and decorated upper cover, some fraying to extremities with loss at head and foot of spine, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:The photographic plates are captioned: Colesberg Kopje, Staging South Side (2-part panorama, 100 x 265 mm); The Market (87 x 193 mm); Klipdrift, from Pniel (95 x 165 mm, centre section of a larger panorama); Bultfontein, from Du Toit’s Pan Kopje (122 x 190 mm); Du Toit’s Pan (130 x 195 mm); Old De Beer’s (125 x 190 mm); Types of Labour (125 x 190 mm).This rare book, by a South African newspaperman, contains some of the first photographs of the South African diamond fields. The text recounts the early days of Kimberley and includes an account of O'Reilly’s visit to the Van Niekerks' farm where the first diamond was spotted. Not in Mendelssohn.
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Bible [English]. [The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe, London: R. Jugge, 1568], lacking general title (replaced with trimmed and mounted title from 1634 Robert Barker folio Bible) and lacking following 9 preliminary leaves before *i (commences with first leaf of 'Preface into the Byble'), New Testament title present, numerous woodcut illustrations, engraved portraits of the Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and William Cecil, Lord Burghley, and decorative initials throughout, double-column black letter text, closed tear to J3 ('2 Kinges' leaf lxvii), lower outer corner of Y2 ('of Iob' leaf clxx) torn with loss and repaired, lacks blank leaf Z10 (at end of book of Job), lower outer corner of E5 ('Psalmes' leaf xxxvii) torn with slight loss and repaired, H3 ('Of Solomon' leaf lviii) torn at foot with text loss and repaired, J1 ('of the Preacher' leaf lxv) torn to lower outer corner with slight loss to marginal note and repaired, lacks leaves V3-V8 at rear of volume with V2 strengthened to fore-margin, few other short marginal closed tear and occasional small marginal repairs, cropping to some letterpress marginal notes to fore-edge and few signatures at foot, slight spotting to few leaves, occasional damp-staining mostly to margins, 19th-century diced calf, rebacked preserving original spine, folio (36.8 x 26.2 cm) QTY: (1)NOTE:Darlow and Moule 89; Herbert 125; STC 2099.The first edition of the 'Bishops' Bible', A revision of the Great Bible version, undertaken by Matthew Parker (1504-1575), Archbishop of Canterbury, with the assistance of many bishops and well-known Biblical scholars. The Bishops Bible was the most lavishly illustrated folio Bible in English, which replaced the Great Bible for church use. Part 2 title page contains an engraved portrait of the Earl of Leicester, within an oval frame with the motto Droit et Loyal. At the beginning of the Psalter occurs an engraving of William Cecil, Lord Burghley. The verso of the New Testament title with woodcut armorial initial to first word containing Archbishop Parkers' arms quartered with those of Christchurch, Canterbury, including the initials M P, and the date 1568. This is sometimes called the 'Treacle Bible,' though the rendering triacle in Jer. viii. 22is found in many Bibles of an earlier date, from 1535 downwards. A curious note occurs at xlv. 9: Ophir is thought to be the Ilande in the west coast, of late founder by Christopher Columbo: frō whence at this day is brought most fine golde.
Baskerville Press. The Works of the Late Right Honorable Joseph Addison, 4 volumes, Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, for J. and R. Tonson, 1761, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1 and several engraved plates, woodcut illustrations of medals, armorial bookplate of Sir Charles James Stuart, Bart. (b. 1824) to upper, contemporary tree calf, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, board corners worn, 4to, together with:Barclay (Robert). An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, being an explanation and vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers, 8th edition in English, Birmingham: printed by John Baskerville, 1765, armorial bookplate of Melville Portal of Laverstoke to upper pastedown, contemporary gilt panelled diced calf, neatly rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine with black morocco title label, board edges slightly rubbed, 4to, plus Addison (Joseph). The Works..., volumes 1 and 2 only (of 4), Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, for J. and R. Tonson, 1761, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with defective morocco title labels, worn, 4toQTY: (7)NOTE:Gaskell 17, 30 and 17 respectively.
Camden (William). Camden's Britannia, Newly Translated into English: with large Additions and Improvements. Publish'd by Edmund Gibson, of Queens-College in Oxford, London: printed by F. Collins for A. Swalle and A. & J. Churchil, 1695, engraved portrait frontispiece, 50 uncoloured engraved double-page maps by Robert Morden (including 4 folding, Kent, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Scotland), 8 engraved plates of coins, woodcut illustrations and one full-page engraved illustration by Kip, early ownership signature H. Benson to frontispiece, title-page, dedication leaf and first leaf of text, armorial bookplate of Henry Benson Esq. of Dodford, Northamptonshire and Knightley Rainald of Fawsley to upper pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, morocco title label to spine, joints split and some wear, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Chubb CXIII.
Junius (Franciscus). De Schilder-Konst der Oude, Begrepen in drie Boecken, Middelburgh: Zacharias Roman, Boeck-verkooper woonende op de Burcht, inde vergulde Bibel, 1641, [16], 351 pp., title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut initials, later small oval blue ink stamp of the Broeders Vandale, Marcke to title verso and recto of following leaf, full-page etched portrait of the author by Wenceslaus Hollar after Van Dyck, full-page woodcut at end containing a full-length figure of Laurens Koster with a view of Haarlem beyond, contents generally in clean condition, later marbled endpapers, 19th-century quarter calf, gilt-decorated spine, edges rubbed and some wear to spine, upper joint separating, small 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Arntzen/Rainwater H64 (listing the 1694 edition only).The first Dutch edition of Junius, De Pictura Veterum libri tres, translated by Jan de Brune. 'An early work by a member of the circle of Rubens. According to Schlosser… it is even today a rich source of antiquarian erudition' (Arntzen/Rainwater).
Camden (William). Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland, together with the Adjacent Islands..., 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Revised, Digested and published with large Additions by Edmund Gibson..., printed by Mary Matthews for Awnsham Churchill and sold by William Taylor, 1722, portrait frontispiece, titles to each volume printed in red & black, dedication and preface, 10 engraved plates of coins and antiquities, illustrations to text, 51 (complete) uncoloured engraved maps by Robert Morden (Kent & Norfolk folding), index bound at rear of volume 2, hinges cracked, contemporary blind panelled calf, later reback, bumped and with some wear and abrasion to boards, folio QTY: (2)NOTE:The maps are unusually clean and bright.
Nowrojee (Jehangeer & Merwanjee, Hirjeebhoy). Journal of a Residence of Two Years and a Half in Great Britain, 1st edition, William H. Allen & Co., 1841, lithographic portrait frontispiece of the first-named author, old paper shelf label to front pastedown, contemporary polished calf with Signet Library gilt oval arms stamped to both covers, some edge wear, neat calf gilt reback retaining the original red leather spine label, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:The authors were cousins and naval architects from Bombay who were instructed in shipbuilding at Chatham.
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