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Click here to subscribeNICHOLS, Wallace Six works 'Ode in the Atomic Age', signed, Worden Ltd, 1955; 'Saint Caedmon's Feast', inscribed to Ella Naper and signed, Ward, Locke & Co, 1933; 'Prometheus in Piccadilly', first edition, Ward, Locke & Son, 1927; 'Tapestries - Poems:1928-1933', first edition, Ward, Locke & Co, 1934 and two other pamphlets (6)
ROWE, Samuel. 'A Perambulation of the Antient and Royal Forest of Dartmoor,' Large paper edition limited to two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is No.26, staining to original cloth, frontis and plates, vg text block, James G. Commin, Exeter, 1896; With a first edition 'High Dartmoor' by Eric Hemery. (2)
DOYLE, Arthur Conan. 'The Hound of the Baskervilles. Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes First edition, first issue with "you" for "your" on p.13, fine original cloth with gilt tooled decorations, ink inscription to front free endpaper 'To Mary J. Loggesh all from mother Easter 1903', half title, small 1.5cm tear to margin of pp.343 not effecting text, evidence of previous dog earing, sixteen plates as called for, George Newnes, London, 1902.A very good to fine copy. The red line has been digitally inserted by an enthusiastic photographer and is not physically on the page. This is a fine copy.
BURDEKIN, Kay (Katherine) Two works, both inscribed to Ella Naper 'The Children's Country', with eight colour plates. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered orange on spine and front cover with colour illustration onset to cover showing a fairy like figure moving towards a young man whose seated in a wood. Inscribed 'Ella, with love from Betty', William Morrow & Co, New York, first edition, 1929.'The Rebel Passion', first edition, inscribed by the author 'Ella, from K. B' and dated April 13th 1929, NY: William Morrow & Company, 1929. Katherine Burdekin was the younger sister of Rowena Cade, the creator of The Minack Theatre.
Christianity in Cornwall Thirteen works. W. S. Lach-Szyrma. 'A Church History of Cornwall and of the Diocese of Truro,' first edition, original embossed cloth with gilt tooled lettering, sun bleaching to spine with the tape marks, four leaves of advertisements to front, contemporary ink owner signature to title, pp.142, a vg copy, Elliot Stock, London, [1887]; 'Records of St. Eart Village Methodism,' original cloth, gilt lettering to front board, ink owner inscription to front free endpaper, pp.36, a scarce work in vg condition, John W. Saundry, Penzance, 1913; J. F. Odgers. 'Early Methodism in Camborne. Wesley Chapel 1828-1958,' printed card wraps, staple bound, illustrations, pp.151, vg, the Camborne Printing and Stationery Co, [1959]; With nine other works including 'The Celtic Christanity of Cornwall' by T. Taylor, and works by G. H. Doble. (13)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Melodrama and high adventure. Thirteen Cornish works. Silas K. Hocking. 'Tales of a Tin Mine,' first edition, vg original pictorial cloth with gilt titles, corners slightly turned in, presentation label to pastedown from Pickering Primitive Methodist Sunday School, four plates, pp.127, small amount of spotting to prelims, some instances of finger soiling, eight loosely connected stories (with two being supernatural), generally vg, Horace Marshall & Son, London, 1898; George Manville Fenn. 'Menhardoc: A Story of Cornish Nets and Mines,' original decorative cloth with bright gilt tooling, protected by loose library dj, cracked inner joint, ink owner inscription to front free endpaper, seven plates, pp.352, pp.32 bok catalogue to rear, some finger soiling, a good to very good copy, Blackie & Son, London, 1885; J. C. Tregarthen. 'John Penrose. A Romance of the Land's End,' original cloth with split and sun bleached backstrip, loosely inserted note with the provenance '....the book was the late Creswell-Payne ....who new Tregathan well', a fair to good copy, John Murray, London, 1923; With ten other works including series one and two of Mark Guy Pearse's 'Daniel Quorm', 'The Terror of the Mine' by G. Manville Fenn, 'Deep Down' by R. M. Ballantyne, 'Wheal Darkness' by H. D. Lowry and C. A. Dawson etc. (13)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
