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Lot 1536
Collection of Lamps & Household Items comprising: a pair of matching bedside lamps with shades; a tall candle based lamp with shade; two Denby stoneware pale green vases with white scroll decoration, measuring 8'' and 6'' tall; a stainless steel openwork fruit bowl; several glass vases; a contemporary metal candle holder and candle; and a reproduction railway sign 'First Class Buffet Carriage'. Also includes a modern stainless steel light fitting with three wire and stone set shades. Please see images.
Lot 1544
Collection of Victorian Jigsaw Puzzles, all in original boxes. Comprising: Victory 'Cockington Forge'; 'Her First Recital' x 2; 'Now For the Rigging'; 'News of the Regiment'; Royal Carriage on Parade; Chad Valley watercolour of Italian Lake; Victory 'The Unexpected Party'; Thatched Cottage and garden; and 'Path to the Garden'. All in original boxes, please see images.
Lot 466
Burne-Jones (Sir Edward, First Baronet, 1833-98)Autograph postcard, signed 'Burne-Jones' to Robert Guraut (Hammersmith, art supplier, restorer and framer)Dated 13th August 1892 7.4 x 11.2cmTogether with other items, including a printed postcard announcing the marriage of Sydney Cockerell, 1907, another with a change of address, 1908, an envelope from the Kelmscott Press and a newspaper cutting on the closing of the Kelmscott Press (5)
Lot 410
Shelley Fine Quality 1930's 49 Piece Tea / Coffee Service 'Blue Iris' pattern no. 11561. Queen Anne Shape cup, saucer and plate. Blue irises with green leaves on small panels. Red and yellow stylised fruit and grey leaves on large panels. Dots and circles on panel joins. White ground dark blue edges, backstamp 1925-1940. Comprises 49 pieces. 1 teapot, 1 coffee pot, 1 sugar basin, 1 milk jug, 12 trios 36 pieces. 6 side plates 5", 2 sandwich plates 10" in diameter, 1 further sandwich plate. All first quality mint condition.
Lot 676
Portmerion Commemorative Mugs six in total, comprising: 3 x blue cobalt Silver Jubilee; 1 x black basalt/gold Olympic Games Munich 1972; 1 x black basalt/gold FA Cup Centenary 1872-1972 Leeds v Arsenal; 1 x black basalt extra large size Manns First Set Upon the Moon Apollo 11 July 1969. Please see images.
Lot 99
Omega Speedmaster Professional Stainless Steel Wristwatch with manual wind movement, black dial, triple subsidiary dials, luminous baton numerals and white luminous hands, Omega crown, Speedmaster logo stainless steel case back with inscription, Flight Qualified by Nasa for Manned Space Missions, first watch worn on the moon. Together With Red Omega Box And Omega Guarantee Dated 1972
Lot 101
ELPHINSTONE (MOUNTSTUART)An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India; Comprising a View of the Afghan Nation and A History of the Dooraunee Monarchy, FIRST EDITION, 13 hand-coloured aquatint plates, one uncoloured aquatint plate, 2 engraved maps (one large folding, both hand-coloured in outline), errata slip, occasional spotting, contemporary calf gilt, covers detached with loss to head of spine [Abbey Travel 504; Colas 960; Lipperheide 1483; Yakushi E63], 4to, Longman, Hurst, 1815Footnotes:Elphinstone's important account of Afghanistan, the Punjab and the north-west, based on his own 1808 mission to Kabul and information provided by other nineteenth century visitors to the region, 'continued to inform British policy on the north-western frontier until the 1840s' (ODNB). The fine costume plates, drawn after Robert Grindlay and local Indian artists, are described by Abbey as being 'of excellent quality'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 102
FIRST SIKH WARInscriptions on the Seikh Guns Captured by the Army of the Sutledge 1845-46, FIRST EDITION, 64 hand-coloured lithographed plates (including title signed 'C. Gomeze, Script' and 'C. Gomeze Lith.'), all printed on recto only, interleaved throughout, contemporary half morocco gilt, gilt morocco lettering label ('Inscriptions on the Captured Seikh Guns') on upper cover, spine worn with small tears, 4to (277 x 218mm.), [?Calcutta, c.1847-9]Footnotes:SCARCE AND BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED MEMENTO OF THE FIRST ANGLO-SIKH WAR. The title-page gives the name of 'C. Gomeze' as the designer and lithographer - surely the 'Christopher Gomez, of the H.C. Lithographic Press [Calcutta]' whose marriage is noted in The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India (1835). Authorship has sometimes been attributed to Captain Ralph Smyth of