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Confederate States of America $5 note, Capital at Richmond at top centre, w/o Series, 17th February 1864, No.84907, part of red stamp to bottom left, otherwise almost fine

Confederate States of America $5 note, Capital at Richmond at top centre, Series 2, 17th February 1864, No.98087, fine or better

A LATE VICTORIAN GILT BRASS TELESCOPIC STANDARD LAMP CIRCA 1900 THE CORINTHIAN CAPITAL AND REEDED PEDESTAL ON A SQUARE STEPPED PLINTH WITH FOUR CLAW AND BALL FEET, ADAPTED FOR ELECRTICITY 49 IN. (124 CM.) HIGH UNEXTENDED AND EXCLUDING FITTING View on Christie's.com

A GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED SICILIAN JASPER PEDESTAL COLUMN EARLY 20TH CENTURY The Ionic capital hung with foliate swags 45 in. (114.5 cm.) high View on Christie's.com

A pair of early 20th Century onyx and gilt metal mounted pedestals, each Ionic capital above a turned stem and a stepped square base, height approx 108cm (faults).

A pair of early 20th Century onyx and gilt metal mounted pedestals, each square top above a foliate capital and a square stem on a stepped square base, height approx 96cm (faults).

Six Gilbow exclusive first edition buses, together with five Corgi buses, includes Capital & Highlands set, Tramlines, Catlin Follies, etc (11)

Imperial Tobacco Company - Capstan Navy Cut Cigarettes and Tobacco - a rectangular easel promotional desk calendar, printed with a packet of cigarettes rectangular month cards, embossed Will`s Capstan Are Capital, on a brushed steel ground, 21cm x 26cm

A SET OF FOUR PAINTED AND GILT-METAL COLUMN TABLE LAMPS LATE 20TH CENTURY Each with foliate capital and stepped base 22½ in. (57 cm.) high excluding fitment (4) View on Christie's.com

Fishing tackle Ð Hardy Brothers important comprehensive archive of papers 1907-30, mainly from c1920, both manuscript and printed relating to the constitution of Hardy Brothers the leading manufacturer of fishing reels and tackle in the world including a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company a file of general correspondence draft proposals for the selling of the company shares to employees including counsel`s opinion on the viability of the scheme etc. The archive largely dates from 1920 when the company`s assets were devalued by a considerable degree prompting the company to investigate ways in which the new increased capital could best be used. Contents also include personal hand written ledger deposit account bankbooks for William Hardy, Foster Hardy and Miss Francis A Hardy, share certificates, trading correspondence, Hardy headed & hand signed letters etc. A unique insight into the personal financial life of Hardy Bros Ltd. Illus.

Robinson (Joan) Private Enterprise browned original printed wrappers n.d. [1943]; Essays in the Theory of Employment dust-jacket corners chipped edges rubbed slightly browned 1937; On Re-Reading Marx foxed wrappers 1953; The Accumulation of Capital title repaired dust-jacket a few small tears slightly soiled 1956; Exercises in Economic Analysis 1960 first editions all but the first and third original cloth or boards dust-jackets; and 8 others Robinson 8vo(13)

Venn (J.A.) The Foundations Cambridge University Press 1933 § Lavington (F.) The English Capital Market 1921 § Keynes (J.M.) and others. Britain & the Beast ink signature on front free endpaper 1937 first editions illustrations original cloth; and another 8vo(4)

Hodgskin (Thomas) Travels in the North of Germany 2 vol. first edition lacking half-titles but with final advertisement leaf present in vol.2 contemporary blind- and gilt-stamped plum calf spines rubbed and faded extremities worn [Goldsmiths` 22760; Kress C551] 8vo Edinburgh 1820. ***Important early work by Hodgskin in which he considers economics and social justice more than standard travel anecdotes. His pamphlet Labour defended against the Claims of Capital published five years later expands on some socialist theories touched on in this work..