HARRIS, Robert (1581-1658) Sammelband volume of Sermons Full polished calf with chips to end of back strip and splitting to joints, toning throughout, seven full separate publications, including;'Samuels Funeral: Or A Sermon Preached at the Funerall of Sir Anthonie Cope, Knight and Baronet,' vignette woodcut to title page, headpiece, dedication to Lady Anne Cope, pp.25 runs true, printed by the Assignes of Thomas Mann, &c. and are to be sold by John Bartlet, ath the golden Cup in Goldsmiths Row in Cheape-side, London, 1630;'The Drunkards Cup....Esay 5. 22,' vignette woodcut to title page, tears to pp.1 with no loss to print, dedication to his 'Maiesties' (Majesties) Justice of the Peace, pp.29, Thomas Man for John Bartlet, 1930.'Gods Goodness and Mercie. Laid Open in a Sermon, Preached at Pauls- Corsse, on the last of June. 1622,' fourth edition corrected, headpiece, dedication to Sir Baptist Hicks, tide mark visible throughout being stronger to the rear, some contemporary ink markings and notes to margins, postscript, pp.29 runs true, W. I. for John Bartlet, 1931.'Peters Enlargement upon The Prayers of the Church,' eighth edition, headpieces, dedicated to the reader, pp.46, T. P. for John Bartlet, 1634.'Hezekiahs Recovery. Or a Sermon Shewing what use Hezekiah did, and all should make of their deliverance from sickness,' vignette woodcut to title page, woodcut head piece with Hebrew text, tide mark visible throughout not effecting text, pp.48 runs true, John Haviland for John Bartlet, 1630.'Sixe Sermons of Conscience,' separate pagination for each sermon, loss to margin of title page and to edge of textblock not effecting print from pp.33 to pp.66 of first sermon, some toning and finger soiling throughout, H. L. for John Bartlet, 1630.'The Way to True Happiness. Deliuered in XXIV. Sermons upon the Beatitudes....Also, A Treatise of the New Covenant,' vignette woodcut to title page, headpiece, pp.322 runs true, John Bartlet, 1632.''Seventeenth Sermon,' lacks title page, slight tide mark. pp.186 runs true, binders page with contemporary ink inscription by Elizabeth Grace, [c.1630].The final two sermons lack title pages and have a mixed paignation, titles could be 'A Tretise of the Covenant' and 'Of Siftness of Heart'.A good to very good survivor of Robert Harris's sermons; the Puritan preacher, member of the Westminster Assembly and President of Trinity College.
TURTON, William (assisted by his daughter). 'A Conchological Dictionary of the British Islands,' First edition, original publishers boards, corners turned in with remnants of original paper label to spine, booksellers label to pastedown, silhouette on titlepage, preface, list of conchological authors, explanation of terms and plate list, ppxxiv; plates; text with postscript and index, 272pp, four pages of advertisements, some occasional spotting but generally vg, John Booth, London, 1819.Turton's dictionary is one of the earliest comprehensive references for conchologists interested in the British Isles. The work laid the foundation for further research in conchology, both in the British Isles and beyond. His classifications and descriptions influenced subsequent generations of conchologists and provided a basis for future studies of molluscs. This copy is as close to the original press as one could hope to find. This is copy is complete; xxviii, twenty eight plates as called for, pagination runs true to pp.272, four leaves of books published by John Booth to rear.
