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Lot 18
Four limited edition Dean's Rag Book Company teddy bears, comprising of Scrooge from the Dickens Collection, 26 of 2450, Old Father Time, 459 of 4950, with Sheila embroidered to foot pad, Grandma 25 of 1450, Grandpa 128 of 1450 --13 3/4in. (35cm.) high; and My First Teddy 343 of 5000; all with tag certificates
Lot 786
Peter Rhoades A Decade Screen-print Edition 1/10 Signed and numbered by the artist. Framed and glazed. Trained as a painter, Rhoades discovered screen printing during the 1960s, when it was favoured by propaganda artists amongst the students protest movements in Paris and London. At that time, Rhoades worked for a commercial printing company and used the technique to produce posters for the pop music industry. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions. Brad Faine (b. 1945) Envy Artist Proof Print Numbered and signed by the artist Measures 23cm x 16cm. Brad Faine was born and raised in Brighton, England. He is the son of a Royal Australian Air Force bomber pilot and a British cabaret singer and was born in 1945. He studied Fine Arts (Painting) at Leicester College of Art, where he achieved a Dip Ad (Hons) under the tutelage of Harry Thubron, an early proponent of conceptual art. Subsequently, he completed a Post Graduate ATC course at Goldsmiths in London. During his time at Leicester, Faine developed the first truly playable three-dimensional Chess set, which was exhibited at the 'Invention of Problems' Exhibition at the ICA. He was also responsible for the concept for ‘Inter-play,’ one of the two British entries for the 1968 Paris Biennale. On leaving University in 1972, Brad and his wife Jane founded Coriander Studio, which grew from a cottage industry into an internationally renowned maker and publisher of limited-edition silk-screens and, more recently, digital prints. The Studio has, over the last 40 years, has worked with more than 300 artists ranging from Henri Chopin (one of the world’s leading exponents of sound poetry) to Romain de Tirtoff known as Erté, Patrick Huges, John Hoyland, Richard Hamilton, Peter Blake, and Michael Craig-Martin to Damien Hirst. In addition to being the Managing Director of Coriander Studio, he has taught printmaking as a visiting lecturer at various art schools including St Martins College of Art and Design, West Sussex College of Art (Farnham), and the Royal Academy of Art. Faine, while teaching at the Royal Academy also had a one-man show in the ever-popular, Coffee Bar Gallery. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Lot 23
Vibrant volume from Hetzel's French edition A un Elephant et A l'Eventail (le titre dans la cartouche) type 4, from the Voyages Extraordinaires by Jules Verne. Includes the novels Une Ville Flottante; Les Forceurs de Blocus; Aventures de trois Russes et de trois Anglais (A Floating City; The Blockade Runners; The Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen) with illustrations by Ferat. Collection Hetzel, Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation, published by Pierre Jules Hetzel et Cie, Paris. Includes sticker on verso of front cover: Librairie du Mont-Blanc, Geneve. Artist: Jules Verne (French 1828-1905)Issued: 1905-1914Dimensions: 7.50"W x 11"H x 1.50"DManufacturer: HetzelCountry of Origin: FranceCondition: Fair. Loosening of front cover from text. Soiling on first and last pages. Minor areas of color loss on covers and spine. Loosening of covers from text.
Lot 277
First limited-edition figurine of Kelly standing with a broom in circus atmosphere looking at a Coke. Number 230. Coca-Cola impressed mark on base and backstamp. This item has its original box: 7"L x 6.5"W x 7.75"H. Issued: 1993Dimensions: 5.5"L x 5"W x 5.5"HManufacturer: The Coca-Cola Co.Condition: Age related wear.