A Pair of Carved White Marble Greyhound Form Furniture Supports, late 18th/early 19th century, each carved in the round as a seated greyhound turning its head sharply to the right with inquisitive expression, its back edged with a curtain drape and with scroll capital, upon leaf carved ogee moulded integral rectangular plinths, 91.5cm high, 48cm wide, 12cm deep (maximum) See illustration

Lysons (Rev. Daniel). The Environs of London being an Historical Account of the Towns, Villages and Hamlets, within Twelve Miles of that Capital; Interspersed with Biographical Anecdotes, 5 vols., 1792-1800, title pages with oval topographical vignettes, numerous etched and engraved views, plans, portraits and maps, including several folding, occ, repaired closed tears, occ. spotting andd off setting throughout, modern half calf gilt, large 4to (5)

A German silver five-light candelabrum, on a Corinthian column base on a raised octagonal foot with classical decoration, with four scroll branches each supporting a Corinthian capital and with a central light, swag decoration, height 59cm, approx. weight of branches 36oz.

A George III silver chamber stick, by Crouch and Hannam, London 1789, circular form, reeded border, scroll handle, urn shaped capital, with a conical snuffer, engraved with a crest, diameter 10cm, approx. weight 4oz. ** Provenance: purchased from J.H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd in 1996.

A George III silver chamber stick, by Crouch and Hannam, London 1778, circular form, beaded border, leaf capped scroll handle, urn shaped capital, with a conical snuffer, crested, diameter 13.5cm, approx. weight 8oz.

A George III silver four-light candelabrum, by John Edward Terrey, London 1819, tapering central column with acanthus leaf mounts and shell and foliate scroll borders, with a central light and with three detachable part fluted scroll arms each supporting an urn shaped capital, on a raised shaped triangular base on three foliate scroll shell bracket feet, engraved with a coat arms and a crest, loaded, height 60.5cm. ** The arms are those of Wharton impaling Ferrers for the marriage of Richard Wharton M.P for the City of Durham and Secretary of the Treasury, to Henrietta daughter of James Ferrers of Lincoln`s Inn.

A PAIR OF ELECTROPLATED ON COPPER CANDLESTICKS IN THE NEO-CLASSICAL STYLE EARLY 20TH CENTURY Each fluted stem with four rams' head monopodia, supporting a capital with ribbon-tied drapery swags, all upon a square base decorated with garlands of bellflowers, urns and paterae, detachable nozzles, filled bases 12¼ in. (31.2 cm.) high (2) View on Christie's.com

A pair of brass Corinthian column lamps Of recent manufacture each with acanthus capital over a fluted column with a square section plinth base (2) 66cm high

A 19th century carved ivory goblet the bowl with applied deer decoration over a fluted stem with acanthus capital and foot (damages) 25cm high

JACK TAYLOR Three postcards sent by referee Jack Taylor to Reg Paine, Referees Secretary at The FA. Cards are from South Africa, Argentina and Portugal, 1970s. Twosignatures of Taylor who refereed the 74 World Cup Final and one signature in Capital letters. Generally good

A pair of nickel plated metal and red marble mounted columnar table lamps, of recent manufacture, each with Composite capital, tapering shaft, square section plinth and stepped base, 60cm high overall Please note: These table lamps are silver plated, not nickel plated condition report:** Good overall shape, as would be expected given their recent make. Electrical fittings/wiring will need checking by an electrician.

A George III mahogany longcase clock, signed J. & A. Harlis, Birmingham, broken swan-neck pediment, with spiral twist columns, gilt-metal composite capital, the door with kingwood banding and stringing, flanked by Sphinx caryatids, plinth base, on square bracket feet, painted arched dial, with a moon phase to the lunette, the spandrels emblematic of the seasons, the centre painted with a hunting scene, date and minute dials, 239cms, (94").

