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Click here to subscribeNO RESERVE Geology.- Fairholme (George) New and Conclusive Physical Demonstrations both of the Fact and Period of the Mosaic Deluge, first edition, engraved frontispiece, 6 plates, 1 folding, illustrations, scattered faint spotting and staining, original cloth, rebacked retaining original backstrip, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1837.
Oliver Cromwell.- Caulfield (James) Cromwelliana. A Chronological Detail of Events in which Oliver Cromwell was Engaged from the Year 1642 to his Death 1658: with a Continuation of Other Transactions to the Restoration, first edition, 5 engraved plates, 1 folding, extra-illustrated with 86 engraved plates, 2 folding, bookplate of Baron Northwick, occasional light foxing, some toning, contemporary dark green straight-grain morocco, gilt, lightly rubbed with corners bumped, g.e., folio, 1810.
Cornish Tin Mining.- Laws of the Stannaries of Cornwall, made at the Convocation or Parliament of Tinners, at Truro, Sept. 13, Anno 27 Geo.II, first edition, some light browning, a few pencil or crayon markings to margins, embossed stamp "Wootton Fitzpaine, Charmouth" to front free endpaper, contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt, rubbed, upper cover scored, lower stained, [Goldsmiths' 8776; Higgs 433; Kress 5279], 8vo, printed by Order of the Convocation, 1753.⁂ Codification of all the laws regulating the tin mining industry in Cornwall, passed by the Stannary Parliament at its final sitting in Truro in 1752. Up to this time the Stannary Parliament and Stannary Courts had full legislative authority over the enormously important tin mining industry and all connected with it. Although technically the Parliament still exists, in practice legal authority then transferred to Westminster.
Voyages.- Anson (George) A Voyage round the World, first edition, 12pp. list of subscribers, directions to binder leaf at end, 42 folding engraved plates and maps, p.319 misnumbered 219, some soiling, foxing and offsetting, ex-library copy with various ink stamps to title and elsewhere in text (but not on plates), modern half calf over marbled boards, spine slightly sunned, [Sabin 1625; Spence 37; Hill 1817], 4to, Printed for the Author, 1748.⁂ First issue of this important and popular account of Anson's expedition to harass the Spanish ships on the western coast of South America.Provenance: Inner Temple Library (various ink stamps to title and elsewhere).
Mathematics.- Simson (Robert) Sectionum conicarum libri V, first edition, woodcut ornaments, 36 folding engraved plates, a few slightly creased at edge, some light foxing, engraved bookplate of the Earls of Leven, Balgonie Castle, Fife to verso of title and contemporary ink inscription "Balgonie 1737" at head, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, light stains to upper cover, 4to, Edinburgh, T. & W.Ruddiman, 1735.⁂ Simson was an influential teacher who devoted his life to the restoration of the lost works of the Greek geometers, his 1756 edition of Euclid being the basis of every subsequent edition. Appointed to the chair of mathematics at Glasgow University in 1711 his students included Colin Maclaurin, Mathew Stewart, and William Trail.
NO RESERVE Woollen Trade.- Remarks upon Mr.Webber's Scheme and the Draper's Pamphlet, 40pp., first edition, stitched as issued, title and final leaf lightly soiled with few small stains, creased at corners, [Goldsmiths' 7840], 8vo, J.Roberts, 1741.⁂ A defence of Samuel Webber's An account of a scheme for preventing the exportation of our wool, an attempt to restore the fortunes of the English and Irish woollen industry, which had been the subject of a politically motivated attack in The consequences of trade .. By a draper of London [i.e. William Webster].
NO RESERVE Wine.- Davies (John) The Innkeeper and Butler's Guide, or a Directory in the Making and Managing of British Wines, fifth edition, occasional foxing and soiling, modern cloth-backed boards, 12mo, Leeds, Printed by George Wilson, 1807.⁂ Popular work which went through many editions after the first was published in Liverpool in 1805.
