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ROOSEVELT (THEODORE. 1858-1919) Outdoor Pastimes of an American HunterNew York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905, 8vo. Portrait frontispiece of Roosevelt, and 48 full-page photographic plates after Philip B. Stewart, Arthur Hewitt, E.S Curtis, and others, each with captioned tissue guards. Number 38 of 260 copies signed by the author as President. Rebound over original card boards, retaining its original titled spine.25cm x 17.5cmFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Aesop. Aesop's Fables with his Life: in English, French and Latin, additional engraved title, engraved arms of the dedicatee, William Cavendish, Earl of Devonshire, frontispiece and 31 plates by Thomas Dudley, including the 'indecent' plate 17 with small ink doodles near the offending part but not obscuring it, 110 engraved illustrations by Francis Barlow, occasional short tears but generally a fine, clean and crisp copy, bookplate of Sir William Eden, Bart., early 19th century russia, ruled in gilt and blind, sympathetically rebacked, [Wing A703], folio, by H. Hills jun. for Francis Barlow, 1687.⁂ A very good copy of Barlow's famous edition, his masterful illustrations enhancing the verses of Aphra Behn.Sir William Morton Eden, 7th Baronet of West Auckland and 5th Baronet of Maryland, of Windlestone Hall, County Durham, was father of Prime Minister Anthony Eden, later Earl of Avon. He was an eccentric and irascible man, a brilliant huntsman, talented watercolourist, and early collector of impressionist pictures. In the words of his son Sir Timothy: '...he was induced neither by poverty nor obscurity of birth, nor by timidity - for he was physically and morally fearless - nor by the slightest vestige of self-discipline, to restrain the exuberance of his feelings. Nature had showered upon him with an uncontrolled hand her gifts and her curses alike, and without control he received them all, and without control he expended them.' He had a celebrated legal dispute with Whistler over a portrait he had commissioned of Lady Eden. See: 1) Timothy Eden, The Tribulations of a Baronet, (Macmillan, 1933, 2nd Edition The Spredden Press, 1990) 2) Whistler, James McNeill, Eden versus Whistler: The Baronet and the Butterfly. A Valentine with a Verdict, Paris and New York, 1899.
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Baskerville.- Ariosto (Lodovico) Orlando Furioso, 4 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece and 46 plates, most with a plate from another suite pasted to verso, one loose and one pasted to verso of 3H1 in vol.4, just touching a couple of letters of text, occasional foxing, bookplate of Sir William Eden, Bart., contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt, g.e., spines slightly dulled, slight stain to upper cover vol.4, [Gaskell 48], 4to, Birmingham, Da' Torchi di G. Baskerville: Per P. Molini...e G. Molini, 1773.⁂ An excellent set of Baskerville's Ariosto, the fine printing enhanced by the plates after Cipriani, Moreau le jeune, Eisen and Cochin inter alia. This copy vol.1 with mixed cancellanda and cancellantia, vol.2 with 1 cancellandum and the rest cancellantia, vol.3 and 4 with all cancellantia. The list of subscribers between preface and text in vol.1 and no separate leaf of errata.
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Wilde (Oscar) Newdigate Prize Poem. Ravenna, first edition, armorial device on title and upper cover, 16pp., original printed wrappers bound in, later salmon pink half straight-grain morocco, gilt, by Hatchards, t.e.g., [Mason 301], 8vo, Oxford, Thos. Shrimpton and Son, 1878.⁂ Wilde's first published book. "During a vacation ramble in 1877 he started for Greece, [and] visiting Ravenna by chance on the way, he obtained material for a poem on that ancient city, and singularly enough 'Ravenna' was afterwards given out as the topic for the Newdigate competition." (The Aesthetic Movement in England by Walter Hamilton, 1882.)This and the following 5 lots are uniformly bound and each book bears the bookplate of Sir William Eden, Bart., (occasionally inserted upside-down on the rear pastedown).Sir William Morton Eden, 7th Baronet of West Auckland and 5th Baronet of Maryland, of Windlestone Hall, County Durham, was father of Prime Minister Anthony Eden, later Earl of Avon. He was an eccentric and irascible man, a brilliant huntsman, talented watercolourist, and early collector of impressionist pictures. In the words of his son Sir Timothy: '...he was induced neither by poverty nor obscurity of birth, nor by timidity — for he was physically and morally fearless — nor by the slightest vestige of self-discipline, to restrain the exuberance of his feelings. Nature had showered upon him with an uncontrolled hand her gifts and her curses alike, and without control he received them all, and without control he expended them.' He had a celebrated legal dispute with Whistler over a portrait he had commissioned of Lady Eden. See: 1) Timothy Eden, The Tribulations of a Baronet, (Macmillan, 1933, 2nd Edition The Spredden Press, 1990) 2) Whistler, James McNeill, Eden versus Whistler: The Baronet and the Butterfly. A Valentine with a Verdict, Paris and New York, 1899.
