Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, first edition, 1903Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, first edition, first or second printing, 1903, edition without "Author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit" on title, 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, original blue boards lettered in silver-grey, with circular pictorial panel to front board. Note: Potter’s Squirrel Nutkin was born out of a story and picture letter that she sent to the daughter of her former governess, Norah Moore, whilst she was staying at Lingholm in the Lake District. Potter made a number of sketches during her stay of the surrounding landscapes including Herbert's Island which, in her book, became Owl Island. Condition: boards good, spine with light sun fade, corners not bumped, stitching good and tight , overall a very good example.
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Potter (Beatrix), The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, first edition, 1909,Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, first edition, first or second printing, 1909, with notice board lettering on p.14 which reads ‘Peter Rabbit & Mother, Florists..’ with twenty-six colour illustrations, pictorial endpapers, original green boards lettered in silver-grey, with shaped pictorial panel to front board. Note: this book contains what are considered to be Potter's finest illustrations. She based them on her Uncle and Aunts formal gardens in Gwaenynog, Denbigh Condition: boards good, spine with light sun fade, corners not bumped, stitching good and tight, booksellers stamp to front endpaper, owners name in pencil to title page, overall a remarkably sharp, excellent copy.
Pictorial Gallery of Arts,Pictorial Gallery of Arts, published London by Charles Cox, 12 King William Street, Strand, 1847. 2 folio volumes in one; 390, 406 pages, profusely illustrated throughout with almost 4,000 wood engraved images and 18 steel engraved plates on heavy paper, period 1/2 leather binding, raised gilt bands, marbled edges. A monumental book packed with endless interesting wood engraved images covering a wide range of topics and eras
Tanner (Robin).- Guichard (Kenneth M.) British Etchers 1850-1940, with 3 original signed etchings by Robin Tanner, occasional light spotting, original morocco-backed cloth, t.e.g., spine slightly rubbed, 1977 § Tanner (Robin) The Etchings, limited edition, with exhibition catalogues and related ephemera loosely inserted, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1988 § Tanner (Heather & Robin) A Country Book of Days, number 142 of 200 copies, signed by the author and artist on half-title, original morocco-backed patterned-paper boards, slip-case, 1986 § Tanner (Robin) The More Angels Shall I Paint: a selection from the sketchbooks..., number 30 of 275 copies signed by Heather Tanner, original rexine-backed patterned-paper boards, slip-case, Llandogo, Old Stile Press, 1991 § Meynell (Alice) The Last Poems, one of 150 copies signed by the printers, original pictorial boards, Llandogo, Old Stile Press, 2004 § McDowall (Nicolas) Robin Tanner & the Old Stile Press being printed examples of twenty original patterned paper designs..., number 100 of 195 copies signed by the author/printer, tipped-in paper samples, original cloth-backed boards, Llandogo, 1994, illustrations, mostly by Robin Tanner, the last four all Old Stile Press; and 13 others illustrated by or about Tanner, some duplicates, v.s. (19)
NO RESERVE Whatman (Susanna) Her Housekeeping Book, introduced by Thomas Balston, one of 250 copies, portrait, engraved title, engraved illustrations by Lawrence Josset, tissue guards, with A.L.s. from Josset to Laurence Lee loosely inserted, original cloth with label to upper cover, Cambridge, Christmas 1952 § Palmer (Samuel) A Vision Recaptured: The complete Etchings and the Paintings for Milton and for Virgil, limited edition with 5 facsimiles of etchings, illustrations, some colour, erratum slip loosely inserted, original wrappers, facsimiles loose in folder, together in original cloth folder with ties, Trianon Press, 1978 § Rinder (Frank) D.Y.Cameron's Etchings...and a complete list of the artist's etchings, number 25 of 150 de luxe copies signed by Cameron, tipped-in plates, original vellum, t.e.g., very slightly soiled, Edinburgh, 1908; and another edition of the first with wood-engravings by Frank Martin, 4to (4)
Wright (Frank Lloyd).- Pfeiffer (Bruce Brooks) Selected Houses, edited and photographed by Yukio Futagawa, 8 vol. [a complete set], original pictorial wrappers, Tokyo, 1991 § Menocal (N.G., editor) Wright Studies I [&] II (Taliesin 1911-1914; Fallingwater & Pittsburgh), 2 vol., Carbondale & Edwardsville, Il., 1992-2000 § Hess (Alan) & Alan Weintraub. Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses [&] The Buildings, 2 vol., New York, 2005-08; Prairie Houses, New York, 2006; Mid-Century Modern, New York, 2007 § Waggoner (Lynda, editor) Fallingwater, New York, 2011 § De Lond (David G., editor) Frank Lloyd Wright and the Living City, Weil am Rhein & Milan, 1998 § Ballon (H.) & others. The Guggenheim, original boards, New York, 2009, illustrations, many colour, all but the first and last original cloth or boards with dust-jackets; and c.35 others on the buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright including a pop-up book, v.s. (c.50)
NO RESERVE Cresset Press.- Spenser (Edmund) The Shepheardes Calender, number 260 of 350 copies on hand-made paper, additional pochoir illustrated title and pochoir illustrations by John Nash, book-label of Thomas W.Swindlehurst, original vellum-backed cream silk, t.e.g., others uncut, dust-jacket, very slightly soiled at edges, folio, Cresset Press, 1930.
