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Lot 490
Medical. CRUIKSHANK (William) The Anatomy of the Absorbing Vessels of the Human Body, first edition London: for G.Nicol 1786, 4to, 3 plates (one folding with tear to black area without loss, 2 others printed in red-brown), some old damp-staining and light soiling, leather backed paper covered boards (worn)
Lot 515
TOLKIEN (J R R) The Lord of the Rings - Return of the King, first edition and impression 1955, corners bumped, dye faded to top edge, wrapper intact though nicked and creased to all edges; Fellowship, 3rd impression 1955, faded and marked cloth, corner rubbed, lacking wrapper; Two Towers, 2nd impression 1955, faded and worn cloth, corners rubbed, lacking wrapper (3)
Lot 516
ORWELL (George) Animal Farm A Fairy Story, first edition, London: Secker & Warburg 1945, 8vo, green cloth with white lettering to spine (head and foot of spine slightly discoloured) in green and grey dust wrapper with red Searchlight Books motif to verso (nicks to head and foot of wrapper spine, discolouration along fold lines)
Lot 587
Childrens. HURLIMANN (Betina) Three Centuries of Childrens Books in Europe, first edition, OUP 1967, in dust wrapper; MUIR (Percy) English Children's Books, first edition, Batsford 1954, in dust wrapper; TARG (William) Bibliophile in the Nursery, 1957, in dust wrapper; QUAYLE (Eric) The Collector's Book of Childrens Books, 1971, in dust wrapper; and a quantity of others (circa 140)
Lot 588
Illustrated. GIFFORD (Denis) The Great Cartoon Stars, a Who's Who, Jupiter Books 1979, in dust wrapper; ASHLEY (Mike) The Age of Storytellers, British popular fiction magazines 1880-1950, 2006, a clean copy; WATNEY (John) Mervyn Peake, first edition, Michael Joseph 1976, in dust wrapper; and others (circa 115)
Lot 590
Childrens. GILBERT (Hackforth Jones) Green Sailors on Holiday, Hodder & Stoughton 1952, first edition, in dust wrapper; Green Sailors Beware, Hodder & Stoughton 1954, first edition, in dust wrapper, CRESSWELL (Helen) Ordinary Jack, first edition, Faber 1977, in dust wrapper; NEWTON (Chance John) Bunst and the Secret Six, first edition, OUP 1951, in dust wrapper; and related others (circa 160)
Lot 591
Childrens. NEEDHAM (Violet) The Boy in Red, first edition, Collins 1948, in dust wrapper; SESYLE (Joslin) The Night They Stole the Alphabet, Collins 1970, in dust wrapper; RACKHAM (Arthur) Illustrator Poe's Tales, 1979, in dust wrapper; HEATH ROBINSON (W) Illustrator Complete Fairy Tales, Constable 1962, in dust wrapper; and others (circa 250)
Lot 19
A patinated bronze model of a racehorse, ‘Eclipse’, cast after James Osborne (1940-1992), signed, limited edition 26/30, on an oval veined marble and mahogany base, 34cm high, 50.5cm long overall Eclipse, bred by the Duke of Cumberland, was born during and named after the Solar Eclipse of 1st April 1764. Eclipse started racing at the age of five on 3rd May 1769 and won all of his eighteen races. His eventual owner, Captain Denis O’Kelly used the famous phrase ‘Eclipse first, and the rest nowhere’. The great horse was retired to stud in 1771 due to lack of competetion as nobody was willing to race against him and died of colic on 26th February 1789, at the age of 24. He sired over 340 foals, including ‘Young Eclipse’ winner of the 1781 Derby, and ‘Sargeant’ winner of the 1784 Derby. It is thought that over 80% of modern thoroughbreds have Eclipse in their breeding
Lot 282
Beatty, William Authentic narrative of the death of Lord Nelson: with the circumstances preceding, attending, and subsequent to, that event; the professional report on his lordship’s wound; and several interesting anecdotes. London: Cadell & Davies, 1807. First edition, 8vo, portrait frontispiece, engraved plate of the ball that killed Nelson, paper boards, printed paper label (not original ?),edges uncut, head and tail restored, boards stained, portrait frontispiece mounted, contemporary ownership signatures on the titlepage and in the margins of the frontispiece, restorations to corners of last couple of leaves. Note: The author was surgeon to the Victory in the Battle of Trafalgar. The work was originally intended as a contribution to the life then being written by Clarke and McArthur and published separately in advance.
