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Click here to subscribeChildren's Books. The Prize for Girls and Boys, two issues, chromo ills, Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co, 1893 & 95; Louey Chilsholme, The Snow Queen and Other Stories illustrated by Katherine Cameron, nd, (c1910); Robert Bloomfield - The Horkey illustrated by George Cruickshank, 1882; Robert Herrick - Herrick's Content-his Grange-and his Book of Littles illustrated by Ellen Houghton, nd; four others, and an album of news cuttings on early motoring (10)
MacGregor (Sir Charles Metcalf) - The Defence of India: A Strategical Study, endorsed in red (Confidential), blue limp card boards, an inscription onpasted in "This book was given to Lord Dufferin when on a visit to Her Majesty at Balmoral Nov (?) 1884 prior to proceeding to India as Viceroy - & was given me by Lord Dufferin on the voyage out from London to Bombay, ink signature H Cooper (?), Simla: Government Central Branch Press, 1884
Blaine (Delabere P) - An Encyclopedia of Rural Sports.... Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Racing and Ooher dield sports and athletic amusements of the present day, illus wood engravings, half calf: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1840; W Broomhall, editor - The Country Gentlemen's Estate Book, 1901; W Howitt The Year Book of the Country, nd, (c1875); O L Stephen, editor - Sir Victor Brooke, 1894; W Cobbett - Advice to Young Men and (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life, 1829 (5)
Crawley (Rawdon) - Beaton's Handy Book of Games, illus, scarlet cloth gilt, nd, (c1870); P (William Martin, editor) Peter Parley's Annual for 1864; Mary Elliott - William's Secret, wrappers, 1819; Cruickshank Illustrations - The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman, 1851; The Boy's Own Book of Indoor Games and Recreations, 1891 (5)
Mempes (Mortimer) - Whistler as I knew Him, from the edition de luxe of 500, this copy no 80, signed by the author, plts and an original etching, ivory, cloth gilt; Adam & Charles Black, 1904; Water Shaw Sparrow - A Book of British Etching 1926; Beverley Nichols - A Book of Ballads, illus H M Brock, 1934 (3)
A pair of George III ormolu and enamel candle vases by Bolton & Fothergill, of shield shape with reversible finials, mounted with swags and pendants, on square bases, 20cm h, c1770 The design for these candle vases appears in Boulton & Fothergill's Pattern Book (No 1, p170). Relatively early in date, the model was supplied with a body of marble, blue john, giltmetal or more rarely enamelling, as in the present example. At Christie's sale in April 1771, Boulton & Fothergill enamelled candle vases sold for about half the amount paid for the 'Radix amethysti' (blue john) versions, for example, the #4 paid by Captain Thompson for lot 11. See Goodison (N), Matthew Boulton: Ormolu (2002), pp291-2, plts 248-250 & 108.
A Biccherna wood and painted bookbinding, the upper tablet with the Virgin and the company of Heaven above a town, inscribed ALTEMPO DETREMUOTO armorials and an inscription dated 1466, in lapis ground borders of trailing foliage, the other tablet with shields of arms and signature cartouche 'Tavola di Biccherna ...Fracesco di Giorgio 36.5 x 26cm, 19th c The celebrated wooden tablets of Biccherna were painted by Sienese artists between 1257 and 1659 and were used as book covers for the public registers of Biccherna and Gabella. The present example is likely to have been collected on a 19th century 'Grand Tour'. In generally good condition with some wear and scratches etc
A Betjemann's Patent coromandel and gilt brass book slide, mounted with gothic strapwork, a tablet to either end stamped BETJEMANN'S 9219 and engraved on another RODMAN & CO BELFAST, 34cm l unextended In fine original condition, a small corner chip to the base ignored as it is not very noticeable and does not detract
Du Praissac: The Art of Warre or Military Discourses, Cambridge 1639 Of leavying, marching, encamping; and embattailing an armie. Of building, defending, and expugning forts and fortified cities. Of ordinance, petards, and fireworks. Of the severall duties of officers, and souldiers. Of the Grecian, and Roman Militia, and forming battaillons, printed by Roger Daniel, including thirty three illustrations and of military excersies including planning and organisation of troops, nine illustrations of fortification, fifteen illustrations of siege tactics, seven illustrations of artillery and fireworks, in an early leather binding embossed with a gilt flowerhead on each cover (the binding and cover extensively worn) 4to Cockle states '....a book frequently quoted from, and, in its time, highly esteemed. It has now become very scarce, and is almost unknown to bibliographers; neither Hazlitt nor Lowdnes, Brunet nor Graesse, mentions it......'.
