Attributed to Edward Hayes RHA (Irish, 1797-1864), LAURA BELL, watercolour, framed and mounted, 34 x 28 cm, dated verso 'Dublin, 1849', light foxing to paper, repairs and chips to frame. From Wikipedia: Laura Eliza Jane Seymour Bell (1829-1894, married name Thistlethwayte) was an Irish-born courtesan of Victorian England. She was most notorious for the Nepalese Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana reputedly spending £250,000 on her. She later experienced a religious conversion and became a revivalist preacher on morality. Bell was born in Glenavy, Co. Antrim, later moved to Dublin where she became a successful courtesan. Bell is rumoured to have had an affair with Dr William Wilde, father of Oscar Wilde. In 1849 Bell moved to London, where she became known as The Queen of London Whoredom. Rich noblemen and dukes were entertained by Bell. She often drove in Hyde Park in a gilt carriage drawn by two white horses. It was here she met the Nepalese Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana. Rana installed Bell in a luxury house in Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, and showered her with gifts. There are stories that Rana paid £250,000 for one night with Bell, but it's far more likely that the sum was the total value of gifts given to Bell over the 90 days they spent together. This sum was underwritten by Lord Canning, Governor-General of India. When Rana had to return to Nepal, he gave Bell a diamond ring and a promise to fulfil her every wish as a parting gift. During the Indian Mutiny Bell wrote to Rana asking him to send troops to assist in the British during the Sepoy Mutiny. She enclosed the ring to remind him of his promise. Rana sent his troops. On 21 January 1852, she married Captain August Frederick Thistlethwayte, who lived in Grosvenor Square, London, and had an estate in Ross-shire, Scotland. Bell later found religion and became an Evangelist, and referred to herself as "God's Ambassadress". She hosted Evangelical tea parties for high society and aided London's prostitutes. In 1887, Thistlethwayte accidentally shot and killed himself (he habitually shot his revolver into the ceiling to summon his valet). Bell never remarried. Prime Minister William Gladstone and his wife became friends with Bell, and this friendship continued until Bell's death in 1894.
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Will'm Clift, Beaminster, an oak and inlaid 8-day longcase clock with two-weight movement striking on a bell, the 12-inch arched dial dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and date aperture, signed Will'm Clift, the trunk with inlaid geometric decoration and the hood with pilasters, with alterations and restorations, 81½in (207cm) high, with two weights and pendulum.
A Regency rosewood and brass cased Bracket Clock, signed Vincent, London, with an 8in (20cm) convex white enamelled dial, black Roman numerals and twin winding holes, the two train fusee movement striking on a bell, the case surmounted by a pineapple finial above ring carrying handles and 'fish scale' side panels, the whole with brass stringing, 19¼in (49cm) high, together with an associated mahogany and brass bracket with corresponding moulding and stringing (2) NB. The vendor's late husband had the bracket made to display the clock.
A Regency mahogany cased Bracket Clock, with brass mounts, signed Richard ........., Ipswich, the 8in (20cm) convex white dial with black Roman numerals and twin winding holes, two train fusee movement striking on a bell, the arched case with ring carrying handles and 'fish scale' side panels, on ball feet, lacks dial glass, pendulum and keys, 17in (43cm) high x 12½in (32cm) wide.
Peter King, London, a mahogany 8-day longcase clock with two-weight movement striking on a bell, the 12-inch square brass dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter, subsidiary seconds and date aperture, signed Peter King, London, with brass 'two cherubs and crown' spandrels to the corners, the case with applied mouldings and long trunk door, pagoda-top hood with blind fret decoration and three ball finials above brass-mounted pilasters, 91in (231cm) high, with two weights and pendulum..
A vintage brass Ships Bell, with associated iron bracket, bell: 11in (28cm) high x 10in (25.5cm) diameter. Note: This bell hung for many years at The New Inn, Abbotsham, near Bideford. By local tradition the bell originated from H.M.S. Montagu, a Duncan-class battleship which ran aground off Lundy Island in 1906. Despite repeated attempts to refloat the ship she proved to be a total loss and she was ultimately broken up in situ.
