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First World War and later Military Medal (M.M.) Gallantry Group, comprising M.M. named to 131074 PTE. G. Went. 46 / R.Fus. 1914 - 15 Star, War and Victory medals named to 8901 PTE. G. Went. R. Lanc. R., George V India General Service Medal with one clasp - Waziristan 1921 - 24 named to 3949779 CPL. G. Went. Welch. R., Second World War Defence and War Medals and a 1911 Delhi Durbar Medal (naming possibly erased) mounted on bar.
First World War recruitment poster- Join the brave throng that goes marching along, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, poster no. 118, printed by Beck & Inchbold Ltd, Leeds and London. 73 x 16cm, together with another- Why not join the army, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, poster no. 64, printed by Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd, Leeds and London. 78 x 14cm (2 posters)
Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England, fifth edition 1845, in four volumes, Dictionary of Ireland, two volumes, second edition 1846, Scotland, in town volumes, first edition 1846, Wales, in two volumes, third edition 1844, together with three supplementary map volumes, original cloth binding. (13)
Seven aneroid barometers and an auto-altimeter , the first a desk model, pocket watch style in leather case, the second with curved thermometer and compass set in dial, the third in leather case with maker's label for W Heath, Plymouth, in leather case, the fourth a C P Goerz desk model, movement concealed in base, the fifth by Dollond, no. 7782, in leather case, the sixth a French 'Touriste' compendium, in leather case, thermometer broken , the seventh a Short & Mason 'Tycos', in leather case, and an auto-altimeter by A E Coe & Son, Norwich (8)
Three silver-cased pocket aneroid barometers, the first with standing ball feet, pull-off compass verso, case by Richard James Oliver, London, 1888, in leather case with presentation inscription, the second probably silver, by Rhodes & Son, Bradford, leather case, the third by R & J Beck, London, No.501, case London 1871 (3)
CORNWALL: CAREW, Richard of Antonie, Esquire: The Survey of Cornwall. Printed by S.S. for Iohn Iaggard, 1602, 1st. edn. PP: (extra page: Coat of Arms), (x)title, Dedication, to reader, Prosopopeia, Table of first book, 159 Leaves, (vi)corrections and table of the second book. Bound in cont. reverse calf with later spine. Title page torn and with crude repairs; top corners of first 3 leaves with small loss; edges of last few leaves frayed with small loss; few manuscript notes in margins and two page manuscript note to rear blank endpapers. Very scarce
Four aneroid barometers, the first GPO. No. 1A AJC 61/1, leather box, the second by C G Spencer & Sons, Aeronauts & Balloon makers, Holloway, London, the third a 'Blakesley's improved surveying aneroid' J H Steward, Strand, London, with moving magnifier in a leather carrying case, the fourth by Elliot Bros. London, back engraved 'I.V. Sigvald Muller, Hotel d'Angleterre, Constantinople' leather case (4) (Muller was a surveyor sent in 1869 to survey a new railway line from Constantinople to Adrinople)
COOKERY: Beeton, Mrs Isabella: The Book of Household Management. S. O. Beeton, 1861, First Edition, later impression (the extra colour lithograph title with the Strand Address). All 12 colour plates present, but lacking the following pages: 925/26; 959-962; & 975-76 (i.e. 4 leaves); also top corner of pages: 897-929 & 963/64 torn with loss and repair. Half leather and later endpapers; sold A/F; Plus: Another edition, 1895, with folding colour frontis & 12 cold. plates; Three other early editions (incomplete); Rundell’s New System of Domestic Cookery, 1866, with plates and ill. Maggs Brothers’ Food & drink catalogue, 1937; plus 2 others. (9)
Six pocket aneroid barometers, the first by Negretti & Zambra, London No.11,730, the second unnamed, in brass hanging stand, the third a height recording barometer, Rd No. 667100, possibly military(?), the fourth by W Dixey, London, leather case, the fifth a desk model, by C W Dixey, London, the sixth by Tupman, London, with cover (6)
A metal document tube , inscribed in gilt lettering 'Tower Bridge contract no.1 contract drawings', 72cm long Construction of Tower Bridge, London, started in 1886, the first stone being laid by Albert, Prince of Wales. Sir John Wolfe Barry was appointed engineer and Sir Horace Jones the architect, and the project took eight years. It was officially opened on 30 June 1894 by the Prince and Princess of Wales.
