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Lot 3250
A modern Steiff 'The World's First Teddy Bear PB55', height 28cm, within a sealed plastic bag with certificate, box and accompanying letter.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 3094
A collection of Britains First and Second World War and other lead soldiers, including two machine-gunners and four kneeling firing, together with a group of composite and wire fences, an Elastolin Native American on horseback and three other figures. Provenance: from the estate of the late Gordon Gardiner.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1300
Lucian Ercolani - Ercol - Model 361 - A mid 20th century model 361 beech and elm wood bookcase trolley from the Windsor range. The trolley bookcase being raised on castors with three chamfered edge tiers having spindle gallery upright supports with further spindles between the first and second tiers. Measures approx. 69cm x 91cm x 32cm.
Lot 1429
Two vintage Art Deco era circa. 1930's mantel clocks,. The first having Arabic numeral to chapter ring with hexagonal face in Art Deco style case and eight day movement. The second having chrome face with Arabic numeral and Westminster chime movement in Napoleon shape case with carves border to base.
Lot 1745
Two early 20th century Edwardian circa. 1910's inlaid bedroom chairs. The first having shaped swan neck top rail and both having inlaid bouquet and urn type decoration to central pierced back splat over seats upholstered in a striped fabric over sabre supports united by stretchers. Measures approx. 83cm x 42cm x 41cm.
Lot 630
A collection of British and international stamps, comprising three stamp albums, containing a 1d. Black HJ with two margins and black mc cancel and other stamps; together with Royal Mail Mint Stamps Presentation Packs; loose stamps; and First Day Covers, including 1937 Coronation issues, and a Rhodesian and Nyasaland Airways First Flight to Beira cover.
Lot 641
A collection of children’s books, including: Railway Series books by Rev. W. Awdry, 1950s and later, approximately 21; three Beatrix Potter books; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling, first edition; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling, first edition; three other Harry Potter books; and other books.
Lot 545
Apollo VIII: an official NASA photograph of the Price Crew of Second Manned Apollo Mission, showing James A. Lovell, Jr., Willian A. Anders, and Frank Borman, signed by Frank Borman and inscribed 'To Steven', printed with details to the reverse, 20.5 x 25.5cms; together with a First Man on the Moon 20th Anniversary First-Day-Cover, US postal service.
Lot 441
A pair of 18th century Chinese famille rose garniture vases and covers with gilded animal finials, the vases of moulded baluster form painted in polychrome enamels with fruiting peach and pomegranate trees and flowering peony over Taihu style reticulated rocks around the foot, Qianlong period (1736-95) Qing dynasty, 35 cm high o/aThe first vase has an approx. 1 cm chip to the neck issuing a vertical hairline, and small chips around the base, the second with smaller rim chip, a 1.5 cm chip at the foot, both covers with several chips, finials re-attached chipped, one loose and partially re-gilded, the completely re-gilded and overpainted, other areas of surface wear and wear to enamels
Lot 23
Lorna Bailey for Old Ellgreave Pottery large 'Summer Garden' vase decorated with wild flowers and insects. According to the Lorna Bailey First Millenium book page 56, 'This was made for the ceramics showcase 1997. It was a stylised foxglove. It was supposed to be a limited edition of 50 but only 25 were ever made due to firing problems'. Height approx 32cm. No signs of damage or restoration.
Lot 252
An important 18th century Lombardy ebony banded walnut and ivory inlaid twin pedestal desk, the top and sides inlaid with a scenes from Homer’s Iliad, after original drawings by John Flaxman RA (1755-1826), within moulded shaped ebony cartouches, fitted with three frieze drawers over hinged cupboards, inlaid with allegories representing Hope and Faith, on later castors.UK APHA Registration of an ivory item Submission reference: D99UXPKP width 118cm depth 61cm height 82.4cm LOT ESSAY BY DR. ARABELLA CIFANIThe scene is taken from a drawing that the English sculptor and draftsman, John Flaxman(1755–1826), made to illustrate the passages of Homer's Iliad, a commission proposed to him in 1791 by Georgiana Hare-Naylor while he was living in Rome. Here is represented a rare episode, with Polydamas, a character from Greek mythology soothsayer, adviser and valiant warrior, friend and lieutenant of Hector, who fought in the Trojan War and who, in the twelfth book of the Iliad, advises Hector not to cross a dangerous moat that was part of the defence at the Achaean port and also advises Hector not to continue the siege. Hector will not listen to him and will face death at the hands of Achilles (Homer Iliad 12.60).‘’Then verily Polydamus drew nigh to Hector, and spake, saying: “Hector, and ye other leaders of the Trojans and allies, it is but folly that we seek to drive across the trench our swift horses; hard in sooth is it to cross, for sharp stakes are set in it, and close anigh them is the wall of the Achaeans.’’ Homer - Iliad 12.60John Flaxman, sculptor and draftsman, a leading proponent of English neoclassicism, created 34 drawings for Homer's Iliad in Rome in 1793, which were engraved on copper for the first time in Rome by Tommaso Piroli in 1793 ("L'Iliade et the Odyssée d'Homère gravéepar Thomas Piroli d'après les desseins composés par John Flaxman. 