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Click here to subscribePanama. Bregante (S.), Mar de las Antillas Hoya V. Carta del Golfo de Nicaragua con la Isla de Jamaica y Parte de la Cuba, pub. Direccion de Hydrografia, Madrid, 1868, uncoloured engraved sea chart, lighthouses highlighted in watercolour, blind stamp of the Spanish Hydrography department, 960 x 630mm -1
Puerto Rico. Churruca (Cosme Damian de Churruca y Elorza), Plano Geometrico del Puerto Capital de la Isla de Puerto Rico Levantado en 1794 Por D. Cosme De Churucca Capitain de Nacio de la Rl. Armada....., 1794 [but later impression], uncoloured engraved chart of the harbour of San Juan, blind stamp of the Spanish Hydrographic Department, 455 x 605mm. An important chart of San Juan, based upon a detailed study of the harbour by the Spanish NavyÂ’s hydrographical engineers, under the command of Churruca. The chart includes general notes on the harbour, a key identifying major landmarks, an extensive note on the various shoals identified on the map, and sailing instructions for entering the harbour. The importance of this chart is underlined by the fact that it was copied by both the Depot de la Marine, William Faden and the British Hydrographical Office. Churruca had an illustrious career as an officer in the Spanish navy. Serving with distinction at the seige of Gibralter and in the Spanish colonies in the Americas. He was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar after being struck by a cannon ball. -1
Yucatan & Honduras. Mar de las Antillas Hoja VI. Carta del Golfo de Honduras con parte de Yucatan y de la Isla de Cuba, pub. Direccion de Hidrografia, Madrid, 1868, uncoloured engraved chart, lighthouses highlighted with watercolour, blind stamp of the Spanish hydrographic department, slight offsetting, 950 x 620mm. A detailed Spanish chart of the channel between Yucatan and Cuba, south of the Mosquito coast of Honduras. Belize is marked Honduras Inglesa. -1
Bindings. Sadoleti (Jacob), Episcopi Carpentoracti, S.R.E. Cardinalis, Epistolarum libri sexdecim..., Lugduni : Apud Seb. Gryphium, 1554, defective, title page torn with loss, crudely repaired to verso, blind tooled vellum, stamped to upper board 1565, slightly worn, 8vo, together with [Cicero (Marcus Tullius), De Natura, 1541], defective, lacking title page, ex libris with usual stamps, blind tooled vellum, stamped to upper board 1558, slightly rubbed and soiled, 8vo -2
Bindings. Bignold (Robert), Five Generations of the Bignold Family 1761-1947, and their connection with the Norwich Union, 1st ed., Batsford, 1948, portrait frontispiece, dedication from author to title, b & w illustrations throughout, ex libris blindstamp to first initial blank, a.e.g., blue morocco gilt, gilt decorated turn-ins, spine slightly sunned, 8vo, together with Roget (Peter Mark), Animal and Vegetable Physiology Considered with Reference to Natural Theology, 3rd ed., 2 vols., Pickering, 1840, ex libris blindstamp to initial blank, ownership inscription to front-free endpaper verso, contemporary calf gilt, contrasting spine labels and gilt decorated spine, 8vo, plus Scott (Sir Walter), Poetical Works, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1857, engraved half title, ex libris blindstamp to initial blank, presentation bookplate of KingÂ’s College London to front pastedown, a.e.g., blind stamped brown morocco with gilt armorial, gilt decorated spine, 8vo, plus Campbell (Thomas), The Poetical Works, Nelson and Sons, 1870, engraved frontispiece, ex libris blindstamp to initial blank, presentation bookplate of Wesley College to front pastedown, gilt decorated green calf by Loxley Brothers, 8vo, plus other fine bindings, mainly 8vo -48
Bynaeus (Anthony). De morte Jesu Christi, liber primus, Amsterdam: Gerardus Borstius, 1691, title page in red and black with printers device, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, spine repaired, 4to, together with Stillingfleet (Edward), Origines Sacrae, or a Rational Account of the Grounds of Christian Faith, as to the Truth and Divine Authority of the Scriptures, printed for Henry Mortlock, 1662, title page in red and black, near contemporary ownership isncription to title, page of manuscript to final blank, endpapers renewed, later calf, upper joint cracked, 4to, plus Charron (Pierre), Of Wisdome Three Bookes, translated by Samson Lennard, printed for Luke Fawne, 1658, engraved title page, contemporary ownership inscription to title and notations in ink to initial blank, occasional staining and initial leaves slightly chipped, endpapers renewed, contemporary sheep, rebacked and corners repaired, 4to -3
