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Lot 15

SERVICE "FLORA DANICA". Royal Copenhagen. Meister/Entwerfer: Modell J.C. Bayer. Technik: Porzellan, farbig und gold staffiert. Beschreibung: Insg.78 Teile, bestehend aus: 8 Esstellern, 8 Suppentellern, 8 Kaffeetassen mit 8 UT, 8 Kuchentellern, 10 Mokkatassen mit 10 UT, 10 Gebäcktellern, 1 Zuckerdose, 1 Sahnegießer, 1 ovaler Bonbonniere, 1 großen runden Platte, 1 gr. ovalen Fleischplatte, 1 rechteckigen Gemüseschüssel, 1 Sauciere mit festem Untersatz, 1 großen ovalen Terrine. Marke: Manufakturmarke, div. Jahreszeichen und Modellnummern, teilweise lateinische Pflanzenbezeichnungen. Flora Danica (lat. Dänische Pflanzenwelt) ist der Name eines botanischen Atlasses, der1753 von Christian Oeder, dem Direktor des Botanischen Gartens in Kopenhagen, begonnenwurde. Es dauerte 122 Jahre bis die gesamte Flora des dänischen Staates in der Art eines Herbariums erfasst - und die umfassende Enzyklopädie fertig gestellt wurde. 1790 bestellte der dänische Kronprinz und spätere König Friedrich der VI. ein umfangreiches Speiseservice bei der königlichen Porzellanmanufaktur in Kopenhagen das nicht nur den Namen, sondern auch die Motive der 'Flora Danica' tragen sollte. Gedacht war es als Geschenk für die russische Zarin Katharina II., die jedoch bereits 1796, vor der Fertigstellung des Services im Jahr 1802, verstarb. Somit seiner ursprünglichen Bestimmung beraubt, wurde das Service vom Dänischen Hof behalten, wo Teile davon bis Heute zu Staatsbanketten in Schloss Christiansborg gedeckt werden. Erläuterungen zum KatalogRoyal Copenhagen Dänemark Porzellan 20. Jahrhundert Service LARGE PORCELAIN SERIVCE "FLORA DANICA". Royal Copenhagen. Maker/Designer: Model J.C. Bayer. Technique: Porcelain, enriched in colours and gold. Description: In total 78 pieces consisting of: 8 dinner plates, 8 soup plates, 8 coffee cups with 8 saucers, 8 dessert plates, 10 mocha cups with 10 saucers, 10 pastry plates, 1 sugar bowl, 1 cream jug, 1 oval bonbonnière, 1 large round serving dish, 1 large oval meat dish, 1 rectangular vegetable bowl, 1 sauce boat with attached saucer, 1 large oval tureen. Mark: Manufacture mark, various year marks and model numbers, most pieces inscribed with Latin plant names. Flora Danica (lat. Danish flora) is the name of a botanical atlas that was started in 1753 by Christian Oeder, director of the Botanical Garden in Copenhagen. It took 122 years until the entire flora of the Danish state was recorded in the manner of a herbarium - and the extensive encyclopedia was completed. In 1790, the Danish Crown Prince and later King Frederick VI ordered an extensive dinner service from the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Copenhagen, which was to bear not only the name but also the motifs of 'Flora Danica'. It was intended as a gift for the Russian Tsarina Catherine II, who died in 1796, before the service was completed in 1802. Thus deprived of its original purpose, the service was kept by the Danish Court, where parts of it are still used for state banquets at Christiansborg Castle. Explanations to the Catalogue

