Sir Douglas Bader DSO DFC signed RARE 1965 25th Anniversary Battle Of Britain FDC, with scarce Biggin Hill Westerham FDI postmark. Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged. After the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, however, Douglas Bader returned to the RAF and was accepted as a pilot. He scored his first victories over Dunkirk during the Battle of France in 1940. He then took part in the Battle of Britain and became a friend and supporter of Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory and his "Big Wing" experiments. In August 1941, Bader baled out over German-occupied France and was captured. Soon afterwards, he met and was befriended by Adolf Galland, a prominent German fighter ace. Despite his disability, Bader made a number of escape attempts and was eventually sent to the prisoner-of-war camp at Colditz Castle. He remained there until April 1945 when the camp was liberated by the First United States Army. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
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WW2 atom bomb pilot Brig Paul Tibbets signed B29 Washington cover. Rare variety also signed by US fighter aces James Rigg. Tex Hill. Blake Morganville. Lots of info inside. Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. (23 February 1915 - 1 November 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Tibbets enlisted in the United States Army in 1937 and qualified as a pilot in 1938. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he flew anti-submarine patrols over the Atlantic. In February 1942, he became the commanding officer of the 340th Bombardment Squadron of the 97th Bombardment Group, which was equipped with the Boeing B-17. In July 1942, the 97th became the first heavy bombardment group to be deployed as part of the Eighth Air Force, and Tibbets became deputy group commander. He flew the lead plane in the first American daylight heavy bomber mission against Occupied Europe on 17 August 1942, and the first American raid of more than 100 bombers in Europe on 9 October 1942. Tibbets was chosen to fly Major General Mark W. Clark and Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Gibraltar. After flying 43 combat missions, he became the assistant for bomber operations on the staff of the Twelfth Air Force. Tibbets returned to the United States in February 1943 to help with the development of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. In September 1944, he was appointed the commander of the 509th Composite Group, which would conduct the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war, he participated in the Operation Crossroads nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946 and was involved in the development of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet in the early 1950s. He commanded the 308th Bombardment Wing and 6th Air Division in the late 1950s and was military attaché in India from 1964 to 1966. After leaving the Air Force in 1966, he worked for Executive Jet Aviation, serving on the founding board and as its president from 1976 until his retirement in 1987. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Space Astronaut JIM IRWIN Signed Apollo 15 Moon Photo 8x10 inch Moonwalker NASA Astronaut. The autograph is hand signed the inscription is printed. James Benson "Jim" Irwin (March 17, 1930 - August 8, 1991) was an American astronaut, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and a United States Air Force pilot. He served as Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15, the fourth human lunar landing. He was the 8th person to walk on the Moon and the first, and youngest, of those astronauts to die. At about the age of 12, he informed his mother about his desire to go to the Moon, letting her know that he might be the first person to do so[5] (he ended up being the eighth). He graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1947. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in naval science from the United States Naval Academy in 1951, and Master of Science degrees in aeronautical engineering and instrumentation engineering from the University of Michigan in 1957. He received initial flight training at Hondo Air Base and follow-up training at Reese Air Force Base, Texas. He graduated from the Air Force Experimental Flight Test Pilot School (Class 60C) in 1961, and the Aerospace Research Pilot School in 1963 (Class IV). Prior to joining NASA, he was chief of the Advanced Requirements Branch at Headquarters Air Defense Command. During his time in the United States Air Force he received the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal and two Air Force Commendation Medals. He also received an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award while with the 4750th Training Wing. Irwin was also a developmental test pilot for the Lockheed YF-12, the Mach 3 fighter-interceptor variant which preceded the SR-71 Blackbird. His first flight of that aircraft was on the day that one of his five children was born. In 1961, a student pilot that Irwin was training crashed the plane they were flying on a training mission. They both survived, but Irwin suffered compound fractures, amnesia, and nearly lost a leg. John Forrest, a U.S. Air Force orthopaedic surgeon, was instrumental in preventing the amputation of Irwin's leg. During his military service, he accumulated more than 7,015 hours flying time, of which 5,300 hours were in jet aircraft. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons signed collector's edition of GOAT a tribute to Muhammad Ali. The sculpture Radial Champs by Jeff Koons, measuring 175 x 170 cm (69 x 67 in.) and comprised of two inflatables and a stool. Over 3,000 images-photographs, art, and memorabilia, much of it published for the first time-from over 150 photographers and artists. Original essays and the best interviews and writing on the Champ over five decades, totalling 600,000 words. A silk-covered box illustrated with Neil Leifer's iconic 1966 photo Ali vs Williams. XXL-format: 792 pages, including two gatefold sequences measuring 200 x 50 cm (80 x 20 in.); nine gold-metallic double-page spreads printed in silkscreen open each chapter. Measuring 50 x 50 cm (20 x 20 in.), GOAT tips the scales at 34 kg (75 lb.)Highest-quality binding in pink leather, the colour of Ali's first Cadillac. Optimum photographic reproduction, creating unparalleled intensity and range in the colours and exquisite tone and density within the duotone images. Eight-colour printing on Galaxi Keramik 200 gsm semi-matte paper with gloss varnish on all images. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Master Alejo (Master de la Calzada) (active in Palencia, first decades of the 16th century)"Saint Francis of Assisi"Oil on panel.55 x 32,5 cm.Magnífica pintura al óleo sobre tabla con un santo franciscano sobre un fondo picado al lustre con florestas y sobredorado, como si de su propio halo de santidad se tratase.San Francisco de Asís mira al cielo, de donde nunca sacó su mirada, en continua oración de la que no salía, con el reflejo visible de ese Amor correspondido de Dios en sus llagas y estigmas. Recibe “los signos de ese Amor” en manos, pies y costado.Esta tabla del Maestro Alejo es una obra primordial del primer cuarto del siglo XVI, que destaca por su estilo artístico, composición sencilla y magistral, y uso del color sobre el dorado. Se aprecia, claramente, elegancia, refinamiento de trazos, líneas suaves y fluidas que crean contornos delicados sobre el fondo oro, y detalles de fineza de miniatura. Una figura humana llena de naturalidad y belleza, un rostro lleno de serenidad y devoción. Presenta unos tonos cálidos y terrosos sobre el oro, creando una atmósfera mística exquisita, que transmiten una sensación de calma y espiritualidad, y reflejan la influencia de la pintura gótica italiana de la época.Talento y espiritualidad del Maestro de la Calzada plasmado en esta tabla. With the certificate from Ms. Isabel Mateo dated January 2016.
