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Pilar Castaneda, Mexican b.1941- "Busqueda"; etching printed in colours, signed, titled, numbered 31/50 and dated 79 in pencil, 43.5x60cm: After Sir William Russell Flint RA 1880-1969- "La Voultre-sur-Rhone", publ 1969 by Frost & Reed Limited; reproduction printed in colours, signed in pencil, bears Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, 48.4x63.3cm: together with a colour lithograph of an abstract landscape subject by an unknown hand, signed and numbered 32/120 in pencil, bears Christie's Contemporary Art blind stamp, 63x91cm., (3) (may be subject to Droit de Suite)

Bernard Meninsky, 1891-1950 three figures dancing pen and ink and pencil 33.5x19.5cm.; 13.25x7.75in. The current work was designed for John Milton's L'Allegro and Il Penseroso. Provenance The Nora Meninsky Bequest to the Contemporary Art Society Exhibited Liverpool, University of Liverpool, Bernard Meninsky: A Singular Vision, October 2000 - July 2001 (Touring Exhibition), illustrated opp. p.31 Literature John Russell Taylor, Bernard Meninsky, 1990, illustrated p. 107 John Milton, L'Allegro & Il Penseroso, Allan Wingate, London 1947, illustrated p. 12

Sir Anthony Caro, b. 1924 drawing no.116 signed and dated 85 charcoal 59x42cm.; 23.25x16.5in. Provenance Contemporary Art Society Market, London

Alan Davie, b. 1920 magic picture no 35 signed, titled, and dated Feb 77 ink, watercolour and gouache 21x29.5cm.; 8.25x11.5in. Provenance Contemporary Art Society Market, purchased 1977 Thence by descent to the present owner

Fale,Thomas Horologiographia: the art of dialling: teaching an easie and perfect way to make all kinds of dials … London: by Felix Kyngston, 1627, 4to., Black letter, woodcut illustrations of a dial on title, floreated initials throughout, woodcut scientific diagrams and illustrations by Hondius on virtually every page, contemporary limp vellum, later arms on covers, 17th century ex libris and early 19th century armorial stamp on fly, small worm trail in final table, mostly interlinear, general light paper discolouration Note: STC 10680 (3 copies only in USA, including this one, another imperfect, 5 elsewhere). Houzeau and Lancaster 11390. Honeyman had 1633 edition only. Taylor, Math. Practitioners no. 82. Third edition (first printed in 1593) of the earliest English work devoted to the subject of dials and the author's only known publication. The table of sines which occupies the final unnumbered ll. is probably the earliest specimen (after the first edition.) of a trigonometrical table printed in England. The work includes also instructions for the manufacture and use of other instruments whereby the houre of the day and night is knowne, e.g. quadrants, of special use and delight not only for students of the Arts Mechanical, but also for diverse Artificers, Architects, Surveyors of buildings, free-Masons and others.

Mackenzie, James The history of health, and the art of preserving it. Edinburgh: printed and sold by William Gordon, 1759. Second edition, 8vo, contemporary calf, red gilt label, hinges cracking, corners bumped, some small worm damage up to pp.10 [no loss to text], otherwise clean

Art - Bazin, Germaine Théodore Géricault. Paris, 1987-1990, 4to, 4 volumes, original cloth, dustwrappers, slipcases, a fine set; Tolnay, Charles de Corpus dei disegni di Michelangelo. Novara, 1975, folio, 3 [of 4] volumes, original quarter calf gilt, slipcases, a fine set; López-Rey, José Velázquez, catalogue raisonné. Taschen, 1996, 4to, 2 volumes, original cloth, dustwrappers, slipcase; Wiseman, Caroline Elisabeth Frink, original prints catalogue raisonné. London, 1998, 4to, dustwrapper, a fine copy; Gudiol, Jose Goya 1746-1828. Barcelona, 1985, 4to, 2 volumes, original cloth, dustwrapper, slipcase [worn at edges]; Tuchman, Maurice, et al. Chaim Soutine, catalogue raisonné. Cologne, 1997, 4to, 2 volumes, dustwrapper, slipcase, a fine pair; Rooses, Max Rubens. London, 1904, 4to, 2 volumes, later half morocco gilt, rubbed; Northcote, James The life of Titian. London, 1830, 8vo, 2 volumes, portrait frontispiece, contemporary half calf, crudely rebacked, inner hinges strengthened, bookplate of Lord Selborne and 20 other art reference works (39)

Camper, Petrus The works... on the connexion between the science of anatomy and the arts of drawing, 1794, 4to, engraved portrait and 24 folding plates (17 called for on title), nineteenth-century half calf, some spotting, upper joint cracking, base of spine rubbed; Du Fresnoy, C.A. The art of painting, 1716, second edition of Dryden's translation, 8vo, nineteenth-century half calf, neatly rebacked, spine gilt, morocco label; Cellini, Benvenuto The life, translated by T. Nugent, 1771, first English edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf, spines gilt, morocco labels; Hogarth, W. Graphic illustrations of Hogarth, 1794-99, 2 volumes, 8vo, engraved plates, modern half morocco, spotting and offsetting to plates; Smith, J.T. Nollekens and his times, 1895. contemporary calf, spine gilt, t.e.g. (7)