Aircraft: Linemar blue, cream and red Capital Airlines Viscount Capital Airliner with wing lights and instructions, 290mm; FSC (Italy) USAF F4 Jet, 355mm in original boxes, E, boxes generally G, Viscount lid label small piece missing (2)

* ARIOSTO. La Spositione di M Simon Fornari da Rheggio... Orlando Furioso, Florence: L Torrentino 1549, 12mo, wood engraved capitals, colophon dated 1550, modern reback to old boards, a.e.g.; STATII Sylvarum Libri V, Thebaidos Libri XII, Achilleidos Libri II, Paris: Simonem Colineum 1530, 12mo, some underlining and one illuminated capital; OVID Metamorphoses Libri XV, Frankfurt 1567, 12mo, woodcut illustrations, pictorial blind-stamped vellum; CICERO De Natura Deorum, ad M Brutum Libri Tres, Paris 1533, 12mo, old neat marginal notes, somewhat toned throughout, rebound (4)

* An album of early leaves, including single vellum leaf from a Book of Hours, 176 x 130mm, from the workshop of the Boucicaut Master, 15 lines with scroll leaf border, painted and gilt, early 15th century; a breviary leaf, double column, with large gilt and grisaille capital; 3 liturgical leaves in Latin; few others

Samuel Buck 1696-1779 and Nathaniel Buck fl. 1724-1759- The North Prospect of the City of Wells; The South-West Prospect of the City of Lincoln"; published by S. & N. Buck, No. 1 Garden Court, Middle Temple, 1736-1745, two plates from the "Cities, Sea-ports, and Capital Towns"; London, engravings by S. & N. Buck, No. 1 Garden Court, Middle Temple, 32x81cm,ea: Wenzel Hollar 1607-1677- Lincoln Cathedral/ Ecclesia Cathedralis Lincolniensis Facies Occidentalis "; 1672, etching with engraving, published in 1672 for Monasticon Anglicanum: or, the History of the Ancient Abbies, Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with their Dependencies, in England and Wales. Note: Hollar returned to England in 1652 and begun working for the publisher John Ogilby and the antiquary Sir William Dugdale. Over the next twenty-five years he etched more than 566 plates for them, dedicated to Michael Honywood dean of Lincoln, (3)

AN HISTORIC CHINESE 12 PDR. BRONZE CANNON, CAPTURED AT THE BOGUE FORTS IN 1841 with bronze multi-stage barrel, formed with pronounced astragal mouldings behind the muzzle, at each end of the chase and the reinforces, a pair of plain trunnions, moulded globose cascabel drawn-out to a moulded baluster-shaped button, incised with inscriptions over its length and an additional brief inscription on the first reinforce, and remaining in green patinated condition throughout (the surface with scratches and wear): on a stepped wooden carriage applied with a later plaque inscribed `Captured in the Bogue forts (near Canton) by the expedition under Sir George Bremer in 1841, in consequence of which operations the Chinese agreed to cede Hong-Kong` 292cm; 115in barrel 11.5cm; 4 1/2in bore The capture by British forces of the `Bogue Forts`, at Zhu Jiang in the Chinese province of Guangdong, on 7th January 1841 was a major incident in the 1st China (or `Opium`) War between Britain and the Chinese Empire of 1839-42 and one that had great significance in both British and Chinese history. The forts were situated in the Bogue, or Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River delta downstream from the port of Canton, or Guangzhou, which was (and still is) capital of the province of Guangdong. The forts` capture or destruction was necessary to British strategy in a war provoked by Britain in order to gain major trading concessions from the Chinese, particularly in relation to Chinese purchase of British opium, and the opening of Chinese ports to British trade. The forts, at Chuenpi/Chuanbi and Tycocktow (or Dajiaotou Dao), faced each other across the Bogue and represented a threat to British forces moving up stream to assault or threaten Guangzhou. All the forts possessed considerable numbers of guns, were well-entrenched and fortified and appeared to be resolutely defended. The forts at Chuenpi were the first to be assaulted, with a 1,500-strong force of sailors, artillery, infantry and Royal Marines being landed downstream and marching to attack their landward side, while two armed steamers, NEMESIS and QUEEN, moved into position to shell the forts from the river. The co-ordinated shelling and subsequent assaults by infantry and Royal Marines rapidly overcame the forts` defences and the Chinese defenders - while not lacking in courage - were unable to compete in ordnance with that deployed by the British attackers: the Chuenpi forts fell quickly with immense loss of life among the Chinese but few British casualties. The forts at Tycocktow suffered the same fate, from the same British tactics, as those at Chuenpi and by the end of the day of battle all the Bogue forts were in British hands, for the total cost of 38 British casualties. It was later estimated that 173 Chinese guns were captured from the forts on 7th January 1841 and so the one offered here is clearly one of that number. As a result of the capture of the Bogue forts, the port of Canton (Guangzhou) lay undefended and so the Chinese had no alternative but to agree to British demands and concessions, one of which was the granting to Britain of the island of Hong Kong (which had been captured by the British on 23rd August 1839). Hong Kong was formally occupied by the British on 26th January 1841, formally ceded to Britain in 1842 and remained in British hands until 1997. The plaque on the carriage appears to be misprinted, with Sir George as opposed to Sir Gordon Bremer. The latter being the Commodore who raised the Union Jack and claimed Hong Kong as a colony on 26th January 1841. The inscriptions include `Pingyi jingguan jiangjun`, in translation, `Barbarian Suppressing, pacifying General` and `Bingbu`, or `Board of War`. The characters on the first reinforce give the weight of the cannon as 1309 catties. It should be borne in mind that the weight of a catty varied. This lot is on view outside of London, by appointment with Thomas Del Mar Ltd.