Italian school. 18th century"Our Lady of Holy Hope"Oil on copper.35 x 25 cm. Size with frame 103 x 71 cm.Accompanied by an imposing cornucopia period frame, in carved wood, gilded and inlaid with mirrors.Exquisite and refined portrait of Our Lady of Holy Hope. The historical information about the origin of this image dates back to 1750, when a pious Christian had a painting of Mary with Child painted, which he donated to Fr. Tommaso del Costato di Gesù (later Monsignor Struzzieri, Bishop of Todi and first Bishop of the Passionist congregation), who always carried it with him in his SS. Missions. This image had from the beginning the title of "Mater Sanctae Spei".The entire composition, including its carved and gilded cornucopia frame, recalls the works of the Flemish baroque in which the Virgin Mary always appears surrounded by a garland of flowers. Here, in parallel, the garland is represented by the carving of the frame with acanthus leaves and flowers and a small canopy in the manner of Bernini. We contemplate the simple, serene and detailed perfection of the internal painting, framed by this "garland frame" as a tribute, veneration and prayer to this Madonna.The image has been perfected with miniscule brushstrokes.Based on the engraving by Hyeronimus Wierix, Flemish engraver of the 16th century, "Mater Sanctae Spei", the painting represents the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus in her arms. She holds Him with her right arm and with her left arm she points to Him as the source of divine graces (iconography called Hodegetria: "she who shows the way", the Hodegetria Virgin Mary points to the Child as the way of salvation. And that Child, holding a cross with his left hand, with his right hand raised, is in the attitude of a king giving permission to approach Him. With a smile Mary and Jesus tell you that they are there to help you to have hope in them.The original image of "Our Lady of Holy Hope" is a canvas painted by Agustin Marqui in 1750, on the occasion of a Passionist mission preached by Father Tomas Stuzzieri, which he offered to St. Paul of the Cross suggesting that "every clergyman should have it in his cell". This image had devotees that included St. Vincent Maria Strambi and the second superior general of the Passionists (from 1755 to 1790), Father John Baptist of St. Vincent Ferrer. In fact, it cured Father John Baptist, who was dying, of an incurable illness, and it was he himself who decreed that the image be greeted three times a day. Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, under this invocation, developed in the Passionist Congregation from its origins.Its main promoter was the great missionary Fr. Thomas Struzzieri, who was later made bishop. In the holy missions he always carried an image of the invocation with him. Later, that image was reproduced in series and began to be placed in the rooms of the Passionist clergy so that they could direct their gaze to her, invoking her in their spiritual needs. The Virgin Mary, Mother of Holy Hope, thus became a singular model and a firm support for our own hope. The hope that Our Lady presents and to which she calls is the Cross that the Child Jesus holds in his hand, as a sign of his love without measure, manifested to us even unto death and a death on a cross.
Attributed to Mateo Perez de Alesio, also known as Matteo de Lecce (Lecce, Italy, 1547 - Lima, 1628)."Adoration of the Shepherds"Oil on panel.201 x 137 cm.Pérez de Alesio was a significant painter and sculptor, from the age of sixteen he was a distinguished apprentice in the workshop of Michelangelo Buonarroti, even working on the painting in the Sistine Chapel.The majority of his paintings are of a religious nature.In 1575, he settled in Spain, working at the Cathedral of Seville, and in 1588, he arrived in Lima, becoming the most important painter there for many years and an influence on local painters even after his death.He was the founder of one of the first art schools in Lima, according to research by the historian and Jesuit priest Rubén Vargas Ugarte.In 1590, he painted the portrait of the VIII Viceroy Don García Hurtado de Mendoza, IV Marquis of Cañete, who governed between 1589 and 1596.
Master Alejo (‘Maestro de la Calzada’) (active in Palencia, first decades of the 16th century)"Saint Anthony of Padua"Oil on panel.55 x 32,5 cm.With a certificate from Ms. Isabel Mateo dated January 2016.Magnificent oil painting on panel featuring a Franciscan saint against a lustrous, gilded background with floral motifs, resembling his own halo of sanctity.Saint Anthony looks ahead, with an ardent Christ Child on his chest. The Christ Child, whom he "preached to" with proverbial knowledge, appeared on his book and in his cell while he prayed. Due to his knowledge, he was known as the "Ark of the Testament."This panel by Master Alejo, also known as the Maestro de la Calzada, is a seminal work from the first quarter of the 16th century, notable for its artistic style, simple yet masterful composition, and use of colour on gold ground. Elegance is clearly appreciated, with refined strokes, smooth and fluid lines creating delicate contours on the golden background, and miniature-like finesse in the details.The human figure is portrayed with natural beauty, and the face exudes serenity and devotion. Warm, earthy tones over the gold create an exquisite mystical atmosphere, conveying a sense of calm and spirituality. This reflects the influence of Italian Gothic painting of the time.The talent and spirituality of Master Alejo, Maestro de la Calzada, are beautifully captured in this panel.
Lot includes Excalibur, Shrek The Complete Collection, Pride and Glory, Spy Game, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, Captain America The First Avenger, Elektra, Fantastic 4, Matrix Revolutions and Thor Limited 3D Edition. Dimensions of the largest item: 5.5"L x 0.5"W x 6.75"H. Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: See DescriptionCondition: Age related wear. Untested, functionality not guaranteed.
‡  A PAIR OF FRENCH EARTHENWARE FIGURES OF 'LA NOURRICE' FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FONTAINEBLEAU, ATELIER OF CLAUDE BERTHELEMY, OR AVON After a model by Guillaume Dupré 21.5 and 22cm high respectively Condition Report: Minor chip to the collar of the taller figure, large section of chipping to left corner of base, further small areas of shallow chipping to her apron and other high points. The other with shallow chipping to edge of apron on her left and circular firing crack to base. Both with some firing cracks, and to the back of her headdress. Condition Report Disclaimer
‡  A WEDGWOOD BLACK JASPER PORTLAND VASE PROBABLY CIRCA 1790 Of typical form and after the Antique original, the handles with bearded mask terminals, sprigged in relief with a continuous frieze among trees and columns, the base with a portrait of Paris with a Phrygian cap, impressed WEDGWOOD to the side of the foot rim, 27cm high Note: The Portland Vase, now in the British Museum, is believed to have been made around 27 BC. The superb example of cameo glass-cutting inspired Josiah Wedgwood to try to match the skill of the ancient craftsmen but using black jasperware, the unique clay material developed by Josiah Wedgwood himself. He persuaded the third Duke of Portland to lend the glass original to him for modelling and began five years of trials to perfect his version. The vase was thrown on a potter's wheel with the handles and hand-formed figures and architecture were added in white before firing. The 'oven book', of the factory details the many challenges he experienced; the first attempts show air bubbles had formed on the surface where gases from inside the clay expanded in the heat. Later attempts show the reliefs failing to adhere correctly to the base vase. Condition Report: Sprigging dirty, could do with a clean Otherwise in presentable order With collection or inventory sticker to underside 'Northwood' - please see additional images on our website for an image of this Please see additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
‡  AN ASSEMBLED GARNITURE OF THREE WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY BLACK BASALT VASES VARIOUS DATES LATE 18TH CENTURY Comprising a pair of campana urns with pierced covers, modelled with flanking tritons, the lower portions modelled as wavy seas 27.5cm high And an amphora vase with moulded decoration comprising winged putti and swans amid clouds 43cm high Impressed Wedgwood & Bentley marks to undersides of all bases (3) Exhibited: Philadelphia, First Bank of the United States., Josiah Wedgwood Jubilee Exhibition, 1980, no. 19.9. Condition Report: The large amphora:Almost certainly restored through the lower section of the vase (appears to have been professionally carried out) Handles do not 'ring' when tapped (these sound 'dead')No obvious cracks identified Checked under UV and no signs of significant restoration noted to the body, the foot with clear restoration Definition on the sprigging to the leaves of the base appears poor Minor chipping to base as to be expected The pair of campagna urns:Surfaces oiledMinor chipping to bases as to be expected, one of the pierced covers with a crack Please see additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
