Turkey.- Gilles (Pierre) The Antiquities of Constantinople, edited by John Ball, 2 parts in 1, first English edition, engraved portrait, title, 11 plates & plans, some folding, and tail-piece, H3 defective at foot with loss of a few letters, lacking H4-6, foxed, some water-staining, old calf-backed boards, rebacked preserving most of old spine, worn, for the translator, 1729 § Busbecq (A.G. de) Travels into Turkey, second English edition, old ink library stamp to corner of title, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving old spine, worn, upper cover detached, J.Robinson, 1744 § Walsh (Rev. R.) Narrative of a Journey from Constantinople to England, third edition, 2 folding lithographed maps, 8 lithographed plates, 2 folding, some foxing, contemporary calf, spine gilt with red roan label, 1829; and a defective set of Tavernier's Six Voyages...en Turquie, en Perse, et aux Indes, 3 vol. in 5 only (lacking vol.3 part 1), The Hague, Henri Scheurleer, 1718, 8vo et infra; sold not subject to return (8)
We found 118894 price guide item(s) matching your search
There are 118894 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribe- List
- Grid
-
118894 item(s)/page
![Elizabethan religious fanatic.- [Cosin (Richard)] Conspiracie for Pretended Reformation, viz., Presby-teriall Discipline. A T](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9b1d4b63-7075-4a87-90a4-ac5d00aa8621/50d50a0f-0b4b-49d9-9c0c-ac5d011ca4c8/468x382.jpg)
Elizabethan religious fanatic.- [Cosin (Richard)] Conspiracie for Pretended Reformation, viz., Presby-teriall Discipline. A Treatise discovering the late designments and courses, held for advancement thereof, by William Hacket, Edmund Coppinger, and Henry Arthington, first edition, first word of title within woodcut entablature, woodcut initials, head- and tail-piece, title a little soiled and with small hole causing loss to 4 letters of 1 word, closely shaved at head and foot affecting headlines and a few page-numbers, signatures and catchwords, ink ownership inscriptions to verso of final f., 19th century half calf, joints cracked, some chipping to spine, [STC 5823], by the deputies of Cristopher Barker printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 1592.⁂ Cosin's scarce discussion of the case of William Hacket, a puritan, religious fanatic and self-proclaimed messiah. After first preaching in York and Leicester, Hacket travelled to London to proclaim himself as the new messiah, speaking out against Queen Elizabeth and her ministers. Though Hacket gained a few disciples, his preachings also led to public unrest and his eventual imprisonment, followed by trial and subsequent execution for treason on 28th July, 1591.Provenance: John Ingleby (ink inscriptions); M. H. Bloxam (pencil note to front pastedown).
Kent.- Hasted (Edward) The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, 4 vol., first edition, large folding map hand-coloured in outline, 85 engraved maps, plates and plans only (of 99), engraved head-pieces and illustrations, tissue guards, list of subscribers, some spotting, a few small marginal tears, bookplate of M.H.Bloxam, vol.1-3 contemporary calf, rubbed and scuffed, rebacked, vol.4 contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, some repairs, folio (vol.4 slightly larger), Canterbury, Simmons & Kirkby, 1778-99; sold not subject to return
Monmouth rebellion.- T. (S.) An Historical Account of the Heroick Life and Magnanimous Actions of . . . James Duke of Monmouth, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by F. H. Van Houe (fore-margin shaved), title within double-rule border, with final advertisement f., light foxing, closely shaved at head, bookplate, 19th century calf, extremities a little rubbed, [Wing T53], small 8vo, for Thomas Malthus, at the sign of the Sun in the Poultrey, 1683.⁂ Scarce biography of the Duke of Monmouth, we can trace no copy at auction since 1979. The effusive tone of the work indicates its purpose was largely as supportive propaganda as popular support for Monmouth grew in the build up to his ill-fated rebellion 2 years later.Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (bookplate).
NO RESERVE French Revolution.- Desmoulins (Camille) Le Vieux Cordelier, 7 numbers, first edition, E8 part of margin cut away, some spotting and staining, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, upper cover detached, rather worn, [Hatin, 147 - Tourneux, II, 10916 - Martin et Walter, Journaux, 1402], 8vo, [Paris], [Desenne], 1793-1794.⁂ A scarce complete set of one of the most influential periodicals of the French Revolution. Its eloquent arguments contributed to the end of The Terror.