An important penguin specimen from the 'Terra Nova' Expedition 1910-1913: an Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), stuffed and mounted, possibly by Rowland Ward, on a wood plinth, 47cm high Given by Edward Leicester Atkinson to the vendor's great-grandmother, Lady Porter, and her husband, Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir James Porter (1851-1935). In a letter sold with the penguin, Atkinson, writes on 22 December 1913: 'Dear Lady Porter, I had hoped to have ready by Xmas an Adelie penguin as an Xmas present for Sir James and yourself. They have taken so long over them at the stores that they will not be ready, but if you will accept it I will send it as soon as I can. They only occur within the Antarctic circle. Will you kindly tell Sir James that in all probability I am going to China and please thank him very much for what he has done. I must wish you both a very happy Xmas and New Year and many of them. Yours very sincerely, E. L. Atkinson' Atkinson was part of the fateful 'Terra Nova' or British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, when Captain Scott and his party died on the return from the South Pole, after being beaten in the race to become the first to reach the Pole by Roald Amundsen's team, who managed the feat five weeks earlier. None of the five returned and Scott, Bowers and Wilson died together in their tent on the Great Ice Barrier around 29 March 1912. Controversy surrounds Atkinson's decisions leading up to the attempted relief and replenishment of stores for Scott's return. Atkinson was a doctor and parasitologist on the expedition and, while Scott and his team was heading for the pole, he was in charge of the camp at Cape Evans. The first flawed decision that may have led to a different outcome was the replenishment of the dog's stores along Scott's return route, which Atkinson, after Cecil Meares, the lead dog handler had resigned, unloaded supplies from the Terra Nova rather than restocking as ordered to by Scott. On subsequent journeys to find Scott's team, it was acknowledged that they had perished, and it was not until 12 November that Atkinson led another team which found the tent with the bodies of Scott, Bowers and Wilson. Scott's diary was found documenting the unfolding disaster. After the expedition, Atkinson went to China and discovered the cause of schistosomiasis, returning at the start of the First World War, in which he served with distinction, winning a DSO and the Albert Medal after rescuing fellow sailors during an explosion on HMS Glatton in Dover harbour on 16 September 1918. After the war he served in various naval posts and became the youngest Surgeon Captain, retiring in 1928 on health grounds. He died in 1928, and a letter accompanies the lot from his widow to Lady Porter, dated 7 March 1929: 'Dear Lady Porter, I trust you will forgive my seeming neglect in not replying to your kind letter sooner, but the shock of my husband's death left me so stunned that I am only now feeling fit to attend to correspondence. How can I thank you for your kind sympathy and your kindly reference to my husband's abilities. To me, even more outstanding than his gallantry was his kindly disposition and his consideration for others. So shortly since did life seem full of happiness and now the desolation of it all. It has been of great comfort to have the sympathy of friends. My husband had caught a chill when at Port Said and was only really ill for about twenty-four hours. Again, let me thank Sir James and you for your sympathy and kind thoughts. Believe me, yours very sincerely, Mary F. Atkinson'
Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal KCVO RAA (1863-1931), 'Salome', bronze, base signed 'B Mackennal London' and inscribed with title, the base with two entwined snakes, 29cm high Born in Melbourne, Australia, Mackennal came to England in 1882. He studied in London and Paris, spending five years in the latter city and coming under the influence of French Symbolism and Romanticism. He spent the rest of his life working in London, though he frequently visited Australia and sculpted the portraits of many famous Australians of the early 20th century. He became a proponent of 'The New School of British Sculpture', exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1886, and was elected ARA in 1909 and RA in 1922. He was the first Australian artist to be knighted (1921). Apart from his heads and busts, Mackennal sculpted portrait reliefs and also the profiles of King George V used for coins, medals and postage stamps. His bronzes include a number of statuettes in the Symbolist manner, the most famous of which was Circe (honourable mention at the Salon of 1893) and ‘She sitteth on a Seat in the High Places of the City’. Examples of his work are in public collections: UK - Eton College, Royal Opera House, St Pauls Cathedral, Tate Gallery, London, Windsor Castle, Australia - University of Melbourne (Victoria) and the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney).
