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Lot 390
F.G.Moon after David Roberts (19th century) - 'City of Tiberias' on the Sea of Galilee', bears the artist's signature within the plate together with the title and the date April 22nd 1839, coloured lithographic print; together with four further companions, 'Hebrum', 'Mosque of Onar showing the life of the temple', 'Ascent of the lower range of Sinae' and 'Lower end of the valley showing the Acropolis' Petra, each approximately 12.25" x 18.75" (5) ** The first prints were published in 1842/1849 by the printer F. G. Moon on Threadneedle Street in London. The cost of this endeavour was very expensive and was offset by subscriptions from highly important Victorian people including Queen Victoria herself, the writer, artist and critic John Ruskin, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and others. There were two types, the first being printed on fine paper, hand coloured and glued on to card, the second edition were printed on a coarser paper and were not hand coloured but printed in colours, many hundreds of prints from both editions were produced.
Lot 1282
ROBERT JOHN THORNTON. 'A New Family Herbal: or Popular Account of the Natures and Properties of the Various Plants used in Medicine, Diet and the Arts', Richard Phillips, 1810, first edition, wood engravings by Thomas Bewick after Henderson, quarter morocco, front board loose, toning to table of contents, occasional foxing to clean tight text block; WILLIAM MEYRICK. 'The New Family Herbal; or Domestic Physician.....' Birmingham: printed by Thomas Pearson, 1790, engraved frontispiece half loose, adverts, engraved plates, boards rubbed, foxing and toning; SIR JOHN HILL. 'The Family Herbal, or an Account of all the ENGLISH PLANTS....' Published Bungay by C . Brightly, hand colored engraved plates, full leather binding rubbed and worn, no frontispiece: NICHOLAS CULPEPER. 'English Physician and Complete Herbal.....Upwards of One Hundred Additional Herbs...' Fifteenth edition, hand coloured engravings, published W. Lewis, quarter morocco, both front and back boards loose, toning and foxing throughout; WILLIAM BUCHAN. 'Domestic Medicine......With Observations concerning Sea-Bathing....' 20th edition, rubbed and worn edges, tight text block, sporadic foxing and toning. (5)
Lot 1288
J. R. R. TOLKIEN. 'The Hobbit'. Fourth edition, Guild pub, 1978, faux leather gilt embossed binding, sun-bleached text block edge: Together with 'The Lord of The Ring', 1984 and 'The Silmarillion', 1986. Bothe same pub and binding as the first.Condition report: The Silmarillion and the Hobbit have both suffered from sun bleaching to the edge of the txt block. The back few pages including the endpapers of the Lord of the Rings has recieved some water damage to the the top corner.
Lot 1303
SVEN BERLIN. 'Pride of the Peacock'. Signed first edition, original cloth and dj, 1972, tear to lower dj, small amount of spotting; W. WILKIE COLLINS 'Rambles Beyonad Railways; Or, Notes in Cornwall Taken A-Foot'. Orginalcloth, engravings complete, 1851, repairs to hinges, foxing on engraving; Including three other Cornish memoirs. (5)
Lot 1307
JAMES HANLEY. 'Captain Bottell'. First edition, unclipped dj, original red striped cloth, Boriswood, London, 1933; STENDHAL. 'The Green Huntsman'. The first book of Lucien Leuwen, first edition, second impression, unclipped dj, original cloth; Together with 'The Telegraph' the second book of Lucien Leuwen; JAMES HANLEY. 'Hollow Sea'. First edition, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1938; and one other. (6)
Lot 1309
E. OE. SOMERVILLE. 'Wheel-Tracks'. Signed and inscribed by the author 'In Commemoration of a Wheel-Track made between No. Scotland! and Drishane. September 1926'. 31 illustrations, new impression, Longman Green and Co, London, 1924, front board split from textblock but still intact; Together with 'The States Through Irish Eyes', signed first edition, 1931.
Lot 1313
JOHN HOBSON MATTHEWS. 'A History of the Parishes of Saint Ives, Lelant, Towednack and Zennor....' First edition, illustrations and pictures complete, Elliot Stock, London, 1892; JAMES DUGDALE. 'The New British Traveller'. Bound paper, volume on Cornwall, map of Cornwall, 1819; RICHARD EDMONDS. 'The Land's End District......' Frotiscpice folded map, illustration and engravings complete, 1892; plus five other books concerning Cornwall. (8).
Lot 2254
A Lorna Bailey 'Hill House bud vase' (Tube lined) the very first limited-edition collectors club piece circa 1998 'signed', Old Ellgreave potteries with stamp. Plus 'Twenty-one' jug, originally only available at Lorna's 21st birthday party circa late nineties 'signed'. Sizes approx, vase 5 1/2 inches tall, jug 3 3/4 inches tall.
