* Folkard (Charles, 1878-1963). 'Plash-Splash gave a leap in the air and vanished into the water', 1928, pen, ink, and watercolour, depicting a river sprite bursting forth from the water to the alarm of a dog and several frogs, monogrammed lower left, 30 x 21 cm (11.75 x 8.25 ins), mounted, framed and glazed, together with a copy of the book for which the picture was executed, scattered spotting, small square of card pasted to recto of rear free endpaper, original quarter cloth with pictorial label on upper cover, spine frayed, 4to (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: From the artist's studio and thence by descent. Original illustration for The Troubles of a Gnome by Zofja Kossak-Szczucka, translated from the Polish by Monica M. Gardner, published by A. & C. Black in 192. Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (1889-1968) was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter who assisted Polish Jews to escape the Holocaust. In 1943 she was arrested by the Germans and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp, but survived the war.
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* Sowerby ( Millicent , 1878-1967). Six original illustrations for The Wise Book, by Githa Sowerby, published in 1906, 6 pen, ink & watercolour illustrations on card, each depicting children and with a proverb in black ink to lower margin below image, some light marginal spotting, each approximately 11.5 x 9 cm (4.5 x 3.5 ins), mounted together in two sets of three, and each set loosely inserted into additional later three-aperture gold mount (Qty: 2)NOTESSix of the twelve colour illustrations executed by Millicent Sowerby for The Wise Book , a collaboration with her sister, Githa, who wrote the accompanying verse, published by J.M. Dent in 1906.
* Potter ( Beatrix , 1866-1943). Three autograph letters signed, 1937-43, all 3 written to Mrs Brooke in Beatrix Potter's hand, from Castle Cottage, Sawrey: the first dated 25 October 1937, pertaining to the procurement of a nurse and related advertising and enquiries, "I have had to go to Coniston for other business so I called on Nurse Reid - an attractive Scotch girl, the farmer has some excuse!!", and going on to say that she intends to consult Dr Brownlee "he is a sensible man for an opinion about nurses", returning to Nurse Reid and a "comical kettle o' fish" saying that "[Nurse Reid] informed me in a pretty but determined Scotch accent that she has not registered as a midwife and will not do so!", signed H.B. Heelis, written in brown ink to both sides of a single sheet of thin paper (with some show-through), 2 folds, some creasing, unevenly torn along top edge, small piece missing from right-hand edge (not affecting manuscript), 24.5 x 19.5 cm, the second dated 26 October 1937, continuing the conversation about nurses, mentioning Dr Brownlee's opinion, asking for financial figures, expressing hope that she will not have help arrange lodgings, and ending "Apparently the Bowness nurse who is not a midwife is being upheld in her post; so Miss Furninger is not getting all her own way", signed Beatrix Heelis, written in brown ink to one side of a single sheet of thin paper, 4 folds, some small faint creases, unevenly torn along top edge, small piece missing from right-hand edge (just clipping one word), 24.5 x 19.5 cm; the third dated 1 November 1943, pertaining to the rationing of petrol during WWII, and musings on essential journeys for nurses as opposed to unreasonable journeys by children in taxis to attend "genteel governess-school daily", as well as a description of being stopped by police herself "I had left my identity card at home & the insurance... ", and a comment on the frivolity of an invitation to cocktails at such a time "A very vulgar world", signed Beatrix Potter, written in black ink on both sides of a sheet of lined paper, 2 folds, slightly creased to top and bottom edges (and a little frayed to former), 20 x 16 cm, together with 5 photographs of Katherine Brooke, 4 of her as a small child and the other showing her as a young woman (Qty: 8)NOTESProvenance: Bequeathed by the recipient to her mother and thence by descent. Katherine Madge Brooke (1891-1991), known by her second name, was the daughter of The Hon. John Cross, land agent to the High Legh Estates in Cheshire, and granddaughter of British statesman and Conservative politician Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, who notably served as Home Secretary, and was a close friend and advisor of Queen Victoria. Whilst growing up Katherine was a frequent visitor to her grandfather's London home where she remembered being introduced to Lord Derby and the Prime Minister. When war broke out in 1914 Katherine travelled alone to France as an untrained army volunteer, where she was based at the training centre and hospital in Etaples. Before her death, 17 days before reaching the age of 100, Katherine was one of the last surviving women volunteers who served unpaid on the front line in France during WWI. After the war she subsequently returned to France to assist with the War Graves Scheme. She later recalled her war work in recorded interviews which are held at The Imperial War Museum. In 1923 Katherine married Basil Brooke DSO, a captain in the Navy, and they went to live at High Wray House in Ambleside. She recalled her association with Beatrix Potter in a recorded interview in later life. In it she states that, although unable to remember her very first meeting with the writer, she could recall vividly the day (sometime in the early 1930s) that Beatrix Potter drew up in a car outside her house and, stepping out to accost her in the garden, announced "I am going to start a Nursing Association for Hawkshead and you are going to be my Secretary". Katherine's response was a terrified refusal, but Beatrix was not to be diverted from her purpose, and so the two women set up the first local district nursing service. Katherine spoke of her enormous respect and admiration for Beatrix Potter's sharp intellect and knowledge, saying "she was an extraordinary person" with a "marvellous brain". She went on to say that Beatrix did a great deal behind the scenes for the local community, but that her work wasn't recognised in Hawkshead, saying "she didn't go down well". She also described Beatrix's indifference to appearance, saying that she dressed as an old country woman, always in the same old-fashioned looking clothes, and that later on she took up country dancing with her husband.