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Swift (Jonathan) The Works, 19 vol., edited by Sir Walter Scott, one of 750 copies, this out of series, portrait frontispiece, bookplate of Sir William Eden, Bart., later olive green half straight-grain morocco, gilt, by Hatchards, t.e.g.., occasional minor rubbing to spine ends, 8vo, Bickers & Son, 1883-84.⁂ A handsome set.
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Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Works of our Antient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed, edited by Thomas Speght, black letter, double-column, engraved portrait "The Progenie of Geffrey Chaucer" by John Speed, title within elaborate woodcut architectural border, 3 other divisional titles with woodcut borders, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, lacking initial and final blank ff., title and portrait neatly and expertly laid down with margins neatly restored, occasional light soiling, the odd spot, a few ff. with neat marginal repair or restoration, some possibly cleaned or with weak printing impression, occasional minor worming to margins, a few small old ink notes or underlinings, bookplate of Murray A. W. Newman, early 20th century crushed morocco, gilt, light fading to spine, corners bumped, light rubbing to extremities, g.e., [Pforzheimer 177 (with different imprint); STC 5078], folio, Adam Islip, at the Charges of Bonham Norton, 1598.⁂ An attractive copy of the sixth edition and the first Thomas Speght edition which would become the preferred edition over the following centuries.
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Donne (John) LXXX Sermons..., engraved additional architectural title incorporating oval portrait of Donne (second state), lacking initial blank but with final blank, also lacking F6, title stained and with tear to upper edge (repaired), large ink stain to verso of F3, printed [by Miles Flesher] for Richard Royston...and Richard Marriott..., 1640; Fifty Sermons...The Second Volume, lacking 2Q gathering, printed by Ja. Flesher for M[iles] F[lesher], J. Marriot, and R. Royston, 1649, together 2 works in 1 vol., first & only editions, titles with woodcut devices, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, a few small holes or stains, light worming to upper margin of second work, one or two leaves frayed at edges, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, some corners repaired, [STC 7038 & Wing D1862; Keynes 29-30], folio; sold not subject to return ⁂ The prefatory essay in the first is the first printing of Izaak Walton's classic Life of Donne. While the second item is listed as the second volume on the title, it is regarded as a separate work in its own right.
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Waterhous (Edward) The Gentlemans Monitor; or a Sober Inspection into the Vertues, Vices, and Ordinary Means, of the Rise and Decay of Men and Families, first edition, engraved portrait by A.Hertocks, with initial blank leaf and final advertisement leaf, woodcut head-pieces and initials, some light browning, hole to fore-margin of T7-U3 with slight loss to a couple of side-notes, modern half calf, spine a little faded, [Wing W1047], 8vo, by T.R. for R.Royston, 1665.⁂ Rare in commerce. Edward Waterhouse (1619-70) was a clergyman and writer, and great-nephew of Sir Edward Waterhouse who was Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland in the late 16th century.
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Thumb Bible.- Bible (English) The Holy Bible containing the Old & New Testaments, with Apocrypha, Epitomiz'd In Verse, "seventh edition", woodcut half-title with portrait of George I to verso, woodcut title and several woodcut illustrations in text, lower corner of half-title missing, slightly affecting text beneath portrait to verso, border of portrait trimmed at fore-edge, insignificant worming to first few leaves, some soiling, stitched into later (probably 18th century) wrappers, upper cover slightly chipped and wormed, 16mo, Printed for John Marshall, at the Bible in Gracechurch Street, [c.1715].⁂ Unrecorded version of a miniature abbreviated Bible in verse - the entire text reduced to 57 small pages with illustrations. This version, with the portrait of George I as frontispiece, can be dated to after 1714 and before about 1725.
