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Click here to subscribeLEVER, Charles. The Daltons, Three Roads in Life. London: Chapman and Hall, 1852. First edition, 2 vols., 8vo (212 x 130mm.) Engraved frontispiece and engraved additional decorative title to vol. I, 48 engraved plates. (Light spotting and occasional light soiling.) Contemporary green half-morocco (extremities slightly scuffed). - And two other volumes (4).
POTTER, Beatrix. Ginger & Pickles. London & New York: 1909. First large-format edition, early impression, 4to (176 x 135mm.) 9 colour plates only (of 10). (Lacking all leaves after p.48, some light spotting or browning.) Original paper-covered boards (extremities bumped, head of spine chipped). Provenance: Jack Stephens (presentation inscription to front pastedown dated 1922). - And four others by Potter (5).
GILES. Giles Daily Express & Sunday Express Cartoons. [London: 1945.] Oblong 8vo (200 x 241mm.) Illustrated throughout. (Light browning, occasional spotting or soiling.) Original wrappers (creased, upper cover torn with minor loss, sticker to spine). Note: the first Giles annual. - And forty-five others all by Giles (46).
BOUGEANT, [Guillaume-Hyacinthe]. A Philosophical Amusement upon the Language of Beasts. London: T. Cooper, 1739. First English edition, 8vo (190 x 115mm.) (Browning, light spotting, occasional soiling.) Contemporary calf (rebacked, old lettering piece laid-down, extremities bumped and rubbed, endpapers replaced).
MOUNTAINS & MOUNTAINEERING. - Dennis ROBERTS. I'll Climb Mount Everest Alone, The Story of Maurice Wilson. London: Robert Hale Limited, 1957. First edition, 8vo (215 x 135mm.) Numerous uncoloured illustrations. (Light browning and spotting.) Original boards, dust-jacket (price-clipped, slightly soiled). - And a quantity of other volumes relating to mountaineering (a quantity).
GAY, John. Fables… With a Life of the Author. London: John Stockdale, 1793. First edition, 2 vols., 8vo (245 x 150mm.) Engraved frontispiece to vol. I, engraved title-pages, 68 engraved plates. (Light browning, some light spotting and occasional offsetting.) Near contemporary tree-calf, by Mansell, spine gilt in six compartments with raised bands, lettering pieces in the second and third, the others with elaborate repeat decoration in gilt, gilt turn-ins, g.e. (extremities lightly scuffed).
POTTER, Beatrix. The Tailor of Gloucester. London & New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1903. First trade edition, first impression, 16mo (138 x 104mm.) Colour frontispiece, 26 colour plates. (Occasional minor soiling, plate opposing p.39 scored affecting image.) Original boards with onlaid pictorial paper label to upper-cover (extremities lightly bumped, joints starting to split, lower hinge split, endpapers lightly soiled).
WODEHOUSE, P.G. Lord Emsworth and Others. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1937. First edition, 8vo (183 x 120mm.) (Light spotting to fore-edge.) Original cloth (lightly bumped), dust-jacket (torn with some loss and repaired). McIlvaine A57a. - And a quantity of others all by Wodehouse (a quantity).
[HENRY, David.] The Complete English Farmer, or, A Practical System of Husbandry. London: printed for F. Newbery, 1771. First edition, 8vo (203 x 121mm.) 1 engraved folding plan, 1 engraved plate. (Browning and occasional spotting.) Contemporary speckled calf (extremities lightly bumped and scuffed, joints splitting). Provenance: Ambrose Isted (armorial bookplate to reverse of title); S.W. Cheveley (bookplate to front pastedown).
DALLAS, A.R.C. Correspondence of Lord Byron… An Original Memoir of Lord Byron's Life, from 1808 to 1814. Paris: A. and W. Calignani, 1825. First edition, 3 vols., 8vo (vol. I 165 x 102mm., vols. II-III 170 x 95mm.) (Browning and spotting.) Vol. I contemporary red straight-grain morocco, covers tooled with geometric and foliate decoration in gilt and blind, spine in five compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second and fourth, the others with foliate decoration in gilt, gilt turn-ins, g.e.; vols. II-III contemporary green half-morocco, spines gilt in five compartments, g.e. (extremities bumped and scuffed). Provenance: Von Dem Knesebeck (armorial bookplate to front pastedowns of vols. II-III).
MILNE, A.A. Now We Are Six. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927. First edition, 8vo (189 x 120mm.) Numerous illustrations by E.H. Shepard. (Light browning, occasional minor spotting or soiling.) Original red cloth, t.e.g. (extremities bumped and lightly scuffed, spine faded). Provenance: Annette (presentation inscription dated '15.X.27' to reverse of front-free endpaper). - And one other volume by Milne ('When We Were Very Young'. London: 1924. Fifth edition, 8vo) (2).