Descartes (René) Passiones animae, first Latin edition, title with woodcut device, woodcut initials and ornaments, contemporary ink inscription to title heavily crossed out causing hole, contemporary sheep, spine gilt, rubbed, slight worming to spine ends, [Willems 1105; Wellcome II p.453], 12mo, Amsterdam, L.Elzevier, 1650.
Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) La Henriade, 10pp. list of subscribers, engraved frontispiece, 10 plates, 10 vignettes and 10 tail-pieces, occasional spotting, contemporary mottled calf, calf, rebacked, preserving original gilt backstrip with a new (to style) red leather label, corners repaired, rubbed, [Foxon V112], no printer, 1728; and 5 others, 19th & early 20th century French Literature & Illustrated, v.s. (6)⁂ 'First edition published with the author's sanction' (ESTC).
Shakespeare (William) [The Works], 2 vol., portrait frontispiece, foxed, ink inscription to front endpaper, title browned, pp.735-738 loose from gutter, attractive morocco-backed boards in arts and crafts style, a little sunned, 1863 § Hare (Augustus) The Story of My Life, 6 vol., first edition, plates and illustrations, half-titles, occasional foxing and spotting, mainly to endpapers but including to titles, original cloth, gilt arms to upper cover, lightly scuffed, 1896 § Hamilton (William) Poems on Several Occasions, engraved portrait frontispiece, ink inscriptions to title and endpapers, some finger soiling and light marginal browning, contemporary calf, lacking upper cover, lower detached, spine worn, 1760; and 4 others literature, v.s. (13)
NO RESERVE Liverpool printed Welsh Bunyan.- Bunyan (John) Taith y pererin : neu Ymdaith y gwir Gristion, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding hand-coloured plan and 7 plates (captioned in English and Welsh), offsetting, staining and spotting, lightly browned, contemporary tree calf, gilt, spine with red morocco label, small chip and short split to head of spine, scratched and rubbed, Liverpool, Henry Fisher, 1820 § Working Class.- Le Play (Frédéric) L'Organisation du travail selon la coutume des ateliers et la loi du Décalogue, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author to Count Louis de Kergolay, later morocco-backed marbled boards, spine in compartments and titled in gilt, rubbed, Tours, Alfred Mame, 1870; and 2 others, 19th century English and French, 8vo (4)
Bibliography.- Keynes (Geoffrey) John Evelyn...A Bibliography..., one of 300 copies signed by the author, with A.L.s. from Keynes to Douglas Cleverdon tipped in at beginning, original cloth, dust-jacket, Cambridge, 1937; Jane Austen: A Bibliography, limited edition, light spotting, original boards, uncut, Nonesuch Press, 1929 § Eckel (John C.) The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens...a Bibliography, number 111 of 250 large paper copies signed by the author and publisher, original vellum-backed cloth, uncut, damp-stained, dust-jacket, 1913; revised & enlarged edition, one of 750 copies, with slip from the author concerning a supplement loosely inserted, book-label of James Stevens Cox, original cloth, dust-jacket, slip-case, New York & London, 1932, plates, most a little rubbed; and c.15 others, mostly book catalogues including a few volumes of the Macclesfield Library sale, 4to & 8vo (c.20)
NO RESERVE Anatomy.- Bardeleben (Dr. Karl) Beitrage zur Anatomie der Wirbelsäule, first edition, 3 mounted photographic plates (2 joined to form one folding plate), tissue guards, diagrams in text, title browned, ex-library copy with old ink stamp to title and pastedown, original cloth, rubbed, rebacked, 4to, Jena, 1874.⁂ On the anatomy of the spine.
Electricity.- Sigaud de la Fond (Joseph Aignan) Précis Historique et Expérimental des Phénoménes Électriques, first edition, half-title, 9 folding engraved plates at end, very occasional light spotting or browning, a good unpressed copy in original blue paste-paper boards, uncut, rubbed, spine a little frayed, 8vo, Paris, 1781.⁂ An extensive synthesis of electrical research and instrumentation. Sigaud gave public lectures on electricity which became very popular amongst the leisured classes in Paris.
