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Lot 19
Cornish shipwrecks and rescue. Seven works. Cyril Noall and Grahame Farr. 'Wreck and Rescue Round the Cornish Coast,' three vols, first editions, original cloth, later uniform library dj, some toning to edges of leaves, vg, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1964-65; Cyril Noall. 'Cornish Lights and ShipWrecks,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj with uniform library backstrip added, spotting to edge of text block, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1968; Richard Larn and Clive Carter. 'Cornish Shipwrecks,' three volumes, original cloth, unclipped dj with uniform library backstrip added, David & Charles, Newton Abbott, 1971. (7)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 262
SVERDRUP, Otto 'New Land. Four Years in the Arctic Regions,' Two volumes, first English edition, original blue cloth with silver gilt decorations, Hornsey County School tooled to front boards, prize labels to pastedown, plates throughout, colour maps to rear pocket of vol II, vg, Longmans, Green, and Co, London, 1904. (2)
Lot 269
The Antarctic Letters, written from the British Antarctic expedition of 1901-1904 Reginald Koettlitz (1860-1916) Letter 4 (postcard)27th February 1903To: Mrs Waymouth, Karewa From Reginald KoettlitzWritten from: ‘Discovery’ Winter quarters, Victoria Land, AntarcticaA photographic postcard: ‘Mount Erebus, from summit of Harbour Hill, October 1902’“Fairly unique, being the first card of the kind ever sent from so far south and so remote a part of the world” Note: This photograph is a particularly rare and interesting polar artifact, as Koettlitz's contribution to the expedition was downplayed by Scott upon their return. None of Koettlitz's research featured in the expedition’s final scientific reports and his photographs, including his groundbreaking colour images, were ignored and have since been lost to science. Biographical note: Reginald Koettlitz was born on 23 December 1861. Of German extraction, he trained at Guy's Hospital and went into practice as a physician in Dover. In 1894 he volunteered as surgeon for the 1894-1897 Jackson-Harmsworth Arctic Expedition to Franz Josef Land and spent nearly three years in the Arctic Circle. He learned valuable lessons in Arctic survival, undertook dog sledging expeditions and kept the party free of scurvy. The British expedition also met the Norwegian North Polar Expedition, 1893-1896, led by Fridtjof Nansen who became a lifelong friend to Koettlitz.In 1900 he travelled to Somaliland and Abyssinia with Herbert Weld Blundell. He also journeyed to the Amazon.His polar experience gained him a place on the 1901 British Antarctic Expedition, where he doubled the role of senior surgeon with that of botanist. His assistant was E.A. Wilson, later surgeon on Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition.At 41, he was one of the oldest men in the expedition and had the most polar experience, however he and Scott clashed and his scientific contributions to the Discovery Expedition were not recognized on their return. Koettlitz’s position wasn’t recognised in Scott’s book ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ and none of his painstaking work featured in the expedition’s final scientific reports. Even a report to the British Medical Journal was presented by Koettlitz’s deputy, Wilson.Also, groundbreaking colour photographs taken by Koettlitz, the first ever taken in the Antarctic, seem to have been ignored, and they have now been lost to history.He took part in several sledging expeditions, including an attempt on Cape Crozier in March 1902. On a trip he led across McMurdo Sound, Koettlitz discovered two glacial features later named after him: the Koettlitz Glacier and the Koettlitz Neve. Other than the honour of these names, his important role has been rather airbrushed from history.After the expedition he returned to his practice in Dover but in 1911 emigrated to South Africa and continued to practice medicine. He and his wife died of dysentery on the same day in 1916. From the estate of the Lamorna artist Eleanor Hughes, née Waymouth, thence by descent.Mr & Mrs. Frederick Waymouth and their family lived in Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand, in their grand home 'Karewa' now known as 'Mona Vale,' an important historic homestead. Mr Waymouth, a successful businessman, was the managing director of Canterbury Frozen Meats, and with his wife Alice, were prominent members of Christchurch society.The 'Discovery' docked in Lyttelton, the port for Christchurch, on 29th November 1901. The Waymouth family entertained members of the expedition in their beautiful home 'Karewa' and Frederick Waymouth also provisioned them with supplies. On December 21st, after a three-week stay in New Zealand, the 'Discovery' set sail and headed south for Antarctica. The correspondence that followed their visit is a testament of affection towards Alice Waymouth, and the warmth and hospitality she showed them is gratefully reflected back in the light-hearted conversational nature of these letters even when discussing the hardships of extreme cold and being locked long-term within the ice pack.In the introduction to his account of the 1901 expedition ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ Robert F Scott writes about the kindness his team received from the people of New Zealand. He goes on to list nine men who provided particular assistance and this includes Frederick Waymouth.“In considering such general kindness it is almost invidious to mention particular names, but the following gentlemen are among those who must be especially remembered by us for the manner in which they were ever ready to assist us: His Excellency the Governor Lord Ranfurly, the Premier Mr Sedden, the Hon. C C Bowen, Captain Hutton of the Christchurch Museum, Mr Kinsey, Mr Waymouth, Mr A Rhodes, Mr Coleridge Farr of the Christchurch Observatory and Mr H J Miller of Lyttelton.”Further information in our blog
Lot 385
NICHOLS, Wallace Six works 'Ode in the Atomic Age', signed, Worden Ltd, 1955; 'Saint Caedmon's Feast', inscribed to Ella Naper and signed, Ward, Locke & Co, 1933; 'Prometheus in Piccadilly', first edition, Ward, Locke & Son, 1927; 'Tapestries - Poems:1928-1933', first edition, Ward, Locke & Co, 1934 and two other pamphlets (6)
Lot 207
ROWE, Samuel. 'A Perambulation of the Antient and Royal Forest of Dartmoor,' Large paper edition limited to two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is No.26, staining to original cloth, frontis and plates, vg text block, James G. Commin, Exeter, 1896; With a first edition 'High Dartmoor' by Eric Hemery. (2)
Lot 104
(Truro and Tintagel) Thirty three booklets. Sidney J. Madge. 'The Chapel, Kieve and Gorge of Saint Nectan, Tintagel,' thin card wraps, staple bound, illustrations, some ink notes to margins, vg, pp.82, Liddell and Son, Bodmin, 1950; A. A. Clinnick (ed). 'Notable Events in the History of Truro from Ancient Times to the end of Queen Victoria's Reign,' thin card wraps, rust to staple bind, toning to first leaf, an informative timeline, pp.16, A. W. Jordan, Truro, 1922; 'The City and Rural District of Truro...The Official Guide,' printed thin card wraps, rusting to staple bind, profuse with advertisements and illustrations, Ed. J. Burrow & Co, Cheltenham and London, n.d; With thirty others, mostly v.g. (33)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 300
DOYLE, Arthur Conan. 'The Hound of the Baskervilles. Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes First edition, first issue with "you" for "your" on p.13, fine original cloth with gilt tooled decorations, ink inscription to front free endpaper 'To Mary J. Loggesh all from mother Easter 1903', half title, small 1.5cm tear to margin of pp.343 not effecting text, evidence of previous dog earing, sixteen plates as called for, George Newnes, London, 1902.A very good to fine copy. The red line has been digitally inserted by an enthusiastic photographer and is not physically on the page. This is a fine copy.
