There are 44913 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribeDAWSON TURNER (EDITED): SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF CAISTER CASTLE, NEAR YARMOUTH; INCLUDING BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF SIR JOHN FASTOLFE AND OF DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS OF THE PASTON FAMILY, London, Whittaker & Co et al, 1842, 1st edition, 12 plates+ folding pedigree as called for, 144pp, directions to the binder tipped in at front, contemporary blind stamped fine ribbed cloth gilt, spine faded
DAWSON TURNER: SEPULCHRAL REMINISCENCES OF A MARKET TOWN, AS AFFORDED BY A LIST OF THE INTERMENTS WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, GREAT YARMOUTH; COLLECTED CHIEFLY FROM MONUMENTS AND GRAVESTONES STILL REMAINING, JUNE 1845, Yarmouth, Charles Barber, 1848, 1st edition, numerous pedigrees of which 4 folding, xv, 192pp, original blind stamped cloth gilt + [EDWARD J LUPSON]: ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, GREAT YARMOUTH; ITS HISTORY, ORGAN, PULPIT, LIBRARY, ETC, Yarmouth, Edward J Lupson [1881], 10 illustrations as called for (of which several full page), xii, 259pp + [6]pp adverts at end, 2 circa late 19th century albumen print photographs depicting exterior and interior of St Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth loosely inserted, original cloth gilt + THE REV CANON WILLINK: NORFOLK AND NORWICH ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, GREAT YARMOUTH - ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH; ITS CHEQUERED AND FASCINATING HISTORY, Great Yarmouth, J Buckle, 1906, 35pp, 15 illustrations from photographs by Alfred William Yallop, original printed wraps, cover title PARISH OF GREAT YARMOUTH, THE STORY OF ST NICHOLAS' PARISH CHURCH, FROM AD1101 TO THE PRESENT DAY, (3)
ARTHUR HENRY PATTERSON: 8 titles: NATURE IN EASTERN NORFOLK, illustrated Frank Southgate, 1905, 1st edition, 12 coloured plates + black and white map as called for, original cloth gilt; MAN AND NATURE ON TIDAL WATERS, 5 illustrations on 4 full page plates + 26 illustrations in text as called for, original cloth gilt; NOTES OF AN EAST COAST NATURALIST, illustrated Frank Southgate, 1904, 1st edition, 12 coloured plates as called for, original cloth gilt; WILD LIFE ON A NORFOLK ESTUARY, 1907, 1st edition, 40 illustrations as called for (of which several full page plates and full page maps), original cloth gilt; WILD-FOWLERS AND POACHERS, 50 YEARS ON THE EAST COAST, 1929, 1st edition, 12 illustrations on 8 full page plates + map front end papers and illustrations in text as called for, original cloth gilt; IN NORFOLK BIRD HAUNTS IN AD1755, Holt, Rounce & Wortley, 1930, 1st edition, 18 illustrations as called for, original cloth; FROM HAYLOFT TO TEMPLE, THE STORY OF PRIMITIVE METHODISM IN YARMOUTH, London, Robert Bryant, 1903, 1st edition, numerous in text illustrations as called for, original blind stamped cloth gilt; A NORFOLK NATURALIST, OBSERVATIONS ON BIRDS, MAMMALS AND FISHES, 1930, 1st edition, frontis + 35 illustrations as called for, original cloth gilt + STANLEY A MANNING: BROADLAND NATURALIST, THE LIFE OF ARTHUR H PATTERSON, (ALS "JOHN KNOWLITTLE"), Norwich, 1948, 1st edition, original cloth gilt (9)