Lot 12
Original black and white etching by master printer Mildred Bryant Brooks who depicted the last berth of a wooden boat partially submerged that is encircled by seagulls flying in the wind. Signature in pencil on lower right side: Mildred Bryant Brooks. Written in pencil under plate: The Last Berth, edition 80. First print issue by the Six Print Club, Nov. 1, 1933. Housed in a rust brown marbleized frame with a black mat. Sight size: 8"L x 8"H. Frame size: 13"L x 13"H x 1"D. Artist: Mildred Bryant Brooks (American, 1901-1995)Issued: 1933Edition Number: Edition of 80 Country of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.
Lot 22
Vibrant volume from Hetzel's French edition A Un Elephant (le titre dans la cartouche) from the Voyages Extraordinaires series by Jules Verne. It includes the novels La Jangada, Huit Cent Lieues sur l'Amazone (Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon) and De Rotterdam a Copenhague a Bord du Yacht Saint-Michel (From Rotterdam to Copenhagen Aboard the Yacht Saint Michel) with illustrations by Riou and Leon Bennet. Collection Hetzel, published by Librairie Hachette et Co, Paris. Artist: Jules Verne (French 1828-1905)Issued: 1916Dimensions: 7.50"W x 11"H x 1.50"DManufacturer: HachetteCountry of Origin: FranceCondition: Good. Beginning of tear on left side of spine. Loosening with beginning of tear between the front cover and the first page.
Lot 29
Single volume from Les Mondes Connus et Inconnus published by edition house Hachette et Cie from Hetzel's Les Voyages Extraordinaires by Jules Verne. It includes the novel L'Etoile du Sud (The Vanished Diamond, or The Southern Star) with 60 illustrations and one map by Benett. Ink signature on first page: L. Dumont. Artist: Jules Verne (French 1828-1905)Issued: 1922Dimensions: 7.25"W x 10.75"H x 0.80"DCountry of Origin: FranceCondition: Good. Gild and color loss. Browning of pages.
Lot 519A
Aymon, J: Monumens Authentiques de la Religion des Grecs, et de La Faussete de plusieurs Confession de Foi des Chretiens Orientaux... A La Haye, Chez Charles Delo, 1708. First Edition. 4to, pp. [iv], 528, [xxii]. 3 folding plates, period calf, chip to foot of spine, a good clean copy. Stock ref 12249.
Lot 4023
James Bond 65+ paperback editions includes, John Gardners Bond series, six US. paperback editions, New York Times bestsellers, comprises: Ian Flemings James Bond in Licence Renewed, Berkely second printing, 1982; Role of Honor, Berkeley, 1985; Nobody Lives Forever, Charter, 1987; No Deals Mr. Bond, Charter, 1988; The Man from Barbarossa, Berkeley, 1992; and Scorpius, Coronet, 1989; Charlie Higson, Silverfin, Young Bond Book One, first US. edition, 2006; John Pearson The Life of Ian Fleming, Coronet, 1989; Ian Flemings Thrilling Cities travelogue, three first edition paperback editions, includes, Thrilling Cities, first printing, New York: Signet, 1965; Thrilling Cities Part 1, second printing, London: Pan, 1964; and Thrilling Cities Part 2, London: Pan, 1965; Ian Fleming James Bond novels, English text, numerous first edition and later printing paperback editions, includes, Thunderball (x 4); You Only Live Twice (x 3); On Her Majestys Secret Service (x4); Live and Let Die (x 5); The Man With the Golden Gun (x3); The Spy Who Loved Me (x 1); Octopussy (x 2); Quantum of Solace The Complete James Bond Short Stories; The Spy Who Loved Me (x1); Christopher Wood, Moonraker (x 5); The Spy Who Loved Me (x2); together with numerous foreign James Bond paperback editions by Ian Fleming, screenplay writer Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond Benson and others. (65+) Condition Report: a few volumes with light wear to covers and toning to edges, otherwise overall good conditions.