the Bengal Artillery, whose extensive research into the mechanics of the guns was published as Plans of Ordnance Captured by the Army of the Sutledge c.1850. Each page has a highly decorative different all-over design, mostly of a floral pattern, in which is incorporated a Persian inscription (mostly in Nastaliq script with some in Lahnda or Devanagari) taken from one of the Sikh guns captured by the British. Symbols of Sikh military power, the canons were manufactured between 1801 and 1839 at the instigation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, making the Sikh Khalsa Darbar Army the most modern army the East India Company ever faced in battle. The majority of the 256 guns that were captured during the conflict were melted down, however a few of the most ornate pieces were sent to Britain - some of which are still present in collections held by the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich; the Royal Hospital, Chelsea; and Dover Castle.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 105
CONWAY (WILLIAM MARTIN)Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas, 4 vol. (including 'Scientific Reports', and portfolio of maps), FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 150 DE LUXE COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the limitation page, this copy 'number 1' for the publisher, half-titles, photogravure portrait, 300 plates and illustrations by A.D. McCormick, the plates in 2 states (one printed on India paper mounted), with tissue title guards printed in gold), 3 folding maps (2 colour-printed, and one route map) loose in case as issued, original tan buckram, gilt morocco spine labels (one missing), soiled [Neate C103; Yakushi C143, erroneously calling for 5 maps], large 8vo, T. Fisher Unwin, 1894Footnotes:COMPLETE SET OF CONWAY'S CLASSIC ACCOUNT OF THE EXPLORATION OF THE HIMALAYAS. 'In 1892 Conway led a large-scale mountaineering expedition to the Karakoram Himalayas with the financial support of scientific societies and his father-in-law, Manton Marble... Conway's large party surveyed the Baltoro glacier and the region around K2, and ascended Pioneer Peak on Baltoro Kangri, which at 6890 metres may have constituted an altitude record at the time' (ODNB).Provenance: Thomas Fisher Unwin (1848-1935, publisher of Conway's book), bookplate; bequeathed 'to the Alpine Club... in memory of pleasant days on the mountains. Feb 6th 1935'. Unwin was himself a keen mountaineer once climbing the Matterhorn, and Conway served as president of the Club from 1902 to 1904; Alpine Club, small withdrawal stamp on verso of titles.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 11
ANSON (GEORGE)A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER COPY, edited by Richard Walter, with p.319 misnumbered 219, 42 engraved plates, maps and plans (most folding), list of subscribers, 'Directions to the bookbinder' at end, one map with tear repaired, one shaved just touching image, occasional toning and light off-setting, contemporary speckled calf, neatly rebacked preserving original gilt-tooled spine with red gilt morocco spine [Hill 1817; Sabin 1626], 4to (285 x 225mm.), John and Paul Knapton, for the Author, 1748Footnotes:'A MASTERPIECE OF DESCRIPTIVE TRAVEL. Anson's voyage appears to have been the most popular book of maritime adventure of the eighteenth century' (Hill). The first official account of Anson's circumnavigation, edited from Anson's 'papers and materials' by Richard Walter, the Expedition's chaplain. 'The book was both a stirring story of adventures at sea and an exhortation to further Pacific enterprise' (Glyn Williams, The Prize of All the Oceans. The Triumphs and Tragedy of Anson's Voyage, 1999). This copy is considerably larger than the standard quarto first edition (see following lot).Provenance: Earl of Breadalbane, bookplate. This is most probably the third Earl, John Campbell (1696-1782); Stowe Library, bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 115
Julian Barrow (British, 1939-2013)Gateway of India from The Royal Bombay Yacht Club; The Maidans; Chowpatty Beach, a set of three works each signed 'Julian Barrow' (lower right)oil on canvasthe first 28 x 33.9cm (11 x 13 3/8in); the second and third 22.6 x 30.5cm (8 7/8 x 12in).(3)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 12