Death, Suicide & Sacrifice - Dagley, R. Death's doings. London, 1827, second edition, 8vo, engraved title, 30 engraved plates, contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed, foxing; Taylor, J. The danger of premature interment. London, 1816, 8vo, frontispiece, modern half calf gilt, ink inscription on title; Drelincourt, Charles The christian's defence against the fears of death. London, 1719, 8vo, frontispiece, panelled calf, hinges splitting; Spinckes, N. The sickman visited. London, 1717, second edition, 8vo, frontispiece, contemporary calf, red label, hinges split; Piggott, Rev. S. Suicide and its antidotes. London, 1824, 8vo, frontispiece, contemporary half calf, rubbed, inner hinges weak, browning; Dodd, William Reflections on death. London, 1763, 12mo, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed, lacking index; Norris, John A philosophical discourse concerning the natural immortality of the soul. London, 1708, 8vo, contemporary calf, red label, worn, hinges splitting, heavy foxing throughout, ink notes on endpapers; Myers, Eliab & Sullivan, F.A. The champion text book on embalming. Ohio, 1897, 8vo, illustrated, original green cloth gilt, rubbed at edges, interior clean; Vrown, Capt. Thomas The taxidermist's manual. London, 1885, 8vo, 6 plates, original cloth, sunned; Greenhill, Thomas Nekrokedeia: or the art of embalming. London, 1705, 4to, 12 [of 14] plates including folding map, 19th Century half calf gilt, rubbed, hinges splitting, foxing throughout; Hartshorne, Albert Hanging in chains. London, 1891, 8vo, illustrated, original vellum, dustmarked, page 109 tape repaired; [Defoe, Daniel] The history of the great plague in London in the year 1665. London, 1819, 8vo, frontispiece, original boards, rebacked, foxed and stained throughout; Watts, Isaac The world to come. London, [1815], 8vo, portrait frontispiece, engraved title, 6 plates, contemporary calf, rebacked and heavily restored, browning throughout and 3 other editions; and a quantity of other material relating to death (qty)

Duppa, R. The life and literary works of Michel Angelo Buonarroti. London, 1806. First edition, 4to, portrait frontispiece, folding plate, 26 [of 48] plates, modern calf gilt, foxing; Hassell, J. Memoirs of the life of the late George Morland... London: James Cundee, 1806, 4to, engraved title, frontispiece, 7 plates, full green morocco gilt extra by Zaehnsdorf, some rubbing to hinges, some light foxing, bookplate; Burnet, John An essay on the eduaction of the eye with reference to painting. London, 1837, 4to, 7 plates, modern half calf gilt, slipcase, some foxing [mainly to plates]; Mason, William The art of painting of Charles Alphonse de Fresnoy. York: printed by A. Ward, 1783, 4to, half title, contemporary calf gilt, some rubbing to hinges, worn at corners, marble endpapers, bookplate of C. Mallord Turner; Opie, John Lectures on painting. London, 1809, 4to, frontispiece, plates, ex-library [stamps throughout], contemporary half red morocco gilt, worn; Fuseli, H. Lectures on painting. London, 1820, 4to, frontispiece, vignette title, contemporary half morocco gilt, rubbed, ex-library with bookplate and stamps throughout; Ralph, Benjamin The school of Raphael. London, [no date], plates, later cloth, rubbed, foxing; Canova, A. Works... London, 1876, 4to, portrait frontispiece, plates, contemporary decorative cloth gilt, rebacked, rubbing, some foxing; and 5 others on art (12)

Witchcraft--[Millar, J.] A history of the witches of Renfrewshire, Paisley, 1877; Trials A contemporary narrative of the proceedings against Dame Alice Kyteler prosecuted for sorcery in 1324. London, 1843, 8vo, later quarter calf gilt, bookplate pasted to verso of title; Sinclair, G. Satan's invisible world discovered, 1871; Sharpe, C.K. A historical account of the belief in witchcraft in Scotland, 1884, spine faded; Campbell, J.G. Witchcraft & second sight in the highlands and islands of Scotland, 1902; 2Gifford, G. A dialogue concerning witches and witchcraftes, 1931; Ankarloo, B., editor. Witchcraft and magic in Europe, 1999-2001, volumes 2-3 and 5-6; Black, G.F. A calendar of cases of witchcraft in Scotland 1510-1727, New York, 1971, 2 copies; Sharpe, J. Instruments of darkness, 1996; Ewen, C.L Witchcraft and demonianism, 1970; Witch hunting and witch trials, 1929, 2 copies; Forbes, E. A mirror for witches, 1928; Bostridge, I. Witchcraft and its transformations 1650-1750, 1997; Wickmar, J.W. Witchcraft and the black art, [n.d.], 2 copies; Dickie, M.W. Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman world, 2001; Lea, H.C. Materials toward a history of witchcraft, New York, 1957, 3 volumes; all original cloth; and a quantity of books on witchcraft (quantity)