94 gravures ", Francesco Romero publisher, Rome, 1793). The meeting Flaxman and Piroli was a happy union, sealed by a public success that also provoked real acts of editorial piracy. "The reprints followed one another in various original editions or copies of the branches in different European cities, attesting to the vast success achieved from Flaxman's inventions masterfully translated and propagated with the burin of Piroli. Two years later, the plates for "The Iliad" were republished in London. In 1805, publishers Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme printed new editions of both series, including eleven extra illustrations commissioned from Flaxman (five for "The Iliad" and six for "The Odyssey").The style of the ivory inlay perfectly reflects the spirit of Flaxman's engraving, the figures in fact retain their taste for graffiti, which was an absolute novelty at the time. Flaxman avoided the background landscape, setting and detail, focusing on figures rendered with pure outlines. It has long been known that Flaxman drew on and synthesized a wide variety of visual sources in the development of his outline illustrations, combining classical figuration from "Etruscan" reliefs, sculptures, engravings and vases with forms derived from medieval and early Renaissance sources, life studies and observational sketches of daily Italian scenes and characters. Flaxman's style of illustration has been discussed and celebrated by a multitude of critics across Europe and has had a demonstrable influence on artists such as Ingres, Goya and Blake.The cabinet is also enriched with other ivory inlays, representing divinities and allegories, including the allegory of Hope and Faith.GORRINGE’S are grateful to Dr. Cifani, for her identification of John Flaxman’s designs, used in the ivory inlays on this desk.***CONDITION REPORT***Overall a little evenly faded to a light walnut tone with old dents, small losses and splits throughout commensurate with age, ivory inlay looks to be mostly complete but some small losses notably to the right side of the top, the doors to the drawers are fitted with English locks but no escutcheons suggesting the later addition of the veneers, cupboard doors have Italian locks but no key, lower front right corner is broken with the foot now come loose, minor dents and scuffing elsewhere around the base.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 139
A Chinese blue and white ‘alms’ bowl or censer, cyclical date for the 56th year of the reign of Kangxi corresponding to 1717 and of the period, the exterior painted with a band of lotus flowers, scrolling tendrils and leaves, unglazed interior and base, the underside inscribed in black ink ‘wushi liu nian hao sheng tang zhi guangji’ ‘made in the 56th year of the reign of Kangxi for the Hall of Light’,Provenance - Frederick Anthony White (1842-1933), thence by family descent. Frederick Anthony White was a great collector of European old master drawings and Chinese porcelain. Some of his collection was sold at auction by Christies in two sales in 19 December 1925 and April 19, 1934. This bowl was kept by the family. 21cm diameter 9cm high, two hairline cracks***CONDITION REPORT***There are two hairline cracks to the rim the first measuring approximately 5 cm downward and the second approximately 3 cm. Typical minor glaze imperfections and some unglazed burnt orange areas around the edge of the foot, the inscription in black ink underneath is a little worn in places but is legible, otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 149
A pair of Chinese famille rose fencai ‘boys’ baluster vases, 19th century, each painted with boys holding flags, lotus and a peach branch with ladies and officials in a garden, 39.7 and 40cm high, hairline cracks***CONDITION REPORT***The first vase has a hairline crack extending from below the rim halfway down the body, the second vase has a similar hairline crack and a second short hairline crack in the middle of the body, otherwise in good condition with no chips or restoration detected.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 151
Two similar Chinese green enamelled ‘dragon’ jars and covers, Daoguang mark and period (1821-50), each shoulder painted with the eight Buddhist emblems above dragons chasing flaming pearls, red and blue six character seal marks to the base,Provenance - Frederick Anthony White (1842-1933), thence by family descent. Frederick Anthony White was a great collector of European old master drawings and Chinese porcelain. Some of his collection was sold at auction by Christies in two sales in 19 December 1925 and April 19, 1934. These vases were bought in lot 137, at the 1925 auction, by a member of his family. 21.5cm high, damaged and repaired***CONDITION REPORT***Please note these jars are not a pair but are very similar with different coloured seal marks underneath. The first jar has been extensively broken and massively restored on the neck and shoulder, the cover is also broken and Messerli restored, the second jar is extensively broken and repaired with messy filler repairs around the areas, the cover has a small section broken and restored.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Lot 237
IESVS. | ALLEGAÇOES | DE DIREITO, QVE SE |offereceram ao muito alto, & | muito poderoso Rei Dom | HENRIQVE nosso | Señor na causa da soccessaõ | destes Reinos por parte da| Senhora Dona Catherina | sua sobrinha filha do Iffan | te dom Duarte seu irmão | a 22. de Outubro de | M.D.L.XXIX.- Almeirim: Impressas per Antonio Ribeiro & Francisco Correa, 1580.- [6], 128 f.: 2 gravuras; 30 cm.- E., An important specimen in the 16th century Portuguese bibliography, namely because it was printed in Almeirim and also because most of the known copies are either imperfect or incomplete, unlike the present one, a little cropped but in very good condition. The first sheet is especially rare, with the woodcut representation of D. Catarina's coat of arms (flattery), which is missing in most of the copies. The second engraving, on the fifth preliminary sheet (f. A5), with the family tree up to King D. Manuel I and D. Maria I, is also unusual. D. Catarina (1540-1614), Infanta of Portugal, was the second daughter of Infante D. Duarte, Duke of Guimarães, son of King D. Manuel I; she was a strong candidate for the throne of Portugal in the crisis of 1580, as she was heiress by manhood, while Philip II of Spain was the son of the Infanta D. Isabel (married to Charles V). Small cut on title page, affecting five letters on the front and 18 on the back, carefully redone. Minor tear on the outer edge of sheet 87, without lack of support. Otherwise, a complete copy, very clean and with large margins. Contemporary binding, entire flexible parchment, with minor imperfections. Samodães, 1855. Anselmo, 987. National Library (16th century), 6. King D. Manuel II of Portugal Library, 3.