* William IV (King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1765-1837). Autograph letter signed as Duke of Clarence, Bushey House, 12 October 1822, 'In answer to your two letters P.I. I am first to observe that the infamous woman you mention is so contemptible it is not worth giving her even a thought. At the same time I feel your attention to the Royal Family. As to the chaos now going on in South America I agree with you that country must ultimately be independent of Old Spain, but it will require considerable time before anyone in his senses were to undertake to put himself at the head of anyone of those Governments... ', and thanking him for turning his thoughts towards Captain Fox, 2 pages with integral blank, 4to (Qty: 1)NOTESThe infamous woman referred to in the letter may well be Olivia Serres who spent much of her life claiming to be the product of an alleged secret marriage between Henry Duke of Cumberland (George III's brother) and the sister of her guardian. In 1822 she sued for the production of the will of George III in support of her claim, one of a number of court cases launched by her. Her daughter continued the claim into the 1860s, which were eventually dismissed as based on forged evidence. Captain Fox married Mary FitzClarence, Clarence's second daughter by Mrs Jordan, and became the housekeeper of State apartments at Windsor Castle.
Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic. Collection of prints and ephemera from the library of Dunstan Pruden, mid-20th century, comprising : 1. Holloway (Edgar, 1914-2008). [Norman Church], etching on wove paper, signed in pencil 'Edgar Holloway', ink inscription 'Greetings from Monica & Edgar Holloway' to head, toning along right-hand side not visible in image, sheet with transverse crease from folding not affecting image, image size 5.5 x 8.6 cm, sheet size 14.5 x 11.1 cm, 2. Pruden (Dunstan, 1907-1974). [Mother and Child], woodcut on laid paper, signed in pencil 'Dunstan Pruden' (faded), inscribed in pen verso 'Love to all from Daddy & Winefride', toned, slightly marked, short nick to top edge, 17 x 11.4 cm, 3. Holloway (Timothy), [Mother, Father and Son], woodcut in orange on sheet of wove card folded into a bifolium, ink inscriptions 'By Timothy Holloway' and 'From Edgar, Monica & Family' verso, toned, slightly spotted, image size 7.6 x 5 cm, sheet size 12.6 x 17.6 cm, 4. [Attributed to Timothy Holloway], [Christ the King], woodcut on sheet of laid paper folded into a bifolium, conjugate leaf with printed text 'St. Rose + Ditchling Common + Sussex' verso and ink inscription 'Happy Christmas from Edgar, Monica & Family' recto, 11.4 x 14.4 cm, 5. Group of 5 unsigned woodcuts of Christian subjects, i.e. a) [Christ in the Manger], laid paper, toned along one edge, 9.7 x 15.4 cm, b) [Christ in the Wilderness], depicting a haloed figure seated beside a thorn bush and alpha-omega monogram, laid paper, 11.6 x 10.6 cm, c) Sicut dixit Alleluia, wove paper, 8.7 x 14.6 cm, d) [Christ Emerging from the Tomb], laid paper, marginal toning, 14.5 x 20 cm, e) S. S. Dorotheus, John Prophet, Barsanuphius, laid paper, marginal toning, 14.5 x 20.3 cm, 6. Group of 3 funeral cards, i.e. a) In gratitude for the things that he made & the truths that he taught, pray for Eric Gill who died on November 17, 1940, letterpress, 10 x 5.3 cm, b) Pray for the Soul of Joseph Cribb who died on Nov 6 1967 aged 75, woodcut, inscribed verso 'Thank you dear Angela for your very kind letter of sympathy, Agnes', 9.8 x 7.5 cm, c) Remember Daisy Monica Holloway, 18 X 1917 27 IX 1979, probably by Edgar Holloway, woodcut in red on wove card, marked, 12.6 x 8.2 cm, and 3 others (Qty: 12)NOTESProvenance: 1) Dunstan Pruden (1907-1974), silversmith in the Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic at Ditchling from 1934. 2) Angela Lowery née Pruden (1937-2018), silversmith and daughter of Dunstan Pruden, late of Upton St Leonards, Gloucestershire. 3) Thence by descent.
