The Lord of the Rings - Set of 2 Rivendell glass phials & an early stage marketing campaign press book for the Lord Of The Rings Provenance: The vendor owned an event planning company in the early 1990s until 2008. They organised the Lord of the Rings Cannes Press Festival in 2001. New Line chairman Bob Shaye and Dir. P. Jackson presented 25 minutes of footage from the film, which featured a montage introducing key characters, as well as a 14-minute excerpt of a chase sequence in the Mines of Moria and previews of the second and third installments of the trilogy, due in December 2002 and 2003, respectively.The event culminated in a party that was held at the Chateau de Castellaras near the town of Mougins, where they reconstructed a lot of the sets and displayed set dressings and props from the actual movies (flown in especially from New Zealand).After the event, everything was deconstructed and sent back to NZ but the vendors got the permission to keep these few items as a gift.
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James Bond FLEMING (Ian). The Spy Who Loved Me, first edition hardback book, published by Jonathan Cape, 1962, original cloth with dagger design to upper cover blocked in silver, spine lettered in silver, dust-jacket price-clipped, design by Richard Chopping, further within clear protective sleeve. The only one of Ian Fleming's Bond novels to be written in the first person, written as the testimony of a 23 year old Canadian woman with whom Bond has an affair, and to continue this pretence, Vivienne Michel gets a credit on the title page as co-author, 8vo. Condition Report: board cleans and bright, foxing to edges with a small stain to foredge, clean bright dust-jacket.
Autographs: RUSSELL TAYLOR (John) and John Kobal. Portraits of the British Cinema: 60 Glorious Years, multi Signed first edition hardback book with twenty-two signatures, including, Googie Withers (p.53) Petula Clarke (p.78) Peter Ustinov (p.93) Richard Todd (p.96) Claire Bloom (p.98) Joan Collins (p.108) Ian Carmichael (p.114) Virginia McKenna (p.121) Rita Tushingham (p.126) Peter OToole (p.129) John Hurt (p.130) Susannah York (p.133) Hayley Mills (p.133) Vanessa Redgrave (p.140) Julie Christie (p.141) Maggie Smith (p.143) Roger Moore (p.147) David Essex (p.149) Joan Collins (p.155) Jeremy Irons (p.156) Tom Conti (p.157) and Jane Asher (p.159) photo. illustrated throughout, dust-jacket unclipped, publishers blue boards, 4to, published by Aurum Press, 1985. Provenance: each autograph was signed in person for the vendor who is an autograph collector. Condition Report: boards marked and rubbed, creasing to dust-jacket with rubbing to spine and corners, internally clean with strong signatures.
James Bond FLEMING (Ian). A pair of first edition hardback books includes, From Russia With Love, first Book Club edition, published by Jonathan Cape, 1957, with first edition points Page 18, Line 1: 'the sexuality' for 'the asexuality'. Page 136, line 8: 'ice twinkled' for 'ice tinkled', dust-jacket with price cut out of inner flap, original blue boards, lettered in black on spine, John F. Kennedy's favourite book and the first of the Bond novels to have the dustjacket design by Richard Chopping, 8vo; together with, Goldfinger, first edition, third impression, Jonathan Cape, 1960, dust-jacket design by Richard Chopping, priced 15s. net, original boards with skull design in gilt and blind, spine lettered in gilt, 8vo. (2) . Condition Report: From Russia With Love, first Book Club edition boards marked, with rubbing to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket with light marks, price has been cut out, chipped to spine ends (some loss to lower spine) and few marks. Goldfinger, third impression clean boards, slight bumping to spine ends, light marks to dust-jacket with chips and tears to spine ends (some loss) and small loss/rubbing to jacket corners
Autographs: BURROWS (Terry, Editor). The Complete Book of the Guitar, multi Signed - first edition hardback book Signed by nineteen guitarists including, Albert Lee and Bill Wyman on the half-title, Jeff Beck and Nicholas Meier (p.97) Julian Bream (p.99) Steve Cropper (p.104) Buddy Guy (p.107) Joe Brown (p.136) Eric Clapton (p.140) Robert Cray (p.145) Lonnie Donegan (p.148) Brian May (p.182)Pat Methany (p.184) Joe Satriani (p.197) John Scofield (p.198) Mick Taylor (p.201) Ralph Towner (p.202) Roger Walters and Pete Oxley both Signed on the page, photo. illustrated throughout, a comprehensive survey of guitar-playing talent profiling 200 of the finest, each with a guide to currently available recordings, pictorial boards, 4to, published by Carlton Books, 1998. (1)Provenance: each autograph was signed in person for the vendor who is an autograph collector. Condition Report: overall good condition, with strong signatures.
POTTER, Beatrix. (1866-1943). The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, Signed by the author, London, New York: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., later reprint, without date on title-page, Signed and dated in black ink on half-title, Beatrix Potter Ap. 2d 37, copyright1908, pictorial endpapers, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and twenty-six colour plates, original publishers green paper boards with coloured pictorial label mounted on upper cover, 16mo. Provenance: Gifted to the vendor by the original owner, born in 1932, who was given this autographed book as a child by a schoolteacher friend of her parents. The schoolteacher had been to an event in Liverpool in 1937 where this book was signed in person for her by Beatrix Potter. Condition Report: some light marks to boards, chipped to head of spine affecting the T of The, very light rubbing to tail of spine and corners, foxing to endpapers and light foxing to edges, further occasional foxing to pages, tightly bound, a few joints split, overall a clean copy with strong signature.
Autographs: Paul McCartney (The Beatles) Signed in the centre of a single page from an autograph book in blue ink, the page being 21 x 24cm. Provenance: Signed in person for the vendor who is an autograph collector when Paul McCartney was attending a function at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London.
Marvel Comics: 15 Rare and hard to find Silver and Bronze age Minor Key issues from one of Marvels most popular & sought-after eras of publishing featuring 1st appearances, iconic covers and more. Mostly Mid-grade.The Man called Nova No. 1. Pence copy (1976) The 1st Appearance of Nova! Written by Marv Wolfman. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks Joe Sinnott.G/VG Condition (3.0)Astonishing Tales No. 29 Featuring Guardians of the Galaxy. Pence copy (1975) Reprints the Guardians of the Galaxy origin issue. Condition: VG (4.0)Uncanny X-Men No. 134. Pence copy (1980) The 1st Appearance of Black Queen Phoenix! Story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Condition: VF (7.0)Adventure into Fear No. 24. Pence copy (1974) The 1st meeting between Marvel Icons Blade and Morbius! Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Craig Russell, inks by Jack Abel. Condition: FN (5.5)Peter Porker The Spectacular Spider-Ham No. 1. Cents copy (1983) The 1st Appearace of Peter Porker: Spider-Ham! Making his present known in the recent hit film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Peter Porker is absolutely here to stay. Condition: VF (8.0)Man-Thing No. 1. Pence copy (1979 2nd series) Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by Jim Mooney and Bob Wiacek. Condition: VF (8.0)Amazing Adventures no. 5 featuring the Inhumans and the Black Widow. Cents copy (1971) Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten.Interior art by Neal Adams. Condition: Gd (2.5)Sub-Mariner No. 7. Cents copy (1968) An Iconic use of an early photo cover in Marvel publishing. Always sought-after. Condition: VG (4.0)Power-Man and Iron Fist No. 66. Pence copy (1980) The 2nd appearance of Sabretooth! Wolverines biggest adversary gets an early 2nd appearance in this fantastic issue. Condition: VF- (7.5)Champions No. 1. Pence Copy (1975) 1st Appearance of the Champions. Story by Tony Isabella. Art by Don Heck and Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Dan Adkins. Condition: FN- (5.5)Marvel Spotlight No. 6 Spotlight on Starlord! Pence Copy (1980) Origin and 1st Comic Book Appearance of Starlord. Condition: FN (6.0)Marvel Presents: No. 10 Presenting Guardians of the Galaxy! Cents copy (1977) Star Hawk origin issue. Condition: VF (8.0)Marvel Presents No. 1 Bloodstone. Pence Copy (1975). Origin and 1st appearance of Bloodstone. Script by John Warner, pencils by Mike Vosburg, inks by Bob McLeod. Condition: VG (4.0)Captain Britain No. 1 (1976). This British issue features the legendary 1st Appearance of Captain Britain. Magazine size weekly British edition comic published weekly by Marvel Comics International. Cover and 13 interior pages in full color, rest black and white. Condition: FN- (5.5) Free Mask Gift missing.Marvel Preview Presents No. 11 Starlord (1977) 2nd Appearance of Starlord! Magazine size edition. Condition: VG/FN (5.0) (15)Condition Report: Mostly Mid-grade. All issues complete, unrestored, untrimmed and unclipped. Full condition breakdowns for each issue in catalogue description.