Lot 4210

Ringkragen für Offiziere im Leibgarde Preobrazhensky- oder im Leibgarde Semyonovsky-Regiment, um 1910 Bronze, teilweise emailliert, vergoldet und versilbert. Die Details wie die mehrfarbig emaillierte Krone, das Andreaskreuz, die Zweige und die Buchstaben sind einzeln aufgelegt. Rs. Unterfütterung aus rotem Wolltuch. Leichte Trage- und Altersspuren. Maße 18,5 x 16 cm, Gewicht ca. 215 g. Außerordentlich selten und sehr schön erhalten. Aus der bekannten Mollo-Sammlung stammend. Vgl. G. Vvedensky, "Russische Ringkragen für Offiziere / Enzyklopädie der russischen Armee", St. Petersburg 2007, S. 188, 196. Genau dieser Ringkragen ist abgebildet auf dem Cover des Buches von John Mollo, "Military Fashion. A Comparative History of the Uniforms of the Great Armies from the 17th Century to the First World War", New York 1972.Provenienz: Sammlung Christopher und Karin Ross, davor Mollo Collection. Brief von Andrew Mollo an Christopher Ross, den Ringkragen betreffend, liegt im Original bei, datiert London, 3.3.1989.Zustand: II +A gorget for officers of the Preobrazhensky Life Guards or the Semyonovsky Life Guards Regiment, circa 1910 Bronze, partially enamelled, gilt and silver-plate. The details, such as the crown enamelled in colour, the St. Andrew's Cross, the branches and the letters, have been appliquéd individually. Lined on the back in red worsted cloth. Slight signs of age and wear. Dimensions 18.5 x 16 cm, weight approx. 215 g. Exceptionally rare find in beautiful condition. From the famous Mollo collection. Cf. G. Vvedensky, "Russian Officer Gorgets / Encyclopedia of the Russian Army", St. Petersburg 2007, pp. 188, 196. This very gorget is illustrated on the protective cover of John Mollo's book, "Military Fashion. A Comparative History of the Uniforms of the Great Armies from the 17th Century to the First World War", New York 1972.Provenance: Christopher and Karin Ross Collection, before the Mollo Collection. Letter from Andrew Mollo to Christopher Ross regarding the gorget, original enclosed, dated London, 3.3.1989.Condition: II +

Lot 17

Boccaccio (Giovanni) Genealogiae Deorum, with additions by Dominicus Silvester and Raphael Zovenzonius, first edition, collation: [1-1210 1312 14-1810 196 20-2210 23-258 26-2910 3012], 258 blank, 291 ff. (of 296, lacking ff.63 and 68, final 2 index ff. (the latter includes colophon verso) and final blank), 41 lines, Roman type, initial spaces with guide-letters, occasional early ink marginalia, some spotting and staining, the latter mostly marginal, 20th century vellum over boards, lightly marked, a few small stains, folio (324 x 214mm.), Venice, Vindelinus de Spira, 1472.⁂ A wide-margined copy of the first edition of this encyclopedia of classical mythology and classical and later authors, which is the first work to quote passages from Homer. It contains some 723 entries and includes a life of Dante and material on Boccaccio's contemporary Petrarch, along with the author's own important defence of poetry. Provenance: 'A.M. Woodward, May, 1936' (pencil inscription to front free endpaper). Literature: BMC V, 162; Goff B-749; HC 3315*; GW 4475; Bod-Inc B-369; BSB-Ink B-583; ISTC ib00749000

Lot 329

Cassells Encyclopedia a Storehouse of General Information, in eight volumes

Lot 293

A collection of reference books relating to Barometers, Sundials and Scientific Instruments, to include Hester Higton - Sundials at Greenwich, a catalogue of the Sundials, Horary Quadrants and Nocturnals in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Alan Q Morton & Jane A Wess - Public & Private Science, The King George III Collection, Gerard L'E Turner - Nineteenth Century Scientific Instruments, Anthony Turner - Early Scientific Instruments Europe 1400 - 1800, Gerard L'E Turner - Scientific Instruments 1500 - 1900 an Introduction, National Museums of Scotland - Brass & Glass Scientific Instrument Making Workshops in Scotland, Nicholas Goodison - English Barometers & Their makers 1680 - 1800, 3 x Edwin Banfield - Barometers Stick or Cistern, Wheel or Banjo & Aneroid & Barographs, Conrad beck - The Microscope, John Fitzmaurice Mills - Encyclopedia of Antique Scientific Instruments, R Newton & Margaret Mayall - Sundials, How to know, use and make them, Penelope Gouk - The Ivory Sundials of Nuremburg 1500 - 1700, and many othersQty: 43

Lot 83

The Concise Home Doctor encyclopedia, newspaper cuttings of naval interest + others. Viewing/collection at West Woodlands BA11 5ES. Payment at Standerwick BA11 2QB. No booking required. Lots to be collected within 7 days.