NO RESERVE Gibson (Wilfred Wilson) Home. A Book of Poems, number 24 of 35 copies on Japanese vellum and signed by the author and artist, from an edition limited to 295, circular woodcut title vignette by Ethelbert White printed in colours, decorative endpapers, original vellum-backed patterned-paper boards designed by White, uncut, Beaumont Press, 1920 § Gosse (Edmund) Swinburne: An Essay Written in 1875..., number 29 of 125 copies signed by Norman Gullick and John G.Wilson, original buckram-backed marbled boards, t.e.g., others uncut, small stain to upper cover, corners bumped, privately printed, 1925, 8vo (2)
Solmentes Press.- Taxi Driver Curry - 1. Heathrow, 4.30 a.m., Terminal 4 to 3, April 2014, number 26 of 45 copies, in an edition of 50 copies, colour woodcut illustrations, original decorative cloth, cloth slip-case, Decorah, Solementes Press, 2015 § Cambridge Christmas Book.- Scurfield (George) A Stickful of Nonpareil, preface by Brooke Crutchley, one of 500 copies, illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, original green cloth, gilt, Cambridge, Privately Printed at the University Press, 1956 § Riverside Press.- Rogers (Bruce).- Stevenson (Robert Louis) Pan's Pipes, one of 550 copies, signed in pencil by Bruce Rogers to front free endpaper, original red boards, gilt, spine rubbed, Boston & New York, Riverside Press, 1910; and 10 others, Private Press, v.s. (13)
Carpenter (Edward).- Whitman (Walt) Song Of Myself, one of a hundred copies printed on Japan vellum and signed by Elbert Hubbard, portrait frontispiece, with finger soiling to verso, tipped-in presentation leaf signed by Hubbard and others, half morocco, gilt spine, small stain upper cover, t.e.g., 4to, 1904.⁂ The presentation leaf reads, 'This little book is a token of regard to Edward Carpenter'. It is probable that it is Carpenter (1844-1929), the English utopian socialist, philosopher and early activist for sexual liberation, to whom this presentation is addressed since he was not only a lover of Walt Whitman's work, whose poetry he claimed had had a profound impact on him, but also a friend of Whitman having visited him in the 1880s. He also published two of his own works on Whitman. Signatures on the page include: Elbert Hubbard (founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, writer and publisher), Charles H Kerr (founder of the eponymous publishing company and socialist), Oscar Lovell Triggs (Chicago professor and author of works on Whitman), Jane Addams (key leader in US women's suffrage movement, political activist, social worker and author) and 3 others.
Flint (Sir William Russell) The Book of Tobit and the History of Susanna, one of 875 copies, colour frontispiece and plates, original boards, gilt, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, a little sunned, small tears to corners, joints and extremities, 1929; Judith, one of 875 copies, colour frontispiece and plates, original boards, backstrip beginning to split at joints, a little rubbed, 1928; The Odyssey of Homer, colour frontispiece and plates, captioned tissue-guards, original buckram, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Medici Society, 1924; More Than Shadows, first edition, inscribed by artist, plates, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, rubbed, small loss to spine extremities, 1943; and others, most by or on the same, several inscribed, v.s. (30)
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Flint (Sir William Russell) 24 Autograph Letters to Reg Moore, Peel Cottage, Campden Hill, [London], 21st November 1952 - 8th March 1969, mostly on the paper sizes and technicalities of creating Herrick's '111 Poems', 'Minxes Admonished', 'Ships Figureheads' and Reg creating gravures of Flints work, as well as Moore's artistic works, "... Many thanks for your nice landscape with the lovely sky. I expect you felt bucked when the cloud effect developed so well!" and " ... It is about a small job, making a monochrome gravure, of a drawing in lead pencil. I greatly hope you yourself can 'see to it' as it is a trial run for a series of illustrations for a new book I have written.", folds; and others, 6 autograph letters to others and newspaper clippings, v.s. (c.43)
NO RESERVE Flint (Sir William Russell) Breakfast in Perigord, one of 525 signed by author, with pencil presentation inscription by the same, illustrations, many full-page, original morocco-backed boards, original slipcase, a little rubbed, 4to, 1968.⁂ The inscription reads, "For Peggy & Scott, this copy of my book with very affectionate thoughts and wishes from Willie. Christmas 1968.'