CHIPPENDALE, Thomas (1718-1779): The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director: Being a large Collection of the Most Elegant and Useful Designs of Household Furniture, in the Most Fashionable Taste. London: for the Author, 1762, Third & Best Edition . This is one of the rare EXTRA ILLUSTRATED COPIES, WITH A TOTAL OF 212 PLATES (When the third edition was published only 95 of the 161 plates of the first edition were retained and 105 new plates were added for a total of 200. "Up to 12 extra alternative plates are found in some copies (as in ours). These are numbered: 25, 36, 45, 49, 67, 68, 153, 159, 167, 171, 179, 187.). Folio, PP:xxviii(including title page, Dedication, etc.), Plus 212 plates. Half leather, rubbed; the gutta-percha glue has as often perished, hence all loose. title page, a couple of the plates and few of the preliminary pages frayed and with light dust stains & small tears.
Five pocket aneroid barometer/altimeters, the first a Dollond compendium with compass and thermometer, no. 40140, 0-8000, in leather case, the second by Elliott Bros., inscribed verso 'Miller Prize 1874, George Edward Page, Stud. Inst: CE' no 2172, 0-10000, in leather case, the third French, signed 'Bourgeois, 27 rue Des Pyramides, Paris' with revolving glass and bubble magnifier 0-1800 in leather case, the fourth a mountaineer's aneroid, by Negretti and Zambra, no. 16,570, 0-20000, in a leather case with 'Wallace Heaton Ltd.' paper label, the last with a compass 0-8000 (5)
1- Darwin, Erasmus: The Botanic Garden; A poem in two parts. Printed for J. Johnson, part 1, 1791, 1st. Edn. Part 2, 1790, 2nd. Edn.(the second part was published before the first). 4to. PP: Frontis, xii, 214, 126, (ii), +9 plates; Frontis, xi, (I)b, 202, +9 plates.20 plates inall. Cont. full calf; rubbed and hinges cracked (upper cover almost detached); 2- Whymper (ill): Thirty Plates illustrative of Natural Phenomena.. 1849. Large 4to. Original blindstamped cloth, rebacked; (2)
Four pocket aneroid barometers, the first a traveller's set, by Thomas Armstrong & Brother, Manchester and Liverpool, no. 564, with separate compass, barometer and thermometer, in a stand-up case, the second a hunter cased example, the third by M Pillischer, London, the fourth a surveying aneroid 'Keep the Eye Level with Point or Needle', by White, Glasgow, with presentation inscription (4)
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: All the members who constituted the House of Peers AND The House of Commons assembled for the Opening of the first parliament of Queen Victoria, 15 Nov. 1837 . With tipped-in SIGNED & mostly Franked (majority Free) and dated Front envelope panels and signed clipped pieces etc., 394 Peers (with extensive hand-written biography to facing pages; Plus 634 MPs (out of 658 total), with hand-written name below each. Here is an example of just a few : Arthur Wellesley, Duke Wellington; Benjamin Disraeli; Lord Palmerston; Sir Robert Peel; Etc. A full printed list is tipped-in at the rear. All neatly tipped-in and bound in a near cont. half leather volume, (377 numbered pages); marbled boards.
