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Click here to subscribeA large quantity of stamps and covers, loose and in albums, to include a Victoria and George V British and Canadian examples, an album of 1970s Royal Mail First Day Covers, a Victoria Edition Postage Stamp Album, part-filled, Straits Settlements and Trinidadian examples etc. (2 boxes) Condition Report:Available upon request
Billings (Robert William) The Power of Form Applied to Geometric Tracery. One Hundred Designs and their foundations resulting from One Diagram. Published for the author by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, 1851 The Looking Glass for the Mind: or, Intellectual Mirror Printed for J Harris and others, London 1806, tenth edition with illustrations by Thomas Bewick, half-bound in tooled tan calf Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom Jonathan Cape, London, 1935, first public edition The Lyric Poems of Robert Burns Edited by Ernest Rhys, J.M. Dent & Co., London, no date, one of 250 copies on handmade paper, in Arts & Crafts vellum binding, 16mo Together with a manuscript book of legal notes, compiled by Alexander Stables (?), Elgin, 1790; and a bound volume of the Saturday Magazine for 1838 (6) Condition Report:Available upon request
Cricketing interest - two late 20th Century prints signed by international cricketers: the first after David Gentleman 'Lord's Pavilion' signed by Angus Fraser, Alec Stuart, the late Graeme Thorpe and others (50cm x 40cm) framed and glazed (63.5cm x 53cm); the second after Martin Speight 'The Foster's Oval' a signed limited edition (163/250) print (55.5cm x 33.5cm) also signed by Alec Stuart, the late Graeme Thorpe and others, framed and glazed (67cm x 49cm), along with two signed cricket bats England and Surrey, along with a collection of related ties.
Sterling silver hallmarked Silver Jubilee commemorative stamp in presentation case with first day cover and CoA; together with Railways Act 1921 hallmarked sterling silver limited edition commemorative medallion in presentation case with CoA; and a sterling silver hallmarked limited edition medallion to mark the 150th anniversary of the GWR, in presentation case with CoA. Total silver weight 131 grams. (3)
A RARE FIRST LARGE FORMAT EDITION OF THE NAZI ART MAGAZINE DIE KUNST IM DRITTEN REICH, (THE ARTS IN THE THIRD REICH) July / August 1937 double edition version together with a later magazine from September 1937, NB: The special double edition was printed for the opening of the House of German Art in Munich and the 1937 Greater German Art Exhibition held in the new museum
Corgi Aviation Archive - 1/32nd Scale Aircraft, Limited First Edition Set [0546/4100], comprising: Set No.AA3450 - The Wright Flyer with Launching Rail, Orville Wright & Wilbur Wright. Mint overall, contained [Never Removed from Packing] in a near Mint set box C/W Limited Edition Certificate.
A Royal Crown Derby Millennium Equinox vase, Autumnal and Vernal Equinox, specially commissioned by The Guild of Specialist China & Glass Retailers, limited edition 192/350, first quality, certificate, boxed; another, Winter Solstice, Summer Solstice, limited edition 192/350, first quality, certificate, boxed; a pair of conforming loving cups, limited editions 22/750 and 25/750, first quality, certificates, boxed (4)
Communism & French History - Marx (Karl), The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte [Napoleon III], Trans. Eden & Cedar Paul, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, Ruskin House, London (1926, first edition), paperback, this being the second English, but the first complete, translation of this title; another, Lutz (E.H.G.), Men with Golden Hands: A Book of Surgical Miracles, Trans. W.H. Johnson, George Allen & Unwin Ltd., Ruskin House, London (1955, first edition) (2)
First Day of Issue. ANACS Certified: 11998 of 13329. The obverse side features full length of Liberty in stride. She is shown wrapped in the folds of the flag of the United States, and carrying laurel and oak branches in her arm. The reverse side depicts a heraldic eagle with a shield, holding an olive branch in the right talon and arrows in the left. 13 stars shown above the eagle. The coin is in a protective case. The case is approximately: 2.25"L x 0.5"W x 3.25"H. This item has its original box: 5.5"L x 4"W x 1.5"H. Certificate of Authenticity included. Struck in 90% silver. Artist: Adolph A. Weinman, and John MercantiIssued: 2012Dimensions: See DescriptionEdition Number: 11998 of 13329Condition: Age related wear.
Collection includes a May 14, 2009 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Penny; ANACS Slabbed; Inaugural Release Ceremony; Formative Years Cent; Lincoln State Park, IN. Also includes a 2019 West Point Mint Lincoln Penny; ANACS Slabbed RP69 DCAM Graded; First Day of Issue; and ANACS Certified: 1674 of 1909. Each coin is in a protective case and box. 2009-P: 2.5"L x 0.5"W x 3.25"H; box: 5"L x 3.5"W x 1.5"H; and Certificate of Authenticity included. 2019-W: 2.25"L x 0.5"W x 3.25"H; box: 5.5"L x 4"W x 1.75"H. Artist: Victor D. Brenner and Charles VickersIssued: 2009 and 2019Dimensions: See DescriptionEdition Number: 1674 of 1909Condition: Proof
First Day of Issue. ANACS Certified 139 of 498. The obverse side depicts the Temple of Heaven inside a circle. The reverse side features a panda with a bamboo twig. The coin is in a protective case, approximately: 2.25"L x 0.5"W x 3.25"H. Certificate of Authenticity included. This item has its original box: 5"L x 3.5"W x 1.5"H. Issued: 2018Dimensions: See DescriptionEdition Number: 139 of 498Condition: Perfect Uncirculated
First Day of Issue. ANACS Certified: 839 of 3957. West Point Mint. The obverse side features full length of Liberty in stride. She is shown wrapped in the folds of the flag of the United States, and carrying laurel and oak branches in her arm. The reverse side depicts a heraldic eagle with a shield, holding an olive branch in the right talon and arrows in the left. 13 stars shown above the eagle. The coin is in a protective case. The case is approximately: 2.25"L x 0.5"W x 3.25"H. This item has its original box: 5"L x 3.5"W x 1.5"H. Certificate of Authenticity included. Artist: Adolph A. Weinman, and John MercantiIssued: 2018Dimensions: See DescriptionEdition Number: 839 of 3957Condition: Perfect Proof