Priapus , a slightly broken run, numbers 1-17 & 20-22, Autumn 1962-Winter 1971, linocut illustrations by Dick Bradbrook, Sylvia Rogers, Richard Hearsey, lithographs by Rigby Graham, and cover designs by Oscar Mellor, Heinke Jenkins, Juliet Standing, Rigby Graham and others, all stapled as issued, slim 4to, generally VG (Qty: 20)NOTESWith two letters from the editor John Cotton to Alan Tucker, one on Priapus headed notepaper, dated 13 June 1970, the other an undated handwritten letter 'Dear Alan, Here is the set of PRIAPUS, thanks for the £2. For God's sake don't mention I sold this set - or for what for!! - or I'll have letters by the ton and complaints from people who are paying heaven knows what for them. This is a favour from editor to another. If you want to sell it for a profit do so by all means. I know hard up you booksellers are! All best wishes JC', and a signed Christmas card for 1981.
Levitt (Dorothy). The Woman and the Car, A Chatty Little Handbook for all Women who Motor or who want to Motor, 1st edition, London: John Lane, 1909, monochrome frontispiece and plates, scattered spotting, original green pictorial cloth, 8vo, together with, Havilland (Gladys De) , The Woman's Motor Manual, How to Obtain Employment in Government or Private Service as a Woman Driver. All about Motor Driving and the Management of Motor Vehicles, 1st edition, London: Temple Press, 1918, monochrome illustrations, original pictorial boards, 8vo, Bruce (Mrs. Victor A.) , Nine Thousand Miles in Eight Weeks, being an Account of an Epic Journey by Motor-Car through Eleven Countries and Two Continents, 1st edition, London: Heath Cranton Ltd., 1927, monochrome portrait frontispiece and numerous plates, title inscribed by author to verso, map endpapers, original cloth, 8vo, Wyatt (Horace M.) , Alice in Motorland, 2 volumes (series 1 & 2), London: "The Car Illustrated," Ltd., 1904 & 1905, black & white frontispiece and illustrations, some browning, original cloth, some minor marks, small 8vo (Qty: 5)
Fleming (Ian). Thunderball, 1961; The Man With the Golden Gun, 1966, 1st editions, one or two small marks and stains to Thunderball, previous owner inscriptions at front of each, original cloth, dust jackets, Golden Gun price-clipped, Thunderball a little rubbed with small chips, with two others: The Spy Who Loved Me, 1962 and On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1963 (both lacking dust-jackets,The Spy Who Loved Me a poor copy), all 8vo (Qty: 4)
Jones (David). In Parenthesis. Seinnyessit e gledyf ym penn mameu, 1st edition, London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1937, 3 plates each with tissue-guard, top edge blue, original buff cloth, title to spine on blue ground in gilt frame, dust jacket (price 10s 6d, not price-clipped, spine-panel toned, slightly chipped at head, a few minute nicks along top edges of other panels, small red pencil mark to front panel, white rear panel faintly dust-soiled), 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESAn excellent copy of Jones's epic account of the Great War, described on the jacket as 'not a "war book" so much as a distillation of the essence of war books, and in particular it is the chanson de gestes of the Cockney and the Welsh and the Welsh Cockney in the Great War, men and ghosts, and behind them the shadows of all their ancestors who fought and toiled and died in the Britain of the Celt and of the Saxon'.
Rare and interesting Tudor Oyster-Prince Military Submariner Rotor Self-Winding stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch of US Naval interest, ref. 7928/0, circa 1967, serial no. 597xxx, rotating black bezel, the black 'T Swiss T' dial with luminous markers, Mercedes hands and sweep centre seconds, marked 'Submariner 200m=660ft', Auto-Prince 17 jewel movement, the inside screw back dated 'II.67', engraved 'U.S NSWG-2 020 FEB.68', 43mm - Accompanied with a scanned letter image from renowned engraver Charles R. Scarr who examined the case back and concluded that it was engraved using a pantograph and that in his opinion the Navy Seal inscription was very likely engraved at the point of issue to the U.S. Navy in 1968 - NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE GROUP (Navy Seals) - President John F. Kennedy, aware of the situation in Southeast Asia, recognised the need for unconventional warfare and special operations as a measure against guerrilla warfare. In March 1961, Admiral Arleigh Burke, the Chief of Naval Operations, recommended the establishment of guerrilla and counter-guerrilla units. These units would be able to operate from sea, air or land. This was the beginning of the Navy SEALs. The first two teams were formed in January 1962 and stationed on both US coasts: Team ONE at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, in San Diego, California and Team TWO at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Formed entirely with personnel from UDTs, the SEALs mission was to conduct counter guerilla warfare and clandestine operations in maritime and riverine environments. -360 VIEW-Condition Report: - Movement - currently working. Dial - wear consistent of the period with staining to the lume markings. Glass - visible scratch marks present. Hands - of the period with similar staining as the markings on the dial. Case - pearl missing on the bezel which has markings and wear, the case with visible scratch and surface marks visible in the images provided. Crown - winds and adjusts correctly. Strap - modern NATO example provided. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained.
