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Click here to subscribeSabine, Edward, editor Narrative of an expedition to the Polar sea, in the years 1820, 1821, 1822 & 1823. London: James Madden, 1840. First English edition, 8vo, [cxxxvii, 413], contemporary calf, spine gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spine, lacks frontispiece & folding map
Scoresby, William An account of the Arctic regions, with a history and description of the Arctic whale-fishery. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1820. 8vo, First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, [xx, 552, 82; viii, 574], half titles, 20 engraved plates, 4 maps & 4 folding tables, some folding, half-titles, Northern Lighthouse stamp on reverse of title, titles and frontispieces foxed, folding plate torn without loss; [Idem] Journal of a voyage to the Northern whale-fishery; including researches and discoveries on the Eastern coast of West Greenland. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1823. First edition, 8vo [iii-xliv], 472, 2 folding maps, 6 engraved plates, folding map split at one fold, lacks half-title, Northern Lighthouse Board stamp to reverse of title, contemporary calf gilt uniform with previous, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp to backstrips, foxing and offsetting (3) Note: Scoresby accompanied his father on numerous voyages to the Arctic whale fishery, on which he began to study the meteorology and natural history of the polar regions. In 1813 he established for the first time that the polar ocean has a warmer temperature at considerable depths than it has on the surface. He attended Edinburgh University, corresponded with Sir Joseph Banks and Robert Jameson, was elected a member of the Wernerian Society of Edinburgh and in 1819 a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In 1816 he made his first search for the North-West Passage. His 1820 work, An Account of the Arctic Regions and Northern Whale Fishery gave the results of his observations on the Arctic , as well as those of previous navigators. In his voyage of 1822 to Greenland Scoresby charted 400 miles of the east coast, thus contributing to the first real and important geographic knowledge of East Greenland. As an active member and official of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, he contributed to the knowledge of terrestial magnetism and optics. Sabin 78167 & 78171; Hill 1543
Sganzin, M.J. Programme ou résumé des leçons d`un cours de constructions. Paris, 1839. 4to, 3 volumes, half titles, contemporary half calf gilt, Northern Light Board gilt stamp to backstrips; Lloyds Book of house flags & funnels... London, c.1904. 8vo, colour plates, contemporary decorative calf gilt, silk endpapers, a.e.g., some rubbing to edges, Northern Lighthouse ink stamp to front endpaper; Shipbuilding A shipbuilding history 1750-1932. London, [no date]. 8vo, plates, original cloth gilt, faded; and 2 others (7)
Spencer, Edmund Travels in Circassia, Krim Tartary, &c. including a steam voyage down the Danube. London: Henry Colburn, 1837. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, [iii-xxxvii, 355; iii-xiv, 425], 4 lithographed plates, (2 hand-coloured), 2 folding maps and charts laid down on linen, illustrations in the text, contemporary calf, spines gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board stamp at head of spines, lacks half-titles Note: Atabey 1164; Blackmer 1580
Stephens, John L. Incidents of travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan... new edition. London: John Murray, 1842. 2 volumes, 8vo, [x, [4], 424; vii, [2], 7-474], folding map laid down on linen, 68 engraved, wood-engraved or lithographed plates after F. Catherwood, some offset onto text, volume 2 head of spine slightly rubbed; Idem Incidents of travel in Yucatan. London: John Murray, 1843. 2 volumes, 8vo, [xii, 459; xvi, 9-478], 2 folding frontispieces and folding map laid down on linen, 52 engraved plates and plans, some offset onto text, illustrations in the text, uniform contemporary calf, spines gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board stamp at head of spines (4) Note: Stephens and his travelling companion, architect and draftsman Frederick Catherwood, first came across Maya ruins at Copán, having landed in British Honduras (present-day Belize). They went on to Palenque, Uxmal, and according to Stephens, visited a total of 44 sites. Stephens` descriptions of ancient Maya sites, along with the illustrations by Catherwood, were greatly superior to the small amount of information on ancient Mesoamerica previously published. Sabin 91297 & 91299.