A George V Silver Table-Bell, by J Parkes and Co., London, 1917, tapering octagonal and with baluster handle, 12cm high, 12oz, 374gr. Fully marked on side, further part marked inside and on clapper. There is a small amount of wear to the marks, though each is still legible. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. There are a number of dings and dents to the surface.
A Limoges Enamel Chalice, in 17th century style, in the manner of Joseph Reymond, the bell shaped bowl painted with Christ half length, the reverse with a shield with cross and crown of thorns, on a baluster stem, the domed foot with four Apostles in oval panels on a black ground with raised white enamel and gilt scrollwork, 19cm high. Losses to enamel at base of bowl. Damage to base of stem. Some typical minor losses and wear throughout.
A French Sienna Marble and Bronze Striking Mantel Clock, circa 1860, bronze winged cherub leaning on a column writing, acanthus leaf decorated borders, Roman numeral silvered dial, twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, spring suspension, 44cm high see illustration 10.06.21 Case marble surfaces with minor chips to the edges, bronze cherub with small scratches, dial very slightly discoloured, movement looks all complete, with pendulum.
A Rare and Early Brass Striking Lantern Clock, signed Richard Beck at Ye French Church, Londini, circa 1655, four posted case with shield and scroll pierced engraved frets, front fret signed Richard Beck at ye French Church Londini, turned finials, 6-1/2-inch Roman numeral chapter ring, floral engraved dial centre, central alarm disc, single wrought iron hand, two train 30-hour movement with a crown wheel verge escapement and large balance wheel, countwheel striking on a top mounted bell, (alarm work missing), 39cm high see illustrations Richard Beck was born in about 1632 and is first recorded as apprenticed in May 1646 through the Clockmakers' Company to John Selwood. After Selwood's death in 1651, Beck was transferred to carry on his apprenticeship under Thomas Loomes until 1653. Richard's short working life was around six years and his work produced in this time cannot therefore have been made in great numbers. Only a handful of lantern clocks by Richard Beck is known today, and these clocks are signed in slightly varying ways but generally 'near ye French Church' or 'at ye French Church'. These were all made as balance wheel examples, as the pendulum did not appear till 1658. Richard Beck produced fine clocks with excellent engraved dials. Tragically his brief life as a young clockmaker who flourished during the Civil War came to an end when he died in 1659 at a young age of twenty-seven. 22.04.21 The brass surfaces are discoloured and nicely aged, side brass doors are missing, back wrought iron panel is missing, alarm work is missing, back left hand side foot with a small crack which is probably a casting crack, movement is dirty and the iron work is discoloured with small rust marks in places, back left hand finial with a small crack to its base, dial with wax missing to the numerals, dial is discoloured, alarm disc is now a dummy and has no alarm work, hand is slightly rusty and has a small split near the end, movement in going order, with one weight.
A Victorian Ebonised Chiming Table Clock, circa 1880, arched pediment with urn shaped finials, fish scale side frets and carrying handles, scroll feet, 7-inch arch brass dial with a Roman and Arabic chapter ring, chime/silent selection in the arch, triple fusee movement with an anchor escapement and quarter chiming on a nest of eight bells and a further bell for the hours, movement backplate engraved with scroll decoration, 42.5cm high see illustration 11.06.21 Case with small dents and scratches, pediment with cracks, back door with chips, back door hinges are slightly loose, back door escutcheon is slightly loose, metal mounts are discoloured, dial is slightly discoloured, movement looks all complete, with pendulum.
An Irish Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Alexr Gordon, Dublin, circa 1780, pagoda pediment, scroll and shell carved front panel, well figured arched trunk door, plinth with a raised panel, bracket feet, 13-inch square brass dial with an Roman and Arabic numeral signed silvered chapter ring, seconds dial and date aperture, four pillar movement with an anchor escapement and inside countwheel striking on a bell, 249cm high see illustration 10.06.21 Pagoda top pediment section has been later added, left hand side pillar with dents, case with some minor scratches and small cracks in parts, plinth sides with some visible cracks, feet with scuff marks, dial is discoloured in parts, later seatboard, small pieces of packing under both sides of the side cheeks, movement looks complete, with two weights and a pendulum.