Lot 4026
James Bond 15+ hardback and paperback books, mostly first editions, two of which are Signed, - includes, Graham Rye, The James Bond Girls, Signed by the author on The James Bond 007 Fanc Club Book Collection bookplate on front pastedown, introduction by Cubby Broccoli, photo. illustrated throughout, dust-jacket unclipped, publishers black cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, published New York: Mallard Press, 1989; Siegfried Tesche Henschel, James Bond: Autos, Action & Autoren, Signed by the author on title-page, German text, photo. illustrated, published Berlin: Henschel Verlag, 1997; Maryam dAbo and John Cork, Bond Girls are Forever: The Women of James Bond, photo. illustrated throughout, dust-jacket unclipped, publishers black boards, lettered in silver on spine, published New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 2003; Tony Nourmand, James Bond Movie Posters: The Official 007 Collection, first edition, foreword by Professor Christopher Frayling, a collection of James Bond film posters from Doctor No, 1962 to The World is Not Enough, 1999, jacket unclipped, cover artwork by Boris Grinsson, 2001; Robert E. McGinnis and Art Scott, The Art of Robert E. McGinnis, illustrated throughout, a retrospective of the American artist and illustrator, features an interview with McGinnis, seven decades of his book covers, the movies, magazine illustrations, and gallery Art, dust-jacket unclipped, publishers white cloth, lettered in silver on upper cover and spine, 2014; together with, Peter Haining, James Bond: A Celebration, dust-jacket, 2018; and others relating to Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Daniel Craig, James Bond in the Cinema, and James Bond 50 Years of Movie Posters. (15+)Condition Report: near fine conditions with strong signatures.
Lot 4030
James Bond 30+ hardback and paperback books, two of which are Signed, mostly first editions, includes - Dave Worrall, The Most Famous Car in the World: The Complete History of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5, Signed and numbered in ink 362/500 by the author on title-page, soft photo. illustrated wrappers, Solo, 1993; Charles Helfenstein, The Making of Her Majestys Secret Service, Signed inscription by the author on title-page, together with four others in the 'Making of' series, Licence To Kill, 1989, Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997, Golden Eye, 1995, and The Living Daylights, 2012; Ian Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever, Doctor No, Book Club editions, dust-jackets unclipped, New York: Macmillan, 1956-1958; 007 X Spyscape: Driven, first edition, New York: Spyscape, 2021; Alastair Dougall, James Bond: The Secret World of 007 series, four volumes, mixed editions, includes one foreign edition, dust-jackets, DK, 2000-2008; The New Official James Bond Movie Book, three volumes, includes one duplicate, dust-jackets, 1987-1989; Mark Edlitz, The Lost Adventures of James Bond, 2020; Edward Biddulph, Double-O Dining: A James Bond Cookbook, 2022; together with others relating to Roger Moore, composer John Barry, and Daniel Craig, with a few paperback books. (30+) Condition Report: overall good conditions, with strong signature.
Lot 4027
James Bond 20 hardback and paperback books, mostly first editions, three of which are Signed includes, Gary Giblin, James Bonds London, Limited edition, number 22 of 1000 first edition copies, Signed by the author in green ink on a book plate to inside of upper soft cover, foreword by Peter Hunt, with a special tribute to Ian Fleming by Christopher Lee, a comprehensive reference guide to over 250 London locations, Daleon, 2001; Christopher Lee, Tall Dark and Gruesome, Signed on the half-title in blue ink by Christopher Lee, first US. printing, soft photo. illustrated covers, published Baltimore, Maryland: Midnight Marquee Press, 1999; Richard Kiel, Making it Big in the Movies: The Autobiography of Richard Jaws Kiel, Signed by Richard Kiel on half-title, foreword by Roger Moore, published Reynolds & Hearn, 2002; Mark Salisbury, Being Bond: A Daniel Craig Retrospective, photo. illustrated throughout, gold endpapers, dust-jacket unclipped, publishers black boards, gilt, Titan Books, 2022; Meg Simmons, Bond By Design: The Art of the James Bond Films, within slipcase, features the art departments story and the work of Bond film designers such as Ken Adams, Peter Lamont, and Syd Cain, with behind-the-scenes artwork from Spectre, with two exclusive prints and authoritative text by EONS archivist, Meg Simmonds, pictorial boards, within pictorial slipcase, published New York: DK, 2015; together with other 007 related books, The James Bond Internet Guide, 1999; The James Bond Movie Guide, 2010, James Bond Unmasked, 2012; James Bond: The History of the Illustrated 007, 2008; The Politics of James Bond, 2001; James Bond: The Evolution of Bond, 1000 copy Limited edition, Collection Editions, 2015; and others related. (20) Condition Report: overall good conditions with strong signatures.