The Beatles - BOAC Junior Jet Club Log Book signed to the inside page by John Lennon and Ringo Starr, with a date 31st March 1966, 11 x 16 cm. The vendor lived in Trinidad for some years. Her father was a pilot for BOAC. Her and her brothers belonged to the Junior Pilots club. Every flight they took was recorded in their book. On the last journey home to London Ringo Starr and John Lennon were on board. Instead of the pilot signing off the flight record both Beatles were happy to sign.
Autographs: Cricket related a group of six Signed items, comprises: four mini cricket bats Signed by Ian Botham, Barry Richards, Kevin Pietersen and Johnny Bairstow; A Slazenger match quality, 4 ½ oz red cricket ball Signed by Australian International cricketer, Shane Warne; together with, The England Cricket Team: Ashes Victory, first edition hardback book, multi-signed on the title-page by eleven players including, M. Vaughan, G. Jones, K. Pietersen, A. Giles, P. Collingwood, J. Bell, S. Harrison, M. Hoggard, M. Trescothick, S. Jones, and A. Strauss, the official story of the greatest ever Test series in the teams own words, preface by Richard Bevan, foreword by Marcus Trescothick, dust-jacket unclipped, 8vo, published by Orion Books, 2005. (6)Provenance: each autograph was signed in person for the vendor who is an autograph collector.
§ Barrie Wentzell (British, b. 1942). The Kinks on Hampstead Heath, London, 1968 - Artist proof digital print, hand signed by the photographer, and further hand signed by the Kinks, Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Mick Avory, photographers blind stamp centre margin and ink stamp on reverse, paper size 16 x 20 inches; with accompanying Certificate of Authenticity issued by Proud Galleries, London, on behalf of the photographer.I met the Kinks at Kenwood House on Hampstead Heath, London, as it seemed to be Rays favourite location for shooting. One of the colour images from this session later became the back cover of Village Green Preservation Society. This was the last shoot I did with the original band which included Pete Quaife. It was many years later that I did get paid for the use of the photos., when Village Green was reissued, and Ray in his book ' X Ray', said I did all the photos for the original album. Not true! But thanks Ray for the Days!. Barrie Wentzell. Condition Report: overall good condition with strong signatures.
James Bond FLEMING (Ian) and Others - Five first edition hardback books, includes, FLEMING (Ian). On Her Majestys Secret Service, Jonathan Cape, 1963, spelling error on page 41, line 6: 'four' for 'forty', original boards with ski trail design to upper cover, titled in gilt on spine, dust-jacket priced 16/- net; You Only Live Twice, Jonathan Cape, 1964, first state, original boards with Japanese characters in gilt to upper cover, dust-jacket priced 16s. net, the final book in the 'Blofeld Trilogy and the last James Bond novel by Ian Fleming to be published in his lifetime; The Man With the Golden Gun, original plain boards, titled in gilt on spine, dust-jacket price-clipped; dust-jacket designs by Richard Chopping; together with, MARKHAM (Robert). Colonel Sun: A James Bond Adventure, Jonathan Cape, 1968, original plain boards, titled in gilt on spine, map illustrated endpapers, dust-jacket priced 21s. net, jacket painting by Tom Adams; and GARDNER (John). Licenced Renewed, Book Club Associate, 1981, dust-jacket unclipped, design by Mon Mohan, the authors first novel featuring James Bond. 8vo. (5) Condition Report: On Her Majestys Secret Service - clean boards, slightly cocked, dust-jacket with light marks, chipped (with some loss) to spine ends and corners.You Only Live Twice -clean boards, slightly cocked, dust-jacket with light marks with light stains to inner jacket.The Man With the Golden Gun - clean boards, dust-jacket chipped head of spine, with light stains to inner jacket.Colonel Sun - clean boards, dust-jacket with darkening to spine.Licence Renewed - clean boards, dust-jacket chipped (small loss) to lower spine.
James Bond: Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Exhibitors Campaign Book (no cuts) 10 x 14 inches; together with a related promotional brochure, 8 ½ x 11 inches. (2) Provenance: The Collection of John Willis, Publicity Director for Disney, Columbia, United Artists, The Rank Organisation, and 20th Century Fox from 1960-1972. Willis worked on Casino Royale (1967) and several other films in the James Bond series, as well as The Battle of Britain, Heroes of Telemark, Living Free, and In Search of Castaways. Condition Report: Exhibitor's Campaign Book - with creasing and lightly marked on covers. promotional Brochure - marked on front cover, internally clean.
Full title: Johann Siebmacher: Das Neue Wappenbuch (The new book of armorials), 1605, NeurenbergDescription:Dim.: 21,5 x 17 x 5 cm Ref.: Stadtisches Museum Schloss Rheydt, inv. no. 1094531, for another example. (External link available on rm-auctions.com) This hand-coloured example is the first edition of Sibmacher's magnus opus. The Holy Roman Empire consisted of hundreds of sovereign states and individual dominions. The variety of families operating in this framework and their diverse relationships with one another was similarly confusing. Reference works like this coat of arms compendium attempted to provide an overview. The structure of the coats of arms is based on the structure of the Holy Roman Empire. First the coats of arms of the emperor and the electors are shown, then those of the other princes, counts, etc. The title page proudly points out that over 3,320 coats of arms are shown. Under the register, we find thee printer's mark: Printed in Nuremberg by Christoph Lochner / Published by Johann Sibmacher, / In the 1605th year. Johann Ambrosius Siebmacher (1561-1611) was a German coat of arms painter and engraver in Nuremberg, who is today best known for his Wappenbüchlein/Wappenbuch. The 1605 edition shows the most with 264 coats of arms. Siebmacher's book of arms became the standard work of heraldry and supplementary volumes were published until 1806. A total of around 19,000 coats of arms are represented. In the late 19th and 20th centuries, further coats of arms collections followed with the 'Neuer Siebmacher'.Condition reports:Condition reports (unless otherwise specified above):Please contact us on info@rm-auctions.com to request a condition report. Condition reports and high resolution pictures are made available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. The full list of available condition reports for this sale is available on this link: https://www.rm-auctions.com/en/condition-report/77.