THREE ITEMS OF LATE VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN MAUCHLINEWARE, comprising: A STRING-BOX of spherical form on three bone or ivory feet, printed with entitled views of "RUINS OF CATHEDRAL & ST REGULUS TOWER & CHAPEL/ST. ANDREWS" and "CASTLE OF ST. ANDREWS" respectively, 10cm, (4in) diameter (crack); A MATCH-CASE of cylindrical form, printed with an entitled view of "THE QUEEN'S LODGE ON LOCH MUICK", with striker to the underside, 9cm, (3.5in) high and A NEEDLE-CASE of book form printed with an entitled view of "OBAN, FROM THE SOUTH", 8.8cm x 6.5cm, (3.4in x 2.5in) (3)
A set of three Meissen allegorical figures of Continents late 19th/early 20th century, after the models by F.E.Meyer, including "Africa" wearing an elephant headdress, blue cape and feathered skirt, holding a parrot and a gilt staff, "Asia" carrying an incense-burner and a gilt staff, wearing a puce jewelled cape and floral dress, and "Europe" wearing a crown and holding an orb and sceptre, a globe, book and cornucopia at her feet, all with gilt-edged scroll-moulded bases with their respective attribute animals, crossed swords in underglaze-blue, incised model numbers 1777, 1720 and 1710, impressed numerals, painter's numeral 41. to all, 14.3cm., 5.625in. to 15.7cm., 6.125in. tip of parrot's tailfeathers chipped (3)
Dodgson (Rev. Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll'). Alice's Adventures Under Ground, being a Facsimile of the Original MS. Book Afterwards Developed into "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", 1st ed., Macmillan and Co., 1886, b & w illusts. throughout, a.e.g., orig. red cloth gilt, slightly frayed at head & foot of spine, 8vo, together with The Rectory Umbrella and Mischmasch, 1st ed., 1932, b & w illusts., orig. dec. cloth in slightly darkened and frayed d.j., 4to (2)
Greenaway (Kate). Almanack for 1883, pub. Routledge, [1882], col. illusts. throughout, orig. cloth?backed pict. boards, rubbed and sl. marked, 24mo, together with Language of Flowers, pub. Routledge, [c.1884], col. illusts., sl. spotting, orig. pict. boards, rubbed and sl. marked, some edge?wear, 12mo, plus Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book for Children, Warne, [c.1920], plts. and illusts., a.e.g., orig. padded straight?grained morocco gilt, 16mo, and 2 other Warne Birthday Books, both with inscriptions and juvenile colouring etc. (5)
Lang (Andrew). The Red Fairy Book, 1890; The Green Fairy Book, 1892; The Yellow Fairy Book, 1894; The Violet Fairy Book, 1901; The Crimson Fairy Book, 1903; The Brown Fairy Book, 1904; The Olive Fairy Book, 1907; The Lilac Fairy Book, 1910; The Blue Poetry Book, 1891; The Arabian Nights Entertainments, 1898; The Book of Romance, 1902; The Red Romance Book, 1905, plts. and illusts. to each, upper hinge of 'Olive Fairy Book' partially split, a.e.g., all orig gilt dec. cloth, generally in bright condition, 'Lilac Fairy Book' a little faded on spine, 8vo, together with 9 others by Lang (21)
Weatherly (F.E.). Out of Town, n.d., pub. Hildesheimer & Faulkner, c. 1890, num. chromos. by Linnie Watt and monochrome illusts. to text by Ernest Wilson, orig. linen?backed glazed pict. boards, a little soiled and scratched, small 4to, together with Caldwell (E.), Piggy Wiggy's Picture Book, n.d., pub. Marcus Ward & Co., c. 1890, num. col. illusts., some marginal finger soiling and a few marginal paper repairs, orig. glazed pict. boards with recent linen?backstrip, small square 4to, plus The Little One's Delight, Stanley series, pub. Brooke House Publishing Co., c. 1903, num. col. illusts. by E.A. Bradshaw, May Dixon, L.H. White, and others, commercial ads. both front and rear, orig. linen?backed pict. boards, slim 8vo, and others similar (19)
