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Lot 115
ANON: A CONCISE ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE AT SPITHEAD 1782, Portsmouth, 1840, third edition, five engraved plates, 16mo, micro miniature, original printed wraps (small part losses), the first edition is titled 'A Narrative of the Loss of the Royal George...' and normally bound in wooden boards from the wreck, not on Copac with this title
Lot 136
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: THE ILLUSTRATED POCKET SHAKESPEARE COMPLETE WITH GLOSSARY, ed J Talfourd Blair, Glasgow, David Bryce [1886], first edition, 8 vols, micro miniatures 90 x 65 mm, original limp blue leather gilt, all edges gilt, very minor wear at head and foot of spines, original folding book box with minor wear
Lot 36
Limited edition SAS Diary (1941-1945) a personal account of the Regiment by the SAS for the SAS, in their own words. It contains an unparalleled collection of documents, reports, photographs, maps and tells for the first time the full story of the SAS during World War II. The story of The Diary is exceptional, an SAS soldier undertook to find and preserve all the documentation he could before the SAS was lost to history. He traced the history of the SAS through North Africa, Sicily, Italy and France and collated it for prosperity and in memory of those who lost their lives serving our country. The war diary is 44 x 30 x 10 cms and weighs 11 kgs.
Lot 1281
Hibberd (Dominic) and Onions (John) The Winter of the World Poems of the First World War, Constable, 2007, hardback with dust jacket, Noakes (Vivien) Voices of Silence, Sutton Publishing, 1st Ed. 2006, hardback with dust jacket, Adcock (A. St. John) For Remembrance Soldier Poets who have Fallen in War, Hodder and Stoughton, Revised and Enlarged Edition, Presentation copy to authors mother, Ex-Libris sticker for Tony M. Chance, hardback, The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke with Memoir, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1918, hardback, newspaper articles glued into book, Morgan (Gaby) Poems from the Second World War, Macmillan Children's Books, 1st Ed. 2015, hardback with dust jacket & Brooke (Rupert) 1914 and other Poems, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1915, Ex-Libris sticker for Tony M. Chance, hardback (6)
Lot 940
4 boxed 1/72 scale diecast Corgi Supermarine Spitfire models (3 limited edition):AA31934C, 147/1000 Spitfire Vb, P/O Jens Muller, 331 Sqn "Great Escape Collection": Model near mint, damage to box insert (see photos).AA31934A, 193/1000 Spitfire Vb, Flt Lt Bram Der Stok, 41 Sqn "Great Escape Collection". Model mint, box excellent.AA39211, 123/3000 Spitfire Mk1, Sqn Ldr Rupert "Lucky" Leigh, 66 Sqn, "60 Years of Corgi" anniversary edition. Model and box in excellent condition.49001 Spitfire Mk1, "First skirmish of Battle Of Britain", Flt Lt Adolf Malan. Model in excellent condition, box fair.No damage/factory flaws with any models.
Lot 941
4 boxed 1/72 scale diecast Corgi Supermarine Spitfire models (3 limited edition): 49005, 563/5600 Spitfire Mk1, 54 Sqn with authentic reproduction pilots' notes (1940-2000 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain series). Model fair condition with broken aerial mast. Box good. AA31901, 221/4100 Spitfire MkIIC, 276 Air-Sea Rescue Squadron. Model in excellent condition, box very good. AA31934C, 229/1000 Spitfire MkVb, "Great Escape Collection" P/O Jens Muller, 331 Sqn. Model near mint with sealed accessory bag, box in excellent condition. 49001 Spitfire Mk1, "First skirmish of Battle of Britain", Flt Lt Adolf Malan. Model in fair condition with a broken aerial mast, box fair.
Lot 104
Faraday,M.: Chemical manipulation: being iristructions to students in chemistry on the methods of performing experimerits of demonstration or research, with accuracy and success. London, Philipps 1827. Mit etlichen kleinen Textfig. 656 S. Ldr. d. Zt. mit Rsch. (Schulpreisband, neu aufgebunden, etw. beschabt u. best.). - Wellcome 111, 9. Roller-Goodman 1, 383. Ferchl 150. Bolton I, 434; Duveen p.207. - First edition, describing the working methods of "one of the greatest scientific discoverers of all time" (Sir Ernest Rutherford). (346).