Jones (Harold) Two original drawings for M.E. Atkinson's 'Going Gangster', illustrations for p. 24 and 62, pen and black ink, both initialled 'H.J.', one signed in pencil, each approx. 180 x 125 mm (7 x 5 in), one with corrections by the artist pasted on, minor surface dirt, under glass, framed, [circa 1940] § Atkinson (M.E.) Going Gangster, first edition, signed and inscribed by the author to the artist "For H.J - with, as always, much gratitude - M.E.Atkinson. Feb. 1941", illustrations and endpapers by Harold Jones, original cloth, spine faded, dust-jacket by Jones, a little rubbed and frayed at edges, small portion detached from top corner of upper cover (loosely inserted), 1940; and 4 others by Atkinson from her Lockett series, all first editions illustrated by Jones, 3 signed and/or inscribed by the author (August Adventure, The Compass Points North, Smugglers' Gap, Crusoe Island), 8vo (5)Provenance:Acquired directly from the estate of Harold Jones⁂August Adventure features the first book illustrations by Harold Jones.
Brock (Henry Matthew) Two original book illustrations for 'Westward Ho!' and 'John Halifax, Gentleman', pen and ink over pencil, signed and dated, each approx. 320 x 220 mm (12 1/2 x 8 3/4 in), under glass, minor surface dirt and browning, framed, 1902-1903; together with 5 further original illustartions and cartoons by various hands, including Bob Barnes, Nicholas Bentley, 'Meade', Margaret Adams, and another by a different hand, various sizes, all unframed, 20th century (7)
NO RESERVE Julian (Philippe, French illustrator, aesthete, novelist and dandy, 1919-1977) Six original book illustrations for Simonne Ratel's 'Fairy Tales of Land and Sea', including figures studies of princesses, servant girls, and decorative border designs, pen and black ink on wove papers, various sizes between 60 x 90 mm (2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in) and 170 x 100 mm (6 3/4 x 3 3/8 in), all hinged into mounts, some folds, minor handling creases and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1949]; together with another art nouveau-style pen and ink study of classical figures and sculpture, probably by a different hand, unframed, 20th century (7)Provenance:Abbott & Holder [with original invoice]
NO RESERVE Warburg (Aby) Bilderatlas Mnemosyne - The Original, edited by Roberto Ohrt and Axel Heil, illustrations, original cloth, with publisher's original box, large folio, London & Berlin, 2020.⁂ Record of the famous but unfinished work by the great German art historian, Aby Warburg, which consisted of a scrap book of pictures grouped according to theme and the history of ideas. His private library in Hamburg was later moved to London forming the Warburg Institute, a centre for interdisciplinary research.
Halliwell (Steven) Alan Clodd and the Enitharmon Press: A checklist of his publications 1967-1987 and private printings 1958-1998, one of 250 copies, Enitharmon Press, 1998 § Reid (Anthony) A Check-list of the Book Illustrations of John Buckland Wright, Pinner, 1968 § Hughes-Stanton (Penelope) The Wood-Engravings of Blair Hughes-Stanton, Pinner, 1991 § Chambers (D.) Colin Franklin & Alan Tucker. Gogmagog: Morris Cox & the Gogmagog Press, Pinner, 1991 § Garrett (Albert) A History of British Wood Engraving, 1978 § Hamilton (James) Wood Engraving & the Woodcut in Britain c.1890-1990, 1994 § Kelly (Hutner) A Century for the Century: Fine Printed Books from 1900 to 1999, Jaffrey, NH., Grolier Club, 2004, plates and illustrations, original cloth, all but the first and third with dust-jackets, the second glacine and a little frayed; and c.20 others on private presses, printing and wood-engraving, 4to & 8vo (c.25)
Hassall (Joan).- Hassall (Christopher) Devil's Dyke, signed and inscribed by the author to David Cecil and also by the artist, wood-engraved pictorial title signed by the artist at foot, 1936; The Slow Night and other Poems 1940-1948, signed and inscribed by the author and artist, additional wood-engraved title printed in blue and black signed by the artist, [1949] § Church (Richard) Small Moments, signed and inscribed by the artist "These are some of my favourite blocks Joan Hassall" on half-title, 1957 § Young (Andrew) Quiet as Moss: Thirty-Six Poems, with 6 loose wood-engravings by Hassall (one signed), a Christmas card and other ephemera loosely inserted, 1959 § McLean (Ruari) The Wood Engravings of Joan Hassall, signed and inscribed by the author to George Mackley with accompanying A.L.s. loosely inserted, also signed by Joan Hassall and with loosely-inserted A.L.s. from her to Laurence Lee with directions to her brother Christopher's grave, 1960 § Chambers (David) & George Mackley. Joan Hassall: Engravings & Drawings, limited edition, with 4 photographs & negatives of Hassall working, change of address card, notes from Brian North Lee, David Chambers & John Dreyfus (with the latter's Hassall bookplate) and funeral service sheet for Hassall loosely inserted, Pinner, 1985, first editions, all with illustrations by Joan Hassall, original cloth or cloth-backed boards, all but the first and last with dust-jackets, some a little rubbed and frayed at edges; and 8 others, Hassall, mostly signed or inscribed by her, and a bundle of unused Christmas cards, 8vo & 4to (sm. qty)⁂ The first item contains the artist's first book illustration.