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Virgilius Maro (Publius) The Georgicks, list of subscribers, 2 hand-coloured engraved maps (one double-page) and 10 hand-coloured plates (5 botanical colour-printed and finished by hand), for the editor, by Richard Reily, 1741; The Bucolicks, engraved portrait, title in red & black, 2 hand-coloured engraved maps (one folding) and 2 hand-coloured plates, by R.Reily, for T.Osborne, 1749, together 2 vol., both translated and edited by John Martyn, woodcut head-pieces and initials, title of the first lightly browned, occasional soiling, later bookplate of Melville Portal of Laverstoke, uniform contemporary panelled calf, gilt, spines gilt with volumes misnumbered, rubbed, a few scuffs, spines slightly worn at head, vol.2 with split to upper joint, 4to (2)
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Boswell (James) The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., 2 vol., first edition, reading "give" spelled correctly on p.135, line 10 of vol. 1, pages untrimmed and with deckled edges, engraved portrait frontispiece, 2 engraved facsimile plates, usual cancels (all but NN1 with square brackets to signatures), vol. 2 lacking initial blank, occasional marginal pencil notes (vol. 2), small leather bookplate of Barton Currie to front pastedowns, small newspaper clipping pasted to rear pastedown (vol. 2), occasional faint spotting, contemporary calf-backed boards, red calf spine labels, spine-tips neatly repaired, some light rubbed, housed in a modern morocco-backed drop-back box, [Rothschild 463], 4to, by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1791.⁂ A superb copy - untrimmed and in a handsome contemporary binding - of the most famous literary biography from the collection of the distinguished bibliophile Barton Currie. A prominent American journalist, Currie authored a number of books about book collecting. He articulates the symptoms of bibliomania from his own first-hand experience in his most famous work "Fisher of Books."
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Military.- Clausewitz (General Karl von) On War, translated by Colonel J. J. Graham from the third German edition, 3 parts in 1 vol., first English edition, portrait frontispiece, a few illustrations, neat markings in ink and pencil to margins, scattered foxing, bookplate of M. Brocklebank and ink inscription and card of Lt. Colonel Walter Brathwaite to endpapers and pastedown, original cloth, neatly recased, with spine ends strengthened and repaired, spine a little darkened, light marking and soiling to covers, [cf. PMM 297 (first German edition)], small 4to, 1873.⁂ Clausewitz's celebrated treatise on war. This edition is rare, we can trace only 2 complete copies at auction in the last 50 years. "These thousand pages of 'On Warfare' occupy a unique position among military writings of any age and nation." - PMM.
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Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty's Secret Service, number 36 of 250 copies signed by the author, half-title, frontispiece portrait by Amherst Villiers, title-page in red and black, paper bookmark with pencil numbering "36" to head loosely inserted, bookplate of Tom Maschler loosely inserted, original vellum-backed cloth, white ski-track motif on upper cover, t.e.g., some light rubbing to spine tips but near-fine otherwise, original acetate dust-jacket with some light creasing and short split to head of upper joint, 8vo, 1963.⁂ A sharp and bright example of Fleming's only signed limited edition.
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Hemingway (Ernest) in our time, number 90 of 170 copies on Rives paper, woodcut portrait of Hemingway after Henry Strater on verso of half-title, very occasional faint finger-soiling marks to margins, usual browning to endpapers, but crisp, clean copy generally, original printed paper boards, with newspaper headlines design lettered in black, light bumping and creasing to spine ends and corners, light rubbing to foot of lower joint, but an unusually bright and excellent copy overall, preserved in folding chemise (partially broken) and custom morocco-backed slip-case, [Hanneman A2a; Connolly, The Modern Movement 49 (describing the expanded 1925 edition)], large 8vo, Paris, Printed at the Three Mountains Press and for sale at Shakespeare and Company, 1924.⁂ First edition of Hemingway's second book, scarce in such attractive condition. "I am inclined to think that this little book has more artistic dignity than any other book that has been written by an American about the period of the war." - Edmund Wilson, review in The Dial, October 1924. Ezra Pound had arranged with William Bird, the owner of The Three Mountains Press to publish a series of six volumes by contemporary writers, under the collective title 'The Inquest into the State of Contemporary English Prose'. Contributors included Pound himself, Ford Maddox Ford, William Carlos Williams and Ernest Hemingway. For his contribution Hemingway selected the 6 sketches that had already been published in The Little Review in 1924, to which he added a further 12. The resulting publication was titled in our time, an ironic reference to the twelfth line of the Episcopalian Evening Prayer: "Give peace in our time, O Lord".