Lot 299
Santorio,S.: De medicina statica aphorismi. Commentaria, notasque addidit A.C. Lorry. Paris, Cavelier 1770. Mit gest. Front. 2 Bl., XXXVI, 395 S. Ldr. d. Zt. mit Rsch. u. Rverg. Hirsch-H. V, 21. Wellcome V, 23. Heirs of Hippocrates 400: "This late Parisian edition is the first to contain the commentary and additions of the French dermatologist, Anne-Charles Lorry, and is an indication of the significance of Santorio's work more than 150 years after its first appearance". - S. XXXV/XXXVI gelockert, sonst insgesamt gutes Ex. - (1759)
Lot 1541
Lonicer,A.: Kreuterbuch, Künstl. Conterfeytung, Bäume, Staudgn, Hecken ... Kreuterbuch. Künstliche Conterfeytunge der Bäume, Stauden, Hecken, Kreuter, Getreyde, Gewürtze. Frankfurt, J. Saur für C. Egenolff Erben 1598. Fol. Mit zahlreichen altkolorierten Textholzschnitten. 8 (st. 14), 370 num. (st. 382), 3 Bl. Zeitgenössischer Lederband über Holzdeckeln mit dreifachem Rahmenaufbau mit Rollenprägung (Köpfe und Rankenwerk) sowie 2 schönen Mittelplatten (Fortuna und Justitia). VD 16, L 2426. Nissen 1228. Pritzel 5599. - Wellcome I, 3856. - Seltene Ausgabe des beliebten Kräuterbuches, das auch Tiere, Vögel, Fische, Mineralien, Destilliergeräte und Arzneimittel beschreibt. Lonicers berühmtes Kräuterbuch erschien erstmals 1551 auf Latein, die erste deutsche Ausgabe folgte 1557. Mehrfacher tls. gelöschter Namensstempel. - Rare edition of the popular herbal book, first published in German 1557. With numerous text woodcuts in old coloring. Contemp. calf over wooden boards with rollstamping and 2 inner panels of Fortuna and Justitia. - Missing 14 leaves, incl. a half page portrait of Lonicer, the 4 leaves of the Latin register probably added from another edition. - With strong traces of use. Missing endpapers, binding with large scrape marks and blanks spots. Several leaves with name stamp.
Lot 76
Colbatch,J.: Four Treatises of Physick and Chirurgery: viz. I. A Physico-Medical Essay concerning Alkaly and Acid. II. Farther Considerations by way of Appendix to the said Essay. III. Novum Lumen Chirurgicum, or a New Light of Chirurgery. IV. Novum Lumen Chirurgicum. 2nd ed. Corrected and Enlarged, 1698, XXIV,122,86 S. Etw. spät. Ldr. (Tls. beschabt). Wing C 4997. Weelcome II, 368. - Sectional titles throughout. - The first and only complee edition, the "second edition" on the title referring of the fact that all the tracts had been published independently before. (1165).
Lot 114
Fourcroy,A.F.: Systeme des connaissances chimiques, et de leurs applications aux phenomenes de la nature et de l'art. 10 Bde. und Register in 11 Bdn. Paris, Baudouin, an IX-X (1801-02). Ldrbde. d. Zt. mit Rsch. u. Rverg. (Etw. berieb.). Erste 8°-Ausgabe im Jahr der ersten Ausgabe erschienen. - Bolton I, 449. Kopp I, 329. Duveen 226 (Anmerkung): "First Edition of the author's chief work ... There are two issues, one in 11 vols.". Wellcome III, 48. Hirsch-H. II, 581 (nennt nur 8 Bde.): "Von grösster Wichtigkeit für die Entwicklung der Medicin sind seine Arbeiten in der organischen Chemie, die Analyse des Harns, des Chulus, der Milch, der Galle, des Blutes, des Sperma, seine Untersuchungen über das Albumin, das Fibrin. Er begründete durch ausgedehnte Experimente die Lehre von den Blasensteinen... Auch der Analyse der Heilquellen widmete F. seine Thätigkeit, und die Analyse der salinischen Schwefelquellen zu Enghien wird zu den Musterarbeiten dieser Gattung gerechnet". - St.a.T. - (1216)
Lot 307
