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Click here to subscribeThree boxes of books, periodicals including seven volumes of the British Encyclopedia of Medial Practise, a souvenir handbook of Hull, 1915, an 1889 volume of Quiver, two Gilbert E Odd boxing books, one featuring Len Hampston (known as the fisherman's taxi driver on the fish dock in Hull) (3)
Judaica.- Kabbalah.- Roxburghe copies.- Postel (Guillaume) Abrahami patriarchae liber Jezirah, sive formationis mundi . . . Vertebat ex hebræis et commentariis illustrabat, collation: A-G8 H4, italic and some Hebrew type, woodcut criblé initials, Paris, for the Author, 1552; Liber de Causis seu de Principiis & originibus Naturæ v-triusque..., collation: A-D8 E4, occasional underlining in ink, Paris, Sebastian Nivelle, 1552; Absconditorum a constitutione mundi clavis, qua mens humana tam in divinis quam in humanis per tinget ad interiora velaminis aeternae veritatis, collation: a-f8 g4, some ink underlining, Paris, no printer, [1555], together 3 vol., some spotting or staining, uniformly bound in 18th century red morocco, gilt, with crest of John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe to covers, some ink stains, 16mo (3)⁂ The first mentioned is the rare first printing in any language of the Sefer Yezirah or 'Book of Creation', which is one of the most important books of the Jewish Kabbalah. This edition appeared ten years before the first edition in Hebrew, which was published in Mantua in 1562. It 'had a greater influence on the development of the Jewish mind than almost any other book after the completion of the Talmud' (Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906). The third mentioned is the rare first edition of an important cabalistic text. Provenance: John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe, with gilt crests to covers. Literature: I: Steinschneider 6779; Wellcome 5227; II: Adams P2011.
Gordon (Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitriy) . Chinese Aircraft, China's aviation industry since 1951, minor rubbing to head of spine, 2008, Soviet Strategic Aviation in the Cold War, 2009, Russian Strategic Aviation Today, 2010, Soviet and Russian Testbed Aircraft, 2011, all 1st editions, numerous colour and black & white illustrations, all original cloth in dust jackets, large 8vo, together with Gunston (Bill) , The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft, 1875-1995, reprinted 1996, numerous black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 8vo, and Stroud (John) , Soviet Transport Aircraft since 1945, 1st edition, 1968, black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed with minor loss to head of front cover, 8vo plus other modern aviation reference, including publications by Putnam, Airlife, Osprey, Pen & Sword, PSL, Midland, Air-Britain, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 3 shelves)
* Butterflies & Moths. A mixed collection of approximately 125 plates of butterflies, moths, spiders, insects and bats, 18th & 19th century, engravings and lithographs, many with contemporary hand colouring, including examples by Moses Harris, Kirby, Moore, Edwards. Albin, Benard and Pass (Encyclopedia Londinensis), various sizes and condition (Qty: approx. 125)
Original vintage educational poster for children featuring an illustrative collage style panel by the American artist Mildred Lyon Hetherington (1892-1984) depicting a family of Algonquin Indian setting camp near a river. American Indian picture posters in panel form to build up published by the Beckley-Cardy Company. Fair condition, folded as issued, small tears and paper losses in margins. County: USA, year of printing:1935, designer: Mildred Lyon Hetherington, size (cm): 30.5x91.5 (Horizontal) The Algonquins are indigenous inhabitants of North America who speak the Algonquin language, a divergent dialect of the Ojibwe language, which is part of the Algonquian language family. Culturally and linguistically, they are closely related to the Odawa and Ojibwe, with whom they form the larger Anicinàpe (Anishinaabe) grouping. The Algonquin people call themselves Omàmiwinini (plural: Omàmiwininiwak) or the more generalised name of Anicinàpe. Though known by several names in the past, the most common term "Algonquin" has been suggested to derive from the Maliseet word elakómkwik (IPA: [?læ??omo?wik]): "they are our relatives/allies". The much larger heterogeneous group of Algonquian-speaking peoples, who, according to Brian Conwell, stretch from Virginia to the Rocky Mountains and north to Hudson Bay, was named after the tribe. Most Algonquins live in Quebec. The nine Algonquin bands in that province and one in Ontario have a combined population of about 11,000. The Algonquin are original natives of southern Quebec and eastern Ontario in Canada. Today they live in nine communities in Quebec and one in Ontario. The Algonquin were a small tribe that also lives in northern Michigan and southern Quebec and eastern Ontario. (Popular usage reflects some confusion on the point. The term "Algonquin" is sometimes used, such as in the Catholic Encyclopedia, to refer to all Algonquian-speaking societies, although this is not correct.)