Austro-Hungarian Military books comprising:Intruction uber die Einrichtung und Germendung des Repetier Dewehres M.95, Drud und Berlag, Wien, 1899, with four fold out colour plates (illustrated). Der Feldzug des Jahre 1809 in Süddeutschland. Nach Osterreichischen Originalquellen.I. Band vom Innübergang bis zur Schlacht bei Aspernaus der Österreichischen Militärischen Zeitschrift. Jahrgang 1862 und 1863 (The campaign of 1809 in southern Germany. Based on Original Austrian Sources.Volume I from the Inn Crossing to the Battle of Aspernfrom the Austrian Military Journal. Born in 1862 and 1863), Carl Gerold's Sohn, Wien 1865, with various fold out maps (illustrated), Officiers-Bibliothek stamp to title page and numbered B25a.Franz Freiherr Rohr von Denta (1854-1927 Austro-Hungarian field marshal/commander who served as the last commander of the Austro-Hungarian First Army) - Braumuller's Militarische Taschenbucher Band I Taschenbuch Zum Sebrauche Bei Taktischen Ausarbeitungen, Kriegspielen, Taktisdjen Ubungsritten, Manovern Und Im Felde, (Pocket Book for use in Tactical Elaborations, War Games, Tactical Exercises, Manoeuvres and in the Field), Wilhelm Braumuller 1900, 12th edition, with six fold out diagrams and Desterreichs hort Geschichts und Rulturbilder aus ben Habsburgischen Erblandern Fine Festgabe an das Ofterreichische Bolt fur Rubelfeier des Raifers, Volume 1, Patriotische Boltsbuchhandlung, Wien 1909, various colour and monochrome plates.(Braumuller's Military Pocket Book Volume I) Boleslaw Wjcicki (Polish Martinist) - Prawda o Katyniu, Czytelnik 1952, Viktor Bibl - Erzherzog Karl Der Beharrliche Kampfer Fur Detschlands Ehre, Johannes Gunther Verlag 1942,
* West Indies. Manuscript navigational instructions for entering Port Royal harbour in Jamaica, by W. May, circa 1780, 3 pp., 'After you get the length of the Yallahs keep the land on board it being clear along shore. As you run along - thus - you will soon discern the low shrubby land - called ye palsades - where this low land joins the high land you are running along - is a fort call'd Rock Fort. SSW from this fort - three or four miles is a number of sunken rocks - which ye sea beaks upon & which you must be sure to leave on your starbord hand & continue to run along the palisades - but come not nearer than two cables length - when you are high enough up to observe Port Royal, keep the middle of Fort Charles (which stands on Port Royal point) directly in a line with the whole way on Saltpond Hll - this will run you between a point on ye palisades call'd Plump Point about one mile - continue with ye above marks in one till ye make ye keys. The First is call'd Lime Bay - to be left on your harbourd hand. As soon as you pass this you will see two other keys right ahead - the Northwest one call'd Gun Key - the Southwest call'd Wreckams... As soon as you open Port Royal Church to ye west'd of Charlesfort you are clear of those knowles & may hall in to Port Royal Harbour to anchor - there is good watering at Rock Fort & plenty of wood on the Island to be purchased of the inhabitants. Not withstanding any directions that may be wrote - an intire stranger will very much hazard his ship if he venters higher than Plum Point without a pilote...', signed 'W. May', some crossings-through, small splits, a little light soiling, folds, folio, 32 x 20 cm (12.5 x 8 in) (Qty: 1)NOTESDetailed manuscript instructing a captain of a vessel entering Port Royal Harbour, Jamaica. Port Royal, lying at the mouth of Kingston Harbour in southeastern Jamaica was a former Spanish colony until captured by the English in 1655 and served as the unofficial capital of Jamaica until destroyed in an earthquake in 1692. Before the earthquake it was a base for privateers and pirates, used by governors of Jamaica to defend the port, among them Henry Morgan and later Blackbeard (Edward Teach or Thatch) who used the port to attack Spanish shipping and became a notorious hotbed of drunken debauchery and prostitution. After Henry Morgan was appointed was Lieutenant Governor in 1674, anti-piracy laws were enacted and Gallows Point in Port Royal became the place of execution of many pirates, including Calico Jack and Charles Vane. The Royal Navy expanded the port into a naval base from 1735, adding dockyards, wharves, and a naval hospital.
Poland. Blome (Richard), A Mapp of the Estates of the Crowne of Poland, where are the Kingdom of Poland withits Palatinates, the Dutches of Russia-Noire, Cujavia, Mozovia, Prussia, Lithuania, Volhynia Podolla &c. Designed by Monsieur Sanson Geographer to the French King and Rendered into English by Ric: Blome..., 1669, uncoloured map engraved by Francis Lamb with the title printed below the map, the cartouche containing a dedication to Sir Richard Otley of Pichford in Shropshire, slight staining, some marginal fraying, 285 x 405 mm, (Qty: 1)NOTESA scarce map of Poland and the first folio sized map to be engraved in England, John Speed's map being engraved in Amsterdam. Blome's atlas the 'Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World' was a small folio volume containing twenty-four maps engraved by Francis Lamb, Thomas Burnford and Wenceslas Hollar. Blome was handicapped by the lack of a domestic mapmaking environment comparable with that in Europe and to finance his work he took on subscribers, who in exchange for an advance had their coat of arms added to certain maps.