STANLEY, Henry M. In Darkest Africa or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington Limited, 1890. First edition, 2 vols., 8vo (222 x 142mm.) Portrait frontispieces, three folding maps, numerous illustrations many full-page. (Some spotting and light browning, 1 map torn without loss.) Original cloth blocked in black and gilt (extremities bumped and chipped, slightly soiled). Provenance: S.A. Mead (inscription dated 2/7/90 to reverse of front-free endpaper).
GUTHORN, Peter. United States Coastal Charts 1783-1861. Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1984. First edition, 4to (303 x 225mm.) Numerous illustrations. Original cloth (lightly scuffed to head and foot of spine), dust-jacket. - And a quantity of other volumes. Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection (a quantity).
BARKER, Walter Goodyer. On the Climate of Worthing: its remedial influence in Disease, especially of the lungs. London: John Churchill, 1860. First edition, 8vo (190 x 124mm.) Original cloth (lightly bumped). Provenance: 'Pagden' (inscription to title-page with address 'Gloucester Lodge, Worthing'). - And a second edition of the same work with lithographic frontispiece not issued with the first edition.
PEARSON, Henry J. 'Beyond Petsora Eastward' Two Summer Voyages to Novaya Zemlya and the Islands of Barents Sea. London: R. H. Porter, 1899. First edition, 8vo (235 x 165mm.) 1 chromolithographed frontispiece, numerous uncoloured plates, 2 folding maps at rear. (Light browning, occasional minor spotting, heavier spotting to fore-edge.) Original green pictorial cloth blocked in gilt, t.e.g. (head and foot of spine lightly bumped). - And one other volume by Henry PEARSON ('Three Summers among the Birds of Russian Lapland'. London: R. H. Porter, 1904) (2).
WING, John. The Art of Surveying: Formerly Publish'd by Vincent Wing… To which is added by way of Supplement, Scientia Stellarum. London: J. Matthews, 1700-1699. Folio (317 x 185mm.) Numerous illustrations, 5 plates. (Browning, spotting and damp-staining, occasional ink marginalia, repairs to margins of title-page and first text leaf with some marginal loss, marginal tears without loss to p.63 and p.83.) 19th Century half-calf (neatly rebacked, extremities bumped and scuffed, endpapers replaced).
CANALS. - Edward W. PAGET-TOMLINSON. The Complete Book of Canal & River Navigations. Albrighton: Waine Research Publications, 1978. First edition, 8vo (298 x 207mm.) Numerous illustrations. Original cloth, dust-jacket (backstrip faded). Together with a t.l.s. by Edward Paget-Tomlinson addressed to Michael Gilkes dated '16 October 1997', (297 x 210mm.) discussing his uncle James Wordie who was with Shackleton on the 'Endurance'. - And thirty-six other volumes relating to canals. Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection (17).
NORDENSKJÖLD, Nils Otto, and [Johan] Gunnar ANDERSSON. Antarctica or Two Years Amongst the Ice of the South Pole. London: Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 1905. First U.K. edition, 8vo (228 x 153mm.) Frontispiece, 4 colour plates, numerous uncoloured illustrations, 4 colour maps (3 folding). (Light browning and spotting, occasional soiling, 1 map slightly soiled and torn with minor loss, 1 map torn and repaired without loss.) Original green pictorial cloth, lettering to upper-cover blocked in gilt, spine gilt (extremities bumped and scuffed, covers soiled, spine darkened, lower joint splitting, stitching weak). Spence 860. - And one other by Nordenskjöld. Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection (2).
JOHN MURRAY (publisher). A Narrative of Lord Byron's Last Journey to Greece. Extracted from the Journal of Count Peter Gamba. London: 1825. First edition, 8vo (215 x 127mm.) (Light browning, occasional minor spotting.) Contemporary half-calf (extremities scuffed). Provenance: Ralph Ricardo (armorial bookplate to front pastedown); Alex Bridge (ink inscription to reverse of front-free endpaper dated 30.8.1949).
RAILWAYS. - Robert E. CARLSON. The Liverpool & Manchester Railway Project 1821-1831. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1969. First edition, 8vo (248 x 155mm.) (Some light browning.) Original cloth (top-edge browning), dust-jacket (minor nicks, light browning to inner-flaps). Provenance: Fattorini (bookplate to front pastedown). - And a quantity of other volumes relating to railways published by David & Charles (a quantity).
LEYCESTER, Peter. Historical Antiquities, in two books. The First Treating in General of Great-Brettain and Ireland. The Second containing Particular Remarks concerning Cheshire. London: 1673. Folio (333 x 215mm.) Engraved illustrations, decorative initials. (Some spotting and browning.) Old panelled calf blocked in blind (rebacked, extremities slightly scuffed, stitching weak and first few leaves now loosely inserted).
