WHEATLEY, Dennis. Evil in a Mask. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1969. First edition, signed by the author, 8vo (195 x 118mm.) (Mild toning, small mark to fore-edge.) Original red cloth (spine ends bumped), dust-jacket (rubbed to extremities, toning to lower panel). Provenance: G.A.G. Badley (inscribed to by the author on the title-page). - And a further seventeen volumes by Dennis Wheatley, all signed (including 'The White Witch of the South Seas', 1968, 8vo, and Wheatley's book about his wartime experiences: 'Stranger Than Fiction', 1959, 8vo) (18).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
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PHOTOGRAPHY. - William KLEIN. Life Is Good & Good for You In New York, Trance Witness Revels. London [Geneva:] Roto-Sadag for Photography Magazine, 1956. First U.K. edition, 4to (276 x 212mm.) Numerous black and white photographic illustrations. (Lacking the mock tourist brochure, mild toning.) Original black cloth (bumped to extremities), dust-jacket (price-clipped, loss with tear to bottom of spine, rubbing to extremities).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
WALPOLE-BOND, John. A History of Sussex Birds. London: H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd., 1938. 3 vols., first edition, 8vo (247 x 177mm.) Colour plates by Philip Rickman. (Toning.) Original brown cloth (minor damp-staining to cover margins), dust-jackets with mounted colour plates to upper covers (browning to spines, small tear to lower panel of volume 2 dust-jacket) (3).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
Y IWC, PORTUGIESER PERPETUAL CALENDAR, REF. IW5022A LIMITED EDITION 18 CARAT GOLD CALENDAR WRIST WATCH WITH MOONPHASE AND POWER RESERVE, NO. 3661779, CIRCA 2010Movement: Cal. 51614, automatic, 62 jewels, adjusted to 5 positionsCase: 18 carat gold case, screw down display case back, stamped with 18 carat gold common control markDial: BlackStrap: IWC black alligator strap with 18 carat gold deployant claspSize: 42mmSigned: Case, dial, movement, crown, strap, claspAccessories: IWC box, guarantee card and booklet, instruction book, service explanation invoices dated 18th October 2019 and 6th July 2020 The Portugieser is one of the oldest models produced by IWC. In 1939 two Portuguese merchants made the request for a large time only wristwatch with the precision of a pocket watch. The reference 325 was born and housed the pocket watch calibres 75 and 98. Available with a variety of dials, the classic dial was very simple and features Arabic numerals, feuille hands and a 'railroad track' chapter ring. These features can be found on this example being offered. Fast-forward to 2003 and IWC released the ref. IW5021, which was the first Portugieser to feature a perpetual calendar. In 2006 the IW5022 was introduced to the range and featured a subsidiary moonphase dial, adding another complication to an already cutting edge movement. The 42mm case is certainly a presence on the wrist. Condition Report: Movement is currently functioning. Movement appears to be in a generally good condition with little sign of previous intervention when viewed under a 4x loupe. Dial appears to be in a generally good condition with no marks visible when viewed under a 4x loupe. There is a slight mark to the edge of the 2 in the year indicator visible under a loupe. Hands appear to be in a generally good condition.Glass appears free of significant scratches or marks when viewed under a 4x loupe. Case appears to be in good condition with minor scratches and marks. There is no apparent limited edition number to the case or paperwork. The case stamped 3661779. Plaque to box and movement stamped One out of 100. Crown has light scratches when viewed under a 4x loupe. Strap shows marks and creasing. Buckle appears to be in good condition with minor marks and scratches when viewed under a 4x loupe.143g grossDreweatts 1759 do not guarantee the working order or accuracy of any lots sold. We recommend this watch is tested by a qualified technician to ensure any stated water resistance is achieved.If you should have any further questions regarding this lot, please contact the Watch Department on 01635 553 553 or at watches@dreweatts.com Condition Report Disclaimer
Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), three walking and Pictorial Guides, comprising Walks On The Howgill Fells, Walks In Limestone Country, A Pictorial Guide To The Coast To Coast Walk, a copy of Baddeley's Guide To The English Lake District, all with dust covers. CONDITION REPORT: Walks in Limestone Country has price label of £1.05p which is stuck over a 90p printed price so this is not a First Edition as a First Edition should have been priced at 18/s. There are no impression marks in this book. Walks on the Howgill Fells is correctly priced at £1.05p on the cover and there are no later impression marks so we believe this to be a 1972 First Edition. The Coast to Coast edition is a 7th impression circa 1974, the First Edition came out in 1973 with dark red covers. The Baddeley's Guide to The Lake District book is a 17th edition.The spines of the three Wainwrights are faded. There are slight losses and rips to the cover. There are inscriptions on all the books of a name and date but internally the pages are clean.
