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Lot 7i
A collection of hardbound Biggle omnibus books, to include: - The First Biggles Omnibus, W E Johns. Hardbound, lacking dust jacket. 1953, Hodder and Stoughton. First Edition. - The Biggles Air Detective Omnibus, W E Johns. Hardbound, lacking dust jacket. 1956, Hodder and Stoughton. First Edition - The Biggles Adventure Omnibus, W E Johns. Hardbound, with dust jacket. 1965, Hodder and Stoughton. First Edition - The Bumper Biggles Book, W E Johns. Hardbound, with dust jacket. 1983, Chancellor Press - The Best of Biggles: Five Thrilling Adventures, W E Johns. Hardbound, with dust jacket. 1985, Chancellor Press
Lot 819
WAINWRIGHT, ALFRED; 'Ex-Fell Wanderer: A Thanksgiving', first edition book to commemorate the eightieth birthday of Alfred Wainwright, signed in black ink.Provenance: This book was signed and gifted to Thomas and Joan Ruxton, who were personal friends of Wainwright and lived next-door-but-one to him.Condition Report: Good.
Lot 822
WAINWRIGHT, ALFRED; a signed letter to Mr Dyson, regarding payment of £100, ending with 'I am now cleared out completely, yours sincerely A. Wainwright' with a small footnote lower left, dated 6th October 1950, together with a book titled 'Wainwright: The Biography' by Hunter Davis, first edition 1995 (2).
Lot 614
Football Autographed Chelsea 16 X 12 Photographic Edition: A Superb 16 X 12 Edition Depicting A Montage Of Images Relating To Chelsea's 1954/55 First Division Championship Winning Team, Signed To Their Respective Image By Alan Dicks, Derek Blunstone, Jim Lewis, Roy Bentley, Derek Saunders And Peter Brabrook Using A Black Marker. Good Condition Est.
Lot 391
A ROYAL ALBERT 'FLORENCE' PATTERN TEA SET TOGETHER WITH TWO WORLD CUP COIN COLLECTIONS, comprising an Esso F.A. Cup Centenary 1872-1972 coin collection in official display folder, an Esso 1970 World Cup Coin Collection, a Royal Mail 50 years of Dr. Who presentation pack of stamps, a Westminster limited edition collector card featuring eleven first class stamps to mark the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Who, together with a Corgi BBC Dr. Who 40th Anniversary Gift Set 1963-2003 TY6203, a boxed silver christening set of spoon & pusher hallmarked Arthur Price & Co. Birmingham 1928, a Royal Albert 'Florence' tea set comprising slop bowl, milk jug, two cake plates, eleven cups (five cracked), ten saucers, twelve tea plates (53) (Condition report: tea set has worn gilt and signs of wear, coins and stamp set appear complete, 1970 coin set is missing cover)
Lot 180
THE ART OF THE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE & OTHER ASIAN ART BOOK The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, Hugh Moss; Victor Graham; Ka Bo Tsang, First Edition, Weatherhill, New York, 1993, 2 Vol with slip case; The Imperial Connection, Court Related Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Humphrey K.F.Hui Collection, 1998; Rivers and Mountains Far From the World, The Rachelle R Holden Collection, 1994; Inside Painted Snuff Bottles, Liu Jiang Hua Chopsons, 2008; Straits Chinese Furniture, A Collector's Guide, Ho Wing Meng, 1994; and three other paperback works on Asian art Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.
Lot 72
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Girls in An Armchair, Lithograph Signed in pencil (lower right), with Barcelona Gallery COA, Made in 1948 (the original painting was made in 1937), Edition of 3/24, Purchased from the New York gallery. The model is Picasso's lover. Image size: 10 1/8 by 7 1/8 in. (25.4 by 17.78 cm.) All measurements are approximate. Pablo Ruiz Picasso born (1881-1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. He is considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.His full name is Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Maria de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisima Trinidad Clito Ruiz y Picasso.He is best known as the co-founder of cubism.Cubism is when the artist breaks up objects and re-assembles them in abstract and geometric form.Pablo Picasso created over 20, 000 pictures. Picasso could draw and paint when he was very young. His first word was lapiz, the Spanish word for pencil.Perhaps his most famous painting is Guernica which shows the horrors of war after the bombing of the town of Guernica.He was 90 years old when a number of his works were shown in an exhibition at the Louvre in Paris. He was the first living artist to have an exhibition at the Louvre.Picasso had four children with three women. He died of heart failure on 1973. WE DO NOT GIVE ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR GUARANTEE OR ASSUME ANY LIABILITY OF ANY KIND IN RESPECT OF ANY LOT WITH REGARD TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, DESCRIPTION, SIZE, QUALITY, CONDITION, ATTRIBUTION, AUTHENTICITY, RARITY, IMPORTANCE, MEDIUM, PROVENANCE, EXHIBITION HISTORY, LITERATURE, OR HISTORICAL RELEVANCE.