Guillim (John). A Display of Heraldry, the Sixth Edition, Improv[e]d with Large Additions...To which is added A Treatise of Honour Military and Civil..., printed for Bonwicke, Wilkin and others, 1724, title in red and black, sixty-four engraved plates (including seventeen portraits), numerous woodblock illustrations of arms and printersÂ’ devices, contemporary blind tooled calf, joints cracked, some wear and slight fraying, folio -1
Misopappas (Philanax). Rawleigh Redivivus or the Life & Death of the Right Honourable Anthony Late Early of Shaftsbury, printed for Thomas Malthus, 1683, engraved portrait frontispiece, ink ownership inscription to title, front-free endpaper clipped, contemporary blind stamped, panelled speckled calf, a little rubbed, some loss to spine, 8vo, together with [Allestree (Richard)], The Lively Oracles Given to us, or The Christian Birth-Right and Duty, in the Custody and use of Holy Scripture, Oxford: At the Theater, 1678, ownership inscription to title, few small tears and spotting, final blank torn out, contemporary calf, slightly worn, corners bumped, 8vo, plus Thackeray (William Makepeace), The Adventures of Philip..., in three volumes, Smith, Elder and Co., 1862, contemporary half morocco, 8vo, plus The Letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu, two volumes, contemporary calf, 8vo, plus Charles Reade, The Cloister and the Hearth, four volumes bound as two, half calf, 8vo -9
[Genest John]. Some Account of the English Stage, from the Restoration in 1660 to 1830, 10 vols., Bath: Carrington, 1832, occasional light spotting, original blind stamped cloth, sunned to spine, joints cracked and fragile, 8vo. Lowe, Arnot and Robinson, 849:00:00 “This, the only complete history of the stage since the Restoration, was the work of a Bath clergyman, who must have devoted his life to it. No words can do adequate justice to the honest and thorough nature of the work; and its value cannot be overestimated.” -10
Gildon (Charles). The Life of Mr. Thomas Betterton, the Late Eminent Tragedian, Wherein the Action and Utterance of the Stage, Bar, and Pulpit, are Distinctly Consider[e]d..., printed for Robert Gosling, 1710, engraved portrait frontispiece, slight toning to initial leaves, near contemporary blind tooled calf, neatly rebacked, endpapers and paste-downs replaced with near contemporary laid paper, 8vo -1
* Delius (Frederick, 1862-1934). A profile portrait sketch of the composer Frederick Delius, believed to be taken from life, by the cellist Francis Peracchio, c.1929, pencil on verso of a London hotel restaurant menu, captioned Delius but unsigned, pin hole to upper edge, 26.5 x 21cm (10.5 x 8.25ins). A note in the hand of Anthony Gasson accompanies the drawing giving details; Francis Peracchio was the nephew of the recorded artist G. Peracchio and was himself a cellist, playing at the Carlton Hotel, Berkeley Hotel and at the BBC. He sketched regulars at the restaurants including Toscanini, and was the subject of many favourable comments. Delius suffered the effects of syphilis and by this time was blind and had poor mobility if not paralysis. He was reliant on his amanuesis Eric Fenby, as well as the financial support of Thomas Beecham. -1
* Rossini (Gioachino, 1792-1868). A portrait from life of the composer Rossini, circa 1828, fine and rare half-length life-size portrait, oil on canvas, depicting the composer seated at a damask covered table, holding a quill pen and with manuscript music beside him, relined by Francis Leedham (probably mid-19th century), with his blind stamp to verso of stretcher, 87 x 75cm (34.25 x 29.5ins), modern antique-style ebonised wood frame, with printed labels to verso of the Historical Portraits gallery, 31 Dover Street, London, inscribed with the number 2137 Provenance: Purchased by Anthony Gasson from Phillip Mould Historical Portraits, London, circa 2000 