Lot 228
MENESES, D. Luís de (3º Conde da Ericeira).- HISTORIA | DE | PORTUGAL | RESTAURADO. | OFFERECIDA | AO SERENISSIMO PRINCIPE | DOM PEDRO | NOSSO SENHOR. | ESCRITTA | POR | DOM LUIS DE MENEZES | CONDE DA ERICEYRA...- Lisboa: Na Officina de Antonio Pedrozo Galraõ; Na Officina de Miguel Deslandes, 1710-1698.- 2 vols.: frontispício grav., 1 retrato; 33 cm.- E., D. Luís de Meneses (1632-1690), 3rd Count of Ericeira, military and political, born in Lisbon, was one of the most notable historians of the Restoration of Independence; he would commit suicide on May 26, 1690. First edition, the most appreciated and with the largest format, of this important title in Portuguese historiography, which reports the political-military events that took place in Portugal between 1640 and 1668. The collation of the two volumes is as follows: volume I - [12], 908, [31, 1 br.] p.: 1 engraved frontispiece, 1 portrait; volume II - [20], 975, [1 br.] p. The first volume is from the second edition, dated 1710 (the first is from 1679) and retains not only the engraved frontispiece, but also the beautiful portrait of the author (signed Fred. Bouttats) that is missing from most copies. The second volume dates from 1698 and was printed by Miguel Deslandes and does not include any engravings. Copy slightly cropped, with signs of handling and occasional light browning; engraved frontispiece slightly wrinkled. Ex-libris by João José d’Abreu M. M. de Lemos, in both volumes (on the front cover of volume II). Contemporary bindings, worn. Inocêncio, V, p. 307. Samodães, 2085. Arouca, M 302.
Lot 101
MINIATURE.- TREE OF JESSE.- Hand-illuminated woodcut, belonging to a “Book of Hours”, printed on parchment, probably published in Paris, by Philippe Pigouchet for Simon Vostre, around 1510., It represents the Tree of Jesse, with the genealogy of the Virgin Mary, an illustration usually associated with the first two hours (matins and laudes) of the “Hours of the Virgin”, central nucleus of all the “Book of Hours”. On the verso, text in Latin framed by five stripes, the sides with a criblé background., without frame, Dim. - 18,5 x 11,5 cm
Lot 241
SOUSA, Pe.- Francisco de, S.J.- Oriente conquistado a Jesu Christo pelos Padres da Companhia de Jesus da Provincia de Goa.- Lisboa: Na Officina de Valentim da Costa Deslandes, 1710.- 2 vols.: 4 gravuras; 29 cm.- E., The author was born on the island of Itaparica (Baía, Brazil) in 1649, leaving for Goa in 1665, where he died in 1712. The first volume (part one): «...contèm os primeyros vinte, & dous annos desta Prouincia». The Second (Part Two) “...contem o que se obrou desdo anno de 1564 atè o anno de 1585”. The third part was never published. The collation of each of the volumes is as follows: I - [36], 895, [1 br.] p.: 2 engravings; II - [28], 620 p.: 2 engravings. The two volumes retain the four (different) engravings, two allegorical at the beginning of each part and two representing the author offering his work. Cropped volumes, with tangential damage to the engravings in the first volume; the two engravings in the second part have folded edges (to avoid cropping). Small old ownership mark in the lower margin of both title pages: Ferrão(?). Recent bindings, full parchment, with ties and titles handwritten on the spines. Inocêncio, III, p. 68 (These two volumes must be accompanied by four engraved prints). Borba de Moraes, p. 820 (very rare). Sommervogel, VII, p. 1405. Reiss & Auvermann, 819. BNP, Cota R 6238/9 A. (with the same collation).
Lot 248
PESSOA, Fernando.- Antinous: a poem / by Fernando Pessoa.- Lisbon: Monteiro & Co., 1918.- 16 p.; 24 cm.- B., The poem, entirely written and composed in English, was destined to be published in the number 3 of the Orpheu magazine and reports the episode in which the Roman Emperor Hadrian (76-138) mourns the death of his favorite Antinous, before his naked body. His theme, intrinsically linked to homosexuality, led and still leads some people to speculate about the Poet's true sexuality. A second and definitive version of this poem was published in 1921, as part of the first booklet (I-II) of the English poems. Clean copy, highly valued by the poet's autograph dedication on the front cover: Ao Carlos Queiroz, com um abraço do Fernando Pessoa (Carlos Queroz [1907-1949], poet, friend of Pessoa, nephew of Ofélia Queiroz).
