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A pair of 18th century portrait miniatures, of Military Gentlemen, one possibly Oliver Cromwell, dressed in Cromwellian style breast plate and armour, ringleted long hair, the other in red jacket, blue sash, long ringleted hair, oils on panel, 9.5cm x 7.5cm, gilt frames, 14.5cm x 13.2cm overall (2).
![A fine inter-War K.C.B. [Great War C.B.], Great War C.M.G. group of twelve awarded to Major-General Sir Henry L. Croker, Leic](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/75feb709-2815-42a4-9a90-b0d900c42a90/b861bed9-8b56-42bd-bf71-b18500bfc680/468x382.jpg)
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A fine inter-War K.C.B. [Great War C.B.], Great War C.M.G. group of twelve awarded to Major-General Sir Henry L. Croker, Leicestershire Regiment, who Commanded the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front in 1914, was wounded, and during the course of his illustrious career was nine times Mentioned in Despatches The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with section of neck riband for display purposes, and breast Star, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with gold retaining pin, traces of adhesive to reverses of both; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with section of neck riband for display purposes, traces of adhesive to obverse; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast, clasp carriage ‘flattened’ for mounting purposes (Capt & Adjt. H. L. Croker. Leic: Regt.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, clasp carriage ‘flattened’ for mounting purposes (Maj. & Adjt. H. L. Croker. Leic: Rgt.) engraved naming; 1914 Star, with clasp (Lt. Col: H. L. Croker. Leic: R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Maj. Gen. H. L. Croker.); Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued; Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, 2nd type, Grand Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse central medallion missing, with section of neck riband for display purposes, and breast Star, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, unmarked, with original retaining pin, lacking hook, with two additional retaining hooks, traces of adhesive to reverses of both; Serbia, Kingdom, Order of the White Eagle, Military Division, Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, unmarked, with section of neck riband for display purposes, reverse central ‘1882’ missing with resultant red enamel damage to reverse central medallion, significant blue enamel damage to pendelia and crown suspension detached but present; Greece, Kingdom, War Cross 1916-17, silver, with silver star on riband; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze palm on riband, the medals mounted court-style as worn, traces of verdigris to 1914 Star, except where otherwise stated generally good very fine and better (14) £6,000-£8,000 --- K.C.B. London Gazette 3 July 1926. C.B. London Gazette 2 March 1915. C.M.G. London Gazette 4 June 1917. M.I.D. London Gazettes 8 February 1901; 10 September 1901; 29 July 1902 (these all South Africa); 17 February 1915; 1 January 1916 (these two both France); 6 December 1916; 21 July 1917; 28 November 1917; and 30 January 1919 (these last four all Salonika). Greek Order of the Redeemer Second Class London Gazette 9 November 1918. Serbian Order of the White Eagle Third Class with Swords London Gazette 7 June 1919. Greek War Cross London Gazette 21 July 1919. French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 21 July 1919. Sir Henry Leycester Croker was born in Cheltenham on 17 October 1864, the son of Captain Edward Croker, 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, and the grandson of Lieutenant-Colonel William Croker, 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, and was educated at Cheltenham College. He was commissioned Lieutenant in the 4th (Militia) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, on 30 January 1884, and transferred to the Regular Army as a Lieutenant in his family Regiment, the Leicestershire Regiment, on 28 April 1886. He served with the 1st Battalion in the West Indies and North America during the 1890s, and was promoted Captain on 5 February 1894. Appointed Adjutant of the 1st Battalion on 25 November 1899, Croker served with the Regiment in South Africa during the Boer War, and took part in the operations in Natal in 1899-1900, including the action at Talana, the march from Dundee to Ladysmith, the engagement at Lombard’s Kop, and the Defence of Ladysmith, and is one of those officers who was depicted in Dickinson’s and Foster’s famous painting The Defenders of Ladysmith. Present at the action at Laing’s Nek from 6 to 9 June 1900, in the subsequent advance under Sir Redvers Buller through Northern Natal into the Transvaal he took part in the engagements at Armesfoort, Ermelo, Geluk’s Farm, Bergendal, and Badfontein, and was present at the actions at Belfast on 26-27 August 1900, and at Lydenberg from 5 to 8 September 1900. He saw further service in the operations under Sir John French in the Eastern Transvaal and on the Swaziland border, and under Major General W. Kitchener at Blood River Valley, South Eastern Transvaal, and Ilangapies. For his services in South Africa he was three times Mentioned in Despatches, awarded both the Queen’s South Africa Medal with the usual four clasps awarded to the Leicestershire Regiment and the King’s South Africa Medal, and was promoted Brevet Major on 22 August 1902. Confirmed in the rank of Major on 31 May 1904, Croker was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 November 1910, and served during the Great War in command of the 1st Battalion on the Western Front from 7 September 1914 to 18 March 1915. Promoted Major-General, he commanded the 81st Infantry Brigade in France from 21 March 1915 to 20 May 1916, and the 28th Division in Salonika from 21 May 1916 to the cessation of hostilities. Wounded, for his services during the Great War he appointed a Companion of both the Orders of the Bath and of St. Michael and St. George; was six times Mentioned in Despatches; and was honoured by the Governments of Greece, Serbia, and France. Croker married Mabel Tedlie in London on 1 June 1897, and together they had two daughters, including Phyllis Marian Croker. He retired with the rank of Major-General in 1923, and was advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1926. He died in Kensington on 20 August 1938, and is buried in Leicester Cathedral. His obituary in the Regimental Journal gave the following personal tribute: ‘Croker was a man who inspired in both his superiors and subordinates feelings of affection, respect, and admiration. He was essentially a regimental officer who identified himself in every way with the Regiment, whose welfare and prestige were very near his heart. One can understand his feelings of loyalty and love of the Regiment when one realises what a long connection his family maintained with the 17th Foot. Not only was his father in the Regiment, but his grandfather commanded it with great distinction at the storming of Khelat in India in 1839. Every officer and man who served with him will mourn his loss.’ Sold with two portrait photographs of the recipient; four bound photograph albums, the first from the West Indies and North America; the second from South Africa; and the last two from Turkey, Greece, and Salonika; and other ephemera.
Los 149
The mounted group of twelve miniature dress medals worn by Major-General Sir Henry L. Croker, Leicestershire Regiment The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel, minor blue enamel damage to mottos around central medallions; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Talana, Def. of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; Coronation 1911; Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, 2nd type, Grand Commander’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband, minor blue enamel damage to mottos around central medallions; Serbia, Kingdom, Order of the White Eagle, Military Division, Commander’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband; Greece, Kingdom, War Cross 1916-17, silver; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze palm on riband, mounted as worn, very fine and better (12) £300-£400 --- Sold with a portrait photograph of the recipient; and a small Leicestershire Regiment coaster, with central Aynsley china base with silver surround, with hallmarks for Birmingham 1905.