CONTINENTAL CARVED WALNUT AND OAK COLUMN 19TH CENTURY the the hexagonal inlaid base with a spiral turned column surmounted by a Corinthian capital 170cm high

Capital blue stamp album containing world and Commonwealth stamps

Decorative Sienna style marble and gilt mounted pedestal, the square top over a capital with masque and scroll casting on a cylindrical column terminating with a gilt metal linnet collar and square marble stepped base, 44.5" high

AN IVORY MODEL OF FOUR LIONS, the Sarnath Lion Capital of Emperor Ashoka, on a circular pedestal in the classical manner, 2" high, a horn needle case, a soap stone seal and five further pieces

Three pieces of Worcester porcelain, including polychrome teacup decorated with exotic birds and insects bearing fret mark, together with a polychrome coffee cup painted with a rose and butterfly circa 1765 and a blue and white under glaze blue saucer with crescent mark and capital letter E (see illustration).

A Marx Airport Futurmatic lithographed tinplate game, and a tin plate Capital Airlines plane (battery operated remote control), a Palitoy Revo Copter and a Rotex Hovercraft (all in original boxes except the Capital plane)

AN EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER CHAMBERSTICK MARK OF JOHN SAMUEL HUNT, LONDON, 1838 With fruiting vine column supporting a leafy capital with detachable nozzle, scroll and floral rim and a vine-chased conical snuffer 3½ in. high (9 cm.) 6 oz. View on Christie's.com

A plated electric table lamp, the reeded column with Corinthian capital and square leaf capped base, 20.75ins high

Early nineteenth century carved bone childs` alphabet board with capital letters to one side and lower case to the other and leaf sprig carved handle, 9.5cm x 4cm

A GEORGE III CAST TAPER STICK with cylindrical capital, knopped stem and shell-capped and shell-capped square base, by Ebenezer Coker, London 1771 (c½oz), 5½” high.

Shepherd (Thomas H.). London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century, Illustrated by a Series of Views from Original Drawings, pub. Jones & Co., 1829, calligraphic title page with eng. topographical vignette, 184 (only) uncoloured eng. topographical views on india, occ. spotting throughout, a.e.g., hinges strengthened, contemp. blind embossed calf, joints weak, rear board near detached, rubbed and worn, 4to, together with, Mead (Joseph pub.), London Interiors: A Grand National Exhibition of the Religous, Regal and Civil Solemnities, Public Amusements, Scientific Meetings and Commercial Scenes of the British Capital, vol. II only, [1841], twenty-six engraved views, occ. spotting throughout, a.e.g., contemp. half morocco, gilt dec. spine, rubbed and worn, 8vo, with, Gaspey (William), Tallis’s Illustrated London; in Commemoration of The Great Exhibition of all Nations in 1851, title page with eng. topographical vignette, eighty-nine eng. views, some spotting throughout, upper hinge broken, contemp. half morocco gilt, rubbed, frayed and worn, 8vo, together with another copy, but vol. II, several leaves of text missing, 116 uncoloured eng. topographical views, contemp. crushed morocco gilt, rubbed, worn and frayed, 8vo. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (4)

