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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CHERRY-GARRARD (APSLEY)The Worst Journey in the World. Antarctic 1910-1913, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, half-titles, 48 plates (6 colour, 10 folding panoramas), 5 maps (4 folding), occasional spotting in margins and to fore-edges, untrimmed in publisher's cloth-backed blue-grey boards, paper spine labels (browned and slightly chipped at corners), [Spence 277; Taurus 84], 8vo, Constable & Co., 1922Footnotes:First edition of Cherry-Garrard's classic account of the Winter Journey as part of the Terra Nova expedition.Provenance: 'From Margery, August 17th 1924', inscription on front free endpapers.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
HURLEY (FRANK)Photographs of Scenes and Incidents in Connection with the Happenings to the Weddell Sea Party, 1914, 1915, 1916, album containing 79 carbon prints (mostly 150 x 200mm.) in various tones comprising blue (15), warm brown (15), red (1) and black and white (48), printed directly onto the cream card leaves, the first 30 with printed captions pasted below, leaves numbered in pencil in upper right corners, preceded by photographic index leaf and lithographed title and staff list, a dozen images bound in a different order from the index, original blue half morocco, heavily rubbed, contents shaken, g.e., oblong 4to (370 x 290mm.), [1917]Footnotes:A NEWLY-DISCOVERED DELUXE PRESENTATION ALBUM by Frank Hurley. Six of these albums were previously recorded: one in the Royal Collection; two at Dulwich College; Leonard Hussey's copy (sold Christie's, 23 September 2004, lot 218); and copies presented to the Buenos Aires shipping magnate Frank Henry Houlder (sold Christie's 21 September 2005, lot 383) and to expedition sponsor Janet Stancomb Wills (sold Christie's 27 September 2006, lot 225). Some of these albums are in full morocco with the photographs in window-mounts, whilst others match the format of the present album; all share the same title page and crew list.'Hurley joined the Endurance in Buenos Aires on 12 October 1914... Once the ship became stuck fast in the ice, Hurley photographed the activities of the crew and the dogs as they occupied themselves, waiting to see what would happen. When the ship began to disintegrate in October 1915, Hurley spent almost three days out on the ice, intent on not missing the final moments of the vessel... Hurley had the heart-wrenching task of selecting, with Shackleton, 120 plates to keep and smashing the remaining 400 plates. This was necessary to reduce the weight of the equipment that the men would have to carry' (Sophie Gordon, The Heart of the Great Alone, pp.61-62). Upon his return to London in November 1916, Hurley commissioned the photographic studio Raines & Co. of Ealing to produce lantern slides for lectures, and the handful of presentation albums.Provenance: UK private ownership, the album having remained in the family for at least 40 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
MAWSON (DOUGLAS)The Home of the Blizzard. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914, 2 vol., 20 colour plates, numerous photographic plates (mostly by Frank Hurley, some folding or double-page), maps and plans, 3 colour maps in pocket at end of volume 2, occasional light foxing, publisher's pictorial blue cloth, upper covers blocked in silver, a little rubbed, light dampstaining [Rosove 217.A1.a; Spence 774; Taurus 100], large 8vo, Heinemann, 1915--MURDOCK (W.G. BURN) From Edinburgh to the Antarctic, ... the Dundee Antarctic Expedition of 1892-93, 2 maps (one colour, one folding), illustrations, contemporary black half morocco gilt, lettered 'Ducie' (Earl of Ducie) at foot of spine, [Rosove 234; Spence 825; Taurus 12], Longman's, Green, 1894--BORCHGREVINK (CARSTEN E.) First on the Antarctic Continent. Being an Account of the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900, photogravure portrait, 3 folding tinted maps (one with short tear at edge), numerous illustrations (many full-page), publisher's catalogue at end, light dampstain at foot of first few leaves, publisher's silver and gilt pictorial cloth, rubbed and slightly stained, George Newnes, 1901, FIRST EDITIONS, 8vo; and 3 others (7)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