Lot 36
John Pinches, Trustees Presentation Set of The Churchill Centenary Medals circa 1973, a set of 24 proof specimens of 24ct gold on sterling silver medals, John Pinches, London, 1973, 633.6g gross, housed in a presentation album, set no 3370; another Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales First Edition Proof Set 36 bronze medallions each illustrating a tale (2)
Lot 359
DARWIN, Charles Robert, 'On the Various Contrivances by which British & Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects and on the good effects of Intercrossing' First Edition, John Murray 1862. 8vo. (195 x 125mm) folding plate and engravings to text as per list (p.V) dark red cloth. with gilt orchid motif with 32pp of publishers advertisement at end. owners pencil sig. to title page, spine and title loose, with losses, edges bumped, some foxing plus WALLACE, Alfred Russell, the Malay Archipelago, The Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise, Macmillan, London 1883, with dedication to Charles Darwin, marbled end papers. school prize, 1/2 calf (188 x 129mm) (2)
Lot 113
Ian Fleming, 'For Your Eyes Only' 1960 first edition / first impression original unclipped dust jacket, Very Good Condition with Good DJ together with Ian Fleming, 'You Only Live Twice' 1964 first edition / first impression original unclipped dust jacket, Very Good Condition with Good DJ (2).
Lot 27
Derham, William THE ARTIFICIAL Clock-maker. A Treatise of Watch, and Clock-work... First edition printed for James Knapton 'at the Crown in St Pauls Church-yard', London 1696, with folding woodcut plate of musical notation and chimes (loss to edge margin), woodcut diagrams and Addenda leaf at end, 8vo in 4s, contemporary tooled calf, (title with ink signature Jacob Mefsing, some soiling and staining). A rare first edition of the first comprehensive and scientific treatment of the art of horology, with far greater detail on clock and watch movement and construction than given by John Smith in his Horological Dialogues of 1675. Derham also produced the earliest, reasonably accurate estimate of the speed of sound. In his preface to the present work he admits to having had help 'in the History of the Modern Inventions' from Hooke and Tompion. See Baillie, G.H. CLOCKS AND WATCHES, An Historical Bibliography page 123.
Lot 61
A lacquered brass descending ball timepieceDent, London, circa 1970The circular three-pillar gilt brass movement with inverted platform lever escapement driven by the weight of the timepiece causing flat high-tensile steel line to unwind from an internal pulley wheel as the timepiece descends, the backplate engraved SER. No. 030, the exterior with rotating annular silver Roman numeral chapter ring reading against a hand cast in the form of a mermaid holding a staff, the base with short inverted pendant spire finial and the top with pierced crown surmount issuing the suspension line terminating with a hook to allow hanging from a shaped brass bracket fitted to a mahogany panel applied with plaque engraved Dent, London to lower margin, the ball 11.8cm (4.625ins) diameter; the wall panel 80cm (31.5ins) high. The highly renowned clock and watch making business Dent was established by the talented horologist Edward John Dent, who at the age of 17, transferred his apprenticeship from the trade of tallow chandler to watchmaking under the charge of Edward Gaudin in 1807. By 1817 he had become well known as a watch and clockmaker receiving commissions from the Admiralty for a 'Standard Astronomical Clock' and pocket chronometers for the Colonial Office Africa Expedition. In 1830 Dent went into partnership with the renowned watch and chronometer maker John Roger Arnold which continued until 1840 when he left and set up business alone as E.J. Dent at 82 Strand, London, primarily making marine chronometers, watches and precision clocks. In 1843 the firm expanded taking on a second premises at 33 Cockspur Street, with the Strand premises moving down the road to number 61 by 1851. In 1852 Edward Dent successfully tendered to make the 'great clock' to be housed in Stephen's tower at the New Palace of Westminster. The clock was completed by 1859, apparently at a financial loss to the firm, however it ensured that Dent became a household name synonymous with fine clockmaking. Unfortunately Edward John Dent did not live to see the installation of the 'great clock' as he died in 1853. He was succeeded by his stepson Frederick Rippon Dent, who, in partnership with his brother Richard, continued to expand the business. By 1862 the firm had added 34 Cockspur Street and 34 & 35 Royal Exchange to their list of addresses and, although having seen natural passage of ownership over the intervening years, the business still continues to trade today as Dent & Co. Descending ball timepieces were first devised during the Renaissance period with surviving examples being extremely rare, however a relatively late model by J. Schlemmer of Schleswig was offered at Sotheby's New York MASTERPIECES FROM THE TIME MUSEUM, PART TWO June 19th 2002 (lot 103). The current example was devised by Dent in the early 1970's as a 'revival' piece, and was produced as a limited edition (of probably 500 examples) alongside Dent's other revival of a Renaissance timepiece, the' incline plane clock'.