Lot 225
LA GUERINIÈRE, François Robichon de.- Ecole de cavalerie, contenant la connoissance, l'instruction, et la conservation du cheval.- A Paris: Jacques Collombat, 1733.- [8], 276, [8] p.: 1 portada gravada, [24] gravuras; 44 cm.- E., First folio edition of a classic work in the field of equestrian art, considered one of the most beautiful French editions of the 18th century (the first two, small format, were published between 1729 and 1731, this being the third). François Robichon de la Guérinière (1688-1751), recognized as the founder of the French riding school, began his activity as a squire to the Count d'Armagnac who, in 1715, commissioned him to found an equestrian academy in Paris. From 1730 until his death, with his brother Pierre as a partner, he directed the Académie des Tuilleries, having as patron Prince Charles de Lorraine, chief-squire of King Louis XV. The edition is illustrated with an engraved title, representing the education of Achilles (with the bust of Louis XV in a medallion) and 24 intaglio engravings, three of which are double, 12 full-page (separately) and eight in the text (full page, with text on verso). It also includes three large allusive vignettes (140x235 mm), one at the beginning of each of the three parts of the work, opened in copper plate by the best engravers of the time (Cars, Aveline, Cocart, Audran, Lebas, Beauvais et Desplaces), according to originals by Charles Parrocel and Antoine Coquart. Copy slightly handled, with some imperfections, namely: lower outer corner of the first four leaves with signs of handling and fungus; first double engraving with slight (tidal) stains; occasional smaller stains. It is however complete and solid and generally clean, with all the prints well placed. Ex-libris of D. Diogo de Bragança, VIII Marquis of Marialva. Contemporary binding, full sheepskin, a little worn with the heraldic book stamps of the House of Lafões, gold engraved at the centre of the covers (probably gauffered later). Keep the original endpapers on marbled paper. Cohen, 588. Graesse, IV, p. 79. Brunet, III, 769. Mennessier de La Lance (Bibliographie hippique), II, p. 27.
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Lot 235
[RODRIGO DO PORTO, Frei, O.F.M.].- COMPENDIO | E SVMMARIO DE | CONFESSORES, TIRADO de | toda a substancia do Manual: copilado, & | abreuiado por hum Religioso, frade | Menor da orde[m] de S. Francisco | da Provincia da Piedade. | Acresce[n]tara[m]selhe em os lugares cõuenientes as cousas | mais comu[n]as q[ue] se ordenarão em o S. Cõcilio Tri- | de[n]tino. Cõ as excomunhões da bulla da Cea. | [pequena gravura xilográfica] | Impresso na dita cidade [de Braga]: por Gõçalo Fernãdez Impressor de sua S.R., 1579.- [16], 658, [59, 1 br.] p.; 15 cm.- E., Work published without the name of the author (according to the bibliography), Friar Minor of the Province of Piedade. Barbosa Machado considers it “the first sum of Moral that came out in vulgar language in this Kingdom”. The “Compendio”, originally published as “Manual de confessors” in 1549, would have at least six more editions during the 16th century. The present edition includes the guidelines of D. Friar Bartolomeu dos Mártires, after his participation in the third session of the Council of Trent: ¶ Foy visto, & emendado de muitos erros que nas impressões passadas auia, por mandado do Reuere[n]diss. S. Archbishop of Braga. The approval is given by D. Friar Amador Arrais. The copy, a little cropped with slight handling and slight browning lacks two blank sheets at the beginning and one at the end. Title page with antique ownership mark. Full of flexible parchment binding (from the period?), with new tie and endpapers. Anselmo, 542. BN (16th century), 816. King D. Manuel II of Portugal library does not mention.
Lot 236
SEMEDO, Pe. Álvaro, S.J.- Imperio de la China, y cultura evangelica en el, Por los Religiosos de la Compañia de Jesus. Sacado de las noticias del Padre Alvaro Semmedo de la propria Compañia. Por Manuel de Faria y Sousa.- Lisboa Occidental: En la Officina Herreriana, 1731.- [18], 252 p.; 29 cm. Junto com: MORENO PORCEL, Francisco.- Retrato de Manuel de Faria y Sousa, Cavallero del Orden Militar de Christo, y de la Casa Real. Contiene una relacion de su vida, un catalogo de sus escritos, y un sumario de sus elogios, recogidos de varios autores.- Aora nuevamente acrescentado con un juisio historico que compuzo el Excellentissimo Senhor Don Francisco Xavier de Meneses, Conde de Erizeira.- Lisboa Occidental: en la Officina Ferreiriana, 1733.- [16], 102, [1] p.; 29 cm.- E., Second Portuguese edition, published by Miguel Lopes Ferreira. Father Semedo (1585/86-1658), Jesuit and scientist, spent more than 20 years in China carrying out an in-depth study of local history and ethnography. He has always shown the greatest admiration for Chinese institutions and gives us a clear and concise account of the Chinese religious system. The work was written in Portuguese, but first published in Castilian by Manuel de Faria e Sousa (Madrid, 1642). It consists of three parts: a description of the kingdom, an explanation of its language and letters, and a set of ethnological and evangelical news. At the end, the second edition of the biography of Faria e Sousa, previously published in Madrid, in 1650, is bound. A slightly cropped copy, but very clean, lined in full sheepskin contemporary binding, slightly worn. Palau, 307304. Inocencio, I, p. 50 (with extensive description). Samodães, 1165. Palha, 4195.
Lot 227
ATHENA: revista de arte / directores Fernando Pessoa; Ruy Vaz.- Vol. I, nº 1 a nº 5 (Outubro de 1924 a Fevereiro de 1925).- Lisboa: Paulo Vaz, 1924-1925.- 5 números em 1 vol.: il.; 25 cm.- E., Complete collection of one of the most significant magazines of Portuguese literary and artistic modernism. Among the collaborators, in addition to Fernando Pessoa himself, Almada Negreiros, Sá-Carneiro, António Botto, Luís de Montalvor, Mário Saa and Mily Possoz stand out. The copy belonged to the poet Carlos Queiroz (1907-1949), nephew of Ofélia Queiroz and, in addition to his signature, on the front cover of the first issue, the following inscription by his hand: 20-4-27. Oferecido por Fernando Pessoa. Clean and uncropped copy. Binding badly damaged.