ANSON (GEORGE)A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, FIRST EDITION, ordinary paper issue, edited by Richard Walter, with p.319 misnumbered 219, 42 engraved plates, maps and plans (most folding), list of subscribers, 'Directions to the bookbinder' at end, one plate with short tear, one map with small repairs at folds with archival paper, contemporary calf, spine gilt, neatly restored at joints, later gilt morocco lettering label [Hill 1817; Sabin 1626], 4to (253 x 200mm.), John and Paul Knapton, for the Author, 1748Footnotes:Provenance: John Guy, early ownership inscription on leaf B1.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 124
LOWTH (GEORGE T.)The Wanderer in Arabia; or, Western Footsteps in Eastern Tracks, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed 'To Mr. Wyld with the author's best compliments' on the blank recto of the frontispiece in volume 1, 6 lithographed plates, 22 leaves of advertisements, yellow endpapers, publisher's pictorial cloth gilt (with 'Leighton Son & Hodge' binder's label inside '), light soiling [Blackmer 1035; Weber I, 515], 8vo, Hurst and Blackett, 1855Footnotes:An account of a journey made by Lowth and his wife between 1850 and 1851. Volume 1 is devoted to Egypt, whilst volume 2 describes Sinai, Palestine, Petra and Syria. The 'Mr. Wyld' to whom this copy was presented by the author is presumably the artist or lithographer whose name appears beneath the plates. Surprisingly rare, with only one copy recorded on Rare Book Hub in the past fifteen years.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 125
BURTON (RICHARD)Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah, 2 vol., second edition, half-titles, 14 plates (5 chromolithographed and 8 tinted lithographed), 4 maps and plans (3 folding), first and last leaves strengthened at inner margin (affecting text at end), later cloth, spines gilt, 8vo, Longman, Brown, 1857--LIVNGSTONE (DAVID) The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, expanded edition (973pp.), chromolithographed plates, lacks additional title, publisher's pictorial morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, g.e., 4to, John G. Murdoch, [c.1880] (2)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 128
Mary K. Ward (British, 19th Century)Two views across the Golden Horn, the first from above the Rumelihisarı and the other looking towards the Rumelihisarı the first signed and dated 'M.K.Ward/1872' (lower right)watercolourthe first 32.4 x 68.9cm (12 3/4 x 27 1/8in); the other 31.5 x 57.5cm (12 3/8 x 22 5/8in). (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 13
ANSON (GEORGE)A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, fifth edition, edited by Richard Walter, folding engraved World map frontispiece, 42 engraved plates and maps (mostly folding, with some adhesion abrasions at fold), ALL HAND-COLOURED, untrimmed in modern half calf [Hill 1820, with plates hand-coloured], large 4to (310 x 240mm.), for the Author, by John and Paul Knapton, 1749Footnotes:A LARGE COPY, GENEROUSLY-MARGINED, WITH ALL THE PLATES HAND-COLOURED. This edition includes the chart 'shewing the track of the Centurion round the world' (including California as an island) which was not included in the first edition. The copy of this edition cited by Hill also has hand-coloured plates. Provenance: Donald H. Graham Jr., bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 141
DAVIS (EDWIN JOHN)Life in Asiatic Turkey. A Journal of Travel in Cilicia (Pedias and Trachoea), Isauria, and parts of Lycaonia and Cappadocia, FIRST EDITION, half-title, 12 lithographed plates (8 tinted and 4 chromolithographed), 4 maps & plans (one folding), some spotting to first few leaves, ownership inscriptions of A.G. Surtees dated 1894 and 1907, publisher's decorative red cloth gilt, g.e., front hinge split, 8vo, Edward Stanford, 1879This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 145
Augustus Osborne Lamplough, A.R.A., R.W.S (British, 1877-1930)The Great Temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt signed and indistinctly dated 'A Lamplough 19--'watercolour63.5 x 94cm (25 x 37in).Footnotes:The present watercolour depicts the Great Temple at Abu Simbel. Both this and The Small Temple being built over 3,200 years ago by Ramesses II as monuments to himself and his queen, Nefertari. For centuries the temples were seemingly forgotten and covered with sand until their rediscovery by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784-1817) in 1813. It is said that 'Abu Simbel' was the name of the local boy who guided the first re-discoverers to the site, and later this was the name given to the complex.When the construction