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Preisdatenbank abonnierenBacon - The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, first edition ( Sir Francis) The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, first edition, first issue , all seven errata are uncorrected, engraved portrait frontispiece and title, some spotting and marginal browning, contents loose, contemporary calf with gilt crest to covers, spine perished and covers detached, worn, [Gibson 116b; STC1159], small folio, W.Stansby for Matthew Lownes, 1622.
Taylor (Jeremy) - Ductor Dubitantium, or, the Rule of Conscience, 2 parts in 1, first edition , engraved portrait frontispiece, errata and advertisment f. at end, titles ruled in red, the second with engraved vignette, lacks additional engraved title, second title little frayed, some marking and spotting, contemporary calf, ruled in blind, rubbed, rebacked in brown morocco, corners repaired, hibges taped, [Wing T234], folio, J. Flesher for R. Royston , 1660.
Erasmus (Desiderius) - Witt against wisdom. Or a panegyrick upon folly… Witt against wisdom. Or a panegyrick upon folly , translated by White Kennet, first edition of this translation, title within a double rule border, engraved frontispiece portrait of Erasmus (laid down on front pastedown), lacks front free endpaper, contemporary calf, rubbed, upper cover loose, lacks spine and lower cover, [Wing E3215], Oxford, 1683 ; and c. 50 others, English Literature, Heraldry and Genealogyand Children's, v.s., v.d. (c. 50).
Hesketh (Henry) - A Sermon, preached before the right honourable the Lord Mayor and... A Sermon, preached before the right honourable the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London, at the Church of St. Mary le Bow. On September the 9th, being the day of thanksgiving for the discovery of the late treasonable conspiracy against His Majesties person and government , lacking imprimatur f., library ink stamps to title and a few other ff., 20th century library half morocco, rubbed, [Wing H1619], by T[homas]. M[oore]. and J[ames]. A[shburne]. for Henry Bonwicke, 1684 § Wilkins (John) Of the Principles and Duties of Natural religion: Two Books, fourth edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, some water-staining, lightly browned, contemporary panelled calf, spine chipped at ends and rubbed and scuffed, corners worn, for R. Chiswell [ ], 1699; and 4 others, Religion, v.s. (6)
Boswell (James) - The Life of Samuel Johnson..., 4 vol., third edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and 2 folding plates, library labels to front pastedowns, faint even browning, offsetting from frontispiece and plates, ink annotations to titles, pencil annotations elsewhere, vol.III hinge pulling and front endpaper loose, vol.IV front free endpaper loose, contemporary calf, gilt, marked, extremities and spines worn, some loss to spine ends, vol.II, vol.III, & vol.IV creases splitting, vol. IV upper board detached, for Charles Dilly, 1799 § Kimber E. & Johnson R. The Baronetage of England , 3 vol., illustrations, bookplates, vol.III upper hinge pulling and front free endpaper loose, contemporary tree calf, gilt, marked, worn, loss to vol.III spine head, creases splitting, label affixed to vol.III spine, for G.Woodfall & others , 1771, 8vo (7)
Burns (Robert) - [Works], 4 vol., second edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and title vignettes, bookplates of Elliott Armstrong (removed from vol.II), some soiling & foxing, contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt, rubbed at corners and along extremities, for T. Cadell & others, 1801 § Scott ( Sir Walter) [Works], engraved frontispiece and plates, some spotting, contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, n.d. § Watts (Isaac) A Short View of the Whole Scripture History , engraved folding plate, contemporary calf, rubbed, 1844 § Stevens (George Alexander) A Lecture on Heads , wood-engraved frontispiece & illustrations, contemporary sheep, worn, 1812, 8vo & 12mo (7)
Medicine.- Paris (John Ayrton) - The Elements of Medical Chemistry..., [first edition] , illustrations in the text, appendix at the end, some scattered spotting, upper hinge split (binding becoming loose), contemporary boards, rebacked. scuffed, 1825 § Planten (M.) The New Curative Treatment of Disease , 2 vol., portrait frontispiece, 8 anatomical diagrams with flaps (most intact) and numerous illustrations in the text, original pictorial cloth, spines a little darkened, lightly rubbed , n.d. [c.1900]; and 4 others, similar medical texts, 8vo (7)
French monarchy.- - C. Abbrege de l'Histoire Francoise, auec les Effigies des Roys C. (H.) Abbrege de l'Histoire Francoise, auec les Effigies des Roys, depuis Pharamond iusques au Roy Henry IIII , fourth edition, woodcut arms of Henry IV on title-page, title printed in red and black within ornamental woodcut border which is printed throughout the volume, incorporating 65 woodcut medallion-portraits, lacks I4 (text) & K2 (blank at end), browned, slightly creased, later engraved portrait of Lewis VII bound opposite title, several engraved portraits on endpapers at end, bookplate of Alfred Mellor Watkin on front pastedown, later endpapers, hinges splitting, 19th century half straight-grained morocco, gilt, rubbed, head of spine lifting, folio Paris, Jean le Clerc, 1599; sold not subject to return.