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Family Group: The rare Afghanistan Order of the Dooranee Empire badge attributed to Colonel W. Croker, C.B., 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, who commanded the Regiment at the Storming and Capture of the Fortress of Ghuznee on 23 July 1839 Afghanistan, Order of the Dooranee Empire 1839, Third Class breast badge, with Swords, of Afghan manufacture, 53mm, gold and enamel, the central enamelled Persian inscription encircled by 16 small pearls, the reverse backplate plain, fitted with a gold straight bar suspension and contemporary top gold brooch bar, good very fine and rare Three: Captain E. Croker, 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, who was present at the Storming and Capture of the Fortress of Ghuznee on 23 July 1839, and later served in the Crimea Ghuznee 1839 (Edward Croker, Ensign 17th. Regiment.) contemporarily engraved naming in upright serif capitals to edge, with top silver brooch bar; Ghuznee 1839, a contemporary good quality tailor’s copy of the so-called ‘Tall Tower’ variety and similar to other examples named to officers of this regiment, the reverse field engraved in small capitals ‘Ensn. Edw. Croker 17th. Regiment.’, with silver ball and gold split ring and straight bar suspension, with contemporary top gold brooch bar; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Edward Croker, Captn. 17th. Regt.) Hunt & Roskell engraved naming, with Hunt & Roskell top silver riband buckle; minor contact marks, generally good very fine and better, the last rare (4) £5,000-£7,000 --- William Croker was born in Co. Limerick, Ireland, in March 1788 and was commissioned Ensign in the 17th Regiment of Foot on 27 March 1803, being promoted Lieutenant on 2 June 1804, and Captain on 20 November 1806. He served in the East Indies from 1804 to 1824, and was present during the Siege of Gurnowri in 1807; the campaign against the Sikhs of 1808-09; in the Nepaul campaign of 1814-15; and in the Mahrattas and Pindarrees campaign of 1817-18. For his services in the Nepaul campaign, Croker was Mentioned in Major-General J. S. Wood’s Despatch: ‘His Majesty’s 17th Regiment of Foot led the column, headed by its gallant commander, Colonel Hardyman, and supported by the grenadiers of the 2nd battalion of the 17th and 14th regiments of Native Infantry, and advanced upon the works; while the grenadiers and one battalion company of His Majesty’s 17th Regiment of Foot succeeded in gaining the hill on the right of the redoubt. This party was led by a brave and cool officer, Captain William Croker, who drove the enemy up the hill, killing a chief, Sooraj Tappah’ (Historical Record of the Seventeenth or The Leicestershire Regiment of Foot, by Richard Cannon, refers). Promoted Brevet Major on 12 August 1819, Croker was confirmed in that rank on 16 June 1825, and served as Assistant Adjutant General to HM Forces in India from 1818 to 1824. After a period of home service from 1826, in 1831 Croker was posted to Australia, where he served as Commandant of Bathurst, New South Wales. Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 April 1836, he arrived back in Bombay in command of the 17th Regiment of Foot in May 1836, and commanded the Regiment during the Afghan and Beloochistan campaign, including the storming and capture of the fortresses of Ghuznee on 23 July 1839. The Regimental History gives the following account of the role played by Croker: ‘Before daylight on the morning of the 23rd of July, one of the principal gates was destroyed by an explosion of gunpowder; and the British troops rushed in at the opening and captured the strong fortress of Ghuznee by storm. The 17th Regiment of Foot, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Croker, had the honour to take a conspicuous share in the capture of this fortress: it led the assault of the citadel, which was captured with little loss, and at five o'clock in the morning its colours were waving triumphantly on the fortress. The loss of the regiment was limited to one private killed and six men wounded.’ Croker further led the Regiment at the storming and capture of Khelat on 13 November 1839, where he was personally attacked by tribesmen who were fought off. For their services in Afghanistan, the 17th Regiment of Foot received the Battle Honours ‘Afghanistan’, ‘Ghuznee’, and ‘Khelat’, and Croker was nominated a Companion of the Order of the Bath (London Gazette 20 December 1839). He is also recorded in the Regimental History as being awarded the Order of the Dooranee Empire. Following the conclusion of hostilities in 1840, the 17th Regiment of Foot were ordered back to Bombay, and their troopship, The Hannah, was wrecked on a sand-bank off the mouth of the Indus on 17 March 1840, but was evacuated in good order, and not a single man nor horse was lost. After a period spent commanding the Troops at Aden, Croker was promoted Colonel on 9 November 1846, and returned home the following year, resigning by sale of his commission on 5 November 1847. William Croker married Elizabeth Stokes in Calcutta on 14 July 1819; together they had four sons and two daughters, including Captain Edward Croker, 17th Regiment of Foot. William Croker died in Cheltenham on 11 August 1852, and is buried in St. Peter’s Churchyard, Leckhampton, Cheltenham. Under the statutes in force at the time, his insignia of the Order of the Bath would have been returnable upon his death. Edward Croker, the eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel William Croker, was born in Calcutta on 25 April 1820 and was commissioned Ensign in the 17th Regiment of Foot, by purchase, on 27 October 1837. He served with the Regiment in Afghanistan and Beloochistan, and was present at the storming and capture of the fortress of Ghuznee on 23 July 1839, and the storm and capture of Khelat on 13 November 1839. He was promoted Lieutenant on 21 October 1839, and subsequently served as Adjutant. Promoted Captain on 10 March 1848, he saw further service in the Crimea, including the first assault on the Grand Redan at Sebastopol on 18 June 1855. He resigned by sale of his commission that same year. Edward Croker married Catherine Keily in Cheltenham on 14 November 1850, and they had two sons and three daughters together, including Sir Henry Leycester Croker, who commanded the 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment (as the 17th Foot had become) during the initial stages of the Great War. Edward Croker died in Cheltenham on 19 January 1892, and is buried in St. Peter’s Churchyard, Leckhampton, Cheltenham. William Croker’s nephew (and therefore Edward Croker’s cousin), John Lacy Croker, also served in the 17th Regiment of Foot, having been commissioned Ensign on 18 March 183, and promoted Lieutenant on 5 June 1839. He too served with distinction at the storming and capture of the fortress of Ghuznee on 23 July 1839, and it was he who placed the first British Standard (the Regimental Colour of the 17th Foot) on the Citadel of Ghuznee. He was killed in action in the Crimea during the first assault on the Grand Redan on 18 June 1855, the only Officer of the Regiment to be killed, and was buried on Cathcart’s Hill. Sold with a watercolour portrait of William Croker.
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The mounted group of ten miniature dress medals worn by Major-General R. G. Ekin, Indian Army The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s badge, gold and enamel; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; India General Service 1908-35, 3 clasps, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24, North West Frontier 1930-31; India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; India Service Medal; Jubilee 1935, mounted as worn, good very fine and better (10) £200-£240 --- Sold with the recipient’s Indian Empire Passport, issued at Peshawar on 20 February 1946; and a portrait photograph of the recipient.