Mining in Cornwall A very good collection of twenty five works. H. G. Dines. 'The Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England,' two volumes, original cloth with embossed lettered titles to front board, later uniform library dj, folded maps in pockets to rear, vg to fine, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London, 1956; D. B. Barton. 'The Cornish Beam Engine,' flat signed and dedicated by the author, first edition, original cloth, later dj, vg, Wordens of Cornwall, Marazion, 1965; 'A Historical Survey of the Mines and Mineral Railways of East Cornwall and West Devon,' first edition, original cloth, spotting throughout, good to very good, D. B. Barton, Truro, 1964; Robert R. Pennington. 'Stannary Law. A History of the Mining Law of Cornwall and Devon,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, vg, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1973; Tony Brooks. 'A History of Iron Mining in Cornwall,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Cornish Hillside Publications, St Austell, 2011; Bryan Earl. 'Cornwall Mining. The Techniques of Metal Mining in the West of England, Past and Present,' first edition, original cloth, later dj, spotting to edge of text block, vg, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1968; R. M. Barton. 'An Introduction to the Geology of Cornwall,' first edition, 1964; J. B. Austin. 'The Mines of South Australia,' facsimile, some light spotting, vg, 1968; D. B. Barton. 'A History of Copper Mining in Cornwall and Devon,' second edition, unclipped dj, some spotting, 1968; Arthur Cecil Todd. 'the Cornish Miner in America,' first edition, good to vg, 1967; A. K. Hamilton Jenkin. 'the Cornish Miner. An Account of His Life Above and Underground from Early Times,' third edition, vg, 1962; H. W. Dickinson. 'The Cornish Engine,' clipped dj, vg, Art and Techics, 1951; G. R. Lewis. 'The Stannaries. A Study of the Medieval Tin Miners of Cornwall and Devon,' reprint, vg, 1965; William Pryce. 'Mineralogia Cornubiensis,' facsimile, light spotting to edge of text block, vg, 1972; Allen Buckley. 'Dolcoath Mine. A History,' original cloth, unclipped, dj, fine, The Trevithick Society, 2010; D. B. Barton. 'A History of Tin Mining and Smelting in Cornwall,' first edition, vg, 1967; Edmund Vale. 'The Harveys of Hayle,' first edition, spotting to pastdown, vg, 1966; With seven other works. (25)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
The History of China Clay. David Cock. 'A Treatise on China Clay,' original board with backstrip missing and text block completely debound, lacks titlepage, contents are good though, advertisements, [Simpkin, Marshall and Co, London, 1880]; John Penderill-Church. 'William Cookworthy 1705-1780,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, spotting to pastedown, plates, vg, Brasford Barton, Truro, 1972; Hubert Fox. 'The Story of William Cookworthy,' printed card wraps, staple bound, vg, written for the Cookworthy Museum in Old Grammar School at Kingsbridge, March, 1972; Kenneth Hudson. 'The History of English China Clays. Fifty Years of Pioneering and Growth,' first edition, unclipped dj with uniform library backstrip, some light spotting, plates, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, n.d; With two copies of R. M. Barton's 'A History of the Cornish China-Clay Industry' and another Kenneth Hudson; plus booklets. (14)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
PAYER, Julius 'New Lands within the Arctic Circle. Narrative of the Discoveries of the Austrian Ship 'Tegetthoff' in the Years 1872-1874,' Two volumes, first edition, original blue cloth with gilt decorations, rubbed and bumped with chips to ends of backstrips, gilt top edge, ink owner inscriptions, some sporadic spotting to margins throughout, illustrations, good, MacMillan and Co, London, 1876;
(Signed and inscribed) LE CARRE, John 'The Honourable Schoolboy' Signed by the author on the dedication page to 'Maryella (Naper) on her ?th birthday with best wishes from David alias John Le Carre', together with a tipped-in letter on headed 'David Cornwell' paper, dated 13.11.1990, thanking Maryella for an invitation to Penlee House, but explaining that, at that time, Le Carre was finding it difficult to plan anything due to two films in production in places 'as diverse as the Middle East & South East Asia', which were both adaptations of his novels, finishing the letter by sending his regards to Maryella's children, 'How lovely to have so many grand-children in the making!', first edition, Hodder and Stoughton 1977.