Lot 392

Three boxes of mostly military interest books to include; 'Pioneer, Soldier & Politician' Colonel Sir David Harris, Napoleon's War Maxims by L.E Henry, various V.Cs of the First World War books, 'Attack Aircraft' by Roy Braybrook, 'Fortress Jersey' by D.C Holmes part I & III, 'Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941', 'Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft', 'A Tribute to the American Fighter Age 1920-1973, Stars and Bars' by Frank Olynk, 'War Games rules armour & infantry', 'The Phantom Major' by Virginia Cowles, 'Dance of Death' by Paul Findlay, 'Indian Mutiny' by John Harris etc. (3)(B.P. 21% + VAT)

Lot 401

Two boxes of assorted books, mostly to do with antiques to include; 'Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain marks' Jeffrey A Godden, 'Royal Worcester Porcelain' by Henry Sandon, 'Repairing and restoring antique furniture' by John Rodd, various 'The Antique Dealers fair & Exhibition' catalogues, 'Macdonald guide to buying antique furniture', three books on barometers by Banfield, 'Welsh Country Furniture' by Richard Bebb, 'Welsh Samplers' by Eleri Davies and Chris Stephens, 'Directory of European Porcelain marks, makers and factories', 'Investing in silver', 'Investing in clocks & watches', 'Victorian & Edwardian furniture' by John Andrews, various Sotheby's catalogues, 'Collectors Encyclopedia of Antiques', 'Dictionary of Victorian Painters' by Christopher Wood etc. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

Lot 1

A C I C Bailey Fulham Pottery stoneware Flower Seller figure attributed to Robert Wallace Martin, modelled as a woman holding a basket, glazed in colours unsigned, hand restored, 17.5cm. high (6) Literature An Exhibition of Fulham Pottery & Prints, 1929, Ernest Marsh in the catalogue text attributes the two flower seller figures (case D cat. no.6 & 8) as 'undoubtedly modelled by R W Martin'. Geoffrey Godden Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain, Magna Books, page 15 catalogue number 27 for an example illustrated, (Victoria & Albert Museum collection).

Lot 758

A box containing volumes of the National Encyclopedia

Lot 689

FIVE BOXES OF BOOKS, including Encyclopedia Britannica, Colliers Encyclopedia, Formula One racing car interest, etc, titles include 'The Ultimate History of Ferrari', Formula One Yearbook (1997-98, 98-99, 2000-01), Murray Walker Formula One Heroes, etc (five boxes)

Lot 984

14 volumes of The Imperial Dictionary Universal Biography William Mackenzie, 7 volumes of Popular Encyclopedia Blackie and son and a volume of The Universe FA Pouchet Blackie and son 1874, all have some wear consistent with use, some spotting and staining otherwise reasonably good

Lot 251

Star Trek - A collection of mainly Star Trek related books, graphic novels and ephemera. Lot includes An Encyclopedia of Trekkie Memorabilia; Star Trek Concordance; Star Trek The Worlds of the Federation and similar. Lot also includes a vintage Star wars holdall.

Lot 1013

The Collectors Encyclopedia of Antiques and Other Reference books; stamp reference books:- Two Boxes

Lot 333

Two volumes of Marshall Cavendish ''On the Road'' magazines and a ''The World Encyclopedia of Cars''.