[ROBERT LEAMON]: NARRATIVE OF PROCEEDINGS REGARDING THE ERECTION OF THE LEICESTER MONUMENT WITH A STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT AND LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS, Norwich, Bacon & Co, [1850], 1st edition, printed for distribution among the subscribers, engraved frontispiece + engraved portrait + 3 full page illustrations as called for, original blind stamped cloth gilt
GEORGE ELLER (EDITED): MEMORIALS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL, OF THE WEST WINCH MANORS, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT PERIOD, WITH SOME BRIEF RECORDS OF THE ANCIENT BRITISH CHURCH, Kings Lynn, Thew & Son, 1861, 1st edition, printed for private circulation, litho frontispiece + 2 maps (of which one folding) + 10 litho views + 2 plates facsimiles of autographs of Rectors of West Winch + full page illustration of Coat of Arms and illustrations in text, 240pp, original blind stamped cloth gilt, lacks front and rear end papers + WILLIAM BLYTH: HISTORICAL NOTICES AND RECORDS OF THE VILLAGE AND PARISH OF FINCHAM, IN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK, Kings Lynn, printed by Thew & Son, 1863, 1st edition, 16 plates as called for comprising litho views, pedigrees, seals etc, some double page/folding, [19], 190, [4]pp, list of subscribers at front, original blind stamped cloth gilt worn + HOLCOMBE INGLEBY: THE TREASURES OF LYNN AS DISCLOSED IN THE COURSE OF AN ITINERARY, SUPPLEMENTED BY EPISODES IN THE HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH, London, Clement Ingleby, 1924, 1st edition, 37 illustrations as called for, xiv, 96pp, old quarter calf gilt worn, original top wrap bound in at end, armorial bookplate of Daniel and Charlotte Gurney to front paste down (3)
JOSEPH JOHN GURNEY: A WINTER IN THE WEST INDIES, DESCRIBED IN FAMILIAR LETTERS TO HENRY CLAY, OF KENTUCKY, London, John Murray, 1841, 3rd edition, etched frontispiece depicting Sligoville, Jamaica, and one etched plate depicting Brownstown, Jamaica, as called for, xvi, 282pp + 12pp publisher's adverts at end dated February 1841, (adverts at end misbound), original blind stamped cloth gilt worn
GEORGE III LONGCASE CLOCKby John Barr of Port Glasgow, the hood with moulded pediment and blind fretwork, later cresting, the arched brass and silvered dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, with calendar aperture and painted rolling moonphase, two train eight day movement, contained in a waisted mahogany case, on ogee bracket feet, 220cm high
AFTER ARCHIBALD THORBURN "Partridges in flight", black and white print, signed in pencil lower left, artist's blind studio stamp lower left, published London January 1899 by Leggatt Brothers CONDITION REPORTS Size of the print including frame (max size) from inside frame to inside frame approx 43.75 cm x 60 cm. Some greying and discolouration, some foxing occuring, some dark brown marks, mainly to the border. Some foxing to the actual picture. Frame coming apart and in need of restoration or attention. General signs of wear and tear throughout.
A 19th Century mahogany linen press, the cornice with dentil and blind fretwork decoration over two cross-banded panel doors enclosing linen shelves over two short and two long drawers CONDITION REPORTS Approx 196 cm high x 129 cm wide x 52.5 deep. The front doors are bowed slightly, there is scuffing and scrape marks throughout. Drawers do not sit flush. Minor losses, scrapes, etc, throughout. There are some splits running down the sides to the bottom section. See images for more details. Wear and tear conducive with age and use.
