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Lot 182

An early 20th century French striking mantle clock c1910, in a green variegated onyx case on cast metal rococo feet and surmounted by a cast metal figure of an 18th century gallant, white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and minute track, eight-day movement with countwheel striking sounding the hours and half hours on a bell. With pendulum. Dimensions: Height: 38cm  Length/Width: 28cm  Depth/Diameter: 18cm

Lot 184

Late 19th century alabaster and gilt spelter mantle clock c1880, on a rococo base with alabaster panels and two flamboyant figures in 18th century dress flanking an eight-day French countwheel striking movement in a drum case, with an enamel dial, Roman numerals, minute markers and steel moon hands, striking the hours and half hours on a bell. With pendulum and key. Dimensions: Height: 42cm  Length/Width: 40cm  Depth/Diameter: 15cm

Lot 170

An early nineteenth century blue and white transfer-printed Masons cheese bell and cover, c. 1830. It is marked to the underside. 23 cm wide. (1)Condition: the base has been in half, along with three under-rim chips and has some average restoration.  

Lot 216

A TALL THAI WOOD AND GLASS INLAID FINIAL, NAGA CHOFA. A temple roof finial in the form of a bird covered in coloured glass inserts with gilt metal bell. Attached to a later display stand. 148cm height including stand.Some glass pieces missing. Some glass with minor nicks or cracks.

Lot 24

A CHINESE DRAGON AND PHOENIX MEDALLION CUP, 19/20TH CENTURY. Of bell-shape form decorated in iron-red and polychrome enamels with dragon and phoenix medallions between key fret band and crashing waves. Six-character mark of Guangxu in iron-red to base. Approx. 10cm tallOverall good general condition with no signs of damage or repair. Expected wear to rim and foot only.

Lot 503

TWO VOLUMES ON TREEN, including 'Treen & Other Wooden Bygones' by Edward H Pinto (G Bell & Sons 1969); Tunbridge & Other Souvenir Woodware' by E.H. & E.R. Pinto (G Bell & Sons 1970) (2)Provenance: 'The St John Perrott Stimson Collection of Treen & British Folk Art’. Please see Rogers Jones & Co. website: "This Autumn: Treen & British Folk Art"

Lot 1022

A pair of cloisonne vases ( A/F) along with a bronze Eastern bell/cover

Lot 1178

A collection of copper items including a bell, a hunting horn etc plus a metronome.

Lot 452

An assortment of glass, enamelware and a bell including a Crisa glass Mexican carboy.

Lot 311

Early c20th Frys Chocolate Cream wooden advertising display box, c19th handblown hobnail glass decanter, pair of c19th brass candlesticks, early c20th celluloid doll in Dutch dress, c19th glass rinser, c19th bell shaped glass fly/wasp catcher (missing bung), a small mantle clock marked 'Germany', along with a quantity of ceramics and glassware (2)

Lot 413

Sturdy wall mounted telephone in stained beech case with integral bell, GPO TE29-235 bell box, other early telephone related items including Bakelite earpiece, early C20th walnut wall mounted telephone shelf with three bevelled edged mirrored panels, carved decoration and mounted bell, W74cm D18cm H76cm (qty)

Lot 424

Late C19th/early C20th simulated rosewood inlaid drop dial wall clock, brass bezel enclosing painted 31.2cm dial, set with Roman numerals and railtrack minutes, case inlaid with mother of pearl and white metal stringing, trunk with brass framed pendulum lenticle, two train movement striking on a bell, W43.5cm D14.5cm H68cm

Lot 615

C20th till with drawer activated bell, W24cm D44cm H17cm, turned mahogany table lamp with circular base, H43cm, collection of yew and other hardwood turned mushroom ornaments

Lot 616

W. Ball & Son Rothwell, late C19th brass cartwheel hub, late C19th cast brass graduated bell weights, two WWI 18PR shell cases, Eastern souvenir brass ware, Viners EPNS hotel ware teapot, other decorative metalware

Lot 143

A Seiko Bell-Matic gold plated and stainless steel automatic gentlemans wristwatch

Lot 349

A Persian copper jug together with a Chinese small gong, a brass horse and cart, a machine made wall hanging, a Chinese carved and gilded table lamp, a woven bell pull and a printing roll

Lot 392

A Bell & Ross BR02 94 gents wristwatch on rubber strap, Chronograph diver with screw down crown and escapement valve, complete with protective box and paperwork etc..