An important and rare unattributed portrait of Rossini in his mid-thirties, around the time of the composition of his most famous opera William Tell. In this portrait the composer appears just a little older than he does in the famous head and shoulders portrait with cap of 1820 in the collection of the International Museum and Library of Music, Bologna. The Museum also holds an oil portrait of Rossini by Pietro Bettelli from 1818 The pose in our portrait is similar to the photograph of Rossini by Leopold Ernest Mayer & Pierre-Louis Pierson, c. 1855 Francis Leedham (1794-1870) was a picture cleaner and liner active by 1831 from his premises on Little Edward Street, London. He was particularly productive for the art collector and antiquarian Lord Northwick, and later the National Gallery where he relined at least fifteen Turners. -1
* Buckingham Palace. A group of thirteen souvenier printed concert programmes for gala performances given at Buckingham Palace, June-July, 1890-1899, featuring performances by Nelly Melba, Madame Calve, Edouard de Reszke, Madame Albani, Edward Lloyd, Madamoiselle, Zelie de Lussan and others, mostly printed by Ortner & Houle, six printed in purple with blind-embossed floral border decoration and with royal coat of arms in gilt and colours, remainder printed in blue with border decoration in gold, 23 x 18.5cm (9 x 7ins) -13
* Buckingham Palace. A group of ten printed souvenier programmes for gala concerts given at Buckingham Palace, June-July 1880-1887, featuring performances by Edward Lloyd, Christine Nilsson, Ella Russell, Barton McGuckin, Pauline Lucca and others, printed in purple on Ortner & Houle paper with blind-embossed floral borders and royal coat of arms in gilt and colours, 23 x 19cm (9 x 7.5ins) -10
White (Gilbert). The Natural History of Selborne..., new edition, 2 vols., 1822, additional half titles, engraved frontispieces (one hand coloured), two further b&w plates, light spotting throughout, calf gilt, lacking spine labels, some rubbing and fraying, 8vo, together with [North (Christopher)], The Trials of Margaret Lyndsay, Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1823, later blind tooled calf, plus The Astrologer, Compendium of Astrology, Geomancy, and Occult Philosophy, sixth ed., 1825, b & w wood engraved plates throughout, untrimmed, original boards, rubbed and worn on spine (with surface loss), upper cover detached, 8vo, plus other misc. 19th and 20th century interest books, including Coningsby by B. Disraeli, 3 vols., 1844, A Compendium of the Veterinary Art by James White, c.1810, HarrodÂ’s Royal Despatch of Great Britain and Ireland, 1901, StarkÂ’s History and Guide to Barbados, c.1893, Elder Conklin and other stories by Frank Harris, 2nd ed., 1895 (author inscribed) (a carton)
Huxley, Aldus "The Genius and the Goddess", Chatto & Windus 1955, turquoise cloth with dust jacket (not price clipped) Hemingway, Ernest "The Old Man and the Sea", Jonathan Cape 1954, blue cloth with red blind stamp decorations, dust jacket (not price clipped) (THESE TWO BOOKS AT THE OFFICE) Large quantity of volumes on topography, history, dictionaries, etc. (4 boxes)
A STITCHED LEATHER TRUNK, c.1900, by Barker & Son, 10 Boar Lane, Leeds, with two straps and buckles, the `Secure` lever lock covered by a shaped panel blind stamped with maker`s name within a rosette border, with a further buckled strap to conceal the lock, the similar embossed lid opening to reveal a blue and white striped ticking lined interior with lift-out compartment (the leather lugs embossed with maker`s name), the lid with applied leather stationery pocket, with maker`s label and key, 26 1/2"" x 18"" x 17"" (Illustrated)
[TOPOGRAPHY] Lewis, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of England, fifth edition, four volumes, Lewis, London, 1842, blind-stamped brown cloth, quarto; with An Atlas,containg Maps of the Several Counties... , Lewis, London, 1842, uniform blind-stamped brown cloth; Lewis, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, second edition, two volumes, Lewis, London, 1842, uniform blind-stamped brown cloth, quarto; and Lewis, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, two volumes, Lewis, London, 1846, uniform blind-stamped brown cloth, quarto, (9).