Lot 209
PINTO, Fernão Mendes.- Wunderliche und Merkwürdige | Reisen FERDINAND MENDEZ PINTO, | Welche er innerhalb ein und zwanzig, Jahren | durch Europa, Asia, unf Africa, und deren König- | reiche und Länder; als Abyssina, China, Japon, Tartarey, Siam, | Calaminham, Pegu, Martabane, Bengale, Brama, Ormus, | Batas, Queda, Aru, Pan, Ainan, Calempluy, Cau- | chenchina, und andere Oerterverrichtet...- Amsterdam: bey Heinrich und Dietrich Boom, 1671.- [8], 392 [i.e. 390], [1, 1 br.] p.: il.; 20 cm.- E., First German edition of the famous travel book by Fernão Mendes Pinto (1510/14-1583), a famous traveler and adventurer, born in Montemor-o-Velho. Fernão Mendes left for India in 1537, having remained in the East for about 21 years. The “Pilgrimage”, a fantastic account of his troubled adventures, was originally published on the initiative of Friar Belchior Faria, 31 years after his death (1614), from the original manuscript bequeathed by the author to Casa Pia dos Penitentes. Illustrated edition with an allegorical frontispiece (integrated in the first booklet) and 11 copperplate engravings, printed separately, correctly placed, according to the respective pagination. Of these, seven were imported from the Dutch edition of 1652 and four were expressly engraved for the present edition. The 1652 edition also does not include the chapters referring to Saint Francis Xavier, which were not well accepted in the Netherlands, at the time predominantly Calvinist. Paging error from p. 73 (wrongly 75) to the end. Minor marginal restorations on the first six leaves and on leaves Z2, Aa2 and Zz1. Otherwise a slightly cropped but very clean copy. Bound from the 20th century, full of tobacco shagreen with blind tooling decoration on the covers. Cordier, BJ, 463. Cordier, BS, 111. Reiss & Auvermann, 675. Leite de Faria, XXXXX.
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Lot 213
TORGA, Miguel.- Rampa: poemas / de Adolpho Rocha.- Coimbra: Edições Presença, 1930.- 76, [2] p.; 22 cm.- B., First edition of the author's second book and one of the rarest, still published under his real name. Miguel Torga (1902-1995) published his first four books under his real name: Ansiedade; (1928), Rampa; (1930), Pão ázimo; (1931) and Abismo; (1931). From his fifth book, O outro livro de Job (1936), he began to sign his works with the pseudonym that made him famous. Very clean copy, retaining both brochure covers with the original narrow flaps (with slight imperfections on the periphery).
Lot 234
SOUTHEY, Robert.- History of the Peninsular War.- London: John Murray, 1823-1832.- 3 vols.; 28 cm.- E., First edition of one of the most important documents for the history of political-military events of the time. Southey (1774-1843), English historian and poet, born in Bristol, visited Portugal twice and owned a valuable library of 14,000 volumes, specializing in works on the Iberian Peninsula and South America. The collation of each of the volumes is as follows: I - XIX, [1 br.], 806 p.; II - XVI, 807 p.; III - XV, [1], 936 p. Very clean copy, slightly cropped with marbled edges. Armorial ex-libris by Charles Herbert (unidentified coat of arms wrapped in legend: Tenax et Fidus), in the first volume only. Good contemporary bindings, full leather, burnished and calendered, with the three identical spines (five raised bands gold highlighted), but different covers, the first volume being decorated with squares and blind and gold ornamental borders, and the two remaining identical volumes, with blind ornamental borders, also two blind rectangles and central diamond. All volumes keep the original endpapers on different marbled papers. Duarte de Sousa, 680.
Lot 206
CAMÕES, Luís de.- RIMAS | DE LVIS DE | CAMÕES. | ACRESCENTADAS NESTA | Terceyra impressão. | Dirigidas a Inclyta Vniuersidade | de Coimbra. | [gravura xilográfica com a esfera armilar] | Impressas com licença da Sancta Inquisição.- Em Lisboa: Por Pedro Crasbeeck. A custa de Domingos Fernandez mercador de libros. Com Priuilegio. Anno 1607.- [8], 102 [aliás 202], [5] f.; 18 cm.- E., One of the three known variants of the third edition of the Rimes and, probably, the first to come off the press by Pedro Craesbeeck. The present one, with an armillary sphere in the engraving of the title page, corresponds approximately to the description of the copy by José do Canto (Camoneana, 14), but presents the typographical error SENETO I. on page 1 (f. A1), still to be corrected. On the other hand, the numbering of the last leaf (202) was corrected, since there are copies with errors in the foliation (102 by 202). The other two variants feature the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Portugal in the title page engraving. In fact, the three variants also show significant compositional differences that are not constant from specimen to specimen. Therefore, serious bibliographic problems arise, as can be seen from the detailed descriptions of Tito de Noronha (Anuário da Sociedade Nacional Camoneana), José do Canto (14) and Brito Aranha (Inocêncio, 11) which also do not coincide. Copy slightly cropped and with slight browning, preserving the rare last blank sheet (c8) that completes the section c. Remote provenance: Ex-libris Marchionis Salsiae (Francesco Maria Berio 1765-1820, Marchese di Salza); a second ex-libris, on the back cover, with the motto: Comme Je Fus (William Ward, viscount Dudley, 1750-1823). The copy also has a small handwritten note in pencil by London bookseller Bernard Quarith, with the indication Perfect. A good contemporary binding, fully made of rigid parchment, with the original endpapers on plain paper. Inocêncio, XIV, p. 40/43. Palha, 1619. Arouca, C 66 (describes only the second variant).