Lot 416
Three Uncorrected Proof copies Pat Barker, 'Regeneration', Viking, first proof copy of first volume of Booker prize winning trilogy, 1991, together with Armistead Maupin, 'Maybe The Moon', Harper Collins, 1992, and Harry Mulisch, 'The Procedure', Viking, 2001. All Uncorrected proofs with paper boards (3)
Lot 343
BURDEKIN, Kay (Katherine) Two works, both inscribed to Ella Naper 'The Children's Country', with eight colour plates. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered orange on spine and front cover with colour illustration onset to cover showing a fairy like figure moving towards a young man whose seated in a wood. Inscribed 'Ella, with love from Betty', William Morrow & Co, New York, first edition, 1929.'The Rebel Passion', first edition, inscribed by the author 'Ella, from K. B' and dated April 13th 1929, NY: William Morrow & Company, 1929. Katherine Burdekin was the younger sister of Rowena Cade, the creator of The Minack Theatre.
Lot 271
The Antarctic Letters, written from the British Antarctic expedition of 1901-1904 Captain William Colbeck (1871-1930) Letter 6November 27th 1903To: Mrs F Waymouth, Karewa From William Colbeck (Captain of the expedition relief ship SV ‘Morning’)Written from: Hobart On National Antarctic Expedition SY ‘Morning’ headed paper & with envelope. One sheet folded into four pages, two pages fully filled with handwriting.“Valedictory letters are never very cheerful, nor can one express on such material as we use one’s actual thoughts and ideas, much must therefore be taken for granted, according to our knowledge of the writer." "That we have all your good wishes, we all know and are also certain that no one will welcome us more heartily than our friends at Karewa. I cannot tell you how we all appreciate the many kindnesses and hospitality extended to us in Ch-ch (Christchurch) and the happy hours spent at Karewa will always be amongst our happiest reminiscences.”Note: William Colbeck was born in Hull in 1871 and educated at Hull Grammar School. Colbeck served a merchant navy apprenticeship between 1886 and 1890, and became a Master Mariner in 1894. In 1989, he was invited by the Norwegian Carsten Borchgrevink, to join the Southern Cross Expedition to the Antarctic. This was the first expedition to overwinter on the Antarctic mainland.After returning to England in 1900, Colbeck was given command of the relief ship Morning, which was sent to sent to resupply Captain Scott's Discovery, which was trapped in the ice at McMurdo Sound in the Antarctic. In January 1904, Colbeck returned with Morning to rescue Scott and Discovery. In a race against time, and with a shift in ice conditions, Discovery was freed and sailed safely home.After this, Colbeck resumed his job with the Wilson line in Hull. Captain Colbeck became a founder member of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, and in 1930 he was elected President of the Antarctic Club. He died the same year. His work in the Antarctic was commemorated by the naming of Colbeck Bay at 71°38′S 170°5′E, and Cape Colbeck on the King Edward VII peninsula, at 77°07′S 158°01′W.(Biography & photo of Colbeck courtesy of Carnegie Heritage Centre, Hull) From the estate of the Lamorna artist Eleanor Hughes, née Waymouth, thence by descent.Mr & Mrs. Frederick Waymouth and their family lived in Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand, in their grand home 'Karewa' now known as 'Mona Vale,' an important historic homestead. Mr Waymouth, a successful businessman, was the managing director of Canterbury Frozen Meats, and with his wife Alice, were prominent members of Christchurch society.The 'Discovery' docked in Lyttelton, the port for Christchurch, on 29th November 1901. The Waymouth family entertained members of the expedition in their beautiful home 'Karewa' and Frederick Waymouth also provisioned them with supplies. On December 21st, after a three-week stay in New Zealand, the 'Discovery' set sail and headed south for Antarctica. The correspondence that followed their visit is a testament of affection towards Alice Waymouth, and the warmth and hospitality she showed them is gratefully reflected back in the light-hearted conversational nature of these letters even when discussing the hardships of extreme cold and being locked long-term within the ice pack.In the introduction to his account of the 1901 expedition ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ Robert F Scott writes about the kindness his team received from the people of New Zealand. He goes on to list nine men who provided particular assistance and this includes Frederick Waymouth.“In considering such general kindness it is almost invidious to mention particular names, but the following gentlemen are among those who must be especially remembered by us for the manner in which they were ever ready to assist us: His Excellency the Governor Lord Ranfurly, the Premier Mr Sedden, the Hon. C C Bowen, Captain Hutton of the Christchurch Museum, Mr Kinsey, Mr Waymouth, Mr A Rhodes, Mr Coleridge Farr of the Christchurch Observatory and Mr H J Miller of Lyttelton.”Further information in our blog
Lot 25
Christianity in Cornwall Thirteen works. W. S. Lach-Szyrma. 'A Church History of Cornwall and of the Diocese of Truro,' first edition, original embossed cloth with gilt tooled lettering, sun bleaching to spine with the tape marks, four leaves of advertisements to front, contemporary ink owner signature to title, pp.142, a vg copy, Elliot Stock, London, [1887]; 'Records of St. Eart Village Methodism,' original cloth, gilt lettering to front board, ink owner inscription to front free endpaper, pp.36, a scarce work in vg condition, John W. Saundry, Penzance, 1913; J. F. Odgers. 'Early Methodism in Camborne. Wesley Chapel 1828-1958,' printed card wraps, staple bound, illustrations, pp.151, vg, the Camborne Printing and Stationery Co, [1959]; With nine other works including 'The Celtic Christanity of Cornwall' by T. Taylor, and works by G. H. Doble. (13)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 335
GREENVILE, Captain Collins Sea Chart of the Islands of Scilly Engraved and printed on laid paper, with pictorial cartouche dedication to the Duke of Grafton by title, later hand tinting to coastlines and pictorial areas, slight tear to top of centre fold, patchy toning, description by Abraham Tovey covered by mount, framed and glazed measuring 66cm x 76cm, good to very good, [c.1693].The first chart is the first printed map devoted to the islands (Quixley and Quixley, p.69).