Lot 718

FIVE 1/144 SCALE CORGI AVIATION ARCHIVE DIECAST MODELS comprising a No.47205, Avro York 'R.A.F.'; No.AA31401, Comet 4 'Royal Aircraft Establishment'; No.48903, B-29 Superfortress with Bell X-1; No.48405, C 130K, C1 Hercules 'R.A.F. Desert Storm'; and No.47304, Avro Lancaster 'Operation Chastise: Dambusters Special Edition', each mint or near mint and boxed (some boxes slightly faded or dusty from long-term storage).

Lot 558

Pair of George V silver candlesticks with tapering octagonal stems and inverted bell sconces, on octagonal pyramid bases, loaded, Chester 1919, makers James Deakin & Sons, approx 20cm high

Lot 759A

A ladies fur coat - with a broad collar, bell sleeves, velvet lined pockets and chocolate brown lining with gilt detailing, length 114cm, size 10/12.

Lot 784

An early 20th century American mahogany cased mantel clock - the white enamel dial set out in Arabic numerals, fitted with a twin train movement striking a bell and a gong, height 28cm, together with another mahogany cased mantel clock (2)

Lot 11

A unusual Oriental brass bell

Lot 5

A glass dish with glass bell

Lot 446

19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT METAL MANTEL CLOCK,with two train movement, stricking on a bell, modeled with a young man holding a flower basket, over Sevres style pannels, 44c m high, with key

Lot 812

Auf Terrainsockel stehende Japanerin mit Glocke, in purpurfarbenem, mit Goldblüten gemustertem Kimono über gelbem Untergewand. Die linke Hand zum Zeigegestus erhoben. Polychrome Malerei mit Gold. Entw. Friedrich Elias Meyer. Modell-Nr. E 38. Minim. rest.; Schwertermarke. H. 12,5 cm.A porcelain figure of a Japanese woman with bell. Minor restored. Crossed swords mark.Meissen. Mitte 20. Jh.

Lot 191

Umlaufend gezackter, goldstaffierter Blattrand, unterhalb roséfarbene Bordüre. Im leicht vertieften Spiegel botanische Darstellung der "Wald-Erdbeere" (Fragaria vesca) bzw. von Himbeerblüten (Rubus glandulosus Bell.) in feiner polychromer Malerei. Verso lateinisch bez.; Manufakturmarke. D. 25,5 cm.A pair of Danish Royal Copenhagen porcelain dinner plates with "Flora Danica" decor. Manufacturer's mark.Dänemark. Kgl. Kopenhagen. 2. Hälfte 20. Jh.

Lot 1912

Bronze, vergoldet. Vollplastische Darstellung eines Fischerjungen mit Netz, an einer Muschel lauschend. Rundes Uhrengehäuse auf asymmetrisch gestaltetem Sockel mit gedrückten Balusterfüßen. Verglastes Zifferblatt, undeutl. bez.; Pendulenwerk mit Pendelfeder sowie Halbstundenschlag auf Glocke. H. 25 cm. 34 cm x 12 cm.A French gilt bronze Belle Époque mantel clock. Strikes half hour on a bell.Frankreich. 2. Hälfte 19. Jh.

Lot 1587

nach einem Entwurf von Jean-André ReicheBronze, teilw. dunkel patiniert. Vollplastische Darstellung eines Mohren als Gepäckträger mit großem, geflochtenem Korb auf dem Rücken. Im navetteförmigen Sockel Fries aus reliefierter Meerkatze, auf einem Seil zwischen zwei Palmen schaukelnd. Profilgerahmtes, rundes Zifferblatt. Pendulenwerk mit Fadenaufhängung sowie Halbstundenschlag auf Glocke. Entw. Jean-André Reiche, um 1808. H. 34 cm. 27 cm x 10 cm. Vgl. hierzu: Niehüser, S. 149.A French partly patinated bronze Directoire style figure mantel clock. Strikes half hour on a bell.Frankreich. 19. Jh.