Loudon: "An Encyclopedia of Plants", 1836, old quarter vellum worn, plus W.M. Hind: "The Flora of Suffolk", 1889, Ex-Lib, rebound library cloth, plus "Lilies - Pansies... - The Rock Garden - Carnations....", four titles "Present-Day Gardening" series circa 1911, each original pictorial boards (6)
Collection of orders of service and related items for royal and political figures, comprising: Ceremonial for the Funeral of HRH The Duke of Windsor, 5 June 1972, with the Order of Service for the same, two tickets to St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, and two place cards for The Right Honourable Harold Wilson and Mrs. Harold Wilson; two copies of the Ceremonial for the Funeral of Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 5 September 1979, with two copies of the Order of Service, two tickets to Westminster Abbey, a letter from the Lord Chamberlain's Office regarding the event, and an Order of Service for the Unveiling and Dedication of a Memorial to The Earl and Countess Mountbatten of Burma in 1985; Order of Service for the funeral of James Herbert Wilson, 1882-1971; Order of Service for the funeral of Harold Macmillan, 7 February 1987; Order of Service for the funeral of Edward Heath, 8 November 2005; Order of Service for the funeral of Alec Douglas-Home, 22 January 1996; Ceremonial for the Funeral of HRH The Duke of Gloucester, St. George's Chapel, 14 June 1974; A Service of Tribute to Lyndon B. Johnson, The National City Christian Church, Washington, D.C., 25 January 1973; Memorial Addresses and Tributes in the Congress of the United States on the Life and Contributions of William Benton (owner of Encyclopedia Britannica and a good friend of Harold Wilson), 1973, bound in gilt black cloth
IGBO KOLA NUT BOWL, OKWA OJINIGERIA carved wood, of circular construction, with incised detailing around the rim, a well at the centre covered by a lid decorated with two human figures34cm diameterProvenance:Bernice and Terence Pethica CollectionLiterature:Cf. Schaedler, K. F. 2009. Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, pg.482.
ƟAbu 'Ali al-Husayn ibn 'Abdallah Ibn Sina, known as 'Avicenna', Al Qanun fi al'Tibb (The Canon of Medicine), first edition, printed in Arabic [Rome, Typographia Medicea, 1593] title in Arabic with publisher's details in Latin, 6 parts in one volume, comprising the title, preface (5 folios), Book I (pp. 1-112), Book II (pp. 113-280), Book III (pp. 281-610), Book IV (pp. 1-176), Book V (pp. 177-268), the index (32 leaves) and a further “Compendium of Ibn Sina” (pp. 1-85), ornamental woodcut head and tail-pieces, text printed in double ruled border, overlining to headings and important phrases throughout in red by hand, a few early personal ink seals (of seemingly Persian origin), a few contemporary annotations to margins, first and last 4 leaves with margins repaired at outer edges, some of these mounted on stubs, leaves a little browned and some light water-staining throughout, overall a very good copy of this rare text [Adams A2322, Schnurrer 393] 326 by 220 mm.; nineteenth-century quarter morocco, covers in green cloth, fraying a little at outer edges, morocco spine with 5 raised bands, a little rubbed The first printed edition of the most authoritative medical text in the Islamic world Avicenna (d.1037) was a Persian physician and astronomer whose literary contributions formed much of the foundations of medicine in the Islamic Golden Age. This particular text, the Canon of Medicine, was used in Western and Islamic universities alike as the standard medical encyclopedia from the Middle Ages until the eighteenth century. This monumental printing was carried out by the Typographia Medicea, the Medici Oriental Press of Ferdinand de Medici, who were responsible for many of the earliest Arabic printed texts. They became known for their mastering of printing in foreign languages and translating Christian texts into these languages to spread Christianity across the Islamic world. Their famous Arabic translation of the Gospels precedes this work by 2 years, and the final section of this codex includes Christian anecdotes and teachings which were an addition to the standard text by the Medici press. This religious content may be the reason for the scarcity of this final part of the work, and interestingly although the present volume has been in the Middle East for a few centuries, the final section has remained. Only three copies of this scarce work, all fragmentary, have appeared at auction in the past four decades: that from the library of Camille Aboussouan (Sotheby's, 17 June 1993, lot 445), another from the Haskell F. Norman Library (Christie's, 18 March 1998, lot 26), and most recently in our rooms (28 November 2013, lot 362). None of these copies was complete, most lacking parts IV, V and the “Compendium of Ibn Sina”. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