Lot 4022
James Bond - 30+ hardback and paperback books, seven of which are Signed, mostly first editions includes, Roger Moore, Last Man Standing: Tales from Tinseltown, Signed on a bookplate, dust-jacket, Michael OMara, 2014; John Richardson, Making Movie Magic, Signed on front endpaper, foreword by Richard Donner, dust-jacket, The History Press, 2019; Rocky Taylor, Jump Rocky Jump, foreword by Ray Winstone, Signed dedication on half-title, Pegasus, 2019; Ian Hancock, The Lives of Ken Wallis: Engineer and Aviator Extraordinaire, fourth edition, Signed Wing Commander Ken Wallis and the author on title-page, published by Ian Hancock, 2007; Christopher Wood, James Bond: The Spy I Loved, Signed on title-page, Twenty First Publishing, 2006; The Jill St. John Cookbook, Signed dedication on front endpaper, New York: Random Press, 1987; Geoff Leonard, John Barry A Life in Music, Signed by the author on half-title, dust-jacket, Samson, 1988; together with others relating to production designer, Ken Adam, art director and set decorator, Peter Lamont, cinematographer, Alan Hume, composer and conductor, John Barry, Ian Flemings James Bond Letters, Annotations and Chronologies for his James Bond Stories, Movies from the Mansion (Pinewood Studios), the World of James Bond in Film and Print, and others 007 related. 4to, 8vo. (30+) Condition Report: near fine conditions with strong signatures.
Lot 4028
James Bond 20+ hardback and paperback books, mostly first editions, five of which are Signed includes, Dave Worrall, The Most Famous Car in the World: The Complete History of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5. Limited edition, numbered 0470 of 1,000 copies, Signed by Dave Worrall and Graham Rye on limitation page, foreword by Desmond Llewelyn, dust-jacket, 1995; Sandy Hernu, The Biography of Desmond Llewelyn, Limited edition, numbered 315 of 1,000 copies, Signed by both Desmond Llewelyn and the author on title-page, dust-jacket, publishers maroon boards, 1999; Roger Moore, My Word is My Bond, within slipcase, Limited edition, UK. Collectors edition, numbered 263 of 1,000 copies, Signed on limitation-page by Roger Moore, photo. illustrated, publishers black cloth, with silver design on upper cover, lettered in silver on spine, within matching cloth slipcase, 2008; Roy Moseley, Roger Moore: A Biography, Signed on title-page by the author, with a loosely inserted handwritten one-page note from the author, dust-jacket, publishers brown cloth, 1985; Thomas Nixdorf, Licence to Thrill, James Bond Plakate 1962-1997, Signed inscription by the author on preliminary, German text, dust-jacket, Hannover: PlakatKonzepte, 1997; together with, Roger Moore, One Lucky Bastard: Tales From Tinseltown, dust-jacket, 2014; À bientôt, foreword by Deborah Moore, dust-jacket, 2017; Paul Donavan, Roger Moore, dust-jacket, 1983; No Time to Die, Dots-Lines-Spirals Coloring Book, two volumes, soft covers, 2020; with others relating to Sean Connery (a few foreign editions) and James Bond, Secret World, Fact File, and Movie Books (20)Condition Report: mostly near fine conditions with strong signatures.