Lot 1813

Eisen und Messing. Rechteckiges Gehäuse mit weißem Emailzifferblatt sowie durchbrochen gearbeiteter Bekrönung aus reliefplastisch gestaltetem Hahn und Adlermotiven. Spindelwerk mit Faltpendel und Bleibirne sowie Halbstundenschlag auf Glocke. H. 38,5 cm. 24 cm x 14,5 cm.A French iron and brass wall clock. Strikes half hour on a bell.Frankreich. Ende 18. Jh.

Lot 121

CHANTECLER: DIAMOND AND GEM-SET FRINGE NECKLACEThe fancy-link chain pavé-set to the front with brilliant-cut diamonds, issuing fourteen charms of drop or bell flower design, each pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, some set with pink and white coral, agate, amethyst or rock crystal, three drops pavé-set with circular-cut pink sapphires, necklace and each charm signed Chantecler, length 42.0cm Footnotes:This lot will be subject to USA Fish and Wildlife regulations if it is to be imported into the USA.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 321

Sociology.- Ferguson (Adam) An Essay on the history of civil society, first edition, A1 lower margin repaired and with short neat tear at lower inner gutter, spotted, some staining, lightly browned, antique style half calf, gilt spine in compartments and with a red morocco label, [Goldsmiths' 10264; Higgs 3973; Kress 6432], 4to, London & Edinburgh, Printed for A. Millar & T. Caddel...and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, 1767.⁂ A wide-margined copy of this classic of the Scottish Enlightenment. Ferguson's 'diagnosis of the problems of advanced commercial society was an assertive civic version of the Scottish attempt to work out the co-existence of wealth and virtue ... The real danger in modern times, he said, was not luxury, but political laziness. Riches and material well-being did not in themselves cause or imply moral degeneration. Modern commercial success, however, encouraged the well-to-do to stay out of politics, hence away from virtuous life. What matters, then, is not the wealth amassed by members of society, but the retaining of their political personae: a trader, a craftsman, or a man of the world must never cease to be a citizen.' (ODNB). Ferguson was Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, and a leader of the Scottish Enlightenment.

Lot 446

Woolf (Virginia) Kew Gardens, third English (limited) edition, number 210 of 500 copies signed by author and artist, woodcut decorations throughout by Vanessa Bell, original decorative colour boards after Bell, light browning to spine, splitting to joints, laminate and tape repair along spine causing some lifting and tearing to foot of upper cover, light wear to corners, light rubbing and surface soiling, [Kirkpatrick A3c; Woolmer 155], 4to, Hogarth Press, [1927].⁂ The first quarto edition of this work with Bell's illustrations expanded to cover every page. Scarce signed by both contributors.

Lot 447

Woolf (Virginia) Walter Sickert: a Conversation, first edition, initialed by the author and signed by Walter Sickert and Vanessa Bell with a quote "Life is colour" and the date crossed through and supplied in roman numerals on title in unknown hand, ink ownership inscription "William Bellows. Gloucester. 11.i.35" with later ink ownership inscription of E. E. ?Pullin below, original pictorial wrappers after Vanessa Bell initialed by Bell, "From W. B." to head of upper wrapper, light marking and toning to spine and covers, [Kirkpatrick A20a; Woolmer 355], 8vo, Hogarth Press, 1934.⁂ A remarkable copy, signed or initialed by each contributor, we can trace no like example. William Bellows (1873-1942), son of the printer and lexicographer John Bellows. He became joint-manager of his father's printing firm in 1902.