Foreword John Hannavy started collecting Victorian photography in the early 1970 when starting out on an academic career which became increasingly involved in the teaching of photographic history in colleges in the north-west of English, finishing up as Professor in Photography and Photographic History at the University of Bolton. What started out as gathering together a few items to show to students during his lectures, grew into an absorbing passion, searching antique fairs, fleamarkets and auction catalogues to put together what became one of the largest collection of thermoplastic cases and cased images in Britain. They have featured as illustrations in many of John’s books on Victorian and Edwardian Britain over the years. Many of the items offered for sale here were illustrated in John’s well-received 2005 book Case Histories – the presentation of the Victorian photographic portait, published by the prestigious Antique Collectors’ Club. There are relatively few of these quintessentially Victorian objects offered for sale these days, and even fewer in pristine condition – early thermoplastic is a notoriously brittle material. Collecting and research continued after he retired from academic life in 2005 to take on the editorship the Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography for Routledge, but as the 'thrill of the hunt’ was a large part of what kept John spending weekends searching for new ‘finds', the scarcer they got, the less the personal satisfaction, and the decision to start researching something different! The descriptions for the collection are in the following sequence, giving information where known: Berg number, Berg scarcity, condition, casemaker, source, date, dimensions, image type, image size, photographer and address, image description Union Cases, 3-71, Common, F-G, Littlefield Parsons & Co, scroll/geometric, circa 1858, 89mm x 97mm, ambrotype, sixth-plate, seated young lady; 3-110, Common, F-G, crack to hinge, Peck & Halverson, geometric, Smith (US), circa 1858, 95mm x 84mm, ambrotype, sixth-plate, seated lady, gilded; 3-466, Common, G, Peck & Halverson, Small lattice scroll, before 1857, 55mm x 50mm, ambrotype, sixteenth-plate, head and shoulders of young man; 3-469, Common, F-G, Samuel Peck & Co, Scroll/Woven Oval, before 1857, 53mm x 48mm, Ambrotype, sixteenth-plate, profile of lady; 3-457, Common, F-G, Patent American Union Cases (LP&Co), Scroll in Oval, late 1850s, 54mm x 48mm, Ambrotype, sixteenth-plate, lady, gilded
Collection of Vintage Cookery & Needlecraft books including Claire MacDonald's Scotland, signed by Author, Encyclopedia of Needlework, Cookery of the Day, 1894 etc, stoneware and glass jelly moulds, J. E G Meakin 'Horizon' pattern jug, Carlton Ware Apple saucer jar & other kitchenalia Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
NO RESERVE Sex.- Kinsey (Alfred C.) & others. Sexual Behavior in the Human Female, first edition, press cuttings and 'pin-up' photos pasted to endpapers, Philadelphia and London, 1953 § Macandrew (Rennie) Encyclopedia of Sex and Love Technique..., Lewes, 1951 § Fischer (H.C.) & Dr. E.X. Dubois. Sexual Life during the World War, first edition, Oxford, 1937 § [Aldor (Willy)] "Dr. A. Willy" & others. Encyclopedia of Sexual Knowledge, vol.II only (?of 3), plates and illustrations, many colour, Oxford, n.d., all ex-library copies with stamps and labels, each with Oliver Collection ex libris to front pastedown, third also with ex libris of S.H.R. Harris, original cloth, rubbed and stained, second with dust-jacket; and another, 8vo (5) ⁂The last from a late English edition of a work originally written in French by Arthur Koestler (under the pen name 'Dr. A. Costler'), the publisher Willy Aldor (Koestler's cousin), and the German physician Ludwig Levy-Lenz.