BERRY JAMES: (1852-1913) English Executioner, 1884-91, recognised for his important contribution to the science of hanging with his refinement of the long drop method developed by William Marwood,improvements which were intended to diminish the mental and physical suffering of the prisoner. An extremely rare A.L.S., James Berry, two pages, 8vo, Bradford, 22nd March 1889, to Lewis [Strange] Wingfield ('Dear Friend'), on the printed stationery of the Executioner's Office. Berry informs his correspondent that he has received his letter and invitation to lunch in London, continuing to comment on his health, 'Since I have returned from Shepton Mallet I have a severe attack of chills on my chest & lungs and this is the first day I have been down from my bedroom but I am thankful I am no worse' Berry further writes on the subject of his work, 'I have an engagement in Dublin Kilmainham Gaol on the 8th April, Kirkdale Liverpool on the 9th and Swansea on the 10th so I must brace myself together and try and get some strength before the time comes for one to leave home again for business…' Berry also recalls a jovial case of mistaken identity the last time he was in his correspondent's company, remarking, 'I was quite amused at the social gathering of friends guessing me a foreigner and the other was not so far wrong in stateing (sic) I was a musician as I have always had a strong attachment to music and singing. My wife gave a hearty laugh when she read it.' With some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Berry, the first British hangman with sufficient literacy skills to be able to write of his experiences, performed 131 hangings during his career including that of William Bury, a man considered a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders. Infamously, in 1885, Berry was also the executioner who failed to hang John Babbacombe Lee (1864-1945), the controversially convicted murderer who became a cause célèbre known as 'the man they couldn't hang'. As the present letter confirms, Berry had been at Shepton Mallet gaol to conduct the execution of Samuel Rylands (also referred to in some reports as Reylands) on 13th March 1889. Rylands had been convicted of the murder of Emma Jane Davies, who on the night of 2nd January 1889 had gone missing after walking to collect milk from Yeobridge. Failing to return home that foggy and frosty morning, her anxious family searched the route she would have taken. They found her body lying in a muddy ditch, a blind-cord around her neck, the body gashed and cut, and her dress thrown over her head, which was almost severed from her body. The police, having been called, found a bloodied razor nearby alongside a man's footprints. On the 4th January Rylands, a local labourer, was arrested. There was no direct evidence linking him to the crime, although milk was found on his hat and it had been noted he was seen perspiring heavily and had wet and muddy boots on the day of the murder. Indeed, it was pointed out to the jury in the case, that it was better to acquit a guilty man than an innocent one be convicted, such was the circumstantial evidence. However, convict him they did. Interestingly, in what was undoubtedly a reference to the Jack the Ripper murders, The Times of 22nd February 1889 reported, 'It was apparently an aimless and motiveless crime by whomsoever committed. It was probably the morbid results of reading the accounts of the horrors which of late have appeared in the newspapers. In this instance, however, there were no traces of any outrage with the view to gratifying the murderer's passions'. On 8th April 1889, Berry visited Kilmainham gaol, Dublin, to conduct the execution of Peter Stafford, convicted of shooting a farmer to death during a dispute. At the gallows Stafford resisted violently when Berry tried to pinion him, fearing his end and struggling for freedom. In a fraught scene, Stafford had to be forcibly taken by warders to the scaffold, where he cried, 'Lord have mercy on me! God forgive me my sins!' before Berry, with great difficulty, carried out the sentence. Berry gave a drop of 6ft 6in, Stafford's weight being 11 stone, and death appeared to be almost instantaneous, the spinal cord being completely severed and the blood vessels of the neck ruptured. Two days later, on 10th April 1889, Berry attended Swansea gaol to perform the execution of Thomas Allen, a black seaman said to be a Zulu. Berry was to write later in his account of the execution for The Post: 'One of the worst jobs I have ever tackled was the execution of Thomas Allan (sic)… Thomas was a black man, a big strong fellow, with muscles like iron bands, and it well nigh beat me to hang him.' Allen had been convicted for the murder of Frederick Kent, the landlord of the Gloucester Hotel, Swansea. Allen had hidden within the premises after closing time in order to steal the days takings. Upon being discovered a struggle ensued which resulted in Allen being shot in the thigh and Kent being mortally wounded with a cut-throat razor. Making good his escape, the police followed Allen's footsteps left upon the snow covered ground. The fleeing murderer had left his cap behind, and