Classics.- Plinius Secundus (Caius) - Naturalis Historiae, 3 vol., engraved additional titles, first partly loose, device on printed titles, early ownership entries at foot of additional titles, nineteenth-century notes on vol. I free endpaper and verso of printed title, bookplates of The North Devon Athenaeum, Barnstable, on pastedowns, with large 'withdrawn' stamps, stamp at end of vol. I, light marking, contemporary vellum, spine gilt, Leiden & Rotterdam, ex off. Hackiana, 1669 [1668 on vol. II & III printed titles] § Ovidius Naso (Publius) Operum, vol. I & III only, of 3, bound in 1, texts only, i.e., without vol II Metamorphoses or any notes, also without vol. III title and preliminaries, engraved additional general title, portrait, device on vol. I printed title, bookplate on pastedown, names on free endpaper, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rubbed, ends of spine worn, [Willems 1271 'Les notes peuvent former trois volumes séparés], Amsterdam, ex off. Elzeviriana, 1661 [1658 on printed title] § Florus (Lucius Annaeus) Rerum Romanorum Libri IV, 2 parts in 1, engraved title, contemporary calf, blind rules, Amsterdam, J. Jansonius , 1664 § Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Orationes quaedam Selectae Vita Ciceronis Dialogi de Senectute & de Amicitia, title in red and black, 2 pp. advertisments at end, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, W. Sayes , 1729, 8vo or 12mo ((6)
Russia.- [Voltaire, F. M. A. de] - Histoire de l'empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand, 2 vol. in 1, engraved portrait frontispiece and 2 folding engraved maps, title in red and black, some browning, ink inscription to title and endpapers, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary half vellum, a little worn, 1761-1764 § Conder (Josiah) The Modern Traveller Russia, new edition, 1 folding engraved map only (of 2), contemporary half morocco, rubbed, 1831 § Custine ( Marquis de ) La Russie en 1839, 4 vol. in 2, remains of bookplate to front pastedown, hinges cracked, contemporary calf backed boards, Brussels, 1844 § Jefferson (R.L.) Roughing It In Siberia , ex-library copy with embossed stamp to front free endpaper, some spotting, spine cracked, original cloth, gilt, extremities very lightly rubbed but overall a good copy , 1897 § Stephens (Winifred) The Soul of Russia, ink inscription to front free endpaper, original cloth, spine discoloured, 1916, some soiling to first two ; and a quantity of others, Russian history, politics and fiction, v.s. (4 boxes)
Bullfighting.- - España Corida de Toros. Courses et combats de Taureaux Espagne, no text, lithographed pictorial title, portrait and 17 plates, all hand-coloured and heightened with gum arabic, title slightly soiled and browned at edges, some light foxing, contemporary wrappers, a little rubbed, oblong 8vo, Paris, L.Turgis, [c.1870].
Combe (William) - The Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of the Picturesque, half-title, wood-engraved portrait frontispiece, pictorial title-border, plates, illustrations and initials by Alfred Crowquill, some light soiling, first leaf of text lacking lower outer corner, old ink inscription on half-title, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine gilt, a little rubbed and cocked, 8vo, 1844.
Cruikshank (George) - George Cruikshank's Omnibus, first edition bound from the parts, half-title, engraved frontispiece, portrait and 20 plates, most by George Cruikshank, wood-engraved illustrations, plates rather oxidized particularly at edges, with A.L.s. from Cruikshank to the Secretary of the Liverpool Society of Water Colour Painters dated Feb.6th 1872 thanking him for making him an honorary member of the society and A.L.s. to Cruikshank from John Reid dated 19 March 1869 asking if he would enrol Reid's son into the Temperance Society as promised, both loosely inserted, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, spine gilt, a little rubbed, recased, new endpapers, [Cohn 190], 8vo, 1842.