Swinburne, Henry Travels in the two Sicilies. London: T. Cadell & P. Elmsly, 1790. Second edition, 8vo, 4 volumes, 3 folding maps, a folding table, 21 folding plates; [Idem] Travels through Spain. London: for P. Elmsley, 1787. Second edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, 10 plates, 2 maps, all plates and maps linen backed, one plate trimmed [section still present], some browning, all 6 volumes bound in uniform 19th century calf gilt, Northern Lighthouse gilt stamp on backstrips, head of spines chipped (6)
Symons, G.J. British rainfall, 1864. On the distribution of rain over the British Isles, during the year 1864 [1865]. London: Edward Stanford, 1865 [1866]. 8vo, plates; Symons, G.J. An outline sketch of rainfall investigations from A.D. 1677 to A.D. 1865. London: Taylor & Francis, 1866. 8vo, 3 items in one volume, contemporary half calf; Bremontier, Nicolas T. Recherches sur le mouvement des ondes. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1809. 8vo, [viii, 122], 6 folding engraved plates, nineteenth century half calf (2)
Townson, Robert Travels in Hungary, with a short account of Vienna in the year 1793. First edition, 4to, [iii-xviii, [ii], 506], folding map hand-coloured in outline, folding table & 16 engraved plates, nineteenth century calf gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spine, small piece torn from p.455 with loss of a few letters, 2 plates, map & table laid down on linen, dampstain to one plate, lacks half-title
Vancouver, Captain George A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and round the world, in which the coast of north-west America has been carefully examined and accurately described. London: G.G. & J. Robinson, and J. Edwards, 1798. First edition, 4 volumes including atlas, 3 volumes, 4to, [viii], xxix, [vi], 432; [vi], 504; [viii], 606, [ii], text with 18 engraved plates; folio atlas [540 x 426mm.] with 16 engraved maps, charts and coastal profiles, folding maps and charts mounted on guards, half-title in volumes 1 & 3, text contemporary russia gilt, Northern Light Board gilt stamp to head of spines, spotting to, and offsetting from, plates in text volumes, spines worn, joints splitting, atlas contemporary half russia with marbled sides, Northern Light Board gilt stamp to upper cover, slight spotting of coastal profiles, minimal offsetting to a few folding charts, head and tail of spine worn Note: ``Vancouver, who had served on Captain Cook`s second and third voyages, was made commander of a grand-scale expedition to reclaim Britain`s rights, resulting from the Nootka Convention, at Nootka Sound, to examine thoroughly the coast south of 60° in order to find a possible passage to the Atlantic, and to learn what establishments had been founded by other powers. This voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge. Vancouver sailed by way of the Cape of Good Hope to Australia, where he discovered King George`s sound and Cape Hood, then to New Zealand, Hawaii, and the northwest coast of America. In three seasons` work Vancouver surveyed the coast of California, visited San Francisco and San Diego and other Spanish settlements in Alta California... investigated the Strait of Juan de Fuca, discovered the Strait of Georgia, circumnavigated Vancouver Island, and disproved the existence of any passage between the Pacific and Hudson Bay`` The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages, pp.303-4. Sabin 98443; Provenance: Chas. Ellis, 25 Soho Square, contemporary inscription on title-pages; Raymond Barker, armorial bookplates
Walpole, Robert Travels in various countries of the East, being a continuation of Memoirs relating to European and Asiatic Turkey. London: Longman, Hurst &c., 1820. First edition, 4to, [xxi, [ii], 603, 8], 2 engraved maps and 11 plates, one double-page, one folding, contemporary calf, spine gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spine, a few scrapes to upper board Note: Among the interesting contributions are: Leake on Asia Minor, W.G. Browne on a journey through Asia Minor to Constantinople, essays by Cockerell, Hunt and Wilkins, and a continuation of excerpts from Sibthorp`s journals. Blackmer 1763; Atabey 1311