A Rare Chinoiserie Quarter Chiming Longcase Clock, signed Jos Green, North Shields, circa 1730, caddy pediment, side glass panels, black chinoiserie case with figural, birds, floral and Oriental decoration, trunk door with glass lenticle, 14-inch arch brass dial with a silvered Roman and Arabic signed chapter ring, dial centre with seconds, date aperture and with fine scroll and floral engraving, finely engraved border and arch with phases of the moon aperture, large triple weight driven movement with anchor escapement, quarter chiming on a nest of eight bells and with outside countwheel hour striking on a further bell, later seatboard, 252cm high see illustrations Joseph Green is recorded as working in Northshields as early as 1720 and several longcase clocks are known by him. He is believed to have died in 1739. See Loomes (Brian) Clockmakers of Northern England, pg.130. 09.02.21 Caddy pediment has been re-built, later finials, top section of the backboard has been re-newed, chinoiserie decoration has faded, hood gilt column capitals have been painted, trunk door lock is missing, inside trunk door with top and bottom pieces missing, later seatboard, dial slightly discoloured, with pendulum and three weights.
A Walnut Marquetry Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Jos Foster, London, circa 1700, flat top pediment, side glass panels, barley twist columns, trunk door with marquetry floral and bird inlaid D-ended panels, glass lenticle, 12-inch square brass dial with a silvered chapter ring signed, seconds dial and date aperture, five pillar movement with an anchor escapement and inside countwheel striking on a bell, possibly later case, 217cm high see illustrations 10.06.21 Case surfaces have been polished, case has a good colour, hood door with a later side latch, trunk door with small cracks, small cracks to some veneers, small scuff marks in places, inside the case side cheeks with two extra supporting pieces of wood added, dial is slightly discoloured in parts, movement looks all complete, with two brass cased weights and a pendulum.
A Marquetry Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Edward Stanton, London, circa 1700, carved winged cherub and floral crested pediment, barley twist columns, side glazed panels, trunk door with marquetry inlay with flowers, birds and central urns, glass lenticle, matching inlaid plinth, 11-inch brass dial with a Roman numeral silvered chapter ring signed Edw Stanton London, finely matted dial centre and engraved with a central flower head, blued hands, silvered winged cherub spandrels, fine six pillar movement with an anchor escapement and outside countwheel striking on a bell, 221cm high see illustrations Edward Stanton was one of the finest 17th century clockmakers working in London. He started his apprenticeship in 1655 and became a member of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1662. He was made warden from 1693 and became a Master of the Clockmakers Company in 1696. It is thought that Edward dead in 1715. 23.04.21 Later carved pediment crest, hood door is later, inside the hood with small woodworm holes, both sides of the convex throat mouldings are later, top right hand side of the trunk with one small crack to the veneer and slightly lifting, trunk door is very slightly bowed, trunk door with typical cracks about 5cm down from the top, lower edge of the door with some marquetry veneer later replaced which is about 5cm up from the bottom edge, inside lower edge of the trunk door with a cross piece of wood later replaced, marquetry looks later applied to the plinth but has been restored to a high standard to match the other parts of the case, bun feet are later, dial chapter ring with minor staining marks, movement is clean and complete, with two brass cased weights and a pendulum.
Amer Collection - A fleet of 11 x carded military helicopter models in various scales including 1:72 Augusta A119 Koala, 1:72 Bell OH-13H Sioux, 1:72 Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight. One helicopter has some damage with a loose wheel inside the packaging the others appear Mint in Fair to Good packaging with some storage creasing. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Amer Collection - A group of 9 x carded military helicopter models with a binder and associated magazines. Lot includes 1:72 scale Eurocopter HH-65C Dolphin, 1:72 scale Bell AH-1S Cobra, UH-34-D Choctaw. All the models appear Mint in Fair to Good packaging with some storage creasing. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Amer Collection - A collection of 10 x carded military helicopter models in various scales including 1:72 Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon, 1:72 Bell UH-1B Huey, 1:72 scale Augusta A129 Mangusta and similar. All the models appear in Mint condition in Fair to Good packaging with some storage creasing. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
SRC - Two boxed SRC 1:32 scale slot cars. Lot consists of #00701 Alfa Romeo 33 TT12 6H. Watkins Glen 1975 (Derek Bell / Henry Pescarolo); #00106 Porsche 907L 24H. Daytona 1968 (Siffert / Hermann). Both models appear to be in Mint condition in Near Mint boxes with minor storage wear to outer case. (2) (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Airfix - Six bagged Airfix 1:72 plastic model aircraft kits. Lot includes #119 Bell P-39Q Aircobra; #98 North American P-51D Mustang; #1409 Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk and similar. Kits have loose parts and some parts on sprues, with instructions and decals in clear sealed plastic bags which appear to be in Fair Plus - Good condition. Illustrated headers appear to be in Fair Plus - Good condition with some creasing and general storage wear. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Charlie Bears - Blaine designed by Isabelle Lee in 2013 for the Plush collection. #CB131361. He is a large grey plush jointed bear standing approx 48 cm tall and is wearing a necklace with bell and tag, he appears in Mint condition.Lot descriptions reflect the cataloguer's opinion only and do not constitute a guarantee. If in doubt, intending bidders should either attend public viewing or request a written condition report. All sales are final.