Lot 6655
Helen Jacobs BWS (British 1888-1970): Jesus in Palestine - 'Then Jesus Began to Speak' 'A Glorious Light Shone About Them' 'The Samaritan Bound up his Wounds' and 'The Quarrelling Broke Out Again' set four watercolour illustrations for Freda Collins' book of the same title pub. 1948, the former illustrated on the frontispiece, the second unused, 38cm x 27cm, together with a first edition copy of the book (5) (unframed)
Lot 51
JK Rowling signed The Casual Vacancy Hardback book first edition 2012 with dustjacket signature on the inside title page. Good condition. All autographs 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
Lot 153
Clarence Wells (b1950) - Peregrine Falcon - limited edition silkscreen print, signed, numbered 55/195 and dated January 1980; together with another similar - Owl - and numbered 150/195 (Clarence Wells is an acclaimed contemporary Pacific North West Coast First Nation's Artist), both framed & glazed, each 35 by 43cms (2).
Lot 18
After Alan Fearnley - Fangio's Victory At Monaco - limited edition print, depicting Juan Manuel Fangio on the opening lap of the First Monaco Grand Prix World Championship Race, 21st May 1950 driving an Alpha Romeo 158 and subsequently winning with an average speed of 61.33mph, numbered 345/500, signed by Juan Manuel Fangio and the artist in pencil to the margin, 60 by 43cms, framed & glazed.
Lot 1103
Quantity of Books, including: Maugham (Somerset), The Razor's Edge, William Heinemann, 1944, 1st edition, dust jacket (priced 12s. 6d.); Austen (Jane), Sense & Sensibility, 2 volumes and Emma, 2 volumes, J. M. Dent & Co., mixed editions, illustrations by C.E. and H.M. Brock, pictorial cloth bindings; Forster (Edward, translator), The Arabian Nights, in Five Volumes, Printed for William Miller, 1802, worn calf bindings, gilt; Hamper (William, editor), various Dornford Yates novels, including first editions, many with dust jackets; and others, including literature, bibles, etc. (qty: 13 boxes)No longer included in the lot:The Life, Diary, and Correspondence of Sir William Dugdale, Printed for Harding, Lepard, and Co., 1827, folding pedigree, worn half calf binding; 070324
Lot 1531
Michael Cooper - Shutters and Blinds collectors edition, first published in July 1990 by Genesis publications, in its original presentation box and numbered 2354 of 5000 copies, leather bound and signed by Peter Blake, Julie Driscoll, Jan Haworth, Harry Nilssen, Bill Wyman, Spencer Davies, Ralph Gibson, Al Kooper, Colin Self and Bo Diddley. The book and box are in superb condition. Blinds ands shutters was a ground breaking publication that became the bench mark for all such books that followed, showing an intimate glimpse at rock music through the loving lens of Michael Cooper, and with contributions from 93 figures of that incredible scene including the three then surviving Beatles and many other luminary figures.
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Lot 204
Voyages.- [Prevost (Abbé) and others.] Histoire Générale des Voyages ou Nouvelle Collection de toutes les Relations de Voyages par Mer et par Terre..., 19 vol. only (of 20), some with half-titles, titles printed in red and black, engraved portrait frontispiece, c.555 engraved maps, plans and plates, many double-page or folding, folding letterpress table to vol. 13, bookplate of the Rev. F. Hutcheson with ownership inscription "F. Hutcheson 1776" to titles, vol. 1 with one folding map chipped at edges and loosely inserted and rear free endpapers torn and frayed, vol. 6 large folding map with 2 short tears without loss, vol. 18 title with imprint trimmed and laid down, vol. 19 worm trace to fore-margin towards end, a few folding plates creased or little chipped at margins, occasional spotting or light browning, occasional light soiling or damp-staining, but in general very good copies, contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt in compartments and with morocco labels (some chipped), some worming to joints, rubbed and worn in places, [Hill 1391; Sabin 65402], 4to, Paris [vol. 17 Amsterdam], Didot [and others], 1746-1770; sold not subject to return. *** "An important and scarce collection" (Hill) including voyages to Africa, China, India, the Americas and elsewhere. Volumes 1-7 are a translation of Green’s A new general collection of voyages and travels, first published in 1745, and the Abbé Provost compiled volumes 8-15. Volume 16 is the general index for the work, and volume 17 (Amsterdam, Arkestée et Merkus) gives the account of the Dutch East Indies, taken from the edition printed at La Haye. Volumes 18, 19 and 20 (the last not present in this set, as often), published in 1768, 1770 and 1789 respectively, are a continuation of the work by MM. Querlon and De Surgy.