of the Aswan Dam began in 1960, it became apparent that the ancient temples would soon be submerged and destroyed by the rising waters of the newly created Lake Nasser. An international fund-raising campaign by UNESCO led to their relocation to higher ground - a highly complex and costly process that was finally completed in 1968. Thus, the present lot shows the original location of the Abu Simbel temples.Lamplough travelled extensively through Europe, Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa, producing a large number of watercolours documenting these journeys. This work is one of the finest examples of his skill in the medium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 16
ANSON (GEORGE)A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, twelfth edition, edited by Richard Walter, folding engraved World map frontispiece, 42 engraved plates and maps (mostly folding), bookplate of the Weslyan Library (withdrawn), contemporary calf, rebacked in calf retaining original spine label, folio (290 x 210mm.), T. Osborne, and others, 1767--BARROW (JOHN) The Life of George Lord Anson, FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece, publisher's cloth, spine faded, 8vo, John Murray, 1839--[MILLECHAMP (LAWRENCE)] A Narrative of Commodore Anson's Voyage into the Great South Sea and Round the World, NUMBER 1 OF 5 COPIES, first complete edition with reproductions of title, dedication and illustrations from the original manuscript, introduction by Colin Paul, panelled calf antique, red morocco spine label, solander box, 8vo, [Shaftesbury, Colin Paul, 1994]; and approximately 30 others relating to George Anson, H.M.S. Wager and related voyages, together with several original engravings, and research notes of Colin Paul (small quantity)Footnotes:Colin Paul's interest in the Anson narratives spanned a period of over fifty years, starting with the his purchase from Maggs in 1961 of Barrow's biography of Anson, and leading eventually to his publishing for the first time Lawrence Millechamp's contemporary account, the present lot including all five copies that were printed. Excerpts from the account had been published in 1967 by Glyndwr Williams, but here Colin Paul publishes the text in its entirety as well as Millechamp's charming watercolours (mostly ornithological) from the manuscript which is held by the National Maritime Museum. Signed copies of classic works by Williams and Rear Admiral C.H. Layman are also included.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 17
MORRIS (ISAAC)A Narrative of the Dangers and Distresses Which Befel Isaac Morris, and Seven More of the Crew, Belonging to The Wager Store-ship, Which Attended Commodore Anson, in his Voyage to the South Sea... ... with a Description of the Manners and Customs of the Indians... the whole serving as a Supplement to Mr. Bulkeley's Journal, Campbell's Narrative and Ld. Anson's Voyage, FIRST EDITION, very small repair to upper inner corner of title and final leaf, nineteenth century tree calf gilt, rebacked preserving most of original spine with morocco gilt lettering label, t.e.g., modern solander box [Hill 1187; Sabin 50834], 8vo (205 x 130mm.), S. Birt... Sold by A. Tozer, Bookseller, in Exeter, [c.1750]Footnotes:Rare narrative written by Isaac Morris, a midshipman on the Wager, and one of the men abandoned in Patagonia by Bulkeley and Cummins. Here the party 'remained about fifteen months, 'til they were seized by a party of Indians, and carried above a thousand miles into the inland country', with Morris being one of three men who eventually returned to England by way of Buenos Aires and Portugal. Only one copy is recorded on Rare Book Hub as having sold in the past fifty years. Provenance: Dr. Otto Leopold Schmidt (1863-1935), bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 173
Thomas William Bowler (British, 1812-1869)Squally conditions in Table Bay, South Africa signed, dated and inscribed 'Table Bay 17th May 1865/T.W.Bowler' (lower left)watercolour and pencil heightened with bodycolour29.6 x 49.6cm (11 5/8 x 19 1/2in).Footnotes:Born in England T.W. Bowler (1812–1869) emigrated to South Africa in 1833. He worked first at the Cape Town observatory, then as tutor to the children of Captain Wolfe, commandant of the prison settlement on Robben Island in Table Bay, before establishing himself as a landscape artist and drawing-master.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Lot 18