Lot 47
Melodrama and high adventure. Thirteen Cornish works. Silas K. Hocking. 'Tales of a Tin Mine,' first edition, vg original pictorial cloth with gilt titles, corners slightly turned in, presentation label to pastedown from Pickering Primitive Methodist Sunday School, four plates, pp.127, small amount of spotting to prelims, some instances of finger soiling, eight loosely connected stories (with two being supernatural), generally vg, Horace Marshall & Son, London, 1898; George Manville Fenn. 'Menhardoc: A Story of Cornish Nets and Mines,' original decorative cloth with bright gilt tooling, protected by loose library dj, cracked inner joint, ink owner inscription to front free endpaper, seven plates, pp.352, pp.32 bok catalogue to rear, some finger soiling, a good to very good copy, Blackie & Son, London, 1885; J. C. Tregarthen. 'John Penrose. A Romance of the Land's End,' original cloth with split and sun bleached backstrip, loosely inserted note with the provenance '....the book was the late Creswell-Payne ....who new Tregathan well', a fair to good copy, John Murray, London, 1923; With ten other works including series one and two of Mark Guy Pearse's 'Daniel Quorm', 'The Terror of the Mine' by G. Manville Fenn, 'Deep Down' by R. M. Ballantyne, 'Wheal Darkness' by H. D. Lowry and C. A. Dawson etc. (13)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 353
HARRIS, Robert (1581-1658) Sammelband volume of Sermons Full polished calf with chips to end of back strip and splitting to joints, toning throughout, seven full separate publications, including;'Samuels Funeral: Or A Sermon Preached at the Funerall of Sir Anthonie Cope, Knight and Baronet,' vignette woodcut to title page, headpiece, dedication to Lady Anne Cope, pp.25 runs true, printed by the Assignes of Thomas Mann, &c. and are to be sold by John Bartlet, ath the golden Cup in Goldsmiths Row in Cheape-side, London, 1630;'The Drunkards Cup....Esay 5. 22,' vignette woodcut to title page, tears to pp.1 with no loss to print, dedication to his 'Maiesties' (Majesties) Justice of the Peace, pp.29, Thomas Man for John Bartlet, 1930.'Gods Goodness and Mercie. Laid Open in a Sermon, Preached at Pauls- Corsse, on the last of June. 1622,' fourth edition corrected, headpiece, dedication to Sir Baptist Hicks, tide mark visible throughout being stronger to the rear, some contemporary ink markings and notes to margins, postscript, pp.29 runs true, W. I. for John Bartlet, 1931.'Peters Enlargement upon The Prayers of the Church,' eighth edition, headpieces, dedicated to the reader, pp.46, T. P. for John Bartlet, 1634.'Hezekiahs Recovery. Or a Sermon Shewing what use Hezekiah did, and all should make of their deliverance from sickness,' vignette woodcut to title page, woodcut head piece with Hebrew text, tide mark visible throughout not effecting text, pp.48 runs true, John Haviland for John Bartlet, 1630.'Sixe Sermons of Conscience,' separate pagination for each sermon, loss to margin of title page and to edge of textblock not effecting print from pp.33 to pp.66 of first sermon, some toning and finger soiling throughout, H. L. for John Bartlet, 1630.'The Way to True Happiness. Deliuered in XXIV. Sermons upon the Beatitudes....Also, A Treatise of the New Covenant,' vignette woodcut to title page, headpiece, pp.322 runs true, John Bartlet, 1632.''Seventeenth Sermon,' lacks title page, slight tide mark. pp.186 runs true, binders page with contemporary ink inscription by Elizabeth Grace, [c.1630].The final two sermons lack title pages and have a mixed paignation, titles could be 'A Tretise of the Covenant' and 'Of Siftness of Heart'.A good to very good survivor of Robert Harris's sermons; the Puritan preacher, member of the Westminster Assembly and President of Trinity College.
Lot 506
TURTON, William (assisted by his daughter). 'A Conchological Dictionary of the British Islands,' First edition, original publishers boards, corners turned in with remnants of original paper label to spine, booksellers label to pastedown, silhouette on titlepage, preface, list of conchological authors, explanation of terms and plate list, ppxxiv; plates; text with postscript and index, 272pp, four pages of advertisements, some occasional spotting but generally vg, John Booth, London, 1819.Turton's dictionary is one of the earliest comprehensive references for conchologists interested in the British Isles. The work laid the foundation for further research in conchology, both in the British Isles and beyond. His classifications and descriptions influenced subsequent generations of conchologists and provided a basis for future studies of molluscs. This copy is as close to the original press as one could hope to find. This is copy is complete; xxviii, twenty eight plates as called for, pagination runs true to pp.272, four leaves of books published by John Booth to rear.
