A Distinguished Service Cross (George VI GRI), awarded to Sub Lieutenant David James Robertson Harvey R.N.V.R., Fleet Air Arm, the reverse with hallmark for London 1942, and engraved with the inscription "For Bravery, Skill and Determination in air operations while serving in H.M.S. Victorious. Sub.Lieu.(A) D.J.R.Harvey, R.N.V.R. 20th May 1942, in case of issue, together with an obituary clipping and letter from his brother. **Sub Lieutenant Harvey was the navigator of a plane flown by a pilot who became night blind. The pilot managed to land the plane successfully on the aircraft carrier solely by verbal instructions from Sub Lieutenant Harvey, for which actions he received the award. He was sadly lost overboard six months later.
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Bernard 1566 (Abbot of Clairvaux) Opera title with woodcut printer`s device woodcut initials 1st and 2nd &no. 945;6 blank occasional ink underlining and marginalia (including title) occasional light spotting a few stains mostly marginal including title ornately blind-stamped pigskin over boards modern label to spine short splits to spine ends lower corners worn rubbed and scuffed [Adams B710] folio Basle heirs of Ioannes Hervagius 1566.
Selden (John) Titles of Honor second edition title in red and black a few engraved or woodcut illustrations with the final blank a little soiled and browned some light water-staining Q1 torn ex-library copy with old ink stamp to title and some other leaves modern calf ruled in blind [STC 22178] by William Stansby for Richard Whittakers 1631 § Yorke (Philip) The Royal Tribes of Wales first edition half-title 11 engraved portraits only (of 12) with errata leaf and advertisement leaf at end plates offset contemporary diced russia gilt joints worn printed in Wrexham [1799] § Markham (Clements R.) A Memoir of the Lady Ana de Osorio Countess of Chinchona and Vice-Queen of Peru... 2 chromolithographed coats-of-arms and map illustrations original morocco-backed cloth gilt t.e.g. 1874 rubbed; and 3 others v.s. (6)
Matthieu (Pierre) Unhappy Prosperitie Expressed in the Histories of Aelius Seianus and Philippa the Catanian 2 parts in 1 engraved title some worming margin of title frayed some browning modern calf [STC 17666] John Haviland for Godfrey Emondson 1632 § Philipps (Fabian) Veritas Inconcussa or a Most Certain Truth Asserted lacks portrait and final blank leaf some marking early ownership entries on title and next leaf some marginalia modern calf ruled in blind [Wing P2020] Thomas Newcomb 1660 § [Howard (Sir Robert)] Historical Observations upon the Reigns of Edward I II III and Richard II initial advertisment leaf some staining author identified on title modern sheep-backed marbled boards [Wing H2997] J. Partridge and M. Gillyflower 1689 8vo & 4to (3)
Law.- B[lount] (T[homas]) Fragmenta Antiquitatis. Antient Tenures of Land and Jocular Customs of some Mannors first edition imprimatur leaf errata leaf at end contemporary ink signature at head of title with note on verso of imprimatur leaf browned first and last few leaves slightly defective at corners (affecting signature on title errata leaf repaired) modern morocco ruled and stamped in blind [Wing B3333] Assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins...for Abel Roper... 1679 § Hawles (John) Remarks upon the Tryals of Edward Fitzharris Stephen Colledge... lacking errata slip title and final leaf very soiled title with small hole and defective at fore-edge (reinforced at edges) some other soiling and water-staining modern half sheep [Wing H1188] Jacob Tonson 1689 § Wilmot (Sir John Eardley) Memoirs of the Life... first edition light foxing original boards uncut rubbed rebacked in cloth 1802; and another law v.s. (4)
Horneck (Anthony) 1686 The Happy Ascetick: or the Best Exercise second edition 4 pp. advertisments at end browning to title name on flyleaf modern blind-stamped calf [Wing H2840A] for Henry Mortlock and Mark Pardoe 1686; another edition fifth edition name at head of A3 contemporary panelled calf rebacked for Henry and George Mortlock 1711 § Brevint (Daniel) Missale Romanum or the Depth and Mystery of Roman Mass first edition lacks final blank leaf name on title contemporary mottled calf rubbed new endpapers [Wing B4420] Oxford at the Theater 1672 the first two with engraved frontispieces and titles in red and black; and 10 others 8vo (13)
Byron 1825 (George Gordon Noel Lord) The Complete Works 7 vol. frontipiece portrait half-titles some spotting bookplates contemporary calf decorated in blind and gilt rubbed 4 vol. rebacked preserving old spines hinges tape-repaired Paris 1825 § Southey (Robert) Madoc 2 vol. engraved frontispieces and additional titles plate bookplate of Lord James Butler in vol I removed from vol. II contemporary calf gilt worn joints cracked Longman &c. 1807 § Ellis (George) Specimens of Early English Metrical Romances 3 vol. second edition stamp on verso of titles bookplates removed contemporary speckled calf rebacked Longman &c. 1811; and 17 others poetry 8vo (29)
Whittier (John Greenleaf) Poems engraved portrait additional vignette title and plates by H.Billings original cloth gilt rubbed spine ends a little worn Boston 1849 § Goldsmith (Oliver) The Deserted Village illustrations by the Etching Club original morocco blocked in gilt and blind new endpapers rather worn 1855 § Tennyson (Alfred) Poems illustrations after Millais Holman Hunt D.G.Rossetti and others some foxing Edward Moxon 1859 § [Barham (R.H.)] “Thomas Ingoldsby”. The Ingoldsby Legends illustrations by G.Cruikshank John Leech and John Tenniel 1877 all but the first with wood-engraved illustrations the last two modern calf-backed marbled boards; and c.25 others Victorian illustrated v.s. (c.30)