[WESTMACOTT, Charles Molloy] 'Bernard BLACKMANTLE'. The English Spy: An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous… Being Portraits of the Illustrious, Eminent, Eccentric, and Notorious. London: Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1825-1826. First edition in book form, 2 vols., 8vo (232 x 138mm.) 71 hand-coloured aquatint plates including frontispieces, 1 wood-engraved plate of the 'Five Orders', numerous wood engraved illustrations. (Light browning, some offsetting, spotting and occasional minor soiling, neat repairs to p.iii and p.107 in vol. I also title and p.213 in vol. II.) Later full crushed morocco, by Riviere & Son, spine gilt in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second and third, the others with repeat foliate decoration in gilt, gilt turn-ins, g.e. (extremities lightly bumped). Provenance: Hugh Sartorius Whitaker (armorial bookplate to front pastedowns); Peter & Margery Morris (bookplate to front-free endpapers); S. Davies (inscriptions to front pastedowns).
FORE-EDGE PAINTING. - MOLIÉRE. Oeuvres. Paris: [n.d. but circa 1890.] 2 vols., 8vo (175 x 110mm.) Portrait frontispiece to vol. I. (Minor browning, light spotting to first few leaves.) Contemporary calf gilt, the upper covers with centrally placed 'Lansdown, Bath' crest, spines gilt, g.e. with a watercolour fore-edge painting of Worthing seafront to each volume. Provenance: Violet Dudgeon (school prize certificate and binding).
ART REFERENCE. - Val WILLIAMS. Anna Fox Photographs 1983-2007. [N.p. but Brighton:] Photoworks, 2007. First edition, 4to (259 x 206mm.) Numerous colour illustrations. Original boards (extremities lightly bumped), dust-jacket (lightly scuffed). - And a quantity of other volumes of art reference mostly relating to photography and cinema (a quantity).
A Collection of Vintage World Commercial Airmails ( 44 ) In Total. c.1930's - 1940's + First Day Cover 1930's - 1940's. Comprises One Airmail From Smith, Bell and Co Ltd, Manila Philippines To The Royal Insurance Co. England, Dated Nov 13. 1947 - Interesting Stamps and One Airmail Sent From San Francisco To The Secretary of The Admiralty London, Dated Sept 1931, Winston Churchill 1960's First Day Covers + A Collection of British Mint Stamps From The 1960's to Early 1970's, 18 Sealed Packs, Features 1XTH British Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh 1970, The Investiture of The Prince of Wales 1969, G.P0 British Ships 1960's, Philmpia 1970, General Anniverseries 1970 Last Issue, and Many More.
POTTER (B.) The Tale of Peter Rabbit. First Trade Edition. coloured illus. throughout, 98pp. (incl. half title); original dark brown paper boards, white-lettered on spine & upper board & with the rectangular coloured illus. mounted within blind-ruled panel on upper one, grey leaf-patterned e/ps., sm. 8vo. Frederick Warne and Co., (1902). * i.e. Oct., Nov. or Dec. 1902 - ' there are no recognizable differences between the first three printings ' - Linder; Xmas 1903 inscription at front. Illustrated
GLEICHEN (W.F.) Auserlesene Mikroscopische Entdeckungen bey den Planzen, Blumen and Bluthen, Inseckten und andern Merkwurdigkeiten . . . First Edition. 83 engraved plates (81 hand-coloured); rebound 20th cent. quarter calf & marbled boards, gilt-lettered & panelled spine (by Gray of Cambridge), 4to. Nuremberg, 1777. * lacks portrait; 6 plates are of the microscope. Illustrated
A group of jewellery, comprising; six brooches, a silver cased openfaced pocket watch, London 1850, a watch chain, a pendant with a neckchain, a ropetwist link neckchain, a pair of colourless gem set earrings, having screw fittings and a silver fob medal, with a trinket box and also fourteen various badges, including a First World War period Discharge Badge for Services Rendered, detailed 332841, (26).
POTTER (B.) The Tale of Mr. Tod. First Edition. coloured & other illus. green-printed grey boards with coloured mounted illus., pictorial e/ps. (Oct. / Nov.) 1912. * these first issues apparently identical; Xmas 1912 inscription; sold with 3 other first editions by this author - Ginger & Pickles, Tom Kitten, Flopsy Bunnies and 2 reprints.
POTTER (B.) The Pie and the Patty-Pan. First Edition. coloured & b/w. illus., 52pp. (incl. half title); white-lettered maroon boards with the circular coloured illus. mounted within white decorative surround. Frederick Warne and Co., 1905. * the first issue (October); sold with early editions of three other titles in the series.