A Wine Glass, circa 1750, the bell shaped bowl on a double knopped opaque twist stem, 16.5cm high; and Two Wine Glasses, the bell shaped bowls on double knopped opaque twist stems, 16.5cm high (3) One with a small polished foot chip. No other chips or cracks. Some minor surface wear and scratches.
A Wine Glass, circa 1750, the rounded funnel bowl on a mercury twist stem, 15.5cm high; A Wine Glass, the semi-wrythen fluted rounded funnel on an opaque twist stem, 14.5cm high; A Wine Glass, the bell shaped bowl on an opaque twist stem, 16.5cm high; and A Wine Glass, the semi-fluted ovoid bowl on an plain stem and circular foot, 14.5cm high (4)Typical minor surface wear.
A quantity of ladies day wear 1960s including A Scottish velvet gold tunic with tassels by Strathtay, A sundress short sleeved with geometric daisy pattern- Swedish, two crocheted waistcoats, a wool weave dress in beige with bell sleeves, needlecord dress in paisley print, and two 1970s floral dresses 1 midi and 1 maxi by Jarvio By Aldon, and a needlecord shirt waister dress ( 9 )Condition Report: Velvet tunic - overall good with light marks chest 116cm neck to hem approx 16 plus fringe, sleeve 45cm plus fringe, Swedish dress- light fading with a few light marks, hem been let down buckle tarnished and needs a clean, underarm 94cm, neck to hem 94, sleeve 16cm Crochet waist coats free size, black one numerous areas of damagelilac and purple in good conditionTweed bell sleeved mini dress - damage to lining and light stains, stains to underarmunderarm 90cm, neck to hem 84cm sleeve 58cmneedlecord mini dress- been let down, no label, damage to lining on sleeves, faded, wear to cord trim, wear to underarm 92cm underarm, neck to hem 92cm sleeve 53cmGreen and pink dress- zip been replaced , sleeves been altered , faded overall , wear to arm pits, underarm 82cm, length to hem 138cm sleeve 24cm Jarvis maxi dress- faded, bit wear to arm pits, underarm 90cm, neck to hem 152cmsleeve 65cm, Black dress - underarm 86cm, neck to hem 116cm, sleeve 31cmmissing a button, label missing would benefit from a clean on
1970s Jean Varon black chiffon floaty A line dress with appliqued panels in shape of a cape at the back and bell shaped sleeve labelled size 10, 1960 profusely sequined and shell top with beaded tasselled fringing, and a faux fur cream bolero evening jacket, black Sophie Van Cleef long sleeved high necked dress edged with gold velvet trimming, a black and white cotton polka dot sun dress with matching bolero jacket, and a 1950d green and white polka dot 3.4 length dress with full skirt and a dress by Hampstead Bazaar , turquoise felt duster coat by Fenwick of Bond Street, and 1960s black velvet sack dress edged with brocade (10 ) Condition Report: Approx sizes of the clothes size 10General vintage condition, signs of wear, could benefit from a clean Green polka dot dress lightly faded on neck, bodice Blue coat - minor moth damage
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MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). Sartre. Romantic Rationalist. [etc.]MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). Sartre. RomanticRationalist. Cambridge: Bowes & Bowes, 1953. 8vo (179 x 110mm). Halftitle. Original pink cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket with price of7’6 unclipped (jacket chipped at corners with repair at head of backstrip onverso, backstrip faded). Provenance: newspaper article on Sartre and theexistentialists tipped in at the end. FIRST EDITION of the author’s firstpublished book, and the first critical work on Sartre in English. With the sameauthor’s Under the Net (London, 1954), The Flight from the Enchanter(London, 1956, “Reprinted May 1956”), The Sandcastle (London, 1957,lacks dust-jacket), The Bell (London, 1958, [Burgess Ninety-NineNovels p. 70]), A Severed Head (London, 1961, “Second impressionJune 1961”, with a 2-page autograph letter by the author to George Engle loosely-inserted [seeillustration for content]), An Unofficial Rose (London, 1962), The Unicorn (London,1963), The Italian Girl (London, 1964), The Red and the Green(London, 1965), The Time of the Angels (London, 1966), The Nice andthe Good (London, 