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Lot 216
L'ÉVEQUE, Henri.- Costume of Portugal.- [London: Colnaghi and Edmund Lloyd, 1812-1814].- [1, 52] f.: [50] gravuras color.; 35 cm.- E., Henri l’Éveque (1769-1832), Swiss traveller, painter, watercolourist and engraver, born in Geneva, was in Portugal several times, having graphically recorded, among other subjects, numerous episodes of the French Invasions. His "Costume of Portugal" is considered the most beautiful book of Portuguese usages published during the 19th century and an important source for the iconography of Portuguese costume of his time. Without the title page, which was never printed, the edition consists of a page with the title, followed by another with the dedication printed to the councilor, minister and secretary of state António de Araújo de Azevedo, first Count of Barca (1754-1817) and a third sheet with the index of the engravings in Portuguese. Next, 50 numbered aquatints, coloured by hand, interspersed with 52 sheets of bilingual texts, in English and French, describing the respective images. Copy with stain on the edge, progressively affecting the outer margins of the last 11 engravings and respective text sheets (maximum 140x60 mm). The copy has a crowned oval stamp (on the first page) and a circular book stamp, also crowned, gold engraved, at the foot of the spine, ownership marks that, in the pencil inscription on the free endpaper, are attributed to Augustus Frederick (1773-1843), Duke of Sussex, sixth male child (ninth son) of King George III of the United Kingdom (attribution that could not be confirmed). The remaining plates are very clean and well preserved. Full brown morocco binding, with peripheral ornamental borders with three simple fillets and florets in the corners of the covers, closed panels on the smooth spine and rolls on the squares (protective case). Duarte de Sousa, 422.
Lot 217
SÃO TOMÁS, Frei Leão de, O.S.B.- BENEDICTINA | LVSITANA. | DEDICADA AO GRANDE | Patriarcha S. Bento. | ORDENADA PELLO P. M. | Fey Leão de S. Thomas Monje da Congrega- | ção de S. Bento de Portugal, & Lente de Ves- | pora igualado a Prima na Real, & insigne | Vniuersidade de Coimbra.- Em Coimbra: Na Officina de Diogo Gomes de Loureiro; Na Officina de Manoel de Carualho, 1644-1651.- 2 vols.: 1 retrato; 26 cm.- E, Fr. Leão de São Tomás (1574-1651) was abbot general of the Benedictine Monastery of Tibães, having started the construction of the respective church, which was only completed in 1661. The two volumes show the following collation: I - [8], 566, [38] p.; II - [8], 519, [1] p. The first volume presents a beautiful intaglio-engraved portrait of St. Benedict on the verso of the third folio. The second volume includes an alphabetical catalogue of the coats of arms of the kingdom's nobility, comprising 310 families. Copy slightly cropped with slight browning but complete and, in general, clean, preserving the rare portrait. Handwritten ownership on the title page of the second volume: Do uzo do Pe. Fr. Thome(?) da Conceição. Recent bindings, full flexible parchment, with ties and handwritten title on the spines. Inocencio, V, p. 170. Samodães, 3107. Arouca, S 277 and 278. According to Inocêncio, it is a work of great erudition and its author denounces great studies and deep knowledge of ancient things.
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Lot 231
[ORDENAÇÕES MANUELINAS] O PRIMEIRO [ao quinto] LI | uro das ordenações.- Lisboa: por Manoel Joam, 1565.- 5 livros em 1 vol.; 28 cm.- E., An important 16th-century Portuguese bibliographic species still shrouded in some uncertainty regarding the different prints and variants, the printer and place or places of printing. In terms of content, the “Manoeline Ordinances”, which were first printed in Lisbon by Valentim Fernandes (1512-1513), replaced the so-called “Afonsine Ordinances”. Its second printing is also from Lisbon, by João Pedro Bonhomini, 1514. In 1521 a new compilation was carried out, which resulted in the printing of Juan Cromberger, a printer of German origin, settled in Seville, followed by several reprints (four?) individualized from each (or some?) of the five books, until 1539. Finally, in 1565, Manuel João's edition was published. The “Manoeline Ordinances” were only replaced in 1603 by the Philippine Ordinances, since before this date no code was enacted to revoke them. The collation of each of the books is as follows. Book one: [3], xcvj f.; Second book: [2], lxix, [1] f.; Third book: [3], xcvi; Fourth book: [3], LXVI f.; Fifth book: [4], xcviij f. Titled copies were only printed in the first and third books. At the end of the last book, the signature of the licensee Mateus Esteves, from Desembargo do Paço. Complete copy, but with some imperfections, namely: first book cover very cropped and with restoration in the lower outer corner; the first three pages of the first book may have been added from another copy; xcv sheet (m6) of the first book, shorter, from another copy; last two sheets with strong and extensive restorations (margins reconstructed) affecting the text on the last sheet; slight browning and occasional marginal stains; numerous marginal annotations of the time. Recent binding, full parchment, with handwritten title on the spine, in the old-fashioned way. National Library (16th century), 745. Library of King D. Manuel II of Portugal, 421.