Two Canadian coins celebrating the 100th Anniversary the Armistice of the First World War. Each featuring Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse side. The collection includes one 2018 special edition proof silver and gold-plated dollar, mintage 14214 of 15000, featuring on the reverse side a laurel wreath around 11.11.11. The 11 represents the hour, the month and day when the Armistice went into effect: November 11th at 11 a.m. The second coin is a 2018 $10 fine silver coin that commemorates the ceasefire that brought the end of WWI. The reverse side depicts a soldier with his head bowed as if in silent prayer, and a poppy as a symbol of remembrance. The 11 coin is in a protective case: 0.25"D x 1.5" dia; box: 2.75"L x 1.5"W x 2.75"H. The soldier coin is Royal Canadian Mint packaging: 5.75"L x 0.25"W x 5.75"H. Artist: Susan Blunt, Jamie Desrochers, and Laurie McGawIssued: 2018Dimensions: See DescriptionEdition Number: 14214 of 15000Manufacturer: Royal Canadian MintCountry of Origin: CanadaCondition: Proof
First Day of Issue. ANACS Certified: 11532 of 12299. The obverse side features full length of Liberty in stride. She is shown wrapped in the folds of the flag of the United States, and carrying laurel and oak branches in her arm. The reverse side depicts a heraldic eagle with a shield, holding an olive branch in the right talon and arrows in the left. 13 stars shown above the eagle. The coin is in a protective case. The case is approximately: 2.25"L x 0.5"W x 3.25"H. Certificate of Authenticity included. This item has its original box: 5"L x 3.5"W x 1.5"H. Struck in 90% silver. Artist: Adolph A. Weinman, and John MercantiIssued: 2020Dimensions: See DescriptionEdition Number: 11532 of 12299Condition: Perfect uncirculated
First Day of Issue. ANACS Certified 216 of 300. The obverse side features the profile of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right. The reverse side depicts the Classic Maple Leaf design with the number 30 superimposed over the leaf. The coin is in a protective case: 2.25"L x 0.5"W x 3.25"H. This item has its original box: 5"L x 3.5"W x 1.5"H. Certificate of Authenticity included. Artist: Susanna Blunt and Susan TaylorIssued: 2018Dimensions: See DescriptionEdition Number: 216 of 300Condition: Perfect Uncirculated
First Day of Issue. ANACS Certified: 982 of 3195. West Point Mint. The obverse side features full length of Liberty in stride. She is shown wrapped in the folds of the flag of the United States, and carrying laurel and oak branches in her arm. The reverse side depicts a heraldic eagle with a shield, holding an olive branch in the right talon and arrows in the left. 13 stars shown above the eagle. The coin is in a protective case. The case is approximately: 2.25"L x 0.5"W x 3.25"H. This item has its original box: 5.5"L x 4"W x 1.75"H. Certificate of Authenticity included.Struck in 90% silver. Artist: Adolph A. Weinman, and John MercantiIssued: 2017Dimensions: See DescriptionEdition Number: 982 of 3195Condition: SP70
First edition. PBO, Lion 149. Thompson's fifth original novel. Take a ride through Thompson's youth growing up in the seedy underbelly of the American West in this rare find. Join in the tale of this Swashbuckling rogue who made and lost fortunes, and barreled his way through the most lusty 20 years any man ever spent. (from rear wrapper). Dust jacket art by Mort Kunstler. Issued: 1953Dimensions: 6.25"L x 4.25"W x .5"HManufacturer: Lion BooksCountry of Origin: USACondition: Age related wear.
Seth Eastman: A Portfolio of North American Indians. 172 page hardcover with original dustjacket. Seth Eastman, a career army officer and artist, preserved a visual history of Native American's quickly changing way of life. ISBN: 9780963933843. Artist: Sarah Boehme, Christian Feest, Patricial Condon JohnstonIssued: 1995Dimensions: 12.25"L x 1.25"W x 12.25"HEdition Number: First EditionManufacturer: Afton Historical Society PressCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.
346 page hardcover 1st edition printed in 1956. Comes with a dustjacket and plastic covering. Story set during the Depression in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Winner of the first National Book Award and basis for the 1962 movie staring Jane Fonda. Issued: 1956Dimensions: 6"L x 1.25"W x 8.5"HEdition Number: 1st EditionManufacturer: Farrar, Straus and CudahyCondition: Age related wear.
A 214 page hardcover book, this 1974 memoir by American writer and poet Maya Angelou offers a profound glimpse into her life and experiences. ISBN: 0 394 48692 7. Marked First Edition. Artist: Maya AngelouIssued: 1974Dimensions: 5.5"L x 1"W x 8.5"HManufacturer: Random HouseCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.
A rare 1905 first printing of an insider's account of the Washburn-Langford-Doane expedition of 1870. This book is in good condition with 128 pages, 22 unnumbered leaves of plates including portrait of Washburn, photographic portraits of expedition members, and maps. Original blue cloth bound cover is embossed with gold gilt. Issued: 1905Dimensions: 5.75"L x 0.75"W x 8.25"HEdition Number: 1st EditionCondition: Age related wear. Cover has small tear and some wear along edges.
A limited first edition published by The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania, 1981. Brown leather bound with a lovely gilded design. Allen Drury (1918-1998) was an American author best known for his political novels. The Hill of Summer, a 533-page book that tells the story of Hamilton Delbacker, who becomes president after a sudden death and must confront the threat of Soviet expansion under Yuri Serapin. Issued: 1981Dimensions: 6.5"L x 9.5"W x 1.5"HCondition: Age related wear. Foxing throughout book.