Poland. Sandrart (Jacob), Nova totius Regni Poloniae Mangique Ducatus Lituaniae cum suis Palatinabus Ac Confiniis Exacta Delineatio per G. Le Vasseur de Beauplan, Nuremberg, [1675], engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, one printer's fold, slight marginal staining, occasional pin holes affecting image, 410 x 520 mm (Qty: 1)NOTESA rare map of Poland and Lithuania. The map is dominated by a portrait of King Johannes III Sobieski depicted as a Roman emperor. The second edition of the map which was published in 1697 has a portrait of King Augustus II (Augustus the Strong) who came to the throne in that year following Sobieski's death. The map is based upon the work of Guillaume Levasseur de Beauplan (1600-1673), a French mapmaker, engineer and architect. Beauplan served as artillery captain for the army of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland between 1630 and 1648 and in 1639, he created the first accurate map of Ukraine, a map regarded as one of the most important in Poland's cartographic history. We can only find one record of Sandrart's map appearing in auction in the last ten years (Zisska & Schaer, 2013, Sale 62, Lot 3162 ) where it sold for 4,284 Euros including premium.
Prussia. De Jode (Gerard), Prussiae Regionis Sarmatiae Europae Nobibilis simae nova et vera descriptio , Antwerp, circa 1593, uncoloured engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, large strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, 365 x 495 mm, Latin text on verso (Qty: 1)NOTESA scarce early map of Prussia printed in Antwerp by Gerard de Jode's son, Cornelis. De Jode maps are scarce because the publication of his atlas was deliberately hampered by his cartographic rival Abraham Ortelius who quite rightly perceived De Jode as a serious threat to his dominance of 16th century atlas and map publishing. Ortelius was very well connected and used his influence to block the publication of De Jode's 'Speculum Orbis Terrae' for over five years. De Jode's maps are visually stunning but continued interference by Ortelius resulted in commercial failure and they are rarely available today because so few copies of the atlas were ever sold.
North Wales. An illustrated manuscript journal, by Isabella Nicholson, 1837, pp.40, written throughout in a neat hand to rectos and verso (a few pages blank), with headings: 'Arvonia', 'Bangor', 'Beddgelert', 'Tan-y-Bwlch', 'Ffestiniog', 'Snowden', 'Tyn-y-Maes', narrative interspersed by a few poems and 9 pen & ink drawings: 'Llyn Colwyn', 'Tan-y-Bwlch Inn', 'From the window of the Oakley Arms', Tan-y-Bwlch', 'Goat Inn' (with paint splodge not affecting image), 'Pont Aberglasllyn', 'Ciliart's Tomb', 'Plas Colwyn', 'Trifain - Moel Goch - Blenglog', latter 4 full-page, and 2 watercolours, one of two dragonflies on heather, and the other of butterflies amongst harebell tendrils (full-page), first page with ink inscription 'Presented to Isabella Nicholson by her grateful Brother', watermarked J. Whatman 1836, stationer's oval blindstamp to upper left corner of second leaf 'London Superfine', page block loose in original blue card covers, rubbed and marked, 4to (26 x 21 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESA beautifully illustrated travelogue by Isabella Nicholson, the sister of artist George Nicholson (1795?-1838), who exhibited drawings in watercolour and pencil of flowers, birds, and occasionally landscapes, at the Liverpool Academy between 1829 and 1845. The sketchbook charts Isabella's excursion in picturesque North Wales with two friends, Edward and Mary Ann, which begins with a sea voyage from Liverpool on the Prince Llewellyn at 9am on Saturday August 5th 1837. On arrival at Beddgelert from Bangor the author writes: "Everything here is charming and romantic ... I feel temptation to draw at every step." As well as the usual descriptions of the "strikingly beautiful" scenery, the journal is full of minute observation, detailed conversations, anecdote and good humour, for example: the Captain of the ship allowing a bee to perambulate his arm for half an hour rather than end its life; the curious seaweed at Garth made into cat-o'-nine-tails by boys; and her disbelief at and subsequent measuring of the 15 foot thick walls of the Eagle Tower, Caernarvon Castle. Prices of food and board are noted, and various comments made about meals, such as a description of the consumption of "a hot roasted duck & a glass of good ale" and "we devoured a couple of fowls, fresh roasted, for our tea". At Ffestiniog Isabella describes rural life: "In the meadows we observed a fine example of discipline among the Mowers; there were 7 in one rank, sweeping with simultaneous action, and resting together". Local customs are noted, such as drinking from the Antique Tankard of Beddgelert, and notable characters such as the two Mrs. Pritchards are mentioned. At one of their boarding houses Isabella writes of "all the house in the hall lilting to the harp", describing the vivid scene of glaring light and wild strains of music, to which master and servant alike dance and partner each other. She describes a misty ascent of Snowdon, alternately riding and leading a pony, and mentions a boy sent to guide them who was unable to speak a word of English; on the ascent she and her party are forced to find shelter in an old lady's cottage, where "several Welsh lasses came in quite wet", including "a mountain beauty". She also describes an evening when cannons were fired: "the effect was astonishing, it was answered by all the echoes in Snowdonia", the netting of a butterfly which "enriches my cabinet", and Mary Ann turning her back on Edward to negotiate a gate "lest he should see her stockings".