WYATT (C.W.) British Birds: being coloured illustrations of all the species of passerine birds resident in the British Isles, with notes in reference to their plumage. First Edition, 2 vols. (in one). 67 hand-coloured lithographed plates; near contemp. red half morocco & cloth, gilt-panelled spine, folio. William Wesley & Son, 1894-99. * birds of prey are included in the second volume. Illustrated
A 9ct gold and diamond set wide band ring, star gypsy set, with a cushion shaped diamond, Birmingham 1917, ring size T and a half, a 9ct gold and gem set ring mount, Chester 1901, ring size R, combined gross weight of the first two rings 5.8 gms and a Sterling silver and marcasite set ring, (3).
MANHATTAN PROJECT - motion picture 'The Beginning or the End', M-G-M Studios (released 1947); 12 line tls. signed Enrico Fermi (April 10, 1946) & addressed to Loew's Incorporated, Culver City, California, authorising them (the Studio Production) to depict him by name as a character. * Dr. Enrico Fermi - Physicist, built the prototype nuclear reactor, and worked on this project to develop the first atomic bomb.
PAMPHLETS - 11, of a Pious Nature, in a modern cloth binding, all published by Joseph Downing, 1701-31. * includes: A Present for Servants, from their ministers, masters, or other friends . . . (12), 84pp. 2nd edition, 1726; BLACKWELL (S.) A Brief Scheme of Parochial Government . . . 48pp. 3rd edition, 1722; A Kind Caution to Watermen, and Such as Go upon the River. 12pp. first edition, 1707. * naturally emphasising the 'straight & narrow' - and a definite avoidance of 'Gin Lane' & other Hogarthian pursuits, the publisher being associated with the SPCK.; (see further details on internet catalogue). Illustrated
SILVER BEAKER commemorating the historic flight of Apollo II and Mans first landing on the moon, 20th July 1969. The embossed and engraved flared tapering beaker having gilt interior, on stepped circular foot, 5 1/4" high, approx 9oz, in presentation, fitted case with numbered certificate and engraved on the base, 265/1500, makers Prestons Ltd., Bolton, England and hallmarked London 1969
CANADA 1999 MILLENNIUM SET OF 13 TWENTY FIVE CENT BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED COINS, mounted on a printed card and boxed; Gibraltar 1992 - a set of 8 uncirculated crown coins, celebrating the Barcelona Olympic Games, in a pictorial folder and slip case; a presentation folder with a proof set of Cook Islands coins, commemorating 'The Royal Wedding 29 July 1981 7 coins on a first day cover set of 6 UK and Commonwealth 1980 crowns, struck by the Royal Mint for the Queen Mothers 80th Birthday, in a folder Set of 4 UK 2002 two pound coins, commemorating the Commonwealth Games, Manchester and two UK brilliant uncirculated coin sets 2004 and 2007 (7)
After John Ogilby, late 17th century strip map of The Continuation of ye Extended Road from Barnstable to Truro from the "Britannia" by John Ogilby, published in 1675 with later hand colouring . This map is Number 34 of 100 maps in the atlas and is entitled "The Continuation of ye Extended Road from Barnstable to Truro." From Hatherley to Ivy to Newport to Hall Drunkard to Cambleford to St. Indullion to Padstow to St. Colom to St. Michaell to Truro 35.5cm x 45.5cm, framed and glazed; together with a Robert Morden (fl. 1668 - 1703) Cornwall Map, possibly first edition c.1695 from Camden's Britannia, features a 'A Table of ye Explanation of ye figures in ye Map' and a further key with the note 'Here Note ye in all ye Maps Thefe Marks Signifie' and a list of symbols representing, towns villages, castles etc. 36.5cm x 43.5cm, framed and glazed (2) The Morden map trimmed to the plate marks and laid down
Dante A Lighieri 'La Vida Nuova: The New Life' Translated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Pictured by Evelyn Paul with Music by Alfred Mercer. First edition thus, in medieval hinged leather boards with thirty rivets, title cover with relief image of author within medieval letter "D", above and below "La Vita Nuiva"with the top edge gilt and all other edges uncut, marked to the rear page: "Empryntit at Ye Camperfield Presse in ye abbye toun of Saynt Albans England" 25 cm x 19 cm; together with Hulme's Ornamental Art (2) Top hinge with tear, some occasional spotting to early pages
Leroy & Fils, Paris, an ormolu and porcelain mantel clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, with the backplate stamped with the trademark of the movement maker Japy frères, along with the name of the retailer Leroy & Fils, Paris, 1212, the round pink porcelain dial has gold Roman numerals and is decorated to the centre with a winged putto above nautical items, with brass spade hands, the ormolu case having a decorative cast shaped base with the main body having scroll shaped side mouldings and surmounted by a cast cherub sitting on a shell within waves and holding the reigns of two sea creatures, height 32cm. * Biography; Japy Freres was founded by Frederic Japy of Beaucount, born 1749 who first made movements for the clock industry at his factory in 1777, becoming the largest and most commercially important clockmaking concern in France. The business continued after his death. * Notes For details of Le Roy & Fils see lot 924
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