L'Hopital, Michel de Epistolarum libri sex. Paris: apud Mamertum Patissonium Typographum Regium, in off. Roberti Stephani, 1585. First edition, folio, large italic letter, printer's 'noli altum' device on title, ornate naturalistic initials and headpieces, contemporary vellum, very slight foxing. Note: BM STC French Books p. 265; Adams L 625; Renouard 186:3; Brunet III 1046. First collected edition of the poems of Michel de L'Hôpital (1504-1573), one of the greatest chancellors of France, foremost amongst his countrymen in attempts to reconcile both Catholic and Protestant. Throughout his life he cultivated Latin poetry writing particularly on contemporary personages and historical events e.g. the marriage of the Dauphin and Mary, Queen of Scots; the coronation of Francis II; the raising of the siege of Metz; the taking of Calais and the modern art of government. After his death his friends Pibrac, de Thou and Scévoie de Sainte Marthe combined to produce the present volume of substantially unpublished writings, in his memory. It was edited by his grandson, who preserved their chronological arrangement and thus their particular value as a continuous political commentary of the day.

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001), "Vanity Case", signed, inscribed and dated 1976 on verso, ink and watercolour, 16.5 x 22cm.; 6.5 x 8.75in. * Studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1929 was awarded a foreign travel scholarship which took him to Europe. He continued studying in Paris at L'Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, showing his work in France and Germany. In 1960 Cohen settled in England and had a long series of shows with Roland, Browse & Delbanco. Cohen's work is in many public collections including Contemporary Art Society, Nuffield Foundation, Pembroke College in Oxford and galleries in Rye and Hull, as well as widely abroad.

HANS FALK (1918-2002) ABSTRACT COMPOSITION Guoache on paper laid on board 127cm x 196cm (50in x 77in) Hans Falk was born in Zurich in 1918 and is considered one of Switzerland's most important contemporary artists. He studied under Max von Moos, Max Gubler and Walter Roshardt at the Lucerne and Zurich art schools. Numerous posters, commissioned by social projects, exhibitions and theatres, were awarded top prizes. In 1964, Hans Falk won the Swiss National Exhibition competition with seven abstract posters. After prolonged stays in England, Ireland and New York (where his works included the Marcel Marceau series, winner of the Award of Excellence), the artist made the Sicilian island of Stromboli his adopted home. Among his best known work are his poster designs from the 30s and 40s, his New York and London drawings and his circus paintings, together with the abstract paintings from his Stromboli years, from which period the painting currently for sale dates.

MRS ARTHUR BELL: LIVES AND LEGENDS OF THE EVANGELISTS APOSTLES AND OTHER EARLY SAINTS – GREAT HERMITS AND FATHERS OF THE CHURCH WITH OTHER CONTEMPORARY SAINTS – ENGLISH BISHOPS AND KINGS MEDIAEVAL MONKS AND OTHER LATER SAINGS, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1st edns, 3 vols, “The Saints In Christian Art” series, unif decor cl gt (3).

John Brunsdon (b. 1923), 'Pennard Cliffs', Limited edition aquatint, Signed in pencil lower right, Inscribed with title lower left and 136/150 lower centre, P. 45cm x 60cm, Graham Evernden (?) (Contemporary), 'Hayfield'; 'Cloud Lilies', Each etching and aquatint, Each signed indistinctly in pencil within the margin lower right, The first inscribed with title and 179/350 lower left, The second inscribed with title and 214/350 lower left, The first p. 30cm x 24cm, The second p. 30cm x 40cm and four other prints by various artists, all unframed (7), (see illustration on our website), Brunsdon attended the Royal College of Art 1955-58, and worked under Julian Trevelyan. He is best known as the author of the standard textbook 'The Technique of Etching and Engraving', published 1965.

Sir Kyffin Williams, R.A. (1918-2006), 'Farm Road', Oil on canvas, Titled to label upon stretcher, 61cm x 91cm, Kyffin Williams is noted for his depictions of his Welsh homeland, and this painting is a good example of his typical style. His intimate understanding of the land and its people is conveyed in his works, which might never have been conceived without his being diagnosed with epilepsy as a young man, and advised to take up painting by his doctor. Despite his free painterly approach with thick paint, in a heavy impasto technique, he was a strong and vociferous critic of contemporary, particularly conceptual art; he said 'I set a date of 1950 because that's when everything seemed to go wrong'. He wrote two autobiographies; 'Across the Straits' in 1973, and 'A Wider Sky' in 1991.

Alfred Cohen, "Blakeney - Winter", oil Alfred Cohen (1920-2001), "Blakeney - Winter", signed, gallery label on verso, oil on board, 17 x 24.5cm.; 6.75 x 9.75in. * Studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1929 was awarded a foreign travel scholarship which took him to Europe. He continued studying in Paris at L'Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, showing his work in France and Germany. In 1960 Cohen settled in England and had a long series of shows with Roland, Browse & Delbanco. Cohen's work is in many public collections including Contemporary Art Society, Nuffield Foundation, Pembroke College in Oxford and galleries in Rye and Hull, as well as widely abroad.