Cruikshank (George).- Ainsworth (W.Harrison) - The Miser's Daughter, third edition, engraved portrait, 20 engraved plates after George Cruikshank, endpapers spotted, later half red morocco, gilt, by Riviere & Son, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, joint a little rubbed, [Cohn 17], 8vo, 1848.
Uwins (Thomas) - The Costume of the University of Oxford, half-title, stipple-engraved portrait and 17 hand-coloured engraved plates by Agar after Uwins, ex-library copy with embossed stamp to half-title, title and each plate (but fairly unobtrusive), old ink signature at head of half-title, portrait offset, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary half morocco, gilt-stamped label to upper cover, worn, lower cover detached, [Colas 2947; cf. Abbey, Scenery 278], 1815 § Eyries (Jean Baptiste Benoit) L'Angleterre, ou Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Anglais, half-title, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates, text in French with manuscript translation of title and introduction on verso of half-title & title/bound in, spotted, staining to lower margin at beginning, nick to upper edge of some plates and leaves repaired with tape, ex-library copy with embossed stamps to half-title and title but not plates, original roan-backed boards, spine gilt, rubbed, spines chipped at head, corners worn, [Colas 1013], Paris , [c.1821], 4to & 8vo (2) The first was originally issued as part of Ackermann's History of the University of Oxford published in 1814.
Evelyn (John) - Silva, or a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propagation of Timber, 2 parts in 1, fourth edition, engraved portrait, title in red and black (variant with comma after author on title), a few engraved illustrations, contemporary ink signatures at head of title (one crossed out), portrait browned, S4 with tear to inner margin, ex-library copy with small ink stamps, later calf, worn, covers detached, [Goldsmiths 4287; Henrey 135], folio, for Robert Scott , 1706.
Harris (John) - Lexicon Technicum: or, an Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, first edition , engraved portrait, title in red and black, list of suscribers, 6 engraved plates only (of 7, lacking plate of 'Engine for Raising Water'), one folding of 'Double Microscope' (torn and creased at inner edge), half-page engraving of chemical symbols in text, woodcut illustrations, title and some plates a little browned, contemporary calf, rubbed, corners worn, rebacked in morocco preserving old label, split to upper joint, [PMM 171a], folio, Dan Brown, Tim. Goodwin [ & others], 1704. The first ever general technical and scientific encyclopedia . Harris was secretary of the Royal Society and consulted with the leading authorities of his day, such as Sir Isaac Newton, John Ray, Robert Boyle, Nehemiah Grew and William Derham, for advice on their relative fields. A supplementary volume was published in 1710.
Kepler (Johannes) - Opera Omnia, edited by Christian Frisch, 8 vol. in 9, first complete edition , engraved portrait, 8 plates, 2 folding tables and 2 ff. of facsimile manuscript, some offsetting, foxing and browning, ink library stamps, pencil and pen annotations mostly to endpapers and pastedowns, 5 vol. with original wrappers trimmed and mounted on pastedowns, hinges cracked, contemporary sheep-backed boards, spines gilt, joints cracked, extremities a little worn, 8vo, Frankfurt , 1858-71.
Mendoza y Rios (José de) - Colleccion Completas de Tablas para los Usos de la Navegacion y Astronomis Nautica, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, tear to head of title, fore-edge margin of first few ff. little frayed, portrait browned, presentation inscription on half-title, modern cloth, knocked, 4to, Madrid, Alegria, 1850. Inscribed 'Presented by the Observatory of St Fernando to Mr. M. J. Johnson, Radcliffe Observer'. Royal Institute and Observatory of San Fernando, Cadiz, the oldest observatory in Spain.
Hancke (Erich) - Max Liebermann: Sein Leben und Seine Werke, etched self-portrait, illustrations, hinges weak, contemporary half pigskin, t.e.g., a little worn, Berlin, 1914 § John (Augustus) Fifty-two Drawings, with an Introduction by David Cecil, lithographed self-portrait, plates, some tipped in, original cloth, dust-jacket, worn and defective, 1957, 4to & folio (2)
Daniel - Rural Sports , 4 vol. including Supplement ( Rev. William Barker) Rural Sports , 4 vol. including Supplement, engraved calligraphic titles, Supplement also with letterpress title, engraved portrait, 2 folding tables and 71 plates (of 73, lacking 2 plates in vol.1: 'Hounds running in ' and 'Litter of Foxes'), some folding, one hand-coloured, tissue guards, some foxing, contemporary diced calf, gilt, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spines, corners worn, 1812-13. Volume 2 is dedicated entirely to fishing including a double-page table of baits. The Supplement contains a list of subscribers and a Êtalogue of Books on Angling'.