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Six: Colonel T. C. Ekin, 1st Battalion, London Regiment, late 3rd London Volunteer Rifle Corps and 7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment 1914-15 Star (Col. T. C. Ekin. 1/Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Col. T. C. Ekin.); Jubilee 1897, silver, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued; Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (Lt. Col: T. C. Ekin, 3 London V.R.C.) engraved naming, mounted as worn; together with the related miniature awards (the 1914-15 Star substituted by a 1914 Star); the recipient’s helmet plate, this with some corrosion; and a National Reserve London silver lapel badge, contact marks to the Jubilee Medal, and area of corrosion to the Coronation Medal, otherwise very fine and better (6) £800-£1,000 --- Tom Charles Ekin was born in 1860 and was first commissioned Lieutenant in the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry, on 21 April 1886. Transferring to the 3rd City of London Volunteer Rifle Corps, he was promoted Captain on 11 October 1890; Major on 3 July 1897; and Lieutenant-Colonel and honorary Colonel on 26 March 1902. Following the re-organisation of the Territorial Army on 1 April 1908, Ekin’s unit was re-badged and renamed as the 7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment. He briefly served with the 2/1st Battalion, London Regiment during the Great War in Gallipoli from September 1915. His M.I.D. is unconfirmed. In civilian life, Ekin was a civil engineer, and was an early pioneer in electricity transmission. He died in 1944. Sold with the following archive: i) The recipient’s pre-Great War riband bar, cap badge, and rank insignia; ii) Commission Document appointing Tom Charles Ekin a Lieutenant in the Volunteer forces, dated 15 April 1886; iii) Certificate appointing Tom Charles Ekin a Member of he Institution of Civil Engineers, dated 16 February 1904, and congratulatory letter on the occasion of his 50th Anniversary as an Associate Member of the Institution, dated 27 April 1939; iv) Certificate from the Council of Legal Education named to Tom Ekin ascertaining his fitness to be called to the Bar, dated 11 January 1899; v) Various letters and Certificates of Appointment relating to the recipient’s appointment as an Inspector of the Local Government board; vi) Various letters written to the recipient in his professional capacity, including those from the Home Office and the Ministry of Health; vii) Various papers and reports relating to electrical supply in, amongst other places, South London, East Anglia, and Leicestershire; viii) Various mathematical table books, hand-written logarithmic tables, and other formulaic calculations; ix) A copy of the recipient’s paper ‘Water Pipe and Sewer Discharge Diagrams’, 1908; x) Three portrait photographs of the recipient, and other ephemera.
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The emotive Pilot and Observer’s Memorial Plaques to Second Lieutenant J. C. G. Drummond and Second Lieutenant P. Chavasse - both of 59 Squadron, Royal Air Force, whose R.E.8 succumbed to the guns of the German Ace Otto Schmidt, 8 October 1918. Both young men, and in Chavasse’s case having only been flying in operational service for less than a week Memorial Plaque (John Cecil George Drummond) very fine Memorial Plaque (Percy Chavasse) very fine £400-£500 --- John Cecil George Drummond was born in Chiswick, Middlesex, in March 1899, the son of a telegraph clerk at the General Post Office, and he was educated at Christ’s Hospital School. He joined the Recruits Depot of the Royal Flying Corps in September 1917, and was commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant in January 1918. Drummond carried out pilot training, and was posted for operational flying with 59 Squadron (R.E.8.s) on the Western Front in July 1918. His aircraft suffered damage when ‘heavily fired at... by rifle and machine gun fire while on counter attack patrol’ whilst over Irles and Achiet Le Grand on 23 August 1918. The latter was flown with with Second Lieutenant H. S. Dudson as his Observer, but as the weeks passed Drummond formed a more frequent flying partnership with Second Lieutenant Percy Chavasse as his Observer. Drummond and Chavasse flew multiple counter attack patrols together during the first week of October 1918. They were shot down and killed by the German Ace Otto Schmidt (the commanding officer of Jasta 5) near Wambaix on 8 October 1918. Both pilot and observer are commemorated together on the Arras Flying Services Memorial. Percy Chavasse was an orphan, and lived with his sister at his aunt and uncle’s house at 7 Trinity Avenue, Lenton, Nottingham. Chavasse was commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant in the Indian Army Reserve of Officers, 28 August 1917. He was attached to the Royal Flying Corps, and qualified as an Observer on 14 September 1918. Chavasse was posted for operational service in France on 29 September 1918, and joined 59 Squadron on 2 October 1918. He was immediately thrust in action with Second Lieutenant Drummond as his pilot. Succumbing to the same fate as his pilot, when he fell under the guns of Otto Schmidt on 8 October 1918. Sold with the following original items relating to J. C. G. Drummond: Christ’s Hospital Tyson Prize awarded to recipient - leather bound copy of Aircraft in Warfare by F. W. Lanchester, front cover detached but with bookplate ‘Presented by The Governors of Christ’s Hospital To J. C. G. Drummond for Science, Grecians Examination July 1917’; two portrait photographs of recipient in uniform; a ‘Black Cat’ good luck postcard sent by recipient to ‘Mrs Drummond, “Ashton”, Martello Terrace, Kingstown, Ireland’; and copied research for both Drummond and Chavasse.
Los 985
Grohe Continental gilt metal and porcelain panelled mantel clock, with enamelled dial marked Grohe 7 Wigmore Street and to the bottom Paris, with central portrait panel above three floral panels raised on a velvet and gilt wood stand with pendulum. Height 35 cm including stand, width excluding stand 33 cm, depth +/- 12 cm. CONDITION REPORT: The case is in good condition and a good colour and the panels having crisp floral decoration. The enamelled face has a hairline crack which runs in a clockwise motion from quarter past two round up until ten past nine. The clock is currently ticking away and appears to be in good working order.
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A Victorian portrait miniature on ivory, indistinctly signed G LAP... depicting a lady with spaniel, marked to rear Lady Mears. 14 x 10 cm and in a gilt frame with swag and hanging loop to the top. NOTE: This item has been assigned an ivory exemption certificate QCX9EQMH (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: The picture is generally in very good order. There is some dirt behind the glass and the whole thing could benefit from a good clean. There are some paint flakes to the bottom left-hand side where the signature is which should be visible on the image.
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Attributed to George Romney (1734-1802), oil on canvas portrait of John Wingfield 7th Lord of Tickencote Hall Near Stamford Rutland, John Wingfield is depicted in his Harrow College clothes. According to research by the vendor the painting was sold along with seventy other paintings in 1947 when Tickencote Hall was sold, it was listed as Lot No. 8 in a sale conducted on 25th June 1947. The painting has been professionally cleaned by Jill Bagshawe. 74 x 62 cm, framed (see illustration).
Los 552
An oil painting on canvas, full length portrait of a young girl with flowers. 127 cm x 53.5 cm in gilt frame. CONDITION REPORT: The painting is behind glass and is relatively clean, however there is some slight mould to the left-hand side and at the bottom right-hand side. There is also looking under UV light some patches towards the base which appear to have been touched up at some point. On the lower half of the canvas the paint is quite crackled. The frame is relatively modern but has some slight cracks but nothing majorly untoward and looking at the canvas from the rear it appears to be relatively clean and tight.
