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A Victorian silver mounted leather blotter, possibly by C Griffiths & Company, Birmingham 1898, with pierced foliate mounts, the centre inscribed `Vida 14th March 1899`, 25cm x 31cm, and four pairs of old english pattern silver fish eaters and another fish knife, by William Hutton & Sons Ltd., Sheffield 1928, engraved with the Frances Evelyn Warwick crest, the top half of a blind caster, engraved with the Warwick stag crest, and four tortoiseshell and ivory dressing table items, with either Frances Evelyn Warwick crowned monogram or crowned `M` (15)
A George III mahogany tallboy with Greek key pattern cornice, two short and three graduated long drawers flanked by blind fret carved canted corners to the upper section, a brushing slide and three further long drawers below and on shaped bracket feet, 101cm (3ft 8in) wide x 182cm (5ft 11in) long.
A GEORGIAN MAHOGANY INLAID BOW-FRONTED SIDEBOARD having a rectangular top with inlaid border, a central drawer with blind drawer below, flanked by bowed cupboard doors, all with brass lion mask and ring handles, raised on tapering square section legs terminating with spade feet. 93cm(h) x 153cm(w) x 60cm(d)
Gilchrist (Alexander) Life of William Blake 2 vol. first edition illustrations slightly foxed original cloth gilt slightly worn at head and tail of spines 1863 § Ruskin (John) The Storm Cloud of the Nineteenth Century Two Lectures delivered at the London Institution first book edition original green cloth Sunnyside Orpington Kent 1884; The Art of England Lectures given in Oxford first edition to include lecture on Allingham & Greenaway contemporary full blue calf gilt lettering blind tooling g.e. rubbed at extremities Sunnyside Orpington 1883 8vo(4)
Jesse (Edward) A Summer`s day at Windsor and a Vi folding plan plates and text illustrations original blind-stamped cloth gilt 1841 § Knight (C.) The Windsor Guide Containing a Description of the Town and Castle....... contemporary wrappers worn 2 folding plates Windsor [1785]; plus other Windsor Guides mainly 19th century v.s.(box)
Blunt (Charles F.) The Beauty of the Heavens new edition title and 104 plates of the planets constellations the moon meteorology eclipses and atmospheric phenomena original hand-coloured lithographs each c.145 x 170mm. on the reverse occasional slight spotting a few edges worn bookplate to front pastedown disbound in original gilt- and blind-embossed olive cloth worn cloth to spine torn 8vo Tilt and Bogue 1842.
Bright (Richard) Clinical Memoirs on Abdominal Tum illustrations original blind-stamped cloth gilt slightly rubbed reprinted from the `Guy`s Hospital Report` 1860 § Smith (Eustace) On the Wasting Diseases of Infants and Children original cloth hinges cracked library stamps and bookplates rubbed 1870 § Bryce (Thomas H.) The Histoy of the Blood of the Larva of Lepidosiren Pradoxa 2 parts illustrations original wrappers bound together and extrated from another binding lacking spines Edin. 1904-05; and 18 other 19th century medical extracts in English and French disbound v.s.
2 parts in 1 lacks a1&8 c8 h1 B4 D3 M2 2 parts in 1 lacks a1&8 c8 h1 B4 D3 M2 cc4&5 printed in red & black throughout woodcuts in the text 18 ff. contemporary manuscript additions at end in 2 hands in red & black A1 b8 and x1 and penultimate f. of manuscript torn with loss few other marginal tears some deletions and additions to Calendar in the text or on pasted-in slips of papers few notes elsewhere some soiling and marking contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards covers with foliage border and central ornaments worn upper hinge partly broken remains of clasps 8vo n.p. n.d. ?France c.1520; sold not subject to return.
Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Philosophicorum edited by Joannes Sturmius vol. 2 only (of 2) lacks a1 (? blank) device at end foot of title trimmed some worming early name on title of `Michael Dolle Wittstoccensi` his and other ownership and presentation inscriptions on endpapers some notes and scoring contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards covers with roll of allegorical busts and central figure of Justice on front and an unidentifed figure on back front cover with date `1563` brass clasps rubbed & marked Strassburg Josias Rihellius 1558 § Dionysius Carthusianus. Summae Fidei Orthodoxae 2 parts in 1 device on title foot of title trimmed some worming some marking names on title contemporary blind-stamped pigskin front cover with large scene of the Baptism of Christ back cover with Crucifixion ties 1 missing rubbed and marked Venice Dominicus Nicolinus 1572 § Muretus (Marcus Antonius) Orationum...Volumen I device on title staining at start some browning name on title obliterated note on fly-leaf wormhole at end contemporary limp vellum worn spine and lower cover damaged Venice Joannes Baptista Ciottus 1592 8vo(3)
Dickens (Charles) Master Humphrey`s Clock 3 vol. first edition in book form 3 engraved frontispieces 2 plates illustrations original cloth faded spines and slightly rubbed 1840-41 § [Thackeray (William Makepeace)] The Newcomes 2 vol. first edition engraved frontispieces additional titles plates original blind-tooled cloth slightly faded spines rubbed at extremities 1855 v.s.(5)
Dickens (Charles) Christmas Books first collected edition inserted frontispiece contemporary ink inscription to top of preface original green blind-stanped cloth gilt spine slightly browned minor wear 1852 § Fitzgerald (Percy) The History of Pickwick... 12 original drawings similar to `Kyd` contemporary red morocco lacking head of spine hinges and corners rubbed 1891 8vo
Whitman (Walt) Good-Bye My Fancy 2d Annex to Leaves of Grass portrait original cloth Philadelphia 1891 § Hawthorne (N.) The Snow-Image and other Twice-Told Tales bookplate and inscription to front free-endpaper original brown blind-stamped cloth head of spine lacking tail of spine rubbed corners rubbed [BAL 7607] Boston Ticknor Reed and Fields 1852 first editions; and 2 others American literature v.s.(4)
Collier (John Payne) The Tragical Comedy or Comica limited edition tipped in colour illustrations after Cruikshank blind-stamped decorated calf edges rubbed damaged slip-case Limited Editions Club New York 1937 § Andersen (Hans Christian) The Little Mermaid and Other Stories number 116 of 150 copies illustrated by J. R. Weguelin joints splitting covers soiled 1893 § Rackham (Arthur illustrator) A Christmas Carol 1915; plus other childrens books v.s.(quantity)
Taylor (J) Little Ann and other Poems first edition colour illustrations by Kate Greenaway original half cloth over glazed pictorial boards library blind-stamp & contemporary ink signature to front free end-paper original half cloth dust-jacket a few tears and some loss [Schuster & Engen 109] London & New York [1882]; and 3 others illustrated by Greenaway v.s.(4)
Theocritus. Oeuvres 1/130 1910 number 126 of 130 copies (this copy for Maurice Quarré) etched plates and head-pieces by Armand Berton contemporary tan morocco by H.Blanchetière doublures with elaborate blind-stamped borders g.e. original vellum wrappers bound in board slip-case a little rubbed 4to Paris 1910.
A GEORGE III PROVINCIAL OAK LONGCASE CLOCK by Oldham, Southam, the case with crossbanded long door and square hood with turned tapering columns surmounted by a blind fret frieze and stepped pediment, the square silvered dial with Roman and Arabic numerals to the chapter ring and date aperture, the thirty hour movement striking on a bell, 69". See illustration
A DUTCH MAHOGANY AND FLORAL MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCK, the brass arched dial inscribed "Fromantell and Clark", the case with long door inlaid with ferns, flowers and swags, with an oval neo-classical urn brass lenticle, the hood with square tapering pilasters with gilt brass finials, surmounted by a blind fret frieze and architectural pediment, the brass dial with serpent and mask spandrels, with a silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, the matt centre with subsidiary dials for alarm, seconds and date, the two train movement striking on a bell, 95" high. See illustration
A mahogany silver table, in George III style, 19th century, the rectangular top with waved gallery, blind-fret frieze and legs, shaped and pierced stretcher, 79cm high, 91cm wide, 53cm deep Condition Report:** Marks, scratches and abrasions consistent with age and use. Old clsoed splits, some od breaks, repairs and replacements. Some small chips and losses. Some evidence of worm to blocks of underside.