Rossetti (Dante Gabriel, 1828?82). The Blessed Damozel, illust. Percy Bulcock, pub. John Lane, n.d., c. 1900, eight eng. illusts., ownership signature of W.M. Rossetti, 1902, t.e.g., orig. limp morocco gilt, spine deficient and some pages loose, sm. 4to, together with Rossetti (William Michael, ed.), American Poems, 1st ed., [1872?], editor's ownership singature, a.e.g., orig. dec. cloth gilt, spine sl. frayed, plus Shelley Adonais, new ed., 1903, inscribed 'To my daughter Mary, W.M. Rossetti, Novr. 1903', orig. cloth, rubbed, plus Gilbert (Humphrey), Queene Elizabethes Achademy: A Book of Precedence..., edited by F.J.Furnivall, with Essays on Early Italian and German Books of Courtesy, by W.M.Rossetti and E. Oswald, 1869, prelims. browned, inscribed 'Received by my mother's bequest & given to my daughter Helen, W.M. Rossetti, 1886', contemp. half morocco, rubbed, spine deficient, all 8vo (4)
Tacitus (Gaius Cornelius). Opere, con la Traduzione in Volgar Fiorentino del Signor Bernardo Davanzati...., Venice, 1677, additional eng. title (partly coloured with later brown pencil), brown pencil underscoring and marginalia throughout in an unidentified hand, occ. spotting or soiling, endpaper inscribed by Frances Rossetti, 'W.M. Rossetti from his mother, 1876', old vellum, sl. soiled and a little wear, 4to, together with Leopardi (Giacomo), Pensieri di varia Filosofia e di Bella Litteratura, vol. 1 only, Florence, 1898, port. frontis., browned throughout, inscribed 'To my dear Helen [his daughter] when circumstances kept us both in a Leopardic mood, W.M. Rossetti, Florence ? Oct. '98', contemp. half morocco, rubbed, 8vo, plus Reybaud (Louis), Jerome Paturot,a la Recherche d'une Position Sociale, illust. J.?J. Grandville, Paris, 1846, wood?eng. illusts. throughout, unidentified presentation inscription in German dated 1846, and facing ownership signature of W.M. Rossetti, 1871, his presentation inscription to his daughter Helen, 1903, and beneath this William notes, 'This book was a great favourite with Gabriel & me towards 1847', contemp. gilt?dec. qtr. morocco, some wear, lge, 8vo, plus other misc. books incl. odd vols., the majority with ownership/presentation inscriptions of W.M. Rossetti and other family members A full list of books and inscriptions is available on request. (23)
Austin (Sarah). The Story Without an End. From the German of Carove. With Illustrations printed in Colours after Drawings by E.V.B., 1868, presentation inscription on title 'Will the poet accept a most delapidated copy?? and the most grateful thanks of EVB', sepia frontis. and fifteen chromos. printed by the Leighton Brothers, b & w illusts. to text, first few pages loose and very slightly frayed at edges, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. green cloth, slight wear to extrems., 4to With an enthusiastic Als to an unknown recipient, 'My dear Sir, I cannot describe to you half the great pleasure that you have given me ? but I must tell you, and explain the reason of this long delay in acknowledging the gift. It may be partly understood by the address (which is enclosed) my letters etc. continually go to those much?hated golf links and nettlebed and something must be done about it! ... I have only this deplorable copy of that story without end to send you but may I offer it with a mark at the drawing to which I fancy you alewd?? I wonder! I am glad I did open the parcel before May 1. I enjoyed the book and your most interesting words, far more alone, than on the table of birthday gifts which is no doubt to be spread for me ? your poems I have loved for years ...' Osborne Collection p.329?30. (1)
[Boyle, Eleanor Vere]. A Dream Book by E.V.B., 1870, presentation copy, inscribed on half title 'from E.V.B. to Mr Bridges, May 1913', twelve mounted autotype plts. printed by Messrs. Cundall & Fleming, a.e.g., contents slightly loose in orig. dec. green cloth, minor wear to extrems., slim 4to Two of the printed poems have been initialled in pencil by Eleanor Vere Boyle. This copy without the frontispiece(?). (1)