Scheele,K.W.: Traite chimique de l'air et du feu, avec une introduction de Torbern Bergmann. Ouvrage traduit de l'Allemand par le Baron de Dietrich. Paris, Hotel Serpente 1781. Mit 1 gefalt. Kupfertaf. 268 S. Ldr. d. Zt. mit Rverg. (Und:) Supplement, ebda. 1785. 214 S. Ldr. d. Zt. (Berieb.). Sehr seltene erste franz. Ausgabe von Scheeles Hauptwerk. - Bolton 802. Duveen 533. Ferguson II, 331 Anmerkung. Ferchl 474. Mostrom 175 a. Partington II, 211, VII A (nennt irrtümlich Paul Heinrich Baron von Holbach als Übersetzer). Poggendorff II, 776. Cole 1165: "The French translation of the first German edition was by Philippe-Frederic, baron de Dietrich (1748-1793) who added an Avis and, at the end, a section of notes". - Das Werk enthält die Entdeckung des Luftsauerstoffs und Stickstoffs, unabhängig und ca. zwei Jahre vor Priestley, der jedoch seine Entdeckung früher veröffentlichte. Aber nicht allein die Entdeckung des Sauerstoffs und Stickstoffs ließen die Schrift zu einem Meilenstein in der Geschichte der Chemie werden, Scheeles Experimente haben auch große Bedeutung für die Geschichte der Photographie: Scheele "hatte bereits 1777 mittels des durch ein Prisma zerlegten Sonnenspektrums die Farbempfindlichkeit von Chlorsilber beobachtet und festgestellt, daß die blauen Strahlen dieses schneller schwärzten. Er fand ferner die Unlöslichkeit von geschwärztem Chlorsilber in Ammoniak, womit ein erstes Fixiermittel gefunden war, doch wurde es später übersehen, und so wartete die Menschheit eben noch etwas länger auf das erste brauchbare und beständige photographische Verfahren" (Tillmanns, Gesch. der Photographie, 20). - Tls. unt. Rand leicht tintenfleckig. - Exlibris. - (874)
Lot 57
Boyle,R.: The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle. In Five Volumes. To which is prefixed The Life of the Author. 5 Bde. London, Millar, 1744. Folio. Titel in Rot und Schwarz, 1 gestoch. Portrait-Frontispiz, 5 gestoch. ident. TVignetten u. insg. 15 gefalt. Kupfertafeln. 2 Bl., VIII, 152 S. 2 Bl., 565 S. 2 Bl., 652. 2 Bl., 556 S. 2 Bl., 736 S., 43 Bl. (Index). Ldrbde. d. Zt. mit rot. Rschild. (Berieben, bestoßen, Kapitale stellenw. etw. läd., alle Gelenke angebrochen, 2 Bände mit Leinenstreifen laienhaft Gelenke überklebt, Bd. 5 Vorderdeckel lose). - Blake 62. Ferguson I, 122. DSB II, 382. Erste vollständige Ausgabe. - "During Robert Boyle's lifetime there was a great demand for his writing not only in England but on the Continent, this is no doubt reflecting the dramatic upsurge of interest in the sciences and particularly in those having a bearing on biology and medicine. But this work must have been equally in demand by physical scientists ..." (Fulton, 143). - "The first complete edition of his writings was published by Birch in 1744 ... It included his posthumous remains and correspondence, with a life of the author founded on materials collected with abortive biographical designs by Burnet and Wotton, and embracing Boyle's unfinished narrative of his early years entitled 'An account of Philatretus during his Minority'" (DNB II, 1030). - Jew. mit Wappenexlibris. - 5 vols. With engr. portrait frontispiece, 5 ident. engr title vignettes, 15 fold. copperplates. Contemp. leather with gilt-stamped and labelled spine, gilt stamped fillets and cover edges (rubbed, end of spines and bindings occ. chafed, front joints cracking). - Each vol. with engr. amorial bookplate. (1595).
Lot 2669
Redoute,P.J.: Les Roses. Décrites par C.A.Thorry. Paris, Panckoucke, 1824(-26). Gr.8°. Mit 152 (statt 160) Farbstichtafeln mit Retusche. Halbledereinband mit marmorierten Deckeln und goldgeprägtem Rücken. Nissen, BBI 1599; Stafleu-C. 8749; MacPhail 40; Stock 2369. - Zweite Ausgabe, die erste in Oktav und mit neuen Tafeln. Von dem insgesamt in 40 Lieferungen erschienenen Werk fehlen hier die Lieferungen 25 und 27. - Teils etwas gebräunt und fleckig, wenige Seiten am Rand mit Wurmloch. - Second edition, the first in octavo. With 144 (of 160) stippleengraved plates, printed in colours and finished by hand. platemark). Lacking issue 25 and 27.
