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Preisdatenbank abonnierenA rare King George IV whisky water jug by Royal Doulton, of Victorian shape with scroll handle, decorated all over in under glazed black with floral sprigs and a portrait of the King. Inscribed in red "With the compliments of the Proprietors of King George IV" Old Scotch Whisky, further inscribed in black "To the memory of His Late Majesty, Born Aug.t 12, 1762 and details of his reign, 14.5 cm high (See lot 100 for illustration).
Brayley (Edward Wedlake). Lambeth Palace illustrated by a series of views representing its most interesting antiquities in buildings, portraits, stained glass, &c., Printed by S. Gosnell, Little Queen Street, for E.W. Brayley, 1806, EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with 174 portrait plts. mainly laid-down onto 157 leaves (inc. 4 hand-col.), plus eighteen eng. plts. mostly views (inc. 1 hand-col.), late 19th c. dark green half morocco, a little rubbed to extrems., large folio (1)
Prints & engravings, 18th/19th century, topographical, portraits, fashion,. and miscellaneous material, incl. a mezzotint portrait of Mr Pine after Hogarth, approx. 360 x 260 mm, a tinted litho. view of Abbotsford, approx. 290 x 400 mm, a late 18th century engraved view entitled 'A View of the Ruins of Persepolis', approx. 320 x 600 mm, etc. (approx. 120)
*Gloucestershire - George II. Attractive vellum manuscript Recovery document, dated 28th November 1747, fine large portrait of the King in initial letter, with a highly decorative top border in attractive calligraphy, the document relates to Witham Montgomery's claim against John Staples for the recovery of the Manors of Codrington and Wapley, claiming them as his right and inheritance with fragments of the Great seal of George II (1)
*Pembrokeshire - Charles I. Letters Patent of Charles I, dated 18th December 1634, granting to William Lucye, DD, and Ralph Hughes of London, extensive property in Pembrokeshire, including: the Manor of Walwinscastle [Walwyns Castle] and Sick, with Sick Mill, property in Harroldston [Haroldston], Perston, and Winterton, part of the lands of Sir John Perrott; also the Manor of Eastington[?], a tenement called Chenton, property in Horston, West Popton, East Popton, Pennar alias West Pennar, Venny Lake, Glinbigh Mill, Welleston alias Wolvaston, Morston, Studdock in the parish of Nangle and Ewingston in the parish of Monoton, much of it formerly the property of Jasper, Duke of Bedford, a large, informative and impressive deed on two membranes of parchment, written in Latin with initial portrait of Charles I and intricate border, a little soiled, with fragment of the Great Seal remaining on silk laces. Jasper (c.1430-95) was made Duke of Bedford in 1485 when his nephew Henry VII acceded to the throne. (1)
*Wiltshire - George III. A most attractive vellum Recovery document, dated Trinity Term 1800, in ornate calligraphy, being a petition from William Dyke against William Nettleship for one messuage, one cowhouse, one carthouse, two gardens, forty acres of land, thirty-five acres of meadow, five acres of pasture and common pasture for all manner of cattle, with appurtenances in Dadbury in the Parish of Chiseldon, with large portrait of the King contained in initial letter, as well as highly decorative top and side borders, with attached Royal Wax seal contained in metal skippet (broken) (1)
Neild (James). An Account of the Rise, Progress and Present State of the Society for the Discharge and Relief of Persons Imprisoned for Small Debts throughout England and Wales, 3rd ed., 1808, portrait frontis, fldg. plan of Newgate, frontis offset on title, T8 stained, contemp. calf, rebacked, joints worn, 8vo (1)
Bruce (James). Travels between the Years 1765 and 1773 through part of Africa, Syria, Egypt and Arabia into Abyssinia to discover the Source of the Nile, Albion Press, n.d., [1812], portrait, engr. title and nine plts., occasional browning, offsetting from plts., contemp. calf, spine rubbed, joints cracked, 8vo (1)