[YOUNG (JOHN)]An Affecting Narrative of the Unfortunate Voyage and Catastrophe of his Majesty's Ship Wager, one of Commodore Anson's Squadron in the South Sea Expedition, FIRST EDITION, light toning to title, modern half calf [Borba de Moraes p.948; Hill 1926; Sabin 1634], 8vo, John Norwood, 1751Footnotes:'A thrilling narrative of one of the most remarkable voyages ever undertaken (Hill). This rare account is attributed to John Young, the cooper on the H.M.S. Wager, and one of few survivors who eventually returned to via Lisbon, like Bulkeley and Cummins.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 20
ANSON (GEORGE)Voyage autour du monde fait dans les années MDCCXL, I, III, IV... dans la Mer du Sud, half-title, title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, 34 engraved plates, maps and charts (mostly folding, 2 with short tear repaired), new front free endpaper, old ownership name inked over at foot of final leaf, contemporary cat's paw calf, spine tooled in gilt in compartments, Geneva, Barillot et fils, 1750; Derde durk van het echt verhaal der reistogt rondsom den aardkloot, ondernomen op order des konings van Groot-Britaine in den jare 1740 met een escader van zes oorlogscheepen onder 't bevel van den Commandeur George Anson, 3 parts in 1 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece of Anson, title printed in red and black, 5 folding engraved plates, one folding engraved map, contemporary calf gilt, joints slightly worn, 4to, Delft, Reinier Boitet, 1754, 4to (2)Footnotes:The first edition in French of the official account of Anson's expedition, together with the third Dutch edition, expanded to include for the first time Isaac Morris' account of the shipwreck of the Wager.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 203
ARCTIC MEDAL 1815-1855Silver medal awarded by Queen Victoria, inscribed with the name Joseph Organ, Ice Qr. Master, the reverse showing a three-masted barque amidst icebergs with a sledge party in the foreground, the words 'For Arctic Discoveries' above and '1815-1855' below, the obverse with a bust of Queen Victoria wearing a tiara and the words 'Victoria Regina', beaded borders on each face, edge engraved 'Joseph Organ/ Ice Qr. Master/ Enterprise/ Resolute/ Assistance', suspended by a star and swivel loop attachment, one or two small edge nicks, otherwise fine, octagonal form, diameter 33mm.Footnotes:The British Admiralty created this evocative Arctic Medal in 1857 from a design by Leonard Charles Wyon, awarding it, unnamed, 'to all Persons, of every rank and class, who have been engaged in the several Expeditions to the Arctic Regions, whether of discovery or search, between the years 1818 and 1855'. This included those involved in the on-going search for the ill-fated Franklin Expedition of 1845-1848.Joseph Organ was born in Stoke Damerel, Devon in December 1824, entering the Royal Navy in 1843. He served on the Enterprise as Quarter-Master (1848-49), on the Resolute as Captain's Coxswain and Ice Quarter-Master (1850-51), and on the Assistance as Ice Quarter-Master (1852-54). It was during Organ's spell on the Resolute that it sailed the eastern Arctic with three other ships, and found traces of Franklin's first winter camp on Beechey Island.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 204
ARMSTRONG (ALEXANDER)A Personal Narrative of the Discovery of the North-West Passage with Numerous Incidents of Travel and Adventure During Nearly five Years' Continuous Service in the Arctic Regions while in Search of the Expedition under Sir John Franklin, FIRST EDITION, tinted lithographed frontispiece, folding route map (torn with some loss), publisher's blue pebble-grained cloth, yellow endpapers with binder's ticket at rear, extremities rubbed, hinges slightly weak [Hill 34; Sabin 2017], 8vo, Hurst & Blackett, 1857Footnotes:First hand account of Robert McClure's voyage in search of Franklin, by the surgeon and naturalist aboard the HMS Investigator. The ship was trapped in ice and abandoned in 1853, until the wreck was discovered by scientists in 2010.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 205