Gwilym Pritchard, "A hill and snow, Penmon, Anglesey", gouache Gwilym Pritchard (1931-), "A Hill and Snow, Penmon, Anglesey", signed and dated 16.2.75, with gallery label - "Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff" on verso, gouache, 28 x 39cm.; 11 x 15.5in. * Studied at Normal College, Bangor and Birmingham College of Art, 1960-64. Held several teaching posts, settling at Anglesey, an area of key importance to his painting. Decided to become a full time artist in 1973, commissioned work including some for the British Army in Belfast. Pritchard was a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy, also exhibiting with the Royal Eisteddfod; Welsh Arts Council; Society for Education in Art and North Wales Group. Had regular solo shows starting with Howard Roberts Gallery, Cardiff in 1961, other venues including New Art Centre and Heal's Mansard Gallery. St. Michael's Church, Ruabon, Clwyd has a mosaic by Pritchard whose work is in many public collections including University College of Wales, Aberystwyth; Welsh Arts Council and Contemporary Art Society for Wales.

a collection of contemporary Art Glass, various bulbous formed vases; scent bottles; bowls and bottle vases, some with inclusions including various signed and monogrammed examples (qty)

A contemporary art-deco style bronzed model of a mermaid, height 45cm, and two similar figures of a dancer and a lion. (3)

Sung Nakhee, B. 1971 UNTITLED signed and dated 2003 on the overlap acrylic on canvas 70 by 80cm.; 27.5 by 31.5in. Provenance Gallery Mogadishni, Copenhagen Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2004 While reminiscent of postwar action painting of Jackson Pollock and other abstract expressionists, the use of vibrant colour in Sungs painting is also suggestive of graffiti art within urban popular culture. The fusion of densely applied fluorescent acrylic paint creates a rich visual expression, quite unique within the rubric of contemporary Asian art.

Jeff Koons, b. 1955 BLUE BALLOON DOG numbered 2206/2300 on a label attached to the base metallic porcelain 28 by 28cm.; 11 by 11in. Executed in 2002 and published by MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) Los Angeles.

Michel Majerus, 1967-2002 UNTITLED signed and dated 99 on the reverse acrylic on canvas 60 by 60cm.; 23.625 by 23.625 in. Exhibited Copenhagen, Nils Stark Contemporary Art, No More Reality, 2004

A CONTEMPORARY HARLEQUIN PATTERN COFFEE SET in art deco style consisting of coffee, two mugs, sugar bowl, jug, further dish all on a square tray.

Japanese Art and Architecture - Harada, Jiro. Japanese Gardens. London, 1956 4to, original cloth, dustwrapper, torn at hinges; Ibid The Lesson of Japanese Architecture. London, 1954 second edition, 4to, original cloth [damp-stained], dustwrapper, rubbed; Yoshida, Tetsuro Japanische Architektur. Germany, 1952 4to, original cloth, dustwrapper, chipped at edges; Koike, Shinji Contemporary Architecture of Japan. [No place], 1953 8vo, original cloth, decorative dustwrapper, some creasing; Serizawa Master of Japanese Textile Design. Edinburgh, 2001 8vo, decorative paper wrapper, in fine condition; Terukazu, Akiyama Japanese Painting. London, 1977 4to, original cloth, dustwrapper; Noma, Seiroku The Arts of Japan, Ancient and Modern. Toyko, 1966. First deluxe edition, 4to, volume 1 only, original decorative cloth gilt, dustwrapper, slipcase and a copy of 1978 standard edition; Kidder, J. Edward The Art of Japan. London, 1985 4to, original cloth, dustwrapper; Kakuzo, Okakura The Book of Tea. London, 1974 8vo, decorative quarter cloth, slipcase (13)

Mengs, Anthony Raphael. The works of. London, 1796 8vo, 2 volumes in 1 contemporary half calf, worn, upper board loose, titles foxed, pencil notes in margins; Art & Poetry Cabinet of Genius. London: C. Taylor, [1787], 25 engraved plates, contemporary half calf, worn, hinges split, foxing (2)

Ferguson, James. Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics. With the Use of the Globes, the Art of Dialing. London: A. Millar, 1764 first edition, 4to, 23 folding engraved plates, contemporary calf, slightly rubbed at head of spine, small split at head of upper joint Provenance: Sir Henry Hay Makdougall Bart. of Makerstoun.