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Musil (Robert) Der Mann ohn Eigenschaften, 3 vol., first editions, vol. 3 with frontispiece portrait, vol. 1 & 2 with ink initial "R." to endpaper with date below of 1930 and 1934 respectively, vol. 1 with card of Graf v. Roeden with ink inscription below loosely inserted, original cloth, vol. 1 and 2 with light toning to spines, vol. 1 with spotting and marking to covers, vol. 3 with dust-jacket with light browning to spine and small chip to head, a near-fine set overall, 8vo, Berlin, 1930-43.⁂ Musil's unfinished masterpiece. The second volume was immediately suppressed by the Nazis, the third volume was published posthumously. Complete sets in good condition are scarce.
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Shakespeare Head Press.- Shakespeare (William) The Works..., 10 vol., number 4 of 12 sets printed on vellum, from an edition limited to 1012, portrait frontispieces, titles in red and black, with gilt-stamped red roan bookplate of Michael Hicks Beach, original limp vellum with ties, gilt arms of Stratford-upon-Avon to upper covers, yapp edges, spines titled in gilt, vellum with some natural cockling, a few ties detached or lacking, very slight wear to gilt lettering on a couple of spines, vol.2 with a little spotting to edge of lower cover, large 8vo, Stratford-on-Avon, Shakespeare Head Press, 1904-06.⁂ Magnificent set of the most important work produced by A.H.Bullen's Shakespeare Head Press.Michael Edward Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn (1837-1916), politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1885-86 and 1895-1902.
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Kieffer (René, binder).- Louys (Pierre) Aphrodite. Moeurs Antiques, one of only 4 copies, printed on Arches water-marked "Aphrodite" and "H.C. de St.Chamant", preface signed by the author, with 43 original watercolours by Edmond Malassis (11 full-page and 32 chapter-headings), all signed and dated 1911 or 1912, with 5 original watercolour circular part titles of flowers and butterflies by Adolphe Giraldon, title, plates and text all within hand-coloured decorative printed frame designed by Giraldon, with original watercolour design for binding by Giraldon bound in at end (heightened with gold and signed & dated 1912 by him at foot), one or two very light marks or stains to margins, magnificent dark blue morocco mosaic binding, designed by Giraldon and executed by René Kieffer incorporating enamel by Paul Grandhomme, upper cover inlaid with pale blue, lilac, cream, fawn and tan morocco flowers, strings of beads and swirling ribbons around a square floral frame containing an inset metal-framed polychrome enamel portrait of Aphrodite's head by Grandhomme at centre, the whole within a tan morocco twisted rope border with flowers at corners and intervals, lower cover the same but with circular medallion of snake and goblet in blue and brown morocco against a gold ground in place of enamel, spine titled in gilt and with similar inlaid decoration of flowers, signed by Giraldon, Kieffer and Grandhomme at foot of front turn-in, beige silk flyleaves with hand-painted floral frames in watercolour, marbled endpapers, g.e., book-labels of A.Blazot and Michel Wittock, preserved in original ivory silk-lined shagreen leather box with metal clasps (one detached but loosely inserted), box rubbed, folio (binding c.345 x 230mm.), 1910.⁂ Spectacular work executed for the collaborators of the collector Henri Couderc de Saint-Chamant printed from his own unique copy (with watercolours by Bourgonnier), and in a splendid binding commissioned by Auguste Blaizot.
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Pullman (Philip) À Outrance: To the Death, one of 15 specially-bound copies on handmade paper, this marked "Footprints" in pencil and with 8 line quotation in manuscript by the author beneath his portrait and signed by him in pencil, from an edition limited to 315, without the additional suite of plates, printed in red and black, wood-engraved title, illustrations and initials by Andy English, Chris Daunt and Harry Brockway, bound in dark grey goatskin, by Hannah Brown, depicting the polar bear Iorek Byrnison in cut-out metal mounted on upper cover travelling downhill towards the onlaid figure of Lyra in red goatskin on lower cover, with footprints stamped in gilt and the snowy hill formed by lines of stitching in white, turquoise and silver, above them the sky filled with stars and snowflakes of metal, goatskin or thread onlaid, mounted or stitched across both covers and spine, red paper endpapers with snowflakes extending onto pastedowns, signed with ticket to foot of rear endpaper, uncut, red cloth box lined with padding, grey card label and snowflakes mounted or stamped on lid, folio (c.340 x 250mm.), Fyfield, Oak Tree Fine Press, 2009.