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A George III mourning gold coloured locket, with portrait possibly on ivory, depicting a gentleman mourning by an urn, marked to the rear Elizabeth Harrie October 1786 at 56. Excluding hanging loop +/- 2 cm. NOTE: This item has been assigned an ivory exemption certificate P9J4MZSX (see illustration).
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Bewick (Thomas & John). Bewick's Woodcuts: Impressions of upwards of two thousand wood-blocks, London: L. Reeve, 1870, portrait frontispiece, numerous illustrations, a few plates detaching, bookplate, light spotting to endpapers, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, spine ends repaired, some fading, folio, together with The Looking-Glass for the Mind; or intellectual mirror..., 1st illustrated edition, London: J. Crowder for E. Newbery, 1796, wood-engraved illustrations by Thomas Bewick pp. 49/50 lower corner torn away, closed tear to pp. 107/108, a little minor spotting, contemporary ownership signature at head of title, contemporary vellum, some dust-soiling and scratches, 8vo, plus The Poetical Works of Thomas Adams, Warkworth: Consisting of The Battle of Trafalgar and some miscellaneous pieces, 1st edition, Alnwick: printed by and for W. Davison, 1811, half-title,wood-engraved vignettes attributed to Thomas Bewick, light toning front and rear, all edges yellow, modern speckled calf by Henry Sotheran, 8vo, with others illustrated by or on Thomas Bewick including including Splinters, Historical, Sacred and Profane; partly from off that standard [tree], our blessed constitution. Fifth, sixth, seventh years, nineteenth century, Newcastle 1827, Fabulous Histories; or the history of the robins, by Mrs Trimmer. Designed for the instruction of children respecting their treatment of animals, 13th edition, 1821, Bewick Memento, with an introduction by Robert Robinson, Catalogue with purchasers' names and prices realised of the scarce and curious collection books, silver, plates... and Bewick Relics, sold at auction at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on February 5th, 6th & 7th & August 26th, 1884, The Bewick Collector. A descriptive catalogue of the works of Thomas and John Bewick, by Thomas Hugo, 2 volumes, including Supplement, 1866-68, The Watercolours and Drawings of Thomas Bewick and his Workshop Apprentices, Gordon Fraser Gallery, 2 volumes, 1981, and Waiting for Death. An unfinished wood engraving by Thomas Bewick, Black Pennell Press, 1982 (limited edition 153/250) QTY: (28)
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Burton (Richard F.) The Memorial Edition of the Works of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, 7 volumes, London: Tylston and Edwards, 1893-94, comprising Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, 2 volumes; A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, 2 volumes, Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry; First Footsteps in East Africa or, an Exploration of Harar, 2 volumes, portrait frontispiece to volume I, 35 plates, mostly lithograph and chromolithograph, 6 maps and plans, 'The Fal' plate erroneously listed as facing p. 62 in volume I of First Footsteps in East Africa (this illustration not produced for this or earlier editions), light offsetting to titles, light spotting front and rear, bookplates to volumes I & II, top edge red, original cloth gilt, spine ends a little rubbed with a few small closed tears, 8vo QTY: (7)NOTE:Penzer pp. 54-55; 63-64; 73-74; 82-83.
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Fine Bindings. Coleridge (Sarah). Memoir and Letters of Sarah Coleridge, edited by her Daughter..., 2 volumes, London: Henry S. King & Co, 1873, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece to both volumes, some offsetting to title pages, light spotting to first few leaves, armorial bookplate of John Theodore Merz to front pastedowns, silk endpapers, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt, early 20th-century deep purple full morocco by Zaehnsdorf gilt, gilt lettering and decoration to spine compartments, joints a little rubbed, spines uniformly faded to brown, 8vo, together with:[Matthews, John]. Eloisa en dishabille: being a new version of that lady's celebrated epistle to Abelard. ascribed to Professor Porson, 1st edition, London: W. Hughes, 1822, pencil correction to p. 26, armorial bookplate and ownership label of William Phelps to front pastedown, contemporary quarter calf over red boards, gilt lettering to spine, a little rubbed, slim 8vo, (limited edition of 50 copies),Disraeli (Isaac). Miscellanies; or, literary recreations..., London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1796, large contemporary provenance inscription to title page over text, errata leaf to verso, recent quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine, 8vo,Swinburne (Charles Alfred). Sacred & Shakespearian Affinities being Analogies between the writings of the psalmist and of Shakespeare..., London: Bickers & Son, 1890, some pencil marginalia, gilt turn-ins, top edge gilt, 19th-century plum calf, gilt ruling to boards and spine, minor scuff marks to boards, 8vo, plus others in attractive leather bindings, mostly 8vo QTY: (24)
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Dickens (Charles). Dickens Works, 17 volumes, London: Chapman & Hall, circa 1900, some minor toning, top edges gilt, contemporary uniform gilt decorated half calf, spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Lady Llanover, editor, The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany:..., 3 volumes in 6, London: Richard Bentley, 1861, engraved illustrations, some minor spotting, top edges gilt, contemporary uniform gilt decorated green half morocco, 8vo, plusMurphy (Arthur), The Works of Sallust;..., London: printed for James Carpenter, 1807, engraved portrait frontispiece, some light toning & spotting, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other 19th century literature & sets, all contemporary leather bindings, some French language, overall condition is generally good to very good, 8vo (80 volumes)QTY: (3 shelves)
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Cruise (Richard A.) Journal of a Ten Months' Residence in New Zealand, 1st edition, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece, a little light offsetting and spotting, original boards, paper label to spine, upper joint with small split at foot, 8vo, together with Woodard (David). The Narrative of Captain David Woodard and Four Seamen, who lost their ship while in a boat at sea, and surrendered themselves up to the Malays, in the Island of Celebes; containing an interesting account of their sufferings from hunger and various hardships, and their escape from the Malays, after a captivity of two years and a half, 1st edition, London: printed for J. Johnson, 1804, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece in silhouette profile, 2 folding maps (one with short closed tear), 2 engraved plates, previous owner ink stamps to title and half-title, some light spotting and toning, original boards, paper label to spine, some soiling and edge wear, 8vo QTY: (2)
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Churchill (Winston S). Lord Randolph Churchill, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co, 1906, photogravure portrait frontispieces, 13 plates, 3 facsimiles (1 folding, 1 double-page), neat contemporary gift inscription in brown ink with further later ownership inscription to front free endpapers, small ownership stamp at foot of front pastedowns, occasional spotting, original publisher's red cloth gilt, family crests stamped in gilt to upper covers, spines lightly faded, 8vo, together with:Churchill (Winston S.) A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, 4 volumes, 1st edition, London: Cassell and Co., 1956-58, half-titles, maps and plans, some fore-edges spotted, original publisher's red cloth gilt, dust jackets, small tear to foot of fourth volume lower joint neatly reinforced with tape, extremities lightly frayed in places, 8voQTY: (6)
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Dickens (Charles). The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, 1st edition in book form, London: Chapman and Hall, 1839, engraved portrait frontispiece, upper margin of title with ownership signature of Archibald Travers dated 1839, 38 etched plates by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne), dust-soiling, toning and offsetting to plates and two with repaired closed tears, near-contemporary red half calf, joints rubbed, 8vo, together with:Dombey and Son, 1st edition in book form, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848, engraved frontispiece, additional title and 38 engraved plates by Hablot Browne, some spotting, toning and offsetting mostly to plates, contemporary brown half morocco, gilt decorated spine, joints and extremities rubbed, 8vo, Our Mutual Friend, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Chapman and Hall, 1865, half-titles discarded, frontispieces, 38 engraved plates, some spotting, toning and few marks, contemporary half calf gilt, lacking title label to volume 2, rubbed and light wear, 8vo, Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People, new edition, Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1839, 20 engraved plates by George Cruikshank (including frontispiece), upper pastedown with armorial bookplate of James Reynolds-Peyton and ownership label of Alice Reynolds-Peyton, original cloth, gilt-blocked spine, some fading and wear, frayed at head and foot of spine, 8voQTY: (5)
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Burton (Richard F.) Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains. An Exploration, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Tinsley Brothers, 1863, wood-engraved frontispieces, advertisement leaf at end of each volume, tiny closed tear at foot of volume I title, contemporary ownership inscription, 1868 to volume II frontispiece verso, volume I front hinge breaking, original brown blindstamped cloth gilt, spines a little darkened and rubbed at ends, corners bumped, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Penzer pp. 70-71. Red-brown cloth variant remainder issue. 'It cannot be an earlier issue than that in green cloth owing to the fact that one of Burton's desire alterations has been made, viz. the frontispiece, which in the green cloth issue was a portrait of Burton is now omitted, and the plate originally facing p. 140 is placed in its stead.' (Penzer).