Lot 8

Clark (Willene B.) A Medieval Book of Beasts: The Second-Family Bestiary, Woodbridge, 2006 § Sandler (L.F.) Omne Bonum. A Fourteenth-Century Encyclopedia of Universal Knowledge: British Library MSS Royal 6 E VI - 6 E VII, 2 vol., 1996 § Klingender (F.) Animals in Art and Thought to the end of the Middle Ages, 1971 § Kadar (Zoltan) Survivals of Greek Zoological Illuminations in Byzantine Manuscripts, Budapest, 1978, illustrations, orignal cloth or boards with dust-jackets, the last with faded spine; and 6 others on bestiaries etc., 4to & 8vo (11)

Lot 252

H.M.S.O.  Invasion Europe. 5 vols. in slip case; also Paul Akermann, Encyclopedia of British Submarines 1901-1955, ltd. ed. 382/500, 1989.

Lot 28

Outstanding and rare A.T Andre Thuillier bisque head Bebe doll, size 7, French circa 1880, the beautiful pale bisque head with fixed blue glass paper-weight eyes, dark eyeliner, accented nostrils and painted closed mouth with hint of smile, pierced ears, original blonde wig and cork pate, on a good original early carved wooden fully jointed body with swivel wrists and ball joints to elbows and hips, and wearing a pink silk dress with lace, cream silk bonnet, underclothes, socks and white leather strapped shoes, (condition: head perfect, good original body, tiny flake to left earring hole and single miniscule kiln dot to chin) incised A 7 T, 17 ” (43cm) tall, see page 617 Coleman’s Encyclopedia of dolls Vol I for similar doll.

Lot 30

A fine bisque head B.S fashion doll with trunk and clothing, French circa 1870, the pale bisque head with blue/grey fixed glass eyes, single stroke eyebrows, closed mouth and rouged cheeks, pierced ears and original blonde wig with cork pate, swivel head to kid leather body with individually stitched fingers and wearing original white muslin dress with blue trim, underclothes and blue socks, extra clothing includes a pink silk summer dress with lace detail, cream day dress, white cotton jacket, tartan cape, aprons, bloomers and early shirt, with her all-bisque doll and studded trunk with compartments, tray and carry-handles, together with a doll size fur covered Dalmatian dog, doll 10 ½” (27cm) tall, unknown maker, see page 65 Coleman’s Encyclopedia, Vol II.

Lot 396

A run of Readers Digest; and a run of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life

Lot 41

Music Books - Around 60 hardback and paperback books to include Cash Family Scrapbook, Guinness reference books, Encyclopedia of Country Music, All Music Guide of Rock, Nashville etc (4 boxes)

Lot 42

Music Books - Around 60 hardback and paperback books to include Country Music the Complete Visual History, 30 Years of Rock, The Folk Music Source Book, Q Rock Stars Encyclopedia etc (4 boxes)

Lot 35

A FINE AND RARE HUANGHUALI BURLWOOD-INSET INCENSE STAND, XIANGJI17th centuryThe stand of rectangular shape enclosing a top of standard mitre, mortise, and tenon construction with a flush, tongue-and-grooved, single-board floating panel, the edge moulding gently downward and inward, ending in a beaded edge, the waist and the apron made of one piece of wood, ending in a wide band with a concave surface, the whole supported by square legs terminating in elegant hoof feet. 81cm (31 7/8in) high x 64cm (25 1/8in) wide x 48.5cm (19in) deep.Footnotes:十七世紀 黃花梨癭木面長方香几Provenance: Bonhams San Francisco, 9 December 2008, lot 5136DAn important European private collection來源:舊金山邦瀚斯,2008年12月9日,拍品編號5136D歐洲重要私人收藏Incense stands such as the present example are among the rarest types of Ming furniture. They could be square, rectangular, octagonal, round or even lobed and were used to display a scholar's rock, a miniature plant, a flower vase or an incense burner. These stands were typically used in affluent homes and were often placed in courtyards where, on the occasion of the Double Seventh Festival, (falling on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar), the women of the household burned incense and prayed for progeny or sewing skills. An illustration of an incense stand, of a very similar shape to the present example, from the 'Pictorial Encyclopedia of Heaven, Earth and Man' Sancai Tuhui, a Ming dynasty work, is illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, vol.1, pp.53-54.Compare the shape of the present lot with a rectangular incense stand, late 16th/early 18th century, illustrated by Chu Pak-Lau, Classical Chinese Furniture from the Haven Collection, Hong Kong, 2016, pp.286-287, no.74.A related huanghuali and burlwood incense stand, late Ming dynasty, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7 October 2015, lot 110.几面標準榫卯攢邊框鑲獨板癭木面心,邊抹冰盤沿自中上部內縮至底壓窄平線,窄束腰以抱肩榫連接腿足,足端內翻馬蹄,挺拔有力。香几常出現於明代書畫及版畫中,但傳世品極少。形制有方形、長方形、八角形、圓形或各式花葉形。王世襄著《明式家具研究》中述及香几用途,「富貴之家,或置廳堂,上陳爐鼎,焚蘭煴麝;或置中庭,夜色將闌,仕女就之祈神乞巧。道宮神殿,也設香几,焚香之外,兼放法器」。明刊本《三才圖會》圖示之高方香几,與本例形制十分相似,見王世襄著,《明式家具研究》,卷一,香港,1990年,頁53-54。一件十六世紀晚期至十八世紀早期黃花梨香几,可資比對,見劉柱柏著,《晏如居藏明式黃花梨家具》,香港,2016年,頁286-287,編號74。另見一件明晚期黃花梨嵌癭木香几,售於香港蘇富比,2015年10月7日,拍品編號110。This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP YTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 3323