![[Bronte (Anne)] Bell (Acton), The Tennant of Wildfell Hall, T.C. Newby, 1848, first edition, second issue with 'second editio](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5965b0c8-046f-4845-ad8e-ac4400bf696f/7aa6d33e-366a-4a24-addb-ac6b008fdf8f/468x382.jpg)
[Bronte (Anne)] Bell (Acton), The Tennant of Wildfell Hall, T.C. Newby, 1848, first edition, second issue with 'second edition' title page, three volumes, a little foxing to initial and final leaves, occasional spotting in places, some corner creases, half titles not called for, top edges gilt, half calf gilt (spines faded with a little wear to extremities) [Smith page 91] vi, 358; [2], 366; [2], 342 pages.
![Austen (Jane) Mansfield Park, A Novel, Groombridge, no date [1875, Gilson E43], litho title and seven plates after A. F. Lydo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5965b0c8-046f-4845-ad8e-ac4400bf696f/388e41b4-9ceb-446f-8249-ac6b008fe28c/468x382.jpg)
![[Scott (Sir Walter)] Ivanhoe; A Romance, Archibald Constable, 1820, first edition, issue not stated, three volumes, lacking h](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5965b0c8-046f-4845-ad8e-ac4400bf696f/e35a4fc8-502f-4ddd-9920-ac6b008fe3a1/468x382.jpg)
[Scott (Sir Walter)] Ivanhoe; A Romance, Archibald Constable, 1820, first edition, issue not stated, three volumes, lacking half titles, contemporary half calf (worn); Edgeworth (Maria), Harry and Lucy Concluded: Being the Last Part of Early Lessons, R Hunter et al, 1825, first edition, issue not stated, four volumes, contemporary half calf; with three others (10)
Dostoevsky (Fyodor) White Nights and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Heinemann, 1918, translated by Constance Garnett, first edition thus, original cloth (gilt faded); idem, The Idiot, Heinemann, 1915, translated by Constance Garnett, new impression, original cloth (gilt faded, mouldy cloth); Dostoevsky (F.M.), Stavrogin's Confession and The Plan of the Life of a Great Sinner, Hogarth Press, 1922, first thus, original cloth-backed boards (3)
Field (Michael) Julia Domna, Hacon & Ricketts, 1903, limited edition of 240 copies, some foxing, original quarter style decorative boards; Boccaccio (Giovanni), The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by J.M. Rigg, Henry Bumpus, 1906, two volumes, plates, top edge gilt, original cloth [with] Additional Plates, eight plates and corrected text leaf in original cloth-backed board folder; Pennell (E.R. & J.), The Life of James McNeill Whistler, Heinemann, 1908, [with] Illustrated Catalogue of the Whistler Memorial Exhibition 1905, edition de luxe, three volumes, original cloth-backed boards; Lucien, translated by C. Jacobitz, Athenian Society, 1895, numbered limited edition of 250 copies, original quarter 'parchment'; Heliodorus, (The Aethiopica), Athenian Society, 1897, numbered limited edition of 250 copies on paper, original quarter 'parchment'; Lawrence (T.E.), Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a triumph, Cape, 1935, first trade edition (first impression), original cloth (10)
Shakespeare (William) The Plays of William Shakspeare ... with the Corrections of Various Commentators and Illustrations ... to which are added Notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, J. Johnson et al, 1803, fifth edition [First Variorum, Courtney et al, p. 109] , twenty-one volumes, portrait frontis, four plates (one folding), four folding tables, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt (rubbed)
Binyon (Laurence) Dream Come True, Poems by Laurence Binyon, Eragny Press, 1905, limited edition of 175 copies on paper (150 copies for sale), designs by Binyon and Lucien Pissarro, original paper boards (joints split, backstrip torn); Jerome (Jerome K.), The Idle Thoughts of An Idle Fellow: A Book For An Idle Holiday, Field & Tuer et al, no date, first edition, issue not stated, original cloth (2)
Kent (Alexander) Form Line of Battle!, Hutchinson, 1969, first edition, dust wrapper; idem, Enemy in Sight!, Hutchinson, 1970, first edition, dust wrapper; with twenty-three others by the author, all first editions except To Glory We Steer (3rd impression) and Sword of Honour (2nd impression), a clean collection, all in dust wrappers (25)
Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Cape, 1935, first trade edition (first impression), dust wrapper (two copies); Smith (Clare Sydney), The Golden Reign, The Story of my Friendship with 'Lawrence of Arabia', Cassell, 1940, first edition, dust wrapper; with a quantity of others, both by and about T. E. Lawrence, including two further first trade edition Seven Pillars (without dust wrappers) and a 1935 US Seven Pillars (early impression with illustration issue point but without limitation statement, cloth) together with a small quantity of related ephemera (qty)
Young (George) & Bird (John) A Geological Survey of the Yorkshire Coast ..., Whitby: George Clark et al, 1822, first edition, quarto, iv, 324 pages, frontis, hand-coloured double page map, hand-coloured double page section, seventeen hand-coloured plates (several with manuscript titles and specimen locations), quarter cloth binding (worn)
Charlton (Lionel) The History of Whitby and of Whitby Abbey ..., York: T. Cadell et al, 1779, first edition, quarto, xviii, 379 pages, extra-illustrated, with folding plan, the three plates called for and at least four additional plates (three on mounted India paper), half calf gilt with unusual corners, [Boyne p.194]
Scoresby (William) Memorials of the Sea. The Mary Russell, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1850, second edition, portrait frontis, viii, 153 pages plus advert leaf, original cloth; idem, Memorials of the Sea. My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1851, first edition, possibly lacking portrait frontis, 232 pages, original cloth (2)
Belcher (Henry) Illustrations of The Scenery on the Line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway, in the North Eastern Part of Yorkshire. From Drawings by G. Dodgson, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman, 1836, first edition, 115 pages, errata slip, engraved title, twelve engraved plates, presentation incription from the author, original cloth (re-backed) [Boyne p.196]; Rock & Co., Views of Whitby, no date, engraved vignettes (dated 1855, 1862, 1863, etc.), some hand-coloured, original cloth; idem, Views of Filey, W. Shires, no date, engraved vignettes (some dated 1872), original cloth; with four other view books (7)
Jeffery (Reginald W.) Thornton-le-Dale, Being the History of the People of Thornton, Ellerburn-cum-Farmanby, Roxby, Dalby and Thornton Marishes from the earliest times to the present day, Wakefield: West Yorkshire Printing Co., 1931, first edition, folding map in rear pocket, original cloth; Eastmead (W., Rev.), Historia Rievallensis: Containing the History of Kirkby Moorside ..., Baldwib, Craddock ..., 1824, seven plates as called for, half calf; with a quantity of others on North Yorkshire
Richardson (S.T.) The World's First Railway Jubilee, Darlington: Bailey, 1876, oblong folio, litho. illustrations, original cloth-backed printed wraps; [idem], The Friends in Council, Newcastle: Andrew Reid, [1874], first edition, oblong folio, 25 leaves, litho. illustrations, original cloth-backed printed wraps (2)
Dickson (Violet) The Wild Flowers of Kuwait and Bahrain, George Allen & Unwin, 1955, signed presentation inscription from the author, dust wrapper; idem, Forty years in Kuwait, George Allen & Unwin, 1971, signed presentation inscription from the author, dust wrapper; Dickson (H.R.P.), Kuwait and Her Neighbours, George Allen & Unwin, 1956, first edition, signed by Violet Dickson (the author's wife who illustrated the book), dust wrapper; idem, The Arab of the Desert, A Glimpse into Badawin Life in Kuwait and Sau'di Arabia, George Allen & Unwin, 1967, signed by Violet, dust wrapper; Freeth (Zahra), Kuwait Was My Home, 1958, George Allen & Unwin, 1958, signed by Violet (mother of the author), dust wrapper; the collection is accompanied by a small archive of letters and postcards from Violet Dickson, together with press cuttings and a photograph (5)
Firth (J.V.) The Middle East, A Geographical Notebook, George Harrap, 1963, first edition, Christmas card and 1 page A.L.S. from the author loosely inserted, original cloth-backed boards (wear to head and tail of spine); Dakin (Douglas), British Intelligence of Events in Greece, 1824-1827: A Documentary Collection, Athens 1959, Chistmas card with inscription from the author loosely inserted, original wraps; idem, The Greek Struggle in Macedonia, 1867-1913, Thessaloniki, 1993, ?publisher's stamp to acknowledgements and half title, original cloth (3)