‡  A STAFFORDSHIRE CREAMWARE TEA CADDY CIRCA 1755 Splashed in green and yellow glazes and moulded with a tea bush labelled CIA or TE herb, the obverse with a tree labelled Herb Tang, 9.5cm high Provenance: Sotheby's, London, February 19, 1991, lot 162 The Harriet Carlton Goldweitz Collection; Sotheby's, New York, 20 January 2006, lot 142 The relief-moulded designs on the panels are taken from the appendix to Johan Nieuhoff's An Embassy from the East-India Company, of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham or Emperor of China, published in the first English edition in 1669. Condition Report: No cover.No serious damage, chips or restoration noted, small firing fault to foot rim.(please note conditions of sale)Please ask for the additional images available from the Dept. upon request.Condition Report Disclaimer
‡ A WEDGWOOD BLACK JASPER TRIAL 'FIRST EDITION' MODEL OF THE PORTLAND VASE CIRCA 1789 The twin-handled black basalt urn sprigged in white relief with the typical frieze of draped classical figures and the base with Paris in the Phrygian cap 25cm high Note: The Portland Vase, now in the British Museum, is believed to have been made around 27 BC. The superb example of cameo glass-cutting inspired Josiah Wedgwood to try to match the skill of the ancient craftsmen but using black jasperware, the unique clay material developed by Josiah Wedgwood himself. He persuaded the third Duke of Portland to lend the glass original to him for modelling and began five years of trials to perfect his version. The vase was thrown on a potter's wheel with the handles and hand-formed figures and architecture were added in white before firing. The 'oven book', of the factory details the many challenges he experienced; the first attempts show air bubbles had formed on the surface where gases from inside the clay expanded in the heat. Later attempts show the reliefs failing to adhere correctly to the base vase. Both of these features can be seen on the present lot, along with slight warping of the vase in the firing. The asymmetry of the handles, however, is deliberate and emulates the ancient original. Only forty-five copies of the perfected first edition vase were believed to have been made. This vase shows the distinctive features of the first edition but is unnumbered and it is probably an early trial. The portrait of Paris faithfully copies the glass original, with the tip of his elbow being cut off by the edge of the base. The tiny pin pricks visible around the edge of the base suggest that the vases were fired in the upright position, perhaps on a support dusted with sand to prevent sticking. See the trial of the Portland Vase in the collection of the Wedgwood Museum, dated circa 1787, which shows similar blistering to the surface, but also a lack of shading and undercutting which is more evident on the present vase, Robin Reilly, Wedgwood, Vol. I, London, 1989, p. 670, fig. 1,031. Condition Report: As per the description and catalogue notes there are idiosyncrasies indicating this is from the early trial period including bubbling, cracking, uneven handles. No later damage or restoration notedPlease see additional images for visual reference to condition and appearance Condition Report Disclaimer
‡ A WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT ENCAUSTIC-DECORATED RECTANGULAR PLAQUE LATE 18TH CENTURY Painted in the Pompeiian taste with a winged figure within a dodecagonal painted surround 20.5cm x 25.5cm within mount (excluding frame) Provenance: Sotheby Parke Burnett, New York, The Milton Milestone Collection of Early Wedgwood Pottery (Part 1), 16th December 1975, lot 246 Exhibited: Josiah Wedgwood Jubilee Exhibition, 1980, no. 1930. Hammond Museum, 1984.Literature: David Buten, 18th Century Wedgwood, London, 1980, p. 96. Note: Wedgwood developed and patented the 'encaustic' painting technique in 1769. It was the only process, apart from bronzing, which Wedgwood patented. The Wedgwood and Bentley catalogue of 1779 notes that the colours had 'all the Advantages of Enamel, without its essential defects' (see Robin Reilly, Wedgwood:The New Illustrated Dictionary, Woodbridge 1995, p. 150). Plaques and vases were made to imitate Greek and Roman vases. The present lot may have been painted at the Chelsea studio, under the supervision of Thomas Bentley, as The First Day's vases of 13 June 1769 were.This plaque is taken from plate 35, Vol. II of William Hamilton's Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman Antiquities (1766-67). D'Harcarville interpreted the figure to be a genie leaning on a symbolic column. Condition Report: Some slight wear and occasional very small flake to colours. Not examined out of frame.Condition Report Disclaimer
1950 MG TDBeing sold without reserveRegistration number GCA 678Chassis number TD0511Engine number RS4456Cream with a red interiorPurchased by the previous owner over 40 years ago and subsequently restored through the early 2000's, this early UK home market TD is well presented and in an overall good conditionKept off the road and garaged in dry storage for last nine years, it has been regularly moved and engine turned with ease of startingKnown to the MG Car Club T Type Register, GCA 678 was first registered on the 21st February 1950 and was the 260th MG TD to come off the production line at the Abingdon factoryThe chassis number TD0511 is confirmed as seen on the original chassis plate held on the bulkhead however, it would appear to have had a replacement XPAG engine fitted at sometime in the pastWith the benefit of a newer ash frame body tub, new leather upholstery and carpets, complete set of new weather equipment including hood and sidescreens, rear wings, correct instruments and dials on the dashboard with dashboard operated indicators, very little mileage is known to have been done since the restoration was completed in 2006The radial tyres have good tread depth and on a recent 20 mile drive, is ready for rallies and eventsLight re-commissioning has been undertaken to include:General servicing with battery replacedStarter motor refurbishedFuel drained and replaced with 97 octaneAll lots in this sale are sold as is and bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Please read our terms and conditionsThis lot must be collected by 12.30pm on Friday 28th June. If the buyer has not collected by this time it will automatically be removed and placed into storage, incurring a removal charge of £80 + VAT, unless otherwise noted. Storage will then be charged at £10 + VAT per day or part thereof. If collecting from storage, please provide 24 hours notice
1938 MG TABeing sold without reserveRegistration number BWS 739Chassis number TA1849Engine number XPAG38347 Purchased by the previous owner 30 years ago and subsequently restored in the style of a works Cream Cracker 2007-2012Last on the road in 2015 and kept in dry storage for last 9 years, it has been regularly moved and engine turned with ease of startingKnown to the MG Car Club T Type Register, BWS 739 was first registered on the 26th June 1938The chassis number TA1849 is confirmed as seen on the original chassis plate held on the bulkhead however, it would appear to have had a replacement XPAG 1250 engine fitted at sometime in the pastWith the benefit of new interior upholstery and carpets, complete set of new weather equipment including hood, half tonneau and sidescreens, correct instruments and dials on the dashboard, very little mileage is known to have been done since the restoration was completedSporting cycle wings, Brooklands aero screens, leather bonnet strap, Bonora style petrol cap, and a luggage rack with twin spare wheels and number plates to the rear, it is ready for tours and ralliesRecent light re-commissioning - general servicing, brakes overhauled with new shoes and front wheel cylinders and a new batteryAll lots in this sale are sold as is and bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Please read our terms and conditionsThis lot must be collected by 12.30pm on Friday 28th June. If the buyer has not collected by this time it will automatically be removed and placed into storage, incurring a removal charge of £80 + VAT, unless otherwise noted. Storage will then be charged at £10 + VAT per day or part thereof. If collecting from storage, please provide 24 hours notice
1929 Chrysler 75 PhaetonRegistration number DS 7854Chassis number 21078Engine number 74429Cream and brownRight hand driveAcquired by a previous owner from Uraguay in 1981Modified synchromesh gearboxUnderstood to have been previously restored by TT Workshops12 Volt conversion, vacuum-servo assisted brakesHistory file with previous MOT certificates, numerous photographs pre/during/post restoration and billsFrom a deceased estate, some re-commissioning will probably be necessary We are advised by the family the car was last used earlier this yearV5C note first registered 1988All lots in this sale are sold as is and bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Please read our terms and conditionsThis lot must be collected by 12.30pm on Friday 28th June. If the buyer has not collected by this time it will automatically be removed and placed into storage, incurring a removal charge of £80 + VAT, unless otherwise noted. Storage will then be charged at £10 + VAT per day or part thereof. If collecting from storage, please provide 24 hours notice
Stamps: Two 'Miniature Sheets of The World' Albums, containing mint miniature sheets from the 1970's and 1980's, plus a 'Diana, Princess of Wales album of worldwide First Day Covers from 1997 (not complete). Also includes a collection of worldwide stamps Celebrating the 1981 Royal Wedding, housed in four deluxe albums (not complete).