H.M.S Cario, a brass ship’s badge later mounted on an oak plinth with plaque beneath, 25cm high, The only ship to bear the name Cairo after the Egyptian capital, the C-class light cruiser was sunk by the Italian submarine Axum off Bizerta in 1942.

EDISON THOMAS: (1847-1931) American Inventor of the phonograph and light bulb among many other items. D.S., Thos. A. Edison, three times (each bold examples of his umbrella signature), two pages, folio, New York, 13th January 1886. The manuscript document is the Annual Report of the Edison Spanish Colonial Light Company and states that the company has a capital stock of $100,000, of which $50,000 has `been issued in payment for property necessary for the business of the company`. Signed by Edison in his capacity as President and again as one of the four signatories of the majority of trustees of the company. Edison`s third signature appears on the second page at the conclusion of a statement confirming that the annual report is true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. One small tear in a fold to the left edge and a couple of other minor splits at the right edge, not affecting the text or signatures. About VG The Edison Spanish Colonial Light Company was incorporated in New York on 13th January 1882. It controlled Edison`s electric light patents in Cuba, Puerto Rico and other Spanish American colonies.

BATTLE OF BRITAIN: Selection of small clipped signed pieces, a few cards etc., by various fighter pilots who participated in the Battle of Britain, including Douglas Bader (good example on a sheet of 8vo printed stationery from the Hotel St. George in New Zealand, dated Wellington, 14th November 1956 in Bader`s hand), Trevor Gray, Colin Birch, G. Maurice Baird, Michael Appleby, Jack Adams, Arthur Banham, Paddy Barthropp, Roland Richardson, Jan Zumbach, Victor Verity etc. A few of the signatures are penned in capital letters, presumably clipped from return addresses and most are neatly laid down alongside printed biographies. G to VG, 16

BATTLE OF BRITAIN: Selection of small clipped signed pieces, a few cards etc., by various fighter pilots who participated in the Battle of Britain, including Peter O`Brian, George Stroud, Geoffrey Page (A.N.S. with initials), Harold Maguire, James McComb, Josef Jaske, Michael Heron, Roy Ford, Ben Bowring, Don Howe, Alan McGregor, Peter Ward-Smith, J. M. `Tommy` Thompson etc. Some of the signatures are penned in capital letters, presumably clipped from return addresses and most are neatly laid down alongside printed biographies. G to VG, 21

ENTERTAINMENT: Miscellaneous selection of vintage signed photographs of various sizes (11 x 14 and smaller), signed programmes, a few letters etc., by various entertainers, film stars, directors and producers etc., including Mistinguett, Marlene Dietrich (A.L.S. in capital letters and a signed hand drawn outline of her hand), Michael Todd, Darryl Zanuck, Aaron Spelling, Frank Capra, Joshua Logan, Jason Robards, Jean Peters (emotional A.L., unsigned, to Howard Hughes), John Garfield, Lena Horne, Francis X. Bushman, Fred Stone, Charles Coburn etc. A few FR, generally G to VG, 32

HAGGARD H. RIDER: (1856-1925) English Writer of Adventure Novels. A.L.S., H. Rider Haggard, three pages, 8vo, Norfolk Square, Hyde Park, 14th May 1903, to ‘My dear Rose’. Haggard informs his correspondent that he cannot help Mr. Northcote any further than he already has done, explaining ‘I am not in a position to support the movement financially or to become a director.’ However the novelist adds that he will be happy to see Mr. Northcote one morning next week and talk to him, further adding ‘Garden Cities are capital given two things. Lots of money to start them & the enthusiastic support of manufacturers whose factories are to be moved, which things, I take it, are not easy to come by.’ Some very light age toning, otherwise VG