Lot 697
Martius,J.N.: Unterricht in der natürlichen Magie, oder zu allerhand belustigenden und nützlichen Kunststücken. Völlig umgearb. v. J.C.Wiegleb. 20 Bde. Bln. u. Stettin, F.Nicolai 1786-1708. Mit zus. 241 Abb. auf 240 gefalt. Kupfertaf. sowie 1 gefalt. Taf. mit 2 Würfel-Tab. Hldrbde. d. Zt. mit Rsch. (Tls. beschabt u. best., Rckn. tls. stärker fl., 1 Rckn. mit Fehlstelle, 1 Gel. eingerissen, 3 Rsch. unvollständig). Ferguson II, 547f (Anm.). Poggendorff II, 1320. Ackermann V, 863 gibt 237 Tafeln).- Umfangreiche Sammlung von Zauberkunststücken, Spielen und Experimenten zu Technik, Optik, Chemie und Physik - vollständig wie hier sehr selten. Erste Ausgabe, lediglich Band 1 in 3. sowie die Bände 7 und 8 in 2. Ausgabe, sämtlich mit zwei Titeln erschienen. Das von Johann Christian Wiegleb zusammengetragene Werk basiert auf Johann Nikolaus Martius 'Unterricht von der Magia naturali und derselben medicinischen Gebrauch' von 1724. Der erste Band der Wiegleb-Fassung wurde 1782 erstmals herausgegeben und ab Band 3 von Gottfried Erich Rosenthal fortgesetzt. 'Das Buch enthält eine enorme Bandbreite von mehr als 300 Zauberkunststücken, technischen Spielereien und Experimenten sowie praktischen Ratschlägen, angefangen bei Tricks aus der Chemie und der Elektrizitätslehre bis hin zur Herstellung von Magneten und der Verfertigung von Zauberspiegeln, Anleitungen zum Bau beweglicher Figuren und Hausrezepten, wie etwa zum Einmachen von Sauerkirschen, Mitteln gegen Ungeziefer und zum Entfernen von Tintenflecken sowie Kartentricks und Rechenkunststücke. Die beigefügten Kupferstiche zeigen unter anderem elektrisch bewegte Gegenstände, optische Tricks, eine Laterna Magica und eine Nebelmaschine.' (Achim Klose in 'Auf Wieglebs Spuren', 2016) Einband: Halblederbände der Zeit mit Rückenschildern und etw. Rückenvergoldung. 19,5 : 12 cm. - Etw. stockfl. u. gebräunt, vereinzelt schwach wasserrandig, wenige Taf. mit kl. Randläsuren, 1 Taf. mit Bildverlust im Rd. Bd. 1 mit Signaturstempel Titel verso, bez. 'Bern 1918'. - Comprehensive compilation of conjuring tricks and technical, optical and scientific experiments. Vol I. in third, Vol. 7 and 8 in second, else in first edition. With altogether 241 illustrations on 240 folded copperplates. Contemp. half leather with labels and gilt spine. Somewhat foxed and browned, here and there slightly waterstained, few plates with little marginal fraying,1 plate with loss of illustration in the margin. Bindings partly bumbed and scraped, spines partly stronger stained,1 spine with defective spot, 1 joint torn, 3 labels incomplete. - Vol. 1 with library stamp title verso.
Lot 917
(Massialot,F.).: Allerneueste Anweisung zum Kochen, nach der jetzigen Frantzösischen Manier alle Arten von Essen,... Aus dem Franz. übersetzt. Halberstadt u. Lpz., Schopp 1739. Mit gest. Front. 7 Bl., 880 S. Pbd. d. Zt. mit hs. Rsch. (Etw. beschabt, vord. Gelenk angebrochen). Erste dt. Ausgabe u. erste dt. Übers. eines franz. Kochbuchs überhaupt. Vgl. Horn-Arndt 168 (nur 2. dt. Ausg. 1747). Zur franz. Orig.-Ausgabe siehe Bitting S. 314 und Vicaire Sp. 573 ff. - Das Front. zeigt eine Küchenszene mit vier Köchen. - Massialot (1660-1733) war der beruhmteste Koch zur Zeit Ludwigs XIV. - Etw. fleckig u. gebräunt, Prager Bibl.-St. auf S. 880. - Gest. Wappen-Exlibris Tetschner Bibl. verso T., sowie Wappen-Exlibris de Thun. - (266) - Contemporary vellum with handwritten label on spine (somewhat scuffed, front joint broken). First German edition and first German translation of a French cookbook ever. Somewhat stained and browned.