Wales & Welsh language. Y Greal sev Cynnulliad o Orchestion ein Hynaviaid, a llofion o amryw van-govion y cynoesodd; hevyd amryw gyvansoddiadau mewn rhyddiaith a phrydyddiaeth, gan ein Cyvoedion: tan olygiad Cymdeithasau y Gwyneddigion a'r Cymreigyddion yn Llundain , London: S. Rousseau,1805, bound with Rhetoreg neu Rheitheg a ddechreuwyd gan y Mr. William Salisbury..., London: S. Rousseau, 1807, contemporary half calf, extremities rubbed, spine darkened, 8vo, together with: Parry (John) , Goleuad Gwynedd, neu'n hytrach Goleuad Cymru; sef cylchgrawn gwybodaeth yn cynnwys cynnulliad o fyr-draethiadau ... a gyhoeddwyd dan olygiad John Parry, 2 parts in one, Caerlleon: Argraffwyd dros y cyhoeddwr [John Parry], gan I. Fletcher, 1818, manuscript to verso of title with show-through, some soiling and marks, contemporary calf, joints cracked and wear to extremities, 8vo, Prichard (T. Jeffery LLewelyn) , Welsh Minstrelsy: containing the Land Beneath the Sea; or, Cantrev y Gwaelod, A Poem, in three Cantos, London: John & H. L. Hunt, 1824, modern dark green library buckram, 8vo, Phillips (John Roland) , The History of Cilgerran, London: J. Russell Smith, 1867, 4 mounted albumen prints (including frontispiece), title with ownership signature (rubbed through with consequent paper skinning), occasional spotting, original cloth, frayed at head & foot of spine, 8vo, Moore (Ann) , A Faithful Relation of the Wonderful and Extraordinary Abstinence of Ann Moore, who for nearly four years, has, and still continues to live without any kind of food, to which are added, Moral Reflections and Observations, Derby: Printed by G. Wilkins, 1810, 32pp., engraved frontispiece, some browning and spotting, disbound 8vo, plus other late 19th and 20th century Welsh history & topography related (Qty: a carton)
Unusual early 20th Century Indonesian gouache on silk, Middle Eastern figure and camel in desert, 81cm x 110cm, good overall condition £60-80. Note - clearly this image was painted by someone who had never seen a camel, since it's been painted with six legs. Overall the piece is artistically weak, but possibly painted as part of a Christian scene?
A military issue Omega manual wind wrist watch, Arabic numerals to a black dial, movement numbered 10276474, case diameter 35mm, case back with W.W.W above crows foot numbered Y 14959 and 10679158, all to a later canvas strap. This watch was given to the vendor when he was 16 by his father, who served in the RAF flying Wellington Bombers. On a night run his plane was attacked and caught fire and crash landed at his base. He was badly burnt but still managed to rescue a fellow airman. This airman gave him this watch as a thank you.
A group of six World War Two medals awarded to Private John King Buthlay, No 2880628, Army Air Corps (3rd Parachute Regiment) to include 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal and the War Medal, together with a Fairbarn-Sykes Second Pattern 'Fighting Knife', with a brass knurled or checkered grip with a rounded pommel and a 2 inch wide oval cross guard stamped B2 and with a broad arrow, the blade not engraved and shortened in length, measuring 6.5 inches (16.5cm), overall length 29cm, complete with a partial metal tipped leather scabbard, lacking mounting straps.Private John King Buthlay served with the 3rd Parachute Regiment and was captured at Arnhem during Operation Market Garden. He was then interned at the German camp Stalag X1.B. He eventually escaped with other members of the regiment making it back to friendly lines. The collection includes relevant paperwork and Red Cross letters, telegrams to his wife and a signed 20 Mark Reischmark paper note by other soldiers. There is also a presentation book given to the family members of the 3rd Parachute Regiment who were believed to have died and his R.A.O.B enamelled jewels for the Eric Knight Lodge dated 1958.