Four pocket aneroid barometers, the first a traveller's compendium matched compass, ivory thermometer, barometer by Husbands Bristol, leather case (poor), the second by Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh, golfing presentation inscription, 1893, verso, the third by Short & Mason, London, aluminium case, the fourth an American barometer by J W Queen & Co., Philadelphia, with screw-off compass on reverse (4)
*Terence Cuneo (1907-1996 ) 'EVENING STAR AT FULL STEAM' Signed and dated October 1963 l.l., oil on canvas 76 x 102cm Exhibited: Terence Cuneo exhibition, The Mall Galleries, 1988. Sold with a photograph of the artist with John Haworth admiring the painting. To quote from 'James Haworth and Company A Family in Print': p. 176/177: 'Terence Cuneo ‘making a point’ on his original painting ‘Evening Star’, one of twelve of his paintings exhibited at the 50th Year Pandrol Ltd Anniversary Dinner, held in London October 1987. Pandrol Ltd are a renowned specialist manufacturer of railway track parts, who have reproduced many of Cuneo’s railway subjects for their company calendar. Evening Star’ commissioned from Terence Cuneo by James Haworth Ltd for their 1964 company calendar, was issued later as a fine art print and proved to be one of the most successful ever published by our company. The original painting of this last steam engine, built for British Railways, is regarded by many as one of the very best engine subjects ever painted. There is also a story about our ‘Evening Star’ print and the little mouse, as Cuneo’s trademark, which appears in practically every one of his paintings. This story is best told by the artist himself: 'EVENING STAR' or, the mouse that nearly caused an international incident. Here is the story, and it’s a true one.' When this painting was reproduced as an art print by the firm of James Howarth, a copy was purchased by an Officer on a Union Castle liner and was hanging in his cabin when the liner docked at Cape Town. The Captain of the ship happened to bring a friend of his, a member of a famous Cavalry Regiment, to this man’s cabin for some reason or other. The soldier immediately noticed the print on the wall. ‘That’s one of Cuneo’s, isn’t it?’ he asked. ‘You know, the feller who always paints a mouse in his pictures’. The other two regarded the soldier with some surprise. Neither of them had ever heard of me, nor had they any knowledge of rodents being inserted into oil paintings. Three able bodied men then approached the print and searched it thoroughly. Not one of them could find the mouse! Finally the Captain said, ‘Look here, get a cable off to this chap Haworth and tell him for God’s sake to let us know where the bloody thing is!’ John Haworth senior duly received this graphic request. He thought for a while and then decided that ‘Up telegraph pole first right’, constituted both a clear and inexpensive reply. He promptly dispatched this message back to the liner. It arrived in Cape Town, but instead of being delivered to the ship, it was sent direct to the South African equivalent of MI5, as a highly suspicious message, probably in code. Whereupon, two members of the Security Force stomped up the gangway of the British ship and demanded to see the Captain. That good man was in his cabin sitting at his desk. The cable was thrust before him. Would you kindly explain this, Sir’. The Captain took the paper. He goggled at it. He had long forgotten the incident and words meant nothing to him. ‘Up telegraph pole first right’. What in hell did that mean? He hadn’t a notion. The Captain rose up, his face reddening in anger, when suddenly he caught sight of the word Haworth and he remembered. ‘Gentlemen’, he announced with great solemnity, ‘Follow me’. He led his visitors down through the ship and finally stopped at his officer’s cabin. He flung wide the door and with the air of a conjuror producing a rabbit from a hat, pointed dramatically at the print. ‘There you are, gentlemen – Up telegraph pole first right – and THERE’S THE MOUSE!’. Terence Cuneo *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Five pocket aneroid barometers/altimeters , the first by Dent, 61 Strand, London, the second a motor aneroid, by S Smith & Sons, London, the third an 'Imperial Surveying Aneroid', by F Barker & Sons, Makers, London, E.C., in leather case, the fourth, anonymous, with enamel dial, in a leather case, the fifth, anonymous, together with a Danish balloonist's altimeter, by Cornelius Knudsen, Denmark No. 1644 (6)
HOROLOGY: Lepaute J. A: Traité D'Horlogerie contenant tout ce qui est nécessaire pour bien connoître et pour régler les pendules et les montres. Paris, chez Samson, 1767, 2nd. Edn. which is the same as the first edition, but with new title page. This volume contains also the two supplements: "Description d'une nouvelle pendule policamératique". PP: (4) XXVIII, 308, XXXXV(Table), (I)Privilege du Roy, 12, 4(supplements), + 17 folding plates (2 bound upside down). Cont. full mottled calf; Ex-Libra, with label to pastedown and only two small stamps, title page and verso.