Lot 133
Mining in Cornwall A very good collection of twenty five works. H. G. Dines. 'The Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England,' two volumes, original cloth with embossed lettered titles to front board, later uniform library dj, folded maps in pockets to rear, vg to fine, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London, 1956; D. B. Barton. 'The Cornish Beam Engine,' flat signed and dedicated by the author, first edition, original cloth, later dj, vg, Wordens of Cornwall, Marazion, 1965; 'A Historical Survey of the Mines and Mineral Railways of East Cornwall and West Devon,' first edition, original cloth, spotting throughout, good to very good, D. B. Barton, Truro, 1964; Robert R. Pennington. 'Stannary Law. A History of the Mining Law of Cornwall and Devon,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, vg, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1973; Tony Brooks. 'A History of Iron Mining in Cornwall,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Cornish Hillside Publications, St Austell, 2011; Bryan Earl. 'Cornwall Mining. The Techniques of Metal Mining in the West of England, Past and Present,' first edition, original cloth, later dj, spotting to edge of text block, vg, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1968; R. M. Barton. 'An Introduction to the Geology of Cornwall,' first edition, 1964; J. B. Austin. 'The Mines of South Australia,' facsimile, some light spotting, vg, 1968; D. B. Barton. 'A History of Copper Mining in Cornwall and Devon,' second edition, unclipped dj, some spotting, 1968; Arthur Cecil Todd. 'the Cornish Miner in America,' first edition, good to vg, 1967; A. K. Hamilton Jenkin. 'the Cornish Miner. An Account of His Life Above and Underground from Early Times,' third edition, vg, 1962; H. W. Dickinson. 'The Cornish Engine,' clipped dj, vg, Art and Techics, 1951; G. R. Lewis. 'The Stannaries. A Study of the Medieval Tin Miners of Cornwall and Devon,' reprint, vg, 1965; William Pryce. 'Mineralogia Cornubiensis,' facsimile, light spotting to edge of text block, vg, 1972; Allen Buckley. 'Dolcoath Mine. A History,' original cloth, unclipped, dj, fine, The Trevithick Society, 2010; D. B. Barton. 'A History of Tin Mining and Smelting in Cornwall,' first edition, vg, 1967; Edmund Vale. 'The Harveys of Hayle,' first edition, spotting to pastdown, vg, 1966; With seven other works. (25)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 72
The History of China Clay. David Cock. 'A Treatise on China Clay,' original board with backstrip missing and text block completely debound, lacks titlepage, contents are good though, advertisements, [Simpkin, Marshall and Co, London, 1880]; John Penderill-Church. 'William Cookworthy 1705-1780,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, spotting to pastedown, plates, vg, Brasford Barton, Truro, 1972; Hubert Fox. 'The Story of William Cookworthy,' printed card wraps, staple bound, vg, written for the Cookworthy Museum in Old Grammar School at Kingsbridge, March, 1972; Kenneth Hudson. 'The History of English China Clays. Fifty Years of Pioneering and Growth,' first edition, unclipped dj with uniform library backstrip, some light spotting, plates, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, n.d; With two copies of R. M. Barton's 'A History of the Cornish China-Clay Industry' and another Kenneth Hudson; plus booklets. (14)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 260
PAYER, Julius 'New Lands within the Arctic Circle. Narrative of the Discoveries of the Austrian Ship 'Tegetthoff' in the Years 1872-1874,' Two volumes, first edition, original blue cloth with gilt decorations, rubbed and bumped with chips to ends of backstrips, gilt top edge, ink owner inscriptions, some sporadic spotting to margins throughout, illustrations, good, MacMillan and Co, London, 1876;
Lot 302
(Signed and inscribed) LE CARRE, John 'The Honourable Schoolboy' Signed by the author on the dedication page to 'Maryella (Naper) on her ?th birthday with best wishes from David alias John Le Carre', together with a tipped-in letter on headed 'David Cornwell' paper, dated 13.11.1990, thanking Maryella for an invitation to Penlee House, but explaining that, at that time, Le Carre was finding it difficult to plan anything due to two films in production in places 'as diverse as the Middle East & South East Asia', which were both adaptations of his novels, finishing the letter by sending his regards to Maryella's children, 'How lovely to have so many grand-children in the making!', first edition, Hodder and Stoughton 1977.
Lot 273
The Antarctic Letters, written from the British Antarctic expedition of 1901-1904 Reginald Koettlitz (1860-1916) Letter 814th July 1904To: ‘My dear Mrs Waymouth’ From Reginald Koettlitz (Expedition physician and botanist)Written from: ‘The Discovery’ Port Stanley, Falkland Islands On Discovery Antarctic Expedition 1901 headed paper, no envelope. One sheet folded into four pages, two and half pages covered in handwriting.Excerpts: “I am so pleased to hear that you and Miss Waymouth are having so nice a time in England, but it seems to me that you with your happy spirit would always have a good time anywhere”“Of all the places that civilised man ever came to live in, unless parts of northern Siberia or West Greenland (and even they are better) be excepted, the Falkland Islands seem the most out of the world dreary of places that they ever did so in, certainly that British people ever settled in. A more or less flat, barren looking, often rocky expanse, without a tree or shrub to vary the monotony, and that to the dim distance. A bleak windswept spot, and yet there are people who have lived here for 22 years!”“I presume by now you will have heard that the spoon I promised you is in Miss McKay’s (?) possession, I hope you will like it. She thinks it, she tells me, a rather nice one.” Biographical note: Reginald Koettlitz was born on 23 December 1861. Of German extraction, he trained at Guy's Hospital and went into practice as a physician in Dover. In 1894 he volunteered as surgeon for the 1894-1897 Jackson-Harmsworth Arctic Expedition to Franz Josef Land and spent nearly three years in the Arctic Circle. He learned valuable lessons in Arctic survival, undertook dog sledging expeditions and kept the party free of scurvy. The British expedition also met the Norwegian North Polar Expedition, 1893-1896, led by Fridtjof Nansen who became a lifelong friend to Koettlitz.In 1900 he travelled to Somaliland and Abyssinia with Herbert Weld Blundell. He also journeyed to the Amazon.His polar experience gained him a place on the 1901 British Antarctic Expedition, where he doubled the role of senior surgeon with that of botanist. His assistant was E.A. Wilson, later surgeon on Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition.At 41, he was one of the oldest men in the expedition and had the most polar experience, however he and Scott clashed and his scientific contributions to the Discovery Expedition were not recognized on their return. Koettlitz’s position wasn’t recognised in Scott’s book ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ and none of his painstaking work featured in the expedition’s final scientific reports. Even a report to the British Medical Journal was presented by Koettlitz’s deputy, Wilson.Also, groundbreaking colour photographs taken by Koettlitz, the first ever taken in the Antarctic, seem to have been ignored, and they have now been lost to history.He took part in several sledging expeditions, including an attempt on Cape Crozier in March 1902. On a trip he led across McMurdo Sound, Koettlitz discovered two glacial features later named after him: the Koettlitz Glacier and the Koettlitz Neve. Other than the honour of these names, his important