Wilkinson, Sir Gardner Modern Egypt and Thebes, being a description of Egypt. London: John Murray, 1843. 2 volumes, 8vo, [xx, 476; iv, 591], folding engraved map laid down on linen, wood-engravings in the text, offsetting to map; [Idem] Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians. London: John Murray, 1842. Second edition, 3 volumes, 8vo, [xxxvi, [ii], errata slip, 406; xxxiv, [ii], errata slip, 446; xxiv, errata slip, 404], 17 plates, [3 folding & laid down on linen, 7 coloured]; [Idem] A second series of the manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians. London: John Murray, 1841. 3 volumes including plate volume, 8vo, [xxix, 444; xxxv, 483; iii-xi, 37], plate volume with 76 lithographed plates [as called for], several coloured, folding plates laid down on linen, uniform contemporary calf, spines gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board stamp at head of spines, slight spotting to a few plates (8)
Zorgdrager, Cornelius Gijsbertsz Bloeijende opkomst der aloude en hedendaagische Groenlandsche Visschery.... The Hague: P. van Thol & R.C. Alberts, 1727. Second edition, 4to, half title, verse, engraved title, title in red and black, [*-***4, A-Ggg4], 6 maps, 10 [of 11] plates, 18th century calf gilt, rebacked, rubbed and scuffed, interior very clean, Northern Lighthouse stamp on board
A Victorian Parian porcelain bust of the Apollo Belvedere, after the Antique, circa 1860, on a socle base, 28.5cm high; an associated Italian alabaster plinth, circa 1900, of oval section, 17cm high; and a pair of Danish biscuit porcelain roundel reliefs in the classical taste, circa 1900, by Bing & Grondahl, 14cm diameter, (both chipped)
A Victorian carved oak armorial panel, last quarter 19th century, the two central shields flanking a tree and flanked themselves by oak sprigs and further foliage, the motto below UNITY & LOYALTY, set into a guilloche carved frame, 47cm high, 58.5cm wide overall; and three carved oak wall brackets modelled as scrolling foliate volutes, 19th century, 14cm high
A graduated set of three Victorian painted and parcel gilt black papier mâché trays, third quarter 19th century, of cartouche form and decorated with scrolling foliage and flora, all stamped B.WALTON&CO, WARRANTED to the reverse, the largest 82cm x 62cm overall
A George III white statuary marble and marmo Siena brocatello mounted chimney piece, circa 1780, the stepped mantel above a frieze with central relief carved tablet with swagged, twin handled urn, flanked by Siena inset fluted sections running to projecting columnar jambs, with relief carved urn panels above, 137cm high, 180cm wide, 25.5cm protrudence. The frieze of this chimneypiece is of a design that appears in one form or another fairly regularly in English chimneypieces of the period. With central relief carved tablet often decorated thematically to match the room it was designed for, standing proud from the rest of the frieze with further projecting elements, usually with subsidiary themes above the jambs. These ‘breakfront’ elements then dictated the shape of the mantel above, in effect enforcing a triple breakfront of projections. Compare lot 164, Christie‘s South Kensington, the Michael Roberts Collection, 27th September 2004 for a similar mantel and frieze arrangement. The columnar jambs upon which the outer projections rest reinforce the imposing presence of the piece, in effect bringing the fireplace frontage further off the wall and into the room. The architectural nature of the supports was also often a reflection of the wider decorative scheme of the room in which the chimneypiece was installed. See lots 714 and 738, Christie’s London, the T.Crowther & Son Collection, 12th-14th October 1992 for comparable examples. Provenance: The collection of the late John Fane
A William & Mary oyster walnut and sycamore banded cabinet on stand, circa 1690, the pair of doors enclosing an arrangement of small drawers around a central cupboard, on an associated early 18th century oak and fruitwood stand incorporating three matching oyster-veneered drawers, with cabriole legs and pad feet, 152cm high, 101cm wide
A satinwood, partridgewood, tulipwood and marquetry commode, in George III style, early 20th century, bearing label for MAPLE & CO, the quarter-veneered, inlaid and crossbanded top with shallow gallery, above three drawers and two cupboard doors, the marquetry depicting swags and classical urns, the sides quarter veneered and crossbanded above tapering square supports and castors, 94.5cm high, 120cm wide, 56cm deep