*Johnson (Jack, 1878-1946). Signed postcard black and white photograph, c. 1914, showing Johnson full length in boxing pose in the ring, with inset portrait of him in hat and bow tie, signed across the image 'yours truly Champion Jack Johnson', printed caption to lower foot, written message to verso [not by Johnson], franked and dated 'Paddington, 21 Oct ?14', trivial marks, overall VG. A very scarce signature. Johnson defeated Tommy Burns in 1908 to become the world's first African-American heavyweight champion. After an interracial marriage and his defeat of several white hopefuls, Johnson was convicted in 1913 under contrived circumstances for violation of a federal law. He fled to Europe and remained a champion in exile until he lost in 1915 to Jess Willard in Cuba. (1)
Hammond (W.R.). Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Annual Dinner (Presentation to Mr. W.R. Hammond) menu, Royal Hotel, Bristol, 1950,. signed by W.R. Hammond to his portrait on upper cover, signed on lower cover by Goddard, Cook, Lambert, Emmett, B.H. Lyon and Tom and Ken Graveney, approx. 215mm x 155mm (1)
A Ossam, Portrait of a gentleman wearing a black tie, pastel, indistinctly signed and dated 1858 lower left, oval 65.5 x 56.6 cm, W. B. Richmond, Portrait of a gentleman, bust length, wearing a rust-coloured tie, thought to be William Herbert Kerr, pastel, signed and dated 1863 lower left, inscribed verso William Herbert Kerr, eldest son of Lord Henry Kerr, afterwards Rev. W. H. Kerr, 58.5 x 55 cm, and English School, Portrait of a gentleman, half length, thought to be Francis Ernest Kerr, pencil and pastel, indistinctly signed lower right, inscribed verso Francis Ernest Kerr, 3rd son of Lord Henry Kerr, Rifle Brigade, oval 34 x 28 cm
Caroline de Senece, Portrait of a country woman wearing yoke; Portrait of a country man carrying an axe, each pencil, watercolour and crayon, the first signed lower centre right, the second signed lower centre left, each 38 x 27 cm, and three portrait studies of a country man and two women, each pencil and watercolour, each 37 x 27 cm
A Davenport terracotta wine cooler, circa 1800-10, the cylindrical body moulded in high relief with a portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson to the front and naval trophies to the reverse, surrounded by branches of oak leaves and acorns, flanked by fish head handles. impressed DAVENPORT above an anchor. 26cm., 10.25in. minor damage.
A Staffordshire portrait figure titled 'Washington', mid 19th century, modelled standing wearing a blue frock coat, green, puce and red decorated waistcoat and gilt-lined breeches, holding a document in his right hand with a gilt enriched black tricorn hat under his left arm, raised on an angular base titled in raised gilt capitals 'WASHINGTON'. 37cm., 14.5in. restoration to right arm and hat, haircrack to reverse.
JOHNSON, Samuel. A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; in which the words are deduced from their originals and illustrated in their different signification's, by examples from the best writers [Edited by Rev. H.J. Todd]. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green. 1827. Three volumes, 4to; engraved frontispiece portrait of Johnson (after Reynolds); contemporary calf, spine gilt with red and green morocco labels lettered in gilt. (3)
STOW, John. THE SURVEY OF LONDON: Contayning The Originall, Increase, Moderne Estate, and Government of that City ... London, Elizabeth Purslow, 1633. Folio; wood-engraved Coats of Arms, text browned; eighteenth century calf backed marbled boards, worn. NSTC 23345; POPE, Alexander. THE WORKS OF ... London, Printed by Richard Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot between the Temple-Gates, 1717. FIRST EDITION, First Issue. 4to; title in red and black, folding engraved portrait of the author by George Vertue, old tear, laid down; contemporary calf, worn; Rothschild 1584; and a copy of the first edition or Scott's 'Rokeby'. (3)
GREENAWAY, Kate. KATE GREENAWAY PICTURES. From the Originals Presented by Her to John Ruskin and Other Personal Friends. With an Appreciation by H. M. Cundall. Frederick Warne & Co., London, 1921. First Edition. Large 4to; frontispiece photographic portrait of Kate Greenaway and 19 mounted colour illustrations by Greenaway; quarter yellow cloth over green cloth, lettered in black, with printed dust-wrapper, darkened and lightly chipped to extremities, with rubbing to joints.