role has been rather airbrushed from history.After the expedition he returned to his practice in Dover but in 1911 emigrated to South Africa and continued to practice medicine. He and his wife died of dysentery on the same day in 1916. From the estate of the Lamorna artist Eleanor Hughes, née Waymouth, thence by descent.Mr & Mrs. Frederick Waymouth and their family lived in Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand, in their grand home 'Karewa' now known as 'Mona Vale,' an important historic homestead. Mr Waymouth, a successful businessman, was the managing director of Canterbury Frozen Meats, and with his wife Alice, were prominent members of Christchurch society.The 'Discovery' docked in Lyttelton, the port for Christchurch, on 29th November 1901. The Waymouth family entertained members of the expedition in their beautiful home 'Karewa' and Frederick Waymouth also provisioned them with supplies. On December 21st, after a three-week stay in New Zealand, the 'Discovery' set sail and headed south for Antarctica. The correspondence that followed their visit is a testament of affection towards Alice Waymouth, and the warmth and hospitality she showed them is gratefully reflected back in the light-hearted conversational nature of these letters even when discussing the hardships of extreme cold and being locked long-term within the ice pack.In the introduction to his account of the 1901 expedition ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ Robert F Scott writes about the kindness his team received from the people of New Zealand. He goes on to list nine men who provided particular assistance and this includes Frederick Waymouth.“In considering such general kindness it is almost invidious to mention particular names, but the following gentlemen are among those who must be especially remembered by us for the manner in which they were ever ready to assist us: His Excellency the Governor Lord Ranfurly, the Premier Mr Sedden, the Hon. C C Bowen, Captain Hutton of the Christchurch Museum, Mr Kinsey, Mr Waymouth, Mr A Rhodes, Mr Coleridge Farr of the Christchurch Observatory and Mr H J Miller of Lyttelton.”Further information in our blog
Lot 147
(Caroline Fox and Davies Gilbert) Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society. A granderised collection of the first reports thought to be Caroline Fox's own. First annual report 1833 to the fifth annual report 1837, in one volume, with extra bound in letters, original sketches, plans, architectural drawings, etc, full pebbled red calf, rubbed to extremities and joints, 4to, gilt edge, vg, Jane Trathan, Falmouth, 1833-1837.First bound letter (MS) with the title "First Prospectus of the Falmouth Polytechnic Society, in the Spring of 1832" detailing the society's aims and objectives, with a list of lead members; this appears to be in the hand of Davies Gilbert himself, using examples from the Science Museum, the close top of the capital 'I' for instance, and the angularity of the lower case letters firmly suggest it is, without it being signed; Followed by (as a frontis) an original ink and wash portrait of Davies Gilbert and indeed flat signed by Gilbert.'Report of the Cornwall Polytechnic Society 1833,' List of Members, Laws of the Society, proceedings of the General Meeting, bound in watercolour sketch of a Cornish mine, an ink and wash sketch of 'Loss of the Prince of Wales, 1804', ink sketch 'Park of Whitby Abbey', prizes awarded, watercolour still life of flowers initialled RJ 1833, list of subscribers, watercolour plan of a greenhouse, Chart of Gothic Architecture, ink and wash sketch titled 'A Method of Ventilating Mines'.'The Second Annual Report of the Cornwall Polytechnic Society 1834,' watercolour portrait of a bearded man with a large ruby on his hat, 'A Mineralogical Sketch of the Island of Banca' (Bangka Island, Indonesia), a ground plan of Ashfield estate, engraving of a Dipping Needle Deflector, ink sketch of a Hydrostatic Lock, ink and watercolour chart on Cornwall, engravings of the 'Cheese Wring' in Bodmin, engraving of The Royal Academy Medal 1837.'The Third Annual Report of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society 1835,' ink sketch of the Polytechnic medal, ink sketch of Laocoon and Sons, watercolour Jack Knife, , engraving of a ruined abbey, engraved portrait, watercolour coastal scene, ink sketch of capital punishment in a schoolroom, 'Lines of equal magnetic inclination' map of the Uk and Ireland, 'Two Treaties on the Natural History of the Pilchard' by Jonathan Couch, meteorological diagrams (x2) with a fold out engraved '...Register Kept at Ashfield near Falmouth...1835', a fold out engraved chart titled 'A Chronological Chart of the Wars of the British Empire, From the Revolution in 1688-9 to 1855', four architectural plans for The Royal Polytechnic Hall, Falmouth.'The Fourth Annual Report of the Royal Polytechnic Society 1836,' newspaper clipping of a general meeting, watercolour of seaweed specimens, still life of flowers x2, engraving of Queen Victoria.'The Fifth Annual Report of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society,' hand drawn magnetic chart of the UK and Ireland by Robert W. Fox, hand drawn magnetic chart of the Atlantic, ink sketch of crows, ink sketch of knights, an original hand drawn map signed by Edwin Fox and titled 'Recent discoveries in the Artic Regions by Parry, Franklin, Ross and Buck', graphite sketches of models of Trewethey Stone and Dungerthis Monument, a linear map between Falmouth and Truro with detailed key, watercolor botanical sketch.The work concludes with a letter written in the same hand as the first, detailing the rise of three other 'Polytechnics' since the inception of the Falmouth Society; and a printed announcement for the 'Sunderland Polytechnic Society', 1838.This is a work of huge historical significance concerning the development of science and art, which propagated from the inception of the Falmouth Polytechnic Society and was indeed granted Royal patronage from King William IV in 1835. A singular and important work. John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Coming from London, he trained as an architect in the meticulous modernist aesthetics of the mid-century Architectural Association. He found Cornwall, moved there and never left. Active in the early years of the Trevithick Society, he was primarily responsible for the introduction of the Society’s Journal in 1973. He left mainstream architecture in the County Architects's department to pursue academic research at the newly-established, Institute of Cornish Studies, establishing himself as a generous, but authoritative lecturer on Cornish industrial archaeology along the way. He used his architectural skills to design Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum, then becoming its first Director in 1975. He moved to the National Maritime Museum in charge of their outstation at Cotehele, with the Tamar sailing barge Shamrock. During his period as President of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, 1984-1986, he had a major hand in the acquisition of the adjacent premises enabling the Royal Cornwall Museum to expand. He co-founded Twelveheads Press in 1978 to publish well-researched books on Cornish and other industrial history. Always generous with both skills and information, he was active in the Cornish Buildings Group for fifty years where he made a substantial contribution to the quality and protection of the built environment of his beloved Cornwall. Latterly he returned to his love of modern design, in the form of research into twentieth century Cornish architecture and architects, and produced as a last collaborative project, a visionary, affordable development in Hayle with impeccable eco credentials, where he made his home.