Gwynn (W.H.) 5 autograph letters signed 1-2pp., plus 2 A.PCs.s May 1868 - July 1868 a series of letters discussing the availability of players for a trial match (“J. Hill - a fair all round cricketer…Willie Bancroft… is really very promising;… Dan Thissen… is a capital wicket keeper”); the state of the pitch (“Our wickets are very backward and would suggest that the date fixed be as late as you can possibly manage”). (7)

~ F ~ Attributed to Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, PRA (British, 1793-1865), View of the City of Constantine, Eastern Algeria, oil on canvas, 20 x 30cm (7.80 x 11.7in), The city of Constantine was the capital of Eastern Algeria. Perched on a massive limestone rock that rises 800 feet above the River Rhumel, this natural acropolis has always been a fortress of the first magnitude

~ F ~ An imposing glass table lamp, with Corinthian capital to the hexagonal column, on a circular base

A WHITE MARBLE STAND, probably 19th century, comprising an Ionic capital with foliate frieze on a cushion moulded oblong base, 14 1/4" wide, 12" high

A PAIR OF IRISH SILVER FIGURAL CANDLESTICKS MARK OF THE ROYAL IRISH SILVER COMPANY, DUBLIN, 1971 Modelled as Harlequin, his hand holding aloft the capital on petalled drip pan and standing on a base cast with rocaille and foliage 5¾ in. (14.7 cm.) high 12 oz. (372 gr.) (2) View on Christie's.com

INCUNABULA -- JACOBUS DE VORAGINE (c.1230-1298). Legenda aurea. - USUARDUS (d. c. 875). Martyrologium. Cologne: Johann Koelhoff, the Elder, 22 July 1490. Chancery 2° (266 x 197mm). 316 leaves. 45 lines and headline, double column. Type: 18:290G, 15:175bG, 17:86G, 16:80G. Opening initials on a2 and c1 in red or blue with contrasting penwork decoration, other 2- to 4-line initials in red or blue, red capital strokes, some printed guide-letters. (Small repairs to title, last two lines of colophon erased, an occasional light stain.) Late 19th-century tan pigskin tooled in blind by W.H. Smith, spine lettered in gilt, red edges (joints starting to split). Provenance: inscriptions erased from title, a2 and below colophon -- Dr. J.A. Giles (Tregaskis bookseller's description dated July 1891). Koelhoff's edition of the Golden Legend, the popular collection of saints' lives, is the first to have appended to it the martyrologium of Usuardus. The colophon is dated 'in vigilia sanctissimorum trium Regum', interpreted by A. Labarre as 22 July, correcting previous interpretations of 5 January (cf. Gutenberg-Jahrbuch 1975, pp.77-80). C 6465 (Voragine only); HCR (Usardus only) 16111; BMC I, 229 (IB. 3615); CIBN J-96; Bod-inc J-060; Goff J-123. View on Christie's.com

KELMSCOTT PRESS -- MORRIS, William. The Wood Beyond the World. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1894. 8° (208 x 145mm). Printed in red and black. Woodcut frontispiece, borders and initial capitals by William Morris. (A few light spots in a few margins.) Original limp vellum, spine lettered in gilt, cloth ties (light spotting on the edges, minor soiling). LIMITED EDITION. One of 350 on paper, from an edition of 348 copies. Peterson A27. [With:] -- Gothic Architecture: A Lecture for the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1893. 8° (146 x 104mm). Printed in red and black. Woodcut capital initials by William Morris. (Minor spotting.) Original cloth-backed drab papered boards (some spotting and soiling). FIRST EDITION. One of 1500 copies. Peterson A18. (2) View on Christie's.com

A British Railways, Southern Region station sign. ‘Aldrington Halt’, with ‘Halt’ in capital letters. In BR SR green with white borders and lettering. Complete with mounting brackets. VGC – some rust marks around white borders. A nice example.