MURRAY (JAMES) AND GEORGE MARSTONAntarctic Days. Sketches of the Homely Side of Polar Life by Two of Shackleton's Men... Introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton, NUMBER 3 OF 280 DE LUXE COPIES, SIGNED BY MURRAY, MARSTON AND SHACKLETON on the half-title, 4 mounted colour plates after watercolours by C. Day (with captioned tissue guards), 33 full-page plates (some photographic), illustrations, occasional light spotting, publisher's cloth, plate mounted on upper cover (as issued), t.e.g., slightly rubbed [Spence 830; Taurus 61], 4to, Andrew Melrose, 1913Footnotes:LIMITED DE LUXE EDITION of an important account of the Shackleton's Nimrod expedition. 'For the first time an unofficial, and therefore more human document, is presented to the public ... I would advise anyone who wants to get to the kernel of the life of a Polar explorer to read the book' (Shackleton, Introduction).Provenance: Ethel Edith Mannin (1900-1984), travel writer and author, inscribed 'Christmas 1922. To my father with love from Ethel' on the front free endpaper; by descent to the current owner.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
PONTING (HERBERT GEORGE)'An Iceberg off Cape Royds', 'Weddell Seal about to Dive, Cape Evans', 'The Hut at Cape Evans', 3 blue-toned carbon prints, the first two signed lower left, the last with blindstamped signature, inkstamps on verso, partially laid down and with surface flaws, framed, images around 300 x 440mm., [1911, printed before 1935] (3)Footnotes:Nos. 117, 35 and 44 in Ponting's 1913 Fine Art Society exhibition.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
BYRON (JOHN)The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron (Commodore in a Late Expedition Round the World) Containing an Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and His Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, from the Year 1740, till their Arrival in England, 1746... Written by Himself... also with a Description of the Loss of the Wager Man of War, FIRST EDITION, half-title, engraved frontispiece, contemporary calf, green gilt morocco spine label [Hill 232; Sabin 9730], 8vo, S. Baker and G. Leigh, 1768Footnotes:First edition of John Byron's enormously successful narrative of the wreck of the Wager, on which he served as midshipman. His account supplied his grandson, the poet Lord Byron, 'with many particulars for the shipwreck in Canto II of Don Juan' (Hill).Provenance: Johnathan Pytts, armorial 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
SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY)The Heart of the Antarctic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909, 2 vol., first American edition, half-titles, frontispieces, 12 colour plates after Marston, numerous photographic plates, 3 folding maps and one panorama in pocket at end of volume 2, illustrations in the text, publisher's silver-stamped blue pictorial cloth gilt, t.e.g., new endpapers [Conrad, p.148; Rosove 305.C1a; Spence 1098], 8vo, Philadelphia, J.P. Lippincott, 1909This 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
SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY)South. The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with errata slip, colour frontispiece, plates (mostly photographic by Frank Hurley), large folding map (short tear at inner margin), text slightly browned as usual, publisher's blue pictorial cloth gilt, silver lettering and upper cover image of 'Endurance', spine ends and corners slightly bumped, slight damp mark to upper cover [Spence, p.49; Taurus Collection 105], 8vo, William Heinemann, 1919This 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
