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Click here to subscribeTavernier (Jean Baptiste). Recueil de Plusieurs Relations et Traitez Singuliers et Curieux, vol. 5, Paris, 1713, title printed in red & black, ten folding eng. maps & plts., small ink stamp to title, verso of first map & last leaf of text, contemp. calf, gilt dec. spine, slight wear to joints, 12mo The fifth volume was published separately from the other volumes and is complete in itself. (1)
Shiercliff (E.). The Bristol & Hotwell Guide; containing an account of the ancient and present state of that opulent City; nature, and effects of the medicinal water of the Hotwells; botanical plants and beautiful views of Clifton; a concise description of villages and seats in the vicinity; with brief biography of eminent natives of Bristol, including memoirs of Chatterton , 4th ed., Bristol, n.d., c. 1809, folding eng. town plan, title with small portion to lower outer corner torn away and missing, not affecting text, lacks first leaf of text following title, untrimmed, orig. printed boards, soiled and darkened, worn on spine, 12mo (1)
Westall (William and Moule, Thomas). Great Britain Illustrated: A Series of Original Views from Drawings by William Westall, A.R.A., Engraved by and under the Direction of, Edward Finden, 1830, addn. vign. title, 118 steel-eng. views on fifty-nine leaves, a.e.g., contemp. green half morocco gilt, slightly rubbed, 4to, together with National History and Views of London and its Environs; Embracing their Antiquities & Modern Improvements, edited C.F. Partington, 2 vols., n.d., c. 1835, eng. frontis. and addn. eng. title to each, num. small steel eng. views on 110 plts., upper corner of first few leaves in vol. 1 slightly affected by worm, contemp. half calf gilt, rubbed, 8vo (3)
Darwin (Charles). The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1st issue, 1871, half-titles with previous owners ink stamp at head, errata on verso of title to vol. 2, 16pp pubs. ads. dated January 1871 at rear of each vol., illusts. to text, rough-trimmed, modern green half morroco, labels to spine, 8vo Freeman 937. Garrison-Morton 170. Norman 577. Darwin did not claim that man was directly descended from apes but simply stated that the extinct ancestors of homo sapiens would have to be classified among the primates - this statement, as misinterpreted by the popular press, caused a controversy second only to that raised by the publication of 'On the Origin of Species'. 2,500 copies of the first issue were published. (2)
Mascall (Leonard). The Government of Cattel, divided into three books of Oxon, Kine, of the Government Forces , of the Order of Sheep, Goats, Hogs, and Dogs , printed for John Stafford and W. G., 1662, separate titles to parts II and III dated 1661, black letter text, first and last leaf blank, lacks port. frontis. and two plts., bookplate and inkstamp to front pastedown, contemp. sheep, sl. scuffed, rebacked, small 4to (Wing M903A), together with Board of Agriculture. Agricultural State of the Kingdom, in February April, 1816, being substance of the replies to a circular letter, 1st ed., 1816, two parts separately paginated, together with Duncumb (John), General View of the Agriculture of the County of Hereford, 1813, hand-col. folding map frontis., sl. browned, eng. plts. and plans, all but one folding, ink lib. stamps and marks at front, contemp. half russia gilt, spines damaged and covers det., 8vo, plus two others related (5)
Maund (Benjamin). The Botanist: Consisting of Highly Finished Representations of Tender and Hardy Ornamental Plants; with Descriptions, Scientific and Popular, Conducted by B. Maund, assisted by The Rev. J.S. Henslow, 1 vol. only, c.1840, sixty-three fine hand-col. plts., lacks first & last pages, some minor offsetting, modern half calf, 4to Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (1)
Sowerby (James). English Botany; or Coloured Figures of British Plants, ed. John T. Boswell, 12 vols., 3rd ed., enlarged, re-arranged according to the natural orders and entirely revised, 1877-86, approx. 1920 hand-col. litho. plts., a few vols. with gutta-percha perished and contents partly loose (mainly to first and last vols.), contemp. green half-morocco gilt, rubbed and scuffed to joints and extrems., large thick 8vo (12)