Lot 346
Cornwall and Scilly Isles Interest Stan Hugill, 'Shanties and Sailors' Songs', Herbert Jenkins, first edition, 1969, with tipped-in letters and correspondence from the author; Richard Larn, 'Shipwrecks of The Isles of Scilly', signed, 1993; Derek G. Carter, 'Memories of Meneage', edition 31/600 with pasted-in certificate from the author, Troutbeck Press, 2000; Percy Mitchell, 'A Boatbuilder's Story', 1968; Lidio Cipriani, 'The Andaman Islanders', Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1966; Walter Gibson, 'The Boat', first edition, 1952; S.J. Van Der Molen, 'The Lutine Treasure', Adlard Coles Ltd, 1970; John Behenna, 'Westcountry Shipwrecks', David & Charles, 1974. (8)
Lot 146
The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society Annual reports. A continuous run from 1834 to 1926. Mostly in a uniform half polished calf with marble boards, compartmentalised spines with gilt tooled lettering, some slight variations to two of the works, one being a 1882 Coronation presentation copy (presented to Miss Fox from Father Rogers, President); 1900-1926 being a sympathetic rebind, backstrips to early vols with some chipping, many maps, plans diagrams, plates, &c. &c.The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society focused on the progression of technology, science and the arts and "to elicit the ingenuity of a community distinguished for its mechanical skill" (Our History - The Poly at Falmouth). The society's hall was later imagined and executed to cater for the proliferation of new ideas, research and inventions. This collection contains wide academic and cultural content. It also played a prominent role in industrial development in the 19th century, being instrumental in the development of the “Man engine” in mines, improved drilling machinery, mine ventilation, the health and welfare of fishermen and miners – and explosives. At the 1865 Exhibition, a first Silver Medal was awarded for Nobel’s nitro-glycerine, following a demonstration at Falmouth docks. Prentice's gun cotton was also demonstrated. In 1858 the Society founded The Miners Association to better aid the mining industry. A very good early set. John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 56
Thirteen works on Cornwall. Thurstan C. Peter and J. J. Daniel. 'A Compendium of the History and Geography of Cornwall,' fourth edition, vg original blue cloth, later uniform library dj, fold out map as frontis, spotting to title page and edge of text block, pp.485, good to vg, Netherton & Worth, Truro, 1906; J. Harris Stone. 'England's Riviera,' second edition, vg original blue cloth, ex libris with label to spine, later dj, fronts and plates, vg, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, London, n.d; George Laurence Gomme (ed). 'the Gentleman's Magazine Library,' part II only containing Cornwall, original cloth, text block loosening, some slight toning and spotting, Elliot Stock, London, 1892; 'The Beauties of England and Wales,' vol II only containing Cornwall, rubbed and bumped half leather, later dj, some toning and spotting, Vernor and Hood et al, London, 1801; Alphonse Esquiros. 'Cornwall and its Coasts,' original green cloth with chips to head of backstrip, ex libris Mary Molesworth Cordelia Cator, vg text block, Chapman and Hall, London, 1865; Peter Penn (ed). . 'Cornish Notes & Queries,' first series, original cloth, vg, Elliot Stock, London, 1906; With seven other works including a rough 'Itinery of Cornwall' by Cyrus Redding. (13)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 111
(Penzance and St Michael's Mount) Nine works. 'Saundry's One and All Almanac,' printed card wraps debound, rust to staple bind, profuse with advertisements, vg text block, 1933; Edgar A. Rees. 'Old Pezance,' first edition, original cloth, later dj, spotting to prelims but generally vg, plates, pp.124, Printed by the Author, 1956; Reg Watkiss. 'Penzance and Newlyn. Early Photographs,' first edition, printed card boards, b+w photographs throughout, vg, Peter Dalwood, Penzance, 1975; Canon J. R. Fletcher. 'Short History of St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall,' first edition, origin al cloth, clipped dj, ex libris label, plates, some spotting, published at St Michael's Mount, 1951; With five other works. (9)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 415
Ten diverse works about Cornwall. G. R. LEWIS. 'The Stannaries: A Stuy of the Medieval Tin Miners of Cornwall and Devon,' reprint, original cloth, unclipped dj, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1965; D. M. THOMAS (Ed). 'The Granite Kingdom: Poems of Cornwall,' original cloth, unclipped dj, D. M. Thomas, 1970; R. M BARTON (ed). 'Life in Cornwall in the Early Nineteenth Century,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1970; CHARLES WOOLF. 'An Introduction to the Archaeology of Cornwall,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1970; With six other works including 'A Cornish Year', 'Cornwall' painted by G. F. Nichols, and 'The Geology of Cornwall'. (10)
Lot 211
FLEMING, Ian 'The Man with the Golden Gun,' First edition with second state cloth (missing the gilt tooled gun), unclipped dj with small nibbles to head of backstrip and some watermarks to verso, light spotting to edge of text block, ink owner inscription to front free endpaper, vg, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965.
Lot 14
John Lloyd Warden Page. 'The North Coast of Cornwall. It's Scenery, Its People, Its Antiquities, and it's Legends,' First edition, original cloth with gilt decorations, rubbed, ex libris label, spotting to title page, good to very good text block, plates, Joseph Pollard, Truro and Penzance, [1897, although booksellers label pasted over]; W. H. Hudson. 'The Land's end. A Naturalist's Impressions in West Cornwall,' first edition thus, original cloth, nibbles to unclipped dj, light spotting to edge of textblock, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1923; 'Life in Cornwall in the Mid Nineteenth Century, 1810-35,' first edition, original cloth, clipped dj with later backstrip, ex libris label, plates, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1971; With 1835-55; 'A Hand-Book for Travellers in Devon & Cornwall,' original embossed cloth with gilt titles, later dj, stained with splitting to joints, toning to edges of leaves, repairs to fold out maps, John Murray, London, 1851; Jasper Salwey. 'Cornwall. A Sketchbook,' first edition, original boards, plates throughout, vg, A & C Black, London, 1922; With six other works in vg condition. (12)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 129
Diverse collection of twenty four works. 'Gulval Church and Churchyard. Past and Present,' thin leather wraps with gilt lettering, b+w photos pated to thin card, vg, scarce, Beare and Son, Penzance 1894; Joseph Hammond. 'A Cornish Parish: Being an Account of St. Austell, Town, Church, District and Peple,' first edition, original green cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to back strip, later uniform library dj, plates, maps, and frontis, toning to title page, light spotting but vg, Skeffington & Son, London, 1897; R. S. Hawker. 'Footprints of Former Min in Far Cornwall,' original embossed cloth, light mold staining to bottom of front board, later uniform library dj, plates and frontis, goog to vg, John Lane, London, 1903; A. Newland Deakin. 'Guide to Fowey & Neighbourhood,' printed card wraps, advertisements, plates, fold out map, William Pollard & Co, Exeter, 1892; Dorothy Dudley. 'The Slate Figures of Cornwall,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Worden Printers, Marazion, [1965]; Cyril Noall. 'A History of Cornish Mail- and Stage-Coaches,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, some spotting to DJ and edge of text block, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1963; With nineteen other good works. (24)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 64