SCOTT (ROBERT FALCON)The Voyage of the 'Discovery', 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, with an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by the publisher Reginald Smith (31 October 1905, headed 'I have given Captain Scott your note'), photogravure frontispieces, numerous maps and plates including 12 in colour after Edward Wilson, folding map in pocket at the end of each volume, publisher's slip tipped into volume 1, occasional light soiling, publisher's blue cloth with gilt medallions on sides, gilt lettered spines, t.e.g., [Conrad, p.121; Rosove 286; Spence 1051; Taurus 41], 8vo, Smith Elder & Co., 1905Footnotes:First edition of Scott's narrative, with a loosely inserted letter written in the month of publication by the book's publisher Reginald Smith to the political journalist and Polar devotee Henry William Lucy: 'Dear Mr. Lucy/ I am very glad to see that you like the Antarctic book so much. You have said, in 'Punch' and in 'Vanity Fair', in print and much more forcibly, what I have been telling Captain Scott for the last twelve months while he was writing his book. Now he is inclined to believe me!/ Yours faithfully/ Reginald Smith'. Henry Lucy had reviewed Scott's book in Punch six days earlier, ending 'Written in the simple literary form in which brave men naturally narrate their doings, no more glowing narrative of adventure is to be met with in the English language'. Lucy was also a friend of Shackleton and a major fund-raiser for his Polar ventures, in recognition of which the explorer named a mountain after him in Antarctica.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
BYRON (JOHN)The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron (Commodore in a Late Expedition Round the World) Containing an Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and His Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, from the Year 1740, till their Arrival in England, 1746... Written by Himself... Also with a Description of the Loss of the Wager Man of War, FIRST EDITION, half-title, engraved frontispiece, neatly rebacked preserving original spine and red gilt morocco label [Hill 232; Sabin 9730], S. Baker and G. Leigh, 1768; idem, first Dublin edition, joints worn, loss to spine label, Dublin, W. and W. Smith, 1768; idem, another edition, half-title, contemporary calf, sides with liquid gilt decorative border enclosing painted urn within an oval, rebacked preserving most of original spine, S. Baker and G. Leich, 1780, contemporary calf, some rubbing, 8vo and 12mo; and 2 other editions published by Baker and Leich, 1782 and 1785 (5)Footnotes:Provenance: First work, John Lord Sheffield, Sheffield Place, Sussex, armorial bookplate: Frank S. Streeter, 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
COOK (JAMES)KIPPIS (ANDREW) The Life of Captain James Cook, FIRST EDITION, half-title, engraved frontispiece portrait of Cook, contemporary calf, rebacked in style with elaborately gilt-tooled spine [Beddie 32; Hill 935; Lada-Mocarski 40; Sabin 37954], 4to (290 x 255mm.), G. Nicol, and G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1788Footnotes:The first major biography of Cook, 'intended to give a well-balanced account of his life from birth to death... the three voyages are dealt with in great narrative depth' (Hill), the author including most of David Samwell's eye-witness account of Cook's death.Provenance: ?J.H. Hutton, early ownership inscription on title and front endpaper.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
BULKELEY (JOHN) AND JOHN CUMMINSA Voyage to the South-Seas, in the Years 1740-1, FIRST EDITION, modern half calf [Borba de Moraes I, 133; Hill 210; Sabin 9108], 8vo, Jacob Robinson, 1743Footnotes:'This is one of the principal accounts of the Wager [one of Anson's fleet], which was wrecked off the southern coast of Chile after rounding Cape Horn... After the wreck gunner John Bulkeley and carpenter John Cummins conducted the mutinous part of the crew until they arrived safely in Rio de Janeiro. Much of the adventure and interest of the account is in the description of their travails passing through the Strait of Magellan in a longboat' (Hill). This copy, with the author's name given on the title-page, is the first of two issues printed in 1743.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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[PHILIPS (JOHN, ATTRIBUTED TO)]An Authentic Journal of the Expedition Under the Command of Commodore Anson, FIRST EDITION, title browned at edges, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spine [ESTC T144304; Hill 1344; Sabin 62458], 8vo, J. Robinson, 1744Footnotes:THE FIRST ACCOUNT OF ANSON'S CIRCUMNAVIGATION, 'EXTREMELY RARE AND UNAUTHORIZED' (Hill), appearing four years before the appearance of Richard Walter's official narrative. According to the title-page, John Philips was 'Midshipman of the Centurion', but doubts have been raised about his existence and it may have been thought necessary to use a pseudonym as the narrative appeared in advance of the official account 'and included information that was not considered ready for publication'.Provenance: Sir Robert Throckmorton (1702-1791), armorial bookplate; William Boultbee Whall (1847–1917), Master mariner, 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