ECONOMICS - HUSKISSON, William. THE SPEECHES OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM HUSKISSON, with a biographical memoir, supplied to the editor from authentic sources ... London, John Murray ... 1831. FIRST EDITION. Three volumes, 8vo; engraved portrait in volume I; occasional light spotting and dust-soiling; contemporary calf, spine elaborately tooled and lettered in gilt, joints and extremities lightly rubbed; contemporary inscription on half-title of vol I. Kress C2837; Goldsmiths 26664; HORNER, Francis. MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE ... edited by his brother, Leonard Horner, Esq. F.R.S ... London: John Murray ... 1843. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes, 8vo; engraved frontispiece portrait by S.W. Reynolds after Raeburn in Vol I, engraved frontispiece of Chantrey's monument at Westminster Abbey in Vol II; light marginal browning; contemporary half morocco, joints and extremities rubbed and lightly worn, small chip at tail of Vol. I. Einaudi 2930; not in Kress; BURGON, John William. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SIR THOMAS GRESHAM; compiled chiefly from his correspondence preserved in her Majesty's state-paper office ... In Two Volumes ... London: Robert Jennings ... 1839. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes, 8vo; with steel engraved portrait and 9 plates, one folding; some light foxing and marginal browning; uncut, contemporary ribbed cloth, spines lettered in gilt, spines and outer margins lightly sunned. (7)
LOCKE, John. THE WORKS OF JOHN LOCKE ESQ ... with alphabetical tables ... London, printed for John Churchill ... and Sam. Manship ... 1714. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. Three volumes, folio; with engraved portrait and one engraved plate; dampstain affecting upper gutter of preliminary leaves of Vol. I, title-page of Vol. II torn in centre at gutter, worm-trail affecting first few gatherings of Vol II, occasional light browning and marginal soiling throughout, but generally crisp and clean; in contemporary panelled calf, spines gilt, joints cracked, head of spines chipped and worn, especially to Vol II, boards and extremities scuffed and worn. (3).
NECKER, Jacques. OEURVES A Lausanne, Chez J.P. Heubach, 1786. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, Large Paper Copy. Four volumes, large 4to; engraved frontispiece portrait by N. de Launay in Vol I, two folding hand-coloured engraved maps, and two folding letterpress tables on one leaf (in Vol III); some offsetting to margins of half-titles and title-pages, occasional spotting, a few gatherings browned, otherwise clean and crisp; contemporary sprinkled polished calf, ruled with gilt decorative border, spines in compartments tooled in gilt, each with three red morocco label and green morocco numbering piece, minor rubbing to joints and extremities. (4).
HUNTER, John. AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE TRANSACTIONS OF PORT JACKSON & NORFOLK ISLAND. Including the Journals of Governors Phillip & King, Since the Publication of Phillip's Voyage. With An Abridged Account of the New Discoveries In the South Seas. John Stockdale, London, July 1793. FIRST ABRIDGED EDITION. 8vo; portrait frontispiece of Hunter, vignette on title and large fold-out map of New South Wales and an illustration of a NSW Family, engraved by William Blake; some marks and damp stains, hinges strengthened, title page cropped as usual, date incomplete (dated Sept. 9, 1792 on frontis.; dated July 5, 1793 in the Abridgement Preface ['Advertisement.']); full dark brown calf, original covers, recently rebacked, blind tooling on spine, gilt spine lettering on maroon label, marbled edges, corners rubbed.
LAWRENCE, T.E. SECRET DESPATCHES FROM ARABIA. Published by Permission of the Foreign Office. The Golden Cockerel Press [1939]. LIMITED EDITION, No. 239 of 1000 copies. Large 8vo; quarter niger morocco, cream cloth boards, top edge gilt, boards a little marked, occasional foxing; T.E. LAWRENCE TO HIS BIOGRAPHER, ROBERT GRAVES [together with:] T.E. LAWRENCE TO HIS BIOGRAPHER, LIDDELL HART. Doubleday, Doran & Co, New York 1938. FIRST U.S. EDITIONS. Unnumbered copy of an edition of 500 copies, signed by Robert Graves and Liddell Hart. Two volumes bound as one, 8vo; portrait frontispieces; full blue morocco, gilt ruled spine; top edge gilt, hinges rubbed; and one other, T.E. Lawrence related. (3)
PARK, Mungo. TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR DISTRICTS OF AFRICA performed under the direction and patronage of the African Association in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797 ...with an Appendix, containing Geographical Illustrations of Africa. By Major Rennell. [together with:] JOURNAL OF A MISSION TO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA IN THE YEAR 1805 London, G. and W. Nichol, [John Murray], 1799 - [1815]. FIRST EDITIONS. Two volumes, 4to; with stipple-engraved portrait of Park by Dickinson after Henry Edridge, 4 engraved maps (folding and partly coloured), 5 engraved plates, and engraved sheets of music not always present; without half-titles, and without addenda to volume II which was published separately and is not always present; light spotting and soiling, a few gatherings a little browned; from the Royal United Service Institute with their blindstamps on title-pages, and some plates; in contemporary calf, rebacked and recornered with new endpapers, spines with green and red labels lettered in gilt, gilt border to boards, extremities rubbed and a little bumped. PMM 253; Cox 1798; (2).
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