Anon. The Jolly Angler or Waterside Companion. Containing an Account of All the Best Places for Angling, the means used to obtain Permission, as well as an Account of the ..., Effingham Wilson, 1833, first edition, frontis, engraved title, illustrated with eighty wood engravings, ?original cloth-backed boards
Brown (Nigel) British Gunmakers, Vol. I, London; Vol. II, Birmingham, Scotland & the Regions; Vol. III, Index, Appendices and additional ... Records, Quiller, 2004-09, three volumes, first editions, bookplate signed by the author, dust wrappers; Unsworth (L. Patrick), The Early Purdeys, Christie's, 1996, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, dust wrapper; Musson (Jeremy), Westley Richards & Co., In Pursuit of the Best Gun, 1812-2012, Westley Richards, 2012, first edition, dust wrapper, card fold-over (5)
Whitehead (G. Kenneth) Half a Century of Scottish Deer Stalking, Swan Hill, 1996, first edition, dust wrapper; Humphrey's (John), Stanley Duncan, Wildfowler, BASC, 1983, first edition, presentation inscription signed by the author, dust wrapper; Prince William of Sweden, Wild African Animals I Have Known, John Lane, Viscount Allenby's copy, original cloth; with a quantity of others on shooting and natural history (qty)
Thorburn (A.) British Birds, Longmans, Green & Co., 1915-16, first edition, four quarto volumes, 79 (of 80) colour plates (lacks plate 52 of Goosander & Mergansers), top edges gilt, dust wrappers [with] British Birds Supplementary Part, Longmans, Green & Co., 1918, quarto, two colour plates, original printed card wraps (5)
Caxton (William) transl. The History and Fables of Aesop, Scolar Press, 1976, numbered limited facsimile edition of 500, original cloth; Forge (Andrew), An Appreciation of Naum Gabo, Florin Press, first edition of 500, mounted plates, full morocco binding, slipcase; Surtees (R.S.), Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds, Nottingham Court Press, numbered limited edition of 100, all edges gilt, full morocco gilt, slipcase; Edmonds & Lee, Brook and River Trouting, 1980, Orange Partridge Press, limited edition of 1000, original cloth, slipcase; Thornton (Steve), Listen to the River, Realistic Flytying, Vols 1 & 2, deluxe leatherbound editions, bound without title pages and not signed, slipcases; Flanders (Dennis), Dennis Flanders' Britannia .., Stocksfield, Oriel Press, signed by the artist, full leather; with three others (10)
Snow (John) On Chloroform and Other Anaesthetics; Their Action and Administration, John Chuchill, 1858, first edition, 443 pages plus 32 page catalogue (May 1861), ownership inscription to front free endpaper, contents VG but original cloth gilt in worn state with split joints and loss to head and tail of spine.
Millais (John Guille), Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches, 1894, leather backed boards; Fleming (Ian), The Man with the Golden Gun, 1965, first edition, dust wrapper; Sitwell (Edith), The Pleasures of Poetry, 1930, first edition, presentation inscription signed by the author, dust wrapper; with eight others, one with a presentation inscription signed W. Scott, Abbotsford, 1821 (not warranted) (11)
Carroll (Lewis) Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, Macmillian, 1872, first edition, 'Wade' misprint on p 21, ownership inscription to half title, small sketch to p. 128, all edges gilt, original cloth (well worn copy with split joints); Autograph Book, various signatures and illustrations including mounted signature of John Galsworthy Complied by Lister Dawson (see lot 3062) (2)
Gascogne (David) Poems, 1937-42, Nicholson and Watson, 1943, first edition, title and five colour plates by Graham Sutherland, dust wrapper; Stewart (Carol), Poems of Sleep and Dream, Frederick Muller, 1947, sixteen colour lithographs by Robert Colquhoun, original printed boards; with nine others illustrated by John Piper, John Craxton, Gilbert Spencer, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore et al and one other (12)