Leonard Baskin, American 1922–2000 - Prometheus, c.1948; carved oak, H49 x W46 x D44 cm Provenance: The Bertram N. Linder and Mary Ellen Linder Marital Trust, New York; Bonhams, New York, Modern and Contemporary Art, New York, 9th November 2010, lot 122; Pyms Gallery, London, purchased from the above Literature: Irma B. Jaffe, 'The Sculpture of Leonard Baskin', The Viking Press, New York, 1980, p.210, illus. p.28; 'New Foundations', vol.2, no.1, Fall 1948 (according to Irma B. Jaffe, 1980 - this edition included a number of photos of Baskin's early work) Note: this early masterpiece by the artist was made while he was studying at the New School in New York, where he had returned following the Second World War and his experiences serving with the Armed Guards. ‘Prometheus’ is a brilliant early example of Baskin’s ability to grapple with a classical myth with originality; his Prometheus a muscular worker, ready to steal the fire of creativity from the oppressive gods. The work is a summation of his aesthetic and political principles at this early stage in his career, and he would return to such themes of individuality and defiance, worked through narrative Classical and Old Testament narratives throughout his life. Prometheus defied the Olympian gods in Ancient Greek mythology by stealing fire and giving it to humanity in the form of knowledge and creativity. Baskin saw in this myth a sense of the role of the artist to defy and inspire, particularly relevant aesthetically at this point in his career in his choice to work in a figurative style, as opposed to Abstract Expressionism. Baskin would revisit the theme in illustrations for the poetry collection 'Prometheus on His Crag' by Ted Hughes and in a woodcut of 1950 now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as later bronzes. Baskins works is highly indicative of the Post-War period, sharing an intensity of vision with figures such as Elisabeth Frink, Germaine Richier and Alberto Giacometti. Like Frink, Baskin focused almost entirely on the male figure, seeking a visual language that spoke to an everyday experience of life and death, demonstrated most fully in his ‘Dead Man’ series, first started in the 1950s. Baskin retained a defiantly figurative language throughout his sculpture and works on paper, continuing the legacy of Käthe Kollwitz in his choice to work across mediums in an attempt to engage with an audience outside of the artistic elite. Works by the artist are in major museum across the USA, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, MoMA, New York and the Detroit Institute of Arts. In the UK works are held by the British Museum, the V&A and the Tate.
A George II or early George III mahogany library armchair1755-1762With a shaped back, scrolled acanthus clasped, cabochon embedded and downswept scrolled arms with foliate wrapped shaped and scrolled terminals, above a shaped and serpentine seat frame carved with rocaille and conforming side aprons, on cabriole front legs with twin cabochon encrusted foliate sprays, opposing c-scrolls, acanthus and rocaille, terminating in inscrolled feet, on splayed rear legs, one rear leg probably a later replacement, 74cm wide x 74.5cm deep x 102cm high, (29in wide x 29in deep x 40in high)Footnotes:A closely related armchair to the present lot, with conforming rocaille carving to its seat frame, is illustrated in A. Coleridge, Chippendale Furniture, 1968, London, fig. 189.A Thomas Chippendale design for 'French chairs', dated 1753, with comparable rocaille carved seat frames and similar c-scroll and foliate Rococo carving to that on the offered example feature in the first edition of Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, pl. XX. The same drawing is replicated in a reprint of this seminal publication, 1966, New York, pl. XX, whilst also appearing in Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, compiled by E. White, 2000, Woodbridge, pl. XVIII, p. 100.Two other related designs by Chippendale, again described as 'French chairs' in the 'Director', are illustrated in the same book, Ibid, pl. XIX and pl. XX, originally published in the first and third editions respectively. These have similar rocaille carving to that on the present chair with comparable shaped blocks to the base of their arm terminals.A further drawing, which is arguably closest of all to the offered model and described as a 'French Elbow Chair', features in 'The Universal System of Household Furniture' by William Ince and John Mayhew, published in 1762. This also appears in Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, pl. LIX, p. 103.The opposing c-scroll, rocaille, cabochon embedded foliate spray and scrolled acanthus carving on the offered armchair are recurrent characteristics found on much of the finest French Rococo-influenced seat furniture made in England during the 1750s and even into the early 1760s.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
1590 A.D. Consalus Ponce de Leon - Rome, 1590, hardback (rebound), 176 pp. 190 grams, 17.2 x 11.3 cm (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.).Property of an Essex gentleman.This is the unique first edition of the complete works of Theophanes, comprising three letters from the archbishop of Nicaea which are now in the Vatican Library. The author, Theophanes, was active in the early ninth century; the translator, Ponce de Leon, was born around 1530 and was well educated, able to read Greek sufficiently well to translate it into Latin. He had access to a good library (possibly at the Vatican). He calls himself 'Cubicularius secretus' to Pope Sixtus V: a 'cubicularius' is a chamberlain, or head of the private servants; a position which afforded him access to both a great library and some very knowledgeable contacts. This publication was edited by Ioannes Bonafes and the book bears the legend on the title page (in Latin) 'The existing works of Theophanes, archbishop of Nicaea; now first published in Latin from the Greek, in the Vatican Library'. A copy of the same book is in the famous Onassis Library (ref. 33522).
1923-1994 A.D. British Museum Guide to Anglo-Saxon Antiquities - London, 1923 (first edition), 179 pp, card covers, monochrome images; V. Evison - An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Great Chesterford, Essex - York, 1994, 233 pp, card covers, monochrome plates, fold-out table. 1.47 kg total, 21.6 x 14 - 29.5 x 21 cm (8 1/2 X 5 1/2 - 11 5/8 X 8 1/4 in.). [2, No Reserve]UK gallery, early 2000s.
Wright (Thomas) Universal Architecture, Book 1. Six Original Designs of Arbours, vol.1 only (of 2), first edition, title in red and black with engraved vignette, list of subscribers also with engraved vignette, 11 engraved plates only (of 12; missing the plan for F), some nicks and tears, title with small repaired loss to upper right corner, some toning and surface dirt, all leaves loose, presented in modern green cloth oblong folio slipcase, 1755 *** One of the great rarities of the literature of English eighteenth-century garden architecture. Thomas Wright (1711-1786) had had an initial career as a writer of books on astronomy, but had begun by the late 1740s to design garden buildings and to remodel country houses for a network of aristocratic English patrons. He announced in 1753 his intention to publish a volume of his designs for garden architecture, to be issued in three instalments covering “arbours, grottos and alcoves”, but the publication was dependent on his securing sufficient subscribers and it was not until 1755 that the present Book I, on arbours, appeared in print. The imaginative designs include a domed temple, an arbour “of the parasol kind”, an aviary, a hermitage and a platform for open air entertainment. Sadly he was unable to attract the required number of subscribers and although Book II, on grottos, followed in 1758, Book III, on alcoves, was never published."There are no other pattern-books of grottos, rustic buildings and ruined follies, nor at that time were there any books of architectural design so attractively presented in complete landscape settings." (Eileen Harris)
A silver and opal necklace, design No. 3, by Georg Jensen, 1908 -1914, of foliate fringe design, each alternate link issuing an oval opal cabochon bud, stamped ‘GEORG JENSEN’, maker’s mark ‘GI’, stamped ‘826S’, numbered ‘3’, length 44cm. £1,200-£1,500 --- A number of Jensen jewellery designs have remained continuously popular over the years since they were first introduced., including this example, No. 3, which was designed by Georg Jensen as early as 1905 and is still available from the company today. For a similar example set with opals from the Collection of Lolo Hallstrom, see: Janet Drucker, Georg Jensen A Tradition of Splendid Silver, pub. Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2nd edition, 2001, page 86. Condition Report Gross weight 53.9gm.