Dorset.- Pouncy (J.) Dorsetshire Photographically Illustrated, Parts 1 & 2 only (of 4), first edition, lithographed title and 39 tinted photolithographed views, one double-page, advertisement leaf with list of subscribers at end of each volume, title and tissue guards foxed, occasionally affecting plates, double-page plate foxed and frayed at lower edge, front free endpaper or vol.1 torn away, original blind-stamped cloth, rubbed, spines a little faded and ends worn, oblong folio, London and Dorchester, 1857.⁂ The first book illustrated by photolithography, where photographs were transferred onto lithographic stones which were then enhanced with figures, animals and other details by drawing. "Pouncy's important work was a transitional stage between drawing and unretouched photography in book illustration". McLean, Victorian Book Design and Colour Printing, p.128."As far as we know Pouncy's rare book was not only the first but remained the only attempt in book form to reproduce photographic views from nature by photolithography" Gernsheim, History of Photography, p. 546.
Switzerland.- Burnet (Gilbert) Some Letters. Containing, an Account of what seemed most remarkable in Switzerland, Italy, &c. written...to T[he] H[onourable] R[obert] B[oyle], first edition, variant with "cere-" at end of line 20 A3r, "linnen" in last line of C3r and "off his" at end of line 7 E2r, woodcut device on title, errata leaf at end, a few contemporary ink annotations and underlinings, nineteenth century bookplate of Hugh Cecil Earl of Lonsdale, contemporary calf ruled and tooled in blind with decorative roll to inner edge and acorn corner-pieces, rubbed, joints cracked, [Wing B5915], 8vo, Rotterdam, Abraham Acher, 1686.⁂ Written during the author's political exile in Europe and addressed to his friend Robert Boyle, who had previously given him financial support. Burnet delivered the oration at Boyle's funeral.
Medicine.- Haller (Albrecht von) Collection de Theses Medico-Chirurgicales, 5 vol., first edition in French, 4 folding engraved plates, vol.2 with cancel *Gxi, contemporary ink signature to front free endpapers and notes to rear, some vol. with marginal staining at beginning and end, nineteenth century engraved bookplate of Daniel Molliere, modern book-label of Pierre Amalric (French ophthalmologist 1923-1999), attractive contemporary mottled sheep, spines gilt with red roan labels, a little rubbed, a few scuffs, [Wellcome p.199], 12mo, Paris, P.Théophile Barrois le jeune (on slip pasted over original imprint), 1757.⁂ Collection of theses gathered from the medical schools of Europe, first published as Disputationes chirurgicae selectae in Lausanne 1755-56, abridged and translated by Henri Jacques Macquart.
Bindings.- Teignmouth (Lord) Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones, first edition, half-title, portrait frontispiece, one facsimile, scattered spotting, contemporary calf, gilt, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, 1804 § Hutchinson (Julius) Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson, engraved portrait frontispiece, 2 plates, 1 plan, 1 facsimile, folding pedigree at end, scattered faint spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, 1808 § Harris (James) Hermes or a Philosophical Inquiry concerning Universal Grammar, engraved frontispiece, previous owner's ink signatures to front free endpaper and title, scattered spotting ,contemporary calf, expertly rebacked retaining original backstrip, neat repairs to corners, 1771 § Lamb (Charles) The Life Letters and Writings, 6 vol., Temple edition, frontispieces, vignette titles, plates, bookplates, contemporary calf, gilt, a little rubbed, lacking one or two spine labels, 1895; and others similar, 4to & 8vo (43)
NO RESERVE Birds.- Bannerman (David Armitage) Birds of the Atlantic Islands, 4 vol., first edition, colour frontispieces, plates and illustrations, original cloth, faint spotting, dust-jackets, vol. 3 with small tear to spine foot, tape repair to verso, faint creasing to edges, 8vo, Edinburgh & London, 1963-68.