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[ANSON (GEORGE)]An Authentic Account of Commodore Anson's Expedition: Containing All That Was Remarkable, Curious and Entertaining, During that Long and Dangerous Voyage... Taken from a Private Journal, FIRST EDITION, title strengthened at inner margin with repair to old tear (just touching one letter), modern calf [ESTC T100273; Hill 39; Sabin 1631], 8vo, M. Cooper, 1744Footnotes:A rare anonymous account, published four years before the official narrative, in the same year as the one previously attributed to Philips (see above).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
OFFICER OF THE FLEETA Voyage to the South-Seas, and to Many Other Parts of the World, Performed from the Month of September in the Year 1740, to June 1744... by An Officer of the Fleet, 2 parts in 1 vol., the second title printed in red and black, wood-engraved frontispiece (partly hand-coloured in blue and green wash), 2 woodcut scenes on one plate (repaired with small losses), 4pp. of publisher's advertisements with woodcut ornament at end of the first part, lacks 6 leaves of text and ?half-titles, extensively annotated throughout, mostly in red ink in margins, several leaves of nineteenth century manuscript facsimile and 6 original pen and ink illustrations loosely inserted, several ownership inscriptions including Henry Strickland (1753), and Robert and Montagu Bancroft (1848 and 1858), modern calf [Hill 1785], A. Merryman, 1744; idem, another edition, comprising the first part (of 2, bound from original 33 parts), woodcut portrait plate of Anson (bound between pp.104/5), passage on pp.40-41 struck through, ends on p.263, inscribed 'To Mr. Morley on title' and 'Morley' on final leaf, bookplate of George Craster, contemporary calf, rebacked [Hill 1786], ; idem, another edition, J. Plumb, 1744--[OFFICER OF THE SQUADRON] A Voyage to the South Seas, and to Many Other Parts of the World... by Commodore Anson, second edition, engraved portrait (cut to size and laid down), 4 folding engraved plates, without half-title, ownership inscription of Henry Skillicorne (1745), bookplate of William Nash Skillicorne, contemporary sheep, rebacked [cf.Hill 1787, first edition of 1744], R. Walker, 1745, 8vo; and 2 others, sold not subject to return (5)Footnotes:Three anonymous unauthorised accounts of the Anson voyage, all of which appeared prior to the official account edited by Richard Walker.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
Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale, R.I. (British, 1856-1943)A Japanese lotus garden signed 'Walter Tyndale' (lower left), bears inscription in pencil 'Lotuses at Nichi Otani' (on backing board)watercolour on paper laid to board26 x 36.9cm (10 1/4 x 14 1/2in) (image size).unframedFootnotes:ProvenanceArtist's collection, thence by descent to his son Oliver Tyndale who gifted this work to his godson (the present owner).The book Japanese Gardens by Mrs Basil Taylor (Harriet Osgood), first published in 1912, was illustrated by Walter Tyndale and included 28 pictures in colour. It is believed that the present work was created for the book but did not make the final cut.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
DORN (FRANK)A Map and History of Peiping. With Explanatory Booklet, FIRST EDITION, large folding colour lithographed map of Peking (865 x 755mm.), light overall toning, several short tears at folds, with 22pp. of text, the map loose as issued in pocket inside lower cover publisher's printed cloth-backed paper wrappers, original printed slipcase (torn with small loss at edges) [Pegg, Cartographic Traditions in East Asian Maps, pp.54-55], small 4to, Tientsin-Peiping, Peiyang Press, 1936Footnotes:THE FIRST EDITION OF A HIGHLY DECORATIVE MAP OF BEIJING, depicting the principal sites and occupations of the inhabitants of the city, within a pictographic border showing Chinese history, the whole enlivened with amusing vignettes of the everyday life and sights of the city.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