Lot 208
RAF Lightning F6 colour print 35x22 inches by the Artist Tim Nolan limited edition 598/850 signed in pencil by the artist 6 pilots including test and development pilot Jimmy Dell. Special edition print to commemorate the first flight of English Electric P1 WG 760Non the 4th August 1954. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Lot 221
WWII Multisigned Book We Flew, We Fell We Lived The Remarkable Reminiscences of Second World War Evaders and Prisoners of War by Philip LaGrandeur 2007 First Edition Hardback Book with 406 pages Multisigned by 30 POW's Including Stalag Luft III Veterans Jack Lyon, Tom Wilson and Alfie Fripp, Reg White, Ron Gard, Pilot George Cash D.F.C. Sgt Harry Levy, plus others on the Second and Third page published by Grub Street London spine in good order, good condition. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Lot 222
WWII Multisigned Book Pathfinder Bennett Airman Extraordinary by A S Jackson 1991 First Edition Hardback Book with 162 pages Multisigned by 14 Veterans including Harold Kirby, Jack Watts D.F.M. Rupert Noye D.F.C. George Leash D.F.C. Edwin Perry D.F.C. John Chapman D.F.M. plus others on the Third page published by Terence Dalton Ltd spine in good order, good condition. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Lot 223
WWII Multisigned Book Sinking The Beast The R.A.F. 1944 Lancaster Raids against Tirpitz by Jan Forsgren 2014 First Edition Hardback Book with 191 pages Multisigned by 6 Veterans Linked to the sinking of the Tirpitz including Frank Tilley, Ken Johnson, Benny Goodman, Colin Cole, plus 2 others on the Title page published by Fonthill Media Ltd spine in good order, good condition. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Lot 224
WWII Multisigned Book The Pathfinder Companion War Diaries and Experiences of the R.A.F. Pathfinder Force 1942 1945 by Sean Feast 2012 First Edition Hardback Book with 216 pages Multisigned by 19 Veterans including Harold Kirby, Dick Mayward, John Chapman D.F.M. Doug Reed D.F.M. Mike Bayon D.F.C. George Richard, Charles Parker, plus others on the Third page published by Grub Street London spine in good order, good condition. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Lot 226
WWII Multisigned Book Master Airman A Biography of Air Vice Marshal Donald Bennett CB, CBE, DSO. By Alan Bramson 1985 First Edition Hardback Book with 166 pages Multisigned by 15 Veterans including Flt Lt Don Briggs D.F.C. Harold Kirby, Jim Wright D.F.C. Air Vice Marshal Johnny Johnson D.F.M. Jack Watts D.F.M. Rupert Moye D.F.C. John Chapman D.F.M. plus others on the Fourth page, also Trixi Bennett on the Title page, published by Airlife Publishing Ltd spine in good order, good condition. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Lot 227
WWII Multisigned Book An Airman Far Away by Eric Fry 1993 First Edition Hardback Book with 242 pages Multisigned by Air Vice Marshal Johnny Johnson D.F.M. Les Munro and Ray Grayston, published by Kangaroo Press Pty Ltd spine in good order, good condition. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Lot 228
WWII Multisigned Book Bombers First and Last by Gordon Thorburn2006 First Edition Hardback Book with 418 pages Multisigned by 14 Veterans including Ron Smith D.F.C. Ken Johnson, Sam Thompson, Jim Brookbank, Jack Linaker, plus others published by Robson Books spine in good order, good conditions. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Lot 229
WWII Multisigned Book Target Tirpitz X Craft, Agents and Dambusters The Epic Quest to Destroy Hitler's Mightiest Warship by Patrick Bishop 2012 First Edition Hardback book with 390 pages Multisigned by 5 Veterans including John Bell D.F.C. Frank Tilley, John Laughton, plus others on the Title page published by Harper Press (Harper Collins Publishers) spine in good order, good condition. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Lot 10