from this he was identified. He had also left a razor in the bedroom, this being the weapon that had inflicted the various wounds. Once discovered Allen found himself at the hands of a lynch mob and ultimately in gaol. Convicted of murder, Allen was led to the gallows. The hanging did not go well. Berry would later explain, '…the poor fellow sank down into the pit. The rope did not quiver. “Dead, dead!” Exclaimed the governor… but the words were scarcely out of his mouth before the man at the end of the rope began to struggle. The doctor assured me afterwards that nearly three minutes elapsed before [he] died, and he thought it would have been better if I had given my victim another six inches. He was probably right.' Despite Berry's reference to a third execution in the present letter, his presence at Kirkdale gaol, Liverpool on the 9th April was not required. The prisoner Charles Parton, under sentence of death, on 5th April 1889 for the murder of John Fletcher, was granted a reprieve and his sentence was commuted to one of penal servitude for life. OWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM WE CANNOT DISPLAY THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT - PLEASE CONTACT IAA DIRECTLY FOR THE FULL DESCRIPTION
GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-1936. D.S., George R. I., as King, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court of St. James, 14th September 1935. The partially printed document approves the appointment of Mr. G.C. Forster to be Consul at Calcutta following a commission issued by 'Our Good Friend the President of the Republic of Ecuador'. Countersigned at the foot by Samuel Hoare (1880-1959, Foreign Secretary). With blind embossed seal. With light age wear, otherwise G
Greek Book of Hours.- Horologion, [383] ff. only (of 384, lacking final leaf, ?blank), printed in red and black, large woodcut device on title, decorated initials and head-pieces. 8 full-page woodcut illustrations and numerous woodcut vignettes in text, repairs to margin of two leaves affecting a few letters, minor foxing, modern brown morocco, covers within blind fillets, gilt fleur-de-lys tool at each corner, g.e., 16mo (157 x 76mm.), Venice, [Giovanni Antonio Pinelli], 1607.⁂ Handsomely printed Pinelli edition of this Greek Book of Hours. The Pinelli press operated from 1600 until after the fall of the Republic in 1797.
Greek Book of Hours.- Horologion, 716 (Greek numerals), [20] pp., printed in red and black, title with vignette depicting Virgin and Child, woodcut initials and tail-pieces, 8 full-page woodcuts and numerous vignettes in text, occasional light browning, a few manuscript notes on recto of front flyleaf, 20th-century brown morocco, covers within blind fillets and richly tooled border, central gilt vignette of cross (upper) and Virgin praying (lower), metal clasps intact, spine with two raised bands, compartments decorated with small gilt floral device, g.e., 8vo (125 x 83mm.), Venice, Andrea Giuliani, 1676.⁂ One of the rarest Greek liturgical editions printed in Venice in the 17th century. Responsible for this fine illustrated book, intended for the Greek community, was Andrea Giuliani, heir of Francesco, and active in Venice between 1656 and 1690. "Towards the end of the sixteenth century, from 1590, we hear of an extremely productive Venetian publishing house belonging to the Giuliani family, which concentrated on Greek liturgical books [...] this firm established itself firmly as a publisher of Greek books and maintained the tradition until the early decades of the eighteenth century" (K. Sp. Staikos, Greek Philosophical Editions in the First Century of Printing, Athens 2001, p. 87).Provenance: ownership inscription dated '1694' on title, barely legible.
Bible, Greek. [Gospels], title in red and black within fine woodcut border, 4 full-page engravings depicting the Evangelists, woodcut decorated initials, woodcut head-piece showing Christ blessing at the beginning of each Gospel, repair to outer margin of 2L3, light water-stain to lower margin of last two leaves, contemporary mottled sheep over wooden boards, covers within double blind fillet, central cross-shaped tool in blind, metal clasps intact, gilt and gauffered edges, joints starting to crack, 8vo, Venice, Dimitrios Theodosius, 1772.⁂ Rare edition of the Gospels, entirely and skilfully printed with Greek font by Dimitrios Theodosius, a printer originating from Ioannina. He focused his production on liturgical books intended for the Greek Orthodox Church, and occasionally printed books set in Cyrillic types for the Serbian Church.Provenance: ownership inscription, dated 1930-1931, on fol. G2.
Albania.- Lear (Edward) Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, map and 20 tinted lithographed plates, 2 bookplates on front endpapers, [Abbey, Travel 45], 1851; Journals of a Landscape Painter in Southern Calabria, 2 parts in 1, half-titles, 2 lithographed maps and 20 tinted lithographed plates, [Abbey, Travel 175], 1852, first editions, some foxing and browning, heavy in places, original blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt spines, slightly dulled, edges uncut, 8vo (2).