THOMAS (PASCOE)A True and Impartial Journal of a Voyage to the South-Seas, and Round the Globe, in His Majesty's Ship the Centurion, FIRST EDITION, list of subscribers, small blank piece torn away from fore-edge of title, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked in calf with red morocco spine label [Hill 1693; Sabin 95437], 8vo, S. Birt, 1745Footnotes:Pascoe Thomas, styled 'Teacher of Mathematicks on board the Centurion' on the title, kept a full daily journal of the incidents of the four-year navigation, His narrative, which includes an account of the treasure captured from the Nuestra Signora del Buono Carmelia, appeared three years prior to the official account.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
Chinese School, late 19th CenturyAmoy oil on canvas45.7 x 78.1cm (18 x 30 3/4in).Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Paul Mason Gallery, London.Acquired from the above at the Grosvenor House Antiques Fair, London, by the present owner in 1987.With the signing of the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, the treaty that ended the First Opium War, Amoy, now Xiamen, would become one of the five treaty ports in Southeast Asia. The importance of this port for trade is symbolised by the array of international flags situated along the waterfront. In particular, its location - just north of Canton at the mouth of the Nine Dragon River - led to its prominence in the 19th century tea trade. The present view has been taken from the island of Gulangyu, a foreign enclave at the time of this work's completion. An array of Chinese and Western ships can be seen, including a number of distinctive Amoy junks with an eye painted on their bows.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Chinese School, late 19th CenturyHong Kong oil on canvas45.7 x 78.1cm (18 x 30 3/4in).Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Paul Mason Gallery, London.Acquired from the above at the Grosvenor House Antiques Fair, London, by the present owner in 1987.The island of Hong Kong was ceded to the British under the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, the treaty under which the First Opium War came to an end. Following this change of rule, the initial building of Hong Kong as a trading and commercial hub was difficult due to stifling Qing policies, along with disease and piracy. The Taiping Rebellion of 1850-64 would see large numbers of Chinese refugees fleeing the mainland to settle in Hong Kong. Those fleeing included wealthy merchants and business people and it is from this point that Hong Kong would really flourish as a centre for trade in the East. The present view shows a developed Hong Kong with its elegant European architecture along with the distinctive flag mast atop Victoria Hill, this mast being placed here in 1861. The cities status as an international centre for trade can be seen by the array of shipping in the harbour, with British, French, American and Dutch ships along with the Chinese coastal trading craft.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CAMPBELL (ALEXANDER)The Sequel to Bulkeley and Cummins' Voyage to the South-Seas: or, the Adventures of Capt. Cheap, the Hon. Mr. Byron, Lieut. Hamilton, Alexander Campbell, and Others, Late of his Majesty's Ship the Wager, Which Was Wrecked on a Desolate Island... in the South-Seas, Anno 1741, FIRST EDITION, contemporary marbled boards, rebacked in morocco with gilt morocco lettering label, preserved in cloth solander box [Hill 243; Sabin 10205], 8vo, Printed for the Author, and Sold by W. Owen, 1747Footnotes:A counterblast to the narrative published by the mutineers Bulkeley and Cummins in 1743. Campbell was one the fourteen men who chose to remain with Captain David Cheap after the wreck of the H.M.S. Wager. The party made their way along the coast of Chile aided by the local indigenous population, until captured by Spanish authorities, and eventually returning to England in 1746. 'This work was recalled soon after it was published and suppressed, so that few copies are to be found' (Hill).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