![EUSÉBIO DE CESAREIA [e outros].- ¶ Historia | dela Iglesia. | Que llaman Ecclesiasti | ca y tripartita: abreui- | ada y trasl](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/192d8e06-40e6-40ad-aeac-af5c00e0a0af/fbe573e1-ccf4-4eba-b55e-af5c00f9f962/468x382.jpg)
Lot 224
EUSÉBIO DE CESAREIA [e outros].- ¶ Historia | dela Iglesia. | Que llaman Ecclesiasti | ca y tripartita: abreui- | ada y trasladada de la- | tin en Castellano: por | vn deuoto Religioso de | la orden de sancto Do- | mingo. | Con priuilegio Real | Mil. D. xlj.- [Lisboa: Luís Rodrigues, 1541].- [8], CLXXI f.; 27 cm.- E., First Portuguese edition of a work based on the “Ecclesiastical History” by Eusebius of Caesarea (ca. 260/265- ca. 339/340) and his successors (especially Rufino and Cassiodoro), the translation being the responsibility of the Dominican Friar Juan de la Cruz. The author was Bishop of Caesarea and is considered the first historian of the Church, his writings being indispensable for the knowledge of the Early Church. The work, divided into nine books, was republished in Coimbra, by João Álvares, in 1554. On the verso of the last page, an ingenious colophon forming two triangles that ends “Acabose en la muy noble y leal ciudad de Lixboa. xv. from October. 1541”. Copy a little cropped with browning sometimes accentuated. Two small old inscriptions, one crossed out, on the title page; occasional minor restorations. Full leather binding, 20th century, with slight wear to the spine. Inocêncio III, p. 192 (extremely rare work). Samodães, 1553 (refers to only 8, 150 folios). Palau, 84777. National Library (16th century), 244.
Lot 102
MINIATURES.- Two hand-illuminated woodcuts, belonging to an unidentified “Book of Hours”, printed on parchment, probably published in Paris between 1500 and 1510., The first represents the Holy Trinity, associated with the “Hours of the Holy Trinity”, and the second, the Coronation of the Virgin Mary, the last miniature of the “Hours of the Virgin” (complete). On the verso, Latin texts, with a vegetal stripe. Some wear. Dim. - 19 x 12,5 cm
Lot 214
ILLUSTRATED (AN) record of important events in the annals of Europe, during the years 1812, 1813, 1814, & 1815. Comprising a series of views of Paris, Moscow, the Kremlin, Dresden, Berlin, the Battles of Leipsic, etc. etc. etc. Together with a history of those momentous transactions.- London: Printed by T. Bensley, for R. Bowyer, 1815.- 76, [28], 10 p.: il.; 43 cm. Junto com: CAMPAIGN (THE) of Waterloo, illustrated with engravings of Les Quatre Bras, La Belle Alliance, Hougoumont, La Haye Sainte, and other principal scenes of action...- London: Printed by T. Bensley and Son, for Robert Bowyer, 1816.- 34 p.: il.; 43 cm.- E., Large graphic edition, published following the defeat and capitulation of the French Army, sometimes attributed to Thomas Hartwell Horne (1780-1862), English theologian and librarian. The first part is illustrated with 18 hand-coloured watercolours (4 fold-outs) representing cities (Paris, Moscow, Hamburg, Amsterdam, etc.) and military forces, a map and five intaglio prints; the second includes four aquatints (1 fold-out) and a map. The five folding plates were cut by the folds and later recovered, but they are damaged; the remaining 17 aquatints are very clean, as are the maps and engravings. The plates with the facsimiles of the signatures (p. 76) with tear restored without lack of support. Recent binding, fully red shagreen with elaborate gold ornamental borders on the covers, closed panels on the spine (with an eagle between the raised bands) and rolls on the squares. Protective case. Abbey (Life), 352 and 354
Lot 203
REGIMENTO dos Contos do Reyno, e Casa, nesta nova impressam acrescentado com hum alphabeto para nelle se achar com muita facilidade o que contem todos os capitulos [gravura com as armas de Portugal].- Em Lisboa: Na Officina de Valentim da Costa Deslandes, Impressor de Sua Magestade, 1708.- [16], 177, [1 br.]; 29 cm.- E., The Casa dos Contos, as the first organ for ordering and supervising State revenue and expenditure, can be considered the predecessor of the current Court of Auditors. The edition includes a large copperplate vignette on the title page, with the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Portugal and several chapters referring to the island territories, as well as Brazil, Africa and India. Slightly cropped copy (gilt edges), with some handling, covered in a remarkable contemporary binding, full “vieux rouge” shegreen, slightly worn, with multiple ornamental borders and central gold rectangle on both covers, with the coat of arms of Portugal gold engraved in the central reserve (new endpapers). Not mentioned in the consulted bibliographies.
Lot 202
SANTOS, Manuel dos.- Revista bibliografica camiliana e reprodução fac-simile dos frontispicios de todas as obras e edições, cartas autografas, retratos, folhetos, folhas avulsas, etc., etc. do ilustre e inolvidavel romancista Camillo Castello Branco e de outros livros que lhe digam respeito, preços por que teem sido vendidos tanto em leilão como em livreiro / descritos bibliograficamente por Manoel dos Santos, com uma noticia sobre Camillo pelo Dr. Theophilo Braga.- Lisboa: Livraria Manoel dos Santos, 1916-1926.- 19 fascículos em 2 vols.: il.; 25 cm.- E., A complete set of the most accurate and rigorous bibliography of Camilo, especially notable for reproducing the frontispieces of all the novelist's works and editions, in most cases, using papers identical or similar to those of the original editions. Copy nº 112, numbered and signed by the author, of a print run not exceeding 126 copies (1 + 10 + 115). Teófilo Braga's biographical preface occupies pages VII to XXXII of the first volume. Very clean copy, with all the brochure covers, bound at the end: 12 pairs in the first volume, six in the second and one in the third. Prevenience: Fernando Alves Barata Library (with its ex-libris), Silva’s / Pedro de Azevedo auction, November 1990, lot nº 1067. Half-bindings in black morocco, with gold closed panels on the spines.