Mid 20th century mahogany breakfront bookcase, top section with four astragal glazed doors covering adjustable shelves, base with central secretaire and four single panel cupboards, blind base, width 198cm (78"), depth 46cm (18"), height 215cm (85"). Condition report: Fair condition, cracking to top of lower section due to heat damage, replacement handles to secretaire, scratching to central lower doors.
Edwardian mahogany envelope games table, opening to reveal baize lined interior with copper lined sovereign scoops, blind fretwork to frieze with single drawer, fitted brass handles, scroll shaped legs united by "X" shaped stretcher, all standing on original brass castors, width 53cm (21"), depth 53cm (21"), height 74cm (29").
George III oak chest of two short and three long graduated drawers, rectangular top above frieze with blind fretwork, drawers with cast brass bail handles, all enclosed by quartered fluted columns, shaped apron, bracket feet, width 117cm (46"), depth 56cm (22"), height 96cm (38"). Condition report: Back board replaced, one bail handle replaced incorrectly.
Late 18th century oak floor standing corner cupboard, top section with two double panelled raised and fielded doors, base with two matching single panel doors, all with brass "H" hinges, original green paint interior, blind base, width 84cm (33"), height 103cm (80"). Condition report: Infestation to back boards, lower section back boards replaced at a later date.
A pair of continental Biedermeier style side cabinets of art deco design, one with three glazed doors covering two shelves above four short drawers, the other cabinet with three glazed doors, above secretaire a abattant flap opening to reveal fitted interior with stationery compartments marble shelf with glass writing accessory trays, beneath four drawers with full fronts, each cabinet veneered in satinwood with exotic hardwood inlaid columns incorporating white metal decorative discs, blind base with applied ribbed decoration, width 125cm (49"), depth 41cm (16"), height 171cm (67"). Condition report: Both cabinets in good order, lock to display cabinet missing, other doors locked with no key.
A George III mahogany kneehole desk, moulded top above a slide, a long cockbeaded drawer and a flush frieze drawer, cupboard to niche, flanked by two rows of short graduated drawers conforming, Rococo swan neck handles, canted angles carved with blind fretwork, shaped skirted base, ogee bracket feet, 84cm high, 88cm wide, c.1770
A Victorian walnut and marquetry davenport, domed superstructure fitted for writing, hinged sloping top with inset tooled and gilt leather surface enclosing small drawers, pierced and turned supports, four graduated drawers to side, blind to verso, bun feet, ceramic casters, 84cm high, 53.5cm wide, c.1870
An Art Nouveau mahogany triple wardrobe, outswept cornice above a central bevelled-mirrored door flanked by a pair of further long doors with glazed lights, each applied with trefoil blind tracery and stylised flowers on sinuous stems, enclosing a drawer, plinth base, 209cm high, 198cm wide, c.1905
FAMOUS Legal Figures in, or of, Ireland, a collection including; - O'Hagan, Thomas; 1st Baron, 1812 - 1885, Lord Chancellor and Solicitor General of Ireland, MP, ALS, first Catholic to hold the office since time of James II; friend and supporter of Daniel O'Connell. ALS from 34 Rutland Square West, Dublin, 3rd February 1882. - Collins, Richard Henn (1842 - 1911) TCD Scholar, Famous Judge and Jurist, Masters of the Rolls, Lord of Appeal and Life Peer. ALS on Royal Courts of Justice letterhead to Balfour Browne ….. I hear that Locock Webb is making opposition ….. has written to say he will persevere if supported. - Ashburne, 1st Baron; Gibson, Edward, 1837 - 1913, Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Two autograph letters signed, the first on Blind stamped Lord Chancellor's letterhead, to General Sir Edward Whitman about a letter he has received from Sargeant Christian; the second, on a House of Lords letterhead, six months later (30th March 1886), to Major General Herman telling him he will write to the right Hon J Christian I am sure it will be a great gratification to find that his son is so soon likely to get his Commission. - Cairns, 1st Earl, Hugh McCalmont, 1819 - 1885, ALS. 5November 1875 on Blind stamped House of Lords notepaper, whilst Lord Chancellor, to Harman seeking five mins conversation with you …….