Lot 110
The Combat History of Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 Edited by Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann, Richard Freiherr Von Rosen & Alfred Rubbel 2000 First UK Edition Hardback Book with 392 pages published by J J Fedorowicz Publishing Inc Canada Spine in 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 111
Norwegian Volunteers of The Waffen SS by Geir Brenden & Tommy Natedal 2016 First Edition Hardback Book with 523 pages published by Helion & Co Ltd Spine in 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 100
Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K rose gold automatic wristwatch with world time indication and polychrome closionné enamel dialModel: World TimeReference: 5131R-001Date: Purchased 23rd October 2017Movement: 33-jewel Cal.240 HU automatic, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, gold micro-rotor, Gyromax balance, Stamped with Seal of Geneva, No.7103334Dial: Polychrome closionné enamel central disk, dot quarters, outer dark blue and matte silvered revolving diurnal and nocturnal 24-hour chapter, further outer silvered revolving chapter bearing the names of 24 world cities, pierced polished handsCase: Polished round, screw down exhibition back, shouldered crown, push button in the band at 10 to activate required time zones, 24-hour and quick hour setting, No.6205783Strap/Bracelet: Dark brown Patek Philippe alligator leatherBuckle/Clasp: Signed 18K rose gold folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 39mm Accompaniments: Patek Philippe box, outer card, Certificate of Origin, service delivery box, swing tagFootnotes:The reference 5131 brings a colourful presence to the wrist with its Closionné enamel dial. In the impressive process of enamelling, thin gold wires are fused onto the metal, filled with pigment by enamel artists and subsequently fired at high temperatures to form the enamel. This process is repeated until the cloisons are filled to the top of the wire. First produced only in yellow gold, the reference was released in a white gold version in 2009 and in a pink gold version in 2014. The pink gold 5131, like the present lot, was discontinued in 2018 and replaced by an edition in platinum.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 5
Glashütte Original. A fine Limited Edition 18K rose gold skeletonised manual wind wristwatch with power reserve and moon phaseModel: Senator Moon Phase Skeletonized Edition, No.047/100Reference: 49-13-15-15-04Date: Circa 2012Movement: Finely engraved 18-jewel Cal.49 manual wind, No.047/100Dial: Skeletonised silvered, black Roman numeral hour markers, black outer minute track, moonphase between 10 and 11, power reserve between 1 and 2, subsidiary seconds at 6, blued steel spade handsCase: Polished round, exhibition back secured by 5 screws, quickset button to band at 10, No.047/100Strap/Bracelet: Black Glashütte Original alligator leather Buckle/Clasp: Signed 18K gold folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 41mm Accompaniments: Glashütte Original box, outer card, Glashütte Original travel case, Certificate of Authenticity, Caliber 49 brochure, Calendar with Moon Calendar bookletFootnotes:The Senator was first introduced in 2005 and is epitomised by clean, balanced dials. In 2012 Glashütte Original added to the collection with the Senator Moon Phase Skeletonised Edition. Limited to just 100 pieces, this 18K rose gold manually wound timepiece demonstrates the German company's skill at balancing fine timekeeping, practicality and luxury craftsmanship. Attention has been paid to every feature on this watch - from the specially milled moon phase disc to the beautifully engraved Calibre 49-13. The skeletonised dial offers access to view the beauty of German engineering underneath without detracting from the functionality of the watch.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 51
Heuer. A stainless steel automatic calendar chronograph wristwatch in NOS conditionModel: Monza ChromeReference: 150.511Date: Circa 1976Movement: 17-jewel Cal.15 automaticDial: Black, luminous baton hour markers, white outer 1/5th second divisions, outer white tachymeter scale with a quarter red pulsation scale, subsidiary dials at 3 and 10 for seconds and 30 minute recording, date aperture at 6, white pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, red centre chronograph handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back, winding crown at 9, chronograph pushers at 2 and 4, No.360072Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed linkBuckle/Clasp: Folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 38mmFootnotes:On the 7th of September 1975 at the Italian Grand Prix the Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni crossed the finish line first after 52 laps. Niki Lauda came third and wrote motor racing history as the new Formula One champion for Ferrari. Heuer was so pleased with this result that they created a new model line in honour of the event. In the Heuer catalogue the Monza was described as a special limited edition watch, delivered in a miniature red racing helmet to celebrate Niki Lauda's 1975 Formula 1 title. The case design of the Monza was inspired by the Carrera automatic chronograph and was available either in chrome or black anodized cases. The Monza was meant to attract a younger target group with its stylish look and big holes in the racing strap.The current example is in New Old Stock condition.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 56