Pope-Hennessy (James) London Fabric, Batsford, 1939, first edition, dust wrapper (designed by Eric Ravilious); Bawden (Edward), Life in an English Village, Penguin, 1949, sixteen colour plates, original printed paper boards; White (Charles), Country Walks, First, Second and Third Series, London Transport, 1936-37, three volumes, each in dust wrapper with Eric Ravilious illustration; with nine others (14)
![Anon. [Fenn (Eleanor), pseud. Mrs Lovechild] The Rational Dame; or, Hints Towards Supplying Prattle for Children, John Marsha](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5965b0c8-046f-4845-ad8e-ac4400bf696f/08e48a34-70ef-486a-9358-ac6b008fcb84/468x382.jpg)
Anon. [Fenn (Eleanor), pseud. Mrs Lovechild] The Rational Dame; or, Hints Towards Supplying Prattle for Children, John Marshall and Co. at No 4 Aldermary Church Yard, in Bow Lane, no date [1779-1789], first or second edition, [4], 115, [1] pages, engraved frontis, nine plates of animals (one torn without loss), quarter calf
Anon. The Preceptor: Containing A General Course of Education. Wherein the First Principles of Polite Learning are Laid Down in a Way most suitable for trying the Genius, and advancing the Instruction of Youth, J. Dodsley, 1783, seventh edition, two volumes, frontis to each, six folding maps (one hand-coloured), twenty-eight folding plates, diced calf gilt prize bindings (bindings rubbed, hinges taped, dated 1815); Knox (Vicesimus), Liberal Education: or, A Practical Treatise on the Methods of Acquiring Useful and Polite Learning, C. Dilly, 1785, seventh ediion, two volumes, contemporary calf gilt; Dilworth (Thomas), A New Guide to the English Tongue ..., T. Wilson and R. Spence, 1784, woodcut vignettes (Bewick?), rebacked sheep boards (worn, manuscript to fly leaves); Anon., The Young Gentleman's & Lady's Magazine or Univeral Repository of Knowledge, Instruction and Amusement ..., J. Walker, no date (frontis dated 1799), 12 parts in two volumes engraved title to each volume, printed title to each part, frontis to volume 1, volume 2 lacking duplicate plate of wren which serves as a frontis, the other twenty-three plates present as called for, including double page duplicate plates (one of each being hand-coloured) and maps (one folding, which is torn), contemporary calf (back strip faded); Adams, (John), The Flowers of Ancient History; Comprehending on a New Plan .... designed for the Improvement and Entertainment of Youth, G. Kearsley, 1788, calf (8)
Golden Cockerel Press Swinburne (Algernon Charles), Hymn to Proserpine, Golden Cockerel Press, 1944, numbered limited edition of 350 copies, illustrated with engravings by John Buckland-Wright, top edge gilt, original cloth; Calderon (V.G.), The Lottery Ticket, Golden Cockerel Press, 1948, numbered limited edition of 400 copies, illustrated with engravings by Dorothea Braby, top edge gilt, original cloth; Psalm, The Ninety-First Psalm, Golden Cockerel Press, 1944, numbered limited edition of 350 copies, illustrated with wood-engravings by Dorothea Braby, top edge gilt, original cloth; with the Golden Cockerel Press Spring Lists for 1930 and 1950, Autumn List of 1936, and a small quantity of prospectuses for the Golden Cockerel and Nonesuch Presses (7)
Praeger (S. Rosamund) How They Went To The Seaside, Blackie, no date, colour illustrations, original cloth-backed pictorial boards (covers detached from text block, lacking front free endpaper); Hurt (Freda), Mr Twink and the Jungle Garden, Epworth Press 1960, first edition, illustrated by Nina Scott Langley, chipped dustwrapper (2)
Kipling (Rudyard) The Jungle Book, Macmillan, 1894, first edition, all edges gilt, original cloth gilt (rear hinge split, cloth split at rear joint, backstrip worn, spine slanted) [Martindell 61]; idem, The Second Jungle Book, Macmillan, 1895, first edition, all edges gilt, original cloth gilt (hinges split, spine slanted and worn at head and tail) [Martindell 63] [sold on behalf of a charity]
Elizabeth II, Gold Proof £2 2001 'Centenary of Marconi's First Wireless Transmission across the Atlantic,' obv. Queen's portrait by Rank-Broadley, rev. radio waves linking date to outer border with three dots on each wave representing the Morse code letter 'S' successfully transmitted in 1901; edge inscribed …WIRELESS BRIDGES THE ATLANTIC…MARCONI 1901; wt. 15.97g 22ct red gold with the inner circle coated in yellow gold; limited edition of 2500 (this coin No. 1526), with certificate of authenticity, encapsulated in Royal Mint case of issue, FDC.