NO RESERVE Scotland.- Sinclair (John) Observations on the Scottish Dialect, first edition, contemporary sheep-backed marbled boards, vellum corners, rubbed, upper joint split, London & Edinburgh, Printed for W. Strahan...T. Cadell...and W. Creech, 1782 § Scoticisms, arranged in Alphabetical Order, designed to Correct Improprieties of Speech and Writing, a few ink annotations and 2pp. ms notes at end, contemporary sprinkled sheep, rubbed, Edinburgh & London, 1787, 8vo (2)
Astronomy.- Costard (George) The History of Astronomy, with its application to Geography, History, and Chronology..., first edition, half-title, engraved plate printed on both sides, errata leaf at end with corrections to text in ink, woodcut diagrams, cancel slips pasted over diagrams on pp.222 & 223, one or two small stains, 20th century ink inscription and pasted-in slip to front free endpaper, photograph of an observatory loosely inserted (stamp of Richard F.Riding of Southport to verso), original boards, uncut, rubbed and stained, printed by James Lister...sold by J.Newbery, 1767 § Beveridge (William) Institutionum Chronologicarum libri II, second edition, tear to N1 (no loss), contemporary sprinkled calf with blind-tooled inner border and corner-pieces, rubbed, rebacked, Samuel Rycroft, sold by Walter Kettilby, 1705, 4to (2)
NO RESERVE World.- Burton (Richard F.) The Lands of Cazembe. Lacerda's Journey to Cazembe in 1798., first edition, folding map frontispiece, original cloth, gilt, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, [Penzer pp.89-90], 1873 § Foster (Sir William, editor) A New Account of the East Indies by Alexander Hamilton, 2 vol., facsimile letter frontispiece, 8 maps (6 folding), illustrations, faint spotting to endpapers, original cloth, The Argonaut Press, 1930; and a later reprint of Doughty's 'Arabia Deserta'; 8vo & 4to (5)
Bindings.- Shakespeare (William) The Complete Works ..., 3 vol., engraved frontispieces, additional engraved titles, plates and illustrations by Kenny Meadows, contemporary decorative morocco, gilt, g.e., slight rubbing to spine extremities, n.d. § Ainsworth (William Harrison) The Spanish Match, 3 vol., first edition, scattered faint spotting, original cloth bound at end, bookplate, old booksellers letter loosely inserted, contemporary half-calf, gilt, 1865; and others similar, 4to & 8vo (19)
Scotland.- Anderson (James) An Account of the Present State of the Hebrides and Western Coasts of Scotland, first edition, half-title with presentation inscription from the author, folding engraved map, engraved plan just shaved at edge, contemporary tree calf, lacking spine label, Edinburgh & London, Printed for G. Robinson...and C. Elliot, 1785 § [Lindsay (Patrick)] The Interest of Scotland considered, first edition, initial advertisement leaf, title with engraved vignette, engraved armorial head-piece at beginning of preface, contemporary calf, Edinburgh, Printed by R. Fleming and Company, 1733, 8vo (2)
Collection of Vintage Hardback Books, comprising First Edition 'Gone with the Wind' 1944 New York, First Edition 'Alice in Wonderland' in Latin, Second Edition 'Day of the Jackal', First Edition 'The Chalet School Wins the Trick' by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, Alistair Cooke The Biography, signed First Edition, and 'The Pursuit of Knowledge Vol II.