*Aga Khan III (1877-1957). Typed letter signed, Hotel Ritz, Paris, 23rd October 1952, to Mrs. Schuster talking of the business side of his autobiography which he would be very pleased to let Mr. Schuster handle, saying that he wrote many books when he was younger but would need some good editorial help and assistance at the highest level 'with historical and literary background and an interpretation of the higher philosophy of Islam and our mystical thought to the West', then explaining his rough outline for the autobiography, but deferring these thoughts to the advice and assistance of the publishers who work on the project, concluding 'I am going to be absolutely honest and frankly admit the two great mistakes of my life. First I did not believe that the first world war would take place, although young I knew most of the people who were then in power. Secondly, my still greater mistake is when I was hoodwinked by the lies Hitler told me in believing that he would never go to war. All this I would like to bring out with "mea culba", but also by showing up how liers and dishonest persons can mislead those who are incapable of believing such outrageous falsehood', 2 pp., 4to (1)
*Brunel (Marc Isambard, 1769-1849). Autograph letter signed, 'Mc. I. Brunel', n.p., 5th June 1815, to an unnamed recipient stating that his correspondent should give the necessary directions for another frame to be filled and adds 'Bacon proposes not to have the motion given to the back carriage, but I think otherwise, at any rate with the first two frames it is better to follow the same plan', the Engineer also referring to other pieces of equipment before commenting on a fatal accident at the Victually Office at Deptford when a piece of machinery gave way on a man and killed him, in conclusion Brunel hopes that his correspondent approves of the improvements he has made and asks for his opinion, with integral address leaf, some traces of former mounting affecting the address panel and one small area of paper loss in one corner caused by the removal of the original wax seal, 3 pp., 8vo The year before, in 1814, the destruction of Brunel's sawmills at Battersea by a fire lead to his bankruptcy in 1821 when he was imprisoned for debt. (1)
*Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel, 1892-1973. An exceptional Autograph Letter Signed 'J.R.R. Tolkien', 76 Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford, 8th September 1955, to Mrs Souch, discussing the writing of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, explaining his difficulties in finishing the work, and his intentions for bringing the work to a satisfactory conclusion, also identifying 'Gondor' as modern day Venice, with accompanying envelope, 2pp in a very neat hand, 8vo, with postmarked envelope in Tolkien's holograph. The recipient wrote to Tolkien to ask about the progress of the work, and in particular enquiring as to when the index of names was due to appear. Tolkien in this reply reveals much about his state of mind at the time and his difficulties in bringing the work to a satisfactory conclusion, 'I went for a brief holiday to Gondor (or in modern terms Venice) which only served to reveal my tiredness to the full and not to relieve it. Since my return I have let the days slip. Not to the detriment of Vol. III! That was out of my hands some time ago in the end much has had to be jettisoned, including the facsimiles of the 'Book of Mazarbul' and the index of names (with translation). Such as it is, another 300 pages of narrative and about 100 of additional matter should appear soon I will not relieve your anxiety about the fate of the various characters, but I hope the ending will not seem unworthy. I have not myself any doubt that things went just so, but that does not say that my attempt to record them is successful. The problems of presentiment with so many centres of sympathy and attention were considerable. Before long I must turn to the legends of the First and Second Ages, and put them in order!' (1)