A George III Period Mahogany Chest on Chest, the upper section with dentil cornice and two short and three full width drawers, flanked on either side by canted corners with blind fretwork moulding, the lower section with brushing slide, over three full width drawers, on ogee bracket feet, 41” wide
Mogg (Edward). Paterson’s Roads; being an Entirely Original and Accurate Description of all the Direct and Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales, with Part of the Roads of Scotland, 18th ed., [1829], folding linen-backed eng. map frontis. and nine eng. maps (inc. 8 folding), blind embossed ownership stamp to title, edges untrimmed, near contemp. half calf gilt, large 8vo, together with Cox (Rev. Thomas), Magna Britannia; or Topographical, Historical, Ecclesiastical, and Natural History of Surrey..., 1720, folding eng. map by Robert Morden and eng. table to final leaf, pages numbered 327-461, later letterpress title, contemp. half sheep gilt, slight wear at head & foot of spine, 4to, with Acts of Parliament An Act for Repairing the Road from Highgate Gate-house in the County of Middlesex, to Barnet Block-house in the County of Hertford, 2 parts in one, pub. 1736,pp.64,[4], some dampstaining, orig. wrappers, lacks spine, small 8vo, together with An Act for repairing the Highways from several places therein mentioned, leading towards Highgate Gatehouse and Hampstead, in the County of Middlesex..., pub. 1758, contemp. calf, small 8vo, with An Act for repairing the Road from Highgate Gate-house in the County of Middlesex, to Block-house in the County of Hertford, 4 parts in one, pub. 1764, slight dampstaining, contemp. calf, small 8vo, with An Act... for repairing the Road from Saint Giles’s Pound to Kilbourne Bridge, and for paving Oxford Road..., [1782], folding eng. plan, some dampstaining, contemp. half calf, small 8vo, plus one other similar and Bartholomew (John), Philips” Handy Atlas of the Counties of England, 1873, forty double-page maps, orig. cloth gilt, spine torn, 8vo. (8)
Smith (Charles Hamilton). Selections of the Ancient Costume of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Seventh to the Sixteenth Century, out of the Collection in the Possession of the Author, 1st ed., 1814, addn. hand-col. aquatint title, eng. dedication leaf, and sixty fine hand-col. aquatint plts. (complete), ownership signature to title, a.e.g., gilt dec. dentelles, contemp. elaborate gilt dec. straight grain morocco with gothic style blind dec. to boards, upper board near detached and lower joint rubbed, folio. Abbey Life 431. (1)
Richardson (Sir John, and others). The Museum of Natural History; being a Popular Account of the Structure, Habits, and Classification of the Various Departments of the Animal Kingdom: Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, Shells and Insects, 2 vols., pub. William Mackenzie, Edinburgh & London, n.d., c. 1870, addn. hand-col. eng. title to vol. 1, 136 eng. plts., mostly hand-col., occ. spotting, contemp. blind-stamped calf gilt, rubbed, 4to. (2)
* Carriages. Four original drawings of carriages, c.1870, four highly detailed pen and watercolour drawings, three finished with gum arabic glaze, two with hinged overlays, one plate with blind stamp of “J.Maythorn, Coach Builder and Harness Maker”, one signed in red ink J. Cooper, slight dust soiling and spotting, each approx. 120 x 200mm. Scarce and finely executed drawings by J.Cooper, a well known freelance carriage draughtsman based in Long Acre in London. He was not employed exclusively by the Maythorn Carriage company but worked for many builders all around the country. Between 1880 and 1914 the trade journal “The Coach Builders’s and Wheelwright’s Art Journal was published by J & C Cooper, possibly him and a brother or son. The Maythorn carriage company was based in Biggleswade in Bedfordshire. (4)
* Mammals. Saint Hilaire (Etienne Geoffroy), A collection of fifty lithographs from “Histoire Naturelle des Mammiferes”, Paris, [1819-42], lithographs with original hand colouring, occ. spotting and staining, small blind stamps to many plates but not affecting image, each approx. 230 x 250mm (50)
Bindings. The White Wallet, by Pamela Glenconner, 1912, a.e.g., contemp. gilt dec. morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe incorporating red morocco floral onlays, joints slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Margaret Ogilvy, by J.M. Barrie, 1924, a.e.g., contemp. gilt & blind dec. morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, joints and extrems. slightly rubbed, 8vo, and Shelley, an Essay by Fancis Thompson, pub. Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1912, a.e.g., contemp. gilt dec. morocco by Hatchards, a.e.g., slim 8vo, (limited ed. of 900 copies printed), with Golden Leaves form the Works of the Poets and Painters, edited by Robert Bell, 2 vols., pub. Charles Griffen & Co., 1865, eng. port. frontis. to each, eng. vignette illusts., a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. polished wood boards with gilt dec. morocco spines, rubbed to spines, 4to, plus nine other bindings (14)
