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[HISTORY]. INDIA The King Emperor and His Dominions. Souvenir of the Coronation Durbar of H.I.M. George V, Delhi, December, 1911, with the compliments of Burroughs Wellcome & Co., London, no date [1911], full crimson leather (rubbed), all edges gilt, illustrations, octavo; Coronation Durbar, 1911, being a reprint of articles and telegrams previously published in the Pioneer, second edition, Pioneer Press, Allahabad, 1912, dark green cloth gilt, frontispiece and a further twenty-four plate illustrations (as called for), folding map at end, quarto; Fortescue, John. Narrative of the Visit to India of their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary and of the Coronation Durbar Held at Delhi 12th December 1911, first edition, Macmillan, London, 1912, blue cloth gilt, top edges gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece and a further thirty plate illustrations (as called for), folding plan at end, octavo; and two other works, (5).
[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Wheatley, Dennis. The Man who Killed the King, first edition, Hutchinson, London, 1951, black cloth, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; with The Dark Secret of Josephine, first edition, Hutchinson, London, 1955, black cloth, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; The Rape of Venice, first edition, Hutchinson, London, 1959, blue boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; Mayhem in Greece, first edition, Hutchinson, London, 1962, grey boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; and Stranger than Fiction, first edition, Hutchinson, London, 1959, crimson cloth, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo (all the aforementioned with ownership inscription to front free endpaper); and three further, undated works by the same, (8).
[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Innes, Hammond. All Roads Lead to Friday, first edition, Jenkins, London, 1939, orange cloth, octavo; together with Dead and Alive, Collins, London, 1946; Harvest of Journeys, 1960; Atlantic Fury, 1962; The Strode Venturer, 1965; Levkas Man, 1971; Golden Soak, 1973; North Star, 1974; The Big Footprints, 1977; The Last Voyage. Captain Cook's Lost Diary, 1978; Solomons Seal, 1980; The Black Tide, 1982; Medusa, 1988, all Collins first editions; and Isvik, first edition, Chapmans, London, 1991, all but the first listed with dustjacket (none but North Star price-clipped), (14).
[TRAVEL]. CEYLON Selkirk, Rev. James. Recollections of Ceylon, after a residence of nearly thirteen years; with An Account of the Church Missionary Society's Operations in the Island: and Extracts from a Journal, first edition, Hatchard, London, 1844, original dark green cloth gilt, map frontispiece, eight tinted lithograph plate illustrations, octavo (spine ends and upper hinges torn; upper and fore edges of covers damp marked; frontispiece and title page almost detached; fresh blank with bookplate pasted to reverse of frontispiece in an effort (only partially successful) to obscure an institutional library stamp); Tennent, Sir James Emerson. Ceylon. An Account of the Island, Physical, Historical and Topographical, two volumes, Longman et al., London, 1859, plain brown cloth with crimson leather title labels to spines, text illustrations, maps, octavo; and eleven other works of related interest, (14).
[MISCELLANEOUS] Milne, A.A. Once on a Time, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1917, blue cloth with onlaid title label, colour frontispiece, four black and white plate illustrations, octavo; and Milne, A.A. Year In, Year Out, first edition, Methuen, London, 1952, blue cloth, dustjacket (price-clipped), text decorations by E.H. Shepard, octavo, (2).
[MISCELLANEOUS] MacLean, Alistair. Ice Station Zebra, first edition, Collins, London, 1963, boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; Fairlie, Gerard. Captain Bulldog Drummond, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1945, cloth, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; Fairlie, Gerard. They Found Each Other, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1946, cloth, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; Fairlie, Gerard. Calling Bulldog Drummond, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1951, boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; and a further twenty-three assorted works, (27).