Classical Music with Presentation InscriptionsAn interesting archive of signed music scores presented to the music critic and author Michael Kennedy. The collection comprises;Vaughan Williams (Ralph), Symphony No 8 in D Minor; Dona Nobis Pacem; The Bridal Day; three scores published by OUP, each with initialed presentation inscription from the composer, wraps;Vaughan Williams (Ralph), Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, OUP, presentation inscription from Ursula Vaughan Williams, written a month after Ralph's death 'This would have been sent with Ralph's love ....', one page TLS from Ralph and three page ALS from Ursula loosely inserted, wraps;idem, Pastoral Symphony, Boosey & Hawkes, presentation inscription from Ursula, wraps;idem (and Sharp and Karpeles), Nine English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachian Mountains, OUP, presentation inscription from Ursula;~Delius (Frederick), Appalachia, Boosey & Hawkes, well worn copy signed by Sir John Barbirolli on front cover, annotation throughout which is believed to be in the hand of Barbirolli, spine broken. Stored in envelope on which Kennedy has written 'John's score of 'Appalachia' - very precious';Elgar (Edward), Falstaff ..., Novello, signed by John Barbirolli and with pencil annotations throughout, believed to be in the hand of Barbirolli, Michael Kennedy blind stamp, two page A.L.S. from Barbirolli in envelope loosely inserted, cloth;idem, Symphony No 1 (In a Flat) for Full Orchestra. Novello, presentation inscription to Kennedy from John Barbirolli 'in affectionate remembrance of his pilgrimage to Salisbury ......', blindstamp of Michael Kennedy, wraps;Strauss (R.) Oboe Concerto, signed on cover and title page by Lady Evelyn Rothwell, oboist and wife of John Barbirolli, ?her pencil annotations throughout, initialed note loosely inserted, a well worn copy;idem, Concerto for Oboe, signed on first page by Evelyn Rothwell, ?her annotations throughout, cloth;Herrmann (Bernard), Wuthering Heights, Novello, quarto, presentation inscription from the composer, wraps.idem, Elgar - Symphonic Study - Falstaff, 12'' record with presentation inscription on sleeve from Bernard Hermann who conducted the performance by the LSO (1968);Elgar (Edward), Sketches for Symphony No 3 elaborated by Anthony Payne, [and]Pomp and Circumstance No 6, orchestrated by Anthony Payne, both with presentation inscription from Anthony Payne, wraps;idem, The Severn Suite, Op. 87. (Draft), presentation inscription from Bram Gay (edit.), TLS loosely inserted, comb binding; Mahler (Gustav), Performing Version of Tenth Symphony by Deryck Cooke, two page TLS and two page ALS from Deryck Cooke, one page and two page ALS from Cooke's partner loosely inserted, wraps;Matthews (Colin), Four Moods for Viola and Piano, [and] Luminoso (Quasi Fanfare), presentation inscription from the composer in each, ALS in second title;Tippett (Michael), String Quartet No. 5, signed by the composer, wraps;Bruckner (Anton), IX Symphonie D-Moll, numbered ltd. edition of 250, TLS from Gunnar Cohrs (conductor) loosely inserted, wraps. (21)
Lot 11
Dahl (Roald)The Twits.Jonathan Cape, 1980, first edition, presentation inscription signed by the author -'To Alastair & Fiona, With Love Roald Dahl, 14 March, 1981', dust jacket (priced £3.50). Contents Fine, slight colour fade to dust jacket spine, free of any other inscriptions. Slight loss to inside corner of front flap (see image) - the piece is present.