[Thom (Walter)] - Pedestrianism; Or, an Account of the Performances of celebrated Pedestrians During the Last and Present Century; with a full Narrative of Captain Barclay s Public and Private Matches; and an Essay on Training, first edition , engraved portrait frontispiece (browned and offset on title as usual), browned, bookplate, contemporary half calf, rubbed and stained, worn patch to cloth on lower cover, rebacked, 8vo, Aberdeen, 1813. Pedestrianism became a very popular spectator sport in the 19th century in Britian. The most famous pedestrian was Capt. Robert Barclay-Allardice who in 1809 achieved the feat of walking a mile every hour for 1000 hours (42 days), watched by an enormous crowd and earning himself a vast sum in the process.
Stein (E.) - Nouvel Essai sur le Jeu des Échecs..., avec des Reflexions Militaires, some light water-staining along upper margins, original wrappers with remains of printed label to spine, spine chipped with some loss, lightly soiled, edges uncut, modern slip-case, La Haye, 1789 § [Philidor (François André Danican)] A. D. Philidor , Analyse du Jeu des Échecs , engraved portrait frontispiece, a few scattered spots, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, London, 1777, 8vo (2)
Foa (Edouard) - After Big Game in Central Africa, first edition , half-title, portrait frontispiece and 29 plates, map, 10pp. advertisements at end, illustrations, original pictorial cloth, gilt, recased, spine ends strengthened and repaired, [Czech p.59], 1899 § Stigand ( Capt . C.H.) and D.D.Lyell. Central African Game and its Spoor, second edition, plates, 2 folding, ink inscription, light spotting to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, rubbed and bumped, 1909 § Buckley (William) Big Game Hunting in Central Africa, first edition , plates, ink stamp to endpaper, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, 1930; and Maugham's Wild Game in Zambezia, 8vo & 4to (4)
Höhnel - Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie , 2 vol ( Lt . Ludwig von) Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie , 2 vol., half-titles, wood-engraved portrait, map, plates and illustrations, 2 large folding colour maps at end, scattered foxing, bookplates, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine ends and joints strengthened and repaired, spines rubbed and faded, [Czech p.78], 1894 § Moore (J.E.S.) The Tanganyika Problem, signed presentation inscription from the author , maps and plates, some folding, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine ends and corners strengthened and repaired, 1903 § Bulpett (C.W.L.) A Picnic Party in Wildest Africa; Being a Sketch of a Winter's Trip to Some of the Unknown Waters of the Upper Nile, plates, folding map, some spotting, ink inscription to title, original cloth, 1907, first editions ; and 2 others, rivers and lakes of Africa, 8vo (6)
Merker (M.) - Die Masai, second edition, folding coloured map, portrait frontispiece, 7 folding plates, illustrations, original cloth, head of spine chipped, Berlin, 1910 § Hinde (S.L. and H.) The Last of the Masai, first edition , plates and illustrations, original cloth, rubbed and soiled, 1901, 4to (2)
Nieuhof ( Joan) - Het Gezantschap Der Neerlandtsche Oost-Iditsche Compagnie, Aan Den Grooten Tartarischen Cham, Den Tegenwoordigen Keizer Van China, 2 Parts in 1 vol., engraved frontispiece, creased with restoration, red and black title, 2 plates of arms, portrait, folding map, 33/35 double page plates, only, lacking p.198 in First Part and p. 88 in Second Part, foxed, later vellum, marked, 4to, Jacob van Meurs, Amsterdam, 1665.
Wilson (Robert Thomas) - History of the British Expedition to Egypt, second edition, stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait, 4 folding maps partly hand-coloured, 2 folding tables, without half-title, staining affecting a few ff. to varying degree but badly affecting last few ff., bookplate, contemporary diced calf, rebacked in later morocco , 1803 § Wilson (Willam Rae) Travels in Egypt and the Holy Land, half-title, 8 aquatint plates, contemporary diced calf, rubbed at spine and joints , 1823; and 5 others, Egypt and the Holy Land, 4to & 8vo (7)
Stockdale Excursions in the County of Cornwall…, first edition Stockdale (Frederick Wilton Litchfield) Excursions in the County of Cornwall , first edition, ink stamp and bookplate of Albert Edward Prince of Wales (Edward VII), The Library of the Duchy of Cornwall copy, engraved frontispiece portrait, additional vignette title, 48 plates and folding map, plates on india paper and mounted, tissue guards, occasional foxing, contemporary straight-grained morocco, gilt, corners and edges rubbed, g.e., 8vo, 1824.