Whistler (James Abbott MacNeil, 1834-1903). The Gentle Art of Making Enemies , 1st authorised ed., 1890, ownership signature of Clementine Mitford [First Lady Redesdale] dated 1890 to front f.e.p., a little spotting, orig. cloth-backed boards gilt, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with an autograph letter signed from Whistler to Lady Clementine, 28 Wimpole Street, Cavendish Square, n.d., but early March 1883, regretting that he cannot dine out tomorrow night, 'Today I went abroad on trial - and as an experiment rather failed - as I fancy my cold is not the better', telling how proud he is of his conquest of Mr Mitford and to tell him so and how delighted he is that she has chosen the etching for Bertie, continuing 'I am sure you all rejoice in my brilliant war against The Critics - it is brilliant isn't it?', telling her to make Bertie get The World that she may see his last shot and that she ought to have seen a long and capital article in last weeks World upon the catalogue, 'It was called Caviare to the Critics - I have published it as an appendix to the third edition [of the catalogue for 'Mr Whistlers Etchings', pub. Fine Art Society, 1883] and will send it to you', signed 'J. MacNeil Whistler, black etched paper, 3 pp., written laterally, 8vo The Mitfords were very friendly with Whistler at this time and Clementine Mitford bought one of Whistler's Venice etchings, 'The Doorway'. Later in 1885 Bertie was present at Whistler's delivery of his 'Ten O'Clock Lecture'. Caviare to the Critics was reprinted in the third to final editions of the catalogue. Whistler's 'An Apology' from 'The World' published on 28th February 1883 appears on p. 107 of the book herewith. (2)
Churchill (Rt. Hon. Winston S., M.P.). Marlborough, His Life and Times, 4 vols., Harrap, 1933-38, port. frontis. to each, t.e.g., orig. orange full morocco gilt by Leighton-Straker, spines a little sunned, each vol. in pubs. orig. card slipcase with printed title label to spine (first slipcase cracked at edge), 8vo Limited edition 123/155 copies, signed by Winston S. Churchill. Woods A40(a). (4)
*Edward VII (King of Great Britain). Autograph letter signed 'Albert Edward' as Prince of Wales, Sandringham, 26th April 1870, to Right Hon. E. Charnwood(?) thanking him for the proof for the correspondence respecting the capture of the brigands of the British and Italian subjects in Greece, requesting copies when they are finally printed, and saying that Lord Clarendon might like to know that the Princess of Wales received a letter that morning from the King of the Hellenes in which he expresses 'feelings of utter misery at the fearful tragedy that has just occurred in his Dominions', four pages, remains of glue mount at foot of final page and torn at inner margin slightly affecting first word of last two lines of page three, 4 pp., 8vo (1)
*Medieval Deed. Early French vellum manuscript, dated 19th June 1408 , Michel le Roy, keeper of the seal of the land of the religious order of St Denis of Nogent le Rotrou, being an exemplification of a sale at a rent of five sous of a close of land in the Parish of St Hilaire, near to the cowford (gue aux vaches), the river Doegne [now Delme], the grantors undertake, if in the future they dispose of the rent, to give ethe grante first refusal at the price that another would give, charged with ancient dues which the tenant and his successors undertake to pay and the tenent undertakes to build a house on the property within two years, with accompanying translation and notes on the Abbey The Abbey of Nogent le Rotrou is about halfway between Chatres and Le Mans and was founded between 1028 and 1030. (1)
Bible - Psalms. The Psalms of David Translated into Lyrick-Verse, According to the Scope of the Original, and Illustrated, with a short Argument, and a Briefe Prayer, or Meditation, Before, & After, Every Psalme, by George Wither, 1st ed., imprinted in the Netherlands by Cornelis Gerritis van Breughel, 1632, title within ornamental woodcut border, first and last page lightly dust-soiled, a.e.g., late 19th-c. black morocco by C. Murton, minor rubbing, 16mo STC 2735. A rare and only early edition. (1)
Boyle (Roger, First Earl of Orrery). A Treatise Of The Art of War: Dedicated to The Kings Most Excellent Majesty, 1st ed., 1677, six double-page eng. plans, lacks engraved frontis., light water stain to lower portion throughout, contemp. full calf, rubbed and some wear, upper joint cracked, folio Wing 0499. (1)