Lot 12
Tanner (Heather and Robin)A Country Book of Days.The Old Stile Press, 1984, numbered limited edition of 200 copies, half title signed by Heather and Robin Tanner, quarto, original quarter morocco binding, slipcase, Fine, cloth edges of slipcase slightly mottled;idem, The More Angels I Shall Paint.The Old Stile Press, [1991], numbered limited edition of 275 copies, signed by Heather Tanner, original quarter morocco binding, slipcase, Fine;idem, Wiltshire Village.Robin Garton, 1978, third edition, quarto, half title signed by Heather and Robin Tanner, dust jacket. Text block edges slightly spotted, contents Fine, small tear in dust-jacket at bottom of front joint;idem, Woodland Plants.Robin Garton, 1981, numbered limited edition of 221, half title signed by Heather and Robin Tanner, top edge gilt, price-clipped and slightly stained dust jacket. VG+.Tanner (Robin), Double Harness. An Autobiography.Impact Books, 1987, first edition, dust jacket (spine lettering faded). Minor tanning to text block edges, generally VG+. (5)Free of inscriptions
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Lot 16
Lewis (C. S.)[The Chronicles of Narnia], comprising:The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, A Story for Children.Geoffrey Bles, 1950, first edition, colour frontis, a previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown and name to front free endpaper, dust jacket (priced 8s. 6d.); Prince Caspian, The Return to Narnia.Geoffrey Bles, 1951, first edition, colour frontis, map front endpaper, previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown and name to half title, dust jacket (priced 10s 6d);The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.Geoffrey Bles, 1952, first edition, frontis, map front endpaper, previous owner's bookplate to front free endpaper and name to half title, dust jacket (priced 10s. 6d.);The Silver Chair.Geoffrey Bles, 1953, first edition, frontis, map front endpaper, previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown and name to half title, dust jacket (priced 10s 6d);The Horse and His Boy.Geoffrey Bles, 1954, first edition, frontis, map front endpaper, previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown and name to front free endpaper, dust jacket (priced 10s. 6d.);The Magician's Nephew.The Bodley Head, 1955, first edition, previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown and name to front free endpaper, dust jacket (priced 8s. 6d.);The Last Battle.The Bodley Head, 1956, first edition, previous owner's name to front free endpaper, dust jacket (priced 9s 6d).Lion, Witch, Wardrobe - top edge dust marked, a few small foxing spots to fore-edge, contents clean, fading to back-strip and very top edge of boards, dust marked jacket with tear (with loss) and tape stain to base of spine, fraying to top edge and tanning to reverse.Prince Caspian - top edge dust marked, faint foxing to fore-edge with a few small spots to endpapers, contents clean, fading to very top edge of rear board, dust marked jacket with tape stain and shelf ref. to base of spine, fraying to top edge and some tanning to flaps.Dawn Treader - top edge dust marked, light foxing to fore-edge, contents clean, fading to back-strip and very top edge of boards, dust marked jacket with tape stain to base of spine, fraying to top edge and slight tanning to flaps.Silver Chair - top edge dust marked, light foxing to fore-edge, tanning to endpapers, contents clean, fading to head and tail of back-strip, slight fading to very top edge of rear board, chipped, torn and dust marked jacket with tape stain to base of spine, staining to spine panel.Horse and His Boy - top edge dust marked and foxed, light foxing to other edges, tanning to front endpaper and light foxing to rear, contents clean, fading to back-strip, dust marked jacket with tape stain to base of faded spine, tanning to reverse and fraying to top edge.Magician's Nephew - top edge dust marked, light foxing to fore-edge, a few spots to rear endpaper, contents clean, minor fading to very top edge of boards, dust marked jacket with tape stain to base of spine and staining to spine panel, fraying to top edge, foxing to rear and tanning to flap edges.Last Battle - top edge dust marked, the faintest of foxing to fore-edge, some light foxing to pastedowns, contents clean, fading to top edge of boards, dust marked jacket with tape stain to base of spine, tears to top edge and tanning to flap edges.