Cornish art Fourteen works Robert Jones. 'Alfred Wallis. Artist and Mariner,' signed by the author, unclipped dj, illustrated throughout, fine, Halsgrove, 2001; 'Reuben Chappell. Pierhead Painter,' first edition, small tear to unclipped dj, fine, First Light, 2006; Tom Cross. 'Painting the Warmth of the Sun. St Ives Artists 1939-1975,' revised edition, unclipped dj, fine, 2008; 'The Shining Sands. Artists in Newlyn and St Ives 1880-1930,' revised edition, unclipped dj, fine, 2008; Margaret Powell. 'Master of the Sea: Charles Napier Hemy,' first edition, illustrative boards, fine, Alison Hodge, Penzance, 2004; With nine other works including 'Painting in Newlyn 1900-1930', 'Stanhope Forbes' by Elizabeth Knowles and 'The Golden Dream. A Biography of Thomas Cooper Gotch' by Pamela Lomax. (14)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 144
Denys Val Baker (editor) 'The Cornish Review,' A complete run of vol I to X of the first series 1949-1952, and a near complete run of the second series vol I to XVII 1966-74, with vol 22 missing, and Phobe M. Procter's 'An Index to the Cornish Review', 1978, a very good collection. (38)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 178
Tin and Copper measurements from the river Fal. Obtained from panned samples. Three numbered charts with legend; First titled 'Tin in Minus-80-Mesh (B.S.S.) Sediment Fraction'; Second 'Cold Extractable Copper in Stream & Estuarine, Sediments'; Third 'Total Copper in Minus -80-Mesh (B.S.S.) Sediment Fraction'; rolled, vg, 75cm x 100cm. (3) From the estate of Ron Hooper, M.V.O., A.C.S.M., F.I.M.M.Born in St.Agnes, he graduated from Camborne School of Mines. After a short career mining in the Gold Coast of Ghana he joined the Camborne School of Mines, eventually becoming Senior Lecturer in Surveying. At the same time, he acted as an independent mining engineer and was appointed mineral agent for several Cornish estates including the Duchy of Cornwall, Tregothnan, and the Godolphin Estate (amongst others).
Lot 120
Mining in Cornwall Twenty five works. George Henwood. 'Cornwall's Mines and Miners. Nineteenth Century Studies,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, some spotting to edge of text block, pp.239, good to very good, Bradford Barton, Truro, 1972; Cyril Noall. 'Botallack,' first edition, original cloth, spotting to unclipped dj, pp.170, good to very good, 1972; 'The St. Just Mining District,' first edition, original cloth, spotting to unclipped dj, pp.170, good to very good, 1979; 'Levant. The Mine Beneath the Sea,' first edition, original cloth, library cover to backstrip of unclipped dj, spotting to prelims and edge of text block, pp.141, good to very good, 1970; Jack Penhale. 'The Mine Under the Sea,' first book edition, pictorial card wrap with extra card protector, slight spotting to edge of text block, vg, J. H. Lake, Falmouth, 1962; With twenty other works on the history of mining in Cornwall. (25)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 268
The Antarctic Letters, written from the British Antarctic expedition of 1901-1904 Reginald Koettlitz (1860-1916) Letter 325th February 1903To: Mrs Waymouth From Reginald Koettlitz (Expedition physician and botanist)Written from: ‘Discovery’ Winter Harbour, Victoria Land, Antarctica On Discovery Antarctic Expedition 1901 headed paper, no envelope. One sheet folded into four pages, all pages fully filled with handwriting.Excerpts: “Some three miles have broken away since the Morning arrived, that ice was, however not so solid as this, and although we have blown up places in the floe and started cracks in it here and there, with guncotton, very little effect has been produced thus far.”The summer is plainly over here now therefore it beholds us to be ‘spry’ if we are to get away this year, the Sun has also sunk at midnight and the long summer day is over.”“News will go home, but perhaps not love, therefore our dear ones at home will at least know that we are well and as happy as circumstances will allow.” Biographical note: Reginald Koettlitz was born on 23 December 1861. Of German extraction, he trained at Guy's Hospital and went into practice as a physician in Dover. In 1894 he volunteered as surgeon for the 1894-1897 Jackson-Harmsworth Arctic Expedition to Franz Josef Land and spent nearly three years in the Arctic Circle. He learned valuable lessons in Arctic survival, undertook dog sledging expeditions and kept the party free of scurvy. The British expedition also met the Norwegian North Polar Expedition, 1893-1896, led by Fridtjof Nansen who became a lifelong friend to Koettlitz.In 1900 he travelled to Somaliland and Abyssinia with Herbert Weld Blundell. He also journeyed to the Amazon.His polar experience gained him a place on the 1901 British Antarctic Expedition, where he doubled the role of senior surgeon with that of botanist. His assistant was E.A. Wilson, later surgeon on Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition.At 41, he was one of the oldest men in the expedition and had the most polar experience, however he and Scott clashed and his scientific contributions to the Discovery Expedition were not recognized on their return. Koettlitz’s position wasn’t recognised in Scott’s book ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ and none of his painstaking work featured in the expedition’s final scientific reports. Even a report to the British Medical Journal was presented by Koettlitz’s deputy, Wilson.Also, groundbreaking colour photographs taken by Koettlitz, the first ever taken in the Antarctic, seem to have been ignored, and they have now been lost to history.He took part in several sledging expeditions, including an attempt on Cape Crozier in March 1902. On a trip he led across McMurdo Sound, Koettlitz discovered two glacial features later named after him: the Koettlitz Glacier and the Koettlitz Neve. Other than the honour of these names, his important role has been rather airbrushed from history.After the expedition he returned to his practice in Dover but in 1911 emigrated to South Africa and continued to practice medicine. He and his wife died of dysentery on the same day in 1916. From the estate of the Lamorna artist Eleanor Hughes, née Waymouth, thence by descent.Mr & Mrs. Frederick Waymouth and their family lived in Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand, in their grand home 'Karewa' now known as 'Mona Vale,' an important historic homestead. Mr Waymouth, a successful businessman, was the managing director of Canterbury Frozen Meats, and with his wife Alice, were prominent members of Christchurch society.The 'Discovery' docked in Lyttelton, the port for Christchurch, on 29th November 1901. The Waymouth family entertained members of the expedition in their beautiful home 'Karewa' and Frederick Waymouth also provisioned them with supplies. On December 21st, after a three-week stay in New Zealand, the 'Discovery' set sail and headed south for Antarctica. The correspondence that followed their visit is a testament of affection towards Alice Waymouth, and the warmth and hospitality she showed them is gratefully reflected back in the light-hearted conversational nature of these letters even when discussing the hardships of extreme cold and being locked long-term within the ice pack.In the introduction to his account of the 1901 expedition ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ Robert F Scott writes about the kindness his team received from the people of New Zealand. He goes on to list nine men who provided particular assistance and this includes Frederick Waymouth.“In considering such general kindness it is almost invidious to mention particular names, but the following gentlemen are among those who must be especially remembered by us for the manner in which they were ever ready to assist us: His Excellency the Governor Lord Ranfurly, the Premier Mr Sedden, the Hon. C C Bowen, Captain Hutton of the Christchurch Museum, Mr Kinsey, Mr Waymouth, Mr A Rhodes, Mr Coleridge Farr of the Christchurch Observatory and Mr H J Miller of Lyttelton.”Further information in our blog
Lot 427
BLAINE, Julien 'Quinzieme Ou Pour En Finir Avec Le Preseneiotisme...' Edition 210 of 400, containing loose sheets, some double, this being the concrete poet’s first book mixing more traditional forms of poetry alongside concrete works and also illustrations by Blaine in b/w, some loose pages maybe missing, Paris: Les Carnets de L’Octeor, 1966; together with two signed John Furnival prints dated 1966 and Roy Fisher, 'Interiors', 1966.