A 22ct gold opal parure by Louis Osman, 1972 and 1973, comprising a hinged torque collar, hinged bangle, brooch, pair of ear pendants and ring, each of organic branching form, supporting graduated oval cabochon opals each claw set above a concave dish mount, the gold with hammered finish, the necklace, earrings, ring and bracelet all hallmarked for London 1972, with maker’s mark ‘LO’, the brooch unmarked, within customised carved yew wood and silver fitted case, collar inner diameter 12cm, bangle inner diameter 6.5cm. £40,000-£60,000 Please note ARR will apply to this lot (Artist’s Resale Rights). --- The opals (Australia’s national gemstone) in this suite were acquired as gifts for his wife Dorothy, by Maurice Jenkins from the Perth firm Mazzucchelli’s, over multiple trips to Australia during the late 1960 and 1970s. Mr and Mrs Jenkins first met Louis in 1970, (when she had 11 opals), and they commissioned Louis to mount these into a suite of jewellery. Having agreed the design with the couple, Louis told Mr Jenkins the sizes and numbers of additional opals that he wanted in order to complete the initial commission: a necklace, bracelet, earrings and ring suite, which was completed in 1972. The brooch was added in 1973. Correspondence from Louis discusses how excited he was to be working with opals and how the commission was bringing him out of a creative slump, following a car accident. Louis took inspiration from everywhere, from the sublime to the mundane - in this case he was inspired, for the concave mounts of the opals, by the humble kitchen teaspoon. The raised claw settings of the opals above the concave ‘bowls’ allow light to pass around the stones, displaying them to their best advantage. The earrings in this suite are of complimentary but differing designs - a feature Louis often employed in the designs for earrings. In her biography of Louis, Jenny Moore notes: “Louis felt that [the difference between the earrings] emphasised each side of the face as representing a different side of the personality”. The fitted case subsequently was carved to house the complete suite from a single piece of yew wood taken from the grounds of Canons Ashby. Yew wood is particularly resistant to decay and insect attack. The natural cracks within the wood are inlaid with silver, producing a similar result to the Japanese technique of Kintsugi, in which ceramics are repaired with lacquer and gold dust, highlighting - almost celebrating - the repair. “Louis never regarded the box for keeping his jewellery in as merely a practical object, but felt that it should enhance the character of the individual piece” - J. Moore (page 118). An original pen and watercolour design for this suite was sold as part of The Personal Archive of Louis Osman at Noonans on 27 March 2018 (lot 287). Exhibited: The Observer Jewellery Exhibition, organised by the Welsh Arts Council, 1973, exhibition catalogue no. 359. A copy of this exhibition catalogue accompanies this lot. Copies of two media articles (one part illustrated) about this exhibition including the gold opal parure, accompany this lot. Osman: An exhibition of the Works of Louis Osman, at Canons Ashby, 18 & 19 May 1974, exhibition catalogue no. 117. Explosion, Talent today: the 650th birthday of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, December 1977, exhibition catalogue no. 209. (part illustrated). In Celebration of Gold and Silver: An exhibition of exquisite jewellery and magnificent silver made during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, a Goldsmiths’ Company exhibition at Goldsmiths’ Hall, May - July 2002, exhibition catalogue no. 95. The necklace and brooch also were included in this exhibition’s limited edition of a bound set of 10 postcards of key pieces: one set of these postcards accompanies this lot. Copies of these catalogues (three dedicated to Dorothy & Maurice Jenkins and of J. Moore’s biography accompany this lot. This lot is also accompanied by further related correspondence. Condition Report The brooch was made approximately six months after the suite and was not taken for hallmarking. Earrings: lengths 59 and 60mmmain , gross weigh 24.4gm. Ring: size P, weight 9.7gm. Bracelet: weight 76.8gm. Necklace: weight approximately 246gm. Brooch is unmarked, measures 77.5mm, weight 60.6gm. The suite is set with 46 graduated milky opals, well matched, with a good even play of colour throughout; multiple examples have cracks/fractures, some with chips or significant wear. The largest opal measures approximately 18.4 x 13.95 x 5mm. This lot is accompanied by hand written correspondence between Louis Osman and Mrs Jenkins regarding the commission of this suite: A quotation, dated 5 December 1970. A list of further opals to be sourced. A letter confirming receipt of 11 opals and requesting interim payment for design, dated 11 May 1971. A sketch design of brooch, using 11 opals. A letter acknowledging receipt of further opals and requesting an interim payment, dated 6 January 1972. A compliments slip for interim payment, dated 27 October 1972. An insurance valuation, dated 18 December 1972. A letter acknowledging receipt of payment for brooch and further details, dated 25 July 1973. A copy of a letter referring to the opal suite, including possible loan to the Welsh Arts Council exhibition, dated 13 August 1973. A letter confirming that Osman is holding the opal suite, dated 14 August 1973. An invitation to the Osman exhibition, at Canons Ashby, with hand written note verso, referring to the opal suite, 1974. An updated insurance valuation, reflecting rising gold costs and the addition of a ring and brooch to the suite, dated 13 June 1974. An invitation to an Exhibition of the works of Louis Osman, at Canons Ashby, with accompanying note, 1974. A typed valuation including the opal suite, dated 15 December 1976. A hand written valuation, including the opal suite, dated 26 April 1978. Also included in this lot are: An exhibition catalogue for The Observer Jewellery Exhibition, organised by the Welsh Arts Council, with dedication by Louis Osman, together with a copy of Country Life September 1973, which includes a relevant article (p745) and a further press cutting from The Retail Jeweller, September 1973. An exhibition catalogue for Osman: An exhibition of the Works of Louis Osman at Canons Ashby, with personal dedication, together with an original related signed letter from Osman. An exhibition catalogue for Celebration in Gold and Silver, together with original related paperwork. An exhibition catalogue for Explosion, with personal dedication from Osman, and further original related paperwork. An exhibition catalogue for The Louis Osman gold exhibition, held at Goldsmiths’ Hall, February-March 1971, with personal dedication from Osman. A copy of the biography: Louis Osman, by Jenny Moore.