The Letterpress Shakespeare - 'Othello', half leather bound with marbled boards, numbered 735 from an edition of 3,750, first edition, 2006, in fitted solander box with associated explanatory volume also 'Hamlet', 'King Lear' and 'Macbeth' all numbered 735/3,750 and with associated volumes in fitted boxes. (4)
Shakespeare, William - 'The Norton Facsimile of the First Folio', published by W. W. Norton & Co., 1996, second edition, quarter calf with illustrated boards, with slip case, large 4to, and Folio Society - 'Shakespeare, the Complete Plays', 7th edition, 2007, only four of the eight volumes. (5)
Gregoire,P.: Syntaxes artis mirabilis, in libros septem digestae... Nunc denuo de mandato SS. Officij Inquisitionis revisae & expurgatae... 2 Tle. in 1 Bd. Venedig, Imberti 1588. Mit 1 gefalt. Tabelle u. einigen Textfig. 8 Bl., 102 S., S. 103-277, 5 Bl., 583 S., 32 Bl. Flex. Prgt. d. Zt. mit Bibl.-Rsch. (Gebrauchsspuren). Rare Venetian edition of the encyclopaedic compilation by the lawyer and philosopher from Tolouse Pierre Gregoire (ca. 1540-1597), divided into seven books and strictly following the Lullian method. The work also deals with topics relating to rural economy, and its first edition had appeared in Lyon in 1578. The Venetian publication was printed in spite of the ban against Lullian philosophy issued by the Roman censorship. - Etw. fleckig, einige Unterstr. in Rot von alter Hand, 2 Index-Bl. mit Randfehlst., ohne die Vors., hs. Besitzverm. u. Bibl.-St.a.T. - (Ph 9).
Hittorf,J.W.: Über die Wanderungen der Ionen während der Elektrolyse. 4 Mitteilungen in 3 Bänden. In: Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg. J.C.Poggendorff. Bände 89, 98 und 106. Lpz., Barth 1853-59. Mit 16 gest. bzw. lithogr. überwiegend gefalt. Taf. Hldrbde. d. Zt. mit etw. Rverg. u. Rsch. Darmstaedter 541. DSB 6, 438. - Alle vier Mitteilungen seiner bahnbrechenden Arbeiten in erster Ausgabe. - Scarce first edition, journal issue with all four articles of his epoch-making investigation.
Couteulx de Canteleu,(J.E.H.)le.: Les Races de Chiens Courans Francais au XIX-e siecle. Paris, Goupy 1873. 4°. Mit Titelvign. u. 12 Holzst.-Taf. nach Bellier de Villiers. 6 Bl., IX, 162 S. Etw. spät. Hldr. mit Kopfgoldschn. u. eingeb. OU. Thiebaud 573 f. Schwerdt I, 308: "First edition of a good book on the origin of sporting dogs and one valuable to students of ancient hunting literature. Couteulx de Canteleu was a prominent and prolific writer on French sporting subjects". - Nr. 151 von 250 Ex. auf Hollande Papier, die Tafeln auf China. Druckverm. vom Autor sign. - Der eingeb. OU nennt 13 Tafeln, jedoch nach Tafelverz. so kompl. - Tls. etw. wasserrandig.
Signed First Edition Society.: Sammlung von 9 Schriften, jwls. mit eh. Namenszug des Autors a.V. Franklin Mint 1980-er Jahre. Oldrbde. ╔Enthält:╗ Singer,I.B. The Penitent. - Ders. The Death of Methusalem. - Naipaul,V.S. A Turn in the South. - Spark,M. The Only Problem. - Oates,J.C. You Must Remember This. - Allende,I. Eva Luna. - Mailer,N. Tough Guys don't Dance. - Buckley,W.F. The Story of Henri Tod. - Hersey,J. The Call. - ╔Dabei: Brecht,B.╗ The three penny opera. New York, Limited Editions Club 1982. Mit Sign. des Illustr. J. Levine. - Zus. 10 Bde.