Six pocket aneroid barometers, the first a Hutchinson's improved surveying, leather case, the second a Field's Engineering aneroid WO 2037 18, by L Casella, Maker to Admiralty & Ordnance, London, the third anonymous, with 'DG' and anchor mark, the fourth by Primavesi Bros., Bournemouth, with desk strut, the fifth by F H Steward, London, leather case with small compass, case poor, the sixth, anonymous, double-sided with compass and curved thermometer, leather case (6)
Five creamware figures, late 18th century, a standing lady emblematic of summer, 34cm high a mother and three children, both on square bases, 24cm high, Neptune standing as a stylised fish, 23cm high, Salacia at Amphitrite, a study with a fish and cupid, 23cm, and a muse playing a harp, 20cm (5) Provenance: The property of the late Mr & Mrs Brian Lister, The Old Rectory, Widdington;the first three Jonathan Horne Antiques.
Six 'pocket' aneroids, the first by F Barker & Son, London, the second a surveying aneroid and barometer, the third by John Davis, optician, Derby, leather case (poor), the fourth by the Army & Navy C S Ltd., Westminster, surveying aneroid, the fifth by J Hicks, maker, London No. 5967, with moving magnifier, leather carrying case, silver-cased, push stem wind for altitude scale, leather viewing case with compass, the sixth by Ross Ltd., London, with smaller metallic thermometer dial, leather case with easel stand (6)
Five pocket aneroid barometers, the first anonymous, possibly for dashboard or compendium, the second by F Darton & Co. St. John Street. EC, leather case, the third a Barometre Holosterique Altimetrique Compensé, by Pierre et Henri Naudet, leather case, the fourth by John Browning, London, No.77, the fifth by Callaghan, New Bond Street, London, in a leather case (5)
Three carved ivory parasol or walking stick handles , late 19th century, the first well carved with hunting trophies, including foxes and a dog, game bag, horn, powder flasks, etc., 26cm long the second of an anthropomorphic fox holding a club, 22cm long, the third carved with grapevines, 29cm long (3)
The Alcoran of Mahomet, Translated out of Arabique into French by the Sieur du Ryer … and newly Englished for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities. London, Printed Anno Dom. 1649, 1st. edn. PP: (xx), 1-204, 201-378, (377-378)duplicate, 379-405, (xv). Near cont. full calf, rubbed and torn; front endpaper, title and first dedication leaves frayed, creased and loose.
Seven pocket aneroid barometer/ altimeters and a motorist's altimeter, the first by E R Watts & Son, London, No.1044 (large), the second by W. Watson & Sons, London, leather case; the third by Lennie, Optician, Edinburgh, leather case; the fourth by Negretti & Zambra, London, No. 19924, the fifth 'compensated' with bubble magnifier, the sixth a ladies' silver-cased example, the seventh 'compensated' in a hunter case, the eighth 'compensated' (8)
Six aneroid barometers , the first by Goldschmid, Zurich, No.421 with altimeter and paper chart, in leather case, the second an American Fishing Guide barometer by Taylor Instrument Company, green Bakelite case, the third French, by Jules Richard, Paris, No. 28263, with magnifying bubble, the fourth by Primavesi Bros. Bournemouth, in silver-mounted leather standing case, the fifth by Carpenter & Wesley, London, in leather case, the sixth a desk model, by C P Goerz (6)
Four pocket aneroid barometers, the first an early Negretti & Zambra, Hatton Garden, Cornhill & Regent Street No.1622, in a leather case, the second by Salom & Co., Regent Street No. 7319, leather case, the third Hick's patent with altitude meter and leather case, the fourth by C H Wandewalle, rue St-Honoré, Paris (4)
Two German or Austrian carved ivory walking sticks , late 19th century, the first with an Alpine huntsman removing eggs from a nest, with silver collar, now on a snakewood shaft , 90cm long, the second with a hunter and dog standing over a dead stag, possibly part of a parasol , 96cm long (2)
Four pocket aneroid barometers and an altimeter, the first by J A S Pitkin, maker, London 5.58, with curved thermometer, the second by T Cooke & Sons patent, Strand, London No.157, the third a dashboard barometer, inscribed 'Finnigans, Pillischer, London', monogrammed, the fourth by Pillischer, London, monogrammed, and an ascending altimeter by Pollock & Stewart, Glasgow, leather case (5)