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America.- Philadelphia.- American Revolutionary Spy.- Anonymous (probably late 18th century). Collection of seven silhouette portraits, including one inscribed 'Miss Peggy Shipping [sic]/ Mrs Gen. Arnold', the other sitters include Lucinda, Rosetta and Kitty Cary, Peggy Leu, Becky Redman, Becky Redmond, three are inscribed in pencil 'Philadelphia', silhouettes on various laid papers with Strasbourg lily, Whatman, and other watermarks of English origin, various sizes, the 'Peggy Shipping' sheet 380 x 250 mm (15 x 9 7/8 in), some scattered spotting, a few with small tears and splits, handling creases, minor surface dirt, [probably late 18th century, or slightly later] (7)Provenance: Ex-collection of the Late James Stevens Cox F.S.A⁂ An intriguing group of portrait silhouettes, with inscriptions suggesting their origin being the city of Philadelphia. The silhouette inscribed 'Miss Peggy Shipping [sic]/ Mrs Gen. Arnold', would appear to suggest a traditionally understood identification of the sitter being the second wife of General Benedict Arnold, Margaret "Peggy" Shippen (1760-1804). Shippen was born into a prominent Philadelphia family with Loyalist tendencies, and later played a key role in the conspiracy concerning the planned surrender of the critical Continental Army base at West Point to the British; the plan was scuppered following the arrest of Shippen's "dear friend" Major John André. It is said that Shippen was the highest paid spy in the American Revolution.
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Australia.- New South Wales convict artist.- Browne (Richard, Dublin 1771-1824 Sydney) Memora, watercolour and bodycolour with traces of pencil under-drawing, inscribed 'Memora' underneath in black ink, on cream 'S & C Wise' wove paper with watermarked date '1814', sheet 300 x 240 mm (11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in), repaired tear in the lower right corner, some minor surface dirt and light browning to extremities, expertly lifted from blue-paper album leaf, still present, itself part of a Victorian folio scrap album included in the present lot containing over 200 scraps and cuttings, including one very trimmed watercolour study of a bird, possibly by Browne or someone in his circle, many leaves missing, largely disbound, covers present but with losses, very worn, [circa 1817-1820]Provenance:Mrs W. H. Butler, Tulse Hill [compiler of scrap album]⁂ An excellent example of both the European colonial perspective of Aboriginal people during the early settlement of New South Wales, as well as of Browne's highly distinctive drawing style.Richard Browne was born in 1776 in Ireland, and little is known of his artistic training or background. However, it is recorded that in February 1810 Browne was tried for an unspecified crime and sentenced to seven years transportation. He arrived in New South Wales in July 1811, and was then sent to Newcastle, specifically a penal settlement for convicts who had committed further crimes in the colony.Browne appears to have been quickly identified for his idiosyncratic artistic abilities, with Lieutenant Thomas Skottowe, commandant of the 73rd Regiment at Newcastle, employing him to illustrate his manuscript 'Select Specimens from Nature' (now in the Mitchell Library, see IE no. IE1015287). He was recorded to have undertaken several other artistic commissions during his sentence but was to become best known for his portraits of Aboriginal people, which he later sold as souvenirs in Sydney on his release in 1817.Two other examples by Browne of the figure 'Memora' are known, with the National Library of Australia holding one (see ID no. 1260587), and the other having appeared on the Australian art market in 2010 (see Bonham's Sydney, 'The Spring Auction Series', 14th Nov 2010, lot 425). The drawing offered in the present lot would appear to be closest to the watercolour sold in 2010, with the National Library of Australia version seeming slightly cruder in execution. The main noteworthy difference between the present portrait and the other two, is the expressive demeanour and the artist's depiction of his character; rather than a grinning smile, the present portrait shows Memora stoic and unsmiling, giving the work a nobility more akin to a colonial record than a caricature.
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Italy.- Rome.- Piranesi (Giovanni Battista) Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de' Romani, plates only, no text, engraved pictorial title in Italian, without title in Latin and portrait of Pope Clement XIII but with dedication leaf at end and 38 engraved plates, 11 double-page and one double-page & folding, with 3 additional unnumbered double-page plates, title and some plates with horizontal crease from folding, 1761; Osservazioni...sopra la lettre de M. Mariette..., engraved pictorial title, 3 engraved head-pieces, 2 tail-pieces, a full-page illustration and 9 engraved plates, 6 double-page, 1765, together 2 works in 1 vol., excellent impressions on thick laid paper, water-staining to outer margin/corner of title and some plates (mostly first work), modern half morocco, uncut, cloth boards a little faded and stained, folio, Rome⁂ Piranesi's lavish and erudite contribution to the Graeco-Roman debate of the period, where he illustrates the decorative inventions of the Romans, and outlines his theories regarding the originality of Italy over Greece.