Heuer. A black PVD coated stainless steel automatic calendar chronograph wristwatchModel: Monza BlackReference: 150.501Date: Circa 1977Movement: 17-jewel Cal.15 automaticDial: Black, luminous baton hour markers, white outer minute and 1/5th second divisions, outer white tachymeter scale with a quarter red pulsation scale, subsidiary dials at 3 and 10 for seconds and 30 minute recording, date aperture at 6, white pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, red centre chronograph handCase: Black PVD coated tonneau form, screw down back, winding crown at 9, twin chronograph pushers at 2 and 4, No.393876Strap/Bracelet: Associated black racing leatherBuckle/Clasp: Steel buckleSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 38mmFootnotes:The Monza was launched in 1975 after Niki Lauda's Formula 1 title win at the Italian Grand Prix. In the Heuer catalogue it was described as a special limited edition watch.The case design was inspired by the Carrera automatic chronograph and was available either in chrome or black cases. The first Monza generation was provided exclusively with a Calibre 15 and characteristic small second-hand stood at 10 o'clock. The name 'Monza' above the classical Heuer Logo in the upper part of the dial was a contrast to the Autavia, Carrera and Calculator models using the Calibre 15, where the name was put at 9 o'clock. The dial was surrounded by a pulse- and tachymeter scale, both very important for the world of motor sports.On Monza models, reference and serial numbers were engraved to the case back different from other Heuer model series where they are often between the lugs at 6 and 12 o'clock. The Monza was meant to attract a younger target group with its stylish look.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 93
Tudor. A rare Limited Edition stainless steel automatic bracelet watch made for 32 (The Royal) SquadronModel: Black Bay Special EditionReference: M79230B-0009, No.31/32Date: Purchased 8th August 2019Movement: 25-jewel Cal.MT5602 automaticDial: Black, luminous filled dot hour markers with baton quarters, polished 'snowflake' hands with luminous inserts, centre secondsCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back featuring 32 (The Royal) Squadron crest and army number 24022911, No.Q160340Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed linkBuckle/Clasp: Signed folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 41mm Accompaniments: Tudor box, outer card, Swing tag, International Guarantee, Guarantee booklet, Instruction manual, Spare link, The Royal Squadron patchFootnotes:The present watch was specially made in a limited edition of 32 pieces for the Number 32 (The Royal) Squadron. The squadron actively operates in the VIP and general air transport roles from RAF Northolt in Greater London.No.32 Squadron was formed in 1916 and saw action during the first and second world wars before being disbanded in 1969. The Metropolitan Communications Squadron, who had previously been involved in VIP transportation was subsequently renamed No. 32 Squadron. In 1995 the Queen's Flight was merged into No. 32 Squadron to become No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron.The current lot is the only known example to feature an Army number on the case back where others have RAF numbers and is offered in unworn condition.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 98
Cartier. A fine and rare Limited Edition 18K gold manual wind wristwatchModel: ClocheReference: 4337, Limited Edition No.088/100Date: Purchased 26th August 2021Movement: 19-jewel Cal.1917 MC manual windDial: Champagne, black Roman numeral hour markers, black outer minute track with 5 minute markers, secret signature at 7, blued steel sword handsCase: Brushed and polished bell form, back secured by 4 screws, cabochon set crownStrap/Bracelet: Black Cartier alligator leatherBuckle/Clasp: Signed 18K gold buckleSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 29mm Accompaniments: Cartier box, outer card, International WarrantyFootnotes:The Cloche first appeared in the Cartier collection in the 1920's, starting out as a brooch watch designed to be pinned to garments. French for 'bell', the Cloche was first made into a wristwatch in 1921 and has appeared sporadically in Cartier collections ever since.The current lot is from a limited edition of just 100 pieces launched last year and is numbered 088.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 148
MONTBLANC FOUNTAIN PEN "GAIUS CILNIUS MAECENAS".White and silver lacquered resin barrel.Rhodium-plated 18 Kts gold nib, M-point.Limited edition.No box.Dimensions: 14 cm length; 16.62 mm diameter.Montblanc fountain pen special edition of its collection 'Patrons of Art' pays tribute to Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, who became the "patron of the arts". The barrel of the pen is made of lacquered, fluted resin, inspired by the columns of Roman temples, the cap and base are made of silver, the former is engraved with the first verse of Horace's Ode. This is a limited edition of 4810 pieces.The rhodium-plated 18 Kts gold nib. M tip.