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[Arnauld (Antoine) & Pierre Nicole]. Logic; Or, the Art of Thinking, second edition, corrected & amended, browned, title mounted on stub, contemporary panelled calf, initials "W.Ll." to centre of boards, titled in ink on fore-edge, [Wing A3724aA], by T.B. for John Taylor, 1693 § Ward (Richard) The Life of the Learned and Pious Dr.Henry More, first edition, engraved portrait by Van der Gucht after D.Loggan, some soiling, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners repaired, Joseph Downing, 1710 § Bulstrode (Whitelock) Essays upon the Following Subjects..., first edition, engraved portrait by Cole after Kneller, contemporary panelled calf, A.Bettesworth, 1724 § Locke (John) Some Thoughts Concerning Education, contemporary ink signature of J.F.Howell to head of title and front paste-down, contemporary blue morocco, gilt, spine gilt, g.e., spines faded and worn at foot, 1710, all rubbed; and 3 others, 8vo et infra (7)
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[Momorro (Antoine-Françoise)] Le Manuel des Impositions Typographiques, second edition, no half-title, with 29 engraved plates of setting type for different sizes of books, with an additional engraved plate for correcting proofs (slightly frayed at fore-edge), a little spotted, original marbled wrappers, rubbed and frayed at edges, 8vo, Paris, Blanchon, 1792.*** Rare. Library Hub records only one copy of this edition (British Library), none of the first edition of 1789, and one of the third of 1819 (also BL).
Bouchet (Guillaume) Serees..., 3 vol. in 1, titles with woodcut device (vol.2 & 3 different to vol.1), title of vol.1 soiled, contemporary calf, gilt, spine gilt with black roan label, Rouen, Loudet, 1635-34-35 § Rabelais (François) Oeuvres..., 3 vol., half-titles, some browning, vol.3 with modern ink marginalia to two leaves, contemporary calf, spines gilt, pink and red marbled endpapers, The Hague, 1789 § Thomas (A.L.) Oeuvres Diverses, 2 vol., half-title in vol.1 only, engraved bookplate of Hon. John Haldane of Gleneagles, contemporary speckled calf, spines gilt, Lyons, Perisse, 1763 § Zacharie (Friedrich Wilhelm) Les Quatre Parties du Jour, 5 engraved plates & 4 vignettes by Baqouy after Eisen, with an additional version of Le Matin with decorative frame and caption (not present in the other plates), also with 4 smaller additional landscape engravings of the times of day (3 by Campion, one by Gallays) bound in, some spotting, handsome red morocco, gilt, spine gilt with floral compartments and tan morocco label, g.e., [Cohen-de-Ricci 1074], Paris, Nyon, Durand & Belin, 1781 § Grafigny (Françoise d'H. de) Lettres d'une Péruvienne, 2 vol., engraved portrait and plates by Lefevre, contemporary blue calf, gilt, one label chipped, Pris, Didot l'Aîné, 1797, a little rubbed; and 10 others, French literature, some odd vol., 8vo et infra (18)*** The first work is supposed to have inspired Sterne to write Tristram Shandy.
James (M.R.) Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, frontispiece and 3 plates by James McBryde, 16pp. advertisements at end dated "November 1904", spotting and soiling, toning to plate margins, ink inscriptions to endpaper, original buckram, yapp edges, rebacked, preserving original backstrip, spine darkened, rubbed and soiled, 1904; More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, 2pp. advertisements, foxing, browning to endpapers, original cloth, spine darkened, light marking and soiling to covers, extremities rubbed, 1911, first editions, [Tymn 3-125 & 3-126], 8vo (2)
Sargant (Jane Alice) Letters from a Mother to her Daughter at or going to School..., engraved title with geometric border, [1820]; A Holiday Letter for a Young Lady, expressive of her duties when absent from school, 1821, together 2 vol. in 1, first editions, presentation copy from the author to her niece inscribed in manuscript "This little volume which was originally intended for the Young Ladies at her own establishment...1820" on letterpress presentation leaf at beginning, 4pp. advertisements at end, pretty contemporary burgundy straight-grain morocco with decorative gilt border and initials "GMF" to upper cover, spine gilt, g.e., slightly rubbed at edges, S. & R.Bentley for Wetton & Jarvis § Surr (T.S.) A Winter in London; or, Sketches of Fashion: a Novel, 3 vol., third edition, light foxing, contemporary blue morocco, spines gilt, rubbed, Richard Phillips, 1806; and 18 others, bindings, mostly literature, some odd vol., 8vo et infra (22)*** The first mentioned is rare with only one copy of this edition of the first item recorded by Library Hub and none of the second.