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Low Countries.- Guicciardini (Lodovico) Descrittione...di tutti i Paesi Bassi, altrimenti detti Germania inferiore, half-title with engraved frontispiece verso, engraved pictorial title with arms of the regions of the Low Countries verso, portrait of Philip II with woodcut arms of Guicciardini verso, and 52 (of 55) double-page maps and plans by Adam De Bruyn after Crispin Van der Broecke, lack quires ll and mm, water-stained, some browning and spotting, 18th century blue and plain carta rustica, rubbed and stained, folio, Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, 1581.⁂ The much augmented second edition in Italian.
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Middle East.- Horses.- Damoiseau (Louis) Voyage en Syrie et dans le désert, first edition, half-title, lithographed portrait frontispiece of the author, title with wood-engraved vignette, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end, pp.37/38 small hole within text with loss of a few letters, occasional staining and spotting, lightly browned (the odd f. a little heavier), contemporary tree calf, spine gilt and with black leather label, spine skilfully repaired, rubbed, [Blackmer 446], 8vo, Paris, Hippolyte Souverain, 1833.⁂ Rare at auction. The author was a member of the De Portes expedition to Syria in 1818-1819 for the purpose of buying Arab stallion bloodstock.
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Russia.- Olearius (Adam) Voyages très-curieux & très-renommez faits en Moscovie, Tartarie et Perse, 2 vol. in 1, half-title and title in red and black to each volume, dedication with engraved arms and initial, 2 engraved portraits (one of the author), 39 (of 40, lacking plan of Danzig) plans, views and maps, some folding, engraved illustrations, privilege f. at end, lacking additional title, 2 plates and 1 portrait browned, some browning, mostly light, but heavier in places in text towards end, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, preserving original gilt backstrip in compartments and red morocco label, spine ends and corners worn, central split to leather of spine, rather worn, but holding firm, [Atabey 884; Weber II, 288; Wilson 162], folio, Amsterdam, Michel Charles le Céne, 1727.⁂ Olearius travelled as secretary to the Duke of Holstein's Embassy to Russia, Tartary and Persia, which sought to explore trade relations. It was the first German expedition to Persia. His account greatly influenced European opinions of Russia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.Provenance: 'Thomas Cook, Fitzroy' (19th century ink inscription to first half-title).
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Evelyn (John) Silva: or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees, subscriber's copy, inscribed "To Mr. L. Pickard from his frd the Editor", additional ink inscriptions, engraved portrait frontispiece by Bartolozzi, 40 plates of which 34 hand-coloured, 1 folding and trimmed to platemark, with additional folding plate, original folding watercolour tipped-in, small marginal tears and losses, neat tissue-repairs, occasional spotting, faint off-setting, corrections inserted by hand, contemporary diced calf, rebacked and recornered, gilt, a little rubbed, 4to, York, A. Ward for J. Dodsley, 1776.⁂ Additionally illustrated with a large folding plate, with 'R. Collet sculp' to bottom corner. The standard Cowthorpe Oak plate is immediately followed by a large double-page original 18th century watercolour of the same oak. Judging from the detail when compared to the engraving, it was probably drawn from the same spot.
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Napoléon I (Emperor of France, 1769-1821) [Piece of red velvet from the Emperor's Closet in the Tuileries Palace], small piece of red velvet, rubbed and faded, secured by a pin to a manuscript paper recording it's location in the Tuileries and provenance, browned and creased, velvet 55 x 100mm., paper 157 x 114mm., n.d. [c. 1800]; and another, portrait photograph of a painting, (tear), n.d., v.s., v.d. (2). ⁂ "Supposed to be a piece of the velvet that hung on the wall of Napoleon's favourite room (the Emperor's Cabinet)." - Manuscript note.Provenance: "This velvet was among the Articles purchased by the Earl of Shrewsbury at the sale of Napoleon's effects in Paris belonging to the palace of the Tuileries."