A Compleat History of Europe or, A View of the Affair thereof, Civil and Military, for the Year 1707..., printed for Henry Rhodes, 1708, three folding eng. maps and one folding eng. plan (creased and short handling tear), contemp. speckled calf, gilt dec spine, extrems. rubbed, and v. sl. loss at foot of spine, 8vo, together with Fanshawe (Richard, Sir), Original Letters of his Excellency Sir Richard Fanshaw, during his Embassies in Spain and Portugal: which, together with divers Letters and Answers from the Chief Ministers of State of England, Spain and Portugal, contain the whole Negotiations of the Treaty of Peace between those Three Crowns, 1st ed., Abel Roper, 1701, ex. lib., with oval ink stamp on title-page and final leaf, some ms. markings on title, and label mounted on verso of title, title-page chipped at fore-edge and with small hole in upper margin (just clipping border), pubs. ad. leaf at rear, generally browned, stitching broken and page block with some loose sections, contemp. blind-panelled calf, sometime rebacked and recornered, worn, with loss to spine ends and upper cover detached, 8vo, plus Thomson (James), The Seasons... with His Life, and a Complete Index and Glossary. Embellished with Fourteen Fine Engravings, by the First Artists, J. Chapman, 1795, eng. port. frontis., eng. title-page, four eng. plts., and letterpress vigns., marbled endpapers, contemp. tree calf, extrems. sl. rubbed, gilt dec. spine (a little chipped at head), upper joint cracked, plus eleven other leather-bound 18th and 19th c. vols., incl. Catherine Talbot’s Reflection on the Seven Days of the Week, 9th ed., 1774, and a bound vol. of Three Grand Symphonies by Haydn, arranged by John Peter Salomon, violincello part only, c.1780s (14)
Early Law. Annotations of early law by Anthony Page of Cambridge, c. 1600, being a compilation of pasted up small-format early law books (Edmund Plowden, etc.), the printed text considerably outweighed by the additional ink annotations written in a tight, small but very neat hand, numbered as folios 117 to 223, but the majority of numbered leaves having numerous additional half sheets of notes tipped-on, red rules throughout, a slightly later note by Daniel Stock written at head of first leaf in a small neat hand, “Anthony Page of Cambridge is the true owner and the sole manuscriptor of this booke”, some soiling and several leaves or sections det., the printed leaves cut very close and the ink marginalia extending right to marginal extremities, uncut, contemp. blind panelled calf with gilt initials AP to both covers, worn, spine def. and upper cover det., large 8vo (23 x 15cm) The exact identity of the compiler has not been ascertained. Alumni Cantabrigienses lists two possible candidates named Anthony Page, one matriculating from Pembroke College in 1563-4, the other matriculating from Jesus College, 1571. (1)
Thackeray (William Makepeace). The Adventures of Philip on His Way Through the World, 3 vols., 1st ed., Smith, Elder, 1862, half-title to vol. 1 (all called-for), vol. 3 with 16pp. pubs. cat. dated July 1862, hinges split, rough-trimmed, orig. blind-stamped brown cloth (with ÒSmith, Elder & Co.Ó imprint to foot of spine), spine ends a little frayed, 8vo. Sadleir 3186. (3)
Einstein (Albert). A group of seven articles contained in seven bound journal volumes, 1923-37, the first two vols. Zeitschist fur Phsik, vols. 16 & 19, 1923, lib. blind stamps to titles and ink stamps to endpapers, lib. buckram gilt, sl. rubbed, 8vo, together with The Physical Review, vols. 47-49 (2nd series), 1935-36, ink lib. stamps to endpapers, lib. cloth, rubbed, 4to, plus Journal of the Franklin Institute, vols. 221 & 223, 1936-37, ink lib. stamps to titles and endpapers, contemp. lib. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed and soiled, 8vo. The Einstein articles are: Notiz zu der Arbeit von A. Friedmann: Ueber die kruemmung des Raumes (Weil 130); Zur Quantentheorie des Strahlungsgleichgewichts (Weil 138); Can quantum-mechanical description of physical reality be considered complete? (Weil *195); The particle problem in the general theory of relativity (Weil 196); Two-body problem in general relativity theory (Weil 196); Physik und Realitat (Weil 197); On gravitational waves (Weil *200). (7)
Euclid Euclide’s Elements; the whole Fifteen Books Compendiously Demonstrated. With Archimedes Theorems of the Sphere and Cylinder, investigated by the Method of Indivisibles. By Isaac Barrow..., To which is added in this edition, Euclide’s Data with Marinus’s Preface. And a Brief Treatise of Regular Solids, 1714, numerous geometrical diagrams throughout text, occ. scattered spotting and some browning, hinges repaired, contemp. blind panelled calf, modern reback preserving spine, corners repaired, 8vo. (1)
The Freethinker, edited G.W. Foote, 9 vols., a run, vol. 1 no. 1 May 1881-Summer 1893-vol. 9 no. 52 December 29 1889, wood-engs. to text, ads., a few minor marginal repairs, uniform contemp. dark blue cloth gilt, folio, together with Cowper (William), The Works of William Cowper, Esq. Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and Translations. With a Life of the Author, by the Editor, Robert Southey, 15 vols., 1835-37, eng. frontis. and addn. vign. title to each, orig. blind-stamped cloth gilt, some a little frayed and chipped at head and foot of spines, small 8vo. (3 shelves)
Johann (Hans) Larwin, Austrian 1873-1938- "The Blind Man"; oil on canvas, signed and dated 1912, 90x119cm. Note: Hans Larwin was Born 6. Dec. 1873 in Vienna, died 18. Nov. 1938 in Vienna. Painter of Landscapes (e.g. views of Vienna), genre scenes and portraits, pupil of the Wiener Akademie, his teachers there were August Eisenmenger and Christian Griepenkerl. Member of the Wiener Künstlerhaus since 1902. In 1908 he was awarded the "Kaiserpreis" (prize of the emperor). 1922 to 1924 he stayed in Chicago. 1930 to 1938 he was professor at the Wiener Akademie.
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