Hermes (Gertrude) Wood Engravings...being illustrations to Selborne..., number 16 of 240 copies, prospectus loosely inserted, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, uncut, Newtown, Gwasg Gregynog, 1988 § Gosse (Irene) A Florilege chosen from Old Herbals, number 119 of 250 facsimile reprints, original rexine-backed marbled boards, Old Woking, 1981 § Russell (Judith) & others. The Wood-Engravings of Gertrude Hermes, 2 exhibition catalogues loosely inserted, original cloth, dust-jacket, slightly marked, Aldershot, 1993, plates and illustrations, some wood-engraved by Hermes, folio & 4to (3)⁂ The second item was issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the original publication of A Florilege, which was the first book entirely illustrated with wood engravings by Hermes.
NO RESERVE δ Beaven (Marcus) A sheet of 12 book illustrations for Ralph Whitlock's 'Wildlife in Wessex', wood-engravings on ivory wove paper, signed in pencil, inscribed, and numbered from an edition of 25, total image approx. 280 x 380 mm (11 x 15 in), hinged into mount, minor handling creases, unframed, [1976]; together with 5 further sheets with 10 proof wood-engravings for the 'National Trust Countryside Handbook', each signed, inscribed and numbered 'A/P', each double image approx. 150 x 110 mm (5 7/8 x 4 1/4 in), unframed; and 4 further sheets of multiple wood-engravings of birds and wildlife, all signed in pencil, some inscribed and numbered, unframed, [late 20th century] (10)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Beaven was a self-taught wood-engraver, who also worked as furniture maker and woodturner, as well as in Forestry. Examples of his wood-engraving are held in the Ashmolean Musuem in Oxford, and in the Hunt Institute for Biological Documentation, a research division of Carnegie Mellon University.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Leighton (Clare) The Farmer's Year: A Calendar of English Husbandry, first edition, wood-engraved illustrations by Leighton, pictorial endpapers printed in green, original pictorial cloth, gilt, rather faded, a few marks, rubbed at edges, 1933; Country Matters, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket rubbed and spotted, scratch to lower panel and frayed at upper edge, 1937 § Jaffé (Pat) The Wood Engravings of Clare Leighton, original boards, dust-jacket, Cambridge, 1992, illustrations, many wood-engraved by Leighton; and 2 others illustrated by or about the same, oblong folio & 4to (5)⁂ The first item was the artist's first book.
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δ Mackley (George) Fishing Boats [Hastings], wood-engraving on Japan paper, signed in pencil and inscribed 'Proof' by the artist, 135 x 160 mm (5 1/4 x 6 1/4 in), hinged into mount, minor spotting and surface dirt, unframed, [1939]; together with 14 further "proof" wood-engravings by Mackley, five signed in pencil, including 'Ploughing' from the 1940s, and 'The Little Bridge', both dedicated in pencil to Laurence [Lee], with a 1946 calendar by Balding & Mansell with the wood-engraving 'On the South Coast' by Mackley, and others of bookplates and smaller book illustrations, various sizes, all unframed, [circa 1940s and later] (15)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Mackley (George) Haybarns at Eemdijk; Gateway; Haybarn & Lock, three works, wood-engravings, all signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered, the first two mentioned from editions of 75, the other from an edition of 60, various sizes between 130 x 100 mm (5 1/8 x 4 in) and 103 x 125 mm (4 x 4 7/8 in), all hinged into mounts, unframed, [1962-1969]; together with 15 further unsigned "proof" wood-engraved book illustrations by Mackley, various sizes, all unframed, 20th century (18)Provenance:[Gateway] Gifted to Laurence Lee from Monica Poole[Haybarn & Lock] Gifted to Laurence Lee from George MackleyFrom the collection the of the late Mr. Laurence Leeδ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
NO RESERVE Beaven (Marcus) Wood Engravings...to illustrate the book Birds of a Feather, number 3 of only 22 sets (20 for sale), 11 wood-engravings on Hosho Japanese paper, each titled, numbered & signed in pencil and tipped into hinged card mounts, loose in card folder, cloth slip-case, 1981 § Hudson (W.H.) Birds of a Feather, illustrated by Marcus Beaven, signed by him on title and with an original signed wood-engraving and 2 A.Ls.s. & A.Pc.s. from him to Laurence Lee loosely inserted, original boards, dust-jacket, Bradford-on-Avon, Mandrake Press, 1981 § Beaven (M.) An Alphabet of Birds in Wood Engravings, number 94 of 250 copies signed by the artist, with pencil sketch by Beaven for a bookplate for Lee loosely inserted, original cloth, Batheaston, 1974, 4to & 8vo (3)