'Circus' a Clarice Cliff Bizarre entree plate designed by Dame Laura Knight, printed and enamelled with an acrobat resting side-saddle on a horse to the well, the rim a circus audience, in colours, highlighted in gilt, and another 'Circus' entree plate designed by Dame Laura Knight decorated with three performing seals, printed factory mark, first edition and facsimile signature, hairline to well of acrobat plate, 22.5cm. diam. (2)
'Circus' a Clarice Cliff Bizarre dinner plate designed by Dame Laura Knight, printed and enamelled with a rearing performing horse to the well, the rim a circus audience, in colours, highlighted in gilt, printed factory mark, first edition and facsimile signature, scratches to design 25.5cm. diam.
'Circus' a Clarice Cliff Bizarre dinner plate designed by Dame Laura Knight, printed and enamelled with an acrobat resting side-saddle on the back of a horse to the well, the rim a circus audience, in colours, highlighted in gilt, printed factory mark, first edition and facsimile signature, repaired chip to rim,25.5cm. diam.
'Circus' a Clarice Cliff Bizarre tureen and cover designed by Dame Laura Knight, twin-handled form, the handles modelled in low relief with two female acrobats, the cover with a modelled clown finial, the rim a big top audience, printed and enamelled in colours and highlighted in gilt, printed factory mark, first edition, and facsimile signature, 29cm. wide18cm. high, (2) ProvenanceApplied Arts, Sotheby's Olympia, 31st May 2007 lot 171 LiteratureFay Blanchard & Anthony Spira, Laura Knight - A Panoramic View, PWP, page 100-101 for a comparable example illustrated.
'Circus' a Clarice Cliff Bizarre side plate designed by Dame Laura Knight, printed and enamelled with two performing horses in the ring, the rim garlands and bunting, in colours highlighted in gilt, printed factory marks, first edition and facsimile signature, 17cm. diam.Catalogue notesThis plate has the impressed date mark for 1934.
'Circus' a Clarice Cliff Bizarre entree plate designed by Dame Laura Knight, printed and enamelled with a performing polar bear on hind legs, standing with a ringmaster, to the well, the rim a circus audience, in colours, highlighted in gilt, printed factory mark, first edition and facsimile signature, 22.5cm. diam. LiteratureThirties, Art Council exhibition catalogue, 1979, page 153 cat. no. 4.105 for a comparable plate.
'Circus' a Clarice Cliff Bizarre side plate designed by Dame Laura Knight, printed and enamelled with two performing horses in the ring, the rim garlands and bunting, in colours highlighted in gilt, and another decorated with a clown in yellow suit, printed factory marks, first edition and facsimile signature, 17cm. diam. (2)ProvenanceApplied Arts Sotheby's Olympia , 31st May 2007 lot 171 (Horse side plate).
'Circus' a Clarice Cliff Bizarre dinner plate designed by Dame Laura Knight printed and enamelled with three performing clowns to the well, the rim a circus audience, in colours, highlighted in gilt, and another 'Circus' dinner plate decorated to the well with three female acrobats juggling printed factory mark, first edition and facsimile signature, 25.5cm. diam. (2)
'Circus' a pair of Clarice Cliff Bizarre side plates designed by Dame Laura Knight, printed and enamelled with two performing horses in the ring, the rim garlands and bunting, in colours highlighted in gilt, printed factory marks, first edition and facsimile signature, 17cm. diam. (2)ProvenanceApplied Arts, Sotheby's Olympia, , 31st May 2007 lot 171
THREE MOORCROFT POTTERY SMALL VASES, comprising a globular example with art nouveau style flowerheads, (Deep Purple pattern?), 4" high, and two baluster examples with exotic flowers, the taller No.48 of a limited edition of 75, 2012, 6 3/4" high, the smaller, 2003, 5 1/2" high (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)Deep purple has original label £286, first two good condition, smaller has glaze crazing
Seven books on horology, clocks, watchmaking and barometers, comprising: Berner (G.A.), PRACTICAL NOTES FOR THE WATCHMAKER / NOTES PRACTIQUES POUR L'HORLOGER, 2nd edition, Editions Horlogeres Ch. Rohr, Bienne (Switzerland) 1948; Britten (F.W.), HOROLOGICAL HINTS AND HELPS, first edition, Crosby Lockwood And Son, London 1930; Camm (F.J.), WATCHES: ADJUSTMENT AND REPAIR, George Newnes Ltd, London 1945; BRITTEN'S OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES AND THEIR MAKERS, eighth edition, Eyre Methuen, London 1973; the Antique Collector's Club edition of the 1911 third edition of BRITTEN'S OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES AND THEIR MAKERS; Smith (W.R.), CLOCKMAKING & MODEL MAKING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES; and Knowles Middleton (W.E.), THE HISTORY OF THE BAROMETER, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 1968 (7)