Geology--Werner, Abraham Gottlob. New Theory of the Formation of Veins; with its application to the art of Working Mines. Edinburgh: for A. Constable, 1808 first English edition, translated by Charles Anderson, half-title, engraved frontispiece portrait, contemporary calf, slight browning and offsetting to title, rubbed, upper hinge weak; bound with Henry Reeve's An Essay on the Torpidity of Animals, 1809

Salter, Thomas Frederick. The Angler's Guide, Being a New, Plain and Complete Practical Treatise on the Art of Angling. London: for the Author, by R. Carpenter, [1823], fifth edition, 8vo, title-vignette, 2 aquatint plates, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, contemporary half calf, [Westwood & Satchell, p.187], rubbed, upper joint weak; [Chatto, William Andrew] "Stephen Oliver" Scenes and Recollections of Fly-Fishing, in Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland. London: Chapman & Hall, 1834 first edition, 8vo, vignette on title, wood-engraved illustrations in text, publisher's patterned brown cloth, bookseller's label of Lapworth of Stratford upon Avon, [Westwood & Satchell, p.162], light watermark to lower cover (2)

Julia Mc Neal (British, contemporary), five pottery forms derived from cardboard and other ephemeral items, 18.5cm long and smaller; with catalogues for Edge: The Gallery in Cork St 22nd-27th October 2001, The second Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park Thur 26-Sun 29 October 2000 and other items. Please note - this lot may be subject to Droit de Suite

Kenneth Newton (1933-1984) - “The Forgotten Doll” - Still life - Interior of cluttered store with broken bisque headed doll lying in front of an open book, with beads, bobbins and hatstand to front, canvas 24ins x 36ins, signed in full, in contemporary painted and gilt moulded frame Illustrated £3000-4000 Note : Exhibited Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1966 (No. 770), and Kenneth Newton (1933-1984) - “A Retrospective Exhibition” - The Royal Museum & Art Gallery, High Street, Canterbury, Kent, 9th July to 6th August 1994

Three contemporary art glass vases, circa 1980s, one of ovoid form with purple iridescent ground and white swirls, 15cm in height, one of ovoid form with red ground and purple speckles, the other with blue ground and yellow swirls, all three signed to underside.

John Piper 1903-1992- 'Buckden in a Storm', (l.281), publ by Christie's Contemporary Art- screenprint in colours, signed and numbered 36/100 in pencil, bears publisher's blind stamp, 69x94cm

DAVID MACH (B.1956) IT TAKES TWO Silver and steel construction 2/12 12.5cm x 19cm x 16cm (5in x 7.5in x 6.3in) The present work is based on one of David Mach's most celebrated outdoor sculptures similarly entitled iIt Takes Two.i It is the second in an edition of twelve castes by Pangolin Editions Art Foundry. The original iIt Takes Twoi has been exhibited internationally in London Warsaw and Sydney and has recently been sold to a private European collector who will exhibited it outside FIAC 06 in Paris this October. David Mach's work is represented in numerous National and International collections including: Tate Britain Tate Liverpool; The National Portrait Gallery; The British Council; Manchester City Art Gallery; Wolverhampton Art Gallery; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; Kawasaki City Museum Tokyo; Museum of Art Auckland and Union des Banques Suisse Geneva.

Henkel (Gabriele). A White Shader of Pale - Spaces, Dusseldorf, 2002, together with Hahn (Friedemann), The Eye of the Seaman, An Expedition in Pictures, German/English bi-lingual edition, Heidelberg, 1997, plus Kent (Sarah, intro.), Stephan Balkenhol, Sculptures 1988-1996 in the Saatchi Collection, 1996, all with coloured plates, orig. cloth in d.j.s, 4to, VG, plus a large collection of similar contemporary art books and catalogues and related, mostly English and German language, some duplicates, hardbacks and paperbacks, mostly slim 4to, VG (approx. 300+)

Lee (Brian North). The Bookplate Designs of Claud Lovat Fraser, Berliner, 1985; British Royal Bookplates and Ex-Libris of Related Families, Scolar, 1992; Bookplates by Robert Osmond, Bookplate Society, 1998, first and second vols. presentation copies signed by the author, both orig. cloth (third vol. orig. printed wrappers), second vol. in d.j., 8vo, together with Ex-Libris, Encyclopaedia Bio-Bibliographical of the Art of the Contemporary Ex-Libris, Portugal, 1993, mounted plts., orig. rexine, sl. rubbed, 4to, plus Lattimore (Colin R.), Erotic Bookplates, An Introduction, Silent Books, 1990, illusts., orig. boards, 8vo, together with Hodnett (Edward), Five Centuries of English Book Illustration, Scolar Press, 1988, plts., orig. cloth in d.j., folio, plus fifteen others bookplates, book design and illustration etc. (21)

The Underground original poster, 1969 A psychedelic poster promoting an exhibition titled The Underground Will Take Over Lunds Konsthall February 69, featuring a pink-tinted naked woman smoking a clay pipe, and the words Revolution Means A Revolution of Consciousness. Framed and glazed. Lund Konsthall is a venue for contemporary international art, for both temporary exhibitions, and a space for research, production and communication, in the Swedish town of Lund.£200-300US$360.00-540.00