Lot 10
ROSS (Sir John): 'Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, and of a residence in the Arctic Regions...' London, A W Webster, 1835: FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece, folded map and 28 plates, a few small waterstains, neat repair to folding map, recent blue cloth with spine gilt lettered, 4to. (1)
Lot 101
WILLIAMSON (Henry): 'The Wet Flanders Plain..': Beaumont Press, 1929: No.1 of 80 copies printed on hand-made parchment vellum, signed by author artist and publisher, with extensive annotations in green ink by Williamson to front flyleaves dated 4th June 1929, annotations and amendments in various inks at points throughout: publishers quarter vellum over printed boards, spine a little yellowed, 8vo: with 2 copies of the first American edition, both with Williamson's annotations plus another copy of the first mentioned edition (No.146/400 copies, buckram backed) and two other later editions. (6)
Lot 104
WILLIAMSON (Henry): 'The Linhay on the Downs..', London, Jonathan Cape, 1934: FIRST EDITION: author's copy with corrections, inscribed in red ink to FFE 'Don't Pinch This Book!! Author's Own Private Bloody Awful Copy, HW, Shallowford 2 Novr. 1934': publishers green cloth with dustjacket, frayed to extremities: with a second copy, inscriptions of Henry Williamson and other family members to front FE, plus 10 others. (12)
Lot 117
TARKA THE OTTER: AUTHOR'S SPECIAL COPY: the annotated first draft for the privately printed 1927 edition of Tarka the Otter, later released in an issue of 100 copies: with 4pp prospectus tipped in at front, inscribed by Williamson in red ink 'This is No.1 of the Private Emigrants Edition, of which there is only one copy. Made in Skirr Cottage on 7th Jul 1927...': 8vo, crudely bound in brown boards with cloth spine, further inscribed to backstrip 'Private Emigrants Edition' and 'PS the glue isn't: the darned stuff is 'size' after all. BLAST and BEWARE!', with printed Georgeham label and owl device to front cover, further inscribed by Williamson 'Bibliographical Note and Warning...this very extra special first (glue) edition of Tarka the Otter was made in exasperation, fingers, clothes, hair, ear those all in contact, while Pie and her kitten were eating Ida's very special supper of egg stuffed with last night's sardine-remnant. During the confusion, the fact escaped the author-binder that the leaves HEREIN were loose and unstitched. So beware!!! Open carefully lest the bag of tricks falleth apart. Prize this first & sole copy of the first edition: it will be worth much gold in the (?) to come!!': with occasional further marginalia in ink and pencil at points throughout, contents shaken, front and rear 'endpapers' formed of specimen pages from the subsequent limited edition. (1)
Lot 120
THE PATHWAY: FIRST PROOF DRAFT, ANNOTATED: the first proof draft of The Pathway, fourth in the 'Flax of Dream' series, specially bound and with Williamson's annotations throughout, inscribed in his hand to front FE 'Dedication on two planes: to Zoroaster, Jesus, Paul, Blake, Shelley, Thompson, Jefferies, Hardy, Shaw (G B & T E) and many others. To the son and the mother, in the hope that there be a pathway to the light in the sun...Henry Williamson, Georgeham North Devon, 1 December 1928', his owl monogram beside, printed label opposite reading 'This is No.1 for Henry Williamson - of the cradle edition of The Pathway', numerous annotations in red/green ink and pencil throughout, specially bound in contemporary brown quarter morocco, gilt lettered direct, Williamson's monogram blocked to the boards, with 2 side ALS to Williamson from Gwendoline Rondle (Williamson's first love), plus a privately produced greetings card from her loosely inserted, 8vo. (1)
Lot 124
WILLIAMSON (Henry): 'Salar the Salmon': 'this edition consists of 13 copies of the first printed version, hand-corrected by the author at Shallowford during the summer of 1935..': specially bound in contemporary brown half calf over marbled boards, spine gilt lettered direct, text printed to recto of leaves only, a little scuffed and a few areas of insect action, 8vo: together with 2 other copies of the same edition in half blue morocco, generally in very good condition. (3)
Lot 144
HENRY WILLIAMSON'S MISTRESSES: LYON (Julia Hart, pseud. Ann Thomas): 'Women Must Love', London, Faber, 1937: FIRST EDITION: initials R & S handwritten within two hearts connected by arrow to front FE: publishers blue cloth with dustjacket, a bit browned and chipped: with 2 novels by Ann Quin, both inscribed by Williamson, plus one other related. (4)
Lot 15