Lot 286
Clarke, James Stanier & McArthur, John The life of Admiral Lord Nelson, K.B. from his lordship’s manuscripts. London: by T. Bensley for T. Caddel & W. Davies, 1809. First edition, 2 volumes, large 4to., with an engraved frontispiece to volume 1 and 16 other engraved plates, 4 vignettes, with a double page pedigree of the Nelson family, facsims. in the text, contemporary diced Russia, gilt borders of Greek key pattern and palmettes, repeated in smaller tools to form an inner panel, a.e.g., rebacked, edges rubbed, some very slight internal spotting. [2].
Lot 289
De Saumarez, James, Baron, Admiral Memoirs and correspondence … from the original papers in the family by Sir John Ross. London, 1838. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo., portrait frontispieces to both volumes, and 7 other plates, original cloth, rubbed, upper joint of vol. 1 weak, some foxing, generally to the plates; Sherrard, O.A. A life of Lord St. Vincent. London, 1933. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Pocock, Tom. A thirst for glory: the life of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith. London, 1996. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers, signed by the author; Mackay, Ruddock .F. Admiral Hawke. London, 1965. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Murray, Geoffrey. The life of Admiral Collngwood. London, 1936. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Macintyre, Donald. Admiral Rodney. London, 1962. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Lloyd, Christopher. St Vincent and Camperdown. London, 1963. First edition, 8vo., publishers cloth, dustwrappers, and 9 others. [17]
Lot 104
Cummings (D. C.) History Of The United Society Of Boilermakers, Iron And Steel Shipbuilders, Newcastle 1905, first edition, green cloth with gilt vignette decorative front board, very good condition; Haddon (I. J. & H.) A Practical Treatise For Boilermakers, newcastle 1948, fair to good. (2)
Lot 173
Kipling (Rudyard) The Jungle Book, MacMillan & Co. 1894, first edition presentation copy, (vi) 212pp, blue cloth, gilt vignette stamped front board, gilt spine and edges, light rubbing to spine ends and corners, a few minor random spots of foxing throughout, an otherwise very bright, tight copy.
Lot 354
Arman, bronze with gold patina, sculptured dissected Violin in perspex box Signed edition 134/ 150 ( Edition number partly obscured by mount) foundry mark A .Valsuani perdue, Armand Pierre Fernandez, (born in France1928 died 2005), is one of the most important international object artists and a co-founder and member of the Nouveau Réalisme. He studied at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Nice from 1946 to 1949 and then continued his studies for two years at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris. An acquaintance with Yves Klein led to the idea of organising joint happenings and events, which the two artists realised in 1953. Armand's neo-dadaist 'Cachets' (stamp prints) of 1955, and later the 'Allures' (prints made with objects dipped into paint) and the 'Coupés' (cut-up objects) followed by the 'Colères' (objects which were smashed and then mounted) were still influenced by Kurt Schwitters. When the last letter of his name was accidentally forgotten on a catalogue cover in 1958, he decided to adopt this spelling of his name. In 1957, Arman became interested in common objects as works of art. First he did what came to be called his "allures d"objet" (object impressions) where he w uld dip an object into paint and press it on canvas; thereby leaving the object's shadow or impression. Then he figured the object itself was worth paying attention to and he started to "treat" them in his own way. Arman's way of treating objects is very special: his intention is to remove the material function of an object so that as a work of art its only possible function is to "feed the mind" and not serve a material purpose anymore. What better way could he find to achieve that result than by breaking, slicing or even burning objects such as a violin, telephone, typewriter or even a whole car. He also makes objects useless by accumulating them (2,000 wrist watches in a plexiglass box are fun to watch but not very functional unless you like to "pick your time") The artist discovered his famous 'Poubelles', Plexiglas cases with rubbish cast in resin, at the beginning of the 1960s. From the 'Poubelles' Arman developed the so-called 'Accumulations', a number of the same objects assembled in show cases. These arrangements consist mainly of objects of every-day life, with which the artist ironically questions the one-sided waste character of mass products. He taught at the University of California until 1968. From 1975 onwards Arman spent seven years working on a monumental sculpture made of 60 cars which he called 'Long Term Parking'. From the mid-1960s Arman made numerous visits to New York, and he soon came to regard the USA as his second home, taking American citizenship in 1972. The stocks of new objects that he discovered there directed him towards new and more abstract accumulations. These culminated in 1967–8 in the Renault Accumulations (e.g. Renault Accumulation No. 106, 1967; see 1986 exh. cat., p. 221), highly sculptural works made from separate pieces suppl ed by the Renault car factory, and in large-scale commissioned monuments such as Long Term Parking (h. 18 m, 1982–3; Jouy-en-Josas, Fond. Cartier Mus.), a gigantic tower consisting of 60 cars embedded in concrete. In his later work he also recast some of his earlier Rages and Combustions in bronze, and in another series, Armed Objects, he used concrete as a base in which to fix the object, somewhat in the way he had previously used transparent plastic. He broadened his imagery to include tools while remaining faithful above all to objects symbolizing the excesses of the consumer society. Arman was also an avid collector of objects, artefacts and works of art, including watches, radios, cars, European pistols, African carved sculpture (especially Kota guardian figures) and Japanese armour Awards: Officier de la Légion d'Honneur, Grand Prix Marzotto, Commandeur des Arts et Lettres, Officier de l'Ordre National du Merite, Member of the Academia Brera. Provenance; Purchased from Windsor and Eton Fine Arts Co. Ltd. 12/12/1979 and now consigned by the purchaser h: 28.50 x w: 17.50 x d: 6 in.