A collection of assorted football books to include: The Official History of the F.A. Cup; The Spurs Micellany; Football is my Business, signed by Tommy Lawton; World Cup 1958 by John Camkin; multiple copies of The Big Book of Football Champions; The Official Encyclopedia of Tottenham Hotspur; Tottenham Hostpur: The Complete Record; various Jimmy Greaves books and more. (one box)

Lot 222

A box of books relating to teddy bears and teddy bear collecting. To include The Ultimate Teddy Bear Book and the Teddy Bear Encyclopedia both by Pauline Cockrill.

Lot 203

Gronovius (Jacobus). Thesaurus Graecarum Antiquitatum, in quo continentur effigies virorum ac foeminarum illustrium, quibus in Græcis aut Latinis monumentis aliqua memoriae pars datur, & in quocunque Orbis Terrarum spatio ob historiam, vel res gestas, vel inventa, vel locis nomina data, ac doctrinam meruerunt cognosci, 13 volumes bound in 12, Leiden, Petrus & Balduinus van der Aa, 1697-1702, additional engraved title to each volume, printed titles in red and black, mostly with engraved vignette, 420 engraved plates of antiquities, portraits, maps, etc., and other illustrations to text, contents in generally very clean condition with wide margins, contemporary uniform full vellum, a little rubbed, first volume with splits to the vellum along upper joint, folioQty: (12)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.NOTESBrunet II, 1761. An extensive encyclopedia-style work on Greek antiquities, published in thirteen individual volumes, by Jacob Gronow (1645-1716), Dutch historian, gemmologist and antiquarian. Amongst the various works included in this collection is Pierre Gilles, De topographia Constantinopoleos., et de illius antiquitatibus, libri quatuor, as well as Ortelius' Deorum dearumque capita... ex Museo Ortelii. Jacob Gronow, Dutch historian, gemmologist and antiquarian. The son of philologist Johann Friedrich Gronovius, Gronow studied at Leiden, Oxford, and Cambridge. From 1672 he was Professor of Greek at the University of Pisa, and from 1679 Professor of Greek and History at the University of Leiden, and from 1702 Geographer at the Academy in Leiden.

Lot 144

SIX 'CHILDREN'S ENCYCLOPEDIA WALL CARDS' pub. The Educational Book Co Ltd, including 'British Butterflies'

Lot 329

A collection of Mineral and Rock-related reference books, comprising The Mineral Kingdom by Paul E. Desautels, Gem and Crystal Treasures by Peter Bancroft, Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones by I.O.Evans, Encyclopedia of Minerals by Willard Lincoln Roberts, George Robert Rapp Jr and Julius Weber and more (parcel)

Lot 71

A collection of Vinyl 45 records together with 18 volumes of Knowledge Encyclopedia

Lot 1045

John Hunt 'The Ascent of Everest', Pears Shilling Encyclopedia etc:- Three Boxes.