*Gilbert (Sir John, R. A., P.R.W.S., 1817-97). A pair of early sketchbooks belonging to Sir John Gilbert, containing numerous sketches, illustrations, and studies, in watercolour, pen & ink and pencil, including humorous subjects, costume studies, illustrations to Shakespeare, Sir Walter Scott, Gil Blas, Smollett, Dr. Syntax, etc., historical battle scenes, including Napoleon, some landscape sketches (Blackheath, Rome, Bologna, Southampton, Greenwich College), portraits of historical and contemporary literary figures, including Coleridge, Scott, Goethe, as well as family members and aquaintances, some sketches of paintings by Sir John Gilbert, with notes on their sales, principally 1832-34, with some additions from the 1840s and later, comprising two albums of 128 leaves and 145 leaves, approx. 315 x 265 mm (12.5 x 10.5 ins), some marks and minor marginal soiling (generally in good condition), one volume with contents somewhat loose and binding broken, the other volume with upper cover missing and lower cover detached, large 4to An important pair of early sketch books by the famous Victorian artist and illustrator Sir John Gilbert. At least one drawing is signed by him, and many are captioned and dated. Loosely inserted in one of the albums are two autograph letters to Sir John Gilbert from Herbert Jekyll of the Fine Art Committee for the Royal Commission Melbourne Exhibition of 1888, dated 20th & 25th April 1888, concerning the inclusion of work by Sir John Gilbert in the exhibition. (2)

A pair of boxed contemporary glass paper weights/awards; a cobalt blue glass vase with serrated rim and star base with cuttings to body; a purple art glass dish decorated with gold bubbles and a blue and white overlay glass vase. (5)

The Art Union A Monthly Journal of Fine Arts... London 1848 volume X 4to illustrated contemporary half calf gilt rubbed some offsetting; The Art Journal London 1866-1871 volumes V-X New Series 6 volumes 4to illustrated contemporary half blue calf gilt label lacking on volume V extensively rubbed; Ibid London 1878-1879 volumes XVII-XVIII 2 volumes 4to illustrated contemporary morocco gilt worn owner's ink stamp on title some plates torn (9)

The Studio An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. London: April 1893 onwards 8 volumes [volumes I - IV VI VIII X-XI] illustrated colour plates contemporary half burgundy calf heavily rubbed backstrips faded interiors clean (8)

Husbandry - Lisle Edward Observations in Husbandry. London: J. Hughs 1757. Second edition 8vo 2 volumes engraved folding portrait contemporary calf very slight worming in margin of volume 1; Houghton John. Husbandry and Trade Improv'd... revised by Richard Bradley. London: Woodman and Lyon 1727 8vo 3 volumes titles printed in red and black contemporary calf bookplates of André Simon slightly rubbed; [Le Lorrain de Vallemont Pierre] Curiosities of Nature and Art in Husbandry and Gardening. London: D. Brown A. Roper and Franc. Coggan 1707 8vo engraved frontispiece and 11 plates contemporary calf slight staining in upper margin and spotting slightly rubbed; Cowell John. The Curious and Profitable Gardener. London: Richard Montagu 1730. First edition 8vo folding engraved plate contemporary calf rubbed neat repair to head and tail of spine; Thorley John. Melissologia or the Female Monarchy... of Bees. London: for the Author 1744. First edition 8vo engraved frontispiece and 4 plates one folding contemporary calf slight offsetting to plates worn upper cover almost detached; Moore J. England's Interest: or the Gentleman and Farmer's Friend. London: A. Bettesworth 1721 12mo advertisement leaf at end modern calf by Sangorski and Sutcliffe inscription of collection Strassburger on front endpaper and 2 others (11)

Parmentier Antoine-Augustin L'Art de faire les eaux-de-vie d'après la doctrine de Chaptal... suivi de l'art de faire les vinaigres simples et composés. Paris: Delalain fils 1805 8vo half-title 5 engraved plates one folding table [cf. Vicaire 657 & Cagle 371] contemporary calf worming in some inner margins rebacked; Ibid. Traité sur l'art de fabriquer les sirops et les conserves de raisins destinés à suppléer le sucre des colonies dans les principaux usages de l'économie domestique... Troisième édition revue corrigée et augmentée. Paris: Méquignon aîné 1810 8vo modern calf-backed boards uncut [Oberlé 835; Vicaire 658; Cagle 377] lacking half-title; Ibid. Nouvel aperçu des résultats obtenus de la fabrication des sirops et conserves de raisins dans le cours de l'année 1812. Paris: Imprimerie impériale 1813. First edition 8vo half-title 4 folding engraved plates of distilling equipment contemporary calf-backed boards [Simon BG 1134; Cagle 373] tear in one plate binding somewhat worn (3) Note: Parmentier's Traité sur l'art de fabriquer les sirops first published in 1808 under the title Instruction sur les moyens de suppléer le sucre was written in response the emperor's request for an alternative to sugar from the colonies which was now being blockaded. Parmentier proposed the use of sugar from grapes to sweeten coffee tea and chocolate and the work contains many recipes. The Nouvel aperçu followed the Aperçu des résultats... dans le cours des années 1810 et 1811 which was published in 1812. The Art de faire les eaux-de-vie was first published in 1801.