Full title: A Chinese gilt copper alloy 'rhinoceros' box and cover, TangDescription:Dia.: 7,5 cm - H.: 2,5 cm Provenance:- An old Belgian private collection. Ref.: Sotheby's, New York, Sep. 21, 2022, lot 330, for a similar example. (External link available on rm-auctions.com) In the Shang and early Zhou periods the rhinoceros was prized for its tough hide, which was used to make armour. By the Warring States period, if not earlier, belief had taken hold that the beast’s horn could detect, even neutralize, poison in food and drink, giving the rhinoceros special cachet. In fashioning armor, the hide - whether rhinoceros hide or leather from the hide of an ox or other animal - once dried and properly prepared, was cut into small rectangular strips, known as plates, that were linked together to form lamellar armor, often termed fish-scale armor in Chinese. Such armor no doubt resembled the lamellar armor worn by the terracotta warriors recovered from the trenches around the tomb of Qinshihuangdi (r. 221 - 210 BC), though the lamellar armor of Qinshihuang’s warriors surely had plates of leather or, more likely, of iron. With the gradual extinction of the rhinoceros in north China late in the Bronze Age (c. 1700 BC - AD 220) and with the rise of iron-plate armor during the Zhou, the use of rhinoceros-hide armor had seriously declined by the early years of our era; even so, it is believed that at least a little rhino-hide armor was still being made during the Tang dynasty. And a diagram in a book published in 1852 indicates that rhinoceros-hide armor was still in use for ceremonial purposes as late as the Qing dynasty. Without written records from the Tang clearly stating the reason, we cannot know why the rhinoceros is depicted with scales. Apart from mere artistic license, the most plausible explanation for so portraying the rhinoceros is that the beast had become conflated with the qilin in the thinking of the day. Indeed, some individuals believed the rhinoceros to be the qilin, a mythical hooved chimerical creature from Chinese mythology. (In the Ming dynasty the giraffe was believed by many to be the qilin.) Although often depicted with the lithe body and furred hide of a deer, the qilin is also frequently shown with scales over its body, as witnessed by the Yuan-dynasty (1279 - 1368), blue-and-white charger with qilin decor in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (AK-RBK-1965-88).Condition reports:Condition reports (unless otherwise specified above):Please contact us on info@rm-auctions.com to request a condition report. Condition reports and high resolution pictures are made available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. The full list of available condition reports for this sale is available on this link: https://www.rm-auctions.com/en/condition-report/77.
Full title: A Chinese inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, 'zhi', late Shang dynastyDescription:H.: 12 cm Inscribed on the base inside the vessel '..父ä¸', the first two characters illegible. The brownish patina (蜡茶色) on this vessel is rare. It is considered as the most desirable colour on archaic bronzes, by scholars of the Ming and Qing dynasties. For example, Ming scholar Gao Lian (高濂) in his book éµç”Ÿå…«ç¬º, å·åå››, where he ranks the brownish patina the best among all archaic bronze colours, followed by silver or black, then green, etc. (…故å¤é“œä»¥è¤è‰²ä¸ºä¸Šï¼Œæ°´é“¶é»‘漆鼎å½æ¬¡ä¹‹ï¼Œé’绿者åˆæ¬¡ä¹‹ï¼Œâ€¦). Ref.: Sotheby's, New York, Sep. 21, 2022, lot 256, for an earlier example. (External link available on rm-auctions.com)Condition reports:Condition reports (unless otherwise specified above):Please contact us on info@rm-auctions.com to request a condition report. Condition reports and high resolution pictures are made available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. The full list of available condition reports for this sale is available on this link: https://www.rm-auctions.com/en/condition-report/77.
A collection of five 19th and early 20th century brass stamp boxes and a sovereign scale. The boxes include a one in the form of a book with a brass bulldog with glass eyes, a horse shoe, one with a brick design with a squirrel and one with repousse scrolling design. (One box the hinge is broken) H.5.5cm
Joe Simpson signed 8x6 inch colour photo and 6x4 white card attached to A4 sheet. Joe Simpson (born 1960) is a British mountaineer, author, and motivational speaker. While climbing in Peru in 1985, he suffered severe injuries and was assumed dead by his climbing companion Simon Yates after falling into a crevasse, but he survived and managed to crawl back to his base camp. He described the ordeal in his 1988 book Touching the Void, which was adapted into a 2003 documentary film of the same name. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
GUCCI ladies bi-fold chocolate brown suede and G-embossed leather purse/pocket book with half snaffle bit detail in gold tone. Seven card pockets, five compartments with gold press-stud fastening and original care card.Condition Report: Gently used with light signs of wear. Leather would benefit from a little brown wax polish.
A LARGE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL WITH THREE RAKANS Japan, 19th centuryThe large panel is finely embroidered in various shades of red, brown, black, gold, bronze and blue, depicting three rakans under a vine, with one holding a miniature pagoda, another a book, and the last one being Handaka Sonja holding his bowl of alms from which the dragon in front of him emerged. The central embroidery is framed by a silk brocade border and mounted to a wooden stretcher frame. SIZE 156 x 89 cmCondition: Overall still good condition with intricate detail with soiling, loose threads, small tears, and material loss to the silk brocade borders. Provenance: The Langlois Collection. Jean-Marie-Charles Langlois, a Senior Railway Engineer in Indochina from 1920 to 1949, was passionate about Asian art and managed to build a collection that was later repatriated to France by his wife and children after his death. He tragically lost his life in 1949 during a Viet-Minh train attack. His son, Jean Marie Langlois, inherited the collection and continued to expand it with the support of his wife, aiming for coherence and quality in tribute to his father. The collection, which spans over a hundred years of collecting, was recently rediscovered in the family home.