Buckingham (James Silk) - Travels in Palestine, through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, East of the River Jordan, first edition , engraved portrait frontispiece, folding engraved map, 7 engraved plates and plans, fine woodcut vignettes, occasional light spotting but overall internally very good, bookplate of Francis Vscount Lorton with contemporary ink name on front pastedown, contemporary half russia, hinges cracked and worn, 4to , 1821.
Roberts (David) - The Holy Land, 6 vol. in 3, tinted lithographed portrait frontispiece, 6 tinted lithographed titles, 241 tinted lithographed plates, 2 maps, small library stamp scattered throughout including some plates to margin, some foxing but mostly clean, contemporary ownership inscription and library bookplate on front endpapers, hinges reinforced, contemporary half morocco, gilt, worn, rebacked preserving contemporary backstrips, g.e., 4to , 1855-56.
19th Century English School - Pastel - Portrait of an 18th Century lady wearing a feathered hat and lace shawl, unsigned, 65cm x 52.5cm Condition: Picture looks to be in very good order although it is boxed in at the back so cannot be examined in that area - **General condition consistent with age
19th Century Anglo-Chinese School - Oil on board - Three quarter length portrait of a British Naval Officer, wearing dress uniform with the China 1842 medal and Naval General Service Medal, unsigned, 42cm x 34cm Condition: Some craquelure to the central right side and also under the officer's right arm - **General condition consistent with age
Attributed to James Northcote (1746-1831) - Oil on canvas - Portrait of an elderly lady wearing a black dress with lace drape, signed J. Northcote, pinx 1803, verso inscribed Northcote No.7, 79cm x 65cm Northcote's account book for 1803 lists 'Mrs Smith a head in black drapery, 20 guineas/also the frame 3 guineas, all paid'. It is possible that this refers to the same sitter although on Northcote's pricing scale a half length portrait including hands would have cost more than 20 guineas Condition: There is a strange rubbed/greyish area around the signature also some scuffing in the same area, the lady's drapes appear to have had some later work, some craquelure - **General condition consistent with age
Thomas Edgar Stephens (1885-1966) - Oil on canvas - Three quarter length portrait of a lady, dressed in the 1920's style, a band in her hair, tasselled earrings and a long beaded necklace, seated in a striped easy armchair, signed T.E. Stephens, 90cm x 60cm A.R. Born in Cardiff in 1885 Thomas Stephens studied at the Art School of Cardiff University, he emigrated to the United States in 1929, his portrait of Dwight Eisenhower hangs in the Smithonian Institution's Gallery of Presidents. He also painted portraits of George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur and other of the US armies generals during World War II. At Eisenhower's request he painted a portrait of Winston Churchill. His works can be found in the White House, the National Gallery of Art, The Pentagon, the U.S.Military Academy etc Condition: **General condition consistent with age
Early 19th Century English School - Oil on canvas - Half length portrait of a gentleman wearing a brown jacket and high collar, unsigned, 76cm x 64cm Condition: Some bitumen build-up around the gentlemens collars, some slight scuffing, very minor in-painting - **General condition consistent with age
19th Century Italian majolica charger having central painted decoration depicting a head and shoulders profile portrait of Messalina within a border of figural decoration and blue, white and ochre scroll work, 34.5cm diameter Condition: There is some very minimal nibbling around the rim in one area extending possibly 6cm and some further minor rubbing to the glaze around the rim - **General condition consistent with age
HAROLD DAY: OLD SKETCHBOOKS AND ALBUMS, Australia, Hobart Press, 1st edn, 2002 ltd edn (500), orig faux leath d/w + CECIL COLLINS: THE VISION OF THE FOOL, 1981 ltd edn, (100) numbered and sigd, orig cl d/w + DE LASZLO: HOW TO DO IT SERIES - PAINTING A PORTRAIT, L, Studio Ltd 1934, 1st edn, orig two tone cl + VORTICISM AND ITS ALLIES, Hayward Gallery London 1974, orig limp covers, + NICHOLAS HAMMOND (ed): ARTISTS FOR NATURE IN EXTRAMADURA, The Wild Life Gallery 1995, orig cl d/w + W HEATON COOPER: MOUNTAIN PAINTER - AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Cumbria, Frank Peters 1984 1st edn, orig cl + FABIO BOURBON: YESTERDAY AND TODAY, THE HOLY LAND, LITHOGRAPHS AND DIARIES BY DAVID ROBERTS RA, Swan Hill Press 1997, orig cl gt d/w (7)