Lot 888

A large collection of British Steam Engine books, Steam Railway books and transport related books to include Steam Railways Britain In Pictures - Ammonite Press, Britain’s Railways In Wartime, - Anthony Lambert, Gloucestershire Goods And Service Vehicles, Cheltenham’s Buses 1939-1980, The World Encyclopedia of Locomotives, Glory of Steam, Fred Dibnah’s - Made in Britain, and many more other books.

Lot 2028

Eight volumes of The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening (An Encyclopedia of Horticulture).

Lot 2040

A box of books to include; The Vulcan Story, The Worlds Encyclopedia of Bombers, Cricket, etc.

Lot 2045

Fifteen volumes of Chambers Encyclopedia New Revised Edition, published by International Learning's Systems Co-Orporation LTD London.

Lot 194

Taylor James (Ed): The Victorian Empire; A Brilliant Epoch in Our National History. Five volumes; and Ewald Alexander Charles: The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield and his Times. 1881. Five volumes; both with decorative blue cloth/gilt bindings and a.e.g.; together with The Compact Encyclopedia. 1931. Six volumes. Quarter leather binding (16)Click here to view further images, condition reports, sale times & delivery costs for this lot.

Lot 296

A quantity of books on the subject of embroidery and Twentieth-Century embroidery design, including an encyclopedia of embroidery techniques

Lot 224

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA; a dictionary of 'Arts, Sciences, and General Literature' 9th edition, pub. Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh 1875, with gilt tooled spines, calf boards and marbled page edges, 31 volumesLocation: G

Lot 457

A Victorian set of "The Encyclopedia Britannica", 9th edition with 10th edition supplement, published by Adam and Charles Black, cloth board bound with tooled and gilded leather spines, 35 volumes total

Lot 459

Seven boxes of various books including "Encyclopedia Britannica", 15th edition, 1994, various Folio Society volumes, including MARTIN GILBERT "The First World War" and "Second World War", GEORGE ORWELL "Animal Farm", SUSAN COOPER "The Grey King", JAMES M CAIN "The Postman Always Rings Twice", THOMAS HARDY "Tess of the d'Urbervilles", "Far From the Madding Crowd", "Return of the Native". "The Trumpet Major", "The Mayor of Casterbridge", "Under the Greenwood Tree", JANE AUSTEN "Persuasion", "Mansfield Park", "Pride and Prejudice", "Shorter Works", "Sense and Sensibility", "Northanger Abbey", "Emma", EINSTEIN "Relativity", "All Quiet on the Western Front", "The Midnight Folk", "What are the Seven Wonders of the World?", "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", "Through the Looking Glass", "The Restauarant at the End of the Universe", NIGEL DAVIES "The Maya", "The Aztecs", "The Incas", etc

Lot 389

21 volumes of Chambers encyclopedia 1955 together with, index, maps and world surveys 1957 and 1962.

Lot 302

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH BIRDS BY LUDWIG KOCH, WAVERLEY, SOME VOLUMES OF BRITISH BIRDS 1953-1959 BY NICHOLSON