Lot 229
Autographed Eddie Kelly Limited Edition 16 X 12 - Colourized, Depicting Kelly Scoring Arsenal's First Goal In A 2-1 Victory Over Liverpool In The 1971 Fa Cup Final, Signed To The Lower Border In Fine Black Marker. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.9
Lot 230
Autographed Burnley Limited Edition 16 X 12 - Col, Depicting A Wonderful Image Showing The 1959/60 First Division Champions Posing With Their Trophy During A Photo-Shoot At Turf Moor, Signed To The Lower Border In Fine Black Marker By Jimmy Mcilroy And Trevor Meredith Who Scored The Goals In A 2-1 Victory Over Manchester City To Secure The League Title. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.9
Lot 461
bronze, signed and inscribed in the cast M. A. SUZOR-COTE'/ L'ESSOUCHEUR, stamped foundry mark and edition no. to foot rim ROMAN BRONZE WORK NY/ #17, bears gallery label for W. Scott & Sons to the underside, inscribed W. SCOTT & SONS/ No. O/S - 749/ PROPERTY OF SUZOR-COTÉ RCA/ "THE GRUBBER"/ PRICE $385.00(53.3cm wide, 40.6cm high)Provenance: Presented as a gift to Alfred James Towle Taylor, circa 1935-40 and by family descentNote: After studying at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Suzor-Côté returned to his native Canada and sought to capture the mesmerising mountain landscapes of his homeland. Here, he quickly gained critical acclaim as an artist, breaking away from the rigid academic tradition of studio painting, in favour of Canada's iconic and breath-taking scenery. Heavily influenced by French Impressionism, his works demonstrate a fascination with colour theory and the play of light on snowy mountain tops and icy lakes.In 1907, Suzor-Côté began to develop his talents in sculpting, and by 1919 he had excelled in the medium. His works in bronze are quite rare, as he is thought to have only produced around fifty in his career. As with his painterly approach, the influence of Impressionism remained dominant throughout his experimentation with sculpture.In L’Essoucher, idealised Classical subjects have been abandoned for character studies of rural settlers, representing the essence of country life in Canada. Here, one is immediately drawn to the figure’s body language: his back growing tired and beginning to hunch over; his hands, larger than life, grip onto his tools as his body strains with the hard manual labour he must undertake. Equally, there is a clear attempt to depart from the academic sculptures of his contemporaries, which strive for smooth perfection and beauty. In the present example, Suzor-Côté has sculpted a richly textured surface that is both evocative and captivating. The eye is carried across every fold and crevice, drawing our attention to the physicality of the labourer's task at hand. L’Essoucher typifies Suzor-Côté’s move away from idealism, towards more authentic subjects which celebrate the individual and, above all, captures the essence of rural Canadian life which he loved and cherished.Note: Founded in 1859 as a framing workshop, William Scott and Sons became an important gallery and art dealer in Montreal in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The firm imported work by British and French painters, and in 1892 became the first gallery in Canada to show work by the French Impressionists. The gallery mainly sold Barbizon School paintings but from 1901 was the dealer for M.A. Suzor-Cote as well as handling the work of Cornelius Krieghoff.
Lot 331
A Collection of Vintage and Later Published Books on a Topic of Birds to Include Call of the Birds by Charles S Bayne, 1956 First Publishing of The Last Passenger by James Ralph Johnson, Two Owls at Eton, The Quiet World of Nature by Bernard Gooch, Birds as Individuals by Len Howard, 1951 Edition of Birds & Men by E. M. Nicholson etc
Lot 334
A Collection of Four Books on a Topic of Adventure and Mountaineering to Include 1955 First Printed Edition of High Adventure by Edmund Hillary, 1911 Edition of A Tenderfoot with Peary by George Borup, The Lonsdale Library Vol. XVIII Mountaineering and a 1948 Edition of Scrambles Amongst The Alps By Whymper (Some Examples with Condition Issues to Bindings etc)
Lot 1623
Aesop The Fables, translated by Sir Roger L'estrange A. T. published by The Golden Cockerill Press, 1926, no.273/350 Ltd Edition Copies, pages uncut and with original dust wrapper, Selected Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne, with illustrations by Harry Clarke, published by John Lane, The Bodley Head, first edition 1928, a cased edition of Gerard Manley Hopkins - Selected Poems, published by The Nonesuch Press, 1954, no.316/1100 copies, together with a further collection of interesting poetry books, including some first editions (16)
Lot 109
Davenant, Sir William: The Works of Sir William Davenant Kt consisting of those, which were formerly printed, and those which he design'd for the press: now published out of the authors originall copies. T.N. for Henry Herringman, 1673. First collected edition (Six of Davenant's plays printed here for the first time). Folio. Portrait frontispiece by William Faithorne after John Greenhill. PP: [8], 402, [4], 68, 71-486, 111, [1] Complete (the jump from 68 to 71 is a mispagination). Cont. full leather, rebacked; little rubbed. Original purchase receipt Sept. 29, 1924 for £5. 10. 0.
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