Cornwall and Scilly Isles Interest Stan Hugill, 'Shanties and Sailors' Songs', Herbert Jenkins, first edition, 1969, with tipped-in letters and correspondence from the author; Richard Larn, 'Shipwrecks of The Isles of Scilly', signed, 1993; Derek G. Carter, 'Memories of Meneage', edition 31/600 with pasted-in certificate from the author, Troutbeck Press, 2000; Percy Mitchell, 'A Boatbuilder's Story', 1968; Lidio Cipriani, 'The Andaman Islanders', Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1966; Walter Gibson, 'The Boat', first edition, 1952; S.J. Van Der Molen, 'The Lutine Treasure', Adlard Coles Ltd, 1970; John Behenna, 'Westcountry Shipwrecks', David & Charles, 1974. (8)
Thirteen works on Cornwall. Thurstan C. Peter and J. J. Daniel. 'A Compendium of the History and Geography of Cornwall,' fourth edition, vg original blue cloth, later uniform library dj, fold out map as frontis, spotting to title page and edge of text block, pp.485, good to vg, Netherton & Worth, Truro, 1906; J. Harris Stone. 'England's Riviera,' second edition, vg original blue cloth, ex libris with label to spine, later dj, fronts and plates, vg, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, London, n.d; George Laurence Gomme (ed). 'the Gentleman's Magazine Library,' part II only containing Cornwall, original cloth, text block loosening, some slight toning and spotting, Elliot Stock, London, 1892; 'The Beauties of England and Wales,' vol II only containing Cornwall, rubbed and bumped half leather, later dj, some toning and spotting, Vernor and Hood et al, London, 1801; Alphonse Esquiros. 'Cornwall and its Coasts,' original green cloth with chips to head of backstrip, ex libris Mary Molesworth Cordelia Cator, vg text block, Chapman and Hall, London, 1865; Peter Penn (ed). . 'Cornish Notes & Queries,' first series, original cloth, vg, Elliot Stock, London, 1906; With seven other works including a rough 'Itinery of Cornwall' by Cyrus Redding. (13)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
(Penzance and St Michael's Mount) Nine works. 'Saundry's One and All Almanac,' printed card wraps debound, rust to staple bind, profuse with advertisements, vg text block, 1933; Edgar A. Rees. 'Old Pezance,' first edition, original cloth, later dj, spotting to prelims but generally vg, plates, pp.124, Printed by the Author, 1956; Reg Watkiss. 'Penzance and Newlyn. Early Photographs,' first edition, printed card boards, b+w photographs throughout, vg, Peter Dalwood, Penzance, 1975; Canon J. R. Fletcher. 'Short History of St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall,' first edition, origin al cloth, clipped dj, ex libris label, plates, some spotting, published at St Michael's Mount, 1951; With five other works. (9)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Ten diverse works about Cornwall. G. R. LEWIS. 'The Stannaries: A Stuy of the Medieval Tin Miners of Cornwall and Devon,' reprint, original cloth, unclipped dj, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1965; D. M. THOMAS (Ed). 'The Granite Kingdom: Poems of Cornwall,' original cloth, unclipped dj, D. M. Thomas, 1970; R. M BARTON (ed). 'Life in Cornwall in the Early Nineteenth Century,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1970; CHARLES WOOLF. 'An Introduction to the Archaeology of Cornwall,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1970; With six other works including 'A Cornish Year', 'Cornwall' painted by G. F. Nichols, and 'The Geology of Cornwall'. (10)
FLEMING, Ian 'The Man with the Golden Gun,' First edition with second state cloth (missing the gilt tooled gun), unclipped dj with small nibbles to head of backstrip and some watermarks to verso, light spotting to edge of text block, ink owner inscription to front free endpaper, vg, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965.