THOMSON (John, F.R.G.S): 'Illustrations of China and its People. A series of 200 photographs, with letterpress descriptive of the places and people represented..' London: Sampson Low et al, 1873-74: FIRST EDITION. 4 volumes, with 218 photographic views and portraits on 96 sheets, interleaved with descriptive text and tissue guards, occasional minor handling marks but a very clean set, publishers brown cloth gilt over bevel-edged boards, aeg, some fraying to extremities and a few surface abrasions, folio. (4)
Lot 150
WILLIAMSON (Henry): 'Salar the Salmon', London, Faber, 1936: FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION, illustrated by Charles Tunnicliffe, 8vo, publishers cloth with 2 dustjackets, both chipped to spine and edges: with 26 other editions of the same title, to include 3 copies of the first trade edition 1935, foreign language editions etc. (27)
Lot 154
WILLIAMSON (Henry): 'The Lone Swallows..', London, Collins, 1922: FIRST EDITION, publishers cloth backed boards with printed label, 8vo: inscribed to front FE in black ink 'Gypsy, from HW (within owl motif)', July 1924: with 13 other editions of the same title, including duplicates. The author's first book. (14)
Lot 155
WILLIAMSON (Henry): 'The Old Stag', London, Putnams, 1926: FIRST EDITION. Inscribed to front FE in blue ink 'Henry Williamson's copy...first edition containing several errors & misprints etc corrected if it is ever reprinted...': publishers red cloth with dustjacket, minor wear else VG: together with 11 other editions of the same title including some duplicates, plus a copy of 'Stumberleap, a story taken from The Old Stag', Putnams, n.d, brown printed wrappers. (13)
Lot 157
WILLIAMSON (Henry): 'Dandelion Days', London, Collins, 1922: FIRST EDITION. Author's own copy, with notes to endpapers and ms. revisions in ink throughout, several passages rewritten on separate sheets and pinned to the printed leaves, publishers blue cloth blocked in red, worn, 8vo: with 7 other editions of the same title. (8)
Lot 159
WILLIAMSON (Henry): 'The Beautiful Years', London, Collins, 1921: FIRST EDITION: the author's own copy, with his manuscript revisions and notes throughout, publishers blue cloth blocked in blue, rubbed: with another copy, slightly less annotated, Williamson's owl monogram both printed and hand drawn to front FE, dated Georgeham 13/10/21: with 10 other editions of the same title including some duplicates. (12)
Lot 171
LAWRENCE (T E): 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom...', London, Jonathan Cape, 1935: FIRST TRADE EDITION: publishers brown cloth with dustjacket chipped to extrems: 'The Mint': London, Cape 1955: FIRST EDITION: publishers blue cloth with dustjacket, top edge nicked and bumped: with a small carton of misc. other books. (Small box)
Lot 187
REY (Guido): 'Peaks and Precipices..Scrambles in the Dolomites and Savoy', London, Fisher Unwin, 1914: FIRST EDITION: 4to, publishers red cloth gilt, teg, spine a little sunned: FRESHFIELD (Douglas W) 'Below the Snowline', London, Constable, 1903: publishers green cloth, 8vo: WHYMPER (Edward) 'Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator', London, John Murray, 1892: 2nd edition: publishers green cloth gilt, recased, spine scuffed, 8vo: with 4 others, mountaineering, 19th-early 20thc. (7)
Lot 188
MUMMERY (A F): 'My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus..', London, Fisher Unwin, 1895: FIRST EDITION: publishers plain buckram, black morocco labels to spine, teg, black ink initials of GH Morse, President of Alpine Club, to upper pastedown, a little rubbed and marked: RUTTLEDGE (Hugh) 'Everest 1933', London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1934: FIRST EDITION: publishers blue cloth with dustjacket, light wear else VG: with one other, early 20th century mountaineering. (3)
Lot 189
MOUNTAINEERING: NOYCE (Wilfrid): 'Climbing the Fish's Tail', London, Heinemann, 1958. FIRST EDITION: publishers blue cloth with dustjacket, 8vo: HILLARY (Edmund) 'High Adventure', London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1955: FIRST EDITION, dustjacket, 8vo: BELL (J H B) 'A Progress in Mountaineering...', Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1950: 8vo, dustjacket: with 30 others, mountaineering, mid-later c20 publications, all G-VG in dustjackets. (33)
Lot 190
MOUNTAINEERING: ROBERTS (David): 'The Mountain of My Fear..', Souvenir Press, 1968: publishers blue cloth with dustjacket, 8vo: CLEARE (John) 'Sea Cliff Climbing in Britain': London, Constable, 1973: FIRST EDITION VG in dustjacket: BAUER (Paul) 'Kanchenjunga Challenge..', London, William Kimber, 1955: FIRST EDITION, dustjacket a little rubbed: with 24 others, mountaineering, later c20 publications, generally in very good condition. (27)
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