Bradley (R), A GENERAL TREATISE OF AGRICULTURE, BOTH PHILOSOPHICAL AND PRACTICAL; DISPLAYING THE ARTS OF HUSBANDRY AND GARDENING: IN TWO PARTS, first edition, full leather, brown ink inscription to front endpaper, blue ink inscriptions to ffeps, engraved frontispiece, engraved plates throughout including four foldout plates, printed for W. Johnston, R. Baldwin et al, London 1757 (at fault)
Kirkman (F.B.), THE BRITISH BIRD BOOK, AN ACCOUNT OF ALL THE BIRDS, NESTS AND EGGS FOUND IN THE BRITISH ISLES, first edition, 4 vols, grey cloth boards, applied title labels to spines, colour lithographic frontispieces, colour lithographic plates, monochrome photographic plates and monochrome illustrations throughout, T.C. & E.C. Jack, London 1911-1913 (4) (at fault)
Adams (Ansel) and Gray (Andrea), AN AMERICAN PLACE, 1936, SUPPLEMENT TO THE ARCHIVE, first edition, signed by Ansel Adams and dated 1982, catalogue to the touring exhibition of the same name which ran from 1982 to 1983 at various galleries around the USA, Centre For Creative Photography, University Of Arizona 1982
Hemingway (Joseph), HISTORY OF THE CITY OF CHESTER, FROM ITS FOUNDATION TO THE PRESENT TIME; WITH AN ACCOUNT OF ITS ANTIQUITIES, CURIOSITIES, LOCAL CUSTOMS, AND PECULIAR IMMUNITIES; AND A CONCISE POLITICAL HISTORY, first edition, 2 vols, 3/4 leather, brown cloth boards, inscribed to FFEP "To D & J Thomas 1844", foldout street plan frontispieces, applied plates and monochrome illustrations throughout, vol I with foldout street plan, vol II with foldout Cheshire Lunatic Asylum floorplan, printed by J. Fletcher, Chester 1831 (2) (at fault)
Lee (Laurie), I CAN'T STAY LONG, signed first edition, DJ, green cloth boards, signed to title page in blue ink, Andre Deutsch, London 1975; with five works by Causley (Charles), comprising: JOHNNY ALLELUIA, signed first edition, DJ, pictorial boards, inscribed to ffep and half title with "Innocent's Song", signed and dated 1987, Rupert Hart-Davis, London 1961; SURVIVOR'S LEAVE, signed first edition, inscribed to ffep and half title with "Plymouth", signed and dated 1987, The Hand And Flower Press, Ashford 1953; KINGS' CHILDREN (signed); UNDERNEATH THE WATER (signed); and UNION STREET (containing a typewritten letter signed by Causley regarding "I Am The Great Sun") (6) (at fault)
Laing (Andrew) (Ed), THE GREY FAIRY BOOK, first edition, gilt embossed illustrated grey cloth boards, gilt edges to block, frontispiece and illustrations throughout by H.J. Ford, Longmans Green And Co, London 1900; with THE RED FAIRY BOOK, fourth edition, Longmans Green And Co, London 1893; and THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK, fourth edition, Longmans Green And Co, London 1895 (3) (at fault)
A miscellany of books on art and design, to include Goldscheider (Ludwig), LEONARDO DA VINCI, second edition, Phaidon Press Ltd, Oxford 1945; Starcky (Emmanuel), REMBRANDT - THE MASTERORKS, first edition, Studio Editions, London 1990; Hackney (Fiona & Isla), CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH, Quantum Books Ltd, London 1996; Buffet-Chaillie (Laurence), THE ART NOUVEAU STYLE, Academy Editions, London 1982; with further works on costume, furniture, etc. (Qty)
Switzer (Stephen), THE PRACTICAL KITCHEN GARDINER: OR, A NEW AND ENTIRE SYSTEM OF DIRECTIONS FOR HIS EMPLOYMENT IN THE MELONRY, KITCHEN-GARDEN, AND POTAGERY IN THE SEVERAL SEASONS OF THE YEAR [...] To which is added [...] The Method of Raising Cucumbers and Melons, Mushrooms, Borecole, Broccoli, Potatoes, and other curious and useful Plants, first edition, full leather, laid paper, three foldout maps, printed for Thomas Woodward, London 1727 (at fault)
A SCARCE LIMITED EDITION CASED .22 WEBLEY & SCOTT AIR-PISTOL, MODEL 'TEMPEST CENTENNIAL', serial no. TR HT000056, being number 56 of 2000 produced in 2010 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Webley's first airgun patent of 1910, with 6 7/8in. sighted barrel, stirrup barrel locking latch, adjustable rear-sight, black enamelled receiver with plastic furniture, side mounted safety, chequered black plastic grips, the heel bearing the special serial number and complete with its faux leather storage case lined and compartmented in dark blue baize, the inside of lid embroidered with the Webley 'winged bullet' trademark above '1910-2010, 100 YEARS OF QUALITY AND INNOVATION IN AIRGUNS', together with its instruction handbook and certificate of authenticity and a wire handled cleaning brush, all apparently unused (collection labels applied to case).