Lot 171
Russia.- Simpson (William) The Seat of War in the East, 2 vol., first edition, comprising first- and second-series, tinted lithograph titles, 79 tinted lithographs, tissue-guards (some captioned), occasional marginal spotting and water-staining, not affecting images, chipping to edges of some text ff., previous owner's ink signature and bookseller's label to front pastedown, gutta percha perished with plates and text ff. loose or becoming so, contemporary morocco-backed boards, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [Abbey, Travel 237], folio, Paul & Dominic Colnaghi, 1855-56. *** Provenance: Inscribed to Lady Buchan, and dated ?Jan [18]57. Label of Messrs Fores Repository of Works of Art.
Lot 185
Spain.- Berni (Joseph) Creacion Antiguedad, y Privilegios de los Titulos de Castilla, first edition, additional engraved title, engraved portrait and plate, engraved illustrations, scattered spotting, occasional faint marginal water-staining, T1-V4 with worming to bottom margin, 4C2 (final text ff.) with worming affecting odd word, worming to final endpapers, contemporary vellum, soiled, rubbed and worn, lacking ties, folio, Valencia, 1769.
Lot 184
Southeast Asia.- Innes (Emily) The Chersonese: with the gliding off, 2 vol., first edition, frontispieces, newspaper clipping showing 'The Treaty of Pangkor' loosely inserted, original pictorial cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corner and extremities, vol. 2 with light mottling to fore-edge of lower board, 8vo, 1885. *** Scarce. An interesting work by the wife of a colonial administrator, on how she found Malaysia after 6 years living there. In her conclusion she worries about the Chinese influence in Malaysia, noting that "He is no more fit to cope with the irrepressible Chinaman than coaches and steam-engines."
Lot 22
America.- Radclyffe (Captain C. R. E.) Big Game Shooting in Alaska, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, illustrations (many full-page), folding map in pocket at end, animal print endpapers, previous owner's pencil notes to front free endpaper verso, cracked hinges, original cloth, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, 8vo, 1904.
Lot 129
Middle East.- Middleton (E. J.) The Holiday Jaunts of a Busy Man, first edition, inscribed and signed by author, half-title, original pictorial boards, lightly sunned spine, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Great Yarmouth, 1935 § Walker (J. B.) Jerusalem and Bethlehem, second edition, folding map at end, original paper wrappers, lightly browned, slight chipping to edges, covers becoming detached, Cairo, [c.1919]; and other guides and maps for Jerusalem, v.s. (8).
Lot 166
Polar.- Taylor (Griffith) With Scott: The Silver Lining, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, 42 plates (1 folding), 2 folding maps (1 large and colour), illustrations, previous owner's ink signatures to front free endpaper, occasional very faint spotting, original pictorial cloth, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, housed in modern slipcase, 8vo, 1916
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Lot 157
Polar.- [Brown (Robert Neal Rudmose), R.C. Mossman & J.H. Harvey Pirie] "Three of the Staff". The Voyage of the "Scotia" being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration in Antarctic Seas, first edition, inscribed "George Lockhart Ross from his ever affect. old friends the Trio Christmas 1906" on title, half-title, frontispiece, 58 plates, 3 maps (2 colour and folding), occasional faint marginal spotting, original pictorial cloth, very slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, Edinburgh & London, 1906. *** The "Scotia" was built in Norway in 1872 and originally named "Hekla". She was purchased by William Speirs Bruce in 1902 for use by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition and renamed "Scotia". The Scotia Sea at the edge of the Antarctic, south of Chile and Argentina, is named after this ship, as well as other features in the area.
