A Roman 'candlestick' unguentarium of tapered form with iridescence, length 19cm, and an iridescent spherical bodied flask with flared neck, height 14cm (af), both circa 1st-3rd century AD (2).Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationThe first flask with surface encrustation, pitting, etc. The flask with cracks running through the body. Both with further imperfections and surface wear commensurate with age and use. The catalogue is for Wilton House Gallery in Pocklington, purchased in the 1980s/90s.
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An ancient Danubian Celtic tribal white metal bangle with stylised incised detail, probably region of Macedonia, internal diameter 4.5cm, and a torque/torc with zoomorphic terminals and further stylised incised detail, possibly circa 8th/7th centuries BC Syrian (af), internal diameter at widest point 13cm (2).Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationThe first bangle dented and misshapen. The torque with a breakage, lost terminal and section approx 6cm long but is present. General wear commensurate with age and use to both items.
Three Coptic textile fragments, the first comprised of two border panels in brown, green, blue and orange and featuring stylised birds within roundels and further floral detail, length of slightly longer 21cm, the two further fragments with further stylised detail.Provenance: a private UK collection assembled from registered dealers in the 1980s and 90s.Additional InformationFragmentary as stated, holes, tears, fraying, staining, etc.
Two Iniet East New Britain Papua New Guinea limestone carvings, the first depicting a bird and chick, height 15cm, the second a stylised figure (af) (2).Additional InformationFigure with some losses, general surface wear and pitting throughout. Please refer to illustrations for additional detail.
KINGSLEY (C), THE WATER BABIES, first American edition, with full page colour plates by Anne Anderson as per list, pictorial end papers, blue cloth with mounted illustration, Thomas Nelson & Sons, New York [1924]; LONGFELLOW (S), THE GOLDEN LEGEND, with tipped in colour plates by Sidney Maynard, brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration, Hodder & Stoughton (2)Additional InformationWater Babies – Pages with general age wear browning internally, bottom corner of some of the early pages with small damp mark – nothing serious. Internally ok. Blue cloth with some rubbing and wear to the top and bottom of the spine – lesser so for the edges of the spine and corners. Pictorial paste down with some light surface wear but generally fair. Gilt lettering to spine slightly rubbed.Longfellow – Internally with general light age wear browning to pages but otherwise clean and bright. Cloth binding with light rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine and corners but generally ok.
BIANCO (M), THE SKIN HORSE, first edition, illustrated by Pamela Bianco, with d.j, pictorial boards, New York, George H Doran, 1927; THE MOST PLEASANT AND DELECTABLE TALE OF THE MARRIAGE OF CUPID AND PSYCHE, illustrated by Dorothy Mullock, with tipped in plates, front end papers additionally decorated with an all over pattern in ink and inscribed ‘from Leonardo 1926’, non-original illustrations pasted down at front and back, Chatto & Windus, 1914; KETTELWELL (J), THE STORY OF ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP, with illustrations by the author, orange cloth with pictorial front board, Alfred A. Knopf, 1928 (3)
A collection of illustrated books comprising; NORTON (M), THE BORROWERS AFIELD, d.j, London, Dent, 1955; POEMS OF SIR SAMUEL FERGUSON, Phoenix Publishing; LITTLE TALES TO READ AND TELL, Gresham Publishing; ENGLISH BOOK ILLUSTRATION 1800 – 1900; King Penguin, 1947; PERCY (W), LANTERNS ON THE LEVEE, Alfred Knopf, 1945; ELLISON (N), OUT OF DOORS WIOTH NOMAD, University of London Press, 1947; UTTLEY (A), PLOWMEN’S CLOCKS, first edition, illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe, d.j., Faber & Faber, 1952; DARLING (F), THE SEASONS & THE FISHERMEN, illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe, d.j., Cambridge, University Press, 1941; TUNNICLIFFE (C), MY COUNTRY BOOK, The Studio, 1942; B.B., THE WAYFARING TREE, Hollins & Carter; CHAMBERS (E), BLACKIE’S NEW SYSTEMATIC ENGLISH READERS, Second Reader (as found) (11)
CHARLOTTE, EMILY & ANNE BRONTE, THE NOVELS, ten vols, illustrated by Edmund Dulac, believed to be the first book commission for the illustrator, comprising Jane Eyre, Shirley, The Professor, Villette, Wildfell Hall, Agnes Grey and Wuthering Heights, white cloth with gilt titles, Dutton & Co, New York, 1905 (10)Additional InformationLoose booksellers’ price and book notes placed into one volume for Jonkers Rare Books with a price of £750. All with browning to the end papers and all with some foxing here and there. Villette V1 – front gutter and webbing open and spine panel loose from page gatherings. Vilette V2 – paper at front and back gutters split. Wuthering Heights – paper open at front gutter split– back gutter with repair tab. Jayne Eyre – Paper at front gutter split.The Professor – Paper at front gutter split. Wildfell Hall V2 – front gutter paper and webbing mostly open with spine panel loose from page gatherings. All covers with some rubbing to the top and bottom of the spines etc but overall an ok set. Loose booksellers’ price and book notes placed into one volume for Jonkers Rare Books with a price of £750. All with browning to the end papers and all with some foxing here and there.Villette V1 – front gutter and webbing open and spine panel loose from page gatherings.Vilette V2 – paper at front and back gutters split.Wuthering Heights – paper open at front gutter split– back gutter with repair tab.Jayne Eyre – Paper at front gutter split.The Professor – Paper at front gutter split.Wildfell Hall V2 – front gutter paper and webbing mostly open with spine panel loose from page gatherings.All covers with some rubbing to the top and bottom of the spines etc but overall an ok set. Loose booksellers’ price and book notes placed into one volume for Jonkers Rare Books with a price of £750. All with browning to the end papers and all with some foxing here and there.Villette V1 – front gutter and webbing open and spine panel loose from page gatherings.Vilette V2 – paper at front and back gutters split.Wuthering Heights – paper open at front gutter split– back gutter with repair tab.Jayne Eyre – Paper at front gutter split.The Professor – Paper at front gutter split.Wildfell Hall V2 – front gutter paper and webbing mostly open with spine panel loose from page gatherings.All covers with some rubbing to the top and bottom of the spines etc but overall an ok set.

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