Three engravings, drawn and engraved by W. Grainger for the 'Royal Encyclopedia', each headed An exact representation of the Manual Exercise, according to modern Military Discipline, See Treatise on Military Affairs and another ensuite headed An exact representation of the three Rank Firings with officers Fusee and Sword Salute, according to the last new regulation. See the Treatise on Military Affairs William Grainger, engraver; Charles Cooke, bookseller, Paternoster Row, 1790, 36.5cm x 22cm; and two additional engravings headed Offensive and Defensive Positions See the Art of Fencing and Various positions of Disarms -- See the Art of Fencing William Grainger, engraver; Charles Cooke, bookseller, Paternoster Row, 1789, 36.5cm x 22cm
Military Aviation Books Includes Air Forces Monthly Boom of the F-16. Three Modern Fighting Aircraft - Harrier, F-111 & B-1B. ECLAT Thirty Years of Brilliance. Hindenburg An Illustrated History. Rockwell The Heritag. Gulf War Debrief, The Battle of Britain Experience, The Cold War Experience, Real Heroes, Raiding the Reich & Aerospace Encyclopedia of Air Warfare
Military Aircraft Books including Janes's A lot of 29 Books mainly of military interest. Great Aircraft Collections of the World, Superbirds, Supercarriers, Encyclopedia of Civil & Military Helicopters, The Leading Edge, Encyclopedia of Modern Warplanes, The Cutting Edge, Air Forces of the World. Illustrated Dictionary of the USAF, Great Aircraft of the World, Air Forces of the World (Chartwell), The Complete Book of Fighters, Vietnam Air War, Jane's All the Worlds Aircraft 1989-90, Aerial Espionage, Spyplane, Yesterday's Wings, Airfields of the Eighth, The Mighty Eighth, World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, Air Power, Air Forces of the World, The History of the US Air Force, Stealth Warplanes, Spitfire A Complete Fighting History and 4 Jane's Aircraft Recognition Books
Aviation Books mainly Civil Superprops, Airliner World Book of the Boeing 737, World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Propeller Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft Sixty Years, Restored Propliners, DC-3 Sixty Glorious Years, British Airways, Prop Perfection, Jets Airliners of the Golden Age, The Tiger Moth, Fifty Glorious Years, The Dakota, Percivals Aircraft, Auster Aircraft, Civil Aircraft of the World, Airliners from 1919 & DH86 Express
Six boxes of reference books with subject matters ranging from porcelain, silver, glass etc to include "Worcester Porcelain" by R.L. Hobson published by Bernard Quaritch, Bond Street, London 1910, "The Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain marks" by Geoffrey A Godden FRSA published by Barry & Jenkins, "Jacksons Silver and Gold marks" by Ian Pickford etc
Blind and gold embossed leather; gothic text and color plates.This 14th Edition revision is handsomely appointed in antiqued and embossed leather, bound in hide and decorated in gold, green, and red- the pages are marbled, and the books themselves- all 16 alphabetical volumes and a 17th supplementary- are still strongly bound, open easily, and are filled with chromolithographs, fold out color maps, hand-drawn illustrations. An excellent-looking collection to add to a library, not to mention the excellent color plates and inserts. Encyclopedia Britannica said it best: "No work of reference has been more useful and successful, or more frequently copied, imitated and translated, than that known as the Conversations-Lexikon of Brockhaus" Issued: 1898Dimensions: 10.25"L X 7.25"D X 2.25"HEdition Number: 14thManufacturer: Brockhaus PublishingCountry of Origin: Germany Condition: Overall good. Bindings strong, show use, age, and storage wear. No missing pages, mostly intact color plates. Mushrooms, several other, fused to fly leaf.
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