George Wolfe (British 1834-1890)Bristol Floating HarbourWatercolourSigned, titled and dated 1856 lower right24.5 x 34.5cm (9½ x 13½ in.)Provenance:The Estate of Christopher and Rosemary WarrenWolfe was born and lived most of his life in the Clifton area of Bristol. The present work is a relatively early example done at the age of 22. Although Wolfe went on to work in both watercolour and oil, most of his early output was in watercolour. For a time he shared a studio with fellow artist, Samuel Phillips Jackson who also specialised in marine and landscape views, and the pair undoubtedly had an influence on each other. Opened in 1809, Bristol floating harbour was part of an ambitious transformation of the whole Bristol dock area. With the growth of northern ports such as Liverpool, there was increased competition for the tobacco trade and the limitations of the original dock area meant that Bristol was losing trade. The expansion project secured the city's future as one of England's foremost trading ports in the nineteenth century. Condition Report: The colour is generally good. There are a few isolated brown spots of surface dirt to the sheet, mainly to the sky at the left-hand side. The lower edge of the sheet is visible where the work has slipped up slightly in the frame but this is easily rectified. Otherwise the work appears to be in good condition commensurate with age. Unexamined out of glazed frame.Condition Report Disclaimer
Eden Upton Eddis (British 1812-1901)Portrait of William Courtenay, Margaretta and Charles William MorlandOil on canvas160 x 190cm (62 x 74¾ in.)Provenance:Property of the Morland Family, Court Lodge, Kent Painted in 1854.William Courtenay Morland was the son of Colonel Charles Morland and Lady Caroline Eustatia Courtenay. William married Margaretta Eliza Cator in 1843 and inherited the estate from his uncle William Alexander Morland in 1847. They had three children, Caroline, who died in infancy, Charles, pictured in current portrait and a younger brother Henry.William Courtenay Morland made significant alterations to Court Lodge during his tenure as well as continually improving and growing the land and farms on the estate. He and his family were an integral part of the Lamberhurst community and from the historical information available, he comes across as an industrious innovator but also a deeply caring and community minded Victorian squire.Condition Report: Relined. Light craquelure and surface dirt throughout. Some light rubbing to the framing edges. Inspection under UV reveals some scattered retouching throughout and traces of a green cloudy varnish. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lionel Percy Smythe (British 1839-1918)Boy resting beside a rock with his dogOil on canvas laid down to panel 9.5 x 16.5cm (3½ x 6¼ in.)Provenance:Robert Dunthorne, The Rembrandt Head, London Lionel Percy Smythe trained at the Heatherley School of Fine Art and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1863. Additionally, Smythe regularly exhibited at the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and the Royal Watercolour Society. Smythe painted idyllic rural landscapes, genre and maritime scenes with both people and animals. He became associated with the Idyllists, a group of British artists, who depicted rural landscapes combining elements of both realism and idealism. Van Gogh admired the group and collected extracts from British newspapers about the Idyllists. As a child Smythe spent a great deal of time in France and this continued into his married life. He took frequented trips to France and eventually settled in Normandy in 1879, the couple later moved with their three children to Château d'Honvault between Wimereaux and Boulogne. Smythe lived and worked here until his death, drawing upon the natural beauty of the surrounding countryside and rural lifestyle. The present lot depicts a boy resting against a rock with his trilby hat pulled down slightly over his eyes as he shelters from the sunshine with his dog by his side and estuary landscape beyond.
Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek (Dutch 1778-1851)Estuary landscapeOil on panelSigned and dated 1826 on the boat lower left35.5 x 49.5cm (13¾ x 19¼ in.)UnframedProvenance:From the estate of Christopher and Rosemary WarrenThe Koekkoek family was a famous dynasty of Dutch painters of which Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek (1778-1851) was the head. Koekkoek, together with his sons Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (1803-1862) and Hermanus Koekkoek (1815 -1882) became renowned for their marine paintings. A third son, Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek (1807-1868) was an established landscape painter, and a grandson Johannes Hermanus Barend Koekkoek (1840-1912) also became an artist who was initially influenced by his father but later changed his style to a kind of realism under the influence of The Hague School.The present work is a beautiful example of a landscape estuary painted in 1826. The clear, calm and glassy waters, together with the bright blue sky and light voluminous clouds, are particularly characteristic of the artist's work.Condition Report: Yellowing varnish throughout causing discoloration, may benefit from a clean. Light rubbing with associated loss to the panel edges. Very fine craquelure scattered throughout with the grain of wood sometimes visible. Inspection under UV reveals a green masking varnish, scattered infilling, retouching and an area of repair to the upper left quadrant. Condition Report Disclaimer