Farming.- Hale (Thomas) A Compleat Body of Husbandry, 4 vol., second edition, engraved frontispiece and 14 plates, 2 folding, one loose in vol.3, contemporary calf, spines ruled in gilt with red morocco labels, one or two worn patches to boards but a handsome set, for Tho. Osborne, 1758-59 § [Youatt (W.)] Sheep: Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases, to which is added the Mountain Shepherd's Manual, first edition, wood-engraved title-vignette, original cloth, uncut, with ticket of Richard Bailey's Library, Wotton, spine browned, 1837; and 11 others, farming, 8vo (16)
Theology.- Acta apostolorum graeco-latine, edited by Thomas Hearne, one of 120 copies, 3 full-page engravings of texts, one folding, slight marginal worming at beginning, John Sparrow's copy with his book-label, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1715 § [Keith (Robert)] A Large New Catalogue of the Bishops of the several Sees...of Scotland, with loosely-inserted title to second part (often missing), contemporary calf-backed boards, spine ends worn, Edinburgh, T. & W.Ruddimans, 1755 § True Knowledge of God and Man (The), title printed within two triangles, contemporary signatures at head, Alan Thomas's copy with his book-label, original boards, uncut, spine reinforced with patterned cloth, 1797, all a little rubbed; and 7 others, theology, mostly in original boards, some from the library of Penrice Castle, near Swansea, 8vo & 4to (10)*** The text of the first is from Laudian MS Greek 35, the famous Laudian Acts, which came to the Bodleian on 28 June 1639, just before Archbishop Laud was impeached for treason. It was probably written in southern Italy in the seventh century and soon reached England.
Coloured Paper.- De Rossi (Giovanni Gherardo) La Democrazia del Regno d'Amore Anacreontica, 12pp., printed on blue paper, old boards, creased, spine worn, Rome, Tommaso Pagliarini, [c.1800] § Boulmier (Joseph) Estienne Dolet: Sa Vie, one of only 4 copies on coloured paper, from an edition limited to 500, with preliminaries in triplicate on yellow, white & blue paper, the text on blue, engraved portrait on 2 different white papers, ex-library copy with perforated stamp to first dedication, contemporary blue morocco, gilt, by Petit Succr. de Simier, spine gilt, rubbed & faded, upper joint split, sticker to rear cover, Paris, 1857 § Wolff (O.L.B.) Histoire de Gilion de Trasignyes et de Dame Marie, sa Femme, printed on green paper, contemporary red morocco with gilt-tooled border, g.e., Paris & Leipzig, 1839 § Taylor (John) The Certain Travailes of an Uncertain Journey...1653, one of only 6 copies printed on yellow paper, original cloth-backed printed yellow wrappers, soiled, [c.1880]; and 6 others, mostly printed on coloured papers, one on straw, 8vo & 4to (10)
Carlisle (Nicholas) A Concise Description of the Endowed Grammar Schools in England and Wales, 2 vol., first edition, contemporary calf, boards scuffed, 1818 § Pageant of Labour (The), Crystal Palace Oct. 15th to 20th, 1934, signed by many of the participants, bound in limp calf with presentation in gilt to S.C. (?Stafford Cripps, the President) on upper cover, yapp edges, original upper wrapper bound in, rubbed, 1934 § Dicey (A.V.) Lectures on the Relation between Law & Public Opinion in England during the Nineteenth Century, 1905 § Keynes (Geoffrey) A Bibliography of Sir William Petty F.R.S...., Oxford, 1971 § Bonar (James) A Catalogue of the Library of Adam Smith, 2 vol. including supplement by Mizuta, second edition of vol.1, 1932-67 § Harrison (J.) & Peter Laslett. The Library of John Locke, second edition, Oxford, 1971, all but the first two original cloth, vol.2 of the fifth and the last with dust-jackets, the last frayed, all a little rubbed; and a quantity of others on education, law, economics, philosophy, politics etc., some pamphlets, v.s. (c.100)
Durrell (Gerald) The Overloaded Ark, a fine copy, 1953; Three Singles to Adventure, second impression, dust-jacket price-clipped, 1954; The Bafut Beagles, 1954; The Drunken Forest, 1956; Encounters with Animals, 1958; A Zoo in My Luggage, 1960; The Whispering Land, 1961; Menagerie Manor, 1964; Two in the Bush, no dust-jacket, 1966; Birds, Beasts & Relatives, 1969; Fillets of Plaice, second reprint, 1971; Catch Me a Colobus, 1972; Beasts in My Belfry, 1973; The Stationary Ark, 1976; Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons, dust-jacket price-clipped, 1977; The Garden of the Gods, ink inscription to front free endpaper, 1978; The Picnic and Suchlike Pandemonium, 1979; The Mockery Bird, 1981; How to Shoot an Amateur Naturalist, 1984; Gerald & Lee Durrell in Russia, signed by Durrell on title, no dust-jacket, 1986, first editions except where stated, illustrations, original cloth or boards, most with dust-jackets, some of the earlier volumes slightly rubbed with some spines a little faded and frayed at ends; and c.50 others, most by or with contributions by Durrell, some duplicates, 8vo & 4to (c.70)*** An almost complete set of Durrell's main works, generally in very good condition.
Cano (Melchior) Locorum theologicorum libri duodecim, title with woodcut border (shaved at fore-edge), wormhole to lower edge affecting margin of first few leaves, contemporary calf with central blind-stamped oval, paste-downs of portions of medieval manuscript on vellum, lacking ties, rebacked, [VD16 C764], Cologne, A.Birckmann, 1574 § Augustine (Saint, of Hippo) Meditationes..., engraved pictorial title, ruled in red throughout, browned, contemporary red morocco, with "Vigilate & Orate" in gilt on upper cover, "Cogitate & Perseverate" on lower, g. e., spine ends worn, Cologne, C. Egmont, 1624 § Bible, French and Latin. La Saincte Bible..., 2 vol. in 1, engraved throughout with 2 pictorial titles and 268 plates, captions in French & Latin, contemporary ink annotations to head of plates or verso, wormed and stained, many leaves frayed at edges with some loss, contemporary roan, rebacked in calf, Cologne, Gerard Jollain, [c.1670] § Neuer Schreib-Kalender...1849, printed in red & black, woodcut illustrations, interleaved with contemporary ink manuscript calculations, lightly browned, stitched, spine frayed, Kempten, Roll, [1848], all rubbed; and 9 others, German printing, including a 1698 Magdeburg hymnal with engraved views in contemporary vellum with contemporary embossed paper board slip-case with pull-off top, v.s. (13)
Surveying.- Digges (Leonard) A Booke named Tectonicon, brieflie shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckoning all manner of Land, Squares, Timber, Stone, Steeples, Pillers, Globes, &c., woodcut illustration on title, woodcut illustrations, diagrams, initials & decorations, lacking the 2 folding tables (photostats loosely inserted), with 3pp. contemporary manuscript note (folding) and table bound in... , "This tabell folowing is for bord mesure that it know how meney Inch is a foote" (water-stained and frayed/defective at edges), title with ink scribbles and soiled & frayed at edges (repaired), modern limp vellum with yapp edges & ties, [STC 6854], small 4to, Felix Kyngston, 1625.*** Scarce edition of this practical treatise on land surveying, first published in 1556. It describes the construction and use of three important instruments for determining distances - the geometrical square on the side of a ruler, the carpenter's square, and the cross-staff.