A near pair of satinwood writing desks, in George III style, by Edwards and Roberts, circa 1900, each with raised gallery bearing oval marquetry and simulated fluting, the top quarter veneered with central oval inset and fan marquetry, each with two central drawers stamped EDWARDS & ROBERTS, REG. NO 687593, flanked by two cupboards, quarter veneered to drawers, cupboards and sides, veneered to the back, on acanthus carved and faux bamboo legs united by wavy stretchers, on castors, 86cm high, 137cm wide, 63cm deep
A Regency mahogany and inlaid card table, circa 1815, stamped ‘WILINSONS MOORFIELD LONDON PATENT’, the demi-lune shaped top with fluted edge opening to a baize inset, the base with a dual swing action, on four downswept ebony inlaid scrolling supports, on a rectangular base with four downswept legs, brass paw caps and castors, 72,5cm high, 88cm wide, 44cm deep. William and his cousin Thomas Wilkinson operated a successful cabinet making business at 9 & 10 Brokers Row, Moorfields. In 1807 William left to take over the old established firm of Quentin Kaye in Ludgate Hill. In the early to mid 1820s William brought his two sons William Ayscough Wilkinson and Charles Wilkinson into the business, which then changed its name from William Wilkinson, cabinet-maker and upholder, to William Wilkinson & Sons.
An Aesthetic Movement walnut sofa, in the manner of George Faulkner Armitage, with turned and reeded front uprights, a seat rail carved with repeated quarter sunflowers, the rear legs with castors, reupholstered in red, 88.5cm high, 205cm wide, 76cm deep. See sale these rooms ‘Puritan Values: Designers & Makers 1850-1950’ Tuesday 6th October 2009, lots 14 and 15 for two examples of furniture by Armitage incorporating repeated quarter sunflower friezes.
An Italian giltwood & painted cassone, late 19th / early 20th century, the inverted breakfront top with raised dragons and shield to centre, above a painted Renaissance style frieze of a marriage ceremony, on carved paw feet, 65cm high, 111cm wide, 47cm deep
A Victorian tole galleried tray by H F & Co., of octagonal form with gold leaf decoration, the centre with ferns and clover, the gallery with panels of clover, the underside with printed registration lozenge for 6th November 1880, and HF & Co., one end inscribed 3427, I, 3498, 22.25in (56.5cm) w, 15.25in (38.5cm) d.
A 19th century Tunbridge ware panel, depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse, attributed to Fenner & Nye, 8.75in x 6.5in (22cm x 16.5cm), in a mosaic banded frame. See EH & ER Pinto Tunbridge and Scottish Souvenir wood ware, plate 28 for a similar illustration of a graduated perspective block.
A mahogany secretaire bookcase, the detachable moulded cornice above four glazed doors with foliage and scroll carved astragals, the moulded edge breakfront base with a central fall enclosing a later leather inset to burr walnut veneered drawer fronts and pigeon holes, one drawer with ink compartments and pen well, the brass lock stamped `J Bramah Patent`, flanked by two frieze drawers above a pair of central rectangular panel cupboard doors enclosing a shelf, flanked by a pair of rectangular panel doors with outline mouldings scroll volutes and foliage, the left door enclosing three drawers the right enclosing a shelf, stamped numerous times `T & A BLAIN`, 19th century top and base associated, 104in (264cm) h, 92in (234cm) w, 28.75in (73cm) d.
A late Victorian mahogany open bookcase, the detachable cornice above seven adjustable shelves, with a brass plaque inscribed `S & H JEWELL, 29, 30 & 31 LITTLE QUEEN ST. HOLBORN. W.C.`, 81.5in (207.2cm) h, 55.25in (140.3cm) w, 13.5in (34.2cm) d. Restored cracks to left side.
FOUR GERMAN DOLLS comprising a Kammer & Reinhardt mould no 62, a Floradora doll and two other German dolls, each with bisque head, modelled with fixed or weighted blue glass eyes and open mouth with upper teeth, jointed composition body, approx 25-60cm h, impressed marks; a felt toy, all early 20th c (5)
A collection of railway and other transport books, videos and CDs Including Southern Around London, Heyday of Stewarts Lane, Steam in Dorset, SR in colour (All Ian Allan), Lines Around Wimbledon, Wimbledon to Epsom (Middleton). SR 150 (D&C). Many other titles include railway, buses, lorries, aircraft etc. Videos cover a similar range of transport subjects. GC-VGC. (c60 books / c80 videos / 4 CDs).