FRANKLIN (JOHN) AND GEORGE BACK – ARCTIC EXPEDITION 1818Last Will and Testament of Lieutenant Arthur Fleming Morrell, signed ('Arthur Morrell'), witnessed by John Franklin ('J.W. Franklin. Lieutenant Comm. H.M.B. Trent'), J. Jarman ('J.J. Jarman. Purser H.M.S. Dorothea') and George Back ('George Back Mid H.M. Brig Trent'), by which he leaves everything to his brother Lieutenant John Arthur Morrell ('Commanding H.M.Revenue Cruizer Richmond') and Robert Brine Esq. of Clifford's Inn, London, and appointing them as executors; completed in manuscript on a will form pre-printed by Samuel Smith of Postern-Row, Tower Hill, headed with a woodcut of the royal arms, with a small papered seal set against the signatures; contemporary docket, 1 page, integral blank, some dust-staining where folded and exposed overleaf, but overall in fine and attractive condition, folio, [London], [day and month left blank], 1818Footnotes:WILL WITNESSED BY JOHN FRANKLIN & GEORGE BACK BEFORE THE DEPARTURE OF FRANKLIN'S FIRST ARCTIC EXPEDITION TO SPITZBERGEN. Lieutenant Arthur Morrell was an experienced naval officer, having served in the Caribbean and in the Napoleonic Wars, and joined the crew of the Dorothea under Captain David Buchan as First Lieutenant in 1818, the expedition being under the overall command of John Franklin on H M Brig Trent. Their instructions 'directed that they were to make the best of their way into the Spitzbergen seas, where they should endeavour to pass to the northward, between Spitzbergen and Greenland... and use their best endeavours to reach the North Pole – with a suggestion, that where the sea is deepest and least connected with land, it will be found most clear of ice.' (John Barrow, Voyages of the Discovery and Research within the Arctic Regions, 1846, p.63). Buchan and Franklin however were beaten by the impenetrable pack ice and, after the Dorothea was damaged in a storm, were forced to return without success. In the years of peace it is said Morrell 'nearly broke his heart for want of employment' (Clements Robert Markham, report, The RGS and the Arctic Expedition of 1875-76) but was awarded the Arctic Medal in 1856 and served as the Governor of Ascension Island for sixteen years. Morrell's Log of the Dorothea providing meteorological observations and notes of the voyage is held in the National Archives at Kew (ADM55/36).Accompanying Franklin on the Trent and fellow witness to Morrell's will on this 'first modern voyage of discovery' (A.H. Beesley, ODNB) was George Back who was also to serve under Franklin in his two overland expeditions to survey the northern coast of North America. An accomplished artist, he also served as an advisor during the Admiralty's search for Franklin's lost 1845 expedition. The executor Robert Brine was a naval agent based in London who offered legal advice and representation to Naval officers and acted as Franklin's agent in financial affairs.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 206
FRANKLIN AND NORTH-WEST PASSAGECOLLINSON (RICHARD) Journal of H.M.S. Enterprise, on the Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin's Ships by Behring Strait. 1850-55, FIRST EDITION, edited by T.R. Collinson, colour lithographed frontispiece, 6 folding maps, photogravure portrait, light spotting, early blue calf gilt, the sides with 3-line fillet border enclosing an image of two entwined flags ('Enterprise for Franklin'), t.e.g., rebacked preserving original spine with red gilt morocco lettering labels, Sampson, Low, 1889--M'CLURE (RICHARD) The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S. 'Investigator'... 1850, 1851, 1853, 1854, second edition, edited by Captain Sherard Osborn, half-title, engraved frontispiece, 4 lithographed plates, map supplied in facsimile), publisher's cloth, joints repaired, new endpapers, Longman, Brown, 1857, 8vo (2)Footnotes:Account of the Franklin Search expedition undertaken in 1849, led by Sir Richard Collinson in the H.M.S. Enterprise. 'Of the many who had searched for Franklin, Collinson came closest to the place where the expedition had ended. Collinson's addition to geographical knowledge on this Arctic trip was very considerable, and would have been tantamount to the discovery of the north-west passage, had this not been already actually achieved by the men of the Investigator' (ODNB), the second ship on the expedition, captained by Robert Maclure.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 207
FRANKLIN EXPEDITIONSArctic Expeditions. Report of the Committee Appointed by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to Inquire into and Report on the Recent Arctic Expeditions in Search of Sir John Franklin; Further Correspondence and Proceedings..; Proceedings of Commander Pullen's Boat Expedition, 3 parts in 1 vol., without the 'Additional Papers' section called for in Sabin, 5 maps and charts (3 folding, one printed in colour, 2 repaired), some worming and repairs in lower margins of first few gatherings, later half calf [cf. Sabin 1920], folio, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1852-1851This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 208