Lot 769
The important Ashanti 1895-96 expedition K.C.B., Southern Nigeria 1892 operations K.C.M.G. group of eleven awarded to Major-General Sir Francis Scott, Inspector-General of the Gold Coast Constabulary, who, command of two important expeditions aside, had earlier seen extensive action with the 42nd Highlanders and been wounded in the head in the Ashantee War 1873-74 The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, hallmarks for London 1894, and breast star, silver, gold and enamel centre; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, K.C.M.G. Knight Commander’s insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, and breast star, silver, gold and enamel centre; Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (Captain F. C. Scott, 42nd Royal Highalnders), contemporary engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Capt. F. C. Scott, 42nd Rl. Highlanders); Ashantee 1873-74, 2 clasps, Coomassie, 1892 (Major F. C. Scott, 42nd Highds., 1873-4); Ashanti Star 1896; Jubilee 1887, silver; Turkish Order of Medjidie, 5th class breast badge, silver, gold and enamel; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, together with a portrait miniature in oval gilt-metal glazed case, and an old leather case which once housed the recipient’s awards, the lid gilt embossed, ‘Lieut. Coll. F. C. Scott’, the K.C.B. and K.C.M.G. insignia added for display purposes, the Crimea Medal with refixed suspension claw and contact wear, good fine, the Turkish Crimea similarly worn, but otherwise generally very fine and better (12) £6000-8000 Francis Cunningham Scott was born in India in August 1834, the eldest son of Carteret Scott, late of Balerno, Midlothian and Emily, a daughter of Admiral Francis Coffin. Appointed an Ensign in the 42nd Highlanders in November 1842, he was advanced to Lieutenant shortly before witnessing active service in the Crimea 1854-55, when he was present at Alma and Balaklava, the siege and fall of Sebastopol, and in the expeditions to Kertch and Yenikale - and awarded the Turkish Order of Medjidie, 5th class. Having then been advanced to Captain, he witnessed extensive action in the Indian Mutiny, being present in the battle at Cawnpore on 6 December 1857, several subsequent skirmishes, and the siege and fall of Lucknow, including the assault on the Martiniere and Bank’s Bungalow. He was afterwards present in the attack on Fort Rooyiah and at the capture of Bareilly. Advanced to Major in March 1868, Scott next witnessed active service in the Ashantee War 1873-74, picking up a head wound in the battle at Ordahsu, but nonetheless taking command of the 42nd at the capture of Coomassie - he then commanded the rear-guard after that place had been destroyed by fire. Mentioned in despatches and awarded the C.B., he was also given the Brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel. Having then been appointed a member of H.M’s Gentlemen-at-Arms, Scott was placed on the Retired List in the rank of Colonel in July 1881, but retained his links with the military establishment as Colonel of the 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment and also served as a J.P. for Midlothian. In 1891, however, he returned to West Africa as Inspector-General of the Gold Coast Constabulary and it was in this capacity - and later as a Major-General - that he would be given command of two major expeditions, the first of them in the following year, against the rebellious Jebus in Southern Nigeria, and the second against the Ashantis in 1895-96. The former expedition, which arose when the Jebus refused to keep their roads open to foreigners, took place in May 1892, Scott commanding a force of 55 men of the West India Regiment, 344 Lagos and Gold Coast Hausas, a levee of 100 Ibadan warriors and 343 carriers, the whole under the command of 11 officers - and supported by three 7-pounder guns, a brace of Nordenfeldts and a maxim. Embarked at Lagos aboard assorted yachts, tugs, steam launches and canoes, the force made its way down the Lagos Lagoon and landed at Epe, some 30 miles distant, where a further 186 carriers were collected. Heavy fighting ensued in the thick forest and a protracted engagement ensued at the crossing of the Yemoji River, British casualties amounting to two officers wounded, and five other ranks killed and 40 wounded, while the Jebus claimed to have lost 