THE BEATLES IN MONO - LIMITED EDITION LP BOX SET (5099963379716). A quality example of the 2014 extensive Limited Edition 14 LP box set by The Beatles. In Mono includes all of the studio albums remastered from the original master mono mixes. The set comprises the group's 10 studio albums spread across 11 LPs, including the triple LP "Mono Masters", released for the first time on vinyl in this set. The Set also includes a 12x12 lavishly illustrated 108-page hardback book. All records and the book are generally Ex/ Ex+ condition. The box is in VG condition, has some tape covering a seam split on the box lid edge and also the rear flap that holds the lid onto the main body of the box).
[NATURAL HISTORY]. ORNITHOLOGY Chalmers, Patrick, & Austen, Winifred, illustrator. Birds Ashore and Aforeshore, first edition, Collins, London, 1935, original blue cloth gilt, dustjacket, sixteen colour plate illustrations (as called for), large quarto; together with Arnold, E.C. British Waders, first edition, Cambridge University Press, 1924, original brown cloth, top edges gilt, dustjacket, paper-protected colour plate illustrations, quarto, (2).
[MISCELLANEOUS] Langdale, Cecily. Gwen John, second impression, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1988, boards, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, square quarto; together with Halen, Widar. Christopher Dresser, first edition, Phaidon Christies, Oxford, 1990, boards, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, quarto; Hughes, Ted. Season Song, first edition, Faber & Faber, London, 1976, boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; and nine other assorted works, including those of art, illustration and poetry interest, (12). Condition Report : What is the Truth?, first edition; The Hawk in the Rain, fourth impression; Wodwo, third impression. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
[MISCELLANEOUS] Ten assorted works, including Collard, Chris. A Dangerous Occupation, White Funnels Volume Three: A Story of Paddle Minesweepers in the First World War, limited edition 605/750, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Wheelhouse Books, Cardiff, 1999, pictorial boards, illustrations throughout, octavo; and Cooper, Dave. 'His Master's Voice'. The Perfect Portable Gramophone, first edition, New Cavendish Books, London, 2003, pictorial boards, illustrations throughout, oblong small quarto.
[SPORTING] Simpson, Charles. The Harboro' Country, first edition, The Bodley Head, London, 1927, original cloth, twenty-four colour plate illustrations (including frontispiece, as called for), eight-pages of publisher's advertisements, quarto; and a further six assorted works, in seven volumes, (8).
[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Shute, Nevil. A Town Like Alice, first edition, Heinemann, London, 1950, original red cloth (spine evenly faded; lower cover damp spotted), octavo; together with The Far Country, first edition, Heinemann, 1952, original cloth, dustjacket (non price-clipped); In the Wet, first edition, Heinemann, 1953, original cloth, dustjacket (non price-clipped); Beyond the Black Stump, first edition, Heinemann, 1956, original boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped); The Rainbow and the Rose, first edition, Heinemann, 1958, original boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped); and Stephen Morris, first edition, Heinemann, 1961, original boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped), all octavo, (7). Trustee from the Toolroom, first edition, Heinemann, 1960, original boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped) Condition Report : In the Wet ex library, with dustjacket pasted to covers and lacking front free endpaper; Black Stump with clipped corner to front free endpaper and half title page; Rainbow with clipped corner to front free endpaper; Trustee lacking front free endpaper; Stephen Morris with most titles on the previous publications page crossed through. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
[SPORTING] Aldin, Cecil. Ratcatcher to Scarlet, second impression, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1927, original black cloth, full-page and text illustrations, quarto; Heron, Roy. Cecil Aldin. The Story of a Sporting Artist, first edition, Webb & Bower, Exeter, 1981, pictorial boards, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, square octavo; and five further works, in seven volumes, (9).
Der Blaue Reiter Herausgegeben von Wassily Kandinsky und Franz Marc. München, R. Piper 1912. 'One of the most important German books of modern art' (Eleanor Garvey). Der berühmte expressionistische Almanach in der ersten Ausgabe, erschienen in 1200 Exemplaren. - 'Die Herausgeber Marc und Kandinsky verstanden den Almanach als das Sprachrohr der 'Epoche des Großen Geistigen' wie es im Vorwort von 1911 hieß. Gegen die Zeit der materiellen Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts wollte man die Kunst des Geistigen setzen.' (J. Lammers, im Katalog Vom Jugendstil zum Bauhaus) 'The philosophy behind this almanac is one of the most important concepts of the twentieth century art scene' (Reed). - Der Einbandholzschnitt von W. Kandinsky liegt hier noch im zweiten Zustand in den Farben Blau und Schwarz für die kartonierten Exemplare der Erstausgabe vor (Roethel 141/II). EINBAND: Orig.-Broschur mit Deckelholzschnitt in Blau und Schwarz. 29,5 : 22,5 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 4 handkolorierten Tafeln (3 montiert) und zahlreichen Abbildungen sowie 3 Musikbeilagen. - PROVENIENZ: Nachlaßbibl. Dr. Dietrich Schöne (1940-2023). LITERATUR: Roethel S. 450, 10,3. - Jentsch 5. - The Artist and the Book 139. - Lang S. 147. 'One of the most important German books of modern art' (Eleanor Garvey). First edition of the acclaimed expressionist almanach which was published in a print run of 1200 copies. - Orig. wrappers with woodcut on cover in blue and black. With 4 hand-colored plates (3 mounted) and many illustrations and 3 music additions. Front 13 pp. + 1 plate as well as back 13 pp. + notes detached, inside cover with inscription. Spine somewhat browned, rubbed and with faint creases. - Overall good and untrimmed copy. Vollständige Beschreibung und Zustandsbericht https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.de/kunst/kd/details.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000328 Dieses Objekt wird regelbesteuert angeboten (R). Complete description and condition report https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.com/details-e.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000328 This lot can only be purchased subject to regular taxation (R).