Noviomagus (Bronchorst),J.: De numeris libri duo, quorum prior logisticen & veterum numerandi consuetudinem, posterior theoremata numerorum complectitur. Paris, Christian Wechel 1539. Kl.8°. Mit Holzschn.-Druckermarke a.T., einigen figürl. Holzschn.-Init. u. schematischen Holzschn. 117 S., 1 Bl. Ldr. d. 19. Jhdts. mit 2 goldgepr. Rückensch., Linienverg., Deckelfileten sowie Innen- u. Außenkantenverg. (Best. u. berieb.). Adams N 364. Ref. Buisson 89. Honeyman 2352. Poggendorff I, 307. Smith, Rara arithmetica 195 f. STCFrench p. 327. Tomash & Williams N 48. Vgl. VD16 B 8386 (Kölner Ausgabe). - Erste Ausgabe des frühen Elementarbuchs zur Arithmetik von J.Noviomagus, oder Jan Bronchorst (1494-1570), niederländischer Mathematiker, geboren in Nijmegen in den Niederlanden. Gewidmet A.Eggerdus, Prof. der Mathematik in Rostock. - Mit zahlreiche arithmetische Abbildungen im Text. Die Holzschnitt-Initialen zeigen spielende Kinder. - "The first book discusses the Roman and Greek numerical notations and the finger numerals of Bede and also notes the astrological numerical symbols that were occasionally used in Europe. The part dealing with standard arithmetic describes the use of the table abacus as well as the Hindu-Arabic methods. The second book is devoted to the number theory concepts of Boethius and illustrates figurate numbers, etc." (Tomash & Williams). - "The book was intended for the classical schools. It sets forth the Roman and Greek notations, the fundamental operations both with the Hindu numerals and upon the line abacus, the finger notation as found in works of Baeda, the astrological numerals of the Middle Ages, and the Boethian theory of numbers" (Smith). - Einige Bl. etw. braunfl. Mit Marginalien in Tinte v. alter Hand. - First edition of a primary school book on arithmetics by J. Noviomagus, or Jan Bronchorst (1494-1570), Dutch mathematician, born at Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Dedicated to A. Eggerdus, prof. in mathematics in Rostock. Woodcut illustr. printer's device on title and on verso of last blank, numerous arithmetical figures in text, incl. illustrations of counting frames, and little hands forming symbols or numbers, initials comprising playing children. - Binding rubbed and bumped, some sheets brownstained. Marginalia.
Calandri,P.: Arithmetica. Firenze, Lorenzo Morgiani e Giovanni Petri da Magonza 1491. 8°. Mit 2 ganzs. Holzschn., 39 Textholzschn., 21 S. mit Holzschn.-Bordüren u. zahlr. geometr. Figuren. 96 (von 104) Bl. (die fehlenden 4 Bl. Sign. "a" aus e. Ausgabe von 1518 ergänzt; ohne Lage b-b8). Ldr. d. 20. Jhts. mit goldgepr. Rckn.-Tit. (Vord. Gelenke eingerissen, berieb. u. best., tls. Kratzspuren). IGI 2352; BMC VI, 681; Choix 4247; Hain 4324; GW 5884; Goff C34; Rhodes 155; Sander 1523; Riccardi I/1°, 208; Smith Rara Arith. 47-49; Warren 298-299. Kristeller, Early Florentine Woodcuts, 77 a. Lippmann, Wood engravings, p. 28. Morgan, no. 1: "This book very few have mentioned at all and fewer still frum inspections". The first edition of the first printed Italian arithmetic with illustrations accompanying problems, and the first to give long diviston in the modern form known to the Italian writers by the name 'a danda'. Pollard in his 'Early Illustrated Bdoks' gives a long description of this book (p.109). - This important work contains tables of exdiange of money, calculations of money and weight and other problems in commercial arithmetic. - Durchgeh. etw. gebräunt u. fl., Ecken durch Gebrauch meist abgerundet. Im ob. Blattrand hs. pag. Durchgeh. etw. knapp beschn. Einige hs. Eintr. Die ersten 4 (ergänzten) Bl. mit kl., anges. Eckabrissen. Ex. mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber trotzdem noch recht ordentlich.