World War II.- Butler (J.R.M., editor) History of the Second World War, 23 vol. from the series, most first editions, numerous folding maps, original cloth, most with dust-jackets, 1954-88 § Spears (Brig.-Gen. E.L.) Prelude to Victory, second impression, Edward Heath's copy with his signature and bookplate, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1940 § Offices of the Cabinet Chief of Staff Committee. Diagrammatic Representation of Certain Phases of the War, colour graphs, Foreign Office Library copy, original cloth-backed printed boards, HMSO, 1946, all rubbed; and a quantity of others, war, mostly WWII, including a bound volume of issues of The Atlantic Echo March 1944-May 1945, v.s. (5 boxes)*** The first comprises:Playfair (Maj.-Gen. I.S.O.) & others. The Mediterranean and Middle East, 6 vol. in 8, half-title of vol.1 torn, 1954-88Roskill (Capt. S.W.) The War at Sea, 3 vol. in 4, vol.1 & 2 later impressions, 1961-62-60-61Foot (M..D.) SOE in France, 1966Ellis (L.F.) The War in France & Flanders 1939-1940, 1953; Victory in the West, 2 vol., 1974-68Donnison (F.S.V.) British Military Administration in the Far East 1943-46, 1956; Civil Affairs and Military Government North-West Europe 1944-1946, 1961Kirby (S.Woodburn) The War against Japan, 5 vol., vol.2 ex-library copy, vol.2-4 without dust-jackets, 1957-69
Poetry.- Larkin (Philip) Required Writing, reprint, modern crushed black morocco, by Esther Potter, g.e., 1984 § Eliot (T.S.) Triumphal March, illustration by E. McKnight Kauffer, original wrappers, some light soiling, n.d. § Cornford (Frances) Mountains & Molehills, first edition, Roger Senhouse's copy with his ownership inscription to endpaper, illustrations by Gwen Raverat, original cloth, light soiling, toning to spine, Cambridge, 1934 § Turner (W.J.) Miss America, endpapers browned, original cloth, dust-jacket, light surface soiling, glacine dust-jacket, Mandrake Press, 1930; and c.115 others, poetry and poets, 8vo (c.120)
Mathematics.- Collins (John) The Sector on a Quadrant, 3 parts in 1, first edition, first issue, 3 engraved plates only (of 4, lacking single-page plate opposite p.274, supplied in good facsimile), 2 plates double-page, one folding, woodcut diagrams, final blank with contemporary ink inscription and calligraphic sketches of fish & bird, browned, occasional water-staining (mostly marginal), a few leaves chipped at edges, L2 torn and with old tape repair, endpapers renewed and with old pencil notes by JC and others, contemporary sheep, a little worn especially corners, rebacked, [Wing C5381; Tomash & Williams C122], 4to, by J.Macock, 1658.*** JC's pencil note on front free endpaper reads, "The Kenney copy sale III 29.3.66 lot 1636 bt by Q[uaritch] for £75 [$210] returned as imperfect then sale VIII 21.10.68 lot 4236 bt by Maggs for £6/10/- bt from Maggs 03/07 & missing plate added in facsimile JC".
Dickens (Charles) A Christmas Carol, seventh edition, title in red & blue, 4 hand-coloured etched plates by Leech and 4 vignettes after Leech, advertisement leaf at end, some spotting, shaken, 1844; The Chimes: A Goblin Story, engraved frontispiece and additional title after Maclise, some soiling, 1886 § [Bradley (Rev. E.)], "Cuthbert Bede". The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, 3 parts in 1, portrait, additional title and illustrations by the author, 1857 § [Banks (Henry Nugent)], "Henry Aitchenbie". Melchior Gorles. A Tale of Modern Mesmerism, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles browned, new endpapers, 1867 § B. (M.A.) Marjory Verner, the Actress, unrecorded, text detached, Greenwich, Henry Richardson, [c.1890], all original cloth, the first three decorative/pictorial gilt, most a little rubbed, the first faded, the second soiled, the last two with faded spines; and a quantity of others, literature, including a boxed set of 12 vol. 'Cameos of Literature', 8vo et infra (4 boxes)
Runciman (Steven) A History of the Crusades, 3 vol., vol.1 & 2 reprints, Cambridge, 1953-54 § Mellaart (Alan C.) & others. James Mellaart: The Journey to Çatalhöyük, Istanbul, 2020 § Papyri Greek & Egyptian...in Honour of Eric Gardner Turner, 1981 § Lillywhite (Bryant) London Coffee Houses, 1963 § Hopkirk (Peter) On Secret Service East of Constantinople: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire, 1994, illustrations, original cloth or boards, all but the first two with dust-jackets, some a little rubbed; and c.130 others, history, 8vo & 4to (c.135)
Longleat and Beriah Botfield.- Botfield (Beriah) Stemmata Botevilliana. Memorials of the Families of De Boteville, Thynne, and Botfield, one of 250 copies, portrait (loose), foxing, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, 1858; Some Remarks on the Prefaces to the First Editions of the Classics, presentation copy from the author to the Earl of Bradford with Weston library bookplate, original limp pink boards, spotted, spine frayed, [c.1850]; Bibliotheca Hearneiana..., one of 75 copies, engraved portrait (foxed), ex-library copy with stamps & labels, original red boards, rebacked in cloth, corners repaired, 1848 § Jackson (Rev. J.E.) Wulfhall and the Seymours. With an Appendix of Original Documents discovered at Longleat, presentation copy from the author to Prof. J.E.Thorold Rogers, plate & plan, upper hinge broken, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, 1874 § Historical Manuscripts Commission. Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Marquis of Bath preserved at Longleat, 5 vol., mixed set, cloth, vol.2 rebound, vol.4 & 5 with dust-jackets, 1904-80 § [Sale Catalogue] Highly Important Incunabula, Bibles, Early Greek Printing and Colour-Plate Books from Beriah Botfield's Library, with note by JC "According to Hans Fellner, who gave me this, only 200 copies were done in cloth", original cloth, dust-jacket, Christie's, 1994 § Burnett (David) Longleat: The Story of an English Country House, signed & inscribed "To John Collins with grateful thanks for all his expertise, knowledge & advice from Bath 1978", original boards, dust-jacket, 1978, the first five rubbed; and c.40 others on Botfield and Longleat including other pamphlets printed by Botfield and bound volumes of the Sotheby's Longleat sale catalogues of 1954-79 with John Collins's brochure on the library produced by Sotheby's in 1980, many pamphlets, some duplicates, v.s. (c.45)
Military.- Robins (Benjamin) Neue Grundsätze der Artillerie..., edited and translated by Leonhard Euler, first edition in German, engraved title-vignette, lacking the plates, some foxing, Berlin, A.Haude, 1745 § Koch (J.B.V.) Kleines Hand-Buch, für das Hochfürstlich-Wirzburgische Artillerie-Corps..., Bamberg & Würzburg, Gobhardt, 1765 § Glaser (J.C.) Unterricht in der Festungsbaukunst..., Part 1 only, 9 engraved plates, 8 folding, light browning, original boards, uncut, Dresden, Hilscher, 1787, all Macclesfield copies with embossed stamps and bookplates, the first two near uniform handsome contemporary tree calf, spines gilt with red roan labels, very slightly rubbed, 8vo & 4to (3)
Surveying.- Blagrave (John) Baculum Familliare, Catholicon sive Generale. A Booke of the making and use of a Staffe, newly invented by the Author, called the Familiar Staffe, first edition, largely printed in black letter, woodcut illustrations to title and further illustrations & diagrams to text, woodcut initials & decorations, with an additional half table bound in at p.4 (not present in other copies or called for by ESTC), lacking final blank, contemporary ink inscription to title and some marginalia, light staining, cropped shaving first line & woodcut of staff on title and some marginalia, disbound with title and final leaf soiled (title slightly frayed at corners), [STC 3118], small 4to, Printed by Hugh Jackson dwelling in Fleete-streete..., 1590.*** Blagrave (1561-1611) was an English mathematician perhaps best known for his 1585 work The Mathematical Jewel.