A BLACK SCHIST STELE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, PALA PERIODNortheastern India, Bihar, 10th century. Well carved seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, supported on a stepped pedestal adorned with numerous smaller figures, the palm of the hand and soles of the feet with neatly incised circles. Buddha's face with a benign expression and almond shaped eyes, the hair in tight curls surmounted by an ushnisha, wearing a sanghati draped over one shoulder, flanked by two pillars surmounted by stupas centering a nimbus with a stylized foliate border.Provenance: The personal collection of Arturo Schwarz, Milan, late 1990s. Leonardo Vigorelli, Bergamo, acquired from the above. Arturo Schwarz (1924-2021) was an Italian scholar, art historian, poet, writer, lecturer, art consultant and curator of international exhibitions. He lived in Milan, where he amassed a large collection of Dada and Surrealist art, including many works by personal friends such as Marcel Duchamp, Andre Breton, Man Ray, and Jean Arp. In 1975, Schwarz started working as curator and author, writing extensive publications on the work of Marcel Duchamp, as well as books and numerous essays on the Kabbalah, Tantrism, alchemy, prehistoric and tribal art, and Asian art and philosophy. His 1977 book on Man Ray's works and life was the first to reveal Ray's real name. Leonardo Vigorelli is a retired Italian art dealer and noted collector, specializing in African and ancient Hindu-Buddhist art. After studying anthropology and decades of travel as well as extensive field research in India, the Himalayan region, Southeast Asia, and Africa, he founded the Dalton Somare art gallery in Milan, Italy, which today is being run by his two sons. Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, some losses, nicks and surface scratches, structural cracks. The finely polished surface with a solid, naturally grown patina and an unctuous feel overall. Dimensions: Height 61.2 cm (excl. base) and 64.2 cm (incl. base)Mounted to a modern metal base. (2)Literature comparison:Compare a related stone figure of Buddha, 10th century, Bihar, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1942,0415.1.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 13 September 2011, lot 268Price: USD 86,500 or approx. EUR 111,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A black stone stele of seated Buddha, Northeastern India, Pala period, circa 10th century Expert remark: Note the related size (63.5 cm)Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams New York, 20 March 2018, lot 3224Price: USD 250,000 or approx. EUR 290,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A blackstone stele of crowned Buddha, Bihar, Pala period, 10th centuryExpert remark: Note the size (45 cm)Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's Paris, 22 June 2016, lot 11Price: EUR 71,100 or approx. EUR 83,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A rare sedimentary stone stele of Shakyamuni Buddha, Northeast India, Pala Period, 10th centuryExpert remark: Note the size (31 cm)
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI, 18TH CENTURY 十八世紀銅鎏金文殊菩薩Tibetan-Chinese. Finely cast seated in dhyanasana atop a double lotus base with beaded edges, holding aloft the hilt of his sword in his raised right hand, the left hand held in vitarka mudra. The bodhisattva clad in a voluminous dhoti with neatly incised foliate hems and richly adorned with billowing sashes and beaded jewelry. His serene face with sinuously lidded eyes below arched brows centered by a raised circular urna, his bow-shaped lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by elongated ears with chakra earrings, the hair arranged in a high chignon topped by a lotus finial behind the foliate tiara in front of a high chignon topped by a lotus finial. The base sealed, the seal plate incised with a double vajra.Provenance: A private collection in Hungary. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 8 December 2018, lot 66, sold for EUR 5,100 or approx. EUR 6,400 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A private collection in Portugal, acquired from the above.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities. Small nicks, some scratches, minor rubbing to gilt. The sword blade lost.Weight: 1,067.2 gDimensions: Height 15.5 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 11 September 2019, lot 379 Price: USD 6,250 or approx. EUR 6,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A gilt-bronze figure of Manjushri, Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling with similar pose, expression, base, and jewelry. Note the more extensive wear to the gilding, the sword, and the related size (17.2 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's New York, 20 September 2021, lot 349 Price: USD 7,560 or approx. EUR 7,700 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A gilt copper alloy figure of Manjushri, Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century Expert remark: Compare the related modeling with similar pose, expression, and base, as well as the loss to the sword. Note the stone inlays, lotus blossom supporting the book, and much smaller size (11.1 cm). 十八世紀銅鎏金文殊菩薩漢藏。文殊菩薩全跏趺坐於蓮座之上，面部豐滿，下頜微尖，雙目微闔，面容肅穆；頭戴五葉寶冠，耳後繒帶上卷，圓形耳璫作寶相花形；雙肩披天衣，兩側尾端對稱搭於蓮座之上，線條流暢自然，斜掛聖帶，於胸前打結，胸前點綴各類釧環、瓔珞；右手上舉結斯克印，持智慧劍劍柄，左手於胸前結說法印；下身著長裙，褶皺自然寫實，裙擺一匝花紋裝飾。來源：匈牙利私人收藏。Galerie Zacke，維也納，2018 年 12 月 8 日，拍品 66，售價 5,100 歐元或約 6,400 歐元（根據撰寫本文時的通貨膨脹情況進行調整）；葡萄牙私人收藏，購自上述拍賣。 品相：狀況非常好，有輕微磨損和鑄造不規則。小刻痕，一些劃痕，瑬金輕微摩擦。劍刃丟失。 重量：1,067.2 克 尺寸：高 15.5 厘米拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2019年9月11日，lot 379 價格：USD 6,250（相當於今日EUR 6,800） 描述：十八世紀漢藏文殊菩薩鎏金銅像 專家評論：比較非常相近的模型、姿勢、表情、底座和珠寶。請注意此像鎏金磨損較明顯，以及相近的尺寸(17.2厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2021年9月20日，lot 349 價格：USD 7,560（相當於今日EUR 7,700） 描述：十八世紀漢藏文殊菩薩鎏金合金像 專家評論：比較相近的模型、姿勢、表情、底座，以及劍缺失。請注意內嵌石、蓮花支撐著書本，以及尺寸較小(11.1厘米)。
A THANGKA OF CHATURBHUJA AVALOKITESHVARA, TIBET, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 西藏十八至十九世紀四臂觀音Distemper on cloth. Seated on a lotus pedestal in dhyanasana with his primary hands holding a jewel at his chest while his secondary hands hold a lotus blossom and mala beads. Clothed in a blue and red dhoti and wearing a billowing green scarf. His serene face with sinuously lidded eyes below elegantly arched brows, a broad nose, and full lips forming a calm smile. His hair arranged in a high chignon topped by the red-skinned head of the Buddha Amitabha behind the five-leaf tiara, backed by a radiating mandorla and green halo.Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Wou Kiuan. Wou Lien-Pai Museum, coll. no. P.46. Dr. Wou Kiuan (1910-1997) was a Chinese diplomat and noted scholar of Chinese art. His father, Wou Lien-Pai (1873-1944), was one the leading political figures of early 20th century China, remembered for his role as speaker and leader of parliament during the turbulent years of the Republican era. Dr. Wou himself embarked on an illustrious career in diplomacy until his retirement in 1952, when he settled in London and devoted the rest of his life to the study of Chinese art. It was no doubt fortuitous that Dr. Wou's years of collecting coincided with an abundant availability of exceptional Chinese art on the London market. From the mid-1950s to the late 1960s he was able to form a collection of well over 1,000 works that together represented virtually every category of Chinese art. At the heart of Dr. Wou's drive to collect was a burning desire to preserve the relics of China's rich historical past scattered across Europe, and to promote Chinese art and culture. It is unclear when Dr. Wou conceived of the idea to create a place to house his collection, but in 1968 he opened the doors to the Wou Lien-Pai Museum, named in honor of his father. Over the years the Museum became a 'must see' destination for collectors, academics, and visiting dignitaries, and Dr. Wou would delight in leading his visitors through the galleries, recounting stories of China's glorious history. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, minimal soiling, creasing, few small losses.Dimensions: Image size 44 x 29.5 cm, Size incl. frame 65.9 x 51.9 cm The lower register with Manjusri seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, wielding his sword with his right hand and holding a lotus in his left coming to full bloom at the shoulder supporting a book, and Mahakala striding in alidhasana, wearing a tiger skin, engulfed in flames. All within a verdant landscape with fruiting leafy peach branches below the sun and moon.Literature comparison:Compare a related thangka of Chaturbhuja Avalokiteshvara, dated to the 19th century, in the Tibet House Museum in New Delhi, illustrated on Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 72057.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 14 September 2010, lot 154 Price: USD 6,250 or approx. EUR 8,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A thangka of Chaturbhuja Avalokiteshvara, central Tibet, Menri style, 19th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject and manner of painting. Note the size (65.5 x 44.5 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 18 September 2013, lot 277 Price: USD 11,875 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A painting of Chaturbhuja Avalokiteshvara, Tibet, 18th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject and manner of painting. Note the different mandorla and the size (64.1 x 43.2 cm). 西藏十八至十九世紀四臂觀音布面膠畫。本唐卡中的主尊為四臂觀音，雙跏趺坐於蓮花月輪上，身色潔白如月。黑髮結頂髻，頭戴花蔓寶冠，佩戴珠寶，面相豐滿，柳葉細眉微微彎曲，雙目微閉，自然下視，小口緊閉，表情呈慈悲像。一頭四臂，其中兩手持摩尼寶珠於胸前結合掌印，另外兩手之右手持水晶念珠。左手拈白蓮花。觀音下方有文殊菩薩與大黑天。文殊菩薩坐蓮花座，右手執劍，左手持蓮花莖，在肩部盛開，托著書；大黑天身披虎皮，邁開大步，火焰光背。周圍祥花環繞，背後福山壽海，祥雲環繞，佛光照耀。 來源：吳權博士收藏；吳蓮伯美術館，館藏編號 P.46。吳權(1910-1997)博士 曾是一位中國外交家以及知名中國藝術收藏家。他的父親吳蓮伯 (1873-1944)先生曾是二十世紀初中國重要政治人物，因在民國動蕩歲月中擔任國會議員及議長而聞名。1952 年，吳博士在外交領域走上了輝煌之路，直到他退休後定居倫敦，並將餘生奉獻給了對中國藝術的研究。毫無疑問，吳權博士多年的收藏，與大量中國藝術珍品現身倫敦藝術市場上時間點相呼應，這無疑是幸運的。從 1950 年代中期到 1960 年代後期，他收集了 1,000 多件藏品，涵蓋了中國藝術的每一個門類。吳博士之所以收藏，其原因主要是爲保護散落歐洲各地的中國文物與推廣中國藝術與文化。尚不清楚吳博士何時想到創建一個美術館來歸置他的收藏的，但在 1968 年，他打開了以他父親的名字命名的 吳蓮伯美術館的大門。多年來，美術館已成為收藏家、學者和來訪政要的必經之地，而吳博士總是很樂意給參觀者介紹美術館，講述中國光輝歷史的故事。 品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損、少量污染、摺痕和缺損。 尺寸：畫面 44 x 29.5 厘米，總65.9 x 51.9 厘米文獻比較： 比較一件相近的十九世紀四臂觀音唐卡，收藏於新德里Tibet House博物館，見Himalayan Art Resources，編號72057。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2010年9月14日，lot 154 價格：USD 6,250（相當於今日EUR 8,000） 描述：十九世紀西藏中期四臂觀音唐卡 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題和繪畫風格。請注意尺寸(65.5 x 44.5厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2013年9月18日，lot 277 價格：USD 11,875（相當於今日EUR 14,500） 描述：十八世纪西藏四臂觀音唐卡 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題和繪畫風格。請注意不同的光背和尺寸(64.1 x 43.2厘米)。
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Domesday Book.- Farley (Abraham, editor) [Seu liber censualis Willelmi primi regis Angliae...], 2 vol., no title as issued, printed in double-column, occasional light browning or foxing but generally very clean, contemporary diced russia with flower & ribbon roll-tool border in gilt, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spines with morocco labels, [printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan], [1783] § Kelham (Robert) Domesday Book Illustrated, first edition, half-title, contemporary calf, rubbed, stain to upper cover, rebacked preserving old spine, John Nichols for Edward Brooke, 1788 § England and Wales (Exclusive of the Metropolis). Return of Owners of Land, 1873, 2 vol., some foxing, engraved bookplate of William Franks, contemporary half calf, worn and damp-stained, lacking some corners, 1875; and others relating to the Domesday Book, v.s. (8)⁂ The first is the first printing of the Domesday Book, William I's "Great Survey" of England recording every piece of land with details of its lord, labour and livestock. It was printed in "record type" designed by John Nichols and cut by Joseph Jackson (previously an apprentice to Caslon) to represent the particulars of medieval manuscripts but did not include any supplementary material or indices. These were issued later, in 1816.The third work, sometimes known as the "Second Domesday Book" is a survey of land ownership in the third quarter of the nineteenth century.
NO RESERVE Bindings.- Dickens (Charles) Little Dorrit, first edition in book form, etched frontispiece, additional vignette title and plates by Hablot K. Browne, some foxing to plates, contemporary half green calf, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, new label, corners repaired, Bradbury and Evans, 1857; [Works], 30 vol., Library Edition, plates, contemporary half red morocco, spines gilt, n.d. § Collins (Wilkie) No Name, 3 vol. in 2, Copyright Edition, contemporary half calf, spines gilt, Leipzig, Tacuhnitz, 1863 § Shakespeare (William) The Plays, 8 vol., portrait (offset), contemporary tan calf, gilt, spines gilt, some repairs, 1837 § Pope (Alexander) The Works, 9 vol., engraved frontispiece, contemporary calf, some covers detached, A.Millar, 1760, all a little rubbed; and c.90 others, bound literature, 8vo et infra (c.140)
Knight (Richard Payne) The Landscape, a Didactic Poem...addressed to Uvedale Price, Esq., first edition, 3 etched plates, 2 by Pouncy after Thomas Hearne and folding, plates a little foxed and offset, Earl Fitzwilliam's copy with his bookplate and book-label "Milton, Peterborough", contemporary tree calf with decorative gilt roll-tool border, spine gilt, a little rubbed, upper joint split, [Henrey 900], printed by W.Bulmer & Co., 1794.⁂ Both Payne Knight and Uvedale Price were admirers of the picturesque or natural beauty as opposed to the improved landscapes of Capability Brown and Humphry Repton. The two plates show the same landscape (probably Knight's own Downton Castle in Herefordshire) in a natural picturesque scene and in a contrasting manmade layout with cleared parkland and ornamental bridges. The poem caused a dispute with Repton and the second edition issued later the same year was altered.
Plaw (John) Sketches for Country Houses, Villas and Rural Dwellings, first edition, 42 sepia aquatint plates & plans, foxing to plates, old marbled boards, uncut, a little rubbed, rebacked and cornered in calf, spine gilt with floral motifs and red & green labels, [Abbey, Life 49], 4to, S.Gosnell for J.Taylor, 1800.⁂ Plaw had introduced a new style of architectural book with his Rural Architecture... of 1794, with aquatint designs set in a picturesque landscape. This is the third of his influential pattern books. "Plaw set the model for villa and cottage pattern books that became a feature of architectural publishing in England for the next fifty years." (Millard British 57).
Darwin (Charles) The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, 2 vol., first edition, first issue, wood-engraved illustrations, 5 errata (in 6 lines) on page vi of vol. I, 9 errata (in 7 lines) on page viii of vol. II, 32 pp. publisher's advertisements, dated April 1867, at rear of Volume I, 2 pp. publisher's advertisements, dated February 1868, at rear of Volume II, occasional neat underlining in ordinary, red or blue pencil, a few signatures loose or working loose, occasional spotting, dark green coated endpapers, endpapers spotted, hinges split, original green cloth, spines gilt, covers blind-stamped, spine ends frayed, corners worn, small nick to both joints of vol.II, water-stained, a few small stains, rubbed and marked, [Freeman 877], 8vo, John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1868.⁂ The first appearance of the phrase 'survival of the fittest' in any of Darwin's works. 'This represents the only section of Darwin's big book on the origin of species which was printed in his lifetime and corresponds to its first two intended chapters.' (Freeman).