Two Kirshehir rugs, central Anatolia, late 19th/early 20th century, the first a prayer rug, 5ft. 1in. X 3ft. 4in. 1.55m. X 1.02m. Overall even wear; some corrosion and small repairs with losses to ends. Lustrous wool. Pale yellow field with red outlined mihrab; wide main border of rosette medallions. The second a Mezarlik rug, 5ft. 4in. X 3ft. 5in. 1.63m. X 1.04m. Overall wear, heavy in places with end borders missing and random fabric patches verso. (2)
Two rugs: The first an Indian rug, circa 1940s-50s, 5ft. 11in. x 3ft. 2in. 1.80m. x 0.97m. Some wear in places with slight loss to ends. Pale green field with central medallion; pale green floral main border; the second a Hamadan rug, north west Persia, circa 1930s-40s, 7ft. 1in. x 3ft. 8in. 2.16m. x 1.12m. Red field with ivory centre medallion and spandrels. All over herati design within narrow ivory, pale yellow and red floral borders. (2)
Two Anatolian rugs, the first: Konya kelim, central Anatolia, circa 1940s-50s, 4ft. 11in. X 3ft. 9in. 1.50m. X 1.14m. Central blue and terracotta panel of medallions within wide ivory medallion main border; the second, Kars Kazak small rug, 3ft. 1in. X 3ft. 7in. 0.94m. X 1.09m. Ivory octagon with inner medallion on a light chestnut field within ivory and pale blue borders. (2)
Tekke Turkmen chyrpy, Turkmenistan, first half 20th century, dark blue/black ground heavily embroidered in the traditional manner in reds, yellows and ivory featuring rows of tulips and and foliage, fringing to the hem; unlined. Together with another Tekke Turkmen chyrpy, black cotton ground lightly embroidered with flowers and hooked motifs to the collar, front facings, sleeves and cuffs, lined with floral printed cotton. Together with five 'v'-shape collars by the Uzbeks of Afghanistan, mid-20th century and later, various silk embroidered and fringed. Three with floral printed cotton lining; one plain pink silk lined; the fifth unlined. (7)
Good Karachov Kazak rug, south west Caucasus, first half 20th century, 6ft. 9in. X 5ft. 5in. 2.05m. X 1.65m. Very slight wear in places; narrow vertical strip of repiling to top end. The terracotta field of typical design of large central ivory octagon with inner pale green medallion; ivory squares in each corner outlined in pale green and filled with small stars; various small filler ornaments; mid-blue leaf and calyx main border; ivory and terracotta reciprocal triangle guards. Soft handle. Cf. Bennett, I. op. cit. pp., 46-51; for a discussion of the group and for similar examples.
Two Afghan weavings, late 20th century, the first a Turkmen kelim, 5ft. 9in. X 3ft. 11in. 1.75m. X 1.20m. Narrow bands with ivory details. The second a double khorjin, 4ft. X 2ft. 1in. 1.22m. X 0.64m. Indigo panels of flowers and birds within multiple borders; striped flatweave back; brocaded bridge with loops and colourful tasselled ties. (2)
Group of five suzanis by the Uzbeks of Afghanistan, second half 20th century, comprising a long tent hanging, 135in. x 43in. 343cm. x 109cm. The brown cotton ground embroidered in vibrant silks and cotton; a brown cotton ground suzani, 80in. x 60in. 203cm. x 152cm. similarly embroidered and a purple silk suzani, 87in. x 65in. 2231cm. x 165cm. embroidered in bright colours with floral sprays. Repairs and surface marks in places. Two red cotton suzanis by the Uzbeks of Afghanistan, second half 20th century, the first a prayer suzani, 87in. x 57in. 221cm. x 145cm. The second, 90in. x 63in. 229cm. x 160cm. Both embroidered in bright cotton and wool. Both unlined. (5)
Two Baluchi rugs, Khorasan, north east Persia, early 20th century, the first: 5ft. 10in. X 3ft. 6in. 1.78m. X 1.07m. Overall wear, heavy in places,; corrosion to dark brown; some repairs; fabric patches verso; losses to ends. Camel field with all over medallion design and latchhook main border. The second, 5ft. 10in. X 3ft. 1.78m. X 0.91m. Overall wear, heavy in places; holes, fabric patches verso and tape to all edges verso; repairs and losses to ends. Dark blue field with all over mina khani design; wide latchhook main border. (2)
Miscellaneous silver - including two mother of pearl and silver fruit knives, the first Sheffield hallmark dated 1897 an the other Birmingham hallmark dated 1876; a silver engine-turned cigarette case Birmingham hallmark dated 1938/9 mm FF approx 172.5 gms and a silver cigarette box London hallmark dated 1929 mm TWL.