Lot 182
South America.- Wallace (Alfred Russel) A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, first edition, linen-backed colour lithograph frontispiece, 8 linen-backed lithographs, lacking folding letterpress table of vocabulary and advertisements at end, ex-Manchester Subscription Library with occasional discreet ink-stamps, faint abrasion mark to title, occasional faint marginal finger-soiling, one or two marginal pencil marks, new endpapers, contemporary half-calf, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1853. *** A scarce first edition of Wallace's earliest work, which made his reputation. This work is all the more remarkable given that the majority of Wallace's notes and drawings from this expedition were lost in a cargo fire whilst returning to England.
Lot 106
Levant.- Goupil-Fesquet (Frederic Auguste Antoine) Voyage d'Horace Vernet en Orient, first edition, half-title, hand-coloured lithograph frontispiece and 15 hand-coloured lithographs, scattered spotting, previous owner's pencil signature to early blank, near contemporary calf-backed boards, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Blackmer 718], 8vo, Paris, [1843]. *** "Goupil-Fesquet travelled in company with the well-known French artist Horace Vernet and his nephew from October 1839 to February 1840. They visited Egypt, Palestine and Syria, passing through Syros, Santorini, Crete and Smyrna. One of the purposes of their journey was to take daguerreotypes for the publisher Lerebours and his projected photographic incunable Les Excursions Daguerriennes, 1842" (Blackmer).
Lot 4
Africa.- Baker (Sir Samuel White) The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources, 2 vol. first edition, frontispieces, 11 plates, 2 maps, of which one folding with tears and tape repair verso, vol. 1 with front free endpaper, frontispiece and title detached and loosely inserted, scattered faint spotting, ex-library with usual ink-stamps, abrasion marks to front pastedowns where labels removed, cracked hinges, original pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [Czech p.10], 1866 § Stanley (Henry M.) In Darkest Africa, 2 vol., frontispieces, plates and illustrations, 2 folding maps only (of 3), one with short tear, original pictorial cloth, slight mottling to boards, bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1891 § Burton (Capitaine) Voyage aux Grands Lacs de L'Afrique Orientale, half-title, illustrations (some full-page), 2 maps (one folding), previous owner's ink inscription, spotting, front free endpaper clipped at upper corner, contemporary morocco-backed boards, g.e., a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, Paris, 1862; 8vo (5).
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Lot 41
Britain.- Camden (William) Camden's Britannia, Newly Translated into English...by Edmund Gibson, engraved portrait frontispiece (marginal repairs), 8 engraved plates of coins, 50 maps by Robert Morden, 2 folding (Kent & Norfolk) and the rest double-page mounted on stubs, engraved and woodcut illustrations, lacking 2U1-2 but with *2U1-2 in duplicate, title with ink ownership name to head and short tear into imprint repaired without loss, maps and a few illustrations with contemporary hand-colouring, a few with additional place names or details supplied in manuscript (see Westmorland), a few maps trimmed within platemark, map of Scotland with small loss at central fold, one or two other small holes within plates, a few marginal defects, some short tears and repairs to text and plates without loss, 2Z2 paper-flaw hole within text and engraved illustration to verso, [2]c1 flaw to upper corner with loss to a few letters, some light soiling, final few ff. creased and little frayed, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked and recornered, worn, covers detached, [Wing C359], folio, F. Collins, for A. Swalle...and A. & J. Churchill, 1695. *** First edition of Gibson's translation and the first with Morden's maps.
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