Hertfordshire.- Grimston (Charlotte) The History of Gorhambury, first edition, etched frontispiece of Sir Nicholas Bacon, otherwise lithographed throughout with pictorial title, mounted portrait of the author on india paper, 90pp. text, 3 plans and 6 plates, text with coats-of-arms in margins, portraits foxed, title a little browned with offsetting from frontispiece, occasional light foxing to text, engraved bookplate of Leonard L.Hartley Esq., handsome contemporary diced russia with elaborate gilt border and fan corner-pieces, g.e., a little worn, rebacked in calf with ecclesiastical ornaments in gilt, corners repaired, 4to, [privately printed], [c.1821, water-marked 1820]⁂ "Probably the first [British] topographical book with its text lithographed...the most striking feature of the book is the discrepancy between the assurance of the writing of the main text and the naivety of the drawings...". Twyman, Early Lithographic Books, pp. 179-180 & 1.113.Charlotte Grimston was the wife of the first Earl of Verulam whose father commissioned Gorhambury House from Sir Robert Taylor. It replaced the ruined Old Grohambury House, home of the Bacon family including Sir Francis Bacon.
Soho Centenary 1844-1944. A Gift from Artists, Writers and Musicians to the Soho Hospital for Women, one of 250 copies signed by the contributors, including C.R.Nevinson, on tipped-in limitation slip, plates and illustration, some colour, original cloth, dust-jacket, tip edge chipped, affecting lettering, rubbing to other extremities, some dust-soiling, 1944 § Posters and Publicity 1929. Fine Printing and Design "Commercial Art" Annual, plates and illustrations, many colour, some foxing to text leaves, ?original morocco-backed boards, spine sunned, The Studio, [c.1929] § Single illuminated leaf from antiphonal, decorated manuscript on vellum, rubrics in red, large initial in blue, green and red, a later embellishment most likely nineteenth century, (c.483x313mm.), [17th century]; and a small quantity of others art and architecture, including a group of scarce kinetic art catalogues, Sam Haskins poster-book and calendar and assorted vol. from Urban Studies, v.s. (sml. qty.)
Bindings & Small Books.- Memorandum book, blank pages, contemporary ink inscription "Saml. Prosser at the Hoop Tavern in Coventry Street near Piccadilly Ap.ll 2d 1749" to front free endpaper, a few notes of family deaths and other jottings in ink or pencil at beginning & end but mostly still blank, a few pages torn out, handsome contemporary red morocco wallet with flap elaborately tooled in gilt with cottage roof design, "Dutch" floral endpapers with pockets at each end, rubbed, lacking clasp and stylus, small stain to lower cover, wear to joints of flap, c.130 x 85mm., [c.1749] § La Fontaine (J. de) Fables Choisies, 2 vol., half-titles, engraved frontispiece by De Launay after Marillier, attractive contemporary mottled calf with triple gilt fillet border, spines gilt with floral & acorn motifs, g.e., very slightly rubbed at edges, Geneva, [Cazin], 1777; and 15 others, bindings and small books, 12mo et infra (18)
Rocketry & pyrotechnics.- Simienowicz (Casimir) The Great art of artillery, translated by George Shelvocke, first edition in English, title printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece and 22 plates, all but one folding, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, title soiled, Yy2 large hole in text with loss, with some resulting loss of text to Xx2v opposite, short tear(s) to frontispiece and the odd other plate, without loss, lower margins water-stained, spotting or staining (including ink), lightly browned, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine in compartments, boards soiled, rubbed and scuffed, folio, Printed for J. Tonson, 1729.⁂ Scarce first English edition of this Polish-Lithuanian general's treatise on rocketry and pyrotechnics, first published in Latin in 1650. It remained the standard work for at least two centuries. The translator Shelvocke was a naval officer and privateer. Provenance: 'John Parker his book, October 23 1790'; 'R.Gibbins, Esq., Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, Artillery thou noble Art!' (ink inscriptions to front free endpaper).
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Agriculture.- Author's first book.- [Young (Arthur)] The Farmer's letters to the people of England: Containing the sentiments of a practical husbandman, on various subjects...particularly the exportation of corn...The present state of the poor..., first edition, title and verso of final f. browned at edges, occasional spotting, some light browning, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, spine in compartments and with brown leather label, joints just starting, but holding firm, lower corners worn, rubbed, [Fussell I, pp.70-78; Kress 6511; Goldsmiths' 10293], a good copy, 8vo, Printed for W. Nicoll, at the Paper Mill, No. 51, in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1767.⁂ First book of this English agriculturist and social and political observer.
Shropshire.- Joffroy (L.) Views of Porkington, lithographed pictorial title & 3 views only of the house at different periods, all on india paper and mounted, lithographed coat-of-arms (duplicated), no text, title and views lightly foxed (marginal on two), modern half morocco, gilt-stamped morocco label to upper cover and spine, with original printed wrappers bound in, n.p., 1835 § Companion (A) to the Leasowes, Hagley, and Enville; with a Sketch of Fisherwick, 3 engraved plates, one aquatint, advertisement leaf at end, final two leaves lacking lower outer corner not affecting text, book-label of Percy J.Pond and bookplate of John Harris (by Reynolds Stone), modern half calf over marbled boards, [Abbey, Scenery 421], Birmingham, [1800] § [Hill (Jane)] Some Account of the Antiquities of Hawkstone, only edition, 5 lithographed views on 4 plates, wood-engraved illustrations, original cloth, paper label (chipped), rubbed, preserved in modern morocco-backed cloth slip-case, spine gilt, Shrewsbury, printed by W. & J.Eddowes, [c.1830]; and 8 others on Shropshire, v.s. (11)⁂ The first is a very rare but incomplete suite of plates depicting Porkington Hall (now called Brogyntyn), near Oswestry, once home of the Ormsby-Gore family but sold by Lord Harlech in 2001. Not recorded by Library Hub or WorldCat a copy sold at Sotheby's in 1979 for £160 but contained a title and 8 plates.
NO RESERVE Anglican Missionary during the Japanese attack on Papua New Guinea in the Second World War.- Redlich (Vivian) Autograph letter signed "Vivian" to his father, Rev. Can. E.B. Redlich, 2pp. & envelope, in pencil, sm. 4to, As from A.M. Sangara, 9 Papuan Administrative Unit Port Moresby Papua [New Guinea], 14th April 1942, "The country is now under a military administration, and the only civilians left are missionaries. We are all carrying on - tho' at times we feel the people are a bit jittery - or have been. At Buna they tried to shoot up the Bishop, who was out in a launch - but only spoilt the launch and the Bishop Office book. I'm on my way home now from Kokoda now - I've been up there for Easter Communions for Fr Holland who has not been too fit - it's 2 days walk each day. We can do quite a lot of thinking on the track... . We seem from the news to have held the Japs in these parts...", folds, some yellowing and staining; and another, a letter from Rev. E. Basil Redlich, v.s. (2).⁂ Redlich, the son of an Anglican vicar, grew up in Leicestershire and was ordained in 1932 in Wakefield Cathedral. He received a call to missionary work, joining the Bush Brotherhood in Australia. After five years he moved to Papua New Guinea and in 1941 was appointed priest in charge of the Sangara district. Hard work and tiredness led his Bishop to suggest he have a break in Dogura, New Guinea in early 1942. During the break he became engaged to Sr May Hayman, a missionary nursing sister in a mission station about 30 miles away. He travelled back to his mission during the Japanese invasion and refused to leave. For a long time it was assumed that he had been beheaded by the Japanese, but in 2005 it emerged that he was speared to death by a group of non-christian tribesmen.