Nemesios, Bishop of Emesa. De natura hominis, Greek & Latin text, contemporary calf, endpapers from an old Bible, [Wellcome IV. 220; Wing N419], Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1671 § Nicholls (William) A Conference with a Theist, Part IV. and Last, first edition, errata/advertisement leaf at end, contemporary calf, [Wing N1096], S.Bridge for F.Saunders, 1699 § Jones (Jeremiah) A Vindication of the Former Part of St.Matthew's Gospel, contemporary vellum, soiled, split to head of upper joint, J.Osborn & W.Taylor, and for John Rogers, Bookseller in Salop, 1719 § Pendlebury (Henry) Sacrificium missaticum, mysterium iniquitatis: Or, a Treatise concerning the Sacrifice of the Mass, errata/advertisement leaf at end, stitched, with original upper wrapper only, uncut, soiled and frayed, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, W.Griffin, 1768, all rubbed; and 12 others, theology, 8vo et infra (16)
![Zoology.- Bennett (Edward Turner, editor)] The Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society Delineated, 2 vol. (Quadrupeds](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0252a742-362c-457e-b7f6-b18f00e49597/ecd36780-33ce-4c92-a985-b18f00ec5372/468x382.jpg)
Zoology.- Bennett (Edward Turner, editor)] The Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society Delineated, 2 vol. (Quadrupeds & Birds), first edition in book-form, half-titles, wood-engraved title-vignettes and numerous illustrations, a little spotting at beginning and end but a fine set in contemporary tan calf, spines gilt with green roan labels, [Nissen ZBI 314], 8vo, Chiswick, C.Whittingham, 1831.*** Including the first book appearance of an illustration by Edward Lear (vol.2 p.125, the Blue & Yellow Macaw). Bennett was one of Lear's sponsors and played an important part in establishing the Zoological Society of London.
Barber (Giles) The James A. de Rothschild Bequest at Waddesdon Manor...Printed Books and Bookbindings, 2 vol., Aylesbury, 2013 § Thomas (Alan G.) Great Books and Book Collectors, with a bundle of letters & other material relating to the author loosely inserted, New York, 1975 § Mandelbrote (G.) & Barry Taylor. Libraries within the Library: The Origins of the British Library's Printed Collections, 2009 § de Ricci (Seymour) English Collectors of Books & Manuscripts (1530-1930)..., Cambridge, 1930 § Fletcher (H.George, editor) The Wormsley Library: A Personal Selection by Sir Paul Getty, second edition, original pictorial wrappers, London & New York, 2007, illustrations, many colour, all but the last original cloth or boards, the first three with dust-jackets, the second slightly frayed; and c.45 others on notable libraries and collectors, some pamphlets, v.s. (c.50)*** The first was originally commissioned from Graham Pollard, assisted by John Collins, but Pollard's sudden death in 1976 meant that the project was taken over by Giles Barber, who himself died just prior to publication. Included in the lot is a folder of Pollard's notes on some of the books and a box file of correspondence and other material.
Ancient Athens.- Pittakis (Kyriakos) L'Ancienne Athènes, ou la Description des Antiquités d'Athènes et de ses environs, first edition, with blank A4, with 2 folding letterpress leaves of inscriptions at end (often only one), contemporary ink inscription to head of title (slightly trimmed), foxing, contemporary half calf, rather worn, rebacked, [Blackmer 1317, one leaf of inscriptions; Lascarides 1185, two leaves], 8vo, M.E.Antoniades & M.K.Nicolaides, 1835.*** "Pittakis is known as the first Greek archaeologist...In 1833, with the coming of King Otho, he was appointed supervisor of antiquities of mainland Greece. In that same year he carried out the first excavation on the Acropolis and began to organize the first collection of the antiquities of Athens. This work, dedicated to King Otho, is probably one of the first books describing ancient Athens to be published in Athens itself." (Blackmer).Note by JC in pencil on front free endpaper reads, "Bt in Brno Czechoslovakia c.1980 John Collins".
Bookbinding.- Cockerell (Douglas) The Development of Bookbinding Methods - Coptic Influence, contained in 'The Library' Fourth Series vol.XIII no.I, bound in morocco-backed Cockerell paper, original wrappers bound in, rear endpaper not pasted down, 1932 § Conroy (Tom) Bookbinders' Finishing Tool Makers 1780-1965, New Castle, De. & Nottingham, 2002 § Tomlinson (W.) & Richard Masters. Bookcloth 1823-1980, Stockport, 1996 § Middleton (Bernard C.) A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique, fourth edition, New Castle, De & London, 1996 § Foot (Mirjam M.) Bookbinders at Work: Their Roles and Methods, inscribed by the author to Esther Potter "without whose help this book could not have been written...", London & New Castle, De., 2006, plates or illustrations, all but the first original cloth or boards, the third with slip-case, the last two with dust-jackets; and c.30 others on the craft of bookbinding, some pamphlets, 4to & 8vo (c.35)
![Almanacks.- Kalendario Manual, y Guia de Forasteros en Madrid, para el año de 1792 [&] Estado Militar de Espa&ntil](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0252a742-362c-457e-b7f6-b18f00e49597/63070d37-2932-4251-854b-b18f00eba73e/468x382.jpg)
Almanacks.- Kalendario Manual, y Guia de Forasteros en Madrid, para el año de 1792 [&] Estado Militar de España…, 2 parts in 1, hand-coloured double-page engraved map, engraved portrait, 2 titles and folding map, contemporary red morocco with triple gilt fillet, g.e., Madrid, [1791] § Stockholms Skrif-Calender på åhret efter Christi Födelse 1721, 2 parts in 1, first part printed in red & black, a few head-lines shaved, Macclesfield copy with embossed stamp and bookplate, contemporary calf with border in blind, Stockholm, 1720 § Nieuw Geinventeerde Koopmans, Comptoir- en Schriff-Almanach…MDCCCII, numerous entries in pencil and ink throughout, original green vellum with wallet flap and tie, soiled, tie frayed, Dordrecht, P. van Braam & Rotterdam, Jac.Thompson, [1801], all a little rubbed; and 9 others, continental almanacks in various languages, 12mo (12)