Lot 30
(Poetry) HARRIS, John. Two works. 'The Land’s End, Kynance Cove, and Other Poems,' first edition, with subscribers list, original red boards, gilt lettering to front cover, ex libris label, vg, Alexander Heylin, London, 1858; 'Lays from The Mine, The Moor, and The Mountain,' second edition, original blue cloth, back strip splitting, contemporary ink owner inscription to front free endpaper, tide mark to frontis, vg text block, Alexander Heylin, 1856. (2)John Harris worked from the age of ten dressing Copper ore at Dolcoath, going underground a few years later. Two scarce copies. John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 304
CRADDOCK, Harry (compiled by) 'The Savoy Cocktail Book' First edition, lacks errata slip, original decorative cloth backed boards, split to front hinge, rubbed and bumped but still very vibrant, decorative printed endpapers, spotting to edge of text block, some graphite X's to cocktails followed and notes to the rear, colour illustrations and decorations throughout by Gilbert Rumbold, a good copy of this famous work, Constable & Company, 1930.
Lot 52
Cornish Language Interest Three Publications Henry Jenner, 'A Handbook of the Cornish Language', first edition, original cloth gilt, ink owner inscription to ffep, 1904, vg; R. Morton Nance. 'An English-Cornish Dictionary', reprint edition, a very good copy, original binding, The Cornish Language Board by The Pitman Press, 1967; and a further copy of the same book reprinted lithographically by Haycock Printers Ltd., London, 1965. (3)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
Lot 209
Daphne Du Maurier. 'The Apple Tree. A Short Novel And Some Stories,' First edition, original cloth, nibbles to unclipped dj, spotting to verso, spotting to edge of text block, pp.264, good to very good, Victor Gollancz, London 1952.A decent first edition with the first publication of 'The Birds'.
Lot 310
Minack Theatre Interest A signed book and typed letter dedicated to Rowena Cade by the author, Ruth Manning Sanders Ruth Manning-Sanders. 'The Extraordinary Margaret Catchpole', unclippped dj, William Heinemann Ltd, first edition, 1966.Signed by the author to 'Dofferty', a pet-name used for Rowena Cade, the creator and genius behind The Minack Theatre. A typed letter from and signed by the author details Cade's dislike for Christmas cards, together with a further tip-in of a Minack Theatre postcard.
Lot 343
First editions including Tolkien, J R R, 1967, Smith of Wootton Major, London: George Allen and Unwin; Deighton, Len, 1963, Horse Under Water, London: Jonathan Cape; De la Mare, Walter, 1941, Bells and Grass, with dust jacket; Garnett, David, 1959, a Net for Venus, London: Longmans; Lehmann, Rosamond, 1953, Echoing Grove, London: Collins, with dust jacket (5)
Lot 1073
Staffordshire portrait pugilist figure group of 'Heenan' and 'Sayers, circa 1860, modelled as two shirtless boxing men, polychrome enamel painted, mounted on a naturalistic, gilt-lined titled base, 22.5cm high.Note: The American boxer John C Heenan, left, and the English boxer Tom Sayers fought the 'fight of the century' at an outdoor ring near Farnborough, Hampshire in 1860. Considered by many as the first modern international boxing match. Heenan at 6ft 2in and 195lb towered above Sayers's 5ft 8in and 149lb, the result of their meeting was one of the bloodiest and longest fights in history, ending in a draw and police storming the ring after 2 hours and 27 minutes of fighting.
Lot 1083
A pair of Staffordshire figures of Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnnie, circa 1840, figures modelled after Robert Burns' Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnnie, seated figures hold mugs of beer, painted in polychrome enamel, set on square white gilt-lined bases, 13.5cm high (2).Note: modelled after the celebrated life-sized figures of Tam and Johnnie sculpted in c.1828 by a self-taught Scottish stonemason, James Thom. Thom’s statues were first exhibited in Ayr, 1828 before their critically acclaimed transfer to London in 1829. Later copies were produced by Thom for exhibition in America.
Lot 134
Antoinette Krasnik for K.K. Kunst Erzgiesserei, Wien, a Secessionist bronze letter opener, circa 1905, tapered form, the handle incised with geometric cube motifs, signed Krasnik and stamped marks 1482d, 22.5cm longNote: Croatian born designer Krasnik moved to Vienna in 1898, joining the workshop of Koloman Moser after studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Exhibiting at the 1901 London First International Studio Exhibition, much of her work had been attributed to Moser. Working in the Wiener Werkstatte tradition, she continued to design for companies such as Loetz and Bakalowits, before giving up her occupation in 1910.
Lot 235
Edward Robertson (British, 1809), a portrait miniature painted to depict a gentleman, on ivory, 3.5 by 2.9 cm, gilt metal framed, Ivory Act Exemption Certificate No: E7DUP796.Edward Robertson was the son of the well-known Scottish miniaturist Andrew Robertson (1777-1845). Edward was initially trained as an artist by his father, who was one of the leading portrait miniaturists in London during the first four decades of the nineteenth century. Edward entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1827 and he exhibited his miniatures at the Royal Academy from 1830 to 1837.
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