ISMAEL DE LA SERNA GONZÁLEZ (Guadix, Granada, 1898 - Paris, 1968)."Saint George slaying the dragon". Oil on serge.It has holes in the canvas and restorations.Signed in the lower left corner.Measurements: 237 x 193 cm.This work reproduces the painting by Rubens "Fight between St. George and the dragon", painted between 1606-1608, which currently belongs to the collection of the Prado Museum. According to the specialist H. Vlieghe, Rubens' painting appears to be based on a work by Titian in the Graphische Sammlung in Munich. In the foreground we see the figure of Saint George on his horse, striking the dragon with his lance, while in the background on the left, the princess can be seen still holding the lamb that was to feed the beast.Ismael González de la Serna began his art studies in Granada and completed them in Madrid, at the San Fernando School of Fine Arts. In his early years he developed an eclectic pictorial style, drawing on impressionist, symbolist and modernist sources. One of the first examples of his youthful language can be found in the illustrations he made for his childhood friend Federico García Lorca, in what was to be his first book, "Impresiones y paisajes" (1918). That same year, Ismael de la Serna held his first exhibition in Granada, and shortly afterwards he presented his works at the Ateneo in Madrid. In 1921 he moved to Paris in order to broaden his artistic horizons, joining the circles of the School of Paris. Among his Parisian friends was Pablo Picasso, who influenced his work but was, above all, the Granada painter's protector. During this period De la Serna's style was permeable to the influences of the avant-garde, particularly Cubism and Expressionism, which he worked in a highly personal manner. Likewise, the initial influence of Impressionism was always evident in his work. The year 1927 marked the beginning of a period of strong influence on his work, which began with the painter's solo exhibition at the influential Paris gallery of Paul Guillaume. This exhibition was followed by many others, both in Paris and in Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Granada and Mexico. In 1928 he was commissioned by the director of "Cahiers d'Art", Christian Zervos, to illustrate a special edition of twenty sonnets by Góngora. The key to his recognition lies in his sensual interpretation of the forms of Cubism, based on the relevance of a drawing with a sinuous and highly decorative line, combined with strong chromatic contrasts. With a marked spatial sense and without ever abandoning figuration, De la Serna mainly depicted still lifes, in which he emphasised the sensory aspect of his painting with metaphorical sensory references such as music, fruit or open windows. He also worked on landscapes and portraits. After inaugurating the activities of the Asociación de Artistas Ibéricos in Madrid with a solo exhibition in 1932, the painter embarked on new avenues of artistic experimentation which, after the Second World War, led to a more schematic and simplified style of painting, close to contemporary abstract solutions. Ismael de la Serna is represented in the Patio Herreriano Museum in Valladolid, the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, the Fine Arts Museums of Granada and Seville, the ARTIUM in Vitoria, the Popular Museum of Contemporary Art in Vilafamés and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, among many others.
2 x Victoria Crowns: 1889 Fine and 1893(LVI) Fine; and a Victoria 'Gothic' florin 1853 near Fine; together with various year and commemorative issue sets to include: The Coinage of Great Britain & Northern Ireland proof set 1980; UK deluxe proof set 1997, 1p to £5; UK proof coin collection 1998, 1p to £5 and a commemorative 50p (EU twelve stars); UK brilliant uncirculated set 1999, 1p to £2; a 'Millennium Moment' £5 2000 first day cover, limited edition no.003510; 'The Queen's Golden Jubilee' £5 2002 coin cover, limited edition no.33819; 'The 100th year of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother' £5 2000 coin cover, limited edition no.11879; 'Rugby World Cup Wales October 1999' £2 1999 coin cover, no.14606; 'A Parliament for Scotland' £1 1999' £1 1999 coin cover, no.07883; 'Gardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol Cymru' £1 2000 coin cover, no.14341; and '150 Years of Public Libraries' 50p 2000 coin cover, no.14965.
Mixed Lot, including a large collection of decimal 50p, £1, £2 and £5 coins (total face value of £188.50); together with 20 x Guernsey and Jersey, 'The Centenary of the First World War Coin Collection' commemorative issue 50p, 2014, with Westminster Mint certificates of authenticity; 2 x 'The Battle of Trafalgar' £5, 2005; 8 x cupro-nickel crowns; 2 x UK year sets, comprising a 1994 proof edition and 2002 brilliant uncirculated set; and various other base metal coins and commemorative medallions.
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