Lot 650

A LARGE PAIR OF PLASTER ASIAN FIGURES ON PEDESTALS 20TH CENTURY Both depicted seated, bell hung swept pedestal base the taller 216cm high, the bases 54.5cm wide, 36.5cm deep

Lot 655

A SCALE MODEL OF 'BIG BEN' THE CLOCK TOWER AT THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER BY JACK INGLIS TOLTEC STUDIO, LONDON, CIRCA 1965/1966 Painted wood, paper and fitted for electricity, 99.5cm high: in a bespoke wooden case with maker's label and accompanying press and newspaper articles and correspondence between the British Travel Association and Jack Inglis with regards the commission and construction of this model C. 1965/1966the case 104.5cm high The Clock Tower at The Palace of Westminster is colloquially known as 'Big Ben' - correctly this name applies only to the Great Bell contained within the tower. In 2012 it was officially renamed the Elizabeth Tower to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This lot was given to the present owner by the craftsman as a birthday present 17 years ago. Condition Report: This has not been removed from its storage box for 17 years. Consequently there is build up of spider webs and internal dust as the sponge lining has started to perish. Will remove from box but requires careful handling- signs to the reverse where it has been damaged slightly in the process. Some losses, lifting and fragments detached. 1 face with clock/timepiece wind-up mechanism behind but this has seized. Internal wiring leading to bulb in spire- this will require remedial rewiring and work to get working again and light switch to base with loss. Internal stamps for Luxembourg customs- case with wear from travel!Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 1141

Japy Freres: a French black marble mantel clock, the eight-day movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with outside count wheel, the backplate stamped with the mark of Japy Freres and numbered 4780, with twin-tube mercury compensating pendulum, the black dial with gilt roman numerals centred by a visible escapement, with decorative cabochon bezel, the black marble case with glazed front to allow viewing of the pendulum, shaped mounts to the side and variegated marble to plinth base, ornate leaf and ring handles, gilt metal lion mask and paw feet, 59cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Lot 1142

Raingo Freres: a large and impressive slate, gilt and bronze mantel clock, the dial with enamelled roman numerals, two train movement striking on a bell on the hour and half-hour and with outside count wheel, the backplate with maker's mark and numbered 1875, the case surmounted by a bronze sculpture after Jean Francois Theodore Gechter depicting Quentin Durward saving Louis XI from a boar entitled 'Louis XI et Quentin Durward. W. Scott', the lower case section of canted rectangular form, with cabochon scroll acanthus dog's head, putto and fruiting vine design and stag head apron, 89.5cms high, with pendulum.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Lot 1148

A 19th Century black slate and marble mantel clock and barometer, the upper clock with enamelled roman dial and visible brocot escapement, fitted an eight-day two train movement striking on a bell on the hour and half-hour, with matching aneroid barometer dial below, decorative compass point centre, in a domed top black and green variegated marble slipcase, 43cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Lot 1154

An ornate late 19th Century French bronzed spelter, marble and gilt metal mantel clock, the enamelled arabic dial with two train French drum movement striking on a bell, the case modelled as a putto and marble plinth, on red marble base with swag pattern mounts, spirally fluted feet, with pendulum, 56cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Lot 1155

A Victorian black slate three-dial calendar clock, the main enamelled roman dial with visible brocot escapement, two train movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, calendar dial with moon phase, month, date and day subsidiary dials, and aneroid barometer, malachite inlays and engraved detail, with presentation inscription to plinth base, with separate black pedestal on brass feet, the pedestal 62cms high overall, with mercury pendulum.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Lot 1158

L. Frederick, Cork Street, W/Hampton: a large and impressive Victorian rosewood and mother-of-pearl inlaid wall clock, with circular roman dial, two train movement with anchor escapement striking on a bell, the octagonal hood with fluted border inlaid with mother-of-pearl scrolls, circular glazed door with brass slip, the waist door with swan neck top flanked by canted corners, swept base, with weights and pendulum, 161cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Lot 1166

Thos Goddard, London: a 19th Century rosewood and mother-of-pearl inlaid drop dial wall clock, the circular painted roman dial with two train fusee movement and bell, the dial within an octagonal surround, with pendulum, 44 x 62cms wide.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Lot 1167

G & A Kuss, Newcastle upon Tyne: a Victorian rosewood and mother-of-pearl inlaid drop dial wall clock, with painted roman dial and two train fusee movement, with bell, the circular dial surround above a viewing glass, flanked by carved brackets, single drop-down door to apron, with pendulum, 71cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Lot 1173