1968), Bruno’s Dream (London, 1969), A FairlyHonourable Defeat (London, 1970), An Accidental Man (London, 1971), TheBlack Prince (London, 1973, winner of ‘The James Tait Black Memorial Prize’),The Three Arrows and the Servants and the Snow. Plays (London, 1973), TheSacred & Profane Love Machine (London, 1974, winner of ‘The WhitbreadLiterary Award for Fiction’), A Word Child (London, 1975), Henry andCato (London, 1976), The Sea, The Sea (London, 1978, winner of ‘TheBooker Prize’), Nuns and Soldiers (London, 1980), The Philosopher’sPupil (London, 1983), A Year of birds. Poems … Engravings by ReynoldsStone (London, Chatto & Windus, 1984, reprint, [first printed in alimited edition by The Compton Press in 1978]), The Good Apprentice (London,1985), The Book and the Brotherhood (London, 1987), The Message tothe Planet (London, 1989), Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals (London,1992), The Green Knight (London, 1993), Jackson’s Dilemma(London, 1995) and Something Special. A short story (London, 1999 [butfirst published 1957]); and with 4 books about Iris Murdoch, namely A. S.Byatt’s Degrees of Freedom. The Novels of Iris Murdoch (London, 1965),John Bayley’s Iris. A Memoir (London, 1998), the same author’s Irisand the Friends (London, 1999), Peter J. Conradi’s Iris Murdoch. A Life(London, 2001) and A. N. Wilson’s Iris Murdoch as I Knew her (London,2003), all FIRST EDITIONS IN DUST-JACKETS except where indicated (only TheSandcastle lacking its jacket). The lot includes A COMPLETE SET OF ALL IRISMURDOCH’S NOVELS. Provenance: From the Library of the late Sir George Engle. Please note that only a part of this lot is illustrated. (36)
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WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). The Common Reader. [etc.]WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). The Common Reader. London: Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at The HogarthPress, 1925. 8vo (214 x 140mm). Half title. Original grey cloth-backed colouredpictorial paper boards by Vanessa Bell (corners rubbed and bumped, some lightstaining, without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION. IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION COPY,the front pastedown inscribed and signed in pencil: “Sherfield Court, Sherfieldupon Loddon. Dorothy Wellesley 1925”, and further signed and inscribed in ink:“Dorothy Wellesley, Penns in the Rocks, 1954.” Dorothy Wellesley (1889-1956),an accomplished writer and poet who was highly regarded and championed by W. B.Yeats, worked as an editor for Virginia and Leonard Woolf’s Hogarth Press. She isperhaps now chiefly remembered for her relationship with Vita Sackville-West,for whom she left her husband, Lord Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke ofWellington, in 1922. Vita Sackville-West dedicated to Dorothy her book-lengthpastoral poem ‘The Land’ which describes the gardens at Sherfield Court whichDorothy did so much to foster: ‘She walks among the loveliness she made, / Betweenthe apple-blossom and the water – / She walks among the patterned pied brocade,/ Each flower her son, and every tree her daughter.’ The poem won theHawthornden Prize and was satirized by Virginia Woolf in ‘Orlando’ whoseprotagonist was based on Vita Sackville-West. When Vita and Dorothy’s relationshipended, Dorothy became the lover of Hilda Matheson (1888-1940), a Producer atthe BBC who rented a house from her in the grounds of Penns in the Rocks, inWithyham, Sussex, the house she moved to after the end of her marriage.Kirkpatrick A8a; Woolmer A Checklist of The Hogarth Press 1917-1946 81. WithVirginia Woolf’s The Common Reader. Second Series (London, 1932,original cloth, dust-jacket designed by Vanessa Bell, FIRST EDITION [notinscribed], with a loosely-inserted 4-page prospectus for Virginia Woolf’sworks, printed by The Hogarth Press). Provenance: From the Library of the late Sir GeorgeEngle. (2)