Die Andere Bibliothek Hrsg. von H. M. Enzensberger. 386 Bände. Nördlingen, Greno sowie Frankfurt, Eichborn 1985-2017. 'Weltweit gibt es neben der Anderen Bibliothek keine größere Buchreihe mehr, die unter den Händen fachkundiger, ambitionierter Schriftsetzer und Drucker im Buchdruck entsteht' (aus dem Verlagsprospekt von 1992). Ungewöhnlich vollständige und gepflegte Sammlung der berühmten Edition in erster Ausgabe. Die in sich geschlossene Sammlung umfasst die Nrn. 1-387, bis auf den Band 251, der nie erschienen ist. Dazu kommen noch 30 weitere Publikationen der Anderen Bibliothek , darunter 14 Foliobände, 4 Sonderbände sowie 9 Kometen der Anderen Bibliothek . EINBAND: Orig.-Einbände, tlw. im Pappschuber. 21,5 : 12,5 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit einigen Tafeln und Abbildungen. 'Apart from 'Die Andere Bibliothek' there is no other major book series in the world that is produced by expert, ambitious typesetters and printers' (from the publisher's brochure of 1992). - Unusually complete and well-kept collection of the famous edition, all in first edition. The collection comprises numbers 1-387, apart from vol. 251 which was never published. WIth 30 further publications of the publishing house. Orig. bindings. Vollständige Beschreibung und Zustandsbericht https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.de/kunst/kd/details.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000489 Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten. Complete description and condition report https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.com/details-e.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000489 This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
Pierre Simon de Laplace Théorie analytique des probabilités. - (Premier à quatrième) supplément à la théorie analytique des probabilités. - Zus. 5 Teile in 1 Band. Paris, Courcier 1812-1825. • Bahnbrechendes Werk zur Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie • Erste Ausgabe • Vollständiges Exemplar mit allen Supplementen, sehr selten Meilenstein der mathematischen Literatur, in dem die Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie erstmals auf eine wissenschaftliche Grundlage gestellt wird. Laplace widerlegt die damals gängige These, daß eine strenge mathematische Behandlung der Wahrscheinlichkeit nicht möglich sei und markiert mit seinem Werk den Übergang von einer rein philosophischen Betrachtung der Wahrscheinlichkeit zu einer rigorosen mathematischen Disziplin. 1816 erschien die erste Ergänzung, die die Anwendung der inversen Wahrscheinlichkeit auf die Analyse von Strafverfahren ausweitet. Die zweite und dritte Ergänzung von 1817 und 1819 befassen sich mit der Anwendung der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung zur Verbesserung der Genauigkeit geodätischer Daten. Der vierte und letzte Nachtrag aus dem Jahr 1825 enthält eine Änderung der Theorie der erzeugenden Funktionen. In dieser Vollständigkeit von großer Seltenheit. EINBAND: Zeitgenössischer grüner Halblederband mit Rückenvergoldung. 26 : 20 cm. - KOLLATION: 3 Bll., 464 S., 1 Bl. Errata; 34 S.; 50 S.; 36 S.; 1 Bl., 28 S. - PROVENIENZ: Titel mit zeitgenöss. Besitzerschild des Mathematikers Barthélémy Aoust (1814-1885) aus Marseille. - Seit über fünfzig Jahren in einer Berliner Privatsammlung. LITERATUR: DSB XV, 367-376. - Honeyman 1923 (nur das Hauptwerk und das erste Supplement). - First edition of Laplace' groundbreaking work on probability theory. Complete copy with 4 supplements (all published), extremely rare. Together 5 parts in 1 volume. Contemp. green half calf with gilt spine. - Supplements partly slightly browned, spine a bit rubbed. Fine copy with wide margins. From the library of the French mathematician Barthélémy Aoust (1814-1885), his address label on title. Vollständige Beschreibung und Zustandsbericht https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.de/kunst/kd/details.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000442 Dieses Objekt wird regelbesteuert angeboten (R). Complete description and condition report https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.com/details-e.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000442 This lot can only be purchased subject to regular taxation (R).
Anselmus, Erzbischof von Canterbury Opera. Hrsg. und kommentiert von P. Danhauser u. J. Löffelholz. Nürnberg, C. Hochfelder, 27. März 1491. Schöner Sammelband mit den gesammelten Schriften zweier der wichtigsten christlichen Denker vor Thomas von Aquin, in einem ausgezeichneten zeitgenössischen Einband. Erste Sammelausgabe der Schriften des Hl. Anselm von Canterbury, enthält nebst 2 Briefen von Löffelholz und Danhauser eine kurze Vita Anselms sowie 26 seiner Schriften, darunter den späten Traktat Cur deus homo , ein klassisches Essay über den Sinn der Auferstehung, das 1077 entstandene Monologion sowie das 1078 geschriebene Prosologion . EINBAND: Schweinslederband d. Zt. auf 4 Bünden und über Holzdeckeln, mit Streicheisenlinien, rautenförmigen Stempeln mit Blütenornamenten, gewellten Bandstempeln mit dem Wort 'Maria', kleineren Rosettenstempeln und floralen Stempeln, 2 Messingschließen, 2 Messingeckbeschlägen und 1 (von 4) kurzen Messing-Kanten. Folio. 29 : 19 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit zahlr. eingemalten Initialen in Rot. - KOLLATION: 178 nn. Bll. (d. l. w.). Gotische Type, 2 Spalten, 45 Zeilen. - PROVENIENZ: Seit 1995 in süddeutschem Privatbesitz. LITERATUR: GW 2032. - Hain/Cop. 1134. - Goff A 759. - BMC II, 473. - BSB A-554. - Polain 228. Angebunden: Aurelius Augustinus , Opuscula. Straßburg, M. Flach, 20. März 1489. Mit eingemalten roten Initialen. 