B. Mitchell, Cockermouth: an inlaid mahogany longcase clock, the painted roman dial with foliate spandrels centred with brass date boss '1829', with moon phase to the arch, two train movement with anchor escapement and bell, the case with fretwork frieze above arched glazed door, arched waist door centred by inlaid paterae, inlaid canted sides, panel base on bracket feet and brass finials, with weights and pendulum, 227cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Lot 1174

Edward Stanton, London: a burr walnut and walnut longcase clock, the 10in. brass dial with silvered roman chapter ring, matted centre with ringed winding hole, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, cherub and crown spandrels, two train movement with anchor escapement with bell, the case with ornate shell, flowerhead and leaf frieze, above a glazed square door flanked by spiral twist columns, the line inlaid waist door with lenticule panel base and bun feet, with weights and pendulum, 209cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Lot 1176

T. Gaskell, Knutsford: an ornate mahogany and satinwood banded longcase clock, the painted roman dial with foliate spandrels, moon phase to the arch, subsidiary seconds and date dials, the two train movement with anchor escapement and bell, the case with pierced and carved detail to the pediment, painted urn and scroll frieze above arched glazed door flanked by cluster columns, the centre section with triple arched waist door flanked by cluster columns, on chamfered and canted panel base and ogee bracket feet, with weights and pendulum, 246cms high.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Lot 1179

Robert Marshall, Newcastle: an oak longcase clock, the brass dial with decorative silvered roman chapter ring, the matted centre with nameplate, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with Tempus Fugit boss to arch, the two train movement with anchor escapement and bell, the case with swan neck pediment, brass roundel and finial, above an arched glazed door flanked by fluted columns, shaped waist door on panel base and bracket feet, 240cms high, with weights and pendulum.From the Leslie Southall Collection.

Lot 1199

Hedge & Banister, Colchester: a late Georgian ebonised bracket clock, with painted roman dial, with twin fusee movement, striking on a bell, ebonised and brass inlaid lancet-shaped case, on brass ball feet, height 43.5cms.

Lot 1207

A brass lantern wall clock with passing strike, four posted case with pierced frets, single fusee movement with an anchor escapement, passing strike on the hour on a top-mounted bell, the arched brass dial with roman numeral chapter ring, arched with a disc inscribed 'Thomas Watts LAVENHAH' (Lavenham), the dial 18th Century, the movement late 19th Century, bun feet, with pendulum and key, 38.5cms high.

Lot 1210

William Bell, North Shields: a handsome inlaid mahogany longcase clock, the brass dial with silvered roman chapter ring, the centre dial with peripheral date markers and engraved with Venetian scrolls, name boss to arch, scrollwork spandrels, two train movement with anchor escapement and bell, the ornate case with swan neck pediment and brass finials, above an arched glazed door flanked by columns, arched waist door inlaid with shell and fan design, shell inlaid panel base on ogee bracket feet, with weights and pendulum, 246cms high.

Lot 1215

The Mansion House Clock: a fine and historically interesting early 18th Century faux tortoiseshell year-going and striking longcase clock, the brass dial with silvered roman chapter ring, matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, the arch with silvered disc bearing the coat of arms of Newcastle upon Tyne, and two nameplates engraved 'Math. Featherstonhaugh, Esqre. Mayor' and 'Francis Rudston, Esqre. Sheriff', with six wheel train and anchor escapement, striking on a bell, complete with a pendulum and two large weights, the circular tapered weight weighing approx 26 kilogrammes, the rectangular weight weighing approx 31 kilogrammes, with swept caddy-style hood with brass finials, ogee frieze below and arched waist door flanked by columns, the waist with rectangular door, decorated overall with chinoiserie scenes of mounted figures in landscapes, pagoda and exotic birds, on plinth base, 274cms high.Footnote: This clock was purchased during the Mayoral year of Matthew Featherstonhaugh, who was Mayor in 1711, and was a Freeman of the Merchants Company of Newcastle. He, together with Francis Rudston, Sheriff in the same year, grew wealthy from the vast amount of trade between Newcastle and London at the end of the 17th Century and the beginning of the 18th Century. From its arrival, the clock, which stood in the Mayor's chamber, was wound each year on New Year's night with great ceremony.After a Council Committee meeting late in 1834 to discuss the building's heavy expenses, the Mansion House was abandoned in 1835. The clock, together with numerous other items from its collection, was sold at auction in 1837. The purchaser was Sir Alderman Dunn of Newcastle, and it remained in his family for almost 150 years, in various parts of the country, until 1980, when it was sold at Anderson & Garland by his last surviving relative Miss A.M. Dunn. It was purchased at the auction by well known local publisher Frank Graham. Frank, lived in Jesmond but sadly passed away some years ago and his family have decided to offer the clock for auction again.The vacated Mansion House was later used for warehousing and sadly burnt down in 1895.Literature:North Country Clockmakers by C.L. Reid.Eneas Mackenzie: A historical account of Newcastle upon Tyne, including the Borough of Gateshead, pages 232-234.Pendulum Publications - Was Fromanteel the Mystery Maker? The Mansion House Clock - Keith Bates, January 1982.