*Peter Collingwood (1922-2008), 'M200. No. 10', a microgauze wall hanging of woven linen and steel, signed on label and stamped 'M.200. No.10' , 31.5cm wide 135.5cm high Peter Collingwood (1922-2008) was at the forefront of weaving for fifty years. His wall hangings use the traditional craft to create visual abstraction and are admired worldwide. Trained after national service by the master weaver Ethel Mairet, he worked with Alastair Morton, who became the visionary Artistic Director at the Edinburgh Weavers. In 1952, he set up a studio at Archway in North London and sold his work in Liberty’s and Heal's. He also exhibited at the Red Rose Guild and the Arts and Crafts Society. He moved to Digswell Arts Trust in Hertfordshire, where he met and exhibited with Hans Coper. Collingwood moved to Nayland near Colchester in 1964, where he worked until his death in 2008. *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Classic Rock LPs, six albums of mainly Classic and Blues Rock comprising Groundhogs (Blues Obituary (EX/EX+) and Scratching The Surface (EX/EX) (Both USA)), Free - Fire and Water (Pink labels - VG+/G), Humble Pie - Thunderbox (USA - Diecut sleeve with Inner - EX-/EX), Bulldog - Same (Blue/Black labels - EX/EX) and Pete Townsend - Who Came First (with poster - EX-/EX-)
Isle of Wight Festival 1969 programme, Programme for the Isle of Wight Festival 1969 billed as Dylan’s comeback gig after a long absence from live performance, the festival also featuring The Who, Free, The Pretty Things, The Moody Blues etc, a little discolouring on edge and one loose page otherwise in good condition
The Who / Quadrophenia Promo Items, two promos, both conservation mounted, one Levi’s trade ad showing Jimmy (Phil Daniels) seated on his Lambretta scooter, the other showing the Quad cinema poster for the London West End release following the premiere, both used at the time of the film’s initial release in 1979 to promote the film, both 12”x 15” overall good condition
Concert Programmes, Twelve Rock Concert Programmes comprising Monsters of Rock 1991 (AC/DC / Metallica et al), The Who (Quadrophenia 1996), Oasis Knebworth (1996), David Bowie (Glass Spider Tour 1987), Bob Dylan/Santana (1984), The Who (1979), Rolling Stones (Voodoo Lounge 1994/5), Genesis (Invisible Touch Tour 1986), REM (1995), Bryan Ferry (Mamouna), Eric Clapton (1992) and U2 (Zoo TV Tour) - Dylan / Santana rather creased, otherwise excellent condition
Live Aid Wembley Concert Poster, Poster from for the Iconic 1985 event featuring David Bowie, Queen, U2, The Who, Paul McCartney, Duran Duran, Bob Dylan, Black Sabbath, Clapton, Madonna, Jimmy Page / Robert Plant and more - measures 24”x 34”, slight print fault upper right, generally very good condition
James Bond memorabilia, Britt Ekland & Honor Blackman autographed photos (from the 1990s), The Spy Who Loved Me large Japanese cinema programme, six original Octopussy promo metal badges in original plastic bags, 2” in diameter and a four-page Moonraker synopsis - ten items in total - Excellent condition
Doctor Who Fruit Machine, The Timelord - Original Doctor Who Gaming 'Fruit' Machine from 1994 - This is in full working order and has been restored and updated to use older style 20p and £1 coins - 180cm tall approx, a little wear above the Buttons, otherwise in Very Good condition and comes with all keys, manual and spare bulbs (plus five old £1 coins)
David Bowie 7" Singles, twelve unofficial 7" singles and interview discs comprising Love You Til Tuesday, El Zumbido (2 copies), The Prettiest Star, Te Amo Hasta Martes, The Ching-A-Ling Song, London Bye Ta Ta, Supermen (Picture Disc), Claridges 83, Who Can I Be Now, Interview and Press To Play - mainly Excellent to EX+ condition
Caravan LPs, five albums comprising Caravan (UK Verve Reissue - EX+/EX+), For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night (UK Deram Original - EX/EX), In The Land of Grey and Pink ( Dutch Reissue - VG+/EX+), If I Could Do It Again… (UK Deccca Original - VG+/G+) and Cunning Stunts ( UK Decca Original - VG+/EX)
E.P.N.S Trophy Cup for the Guinea Pig Club’s “Best Singer” of 1947. Ward III of the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead West Sussex was nicknamed “The Sty” by the badly burned airman who was undergoing experimental skin grafting procedures by Sir Archibald Mcindoe. The ward had a piano and even kegs of beer on certain occasions
Oslo 3 drawer chest with an eclectic range of handles A refined and stylish piece of furniture that is sure to catch the eye of anyone who visits your home Sturdy And Durable Offering A Long Lasting Addition To Your Home It Comes With A Rustic Lacquer Finish That Will Bring A Warm Atmosphere To Any Room 90 X 45 X 80cm (Vani16r - TOMA4)
Camden Coffee Table Rustic 1100x650x395mm The Camden coffee table is made using Acacia wood solids and veneers, and offers an easy loft living style look. It has a relaxed feel with undulating sections of Acacia inlaid onto the furniture pieces; the variance of grain and cross sawn detail give character and charm. The wood finish is mellow and distressed with cross sawn detail. The metal legs are hand brushed and coloured to a gun metal finish that change colour as the light hits them, and sleek metal bar handles finish the look. The Camden sideboard features 2 cupboards and 3 drawers. It suits young and older generations who want a stylish, relaxed, on-trend interior.
Camden Dining Bench Rustic The Camden Dining Bench is made using Acacia wood solids and veneers, and offers an easy loft living style. It has a relaxed feel with undulating sections of Acacia inlaid into the seat; the variance of grain gives character and charm. The wood finish is mellow and distressed with cross sawn detail. The metal legs are hand brushed and coloured to a gun metal finish that change colour as the light hits them. The Camden Dining Bench suits young and older generations who want a stylish, relaxed, on-trend interior. 150 x37 x45cm
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