Lot 17
Shelley (Percy Bysshe)Prometheus Unbound.Edward Arnold, 1904, numbered limited edition of 200 (plus 20 on vellum), quarto, illustrated and printed by C.R. Ashbee at Essex House, a wedding present from Penelope and John Betjeman with gift inscription on lettered paper loosely inserted, original vellum covers with gilt spine lettering and green ribbon ties (covers spotted and a little warped);Fouque (de la Motte), Undine. Heinemann, 1909, first edition, large octavo, fifteen mounted colour plates after Arthur Rackham, printed tissue guards, foxing to endpapers and half title, bookplate, original cloth gilt. (2)[From the same estate as lot 37]
Lot 18
LawBlackstone (Sir William), Reports of Cases Determined in the several Courts of Westminster-Hall, From 1746 to 1779. Printed by His Majesty's Law Printers for W. Strahan, T. Cadell and D. Prince, 1781, first edition, two folio volumes, [2], xxxi, [15], 679, [1], 38; [20], 681-1333, [1], 46 pages, a couple of corner turns but generally very good, staining to edges of endpapers, contemporary calf (a little worn). ESTC T44778
Lot 19
O'Brian (Patrick)Aubrey/Maturin NovelsPost Captain.Collins, 1972, first edition, dust jacket (priced £1.80);H.M.S. Surprise.Collins, 1973, first edition, dust jacket (publisher's clip, priced £2.50, fading of red lettering on spine);With: The Letter of Marque (1988); The Thirteen-Gun Salute (1989); Nutmeg of Consolation (1991); Clarissa Oakes (1992); The Wine-Dark Sea (1993); Yellow Admiral (1997); The Hundred Days (1998); Blue at the Mizzen (1999).All first editions published by Collins or HarperCollins, unclipped dust jackets (H.M.S. with publisher's clip), clean books, free of ownership inscriptions. (10)
Lot 20
Yeats (W.B.)The Wanderings of Oisin, Dramatic Sketches, Ballads & Lyrics.T. Fisher Unwin, 1892, first edition, second issue with cancel title page and new frontis by Niam, less than one hundred copies were produced using the remaining copies of the first issue (some sources are more specific and state 73 copies), vi, 156 pages, some foxing to the endpapers, title, frontis and tissue guard, later gift inscription to front free endpaper, top edge gilt, original 'parchment'-backed green cloth boards (back-strip tanned with repair to lower part).
Lot 21
Ishiguro (Kazuo) A Pale View of Hills. N.Y.: G.P Putnam's Sons, US First Edition, signed by the author on title page, dust jacket (priced $11.95), photograph of author at book signing loosely inserted.Free of ownership inscriptions. Light foxing to closed edges. Scuff to dust jacket at front fore-edge and some surface creases to rear of jacket. Nick to rear top edge. Minor bumping to rear top corner and lower edge adjacent to corner. Faint pencil price to front free endpaper.
Lot 22
Tolkien (J.R.R.)The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King.George Allen & Unwin, 1961, first edition, tenth, eighth and seventh impressions, folding map in each, ink initial to front free endpaper of each, all in unclipped protected dust jackets.
Lot 23
Tolkien (J.R.R.)The Hobbit, or There and Back Again.George Allen & Unwin, 1961, Second edition (thirteenth impression), colour frontis, ink initial to flyleaf, unclipped dust jacket.idem, The Silmarillion.George Allen & Unwin, 1977, first edition, first impression, dust jacket (priced £4.95);idem, Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle Earth.George Allen & Unwin, 1980, first edition, first impression, unclipped dust jacket;with two others (5) Hobbit - some foxing to closed edges, tanning strip to endpapers, free of inscriptions. ?cup mark to p.19, o/w generally VG. Light crease to spine. Very nice jacket (see image).Silmarillion - closed edges a little dust marked, contents Fine. Free of inscriptions. Nick to rear top edge of jacket.Unfinished Tales - closed edges a very slightly dust marked, contents Fine. Free of inscriptions, Dust jacket spine lightly faded.
Lot 26
Galton (Francis)Finger Prints.Macmillan, 1892, first edition, fifteen plates, original cloth;idem, Essays in Eugenics.Eugenics Education Society, 1909, first edition thus, original cloth. (2)Finger Prints - previous owner's name and date to ffep verso, closed edges dust marked, contents about VG. Spine slightly slanted. Cloth tired and faded with lighter patches.Eugenics - pages age tanned, foxing to endpapers. Closed edges dust marked, cloth heavily dust marked and rubbed.
Lot 3
Engel (Leo)American & Other Drinks. Upwards of Two Hundred of the Most Approved Recipes, for Making the Principal Beverages used in the United States and Elsewhere.London: Tinsley Brothers, 1878, first edition, 73 pages plus 19 pages of adverts, ten plates, appears to lack a portrait frontis, inscription to head of title page, all edges gilt, original cloth gilt.