Lot 755

An 18th Century wine glass, with bell-shaped bowl and multiple series opaque twist stem, on plain conical foot, 17cms high; a small ogee-shaped wine glass with multiple series opaque twist stem and conical foot, 14cms; and plain ogee-shaped wine glass with folded conical foot, 14.5cms. (3)

Lot 9094

Major William Robert Foran: 'Kill: Or Be Killed. The Rambling Reminiscences of an Amateur Hunter', London, Hutchinson & Co, 1933, 1st edition, signed & inscribed to FFEP "Miss Whitaker With all good wishes from W. Robert Foran. Padworth. Berks 1934", frontis + 50 illustrations from photographs as called for, original cloth gilt (worn at head and foot and edges of spine). Big game hunting book which includes stories about fellow big game hunters James H. Sutherland, Arthur Henry Neumann, W. D. M. Bell and Chauncey Hugh Stigand, by William Robert Foran (1881-1968), British Army officer, big game hunter and travel writer, later recruited by the British East Africa Police in Nairobi in the early 1900's, becoming one of its six original officers.

Lot 9243

Walter de la Mare, 16 titles, including: 'The Traveller', illustrated John Piper, L, Faber, 1946, 1st edition, 4 lithograph plates by Piper as called for, original cloth, dust wrapper (large part loss to rear panel), together with a duplicate copy of the same title, ex Repton School Library, original cloth, 'A Child's Day', L, Constable, 1912, 1st edition, 24 mounted plates as called for, 4to, original cloth boards, mounted illustration to front cover, 'Peacock Pie', L, Constable, 1924, 16 coloured plates by Claud Lovat Fraser as called for, original cloth gilt, 'Ding Dong Bell', L, Selwyn & Blount, 1924, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper, 'The Fleeting', L, Constable, 1933, 1st edition, orig. cloth, d/w (worn), 'News', illustrated Barnett Freedman', 1930, Ariel Poem No.31, coloured frontis by Freedman, [4]pp, original stitched pictorial wraps by Barnett Freedman, 'Self to Self', illustrated Blair Hughes-Stanton, L, Faber & Gwyer, 1928, Ariel Poem No. 11, black & white frontis by Hughes-Stanton, [4]pp, original stitched pictorial wraps by Hughes-Stanton, 'Inward Companion', L, Faber, 1950, 1st edition, orig. cloth, d/w, + 7 others (16)

Lot 9300

John Nash (illustrated); Adrian Bell: 'Men and the Fields', London, B.T. Batsford, 1939, 1st edition, 8 coloured litho plates + black & white ills. in text by John Nash as called for, original cloth gilt

Lot 9302

Adrian Bell: 'Seasons', London, [1933], Privately Printed edition, one of 100 copies only, a/f, lacks title page, which is supplied in facsimile, original printed wraps (lacks staples, contents loose)

Lot 9303

Adrian Bell, a collection of 13 countryside/rural titles by the Suffolk based ruralist, journalist and author, including 'The Balcony', 1934, 1st edition, orig. cloth gilt, 'By Road', 1937, 1st edition, orig. cloth, 'Corduroy - Silver Ley - Cherry Tree [Rural Trilogy]', 1936, 1st collected edition, orig. cloth gilt, plus others including 'Folly Field', 'The Open Air', 'Sunrise to Sunset', 'A Countryman's Notebook', etc (13)