Four early editions of Beatrix Potter books, including 1st editions of The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, plus early but not 1st's of The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and The Tale of Two Bad Mice. 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' - 1902 1st trade edition, from the first three (identical) printings, with holly endpapers, colour frontispiece, b&w line drawing to title page, plus 30 colour plates including Potter as Mrs MacGregor at p14, "wept big tears" at p51, dot in centre of Potter "O" on front cover, not dated to either title or copyright pages, with original gift inscription to reverse of front free-endpaper dated "Xmas 1902". Collates complete with 98 pages commencing at the half-title page. 'The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin' - 1903 1st edition, 3rd printing, dated 1903 to both title page and copyright page, with "Author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit" on title page, has original gift inscription to reverse of frontispiece dated "1904", leaf of p80 heavily crumpled and scribbled-on. Collates complete with 86 pages commencing at the half-title page. 'The Tale of Two Bad Mice' - early but not 1st edition, title page not dated, copyright page dated 1904, has a gift inscription to half-title page dated "Christmas 1927" (but possibly it's an earlier printing). Collates complete with 85 pages commencing at the half-title page. 'The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies' - early but not 1st edition, title page not dated, copyright page dated 1909, illustration at p14 is without the "Peter Rabbit & Mother, Florists" sign and shows Peter in the background behind a fence instead. Collates complete with 85 pages commencing with the half-title page.All 4 are lacking spines with brown paper tape applied, varying stages of dis-binding with old mostly browning clear-tape between several pages, there are occasional tears, splits and creases. Inspection recommended, for restoration and a/f.
A LARGE QUANTITY OF ASSORTED PICTURES AND PRINTS ETC, to include a Jenny Steward signed limited edition print 'The cricket festival at Cheltenham College', signed Gary Beningfield print of a Plover, signed Jeremy Paul print of a Barn Owl, signed John Instance print, oil painting of ducklings and a toad signed J? Grove 1901, Eve Spary mixed media sketch of a bear and a cat sleeping, photograph of Peter Beardsley with signature below, first day covers of butterflies signed by Peter Snow and Gary Beningfield, Christmas card presented by England Cricket team 1987 signed by the team - signatures faded, a large quantity of assorted other pictures and prints, Guinness, Southern Comfort, Newcastle Brown Ale and Michelob mirrors and a large drawing signed by Tony Hart (over two shelves) (sd)
Will Maclean two etchings from 'A Night of Islands' 1991, pub. Paragon Press - two framed etchings from the limited edition portfolio. The first 'Iasg an Righ (The King's Fish)' and the second 'Auctor Huius (The Author of this is...)' ; sheet sizes 75.4cm x 54.3 cm, edges hidden under mount, in glazed frames, both 76cm x 97cm overall (2)
Somner, William: The Antiquities of Canterbury or a Survey of That Ancient Citie with the Suburbs and Cathedrall, Richard Thrale, London 1640, first edition, with dedication to the Archbishop of Canterbury, arms of the See to rear of title page, fold-out map, fold-out engravings of the high altar and font, rebound in tooled full calf with gilt titled banded spine, 8vo. (1)
Somner, William: The Antiquities of Canterbury or a Survey of That Ancient Citie with the Suburbs and Cathedrall, Richard Thrale, London 1640, first edition, with dedication to the Archbishop of Canterbury, arms of the See to rear of title page, fold-out map, fold-out engravings of the high altar and font, rebound in full calf with gilt titled spine and red edged pages, 8vo. (1)
Seymour, Charles: A New Topographical, Historical, and Commercial Survey of the Cities, Towns, and Villages, of the County of Kent. Arranged in Alphabetical Order…, printed for the author, first edition 1776, with dedication to Lord Sondes and list of subscribers, bound in full calf with gilt tooled titled spine, crown 8vo. (1)
Lester Piggott (1935-2022), an edition of Picture Post dated 29th March 1952 which features a three page article titled The Boy With Five Generations Of Jockeys Behind Him where Piggott talks of his racing ambitions, together with a First Day Cover All The Queen's Horses, dated 8 July 97 and signed by Piggott and two press photographs. (4)