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Stowe (Harriet Beecher). Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1st U.K. edition, London: John Cassell, 1852, monochrome illustrations by George Cruikshank, some spotting, toning & light marks,contemporary embossed cloth, boards & spine rubbed, 8vo, together with:Ward (Gertrude, editor), Letters of Bishop Tozer and his Sister with some other records of the Universitie's Mission from 1863-1873, London: Office of the Universities Mission to Central Africa, 1902, monochrome portrait frontispiece, some light toning, original blue cloth, spine lightly faded, 8vo, plusHutchinson (H. N. et al), The Living Races of Mankind, 2 volumes, London: Hutchinson & Co., circa 1900, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, some minor marginal toning, contemporary uniform gilt decorated plum half calf, boards & spines very lightly rubbed, large 8vo, and other mid-20th century Central Africa reference & related, plus some miscellaneous literature, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQTY: (6 shelves )
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Poole (Joshua). The English Parnassus: or a help to English poesie. Containing a collection of all the rhythming monosyllables, the choicest epithets and phrases. With some general forms upon all occasions, subjects, and themes, alphabetically digested..., Together with a short institution to English poesie, by way of preface, 2nd edition, London: Henry Brome, Thomas Basset and John Wright, 1677, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, erroneous page numbers to 14 pages after p. 305 (as usual, text continuous), bookplate of Allan D. MacDonald to front pastedown with ownership signature 'David Fife Anderson 27.12.49' above, final 2 leaves with repair to top corners affecting page numbers only, minor areas of spotting throughout, all edges gilt, 20th-century full mottled calf by Bayntun, gilt decorated spine with morocco title labels, gilt ruled decoration to boards, joints a little rubbed, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Allan D. MacDonald (bookplate), David Fife Anderson (signature).WING P2815.
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Warton (Thomas). Theocriti Syracusii quae supersunt. Cum scholiis Graecis auctioribus, emendationibus et animadversionibus in scholia editoris et Joannis Toupii ... Præmittuntur editoris dissertatio de bucolicis Græcorum, vita Theocriti a Josua Barnesio scripta ... Accedunt editoris et variorum notae perpetuae, epistola Joannis Toupii de Syracusiis, ejusdem addenda in Theocritum, necnon collationes quindecim codicum..., 2 volumes, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1770, text in Latin and Greek, gilt Greek key roll to turn-ins, all edges gilt, early 19th-century straight grain crimson morocco, gilt ruled border to boards and spines, volume 1 cracked to lower joint of upper board, corners bumped, 4to, together with:Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet de). The Henriade, an Epic Poem in Ten Cantos. Translated from the French of Voltaire into English rhyme with large Historical and Critical Notes, London: Burton and Co, 1797, half-title, subscribers list to verso, pages uncut, modern grey and paper boards to style with paper label to spine, large 4to,Gregor (Francis, of Trewarthennich). The Works of... 1st collected edition, Exeter: T. Flindell, 1816, contemporary subscriber's ownership inscription to front free endpaper, uncut pages, original paper boards neatly rebacked with paper label to spine, corners bumped, 4to,Kemble (John Philip). Memoirs of the Life of John Philip Kemble, Esq., including A History of the Stage...., By James Boadem...., 2 volumes, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1825, portrait frontispiece to volume 1, light spotting throughout, 20th-century blue quarter silk over paper-covered boards, paper title labels to spines, repaired split to spine of volume 1, joints a little rubbed, 8vo,Disraeli (Benjamin). Sybil; or, The Two Nations, 1st edition, 3 volumes, London: Henry Colburn, 1845, half-titles to volumes 1 & 2, lacking the publisher's catalogue to volume 1, scattered spotting, titles with small portion of upper margin removed (not affecting text), armorial bookplates of A. H. Sharp to front pastedowns, modern green quarter buckram over paper-covered boards, paper titles to spines, all contained within matching slipcase, 8voQTY: (9)
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Camden (William). Britannia: or, a Chrographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent from the earliest antiquity..., Enlarged by the Latest Discoveries by Richard Gough, 4 volumes, 2nd Gough edition, London: John Stockdale, 1806, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, 56 engraved maps (53 folding) by J. Cary, 98 engraved plates (10 folding), 5 plates of coins, 2 folding pedigree tables, titles and index to each volume, bookplate of Henry Rogers to front pastedown to each volume, some offsetting and spotting throughout, ink spotting to a few maps and many text leaves to the latter half of volume 1, contemporary half calf over marbled boards by J. Townley, Boston, worn and rubbed with loss, volume 1 upper board detached, folio QTY: (4)NOTE:Chubb. CCLXXII
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Raffles (Lady Sophia). Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, particularly in the Government of Java, 1811-1816, Bencoolen and its Dependencies, 1817-1824, with details of the commerce and resources of the Eastern Archipelago and selections from his correspondence, by his widow, 2 volumes, new edition [i.e. 2nd edition], London: James Duncan, 1835, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, folding plate of the plant 'Rafflesia Arnoldi', folding facsimile letter, 2 folding maps of the Indian Archipelago (small reinforcements to verso) and Island of Singapore, volume II lacking title and all text before p. 1, occasional light spotting and toning, water stain to frontispiece, contemporary previous owner signature of Alexander Miller to volume I title, contemporary half morocco, spines and edges rubbed with chips and losses at ends, 8vo QTY: (2)NOTE:Sold with all faults not subject to return.