M.V Nunes da Costa - 19th Century original pencil portrait miniatures, the first depicting a young woman, approx 10 x 13 cms, framed and glazed, signed lower left 1838. the second depicting a young unsigned approx 12 x 15.5 cms; the third depicting a young woman wearing a lace bonnet signed lower right dated 1839 approx 10.5 x 15.5 cms signed lower right and the fourth of a young gentleman signed lower right dated 1839, approx 9 x 12 cms framed and glazed. (4)
1985 Envelope hand addressed from Queen Elizabeth to her niece Margaret Rhodes (referred to as Mrs Denys Rhodes), this lot comprises a hand addressed 1985 registered envelope bearing printed EiiR motif and handwritten ER at the lower left, addressed in the same hand to The Hon. Mrs Denys Rhodes Queen Elizabeth II first cousin. ER with crown above cypher on the back of the envelope. Fine oval double ring Buckingham Palace date-stamps front and back as well as a red hooded Registered official paid date-stamp on the front.
Sitzendorf porcelain candlesticks; three candlesticks. the first being a two-branch depicting a young man carrying a wheat sheaf, approx 29 cms h (af), the second also a two-branch shepherdess carrying a rose approx 29 cms h (af), lastly a single candlestick depicting a man with parrot and lamb, approx 26 cms h (af).
Royal Worcester porcelain figures; depicting children, the first being nr 3519 "Monday's child is fair of face" approx 18 cms h,"Tuesday's child is full of grace" approx 22 cms h, "Wednesday's child knows little woe" approx 17.5 cms, nr 3522 "Thursday's child has far to go" approx 19 cms h, nr 3261 "Friday's child is loving and giving" approx 18 cms h, nr 3262 "Saturday's child works hard for a living" approx 14 cms h, nr 3256 "But the child that is born on the sabbath day is fair and wise and good and gay" approx 11 cms h. (7)
Football Dietmar Hamann 12 x 8 inch signed colour photo pictured in action for Germany. Throughout his career, he has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool, and Manchester City primarily in a defensive midfield position. He also spent time at Milton Keynes Dons as a player/coach before joining Leicester City as a first team coach. He was a member of the German national side from 1997 until 2006 and represented his nation in two FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European Championships, reaching the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Equestrian Captain Mark Phillips signed white card fixed to A4 card with corner tabs. Captain Mark Anthony Peter Phillips CVO ADCP born 22 September 1948 is an English Olympic gold medal-winning horseman for Great Britain and the first husband of Anne, Princess Royal, with whom he has two children. He remains a leading figure in British equestrian circles, a noted eventing course designer, and a columnist for Horse and Hound magazine. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Snooker Peter Ebdon 8 x 12 inch signed colour photo pictured celebrating with after winning the World Championship. Peter David Ebdon born 27 August 1970 is an English professional snooker player. He was World Champion in 2002, beating Stephen Hendry 18-17 in the final, and won the UK Championship in 2006 and seven other ranking events between 1993 and 2012. He was also a losing finalist in the World Championship in 1996 and 2006. Ebdon turned professional in 1991 and beat six-time world champion Steve Davis 10-4 in the first round of the 1992 World Championship. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Football Tony Book 8 x 12 inch signed colour photo pictured lifting the FA Cup while captain of Manchester City. Anthony Keith Book is an English retired footballer and manager who was born in Bath, 4 September 1934. Book spent a large part of his career in Non-League football with his home town club Bath City, before entering league football with Plymouth Argyle. At the age of 31, he joined First Division Manchester City, where he became captain. Under Books captaincy, Manchester City won four trophies, making him the second-most decorated Manchester City captain of all-time. Book had a five-year tenure as Manchester City manager from 1974 to 1979, and subsequently held various coaching roles at the club until 1996. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
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