Byron (Lord George Gordon Noel). A Works (so titled to spine), 6 vols., various eds., including nine 1st eds., 1810-21, occn. minor foxing, contemp. uniform polished full calf, gilt dec. spines, rubbed to joints and extrems., 8vo A bound collection of many of Byron's best-known works, including Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, The Giaour, The Bride of Abydos, Corsair, Lara, The Siege of Corinth, Hebrew Melodies, Mazeppa, Manfred, The Lament of Tasso, Prisoner of Chillon, Ode to Napoleon, Marino Faliero, English Bards, and Scotch Reviewers, Sardanapalus, The Two Foscari and Cain. Of these, the first editions present are; Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, canto 3rd & 4th (both second issues), 1818, Corsair, 1814 (second issue), Siege of Corinth, 1816, Mazeppa (second issue), 1819, Prisoner of Chillon, 1816, Marino Faliero (first issue), 1821, Sardanapalus, etc., 1821. Also present is the third edition of English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, described by Wise as 'a scarce book'. (6)
Cawley (William). The Laws of Q.Elizabeth, K.James, and K.Charles the First Concerning Jesuites, Seminary Priests, Recusants, &c. and Concerning the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance Explained by Divers Judgments and Resolutions of the Reverend Judges together with other Observations upon the same Laws to which is Added the Statute XXV Car.II. cap. 2. for Preventing Dangers which May Happen from Popish Recusants, 1680, contemp. calf, rebacked, rubbed & slight wear to extrems., folio Wing C1651. (1)
Franck (Richard). [A Philosophical Treatise of the Original and Production of Things, writ in America in a time of solitudes], 1687, lacks title (A1), [24] + 170 pp., some marks and minor soiling, first leaf with some browning and minor waterstain to fore-margin of first few leaves, contemp. plain sheep, some wear, old restoration to corners, 12mo (1)
Grafton (Richard). [A Chronicle at large, and Meere History of the Affayres of Englande unto the first yeare of the reigne of our most deere and souereigne lady Queene Elizabeth, collected out of sundry aucthors imprinted by H. Denham, for R. Tottyl and H. Toye, 1569-68], vol. 2 (of 2) only, 1568, black letter text, woodcut title (re-lined), first few leaves loose and sl. frayed to extrem. margins, some soiling, mostly to margins throughout, lacks pp. 1179-84 & 1355-66 inclusive, towards end of vol., some marks and marginal fraying to final leaves, penultimate leaf with margins trimmed, contemp. blind-panelled calf, worn with covers det., thick folio, together with volume 3 only of Digestum Novum Pandectarum Juris Civilis, Lyons, 1562, text printed in red and black, title repaired, old vellum, somewhat worn, large folio STC 12147. Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (2)
Hayley (William). A Philosophical, Historical, and Moral Essay on Old Maids, by A Friend to the Sisterhood, 3 vols., 1785, together with Poems and Plays, 6 vols., 1785, uniformly bound in contemp. full tree calf, gilt spines with morocco labels, a little rubbed and a few labels chipped, occn. minor wear, 8vo, plus Bloomfield (Robert), Rural Tales, Ballads, and Song, 5th ed., 1806, The Farmer's Boy, 9th ed., 1806, & Wild Flowers, or, Pastoral and Local Poetry, 1806, wood eng. illusts. to each vol., contemp. uniform tree calf, gilt spines with morocco labels, a little rubbed and 2 vols. partly cracked at head of upper joint, 8vo, and Prior (Matthew), The Poetical Works, now first collected, with explanatory notes, and memoirs of the author, 2 vols., 1779, eng. frontis. to first vol. after James Mortimer, contemp. sprinkled calf, gilt dec. spines with morocco labels (first vol. lacking one label), a little rubbed and marked, 8vo, plus Millot (Abbé), Elémens d'Histoire Générale, 9 vols., 1778, contemp. uniform speckled calf, gilt dec. spines with morocco labels, four labels missing, minor wear to extrems., 8vo (23)
[Hill, John]. Lucina sine concubitu. A Letter Humbly address'd to the Royal Society; in which is proved by most incontestible evidence, drawn from reason and practice, that a woman may conceive and be brought to Bed without any Commerce with Man, 1st ed., 1750, half-title, title + 48 pp., one or two leaves misbound, modern qtr. calf gilt, 8vo The first edition of a witty satire on the scientific pretensions of the Royal Society, in a parody on the causes of pregnancy. (1)