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WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). Three Guineas. [etc.]WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). Three Guineas. London: The Hogarth Press, 1938. 8vo (183 x 120mm). Half title, 5half tone plates. Original yellow cloth, spine lettered in gilt (some verylight staining), dust-jacket designed by Vanessa Bell (repairs on verso, backstripfaded and with small piece torn away from head). FIRST EDITION of the author’sfeminist and pacifist polemic. Kirkpatrick A23a; Woolmer 440. With 9 otherbooks by Virginia Woolf, namely Jacob’s Room (London, November 1922,original cloth, lacking the dust-jacket, second impression), The Years (TWOCOPIES, London, 1937, original cloth, both lacking the dust-jacket), RogerFry. A Biography (London, November 1940, original cloth, lacking thedust-jacket, third impression), Between the Acts (London, 1941, originalcloth, lacking the dust-jacket), A Haunted House (London, 1943, originalcloth, lacking the dust-jacket), A Haunted House (London, June 1944,original cloth, dust-jacket, third impression), The Moment and Other Essays(London, 1947, original cloth, lacking the dust-jackets) and A Writer’sDiary (London, 1953, original cloth, dust-jacket), all FIRST EDITIONSexcept where indicated. Provenance: From the Library of the late Sir George Engle. (10)
WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). The Waves.WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). The Waves. London: Published byLeonard and Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1931. 8vo (185 x 125mm). Halftitle (sporadic very light mainly marginal spotting). Original mauve cloth, spinelettered in gilt (narrow strips faded at head and foot of spine, very faint and localised adhesive deposits to covers), dust-jacketdesigned by Vanessa Bell (piece torn away from head of backstrip with loss ofpart of 2 letters, some light spotting). Provenance: From the Library of the late Sir GeorgeEngle. FIRST EDITION of the author's celebrated modernist work in which "... each character speaks in soliloquy against the background of the sea. Several lives thus appear as in a pageant detached from the framework of daily life, but they change and grow old as time goes on. In the end one of the characters sums up the effect of their lives as a whole" (from the front turn-in). “Her most experimentalnovel in which a group of ‘early Bloomsburies’ with qualities amalgamated fromKeynes, Strachey, Vanessa Bell and Desmond McCarthy, etc., are halted in aseries of close-ups at various stages of their lives while their thought-trainsare recorded, till they end in a crescendo of highly artificial writing thatsurprisingly comes off … [Her] most ambitious novel” (Connolly). Connolly TheModern Movement 70; Kirkpatrick A16a; Woolmer 279.
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BARRINGTON, Daines ([?]1727-1800). Miscellanies.BARRINGTON, Daines ([?]1727-1800). Miscellanies. London: Printed by J. Nichols, 1781. 4to (269 x 208mm). Woodcut device on title, engraved portraits of Mozart and Sir John Wynne, folding engraved "Map of Europe for the Illustration of King Ælfred's Anglo-Saxon translation of Crosius" and "North Part of the Great Sea Pacific Ocean" including California, engraved music, tables, including one folding (variable mainly marginal spotting and staining). Contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt with red morocco lettering-piece (joints split, rubbed and scuffed, upper cover nearly detached). Provenance: James Brodie of Brodie (armorial bookplate); from the Collection of Lt. Cdr. Andrew David (bookplate). FIRST EDITION of this diverse, and diverting, collection of essays by an English lawyer, antiquary and naturalist. Their titles include "Tracts on the Possibility of reaching the North Pole", "Whether the Turkey was known before the Discovery of America", "On the sudden Decay of several Trees in St. James Park", "Account of Mozart, a very remarkable young Musician", "Some Account of Little Crotch" [the English musical prodigy William Crotch (1775-1847) who would have been five- or six-years-old at the time of writing] and "Journal of a Spanish Voyage in 1775, to explore the Western Coast of N. America." Bell B61; Cox II, 25; Hill 56; Howes B177; Sabin 3628; Wagner Northwest Coast 674; Streeter IV, 2445; Wickersham A Bibliography of Alaskan Literature 1724-1924 6653.