2 WWI recruiting posters: “Take up the sword of Justice: Join now” hand holding sidearm, 6” x 30” (no 123) and “Fight for freedom/ in the strength of / Free Men” large 3D effect capital letters, 9½” x 30” (no 48); in an A1 sleeve. VGC

EDWARD VII SILVER TWIN HANDLED PRESENTATION SERVING TRAY with decorative scrolled handles and border, the central surface area engraved with scrolls and flowers, and the wording `Presented to John James MacDonald Esq. by his Colleagues and Friends as a Token of their Esteem and Regard on his Retirement from the Service of the Capital and Counties Bank Limited 1st June 1907`, and raised on four bun feet, A.C.M.Co., Sheffield 1903, 60cm x 35cm, approximately 65ozs

Fishing tackle – Hardy Brothers important archive of papers both ms and printed relating to the constitution of Hardy Brothers the leading manufacturer of fishing reels and tackle including a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company a file of general correspondence draft proposals for the selling of the company shares to employees including counsel’s opinion on the viability of the scheme etc. The archive largely dates from 1920 when the company’s assets were revalued by a considerable degree prompting the company to investigate ways in which the new increased capital could best be used

Poggio Florentinus. Historia Fiorentina first edition of this translation 116 ff. including final blank f. 41 lines Roman type large decorated initials on a1 and a3 in gold and colours coat-of-arms in gold and colours at foot of a1 (little scuffed) large panel in lower margin of a2 with miniature of 2 putti one on rocks the other with a lion decorated with flowers and foliage blank capital spaces some with guide-letters faint ownership inscription at head of title `Collegii Barie (?) Soc. Jesu` note on fly-leaf with catalogue cutting pasted in bookplates on back of front free endpaper title lightly soiled and with small crease at foot sporadic spotting elsewhere heavier to a few ff. handsome 18th century red morocco spine gilt in six compartments with floral decoration rules on covers inner dentelles marbled endpapers little rubbed covers scratched g.e. [BMV V 215; Goff P873] folio Venice Jacobus Rubeus 1476. ***A handsome copy of this work that covers Florentine history in the period 1350-1455.

Marx (Karl) Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Oekonomie...Erster Band first edition inscribed by the author to Professor E.S. Beesly on verso of title with further contemporary inscription ?by Beesly below inscription offset slightly onto printed dedication p. bound in later half morocco [PMM 359] 8vo Hamburg & New York 1867. ***”The New Religion” Printing and the Mind of Man 1967. “Under the guise of a critical analysis of capital Karl Marx`s work is principally a polemic against capitalists and the capitalist mode of production and it is this polemical tone which is its chief charm.” Athenæum review of English edition 1887. The first volume of Marx`s magnum opus and the only one to be published in his lifetime the further two volumes published posthumously under the editorship of Friedrich Engels. Such preeminent works signed and/or inscribed thus by Marx are incredibly scarce with no comparable titles seemingly appearing at auction in the last twenty-five years. This is an excellent association copy inscribed to Karl Marx`s friend Professor Edward Spencer Beesly (1831-1915) positivist of the August Comte school of thought historian and one of the founding editors of the Fortnightly Review. In 1868 when Marx & Engels were trying to develop international momentum for the economic philosophy contained in this work they contacted the Fortnightly Review via Beesly to see if it would be interested in publishing a critique of Das Kapital; at the time Marx wrote to Engels: “Prof. Beesly who is one of the triumvirate which secretly runs this rag has. declared he is `morally certain` (it depends on him!) a criticism would be accepted” [8th January 1868]. An eventual review was passed on to the then chief editor John Morley by Beesly but Morley apparently found the piece unreadable and would not allow publication even after Beesly had suggested Marx could try and make the article less dry and more popularist in tone. Beesly subsequently suggested Marx & Engels contact The Westminster Review but nothing seems to have come of this either. The further inscription possibly by Beesly reads “Died 14 March 1883” the date of Marx`s death.