Howell (James). Epistolae Ho-Elianae. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. Divided into Sundry Sections, 4 parts in 1, 3rd ed., 1655, title printed in red & black (with contemp. signatures at head), detail contemp. manuscript notes to front free endpaper, contemp. calf, slight wear to extrems., 8vo, together with Watts (Isaac), The Psalms of David, Imitated in the Language of the New Testament, and Applied to the Christian State and Workship, 1772, contemp. calf, slight wear at head & foot of spine, 12mo First title, Wing H3073. (2)
Johnson (Samuel). The Works of the English Poets, 49 vols. (of 58 including Indices) only (lacking vols. 2, 7, 23, 25, 30, 42, 44, 48 & 54), pub. Hughs, 1779-80, together with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, 8 vols. (of 10) only (lacking vols. 5 & 8), pub. Nichols, 1779-81, eng. port. frontis. to first vol., contemp. uniform calf with morocco gilt labels, some wear, many boards detached and a couple lacking entirely, most labels chipped or missing, wear to spines and edges etc., 8vo (57)
Ludolf (Hiob). Lexicon Aethiopico-Latinum, ex omnibus Libris Impressis, et multis MSStis Contextum , 2nd ed., Frankfurt am Main, Zunnerum, 1699, title printed in red and black, 3pp. "Catalogus librorum tam impressorum quàm Manuscriptorum, quibus in conscribendo hoc Lexico aethiopico usi sumus" at front, title and first two preface leaves repaired at gutter margin, some occaional spotting and staining, recent full calf with morocco label to spine, folio, together with Grammatica Aethiopica, ab ipso Autore solicite revisa, & plurimis in locis correcta & aucta, 2nd ed., Frankfurt am Main, Zunnerum & Helwig, 1702, title printed in red and black, index at rear, some occasional browning, recent full calf with morocco label to spine, folio Important works on classical Ethiopian language by the noted German orientalist. (2)
Martyn (William). The Historie, and Lives of Twentie Kings of England, with the Successions of the Dukes, and Earles, of this Realme; from the Conquest, untill the Twelfth Yeare of the Famous Raigne of the most Admired Prince King James the First. Together with the Times of the Creations of the Barons, and Baronets, of this Kingdome. By William Martyn Esquire, Recorder of the Honorable Citie of Exeter, printed by W. Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1615, title with dec. woodcut border, woodcut shield to title verso, woodcut initials, dec. headpieces & tailpieces, ink annotations to last leaf, some damp staining, browning and dust soiling throughout, contemp. boards (lacking leather), worn, folio STC. 17526. (1)
Meninski (Francois a Mesgnien). Lexicon Arabico-Persico-Turcicum adjecta ad Singulas Voces et Phrases Significatione Latina, ad Usitatiores etiam Italica. Jussu Augustissimae Imperatricis, et Reginae Apostolicae , 4 vols., Vienna, 1780-[1802], title to vol. 1 printed in red and black, three folding eng. tables, half-title to vols. 2-4 only (as called for), errata at end of each vol., contemp. half calf gilt, cracked and chipped, thick folio Ataby 803 (1756 edition). A revised edition of Thesaurus Linguarum Orientalium first published in 1680. (4)
[Vicars, John]. Former Ages Never Heard Of, and After Ages will Admire. Or, A Brief Review of the most Materiall Parliamentry Transactions, beginning, November 3, 1640. Wherein the Remarkable Passages both of their Civil and Martiall Affaires, are continued unto this Present Year , printed by N. S. for Tho: Jemmer, 1656, title + 61 pp. (A-H4), thirteen eng. illusts. to text, contemp. manuscript index to blank leaf at rear (with owner's inscription to verso 'Mr. Hammond Ward his booke 1665'), some light embrowning throughout, blank leaf at rear with one or two closed marginal tears, and minor fraying to extrems. (generally without loss of manuscript index), final two leaves of printed text with closed tear to lower outer corner, B3-4 with small brown mark to lower margin, touching final line of text, disbound without covers, small slim 4to, together with a defective copy of His Majesties Declaration, concerning His Proceedings with His Subjects of Scotland, Since the Pacification in the Camp Neer Berwick, printed by R. Young , 1640, eng. frontis., contemp. owner's name in ink to title 'George Stancombe', rodent-gnawed to upper portion of work throughout, with loss of ruled border, page numbers and some lines of text, disbound without covers, small slim 4to Wing V306 for the first work. (2)
Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet de, 1694-1778). The Works of M. de Voltaire. Translated from the French, with notes, historical and critical, by T. Smollett, M.D., T. Francklin, M.A., and others, 24 vols., 4th ed., Dublin, 1772-73, later eng. port. tipped-in to face title of first vol., contemp. uniform full calf, gilt spines with contrasting morocco labels, a little rubbed and some marks to extrems., 12mo (24)
Cauchy (Augustin Louis). Lecons sur les Applications du Calcul Infinitésimal a la Géométrie, 2 vols. bound in one, 1st ed., Paris, 1826-28, bound with Lecons sur le Calcul Différentiel, 1st ed., Paris, 1829, viii + 400; title + 123 pp., & title + [iv] + 289 pp., with separate errata leaf at end, some spotting to first and last few leaves, and occn. to margins elsewhere, contemp. half calf, worn with upper cover det., and backstrip partly def., 4to Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857) was one of the most important modern mathematicians, who made major contributions both to the foundations of real and complex analysis, and the general development of mathematical physics and theoretical mechanics. The Lecons sur les Applications du Calcul Infinitésimal à la Géométrie (1826-28) and the Lecons sur le Calcul Différentiel (1829) represent some of his most important work in this field. (1)
Le Givre (Pierre). Arcanum Acidularum, Novissime proditum, Principiorum Chymicorum disquisitionis auxilio, in quo communis opinio de Aquarum Mineralium aciditate convellitur, Amsterdam, Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1682, index at rear, contemp. vellum, yapp edges, 12mo First published in 1654 under the title 'Anatomie des eaux minérales de Provins'. (1)
Newton (Isaac). Optice: sive de Reflexionibus, Refractionibus, Inflexionibus & Coloribus Lucis libri tres, trans. Samuel Clarke, 1st Latin ed., Impensis San. Smith & Benj. Walford, 1706, [xiii] + 348, part-title + 24, & part-title + 24, 21-43 pp., + 19 folding eng. plts. at rear, contents clean, untrimmed, sewing weak to initial gathering (det. along upper inner hinge), contemp. vellum, 4to Babson 137. Wallis 179. An unusually clean and wide-margined copy of the first Latin edition of Newton's Optics, prepared at the request of Newton by his disciple Samuel Clarke, and for which Newton presented him with #100 for each of his five children, as a token of his gratitude. (1)
Bosse (Abraham). Traicte des Manieres de Graver en taille douce sur l'airain , 1st ed., Paris, 1645, additional eng. title and frontis. plus sixteen numbered full-page engs. on eleven leaves, all bound before main title, eng. dedication leaf after title, some old light waterstaining to upper and outer margins, contemp. vellum, slightly rubbed and soiled, 8vo in 4s Bigmore and Wyman I, p.72. The first manual of engraving and etching and the first manual of the rolling press. (1)
Palladio (Andrea). The Four Books of Andrea Palladio's Architecture, 4 parts in one volume, 1738, contains three engraved titles and 204 engraved plates only (of 212), lacking engraved title and eight plates from first part (together with some text leaves), a few leaves toned and frayed but contents generally in good condition, recent cloth binding, folio Sold as a collection of plates. Not subject to return. (1)
Francis (Dick). Odds Against, 1965; Blood Sport, 1967; Forfeit, 1968; Enquiry, 1969; Rat Race, 1970; Bonecrack, 1971, all 1st eds., pub. Joseph, first and fifth vols. with owner names, third vol. with institutional ink stamp to top edge, all orig. cloth in d.j.s, some edge wear to each. second and fifth vols. a little chipped at spine ends, 8vo (6)
Giles. Cartoons by Giles from 'The Journalist', pub. National Union of Journalists, [1948], single leaf of introduction, and 20 pp. b&w cartoons, orig. printed yellow wrappers, some light toning to rear wrapper and extrems. (generally a very good copy), slim oblong 4to, together with Giles Daily Express & Sunday Express cartoons, nos. 1 & 3 [1946 & 1948], b&w illusts. throughout, both orig. printed wrappers, first vol. with some rubbing to joints and extrems., sl. chipped to foot of spine, second vol. rubbed to spine and edges, with joints frayed and chipped with loss at foot of spine, both oblong 4to (3)
