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Lot 75
Ephemera – London Transport large folio ledger containing the records of disciplinary cases against drivers and conductors on London Transport between 1937 & 1943. 125 double page entries plus index^ providing names of individuals^ the garage they came from^ the nature of the charges and the decisions
Lot 130
A personal account of the ascent of Everest by Hugh Ruttledge – Everest – autograph – Hugh Ruttledge typed account of Mouth Everest signed twice by Hugh Ruttledge^ the leader of the 1933 and 1936 expeditions^ dated May 30th 1939. Folio 5pp^ with a few ms corrections in his hand^ together with a holograph poem on mountaineering ^ a press cutting written during the fateful Malory and Irvine 1922 expedition and a few press cuttings on the eventually successful 1953 expedition. An important document in the history of mountaineering^ especially for the conqueror of Everest. This was probably written as an article either for a magazine or newspaper. ‘The attempt to climb Mount Everest provides one of the last of the great primitive adventures still open to us. The fact that six first-rate expeditions have failed to reach the summit is the measure of its difficulty and the challenge to persevere. Its extreme fascination lies in the belief that success is perhaps only just within the reach of human ability...’ ‘I have seen nothing more terrific than the great face: some 16^000 feet of fluted ice^ up which no human being could force a way. On the west is a colossal precipice^ equally impossible^ while the east is defended by an enormously long^ marrow ridge which provides no sites for even the smallest of camps. No we are left with the north face...’ ‘...in our attempts on Mount Everest we have reached a height of about 28^100 feet which is considerably higher than what physiologists expected of us (at one time they thought that life would be impossible above 23^000feet). ‘....temperatures of more than 50 degrees of frost coupled with such winds affecting men already weakened by altitude and exertion will wreak havoc on the strongest party. Then it is that the real test comes. I have seen powerful and active men so overcome by this paralysing cold that they have prayed to allowed to sit down and rest on an exposed ridge where certain death would overtake them in a few minutes. Ruttledge (1884-1961) a civil servant and mountaineer was chosen to lead both the attempts on Everest which followed the tragic 1922 attempt of Mallory and Irvine. Both attempts were unsuccessful but in 1933 Ruttledge reached 28^116 ft and it was during this expedition that they found the ice axe which had belonged to Irvine. Ironically one of the Sherpa’s rejected for this attempt was Tenzing Norgay – but for his later attempt three years later Ruttledge ensured that Tenzing was involved. It was Tenzing who eventually with Edmund Hillary reached the summit in 1953. Tenzing said of Ruttledge that he was ‘...a wonderful man^ gentle and warm-hearted and all the Sherpas were very glad to be with him.’
Lot 168
Charles II –Rye House Plot The Tryals of Thomas Walcot^ John Rous^ William Hone^ William Lord Russell & William Blagg for High Treason for conspiring the Death of the King and raising a Rebellion in this Kingdom^ 1683. Folio 81pp^ bound but binding loose^ some browning to paper but otherwise good.
Lot 185
Important paper on the Chinese Revolution 1912 – Chinese revolution – formation of the Republic of China. Further correspondence respecting the affairs of China”. China No 3 (1912). (In Continuation of ""China No 1 (1912)"" Cd 6148). London. Published H.M.S.O. Presented to Both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty^ November 1912. London: Printed for His Majesty`s Stationery Office by Harrison and Sons^ St. Martin’s Lane^ Printers to the King`s Most Excellent Majesty^ 1912. With x^ 218 pp.^ folio size 13 by 8 inches^ very good condition^ in the original blue black-printed soft covers. Spans December 1911 to March 1912. Much unrest in China is reported here with such topics in the contents list as: “British residents apply for gunboat protection...”; “Dangerous situation in Sianfu”^ ""Sir G. Buchanan reports speculations in the Russian press as to the future of Mongolia and Tibet""^ “Looting of Chengtu by soldiers...”; “Troops at Lanchow have declared for the republic. Proposed to occupy important points on the Tien-Tsin railway with foreign troops""^ “execution of Chao-Erh-Feng”. “Yuan Shih-Kai elected president of the new Republic”. “War Office suggests reinforcements to be sent from India to Hong Kong”. The Republic of China was formed when the Qing Dynasty fell in 1912. The republic had ended a very long reign of imperial rule. Sun Yatsen was the leader of the opposition that led several civil unrests to unseat the Qing Dynasty from ruling China. The imperial rule was weak and unable to unite the country because of weak policies^ corruption^ and several foreign invasions. Several provinces declared independence from the Qing Dynasty and on January 1^ 1912 elected Sun Yatsen as the first Provisional President of China. However he was unable to get enough support from other provinces and the military under the strong leadership of military general Yuan Shikai. To prevent civil war^ Sun Yatsen turned over the presidency to Yuna Shikai. Yuan Shikai was a strong leader but was corrupt. He abused his power and eventually dismantled the parliament to make him the most powerful man in the country. He ordered several killings of those who opposed his rule. He wanted to become the new emperor of China but several provinces opposed him and declared independence from him. Opposition groups united and formed the National Protection Army that revolted against his rule. Several generals of Yuan Shikkai were not happy about his coronation as emperor so they did not resist the uprising of the rebels. This led to the fall of Yuan Shikai’s rule as he stepped down from power on March 22^ 1916. He died several months later. A very rare British Parliamentary Paper covering events at this pivotal point in Chinese history.