Mackley (George).- Colt (Armida Maria-Theresa) Weeds and Wild Flowers, 2 vol., number 32 of 250 copies with an additional suite of engravings and signed by the author and artist, wood-engraved illustrations by George Mackley, additional engravings loose as issued in portfolio, original cloth-backed boards, together in slip-case, Two-Horse Press, printed at the Rampant Lions Press of Cambridge, 1965; Bibliophile's Delight, number 7 of 75 copies signed by the authors, also signed and inscribed by Armida Maria-Theresa Colt on front free endpaper, printed by George Mackley, 2 wood-engraved plates by Frank Martin, with 'Apologia' by Colt in marbled wrappers loosely inserted, original cloth-backed marbled boards, uncut, Two Horse Press, 1961 § Life of the Christ Child (The), number 15 of 50 copies signed by Colt, printed by Mackley from calligraphy by Michael Renton, illustrations and decorative borders, first leaf hand-coloured, original cloth, uncut, Two Horse Press, 1962 § Mackley (George) Wood Engraving, first edition, signed and inscribed by the author "To my Mother & Father..." on front free endpaper, original cloth, pictorial dust-jacket, a little frayed at edges, 1948; another copy, signed and inscribed by the author [to Laurence Lee] "Your acquisition of this book is appreciated as a mark of your great interest in the wood engraver's craft George Mackley" with accompanying A.L.s. "...I wish that I could produce a card to send to you, but, as you may know, the Society for the Maintenance of Aesthetic Standards struck me off their roll years ago and, in consequence, wood blocks can rest safely in their beds with no pressure from me..." and other ephemera loosely inserted, original cloth, 1948; George Mackley Wood Engraver, ephemera loosely inserted, original cloth, dust-jacket, Old Woking, 1981, plates and illustrations, all a little rubbed; and 5 others on Mackley, 4to & 8vo (12)⁂ Mackley's Wood Engraving of 1948 is still one of the leading manuals of engraving techniques.
NO RESERVE δ Miller Parker (Agnes) Fox Cubs, book illustration for H.E. Bates's 'Through the Woods', wood-engraving on wove paper, signed in pencil, inscribed 'Fox Cub 1st proof', image 130 x 130 mm (5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in), under glass, framed, 1936; together with two original pen and ink drawings by various hands, one Renee Middleton, the other intialled V.B. (?Valerie Baines), various sizes, framed, 20th century (3)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Leeδ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
NO RESERVE δ Beaven (Marcus) St Catherine's Valley, large panoramic wood-engraving, on ivory wove paper, signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from an edition of 20, image approx. 160 x 745 mm (6 1/4 x 29 1/4 in), hinged into mount, unframed, [circa 1990s-2000s]; together with 13 further wood-engravings by the same hand, including mainly botanical studies, a few miscellaneous book illustrations, all signed in pencil, inscribed, and most numbered from editions or 'A/P's', various sizes between 75 x 55 mm (3 x 2 1/8 in) to 145 x 140 mm (5 3/4 x 5 1/2 in), all unframed, [circa 1990s-2000s] (14)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Beaven was a self-taught wood-engraver, who also worked as furniture maker and woodturner, as well as in Forestry. Examples of his wood-engraving are held in the Ashmolean Musuem in Oxford, and in the Hunt Institute for Biological Documentation, a research division of Carnegie Mellon University.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
NO RESERVE δ Beaven (Marcus) The Chairmakers, 8 individual prints on one sheet, all designs for Batheaston Chairmakers booklet 'Windsor Chairmaking', wood-engravings on ivory wove paper, one printed in red ink, signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from an edition of 21, total image approx. 270 x 200 mm (10 1/2 x 7 7/8 in), hinged into mount, unframed, [1996]; together with a copy of the booklet 'Windsor Chairmaking', dedicated to 'Laurence' and signed by the artist, and 12 further wood-engravings by the same hand, including a panoramic view inscribed 'Cornish Farm', 'Celtic Cross' printed in red and black ink, and numerous other book illustrations and bookplates, many signed in pencil, some inscribed, various sizes, all unframed, [circa 1990s-2000s] (14)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Beaven was a self-taught wood-engraver, who also worked as furniture maker and woodturner, as well as in Forestry. Examples of his wood-engraving are held in the Ashmolean Musuem in Oxford, and in the Hunt Institute for Biological Documentation, a research division of Carnegie Mellon University.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
NO RESERVE Palmer-Jones (William John) China cabinet design, pen and black ink on wove paper, extensively inscribed in pencil verso by artist with address and annotations regarding the study, 335 x 220 mm (13 1/4 x 8 3/4 in), hinged into mount, minor surface dirt and browning, [early to mid-20th century]; together with another pen and ink architectural study by Palmer-Jones and six facsimile prints, and with four other original illustrations by various hands, including a Christmas card design with deer by Esme Eve (b.1920), two original black ink book illustrations by Faith Jacques for A. Ransome's 'Old Russian Tales', signed and dated in pencil '1971', and one further drawing of dancers signed 'Albina '93', various sizes, all hinged into mounts, unframed, 20th century (12)