FRANCIS ATTERBURY: THE MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF BISHOP ATTERBURY WITH HISTORICAL NOTES BY J NICHOLS, L, 1789-1798, 5 vols, each with engrd portrait vignette ttle pge, old fl cf worn, + WILLIAM PALEY: THE WORKS, L, 1845, 5 vols, orig unif cl gt + GEORGE BULL: DEFENSIO FIDEI NICAENAE - A DEFENCE OF THE NICENE CREED..., Oxford John Henry Parker 1851 - 1852, 2 vols, orig cl gt + LIBRARY OF THE FATHERS - EXPOSITIONS ON THE BOOK OF PSALMS BY ST AUGUSTINE, BISHOP OF HIPPO, 1847-1884, 6 vols, vols 1-5 pub Oxford John Henry Parker 1847-1853, vol 6 pub London Walter Smith 1884 + "LIBRARY OF THE FATHERS - SELECT TREATISES OF ST ATHANASIUS, ARCHBISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA IN CONTROVERSY WITH THE ARIANS, Oxford John Henry Parker, 1842-1844, 2 vols, vol 1 lacks front ffep, orig cl gt, (15)
LIVY: THE ROMAN HISTORY WRITTEN IN LATINE BY TITUS LIVIUS WITH THE SUPPLEMENTS OF THE LEARNED JOHN FREINSHEMIUS AND JOHN DUJATIUS..., L, 1686, engrd frontis of portrait medallions, engrd port vig ttle pge, 2 engrd maps of Rome + engrd dble pge plan of Roman and Carthaginian Forces at the Battle of Cannae, cont fl cf worn
PHOTOGRAPHY: 'Men of Mark...a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the senate, the church, in science, literature and art...' London, Sampson Low et al, 1876-82. First-Sixth series. 4to, original green publisher's cloth gilt, some wear and rubbing, a few joints cracked and waterstaining toward end leaves, numerous mounted Woodburytype portraits: together with the second series of The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, 1891. (7)
SHANGHAI: 'Shanghai of To-day..a souvenir album of 50 Vandyke gravure prints of 'The Model Settlement'', Kelly & Walsh Ltd, 1930. Third edition. 4to, original cloth backed card covers, chipped to edges. Together with a rolled photographic panorama of Shanghai of the same period, measuring approximately 140 x 20cm, contained in original metallic case, together with a framed photograph and a volume of reproductions of portrait paintings by Chiang Chao-Ho. (4)
THE MEDALS etc OF CAPTAIN BEVAN RN. A mounted group of eleven medals awarded to Captain Robert Hesketh Bevan RN. 1914/15 Star British War & Victory medals named to Lt R H Bevan RN. 1939/45-Africa & Pacific Stars, Defence & War Medals, the latter five unnamed as issued. George V1 1937 Coronation Medal, Greek Order of the Redeemer and Bronze Greek War Cross, with a 1914/17 reverse. Captain R H Bevan served at The Battle of Jutland during the Gt War. Between the wars he served on HMS Saucy among others. He was also in that period attached to the Greek and Italian Navies. In World War 11 he commanded HMS Leander, the lead ship of the Leander Flotilla Group. Afterwards Commandant of HMS Collingwood from 1942-45. This came about when he had a Medical which found he had contracted TB and suffered a damaged lung. In February 1941 he challenged the Italian Armed Merchant Cruiser RAMB 1. He had called on the unflagged Vessel to stop, which slowed and trained its guns on HMS Leander. After being fired on Captain Bevan ordered his main armnaments to open fire at 3000 yards. After several salvos hit she set ablaze, the Italian Merchant Raider. 103 of her crew were saved before the stern blew off, on the munitions loaded ship. Her Captain Lt Commander Bozetti was sailing off the Maldives, and had just begun his 'Raider Mission'. In March 1941 Leander captured the Vichy French ship Charles L.D., again in the Indian Ocean. Later in March 1941 they were part of the force that captured the German supply ship Coburg and freed the Prisoners of War from Kelly Brovik a Norwegian Tanker. A photograph of Captain Bevan's formal portrait is with the medals, prior to WW11. Also his cased working order Swiss stopwatch marked 925, lid states S Smith & Sons of Trafalgar Square. Captain Bevan was also an ADC. See Illustration
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