Lot 232
Rare Act from the Highland Rebellion 1745 – Printed Act of Parliament dated October 17th 1745 ‘for the more effectual disarming the Highlands in Scotland...’ folio 16pp plus title^ disbound and in fine condition. One of the seminal Acts which followed the Highland Rebellion of ‘Bonnie’ Prince Charlie. Determined to stamp out the Jacobites once and for all^ the British Parliament brought in draconian measures such as this one which not only disarmed the Highlanders but also banned the wearing of the Tartan. A highly important document in the history of Scotland
Lot 234
Highland Rebellion Printed Act of Parliament dated October 17th 1745 being an Act to indemnify such persons as have acted in devence of His Majesty’s person and Government... during the time of the present unnatural rebellion...’ folio^ 2pp plus title^ disbound in fine condition. The Act which gave licence to all the atrocities which were committed after the Battle of Culloden. The King’s army under the Duke of Cumberland spared no mercy on the fleeing rebels nor indeed on the families they encountered in the highlands^ earning the reputation for Cumberland in Scotland as ‘The Butcher of Culloden’
Lot 236
The Calendar Act Printed Act of Parliament dated 1751 being the Act which changed the calendar from the old system known as the ‘Julian Calendar’ which had been in use for centuries to the new Gregorian Calendar which is still in use today. The adjustment required the advancement of 11 days – so that Wednesday September 2nd 1752 was followed by Thursday September 14th. The measure also brought in the calculation of Easter Day which is used today. Folio 32pp including the calculation tables. An important and somewhat uncommon Act.
Lot 237
The Lord’s Day Observance Act – Oliver Cromwell – Printed Act of Parliament from the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell dated 1657 being the famous Act which banned a very wide range of activities with harsh penalties for non-observance – effectively establishing in the public mind the ideals of ‘Puritanism’. The Act banned virtually anything which was enjoyable^ such as singing^ dancing^ visiting ale houses^ working^ taking part in sporting activities. It was this Act which turned vast numbers of the population against Cromwell and the Puritans^ and effectively demonstrated that England had not become a republic free from the supposed tyranny of the King^ but an enslaved dictatorship under the repressive rule of Cromwell. It made the eventual restoration of Charles II three years later all the more palatable. An important document in the history of England. Folio^ 17pp plus title^ disbound but in fine condition^ and bearing considerable marginal manuscript annotation in a contemporaneous hand.
Lot 239
Ireland – Limerick – the Great Explosion of 1694 edition of the London Gazette for February 22nd – 26th 1694 containing an account of the disaster that occurred on February 12th when the Key Tower collapsed and the 218 barrels of gunpowder stored within took fire and blew up^ severely damaging the town and with considerable casualties. Folio^ 2pp^ some slight browning but clearly legible throughout
Lot 247
East India Company warrant partially printed document with ms insertions issued in the Supreme Government of India and dated 1844 appointing Charles Fleming Bruere to be a Brevet Captain in the server of the East India Company Bengal Establishment. Oblong folio on paper^ with fine embossed seal of the East India Company^ two small areas of staining and original folds but generally good
Lot 284
Oxfordshire – Crime and Punishment The Tryal of Mary Blandy^ spinster for the murder of her father^ Fancis Blandy^ gent. 1752. Folio^ 46pp unbound^ some dusting and fraying^ modern repair to final page which is missing one section at the top but otherwise appears complete. Rare. The case of Mary Blandy^ from Henley on Thames^ Oxon^ who poisoned her father with arsenic was celebrated at the time mainly because there was considerable debate as to whether she was truly guilty or misguided. She claimed that she thought the arsenic was some sort of love potion which would make her father approve of her relationship with an Army Officer she loved. She was nevertheless found guilty and hanged outside Oxford Gaol on April 6th 1752
Lot 412
WWII Naval – HMS Eagle scarce original copy of ‘Eagle Weekly’ a cyclostyled newspaper produced for the officers and ratings on HMS Eagle one of the Royal Navy’s first Aircraft Carriers. Vol 1 number 24 dated 1933^ 8pp folio^ in remarkably good condition. Reporting on a tour of duty in Japan^ written in a semi satirical style for the obvious amusement of the sailors on board. HMS Eagle was converted from an unfinished Chilean battleship and launched in 1918 as one of the first aircraft carriers. It was sunk in 1942.