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Shakespeare (William). The Plays of William Shakespeare, with Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators; to which are added notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, 12 volumes (including 2 supplemental volumes), London: C. Bathurst et al, 1778-80, engraved portrait frontispiece of Shakespeare to volume 1, frontispiece to volume 12, some light scattered spotting, contemporary calf, upper cover of volume 1 detached, some wear, 8vo, together with:Linton (James, illustrator). Shakespeare's Comedy of the Merchant of Venice, London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1909], 36 mounted colour plates, preliminary leaves with small wormholes, edges untrimmed, original full vellum gilt, silk ties, wormholes to covers, 4to, (limited edition 155/500 signed by the illustrator), with,Haggard (H. Rider). She, A History of Adventure, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1887, 2 plates (loose), publisher's advertisement leaf at end, hinges cracked, original blue cloth gilt, spine extremities chipped with some loss, 8vo, with 23 other volumesQTY: (37)
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Dugdale (Sir William). The History of St Paul's Cathedral in London, from its foundation. Extracted out of Original Charters, Records, Leiger-books, and other Manuscripts. Beautified with sundry Prospects of the Old Fabrick, which was destroyed by the Fire of that City, 1666...wherunto is added, a continuation thereof, setting forth what was done in the structure of the New Church, to the Year 1685., 4 parts bound in one, Second Edition corrected and enlarged by the Author's own Hand. To which is prefixed, his Life, written by himself. Publish'd by Edward Maynard, London: Printed by George James for Jonah Bowyer, 1716, portrait frontispiece of the author by Wenceslaus Hollar, 2pp. list of subscribers, errata and directions to binder, 41 uncoloured etched plates (11 double-page or folding, and 30 single-page plates), many by Hollar, occasional light toning and marks, title somewhat browned, old booksellers printed description to front pastedown, contemporary full calf, later reback, joints rubbed and outer corners renewed, folio QTY: (1)NOTE:'Not only did this book print the surviving documentary records of the cathedral, it also preserved the appearance of the building. Its Norman and Gothic details and the alterations made by Inigo Jones in the 1630's were recorded in extensive plates...' (ODNB).
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Hore (Annie B.) To Lake Tanganyika in a Bath Chair, 1st edition, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1886, mounted photographic portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps (with closed tears and relaid to verso), half-tone portrait, 32 pp. catalogue at rear, a few light stains, top right of front endpaper excised, original pictorial cloth, spine end edges rubbed with some fading, light water stain to lower cover, 8vo, together with Stanley (Henry M.) Through the Dark Continent or the Sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean, 1st one volume edition (with a new preface), London: George Newnes, 1899, folding map at rear (with closed tear and light soiling), monochrome illustrations, a few leaves detaching, hinges breaking, prize label, original pictorial cloth gilt, spine rubbed with some fading, thick large 8vo, plus other African travel including 1st editions A. Arkell-Hardwick's An Ivory Trader in North Kenia, 1903 and Through the Hear of Africa, by Frank Melland and Edward Cholmeley, 1912, and others in variable condition, rebound with ink stamps etc QTY: (38)
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[Mainwaring, John]. Memoirs of the life of the late George Frederic Handel ... A catalogue of his works, and observations upon them, 1st edition, London: for R. & J. Dodsley, 1760, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece by T. Chambars, contemporary ownership signature of David Hughes, dated 1756, to portrait frontispiece blank reverse, scarce spotting, pp.110-115 stained, C3 lower right corner torn away, later endpapers, modern antique-style half brown calf over marbled boards, spine and letters in gilt, with original old labels retained to front paste down of Alfred Whittingham, dealer in ancient and modern music and musical treatises, 33, Leicester Square, London, W.C., and of Charles Chapman, 8vo, together with Burney (Charles), An account of the musical performances in Westminster-Abbey, and the Pantheon, May 26th, 27th, 29th; and June the 3rd, and 5th, 1784, in commemoration of Handel, 1st edition, London: for the benefit of the Musical Fund; and sold by T. Payne and Son, and G. Robinson, 1785, engraved frontispiece plan (toned and spotted), occasional minor spotting, endpapers renewed, modern cloth, gilt-lettered spine, 4toQTY: (2)
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Eliot (George). Works, 10 volumes, Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, circa 1880s, photogravure frontispieces, occasional light damp-stains to fore-edges, early 20th-century half calf, gilt decorated spines, few extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with:Froude (James Anthony). Thomas Carlyle. A history of the first forty years of his life 1795-1835, 2 volumes, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1882, and Thomas Carlyle. A history of his life in London 1834-1881, 2 volumes, 4th edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885, etched portrait frontispieces, occasional light damp-stains, top edge gilt, contemporary uniform calf gilt, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels (volume number labels 1-4), some boards with light damp-stains to corners, 8vo, plus other leather and cloth bound volumes including Morley (John). The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, 3 volumes, London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1903, top edge gilt, contemporary maroon half morocco, gilt decorated spines, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, Froude (James Anthony). History of England, 12 volumes, new edition, 1870, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting labels, worn with some boards detached, 8vo, Robinson (Charles, illustrator). The Big Book of Fables, edited by Walter Jerrold, 1912 and various works by Thomas Macaulay etc.QTY: (approx. 50)
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Stewart (Charles). The History of Bengal, from the First Mohammedan invasion until the virtual conquest of that country by the English A. D. 1757, 1st edition, London: Sold by Black, Parry, and Co., Leadenhall Street, Booksellers to the Hon. East-India Company. Watts, Printer, Broxbourne, 1813, folding engraved map frontispiece with outline hand-colouring (short closed tear to right hand and light fraying to lower right corner), scattered spotting and some toning, top edge gilt, 20th-century dark blue half morocco by Henderson and Bisset, spine lightly faded to bottle green, 4to, together with:Freire de Andrade (Jacinto). The Life of Dom John de Castro, the Fourth Vice-Roy of India, 2nd edition in English, translated by Sir Peter Wyche, London: Henry Herringman, 1693, early owners ship inscription at head of title of Fran: Morgan of London, lacking both engraved folding plate and portrait plate, some damp and ink staining to first and last leaves, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, rebacked, boards rubbed and corners worn, folio (Wing F2156) QTY: (2)
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Archer (Edward Caulfield). Tours in Upper India, and in parts of the Himalaya Mountains; with accounts of the Courts of the Native Princes, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1833, occasional light spotting, Wolverhampton Library labels, contemporary half calf, volume II lower board detached, rubbed with some wear to spine, 8vo, together with Elphinstone (Mountstuart). The History of India. The Hindu and Mahometan Periods, 3rd edition, London: John Murray, 1849, folding map (detached with short tears to outer margin), lacking front endpaper, some light toning, contemporary half calf gilt, joints and edges rubbed, 8vo, plus Gleig (G. R.) The Life of Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, Bart. and K. C. B. Late Governor of Madras, with extracts from his correspondence and private papers, 2 volumes, new edition, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, folding map with outline colour, a few leaves detaching, some offsetting and light spotting, previous owner inscription 'J. W. Fraser, Bengal Artly' at head of titles, contemporary calf, gilt arms to covers, spines rubbed and lacking 2 labels, edges rubbed, 8vo, with 4 other volumes including Interesting Historical Events Relative to the Provinces of Bengal and the Empire of Indostan, by J. Z. Holwell, 2 parts only (of 3), 2nd edition, 1766-67, and The Modern History of Hindostan, by Thomas Maurice, volume I, parts 1 & 2 only (of 2 volumes), 1802, and 2 related odd volumesQTY: (9)
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Bacon (Francis). Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning; or, The Partitions of Sciences IX Bookes. [Written in Latin by the most eminent, illustrious, and famous Lord Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam, Vicount St. Alban, Councellor of Estate, and Lord Chancellor of England]. Interpreted by Gilbert Wats, Oxford: printed by Leon Lichfield, printer to the University, for Robert Young and Ed: Forrest, 1640, engraved portrait frontispiece by William Marshall, engraved title with central portion of title excised (area measuring approximately 4 x 6 cm with infill repair), colophon dated 'MDCXXXX', initial leaves with light damp-stain to upper outer corners, upper outer corner of penultimate leaf of 'Catalogus Historiarum Particularium' repaired, fore-edge margin to penultimate leaf repaired, occasional light dust-soiling and few minor marks, all edges gilt, late 19th/early 20th-century brown half morocco by Zaehnsdorf (indistinct binder's stamp), gilt and blind decoration to spine, marbled paper sides, small folio (26.7 x 18.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Gibson, Bacon 141b.; STC 1167.The first edition in English of the expanded edition. The various issue points indicate this is a later issue.