Tristan da Cunha, 'The First World War Remembrance Set,' a 2-coin set comprising: gold proof sovereign 2014, 22.05mm, 8.08g, obv. Queen's portrait, rev. single soldier standing guard in front of the Cenotaph FDC & an original silver shilling 1915 (symbolising the 'King's Shilling') Fine; limited edition of 499 sets; with certificate of authenticity, encapsulated in London Mint Office case of issue.
Books - An 1881 Through the Looking-Glass (A/F0 by Lewis Carroll with fifty illustrations by John Tenniel, Macmillan & Co, London together with novels by Rudy and Kipling, a 1952 First Edition of Bernard Shaw and Mrs Patrick Campbell Their Correspondence, a 1937 First Edition Present Indicative by Noel Coward, a 1926 First Edition St Andrews, Two poems specially contributed by Rudyard Kipling and other early to mid 20th century books including First Editions
Manchester United Interest: A Manchester United Icons Limited Edition Opus, displaying a full high quality, ultimate presentation of the history of the club, Limited Edition No. 335/10,000, signed by Sir Alex Ferguson, and Sir Bobby Charlton, as well as Eric Cantona, Denis Law and Bryan Robson on a second signature page, half a metre square in size, weighing over 35kg, with over 800 pages, 400,000 words and 2,000 illustrations, this item contains contributions from many of Britain's finest sportswriters and photographers. Comes within original clam-shell presentation box and outer cardboard box, although the outer cardboard is damaged to the underside, first published in October 2006 by Krakenopus. A great collector's item for any football or Manchester United fan.
Sticker Albums: A collection of assorted football sticker albums to comprise: The Wonderful World of Soccer Stars, 1969-70 England First Division; Panini Football 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85 (2, one album in poor condition), 86 (album as found), 87, 88, 89; Panini Mexico 86; Premier League 2002 Autographed Edition; World Cup Germany 2006; Panini Euro 2004; Panini Football The All-Time Greats 1920-1990; all complete; together with Panini Football 82 (incomplete). (one box)
GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK, WILLIAM LIPTROT, LONDON, THE CASE AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS the arched brass dial with a silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numbers and a matte centre and pierced brass spandrels, with two winding holes, date and false pendulum apertures, and signature plate inscribed 'William Liptrot/ LONDON', the arch with a subsidiary Strike/ Silent dial, in a carved arched topped mahogany case with pierced fretwork and carved with acanthus scrolls, the canted corners with Doric columns, on a moulded base with acanthus carved scroll feet, pull repeat on the right side; the eight day movement with verge escapement striking a bell and chiming on six bells, enclosed by an engraved backplate signed 'Wm. Liptrot/ London', with a bob pendulum(47cm wide, 68.5cm high, 23cm deep)Footnote: Note: The model for this clock case, which is rich in rococo embellishments, is taken directly from Thomas Chippendales 'Gentleman's and Cabinet Maker's Director', first appearing in the 1754 and 1755 editions as plate CXXXVIII, then renumbered as plate XLXV in the edition of 1762.