FRANKLIN EXPEDITIONMAY (WALTER A.)A Series of Fourteen Sketches Made During the Voyage Up Wellington Channel in Search of Sir John Franklin, K.C.H., and the Missing Crews of H.M. Discovery-Ships Erebus and Terror, FIRST EDITION, printed title and 13 tinted lithographed views (of 14, lacking number 6) on 12 sheets, spotting (sometimes heavy), lacks text, loose in publisher's printed wrappers, cloth spine [Abbey Travel 646; Sabin 47083], folio (380 x 285mm.), Day and Son, 1 May 1855This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 209
M'CLINTOCK (FRANCIS)The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions, FIRST EDITION, wood-engraved plates, 3 folding maps on 2 sheets (one in pocket at end), folding facsimile, publisher's blue cloth with gilt ship on upper cover, John Murray, 1859--PEARY (ROBERT E.) The North Pole, FIRST EDITION, plates, publisher's cloth with gilt medallion portrait on upper cover, Hodder & Stoughton, 1910--NANSEN (FRIDTJOF) 'Farthest North', 2 vol., folding map, plates and illustrations, publisher's pictorial cloth, George Newnes, 1898--DU CHAILLU (PAUL) The Land of the Midnight Sun, new edition, folding frontispiece, illustrations, publisher's pictorial cloth, George Newnes, 1899, 8vo; and 36 others on Arctic exploration (41)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 21
BULKELEY (JOHN) AND JOHN CUMMINSA Voyage to the South Seas, in the Years 1740-1. Containing a Faithful Narrative of the Loss of His Majesty's Ship the Wager on a Desolate Island... with Many Things Not Published in the First Edition, second edition 'with additions', title frayed at edges, some browning and spotting throughout, contemporary calf, rebacked in calf with red morocco spine label [Borba de Moraes I, 133, 'rare, and...more complete'; Evans 7859; Hill 211; Sabin 9109), 8vo, Philadelphia, Reprinted by James Chattin, for the Author, 1757Footnotes:FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, with a dedication to William Denny, lieutenant governor of the Province of Pennsylvania, where Bulkeley had emigrated after 1743. This edition is expanded with new materials, including the narrative of Isaac Morris, and a list of over 1200 subscribers in the colonies.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 211
PARRY (WILLIAM EDWARD)Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage..., 6 engraved maps (4 folding) and 14 plates, folding table, errata slip following title, contemporary half morocco, spine gilt, 1821; Journal of a Second Voyage..., 31 engraved plates and maps, 8 folding charts and land elevations at rear, contemporary half calf, spine gilt with morocco label, 1824, FIRST EDITIONS, some foxing to plates and maps, occasional offsetting onto text [Sabin 58860 & 58864, describing the work as 'a treatise on aboriginal life'], 4to, John Murray (2)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 213
ARMITAGE (ALBERT B.)Two Years in the Antarctic. Being a Narrative of the British National Antarctic Expedition, 15 photographic plates, folding map (short tear at inner edge), numerous illustrations, publisher's catalogue at end, occasional foxing, last few leaves roughly opened, publisher's green cloth, variant without figure on upper cover, spine slightly faded [Rosove 17.A1.c; Taurus 43], Edward Arnold, 1905--PRIESTLEY (RAYMOND E.) Antarctic Adventure, 3 folding maps and numerous plates, 'presentation copy' blindstamp on title, ownership inscription of W. Harold Hundle, 1914, publisher's pictorial cloth blocked and lettered in silver, rubbed, spine faded [Rosove 256.A1a; Taurus 80], T. Fisher Unwin, 1914--TAYLOR (GRIFFITH) With Scott: the Silver Lining, first issue without author's preface, plates and maps (2 folding, one of which colour), some spotting, publisher's pictorial green cloth, slight staining to covers [Rosove 324.A1; Taurus 81], Smith, Elder, 1916--Scott's Last Expedition... Arranged by Leonard Huxley, numerous plates (some colour, some double-page), 8 folding maps, ownership signature of Edgar Lanham, 1913, publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt, t.e.g., spines slightly worn [Rosove 290; Taurus 77], Smith, Elder, 1913, FIRST EDITIONS, 8vo; and another (6)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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