Lot 211
PIMENTEL, Manuel.- Arte de navegar, em que se ensinão as regras praticas, e os modos de cartear, pela Carta plana, e reduzida, o modo de graduar a Balestilha por via de numeros, & muitos problemas uteis á Navegação; & roteiro das viagens, e costas maritimas de Guinè, Angola, Brasil, Indias, & Ilhas Occidentaes, e Orientaes.- Agora novamente emendado, & accrescentadas muitas derrotas novas.- Lisboa: Na Officina Real Deslandesiana,1712.- [12], 575, [1] p.: il.; 29 cm.- E., Second edition, the first illustrated, with additions and corrections, of two works by Manuel Pimentel's father, Luís Serrão Pimentel, published respectively in 1675 and 1681 and, both together, in 1699. Both authors held the position of Chief Cosmographer of the Realm. In addition to what is indicated on the title page, it also includes a description of «das sondas que se achão assim no canal de Inglaterra», a tour of the coast of Spain and another of the Mediterranean Sea, from Cadiz to Malta. The edition is illustrated with several figures in the text (among which a beautiful compass rose), three numbered engravings (one leaflet) and 18 separate engravings, numbered 1 to 18, representing 35 plants of harbours and shores, the majority with two illustrations per page (incorrectly numbered: Apparently, engraving 5 is missing, but there are two with the number 3, which occurs in all copies). Small restored wormhole, on the lower margin of the nine leaves after the title page. Large crossed-out but legible ownership on the inside endpaper: Antonio de Mello Callado. Very clean copy with good margins. Contemporary binding, full sheepskin, slightly worn, with new label. Inocêncio, VI, p. 82. Edition not mentioned in the main consulted catalogues, including Samodães, Ameal, Palha, etc., except Auvermann (161).
Lot 246
FIGUEIREDO, Manuel de Andrade de.- Nova escola para aprender a ler, escrever, e contar: primeira parte.- Lisboa Occidental: Na Officina de Bernardo da Costa de Carvalho, [1722].- [16], 156 p.: 1 portada grav., 1 retrato, [1], 44 gravuras; 30 cm.- E., First and only published part of the most famous Portuguese treatise on calligraphy. Complete copy, retaining all intaglio engravings: engraved title with the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Portugal overlooking Lisbon, the portrait of the author (signed by B. Picart), the calligraphed figure of the knight and the 44 engravings numbered from 1 to 44. Manuel de Andrade de Figueiredo (1670-1735), a leading figure in the calligraphic art of the 1700s, laid the foundations for teaching the so-called “letra caligráfica portuguesa”. His manual is divided into four parts: the first dedicated to the teaching of spoken and written Portuguese; the second presents the different types of letters used at the time; the third establishes the rules of Portuguese orthography; the fourth teaches the basics of arithmetic. The pictures represent handwriting exercises for students, notions of letter design and alphabets of various styles. Copy a little handled, with occasional minor restorations and stains from use and sometimes ink; tear on engraving 25, no lack of support, repaired with old adhesive tape. Contemporary binding, full leather, with some wear and new endpapers. Inocencio, V, p. 355. Samodães, 151. Ameal, 107. Ferreira Lima (Calígrafos), p. 7 et seq.
Lot 210
TELES, Pe. Baltasar, S.J.- HISTORIA | GERAL | DE ETHIOPIA | A | ALTA, | OV | PRESTE IOAM, | E DO QVE NELLA OBRÁRAM | OS | PADRES DA COMPANHIA | DE IESVS: | COMPOSTA NA MESMA | ETHIOPIA, | PELO PADRE MANOEL D'ALMEYDA, NATVRAL DE VIZEV, | PROVINCIAL, E VISITADOR, QVE FOY NA INDIA. | ABREVIADA COM NOVA RELEYÇAM, E METHODO, | PELO PADRE BALTHEZAR TELLEZ, NATVRAL DE LISBOA, | AMBOS DA MESMA COMPANHIA.- Em Coimbra: Na Officina de Manoel Dias, 1660.- [38], 736, [4] p.: 1 frontispício gravado, 1 mapa desdobr., 1 mapa; 28 cm.- E., First edition of a classic work that assumes great relevance in the panorama of the bibliography of the discoveries and missionary activity of the Society of Jesus, providing precious ethnographic, geographical, topographical, historical, scientific information, etc. Father Baltasar Teles (1596-1675), born in Lisbon, Jesuit and chronicler of the order, was a professor at the colleges of Évora, Coimbra, Braga and Lisbon (St. Antão College), of which he was rector. Copy with the following composition: half-title, allegorical frontispiece, title page, approve (2 f.), warnings about this map (the folding map of the lands and kingdoms of the Abyssinian Empire is pasted on the outer margin), commission, dedication, prologue to the reader ( 2f., having on the verso of the second page the “primeyra protestaçam do autor”), preface by the author, antidoron or remuneration offered to the reader (4 f.), poetry by Friar André Cardoso, letter from Friar Afonso Mendes (5 f.); the text follows, from p. 1 to 708. In the end, the multiplication table (pages 709 to 736). The copy lacks the last unnumbered sheet, which should contain, on the front, the “ultima protestaçam do autor” and on the verso, the errata. Copy carefully treated, washed, reglued and rebound, with occasional minor restorations. The original contemporary binding, full sheepskin, was reused and redone, with new endpapers. Samodães, 3338. Sommervogel, VII, 1909-1910. Arouca, T 35.
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