East Anglia.- Yates (Rev. Richard) An Illustration of the Monastic History and Antiquities of the Town and Abbey of St. Edmund's Bury ..., with slip to subscribers, engraved plates, advertisements at end, foxed, old Bury tradesmen's receipts loosely inserted, original boards, uncut, for the Author, 1805 § Ketton-Cremer (R.W.) Felbrigg: The Story of a House, first edition, signed & inscribed by the author to Esmond Warner with T.L.s. from him pasted in and A.L.s. & 2 A.PCs.s. loosely inserted, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1962 § Goodman (Nigel, editor) Dawson Turner: A Norfolk Antiquary and his Remarkable Family, original boards, dust-jacket, Chichester, 2007 § Copsey (Tony) Suffolk Writers from the beginning until 1800...[&] Suffolk Writers who were born between 1800-1900: A Catalogue..., together 2 vol., original boards, the last with dust-jacket, Ipswich, 2000-2002; and c.75 others on East Anglia including several more by Ketton-Cremer, some inscribed, 4to & 8vo (c.80)
Surveying & Mensuration.- Gummere (John) A Treatise on Surveying, second edition, 8 folding engraved plates, browned, contemporary sheep, names in ink on covers, Philadelphia, John Richardson, 1817 § Gibson (Robert) A Treatise of Practical Surveying, sixth edition, 12 folding engraved plates, some spotting, contemporary tree calf, Dublin, P.Wogan, 1802 § Beverinus (B.) Syntagma de ponderibus, et mensuris, folding plate, Naples, F.Mosca, 1719 bound with Greaves (John) The Origine and Antiquity of our English Weights and Measures Discover'd, headlines shaved, G.Sawbridge, 1706, 2 works in 1 vol., Macclesfield copy with embossed stamps and bookplate, contemporary half calf, spine gilt § Hoppus (E.) Practical Measuring made easy..., thirteenth edition, half-title, folding engraved plate, rather stained, slight damage to two contents leaves from sticking together, contemporary sheep, E.Wicksteed, 1795 § Taylor (William) The Measurer's Assistant, first edition, tables, contemporary ink inscriptions to endpapers, contemporary sheep, worming to joints, Birmingham, J.Belcher, 1792, most rubbed or worn; and 10 others, v.s. (15)
America.- Carey & Hart. Catalogue of Choice, Rare and Valuable Books..., disbound, stab-holes, soiled, title torn at lower edge, Philadelphia, 1839 § Miller (C.William) Benjamin Franklin's Philadelphia Printing 1728-1766: A Descriptive Bibliography, Philadelphia, 1974 § Wolf 2nd (Edwin ) & Kevin J.Hayes. The Library of Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia, 2006 § Stoddard (R.E.) & David R.Whitesell. A Bibliographical Description of Books and Pamphlets of American Verse printed from 1610 through 1820, University Park, Pa., 2012 § Wright (L.H.) & G.D.Smith. American Fiction 1774-1850 [& 1851-1875; 1876-1900], together 3 vol., second edition of vol.1, San Marino, Ca., 1969-78 § Smith (G.D.) American Fiction, 1901-1925, Cambridge, 1997, all but the first original cloth, the second, third & fourth with dust-jackets; and a quantity of others on the American booktrade and bibliography, including several bookseller's catalogues and issues of periodicals, v.s. (5 boxes)
de Waal (Edmund) The Hare with Amber Eyes, first illustrated edition, original boards, 2011 with Hutt (Julia) Japanese Netsuke, foreword by Edmund de Waal, original boards, dust-jacket, 2003 and Matthew Barton Ltd. [Sale Catalogue] European and Asian Works of Art including Netsuke from the Edmund de Waal Collection, de Waal prices in manuscript, original wrappers, 2018, together with an original wooden netsuke of Tekkai Sennin leaning on his staff purchased at the sale, all together in cloth drop-back box with netsuke in recessed compartment, morocco label to spine § de Waal (E.) & Claudia Clare, editors. The Pot Book, original boards, dust-jacket, 2011, all with illustrations; and 10 others by Edmund or Elisabeth de Waal, 4to & 8vo (11)*** The collection of netsuke formed by Charles Ephrussi, a Jewish Parisian art patron and critic in the later years of the nineteenth century, was given to his Viennese cousin Viktor as a wedding present in 1898. Viktor and his family escaped to England following the Anschluss, leaving behind their art collection and library but a maid hid the netsuke collection and returned it to the family after the war. Viktor was Edmund de Waal's grandfather and Edmund eventually inherited the netsukes, as told in his book The Hare with the Amber Eyes, published in 2010.In 2018 De Waal placed the majority of the collection on long-term loan in the Jewish Museum in Vienna, but sold 78 netsuke at auction in aid of the Refugee Council. The netsuke present here was lot 164: "Wood Netsuke of Tekkai Sennin, circa 1800, very simply carved, leaning on his staff, unsigned, 9.3cm high".
Art & Collecting.- Schreiber (Lady Charlotte) Journals, edited by Montague J.Guest, 2 vol., 1911 § Brocklebank (Lt. Col. Hugh) A Turn or Two I'll Walk to Still My Beating Mind: Commentary on a Private Collection, one of 250 copies, original cloth-backed boards, uncut, Cresset Press, 1955 § Archer (Mildred & W.G.) Indian Painting for the British 1770-1880, signed presentation copy from the authors to Joel Sayre, 1955 § Wood (Christopher) Victorian Painters, 2 vol., reprint, Woodbridge, 1998 § MacGregor (Arthur, editor) Sir Hans Sloane: Collector, Scientist, Antiquary, Founding Father of the British Museum, 1994 § Russell (Francis) John, 3rd Earl of Bute Patron and Collector, 2004 § Chaney (Edward) The Evolution of English Collecting: Receptions of Italian Art in the Tudor and Stuart Periods, New Haven & London, 2003, plates and illustrations, all but the second original cloth or boards, the first rubbed, the last four with dust-jackets; and c.75 others on art & collecting, some pamphlets, v.s. (c.80)
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[Le Febvre (J.)] Anciens Memoires du Quatorziême Siecle...de la Vie du Fameux Bertrand du Guesclin..., bookplate of John Hunter, Douay, B.Bellere, 1692 § La Rochefoucauld (F. de) Memoires de la Minorité de Louis XIV, title in red & black, old manuscript notes to rear endpaper, Villefranche, Jean de Paul, 1688 § Vauban (S. Le Prestre de) Projet d'une Dixme Royale qui supprimant la Taille..., half-title, Brussels, G.de Backer, 1709 § [Gervaise (F.A.) Histoire de Suger, Abbé de S.Denis, Ministre d'Etat..., 3 vol., lightly stained, Paris, Jean Musier, 1721 § Memoires de Montecuculi, Generalissime des Troupes de l'Empereur, 2 vol., engraved portrait, Amsterdam, Wetstein, 1760 § Dissertations sur l'Origine des Francs, Paris, Chaubert, 1748 § Joly de Maizeroy (P.G.) Institutions Militaires de l'Empereur Leon le Philosophe, 2 vol., Paris, C.A.Jombert, 1771, all but the first Macclesfield copies with embossed stamps and bookplate, all contemporary calf, gilt, most spines gilt, some a little rubbed; and 11 others, French history, a few odd vol., v.s. (22)
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