Brookshaw (George) Pomona Britannica or a Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits at present cultivated in Great Britain selected principally from the Royal Gardens at Hampton Court 2 vol. in 1 second edition 60 stipple-engraved plates printed in colour and finished by hand title lightly soiled some foxing to text and tissue guards but plates very clean old ink inscription on front free endpaper “C.Mackenzie From her dear Brother Sir Harry N? Lumsden” and with old ink stamp of Clova House contemporary olive straight-grain morocco with elaborate borders in gilt and blind spine gilt in compartments with five raised bands g.e. a little rubbed (mostly at edges) one or two scratches [Great Flower Books p.81; Nissen BBI 244] 4to 1817. *** The first quarto edition with a new series of plates and text. For this reduced format edition Brookshaw narrowed his focus to 15 types of fruit and re-engraved the 60 plates (reduced from 90 in the folio edition). The present work is devoted to the strawberry raspberry currant gooseberry cherry plum apricot peach nectarine grape melon fig nut pear and apple. An index in Vol. II gives the location of each specimen many of them found in London. Clova House Aberdeenshire home of the Lumsden family.
Fellowes (W.D.) A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe in 1817 fourth edition large paper copy 12 hand-coloured aquatint plates and 3 engraved plates one hand-coloured a very good copy in handsome contemporary green straight-grain morocco borders in gilt and blind spine gilt g.e. very slightly rubbed silk headbands almost detached [Abbey Travel 91; Tooley 212 note] large 8vo 1823.
[Papworth (John B.)] Select Views of London; with Historical and Descriptive Sketches...of its Public Buildings 76 hand-coloured engraved plates many with aquatint 5 folding plates with occasional marginal soiling or staining most lightly offset a few marginal defects repaired modern calf tooled in gilt and blind spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label slightly rubbed and soiled preserved in modern cloth slip-case [Abbey Scenery 217; Tooley 361] large 8vo R.Ackermann 1816.
[Pugh (Edward) Cambria Depicta: A Tour through North Wales first edition hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 70 hand-coloured aquatint plates lacking 2 advertisment leaves at end with portraits of `The Infant Hercules` and `Bella the Fortune Teller` on different and smaller paper (foxed) some offsetting from plates but themselves clean bookplate of Philip Saltmarshe contemporary calf borders in gilt and blind edges and corners a little worn rebacked with gilt spine red morocco label [Abbey Scenery 521; Tooley 386] 4to 1816.
* After Amedeo Modigliani, Italian 1884-1920- "La Bourguignonne", publ by Guy Spitzer Éditeur, Paris; lithograph printed in colours, signed within the plate, bears stamped signature, numbered 86/250 in pencil, bears publisher`s blind stamp and label attached o the reverse, 75.2x56cm: Kenneth Armitage, British 1916-2002- Seated figures, 1960; lithograph printed in colours, signed with initials, and inscribed `Proof` in pencil, bears publisher`s blind stamp, 40x57.5cm., (2) (unframed)
AMENDMENT: A George II mahogany serving table, the red variagated marble rectangular top, above a blind fret carved stylised greek key frieze, above scallop, acanthus and trailing bell flower carved cabriole legs terminating in claw and ball feet, 92 x 186 x 88 cm. NOTE: By repute from the vendor the serving/ side table is from Bulstrode Park in Buckinghamshire, originally an estate of the Duke of Portland and in the first decade of 19th century the estate change hands to the Duke of Somerset.
A late 19th/ early 20th century oak longcase clock by Archibold Haswell, the fish scale blind fret hood with a moulded cornice over an egg and dart boarder and corbal corner, with a gilt brass and enamal dial with roman numerials, the eight day rack striking movement with additional musical train (lacking bells), above a geometric panelled case, centred by a carved mask, raised on a plinth base, 244 cm high.
A GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD SOFA TABLE the oblong top fitted with drawers and opposing blind drawers, on bifurcated trestles with turned stretcher and acanthus carved volute feet with recessed castors, 72cm h; 64 x 137cm ++Minor old scratches to the highly figured top; in satisfactory original condition
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY SOFA TABLE the top crossbanded in calamander and fitted with drawers and opposing blind drawers with brass handles on spirally reeded, coupled trestles with stretcher and acanthus- capped legs with brass castors, 75cm h; 86 x 151cm ++The top repolished, one drawer lacking the lock
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY DROP LEAF WORK TABLE fitted with two-as-three line inlaid drawers and opposing blind drawers, on associated acanthus carved and turned pillar, platform and reeded legs with brass castors, 74cm h; 89 x 66cm ++Structurally stable, the top of somewhat unevenly faded colour and highly repolished
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