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Morant (Philip). The History and Antiquities of the most ancient Town and Borough of Colchester, in the County of Essex, in Three Books, Collected chiefly from Manuscripts. With an Appendix of Records and Original Papers. Adorned and Illustrated with Sculptures..., 3 parts in one, 1st edition, London: W. Bowyer, 1748, engraved frontispiece view of Colchester, seven engraved plates (including folding plate of St Botolph's Priory church with short closed tear to printed area at lower right corner), engraved folding plan of Colchester, previous ownership signature 'J Bradley' to upper margin of title page, fore-margin of A2 with small closed tear, M2 with stain marks to text, occasional damp spots, light spotting to first few gatherings, late 19th-century brown half morocco over marbled boards, slightly rubbed to extremities, folio, together with:Topham (Edward). The Life of the Late John Elwes, esquire; Member in three successive Parliaments for Berkshire. First published in the paper of the World..., new edition, London: Printed by Thomas Davison for James Ridgway, [1790], etched portrait frontispiece (paper toned paper), folding pedigree, publisher's list at rear, contemporary calf, modern reback preserving maroon morocco title label to spine, slim 8vo, Brand (John). Popular Antiquities of Great Britain comprising notices of the moveable and immoveable feasts, customs, superstitions and amusements past and present. Edited from the materials collected by John Brand F.S.A. with very large corrections and additions by W. Carew Hazlitt. With a new and copious index, 3 volumes, London: John Russell Smith, 1870, titles in red and black, top edge gilt, modern brown half morocco by J. & E. Bumpus, light even fading to spines, 8vo, (limited edition of 350 copies printed) QTY: (5)
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Sparling (H. Halliday). The Kelmscott Press and William Morris Master Craftsman, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1924, monochrome portrait frontispiece plus 16 further illustrations, advertisements to the rear, some light toning & spotting, original white cloth spine to blue boards, boards & spine slightly toned & rubbed, 8vo, together with:Lees-Milne (James), Ancestral Voices, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1975, Prophesying Peace, 1st edition, 1977, Caves of Ice, 2nd impression, 1983, all original cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, with 7 further works by James Lees-Milne, all but 1 in dust jackets, 8vo, plusPowell (Anthony), To Keep the Ball Rolling, the Memoirs of Anthony Powell, 4 volumes, all 1st editions, London: Heinemann, 1976-82, monochrome illustrations, all original cloth in dust jackets, spines slightly faded, 8vo, and other modern literary & author reference & related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8voQTY: (6 shelves & a carton)
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Cussans (John Edwin). History of Hertfordshire, containing an Account of the Descents of the various Manors; Pedigrees of Families connected with the county; Antiquities, Local Customs, &c., 3 volumes, London: Chatto and Windus; Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons, 1870-81, first volume with engraved portrait frontispiece, general title to each volume with separate titles to hundreds, 22 plates, including chromolithograph and tinted, double-page hand-coloured lithograph map, wood-engraved illustrations, occasional spotting and light toning to margins, top edge gilt, contemporary dark green half morocco, gilt decorated spines, folioQTY: (3)
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Jameson (James S.) Story of the Rear Column of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, edited by Mrs J. S. Jameson, 1st edition, London: R. H. Porter, 1890, portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps, illustrations, light toning to endpapers, original green cloth gilt, a few light marks, 8vo, together with Baker (Samuel White). Exploration of the Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, 1st US edition, Hartford: O. D. Case, 1868, 2 maps (one folding), 16 plates, a little light toning, previous owner ink stamp to front endpaper, hinges cracking, original cloth, spine faded, 8vo, plus Pasha (Rudolf C. Slatin). Fire and Sword in the Sudan. A personal narrative of fighting and serving the Dervishes 1879-1895, translated by Major F. W. Wingate, 1st edition, London: Edward Arnold, 1896, portrait frontispiece (detaching), 2 folding maps, illustrations, some light spotting and toning, contemporary ownership inscription at front, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, tears at spine ends, 8vo, with other travel including Travel and Adventures of John Ledyard, [by Jared Sparks], 2nd UK edition, 1834, A Journey to Ashango-Land, by Paul B. Du Chaillu, 1st US edition, 1867 (lacking front endpapers), Travels in Central Africa and Explorations of the Western Nile Tributaries, by John & Kate Petherick, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1869, The Ashanti War, by Henry Brackenbury, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1874, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, 1909, and History of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, by W. Walton Claridge, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1915 (ex-libris), QTY: (15)
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Logier (J.B.). A System of the Science of Music and Practical Composition; incidentally comprising what is usually understood by the term thorough bass, 1st edition, London: J. Green, 1827, lithograph portrait frontispiece (offset to title), title counter-signed with initials by the publisher, dated 29 May 1832, dedication page with contemporary ink manuscript presentation inscription, dated 1834, numerous musical examples, lightly toned throughout, p.23 with pale stain to blank fore-margin, front flyleaf with near contemporary pencilled ownership inscription, dated 1846, front hinge cracked, contemporary red straight-grain half morocco gilt, rubbed, a little wear to edges, 4to, together with Eastcott (Richard), Sketches of the Origin, Progress and Effects of Music, with an account of the ancient bards and minstrels, Bath: S. Hazard, 1793, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, some toning, occasional spotting, endpapers renewed, modern three-quarter calf, gilt-lettered spine label, plus Memoirs of Rossini, By the author of the lives of Haydn and Mozart, London: T. Hookham, 1824, lightly toned, scarce spotting, original cloth, faded, some staining, spine ends and 2 corners frayed, 8voQTY: (3)