Lot 185

CAPTAIN ROTHERAM'S SURVIVING COPY OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA DAMAGED IN HIS CABIN ABOARD COLLINGWOOD'S FLAGSHIP, H.M.S. ROYAL SOVEREIGN, AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR, 1805 Captain Rotheram’s own copy present in his cabin in Royal Sovereign where it received damage and scorching during the Battle of Trafalgar when “an enemy’s shot pass’d thro’ the shelf”: 'Encyclopædia Britannica; OR, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature. Vol XV..' (of 18), Third Edition, Edinburgh, 1797, 4to.,, frontispiece inscribed by Captain Rotheram stating that this book be Preserved as a relic of that memorable day with the persuasion that into whose ever hands it may fall that its value & respect may be held in estimation… -- 10 ½ x 8 ¾ in. (260mm x 220mm), later repairs and preserved in a mahogany display cabinet; together with “Edward Rotheram Esqr. Captain of His Majesty's Ship Royal Sovereign in the Battle of Trafalgar on the 21st of October 1805”, published by R.Pollard, 5 April 1806, engraving, framed, overall measurements -- 20 x 17½in. (51 x 44cm.) (3) Provenance: Captain Edward Rotheram (1753-1830) and thence by descent.Footnote: Captain Edward Rotheram, RN, the second son of Dr. John Rotheram of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was born in December 1753 and, having gained a practical knowledge of navigation in the Newcastle coal trade, entered the navy in 1777 as an able seaman in the Centaur. Remaining in her till April 1780, by the time he transferred into the Barfleur, he had attained the rank of master’s mate but was made temporary lieutenant when ordered to join the Monarch that October. Monarch was assigned to Sir Samuel Hood’s squadron in the Caribbean and Rotheram saw action in her at St Kitts (January 1782) and at Rodney’s victory at the Saintes (April 1782). Commissioned lieutenant in April 1783, he spent four years on half-pay until appointed first to the Bombay Castle in 1787 and then to the Culloden in which he served at the Glorious First of June, 1794. This led to his promotion as commander and, after serving on several stations, he was made post-captain in 1800. Paid off in 1802 for two years, he was next appointed to Dreadnought as Collingwood’s flag captain, following him into Royal Sovereign on 10th October 1805. To begin with Collingwood had a rather low opinion of Rotheram, whom said retained “…the stile [sic] of the Coal trade about him...” but his contempt soon dissolved after the courage Rotheram showed at Trafalgar. When the quarter-deck of Royal Sovereign was raked by enemy musket fire and Rotheram was urged to remove his epaulettes and gold-laced hat lest he be targeted by a sniper, he replied “Let me alone, I have always fought in a cocked hat and I always will”. After Trafalgar, he was given command of the Bellerophon, whose captain had been killed in the battle, but it proved his last command. Created C.B. in 1815, he was later appointed a captain of Greenwich Hospital but died of an apoplectic fit in November 1830.Condition report: water and smoke damage, spine lacking, boards detached

Lot 1053

BLUES - LPs + BOX-SETS. A smashing collection of 19 blues LPs. Includes some 7" and LP box-sets. Artists/ titles include BB King - The Best Of (FA 3055), Josh White inc The Josh White Stories Vol. II, S/T (AH 65). Various - Vintage Blues (INTS 5099), Various - The Blues Project (EKL 264), Various - Chess: The Rhythm And The Blues (SAM 500). Various - The Blues Legend Vol3 (F4 9011, 4 LP box-set), Various - The Blues Levend Vol2 (F/4 90098, 4 LP box-set), Robert Cray - The Midnight Stroll EP, Bessie Smith, T Bone Walker, Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz Vol.1, The Jeff Healey Band, Doc & Merle Watson, The Blue 50s. Sonny Terry - Harmonica Blues (12T30, has a nick out of the edge of the record, doesn't look to touch the playing surface, record has plenty of surface marks, G+). Condition is generally VG to Ex+.

Lot 487

Two boxes and a vintage case containing early 20th century and later books to include novels, Arthur Mee Children's Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Birds, etc.

Lot 32

A collection of books, British Pottery by Geoffery A Godden, The Price Guide to 18th Century English Pottery by Sally Mount, the price guide to 19th & 20th century British Porcelain by D. Battie & M. Turner, English Blue and White Porcelain of the 18th Century by Bernard Watney, Worcester Porcelain and Lunds Bristol by Franklin A Barrett, Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks by Geoffrey A Godden, the price guide to 18th Century English Porcelain by Simon Spero, the price guide to Antique Furniture by John Andrews, An illustrated Encyclopedia of Brittish Pottery and Porcelain by Geoffrey A Godden, (9)