Lot 9304

Adrian Bell, a collection of 32 titles, including nearly all published by him, plus some biographies, collections of short stories by countryside writers including Bell etc: 'Corduroy; Silver Ley; The Cherry Tree', illustrated Harry Becker, London, Country Book Club, 1951, de luxe illustrated edition, 3 volumes, colour & black & white plates throughout as called for, uniform original cloth, dust wrappers, Bell's classic rural trilogy; 'Silver Ley', Cobden-Sanderson, 1931, 1st edition, signed and inscribed by Bell to FFEP, original cloth, dust wrapper by Clifford Webb, authors 2nd book; 'The Cherry Tree', 1932, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper by Clifford Webb (with part loss at head of spine); 'Folly Field', 1933, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper by Clifford Webb (with neat tape repair/reinforcement to spine); 'The Balcony', 1934, 1st edition, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper (by John Nash); 'The Open Air an Anthology of English Country Life', 1936, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'By-Road', 1949, 3rd impression, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'The Shepherd's Farm', 1939, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper by Clifford Webb (with some small part losses); 'Apple Acre', 1947 reprint, original cloth; 'Sunrise to Sunset', 1944, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'The Budding Morrow', 1946, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper by Asgeir Scott; 'The Black donkey', 1949, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'The Flower & The Wheel', 1949, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper (with some small part losses); 'The Path by the Window', 1952, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'Music in the Morning', 1954, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'A Young Man's Fancy', 1955, 1st edition in wrapper; 'A Suffolk Harvest', 1956 1st edition in wrapper; 'The Mill House', 1958 1st in wrapper; 'My Own Master', 1961 1st in wrapper; 'A Street in Suffolk', 1964 1st in wrapper; 'A Countryman's Notebook', Ipswich, Boydell Press, 1975, 1st edition in wrapper; 'The Green Bond', Boydell Press, 1976 1st in wrapper, Adrian Bell autograph postcard signed loosely inserted; plus proof copy of 'Music in the Morning', 1st Reynolds Stone illustrated edition of 'The Open Air', 1949, in wrapper, 'Countryside Mood; Countryside Character; Country Company', 1945, 1946, 1949, 1st editions, 3 volumes, all original cloth, all in dust wrappers, contributions from Adrian Bell, J. Wentworth Day, Henry Williamson, A.G. Street, H.J. Massingham etc, plus 3 others. Adrian Bell came to Suffolk from London in 1920. He was first a farm pupil and then a farmer and lived in various parts of the County for the next 60 years until his death in September 1980. During that time he wrote 25 books, most of which were based on his life and work in Suffolk. His work on farms included the rebuilding of a near-derelict 89-acre (36 ha) smallholding at Redisham, near Beccles. His first book, Corduroy, published in 1930, vividly describes his early years on the land when farming depended on the horse to do what man could not. He also contributed many articles to various magazines and for 30 years his 'Countryman's Notebook' was a feature of the Eastern Daily Press, he was also the first 'setter' of the Times crossword and is credited with help develop its cryptic style. (32)

Lot 9313

Graham Greene & Dorothy Glover: 'Victorian Detective Fiction: A Catalogue of the Collection Made by Dorothy Glover & Graham Greene, bibliographically arranged by Eric Osborne and introduced by John Carter, with a preface by Graham Greene', London, The Bodley Head, 1966, 1st edition, limited edition (150/500), numbered & signed by Graham Greene, Dorothy Glover and John Carter, with further Typed Letter Signed from Graham Greene to Ronald Arthur Brimmell (1917-1993), actor, antiquarian bookseller, artist and author/publisher "Dear Mr Brimmell, I enclose a cheque for the Jules Verne...About the question over The Hansom Cab. I agree with you that the figures do seem suspect as far as the further copies are concerned...Nobody would have thought that it would become a collector's item. I can't remember how Eric Sinclair Bell's bibliography reached me. It is now fourteen years ago....I regarded Bell as an authority but on whose recommendation I cant remember now. Perhaps the files will show. Graham Greene", dated 17th June 1980 on La Résidence des Fleurs, Antibes headed paper

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