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Waterloo Commander.- O'Malley (George, army officer, army officer, commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 44th Regiment at Waterloo where he was wounded, 1780-1843).- Portrait of Major General George O'Malley in full dress uniform, watercolour on ivory, original velvet lined morocco case, portrait 202 x 152mm., n.d. [c. 1830s].
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Darwin (Charles, naturalist, geologist, and originator of the theory of natural selection, 1809-82).- Darwin (Leonard, politician and economist, son of Charles Darwin, 1850-1943) Portrait photograph of Charles Darwin by Leonard Darwin, small crease in left hand corner, 115 x 91mm., [1878]; and another portrait photograph of Darwin by Lock and Whitfield, 114 x 92mm., [1877], both laid down on card (2).⁂ First mentioned a private photograph by Darwin's son. The photograph was made as a keepsake for both Darwin and Leonard as he was soon to go on a voyage to New Zealand on an unsuccessful attempt to photograph the Transit of Venus. Second mentioned a formal photograph taken by the firm of Lock and Whitfield, the second-last carte that he would have taken in his lifetime.
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Follower of Paolo UcelloPortrait of a woman in side profileOil on panelInscribed ALZETATIN (lower right)25.3 x 17cm (9¾ x 6½ in.)Provenance: From the private collection of Sir David and Lady ScholeySir David Scholey CBE FRSA achieved success as a merchant banker in the City of London during a career which saw him rise to become Chairman and Chief Executive of S G Warburg. A director of the Bank of England and governor of the BBC - his commitment to the arts was reflected in his roles as Chairman of Trustees of The National Portrait Gallery -as well as a Director of the London Symphony Orchestra and a trustee of Glyndebourne. A lifelong interest in music and art has been shared with his wife Alexandra and together they furnished Heath End House, Hampstead- once the residence of John Abbott McNeill Whistler. Regular purchases from the leading London antiques fairs and dealers allowed them to add to those pieces passed down from their families - including a special penchant for Chinese porcelain, English furniture and silver cream jugs. Sir David and Lady Scholey are now moving to smaller quarters in Florence and it is therefore time to scale down and let go of some of many of the antiques, paintings and works of art which have given them so much pleasure during a lifetime of collecting. Condition Report: The panel is bowed. There is a large area of loss approx. 1cm diameter to the right edge. There are a number of repairs throughout the panel, the most prominent being one to the sitter's left shoulder and one to the sitter's chest where there is associated loss, flaking and protruding blobs of a brown substance, presumably this was applied during the repair process. There is an area of lifting and uneven paint surface to the lower left edge. Significant surface cracks and scratches throughout. Areas of retouching visible in natural light. Inspection under UV reveals retouching throughout, the true extent of which is possible masked by a green cloudy varnish. Condition Report Disclaimer
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Circle of Cornelius Johnson (British 1593-1661)Portrait of Grace Thomason with pocket watchOil on canvasLater inscribed Grace Thomason 1662' (upper left)71.5 x 59cm (28 x 23 in.)Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. The paint is thin in places, there is some rubbing and associated losses to the framed edges. Some surface dirt and scattered spots of paint loss throughout. Some craquelure throughout, most noticeable to the face. Ultraviolet light reveals scattered retouching but a masking varnish may conceal further restoration. Condition Report Disclaimer
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Dutch School (17th century) Portrait of gentleman with a white ruffOil on panel51.5 x 44cm (20¼ x 17¼ in.)Provenance:Sale, Sotheby's, House sale, 11 November 1996, lot 187Condition Report: There are two vertical splits to the panel running the length of the work with associated retouching visible in natural light. Surface dirt throughout. Rubbing to the framed edges. The paint is thinning and some further retouching visible to the naked eye. Ultraviolet light reveals infilling and retouching throughout and a green varnish.Condition Report Disclaimer
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After Wybrand de GeestPortrait of Ernst Casimir Count of Nassau-DietzOil on panel61 x 44cm (24 x 17¼ in.)After the portrait held in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. Condition Report: The panel is constructed in three sections and two vertical joins visible (recto). On the reverse it has two horizontal stretchers and four thin wooden patches supporting the joins in the panel. Fine surface cracking and paint shrinkage is visible across the image. The paint is slightly uneven in places. Inspection under UV reveals there are scattered areas of restoration, particularly in the background which cover the areas of paint shrinkage. There is also work on the sitter's dress but his face appears generally untouched. There are minor abrasions to the edges and some surface dirt and discoloured varnish. Condition Report Disclaimer