Lot 114
Natural history and illustrated books: 1. Wlkinson, Lady: Weeds and Wild Flowers Their Uses, Legends & Literature. van Voorst, 1858, 1st. edn. 12 colour plates + 26 wood engravings. Original cloth; CONDITION: VG; 2. Pratt, Anne: Ferns of Great Britain. SPCK, no date (1862), 2nd. Edn. 41 colour plates. Original cloth, gilt. CONDITION: Covers worn and torn, internally G+; 3. Tyas, Robert: Favourite Field Flowers. Houlston & Stoneman, 1848, 1st. edn. 12 colour plates. CONDITION: Original cloth, hinges cracked, occasional foxing; 4. Dagley, R: Death`s Doings. 2 volumes in 1. Andrews, no date (1827), 2nd. Edn. Illustrated with 30 plates. Both title pages bound at the front; Continuous pagination, 466 pages. CONDITION: Lacking one cover, o/w G+; 5. WWI: LA ESFERA. Madrid, 1914 (vol. 2) + 1916 (vol. 1) Two leather backed folio volumes of this Spanish periodical published during the First World War; fully illustrated in colour and B&W. CONDITION: VG; (2) 6. Adams, Frank (illus): Old Time Rhymes. Blackie, 1915, 1st. edn. 4to. With 36 tipped in colour plates + other illustrations. CONDITION: Covers worn and cut, most of the text illustrations have been coloured in; 7. Birkett Foster (illustrator): two editions of: Thomas Hood`s Poems. Moxon, 1872 and 1876
Lot 186
Leach, Bernard, A Potter`s Portfolio, London 1951, folio, 60 b/w and a few col plates of pre- and post-industrial (ie studio) ceramics, oatmeal buckram, gold-blocked, together with a Catalogue of an Exhibition of Leach pots at Seibu, Japan, 1977, quarto, illustrated in colour and black and white including a few potters who had worked at the Leach Pottery in St Ives
Lot 5
MISSALE ROMANUM, VENICE, Giovanni Varrisco, the heirs of B. Faletti and Co., 1572. Folio. Gothic printed in red and black throughout; much murical notation. Fine full-page woodcut of the Crucifixion, two woodcut frames, numerous smaller wood cuts throughout. In original Venetian binding of brown morocco
Lot 143
A COLLECTION OF FOLIO BIBLES, all A/F - Ostervald`s, printed by Darling c.1776, Holy Bible with a complete commentary......Poole, Henry, Doddridge, Brown, Coke etc. c1819, Holy Bible with the commentaries of Scott & Henry condensed by Rev. John eadie c.1856, The Royal Bible by Leonard Howard c.1762, Christian`s New & Complete Family Bible by Rev Thomas Banks etc. (7)
![[Detmold (Charles Maurice and Edward Julius)] The Illustrations to Rudyard Kipling`s Jungle Book, [1903], four colour plates](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10041/2910667/19-20148612933_468x382.jpg)
Lot 19
[Detmold (Charles Maurice and Edward Julius)] The Illustrations to Rudyard Kipling`s Jungle Book, [1903], four colour plates from the folio of 16 illustrations, comprising; Akela the Lone Wolf, 247mm x 305mm; The Return of the Herd, 210mm x 343mm; Mowgli and the Lone Wolf, 335mm x 238mm; Mowgli Leaving the Jungle, 340mm x 243mm; each mounted, framed and glazed, three with original titles verso
![[Detmold (Charles Maurice and Edward Julius)] The Illustrations to Rudyard Kipling`s Jungle Book, [1903], five colour plates](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10041/2910667/20-20148612937_468x382.jpg)
Lot 20
[Detmold (Charles Maurice and Edward Julius)] The Illustrations to Rudyard Kipling`s Jungle Book, [1903], five colour plates from the folio of 16 illustrations, comprising; The Cold Lairs, 200mm x 326mm; Council Rock, 233mm x 330mm; Baloo in the Forest, 233mm x 324mm; The Village Club, 237mm x 276mm; `Elephants`, 240mm x 313mm, each framed and glazed (5)
Lot 22
Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Canterbury Tales, comprising The Prologue; The Wife of Bath`s Tale; The Miller`s Tale; The Reeve`s Tale; The Merchant`s Tale; The Shipman`s Tale; The Summoner`s Tale; The Clerk`s Tale; 1983-86., translated by Nevill Coghill, illustrated by Charles Mozley, a numbered limited edition of 1000, eight large folio volumes, each pair with limitation page signed by the artist, loose sheets in card wraps as issued, the eight volumes contained in four large quarter cloth folios with silk ties
![Roberts (David) The Holy Land, nd. [late 19th century], Cassell, 120 tinted litho plates (some with creasing), the only tit](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10041/2910667/23-20148616296_468x382.jpg)
Lot 23