Five pocket aneroid barometers and a surveying hypsometric aneroid, the first by J H Steward Ltd., London, No 5746 in leather case (large), the second by Elliott Bros., London, enclosed brass case (small), the third by Dixey, London No.299 curved thermometer (broken end ) , the fourth by F Barker & Son, makers, London, silver case, 2nd dial for metallic thermometer, leather case, the fifth a Whiteside Cooks sea level aneroid, patent No. 14424 by Negretti & Zambra, London No. 100, leather case, and an Explorer's aneroid by Aitchison & Co. opticians to HM Government, London & Leeds, double-sided, with mother-of-pearl compass back, leather case (6)
Four pocket aneroid barometers, the first Asten's patent No. 2853 1907 No.30 with altimeter and descent/ascent dial, leather case, the second an explorer's hinged double-sided with compass and curved thermometer tube, the third by John Trotter Ltd., 40 Gordon Street Glasgow (large), with a leather case and certificate of comparison, the fourth a matched travellers' set (two), barometer inscribed 'L Vrard & Co. Shanghai', now in a leather case (4)
Clarke, James: A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire . For the Author, and sold by him also by J. Robson, etc. 1787, 1st. edn. Folio, PP: Title page, (ii)dedication &blank, v-xlii, 193, (i)Errata, Plus 12 folding maps (numbered 1-11, and one without number. Possibly one map in two parts!), and 2 plates. Later half leather and marbled boards. Professionally restored copy, title page, few page edges and maps repaired; lacking pages 75-82(blank pages bound instead. (This first edition is very rare in any form!).
BIBLE: Biblia sacrosancta Veteris, et Novi Testamenti, Iuxta vulgatam editionem. Lugduni (Lyon), Antonium Vincentium, 1555. PP: (xv)including TP, (i)b, 477 leaves, Plus 27 leave(including colophon). Later full leather with blindstamp decoration, raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Title page repaired; some pages trimmed close to text; first 3 leaves of preliminaries with ink writing and soiling. RH Johnston’s bookplate
HOROLOGY: 1- Hatton, Thomas: An introduction to the mechanical part of clock and watch work in two parts. for T. Longman, 1773, 1st. Edn. two parts in one volume; PP: (ii)Half-Title, xvi, 400, + 18 folding plates. Later half leather; name to half-title, title and first page of dedication; 2- Cumming, Alexander: The elements of clock and watch-work, adapted to practice in two short essays. for the Author, 1766. Lacking title-page ( supplied in facsimile ); PP: 192, (xiii), (I)b, Plus 16 folding plates. Later half leather; occasional foxing. (2)
Five albums including USA stamp album dating 1883 to circa 1990's with a green two cent George Washington, blue two cent Benjamin Franklin, first watermarked perforated, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, flat plate printing perforated, together with two New Zealand circa 1880's to modern stamp albums and two circa 1859 to modern Canada stamp albums.
Two boxes of circa 1980's to 2000 first day covers, schoolboy Vanguard stamp album, Concorde, silk Mercury, Benham silks, together with a large collection of UK presentation face value packs (nice assortment of first and second class stamps, high value definitive stamps £10, £5 and £3). With an approximated value of £280.
Stamp album housing prominently China (early to modern) including overprint revenues, dragons, block, emperors, high revenues, postmarks, Canada (special delivery), Panama Canal Zone overprint, Cape of Good Hope One Penny triangle, Ceylon first day covers, early Chile (Colon), Chinese Post Office overprints.
A very nice antique and modern assortment of American (USA) stamps and first day covers, including postally used envelopes (registered), postage paid stamps, strips, early George Washington, overprint small states, 1930's commemorative, Washington Bicentennial Issue, Inter-revenue Conveyance, postage due, Canal Zone overprint, perfins, Kalamazoo Mich overprint, airmail, Concorde, woven silk Mayflower first day cover, special delivery, US parcel post, Einstein Danbury Mint cover, Rhode Island Tercentenary, Kennedy Space Centre first day covers, space landing postcard.

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