John Lloyd Warden Page. 'The North Coast of Cornwall. It's Scenery, Its People, Its Antiquities, and it's Legends,' First edition, original cloth with gilt decorations, rubbed, ex libris label, spotting to title page, good to very good text block, plates, Joseph Pollard, Truro and Penzance, [1897, although booksellers label pasted over]; W. H. Hudson. 'The Land's end. A Naturalist's Impressions in West Cornwall,' first edition thus, original cloth, nibbles to unclipped dj, light spotting to edge of textblock, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1923; 'Life in Cornwall in the Mid Nineteenth Century, 1810-35,' first edition, original cloth, clipped dj with later backstrip, ex libris label, plates, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1971; With 1835-55; 'A Hand-Book for Travellers in Devon & Cornwall,' original embossed cloth with gilt titles, later dj, stained with splitting to joints, toning to edges of leaves, repairs to fold out maps, John Murray, London, 1851; Jasper Salwey. 'Cornwall. A Sketchbook,' first edition, original boards, plates throughout, vg, A & C Black, London, 1922; With six other works in vg condition. (12)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Diverse collection of twenty four works. 'Gulval Church and Churchyard. Past and Present,' thin leather wraps with gilt lettering, b+w photos pated to thin card, vg, scarce, Beare and Son, Penzance 1894; Joseph Hammond. 'A Cornish Parish: Being an Account of St. Austell, Town, Church, District and Peple,' first edition, original green cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to back strip, later uniform library dj, plates, maps, and frontis, toning to title page, light spotting but vg, Skeffington & Son, London, 1897; R. S. Hawker. 'Footprints of Former Min in Far Cornwall,' original embossed cloth, light mold staining to bottom of front board, later uniform library dj, plates and frontis, goog to vg, John Lane, London, 1903; A. Newland Deakin. 'Guide to Fowey & Neighbourhood,' printed card wraps, advertisements, plates, fold out map, William Pollard & Co, Exeter, 1892; Dorothy Dudley. 'The Slate Figures of Cornwall,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Worden Printers, Marazion, [1965]; Cyril Noall. 'A History of Cornish Mail- and Stage-Coaches,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, some spotting to DJ and edge of text block, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1963; With nineteen other good works. (24)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Cornish art Fourteen works Robert Jones. 'Alfred Wallis. Artist and Mariner,' signed by the author, unclipped dj, illustrated throughout, fine, Halsgrove, 2001; 'Reuben Chappell. Pierhead Painter,' first edition, small tear to unclipped dj, fine, First Light, 2006; Tom Cross. 'Painting the Warmth of the Sun. St Ives Artists 1939-1975,' revised edition, unclipped dj, fine, 2008; 'The Shining Sands. Artists in Newlyn and St Ives 1880-1930,' revised edition, unclipped dj, fine, 2008; Margaret Powell. 'Master of the Sea: Charles Napier Hemy,' first edition, illustrative boards, fine, Alison Hodge, Penzance, 2004; With nine other works including 'Painting in Newlyn 1900-1930', 'Stanhope Forbes' by Elizabeth Knowles and 'The Golden Dream. A Biography of Thomas Cooper Gotch' by Pamela Lomax. (14)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Mining in Cornwall Twenty five works. George Henwood. 'Cornwall's Mines and Miners. Nineteenth Century Studies,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, some spotting to edge of text block, pp.239, good to very good, Bradford Barton, Truro, 1972; Cyril Noall. 'Botallack,' first edition, original cloth, spotting to unclipped dj, pp.170, good to very good, 1972; 'The St. Just Mining District,' first edition, original cloth, spotting to unclipped dj, pp.170, good to very good, 1979; 'Levant. The Mine Beneath the Sea,' first edition, original cloth, library cover to backstrip of unclipped dj, spotting to prelims and edge of text block, pp.141, good to very good, 1970; Jack Penhale. 'The Mine Under the Sea,' first book edition, pictorial card wrap with extra card protector, slight spotting to edge of text block, vg, J. H. Lake, Falmouth, 1962; With twenty other works on the history of mining in Cornwall. (25)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
BLAINE, Julien 'Quinzieme Ou Pour En Finir Avec Le Preseneiotisme...' Edition 210 of 400, containing loose sheets, some double, this being the concrete poet’s first book mixing more traditional forms of poetry alongside concrete works and also illustrations by Blaine in b/w, some loose pages maybe missing, Paris: Les Carnets de L’Octeor, 1966; together with two signed John Furnival prints dated 1966 and Roy Fisher, 'Interiors', 1966.