Yorkshire.- Cooper (R., publisher) A Description of Duncombe Park, Rivalx Abbey, and Helmsley Castle..., second edition, engraved frontispiece and plan, light foxing and soiling, original printed green wrappers, rubbed, spine slightly worn at foot, preserved in modern board folder and morocco-backed cloth slip-case, spine gilt, Kirby Moorside, 1821 § Jewell (John) The Tourist's Companion, or the History and Antiquities of Harewood in Yorkshire, second edition, folding engraved frontispiece, folding letterpress pedigree, illustrations, original printed boards, uncut, rubbed, rebacked in morocco, spine gilt, Leeds, 1822 § Stainborough & Rockley..., plates, list of subscribers and 12pp. advertisements at end, original blind-stamped cloth, 1853 § Illustrated Hand-Book to Castle Howard..., plates, original cloth, Malton, 1857 § Wheater (W.) Some Historic Mansions of Yorkshire, 2 vol., one of 300 copies, etched plates, original pictorial cloth, gilt, Leeds, 1888-89, all a little rubbed; and 18 others on Yorkshire, 8vo & 4to (24)
Walpole (Horace) The Letters, 9 vol., one of 100 copies, edited by Peter Cunningham, title vignettes, plates, some folding, later dark burgundy morocco, with pattern of four horizontal warp-around bands of gilt and blind to covers and spines, by The Collectors Book Club, spines uniformly slightly faced, scratch to upper cover vol. 4, t.e.g., large 8vo, Richard Bentley, 1891
West Midlands.- Knowles (Rev. E.H.) The Castle of Kenilworth. A Hand-Book for Visitors, 24 mounted actual photographs including title vignette, original cloth, damp-stained, upper joint split, Warwick, 1872 § [Colville (F.L.)] Stoneleigh Abbey, one of only 50 copies, wood-engraved frontispiece, 2 hand-coloured double-page plans, one chromolithographed plate of encaustic tiles, illustrations, genealogical table, signed by the author on title and with note to rear endpaper, original cloth, Warwick, 1850 § Shirley (E.P.) Lower Eatington: its Manor House and Church, presentation copy from the author to W.W.Wynne inscribed on front pastedown, with author's cut signature and photographs of Eatington and the Shirley family mounted or loosely inserted, original cloth, 1869 § [Sale Catalogue] Catalogue of the Magnificent Contents of Alton Towers, the princely seat of the Earls of Shrewsbury, some prices and buyers' names in manuscript (first fifteen days), original cloth, Christie's, 1857 § Niven (W.) Illustrations of Old Worcestershire [Warwickshire; Staffordshire] Houses, together 3 vol., etched plates, the second two vol. broken and loose, 1873-82, all rubbed; and 16 others on Staffordshire, Warwickshire & Worcestershire, including a facsimile reprint of Plot's Natural History of Stafford-shire, v.s. (23)⁂ The author of the third item, E.P.Shirley, was the model for Mr Ardenne in Disraeli's Lothair of 1870. The Alton Towers sale last 30 days but only realised £42,198 16s.
Northamptonshire.- Dibdin (Rev. Thomas Frognall) Aedes Althorpianae; or an Account of the Mansion, Books, and Pictures, at Althorp; the Residence of George John Earl Spencer, K.G., to which is Added a Supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana, 2 vol., lacking half-titles, with engraved portrait frontispieces and plates, one folding, illustrations, parts of vol. 2 printed in red, plates foxed and heavily offset, ex-library copy with small ink stamp to corner of plates, handsome contemporary tan calf, gilt, spines gilt, a little spotted, Shakespeare Press, 1822 § Hartshorne (C.H.) Rockingham Castle, original buff wrappers, preserved in modern morocco-backed cloth slip-case, spine gilt, for private distribution, 1852 § Taylor (John) Rushton and its Owners, the genealogist G.E.Cokayne's copy with his ink signature, Northampton, 1896 § Sackville (N.V.Stopford) Drayton House, one of 200 copies, inscribed by the author, Kettering, 1939 § Compton (William, 5th Marquess of Northampton) Compton Wynyattes, 1904 § Heward (R.) & Robert Taylor. The Country Houses of Northamptonshire, RCHME, 1996, plates and illustrations, all but the first two original cloth, most a little rubbed, the last with dust-jacket; and 10 others on Northamptonshire including the 2 vol. Sotheby's 2005 sale catalogue for Easton Neston, v.s. (17) ⁂ George, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834) was one of the greatest ever book-collectors who bought extensively for his library at Althorp, one of the finest private collections of books in Europe. It contained both the 42-line & 36-line Mainz bibles, 56 Caxtons (more than the British Library at the time), 100 or so books printed on vellum and numerous other early books. In 1892 Mrs John Rylands purchased it en bloc for £250,000 and donated it to Manchester in memory of her husband, where it is now known as the John Rylands Museum.
Channel Islands.- Toplis (William A.) and John Oxenham The Book of Sark, one of 500 copies signed by the artist and author, 21 tipped-in colour plates by Toplis, captioned tissue-guards, first plate loose, some plates creased in lower left corner, some guards creased, one small marginal tear and one very minor portion of loss to lower corner with neither affecting respective plates, marginal browning, spotting, original vellum, gilt, rubbed and soiled, scratch marks to both covers, lacks ties, T.E.G., folio, 1908.
![NO RESERVE Sporting.- [Bunbury (Henry William)], "Geoffrey Gambado". An Academy for Grown Horsemen [&] Annals of Horseman](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/bf58cd80-af82-4596-a690-b0cf00c91450/44cb5af5-ef0f-45db-87bb-b0cf010e8fa2/468x382.jpg)
NO RESERVE Sporting.- [Bunbury (Henry William)], "Geoffrey Gambado". An Academy for Grown Horsemen [&] Annals of Horsemanship, 2 parts in 1 vol., third edition, stipple-engraved sepia frontispieces and 27 plates after the author, a few with ink manuscript notes at foot, foxed, a couple of plates torn at lower margin, some repairs, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving old spine, rubbed, corners worn, 1808 § [Surtees (Robert Smith)] "Ask Mamma", first edition in book form, 13 hand-coloured plates by John Leech, illustrations, some spotting and soiling, contemporary red morocco, gilt, spine gilt, g.e., rubbed, 1858 § Paget (Maj. Guy) The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley (1782-1860), colour frontispiece, plates, original cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, rubbed and frayed, Leicester, 1931; and 15 others, field sports and some railway guides, 4to & 8vo (18)
Essex.- Braybooke (Richard, Lord) The History of Audley End, first edition, engraved additional pictorial title (lightly spotted), portraits and plates, bookplate of G.E.Layton and book-label of Prince Frederick Duleep Singh, handsome nineteenth century red morocco with gilt Greek key border, by Leighton, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., joints slightly rubbed, slight scuff to lower cover, 1836 § Fowler (R.C.) & A.W.Clapham. Beeleigh Abbey Essex, second edition, plates and folding plans, original cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, 1924; and 4 others on Essex including a bound volume of magazine articles on the London & Essex homes of Henry "Chips" Channon inscribed by Channon, 4to & 8vo (6)⁂ Prince Frederick Victor Duleep Singh (1868-1926), second surviving son of Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh and grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh the "Lion of the Punjab". "Prince Freddy" was born and educated in England, his father being exiled to Britain at the age of 15. He lived in Norfolk, became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and was East Anglian representative for the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.