Henty (G.A.). To Herat and Cabul, A Story of the First Afghan War, 1st ed., Blackie, 1902, owner name to half-title, b&w frontis. and plts. by Charles Sheldon, map, 32pp. pubs. ads. at rear, orig. pict. cloth, a little rubbed, sl. cocked, 8vo, together with A Knight of the White Cross, 1st ed., 1896, bookplts. to endpapers, half-title, b&w frontis, and plts. by Ralph Peacock, double-page plan, 32pp. pubs. ads. at rear, orig. pict. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed at edges, 8vo, plus The Young Carthaginian, new ed., 1906; By Pike and Dyke, new ed., 1905; A March on London, c.1910, all pub. Blackie, b&w plts. to each, some with owner names or prize plates etc., all orig. pict. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed to edges, 8vo, together with thirteen other early eds. by Henty (one shelf)
Hughes (Ted). The Hawk in the Rain, 1st ed., Faber, 1957, orig. cloth in sl. rubbed and lightly stained d.j., a little chipped at head of spine, 8vo, together with Huxley (Aldous), Brave New World, 1st ed., Chatto, 1932, clipping from d.j. affixed to front pastedown, orig. cloth, rubbed, spine faded, 8vo, plus Heaney (Seamus), Wintering Out, reprint, Faber, 1973, orig. printed wrappers, 8vo, and twenty others modern fiction, poetry etc., and one other unrelated First title is author's first book. (24)
Le Strange (Hamon). History of Freemasonry in Norfolk 1724 to 1895, Norwich, 1896, portrait frontis., list of subscribers, orig. blue cloth gilt, rubbed to extrems., together with By Laws of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the Province of Norfolk, reprint, 1941, orig. printed wrappers, both 8vo, and a gilt masonic medal made by G.Kenning & Son given to a retiring First Principal (3)
Dickens (Charles). The Works. A Reprint of the First Editions, with an Introduction, Biographical and Bibliographical, by Charles Dickens the Younger, 21 vols., pub. MacMillan & Co., 1930-36, b & w illusts., t.e.g., orig. blue limp leather, gilt dec. spines, 8vo, together with The Nineteenth Century. A Monthly Review, edited James Knowles, vols. 1-10, 1877-81, pubs. orig. blue cloth gilt, a little rubbed on spines, large 8vo, with other misc. books, including bibliography and history, etc. (3 shelves)
Greene (Graham). Stamboul Train, 1st ed., 1932, half-title present, some minor spotting of first and last few leaves, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed, rear hinge split, 8vo, together with Lewis (Wyndham), Blasting & Bombardiering, 1st ed., 1937, port. frontis., b & w illusts. from photos., orig. cloth in soiled and frayed d.j., 8vo, with other 20th c. literature and poetry (4 shelves)
Phillips (Hugh). The Thames About 1750, pub. 1951, Mid-Georgian London. A Topographical and Social Survey of Central and Western London about 1750, pub. 1964, num. sepia and b & w illusts., both orig. cloth, first vol. faded on spine, second vol. in d.j., 4to, with others of London interest (3 shelves)
*WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE, R.A. (1851-1931) at Allington Lock signed 'W.L. Wyllie' (lower right) oil on canvas 40 x 30in (101.6 x 76.2cm) in the foreground, 'Ranger' a William Cory steam tug is passing the barge 'Britannia'. There are other barges beyond, near a lock gate. The location is Allington Lock on the river Medway, some 2 miles from Maidstone. Allington Lock was first opened in 1792, and is the lowest lock on the river Medway. Wyllie is known to have painted at Allington Lock on at least one other occasion (cf. for instance a watercolour of Allington Lock from a similar viewpoint (illustrated in 'London to Nore' by A.M. & W.L. Wyllie,1905), and our oil painting may also date from this time. shortly after his marriage in 1879, Wyllie had moved to live at Hoo Lodge near Rochester. He stayed there until 1906. It was while living there that he established his reputation as an artist; drawing particular inspiration from the variety and vibrancy of life on the river Medway and the Lower Thames. In 1889 he exhibited a work at The Grosvenor Gallery entitled 'A Kentish River'. During this period he also exhibited a number of Medway and Thames subjects at The Royal Academy and other London Galleries, the most celebrated being 'Toil, Glitter, Grime and Wealth on a flowing Tide' (Tate Gallery).