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Follower of Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn Portrait of a gentleman holding a staff of office, small full-length Oil on panel61.5 x 44.5cm (24 x 17½ in.)Condition Report: The panel is joined in two pieces and there is a vertical line through the centre of the image (recto). The reverse of the panel has six patches of wood supporting the join but generally it appears stable. Surface abrasions and a thick layer of varnish. Inspection under UV reveals scattered areas of retouching, most notable to the join along the panel. All relatively minor. Condition Report Disclaimer
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Circle of John Riley (British 1646-1691)Portrait of a gentleman traditionally identified as Sir James Richardson(c.1645-1717), 4th Baronet of Nova ScotiaOil on canvas, oval74 x 64cm (29 x 25 in.)Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. There is some fine surface cracking. Under UV light there are some spots of restoration on the sitter's face and in broader background areas but this is not visible to the naked eye. It has been cleaned and re-varnished.Condition Report Disclaimer
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Dutch School (17th century)Portrait of a lady Oil on canvas 53 x 49.5cm (20¾ x 19¼ in.)Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. There is heavy craquelure throughout along with surface dirt and some rubbing to the framed edges. Ultraviolet light reveals evidence of retouching but a masking varnish is concealing restoration.Condition Report Disclaimer
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English School (17th century)Portrait of a ladyOil on canvas52 x 44cm (20¼ x 17¼ in.)Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. The paint is thinning and there is significant ingrained dirt throughout. There appears to have been considerable repairs to old damage, particularly noticeable to the sitter's head and left side of her face and also to the lower left corner. There is some undulation to the canvas and visible stretcher marks. There is a heavy masking varnish and ultraviolet light reveals evidence of retouching. Would recommend viewing before bidding.Condition Report Disclaimer
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Mary Beale (British 1632-1697)Portrait of a lady in a blue cloak and orange dressOil on canvas, in a feigned cartouche75.5 x 61cm (29½ x 24 in.)Condition Report: Relined. Light surface dirt throughout. Craquelure throughout with infilling and retouching visible in natural light. Some areas of loss, with associated retouching. The upper edge added later possibly part of the reline and framing process. Inspection under UV reveals scattered infilling and retouching throughout. Condition Report Disclaimer
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Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller (British 1646-1723)Portrait of Mrs Elizabeth PeggeOil on canvas77 x 63.5cm (30¼ x 25 in.)Provenance: According to the family archive this oil was given to the the late Jennifer da Silva's mother in 1934 by Lady Williams-Taylor, then of Eaton Square.Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. There is ingrained surface dirt and light craquelure throughout. Ultraviolet light reveals evidence of retouching throughout but a masking varnish conceals the extent of restoration. Condition Report Disclaimer
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Attributed to John Greenhill (British 1642-1676)Portrait of Sir Matthew Dudley of Clapton (d.1721)Oil on canvas 124 x 101cm (48¾ x 39¾ in.)ProvenanceThomas Agnew, London.Sotheby's, London, 18 October 1989, lot 232Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. Fine surface cracking and paint shrinkage. The paint appears quite thin in places. Surface abrasions and small areas of paint loss. There are further minor abrasions to the edges. Inspection under UV reveals scattered areas of restoration across the image but these mostly appear to be in background areas. Condition Report Disclaimer
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English School (circa 1770)Portrait of John Thomas Ellis (1756-1836)Oil on canvas, feigned ovalIndistinctly signed and dated Van der Mijn 1764 [?] lower left77 x 63.5cm (30¼ x 25 in.)Provenance:Private CollectionThence by descent to the present owner John Thomas Ellis (1756-1836) was the son of Brabazon Ellis of Wyddial Hall and Mary Sewel. John Thomas Ellis married Marianne, daughter of John Heaton of Bedfords, Essex in 1786. (See Lot 123). John Thomas Ellis and Mary Sewel had 5 children, Charles Arthur Hill Heaton-Ellis (1789-1865) was the youngest. (See Lot 128)John Thomas Ellis was the MP for Lostwithiel between 1784 and 1790. Condition Report: Relined. Upper right edge of this reline is visible in the frame. Craquelure and surface dirt throughout. Including a small area of bird excrement, this can easily be removed. Some scattered retouching can be seen in natural light. Signed VAN DER MIJN and indistinctly dated 17[64] ? lower left . Stretcher marks visible in a raking light. One or two small flaking losses scattered throughout. Inspection under UV reveals scattered retouching throughout with a green cloudy masking varnish. Condition Report Disclaimer
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