[TOPOGRAPHY]. PITCAIRN ISLANDS Brodie, Walter. Pitcairn`s Island, and the Islanders, in 1850, second edition, Whittaker & Co., London, 1851, blind-stamped blue-green cloth, portrait frontispiece, two further plate illustrations, list of subscribers, octavo (covers damp marked; spine browned, nicked and torn, with incomplete title label); Murray, Rev. Thomas Boyles, Pitcairn: The Island, the People, and the Pastor; with a Short Account of the Mutiny of the Bounty, third edition, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1854, navy blue cloth gilt, frontispiece, a further eleven plate illustrations and one text illustration, small octavo (pages 197-8 torn and sewn; joints and spine ends with some fraying); Murray, Rev. Thomas Boyles, Pitcairn: The Island, the People, and the Pastor; to which is added a Short Notice of the Original Settlement and Present Condition of Norfolk Island, twelfth edition, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1860, dark green cloth gilt, frontispiece, a further sixteen plate illustrations and one text illustration, small octavo; and two other works of related interest, (5).
[MISCELLANEOUS] Tusser, Thomas, & Mavor, William. Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry,... Together with A Book of Huswifery, new edition, for Lackington, Allen & Co., London, 1812, full calf (rebacked, the spine in gilt compartments), quarto; Malory, Sir Thomas. Le Morte Darthur, two volumes, Cape / The Medici Society, London, 1923, blue buckram gilt, top edges gilt, colour plate illustrations after watercolours by W. Russell Flint, quarto (spines browned); Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales, The Medici Society, London, 1929, blind-stamped maroon cloth, colour plate illustrations after watercolours by W. Russell Flint, quarto (spine faded); and five other works, (total eight works in ten volumes).
AFTER LIONEL EDWARDS - four coloured hunting prints, signed bottom left CONDITION REPORTS Cotswold picture approx. 52 x 34 cm, overall very faded, wear, with staining and foxing, bears Trade Guild blind stamp, bearing initials "XXRH" and printed in top right border "Printed and published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, His Majesty's Printers, 4 Middle New Street, London EC4" Bordon print approx. 41 x 29 cm, also very faded, printed to top right border "Published by The Sporting Gallery Ltd., 70 Jermyn Street SW1" Dauntsey print with several large brown stains, some fading, scratches, wear. The other print with some fading, some stains and discoloration, wear. All with some undulations to paper.
After F Matania (1881-1963) `How the staff is informed of movements at the front` and one other monochrome print:, signed in pencil lower left, blind Fine Art proof stamp, 23cm x 35cm. * Biography. Born in Naples his talent for illustration was quickly recognised by the editor on an Italian periodical. Moving to Paris in the 1920`s brought his work to the attention of The Sphere for which he produced some of his best known work including the sinking of the Titanic and his war illustrations.
A 19th century mahogany wine table The circular tilt-top with pie crust edge, supported on a ribbon turned baluster column, standing on carved cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet. 66 cms diameter. CONDITION REPORTS: Generally in good condition, expected wear, some blind holes to verso and old repairs.
A Regency mahogany longcase regulator, Johnston, Tottenham, early 19th century, The five pillar movement with thick shouldered plates, deadbeat escapement, HarrisonÂ’s maintaining power and wood rod pendulum fitted with heavy brass-faced lenticular bob suspended from a bracket fitted to the case backboard, the 12 inch circular silvered brass dial with subsidiary seconds over hour dials and signed Johnston, Tottenham to centre within outer minute track with Arabic five minutes and canted silvered brass bezel, in a shallow-break-arch case with cavetto cornice above door inset with circular convex glass and with ebony line inlaid lower quadrant panels flanked by reeded canted angles and blind circular panels to sides, the trunk now with rectangular glazed door enclosing silvered pendulum beat scale, on shaped moulded panel fronted plinth base with moulded skirt, (unrestored, pendulum shaft broken), 187cm (73.5ins) high
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