6 nn. Bll., 261 (st. 268) num. Bll. Gotische Type. 2 Spalten, 49 Zeilen. - Sammelausgabe mit 35 authentischen und pseudo-augustinischen Traktaten, außerdem mit einer Vita des Augustinus von Hippo (354-430). - Ohne die Lage Q mit den Bll. 255-260 und das l. w. Bl. Etw. wasserrandig, zum Ende stärker. - GW 2865. - Hain/Cop. 1948. - Goff A 1218. - BMC I, 149. - BSB A-897. - Beautiful anthology containing the collected writings of two of the most important Christian philosophers before Thomas Aquinas, in an excellent contemp. binding. I: First collected edition of the writings of St. Anselm of Canterbury. With numerous painted initials in red. - With marginalia by an old hand, lower edge slightly waterstained, 2 leaves with long tear, title with erased ownership note, small thumb index and flying endpapers removed. Cover with faint inscriptions from an old hand. - II: With painted red initials. With 35 authentic and pseudo-Augustinian treatises, also with a vita of Augustine of Hippo (354-430). - Without the quire Q with the leaves 255-260 and the last blank leaf, waterstained, stronger towards the end. - Pigskin over wooden boards, with iron lines, diamond-shaped stamps with flower ornaments, wavy ribbon stamps with the word “Maria”, smaller rosette stamps and floral stamps, 2 brass clasps, 2 brass corner fittings and 1 (of 4) short brass edges. Folio. 29 : 19 cm. Altogether fine copy. Vollständige Beschreibung und Zustandsbericht https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.de/kunst/kd/details.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000517 Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten. Complete description and condition report https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.com/details-e.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000517 This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
Sebastian Münster [La cosmographie universelle contentant la situation de toutes les partie du monde]. Basel, H. Petri 1565. Vierte französische Ausgabe der bedeutendsten Kosmographie des 16. Jahrhunderts. Erstmals 1552 in Französisch erschienen. Die Vortextkarten zeigen zwei Weltkarten, Kontinentkarten von Europa (nach Süden ausgerichtet), Asien, Afrika und Nord- und Südamerika (Burden 12), ferner Karten von Spanien, Frankreich, Deutschland (ebenfalls nach Süden ausgerichtet), Böhmen, Griechenland, Südostasien u. a., im weiteren Text außerdem mit überwiegend doppelblattgroßen Ansichten, darunter Paris, Trier, Florenz, Rom, Venedig, Bern, Basel, Speyer, Köln, Koblenz, Lindau, Augsburg, Frankfurt, Lübeck, Lüneburg, Konstantinopel, Worms (gefaltetes Panorama), die Tafel mit den 'Meerwundern' u. a. EINBAND: Lederband des 17. Jhs. mit reicher floraler Rückenvergoldung und goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. 31 : 21 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 14 doppelblattgr. Holzschnitt-Vortextkarten, 2 Faltpanoramen (st. 3; 1 unvollständig), 38 doppelblattgr. Holzschnitt-Ansichten und zahlr. Textholzschnitten. - KOLLATION: 1329 (st. 1337) S. - PROVENIENZ: Westdeutsche Privatsammlung. LITERATUR: Burmeister 95. - Alden/Landis 565/48. Fourth French edition of the most famous cosmography of the 16th century. With 14 double-page wooduct maps, 2 folding panoramic views in wooduct (of 3; 1 incomplete) and 38 double-page woodcut views, as well as numerous woodcuts in the text. 17th cent. calf with rich floral gilt decoration and title on spine. - Lacking the first 6 leaves incl. title and portrait of Munster as well as the folding view of Vienna, folded right half of Heidelberg and pp. 1/2, 15/16, 1031/1032 and 1335/1136. Slightly stained and tanned, with waterstaining in the gutter to beginning and end, the oval world map with crease and small tear along the reinforced centrefold, the folding view of Worms stained and with small defects to margins and folds, rebacked for the most part, 1 double-page view (Landau) detached, 2 text leaves with longer, partly rebacked tear. Binding scraped, upper corner of front board damaged. Overall still good copy. - German private collection. Vollständige Beschreibung und Zustandsbericht https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.de/kunst/kd/details.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000385 Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten. Complete description and condition report https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.com/details-e.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000385 This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
Walter Burley De vita et moribus philosophorum. [Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, nicht nach 1473]. • Bedeutendes biographisches Lexikon antiker Philosophen und Dichter • Sehr frühe Ausgabe, die erste in Nürnberg gedruckte • Eines der frühesten Druckwerke Kobergers • Schöner und guterhaltener Druck mit dekorativen Initialen Die Sammlung von Kurzbiographien, die lange Zeit dem englischen Logiker Walter Burley zugeschrieben wurde, ist eine anonyme mittelalterliche Überarbeitung der Leben und Meinungen berühmter Philosophen von Diogenes Laertius. Das Werk stützt sich nicht nur auf antike Quellen, sondern auch auf mittelalterliche Enzyklopädisten wie Vinzenz von Beauvais und Johannes von Wales und enthält Kurzbiografien bekannter und weniger bekannter Geistesgrößen, darunter Archimedes, Vergil, Zoroaster, Homer, Plotin, Priscian, Seneca und sogar Hermes Trismegistus. - Erste Ausgabe der 'Süddeutschen Fassung' (vgl. GW V, 669), zugleich das dritte bei Koberger gedruckte Buch. EINBAND: Marmorierter Pappband um 1900 mit Rückenschild. Folio. 27 : 18 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit eingemalten Lombarden in Blau und Rot. - KOLLATION: 88 nn. Bll. (st. 94). Gotico-Antiqua. 31 Zeilen. Rubriziert. - PROVENIENZ: Erstes Bl. mit hs. Besitzvermerk der Benediktinerabtei Plankstetten ('Monasterij Blanckstadiani'). - Wappen-Exlibris und Blindstempel der Wigan Free Public Library, England. - Dänische Privatsammlung. LITERATUR: GW 5785. - Hain 4112. - Goff B 1319. - BMC II, 411. - BSB B-993. - Important biographical encyclopedia of ancient philosophers and poets. Very early edition, the first printed in Nuremberg. One of the earliest printed works by Koberger. Beautiful and well-preserved print with decorative painted lombards in red and blue. Marbled cardboards with label around 1900. - 88 (of 94) leaves, lacking the first textleaf and 5 blanks. Here and there minor staining, binding slightly bumped, else well-presered. Provenance: Monastic inscription to first leaf. Bookplate and blindstamp of the Wigan Free Public Library. From a privat Danish collection. Vollständige Beschreibung und Zustandsbericht https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.de/kunst/kd/details.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000569 Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten. Complete description and condition report https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.com/details-e.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000569 This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