Roberts (David) The Holy Land, nd. [late 19th century], Cassell, 120 tinted litho plates (some with creasing), the only title page and preliminaries present are for Division III, Idumea and Petra, red cloth (damp stained, upper board worn); Chris Beetles Ltd., Albert Goodwin R.W.S., 1845-1932, folio, numbered limited edition of 1000, signed by Chris Beetles, t.e.g., quarter morocco, slipcase; Aldin (Cecil), The Romance of the Road, 1928, Eyre & Spottiswoode, tall 4to., colour plates as called for, map in endpaper pocket, t.e.g., original cloth (3)
Lot 51
Pullman (Phillip) His Dark Materials, 2008, Folio Society, three volume trilogy - Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass, original cloth, slipcase; with autograph letter signed (`Philip Pullman`), to the owner of the books, dated 30th November 2008, discussing the Folio Society`s production as well as the influence of Prague on his locations, 2 pages on card, in original envelope
Lot 65
Raine (James) The History and Antiquities of North Durham, as subdivided into the Shires of Norham, Island, and Bedlington, which from the Saxon Period until the Year 1844, constituted Parcels of the County Palatine of Durham ..., 1852, large folio, engraved portrait frontis, map, ten plates and two pedigrees as called for, one page autograph letter signed (James Raine) from the author to his publisher (Nichols) tipped in to front flyleaf, t.e.g., half morocco gilt; idem, A Brief Historical Account of the Episcopal Castle, or Palace, of Auckland .., 1852, 4to., engraved plates as called for, cloth; Surtees (Robert), The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, 1972, EP, four volumes, folio, dust wrappers; with six others (12)
Lot 72
Webster (John J.) & Wood (John T.) Proposed High-Level Roadway Bridge, Across the River Mersey at Liverpool, 1898, oblong folio, three plates, original wraps (creased, worn, stained); Members of the Liverpool Postal Censorship, The Mail-Bag, nd. (c1918), colour plates, original wraps; with a small collection of prints and ephemera (qty)
![[Homem (Diogo)] The Queen Mary Atlas (Colton MS, Add. MS 5415A), nd [2005], Folio Society, large folio, colour plates, numbe](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10041/2910667/86-201488164327_468x382.jpg)
Lot 103
`The Sportsman` British Sports and Sportsmen - Shooting and Deerstalking, 1913, folio in fours, numbered limited edition of 1000, plates, a.e.g., morocco gilt (wear to joints); Various, British Sports and Sportsmen - Golf, Athletics, Tennis, Hockey, and other Ball Games, Winter Sports, nd., folio in fours, numbered limited edition of 1000, plates, a.e.g., morocco gilt (wear to joints) (2)
Lot 104
`Sabretache` Shires and Provinces, 1926, Eyre & Spottiswoode, folio, first edition, sixteen mounted colour plates after Lionel Edwards, dust wrapper; Edwards (Lionel), My Irish Sketch Book, 1938, Collins, first edition, nine mounted colour plates, printed tissue guards, dust wrapper (torn and chipped); Dawson (Lionel), Sport in War, 1936, Collins, six colour plates after Lionel Edwards, dustwrapper (torn and chipped) with a small quantity of others (qty)
Lot 108
Hill (John) The British Herbal: An History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain ..., 1756, folio (approx 42cm), engraved frontis, 75 plates with full or partial hand colouring, lacking text leaves X1 and X2, repair to gutter margin of B1 (affecting text), contemporary calf (re-backed, retaining original backstrip with new label)
Lot 126
Maitland (William) The History and Antiquities of Scotland .., 1757, Millar, two volumes, folio, calf (joints cracking) John, Late Bishop of Durham, A Collection of Private Devotions ..., 1693, Merewith, engraved title, frontis, early calf; Whyte (William Athenry), A Land Journey from Asia to Europe .., 1871, frontis, two folding maps, original cloth (dampstaining to cloth and several pages); Blaine (Delabere P.), An Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports ..., 1858, quarter roan (re-backed retaining backstrip) (5)
![Langio (Josepho) [Joseph Lang] Florilegii Magni seu Polyantheae Floribus Novissimis Sparsae, Libri XXIII, Opus Praeclarum ..](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10041/2910667/132-201488164236_468x382.jpg)
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