17 chiefs and around 1000 men killed. Scott was appointed K.C.M.G. Then in 1895, as relations with the Ashantis deteriorated amidst claims of human sacrifice, he was once more called upon to lead a punitive expedition, this time in the rank of Major-General. Little else need be added here about such a well-recorded chapter of Empire - not least in George Musgrave’s To Kumassi with Scott, which was published in London in 1896 - but for the record he and his 2000-strong force traversed some 140 miles of jungle and swamp ‘fraught with perils more to be dreaded then the arms of the savage Ashantis’, and, as a result, lost numerous men to fever and dysentery - among them Queen Victoria’s son-in-law, Prince Henry of Battenberg, whose widow is said to have designed the Ashanti Star. And when, at length, the capital Kumassi was reached, King Prempeh and his warriors had no wish to risk repeating the outcome of the 1873-74 operations. When, cringing and trembling, Prempeh stood before Scott, the latter addressed a few words to him via an interpreter: ‘Tell him, I am glad to see him here, and that there has been no fighting. I think he and his people have shown very good sense in not resisting the advance of the Queen’s forces. I don’t want any of those noises or disturbances at night, as we had when I was here 22 years ago in the last war. He must tell his people to bring things and form a market, and everything will be paid for. The town must be kept clean .. We want good order, and I have told my people that they must not plunder anyone. The Governor, who is Her Majesty’s representative, will be here tomorrow. He will arrange a day of palaver, and you must take your submission to him in native custom. That is all. I wish you a good evening.’ As it transpired, the Governor was not quite so well disposed, and King Prempeh and all his court were taken to the Gold Coast capital and thence deported. For his own part, Scott received the thanks of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Secretary of State for War, and the Commander-in-Chief, and was appointed K.C.B., and shortly afterwards became Commandant of Local Forces and Inspector-General of Police in Trinidad and Tobago. He died suddenly, back in London, in June 1902, aged 67 years; sold with an early edition of Musgrave’s To Kumassi with Scott.
Lot 40
Blyton (Enid) Magazine Annual No 4, 1957, first edition, signed by author, dust wrapper; id., Happy House Children Again, 1947, first edition, signed by author, cloth; Carse (Roland) The Monarchs of Merry England [and] More Monarchs of Merry England, nd., 4to., 2 vols, 9 (of 10) and 20 coloured plates respectively by W. Heath Robinson, orig. cloth backed boards; Cervantes, The History of Don Quixote, nd., 4to., edited by J.W. Clarke, illustrated by Dore, a.e.g., full vellum gilt (5)
![Potter (Beatrix) Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rymes, nd, [1922] first edition (Linder), inscribed 'For F.E. Filkin with best wis](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10041/2745218/53-156-10041_468x382.jpg)
Lot 60
Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, 4th impression, [with] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 1998, first edition, 7th impression; both volumes signed by the author, hardbacks in dust wrappers complete with slip case and Waterstone's 'signed first edition' wrapped label.
![Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Peter Rabbit, nd., [1902], first trade edition, Quinby # 2, 'wept big tears', grey leaf end-pap](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10041/2745218/76-156-10041_468x382.jpg)
Lot 83
Balliett (Blue) Chasing Vermeer, a review or proof copy wrapped in unopened promotional red velvet and tied with gold thread, a small envelope attached; Hill (Stuart) The Cry of the Icemark, believed a review or proof copy wrapped in unopened promotional printed cover with wax seal; with an unknown ? review volume, wrapped in unopened promotional parcel with raffia tying; Woodall (Clive) Seven for a Secret, 2005, signed first proof; Shan (Darren) Lord Loss, [2005], signed limited edition, unopened in shrink-wrapped slipcase; Paver, (Michelle) Wolf Brother, 2004, uncorrected proof, wraps; with a quantity of signed modern firsts, proof copies and others in Fine condition (qty)
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