![[Martyn (Thomas)] The English Connoisseur: containing an Account of whatever is curious in Painting, Sculpture, &c. in th](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/bf58cd80-af82-4596-a690-b0cf00c91450/3cd01bff-3994-4ab3-b0fa-b0cf010e83cf/468x382.jpg)
[Martyn (Thomas)] The English Connoisseur: containing an Account of whatever is curious in Painting, Sculpture, &c. in the Palaces and Seats of the Nobility...of England..., 2 vol., first edition, one or two small marginal stains, modern half calf over marbled boards, spines gilt with red labels, uncut, L.Davis & C.Reymers, 1766 § Waagen (Dr.Gustav F.) Treasures of Art in Great Britain, 3 vol. (without the supplement), contemporary tan calf gilt, spines gilt with red & green roan labels, very slightly rubbed at edges, a handsome set, 1854-57; and 2 others, 8vo et infra (7)⁂ The first item is "the first general review in book form of collections of pictures in England" (Frank Herrmann. The English as Collectors, p.422) although much of the material was taken from earlier publications. The work covers Blenheim, Chatsworth, Devonshire House, Hampton Court, Kensington Palace, Stowe, Wilton and Windsor amongst others.The second is a pioneering and invaluable record of the wealth and provenance of art treasures in public and private collections in England in the early nineteenth century. Waagen (1794-1868) was the Director of the Berlin Royal Museum and a respected art historian and connoisseur. "Dr Waagen's encyclopaedic survey of art in England is the most important single work available to us in the history of collecting". (Herrmann, p.425).
NO RESERVE Kipling (Rudyard) The Second Jungle Book, first edition, illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, 2pp. advertisements, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, scattered spotting, hinges weak, endpaper detached or becoming so, original pictorial cloth, toning to spine, wear to spine ends and corners, some splitting to joints, rubbed, 8vo, 1895.
NO RESERVE Tusser (Thomas) Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry ... together with A Book of Huswifery, scattered faint spotting, 2pp. publisher's advertisements at end, early book society labels, ex-Nottingham library with occasional ink-stamps, bookplate, modern morocco-backed boards, 8vo, 1812.
Cookery.- Smith (Eliza) The Compleat Housewife: or, Accomplish'd Gentlewoman's Companion, fifteenth edition, engraved frontispiece, 6 folding engraved Bills of Fare, contemporary ink inscription "Daniel Love His Book Nov. 26th 1754" to front free endpaper, another later pencil signature to head of title, occasional spotting, slight ink-staining to lower edge towards end, S4 with tear to outer margin, contemporary calf, rubbed, corners worn, rebacked, new endpapers, [Bitting p.438; Maclean pp.133-135; cf. Cagle 996], 8vo, for R.Ware, S.Birt T.Longman [& others], 1753.⁂ A scarce edition of this popular work. The 1742 Virginia edition was the first cookery book published in America.
![Scotland.- Scott (Robert, engraver) [Views of Scottish country houses, scenery etc.], no title, 10 engraved plates with accom](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/bf58cd80-af82-4596-a690-b0cf00c91450/f235cac3-ab14-42b8-9cb2-b0cf010e1c68/468x382.jpg)
Scotland.- Scott (Robert, engraver) [Views of Scottish country houses, scenery etc.], no title, 10 engraved plates with accompanying leaves of text (?of 12, with text for but lacking plates of Melrose Abbey and Pollock House), with 4 additional engravings by Scott (New Battle House, Hopetoun, view of Edinburgh from NW, Craigie-hall Bridge) from a different suite bound in at end, foxed and water-stained, from the library at Prestonfield House, Midlothian with contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary half calf, rubbed, upper joint split, spine ends chipped, [?Edinburgh], R.Scott, [c.1798] § Lizars (W.H.) Views in Renfrewshire, engraved vignette title, 24 engraved plates on india paper and mounted, some foxing to mounts, with hand-coloured engraving of a mounted Lt. Gen. Sir Ralph Abercrombie in front of the pyramids of Egypt (Rich. Evans, 1816) loosely inserted, contemporary half calf, Edinburgh [& others], [c.1840] § Aiton (William) A History of the Rencounter at Drumclog, and Battle of Bothwell Bridge...1679, first edition, the first book printed in Hamilton, half-title, folding engraved frontispiece, lightly offset on title, stitched in original blue wrappers, preserved in modern dust-jacket and morocco-backed cloth slip-case, spine gilt, Hamilton, W.M.Borthwick & Co., 1831, rubbed; and 8 others, Scotland, including the 1882 sale catalogue of the Duke of Hamilton's pictures (lacking illustrations) and a catalogue of the pictures at Hendersyde Park, v.s. (11)
Nottinghamshire.- Bailey (Thomas) Hand-Book to Newstead Abbey, first edition, engraved portrait of Lord Byron, title with wood-engraved vignette, 2 plates, 9pp advertisements at end, attractive original glazed yellow wrappers, upper cover with title within decorative embossed frame, very slightly rubbed and soiled, spine a little worn (repaired), preserved in modern board folder and morocco-backed cloth slip-case, spine gilt, London & Nottingham, 1855 § Allen (Richard) A Souvenir or Newstead Abbey..., 14 actual photographs mounted on card, tissue guards, some a little faded, particularly at edges, bookplate of J.Potter Briscoe, original cloth, gilt, upper cover slightly stained, Nottingham, 1874 § Irving (Washington) Abbotsford, and Newstead Abbey, original cloth, spine faded, 1856 § Murray (C.Fairfax) Catalogue of the Pictures belonging to His Grace the Duke of Portland, at Welbeck Abbey, and in London, one of 250 copies, plates, ex-library copy with embossed stamps, original morocco-backed cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, privately printed at the Chiswick Press, 1894, all a little rubbed; and 10 others on Nottinghamshire, including 1938 sale catalogue of Rufford Abbey, some pamphlets, 8vo & 4to (14)⁂ The first is a rare survival in such a delicate binding. It is not listed by either Harris or Holmes in their indices of country houses.
Theatre.- Shakespeare.- Rymer (Thomas) A Short View of Tragedy; It's Original, Excellency, and Corruption...with some Reflections on Shakespear [sic]..., first edition, initial f. blank, final advertisement f., closely trimmed at head, the odd marginal repair (see N1 in particular), some minor worming at head, occasional spotting, lacking pastedowns, contemporary mottled calf, head of spine little worn, joints splitting, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed and marked, [Pforzheimer 844; Grolier Wither to Prior III, 57; Wing R2429], 8vo, Printed and are to be sold by Richard Baldwin, 1693.⁂ The Donald & Mary Hyde copy (with small green book label to inside front cover). Includes criticism of Shakespeare and Ben Jonson. Of the former's Othello he writes that it 'was a bloody farce, without salt or savour'. He concludes that while Shakespeare was a comic genius he showed no talent for tragedy.
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