*ARTHUR JAMES WETHERALL BURGESS, R.I., R.O.I., V.P.S.M.A. (1879-1957) 'Glengyle (V)' on the Thames signed 'Arthur J.W. Burgess' (lower right) oil on canvas 33 x 48in (83.8 x 121.8cm) possibly the work exhibited at the Society of Marine Artists, 1950 Glengyle (V) was built by Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd of Dundee for the Glen Line of Liverpool. However in October 1939 prior to her completion she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and converted into a naval supply ship as H.M.S. Glengyle. A painting of the Glengyle picking up survivors (titled the 'Brotherhood of Seamen') is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum Greenwich. After war service she was returned in July 1946 to The Glen Line for re-conversion by Vickers Armstrong of Newcastle. In March 1948 when that re-conversion was completed, she was delivered back to The Glen Line and later that year entered the Glen Line's Far East Service. In June 1971 she arrived in Kaohsiung in Taiwan for breaking up. The artist studied art in Sydney, and after he came to England in 1901, at St Ives in Cornwall. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1904, the R.O.I., R.I. and the Paris Salon. He worked as an illustrator for the Illustrated London News, and for the Australian Government in the First World War. He was a founder member of the Society of Marine Artists and later its Vice-president.
CHARLES KEITH MILLER (1836-1907) rRS Discovery on Scott's 1st Antarctic Expedition dated 1901 (lower left), with pencil inscription on stretcher 'C.K. Miller, 6 Ibrox Place' oil on canvas 18 x 20in (45.7 x 50.8cm). provenance: Given as a present circa1925 to Mr A Herd ( Pier Master at Dundee Harbour). Thence by family descent. Captain C. K. Miller was a master-mariner who is known to have painted The Discovery on at least two other occasions (cf. A.S. Davidson, Marine Art and the Clyde). He also painted 'The Terra Nova' (the relief ship for the Discovery). Born and brought up in Dundee, the artist clearly had a particular interest in the R.R.S. Discovery, and a possible connection with Scott's First Antarctic Expedition. By the late 19th Century Antarctica was the last unexplored continent. Western nations began to compete in its discovery, to gain knowledge and claim land. Sir Clement Markham, the influential President of the Royal Geographical Society, championed British interest in the region and campaigned for a British National Antarctica. In 1899 he was successful in getting the support for the first Antarctic expedition since 1839. markham commissioned the Dundee Ship Building Company to build a ship for such a journey and appointed Captain Robert Falcon Scott to command the expedition. On 21 March 1901 Lady Markham launched the Discovery into the Tay. She was one of the last wooden three-masted ships built in Britain and the first to be commissioned specifically for scientific research. Discovery was 172 feet long and 34 feet wide with a displacement of 1620 tons. Scott set sail from London, on 31st July 1901 with a crew of 47 (which included the young Ernest Shackleton). The ship travelled via Cape Town to New Zealand, arriving there late in November 1901, before proceeding south. 'Discovery headed from New Zealand's friendly shores into a thick sea fog. Scott's men were on their own, heading into a chartless region where millions of tons of floating ice crushed ships, and where human life did not exist.' (Captain Scott by Ranulph Fiennes, pub. Hodder & Stoughton, 2003, p. 51) the expedition crossed the Antarctic Circle on 3rd January 1902. She reached her winter quarters at Ross Island on 8th February and was soon blocked by ice. Discovery remained encased in ice for two years and when a relief ship reached her on the 23rd January 1903, there were ten miles of solid unbroken ice between her and open water. However during those two years considerable research was undertaken and a number of expeditions were mounted into Antarctica including a failed attempt to reach the South Pole. The Discovery was only finally extricated with difficulty from Hut Point in the McMurdo Sound (Ross Sea) in February 1904, Scott having had to stay for a further 12 months than planned after the relief ship's arrival.
A World War II Irvin leather and fir-lined flying jacket, size 42 (this jacket was carried by Sergeant A.C. Neve during a tour of 31 operations with the Lancasters of Number 101 Squadron at RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire in late 1944, this lot being sold together with the original first aid air crew kit, photographs of the Sergeant, together with full history and some details of missions)
WORDSWORTH (William), The Sonnets of …, Collected in One Volume with a few additional Ones, now first published, 8vo, 1 f. adverts at front, 2 ff. adverts at back, original patterned cloth, ex-libris Thomas Hutchinson, envelope in the hand of the poet’s niece tipped in, L., Edward Moxon, 1838
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