Barbara Firth (1928-2013). A house of cards, illustration from The Munros' new house written by Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy illustrated Barbara Firth, water-colour on paper, 30 x 11 cms. Bear and a cat with Grumpalump, illustration from Grumpalump written by Sarah Hayes ill Barbara Firth,water-colour on paper, 27 x 43 cms. First of all Mr Munro took off all three chimneys, illustration from The Munros' new house written by Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy illustrated Barbara Firth, water-colour on paper, 23 x 37 cms, overall. Mr Munro made the ladder longer , illustration from The Munros' new house written by Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy illustrated Barbara Firth, water-colour on paper, 20 x 35 cms. That night in the middle of the night , illustration from The Munros' new house written by Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy illustrated Barbara Firth, water-colour on paper, 24 x 39 cms. In the morning he found more cracks , illustration from The Munros' new house written by Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy illustrated Barbara Firth, water-colour on paper, 24 x 34 cms (6). Barbara Firth (1928-2013) was a children’s book illustrator specialising in animal paintings. She was born in Cheshire and enjoyed drawing as a child but had no formal art education. When she was three, she began drawing plants and animals, and when she was eleven years old, her family moved to the country, enabling her to spend even more time sketching the flora and fauna around her. Firth delighted in her lack of training: and stated I have been very lucky, as my career in drawing is also my favourite hobby. She qualified in pattern cutting at the London College of Fashion and worked for 15 years for Vogue as production director on books on crochet, knitting and dressmaking. She moved to Marshall Cavendish, and there met Amelia Edwards who commissioned her to illustrate some non-fiction work. Her long term partnership was with publishers Walker Books She collaborated regularly with Martin Waddell on his Little Bear books. She won the 1988 Kate Greenaway Medal, awarded by the Library Association for distinguished illustration in a book for children, for her work on Martin Waddell's Can't You Sleep Little Bear, which has been called as perfect a picture-book as anyone could hope to makeFirth lived much of her life in Harrow, with her sister Betty and a household full of pets including Waldo the tortoise. She was survived by her sister Betty and the centenarian WaldoProvenance; This Studio collection was acquired from her estate by the vendor after the Artist’s death, and comprises original art-work from various books that she illustrated. Many of the works are annotated with studio instructions and none are signed. Very few of her water-colours have ever come on to the open market and this collection provides a unique opportunity for buyers
John Chester Mathews (fl. 1884-1912), 'A Bay Gelding of the First Life Guards', oil on canvas, signed and dated 1902 to lower left, inscribed to verso '1st Life Guards, B.63., The Only Squadron Horse that Accompanied the Regiment Through the South African War and Returned. Ridden by Colonel Sir Gordon Carter at Pretoria at the Annexation Ceremony. 1900.', bearing Christopher Cole gallery label and antique label dated to verso, 69 x 89.5cmProvenance: Christopher Cole insurance valuation, May 1991
Three Royal Crown Derby Gypsy Caravan paperweights commissioned for Govier's of Sidmouth comprising The Ledge Wagon, first in the series, numbered 302, Barrel Top Wagon, second in the series, numbered 231 and Burton Wagon, third in the series, numbered 234, all with printed marks, all with gold stoppers, all boxed. (3)
A collection of 19th Century Chinese famille rose porcelain items, to include a tapered ovoid form vase, decorated with figures and attendants, height 24cm, together with a similar pair of cylindrical form tea canisters, height 9.5cm, A/F. (3) The vase has chipping to the rim, rubbing to the decoration and old glue marks. The first pot has extensive damage to the lid which has been reglued. The base has chipping to the rim.The second pot has chipping to the underside of the rim and a hairline to the base. All pieces have rubbing to the decoration.
A limited edition Automatic Omega Seamaster 1948 Olympic London 2012 Co-Axial Chronometer stainless steel gents wristwatch no 1193/1948, model 522.23.39.20.02.001, watch no 85795406, diameter of dial 39mm, Omega black leather strap This watch was released to commemorate the first Seamaster which was launched in 1948 the same year as London's last Olympics before 2012 & is a redesign of that watch, with original inner and outer boxes & papers.
20thC English School. Reginald Carew Glanville, oval bronze portrait plaque facing sinister, cast with sitter's name, motto 'fortun estoui si' (If fortune be) and initials E.G., 22cm x 16cm.Note: Glanville (1836-1930) was called to the bar in 1861. The EG initials could be for either sculptor and medal maker Ernest Gillick (1874-1951) or as marked and attributed verso in pencil, Eric Gill (1882-1940) for whom Lincoln's Inn was his first London home.

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