Dallaway James Inquiries into the origin and progress of the science of heraldry in England with explanatory observations on armorial ensigns. Gloucester: B. & J. White 1793. First edition 2 parts in 1 volume 4to. 26 plates (of which 8 are hand coloured) 1 folding pedigree contemporary polished tan calf blind tooled and gilt ruled border upper board almost detached. Note: Moule 697. "The author of this elegant and erudite work has here with the pen of a Tacitus accurately defined in a most comprehensive manner the rise and progress of the science of heraldry from the earliest through the most interesting period of British history accommodating the study to modern systems." (Moule) The author also reprints the part of the celebrated "Boke of St. Albans" (1486) which relates to armorial bearings and provides a bibliography of heraldry etc. "This book is not only the first large scale history of English heraldry which attempts to relate its development to social history on the one hand and to that of art architecture and literature on the other. It is also so far surprisingly the last. " (Wagner Pedigree and progress p. 37) Provenance: With the armorial book-plate of John Bolton

[Allestree Richard] The works of the learned and pious author of the whole duty of man. Oxford and London: by Roger Norton and Edward Paulet 1704 folio 3 parts in one volume; The whole duty of man laid down in a plain and familiar way for the use of all... London 1703 pp.[13] 381; The gentleman's calling. London 1703 continuing pagination pp.[10] 393-456; The second part of the works of the learned and pious author of the whole duty of man. London 1704 to include The ladies calling the government of the tongue the art of contentment and the lively oracles given to us pp. [12] 324 [6] contemporary panelled calf hinges split rubbed occassional spotting; Ibid The art of contentment. Oxford 1675. First edition 8vo pp. [8] 214 frontispiece woodcut ornament contemporary calf worn foxing worm [Wing A1085] (2) Note: BM

Rowlandson Thomas (illustrator) Naples and the Campagna Felice: in a series of letters. London: Ackermann 1815 8vo hand coloured title hand coloured folding map 16 hand coloured plates contemporary calf gilt hinges cracked backstrip rubbed some offsetting some mild spotting; [Burgh James] The art of speaking. London 1772 8vo. Third edition half title pp.373 [16] 2 pages of publisher's adverts at rear contemporary calf red label worn; Rogers Samuel The pleasures of memory. London 1801 16mo new edition engravings in text full red morocco gilt rubbed very mild spotting (3)

Paul Pfeiffer b. 1966 FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (5) digital duraflex print 152.3 by 122.7cm.; 60 by 48.25in. Executed in 2000 this work is number 2 from an edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof. Provenance Thomas Dane Ltd. London Literature Exhibition Catalogue Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Paul Pfeiffer 2003 p. 25 illustration of another example in colour

Bram Bogart b. 1921 LES LUSTRES DU CIEL signed; signed titled and dated Jan '59 on the reverse oil and plaster on board 150.6 by 54.5cm.; 59.25 by 21.5in. Provenance Arthur Tooth & Sons London Exhibited London Institute of Contemporary Art Matter Painting 1960

An Inuit contemporary carved greenstone walrus, engraved marks to base 'Davie. S. and Runic' , bears 'Canada Eskimo Art Eskimau' label, a further label 'Carving No 949-', 23.5cm. height, 42cm. length

Bentinck (Lord Henry). The Last Days of Pompeii, by Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton. Second Copyright Edition, Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1879, inscribed by Bentinck "For dearest O from Henry March 1892" on a front flyleaf, numerous mounted photographs, full vellum, gilt, soiled, gold-printed end-leaves, a.e.g., crown 8vo Henry Bentinck (1863-1931) was Ottoline's favourite brother. He was Chairman of the Contemporary Art Society from 1910 until his death. Julian was to be his heir. (1)

Dalton (O.M.) Byzantine Art and Archaeology Oxford 1911 § Hamilton (J.A.) Byzantine Architecture and Decoration 1933 § Diehl (C.) Manuel d'Art Byzantin 2 vol. modern cloth Paris 1925 § Freshfield (E.H.) Cellae Trichorae and other Christian Antiquities in the Byzantine Provinces of Sicily... 2 vol. presentation copy from the author with slip tipped in original cloth-backed boards privately printed 1913-1818 § Rice (D.Talbot) Byzantine Art contemporary half calf Oxford 1935 plates and illustrations the first two original cloth all a little rubbed; and c.50 others on Byzantine art and architecture 8vo & 4to (c.55)

Beg (Iskandar) Ta'rikh-i Alam-ara-yi Abbasi Persian manuscript text in red and black within a gilt and colour border 1 leaf with illuminated headpiece occasional finger soiling water-stain affecting text towards end some marginal repairs two ownership seals on last leaf dated 1171 and 1227 of the Muslim calendar (AD 1757 and 1812) contemporary morocco stamped in gilt rubbed folio [c.1730]; sold not subject to return. ***Considered among the greatest works of Persian historiography this text provides a detailed history of the reign of the Safawid ruler Shah Abbas I. This copy belonged to Kevorkian a prominent collector of Islamic manuscripts and works of art. .