Lot 37
Anne Parsons, Countess of Rosse, (nee Messel, previously Armstrong-Jones) 1902-1992An interesting archive of material that interweaves the life of the Countess (mother of Tony Armstrong-Jones, Lord Snowdon) with Womersley Hall and the Parsons and Gladstone families. Comprising:Womersley Hall Visitors Book - guests' signature from 1940 to 1988, with Anne Messel a regular visitor. Other visitors include, Tony Armstrong Jones (Lord Snowdon), Princess Margaret (several visits), John Betjeman, Sir Patrick Moore (including his attendence at the opening of the Rosse Observatory), various aristocracy including Barons Derwent and Howard de Walden. Approx 75 pages, all edges gilt, full morocco binding; Womersley Park Visitors Book - guests' signatures from 1908 to 1921, including the Earl of Rosse and other Parsons family members, Lord Dunalley, Lord Hawke, etc., approx 60 pages, vellum covers; Womersley Park Game Register - Manuscript record of game shot on the Wormersley Estate, 1898 to 1921 with later entry for 1940. Predominantly Pheasants, Partridges, Hares and Rabbits with a few Woodcock, Snipe and Duck. Shooting guests are named. Approx 142 pages, oblong quarto game register, all edges gilt, worn morocco covers.Gladstone (M[argaret] B[etty]), A superb scrapbook recording family events and gatherings, visits to other families, balls, parties etc., commencing with The Coming of Age Fete of William G.C. Gladstone at Hawarden Park, with family and guest signatures on Hawarden Castle and Rectory headed papers. Places visited included Bowden Park, Wyck, Womersley Park, Caldwell Hall, Braxted, Langlebury Hall, Sandling Park, Glenfarquhar, Ruthin, Castle Bernard and Birr. As well as signatures of guests, the album is very well illustrated with photographs and original artwork. There is also a photograph, with press cuttings, of her marriage to Geoffrey Lawrence Parsons, younger son of the Earl of Rosse. 65 pages followed by blanks, all edges gilt, initial morocco binding;Anne, Countess of Rosse 1902-1992, [Funeral] address given by John Cornforth on the 9th July, 1992, 5 pages, card covers. Related letter from Lord Snowden, printed with manuscript addressee, loosely inserted;Betjeman (John), A Nip in the Air, John Murray, 1974, first edition, inscribed 'Lois with Love from Joan and John', soiled cloth. Funeral service for Frances Lois, Viscountess de Vesci at Womersley loosely inserted. [Her first marriage was to William Edward Parsons].Order of Service of Thanksgiving for the First Earl of Snowdon at Westminster Abbey, 2017, card wraps.[Anne Parsons was a founder of the Victorian Society together with John Betjeman] (7)
Lot 52
Bourne (John. C.) and Britton (John)Drawings of the London and Birmingham Railway by John C. Bourne with An Historical and Descriptive Account by John Britton.J.C. Bourne, Ackermann & Tilt, 1839, first edition, large folio, 26 pages, tinted lithograph title with vignette, two maps on one sheet and 34 tinted lithographs on 29 sheets, woodcut within text. Title page almost detached, repaired tear to Blisworth Cutting plate. Re-backed half morocco binding (retaining previous back-strip, repaired tear to upper board cloth, leather rubbed).[Abbey, Life 398; Ottley 6465]
Lot 79
Anson (George)A Voyage Round The World In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas.Compiled and published by Richard Walter and printed by John and Paul Knapton, 1748, first edition, issue not stated but plates are not numbered and page 319 is mis-numbered 219, quarto, forty-two engraved plates as called for (charts and views), well worn contemporary half calf.Front pastedown inscribed J. Newcome 1748, tanning/staining to some plates, creasing and several tears (without loss) to folding plates, plate edges protruding from text-block, loss of lower margin and image edge of plate 19, surface abrasion to plate 23, tear to plate 31, repaired tear or crease to plate 41, inner margin of 3C1 torn, occasional light foxing and staining, ink marks to closed fore-edge, well worn binding, boards held by strings, marbled paper worn away.
Lot 80
Stephanides (Theodore)Climax in Crete.Faber and Faber, 1946, first edition, a previous owner's name to title page, dust jacket (priced 8s. 6d., torn with loss);idem, The Golden Face.Fortune Press, 1965, first edition, presentation inscription signed by the author, dust jacket (12s. 6d.);idem, Island Trails.Macdonald, 1973, first edition, dust jacket (priced £2.95, spine faded). (3)
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