NO RESERVE Parker (Agnes Miller).- Rogerson (Ian) Agnes Miller Parker: Wood-Engraver and Book Illustrator, 1895-1980, one of 300 copies, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, slip-case, Wakefield, Fleece Press, 1990; The Wood Engravings of Agnes Miller Parker, 2005 § Bates (H.E.) Through the Woods, first edition, 1936, illustrations, many wood-engraved by Parker, some tipped in, the last two original cloth with dust-jackets, the last rubbed and spotted; and 2 others illustrated by Parker, 4to & 8vo (5)
δ Poole (Monica) Dandelion; Magnolia, two works, wood-engravings on cream wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 75 and 60, respectively, the first mentioned 250 x 210 mm (9 3/4 x 8 1/4 in), the latter 185 x 160 mm (7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in), both under glass presented in blue-coloured mounts, framed, [circa 1977-1993] (2)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Poole (Monica) Edge of the Wood; Old Trees, two works, wood-engravings on wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 75, the first mentioned 190 x 295 mm (7 1/2 x 11 1/2 in), the latter 240 x 195 mm (9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in), both under glass presented in green-coloured mounts, some minor toning and browning, framed, [circa 1977-1993] (2)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Poole (Monica) Gully; Chalk Woods, two works, wood-engravings on wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 150 and 25, respectively, the first mentioned 260 x 160 mm (10 1/4 x 6 1/4 in), the latter 220 x 140 mm (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in), both under glass, scattered spotting, with some minor toning and browning, framed, [circa 1977-1993] (2)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Poole (Monica) Foxgloves; Apple Tree, two works, wood-engravings on wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 60 and 50, respectively, the first mentioned 200 x 105 mm (7 7/8 x 4 1/8 in), the latter 220 x 145 mm (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in), both under glass, minor scattered spotting, with some light toning, framed, [circa 1977-1993] (2)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Poole (Monica) Water Lilies; Herbage, two works, wood-engravings on wove papers, both signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 75 and 100, respectively, the first mentioned 115 x 175 mm (4 1/2 x 6 7/8 in), the latter 125 x 175 mm (4 7/8 x 6 7/8 in), both under glass, presented in blue-coloured mounts, framed, [circa 1977-1993] (2)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Poole (Monica) Dry September; Hedgerow; Summer, three works, wood-engravings on wove papers, all signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 75 and 100, respectively, the first mentioned 200 x 150 mm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in), the other two 155 x 115 mm (6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in) and 185 x 115 mm (7 1/4 x 4 1/2 in), respectively, hinged into mounts, 'Dry September' with minor toning lines, unframed, [circa 1977-1993] (3)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Poole (Monica) Kentish Wood; Pilgrim's Way; Old Fence, three works, wood-engravings on wove papers, all signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 150, the last mentioned from an edition of 100, images each measure approx. 205 x 125 mm (8 x 4 7/8 in), 153 x 258 mm (6 x 10 in), and 140 x 235 mm (5 1/2 x 9 1/4 in), respectively, hinged into mounts, unframed, [circa 1977-1993] (3)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Poole (Monica) Dead Trees - Sheppey; Quarry; Cattle Barrier, three works, wood-engravings on wove papers, all signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 75, the last mentioned from an edition of 100, images each measure approx. 190 x 165 mm (7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in), 145 x 168 mm (5 3/4 x 6 1/2 in), and 200 x 135 mm (7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in), respectively, hinged into mounts, unframed, [circa 1977-1993] (3)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Poole (Monica) Edge of the Sea; Driftwood; Chalk Rocks, three works, wood-engravings on wove papers, all signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from editions of 60, with the last two mentioned each from an edition of 50, images measure approx. 155 x 240 mm (6 1/8 x 9 1/2 in), 128 x 280 mm (5 x 11 in), and 158 x 230 mm (6 1/8 x 9 in), respectively, hinged into mounts, unframed, [circa 1977-1993] (3)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
![δ Poole (Monica) [Pool], chiaroscuro woodcut printed in four colours, an excellent crisp impression printing with gaufrage on](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/3f8c6976-2fb4-402c-bc15-ad9000bc6ce2/248f712f-7e6b-4cce-b494-ad9000be0fc1/468x382.jpg)