A quantity of `N` gauge railway. Including Tomix – 6-car JNR Ltd electric express set, series 485, in red & cream livery. In book style pack. JNR Co-Bo diesel locomotive DE.10. Fleischmann – Continental 0-10-0T locomotive in black livery (7095). DB class 110 Bo-Bo electric locomotive. Arnold – 4 wheel electric railcar / maintenance vehicle. DB class 23 2-6-2 tender locomotive in red & black livery. Ibertren – DB class 220 diesel hydraulic locomotive in dark red livery. 2 x 4-car articulated Trans Europe Express passenger coaches (280). Together with various passenger coaches and freight wagons. Many items boxed, minor / some wear. Contents GC-VGC. (c40)..
A quantity of `N` gauge railway. Including Ro-Co DB Bo-Bo diesel locomotive, in cream & red livery. DB Bo-Bo electric locomotive in dark green livery. Fleischmann - DB Bo-Bo diesel locomotive in red & grey livery. DB 2-car diesel multiple unit in orange & grey livery. Piko – 2 x DR 2-passenger coach 2-tier articulated set Arnold – DB Bo-Bo diesel locomotive in cream & blue livery. 3 x DB corridor passenger coaches. Minitrix – DB Bo-Bo diesel locomotive in cream & blue livery. 3 x DB corridor passenger coaches. Most boxed – minor / some wear. Contents GC-VGC (c17)
A quantity of `N` gauge railway. Arnold – 3-car electric multiple unit in blue & grey livery. DR 1-Bo-Bo-1 electric locomotive. Tomix 2 x 4-wheel railcar set. Lima – BR class 31 A1A-A1A diesel, RN D5518. LMS class 4 steam loco. Ro-Co – DB class 290 Bo-Bo diesel locomotive. Hornby Minitrix – BR 0-6-0 dock tank locomotive, RN 47160. Ibertren – RENFE corridor passenger coach. Kato – 2-Co-Co-2 electric locomotive. Piko - Bo-Bo electric locomotive. Bo-Bo centre cab diesel locomotive. 16 passenger coaches - UK, Continental & USA. 15 freight wagons including car transporter and bogie tank wagons. Together with a quantity of lineside buildings and track. Many items boxed, minor / some wear. GC-VGC.
A quantity of `N` gauge railway. Including Kato – TGV set comprising 2 power / driving cars, 4 intermediate cars. SNCF Bo-Bo electric locomotive, RN BB 9210. Bo-Bo-Bo electric locomotive in blue livery (304 EF 66). Bo-Bo-Bo electric locomotive in orange & beige livery (13001). DB 1-Co-1 electric locomotive, RN 132101-7 (7369). 2 x 4-wheel diesel railcars in maroon livery (2090). Together with a quantity of passenger & freight rolling stock. Most items boxed, minor / some wear. Contents VGC.(circa 25).
A quantity of `N` gauge railway. Including Piko – SNCB Co-Co diesel locomotive, Sowjet Co-Co electric locomotive, Minitrix - DB Co-Co electric locomotive. Kato – CSX Bo-Bo switcher loco. Ibertren – Bo-Bo single cab diesel locomotive. DB 0-4-0 shunting locomotive. Also Norfolk & Western 2-8-8-2 locomotive, 3 x USA Bo-Bo diesel `A` units. SNCF Bo-Bo electric locomotive. 0-6-0 electric shunting loco, GTW 2-8-2 tender loco. In addition a quantity of passenger & freight rolling stock, including tank wagons, car transporter, heavy load wagon etc. In addition a quantity of small plastic & metal road vehicles. Together with a copy of `A Century of Model Trains` by New Cavendish Books. Locomotives & some rolling stock boxed, some wear. Contents GC-VGC. (circa 40 plus road vehicles).
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