(Poetry) HARRIS, John. Two works. 'The Land’s End, Kynance Cove, and Other Poems,' first edition, with subscribers list, original red boards, gilt lettering to front cover, ex libris label, vg, Alexander Heylin, London, 1858; 'Lays from The Mine, The Moor, and The Mountain,' second edition, original blue cloth, back strip splitting, contemporary ink owner inscription to front free endpaper, tide mark to frontis, vg text block, Alexander Heylin, 1856. (2)John Harris worked from the age of ten dressing Copper ore at Dolcoath, going underground a few years later. Two scarce copies. John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
CRADDOCK, Harry (compiled by) 'The Savoy Cocktail Book' First edition, lacks errata slip, original decorative cloth backed boards, split to front hinge, rubbed and bumped but still very vibrant, decorative printed endpapers, spotting to edge of text block, some graphite X's to cocktails followed and notes to the rear, colour illustrations and decorations throughout by Gilbert Rumbold, a good copy of this famous work, Constable & Company, 1930.
Cornish Language Interest Three Publications Henry Jenner, 'A Handbook of the Cornish Language', first edition, original cloth gilt, ink owner inscription to ffep, 1904, vg; R. Morton Nance. 'An English-Cornish Dictionary', reprint edition, a very good copy, original binding, The Cornish Language Board by The Pitman Press, 1967; and a further copy of the same book reprinted lithographically by Haycock Printers Ltd., London, 1965. (3)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Daphne Du Maurier. 'The Apple Tree. A Short Novel And Some Stories,' First edition, original cloth, nibbles to unclipped dj, spotting to verso, spotting to edge of text block, pp.264, good to very good, Victor Gollancz, London 1952.A decent first edition with the first publication of 'The Birds'.
Minack Theatre Interest A signed book and typed letter dedicated to Rowena Cade by the author, Ruth Manning Sanders Ruth Manning-Sanders. 'The Extraordinary Margaret Catchpole', unclippped dj, William Heinemann Ltd, first edition, 1966.Signed by the author to 'Dofferty', a pet-name used for Rowena Cade, the creator and genius behind The Minack Theatre. A typed letter from and signed by the author details Cade's dislike for Christmas cards, together with a further tip-in of a Minack Theatre postcard.
ENID BLYTON COLLECTION OF HARDBACKS IN DUSTJACKETS to include 'The Valley of Adventure' 1953, 'The Sea of Adventure' 1952, 'The Ship of Adventure' 1951 together with 7 Famous Five (one without dustjacket), 'The Boy Next Door' 1952, 'Go Ahead Secret Seven' 1953 first edition with dustjacket and 8 Secret Seven paperbacks (20)Condition Report:Various conditions, see images or ask for details
Harris, Julian Hoke (American, 1906-1987); b. Carrollton, TX U.S.A., Perpetuating the Ancient Art of Medallic Sculpture, 1970, a light bronze lozenge-shaped medal by J.H. Harris for the 40th anniversary of the Medallic Art Co, 40 superimposed on representations of the first and 80th medals in the Society series, rev. contrasting relief and intaglio impressions of owls of Athens, edge impressed julian h. harris. sc. medallic art co. n.y., 64mm, 152.38g (Alexander SP2.1, edge A; cf. Coin Galleries Oct. 2010, 2735). Mint state £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, December 2002 Edition of 657. The competition to design a diamond-shaped 40th anniversary medal attracted over 200 entries from 77 different sculptors. The 7-person judging panel, including Elvira Clain-Stefanelli of the Smithsonian Institution, chose Mr Harris’ design and the result was announced on 15 November 1970. Mr Harris won $1,500 for his efforts and the medals, in silver and bronze, were all struck in December 1970.