Travel - Morris (James), Venice, first edition, second impression, London: Faber and Faber, 1960, h/b, d/j, 8vo, (1); Waugh (Evelyn), Waugh in Abyssinia, first edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1936, red cloth only, 8vo, (1); Canada, Thornhill (John Bensley, F.R.G.S.), British Columbia in the Making, 1913, Illustrated, first edition, London: Constable & Company Limited, 1913, h/b, d/j, 8vo, (1); Egyptology, [...] Guidebook to Luxor [...], fourth edition, Luxor: 1942, contemporary wrappers, 8vo, (1); Daniel (Glyn), Lascaux and Carnac, first edition, London: Lutterworth Press, 1955, h/b, d/j, 8vo, (1); a mid-20th century Holiday Tour 1959 photograph album, snapshots and prints of a European motoring tour in a 2.4. Jaguar EX4500, cloth album, (1); China, Asia's First Republic: The Story of China 1912-1961, original wrappers, 8vo, (1); Cecil Beaton, (1); Folio Society, (1); atlas, (1); etc., [18]
![World War One - Bairnsfather ([Captain Charles] Bruce), From Mud to Mufti, first edition, London: Grant Richards Ltd, 1919, [](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6a6a64ee-e3f7-4140-9ab3-ac63010a9d31/9a7769a4-094c-40bc-a7fb-ac72010fb0aa/468x382.jpg)
World War One - Bairnsfather ([Captain Charles] Bruce), From Mud to Mufti, first edition, London: Grant Richards Ltd, 1919, [&], Bullets & Bullets, first edition, second impression, London: Grant Richards Ltd., December 1916, Rear-Admiral Edward Charlton's copy, his crested bookplate, both bound in contemporary pictorial red cloth, 8vo, (2); Anon, A "Temporary Gentleman" in France: Home Letters from an Officer in the New Army, London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1917, contemporary pictorial covers only, 8vo, (1); Marder (Arthur J.), British Naval Policy, 1880-1905: The Anatomy of British Sea Power, first edition, London: Putnam & Company, [n.d. 1940], blue cloth, 8vo, (1); Waite (Major Fred, D.S.O., N.Z.E.), The New Zealanders at Gallipoli, first edition, Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1919, illustrated, contemporary cloth, 8vo, (1); Kaledin (Colonel Victor K.), K.14.-O.M.66.: Adventures of a Double Spy, first edition, third impression, London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd., 1934, red cloth, 8vo, (1), [6]
Miscellaneous - Travel, Africa, Northern Zimbabwe, Finlason (C.E.), A Nobody in Mashonaland, or the Trials and Adventures of a Tenderfoot, first edition?, London: George Vickers, [1893], contemporary red cloth pictorial gilt, contemporary W.H. Smith blind stamp, 8vo, (1); The Folk-Lore Society, Grammaticus (Saxo) and Elton (Oliver, translator), The First Nine Books of the Danish History [...], London: David Nutt, 1894, contemporary cloth, contemporaneous book label with Celtic knots, 8vo, (1); Scotland, Barbour (John, Archdeacon of Aberdeen), The Bruce; or, The Metrical History of Robert I, King of Scots [...], Glasgow: Maurice Ogle & Co., 1869, contemporary cloth, 8vo, (1); Drawing for Young Children [...], London: Charles Knight and Co., 1840, illustrated, contemporary cloth, contemporary ink MS presentation inscription, 12mo, (1), [4]
Girard-Perregaux. A limited edition stainless steel automatic calendar chronograph bracelet watchModel: Laureato OlimpicoReference: 8017, Limited Edition No.204/999Date: Circa 1996Movement: 63-jewel Cal.3170-579 automaticDial: Blue grid, luminous filled pointed baton hour markers, outer white 1/5th second divisions and tachymeter scale, subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, date aperture between 4 and 5, luminous filled pointed baton hands, centre chronograph handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, back secured by 6 screws, shouldered screw down crown flanked by twin buttonsStrap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed and polished linkBuckle/Clasp: Signed folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 41mmFootnotes:For nearly 30 years Girard Perregaux commemorated the Olympic games with a new watch every 4 years. The current lot was introduced in 1996 at the time of the Atlanta, USA, Olympic games and was the last Olimpico model Girard Perregaux released. The 1996 games were the first time beach volleyball, mountain biking, womens football and softball made it onto the schedule.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Patek Philippe. An early and rare platinum tortue form manual wind wristwatchDate: Movement manufactured 1913, Sold 8th September 1924Movement: Jewelled manual wind, No.179916Dial: Silvered, black Arabic numerals, black outer minute track with five minute markers, polished spade handsCase: Brushed and polished tortue form, snap on back with monogram, movement number engraved to outer case back, No.602096Strap/Bracelet: Associated grey ostrich leatherBuckle/Clasp: Associated gold buckleSigned: Case, dial & movement Size: 26mm Accompaniments: Associated Patek Philippe box, Extract from the Archives Footnotes:Patek Philippe were one of the first manufacturers to incorporate the Tortue form in their production pieces. Despite this there are surprisingly few known examples of the Tortue model from this period. Platinum was used at this period as a precious white metal, often in conjunction with yellow gold accents. Durable and not reactive it lent itself to daily life on the wrist. For a similar example see Patek Philippe, Vol. II, 2nd Edition, 1998, p.108, fig.123This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Loading...-
118894 item(s)/page