δ Poole (Monica) [Pool], chiaroscuro woodcut printed in four colours, an excellent crisp impression printing with gaufrage on Japan paper, signed in pencil, indistinctly inscribed 'Pool', and numbered from an edition of 25, image 118 x 190 mm (4 5/8 x 7 1/2 in), sheet 235 x 300 mm (9 1/4 x 11 3/4 in), wide margins with deckle to lower edge, unframed, [circa 1977-1993]Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994. δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Poole (Monica) Collection of six signed wood-engravings, including 'Hedgerow', 'Seaweed', 'Late Magnolia', 'Towbridge Castle', 'Hercules at Hever', and one untitled, wood-engravings on various wove papers, each signed, all but one inscribed, 3 numbered from various edition sizes, various sizes between 30 x 42 mm (1 1/4 x 1 5/8 in) and 170 x 148 mm (6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in), all hinged into mounts, unframed, [circa 1977-1993] (6)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994. δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Poole (Monica) White Flowers, wood-engraving on thin Japan paper, an unsigned proof impression with title inscribed in pencil in the margin by the artist, image 210 x 140 mm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in), sheet 320 x 250 mm (12 1/2 x 9 7/8 in), hinged into mount, unframed, some minor handling creases to extremities of sheet, unframed, [circa 1977-1993]; together with a good group of 13 unsigned wood-engravings by Monica Poole, various sizes between 35 x 60 mm (1 3/8 x 2 3/8 in) and 190 x 135 mm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in), all hinged into mounts, unframed, [circa 1977-1993] (14)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Poole is recorded as having produced 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, all of which rarely appear on the market. Examples of her work can be found in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her prints in 1994.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Browning B425 Grade 1 over and under shotgun, 30 inch multichoke barrels with five choke tubes present, key and instruction book, length of pull 14.25inches, serial number 29627NR.UK RFD OR SHOTGUN LICENCE REQUIRED TO BUY THIS LOT.120cm longCondition report: The gun has some dents scuffs and marks to the thick finish of the stock, there is a short crack to the forend wood close to the action see image 13 online. The barrels have some marks and wear but nothing too deep or defacing. The action cocks and ejects correctly on snap caps and the selector is working as it should. The bores are generally good, there are some shadows to the top tube around the mid point which will probably come out with a good clean or minor polish. The bore measurements guage .725 and .726 against the 18.4 and 18.5 proof stamps. The barrel to action fit is tight with not rattle.
Air Arms .22 S510 carbine air rifle, with 20 inch barrel, fitted with AA G-Tec silencer, serial number 166667 with 3-9x50 EG scope, two magazines, two part used tins of pellets, gun slip, instruction book and 4 litre air cylinder and fittings.No licence required to buy this item, purchaser must be over the age of 18. We can only ship this to a local gunshop for the buyer to collect from, it cannot be posted to a home address.
RAF log book and related items for air gunner Frederick George Satherley, 462 Squadron, to include a Defence medal, 1939-1945 medal, 1939-1945 star, and France and Germany Star in original postage box. Also his RAF Service and Release book, a photograph of Satherley (top left) with aircrew, a later air gunner badge, copper plaque and patch. The logbook begins on May 13th 1944 and runs through to February 1946, recording over forty flights over enemy territory in the Halifax III bomber piloted by Andy Anderson. Satherley records bombing runs, flak, and fighter sightings, as well as his Halifax crash-landing near Liege on the 14th April 1945 after the starboard outer engine failed forty-five minutes from target and the starboard inner engine cut out over the target as the bomb doors closed. The lot is accompanied by typed research of Squadron 462 B Flight skipper Andy Anderson, compiled by Bill Johnson.Frederick George Satherley was born in Gloucestershire on the 28th August 1920. During his air gunnery training in 1944 he met Jennie Armstrong whilst stationed in Whitley Bay and married on the 27th September 1945 after the conclusion of WWII. Following his RAF service Frederick Satherley worked as an HGV driver for the Esso Company serving the company for 30 years and then briefly for North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council before retiring. They lived in Monkseaton, just outside Whitley Bay throughout their working lives before retiring to Spain where Frederick passed away on the 13th February 1996 after a short illness.
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCESCO CARNESECCHI, A BOOK OF 'GRAND TOUR' PLASTER INTAGLIOS DATED 1820 After sculptural models by Canova and Thorvaldsen, the plaster impronte with original list written in an old hand the box 33 x 21.5cm Provenance: The Simon Neal Collection These impressions of intaglios in a marbleised box, are after the most famous works by the great neoclassical sculptors Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822) Berthel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844). Another, almost identical, example by Carnesecchi is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1992.405.1-.35), which forms the basis of this attribution.