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Gay (John). Poems on several occasions, 2 volumes in one, London: Jacob Tonson and Bernard Lintot, 1720, three etched plates (including frontispiece), title-pages in red and black, continuous pagination, some browning and spotting, armorial bookplate of Edmund Pollexfen Bastard to upper pastedown, contemporary diced half calf gilt, worn at head of spine, 4to, together with: Churchill (Charles). Poems. Containing The Rosciad. The Apology. Night. The Prophecy of Famine. An Epistle to William Hogarth. And The Ghost, in four books, London: Printed for the Author, by Dryden Leach; and sold by W. Flexney, G. Kearsly, T. Henderson, J. Coote, J. Gardner, J. Almon, and E. Broughton, at Oxford, 1763, ink stamp at foot of title, modern calf-backed marbled boards preserving original gilt decorated spine, recent morocco title label to spine, 4to,Blair (Hugh). Sermons, 5 volumes, 24th edition, London: T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, 1802, occasional scattered spotting, contemporary marbled calf, red morocco title labels to spines, 8vo,Moore (John). A View of the Causes and Progress of the French Revolution, 2 volumes, London: G. G. and J. Robinson, 1795, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume, contemporary speckled calf, modern rebacks preserving original maroon morocco title labels, 8vo,Dodsley (Robert). Trifles: viz. The Toy-Shop. The King and the Miller of Mansfield. The Blind Beggar of Bethnal-Green. Rex & Pontifex. The Chronicles of the Kings of England. The Art of Preaching, in imitation of Horace's Art of Poetry. The Right of Mankind to do what they will, asserted. With several others, not more considerable, 2 volumes, [London]: At Tully's Head in Pall-mall, 1745, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume, engraved illustration to titles, contemporary sheep, modern rebacks preserving maroon morocco title labels, 8vo, Kent (Samuel). The Grammar of Heraldry..., 3rd edition, London: Francis Jackson and William Meadows, 1724, numerous woodcut armorials throughout (few hand-coloured), modern boards, 8vo, plus four other 18th century antiquarian volumesQTY: (16)
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* Cricket. Anderson (John Corbet), Joseph Guy of Nottingham, published by Joseph Anderson and F. Lillywhite 2nd April 1853, lithographic portrait of a batsman, slight marginal fraying and abrasion, repaired closed tears affecting the printed image, laid on later thin card, 350 x 240 mm, together with Henshaw (T. N.). Oswestry School, published by Mr Henshaw, Oswestry November 1840, uncoloured lithograph, some dust soiling, 235 x 295 mm, mounted, with Ryman (J. publisher). Cricket Match, Oxford, circa 1850, lithograph with contemporary hand colouring, some spotting and staining, laid on card, mountedQTY: (3)
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Livingstone (David). Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa;..., 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1857, 47 engraved plates, modern endpapers some light toning & spotting, rebound retaining original embossed brown cloth boards & spine, front boards slightly bumped to the top right corner, lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Landon (Perceval), Lhasa, an account of the country and people of Central Tibet..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Hurst and Blackett, 1905, numerous monochrome illustrations, period inscription to the head of the front endpapers, some light marginal toning, top edges gilt, original uniform gilt decorated red cloth, spines & boards slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusBorrow (George), Lavengro; the scholar-the gypsy-the priest, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1851, engraved portrait frontispiece & period inscription to the head of the title page of volume 1, gutters cracked, some spotting & light toning throughout, original uniform cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed to head & foot, some minor loss to the paper spine labels, 8vo, and other miscellaneous mostly 19th century literature & reference, all original cloth, overall condition is generally good to very good, 8voQTY: (3 shelves)
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Spanheim (Ezechiel). Liberi Baronis, & legati Regii Dissertationes de præstantia et usu numismatum antiquorum..., 2 volumes, London & Amsterdam: Richard Smith & Rodolph & Gerhard Westenios, 1706 & 1717, engraved frontispieces to both volumes, engraved portrait with old folds to volume 1, numerous engraved illustrations within text, titles printed in red and black, volume 2 with vignette to title, volume 1 frontispiece with repaired tear, endpapers renewed, engraved armorial bookplate of the Earl of Carysfort, Elton Hall to front pastedowns of both volumes, all edges gilt, 20th-century half morocco, lettering, coronet and monogram in gilt to spines, some scuff marks, folio QTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: William Proby, 5th Earl of Carysfort (bookplate).
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Plumier (Charles). Plantarum Americanarum fasciculus primus [-Decimus], continens plantas, quas olim Carolus Plumierius, Botanicorum Princeps detexit, eruitque, atque in Insulis Antillis ipse depinxit. Has primum in lucem edidit, concinnis descriptionibus, & observationibus, aeneisque tabulis illustravit Joannes Burmannus, 10 parts in 2 volumes, 1st edition, Amsterdam: Sumtibus Auctoris, Prostant Amstelaedami in Horto Medico, atque apud Viduam & Filium S. Schouten & Lugd. Batav. : Apud Gerard. Potvliet & Theodor. Haak, 1755-1760, first title printed in red and black (with short repaired closed tear), lacking the engraved portrait frontispiece, 262 full-page copper engraved plates and one full-page woodblock print (Tab XXV*), last few plates/leaves at rear of first volume with damp stain to lower margin and fore-margin, free endpapers creased, contemporary speckled boards, both volumes with modern calf rebacks and board corners, extremities slightly rubbed, folio (43.4 x 27 cm)QTY: (2)NOTE:Nissen BBI 1547. Sabin 63459. Sitwell, Great Flower Books 70. Hunt 554. The French botanist Charles Plumier (1646-1704) undertook three botanical expeditions to the West Indies, the last two as the French King, Louis XIV's appointed botanist. He was one of the first to describe the native plants of America, the present work being a selection by the Dutch botanist Johannes Burmann, Professor of Botany at Amsterdam.
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WW2 Battle of Britain fighter ace Wg Cdr Christopher Bunny Currant DSO DFC signed 7 x 5 inch b/w portrait photo with separate biography card. He was credited with at least fifteen aerial victories. #Born in Luton, Currant, who was nicknamed 'Bunny', joined the RAF in 1936 and was posted to No. 46 Squadron once his training was completed. At the time of the outbreak of the Second World War, he was serving with No. 605 Squadron. He flew in the Battle of France and then the subsequent Battle of Britain, achieving a number of aerial victories during the latter. He later served as an instructor and then took command of No. 501 Squadron, flying several offensive sorties to occupied Europe.. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
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