Danielle Lloyd signed 6x4 inch colour promo photo. Danielle Lloyd (formerly O'Hara; born 16 December 1983) is an English model and television personality. A former Miss England (2004) and Miss Great Britain (2006), Lloyd first rose to prominence when she was stripped of her Miss Great Britain title after posing nude in the December 2006 edition of Playboy magazine. Her title was reinstated in 2010. In January 2007, she appeared on the fifth series of Celebrity Big Brother. She won the celebrity edition of The Weakest Link in 2008 and Total Wipeout in 2010. Good condition. All autographed items 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 £9.99
BILL VIOLA (B. 1951)Ablutions 2005 Colour video diptych on two flat panel displays mounted vertically on wall7:01 minutesPerformers: Jeff Mills, Lisa Rhoden102 by 122 by 10.8 cm.40 3/16 by 48 1/16 by 4 1/4 in. This work was executed in 2005 and is number 2 from an edition of 7, plus 1 artist's proof.Footnotes:This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. ProvenanceJames Cohen, New YorkPrivate CollectionSale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Curated, 24 November 2020, Lot 126 Acquired directly from the above by the present ownerExhibitedNew York, James Cohen, Bill Viola, 2005 (another example exhibited)Bern, Kunstmuseum Bern and Cathedral of Bern, Bill Viola: Passions, 2014 (another example exhibited)Uppsala, Uppsala Cathedral, Bill Viola, Visitation Reformation, 2017 (another example exhibited)Philadelphia, Barnes Foundation, I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like: The Art of Bill Viola, 2019 (another example exhibited)From one of the most pioneering artists of the contemporary period whose name is synonymous with the Video Art movement, Ablutions is a timeless and captivating work of art whose religiosity and humanity deliver an unwavering sense of Bill Viola's celebrated oeuvre. A key chapter of his seminal seven-part Purification series – made up of The Approach, The Arrival, The Disrobing, Ablutions (presented here), Basin of Tears, The Dowsing and Dissolution – this work stands alone as an earie and transfixing piece of pure beauty that was created in response to Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde in 2005, when Viola collaborated with Peter Sellars for his production at the Opéra national de Paris that year; a staging of the work that saw significant acclaim and multiple revivals in seasons since. A twin-screen presentation, capturing the careful rinsing of palms and digits between a male and female subject over the course of seven minutes, Ablutions is presented in Viola's quintessential slowed frame rate that brings the most intimate and tender details to bear in an unsettling, thought-provoking work by the artist. Devoid of sound, the hypnotic simplicity of the performance feels heightened and intense, stirring images of devotion, of worship, and catharsis. As a work of art set against Wagner's opera, Viola's Ablutions takes a symbolic function: it reveals the inner realisation of love in the mind of the lovers that can only be achieved through a process of joint cleansing and sacrifice. As the artist commented on his response to the opera: 'Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde is the story of a love so intense and profound that it cannot be contained in the material bodies of the lovers. In order to fully realize their love, Tristan and Isolde must ultimately transcend life itself. [...] They trace the movement of human consciousness through one of its most delicate, poignant states: the surrender to an absolute, all-consuming love. [...] Act I presents the theme of Purification, the universal act of the individual's preparation for the symbolic sacrifice and death required for the transformation and rebirth of the self' (the artist in: Giuliano Picchi, 'Bill Viola, Tristan und Isolde', Scenography Today, 18 October 2018, Online).Ablutions is a significant and wonderfully compelling work that takes one of the greatest operas ever composed as its inspiration. Viola nonetheless maintains a distance from the grand narrative of Wagner's masterpiece, and in the present work we see the artist's mastery in full flow, conjuring Renaissance painting as readily as sacred gestures. An artist who has defined Video Art, being one of the first to use digital technology at its emergence, Bill Viola's practice has unquestionably shaped the landscape of contemporary art and film, and his works reside in global museum collections that include the Chicago Art Institute; the Fondation Cartier, Paris; the Kunstmuseum Basel; The Redtory Museum of Contemporary Art, Guangzhou; and the Tate Collection, London.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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