IONESCO EUGENE: (1909-1994) Romanian-French Playwright & Dramatist. A printed 4to handbill announcing a performance of Virginia Woolf's play Freshwater at the University Theatre in New York, 20th - 21st October 1983, signed by ten individuals associated with the production, some of them cast members, including Eugene Ionesco, his wife Rodica Ionesco, Simone Benmussa (director), Nathalie Sarraute, Joyce Mansour, Jean-Paul Aron, Florence Delay, Nigel Nicolson and two others. An interesting and unusual grouping of signatures. A few very light, extremely minor creases, VG The printed text at the base of the handbill explains 'This will be the first time Freshwater has been performed in the United States. It was given once in 1935 by friends of Virginia Woolf at the home of her sister Vanessa Bell…..the play was published in English in 1976. Elisabeth Janvier's adaptation appeared in 1981. This version was given a single performance on December 13, 1982, at the Centre Georges Pompidou. Many of those who will be performing the play in New York were in the Paris cast. Thanks to the collaboration of the British Council, Nigel Nicolson, a famous member of the Bloomsbury Group, will be present at the October 20 performance to present Freshwater.'
Northumberland.- Harley (Edward, fifth Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, 1773-1848).- A Survey of Several Baronies, Manors, Townships Ec. lying and being in Northumberland belonging to... Edward, Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, manuscript, title and 93pp., signature of Amea Bell at tail of title, 1821 bound with Book referring to a Plan of that part of Bothal Barony in the County of Northumberland; belonging to... the Duke of Portland..., title and 53pp., Surveyed in 1779 & 1780, first title with pink stain, front endpapers and some blank ff. at end also stained, original half calf, covers loose, rubbed and stained, folio.⁂ Provenance: "This is a faithful copy of a M.S. bearing the above Title, and now in the possession of Mr John Fenwick, Attorney at Law, Newcastle. Newcastle. June 16th. 1821."
Churchill & Tanks.- Crompton (Rookes Evelyn Bell, FRS, engineer, 1845-1940) Proof of Evidence [at the Tank Inquiry held at Lincoln's Inn in 1919], typescript with manuscript corrections, 19pp., folio, 15th September 1919; and a collection including a printed copy of the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventions... Lincoln's Inn... 1919 and other papers and correspondence relating to Crompton's career, slightly browned, v.s., various dates &1919 & 1925-35 (qty).⁂ "... I had been acting as the Consulting Engineer to the Road Board... and had done... work in connection with Mechanical Transport... so that Colonel Dumble... informed Mr. Churchill through Major Hetherington that he strongly advised that I should be called in to assist by my advice the Admiralty Committee which had been formed by Mr. Churchill to report on what could be done to deal with the problems of trench warfare by putting at the disposal of the Army large moving forts armoured to a sufficient extent, and to carry men and guns up to over and through the enemy's trenches." - Crompton.
Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) & T. E. Lawrence.- Coote (Capt. M. H.) A Collection of material relating to Churchill and Lawrence, including printed books by and about them, loose photographs, photograph albums, and a typed diary, v.s., v.d., 1920-1968 (qty)⁂ Archive includes: (1). Photograph album of the Middle East, with shots of Ismalia, Suez, Alexandra, Bethlehem and Jaffa, 96 black & white or sepia photographs mounted on 24 leaves, each c.60 x 105mm, most captioned by hand, including 2 loosely inserted, original cloth, lightly rubbed, 4to, c.1920.(2). Photograph album of the Churchills travelling round Egypt and the Middle East, including captioned photographs of 'Winston painting outside Cairo', 'Mrs Churchill mounting a camel, WSC watching anxiously', 'WSC making a speech at British military cemetery, Easter 1921', 'Col Lawrence & Gertrude Bell', 31 black & white or sepia photographs on 9 leaves, each c.60 x 105mm, most captioned by hand, including a copy of the Bell/Lawrence photograph (laid down on endpaper, see (6.) & (7.)), original cloth, very lightly rubbed, 4to, c.1920. (3). Syndicated Photograph of Churchill, Gertrude Bell, T. E. Lawrence, and M. H. Coote, and others, on camels in front of the Great Pyramids and the Sphynx, 172 x 229mm, handling creases, 1921. (4). Coote (Capt. Maxwell H.) Typescript diary on Coote's experiences with Churchill during the Cairo conference, 52 pp. on recto only, occasional minor corrections in ink, ink ownership signature to front endpapers, bookplate of Coote's wife to pastedown, original cloth, gilt, very lightly rubbed at extremities, 4to, 1921. (5). Coote (Capt. Maxwell H.) Flying Logbook, printed pages with manuscript insertions, 50pp., 2 typewritten combat reports loosely inserted, original wrappers bound in, contemporary half calf, gilt; and 2 other logbooks, 8vo. (6). Collection of loose photographs or negatives, including: Winston Churchill painting on easel in Cairo; portrait of Gertrude Bell and T. E. Lawrence sitting together, views of Gaza and reception at the government house in Gaza, printed photographs or original negatives, 160 x 120mm or smaller; and 2 others, v.s., v.d.The second is believed to be the only photograph of Lawrence and Bell together, taken by Coote. (7). Lawrence (A. W., editor) T. E. Lawrence by His Friends, original cloth, spine gilt, 8vo. Includes published photograph of Bell and Lawrence together, taken by Coote, with his manuscript note below: "this photo (the only one of T.E. and Gertrude), taken by M. H. C.".(8). Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) Painting as a Pastime, photograph of Churchill painting laid down to endpapers, 1948 § Garnett (David, editor) The Essential T. E. Lawrence, 1951; Lawrence (T. E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom, newspaper cutting laid down to endpapers, 1935, ownership inscription of Coote to endpapers, original cloth, lightly rubbed or occasional stain; and 4 others, by or about Churchill and Lawrence, 4to & 8vo (7)(9). Manuscript poem "Cootebye to Yatesbury", illustrations in pen, spotting and browning, c.370 x 265mm, framed (chipped and rubbed). ⁂ An excellent collection of material relating to Winston Churchill and T. E. Lawrence in the Middle East. Maxwell Henry Coote (Wing Commander, 1895-1920) joined the Royal Field Artillery and saw service at Gallipoli in 1915, later transferring to the Royal Flying Corps. After the war he served as Churchill's aide de camp at the Cairo Peace Conference in 1921. The diary records his experiences with Churchill and his meetings with Lawrence throughout the Conference, documenting his time guiding the members of the party around the area. It includes novel insights as "Col. Lawrence has also joined our party tonight...he is most awfully nice to talk to, so quiet and unassuming and no 'side' whatsoever"; "I had breakfast about 9 o'clock. It is one great thing about Winston that he never gets up early"; "[Winston] took me out with him when he went off painting: we went to the most wonderful old Derwish monastery...I don't ever remember having seen anyone painting in oils before...he was quite amusing to watch and very typical in the way he slapped on paint and scraped it all off again, but he is very clever and has a great eye for colour...". The Conference was a series of meetings by British officials for examining and discussing Middle Eastern problems and to frame a common policy, which conclusively approved a plan for giving control over two large pieces of the former Turkish territories that Britain controlled to princes in the Hashemite family. The collection provides a fascinating insight into the workings and practicalities through this pivotal diplomatic event of Churchill, Lawrence and Bell, three of the most influential of the 39 delegates gathered in Cairo for the conference.
Woolf (Virginia) The Common Reader, some scattered spotting, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, light browning and soiling, spine ends and corners bumped, 1928; The Common Reader: Second Series, a few spots to fore-edge, original cloth, dust-jacket, light browning and faint damp-staining to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, short closed tears to head of joints, but an excellent example overall, 1932, first editions, preserved together in custom slip-case, 8vo (2)⁂ Woolf's witty collection of essays for the common reader with covers designed by Vanessa Bell.
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