Dillens, Julien (Belgian, 1849-1904); b. Antwerp and Stappen, Charles van der (Belgian, 1843-1910); b. Saint-Josse-ten-Noode BELGIUM, Centenaire de l’Académie Royale des Beaux Arts de Bruxelles, 1900, a bronze plaque by J. Dillens and C. van der Stappen, busts of Nicolas-Jean Rouppe, Charles Buls and Émile De Mot left, rev. naked male seated left, sketching, artisans in field in background, 78 x 61mm, 194.55g (BDM I, 590; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 174, 5066). Extremely fine, dark patina £80-£100 --- Provenance: Münz Zentrum Rheinland Auktion 174 (Cologne), 2-3 September 2015, lot 5066 Edition of 125 in bronze. Nicolas-Jean Rouppe (1768-1838) was a politician and first burgomaster of Brussels after it claimed independence. Charles Buls (1837-1914), was a politician. Émile André Jean De Mot (1835-1909) was a politician and also burgomaster of Brussels, from 1899 until his death.
Plazzotta, Enzo (Italian, 1921-1981); b. Mestre, moved to England 1948 ENGLAND, Rearing Stallion, 1984, a uniface cast bronze medal after E. Plazzotta [Royal Mint] for Original Casts SA, horse rearing to left, back with label ‘1’ affixed, 60mm, 118.13g (cf. Tooveys, Nov. 2018, 2533). Extremely fine; in blue fitted case of issue, with certificate confirming this as the first medal cast, dated 2 July 1984 £30-£40 --- Edition of 100.
Brown, Nigel (New Zealander, 1949-present); b. Invercargill. NEW ZEALAND, Home Gardener, 1996, a uniface cast bronze medal by N. Brown [A.W. Fraser Ltd], male gardener kneeling to left, trowel in left hand, planting, back hand-engraved with legend and 1/6, 125mm, 689.35g. Extremely fine and as made, the first casting £150-£200 --- Provenance: bt McPherson Gallery (Auckland) Edition of 6
Simmons, Mary Ann (British, 1959-present); b. Vancouver, emigrated to United Kingdom 1988 ENGLAND, The Fourth Service 1939-1945, 2002, a cast bronze medal by Mary Ann Simmons [Crucible Foundry] for the British Art Medal Society, concentric radiating waves, rev. map of the Western Atlantic approaches and the Rockall Trough, site of the first vessel to be sunk by a U-boat on the first day of World War II, edge highlight-impressed the fourth service 1939-1945 between the points of the compass, highlight notches on upper reverse edge, 90mm, 545.65g (The Medal 41, pp.118-19). Extremely fine, as made, a poignant medal, very rare; in black pouch of issue £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt BAMS, April 2003 Edition of 10. The medal commemorates the role of the Merchant Navy as the ‘fourth service’ during World War II. The reverse alludes to the sinking of the passenger liner Athenia, outbound from Liverpool to Montreal, torpedoed by U-30 220 miles north-west of Ireland at 7.30pm on 3 September 1939, the day that Britain declared war with Germany, with the loss of 117 lives. For a full description of the background to the issue of the medal and for an explanation of the notches on the upper part of the reverse, see The Medal 41, p.118.
Thomson, Diana Clare, née Golding (British, 1939-present); b. Manchester ENGLAND/U.S.A., Medal for Marilyn, 2000, a cast bronze medal by Diana Thomson [Nautilus Fine Art Foundry], facing head of Marilyn Monroe, earring at right, rev. Monroe standing left, head turned back, holding down her ‘Flying Skirt’, for ever, and ever, ah men in field to left, rev. edge engraved d.c.t. 2000 1, 120mm, 1,969.22g. Extremely fine, a very substantial work, the first of only two castings made and undoubtedly the rarest Marilyn Monroe medal £200-£400 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, 2000 Edition of 2. Marilyn Monroe (1926-62) was a Hollywood actress, model and singer, one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. The reverse image is taken from the famous photograph of Monroe stood on a subway grate at the junction of 52nd Street and Lexington avenue, New York, taken by Sam Shaw on 15 September 1954 in preparation for the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch, directed by Billy Wilder.