Andersen (Hans Christian). Fairy Tales. Illustrated by Twelve Large Designs in Colour after Original Drawings by E.V.B. Newly translated by H.L.D. Ward and Augusta Plesner, 1872, twelve fine chromos. printed by Leighton Brothers (fore?margin of frontis. slightly trimmed), a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. cloth, slightly rubbed, 4to A good copy. Osborne Collection p.579?80 refers to two letters written by Andersen, September 11, 1871 'A lavishly produced edition ... will soon be published in London; they have sent me an interesting proof?sheet. I wish they would send me a royalty, that would be even more interesting', and on December 10, 1871 'No book of mine has ever been as beautifully got up as this. The pictures are printed in colour that they may the better impress themselves upon the childish vision ...' (1)
[Boyle, Eleanor Vere]. Days and Hours in a Garden, 8th ed., 1892, b & w illusts. and decs., a.e.g., near?contemp. Arts & Crafts style green morocco by Hatchards, 8vo, together with A Book of the Heavenly Birthdays, by E.V.B., 2nd ed., 1894, author's presentation copy, inscribed on flyleaf 'To the garden Friend whom I have never seen! From E.V.B., Christmas 1895', b & w illusts. and decs. to text, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. parchment wrappers retained in later green morocco gilt, rubbed, plus Sylvana's Letters to an Unknown Friend, by E.V.B., 1900, b & w illusts. from photos., t.e.g., remainder rough?trimmed, contemp. tree calf, gilt dec. spine, 8vo, and two others (5)
Crane (Walter). Eight Illustrations to Shakespeare's Tempest. Engraved & Printed by Duncan C. Dallas, Dallastype Press, 1893, eight window?mounted b & w illusts., printed on tissue, loosely contained in orig. two?tone cloth book?box, lettered and blocked in gilt, a little soiled and minor wear to extrems., 4to Limited edition 123/600, signed by Walter Crane and Duncan Dallas. (1)
Housman (Laurence, illust.). Prunella, or Love in a Dutch Garden, by Granville Barker, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1911, frontis., orig. dec. cloth, rubbed, 4to, together with Crane (Walter, illust.), Red Riding Hood's Picture Book, Walter Crane's Picture Books Volume IV [reissue], pub. John Lane, 1898, col. illusts. throughout, orig. pict. cloth, rubbed, 4to, plus 2 others by Housman (4)
Rackham (Arthur, illust.). Peer Gynt, A Dramatic Poem by Henrik Ibsen, 1st ed., 1936, twelve col. plts., each with printed tissue guards, b & w illusts., dec. endpapers, orig. cloth gilt, 4to, together with The Allies' Fairy Book..., 1st ed., [1916], twelve col. plts. with tissue guards, b & w illusts. to text, orig. cloth, arkened to spine, 8vo, with A Dish of Apples, by Eden Phillpotts, 1st ed., [1921],three tipped?in col. plts. and b & w illusts. to text, orig. dec. cloth, small 4to, plus two others illustrated by Rackham (5)
Rackham (Arthur, illust.). A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, 1st ed., [1915], col. plts. with captioned tissue guards, pict. endpapers, orig. pict. cloth, sl. rubbed to extrems., 8vo, together with 'A Dish of Apples' in the orig. cloth, lacking front endpaper, plus Brooke (L. Leslie), The Three Little Pigs and Tom Thumb, The Golden Goose and the Three Bears, A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book, numbers 1 & 2, all later reprints, Warne, c.1930s, num. colour plts., orig. pict. d.j's, some marks and discolouration, 4to (6)
Robinson (W. Heath). Railway Ribaldry, Being 96 Pages of Railway Humour, 1st ed., pub. G.W.R., 1935, num. b & w illusts., orig. pict. stiff wrappers, rubbed, together with another copy of the same book, 4to, plus Dulac (Edmund, illust.), Edmund Dulac's Picture Book for the French Red Cross, [1915], mounted col. plts., b & w illusts., some light spotting, orig. cloth in sl. chipped d.j., 4to, and one other (4)