A LARGE REFORMED GOTHIC STYLE WOODEN BENCHCIRCA 187088cm high, 315cm wideCondition Report: There are marks, scratches, chips, splits, cracks, abrasions consistent with age and use.Overall the piece is weathered and sun faded.The bench is on grass and appears to sit level.The back has 'pew' book rests.The seat depth 34cm; the depth overall 78cm.There are water marks to the back of the bench.The bench has some damage to the parts that sit directly on the grass.Please refer to the additional images for a visual reference of condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
Seven Boxed corgi diecast models to include Dibnah's choice No.80113 Fowler B6 Crane Engine & Log Trailer - The Great North plus Dibnah book A much loved steeplejack by Rallyscene (signed), 1:50 CC10707 ltd edn Scammell Highwayman Dept. of the Environment, ltd edn London brick company phorpres bricks, 18403 ltd edn British Rail Bedford 0 series Dropside Trailer, 1:50 16002 Cadbury Bros. Bournville Scammell Highwayman Ballast & Trailer, 1:50 ltd edn 16306 Shell/BP Scammell Highwayman Tanker with diecast Petrol Pump, 1:50 ltd edn Scammell Highwayman Tanker British Oxygen Company
![MARY TOURTEL: THE RUPERT STORY BOOK, London, Samson, Lowe, Marston & Co, [1938], contemporary ink inscription on "Book be](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81d6c6fb-d75c-4acc-a7b4-ad960151b878/54e02462-13b4-4a87-b308-ad99013ee1f1/468x382.jpg)
WILLIAM HONE: THE EVERY-DAY BOOK AND TABLE BOOK OR EVERLASTING CALENDAR OF POPULAR AMUSEMENTS, SPORTS, PASTIMES, CEREMONIES, MANNERS, CUSTOMS AND EVENTS... - THE YEAR BOOK OF DAILY RECREATION AND INFORMATION..., London for Thomas Tegg & Son, 1838, 3 vols, 1 vol, uniform contemporary half calf worn (4)
CATALOGUE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE VALUABLE AND TRULY INTERESTING COLLECTION OF CURIOUS BOOKS...NOW OFFERED AT THE VERY REASONABLE PRICES FIXED TO EACH ARTICLE BY THOMAS THORPE..., London, 1842, an extensive catalogue, 849pp, items offered by the notable book dealer, old calf v worn with losses to calf, inner joints weak
![THE NEW RUPERT BOOK, [1946], annual, price unclipped, inscription on "This book belongs to" page, 4to, original pictorial wra](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/81d6c6fb-d75c-4acc-a7b4-ad960151b878/493ecb4e-d4e1-4c21-b6c9-ad99013eeda0/468x382.jpg)
HENRY WILLIAMSON: 6 titles: THE VILLAGE BOOK, London, Jonathan Cape, 1930, 1st edition, original cloth gilt, bookplate on ffep; ON FOOT IN DEVON, London, Alexander Maclehose, 1933, 1st edition, contemporary inscription on first blank, original cloth worn; DEVON HOLIDAY, London, Jonathan Cape, 1935, 1st edition, original cloth, spine toned, some sunning to edges of boards; GOODBYE WEST COUNTRY, London, Puttnam, 1937, 1st edition, review slip loosely inserted, ownership signature of reviewer Frank Howard Lancum with his original printed review on front paste down, original cloth, d/w; LIFE IN A DEVON VILLAGE, London, Faber & Faber, 1945, 1st edition, contemporary inscription on ffep, original cloth; TALES OF MOORLAND AND ESTUARY, London, MacDonald, 1953, 1st edition, contemporary inscription on ffep, original cloth, d/w (6)
JOHN SALTER (ED): WINE LABELS 1730-2003, A WORLD WIDE HISTORY, Woodbridge, Antique Collectors Club, 2004, 1st edition, 4to, original cloth gilt, d/w + N M PENZER: THE BOOK OF THE WINE-LABEL, London, Home & Van Thal, 1947, 1st edition, 4to, original cloth, d/w + ROBIN BUTLER AND GILLIAN WALKLING: A BOOK OF WINE ANTIQUES, Woodbridge, Antique Collectors Club, 1986, 1st edition, 4to, original cloth gilt, d/w + BERNARD M WATNEY AND HOMER D BABBIDGE: CORKSCREWS BEFORE COLLECTORS, London and New York, Sothebys Parke Bernet, 1981, 1st edition, original cloth, d/w + PHIL ELLIS: CORKSCREWS AND WINE ANTIQUES, A COLLECTORS GUIDE, London, 2001, original pictorial wraps, from the collection of Derek Cottam (5)
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