DAVID SHEPHERD OBE FRSA (BRITISH 1931-2017) 'The Scavengers' a limited edition print 1/850, signed in pencil with publishers blind stamp, certificate verso, mounted, framed and glazed, approximate size 49cm x 86cm (condition:- Print good, frame has paint losses) (artist resale rights may apply)
SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT, SCOTTISH (1880-1969), two lithographic prints, the first 'Riverside Washing, Laverdac', bearing a signature in pen of a Continental scene of two women doing laundry by a river, approximate size 30cm x 39cm, the second 'The Bridge, Nerac' depicting a group of women doing laundry by the bridge, bears publishers blind stamp, mounted and framed, approximate size 30cm x 57cm (2) (artist resale rights may apply)
SHIRLEY ANNE JOHNSON (BRITISH 20TH CENTURY), 'Cheapside, Derby', a row of shops and houses in Derby, watercolour, signed lower right with gallery label verso, mounted and framed, approximate size 29cm x 46cm, together with an E R Sturgeon (british 1920-1999) 'Village Scene', a limited edition print 143/850, in a village setting, signed and numbered in pencil with publishers blind stamp, mounted and framed, approximate size 34cm x 47cm (2)
DELTA/MISSISSIPPI/COUNTRY BLUES - Wonderful selection of 12 x LPs. Artists/titles are Fred McDowell - Mississippi Delta Blues (Fontana 688 806 - very nice Ex+ record/Ex), Skip James - The Greatest Of The Delta Blues Singers (Storyville 670 185 - Ex+ very impressive record indeed/Ex), Georgie Tom & Friends (Riverside UK RLP 8803 blue/silver reel label), Blind Blake - Blues In Chicago (UK Riverside blue/silver reel RLP 8804), Blind Willie McTell - The Legendary Library Of Congress Session 1940 (Storyville 670 186), Big Bill (Broonzy) & Sonny Boy (Williamson) (RD 7685), Jimmy Rushing - If This Ain't The Blues, Various - The Rural Blues (XTRA box set), Robert Johnson - King Of The Delta Blues Singers (CBS mono RE), Leroy Carr, Sippie Wallace and John Henry Barbee. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+ (records) and VG to Ex (sleeves).
'Warren Hill, Newmarket', colour print signed in pencil by Sir Alfred James Munnings (British 1878 1959) also signed with personal dedication by the artist pub. 1953 by Frost & Reed with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp 44.5cm x 65.5cm Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976) (ARR): A signed limited edition coloured print "View of A Town", signed in pencil to lower right, bearing a blind stamp lower left for the Fine Arts Guild with letter code for print No. 698 with Kensington Art Framers label verso, framed and glazed, 57cm x 67cm
Loading...
![[ROBERT LEAMON]: NARRATIVE OF PROCEEDINGS REGARDING THE ERECTION OF THE LEICESTER MONUMENT WITH A STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT AND LI](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e827cff2-f6b9-4f46-8706-a8b900c8abe2/7a071150-8ea3-4dcb-959b-0b3bc85cc4e2/468x382.jpg)
![Greek Book of Hours.- Horologion, [383] ff. only (of 384, lacking final leaf, ?blank), printed in red and black, large woodcu](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/33ea53be-1946-4bbd-a219-a8c40111b435/aa8f2616-3dfd-45f2-e791-13a9ce6a03c1/468x382.jpg)
![Greek Book of Hours.- Horologion, 716 (Greek numerals), [20] pp., printed in red and black, title with vignette depicting Vir](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/33ea53be-1946-4bbd-a219-a8c40111b435/1d7b35b6-e71b-404f-b838-35d18921e8d2/468x382.jpg)
![Bible, Greek. [Gospels], title in red and black within fine woodcut border, 4 full-page engravings depicting the Evangelists,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/33ea53be-1946-4bbd-a219-a8c40111b435/ef3b33a3-235f-4318-9878-f2f2713b7075/468x382.jpg)