PHILBY (H St. J.B): 'The Empty Quarter...being a description of the Great South Desert of Arabia known as Rub 'Al Khali..': London, Constable, 1933: FIRST EDITION: original green cloth, spine gilt, rubbed, portion cut from FFE removing old ownership, 8vo: with 7 other volumes, middle eastern travel and related. (8)
YEATS (William Butler): 'Four Years': Churchtown, Cuala Press, 1921: FIRST EDITION, one of 400 copies, printed in red and black, hawk attacking small bird device by T Sturge Moore to title in red, leaves partially opened, original linen-backed blue paper covered boards, printed label to spine and lettered in black to upper, browning to free endpapers as usual, a very good clean copy, 8vo. (1)
INDIA: CAMPBELL (Donald): 'A Journey Over Land to India, Partly by a Route Never Gone Before by any European..': London, printed for Cullen and Company, 1795: FIRST EDITION. Without half title, recent half-calf over marbled boards, spine gilt preserving earlier red morocco label, a good clean copy, 4to. (1)
YORKE (James): 'The Union of Honour': FIRST EDITION, 3 parts in one, additional engraved title with author's name dated 1641, woodcut device to title (dated 1640): numerous woodcut initials and ornaments, circa 900 woodcut armorials, 19th century calf gilt, front board detached, sm.folio. (1)
PEAKE (Mervyn): The Gormenghast Trilogy, comprising 'Titus Groan' (second impression, 1946): 'Gormenghast' (FIRST EDITION, 1950): 'Titus Alone' (FIRST EDITION, 1959): publishers red cloth with dustjacket, first named somewhat browned to spine, torn round foot of lower hinge, general light toning but otherwise a good clean set, 8vo. (3)
EINSTEIN (Albert): 'Die Grundlage der Allgemeinem Relativitatstheorie..': Leipzig, Johann Barth, 1916 (but 1919): 64pp, original printed front wrapper tipped onto FFE, recent burgundy buckram, slim 8vo first anastatic reprint of 1919, on poorer paper than the first edition of 1916: it is the authorised version of his General Theory of Relativity, the 1916 edition being considered as the original edition. (1)
INSCRIBED FROM BURTON AND TAYLOR: 'The Letters of Gertrude Bell': London, Ernest Benn, 1930 (first 1 volume edition): publishers blue cloth with dustjacket, torn with spine deficient: the FFE inscribed 'with much love and wishing you a gloriously successful year with much happiness', and signed individually from Rosalinde Fuller, Winifred Evans, Richard Burton, Maureen Pryor and Peter Woodam, dated Bath 1948: additionally with postcard from Elizabeth Taylor to one Mme Stafford Byrne dated Feb 1964, loosely inserted. (1)
WARING (John Burley): 'Masterpieces of Industrial Art and Sculpture at the International Exhibition, 1862'.. 3 volumes, FIRST EDITION, London: Day & Son, 1863: numerous chromolithographic plates, some deficient, contents heavily shaken and bumped, publishers ornate red morocco gilt blocked in black, worn and rubbed with contents loose, for sale as a collection of plates only and not subject to return. (3)
CUALA PRESS: YEATS (William Butler): 'Stories of Red Hanrahan..': Dundrum, Dun Emer Press, 1904: FIRST EDITION, woodcut by Robert Gregory, original quarter linen, blue/grey boards with matching endpapers, printed paper labels to spine and upper cover, edges rough trimmed, spine and FFE browned but a very good copy, 8vo. (1)
CUALA PRESS: YEATS (W B): 'In The Seven Woods'. Dundrum: The Dun Emer Press, 1903: FIRST EDITION. Original off-white linen boards, printed label to upper, cloth a little browned and cockled in places but a good copy, 8vo. The first book from the Cuala Press under the Dun Emer imprint, used for the first 11 books when the press was part of Evelyn Gleeson's Dun Emer Industries: 325 copies printed. (1)
BESTALL (Alfred E): 'The New Adventures of Rupert..': FIRST EDITION, illustrations printed in red and black, 3 of 5 colouring pages partially filled in watercolour, 'Book Belongs To' page left blank, publishers red pictorial cloth, dustjacket, slightly frayed at extremities, Daily Express Publications (1936), 4to. (1)
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