Searle (Ronald, illust.). The Feale Approach, with Masciline Sidelights by Ronald Searle, 1st ed., 1949, numerous b & w illusts., orig. cloth in slightly torn d.j., 8vo, together with Back to the Slaughterhouse and Other Ugly Moments, 1st ed., 1951, b & w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, with The Terror of St.Trinian's, 1st ed., 1952, b & w illusts., orig. cloth in slighlt frayed d.j., 8vo, and with It Must be True "It was all in the Papers", 1st ed., 1952, b & w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, plus sixty?six others illustrated by Ronald Searle published between 1949?89, including Slightly Foxed? but still Desirable, Ronald Searle's Wicked World of Book Collecting, col. illusts., orig. boards in d.j., small folio (70)
The Yellow Book. An Illustrated Quarterly, vols. 1?13, [all published], April, 1894?April 1897, b & w illusts., orig. yellow cloth blocked in black with designs by Aubrey Beardsley, small 4to An exceptional set, in clean condition (six volumes still retaining their original plain paper dust jackets). (13)
Wain (Louis). Fun and Frolic Painting Book, Father Tuck's Patent Paintbox series, n.d., c. 1910, 28pp., num. col. and b & w illusts., some col. by juvenile hand, orig. glazed pict. boards, a little soiled, small slim folio (lacks paintbrush), together with Happy Times, by Louis Wain, Father Tuck's Indestructable Board series, n.d., c. 1910, six full?page col. illusts., orig. linen?backed glazed pict. boards, a little soiled and minor wear to extrems., small slim 4to, plus Daddy Cat, Illustrated by Louis Wain, pub. Blackie & Son Ltd., [1914], 36pp., col. illusts. throughout, finger soiling and a few marginal tears, orig. linen?backed boards, pict. panel to upper cover, soiled and a little worn, slim 8vo (3)
Wain (Louis, et al.). The Hurdy Gurdy, A Book for the Little Folks' Playtime, Nister, c.1895, addn. title illust. by Wain, chromo plts. and b&w illusts. to text, some illusts. to text coloured in a juvenile hand, orig. cloth?backed pict. boards, rubbed, some edge wear, 4to, together with 5 others, childrens (6)
Carrick (Malcolm b. 1945). The Millers Tale, original illustration from 'The Wise Men of Gotham', c. 1970s, orig. watercolour, unsigned, with another orig. drawing from the same work 'The Cuckoo' (apparently not used), plus two other orig. illustrations by the same artist from another work, each approx. 24 x 38 cm., framed and glazed With a first edition of the book 'The Wise Men of Gotham', 1973, signed by Carrick. (5)
London. Original c.1950s hand?painted book entitled 'A First Visit to London written & Illustrated by Muriel Broderick', with eight gouache and black ink over pencil drawings showing a boy and girl enjoying the sights, with captions written in pencil, some pages blank, contained in hand?pained board covers, approx. 18 x 23.5 cm Probably an unfinished mock?up for a book that the author had hoped to get published. (1)
Mozley (Charles b.1915). Collection of twenty?nine original preparatory book illustrations, c.1960's, pen & ink, pencil & charcoal drawings on paper, some heightened with white, majority laid down on card, includes images of Vulcan, Athena, Hercules, Isis & Horus, Perseus, Poseidon, Cupid & Psyche etc., dimensions approx. 120 x 140mm to 215 x 140mm, contained in modern plastic ring binder Charles Mozley was born in Sheffield. He studied at Sheffield School of Art and at the Royal College of Art (1933?37). He taught anatomy and life drawing at Camberwell School of Art (1938?39) before army service in WWII. He illustrated many books, dust jackets, theatre & film posters. He was also responsible for several murals for the Festival of Britain in 1951. (1)
Flint (W. Russell, illust.). The Book of Tobit and the History of Susanna, reprinted from the Revised Version of the Apocrypha with an introduction by Dr. Montague R. James, Haymarket Press, 1929, eight tipped?in col. plts., t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. full vellum gilt with ties, slim 4to Limited edition 8/100. (1)
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