Johannes de Gaddesden Rosa anglica practica medicinae a capite ad pedes. Pavia, (F. Girardengus &) J. A. Birreta, 24. Jan. 1492. • Erstes gedrucktes medizinisches Buch eines englischen Schriftstellers • Mit einem Antidotarium, das Einblicke in die englische Volksmedizin bietet • Seltene erste und einzige Ausgabe des 15. Jahrhunderts 'First printed medical book of an Englishman. John of Gaddesden was a prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral and physician to Edward II' (Fielding Garrison und Leslie Morton) Der englische Mediziner John of Gaddesden (um 1280-1361), war der erste Leibarzt, der am englischen Hof angestellt war. Er verfaßte die Rosa Anglica zwischen 1305 und 1307. Das Kompendium der praktischen Medizin ist nach Krankheiten geordnet und behandelt Fieber, Krankheiten und Verletzungen und speziell Krankheiten des Kopfes (darunter Augen, Ohren, Mund - mit interessanten Kapiteln zur Zahnmedizin). Bedeutend ist das Antidotarium (Abhandlung über Heilmittel) am Ende der Schrift. Es enthält einige Anmerkungen zum Kochen und unzählige Rezepte, von denen viele auf Aberglauben beruhen, während andere handfeste Heilmittel sind. Die Rosa Anglica bietet daher einen Einblick in die englische Volksmedizin und auch in den Aberglauben zu Beginn des 14. Jahrhunderts. Zudem enthält sie viele Zitate aus Galen, Pedanius Dioskurides, Rufus von Ephesus, Haliabbas, Serapion, Al Rhazis, Avicenna, Averroes, Johannes von Damaskus, Isaak, Masawaiyh, Gilbertus Anglicus und aus dem Regimen sanitatis Salernitanum. 'Übrigens stand die Rosa anglica zu jener Zeit in so hohem Ansehen, daß Chaucer ihren Verfasser unter den ausgezeichnetsten medizinischen Gelehrten gepriesen hat. Das Buch .. voll von Aberglauben; doch findet sich in ihm eine interessante Stelle über 'Rotlicht-Behandlung' der Pocken' (Hirsch/Hüb.). Teils wird vermutet, daß Gaddesden das Vorbild für Chaucers Doktor der Physik gewesen sei, und sowohl er als auch Bernardus de Gordonio gehören zu den medizinischen Autoritäten, die im Prolog der Canterbury Tales zitiert werden. EINBAND: Halbpergamentband des 19. Jahrhunderts. Folio. 29 : 20 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit Holzschnitt-Druckermarke am Ende und eingemalten roten Initialen. - KOLLATION: 4 nn., 173 num. Bll. (o. d. l. w.). 2 Spalten. Gotische Type. - PROVENIENZ: Bl. y4 verso im Fußsteg mit kl. blau kolor. Besitzer-Wappen. - Titel mit Besitzeintrag des US-amerikanischen Chemikers und Mediziners John Redman Coxe (1773-1864), dat. 1826. - Hint. flieg. Vorsatz mit Blindprägestempel Peter Doyle, Bookseller, Philadelphia. -Seit 1997 in süddeutschem Privatbesitz. LITERATUR: GW M13622. - Hain/Cop. 1108. - Goff J 326. - BSB I-394. - Garrison/M. 2191. - Waller 83. - Wellcome I, 2485. - Hirsch/Hüb. II, 651. - First edition of the first printed medical book by an English writer. John of Gaddesden (c. 1280-1361) was court physician to Edward II and was supposedly the inspiration for Chaucer's 'Doctour of Phisik' in The Canterbury Tales. With woodcut printer’s device at end and red painted initials. 19th cent. half vellum. 29 : 20 cm. - Occasionally slightly browned and stained (mostly in the margins), some minor worming at the beginning, title recto and verso with extensive contemp. entries and in the lower margin with a pale illegible old stamp, short and clean marginalia by an old hand (a few trimmed), including 2 larger drawings of funnel-shaped medical instruments by early hand. - Leaf y4 verso with small blue colored owner's coat of arms at lower margin. - Title with ownership entry of the American chemist and physician John Redman Coxe (1773-1864), dated 1826. - White endpaper with blind embossed stamp Peter Doyle, Bookseller, Philadelphia (later 19th cent.). Paper cover rubbed. Vollständige Beschreibung und Zustandsbericht https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.de/kunst/kd/details.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000523 Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten. Complete description and condition report https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.com/details-e.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000523 This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
Jean-Paul Sartre Nourritures suivi d'extraits de la Nausée. Paris, J. Damase 1949. Erste Ausgabe und das erste von Jacques Damase publizierte Buch. Mit 3 Orig.-Radierungen von Wols. 1 von 424 numerierten Exemplaren. - Der Sartre-Text entstand bereits 1935 in Neapel. Exemplar mit den drei Kaltnadelradierungen von Wols Die Stadt - Quer , Grosse Tache I und Aktblüte . Breitrandiger Pressendruck auf unbeschnittenem, chamoisfarb. 'Johannot'-Papier, die drei Graphiken liegen lose ein. Vermutlich wurde die geplante Gesamtauflage von 450 Exemplaren nicht realisiert und bedeutend weniger Exemplare gedruckt, was die Seltenheit der Publikation erklären würde. - 'From 1948, Wols illustrated a number of books of existentialist writers, including those of his friend Sartre. Michel Tapié characterised Wols as a 'catalyst of lyrical non-figuration, explosive, anti-geometric, informal'.' (From Manet to Hockney 118). EINBAND: Orig.-Broschur. 19,5 : 15 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 3 Orig.-Radierungen von Wols. - PROVENIENZ: Privatsammlung Hessen. LITERATUR: Busch 1, 32 und 33. - Grohmann I, XXXII und XXXIII. - Monod 10170. - Weber (Kat. Kassel 1985) Nr. 7, 43 und 45. - From Manet to Hockney 119. - Maler machen Bücher 96. - Arnold 2538. - Bibl. Matarasso II, 290 (1994, versteigert für 28.000. - Francs). First edition. 1 of 424 numbered copies, printed on strong paper. With 3 orig. etchings by Wols. Orig. wrappers. - Slightly browned. Spine with small tear. - Fine and mainly uncut copy. Vollständige Beschreibung und Zustandsbericht https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.de/kunst/kd/details.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000716 Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten. Complete description and condition report https://www.ketterer-rarebooks.com/details-e.php?detail=1&anummer=559&obnr=424000716 This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
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