Clot (Antoine Barthélemy) Aperçu Général sur l'Égypte 2 vol. first edition half-titles lithographed portrait of Mehmet Ali 7 lithographed maps 2 double-page 1 folding 6 hand-coloured or partly so foxed contemporary green morocco titles in gilt on upper covers g.e. spines gilt in compartments a little rubbed [Atabey 258; Blackmer 370] 8vo Paris 1840. ***Mehmet Ali appointed the author chief surgeon to the Egyptian army in 1823; he created a public health service and developed medical facilities. This general survey of modern Egypt includes a chapter on Islamic art by Pascal Coste..

Iversen (Erik) Canon and Proportions in Egyptian Art 1955 § Pendlebury (J.D.S.) Aegyptiaca: A Catalogue of Egyptian Objects in the Aegean Area Cambridge 1930 § Newberry (Percy E.) Egyptian Antiquities: Scarabs slightly spotted 1906 § Weigall (Arthur) Ancient Egyptian Works of Art 1924 § Maspero (Gaston) Egyptian Art 1913 § Capart (Jean) Primitive Art in Egypt 1905; Egyptian Art 1923 § Fraser (George) A Catalogue of Scarabs... 1900 § Mariette (A.) Notice des principaux monuments...du Musée d'Antiquités Égyptiennes de...A.Boulaq lightly foxed contemporary half morocco t.e.g. spine faded Alexandria 1864 plates and illustrations all but the last original cloth rubbed the third faded the first two with frayed dust-jackets; and 10 others 4to & 8vo (19)

*SLEPYSHEV ANATOLY B.1922 Landscape signed and dated 1980. Oil on canvas 81 by 100 cm. Exhibited: State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Russia 1995. C.A.S.E. Museum of Contemporary Art NJ US. InterArt Gallery December US 2000. Grant Gallery Soho May US 2005 Literature: Alexander GlazerContemporary Russian Art The Third Wave Publishers 1993 p. 380.

MODERN MASTERPIECES OF BRITISH ART, 200 coloured plates, contemporary two-toned cloth, spine rubbed and faded, 4to, n.d. {1930s}--DRAWINGS BY MERVYN PEAKE, 1st ed, dustwr, 4to, The Grey Walls Press, 1949--and 26 others on art, which belonged to the portrait painter Juliet Pannett (28) LOCATION J

Property from the Estate of Peter Cochrane Victor Pasmore, 1908-1998 Garden with weeping ash Signed with initials Pen and ink 18x24cm.; 7x9.5in. To be offered across Contemporary Art Evening, Day and Olympia sales in 2006, the collection of the late Peter Cochrane Documents the progressive and adventurous taste of an influential dealer and inspired collector. At Arthur Tooth & Sons in Mayfair, Cochrane was instrumental in introducing new European and American artists to a British audience. The champion of an emerging generation of post-war artists, Cochrane's collection comprises masterworks by Howard Hodgkin, Karel Appel, Jean Dubuffet and Asger Jorn among others and documents his special passion for new modes of abstract painting. Provenance The Redfern Gallery, London, whence purchased by Peter Cochrane, December 1947

ROBERT SUMMERS (American b. 1940)End of the Day 1970Oil on masonite20in. x 30in.Signed and dated lower rightA contemporary Texas artist Robert Summers is known for his representational sculptures and paintings of genre and landscape scenes. He has been commissioned for many public art projects including the world's largest bronze sculpture group for Pioneer Plaza at the Dallas Convention Center which depicts a historic cattle drive with forty longhorns and three cowboys on horseback. In 1976 he was named official Texas Bicentennial Artist. Depicting a couple of cowboys in a vast Texas canyon End of the Day is a superb example of Summers' realistic painting style.Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Mike Smith Houston TXDavid Dike Dallas TXacquired from the above by the present owner

TOM RYAN (American b. 1922)Pioneer HomeOil on canvas16in. x 20in.Signed lower rightA contemporary Texas artist Tom Ryan began his career as an illustrator and is today known for his realistic paintings of western genre subjects. He studied at the Art Students' League in New York with Frank Reilly visiting other notable artists' studios such as Andrew Wyeth in the early 1950s. Settling in Lubbock in 1967 Ryan would frequently travel to the 6666 Ranch in Guthrie to make drawings and take photographs for his paintings. He was given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1996. In excellent original condition this painting demonstrates Ryan's ability to realistically render western scenes.Provenance: Berbar Collection (label on reverse)Altermann Galleries Dallas TXacquired from the above by the present ownerExhibited: CAA Museum Kerrville TX "Texas Sesquicentennial Show" April 25-July 13 1986National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Oklahoma City OK "The Brotherhood of Man: Tom Ryan and the Cowboys of the 6666 Ranch" October13-December 31 2001Literature: Susan Hallsten McGarry The Brotherhood of Man: Tom Ryan and the Cowboys of the 6666 Ranch (Oklahoma City 2001) p. 45 illus