Lot 92

Collection of Ladybird and children's books, to include Junior World Encyclopedia, My First English French Dictionary, Johnny the Clockmaker, annuals, Rupert and Bimbo, the Real Mother Goose, and others (qty)

Lot 358

Volumes on birds including popular handbook of 'Indian birds' by Whistler (1941) with original dustcover, The Encyclopedia of Poultry by Hicks with original dustcover, British Birds by Kirkman and Joudain (1935) etc

Lot 76

5 books about clocks and watches: De Carle's watch and clock encyclopedia, The Arthur Negus guide to English clocks, Collecting clocks by Derek roberts, The country life international dictionary of clocks, clocks and watches by Johann Willsberger

Lot 438

A collection of tennis related items, to include a lawn tennis measure in brass case, a leather cased Chesterman tape measure, a Lawn Tennis Championship Centenary programme for 1977, the Encyclopedia of Tennis and an unopened canister of Slazenger tennis balls. (5)

Lot 569

An oak Arts & Crafts style bookcase containing a full set of Encyclopedia Britannica 9th edition, bound in blue and black, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, length 87 cm, height 129 cm, with numbering for the volumes

Lot 168

An assortment of books including The World of van Gogh, Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland, Alistair Cook's America, Choice, published by the National Galleries of Scotland etc. (a lot)

Lot 408

Encyclopedia Britannica 1929; twenty-four volumes, 14th edition, contained in mahogany floor-standing cabinet, 47¼in (120cm) wide.

Lot 322

A FINE HIRADO PORCELAIN NETSUKE OF A KARAKO RESTING Unsigned Japan, second half of 19th centuryThe boy lying on the ground with his legs crossed and one hand supporting his head as he shows a pensive expression with finely detailed facial features. The boy’s robe is glazed ochre with grayish shadings, his trousers are glazed white, the shoes and hair tufts are black, and his head and the underside are left unglazed. Two asymmetrical himotoshi to the underside.LENGTH 5.6 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws.Provenance: Collection of Louis Lawrence, author of Hirado: Prince of Porcelains (Chicago 1997, part of the Encyclopedia of Japanese Art Series).

Lot 393

A Complete Set Of The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Aircraft In 18 Bound Volumes.

Lot 1082

SPORTS MISCELLANY A misellany of annuals mostly football to include Lingfield Park Race card 17/3/1920 , Gamage's Association Football Annual 1922/23, 2 Boys Own Paper April 1937 and November 1946, The Football Encyclopedia 1934 , Vernon's Handbook 1936/37 , 2 Kent CCC Annuals 1954 and 1955 , Playfair Football Annuals 1950/51,1951/52 and 1954/55 , 3 Sport Soccer Souvenirs from the late 1940's, 2 News Chronicle 1950's and Sunday Chronicle Football Annuals 1949/50, 3 Daily Mail Football Guides from the 1950's plus "Football Favourites" 1949. Fair to generally good

Lot 1487

The Malt Encyclopedia - A Selection of Fine Single Malt Whiskies. Comprises 1/ Bruichladdich - Islay 10 Years old. 2/ Glenfarclas 10 Years Old. 3/ Loughton 15 Years old. 4/ Talisker 10 Years old. 5/ Tamdhu 10 years old. 5/ Tormore 10 years old.

Lot 1533

Watch Interest - Collection of Watch & Clock Catalogues. Includes Encyclopedia of Watch Material Part 1 and 2, catalogue of watch and clock hands, Horology book, guide to cleaning watches and clocks, and many more.

Lot 300

Three Volumes of the English Encyclopedia Biography 1857

Lot 391

COMIC REFERENCE BOOKS to include "Marvel Encyclopedia" 2003, "The Best of The Fantastic Four" Vol. 1, "The Centennial Celebration Tarzan The Stories, The Movies, The Art", "Batman Collected", "The DC Comics Encyclopedia", "Marvel A Year By Year History" together with five Comic Book Price Guides (11)

Lot 291

A box and a basket of thirty-two early 20th century leather bound volumes of The Encyclopedia Britannica

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